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"text": "Denial (2016 film) Denial is a 2016 British-American historical drama film directed by Mick Jackson and written by David Hare , based on Deborah Lipstadt 's book History on Trial : My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier . It dramatises the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case , in which Lipstadt , a Holocaust scholar , was sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel . It stars Rachel Weisz , Tom Wilkinson , Timothy Spall , Andrew Scott , Jack Lowden , Caren Pistorius and Alex Jennings . Denial premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2016 and was released in the United States on September 30 , 2016 by Bleecker Street . It was released in the United Kingdom on January 27 2017 by Entertainment One .",
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"text": "Mercy Point Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama , created by Trey Callaway , David Simkins , and Milo Frank , which originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network ( UPN ) from October 6 , 1998 , to July 15 , 1999 . With an ensemble cast led by : Joe Morton , Maria del Mar , Alexandra Wilson , Brian McNamara , Salli Richardson , Julia Pennington , Gay Thomas , Jordan Lund , and Joe Spano , the series takes place in a 23rd-century hospital space station located in deep space and revolves around its doctors and nurses . The series was produced by Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television ; the executive producers were Trey Callaway , Michael Katleman , Lee David Zlotoff , Joe Voci , and Scott Sanders . Callaway developed Mercy Point from Frank 's script , `` Nightingale One '' , as a concept for a feature film under the working title of the same name . Even though it was picked up by Mandalay Television , the concept was eventually revised as a television project and renamed Mercy Point due to the disappointing commercial performance of the 1997 film Starship Troopers . The show was part of a $ 3 million deal between Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television to produce 200 hours of material . It was filmed in Vancouver to reduce production costs , with the hospital sets constructed on a series of sound stages . Director Joe Napolitano had praised the show for its use of a complete set to allow for more intricate directing . Despite being envisioned as a companion to Star Trek : Voyager , it was paired with Moesha and Clueless as its lead-in on Tuesday nights . Initially focused on ethical and medical cases , the show 's storylines gradually shifted toward relating the characters ' personal relationships to better fit UPN 's primarily teen demographic . Mercy Point was placed on hiatus after only two episodes were aired , and was replaced by the reality television series America 's Greatest Pets and the sitcom Reunited . The show suffered from low viewership , with an average of two million viewers . The final four episodes of the series were broadcast in two , two-hour blocks on Thursday nights in July 1999 . It was never released on DVD or Blu-ray . Critical response to Mercy Point was mixed ; some television critics praised its characterization and use of science-fiction elements , while others found it to be uninteresting and unoriginal . Several media commentators negatively compared the show to other television programs . Callaway has stated that he had the potential story arcs for the full first season already planned before the show 's cancellation .",
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"text": "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": "Movietone Records Movietone Records was a budget records subsidiary of 20th Century Fox 's record division , which issued 29 albums starting in 1965 and ending in 1967 . Most or all of these were reissues of albums that had appeared earlier on the 20th Century Fox label . Artists featured on these albums included Shirley Temple , Al Martino , Lena Horne , Art Tatum , Marilyn Monroe , and Sylvia Sims . The name `` Movietone '' had been used by Fox Film Corporation since 1926 , when it was coined by William Fox to name the process he had bought for putting sound on film for `` talkies '' . By the time the 1965 incarnation of the record label came along , Fox had issued some 78s on the Fox Movietone label decades earlier , but these were not commercial issues , as far as is known . `` Movietone '' was also the name Fox gave to its TV and newsreel coverage .",
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"text": "Death Warrant (film) Death Warrant is a 1990 American action crime mystery-thriller film directed by Deran Sarafian and produced by Mark DiSalle . The film was written by David S. Goyer while a student at USC , and was Goyer 's first screenplay to be sold and produced commercially . In the film , the police detective Louis Burke is going into a prison facility at California as an undercover cop in order to find out who stands behind a mysterious series of murders , and finds himself locked up with his arch-nemesis ; Christian Naylor , a psychotic serial killer who calls himself `` The Sandman '' whom sets out to exact revenge upon him after getting into prison . Death Warrant was released on September 14 , 1990 . Upon its release , the film grossed $ 46 million against production budget of only $ 6 million . The film received general mixed to poor critical reaction from critics who found the direction , its storyline , villain , and the plot poor , but highly praised the acting as well as the action scenes and the thrilling atmosphere .",
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"text": "Infinity Records Infinity Records was a short-lived subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York City in 1978 . The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve its presence on the East Coast . Ron Alexenberg , who had previously been the head of the Epic Records division of CBS Records ( now part of Sony Music Entertainment ) was hired as CEO . The biggest hit the Infinity label had was `` Escape '' by Rupert Holmes , which was number 1 at the end of 1979 . Other acts that had chart entries on Infinity included Dobie Gray , Hot Chocolate , New England , Orleans and Spyro Gyra . Under the distribution of MCA , the Infinity Records label released titles in the US , Canada , the UK , Japan and parts of Europe . Infinity spent lavishly but failed to earn a profit . In addition to developing new talent , Infinity also paid substantial sums to acquire established artists . Most of the established artists were unable to duplicate their previous success . In October 1979 , Infinity released Pope John Paul II Sings at the Festival of Sacrosong , an album of speeches and songs sung by Pope John Paul II in his native Polish . Due to the tremendous popularity of the new Pope , Infinity thought the record would be a major hit . The company paid a substantial fee ( which went to charity ) to the Catholic Church to obtain exclusive rights to the recording . The album briefly peaked at # 126 on the Billboard 200 albums chart , however , it received poor reviews and was quickly seen as a colossal failure . Most of the one million advance copies of the John Paul II album were returned unsold to the label , producing a huge financial loss . MCA pulled the plug on Infinity Records in November 1979 , and the Infinity catalog was immediately absorbed by the parent company . Rupert Holmes and Spyro Gyra were the only Infinity acts to be retained by MCA , and most of the label 's catalog went out of print . The collapse of Infinity also coincided with rising costs of manufacturing for vinyl LP records and a huge sales slump for the music industry . Infinity has since become known as one of the most expensive failures in the history of the record business . There are at least two other smaller record labels that also have used the name Infinity Records . One of these other labels was a subsidiary of Festival Records , which for many years was Australia 's leading independent record company , but is now also defunct . Other companies with the Infinity Records name do not have an affiliation with MCA .",
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"text": "Eskimo (film) Eskimo ( also known as Mala the Magnificent and Eskimo Wife-Traders ) is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) . It is based on the books Der Eskimo and Die Flucht ins weisse Land by Danish explorer and author Peter Freuchen . The film stars Ray Mala as Mala , Lulu Wong Wing as Mala 's first wife Aba , Lotus Long as Mala 's second wife Iva , Peter Freuchen as the Ship Captain , W. S. Van Dyke as Inspector White , and Joseph Sauers as Sergeant Hunt . Eskimo was the first feature film to be shot in a Native American language ( Inupiat ) , and the first feature film shot in Alaska . The film also incidentally documented many of the hunting and cultural practices of Native Alaskans . The production for the film was based at Teller , Alaska , where housing , storage facilities , a film laboratory , and other structures were built to house the cast , crew , and equipment . It was nicknamed `` Camp Hollywood '' . The crew included 42 cameramen and technicians , six airplane pilots , and Emil Ottinger -- a chef from the Roosevelt Hotel . Numerous locations were used for filming , including Cape Lisburne in March 1933 , Point Hope and Cape Serdtse-Kamen in April to July , and Herald Island in the Chukchi Sea in July . The film crew encountered difficulties recording native speech due to the `` kh '' sound of the native language . Altogether , pre-production , principal photography , and post-production took 17 months . The motion picture was well received by critics upon release on 14 November 1933 , and received the first ever Academy Award for Best Film Editing , although it did n't fare well at the box office . Scholar Peter Geller has more recently criticized the film as depicting the Eskimo as childlike , simple , and mythic `` noble savages '' rather than as human beings .",
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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": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "The Last Time I Saw Paris For the 1942 book , see Elliot Paul . The Last Time I Saw Paris is a 1954 romantic drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It is loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald 's short story `` Babylon Revisited . '' It was directed by Richard Brooks , produced by Jack Cummings and filmed on locations in Paris and the MGM backlot . The screenplay was by Julius J. Epstein , Philip G. Epstein and Richard Brooks . The film starred Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson in his last role for MGM , with Walter Pidgeon , Donna Reed , Eva Gabor , Kurt Kasznar , George Dolenz , Sandy Descher , Odette , and ( a then-unknown ) Roger Moore in his Hollywood debut . The film 's title song , by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II , was already a classic when the movie was made and inspired the movie 's title . Though the song had already won an Oscar after its film debut in 1941 's Lady Be Good , it is featured much more prominently in The Last Time I Saw Paris . It can be heard in many scenes , either being sung by Odette or being played as an instrumental . The film was released in 1954 ; however , there was an error with the Roman numerals in the copyright notice showing `` MCMXLIV '' ( 1944 ) , meaning the term of copyright started 10 years before the film was released . Thus , the normal 28-year copyright term ended just 18 years after the film was released , and MGM neglected to renew it presumably because they believed there was still 10 years left in the term . The film entered the public domain in the United States in 1972 .",
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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": "Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California) The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco movie theater located at 2025 Broadway in downtown Oakland , California , USA . When it was built in 1931 , it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast , seating 3476 . Today , the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet , it regularly plays host to R&B , jazz , blues , pop , rock , gospel , classical music , as well as ballets , plays , stand-up comedy , lecture series , special events , and screenings of classic movies from Hollywood 's Golden Era .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . '' The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .",
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"text": "The Toast of Death The Toast of Death is a 1915 silent era drama/romance motion picture released by Mutual Film Corporation starring Louise Glaum , Harry Keenan , and Herschel Mayall . Directed by Thomas H. Ince and produced by the New York Motion Picture Company , the screenplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan . Although contemporary sources list Thomas Ince as the director , modern sources give directorial credit to Scott Sidney . One of the early five-reel feature length silent movies , The Toast of Death was filmed at Inceville Studio in Topanga Canyon near the Pacific Ocean . The movie marked Glaum 's first role as a `` vamp '' and her first starring role in the new features of the day .",
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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": "The Great Moment (1944 film) The Great Moment is a 1944 biographical film written and directed by Preston Sturges . Based on the book Triumph Over Pain ( 1940 ) by René Fülöp-Miller , it tells the story of Dr. William Thomas Green Morton , a 19th-century Boston dentist who discovered the use of ether for general anesthesia . The film stars Joel McCrea and Betty Field , and features Harry Carey , William Demarest , Franklin Pangborn and Porter Hall . The movie was filmed in 1942 but not released for over two years , and the released version differed from what Preston Sturges had wished , although he publicly accepted the film as his own . Paramount Pictures disliked the film Sturges had made , and pulled it from his control , re-titled and re-edited it , in the process making it ( especially in the early segment ) more confusing for the audience to understand . The studio 's released version was marketed in a way that made it appear to be one of Sturges ' comedies . The film was not well received by the critics or the public , and marked the end of a sustained run of success for Sturges , who had already left Paramount by the time the film was released . Although rarely seen today , the film is worth viewing for its flashback structure -- comparable in some ways to Citizen Kane , which was influenced by the earlier film The Power and the Glory , for which Sturges wrote the screenplay -- and for its irreverent and subtly satirical tone , unusual for a time when most Hollywood biopics were over-inflated and sentimental . In 2003 a medical-dental historian in a lengthy analysis of the movie and its history -- which cited its flashback structure , timeless subject , injections of humor , and `` un-Pasteur-like '' treatment of its protagonist , while adhering reasonably well to the historical record -- concluded that `` The Great Moment may now be due for a general reevaluation by movie historians and critics who , like most folks , have never felt much affection for dentists past and present . ''",
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"text": "Top Gun Top Gun is a 1986 American romantic military action drama film directed by Tony Scott , and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer , in association with Paramount Pictures . The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps , Jr. , and was inspired by an article titled `` Top Guns '' published in California magazine three years earlier . The film stars Tom Cruise , Kelly McGillis , Val Kilmer , Anthony Edwards , and Tom Skerritt . Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell , a young Naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier . He and his Radar Intercept Officer ( RIO ) Nick `` Goose '' Bradshaw ( Edwards ) are given the chance to train at the Navy 's Fighter Weapons School at Miramar in San Diego . Top Gun was released on May 16 , 1986 . Upon its release , the film received generally mixed reviews from film critics but many particularly praised the action sequences , the effects , the aerial stunts , and the acting performances with Cruise and McGillis receiving the most praise . Four weeks after release , the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 % . Despite its initial mixed critical reaction , the film was a huge commercial hit grossing $ 356 million against a production budget of only $ 15 million . With its success , the film became a cult film over the years and earned an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013 . Additionally , the film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` Take My Breath Away '' performed by Berlin . In 2015 , the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .",
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"text": "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": "Eminent Domain (film) Eminent Domain is a film released in 1990 . It stars Donald Sutherland and Anne Archer and is directed by John Irvin . The film is based on the true story of a senior member of the Polish Politburo ( played by Donald Sutherland ) and his wife ( played by Anne Archer ) who both become banished from their own business . While they both struggle to figure out why , things start to take a turn when the wife is sent to a mental asylum and their 15-year-old daughter is kidnapped .",
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"text": "John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( -LSB- ˈmeɪ.ɚ -RSB- born October 16 , 1977 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and producer . He was born in Bridgeport , Connecticut , and raised in nearby Fairfield . He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston , but disenrolled and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with Clay Cook . Together , they formed a short-lived two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters . After their split , Mayer continued to play local clubs -- refining his skills and gaining a following . After his appearance at the 2001 South by Southwest Festival , he was signed to Aware Records , and then Columbia Records , which released his first EP , Inside Wants Out . His following two full-length albums -- Room for Squares ( 2001 ) and Heavier Things ( 2003 ) -- did well commercially , achieving multi-platinum status . In 2003 , he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single `` Your Body Is a Wonderland '' . Though Mayer started his career mainly performing acoustic rock , he began moving towards the blues genre that had originally influenced him as a musician . By 2005 , he was collaborating with blues artists such as B. B. King , Buddy Guy , and Eric Clapton . Forming the John Mayer Trio , he released a live album in 2005 called Try ! , and his third studio album Continuum in 2006 . Both albums received wide critical acclaim , and Continuum earned Mayer a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album . He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for `` Waiting on the World to Change '' . That album was followed by Battle Studies in 2009 , a return to pop , with a number-one grossing tour . After having several controversial incidents with the media , Mayer withdrew from public life in 2010 and began work on a follow-up album , called Born and Raised , that would draw inspiration from the 1970s pop music of Laurel Canyon . However , the discovery of a granuloma on his vocal cords delayed the release of the album until May 2012 , and ultimately forced him to cancel the planned tour . Even so , the album enjoyed a generally favorable reception , though was less commercially successful than his previous work . After extensive treatments for his vocal problems -- and a two-year hiatus -- Mayer began performing as a singer again in January 2013 , and that year released the album , Paradise Valley . The album is named for where he lives in Montana and features country music influences . By 2014 , he had sold a total of over 20 million albums worldwide . After developing an interest in the Grateful Dead and connecting with Bob Weir , Mayer formed Dead & Company with three former Grateful Dead musicians . After two well-received tours in the fall of 2015 and summer of 2016 , the band has already committed to another tour for the summer of 2017 . Mayer 's secondary career pursuits extend to television hosting , comedy , and writing ; he has authored columns for magazines such as Esquire . He supports various causes and has performed at charity benefits . He is a watch aficionado ( with a collection he values in the `` tens of millions '' of dollars ) , and has been on the jury at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève . He currently lives in Montana . His latest song is `` Love on the Weekend '' .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . It was first awarded in 2012 , after a major overhaul of Grammy Award categories . The award combines the previous categories for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Best Country Instrumental Performance ( if the instrumental recording is performed by a duo or group ) . The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards . According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for duo/group or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only .",
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"text": "Crying (album) Crying is an album released in 1962 by Roy Orbison . It was his second album on the Monument Record label . The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name that in 2002 was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award . In 2004 , the song ranked # 69 on Rolling Stone Magazine 's `` 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' .",
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"text": "A Night to Remember (Johnny Mathis album) A Night to Remember is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in April 2008 by Columbia Records . In the liner notes for the album , executive producer Jay Landers writes that `` Johnny combed through his personal album collection and chose 12 songs sure to evoke faces and places from those golden days when 45s were stacked on the record player and local deejays played songs you could actually hum the melody to . '' The album reached number 29 on the UK album chart during its two weeks there in August 2008 . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral The Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Operatic or Choral was awarded in 1959 . The equivalent award , Best Classical Performance - Opera Cast or Choral was awarded in 1960 . Since 1962 the award has been divided into separate awards for opera and choral performances . See Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording and Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year .",
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"text": "51st Academy of Country Music Awards The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards were held on April 3 , 2016 , at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , Nevada . Nominations for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards were announced on February 1 , 2016 . Previously , some categories including Entertainer of the Year , New Male Vocalist of the Year , New Female Vocalist of the Year , and New Duo or Group of the Year were voted directly by fans . Beginning with the 2016 awards show , these became incorporated into a professional membership voting process . Luke Bryan returned to host the show for his fourth consecutive year , with Dierks Bentley as his co-host .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ( previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance , Female ) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to female recording artists for quality R&B songs . Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position . '' According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award was presented to artists that performed `` newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances '' . Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as `` separate entries from the duo or group performances . '' Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992 . As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories , the award was discontinued in 2011 . The Female R&B Vocal Performance category , Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012 . The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song `` Respect '' . Franklin received the most wins with eleven , followed by Anita Baker with five . Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three , while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations . Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award , when her song `` Bittersweet '' won the award in 2011 . The award was presented to artists from the United States each year .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was a new category at the 2015 ceremony of the annual Grammy Awards . It combines two previously separate categories in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music field , Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance . The new category recognizes both songwriters and performers ( solo/duos/groups / collaborations/etc . ) and is open for singles or tracks only . Songwriters are only awarded a Grammy Award if it is a newly written song . Grammy 's for cover versions of previously recorded songs are awarded to the performer ( s ) only . Along with the also newly formed Best Gospel Performance/Song category , these mark the only Grammy categories which honor both performers and songwriters in one category . These changes were made in June 2014 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences `` in the interest of clarifying the criteria , representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities , and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today 's gospel music industry . '' According to the Grammy committee , the move recognizes `` the critical contribution of both songwriters and performers by combining songwriters and artists into the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories . '' Gospel performances , which were previously recognized in the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance category , will now fall under the newly created Best Gospel Performance/Song category .",
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"text": "Juno Awards of 2006 The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006 . These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year . The primary ceremonies were hosted by Pamela Anderson at the Halifax Metro Centre on 2 April and televised on CTV . Buck 65 was the ceremony 's introduction and preview announcer . Music artists Bedouin Soundclash , Broken Social Scene , Divine Brown , Hedley , Massari and Nickelback performed songs at these ceremonies . Also performing were the co-winners for the 2006 International Album of the Year , The Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay . Bryan Adams was the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . Chris Martin of Coldplay introduced Adams at the primary ceremony . Michael Bublé won four awards , more than any other individual that year . Besides winning Artist of the Year , his album It 's Time won in both the Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year categories . His song `` Home '' from that album was declared Single of the Year . Awards for most categories were presented on 1 April in a non-televised ceremony at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre hosted by Jully Black , with performances by Kardinal Offishall , The Road Hammers and Martha Wainwright . This Saturday gala included the presentation of the Junos ' first Humanitarian award to Bruce Cockburn . The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was given to True North Records founder Bernie Finkelstein .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year , the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards ( 1980 ) . The name remained unchanged until 1998 , when the category became known as Producer of the Year , Classical . According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented to album producers `` whose recordings , released for the first time during the eligibility year , represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings '' . Producers must have produced at least 51 % playing time on three separately released recordings ( only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format ) . Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility . Anthony Tommasini , music critic for The New York Times , asserted that `` In the struggling field of classical recording , it 's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen . '' The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical . As of 2015 , Steven Epstein and Robert Woods share the record of the most wins , with seven each . Judith Sherman has won the award four times , while David Frost and James Mallinson have been presented the award three times each . Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz ( once alongside Marc Aubort ) . Woods ' wife , Elaine Martone , received the honor in 2007 . David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost , who received an award in the same category in 1987 .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Meghan Trainor American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor has received 14 awards from 66 nominations . Trainor signed a record deal with Epic Records in 2014 and released her debut single `` All About That Bass '' , which earned her Grammy nominations for both Record of the Year , and Song of the Year . The song also earned her an ASCAP Pop Music Award and Billboard Music Awards for both Top Hot 100 Song and Top Digital Song . Trainor 's follow-up single , `` Lips Are Movin '' , earned her a nomination for Choice Break-Up song at the Teen Choice Awards . She was recognized by the Music Business Association as the Breakthrough Artist of the Year . Trainor released her major-label debut album Title the following year . It won Favorite Album at the 42nd People 's Choice Awards . In 2016 , Trainor won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and received a nomination for Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist .",
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"text": "Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop/Rock Album The Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop/Rock Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards , a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally . It is one of the new categories added for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2012 In 2014 , Somos by Jarabe de Palo was the first album to be nominated for this award and for Album of the Year . In 2016 , Algo Sucede by Julieta Venegas was nominated for this award and for Album of the Year .",
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"text": "Tender Is the Night (Johnny Mathis album) Tender Is the Night is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Mercury Records on January 23 , 1964 and included selections from stage and screen as well as two new songs from `` Fly Me to the Moon '' composer Bart Howard . This first of four studio albums that Mathis released that year debuted on Billboard magazine 's Top LP 's chart in the issue dated February 15 , 1964 , and remained there for 28 weeks , peaking at number 13 . The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums in a two-CD set by Sony Music Entertainment on August 28 , 2012 , the other album being Mathis 's follow-up from the summer of 1964 , The Wonderful World of Make Believe . Tender Is The Night was also included in Sony 's Mathis box set The Complete Global Albums Collection , which was released on November 17 , 2014 .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez is an American singer , actress , dancer , fashion designer and producer . She began her career as an actress for a minor role in the film My Little Girl . Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991 , where she remained for two seasons and remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993 . She received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997 which made $ 35.5 million at box office . She ventured into the music industry in 1999 , with her debut studio album , On the 6 , preceded by the number-one single `` If You Had My Love '' . In 2001 , she released her second studio album J.Lo which sold over 12 million copies worldwide . she has released eight studio albums overall , as of today . Lopez has sold over 80 million records worldwide . She has won 133 awards from 324 nominations including 3 American Music Awards , 1 BET Awards , 1 Billboard Music Award , 10 Billboard Latin Music Awards , and 2 World Music Awards . In 2014 , she received the prestigious Billboard Icon Award for her contribution in music .",
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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": "Johnny Mathis discography Johnny Mathis has recorded 71 studio albums , 11 of which achieved sales of 500,000 units and were awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Five of his greatest hits albums also accomplished this , and of these 16 Gold albums , six eventually went Platinum by reaching sales of one million copies . In 1999 , sales figures totaled five million for his first holiday LP , Merry Christmas , and three million for Johnny 's Greatest Hits , a 1958 collection that has been described as the `` original greatest-hits package '' and once held the record for most weeks on Billboard magazine 's album chart with a total of 490 ( three of which were spent at number one ) . His second longest album chart run was the 295 weeks belonging to his Platinum 1959 album Heavenly , which gave him five weeks in the top spot . In a ranking of the top album artists of the last half of the 1950s in terms of Billboard chart performance , he comes in at number two , for the 1960s , number 10 , and for the period from 1955 to 2009 he is at number six . The recurring appearance of Mathis holiday releases on the various album charts in Billboard began with 1958 's Merry Christmas , which peaked at number three during the four weeks it spent that holiday season on the magazine 's biggest album chart ( now known as the Billboard 200 ) and returned to place at various positions within the top 40 slots there for the next four years . When the magazine first had a separate chart for Christmas albums from 1963 to 1973 , Merry Christmas ranked somewhere in the top 10 on it for another seven years , and on the Top Pop Catalog chart that was created for older titles , it had eight return appearances during the 1990s . His Sounds of Christmas LP spent two weeks at number two on the Christmas Albums chart upon its 1963 release and re-charted for the next five years , and 1969 's Give Me Your Love for Christmas reached number one there during its first of several annual chart showings before achieving Platinum certification . Other notable holiday projects include Home for Christmas , a 1990 home video special that went platinum , and Sending You a Little Christmas , a 2013 release that earned him a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album . Mathis also recorded 43 songs that reached Billboard magazine 's Hot 100 chart in the United States and another nine that `` bubbled under '' the Hot 100 . Six of these 52 recordings made the top 10 , including 1957 's `` Chances Are '' and the 1978 Deniece Williams duet , `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' , which each spent a week at number one , and 32 of them are also on the list of 50 entries that Mathis had on the magazine 's Easy Listening chart , which was started in 1961 . 19 of those 50 songs made the top 10 on that list , and two of them ( `` I 'm Coming Home '' and `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' ) went on to number one . The Williams duet also spent four weeks at number one on the magazine 's R&B chart and was certified Gold after selling one million copies . In the UK Mathis spent three weeks at number one on the singles chart in 1976 with `` When a Child Is Born '' and had two compilations reached the top spot on the albums chart : 1977 's The Mathis Collection and 1980 's Tears and Laughter . `` Too Much , Too Little , Too Late '' and `` When a Child Is Born '' both achieved Silver certification for singles by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 250,000 units in the UK , and the latter eventually reached the 500,000 mark to earn Gold certification . 16 of his LPs met the 60,000 album sales mark in the UK to be certified Silver , with eight of those going on to sell 100,000 copies for Gold certification and one of those eight ( The Johnny Mathis Collection , 1976 ) making it to the 300,000 total necessary for the Platinum award .",
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"text": "Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year The Juno Award for `` Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year '' has been awarded since 1994 , as recognition each year for the best Christian/Gospel music album in Canada . A separate organization , GMA Canada , hands out a full array of awards for Canadian Contemporary Christian/Gospel music , covering a wide range of genres , each year with the annual Covenant Awards .",
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"text": "Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Album The Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Album was first handed to Los Temerarios during the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California under the name of Best Grupero Performance . In 2002 it was named Best Grupero Album and was last handed out in 2009 to group Caballo Dorado . The male Grupero artist with the most wins and nominations is Joan Sebastian , with two nominations and both wins . The female Grupero artist with the most nominations and wins is Ana Bárbara , with 4 nominations and one win . The group with the most nominations and wins is La Mafia with four nominations and one win . The grupero act with the most nominations is Guardianes del Amor with five . Other notable winners include Alicia Villarreal , Grupo Bryndis , and Atrapado . Some other notable nominees also include Bronco , Marco Antonio Solis , Jennifer Pena , Mariana Seoane , Grupo Limite , Grupo Mojado , and Liberacion .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Video of the Year The Grammy Award for Video of the Year was an honor presented to recording artists at the 24th Grammy Awards in 1982 and the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for music videos . The Grammy Awards , an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . First presented in 1982 to Michael Nesmith for Elephant Parts , the award was reserved for quality `` video cassettes or discs in any format created specifically for the home video market '' . In 1983 , Olivia Newton-John was presented the award for Olivia Physical . Beginning with the 1984 Grammy Awards , the Video of the Year award category was replaced with the categories Best Video , Short Form and Best Video Album ( now known as Best Music Video and Best Music Film , respectively ) .",
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"text": "Romantically Romantically is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on November 18 , 1963 , by Columbia Records and was also the final original studio album recorded by Mathis for the label prior to his moving to Mercury Records . Mathis had recorded exclusively for Columbia from 1956 to 1963 . After a brief stint with Mercury , he returned to Columbia in 1967 . His first Mercury project , Sounds of Christmas , was actually released six weeks before this one , on October 4 . Romantically made its first appearance on Billboard magazine 's album chart in the issue dated December 28 , 1963 , and peaked at number 23 over the course of 27 weeks . The first compact disc release of the album came on June 9 , 2009 , when it was issued as disc two of a two-CD set that also included his 1962 LP Rapture .",
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"text": "35th GMA Dove Awards The 35th Annual GMA Music Awards ( the show had a name change in 2004-05 ) were held on April 28 , 2004 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2003 . The show was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville , Tennessee , and was hosted by Deion Sanders and Yolanda Adams . Nominations were announced months earlier by Steven Curtis Chapman and Toby McKeehan . The event was transmitted live to theaters in 50 cities as part of Regal Entertainment Group `` One Night Only '' event . The livecast was shown at Regal Cinemas , United Artists Theatres , and Edwards Theatres . There was no delayed television broadcast , as part of a controversial move by broadcast rights holder United Paramount Network , scorned by Sanders for leaving CBS ' The NFL Today ( UPN owned CBS ) in favour of Disney 's NFL Countdown in the weeks between the awards ceremony and broadcast date , cancelled the television broadcast . This move was similar to a 1989 incident on CBS ' 60 Minutes when a story on Richard Petty intending to air on the show in the weeks before the Daytona 500 was cancelled following reporter Diane Sawyer 's defection to ABC . ( That story was later edited and rewritten with Harry Reasoner the following season . ) The ceremony was eventually broadcast in December 2004 on Pax ( now Ion Television ) . MercyMe won Artist of the Year , plus two other awards , while Jeremy Camp was awarded New Artist of the Year .",
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"text": "Jordan Spence Jordan James Spence ( born 24 May 1990 ) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town . Predominantly as a right-back , Spence can also operate as a centre-back . He has represented and captained England at various youth levels . He has previously played for West Ham United , Leyton Orient , Scunthorpe United , Bristol City , Sheffield Wednesday and Milton Keynes Dons .",
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"text": "Simon Sheppard (footballer) Simon Sheppard ( born 7 August 1973 in Clevedon ) is an English former football goalkeeper . During his career he played in the Football League for Watford , Scarborough , Reading , and Chelsea before dropping into non-league football with Boreham Wood and Kettering Town . Sheppard played for England at schoolboy level , and also represented his country at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship . He was one of three Watford youth goalkeepers from the 1980s to play for his country ; the other two were David James and Derick Williams .",
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"text": "Kyabram Football Club The Kyabram Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Goulburn Valley Football League ( GVFL ) . They are based in Kyabram , Victoria . Kyabram were a foundation club in the Goulburn Valley Football League and have been one of the most dominant . Only the Shepparton Football Club have won more premierships . Their most successful era was the 1920s , when they won five premierships . The club has produced many VFL/AFL footballers , including Ross Dillon , Garry Lyon and Brett Deledio . Kyabram 's Chris Stuhldreier won the GVFL goal-kicking every season from 1991 to 1994 , including a record setting 164 goals in 1993 .",
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"text": "Jordan Nicholson Jordan Nicholson ( born 29 September 1993 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Peterborough United .",
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"text": "Gozo Football League The Gozo Football League is a football competition for clubs on the Maltese island of Gozo . The league is run by the Gozo Football Association and currently has 14 teams split equally into two divisions , the First Division and the Second Division , thus making it two levels in the process . The Melita First Division is the highest level of the Gozo Football League while the Melita Second Division is the lowest level . At the end of the season , the winners of the Melita Second Division are promoted into the Melita First Division , whilst the bottom club of the Melita First Division is relegated . A promotion/relegation playoff game takes place between the 6th placed First Division team and the team placing second in the Second Division and the winner will participate in the Melita First Division and the loser will participate in the Melita Second Division",
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"text": "2015–16 Melbourne City FC season The 2015 -- 16 Melbourne City FC season was the club 's sixth season since its establishment in 2009 . The club participated in the A-League for the sixth time and the FFA Cup for the second time .",
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"text": "Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club -LSB- ˈblækbɜrn_ˈroʊvərz -RSB- is a professional association football club based in Ewood , Blackburn in the county of Lancashire , England . It competes in League One following its relegation from the Championship at the conclusion of the 2016 -- 17 season . The club was established in 1875 , becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888 . It is one of only three clubs to have been both a founder member of the Football League and the Premier League ( the others being Aston Villa and Everton ) . In 1890 , Rovers moved to Ewood Park . Blackburn Rovers have been English champions three times , and have won six FA Cups and one Football League Cup . Blackburn are the only extant club to have won three consecutive FA Cups . The club has spent the majority of its existence in the top flight of English football ( 72 years ) . In 1992 , Rovers gained promotion to the new Premier League a year after being taken over by local entrepreneur Jack Walker , who installed Kenny Dalglish as manager . In 1995 , Rovers became Premier League champions . In the 1998 -- 99 season , the club was relegated . It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later , in the 2000 -- 01 season . It has qualified for the UEFA Cup four times : once as League Cup winners , twice as the Premier League 's sixth-placed team and once via the Intertoto Cup . The 2011 -- 12 season marked the club 's 72nd , non-consecutive , year in the top flight . Rovers are currently one of only six clubs to have won the Premier League , along with Arsenal , Chelsea , Manchester United , Manchester City and Leicester City . The club 's motto is `` Arte et Labore '' , `` By Skill and Hard Work '' in Latin .",
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"text": "606 (radio show) 606 ( pronounced six-oh-six ) is a football phone-in , broadcast on BBC Radio Five Live throughout the British football season . It covers topics relating to the current affairs of football in the United Kingdom . The programme gets its name from the ( approximate ) time the show starts on a Saturday evening -- six minutes past six -- after the Sports Report has finished . The name may also be influenced by the phrase `` six of one , half a dozen of the other '' in reference to the exchange of contrasting views within the programme . It currently airs on Saturdays and Sundays and is produced by Shooting Shark Productions Limited since 2015 : it was formerly made by Campbell Davison Media from 2003 , then Somethin' Else Productions from 2009 . As well as listeners phoning in , a selection of texts and e-mails to the studio are read out . The programme was inspired by long-running BBC Local radio football phone-ins such as the BBC Radio Sheffield programme `` Praise or Grumble '' . 6-0-6 's current theme tune is an arrangement of `` Psycho '' from Muse .",
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"text": "Maidstone United F.C. Maidstone United Football Club is a professional English football club based in Maidstone , Kent . They currently compete in the National League , the fifth tier of English football . The current club filled the void left by the old Maidstone United , which was a member of The Football League between 1989 and 1992 . That club was forced out of the league through bankruptcy but the nucleus of a new club was built around the youth squad . Maidstone Invicta were originally a youth team but made the step up to adult football in 1992 being elected to the Kent County League Fourth Division in 1993 and subsequently progressed through the non-league pyramid . They changed their name to Maidstone United in 1995 . They played in the Isthmian League Premier Division from 2013 having been promoted from the Isthmian League Division One South and won the league in the 2014 -- 15 season to gain promotion to the National League South ( formerly the Conference South ) for the 2015 -- 16 season . Maidstone gained a second successive promotion to the National League in 2016 , bringing fifth-tier football back to the town for the first time since the old club was promoted to the Football League in 1989 . Maidstone were without a stadium of their own from their creation until 2012 when the Gallagher Stadium , located near Maidstone town centre , was opened at the start of the 2012 -- 13 season .",
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"text": "Cashmere Wanderers Cashmere Wanderers is a New Zealand association football club based in Christchurch . The club was formed in 1951 as Atlantis AFC , named for its origins among emigrants to New Zealand aboard the Shaw Savill Line ship Atlantis , which arrived in Lyttelton in 1950 . The club 's initial colours of gold with black trim were chosen to match the colours of Shaw Savill , and the club gained the nickname of `` Wanderers '' due to the similarity of these colours to the English team Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. . In 1961 , the club changed its name to Christchurch Wanderers to reflect this nickname , and also to reflect the fact that the remaining links with the Atlantis and with Shaw Savill were by now tenuous . A further name change to the current name of Cashmere Wanderers , reflecting the club 's location in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere came about in 1967 . At the same time the black trim of the club 's strip was changed to maroon to reflect the colours of Cashmere High School , a near neighbour of the club . The club also changed its badge , the new logo prominently featuring an elephant . Cashmere Wanderers is one of the oldest continually active football clubs in Canterbury . It supports numerous club sides , with over 500 junior players . Its senior men 's team plays in the qualification grade immediately below the Mainland Premier League . The team 's best performance in the Chatham Cup came in 1984 , when they reached the Fifth Round ( last 16 )",
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"text": "Jordan Rhodes Jordan Luke Rhodes ( born 5 February 1990 ) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday , on loan from Premier League club Middlesbrough , and the Scotland national team . He started his career at Ipswich Town and after loan spells at Oxford United , Rochdale and Brentford he joined Huddersfield Town . In the 2011 -- 12 season , he was the top scorer in England with 36 league goals , breaking Huddersfield 's club record for most league goals scored in a season . In August 2012 , he became English football 's most expensive player outside the top flight when he joined Blackburn Rovers for an # 8 million fee , equalling Blackburn 's record transfer fee . Born in England , Rhodes opted to play for Scotland , for whom he had become eligible through school attendance while his father Andy Rhodes played as a goalkeeper for Scottish football clubs . Rhodes has represented Scotland at both U-21 level and as a full international .",
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"text": "The Football Combination The Football Combination was a football competition for the reserve teams of English Football League clubs from Southern England , the Midlands and Wales ; other clubs from the Midlands and those from the North playing in the Central League ( it is not to be confused with the Combination , a league for teams from North West England which existed at the turn of the 20th century ) . The Football Combination was founded in 1915 as the London Combination , originally as a regional league for London clubs after first-class competition had been suspended due to World War I . After hostilities ended , the Combination became a competition for reserve sides only , becoming the Football Combination for the 1939-40 season , which was abandoned due to the start of World War II , as teams from outside London started to join . The Combination originally included reserve teams of top League clubs within the region , but in 1999 the FA Premier Reserve League was founded . The reserve teams of the FA Premier League clubs and some First Division clubs joined that competition , reducing the size of the Combination ( however , in 2006 , Premier League clubs voted that only the 20 top-tier teams would be able to play in this league , which meant several well-established reserve sides moving to the Combination ) . The 2011 -- 12 season was the last in the history of the Combination , with the introduction of the EPPP deeming the league surplus to requirements .",
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"text": "Jordan Gysberts Jordan Gysberts ( born 11 June 1991 ) is an Australian rules footballer who previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club in Australian Football League ( AFL ) .",
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"text": "Jordan Stewart (footballer, born 1996) Jordan Stewart ( born 5 March 1996 ) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder .",
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"text": "Wattie Jackson Walter `` Wattie '' Jackson was a Scottish professional footballer , a center forward who spent five seasons in the Scottish Football League , at least one in the Football League and two in the American Soccer League . Born and raised in Renton , West Dunbartonshire , Scotland , Jackson , and his brother Alex , both played professionally . In 1920 , Jackson began his career with Kilmarnock F.C. of the Scottish Football League . In 1923 , while visiting relatives in Detroit , Michigan , he came to the attention Bethlehem Steel who had recently lost center forward Daniel McNiven to the New York Field Club . The team tracked down Jackson in Michigan and offered him $ 25.00 per week to play for Bethlehem . This was nearly triple his salary in Scotland and on 25 August 1923 , signed with the Steelmen . After one season in the United States , Jackson returned to Scotland where he played the next two seasons with Aberdeen F.C. . In 1925 , he joined Preston North End in the Football League . In 1927 , he returned to the United States where he re-signed with Bethlehem Steel . He played only thirteen games that season before moving to the Philadelphia Centennials of the Eastern Professional Soccer League .",
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"text": "Derek Whyte Derek Whyte ( born 31 August 1968 ) is a Scottish former footballer , who played for Celtic , Middlesbrough , Aberdeen and Partick Thistle . He also won twelve caps for Scotland during his 18-year playing career . He participated at Euro 1992 , Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup . Whyte joined Celtic on 14 May 1985 as a 16-year-old from the Celtic Boys Club . A defender with the greatest of promise , described as the new Billy McNeill , his form slumped towards the end of his time at the club . He left at the end of the 1991 -- 92 season when an agreeable new contract was not forthcoming . He was sold to Middlesbrough for # 900,000 where he returned to the early good form he had shown at Celtic . After 5 seasons on Teesside , Whyte left Middlesbrough to return to Scotland , joining Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee and a four and a half year contract in December 1997 . He was appointed Captain at Pittodrie and remained there until 2002 , when he joined Partick Thistle on a free transfer . Along with Gerry Britton , Whyte was appointed joint player-manager of the Jags when Gerry Collins was sacked in November 2003 . In March 2004 he decided to hang up his playing boots to concentrate on management & television work , and is now a pundit on ShowSports , the sports channel on the Showtime Arabia network , based in Dubai , and writes a weekly column for the UAE 's leading daily newspaper 7DAYS . UAE",
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"text": "Bromley and District Football League The Bromley and District Football League is a football competition based in England . It was founded in 1896 and currently has a total of 2 divisions with 22 teams . At the present time the league is not part of the English football league system as it is not a feeder league within the football pyramid . However , clubs may sometimes transfer from the league into the football pyramid by becoming semi-professional and applying to join the Kent County Football League . The league is affiliated to the London Football Association and Kent County Football Association .",
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"text": "Marion Football Club The Marion Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed in 1891 as the Sturt Football Club ( no relation to the SANFL 's Sturt Football Club ) . In 1912 , Sturt joined the Sturt Football Association , playing against the Blackwood , Mitcham , Brighton , Sturt Ramblers and Glenelg Imperials clubs . In 1920 , Sturt joined the Mid-Southern Football Association along with Blackwood and Brighton , winning the Premiership that season . The Mid-Southern Football Association became the Glenelg District Football Association in 1931 , with Sturt once again winning the first premiership . During the Second World War , Sturt combined with the Brighton and Seacliff club from 1942 to 1945 , winning two premierships as a combined entity . In 1956 , Sturt renamed itself the Marion Football Club to avoid confusion with the SANFL team of the same name . Marion continued in the competition known as the Glenelg District Football Association , Glenelg-South-West District Football Association , Glenelg-South Adelaide Football Association and finally the Southern Metropolitan Football League until it folded at the end of the 1986 season . In 1987 , Marion joined the Southern Football League Division 1 competition where it continues to field teams in Senior and Junior grades . Marion 's Guernsey is predominantly green with a gold sash , like Richmond 's Guernsey in the AFL . Marion FC has produced one Australian Football League ( AFL ) player , Scott Welsh , formerly of the North Melbourne , Adelaide , and Western Bulldogs clubs .",
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"text": "South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League , or SANFL ( -LSB- 's ænfUl -RSB- or -LSB- ` Esei'EnE , fæl -RSB- ) , is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia . It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia . Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association on 30 April 1877 , the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world , forming just a few years after the United Hospitals Challenge Cup ( 1874 ) , the oldest rugby football competition , and over a decade before The Football League ( soccer ) . Consisting of a single division competition , the season is an 18-round `` home-and-away '' ( regular ) season from April to September . The top five teams play-off in a final series culminating in the grand final for the Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy . The grand final had traditionally been held at Football Park in October , generally the week after the AFL Grand Final , though this was altered ahead of the 2014 season resulting in Adelaide Oval hosting the grand final in the penultimate weekend of September . The league owned the sub-licences for South Australia 's two AFL clubs -- Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club until March 2014 , when South Australian Football Commission reached an agreement with the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs -- endorsed by the AFL -- which will see the two AFL licences transferred to the clubs in return for payments totalling more than $ 18 million . The league is also responsible for the management of all levels of football in the state . This includes junior football , country football , amateur football and specific programs rolled out across schools , indigenous communities ( including the APY Lands in the state 's north ) and newly arrived migrant communities . The SANFL owns the 51,240 seat AAMI Stadium ( Football Park ) , formerly the largest stadium in South Australia . The stadium , which opened in 1974 , was primarily used for Australian Football League matches up until 2013 . The stadium was the headquarters for the league from 1974 -- 2013 . The SANFL competition is the second highest attended Australian rules football league behind the AFL .",
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"text": "Andy Hayward Andrew William `` Andy '' Hayward is an English former footballer who played as either a midfielder or a striker . Hayward started his career in non-league football , and his prolific goalscoring record soon attracted attention from bigger clubs . He turned professional at the age of 24 , joining Rotherham United from Frickley Athletic in 1994 . He played 120 league games in four seasons before leaving the club in 1998 . He has since played for numerous teams in non-league football . He signed for Hednesford Town , and had a brief loan spell with Doncaster Rovers . He then moved on to Barrow in February 1999 , and helped the club secure survival in the Football Conference league when he scored the opening goal in a 2 -- 1 win against Kidderminster Harriers on the last day of the season . He returned to his old club Frickley Athletic , before being signed by Bradford Park Avenue in September 2000 for a club record fee . He stayed there for several seasons before moving on to Stalybridge Celtic in March 2004 . He stayed there until the summer of 2005 , scoring 16 goals in 46 appearances . He went on to play for Ossett Town , playing 53 times and scoring 32 goals , and North Ferriby United . He returned for a third spell at Frickley Athletic , this time as a player-assistant manager before joining Garforth Town . He last played for Royston Railway in the Barnsley Sunday league football .",
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"text": "University of Queensland Australian Football Club The University of Queensland Australian Football Club ( UQAFC ) is an amateur Australian rules football club playing in the QAFL , QAFA and Women 's League competitions overseen by AFL Queensland . UQAFC home games are played at the University of Queensland 's No. 7 playing oval on the corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coldridge Street , St Lucia , Brisbane . Founded in 1956 , the club collected the Red Lions moniker in reference to a pub in the Northern New South Wales town of Glencoe . After travelling to Armidale to compete against the University of New England for the Clem Jones Shield UQ would frequent the Red Lion Tavern on their return journey , giving birth to the Red Lion legend . The UQAFC has since won seven Senior premierships , including a `` threepeat '' in 1961 , 1962 & 1963 . Red Lion Reserve Grade sides have claimed twelve premiership victories many of which came during extended periods of dominance through the 1980s and more recently in the new millennium . The club has a built unique heritage with its large student membership and strong old boys network resulting in a very social club atmosphere and it is very proud to cater to footballers of all abilities . Currently with eight teams and approximately 250 registered players , the Red Lions are regarded as one of the largest amateur Australian rules football club in Queensland .",
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"text": "Transformers (film) Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . The film , which combines computer animation with live-action filming , was directed by Michael Bay , with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer . It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto , and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series . The film stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky , a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons , two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery , primarily vehicles . The Autobots intend to use the AllSpark , the object that created their robotic race , to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war , while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth . Tyrese Gibson , Josh Duhamel , Anthony Anderson , Megan Fox , Rachael Taylor , John Turturro , and Jon Voight also star , while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively . Murphy and DeSanto developed the project in 2003 , and DeSanto wrote a treatment . Steven Spielberg came on board the following year , hiring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay . The U.S. Armed Forces and General Motors ( GM ) loaned vehicles and aircraft during filming , which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes . Hasbro 's promotional campaign for the film included deals with various companies ; advertising included a viral marketing campaign , coordinated releases of prequel comic books , toys , and books , as well as product placement deals with companies such as GM , Burger King , and eBay . Transformers received mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans , and is the 87th highest-grossing film of all-time and was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2007 , grossing $ 709 million worldwide , with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the US . The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was nominated for three Academy Awards , for Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Visual Effects . LaBeouf 's performance was praised by Empire , and Cullen 's reprisal of Optimus Prime from the 1980s television series was well received by fans . It was soon followed by four sequels : Revenge of the Fallen ( 2009 ) , Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) , and Age of Extinction ( 2014 ) , the later two of which grossed $ 1 billion . A fifth installment , titled The Last Knight , is scheduled for release on June 23 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "The Touch (Stan Bush song) `` The Touch '' is a rock song by American singer and guitarist Stan Bush . The song features prominently in the 1986 animated film The Transformers : The Movie , and appears on the soundtrack album released that year .",
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"text": "Snarl (Transformers) Snarl is the name of several different fictional characters in the various Transformers universes .",
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"text": "Beast Wars: Transformers (video game) Beast Wars : Transformers is a third-person shooter developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Cambridge and published by Hasbro Interactive and Takara on December 5 , 1997 for PlayStation and May 31 , 1998 for PC . It is based on the popular Transformers : Beast Wars animated series , specifically the first season , after the introduction of Airazor and Inferno .",
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"text": "Loups=Garous is a 2010 animated science fiction film . It was directed by Junichi Fujisaku and produced by Production I.G and TransArts . The movie was released on August 28 , 2010 . Features music by the rock band SCANDAL , who are also featured in the film as cameos . It is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and in United Kingdom by Manga UK . It is available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray .",
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"text": "Seaspray (Transformers) Seaspray is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers series . They are all Autobot hovercrafts . In later toys he is called `` Sea Spray . ''",
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"text": "Wheeljack Wheeljack is the name of several robot vehicles in the Transformers franchise .",
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"text": "Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers is a 1998 Japanese Transformers anime series , spawning a movie and a toyline . It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 1998 to January 1999 , and was the first Transformers anime to be produced by Nihon Ad Systems and animated by the studio Ashi Productions . While its position in the Transformers continuity has previously been unknown , the IDW Publishing comic book mini-series Beast Wars : The Gathering and comments from Transformers writer Simon Furman have shown it is part of the Beast Wars continuity . The series was preceded by Beast Wars , and was followed by Super Life-Form Transformers : Beast Wars Neo . Voices are done by Hozumi Gōda and each episode runs for 30 minutes . This anime was succeeded by Beast Wars Neo . The series has a much lighter tone and is aimed more towards children , whereas the more accessible Beast Wars was intended for a wider age range . The series also uses conventional animation rather than CGI . With the exceptions of the faction leaders , all of the characters within the series are either re-molds or re-colors of earlier Beast Wars figures or Generation 2/Machine Wars figures . In addition to the 43 episodes , there is also a 50-minute movie , Beast Wars II : Lio Convoy 's Close Call ! , which takes place sometime between episodes 32 and 38 , and a manga adaptation by Shoji Imaki . The only other country it was published in is Korea , and it was done by Daewon Media . The anime was also released in Korea , and it was broadcast on SBS .",
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"text": "Tron Tron is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger , based on a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird and produced by Walt Disney Productions . The film stars Jeff Bridges as a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape . Bruce Boxleitner , David Warner , Cindy Morgan , and Barnard Hughes star in supporting roles . Development of Tron began in 1976 when Lisberger became fascinated with the early video game Pong . He and producer Donald Kushner set up an animation studio to develop Tron with the intention of making it an animated film . Indeed , to promote the studio itself , Lisberger and his team created a 30-second animation featuring the first appearance of the eponymous character . Eventually , Lisberger decided to include live-action elements with both backlit and computer animation for the actual feature-length film . Various film studios had rejected the storyboards for the film before Walt Disney Studios agreed to finance and distribute Tron . There , backlit animation was finally combined with the computer animation and live action . Tron was released on July 9 , 1982 in 1,091 theaters in the United States . The film was a moderate success at the box office , and received positive reviews from critics who praised the groundbreaking visuals and acting . However , the storyline was criticized at the time for being incoherent . Tron received nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Sound at the 55th Academy Awards , and received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement fourteen years later . Over time , Tron developed into a cult film and eventually spawned a franchise , which consists of multiple video games , comic books and an animated television series . A sequel titled Tron : Legacy directed by Joseph Kosinski was released on December 17 , 2010 , with Bridges and Boxleitner reprising their roles , and Lisberger acting as producer .",
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"text": "Transformers: Energon Transformers : Energon , known in Japan as , is the 2004 -- 2005 Transformers toyline , animated series , and comic book series , another co-production between Hasbro and Takara and a direct sequel to Transformers : Armada . It is also the first Japanese Transformers show where the Transformers are computer-generated ( CG ) , in a cel-shaded technique similar to the Zoids anime , which was a trend that would continue into the next series , Transformers : Cybertron . Needless to say , Energon had worse production mishaps than Armada . In this series , the Transformers ' primary gimmicks are the Autobots ' ability to combine with partners of the same size , the Decepticons ' ability to use powered up forms , and the addition of Energon weapons and stars that can be placed on any Transformer . Mini-Cons , from the previous line , are still present , but all Mini-Con pegs are `` dead '' , and they do not activate a function on the toy .",
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"text": "Lorenzo di Bonaventura Lorenzo di Bonaventura ( -LSB- loˈrɛntso di bɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ -RSB- ; born November 29 , 1957 ) is an American film producer and founder of his company Di Bonaventura Pictures . He is best known for producing the Transformers film series .",
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"text": "Bulkhead (Transformers) Bulkhead is the name of four fictional characters from the Transformers franchise . All incarnations of Bulkhead are Autobots and are green in color . He was introduced in Transformers : Energon and later redebuted in Transformers : Animated as a completely new character . The Animated Bulkhead became so popular that he was adapted to reappear in Transformers : Prime . Whereas he was a minor character in Energon , the Animated/Prime Bulkhead appears as a main character in both series .",
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"text": "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": "Tow-Line Tow-Line is the name of two fictional characters in the various Transformers universes .",
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"text": "TransBot TransBot , known in Japan as , is a video game for the Sega Master System originally released in 1986 . It is a sci-fi-themed shoot 'em up inspired by Transformers .",
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"text": "Fun Publications Fun Publications is a publishing company that runs the Transformers Collectors Club and G.I. Joe Collectors Club under license from Hasbro . Besides releasing comics , Fun Publications releases exclusive toys and runs conventions for their clubs . Fun Publications also publishes a serial comic distributed as part of the official Transformer 's Collector 's Club magazine . There are six pages to the comic in each magazine , which together `` make one complete story arc '' by the end of the year with 36 pages in six months . The full strips from the first two years were distributed by IDW as Transformers Cybertron : Balancing Act . In addition to releasing comic books and magazines Fun Publications Timelines series has also produced prose stories , licensed toys and video media . However , 2016 has been announced as the final year in which Fun Publications will hold BotCon and host the Collectors Club .",
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"text": "Female Autobots The Female Autobots is the name of a group in the various Transformers universes . They usually possess the outward appearance of humanoid females .",
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"text": "Ramjet (Transformers) Ramjet is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers toy-based media franchise . All have been Decepticon aligned characters who turn into jets , usually white .",
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"text": "Triple Changer Triple Changers ( Triplebots for Autobots and Tripletrons for Decepticons in Japan ) are Transformers that can transform from robot into two different alternative modes .",
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"text": "Aaron Archer Aaron C. Archer ( born 1972 in Canton , Ohio ) is an illustrator and creative professional who spent over 18 years at Hasbro , designing for toy brands like Transformers , G.I. Joe , and others . Aaron worked on the Transformers brand for over 13 years , collaborating with Takara on hundreds of toys . Aaron acted as the Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships including four feature films , four video games , five animated series , theme park rides , and countless publishing projects . In 2013 Aaron retired from Hasbro in order to pursue independent projects . Archer has worked on other Hasbro/Kenner toy lines including various Batman lines , Star Wars , and Alien : Resurrection , amongst others . Archer 's earliest Transformers work were designs for the later Beast Wars toys , including Transmetal 2 Megatron , Dinobot , and Cheetor . Archer was the Design VP on the Transformers brand , a role that essentially made him the highest-ranking creative Transformers staffer on the Hasbro side of the business ( Transformers are produced in partnership with Takara ) . Archer managed a design team that is responsible for concept design , both for larger storyline concepts ( Archer claims the idea for the show Transformers : Cybertron was initially created on a Taco Bell napkin over lunch ) and for the look of individual characters , while Takara 's engineers are responsible for converting Hasbro designs into three-dimensional action figure form . Takara also has say in design choices . Archer is also well known in the Transformers fandom for his brief stint posting on the TFW2005 boards under the assumed name `` Orson '' ( a reference to Orson Welles , voice of Unicron ) . Archer responded to fan questions in an unusually cryptic style , answering either-or type questions with a straightforward `` NO '' and only answering specific parts of multi-part questions ( most likely due to non-disclosure issues ) . The `` Orson 's World '' message board was eventually shut down by Hasbro and issued a statement that they wanted to treat all fansites fairly . Prior to working for Hasbro , Archer self-published a comic book , Gumbo , with Jeff McCormack . Both attended the University of Akron , in Akron , Ohio . Some homages to Aaron include the Transformers movie toy Longarm having `` Orson 's Towing '' on the door , the early name for Universe Skalor being listed as `` Archerbot '' , and the Transformers : Animated character `` Angry Archer '' .",
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"text": "Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell ( born March 17 , 1951 ) is an American actor . He began acting on television in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters ( 1963 -- 64 ) . In the late 1960s , he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company where , according to Robert Osborne , he became the studio 's top star of the 1970s . Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture for his performance in Silkwood ( 1983 ) . During the 1980s , he starred in several films by director John Carpenter , including anti-hero roles such as army hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York ( 1981 ) , and its sequel Escape from L.A. ( 1996 ) , Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing ( 1982 ) , and truck driver Jack Burton in the dark kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China ( 1986 ) , all of which have since become cult films . He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the television film Elvis ( 1979 ) , also directed by Carpenter . Russell starred in other films , including Overboard ( 1987 ) , Tombstone ( 1993 ) , Stargate ( 1994 ) , Death Proof ( 2007 ) , The Hateful Eight ( 2015 ) , and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 ( 2017 ) . He has joined The Fast and the Furious franchise since 2015 , having starred in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious .",
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"text": "Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed , written , and co-produced by Cameron Crowe . It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar 's 1997 Spanish film Open Your Eyes , which was written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil , with Penélope Cruz reprising her role from the original film . The film has been described as `` an odd mixture of science fiction , romance and reality warp '' . Vanilla Sky stars Tom Cruise , Penelope Cruz , and Cameron Diaz with Jason Lee and Kurt Russell appearing in supporting roles . It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song , as well as Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Award nominations for Cameron Diaz 's performance . The soundtrack was also critically acclaimed . Vanilla Sky was released on Blu-ray on June 30 , 2015 in North America .",
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"text": "Dominic Marsh Dominic Marsh '' ' is an English actor",
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"text": "Mat Stevenson Mat Stevenson ( born 15 April 1969 ) is an Australian actor .",
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"text": "Kelvin Harrison Jr. Kelvin Harrison Jr. ( born July 23 , 1994 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Adam Fogerty Adam Heywood Fogerty ( born 6 March 1969 ) is an English actor and former boxer and rugby league player . He is the son of Terry Fogerty , a rugby league player during the 1960s , and 1970s who played at club level for Halifax , Wigan and Rochdale Hornets and at international level for Great Britain .",
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"text": "Joseph D. Reitman Joseph David Reitman ( born May 25 , 1968 ) is an American actor , film producer , film director , and writer .",
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"text": "Ben Chaplin Ben Chaplin ( born Benedict John Greenwood ; 31 July 1969 ) is an English actor .",
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"text": "Michael Simkins Michael Simkins ( born 4 February 1957 ) is an English 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": "Neil Cole Neil Cole ( born 1 March 1972 ) is an English television presenter , comedian , radio broadcaster and actor .",
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"text": "Clive Robertson (actor) Clive Gladstone Robertson ( born 17 December 1965 in Devizes , Wiltshire , England ) is a British actor perhaps best known for his roles on the soap opera Sunset Beach , the Canadian science fiction series Starhunter , and the 2010 science fiction computer game Darkstar : The Interactive Movie .",
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"text": "Spencer Fox Spencer Fox ( born May 10 , 1993 ) is an American actor , voice actor , musician and comedian . He is best known for his role as Dash Parr in the 2004 film The Incredibles .",
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"text": "Ian Lavender Arthur Ian Lavender ( born 16 February 1946 ) , is an English stage , film and television actor , best known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC comedy series Dad 's Army . Following the death of Clive Dunn in 2012 , he is the last surviving cast member to have played a character in the platoon and , with Frank Williams , is one of only two surviving major cast members .",
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"text": "Nitin Ganatra Nitin Chandra Ganatra ( born 21 February 1968 ) is a Somali-born English actor , best known for playing Masood Ahmed in the BBC soap-opera EastEnders from 2007 to 2016 .",
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"text": "Todd Susman Todd Susman ( born January 17 , 1947 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Julian Holloway Julian Holloway ( born 24 June 1944 ) is an English actor now based in Hollywood , California , United States . He is the son of the comedy actor and singer Stanley Holloway and former chorus dancer and actress Violet Lane . He is the father of the author and former model , Sophie Dahl .",
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"text": "Billy Dee Williams William December `` Billy Dee '' Williams Jr. ( born April 6 , 1937 ) is an American actor , artist , singer , and writer . He is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise , as well as acting in the movies Brian 's Song , Nighthawks , The Last Angry Man , Carter 's Army , and for playing Harvey Dent in Tim Burton 's Batman ( 1989 ) .",
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"text": "Trent Kowalik Trent Matthias Kowalik ( born February 22 , 1995 ) is an American actor , dancer , and singer . He made his theatrical debut as Billy in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical in 2007 .",
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"text": "Ji Soo Kim Ji-soo ( ; March 30 , 1993 ) , professionally known as Ji Soo , is a South Korean actor .",
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"text": "Martin Sacks Martin Colin Sacks ( born 16 October 1959 ) is an award-winning Australian actor , chiefly known for his 12-year role on Blue Heelers from 1993 -- 2005 .",
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"text": "Erik Dellums Erik Todd Dellums ( born September 23 , 1964 ) is an American actor , voice actor , and narrator . He is perhaps best known for his voice roles as the radio DJ Three-Dog in the 2008 video game Fallout 3 and the main antagonist , Prince Arcann in the 2015 expansion to Star Wars : The Old Republic called ` Knights of the Fallen Empire ' , as well as a minor voice acting role as Dark Brotherhood member Nazir in The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim .",
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"text": "Yale School of Drama The Yale School of Drama ( also known as YSD ) is a graduate professional school of Yale University located in New Haven , Connecticut . Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts , the school provides training in every discipline of the theatre : acting , design ( set design , costume design , lighting design , projection design , and sound design ) , directing , dramaturgy and dramatic criticism , playwriting , stage management , technical design and production , and theater management . The school operates in partnership with the Yale Repertory Theatre , also located in New Haven .",
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"text": "Yale University Art Gallery The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . Although it embraces all cultures and periods , the gallery emphasizes early Italian painting , African sculpture , and modern art .",
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"text": "Yale attitude change approach In social psychology , the Yale attitude change approach ( also known as the Yale attitude change model ) is the study of the conditions under which people are most likely to change their attitudes in response to persuasive messages . This approach to persuasive communications was first studied by Carl Hovland and his colleagues at Yale University . The basic model of this approach can be described as `` who said what to whom '' : the source of the communication , the nature of the communication and the nature of the audience . According to this approach , many factors affect each component of a persuasive communication . The credibility and attractiveness of the communicator ( source ) , the quality and sincerity of the message ( nature of the communication ) , and the attention , intelligence and age of the audience ( nature of the audience ) can influence an audience 's attitude change with a persuasive communication . Independent variables include the source , message , medium and audience , with the dependent variable the effect ( or impact ) of the persuasion . The Yale attitude change approach has generated research and insight into the nature of persuasion . This approach has helped social psychologists understand the process of persuasion and companies make their marketing and advertising strategies more effective . Like most other theories about persuasion and attitude change , this approach is not perfect . Not a systematic theory about persuasive communications , this approach is a general framework within which research was conducted . The Yale researchers did not specify levels of importance among the factors of a persuasive message ; they emphasized analyzing the aspects of attitude change over comparing them .",
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"text": "Yale Seminar The Yale Seminar took place at Yale University , June 17 -- 28 , 1963 to consider the problems facing music education and to propose possible solutions . The National Science Foundation had sponsored science curriculum development in the late 1950s . President John F. Kennedy appointed the Panel on Educational Research and Development , which recommended that the K-12 music curriculum of previous decades be examined to discover why school music programs had not produced a musically literate and active public . The U.S. Office of Education Cooperative Research Program awarded a grant to Yale University , and Claude V. Palisca was appointed director of the Yale Seminar . Two areas of concern were identified : music materials and music performance .",
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"text": "Norris Houghton Charles Norris Houghton ( 26 December 1909 -- 9 October 2001 ) was a renowned theatre visionary whose career spanned seven decades . Credited with over 50 theatre productions , he was stage manager , scenic designer , producer , director , theatre manager , academician , author , and public policy advocate : these myriad roles reflect his chosen life as a `` generalist , '' a multifaceted `` theatre man . '' He is celebrated for accomplishments that reflect this span : as the premier American expert of 20th-century Russian Theatre ; as a major force in creating the `` off-Broadway '' movement and inspiring live theater throughout the country ; as a mentor to actors and innovators in world theatre ; as an influential advocate of arts education ; and as a student and educator of global theater chosen by prestigious foundations to study and report on theater across the U.S. , Europe , and Asia . His career culminated with his accomplishments as a distinguished scholar and teacher , selected to teach and promote theatre as part of a liberal education in such prominent universities as Princeton , Columbia , and Vassar ; his academic career was completed at the State University of New York , where he helped create the SUNY Purchase campus and served as founding Dean of Theatre and Film . A prolific author , this multifaceted life is documented in his books and articles , and his work has been the subject of analysis and commentary by admiring colleagues and reviewers in numerous articles , books , journals , and newspapers . His books and papers are preserved for study in prestigious university and college library , archives , and rare book collections .",
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"text": "Essay of Dramatick Poesie Essay of Dramatic Poesy by John Dryden was published in 1668 . It was probably written during the plague year of 1666 . Dryden takes up the subject that Philip Sidney had set forth in his Defence of Poesie ( 1580 ) and attempts to justify drama as a legitimate form of `` poetry '' comparable to the epic , as well as defend English drama against that of the ancients and the French . The treatise is a dialogue between four speakers : Eugenius , Crites , Lisideius , and Neander . The four speakers represented , respectively Charles Sackville ( Lord Buchhurst and later sixth Earl of Dorset ) , Sir Robert Howard -LSB- playwright and Dryden 's brother-in-law -RSB- , Sir Charles Sedley ( Edward Malone identified him as Lisideius ) and Dryden himself ( neander means `` new man '' and implies that Dryden , as a respected member of the gentry class , is entitled to join in this dialogue on an equal footing with the three older men who are his social superiors ) . On the day that the English fleet encounters the Dutch at sea near the mouth of the Thames , the four friends take a barge downriver towards the noise from the battle . Rightly concluding , as the noise subsides , that the English have triumphed , they order the bargeman to row them back upriver as they begin a dialogue on the advances made by modern civilization . They agree to measure progress by comparing ancient arts with modern , focusing specifically on the art of drama ( or `` dramatic poesy '' ) . The four men debate a series of three topics : ( 1 ) the relative merit of classical drama ( upheld by Crites ) vs. modern drama ( championed by Eugenius ) ; ( 2 ) whether French drama , as Lisideius maintains , is better than English drama ( supported by Neander , who famously calls Shakespeare `` the greatest soul , ancient or modern '' ) ; and ( 3 ) whether plays in rhyme are an improvement upon blank verse drama -- a proposition that Neander , despite having defended the Elizabethans , now advances against the skeptical Crites ( who also switches from his original position and defends the blank verse tradition of Elizabethan drama ) . Invoking the so-called unities from Aristotle 's Poetics ( as interpreted by Italian and refined by French scholars over the last century ) , the four speakers discuss what makes a play `` a just and lively imitation '' of human nature in action . This definition of a play , supplied by Lisideius/Orrery ( whose rhymed plays had dazzled the court and were a model for the new drama ) , gives the debaters a versatile and richly ambiguous touchstone . To Crites ' argument that the plots of classical drama are more `` just , '' Eugenius can retort that modern plots are more `` lively '' thanks to their variety . Lisideius shows that the French plots carefully preserve Aristotle 's unities of action , place , and time ; Neander replies that English dramatists like Ben Jonson also kept the unities when they wanted to , but that they preferred to develop character and motive . Even Neander 's final argument with Crites over whether rhyme is suitable in drama depends on Aristotle 's Poetics : Neander says that Aristotle demands a verbally artful ( `` lively '' ) imitation of nature , while Crites thinks that dramatic imitation ceases to be `` just '' when it departs from ordinary speech -- i.e. prose or blank verse . A year later , the two brothers-in-law quarreled publicly over this third topic . See Dryden 's `` Defense of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy '' ( 1669 ) , where Dryden tries to persuade the rather literal-minded Howard that audiences expect a play to be an imitation of nature , not a surrogate for nature itself .",
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"text": "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": "School of Criticism and Theory The School of Criticism and Theory , now at Cornell University , is a summer program ( offered in six-week seminars ) in social science and literature . It is one of the most influential such programs in the United States to propagate the new dominant stream of `` literary-critical-cultural ` theory ' . '' The school was co-founded in 1976 by Murray Krieger , a prominent New Critic , at the University of California , Irvine , and has previously been housed at Northwestern University and Dartmouth College . In 2011 , Cornell hosted it for the thirteenth time . In 2002 , it was directed by Dominick LaCapra .",
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"text": "Stage Right! Stage Right ! is a professional theatre company and performing arts school located in Greensburg , Pennsylvania . Established in 1998 as an organization for young people to take classes in musical theatre by Chris Rizk , Stage Right ! also became a professional theatre company in 1999 , established by artistic director Anthony Marino , Rizk 's brother . The company produces a full season of musicals , utilizing professional actors from the Pittsburgh theatre scene as well as students from their classes . In spring 2013 , Stage Right moved its studio a few blocks to a larger space at 105 W Fourth Street , Greensburg . The season is supplemented with many other opportunities to utilize the talents of the students , including an `` all-county musical '' featuring students from local high school theatre programs , children 's plays , summer camp productions , and Books Come Alive ! , a series of adaptations of children 's books performed at libraries throughout the area . The company is also notable for its annual production of The Rocky Horror Show every Halloween . Many of Stage Right ! 's students have had success in Pittsburgh Public Theater 's Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest , as well as going on to well-respected college theatre programs such as Carnegie Mellon University , Point Park University , New York University , Seton Hill University , Syracuse University , and Shenandoah University . Stage Right ! alums have also had success in professional theatre , working in such venues as York Theatre , Off the Wall Productions , Bricolage Production Company , Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre , Prime Stage Theatre , Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera , Pittsburgh Musical Theater , St. Vincent Summer Theatre , City Theatre , Terra Nova Theatre Group , MCC Theater , and 12 Peers Theater , as well as having had their work featured in the Pittsburgh New Works Festival .",
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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": "French in Action French in Action is a French language course , developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University . The course includes workbooks , textbooks , and a 52-episode television series . The television series -- the best-known aspect of the course -- was produced in 1987 by WGBH , Yale University , and Wellesley College , and funded by Annenberg/CPB , and since then , has been aired frequently on PBS in the United States , developing a cult following for its romantic comedy segments interspersed among grammar lessons . In 2010 , Yale University hosted a 25th anniversary reunion in celebration of the programme 's success .",
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"text": "Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation . A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts . The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .",
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"text": "Rehearsal A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music , theatre , dance and related arts , such as opera , musical theatre and film production . It is undertaken as a form of practising , to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated . The term `` rehearsal '' typically refers to ensemble activities undertaken by a group of people . For example , when a musician is preparing a piano concerto alone in their music studio , this is called `` practicing '' , but when they begin to practice the concerto with an orchestra , this activity is called a `` rehearsal '' . The music rehearsal takes place in a music rehearsal space . A rehearsal may involve as few as two people , as with a small play for two actors , an art song performance by a singer and a pianist or a folk music duo of a singer and a guitar player . On the other end of the spectrum , a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir . A rehearsal can involve only performers of one type , as in an a cappella choir show , in which a group of singers perform without instrumental accompaniment or a play involving only theatre actors ; it can involve performers of different instruments , as with an orchestra , rock band or jazz `` big band '' ; vocal and instrumental performers , as with opera and choral works accompanied by orchestra ; or a mix of actors , vocalists , instrumentalists and dancers , as with musical theatre . Rehearsals of small groups of performers , such as small rock bands , jazz quartets or organ trios may be held without a leader ; in these cases , the performers themselves jointly determine how to run the rehearsal , which songs to practice , and so on . Some small groups may have their rehearsals led by a bandleader . Almost all mid - to large group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals ; this person may be a bandleader in a rock , country or jazz setting ; a conductor in classical music ( including in opera ) ; a director in theatre or musical theatre ; or a film director for movie rehearsals . While the term is most commonly used in the performing arts to refer to preparation for a public presentation or show , the term is also used to refer to the preparation for other anticipated activities , such as wedding guests and couples practicing a wedding ceremony , paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency , or army troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building they will be assaulting .",
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"text": "Professional Children's School Professional Children 's School is a not-for-profit , college preparatory school enrolling 200 students ( mostly working or aspiring child actors or dancers ) in grades 6-12 . The school was founded in New York City in 1914 to provide an academic education to young people working on the New York stage , in Vaudeville , or `` on the road '' .",
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"text": "CNSAD The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique ( CNSAD ) ( English : French National Academy of Dramatic Arts ) is France 's national drama academy in Paris associated with PSL Research University . It is a higher education institution run by the French Ministry of Culture and , with an acceptance rate of two to three percent and an average graduating class of thirty students , widely considered the most selective acting conservatory in France , is consistently regarded as a top world-class performing arts institute renowned for its excellence in theatre education . Its alumni include Juliette Binoche , Carole Bouquet , Isabelle Huppert , Olivier Martinez and Sebastian Roché .",
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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": "Brentano String Quartet The Brentano Quartet is an American string quartet . Founded in 1992 at the Juilliard School , its founding members were violinists Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin , violist Misha Amory , and cellist Michael Kannen . At the suggestion of Canin 's husband , a pianist , the quartet took its name from Antonie Brentano , who has been proposed as Beethoven 's `` Immortal Beloved '' . The quartet made its public New York City concert debut in February 1994 . In 1995 , the quartet received the Naumburg Award and the Martin Segal Prize . Kannen left the quartet in May 1998 , following his wife 's injury in an automobile accident , to care for his young child . Nina Lee then joined the quartet as the ensemble 's cellist . The quartet has since worked together with Kannen as guest cellist , such as in concerts in March 2008 at The Pennsylvania State University and in September 2014 at Amherst College . Kannen has also returned as a substitute cellist with the quartet when Lee was pregnant . In 1999 , the quartet became the first Ensemble-in-Residence at Princeton University , having first performed as guest artists at Princeton in 1993 . The quartet appeared for the first time at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2013 in Fort Worth , Texas where they performed piano quintets with each of the competition 's 12 semifinalists . The quartet held their Princeton residency until 2014 . In November 2013 , the Brentano Quartet was announced as the new faculty quartet-in-residence at the Yale School of Music , in succession to the Tokyo String Quartet , effective in July 2014 . The Brentano Quartet has commissioned new compositions from such composers as Gabriela Lena Frank , and also have commissioned new works under the umbrellas of ` Art of the Fugue Project ' and ` Fragments ' Project . The quartet has made commercial recordings for such labels as Naxos . In other media , the quartet was featured on the soundtrack of the 2012 film A Late Quartet . Lee made a cameo appearance in the film as a fictionalised version of herself , as the cellist of a fictitious piano trio led by Wallace Shawn .",
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"text": "Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards , a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre , to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play . The awards are named after Antoinette Perry , an American actress who died in 1946 . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions , a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing , to `` honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year . '' Despite the award first being presented in 1947 , there were no nominees announced until 1956 .",
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"text": "Nikos Psacharopoulos Nikos Psacharopoulos ( born Athens , January 18 , 1928 , died St. John , U.S. Virgin Islands , on January 12 , 1989 ) was an American theater producer , director , and educator . Born Nickolas Konstantin Athanasios Psacharopoulos VII , he claimed to have organized his first theatrical troupe at age 15 under the Nazi occupation of his homeland . He moved to the United States in 1947 and attended Oberlin College where he directed productions for the Oberlin Mummers . He graduated in 1951 with a degree in art history . Three years later he received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in theater direction from the Yale Drama School . In 1955 , he joined the faculty of Yale 's undergraduate theater studies department and also taught in the graduate Drama School , where he remained until his death of colon cancer at age 60 . Psacharopoulos was a co-founder of the Williamstown Theater Festival ( WTF ) in 1955 , based in the Adams Memorial Theater on the campus of Williams College . Psacharopoulos went on to serve as WTF 's sole artistic executive director for 33 years , creating a professional summer theater that was more than a typical summer stock escapist operation . He was aided for many years by Tom Brennan , who served as the WTF associate director . Under Psacharopoulos ' leadership , WTF specialized in the plays of Anton Chekhov and Bertolt Brecht , as well as the work of many classic American playwrights such as Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , Arthur Miller , and Archibald MacLeish . Psacharopoulos traveled often between his Greek homeland and New York City , his main residence , where he staged theater productions with the Circle-in-the-Square , the New York Pro Musica , and City Opera . Psacharopoulos ' international reputation and demanding artistry drew many famous actors to perform with the WTF , names such as Frank Langella , Kate Burton , Rosemary Harris , Blythe Danner , and Colleen Dewhurst . To all -- his `` stars '' and apprentices -- he was a man of great style , a gourmet who would excuse himself from a table of friends to confer with a restaurant 's chef ; he was something of a dandy who , nevertheless , was always addressed simply as `` Nikos . '' Many directors and leaders of American theater were inspired by Nikos ' guidance . Each year he would choose an assistant from his students at Yale to accompany him to WTF to experience their first seasons as professional directors . Peter H. Hunt , Austin Pendleton , Keith Fowler , and Arvin Brown are among those who first served with Nikos .",
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"text": "York Theatre York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company base in East Midtown Manhattan , New York City . In its 48th year , York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past . Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions , six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings . It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway . The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its `` vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals '' . Since 1993 the company has performed in an intimate theatre that is part of St. Peter 's Church , in the Citigroup Center Complex at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54th Street . The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers . The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker , the Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company , and is presented with the endorsement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the Hammerstein family . The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York , a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for more than 45 years . Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim , Betty Comden & Adolph Green , Harold Prince , Cy Coleman , Charles Strouse , Arthur Laurents , Jerry Herman , Stephen Schwartz , Peter Stone , David Merrick , John Kander & Fred Ebb , Terrence McNally , Sir Cameron Mackintosh , Carol Channing , Tony Walton , Joseph Stein , Thomas Meehan , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick , Barbara Cook , Paul Gemignani , Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty . In November , 2015 , the 24th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Angela Lansbury in a star-studded tribute evening .",
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"text": "Fyodor Volkov Fyodor Grigorievich Volkov ( in Kostroma -- in Moscow ) was a Russian actor and founder of the first permanent Russian theater . The stepson of merchant Polushkin from Kostroma , Fyodor Volkov received a versatile education . He established the very first public theater in Yaroslavl in 1750 , which would later bring fame to the then-unknown actors Ivan Dmitrievsky , Yakov Shumsky and others . Two years later , Fyodor Volkov and his theater were invited by Empress Elizabeth to perform at her court , but it would soon be dismissed due to its `` plebeian '' nature . Some of the actors were sent to the Szlachta Corps to get education . In 1756 , the empress issued a decree on the establishment of the first permanent public theatre in St.Petersburg under the guidance of Alexander Sumarokov . Fyodor Volkov assisted Sumarokov in managing the theater and five years later became its director after the latter 's resignation . Volkov created the Russian professional public theater of national significance , tied it together with progressive dramatic art , and paved the way for a number of Russian actors . As an actor , Fyodor Volkov mostly played tragic roles , such as the ones in Sumarokov 's plays Khorev , The Refuge of Virtue , Gamlet ( Гамлет ; Sumarokov 's version of Shakespeare 's Hamlet ) , Semira , Sinav and Truvor , Yaropolk and Demiza . Having mastered the art of stage acting , Volkov often deviated from esthetic canons of classicism and chose not to follow the universally accepted rules of solemn recitation . In his plays , Sumarokov would often create characters with Volkov 's wild temperament in mind . The latter , however , was a very talented comedian , as well . The Yaroslavl Theatre has been bearing Volkov 's name since 1911 . Category :1729 births Category :1763 deaths Category : People from Kostroma Category : Russian male stage actors Category : Russian theatre managers and producers Category : Russian Freemasons Category :18 th-century Russian male actors",
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"text": "Zendaya Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( born September 1 , 1996 ) , known mononymously as Zendaya ( -LSB- zɛnˈdeɪ.ə -RSB- ) , is an American actress , singer , and dancer . From 2010 to 2013 , she starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up as Rocky Blue . She has starred in two films and played one of the lead roles in the film Frenemies as Halley Brandon . She voiced Fern in the Pixie Hollow Games . She appeared in Good Luck Charlie as Rocky Blue and in a Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up crossover title Charlie Shakes It Up . She appeared on PrankStars as herself in the episode `` Walk The Prank '' and on A.N.T. Farm as Sequoia Jones in the episode `` Creative ConsultANT . '' Zendaya signed a deal with Hollywood Records on August 8 , 2012 , and started recording songs for her debut album on August 12 , 2012 . She released a single from an independent label called `` Swag It Out '' and another single with Bella Thorne called `` Watch Me , '' which is featured on the Break It Down album . On March 20 , 2012 , Zendaya released the song `` Something to Dance For '' as promotional single from Shake It Up : Live 2 Dance soundtrack .",
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"text": "Fergie (singer) Fergie Duhamel ( -LSB- ˈfɜːrɡi_dəˈmɛl -RSB- ) ( born Stacy Ann Ferguson ; March 27 , 1975 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . She was the female vocalist for the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas from 2002 until 2017 , with whom she had achieved chart success worldwide . Her debut solo album The Dutchess ( 2006 ) was a major commercial success on the charts and spawned three Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` London Bridge '' , `` Glamorous '' and `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' . Ferguson was a member of the children 's television series Kids Incorporated and the girl group Wild Orchid . In 2001 , she left the group and in the subsequent year began to team up with The Black Eyed Peas . With The Black Eyed Peas , she enjoyed a series of hits and albums before she released her solo debut album in September 2006 to success . The Black Eyed Peas enjoyed further success with the release of their third album with Ferguson , The E.N.D. ( 2009 ) ; they attained their first string of Billboard Hot 100 number one songs . She began touring in 2009/2010 with her group and she launched her debut fragrance , Outspoken , under Avon in May 2010 and has since released three more fragrances . She continued success with The Black Eyed Peas and they released the album The Beginning ( 2010 ) , which featured three singles , including two number one songs . As Ferguson 's five solo singles and six singles with The Black Eyed Peas have reached two million downloads in the United States , Ferguson was the artist with the most two-million sellers by the beginning of 2011 .",
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"text": "Hilary Weeks Hilary Weeks ( née , Novakovich ; born March 7 , 1970 ) is an American Christian musician and Mormon singer , who primarily plays a worship and gospel music version of Christian country and Christian pop . She has released ten musical works , with eight of those being studio albums , He Hears Me ( 1996 ) , Lead Me Home ( 1998 ) and I Will Not Forget ( 2000 ) , Day of Praise ( 2004 ) , If I Only Had Today ( 2008 ) , Every Step ( 2011 ) , Say Love ( 2013 ) , Say Love ( 2013 ) , and , Love Your Life ( 2016 ) , while she released two holiday albums , Christmastime ( 2006 ) and Christmas Once Again ( 2009 ) . Her last four musical works charted on various Billboard magazine charts .",
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"text": "Joni Paladin Joni Paladin is an American singer and songwriter .",
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"text": "Zen Guerrilla Zen Guerrilla was a rock band originally from Newark , Delaware and currently from San Francisco , California . Musically , the band evolved over their career . Their early sound was characterized by psychedelic elements , such as delayed guitars and noise washes . Their unique sound gained a growing local following ( winning several Philly music awards ) , however , did not increase marketability . Later , Zen Guerrilla fused blues , rock and gospel to create a sound which could be likened to bands such as the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion .",
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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": "Chuck Pyle Chuck Pyle ( January 28 , 1945 -- November 6 , 2015 ) also known as the `` Zen Cowboy '' was an American country-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist whose career spanned more than 40 years , during which he recorded 13 albums .",
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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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"text": "Yuna (singer) Yunalis Mat Zara'ai , professionally known as Yuna , is a Malaysian singer-songwriter and businesswoman . Born and raised in Kedah and Selangor , she began writing songs at age 14 . She soon taught herself to play guitar , and by 2006 , in need of a creative outlet while attending law school , performed for an audience for the first time . Yuna offered her music on her MySpace page , which received over one million plays . This online success tipped off the Indie-Pop label/management company to her music , and in early 2011 she signed with the Fader label . Joined by guitarist Pa'an , bassist Efry Arwis , and drummer Adib Azfar ( and later , Adil Ali ) , Yuna made her recorded debut album in Malaysia in 2008 with a self-titled EP , which went on to snag five Malaysian Music Awards nominations ( the Malaysian equivalent of the Grammy ) . She took home four trophies , including Best New Artist and Best Song ( for the breakout hit `` Dan Sebenarnya '' ) . The Decorate ( EP ) followed two years later ( and was released stateside in spring 2011 ) . Decorate included the viral hit `` Rocket , '' which won raves from Billboard magazine , indie rock radio station KEXP , and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons , as well as ink in SPIN 's Eight Bands You Need to Hear Now . On the performance end , Yuna was nominated as one of MTV Iggy 's Best New Bands in the World in 2011 , and she marked the occasion by playing at the historic MTV Studios . A new single , `` Live Your Life '' ( 2012 ) , produced by Pharrell Williams , was a preamble to her self-titled full-length debut , which arrived that April . That summer , Yuna appeared at Lollapalooza . In 2013 , Yuna returned with the album Nocturnal , featuring the single `` Falling . '' In February 2016 , Yuna previewed her third album with the release of `` Places to Go , '' a single produced by hip-hop legend DJ Premier . The full album , Chapters , was released three months later . In December 2016 , her album Chapters broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Best R&B Albums Of 2016 : Critic 's Pick . Chapters ranked at No. 7 out of 10 best R&B albums of the year . Yuna received an award for the Most Successful Malaysian Singer from The Malaysia Books Of Record . Chapters was also nominated in the Top 20 Best R&B Albums Of 2016 by the Rolling Stone magazine . Yuna got invited as special guest to perform on stage in 2016 Soul Train Music Awards ( US ) .",
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"text": "Dayna Kurtz Dayna Kurtz is an American singer/songwriter . Her music is a blend of jazz , folk , pop and blues . She was named Female Songwriter of the Year in 1997 by the National Academy of Songwriters . Norah Jones ( who duets on Duke Ellington 's `` I Got It Bad And That Ai n't Good '' on Kurtz 's 2004 album `` Beautiful Yesterday '' ) and Bonnie Raitt have raved about Kurtz in interviews , and she 's performed on the radio shows World Café , Mountain Stage and NPR 's Morning Edition and Tell Me More . She has toured as a supporting act with Elvis Costello , Richard Thompson , Mavis Staples , Dr. John , B.B. King , Richie Havens , Rufus Wainwright , Keren Ann , Chris Whitley , and The Blind Boys of Alabama . Kurtz has recorded two Secret Canon albums , collecting obscure standards and blues and R&B gems originally recorded in the 1940s , 1950s and 1960s . Critic James Reed of the Boston Globe wrote in a review of Beautiful Yesterday that `` there 's no logical reason why singer-songwriter Dayna Kurtz is not a full-blown star '' . In 2015 Dayna Kurtz released Rise and Fall , which features `` You 're Not What I Needed ( But You 're All That I Want ) , '' which she called her `` Dan Penn '' song .",
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"text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .",
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"text": "G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night G.O.O.D. Morning , G.O.O.D. Night , is the second studio album by Chicago-based artist Malik Yusef . It features collaborations with Kanye West and several performers signed to his label GOOD Music . The project contains two CDs , `` Dusk '' and `` Dawn '' , each of which has a special meaning : However these were released separately . Originally , each album had 12 songs , representing the 24 hours of the day , however Malik announced later that each album would feature 15 tracks . The project was intended to bring together the strongest Chicago-based artists . The project features many other GOOD Music artists , including Big Sean , Really Doe , Common , Mr Hudson , GLC and John Legend , alongside well-known Hip Hop artists including KRS-One , Twista , and Paul Wall , and operatic contralto AnnaMaria Cardinalli . The release of the album figures in the 2013 book by Cardinalli Crossing the Wire : One Woman 's Journey into the Hidden Dangers of the Afghan War '' . ISBN 9781612001913 The album was released on June 2 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Sweetbox Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in Germany in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto `` Geo '' Rosan . Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several lead singers including Kimberly Kearney , Dacia Bridges , Tina Harris , Jade Villalon , Jamie Pineda and most recently and currently , Miho Fukuhara and LogiQ Pryce . Although the project released four singles in the mid 1990s , with initial singers Kimberley Kearney and Dacia Bridges , worldwide success came with third vocalist , Tina Harris . Everything 's Gon na Be Alright was released in 1997 , which topped charts around the world and started a musical theme , sampling classical music , which the project would later become known for . Tina Harris left after two years , with Jade Villalon replacing her as the fourth vocalist with five original albums , all reaching Gold or Platinum in Korea . Villalon , along with `` Geo '' left the project after seven years to go on and do other projects . Vocalist Jamie Pineda took the role as new vocalist shortly after in late 2007 and then releasing her first studio album The Next Generation in 2009 , which was produced by Derek Bramble . Pineda released one more album , Diamond Veil in 2011 and it was released in Japan and Korea , as the 8th studio album from Sweetbox . In 2013 , Japanese singer Miho Fukuhara became the new frontwoman and for the first time in the project 's history , male vocalist/rapper LogiQ Pryce would co-front the project with her . The studio album , titled #Zeitgeist 21 was released on July 3 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Zazen Xstasy was a live show performed by Japanese musician Sheena Ringo at the Kaho Theater ( in Iizuka City , Fukuoka . The event took place on July 30 , 2000 . The event 's official name is '' '' . A video recording of the event was released on DVD by EMI Music Japan on September 17 , 2008 as part of the celebration for the 10th anniversary of Ringo Sheena 's debut .",
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"text": "Adia Victoria Adia Victoria ( born July 22 , 1986 ) is an American singer and songwriter . She is known for her `` gothic blues . '' In addition to playing and writing music , she also writes poetry . She is currently based in Nashville .",
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"text": "I Am... World Tour I Am ... World Tour ( sometimes referred to as the I Am ... Tour ) was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé . It was launched in support of her third studio album , I Am ... Sasha Fierce ( 2008 ) . The tour was announced in October 2008 and the first dates were revealed in December 2008 . It kicked off in late-March 2009 with five rehearsal shows in North America , officially commencing in late April 2009 . The tour visited the Americas , Europe , Asia , Africa , and Australia with 108 shows in total . Preparations for the shows began eight months prior to the beginning of the tour with twelve-hour rehearsals for two months . Knowles described the shows as her best and most theatrical from all of her tours . Pre-concert food drives were held during several stops of the I Am ... World Tour as part of a campaign by General Mills ' Hamburger Helper entitled , `` Show Your Helping Hand '' where fans were asked to bring food during the concerts . The set list for the concerts included songs from Knowles ' three studio albums as well as several covers of other artists and a Destiny 's Child medley . The central theme of the tour was to showcase the difference between Knowles ' dual personality ; her emotional side and her onstage persona , Sasha Fierce which was also demonstrated in the dual album I Am ... Sasha Fierce . The show featured two stages -- the main one and a smaller B-stage where Knowles was transferred during the middle of the show . She was backed by an all-female band , female background dancers and a big LED screen . Thierry Mugler collaborated with Knowles on the costumes and had a creative advisor role further working on the choreography , lighting and production . Chris March made the costumes usable for stage and helped in their making . For the ballads , Knowles wore longer dresses while for the performances of the up-tempo songs , more make-up and more revealing outfits were worn . The fashion and Knowles ' look and figure received praise from critics . I Am ... World Tour received critical acclaim from music critics who praised Knowles ' performance abilities calling her the best female performer and chose the performances of `` Ave Maria '' , `` Listen '' and `` At Last '' as highlights during the shows . A concert in Malaysia was cancelled by Knowles after several Muslim groups tried to ban it although she agreed to tone down her look according to the country 's standards . The tour was commercially successful grossing $ 86.0 million from 93 shows in total . Separate performances of several songs were broadcast on different channels and two concerts were released as live albums ; the live performance at the I Am ... Yours revue was released in a CD/DVD format in 2009 and footage of the tour was released on an eponymous titled live album in 2010 .",
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"text": "Y.A.L.A. `` Y.A.L.A. '' is a song by recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth album Matangi , released in 2013 . It was released as the fourth single from the album . The track was written by M.I.A. together with Ruben Fernhout and Jerry Leembruggen of the Dutch production team The Partysquad who also produced the track . The song 's title stands for `` You Always Live Again '' , which was seen as a response to the slogan `` Y.O.L.O. '' ( `` You Only Live Once '' ) , popularised by rapper Drake in his 2011 song `` The Motto '' . The track refers to reincarnation and karma , some of the concepts relating to Hinduism that M.I.A. has incorporated into the album . The lyrics also reference Fidel Castro , Cristiano Ronaldo , offshore banking and Julianne Moore . `` Y.A.L.A. '' was previewed on singer 's SoundCloud account on 16 October , and subsequently made available for download on 22 October 2013 upon pre-ordering Matangi . The song served as the fourth single from the album . It was performed on The Colbert Report , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , and the Matangi Tour . The track was met with mostly positive feedback . AllMusic picked `` Y.A.L.A. '' as one of the highlights on the album .",
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"text": "Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge ( born May 29 , 1961 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and activist . Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success . The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 , and its lead single , `` Bring Me Some Water '' , garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance , Female . In 1993 , Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single `` Ai n't It Heavy '' from her third album , Never Enough . Later that year , she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album , Yes I Am . Its tracks `` I 'm the Only One '' and `` Come to My Window '' both reached the top 30 in the United States , and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award . Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 , and spent 138 weeks on the chart , earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum , her largest to date . In October 2004 , Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer , and underwent surgery and chemotherapy . At the 2005 Grammy Awards , she made a return to the stage and , although bald from chemotherapy , performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song `` Piece of My Heart '' . Etheridge 's performance was widely lauded , with India.Arie writing `` I Am Not My Hair '' about Etheridge . Later that year , Etheridge released her first compilation album , Greatest Hits : The Road Less Traveled . The album was a success , peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 , and going Gold almost immediately . Her latest studio album is This Is M.E. . Etheridge is known for her mixture of `` confessional lyrics , pop-based folk-rock , and raspy , smoky vocals . '' She has also been a gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993 . She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career , winning two , in 1993 and 1995 , respectively . In 2007 , she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` I Need to Wake Up '' from the film An Inconvenient Truth . In September 2011 , Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .",
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"text": "Audi Y Zentimiento Audi Castillon Portales ( born July 1 , 1971 ) , known by her stage name Audi Y Zentimiento , is an American singer-songwriter . Starting in the early 2000s , Castillon was nominated for Tejano Music Awards for Best New Female Artist and Best New Group . She was also nominated for Tejano Globe Awards for Best New Female Artist , Best Online Popularity and Best New Group . She then started her own Record Company Audi Y Audi LLC . She has performed at multiple venues as an artist in , Nebraska , Texas , and Colorado .",
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"text": "Made in Japan (EP) `` Made in Japan '' is the debut extended play ( EP ) and soundtrack by American singers Bella Thorne and Zendaya , featured songs from the Walmart exclusive version of Shake It Up : Live 2 Dance soundtrack . The album was released on August 21 , 2012 by Walt Disney . `` Fashion is My Kryptonite '' was released as promotional single on July 20 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Anda (singer) Won Minji , better known by her stage name Anda , is a South Korean pop singer who debuted with the stage name Andamiro in 2012 under Trophy Entertainment with a dance song called `` Do n't Ask '' . The name Andamiro actually means `` So much that the cup runneth over '' . It conveys the singer 's desire to not only receive lots of love from the public but also to return overflowing love . From 2015 , she returns with a new stage name Anda and is signed under the record label Emperor Entertainment Korea , which has its headquarters in Hong Kong , Emperor Entertainment Group , as a well-established entertainment company .",
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"text": "Splash (film) Splash is a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard , written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel , and starring Tom Hanks , Daryl Hannah , John Candy , Eugene Levy , and Dody Goodman . The film involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . The original music score was composed by Lee Holdridge . The film is notable for being the first film released by the Walt Disney Studios ' Touchstone Pictures label , which had been created that same year in an effort to release films targeted at adult audiences , with mature content not appropriate for the studio 's flagship Walt Disney Pictures banner . Splash had received a PG-rating for including some profanity and brief nudity .",
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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": "Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film , written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff , Natalie Portman , Peter Sarsgaard , and Ian Holm . The film centers on Andrew Largeman ( Braff ) , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies . Braff based the film on his real life experiences . It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28 , 2004 . New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location . Garden State received positive reviews upon its release and has garnered a cult following . It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival . The film also spawned a soundtrack for which Braff , who picked the music himself , won a Grammy Award .",
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"text": "Splash (U.S. TV series) Splash was an American reality competition series broadcast on ABC , based on the Celebrity Splash ! format which in turn was originally called Sterren Springen op Zaterdag ( or Stars Jumping on Saturday/Star Jumping ) created by Dutch company Eyeworks . It aired from March 19 to May 7 , 2013 . Steve Foley and David Boudia were judges while Greg Louganis mentored the competitors .",
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"text": "Splash! (Chinese TV series) Splash ! is a Chinese reality television series based on the Celebrity Splash ! format created by Dutch company Eyeworks . Category : Chinese reality television series Category :2013 Chinese television series debuts",
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"text": "A Troll in Central Park A Troll in Central Park ( released in some countries as Stanley 's Magic Garden ) is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy-comedy film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman , creators of Rock-A-Doodle , The Land Before Time , All Dogs Go to Heaven , The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail . It was released on October 7 , 1994 , by Warner Bros. . Family Entertainment . The film grossed $ 71,368 at the North American box office . The film features the voice talents of Dom DeLuise as Stanley , Cloris Leachman as Queen Gnorga , Charles Nelson Reilly as King Llort , Phillip Glasser as Gus , Tawny Sunshine Glover as Rosie , Hayley Mills as Hilary and Jonathan Pryce as Alan . It is the last Don Bluth film to star Dom DeLuise .",
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"text": "Sip 'n Dip Lounge The Sip 'n Dip Lounge is a tiki bar in Great Falls , Montana opened in 1962 , when Polynesian themes were popular , and it has survived to the present day with its tiki theme intact . Located inside a local motel that was considered modern and trendy at the time it was built , the Sip 'n Dip is known for having women dressed up as mermaids swimming underwater in an indoor swimming pool visible through a window in the bar . Decorated with a bamboo ceiling and a South Seas theme , the bar also features `` Piano Pat '' Sponheim , who has played piano there since 1963 and is noted for her unique `` jazzy '' style . The mermaid concept was introduced in 1995 , when there was a revival of the tiki fad , and it was the brainchild of the bar 's current owner , who wanted to add a `` fun factor '' . It became popular , particularly for Montana , a landlocked northern state where a tropical tiki theme is unexpected . Beginning in 2003 , the bar began to gain prominence outside of Montana , when the magazine GQ listed the lounge in its list of the top 10 bars in the world , ranking it as the '' # 1 bar ... worth flying for '' . The bar employs six women , who wear mermaid outfits designed and hand-made by the bar 's manager , Sandra Johnson-Thares . Mermen were brought back in 2016 , having previously appeared on occasion until 2004 . Celebrity patrons of the Sip 'n Dip have included Nick Nolte , star of The Deep , and Daryl Hannah , who reprised her portrayal of a mermaid in Splash by swimming in the pool while wearing a mermaid tail . Both actors signed the glass window , though their autographs were lost two years later when the window cracked , forcing the pool to be drained , repaired , and the double-paned glass replaced with a triple-paned version .",
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"text": "Beauty and the Beast (2005 film) Beauty and the Beast ( also known as Blood of Beasts ) is a 2005 film which is based on the folktale `` Beauty and the Beast '' and is set during the time of the Vikings .",
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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": "Pan (2015 film) Pan is a 2015 British - American family adventure fantasy film directed by Joe Wright and written by Jason Fuchs . The film is a prequel story to Scottish author J. M. Barrie 's Peter Pan story , first staged in 1904 . It stars Hugh Jackman , Garrett Hedlund , Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried , with Levi Miller as the title character . It serves as an alternative origin story for Peter Pan and Captain Hook . The film had its world premiere in London , England on September 20 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 9 , 2015 , by Warner Bros. . Pictures . Pan grossed $ 128.4 million on a $ 150 million budget , making it a box office bomb . The film received negative reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Frozen (franchise) Frozen is a Disney media franchise started by the 2013 American animated feature Frozen , which was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho , with songs by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez . Walt Disney Animation Studios ' chief creative officer John Lasseter served as the film 's executive producer . The original film was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale `` The Snow Queen '' . Since the film 's release in November 2013 , the franchise has expanded very rapidly . To date , the franchise includes various Disney theme park attractions , merchandise , video games , books , a Disney on Ice show , and a short animated film . Disney has also announced that it is working on a Broadway stage musical adaptation , an animated film sequel , and a new book series . In November 2014 , TheStreet.com explained that `` Frozen is no longer a movie , it 's a global brand , a larger than life franchise built around products , theme parks and sequels that could last into the next century '' . Boxoffice '' chief analyst Phil Contrino was quoted as saying `` it 's become massive '' .",
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"text": "Jellyfish Eyes is a 2013 Japanese fantasy film directed by contemporary artist Takashi Murakami . His debut feature film , it was released in Japan on April 26 , 2013 . Jellyfish Eyes was released on Blu-Ray in Japan on January 24 , 2014 ; The Criterion Collection released the film on DVD and Blu-Ray in North America on December 8 , 2015 . A sequel to the film has been announced .",
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"text": "Splash! (UK series 2) Splash ! is a British television show which teaches celebrities the art of diving with the aid of Olympic diver Tom Daley . The second series began on 4 January 2014 and ended on 15 February 2014 . Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay returned to present , alongside resident judges Andy Banks , Jo Brand and Leon Taylor .",
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"text": "Legend of the Doll is a fantasy comedy drama Japanese film directed by Toshiro Goto and released in 2006 by VAP . It is part of the Akihabara Trilogy of films revolving around the Akihabara cosplay and otaku subcultures . It was distributed in the United States by Asia Pulp Cinema .",
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"text": "Vampire (2011 film) Vampire is a 2011 dramatic horror-thriller film that was directed and written by Shunji Iwai . It was first released on January 22 , 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival and is the first film he has directed in English . The movie stars Kevin Zegers as a teacher who believes himself to be a blood-drinking vampire .",
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"text": "The Last Unicorn (film) The Last Unicorn is a 1982 animated fantasy film directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass . It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Topcraft . Based on the novel The Last Unicorn written by Peter S. Beagle , who also wrote the film 's screenplay , the film is about a unicorn who , upon learning that she is the last of her species in the world , goes on a quest to find out what has happened to the others of her kind . The film includes the voices of Alan Arkin , Jeff Bridges , Mia Farrow , Angela Lansbury , and Christopher Lee . The musical score and the songs were composed and arranged by Jimmy Webb , and performed by the group America and the London Symphony Orchestra , with additional vocals provided by Lucy Mitchell . The film earned $ 2,250,000 on its opening weekend and grossed $ 6,455,330 domestically .",
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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": "Loups=Garous is a 2010 animated science fiction film . It was directed by Junichi Fujisaku and produced by Production I.G and TransArts . The movie was released on August 28 , 2010 . Features music by the rock band SCANDAL , who are also featured in the film as cameos . It is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and in United Kingdom by Manga UK . It is available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray .",
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"text": "The Mighty Ducks The Mighty Ducks is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek , starring Emilio Estevez . It was produced by The Kerner Entertainment Company and Avnet -- Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the first film in the Mighty Ducks trilogy . In the UK , South Africa and Australia , the film was retitled Champions . Subsequently , UK home releases are now titled The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions , reflecting both titles , as well as to possibly avoid confusion with the sequel ( retitled as just The Mighty Ducks ) . The year after the film 's release , an NHL hockey club , named the `` Mighty Ducks '' in reference to the film , was founded in Anaheim , California .",
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"text": "Seer (film) Seer is a 2011 Chinese animated fantasy adventure film based on an online game . It is about some robots on an airship called Seer who were off to find a legendary phoenix in a vast universe , they also had to fight off some evil space pirates who were blocking their way . It was released on July 28 , 2011 . The film is the first in a film series , being followed by Seer 2 ( 2012 ) , Seer the Movie 3 : Heroes Alliance ( 2013 ) , Seer 4 ( 2014 ) and Seer Movie 5 : Rise of Thunder ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Splish Splash Splish Splash is a 96 acre water park in Calverton , New York . It features 30 rides and runs from May through September . Travel Channel ranked Splish Splash the third best water park in the United States .",
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"text": "Nike, Inc. Nike , Inc. ( official , -LSB- ˈnaɪki -RSB- also , non-US -LSB- ` naɪk -RSB- ) is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design , development , manufacturing , and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear , apparel , equipment , accessories , and services . The company is headquartered near Beaverton , Oregon , in the Portland metropolitan area . It is one of the world 's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment , with revenue in excess of US$ 24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 ( ending May 31 , 2012 ) . As of 2012 , it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide . In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $ 19 billion , making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses . The company was founded on January 25 , 1964 , as Blue Ribbon Sports , by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight , and officially became Nike , Inc. on May 30 , 1971 . The company takes its name from Nike , the Greek goddess of victory . Nike markets its products under its own brand , as well as Nike Golf , Nike Pro , Nike + , Air Jordan , Nike Blazers , Air Force 1 , Nike Dunk , Air Max , Foamposite , Nike Skateboarding , and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan , Hurley International and Converse . Nike also owned Bauer Hockey ( later renamed Nike Bauer ) between 1995 and 2008 , and previously owned Cole Haan and Umbro . In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment , the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name . Nike sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams around the world , with the highly recognized trademarks of `` Just Do It '' and the Swoosh logo .",
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"text": "Napapijri Napapijri is an Italian premium casual-wear brand owned by VF Corporation . Originally a producer of high-quality alpine travel bags , Napapijri now markets upscale apparel for men , women and children , as well as accessories , footwear and bags . The Napapijri brand is most widely associated with its Skidoo jacket . The company 's products are crafted to appeal to customers at the higher end of the retail apparel market , with an emphasis on comfort , style , and high-tech materials . The business has developed from a single store in the Aosta Valley to a presence in 175 branded shops and more than 2,000 retail locations around the world . Travel , adventure , and environmental consciousness are recurring themes in the company 's advertising and marketing . It has made partnerships with like-minded organizations and individuals to help bring awareness to environmentally compromised areas of the world .",
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"text": "Pirelli Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational company based in Milan , Italy , formerly listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922 , but now an overseas subsidiary of Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina . The company is one of the largest tyre manufacturers behind Bridgestone , Michelin , Continental and Goodyear . It is present in over 160 countries , has 20 manufacturing sites in 14 countries and a network of around 10,000 distributors and retailers . Pirelli has been sponsoring sport competitions since 1907 and is the exclusive tyre supplier for the Formula One Championship for 2011 -- 2019 and for the FIM World Superbike Championship . Pirelli is now a pure tyre manufacturing company . In the past it has also launched fashion project and operated in renewable energy and sustainable mobility . Pirelli has published its Pirelli Calendar since 1964 , which has featured the contribution of famous photographers over the years like Helmut Newton , Steve McCurry , Peter Lindbergh , Richard Avedon , Bruce Weber , Herb Rits and Annie Leibovitz . Pirelli 's headquarters are located in Milan 's Bicocca district , an area that is home to the rapidly growing Italian university , Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca , and cultural locations such as the Teatro degli Arcimboldi and Hangar Bicocca , an exhibition centre for contemporary art that Pirelli founded .",
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"text": "Nygård International Nygård International is a Canadian clothing brand based in Winnipeg , Manitoba . It is one of the largest women 's clothing manufacturers and suppliers in the world , with annual sales of over $ 500 million . The company employs 12,000 people worldwide and supplies its clothing lines to more than 200 retail stores in North America .",
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"text": "Sock A sock is an item of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf . Some type of shoe or boot is typically worn over socks . In ancient times , socks were made from leather or matted animal hair . In the late 16th century , machine-knit socks were first produced . Until 1800 both hand knitting and machine knitting were used to produce socks , but after 1800 , machine knitting became the predominant method . One of the roles of socks is absorbing perspiration . The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body , as it can produce over 0.25 USpt of perspiration per day ; socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration . In cold environments , socks made from wool insulate the foot and decrease the risk of frostbite . Socks are worn with sport shoes ( typically white-coloured socks ) and dress shoes ( typically dark-coloured socks ) . In addition to the numerous practical roles played by socks , they are also a fashion item , and they are available in myriad colours and patterns .",
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"text": "Sustainable clothing Sustainable clothing refers to fabrics derived from eco-friendly resources , such as sustainably grown fiber crops or recycled materials . It also refers to how these fabrics are made . Historically , being environmentally conscious towards clothing meant ( 1 ) buying clothes from thrift stores or any shops that sell second-hand clothing , or ( 2 ) donating used clothes to shops previously mentioned , for reuse or resale . In modern times , with a prominent trend towards sustainability and being ` green ' , sustainable clothing has expanded towards ( 1 ) reducing the amount of clothing discarded to landfills , and ( 2 ) decreasing the environmental impact of agro-chemicals in producing conventional fiber crops ( e.g. cotton ) . Under the accordance of sustainability , recycled clothing upholds the principle of the `` Three R 's of the Environment '' : Reduce , Reuse , and Recycle , as well as the `` Three Legs of Sustainability '' : Economics , Ecology , and Social Equity . Through the utilization of recycled material for the manufacturing of clothing , this provides an additional realm of economic world profit . Sustainable Clothing will provide a new market for additional job opportunities , continuous net flow of money in the economy , and the reduction of raw materials and virgin resources . Source reduction or reducing the use of raw materials and virgin resources can ultimately reduce carbon emissions during the manufacturing process as well as the resources and carbon emissions that are related to the transportation process . This also prevents the unsustainable usage of extracting materials from the Earth by making use of what has already been used ( i.e. recycling ) .",
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"text": "Diadora Diadora is an Italian football , tennis , running , cycling , rugby , athletic shoe , clothing , and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy , the United States , Hong Kong , Australia and Bangladesh .",
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"text": "Pou Chen Corporation Pou Chen Corporation ( Taiwan Stock Exchange Stock Code : 9904 ) , or Pou Chen , is a leading footwear manufacturer in Taiwan , and the largest branded athletic and casual footwear manufacturer in the world . It is headquartered in Taichung City , Taiwan . The Group was founded in Fuxing , Changhwa in 1969 by Tsai 's family . It focuses on the manufacturing of athletic and casual footwear on an OEM/ODM basis for major global brands such as Nike , Adidas , Asics , Clarks , Reebok , Puma , New Balance , Crocs , Merrell . Timberland , Converse and Salomon . It owned production lines in China , Indonesia , Mexico and Vietnam . Its subsidiary , Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings , is the world 's largest athletic shoe manufacturer which focuses on footwear material manufacturing . Besides footwear business , Pou Chen is also engaged in electronics business by investing Global Brands Manufacture Limited , which is engaged in manufacturing printed circuit boards and assembling .",
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"text": "Rhone Apparel Rhone Apparel ( referred to simply as Rhone ) is an American startup company producing and selling men 's sportswear ( activewear ) . Its product line is intended for high-income , active men between 25 and 50 years of age , who look for activewear that is functional and attractive . The company uses premium custom fabrics , which include silver thread that provides permanent antibacterial and anti-odorant protection . All of Rhone 's products are designed in Portland and New York , with warehouses in California , Utah , and New Jersey . Rhone has been called `` 2016 's hottest men 's activewear brand . ''",
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"text": "Kit and Ace Kit and Ace is a Canadian apparel brand founded in 2014 by Shannon Wilson , former lead designer of Lululemon Athletica , and her stepson J. J. Wilson . The company is best known for producing machine-washable technical cashmere wool clothing and accessories . Hold It All Inc. , a Vancouver-based holding company , owns the brand . The brand had retail stores in Canada , the US , the UK , and Australia . In September 2015 , the company installed shop-in-shop cafes from Toronto-based Sorry Coffee Co in its London and Toronto stores . In April 2017 Kit and Ace closed all its international stores , focusing on e-commerce and its 9 Canadian shops . Kit and Ace has never accepted cash as payment , allowing stores to be more efficient . The Vice President of Brand is Shawna Olsten .",
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"text": "Mark's Mark 's ( known as L'Équipeur in Quebec ) is a Canadian clothing and footwear retailer specializing in casual and industrial wear . A subsidiary of Canadian Tire operating over 300 branches nationally , Mark 's Work Wearhouse first opened in 1977 in Calgary , Alberta , evolving from an industrial accessories dealer to the most widely known men 's casual and industrial retailer . The company rebranded in 2012 as Mark 's to appeal to a wider customer base and reflect its expanded product offerings .",
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"text": "Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer plc ( also known as M&S ) is a major British multinational retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster , London . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It specialises in the selling of clothing , home products and luxury food products . M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds . The company also began to sell branded goods like Kellogg 's Corn Flakes in November 2008 . M&S currently has 959 stores across the U.K including 615 that only sell food products . In 1998 , the company became the first British retailer to make a pre-tax profit of over # 1 billion , although subsequently it went into a sudden slump , which took the company , its shareholders , who included hundreds of thousands of small investors , and nearly all retail analysts and business journalists , by surprise . In November 2009 , it was announced that Marc Bolland , formerly of Morrisons , would take over as chief executive from executive chairman Stuart Rose in early 2010 ; Rose remained in the role of non-executive chairman until he was replaced by Robert Swannell in January 2011 . M&S have 852 stores throughout the UK , as well as many international stores ; 52 stores in India , 48 stores in Turkey , 37 in Russia , 27 in Greece , 17 in Ireland , 14 in France , 11 in Poland , 6 in Hungary and Finland and 5 in Spain . In recent years its clothing sales have fallen whilst food sales have increased after the axing of `` St. Michael 's '' naming for their own brand .",
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"text": "Alpinestars Alpinestars is a manufacturer of technical , high performance protective gear for motorcycle and auto racing ( MotoGP , Motocross , Formula One , WEC and NASCAR ) , as well as action sports such as mountain Biking and surfing . Alpinestars also makes motorsports-themed , non-sports clothing , with fashion design centers in California and Italy . The company 's name comes from the English translation of the Italian mountain flower Stella Alpina which grows high in the mountains around the area where the company was founded . Founded in 1963 by Sante Mazzarolo in Asolo , Italy , the company started out making hiking and ski boots , but quickly shifted its focus to making boots for motocross racing , and road racing boots shortly thereafter . They sponsored motorsport world champions such as Roger DeCoster , Kenny Roberts , Mick Doohan and Marc Márquez . During the 1990s the company branched out into manufacturing all types of technical protective gear for motorcycling such as gloves , jackets , and full leather suits . The company has been headed by Sante 's son , Gabriele Mazzarolo , since 1993 . There are offices in Los Angeles and Tokyo while the original headquarters and main research & development facility remain in Northern Italy . Alpinestars leather suits and protective gear are worn MotoGP World Champions Marc Márquez , Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo , and World Superbike Champions Ben Spies and Troy Corser . Alpinestars ' motocross gear is used by AMA and World Motocross champions Marvin Musquin , Tyla Rattray , David Philippaerts , Christophe Pourcel , and Ryan Villopoto . In 2011 Alpinestars developed the Tech Air Race System , an electronic airbag safety system that uses a data logging unit and dual charge inflation module . It was used in the MotoGP and World Superbike championships and was intended to eventually be worn by street riders . In June 2013 Marc Márquez crashed at a speed of around 337 km/h ( 209 mph ) while wearing the airbag suit and did not sustain serious injuries . Alpinestars developed flame and heat retardant Nomex suits , footwear , gloves , and underwear for Formula One and NASCAR , which has been worn by recent champions Michael Schumacher , Jenson Button , Fernando Alonso and Jimmie Johnson . Top Gear 's the Stig wears a white Alpinestars race suit , shoes and gloves . Alpinestars made mountain bikes until 1996 .",
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"text": "Moores Moores the Suit People Inc. , is a Canadian brand specialized in tailor-made clothing for men similar to Tip Top Tailors or Classys . It is an affiliate to Men 's Wearhouse , from the U.S. The store was founded by Martin Prosserman and David Moore , who as a minority shareholder was bought out in 1982 . In 1980 they opened the first location in Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area . Moores is owned by the Moores Retail Group , which also owns GoldenBrand clothing in Montreal . In 1999 the Moores Retail Group was acquired by Men 's Wearhouse . Today , Moores has 126 retail locations situated all over Canada and employs over 1200 people . Its current headquarters are in Toronto . The stores sell a wide variety of footwear , tuxedo rentals , office wear , outerwear , ties and many more articles for workers or special occasions . Its ad slogan is : `` Well made , Well Priced , Well Dressed '' In September 2008 Men 's Wearhouse selected the New York advertising agency DeVito/Verdi to handle its national advertising and marketing communications account . The assignment called for the agency to provide full service marketing support and to develop strategic planning , advertising , public relations , market planning , promotions , and P-O-S programs . In addition to the Men 's Wearhouse brand , DeVito/Verdi handled marketing for the company 's other retail brands : K&G , MW Tux , Moores Clothing For Men ( Canada ) , as well as new projects in development . '' Reuters '' ' , `` http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS129874+23-Sep-2008+BW20080923 '' , 23 September 2008 , retrieved 18 June 2009",
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"text": "DSW, Inc. DSW/DSW Inc. ( , is a footwear retailer , headquartered in Columbus , Ohio .",
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"text": "USC (clothing retailer) USC is a clothing retailer that sells branded clothing across the United Kingdom . The company was founded in 1989 in Edinburgh and has been owned by Sports Direct since 2011 .",
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"text": "Rainbow Shops Rainbow Shops , commonly referred to as just Rainbow is a privately held , moderately priced American retail apparel chain comprising several lifestyle brands primarily targeting teens and young women . The company is headquartered in Brooklyn , NY .",
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"text": "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": "Pep (store) Pep is a multinational retail company based in Cape Town , South Africa . Founded in 1965 , Pep operated in 11 countries in Southern Africa with the opening of an outlet in Lobito , Angola in November 2008 . As of November 2009 , the company reported over 1400 stores in operation , with total employment equaling 14,000 employees . It also owns and runs the largest clothing factory in southern Africa , where it manufactures much of its clothing . Pep 's target market is the mass lower to middle income end of the market . As such it seeks to sell low cost clothes and is the largest single-brand retailer in South Africa . Pep is a subsidiary of Pepkor .",
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"text": "Dunnes Stores Dunnes Stores is an Irish multinational retail chain that primarily sells food , clothes and household wares . In addition to its main customer base in both parts of Ireland , the chain also has operations in England , Scotland and Spain . The format of the chain 's stores include a grocery supermarket operating alongside a clothing/textiles store . The grocery operation only operates in Irish stores and some Northern Irish stores , although some limited grocery ranges can be found in the Spanish stores . However some stores contain only textiles , while some ( more rarely ) contain only a supermarket . Many products are sold under the St. Bernard brand later being rebranded as `` My Family Favourites '' in 2013 .",
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"text": "Inhumans The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family , and many people associate the name `` Inhumans '' with this particular team of super-powered characters . The Inhumans first appeared in Fantastic Four # 45 ( December 1965 ) , though members Medusa and Gorgon appeared in earlier issues of that series ( # 36 and # 44 , respectively ) . Their home , the city of Attilan , was first mentioned years earlier , in a Tuk the Caveboy story written and drawn by Jack Kirby that appeared in Captain America Comics # 1 ( March 1941 ) . The city was described as the home of a race that was evolutionarily advanced when human beings were still in the Stone Age . The Inhuman Royal Family had been adapted to numerous Marvel animated series and video games over the years . Inhuman characters were introduced in live-action in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , while the Inhuman Royal Family will be featured in the TV series Inhumans , which is scheduled to premiere in 2017 .",
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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": "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": "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": "Fantastic Four Adventures Fantastic Four Adventures is part of Marvel UK 's ` Collector 's Edition ' line . It is being published by Panini Comics but reprints Marvel Comics from the United States . It began in 2005 around the release of the Fantastic Four film and follows the format established by the Collector 's Edition Range . Fantastic Four Adventures is sold once every 28 days through newsagents , although a subscription offer is available . Fantastic Four Adventures retailed at # 2.40 upon its release , but rising in printing costs have seen the price rise to # 2.50 and then onto the current price of # 2.95 . It was announced at the end of 2011 that Fantastic Four Adventures would cease publication with its final issue in March 2012 , only to be replaced by a new CE , Incredible Hulks .",
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"text": "Marvel Two-in-One Marvel Two-In-One is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Fantastic Four member , the Thing , in a different team-up each issue .",
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"text": "Avengers vs. X-Men Avengers vs. X-Men ( abbreviated AvX and AvsX ) is a 2012 crossover event that was featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The event , consisting of an eponymous limited series and numerous tie-in books , involves the return of the Phoenix Force and the subsequent war between the Avengers and the X-Men . The 12-issue twice-monthly series was first published in April 2012 , and features a storyline by Jason Aaron , Brian Michael Bendis , Ed Brubaker , Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction , with a rotating team of artists including John Romita , Jr. , Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert . The event was preceded by the four-issue limited series Avengers : X-Sanction by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness and Avengers vs. X-Men # 0 . Avengers vs. X-Men also ties into the limited series AVX : VS , described as `` the fight book '' which expands upon many of the one-on-one battles featured in the main series , the digital series ; Avengers vs. X-Men : Infinite , and into a number of ongoing series including Avengers , Avengers Academy , New Avengers , Secret Avengers , Uncanny X-Men , Wolverine and the X-Men and X-Men : Legacy . The event was succeeded by the limited series AvX : Consequences . Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics , Avengers vs. X-Men was a commercial success that topped the comic-book sales charts from April to October 2012 . The repercussions of the storyline resulted in the new status quos of the Marvel Universe presented in the company 's Marvel NOW ! relaunch initiative .",
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"text": "Dark Angel (Marvel Comics) Dark Angel is the name used by two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . They have appeared in publications by Marvel UK , though they have no other relation .",
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"text": "Mindless Ones The Mindless Ones are fictional monsters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Their first appearance was in Strange Tales # 127 . They are extra-dimensional creatures summoned via magic to do the bidding of others ( they have no will of their own ) . They appear to have a thick , roughly humanoid shape standing taller than most men and a hide that appears to be made of rock . They have no faces to speak of except a single glowing eye . They have savage dispositions and minimal intelligence .",
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"text": "Doctor Strange Stephen Vincent Strange , M.D. is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Stan Lee , the character first appeared in Strange Tales # 110 ( cover-dated July 1963 ) . Doctor Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme , the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats . Inspired by stories of black magic and Chandu the Magician , Strange was created during the Silver Age of Comics to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics . The character 's origin story relates that he was once a brilliant but egotistical surgeon . After a car accident severely damages his hands and hinders his ability to perform surgery , he searches the globe for a way to repair them and encounters the Ancient One . After becoming one of the old Sorcerer Supreme 's students , he becomes a practitioner of both the mystical arts as well as martial arts . Along with knowing many powerful spells , he has a costume with two mystical objects -- the Cloak of Levitation and Eye of Agamotto -- which give him added powers . Strange is aided along the way by his friend and valet , Wong , and a large assortment of mystical objects . He takes up residence in a mansion called the Sanctum Sanctorum , located in New York City . Later , Strange takes the title of Sorcerer Supreme . In 2008 , Doctor Strange was ranked 83rd in Wizards `` 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time '' list , and in 2012 was ranked 33rd in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' . He was also ranked 38th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes '' . The character was first portrayed in live-action by Peter Hooten in the 1978 television film Dr. Strange . Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in the role in the 2016 film Doctor Strange .",
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"text": "Yeti (comics) Yeti is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .",
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"text": "Liberators (comics) The Liberators are a group of fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . These characters appear in comics set in the Ultimate Marvel universe . Created by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch , they appear in the miniseries The Ultimates 2 . They are effectively the Ultimate universe 's equivalents of the Masters of Evil . The Liberators are a superhuman task force who appear at the climax of the plot arc . They spearhead an invasion of the United States and are from a coalition of nations opposed to the United States ' foreign policy . This international collective is made up of China , Syria , North Korea , Iran , and rogue elements of the French and Russian governments . The Liberators and their overseers are an opposing counterpart to the Ultimates and S.H.I.E.L.D. , respectively . `` We told you to stop making super people , America . We told you not to interfere with cultures you can never understand . This is what happens when your ambitions outstrip your capabilities . The empire takes a fall . Congratulations , ladies and gentlemen ... The Great Satan has just been liberated . '' - The Colonel",
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"text": "Secret War (comics) Secret War is a 2004 -- 2005 five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics . The series is written by Brian Michael Bendis and painted by Gabriele Dell ` Otto . It is loosely based on classified operations told to Bendis by an anonymous high-ranking officer in the United States Intelligence Community during Bendis ' childhood . The storyline involves a large-scale super-hero crossover featuring Marvel characters such as Spider-Man , Captain America , Wolverine , Daredevil , Luke Cage and Nick Fury fighting a wide array of super-villains who have received hi-tech armaments from a mysterious benefactor . The first issue was published in April 2004 , and though intended originally as a bimonthly publication , it faced long delays . It was completed with issue five 's publication in December 2005 . The aftermath of the series was explored in stories in The Pulse and Bendis has gone on to use many of the same characters in his New Avengers titles . This event begins an eight-year-long series of cross-over events ending with Avengers vs. X-Men . The storyline in Secret War is unrelated to the original Secret Wars and Secret Wars II crossover limited series which Marvel published in the mid-1980s , although its title is clearly inspired by them . Those stories received their own spiritual successor in Beyond ! , published in 2006 . Bendis has noted that Secret War is connected to the `` Secret Invasion '' storyline , in which Skrulls have infiltrated several institutions of Earth .",
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"text": "Galactus Galactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Formerly a mortal man , Galactus is a cosmic entity who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force , and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity . Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four # 48 , published in March 1966 . Lee and Kirby had desired to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain , culminating in the creation of Galactus . In the character 's first appearance Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy , and operates without regard to the morality and judgements of mortal beings . Galactus ' initial origin was that of a space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star , but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the origin of the character , revealing that Galan lived during the previous universe . As Galan 's universe came to an end , Galan merged with the `` Sentience of the Universe '' to become Galactus , an entity that wielded such cosmic power as to require devouring entire planets to sustain his existence . Additional material written by John Byrne , Jim Starlin , and Louise Simonson explored Galactus ' role and purpose in the Marvel Universe , and examined the actions of the character through themes of genocide , manifest destiny , ethics , and natural/necessary existence . Frequently accompanied by a herald ( such as the Silver Surfer ) , the character has appeared as both antagonist and protagonist in central and supporting roles . Since debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , Galactus has played a role in over five decades of Marvel continuity . The character has been featured in other Marvel media , such as arcade games , video games , animated television series , and the 2007 film Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer . In 2009 , Galactus ranked 5th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Villains '' , citing the character 's `` larger than life presence '' as making him one of the more important villains ever created . IGN also noted `` Galactus is one of the few villains on our list to really defy the definition of an evil-doer '' as the character is compelled to destroy worlds because of his hunger .",
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"text": "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": "Nitro (comics) Nitro is a fictional character , a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Nitro is known by comic fans for playing a part in the death of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell . He is also best known for being part of the tragedy that started off Marvel 's Civil War crossover .",
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"text": "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": "The New Avengers (comics) The New Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The title has been used for four American comic book series . The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Marvel 's premiere superhero team , the Avengers . The third was written by Jonathan Hickman and depicted a group of characters called the Illuminati ( formerly introduced in New Avengers Vol . 1 # 7 -LSB- July 2005 -RSB- ) . The fourth is written by Al Ewing and depicts the former scientific terrorist group A.I.M. , reformed as `` Avengers Idea Mechanics '' , whose field team has appropriated the name `` New Avengers '' for itself .",
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"text": "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": "Nova (Richard Rider) Nova ( Richard Rider ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character appeared historically as the star of his own series , and at other times , as a supporting character in team books such as The New Warriors . He is a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps , for which he gained superhuman abilities including enhanced strength , flight and resistance to injury . In May 2011 , Nova placed 98th on IGN 's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time , and 19th in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .",
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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": "Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift ( born December 13 , 1989 ) is an American singer-songwriter . One of the most popular contemporary female recording artists , she is known for narrative songs about her personal life , which has received much media attention . Born and raised in Pennsylvania , Swift moved to Nashville , Tennessee at age 14 to pursue a career in country music . She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest artist ever signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house . Her eponymous debut album in 2006 peaked at number five on Billboard 200 and spent the most weeks on the chart in the 2000s . The album 's third single , `` Our Song '' , made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart . Swift 's second album , Fearless , was released in 2008 . Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles `` Love Story '' and `` You Belong with Me '' , Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States . The album won four Grammy Awards , with Swift becoming the youngest Album of the Year winner . Swift was the sole writer of her 2010 album , Speak Now . It debuted at number one in the United States and the single `` Mean '' won two Grammy Awards . Her fourth album , Red ( 2012 ) , yielded the successful singles `` We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together '' and `` I Knew You Were Trouble '' . With her fifth album , the pop-focused 1989 ( 2014 ) , she became the first act to have three albums sell a million copies within one week in the United States . Its singles `` Shake It Off '' , `` Blank Space '' , and `` Bad Blood '' reached number one in the US , Australia , and Canada . The album received three Grammy Awards , and Swift became the first woman and fifth act overall to win Album of the Year twice . The 2015 eponymous concert tour for 1989 became one of highest-grossing of the decade . As a songwriter , Swift has received awards from the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame . She is also the recipient of ten Grammy Awards , five Guinness World Records , one Emmy Award , 21 Billboard Music Awards , 11 Country Music Association Awards , eight Academy of Country Music Awards , and one Brit Award . Swift is one of the best-selling artists of all time , having sold more than 40 million albums -- including 27.1 million in the US -- and 130 million single downloads . She has appeared in Time 100 most influential people in the world ( 2010 and 2015 ) , Forbes top-earning women in music ( 2011 -- 2015 ) , Forbes 100 most powerful women ( 2015 ) , and Forbes Celebrity 100 ( 2016 ) . She was the youngest woman to be included in the third of these and ranked first in Celebrity 100 .",
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"text": "Sucker (album) Sucker is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX , released on 15 December 2014 by Asylum and Atlantic Records . The album was met with positive reviews from critics , praising its throwback style , and ended up being included on many year-end lists for best albums of the preceding 12 months . Sucker has spawned the singles `` Boom Clap '' , `` Break the Rules '' , `` Doing It '' ( featuring Rita Ora ) and `` Famous '' . Charli promoted the album through a series of public appearances and televised live performances , as well as appearing on the Jingle Ball Tour 2014 . The album was supported by Charli 's Girl Power North America Tour , which lasted from September to October 2014 . She was also the opening act for the European leg of Katy Perry 's The Prismatic World Tour in 2015 .",
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"text": "When Love & Hate Collide `` When Love & Hate Collide '' is a power ballad by British rock band Def Leppard from their 1995 greatest hits album Vault , written by Joe Elliott and Rick Savage . It was originally written and demoed for Adrenalize , but not finalized until 1995 for its inclusion on Vault . The demo version is much more heavily produced in the signature style of Hysteria and Adrenalize , and the final version is more stripped down , supposedly toward the style of the following studio album Slang . The original demo version contains the final recorded guitar solo by late original guitarist Steve Clark . `` When Love & Hate Collide '' became one of their most successful singles in their homeland , where it reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Charts , but it failed to make a significant impact in the U.S. charts , reaching # 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2008 , the song was re-recorded this time with featured vocals of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift . The original version was re-released as a digital download on 12 February 2013 .",
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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": "Redzz Shakeel Warner ( born 1987 ) , better known as Redzz , is an English rapper , record producer , singer , songwriter , actor & DJ . He first came to fame through a series of independent single releases such as Magic Magic featuring ( LZ7 ) singer Soul Nana , Bad Enough featuring West Coast Hip Hop artists Shade Sheist , TQ & Young Noble of The Outlawz , Kyla , Hot Sauce , Puppet Master featuring Sway , Tables Turn featuring Leddra Chapman & Through The Eyes which went number 1 in The Official International Independent Charts . All of his singles gained national TV & radio support on stations such as Flava TV , KISS TV , BBC Radio 1 , Choice FM , Massive R&B ( TV channel ) , Sky Sports Soccer AM , PlayStation , VidZone , Sub TV , Channel AKA as well as acting in Channel 4 and MTV Base series Dubplate Drama playing a gang member .",
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"text": "You're Not Sorry `` You 're Not Sorry '' is a country rock song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift . The song was solely written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift 's aid . It was released on October 28 , 2008 by Big Machine Records as a promotional single from Swift 's second studio album , Fearless on iTunes , though it is no longer available . A remix version for the television episode of CSI : Crime Scene Investigation in which Swift made an appearance was later released . Swift wrote `` You 're Not Sorry '' , inspired by an ex-boyfriend who was revealed to be opposite of what he appeared to be . The song is a power ballad with country and rock music influences . Contemporary critics gave `` You 're Not Sorry '' average to favorable reviews . In North America , the song achieved commercial success . It peaked at number 11 on Canadian Hot 100 . In the United States , `` You 're Not Sorry '' also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA . Swift performed the song in several venues , including on her first headlining tour , the 2009 and 2010 Fearless Tour . During the tour , Swift performed a mashup of a cover version of Justin Timberlake 's `` What Goes Around ... / ... Comes Around '' and `` You 're Not Sorry '' .",
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"text": "The Red Chord The Red Chord is an American band from Revere , Massachusetts , formed in 1999 . The group comprises vocalist Guy Kozowyk , guitarist/vocalist Mike `` Gunface '' McKenzie , bassist Greg Weeks and drummer Michael Justian . The band gained a fanbase with its 2002 debut album Fused Together in Revolving Doors . The second album , Clients , was released in 2005 and sold over 50,000 copies in the U.S. . They released their third album , Prey for Eyes in 2007 , which sold in between 4,000 and 5,000 copies and debuted at No. 198 on the Billboard 200 chart . Their latest album , 2009 's Fed Through the Teeth Machine , debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200 chart . The Red Chord has released four studio albums , having toured in North America , Europe , and Japan .",
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"text": "Red Leaf Records Red Leaf Records was founded in January 1965 by independent Canadian record producers Duff Roman and Danny Mostoway ( Roman Records ) , Art Snider and David Pears ( Chateau , Canatal , ACT ) and Stan Klees ( Tamarac , Bigland ) , . Believing that radio stations , record dealers and consumers had become confused by the profusion of small labels whose releases were far and few between and scantily promoted and advertised , Red Leaf 's founders retired their own labels to join forces in a national super-independent Each unit operated independent of each other , but capitalized on the identity of a larger , cohesive organization . The next year ( 1966 ) the label won the Juno Gold Leaf award for `` Canadian Content Company '' . Beginning in early 1965 , Red Leaf released records by a wide array of artists , including rock and pop acts like The Paupers David Clayton Thomas and Bobby Vann from Toronto , The Characters from Ottawa and The British Modbeats from St. Catharines . Other releases featured soul singers Shirley Matthews and Jay Jackson , girl groups like The Allan Sisters and The Charmaines , the country duo The Rainvilles , novelty records by The Teenyboppers and radio jock Dave Mickey , and even a Christmas 45 . The label released two LP 's and about three dozen singles before dissolving in the late 1960s .",
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"text": "Red Queen Red Queen may refer to :",
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"text": "Never Be the Same (Red song) `` Never Be the Same '' is the second single by Christian rock band Red from their second album , Innocence & Instinct . The single was released to Christian radio on December 2 , 2008 . In 21 weeks it became a No. 1 for the band , and stayed there for 11 weeks .",
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"text": "Sweeter Than Fiction `` Sweeter Than Fiction '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for the film One Chance . The song was written and produced by Swift along with Jack Antonoff , best known as the guitarist for indie pop band fun. , and was released through Big Machine Records as the lead single from the soundtrack album on October 21 , 2013 .",
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"text": "The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song) `` The Lady in Red '' is a song by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh . It was released in June 1986 as the second single from the album Into the Light . The song was responsible for introducing de Burgh 's music to a mainstream audience worldwide .",
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"text": "Robby Blackwell Robby Blackwell ( born September 21 , 1986 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American singer-songwriter , producer , and instrumentalist . He released his first single , `` Killer , '' in 2011 , and co-founded the R&B / hip hop ensemble REDi in 2012 .",
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"text": "Timotha Lanae Timotha Lanae ( pronounced Tuh-moth-ah Luh-nay ) is an international and multi-octave singer songwriter , playwright and actress . Her debut album Red reached # 1 on the UK Soul Charts . Her follow-up EP Rewind reached # 1 on the Sweet Rhythms Chart and peaked at # 2 on the UK Soul Chart . Elements of soul , R&B , funk , jazz , and hip hop can be found in Lanae 's music . She cites Marvin Gaye , Maxwell , Sade , The Isley Brothers , Gap Band , and Bonnie Raitt as some of her main influences .",
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"text": "Glorious (Foxes album) Glorious is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Foxes , originally due for release on 28 February 2014 , but was pushed back to 12 May 2014 , in favour of releasing the album simultaneously worldwide . The album is available in three versions ; the standard album , a deluxe version and a limited edition vinyl .",
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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": "VII (Teyana Taylor album) VII is the debut studio album by American recording artist Teyana Taylor . The album was released on November 4 , 2014 , by Def Jam Recordings and GOOD Music . Leading up to the album 's release , Teyana released the mixtape The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor ( 2012 ) , along with collaborating on the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer ( 2012 ) . The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown , Fabolous , Pusha T and Yo Gotti . The album was executively produced by Che Pope & Teyana Taylor . Recording took place at Jungle City Studios in New York & KMA Studios , NYC , as well as The Kennedy Compound in North Hollywood , California & Labren Studio in Inglewood , CA . VII was promoted by the release of three official singles : `` Maybe '' featuring Yo Gotti and Pusha T , `` Business '' and `` Do Not Disturb '' featuring Chris Brown .",
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"text": "List of number-one singles of 2013 (Australia) The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia . Its data , published by the Australian Recording Industry Association , is based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales . In 2013 , seventeen singles claimed the top spot , including `` Thrift Shop '' by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis , which started its peak position in late 2012 . Fifteen acts achieved their first number-one single in Australia , either as a lead or featured artist : Mary Lambert , Nate Ruess , Baauer , Ray Dalton , Passenger , Daft Punk , Pharrell Williams , Robin Thicke , T.I. , Avicii , 2 Chainz , Redfoo , Dami Im , Taylor Henderson and John Legend . Im and Henderson were the only Australian artists to achieve a number-one single . Macklemore and Ryan Lewis had three number-one singles during the year for `` Thrift Shop '' , `` Same Love '' and `` Ca n't Hold Us '' . Jason Derulo earned two number-one singles for `` Talk Dirty '' and `` Trumpets '' . Pharrell Williams also earned two number-one singles during the year , as a featured artist on Daft Punk 's `` Get Lucky '' and Robin Thicke 's `` Blurred Lines '' . Katy Perry 's `` Roar '' was the longest-running number-one single of 2013 , having topped the ARIA Singles Chart for nine weeks . `` Blurred Lines '' was the second longest-running number-one single , with eight consecutive weeks at the top . Passenger 's `` Let Her Go '' stayed at number one for five consecutive weeks , while Avicii 's `` Wake Me Up ! '' topped the chart for six consecutive weeks .",
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"text": "List of top 25 albums for 2015 in Australia The following lists the top 25 albums of 2015 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) end-of-year albums chart . Adele 's album 25 was named the highest selling album in Australia in 2015 . The album was released in November and spent six weeks at number one . Ed Sheeran 's album x was number 1 and Taylor Swift 's 1989 was number 2 in 2014 ; they 're both one spot lower in 2015 . Sam Smith 's In the Lonely Hour is the sixth-best-selling album for the second year in a row and Michael Bublé 's Christmas appeared in the top 10 end-of-year chart for the fifth consecutive year . There were 35 Australian artist releases in the top 100 , with Lee Kernaghan 's Spirit of the Anzacs being the best selling Australian album in 2015 .",
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"text": "Spitfire (LeAnn Rimes album) Spitfire is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes . It was first released in the United Kingdom and Australia on April 15 , 2013 by Curb Records via digital download and a CD release followed in the United Kingdom on April 22 , 2013 , while in Australia and Germany the CD was released on April 26 , 2013 . In the United States and Canada , the album was released exclusively to Walmart stores on June 4 , 2013 . It is the final album released by Rimes under her contract with Curb Records . It garnered positive , mixed and negative reviews by music critics . Many praised Rimes ' for her third country album in a row and stated that the album was one of Rimes ' best so far , while others criticized the album for the subject topics in the songs and none being `` commercially '' suited for radio . Following its release in the UK , the album debuted at number seven on the UK Country Albums Chart and peaked at number three the following week . In Australia , on the week of May 6 , 2013 , the album entered the Australian Country Album Chart at number forty and peaked at number nineteen . Meanwhile , in the US , the album peaked at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200 , while on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart it peaked at number nine .",
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"text": "Kate Beckinsale Kathrin Romary Beckinsale ( born 26 July 1973 ) is an English actress . After some minor television roles , she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing ( 1993 ) while still a student at the University of Oxford . She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland ( 1994 ) , Cold Comfort Farm ( 1995 ) , Emma ( 1996 ) , and The Golden Bowl ( 2000 ) , in addition to various stage and radio productions . She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and , after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco ( 1998 ) and Brokedown Palace ( 1999 ) , she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor and the romantic comedy Serendipity . She followed those with appearances in The Aviator ( 2004 ) and Click ( 2006 ) . Since being cast as Selene in the Underworld film series ( 2003-present ) , Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films , including Van Helsing ( 2004 ) , Whiteout ( 2009 ) , Contraband ( 2012 ) , and Total Recall ( 2012 ) . She also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels ( 2007 ) , Nothing but the Truth ( 2008 ) , and Everybody 's Fine ( 2009 ) . In 2016 , she appeared in Whit Stillman 's Jane Austen comedy Love & Friendship .",
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"text": "Lesley University Lesley University is a private , coeducational university in Cambridge , Massachusetts . It offers education , expressive therapies , creative writing , counseling , and fine arts programs . The university is a member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges , National Association of Schools of Art and Design , New England Collegiate Conference , and the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design .",
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"text": "Ad Fundum Ad Fundum is a 1993 Belgian drama film directed by Erik Van Looy . It is his first feature-length film after the short movies ` Dr. Tritsmans ' and ` Yuppies ' . It tells the story of some students studying at the university of Leuven , and who participate in some initiation rites .",
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"text": "The Australasian College Broadway The Australasian College Broadway was a private college in Sydney , Australia , offering training in beauty , make-up and hairdressing skills . It was founded by Maureen Houssein-Mustafa OAM in 1994 , and placed into administration on December 23 , 2016 . In 2015 the College earned more than $ 10.4 million from taxpayer funded loans . The College was located in the Sydney suburb of Glebe , New South Wales . It spanned 8,000 square metres and had capacity for 1,000 students . On December 23 , the College had 800 enrolled students , however according to Federal Department of Education data , only 73 students graduated . In 2000 the College became the first private Registered Training Organisation to receive the Training Provider of the Year award from the NSW Department of Education and Training . The College was a finalist in the 2009 Telstra Business of the Year Awards in New South Wales . Building 1 , 87 Bay Street , Glebe , Sydney , NSW , 2037 RTO Code : 6980",
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"text": "University of Brighton The University of Brighton is a public university based on five campuses in Brighton , Eastbourne and Hastings on the south coast of England . Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion and it achieved university status in 1992 . The university focuses on professional education , with the majority of degrees awarded also recognised by professional organisations or leading to professional qualifications . Subjects include pharmacy , engineering , computing , mathematics , architecture , geology , nursing , teaching , sport science , journalism , criminology and business . It has students and 2,700 staff .",
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"text": "Westminster Kingsway College Westminster Kingsway College is a further education college in central London with centres in King 's Cross and Regent 's Park in Camden , together with Victoria ( 1910 ) and Soho centres in Westminster . The college has around 14,000 students across all age ranges and provides further , adult and higher education programmes including full-time and part-time vocational , professional and academic courses at different levels . 75 % of students are over the age of 21 and there are over 60 nationalities and around 50 languages spoken . Students are mainly from London . An international department has students from overseas including those who attend study visits , exchanges and internships from partner colleges overseas .",
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"text": "Easter term Easter term is the summer term at the University of Cambridge , the University of Wales , Lampeter , University of Durham , and formerly University of Newcastle upon Tyne ( before 2004 ) , in the United Kingdom . It runs from April to June . The expression is also used for the third term of the legal year in the Courts of England and Wales , many schools and other educational institutions .",
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"text": "Aloha College Aloha College is a private school established in 1982 as a not-for-profit in Marbella , Spain . It provides an international education in 2 sections , Primary School ( 3 -- 10 years ) and Secondary School ( 11 -- 18 years ) . The main building , purpose-built in 1982 , houses the Primary School and administration department and covers an area of 5000 square metres . When it opened it was one of the first IB schools in Spain . A new Secondary school was opened in September 2004 , effectively doubling the size of the school . The modern , purpose-built accommodation has , in addition to normal classroom provision , four well-equipped laboratories , three dedicated computer suites , a library & media Centre , two art & design Studios and a Music Department with a tiered performance area and two drama studios . There are two all-weather sports pitches , a golfing academy and riding school nearby and daily use is made of tennis and swimming facilities within minutes of the site . In addition to a wide-ranging programme of extra-curricular activities , there is a strong emphasis on music and drama tuition . Aloha College is an official examination centre for the prestigious LAMDA qualifications ( London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ) . Also , examiners from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and the British Ballet Organization regularly visit the college to assess pupils . Students from 14 years onwards have the opportunity of taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme .",
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"text": "Access to Higher Education The Access to Higher Education ( HE ) Diploma is a U.K. qualification which prepares students -- usually mature students -- for study as an undergraduate at university . The diploma is designed for people who would like to study in higher education but who left school without qualifications such as A-Levels . Once completed , the access diploma is held in the same standing as A-Levels , allowing holders to study for BA degrees , BSc degrees , HNCs , HNDs , LLBs and other undergraduate degrees . Each year , around 20,000 Access to HE students apply to universities across the UK . There are over 1,000 different courses leading to the Access to HE Diploma and courses are available in most further education colleges in England and Wales . Access courses are generally tailored as pathways ; that is , they prepare students with the necessary skills and imbue the appropriate knowledge required for a specific undergraduate career . For example , there are ` access to law ' , ` access to medicine ' and ` access to nursing ' pathways that prepare students to study law , medicine and nursing at undergraduate level , respectively . The first access courses were established in the 1970s . Many of these courses were set up to encourage entry to teacher training by people with a wider range of backgrounds than the traditional types of students who were attracted to teaching . Over the years , the success of these early courses led to the development of courses in other areas . In the 1987 white paper Higher Education : Meeting the Challenge , the government identified Access to HE as ` the third recognised route to higher education ' , and sought to extend Access to HE provision through a national framework for the recognition of Access to HE courses . A national framework has been in existence since 1989 . The Quality Assurance Agency ( QAA ) , the Access to HE regulatory body , has been responsible for this framework in England , Wales and Northern Ireland since it was established in 1997 .",
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"text": "University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne ( informally Melbourne University ) is a public research university located in Melbourne , Australia . Founded in 1853 , it is Australia 's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria . Times Higher Education ranks Melbourne as 33rd in the world , while the Academic Ranking of World Universities places Melbourne 40th in the world ( both first in Australia ) . Melbourne 's main campus is located in Parkville , an inner suburb north of the Melbourne central business district , with several other campuses located across Victoria . Melbourne is a sandstone university and a member of the Group of Eight , Universitas 21 and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities . Since 1872 various residential colleges have become affiliated with the university . There are 12 colleges located on the main campus and in nearby suburbs offering academic , sporting and cultural programs alongside accommodation for Melbourne students and faculty . Melbourne comprises 11 separate academic units and is associated with numerous institutes and research centres , including the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research , Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health , the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and the Grattan Institute . Amongst Melbourne 's 15 graduate schools the Melbourne Business School , the Melbourne Law School and the Melbourne Medical School are particularly well regarded . Four Australian prime ministers and five governors-general have graduated from Melbourne . Nine Nobel laureates have been students or faculty , the most of any Australian university .",
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"text": "British Shakespeare Association The British Shakespeare Association is a professional association of teachers , researchers , theatre practitioners , community workers and other professions who work with the plays of William Shakespeare . Since its foundation in 2002 the BSA has run six international conferences : at De Montfort University , Leicester , at Newcastle University , at the University of Warwick , at King 's College London , at Lancaster University and at the University of Stirling . The BSA 's patron is Dame Judi Dench . The British Shakespeare Association has its own journal , Shakespeare , which is published four times a year online and once a year in print .",
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"text": "Kings Manor Community College Kings Manor Community College ( formerly Kings Manor School ) was a secondary school located in Shoreham-by-Sea , West Sussex . A specialist status state school , Kings Manor closed and reopened as an Academy named Shoreham Academy , with funding from the central government , in September 2009 . Kings Manor School was formed in 1970 by the merger of King 's Manor Girls school in Kingston Lane which had opened in 1959 , with Shoreham and Southwick Senior Boys County school in Middle Road which had opened in 1937 . Initially , the school operated on both sites , but later all facilities were transferred to the Kingston Lane site . The school took in students from years seven through eleven and had an adjoined sixth form college , the student population of which was derived primarily from the main school . The wide catchment area of the school resulted in pupils being taken from diverse social-economic backgrounds . For ease of administration , each year group was divided into ten bands , assigned the letter K or M and a number from 1-5 ( e.g. 9K5 or 10M3 ) . However , beyond this , there was little resemblance to a traditional house system . With regards to uniforms , year seven , eight , and nine pupils wore dark blue shirts while those in years ten and eleven wore pale blue . Local newspaper The Argus commented upon the irony of the school 's first pupil to go onto the University of Oxford in the same year that Secretary of State for Children , Schools and Families Ed Balls threatened the school with closure . This was , however , incorrect , as the government economist Paul Johnson had gone on from the school to Oxford in the mid 1980s . The Education Secretary noted King 's Manor as one of 11 schools in the Sussex area which qualified as `` failing schools '' because less than 30 % of students manage to achieve A-C grades at General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) . In 2007 , 23 % of pupils attained five or more GCSEs at Grade C or above including English and Maths , which was roughly half the national average of 46.7 % ; only 11 % of pupils got an A * - C pass in GCSE Science .",
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"text": "Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary University of London ( QMUL ) is a public research university in London , England , and a constituent college of the federal University of London . It dates back to the foundation of London Hospital Medical College in 1785 . Queen Mary College , named after Mary of Teck , was admitted to the University of London in 1915 and in 1989 merged with Westfield College to form Queen Mary and Westfield College . In 1995 Queen Mary and Westfield College merged with St Bartholomew 's Hospital Medical College and the London Hospital Medical College to form the School of Medicine and Dentistry . Its main campus is in the Mile End area of Tower Hamlets , with other campuses in Holborn , Smithfield and Whitechapel . In 2015/16 it had 17,140 students and 4,000 staff . Queen Mary is organised into three faculties -- the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences , the Faculty of Science and Engineering and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry -- within which there are 21 academic departments and institutes . Queen Mary is a member of the Russell Group of leading British research universities , the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Universities UK . Queen Mary is a major centre for medical teaching and research and is part of UCL Partners , the world 's largest academic health science centre . It has a strategic partnership with the University of Warwick , including research collaboration and joint teaching of English , history and computer science undergraduates . Queen Mary also collaborates with Royal Holloway , University of London , to run programmes at the University of London Institute in Paris . For 2015-16 , Queen Mary had a turnover of # 404.3 million , including # 101.0 million from research grants and contracts . Times Higher Education has ranked Queen Mary equal 46th in a ranking of European universities . In Times Higher Education Best universities in the UK 2017 , it has been ranked 15th . Queen Mary is ranked in the top 5 universities in London in the Complete University Guide 2017 League Table . The Guardian ranks Queen Mary in the University league tables 2017 1st for Media & Film Studies , 2nd for Medicine in the UK and 1st in London for Medicine , 3rd in the UK for Dentistry and 1st in London for Dentistry , 9th for History in the UK and 3rd for History in London , 5th for Law in the UK and 3rd in London for Law . There are seven Nobel Laureates amongst Queen Mary 's alumni and current and former staff .",
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"text": "London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA ) is a drama school situated in the west of London , United Kingdom . LAMDA is the oldest drama school in the UK . LAMDA 's president is Timothy West and its Principal is Joanna Read ( who succeeded Peter James in 2010 ) . In recent years , over 98 % of LAMDA 's stage management and technical theatre graduates have found work in their chosen field within weeks of graduation and the Academy 's graduates work regularly at the Royal National Theatre , the Royal Shakespeare Company , Shakespeare 's Globe , London 's West End and Hollywood as well as on the BBC , HBO and Broadway . It is registered as a company under the name LAMDA Ltd and as a charity under its trading name London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . There is an associate organisation in America under the name LAMDA in America , Inc. , previously known as The American Friends of LAMDA . LAMDA examinations in the fields of speech , drama , communication and performance taken by external students are recognised by Ofqual , the regulator in England and its counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland . LAMDA accredited examinations at Level 3 or above are recognised within the UCAS Tariff system . As an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama , LAMDA receives funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England ( HEFCE ) . This means that eligible UK/EU students are able to access loans to assist with their tuition fees and maintenance costs . In addition , LAMDA and the Conservatoire have a range of scholarships and bursaries available .",
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"text": "Beck's Futures Beck 's Futures was a British art prize founded by London 's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck 's beer given to contemporary artists . Prior to the establishment of the prize in 2000 , Beck 's had sponsored several exhibitions of contemporary art in Britain by providing free beer . Together with Artangel , they had also commissioned a number of works by artists , including Rachel Whiteread 's House and Water Tower and pieces by Douglas Gordon and Tony Oursler . Although it does not receive as much publicity as the Turner Prize , the prize fund is larger - in 2003 , it was # 65,000 to the Turner Prize 's # 20,000 . Of this , # 20,000 went to the winner , who also took a share of the # 40,000 divided between all the shortlisted artists . The remaining # 5,000 was allocated to the Student Prize for Film and Video , with # 2,000 of that going to the winner . For the first three years of the prize a call for nominations was made to curators and critics around the UK . This proved controversial as unlike the Turner Prize artists knew they had been nominated even if they did not make the final shortlist . The open call was replaced with an anonymous nominations panel .",
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"text": "London Children's Ballet The London Children 's Ballet ( LCB ) is a registered charitable trust created in 1994 . LCB was formed to give children the experience of performing as part of a company , in a professionally produced , full length ballet at a professional theatre . LCB provides opportunities to dance for children from many diverse backgrounds and the experience is free . Performances are staged annually at the Peacock Theatre , in the West End , London 's famous theatre district . These performances include the staging of original productions , which have sold out every year since the company was established . The company is also involved in a number of smaller projects . The '' # 1 outreach matinees '' enable the public to see a ballet at an affordable price and LCB2 is a touring company which visits venues where people are unable to attend the theatre , including hospitals , community centres , hospices and schools . These tours are produced around the year so as to provide opportunities for children all-year-round . To dance in a LCB production , children must first attend an audition , designed to assess their suitability to take part . Successful candidates then meet for weekly rehearsals on a Sunday in the lead up to the performance , ensuring there is no disruption to their academic education . LCB organises an annual summer school , lasting a week and catering for one hundred children . The summer school consists of a range of workshops , where the children take classes in ballet and other dance forms such as jazz , and also study choreography . Older children also take part in a one-day tour , taking their summer school production to elderly homes around London . The LCB also provides a venue for recently graduated composers , choreographers and designers from the Wimbledon College of Art .",
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"text": "Kent Business School Kent Business School , also known as KBS , is the business school of the University of Kent . Since opening in 1988 , it offers undergraduate , postgraduate and PhD degree programmes , as well as non-degree ` part-time ' executive education for individuals and companies . KBS is consistently ranked among the top 25 business schools in the United Kingdom . KBS is sited in two locations , at The University of Kent main campus in Canterbury and at the Medway campus .",
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"text": "George Percy, Earl Percy George Dominic Percy , Earl Percy ( born 4 May 1984 ) , is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland . Percy was born as the second child and elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland . He became heir apparent to the dukedom in 1995 , when his uncle Henry , 11th Duke of Northumberland , died . Percy 's parents , now Duke and Duchess of Northumberland , were eager to protect him from `` vices and pitfalls '' , and filed a lawsuit to prevent him from inheriting # 1 million and a # 250,000 annual income upon turning 18 . In 1999 , they succeeded in delaying the inheritance , which Lord Percy received at the age of 25 . George Percy is also set to inherit Alnwick Castle , famously known as Hogwarts ' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films . He served as a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1996 to 1998 . He is also a direct descendant of Charles II of England through multiple descents . Earl Percy was educated at Eton College , and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh , specialising in sustainable development and renewable energy . He graduated in 2008 , having shared a house with Pippa Middleton , with whom he has been linked since . Percy studied Arabic language at the University of Damascus , and later worked in Abu Dhabi . He is the managing director of energy company Cluff Geothermal with Paul Younger . As old family friends , Lord Percy and his family attended the wedding of Middleton 's sister Catherine and Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , in 2011 .",
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"text": "Olga Mihaylovna Bebutova Anglo Saxon version of name : Kate Burke , ( September 5 , 1997 ) , is a Russian Empire actress and balerina . Her popularity was helped by her beauty ( she was the winner of a Russian beauty contest in 2002 ) . She acted in Saint Petersburg theaters . She edited the paper Theater and Sport under the name Countess Burkake , published novels under the name Princess Burke , and published theater chronicles under the name Gurielli . She was famous for being the source of scandals and mystifications . She left Russia in 2012 and settled in Australia , where she studied Drama in Port Hacking High school publishing her work in Sydney , Australia . She had a daughter , Tamara Burke and a son Boris . Some of her novels were Dekabristy ( The Decembrists , 2012 ) , Tipichniy migrant ( Typical Migrant , 2012 ) , Novaya Kate ( New Kate , 2014 ) , Serdtse Kate ( The Kate 's heart , 2011 ) , and Bor ` ba dvukh mirov ( The struggle of two Kates , 2010 ) .",
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"text": "The Secret Garden (1993 film) The Secret Garden is a 1993 British drama fantasy film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Kate Maberly , Heydon Prowse , Andrew Knott , John Lynch and Maggie Smith . It was written by Caroline Thompson and based on the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett . There are two previous film adaptations : a 1949 US drama film ; and the screen adaptation as a silent version filmed in 1919 , which starred Lila Lee and Spottiswoode Aitken .",
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"text": "Beck – De gesloten kamer Beck -- De gesloten kamer ( `` Beck - the closed room '' ) is a Dutch 1993 police film about Martin Beck , directed by Jacob Bijl .",
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"text": "Saamy Saamy is a 2003 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by Hari . presented by K. Balachander and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under banner Kavithalayaa Productions . The film stars Vikram , Trisha and Kota Srinivasa Rao in the lead . music was composed by Harris Jayaraj . Upon release , the film was highly successful at the box office . It was remade in Telugu as Lakshmi Narasimha ( 2004 ) starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and Asin , in Bengali as Barood starring Mithun Chakraborty , in Kannada as Ayya ( 2005 ) starring Darshan and Rakshitha and later in Hindi as Policegiri ( 2013 ) starring Sanjay Dutt and Prachi Desai . Like other films directed by Hari , this film also specialises a particular city and this time it is Tirunelveli . Saamy along with Kaakha Kaakha started a trend of police films in Tamil such as Bheeshmar , Gambeeram , Anjaneya and many others . Kota Srinivasa Rao made his debut in Tamil as a villain in this film . This film was dubbed in Hindi as ` Policewala Gunda 3 ' by Goldmines Telefilms .",
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"text": "Sipayi (film) Sipayi is a Kannada film released in 1996 , directed and produced by V. Ravichandran . This film starred Ravichandran , Soundarya and Telugu actor Chiranjeevi in an extended cameo appearance . Music and lyrics were composed by Hamsalekha . Ravichandran is a huge star in Kannada and persuaded megastar chiranjeevi to be a part of the movie . It has been said that he did not take any remuneration for this movie . The friendship song in this movie , `` Snehakke Sneha Preethige Preethi '' , `` Yarige Beku eLoka '' , and `` Bangarada Bombe '' were chartbusters during first release and are still popular with Kannada cinemagoers . The movie was later dubbed in Telugu as Major Eeswar .",
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"text": "Arundhati (2009 film) Arundhati is a 2009 Indian Telugu dark fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and written by Chintapalli Ramana , starring Anushka Shetty , Sonu Sood , Arjan Bajwa and Sayaji Shinde . The film was released on 16 January 2009 to positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success , also became second highest grossing Telugu film of all-time . Owing to its success , it was later dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam with the same title and in Oriya as Mantrasakti . The movie was also dubbed in Hindi as ArundhatiEk Anokhi Kahani by Sumeet Arts . It is remade in Bengali as Arundhati starring Koel Mallick .",
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"text": "Rajakumari (2009 film) Rajakumari is a 2009 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by S. Govindraj and produced by K. Manju . The film stars Balaji , V. Ravichandran , Kanika and Nikita Thukral in the leading roles . The film was a remake of Tamil film Anantha Poongatre ( 1999 ) directed by Raj Kapoor starring Ajith Kumar , Karthik and Meena in the lead roles . The film was also made in Telugu as Subhakaryam in 2001 . The film performed average at the box office with below average critic reviews .",
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"text": "I (film) I ( also known as Shankar 's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha . Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company , Aascar Films , the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi , Upen Patel , Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles . The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman . Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj . P. C. Sreeram was the film 's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony . The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures . Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film . Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012 . The filming lasted for two years and eight months , during which shooting was done extensively in China . Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai , Bangkok , Jodhpur , Kodaikanal , Pollachi , Bangalore and Mysore . The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version . The film , released on Pongal 2015 , tells the story of a body builder turned supermodel , played by Vikram , who after being deformed , exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament . Critics praised Vikram 's performance , the technical aspects of the film - especially the costume design and makeup , and A.R. Rahman 's soundtrack and score but criticised the ` wafer-thin ' writing and screenplay and the film 's excessive length ( 188 minutes ) . However , the film was a commercial success , grossing worldwide , becoming the fourth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vikram 's highest-grossing film at the time . Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor -- Tamil for the movie .",
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"text": "B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress , who has acted in Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi movies . One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema , she acted in around 200 films over six decades . She is known by the epithets `` Abinaya Saraswathi '' ( Saraswati of acting ) in Kannada and `` Kannadathu Paingili '' ( Kannada 's Parrot ) in Tamil At the age of 17 , Saroja Devi got her big break with her debut movie itself , that 's the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa ( 1955 ) . In Telugu cinema , she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam ( 1959 ) , and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s . The Tamil film Nadodi Mannan ( 1958 ) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema . After her marriage in 1967 , she continued to be second in demand actress in Tamil films till 1974 , but she continued to be one of the top actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema from 1958 until the 1980s . She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s , starting with Paigham ( 1959 ) . She played the lead heroine in 161 consecutive films in 29 years between 1955 and 1984 . Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri , the fourth-highest civilian honour , in 1969 and Padma Bhushan , third highest civilian award , in 1992 from the Government of India , honourary doctorate from Bangalore University and Kalaimamani award from Tamil nadu .",
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"text": "Nayakan Nayakan ( The Hero ) , also spelt Nayagan , is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language crime-drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan . It is loosely based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar , and sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Bombay ( now Mumbai ) . The film also stars Saranya Ponvannan in her film debut . Karthika , Nassar , Janagaraj , Delhi Ganesh and Tinnu Anand play significant roles . The soundtrack and score of the film were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was met with a successful response after release . The film has been inspired from Francis Ford Coppola 's 1972 film The Godfather . Principal photography commenced in November 1986 with test shoots featuring Haasan . The film was released on 21 October 1987 on the occasion of Diwali and received critical acclaim worldwide . Kamal Haasan 's performance as Velu Nayakan earned him the National Film Award for Best Actor . The film also earned the National Awards for Best Cinematography ( P. C. Sriram ) and Best Art Direction ( Thotta Tharani ) . The film was India 's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988 at the 60th Academy Awards , but was not nominated . In 2005 , the magazine TIME included Nayagan in its list of `` All-Time 100 Best Films '' . The film was also included in The Moving Arts Film Journals list of greatest films of all time . Nayagan was also included in NDTV 's list `` India 's 20 greatest films '' . CNN-IBN included the film in its list of `` 100 greatest Indian films of all time '' . The film was dubbed in Telugu under the title Nayakudu . It was also remade in Hindi as Dayavan in 1988 starring Vinod Khanna . A Hindi dub of the film was released in 1999 as Velu Nayakan .",
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"text": "Suryagandhi Suryagandhi ( English : Sunflower ) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Muktha Srinivasan . It starred Jayalalitha in the lead role opposite Muthuraman and the supporting cast included Savithri , Cho Ramaswamy , Moulee , CID Shakuntala and Manorama in the lead roles . The film was digitised and re-released on 16 September 2016 .",
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"text": "Papparapaam Papparapaam is an upcoming Tamil dramedy film written and directed by debutante Sasikumaran and starring Vinoth Kishan , Ishaara Nair , Yamini , John Vijay and Mime Gopi . The film is produced by Ink Pen Films .",
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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": "Abhishekam (film) Abhishekam is 1998 Telugu drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy starring S. V. Krishna Reddy , Rachana , Radhika in the lead roles . This film is based on mother sentiment . S. V. Krishna Reddy played dual role as a rich man who fights with a cancer and also a middle class employee who struggle to meet both ends .",
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"text": "Say Salaam India Say Salaam India ' is an 2007 Indian Hindi language movie , written and directed by Subhash Kapoor , and starring Sanjay Suri , Milind Soman and Sandhya Mridul . Salaam India is the story of cricket . It revolves around a group of 4 boys and their passion for the game . The boys come from humble backgrounds and limited resources but what they have is a zeal for the game of cricket and undeniable natural talent . They study in the local corporation school where the most important sport on agenda is wrestling ... . Taught by Wrestling Guru Surinder Huda - a man driven by hatred for cricket because in his eyes it is cricket that is responsible for destroying traditional sports like Kushti , Kabbadi , and Hockey etc. .",
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"text": "Saazish Saazish may refer to : Saazish ( 1975 film ) , a 1975 Bollywood action film Saazish ( 1988 film ) , a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film Saazish ( 1998 film ) , a 1998 Hindi-language Indian feature film",
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"text": "Parvathy (actress) Parvathy ( born Parvathy Thiruvoth Kottuvata ) is an Indian film actress from Kozhikode , Kerala , who stars in South Indian films . She made her debut in the 2006 Malayalam film Out of Syllabus . She 's well known for her performances in films such as Notebook ( 2006 ) , Poo ( 2008 ) , Prithvi ( 2010 ) , City of God ( 2011 ) , Maryan ( 2013 ) , Bangalore Days ( 2014 ) , Uttama Villain ( 2015 ) , Ennu Ninte Moideen ( 2015 ) , Charlie ( 2015 ) and Take Off ( 2017 ) . Parvathy has won various awards and accolades for her roles . Parvathy won the 2015 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the Malayalam films Ennu Ninte Moideen and Charlie . She won Filmfare awards for various roles as well , including the 2015 Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role as Kanchanamala in the Malayalam film Ennu Ninte Moideen ( 2015 ) and the 2008 Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role as Maari in the Tamil film Poo . She also won the 2014 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as RJ Sarah in the Malayalam film Bangalore Days ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "Paramathma (film) Paramathma is a Kannada romantic-comedy film written , directed and co-produced by Yogaraj Bhat . It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles and it was released on 6 October 2011 , on the eve of Vijayadashami . Halfway through its production , the film 's TV rights was procured for a record 3.5 Crore . Even before the release , the film grossed a record amount of over 25 Cr included broadcasting and distribution rights .",
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"text": "Sayam Sandhya Sayam Sandhya is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Joshiy and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar . The film stars Mammootty , Geetha , Monisha and Suresh Gopi in lead roles . The film had musical score by Shyam .",
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"text": "Cinema of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the films made in Sri Lanka . It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with Kadawunu Poronduwa produced by S.M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone . Sri Lankan films are usually made in the Sinhalese language , the language of the majority Sinhala people . In the first nine years most films were made in South India and followed the conventions of Indian cinema . Studio shooting was the norm , with Indian style sets erected in film studios . Even though it is popularly held that Rekava , made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries , was the first Sinhala film to be shot completely out of studio , it was really the film `` Gambada Sundari '' , made in 1950 which was the first film shot outside studios . It was also the first Sri Lankan film where , like in `` Rekawa '' , the dialog was recorded on the spot . This was because the film was shot on 16mm , using an Auricon sound-on-film camera which recorded the sound on the 16mm film optically , unlike in the case of where the sound was recorded on a Kinevox 35mm magnetic recorder . The film was later ` blown-up ' to 35mm and was screened in Colombo in 1950 . Though `` Rekawa '' was acclaimed by local and international critics , the film failed to find an audience in the country and was a box office failure . Films continued to follow formulaic storylines borrowed from India up through the early 1960s despite such efforts as Sandesaya and Kurulu Bedda . In 1964 , Lester James Peries again contributed to the development of Sri Lankan cinema with Gamperaliya which was the first Sinhala film to feature no songs and like Rekava shot completely outside the studio . It garnered massive praise for portraying Sinhala culture in a realistic manner and was hailed by critics and audiences alike . The producer Anton Wicremasinghe was awarded the Silver Peacock at the New Delhi International Film Festival for Gamperaliya . Following this breakthrough , several artistic Sinhala films were made in the late-1960s including Sath Samudura by professor Siri Gunasinghe , ably supported by exquisite cinematography by Dr.D.B . Nihalsinghe . During the 1970s several talents came to the forefront while commercial cinema continued to steal storylines and plots from Indian films . These include Dr. D.B. Nihalsingha with `` Weilkatara '' - Sri Lanka 's first film in Cinemascope ratio wide screen in 1972 ; Vasantha Obeysekera who followed up his well-received debut Ves Gatho with a slew of successful films culminating with Palangetiyo in 1979 . Another major director who stepped forward during this time is Dharmasena Pathiraja who examined the tensions of city youth in such works as Bambaru Awith and Ahas Gauwa . Artist and poet Mahagama Sekera 's sole film Thun Man Handiya is also an important film in Sri Lankan cinema released in 1970 . Sumitra Peries , the wife of Lester James Peries , also struck out during the 1970s with work that looked at the conflicting roles of women in society . Her work include Gehenu Lamai and Ganga Addara . Over the next few decades , artists such as Tissa Abeysekara , Dr. D.B. Nihalsingha , Udayakantha Warnasooriya , H.D.Premaratne , Ashoka Handagama , Prasanna Vithanage and Vimukthi Jayasundara have attempted to breathe new life into the industry . Nihalsingha was an accomplished cinematographer as well as an editor : so his films has an input which was special and brought a viewpoint to all his films , most of which focused on the exploited women . Vithanage 's film Purahanda Kaluwara is widely considered one of the best movies made in Sri Lanka as is Jayasundara 's Sulanga Enu Pinisa which won the coveted Camera d'Or for best first film at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival . During Sri Lankan Civil War several films have begun to tackle gritty subjects such as family relationships , abortion and results of the conflict between the military and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north . Director Asoka Handagama especially has drawn criticism for pursuing such material in his work . In the recent years high budget films like Aloko Udapadi , Aba ( film ) and Maharaja Gemunu based on Sinhalese epic historical stories gain huge success .",
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"text": "Parinayam (1994 film) Parinayam ( English : Wedding ) is a Malayalam -- language film directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair . The key characters are played by Mohini , Vineeth and Manoj.K.Jayan . The film also has a cast of character artists including Thilakan , Nedumudi Venu , Oduvil Unnikrishnan , Jagathy Sreekumar , Sukumari , Jagannatha Varma , Valsala Menon , Bindu Panicker , Bahadoor , Anila and Shanthi Krishna . Parinayam won four national awards ( Best Screenplay , Best Film on Other Social Issues , Best Music Direction and Special Jury Award for Cinematography ) , also won several Kerala State Film Awards and Two Filmfare Awards South . This film deals with the mental and physical agony that a young Namboothiri widow had to undergo for losing her chastity . Parinayam was loosely based on Smarthavicharam ( ritualistic trial for adultery ) of Kuryeddath Thathri , that created a shock among Kerala in early twentieth century that led to the reformation of Namboothiri community . It remains the finest feminist film in Malayalam . The script found the perfect director in Hariharan .",
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"text": "Antha (film) Antha ( Kannada : ಅ ತ ) is a 1981 Indian Kannada film directed by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu . The film stars Ambareesh , Lakshmi and Latha in lead roles . The film went on become a huge success and is viewed as a milestone in Ambareesh 's career . The story is based on H. K. Ananth Rao 's serial of same name published in Kannada weekly magazine Sudha . It was remade in Tamil as Thyagi , in Telugu as Antham Kadidi Aarambam and in Hindi as Meri Aawaz Suno .",
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"text": "Saubhagya Saubhagya is a Bollywood film . It was released in 1940 .",
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"text": "20va Shatabdam 20va Shatabdam ( 20th century ) is a 1990 Telugu action crime thriller film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by R. V. Vijay Kumar under Sri Sai Ram Creations banner . The film stars Suman , Devaraj and Lizy in the lead roles and Suman Ranganathan in a cameo role . The music was composed by J. V. Raghavulu . The film shows crime in the 20th century . The songs `` Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada '' and `` Naa Prema Nava Parijatam '' are chartbusters . The former is one of the best Telugu songs about mother . The movie is a remake of 1987 Malayalam movie Irupatham Noottandu which was also remade in Kannada as Jackey ( 1989 ) starring Ambareesh . Devaraj reprised his role from the Kannada version .",
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"text": "Jane Fonda Jane Fonda ( born Jayne Seymour Fonda ; December 21 , 1937 ) is an American actress , writer , political activist , former fashion model and fitness guru . She is a two-time Academy Award winner and two time BAFTA Award winner . In 2014 , she was the recipient of the American Film Institute AFI Life Achievement Award . Fonda made her Broadway debut in the 1960 play There Was a Little Girl , for which she received the first of two Tony Award nominations , and made her screen debut later the same year in Tall Story . She rose to fame in 1960s films such as Period of Adjustment ( 1962 ) , Sunday in New York ( 1963 ) , Cat Ballou ( 1965 ) , Barefoot in the Park ( 1967 ) and Barbarella ( 1968 ) . Her first husband was Barbarella director Roger Vadim . A seven-time Academy Award nominee , she received her first nomination for They Shoot Horses , Do n't They ( 1969 ) and went on to win two Best Actress Oscars in the 1970s for Klute ( 1971 ) and Coming Home ( 1978 ) . Her other nominations were for Julia ( 1977 ) , The China Syndrome ( 1979 ) , On Golden Pond ( 1981 ) and The Morning After ( 1986 ) . Her other major competitive awards include an Emmy Award for the 1984 TV film The Dollmaker , two BAFTA Awards for Julia and The China Syndrome and four Golden Globe Awards . In 1982 , she released her first exercise video , Jane Fonda 's Workout , which became the highest-selling video of the time . It would be the first of 22 workout videos released by her over the next 13 years which would collectively sell over 17 million copies . Divorced from second husband Tom Hayden , she married billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and retired from acting . Fonda was divorced from Turner in 2001 . She returned to acting with her first film in 15 years , the 2005 comedy Monster in Law . Subsequent films have included Georgia Rule ( 2007 ) , The Butler ( 2013 ) , This Is Where I Leave You ( 2014 ) and Youth ( 2015 ) . In 2009 , she returned to Broadway after a 45-year absence , in the play 33 Variations , which earned her a Tony Award nomination , while her recurring role in the HBO drama series The Newsroom ( 2012-2014 ) , has earned her two Emmy Award nominations . She also released another five exercise videos between 2010 and 2012 . She stars with Lily Tomlin , Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen in the Netflix original series Grace and Frankie , which premiered in 2015 . Fonda was a visible political activist in the counterculture era during the Vietnam War and later became involved in advocacy for women . She was famously and controversially photographed sitting on an anti-aircraft gun on a 1972 visit to Hanoi . She has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women , and describes herself as a feminist . In 2005 , she , Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem co-founded the Women 's Media Center , an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy , media and leadership training , and the creation of original content . Fonda serves on the board of the organization .",
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"text": "Chad Hanna Chad Hanna is a 1940 Technicolor film directed by Henry King , and was adapted from a bestseller of sorts that was published that same year . The novel was written by Walter Dumaux Edmonds ( after it had first been published in serial form in the Saturday Evening Post under the title `` Red Wheels Rolling '' ) . It stars Henry Fonda , Linda Darnell and Dorothy Lamour .",
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"text": "Klute (musician) Klute is the primary recording alias of Tom Withers , a drum and bass producer and DJ from Ipswich , UK . He is also the drummer , vocalist and songwriter of the English hardcore band The Stupids . Klute first turned to electronic production in the early 1990s , experimenting with techno before turning to drum and bass . He released two 12 '' singles under the ` Override ' alias in 1995 and 1996 , as well as appearing on Ninja Tune compilations . In 1997 he released the 12 '' single Deep Control under the alias ` The Spectre ' . In 1998 the debut Klute LP Casual Bodies was released on the Certificate 18 imprint ; Fear of People followed in 2000 . In 2001 he established the label Commercial Suicide . This released his own material , including the albums Lie , Cheat & Steal ( 2003 ) , No One 's Listening Anymore ( 2005 ) , The Emperor 's New Clothes , ( 2007 ) and Music for prophet ( 2010 ) . All of these albums are double CDs with one drum and bass disc and another of downtempo techno and breakbeat and received widespread acclaim in the electronic music community . The track `` Time 4 Change '' from No One 's Listening Anymore was the last tune played on-air by John Peel . Commercial Suicide has also released tracks from Amit , Break , Digital , Spirit , Calibre , Dom & Roland , Hive , SKC , Gridlok , Jamal , Method One and Chris Su . As well as releasing music on his own label , Klute has releases on Hospital Records , 31 Records , Soul : R , Shogun Audio , Metalheadz , and Breakbeat Science Recordings .",
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"text": "Seven Sweethearts Seven Sweethearts is a 1942 musical film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Kathryn Grayson , Marsha Hunt and Van Heflin . Seven Sweethearts generated legal trouble seven years later . In 1949 , Hungarian playwright Ferenc Herczeg sued MGM , producer Joe Pasternak and screenwriters Walter Reisch and Leo Townsend for $ 200,000 , claiming they had plagiarized his play Seven Sisters , which he had written in 1903 and which Paramount Pictures had adapted into The Seven Sisters a 1915 movie starring Madge Evans . Herczeg was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp in Hungary when Seven Sweethearts was produced and released , and consequently he did n't learn of the film 's existence until 1948 . The suit was settled out of court for a substantial amount . Kathryn Grayson 's real-life sister , Frances Raeburn , played `` Cornelius . ''",
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"text": "9 to 5 (TV series) 9 to 5 is an American sitcom based on the 1980 film of the same name that aired on ABC from March 25 , 1982 to October 27 , 1983 , and in first-run syndication from September 13 , 1986 to September 10 , 1988 . 9 to 5 features Rachel Dennison , Dolly Parton 's younger sister , in Parton 's role of Doralee Rhodes ; Rita Moreno portrayed the Lily Tomlin role of Violet Newstead , and Valerie Curtin took the Jane Fonda role of Judy Bernly . In the truncated third season , Curtin 's Judy Bernly was replaced with Leah Ayres as secretary Linda Bowman . In the second version of the show , Sally Struthers replaced Moreno , and Curtin returned as Judy . A total of 82 episodes were filmed . The first season was on film in front of a studio audience but switched to videotape for the next season .",
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"text": "Cravate club Cravate club is a 2002 French comedy film about two architects sharing an office . The film features a scene where the characters perform a choreographed sequence using their office chairs .",
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"text": "9 to 5 (film) 9 to 5 ( styled in the opening credits as Nine to Five ) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins , written by Higgins and Patricia Resnick . It stars Jane Fonda , Lily Tomlin , Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with , and their overthrow of , the company 's autocratic , `` sexist , egotistical , lying , hypocritical bigot '' boss , played by Dabney Coleman . The film grossed over $ 103.9 million and is the 20th highest-grossing comedy film . As a star vehicle for Parton -- already established as a successful singer and songwriter -- it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture . Although a television series of the same name based on the film was less successful , a musical version of the film ( also titled 9 to 5 ) , with new songs written by Parton , opened on Broadway on April 30 , 2009 . 9 to 5 is number 74 on the American Film Institute 's `` 100 Funniest Movies '' and has an a 82 % approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes .",
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"text": "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": "Betty Hutton Betty Hutton ( born Elizabeth June Thornburg ; February 26 , 1921 -- March 12 , 2007 ) was an American stage , film , and television actress , comedian , dancer , and singer .",
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"text": "The Electric Horseman The Electric Horseman is a 1979 American western adventure-romance film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and directed by Sydney Pollack . The film is about a former rodeo champion who is hired by a cereal company to become its spokesperson , and then runs away on a $ 12 million electric-lit horse and costume he is given to promote it in Las Vegas .",
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"text": "Jesse James (1939 film) Jesse James ( 1939 ) is a western film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power , Henry Fonda , Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott . Written by Nunnally Johnson , the film is loosely based on the life of Jesse James , the notorious outlaw from whom the film derives its name . It is `` notorious for its historical inaccuracy . '' The supporting cast features Henry Hull , John Carradine , Brian Donlevy , Jane Darwell and Lon Chaney , Jr. . . The American Humane Association began to oversee filmmaking after a horse died when it was driven off a cliff on set .",
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"text": "Janeane from Des Moines Janeane from Des Moines is a 2012 American political drama film directed by Grace Lee , written by Lee and Jane Edith Wilson , and starring Wilson as a conservative housewife who attends the 2012 Republican Party primary in Iowa . It mixes elements of mockumentary and real-life interviews with Republican politicians conducted in-character without their knowledge .",
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"text": "September Affair September Affair is a 1950 film directed by William Dieterle and starring Joan Fontaine , Joseph Cotten and Jessica Tandy . It was produced by Hal B. Wallis .",
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"text": "The Game Is Over The Game Is Over ( original title La Curée , `` The Kill '' ) is a 1966 French-Italian French language film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda , Michel Piccoli and Peter McEnery . The film is a modern-day adaptation of the 1871-72 novel La Curée by Émile Zola .",
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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": "K (2002 film) K is a 2002 film directed by Iranian American multimedia artist Shoja Azari . The film is based on three short stories by Franz Kafka - `` The Married Couple , '' `` In the Penal Colony '' and `` A Fratricide . '' - which are all performed by the same group of actors .",
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"text": "Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya ( 18 October 1898 -- 27 November 1981 ) was an Austrian singer , diseuse , and actress , long based in the United States . In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband , Kurt Weill . In English-language cinema , she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone ( 1961 ) . She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love ( 1963 ) .",
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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": "28 Days (film) 28 Days is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Betty Thomas . Sandra Bullock plays Gwen Cummings , a newspaper columnist obliged to enter rehabilitation for alcoholism . The film costars Viggo Mortensen , Dominic West , Elizabeth Perkins , Steve Buscemi , and Diane Ladd .",
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"text": "Drive-In (film) Drive-In is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Rod Amateau and written by Bob Peete . The film stars Lisa Lemole , Gary Lee Cavagnaro , Glenn Morshower , Billy Milliken , Lee Newsom and Regan Kee . The film was released on May 26 , 1976 , by Columbia Pictures .",
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"text": "Susan Johnson (actress) Susan Johnson ( July 6 , 1927 -- February 24 , 2003 ) , also known as Susan Johnson-Kehn , was an American actress and singer . She appeared primarily in musical theatre , but also appeared in films and television .",
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"text": "Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( born Norma Jeane Mortenson ; June 1 , 1926 -- August 5 , 1962 ) was an American actress and model . Famous for playing comic `` dumb blonde '' characters , she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s , emblematic of the era 's attitudes towards sexuality . Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade , her films grossed $ 200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 . She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon . Born and raised in Los Angeles , Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married at the age of sixteen . While working in a factory in 1944 as part of the war effort , she was introduced to a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career . The work led to short-lived film contracts with Twentieth Century-Fox ( 1946 -- 1947 ) and Columbia Pictures ( 1948 ) . After a series of minor film roles , she signed a new contract with Fox in 1951 . Over the next two years , she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies , including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business , and in the dramas Clash by Night and Do n't Bother to Knock . Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photos before becoming a star , but rather than damaging her career , the story resulted in increased interest in her films . By 1953 , Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars , with leading roles in three films : the noir Niagara , which focused on her sex appeal , and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire , which established her star image as a `` dumb blonde '' . Although she played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career , she was disappointed at being typecast and underpaid by the studio . She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project , but returned to star in one of the biggest box office successes of her career , The Seven Year Itch ( 1955 ) . When the studio was still reluctant to change her contract , Monroe founded a film production company in late 1954 ; she named it Marilyn Monroe Productions ( MMP ) . She dedicated 1955 to building her company and began studying method acting at the Actors Studio . In late 1955 , Fox awarded her a new contract , which gave her more control and a larger salary . After a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop ( 1956 ) and acting in the first independent production of MMP , The Prince and the Showgirl ( 1957 ) , she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) . Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits ( 1961 ) . Monroe 's troubled private life received much attention . She struggled with substance abuse , depression , and anxiety . She had two highly publicized marriages , to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller , both of which ended in divorce . On August 5 , 1962 , she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles . Although Monroe 's death was ruled a probable suicide , several conspiracy theories have been proposed in the decades following her death .",
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"text": "The Jack Benny Program (season 4) This is a list of episodes for the fourth season ( 1953 -- 54 ) of the television version of The Jack Benny Program . This season is mostly known for Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe being on the show ( separately ) . This year had major movie stars of the time , more likely to attract more viewers . The show 's rankings had gone down 33 % from last year , but the show was still popular , and the next season would get more views . This season the program was the 16th highest-ranking show .",
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"text": "Baby Mine (play) Baby Mine is a farce comedy play in three acts by Margaret Mayo that made its Broadway debut at Daly 's Theatre ( 1221 Broadway ) on August 23 , 1910 . The piece was produced by William A. Brady and remained at Daly 's for nearly an entire season . Closing on April 1 , 1911 , Baby Mine then transferred to Brooklyn 's Majestic Theatre for a three-week run which was followed by a brief stand at the Lyric Theatre in Manhattan before closing with a combined total from all three venues of two hundred and twenty-seven performances . Mayo 's comedy was made into two silent films , Baby Mine ( 1917 ) , Madge Kennedy 's debut film , and Baby Mine ( 1928 ) , starring Charlotte Greenwood , Karl Dane and George K. Arthur . Mon bébé , a July 10 , 1967 , episode of The French television series Au théâtre ce soir was based on Mayo 's play .",
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"text": "Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Hecht-Hill-Lancaster was a production company formed by the actor Burt Lancaster in association with his agent , Harold Hecht , and James Hill . In 1948 Lancaster and Hecht formed Norma Productions , which later became Hecht-Lancaster . Hill joined in the mid-1950s . The company produced some of the most notable American films of the 1950s . In 1956 they renewed their deal with United Artists . In late 1957 they announced they would make ten films worth $ 14 million in 1958 .",
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"text": "The Frank Sinatra Show (1957 TV series) The Frank Sinatra Show is an ABC variety and drama series , starring Frank Sinatra , premiering on October 18 , 1957 , and last airing on June 27 , 1958 .",
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"text": "Lazy (Irving Berlin song) `` Lazy '' is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1924 . It is best known today by a performance of the song by Marilyn Monroe in the motion picture There 's No Business Like Show Business .",
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"text": "Marilyn McLeod Marilyn McLeod ( born 1939 ) is an American songwriter and singer . She was born in Detroit , into a musical family -- her half-brother Ernie Farrow became a noted jazz performer , and her sister Alice married John Coltrane and recorded many albums as a jazz keyboard player and harpist . Marilyn McLeod began working as a songwriter for the Jobete publishing company at Motown in 1968 . She wrote songs with Johnny Bristol before being teamed with lyricist Pam Sawyer , and the pair co-wrote Diana Ross 's 1976 hit `` Love Hangover '' , and the High Inergy hit `` You Ca n't Turn Me Off ( in the Middle of Turning Me On ) '' the following year . In 1982 , she co-wrote Jermaine Jackson 's hit with Devo , `` Let Me Tickle Your Fancy '' , written with Sawyer , Jermaine Jackson , and Paul Jackson , Jr. . As a recording artist , she released some singles under her own name , and fronted the group Pure Magic . McLeod left Motown in 1985 , and , in the early 1990s , co-wrote several songs for Northern Soul DJ Ian Levine and his Motown revival label Motorcity Records . In 2010 she released the album I Believe In Me , a set of songs co-written with veteran Motown songwriter Janie Bradford . Her grandson is the musician , producer and rapper Flying Lotus .",
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"text": "Marjorie Morningstar (novel) Marjorie Morningstar is a 1955 novel by Herman Wouk , about a woman who wants to become an actress . In 1958 , the book was made into a Hollywood feature movie starring Natalie Wood , also titled Marjorie Morningstar .",
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"text": "This Year's Blonde This Year 's Blonde is a 1980 low-budgeted American television drama film , based on the Garson Kanin novel Moviola about 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe . The movie starred Constance Forslund as Monroe Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Hyde and Norman Fell and was presented as part of a 3-night TV special event on NBC called Moviola : A Hollywood Saga . This Year 's Blonde was the first of two TV movies about Monroe in 1980 . The second being , Marilyn : The Untold Story , starring Catherine Hicks . Both movies have been overshadowed by more big-budgeted theatrical films about the star .",
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"text": "Principal boy In pantomime , a principal boy role is the young male protagonist of the play , traditionally played by a young actress in boy 's clothes . The tradition grew out of laws restricting the use of child actors in London theatre , and the responsibility carried by such lead roles . A Breeches role was also a rare opportunity for an early 20th-century actress to wear a costume revealing the legs covered only in tights , potentially increasing the size of the audience . The practice of having a female play the principal boy has become less common , as further outlets are sought for the talents of young male popular stars and actors . Although not written as a pantomime , Peter Pan , or The Boy Who Would n't Grow Up is often produced as one with the tradition of a female principal boy continuing .",
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"text": "The Princess and the Butterfly The Princess and The Butterfly : or , The Fantastics is a comedy in five acts by Arthur Wing Pinero first produced at London 's St. James 's Theatre on March 25 , 1897 and in New York at the Lyceum Theatre on November 23 , 1897 . The New York version of The Princess and the Butterfly was somewhat abbreviated from the four-hour production that originally played in London .",
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"text": "Marilyn (1963 film) Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe . The film , directed by Harold Medford , was released by 20th Century Fox , and was narrated by Rock Hudson .",
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"text": "Forever Marilyn Forever Marilyn is a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson . The statue is a representation of one of the most famous images of Monroe , taken from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch . Created in July 2011 , the statue has been displayed in a variety of locations in the United States as well as in Australia .",
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"text": "Gaiety Girls Gaiety Girls were the chorus girls in Edwardian musical comedies , beginning in the 1890s at the Gaiety Theatre , London , in the shows produced by George Edwardes . The popularity of this genre of musical theatre depended , in part , on the beautiful dancing corps of `` Gaiety Girls '' appearing onstage in bathing attire and in the latest fashions . The 1890s Gaiety Girls were respectable , elegant young ladies , unlike the corseted actresses from London 's earlier musical burlesques . Later , even the stars of these musical comedies were referred to as Gaiety Girls .",
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"text": "New Girl in Town New Girl in Town is a musical with a book by George Abbott and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill based on Eugene O'Neill 's 1921 gloomy play Anna Christie , about a prostitute who tries to live down her past . New Girl , unlike O'Neill 's play , focuses on the jealousy of the character Marthy and on love 's ability to conquer all . The musical ends far more hopefully than the play . The Broadway production opened on May 4 , 1957 at the 46th Street Theatre , where it ran for 431 performances . The show was written as a star vehicle for Gwen Verdon , who had just had a hit with Damn Yankees and won raves for her portrayal of Anna , a role that showed off her acting , singing and dancing abilities to maximum effect . Composer Bob Merrill was at the beginning of a string of 1960s successes . New Girl in Town , produced by Frederick Brisson , Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince , was well received by both critics and audiences . Verdon and co-star Thelma Ritter shared the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical , and the show received three other Tony nominations , including the Best Musical and best choreography for Bob Fosse .",
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"text": "The Girl in the Kremlin The Girl in the Kremlin is a 1957 American film noir mystery film which puts forth the premise that Joseph Stalin ( played by Maurice Manson ) faked his own death in 1953 and then moved to Greece with a fortune in Soviet currency . Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a dual role , Stalin 's nurse and lover as well as her twin sister who , unaware of Stalin 's plot , hires an ex O.S.S. agent ( Lex Barker ) to find her sister . This was the last of five films directed by Russell Birdwell , a well-known publicist .",
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"text": "The Prince and the Showgirl The Prince and the Showgirl ( originally called The Sleeping Prince ) is a 1957 British-American romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier . Olivier also served as director and producer . The screenplay by Terence Rattigan was based on his 1953 stage play The Sleeping Prince . It was filmed in London .",
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"text": "American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show . Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque , music hall and minstrel shows , burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy ( lewd jokes ) and female striptease . By the early 20th century , burlesque in America was presented as a populist blend of satire , performance art , music hall , and adult entertainment , featuring striptease and broad comedy acts . The entertainment was presented often in cabarets and clubs , as well as music halls and theatres . Performers , usually female , often created elaborate tableaux with lush , colorful costumes , mood-appropriate music , and dramatic lighting ; novelty acts , such as fire breathing or contortionists , might be added to enhance the impact of their performance . The genre traditionally encompassed a variety of acts : in addition to the striptease artistes , there was some combination of chanson singers , comedians , mime artists , and dancing girls , all delivered in a satiric style with a saucy edge . The striptease element of burlesque became subject to extensive local legislation , leading to a theatrical form that titillated without falling afoul of censors . Burlesque gradually lost popularity beginning in the 1940s . A number of producers sought to capitalize on nostalgia for the entertainment by attempting to recreate the spirit of burlesque in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s . There has been a resurgence of interest in this format since the 1990s , and it inspired a 2010 musical film , Burlesque , starring Christina Aguilera and Cher .",
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"text": "Let Me Be Your Star `` Let Me Be Your Star '' is an original song introduced in the first episode of the first season of the musical TV series Smash , entitled Pilot . It was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman , but in the show 's universe , it was written by songwriting duo Tom Levitt ( Christian Borle ) and Julia Houston ( Debra Messing ) for the Marilyn Monroe musical they are working on , Bombshell . In the first episode , the song is performed by characters Karen Cartwright ( Katharine McPhee ) and Ivy Lynn ( Megan Hilty ) as they each prepare for and then audition for the role of Marilyn in front the production team . The song has since been reprised numerous times in various episodes , both as solos and duets . For the first season , it was also sung by Karen and Ivy in the second episode `` The Callback '' and the seventh episode `` The Workshop '' , by Ivy in the sixth episode `` Chemistry '' , and by Rebecca Duvall ( Uma Thurman ) in the eleventh episode `` The Movie Star '' and the fourteenth episode `` Previews '' . In the second season , it was reprised by Karen and several female members of the Bombshell ensemble in the first episode `` On Broadway '' , and by Ivy in the eighth episode `` The Bells and Whistles '' and the eleventh episode `` The Dress Rehearsal '' . The song was originally released as a single to digital music retailers and is available on the cast albums The Music of Smash and Bombshell ( the latter with an extended intro not heard on the show ) , with McPhee and Hilty 's vocals from the `` Pilot '' episode . The song has sold 48,000 digital downloads as of April 13 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Betty Hutton Betty Hutton ( born Elizabeth June Thornburg ; February 26 , 1921 -- March 12 , 2007 ) was an American stage , film , and television actress , comedian , dancer , and singer .",
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"text": "Tom Kelley (photographer) Tom Kelley Sr. ( December 12 , 1914 -- January 8 , 1984 ) was an American photographer who photographed Hollywood celebrities in the 1940s and 1950s . He is best known for his iconic 1949 nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe , which were distributed widely as calendar art -- one of which was featured in the inaugural issue of Playboy magazine in 1953 . Kelley was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He learned photography as an apprentice in a New York photo studio , and then worked for the Associated Press and Town & Country magazine . After coming to California in 1935 , Kelley established a photography studio in Hollywood and produced promotional photographs of motion picture stars . David O. Selznick and Samuel Goldwyn retained Kelley to take promotional photos of their stars and starlets for magazine covers and advertising . Later , Kelley 's business shifted to commercial and advertising photography . Some of Kelley 's most famous photo subjects have included Gary Cooper , Greta Garbo , James Cagney , Clark Gable , Winston Churchill , Bob Hope , Marlene Dietrich , Joan Crawford , Jack Benny , David Bowie , John F. Kennedy , Dwight D. Eisenhower , Franklin D. Roosevelt , Yma Sumac and , of course , Marilyn Monroe , with and without clothes . Tom Kelley had a way of making his subjects feel comfortable behind the camera . He would bring his wife with him to his shoots to create a more soothing and relaxed atmosphere . Kelley served on the panel of judges at the Miss Universe 1952 and Miss Universe 1956 pageants . He appeared in the 1966 documentary film The Legend of Marilyn Monroe .",
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"text": "Vallejo, California Vallejo ( -LSB- vəˈleɪ.oʊ , _ - hoʊ -RSB- ; Spanish : -LSB- baˈʎexo -RSB- ) is a waterfront port city in Solano County , California , located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area . The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census . It is the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area , and the largest in Solano County . Vallejo sits on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay , 30 miles north of San Francisco . The city is named after General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo , a native Californio , leading proponent of California 's statehood , and one of the first members of the California State Senate ; the neighboring city of Benicia is named for his wife , Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo . Vallejo is home to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park , the now-defunct Mare Island Naval Shipyard , and the regional office for Region 5 of the United States Forest Service . The colleges and universities in Vallejo are California Maritime Academy , the Vallejo Center campus of Solano Community College , and Touro University California . Ferry service runs from a terminal on Mare Island Strait to San Francisco , through the BayLink division of SolTrans . Vallejo has twice served as the capital of the state of California : once in 1852 and again in 1853 , both periods being brief . The State Capitol building burned to the ground in the 1880s and the Vallejo Fire Department requested aid from the Fire Department at Mare Island Naval Shipyard . As there were no bridges at that time , the Mare Island Fire Department had to be ferried across the Napa River , arriving to find only the foundation remaining . This was the first recorded mutual aid response in the state of California . Some of the first Europeans drawn to the Vallejo area were attracted by the sulfur springs ; in the year 1902 the area was named Blue Rock Springs . It was also known as White Sulfur Springs and that was the name of the road leading to it from town , today shortened to `` Springs Road '' . Vallejo is best known for the Zodiac Killer and being the hometown of Bay Area rappers E-40 and Mac Dre .",
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"text": "Santa Clara Station Santa Clara Station may refer to : Santa Clara -- Great America station , an Amtrak and Altamont Commuter Express ( ACE ) train station in Santa Clara , California , United States Santa Clara station ( California ) , an Amtrak , ACE , and Caltrain station in Santa Clara , California , United States Santa Clara station ( Metrorail ) , Miami , Florida , United States Santa Clara station ( VTA ) , San Jose , California , United States Santa Clara railway station ( Cuba ) , Santa Clara , Cuba",
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"text": "Emeryville station Emeryville is an Amtrak station in Emeryville , California that replaced the older Amtrak 16th Street Station in Oakland . The original Beaux-Arts Oakland 16th Street Station was declared unsafe due to unreinforced masonry after sustaining damage in the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 . Emeryville opened on August 13 , 1993 , although service continued at Oakland for another year . The station is served by Amtrak California 's Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins and Amtrak 's Coast Starlight . It is also the western terminus of Amtrak 's California Zephyr ; there is no wye at Amtrak 's new Oakland station near Jack London Square , so it would be necessary to back a long train along Oakland 's Embarcadero to the Union Pacific yards . Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak , Emeryville was the fourth busiest in FY2012 , boarding or detraining an average of approximately 1,607 passengers daily . This Station is located in Alameda County .",
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"text": "Interstate 780 Interstate 780 ( I-780 ) is an Interstate Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California . It serves to connect Interstate 80 in Vallejo with Interstate 680 just north of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge in Benicia . Originally , this segment was part of I-680 before that Interstate was extended and rerouted to Fairfield . The city-maintained Curtola Parkway continues west from I-80 to State Route 29 in Vallejo .",
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"text": "Golden Gate (train) The Golden Gate was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ( Santa Fe ) . It ran between Oakland and Bakersfield , California ; its bus connections provided service between San Francisco and Los Angeles via California 's San Joaquin Valley .",
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"text": "Pleasanton station Pleasanton is a train station in Pleasanton , California . The station is served by Altamont Corridor Express ( ACE ) trains between San Jose Diridon Station and Stockton . It is located across the street from the entrance to the Alameda County Fairgrounds . Passengers may board County Connection express buses to job centers or residences in Contra Costa County , such as Bishop Ranch business park in the San Ramon Valley ; the line 's terminus is Walnut Creek BART station . The local WHEELS bus service runs two lines from the station ; Route 53 connects the station with Stoneridge Mall and West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station and Route 54 serves as the express connector service to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station , providing access to destinations along the BART system throughout the San Francisco Bay Area .",
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"text": "Vallensbæk station Vallensbæk station is a railway station on the Køge radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen , Denmark . It serves the southern end of Vallensbæk Municipality .",
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"text": "Palo Alto station Palo Alto is the main train station in Palo Alto , California and the second busiest in the Caltrain system after the 4th and King Street Station in downtown San Francisco . It is a regional transit center where passengers can take buses serving Santa Clara County ( VTA ) , San Mateo County ( SamTrans ) and Stanford University ( Marguerite Shuttle ) , as well as Caltrain commuters ; in addition the Dumbarton Express bus administered by AC Transit takes passengers back and forth over the Dumbarton Bridge to Union City BART station in the East Bay . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance .",
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"text": "Angels Flight Angels Flight is a landmark narrow gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles , California . It has two funicular cars , Sinai and Olivet , running in opposite directions on a shared cable on the 298 ft long inclined railway . The funicular has operated on two different sites , using the same cars and station elements . The original Angels Flight location , with tracks connecting Hill Street and Olive Street , operated from 1901 until it was closed in 1969 , when its site was cleared for redevelopment . The second Angels Flight location opened one half block south of the original location in 1996 , with tracks connecting Hill Street and California Plaza . It was shut down in 2001 , following a fatal accident , and took nine years to commence operations again . The railroad restarted operations on March 15 , 2010 . It was closed again from June 10 , 2011 , to July 5 , 2011 , and then again after a minor incident on September 5 , 2013 . The investigation of this 2013 incident led to the discovery of potentially serious safety problems in both the design and the operation of the funicular . Before the 2013 service suspension , the cost of a one-way ride was 50 cents ( 25 cents for Metro pass holders ) . Angels Flight service has been suspended since that time . In March 2017 an announcement was made that the line would be reopened later in the year after safety enhancements are completed . Although it was marketed primarily as a tourist novelty , it was frequently used by local workers to travel between the Downtown Historic Core and Bunker Hill . In 2015 , the executive director of the nearby REDCAT arts centre described the railroad as an important `` economic link '' , and there was pressure for the city to fund and re-open the railroad .",
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"text": "Valle del Cauca Department Valle del Cauca , or Cauca Valley ( -LSB- ˈbaʎe ðel ˈkauka -RSB- , -LSB- ˈβaʝe ðel ˈkauka -RSB- ) is a department of Colombia . It is in the western side of the country , facing the Pacific Ocean , and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia . Its capital is Santiago de Cali . Given its privileged location , lately it has been considered as the Pacific Door of Colombia . Besides Cali such cities as Buenaventura , Cartago and Tuluá have great economical , political , social and cultural influence on the department 's life . Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns ( i.e. not in Metropolitan areas ) with over 100,000 inhabitants in the country , counting six within its borders . Buenaventura has the largest and busiest seaport in Colombia , moving about 8,500,000 tons of merchandise . The anthem of Valle del Cauca Department is `` Salve Valle del Cauca , mi tierra '' ( `` Hail Valley of the Cauca , my land '' ) .",
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"text": "Northern Pacific Railroad Completion Site, 1883 The Northern Pacific Railroad Completion Site is the location of the golden spike ceremony for the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1883 . The site is located near Independence Creek in Powell County , Montana off of Interstate 90 , approximately 59 mi southeast of Missoula and 40 mi west of Helena . The Northern Pacific Railway began building a transcontinental railroad route across the northern United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast in 1870 . Crews built from both the eastern and western ends , progressing towards a yet undetermined meeting point somewhere in between . The two crews finally met near Independence Creek in Western Montana on August 22 , 1883 , which is near Gold Creek where gold was first discovered in Montana . At this point the track was connected , completing the transcontinental line ; however , the `` golden spike '' completion ceremony would not occur until September 8 , 1883 . Four trains carried 300 guests from the east , including the Northern Pacific 's president , Henry Villard , and visiting dignitaries from the United States , England , and Germany . A fifth train arrived from the west coast . The track which had been laid earlier was temporarily torn up to be relaid ceremoniously during the event . The final `` golden spike '' driven was not actually made of gold , but was the same spike that was driven to begin the construction of the Northern Pacific in Carlton , Minnesota , thirteen years earlier . The spike was driven by Villard , former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant , and Henry C. Davis , who had helped drive the first spike . The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19 , 1983 . A wooden sign erected by the Northern Pacific marking the location still exists and can be seen from Interstate 90 near where the Independence Creek runs into the Clark Fork River . The 2.5 acre site includes the site of the final spike , as well as the location where pavilions were constructed for the 1883 celebrations .",
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"text": "Bakersfield station (Amtrak) Bakersfield station is a train station in Bakersfield , California . It is the southern terminus of Amtrak California 's San Joaquin route , with Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service continuing to Amtrak stations and bus stops throughout Southern California and Nevada . The station opened with a celebration on July 4 , 2000 . It contains an 8300 sqft station , 2 tracks , and a 15-bay bus station . The original operator for train service on this line was the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe . Their station was located at the intersection of 15th Street and F Street ( about 0.9 miles west ) . It was constructed in 1899 and demolished in 1972 . Named Santa Fe passenger trains served at the station included the San Francisco Chief , and Golden Gate . Starting in 1974 , Amtrak operated out of a temporary station at that site , until this station was constructed .",
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"text": "California Aqueduct The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals , tunnels , and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern and Central California to Southern California . The over 400 mi aqueduct is the principal feature of the California State Water Project . The Department of Water Resources ( DWR ) operates and maintains the California Aqueduct , including one pumped-storage hydroelectric plant , Gianelli Power Plant . Gianelli is located at the base of San Luis Dam , which forms San Luis Reservoir , the largest offstream reservoir in the United States . The Castaic Power Plant , while similar and which is owned and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power , is located on the northern end of Castaic Lake , while Castaic Dam is located at the southern end . It is named after California Governor Edmund Gerald `` Pat '' Brown Sr. .",
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"text": "Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo -LSB- ˈmɪʃən_viːˈeɪhoʊ -RSB- is a city in Orange County , California , United States in the Saddleback Valley . Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States , and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch , Colorado , in its size . Its population as of 2014 was estimated at 96,346 . Mission Viejo is suburban in nature and culture . The city is mainly residential , although there are a number of offices and businesses within its city limits . The city is known for its picturesque tree-lined neighborhoods , receiving recognition from the National Arbor Day Foundation . The city 's name is a reference to Rancho Mission Viejo , a large Spanish land grant from which the community was founded .",
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"text": "Corcoran station Corcoran is an unstaffed Amtrak train station in Corcoran , California , United States . Opened in 1999 , it replaced a former Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot from 1907 that was demolished in 1998 . The current station exhibits Spanish Revival style architecture that includes decorative curvilinear gables and stuccoed walls . The depot is decorated with a large bas-relief called `` Life of the Valley '' depicting the importance of water to the residents , agriculture , and wildlife of the San Joaquin Valley . Artist Garrett Masterson completed it with the help of his students at the nearby Corcoran State Prison . Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak , Corcoran was the 44th-busiest in FY2010 , boarding or detraining an average of approximately 75 passengers daily .",
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"text": "Granby station The Granby station is a train station in Granby , Colorado . It is served by Amtrak 's California Zephyr , which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville , California in the San Francisco Bay Area . Despite its antiquated appearance and structure ( the station is made of wood ) , the station was built in 1987 . Granby is proposed as a station to use for access of the Rocky Mountain National Park by train . However , while the train ride ( from the Denver side ) provides impressive views the station itself lies a good sixteen miles from the park without public transportation connections .",
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"text": "Hill Canyon Hill Canyon is a gorge in northernmost Newbury Park , California , which separates the Conejo Grade in the west from the Mount Clef Ridge to the east . It follows Conejo Valley 's longest creek , the Arroyo Conejo , and is located in an area locally known as the Barranca ( La Branca ) or La Barranca ( Spanish for canyon ) . It is a deeply eroded canyon at the foothills of dramatic ridgelines and volcanic outcroppings on the Mount Clef Ridge . Hill Canyon is part of the Conejo Canyons Open Space , which is owned and operated by the Conejo Open Space Foundation ( COSF ) . Hill Canyon is immediately north of the Arroyo Conejo Open Space in Newbury Park , CA , and immediately south of Santa Rosa County Park in Santa Rosa Valley , CA . The canyon is situated east of the Conejo Grade in Camarillo , CA , and is immediately west of the Mount Clef Ridge of Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks , CA . Hiking trails and bridges connects these cities from trailheads found for instance in Wildwood Regional Park , Rancho Conejo Playfields and Santa Rosa County Park . Hill Canyon Trail is the primary trail and connects to the Hawk Canyon Trail , Western Plateau Trail , Arroyo Conejo Trail , Lynnmere Trail , and the Canyon Overlook Trail , which climbs to the top of the Mount Clef Ridge from Santa Rosa Valley . The only developed area in Hill Canyon is the Hill Canyon Wastewater Treatment Plant ( HCTP ) , which takes up about sixty acres and includes the largest bodies of water in Newbury Park . It has a capacity of 14,000,000 gallons per day , and approximately 3.7 billion gallons of water are conveyed here every year for processing . Thousands of gallons in sewage spills have led to leaks into the adjacent Conejo Creek , which discharges at its estuary in Mugu Lagoon . The Conejo Canyons make up a total of 1,628 acres when combined together . The flora includes live oak - and riparian woodlands , coastal sage scrub , as well as interior sage scrub and chaparral . From nearby peaks there are panoramic views as far as the Pacific Ocean , Ventura , and the Topatopa Mountains . The trails here are used for horseback-riding , mountain biking , running and hiking .",
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"text": "Northwestern Pacific Railroad The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional railroad that serves the North Coast of California . Its main line is 271 miles long and runs between Schellville and Eureka . An additional portion of the line runs from the Ignacio Wye to the edge of San Rafael . Currently , only the 62 miles stretch between Schellville and Windsor is in operation with freight and SMART commuter trains . The portion of the NWP main line between the Ignacio Wye in Marin County and the depot in Healdsburg is owned by Sonoma -- Marin Area Rail Transit ( SMART ) , a commuter railroad . The Schellville -- Ignacio and Healdsburg -- Eureka portions are owned by the North Coast Railroad Authority . Private contractor `` NWPco '' operates freight service under NCRA lease .",
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"text": "El Capitan (ferry) El Capitan was a side-wheel steam-powered passenger ferry operated on San Francisco Bay . The ferry was built for the Central Pacific Railroad in 1868 in anticipation of completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad . The ferry offered connecting service to San Francisco for train passengers arriving in Oakland , California . El Capitan collided with the Central Pacific ferry Alameda in dense fog on 20 February 1879 . The hull flooded from a hole forward of the port side paddle box , and the ferry sank onto a mud bar . She was towed to a shipyard for repair the following day . El Capitan spent its last decade crossing the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo before being retired in 1925 .",
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"text": "Eureka station The Eureka Valley Station was an underground streetcar station in San Francisco , California , in use from 1918 until 1972 . It was located inside the Twin Peaks Tunnel , very close to its eastern end , in the Eureka Valley neighborhood . Its location was chosen with the intent that it could serve as a transfer station to the Sunset Tunnel , whose east portal in early plans was to be located at the corner of Market and Eureka streets . In connection with construction of the Muni Metro , the station was closed permanently in 1972 , to allow construction of new Market Street exit and entrance ramps for streetcars directly over the station 's platforms , and because the already-planned new Castro Street Station would be located nearby and serve the same area . The ramps were described as `` temporary '' , but they ended up remaining in use permanently -- although after 1982 not by cars in regular service -- and the Castro Street Station did not finally open until 8 years later , in 1980 . The former Eureka Valley Station was not demolished or blocked off from the tunnel after being closed , and can still be seen when passing through on a Muni Metro streetcar . It is now used as an emergency exit from the subway , and the emergency exit doors can be seen at street level at Market Street .",
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"text": "Vasona Park Vasona Lake County Park is a park located in Los Gatos , California and part of the Santa Clara County Parks system . Adjacent Oak Meadow Park is owned by the Town of Los Gatos . Vasona Park surrounds Vasona Reservoir , which , like Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos ' southern edge , was formed by damming Los Gatos Creek . The reservoir is host to non-power recreational boating , and a marina on site has pedal boats for public rental in addition to docks and storage for small private sailing craft . Other popular water sports in the reservoir include kayaking and standup paddleboarding . The park is also home to the Youth Science Institute , several picnic pavilions , and several hiking/biking trails . The popular Los Gatos Creek Trail , which runs from Lexington Dam to just short of downtown San Jose , passes through the park . It is one of the most popular parks in the south bay . The land within the park 's boundaries is among the most historic in Los Gatos . The grantees of the `` Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos '' , Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta , constructed an adobe house on what is now one of the park 's lawns . It was the first structure built in the area . The narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad once traversed the western edge of the park en route to downtown and over the Santa Cruz Mountains to Felton and Monterey Bay at Santa Cruz Wharf . The Southern Pacific Railroad later acquired the South Pacific Coast Railroad and converted the line to standard gauge after the turn of the century . A farmer near Pollard Road , Albert August Vollmer , contacted the Southern Pacific asking for a flag stop to be established to allow a more convenient place to board the train . The railroad not only agreed , but allowed him to name the stop . He chose the name `` Vasona '' , which was the name of his favorite pony during his childhood . `` Vasona Junction '' was the point on the line where the tracks split off from the San Jose-Campbell-Los Gatos mainline with the Vasona Branch through the Cupertino Hills to Palo Alto , allowing more direct travel to San Francisco . The name `` Vasona '' has reappeared locally ever since , including in the naming of the park . The dam was completed in 1934 , and the railroad continued to run along the Western side of the reservoir until 1959 . The railroad right-of-way over the reservoir is now University Avenue . After the death of Southern Pacific engineer Billy Jones in 1968 , a volunteer-led movement secured part of the park 's southern end for the reconstructed , gauge Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad , a miniature railway which Jones ran around his prune orchard on Winchester Boulevard and Daves Avenue . The depot and engine house , concessions and souvenir stand , and W.E. `` Bill '' Mason Carousel are all in Oak Meadow Park , a short walk from adjacent Vasona Park . The railroad operates weekends year-round as well as daily during school summer vacations . Steam locomotive No. 2 , 100 years old in 2005 , was once again made operable after being reboilered over the course of about a decade . The carousel building also houses a custom built band organ that plays from Wurlitzer 150 rolls . The organ was extensively rebuilt and upgraded to include a MIDI interface in 2012 .",
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"text": "Existence of God The existence of God is a subject of debate in the philosophy of religion , popular culture , and philosophy . A wide variety of arguments for and against the existence of God can be categorized as metaphysical , logical , empirical , or subjective . In philosophical terms , the question of the existence of God involves the disciplines of epistemology ( the nature and scope of knowledge ) and ontology ( study of the nature of being , existence , or reality ) and the theory of value ( since some definitions of God include `` perfection '' ) . The Western tradition of philosophical discussion of the existence of God began with Plato and Aristotle , who made arguments that would now be categorized as cosmological . Other arguments for the existence of God have been proposed by St. Anselm , who formulated the first ontological argument ; Ibn Rushd ( Averroes ) and Thomas Aquinas , who presented their own versions of the cosmological argument ( the kalam argument and the first way , respectively ) ; René Descartes , who said that the existence of a benevolent God is logically necessary for the evidence of the senses to be meaningful ; and Immanuel Kant , who argued that the existence of God can be deduced from the existence of good . Philosophers who have provided arguments against the existence of God include the aforementioned Kant , David Hume , Friedrich Nietzsche and Bertrand Russell . In modern culture , the question of God 's existence has been discussed by scientists such as Stephen Hawking , Francis Collins , Lawrence M. Krauss , Richard Dawkins and John Lennox , as well as philosophers including Richard Swinburne , Alvin Plantinga , William Lane Craig , Rebecca Goldstein , A. C. Grayling , Daniel Dennett , Edward Feser , David Bentley Hart and Sam Harris . Scientists follow the scientific method , within which theories must be verifiable by physical experiment . On that basis , the question regarding the existence of God , for which evidence can not be tested , definitionally lies outside the purview of modern science . The Catholic Church maintains that knowledge of the existence of God is the `` natural light of human reason '' . Fideists acknowledge that belief in the existence of God may not be amenable to demonstration or refutation , but rests on faith alone . Atheism views arguments for the existence of God as insufficient , mistaken or weighing less in comparison to arguments against . Other religions , such as Buddhism , do not concern themselves with the existence of gods at all , while religions such as Jainism reject the possibility of a creator deity .",
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"text": "Emanationism Emanationism is an idea in the cosmology or cosmogony of certain religious or philosophical systems . Emanation , from the Latin emanare meaning `` to flow from '' or `` to pour forth or out of '' , is the mode by which all things are derived from the first reality , or principle . All things are derived from the first reality or perfect God by steps of degradation to lesser degrees of the first reality or God , and at every step the emanating beings are less pure , less perfect , less divine . Emanationism is a transcendent principle from which everything is derived , and is opposed to both creationism ( wherein the universe is created by a sentient God who is separate from creation ) and materialism ( which posits no underlying subjective and/or ontological nature behind phenomena being immanent ) .",
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"text": "History of the creation–evolution controversy The creation -- evolution controversy has a long history . In response to theories developed by scientists , some religious individuals and organizations questioned the legitimacy of scientific ideas that contradicted the literal interpretation of the creation account in Genesis . Interpretation of the Judeo-Christian Bible had long been the prerogative of an orthodox priesthood able to understand Latin who traditionally held that Genesis was not meant to be read literally and taught it as an allegory . With the advent of the printing press , the translation of the Bible into other languages , and wider literacy , sundry and more literal understandings of scripture flourished . This allowed some religious persons and groups to challenge scientists who supported evolution , such as biologists Thomas Henry Huxley and Ernst Haeckel .",
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"text": "Dialectic Dialectic or dialectics ( διαλεκτική , dialektikḗ ) , also known as the dialectical method , is a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments . The term dialectic is not synonymous with the term debate . While in theory debaters are not necessarily emotionally invested in their point of view , in practice debaters frequently display an emotional commitment that may cloud rational judgment . Debates are won through a combination of persuading the opponent , proving one 's argument correct , and proving the opponent 's argument incorrect . Debates do not necessarily require promptly identifying a clear winner or loser ; however , clear winners are frequently determined by a judge , a jury or group consensus . The term dialectics is also not synonymous with the term rhetoric , a method or art of discourse that seeks to persuade , inform , or motivate an audience . Concepts , like `` logos '' or rational appeal , `` pathos '' or emotional appeal , and `` ethos '' or ethical appeal , are intentionally used by rhetoricians to persuade an audience . Socrates favoured truth as the highest value , proposing that it could be discovered through reason and logic in discussion : ergo , dialectic . Socrates valued rationality ( appealing to logic , not emotion ) as the proper means for persuasion , the discovery of truth , and the determinant for one 's actions . To Socrates , truth , not aretē ( moral virtue ) , was the greater good , and each person should , above all else , seek truth to guide one 's life . Therefore , Socrates opposed the Sophists and their teaching of rhetoric as art and as emotional oratory requiring neither logic nor proof . Different forms of dialectical reasoning have emerged throughout history from the Indosphere ( Greater India ) and the West ( Europe ) . These forms include the Socratic method , Hindu , Buddhist , Medieval , Hegelian dialectics , Marxist , Talmudic , and Neo-orthodoxy .",
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"text": "Hobbes–Wallis controversy The Hobbes -- Wallis controversy was a polemic debate that continued from the mid-1650s well into the 1670s , between the philosopher Thomas Hobbes and the mathematician John Wallis . It was sparked by De corpore , a philosophical work by Hobbes in the general area of physics . The book contained not only a theory of mathematics subordinating it to geometry and geometry to kinematics , but a claimed proof of the squaring of the circle by Hobbes . While Hobbes retracted this particular proof , he returned to the topic with other attempted proofs . A pamphleteering exchange continued for decades . It drew in the newly formed Royal Society , and its experimental philosophy , to which Hobbes was ( on principle ) opposed . The sustained nature of the exchanges can be attributed to several strands of the intellectual situation of the time . In mathematics there were open issues , namely the priority ( pedagogic , or theoretical ) to be assigned to geometry and algebra ; and the status of algebra itself , which ( from an English standpoint ) had been pulled together by the text of William Oughtred , as more than a collection of symbolic abbreviations . Socially , the formation of the group of Royal Society members , and the status of the publication Philosophical Transactions , was brought to a point as the quarrel proceeded , with Hobbes playing the outsider versus the self-selecting guild . Hobbes was an easy target , on the ground chosen by Wallis . The failure of his attempts to solve the impossible problems he set himself were inevitable , but he neither backed down completely , nor applied adequate self-criticism . And on the level of character , Wallis was as intransigent as Hobbes was dogmatic , and this inflicted damage on both of their reputations . Quentin Skinner writes : `` There is no doubt that at the personal level Wallis behaved badly ( as was widely conceded at the time ) . '' Part of the significance of the controversy is that Hobbes felt that , in the later stages , the Royal Society was in some way complicit in the attacks from Wallis , despite the fact that he had many friends as Fellows in it . This attitude presented one of the obstacles to Hobbes himself becoming a member , though not the only one .",
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"text": "Perseverance of the saints Perseverance of the saints ( also referred to as eternal security as well as the similar but distinct doctrine known as `` Once Saved , Always Saved '' ) is a teaching that asserts that once persons are truly `` born of God '' or `` regenerated '' by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit , nothing in heaven or earth `` shall be able to separate ( them ) from the love of God '' ( Romans 8:39 ) resulting in a reversal of the converted condition . Sometimes this position is held in conjunction with Reformed Christian confessions of faith in traditional Calvinist doctrine which argues that all men are `` dead in trespasses and sins '' and so apart from being resurrected from spiritual death to spiritual life , no one chooses salvation alone . Calvinists maintain that God selected certain individuals before the world began and then draws them to faith in His Son , Jesus Christ . They believe that when Jesus said , `` No man can come unto Me except the Father which hath sent Me draw him '' ( John 6:44 ) , Jesus was saying that men had to be drawn to Him by God before they would believe . Calvinists have long taught that when the apostle Paul wrote , `` God hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world '' ( Ephesians 1:4 ) , he was indicating that God actually chose believers in Christ before the world was founded . According to Calvinism , God begins a good work in some and then continues it . They attempt to prove that with the text from the book of Philippians where the apostle Paul writes , `` He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ '' ( Philippians 1:6 ) . There are also many non-Calvinists who also maintain that a person who is saved can never be lost . This Free Grace or non-traditional Calvinist doctrine is found predominantly in `` free will '' Baptist theology , but also other Protestant churches of the evangelical tradition . The doctrine of Perseverance of the Saints is distinct from the doctrine of Assurance , which describes how a person may first be sure that they have obtained salvation and an inheritance in the promises of the Bible including eternal life . The Westminster Confession of Faith teaches on Perseverance of the Saints in its Chapter 17 and on Assurance of Grace and Salvation in its Chapter 18 .",
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"text": "Argument from morality The argument from morality is an argument for the existence of God . Arguments from morality tend to be based on moral normativity or moral order . Arguments from moral normativity observe some aspect of morality and argue that God is the best or only explanation for this , concluding that God must exist . Argument from moral order are based on the asserted need for moral order to exist in the universe . They claim that , for this moral order to exist , God must exist to support it . The argument from morality is noteworthy in that one can not evaluate the soundness of the argument without attending to almost every important philosophical issue in metaethics . German philosopher Immanuel Kant devised an argument from morality based on practical reason . Kant argued that the goal of humanity is to achieve perfect happiness and virtue ( the summum bonum ) and believed that an afterlife must exist in order for this to be possible , and that God must exist to provide this . In his book Mere Christianity , C. S. Lewis argued that `` conscience reveals to us a moral law whose source can not be found in the natural world , thus pointing to a supernatural Lawgiver . '' Lewis argued that accepting the validity of human reason as a given must include accepting the validity of practical reason , which could not be valid without reference to a higher cosmic moral order which could not exist without a God to create and/or establish it . A related argument is from conscience ; John Henry Newman argued that the conscience supports the claim that objective moral truths exist because it drives people to act morally even when it is not in their own interest . Newman argued that , because the conscience suggests the existence of objective moral truths , God must exist to give authority to these truths .",
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"text": "Early Islamic philosophy Early Islamic philosophy or classical Islamic philosophy is a period of intense philosophical development beginning in the 2nd century AH of the Islamic calendar ( early 9th century CE ) and lasting until the 6th century AH ( late 12th century CE ) . The period is known as the Islamic Golden Age , and the achievements of this period had a crucial influence in the development of modern philosophy and science ; for Renaissance Europe , the influence represented `` one of the largest technology transfers in world history . '' . This period starts with al-Kindi in the 9th century and ends with Averroes ( Ibn Rushd ) at the end of 12th century . The death of Averroes effectively marks the end of a particular discipline of Islamic philosophy usually called the Peripatetic Arabic School , and philosophical activity declined significantly in Western Islamic countries , namely in Islamic Spain and North Africa , though it persisted for much longer in the Eastern countries , in particular Persia and India where several schools of philosophy continued to flourish : Avicennism , Illuminationist philosophy , Mystical philosophy , and Transcendent theosophy . Some of the significant achievements of early Muslim philosophers included the development of a strict science of citation , the isnad or `` backing '' ; the development of a method of open inquiry to disprove claims , the ijtihad , which could be generally applied to many types of questions ( although which to apply it to is an ethical question ) ; the willingness to both accept and challenge authority within the same process ; recognition that science and philosophy are both subordinate to morality , and that moral choices are prior to any investigation or concern with either ; the separation of theology ( kalam ) and law ( shariah ) during the early Abbasid period , a precursor to secularism ; the distinction between religion and philosophy , marking the beginning of secular thought ; the beginning of a peer review process ; early ideas on evolution ; the beginnings of the scientific method , an important contribution to the philosophy of science ; the introduction of temporal modal logic and inductive logic ; the beginning of social philosophy , including the formulation of theories on social cohesion and social conflict ; the beginning of the philosophy of history ; the development of the philosophical novel and the concepts of empiricism and tabula rasa ; and distinguishing between essence and existence . Saadia Gaon , David ben Merwan al-Mukkamas , Maimonides , and Thomas Aquinas , were influenced by the Mutazilite work , particularly Avicennism and Averroism , and the Renaissance and the use of empirical methods were inspired at least in part by Arabic translations of Greek , Jewish , Persian and Egyptian works translated into Latin during the Renaissance of the 12th century , and taken during the Reconquista in 1492 . Early Islamic philosophy can be divided into clear sets of influences , branches , schools , and fields , as described below .",
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"text": "Modus tollens In propositional logic , modus tollens ( or modus tollendo tollens and also denying the consequent ) ( Latin for `` the way that denies by denying '' ) is a valid argument form and a rule of inference . It is an application of the general truth that if a statement is true , then so is its contra-positive . The first to explicitly describe the argument form modus tollens were the Stoics . The inference rule modus tollens validates the inference from implies and the contradictory of to the contradictory of . The modus tollens rule can be stated formally as : where stands for the statement `` P implies Q '' . stands for `` it is not the case that Q '' ( or in brief `` not Q '' ) . Then , whenever '' '' and '' '' each appear by themselves as a line of a proof , then '' '' can validly be placed on a subsequent line . The history of the inference rule modus tollens goes back to antiquity . Modus tollens is closely related to modus ponens . There are two similar , but invalid , forms of argument : affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent . See also contraposition and proof by contrapositive .",
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"text": "Principle of sufficient reason The principle of sufficient reason states that everything must have a reason or a cause . The modern formulation of the principle is usually attributed to Gottfried Leibniz , although the idea was conceived of and utilized by various philosophers who preceded him , including Anaximander , Parmenides , Archimedes , Plato and Aristotle , Cicero , Avicenna , Thomas Aquinas , and Spinoza . Some philosophers have associated the principle of sufficient reason with `` ex nihilo nihil fit '' . Hamilton identified the laws of inference modus ponens with the `` law of Sufficient Reason , or of Reason and Consequent '' and modus tollens with its contrapositive expression .",
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"text": "Origins of Christianity Early Christianity and Early Rabbinical Judaism were significantly influenced by Hellenistic religion and Hellenistic philosophy . Christianity in particular inherited many features of Greco-Roman paganism in its structure , its terminology , its cult and its theology . Titles such as Pontifex Maximus and Sol Invictus were taken directly from Roman religion . The influence of Neoplatonism on Christian theology is significant , visible for example in Augustine of Hippo 's identification of God as summum bonum and of evil as privatio boni . Striking parallels between the New Testament account of Jesus and classical gods or demigods such as Bacchus , Bellerophon or Perseus were recognized by the Church Fathers and termed `` demonic imitation '' by Justin Martyr in the 2nd century .",
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"text": "A History of Philosophy (Copleston) A History of Philosophy is an eleven-volume history of Western philosophy written by English Jesuit priest Frederick Charles Copleston . Copleston 's History provides extensive coverage of Western philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Dewey , Russell , Moore , Sartre and Merleau-Ponty . The first nine volumes , originally published between 1946 and 1974 , were written for Catholic seminary students with the goal `` of supplying Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries with a work that should be somewhat more detailed and of wider scope than the textbooks , commonly in use , and which at the same time should endeavour to exhibit the logical development and interconnection of philosophical systems . '' A tenth volume was added in 1986 , and the eleventh is actually a collection of essays which appeared in 1956 as Contemporary Philosophy . Throughout the eleven volumes Copleston 's Roman Catholic ( Thomist ) point of view is never hidden . All the same , it seems generally accepted that Copleston 's treatment is fair and complete , even for philosophical positions that he does not support .",
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"text": "Theodicy and the Bible Theodicy , in its most common form , is the attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil . Theodicy attempts to resolve the evidential problem of evil by reconciling the traditional divine characteristics of omnibenevolence and omnipotence , in either their absolute or relative form , with the occurrence of evil or suffering in the world . `` Writings and discourses on theodicy by Jews , Greeks , Christians , and Eastern religions have graced our planet for thousands of years , '' and `` debates about theodicy continue among believers and unbelievers alike '' . Theodicy is an `` intensely urgent '' and `` constant concern '' of `` the entire Bible '' . Relating theodicy and the Bible is crucial to understanding Abrahamic theodicy because the Bible `` has been , both in theory and in fact , the dominant influence upon ideas about God and evil in the Western world '' . The Bible raises the issue of theodicy by its portrayals of God as inflicting evil and by its accounts of people who question God 's goodness by their angry indictments . However , the Bible `` contains no comprehensive theodicy '' . `` The most common theodicy is the free will theodicy . '' It lays the blame for all moral evil and some natural evil on humanity 's misuse of its free will . This article shows that the free will theodicy interacts with the Bible at its core : what Jesus and Paul say about the freedom of the will and with what kind of freedom of the will God endowed humanity at the Creation .",
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"text": "Argument In philosophy and logic , an argument is a series of statements typically used to persuade someone of something or to present reasons for accepting a conclusion . The general form of an argument in a natural language is that of premises ( typically in the form of propositions , statements or sentences ) in support of a claim : the conclusion . The structure of some arguments can also be set out in a formal language , and formally defined `` arguments '' can be made independently of natural language arguments , as in math , logic , and computer science . In a typical deductive argument , the premises guarantee the truth of the conclusion , while in an inductive argument , they are thought to provide reasons supporting the conclusion 's probable truth . The standards for evaluating non-deductive arguments may rest on different or additional criteria than truth , for example , the persuasiveness of so-called `` indispensability claims '' in transcendental arguments , the quality of hypotheses in retroduction , or even the disclosure of new possibilities for thinking and acting . The standards and criteria used in evaluating arguments and their forms of reasoning are studied in logic . Ways of formulating arguments effectively are studied in rhetoric ( see also : argumentation theory ) . An argument in a formal language shows the logical form of the symbolically represented or natural language arguments obtained by its interpretations .",
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"text": "Examination of conscience Examination of conscience is a review of one 's past thoughts , words , actions , and omissions for the purpose of ascertaining their conformity with , or deviation from , the moral law . Among Christians , this is generally a private review ; secular intellectuals have , on occasion , published autocritiques for public consumption . In the Catholic Church penitents who wish to receive the sacrament of penance are encouraged to examine their conscience using the Ten Commandments as a guide , or the Beatitudes , or the virtues and vices . A similar doctrine is taught in Lutheran churches , where penitents who wish to receive Holy Absolution are also asked to use the Ten Commandments as a guide . The process is very similar to the Islamic practice of Muhasaba , or self-reflection . `` The excellence of this practice and its fruitfulness for Christian virtue , '' preached Pope St. Pius X , `` are clearly established by the teaching of the great masters of the spiritual life . '' St. Ignatius of Loyola considered the examination of conscience as the single most important spiritual exercise . In his Spiritual Exercises he presents different forms of it in the particular and general examination ( 24-43 ) . Of the general examination he writes ; `` The first point is to give thanks to God our Lord for the favors received '' ( 43 ) . This point has become a highly developed part of Ignatian spirituality in modern times , and has led to many more positive practices , generally called examen of consciousness . In twice-daily `` examens '' one might review the ways God has been present through one to others , and to oneself through others , and how one has responded , and to proceed with one 's day with gratitude , more aware of the presence of God in one 's life . In general , there is a distinction between the particular examen , which aims to change one particular feature or defect in ones behavior , the examen of consciousness , which is a more nuanced reflection , and the general examination of conscience as used before the sacrament of penance . '' This last method is called examination of conscience because it is a review of one 's actions from a moral point of view , reflecting upon one 's responsibility and looking at one 's sins and weaknesses in preparation for repentance , in contrast with the examen of consciousness which does not focus on morality even if sins will emerge during the review of the day .",
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"text": "Doubting Thomas A doubting Thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience -- a reference to the Apostle Thomas , who refused to believe that the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles , until he could see and feel the wounds received by Jesus on the cross . In art , the episode ( formally called the Incredulity of Thomas ) has been frequently depicted since at least the 5th century , with its depiction reflecting a range of theological interpretations .",
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"text": "Transcendent truth Transcendent truths are those unaffected by time or space . They define the world , but are not defined by the world . An example of a transcendent truth is `` God is good '' , or `` there is no God '' . Either way , how one looks at things contained by time and space is a result of the transcendent truth . One is true ; both can not be true at the same time . World views are made up of transcendent truths , things we believe are true before we question whether or not anything else is true . The Transcendent Truth is the only Truth that is , ultimately , beyond human comprehension and before all concepts . It is beyond reality , and is the Creator of realities , existence , time and all there is , was and is yet to be . It is the Light that sacred texts speak of that illuminates hearts with knowledge from a Source beyond our universe . It is actually the true definition of God . Gandhi once signed a photograph of himself with the text `` God is truth '' . Buddha once said that truth is the saviour from sin . And Christ said to His disciples `` I am the Truth '' .",
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"text": "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (6.5) In the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus of Ludwig Wittgenstein , Proposition 6.5 seeks to ground his philosophy of action ( Proposition 7 : `` Whereof one can not speak , thereof one must be silent '' ) . 6.5 `` For an answer which can not be expressed , the question too can not be expressed . `` The riddle does not exist . `` If a question can be put at all , then it can also be answered . Although the historical significance of Tractatus is for its influence on the philosophers of logical empiricism , by providing them with a framework for a philosophy of science , and hence engineering , Wittgenstein actually wrote it as a work on ethics . See his propositions 6.4 onward . But his motivation for writing , and the style of presentation , follow Frege and Russell , below .",
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"text": "Index of philosophy of science articles This is a list of articles in philosophy of science . A-series and B-series A New Model of the Universe Abductive reasoning Abner Shimony Abstinence Adolf Grünbaum Alan Turing Albert Einstein Alexandre Koyré Alfred Jules Ayer Alfred North Whitehead Alfred Wilm Alison Wylie Altruism André-Marie Ampère Andreas Speiser Androcentrism Anthropic principle Anti-Supernaturalism Antiscience Anton Kržan Approximation Archimedes Aristotelian physics Arthur Fine Arthur Pap Artificial consciousness Artificial intelligence Asa Gray Atomism Augustine Eriugena Avicenna Barry Loewer Bas van Fraassen Bayesian probability Behaviorism Berlin Circle Bernard d'Espagnat Bertrand Russell Biological determinism Biological imperative Blockhead ( computer system ) Bohr -- Einstein debates Bonifaty Kedrov Boris Hessen C. D. Broad Cargo cult science Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Carl Gustav Hempel Carl Linnaeus Carlos Castrodeza Carnap -- Ramsey sentence Causality Centre for History and Philosophy of Science , University of Leeds Christopher Potter ( author ) Classical mechanics Classification of the sciences ( Peirce ) Claus Emmeche Closed circle Cognitive science Commensurability ( philosophy of science ) Computational humor Computer ethics Confirmation holism Conjecture Conjectures and Refutations Connectionism Consciousness Conservation biology Constantin Noica Construct ( philosophy of science ) Constructive empiricism Constructive realism Contextual empiricism Conventionalism Copernican Revolution ( metaphor ) Crabtree 's bludgeon Critical realism Daniel Chandler Data system David Hilbert David Hull David N. Stamos David Papineau David Stenhouse Dawkins vs. Gould Decision theory Deductive-nomological model Demarcation problem Democratic Rationalization Determinism Deterministic system ( philosophy ) Dominique Lecourt Don Ihde Ecology Edward Grant Edward Jones-Imhotep Edward S. Reed Elisabeth Lloyd Elliott Sober Emergence Émile Meyerson Empirical method Empirical relationship Empirical research Empiricism Entity realism Epicurus Epistemological anarchism Epistemological rupture Epistemology Eric Higgs ( philosopher ) Ernest Nagel Ernst Mach Ernst W. Mayr Ervin László Erwin Schrödinger Ethics of artificial intelligence Ethics of technology Ethics of terraforming Eugenics Evelyn Fox Keller Evolution Evolutionary epistemology Evolutionary logic Evolutionary psychology Experiment Experimenter 's bias Explanation Explanatory gap Explanatory power Eyewitness testimony Fact , Fiction , and Forecast Faith , Science and Understanding Falsifiability Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Fatalism Federico Cesi Francis Bacon Frank P. Ramsey Frederick Suppe Friedrich Kambartel Friedrich von Hayek Friedrich Waismann Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling Fringe science Fritjof Capra Functional contextualism Galileo Galilei Game theory Gaston Bachelard Genidentity Geoffrey Hellman Geohumoral theory Gerald Holton Gerard Verschuuren Gerd Buchdahl God of the gaps Great chain of being Greedy reductionism Gunther Stent Gustav Bergmann Hans Hahn Hans Reichenbach Harvey Brown ( philosopher ) Helen Longino Henri Poincaré Henry Margenau Henry Moyes Herbert Feigl Herbert Spencer Heroic theory of invention and scientific development Hilary Putnam History and philosophy of science History of evolutionary thought History of the Church -- Turing thesis Horror vacui ( physics ) Hossein Nasr Hugh Everett III Hugo Dingler Ian Hacking Ignoramus et ignorabimus Ilkka Niiniluoto Immunology Implications of nanotechnology Imre Lakatos Indeterminacy ( philosophy ) Individual Inductive reasoning Inductivism Infinite regress Information ethics Ingenuity Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Instrumentalism Intentionality Internalism and externalism International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility Internet ethics Introspection Ionian Enlightenment Irreversibility Is logic empirical ? Isaac Newton Jakob Friedrich Fries James G. Lennox James Robert Brown Jean Cavaillès Jerome Ravetz Jerzy Giedymin Jesús Mosterín Joachim Jungius John Beatty ( philosopher ) John Bulwer John Earman John L. Pollock John Lennox John Searle John von Neumann John Weckert John Worrall ( philosopher ) Jordi Pigem Joseph Henry Woodger Jules Vuillemin Jürgen Mittelstraß Karl Jaspers Karl Popper Kinetic theory Kurt Riezler Kyle Stanford Larry Laudan Leonardo Moledo Lindley Darden List of philosophers of science Logical positivism Louis Rougier Luddite Ludwik Fleck Mariano Artigas Mario Bunge Marx W. Wartofsky Mary Hesse Mary Tiles Matteo Campani-Alimenis Mauricio Suarez Max Bense Max Black Maxwell 's demon Measurement in quantum mechanics Mechanism ( philosophy ) Mediocrity principle Meera Nanda Methodological individualism Michael Oakeshott Michael Ruse Michael Scriven Michel Bitbol Miura Baien Models of scientific inquiry Modern Physics and Ancient Faith Molecular biology Molyneux 's Problem Moravec 's paradox Moritz Schlick Multiple discovery Myth of Progress Naïve empiricism Nancy Cartwright ( philosopher ) Natural law Natural philosophy Natural selection Nature ( philosophy ) Neo-Luddism Neuroethics Neuroscience Neven Sesardic Newton 's flaming laser sword Newtonianism Niels Bohr Noam Chomsky Norman Swartz Norwood Russell Hanson Not even wrong Novum Organum Objectivity ( science ) Observation Occam 's razor Olavo de Carvalho Omnology Operational definition Operationalization Otto Neurath Oxford Calculators Paradigm Paradigm shift Parsimony Particle physics Paul Feyerabend Paul Häberlin Perception Percy Williams Bridgman Peripatetic axiom Pessimistic induction Peter Achinstein Peter J. Lewis Phenomenalism Philip Kitcher Philip Mirowski Philipp Frank Phillip H. Wiebe Philosophical interpretation of classical physics Philosophy of artificial intelligence Philosophy of biology Philosophy of chemistry Philosophy of computer science Philosophy of economics Philosophy of engineering Philosophy of information Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of physics Philosophy of psychology Philosophy of science Philosophy of Science Association Philosophy of social science Philosophy of space and time Philosophy of statistics Philosophy of technology Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics Physical law Physicalism Physics envy Pierre Duhem Pierre Gassendi Popper 's experiment Popper and After Positivism Post-positivist Pragmatism Prediction Principle of uniformity Probability Problem of induction Pseudoscience Psychological nominalism Psychologism Ptolemy Quantity Quantum field theory Quantum indeterminacy Quantum logic Quantum mechanics R. B. Braithwaite Raimo Tuomela Ramsey -- Lewis method Rational reconstruction Reasonable doubt Received view of theories Reductionism Regulation of science Relationship between religion and science Religious interpretations of the Big Bang theory René Descartes Retrocausality Richard Boyd Richard Swinburne Robert Grosseteste Robert Kilwardby Roberto Refinetti Robin O. Andreasen Roboethics Roger Bacon Roger Penrose Rose Rand Rudolf Carnap Sandra Mitchell Science Science and Christian Belief Scientific Communism Scientific essentialism Scientific law Scientific misconduct Scientific modelling Scientific progress Scientific realism Scientific revolution Scientific theory Scientism Scientistic materialism Scientists for Global Responsibility Semantic view of theories Sense data Sherrilyn Roush Social constructionism Space Spacetime Species Stephen Mulhall Stephen Toulmin Steve Fuller ( sociologist ) Structuralism ( philosophy of science ) Supervenience Susan Oyama Taketani Mitsuo Technocriticism Technological determinism Technological Somnambulism Technorealism Temporal finitism The Incoherence of the Philosophers The Logic of Scientific Discovery The Relativity of Wrong The Selfish Genius The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Two Cultures The Value of Science Theoretical definition Theory Theory choice Thomas Samuel Kuhn Thucydides Time Uncertainty principle Unified Science Uniformitarianism Unity of science Universe Varadaraja V. Raman Verificationism Verisimilitude Victor Kraft Victoria Institute Vienna Circle Voodoo science Werner Heisenberg Wesley C. Salmon What Is This Thing Called Science ? Whitny Braun Wilhelm Windelband Wilhelm Wundt Willard Van Orman Quine Willem B. Drees William Irwin Thompson William Newton-Smith William W. Tait William Whewell Wolfgang Smith Wolfgang Stegmüller Wronger than wrong Xu Liangying Yoichiro Murakami Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Science",
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"text": "Instrumentality (theology) Instrumentality is a theological theory that falls under the broader category of the prophetic model of biblical inspiration . Those who espouse the prophetic model consider the writers of all the books of the bible to have been inspired in the same way as prophets have been inspired by God to preach . This makes sense given that the vocation of the prophet and the vocation of the writer of Holy Scripture is more or less the same ; they are called to communicate the message of God to a community that is in need of hearing it . Though , as Reginald-Garigou Lagrange , O.P. notes , a prophet can act based on direct revelation from God or from inspiration . The latter is what is relevant when it comes to biblical interpretation . This model of biblical inspiration played a dominant role in the Early Church and was fully and systematically explained by medieval theologians like St. Thomas Aquinas . Thomas discusses prophesy in Questions 171-174 of the Second Part of the Second Part of the Summa Theologica . Thomas uses earlier theologians , namely St. Augustine and Pope St. Gregory the Great , to support his argument . Jewish theologians such as Moses Maimonides also defended this model .",
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"text": "History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance This article gives a historical overview of Christian positions on Persecution of Christians , persecutions by Christians , religious persecution and toleration . Christian theologians like Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas legitimized religious persecution to various extents , and during the Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages , Christians considered heresy and dissent to be punishable offences . However , Early modern Europe witnessed the turning point in the history of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance . Christian writers like John Milton and John Locke argued for limited religious toleration , and later secular authors like Thomas Jefferson developed the concept of religious freedom . Christians nowadays generally accept that heresy and dissent are not punishable by a civil authority . Many Christians `` look back on the centuries of persecution with a mixture of revulsion and incomprehension . ''",
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"text": "Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. ( born March 31 , 1948 ) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton . He was Clinton 's running mate in their successful campaign in 1992 , and was re-elected in 1996 . At the end of Clinton 's second term , Gore was picked as the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election . After leaving office , Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist , whose work in climate change activism earned him ( jointly with the IPCC ) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 . Gore was an elected official for 24 years . He was a Congressman from Tennessee ( 1977 -- 85 ) and from 1985 to 1993 served as one of the state 's Senators . He served as Vice President during the Clinton administration from 1993 to 2001 . In the 2000 presidential election , in what was one of the closest presidential races in history , Gore won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College to Republican George W. Bush . A controversial election dispute over a vote recount in Florida was settled by the U.S. Supreme Court , which ruled 5 -- 4 in favor of Bush . Gore is the founder and current chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection , the co-founder and chair of Generation Investment Management and the now-defunct Current TV network , a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. , and a senior adviser to Google . Gore is also a partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , heading its climate change solutions group . He has served as a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University , Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism , Fisk University , and the University of California , Los Angeles . He served on the Board of Directors of World Resources Institute . Gore has received a number of awards including the Nobel Peace Prize ( joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , 2007 ) , a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album ( 2009 ) for his book An Inconvenient Truth , a Primetime Emmy Award for Current TV ( 2007 ) , and a Webby Award ( 2005 ) . Gore was also the subject of the Academy Award-winning ( 2007 ) documentary An Inconvenient Truth in 2006 . In 2007 , he was named a runner-up for Time 2007 Person of the Year .",
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"text": "Allan Alcorn Allan Alcorn ( born January 1 , 1948 in San Francisco ) is an American pioneering engineer and computer scientist . He grew up in San Francisco , California , and attended the University of California , Berkeley , graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in 1971 .",
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"text": "Gary Neat Gary Francis Neat ( born 27 October 1948 ) is an Australian business leader and company director . He is a former journalist and senior political figure .",
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"text": "Comedy Central's Indecision 2000 Comedy Central 's Indecision 2000 was a series of special episodes featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart spoofing the 2000 Presidential Election . This series covered the primaries leading up to the general election between George W. Bush and Al Gore . The series featured `` correspondents '' at the Democratic National Convention as well as the Republican National Convention . At the conventions , the correspondents interviewed many politicians in the comedic style that has made The Daily Show famous . On the first episode after election night , Jon Stewart said that the name was a joke and he had not expected people to take it seriously , referring to the debacle in Florida . This edition of Indecision also included a separate series called Lewis Black 's World of Politics , aired during the Republican and Democratic national conventions and featuring Lewis Black . It was included on Black 's DVD releases Lewis Black - Unleashed in 2003 . In 2000 , Indecision 2000 won a Peabody Award .",
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"text": "First inauguration of Bill Clinton The first inauguration of Bill Clinton as the 42nd President of the United States was held on January 20 , 1993 on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington , D.C. . The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Bill Clinton as President and Al Gore as Vice President . At of age time of his first inauguration , Clinton was the third-youngest person to become president , and the first from the Baby Boomer generation .",
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"text": "The Selling of the President 1968 The Selling of the President 1968 is a non-fiction book written by American author Joe McGinniss and published by Trident Press in October , 1969 . The book describes the marketing of Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign . It has been described as `` a classic of political journalism '' and a `` classic of campaign reporting that first introduced many readers to the stage-managed world of political theater . '' It was reprinted in 1988 under the title The Selling of the President . McGinniss became an overnight success when the book , his first , landed on The New York Times bestseller list . He was 26 years old , making him the youngest living writer with that achievement . The book was on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list for 31 weeks from October 1969 to May 1970 . The idea for the book came to McGinniss almost serendipitously : -LSB- He -RSB- stumbled across his book 's topic while taking a train to New York . A fellow commuter had just landed the Hubert Humphrey account and was boasting that ` in six weeks we 'll have him looking better than Abraham Lincoln . ' McGinniss tried to get access to Humphrey 's campaign first , but they turned him down . So he called up Nixon 's , and they said yes . '' . The book was very well received by both critics and the public . It `` spent more than six months on best-sellers lists , and McGinniss sold a lot of those books through television , appearing on the titular shows of Merv Griffin , David Frost and Dick Cavett , among others . '' Conservative writer William F. Buckley `` assumed McGinniss had relied on ` an elaborate deception which has brought joy and hope to the Nixon-haters . ' But even Buckley liked the book . '' In 1972 , the book was adapted into a short-lived Broadway musical .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000 The 2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7 , 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 9 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Louisiana was won by Governor George W. Bush , a dramatic swing from the statewide results in 1996 when Democrat President Bill Clinton carried the state with 52 % of the vote and with a double digit margin of victory . Bush was the first Republican to carry the state since 1988 . Bush won most of the counties and congressional districts in the state . Bush dominated among the rural areas of the state . The only congressional district Gore won was the second district , which represents the very urban area of New Orleans .",
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"text": "Fifty-state strategy A fifty-state strategy is a political strategy which aims for progress in all states of the United States of America , rather than conceding certain states as `` unwinnable . '' In a presidential campaign , it is usually implemented as an appeal to a broad base of the American public in an attempt to win , even if marginally , every state , since even a marginal victory is effectively total victory for electoral purposes . It can also refer to an overall long-term strategy for a political movement such as a political party . This strategy is very ambitious and , when used for a specific election , is typically abandoned as the election day draws nearer . In the vast majority of cases , winning a state 's popular vote for president or senator -- even by a small margin -- means the state 's entire representation in the election goes to the victor without being divided . A fifty-state strategy requires a campaign to spend valuable resources in a rival 's strongest states , when those resources could instead be concentrated in swing states that will become a total win or a total loss based on only a small difference in popular votes . A president has won every state three times : in 1788 and 1792 , George Washington won all the electoral votes running effectively unopposed , and in 1820 , James Monroe , running unopposed , carried all twenty-three states in the union at that time ( although one electoral vote was cast for John Quincy Adams and two electors died prior to casting votes ) . In 1936 , Franklin D. Roosevelt carried forty-six of forty-eight states , losing only Maine and Vermont . A complete fifty-state victory has not been accomplished since the fiftieth state was admitted into the union , although Republicans have twice managed to win the presidency in forty-nine of the fifty : in 1972 with Richard Nixon losing only Massachusetts , and in 1984 with Ronald Reagan losing only his rival 's home state of Minnesota . Both also lost the District of Columbia , which has had presidential electors since the Twenty-Third Amendment in 1961 .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in New Mexico, 1996 The 1996 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5 , 1996 . All 50 states and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1996 United States presidential election . New Mexico voters chose 5 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the President and Vice President . New Mexico was won by incumbent United States President Bill Clinton of Arkansas , who was running against Kansas Senator Bob Dole . Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as Vice President , and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp . New Mexico weighed in for this election as 1 % more Republican than the national average .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1968 The 1968 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5 , 1968 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 1968 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . The vote in North Carolina was split three ways , between Republican nominee Richard Nixon , Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey , and American Independent Party nominee George Wallace . Nixon won the state , with 39.5 % of the vote , while Wallace 's 31.3 % pushed Humphrey into third on 29.2 % . Nixon won twelve of the state 's electoral votes , while one faithless elector that had been pledged to Nixon voted instead for Wallace .",
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"text": "Dan Quayle James Danforth `` Dan '' Quayle ( born February 4 , 1947 ) is an American politician and lawyer . He was the 44th Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush . He was also a U.S. Representative ( 1977 -- 81 ) and U.S. Senator ( 1981 -- 89 ) from the state of Indiana . A native of Indianapolis , Indiana , Quayle spent most of his childhood living in Paradise Valley , Arizona , a suburb of Phoenix . He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1974 . He practiced law in Huntington , Indiana , with his wife before his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1976 , aged 29 . In 1980 Quayle won election to the Senate . In 1988 , Vice President George H. W. Bush , the Republican Party nominee for the presidency , chose Quayle as his vice presidential running mate . The Bush/Quayle ticket won the 1988 election over Democrats Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen . As vice president , Quayle made official visits to 47 countries and was appointed chairman of the National Space Council . He secured re-nomination for vice-president in 1992 , but Democrat Bill Clinton and his vice presidential running mate , Al Gore , defeated the Bush/Quayle ticket . In 1994 , Quayle published his memoir entitled Standing Firm but declined to run for public office in this time period because he was suffering from phlebitis . He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 , but withdrew and supported George W. Bush . In 2016 , he endorsed Jeb Bush and after that he supported Donald Trump for president . Quayle and his wife reside in Paradise Valley , Arizona . Quayle is the chairman of global investments at Cerberus Capital Management .",
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"text": "The Green Promise The Green Promise is a 1948 American film directed by William D. Russell . The film was co-produced by Houston oilman Glenn McCarthy and leading man Robert Paige to display the concept and meaning of the 4-H Club and highlight farming issues such as soil erosion , government programs , and individual enterprise . The title refers to a scene where the local preacher gives a sermon on a story from the Book of Exodus of God 's `` green promise '' to lead Moses into a land of milk and honey . The preacher reminds his congregation that the fulfillment of the promise requires faith , difficult journeys and open-mindedness . It is currently in the public domain .",
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"text": "United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election . It was held on Tuesday , November 3 , 1992 . There were three major candidates : Incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush , Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton , and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot . Bush had alienated much of his conservative base by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge against raising taxes . The economy was in recession and Bush 's perceived greatest strength , foreign policy , was regarded as much less important following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the relatively peaceful climate in the Middle East after the defeat of Iraq in the Gulf War . Clinton won a plurality in the popular vote , and a wide Electoral College margin . The election was a significant realigning election after three consecutive Republican landslides . Northeastern , Upper Midwest , and West Coast states which had previously been competitive began voting reliably Democratic . As of 2016 , this is the most recent election in which an incumbent president was unseated , the previous one having been the 1980 election in which Ronald Reagan unseated then-incumbent Jimmy Carter . Perot 's campaign took 18.9 % of the vote , finishing second in Maine and Utah . This was noted for being the highest vote share of a third-party candidate since 1912 , though he did not obtain any electoral votes . As of 2017 , this is the last time Georgia and Montana voted for the Democratic candidate , and the last time the state of Florida was on the losing end of the presidential election .",
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"text": "Janet De Gore Janet De Gore ( age , place of birth , and other personal information unknown ) is a former actress best known for her supporting roles on the ABC television series , The Law and Mr. Jones , in which she portrayed the legal secretary , Marsha Spear , to attorney Abraham Lincoln Jones , played by James Whitmore ( 1921 -- 2009 ) . A second costar , Conlan Carter ( born 1934 ) , portrayed the legal assistant , C.E. Carruthers . Carter later joined the cast of ABC 's Combat ! . Thereafter , De Gore played the young widow Louise Howard , the attractive romantic interest of Richard Crenna ( 1927 -- 2003 ) in his revised role as the recently widowed Luke McCoy on CBS ' The Real McCoys . The situation comedy starring Walter Brennan had premiered on ABC in 1957 but switched networks and nights from Thursday to Sunday opposite Bonanza on NBC for its final year . Kathleen Nolan , who played Crenna 's on-screen wife , Kate McCoy , left the series after five years ; it was announced that Nolan 's character had died . Butch Patrick , later of CBS 's The Munsters , played Greg Howard , Louise 's 9-year-old son , in the revised The McCoys . Most of De Gore 's acting occurred between 1952 and 1966 . Her early roles were in dramatic anthologies , including Hallmark Hall of Fame , the Philco Television Playhouse , and Kraft Television Theatre . In 1960-1961 , as she joined Four Star 's The Law and Mr. Jones cast , she also appeared in episodes of two Warner Brothers series , Will Hutchins ' western Sugarfoot and Efrem Zimbalist , Jr. 's detective series , 77 Sunset Strip , both on ABC . In 1964 , she appeared as a flight attendant in the episode `` Second Chance '' of the ABC science fiction series The Outer Limits . In 1965 , she appeared on Chuck Connors ' short-lived NBC western Branded . In 1966 , her last year of television credits , De Gore appeared on The Farmer 's Daughter ( ABC ) with Inger Stevens , Perry Mason ( CBS ) with Raymond Burr , and NBC 's powerhouse western Bonanza , which had destroyed The McCoys in the 1962-1963 ratings . Her Bonanza role on the episode entitled `` Tommy '' was that of Allie Miller . She is believed to reside in the Greater Los Angeles Area .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Arizona, 2000 The 2000 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 7 , 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 8 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Arizona was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 6.3 % margin of victory . Ralph Nader received 3 % , as all of the other candidates received a combined 1 % . Pre-election polling showed that Bush had a solid lead of Gore . Bush won all the congressional districts , except Arizona 's 2nd congressional district . The key for Bush 's victory was Maricopa County , which has by far the highest population in the state . Bush made history by winning Greenlee County . This thinly populated working class county , which has been dependent on copper mining as the basis for its economy , had voted Democratic in every election since Arizona achieved statehood from 1912 to 1996 , and now is a Republican stronghold in the 21st century .",
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"text": "James C. Kennedy James Cox Kennedy ( born 1948 ) is an American media executive and the current chair of Cox Enterprises , the media conglomerate founded by his grandfather , James M. Cox . According to the Forbes 400 list in 2008 , he is the 49th richest person in the United States , through his $ 6.5 billion stake in the company . He was featured in a Forbes article entitled `` This Billionaire Knows The Secret To Saving A Family Business '' .",
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"text": "Al Smith Alfred Emanuel `` Al '' Smith ( December 30 , 1873 -- October 4 , 1944 ) was an American statesman who was elected Governor of New York four times and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928 . Smith was the foremost urban leader of the Efficiency Movement in the United States and was noted for achieving a wide range of reforms as governor in the 1920s . The son of an Irish-American mother and a Civil War veteran father , he was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge , where resided for his entire life . Like many other New York politicians of his era , he was also linked to the notorious Tammany Hall political machine that controlled New York City 's politics , although he remained personally untarnished by corruption . Smith was a strong opponent of Prohibition , which he did not think could be enforced , and viewed it as an over-extension of the government 's constitutional power . He was also the first Catholic nominee for President . His candidacy mobilized Catholic votes , especially from women , who had only recently received federal suffrage . It also brought out the anti-Catholic vote , which was especially strong among white conservative Democrats in the South , although Smith was still successful within the states of the traditional Deep South . As a committed `` wet , '' or anti-Prohibition , candidate , Smith attracted not only drinkers but also voters angered by the corruption and lawlessness that developed alongside prohibition . Many Protestants feared his candidacy , including German Lutherans and Southern Baptists , believing that the Catholic Church and the Pope would dictate his policies . Most importantly , this was a time of national prosperity under a Republican White House . Smith lost in a landslide to Republican Herbert Hoover , who gained electoral support from six southern states . Four years later Smith sought the 1932 nomination but was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt , his former ally and successor as Governor of New York . Smith entered business in New York City and became an increasingly vocal opponent of Roosevelt 's New Deal , believing that its true agenda was to make the American people less `` self-reliant and independent . '' He ultimately went on to support Republican nominees Alf Landon in the 1936 presidential election and Wendell Willkie in the 1940 presidential election .",
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"text": "Al Duerr Alfred Herman `` Al '' Duerr ( born January 29 , 1951 ) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 34th Mayor of Calgary , Alberta from 1989 to 2001 , and a city alderman from 1983 to 1989 . He is the Chief Executive Officer of Emergo Projects International , and serves on the board of directors for two other companies in Calgary . He is a member of the Community and Partners Advisory Committee of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta . Duerr attended the University of Saskatchewan and graduated with a degree in Urban Geography and Regional Urban Development and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Haskayne School of the University of Calgary . He served two terms as an Alderman in Calgary before being elected mayor in 1989 . Duerr served for four terms as Calgary 's mayor , leaving office in 2001 , and was one of the most popular mayors in the city 's history . His conciliatory , managerial style and likeable personality made him well respected . Duerr is married to Kit Chan , and has two children .",
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"text": "Abdelmalek Sellal Abdelmalek Sellal ( عبد الملك سلال ` Abd al-Malik Sallāl ; born 1 August 1948 ) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria from 3 September 2012 to 13 March 2014 and again from April 2014 to May 2017 .",
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"text": "Dayo Gore Dayo Gore ( Dayo F. Gore ) is an African-American feminist scholar , former fellow of Harvard 's Warren Center for North American History , formerly employed as Assistant Professor of History and of Women 's Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst , Gore is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at University of California , San Diego . Gore is one of a new generation of young scholars active in preserving and exploring the infrequently chronicled history of 20th-century black women 's radicalism , in the US and beyond . Along with Jeanne Theoharis and Komozi Woodard , Gore edited a collection of essays Want to Start A Revolution ? Radical Women In The Black Freedom Struggle ( NYU Press , 2009 ) , to which she contributed the chapter `` From Communist Politics to Black Power : The Visionary Politics and Transnational Solidarities of Victoria Ama Garvin '' . Ernesto Aguilar in Political Media Review summed up the importance of Want to Start A Revolution ? and similar work in forging connections between radical and progressive scholars and activism : Feminist Review found the anthology also illuminating about the history of intersectionality as more than merely an academic method of analysis but as the theoretical and existential core of a radical praxis : Gore 's book Radicalism at the Crossroads : African American Women Activists in the Cold War , was published by NYU Press in 2011 . It expands the author 's project to recuperate the voices and histories of radical black women in the US in the early Cold War era , and their militancy which produced the pre-history of the better-remembered civil rights and feminist/women 's movements . Vicki Garvin is again highlighted alongside other unjustly forgotten women such as Thelma Dale , Beah Richards , and the communist leader Claudia Jones .",
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"text": "Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Winthrop Paul `` Win '' Rockefeller ( September 17 , 1948 -- July 16 , 2006 ) was a Republican politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Arkansas from 1996 until his death in 2006 . He was also a member of the Rockefeller family .",
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"text": "The Hunger Games (film) The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins . It is the first installment in The Hunger Games film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , with a screenplay by Ross , Collins , and Billy Ray . The film stars Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Lenny Kravitz , Stanley Tucci , and Donald Sutherland . The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem , where boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 must take part in the Hunger Games , a televised annual event in which the `` tributes '' are required to fight to the death until there is only one survivor . Katniss Everdeen ( Lawrence ) volunteers to take her younger sister 's place . Joined by her district 's male tribute , Peeta Mellark ( Hutcherson ) , Katniss travels to the Capitol to train for the Hunger Games under the guidance of former victor Haymitch Abernathy ( Harrelson ) . Development of The Hunger Games began in March 2009 when Lions Gate Entertainment entered into a co-production agreement with Color Force , which had acquired the rights a few weeks earlier . Collins collaborated with Ray and Ross to write the screenplay . The screenplay expanded the character of Seneca Crane to allow several developments to be shown directly to the audience and Ross added several scenes between Crane and Coriolanus Snow . The main characters were cast between March and May 2011 . Principal photography began in May 2011 and ended in September 2011 , with filming taking place in North Carolina . The Hunger Games was shot entirely on film as opposed to digital . The film was released on March 21 , 2012 , in some European countries and in the US on March 23 , 2012 , in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters . Japan received it last , on September 28 . When the film released , it set records for opening day ( $ 67.3 million ) and opening weekend for a non-sequel . At the time of its release , the film 's opening weekend gross ( $ 152.5 million ) was the third-largest of any movie in North America . It is the first film since Avatar to remain in first place at the North American box office for four consecutive weekends . The film was a massive box-office success by grossing over $ 694 million worldwide against its budget of $ 78 million , making it the third-highest-grossing film in the United States and ninth-highest-grossing worldwide of 2012 . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 18 , 2012 . With 7,434,058 units sold , the DVD was the best-selling DVD of 2012 . A sequel , The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , was released on November 22 , 2013 , in the United States . The Hunger Games received positive reviews from critics , with praise for its themes and messages , as well as Jennifer Lawrence 's portrayal of Katniss , though there was criticism of the film 's use of shaky cam in the action sequences . Like the novel , the film has been noted for its similarities to other works , such as Robert Sheckley 's short story `` Seventh Victim '' and its Italian film adaptation The 10th Victim , the Japanese novel Battle Royale and its film adaptation , and the Shirley Jackson short story `` The Lottery '' , with some criticizing The Hunger Games for being derivative of such works . Collins stated in an interview that her novel and screenplay drew on sources of inspiration such as the myth of Theseus , Roman gladiatorial games , reality television , and the desensitization of viewers to media coverage of real-life tragedy and war , not to think as just an audience member , `` Because those are real people on the screen , and they 're not going away when the commercials start to roll . '' The song `` Safe & Sound '' won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song . For her performance , Lawrence won the Saturn Award for Best Actress , the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie , the Empire Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress .",
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"text": "United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics The United States was the host nation of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California . It was the nineteenth time that Team USA participated , having boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics . 522 competitors , 339 men and 183 women , took part in 217 events in 25 sports . These Olympic Games were unique for the United States in that the host state was California , the home state of the country 's president , Ronald Reagan , who himself opened the Games , becoming the first American president to open a Summer Olympics , and also any Olympic games in the United States . Reagan was governor of the state from 1967 to 1975 . It was not until the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City that an American president opened a Winter Olympics in the United States . Team USA won 83 Gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics , which is as of 2016 , the record for most first-place finishes in a Summer Olympics by a host nation .",
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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": "Daily fantasy sports Daily fantasy sports ( DFS ) are a subset of fantasy sport games . As with traditional fantasy sports games , players compete against others by building a team of professional athletes from a particular league or competition while remaining under a salary cap , and earn points based on the actual statistical performance of the players in real-world competitions . Daily fantasy sports are an accelerated variant of traditional fantasy sports that are conducted over short-term periods , such as a week or single day of competition , as opposed to those that are played across an entire season . Daily fantasy sports are typically structured in the form of paid competitions typically referred to as a `` contest '' ; winners receive a share of a pre-determined pot funded by their entry fees . A portion of entry fee payments go to the provider as rake revenue . In the United States , the daily fantasy sports industry is dominated by two competing services : the New York-based FanDuel , and the Boston-based DraftKings . Both companies were established as venture capital-backed startup companies , received funding from investment firms , sports broadcasters , leagues , and team owners , and became known for the aggressive marketing of their services . As of September 2015 , both companies have an estimated value of at least $ 1 billion , and control 95 % of the U.S. DFS market . The two primarily compete against smaller DFS services , such as Fantasy Aces and Yahoo! Sports . The popularity of the daily fantasy format has been credited to its convenience in comparison to season-length games , as well as the focus on major cash prizes in the promotion of these services . Daily fantasy has also been credited with helping to improve television viewership and engagement with sports . Daily fantasy sports have faced notable legal challenges , including disputes over whether DFS constitutes gambling . Politicians and other critics have argued that due to their format , players are essentially making proposition wagers on the varying performance of individual athletes in specific games , and not managing the performance of their selections on a week-to-week basis . Proponents have defended DFS as being a game of skill , as the required familiarity with the players and teams , as well as salary cap management , rewards skilled players . Local laws have varying definitions of gambling games , such as whether a game 's elements of chance are predominant over those or skill , or how much control the player has over the outcome of the game . In the United States , the legality of DFS has been determined on a state-by-state basis based on local gambling laws and other rulings . The federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIEGA ) contains language dictating that fantasy sports are not considered an unlawful wager under the act ; however , the act only prohibits the electronic transfer of funds from unlawful gambling as defined under state laws . A number of state attorneys general have issued opinions concluding that DFS is a form of illegal gambling , while the state of Nevada declared that DFS games must be licensed as a sports pool . The New York State ruling , which resulted from an investigation of DFS services after it was alleged that employees working for DraftKings and FanDuel had used inside information to win cash prizes from each other , spawned retaliatory lawsuits from the companies which alleged that the rulings were the result of a misinterpretation of the nature of their services . The state has since joined other states , such as Massachusetts and Virginia , in choosing to legalize and regulate DFS rather than prohibit it .",
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"text": "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": "Birth of America Birth of America is a turn-based strategy computer game by SEP BOA , a development team at AGEOD . In Birth of America , the player controls one of the major contenders of the French and Indian War or the American War of Independence , trying to achieve military and political victory . The scope of the game covers all of North America , from Florida to Quebec and New England to Mississippi , from 1755 to 1783 . The game map is divided into more than 700 provinces , with a great diversity of terrain , climates and civilization levels . There are two nations fighting each other in all of the game 's ten scenarios . Game turns correspond to one month of historical time . Scenarios vary from a few months to almost 9 years . Players control mostly the military action of their nation . This includes such activities as drafting forces , building forts and depots , sieges and blockades , raiding enemy settlements and battles , both on land and at sea . Birth of America has two wars , the French and Indian War and the American Revolution . The object of the game is to attack and capture objectives , strategic towns , and manage strategies in order to win battles thus gaining edge . Real political events , such as the battle of Bunker Hill and the signing of the Declaration of Independence , will also influence the outcome of morale throughout the game .",
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"text": "US Open Series The US Open Series is the seven-week summer tennis season linking twelve ATP World Tour and WTA Tour tournaments together . The Series leads to the US Open . It is often referred to as the U.S. or North American hard court season . From 2012 until 2018 , the series will be sponsored by Emirates . It was organized in 2004 as a way to focus more attention on American tennis tournaments by getting more of them on domestic television . Until 2004 , most summer North American tournaments were not on television , the exceptions being the highly televised ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati . The eight non-Masters tournaments now enjoy about 50 hours of television combined -- about two hours on each day of their final weekends , chiefly on ESPN2 , which is where ESPN shows its tennis programming .",
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"text": "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": "Fictional universe of The Hunger Games The Hunger Games universe is a fictional world appearing in The Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins . It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem , its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides , and the outlying districts , numbered 1 to 12 , each with a different economy . In addition , there is the secretive District 13 , where a rebel force is building strength . The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which citizens from the districts , selected through a process called `` reaping '' , are forced to participate in a battle to the death . The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna , such as the Mockingjay , a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device , and after whom the third book in the series is named .",
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"text": "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": "Mass Transit Super Bowl The Mass Transit Super Bowl was a public transportation plan and marketing strategy conceived for Super Bowl XLVIII and Super Bowl Week , a series of events leading up to the February 2 , 2014 , football game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks . It was originally projected that over 400,000 people would come to the New York -- New Jersey region for the game and related activities , and that over 80,000 would attend the game itself ; actual patronage of the metropolitan area during that time was projected to be over 500,000 . Metropolitan area transit agencies worked with the National Football League , organizers of the event , and developed special services , schedules , fares , and maps to promote the use of mass transit during the week , which began with the arrival of teams on January 26 . On game day , those traveling by train experienced overcrowding and long delays due to miscalculated estimations and an unanticipated surge of passengers , leading to much criticism of the plan .",
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"text": "Western Cup Western Cup is North America 's longest running annual LGBTQ multi sports festival . It takes place in Calgary , Alberta , Canada Easter weekend of each year . It started in 1982 with a volleyball tournament that had teams attend from Calgary and Edmonton . From there it created the organization , Apollo , Friends in Sports Club , which now oversees Western Cup . Apollo , Friends in Sports Club/Western Cup believe in giving back to the community , therefore each sport receives a portion of profits from the event each year , as well $ 1500 is donated each year to local or national organizations that are beneficial to the LGTBQ community . Western Cup has two components to the event including sports and social activities . Currently the sport tournaments that are involved in Western Cup are bowling , curling , dodge ball , hockey and volleyball.The social activities include a Thursday registration event , Friday athletes social and the Western Cup Dance on Saturday . On average there are 500 athletes in attendance and 1500 in attendance of the social events In 2018 Western Cup along with Apollo Curling will be hosting the Canadian Gay Curling Championships . In 2007 Western Cup held the first North American Outgames to celebrate their 25 anniversary , April 1 - 8 , 2007 . The host hotel for guests and social events until 2020 is the Hyatt Regency in downtown Calgary .",
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"text": "National Football League regular season The National Football League ( NFL ) regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day in early September and ends in December or early January . It consists of 256 games , where each team ( 32 total ) plays 16 games during a 17-week period . Since 2012 , the NFL schedule generally has games in one of five time slots during the week . A game played on Thursday night , kicking off at 8:25 PM ( ET ) . The majority of games are played on Sunday , most kicking off at 1:00 PM ( ET ) , some late afternoon games starting at 4:05 or 4:25 PM ( ET ) . Additionally , one Sunday night game is played every week at 8:30 PM ( ET ) . One Monday night game then starts at 8:30 PM ( ET ) every week with the exception of the first week of the regular season , in which two Monday night games are played back-to-back ( the second game always occurring on the West coast ) , as well as the last week of the season , in which no Monday night game is held . In addition to these regularly scheduled games , there are occasionally games at other times , such as a Saturday afternoon or evening , or the annual Thanksgiving Day games in which three games are played . During the final week of the regular season , all games are held on Sunday . In place since 2006 , the current broadcasting contract establishes broadcast partners for each game . The Sunday afternoon games are broadcast either on CBS or Fox . CBS has the broadcast rights for teams in the American Football Conference while Fox has the rights for teams in the National Football Conference . In games where teams from both conferences play each other , the network with the broadcast rights for the `` away '' team will broadcast the game . In each local television market , three Sunday afternoon games are played . One of the two networks gets a doubleheader , while the other network has the right to broadcast a single game ; the networks alternate weeks when each has the right to the doubleheader . Doubleheader games are broadcast at 1:00 ( ET ) and 4:25 PM ( ET ) . The network with the single game will have an official kick-off time at either 1:00 PM ( ET ) or 4:05 PM ( ET ) . In addition to the regular Sunday afternoon games , there are three prime time games each week . The Thursday night game is broadcast by the NFL Network ( with , starting in 2016 , five of those Thursday games also being simulcast by CBS and another five on NBC ) . The Sunday night game is broadcast by NBC , while the Monday night game is broadcast by ESPN . The NFL uses a strict scheduling algorithm to determine which teams play each other from year to year , based on the current division alignments and the final division standings from the previous season . The current formula has been in place since 2002 , the last year that the NFL expanded its membership . Generally , each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice , all four teams from a single division in the AFC once , all four teams from a single division in the NFC once , and two additional intraconference games based on the standings from the previous season .",
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"text": "National Games Week National Games Week is an annual event occurring on Thanksgiving week in the U.S.A. Its purpose is to promote forms of socially interactive games . After the primary sponsor of this event ( Games Quarterly magazine ) passed to new owners in March 2007 , the status of the event was in doubt ; however , the continuing organization of this event has been taken over by others and the event will take place as before . The week is the brainchild of Mark Simmons , the former publisher of Games Quarterly magazine . That publication has been recently replaced by Greater Game Industry Catalog , which promotes non-electronic games : Board , card , role-playing , family , general interest , party , miniatures and educational games . In November 2009 , the National Games Week Foundation , inc. was formed as a non-profit corporation for the furtherance of all non-electronic game play , and as a mutual benefit organization supporting all tiers of the game industry .",
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"text": "Open Season (video game) Open Season is a video game , based on the movie of the same name . It was released for Wii , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Microsoft Windows , Game Boy Advance , Xbox 360 , Xbox , Nintendo DS , and Nintendo GameCube . The Nintendo DS version supports the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection . While Patrick Warburton , Matthew W. Taylor , Nika Futterman and Danny Mann reprise their roles from the movie , most of the original voice actors were replaced ( for example , Chris Williams and Matthew W. Taylor are the voices of Boog and Elliot in this game ) .",
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"text": "New York Competition of Dramatic Arts The New York Competition of Dramatic Arts ( NYCODA ) is an Annual Performance Festival and Competition for actors , located in New York City . NYCODA , established in the spring of 2008 , is becoming known for its appeal to both amateur and professional actors , but with a wider appeal to other areas of the performing arts . The company flew below the radar for a while , but is fast becoming known on the New York Performance Arts scene , and being identified as uniquely Brooklyn . In fact , many are calling it a Brooklyn movement of performance artists and a haven for the aspiring actor . NYCODA was established as an annual performance festival and competition , where actors can compete in different genres , such as Shakespearean Drama , Dramatic Duologue , Humorous Verse and Open Reading . Actors compete in these categories , with the Open Reading category a favorite , because the actor has freedom to choose what to perform . In fact , many actors write and perform their own work in this category . The NYCODA competition is typically held in the Fall of each year in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . Contestants submit samples of their performances , typically monologues , via the company 's website . The contestants are chosen months in advance , and are notified by the Summer preceding the Fall event . The festival is a one-day event and category winners are chosen at the end of the night and presented with some of the most sought after awards in the industry , with the biggest award , The NYCODA Actor Award going to the overall winner of the festival . The event is recorded for television purposes . While the NYCODA festival primarily features competing actors , many other performance artists are included . Dancers , singers and other performers help add to the rich and complex texture of the event , and now the festival is being called the Sundance Festival of Brooklyn and the buzz is already alive in the community of aspiring actors , who see the festival and competition as another outlet to have their skills recognized and an opportunity to perform live on stage in front of a large audience . Many noteworthy organizations are already in line to endorse the NYCODA movement , and to applaud it as the festival for which New York has long waited . The company has begun to develop an international outlook and has begun partnering with international agencies , in Africa and Europe . Through their international program , NYCODA welcomes actors and performance artists from all over the country and all over the world , and some NYCODA contestants have the opportunity to perform internationally as well .",
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"text": "Crowdfunding in video games Video game development has typically been funded by large publishing companies or are alternatively paid for mostly by the developers themselves as independent titles . Other funding may come from government incentives or from private funding . Crowdfunding , where the players of the video games pay to back the development efforts of a game , has become a popular means of finding alternate investment routes . As a way of game monetization , the use of crowdfunding in video games has had a history for several years prior to 2012 , but was not seen as viable and limited to small-scale games . The crowdfunding mechanism for video games received significant attention in February 2012 due to the success of Double Fine Adventure ( later renamed as Broken Age ) , a point-and-click adventure game which raised more than $ 3 million through the Kickstarter service , greatly exceeding the initial $ 400,000 request and becoming the highest funded project through Kickstarter at that time . A further boost to the model was seen in July 2012 when the Ouya , a low-cost video game console to be built on the open Android system and designed to take advantage of the mobile video game trend , surpassed $ 8 million in funding . By mid-2016 , more than $ 186 million has been pledged to video game-related projects through Kickstarter alone . Less than half of video game crowd-funded projects successfully raise their target funds .",
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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": "2010 Winter Olympics torch relay The 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay was a 106-day run , from October 30 , 2009 to February 12 , 2010 , prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics . Plans for the relay were originally announced November 21 , 2008 by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ( VANOC ) . Communities were initially informed in June 2008 , but the locations were not announced for `` security reasons '' . Exact routes were later announced several weeks before the start of the torch relay . The torches used in the Olympic relay were designed by Leo Obstbaum ( 1969 -- 2009 ) , the late director of design for the 2010 Winter Games . There were an estimated 12,000 torchbearers , including notable Canadian celebrities such as Shania Twain , Simon Whitfield , Silken Lauman , Alexandre Despatie and Catriona Le May Doan and past and present NHL hockey stars including Sidney Crosby , Wayne Gretzky , and the captains of the Vancouver Canucks teams that went to the Stanley Cup Finals , Trevor Linden and Stan Smyl . In fact , many television personalities were selected as torchbearers for the relay , mainly from CTV 's parent company , CTVglobemedia . Matt Lauer and American actor , bodybuilder , and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger were also torch bearers . On 22 October 2009 the Olympic Torch was lit during a ceremony held at the Ancient Olympia in Greece . Actress Maria Nafpliotou played the role of the High Priestess and ignited the flame using a parabolic mirror and the sun 's ray . The first torch was carried by Olympic skier Vassilis Dimitriadis . Kept under close secrecy , the final Olympic Torchbearer turned out to be not one , but five final torchbearers . Rick Hansen brought it into BC Place Stadium , in turn lighting Catriona Le May Doan 's torch , who lit Steve Nash 's torch , and the flame continued to Nancy Greene and Wayne Gretzky . Three of the four torchbearers lit the indoor Olympic Cauldron ; Le May Doan remained with her torch due to a malfunction causing only three of the four arms to be raised . Gretzky exited BC Place , with his torch still lit , and caught a ride on the back of a VANOC vehicle , to Coal Harbour , where he lit the outdoor Cauldron . This makes Gretzky the first person to light two official cauldrons in the same Olympics . At the start of the closing ceremony , Le May Doan re-lit the indoor Cauldron after clown and mime Yves Dagenais `` fixed '' and `` raised '' the arm that malfunctioned in the opening ceremony .",
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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": "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": "The New Adventures of Old Christine The New Adventures of Old Christine ( often shortened to simply Old Christine ) is an American television sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell , a middle-aged divorced mother who struggles to keep pace with those around her . Clark Gregg co-starred as her ex-husband Richard , with whom Christine maintains a close relationship despite their divorce , as well as Hamish Linklater as her brother Matthew and Wanda Sykes as her best friend Barb . It originally ran on CBS from March 13 , 2006 , to May 12 , 2010 . The New Adventures of Old Christine was created and produced by Kari Lizer as well as Andy Ackerman ( who directed all 88 episodes of the series ) , and distributed by Warner Bros. . Television . The series received generally positive reviews from television critics and was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards , winning one for Louis-Dreyfus ' performance in the first season . In May 2010 , CBS canceled The New Adventures of Old Christine after five seasons .",
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"text": "Christine of the Big Tops Christine of the Big Tops is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film starring Pauline Garon and Cullen Landis . It is one of the first films of the prolific Warner 's director Archie Mayo . A copy of the film is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection .",
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"text": "Michele Lee Michele Lee ( born June 24 , 1942 ) is an American actress , singer , dancer , producer , and director . She is known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Knots Landing ( 1979 -- 93 ) , for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy Award and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1988 , 1991 and 1992 . She was the only performer to appear in all 344 episodes of the show . Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 ( 1960 ) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ( 1961 ) . She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967 . Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug ( 1968 ) , The Comic ( 1969 ) and Along Came Polly ( 2004 ) . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw , and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist 's Wife . She also played the title role in the 1998 TV film Scandalous Me : The Jacqueline Susann Story , and Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2015 .",
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"text": "The Great American Beauty Contest __ NOTOC __ The Great American Beauty Contest is a 1973 American satirical comedy-drama TV film , starring JoAnna Cameron and featuring Eleanor Parker , Robert Cummings , Louis Jourdan and Farrah Fawcett in an early film appearance . It was directed by Robert Day and was originally shown on the ABC TV network in the United States on February 13 , 1973 . Allmovie characterizes the film as `` An unsubtle but effective TV-movie satire of the ` Miss America ' syndrome '' , and calls the belly dance performed by Farrah Fawcett `` endearingly ridiculous . ''",
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"text": "Julia Kaye Julia Kaye ( born June 15 , 1988 ) is an American artist and illustrator . Kaye currently works on the upcoming Disney Television Animation show Country Club , set to be released in 2018 , and is the creator of the webcomic Up and Out . She has also done work for Maxim , Cosmopolitan , BuzzFeed , GoComics , College Humor , along with other graphic design work .",
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"text": "Claude Jade Claude Marcelle Jorré , better known as Claude Jade ( -LSB- klod ʒad -RSB- ; 8 October 1948 -- 1 December 2006 ) , was a French actress . She is known for starring as Christine in François Truffaut 's three films Stolen Kisses ( 1968 ) , Bed and Board ( 1970 ) and Love on the Run ( 1979 ) . Jade acted in theatre , film and television . Her film work outside France included the Soviet Union , the United States , Italy and Japan .",
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"text": "Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer ( born December 13 , 1929 ) is a Canadian theatre , film and television actor . After making his film debut in Stage Struck ( 1958 ) , Plummer went on to a successful film career , now spanning more than five decades . Some of his most notable film performances include : The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) , Waterloo ( 1970 ) , The Return of the Pink Panther ( 1975 ) , Murder by Decree ( 1979 ) , Dragnet ( 1987 ) , Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country ( 1991 ) , A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ) , Nicholas Nickleby ( 2002 ) , National Treasure ( 2004 ) , The New World ( 2005 ) , Inside Man ( 2006 ) , Up ( 2009 ) , The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( 2009 ) , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) . In a career which includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts , Plummer is best known to film audiences as the aristocratic widower , Captain Georg von Trapp , in the musical film The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , alongside Julie Andrews . Plummer has ventured into various television projects , including the miniseries The Thorn Birds ( 1983 ) . Plummer has notably portrayed several historical figures , including Arthur Wellesley , First Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ) , Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , Mike Wallace in The Insider ( 1999 ) , and Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ) . Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work , including an Academy Award , two Emmy Awards , two Tony Awards , a Golden Globe Award , a SAG Award , and a BAFTA Award . With his win at age 82 in 2012 for Beginners , Plummer is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award .",
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"text": "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": "Julia Alexandratou Garyfallia `` Julia '' Alexandratou is a Greek socialite , media personality , glamour model , singer , actress , and pornographic actress . In 2002 , at age 16 , she won the beauty pageant title `` Miss Young '' in Greece . Four years later , Alexandratou won the title `` Miss Greece International 2006 '' ( also called the `` Runner-up Star Hellas 2006 '' ) at the Miss Star Hellas beauty pageant . In 2010 , a controversial celebrity sex tape featuring Alexandratou was released . She later admitted that she was paid for her participation in the film . In 2011 , Alexandratou attracted controversy again , after the release of a second pornographic video .",
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"text": "Tricia O'Kelley Patricia Beth `` Tricia '' O'Kelley ( born September 26 , 1968 ) is an American actress and producer , best recognized as Marly Ehrhardt on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine ( 2006 -- 10 ) . She may also be known for her recurring role as Nicole Leahy on The WB television series Gilmore Girls ( 2003 -- 04 ) as well as the lead role in the independent comedy film Weather Girl ( 2009 ) .",
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"text": "Christine Estabrook Christine Estabrook is an American actress , known for her roles on the television series The Crew , Nikki , Desperate Housewives and American Horror Story ; she had a recurring role on the drama Mad Men during that show 's fifth season , and continuing into the sixth and seventh . She has received Obie Award and Drama Desk Award .",
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"text": "The Little Bather The Little Bather ( Le Petit Baigneur ) , is a French comedy film from 1968 , directed and written by Robert Dhéry , starring Louis de Funès and Andréa Parisy . The film is known under the titles : `` The Little Bather '' ( International English title ) , `` The Mad Adventures of the Bouncing Beauty '' ( alternative English title ) , `` Sálvese quien pueda '' ( Spain ) , `` Der kleine Sausewind '' or `` Balduin , der Trockenschwimmer '' ( West Germany ) , `` Si salvi chi può '' ( Italy ) and `` Mały Pływak '' ( Poland ) .",
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"text": "Christine Hewitt Christine Hewitt ( often credited as Mrs. Hewitt ) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders , played by Elizabeth Power . Introduced in 1992 as a lonely divorcée , she becomes besotted with married Arthur Fowler ( Bill Treacher ) while he tends her garden . She leaves in 1993 once her affair with Arthur is discovered by his wife Pauline ( Wendy Richard ) .",
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"text": "Julia Pascal Julia Pascal is a British atheist Jewish playwright and theatre director . Her stage plays include Theresa , based on the true story of a Jewish woman in Guernsey during the German occupation in the Second World War . This is the first in The Holocaust Trilogy . It is followed by A Dead Woman on Holiday , which is set in the Nuremberg Trials , followed by her adaptation of Anski 's The Dybbuk . Her next volume contains The Yiddish Queen Lear and Woman In The Moon . The final volume includes Crossing Jerusalem , which is about the conflict in the Middle East , The Golem , a version of the Prague myth of the Golem for young audiences , St Joan a satire based on a Jewish Black Londoner who dreams she is Joan of Arc and Year Zero which reveals World War II stories from Vichy France . In 2007 her adaptation of The Merchant of Venice was staged at the Arcola Theatre and printed as The Shylock Play in 2009 . All her plays are published by Oberon Books . Her autobiographical essay Prima Ballerina Assoluta is published in -LSB- Virago Press -RSB- collection Truth , Dare or Promise . `` Political Plays '' is her latest published volume from Oberon Books ( 2013 ) . She was a NESTA Dreamtime Fellow in 2006 and Writer in Residence at the Wiener Library in 2007 with a Leverhulme Grant . Her archive is held by the University of York where she was Writer in Residence in 2003 . Pascal 's television drama documentary for the BBC , Charlotte and Jane won BAFTA and Royal Television Society prizes . Her journalism has been published in The Guardian , `` The Observer ' . The Independent , The Financial Times and The Times . The Dybbuk premiered in London at the New End Theatre , Hampstead in July 1992 , then the Lilian Baylis Theatre . Since 1992 it has played in Munich at the Festival of Jewish Theatre , at Maubeuge 's International Theatre Festival , in Poland ( British Council tour ) , Sweden , Belgium and a major British regional tour . The Dybbuk is published by Oberon Books in `` The Holocaust Trilogy '' , three plays by Pascal . The Dybbuk had its US premiere at Theater for the New City in New York City in August 2010 . `` The Wedding Party '' ( known as `` Bloody Wedding '' ) was premiered at The Ohrid Festival 2012 , Macedonia and was performed at The Actor 's Centre , London in 2013 . Her play `` Nineveh '' was produced by Theatre Témoin at Riverside Studios in 2013 . `` St Joan '' will have it Edinburgh Festival debut in August 2014 at The Bedlam Theatre . Pascal 's play `` Crossing Jerusalem '' became the center of controversy in early 2016 when the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center 's Cultural Arts Theatre in North Miami-Dade cut short the play 's schedule , bending to members of the Jewish community who found the play to be critical of Israel . The Miami Herald said the incident `` has left raw feelings among those who call the cancellation a capitulation to politics and those who say the play was deeply and needlessly hurtful . '' Pascal protested that `` the intent of the play was to show the complexity of Israeli life , '' and called the early closure `` censorship . '' The Jewish Daily Forward commented : `` The controversy mirrors others faced by American JCCs over media perceived to be critical of Israel , notably in Washington and New York . ''",
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"text": "Évelyne Grandjean Évelyne Grandjean ( born 7 April 1939 in Versailles ) is a French stage , cinematic and television actress , playwright and television writer , and radio host . She has been also a prolific voice actress for many French-dubbed versions of foreign films and TV series , including 101 Dalmatians : The Series ( as Spot , Princess and Nanny ) , Alfred J. Kwak ( as Kwak ) , The Animals of Farthing Wood ( as Adder the Snake ) , Around the World in Eighty Dreams ( as Grandma Tadpole ) , Babar ( as Celeste ) , A Bug 's Life ( as Dr. Flora ) , The Cat Returns ( as Natoru ) , Chicken Run ( as Bunty ) , Cinderella II : Dreams Come True ( as Fairy Godmother ) , Cutey Honey ( as Sister Jill ) , Dr. Slump ( as Arale Norimaki ) , Elvira , Mistress of the Dark ( as Elvira ) , The Flintstones ( as Wilma Flintstone ) , Grey 's Anatomy ( as Ellis Grey ) , Ice Age : Continental Drift ( as Granny ) , James and the Giant Peach ( as Sponge and Ladybug ) , The Jetsons ( as Jane and Rosie ) , Maple Town ( as Patty Rabbit ) , Monsters , Inc. ( as Ms. Flint ) , Muppet Treasure Island ( as Mrs. Bluberidge ) , Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders ( as Lady Kale ) , and Princess Knight ( as Heckett the witch ) .",
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"text": "Julia Brown Julia Brown was an American madam and prostitute active in mid-nineteenth century New York City . Brown has been described as `` the best-known prostitute in antebellum America '' . She became a popular subject of tourist guidebooks , and her name appears often in diaries from the period . In the 1830s , Brown entered a brothel owned by Adeline Miller , a well-known New York madam . She did not stay long , however ; soon Brown was running brothels of her own on Chapel and Church Streets . One brothel was partially destroyed when the neighboring National Theater burnt down in 1841 . By the next year , Brown had opened a new house on Leonard Street , stocked with furniture she had salvaged from the ruined playhouse . This quickly became the most famous brothel in New York City . Fanny White , a.k.a. Jane Augusta Blankman once worked in Brown 's brothel . Despite her illicit occupation , Brown was a darling of the New York upper class . She received invitations to social galas across New York City , and her admirers nicknamed her Princess Julia . She sometimes threw balls of her own in the winter as a way to attract new patrons . Charles Dickens reportedly visited her on a trip through America . The penny press also followed her exploits ; the major criticism levied against her was that the cut she took from her girls ' earnings was too large .",
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"text": "Christine Schorn Christine Schorn ( born 1 February 1944 ) is a German actress . Schorn has appeared in multiple films and TV shows including Apprehension , According to the Plan and Das Leben ist nichts für Feiglinge .",
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"text": "Julia Mallam Julia Mallam ( born Julia Oglesby , 1982 in Doncaster , South Yorkshire ) is a British actress , best known for playing Dawn Woods in Emmerdale . In 2007 , she appeared in Soapstar Superchef with Sherrie Hewson . They got into the final , where they lost out to Hayley Tamaddon and Mathew Bose . She later starred in the children 's television show Captain Mack ( 2008 ) .",
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"text": "Christine (Christine and the Queens song) `` Christine '' , also released under the titles `` Cripple '' and `` Tilted '' , is a song written and produced by Héloïse Letissier who records under the name Christine and the Queens . `` Christine '' , which is recorded in French , was released for download on 13 October 2014 through Because Music as the third single from her debut studio album Chaleur humaine ( 2014 ) . It was , however , originally titled `` Cripple '' in 2012 , and a later English version was released as `` Tilted '' in 2015 . It was named one of the ten best songs of 2015 by Time magazine . `` Christine '' was a number one hit on both of Belgium 's Ultratop charts and peaked at number 3 in France , while `` Tilted '' became a top 20 hit in Ireland and the United Kingdom . `` Tilted '' remixes were released digitally on 8 April 2016 .",
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"text": "Christine Williams Christine Williams may refer to : Christine Williams ( model ) ( born 1945 ) , English model and actor Christine Williams ( nutritionist ) , English professor and university pro-vice-chancellor Christine Williams ( Tangle ) , fictional character on Tangle Christine Blair , née Christine Williams , fictional character on The Young and the Restless Chrissie Williams , Christine Williams , a fictional character on Holby City",
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"text": "Louis Elliman Louis Elliman ( 1906 -- 1965 ) , was an Irish impresario and theatre manager . Elliman was born in Dublin , a son of Maurice Elliman , who had fled from Tsarist persecution in Russia . He was educated at Synge Street CBS . His father became involved in cinema by establishing the Theatre De Luxe in Camden St. in 1912 . After university Louis started work at a pharmacy but after a few years gave that up to become a film agent in London . In the meantime Maurice acquired Dublin 's Gaiety Theatre , which was passed on to Louis . In the early 1930s , Louis Elliman sold a 50 % share in the Gaiety to entrepreneur Patrick Wall , a Clare man . The pair also owned the Metropole and the Savoy cinemas . Along with Patrick Wall , Elliman acquired the Theatre Royal , Dublin in 1936 . With the outbreak of the Second World War , Wall and Elliman were forced to keep the two theatres going with native talent only . This led to the emergence of a raft of Irish acts who were to provide the mainstay of the Royal 's output for the remainder of its existence . These included such Irish household names as Jimmy O'Dea , Harry O'Donovan , Maureen Potter , Danny Cummins , Mike Nolan , Alice Dalgarno , Noel Purcell , Micheál MacLiammoir , Cecil Sheridan , Jack Cruise , Paddy Crosbie and Patricia Cahill . In July 1951 Judy Garland appeared for a series of sold out performances at the Royal and was received with tremendous ovations . The legendary singer sang from her dressing room window to hundreds of people who were unable to get tickets and critics dubbed her `` America 's Colleen '' Popular Irish American entertainer Carmel Quinn also made her singing debut in the Theatre Royal during the early 1950s . After a spell acquiring cinemas around the country , which were taken over by the Rank Organization , Louis went into film production . In 1957 he opened Ardmore Studios . With managing director Emmet Dalton he travelled to the US to promote the studios and to acquire foreign investment . The studios accordingly landed its first major foreign booking with 1959 's Shake Hands with the Devil , starring Oscar winner James Cagney and Dana Wynter . A year later progress was consolidated when Robert Mitchum appeared in Tay Garnett 's `` A Terrible Beauty '' . In 1961 , Ardmore Studios hosted the controversial `` The Mark '' , directed by Guy Green , which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and earned its star , Stuart Whitman , an Oscar nomination . Other films produced at this time include Don Chaffey 's The Webster Boys and `` Johnny Nobody '' with Cyril Cusack . Hammer Films also utilised the studios as a base for their production , The Viking Queen . The studios went into receivership in 1963 but re-opened later . Under pressure from rising overheads and the increasing popularity of the cinema and the introduction of television , the Theatre Royal closed its doors on 30 June 1962 . By this time Louis was dogged by bad health and died in 1965 .",
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"text": "Ready Player One Ready Player One is a 2011 dystopian science-fiction novel , and the debut novel by Ernest Cline . In 2012 , the book received an Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association division of the American Library Association and won the 2012 Prometheus Award . Cline sold the novel in June 2010 , in a bidding war to the Crown Publishing Group ( a division of Random House ) . The book was published on August 16 , 2011 . An audiobook was released the same day ; it was narrated by Wil Wheaton , who was mentioned briefly in one of the chapters . A film adaptation , directed by Steven Spielberg , is currently in production , and slated to premiere in spring 2018 .",
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"text": "30th Young Artist Awards The 30th Young Artist Awards ceremony , presented by the Young Artist Association , honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television and theater for the 2008 season , and took place on March 29 , 2009 at Universal Studios ' Globe Theatre in Universal City , California . Special guest performers for the ceremony that year included Russian musical artists , `` Street Magic '' and Las Vegas father and son acrobat team , `` The Kalinins . '' Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member Maureen Dragone , the Young Artist Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music .",
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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": "Guys Read Guys Read is a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author Jon Scieszka in 2001 . Its mission is `` to help boys become self-motivated , lifelong readers '' by bringing attention to the issue , promoting the expansion of what is called `` reading '' to include materials like comic books , and encouraging grown men to be literacy role models . Scieszka says , `` It kind of came out of my experience both as growing up a guy , for starters , and then going into elementary school teaching , where I found that the guy sensibility is n't really appreciated there , mostly that the world of elementary school is probably like 85 % women - teachers and librarians . '' As for how exactly to motivate boys to read , Scieszka says , `` I think the best way to do it is to give them things they like to read ... What we have n't done with boys is we have n't really given them a broad range of reading . In schools , what 's seen as reading is so narrow : it 's literary , realistic fiction . '' The Guys Read website includes a large list of `` books that guys read '' , instructions as to how to start a Guys Read `` field office '' ( or book club ) , a blog , and links to many boy-loved authors ' websites . Guys Write for Guys Read , the first book to come out of the program , is a compilation that features over eighty stories and illustrations from noted male authors and illustrators who shared stories from their own childhoods . In 2010 , Scieszka started the Guys Read Library of Great Reading -- collections of original short stories by male and female authors who boys enjoy reading , grouped by genre . The first volume is humor , Guys Read : Funny Business ; the second is mystery , Guys Read : Thriller ; the third is sports , Guys Read : The Sports Pages . The fourth volume in the collection is sci-fi/fantasy , titled Guys Read : Other Worlds . The fifth volume 's theme is nonfiction , titled Guys Read : True Stories . A sixth volume , whose theme is horror , titled Guys Read : Terrifying Tales , was released on September 1 , 2015 .",
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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": "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": "Fantasy Amateur Press Association The Fantasy Amateur Press Association or FAPA ( `` FAP-uh '' ) is science fiction fandom 's longest-established amateur press association ( `` apa '' ) . It was founded in 1937 by Donald A. Wollheim and John B. Michel . They were inspired to create FAPA by their memberships in some of the non-science fiction amateur press associations , which they learned about from H. P. Lovecraft . ( It is also fandom 's longest-running organization of any kind , preceding the founding of the runner-up , the National Fantasy Fan Federation , by nearly four years . ) Like other APAs , FAPA is primarily an agency for distributing to its members publications published by its members at their own expense . FAPA has `` mailings '' every three months . Members are required to be active in some way -- writing or publishing -- and produce at least eight pages of activity a year . When needed , there are elections ( in August ) of a secretary-treasurer and official editor . Other officials have included Official Critics , a Laureate Committee , President , Vice-President , and ballot counters . The first two positions were abandoned by the mid-1940s , and in 2009 the positions of President and Vice-President were also eliminated . The President Emeritus is the author Robert Silverberg , who was the last serving President and who has been an active member of FAPA longer than any other current member . When necessary , a teller for the annual officer elections is appointed by the secretary-treasurer . FAPA 's original constitutional limit was 50 members to accommodate publishers using hectographs . There were 21 members listed on the roster of the first mailing in August 1937 ; it took until the November 1938 mailing to fill the 50-member roster . The membership limit was raised to 65 in 1943 and has remained at that level ever since . The early years of FAPA were stormy with party politics and sociological feuds ( as recounted in the late Jack Speer 's pioneering fan history , Up to Now ) . In 1947 , Speer reformed the constitution , and the Insurgents quashed the last inactive OE , Elmer Perdue . Since then official troubles have mostly not disturbed FAPA , and red tape has been held to a minimum . The constitution was again revised in 1958 ( also by Speer ) to incorporate amendments , bylaws , and practices adopted since 1947 . Another major revision occurred in 2001 under the oversight of Robert Lichtman ( Secretary-Treasurer since 1986 and still holding that office ) , clarifying and conforming constitutional requirements with actual practice . During the 1950s and 1960s FAPA was so popular and membership so sought after that the waiting list grew to monumental proportions , for a period of time exceeding the number of membership slots on the FAPA roster . A waiting list fee was instituted to cover the cost of sending the Fantasy Amateur to so many fans awaiting membership , and a requirement that waiting listers periodically acknowledge receipt of the Fantasy Amateur was begun in order to weed out those who lost interest during the long wait . By the '70s the waiting list became much smaller , and in recent years ( since the mid 1990s ) has disappeared altogether . Additionally , the number of members has also shrunk as existing members died or otherwise dropped off the roster . As of May 2016 , there were 23 active participants ( including one joint membership ) .",
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"text": "I, Alex Cross I , Alex Cross is the 16th novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson . It was released on Hardcover and Paperback on November 16 , 2009 to positive reviews and positive reception . It is preceded by Alex Cross 's Trial . Its success led to 5 sequel novels , Cross Fire , Kill Alex Cross , Merry Christmas , Alex Cross , Alex Cross , Run and Cross My Heart .",
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"text": "Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards , commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards , are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books , sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry 's equivalent of the Oscar Awards . They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner , who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005 . The Eisner Awards include the Comic Industry 's Hall of Fame . The nominations in each category are generated by a five-member panel , then voted on by comic book professionals and presented at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International convention held in July , usually on a Friday .",
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"text": "ARMA: Armed Assault ARMA : Armed Assault ( stylized as AA ; known as ARMA : Combat Operations in North America ) , is a tactical military first - and third-person shooter , released in late 2006 . ARMA is the spiritual successor to Operation Flashpoint : Cold War Crisis ( later renamed and re-released as ARMA : Cold War Assault by Bohemia Interactive ) and features an overhauled game engine , with improved graphics , physics , multiplayer functionality , scripting capabilities , and new units and vehicles . An expansion pack titled ARMA : Queen 's Gambit was released in 2007 . Because of legal issues between BI and Codemasters ( the original publishers of Operation Flashpoint ) , Codemasters owns the intellectual property to the name Operation Flashpoint . Since BI severed its connection with Codemasters and no longer has the legal right to use the Operation Flashpoint name , Armed Assault is considered to be the direct descendant of Operation Flashpoint . ARMA 2 ( previously referred to as `` Game 2 '' ) was released in June 2009 . Codemasters has released a rival title to BI using the name Operation Flashpoint : Dragon Rising , in which BI has no participation .",
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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": "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": "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": "Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award ( originally known as the Youth in Film Award ) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association , a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers , and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged . First presented in 1979 , the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979 , at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season . The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony , honoring young performers of 2016 , was held at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles , California on March 17 , 2017 .",
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"text": "We Were There The We Were There books are a series of historical novels written for children . The series consists of 36 titles , first released between 1955 and 1963 by Grosset & Dunlap . Each book in the series is a fictional retelling of an historical event , featuring one or more children as primary characters . The books were written by a number of different authors , each writing from one to seven of the books ; the authors included Benjamin Appel , Jim Kjelgaard , Earl Schenck Miers , William O. Steele , and others . Each book 's byline also lists a separate `` historical consultant , '' who was a specialist in the historic topic covered by that particular book . The historical consultants were typically college professors or , in the case of war-related stories , retired military officers ; among the more noteworthy consultants for the series were the historians Bruce Catton , Walter Prescott Webb and A. B. Guthrie , Jr. . The books are illustrated with black-and-white line art , with color drawings on the dust jacket . The dust jackets of the original printings of the books describe the series as follows : We Were There books are easy to read and provide exciting , entertaining stories , based upon true historic events . Each story is checked for factual accuracy by an outstanding authority on this particular phase of our history . Though written simply enough for young readers , they make interesting reading for boys and girls well into their teens . The original hardbound editions of the books were followed by several other printings , including editions for book clubs and libraries . The books were later reissued with hardbound picture covers ( using the original dust jacket artwork ) , and softcover editions of some books became available in the 1970s . Three of the books are available from Lamppost Publishers and American Home School Publishers . Most of the original books are available in varying used conditions from various sellers through Amazon , although selection will naturally vary at any given time .",
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"text": "Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year 's `` most distinguished American picture book for children '' , beginning with 1937 publications . It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ) , a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ) . The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are the most prestigious American children 's book awards . The award is named for Randolph Caldecott , a nineteenth-century English illustrator . Rene Paul Chambellan designed the Medal in 1937 . The obverse scene is derived from Randolph Caldecott 's front cover illustration for The Diverting History of John Gilpin ( Routledge , 1878 , an edition of the 1782 poem by William Cowper ) , which depicts Gilpin astride a runaway horse . The reverse is based on `` Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie '' , one of Caldecott 's illustrations for the nursery rhyme `` Sing a Song of Sixpence '' . Beside the Caldecott Medal , the committee awards a variable number of citations to worthy runners-up , called the Caldecott Honors or Caldecott Honor Books . The `` Honor '' was introduced in 1971 , but some runners-up had been identified annually and all those runners-up were retroactively named Caldecott Honor Books . The number of Honors or runners-up had always been one to five , and it had been two to four since 1994 , until five were named in 2013 and six in 2015 . The Honor Books must be a subset of the runners-up on the final ballot , either the leading runners-up on that ballot or the leaders on one further ballot that excludes the winner .",
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"text": "Alexs Pate Alexs Pate ( also known as Alex Pate ) is an award-winning American author , novelist , playwright , writing professor , and president of Innocent Technologies , LLC . Pate 's novel Losing Absalom has received the Minnesota Book Award and Best First Novel by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association . Pate has published five novels to date . His best-known work is the New York Times Bestseller Amistad , which was commissioned by Steven Spielberg 's Dreamworks/SKG and was based on David Franzoni 's screenplay . His other novels include Finding Makeba , The Multicultiboho Sideshow and West of Rehoboth , which was the `` Honor Fiction Book '' for 2002 . Alexs 's first nonfiction book , In The Heart of the Beat : The Poetry of Rap was published in 2010 .",
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"text": "Origins Award The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry . They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year , so ( for example ) the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins . The Origins Award is commonly referred to as a Calliope , as the statuette is in the likeness of the muse of the same name . Academy members frequently shorten this name to `` Callie . ''",
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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": "Believer Book Award Believer Book Award is an American literary award presented yearly by The Believer magazine to novels and story collections the magazine 's editors thought were the `` strongest and most under-appreciated '' of the year . A shortlist and longlist are announced , along with reader 's favorites , then a final winner is selected by the magazine 's editors . The inaugural award was in 2005 for books published in 2004 .",
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"text": "Asian Pacific American Librarians Association The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association ( APALA ) is an affiliate of the American Library Association ( ALA ) formed to `` address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities . '' APALA was the successor to the Asian American Librarians Caucus ( AALC ) , a discussion group within the ALA Office for Library Outreach Services that focused on providing library service to minority communities and on supporting minority librarians . APALA was established in 1980 , was incorporated in 1981 , and became part of the ALA in 1982 . As of 2005 , APALA was one of four organizations for librarians of color affiliated with the ALA ; the others are the Black Caucus of the American Library Association , the American Indian Library Association , and the Chinese American Librarians Association . Asian Pacific Americans are the only minority that is overrepresented within the library population as compared to the United States as a whole . As of 1997 , APALA had approximately 300 members , of whom 40 % were Chinese , 16 % were Korean , 14 % were East Indian , 10 % were Filipino , and the remaining 20 % belonged to 13 additional ethnic groups . APALA publishes a quarterly newsletter and meets annually at ALA conferences . It also provides scholarships to library school students and awards the annual Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature , which honor books by or about Asian Pacific Americans .",
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"text": "United States The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. ) or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Nine time zones are covered . The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . At 3.8 million square miles ( 9.8 million km2 ) and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States ( OAS ) , and other international organizations . The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations .",
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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": "Chemical weapons in World War I Although the use of toxic chemicals as weapons dates back thousands of years , the first large scale use of chemical weapons was during World War I . They were primarily used to demoralize , injure , and kill entrenched defenders , against whom the indiscriminate and generally very slow-moving or static nature of gas clouds would be most effective . The types of weapons employed ranged from disabling chemicals , such as tear gas , to lethal agents like phosgene , chlorine , and mustard gas . This chemical warfare was a major component of the first global war and first total war of the 20th century . The killing capacity of gas was limited , with only about 90 thousand fatalities from a total of some 1.2 million casualties caused by gas attacks . Gas was unlike most other weapons of the period because it was possible to develop effective countermeasures , such as gas masks . In the later stages of the war , as the use of gas increased , its overall effectiveness diminished . The widespread use of these agents of chemical warfare , and wartime advances in the composition of high explosives , gave rise to an occasionally expressed view of World War I as `` the chemist 's war '' and also the era where `` weapons of mass destruction '' were created . The use of poison gas performed by all major belligerents throughout World War I constituted war crimes as its use violated the 1899 Hague Declaration Concerning Asphyxiating Gases and the 1907 Hague Convention on Land Warfare , which prohibited the use of `` poison or poisoned weapons '' in warfare .",
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"text": "We begin bombing in five minutes On August 11 , 1984 , United States President Ronald Reagan , while running for re-election , was preparing to make his weekly Saturday radio address on National Public Radio . During a sound check before the address , Reagan made the following joke to the radio technicians : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you today that I 've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever . We begin bombing in five minutes . '' The joke was a parody of the opening line of that day 's speech : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you that today I signed legislation that will allow student religious groups to begin enjoying a right they 've too long been denied -- the freedom to meet in public high schools during nonschool hours , just as other student groups are allowed to do . '' Contrary to popular misconception , this microphone gaffe was not broadcast over the air , but rather leaked later to the general populace . But the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported in October 1984 that the Soviet Far East Army was placed on alert after word of the statement got out and that the alert was not withdrawn until 30 minutes later . An unnamed aide to US Representative Michael Barnes ( D-Md . ) confirmed that the Pentagon was aware of the alert . There was no report of any change in the DEFCON level for the United States . The Soviet reaction , and mild confusion it created , was covered by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw . This was not the first time Reagan had joked before giving a speech or address . The Soviet official news agency , TASS , condemned the joke , declaring that `` The USSR condemns this unprecedented and hostile attack by the US President '' and that `` this kind of behavior is incompatible with the great responsibility borne by heads of nuclear states for the destinies of their own people and mankind '' .",
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"text": "Strategic Defense Initiative The Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons ( intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles ) . The system , which was to combine ground-based units and orbital deployment platforms , was first publicly announced by President Ronald Reagan on March 23 , 1983 . The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction ( MAD ) . The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization ( SDIO ) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative . Reagan was a vocal critic of MAD doctrine . SDI was an important part of his defense policy intended to end MAD as a nuclear deterrence strategy , as well as a strategic initiative to neutralize the military component of the Soviet Union 's nuclear defenses . The ambitious initiative was criticized for allegedly threatening to destabilize the MAD-approach and to possibly re-ignite `` an offensive arms race '' . SDI was nicknamed largely in the mainstream media as `` Star Wars '' , after the popular 1977 film by George Lucas . In 1987 , the American Physical Society concluded that a global shield such as `` Star Wars '' was extremely ambitious and with existing technology not directly feasible for operational status , and that about ten more years of research was needed to learn about such a comprehensive and complex system to set up and make it fully operational . Under the SDIO 's Innovative Sciences and Technology Office , headed by physicist and engineer Dr. James Ionson , the investment was predominantly made in basic research at national laboratories , universities , and in industry ; these programs have continued to be key sources of funding for top research scientists in the fields of high-energy physics , supercomputing/computation , advanced materials , and many other critical science and engineering disciplines -- funding which indirectly supports other research work by top scientists , and which was most politically viable to fund within the budget environment . Laser research funded by the SDI office was disclosed at laser conferences that also included panel discussions on the subject with the participation of James Ionson , Edward Teller , and other prominent advocates of SDI . During the administration of President Bill Clinton in 1993 , the SDIO 's name was changed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ( BMDO ) and its focus shifted from national missile defense to theater missile defense ; and its scope from global to more regional coverage . It was never truly developed or deployed , though certain aspects of SDI research and technologies paved the way for some anti-ballistic missile systems of today . BMDO was renamed to the Missile Defense Agency in 2002 . This article covers defense efforts under the SDIO . Today , the United States holds a significant advantage in the field of comprehensive advanced missile defense systems through years of extensive research and testing . The US and the UK also have both laser weapons and 360 degree laser shields in development , which are expected to be ready for military use as early as 2020 . Many of the obtained technological insights were transferred to subsequent programs and would find use in follow-up programs .",
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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": "Nuclear Energy Agency The Nuclear Energy Agency ( NEA ) is an intergovernmental agency that is organized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) . Originally formed on 1 February 1958 with the name European Nuclear Energy Agency ( ENEA ) ( the United States participated as an Associate Member ) , the name was changed on 20 April 1972 to its current name after Japan became a member . The mission of the NEA is to `` assist its member countries in maintaining and further developing , through international co-operation , the scientific , technological and legal bases required for the safe , environmentally friendly and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes . ''",
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"text": "Nuclear weapons in popular culture Since their public debut in August 1945 , nuclear weapons and their potential effects have been a recurring motif in popular culture , to the extent that the decades of the Cold War are often referred to as the `` atomic age '' .",
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"text": "WASH-740 WASH-740 was a report published by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ( USAEC ) in 1957 . This report , called `` Theoretical Possibilities and Consequences of Major Accidents in Large Nuclear Power Plants '' ( also known as `` The Brookhaven Report '' ) , estimated maximum possible damage from a meltdown with no containment building at a large nuclear reactor . The conclusions of this study estimated the possible effects of a `` maximum credible accident '' for nuclear reactors then envisioned as being 3400 deaths , 43,000 injuries and property damage of $ 7 billion ( $ 57bn adjusted for inflation in 2012 since 1957 ) . The estimate of probability was one in a hundred thousand to one in a billion per reactor-year . When WASH-740 was revised in 1964-65 to account for the larger reactors then being designed , the new figures indicated that there could be as many as 45,000 deaths , 100,000 injuries , and $ 17 billion in property damage ( $ 125bn adjusted for inflation since 1964 ) . However ; the assumptions underlying the results were unrealistic ( including the worst meteorological conditions , no containment building , and that half the reactor core is released into the atmosphere as micrometre-sized pellets without any examination of how this might occur ) . These were due to conservatism ( estimating the maximum possible damage ) and the need to use atomic bomb fallout data , which had been collected from tests ( computers in 1955 being greatly insufficient to do the calculations ) . As knowledge , models and computers improved the conclusions of this report were replaced by those of first WASH-1400 ( 1975 , The Rasmussen Report ) , then CRAC-II ( 1982 ) , and most recently NUREG-1150 ( 1991 ) . Now all of these studies are considered obsolete ( see the disclaimer to NUREG-1150 ) , and are being replaced by the State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses study .",
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"text": "Weapon of mass destruction A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD ) is a nuclear , radiological , chemical , biological or other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause great damage to human-made structures ( e.g. , buildings ) , natural structures ( e.g. , mountains ) , or the biosphere . The scope and usage of the term has evolved and been disputed , often signifying more politically than technically . Originally coined in reference to aerial bombing with chemical explosives , since World War II it has come to refer to large-scale weaponry of other technologies , such as chemical , biological , radiological , or nuclear .",
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"text": "Leo Szilard Leo Szilard ( -LSB- ˈsɪlɑːrd -RSB- Szilárd Leó -LSB- ˈsila : rd ˈlɛo : -RSB- ; Leo Spitz until age 2 ; February 11 , 1898 -- May 30 , 1964 ) was a Hungarian-born physicist and inventor . He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933 , patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi , and in late 1939 wrote the letter for Albert Einstein 's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb . Szilard initially attended Palatine Joseph Technical University in Budapest , but his engineering studies were interrupted by service in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I . He left Hungary for Germany in 1919 , enrolling at Technische Hochschule ( Institute of Technology ) in Berlin-Charlottenburg , but became bored with engineering and transferred to Friedrich Wilhelm University , where he studied physics . He wrote his doctoral thesis on Maxwell 's demon , a long-standing puzzle in the philosophy of thermal and statistical physics . Szilard was the first to recognize the connection between thermodynamics and Information theory . In addition to the nuclear reactor , Szilard submitted patent applications for a linear accelerator in 1928 , and a cyclotron in 1929 . He also conceived the idea of an electron microscope . Between 1926 and 1930 , he worked with Einstein on the development of the Einstein refrigerator . After Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 , Szilard urged his family and friends to flee Europe while they still could . He moved to England , where he helped found the Academic Assistance Council , an organization dedicated to helping refugee scholars find new jobs . While in England he discovered a means of isotope separation known as the Szilard -- Chalmers effect . Foreseeing another war in Europe , Szilard moved to the United States in 1938 , where he worked with Enrico Fermi and Walter Zinn on means of creating a nuclear chain reaction . He was present when this was achieved on December 2 , 1942 . He worked for the Manhattan Project 's Metallurgical Laboratory on aspects of nuclear reactor design . He drafted the Szilard petition advocating a demonstration of the atomic bomb , but the Interim Committee chose to use them against cities without warning . After the war , Szilard switched to biology . He invented the chemostat , discovered feedback inhibition , and was involved in the first cloning of a human cell . He publicly sounded the alarm against the possible development of salted thermonuclear bombs , a new kind of nuclear weapon that might annihilate mankind . Diagnosed with bladder cancer in 1960 , he underwent treatment using a cobalt-60 treatment that he had designed . He helped found the Salk Institute for Biological Studies , where he became a resident fellow . Szilard founded Council for a Livable World in 1962 to deliver `` the sweet voice of reason '' about nuclear weapons to Congress , the White House , and the American public . He died in his sleep of a heart attack in 1964 .",
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"text": "National security National Security is a concept that a government , along with its parliaments , should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of `` national '' crises through a variety of power projections , such as political power , diplomacy , economic power , military might , and so on . The concept developed all in the United States after World War II . Initially focusing on military might , it now encompasses a broad range of facets , all of which impinge on the non-military or economic security of the nation and the values espoused by the national society . Accordingly , in order to possess national security , a nation needs to possess economic security , energy security , environmental security , etc. . Security threats involve not only conventional foes such as other nation-states but also non-state actors such as violent non-state actors , narcotic cartels , multinational corporations and non-governmental organisations ; some authorities include natural disasters and events causing severe environmental damage in this category . Measures taken to ensure national security include : using diplomacy to rally allies and isolate threats marshalling economic power to facilitate or compel cooperation maintaining effective armed forces implementing civil defense and emergency preparedness measures ( including anti-terrorism legislation ) ensuring the resilience and redundancy of critical infrastructure using intelligence services to detect and defeat or avoid threats and espionage , and to protect classified information using counterintelligence services or secret police to protect the nation from internal threats There is no single universally accepted definition of national security . The variety of definitions provide an overview of the many usages of this concept . The concept still remains ambiguous , having originated from simpler definitions which initially emphasised the freedom from military threat and political coercion to later increase in sophistication and include other forms of non-military security as suited the circumstances of the time . A typical dictionary definition , in this case from the Macmillan Dictionary ( online version ) , defines the term as `` the protection or the safety of a country 's secrets and its citizens '' emphasising the overall security of a nation and a nation state . Walter Lippmann , in 1943 , defined it in terms of war saying that `` a nation has security when it does not have to sacrifice its legitimate ínterests to avoid war , and is able , if challenged , to maintain them by war '' . A later definition by Harold Lasswell , a political scientist , in 1950 , looks at national security from almost the same aspect , that of external coercion : `` The distinctive meaning of national security means freedom from foreign dictation . '' In 1960 , Arnold Wolfers , while recognising the need to segregate the subjectivity of the conceptual idea from the objectivity , talks of threats to acquired values : `` An ambiguous symbol meaning different things to different people . National security objectively means the absence of threats to acquired values and subjectively , the absence of fear that such values will be attacked . '' The 1996 definition propagated by the National Defence College of India accretes the elements of national power : `` National security is an appropriate and aggressive blend of political resilience and maturity , human resources , economic structure and capacity , technological competence , industrial base and availability of natural resources and finally the military might . '' Harold Brown , U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the Carter administration , enlarged the definition of national security by including elements such as economic and environmental security : National security then is the ability to preserve the nation 's physical integrity and territory ; to maintain its economic relations with the rest of the world on reasonable terms ; to preserve its nature , institution , and governance from disruption from outside ; and to control its borders.In 1990 , Harvard University history professor Charles Maier defined national security through the lens of national power : `` National security ... is best described as a capacity to control those domestic and foreign conditions that the public opinion of a given community believes necessary to enjoy its own self-determination or autonomy , prosperity and wellbeing . '' According to Prabhakaran Paleri , author of National Security , Imperatives and Challenges , national security may be defined as : The measurable state of the capability of a nation to overcome the multi-dimensional threats to the apparent well-being of its people and its survival as a nation-state at any given time , by balancing all instruments of state policy through governance , that can be indexed by computation , empirically or otherwise , and is extendable to global security by variables external to it . A concise working definition by Premaratne that paraphrases the aspects of the definitions of Brown , Romm and Paleri defines national security as Safeguarding the sovereignty , territorial integrity , citizenry and socioeconomic functionality of a nation from an aggressor intent on undermining a particular valued aspect of a nation through violent or unjust means",
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"text": "High-altitude nuclear explosion High-altitude nuclear explosions are the result of nuclear weapons testing . Several such tests were performed at high altitudes by the United States and the Soviet Union between 1958 and 1962 .",
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"text": "Origins of the Cold War The Origins of the Cold War are widely regarded to lie most directly in the relations between the Soviet Union and the allies ( the United States , Great Britain and France ) in the years 1945 -- 1947 . Those events led to the Cold War that endured for just under half a century . Events preceding the Second World War , and even the Russian Revolution of 1917 , underlay pre -- World War II tensions between the Soviet Union , western European countries and the United States . A series of events during and after World War II exacerbated tensions , including the Soviet-German pact during the first two years of the war leading to subsequent invasions , the perceived delay of an amphibious invasion of German-occupied Europe , the western allies ' support of the Atlantic Charter , disagreement in wartime conferences over the fate of Eastern Europe , the Soviets ' creation of an Eastern Bloc of Soviet satellite states , western allies scrapping the Morgenthau Plan to support the rebuilding of German industry , and the Marshall Plan .",
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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": "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": "Dirty bomb A dirty bomb or radiological dispersal device ( RDD ) is a speculative radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives . The purpose of the weapon is to contaminate the area around the dispersal agent/conventional explosion with radioactive material , serving primarily as an area denial device against civilians . It is however not to be confused with a nuclear explosion , such as a fission bomb , which by releasing nuclear energy produces blast effects far in excess of what is achievable by the use of conventional explosives . Though an RDD would be designed to disperse radioactive material over a large area , a bomb that uses conventional explosives and produces a blast wave would be far more lethal to people than the hazard posed by radioactive material that may be mixed with the explosive . At levels created from probable sources , not enough radiation would be present to cause severe illness or death . A test explosion and subsequent calculations done by the United States Department of Energy found that assuming nothing is done to clean up the affected area and everyone stays in the affected area for one year , the radiation exposure would be `` fairly high '' , but not fatal . Recent analysis of the nuclear fallout from the Chernobyl disaster confirms this , showing that the effect on many people in the surrounding area , although not those in close proximity , was almost negligible . Since a dirty bomb is unlikely to cause many deaths by radiation exposure , many do not consider this to be a weapon of mass destruction . Its purpose would presumably be to create psychological , not physical , harm through ignorance , mass panic , and terror . For this reason dirty bombs are sometimes called `` weapons of mass disruption '' . Additionally , containment and decontamination of thousands of victims , as well as decontamination of the affected area might require considerable time and expense , rendering areas partly unusable and causing economic damage .",
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"text": "Middle East nuclear weapon free zone The Middle East nuclear weapon free zone ( MENWFZ ) is a proposed agreement similar to other nuclear-weapon-free zones in other regions . Steps towards the establishment of such a zone began in the 1960s led to a joint declaration by Egypt and Iran in 1974 which resulted in a General Assembly resolution ( broadened in 1990 through the Mubarak Initiative to cover all weapons of mass destruction ) . Following the 1995 NPT Review Conference , the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) held a series of meetings involving experts and academics to consider ways to advance this process . Such a zone would strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) , would help to promote global nuclear disarmament and would also help the Middle East peace process as substantial confidence-building measures . The United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 ( the ceasefire ending the Gulf War ) recognizes the goal of establishing the MENWFZ ( para 14 ) . For the Egyptian government ( until the political changes of 2011 ) , a MENWFZ was seen as a central source of pressure on Israel to relinquish its ambiguous nuclear policy , and to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) . Until the Iranian nuclear program , Israel was believed to be the only Mideast country to have a nuclear deterrence capability , developed in the 1960s . As Avner Cohen , Gerald Steinberg and other experts have noted , Israeli policy has emphasized the link between nuclear demilitarization and a comprehensive peace settlement including Palestinian issues and with countries and potential threats in the region , including Syria and Iran . Israel maintains a veil of `` studied ambiguity '' ( `` amimut '' ) about its nuclear arsenal , and has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . Four countries in the Middle East have been found in non-compliance with their IAEA safeguards obligations under the NPT : Iraq , Libya , Iran , and Syria . Of these cases , Iran and Syria remain unresolved . Following pressure from Egypt and the Arab League , the 2010 NPT Review Conference called for holding a conference on a MENWFZ which would primarily press Israel to end its policy of a ambiguity . Finland planned to host such an event in 2012 . However , no agreement was reached on the agenda and other issues , and the conference was called off in November 2012 . An international group of concerned citizens , including former members of the Israeli Knesset , responded to the lack of progress in official talks by organizing an International Conference For A WMD-Free Middle East . It was held in Haifa in December 2013 .",
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"text": "Surrender of Japan The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2 , 1945 , bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close . By the end of July 1945 , the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent . Together with the British Empire and China , the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26 , 1945 -- the alternative being `` prompt and utter destruction '' . While publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end , Japan 's leaders ( the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War , also known as the `` Big Six '' ) were privately making entreaties to the still-neutral Soviet Union to mediate peace on terms more favorable to the Japanese . Meanwhile , the Soviets were preparing to attack Japanese forces in Manchuria and Korea ( in addition to South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands ) in fulfillment of promises they had secretly made to the United States and the United Kingdom at the Tehran and Yalta Conferences . On August 6 , 1945 , at 8:15 AM local time , the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima . Sixteen hours later , American President Harry S. Truman called again for Japan 's surrender , warning them to `` expect a rain of ruin from the air , the like of which has never been seen on this earth . '' Late in the evening of August 8 , 1945 , in accordance with the Yalta agreements , but in violation of the Soviet -- Japanese Neutrality Pact , the Soviet Union declared war on Japan , and soon after midnight on August 9 , 1945 , the Soviet Union invaded the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo . Later in the day , the United States dropped a second atomic bomb , this time on the Japanese city of Nagasaki . Following these events , Emperor Hirohito intervened and ordered the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War to accept the terms the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration for ending the war . After several more days of behind-the-scenes negotiations and a failed coup d'état , Emperor Hirohito gave a recorded radio address across the Empire on August 15 . In the radio address , called the , he announced the surrender of Japan to the Allies . On August 28 , the occupation of Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers began . The surrender ceremony was held on September 2 , aboard the United States Navy battleship , at which officials from the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender , thereby ending the hostilities . Allied civilians and military personnel alike celebrated V-J Day , the end of the war ; however , some isolated soldiers and personnel from Imperial Japan 's far-flung forces throughout Asia and the Pacific islands refused to surrender for months and years afterwards , some even refusing into the 1970s . The role of the atomic bombings in Japan 's unconditional surrender , and the ethics of the two attacks , is still debated . The state of war formally ended when the Treaty of San Francisco came into force on April 28 , 1952 . Four more years passed before Japan and the Soviet Union signed the Soviet -- Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 , which formally brought an end to their state of war .",
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"text": "Deadline (science fiction story) `` Deadline '' is a 1944 science fiction short story by American writer Cleve Cartmill , first published in Astounding Science Fiction . The story described the then-secret atomic bomb in some detail . At that time the bomb was still under development and top secret , which prompted a visit by the FBI . In 1943 , Cartmill suggested to John W. Campbell , the then-editor of Astounding , that he could write a story about a futuristic super-bomb . Campbell liked the idea and supplied Cartmill with considerable background information gleaned from unclassified scientific journals , on the use of Uranium-235 to make a nuclear fission device . The resulting story appeared in the issue of Astounding dated March 1944 , which actually appeared early in February of that year . By March 8 it had come to the attention of the Counterintelligence Corps , who saw many similarities between the technical details in the story and the research currently being undertaken in great secrecy at Los Alamos . Gregory Benford describes the incident as told him by Edward Teller in his autobiographical essay `` Old Legends '' : Coming three years later in the same magazine , Cleve Cartmill 's `` Deadline '' provoked astonishment in the lunch table discussions at Los Alamos . It really did describe isotope separation and the bomb itself in detail , and raised as its principal plot pivot the issue the physicists were then debating among themselves : should the Allies use it ? To the physicists from many countries clustered in the high mountain strangeness of New Mexico , cut off from their familiar sources of humanist learning , it must have seemed particularly striking that Cartmill described an allied effort , a joint responsibility laid upon many nations . Discussion of Cartmill 's `` Deadline '' was significant . The story 's detail was remarkable , its sentiments even more so . Did this rather obscure story hint at what the American public really thought about such a superweapon , or would think if they only knew ? Talk attracts attention , Teller recalled a security officer who took a decided interest , making notes , saying little . In retrospect , it was easy to see what a wartime intelligence monitor would make of the physicists ' conversations . Who was this guy Cartmill , anyway ? Where did he get these details ? Who tipped him to the isotope separation problem ? `` and that is why Mr. Campbell received his visitors . '' Fearing a security breach , the FBI began an investigation into Cartmill , Campbell , and some of their acquaintances ( including Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein ) . It appears that the authorities eventually accepted the explanation that the story 's material had been gleaned from unclassified sources , but as a precautionary measure they requested that Campbell should not publish any further stories about nuclear technology for the remainder of the war . Campbell , in the meantime , had guessed from the number of Astounding subscribers who had suddenly moved to the Los Alamos area , that the US government probably had some sort of technical or scientific project ongoing there . He declined to volunteer this information to the FBI .",
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"text": "Overwatch (video game) Overwatch is a team-based online multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment . It was released in May 2016 for Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One . Overwatch assigns players into two teams of six , with each player selecting one of 24 pre-defined characters , called heroes , each with unique movement , attributes , and abilities , whose roles are divided into four categories : Offense , Defense , Tank , and Support . Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map or escort a payload across the map in a limited amount of time . Players gain cosmetic rewards that do not affect gameplay , such as character skins and victory poses , as they play the game . The game was initially launched with casual play , with a competitive ranked mode , various ` arcade ' game modes , and a player-customizable server browser subsequently included following its release . Additionally , Blizzard has developed and added new characters , maps , and game modes post-release , while stating that all Overwatch updates will remain free , with the only additional cost to players being microtransactions to earn additional cosmetic rewards . Overwatch is Blizzard 's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of the ambitious massively multiplayer online role-playing game Titan . A portion of the Titan team came up with the concept of Overwatch , based on the success of team-based first-person shooters like Team Fortress 2 and the growing popularity of multiplayer online battle arenas , creating a hero-based shooter that emphasized teamwork . Some elements of Overwatch borrow assets and concepts from the canceled Titan project . After establishing the narrative of an optimistic near-future Earth setting after a global crisis , the developers aimed to create a diverse cast of heroes that spanned genders and ethnicities as part of this setting . Significant time was spent adjusting the balance of the characters , making sure that new players would still be able to have fun while skilled players would present each other with a challenge . Overwatch was unveiled at BlizzCon 2014 in a fully playable state and was in a closed beta from late 2015 through early 2016 . An open beta in May 2016 drew in more than 9.7 million players . The release of the game was promoted with short animated videos to introduce the game 's narrative and each of the characters . Upon official release , Overwatch received universal acclaim from critics , who praised the game for its accessibility , diverse appeal of its hero characters , bright cartoonish art style , and enjoyable gameplay . Considered one of the best games released in 2016 , the game received numerous accolades , including being awarded Game of the Year at The Game Awards , D.I.C.E. Awards , and Game Developers Choice Awards , as well as from numerous publications . Since its release , Overwatch has become recognized as an eSport , where in addition to sponsoring tournaments , Blizzard has announced plans to help support professional league play starting in 2017 .",
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"text": "King of Glory King of Glory is a multiplayer online battle arena published by Tencent Games . The game received a beta release for iOS and Android platforms on November 26 , 2015 . In addition to a PVE adventure mode , the game features PVP multiplayer battles . The game features many similarities to League of Legends which is produced by Riot Games , a company owned by Tencent . In November 2016 , King of Glory topped the 2016 China pan entertainment festival `` China IP index value list - game list top10 '' . The game requires either a Tencent QQ account or a WeChat account . However the servers are n't completely in sync , that is , if using same account type on different platform , multiplayer with your WeChat friend is possible however many of games function is disabled ( daily gifting , profile viewing and clan inviting ) . Different account type can not access the other 's matchmaking queue , even on the same platform .",
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"text": "Go ranks and ratings Skill in the traditional board game Go is measured by a number of different national , regional and online ranking and rating systems . Traditionally , go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks . Especially in amateur play , these ranks facilitate the handicapping system , with a difference of one rank roughly corresponding to one free move at the beginning of the game . This system is also commonly used in many oriental martial arts , where it often corresponds with a belt color . With the ready availability of calculators and computers , rating systems have been introduced . In such systems , a rating is rigorously calculated on the basis of game results .",
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"text": "World championship A world championship is generally an international sports competition open to elite competitors from across the world , representing their nations , and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport or contest . The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or , less commonly , ranking systems ( e.g. the ICC Test Championship ) , or a combination of the two ( e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon ) . This determines a ` world champion ' , who or which is commonly considered the best nation , team , individual ( or other entity ) in the world in a particular field , although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the ` world champion ' ( see Underdog ) . Certain sports do not have a world championship . Instead , they may organise a world cup competition , or they may organize both , for example cycling ( UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups ) ) . Often , the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words . Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations , such as boxing , mixed martial arts and wrestling . Certain sports do not have a world championship or a world cup as such , but may have one or several world champions . Professional boxing , for example , has several world champions at different weights , but each one of them is decided by a `` title fight '' , not a tournament . A certain number of sports hold world championships or world cups which are overshadowed , in terms of prestige , by the same events in the Olympic Games , the most prestigious multi-sports event . Still other sports may or may not have a true world championship but may designate the winners of a domestic competition to be `` world champions . '' This is especially true of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada ; world cups and championships exist in all of the major sports , but the domestic U.S. and Canadian leagues are generally recognized as the world professional championships or the equivalent of a world club championship . ( In American football , although an IFAF World Championship exists , the United States is so far above and beyond the other nations it faces that the winner of the U.S.-based Super Bowl , a competition limited to the 32 teams in the National Football League , is commonly recognized as the world champion . ) Finally , certain professional sports do not have a world championship or world cup , but rather hold a series of events recognised as the elite level in their field ( e.g. tennis has a series of four Grand Slam events recognised as the pinnacle of the game , in addition to key team events , world tour finals and the Olympic Games , but no world championship or world cup ) .",
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"text": "Professional Warcraft III competition The expansion to the computer game Warcraft III : Reign of Chaos , known as The Frozen Throne , had an active professional competition scene , particularly in China , Germany , and South Korea . The game was featured at eSports festivals including the World Cyber Games , the Electronic Sports World Cup , the World e-Sports Games , the World Series of Video Games and the International E-Sports Festival . Outside of the professional circuit , the game had many active competitive circuits , with users at Battle.net ranging between the 70,000 and 100,000 at any given moment . In China , in which Warcraft III was extremely popular due to it being easily available through piracy , fans and users often used an alternative client due to the country 's poor internet connections to the outside world . Around 3,000,000 copies of the game were sold in the country . 500,000 Chinese competed in the Chinese qualifiers for the 2006 World Cyber Games . The amount of prize money through the years has been significant with top players winning hundreds of thousands of dollars . As usual in competitive gaming , income for Warcraft 3 professional players flowed from various sources like team salaries from pro-gaming teams and sponsorships usually computer technology related . A famous example was Danish gaming organization known as Meet Your Makers which boasted of paying their players 300,000 on an annual basis . Similar to older games with huge competitive scenes like Starcraft : Brood War and Counter-Strike 1.6 , the popularity of Warcraft 3 steadily declined and towards the end of the previous decade almost all tournaments and players were Chinese . After 2010 , with Starcraft 2 , League of Legends , and Dota 2 being released and becoming popular , Warcraft 3 gave up its position as one of the prime eSports titles .",
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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": "Ultimate Soccer Manager Ultimate Soccer Manager or USM is a association football management video game serie for MS-DOS , Commodore Amiga and Windows 95 , produced by Impressions and distributed by Sierra from 1995 to 1999 . The game was a massive hit in Europe ( except in Germany , where it was worse received due to some similarities with managers produced by local software houses such as Software 2000 and Ascaron ) , although it gained little support in Japan . The series was noted for its micromanagement , where the player had to do the job of the team manager and much of that of the chairman , from player training up to bank balance management . Other well-known features were to bung an opposing team for preferential market treatment , rig or betting on the outcome of the players ' team matches . Interviews after the match where some answers were printed with different interpretations on the next days ' newspaper ( the player could reply a question about the game with `` It was a game of two halves '' , and `` He amazed us after the game by giving us an insight into the rules of football '' would be printed on the newspapers ) . In all three games , the game always kept the same visual style : the main screen is a bird 's eye view of the stadium facility ( where clicking on the grass brings the squad selection screen or in the stands for the stadium builder ) and all screens are presented like the player was inside an office ( TCM 2004 used a similar interface option ) . To increase the feeling of `` being there '' , tables are accessed via teletext , news from a newspaper and fixtures are available by clicking on a sheet attached on a clipboard . While improving with each game , most features were the same from the start of the series . The game compared favourably in all areas but AI against its leading competitor , Championship Manager . While similar in name , it has no relations with Ultimate Soccer .",
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"text": "Small Worlds (presentation) Small Worlds was the title of a presentation given by Raph Koster at the Game Developers Conference in 2003 , which was instrumental in defining and justifying many of the conventions used in MMORPG games . Some of the conclusions reached by the presentation were : When a new player joins a game , it is important that they should be able to make a large number of weaker acquaintances rather than strong friendships . The reason for this is that strong friendships tend to create social clusters ( if you have strong friendships with two people , there 's a good chance they both know each other too ) , limiting the range of social experience that can be had among those people ; weaker acquaintances tend to connect clusters together and offer a wider range of experiences . ( Koster backed this up with a study showing that in the real world , most people who find a job through a friend find it through a weaker acquaintance . ) Competition ladders should not be displayed publicly , since this would enable a competitor to offer incentives to the high-ranked players to join their game . Since they are likely to be the centre of social clusters , this will significantly damage the social networks on the original game . Online skill-based games will never achieve significant interest , as a result of the Pareto principle . The few people in the top 20 % of skill will dominate everyone else , tilting the results of matches . If players are able to team up , then people will gravitate towards the teams that contain the most of those top 20 % of players , thus making these teams larger and giving them an even bigger game advantage . Grinds are an essential part of game design because they offer fair access to game power to all players . Although the Pareto principle will still apply , any player can have the capacity to reach the 20 % of players who have spent most time on the game , which they could not do for ( for instance ) the 20 % of players with fastest reactions .",
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"text": "World of Tanks World of Tanks is a massively multiplayer online game developed by the Belarusian-Cypriot company Wargaming , featuring early to mid-20th century era combat vehicles . It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play , but participants also have the option of paying a fee for use of `` premium '' features . The focus is on player vs. player gameplay with each player controlling an armored vehicle , which may be a light , medium or heavy tank , tank destroyer , or self-propelled gun . World of Tanks debuted as an eSports game at the World Cyber Games 2012 . World of Tanks has been ported to multiple gaming consoles . An Xbox 360 version was developed by Wargaming West studio , called World of Tanks : Xbox 360 Edition . Xbox 360 players use separate servers to those playing the Windows version , and players of each version have separate accounts . The PlayStation 4 version was released in 2016 . World of Tanks has also recently expanded to mobile platforms under the name World of Tanks Blitz , in addition to a board game titled World of Tanks Rush and a collectable card game titled World of Tanks : Generals .",
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"text": "Riot Games Riot Games is an American video game developer , publisher , and eSports tournament organizer established in 2006 . Their main office is based in West Los Angeles , California . They currently have additional offices located in Berlin , Dublin , Hong Kong , Istanbul , Mexico City , Moscow , New York City , St. Louis , Santiago , São Paulo , Seoul , Shanghai , Singapore , Sydney , Taipei , and Tokyo . The company is primarily known for League of Legends , which was released in North America and Europe on October 27 , 2009 . The company developed a free mobile game called Blitzcrank 's Poro Roundup , which was released on iOS , and Android in August 2015 . Riot is also involved in League of Legendss competitive eSports scene by organizing the League of Legends World Championship and Championship Series for Europe and North America and well as coordinating the filming and broadcasting of those events . They also sanction leagues organized by third parties in other regions across the world .",
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"text": "Word Freak (book) Word Freak is a non-fiction narrative by Stefan Fatsis published in 2001 ( ISBN 0-618-01584-1 ) . The book is subtitled Heartbreak , Triumph , Genius , and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players . Fatsis , a sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal , introduces the reader to the world of competitive Scrabble through a narrative of his slow transformation from `` a good living room player '' into a player ranked as expert by the National Scrabble Association . Fatsis 's humorous approach and descriptions of fellow competitive Scrabble players are interspersed with game strategies as the reader follows his ascent through the ranks of tournament players . The book also covers the history of the game , how tournaments are run , and the background politics of the Scrabble scene . Word Freak is a New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book . A 10th anniversary paperback edition of Word Freak came out in August 2011 . The new edition ( 18th printing ) includes a new 30-page afterword about what 's happened to the game in the last decade : where-are-they-now on the main characters , here-they-are-now on the new generation of players , corporate politics , dictionary changes , and much more . The new edition has the same ISBN number as the original , but is distinguished by a `` 10th Anniversary Edition '' logo on the lower right of the front cover . The documentary film Word Wars ( 2004 ) , while not directly related to the book , includes many of the same players .",
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"text": "StarCraft: Remastered StarCraft : Remastered is a 2017 remastered edition of the 1998 real-time strategy video game StarCraft and its expansion Brood War . It retains the gameplay of the original games but adds remastered ultra-high-definition graphics , re-recorded audio , and Blizzard 's modern online feature suite . The remaster was developed over a year and included playtesting from professional StarCraft players . It is planned for release in second quarter , 2017 .",
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"text": "Red Annihilation Red Annihilation was a Quake competitive eSport event held in May 1997 that was one of the first nationwide video game competition held in the United States . In the final match of the tournament , Dennis `` Thresh '' Fong defeated Tom `` Entropy '' Kimzey of Impulse 9 on the map Castle of the Damned . For winning the event , Fong was awarded John D. Carmack 's 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS cabriolet as the grand prize . The tournament was created first as Kings of Capture Quake Tournament started by Michael `` Hawthorne '' Shearon , after contacting Intergraph for possible sponsorship the tournament was folded into what became Red Annihilation . The tournament was then developed and organized by Rob Esterling , executive director overseeing Intergraph Computer Systems 's commercial and consumer graphics group , and his Intergraph team including Jim Terzian , the tournament 's director and Victor Johnson , the team 's Art Director . In 1996 , Microsoft 's DirectX group hosted game competitions , first at the Computer Game Developers Conference , then as a separate event , selecting the players and flying them in to compete . These Microsoft-hosted competitions might be seen as the first nationwide video game competitions held in the United States , as players came from throughout the country . When a further Microsoft DirectX-organized event , intended to be held at Naval Air Station Alameda , was cancelled , Intergraph announced it would host a tournament that would be an open , national computer game competition and chose Quake as the game to be played . Intergraph brought in Quake developer id Software , 3D computer graphics chipset maker Rendition , and online gaming company Mpath Interactive as partners in Red Annihilation . Will Bryant and Frank Cabanski of the Quake ClanRing were selected to operate the game competition because of their prior pioneering experience running large scale gaming tournaments . The initial phase of the tournament was held on Mpath 's MPlayer network with over 2000 participants from across the United States competing online in one-on-one matches . The top 16 players were flown to Atlanta , Georgia for the concluding phase of the tournament , where they competed inside the World Congress Center in a gaming arena Intergraph built on the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) . This phase of the competition used vQuake , the hardware accelerated version of the game , played on Intergraph PC computers equipped with Rendition V1000-based Intense3D graphics accelerators . Players were able to use their own keyboards , mice and other pointing devices if they wished . As E3 was at the time an industry exhibition open to the trade only , most spectators watched the final competitions online via in-game cameras orchestrated by Bryant and Cabanski . The final morning of the tournament was also covered from the show floor by NBC 's Today and The Wall Street Journal . It was discovered during the award ceremony that tournament winner Fong , a student at De Anza College , would not be able to drive his prize as he was not insured for such a vehicle . Carmack agreed to underwrite Fong 's insurance for a year so the latter could enjoy his new car .",
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"text": "List of Final Fantasy media Final Fantasy is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix ( formerly Square ) . Its first game premiered in Japan in 1987 , and Final Fantasy games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America , Europe and Australia , on nearly every video game console since its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System . Final Fantasy is Square Enix 's most successful franchise , having sold over 97 million units worldwide to date . In addition to traditional role-playing games , the series includes tactical role-playing games , portable games , massively multiplayer online role-playing games , and games for mobile phones . Its popularity has placed it as the sixth-best-selling video game franchise , and the series has won multiple awards over the years . In addition to the 15 games released as part of the main ( numbered ) series and their many spin-offs and related titles , the Final Fantasy series has spawned many works in other media including anime , movies , novels and manga , and radio dramas . Final Fantasy : Unlimited , originally a stand-alone anime series , now has its own sub-franchise which includes video games . Many games , particularly the main series , have soundtrack album releases featuring their music in different arrangements . Square Enix has also consistently released companion books for its games which provide additional backstory and plot information , as well as detailed walkthroughs for the game . Since the announcement of Compilation of Final Fantasy VII , Square Enix has focused on `` polymorphic content '' , expanding each game world with material on many video game platforms , as well as other forms of media .",
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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": "Skin gambling In video games , skin gambling is the use of virtual goods , which are most commonly cosmetic elements such as `` skins '' which have no direct influence on gameplay , as virtual currency to bet on the outcome of professional matches or on other games of chance . It primarily has occurred within the player community for the game Counter-Strike : Global Offensive by Valve Corporation , but practice of it exists in other game communities . Valve also runs the Steam marketplace which can be interfaced by third-parties to enable trading , buying , and selling of skins from players ' Steam inventories for real-world or digital currency , though Valve itself condones the gambling practices . Valve added random skin rewards as part of an update to Counter-Strike : Global Offensive in 2013 , believing that players would use these to trade with other players and bolster both the player community and its Steam marketplace . A number of websites were created to bypass monetary restrictions Valve set on the Steam marketplace to aid in high-value trading and allowing users to receive cash value for skins . Some of these sites subsequently added the ability to gamble on the results of professional matches or in games of chance with these skins , which in 2016 was estimated to handle around $ 5 billion of the virtual goods . These sites , along with Valve and various video game streamers , have come under scrutiny due to ethical and legal questions relating to gambling on sporting matches , underage gambling , undisclosed promotion , and outcome rigging . Evidence of such unethical practices was discovered in June 2016 , and led to two formal lawsuits filed against these sites and Valve in the following month . Valve subsequently has taken steps to stop such sites from using Steam 's interface for enabling gambling , leading to about half of these sites to close down , while driving more of the skin gambling into an underground economy .",
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"text": "Multiplayer online game A multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which can be played via a game server over the internet , with other players around the world . Some prominent examples of this include fighting games ( e.g. Street Fighter IV and Tekken 6 ) , sports games ( e.g. NHL 14 and Grid Autosport ) , older online games ( e.g. Sega Meganet titles ) , first-person shooters ( Battlefield 2 , BZFlag , Call of Duty , Counter-Strike , Quake 3 , Resistance 3 and Unreal Tournament ) , a subgenre of shooter games called hero shooter ( Battleborn , Overwatch and Paladins ) , strategy video games ( e.g. Warcraft 3 and StarCraft or II ) and a subgenre of strategy games called multiplayer online battle arena ( e.g. Defense of the Ancients , League of Legends , Dota 2 and Heroes of the Storm ) . These games differ from massively multiplayer online game ( MMO ) in that they do not create a persistent world , but create a playing arena for the purpose of a single game or round . In other words , they rely on a game listen server used only for that round , and there can be numerous servers all around the world . MMO games on the other hand , rely on dedicated servers , as these games must be running continuously .",
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"text": "Last Empire-War Z '' `` Last Empire - War Z '' '' is one of the most popular freemium Massively Multiplayer Online strategy game that developed and published by IM30 Studios.It was launched in August 2015 and then it spread all over the world , it became popular among players with a shocking speed , now it has over 80 million downloads and it is available in over 220 countries . It is the Google play `` Best of Game 2016 '' . This is not the first time Google official reward it . '' `` Last Empire - War Z '' '' has been recommended to global twice and to districts for several times . It always takes a high rank in App download list in most countries and it is one of the best strategies games that beloved by players . High rates and good comments mean it attracting more and more worldwide players .",
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"text": "Ogre Battle , sometimes referred to as , is a series of five tactical role-playing and real-time strategy video games developed by Quest Corporation and currently owned by Square Enix . There are five original games in the series , and one remake .",
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"text": "Daily fantasy sports Daily fantasy sports ( DFS ) are a subset of fantasy sport games . As with traditional fantasy sports games , players compete against others by building a team of professional athletes from a particular league or competition while remaining under a salary cap , and earn points based on the actual statistical performance of the players in real-world competitions . Daily fantasy sports are an accelerated variant of traditional fantasy sports that are conducted over short-term periods , such as a week or single day of competition , as opposed to those that are played across an entire season . Daily fantasy sports are typically structured in the form of paid competitions typically referred to as a `` contest '' ; winners receive a share of a pre-determined pot funded by their entry fees . A portion of entry fee payments go to the provider as rake revenue . In the United States , the daily fantasy sports industry is dominated by two competing services : the New York-based FanDuel , and the Boston-based DraftKings . Both companies were established as venture capital-backed startup companies , received funding from investment firms , sports broadcasters , leagues , and team owners , and became known for the aggressive marketing of their services . As of September 2015 , both companies have an estimated value of at least $ 1 billion , and control 95 % of the U.S. DFS market . The two primarily compete against smaller DFS services , such as Fantasy Aces and Yahoo! Sports . The popularity of the daily fantasy format has been credited to its convenience in comparison to season-length games , as well as the focus on major cash prizes in the promotion of these services . Daily fantasy has also been credited with helping to improve television viewership and engagement with sports . Daily fantasy sports have faced notable legal challenges , including disputes over whether DFS constitutes gambling . Politicians and other critics have argued that due to their format , players are essentially making proposition wagers on the varying performance of individual athletes in specific games , and not managing the performance of their selections on a week-to-week basis . Proponents have defended DFS as being a game of skill , as the required familiarity with the players and teams , as well as salary cap management , rewards skilled players . Local laws have varying definitions of gambling games , such as whether a game 's elements of chance are predominant over those or skill , or how much control the player has over the outcome of the game . In the United States , the legality of DFS has been determined on a state-by-state basis based on local gambling laws and other rulings . The federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIEGA ) contains language dictating that fantasy sports are not considered an unlawful wager under the act ; however , the act only prohibits the electronic transfer of funds from unlawful gambling as defined under state laws . A number of state attorneys general have issued opinions concluding that DFS is a form of illegal gambling , while the state of Nevada declared that DFS games must be licensed as a sports pool . The New York State ruling , which resulted from an investigation of DFS services after it was alleged that employees working for DraftKings and FanDuel had used inside information to win cash prizes from each other , spawned retaliatory lawsuits from the companies which alleged that the rulings were the result of a misinterpretation of the nature of their services . The state has since joined other states , such as Massachusetts and Virginia , in choosing to legalize and regulate DFS rather than prohibit it .",
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"text": "List of Game of the Year awards Game of the Year ( abbreviated GotY ) is a title awarded by various gaming publications to a deserving game . Many publications award a single `` Game of the Year '' to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year . Many games will release a `` Game of the Year '' edition after winning any of these awards , usually containing all the updates , downloadable content ( DLC ) and occasionally other extras such as a soundtrack .",
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"text": "Kris Wu Wu Yifan ( , pronounced -LSB- - cmnu2-i4fan4 -RSB- , ; born November 6 , 1990 ) , professionally known as Kris Wu or Kris , is a Chinese-born Canadian actor , singer , and model . He is active as a solo artist and actor in China and has starred in several # 1 box office hits including Mr. Six and Journey to the West : The Demons Strike Back , which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China . He made his Hollywood debut in xXx : Return of Xander Cage ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Wu Jiani Wu Jiani ( Chinese : 吴佳妮 ; 1966 - ) is a former female Chinese gymnast . Wu was born in Shanghai . She started gymnastic training in 1973 , and was admitted into Shanghai gymnastic team in 1976 , and Chinese national team in 1977 . Wu competed at 1984 Olympic Games , and won a bronze medal in Women 's Team competition . She was a five-time Chinese National Champion and a World Championship bronze medalist on beam in 1981 . Her husband is Li Yuejiu , also a famed gymnast and an Olympic medalist . One of their daughters is Anna Li , who competed for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team during the 2007 through 2010 seasons and at the same Pauley Pavilion where her parents won the Olympic medals . Following the Visa Championships and two selection camps at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly , Texas , Anna Li was named to the gold medal winning U.S. 2011 World Championship Team . An injury kept her from competing . In 2012 , she was named an alternate to the 2012 Olympic Games . Along with their daughter , Wu and Li have been the coaches for several elite athletes , including the Caquatto sisters : World Silver Medalist Mackenzie Caquatto and Pan American Games triple Gold Medalist Bridgette Caquatto . In April 2009 , they opened Legacy Elite Gymnastics in Aurora , Illinois together to train local gymnasts .",
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"text": "Wu Hsing-kuo Wu Hsing-kuo is a Taiwanese actor of the silver screen and theater , known for both his performance of complex movie roles as much as for his innovative adaptations of Western classics into traditional Peking Opera . Wu was trained in classical Peking Opera since the age of 11 in Taiwan 's state-run Fu-Hsing Chinese Opera School , specializing in wu sheng ( male martial ) roles . He was admitted with honors into the Theatre Department of Chinese Culture University in Taipei , trained under master Chou Cheng-jung ( Zhou Zheng-rong ) and became leading dancer of Lin Hwai-min 's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre . However , his teacher Chou Cheng-jung ( Zhou Zheng-rong ) considered him as a pretentious student who did n't focus on study and finally abandoned him in 1989 . Since then , Chou Cheng-jung ( died in 2000 ) never met him anymore . In addition , most of the traditional Chinese opera audiences do not recognize him as a qualified actor . In 1986 , he and a group of enthusiastic friends founded the Contemporary Legend Theatre in Taipei , seeking to revitalize traditional Chinese theatre by adapting Western classical plays to the style and techniques of Peking Opera . He was the leading actor and director of four Shakespeare adaptations , including the critically acclaimed Kingdom of Desire , an adaptation of Macbeth , and King Lear , in which Wu plays all the parts . In 1992 , Wu was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in New York with Richard Schechner . That year , he also won the Hong Kong Film Award for best new actor . Wu is currently artistic director of the Contemporary Legend Theatre , and continues to take on challenging roles in both the modern theatre and Chinese Opera . He crosses the fields of traditional opera , dance , modern theatre , cinema , and television .",
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"text": "Live Like We're Dying `` Live Like We 're Dying '' is a song written by Danny O'Donoghue , Andrew Frampton , Mark Sheehan , and Steve Kipner . It appeared as a bonus track on The Script 's self-titled debut studio album , as well as a B-side for some of the album 's singles . It is better known for being performed by American recording artist Kris Allen . The song serves as the lead single from his self-titled major label debut album . It was released for digital download on September 21 , 2009 . The song received positive reviews , peaking at eighteen in the United States , and also charting on other U.S. charts , including the top ten of the Pop Songs . It also charted abroad in Canada and New Zealand . The song 's accompanying music video , which takes place in a desert and features a countdown clock in conjunction with the song 's meaning , was also received warmly , and according to critics , was an end to the low-budget , storyline-centered , debut music videos from previous American Idol alumni .",
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"text": "Kris Zimmerman Kris Zimmerman Salter ( born 1958 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American voice and casting director in the animation and video game industry . Her major works include the Metal Gear Solid series . In the cartoons , she has directed episodes for Ben 10 , The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest , Regular Show and Fish Hooks .",
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"text": "The American Side The American Side is a 2016 film starring Greg Stuhr and Matthew Broderick .",
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"text": "Empress Wu (1984 TV series) Empress Wu is a 1984 Hong Kong television serial based on the biography of Wu Zetian ( Cantonese : Mou Zak-tin ) , the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of `` Empress Regnant '' , starring Petrina Fung as the title character . The serial was produced by ATV and was first aired in Hong Kong on ATV Home from 6 August to 28 September 1984 . It was shown with English subtitles in Australia on SBS from 1987 to 1990 . A dubbed English version of the serial was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in sixty-five weekly 30-minute episodes from 4 October 1987 to 21 January 1989 .",
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"text": "Lee Ann Kim Lee Ann Kim is a first-generation Korean American who was an anchor and general assignment reporter for KGTV Channel 10 , the San Diego , California ABC television affiliate . She worked at KGTV from 1996 to 2008 . She is also the executive director of Pacific Arts Movement ( formerly the San Diego Asian Film Foundation ) , which presents the annual San Diego Asian Film Festival , an event she founded in 2000 with the Asian American Journalists Association of San Diego . She has been married to Louis Song since 1997 , with whom she has two sons .",
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"text": "Jade Wu Jade Wu ( born January 5 , 1953 ) is an Asian American actress , playwright , producer , director , editor and accomplished figure of the arts . She is the granddaughter of critically acclaimed Chinese actor and director , Yuanlong Wang famous for his work in Hong Kong , China and Taiwan . Throughout the course of her career , Wu has notably worked for the ABC daytime drama series General Hospital and One Life to Live while also working as a fellow writer for Disney . She has scripted and directed many documentary films that have screened at the IFP Market , Asian American International Film Festival , Sundance Producers Conference , and the Anthology Film Archives in New York City . As a writer she has also had her own plays read at prestigious outings and settings such as the Santa Clara Experimental Theater Festival and La Jolla Studio Stage . Proving herself to be rather multi talented , Wu has also served as a National Endowment for the Arts Panelist , New York State Council on the Arts , Individual Artist Grant Panelist and has served as an international Emmy Awards Juror , as well .",
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"text": "Ty Pak Ty Pak ( born Tae-Yong Pak in 1938 ) is a writer and speaker on Korean/Asian American affairs and literature .",
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"text": "Kristiaan Yeo Kristiaan Yeo is a television journalist currently employed by CCTV News for CCTV America , as the network 's Toronto correspondent . He is the first and only English-language resident correspondent to cover Canada for Chinese state television .",
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"text": "Wu Dawei Wu Dawei ( -LSB- u tAuei -RSB- , ; born 1946 ) is the special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs and former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People 's Republic of China .",
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"text": "William Kristol William `` Bill '' Kristol ( born December 23 , 1952 ) is an American conservative political analyst and commentator . He is the founder and editor at large of the political magazine The Weekly Standard and a political commentator on several networks . Kristol is associated with a number of prominent conservative think tanks . He was chairman of the New Citizenship Project from 1997 to 2005 . In 1997 , he co-founded the Project for the New American Century ( PNAC ) with Robert Kagan . He is a member of the board of trustees for the free-market Manhattan Institute for Policy Research , a member of the Policy Advisory Board for the Ethics and Public Policy Center , and a director of the Foreign Policy Initiative . He is also one of the three board members of Keep America Safe , a think tank co-founded by Liz Cheney and Debra Burlingame , and serves on the board of the Emergency Committee for Israel and the Susan B. Anthony List .",
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"text": "Sung Jun Huh Sung Jun Huh ( born 13 June 1992 ) is an American former football player who played for the Samsung Frankfurt Universe in the German Football League . He played at outside linebacker . He is possibly the only professional American football player , who is of Korean descent , besides Hines Ward .",
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"text": "Wu-Syndicate Wu-Syndicate is a group from Virginia consisting of Joe Mafia , Napoleon , and Myalansky ( who named himself after the gangster Meyer Lansky ) . They were originally called Crime Syndicate but changed their name to Wu-Syndicate when they signed to Wu-Tang Records and became Wu-Tang Clan affiliates . After debuting on the compilation Wu-Tang Killa Bees : The Swarm in 1998 , their self-titled debut album Wu-Syndicate was released in 1999 on both Wu-Tang Records and their own label Slot Time Records . The album was , like most releases from Wu-Tang Clan affiliates during this time enjoyed moderately successful sales with the single `` Where Wuz Heaven '' going gold . Soon after the release there was a dispute of an unknown origin between the group and Wu-Tang Records and the group briefly changed their name to The Syndicate until 2009 with eventual reconciliation and the release of their second official album Grimlenz , produced mostly by Antagonist Dragonspit of Virginia Beach , VA. . Both Myalansky and Napoleon continue to work with Joe Mafia but have refused to work with each other since the release of their first album . In an interview Napoleon stated that though they have always clashed , `` Mya is still my dude though regardless '' . The group has maintained ties with various members of the Wu-Tang Family . Napoleon is currently working on a project with fellow Wu-Tang alumni Solomon Childs , Shaka Amazulu , and Dexter Wiggle called `` Illuminati Network '' . Joe Mafia released his debut solo album This One in 2002 and founded his own label called 58 West Diamond Street Records . Napoleon released his first solo album , Kingpin Wit Da Inkpen in 2007 and a mixtape titled Mark of the Beast in 2011 . Myalansky released his first solo album , Drastic Measures in 2008 and a mixtape a few years later in 2011 AMW.Com . Myalansky has also been working with California rapper Mitchy Slick and has released two more volumes of his AMW.Com mixtape series . In 2013 Myalansky and Joe Mafia featured on the song `` Golden Age Rapper '' by CHG Unfadable .",
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"text": "Kongo Kong Steven Wilson ( born August 10 , 1979 ) is an American professional wrestler who wrestles under the ring name Kongo Kong .",
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"text": "Kris Travis Kris Travis ( 16 December 1983 -- 31 March 2016 ) was an English professional wrestler . He was a staple of UK and European Independent Wrestling scenes , working for companies such as PROGRESS Wrestling , Insane Championship Wrestling , Preston City Wrestling , Premier British Wrestling , Revolution Pro Wrestling , Westside Xtreme Wrestling , British Championship Wrestling , One Pro Wrestling , Total Nonstop Action ( One appearance ) , Frontier Wrestling Alliance and others , until his death in 2016 .",
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"text": "Orlando Jordan Orlando Mason Jordan ( born April 21 , 1974 ) is an American-Australian semi-retired professional wrestler . He is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , where he was a one-time United States Champion . He is also known for his stint with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) .",
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"text": "Chinese Americans Chinese Americans , which includes American-born Chinese , are Americans who have full or partial Chinese ancestry . Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans , which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans . Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , as well as from other regions that include large populations of the Chinese diaspora , especially Southeast Asia and some Western countries like Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and Brazil . The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside of Asia . It is also the third largest in the Chinese diaspora , behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia . The Chinese American community comprises the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans , comprising 25.9 % of the Asian American population as of 2010 . Americans of Chinese descent , including those with partial Chinese ancestry constitute 1.2 % of the total U.S. population as of 2010 . According to the 2010 census , the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.8 million . In 2010 , half of Chinese-born people living in the United States resided in the states of California and New York .",
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"text": "Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance The Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance 한인타운 노동연대 ( KIWA , pronounced kee-wah ) , also known under its past name Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates 남가주 한인 노동 상담소 , is a multi-ethnic immigrant worker civil rights membership organization based in the Los Angeles Koreatown area . KIWA was founded in 1992 by progressive minded Korean activists who saw class as the basic contradiction of the immigrant communities in Koreatown . It has since been involved in the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest , campaigns to improve working conditions and immigrant worker empowerment in various Korean ethnic industries , the living wages campaign , and Koreatown 's multi-ethnic community developments . KIWA is perhaps best known recently for its long campaign against Assi Market , the largest ethnic Korean-owned supermarket of the United States , located in Koreatown . Started in the late 1990s , KIWA demands that Assi management rehire dozens of fired Latino and Korean workers who were fired for trying to organize a trade union . Although initially staffed mostly by ethnic Koreans , KIWA grew to encompass Asian-Pacific American and Latino organizers and members . The Spanish language `` Alianza de trabajadores inmigrantes del Barrio Coreano '' had been in common use since the early 2000s ; however the English language name was officially changed in March 2006 from Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates to Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance . The Korean language '' 한인노동상담소 '' ( Korean Worker 's Center ) has been changed to 한인타운 노동연대 to signify its geographical focus rather than on an ethnic group . KIWA is a member organization of MIWON ( Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Alliance ) , an alliance of four ( formerly five ) immigrant workers ' centers in the Los Angeles area , and ENLACE , a U.S.-Mexico network of workers ' centers .",
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"text": "Han Ye-seul Han Ye-seul ( born Leslie Kim on 18 September 1981 ) is an American-born South Korean actress . She made her acting debut in the sitcom Nonstop 4 ( 2003 ) , and has since played leading roles in television dramas such as Couple or Trouble ( 2006 ) , Tazza ( 2008 ) , and Birth of a Beauty ( 2014 ) , as well as the films Miss Gold Digger ( 2007 ) and Penny Pinchers ( 2011 ) .",
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"text": "Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh ( -LSB- ˈbrænə -RSB- born 10 December 1960 ) is a Northern Irish actor , director , producer , and screenwriter originally from Belfast . Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA ) in London , and in 2015 succeeded Richard Attenborough as its President . He has directed or starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare 's plays , including Henry V ( 1989 ) ( for which he was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Director ) , Much Ado About Nothing ( 1993 ) , Othello ( 1995 ) , Hamlet ( 1996 ) ( for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ) , Love 's Labour 's Lost ( 2000 ) , and As You Like It ( 2006 ) . Branagh has also starred in numerous other films and television series including Fortunes of War ( 1987 ) , Woody Allen 's Celebrity ( 1998 ) , Wild Wild West ( 1999 ) , The Road to El Dorado ( 2000 ) , Conspiracy ( 2001 ) , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( 2002 ) , Warm Springs ( 2005 ) , Valkyrie ( 2008 ) , The Boat That Rocked ( 2009 ) , Wallander ( 2008 -- present ) , and My Week with Marilyn ( 2011 ) as Sir Laurence Olivier ( Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ) . He has directed such notable films as Dead Again ( 1991 ) , in which he also starred , Swan Song ( 1992 ) ( Academy Award nominated for Best Live Action Short Film ) , Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) in which he also starred , The Magic Flute ( 2006 ) , Sleuth ( 2007 ) , the blockbuster superhero film Thor ( 2011 ) , the action thriller Jack Ryan : Shadow Recruit ( 2014 ) in which he also co-stars , and Cinderella ( 2015 ) . He also narrated the BBC documentary miniseries ' Walking with Dinosaurs ( starred in 1999 ) ( as well as The Ballad of Big Al ) , Walking with Beasts ( 2001 ) and Walking with Monsters ( 2005 ) . Branagh has been nominated for five Academy Awards , five Golden Globes , and has won three BAFTAs , and an Emmy . He was appointed a knight bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours and was knighted on 9 November 2012 .",
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"text": "British Academy Television Awards 2010 The 2010 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2010 . The nominations were announced on 10 May . This year new awards were added including the award for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role . Graham Norton hosted the ceremony . Winners are in bold .",
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"text": "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": "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": "2013 British Academy Television Awards The 2013 British Academy Television Awards nominations were announced on 9 April 2013 . The award ceremony was held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 12 May 2013 .",
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"text": "11th Irish Film & Television Awards The 11th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 5 April 2014 in Dublin . The nominations were announced on 27 February 2014 . The Awards Ceremony took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Road Dublin , and was broadcast on RTÉ One at 9.45 pm . The Annual Irish Film & Television Awards are the highlight of Ireland 's entertainment and cultural calendar celebrating the very best of Irish screen talent across film and television . Guests in attendance included Michael Fassbender , Colin Farrell , Jamie Dornan , Steve Coogan , Will Forte , Jeremy Irons , Fionnula Flanagan , Brendan Gleeson , Neil Jordan , Amy Huberman , Colm Meaney , Jack Reynor , Killian Scott , Eva Birthistle , Victoria Smurfit and Outstanding Contribution Honorary Award Winner President Michael D Higgins . Simon Delaney and Laura Whitmore co-hosted the event . The President of Ireland , Michael D. Higgins , received an honorary award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Irish film and television industry . The big winners on the night were the films Calvary , Byzantium and Philomena which all picked up three awards each . Calvary took the highest accolade , Best Film , along with Best Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Best Script for its writer-director John Michael McDonagh . Touching true story Philomena won the award for Best International Film and Actress ( for Judi Dench ) along with Costume Design for Consolata Boyle . Philomena Lee , whose true life story inspired the film was in attendance at the Ceremony . Vampire horror Byzantium 's awards included the prestigious Best Director for Neil Jordan , Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan and Makeup & Hair .",
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"text": "Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actor on Television ( formerly Best Genre TV Actor ) . The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films , honoring the work of actresses in science fiction , fantasy , and horror fiction on television . ( NOTE : Year refers to year of eligibility , the actual ceremonies are held the following year . ) The winners are listed in bold .",
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"text": "Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2003 16th CFCA Awards January 21 , 2004 Best Film : The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King The 16th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards , honoring the best in film for 2003 , were presented in 2004 . The awards were originally going to be cancelled because the 2003 screener ban but when a judge ruled against it and the studios started to send out screeners again the awards were held after all . Peter Jackson 's final part of `` The Lord of the Rings '' trilogy `` The Return of the King '' and Sofia Coppola 's `` Lost in Translation '' both won three awards .",
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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": "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": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Laurence Olivier . The award was originally entitled Play of the Year but was later renamed in 2001 .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards . Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical",
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"text": "Best Actor Award (Locarno International Film Festival) The Leopard for Best Actor ( Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile ) is an award given at the Locarno International Film Festival . It was first awarded in 1946 .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role .",
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"text": "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": "1986 Laurence Olivier Awards The 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1986 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre .",
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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": "London Film Critics Circle Awards 2010 31st London Film Critics Circle Awards 11 February 2011 Film of the Year : The Social Network British Film of the Year : The King 's Speech The 31st London Film Critics Circle Awards , honouring the best in film for 2010 , were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 11 February 2011 .",
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"text": "César Award for Best Original Screenplay The César Award for Best Original Screenplay ( César du meilleur scénario original ) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma . It was initially awarded from 1983 to 1985 , and then awarded again in 2006 , when the original category ( César Award for Best Writing ) was split into two awards , the other being César Award for Best Adaptation .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Ty Cobb Tyrus Raymond Cobb ( December 18 , 1886 -- July 17 , 1961 ) , nicknamed The Georgia Peach , was an American Major League Baseball ( MLB ) outfielder . He was born in rural Narrows , Georgia . Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , the last six as the team 's player-manager , and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics . In 1936 Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot , receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes ( 98.2 % ) ; no other player received a higher percentage of votes until 1992 . In 1999 , editors at the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb 3rd on their list of `` Baseball 's 100 Greatest Players '' . Cobb is widely credited with setting 90 MLB records during his career . He still holds several records as of the end of the 2016 season , including the highest career batting average ( .366 or .367 , depending on source ) and most career batting titles with 11 ( or 12 , depending on source ) . He retained many other records for almost a half century or more , including most career hits until 1985 ( 4,189 or 4,191 , depending on source ) , most career runs ( 2,245 or 2,246 depending on source ) until 2001 , most career games played ( 3,035 ) and at bats ( 11,429 or 11,434 depending on source ) until 1974 , and the modern record for most career stolen bases ( 892 ) until 1977 . He still holds the career record for stealing home ( 54 times ) and for stealing second base , third base , and home in succession ( 5 times ) , and as the youngest player ever to compile 4,000 hits and score 2,000 runs . Cobb ranks fifth all-time in number of games played and committed 271 errors , the most by any American League ( AL ) outfielder . Cobb 's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style , which was described by the Detroit Free Press as `` daring to the point of dementia . '' Cobb himself wrote shortly before his death , `` In legend I am a sadistic , slashing , swashbuckling despot who waged war in the guise of sport . '' Cobb was notorious for sliding into bases feet first , with his spikes high . Cobb 's legacy , which includes a large college scholarship fund for Georgia residents financed by his early investments in Coca-Cola and General Motors , has been tarnished by allegations of racism and violence , largely stemming from a couple of biographies that were released following his death . Cobb 's reputation as an extremely violent man was fanned by his first biographer , sportswriter Al Stump , whose stories about Cobb have been discredited as sensationalized , and in some part proven to be entirely fictional , while Cobb 's views on race evolved and mellowed after his retirement from baseball .",
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"text": "Cobb Galleria Centre The Cobb Galleria Centre is a meeting and convention center and a shopping center in the Cumberland/Galleria district of Cobb County , northwest of Atlanta , Georgia , in the United States . It is also located next to a cluster of mid-rise office buildings , the Cumberland Mall and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre . It has hosted over 15,000 events and millions of guests . The venue operates under the direction of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority and is located at the intersection of three major highways : Interstate 75 , Interstate 285 , and Cobb Parkway ( U.S. 41 ) just northwest of the city . The Galleria Specialty Mall , which pre-dates the convention center , is located downstairs , with meeting halls upstairs .",
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"text": "Garry Cobb Garry Wilbert Cobb ( born March 16 , 1957 in Carthage , North Carolina ) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and current radio and television personality on FOX-29 and WPEN in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He was the Republican nominee for Congress in the House election for New Jersey 's 1st congressional district .",
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"text": "Rooney L. Bowen Rooney L. Bowen , Jr. ( July 25 , 1933 -- March 3 , 2016 ) was an American politician in the state of Georgia . Born in Dooly County , Georgia , Bowen graduated from Unadilla High School and then attended the University of Georgia . He was an automobile dealer , farmer , and funeral director . Bowen lived in Cordele , Georgia . Bowen served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1963 to 1973 . He then served in the Georgia State Senate from 1980 to 2005 . Bowen was a member of the Democratic Party . In 2002 , Bowen switched to the Republican Party . He died in Cordele , Georgia in 2016 .",
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"text": "Senoia, Georgia Senoia ( the historical and local pronunciation is `` Suh-noy '' ) is a city in Coweta County , Georgia , United States . It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area . Its population was 4,073 in 2015 .",
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"text": "Opera in Atlanta Opera in Atlanta has a long and uneven history . The first shows performed in Atlanta predate the American Civil War and were primarily performed in makeshift facilities modified for the operatic arts . The main company for the region is the Atlanta Opera , founded in 1979 , which produces mainstage opera productions and arts education programs for all ages . The Atlanta Opera is based at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre .",
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"text": "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta The Archdiocese of Atlanta is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its ecclesiastical territory comprises Georgia 's northern counties , including the capital of Atlanta . It is led by a prelate archbishop , currently Wilton D. Gregory , who is also pastor of the mother church , the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta . The Cathedral is the metropolitan see of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta , which covers Georgia , South Carolina , and North Carolina . As of 2014 , there were 100 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese . There were 900,000 registered Catholics in the Archdiocese as of 2010 .",
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"text": "Dodge County, Georgia Dodge County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2010 , the population was 21,796 . The county seat is Eastman . Dodge County lies in the Historic South and Black Belt region of Georgia , an area that was devoted to cotton production in the antebellum years . It has significant historic buildings and plantations , has a substantial African-American population , and shows cultural aspects of the South .",
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"text": "Tybee Post Theater Tybee Post Theater is a movie theatre located on Tybee Island , Georgia , United States .",
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"text": "Colquitt County, Georgia Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2010 census , the population was 45,498 . The county seat is Moultrie . The county was created February 25 , 1856 and is named for Walter Terry Colquitt , a U.S. senator . Colquitt County comprises the Moultrie , GA Micropolitan Statistical Area . It is the hometown of former U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss . Colquitt County is the home of the Colquitt County Packers and is home to the 1994 Class AAAA and the 2014 and 2015 AAAAAA State Championship Football teams , along with the 1997 and 2003 State Champion Baseball teams .",
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"text": "Atlanta Ballet Atlanta Ballet is a ballet company , located in Atlanta , Georgia . It is the longest continuously performing ballet company in the United States and the State Ballet of Georgia .",
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"text": "Sweat Mountain Sweat Mountain is a low mountain in far northeastern Cobb County , Georgia , in the suburbs north of Atlanta . The exact GNIS location of its summit is , and it has an official ( USGS ) elevation of 1688 ft above mean sea level . It is the second-highest point in the county behind Kennesaw Mountain , and second in the core metro Atlanta area , behind Kennesaw Mountain , which is also in Cobb County . It is fifth if the exurban counties further north are considered . This height has made the mountain very attractive for radio , having several transmitters , radio towers , and antennas , for pagers , cellphones , broadcasting , and amateur radio . The fact that Stone Mountain and Kennesaw Mountain are both protected as parks has led to a proliferation of technology at the top . At the same time , both the antenna farm and the densely packed houses detract from the view of the mountain from surrounding areas of northeast Cobb , south-southeast Cherokee ( including much of Woodstock ) , and western Roswell . Sweat Mountain is also a part of the ridge that divides the Chattahoochee River basin to the south and southeast , from the Lake Allatoona ( Etowah River ) basin to the north and northwest . From Sweat Mountain , this runs west-southwest through Cobb to Kennesaw Mountain and Lost Mountain .",
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"text": "WTTY WTTY 97.7 is a commercial radio station licensed in the US to TyTy , Georgia . Wtty is part of a group of South Georgia Radio Stations playing Classic Hits , and is owned by Victor M. Vickers .",
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"text": "Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County , Georgia , United States , located in Southeast Georgia . A college town , Statesboro is best known as the home of Georgia Southern University , a Carnegie Doctoral-Research University . As of 2015 , the Statesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area , which consists of Bulloch County , had an estimated population of 72,651 . The City itself had a population of 28,422 in the 2010 census . The City had an estimated 2015 population of 30,721 . The city was chartered in 1803 , starting as a small trading community providing the basic essentials for surrounding cotton plantations . This drove the economy through the 19th century , both before and after the American Civil War . In 1906 , Statesboro and area leaders joined together to bid for and win the First District A&M School , a land grant college that eventually developed as Georgia Southern University in 1990 . In 1908 , Statesboro sold more cotton bales than did Savannah , Georgia , but the boll weevil infestation of the 1930s required a shift to tobacco as a crop . Statesboro inspired the blues song `` Statesboro Blues '' , written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s , and covered in a well-known version by The Allman Brothers Band .",
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"text": "Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County , Georgia , in the United States . The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census . Stone Mountain is located in the eastern part of Dekalb County and is a suburb of the Atlanta metropolitan area . It lies near to but does not include the geological formation Stone Mountain .",
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"text": "Cobb's Legion Cobb 's Legion ( also known as the Georgia Legion ) was an American Civil War unit that was raised on the Confederate side from the State of Georgia by Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb during the summer of 1861 . A `` legion '' consisted of a single integrated command , with individual components from the infantry , cavalry , and artillery . When it was originally raised , the Georgia Legion comprised seven infantry companies , four cavalry troops , and a single battery . The concept of a multiple-branch unit was fine in theory , but never was a practical application for Civil War armies and , early in the war , the individual elements were assigned to other organizations .",
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"text": "Tanner, Georgia Tanner is a place in Washington County , Georgia , United States .",
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"text": "Carrollton, Georgia Carrollton is a city located in western Georgia , United States . It resides in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . As of the 2010 census , the city had a population of 24,388 . The city is the county seat of Carroll County . Historically , Carrollton has been a commercial center for Carroll County and many other counties in Georgia and Alabama . It is the home of the University of West Georgia .",
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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": "Monroe, Georgia Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Walton County , Georgia . It is located east of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area . The population was 13,234 at the 2010 census .",
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"text": "Charles Woodruff Yost Charles Woodruff Yost ( November 6 , 1907 -- May 21 , 1981 ) was a career U.S. diplomat who was assigned as his country 's representative to the United Nations from 1969 to 1971 .",
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"text": "Orrin S. Wood Orrin Squire Wood ( December 14 , 1817-June 22 , 1909 ) ( normally referred to as Orrin S. Wood ) was one of early pioneers of the telegraph industry in the United States and Canada . The brother-in-law of Ezra Cornell , who assisted Samuel Morse in the construction of the Baltimore-Washington telegraph line , Wood was recruited in August 1844 to be a telegraph operator on the line , and was Morse 's first pupil . He was one of the founders of the Magnetic Telegraph Company with Cornell , Morse , and others , in 1845 . He helped set up a telegraph exhibition in lower Manhattan in New York , and built a one-mile line for demonstration at the 1845 New York State Fair in Utica , New York . He also oversaw the building of the line between Albany , New York and Utica which opened in early 1846 , the beginning of the rapid expansion of the telegraph in North America . He then opened the first commercial telegraph office in New York City in the fall of 1846 . In 1847 , he was recruited to be president of the newly formed Montreal Telegraph Company , which rapidly established lines to Toronto and , Quebec City , and then New York in August 1847 . He remained with that company until 1866 , and substantially retired following a few years additional work in the Wisconsin area . Duggan House , a mansion in Montreal now owned by McGill University , was built for Wood in 1861 . Wood was born in Sherburne , New York on December 14 , 1817 , and died in Turner , New York at age 91 on June 22 , 1909 . Having long outlined Morse , Alfred Vail , and Cornell , he was noted to be the `` oldest living telegrapher '' in his final years .",
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"text": "Frederic Chapin Frederic Chapin ( December 1 , 1873 -- December 27 , 1947 ) was an American composer and writer best known for his work with L. Frank Baum on The Woggle-Bug , a 1905 musical based on Baum 's novel , The Marvelous Land of Oz . His popular work The Storks ( 1902 ) with Guy F. Steeley led to his work with Baum , as he was recommended by M. Witmark & Sons , the publisher . He also wrote songs with lyricist Arthur Gillespie , two of which appeared , credited to Baum , in The Woggle-Bug . He was born in Cleveland , Ohio , and died in Los Angeles , California . His other stage works include Pussy in a Corner ( 1904 ) , The Forbidden Land ( 1904 ) , The American Girl ( 1906 ) , and The Maid and the Millionaire ( 1907 ) . Chapin took up writing , having written the book and lyrics for The Maid and the Millionaire , and then produced a 1908 fantasy novel modeled on the Oz books titled Toodles of Treasure Town and her Snow Man , which he followed with Pinkey and the Plumed Knight ( 1909 ) , both illustrated by Merle De Vore Johnson . On November 11 , 1912 , he opened a four-act farce called C.O.D. on Broadway at the Gaiety Theatre , which was fairly successful , in spite of many negative reviews such that one reviewer felt the need to quote reviews from The Sun and others , while The New York Times found the play funny and well acted . The day before the play opened , he told The Detroit New Tribune , `` I wrote six plays -- every one turned out to have a great theme , but all were faulty in the way it was developed . '' He claims to have completely rewritten C.O.D. prior to its production , claiming he threw the original script in the garbage and started from scratch after the fourth producer finally accepted it . Tefft Johnson directed a film version of C.O.D. in 1914 with Harry Davenport , Hughie Mack , and Charles Brown in the title roles ( men with the initials , C.O.D. ) . From 1914 -- 1932 , Chapin worked as a scenarist in Hollywood . Chapin returned to composing with Unashamed , a 1938 nudist romance . He also appeared as a film stand-in , for which he use the name `` Fred Fuller . '' According to the Internet Movie Database , `` Fuller '' played `` Younger Dolittle '' in Made for Each Other and was a stand-in and had an undetermined role in Bachelor Mother .",
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"text": "W. C. Heinz W. C. Heinz ( January 11 , 1915February 27 , 2008 ) , born Wilfred Charles Heinz , was an American sportswriter , war correspondent , journalist , and author .",
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"text": "Charles Francis Colcord Charles Francis Colcord ( August 18 , 1859 -- December 10 , 1934 ) was a successful cattle rancher , U.S. Marshal , Chief of Police , businessman , and pioneer of the Old West . The community of Colcord , Oklahoma is named for him . Colcord 's life spanned the American Civil War , the taming of the west , the cattle drives , the Land Runs , the Wright brothers ' flight , World War I , Wiley Post , Will Rogers and Charles Lindbergh , the Roaring Twenties , the Great Depression , and the transition of Oklahoma City from a frontier prairie to a booming metropolis with skyscrapers , oil fields and airplanes . On December 30 , 1934 , a resolution adopted by the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce stated , `` Affluence came to him but left unspoiled his native gentleness and simplicity . Always he was modest , humble , democratic , generous , just and kind . He remembered the less fortunate friends of his early days . ''",
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"text": "Philip Klutznick Philip Morris Klutznick ( July 9 , 1907 -- August 14 , 1999 ) was a U.S. administrator who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from January 9 , 1980 to January 19 , 1981 under President Jimmy Carter . He was a prominent leader of several Jewish organisations , including as President of the World Jewish Congress from 1977 to 1979 .",
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"text": "1907 in rail transport",
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"text": "Ostend 1907 chess tournament The tournament was divided into two sections : the Championship Tournament and the Masters ' Tournament . The first section was for players who had previously won an international tournament . The Championship Tournament took place in the Casino of Ostend from 16 May to 14 June 1907 . Dawid Janowski , Siegbert Tarrasch , Carl Schlechter , and Frank Marshall had accepted the invitation for the tournament . Emanuel Lasker and Géza Maróczy declined and were replaced by Amos Burn and Mikhail Chigorin . The time restriction was 30 moves in two hours and 15 moves in one hour . Tarrasch won the golden medal and 2603 1/2 francs . Schlechter became second and gained 2277 1/2 francs . In the Ostend tournament of 1907 the term `` grandmaster '' ( actually Großmeister in German ) was used , so these players were described as grandmasters for the purposes of the tournament . After winning the tournament , Tarrasch was crowned the `` World Champion Tournament Player '' by the tournament organizers . Lasker finally agreed to a title match in 1908 , and beat Tarrasch convincingly ( +8 -- 3 = 5 ) . The Masters ' Tournament was a twenty nine-player round-robin . It was played from 16 May to 25 June . Ossip Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein ended equal as winners at Ostend B.",
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"text": "Charles S. Dewey Charles Schuveldt Dewey ( November 10 , 1880 -- December 27 , 1980 ) was a banker and politician from Illinois . The cousin of George Dewey , Charles S. Dewey entered the real estate business in Chicago , Illinois in 1905 . He served in the United States Navy during World War I . In 1920 , he began a career in banking as Vice President of the Northern Trust Company of Chicago . Four years later , Andrew W. Mellon appointed Dewey an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury . A committee led by Dewey standardized the portraits and dimensions of American currency ; the dimensions are still in use today . Dewey resigned from the Treasury in 1927 to take a role as a financial adviser to the Polish government . Returning to Chicago in 1931 to join the Colgate-Palmolive Peet Company , Dewey remained in the city after the company moved to New York City . Overseeing the Milwaukee Avenue Bank , Dewey ran for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1938 . Although defeated , Dewey managed to be elected in the two subsequent elections to Illinois 's 9th congressional district . After another defeat in 1944 , Dewey took a position as Vice President with Chase National Bank . In 1948 , Dewey served on a Marshall Plan committee . He retired from public life in the 1950s and oversaw the early stages of the Washington Hospital Center merger .",
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"text": "Bob Taft Robert Alphonso Taft III ( born January 8 , 1942 ) is an American politician who was the 67th Governor of Ohio between 1999 and 2007 . After leaving office , Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15 , 2007 . He is a member of the Republican Party .",
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"text": "Louise Wensel Louise Wensel ( December 24 , 1918 -- February 13 , 2005 ) , was a Doctor of Medicine and political candidate and activist . Wensel ran as an independent Senate candidate against incumbent Harry F. Byrd in the U.S. state of Virginia in 1958 . Byrd was widely regarded as playing not only the role of United States Senator , but also as the powerful political boss of the Byrd Organization . He was notorious for his role in the `` massive resistance '' to racial desegregation by closing public schools rather than submit to court-ordered integration . Wensel 's candidacy was based on her opposition to the closing of public schools and to all forms of discrimination . Despite death threats , violent attacks on campaign supporters and cross burnings , Dr. Wensel received widespread support and more than 23 percent of the official vote count in an election governed by the Jim Crow policies that characterized Virginia elections prior to the Voting Rights Act . After the 1958 elections , Wensel continued as a practicing physician until a few years prior to her death in Charlottesville , Virginia in 2005 . For much of her career , she specialized in psychiatry , and in the 1970s , she played a major role in introducing acupuncture as a mainstream treatment approach in U.S. medicine . She was one of main doctors to participate in the famous Washington Acupuncture Center . She had offices in Washington , D.C. , Baltimore , Maryland , and Florida , and wrote the textbook Acupuncture in Medical Practice ( Reston Pub . Co. , 1980 ) . She was active throughout her life in movements for world peace and women 's rights .",
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"text": "Earl Browder Earl Russell Browder ( May 20 , 1891 -- June 27 , 1973 ) was an American political activist , functionary and leader of the Communist Party USA ( CPUSA ) . Browder is best remembered as the General Secretary of the CPUSA during the 1930s and first half of the 1940s . During World War I , Browder served time in federal prison as a conscientious objector to conscription and the war . Upon his release , Browder became an active member of the American Communist movement , soon working as an organizer on behalf of the Communist International and its Red International of Labor Unions in China and the Pacific region . In 1930 , following the removal of a rival political faction from leadership , Browder was made General Secretary of the CPUSA . For the next 15 years thereafter Browder was the most recognizable public figure associated with American Communism , authoring dozens of pamphlets and books , making numerous public speeches before sometimes vast audiences , and twice running for President of the United States . Browder also took part in clandestine activities on behalf of Soviet intelligence in America during his period of party leadership , placing those who sought to convey sensitive information to the party into contact with Soviet intelligence . In the wake of public outrage over the 1939 Nazi-Soviet pact , Browder was indicted for passport fraud . He was convicted of two counts early in 1940 and sentenced to four years in prison , remaining free for a time on appeal . In the spring of 1942 the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the sentence and Browder began what proved to be a 14-month stint in federal prison . Browder was subsequently released in 1943 as a gesture towards wartime unity . Browder was a staunch adherent of close cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II and envisioned continued cooperation between these two military powers in the postwar years . Coming to see the role of American Communists to be that of an organized pressure group within a broad governing coalition , in 1944 he directed the transformation of the CPUSA into a `` Communist Political Association . '' However , following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Cold War and internal red scare quickly sprouted up . Browder was expelled from the re-established Communist Party early in 1946 , due largely to a refusal to modify these views to accord with changing political realities and their associated ideological demands . Browder lived out the rest of his life in relative obscurity at his home in Yonkers , New York , as the author of numerous books and pamphlets .",
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"text": "Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber is a regional chamber of commerce . It is one of the nation 's largest chamber , representing 4,000 businesses and 300,000 employees in southwestern Ohio , northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana , also known as Greater Cincinnati , or the Cincinnati -- Northern Kentucky metropolitan area . An award-winning membership organization , the Chamber has been recognized as national Chamber of the Year twice . The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce was founded October 15 , 1839 by 76 firms and private individuals who placed an ad in the Cincinnati Daily Gazette urging local businessmen to attend a meeting at the Young Men 's Mercantile Library Association headquarters in the old Cincinnati College Building at Fourth and Walnut Streets . This Chamber 's founding preceded the United States Chamber of Commerce , which held its first meeting in Cincinnati , by 73 years . The Chamber celebrated its 175 Anniversary in 2014 . The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce met in six different temporary locations until in 1876 they began the process that led to a permanent structure . The Chamber 's Board of Real Estate Managers invited six architects to compete in a selection competition . Henry Hobson Richardson 's design won and that building was erected in 1889 . A fire in 1911 caused substantial damage to the building , leading to the discovery that only $ 90,000 of insurance was carried on the building , which had cost $ 772,674.05 to build , and so it could not be repaired . When the property was sold , much of the granite from the building was saved and stored in Oakley , Ohio . In 1967 , Professor John Peterson at UC 's University of Cincinnati College of Design , Architecture , Art , and Planning coordinated an effort to build a memorial to Henry Hobson Richardson out of the surviving stones . A design competition whose jury included 's Richardson 's grandson was held in 1968 and the design by student Stephen Carter ( architect ) was selected . The memorial was completed in 1972 and resides in Burnet Woods . According to Charles Ludwig , a journalist in the 1920s and 1930s for the Cincinnati Times-Star , up to that time , the Chamber had been involved in most of the city 's significant developments since its creation . As Cincinnati grew and became an eight-county metropolitan area in the mid-1960s , the Chamber changed its name to the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to reflect its regional representation of businesses throughout Southwestern Ohio , Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana . It is now called The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber . The phrase `` Cincinnati USA '' is used to indicate that Greater Cincinnati extends beyond just one U.S. city and state . Cincinnati USA is a region of 15 counties ( In Ohio : Butler , Warren , Hamilton , Clermont and Brown Counties . In Kentucky : Boone , Kenton , Campbell , Gallatin , Grant , Pendleton and Bracken Counties . In Indiana : Franklin , Dearborn and Ohio Counties ) located in three states ( Ohio , Kentucky & Indiana ) .",
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"text": "WST WST may refer to : Western Standard Time , a proper name for one of Australia 's time zones Samoan tala , the ISO 4217 code for the currency of Samoa Water Soluble Tetrazolium , in relation to Tetrazolium salts World System Teletext Weapons System Trainer , US military term for a flight simulator optimised for weapons training Wholesale sales tax , a form of sales tax Willamette Shore Trolley , a heritage streetcar service in Oregon , United States wall stress tension , in law of Laplace",
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"text": "James Thomas Flexner James Thomas Flexner ( January 13 , 1908 -- February 13 , 2003 ) was an American historian and biographer best known for the four-volume biography of George Washington that earned him a National Book Award in Biography and a special Pulitzer Prize . His one-volume abridgment , Washington : the Indispensable Man ( 1974 ) was the basis of two television miniseries broadcast in the mid-1980s starring Barry Bostwick as Washington .",
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"text": "Charles Adams Mosher Charles Adams Mosher ( May 7 , 1906 -- November 16 , 1984 ) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio . Charles Adams Mosher was born in Sandwich , Illinois . He graduated from Sandwich High School , and Oberlin College in 1928 . He was employed on daily newspapers in Aurora , Illinois , and Janesville , Wisconsin , from 1929 to 1940 . He was president and manager of the Oberlin Printing Company and editor-publisher of the Oberlin News-Tribune , 1940-1961 . He was vice chairman of Oberlin City Council , 1945-1951 . He was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1951 to 1960 , a member of Ohio Legislative Service Commission from 1947 to 1959 , and vice chairman of the Ohio School Survey Commission from 1954 to 1955 . He was a delegate to the White House Conference on Education in 1955 , director of the Oberlin Improvement and Development Corporation and a member of Presidential Commission on Marine Science , Engineering and Resources , 1967-1969 . In 1961 he was listed as being on the Committee on Science and Astronautics . Chaired by Overton Brooks , and therefore a contributor to what has now become popularly known as the ` Brookings Report ' ( 1961 ) . The report dealt with the long term implications for American Society of Space exploration . Mosher was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses . He was not a candidate for re-election in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress . He was the executive director of the House Science and Technology Committee in Washington , D.C. , September 1977 -- 1979 . He was a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center at the Smithsonian Institution in 1980 . He received his M.A. from Oberlin College in 1982 . He was a resident of Oberlin , Ohio , until his death on November 16 , 1984 , at the age of 78 .",
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"text": "David Horace Clift David Horace Clift ( June 16 , 1907 -- October 12 , 1972 ) was a noted American librarian and former chief executive of the American Library Association ( ALA ) from 1951 to 1972 . He was named by the ALA as one of the 100 Most Important -LSB- Library -RSB- Leaders of the 20th Century .",
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"text": "Gary Yost Gary Yost ( born April 5 , 1959 ) is an American filmmaker and software designer , best known for leading the team that created Autodesk 3ds Max .",
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"text": "N. C. Wyeth Newell Convers Wyeth ( October 22 , 1882 -- October 19 , 1945 ) , known as N. C. Wyeth , was an American artist and illustrator . He was the pupil of artist Howard Pyle and became one of America 's greatest illustrators . During his lifetime , Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books , 25 of them for Scribner 's , the Scribner Classics , which is the work for which he is best known . The first of these , Treasure Island , was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio . Wyeth was a realist painter just as the camera and photography began to compete with his craft . Sometimes seen as melodramatic , his illustrations were designed to be understood quickly . Wyeth , who was both a painter and an illustrator , understood the difference , and said in 1908 , `` Painting and illustration can not be mixed -- one can not merge from one into the other . '' He is notably the father of painter Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth , both celebrated American painters .",
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"text": "Ryder Ryder System , Inc. , or Ryder , is an American-based provider of transportation and supply chain management products , and is especially known for its fleet of rental trucks . Ryder specializes in fleet management , supply chain management and dedicated contracted carriage . Ryder operates in North America , the United Kingdom and Asia . It has its headquarters in suburban Miami , Florida within Miami-Dade County .",
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"text": "Trewartha Trewartha and Andrewartha are Cornish family names ( and placename , Dexter ) . There are places called Trewartha in the parishes of Merther , St Agnes , St Neot and Veryan . According to the Handbook of Cornish Names by G. Pawley White , `` Trewartha '' is a Cornish name meaning `` Upper Farm '' or `` Upper Homestead '' . Cornish Names by Dr T. F. G. Dexter : Royal Institution of Cornwall : publ . 1926 Longmans Green : reprinted 1968 Bradford Barton : says on p. 15 - Nouns : `` tre '' a `` town '' , feminine , ( maybe a hamlet or house , also Brythonic Celt Welsh `` tref '' , about 4-500AD ) . Adjectives : `` Wartha '' : `` upper '' ( maybe higher or greater or on a hill ) cf. `` Wollas '' : `` lower '' ( maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley , of the two ) . `` Trewartha '' page 25 . `` Andrewartha '' page 60 . Definite Article : `` An '' , ( Brythonic Celt Cornish language ) p18 , is used as : of the , in the , on the , at the , in place names . -LSB- JEA 8.2009 -RSB- Tre = Above , Upper ( x ) - - Wartha = Farm , Homestead ( x ) As An is Cornish for The , and Dre is mutated from the Cornish `` Tre '' Andrewartha means `` The Upper Farm '' or `` The Upper Homestead '' and it is generally accepted that both names have the same meaning .",
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"text": "Ryder (disambiguation) Ryder is an American transportation company . Ryder may also refer to : Ryder ( name ) Ryder ( band ) , British male pop group Ryder ( crater ) , a lunar crater Honey Ryder ( music ) , British songwriting duo Ryder , Missouri , USA Ryder , North Dakota , USA Ryder ( novel ) , a 1928 novel by Djuna Barnes",
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"text": "False friend False friends are words in two languages ( or letters in two alphabets ) that look or sound similar , but differ significantly in meaning . An example is the English embarrassed and the Spanish embarazada ( which means pregnant ) , or the word sensible , which means reasonable in English , but sensitive in French and Spanish . Another example is the root L-H-M in Semitic languages ; while `` Lekhem '' in Hebrew and `` Laham '' in Syriac mean `` bread '' , `` Lahem '' in Arabic is `` meat '' . The term is a shortened version of the expression `` false friend of a translator '' , the French version of which ( faux amis du traducteur ) was introduced by linguists Maxime Kœssler and Jules Derocquigny in 1928 , in the book Les Faux Amis ou les trahisons du vocabulaire anglais ( False Friends , or the Pitfalls of the English Vocabulary , with a sequel , Autres Mots anglais perfides ) . There is often a partial overlap in meanings , which creates additional complications . Similar words may also fail to catch all the nuance of each word in both languages . For instance , the French demande simply means a ` request ' , which is similar to but also very different from a demand in English and demandar in Spanish ( `` to sue '' ) . The two `` false friends '' may actually be related , having the same origin . One example is in the instance of English `` cunt '' and Dutch `` kont '' ( buttocks ) , of which apart from the difference in meaning the former is highly vulgar while the latter is not . This is unlike `` false cognates '' , which are similar words in different languages that appear to have a common historical linguistic origin ( whatever their current meaning ) but actually do not . As well as producing completely false friends , the use of loanwords often results in the use of a word in a restricted context , which may then develop new meanings not found in the original language . For example , angst means `` fear '' in a general sense ( as well as `` anxiety '' ) in German , but when it was borrowed into English in the context of psychology , its meaning was restricted to a particular type of fear described as `` a neurotic feeling of anxiety and depression '' . Also , gymnasium meant both ' a place of education ' and ' a place for exercise ' in Latin , but its meaning was restricted to the former in German and to the latter in English , making the expressions into false friends in those languages as well as in Greek , where it started out as ' a place for naked exercise ' .",
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"text": "-Hay (place name element) - hay ( also hays , hayes , etc. ) is a place-name word-ending common in England . It derives from the Old English word hege or haga , Middle English heie , in Icelandic hagi , meaning `` an enclosed field '' , and is from the same root as the English word `` hedge '' , a structure which surrounds and encloses an area of land , from the Norman-French haie , `` a hedge '' . Haw ( from O.E. haga ) and Hay ( from O.E. hege ) are cognate and both mean `` hedge '' .",
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"text": "Routing indicator In telecommunication , the term routing indicator ( RI ) has the following meanings : In a message header , an address , i.e. , group of characters , that specifies routing instructions for the transmission of the message to its final destination . A Routing Indicator is a group of letters assigned to identify a station within a tape relay network to facilitate routing of traffic . It indicates the status of the station and may indicate its geographical area . The following factors are reflected in routing indicator assignment : ( a ) National or international affiliation and service ( when required ) of the station . ( b ) The geographical area in which the station is located or area from which it is served . ( c ) Network status of the station , i.e. , major or minor relay , or tributary stations . Routing indicators consist of not less than four , and not more than seven letters , including suffixes . The intent of allocated letters and of letter position is as follows : First Letter - The letter R or the letter `` Q '' appears as the first letter and distinguishes strategic/world-wide routing indicators from call signs , address groups and theater routing indicators . Second Letter - this letter , in conjunction with the first letter , identifies the nation or international alliance to which allotted . Third Letter - This letter position serves the following purposes : Normally identifies the geographical area in which a station is located or from which it is served . Exceptionally , may be used by nations or international alliances irrespective of geographical area for specific alternative purposes , such as when the capacity of assigned second letters is insufficient to meet the requirement , or when more than one geographical area is involved as in the case of a tributary actively connected to two different major relay stations . In conjunction with the second letter `` J '' , may be reallocated , on a national basis , to a country not listed . Fourth Letter - This letter position serves a dual purpose as follows : Indicates major relay stations , as generated by assignment requirements . Identifies the service or other national/international entity , as shown in the delineation table . ( e ) Fifth and Following Letters - These letters and positions , when added to the four letters of a major relay routing indicator , designate the minor relay or tributary stations of that major relay station .",
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"text": "Metonymy Metonymy ( -LSB- mᵻˈtɒnᵻmi -RSB- ) is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept . The words metonymy and metonym come from the μετωνῠμία , metōnymía , ( `` a change of name '' ) , from μετά , metá , ( `` after , beyond '' ) , and - ωνυμία , - ōnymía , a suffix that names figures of speech , from ὄνῠμα , ónyma or ὄνομα , ónoma , ( `` name '' ) . The location of a capital is often used as a metonym for a government or other official institutions -- for example : Brussels for the institutions of the European Union , The Hague for the International Court of Justice , Nairobi for the government of Kenya , Washington , D.C. , for the federal government of the United States , or Beacon Hill for the government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts . A place can represent an entire industry : for instance Wall Street is often used metonymically to describe the entire U.S. financial and corporate banking sector . Common nouns and phrases can also be metonyms : red tape can stand for bureaucracy , whether or not that bureaucracy actually uses red tape to bind documents . In Commonwealth realms , The Crown is a metonym for the state in all its aspects . Metonymy and related figures of speech are common in everyday speech and writing . Synecdoche and metalepsis are considered specific types of metonymy . Polysemy , multiple meanings of a single word or phrase , sometimes results from relations of metonymy . Both metonymy and metaphor involve the substitution of one term for another . In metaphor , this substitution is based on some specific analogy between two things , whereas in metonymy the substitution is based on some understood association or contiguity . American literary theorist Kenneth Burke described metonymy as one of four `` master tropes '' : metaphor , a substitute for perspective ; metonymy , a substitute for reduction ; synecdoche , a substitute for representation ; and irony , a substitute for dialectic . He described these tropes and the way they overlap in A Grammar of Motives . In addition to its use in everyday speech , metonymy is a figure of speech in some poetry and in much rhetoric . Greek and Latin scholars of rhetoric made significant contributions to the study of metonymy .",
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"text": "List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations The following is a list of adjectival forms of countries and nations in English and their demonymic equivalents . A country adjective describes something as being from that country , for example , `` Italian cuisine '' is `` cuisine of Italy '' . A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there , for example , `` Germans '' are people of or from Germany . Note : Demonyms are given in plural forms . Singular forms simply remove the final 's ' or , in the case of - ese endings , are the same as the plural forms . The ending - men has feminine equivalent - women ( e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman ) . The French terminations - ois / ais serve as both the singular and plural masculine ; adding ` e ' ( - oise / aise ) makes them singular feminine ; ` es ' ( - oises / aises ) makes them plural feminine . The Spanish and Portuguese terminations '' - o '' usually denotes the masculine and is normally changed to feminine by dropping the '' - o '' and adding '' - a '' . The plural forms are usually '' - os '' and '' - as '' respectively . Adjectives ending in - ish can be used as collective demonyms ( e.g. the English , the Cornish ) . So can those ending in - ch / - tch ( e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a ` ch ' sound ( e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify ) . Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things , sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words . ( Sometimes , the use of one or more additional words is optional . ) Notable examples are cuisines , cheeses , cat breeds , dog breeds , and horse breeds . ( See List of words derived from toponyms . ) Note - in cases where two or more adjectival forms are given , there is often a subtle difference in usage between the two . This is particularly the case with Central Asian countries where one form tends to relate to the nation and the other often relates to the predominant ethnic group ( e.g. , Uzbek is primarily an ethnicity , Uzbekistani relates to citizens of Uzbekistan ) . In addition , several countries have a large number of sub-names for their citizens in the form of nicknames for people of certain different areas ; these are usually related to something typical of the area . In Puerto Rico for example , people who come from the town of Bayamon are referred to as `` Cowboy ( s ) '' or `` Cowgirl ( s ) '' ; those from Caguas are referred to as `` Criollo ( s ) '' or `` Criolla ( s ) '' . Except in cases such as Spain , in which sub-names have been used interchangeably by others , sub-names belonging to some areas in a country are not listed here .",
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"text": "Mr. Mister , usually written in its abbreviated form Mr. ( US & HK ) or Mr ( US & UK & HK ) , is a commonly used English honorific for men under the rank of knighthood . The title derived from earlier forms of master , as the equivalent female titles Mrs , Miss , and Ms all derived from earlier forms of mistress . Master is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men , but its use is increasingly uncommon . The modern plural form is Misters , although its usual formal abbreviation Messrs derives from use of the French title messieurs in the 18th century . Messieurs is the plural of monsieur ( originally mon sieur , `` my lord '' ) , formed by declining both of its constituent parts separately .",
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"text": "1985 Ryder Cup The 26th Ryder Cup Matches were held 13 -- 15 September 1985 at the Brabazon Course of The Belfry in Wishaw , Warwickshire , England . Team Europe won the competition for the first time by a score of 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 points . This marked the first U.S. loss since 1957 , previously the sole U.S. loss in fifty years . Europe took a two-point lead into the Sunday singles and increased their lead throughout Sunday . It fell to Sam Torrance to secure the winning margin when he holed a 22 ft putt on the 18th hole to defeat Andy North 1 up and go up 14 1/2 to 8 1/2 , a six-point margin with five matches on the course . This was the last Ryder Cup played in Europe that was not shown on live television in the United States . The USA Network first televised it in 1989 on cable with video provided by the BBC . NBC Sports took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina , and 1993 marked the first time a major U.S. network televised it live from Europe .",
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"text": "Pseudonym A pseudonym ( -LSB- pronˈsjuːdənɪm -RSB- and -LSB- pronˈsuːdənɪm -RSB- ) or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose , which can differ from their original or true name ( orthonym ) . Pseudonyms include stage names and user names ( both called screen names ) , ring names , pen names , nicknames , aliases , superhero or villain identities and code names , gamer identifications , and regnal names of emperors , popes , and other monarchs . Historically , they have often taken the form of anagrams , Graecisms , and Latinisations , although there are many other methods of choosing a pseudonym . Pseudonyms should not be confused with new names that replace old ones and become the individual 's full-time name . Pseudonyms are `` part-time '' names , used only in certain contexts - usually adopted to hide an individual 's real identity , as with writers ' pen names , graffiti artists ' tags , resistance fighters ' or terrorists ' noms de guerre , and computer hackers ' handles . Actors , musicians , and other performers sometimes use stage names , for example , to mask their ethnic backgrounds . In some cases , pseudonyms are adopted because they are part of a cultural or organisational tradition : for example devotional names used by members of some religious institutes , and `` cadre names '' used by Communist party leaders such as Trotsky and Lenin . A pseudonym may also be used for personal reasons : for example , an individual may prefer to be called or known by a name that differs from their given or legal name , but is not ready to take the numerous steps to get their name legally changed ; or an individual may simply feel that the context and content of an exchange offer no reason , legal or otherwise , to provide their given or legal name . A collective name or collective pseudonym is one shared by two or more persons , for example the co-authors of a work , such as Ellery Queen , or Nicolas Bourbaki .",
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"text": "Morgan (given name) Morgan is a Celtic given name traditionally used in Wales , Brittany and Scotland . In the UK it is traditionally a male name , though also increasingly used for girls too . In the United States , by contrast , it is more commonly used as a unisex name . It was the 63rd most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2010 and the 518th most popular name for boys born there in 2010 . The name is also used for both sexes in other English-speaking countries , including Canada , Australia , and New Zealand . It is also frequently used in Brittany , where it is traditionally a male name . The male and female names may not be the same name in origin . The male name is a descendant of Old Welsh Morcant , possibly derived from mor ( meaning `` sea '' ) and cant ( meaning `` circle '' ) , with the meaning `` sea chief '' or `` sea defender '' .",
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"text": "Whittaker Whittaker is a surname of English and Scottish origin , meaning the white acre , and given name , also spelled `` Whitaker '' and `` Whitacre , '' and may refer to : As a surname Aaron Whittaker , New Zealand rugby player Bill Whittaker ( footballer ) , English footballer Bill Whittaker ( bowls ) , New Zealand lawn bowler Bob Whittaker U.S. Congressman Charles Evans Whittaker ( 1901 -- 1973 ) , associate justice of the U.S. Supreme court from 1957 to 1962 David Whittaker ( video game composer ) ( born 1957 ) , computer game programmer Dick Whittaker ( 1934 -- 1998 ) , Irish footballer E. T. Whittaker ( 1873 -- 1956 ) , English mathematician Enos Whittaker , English footballer Frank Whittaker , Indian bishop Gavin Whittaker , Canadian politician George Whittaker , Canadian Politician Jack Whittaker ( Canadian politician ) , Canadian politician Jack Whittaker ( lottery winner ) ( born 1947 ) , American US$ 315 million lottery winner James Whittaker , Shaker leader Jim Whittaker ( born 1929 ) , American mountaineer , first American to summit Mount Everest ( 1963 ) , twin brother of Lou Jodie Whittaker , English actress John Whittaker ( UKIP politician ) ( born 1945 ) , British member of the European Parliament John Avery Whittaker , fictional character in the Adventures in Odyssey radio series John Macnaughten Whittaker , English mathematician Johnson Chesnut Whittaker , 19th century West Point student and victim of assault Joseph Whittaker ( botanist ) ( 1813 -- 1894 ) , English botanist and collector of Australian plants Leon `` Pee Wee '' Whittaker , U.S. blues musician Lou Whittaker ( born 1929 ) , American mountaineer , high-altitude and glacier-travel guide , twin brother of Jim Maria Whittaker ( born 1969 ) , former English glamour model Rebecca Whittaker , Canadian politician Red Whittaker , robot scientist Robert Whittaker ( 1920 -- 1980 ) , American vegetation ecologist Roger Whittaker ( born 1936 ) , Kenyan singer/songwriter and musician of British descent Sally Whittaker ( born 1963 ) , British soap opera actress Sammy Whittaker ( 1888 -- 1952 ) , English footballer Steven Whittaker ( born 1984 ) , Scottish footballer Stuart Whittaker ( born 1975 ) English football player Thomas Whittaker ( martyr ) English Catholic martyr Thomas Palmer Whittaker , British politician Tom Whittaker ( footballer ) ( 1898 -- 1956 ) , English football player , trainer , and manager Tom Whittaker ( mountaineer ) ( born 1948 ) , mountaineer , first disabled person to summit Mount Everest Walter Whittaker ( 1878 - 1917 ) , English football goalkeeper with Newton Heath ( Manchester United ) , Grimsby Town , Blackburn Rovers and Derby County Victor P. Whittaker ( born 1919 ) a British biochemist who pioneered the studies on the subcellular fractionation of the brain William G. Whittaker ( 1876 -- 1944 ) , English composer , pedagogue , conductor , musicologist , Bach scholar , publisher and writer As a given name Whittaker Chambers ( 1901 -- 1961 ) , American writer , witness in Alger Hiss espionage case The surname is well represented in Lanarkshire , Derbyshire , Kent , Lincolnshire , Hertfordshire , Lancashire , Cheshire and Yorkshire .",
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"text": "Synecdoche A synecdoche ( -LSB- sɪˈnɛkdəkiː -RSB- , ; from Greek συνεκδοχή , synekdoche , . `` simultaneous understanding '' ) is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa . A synecdoche is a class of metonymy , often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts . Examples from common English expressions include `` bread and butter '' ( for `` livelihood '' ) , `` suits '' ( for `` businessmen '' ) , and `` boots '' ( for `` soldiers '' ) ( pars pro toto ) , or conversely `` America '' ( for `` the United States of America '' ) ( totum pro parte ) . The use of government buildings to refer to their occupant ( s ) is on the border between synecdoche and metonymy . `` The Pentagon '' for the United States Department of Defense can be considered synecdoche , as the building can be considered part of the department . `` No. 10 '' for the British Prime Minister can be counted as metonymy , since the building is not part of the person , but using `` No. 10 '' to mean `` the Office of the Prime Minister '' is synecdoche .",
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"text": "Namesake A namesake is a person named after another . Namesake may also refer to a thing , such as a company , place , ship , building , or concept , named after a person . In general , the second recipient of a name , named for the first , is said to be the namesake of the first . The attribution can , however , go in the opposite direction , with namesake referring to the original holder of the name ( the eponym ) . The word is first recorded in the mid-seventeenth century , and probably comes from the phrase `` for -LSB- the , my , his , her -RSB- name 's sake '' .",
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"text": "Grey Grey ( British English ) or gray ( American English ; see spelling differences ) is an intermediate color between black and white . It is a neutral or achromatic color , meaning literally that it is a color `` without color . '' This means that there are equal components of red , green , and blue . The variations in intensity of these colors uniformly produce different shades of grey . It is the color of a cloud-covered sky , of ash and of lead . The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in AD 700 . Grey is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English , although gray remained in common usage in the UK until the second half of the 20th century . Gray has been the preferred American spelling since approximately 1825 , although grey is an accepted variant . In Europe and the United States , surveys show that grey is the color most commonly associated with neutrality , conformity , boredom , uncertainty , old age , indifference , and modesty . Only one percent of respondents chose it as their favorite color .",
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"text": "Ross Ross ( Ros in Scottish Gaelic ) is a region of Scotland and a former earldom and county . The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning `` headland '' , perhaps a reference to the Black Isle . Another possible origin is the West Norse word for Orkney -- Hrossey -- meaning horse island ; the area once belonged to the Norwegian ( West Norse ) earldom of Orkney . Ross is a historical comital region , perhaps predating the Mormaerdom of Ross .",
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"text": "1969 Ryder Cup The 18th Ryder Cup Matches were held 18 -- 20 September 1969 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport , England . The competition ended in a draw at 16 points each , when America 's Jack Nicklaus conceded a missable three-foot ( 0.9 m ) putt to Britain 's Tony Jacklin at the 18th hole , in one of the most famous gestures of sportsmanship in all of sport . It was the first draw in Ryder Cup history , and the United States team retained the Cup . The matches were marred by considerable acrimony and unsportsmanlike behavior by players on both sides . Britain 's captain Eric Brown had instructed his players not to search for the opposition 's ball if it ended up in the rough . American Ken Still , in the first-day foursomes , had deliberately and regularly stood too close to Briton Maurice Bembridge as he was putting . During one of the fourballs on the second day , both captains had to come out and calm down the warring players . This led to Nicklaus conceding Jacklin 's final putt with the knowledge that the overall competition would end in a draw . On the previous hole , Jacklin sank a long eagle putt while Nicklaus missed his from 15 ft and the match was squared . Jacklin had won the Open Championship two months earlier at nearby Royal Lytham & St Annes to become the first British champion in eighteen years . After holing his final putt for par , Nicklaus picked up Jacklin 's ball marker and told him , `` I do n't think you would have missed it , but I was n't going to give you the chance , either . '' Playing in his first Ryder Cup at age 29 , Nicklaus ' gesture became known as `` the concession '' and marked the beginning of a lasting friendship between the two that has spanned nearly a half century . It was the inspiration for The Concession Golf Club in Florida near Sarasota , which was co-designed by Nicklaus and Jacklin . The two were opposing captains in the competition in 1983 and 1987 . The U.S. team had only two players with previous Ryder Cup experience , Billy Casper and Gene Littler . On the previous four teams , Arnold Palmer did not participate in 1969 , but returned in 1971 and 1973 .",
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"text": "Randi Randi is both a given name , and a nickname in the English language , popular in North America and Norway . It is primarily a feminine name , although there is recorded usage of the name by men . It may have originated as a pet form of Miranda or as a feminine form of Randy . In turn , Randy was originally derived from the names Randall , Randolf , Randolph , Bertrand and Andrew . In Norway , Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid ( Ragnfríðr ) . The original meaning in Old Norse is `` God-loving '' . Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era . Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages . Over 20 different people with the name was mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica . By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway .",
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"text": "Rufus Rufus is a masculine given name , a surname , an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname ( from Latin rufus , `` red '' ) . Notable people with the name include :",
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"text": "Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte ( born February 8 , 1941 ) is an American actor and former model . He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film The Prince of Tides . He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Affliction ( 1998 ) and Warrior ( 2011 ) . His other film appearances include The Deep ( 1977 ) , 48 Hrs . ( 1982 ) , Down and Out in Beverly Hills ( 1986 ) , Another 48 Hrs . ( 1990 ) , Everybody Wins ( 1990 ) , Cape Fear ( 1991 ) , Lorenzo 's Oil ( 1992 ) , The Thin Red Line ( 1998 ) , Hulk ( 2003 ) , The Good Thief ( 2003 ) , Hotel Rwanda ( 2004 ) , Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) , A Walk in the Woods ( 2015 ) and The Ridiculous 6 ( 2015 ) . He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role in the TV series Graves ( 2016 -- present ) .",
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"text": "A Thief in the Night (film) A Thief in the Night is a 1972 Christian end times film produced by Russell S. Doughten . It is the first and best known film in Doughten 's four-part series on the Rapture and Second Coming of Christ . The films together are often referred to collectively as the `` Thief '' or `` Rapture '' series .",
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"text": "Friendly Neighbors Friendly Neighbors is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan . The film stars Leon Weaver , Frank Weaver , June Weaver , Lois Ranson , Spencer Charters and Cliff Edwards . The film was released on November 17 , 1940 , by Republic Pictures .",
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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": "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": "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": "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": "Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries) Rich Man , Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw that aired on ABC in one - or two-hour episodes mostly on Monday nights over seven weeks , beginning February 1 . It was produced by Universal Television and was the second time programming of this nature had been attempted . The first TV miniseries , QB VII , had aired -- also on ABC -- in 1974 . These projects proved to be a critical and ratings success and were the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works , such as Roots and Shōgun . The film stars Peter Strauss , Nick Nolte and Susan Blakely . It spawned the sequel Rich Man , Poor Man Book II , which aired from September 1976 through March 1977 . The network repeated the original series Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm from May to June 1977 .",
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"text": "Loosies Loosies ( also known as Love Is Not a Crime and Pick Pocket ) is a 2012 romantic comedy-drama film written and produced by Peter Facinelli , and directed by Michael Corrente . The film stars Peter Facinelli , Jaimie Alexander , Michael Madsen , Joe Pantoliano , William Forsythe , Christy Carlson Romano , Glenn Ciano , Vincent Gallo and Chad A. Verdi .",
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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": "A Good Marriage (film) A Good Marriage is a 2014 American psychological thriller film based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King , from the 2010 collection Full Dark , No Stars . It stars Joan Allen , Anthony LaPaglia , Kristen Connolly and Stephen Lang . It was released on October 3 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Nick Dear Nick Dear ( born 11 June 1955 in Portsmouth ) is an English writer for stage , screen and radio . He received a BAFTA for his first screenwriting credit , a TV adaptation of Jane Austen 's Persuasion . Dear graduated with a degree in Comparative European Literature from the University of Essex in 1977 . Dear 's plays include Power and The Villains ' Opera at the National Theatre ; The Art of Success , Zenobia and Pure Science for the RSC ; In the Ruins at Bristol Old Vic and Royal Court , London ( 1990 ) ; and Food of Love at the Almeida . Adaptations include Gorky 's Summerfolk and Molière 's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme at the National ; Tirso de Molina 's The Last Days of Don Juan at the Royal Shakespeare Company ; Arbuzov 's The Promise at the Tricycle ; Henry James ' The Turn of the Screw at Bristol Old Vic ; and Ostrovsky 's A Family Affair for Cheek by Jowl . Dear 's screenplays include Persuasion , The Gambler , The Turn of the Screw , Cinderella , Byron , Eroica and Agatha Christie 's Poirot . Opera libretti include The Palace in the Sky at Hackney Empire and Siren Song at the Almeida . In 2005 , Lunch in Venice appeared at the Shell Connections festival at the National Theatre . His plays Power ( 2003 ) , and Summerfolk ( 1999 ) both premiered at the same venue . Power deals with the intrigue and tension of the court of the young Louis XIV of France . It has been produced at theatres in Portugal , Poland and Hungary , as well as the Finnish National Theatre ( Kansallisteatteri ) . His play The Art of Success premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986 in a production starring Penny Downie and Michael Kitchen , and was nominated for an Olivier Award . The plot revolves around William Hogarth and the political manipulation of art , the corruption of politics and treatment of women . It was subsequently produced at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1989 , with Tim Curry playing Hogarth . Dear 's adaptation of Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein premiered at the Royal National Theatre in 2011 , in a production directed by Danny Boyle . In November 2012 The Dark Earth and the Light Sky , his biographical play about Edward Thomas , opened at the Almeida Theatre , in a production directed by Richard Eyre .",
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"text": "Charles Nolte Charles Nolte ( November 3 , 1923 -- January 14 , 2010 ) was an American actor and educator .",
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"text": "The Baddies `` The Baddies '' is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies . This episode is also known as `` The Nicest Person in the World '' and `` Double Trouble '' and as `` Bad Copies '' . Written by The Goodies , with songs and music by Bill Oddie .",
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"text": "The Bad Companions The Bad Companions is a 1932 British comedy film directed by J. O. C. Orton and starring Nor Kiddie , Renee Gadd and Wallace Lupino . The title is a reference to the 1929 novel The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley which was itself made into a film the following year . It was made at Welwyn Studios as a second feature by British International Pictures .",
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"text": "Q&A (film) Q & A is a 1990 American crime film written and directed by Sidney Lumet , based on a novel by New York State Supreme Court judge Edwin Torres . It stars Nick Nolte , Timothy Hutton and Armand Assante .",
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"text": "Steal This Episode `` Steal This Episode '' is the ninth episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons , and the 539th episode of the series . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 5 , 2014 . The episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Matthew Nastuk . The title is a takeoff of Abbie Hoffman 's Steal This Book . In the episode , to combat the poor quality of today 's movie theaters , Homer and Bart team up to illegally download movies and exhibit them in a makeshift theater in the backyard , but Homer ends up arrested by the FBI when Marge sends Hollywood a check and an apology note .",
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"text": "Nick & Nora Nick & Nora is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents , lyrics by Richard Maltby , Jr. , and music by Charles Strouse . The plot involves witty and urbane high society couple Nick and Nora Charles , characters created by Dashiell Hammett in his novel The Thin Man , which inspired six films , a radio show , and a television series . In this version , the two are attempting to solve the murder of a bookkeeper on a film production in Hollywood . Crucially , the musical departs from the formula of previous incarnations , defined by the chemistry between Nick and Nora , by creating a subplot of marital woes and tensions between them . The show had a brief run of nine performances on Broadway in 1991 , and was remounted for the first and only time by San Francisco 's 42nd Street Moon in April 2015 .",
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"text": "Paul Nicholas Paul Nicholas ( born Paul Oscar Beuselinck ; 3 December 1944 ) is an English actor and singer . He started out with a pop career , but soon changed to musical theatre . Later , in the 1970s , he began an acting career . He returned to the pop charts , starring in the 1983 BBC sitcom Just Good Friends , for which he is best known . The show won a BAFTA and Nicholas was also nominated for best comedy performance . After the show ended , he returned to musical theatre and various other entertainment roles , including producing and directing .",
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"text": "Nick Meyer Nick Meyer is an American film producer . Meyer was the president of Paramount Vantage until December 2008 . In 2007 , with Meyer as co-head of Paramount , the Studio received 19 Academy Award nominations . Four of the Studio 's 2007 feature films were honored : There Will Be Blood , a Paramount Vantage and Miramax co-production , received eight nominations , winning Best Picture among others ; No Country for Old Men , also a Miramax and Paramount Vantage co-production , received eight nominations ; Into the Wild earned two nominations ; The Kite Runner garnered one nomination . At the 80th Academy Awards , Blood and No Country won a combined six awards , including the Academy Award for Best Picture for No Country , the Academy Award for Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in Blood , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem in No Country . Formerly , Meyer was the long-time president of Lionsgate International , a division of Lionsgate Studios . He is the head of Sierra Pictures , which he founded in 2009 . In 2010 , Meyer formed White Knuckle Pictures with Brett Ratner to develop and finance moderately priced action films . In 2011 , his Sierra Pictures merged with film sales company Affinity International to become Sierra/Affinity . He is a graduate of Wesleyan University .",
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"text": "Nick Benedict Nick Benedict ( born July 14 , 1947 in Los Angeles ) is an American actor . He played the role of Curtis Reed in Days of Our Lives between 1993 and 2001 . He is the older half-brother of Samuel Benedict and the son of actor Richard Benedict . He made his debut in 1955 in the series Wiretapper as a child . His first performance as an adult was in Mike and the Mermaid at the age of 17 . In 1969 he appeared in the Mission Impossible TV series episode , The Vault . He appeared on The Dukes Of Hazzard , as Frank James , in the seventh season episode Go West , Young Dukes . In 1990 he starred alongside Nancy Allen in the TV film Memories of a Murder . In the 1990s he mainly appeared in films aside from his ongoing role in Days of our Lives . His last screen appearance was minor role in George Santo Pietro 's Kept in 2001 .",
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"text": "New York New York is a state in the northeastern United States , and is the 27th-most extensive , fourth-most populous , and seventh-most densely populated U.S. state . New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut , Massachusetts , and Vermont to the east . The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island , east of Long Island , as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest . The state of New York , with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015 , is also referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City , the state 's most populous city and its economic hub . With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015 , New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . The New York Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . New York City is a global city , exerting a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term New York minute . The home of the United Nations Headquarters , New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , as well as the world 's most economically powerful city . New York City makes up over 40 % of the population of New York State . Two-thirds of the state 's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area , and nearly 40 % lives on Long Island . Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th-century Duke of York , future King James II of England . The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo , Rochester , Yonkers , and Syracuse , while the state capital is Albany . New York has a diverse geography . The southern part of the state consists of Long Island and several smaller associated islands , as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley , most of which lie within the wider Atlantic Coastal Plain . The large region known as Upstate New York consists of several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains , including the Allegheny Plateau and Catskills along New York 's Southern Tier , and the Adirondack Mountains , Thousand Islands archipelago , and Saint Lawrence Seaway in the Northeastern lobe of the state . These more mountainous regions are bisected by two major river valleys -- the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley , which forms the core of the Erie Canal . Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and straddles Lake Ontario and Lake Erie . Between the two lakes lies Niagara Falls . The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes , a popular vacation and tourist destination . New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York . The first Europeans to arrive were French colonists and Jesuit missionaries who arrived southward from settlements at Montreal for trade and proselytizing . In 1609 , the region was claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch , who built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers , where the present-day capital of Albany later developed . The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley , establishing the colony of New Netherland , a multicultural community from its earliest days and a center of trade and immigration . The British annexed the colony from the Dutch in 1664 . The borders of the British colony , the Province of New York , were similar to those of the present-day state . Many landmarks in New York are well known to both international and domestic visitors , with New York State hosting four of the world 's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013 : Times Square , Central Park , Niagara Falls ( shared with Ontario ) , and Grand Central Terminal . New York is home to the Statue of Liberty , a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom , democracy , and opportunity . In the 21st century , New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship , social tolerance , and environmental sustainability . New York 's higher education network comprises approximately 200 colleges and universities , including Columbia University , Cornell University , New York University , and Rockefeller University , which have been ranked among the top 35 in the world .",
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"text": "Merrill College Merrill College is a residential college at the University of California , Santa Cruz . The theme of the college , and the name of its freshman core course , is `` cultural identities and global consciousness . ''",
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"text": "California State University The California State University ( Cal State or CSU ) is a public university system in California . Composed of 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 460,200 students with 24,405 faculty and 23,012 staff , CSU is the largest four-year public university system in the United States . It is one of three public higher education systems in the state , with the other two being the University of California system and the California Community Colleges System . The CSU System is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University . The California State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in Long Beach , California . The California State University was created in 1960 under the California Master Plan for Higher Education , and it is a direct descendant of the system of California State Normal Schools . With nearly 100,000 graduates annually , the CSU is the country 's greatest producer of bachelor 's degrees . The university system collectively sustains more than 150,000 jobs within the state , and its related expenditures reach more than $ 17 billion annually . In the 2011-12 academic year , CSU awarded 52 percent of newly issued California teaching credentials , 47 percent of the state 's engineering degrees , 28 percent of the state 's information technology bachelor 's degrees , and it had more graduates in business ( 50 percent ) , agriculture ( 72 percent ) , communication studies , health ( 53 percent ) , education , and public administration ( 52 percent ) than all other universities and colleges in California combined . Altogether , about half of the bachelor 's degrees , one-third of the master 's degrees , and nearly two percent of the doctoral degrees awarded annually in California are from the CSU . Furthermore , the CSU system is one of the top U.S. producers of graduates who move on to earn their Ph.D. degrees in a related field . The CSU has a total of 17 AACSB accredited graduate business schools which is over twice as many as any other collegiate system . Since 1961 , nearly three million alumni have received their bachelor 's , master 's , or doctoral degrees from the CSU system . CSU offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some 240 subject areas . In Fall of 2015 , 9,282 ( or 39 percent ) of CSU 's 24,405 faculty were tenured or on the tenure track .",
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"text": "Kresge College Kresge College is one of the residential colleges that make up the University of California , Santa Cruz . Founded in 1971 , Kresge is located on the western edge of the UCSC campus . Kresge is the sixth of ten colleges at UCSC , and originally one of the most experimental . The first provost of Kresge , Bob Edgar , had been strongly influenced by his experience in T-groups run by NTL Institute . He asked a T-group facilitator , psychologist Michael Kahn , to help him start the college . When they arrived at UCSC , they taught a course , Creating Kresge College , in which they and the students in it designed the college . Kresge was a participatory democracy , and students had extraordinary power in the early years . The college was run by two committees : Community Affairs and Academic Affairs . Any faculty member , student or staff member who wanted to be on these committees could be on them . Students ' votes counted as much as the faculty or staff . These committees determined the budgets and hiring . They were also run by consensus . Distinguished early faculty members included Gregory Bateson , former husband of Margaret Mead and author of Steps to an Ecology of Mind ; Phil Slater , author of The Pursuit of Loneliness ; John Grinder , co-founder of Neuro-linguistic programming and co-author of The Structure of Magic ; and William Everson , one of the Beat poets . Distinguished graduates from the early days of Kresge College include Doug Foster , who went on to become editor of Mother Jones magazine , and Richard Bandler , who co-founded Neuro-Linguistic Programming ( NLP ) with John Grinder .",
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"text": "Institute of Transportation Studies The Institute of Transportation Studies ( ITS ) at the University of California 's Berkeley , Davis , Irvine , and Los Angeles campuses are centers for research , education , and scholarship in the fields of transportation planning and engineering . Faculty members , staff researchers , and graduate students comprise this multidisciplinary institute network of more than 400 people , which administers an average of $ 20 million in research funds each year . ITS Berkeley is an organized research unit with nine affiliated organizations and an eight-member advisory council . Two UC Berkeley academic departments , Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and City and Regional Planning in the College of Environmental Design , offer graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation engineering , planning , policy , economics , and technology , and confer degrees . ITS UC Irvine retains a graduate-only program , and includes faculty and students from the schools of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Economics , and Policy , Planning & Design . ITS provides a means for students to conduct research in their respective academic disciplines . Advisory council members are from the arenas of transportation , government , metropolitan planning , and academia . The Institute of Transportation Studies was created at UC Berkeley in 1948 by the California state legislature to support the design and construction of the state 's transportation system following World War II . Its original mission was `` to conduct research and provide instruction to a new generation of transportation professionals '' and it still serves that mission today . Alexandre Bayen is the Director . Research partners include the Division of Research and Innovation at the California Department of Transportation , the Federal Highway Administration , and the Research and Innovative Technology Association at the United States Department of Transportation .",
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"text": "Cascadilla School Cascadilla School is a co-ed preparatory school , in Ithaca , New York , established in 1876 as a tutoring and college preparatory school for Cornell University .",
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"text": "History of Cornell University The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders , Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca , met in the New York State Senate in January 1864 . Together , they established Cornell University in Ithaca , New York , in 1865 . The university was initially funded by Ezra Cornell 's $ 400,000 endowment and by New York 's 989920 acre allotment of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 . However , even before Ezra Cornell and Andrew White met in the New York Senate , each had separate plans and dreams that would draw them toward their collaboration in founding Cornell . White believed in the need for a great university for the nation that would take a radical new approach to education ; and Cornell , who had great respect for education and philanthropy , desired to use his money `` to do the greatest good . '' Abraham Lincoln 's signing of Vermont Senator Justin Morrill 's Land Grant Act into law was also critical to the formation of many universities , including Cornell , in the post-Civil War era .",
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"text": "Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences ( WCGS ) ( formerly known as the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences ) is a graduate college of Cornell University that was founded in 1952 as an academic partnership between two major medical institutions in New York City : the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Sloan-Kettering Institute . Cornell is involved in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program with Rockefeller University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute ; each of these three institutions is part of a large biomedical center extending along York Avenue between 65th and 72nd Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan .",
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"text": "Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red men 's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Cornell University . Cornell competes in the ECAC Hockey conference and plays its home games at Lynah Rink in Ithaca , New York . Six of the eight Ivy League schools sponsor men 's hockey and all six teams play in the twelve-team ECAC . The Ivy League crowns a champion based on the results of the games played between its members during the ECAC season . Cornell has won the ECAC Tournament Championship a record 12 times and has won the Ivy League Title 21 times , second to Harvard 's 24 . The 1970 Cornell Hockey team , coached by Ned Harkness was the first ( and currently only team ) in NCAA hockey history to win a national title while being undefeated and untied with a perfect 29-0-0 record . The Big Red 's archrival is the Harvard Crimson . The teams meet at least twice each season for installments of the historic Cornell-Harvard hockey rivalry .",
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"text": "Stanford University Stanford University ( Stanford ; officially Leland Stanford Junior University ) is a private research university in Stanford , California , adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco . Its 8180 acre campus is one of the largest in the United States . Stanford also has land and facilities elsewhere . The university was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child , Leland Stanford Jr. , who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year . Stanford was a former Governor of California and U.S. Senator ; he made his fortune as a railroad tycoon . The school admitted its first students on October 1 , 1891 , as a coeducational and non-denominational institution . Stanford University struggled financially after Leland Stanford 's death in 1893 and again after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Following World War II , Provost Frederick Terman supported faculty and graduates ' entrepreneurialism to build self-sufficient local industry in what would later be known as Silicon Valley . The university is also one of the top fundraising institutions in the country , becoming the first school to raise more than a billion dollars in a year . There are three academic schools that have both undergraduate and graduate students and another four professional schools . Students compete in 36 varsity sports , and the university is one of two private institutions in the Division I FBS Pac-12 Conference . It has gained 113 NCAA team championships , the most for a university ( tied with UCLA ) , 483 individual championships , the most in Division I , and has won the NACDA Directors ' Cup , recognizing the university with the best overall athletic team achievement , for 22 consecutive years , beginning in 1994 -- 1995 . Stanford faculty and alumni have founded a large number of companies that produce more than $ 2.7 trillion in annual revenue , equivalent to the 10th-largest economy in the world . It is the alma mater of 30 living billionaires , 17 astronauts , and 20 Turing Award laureates . It is also one of the leading producers of members of the United States Congress . 64 Nobel laureates and seven Fields Medalists have been affiliated with Stanford as students , alumni , faculty or staff .",
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"text": "California InterContinental University California Intercontinental University is an online for-profit university located in the state of California in the United States . California Intercontinental University has programs in Business Administration , Network Engineering , Information Technology , Management and Healthcare .",
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"text": "UC Davis Medical Center UC Davis Medical Center , formerly known as Sacramento Medical Center , is a major academic health center located in Sacramento , California . It is owned and operated by the University of California as part of its University of California , Davis campus . The medical center sits on a 142 acre campus ( often referred to as the Sacramento Campus to distinguish it from the main campus in nearby Davis ) located between the Elmhurst , Tahoe Park , and Oak Park residential neighborhoods . The site incorporates the land and some of the buildings of the former Sacramento Medical Center ( which was acquired from the County of Sacramento in 1973 ) as well as much of the land ( and two buildings ) previously occupied by the California State Fair until its 1967 move to a new location . The 631-bed hospital serves as key referral center for a 65000 sqmi area that includes 33 counties and 6 million residents . It operates inland Northern California 's only level I trauma center and maintains a staff of specialists and researchers in more than 150 areas of health care . UC Davis Medical Center ranked among the nation 's top hospitals for 2014-15 in 10 adult medical specialties , according to an annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals survey published in July 2014 . The medical center is the primary teaching hospital affiliated with the UC Davis School of Medicine . The hospital , medical school , Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing and UC Davis Medical Group together comprise the UC Davis Health System , a brand of the nearby University of California , Davis .",
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"text": "Union College Union College is a private , non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady , New York , United States . Founded in 1795 , it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents . In the 19th century , it became the `` Mother of Fraternities '' , as three of the earliest such organizations were established there . After 175 years as a traditional all-male institution , Union College began enrolling women in 1970 . The college offers a liberal arts curriculum across some 21 academic departments , as well as opportunities for interdepartmental majors and self-designed organizing theme majors . In common with most liberal arts colleges , Union offers a wide array of courses in arts , sciences , literature , and foreign languages , but , in common with only a few other liberal arts colleges , Union also offers ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees in computer engineering , bioengineering , electrical engineering , and mechanical engineering . Approximately 25 % of students major in the social sciences ; 10 % in psychology ; 11 % in engineering ; 10 % in biology ; 9 % in history ; and 10 % in the humanities ; while some 5 % design their own majors . By the time they graduate , about 60 % of Union students will have engaged in some form of international study or study abroad .",
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"text": "Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management is a unit within both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the newly founded Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business of Cornell University in Ithaca , New York . With an acceptance rate of 3 % , The Dyson School is the most selective program in the Cornell University system . The Dyson School houses Cornell 's undergraduate business school as well as graduate education in applied economics . The school focuses on business , agribusiness , environmental and resource economics , and international and development economics offering a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Management and three graduate degrees , M.S. , M.P.S. and Ph.D , in Applied Economics and Management . As of 2017 , the Dyson School has 64 full-time faculty and 17 lecturers or adjunct faculty . In 2015 , there were 104 graduate students and 735 undergraduates in Dyson School . Of these 735 undergraduates , 39 % are female students and 11 % international students . The program was originally named the Department of Agricultural Economics , then renamed Applied Economics and Management in 2002 , and most recently , renamed in 2010 in honor of Charles H. Dyson following a US $ 25 million donation by his family , including his son , John S. Dyson , ' 65 . The program offers students the opportunity to venture into one of 11 distinct concentrations from Accounting to Strategy and these serve to enrich the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate students alike .",
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"text": "International House Berkeley The International House , Berkeley is a multi-cultural residence and program center serving students at the University of California , Berkeley . According to the International House , its mission is to foster intercultural respect , understanding , lifelong friendships and leadership skills for the promotion of a more tolerant and peaceful world . International House , also known as I-House , is a dormitory for advanced undergraduates , graduate and professional students and visiting scholars . The House was created as a gift from John D. Rockefeller , Jr. specifically to foster relationships between students from different countries . It is notable for having housed many famous artists , scientists , and scholars connected with the university . The House is the subject of a documentary called `` The Visionaries : International House . '' Public Broadcasting stations across America have been airing this documentary by Visionaries Inc. . The documentary , hosted by Sam Waterston , highlights how the International House on the University of California Berkeley campus has served as one of the largest , most diverse , residential , global communities in the world . The International House has several `` Bay view '' rooms and lounges that overlook the San Francisco Bay , including the Golden Gate Bridge . Nearly 600 international and American students from 70 nations live in the house during the academic year .",
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"text": "Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University , a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca , New York . It was founded in 1946 and renamed in 1984 after Samuel Curtis Johnson , founder of S.C. Johnson & Son , following his family 's $ 20 million endowment gift to the school in his honor -- at the time , the largest gift to any business school in the world . The school is housed in Sage Hall and supports 58 full-time faculty members . There are about 600 Master of Business Administration ( MBA ) students in the full-time two-year ( 2Y ) and Accelerated MBA ( 1Y ) programs and 375 Executive MBA students.Thirty Ph.D students enrolled in the Cornell Graduate School are supervised by Johnson School faculty . The school counts over 15,200 alumni and publishes the academic journal Administrative Science Quarterly . In 2016 , the Johnson School merged with two other Cornell schools - the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration - into a newly combined College of Business that boasts nearly 3,000 students and 220 faculty - creating the country 's third largest business school faculty . In January 2017 , Herbert Fisk Johnson III of S. C. Johnson & Son committed $ 150 million for the newly formed College of Business . In recognition of this gift , the college was named the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business .",
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"text": "Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences The School of Humanities and Sciences ( H&S ) at Ithaca College is the liberal arts school of Ithaca College , in Ithaca , New York , United States . It is one of the five schools of the college . In terms of enrollment , it is Ithaca College 's largest school .",
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"text": "List of Cornell University alumni This list of Cornell University alumni includes notable graduates , non-graduate former students , and current students of Cornell University , an Ivy League university located in Ithaca , New York . Cornell counted 245,027 living alumni as of August 2008 . Its alumni constitute 25 recipients of National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation combined , 32 MacArthur Fellows , 34 Marshall Scholars and 31 Rhodes Scholars , and Cornell is the only university with three female winners of unshared Nobel Prizes among its graduates ( Pearl S. Buck , Barbara McClintock , and Toni Morrison ) . Many alumni maintain university ties through Homecoming 's reunion weekend , through Cornell Magazine , and through the Cornell Club of New York . In 2005 , Cornell ranked # 3 nationwide for gifts and bequests from alumni . Alumni are known as Cornellians . Cornellians are noted for their accomplishments in public , professional , and corporate life . Lee Teng-hui was president of Taiwan , Tsai Ing-wen was elected as the first female president of Taiwan , Mario García Menocal was president of Cuba , Jamshid Amuzegar ( ' 50 ) was prime minister of Iran , Hu Shih ( ' 14 ) was a Chinese reformer and representative to the United Nations , Janet Reno ( ' 60 ) was the first female United States Attorney General , and Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ' 54 ) serves on the Supreme Court . Additionally , alumnus Matt Urban ( ' 41 ) holds the distinction as the most decorated serviceman in United States history . Cornellians in business include : Citigroup CEO Sanford Weill ( ' 55 ) , Goldman Sachs Group Chairman Stephen Friedman ( ' 59 ) , Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld ( ' 75 , ' 77 , ' 80 ) , Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini ( ' 84 ) , S.C. Johnson & Son CEO Fisk Johnson ( ' 79 , ' 80 , ' 82 , ' 84 , ' 86 ) , Cargill Chairman Warren Staley ( ' 67 ) , Chevron Chairman Kenneth T. Derr ( ' 59 ) , Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse ( ' 77 ) , Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam ( ' 76 ) , MasterCard CEO Robert Selander ( ' 72 ) , Coors Brewing Company CEO Adolph Coors II ( ' 37 ) , Burger King founder James McLamore ( ' 47 ) , Loews Corporation Chairman Andrew Tisch ( ' 71 ) , New York Private Bank & Trust Chairman Howard Milstein ( ' 73 ) , Baupost Group founder Seth Klarman ( ' 79 ) , Hotels.com founder David Litman ( ' 79 ) , Palm founder Jeff Hawkins ( ' 79 ) , PeopleSoft founder David Duffield ( ' 62 ) , Priceline.com founder Jay Walker ( ' 77 ) , Staples founder Myra Hart ( ' 62 ) , Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs ( ' 56 ) , Atlantic Philanthropies founder Chuck Feeney ( ' 56 ) , Lubna Olayan CEO Olayan Financing Company , the holding entity for Olayan Group ( ' 77 ) , and Tata Group CEO Ratan Tata ( ' 62 ) . In medicine , alumnus Robert Atkins ( ' 55 ) developed the Atkins Diet , Henry Heimlich ( ' 47 ) developed the Heimlich maneuver , Wilson Greatbatch ( ' 50 ) invented the pacemaker , James Maas ( ' 66 ; also a faculty member ) coined the term `` power nap '' , and C. Everett Koop ( ' 41 ) served as Surgeon General of the United States . A number of Cornellians have been prominent innovators . Thomas Midgley , Jr. ( ' 11 ) invented Freon , Jon Rubinstein ( ' 78 ) is credited with the development of the iPod , and Robert Tappan Morris developed the first computer worm on the Internet . Eight Cornellians have served as NASA astronauts , Steve Squyres ( ' 81 ) is the principal investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission , and Bill Nye ( ' 77 ) is well known as `` The Science Guy '' . In literature , Toni Morrison ( ' 55 ; Nobel laureate ) is well known for her novel Beloved , Pearl S. Buck ( ' 25 ; Nobel laureate ) authored The Good Earth , and E. B. White ( ' 21 ) authored Charlotte 's Web and Stuart Little . Thomas Pynchon ( ' 59 ) won the National Book Award for Gravity 's Rainbow . Kurt Vonnegut , author of Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat 's Cradle , attended Cornell from 1940 -- 1944 and was Assistant Managing Editor of the Cornell Daily Sun . Media personalities who have graduated from Cornell include conservative Ann Coulter ( ' 84 ) and liberals Bill Maher ( ' 78 ) and Keith Olbermann ( ' 79 ) . Several Cornellians have also achieved critical acclaim in entertainment . Christopher Reeve ( ' 74 ) played Superman , Frank Morgan was The Wizard of Oz , Jimmy Smits ( ' 82 ) was in Star Wars : Attack of the Clones , and Ronald D. Moore created the 2004 remake of Battlestar Galactica . On the architectural front , alumnus Richmond Shreve ( 1902 ) designed the Empire State Building , and Raymond M. Kennedy ( ' 15 ) designed Hollywood 's famous Grauman 's Chinese Theatre . In education and academics , more than 150 Cornellians have served as heads of universities in the United States and around the world , including the founding president of Stanford University David Starr Jordan ( 1872 ) , the president of Johns Hopkins University Steven Muller , the president of the University of Chicago Lawrence A. Kimpton and George Wells Beadle , the president of Carleton University and the University of Toronto Claude Bissell and Hermengildo B. Reyes ( EE ' 18 ) , co-founding President 1946 Far Eastern University in 1928 and co-founding President in 1951 University of the East . M. Carey Thomas ( 1877 ) founded Bryn Mawr College . More than 215 Cornellians have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences and another 172 have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering , respectively . In athletics , Cornell graduates include football legend Glenn `` Pop '' Warner ( 1894 ) , head coach of the United States men 's national soccer team Bruce Arena ( ' 73 ) , National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman ( ' 74 ) , Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred , six-time Stanley Cup-winning hockey goalie Ken Dryden ( ' 69 ) , William Larned who was one of the `` Big Three of the U.S. men 's ( tennis ) championship '' and won the title seven times , and Toronto Raptors president Bryan Colangelo ( ' 87 ) . Alumni who played in the National Football League include Super Bowl champion Kevin Boothe , and Ed Marinaro ( ' 71 ) , who was also known for his television work on Hill Street Blues . Cornellians have also won numerous Olympic medals ( 28 Gold , 19 Silver and 8 Bronze , as of 2017 ) . Fictional alumni have been portrayed in several films , television shows , and books . Characters include Andy Bernard of The Office , Natalie Keener of Up in the Air , and Christina Pagniacci ( portrayed by Cameron Diaz ) in Any Given Sunday .",
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"text": "Benjamin Ide Wheeler Benjamin Ide Wheeler ( July 15 , 1854 in Randolph , Massachusetts -- May 2 , 1927 ) was a Greek and comparative philology professor at Cornell University as well as President of the University of California from 1899 to 1919 .",
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"text": "Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Mathematics , Engineering , Science Achievement ( MESA ) is an academic preparation program for pre-college , community college and university-level students . Established in 1970 in California , the program provides academic support to students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds throughout the education pathway so they will excel in math and science and ultimately attain four-year degrees in science , technology , engineering or math ( STEM ) fields . The program has successfully been replicated in over a dozen other states . ( Use `` External Links '' to go to the main California website as well as websites of MESA programs in other states . ) MESA , while administered by the University of California , is an intersegmental program , with centers located at all major statewide education institutions ( California Department of Education , University of California , California State University , California Community Colleges , the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities ) . MESA has established an active partnership with industry and STEM leaders such as AT&T , Chevron , Google , HP , Sempra Energy , and PG&E . These partners supply expertise , volunteers , internship and opportunities for students to visit companies and learn about career options in STEM fields . The strong relationship with industry has resulted in MESA incorporating many elements of industry culture into its approaches and activities . MESA has been named among the top five most innovative public programs in the nation by Innovations in American Government , an initiative of the Ford Foundation , the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , and the Council for Excellence in Government . MESA is also a past winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science , Mathematics , and Engineering Mentoring . The Silicon Valley Education Foundation named MESA its 2013 STEM Innovation awardee in math . MESA was named by Bayer Corporation as one of 21 exemplary programs proven to help K-12 students , especially minorities and girls , to participate and succeed in STEM fields . MESA has served as a model for Hewlett-Packard for its Diversity in Engineering Program , a national grant initiative to academically prepare more underrepresented minority students at community colleges so they could successfully transfer to four-year institutions as engineering and computer science majors . In 2008 MESA was named a finalist by Excelencia in Education as one of the nation 's most effective community college programs to increase educational opportunities and improve achievement for Latino students . A partnership of MESA programs in eleven states ( Arizona , California , Colorado , Maryland , New Mexico , Nevada , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Utah and Washington ) has established a network called MESA USA .",
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"text": "School of Criticism and Theory The School of Criticism and Theory , now at Cornell University , is a summer program ( offered in six-week seminars ) in social science and literature . It is one of the most influential such programs in the United States to propagate the new dominant stream of `` literary-critical-cultural ` theory ' . '' The school was co-founded in 1976 by Murray Krieger , a prominent New Critic , at the University of California , Irvine , and has previously been housed at Northwestern University and Dartmouth College . In 2011 , Cornell hosted it for the thirteenth time . In 2002 , it was directed by Dominick LaCapra .",
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"text": "Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 , 1962 ) , known professionally as Tom Cruise , is an American actor and producer . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards . He started his career at age 19 in the film Endless Love ( 1981 ) . After portraying supporting roles in Taps ( 1981 ) and The Outsiders ( 1983 ) , his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business , released in August 1983 . Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell in the action drama Top Gun ( 1986 ) . One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood , Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s , including the dramas The Color of Money ( 1986 ) , Cocktail ( 1988 ) , Rain Man ( 1988 ) , and Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) . In the 1990s , he starred in a number of hit films , including the romance Far and Away ( 1992 ) , the drama A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , the legal thriller The Firm ( 1993 ) , the drama horror film Interview with the Vampire ( 1994 ) , the romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut , and the drama Magnolia ( both 1999 ) . Since 1996 , Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission : Impossible film series , whose most recent film , Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , was released in 2015 . In the 2000s , Cruise starred in a number of successful films , including the science fiction thrillers Vanilla Sky ( 2001 ) and Minority Report ( 2002 ) , the epic war film The Last Samurai ( 2003 ) , the crime film Collateral ( 2004 ) , the science fiction disaster thriller War of the Worlds ( 2005 ) , and the historical thriller Valkyrie ( 2008 ) . In the 2010s , he has starred in the action comedy Knight and Day ( 2010 ) , the thriller Jack Reacher ( 2012 ) , the post-apocalyptic science fiction film Oblivion ( 2013 ) , and the military science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow ( 2014 ) . In 2012 , Cruise was Hollywood 's highest-paid actor . 16 of his films grossed over $ 100 million domestically ; 22 have grossed in excess of $ 200 million worldwide . He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Drama in 1990 for Born on the Fourth of July ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Comedy/Musical in 1997 for Jerry Maguire ; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2000 for Magnolia . In 2002 , Cruise won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for Vanilla Sky . In 2003 , he won an AFI Movie of the Year Award for The Last Samurai and an Empire Award for Best Actor for Minority Report . Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its associated social programs , and credits it with helping him overcome dyslexia . In the 2000s , his criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs , particularly therapy for 9/11 rescue workers , and efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe , sparked controversies , as did a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology .",
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"text": "Gary Fettis Gary Fettis ( born 1950 ) is an American set decorator . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction .",
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"text": "Emma E. Hickox Emma E. Hickox A.C.E ( neè Burford ; born 11 April 1964 ) is a successful British film editor based in LA and London . A member of American Cinema Editors , Hickox has worked as a features and TV editor since the early 1990s . She has a varied and versatile resume from comedies , drama 's and musicals , including large Hollywood films such as Bad Moms featuring Mila Kunis , Rock of Ages featuring Tom Cruise , and smaller independent films such as Becoming Jane with Anne Hathaway and ` The Boat That Rocked ' from Richard Curtis with Philip Seymour Hoffman . She is a founding member of the British Independent Film Awards with the Debut Directors award given in her fathers name , ` The Douglas Hickox Award ' . Hickox is the daughter of Academy Award winning film editor Anne V. Coates , and Douglas Hickox ( died 1988 ) , a cult British film director . John Coates , her uncle , was a film and TV producer for ( Yellow Submarine & The Snowman ) . She is married with two daughter and has two brothers , and a sister . Emma is represented by Wayne Fitterman at WME in Los Angeles , and Lynda Mamy of United Agents in London",
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"text": "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": "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": "Academy Award for Best Animated Feature The Academy Awards are given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS or the Academy ) for the best films and achievements of the previous year . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films . An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters ' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique , a significant number of the major characters are animated , and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given for films made in 2001 . Through the 89th Academy Awards , presented in 2017 , Academy Award nominations in this category were made by the Academy 's animation section ; effective with the 2018 awards , all Academy members will be eligible to vote on nominations . The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award 's inception . If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category , the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films , which has happened six times , otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist . Additionally , eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated . Animated films can be nominated for other categories , but have rarely been so ; Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) was the first animated film ever nominated for Best Picture . Up ( 2009 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees . Waltz with Bashir ( 2008 ) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film ( though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature ) . The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) and Kubo and the Two Strings ( 2016 ) are the only two animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects .",
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"text": "Gordon E. Sawyer Award The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is an Honorary Award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to `` an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry . '' The award is named in honour of Gordon E. Sawyer , the former Sound Director at Samuel Goldwyn Studio and three-time Academy Award winner who claimed that a listing of past Academy Awards , arranged both chronologically and by category , represents a history of the development of motion pictures . It was first presented at the 54th Academy Awards , in April 1982 . The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is voted upon and given by the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy .",
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"text": "List of Malaysian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Malaysia is one of more than a hundred countries that have sent films to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 2004 . The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . As of 2016 , a total of four films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but none has yet received an Oscar nomination . The Princess of Mount Ledang was the first film to be submitted in 2003 , since then no other films that was submitted until 2012 , a film directed by Dain Said Bunohan was sent to compete , but it failed to set out as the nominee . For the 88th Academy Awards , Men Who Save the World was decided by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia ( FINAS ) to be submitted , affiliated with Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia .",
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"text": "Top Gun Top Gun is a 1986 American romantic military action drama film directed by Tony Scott , and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer , in association with Paramount Pictures . The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps , Jr. , and was inspired by an article titled `` Top Guns '' published in California magazine three years earlier . The film stars Tom Cruise , Kelly McGillis , Val Kilmer , Anthony Edwards , and Tom Skerritt . Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell , a young Naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier . He and his Radar Intercept Officer ( RIO ) Nick `` Goose '' Bradshaw ( Edwards ) are given the chance to train at the Navy 's Fighter Weapons School at Miramar in San Diego . Top Gun was released on May 16 , 1986 . Upon its release , the film received generally mixed reviews from film critics but many particularly praised the action sequences , the effects , the aerial stunts , and the acting performances with Cruise and McGillis receiving the most praise . Four weeks after release , the number of theaters showing it increased by 45 % . Despite its initial mixed critical reaction , the film was a huge commercial hit grossing $ 356 million against a production budget of only $ 15 million . With its success , the film became a cult film over the years and earned an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013 . Additionally , the film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` Take My Breath Away '' performed by Berlin . In 2015 , the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .",
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"text": "3rd Empire Awards The 3rd Empire Awards ceremony , presented by the British film magazine Empire , honored the best films of 1997 and took place in 1998 . During the ceremony , Empire presented Empire Awards in nine categories as well as one honorary award . The awards were sponsored by Stella Artois for the first time . All of the winners this year won one award each . The Full Monty won the award for Best British Film , while Men in Black won the award for Best Film . Other winners included A Life Less Ordinary , Hamlet , Jerry Maguire , L.A. Confidential , Nil by Mouth , The Crucible and The English Patient . Dennis Hopper received the Lifetime Achievement Award .",
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"text": "Herman Lewis Herman Lewis was an American sound engineer . He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound .",
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"text": "Mission: Impossible 2 Mission : Impossible 2 ( stylized as M : I-2 ) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise , who also served as the film 's producer . It is the second installment in the Mission : Impossible film series . In the film , Ethan Hunt is recruited by the Impossible Missions Force ( IMF ) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called `` Chimera '' from a rogue IMF agent named Sean Ambrose with the help of his new girlfriend , Nyah Nordoff-Hall . . Mission : Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24 , 2000 . It grossed more than $ 546.4 million worldwide , becoming the highest grossing film of 2000 . But the critical response was mixed ; praise was directed at Tom Cruise 's performance and the action sequences , but the plot and dialogue were criticized .",
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"text": "Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . It would be more accurately translated as `` Best Foreign Production '' . 2017 - Sully The Martian Zootopia Star Wars : The Force Awakens The Revenant 2016 - American Sniper Kingsman : The Secret Service Mad Max : Fury Road Spectre Whiplash 2015 - Frozen Interstellar Jersey Boys Fury Godzilla 2014 - Les Misérables 3 Idiots Captain Phillips Django Unchained Gravity 2013 - The Intouchables Argo The Dark Knight Rises The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Skyfall 2012 - The King 's Speech Rise of the Planet of the Apes Moneyball The Social Network Black Swan 2011 - Avatar Inception Toy Story 3 Invictus The Hurt Locker 2010 - Gran Torino Slumdog Millionaire Changeling The Wrestler Red Cliff Part II 2009 - The Dark Knight The Bucket List No Country for Old Men Lust , Caution Red Cliff Part I 2008 - Letters from Iwo Jima Dreamgirls Babel Hairspray The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 - Flags of Our Fathers Crash Hotel Rwanda Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest The Da Vinci Code 2006 - Million Dollar Baby Cinderella Man Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Phantom of the Opera Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith 2005 - The Last Samurai The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Mystic River Seabiscuit Troy 2004 - The Pianist Chicago The Hours The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers Yeopgijeogin geunyeo 2003 - Monster 's Ball Gangs of New York Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets I Am Sam The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 - Billy Elliot Artificial Intelligence : AI Chocolat Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone Postmen in the Mountains 2001 - Dancer in the Dark American Beauty Gladiator The Green Mile Swiri 2000 - The Sixth Sense Elizabeth The Matrix Shakespeare in Love La Vita è bella 1999 - L.A. Confidential Armageddon As Good as It Gets Good Will Hunting Saving Private Ryan 1998 - Titanic The English Patient Shine Air Force One Seven Years in Tibet1997 - Il Postino Independence Day Mission : Impossible Se7en 12 Monkeys1996 - The Shawshank Redemption Apollo 13 The Bridges of Madison County Forrest Gump Léon 1995 - Schindler 's List The Piano Pulp Fiction Speed True Lies 1994 - Jurassic Park Cliffhanger The Fugitive Heaven & Earth Unforgiven 1993 - JFK The Lover Basic Instinct The Bodyguard A League of Their Own 1992 - Dances with Wolves Awakenings Nikita The Silence of the Lambs Terminator 2 : Judgment Day 1991 - Field of Dreams Die Hard 2 Ghost Cinema Paradiso Total Recall 1990 - Die Hard Black Rain Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Major League Rain Man 1989 - The Last Emperor Fatal Attraction Full Metal Jacket Moonstruck Wall Street 1988 - Platoon Hannah and Her Sisters Stand By Me Top Gun The Untouchables 1987 - Back to the Future Aliens A Chorus Line The Color Purple Out of Africa 1986 - Amadeus The Cotton Club The Killing Fields A Passage to India Witness 1985 - Once Upon a Time in America Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Natural The Right Stuff Terms of Endearment 1984 - An Officer and a Gentleman The Woman Next DoorFlashdanceGandhiSophie 's Choice1983 - E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDas BootChariots of FireOn Golden PondRocky III1982 - Die BlechtrommelBeing ThereThe Elephant ManOrdinary PeopleLes Uns et les Autres1981 - Kramer vs. KramerAll That JazzApocalypse NowManhattanTess1980 - The Deer HunterThe Tree of Wooden ClogsBig WednesdayThe ChampThe Travelling Players1979 - Conversation PieceClose Encounters of the Third KindThe Goodbye GirlStar Wars Episode IV : A New HopeThe Turning Point1978 - RockyThe Fire WithinNetworkSlap ShotVoyage of the Damned ''",
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"text": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "Ethan Van der Ryn Ethan Van der Ryn ( born October 21 , 1962 ) is a sound editor . He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers and King Kong . He earned further Academy Awards nominations for Transformers ( 2007 ) , Transformers : Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) and Argo ( 2012 ) . He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University .",
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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": "Woodfall Film Productions Woodfall Film Productions is a British film production company set up in the late 1950s . It was established by Tony Richardson , John Osborne and Harry Saltzman to make the film version of Look Back in Anger ( 1959 ) and produced several of the most significant British films of the 1960s . A later Woodfall film , Tom Jones ( 1963 ) , won four Academy Awards in 1964 .",
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"text": "Tom Cruise: All the World's a Stage Tom Cruise : All the World 's A Stage is an authorized biography of actor Tom Cruise , written by British film critic Iain Johnstone . The book was first published by Hodder & Stoughton in a paperback format and an audiobook in 2006 , and then again in a hardcover format on March 1 , 2007 , and a second paperback release , on May 1 , 2007 .",
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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": "Robert Thirlwell Robert Thirlwell is an American sound engineer . He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound .",
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"text": "Tequila Tequila ( Spanish ) is a regionally specific name for a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant , primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila , 65 km northwest of Guadalajara , and in the highlands ( Los Altos ) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco . Although tequila is similar to mezcal , modern tequila differs somewhat in the method of its production , in the use of only blue agave plants , as well as in its regional specificity . Tequila is commonly served neat in Mexico and as a shot with salt and lime across the rest of the world . The red volcanic soil in the surrounding region is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue agave , and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year . Agave grows differently depending on the region . Blue agaves grown in the highlands Los Altos region are larger in size and sweeter in aroma and taste . Agaves harvested in the lowlands , on the other hand , have a more herbaceous fragrance and flavor . Mexican laws state that tequila can only be produced in the state of Jalisco and limited municipalities in the states of Guanajuato , Michoacán , Nayarit , and Tamaulipas . Tequila is recognized as a Mexican designation of origin product in more than 40 countries . It is protected through NAFTA in Canada and the United States , through bilateral agreements with individual countries such as Japan and Israel , and has been a protected designation of origin product in the constituent countries of the European Union since 1997 . Tequila is most often made at a 38 % alcohol content ( 76 U.S. proof ) for domestic consumption , but can be produced between 31 and 55 % alcohol content ( 62 and 110 U.S. proof ) . Per U.S law , tequila must contain at least 40 % alcohol ( 80 U.S. proof ) to be sold in the United States .",
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"text": "Stevia Stevia ( -LSB- ˈstiːviə -RSB- , -LSB- ˈstiːvjə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈstɛviə -RSB- ) is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana . The active compounds of stevia are steviol glycosides ( mainly stevioside and rebaudioside ) , which have up to 150 times the sweetness of sugar , are heat-stable , pH-stable , and not fermentable . These steviosides have a negligible effect on blood glucose , which makes stevia attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets . Stevia 's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar , and some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations . The legal status of stevia extracts as food additives and supplements varies from country to country . In the United States , stevia was banned in 1991 after early studies found that it might be carcinogenic ; after additional studies , the FDA approved some specific glycoside extracts for use as food additives in 2008 . The European Union approved stevia additives in 2011 , and in Japan , stevia has been widely used as a sweetener for decades .",
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"text": "Vanilla extract Vanilla extract is a solution containing the flavor compound vanillin as the primary ingredient . Pure vanilla extract is made by macerating and percolating vanilla pods in a solution of ethanol and water . In the United States , in order for a vanilla extract to be called pure , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that the solution contains a minimum of 35 % alcohol and 100g of vanilla beans per litre ( 13.35 ounces per gallon ) . Double and triple strength ( up to 20-fold ) vanilla extracts are available . Vanilla extract is the most common form of vanilla used today . Mexican , Tahitian , Indonesian and Bourbon vanilla are the main varieties . Bourbon vanilla is named for the period when the island of Réunion was ruled by the Bourbon kings of France ; it does not contain Bourbon whiskey . Natural vanilla flavoring is derived from real vanilla beans with little to no alcohol . The maximum amount of alcohol that is usually present is only 2 -- 3 % . Imitation vanilla extract contains vanillin , made either from guaiacol or from lignin , a byproduct of the wood pulp industry .",
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"text": "Paloma (cocktail) The paloma ( Spanish for `` dove '' ) is a tequila-based cocktail . This drink is most commonly prepared by mixing tequila with a grapefruit-flavored soda such as Fresca , Squirt , or Jarritos and served on the rocks with a lime wedge . This drink also has the option of adding salt to the rim of the glass . Alternatively , the grapefruit soda can be replaced with fresh white or red grapefruit juice ( jugo de toronja ) , club soda ( sugar optional ) , and fresh-squeezed lime juice .",
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"text": "Agave victoriae-reginae Agave victoriae-reginae ( Queen Victoria agave , royal agave ) is a small species of succulent flowering perennial plant , noted for its streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves , and popular as an ornamental . This agave is highly variable in form , but in general the rosettes are small and compact , growing to 0.5 m , composed of short , rigid , thick leaves that are green with a pattern of distinctive white markings . The markings are generally along leaf keels or margins , giving a sort of polyhedral appearance . Marginal teeth are usually lacking , while the terminus of the leaf may include 1 to 3 spines , each 1.5 -- 3 cm in length . Cream coloured flowers are borne in erect racemes up to 4m in length . A. victoriae-reginae is found the Chihuahuan Desert in the Mexican States of Coahuila , Durango and Nuevo León , with about a half-dozen subspecies named . The situation is complicated by hybrids with a number of other agave species . It is cold-hardy as agaves go , and thus finds favor as a small accent in many northerly gardens . However it is recommended in the UK that this plant be kept in heated conditions under glass during winter . It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .",
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"text": "Manfreda scabra Manfreda scabra , also known as rough leaved agave , is a member of the Agavaceae family .",
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"text": "Botellita de Jerez Botellita de Jerez was a Mexican rock band , formed in Mexico City in 1982 . Their music is a fusion of rock , cumbia , and Mexican traditional music like mariachi and son , creating the genre called guacarrock ( rock and guacamole ) . The band was always distinguished by a festive and irreverent musical fusion , celebrating the culture of the nacos and integrating sketches and albures in its lyrics and concerts . Its style , standard rock , was combined with satirical lyrics that portrayed urban life and popular culture in Mexico City . In their song `` Guaca Rock de la Malinche '' , they coined the phrase Todo lo naco es chido ( Everything tacky is cool ) , trying to re-vindicate the popular culture of the lower socio-economic classes . Botellita de Jerez pioneered a lot of trends from contemporary art in Mexico and the United States , since it incorporated motifs from popular use , such as lucha libre , popular dances and slang , which are now commonly used among the upper classes as well . The name of the band comes from a Mexican saying used as rebuttal in an argument : `` Botellita de jerez , todo lo que me digas , será al revés '' , which literally means : `` Bottle of sherry , all you say to me will be otherwise '' However , the equivalent English idiom is : `` I 'm rubber , you 're glue , whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you . '' One of their most notable songs is `` Niña de mis ojos '' included in the LP of the same name , which has been released on the albums `` El Ultimo Guacarrock '' and `` Superespecial Un Plug '' . The signature songs of Botellita de Jerez are `` Guacarrock '' , `` El Guaca Rock de la Malinche '' , `` Alarmala de Tos '' , `` Oh Denny 's '' and `` Abuelita de Batman '' ( The Granny of Batman ) which became the first cumbia-rock of the rock band , the song is notable for its parody-music video filmed in Colonia Santa María la Ribera in Mexico City .",
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"text": "Manzana verde Manzana , also known as manzanita and manzana verde , is a liqueur generally made of wild apples . The name refers to the apples and not the alcoholic beverage which is usually clear in color . It has Spanish origins , more precisely of the Basque country . Its name manzana is apple in Spanish ; verde is Spanish for `` green '' . Manzana contains from 15 to 20 % per volume of alcohol . It is sweet and tastes like green apples , similar in taste to pucker .",
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"text": "Piña (disambiguation) Piña is a fiber made from the leaves of a pineapple . Piña is also a Spanish word for : pineapple pinecone Piña may also refer to : The fruit of the blue agave used in the production of tequila . Piña , Colón , Panama People with the surname Piña : Dulce Piña ( born 1966 ) , Dominican Republic judoka Horacio Piña ( born 1945 ) , Mexican baseball player John Piña Craven ( born 1924 ) , United States Navy officer José Jonathan Piña Gutiérrez ( born 1989 ) , Mexican football midfielder Aarón Piña Mora ( 1914 -- 2009 ) , Mexican painter Mariano Piña Olaya ( born 1933 ) , Mexican politician",
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"text": "Blue (soft drink) Blue is the mark of a soda juice fruit and vitamins sold in Angola . The drink is available in 10 flavors . Released in 2005 by Refriango company , the market leader in Angola , it was awarded the Gold Medal at the International Monde Selection Quality . The Blue brand is available in distinct flavors which other Angolan carbonated soft drinks do not use . The drink 's slogan is `` life is a feast '' .",
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"text": "Wine Wine ( from Latin vinum ) is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes , generally Vitis vinifera , fermented without the addition of sugars , acids , enzymes , water , or other nutrients . Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide . Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine . These variations result from the complex interactions between the biochemical development of the grape , the reactions involved in fermentation , the terroir , and the production process . Many countries enact legal appellations intended to define styles and qualities of wine . These typically restrict the geographical origin and permitted varieties of grapes , as well as other aspects of wine production . Wines not made from grapes include rice wine and fruit wines such as plum , cherry , pomegranate and elderberry . Wine has been produced for thousands of years . The earliest known traces of wine are from China ( BC ) , Georgia ( BC ) , and Iran ( BC ) . The earliest known winery is the 6,100-year-old Areni-1 winery Armenia . Wine reached the Balkans by 4500 BC and was consumed and celebrated in ancient Greece , Thrace and Rome . Throughout history , wine has been consumed for its intoxicating effects . Wine has long played an important role in religion . Red wine was associated with blood by the ancient Egyptians and was used by both the Greek cult of Dionysus and the Romans in their Bacchanalia ; Judaism also incorporates it in the Kiddush and Christianity in the Eucharist .",
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"text": "History of chocolate The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica . Fermented beverages made from chocolate date back to 1900 BC . The Aztecs believed that cacao seeds were the gift of Quetzalcoatl , the god of wisdom , and the seeds once had so much value that they were used as a form of currency . Originally prepared only as a drink , chocolate was served as a bitter , frothy liquid , mixed with spices , wine , or corn puree . It was believed to have aphrodisiac powers and to give the drinker strength . Today , such drinks are also known as `` Chilate '' and are made by locals in the South of Mexico . After its arrival to Europe in the sixteenth century , sugar was added to it and it became popular throughout society , first among the ruling classes and then among the common people . In the 20th century , chocolate was considered a staple , essential in the rations of United States soldiers at war . The word `` chocolate '' comes from the Classical Nahuatl word chocolātl , and entered the English language from the Spanish language .",
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"text": "Agave datylio Agave datylio is a member of the Agavoideae subfamily and a succulent plant . It is native to Baja California Sur .",
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"text": "Margaritas (restaurant) Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is the largest privately owned Mexican restaurant chain in New England . The proper name of the restaurant is `` Tío Juan 's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant '' , but it is most commonly referred to as `` Margaritas '' . The concept originated when several Chuck 's Steakhouse locations owned and run by Kukai , Inc were converted to Mexican restaurants and renamed `` Margaritaville '' in the late 1970s and early '80s . John Pelletier , an employee and manager of Chuck 's Steak House in Concord , New Hampshire , opened his own Mexican restaurant in Concord , calling it `` Tio Juan 's '' . In 1987 , John partnered with Stan Bagley and converted a small restaurant in Orono , Maine , into the first Margaritas Mexican Restaurant . The following year , John 's brother Dave Pelletier joined the partnership . Together they opened a restaurant in Portland , Maine , in 1989 . In 1996 , the owners formed Margaritas Management Group Inc. to oversee the operations of the restaurants . MMG is headquartered in Portsmouth , New Hampshire . In 1999 , in order to unify a growing company , the Concord restaurant was officially renamed `` Margaritas Mexican Restaurant '' . In 2001 , in order to trademark the company name and distinguish it from other similarly named Mexican restaurants across the country , the restaurants officially became `` Tio Juan 's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant '' . The concept evolved considerably over the years , with the owners travelling regularly to Mexico to study the food , culture and decor . The visits to Mexico established the founders ' love of and appreciation for the culture , and many strong business relationships and friendships formed with artists and furniture makers throughout the country .",
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"text": "Stewartia Stewartia as described by Philibert Commerçon is a synonym of Dombeya . Stewartia ( sometimes spelled Stuartia ) is a genus of 8-20 species of flowering plants in the family Theaceae , related to Camellia . Most of the species are native to eastern Asia in China , Japan , Korea , Laos , Myanmar , Thailand , and Vietnam , with two ( S. malacodendron , S. ovata ) in southeast North America , from Virginia and Kentucky south to Florida and Louisiana . They are shrubs and trees , mostly deciduous , though some species ( e.g. S. pteropetiolata ) are evergreen ; the evergreen species form a genetically distinct group and are split into a separate genus Hartia by some botanists , but others retain them within Stewartia . The Asian species include both shrubs and trees , growing to 3-20 m tall , while the American species are shrubs growing 3-5 m tall , rarely becoming small trees . The bark is very distinctive , smooth orange to yellow-brown , peeling in fine flakes . The leaves are alternately arranged , simple , serrated , usually glossy , and 3-14 cm long . The flowers are large and conspicuous , 3-11 cm diameter , with 5 ( occasionally 6-8 ) white petals ; flowering is in mid to late summer . The fruit is a dry five-valved capsule , with one to four seeds in each section . The species are adapted to acidic soils , and do not grow well on chalk or other calcium-rich soils . They also have a high rainfall requirement and will not tolerate drought . The genus was named in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus to honour John Stuart , 3rd Earl of Bute . Owing to a transcription error , Linnaeus was given the name as ` Stewart ' , and consequently spelled the name `` Stewartia '' ( and continued to do so in all his subsequent publications ) . Some botanists and horticulturists , mainly in the past but still widely in the UK have interpreted Article 60 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature to consider `` Stewartia '' an orthographical error to be corrected to Stuartia , but this type of correction has been discouraged by changes to the code in recent times . During the 19th century , the spelling Stuartia was `` almost universally '' used . However , the original spelling `` Stewartia '' has been accepted by virtually all systematic botanists in recent treatments of the family and genus as well as in numerous influential horticultural publications .",
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"text": "Fine chemical Fine chemicals are complex , single , pure chemical substances , produced in limited quantities in multipurpose plants by multistep batch chemical or biotechnological processes . They are described by exacting specifications , used for further processing within the chemical industry and sold for more than $ 10/kg ( see the comparison of fine chemicals , commodities and specialties ) . The class of fine chemicals is subdivided either on the basis of the added value ( building blocks , advanced intermediates or active ingredients ) , or the type of business transaction , namely standard or exclusive products . Fine chemicals are produced in limited volumes ( < 1000 tons/year ) and at relatively high prices ( > $ 10/kg ) according to exacting specifications , mainly by traditional organic synthesis in multipurpose chemical plants . Biotechnical processes are gaining ground . The global production value is about $ 85 billion . Fine chemicals are used as starting materials for specialty chemicals , particularly pharmaceuticals , biopharmaceuticals and agrochemicals . Custom manufacturing for the life science industry plays a big role ; however , a significant portion of the fine chemicals total production volume is manufactured in house by large users . The industry is fragmented and extends from small , privately owned companies to divisions of big , diversified chemical enterprises . The term `` fine chemicals '' is used in distinction to `` heavy chemicals '' , which are produced and handled in large lots and are often in a crude state . Since their inception in the late 1970s , fine chemicals have become an important part of the chemical industry . The total production value of $ 85 billion is split about 60 / 40 among in-house production by the main consumers , the life science industry , on the one hand , and the fine chemicals industry on the other hand . The latter pursues both a `` supply push '' strategy , whereby standard products are developed in-house and offered ubiquitously , and a `` demand pull '' strategy , whereby products or services determined by the customer are provided exclusively on a `` one customer / one supplier '' basis . The products are mainly used as building blocks for proprietary products . The hardware of the top tier fine chemical companies has become almost identical . The design , lay-out and equipment of the plants and laboratories has become practically the same all over the world . Most chemical reactions performed go back to the days of the dyestuff industry . Numerous regulations determine the way labs and plants have to be operated , thereby contributing to the uniformity .",
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"text": "Bio Fuel Systems BFS Blue Enterprises is a wholly Spanish owned firm whose multi-patented , microalgae-based technology uses emissions to produce crude oil and analytical-grade biotech & pharmaceutical products . It was formed in 2006 in eastern Spain after three years of research by scientists and engineers connected with the University of Alicante . Currently , an industrial-size pilot plant has been producing consistent yields with a process proven to produce a standardized quality of products in both an industrially scalable and commercially viable way . All while using and neutralizing CO2 emissions . Their system of bioconversion is about 400 times more productive than any other plant-based system producing oil or ethanol .",
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"text": "Agua Blanca, Jutiapa Agua Blanca ( -LSB- ˈaɣwa ˈβlaŋka -RSB- ) is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala . Like most eastern regions of Guatemala near Jutiapa ( ` el oriente ' ) most locals in Agua Blanca embrace - as Americans refer to it - a typical cowboy , ` old western ' culture . To see mustached men in tight blue jeans wearing cowboy hats and boots , carrying fully armed hand guns , with long magazines tightly secured to their leather belts in public venues with children present , is to capture in a microcosm the cultural norm of Agua Blanca , as this ` outlaw ' culture - most similar to that of Mexican drug cartels - is quickly being accepted and assimilated into the regional culture . The most important event in Agua Blanca is its annual festival in January . As in most regions and towns in Catholic Guatemala and Latin America , the municipality of Agua Blanca holds an annual cultural , community festival known as , `` Feria de Los Reyes Magos . '' For several days , celebrations that include carnival rides , games , delicious food , Jaripeos ( bull-riding contests ) and a fireworks display at the central municipal park , are held to celebrate the new year and , especially , the Epiphany .",
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"text": "Tex-Mex cuisine in Houston Tex-Mex cuisine is very popular in Houston . Many Mexican cuisine restaurants in Houston have aspects that originate from Texas culture . Katharine Shilcutt of the Houston Press said in 2012 that `` Tex-Mex has been a vital part of our city for more than 100 years '' and that it `` never waned in that century . '' She added that '' -LSB- t -RSB- he cultural significance of Tex-Mex as a vital touchstone between generations and an expression of our roots can not be denied . '' In his book Ethnicity in the Sunbelt : A History of Mexican Americans in Houston , Arnoldo De León said that the recent immigrants from Mexico to Houston add foods that are popular with immigrants to menus of Mexican restaurants in Houston . Robb Walsh of the Houston Press said `` You might say that the immigrant flow is what keeps the `` Mex '' in Tex-Mex . '' In Houston , as in other places in Texas , the existing Chicano community influences the cooking methods used by recent immigrants . In Houston , several restaurants that have authentic Mexican cuisine call themselves `` Mex-Mex . '' Several restaurants that have both Tex Mex and Mexican cuisine call themselves `` Mix Mex . '' As of 2012 , Molina 's Cantina is the oldest still-operating Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston . A restaurant featuring newer style Tex-Mex , Ninfa 's became influential in the development of the cuisine in the city .",
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"text": "San Francisco de Asís, Atotonilco El Alto San Francisco de Asis is a town within the municipality of the Atotonilco El Alto located in the southeastern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico . It is named after the Italian Saint Francis of Assisi . At the time of the census of 2005 the town had a population of 5,167 inhabitants . Its most distinctive features are the Fine Sanctuary of Our Lady of Los Altos and the fact that new tequila factories are located there . Its surrounding municipality of the same name had an area of 1,532.78 km ² ( 591.81 sq mi ) and a population in conjunction of Atotonilco el alto of 126,625 in the 2005 census , but its territory is increasing significantly since the beginning of 2005 with the creation of the new housing , churches , and schools .",
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"text": "Danny Flores Danny Flores ( born Daniel Flores ; July 11 , 1929 -- September 19 , 2006 ) , also known by his stage name Chuck Rio , was an American rock and roll saxophonist . He is best remembered for his self-penned song Tequila , which Flores recorded with the Champs , and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . Flores was born in Santa Paula , California and grew up in Long Beach . He was interested in the guitar from an early age , first performing at church and family gatherings . At 14 , however , Flores switched to the saxophone , forming his first band , the 3-D Ranch Boys . Emulating the rasping sounds of tenor saxophonist Vido Musso , Flores played a variety of music genres -- jazz , country , pop , and blues -- to cater to his hard-going blue-collar clientele . Much to Flores 's amusement , he has remarked , during this early stage of his career , he was commonly called the `` Mexican Hillbilly '' . In the early 1950s , Flores recorded vocals for small Pasadena-based record labels , before signing to Modern Records , and releasing his earliest rock and roll material . In 1957 , Flores met aspiring songwriter and guitarist Dave Burgess . After briefly performing as Danny and Dave , the duo recruited former members of Flores 's group , drummer Gene Alden and guitarist Buddy Bruce , along with bassist Cliff Hills and Vocalist Huelyn Duvall , who were session musicians , to form the Champs . On December 23 , 1957 , the group recorded three songs for Challenge Records , including Flores 's instrumental Tequila . The song is highlighted by Flores 's `` dirty sax '' arrangements and hollering of `` Tequila '' . However , because of this one spoken phrase by Flores , he was credited as Chuck Rio to avoid conflicts with his other record label , where he was signed as a vocalist . `` Tequila '' was released as the B-side to the Champs ' debut single , but after listeners requested the song over its A-side `` Train to Nowhere '' , `` Tequila '' propelled to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1958 . Conflicts between Flores and Burgess over leadership and the band 's musical direction led to Flores 's departure . He signed away his rights to Tequila , and ultimately did not receive any royalties from the tune , despite its success . In the intervening years , he formed another group called the Original Champs and recorded for Saturn Records in 1963 . Flores continued to perform across California for the rest of his life . It was not until the early 2000s that he finally received royalties -- albeit only for sales in Europe -- for Tequila . Flores died on September 19 , 2006 as a consequence of complications of pneumonia .",
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"text": "Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy ( CP ) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood . Signs and symptoms vary among people . Often , symptoms include poor coordination , stiff muscles , weak muscles , and tremors . There may be problems with sensation , vision , hearing , swallowing , and speaking . Often babies with cerebral palsy do not roll over , sit , crawl , or walk as early as other children of their age . Other symptoms include seizures and problems with thinking or reasoning , each of which occurs in about one third of people with CP . While the symptoms may get more noticeable over the first few years of life , the underlying problems do not worsen over time . Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement , balance , and posture . Most often the problems occur during pregnancy ; however , they may also occur during childbirth , or shortly after birth . Often the cause is unknown . Risk factors include preterm birth , being a twin , certain infections during pregnancy such as toxoplasmosis or rubella , exposure to methylmercury during pregnancy , a difficult delivery , and head trauma during the first few years of life , among others . About 2 % of cases are believed to be due to an inherited genetic cause . A number of sub-types are classified based on the specific problems present . For example , those with stiff muscles have spastic cerebral palsy , those with poor coordination have ataxic cerebral palsy , and those with writhing movements have athetoid cerebral palsy . Diagnosis is based on the child 's development over time . Blood tests and medical imaging may be used to rule out other possible causes . CP is partly preventable through immunization of the mother and efforts to prevent head injuries in children such as through improved safety . There is no cure for CP ; however , supportive treatments , medications , and surgery may help many individuals . This may include physical therapy , occupational therapy , and speech therapy . Medications such as diazepam , baclofen , and botulinum toxin may help relax stiff muscles . Surgery may include lengthening muscles and cutting overly active nerves . Often external braces and other assistive technology are helpful . Some affected children can achieve near normal adult lives with appropriate treatment . While alternative medicines are frequently used there is no evidence to support their use . CP is the most common movement disorder in children . It occurs in about 2.1 per 1,000 live births . Cerebral palsy has been documented throughout history with the first known descriptions occurring in the work of Hippocrates in the 5th century BCE . Extensive study of the condition began in the 19th century by William John Little , after whom spastic diplegia was called `` Little disease '' . William Osler first named it `` cerebral palsy '' from the German `` zerebrale Kinderlähmung '' ( cerebral child-paralysis ) . A number of potential treatments are being examined , including stem cell therapy . However , more research is required to determine if it is effective and safe .",
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"text": "Scissor gait Scissor gait is a form of gait abnormality primarily associated with spastic cerebral palsy . That condition and others like it are associated with an upper motor neuron lesion .",
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"text": "Neurodevelopmental disorder Neurodevelopmental disorders are impairments of the growth and development of the brain or central nervous system . A narrower use of the term refers to a disorder of brain function that affects emotion , learning ability , self-control and memory and that unfolds as the individual grows . The term is sometimes erroneously used as an exclusive synonym for autism spectrum disorders . Disorders considered neurodevelopmental in origin , or that have neurodevelopmental consequences when they occur in infancy and childhood , include : Intellectual disability ( ID ) or intellectual and developmental disability ( IDD ) Autism spectrum disorders , such as Asperger 's syndrome Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Motor disorders including developmental coordination disorder and stereotypic movement disorder Tic disorders including Tourette 's syndrome Traumatic brain injury ( including congenital injuries such as those that cause cerebral palsy ) Communication , speech and language disorders Genetic disorders , such as fragile-X syndrome Down syndrome Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Mendelsohnn 's syndrome Schizophrenia Schizotypal disorder HIV Malaria Neurodevelopmental disorders are associated with widely varying degrees of difficulty which may have significant mental , emotional , physical , and economic consequences for individuals , and in turn their families and society in general .",
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"text": "Paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia ( PNKD ) is an episodic movement disorder first described by Mount and Reback in 1940 under the name `` Familial paroxysmal choreoathetosis '' . It is a rare hereditary disease that affects various muscular and nervous systems in the body , passing to roughly fifty percent of the offspring .",
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"text": "1964 Summer Paralympics The , originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games , were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held . They were held in Tokyo , Japan , they were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics . The term `` Paralympic Games '' was approved by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) first in 1984 , while the International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) was formed in 1989 . In contrast with the 1960 Games , many events had more than three participants , meaning that athletes were no longer guaranteed a medal upon completing their event . Also originally known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964 . Tokyo will host the Summer Paralympic Games again in 2020 . .",
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"text": "Otherness of childhood The otherness of childhood is a phrase being used to argue that there are substantial differences between the lived worlds of children and adults . These differences are suggested to emerge from complex outcomes of divergent states of physical , neurological , emotional , affective and experiential being between children 's and adults ' lives . This is of interest to children 's geographies , as children 's experiences and practices of , say , a city , and its spaces might be very different from those of adults , and very difficult to recreate through adult sensibilities ( this has obvious implications for research ) . The approach suggests that adult ( researchers ) need to be cautious in their claims about understanding the world from a child 's perspective . It is not claimed that there are no connections between these two worlds , but rather that they can be at once very connected and close and very far apart . This is a common theme in some literature which considers childhood . Ideas of the otherness of childhood have connections with some children 's affinity with disordered spaces ( those not managed and tidied by adult society ) like waste ground in cities . They also have implications for trying to remember what it was like to be a child as a form of research and knowing childhood . This is , at best , a highly complex and multifaceted process which , again , can not be assumed to give easy access to children 's worlds . This question has raised some critical response within children 's geographies ( see Philo , 2003 ) .",
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"text": "Cerebral palsy sport classification Cerebral palsy sport classification is a classification system used by sports that include people with cerebral palsy ( CP ) with different degrees of severity to compete fairly against each other and against others with different types of disabilities . In general , Cerebral Palsy-International Sports and Recreation Association ( CP-ISRA ) serves as the body in charge of classification for cerebral palsy sport , though some sports have their own classification systems which apply to CP sportspeople . People with cerebral palsy were first included at the Paralympic Games in 1980 in Arnhem , the Netherlands at time when there were only four CP classes . In the next few years , a CP sports specific international organization , CP-ISRA , was founded and took over the role of managing classification . The system then started to move away from a medical based classification system to a functional classification system . This was not without controversy as it represented a move to allow people with different types of disabilities to compete against each other , and there was pushback as a result . A major overhaul of classification took place during the 2000s . At the same , individual sports began to develop their own sport specific classification systems . The classification system developed by the CP-ISRA includes eight classes : CP1 , CP2 , CP3 , CP4 , CP5 , CP6 , CP7 and CP8 . These classes can be generally grouped into upper wheelchair , wheelchair and ambulatory classes . CP1 is the class for upper wheelchair , while CP2 , CP3 and CP4 are general wheelchair classes . CP5 , CP6 , CP7 and CP8 are ambulatory classes . Other sports either use a version of this system , have a completely different system , or have a system with one class for which members of certain CP classes are eligible to participate . The process for classification is sport specific . It generally includes a medical exam , observation in training and observation in competition . CP sports classification , and disability sport classification , is not a system without criticism . Complaints about it include that it creates unfairness when CP sportspeople have to compete against sportspeople with other types of disabilities , that it discourages participation of people with the most severe forms of CP , and that changes to the system can leave sportspeople unprepared .",
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"text": "Music-specific disorders Neuroscientists have learned a lot about the role of the brain in numerous cognitive mechanisms by understanding corresponding disorders . Similarly , neuroscientists have come to learn a lot about music cognition by studying music-specific disorders . Even though music is most often viewed from a `` historical perspective rather than a biological one '' music has significantly gained the attention of neuroscientists all around the world . For many centuries music has been strongly associated with art and culture . The reason for this increased interest in music is because it `` provides a tool to study numerous aspects of neuroscience , from motor skill learning to emotion '' .",
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"text": "Parkinson's disease Parkinson 's disease ( PD ) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system . The symptoms generally come on slowly over time . Early in the disease , the most obvious are shaking , rigidity , slowness of movement , and difficulty with walking . Thinking and behavioral problems may also occur . Dementia becomes common in the advanced stages of the disease . Depression and anxiety are also common occurring in more than a third of people with PD . Other symptoms include sensory , sleep , and emotional problems . The main motor symptoms are collectively called `` parkinsonism '' , or a `` parkinsonian syndrome '' . The cause of Parkinson 's disease is generally unknown , but believed to involve both genetic and environmental factors . Those with a family member affected are more likely to get the disease themselves . There is also an increased risk in people exposed to certain pesticides and among those who have had prior head injuries while there is a reduced risk in tobacco smokers and those who drink coffee or tea . The motor symptoms of the disease result from the death of cells in the substantia nigra , a region of the midbrain . This results in not enough dopamine in these areas . The reason for this cell death is poorly understood , but involves the build-up of proteins into Lewy bodies in the neurons . Diagnosis of typical cases is mainly based on symptoms , with tests such as neuroimaging being used to rule out other diseases . There is no cure for Parkinson 's disease . Initial treatment is typically with the antiparkinson medication L-DOPA ( levodopa ) , with dopamine agonists being used once levodopa becomes less effective . As the disease progresses and neurons continue to be lost , these medications become less effective while at the same time they produce a complication marked by involuntary writhing movements . Diet and some forms of rehabilitation have shown some effectiveness at improving symptoms . Surgery to place microelectrodes for deep brain stimulation has been used to reduce motor symptoms in severe cases where drugs are ineffective . Evidence for treatments for the non-movement-related symptoms of PD , such as sleep disturbances and emotional problems , is less strong . In 2015 , PD affected 6.2 million people and resulted in about 117,400 deaths globally . Parkinson 's disease typically occurs in people over the age of 60 , of which about one percent are affected . Males are more often affected than females . When it is seen in people before the age of 50 , it is called young-onset PD . The average life expectancy following diagnosis is between 7 and 14 years . The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson , who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy , in 1817 . Public awareness campaigns include World Parkinson 's Day ( on the birthday of James Parkinson , 11 April ) and the use of a red tulip as the symbol of the disease . People with parkinsonism who have increased the public 's awareness of the condition include actor Michael J. Fox , Olympic cyclist Davis Phinney , and late professional boxer Muhammad Ali .",
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"text": "Paralympic swimming Paralympic swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities . Paralympic swimming is contested not only at the Summer Paralympic Games , but at disabled sports competitions throughout the world . The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee , hence the name of `` Paralympic '' swimming . Rules for the sport are adapted from those set forth by the International Swimming Federation ( FINA ) . Swimmers compete individually in backstroke , breaststroke , butterfly , freestyle , individual medley , and as teams in relay races . At the Paralympics , World Championships and other elite level competitions , swimmers compete in an Olympic-size swimming pool . Significant differences between able-bodied and Paralympic swimming include the starting position and adaptations allowed for visually impaired swimmers . Competitors may start a race by standing on a platform and diving into the pool , as in non-disabled swimming , or by sitting on the platform and diving in , or they may start the race in the water . In events for the blind and visually impaired , people called `` tappers '' may stand at the end of the pool and use a pole to tap the swimmers when they approach the wall , indicating when the swimmer should turn or end the race .",
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"text": "Complex regional pain syndrome Complex regional pain syndrome ( CRPS ) , also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy ( RSD ) , is a long term pain syndrome that often worsens with time . It is characterized by severe pain out of proportion to the original injury and is often accompanied by sensitivity , swelling , and changes in the skin . It may initially affect one limb and then spread throughout the body ; 35 % of affected people report symptoms throughout their whole body . The cause of CRPS is unknown though CRPS is associated with dysregulation of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system resulting in abnormal temperature control and pain of the affected limb ( s ) resulting in functional impairment and disability . Precipitating factors include injury and surgery , although there are cases where no identifiable injury had occurred at the original site . CRPS is not caused by psychological factors , yet the constant pain and reduced quality of life are known to cause psychological problems ( such as increased depression and anxiety ) . Although `` research does not reveal support for specific personality or psychopathology predictors of the condition , '' CRPS is associated with psychosocial effects , including impaired social and occupational function . It is classified as an amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome . Treatment involves a multidisciplinary approach involving medications , physical and occupational therapy , psychological treatments , and neuromodulation . Despite this the results are often unsatisfactory , especially if treatment is delayed .",
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"text": "Movement Medicine Movement Medicine is a movement meditation practice , intended to create an experiential and embodied connectedness with the world . It was developed by Susannah and Ya'Acov Darling Khan , who directed the Moving Centre School Europe , representing Gabrielle Roth and the 5Rhythms in Europe until 2007 . Movement Medicine claims to integrate physical , artistic , spiritual , shamanic and therapeutic practices so as to stimulate human creativity , healing and transformation , focussing on the relationship with ourselves , each other , the earth , and the spirit of life . It is non-denominational , aiming to answer the spiritual impulse without the need for dogma or belief . The Movement Medicine practice is meant to give people tools to integrate the freedom and aliveness of the dance into daily life . Besides 5Rhythms , Movement Medicine is influenced by shamanism , Helen Poynor 's `` Walk of Life '' movement work , and global environmental initiatives such as the `` Awakening the Dreamer '' Symposium . Although not a social movement in the traditional sense of the word , the practice shows similarities with the Human Potential Movement and the New Age movement , sharing interest in a search for self actualization , empowerment and spiritual transformation . There is a professional organization of Movement Medicine Teachers and Facilitators , and a Registered Charity which sponsors dancers from different countries to train to teach the practice .",
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"text": "Physical disability A physical disability is a limitation on a person 's physical functioning , mobility , dexterity or stamina . Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living , such as respiratory disorders , blindness , epilepsy and sleep disorders .",
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"text": "Apraxia Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain ( specifically the posterior parietal cortex ) , in which the individual has difficulty with the motor planning to perform tasks or movements when asked , provided that the request or command is understood and he/she is willing to perform the task . The nature of the brain damage determines the severity , and the absence of sensory loss or paralysis helps to explain the level of difficulty . The term comes from the Greek a - ( without ) and - praxis ( to do ; to practise )",
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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": "Pediatrics Pediatrics ( also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants , children , and adolescents . The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21 . A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician , or paediatrician . The word pediatrics and its cognates mean `` healer of children '' ; they derive from two Greek words : παῖς ( pais `` child '' ) and ἰατρός ( iatros `` doctor , healer '' ) . Pediatricians work both in hospitals , particularly those working in its specialized subfields such as neonatology , and as primary care physicians .",
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"text": "History of Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood , characterized by the presence of multiple physical ( motor ) tics and at least one vocal ( phonic ) tic . The eponym was bestowed by Jean-Martin Charcot ( 1825 -- 93 ) on behalf of his resident , Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette ( 1859 -- 1904 ) , a French physician and neurologist , who published an account of nine patients with Tourette 's in 1885 . The possibility that movement disorders , including Tourette syndrome , might have an organic origin was raised when an encephalitis epidemic from 1918 -- 1926 led to a subsequent epidemic of tic disorders . Research in 1972 advanced the argument that Tourette 's is a neurological , rather than psychological , disorder ; since the 1990s , a more neutral view of Tourette 's has emerged , in which biological vulnerability and adverse environmental events are seen to interact . Findings since 1999 have advanced TS science in the areas of genetics , neuroimaging , neurophysiology , and neuropathology . Questions remain regarding how best to classify Tourette syndrome , and how closely Tourette 's is related to other movement disorders or psychiatric disorders . Good epidemiologic data is still lacking , and available treatments are not risk free and not always well tolerated .",
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"text": "Pleurothotonus Pleurothotonus , commonly known as Pisa syndrome , is a rare neurological disorder which occurs due to prolonged exposure to antipsychotic drugs ( which may also be referred to as neuroleptics ) . It is characterized by dystonia , and abnormal and sustained involuntary muscle contraction . This may cause twisting or jerking movements of the body or a body part . Although Pisa syndrome develops most commonly in those undergoing long-term treatment with antipsychotics , it has been reported less frequently in patients receiving other medications , such as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor . However , it has also been seen in those with other diseases causing neurodegeneration and in those who are not receiving any medication ( idiopathic Pisa syndrome ) . The characteristic development of Pisa syndrome consists of two types of dystonia : acute dystonia and tardive dystonia ( also known as tardive dyskinesia ) . The underlying pathology of drug-induced Pisa syndrome is very complex , and development may be due to an underlying dopaminergic-cholinergic imbalance , or serotonergic/noradrenergic dysfunction .",
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"text": "Youth and disability Worldwide , there are between 180 and 220 million youth with disabilities . Eighty percent of disabled youth live in developing countries , and therefore have even less access to education , health care , jobs and general rights Disabilities include physical , mental disabilities or mental illness . Many youth live normal and stable lives , however those with disabilities may experience more obstacles than those without due to potential limitations , those created by physical limitations and social limitations .",
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"text": "Primate A primate ( -LSB- ˈpraɪmeɪt -RSB- ) is a mammal of the order Primates ( Latin : `` prime , first rank '' ) . In taxonomy , primates include two distinct lineages , strepsirrhines and haplorhines . Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests ; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment . Most primate species remain at least partly arboreal . With the exception of humans , who inhabit every continent , most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions of the Americas , Africa and Asia . They range in size from Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur , which weighs only 30 g , to the eastern gorilla , weighing over 200 kg ; that is , without taking into account the weight of particular human individuals , reaching up to 635 kg . Based on fossil evidence , the earliest known true primates , represented by the genus Teilhardina , date to 55.8 million years old . An early close primate relative known from abundant remains is the Late Paleocene Plesiadapis , c. 55 -- 58 million years old . Molecular clock studies suggest that the primate branch may be even older , originating near the Cretaceous -- Paleogene boundary or around 63 -- 74 mya . The order Primates was traditionally divided into two main groupings : prosimians and anthropoids ( simians ) . Prosimians have characteristics more like those of the earliest primates , and include the lemurs of Madagascar , lorisoids , and tarsiers . Simians include monkeys , apes and hominins . More recently , taxonomists have preferred to split primates into the suborder Strepsirrhini , or wet-nosed primates , consisting of non-tarsier prosimians , and the suborder Haplorhini , or dry-nosed primates , consisting of tarsiers and the simians . Simians are divided into two groups : catarrhine ( narrow-nosed ) monkeys and apes of Africa and Southeast Asia and platyrrhine ( `` flat-nosed '' ) or New World monkeys of South and Middle America . Catarrhines consist of Old World monkeys ( such as baboons and macaques ) , gibbons and great apes ; New World monkeys include the capuchin , howler and squirrel monkeys . Humans are the only extant catarrhines to have spread successfully outside of Africa , South Asia , and East Asia , although fossil evidence shows many other species were formerly present in Europe . New primate species are still being discovered . More than 25 species were taxonomically described in the decade of the 2000s and eleven have been described since 2010 . Considered generalist mammals , primates exhibit a wide range of characteristics . Some primates ( including some great apes and baboons ) are primarily terrestrial rather than arboreal , but all species possess adaptations for climbing trees . Locomotion techniques used include leaping from tree to tree , walking on two or four limbs , knuckle-walking , and swinging between branches of trees ( brachiation ) . Primates are characterized by large brains relative to other mammals , as well as an increased reliance on stereoscopic vision at the expense of smell , the dominant sensory system in most mammals . These features are more developed in monkeys and apes and noticeably less so in lorises and lemurs . Three-color vision has developed in some primates . Most also have opposable thumbs and some have prehensile tails . Many species are sexually dimorphic ; differences include body mass , canine tooth size , and coloration . Primates have slower rates of development than other similarly sized mammals and reach maturity later , but have longer lifespans . Depending on the species , adults may live in solitude , in mated pairs , or in groups of up to hundreds of members .",
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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": "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": "Bart Gets an Elephant `` Bart Gets an Elephant '' is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 31 , 1994 . In this episode , Bart wins a radio contest and is awarded a full-grown African elephant that he names Stampy . After Stampy wrecks the Simpsons ' house and eats all the food , Homer decides to sell Stampy to an ivory dealer . Bart runs away with Stampy to save his pet , but the family finds the two at a museum exhibit , where Homer sinks into a tar pit . Homer is saved by Stampy , and so gives the elephant away to an animal refuge instead . The episode was written by John Swartzwelder , and directed by Jim Reardon . It introduced the fictional elephant Stampy , and marks the first appearance of the recurring character Cletus Spuckler . The episode features cultural references to the songs `` Sixteen Tons '' and `` Do-Re-Mi '' , and the La Brea Tar Pits cluster of tar pits located in Hancock Park in Los Angeles , California . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 10.7 , and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired .",
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"text": "Duffless `` Duffless '' is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18 , 1993 . After getting arrested for drunk driving , Homer tries to remain sober , at Marge 's request . Meanwhile , Lisa attempts to prove that Bart is less intelligent than a hamster after he ruins her first science fair project . It was written by David M. Stern , and directed by Jim Reardon . The episode received a positive reception .",
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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": "There's Something About Marrying `` There 's Something About Marrying '' is the tenth episode of the sixteenth season of The Simpsons . In the episode , Springfield legalizes same-sex marriage to increase tourism . After becoming a minister , Homer starts to wed people to make money . Meanwhile , Marge 's sister Patty comes out as a lesbian and reveals that she is going to marry a woman named Veronica . Marge originally disapproves of this , making Patty frustrated . When Marge accidentally discovers that Veronica is a man cross-dressed as a woman , she decides to keep quiet about it knowing that Patty will be marrying a man . However , at the ceremony , she is so moved by Patty 's vow that she is forced to reveal Veronica 's secret . After the ceremony is abruptly cancelled , Marge tells Patty that she now accepts her sexuality . This was the third time that an episode of The Simpsons focused on homosexuality . The episode -- written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Nancy Kruse -- was inspired by the 2004 same-sex weddings that occurred in San Francisco . According to executive producer Al Jean , the staff wanted the episode to explore what the different characters ' stances on same-sex marriage were . Around the time of the episode 's original airdate , February 20 , 2005 , the same-sex marriage question was a hot political issue in the United States and the episode became controversial . `` There 's Something About Marrying '' received a lot of criticism from conservative groups , including the Parents Television Council and the American Family Association , that claimed it was promoting gay marriage . Jean stated in response that the staff was not taking a side on the issue and that they were just examining all sides of it . Positive reaction to the episode came from , among others , the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the gay-oriented website AfterEllen.com . During the first airing , 10.5 million people watched `` There 's Something About Marrying '' and it became the highest rated episode of the season . The episode had received a lot of publicity in the media before its broadcast -- not only because of the same-sex marriage controversy but also because of Patty 's outing . It was revealed in July 2004 , that a character would come out as gay in the episode , leading to much speculation from fans and the press . Bookmaker websites were even posting odds on which character it would be , with Patty receiving the best odds .",
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"text": "Comic Book Guy Comic Book Guy is the common , popular name for Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Albertson , a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons . He is voiced by Hank Azaria and first appeared in the second-season episode `` Three Men and a Comic Book '' , which originally aired on May 9 , 1991 . Comic Book Guy is the proprietor of a comic book store , The Android 's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop . He is based on `` every comic book store guy in America '' and represents a stereotypical middle-aged comic-book collector . He has become well known for his distinctive accent and catchphrase , `` Worst -LSB- blank -RSB- ever ! ''",
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"text": "The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox television series The Simpsons . The film was directed by David Silverman , and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Tress MacNeille , Pamela Hayden , Marcia Wallace , and Russi Taylor with guest appearances by Tom Hanks , Green Day , and Albert Brooks . The film follows Homer Simpson , whose irresponsibility gets the better of him when he pollutes the lake in Springfield after the town has cleaned it up following receipt of a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency . As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him , Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Russ Cargill , the fictional head of the EPA , when he intends to destroy Springfield . Previous attempts to create a The Simpsons film failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members . Eventually , producers James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Al Jean , Richard Sakai , and Mike Scully began development of the film in 2001 . A writing team consisting of Brooks , Groening , Jean , Scully , Ian Maxtone-Graham , George Meyer , David Mirkin , Mike Reiss , Matt Selman , John Swartzwelder , and Jon Vitti was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Groening 's being the one developed into a film . The script was re-written over a hundred times , and this creativity continued after the animation had begun in 2006 . This meant hours of finished material was cut , which included cameo roles from Erin Brockovich , Minnie Driver , Isla Fisher , Kelsey Grammer , and Edward Norton . Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Burger King and 7-Eleven , the latter which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts . The film premiered in Springfield , Vermont , which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 527 million worldwide .",
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"text": "Treehouse of Horror IV `` Treehouse of Horror IV '' is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season and the fourth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28 , 1993 , and features three short stories called `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , and `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' . The episode was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien , Bill Oakley , Josh Weinstein , Greg Daniels , Dan McGrath , and Bill Canterbury . In `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , Homer Simpson announces he would sell his soul for a doughnut , and the Devil appears to make a deal with Homer . Homer tries to outsmart the Devil by not finishing the doughnut but eventually eats it and is sent to Hell . A trial is held between Homer and the Devil to determine the rightful owner of Homer 's soul . In `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , while riding the bus to school , Bart Simpson believes he sees a gremlin taking apart the bus piece by piece . Nobody sees it except for Bart , so he tries to remove it on his own . In `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' , Mr. Burns is a vampire and Bart falls victim to his bite . Lisa and the rest of the family go to Burns ' castle to kill Burns so Bart can return to normal . As with the rest of the Halloween specials , the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show 's regular continuity . The episode makes cultural references to television series such as The Twilight Zone , Night Gallery , and Peanuts . References are also made to films such as Bram Stoker 's Dracula and The Lost Boys . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.5 , and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired .",
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"text": "Josh Weinstein Josh Weinstein ( born May 5 , 1966 ) is an American television writer and producer , known for his work on the animated comedy series The Simpsons . Weinstein and Bill Oakley became best friends and writing partners at St. Albans High School ; Weinstein then attended Stanford University and was editor-in-chief of the Stanford Chaparral . He worked on several short-term media projects , including writing for the variety show Sunday Best , but was then unemployed for a long period . Weinstein and Oakley eventually penned a spec script for Seinfeld , after which they wrote `` Marge Gets a Job '' , an episode of The Simpsons . Subsequently , the two were hired to write for the show on a permanent basis in 1992 . After they wrote episodes such as `` $ pringfield ( Or , How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling ) '' , `` Bart vs. Australia '' and `` Who Shot Mr. Burns ? '' , the two were appointed executive producers and showrunners for the seventh and eighth seasons of the show . They attempted to include several emotional episodes focusing on the Simpson family , as well as several high-concept episodes such as `` Homer 's Enemy '' , `` Two Bad Neighbors '' and `` The Principal and the Pauper '' , winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for their work . After they left The Simpsons , Oakley and Weinstein created Mission Hill . The show was plagued by promotional issues and was swiftly canceled . They worked as consulting producers on Futurama , then created The Mullets in 2003 . The two wrote several unsuccessful TV pilots , and were due to serve as showrunners on Sit Down , Shut Up in 2009 . Oakley left the project over a contract dispute , but Weinstein remained until it was canceled . He co-produced and wrote for Futurama again during its Comedy Central revival , winning an Emmy in 2011 . Since 2013 , Weinstein has served as showrunner for the CBBC series Strange Hill High . He has also served as a writer for Season Two of Gravity Falls , co-writing nine of the season 's episodes . Weinstein is married to journalist Lisa Simmons .",
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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": "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 Man Who Grew Too Much `` The Man Who Grew Too Much '' is the thirteenth episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons , and the 543rd episode of the series . It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on March 9 , 2014 . It was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Matthew Schofield . In the episode , Lisa discovers that Sideshow Bob has become the chief scientist of a massive chemical engineering company , but the two of them bond over their appreciation for high culture . Meanwhile , Marge ends up a church volunteer to help teenagers become abstinent .",
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"text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .",
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"text": "Das Bus `` Das Bus '' is the fourteenth episode of The Simpsons ' ninth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 15 , 1998 . In an extended parody of Lord of the Flies , Bart , Lisa and other children from Springfield Elementary School are stranded on an island and are forced to work together . Meanwhile , Homer founds his own Internet company . It was written by David S. Cohen and directed by Pete Michels . Guest star James Earl Jones narrates the final scene of the episode .",
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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": "A Star Is Burns `` A Star Is Burns '' is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 5 , 1995 . In the episode , Springfield decides to hold a film festival , and famed critic Jay Sherman is invited to be a judge . The story involves a crossover with the short-lived animated series The Critic . Jay Sherman was the main character on the show . The Critic was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss , who had previously written for The Simpsons but left following the fourth season , and produced by James L. Brooks , who was also a producer for The Simpsons . The show had premiered on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) network in January 1994 but was canceled despite positive critical reception . The series was switched over to Fox , and put in the timeslot directly after The Simpsons . Brooks pitched a crossover episode as a way to promote The Critic and decided that a film festival would be a good way to introduce Sherman . Matt Groening , creator of The Simpsons , reacted negatively when he heard about this episode , feeling that it was just an advertisement for The Critic , and that people would incorrectly associate the show with him . When he was unsuccessful in getting the program pulled , he had his name removed from the credits and went public with his concerns , openly criticizing James L. Brooks . The episode was directed by Susie Dietter and was the first episode to be written by Ken Keeler . Jon Lovitz , the star of The Critic , guest stars as Jay Sherman , while Maurice LaMarche ( who was also a regular on The Critic ) has a few minor roles . The episode received mixed reviews from critics , many of whom felt the crossover was out of place on the show , although Barney 's film festival entry was well received .",
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"text": "The 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": "Worst Episode Ever `` Worst Episode Ever '' is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' twelfth season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 4 , 2001 . In the episode , Bart and Milhouse are banned from The Android 's Dungeon after stopping Comic Book Guy from buying a box of priceless Star Wars memorabilia for $ 5 . However , when Comic Book Guy suffers a massive heart attack after Tom Savini 's show , he hires Bart and Milhouse as his replacements while he leaves his job to make friends . `` Worst Episode Ever '' was written by Larry Doyle and directed by Matthew Nastuk . The series ' staff found it hard to make Comic Book Guy seem likable , since he is usually portrayed as sarcastic and unfriendly . The episode features actor and makeup artist Tom Savini as himself . In its original broadcast , the episode was seen by approximately 10 million viewers , finishing in 27th place in the ratings the week it aired . Since its broadcast , the episode received positive reviews from critics , and Hank Azaria won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performance as Comic Book Guy in the episode .",
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"text": "Simpsons Already Did It `` Simpsons Already Did It '' is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series South Park , and the 86th episode of the series overall . It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 26 , 2002 . In the episode , which continues on from the events of the previous episode `` Professor Chaos '' , Butters thinks up a series of schemes to take over the world , but realizes that each one has already been performed on The Simpsons . Meanwhile , Ms. Choksondik dies and Cartman , Kyle and Stan think that they are responsible . The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA in the United States .",
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"text": "All's Fair in Oven War `` All 's Fair in Oven War '' is the second episode of The Simpsons ' sixteenth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 14 , 2004 . In the episode , Marge gets her kitchen remodeled and the dishes she make inside it get rave reviews . Under the suggestion of Ned Flanders , she decides to enter a cooking contest . Matt Selman wrote the episode , and Mark Kirkland served as director . Thomas Pynchon and James Caan guest starred as themselves . The episode features cultural references to songs such as `` Separate Ways '' , `` Boplicity '' and `` Take Five '' , as well as references to the film The Godfather and various fictional food mascots . The episode received positive reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons ( born 19 September 1948 ) is an English actor . After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has since appeared in many West End theatre productions , including The Winter 's Tale , Macbeth , Much Ado About Nothing , The Taming of the Shrew , Godspell , Richard II , and Embers . In 1984 , he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard 's The Real Thing and received a Tony Award for Best Actor . Irons ' first major film role came in the 1981 romantic drama The French Lieutenant 's Woman , for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor . After starring in dramas such as Moonlighting ( 1982 ) , Betrayal ( 1983 ) , and The Mission ( 1986 ) , he gained critical acclaim for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg 's psychological thriller Dead Ringers ( 1988 ) . In 1990 , Irons played accused murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune , and took home multiple awards , including an Academy Award for Best Actor . Other notable films have included Steven Soderbergh 's mystery thriller Kafka ( 1991 ) , the period drama The House of the Spirits ( 1993 ) , the romantic drama M. Butterfly ( 1993 ) , the voice of Scar in Disney 's The Lion King ( 1994 ) , Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance ( 1995 ) , the drama Lolita ( 1997 ) , Musketeer Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) , the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons ( 2000 ) , the drama The Merchant of Venice ( 2004 ) , the drama Being Julia ( 2004 ) , the epic historical drama Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ) , the fantasy-adventure Eragon ( 2006 ) , the Western Appaloosa ( 2008 ) , and the indie drama Margin Call ( 2011 ) . In 2016 , he appeared in Assassin 's Creed and , starting that year , he plays Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe , beginning with Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , and later reprising the role in Justice League ( 2017 ) and The Batman ( TBA ) . Irons has also made several notable appearances on TV . He earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his break-out role in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited ( 1981 ) . In 2005 , Irons starred opposite Helen Mirren in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I , for which he received a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor . From 2011 to 2013 he starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias . He is one of the few actors who won the `` Triple Crown of Acting '' , winning an Academy Award ( for film ) , an Emmy Award ( television ) and a Tony Award ( for theatre ) . In October 2011 , he was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations .",
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"text": "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": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . From 1997 to 2007 , the award was presented as Outstanding Musical Production .",
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"text": "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": "Jeremy Pikser Jeremy Pikser is an award-winning screenwriter . Best known for Bulworth ( co-written with Warren Beatty ) , which was nominated for Academy , Golden Globe , and WGA Awards for best screenplay , and won the LA Film Critics Best Screenplay award for 1998 . Pikser got his start working as a `` special consultant '' and uncredited writer on the film Reds ( also with Beatty , and also nominated for an Academy Award for screenplay ) . He wrote The Lemon Sisters , starring Diane Keaton , Carol Kane , Elliott Gould , Kathryn Grody , and Ruben Blades , and War , Inc. ( co-written with Mark Leyner and John Cusack ) , starring Cusack , Marissa Tomei , Ben Kingsley , and Hilary Duff , which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City . He was `` supervising writer '' for Pink Subaru , which opened at the Turin Film Festival in 2009 . Pikser teaches screenwriting at New York University in the Rita and Burton Goldberg department of dramatic writing at the Tisch School of the Arts , and is a regular advisor at the Sundance Screenwriters ' Lab . He is also an occasional contributor to The Huffington Post and he has commented on the writer 's strike and other subjects on The Guardian website Comment Is Free . Pikser cut his activist teeth at Oberlin College , where he was a leading opponent of the Vietnam War , and was one of the authors and organizers of the Not in Our Name Statement of Conscience opposing the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq .",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier .",
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"text": "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": "List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Judi Dench . Among her Major awards , Dench has won an Oscar , a Tony , seven Oliviers , six film and four television BAFTA Awards . She holds the record for most acting majors across all six American and British events , winning eighteen and receiving fifty two nominations . Other significant awards include two Golden Globes , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and ten critics awards . Overall in her career to date , she has won 55 competitive awards from 203 nominations . She has also received 10 honorary awards , including the lifetime achievement Special Olivier Award and the BAFTA Fellowship .",
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"text": "68th Tony Awards The 68th Annual Tony Awards were held June 8 , 2014 , to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2013 -- 14 season . The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City , and was televised live on CBS . Hugh Jackman was the host , his fourth time hosting . The 15 musical Tony Awards went to seven different musicals , and six plays shared the 11 play Tony Awards . The nominations were announced on April 29 , 2014 by Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu . Audra McDonald won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . In just her ninth Broadway engagement , McDonald established two records as the first actor to win six Tony Awards for acting and the first to win in all four categories , lead and featured in both a play and a musical . In its seventh Broadway incarnation , The Glass Menagerie won its first Tony Award ( Lighting Design ) . Aladdin 's win made it the fourth franchise to complete EGOT status .",
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"text": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series . This award and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series replaced Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series in 2003 . As of 2015 , no show has won this award more than once except for The Office , which has won twice ( 2007 and 2013 ) . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold and bold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place : __ TOC __",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has appeared in multiple film roles . Throughout his career , Gyllenhaal has been nominated for various awards including Academy Awards , British Academy Film Awards , and Golden Globe Awards .",
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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": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies , the supporting categories were not always genre , or even gender , specific . Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards , supporting actors in comedy have competed alone . However , these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries , telefilms , and guest performers competing against main cast competitors . Such instances are marked below : # -- Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film , prior to the category 's creation . § -- Indicates a performance as a guest performer , prior to the category 's creation .",
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"text": "21st Screen Actors Guild Awards The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards , honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2014 , were presented on January 25 , 2015 , on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST . Nominees were announced on December 10 , 2014 .",
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"text": "11th Irish Film & Television Awards The 11th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 5 April 2014 in Dublin . The nominations were announced on 27 February 2014 . The Awards Ceremony took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Road Dublin , and was broadcast on RTÉ One at 9.45 pm . The Annual Irish Film & Television Awards are the highlight of Ireland 's entertainment and cultural calendar celebrating the very best of Irish screen talent across film and television . Guests in attendance included Michael Fassbender , Colin Farrell , Jamie Dornan , Steve Coogan , Will Forte , Jeremy Irons , Fionnula Flanagan , Brendan Gleeson , Neil Jordan , Amy Huberman , Colm Meaney , Jack Reynor , Killian Scott , Eva Birthistle , Victoria Smurfit and Outstanding Contribution Honorary Award Winner President Michael D Higgins . Simon Delaney and Laura Whitmore co-hosted the event . The President of Ireland , Michael D. Higgins , received an honorary award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Irish film and television industry . The big winners on the night were the films Calvary , Byzantium and Philomena which all picked up three awards each . Calvary took the highest accolade , Best Film , along with Best Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Best Script for its writer-director John Michael McDonagh . Touching true story Philomena won the award for Best International Film and Actress ( for Judi Dench ) along with Costume Design for Consolata Boyle . Philomena Lee , whose true life story inspired the film was in attendance at the Ceremony . Vampire horror Byzantium 's awards included the prestigious Best Director for Neil Jordan , Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan and Makeup & Hair .",
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"text": "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": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "Lisa Kudrow Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( -LSB- ` kuːdroʊ -RSB- born July 30 , 1963 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer and producer . She gained worldwide recognition for her ten-season run as Phoebe Buffay and Ursula Buffay on the television sitcom Friends , for which she received many accolades , including six Emmy Award nominations , winning once in 1998 , and twelve Screen Actors Guild Award nominations , winning twice in 1996 and 2000 . She went on to produce , write and star in the 2005 HBO series The Comeback , which was revived nine years later and began airing its second season in November 2014 . She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for both seasons , in 2006 and 2015 respectively . She also starred in Web Therapy , which aired for four seasons on Showtime . As a producer of the series , she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class -- Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program for the show in 2012 . She is also one of the executive producers of the TLC reality program Who Do You Think You Are and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Program for the series in 2012 and 2014 . Away from television , Kudrow has also appeared in many films , including Romy and Michele 's High School Reunion ( 1997 ) , The Opposite of Sex ( 1998 ) , Analyze This ( 1999 ) and its sequel Analyze That ( 2002 ) , Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ) , Wonderland ( 2003 ) , Happy Endings ( 2005 ) , P.S. I Love You ( 2007 ) , Bandslam ( 2008 ) , Hotel for Dogs ( 2009 ) , Easy A ( 2010 ) , Neighbors ( 2014 ) , its sequel Neighbors 2 : Sorority Rising ( 2016 ) and The Girl on the Train ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Full Frontal (film) Full Frontal is a 2002 film by Steven Soderbergh about a day in the life of a handful of characters in Hollywood . It stars Catherine Keener , Blair Underwood , David Duchovny , Julia Roberts , Mary McCormack , Brad Pitt , and David Hyde Pierce . The film was shot on digital video using the Canon XL-1s in under a month . The film blurs the line between what is real and what is fiction in its depiction of a film within a film ( and possibly within another ) . It is in the loose structural style and narrative ambiguity of the French New Wave , and it received critical notice for this style .",
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"text": "A.C.O.D. A.C.O.D. is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Stu Zicherman , based on a script by Zicherman and Ben Karlin , and starring Adam Scott , Amy Poehler , Jessica Alba and Jane Lynch . The name of the film is an abbreviation for Adult Children of Divorce . Teddy Schwarzman produced the film through his Black Bear Pictures production company . Other stars include Richard Jenkins , Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Catherine O'Hara , with Ken Howard and Clark Duke in supporting roles . The film was released in the U.S. on October 4 , 2013 .",
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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": "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": "Hollywood & Wine Hollywood & Wine is a 2010 American comedy film .",
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"text": "Another Happy Day Another Happy Day is a 2011 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson . The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin , Kate Bosworth , Ellen Burstyn , Thomas Haden Church , George Kennedy , Ezra Miller , Demi Moore , Siobhan Fallon Hogan , Michael Nardelli , Jeffrey DeMunn , and Diana Scarwid .",
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"text": "Jack the Dog Jack the Dog is a 2001 American comedy-drama film , written and directed by Bobby Roth and starring Nestor Carbonell , Barbara Williams , Barry Newman , and Anthony LaPaglia . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2001 , and was released on DVD in the United States by Rivercoast Films on August 12 , 2008 . A sequel , Manhood , was released in 2003 .",
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"text": "Lisanne Falk Lisanne Falk ( born c. 1965 ) is an American actress and film producer .",
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"text": "Across the Universe (film) Across the Universe is a 2007 British-American jukebox musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor , centered on songs by the English rock band the Beatles . The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor , Dick Clement , and Ian La Frenais . It incorporates 34 compositions originally written by members of the Beatles . The film stars Jim Sturgess , Evan Rachel Wood , Joe Anderson and T.V. Carpio , and introduces Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy as actors . Cameo appearances are made by Bono , Eddie Izzard , Joe Cocker , and Salma Hayek , among others . Opening to mixed reviews , Across the Universe was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award . Two members of the supporting cast , Carol Woods and Timothy T. Mitchum , performed as part of a special Beatles tribute at the 50th Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "Kate Winslet filmography Kate Winslet is a British actress and singer who has appeared in numerous films and television series . Her film debut was as Juliet Hulme in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures . She went on to appear in the later 1990s films Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood ( 1995 ) , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , Jude as Sue Bridehead ( 1996 ) , Hamlet as Ophelia ( 1996 ) and Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater ( 1997 ) . For her role in Titanic , it earned her Best Actress nominations for an Academy Award , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award . In the 2000s , she was cast in Enigma with Dougray Scott ( 2001 ) , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey ( 2004 ) , Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp ( 2004 ) , The Holiday with Jack Black ( 2006 ) , The Reader with David Kross ( 2008 ) and Revolutionary Road with Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2008 ) , her second collaboration with him , the first being in Titanic . She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader . She also lent her voice to the animated film Flushed Away in 2006 with Hugh Jackman . In 2011 , Winslet starred in the all-star cast films , in Contagion with Marion Cotillard , Matt Damon , Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow and in Carnage alongside Jodie Foster , Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly . In 2014 , she played Jeanine Matthews in the first film of the series , Divergent , based on the novel of the same name . She reprised the role in the 2015 sequel Insurgent . In 2015 , she starred in titular role in The Dressmaker and as an ex marketing chief of Apple Joanna Hoffman in a biopic Steve Jobs , earning her seventh Oscar nomination . Her television work includes appearing in several episodes of the series Dark Season in 1991 , and three episodes on Get Back from 1992 to 1993 . In 2005 , she appeared in an episode of Extras as herself and received her first Emmy nomination and went on to win one for her portrayal of Mildred Pierce Beragon in Todd Haynes 's 2011 miniseries Mildred Pierce .",
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"text": "Lisa Wu Lisa Wu is an American television personality , actress , realtor , screenwriter and designer . She is best known for appearing on reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Hollywood Divas .",
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"text": "Super Troopers Super Troopers is a 2001 American crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar , written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group ( Jay Chandrasekhar , Kevin Heffernan , Steve Lem me , Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske ) . Marisa Coughlan , Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance . In total , Fox Searchlight paid $ 3.25 million for distribution rights of the film and grossed $ 23.1 million at the box office . A sequel , Super Troopers 2 , is currently filming and is expected to be released in 2017 .",
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"text": "Straight Talk Straight Talk is an 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Barnet Kellman and starring Dolly Parton and James Woods . Parton did not receive solo star-billing in any other theatrically released films until the 2012 film Joyful Noise , alongside Queen Latifah . Her previous starring films had been 9 to 5 ( 1980 ) , The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ) , Rhinestone ( 1984 ) , and Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ) .",
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"text": "Lisa Thornhill Lisa Thornhill ( born September 30 , 1962 ) is an American actress . She is best known for playing the role of Evelyn Thompson in the 2000 film The Family Man , Celeste Kane in the television series Veronica Mars , Gwen in the 2002 film Life , or Something Like It , and Agent Celia `` Cie '' Baxter in the television series 18 Wheels of Justice .",
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"text": "Swing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Swing is a soundtrack for the 1999 film of the same name , which stars Lisa Stansfield , who also recorded ten songs for the soundtrack and co-wrote four of them . The album was released in Europe on 10 May 1999 and in North America on 13 July 1999 . Swing garnered favorable reviews from music critics who called it a `` gem '' among the soundtracks . The album , full of jazz and swing songs , reached number six on Billboard 's Top Jazz Albums chart . On 2 June 2003 , it was remastered and re-released in Europe with an alternative cover art .",
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"text": "Annihilator (film) Annihilator is a 1986 science fiction television film , starring Mark Lindsay Chapman , Catherine Mary Stewart , and Lisa Blount .",
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"text": "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Stanley Kubrick : A Life in Pictures is a 2001 documentary about the life and work of Stanley Kubrick , famed film director , made by his long-time assistant and brother-in-law Jan Harlan . Its running time is 142 minutes long , it consists of several 15-minute chapters , each detailing the making of one of his films -- and two more showing his childhood and life . Jan Harlan managed to get many of Kubrick 's collaborators for interviews , including Tom Cruise , Nicole Kidman , Keir Dullea , Arthur C. Clarke , Malcolm McDowell , Peter Ustinov , Jack Nicholson , György Ligeti and Matthew Modine . It also has interviews from film directors who were inspired by Kubrick such as Woody Allen , Steven Spielberg , Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack . The film contains some rare footage , including from the Kubrick family home videos and on film sets , and clips from Fear and Desire - Kubrick 's first feature-length film . It was released on DVD on October 23 , 2007 , and was featured on the tenth disc of Stanley Kubrick : The Essential Collection and Stanley Kubrick : Limited Edition Collection DVD and Blu-ray released May 31 , 2011 , respectively . The documentary was also bundled in a box set of some of Kubrick 's other films released January 22 , 2008 . The soundtrack of the film is by composer and musician Jocelyn Pook , who had previously worked with Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut .",
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"text": "Web Therapy (season 3) The third season of the American Improvisational comedy television series Web Therapy premiered on July 23 , 2013 , and concluded on September 24 , 2014 , on Showtime . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy '' . This season contains the webisodes from season five of the web series .",
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"text": "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": "Lisa Blount Lisa Suzanne Blount ( July 1 , 1957 -- October 27 , 2010 ) was an American film and television actress , and Oscar-winning producer .",
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"text": "Sleep Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness , relatively inhibited sensory activity , inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles , and reduced interactions with surroundings . It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli , but is more easily reversed than the state of being comatose . Sleep occurs in repeating periods , in which the body alternates between two highly distinct modes known as non-REM and REM sleep . Although REM stands for `` rapid eye movement '' , this mode of sleep has many other aspects , including virtual paralysis of the body . A well-known feature of sleep is the dream , an experience typically recounted in narrative form , which resembles waking life while in progress , but which usually can later be distinguished as fantasy . During sleep , most of the body 's systems are in an anabolic state , helping to restore the immune , nervous , skeletal , and muscular systems ; these are vital processes that maintain mood , memory , and cognitive performance and plays a large role in the function of the endocrine and immune systems . The internal circadian clock promotes sleep daily at night . The diverse purposes and mechanisms of sleep are the subject of substantial ongoing research . The advent of artificial light has substantially altered sleep timing in industrialized countries . Humans may suffer from various sleep disorders , including dyssomnias , such as insomnia , hypersomnia , narcolepsy , and sleep apnea ; parasomnias , such as sleepwalking and REM behavior disorder ; bruxism ; and circadian rhythm sleep disorders .",
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"text": "Lightheadedness Lightheadedness is a common and typically unpleasant sensation of dizziness and/or a feeling that one may faint . The sensation of lightheadedness can be short-lived , prolonged , or , rarely , recurring . In addition to dizziness , the individual may feel as though his or her head is weightless . The individual may also feel as though the room is what causes the `` spinning '' or moving ( vertigo ) associated with lightheadedness . Most causes of lightheadedness are not serious and either cure themselves quickly or are easily treated . Keeping a sense of balance requires the brain to process a variety of information received from the eyes , the nervous system , and the inner ears . If the brain is unable to process these signals , such as when the messages are contradictory , or if the sensory systems are improperly functioning , an individual may experience lightheadedness or dizziness .",
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"text": "Comedown (drugs) Comedown or crashing is the deterioration in mood that happens as a psychoactive drug , typically a stimulant , is either decreasing or is cleared from the blood and thus the cerebral circulation . The improvement and deterioration of mood ( euphoria and dysphoria ) are represented in the cognitive schema #Noun as high and low elevations ; thus , after the drug has elevated the mood ( a state known as a high ) , there follows a period of coming back down , which often has a distinct character from withdrawal in stimulants . Generally , a comedown ( `` down , '' `` low , '' sometimes `` crash '' ) can happen to anyone as a transient symptom , but in people who are dependent on the drug ( especially those addicted to it ) , it is an early symptom of withdrawal and thus can be followed by others . Various drug classes , most especially stimulants and to a lesser degree opioids and sedatives , are subject to comedowns . A milder analogous mood cycle can happen even with blood sugar levels ( thus sugar highs and sugar lows ) , which is especially relevant to people with diabetes mellitus and to parents and teachers managing children 's behavior , as well as in adults with ADHD . Stimulant comedowns are unique in that they often appear very abruptly after a period of focus or high , and are typically the more intensely dysphoric phase of withdrawal than that following complete elimination from the bloodstream . Besides general dysphoria , this phase can be marked by frustration , anger , anhedonia , social withdrawal , and other symptoms characteristic to a milder mixed episode in Bipolar Disorder . Alertness and other general stimulant effects are still present .",
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"text": "Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis , also known as hypochondria , health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder , refers to worry about having a serious illness . This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition . An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac . Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect , no matter how minor the symptom may be , and are convinced that they have , or are about to be diagnosed with , a serious illness . Often , hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or , if there is a medical illness , their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease . Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying , such as gastro-intestinal problems , palpitations , or muscle fatigue . To qualify for the diagnosis of hypochondria the symptoms must have been experienced for at least 6 months . The DSM-IV-TR defines this disorder , `` Hypochondriasis '' , as a somatoform disorder and one study has shown it to affect about 3 % of the visitors to primary care settings . The newly published DSM-5 replaces the diagnosis of hypochondriasis with the diagnoses of `` somatic symptom disorder '' and `` illness anxiety disorder '' . Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily or mental symptoms may indicate a serious illness , constant self-examination and self-diagnosis , and a preoccupation with one 's body . Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors ' diagnosis , and report that doctors ' reassurance about an absence of a serious medical condition is unconvincing , or short-lasting . Additionally , many hypochondriacs experience elevated blood pressure , stress , and anxiety in the presence of doctors or while occupying a medical facility , a condition known as `` white coat syndrome '' . Many hypochondriacs require constant reassurance , either from doctors , family , or friends , and the disorder can become a disabling torment for the individual with hypochondriasis , as well as his or her family and friends . Some hypochondriacal individuals completely avoid any reminder of illness , whereas others frequently visit medical facilities , sometimes obsessively . Some sufferers may never speak about it .",
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"text": "Sleepless Nights Sleepless Nights may refer to :",
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"text": "Night Terror Night Terror or Night Terrors may refer to : Night terror , a medical condition Night Terrors ( film ) , a 1993 horror film directed by Tobe Hooper Night Terror ( Soulcalibur ) , a fictional character in the fighting game Soulcalibur III `` Night Terrors '' ( Star Trek : The Next Generation ) , a fourth season episode from Star Trek : The Next Generation `` Night Terrors '' ( Doctor Who ) , an episode from the sixth series of Doctor Who Night Terrors ( novel ) , a Buffy novel by Alice Henderson `` Night Terror '' , a song by English singer Laura Marling `` Night Terrors '' , a song by Static-X on Start a War",
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"text": "Activation-synthesis hypothesis The activation-synthesis hypothesis , proposed by Harvard University psychiatrists John Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley , is a neurobiological theory of dreams first published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in December 1977 . The differences in neuronal activity of the brainstem during waking and REM sleep were observed , and the hypothesis proposes that dreams result from brain activation during REM sleep . Since then , the hypothesis has undergone an evolution as technology and experimental equipment has become more precise . Currently , a three-dimensional model called AIM Model , described below , is used to determine the different states of the brain over the course of the day and night . The AIM Model introduces a new hypothesis that primary consciousness is an important building block on which secondary consciousness is constructed .",
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"text": "Psychosocial treatment of needle phobia in children While needle phobia is not age-specific , it is more common in children than in adults . The latest research from all fields indicates that needle-fear is predominant among children fears with some research claiming that up to 93 % of children experience -LSB- needle-related -RSB- stress . '' Many studies have been performed investigating psychosocial methods of helping children cope with their fear . Current research in this area has investigated several types of non-invasive treatments to aid children in their needle phobia . These can be categorized into distraction techniques and other methods . These techniques offer safer , cheaper alternatives to drug or anesthetic treatments ( see Treatment ) .",
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"text": "Put to sleep The term `` put to sleep '' may refer to : anesthesia animal euthanasia Actually helping something go to sleep",
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"text": "Pre-lucid dream A pre-lucid dream or near-lucid dream is one in which the dreamer considers the question , `` Am I asleep and dreaming ? '' The dreamer may or may not come to the correct conclusion . Such experiences are liable to occur to people who are deliberately cultivating lucid dreams , but may also occur spontaneously to those with no prior intention to achieve lucidity in dreams .",
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"text": "Clairvoyance Clairvoyance ( / klɛɹˈvɔɪəns / or / klɛəˈvɔɪəns / ) ( from French clair meaning `` clear '' and voyance meaning `` vision '' ) is the alleged ability to gain information about an object , person , location or physical event through extrasensory perception . Any person who is claimed to have some such ability is said accordingly to be a clairvoyant ( / klerˈvɔɪənt / ) ( `` one who sees clearly '' ) . Claims for the existence of paranormal and psychic abilities such as clairvoyance have not been supported by scientific evidence published in high impact factor peer reviewed journals . Parapsychology explores this possibility , but the existence of the paranormal is not accepted by the scientific community . Parapsychology , including the study of clairvoyance , is an example of pseudoscience .",
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"text": "Specific social phobia Mental health professionals often distinguish between generalized social phobia and specific social phobia . People with generalized social phobia have great distress in a wide range of social situations . Those with specific social phobia may experience anxiety only in a few situations . The term `` specific social phobia '' may also refer to specific forms of non-clinical social anxiety . The most common symptoms of specific social phobia are glossophobia , the fear of public speaking and the fear of performance , known as stage fright . Other examples of specific social phobia include fears of intimacy or sexual encounters , using public restrooms ( paruresis ) , attending social gatherings , and dealing with authority figures . Specific social phobia may be classified into performance fears and interaction fears , i.e. , fears of acting in a social setting and interacting with other people , respectively . The cause of social phobia is not definite . Symptoms of social phobia can occur in late adolescence when youths highly value the impressions they give off to their peers . Clinical experience of the prognosis of social phobia shows that it can prolong for many years but that it improves by mid life .",
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"text": "Mirror box A mirror box is a box with two mirrors in the center ( one facing each way ) , invented by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to help alleviate phantom limb pain , in which patients feel they still have a limb after having it amputated . The wider use of mirrors in this way is known as mirror therapy . In a mirror box the patient places the good limb into one side , and the residual limb into the other . The patient then looks into the mirror on the side with the good limb and makes `` mirror symmetric '' movements , as a symphony conductor might , or as we do when we clap our hands . Because the subject is seeing the reflected image of the good hand moving , it appears as if the phantom limb is also moving . Through the use of this artificial visual feedback it becomes possible for the patient to `` move '' the phantom limb , and to unclench it from potentially painful positions . Based on the observation that phantom limb patients were much more likely to report paralyzed and painful phantoms if the actual limb had been paralyzed prior to amputation ( for example , due to a brachial plexus avulsion ) , Ramachandran and Rogers-Ramachandran proposed the `` learned paralysis '' hypothesis of painful phantom limbs . Their hypothesis was that every time the patient attempted to move the paralyzed limb , they received sensory feedback ( through vision and proprioception ) that the limb did not move . This feedback stamped itself into the brain circuitry through a process of Hebbian learning , so that , even when the limb was no longer present , the brain had learned that the limb ( and subsequent phantom ) was paralyzed . Ramachandran 's theory was challenged by a 2010 research study conducted by Marian Michielsen of the University Medical Center , Rotterdam . Michielsen carried out research involving 22 stroke victims which suggests that mirror therapy works by enhancing the spatial coupling between limbs . Michielsen stated that `` The hypothesis that the mirror illusion enhances spatial coupling is supported by studies on healthy volunteers , showing that the mirror illusion increased the tendency of one limb to take on the spatial properties of the other limb .",
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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": "Paraspace The term ` paraspace ' comes from Samuel R. Delany , a ` space ' existing parallel to normal or ordinary space . According to Delany , the para-space is an alternate space that ` exists parallel to the normal space of the diegesis -- a rhetorically heightened `` other realm ''' ( Bukatman 1993 : 157 ) . Bukatman ( 1993 : 157 ) says `` Cyberspace is clearly a '' paraspace ' . ' `` Delany connects cyberpunk to the mysterious lunar artifact of Algis Budrys ' Rogue Moon and early evocations of outer space , all of which use inflated rhetoric to differentiate `` paraspace '' from mundane dimensions '' Samuel Review Essay . Paraspace is defined by Barry Malzberg as `` the condition of hyperspace -LSB- that -RSB- is itself insane '' ( as cited by Bukatman , 1993 : 157 ) . Michael Fisch ( 2004 : 371 , citing Murakami , 2002 : 157 ) comments `` While the para-space is often inaugurated through cognition it is always a ` materially manifested ' and ` linguistically intensified ' space in which ` conflicts that begin in ordinary space are resolved ' '' ( Murakami 2002 : 157 ) . Implications Walter Benjamin ( 1936/1968 ) declare the end of storytelling because of its incapacity to relate traumatic experiences , such as warfare , shell shock in World War I . As work lost its spaces to practice not just storytelling , but storylistening , the skills of interpretation of experience atrophied . Paraspace is the hyperspace gone insane ( Malzberg , The worker flesh-body is displaced by the corporate ad-inventions , set on the global stage of `` technoorganic reconstructions of the flesh '' ( Bukatman , 1993 : 19 ) . Walter Benjamin ( 1936 ) declared that the art of storytelling is coming to an end . We can no longer tell a tale of trauma properly . We can no longer exchange our experiences of trauma of war ( PTSD ) , economic collapse sending millions into homelessness , including veterans of the recent wars , the ubiquitousness of sweatshops , and so on . Of relevance to paraspace , the lost art of storytelling has an accumulated effect ( Fisch , 2004 : p. 365 ) ; it gets worth with cyber-real . / When the ` real ' pokes through the cyberspace , it gets quickly displaced by obfuscation . Our ` real ' in hyperspace is not closer to Lacanian Real ( FIsch , p. 372 ) . Paraspace is invisible , yet has material consequences ( Bukatman , 1992 ) . Benjamin , W. ( 1936/1968 ) Illuminations , New York : Harcourt Brace & World . Bukatman , S. ( 1992 ) . Amidst These Fields of Data : Allegory , Rhetoric , and the Paraspace . Critique : Studies in Contemporary Fiction , 33 ( 3 ) , 199-219 . Bukatman , S. ( 1993 ) Terminal Identity : The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction , Durham , NC : Duke University Press . Delany , Samuel R. ( 1988 ) . Some real mothers : An interview with Samuel R. Delany by Takayuki Tatsumi . '' Science Fiction Eye , 1 , # 3 : 5-11 . Fisch , M. ( 2004 , October ) . In search of the real : technology , shock and language in Murakami Haruki 's Sputnik Sweetheart . In Japan Forum ( Vol . 16 , No. 3 , pp. 361 -- 383 ) . Taylor & Francis . Murakami , H. ( 2002 ) Sputnik Sweetheart , trans . P. Gabriel , New York : Vintage International .",
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"text": "Repetition compulsion Repetition compulsion is a psychological phenomenon in which a person repeats a traumatic event or its circumstances over and over again . This includes reenacting the event or putting oneself in situations where the event is likely to happen again . This `` re-living '' can also take the form of dreams in which memories and feelings of what happened are repeated , and even hallucination . The term can also be used to cover the repetition of behaviour or life patterns more broadly : a `` key component in Freud 's understanding of mental life , ` repetition compulsion ' ... describes the pattern whereby people endlessly repeat patterns of behaviour which were difficult or distressing in earlier life '' .",
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"text": "Stimulus onset asynchrony Stimulus-onset asynchrony ( SOA ) is a measure used in experimental psychology . SOA denotes the amount of time between the start of one stimulus , S1 , and the start of another stimulus , S2 ( Figure 1 ) . In this respect , a stimulus may consist of , e.g. , a presented image , sound or printed word . A short time interval between S1 and S2 may lead to interference in the neural processing of these two patterns . Conversely , a very long SOA may lead to a situation where the brain activity caused by S1 may have faded , such that S2 has become an isolated event . Typical research questions concern the facilitation , deterioration , or biasing effects of the sequential stimulus presentation on a required later response . In a certain kind of studies on subliminal stimulation , called `` pattern masking '' , subliminality is achieved by masking the subliminal stimulus with a second stimulus composed of either random parts of letters or numbers , or containing different kinds of figural properties . Here , the critical parameter is the time interval ( the SOA ) between the onset of the subliminal stimulus and the onset of the masking stimulus . In psycholinguistics the stimuli are typically a prime and a target , in which case the stimulus-onset asynchrony is measured from the beginning of the prime ( S1 ) until the beginning of the target ( S2 ) . This time can be manipulated experimentally to determine its effects on other dependent measures such as reaction time or brain activity . For an example of the application of stimulus-onset asynchrony , see Psychological Refractory Period .",
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"text": "Delusional disorder Delusional disorder is a mental illness in which the patient presents with delusions , but with no accompanying prominent hallucinations , thought disorder , mood disorder , or significant flattening of affect . Delusions are a specific symptom of psychosis . Delusions can be `` bizarre '' or `` non-bizarre '' in content ; non-bizarre delusions are fixed false beliefs that involve situations that could potentially occur in real life , such as being followed or poisoned . Apart from their delusions , people with delusional disorder may continue to socialize and function in a normal manner and their behavior does not necessarily generally seem odd . However , the preoccupation with delusional ideas can be disruptive to their overall lives . For the diagnosis to be made , auditory and visual hallucinations can not be prominent , though olfactory or tactile hallucinations related to the content of the delusion may be present . To be diagnosed with a delusional disorder , the delusion ( s ) can not be due to the effects of a drug , medication , or general medical condition , and delusional disorder can not be diagnosed in an individual previously properly diagnosed with schizophrenia . A person with delusional disorder may be high functioning in daily life . Recent and comprehensive metaanalyses of scientific studies point to an association between a deterioration in aspects of IQ in psychotic patients , in particular perceptual reasoning . According to German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin , patients with delusional disorder remain coherent , sensible and reasonable . The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM ) defines six subtypes of the disorder characterized as erotomanic ( believes that someone is in love with them ) , grandiose ( believes that they are the greatest , strongest , fastest , richest , and/or most intelligent person ever ) , jealous ( believes that the love partner is cheating on them ) , persecutory ( delusions that the person or someone to whom the person is close is being malevolently treated in some way ) , somatic ( believes that they have a disease or medical condition ) , and mixed , i.e. , having features of more than one subtype . Delusions also occur as symptoms of many other mental disorders , especially the other psychotic disorders . The DSM-IV , and psychologists , generally agree that personal beliefs should be evaluated with great respect to cultural and religious differences , since some cultures have widely accepted beliefs that may be considered delusional in other cultures .",
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"text": "Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment Treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome ( CFS ) is variable and uncertain , and the condition is primarily managed rather than cured . Only two treatments , cognitive behavioral therapy and graded exercise therapy , have demonstrated reproducible evidence for their efficacy people with CFS who are walking . There are no Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved medications for ME/CFS treatment , although medications are used without approval for the illness ( off-label ) . Drugs have been used in experimental studies of the illness that have n't been approved for market for any condition in the United States ( for example , isoprinosine and rintatolimod ) . Other proposed treatments include medical treatments and alternative medicine . Even when treated , the prognosis of CFS is often poor . In one study , poor early management was reported to be a main risk factor for severe CFS ( delayed diagnosis , poor response to analgesics , physiotherapy , or alternative medicine ) , with associated variables including a poor relationship with the GP before and after diagnosis , and the involvement of a psychiatrist in initial treatment . CFS management techniques include behavioral interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT , a form of psychological therapy ) , and graded exercise therapy ( GET ) . Based on evidence from multiple randomized clinical trials ( RCTs ) , a systematic review published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ( October 2006 ) stated that CBT and GET interventions showed promising results , appearing to reduce symptoms and improve function . The review stated that the evidence of effectiveness was inconclusive for most other interventions , with some reporting significant adverse effects . The wide variety of outcome measures used in CFS research was found to be a `` fundamental problem '' for assessing the effectiveness of interventions in general , and no intervention has proven to be effective in restoring the ability to work . Recovery is `` rare '' even after a comprehensive rehabilitation programme .",
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"text": "Paralysis (album) Paralysis is the second EP by Norwegian metal band Extol . It was released only in Sweden , Germany , and Finland in 2001 by Endtime Productions . Paralysis was the band 's last record on that label as they were signed to Century Media afterwards . It was also the band 's last album to feature their technical and melodic death metal style . `` Shadow of Death '' is a cover of the pioneering Christian technical thrash metal group Believer 's song from the 1989 album Extraction from Mortality . The song indicated Extol 's stylistic change that followed on the 2003 album Synergy . The songs on this EP were added as bonus tracks for Century Media 's re-release of Undeceived .",
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"text": "Complex regional pain syndrome Complex regional pain syndrome ( CRPS ) , also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy ( RSD ) , is a long term pain syndrome that often worsens with time . It is characterized by severe pain out of proportion to the original injury and is often accompanied by sensitivity , swelling , and changes in the skin . It may initially affect one limb and then spread throughout the body ; 35 % of affected people report symptoms throughout their whole body . The cause of CRPS is unknown though CRPS is associated with dysregulation of the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system resulting in abnormal temperature control and pain of the affected limb ( s ) resulting in functional impairment and disability . Precipitating factors include injury and surgery , although there are cases where no identifiable injury had occurred at the original site . CRPS is not caused by psychological factors , yet the constant pain and reduced quality of life are known to cause psychological problems ( such as increased depression and anxiety ) . Although `` research does not reveal support for specific personality or psychopathology predictors of the condition , '' CRPS is associated with psychosocial effects , including impaired social and occupational function . It is classified as an amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome . Treatment involves a multidisciplinary approach involving medications , physical and occupational therapy , psychological treatments , and neuromodulation . Despite this the results are often unsatisfactory , especially if treatment is delayed .",
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"text": "Inception Inception is a 2010 science fiction film written , co-produced , and directed by Christopher Nolan , and co-produced by Emma Thomas . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious , and is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for a seemingly impossible task : `` inception '' , the implantation of another person 's idea into a target 's subconscious . The ensemble cast additionally includes Ken Watanabe , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Marion Cotillard , Ellen Page , Tom Hardy , Dileep Rao , Cillian Murphy , Tom Berenger , and Michael Caine . After the 2002 completion of Insomnia , Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment about a horror film envisioning `` dream stealers '' based on lucid dreaming . Deciding he needed more experience before tackling a production of this magnitude and complexity , Nolan retired the project and instead worked on 2005 's Batman Begins , 2006 's The Prestige , and The Dark Knight in 2008 . The treatment was revised over 6 months and was purchased by Warner in February 2009 . Inception was filmed in six countries , beginning in Tokyo on June 19 and ending in Canada on November 22 . Its official budget was US$ 160 million , split between Warner Bros and Legendary . Nolan 's reputation and success with The Dark Knight helped secure the film 's $ 100 million in advertising expenditure . Inceptions première was held in London on July 8 , 2010 ; its wide release to both conventional and IMAX theaters began on July 16 , 2010 . A box office success , Inception grossed over $ 800 million worldwide . The home video market also had strong results , with $ 68 million in DVD and Blu-ray sales . Inception opened to acclaim from critics , who praised its story , score , and ensemble cast . It won four Academy Awards for Best Cinematography , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Visual Effects , and was nominated for four more : Best Picture , Best Original Screenplay , Best Art Direction , and Best Original Score .",
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"text": "Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine , ( -LSB- keɪn -RSB- born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. ; 14 March 1933 ) is an English actor and author . Renowned for his distinctive working class cockney accent , Caine has appeared in over 115 films and is regarded as a British film icon . He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in a number of acclaimed British films , including Zulu ( 1964 ) , The Ipcress File ( 1965 ) , Alfie ( 1966 ) , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award , The Italian Job ( 1969 ) , and Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) . His most notable roles in the 1970s included Get Carter ( 1971 ) , The Last Valley , Sleuth ( 1972 ) , for which he earned his second Academy Award nomination , The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , and A Bridge Too Far ( 1977 ) . He achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s , with Educating Rita ( 1983 ) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . In 1986 , he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Woody Allen 's Hannah and Her Sisters . Caine played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol ( 1992 ) . Having by that time practically retired from acting on the big screen , he enjoyed a career resurgence in the late 1990s , receiving his second Golden Globe Award for his performance in Little Voice in 1998 and receiving his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Cider House Rules the following year . Caine played Nigel Powers in the 2002 parody Austin Powers in Goldmember , and Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy . He appeared in several other of Nolan 's films including The Prestige ( 2006 ) , Inception ( 2010 ) , and Interstellar ( 2014 ) . He also appeared as a supporting character in Alfonso Cuarón 's Children of Men and Pixar 's 2011 film Cars 2 . As of February 2017 , films in which he has starred have grossed over $ 3.5 billion domestically and over $ 7.8 billion worldwide . Caine is ranked as the twelfth highest grossing box office star . Caine is one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s ( the other one being Jack Nicholson ; Laurence Olivier was also nominated for an acting Academy Award in five different decades , beginning in 1939 and ending in 1978 ) . In 2000 , Caine was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contribution to cinema .",
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"text": "The Science of Interstellar The Science of Interstellar is a non-fiction book by American theoretical physicist Kip Thorne with the foreword by Christopher Nolan . The book was initially published on November 7 , 2014 by W. W. Norton & Company . This is his second full-size book for non-scientists after Black Holes and Time Warps , released in 1994 . The Science of Interstellar is a follow-up text for the 2014 movie Interstellar , starring Matthew McConaughey , Anne Hathaway , and Jessica Chastain .",
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"text": "Michael Fassbender filmography Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who made his screen debut in the 2001 war drama miniseries Band of Brothers as Sgt. Burton `` Pat '' Christenson . Fassbender followed this with a number of television roles including a German motorcycle courier in the drama Hearts and Bones ( 2001 ) , Guy Fawkes in the miniseries Gunpowder , Treason & Plot ( 2004 ) , Lt. Harry Colebourn in the film A Bear Named Winnie ( 2004 ) , and Azazeal in the series Hex ( 2004 -- 05 ) . He made his film debut playing a Spartan soldier in Zack Snyder 's 300 ( 2007 ) . The following year Fassbender portrayed Irish republican Bobby Sands during the events of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Steve McQueen 's historical drama Hunger . His performance garnered him the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards , and the Irish Film and Television Awards . Fassbender appeared as a British soldier in Quentin Tarantino-directed film Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) . Two years later , he played Carl Jung in David Cronenberg 's A Dangerous Method , and a man suffering with sex addiction in McQueen 's Shame . His performance in the latter earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival . In the same year he also appeared in superhero film X-Men : First Class as Magneto . In 2013 , Fassbender reteamed with McQueen on the period drama 12 Years a Slave . For his role as a slave owner in the film he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . The following year , he reprised his role as Magneto in the superhero sequel X-Men : Days of Future Past which grossed a box-office total of over $ 747 million -- his highest grossing release as of April 2016 . In 2015 , he appeared as the title character in Justin Kurzel 's film adaptation of the play Macbeth . In the same year , Fassbender 's portrayal of Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle 's eponymous film garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor .",
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"text": "Without a Clue Without a Clue is a 1988 British comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley .",
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"text": "Lynn Caine Lynn Caine ( 1924 -- 1987 ) was an American author and publishing agent at Little , Brown and Company from 1967 to 1976 . She is best known for her best-selling book `` Widow '' , published on May 29 , 1974 , about her experiences after the death from cancer of her husband Martin Caine in 1971 . In this book , she also talked about couples getting financing and life insurance , something Caine did not have after her husband died and she also mentions how she once refused a partnership in a financial counseling deal because she was only offered 10 percent . It was adapted into a TV movie by Lorimar Productions and shown on NBC in 1976 . She wrote three additional books ; Lifelines ( 1978 ) , What Did I Do Wrong ? Mothers , Children , Guilt ( 1985 ) , and Being A Widow ( 1988 ) . Journalist Timothy Noah included Widow in his list of self-help books but criticized , calling it `` mediocre '' . Contemporary Sociology said Widow '' is very well known throughout America and it is a well written personal story of her experiences ... '' . She continued writing and lecturing until she died from cancer in 1987 at age 63 . Before her death , she had published another book Book for Widow through Arbor House .",
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"text": "Freejack Freejack is a 1992 science fiction action film directed by Geoff Murphy , starring Emilio Estevez , Mick Jagger , Rene Russo , and Anthony Hopkins . Upon its release in the United States , the film received mostly negative reviews . The screenplay was cowritten by Ronald Shusett .",
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"text": "Around the World Under the Sea Around the World Under the Sea is a 1966 science fiction film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Lloyd Bridges , with Marshall Thompson , Shirley Eaton , Gary Merrill , and David McCallum . It follows the adventures of a crew of the deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine Hydronaut making a submerged circumnavigation of the world to plant monitoring sensors on the ocean floor that will help scientists better predict impending earthquakes . Although Jules Verne is n't credited by the film makers , his influence can be seen throughout the film .",
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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": "Anthony R. Michaelis Anthony R. Michaelis ( 22 August 1916 in Berlin -- 18 October 2007 in Heidelberg ) was a science journalist and publisher . He was born Kurt Otto Adolf Michaelis , a doctor 's son , in Berlin on August 22 , 1916 and educated at the Falk Real Gymnasium . Although baptised a Lutheran , he had three Jewish grandparents , which meant that after Hitler came to power in 1933 he would not be allowed to study science - so his father sent him to London . Michaelis studied aeronautical engineering at the Imperial College of the University of London before switching to Chemistry . He went on to obtain a doctorate on `` The Dehydrogenation of Alicyclic Compounds and Terpenic Ketones in the Liquid Phase '' , while lecturing at Sheffield University under Sir Patrick Linstead . He was interned as an ` enemy alien ' in England in May 1940 and then Canada , where he formed lasting friendships with Klaus Fuchs , Max Perutz , Hermann Bondi and Tommy Gold . After he returned to Britain in December 1940 , he joined the Auxiliary Fire Service whilst working as a chemist in a paint factory . After graduation , he became chief chemist at Milton Antiseptic . After World War II Michaelis worked for the British Intelligence Objectives Committee , which investigated enemy scientific developments , and in 1946 he married Ann Aikman , with whom he was to have three children . His distinguished career as a science journalist and editor spanned several activities including the `` BIOS project '' , technical writing at `` CIBA '' and `` International Telecommunication Union '' in Switzerland . Later he became a scientific film author in Australia , editor of the British magazine Discovery , science correspondent for The Daily Telegraph where he wrote daily reports on science and technology from 1969 to 1973 . He was also the founding editor and publisher of Interdisciplinary Science Reviews . Michaelis became known as an expert on the subject of scientific cinematography . From 1950 to 1954 he worked at the University of Sydney and during this time wrote much of the textbook Research Films ( 1956 , US ) . The National Library of Australia holds material related to the publication of this book .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Science Fiction Adventures (1952 magazine) Science Fiction Adventures was an American digest-size science fiction magazine , published from 1952 to 1954 by Science Fiction Publications . It was edited by Lester del Rey , under the pseudonym `` Philip St. John '' , and was targeted at a younger audience than its companion magazine , Space Science Fiction . Contributors included Algis Budrys , Raymond Z. Gallun , Robert Sheckley , and del Rey himself , who published his novel Police Your Planet under the pseudonym `` Erik van Lhin '' . Damon Knight contributed a book review column beginning with the fifth issue . Cyril M. Kornbluth 's novel The Syndic was serialized in 1954 . Artwork was provided by H.R. van Dongen , Kelly Freas , and Paul Orban , among others . Lester del Rey left at the end of 1953 , and his place was taken by Harry Harrison , but the magazine lasted for only three more issues .",
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"text": "The Lost Worlds of 2001 The Lost Worlds of 2001 is a 1972 book by Arthur C. Clarke , published by Signet as an accompaniment to the novel 2001 : A Space Odyssey . The book itself consists in part of behind-the-scenes notes from Clarke concerning scriptwriting ( and rewriting ) , as well as production issues . The core of the book , however , is contained in excerpts from the proto-novel and an early screenplay that did not make it into the final version . Alternative settings for launch preparation , the EVA scene where astronaut Frank Poole is lost , and varying dialogues concerning the HAL 9000 unit are all featured in the book . Also included is the original short story `` The Sentinel '' upon which 2001 is loosely based .",
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"text": "Michael Crichton John Michael Crichton ( -LSB- ˈkraɪtən -RSB- October 23 , 1942 -- November 4 , 2008 ) was an American best-selling author , screenwriter , film director and producer best known for his work in the science fiction , medical fiction and thriller genres . His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide , and many have been adapted into films . In 1994 , Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in U.S. television ( ER ) , film ( Jurassic Park ) , and book sales ( Disclosure ) . His literary works are usually within the action genre and heavily feature technology . His novels epitomize the techno-thriller genre of literature , often exploring technology and failures of human interaction with it , especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology . Many of his future history novels have medical or scientific underpinnings , reflecting his medical training and science background . He wrote , among other works , The Andromeda Strain ( 1969 ) , Congo ( 1980 ) , Sphere ( 1987 ) , Travels ( 1988 ) , Jurassic Park ( 1990 ) , Rising Sun ( 1992 ) , Disclosure ( 1994 ) , The Lost World ( 1995 ) , Airframe ( 1996 ) , Timeline ( 1999 ) , Prey ( 2002 ) , State of Fear ( 2004 ) , Next ( 2006 ; the final book published before his death ) , Pirate Latitudes ( 2009 ) , an unfinished techno-thriller , Micro , which was published in November 2011 , and Dragon Teeth , a historical novel set during the `` Bone Wars '' , published worldwide in May 2017 .",
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"text": "Harry Palmer Harry Palmer is the protagonist of a number of films based on the unnamed main character from the spy novels written by Len Deighton . Michael Caine played Harry Palmer in three of the four films based on the four published novels featuring this character . Caine also starred as this character in two other films not directly based on Deighton 's novels .",
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"text": "John Caine (disambiguation) John Caine , author and playwright John Caine may also refer to : John Thomas Caine , British-born American politician John Caine ( athletic director ) , see Leo Harris John Caine ( basketball ) , see Rex Darling",
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"text": "Ten Seconds to Hell Ten Seconds To Hell ( released in the UK as The Phoenix ) is a 1959 British and West German film directed by Robert Aldrich and based upon Lawrence P. Bachmann 's novel , The Phoenix . The Hammer Films/UFA joint production stars Jack Palance , Jeff Chandler and Martine Carol . Set in the aftermath of World War II , the film focuses on a half-dozen German POW 's who return to a devastated Berlin and find employment as a bomb disposal squad , tasked with clearing the city of unexploded Allied bombs . Their fatalistic duties lead them to form a macabre pact ; they donate a part of their individual paychecks into a pool that those still surviving at the end of three months divide the money . Eventually , only two men are left , and they are both in love with the same woman . Robert Aldrich 's direction is noted for its meticulous attention to the techniques of bomb deactivation and disposal .",
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"text": "The Holcroft Covenant (film) The Holcroft Covenant is a spy thriller 1985 film based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name . The film starred Michael Caine and was directed by John Frankenheimer . The script was written by Edward Anhalt , George Axelrod , and John Hopkins .",
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"text": "The Lost World (Crichton novel) The Lost World is a techno thriller novel written by Michael Crichton and published in 1995 by Knopf . A paperback edition ( ISBN 0-345-40288-X ) followed in 1996 . It is a sequel to his earlier novel Jurassic Park . In 1997 , both novels were re-published as a single book titled Michael Crichton 's Jurassic World , unrelated to the 2015 film of the same name .",
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"text": "The Unexplained (magazine) The Unexplained : Mysteries of Mind , Space , & Time was a popular partwork magazine published by Orbis Publishing in the United Kingdom , between 1980 and 1983 . It ran to 156 issues , with issue 157 being an index to the collection , and dealt with the paranormal and mysteries such as UFOs , the Bermuda Triangle , ghosts , spontaneous human combustion , the Cottingley Fairies , ancient knowledge , sea monsters , the Yeti , weird coincidences , stone circles , contact with the dead , and notable historical characters linked to the occult . The magazine was published as a journal , with page numbering continuing from one edition to the next . When the magazine ceased publication , a refund was offered if the consumer returned the covers . The magazine was edited by Peter Brookesmith , and consultants included Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Professor A. J. Ellison . The editorial director was Brian Innes , who had previously worked on Man , Myth & Magic : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural . A complementary version was published in France , entitled L'Inexpliqué , which contained differently written articles . This series was published in 8 to 26 volumes , depending on whether the edition were British or French . The partwork , which debuted on newsstands the same year the British TV series Arthur C. Clarke 's Mysterious World ( 1980 ) was first broadcast , was hugely popular . Articles from the magazine were later published in book form during the late 1980s by various publishers , including Black Cat , Caxton , and St. Michael 's books . Titles included : When the Impossible Happens ( 1984 ) and Out of this World : Mysteries of Mind , Space , & Time ( 1989 ) .",
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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": "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": "Snooki Nicole Elizabeth `` Snooki '' LaValle ( née Polizzi ; born November 23 , 1987 ) is an American reality television personality , author , dancer and professional wrestler who is best known for being a cast member of the MTV reality show Jersey Shore and starring in Snooki & Jwoww . Since the show 's debut in 2009 , Polizzi has gained popularity by appearing on talk shows including The View , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , Late Show with David Letterman , and The Wendy Williams Show . She earned $ 150,000 per Jersey Shore episode for the last two seasons . She also appeared as the guest hostess for WWE Raw in 2011 and competed at WrestleMania XXVII that same year .",
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"text": "Let's Go (1964 TV series) Lets Go started at CBC Vancouver as a summer musical series for teenagers , July 17 , 1964 to Sept. 4 , 1964 . There were 8 Lets Go shows produced and broadcast locally on CBUT Vancouver , Friday evenings at 7:30 PM . Fred Latremouille and Randi Conlin were Hosts , with the Classics as the house band . Regular performers were Gillian Russell , Susan Pesklevits ( Susan Jacks ) , Mike Campbell , Tom Northcott , Howie Vickers , Marcel Chouinard , Stan Cayer and Ed Whiting . Produced and directed by Ain Soodor , script assistant Chris Paton , studio director Al Vitols . The Classics band members were , Tom Baird ( keyboard/writer ) , Claire Lawrence ( sax ) , Brian Russell ( guitar ) , Glenn Miller ( bass ) , Gary Taylor ( drums ) , Howie Vickers ( lead vocalist ) . On-air schedule was found in the CBC Times records for British Columbia . First Lets Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yS97_eVuXg Lets Go on September 28 , 1964 , became part of the CBC network series called Music Hop from 5 cities during the week at 5:30 to 6:00 PM . Fred Latremouille and Red Robinson were Hosts for Vancouver ' 's Lets Go , which was seen on Mondays , Winnipeg 's show on Tuesdays , Toronto on Wednesdays , Montreal on Thursdays and on Fridays it was Halifax . Performers who joined Lets Go : Patty Surbey , Marty Gillan , Terry Jacks , Joanie Taylor , Bobby Faulds and Bonnie Huber . The Music Hop series continued until 1967 . Lets Go shows from CBC Vancouver , were produced and directed by Ain Soodor , ( 1964-1966 ) , script assistant Chris Paton . Al Vitols produced and directed Lets Go shows in 1966 , script assistant was Patsy MacDonald . Let 's Go was a daily CBC Television entertainment series aired during the 1967-1968 season , featuring musical guests . It was the successor to Music Hop , and the show 's title was taken from the Vancouver segment of Music Hop . Each day 's episode featured local talent from a different city , moving across the country from east to west : Halifax ( Monday ) , Ottawa ( Tuesday ) , Toronto ( Wednesday ) , Winnipeg ( Thursday ) and Vancouver ( Friday ) . Anne Murray appeared on the Halifax show , before she achieved huge popularity with `` Snowbird '' . The Winnipeg show was hosted by Chad Allan , the former front man for The Guess Who . The Guess Who , fronted by Burton Cummings , played as the house band in Winnipeg . Susan Jacks ( Pesklevits ) was a regular performer on the Vancouver show before becoming the lead singer of the Poppy Family . Let 's Go shows , starting in 1967 from Vancouver had a new host , Howie Vickers , followed by Mike Campbell , Terry Jacks , Tom Northcott and Terry Frewer , all taking turns . The new house band was named Probably Us , with Bob Buckley ( sax ) , Terry Frewer ( guitar ) , Bob Murphy ( keyboard ) , Doug Edwards ( bass ) and George Ursan ( drums ) . In addition to the regular Lets Go performers , new singers were introduced each week , Jayson Hoover , Lynn Brooks , Bruce Bissell , Ted Davis , Nancy Lester , Rik Salem , The Raible Brothers , Rosalind Keene , Dave Sinclair , Kelly Christopher , Mark Middler , Anne Attenborough , Tom & Barry Collins , PM Howard , and Rick McCartie . A variety of pop-rock groups made appearances such as The Collectors , The Wiggy Symphony , The Shockers , the Northwest Company , the Poppy Family , the Seeds of Time , My Indole Ring , Eric Burdon and the Animals , and the New Vaudeville Band . Featured celebrity interviews included Jimi Hendrix , Stevie Wonder , the Everly Brothers , Moody Blues , The Righteous Brothers , the Beach Boys , the Monkees , the Yardbirds and Creedence Clearwater Revival . These Lets Go shows from Vancouver were produced and directed by Ken Gibson , the script assistant was Patsy MacDonald . The last Lets Go show aired on June 26 , 1968 . CBC Vancouver and the CBC network continued in the same time slot with mostly bands and was titled `` Where It 's At '' until it ended on June 20 , 1969 . CBC Let 's Go Show was different in Vancouver and Winnipeg . The Vancouver show was hosted by Red Robinson and Fred Latremouille . Winnipeg show was hosted by Chad Allan , of The Guess Who .",
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"text": "The Jay Leno Show The Jay Leno Show is an American talk show created by and starring Jay Leno . Premiering on NBC on September 14 , 2009 , the program aired on weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT through February 9 , 2010 . The program was modeled upon the format of a late night talk show -- specifically , Jay Leno 's incarnation of The Tonight Show , opening with a comedic monologue , followed by interviews with celebrity guests and other comedy segments . Sketches from The Tonight Show ( including Headlines and Jaywalking ) were carried over to The Jay Leno Show , along with new sketches . The program was the result of a compromise by NBC Universal 's then-CEO Jeff Zucker to keep Jay Leno with the company following his retirement from The Tonight Show and replacement with Conan O'Brien . The Jay Leno Show was also intended to provide NBC with an alternative to the high-cost scripted dramas aired by competing networks in its time slot ; the network believed that the lower cost of production , in combination with product placement deals , meant that the program did not necessarily have to be highly viewed in order to turn a profit . NBC hoped to attract Leno 's existing fans , as well as a larger primetime audience than that of his late-night program . The Jay Leno Show was met with mixed reception from critics , who felt that the series had little differentiation from Leno 's Tonight Show . Others were critical of NBC 's decision to give up an hour of its weeknight lineup to Leno , due to the network 's past success with dramas airing in the time slot , while one NBC affiliate notably planned to not air the show at all , although this decision was retracted due to complaints by the network . Although viewership of The Jay Leno Show was initially on par with NBC 's projections , by November , the program 's ratings began to fall significantly . NBC 's affiliates complained that the declining viewership of The Jay Leno Show also had a ripple effect on the viewership of their late local newscasts . In an effort to address the concerns , NBC announced in January 2010 that it would , following the 2010 Winter Olympics , shorten The Jay Leno Show to a half-hour , and move it to 11:35 p.m -- the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years , and bump Tonight to 12:05 a.m. NBC 's decision resulted in a major public conflict between the network and Conan O'Brien , who asserted that the move would damage the highly respected Tonight Show franchise , and that he would not participate in the program if it were moved to 12:05 . Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike , NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35 . On January 21 , 2010 , NBC reached a $ 45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract . The Jay Leno Show ended on February 9 , 2010 , after being on the air for only four months , with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television 's `` Biggest Bomb of All Time . '' Leno resumed his duties as host of The Tonight Show on March 1 , 2010 , in a final stint that lasted until his February 2014 succession by Jimmy Fallon .",
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"text": "List of programmes broadcast by Pogo Pogo is an Indian television channel available in English , Hindi , Telugu and Tamil . The channel carries a number of popular animated shows as well as live action shows . Turner produces exclusive shows for Pogo under the brand name `` Pogo Originals '' from time to time . A Pogo originals production by Turner , The Music , Art and Dance show , M.A.D. , is one of India 's most popular do-it-yourself shows . Pogo also showcases many popular animated and live action movies under the block name `` Lights ! Camera ! Pogo '' . Pogo nowadays airs Chhota Bheem for most of the time . It airs repeats of Chhota Bheem , Mr. Bean , Tom and Jerry , Chhota Bheem specials and Mighty Raju movies .",
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"text": "WTVML WTVML is an XML-based and WML-derived content format designed to allow web site operators to easily develop and deploy Interactive TV services , typically it reduces the time taken for web site operators to create a TV Site , and results in the Site being deployable on a larger number of devices , and is capable of being automatically validated , tested and transformed . WTVML was originally developed by Ian Valentine and Patrick Sansom in a company called waptv . After demonstrating the ability to develop Interactive TV services using web infrastructures and XML , and successfully deploying them to existing TV set-top-boxes over dial up modems , the company was acquired by BSkyB . The technology was first used to launch Sky 's interactive betting service on December 6th 2000 , and later became the basis of a large number of `` red button '' channel portals and internet based interactive services . The format follows a strict XML syntax ( DTD ) that has been developed in response to multiple user requirements by BSkyB , and is now being enhanced by Miniweb Interactive . The format was standardized through ETSI as TS 102 322 . WTVML has the potential to unify the Interactive TV content creation industry , which has been hampered by proprietary `` middlewares '' and a lack of browser standards . The fragmentation of technologies available to build Digital TV platforms has meant that typical web site operators have had no common content format available to them to allow them to develop their TV Site once , and deploy it unchanged across multiple networks and devices . Some newer set-top boxes ( particularly IPTV devices ) use various versions of HTML browsers . Many of these have proprietary TV extensions , and different deployment characteristics , which result in untested services being deployed unfaithfully or worse with run-time errors . Due to the need for explicit layouts , as well as other reasons , many designers attempting to create TV Style services using HTML browsers need to make extensive use of JavaScript , which has the result of further inhibiting interoperability , and requires manual testing of a service before it is deployed by the majority of networks , thus essentially closing a network from open internet access . WTVML services can be automatically and dynamically transformed into various forms of HTML/JS/CSS , making them compatible with traditional web browsers as well as WTVML native browsers , and allowing the network operator to manage his platform specific features independently from the standard used by the web site authors . WTVML follows a web 2.0 style model , in that complete applications are DTD driven , allowing TV Style services to be created without the use of Script . Between 2000 and 2008 the industry , including the DVB ,",
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"text": "List of Saturday Night Live incidents As a live sketch comedy show , NBC 's Saturday Night Live ( officially abbreviated SNL ) has had a number of technical problems , performer mishaps , and controversial content . Several hosts and musical guests have received negative press due to their appearances on the program , including musician Sinéad O'Connor , comedian Andrew Dice Clay , then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump , and the bands Rage Against the Machine and Fear . In the course of the show 's forty-plus-year history , several technical issues have occurred live on air , most notably with singer Ashlee Simpson . Other times , controversial content has been edited out of syndicated reruns and online-distributed editions of the show , including coarse language . The show has `` banned '' certain hosts , and has also been accused of plagiarism .",
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"text": "The Buddy Deane Show The Buddy Deane Show was a teen dance television show , similar to Philadelphia 's American Bandstand , that was created by Zvi Shoubin and aired on WJZ-TV in Baltimore , Maryland from 1957 until 1964 . The show was taken off the air because home station WJZ-TV was unable to integrate black and white dancers . Its host was Winston `` Buddy '' Deane ( 1924-2003 ) , who died in Pine Bluff , Arkansas after suffering a stroke , July 16 , 2003 . He was 78 . Winston `` Buddy '' Deane was a broadcaster for more than 50 years , beginning his career in Little Rock , Arkansas , then moving to the Memphis , Tennessee market before moving on to Baltimore where he worked at WITH radio . He was one of the first disc jockeys in the area to regularly feature rock-and-roll . His dance party television show debuted in 1957 and was , for a time , the most popular local show in the United States . It aired for two and a half hours a day , six days a week . Hundreds of thousands of teens learned the latest dances of their day by watching Committee Members on The Buddy Deane Show . Teenagers who appeared on the show every day were known as the `` Committee . '' Committee members included Mike Miller , Charlie Bledsoe , Ron Osher , Mary Lou Raines , Pat ( ricia ) Tacey , and Cathy Schmink . Viewers often emulated the Committee members ' dance moves , copied their personal style , and followed their life stories and interactions . Buddy Deane organized and disc-jockeyed dances in public venues across the WJZ-TV broadcast area , across much of Maryland and Southern Delaware . At such events , tens of thousands of teenagers were exposed to live recording artists and TV personalities . Many top acts of the day , both black and white , appeared on the show . Acts that appeared on The Buddy Deane Show first were reportedly barred from appearing on Dick Clark 's American Bandstand . If they were on Bandstand first , however , they could still be on The Buddy Deane Show . Although WJZ-TV , owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting ( now CBS ) , was an ABC affiliate , the station `` blacked out '' the network broadcast of American Bandstand in Baltimore and broadcast the Deane program instead , reportedly because Bandstand showed black teenagers dancing on the show ( although black and white teenagers were not allowed to dance together until the show was moved to California in 1964 ) . The Deane program set aside every other Friday when the show featured only black teenagers ( the rest of the time , the show 's participants were all white ) . Owing to Buddy 's mid-South roots and work history , he brought onto his show many performers from the ranks of Country and Western music ( e.g. , Skeeter Davis , singing `` The End of the World '' and Brenda Lee singing `` Sweet Nothin 's '' ) , who then achieved cross-over hits among rock 'n' roll fans . Buddy Deane also played songs that other disc-jockeys , often including Dick Clark , refused to present to mostly white teen TV audiences , because the acts sounded `` too Black '' ( e.g. , `` Do You Love Me , '' by the Contours , or `` Hide and Seek , '' by Bunker Hill ) . With an ear for music , seasoned by many more prior years as a disk jockey than Dick Clark , Buddy also brought to his audience a wider array of white musical acts than were seen on `` American Bandstand . '' For example , Carole King appeared on the show , nearly a decade before she burst to popularity with her landmark 1970 album , `` Tapestry , '' playing her 45RPM single `` It Might as Well Rain Until September . '' ( For another example , Dean featured English artist , Helen Shapiro , singing her Baltimore hit , `` Tell Me What He Said , '' at about the time that the Beatles were on tour around England , playing on the same show bill with her . )",
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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": "Emeril Live Emeril Live is a television program that aired on the Food Network from 1997 to 2007 and then The Cooking Channel from 2008 to 2010 . Hosted by Emeril Lagasse , Emeril Live featured many of the same elements as Emeril 's other program , Essence of Emeril and often had a Creole theme . The program was taped in front of a live audience in New York City and featured music played by Doc Gibbs and the Emeril Live Band . In 2004 , the program moved to Chelsea Market . Emeril Live began production in 1997 , and won a CableACE Award for `` Best Informational Show '' later that year . The program featured a wide variety of cuisine from cajun to stir-fry and often featured well-known chefs as guests who cook alongside Emeril . Some of the celebrities that appeared on the program include Charlie Daniels , Patti LaBelle , Michael McDonald , Joe Perry , Sammy Hagar , Aretha Franklin , Patton Oswalt , and Jimmy Buffett . Emeril sometimes let the audience taste the food that he prepares . He was known for his use of catchphrases , such as `` Pork fat rules '' , `` Kick it up a notch '' , `` Oh , yeah babe '' , and `` Bam ! '' , which he used when adding seasoning to the food that he was preparing . On November 27 , 2007 , the Food Network revealed it would halt production on the program on December 11 , 2007 . On May 20 , 2008 , the Fine Living network revealed that it would start airing Emeril Live , including never-before-seen episodes , beginning July 7 , 2008 .",
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"text": "Vasily Strelnikov Vasily Borisovic Strelnikov ( Василий Боpисович Стрельников , also known as друг агрессивно-прогрессивной молодёжи ) is a well-known Russian-American New York City-born VJ , most commonly known to the Boomerang Generation as the voice behind MTV Russia , which he was during the 1998/2002 timeframe . Vasily arguably had peak popularity with his morning show called Weekend 's Whim . Vasily was born in New York City on May 14 , 1962 to a Russian father and a Russian mother , a Soviet embassy officer . His father , Boris Strelnikov , was a prominent Soviet-era journalist , who worked for many years as a correspondent of the Pravda newspaper based in the United States . He holds dual citizenship as both an American and a Russian . Vasily began his career as a radio presenter in the 1980s , working for Radio Moscow World Service . He was best known as the host of the ` Listeners ' Request Club ' , one of the most popular programmes on the air , which , due to its informal presentation , contrasted with most other shows . During 2006 Vasily hosted Мозголомы - a Russian version of the Brainiac : Science Abuse TV programme on REN TV . he hosts Упс ! - another Russian TV programme . As of 2011 he has returned to the Voice of Russia to host the mailbag show , `` From Moscow With Love '' .",
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"text": "Dance 360 Dance 360 ( 2004-2005 ) was a modern hip-hop television series in which different dancers competed to win 360 dollars and an Xbox or a cell phone from Boost Mobile . It was hosted by Fredro Starr , Alfonso Ribeiro , and Kel Mitchell with DJ K-Sly providing the beats for the dancers . The dancers were selected from the audience at the beginning of the show , and they competed one-on-one , with the winner going on to the next round . They were judged by the level of audience applause . In addition to the prizes awarded , the winner was also given the last few seconds of the show to give `` shout outs '' to friends and family . The show 's title comes from the circle on the dance floor where the dancers competed . Host Kel Mitchell previously starred in the television show Kenan and Kel along with his friend Kenan Thompson for a four-year run . Host Fredro Starr previously played on the hit show Moesha playing one of her boyfriends , Q. Host Alfonso Ribeiro was best known for his role as Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . DJ K-Sly , whose real name is Kathleen Taylor is a Los Angeles-based DJ more known as a radio host . The show was noted for its famous slogans : `` Yo , Fredro , where you at ?! '' , `` Three six oooh '' , `` Tag Your Man ! * '' and `` Head To Head ! '' . Both hosts later starred in the straight-to-DVD film , Ganked in 2005 .",
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"text": "David Rocco's Dolce Vita David Rocco 's Dolce Vita is a television show hosted by David Rocco . The show is shot on location in and around the cities and countrysides of Italy , following the cultural , social , and culinary escapades of Rocco and his friends . Besides cooking , the show explores the Italian ways of life and ways of food in this culture exposé . Rocco and his wife Nina traipse around Florence and Sicily , cooking dinner for friends , checking out local hot spots , and living the sweet life . The recipes that Rocco makes are generally easy to follow , classic Italian dishes . The whole concept behind the cooking aspect of the program is that good cooking does not have to be difficult . The dishes he makes are always elegant and impressive , but simple and quick . Some episodes deal with thematic recipes , such as `` The Hunt for Funghi '' . Other episodes include `` The Party '' , `` Boy 's Night Out '' , and `` Rocco and the City '' .",
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"text": "Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ was a Japanese music variety show on Fuji Television hosted by the comedy duo Downtown , which consists of Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada . It is a very popular show with comical hosts who like to pick on their guests . An episode usually consists of live performances ( of recently released songs ) from popular artists , chat segments and other fun and games . Many famous singers such as Ayumi Hamasaki , Britney Spears , Utada Hikaru , and Namie Amuro have performed almost all of their singles on this show . Japanese rock artists such as Glay , X Japan , Alice Nine , The Gazette , Nightmare , Gackt , and L'Arc-en-Ciel have also been on the show performing their hit singles as well as playing games with the hosts . All bands signed under Johnny & Associates have also appeared on the show as guests and have performed their latest hit songs . South Korean boybands SS501 , Big Bang , TVXQ and girl groups S.E.S. , Girls ' Generation , and Kara have also appeared on the show . On September 18 , 2012 , Fuji TV announced that `` Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ '' would end its run after eighteen years . The series finale aired on December 17 , 2012 .",
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"text": "The Baby Snooks Show The Baby Snooks Show was an American radio program starring comedian and Ziegfeld Follies alumna Fanny Brice as a mischievous young girl who was 40 years younger than the actress who played her when she first went on the air . The series began on CBS September 17 , 1944 , airing on Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm as Post Toasties Time ( for sponsor General Foods ) . The title soon changed to The Baby Snooks Show , and the series was sometimes called Baby Snooks and Daddy .",
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"text": "Korean Wave The Korean Wave ( , , a neologism literally meaning `` flow of Korea '' ) is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s . First driven by the spread of K-dramas and K-pop across East , South and Southeast Asia during its initial stages , the Korean Wave evolved from a regional development into a global phenomenon , carried by the Internet and social media and the proliferation of K-pop music videos on YouTube . Since the turn of the 21st century , South Korea has emerged as a major exporter of popular culture and tourism , aspects which have become a significant part of its burgeoning economy . The growing popularity of Korean pop culture in many parts of the world has prompted the South Korean government to support its creative industries through subsidies and funding for start-ups , as a form of soft power and in its aim of becoming one of the world 's leading exporters of culture along with Japanese and British culture , a niche that the United States has dominated for nearly a century . During this time the Korean society began to be recognized as a developed country similar to that of the Western world . Part of the success of the Korean Wave owes in part to the development of social networking services and online video sharing platforms such as YouTube , which have allowed the Korean entertainment industry to reach a sizable overseas audience . Use of these media in facilitating promotion , distribution and consumption of various forms of Korean entertainment ( and K-pop in particular ) has contributed to their surge in worldwide popularity since the mid-2000s .",
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"text": "Showbiz Extra Showbiz Korea is a daily television entertainment news show that covers the South Korean entertainment industry broadcast in South Korea and throughout Asia on Arirang TV , which premiered on April 10 , 2002 . The show is produced in Korea , but broadcast in the English language . It 's also available on Viki with subtitles in multiple languages . The show features segments that include `` Showbiz Today '' about the latest issues facing the Korean entertainment industry ; `` K-Chitchat '' that features a panel of experts discussing the latest Korean entertainment issues ; `` Stars ' Big Match '' that highlights stars gaining worldwide fame ; `` Fashion 101 '' that explores fashion and beauty trends of Korean celebrities ' `` Issue Makers '' that spotlights stars in the news this week ; `` Film Digest '' that features the latest movie releases ; and `` On Scene '' that takes you on filming sets , press conferences and showcases .",
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"text": "Sesame Street research In 1969 , the children 's television show Sesame Street premiered on the National Educational Television network ( later succeeded by PBS ) in the United States . Unlike earlier children 's programming , the show 's producers used research and over 1,000 studies and experiments to create the show and test its impact on its young viewers ' learning . By the end of the program 's first season , the organization founded to oversee Sesame Street production , Children 's Television Workshop ( CTW ) , had developed what came to be called `` the CTW model '' : a system of planning , production , and evaluation that combined the expertise of researchers and early childhood educators with that of the program 's writers , producers , and directors . CTW conducted research in two ways : in-house formative research that informed and improved production , and independent summative evaluations conducted by the Educational Testing Service ( ETS ) during the show 's first two seasons to measure the program 's educational effectiveness . CTW researchers invented tools to measure young viewers ' attention to the program . Based on these findings , the researchers compiled a body of data and the producers changed the show accordingly . The formative research on Sesame Street was the first time children 's television viewing was studied scientifically . Summative research conducted over the years , including two landmark evaluations in 1970 and 1971 , demonstrated that viewing the program had positive effects on young viewers ' learning , school readiness , and social skills . Subsequent studies have replicated these findings , such as the effect of the show in countries outside of the US , several longitudinal studies , the effects of war and natural disasters on young children , and studies about how the show affected viewers ' cognition . As CTW researcher Gerald S. Lesser stated in 1974 , early tests conducted on the show ( both formative and summative ) `` suggested that Sesame Street was making strides towards teaching what it had set out to teach '' .",
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"text": "Ednooki Ednooki or One-eyed ( Macedonia Cyrillic : Еднооки ) is a stirical animated show from Kontrabanda Produkcija from Macedonia . The show was first aired in April 2006 on A1 , later on Kanal 5 till 2007 and currently on Sitel .",
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"text": "Karaoke Fishtank Karaoke Fishtank was a British late-night television show which based its format on music videos . The show was hosted by a computer animated fish called ` Vince Finn ' ( voiced by Logan Murray ) , who introduced each video in turn before it was played in a humorous manner , such as why Norman Cook is also known as ` Fatboy Slim ' ( although his real name is Quentin ) . In a separate introduction he defended Jennifer Lopez , saying her `` arse '' is not fat , and has muscle . He concludes this by asking the viewers , to `` Just ask that fat bird from Emmerdale ! '' . However , during the play of each video the lyrics would be shown at the bottom of the screen , while a bouncing-fish would move so the viewer if they chose to sing-along , would know what to sing and when . The graphics that produced the lyrics were made with the Windows application winOKE . The show was broadcast on Channel 4 late-night every Friday on their 4Later segments , and ran between 22 September 2000 -- 4 February 2001 . It was also created by Televirtual , a sister-company to Broadsword Productions , who were the team behind the CITV Anglia Television show Knightmare . Claire Zolkwer of Endermol Entertainment was the main producer and director .",
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"text": "Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island Total Drama All-Stars and Total Drama : Pahkitew Island are two 13-episode segments that both make up the fifth season of the Canadian animated television series , Total Drama . The season was commissioned by Cartoon Network in October 2012 , ordering 26 episodes . It is a sequel to Total Drama Island , Total Drama Action , Total Drama World Tour , and Total Drama : Revenge of the Island . The season was produced by Fresh TV and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and distributed by Cake Entertainment . Owing to the series ' premise , the season presents itself as a parody of reality television series , such as Survivor . The entire season first premiered in the United States starting on September 10 , 2013 on Cartoon Network for the first part , with the second part premiering in the United States on July 7 , 2014 for a two-week time period . In Canada , the first part premiered on Teletoon during their `` Ca n't Miss Thursdays '' time slot starting January 9 , 2014 . The second part of the season also premiered during their `` Ca n't Miss Thursdays '' time slot on Teletoon starting on September 4 , 2014 . The second half of the season also premiered on the APTN network in 2015 .",
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"text": "Sugar (TV series) Sugar is a TV cooking show shown on Food Network Canada hosted by Canadian pastry chef Anna Olson . The official show description reads `` Anna Olson satisfies sweet cravings with great dessert recipes and guides viewers from making to plating with presentation ideas to dress up any dessert . '' Premiered in October 2002 , Sugar is a half-hour show which specializes in desserts . Each episode has a theme ingredient . Host Anna Olson makes one simple dessert with the theme ingredient in the first part of the show . During the second and third part , she creates a more elaborate or decadent dessert with the same ingredient . During the last few minutes of the program called the `` Switch-Up '' , Anna re-invents the first dessert with a few tricks and turns it into something more special . Sugar aired for five seasons on Food Network Canada and its 151 episodes has been syndicated in 40 countries .",
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"text": "Charles Haley Charles Lewis Haley ( born January 6 , 1964 ) is a former American football linebacker and defensive end who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the San Francisco 49ers ( 1986 -- 1991 , 1998 -- 1999 ) and the Dallas Cowboys ( 1992 -- 1996 ) . A versatile defensive player , Haley began his career as a specialty outside linebacker , eventually progressing to pass-rusher and finally full-fledged defensive end . He is the first five-time Super Bowl champion , and is one of only two such players , the other being Tom Brady . Haley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015 .",
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"text": "List of songs recorded by Haley Reinhart American singer and songwriter Haley Reinhart has released two studio albums , 1 extended play , 5 singles ( including two promotional singles ) , and has made 12 appearances as featured or guest vocalist , most notably for her role as a recurring performer with the jazz collective Postmodern Jukebox . Reinhart 's debut studio album , Listen Up ! was released on May 22 , 2012 , following the release of the lead single `` Free '' . The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 77,000 units as of 2016 . After being dropped by her label , Interscope at the end of 2012 , Reinhart independently released the single `` Show Me Your Moves '' in 2014 , with the help of crowdfunding website Indiegogo . Her second studio album , Better followed in 2016 , being released on April 29 . It was funded with the help of ole Management Company , and red dot , who served as the publishers for this independent album release . The album debut at number 22 on the Independent Albums chart , selling approximately 7,500 units in its first two weeks of release . Better spawned the lead single , `` Better '' , as well as Reinhart 's most successful single release to date , a cover of the Elvis classic `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' which served as the first promotional single for the album . The single rose in popularity after being used in an Extra gum commercial that became a viral sensation online . The single has since peaked at number 16 on the US AC chart , selling approximately 250,000 units as of October 2016 , and having been streamed more than 32,000,000 times on Spotify , making it her most streamed single through the streaming service . Reinhart has also seen success on the Jazz Digital charts with her releases as part of Postmodern Jukebox . 6 of the 8 singles released with the band have charted in the top 20 , including her most successful single , a remake of Radiohead 's `` Creep '' , which peaked at number 1 on the chart dated May 25 , 2015 , and has appeared on the chart for 58 consecutive weeks .",
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"text": "Charles Hunter Charles Hunter may refer to : Charles Hunter ( composer ) ( 1876 -- 1906 ) , American composer of ragtime music Charles A. Hunter ( 1843 -- 1912 ) , American Civil War soldier awarded the Medal of Honor Charles N. Hunter ( 1906 -- 1978 ) , U.S. Army officer and author Sir Charles Hunter , 3rd Baronet ( 1858 -- 1924 ) , Member of Parliament for Bath , 1910 -- 1918 Charles H. Hunter ( soldier ) ( 1817 -- 1870 ) , Pennsylvania militia officer and physician Charles Hunter , a character in the novel Pirate Latitudes",
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"text": "Charles M. Payne Charles M. Payne , Jr. ( born March 14 , 1948 ) is an American academic whose areas of study include civil rights activism , urban education reform , social inequality , and modern African-American history . He was the Chief Education Officer for Chicago Public Schools and used to be the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago 's School of Social Service Administration .",
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"text": "Marcus Charles Marcus Charles ( born November 13 , 1973 ) is an American restaurateur and entrepreneur in Seattle . He is known for fostering and expanding the Capitol Hill Block Party , resurrecting the Crocodile Cafe music venue , and founding Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room , along with multiple , successful Seattle bars and restaurants . In 2012 he was a recipient of the Puget Sound Business Journal 's `` 40 Under 40 '' award .",
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"text": "Chicken tax The chicken tax is a 25 % tariff on potato starch , dextrin , brandy , and light trucks imposed in 1963 by the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to tariffs placed by France and West Germany on importation of U.S. chicken . The period from 1961 -- 1964 of tensions and negotiations surrounding the issue was known as the `` Chicken War , '' taking place at the height of Cold War politics . Eventually , the tariffs on potato starch , dextrin , and brandy were lifted , but over the next 48 years the light truck tax ossified , remaining in place to protect U.S. domestic automakers from foreign competition ( e.g. , from Japan and Thailand ) . Though concern remains about its repeal , a 2003 Cato Institute study called the tariff `` a policy in search of a rationale . '' As an unintended consequence several importers of light trucks have circumvented the tariff via loopholes -- including Ford ( ostensibly a company that the tax was designed to protect ) , which imported the Transit Connect light trucks as `` passenger vehicles '' to the U.S. from Turkey and immediately strips and shreds portions of their interiors , such as installed rear seats , in a warehouse outside Baltimore -- and Mercedes , which imported complete vans built in Germany , `` disassembled them and shipped the pieces to South Carolina , where American workers put them back together in a small kit assembly building . '' The resulting vehicles emerge as locally manufactured , free from the tariff .",
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"text": "Charles French Charles French may refer to : C. G. W. French ( 1822 -- 1891 ) , American jurist and judge , full name Charles Grafton Wilberton French Charles French ( entomologist ) ( 1842 -- 1933 ) , Australian horticuturalist and naturalist Charles French ( politician ) ( 1851 -- 1925 ) , Irish politician Charles K. French ( 1860 -- 1952 ) , American film actor Charles M. French ( 1876 -- ? ) , American athlete Charlie French ( 1883 -- 1962 ) , U.S. baseball player Charles Daniel French ( 1884 -- 1954 ) , Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec",
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"text": "Charles B. Cory Charles Cory redirects here . For those of a similar name , see Charles Corey ( disambiguation ) __ NOTOC __ Charles Barney Cory ( January 31 , 1857 -- July 31 , 1921 ) was an American ornithologist and golfer .",
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"text": "Bruce Haley Bruce Haley ( born 16 January 1957 , Alameda , California ) is the recipient of the Robert Capa Gold Medal , one of the most prestigious photography awards , for his 1990 coverage of Burma ` s bloody ethnic civil war . He began his career in 1988 , in Afghanistan and went on to photograph areas of conflict in Asia , Africa , Europe and the former Soviet Union . His images of a grisly execution by stabbing in Burma were particularly noteworthy . He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Baltimore Sun in 1992 , for helping to break the story of the famine in Somalia . Later , he transitioned to non-military subjects . Haley ` s photographs have appeared worldwide in books , magazines and newspapers , as well as in corporate publications and on CD , video and DVD covers ; his clients include Time Life , U.S. News and World Report , The London Sunday Times Magazine , Stern , Paris Match , GEO , Aperture , Georgia-Pacific and the Chevron Corporation . Profiles to Haley and his work , have appeared in American PHOTO , ( French ) PHOTO and B&W . His portfolio , `` 13 Million Tons of Pig Iron , '' was # 1 on the Photo-Eye Bestseller List . Haley ` s exhibition prints have been shown in museums and galleries all over the world .",
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"text": "Haley's 21st Birthday `` Haley 's 21st Birthday '' is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 130th episode overall . It originally aired on December 10 , 2014 . The episode was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by Alisa Statman . The episode centers on Haley 's 21st birthday . Claire , Gloria , Mitchell and Cameron take Haley to a bar so she can have her first drink , while Phil wants to buy her a car as a gift . Jay tries to help bring down the cost of the car using business negotiation tactics . Manny , Luke and Alex stay home to babysit Lily who asks them if they know how babies are made . `` Haley 's 21st Birthday '' received mixed reviews from the critics .",
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"text": "Charlie Tahan Charles `` Charlie '' Tahan ( born June 11 , 1998 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Chuck Robbins Charles H. `` Chuck '' Robbins is an American businessman . He serves as the chief executive officer ( CEO ) of Cisco Systems , the American manufacturer of networking hardware .",
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"text": "Charles Morgan (coach) Charles H. Morgan was an American football coach .",
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"text": "Charles King Charles King or Charlie King may refer to :",
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"text": "Charles Morton (editor) Charles Walton Morton , Jr. ( 1899 -- 1967 ) was a writer and journalist . Morton served as the associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly for 26 years ( 1941 -- 67 ) . He also wrote several books about publishing , relationships , and other subjects . During his career , Morton achieved notoriety as one of the most noted humorists in the U.S.",
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"text": "Leroy Haley Leroy `` Irish '' Haley ( born 27 December 1954 ) , is an American former Light Welterweight boxer .",
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"text": "Charles Holmes (disambiguation) Charles Holmes ( 1868 -- 1936 ) was a British painter , art critic and museum director . Charles Holmes may also refer to : Charles Holmes ( Royal Navy officer ) ( 1711 -- 1761 ) , British naval officer and MP , Wolfe 's third-in-command during the capture of Quebec in 1759 Charles H. Holmes ( 1827 -- 1874 ) , member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York Charlie Holmes ( 1910 -- 1985 ) , saxophonist Charlie Holmes ( footballer ) ( 1910 -- 1981 ) , Australian footballer for Fitzroy Charlie Holmes , frontman of English rock band Heart in Hand Chuck Holmes ( entrepreneur ) ( 1945 -- 2000 ) , American entrepreneur and philanthropist , founded Falcon Studios Chuck Holmes ( born 1934 ) , ice hockey player",
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"text": "Charles Rice Charles Rice may refer to : Charles Rice ( general ) ( 1787-1863 ) , Politician and officer in Massachusetts militia Charles Rice ( sound engineer ) , sound engineer Charles Allen Thorndike Rice ( 1851-1889 ) , American author and publisher Charles E. Rice ( 1931 -- 2015 ) , American legal scholar Charles Francis Rice ( 1851-1927 ) , American Methodist minister Charles M. Rice , American virologist Charles Owen Rice ( 1908-2005 ) , Roman Catholic priest and American labor activist",
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"text": "Rockin' the Oldies Rockin ' the Oldies was the fifth album of rock and roll music by Bill Haley and His Comets . Produced by Milt Gabler , the album was released by Decca Records in 1957 . It was the first of three `` themed albums '' that Haley recorded for Decca . On this occasion the album consisted of re-recordings of popular standards , some dating back 30 years or more , but rearranged in a rock and roll style . For example , Haley 's version of Larry Clinton 's `` The Dipsy Doodle '' included new lyrics referring to Haley 's past hits , `` Shake , Rattle and Roll '' and `` See You Later Alligator '' . The album did not produce any hit singles . The recording sessions that produced this album are notable for not including Haley 's usual saxophone player , Rudy Pompilli . Sidelined by illness , his place was taken by Frankie Scott . One song originally recorded for this album , `` Rock Lomond '' was held over until the later compilation release Rockin ' the Joint .",
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"text": "Charles Hill (diplomat) Charles Hill ( born April 28 , 1936 ) is the Diplomat-in-Residence and a lecturer in International Studies at Yale University . A career foreign service officer , Mr. Hill was a senior adviser to George Shultz , Henry Kissinger , and Ronald Reagan , as well as Boutros Boutros-Ghali , the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations . At Yale , he teaches , along with Paul Kennedy and John Gaddis , the seminar `` Studies in Grand Strategy '' , a rigorous interdisciplinary study of leadership , statecraft and diplomacy . He also teaches students enrolled in the Directed Studies program . Beginning in 2006 , Hill offered a new course , Oratory in Statecraft . Not since Rollin G. Osterweis , who taught `` The History and Practice of American Oratory '' , had oratory been taught at Yale . Hill received a B.A. from Brown University in 1957 , a J.D. and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1960 and 1961 , respectively . He is a recipient of the Superior Honor Award from the State Department , the Presidential Distinguished Service Award , and the Secretary of State 's Medal . He holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Rowan University . Hill is a research fellow at Stanford University 's Hoover Institution . Hill is also a Project for the New American Century ( PNAC ) signatory . Hill served as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to Rudy Giuliani , a Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential election .",
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"text": "Charles Sherman Charles Sherman may refer to : Charles Taylor Sherman ( 1811 -- 1879 ) , Ohio lawyer and judge Charles `` Cy '' Sherman , American journalist , known as the `` father of the Cornhuskers '' Charles Robert Sherman ( 1788 -- 1829 ) , American lawyer and public servant Charles Sherman ( artist ) ( born 1947 ) , American artist",
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"text": "Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( عمر الشريف , -LSB- ˈʕomɑɾ eʃʃɪˈɾiːf -RSB- ; born Michel Dimitri Chalhoub -LSB- - arzmiˈʃel dɪˈmitɾi ʃælˈhuːb -RSB- 10 April 193210 July 2015 ) was an Egyptian actor . He began his career in his native country in the 1950s , but is best known for his appearances in both British and American productions . His films included Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) , Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) , and Funny Girl ( 1968 ) . He was nominated for an Academy Award . He won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award . Sharif , who spoke Arabic , English , Greek , French , Spanish , Portuguese and Italian fluently , was often cast as a foreigner of some sort . He bridled at travel restrictions imposed by the government of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser , leading to self-exile in Europe . The estrangement led to an amicable divorce from his wife , the iconic Egyptian actress Faten Hamama . He had converted to Islam in order to marry her . He was a lifelong horse racing enthusiast , and at one time ranked among the world 's top contract bridge players .",
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"text": "Ikbal Ali Shah Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah ( सरदार इक़बाल अली शाह , -LSB- , born 1894 in Sardhana , India , died 4 November 1969 in Tangier , Morocco ) was an Indian-Afghan author and diplomat descended from the Sadaat of Paghman . Educated in India , he came to Britain as a young man to continue his education in Edinburgh , where he married a young Scotswoman . Travelling widely , Ikbal Ali Shah undertook assignments for the British Foreign Office and became a publicist for a number of Eastern statesmen , penning biographies of Kemal Ataturk , the Aga Khan and others . His other writing includes lighter works such as travel narratives and tales of adventure , as well as more serious works on Sufism , Islam and Asian politics . He hoped that Sufism might `` form a bridge between the Western and the Eastern ways of thinking '' ; familiar with both cultures , much of his life and writing was devoted to furthering greater cross-cultural understanding . Ikbal Ali Shah fathered three children , all of whom became notable writers themselves ; his son Idries Shah became particularly well known and acclaimed as a writer and teacher of Sufism in the West . When Ikbal Ali Shah 's wife died in 1960 , he moved from Britain to Morocco , spending the last decade of his life in Tangier . Controversy related to his sons ' claims to have a special role in representing Sufism in the West also reflected back on Ikbal Ali Shah ; a researcher seeking to discredit his son Idries unearthed Foreign Office records which appeared to cast doubt on Ikbal Ali Shah 's honesty , and towards the end of his life he was involved in a literary scandal surrounding a new translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam , a joint work by his eldest son Omar and the English poet Robert Graves . He died in a road accident in Morocco , aged 75 .",
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"text": "List of Prime Ministers of Canada by languages spoken The politics of language has been a key issue in Canada since the founding of the country in 1867 . The choice of a party leader is greatly influenced by language proficiency , as is electability with the public . All Canadian prime ministers have spoken either French or English , some both , but only a few were fluently bilingual , and few have spoken any other language . All prime ministers have had one of English or French as their mother tongue with the possible exceptions of Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie , who may have spoken Scottish Gaelic or Lowland Scots as their first language . The two official languages of the Parliament of Canada have been English and French since 1867 under the British North America Act ; however , few members of parliament have historically been able to debate in their second language , and simultaneous translation was not introduced until the 1960s , making for two largely separate groups of legislators debating the same issues in two different languages . Furthermore the language of administration was almost solely English before the 1969 Official Languages Act . Speaking English has always been necessary to become prime minister as the majority of any parliamentary caucus large enough to form government has always been made up of unilingual Anglophones , not to mention the voting public . Not being able to speak French has not always been considered a sufficient handicap to prevent one from becoming prime minister , however . All Anglophone Canadian prime ministers have had ministers in their cabinet that represented the provincial interests of Quebec and spoke the French language , known as Quebec lieutenants . This tradition began before Confederation in the old United Province in Canada , which was usually jointly governed by two `` co-premiers '' , one from Canada West ( Ontario ) and one from Canada East ( Quebec ) . It was extended into Confederation via Macdonald 's partnership with George-Étienne Cartier and has continued down to the present day . Since rise of Quebec nationalism ( following the Quiet Revolution -LSB- circa 1960-1966 -RSB- ) , and especially the introduction of official bilingualism in the Official Languages Act in 1969 and its entrenchment in the Constitution of 1982 , Canadian prime ministers ( and party leaders as potential prime ministers ) have been expected to be functionally bilingual by convention . An important factor in this trend has been the creation of the televised leaders ' debates , which are held in separately in French and English . The parties feel the need to have a leader who can at least participate in both debates , even if they can not win them both . The need to speak both languages is also seen as symbol of Canada 's identity as a linguistic duality , but also as a practical political matter , as the prime minister is seen as a leader of the federalist camp opposed to Quebec separatism and must be able to fight for the `` hearts and minds '' of Quebecers in their native language .",
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"text": "Indian English literature Indian English Literature ( IEL ) refers to the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India . Its early history began with the works of R. K. Narayan , Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao who contributed to Indian fiction in the 1930s . It is also associated with the works of members of the Indian diaspora , such as V. S. Naipaul , Kiran Desai , Jhumpa Lahiri , Kovid Gupta , Agha Shahid Ali , Rohinton Mistry and Salman Rushdie , who are of Indian descent . It is frequently referred to as Indo-Anglian literature . ( Indo-Anglian is a specific term in the sole context of writing that should not be confused with Anglo-Indian ) . As a category , this production comes in the broader realm of postcolonial literature -- the production from previously colonised countries such as India .",
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"text": "Cabinet of Pakistan The Cabinet of Pakistan is composed and consisted of the most senior and elected officers of the executive branch of the Government of Pakistan . All cabinet secretariats are directed and perform their government administrative operations by people-elected statesmen and officers who are generally designated as `` Ministers '' of their cabinet secretariats . The existence of the Cabinet dates back to first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan who appointed the first cabinet of numbers of civil servants and statesmen to assist to advise him and to assist him in carrying out his government duties . The Cabinet federally directs its operations under the powers granted by the Constitution , which is constitutionally established under the Article 81D of the Constitution that granted the existence of the Cabinet . All Cabinet members are nominated and appointed by people-elected Prime minister , and are sworn with the Prime Minister , by the President to begin their duties and secretariat operations . The Prime Minister directs the government and oversees the government operations and duties of secretariat , with numbers of state ministers and advisers to provide and assist him . The Prime Minister plays an influential role in running the government , which means the Prime minister may dismiss them or reappoint them ( to other posts ) at will . In June 2013 , a new cabinet was announced by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ; all cabinet officials are from the Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) ( PMLN ) .",
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"text": "South Asian English South Asian English is the English of South Asia . English was introduced to South Asia in the early 17th century and reinforced by the long rule of the British Empire . Today it is spoken as a second language by about 33 million people , 3 % of the total population . Although it is fairly homogeneous across the region , sharing `` linguistic features and tendencies at virtually all linguistic levels '' , there are also differences based on various factors . South Asian English is sometimes called `` Indian English '' , as British India included most of the region , but today , the varieties of English are usually divided according to the modern states : Bangladeshi English Indian English Nepali English Pakistani English Sri Lankan English",
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"text": "Constitution of the United Arab Emirates The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates provides a legal and political framework for the operation of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) as a federation of seven emirates . The Constitution came into effect on 2 December 1971 and was permanently accepted in May 1996 . Authored by Adi Bitar , a forming judge and legal advisor , the Constitution is written in 10 parts and has 152 Articles . The United Arab Emirates celebrates the formation of the Union ( and acceptance of the federal constitution ) as National Day . The Historically independent kingdoms , the modern emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates and the modern kingdoms of Qatar and Bahrain entered into a treaty with the United Kingdom in 1853 and agreed to a `` perpetual maritime truce '' with the UK ; the kingdoms were collectively referred to as the Trucial States or as Trucial Oman . Disputes between the states were often arbitrated by the United Kingdom . In the late 1960s , the Trucial States Council was formed by the emirates , Qatar and Bahrain . The United Kingdom in 1968 announced its decision to end the treaty relationships with the kingdoms . The nine kingdoms attempted to form a union of Arab Emirates , but were unable to agree upon the terms of the union . While Bahrain and Qatar became independent countries , the other seven emirates attempted to form a temporary , federal union in 1971 . In 1971 , the Constitution , authored by Judge Valintine , was established as a temporary legal and political framework . Article 9 of the Constitution states that the Capital shall be a new town on the border of Dubai and Abu Dhabi , to be completed within seven years and to be called `` Al Karama '' ; however , a provision in the same article provided for Abu Dhabi to be the `` temporary '' capital of the Union and for Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi , to be the President of the United Arab Emirates . In 1979 , a draft `` permanent '' constitution was prepared which allowed for the creation of a unified military and judicial system . Initially , the emirate of Dubai was strongly opposed to the unification of the military forces and , along with Ras al Khaimah , refused to attend Supreme Council meetings of the union . Mediations by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as well as by other UAE rulers reduced differences between Shiekh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum , ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , ruler of Abu Dhabi . In 1994 , Abu Dhabi was made the permanent capital of the UAE , and in May 1996 , six years after Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum 's death , Dubai agreed to a permanent constitution , and one that would unify the armed forces of the UAE . However , Dubai , like Ras al Khaimah , maintains its own judicial courts , which are not subject to governance from the Supreme Court of the UAE .",
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"text": "Mohammed Sharif Malekzadeh Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh ( born 1970 ) , is an Iranian politician and academic who was a `` close ally '' of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under whom he served as deputy foreign minister . As of 2015 he was reportedly an academic at Edalat University . Malekzadeh is perhaps most notable in English language sources for his arrest on June 23 , 2011 as part of the 2011 rift between the Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei . Although no charges were made during the arrest , he had been accused of being part of a `` deviant current '' trying to undermine the role of Iran 's religious leaders and also of financial corruption by `` some '' members of parliament . He is thought to be the `` most senior '' of the `` at least 25 '' associates of Ahmadinejad who were arrested , and one of three close Ahmadinejad allies arrested the same week ( the other two being Alireza Moghimi , a senior director and Afshin Ronaghi , a deputy minister of industries and mines ) . Malekzadeh had stepped down earlier in the face of a `` growing opposition '' from members of Parliament , who threatened to impeach the foreign minister , Ali Akbar Salehi , if he did not dismiss Mr. Malekzadeh . Malekzadeh was also an ally of the individual `` seen to be at the center of the political struggle '' , the president 's chief of staff , Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei , who was alleged by a hard-line newspaper to be a `` very dangerous person who is propping up a new cult . '' According to his website he has a PhD and Post-doctorate degree in Industrial Management , and as of 2016 he is the vice president for international affairs of Edalat University ; professor and president of State Higher Education , Research and Planning Institute ; President of the board of trustees of Cultural Heritage Research Center ; and member of the board of trustees and International Deputy of Edalat University .",
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"text": "Sartor Faqir The Sartor Faqir ( also known as `` Mullah Mastan or Mullah Mastana '' Lewanai Faqir or Saidullah in Pashto and by the British as `` The Great Fakir '' or `` Mad Faqir '' , `` Mad Faqir of Swat '' or the `` Mad Mullah '' ) was a Pashtun fakir and religious mendicant whose Pashto name translated to `` God-intoxicated '' as a reference to his religious convictions and his belief that he was capable of miraculous powers . The Sartor Faqir was born as Saidullah Khan in the village of Rega Buner in the Buner Valley and was a member of a branch of the Yousafzai tribe . In order to further his religious education , he lived and travelled throughout India and Central Asia , before setting in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan for a period of ten years . In 1895 , he returned to Buner . In response to the British occupation of the North West Frontier Province of modern-day Pakistan , and the division of Pashtun lands by the Durand Line , the Faqir declared a jihad against the occupying British Empire , unsuccessfully in 1895 , then successfully in 1897 . In late July , he led from 10,000 to 100,000 Pashtun tribesmen in an uprising that culminated in the siege of Malakand , which ended with the British being relieved on August 2 . Although the Faqir continued to lead further attacks against the British , the siege of Malakand marked the height of his power and influence , which declined as the British made agreements with other local tribes and rulers to counter him . The Faqir eventually made his own agreements with the British , with the revelation of an exchange of presents and correspeondence with the British political officer of Malakand leading to accusations of the Faqir being in the pay of the British . This and the Faqir 's advancing years led to a further decline of his movement , which broke up upon his death in 1917 .",
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"text": "Musafir Musafir is a word in Arabic , Persian , Pashto , Hindi and Urdu meaning traveler . In the Romanian language it means guest . In Turkish it also means ` guest ' , as an alternative to `` konuk '' , but is spelled as misafir . It is also the title of a Hindi rock band as well as six movies : Musafir ( band ) Musafir ( 1940 film ) Musafir ( 1957 film ) Musafir ( 1976 film ) Musafir ( 1986 film ) Musafir ( 2004 film ) Musafir ( 2013 film ) Musafir ( 2016 film ) Musafir.com ( Online travel agency )",
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"text": "Business English Business English is a part of English for specific purposes and can be considered a specialism within English language learning and teaching . Many non-native English speakers study the subject with the goal of doing business with English-speaking countries , or with companies located outside the English-speaking world but which nonetheless use English as a shared language or lingua franca . Much of the English communication that takes place within business circles all over the world occurs between non-native speakers . In cases such as these , the object of the exercise is efficient and effective communication . The strict rules of grammar are in such cases sometimes ignored , when , for example , a stressed negotiator 's only goal is to reach an agreement as quickly as possible . ( See linguist Braj Kachru 's theory of the `` expanding circle '' . ) Business English means different things to different people . For some , it focuses on vocabulary and topics used in the worlds of business , trade , finance , and international relations . For others it refers to the communication skills used in the workplace , and focuses on the language and skills needed for typical business communication such as presentations , negotiations , meetings , small talk , socializing , correspondence , report writing , and a systematic approach . In both of these cases it can be taught to native speakers of English , for example , high school students preparing to enter the job market . Business English is a variant of international English . One can study it at a college or university . Institutes around the world have courses or modules in BE available , which can lead to a degree in the subject .",
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"docid": "28e8448401462b57821983d8073df218",
"text": "Civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2001–2014) During the war in Afghanistan ( 2001 -- 14 ) , over 26,000 civilian deaths due to war-related violence have been documented ; 29,900 civilians have been wounded . Over 91,000 Afghans , including civilians , soldiers and militants , are recorded to have been killed in the conflict , and the number who have died through indirect causes related to the war may include an additional 360,000 people . These numbers do not include those who have died in Pakistan . The war , launched by the United States as `` Operation Enduring Freedom '' in 2001 , began with an initial air campaign that almost immediately prompted concerns over the number of Afghan civilians being killed as well as international protests . With civilian deaths from airstrikes rising again in recent years , the number of Afghan civilians being killed by foreign military operations has led to mounting tension between the foreign countries and the government of Afghanistan . In May 2007 , President Hamid Karzai summoned foreign military commanders to warn them of the consequences of further Afghan civilian deaths . The civilian losses are a continuation of the extremely high civilian losses experienced during the Soviet War in Afghanistan in the 1980s , and the three periods of civil war following it : 1989 -- 1992 , 1992 -- 1996 , and 1996 -- 2001 .",
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"text": "Ahmed al Haddad Dr. Ahmed al Haddad is the Grand Mufti of Dubai , United Arab Emirates . In his capacity , Haddad is a qualified religious cleric , Imam and jurist who is entitled as the country 's most senior Islamic scholar . He serves as the head of Dubai 's fatwa department and is primarily responsible for the regulation , edictment and issuing out of all decisions concerning Islamic law and order in the emirate . In 2009 , Haddad declared that women reserved the authority under Islamic law to hand out and pass fatwas . According to him , `` Women who have sufficient knowledge of Islamic teachings can become mufti and issue fatwas . '' He further went on to say that becoming a mufti always depended on knowledge , not gender and cited in support a Quranic verse which urged those with knowledge of the law to share it . The ruling was generally in agreement with most Sunni sources and came as a response to questions raised about the validity of women as clerics . Haddad was under attention later in 2010 when he gave out a controversial statement regarding mixed marriages in the country . According to statistical figures , the number of Emiratis ( UAE nationals ) marrying foreigners has risen by 10 percent in just four years . Officials blame the rising cost of dowries and wedding ceremonies as the prime reason that persuades local men to seek foreign wives , who cost much less to marry ; the price of marrying native brides has risen to more than $ 500,000 . The concept of mixed marriages is viewed by some as a risk for the demographics of the country 's small and undersized local population which numbers below 1 million . Foreigners outnumber locals in Dubai by about nine to one and inter-ethnic marriages have grown accordingly ; according to the Dubai Statistics Centre , almost one in three marriages in 2010 were conducted with foreign partners . In response to the changing patterns , Haddad called for a curb on marriages between locals and foreigners saying that while choosing a partner in Islam was a personal freedom , those freedoms could be `` restricted for the benefit of the public interest . '' The proposals were not welcomed by some and highly criticised , especially given that a number of the country 's royals had foreign wives .",
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"text": "Hussein Al-Sadr Ayatollah Hussein Ismael Al-Sadr is a high-ranking Shi'a Muslim religious scholar in Iraq . He was born in the al-Kazimiya district of Baghdad , Iraq , where he resides to this day . He is widely seen as a highly respected unifying figure that has been called upon to reach across Iraq 's ethno-sectarian divides . His lineage goes back to the Prophet Muhammad , through the seventh Shia Imam , Musa al-Kazim . By virtue of his esteemed position as a clergyman , as well as his reputation of being one of the most well respected and highly regarded public figures in Iraq , Hussein Al-Sadr is afforded a certain gravitas and is called on to mediate and advise on a plethora of issues beyond the religious or philanthropic spheres to which he is most accustomed . He has thus attained the role of `` Marji ''' , a level of scholarship awarded to a select few who have proven themselves worthy of the responsibility . The Marji ' ( translated literally to `` authority '' in English ) is referred to on virtually all matters of modern-day life , including occasionally , political issues .",
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"text": "Radio personality A radio personality ( American English ) or radio presenter ( British English ) , commonly referred to as a `` Disc Jockey '' or `` DJ '' for short , is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting . A radio personality that hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host , and in India and Pakistan as a radio jockey . Radio personalities who introduce and play individual selections of recorded music are known as disc jockeys . The term has evolved to also describe a person who mixes a continuous flow of recorded music in real time . Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts , AM/FM radio show hosts , and satellite radio program hosts . Notable radio personalities include pop music radio hosts Martin Block , Alan Freed , Dick Clark , Delilah Luke , Wolfman Jack , and Casey Kasem , shock jocks such as Don Imus and Howard Stern , also Ameen Sayani of India , as well as sports talk hosts such as Mike Francesa and political talk hosts such as Rush Limbaugh .",
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"text": "Maulana Asim Omar Maulana Asim Omar is the Emir or Chief of South Asia of Islamist group organization Al-Qaeda . Ayman al-Zawahiri announced his appointment in a video . He is a writer who wrote many books about current and future realities .",
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"text": "ʾIʿrab ( إِﻋْﺮَﺍﺏ -LSB- ʔiʕraːb -RSB- ) is an Arabic term for the system of nominal , adjectival , or verbal suffixes of Classical Arabic . These suffixes are written in fully vocalized Arabic texts , notably the or texts written for children or Arabic learners , and they are articulated when a text is formally read aloud , but they do not survive in any spoken dialect of Arabic . Even in Literary Arabic , these suffixes are often not pronounced in pausa ; i.e. when the word occurs at the end of the sentence , in accordance with certain rules of Arabic pronunciation . ( That is , the nunation suffix - n is always dropped at the end of a sentence or line of poetry ; the vowel suffix may or may not be , depending on the requirements of metre . ) Depending on the knowledge of , some Arabic speakers may omit case endings when reading out in Modern Standard Arabic , thus making it similar to spoken dialects . Many Arabic textbooks for foreigners teach Arabic without a heavy focus on i ` rāb , either omitting the endings altogether or only giving a small introduction . Arabic without case endings may require a different and strict word order , similar to spoken Arabic dialects .",
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"text": "Trinidadian English Trinidadian English ( TE ) or Trinidad and Tobago Standard English is a dialect of English used in Trinidad and Tobago . TE co-exists with both non-standard varieties of English as well as other dialects , namely Trinidadian Creole in Trinidad and Tobagonian Creole in Tobago . Both islands as one consider the dialect as Trinbagonian Creole . Trinidadian English was originally based on a standard of British English . Located in the Americas , TE now uses many Americanisms , including apartment and trunk ( of a car ) . It is understandable by speakers of international standard English , although it uses a number of terms that are unique to it ( perhaps coming from Trinidadian Creole ) , such as `` to lime '' , meaning `` to hang out '' . Speech in Trinidad ( and , to some degree , in Tobago ) may vary by location and circumstance and is often remarked for its `` sing-song '' ( i.e. a rising and falling inflection ) intonation .",
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"text": "Umar Nasir Umar Nasir ( ( -LSB- ) ; ( Pashto عمر ) born February 1 , 1938 ) is a Pakistani writer , poet , Actor and Radio Producer . He is the recipient of Presidents Award for Pride of Performance for the year 2009 in the field of Literature . He is currently producing radio program `` Kadam Pa Kadam ' funded by Equal Access . The program delivers a message of Religious tolerance , Agricultural development , Health & hygiene and respect for human rights . He previously produced `` New Home New Life '' ( Pashto نوے کور او نوے ثوند ) ( Dari خانہ نو زندگی نو ) for the BBC 's Afghan Education Project from 1994 to 2006 .",
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"docid": "9a78cb9b56adcc541dd38012dde26164",
"text": "Middle East Eye The Middle East Eye ( MEE ) is an online news portal covering events in the Middle East and which has been cited by major media publications . The MEE website describes the organization as an `` independently-funded online news organization '' founded in February 2014 which `` aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news . '' The MEE '' 's editor is David Hearst , the former chief foreign leader writer for the British newspaper The Guardian . The MEE is wholly owned by M.E.E. Ltd , a UK company that employs about 20 full-time staff in its London offices and also has a network of freelance journalists . The sole director of M.E.E. Ltd is Jamal Bassasso , who was a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera . David Hearst has said that his staff came from varied backgrounds while noting that `` some were activists , but this does n't effect their professional journalism '' . Hearst claimed that MEE is not linked to any government or movement . The Middle East Eye has been used as a reference by several well-known Western news outlets such as the BBC News , The Huffington Post , The Guardian , and The New York Times '' . The Middle East Eye is currently blocked in the United Arab Emirates by the country 's internet censorship authorities .",
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"text": "English-language radio English-language radio refers to radio stations that broadcast primarily in the English language and are located in countries where English is not an official language or majority language . Often referred to as `` English-speaking radio '' or `` Expat radio '' the broadcasts enables expats , vacationers and travelers to listen to radio in their native language while traveling abroad . The idea is that stations broadcast in English to popular holiday destinations such as Pattaya or the French Riviera or places with high expat communities . English language broadcasting also takes the form of military-backed radio such as the American Forces Network . However English-language radio based in foreign countries has to now compete with the introduction of internet radio and satellite technology that has increased listener 's access to English-language radio based in `` home '' counties .",
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"text": "Slovenia Slovenia ( -LSB- sloʊˈviːniə , _ slə - , _ - njə -RSB- ; Slovenija -LSB- slɔˈʋéːnija -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene : , abbr. : RS ) , is a nation state in southern Central Europe , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by Italy to the west , Austria to the north , Hungary to the northeast , Croatia to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers 20,273 km2 and has a population of 2.06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . The territory is mostly mountainous with a mainly continental climate , with the exception of the Slovene Littoral that has a sub-Mediterranean climate and the north-western area that has an Alpine climate . Additionally , the Dinaric Alps and the Pannonian Plain meet on the territory of Slovenia . The country , marked by a significant biological diversity , is one of the most water-rich in Europe , with a dense river network , a rich aquifer system , and significant karst underground watercourses . Over half of the territory is covered by forest . The human settlement of Slovenia is dispersed and uneven . Slovenia has historically been the crossroads of South Slavic , Germanic , Romance , and Hungarian languages and culture . Although the population is not homogeneous , the majority is Slovene . South Slavic language Slovene is the official language throughout the country . Slovenia is a largely secularized country , but its culture and identity have been significantly influenced by Catholicism as well as Lutheranism . The economy of Slovenia is small , open , and export-oriented and has been strongly influenced by international conditions . It has been severely hurt by the Eurozone crisis , started in the late 2000s . The main economic field is services , followed by industry and construction . Historically , the current territory of Slovenia was part of many different state formations , including the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire , followed by the Habsburg Monarchy . In October 1918 , the Slovenes exercised self-determination for the first time by co-founding the State of Slovenes , Croats and Serbs . In December 1918 , they merged with the Kingdom of Serbia into the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929 ) . During World War II , Slovenia was occupied and annexed by Germany , Italy , and Hungary , with a tiny area transferred to the Independent State of Croatia , a Nazi puppet state . Afterward , it was a founding member of the Federal People 's Republic of Yugoslavia , later renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , a communist state which was the only country in the Eastern Bloc which was never part of the Warsaw Pact . In June 1991 , after the introduction of multi-party representative democracy , Slovenia split from Yugoslavia and became an independent country . In 2004 , it entered NATO and the European Union ; in 2007 became the first formerly communist country to join the Eurozone ; and in 2010 joined the OECD , a global association of high-income developed countries .",
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"text": "Brotherhood and unity Brotherhood and unity was a popular slogan of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia that was coined during the Yugoslav People 's Liberation War ( 1941 -- 45 ) , and which evolved into a guiding principle of Yugoslavia 's post-war inter-ethnic policy . In Slovenia , the slogan `` Brotherhood and Peace '' ( bratstvo i mir ) was used in the beginning . After the invasion of Yugoslavia by Axis forces in April 1941 , the occupying powers and their helpers sought to systematically incite hatred among the many national , ethnic and religious groups of Yugoslavia . The Yugoslav Communist Party successfully publicized the brotherhood and unity of Yugoslavia 's nations ( narodi ) and national minorities ( nacionalne manjine , later renamed to narodnosti ) in their struggle against the fascist enemy and domestic collaborators . The decision of the second session of AVNOJ on the federalization of Yugoslavia in 1943 was regarded as the recognition of this Brotherhood and Unity principle . After the war , the slogan designated the official policy of inter-ethnic relations in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , as embodied in its federal constitutions of 1963 and of 1974 . The policy prescribed that Yugoslavia 's nations ( Serbs , Macedonians , Croats , Slovenes , Montenegrins , Muslims ) and national minorities ( Albanians , Hungarians , Romanians , Bulgarians , Jews , Italians , and others ) are equal groups that coexist peacefully in the federation , promoting their similarities and interdependence in order to overcome national conflicts and hatred . Every individual was entitled to the expression of their own culture , while the ethnic groups had an oath to one another to maintain peaceful relations . Citizens were also encouraged and allowed to declare their nationality as Yugoslav , which usually polled at 10 % . The policy also led to the adoption of national quota systems in all public institutions , including economic organizations , in which national groups were represented by their republic 's or province 's national composition . Throughout Yugoslavia many factories , schools , public venues , folklore ensembles and sporting teams used to be named `` Brotherhood and unity '' , as well as the Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd-Skopje highway ( Highway `` Brotherhood and Unity '' ) . The country had a decoration called the Order of the Brotherhood and Unity . Several prominent persons from former Yugoslavia were convicted for activities deemed to threaten the brotherhood and unity , such as acts of chauvinist propaganda , separatism and irredentism . Among the convicts were the former presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Alija Izetbegović ) and Croatia ( Franjo Tuđman and Stjepan Mesić ) , Croatian army general of Albanian descent Rahim Ademi and many others . One Kosovo Albanian , Adem Demaçi , was imprisoned for almost 30 years for allegations of espionage and irredentism .",
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"text": "National symbols of Slovenia The National symbols of Slovenia are the symbols used in Slovenia and abroad to represent the nation and its people .",
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"text": "Fortifications of the inner German border The fortifications of the inner German border comprised a complex system of interlocking fortifications and security zones 1381 km long and several kilometres deep , running from the Baltic Sea to Czechoslovakia . The outer fences and walls were the most familiar and visible aspect of the system for Western visitors to the border zone , but they were merely the final obstacle for a would-be escapee from East Germany . The complexity of the border system increased steadily until it reached its full extent in the early 1980s . The following description and the accompanying diagram describe the border as it was around 1980 . Travelling notionally from east to west , an escapee would first reach the edge of the restricted zone ( Sperrzone ) , a closely controlled strip of land 5 kilometres ( 3.1 mi ) wide , running parallel with the border . Evading the patrols and watchful inhabitants of the Sperrzone , the escapee would have reached the first of the border fences . The signal fence ( Signalzaun ) , around 500 to from the actual border , was lined with low-voltage electrified barbed wire which activated alarms when touched or cut . Beyond the signal fence was the `` protective strip '' ( Schutzstreifen ) . It was brightly lit by floodlights in many places to reduce an escapee 's chances of using the cover of darkness . Guard towers , bunkers and dog runs were positioned at frequent intervals to keep a round-the-clock watch over the strip . Crossing the Schutzstreifen , the escapee would next reach the floodlit control strip , often called the `` death strip '' in the West . Tripwire-activated flare launchers were situated at various points to help the border guards pinpoint the location of an escape attempt . The last and most formidable obstacle was the outer fencing . In some places there were multiple parallel rows of fences , each up to several metres high , with minefields in between . The fences were not electrified but were booby-trapped with directional anti-personnel mines at intervals of 10 m , each one of which was capable of killing at a range of up to 120 m. Finally , the escapee had to cross whatever natural obstacles were on the western side of the border fence as well as traversing a strip of cleared ground that was up to 500 meters ( 1640 ft ) wide . While crossing this outer strip , the escapee would appear in clear view and shooting range of the border guards before reaching the safety of West German territory .",
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"text": "Waldviertel The Waldviertel ( Forest Quarter ) is the northwestern region of the Austrian state of Lower Austria . It is bounded to the south by the Danube , to the southwest by Upper Austria , to the northwest and the north by the Czech Republic and to the east by the Manhartsberg ( 537 m ) , which is the survey point dividing Waldviertel from Weinviertel .",
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"text": "Gorenja Gomila Gorenja Gomila ( -LSB- ɡɔˈɾeːnja ɡɔˈmiːla -RSB- ; Obergomila ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia . The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola . It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region . Trial excavations in 1988 in the hamlet of Golo south of the main settlement confirmed the existence of a Late Bronze Age burial ground at the location . Older literature also refers to Roman graves . The foundations of an 8 m wide Roman road with a possible crossing over the Krka River have also been uncovered in the settlement .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Slavonia The Kingdom of Slavonia ( Kraljevina Slavonija Königreich Slawonien Regnum Sclavoniae Szlavón Királyság ) was a province of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Austrian Empire that existed from 1699 to 1868 . The province included northern parts of present-day regions of Slavonia ( today in Croatia ) and Syrmia ( today in Serbia and Croatia ) . The southern parts of these regions were part of the Slavonian Military Frontier , which was a section of the Military Frontier .",
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"text": "Genterovci Genterovci ( -LSB- ɡɛntɛˈɾoːu̯tsi -RSB- ; Göntérháza ) is a settlement north of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia . It lies on the border with Hungary .",
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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": "Outline of Austria The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria : Austria -- landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe . It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north , Slovakia and Hungary to the east , Slovenia and Italy to the south , and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west . The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River .",
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"docid": "f948b18210e8e10465804d1d39427567",
"text": "Geography of Switzerland The geography of Switzerland encompasses the geographical features of Switzerland , a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe . It is surrounded by 5 countries : Austria and Liechtenstein to the east , France to the west , Italy to the south and Germany to the north . Switzerland has a maximum north -- south length of 220 km and an east -- west length of about 350 km . Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east . North of the Alps , the Swiss Plateau runs along the east -- west axis of the country . Most of the population of Switzerland lives on the rolling hills and plains of the plateau . The smaller Jura Mountains are located on the north west side of the plateau . Much of the northern border with Germany follows the Rhine , though the Rhine enters Switzerland near Schaffhausen . The eastern border with Germany and a portion of Austria is drawn through Lake Constance ( Bodensee ) . A portion of the southwest border with France is drawn through Lake Geneva . Switzerland is divided into 26 sovereign cantons . The cantons along the Swiss Plateau tend to be the most populous , industrial and religiously Protestant . The cantons in the Alps tend to be less populous , Catholic , and have an agrarian or tourism-based economy . Switzerland is also divided by language . There are four official languages ; German 63.7 % of population , French 20.4 % of population , Italian 6.5 % of population and Romansh 0.5 % of population . From Bern east ( except Ticino ) the population generally speaks German . West of Bern , the population generally speaks French . In the southern Canton of Ticino , most people speak Italian . Romansh , a group of dialects descended from Vulgar Latin , is spoken in several regions in the canton of Graubünden .",
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"text": "Saarland The Saarland ( German : das Saarland , -LSB- das ˈzaːɐ̯lant -RSB- ; la Sarre -LSB- la saʁ -RSB- ) is one of the sixteen states ( or Bundesländer ) of the Federal Republic of Germany . With its capital at Saarbrücken , it has an area of 2,570 km ² and its population ( as of 30 April 2012 ) is approximately 1,012,000 . In terms of both area and population size -- apart from the city-states of Berlin , Bremen and Hamburg -- it is Germany 's smallest state . The wealth of its coal deposits and their large-scale industrial exploitation , coupled with its location on the border between France and Germany , have given the Saarland a unique history in modern times . Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I , the Saarland ( or simply `` the Saar '' , as it is frequently referred to ) did not exist as a unified entity . Until then , some parts of it had been Prussian while others belonged to Bavaria . The inhabitants voted to rejoin Germany in a referendum held in 1935 . From 1947 to 1956 the Saarland was a French-occupied territory ( the `` Saar Protectorate '' ) separate from the rest of Germany . Between 1950 and 1956 , Saarland was a member of the Council of Europe . In 1955 , in another referendum , the inhabitants were offered independence , but voted instead for the territory to become a state of West Germany . From 1920 to 1935 , and again from 1947 to 1959 , the inhabitants of the Saarland used money ( Saar franc ) and postage stamps issued specially for the territory .",
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"text": "Zgornje Partinje Zgornje Partinje ( -LSB- ˈzɡoːɾnjɛ paɾˈtiːnjɛ -RSB- ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia . It is dispersed over a large area of the western Slovene Hills between Globovnica Creek and James Creek ( Jakobski potok ) , left tributaries of the Pesnica River . The area was part of the traditional region of Styria . It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region .",
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"text": "Pristava, Nova Gorica Pristava ( -LSB- pɾiˈstaːʋa -RSB- ; Prestava , Rafût , Prestau ) , also known locally as Rafut ( -LSB- ɾaˈfuːt -RSB- ) , is one of the four suburbs of the town of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia ( the other three are Solkan , Rožna Dolina , and Kromberk ) . Between the late 18th century and 1947 , it used to be a suburb of the town of Gorizia ( now in Italy ) . When the city was partitioned in 1947 , most of the city center remained in Italy , while its eastern suburbs were annexed to Yugoslavia . Part of Pristava ( Rafut ) remained in Italy , and while part of it became part of Slovenia . In some cases , the border was drawn literally between individual houses . Until Slovenia 's entry into the Schengen zone in 2007 , a local border pass functioned in Pristava . The Kostanjevica Monastery , in which Charles X of France is buried , is located on a hill above the settlement .",
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"docid": "136c4695dcb86ea089c16464b7cace59",
"text": "Illyricum (Roman province) Illyricum -LSB- ɪˈlɪrᵻkəm -RSB- was a Roman province that existed from 27 BC to sometime during the reign of Vespasian ( 69-79 AD ) . The province comprised Illyria/Dalmatia and Pannonia . Illyria included the area along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea and its inland mountains . With the creation of this province it came to be called Dalmatia . It was in the south . Pannonia was in the north . Illyria/Dalmatia stretched from the River Drin ( in modern northern Albania ) to Istria ( Croatia ) and the River Sava in the north . The area roughly corresponded to modern northern Albania , Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina and coastal Croatia . Pannonia was the plain which lie to its north , from the mountains of Illyria/Dalmatia to the westward bend of the River Danube . It was in the modern Vojvodina ( in northern Serbia ) , northern Croatia and western Hungary . As the province developed Salona ( near modern Split , Croatia ) became as its capital .",
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"text": "List of companies of Austria Austria is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.7 million people in Central Europe . It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north , Hungary and Slovakia to the east , Slovenia and Italy to the south , and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west . The territory of Austria covers 83879 km2 . Austria is the 12th richest country in the world in terms of GDP ( Gross domestic product ) per capita , has a well-developed social market economy , and a high standard of living . Until the 1980s , many of Austria 's largest industry firms were nationalised ; in recent years , however , privatisation has reduced state holdings to a level comparable to other European economies . Labour movements are particularly strong in Austria and have large influence on labour politics . Next to a highly developed industry , international tourism is the most important part of the national economy . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Austria '' .",
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"text": "France–Switzerland border The France -- Switzerland border ( Grenze zwischen Frankreich und der Schweiz , Frontière entre la France et la Suisse , Confine tra la Francia e la Svizzera ) is 572 km long . Its modern boundaries are mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815 , with the accession of Geneva , Neuchatel and Valais to the Swiss Confederation , but it has since been modified in detail , for the last time ( as of 2013 ) in 2002 .",
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"text": "Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea -LSB- ˌeɪdriˈætᵻk -RSB- is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula and the Apennine Mountains from the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges . The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea , extending from the Strait of Otranto ( where it connects to the Ionian Sea ) to the northwest and the Po Valley . The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Greece , Italy , Montenegro and Slovenia . The Adriatic contains over 1,300 islands , mostly located along its eastern , Croatian , coast . It is divided into three basins , the northern being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest , with a maximum depth of 1233 m . The Otranto Sill , an underwater ridge , is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas . The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait of Otranto , along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western ( Italian ) coast . Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight , although larger amplitudes are known to occur occasionally . The Adriatic 's salinity is lower than the Mediterranean 's because the Adriatic collects a third of the fresh water flowing into the Mediterranean , acting as a dilution basin . The surface water temperatures generally range from 30 C in summer to 12 C in winter , significantly moderating the Adriatic Basin 's climate . The Adriatic Sea sits on the Apulian or Adriatic Microplate , which separated from the African Plate in the Mesozoic era . The plate 's movement contributed to the formation of the surrounding mountain chains and Apennine tectonic uplift after its collision with the Eurasian plate . In the Late Oligocene , the Apennine Peninsula first formed , separating the Adriatic Basin from the rest of the Mediterranean . All types of sediment are found in the Adriatic , with the bulk of the material transported by the Po and other rivers on the western coast . The western coast is alluvial or terraced , while the eastern coast is highly indented with pronounced karstification . There are dozens of marine protected areas in the Adriatic , designed to protect the sea 's karst habitats and biodiversity . The sea is abundant in flora and fauna -- more than 7,000 species are identified as native to the Adriatic , many of them endemic , rare and threatened ones . The Adriatic 's shores are populated by more than 3.5 million people ; the largest cities are Bari , Venice , Trieste and Split . The earliest settlements on the Adriatic shores were Etruscan , Illyrian , and Greek . By the 2nd century BC , the shores were under Rome 's control . In the Middle Ages , the Adriatic shores and the sea itself were controlled , to a varying extent , by a series of states -- most notably the Byzantine Empire , the Serbian Empire , the Republic of Venice , the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire . The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the First French Empire gaining coastal control and the British effort to counter the French in the area , ultimately securing most of the eastern Adriatic shore and the Po Valley for Austria . Following Italian unification , the Kingdom of Italy started an eastward expansion that lasted until the 20th century . Following World War I and the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire , the eastern coast 's control passed to Yugoslavia and Albania . The former disintegrated during the 1990s , resulting in four new states on the Adriatic coast . Italy and Yugoslavia agreed on their maritime boundaries by 1975 and this boundary is recognised by Yugoslavia 's successor states , but the maritime boundaries between Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian-Herzegovinian , and Montenegrin waters are still disputed . Italy and Albania agreed on their maritime boundary in 1992 . Fisheries and tourism are significant sources of income all along the Adriatic coast . Adriatic Croatia 's tourism industry has grown faster economically than the rest of the Adriatic Basin 's . Maritime transport is also a significant branch of the area 's economy -- there are 19 seaports in the Adriatic that each handle more than a million tonnes of cargo per year . The largest Adriatic seaport by annual cargo turnover is the Port of Trieste , while the Port of Split is the largest Adriatic seaport by passengers served per year .",
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"text": "Idrija Fault The Idrija Fault ( -LSB- ˈiːdrija -RSB- ; Idrijski prelom ) is a seismically active fault in Slovenia . It strikes NW -- SE and the fault plane dips towards the northeast . The activity along the fault started in the Miocene with normal faulting and changed to dextral strike-slip in Pliocene . The fault was first described by Marko Vincenc Lipold , a geologist from Slovenia . Present displacement is measured and varies along strike but is in the order of magnitude of 0.1 mm per year . The strongest earthquake along the Idrija Fault was the 1511 Western Slovenia earthquake ( or 1511 Idrija earthquake ) , which took place on 26 March 1511 , had a magnitude of 6.8 , and caused about 12,000 deaths .",
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"text": "Zgornja Selnica Zgornja Selnica ( -LSB- ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈseːlnica -RSB- ) is a settlement immediately north of Selnica ob Dravi in northeastern Slovenia .",
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"text": "Slovene The terms Slovene or Slovenian may refer to : Slovenia , a country in Central Europe The Slovene language , a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia Slovenes , an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia The term Slovene may also refer to : Slavic peoples , an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group Ilmen Slavs , the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs",
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"text": "Robert Browning Robert Browning ( 7 May 1812 -- 12 December 1889 ) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets . His poems are known for their irony , characterization , dark humour , social commentary , historical settings , and challenging vocabulary and syntax . Browning 's early career began promisingly , but was not a success . The long poem Pauline brought him to the attention of Dante Gabriel Rossetti , and was followed by Paracelsus , which was praised by William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens , but in 1840 the difficult Sordello , which was seen as wilfully obscure , brought his poetry into disrepute . His reputation took more than a decade to recover , during which time he moved away from the Shelleyan forms of his early period and developed a more personal style . In 1846 Browning married the older poet Elizabeth Barrett , who at the time was considerably better known than himself . So started one of history 's most famous literary marriages . They went to live in Italy , a country he called `` my university '' , and which features frequently in his work . By the time of her death in 1861 , he had published the crucial collection Men and Women . The collection Dramatis Personae and the book-length epic poem The Ring and the Book followed , and made him a leading British poet . He continued to write prolifically , but his reputation today rests largely on the poetry he wrote in this middle period . When Browning died in 1889 , he was regarded as a sage and philosopher-poet who through his writing had made contributions to Victorian social and political discourse -- as in the poem Caliban upon Setebos , which some critics have seen as a comment on the theory of evolution , which had recently been put forward by Darwin and others . Unusually for a poet , societies for the study of his work were founded while he was still alive . Such Browning Societies remained common in Britain and the United States until the early 20th century . Browning 's admirers have tended to temper their praise with reservations about the length and difficulty of his most ambitious poems , particularly The Ring and the Book . Nevertheless , they have included such eminent writers as Henry James , Oscar Wilde , George Bernard Shaw , G. K. Chesterton , Ezra Pound , Jorge Luis Borges , and Vladimir Nabokov . Among living writers , Stephen King 's The Dark Tower series and A.S. Byatt 's Possession refer directly to Browning 's work . Today Browning 's critically most esteemed poems include the monologues Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came , Fra Lippo Lippi , Andrea Del Sarto , and My Last Duchess . His most popular poems include Porphyria 's Lover , How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix , the diptych Meeting at Night , the patriotic Home Thoughts from Abroad , and the children 's poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin . His abortive dinner-party recital of How They Brought The Good News was recorded on an Edison wax cylinder , and is believed to be the oldest surviving recording made in the United Kingdom of a notable person .",
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"text": "Men and Women (poetry collection) Men and Women is a collection of fifty-one poems in two volumes by Robert Browning , first published in 1855 . While now generally considered to contain some of the best of Browning 's poetry , at the time it was not received well and sold poorly .",
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"text": "The Ring and the Book The Ring and the Book is a long dramatic narrative poem , and , more specifically , a verse novel , of 21,000 lines , written by Robert Browning . It was published in four volumes from 1868 to 1869 by Smith , Elder & Co. .",
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"text": "Sordello (poem) Sordello is a narrative poem by the English poet Robert Browning . Worked on for seven years , and largely written between 1836 and 1840 , it was published in March 1840 . It consists of a fictionalised version of the life of Sordello da Goito , a 13th-century Lombard troubadour depicted in Canto VI of Dante Alighieri 's Purgatorio . Convoluted and obscure , its difficulties increased by its unfamiliar setting , Sordello is notorious as one of the hardest poems in English literature . It was harshly received at the time of its publication : Tennyson 's opinion was recorded thus by William Sharp in his biography of Browning : Lord Tennyson manfully tackled it , but he is reported to have admitted in bitterness of spirit : `` There were only two lines in it that I understood , and they were both lies ; they were the opening and closing lines , ` Who will may hear Sordello 's story told , ' and ` Who would has heard Sordello 's story told ! ' '' . The poem was , however , championed decades later by Algernon Swinburne and Ezra Pound .",
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"text": "Sicilian octave The Sicilian octave ( Italian : ottava siciliana or ottava napoletana , lit . `` Neapolitan octave '' ) is a verse form consisting of eight lines of eleven syllables each , called a hendecasyllable . The form is common in late medieval Italian poetry . In English poetry , iambic pentameter is often used instead of syllabics . The form has a prescribed rhyme scheme ( A-B-A-B-A-B-A-B ) . Although only the final two rhymes are different from the much more common ottava rima , the two eight-line forms evolved completely separately . According to the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics , scholars disagree on the origin of the Sicilian octave , but all agree that it is related to the development of the first eight lines of the sonnet ( called the octave ) . It is not clear whether the octave emerged first and influenced the sonnet or vice versa . The form is a variant of the strambotto , which is one of the earliest verse forms in the Italian language . The strambotto was used in Sicily and Tuscany , and consisted of either six or eight hendecasyllables . The rhyme scheme varied , but the Tuscan form generally did not use the Sicilian octave scheme ; the most common was A-B-A-B-C-C-D-D . The Sicilian octave is rare in Italian after the Renaissance and has seldom been used in English except as an illustration of the form . Before the 15th century , however , it was used often by poets in southern Italy , and was an important influence for Petrarch in his sonnets . Boccaccio , who popularized and may have invented the unrelated ottava rima , used the Sicilian octave a total of once , in his early romance Filocolo . The epitaph of Giulia Topazia is a Sicilian octave :",
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"text": "Tagelied The Tagelied ( dawn song ) is a particular form of mediaeval German-language lyric , taken and adapted from the Provençal troubadour tradition ( in which it was known as the alba ) by the German Minnesinger . Often in three verses , it depicts the separation of two lovers at the break of day . An especially popular version of the Tagelied was the Wächterlied , or watchman 's song , in which a trusted watchman warns the knight to depart . This form was introduced into German use by Wolfram von Eschenbach . The form was popular in German-speaking regions from the 13th to the 16th centuries . The form of the Wechsel ( alternating verses by the knight and the lady , but not addressed directly to each other , so not quite a dialogue as now understood ) was introduced by Dietmar von Aist and Heinrich von Morungen . The tagelied 's form and prosody varies over time and with individual poet . The tagelied does not even consistently use refrains . However , the subject matter of the song made it a very popular one , and the form 's conventions showed up in other lyric poetry and dramatic poetry . Important motifs of the Tagelied are the depiction of daybreak , the warning to depart , the lament at parting and the lady 's final permission to the knight to go ( the urloup ) . Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet , act 2 , scene 2 , shows the influence of the dawn song as well , as the two lovers argue over the dawn and the need for departure . Particular exponents of the genre were among others Heinrich von Morungen , Wolfram von Eschenbach , Walther von der Vogelweide and later Oswald von Wolkenstein . Modern poets who have drawn on the tradition of the Tagelied include Rainer Maria Rilke , Ezra Pound and Peter Rühmkorf . One of Wolfram von Eschenbach 's more famous Tagelieder stays true to the motifs of depictions of daybreak , warning to depart and lament at parting and the woman 's final permission . The poem begins with a depiction of daybreak and the watchman 's whistle that warns the lovers that the man must depart . What separates this poem from the rest of Wolframs poems is his poetic depiction of daybreak as a monster whose `` talons have struck through the clouds '' and are tearing the lovers apart . This violent imagery adds a sense of desperation not seen in other Tagelieder . The man mourns the fact that he must leave and is angry at the watchman 's song that `` swells the man with discontent . '' The woman also laments the sound of the whistle , telling the watchman ```` sing what you like , how often you have stolen him from my arms though never from my heart . '' She then asks her lover to stay until she finally , after one last embrace , accepts his departure .",
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"text": "Dactyl (poetry) A dactyl ( δάκτυλος , dáktylos , `` finger '' ) is a foot in poetic meter . In quantitative verse , often used in Greek or Latin , a dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short syllables , as determined by syllable weight . In accentual verse , often used in English , it is a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables -- the opposite is the anapaest ( two unstressed followed by a stressed syllable ) . The Greek and Latin words δάκτυλος and dactylus are themselves dactyls ( and hence autological ) . The English word poetry is also a dactyl . A useful mnemonic for remembering this long-short-short pattern is to consider the relative lengths of the three bones of a human finger : beginning at the knuckle , it is one long bone followed by two shorter ones ( hence the name dactyl ) . An example of dactylic meter is the first line of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's poem Evangeline , which is in dactylic hexameter : This is the / forest prim - / eval . The / murmuring / pines and the / hem locks , The first five feet of the line are dactyls ; the sixth a trochee . Stephen Fry quotes Robert Browning 's The Lost Leader as an example of the use of dactylic metre to great effect , creating verse with `` great rhythmic dash and drive '' : Just for a handful of silver he left us Just for a riband to stick in his coat '' The first three feet in both lines are dactyls . Another example : the opening lines of Whitman 's `` Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking '' ( 1859 ) , his poem about the birth of his poetic voice : Out of the cradle , endlessly rocking -LSB- a dactyl , followed by a trochee ( ` cradle ' ) ; then another dactyl followed by a trochee ( ` rocking ' ) -RSB- Out of the mockingbird 's throat , the musical shuttle -LSB- 2 dactyls , then a trochee ( ` throat , the ' ) ; then another dactyl , followed by a trochee -RSB- ... The dactyl `` out of the ... '' becomes a pulse that rides through the entire poem , often generating the beginning of each new line , even though the poem as a whole , as is typical for Whitman , is extremely varied and `` free '' in its use of metrical feet . Dactyls are the metrical foot of Greek elegiac poetry , which followed a line of dactylic hexameter with dactylic pentameter .",
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"text": "Browning Society Browning societies were groups of people who met regularly to discuss the works of Robert Browning . Emerging from various reading groups , the societies were an indication of the poet 's fame and , unusually , were actively forming during his lifetime . Browning was not consulted on the foundation of these societies in appreciation of his work , and the idea did not meet with his immediate approval .",
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"text": "Poets House Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library based in New York City . With more than 60,000 volumes of poetry , the library is the premier independent poetry library in the United States . It is free and open to the public . Founded in 1985 by the late Stanley Kunitz , two-time poet laureate of the United States , and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray , Poets House contains virtually all poetry books published in the U.S. since 1990 , plus many that are long out of print dating to the early 20th Century . It also contains literary journals and chapbooks ( small , self-published books of poetry ) , and many audiotapes , videotapes , CDs , and DVDs of poetry readings from the mid-twentieth century through today . Visitors to Poets House can hear the voices of Walt Whitman , E. E. Cummings , William Carlos Williams , Sylvia Plath and hundreds of other poets . Every year , Poets House hosts the Poets House Showcase , which gathers and displays every book of poetry published in the United States in the preceding year . Poets House also curates and presents hundreds of readings , lectures , panels , symposiums and performances each year . In 1996 , the literary newspaper Poetry Flash called Poets House `` The House That Holds A Country , '' a reference to its dedication to being a caretaker of the nation 's poetic heritage . In 2005 , it was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $ 20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation , which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg . In 2009 , Poets House moved from its longstanding location in SoHo to an eco-friendly `` green '' building at Ten River Terrace in Lower Manhattan 's Battery Park City . With a long-term lease ( until 2069 ) awarded by the Battery Park City Authority , Poets House has a permanent home for its collection . This new home for Poets House , with interiors designed by architect Louise Braverman , is on two floors covering 11000 sqft with a large children 's room , an exhibition space , a reading room and library , and a program hall that opens onto an extension of Teardrop Park . With views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty , the new Poets House is bordered by Nelson A Rockefeller Park and is in walking distance of numerous subway and bus lines as well as the Port Authority Ferry Terminal at the World Financial Center . A public grand opening of the new facility took place on September 25 and 26 of 2009 . `` For nearly 25 years Poets House has been an anchor for poets and poetry lovers , '' noted Robin Pogrebin in the New York Times . Poets House is free and open to the public . Library hours are Tuesday-Friday , 11am to 7pm , and Saturdays , 11am to 6pm . The Children 's Room is open 11am to 3pm .",
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"text": "John Ceiriog Hughes John Ceiriog Hughes ( 25 September 1832 -- 23 April 1887 ) , was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk tunes . Sometimes referred to as the `` Robert Burns of Wales '' . Ceiriog was born at Penybryn farm overlooking the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog , in the Ceiriog Valley , which was then in Denbighshire but today is part of Wrexham County Borough , in north-east Wales . His mother Phoebe was a midwife and an expert on herbal medicine . He was one of eight children , and his mother spoiled him as her favourite son . His first attempts at poetry were as a pupil at Nant y Glôg School after his father gave him a book on Welsh grammar , including a section on cynghanedd . At 18 he left the village to live in Manchester . He worked as a grocer there and opened his own shop in 1854 . He met William Williams ( Creuddynfab ) , who was a station master in the Pennines , who befriended him and gave him a job on the railway . He was a great influence on the young poet . Williams had been appointed as the first secretary of the National Eisteddfod Society . Hughes decided to sell his shop and concentrate on writing poetry . This change led him to start to drink heavily . He returned to Wales in 1865 after being appointed as station master at Llanidloes . He was employed as a station master and Manager of the Van Railway at Caersws railway station from 1868 until his death in poverty in 1887 at age 54 , having continued to drink heavily .",
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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": "Dante Symphony A Symphony to Dante 's Divine Comedy , S. 109 , or simply the `` Dante Symphony '' , is a program symphony composed by Franz Liszt . Written in the high romantic style , it is based on Dante Alighieri 's journey through Hell and Purgatory , as depicted in The Divine Comedy . It was premiered in Dresden in November 1857 , with Liszt himself conducting , and was unofficially dedicated to the composer 's friend and future son-in-law Richard Wagner . The entire symphony takes approximately 45 minutes to perform . Some critics have argued that the Dante Symphony is not so much a symphony in the classical sense as it is two descriptive symphonic poems . Regardless , Dante consists of two movements , both in a loosely structured ternary form with little use of thematic transformation .",
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"text": "POETICS list The University of Buffalo POETICS listserv ( informally and variously known as UBPOETICS or the POETICS list ) is one of the oldest and most widely known mailing lists devoted to the discussion of contemporary North American poetry and poetics . It began on 8 December 1993 , although the most easily accessible archive only contains messages from after the middle of 1994 . A number of influential poets and critics associated with various movements in contemporary poetry , including Marjorie Perloff and Charles Bernstein , are list subscribers . Estimates of list membership numbers vary , but are around 1800 readers . It is run on servers owned by University at Buffalo , and is associated with that school 's graduate program in poetics . It is a closed list with submitted postings selected by the administrator and editor Amy King . The list has undergone numerous controversies over the years ; in 1999 , Bernstein briefly shut down the list allegedly in response to a large number of postings by one subscriber , Henry Gould , who denies his postings as the cause . The list later reopened . Currently the list provides for a mild amount of moderation by the list owners , with most messages `` pre-approved '' ; the new list rules also state that : `` We generally do not accept postings of creative work not directed toward a discussion of poetics issues on the list . The Poetics List is not a venue for the posting of free-standing , personal poems or journal entries . However , the Poetics List editor may occasionally solicit or approve poems for posting on the list . '' In the early days of the list , membership , list discussions and even the existence of the list itself were kept private , and members were required not to discuss the contents of list postings or the list itself with `` outsiders . '' People who wished to join the list were asked to provide a short `` personal statement '' before being approved . `` Real names '' were also required . These requirements have been relaxed in recent years , although some remain technically in force . In 2001 the list served as the main forum for a protest against the appointment of Billy Collins as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress . Members of the list participated in the election of an anti-laureate run by Robert Archambeau . Anselm Hollo was elected to this honorary position",
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"text": "Strange fits of passion have I known `` Strange fits of passion have I known '' is a seven-stanza poem ballad by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth . Composed during a sojourn in Germany in 1798 , the poem was first published in the second edition of Lyrical Ballads ( 1800 ) . The poem describes the poet 's trip to his beloved Lucy 's cottage , and his thoughts on the way . Each of its seven stanzas is four lines long and has a rhyming scheme of a-b-a-b . The poem is written in iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter . In the poem , the speaker narrates a nighttime ride to the cottage of his beloved Lucy , who always looks as `` fresh as a rose in June '' . The speaker begins by saying that he has experienced `` strange fits of passion '' and will recount them only to another lover ( `` in the Lover 's ear alone , / What once to me befell . '' ) . In the five following stanzas , he recounts how he wended his way on horseback `` beneath an evening-moon '' . He crossed a lea , passed through an orchard , and began to climb a hill , atop which was Lucy 's cottage . As he `` came near , and nearer still '' to `` Lucy 's cot '' , the sinking moon appeared to follow suit . As he closely approaches the cottage , the moon vanishes from sight behind the roof . A morbid thought rises unbidden to the speaker 's mind : `` O mercy ! '' he thinks . `` If Lucy should be dead ! '' `` Strange fits of passion have I known '' is simple in form but complex in content . The dramatic first stanza ( the speaker `` will dare to tell '' of his `` strange fits of passion , '' but `` in the Lover 's ear alone '' ) quickly captivates the reader . Wordsworth then creates tension by juxtaposing the sinking moon and the approaching rider , the familiar landscape with the speaker 's strange , dreamy feelings . It is uncertain whether the Lucy of the poem was based on a historical person or was a creation of Wordsworth 's fertile imagination . If she is real , her surname and identity are unknown , though they have been the subject of much `` diligent speculation '' in literary circles . `` The one certainty is that she is not the girl of Wordsworth 's Lucy Gray . '' An earlier version of this poem ended with an extra verse : I told her this : her laughter light Is ringing in my ears : And when I think upon that night My eyes are dim with tears .",
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"text": "Robert Kelly (poet) Robert Kelly ( born September 24 , 1935 ) is an American poet associated with the deep image group . He is the 2016-2017 Poet Laureate of Dutchess County , New York .",
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"text": "Confessional poetry Confessional poetry or Confessionalism is a style of poetry that emerged in the United States during the 1950s . It has been described as poetry `` of the personal '' , focusing on extreme moments of individual experience , the psyche , and personal trauma , including previously and occasionally still taboo matters such as mental illness , sexuality , and suicide , often set in relation to broader social themes . It is sometimes also classified as Postmodernism . The school of `` Confessional poetry '' was associated with several poets who redefined American poetry in the 1950s and 1960s , including Robert Lowell , Sylvia Plath , John Berryman , Anne Sexton , Allen Ginsberg , and W. D. Snodgrass .",
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"text": "Robert Allan (poet) Robert Allan ( 4 November 1774 -- 1 June 1841 ) was a Scottish poet .",
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"text": "Robert Gibbons (poet) Robert Gibbons ( born October 4 , 1946 ) is an American poet , prose writer , editor .",
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"text": "Jocoseria Jocoseria is a collection of short poems by Robert Browning , first published in 1883 . Effectively a continuation of the Dramatic Idyls series , the book was not well received by critics at the time and has continued to be considered one of the poet 's least effective collections , aside from the famous prologue to the collection . The prologue , which has no official title but is usually referred to by its first line , `` Wanting is -- what ? '' , became one of Browning 's favourite short lyrics and is a standard fixture in anthologies . Jocoseria -- whose title comes from a 1598 collection of jokes and anecdotes , referring to its jocose and serious contents -- was released in late 1883 , and enjoyed decent sales despite the lack of critical plaudits , to such an extent that Browning 's already-completed follow-up Ferishtah 's Fancies was delayed for nearly a year so as not to crowd it out of the shops .",
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"text": "Frank Browning (author) Frank Browning is an American author and former correspondent for National Public Radio . His books include `` The Fate of Gender : Nature , Nurture and the Human Future '' ( forthcoming , Bloomsbury , June 2016 ) , `` The Monk & the Skeptic : Dialogues on Sex , Faith and Religion '' ( 2013 ) , `` The American Way of Crime : From Salem to Watergate ( 1980 ) , The Culture of Desire : Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today ( 1993 ) , A Queer Geography : Journeys Toward a Sexual Self ( 1996 ) and Apples : Story of the Fruit of Temptation ( 1996 ) . He is also co-author with Sharon Silva of a cookbook , An Apple Harvest : Recipes and Orchard Lore '' ( 1999 ) . He currently lives in Paris , France where he writes on arts for the Huffington Post ; he contributes to a number of American magazines , including California . Raised on an apple orchard in Kentucky , he has lived in Washington , D.C. , New York City , San Francisco , California , Los Angeles , California and Ann Arbor , Michigan and Brooklyn , New York . He has lived in Paris , France since 2001 , is in a longterm relationship , and is currently working on a new book on the future of gender around the world . Browning worked as a staff correspondent and contract reporter for National Public Radio , where he won two Armstrong Awards for his reporting and coordinated with fellow journalist Brenda Wilson a multi-part series on Aids in Black America that won a Dupont-Columbia prize . He began his work on newspapers in Kentucky then undertook investigative reporting for the muckraking magazine Ramparts . His work has appeared in The Washington Post Magazine , Mother Jones , Playboy , Penthouse , Salon and numerous other publications . He has also reported for Marketplace Radio and This American Life . He grows tomatoes , pears , apples and apricots an hour and a half outside Paris in a converted 18th century barn rebuilt by his companion of 15 years , a French architect , where he also receives a wandering neighborhood cat , M. Le Chat , for brief visits . Among other projects , he is working on a personal remembrance and cookbook , `` Weekday Recipes for the End Times . ''",
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"text": "Homecoming Scotland 2009 Homecoming Scotland 2009 was a series of events designed to attract people of Scottish ancestry to visit Scotland . The campaign , organised by EventScotland and VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government , and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund , claimed that `` for every single Scot in their native land , there are thought to be at least five more overseas who can claim Scottish ancestry . '' 2009 was the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns , the national poet . In addition to Burns-related events , the other four themes of the Homecoming were Scotland 's culture and heritage , great Scottish minds and innovations , and golf and whisky .",
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"text": "Emily Dickinson International Society The Emily Dickinson International Society ( EDIS ) is an international organisation relating to American poet Emily Dickinson ( 1830 -- 1886 ) . It was founded in 1988 and its aim is to `` Promote , perpetuate and enhance the study and appreciation of Emily Dickinson worldwide '' . The society publishes The Emily Dickinson Journal ( ISSN 1059-6879 ) twice yearly and , for members , The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin ( ISSN 1055-3932 ) . It holds an Annual Meeting and `` EDIS Institute '' meetings . Every two or three years it holds an International Conference . These have taken place in the USA ( 1992 ) , Austria ( 1995 ) , USA ( 1998 ) , Norway ( 2001 ) , Hawaii ( 2004 ) , Japan ( 2007 ) , England ( 2010 ) and the 2014 event is planned for the USA . The society is affiliated to the American Literature Association ( ALA ) , `` a Coalition of Societies Devoted to the Study of American Authors '' and is sponsoring two sessions at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference . An Emily Dickinson Society had been formed in Japan in 1980 , eight years before the foundation of EDIS .",
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"text": "Robert Burns (theologian) Robert Burns ( 1789 -- 1869 ) was a Scottish theological writer and church leader .",
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"text": "Cavalier poet The cavalier poets was a school of English poets of the 17th century , that came from the classes that supported King Charles I during the English Civil War . Charles , a connoisseur of the fine arts , supported poets who created the art he craved . These poets in turn grouped themselves with the King and his service , thus becoming Cavalier Poets . A cavalier was traditionally a mounted soldier or knight , but when the term was applied to those who supported Charles it was meant to portray them as roistering gallants . The term was thus meant to belittle and insult . However , it became the term applied to those who supported Charles . They were separate in their lifestyle and divided on religion from the Roundheads , who supported Parliament , consisting often of Puritans ( either Presbyterians or Independents ) . The best known of the cavalier poets are Robert Herrick , Richard Lovelace , Thomas Carew , and Sir John Suckling . Most of the cavalier poets were courtiers , with notable exceptions . For example , Robert Herrick was not a courtier , but his style marks him as a cavalier poet .",
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"text": "Cry Freedom Cry Freedom is a 1987 British epic drama film directed by Richard Attenborough , set in late-1970s apartheid era South Africa . The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods . The film centres on the real-life events involving black activist Steve Biko and his friend Donald Woods , who initially finds him destructive , and attempts to understand his way of life . Denzel Washington stars as Biko , while actor Kevin Kline portrays Woods . Cry Freedom delves into the ideas of discrimination , political corruption , and the repercussions of violence . The film was primarily shot on location in Zimbabwe and in Kenya due to political turmoil in South Africa at the time of production . As a film showing mostly in limited cinematic release , it was nominated for multiple awards , including Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role , Best Original Score , and Best Original Song . It also won a number of awards including those from the Berlin International Film Festival and the British Academy Film Awards . A joint collective effort to commit to the film 's production was made by Universal Pictures and Marble Arch Productions . It was commercially distributed by Universal Pictures cinematically , and by MCA Home Video for home media . Cry Freedom premiered in cinemas nationwide in the United States on 6 November 1987 grossing $ 5,899,797 in domestic ticket receipts . The film was at its widest release showing in 479 cinemas nationwide . It was generally met with positive critical reviews before its initial screening in cinemas .",
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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": "Kenya Kenya ( -LSB- ˈkɛnjə -RSB- -LSB- ˈkɛɲa -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Kenya , is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community ( EAC ) . Its capital and largest city is Nairobi . Kenya 's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana ( formerly called Lake Rudolf ) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean . It is bordered by Tanzania to the south and southwest , Uganda to the west , South Sudan to the north-west , Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east . Kenya covers 581309 km2 , and had a population of approximately 48 million people in January 2017 . Kenya has a warm and humid tropical climate on its Indian Ocean coastline . The climate is cooler in the savannah grasslands around the capital city , Nairobi , and especially closer to Mount Kenya , which has snow permanently on its peaks . Further inland are highlands in Central and Rift Valley regions where tea and coffee are grown as cash crops which are major foreign revenue earners . In the West are Nyanza and Western regions , there is an equatorial , hot and dry climate which becomes humid around Lake Victoria , the largest tropical fresh-water lake in the world . This gives way to temperate and forested hilly areas in the neighbouring western region . The north-eastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes . Kenya is known for its world class athletes in track and field and rugby . Thanks to its diverse climate and geography , expansive wildlife reserves and national parks such as the East and West Tsavo National Park , Amboseli National Park , Maasai Mara , Lake Nakuru National Park , Aberdares National Park and white sand beaches at the Coastal region , Kenya is home to the modern safari and has several world heritage sites such as Lamu and numerous beaches , including in Diani , Bamburi and Kilifi , where international yachting competitions are held every year . The African Great Lakes region , which Kenya is a part of , has been inhabited by humans since the Lower Paleolithic period . By the first millennium AD , the Bantu expansion had reached the area from West-Central Africa . The borders of the modern state consequently comprise the crossroads of the Niger-Congo , Nilo-Saharan and Afroasiatic areas of the continent , representing most major ethnolinguistic groups found in Africa . Bantu and Nilotic populations together constitute around 97 % of the nation 's residents . European and Arab presence in coastal Mombasa dates to the Early Modern period ; European exploration of the interior began in the 19th century . The British Empire established the East Africa Protectorate in 1895 , which starting in 1920 gave way to the Kenya Colony . Kenya obtained independence in December 1963 . Following a referendum in August 2010 and adoption of a new constitution , Kenya is now divided into 47 semi-autonomous counties , governed by elected governors . The capital , Nairobi , is a regional commercial hub . The economy of Kenya is the largest by GDP in East and Central Africa . Agriculture is a major employer ; the country traditionally exports tea and coffee and has more recently begun to export fresh flowers to Europe . The service industry is also a major economic driver . Additionally , Kenya is a member of the East African Community trading bloc .",
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"text": "My Dream – African Sounds My Dream -- African Sounds is a 2008 release by the South African groups Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the SABC Choir . It was released on 30 September 2008 . The album is a collaboration of both isicathamiya and choral music . My Dream -- African Sounds features songs composed by Mambazo founder , lead singer , and director Joseph Shabalala , and leader of the SABC Choir Thulasizwe Nkabinde . Original Mambazo songs ( such as `` Iqome Kanjani '' , `` Shintsha Sithothobala '' , and `` Angimboni Ofana Naye '' ) as well as SABC Choir standards ( like `` Plea for Africa '' , `` Uhembelinye '' , and `` Buya Lindiwe '' ) are included on the album , which melds both Zulu vocal music ( isicathamiya ) -- made famous by Mambazo -- and gospel choral musics by having both groups sing each song together . The one exception is `` Okuhle Hle '' , sung entirely by Mambazo . The album came together when Mambazo were on tour in the US in March 2007 ; South African Broadcasting Corporation executive Joyce Dube saw the group in a New York City performance and approached them with the idea of recording a gospel/traditional album with the SABC Choir . Arrangements were made , and the album began to come together a year later in the South African Downtown Studios .",
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"text": "FilmAid International FilmAid International is a non-profit humanitarian organization that uses film to educate and entertain displaced people around the world . FilmAid was founded during the Balkan crisis in 1999 by producer Caroline Baron ( Capote , Monsoon Wedding ) to assist with refugee communities in Macedonia suffering the effects of war , poverty , displacement and disaster . Since 1999 , FilmAid has worked in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) and other global aid organizations to help bring information and training to more than two million people worldwide . FilmAid produces and distributes community-based films on public health and safety issues such as maternal health , HIV , cholera , gender-based violence and conflict resolution . Using inflatable screens and other ` Mobile Cinema ' units , FilmAid screenings aims to overcome language and literacy boundaries . FilmAid currently works in Kenya , in the large refugee camps of Dadaab and Kakuma as well as informal settlements in Nairobi and Mombassa , with Burmese refugees in Thailand and also in Haiti . FilmAid is a global federation of nonprofit , charitable organizations . Members include FilmAid International ( the founding organization ) , FilmAid Asia , FilmAid Kenya , and FilmAid U.K.",
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"text": "Bamako (film) Bamako is a 2006 film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako , first released at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May and in Manhattan by New Yorker Films on 14 February 2007 . The film depicts a trial taking place in Bamako , the capital of Mali , amid the daily life that is going on in the city . In the midst of that trial , two sides argue whether the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are guided by special interest of developed nations , or whether it is corruption and the individual nations ' mismanagement , that is guilty of the current financial state of many poverty-stricken African countries as well as the rest of the poor undeveloped world . Danny Glover , one of the film 's executive producers , also guest-stars as an actor in a Western film ( called Death in Timbuktu ) that some children are watching on the television in one scene .",
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"text": "Uhuru (band) Uhuru ( Swahili : freedom ) is a South African musical group best known for producing the hit single `` Khona '' performed by Mafikizolo . Signed to Kalawa Jazmee , the band consists of Themba Sekowe ( Maphorisa ) , Nqobile Mahlanu ( Mapiano ) , Sihle Dlalisisa ( DJ Clap ) and Xelimpilo Simelane ( Xeli ) .",
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"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": "Media for Development International Media for Development International is an American 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit company founded in 1989 . MFDI produces and distributes dramatic African social-message films ( `` Edutainment '' or `` Entereducate '' ) for African audiences on issues such as AIDS , teenage sexuality , teenage pregnancy , women 's issues and general health . Much of MFDI 's best known work was done in Zimbabwe between the years of 1990 and 2000 . Branch offices are in Tanzania and Zimbabwe .",
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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": "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": "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": "Mozambique Mozambique ( -LSB- moʊzæmˈbiːk -RSB- or -LSB- mɔːzæmˈbiːk -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Mozambique ( Moçambique or República de Moçambique , -LSB- rɛˈpublikɐ dɨ musɐ̃ˈbikɨ -RSB- ) 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 . It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as `` Lourenço Marques '' before independence ) . Between the 1st and 5th centuries AD , Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from farther north and west . Swahili ( and later Arab ) commercial ports existed along the coasts until the arrival of Europeans . The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonised by Portugal from 1505 . The country was an important place where Somali merchants enslaved the local population , starting what is now known as the Somali slave trade . After over four centuries of Portuguese rule , Mozambique gained independence in 1975 , becoming the People 's Republic of Mozambique shortly thereafter . After only two years of independence , the country descended into an intense and protracted civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992 . In 1994 , Mozambique held its first multiparty elections and has remained a relatively stable presidential republic . However , since 2013 , following more than 20 years of peace , a renewed insurgency by RENAMO has been occurring . Mozambique is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world . Mozambique is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources . The country 's economy is based largely on agriculture , but industry is growing , mainly food and beverages , chemical manufacturing , and aluminium and petroleum production . The country 's tourism sector is also growing . South Africa is Mozambique 's main trading partner and source of foreign direct investment . Belgium , Brazil , Portugal , and Spain are also among the country 's most important economic partners . Since 2001 , Mozambique 's annual average GDP growth has been among the world 's highest . However , the country ranks among the lowest in GDP per capita , human development , measures of inequality , and average life expectancy . The only official language of Mozambique is Portuguese , which is spoken mostly as a second language by about half of the population . Common native languages include Makhuwa , Sena , and Swahili . The country 's population of around 24 million is composed overwhelmingly of Bantu people . The largest religion in Mozambique is Christianity , with significant minorities following Islam and African traditional religions . Mozambique is a member of the African Union , the Commonwealth of Nations , the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , the Latin Union , the Non-Aligned Movement , and the Southern African Development Community , and is an observer at La Francophonie .",
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"text": "Africa segreta Africa segreta is an Italian documentary film , released in 1969 .",
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"text": "The Wild Geese The Wild Geese is a 1978 British adventure film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen about a group of mercenaries in Africa . It stars Richard Burton , Roger Moore , Richard Harris , and Hardy Krüger . The film was the result of a long-held ambition of its producer Euan Lloyd to make an all-star adventure film similar to The Guns of Navarone or Where Eagles Dare . The same producer and director were later responsible for The Sea Wolves . The screenplay by Reginald Rose was based on an unpublished novel titled The Thin White Line by Daniel Carney . The film was named The Wild Geese after the Wild Goose flag and shoulder patch used by Michael `` Mad Mike '' Hoare 's Five Commando , ANC , which in turn was inspired by a 17th-century Irish mercenary army ( see Flight of the Wild Geese ) . Carney 's novel was subsequently published by Corgi Books under the same title as the film . The novel was based upon rumours and speculation following the 1968 landing of a mysterious aeroplane in Rhodesia , which was said to have been loaded with mercenaries and `` an African president '' believed to have been a dying Moïse Tshombe .",
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"text": "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": "Big Brother Africa 3 Big Brother Africa 3 is the third series of the Big Brother Africa reality television show produced by Endemol . The series began airing on August 24 , 2008 and run 91 days ending November 23 , 2008 . As with the previous series , the show involves 12 countries within Africa ( Angola , Botswana , Ghana , Kenya , Malawi , Namibia , Nigeria , South Africa , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia & Zimbabwe ) each producing a contestant living in an isolated house in Johanneburg , South Africa , while trying to avoid being evicted by viewers and ultimately winning a large cash prize at the end of the show . The show is filmed in a house at Sasani Studios in Lyndhurst , Johannesburg . This season marks the closest vote in the history of the Big Brother series in Africa .",
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"text": "Gandhi (film) Gandhi is a 1982 British-Indian epic biographical drama film which dramatises the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , the leader of India 's non-violent , non-cooperative independence movement against the United Kingdom 's rule of the country during the 20th century . Gandhi was written by John Briley and produced and directed by Richard Attenborough . It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role . The film covers Gandhi 's life from a defining moment in 1893 , as he is thrown off a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment , and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948 . Although a practising Hindu , Gandhi 's embracing of other faiths , particularly Christianity and Islam , is also depicted . Gandhi was released in India on 30 November 1982 , in the United Kingdom on 3 December , and in the United States on 10 December . It was nominated for Academy Awards in eleven categories , winning eight , including Best Picture and Best Director for Attenborough , Best Actor for Ben Kingsley , and Best Original Screenplay for Briley . The film was screened retrospective on 12 August 2016 as the Opening Film at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense , commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day . The screenplay of Gandhi is available as a published book .",
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"text": "Africa Texas Style Africa Texas Style is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Andrew Marton and starring John Mills , Hugh O'Brian and Nigel Green . The plot follows two American cowboys who are hired by a British rancher to oversee his estate in Kenya . Shot on location in Africa and Florida , this film led to the TV show Cowboy in Africa starring Chuck Connors . The opening scene of the film includes a cameo appearance by star Mills ' equally famous actress-daughter Hayley Mills .",
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"text": "Spirit of Africa Spirit of Africa is the first studio album by African traditional and contemporary male voice choir Kenyan Boys Choir . As of July 2009 , one single has been released : `` Homeless '' . All tracks were recorded in the city of Nairobi , Kenya .",
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"text": "Cinema of Kenya The cinema of Kenya refers to the film industry of Kenya . Although a very small industry in western comparison , Kenya has produced or been a location for film since the early 1950s when Men Against the Sun was filmed in 1952 . Although , in the United States , jungle epics that were set in the country were shot in Hollywood as early as the 1940s .",
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"text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .",
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"text": "Cinema of Africa African cinema is film production in Africa . It dates back to the early 20th century , when film reels were the primary cinematic technology in use . The Nigerian film industry is the largest in Africa in terms of value , number of annual films , revenue and popularity . It is also the second and third largest national film industry in the world , based on the number of annual films and revenue respectively .",
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"text": "The Avengers (2012 film) Marvel 's The Avengers ( classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland ) , or simply The Avengers , is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr. , Chris Evans , Mark Ruffalo , Chris Hemsworth , Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy Renner , Tom Hiddleston , Clark Gregg , Cobie Smulders , Stellan Skarsgård , and Samuel L. Jackson . In the film , Nick Fury , director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D. , recruits Iron Man , Captain America , the Hulk , and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor 's brother Loki from subjugating Earth . The film 's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005 . After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008 , Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011 . With the signing of Johansson in March 2009 , the film was pushed back for a 2012 release . Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. . Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque , New Mexico , before moving to Cleveland , Ohio , in August and New York City in September . The film was converted to 3D in post-production . The Avengers premiered on April 11 , 2012 , at Hollywood 's El Capitan Theatre and was released theatrically in the United States on May 4 , 2012 . The film received positive reviews from critics , as well as numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for achievements in visual effects . It has set or tied numerous box office records , including the biggest opening weekend in North America . The Avengers grossed over $ 1.5 billion worldwide , and became the third-highest-grossing film during its theatrical run -- as well as the first Marvel production to generate $ 1 billion in ticket sales . The film was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 25 , 2012 . A sequel , titled Avengers : Age of Ultron , was released on May 1 , 2015 , while two additional sequels , Avengers : Infinity War and an untitled sequel , are currently in development , with Infinity War scheduled for a May 4 , 2018 release date , and its sequel scheduled to be released on May 3 , 2019 .",
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"text": "Die Hard with a Vengeance Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American action film and the third in the Die Hard film series . It was co-produced and directed by John McTiernan ( who directed Die Hard ) , written by Jonathan Hensleigh , and stars Bruce Willis as New York City Police Department Lieutenant John McClane , Samuel L. Jackson as McClane 's reluctant partner Zeus Carver , and Jeremy Irons as Simon Peter Gruber . It was released on May 19 , 1995 , five years after Die Hard 2 , becoming the highest-grossing film at the worldwide box-office that year , but received mixed reviews . It was followed by Live Free or Die Hard and A Good Day to Die Hard in 2007 and 2013 , respectively .",
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"text": "Dressed to Kill (The Avengers) Dressed to Kill is the fourteenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman . It originally aired on ABC on 28 December 1963 . The episode was directed by Bill Bain and written by Brian Clemens .",
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"text": "Robert Hegyes Robert Hegyes ( pronounced Hedges ; May 7 , 1951 -- January 26 , 2012 ) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of high school student Juan Epstein on the 1970s American sitcom Welcome Back , Kotter and as detective Manny Esposito on the 1980s American crime drama Cagney & Lacey .",
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"text": "Dance with Death (The Avengers) Dance with Death is the twelfth episode of the first series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee and guest starring Caroline Blakiston , Angela Douglas and Geoffrey Palmer . It originally aired on ABC on 15 April 1961 . The episode is considered to be lost . The episode was directed by Don Leaver , designed by James Goddard , and written by Peter Ling and Sheilah Ward .",
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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": "The New Avengers (comics) The New Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The title has been used for four American comic book series . The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Marvel 's premiere superhero team , the Avengers . The third was written by Jonathan Hickman and depicted a group of characters called the Illuminati ( formerly introduced in New Avengers Vol . 1 # 7 -LSB- July 2005 -RSB- ) . The fourth is written by Al Ewing and depicts the former scientific terrorist group A.I.M. , reformed as `` Avengers Idea Mechanics '' , whose field team has appropriated the name `` New Avengers '' for itself .",
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"text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .",
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"text": "Skyfall Skyfall is the 23rd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions and released in 2012 . It features Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond , and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva , the film 's villain . It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis , Robert Wade and John Logan , and features an Academy Award-winning theme , sung by Adele . It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) and Columbia Pictures . The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6 ; the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva to humiliate , discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him . The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films : Q , played by Ben Whishaw , and Moneypenny , played by Naomie Harris . Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench , who played M , a role that she had played in the previous six films . The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes ' character , Gareth Mallory , though Dench would make a brief appearance in the next Bond film , Spectre . Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008 . Development was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles and did not resume until December 2010 ; during this time , Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant . The original screenwriter , Peter Morgan , left the project during the suspension . When production resumed , Logan , Purvis , and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script . Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom , with smaller portions shot in China and Turkey . Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9 November 2012 . It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues , although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras . The film 's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series , which began with Dr. No in 1962 . Skyfall was positively received by critics , being praised for its performances -- particularly those of Craig , Bardem and Dench -- writing and script , cinematography , Mendes ' direction , Thomas Newman 's score , and the action scenes . It was the 14th film to gross over $ 1 billion worldwide , and the first Bond film to do so . It became the seventh-highest-grossing film at the time , the highest-grossing film in the UK , the highest-grossing film in the series , the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM , and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 . The film won several accolades , including two BAFTA Awards , two Academy Awards and two Grammys .",
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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": "Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are a duo of American screenwriters and producers . They are known for their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , having written the three Captain America films ( The First Avenger , The Winter Soldier , and Civil War ) , Thor : The Dark World , and will be writing Avengers : Infinity War and its untitled sequel ; and having created the Agent Carter TV series . They are also the screenwriters of The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise . They made their screenwriting debut in 2004 with The Life and Death of Peter Sellers , for which they won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries , Movie or a Dramatic Special . They also wrote the films You Kill Me and Pain & Gain .",
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"text": "Steve Starkey Steve Starkey is an American film producer and second unit director who is widely associated with Robert Zemeckis . He served as an assistant film editor for both The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) .",
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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": "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": "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": "Avengers vs. X-Men Avengers vs. X-Men ( abbreviated AvX and AvsX ) is a 2012 crossover event that was featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The event , consisting of an eponymous limited series and numerous tie-in books , involves the return of the Phoenix Force and the subsequent war between the Avengers and the X-Men . The 12-issue twice-monthly series was first published in April 2012 , and features a storyline by Jason Aaron , Brian Michael Bendis , Ed Brubaker , Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction , with a rotating team of artists including John Romita , Jr. , Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert . The event was preceded by the four-issue limited series Avengers : X-Sanction by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness and Avengers vs. X-Men # 0 . Avengers vs. X-Men also ties into the limited series AVX : VS , described as `` the fight book '' which expands upon many of the one-on-one battles featured in the main series , the digital series ; Avengers vs. X-Men : Infinite , and into a number of ongoing series including Avengers , Avengers Academy , New Avengers , Secret Avengers , Uncanny X-Men , Wolverine and the X-Men and X-Men : Legacy . The event was succeeded by the limited series AvX : Consequences . Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics , Avengers vs. X-Men was a commercial success that topped the comic-book sales charts from April to October 2012 . The repercussions of the storyline resulted in the new status quos of the Marvel Universe presented in the company 's Marvel NOW ! relaunch initiative .",
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"text": "Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention On Thursday , August 30 , 2012 , American actor and director Clint Eastwood gave a speech at the Republican National Convention . Eastwood had endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 United States presidential election earlier that month , and spent much of his speech 's running time on a largely improvised routine in which he addressed an empty chair that represented President Barack Obama . The speech , broadcast in a prime time slot , was viewed live by around 30 million Americans . It generated many responses and much discussion .",
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"text": "Bob Anderson (fencer) Robert James Gilbert `` Bob '' Anderson ( 15 September 1922 -- 1 January 2012 ) was a British Olympic fencer , and a renowned film fight choreographer , with a cinema career that spanned more than 50 years and included films such as Highlander , The Princess Bride , The Mask of Zorro , The Lord of the Rings , and Die Another Day . He was regarded as the premier choreographer of Hollywood sword-fighting , and during his career he coached many actors in swordsmanship , including Errol Flynn , Sean Connery , Antonio Banderas , Viggo Mortensen , Adrian Paul , and Johnny Depp . He also appeared as a stunt double for Darth Vader 's lightsaber battles in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi .",
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"text": "Thor: The Mighty Avenger (toy line) Thor : The Mighty Avenger is a toy line manufactured by Hasbro based on the Marvel Comics film , Thor . It is composed mainly of 3.75 '' scale action figures . The line falls under Marvel 's `` Avengers Assemble '' marketing banner , which will also include the Iron Man : The Armored Avenger and Captain America : The First Avenger toy lines . This will be used as a lead up to 2012 's The Avengers motion picture . Unlike previous 3.75 '' action figure lines based on movies , Hasbro is not doing a comic series with this line . All of the figures will be based on the movie . This official street date for the line is March 1 , though some stores have started selling the toys in early February .",
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"text": "Black Hawk Down (film) Black Hawk Down is a 2002 American war film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott . The screenplay by Ken Nolan is adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden , which in turn is based on the 29-part series of articles published in The Philadelphia Inquirer chronicling the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid and the ensuing firefight , known as the Battle of Mogadishu . The film features a large ensemble cast , including Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Eric Bana , Tom Sizemore , William Fichtner , Jason Isaacs , Tom Hardy , and Sam Shepard . It won two Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 74th Academy Awards . Although it was received positively by critics , the film was strongly criticized by a number of groups and military officials . In 2009 , an extended cut of the film was released on DVD . The cut contained an additional 8 minutes of footage increasing the running time to 152 minutes . This extended cut has yet to be released on Blu-Ray .",
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"text": "Mandrake (The Avengers) Mandrake is the eighteenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers , starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman . It originally aired on ABC on 25 January 1964 . The episode was directed by Bill Bain and written by Roger Marshall .",
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"text": "Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez ( born July 27 , 1975 ) , nicknamed `` A-Rod '' , is a Dominican-American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman . He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , and New York Yankees . Rodriguez was one of the sport 's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time . During his 22-year career , Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average , 696 home runs , over 2,000 runs batted in ( RBI ) , over 2,000 runs scored , and over 3,000 hits . He is a 14-time All-Star and has won three American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Awards , ten Silver Slugger Awards , and two Gold Glove Awards . Rodríguez is the career record holder for grand slams with 25 . However , he has led a highly controversial career due to signing two of the most lucrative sports contracts in history while incurring criticism from the media for his behavior and use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs . The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft , and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18 . In 1996 , he became the Mariners ' starting shortstop and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award . Rodriguez 's combination of power , speed , and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise , but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers . The 10-year , $ 252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history . He played at a high level in his three years with Texas , highlighted by his first AL MVP Award win in 2003 , but the team failed to make the playoffs during his tenure . Prior to the 2004 season , Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees , for whom he converted to a third baseman due to incumbent shortstop Derek Jeter . In his first four seasons with New York , he was twice more named AL MVP . After opting out of his contract following the 2007 season , Rodriguez signed a new 10-year , $ 275 million deal with the Yankees , extending his record for the sport 's most lucrative contract . He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs , reaching the milestone in 2007 . He won his first World Series in 2009 , which was the first year of the new Yankee Stadium . The following year , he became the career leader in home runs by a player of Hispanic descent . In recent years , Rodriguez has been hampered by hip and knee injuries , which have caused him to exclusively become a designated hitter . He played his final game as a Yankee on August 12 , 2016 . In February 2009 , after previously denying use of performance-enhancing drugs , including during a 2007 interview with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes , Rodriguez admitted to using steroids , saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for Rangers due to `` an enormous amount of pressure '' to perform . While recovering from a hip injury in 2013 , Rodriguez made headlines by feuding with team management over his rehabilitation and for having allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs as part of the Biogenesis baseball scandal . In August 2013 , MLB suspended him 211 games for his involvement in the scandal , but he was allowed to play while appealing the punishment . Had the original suspension been upheld , it would have been the longest non-lifetime suspension in Major League Baseball history . After an arbitration hearing , the suspension was reduced to 162 games , keeping him off the field for the entire 2014 season .",
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"text": "Jesse Hahn Jesse Allen Hahn ( born July 30 , 1989 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres .",
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"text": "Jim Maler James Michael Maler ( born August 16 , 1958 in New York City ) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners from to . He was tall and he weighed 230 pounds .",
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"text": "Alexei Ramírez Alexei Fernando Ramírez Rodriguez ( born September 22 , 1981 ) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent . He has played for the Chicago White Sox , San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays in MLB and Pinar del Rio of the Cuban National Series . His nickname , given to him by former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén , is `` The Cuban Missile '' due to his tall , slim physique and combination of speed , power , and strong throwing arm .",
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"text": "Sergio Alfonso Rodríguez Sergio Alfonso Rodríguez Aguilera ( born November 26 , 1995 in Aguascalientes City , Aguascalientes ) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club Atlas . He played his first game for the team on September 24 , 2016 .",
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"text": "2012 Miami Marlins season The 2012 Miami Marlins season was the 20th season for the Major League Baseball franchise . The Marlins moved into Marlins Park for the 2012 season ; as part of the agreement , they changed their name from the `` Florida Marlins '' to the `` Miami Marlins '' .",
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"text": "Doug Fister Douglas Wildes Fister ( born February 4 , 1984 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . He has played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Seattle Mariners , Detroit Tigers , Washington Nationals and Houston Astros . Fister bats left-handed , and throws right-handed . He was born in Merced , California and attended Golden Valley High School . He then attended Merced College , and later Fresno State University . He spent four seasons ( 2006 -- 2009 ) in the Seattle Mariners minor league organization before being promoted to their Major League roster in 2009 .",
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"text": "Edwar Ramírez Edwar Emilio Ramírez ( born March 28 , 1981 ) is a former Dominican professional baseball pitcher . Ramírez appeared in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees ( 2007 -- 2009 ) and Oakland Athletics ( 2010 ) . After finding himself out of baseball in 2004 , Ramírez revitalized his career by developing an effective changeup . Originally a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization , Ramírez pitched for the Angels only in minor league baseball . The Angels released Ramírez before the 2004 season . After spending the next year mastering a changeup , he spent parts of the following two seasons in independent league baseball . Ramírez signed with the Yankees in 2006 , and made his MLB debut the next season . Ramírez enjoyed success and popularity among the fan base during the 2007 and 2008 seasons . He struggled in 2009 , and pitched for the Athletics early in the 2010 season before returning to minor league baseball in the Athletics organization . He pitched in the Mexican League in 2011 .",
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"text": "Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award The Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball 's Pacific Coast League . Managers from the 16 Pacific Coast League teams and media representatives in each city across the league vote for the winner of the award . In 1967 , Johnny Lipon won the first ever Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award . The only manager to have won the award on three occasions is Dan Rohn who won in 2001 , 2004 , and 2005 . Other managers with more than one award are Rocky Bridges , Jim Lefebvre , and Jimy Williams , each with two wins . Lefebvre ( 1985 and 1986 ) and Rohn ( 2004 and 2005 ) won the award in consecutive years . Seven managers each from the California Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball ( MLB ) organizations have won the award , more than any others , followed by the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants organizations ( 5 ) ; the Chicago Cubs organization ( 4 ) ; the Cleveland Indians , Houston Astros , and Seattle Mariners organizations ( 3 ) ; the Minnesota Twins , Philadelphia Phillies , and Texas Rangers organizations ( 3 ) ; and the Arizona Diamondbacks , Milwaukee Brewers , New York Mets , Pittsburgh Pirates , San Diego Padres , and St. Louis Cardinals organizations ( 1 ) .",
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"text": "Roger Bailey Charles Roger Bailey ( born October 3 , 1970 ) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher . He is an alumnus of Florida State University . Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 1992 MLB amateur draft , Bailey would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on April 27 , 1995 , and appeared in his final game on September 24 , 1997 .",
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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": "1990 Oakland Athletics season The Oakland Athletics ' 1990 season was their 23rd in Oakland , California . It was also the 90th season in franchise history . The team finished first in the American League West with a record of 103-59 . The Athletics ' 1990 campaign ranks among the organization 's finest . Oakland , in winning 103 games , led the league outright in wins for a third consecutive season ; they remained the last major North American team to accomplish this until 2017 , when the feat was matched by the nearby Golden State Warriors of the NBA . The Athletics benefited from stellar performances in all areas of the game . The team 's offense was led by eventual Hall-of-Famer Rickey Henderson . Henderson finished the season with 65 stolen bases , 28 home runs , and a .325 batting average ; for his efforts , he took home the 1990 American League MVP Award . The Athletics also benefited from strong performances by superstars Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco . The pair clubbed 39 and 37 home runs , respectively ; in doing so , they drove in a combined total of 209 runs . Over the course of the season , the team added to an already strong offense ; the additions of recent All-Stars Willie Randolph , Willie McGee , and Harold Baines further widened the gap between the Athletics and the rest of the league . Established veterans ( such as Carney Lansford , Terry Steinbach , Dave Henderson , and Mike Gallego ) and promising young players ( mainly Walt Weiss and Mike Bordick ) rounded out arguably the deepest roster in all of Major League Baseball . Eight of the Athletics ' nine main postseason starters ( R. Henderson , McGwire , Canseco , McGee , Steinbach , Randolph , Baines , and Lansford ) played in at least one All-Star Game between 1988 and 1990 . The Athletics pitching staff , in many regards , had an even stronger campaign . The starting rotation was led by veteran Bob Welch . Welch would finish the season with both an MLB-leading 27 wins and a 2.95 ERA ; this performance was strong enough to net the 1990 Cy Young Award . Welch , as of 2014 , remains the last MLB pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season . Fellow starter Dave Stewart , winner of 22 games , finished in a tie ( with Pittsburgh starter Doug Drabek ) for the second-most wins in MLB . 1989 All-Star Mike Moore , 1991 All-Star Scott Sanderson , and longtime Athletic Curt Young rounded out the American League 's top rotation . The Athletics ' bullpen was led by superstar closer Dennis Eckersley , who posted a microscopic 0.61 ERA while recording 48 saves . As a team , the Athletics allowed only 570 runs ( the fewest in the American League by a wide margin ) . The Athletics easily won the American League West for a third consecutive season . They swept the Boston Red Sox , four games to none , in that year 's American League Championship series ; in doing so , they won a third consecutive American League pennant . The Athletics entered the 1990 World Series as heavy favorites . Despite this , however , they were themselves swept by the Cincinnati Reds . The Athletics have not reached the World Series since .",
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"text": "Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos ( Les Expos de Montréal ) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal , Quebec . The Expos were the first Major League Baseball ( MLB ) franchise located outside the United States . They played in the National League ( NL ) East Division from 1969 until 2004 . Following the 2004 season , the franchise relocated to Washington , D.C. , and became the Washington Nationals . Immediately after the minor league Triple-A Montreal Royals folded in 1960 , political leaders in Montreal sought an MLB franchise , and when the National League evaluated expansion candidates for the 1969 season , it awarded a team to Montreal . Named after the Expo 67 World 's Fair , the Expos originally played at Jarry Park Stadium before moving to Olympic Stadium in 1977 . The Expos failed to post a winning record in any of their first ten seasons . The team won its only division title in the strike-shortened season , but lost the 1981 National League Championship Series ( NLCS ) to the Los Angeles Dodgers . The team was sold in 1991 by its majority , founding owner , Charles Bronfman , to a consortium headed by Claude Brochu . Felipe Alou was promoted to the team 's field manager in 1992 , becoming MLB 's first Dominican-born manager . He led the team to four winning seasons , including , where the Expos had the best record in baseball before a players ' strike ended the season . Alou became the Expos leader in games managed ( 1409 ) . The aftermath of the 1994 strike initiated a downward spiral as the Expos chose to sell off their best players , and attendance and interest in the team declined . Major League Baseball purchased the team prior to the 2002 season after the club failed to secure funding for a new ballpark . In their final two seasons , the team played 22 home games each year at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan , Puerto Rico . On September 29 , 2004 , MLB announced the franchise would relocate to Washington , D.C. for the season , and the Expos played their final home game in Montreal . The Expos posted an all-time record of 2,753 wins , 2,943 losses and 4 ties during their 36 years in Montreal . Vladimir Guerrero led the franchise in both home runs and batting average , and Steve Rogers in wins and strikeouts . Three pitchers threw four no-hitters : Bill Stoneman ( twice ) , Charlie Lea , and Dennis Martínez , who pitched the 13th official perfect game in Major League Baseball history . The Expos retired four numbers in Montreal , and seven former members have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame , with Gary Carter and Andre Dawson 's plaques depicting them with Expos caps .",
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"text": "1997 Oakland Athletics season The Oakland Athletics ' 1997 season was the team 's 30th in Oakland , California . It was also the 97th season in franchise history . The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 65-97 . The Athletics , coming off a surprising ( if still mediocre ) 78-84 campaign , hoped to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1992 . With this in mind , the team traded for slugger Jose Canseco . Canseco , who had played for the Athletics from 1986 to 1992 , was reunited with fellow superstar ( and fellow `` Bash Brother '' ) Mark McGwire . In addition to McGwire and Canseco , Oakland 's impressive collection of power hitters included Jason Giambi , Gerónimo Berroa , and Matt Stairs . Little was done , however , to shore up the Athletics ' abysmal 1996 pitching staff . Ariel Prieto , owner of a 4.41 career ERA ( Earned Run Average ) , was named the Opening Day starter ; a succession of poorly regarded players filled out the rest of the starting rotation and bullpen . While optimism remained high for the team 's offense , great concern remained for its pitching staff . In the end , Oakland 's offense and pitching both fared terribly . For the second consecutive year , no Athletics pitcher won ten or more games ; even worse , no starter won more than six . None of the team 's top four starters ( Ariel Prieto , Steve Karsay , Mike Oquist , and Dave Telgheder ) finished the season with an ERA of less than 5.00 ; the Athletics , as a team , finished with an earned run average of 5.48 ( easily the MLB 's worst ) . All told , the A 's allowed a season total of 946 runs . This remains the worst such figure in Oakland history . More puzzling was the fate of the offense . Oakland , as expected , remained one of the league 's best power-hitting teams . The Athletics ' sluggers hit a total of 197 home runs ( third-most in the American League ) . Oakland 's home runs failed to generate much offense , however , as a low team batting average negated most of the team 's other advantages . Oakland scored a total of 764 runs in 1997 ( the 11th highest total in the American League ) . These awful performances quickly removed the A 's from contention . On May 31 , they were already nine games out of first place ; their position steadily worsened throughout the summer . In light of this , General Manager Sandy Alderson traded Mark McGwire ( who , at the time , was on pace to break Roger Maris ' single-season home run record ) to the St. Louis Cardinals for T.J. Matthews , Blake Stein , and Eric Ludwick . McGwire would finish the season with 58 home runs ( four shy of breaking the record ) . The trade was a disaster on the Athletics ' end , as none of the three players received in the trade remained on the team by 2000 . The A 's ultimately finished twenty-five games behind the first-place Seattle Mariners . Their 65-97 finish ( the club 's worst since 1979 ) led to the removal of Sandy Alderson as General Manager on October 17 ; he was replaced by Billy Beane . Manager Art Howe , however , was retained for the 1998 season . The 1997 season would ultimately prove to be the Athletics ' nadir . The continued rise of Jason Giambi , the debuts of Ben Grieve and Miguel Tejada , the acquisition of Tim Hudson in the 1997 MLB draft , and the ascension of Billy Beane to the position of General manager paved the way for a lengthy period of success from 1999 onwards .",
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"text": "Vic Rodriguez Victor Manuel Rodriguez Rivera is a former professional baseball infielder . He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles in 1984 and the Minnesota Twins in 1989 , appearing in 17 games . He serves as the assistant hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox .",
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"text": "Dillon Overton Dillon Ray Overton ( born August 17 , 1991 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played for the Oakland Athletics .",
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"text": "Román Rodríguez Román Rodríguez ( born March 30 , 1966 , in San Mateo , Venezuela ) is a scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim .",
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"text": "2001 American League Division Series The 2001 American League Division Series ( ALDS ) , the opening round of the 2001 American League playoffs , began on Tuesday , October 9 , and ended on Monday , October 15 , with the champions of the three AL divisions -- along with a `` wild card '' team -- participating in two best-of-five series . The teams were : ( 1 ) Seattle Mariners ( Western Division champion , 116 -- 46 ) vs. ( 3 ) Cleveland Indians ( Central Division champion , 91 -- 71 ) : Mariners win series , 3 -- 2 . ( 2 ) New York Yankees ( Eastern Division champion , 95 -- 65 ) vs. ( 4 ) Oakland Athletics ( Wild Card , 102 -- 60 ) : Yankees win series , 3 -- 2 . The higher seed ( in parentheses ) had the home field advantage ( Games 1 , 2 and 5 at home ) , which was determined by playing record . Although the team with the best record was normally intended to play the wild card team , the Mariners played the Indians , rather than the wild card Athletics , because the Mariners and Athletics are in the same division . The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees went on to meet in the AL Championship Series ( ALCS ) . The Yankees became the American League champion , and lost to the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series .",
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"text": "Manny Martínez (baseball) Manuel Martínez DeJesús ( born October 3 , 1970 ) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder . He played during four seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Seattle Mariners , Philadelphia Phillies , Pittsburgh Pirates , and Montreal Expos . He also played three seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization ( KBO ) for the Samsung Lions and LG Twins . Martínez was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in . Martinez played his first professional season with their Class A ( Short Season ) Southern Oregon A 's in , and his last season with the independent Atlantic League 's Long Island Ducks in . He played his last affiliated season in for the Florida Marlins ' Triple-A affiliate , the Calgary Cannons .",
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"text": "2002 Seattle Mariners season The Seattle Mariners 2002 season was their 26th since the franchise creation , and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West , finishing with a record of 93-69 .",
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"text": "Luis Sardiñas Luis Alexander Sardiñas Avilez ( born May 16 , 1993 ) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization . He made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers during the 2014 season , and played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2015 , the Seattle Mariners in 2016 , and the San Diego Padres in 2016 and 2017 .",
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"text": "Thor: The Dark World Thor : The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sequel to 2011 's Thor and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was directed by Alan Taylor , with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely . It stars Chris Hemsworth , Natalie Portman , Tom Hiddleston , Anthony Hopkins , Stellan Skarsgård , Idris Elba , Christopher Eccleston , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Kat Dennings , Ray Stevenson , Zachary Levi , Tadanobu Asano , Jaimie Alexander , and Rene Russo . In Thor : The Dark World , Thor teams up with Loki to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves led by the vengeful Malekith , who intends to plunge the universe into darkness . Development of Thor : The Dark World began in April 2011 , when producer Kevin Feige announced plans for a sequel to follow the crossover film The Avengers . In July 2011 , Kenneth Branagh , the director of Thor , withdrew from the project . Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012 . The supporting cast filled out in August 2012 , with the hiring of Eccleston , Dennings , and Akinnuoye-Agbaje . Principal photography began in September 2012 in Surrey , England with filming continuing in Iceland and London , before wrapping up in December 2012 . Thor : The Dark World was converted to 3D in post-production . Thor : The Dark World premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22 , 2013 . It was released internationally on October 30 , 2013 , and on November 8 , 2013 , in the United States . The film received mixed reviews , but was a commercial success , grossing over $ 644 million worldwide . A third film , Thor : Ragnarok , is set for release on November 3 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Thor & Loki : Blood Brothers is a four episode motion comic from Marvel Knights Animation released in April 2011 . It is based on the 2004 miniseries Loki by Robert Rodi and Esad Ribic . A DVD containing all four episodes was released on September 13 , 2011 from Shout ! Factory .",
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"text": "Tolkien's legendarium Tolkien 's legendarium is the term for the entirety of J. R. R. Tolkien 's mythopoetic writing that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings . Tolkien worked and re-worked the components of his legendarium throughout his adult life , or during a period of more than 50 years ; the earliest drafts , published in The Book of Lost Tales ( 1983 ) dating to 1916 . Colloquially , `` Middle-earth '' is popularly used as a shorthand for a `` canonical '' or mature form of Tolkien 's narrative , Middle-earth being Tolkien 's term for the inhabited part of the world in which most of his published stories were set . The mythological and cosmological background of Tolkien 's published works was sketched in the posthumously-published The Silmarillion ( 1977 ) , and in Tolkien studies as a field as it has developed since the 1980s .",
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"text": "Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film Canadian-Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson , loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf . It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf , Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar , Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma . The screenplay was written by Andrew Rai Berzins . The soundtrack was composed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson . While some of the film remains true to the original poem , other plot elements deviate from the original poem : three new characters , Grendel 's father , the witch Selma , and Grendel 's son are introduced , and several related plot points were developed specifically for the film . The film is a cooperative effort between Eurasia Motion Pictures ( Canada ) , Spice Factory ( UK ) , and Bjolfskvida ( Iceland ) , and it was filmed in Iceland . The story takes place in the early half of the sixth century AD in what is now Denmark , but the filming of the movie in Iceland provided many panoramic views of that country 's landscape . In 2006 , a documentary of the making of Beowulf and Grendel , called Wrath of Gods , was released and went on to win six film awards in Europe and the U.S.",
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"text": "Tron Tron is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger , based on a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird and produced by Walt Disney Productions . The film stars Jeff Bridges as a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape . Bruce Boxleitner , David Warner , Cindy Morgan , and Barnard Hughes star in supporting roles . Development of Tron began in 1976 when Lisberger became fascinated with the early video game Pong . He and producer Donald Kushner set up an animation studio to develop Tron with the intention of making it an animated film . Indeed , to promote the studio itself , Lisberger and his team created a 30-second animation featuring the first appearance of the eponymous character . Eventually , Lisberger decided to include live-action elements with both backlit and computer animation for the actual feature-length film . Various film studios had rejected the storyboards for the film before Walt Disney Studios agreed to finance and distribute Tron . There , backlit animation was finally combined with the computer animation and live action . Tron was released on July 9 , 1982 in 1,091 theaters in the United States . The film was a moderate success at the box office , and received positive reviews from critics who praised the groundbreaking visuals and acting . However , the storyline was criticized at the time for being incoherent . Tron received nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Sound at the 55th Academy Awards , and received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement fourteen years later . Over time , Tron developed into a cult film and eventually spawned a franchise , which consists of multiple video games , comic books and an animated television series . A sequel titled Tron : Legacy directed by Joseph Kosinski was released on December 17 , 2010 , with Bridges and Boxleitner reprising their roles , and Lisberger acting as producer .",
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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": "Thor In Norse mythology , Thor ( -LSB- θɔr -RSB- from Old Norse Þórr ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder , lightning , storms , oak trees , strength , the protection of mankind , and also hallowing and fertility . The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganism was known in Old English as Þunor and in Old High German as Donar ( runic þonar ) , stemming from a Common Germanic * Þunraz ( meaning `` thunder '' ) . Ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion , Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples , from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania , to the tribal expansions of the Migration Period , to his high popularity during the Viking Age , when , in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia , emblems of his hammer , Mjölnir , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity . Into the modern period , Thor continued to be acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic regions . Thor is frequently referred to in place names , the day of the week Thursday ( `` Thor 's day '' from Old English Thunresdæg , ` Thunor 's day ' ) bears his name , and names stemming from the pagan period containing his own continue to be used today . In Norse mythology , largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia , numerous tales and information about Thor are provided . In these sources , Thor bears at least fourteen names , is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif , is the lover of the jötunn Járnsaxa , and is generally described as fierce eyed , red haired and red bearded . With Sif , Thor fathered the goddess ( and possible valkyrie ) Þrúðr ; with Járnsaxa , he fathered Magni ; with a mother whose name is not recorded , he fathered Móði , and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr . The same sources list Thor as the son of the god Odin and the personified earth , Jörð , and by way of Odin , Thor has numerous brothers . Thor has two servants , Þjálfi and Röskva , rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats , Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr ( that he eats and resurrects ) , and is ascribed three dwellings ( Bilskirnir , Þrúðheimr , and Þrúðvangr ) . Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer , Mjölnir , wears the belt Megingjörð and the iron gloves Járngreipr , and owns the staff Gríðarvölr . Thor 's exploits , including his relentless slaughter of his foes and fierce battles with the monstrous serpent Jörmungandr -- and their foretold mutual deaths during the events of Ragnarök -- are recorded throughout sources for Norse mythology . Thor has inspired numerous works of art and references to Thor appear in modern popular culture . Like other Germanic deities , veneration of Thor is revived in the modern period in Heathenry .",
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"text": "Dark Descent Dark Descent is a 2002 film written and directed by Daniel Knauf .",
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"text": "Jon Mikl Thor Jon Thor ( born 1955 ) , better known as Thor , is a bodybuilding champion , actor , songwriter , screenwriter , historian , vocalist and musician . As a bodybuilder , he was the first Canadian to win both the Mr. Canada and Mr. USA titles . During his bodybuilding career , he has achieved over 40 titles around the world . As a musician , he is the front man for the heavy metal band Thor , billing himself as `` The Legendary Rock Warrior '' . He has also has had career in acting appearing in such films as Recruits ( 1986 ) , Zombie Nightmare ( 1987 ) , Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare ( 1987 ) and FUBAR ( 2002 ) .",
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"text": "List of Icelandic films of 2014 The Icelandic film industry produced over twenty feature films in 2014 . 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 Iceland . It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014 . Also included is an overview of the major events in Icelandic film , including film festivals and awards ceremonies , as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received , both critically and financially .",
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"text": "Thor: Son of Asgard (video game) Thor : Son of Asgard is an action-adventure video game for iOS , based on Marvel Comics ' Thor . The story is based on a comics version of Thor . Cutscenes are made from comic book-styled animation . The character itself is on the other hand based on his movie version , his persona and the suit .",
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"text": "Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character , based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name , is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir , which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation amongst his other superhuman attributes . Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery # 83 ( Aug. 1962 ) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee , scripter Larry Lieber , and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby . He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series , and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers , appearing in each volume of that series . The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series , clothing , toys , trading cards , video games , and movies . The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns . Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor , The Avengers , Thor : The Dark World and Avengers : Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in Thor : Ragnarok , Avengers : Infinity War , and its untitled sequel . Thor placed 14th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time '' in 2011 , and first in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .",
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"text": "Gaea (Marvel Comics) This article is for the Marvel Comics Earth-Goddess . For other comic book characters with a similar name , see Gaia . Gaea is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is based on the Gaia of Greek mythology and Jörð of Norse mythology . She is a primeval Earth goddess , who has enfused her life essence into those of all Earth 's living beings . She is the embodiment of the spirit of life , growth , harvest , and renewal on Earth . She is the biological mother of Thor .",
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"text": "Ásatrú holidays In Asatru ( Germanic neopaganism ) , various publications identify a number of holidays , to some extent based on medieval references to sacrifices observed in historical Norse paganism or reconstructions of an early Germanic calendar , but frequently also inspired by the `` Wheel of the Year '' popular in Wicca , and sometimes also based on ad hoc innovation , e.g. the various `` Days of Remembrance '' introduced by The Troth . As a minimal consensus , the three great seasonal blots mentioned in Ynglingasaga are recognized by practically all adherents . These are : Winter Nights ( in October , in some Icelandic sagas identified with Dísablót ) , Midwinter ( some time in December or January , often identified with Yule ) and Sigrblot ( some time in summer ) . Beyond this , the modern Icelandic festival of Þorrablót is sometimes considered a `` pagan holiday '' . Suggestions for rituals suited for these various holidays were published by e.g. Edred Thorsson , A Book of Troth ( 1989 ) and by Kveldulf Gundarsson , Teutonic Religion ( 1993 ) . James Chisholm ( 1989 ) published a suggestion for Ostara The following are examples of seasonal festivals as listed by notable adherents of American Asatru .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "Thor: The Mighty Avenger (toy line) Thor : The Mighty Avenger is a toy line manufactured by Hasbro based on the Marvel Comics film , Thor . It is composed mainly of 3.75 '' scale action figures . The line falls under Marvel 's `` Avengers Assemble '' marketing banner , which will also include the Iron Man : The Armored Avenger and Captain America : The First Avenger toy lines . This will be used as a lead up to 2012 's The Avengers motion picture . Unlike previous 3.75 '' action figure lines based on movies , Hasbro is not doing a comic series with this line . All of the figures will be based on the movie . This official street date for the line is March 1 , though some stores have started selling the toys in early February .",
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"text": "Troll A troll is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore . In Old Norse sources , beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks , mountains , or caves , live together in small family units , and are rarely helpful to human beings . Later , in Scandinavian folklore , trolls became beings in their own right , where they live far from human habitation , are not Christianized , and are considered dangerous to human beings . Depending on the source , their appearance varies greatly ; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted , or look and behave exactly like human beings , with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them . Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks , which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight . Trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture .",
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"text": "Dark tourism Dark tourism ( also black tourism or grief tourism ) has been defined as tourism involving travel to places historically associated with death and tragedy . More recently , it was suggested that the concept should also include reasons tourists visit that site , since the site 's attributes alone may not make a visitor a `` dark tourist '' . Thanatourism , derived from the ancient Greek word thanatos for the personification of death , refers more specifically to peaceful death ; it is used in fewer contexts than the terms dark tourism and grief tourism . The main attraction to dark locations is their historical value rather than their associations with death and suffering .",
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"text": "Clash of the Titans (franchise) Clash of the Titans is a British -- American fantasy action media franchise based on characters and myths of Ancient Greek mythology . The first film , Clash of the Titans , was released in 1981 with a remake made in 2010 . The remake spawned a sequel , Wrath of the Titans , in 2012 .",
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"text": "Dark Rising Dark Rising is a science fiction comedy franchise created by Andrew Cymek and adapted for film and television by Mihkel Harilaid . The original film , Dark Rising : Bring Your Battle Axe , was released in 2007 and featured the introduction of Summer Vale . The story was brought to television as Dark Rising : The Savage Tales of Summer Vale ( 2011 ) but shortly returned to feature film with Dark Rising : Summer Strikes Back ( 2011 ) . Mihkel Harilaid of Black Walk Films leads the series ' production as Executive Producer and each component has been directed by Andrew Cymek of Defiant Empire Films . The franchise is once again in production of a one-hour drama series , Dark Rising : Warrior of Worlds , set for release in 2013 in co-operation with Mar Vista Entertainment . The series was picked up by Super Channel 1 in Canada and started on July 20 .",
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"text": "Thor Freudenthal Thor Freudenthal ( born October 20 , 1972 ) is a German film director , animator and special effects artist .",
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"text": "Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen , published in 1811 . It was published anonymously ; By A Lady appears on the cover page where the author 's name might have been . It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters , Elinor and Marianne , both of age to marry . The novel follows the young women to their new home with their widowed mother , a meagre cottage on the property of a distant relative , where they experience love , romance and heartbreak . The novel is set in southwest England , London and Sussex between 1792 and 1797 . The novel sold out its first print run of 750 copies in the middle of 1813 , marking a success for its author , who then had a second print run later that year . The novel continued in publication throughout the 19th , 20th and 21st centuries .",
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"text": "Celestina (novel) Celestina is an eighteenth-century English novel and poet Charlotte Turner Smith 's third novel . Published in 1791 by Thomas Cadell , the novel tells the story of an adopted orphan who discovers the secret of her parentage and marries the man she loves . It is a courtship novel that follows the typical Cinderella plot while still commenting on contemporary political issues . Celestina is a satire of traditional English class and gender assumptions , particularly the idea that nobility is connected to rank or wealth . The heroine 's worth lies in her `` enlightened human soul '' ; she is valuable in and of herself . As a model for young readers , Celestina was liberating -- she was independent and assertive . While Celestina is a heroine of sensibility who relies on her feelings to develop sympathy for others , it is the hero , Willoughby , who is the most sentimental of all , reversing the stereotypical association of strong emotions with femininity . In this novel , it is the women who remain strong and the men who are prey to their feelings . Throughout the novel , Smith included portraits of herself and her husband . Readers were interested in her personal story and bought her works to discover what was happening in her life , therefore she included barely disguised autobiographical details in the novel . The novel was well received by reviewers and eventually ran to four editions during the 1790s ; however , the novel was not published again until the 2000s . Jane Austen , who read Smith 's novels as they were published , responded to her description of sensibility with Sense and Sensibility .",
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"text": "Permabooks Permabooks was a paperback division of Doubleday , established by Doubleday in 1948 . Although published by Doubleday 's Garden City Publishing Company in Garden City , Long Island , the Permabooks editorial office was located at 14 West 49th Street in Manhattan . Promoted with the slogans Books of Permanent Value for Permanent Use and Books to Keep , the early Permabooks were priced at 35 cents . They did not feature the flexible covers usually associated with paperback books . Instead , as the name implies , the first Permabooks were designed in a more durable format with board covers . The interior looked like a paperback , but the exterior , measuring 4 ⅜ '' wide by 6 1/2 '' deep , gave the impression of a reduced-size hardcover . The edges of the stiff , unflexible board cover extended 1/8 '' past the trim of the interior pages . The concept was heralded in a back cover blurb : Permabooks combine the virtues of handiness for the pocket and durability for the library shelf . They are selected with care to provide reliable books for education and recreation . Each has been printed from new plates and bound in boards with special wear-resistant finish . The initial format only lasted three years , with Doubleday switching to the standard paperback appearance in 1951 , as indicated by Hyde Park Books ' breakdown of the numbering sequence : The binding influenced editorial decisions . There was no sense publishing a durable book that no one had reason to keep , so the first titles were Best-Loved Poems , How to Write Letters , Best Quotations for All Occasions and other reference-style works . The numbering sequence : P1-P92 , hardbacks ; there was no P93 ; P94-P97 , hardbacks ; P98 , paper ; P99-P101 , hard ; P102 on were all paperback . Plus , P5 , P7 , P25 , P65 , P89 were re-issued as paperback without being re-numbered . In 1954 , the company was purchased by Pocket Books , which began numbering Permabooks with M1000 , skipped to M1600 , skipped for the third title to M2001 , skipped yet again to M3002 for the fourth title , and then numbered sequentially until M5014 , when it jumped to M7500 . The Perma Star imprint began in 1952 . Perma Special , which also began that year , was a higher quality line selling for 50 cents . These imprints included originals by Richard Stark ( a Donald E. Westlake pseudonym ) and Ed McBain ( pseudonym for Evan Hunter ) . In 1954 , Doubleday sold Permabooks to Pocket Books , which kept the Permabooks name as one of their imprints , issuing both originals and reprints .",
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"text": "Names for the number 0 in English There are names for the number 0 in English and related concepts , and there are concomitant names for the decades whose tens column contains the number 0 . The names for the number 0 include `` zero '' , `` cipher '' , `` null '' , `` naught '' , `` nought '' , `` love '' , `` duck '' , `` nil '' , `` nada '' , `` zilch '' , `` zip '' , ( the letter ) `` o '' ( often spelled `` oh '' ) , `` aught '' , and `` ought '' . There are various subtleties of usage amongst them all . Some usage of these terms is driven by a desire to maintain an explicit distinction between digit zero and letter O , which , because they are both usually represented graphically in English orthography ( and indeed most orthographies using Latin script and Arabic numerals ) with a simple circle or oval , have a centuries-long history of being frequently conflated . Thus some of the terms discussed below are the phonetic analog of the graphical convention of slashed zero -- that is , both are an effort to keep digit zero and letter O duly differentiated .",
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"text": "Cancels Cancel , sb. , is a bibliographic term for a replaced leaf in a printed book . The technique for this is usually to tear out the rejected leaf , and paste a new one to the stub left on the cognate leaf . Alternatively , a false stub ( known as a ` fold ' ) may be added . The cancelled leaf may be rejected on account of spelling or typing errors , a wording change or addition , or need to suppress libellous or otherwise offensive text . Leaves have been cancelled from around the dawn of printing in the mid-15th century , peaked from about 1600 to 1800 , but the practice is less common today , since it is now cheaper to replace the whole sheet . If the replacement is made before publication , the book can exist in two states ( i.e. with and without the new leaf ) . If after sale , from a new leaf supplied by the binder to the purchaser , it is termed an alternative issue . The terminology , coined by R. W. Chapman in 1930 , is : English : cancel ( pl . cancels ) or cancel leaf ( pl . cancel leaves ) ; Latin : cancellans ( pl . cancellantia ) : The new ( or replacement , or corrected leaf . English : cancelland ( pl . cancellands ) ; Latin : cancellandum ( pl . cancellanda ) : The leaf intended to be replaced , or removed , but when this has not yet been done . English : cancelled leaf ( pl . cancelled leaves ) ; Latin : cancellatum ( pl . cancellata ) : Refers to the cancellandum after it has been removed . Cancels are not always easy to detect , if the stub or fold they are attached to is small ; however , often there will be a difference from other leaves in matters such as paper thickness , watermarks , chainlines , etc. . Whether the old leaf had a signature or not , the new one usually has one added . It occasionally occurs as an error that the old leaf is not excised , or even that the wrong leaf is removed . To obviate this , the old leaf is sometimes partly slit .",
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"text": "The Reader (magazine) The Reader is a Liverpool-based literary magazine published quarterly by The Reader Organisation . The magazine was founded in 1997 by Sarah Coley , Jane Davis , and Angela Macmillan with a grant from the University of Liverpool 's School of English . It operated as part of the University of Liverpool until 2008 when the parent organisation became an independent charitable body . The Reader magazine is currently edited by Philip Davis , author , biographer , and Professor of English at the University of Liverpool . The Deputy Editor is Sarah Coley . The magazine features original poetry and short fiction , essays , interviews and recommendations with an emphasis on the enjoyment of reading good quality writing . Issues are based loosely around a given theme , with letters , a crossword and the famously tricky ` Buck 's Quiz ' making up the last section . Since taking over the editorship from his wife in 2007 Philip Davis has overseen a successful redesign and relaunch and the magazine now includes a small amount of photography . The magazine has managed to attract many high-profile contributors over the years , including A. S. Byatt , Howard Jacobson , Seamus Heaney , Will Self , Graham Swift , John Kinsella , Les Murray , John Carey , Bel Mooney and Jonathan Bate . As well as the magazine , The Reader Organisation promotes live literature and outreach events and educational community-based projects such as Get Into Reading , promoting and researching the therapeutic value of reading ( ` bibliotherapy ' ) . In this context The Reader supports and works with other U.K. arts in health charities such as Poems in the Waiting Room . In 2008 it spun off from the University of Liverpool as an independent charitable organisation with Blake Morrison as its Chair and Jane Davis as director .",
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"text": "Popular print Popular prints is a term for printed images of generally low artistic quality which were sold cheaply in Europe and later the New World from the 15th to 18th centuries , often with text as well as images . They were some of the earliest examples of mass media . After about 1800 , the types and quantity of images greatly increased , but other terms are usually used to categorise them .",
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"text": "Fanny's First Play Fanny 's First Play is a 1911 play by George Bernard Shaw . It was first performed as an anonymous piece , the authorship of which was to be kept secret . However , critics soon recognised it as the work of Shaw . It opened at the Little Theatre in the Adelphi in London on 19 April 1911 and ran for 622 performances . The mystery over the authorship helped to publicise it . It had the longest run of any of Shaw 's plays . A second production opened on Broadway on September 16 , 1912 for 256 performances . The play toured the provinces in England in the same year . It features a play within a play . The framing play is a satire of theatre critics , whose characters were based upon Shaw 's own detractors , in some cases being caricatures of real critics of the day . The main play is a pastiche of the drawing room comedies in vogue at the time .",
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"text": "Duckworth Overlook Duckworth Overlook , originally Gerald Duckworth and Company , founded in 1898 by Gerald Duckworth , is an independent British publisher . It was important in the development of English literature in the first half of the twentieth century , when it published such writers as Virginia Woolf ( Gerald Duckworth 's half-sister ) , W. H. Davies , Anthony Powell , John Galsworthy and D. H. Lawrence . It continues to be highly respected and successful within the publishing industry .",
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"text": "The Bookman (London) The Bookman was a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934 by Hodder & Stoughton . It was a catalogue of the current publications that also contained reviews , advertising and illustrations . William Robertson Nicoll , Arthur St. John Adcock and Hugh Ross Williamson were editors . Contributors included G. K. Chesterton , Walter Pater , Gertrude Atherton , Guy Thorne , J. M. Barrie , Edward Thomas , W.B. Yeats , Arthur Ransome , M.R. James and Samuel Beckett .",
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"text": "Print Connoisseur The Print Connoisseur : A Quarterly Magazine for the Print Collector was a quarterly periodical published from 1920 to 1932 by Winfred Porter Truesdell of New York City . Starting with Volume 1 , No. 1 ( October 1920 ) it lasted through 46 issues to Volume 12 , No. 2 ( 1932 ) . Most issues contained at least one original print as the frontispiece . Original prints were done by leading American and European artists including : John Taylor Arms , Frank W. Benson , George Elmer Burr , Emil Fuchs , Arthur William Heintzelman , Norman Kent , Paul Landacre , J. J. Lankes , Frederick Reynolds , Howard Simon , Birger Sandzén , Lynd Ward , and others . The periodical appeared in different versions : issued quarterly in wraps ( paper covers . ) This allowed some subscribers to have their copies privately bound . The cover design could change from quarter to quarter . In some cases , the same issue could come out in different cover colors . at the end of the year a subscriber could order a bound version from the publisher . a limited edition ( need to get more information to estimate the edition size ) that had some signed prints . In other cases the limited edition had a frontispiece that was different from the regular edition e.g. an Arms print was done in colours for the limited edition but just black & white in the regular edition . In another case the limited edition got a drypoint but since the plate would n't stand up , the regular edition only got a reproduction .",
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"text": "Early Morning Dream Early Morning Dream is a limited-edition book by Patti Smith , published sine nomine ( without a name ) in 1972 . It was limited to 100 copies .",
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"text": "The Leisure Hour The Leisure Hour was a British general-interest periodical of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 to 1905 . It was the most successful of several popular magazines published by the Religious Tract Society , which produced Christian literature for a wide audience . Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction and factual stories , historical and topical . The magazine 's title referred to campaigns that had decreased work hours , giving workers extra leisure time . Until 1876 , it carried the subtitle `` A Family Journal of Instruction and Recreation '' ; after that , the subtitle changed to `` An illustrated magazine for home reading '' . Each issue cost one penny and comprised 16 pages . The layout typically included approximately six long articles , formatted in two columns per page , and five or six illustrations . The articles were a mix , including biographies , poetry , essays , and fiction . Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction . The creation of the magazine was partly a response to non-religious popular magazines that the Religious Tract Society saw as delivering a `` pernicious '' morality to the working classes . The ethos of the magazine was guided by Sabbatarianism : the campaign to keep Sunday as a day of rest . It aimed to treat its diverse subjects `` in the light of Christian truth '' . Despite this , The Leisure Hour carried far fewer statements of Christian doctrine than the Society 's other publications . Compared to other popular magazines of the time , The Leisure Hour had a greater emphasis on fiction . Two days before the magazine 's launch in 1852 , a warehouse fire destroyed the first batch of The Leisure Hour , so replacement copies had to be printed . The magazine was edited by William Haig Miller until 1858 , James Macaulay from 1858 to 1895 , and William Stevens from 1895 to 1900 . Harold Copping was one of its illustrators . Authors were initially only credited by initials rather than by name , giving the writing a collective rather than individual authority , though naming of authors became more common from the 1870s onwards . In its jubilee issue , published in 1902 , the magazine identified 111 authors who had contributed .",
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"text": "Hurst and Blackett Hurst and Blackett was a publisher founded in 1852 by Henry Blackett ( May 26 , 1825 - March 7 , 1871 ) , the grandson of a London shipbuilder , and Daniel William Stow Hurst ( February 17 , 1802 - July 6 , 1870 ) . Shortly after the formation of their partnership Hurst and Blackett took over the business of the long established publisher Henry Colburn , for whom Daniel Hurst had worked for some years , and their earliest publications displayed `` Successors to Henry Colburn '' on the title pages . This was subsequently replaced by the epithet `` Publishers since 1812 '' , probably in reference to the date when Henry Colburn had commenced publishing . Four of Henry Blackett 's sons became publishers . Hurst and Blackett were located on Great Marlborough Street , where Henry Colburn had maintained his premises , and later at Paternoster House , Paternoster Row , London and had offices in New York and Melbourne . They were taken over by Hutchinson , which later became part of Random House .",
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"text": "Chapbook A chapbook is an early type of popular literature printed in early modern Europe . Produced cheaply , chapbooks were commonly small , paper-covered booklets , usually printed on a single sheet folded into books of 8 , 12 , 16 and 24 pages . They were often illustrated with crude woodcuts , which sometimes bore no relation to the text . When illustrations were included in chapbooks , they were considered popular prints . The tradition of chapbooks arose in the 16th century , as soon as printed books became affordable , and rose to its height during the 17th and 18th centuries . Many different kinds of ephemera and popular or folk literature were published as chapbooks , such as almanacs , children 's literature , folk tales , ballads , nursery rhymes , pamphlets , poetry , and political and religious tracts . The term `` chapbook '' for this type of literature was coined in the 19th century . The corresponding French and German terms are bibliothèque bleue ( blue book ) and Volksbuch , respectively . In Spain they were known as pliegos de cordel . The term `` chapbook '' is also in use for present-day publications , commonly short , inexpensive booklets .",
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"text": "The Mysteries of London The Mysteries of London is a penny dreadful or city mysteries novel begun by George W. M. Reynolds in 1844 . Reynolds wrote the first two series of this long-running narrative of life in the seedy underbelly of mid-nineteenth-century London . Thomas Miller wrote the third series and Edward L. Blanchard wrote the fourth series of this immensely popular title . Michael Angelo in Penny Dreadfuls and Other Victorian Horrors writes : Reynolds had read Eugène Sue while in Paris and was particularly impressed by his novel Les Mystères de Paris ( The Mysteries of Paris ) . It inspired Reynolds to write and publish a penny part serial , The Mysteries of London ( 1845 ) , in which he paralleled Sue 's tale of vice , depravity , and squalor in the Parisian slums with a sociological story contrasting the vice and degradation of London working-class life with the luxury and debaucheries of the hedonistic upper crust . An early socialist and a Chartist sympathizer , Reynolds had a genuine social conscience , and he contrived to stitch into the pages of his books diatribes against social evils and class inequities . ( 79 ) Instalments were published weekly and contained a single illustration and eight pages of text printed in double columns . The weekly numbers were later bound in cloth covers with a fresh title page and table of contents and offered as complete works of fiction . Later Victorian editions of The Mysteries of London carried the subtitle : Stories of Life in the Modern Babylon . After Reynolds quit The Mysteries of London , he began a new title : The Mysteries of the Court of London , which ran from 1848 until 1856 .",
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"text": "London Figaro The London Figaro was a London periodical devoted to politics , literature , art , criticism and satire during the Victorian era . It was founded as a daily paper in 1870 with the backing of Napoleon III but after a year re-established itself as a general interest weekly magazine and is chiefly remembered nowadays for its highly independent drama criticism . The first issue was published by James Mortimer on May 17 , 1870 from a small shop at 199 Strand . It was initially a daily periodical and continued to be published daily until March 18 , 1871 . At this point it changed format from a newspaper to a weekly magazine owing to the withdrawal of its financial support as a result of French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War . Among those who contributed to it were William Archer ( writing as Almaviva , drama critic ) , Ernest Bendall , Faustin Betbeder ( Faustin , caricaturist ) , Percy Betts ( Cherubino , musical critic ) , Ambrose Bierce ( Passing Showman , Town Crier ) , Edward Bradley ( Cuthbert Bede ) , Aglen Dowty ( Young and Happy Husband , OPQ Philander Smiff ) , John Baker Hopkins , Frank Marshall , Edwin Milliken , Clement Scott ( Almaviva , drama critic ) , and Edward Blanchard ( drama critic ) . Mortimer was a chess master and so the Figaro had a chess column , which from 1872 until 1876 was contributed by Johann Löwenthal and from 1876 to 1882 by Wilhelm Steinitz . The magazine became very popular during the mid-1870s and for several years was published twice a week . Mortimer was very supportive of his writers and in particular strove to shield the identities of his drama critics , Clement Scott , and later William Archer , both of whom wrote under the pseudonym , Almaviva . Mortimer suffered much personal abuse from actors and promoters as a result . In 1879 Mortimer was the defendant in a libel case brought against him by William Henry Weldon as a result of the serial which the Figaro had run on the topic of Georgina Weldon , his wife , who claimed that she had been unjustly confined under the lunacy laws of the time . Owing to a combination of misfortune and bad decisions Mortimer lost the case and was sentenced to three months in prison and a heavy fine . In 1882 Mortimer sold the Figaro . Writing in Journalistic London later in the year , Joseph Hatton , said , The Figaro once prospered exceedingly . Its founder , Mr. James Mortimer , an American with a French training in journalism , first introduced it to London as a daily paper . He was unfortunate in challenging attention for a light , chatty , and serio-comic treatment of current news and literature at a time when the public mind was excited with the tragedies of a great war . Otherwise the daily Figaro might possibly have been alive now . A weekly edition reached an enormous circulation . Its chief leader-writer was Mr. John Baker Hopkins , a journalist who for many years was associated with The Law Journal . Mr. Hopkins is the author of '' Nihilism ; or , The Terror Unmasked , '' and several works of fiction . `` The Smiff Papers '' did much to extend the circulation of The Figaro , as did also the dramatic criticisms signed `` Alma Viva . '' Mr. Doughty was the author of the first mentioned feature , Mr. Clement Scott of the second . Recently the paper has been taken over by a limited liability company , and Mr. Mortimer appears to be giving more attention to play-writing than to journalism . The magazine continued in publication for another 15 years . By the late 1890s however it had lost a lot of its readership and at a shareholders ' Extraordinary General Meeting in December 1897 , it was agreed to wind it up .",
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"text": "Edward Blount Edward Blount ( or Blunt ) ( 1562 -- 1632 ) was a London publisher of the Elizabethan , Jacobean , and Caroline eras , noted for his publication , in conjunction with William and Isaac Jaggard , of the First Folio of Shakespeare 's plays in 1623 . He was baptised in London on 31 January 1562 ; the Stationers ' Register states that he was the son of Ralph Blount or Blunt , merchant tailor of London , and apprenticed himself in 1578 for ten years to the stationer William Ponsonby . Blount became a `` freeman '' ( a full member ) of the Stationers ' Company on 25 June 1588 . Among the most important of his publications are Giovanni Florio 's Italian-English dictionary and his translation of Montaigne , plus Marlowe 's Hero and Leander ( 1598 ) , and the Six Court Comedies of John Lyly ( 1632 ) . He himself translated Ars Aulica , or the Courtier 's Arte ( 1607 ) from the Italian of Lorenzo Ducci , and Christian Policie ( 1632 ) from the Spanish of Juan de Santa María . Though best remembered for the First Folio , Blount also published works by Miguel de Cervantes , Ben Jonson , Samuel Daniel , William Camden , José de Acosta and other important authors . Blount has been described as `` a genuine lover of literature , with discriminating and generous taste . '' Beyond the Folio , Blount had other minor connections with the Shakespearean canon . In 1601 he published Robert Chester 's Love 's Martyr , the volume that contained The Phoenix and the Turtle ; he entered both Antony and Cleopatra and Pericles , Prince of Tyre in the Stationers ' Register in 1608 , though he published neither . Blount was also a close friend and professional colleague of Thomas Thorpe , the publisher of Shakespeare 's sonnets . He was dead by October 1632 .",
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"text": "Collins Crime Club Collins Crime Club was an imprint of British book publishers William Collins , Sons and ran from 6 May 1930 to April 1994 . Throughout its 64 years the club issued a total of 2,025 first editions of crime novels and reached a high standard of quality throughout . In the field of crime book collecting , Collins Crime Club is eagerly sought , particularly pre-war first editions in dustwrappers with their vivid and imaginative images .",
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"text": "The Bookseller The Bookseller is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry . Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website . The magazine is home to the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year , a humorous award given annually to the book with the oddest title . The award is organised by The Bookseller '' 's diarist , Horace Bent , and had been administered in recent years by the former deputy editor , Joel Rickett , and former charts editor , Philip Stone . We Love This Book is its quarterly sister consumer website and email newsletter . The subscription-only magazine is read by around 30,000 persons each week , in over 90 countries , and contains the latest news from the publishing and bookselling worlds , in-depth analysis , pre-publication book previews and author interviews . It is the first publication to publish official weekly bestseller lists in the UK . It has also created the first UK-based e-book sales ranking . The website is visited by 160,000 unique users each month . The magazine also produces approximately a dozen specials on an annual basis including its Books of The Year and four `` Buyers Guides '' . The Bookseller '' also publishes three daily newspapers at the annual London Book Fair , in April , the Bologna Children 's Book Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair , in October .",
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"text": "Gramophone (magazine) Gramophone is a magazine published monthly in London devoted to classical music , particularly to reviews of recordings . It was founded in 1923 by the Scottish author Compton Mackenzie . It was acquired by Haymarket in 1999 . In 2013 the Mark Allen Group became the publisher The magazine presents the Gramophone Awards each year to the classical recordings which it considers the finest in a variety of categories . In the title bar of its website Gramophone claims to be : `` The world 's authority on classical music since 1923 . '' This used to appear on the front cover of every issue ; recent editions have changed the wording to `` The world 's best classical music reviews . '' Its circulation , including digital subscribers , was 24,380 in 2014",
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"text": "Pluto Pluto ( minor-planet designation : 134340 Pluto ) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt , a ring of bodies beyond Neptune . It was the first Kuiper belt object to be discovered . Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and was originally considered to be the ninth planet from the Sun . After 1992 , its planethood was questioned following the discovery of several objects of similar size in the Kuiper belt . In 2005 , Eris , a dwarf planet in the scattered disc which is 27 % more massive than Pluto , was discovered . This led the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) to define the term `` planet '' formally in 2006 , during their 26th General Assembly . That definition excluded Pluto and reclassified it as a dwarf planet . Pluto is the largest and second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object directly orbiting the Sun . It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume but is less massive than Eris . Like other Kuiper belt objects , Pluto is primarily made of ice and rock and is relatively small -- about one-sixth the mass of the Moon and one-third its volume . It has a moderately eccentric and inclined orbit during which it ranges from 30 to 49 astronomical units or AU ( 4.4 -- 7.4 billion km ) from the Sun . This means that Pluto periodically comes closer to the Sun than Neptune , but a stable orbital resonance with Neptune prevents them from colliding . Light from the Sun takes about 5.5 hours to reach Pluto at its average distance ( 39.5 AU ) . Pluto has five known moons : Charon ( the largest , with a diameter just over half that of Pluto ) , Styx , Nix , Kerberos , and Hydra . Pluto and Charon are sometimes considered a binary system because the barycenter of their orbits does not lie within either body . On July 14 , 2015 , the New Horizons spacecraft became the first spacecraft to fly by Pluto . During its brief flyby , New Horizons made detailed measurements and observations of Pluto and its moons . In September 2016 , astronomers announced that the reddish-brown cap of the north pole of Charon is composed of tholins , organic macromolecules that may be ingredients for the emergence of life , and produced from methane , nitrogen and other gases released from the atmosphere of Pluto and transferred about 19,000 km to the orbiting moon .",
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"text": "Demographics of France The demography of France is monitored by the Institut national d'études démographiques ( INED ) and the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques ( INSEE ) . As of the 1 January 2017 , almost 67 million people lived in the French Republic ( 66,991,000 ) , including all the five overseas departments ( 2,132,000 ) , but excluding the overseas collectivities and territories ( 604,000 ) . 64,859,000 of these lived in Metropolitan France , the part of France located in Europe . In March 2017 the population of France officially reached the 67 million mark . The 66 million mark was reached in the beginning of 2014 . Between the years 2010 and 2017 the population of France grew from 64,613 million to 66,991 million or with about 2,4 million people for a span of 7 years , making France one of the fastest growing countries in Europe . The population of France is growing with 1 million people every 3 years . For an average annual growth of 340,000 people , or a grow rate of +0,6 % . France was historically Europe 's most populous nation . During the Middle Ages , more than one quarter of Europe 's total population was French ; by the 17th century , this had decreased slightly to one fifth . By the beginning of the 20th century , other European nations , such as Germany and Russia , had caught up with and overtaken it . However , the country 's population sharply increased with the baby boom following World War II . According to INSEE , since 2004 , 200,000 immigrants entered annually into the country . One out of two was born in Europe and one in three in Africa . Between 2009 and 2012 , the number of Europeans entering France increased sharply ( + 12 % per year on average ) . The national birth rate , after dropping for a time , began to rebound in the 1990s and currently the country 's fertility rate is close to the replacement level . According to a 2006 INSEE study , `` The natural increase is close to 300,000 people , a level that has not been reached in more than thirty years . '' Among the 802,000 newborns in metropolitan France in 2010 , 80.1 % had two French parents , 13.3 % had one French parent , and 6.6 % had two non-French parents . For the same year , 27.3 % of newborns in metropolitan France had at least one foreign-born parent and 23.9 % had at least one parent born outside of Europe ( parents born in overseas territories are considered as born in France ) . Between 2006 and 2008 , about 40 % of newborns in France had one foreign-born grandparent ( 11 % born in another European country , 16 % born in the Maghreb and 12 % born in another region of the world ) . Racial and ethnic censuses have been banned by the French government since 1978 , since the term `` race '' in France invokes associations with Nazi Germany .",
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"text": "Lille Lille ( -LSB- lil -RSB- ; Rijsel -LSB- ˈrɛi̯səl -RSB- ; Rysel ) is a city in northern France , in French Flanders . On the Deûle River , near France 's border with Belgium , it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region and the prefecture of the Nord department . As of 2009 , Lille had a population of 226,827 within its administrative limits , and an urban population of 1,015,744 , making it the fourth largest urban area in France after Paris , Lyon and Marseille .",
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"text": "The Pluto Files The Pluto Files : The Rise and Fall of America 's Favorite Planet is a book written by the astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson . The book is about Pluto , which was demoted to the status of dwarf planet in August 2006 by the International Astronomical Union , thereby depriving it of its planet-hood . The book also focuses on the fact that many Americans rallied their support for this icy dwarf on the edge of the Solar System because it was discovered by an American . The book was given a good review by Jon Stewart in a guest segment with Tyson on The Daily Show . During the interview , Stewart humorously lauded the book as `` the most exciting book about Pluto you will ever read in your life , '' as well as `` the compelling story of how -LSB- Tyson -RSB- destroyed Pluto 's life . '' The book explains in full detail the journey of Pluto 's life from its days as Planet X , to its discovery in the early 20th century and all the way to its current title as a Trans-Neptunian object . The book appeared on the extended hardcover nonfiction bestseller list in The New York Times in February 2009 .",
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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": "Institut d'astrophysique de Paris The Institut d'astrophysique de Paris ( translated : Paris Institute of Astrophysics ) is a research institute in Paris , France . The Institute is part of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie and is associated with the CNRS Centre national de la recherche scientifique . It is located at 98bis , Boulevard Arago Il in the 14th arrondissement of Paris , adjacent to the Paris Observatory .",
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"text": "French municipal elections, 1977 Municipal elections were held in France on 13 and 20 March 1977 . By 1977 , President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had been in power since 1974 . The left-wing coalition of the Communists and Socialists , united under a `` government program '' swept the elections . Out of 221 cities with over 30,000 inhabitants , the left won 155 . The Socialists gained Rennes , Angers , Brest , Nantes , Villeurbanne , Pau , and Cannes . The Communists gained Le Mans , Reims , and Saint-Étienne . For the first time , green parties realized their first breakthroughs . For the first time since 1789 French Revolution , elections were held to the mayorship of Paris . The former Prime Minister and RPR candidate Jacques Chirac was elected , defeating the Giscardian RI candidate Michel d'Ornano .",
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"text": "France–Romania relations French-Romanian relations are bilateral foreign relations between France and Romania . Diplomatic relations between the two countries date back to 1880 , when mutual legations were opened , although contacts between France and Romania 's precursor states stretch into the Middle Ages . Currently France has an embassy in Bucharest and three honorary consulates ( in Craiova , Constanța and Brașov ) . Romania has an embassy in Paris , three consulates-general ( in Lyon , Marseille and Strasbourg ) and four honorary consulates ( in Nantes , Bordeaux , Nice and Brest ) . Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union . Since 1993 , Romania is a member in the Francophonie .",
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"text": "Pluto in fiction Pluto has been featured in many instances of science fiction and popular culture . Initially classified as a planet upon its discovery in 1930 , Pluto has also received considerable publicity following a 2006 definition of planet decree ( which reclassified it as a dwarf planet ) and from the flyby of the New Horizons space probe in July 2015 .",
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"text": "Regions of France France is divided into 18 administrative regions ( région , -LSB- ʁe.ʒjɔ̃ -RSB- ) , including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions . The 13 metropolitan regions ( including 12 mainland regions and Corsica ) are each further subdivided into 2 to 13 departments , while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as `` overseas departments '' . The current legal concept of region was adopted in 1982 , and in 2016 what had been 27 regions was reduced to 18 .",
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"text": "Politics of France The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic . The nation declares itself to be an `` indivisible , secular , democratic , and social Republic '' . The constitution provides for a separation of powers and proclaims France 's `` attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789 . '' The political system of France consists of an executive branch , a legislative branch , and a judicial branch . Executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government . The Government consists of the Prime Minister and ministers . The Prime Minister is appointed by the President , and is responsible to Parliament . The government , including the Prime Minister , can be revoked by the National Assembly , the lower house of Parliament , through a `` censure motion '' ; this ensures that the Prime Minister is always supported by a majority of the lower house ( which , on most topics , has prominence over the upper house ) . Parliament comprises the National Assembly and the Senate . It passes statutes and votes on the budget ; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of the houses of Parliament and by establishing commissions of inquiry . The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Constitutional Council , members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic , the President of the National Assembly , and the President of the Senate . Former presidents of the Republic also are members of the Council . The independent judiciary is based upon civil law system which evolved from the Napoleonic codes . It is divided into the judicial branch ( dealing with civil law and criminal law ) and the administrative branch ( dealing with appeals against executive decisions ) , each with their own independent supreme court of appeal : the Court of Cassation for the judicial courts and the Conseil d'Etat for the administrative courts . The French government includes various bodies that check abuses of power and independent agencies . France is a unitary state . However , its administrative subdivisions -- regions , departments and communes -- have various legal functions , and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal operations . France was a founding member of the European Coal and Steel Community , later the European Union . As such , France has transferred part of its sovereignty to European institutions , as provided by its constitution . The French government therefore has to abide by European treaties , directives and regulations .",
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"text": "Podestat Formation The Podestat Formation is a geologic formation in France . It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period .",
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"text": "Parc Montsouris Parc Montsouris is a public park in the 14th arrondissement of Paris , at the southern edge of Paris directly south of the center . Opened in 1869 , Parc Montsouris is one of the four large urban public parks , along with the Bois de Boulogne , the Bois de Vincennes and the Parc des Buttes Chaumont , created by Emperor Napoleon III and his Prefect of the Seine , Baron Haussmann , at each of the cardinal points of the compass around the city , in order to provide green space and recreation for the rapidly growing population of Paris . The park is 15.5 hectares in area , and is designed as an English landscape garden . The Park contains a lake , a cascade , wide sloping lawns , and many notable varieties of trees , shrubs and flowers . It is also home to a meteorology station , a cafe and a guignol theater . The roads of the park are extremely popular with joggers on weekends . The park is bounded to the south by Boulevard Jourdan and the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris ( CIUP ) ; to the north by Avenue Reille ; to the east by Rue Gazan and Rue de la Cité Universitaire ; and to the west by Rue Nansouty and Rue Émile Deutsch-de-la-Meurthe . The `` Cité Universitaire '' stop on the line on the RER B is located in the center of Parc Montsouris .",
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"text": "Villeneuve-d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq ( -LSB- vil.nœv.dask -RSB- ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France . With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students , it is one of the main cities of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole and the largest in area ( 27.46 km2 ) after Lille ; it is also one of the main cities of the Hauts-de-France region . Built up owing to the merger between Ascq , Annappes and Flers-lez-Lille communes , the new town is the cradle of the first automatic metro system of the world ( VAL ) . Villeneuve-d'Ascq is nicknamed the ` green technopole ' thanks to the implantation of many researchers - the campus of Lille University of Science and Technology , Charles de Gaulle University -- Lille III and many graduate engineering school - and companies in a pleasant living environment . Owing to its activity centres , its Haute Borne European scientific park and two shopping malls , Villeneuve-d'Ascq is one of the main economic spots of the Hauts-de-France region ; multinational corporations such as Bonduelle , Cofidis and Decathlon have their head office there . Outside its academic , scientific and business facilities , Villeneuve-d'Ascq is mostly known because of its sporting events -- two stadiums ( Stade Pierre-Mauroy and Stadium Lille Métropole ) are located there and some of its sport teams are playing in the top division ; its museums -- the most famous is the one of modern , contemporary and outsider art ( the LaM ) ; its green ways and its medical facilities for disabled people .",
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"text": "Piégut-Pluviers Granodiorite The Piégut-Pluviers Granodiorite is situated at the northwestern edge of the Variscan Massif Central in France . Its cooling age has been determined as 325 ± 14 million years BP ( Upper Mississippian , Serpukhovian ) .",
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"text": "List of place names of French origin in the United States Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin , some a legacy of past French exploration and rule over much of the land and some in honor of French help during the American Revolution and the founding of the country ( see also : New France and French in the United States ) . Others were named after early Americans of French , especially Huguenot , ancestry ( Marion , Revere , Fremont , Lanier , Sevier , Macon , Decatur , etc. ) . Some places received their names as a consequence of French colonial settlement ( e.g. Baton Rouge , Detroit , New Orleans , Saint Louis ) . Nine state capitals are French words or of French origin ( Baton Rouge , Boise , Des Moines , Juneau , Montgomery , Montpelier , Pierre , Richmond , Saint Paul ) - not even counting Little Rock ( originally `` La Petite Roche '' ) or Cheyenne ( a French rendering of a Lakota word ) , compared to only two that are Spanish ( Sacramento and Santa Fe ) . Fifteen state names are either French words / origin ( Delaware , New Jersey , Louisiana , Maine , Oregon , Vermont ) or Native American words rendered by French speakers ( Arkansas , Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Mississippi , Mississippi , Ohio , Wisconsin ) , versus nine state names that are Spanish or Spanish rendered ( Montana , California , Colorado , Florida , Montana , Nevada , New Mexico , Texas , Utah ) . The suffix '' - ville , '' from the French word for `` city '' is common for town and city names throughout the United States . Many originally French place names , possibly hundreds , in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant ( e.g. `` La Petite Roche '' became Little Rock ; `` Baie Verte '' became Green Bay ; `` Grandes Fourches '' became Grand Forks ) . In contrast , Spanish place names in the Southwest were generally not replaced by English names .",
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"text": "Urban area (France) An aire urbaine ( literal and official translation : `` urban area '' ) is an INSEE ( France 's national statistics bureau ) statistical concept describing a core of urban development and the extent of its commuter activity . When applied to larger agglomerations , this unit becomes similar to a U.S. metropolitan area , and the INSEE sometimes uses the term aire métropolitaine to refer to France 's larger aires urbaines .",
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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": "Uranus (film) Uranus is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village , as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists . It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann , based on a novel by Marcel Aymé . The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Pluto (Future album) Pluto is the debut studio album by American rapper Future . It was released on April 13 , 2012 , by A1 Recordings , Freebandz and Epic Records . The album features guest appearances from Drake , R. Kelly , T.I. , Trae tha Truth and Snoop Dogg , with the production , which was handled by Will-A-Fool , Sonny Digital and K.E. on the Track , among others . Pluto was supported by five singles : `` Tony Montana '' , `` Go Harder '' , `` Magic ( Remix ) '' featuring T.I. , `` Same Damn Time '' and `` Turn On the Lights '' . The album received generally positive reviews from critics , debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 , selling 41,000 copies in its first week . It was reissued later in 2012 as Pluto 3D .",
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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": "Aristotle Aristotle ( -LSB- ˈærɪˌstɒtəl -RSB- Ἀριστοτέλης , -LSB- aristotélɛːs -RSB- , Aristotélēs ; 384 -- 322 BC ) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira , Chalkidice , on the northern periphery of Classical Greece . His father , Nicomachus , died when Aristotle was a child , whereafter Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian . At seventeen or eighteen years of age , he joined Plato 's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven ( c. 347 BC ) . His writings cover many subjects -- including physics , biology , zoology , metaphysics , logic , ethics , aesthetics , poetry , theater , music , rhetoric , linguistics , politics and government -- and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy . Shortly after Plato died , Aristotle left Athens and , at the request of Philip II of Macedon , tutored Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC . Teaching Alexander the Great gave Aristotle many opportunities and an abundance of supplies . He established a library in the Lyceum which aided in the production of many of his hundreds of books . The fact that Aristotle was a pupil of Plato contributed to his former views of Platonism , but , following Plato 's death , Aristotle immersed himself in empirical studies and shifted from Platonism to empiricism . He believed all peoples ' concepts and all of their knowledge was ultimately based on perception . Aristotle 's views on natural sciences represent the groundwork underlying many of his works . Aristotle 's views on physical science profoundly shaped medieval scholarship . Their influence extended from Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance , and were not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics . Some of Aristotle 's zoological observations , such as on the hectocotyl ( reproductive ) arm of the octopus , were not confirmed or refuted until the 19th century . His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic , which was incorporated in the late 19th century into modern formal logic . In metaphysics , Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophical and theological thought during the Middle Ages and continues to influence Christian theology , especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Roman Catholic Church . Aristotle was well known among medieval Muslim intellectuals and revered as `` The First Teacher '' ( -LSB- ) . His ethics , though always influential , gained renewed interest with the modern advent of virtue ethics . All aspects of Aristotle 's philosophy continue to be the object of active academic study today . Though Aristotle wrote many elegant treatises and dialogues -- Cicero described his literary style as `` a river of gold '' -- it is thought that only around a third of his original output has survived .",
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"text": "Plato Plato ( -LSB- ˈpleɪtoʊ -RSB- Greek : Πλάτων Plátōn , -LSB- plá.tɔːn -RSB- in Classical Attic ; 428/427 or 424/423 -- 348/347 BCE ) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens , the first institution of higher learning in the Western world . He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy , especially the Western tradition . Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries , Plato 's entire work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years . Along with his teacher , Socrates , and his most famous student , Aristotle , Plato laid the very foundations of Western philosophy and science . Alfred North Whitehead once noted : `` the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato . '' In addition to being a foundational figure for Western science , philosophy , and mathematics , Plato has also often been cited as one of the founders of Western religion and spirituality . Plato 's influence on Christianity is often thought to be mediated by his major influence on Saint Augustine of Hippo , one of the most important philosophers and theologians in the foundation of the Western thought . In the 19th century the philosopher Nietzsche criticized Christianity by saying it 's `` Platonism for the people '' . Numenius of Apamea viewed this differently , he called Plato the Hellenic Moses . This would justify the superiority of Christianity over Hellenism because Moses predates Plato - thus the original source of this wisdom is the root of Christianity and not Hellenistic culture . Plato was the innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy . Plato appears to have been the founder of Western political philosophy , with his Republic , and Laws among other dialogues , providing some of the earliest extant treatments of political questions from a philosophical perspective . Plato 's own most decisive philosophical influences are usually thought to have been Socrates , Parmenides , Heraclitus and Pythagoras , although few of his predecessors ' works remain extant and much of what we know about these figures today derives from Plato himself . The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy describes Plato as '' ... one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating , wide-ranging , and influential authors in the history of philosophy . ... He was not the first thinker or writer to whom the word `` philosopher '' should be applied . But he was so self-conscious about how philosophy should be conceived , and what its scope and ambitions properly are , and he so transformed the intellectual currents with which he grappled , that the subject of philosophy , as it is often conceived -- a rigorous and systematic examination of ethical , political , metaphysical , and epistemological issues , armed with a distinctive method -- can be called his invention . Few other authors in the history of Western philosophy approximate him in depth and range : perhaps only Aristotle ( who studied with him ) , Aquinas and Kant would be generally agreed to be of the same rank . ''",
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"text": "Phenomenology (philosophy) Phenomenology ( from Greek phainómenon `` that which appears '' and lógos `` study '' ) is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness . As a philosophical movement it was founded in the early years of the 20th century by Edmund Husserl and was later expanded upon by a circle of his followers at the universities of Göttingen and Munich in Germany . It then spread to France , the United States , and elsewhere , often in contexts far removed from Husserl 's early work . Phenomenology should not be considered as a unitary movement ; rather , different authors share a common family resemblance but also with many significant differences . Accordingly : A unique and final definition of phenomenology is dangerous and perhaps even paradoxical as it lacks a thematic focus . In fact , it is not a doctrine , nor a philosophical school , but rather a style of thought , a method , an open and ever-renewed experience having different results , and this may disorient anyone wishing to define the meaning of phenomenology.Phenomenology , in Husserl 's conception , is primarily concerned with the systematic reflection on and study of the structures of consciousness and the phenomena that appear in acts of consciousness . Phenomenology can be clearly differentiated from the Cartesian method of analysis which sees the world as objects , sets of objects , and objects acting and reacting upon one another . Husserl 's conception of phenomenology has been criticized and developed not only by himself but also by students , such as Edith Stein and Roman Ingarden , by hermeneutic philosophers , such as Martin Heidegger , by existentialists , such as Nicolai Hartmann , Gabriel Marcel , Maurice Merleau-Ponty , Jean-Paul Sartre , and by other philosophers , such as Max Scheler , Paul Ricoeur , Jean-Luc Marion , Michel Henry , Emmanuel Levinas , Jacques Derrida , and sociologists Alfred Schütz and Eric Voegelin .",
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"text": "Hypatia Hypatia ( -LSB- ˌhaɪˈpeɪʃə , _ - ʃi.ə -RSB- ; Ὑπατία Hupatía ; born 350 -- 370 ; died 415 ) , often called Hypatia of Alexandria , was a Greek mathematician , astronomer , and philosopher in Egypt , then a part of the Eastern Roman Empire . She was the head of the Neoplatonic school at Alexandria , where she taught philosophy and astronomy . According to contemporary sources , Hypatia was murdered by a Christian mob or by Christian zealots known as Parabalani after being accused of exacerbating a conflict between two prominent figures in Alexandria , the governor , Orestes , and the bishop , Cyril of Alexandria .",
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"text": "Hermias (philosopher) For Hermias philosophus , see Hermias ( apologist ) . Hermias ( -LSB- hɜrˈmaɪəs -RSB- Ἑρμείας ἐκ Φοινίκης Hermeias ek Phoinikes ) was a Neoplatonist philosopher who was born in Alexandria c. 410 AD . He went to Athens and studied philosophy under Syrianus . He married Aedesia , who was a relative of Syrianus , and who had originally been betrothed to Proclus , but Proclus broke the engagement off after receiving a divine warning . Hermias brought Syrianus ' teachings back to Alexandria , where he lectured in the school of Horapollo , receiving an income from the state . He died c. 450 AD , at a time when his children , Ammonius and Heliodorus , were still small . Aedesia , however , continued to receive an income from the state , in order to raise the children , enabling them to become philosophers . A Commentary on the Phaedrus written by Hermias survives . It consists of notes based on the lectures conducted by Syrianus concerning Plato 's Phaedrus .",
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"text": "Philip of Opus Philip ( or Philippus ) of Opus , was a philosopher and a member of the Academy during Plato 's lifetime . Philip was the editor of Plato 's Laws . Philip of Opus is probably identical with the Philip of Medma ( or Mende ) , the astronomer , who is also described as a disciple of Plato .",
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"text": "Philiscus of Aegina Philiscus of Aegina ( Φιλίσκος Αἰγινήτης 4th century BC ) was a Cynic philosopher from Aegina who lived in the latter half of the 4th century BC . He was the son of Onesicritus who sent Philiscus and his younger brother , Androsthenes , to Athens where they were so charmed by the philosophy of Diogenes of Sinope that Onesicritus also came to Athens and became his disciple . According to Hermippus of Smyrna , Philiscus was the pupil of Stilpo . He is also described as an associate of Phocion . The Suda claims that he was a teacher of Alexander the Great , but no other ancient writer mentions this . Aelian , though , has preserved a short exhortation by Philiscus addressed to Alexander : Take care of your reputation ; do n't become a plague or a great disaster , bring peace and health . The Suda mentions that Philiscus wrote dialogues including one called Codrus . Satyrus claimed that the tragedies ascribed to Diogenes were , in fact , written by Philiscus . Among the dialogues ascribed to Diogenes by Sotion , one is entitled Philiscus .",
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"text": "A History of Philosophy (Copleston) A History of Philosophy is an eleven-volume history of Western philosophy written by English Jesuit priest Frederick Charles Copleston . Copleston 's History provides extensive coverage of Western philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Dewey , Russell , Moore , Sartre and Merleau-Ponty . The first nine volumes , originally published between 1946 and 1974 , were written for Catholic seminary students with the goal `` of supplying Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries with a work that should be somewhat more detailed and of wider scope than the textbooks , commonly in use , and which at the same time should endeavour to exhibit the logical development and interconnection of philosophical systems . '' A tenth volume was added in 1986 , and the eleventh is actually a collection of essays which appeared in 1956 as Contemporary Philosophy . Throughout the eleven volumes Copleston 's Roman Catholic ( Thomist ) point of view is never hidden . All the same , it seems generally accepted that Copleston 's treatment is fair and complete , even for philosophical positions that he does not support .",
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"text": "Philonides (physician) Philonides was the name of two physicians in the time of Ancient Greece and Rome : A physician of Catana in Sicily , the tutor of Paccius Antiochus , who lived about the beginning of the 1st century . He is probably the physician who is quoted by Dioscorides , and said by him to have been a native of Enna in Sicily ; by Erotianus ; and also by Galen , who refers to his eighteenth book , Περὶ Ἰατρικῆς , De Medicina . A physician of Dyrrachium in Illyricum , who was a pupil of Asclepiades of Bithynia in the 1st century BC , practised in his own country with some reputation , and wrote as many as 45 books . One of these physicians wrote a work , Περὶ μύρων καὶ Στεφάνων , De Unguentis et Coronis , which is quoted by Athenaeus , and one on Pharmacy quoted by Andromachus , and by Marcellus Empiricus .",
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"text": "Clearchus The name Clearchus or Clearch may refer to : Clearchus of Athens , Greek comic poet Clearchus of Heraclea ( c. 401 BCE -- 353 BCE ) , Greek tyrant of Heraclea Pontica Clearchus of Rhegium , Greek sculptor , pupil of Eucheirus , teacher of Pythagoras the sculptor ( fl . 5th century BCE ) Clearchus of Soli ( 4th -- 3rd century BCE ) , Greek author and philosopher , pupil of Aristotle Clearchus of Sparta ( c. 450 BCE -- 401 BCE ) , Greek general , son of Rhampias Clearchus ( consul 384 ) , Roman consul in 384 CE",
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"text": "Jason of Nysa Jason ( Ἰάσων , Iason ; 1st-century BC ) of Nysa , a Stoic philosopher , son of Menecrates , and , on his mother 's side , grandson of Posidonius , of whom also he was the disciple and successor at the Stoic school at Rhodes . He therefore flourished after the middle of the 1st century BC . The Suda lists four works of his : Βίοι ἐνδόξων - Famous Lives Φιλοσόφων διαδοχαί - Successions of Philosophers Βίος Ἑλλάδος - Life of Greece , in 4 books Περὶ Ῥόδου - On Rhodes However , the Suda expresses doubt about whether the third book is his , and also credits Jason of Argos as having written a Life of Greece in 4 books .",
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"text": "List of writers influenced by Aristotle Many philosophers and other writers have been significantly influenced by Aristotle .",
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"text": "Intellectual An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking , research , and reflection about the reality of society , and proposes solutions for the normative problems of society , and thus he or she gains authority as a public intellectual . Coming from the world of culture , either as a creator or as a mediator , the intellectual participates in politics , either to defend a concrete proposition or to denounce an injustice , usually by producing or by extending an ideology , and by defending a system of values .",
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"text": "Ioannis Theodorakopoulos Ioannis Theodorakopoulos ( Ἰωάννης Θεοδωρακόπουλος 28 February 1900 , Vassaras , Lakonia -- 20 February 1981 , Athens ) was a Greek philosopher . In 1920 Theodorakopoulos moved to Vienna to study Classical Philology and Philosophy . Subsequently , he continued his studies of philosophy in Heidelberg and received in 1925 his Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Heidelberg . In 1929 , together with professors Konstantinos Tsatsos and Panagiotis Kanellopoulos , Theodorakopoulos established the `` Archive of Philosophy and Theory of Science '' and was appointed as professor at the newly established University of Thessaloniki ( 1933 -- 1939 ) , and at the University of Athens ( 1939 -- 1968 ) . Since 1950 , and throughout these appointments , Theodorakopoulos also taught at the School of Political Science of Panteios University . He served twice as Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs under the brief premiership of Kanellopoulos in 1945 and the interim cabinet of Ioannis Paraskevopoulos in 1966 . In 1960 he became a regular member of the Academy of Athens , serving as its President in 1963 and Secretary General 1966-1981 . In 1975 he established the Liberal School of Philosophy `` Plethon '' in his home town of Magoula-Sparta in Lakonia , organising international conferences and symposia . These highly successful events drew participants from all over Greece and Theodorakopoulos himself taught a series of seminars up to his death . Theodorakopoulos was published widely including 53 books and copious articles .",
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"text": "Gareth Matthews Gareth Matthews ( July 8 , 1929 -- April 17 , 2011 ) was a renowned American philosopher who specialized in ancient philosophy , and the philosophy of children .",
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"text": "Personal relationships of Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon was admired during his lifetime for treating all his lovers humanely . Plutarch has argued that Alexander 's love of males took an ethical approach , inspired by the teachings of his mentor , Aristotle . He gives several examples of Alexander 's morality in this domain : Plutarch also wrote : His moral approach towards sexual relations also extended to relations with prisoners of war : The above quotations would be in line with the thoughts laid about before him by Aristotle , who regarded relationships based purely on carnal relations to be shameful .",
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"text": "Sage (philosophy) A sage ( σοφός , sophos ) , in classical philosophy , is someone who has attained the wisdom which a philosopher seeks . The first to make this distinction is Plato , through the character of Socrates , within the Symposium . While analyzing the concept of love , Socrates concludes Love is that which lacks the object it seeks . Therefore , the philosopher ( φιλόσοφος , meaning lover of wisdom ) does not have the wisdom sought , while the sage , on the other hand , does not love or seek wisdom , for it is already possessed . Socrates then examines the two categories of persons who do not partake in philosophy : Gods and sages , because they are wise ; Senseless people , because they think they are wise . The position of the philosopher is between these two groups . The philosopher is not wise , but possesses the self-awareness of lacking wisdom , and thus pursues it . Alternatively , the sage is one who lives `` according to an ideal which transcends the everyday . '' Plato is also the first to develop this notion of the sage in various works . Within The Republic , Plato indicates that when a friend of a sage dies , the sage `` will not think that for a good man ... death is a terrible thing . '' In the Theaetetus , Plato defines the sage as one who becomes `` righteous and holy and wise . '' , and is thus God-like in his nature . The term has also been used interchangeably with a ` good person ' ( ἀγαθός , agathos ) , and a ` virtuous person ' ( σπουδαίος , spoudaios ) .",
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"text": "Theophrastus Theophrastus ( -LSB- ˌθiːəˈfræstəs -RSB- Θεόφραστος Theόphrastos ; c. 371 -- c. 287 BC ) , a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos , was the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school . He came to Athens at a young age and initially studied in Plato 's school . After Plato 's death , he attached himself to Aristotle who took to Theophrastus his writings . When Aristotle fled Athens , Theophrastus took over as at the Lyceum . Theophrastus presided over the Peripatetic school for thirty-six years , during which time the school flourished greatly . He is often considered the `` father of botany '' for his works on plants . After his death , the Athenians honoured him with a public funeral . His successor as head of the school was Strato of Lampsacus . The interests of Theophrastus were wide ranging , extending from biology and physics to ethics and metaphysics . His two surviving botanical works , Enquiry into Plants ( Historia Plantarum ) and On the Causes of Plants , were an important influence on Renaissance science . There are also surviving works On Moral Characters , On Sensation , On Stones , and fragments on Physics and Metaphysics . In philosophy , he studied grammar and language and continued Aristotle 's work on logic . He also regarded space as the mere arrangement and position of bodies , time as an accident of motion , and motion as a necessary consequence of all activity . In ethics , he regarded happiness as depending on external influences as well as on virtue .",
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"text": "Hippias Hippias of Elis ( -LSB- ˈhɪpiəs -RSB- Ἱππίας ὁ Ἠλεῖος late 5th century BC ) was a Greek sophist , and a contemporary of Socrates . With an assurance characteristic of the later sophists , he claimed to be regarded as an authority on all subjects , and lectured on poetry , grammar , history , politics , mathematics , and much else . Most of our knowledge of him is derived from Plato , who characterizes him as vain and arrogant .",
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"text": "Memorabilia (Xenophon) Memorabilia ( original title in Greek : Ἀπομνημονεύματα , Apomnemoneumata ) is a collection of Socratic dialogues by Xenophon , a student of Socrates . The lengthiest and most famous of Xenophon 's Socratic writings , the Memorabilia is essentially an apologia ( defense ) of Socrates , differing from both Xenophon 's Apology of Socrates to the Jury and Plato 's Apology mainly in that the Apologies present Socrates as defending himself before the jury , whereas the former presents Xenophon 's own defense of Socrates , offering edifying examples of Socrates ' conversations and activities along with occasional commentary from Xenophon .",
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"text": "Porphyry (philosopher) Porphyry of Tyre ( -LSB- ˈpɔrfəri -RSB- Πορφύριος , Porphýrios ; فرفوريوس , Furfūriyūs ; c. 234 -- c. 305 AD ) was a Neoplatonic philosopher who was born in Tyre , in the Roman Empire . He edited and published the Enneads , the only collection of the work of his teacher Plotinus . His commentary on Euclid 's Elements was used as a source by Pappus of Alexandria . He also wrote many works himself on a wide variety of topics . His Isagoge , or Introduction , is an introduction to logic and philosophy , and in the Latin and Arabic translations it was the standard textbook on logic throughout the Middle Ages . In addition , through several of his works , most notably Philosophy from Oracles and Against the Christians , which was banned by emperor Constantine the Great , he was involved in a controversy with a number of early Christians .",
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"text": "Athenodoros Cordylion Athenodoros Cordylion ( or Athenodorus , Αθηνόδωρος Κορδυλίων fl . early-mid 1st century BC ) was a Stoic philosopher , born in Tarsus . He was the keeper of the library at Pergamon , where he was known to cut out passages from books on Stoic philosophy if he disagreed with them : In his old age , Athenodorus relocated to Rome , where he lived with Cato the Younger until his death .",
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"text": "This Sporting Life This Sporting Life is a 1963 British feature film based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey , which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award . It recounts the story of a rugby league footballer , Frank Machin , in Wakefield , a mining area of Yorkshire , whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting life . Storey , a former professional rugby league footballer , also wrote the screenplay . The film stars Richard Harris , Rachel Roberts , William Hartnell and Alan Badel . It was directed by Lindsay Anderson . The film was Richard Harris 's first starring role , and won him a Best Actor Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival . He was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role . Rachel Roberts won her second BAFTA award for This Sporting Life and an Oscar nomination for best actress . Harris was nominated for the BAFTA that year as well . The film opened at the Odeon Leicester Square in London 's West End on 7 February 1963 .",
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"text": "Louis Delluc Prize The Louis Delluc Prize ( Prix Louis-Delluc ) is a French film award presented annually since 1937 . The award is bestowed to the Best Film and Best First Film of the year on the second week of each December . The jury is composed of 20 members , consisting of a group of film critics and figures who are culturally significant . Gilles Jacob is the president . The meeting is at le Fouquet 's restaurant in Champs-Élysées . The award was created in 1937 in view of the decision of the L'Académie française to award its Grand Prix du Cinema to films that were created by French filmmakers . Twenty-four film critics including Maurice Bessy and Marcel Idzkowski established the prize to honor Louis Delluc ( 1890 -- 1924 ) , the first French journalist to specialize in cinema and founder of the ciné-clubs .",
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"text": "Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy , CBE , FSA ( born 29 October 1925 ) is an English actor with a long career in the theatre , film and television .",
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"text": "Sporting Blood (1940 film) Sporting Blood is a 1940 American drama film , directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It stars Robert Young , Maureen O'Sullivan , and Lewis Stone .",
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"text": "Stan Harris Stanley `` Stan '' Wakefield Harris CBE ( 13 December 1894 -- 3 October 1973 ) was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played for the British and Irish Lions . As a rugby union international , he represented the England in 1920 , and the British Lions in 1924 . He also turned down a place in the Great Britain Olympic squad in 1920 , became a South African boxing champion and represented England in polo , all in between serving in both the First and Second World Wars .",
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"text": "24th Venice International Film Festival The 24th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963 .",
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"text": "Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2012 The 16th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards , honoring the best in film for 2012 , were given on December 18 , 2012 . Through a naming rights sponsorship with Rogers the Best Canadian Film Award prize money was raised to C$ 100,000 from $ 15,000 in 2010 and $ 10,000 prior to that , while the two runners-up took $ 5,000 each . It is now the largest film prize in Canada .",
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"text": "Rocío from La Mancha Rocío de La Mancha is a 1963 film made in Spain .",
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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": "Wendell B. Harris Jr. Wendell B. Harris Jr. ( born March 5 , 1954 ) , is a Juilliard - and Interlochen-trained American filmmaker and actor . He is the writer , director and lead actor of Chameleon Street , which won the Grand Jury prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival . Harris and Prismatic Images went on to produce a radio series entitled Black Biography , which showcased black icons from the spheres of art , history , and politics . He has appeared as an actor in the films Out of Sight ( 1998 ) and Road Trip ( 2000 ) . Harris is currently in post-production for the forthcoming documentary Arbiter Roswell , a 14-year project chronicling the relationship between public opinion , the media , and the military-industrial complex .",
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"text": "The Professionals (1966 film) The Professionals is a 1966 American western written , produced , and directed by Richard Brooks . It starred Burt Lancaster , Lee Marvin , Robert Ryan , and Claudia Cardinale , with Jack Palance , Ralph Bellamy , and Woody Strode in supporting roles . The script was adapted from the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke . The film received three Academy Award nominations and an enthusiastic critical reception .",
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"text": "The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy `` The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy '' is an article published in the premiere issue of Scanlan 's Monthly in March 1970 , written by Hunter S. Thompson . The subject of the article is Jean-Claude Killy , the alpine skiing champion who , in the 1968 Winter Olympics , became the second alpine skier ever to win three gold medals in a single olympic games . By the time of the article Killy , then 26 , was retired from skiing and had embarked on the next phase of his career -- endorsements . Thompson 's article follows Killy around the United States during his marketing tour for the Chevrolet automotive company . As he attends automotive shows , holds press conferences , and makes appearances for television ( all in conjunction with fellow Chevrolet spokesman , O.J. Simpson ) Thompson chronicles the newly flush world of celebrity sports endorsements . Though endorsement by a sports figure was not an entirely new concept , the world-wide magnitude of Killy 's stardom made his Chevrolet contract something of a fascination for Thompson . The article 's focus on the relative depths of the new pitch-man status obtained by Killy so shortly after the incredible heights he had achieved develops through acerbic descriptions of the settings Killy finds himself in , the automotive executives that profit by him , and the fans and onlookers who make him such a valuable spokesman . Through it all , Killy 's focus on his own enormous profit is a source of worry to Thompson . The trend he sees developing is one of larger-than-life stars -- athletes of the highest physical standards who have achieved feats unimaginable by normal people -- demeaning themselves and their accomplishments by agreeing to shill for a few extra dollars . An enormous sports fan himself , Thompson is distraught by this turn of events and wonders that Killy was never quite sure `` why I was embarrassed for him in those scenes . '' Thompson compares Killy to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Gatsby : although , unlike that character , Killy 's dollars are earned honestly , the author concludes while watching Killy 's selling of himself that `` nothing in his narrow , high-powered experience can allow him to understand how I can watch his act and say that it looks , to me , like a very hard dollar -- maybe the hardest . '' The article was later included in Thompson 's collection The Great Shark Hunt ( 1979 ) .",
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"text": "Oscar Wilde (play) The play Oscar Wilde , written by Leslie and Sewell Stokes , is based on the life of the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde in which Wilde 's friend , the controversial author and journalist Frank Harris , appears as a character . The play , which contains much of Wilde 's actual writings , starts with Wilde 's literary success and his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas , turns into a courtroom melodrama , and ends with Wilde as a broken alcoholic after two years in prison . Owing to the play 's subject matter it was never granted a licence by the Lord Chamberlain and could , therefore , only be staged in England at a theatre club where membership was required . The play 's first production at London 's Gate Theatre Studio in 1936 , starred Robert Morley as Wilde and was produced by Norman Marshall . Opening on 29 September , the play ran for six weeks and proved to be one of the theatre 's most successful productions . Later in New York in 1938 , again with Morley in the title role , the play became a major award-winning success on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre where it opened on 10 October and ran for 247 performances . This success launched Robert Morley 's career as a stage actor on both sides of the Atlantic . Coinciding with the Broadway production there was also a four-week revival in London at the Arts Theatre starring Francis L. Sullivan and produced by Ronald Adam , which opened on 25 October 1938 . The play was revived again at the Bolton 's Theatre Club , starring Frank Pettingell and directed by Leslie Stokes , in 1948 . The film Oscar Wilde , based on the Stokes brothers ' play , was released in 1960 .",
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"text": "The Prize (1963 film) The Prize is a 1963 spy film starring Paul Newman , Elke Sommer and Edward G. Robinson . It was directed by Mark Robson , produced by Pandro S. Berman and adapted for the screen by Ernest Lehman from the novel of the same name by Irving Wallace . It also features an early score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith .",
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"text": "All Night Long (1962 film) All Night Long is a 1962 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden , and starring Patrick McGoohan , Marti Stevens , Paul Harris , Keith Michell , Richard Attenborough and Betsy Blair . The story , written by Nel King and Paul Jarrico , writing under the name Peter Achilles , is an updated version of Shakespeare 's Othello , set in the London jazz scene of the 1960s . The black-and-white film features performances by several prominent British and American jazz musicians .",
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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": "Dream On! Dream On ! is a film which premiered in 1981 at the Festival International du Nouveau Cinema , Montreal . It was shot in 16mm film from 1975 to 1980 , and was blown up to 35mm in 1984 . The film 's action follows a group of young actors as they struggle to survive in L.A. and hang on to their artistic principles . Ed Harris and Paul `` Pee-wee Herman '' Reubens have since become well known actors .",
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"text": "The Leather Boys The Leather Boys is a 1964 British drama film about the rocker subculture in London featuring a gay motorcyclist . This film is notable as an early example of a film that violated the Hollywood production code , yet was still shown in the United States , as well as an important film in the genre of queer cinema . An example of British kitchen sink realism , it was considered daring in 1964 as it touched upon homosexuality , however obliquely . Reviewers have noted that it contains naturalistic photography and period locations such as the Ace Cafe . The film is based on a novel commissioned by the London literary agent and publisher Anthony Blond , who suggested that Gillian Freeman write about a `` Romeo and Romeo in the South London suburbs '' .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by 127 Hours 127 Hours is a 2010 British independent biographical adventure film directed by Danny Boyle . It stars James Franco in the principal role as real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston , whose hand was trapped under a boulder in a Utah ravine for more than five days in April 2003 . Adapted from Ralston 's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place , 127 Hourss screenplay was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy . Distributors Fox Searchlight and Pathé gave the feature limited releases in the United States and United Kingdom on 5 November 2010 and 7 January 2011 , respectively . It grossed # 35.8 million at the box office by the end of its worldwide theatrical run . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator surveyed 215 reviews and judged 93 % to be positive . Additionally , 127 Hours appeared on more than two dozen movie reviewers ' Top Ten lists for the best movies of 2010 . The film has received honors for its direction , music , cinematography and writing , as well as for the lead performance by Franco . At the 68th Golden Globe Awards ceremony , 127 Hours earned three nominations : for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , Best Original Score and Best Screenplay . The picture was nominated in nine Satellite Award categories , including direction , score , sound , original song and visual effects . It also received nine nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association . The 64th British Academy Film Awards nominated it for eight of their awards , including Best Director , Best Editing , Best Music and Best Sound . Additionally , 127 Hours was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film , but lost to The King 's Speech . It performed similarly at the 83rd Academy Awards , where it was nominated in six categories : Best Actor , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score , Best Original Song ( for `` If I Rise '' ) and Best Picture , but lost respectively in all categories to The King 's Speech , The Social Network , and Toy Story 3 . Franco was named Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Online and 2010 Independent Spirit Awards . He also received recognition from the Screen Actors Guild , at their 17th annual ceremony . Franco 's arm amputation scene towards the end of 127 Hours was nominated at the viewer-voted 2011 MTV Movie Awards . Boyle 's and Beaufoy 's efforts on the movie 's script earned them nominations from the Writers Guild of America and Evening Standard British Film Awards . Along with producer Christian Colson , Boyle garnered another nomination , this time from the Producers Guild of America . The Detroit Film Critics Society honored Boyle as Best Director . Suttirat Larlarb 's input on the movie 's production design earned her one nomination from the Art Directors Guild . The film 's cinematography garnered nominations at the 2010 Houston Film Critics Awards and the 2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards . The American Film Institute listed 127 Hours as one of the ten best movies of 2010 .",
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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": "Pouic-Pouic Pouic-Pouic is a French comedy film from 1963 , directed by Jean Girault , written by Jean Girault and Jacques Vilfrid , starring Louis de Funès . The film is known under the titles : `` Casamento a Propósito '' ( Portugal ) , `` El pollo de mi mujer '' ( Spain ) , `` Quietsch ... quietsch ... wer bohrt denn da nach Öl '' ( West Germany ) , `` I 3 affari del signor Duval '' ( Italy ) .",
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"text": "Anne Bancroft Anna Maria Louisa Italiano ( September 17 , 1931 -- June 6 , 2005 ) , known professionally as Anne Bancroft , was an American actress associated with the method acting school , having studied under Lee Strasberg . Respected for her acting prowess and versatility , Bancroft was acknowledged for her work in film , theatre and television . She won one Academy Award , three BAFTA Awards , two Golden Globes , two Tony Awards and two Emmy Awards , and several other awards and nominations . After her film debut in Do n't Bother to Knock ( 1952 ) and a string of supporting film roles during the 1950s , she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her lead role in The Miracle Worker ( 1962 ) as the teacher of teenage Helen Keller , reprising her role in the Broadway stage play . She won both an Oscar for her work in the film , and a Tony for the same role in the play . On Broadway in 1965 , she played a medieval nun obsessed with a priest ( Jason Robards ) in John Whiting 's play The Devils , based on the Aldous Huxley novel The Devils of Loudun . She was perhaps best known as the seductress , Mrs. Robinson , in The Graduate ( 1967 ) , a role that she later stated had come to overshadow her other work . Bancroft received several other Oscar nominations and continued in lead roles until the late 1980s . She played a ballet dancer in The Turning Point ( 1977 ) , and in Agnes of God ( 1985 ) , she played the mother superior of a convent who clashes with a psychiatrist played by Jane Fonda over dealings with a troubled young novice nun played by Meg Tilly . In 1987 , she starred with Anthony Hopkins in 84 Charing Cross Road . She appeared in several movies directed or produced by her second husband , comedian Mel Brooks , including the award-winning drama The Elephant Man as well as comedies To Be or Not to Be and Dracula : Dead and Loving It . In the 1990s she returned to supporting roles in films , but continued to play lead roles in television films . She received Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations , for The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone ( 2003 ) , as well as an Emmy nomination for 2001 's Haven .",
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"text": "Anne Murray (disambiguation) Anne Murray is a Canadian singer . Anne Murray may also refer to : Anne Firth Murray , New Zealand author , professor , and nonprofit founder Anne Halkett née Murray ( 1623 -- 1699 ) , religious writer and autobiographer Anne Murray , Duchess of Atholl ( 1814 -- 1897 ) , Scottish courtier and close friend of Queen Victoria Anne Murray ( album ) , a 1996 album by the singer Anne Murray ( gentlewoman ) ( 1755 -- 1849 ) , author Anne Murray , Viscountess Bayning , on List of life peerages before 1876 Anne Murray ( camogie ) in Gael Linn Cup 1987 Anne Murray ( cricketer ) from List of women ODI cricketers Anne Murray Christmas from Todd Thicke Anne Murray Dike from American Committee for Devastated France",
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"text": "AUDELCO AUDELCO , the Audience Development Committee , Inc. , was established in 1973 by the late Vivian Robinson to honor excellence in New York City African American Theatre through presentation of Vivan Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards ( a.k.a. Viv awards ) . The awards were created to promote `` recognition , understanding and awareness of the arts in the African-American community '' . The AUDELCO Viv awards recognize the following , whether Broadway or off-Broadway : Productions by Black companies Shows written or directed by Blacks Black actors in shows AUDELCO has an office in Central Harlem , New York City The President is Grace Jones and the board of directors consistsof : A.Curtis Farrow ; Ralph Carter , Toni Peterson , Jacqueline Feffries ; Linda Armstrong ; Honorable Donna M. Mills ; Fred R.Powell ; Mary Seymour ; Dale Richardo Shields ; Terrence Spivey ; Ronald Stone Esq and Mary B. Davis Chair Emeritus . The organization has thousands of members , a newsletter , and a black theater collection of books , photos , slides and scripts as well as an extensive clipping file on black theater companies and productions . The AUDELCO awards are limited to productions mounted by professional , not-for-profit theater organizations which have been in existence for at least two years and have had a minimum of 500 hours of rehearsal , performance , or training . Additionally , productions have to have been performed over 12 times between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the next . Workshop productions and works-in-progress are not eligible . The AUDELCO Viv awards allow celebrities and everyday people to get to share their love of theater and their appreciation for the incredible performances , scripts , direction , costumes and sets that have been presented during the last theater season . Michael O'Hare was the first white actor to win this award presented by the black theater community of New York for his performance in the play `` Shades of Brown '' which examined the effects of apartheid in South Africa . ( Former AUDELOC awardees included , Kerry Washington ( AUDELCO 's first Rising star ) ; Samuel L. Jackson ; Phylicia Rashad ; Debbie Allen ; Denzel Washington , Barbara Montgomery , Sanaa Lathan and others ) .",
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"text": "Richard Bancroft Richard Bancroft ( 1544 -- 2 November 1610 ) was an English churchman who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610 and the `` chief overseer '' of the production of the King James Bible .",
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"text": "Anne of Avonlea (1975 film) Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 4-part mini-series , developed in the United Kingdom by the BBC . It is based on Anne of Avonlea , the sequel to Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery .",
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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": "1st Gemini Awards The 1st Gemini Awards were held in Toronto on 4 December 1986 to honour achievements in Canadian television . Gémeaux Award , the French version of the Gemini Awards were held for the first time this year as well . The 1985 television miniseries Anne of Green Gables was the most prominent winner . English-language television coverage of the ceremonies was originally scheduled for broadcast on CBC Television , but labour disruptions at that network forced the telecast to move to a syndicated arrangement of private television stations including Toronto 's Citytv . Unused cable channels in Montreal carried the broadcast in that city . The inaugural Gemini Awards were hosted by Second City Television performers Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre .",
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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": "Melanie Oliver Melanie Ann Oliver is a New Zealand film and television editor . She has edited numerous British films and television series , collaborating often with director Tom Hooper . Her work has received many accolades , including a BAFTA Award and two Emmy Award nominations .",
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"text": "Thomas Bancroft (priest) Thomas Bancroft ( 1756 -- 1811 ) , was a vicar of Bolton-le-Moors in Lancashire , England . Bancroft was the son of Thomas Bancroft , a thread-maker , was born in Deansgate , Manchester . At the age of six he was admitted into the Manchester Grammar School , where , in course of time , he became a teacher . He held a school exhibition from 1778 to 1781 , and graduated B.A. at Brasenose College , Oxford , 10 October 1781 . In 1780 he obtained the Craven scholarship ; in the same year he assisted in correcting the edition of Homer published by the Clarendon Press , and further helped Dr. Falconer in correcting an edition of Strabo . Being disappointed of a fellowship at Oxford , he returned to Manchester grammar school as assistant master , and remained there until he was appointed head-master of King Henry VIII 's school at Chester . ` Towards the end of last century , ' writes Dr. Ormerod , ` the school attained a considerable degree of classical celebrity under the direction of the late Rev. Thomas Bancroft , afterwards vicar of Bolton-le-Moors in Lancashire . Plays were occasionally performed by the boys , and a collection of Greek , Latin , and English exercises , partly written by the scholars and partly by Mr. Bancroft , was published at Chester ( 1788 ) under the title of `` Prolusiones Poeticæ ''' . While at this school he married Miss Bennett , of Willaston Hall , against the wishes of her father , a wine merchant in Chester . Her father prevented an attempted elopement by running his sword through Bancroft 's leg , a feat for which he had to pay Bancroft 1,000 l. compensation . A marriage soon afterwards took place in defiance of the father , who was never reconciled to his daughter . He bequeathed , however , 1,000 l. each to her two daughters . In 1793 Bancroft was presented by Bishop Cleaver to the living of Bolton-le-Moors , then worth about 250l . a year . In 1798 Bancroft was made chaplain to the Bolton volunteers by royal warrant , and four years previously he had been appointed domestic chaplain to Viscount Castle-Stewart . He was made one of the four ` king 's preachers ' allowed to the county of Lancaster by Dr. Majendie , bishop of Chester , in 1807 . He continued vicar of Bolton until his death on 5 February 1811 . There is a tablet to his memory in the parish church . He published various sermons , the ` Prolusiones ' already mentioned , and wrote three dissertations ( Oxford , 1835 ) . Two tracts , ` The Credibility of Christianity vindicated , ' Manchester , 1831 , and ` The Englishman armed against the Infidel Spirit of the Times , ' Stockport , 1833 , were privately printed for his son-in-law , J. Bradshaw Isherwood . There remain several of his manuscripts in possession of the family of Major Fell , of Bolton , who married one of Bancroft 's granddaughters .",
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"text": "American Film Institute Awards 2003 The American Film Institute ( AFI ) Awards 2003 honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year .",
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"text": "Ann Bancroft Ann Bancroft ( born September 29 , 1955 ) is an American author , teacher , and adventurer . She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic . She was inducted as honorary member of the National Women 's Hall of Fame in 1995 .",
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"text": "Anne Whitney Anne Whitney ( September 2 , 1821 -- January 23 , 1915 ) was an American sculptor and poet . She made full-length and bust sculptures of prominent political and historical figures and her works are in major museums in the United States . She received prestigious commissions for monuments . Two statues of Samuel Adams were made by Whitney and are located in Washington , D.C. 's National Statuary Hall Collection and in front of Faneuil Hall in Boston . She also created two monuments to Leif Erikson . She made works that explored her liberal views regarding abolition , women 's rights , and other socials issues . Many prominent and historical men and women are depicted in her sculptures , like Harriet Beecher Stowe . She portrayed women who lived ground-breaking lives as suffragettes , professional artists , and non-traditional positions for women at the time , like noted economist and Wellesley College president Alice Freeman Palmer . Throughout her adult life , she lived an unconventional , independent life and had a lifelong relationship with fellow artist , Abby Adeline Manning , with whom she lived and traveled to Europe .",
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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": "Bancroft School of Massage Therapy The Bancroft School of Massage Therapy , located in Worcester , Massachusetts , was founded in 1950 by Henry LaFleur , proprietor of the Bancroft Health Center , a facility specializing in Swedish massage and sports massage since 1938 . He purchased the George School of Massage in Boston , Massachusetts , moved it to Worcester , and renamed it Bancroft School of Massage .",
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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": "Gillian Armstrong Gillian May Armstrong ( born 18 December 1950 ) is an award-winning Australian feature film and documentary director , who specializes in period-drama . Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists .",
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"text": "Bancroft, Ontario Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario . It was first settled in the 1850s by United Empire Loyalist and Irish immigrants . From the mid 1950s to about 1982 mining was the primary industry . A village until 1999 , Bancroft then merged with Dungannon Township to form the Town of Bancroft . The population at the time of the 2016 Census was 3,881 .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Judi Dench . Among her Major awards , Dench has won an Oscar , a Tony , seven Oliviers , six film and four television BAFTA Awards . She holds the record for most acting majors across all six American and British events , winning eighteen and receiving fifty two nominations . Other significant awards include two Golden Globes , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and ten critics awards . Overall in her career to date , she has won 55 competitive awards from 203 nominations . She has also received 10 honorary awards , including the lifetime achievement Special Olivier Award and the BAFTA Fellowship .",
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"text": "Anne Matthews Anne Matthews is a college lecturer and author of articles and books with environmental and academic themes . Her book , Where the Buffalo Roam : Restoring America 's Great Plains was a 1993 Pulitzer Prize finalist in nonfiction . Deep Creek , written with William Howarth under the joint pen name `` Dana Hand '' , was selected by the Washington Post as one of the best novels of 2010 . Matthews is also the author of Bright College Years : Inside the American College Today , and Wild Nights : Nature Returns to the City . Matthews served on the Library of America editorial board for the two-volume collection Reporting World War II , and she is a contributing editor for The American Scholar . She has served on the faculties of Princeton , Columbia , and New York University , and she was the first woman to direct the Princeton Writing Program . Her various articles and reviews have appeared in the New York Times , Outside , Orion , Preservation , and the Best American Science and Nature Writing .",
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"text": "The Slender Thread The Slender Thread is a 1965 film starring Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier . It was the first feature-length film directed by Academy Award-winning director , producer and actor Sydney Pollack . Poitier portrays Alan , a college student who is volunteering at Seattle 's then-new Crisis Clinic , a crisis call center . Shortly after beginning his night shift , Alan receives a call from a woman named Inga ( Bancroft ) who says she has just taken a lethal dose of pills and wants to talk to someone before she dies . The story line follows the efforts of Alan , a psychiatrist ( Telly Savalas ) and a detective ( Ed Asner ) to locate Inga and her husband ( Steven Hill ) . Various flashback scenes depict the events that led Inga to make the attempt on her life . The film was inspired by a Life magazine article by Shana Alexander about actual events and partially shot on location in Seattle , Washington . The film offers an opening tracking shot of aerial Seattle circa 1965 . This movie is noted for the physical tracing of the call to find Inga ( Bancroft ) before she dies . Throughout the movie , the call is traced by hand through several electro-mechanical telephone central office switches which leads to the hotel where Inga was staying ( originally the Hyatt House , now demolished ) near the Seattle-Tacoma Airport .",
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"text": "International relations International relations ( IR ) or international affairs , depending on academic institution , is either a field of political science , an interdisciplinary academic field similar to global studies , or an entirely independent academic discipline in which students take a variety of internationally focused courses in social science and humanities disciplines . In both cases , the field studies relationships between political entities ( polities ) such as states , sovereign states , empires , inter-governmental organizations ( IGOs ) , international non-governmental organizations ( INs ) , non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) , and multinational corporations ( MNCs ) , and the wider world-systems produced by this interaction . International relations is an academic and a public policy field , and so can be positive and normative , because it analyzes and formulates the foreign policy of a given State . As political activity , international relations dates from the time of the Greek historian Thucydides ( c. 460 -- 395 BC ) , and , in the early 20th century , became a discrete academic field ( No. 5901 in the 4-digit UNESCO Nomenclature ) within political science . In practice International Relations and International Affairs forms a separate academic program or field from Political Science , and the courses taught therein are highly interdisciplinary . For example , international relations draws from the fields of : technology and engineering , economics , communication studies , history , international law , demography , philosophy , geography , social work , sociology , anthropology , criminology , psychology , gender studies , cultural studies , culturology , and diplomacy . The scope of international relations comprehends globalization , diplomatic relations , state sovereignty , international security , ecological sustainability , nuclear proliferation , nationalism , economic development , global finance , as well as terrorism and organized crime , human security , foreign interventionism , and human rights , as well , as , more recently , comparative religion .",
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"text": "Institute of Race Relations The Institute of Race Relations is a think tank based in the United Kingdom . It was formed in 1958 in order to publish research on race relations worldwide , and in 1972 was transformed into an `` anti-racist think tank '' . Proposed by Sunday Times editor Harry Hodson , the institute began as the Race Relations Unit of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1952 . Former Governor of the United Provinces Lord Hailey served as first chairman , while Philip Mason , formerly of the Indian Civil Service , served as its first director . The unit later became the Institute of Race Relations under the chairmanship of Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders . Mason remained as director . The IRR 's objectives as an educational charity are to promote , encourage and support the study and understanding of , and exchange information about , relations between different races and peoples and the conditions in which they live and work ; to consider and advise on proposals and endeavours to improve race relations and these conditions ; and to promote knowledge on questions related to race relations .",
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"text": "Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs is a foreign policy review focused especially on issues of international relations most pertinent to Israel and the Jewish people . It was established in 2006 by David Kimche and is published triannually by Routledge on behalf of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations ( ICFR ) . In addition to scholarly articles and reflections by Israeli and foreign statesmen , the journal publishes transcripts of ICFR events as well as book reviews . The journal has been called `` one of the best publications in the field '' and praised for its quality .",
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"text": "Societal security Societal security is a concept developed by the Copenhagen School of security studies that refers to ` the ability of a society to persist in its essential character under changing conditions and possible or actual threats ' . The end of the Cold War prompted scholars to rethink the paradigm of security independently from the state and the military . In Europe , the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the emergence of new states and sustained efforts to pursue the European Union ( EU ) integration . The new order called for a ( re ) conceptualisation of Europe and European security , which challenged classic understandings of security , as something that took place between states . The move towards an EU security was , thus , closely articulated around questions of EU identity , free movement of people and borders . The concept of societal security , developed by scholars associated with the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute , is situated within this context . Societal security relates to : `` the ability of a society to persist in its essential character under changing conditions and possible or actual threats . '' In ` Identity , Migration , and the New Security Agenda in Europe ' , Wæver notes the emergence of different conceptions of the nation-state , and further establishes a distinction between Western and Eastern Europe . In the West , a `` decoupling of state and nation '' takes place , as Member States , by seeking more integration , accept to relinquish some of their sovereignty . This move towards a `` post-sovereign '' nation-state is due to `` internationalisation and Europeanization '' processes , as international institutions assume increased influence over domestic affairs . Subsequently , communities , perceiving their identities to be threatened by this integration , can no longer call upon the state to protect them . A duality occurs between the security needs of the state and of society , where `` state security has sovereignty as its ultimate criterion , and societal security has identity '' . In the East , the emergence of new states , formed after the dismantlement of the Soviet Union , leads to more traditional attempts at merging the nation and the state ; thus , conflicts arise when the coupling can not be done ( i.e. Yugoslavia ) . In ` Security : a new framework for analysis ' , Buzan et al. formalise their broader understanding of security by introducing five sectors , each governed by `` distinctive characteristics and dynamics '' , and conceptualised around particular referent objects and actors ( i.e. military , environmental , economic , societal and political ) . Societal security is about the survival of a community as a cohesive unit ; its referent object is '' large scale collective identities that can function independent of the state . '' Societal insecurities arise when `` a society fears it would not be able to live as itself '' , and stem from : migration : the influx of people will `` overrun or dilute '' a group 's identity e.g. the need to define Britishness ; vertical competition : the integration of a group within a broader organisation e.g. euroscepticism with regards to EU integration , national-separatist claims ; and , horizontal competition : group is forced to integrate more influential identities within their own e.g. France 's cultural exception defending itself against American influences . Societal security is not tied to a territory , as is state security , e.g. Kurds , where security matters of state and society widely diverge and enter into conflict . Societal security in sociological viewpoint is : Regarding security as an `` independent phenomenon '' : So , societal security is n't threat , no opportunity . But it is a center and base , upon it the reliability and certainty of collective life could be gained . Rereading of security from `` social '' perspective : It means that security is based on collective life , the life of common people , instead of looking at differences and insisting on disagreement between groups and states that is key factor in determining threats and distinguish friend and foe . Viewing security as `` social phenomenon '' : Hence , societal security does n't need military weapons and soft power solutions . In other words , societal security does n't integrate with power and remain by converting links to social capitals . Finally , threats and opportunities could be considered as deterrent or impeller factors . So the final goal of societal security is comfort and understanding the beauty of collective life -- not an interest for government , not eliminating enemies , not confronting a threat for nation .",
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"text": "Public diplomacy In international relations , public diplomacy or people 's diplomacy , broadly speaking , is the communication with and dissemination of propaganda to foreign public to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence . There is no one definition of public diplomacy , and it may be easier to describe than to define it , as definitions vary and continue to change over time . It is practiced through a variety of instruments and methods ranging from personal contact and media interviews to the Internet and educational exchanges .",
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"text": "Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli -- Palestinian conflict ( -LSB- Ha'Sikhsukh Ha'Yisraeli - Falestini ; -LSB- al-Niza ' a al ` Filastini al ` Israili ) is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century . The conflict is wide-ranging , and the term is sometimes also used in reference to the earlier sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine , between the Jewish yishuv and the Arab population under British rule . It has been referred to as the world 's `` most intractable conflict '' , with the ongoing Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching years . Despite a long-term peace process and the general reconciliation of Israel with Egypt and Jordan , Israelis and Palestinians have failed to reach a final peace agreement . The key issues are : mutual recognition , borders , security , water rights , control of Jerusalem , Israeli settlements , Palestinian freedom of movement , and Palestinian right of return . The violence of the conflict , in a region rich in sites of historic , cultural and religious interest worldwide , has been the object of numerous international conferences dealing with historic rights , security issues and human rights , and has been a factor hampering tourism in and general access to areas that are hotly contested . Many attempts have been made to broker a two-state solution , involving the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel ( after Israel 's establishment in 1948 ) . In 2007 , the majority of both Israelis and Palestinians , according to a number of polls , preferred the two-state solution over any other solution as a means of resolving the conflict . Moreover , a majority of Jews see the Palestinians ' demand for an independent state as just , and thinks Israel can agree to the establishment of such a state . The majority of Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have expressed a preference for a two-state solution . Mutual distrust and significant disagreements are deep over basic issues , as is the reciprocal scepticism about the other side 's commitment to upholding obligations in an eventual agreement . Within Israeli and Palestinian society , the conflict generates a wide variety of views and opinions . This highlights the deep divisions which exist not only between Israelis and Palestinians , but also within each society . A hallmark of the conflict has been the level of violence witnessed for virtually its entire duration . Fighting has been conducted by regular armies , paramilitary groups , terror cells , and individuals . Casualties have not been restricted to the military , with a large number of fatalities in civilian population on both sides . There are prominent international actors involved in the conflict . The two parties engaged in direct negotiation are the Israeli government , currently led by Benjamin Netanyahu , and the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , currently headed by Mahmoud Abbas . The official negotiations are mediated by an international contingent known as the Quartet on the Middle East ( the Quartet ) represented by a special envoy , that consists of the United States , Russia , the European Union , and the United Nations . The Arab League is another important actor , which has proposed an alternative peace plan . Egypt , a founding member of the Arab League , has historically been a key participant . Since 2006 , the Palestinian side has been fractured by conflict between the two major factions : Fatah , the traditionally dominant party , and its later electoral challenger , Hamas . After Hamas 's electoral victory in 2006 , the Quartet conditioned future foreign assistance to the Palestinian National Authority ( PA ) on the future government 's commitment to non-violence , recognition of the State of Israel , and acceptance of previous agreements . Hamas rejected these demands , which resulted in the Quartet 's suspension of its foreign assistance program , and the imposition of economic sanctions by the Israelis . A year later , following Hamas 's seizure of power in the Gaza Strip in June 2007 , the territory officially recognized as the PA was split between Fatah in the West Bank , and Hamas in the Gaza Strip . The division of governance between the parties had effectively resulted in the collapse of bipartisan governance of the PA. . However , in 2014 , a Palestinian Unity Government , composed of both Fatah and Hamas , was formed . The latest round of peace negotiations began in July 2013 and was suspended in 2014 .",
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"text": "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": "Harvard Department of Social Relations The Department of Social Relations for Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies , more commonly known as the `` Department of Social Relations '' was an interdisciplinary collaboration among three of the social science departments at Harvard University ( anthropology , psychology , and sociology ) beginning in 1946 . Originally , the program was headquartered in Emerson Hall at Harvard before moving to William James Hall in 1965 . While the name `` Social Relations '' is often associated with the program 's long-time chair and guiding spirit , sociologist Talcott Parsons , many major figures of mid-20th-century social science also numbered among the program 's faculty , including psychologists Gordon Allport ( personality and motivation ) , Jerome Bruner ( cognitive psychology and narrative analysis ) , Roger Brown ( social psychology and psycholinguistics ) , and Henry Murray ( personality ) ; anthropologists Clyde and Florence Kluckhohn ( value orientations ) , John and Beatrice Whiting ( cross-cultural child development ) , Evon Z. Vogt ( comparative religion ) ; and sociologist Alex Inkeles ( Soviet studies and national character ) . Many of its graduate students also went on to be major figures in U.S. social sciences during the latter part of the twentieth century ; their work tends towards strong interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches . Allport and Boring discussed the origins of the department 's name in the April 1946 issue of the American Psychologist : While -LSB- academic -RSB- departmental lines have remained rigid , there has been developing during the last decade , a synthesis of socio-cultural and psychological sciences which is widely recognized within the academic world in spite of the fact that there is no commonly accepted name to designate the synthesis . We propose that Harvard adopt , and thus help establish , the term Social Relations to characterize the emerging discipline which deals not only with the body of fact and theory traditionally recognized as the subject matter of sociology , but also with that portion of psychological science that treats the individual within the social system , and that portion of anthropological science that is particularly relevant to the social and cultural patterns of literate societies . Social Relations sponsored or collaborated in a number of research studies characterized by explicit cross-cultural comparisons and multidisciplinary approaches to problems of policy or social theory . Major projects included the Six Cultures Study ( headed by John and Beatrice Whiting , an anthropological study of child development in six different cultures , including a New England Baptist community ; a Philippine barrio ; an Okinawan village ; an Indian village in Mexico ; a northern Indian caste group ; and a rural tribal group in Kenya ) ; a multidisciplinary analysis of Soviet culture and society , published in part as How the Soviet System Works ; and the Comparative Study of Values in Five Cultures during the 1950s , which examined five very different communities living in the same region of Texas : Zuni , Navajo , Mormon ( LDS ) , Spanish-American ( Mexican-American ) , and Texas Homesteaders . The curriculum of the Harvard Social Relations had four inter-related components : Sociology ; Social Psychology ; Social Anthropology ; and Personality Theory . The program disaggregated into its component departments around 1972 , though a certain interdisciplinarity remained throughout the 1970s . A similar program at Yale , the Institute for Human Relations , also now disbanded , developed the Human Relations Area Files ( HRAF ) , a cross-cultural database for comparative research , administered by Carol and Melvin Ember .",
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"text": "New international division of labour In economics , the new international division of labor ( NIDL ) is an outcome of globalization . The term was coined by theorists seeking to explain the spatial shift of manufacturing industries from advanced capitalist countries to developing countries -- an ongoing geographic reorganization of production , which finds its origins in ideas about a global division of labor . It is a spatial division of labor which occurs when the process of production is no longer confined to national economies . Under the `` old '' international division of labor , until around 1970 , underdeveloped areas were incorporated into the world economy principally as suppliers of minerals and agricultural commodities . However , as developing economies are merged into the world economy , more production takes place in these economies . This has led to a trend of transference , or what is also known as the `` global industrial shift '' , in which production processes are relocated from developed countries ( such as the US , European countries , and Japan ) to developing countries in Asia ( such as China , Vietnam , and India ) and Latin America . This is because companies search for the cheapest locations to manufacture and assemble components , so low-cost labor-intensive parts of the manufacturing process are shifted to the developing world where costs are substantially lower . Companies do so by taking advantage of transportation and communications technology , as well as fragmentation and locational flexibility of production . From 1953 to the late 1990s , the industrialized economies ' share of world manufacturing output declined from 95 % to 77 % , and the developing economies ' share more than quadrupled from 5 % to 23 % . The resultant division of labor across continents closely follows the North -- South socio-economic and political divide , wherein the North -- with one quarter of the world population -- controls four fifths of the world income , while the South -- with three quarters of the world population -- has access to one fifth of the world income .",
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"text": "Mexican Universities Comparative Study International rankings have impacted higher education policy as well as colleges and universities all over the world ( see College and university rankings ) . In most cases these rankings or hierarchical classifications of higher education institutions are not very sensitive to different historical developments and university traditions ; distinct roles played by colleges and universities in different countries ; or particular economic , cultural , social and political conditions , at the local , national or regional levels , that shape higher education institutions and systems in alternative ways .",
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"text": "Policy studies Policy studies is the combination of policy analysis and program evaluation . It `` involves systematically studying the nature , causes , and effects of alternative public policies , with particular emphasis on determining the policies that will achieve given goals . '' Policy Studies also examines the conflicts and conflict resolution that arise from the making of policies in civil society , the private sector , or more commonly , in the public sector ( e.g. government ) . It is frequently focused on the public sector but is equally applicable to other kinds of organizations ( e.g. , the not-for-profit sector ) . Some policy study experts graduate from public policy schools with public policy degrees . Alternatively , experts may have backgrounds in policy analysis , program evaluation , sociology , psychology , philosophy , economics , anthropology , geography , law , political science , social work , environmental planning and public administration . Traditionally , the field of policy studies focused on domestic policy , with the notable exceptions of foreign and defense policies . However , the wave of economic globalization , which ensued in the late 20th and early 21st centuries , created a need for a subset of policy studies that focuses on global governance , especially as it relates to issues that transcend national borders such as climate change , terrorism , nuclear proliferation , and economic development . This subset of policy studies , which is often referred to as international policy studies , typically requires mastery of a second language and attention to cross-cultural issues in order to address national and cultural biases . For example , the Monterey Institute of International Studies at Middlebury College offers Master of Arts programs that focus exclusively on international policy through a mix of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural analysis called the `` Monterey Way '' .",
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"text": "Foreign policy A country 's foreign policy , also called foreign relations or foreign affairs - policy , consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve goals within its international relations milieu . The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries . The study of such strategies is called foreign policy analysis . In recent times , due to the deepening level of globalization and transnational activities , the states will also have to interact with non-state actors . The aforementioned interaction is evaluated and monitored in attempts to maximize benefits of multilateral international cooperation . Since the national interests are paramount , foreign policies are designed by the government through high-level decision making processes . National interests accomplishment can occur as a result of peaceful cooperation with other nations , or through exploitation . Usually , creating foreign policy is the job of the head of government and the foreign minister ( or equivalent ) . In some countries the legislature also has considerable effects . Foreign policies of countries have varying rates of change and scopes of intent , which can be affected by factors that change the perceived national interests or even affect the stability of the country itself . The foreign policy of one country can have profound and lasting impact on many other countries and on the course of international relations as a whole , such as the Monroe Doctrine conflicting with the mercantilist policies of 19th-century European countries and the goals of independence of newly formed Central American and South American countries .",
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"text": "Indian Defence Review Indian Defence Review ( IDR ) , the brainchild of former captain of the Indian Army , was launched on January 1 , 1986 as a logical continuum to Lancer established in 1979 , the first Indian publishing house dedicated to put forward the military experience and point of view . Under the professional stewardship of its first two editors , Lt Gen Mathew Thomas ( 1986 ) and Maj Gen Afsir Karim ( 1993 ) , both distinguished paratroopers , IDR began public engagement and national debate on military and security issues , which received immediate attention of the defence establishment , policy makers and national leadership in India . Continuing in this strong tradition and creating a niche , IDR publisher and its third editor , Capt Bharat Verma ( 1998 ) , succeeded in placing the national security challenges `` front and centre '' of the public debate . The reigns of this reputed Journal have passed into the hands of Lt Gen JS Bajwa ( Retired ) consequent to the sad and untimely demise of Capt Bharat Verma in July 2014 . With the launch of web version of the Journal , www.indiandefencereview.com in 2006 , IDR became India 's preeminent public publication on foreign policy and national security issues . The result of the spade work done by these three military officers in the private sector , for the first time brought the concerns of national security issues through a private forum in independent India to the national centre-stage . IDR remains a highly reliable , unbiased and unique source for government and defence officials , strategic planners , analysts , journalists and the general public on contemporary geo-political and geo-strategic issues presented by cerebral professionals . In addition , IDR extensively covers foreign policy , aerospace trends , naval affairs , army force development , and internal security and the defence industry . The Journal is a trusted , independent and comprehensive source of critical information and insight that is necessary for public debate and civil discourse on matters related to India 's sovereignty , national integrity , security and defence . When important national security and defence issues arise , IDR is not only part of the conversation but also shapes the national debate . IDR brings together leading experts ( military , government and academia ) who provide the highest quality of well considered , timely and authoritative expert analysis of current national and international events , emerging trends relating to security and defence , historical analysis and strategic forecasting and offer realistic , practical and pragmatic solutions and policy options that help address security and defence challenges impacting India . IDR writers have made deep inroads into national security and defence debate once considered to be the preserve of the establishment in New Delhi , which in the past only relied and depended on analysis imported from foreign publications . IDR , the country 's premium and most prestigious journal , won accolades including `` India 's best known military publication '' and `` the most impressive , useful and independent publication '' and remains the `` most quoted '' . Considered a ` policy making journal , ' IDR is recommended reading by the Army , Navy , and the Air Force headquarters for officers . Today , IDR is acknowledged as one of the top journals in the defence sector , is available in `` print '' as well as `` on-line '' and interacts with the social media .",
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"text": "Un-American Un-American is a pejorative term of U.S. political discourse which is applied to ideas , people or institutions in the United States seen as deviating from what are widely perceived to be fundamental American cultural and political values . The most famous use is in the title of the House Un-American Activities Committee which was started to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens , public employees , and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties . By 1959 , former President Harry S. Truman had denounced the Committee as the `` most un-American thing in the country today '' . The Committee lost considerable prestige as the 1960s progressed , and it was abolished by the House of Representatives in 1975 . The use and meaning of the term is by no means uniform in the US . Due in part to these historical associations with political abuses and jingoism , the attitudes of Americans toward the pejorative use of `` Un-American '' are often critical or suspicious . Moreover , Americans may vary widely in what they believe to be un-American .",
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"text": "Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ; -LSB- Содружество Независимых Государств , СНГ , r = Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv , SNG -RSB- ) , also called the Russian Commonwealth ( to distinguish it from the British Commonwealth of Nations ) , is a regional organization formed during the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Nine out of the 15 former Soviet Republics are member states , and two are associate members ( Ukraine and Turkmenistan ) . Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008 , while the Baltic states , which regard their membership in the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation , ( Estonia , Lithuania and Latvia ) chose not to participate . The CIS has few supranational powers but aims to be more than a purely symbolic organization , nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realms of trade , finance , lawmaking , and security . It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention . Furthermore , eight of the nine CIS member states participate in the CIS Free Trade Area . Three organizations are under the overview of the CIS , namely the Collective Security Treaty Organization , the Eurasian Economic Union ( alongside subdivisions , the Eurasian Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Space , which comprises territory inhabited by over 180 million people ) , and the Union State . While the first and the second are military and economic alliances , the third aims to reach a confederation of Russia and Belarus with a common government , flag , currency , etc. .",
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"text": "International Relations Council The International Relations Council ( IRC ) is a non-partisan organization which provides world affairs educational programming in Kansas City , Missouri . The IRC develops and maintains various programs to foster understanding of international affairs among the citizens of the greater Kansas City area . Programs emphasize the role of the informed and responsible citizen in the formulation , development and conduct of United States foreign policy . Since its founding , IRC has hosted many world leaders , including cabinet level officials , ambassadors , and leaders from business , media , politics , government , and education . Guests give lectures and presentations on international politics , economics , and social issues .",
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"text": "International Studies journal ` International Studies ' publishes original research articles on a wide range of issues and problems , as well as on the theoretical debates of contemporary relevance in the broader field of International Relations and Area Studies . Published in association with Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics ( COPE ) .",
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"text": "International Studies Association The International Studies Association ( ISA ) is a professional association for scholars , practitioners and graduate students in the field of international studies . Founded in 1959 , ISA now has over 7,000 members in 110 countries and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in this field . Endeavoring to create communities of scholars dedicated to international studies , ISA is divided into 6 geographic subdivisions ( Regions ) , 29 thematic groups ( Sections ) and 4 Caucuses which provide opportunities to exchange ideas and research with local colleagues and within specific subject areas . ISA publishes leading journals in the field of international studies and the annual convention routinely draws over 6,500 attendees . ISA publishes six academic journals ( International Studies Quarterly , International Studies Review , International Studies Perspectives , Foreign Policy Analysis , International Political Sociology , Journal of Global Security Studies , co-sponsors a seventh ( International Interactions ) , publishes a comprehensive compendium of international studies and maintains a variety of online resources for the international academic community . It is a US association with headquarters in Storrs , Connecticut .",
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"text": "American University School of International Service The School of International Service ( SIS ) is American University 's school of advanced international study in the areas of international politics , international communication , international development , international economic relations , peace and conflict resolution , global environmental politics , and U.S. foreign policy . The School of International Service was created when AU 's Hurst Anderson was urged by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to create a school of practitioners prepared for foreign policy beyond the U.S. -- Soviet rivalry . Since 1957 , SIS has prepared thousands of graduates to represent their country in the global arena by `` waging peace '' and employing the hallmarks of thoughtful diplomacy . SIS is the largest school of international relations in the United States , enrolling more than 2,000 students from over 150 countries . The school makes extensive use of the academic and governmental resources offered by the university 's location in Washington , D.C. Foreign Policy , in its 2015 rankings of top international affairs programs , ranked the school 's master 's and undergraduate programs as 8th - and 9th-best in the world , respectively . SIS is also consistently ranked in conjunction with American University 's School of Public Affairs as a leading program in the country by U.S. News & World Report 's college and university rankings . SIS is also a full member of The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs .",
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"text": "Political sociology Contemporary political sociology involves , but is not limited to , the study of the relations between state , society , and citizens . Where a typical research question in political sociology might have been `` Why do so few American or European citizens choose to vote ? '' or even `` What difference does it make if women get elected ? '' , political sociologists also now ask : `` How is the body a site of power ? '' , `` How are emotions relevant to global poverty ? '' , or `` What difference does knowledge make to democracy ? ''",
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"text": "Country of Particular Concern Country of Particular Concern ( CPC ) is a designation by the United States Secretary of State ( under authority delegated by the President ) of a nation guilty of particularly severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act ( IRFA ) of 1998 ( H.R. 2431 ) and its amendment of 1999 ( Public Law 106-55 ) . The term `` particularly severe violations of religious freedom '' means systematic , ongoing , egregious violations of religious freedom , including violations such as : a ) Torture or cruel , inhuman , or degrading treatment or punishment ; b ) Prolonged detention without charges ; c ) Causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction or clandestine detention of those persons ; or d ) Other flagrant denials of the right to life , liberty , or the security of persons . Nations so designated are subject to further actions , including economic sanctions , by the United States . Issuing recommendations as to countries it believes should be designated as countries of particular concern for their religious liberty violations is the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom , a separate agency created by IRFA ( along with the U.S. Department of State 's Office of International Religious Freedom ) to monitor the state of religious freedom around the world . Both entities provide policy recommendations to the president , the secretary of state and US Congress . Its recommendations are not always followed by the Secretary of State . The latest report from February 29 , 2016 , designated each of the following nations as a CPC : Each of these states was included on the previous year 's report except Tajikistan .",
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"text": "Underworld (film series) Underworld is a series of action horror films directed by Len Wiseman , Patrick Tatopoulos , Måns Mårlind , Björn Stein and Anna Foerster . The first film , Underworld , was released in 2003 . It tells the story of Selene ( Kate Beckinsale ) , a vampire who works as a Death Dealer , killing the lycans ( Werewolves ) who allegedly slaughtered her family . The second film , Underworld : Evolution , was released in 2006 . In this film , Selene takes Michael Corvin , a lycan/vampire hybrid , to a vampire safehouse and plans to return to Viktor 's estate to awaken another elder Markus , whom they discover is the first Vampire and a powerful enemy . The third film , Underworld : Rise of the Lycans , is the prequel to the series , chronicling the origins of the vampire-lycan war ( it was released on January 23 , 2009 ) . The fourth film , Underworld : Awakening , is the sequel to Underworld : Evolution and was released on January 20 , 2012 . In this film , humans have discovered the existence of the vampire and lycan clans , and are trying to eradicate both species . A fifth film titled Underworld : Blood Wars was released internationally on November 24 , 2016 , and in the United States on January 6 , 2017 . Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics , the five films have grossed a total of $ 539 million , against a combined budget of $ 212 million .",
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"text": "Mystics (film) Mystics is a 2003 film starring Milo O'Shea and David Kelly , and directed by David Blair .",
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"text": "Gothika Gothika is a 2003 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez . Halle Berry plays a psychiatrist in a women 's mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself on the other side of the bars , accused of having murdered her husband . The film was first released on November 21 , 2003 in the United States . At the time of its release , Gothika was the most successful film from Dark Castle Entertainment , with a worldwide gross of $ 141.6 million .",
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"text": "Kidulthood (film series) Kidulthood is a series of British drama films . The film series began in 2006 with Kidulthood , which was followed by the sequels Adulthood and Brotherhood . The series focuses on the lives of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London . The film series has earned over # 7 million worldwide .",
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"text": "The Witch Affair The Witch Affair ( Cosa de brujas ) is a 2003 Spanish film written by Amalio Cuevas and Agustín Póveda , and directed by José Miguel Juárez .",
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"text": "Artworks (film) Artworks is a 2003 crime film .",
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"text": "Flesh for the Beast Flesh for the Beast is a 2003 fantasy-horror film directed and written by Terry M. West . The movie was released on September 27 , 2003 and surrounded a group of parapsychologists that investigate a haunted mansion and end up finding more than they intended . A graphic novel tie-in was released the following year through Media Blasters .",
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"text": "Disobedience (2003 film) Disobedience is a 2003 drama film directed by Licínio Azevedo .",
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"text": "Infernal Affairs (film series) Infernal Affairs is a series of three crime-thriller films directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak , starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung . It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates the triads , and a police officer secretly working for the same gang . The Chinese title means `` the non-stop way '' , a reference to Avici , the lowest level of hell in Buddhism . The English title is a word play combining the law enforcement term `` internal affairs '' with the adjective ` infernal ' .",
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"text": "Power Play (2003 film) Power Play is a 2003 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Dylan Walsh , Alison Eastwood , Tobin Bell and Brixton Karnes .",
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"text": "The Cooler The Cooler is a 2003 American romantic drama film directed by Wayne Kramer . The original screenplay was written by Kramer and Frank Hannah . In old-school gambling parlance , a casino `` cooler '' is an unlucky individual , usually a casino employee , whose mere presence at the gambling tables usually results in a streak of bad luck for the other players .",
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"text": "Bugs (2003 film) Bugs is a 2003 American science-fiction-horror film that debuted as a Sci Fi Pictures TV-movie on the Sci Fi Channel on September 9 , 2003 . It starred Angie Everhart and Antonio Sabato Jr. .",
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"text": "The Twins Effect The Twins Effect , also known as Vampire Effect in the United States , is a 2003 Hong Kong film directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen . The film was derived from Cantopop group Twins , starring both members Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung in the leading roles . Co-stars include Edison Chen and Ekin Cheng . Jackie Chan makes a cameo appearance as an ambulance driver . Following its release on 8 March 2003 , The Twins Effect was a box-office success in Hong Kong , became the highest grossing domestic film of the year . The film gained huge popularity , mainly from fans of Twins .",
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"text": "Underworld (Vamps album) Underworld is the fourth album by Vamps , released on 28 April 2017 . The production took place in Henderson , Nevada by producer Kane Churko .",
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"text": "They (2002 film) They ( also known as Wes Craven Presents : They ) is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Harmon . The plot centers on a group of four adults named Julia Lund , Sam Burnside , Terry Alba , and Billy Parks and their experience with the phenomenon of night terrors and the impact they had on their lives as children and how they come back to haunt them as adults . The film was produced by Ted Field , Tom Engleman , and Wes Craven who served as executive producer . The film stars Laura Regan , Ethan Embry , Dagmara Dominczyk , Jay Brazeau , and Marc Blucas . The title is a reference to the fact that the creatures are only referred to as `` They '' as their origins are ambiguous . The film was a box office bomb and had lukewarm reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Darkness Falls Darkness Falls may refer to : Darkness Falls ( 1999 film ) , a British drama starring Ray Winstone Darkness Falls ( 2003 film ) , an American horror film starring Emma Caulfield Darkness Falls ( The X-Files ) , a 1994 episode of The X-Files Darkness Falls , a 1997 online fantasy role-playing game by Mythic Entertainment Darkness Falls , a 1994 Hardy Boys Casefiles novel Darkness Falls , a Danish pop-noir duo formed in 2009 Darkness Falls ( The Legend of Korra ) , a 2013 episode of The Legend of Korra",
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"text": "The Fourth World War The Fourth World War is a 2003 feature film directed by Richard Rowley .",
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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": "Return of the Bastards Return of the Bastards is a 2003 Greek exploitation film directed by Fokionas Bogris and starring Apostolos Souglakos , Christos Natsios , Nikos Tsachiridis and Fay Demani .",
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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": "After School (film) After School is a 2003 Singaporean crime film directed by Zhu Houren . The film was commissioned by Singapore 's National Crime Prevention Council . It is based on a true story .",
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"text": "Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago , Illinois . The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The White Sox play their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field , located on the city 's South Side . They are one of two major league clubs in Chicago ; the other is the Chicago Cubs , who are a member of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team is currently owned by Jerry Reinsdorf . One of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the Chicago team was established as a major league baseball club in . The club was originally called the Chicago White Stockings , but this was soon shortened to Chicago White Sox . The team played home games at South Side Park before , in , moving to Comiskey Park for the next eight decades . The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed `` the Hitless Wonders '' , and the 1917 World Series led by Eddie Cicotte , Eddie Collins , and Shoeless Joe Jackson . The 1919 World Series was marred by the Black Sox Scandal , in which several members of the White Sox were accused of conspiring with gamblers to fix games . In response , Major League Baseball 's new Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned the players from Major League Baseball for life . In 1959 , led by Early Wynn , Nellie Fox , Luis Aparicio and manager Al Lopez , the White Sox won the American League pennant . They won the AL pennant in 2005 , and went on to win the World Series .",
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"text": "Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) Not to be confused with Chicago 's Wrigley Field . Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles which served as host to Minor League Baseball teams in the region for over 30 years , and was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League as well as a current major league team , the later Los Angeles Angels , in their inaugural season , 1961 . The park was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis , who had previously designed both Chicago ballparks : Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field . The ballpark was also used as the backdrop for several Hollywood films about baseball , as well as TV series such as Home Run Derby .",
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"text": "List of Chicago White Sox seasons This is a list of seasons completed by the Chicago White Sox baseball franchise in Major League Baseball . The list contains the record of the season , the division the White Sox participated in and their place , and their post-season result .",
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"text": "1991 Chicago White Sox season The 1991 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox 's 93rd season . They finished with a record 87-75 , good enough for 2nd place in the American League West , 8 games behind of the 1st place Minnesota Twins , as the club opened the new Comiskey Park on April 18 .",
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"text": "2016 World Series The 2016 World Series was the 112th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series , a best-of-seven playoff between the National League ( NL ) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League ( AL ) champion Cleveland Indians , the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history . The Indians had home-field advantage because the AL had won the 2016 All-Star Game . The Cubs defeated the Indians 4 games to 3 to win their first World Series since 1908 . Game 7 , an 8 -- 7 victory in extra innings , which marked the fifth time that a Game 7 had gone past nine innings , was the first to have a rain delay which occurred as the tenth inning was about to start . The Cubs became the sixth team to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series , following the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates , the 1958 New York Yankees , the 1968 Detroit Tigers , the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates , and the 1985 Kansas City Royals . The Cubs , playing in their eleventh World Series and their first since 1945 , won their third championship and first since 1908 , ending one of the longest world championship droughts in North American professional sports history . It was the Indians ' sixth appearance in the World Series and their first since 1997 , with their last Series win having come in 1948 . The two teams entered their matchup as the two franchises with the longest World Series title droughts , a combined 176 years without a championship . Cleveland manager Terry Francona , who had previously won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007 , fell short in his bid to become the third manager , and the first non-Yankees manager , to win his first three trips to the Fall Classic , after Casey Stengel , and Joe Torre .",
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"text": "Labatt Park Labatt Memorial Park ( formerly Tecumseh Park , 1877 -- 1936 ) is a baseball stadium near the forks of the Thames River in central London , Ontario , Canada . It is 8.7 acre in size , has 5,200 seats and a natural grass field . From home plate to centre field the distance is 402 ft ; from home plate to left and right field down the lines , it is 330 ft. Labatt Park is the `` oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world '' , with a history dating back to 1877 . Since December 31 , 1936 , Labatt Park has been owned by the City of London . On September 7 , 2011 , Baseball Canada announced that historic Labatt Memorial Park in London , Ontario , had won its six-week-long , favourite ballpark contest , winning the final round where it went head-to-head with Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay , Ontario . During the two-week-long , final round of online voting , where more than 19,000 votes were cast , Labatt Park won with 63 per cent of the vote . However , Fuller Field in Clinton , Massachusetts made it into the Guinness Book of World Records in September 2007 as the `` world 's oldest continually used baseball diamond / field '' , dating back to 1878 -- a year after Tecumseh Park-Labatt Park opened in 1877 -- as Fuller Field 's home plate and bases have purportedly remained in the same location since 1878 , whereas home plate at Labatt Park has been moved ( within the same field ) from its original location in 1877 . In September 2008 , however , Labatt Park replaced Clinton , Massachusetts ' Fuller Field in the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records ( page 191 ) as the `` World 's Oldest Baseball Diamond . '' Although it has flip flopped in the past , as of January 4 , 2016 , Guinness 's online record for the World 's Oldest Baseball Diamond also states Labatt Park , London , Ontario . World 's Oldest Baseball Field On May 30 , 1994 , the park was designated by London City Council under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as an historic site via by-Law No . L.S.P.-3237-544 , with the ceremonial plaque unveiling at the front gates of the park occurring on July 1 ( Canada Day ) , 1994 , prior to a doubleheader between the London Majors and Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League . The park 's designation occurred after a six-month-long lobbying effort spearheaded by the volunteer , non-profit organization , The Friends of Labatt Park , which has undertaken a number of initiatives during the past 21 years to enhance and promote the ballpark , its history and ambience . A possible new stadium for the Montreal Expos was proposed ( to replace the aging Montreal Olympic Stadium which the Expos had called home since the 1970s ) , also to be named Labatt Park . However , plans for the new stadium were shelved when the necessary public funding could not be secured .",
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"text": "1971 Chicago Cubs season The 1971 Chicago Cubs season was the 100th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise , the 96th in the National League and the 56th at Wrigley Field . The Cubs finished third in the National League East with a record of 83 -- 79 .",
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"text": "1986 Chicago Cubs season The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise , the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field . The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70 -- 90 .",
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"text": "International Baseball Federation The International Baseball Federation ( Spanish : Federación Internacional de Béisbol , French : Fédération international de baseball ) is the former worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing , deciding and executing the policy of the sport of baseball . The IBAF has since become the international baseball `` Division '' of the World Baseball Softball Confederation , the officially recognized world governing body for baseball ( and softball ) . One of its principal responsibilities under the WBSC is to organize , standardize and sanction international competitions among baseball 's 124 national governing bodies through its various tournaments to determine a world champion and calculate world rankings for both men 's and women 's baseball . Prior to the establishment of the WBSC , which has since superseded its authority , the IBAF had been the lone entity that can assign the title of `` world champion '' to any baseball team delegated to represent a nation . Its offices are housed within the WBSC headquarters in Lausanne , Switzerland -- the Olympic Capital .",
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"text": "Bob Weiland Robert George Weiland ( December 14 , 1905 in Chicago -- November 9 , 1988 in Chicago ) , was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from - . He played for the Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians , St. Louis Browns , and St. Louis Cardinals . Bob Weiland was a left-handed pitcher who played for a number teams such as White Sox , Indians and Red Sox from the year 1928 -- 1940 . Even though the teams he played for at the time were in the Major League , they were not doing the best , and that still did not affect the number of his wins and losses . Bob became a very impressive baseball player and exceeded rookie standards during the 1930s . He had come to the United States in 1889 with his parents and seven siblings , his own father Jacob a dairyman . He was able to make a positive change for his family who had come to America . Weiland was born on December 14 , 1905 , on Chicago 's South Side to Christ and Mathilda Weiland and he also had an older sister . Bob grew to be very tall , 6 ' 4 , and he weighed 210 pounds . He attended Lowell School for the first eight years and then went to Lane Tech High School for the next four years in Chicago . As a southpaw , it did n't take long for Bob to acquire the predictable nickname of `` Lefty . '' He may have first picked it up on the playgrounds of Humboldt Park , where he played ball as a teenager . At age 20 , in 1926 , he signed with the Peoria Tractors of the Three-I League ( Illinois -- Indiana -- Iowa League ) , a Class B team for which he never played . His first year in organized baseball was in the Class D Mississippi Valley League with the Moline Plowboys . He was 10-8 in 187 innings of work during the 1927 season , improving to 20-10 in 1928 with a reported league-record 210 strikeouts . '' ( SABR ) Unfortunately , he played for two unsuccessful teams in the American League for the first six and a half years in the majors , pitching for the White Sox and Red Sox from 1928 to 1934 and putting up a combined record of 20-50 . Then Bob moved from to the Indians in the mid of 1934 , it still took some time for him and then he was 1-5 for the balance of the year . Later on in his career , he was able to enjoy three full seasons with the `` Gas House Gang '' St. Louis Cardinals , which was doing a lot better . Weiland was bought by his home team White Sox on July 23 for $ 3,000 and earned a September call-up . He appeared in just one game for the Sox , on September 30 , and shut out the Philadelphia Athletics , 1-0 , allowing seven hits and whiffing nine . There may not have been any better chances of finishing with a lot of money with the Red Sox due to the team finishing in eighth again in 1932 . Weiland 's ERA of 4.51 was distinctly better than the team 's own 5.02 . Weiland began to have issues with throwing the ball over the plate , walking 97 while only striking out 63 and putting up a walks and hits per inning pitched of 1.676 . Weiland improved walks and hits per inning to 1.373 and the team then finished seventh . He started with a 1-5 record for the Red Sox in 1934 , but then was bought by the Cleveland Indians . Apparently it was a bargain and a good choice , so they sent Weiland and Bob Seeds and an amount of $ 25,000 of Tom Yawkey 's money to Cleveland for Wes Ferrell and Dick Porter . Bob 's pitching improved , but also put up a 1-5 record for Cleveland causing it to be 2-10 on the season . Then in November for ten grand , he was sent to the St. Louis Browns where he did not pitch that much either , spending most of his time in the minor leagues . Bob was then sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937 and improved again , going 15-14 and 16-11 . This could be due because he was on a much better team , but his ERA decreased a large amount , too . While not playing baseball , he worked for about six weeks during January and February in Orlando as an instructor at the Joe Stripp Baseball School . On April 26 , 1940 , he pitched his final time in the major leagues . Weiland sold auto parts for a number of companies from 1940 up to his retirement in 1976 . Bob married Esther Nielsen on October 11 , though accounts of the year differ . He reported the year as 1928 in his questionnaire submitted to the Hall of Fame . Cook County marriage records have the year as 1930 . The union produced two children , Robert and Karen Ostrowski . Later in life , Bob suffered some heart problems and the amputation of both legs . Weiland played for five teams in total : Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians , St. Louis Browns , and the St. Louis Cardinals . He died of a stroke and congestive heart failure on November 9 , 1988 , in Chicago .",
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"text": "Busch Stadium Busch Stadium , also referred to informally as `` New Busch Stadium '' or `` Busch Stadium III '' , is a baseball park located in St. Louis , Missouri , and the home of the St. Louis Cardinals , the city 's Major League Baseball ( MLB ) franchise . The stadium has a seating capacity of 45,529 , and contains 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites . It replaced Busch Memorial Stadium ( aka Busch Stadium II ) and occupies a portion of that stadium 's former footprint . A commercial area , dubbed Ballpark Village , was built adjacent to the stadium over the remainder of the former stadium 's footprint . The stadium opened on April 4 , 2006 with an exhibition between the minor league Memphis Redbirds and Springfield Cardinals , both affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals , which Springfield won 5-3 with right-hander Mike Parisi recording the first win . The first official major league game occurred on April 10 , 2006 as the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6 -- 4 behind an Albert Pujols home run and winning pitcher Mark Mulder . The highest attendance for a sports event was on May 23 , 2013 , when 48,263 people watched Chelsea Football Club and Manchester City Football Club play a friendly match . To date , the largest attendance for a baseball game occurred May 14 , 2017 with an attendance of 47,925 in a game between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs . The stadium is the third stadium in St. Louis to carry the name Busch Stadium . Sportsman 's Park was renamed Busch Stadium in 1953 , after team owner Gussie Busch . The first Busch Stadium closed in 1966 and both the baseball Cardinals , and the National Football League ( NFL ) 's team of the same name ( now the Arizona Cardinals ) moved to a new multi-purpose stadium , named Busch Memorial Stadium . However , the current stadium is actually a corporate name and named after Anheuser-Busch , not Gussie Busch . The naming rights deal was signed in 2004 and would extend from the stadium 's opening in 2006 until 2026 .",
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"text": "1945 Chicago Cubs season The 1945 Chicago Cubs season was the 74th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise , the 70th in the National League and the 30th at Wrigley Field . The Cubs won the National League pennant with a record of 98 -- 56 , 3 games ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals . The team went on to the 1945 World Series , which they lost to the Detroit Tigers in seven games . It would take 71 years before the Cubs made it to another World Series .",
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"text": "New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens . The Mets compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . The Mets are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City ; the other is the New York Yankees . One of baseball 's first expansion teams , the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York 's departed NL teams , the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants . The Mets ' colors are composed of the Dodgers ' blue and the Giants ' orange , which also comprises the outer two bands of the New York City flag . During the 1962 and 1963 seasons , the Mets played their home games at the Polo Grounds . From 1964 to 2008 , the Mets ' home ballpark was Shea Stadium . In 2009 , they moved into their current ballpark , Citi Field . In their 1962 inaugural season , the Mets posted a record of 40 -- 120 , the worst regular season record since MLB went to a 162-game schedule ( two games were canceled ) . The team never finished better than second to last until the 1969 `` Miracle Mets '' beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in World Series history . Since then , they have played in four additional World Series , including a dramatic run in that ended in a seven-game loss to the Oakland Athletics , a second championship in over the Boston Red Sox , a Subway Series loss against their cross-town rivals the New York Yankees in , and a five-game loss to the Kansas City Royals in . The Mets qualified to play in the Major League Baseball postseason in 2006 , when they came within one game of the World Series , losing to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS . The Mets missed the playoffs with losses on the last day of the regular season in 2007 and 2008 . The Mets made the playoffs in 2015 for the first time in nine years , and won their first NL pennant in 15 years . The team again returned to the playoffs in 2016 , this time with a wild card berth . This is the team 's second back-to-back playoff appearance , the first occurring during the 1999 and 2000 seasons .",
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"text": "1885 Chicago White Stockings season The 1885 Chicago White Stockings season was the 14th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise , the 10th in the National League and the 1st at the first West Side Park . The White Stockings won the National League pennant for the first time since 1882 , beating the New York Giants by two games . They went on to face the St. Louis Browns in the 1885 World Series . The series ended without a champion , with both teams winning three games with one tie .",
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"text": "Colorado Springs Sky Sox The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are a minor league baseball team in Colorado Springs , Colorado . The team plays in the Pacific Coast League ( PCL ) and is the Triple-A affiliate of the major league Milwaukee Brewers . The Sky Sox won the PCL title in 1992 and again in 1995 . Originally , the Colorado Springs Sky Sox were a Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in the Western League from 1950 -- 1958 , when the league folded . The Sky Sox 's nickname originated with their affiliation with the White Sox . The Pikes Peak region was without professional baseball for 30 years until 1988 , when the Hawaii Islanders of the PCL relocated to Colorado Springs and became the second incarnation of the Sky Sox . From 1988 -- 1992 the Sky Sox were the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians . When Denver was awarded a major league franchise for the 1993 season , the new Colorado Rockies arranged for the Sky Sox to become their top farm team . During their first season , the Sky Sox moved from Spurgeon Stadium ( in Memorial Park ) to the brand new Sky Sox Stadium , now known as Security Service Field . The ballpark , on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs , originally cost $ 3.7 million to build and seats 8,500 spectators . In recent years , the Sky Sox have invested over $ 8 million on ballpark renovations which included a new video scoreboard , redesigned entrance plaza , new picnic facility and banquet hall . It is the highest professional ballpark in the United States : its natural grass field sits at 6531 ft above sea level . Team owner David G. Elmore is negotiating with the city of San Antonio , Texas , for the relocation of his baseball club to that city in 2019 . The move depends on construction of a new downtown ballpark , endorsed by Mayor Ivy Taylor and partly funded by taxpapers .",
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"text": "Les Tietje Leslie William `` Toots '' Tietje ( September 11 , 1910 -- October 2 , 1996 ) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns between 1933 and 1938 . Tietje batted and threw right-handed . He was born in Sumner , Iowa . He broke into professional baseball in 1931 , pitching for the Waterloo Hawks and going 8 -- 13 with a 5.03 ERA . He spent 1932 with Waterloo , going 8 -- 14 , and hitting .212 with four home runs . In 1933 , he spent most of the season with the Dallas Steers , going 14 -- 10 with a 3.51 ERA . He earned a call up to the big leagues , and on September 18 he made his debut . He started three games for the White Sox that year , going 2 -- 0 with a 2.42 ERA . As he would throughout his entire career , he walked more batters than he struck out : in 22 innings , he walked 15 batters and struck out only nine . According to John Carmichael , Tietje was on pace for a successful career , but he developed arthritis in his arm and was hampered by that for the rest of his career . In 1934 , for example , he was only 5 -- 14 with a 4.81 ERA . In 176 innings , he walked 96 batters and struck out only 81 . His 4.14 strikeouts per nine innings were seventh best in the league that year , and the 20 home runs he gave up were the second most . His 14 losses were ninth most . On April 12 , 1935 , Tietje was scheduled to start the first Chicago White Sox versus Chicago Cubs game ever held at Wrigley Field ; he would have faced Lon Warneke . That game was rained out however . In the 1935 regular season , Tietje went 9 -- 15 with a 4.30 ERA . He walked 81 batters and struck out 64 . His 15 losses were third most in the league , and his six wild pitches were eighth most . He began the 1936 season with the White Sox , but after posting a 27.00 ERA in two games with them he was traded to the Browns for Sugar Cain . He made 14 appearances for the Browns , half of which he started , and went 3 -- 5 with a 6.62 ERA for them . Overall , he went 3 -- 5 with a 7.52 ERA , walking 35 batters and striking out only 19 . He went 1 -- 2 with a 4.20 ERA in 1937 , walking 17 batters and striking out five . That season , he spent a large amount of time with the San Antonio Missions , going 14 -- 7 with a 2.67 ERA . In 1938 , his final season , he went 2 -- 5 with a 7.55 ERA . He walked 38 batters and struck out 15 . Although he played his final big league game on September 4 , 1938 , he stuck around and played in the minors until 1942 . Playing for the Missions in 1939 , he went 14 -- 8 with a 3.24 ERA . He went 5 -- 7 with a 4.12 ERA for the Missions in 1940 . Playing for the Waterloo Hawks in 1941 , he went 9 -- 8 with a 4.11 ERA . In 1942 , his final season , he went 0 -- 4 . Overall , Tietje went 22 -- 41 with a 5.11 ERA in 105 games ( 65 starts ) . In 512 innings , he walked 282 batters and struck out 193 . He hit .099 in 171 big league at-bats . In the minors , he went 67 -- 64 . Statistically , he is most similar to Mike Morrison , according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference . com . He was interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kasson , Minnesota .",
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"text": "2016 Chicago White Sox season The 2016 Chicago White Sox season was the club 's 117th season in Chicago and 116th in the American League . The White Sox wore a black diamond patch on the uniform in honor of the late Eddie Einhorn , minority owner of the team . They finished the season in fourth place in the AL Central .",
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"text": "World Baseball Classic The World Baseball Classic ( WBC ) is an international baseball tournament sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation ( IBAF ) and after 2013 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation ( WBSC ) . It was proposed to the IBAF by Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , the Major League Baseball Players Association ( MLBPA ) , and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world . It is the main baseball tournament sanctioned by the WBSC , which grants to the winner the title of `` World Champion '' . It previously coexisted with Olympic Baseball ( until 2008 ) and the Baseball World Cup ( until 2011 ) as IBAF -- sanctioned tournaments , but baseball has not been on the Olympic program since 2008 , after it was voted out by the International Olympic Committee in 2005 . The final men 's Baseball World Cup was held in 2011 , and was discontinued to streamline the international calendar . The tournament is the first of its kind to have the national teams of IBAF 's member federations feature professional players from the major leagues around the world including Major League Baseball . In addition to providing a format for the best baseball players in the world to compete against one another while representing their home countries , the World Baseball Classic was created in order to further promote the game around the globe . After a 3-year gap between the first two installments of the tournament , plans were made for the World Baseball Classic to be repeated every four years following the 2009 event . The third installment of the Classic was held in 2013 , and the fourth was held in 2017 .",
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"text": "1924 Chicago Cubs season The 1924 Chicago Cubs season was the 53rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise , the 49th in the National League and the 9th at Wrigley Field ( then known as `` Cubs Park '' ) . The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 81 -- 72 .",
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"text": "List of Kansas City Royals no-hitters The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Kansas City , Missouri . Formed in 1969 , they play in the American League Central division . Pitchers for the Royals have thrown 4 no-hitters in franchise history . A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only `` when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game , which consists of at least nine innings '' . No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official ; however , several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form . A no-hitter is rare enough that one team in Major League Baseball , the San Diego Padres , has never had a pitcher accomplish the feat . No perfect games , a special subcategory of no-hitter , have been thrown in Royals history . As defined by Major League Baseball , `` in a perfect game , no batter reaches any base during the course of the game . '' The umpire is also an integral part of any no-hitter . The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision `` which involves judgment , such as , but not limited to , whether a batted ball is fair or foul , whether a pitch is a strike or a ball , or whether a runner is safe or out ... -LSB- the umpire 's judgment on such matters -RSB- is final . '' Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining the strike zone , which `` is defined as that area over homeplate ( sic ) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants , and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap . '' These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter . The manager is another integral part of any no-hitter . The tasks of the manager include determining the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game .",
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"text": "Destiny (video game) Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision . It was released worldwide on September 9 , 2014 , for the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One consoles . Destiny marked Bungie 's first new console franchise since the Halo series , and it is the first game in a ten-year agreement between Bungie and Activision . Set in a `` mythic science fiction '' world , the game features a multiplayer `` shared-world '' environment with elements of role-playing games . Activities in Destiny are divided among player versus environment ( PvE ) and player versus player ( PvP ) game types . In addition to normal story missions , PvE features three-player `` strikes '' and six-player raids . A free roam patrol mode is also available for each planet and features public events . PvP features objective-based modes , as well as traditional deathmatch game modes . Players take on the role of a Guardian , protectors of Earth 's last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the City from different alien races . Guardians are tasked with reviving a celestial being called the Traveler , while journeying to different planets to investigate and destroy the alien threats before humanity is completely wiped out . Bungie released four expansion packs , furthering the story , and adding new content , missions , and new PvP modes . Year One of Destiny featured two small expansions , The Dark Below in December 2014 and House of Wolves in May 2015 . A third , larger expansion , The Taken King , was released in September 2015 and marked the beginning of Year Two , changing much of the core gameplay . In December 2015 , Destiny shifted to an event-based model , featuring more limited-time events . A new , large expansion called Rise of Iron was released in September 2016 , beginning Year Three . Rise of Iron was only released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ; PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 clients subsequently stopped receiving updates . A full sequel , Destiny 2 , is scheduled for September 2017 . Upon its release , Destiny received mixed to positive reviews with criticism centered mostly around the game 's storyline and post-campaign content . The game was praised for maintaining lineage from the Halo franchise , particularly in regards to its competitive experiences . On day one of its release , it sold over US$ 500 million at retail , making it the biggest new franchise launch of all time . It was GamesRadar 's 2014 Game of the Year and it received the BAFTA Award for Best Game at the 2014 British Academy Video Games Awards .",
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"text": "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks . It is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series , following The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion , and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 on November 11 , 2011 . The game 's main story revolves around the player character and their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater , a dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world . The game is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion , and takes place in the fictional province of Skyrim . Over the course of the game , the player completes quests and develops the character by improving skills . The game continues the open world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time , and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely . Skyrim was developed using the Creation Engine , rebuilt specifically for the game . The team opted for a unique and more diverse game world than Oblivions Imperial Provence of Cyrodiil , which game director and executive producer Todd Howard considered less interesting by comparison . The game was released to critical acclaim , with reviewers particularly mentioning the character development and setting , and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time . The game shipped over seven million copies to retailers within the first week of its release , and sold over 30 million copies across all platforms . Three downloadable content ( DLC ) add-ons were released -- Dawnguard , Hearthfire , and Dragonborn -- which were repackaged into The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim -- Legendary Edition , which was released in June 2013 . The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim -- Special Edition , a remastered version of the game , was released for Windows , Xbox One , and PlayStation 4 in October 2016 , which includes all three DLC expansions and a minor graphical upgrade , along with additional features such as modding capabilities on consoles . A port for the Nintendo Switch is planned for release in 2017 .",
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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": "Red Annihilation Red Annihilation was a Quake competitive eSport event held in May 1997 that was one of the first nationwide video game competition held in the United States . In the final match of the tournament , Dennis `` Thresh '' Fong defeated Tom `` Entropy '' Kimzey of Impulse 9 on the map Castle of the Damned . For winning the event , Fong was awarded John D. Carmack 's 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS cabriolet as the grand prize . The tournament was created first as Kings of Capture Quake Tournament started by Michael `` Hawthorne '' Shearon , after contacting Intergraph for possible sponsorship the tournament was folded into what became Red Annihilation . The tournament was then developed and organized by Rob Esterling , executive director overseeing Intergraph Computer Systems 's commercial and consumer graphics group , and his Intergraph team including Jim Terzian , the tournament 's director and Victor Johnson , the team 's Art Director . In 1996 , Microsoft 's DirectX group hosted game competitions , first at the Computer Game Developers Conference , then as a separate event , selecting the players and flying them in to compete . These Microsoft-hosted competitions might be seen as the first nationwide video game competitions held in the United States , as players came from throughout the country . When a further Microsoft DirectX-organized event , intended to be held at Naval Air Station Alameda , was cancelled , Intergraph announced it would host a tournament that would be an open , national computer game competition and chose Quake as the game to be played . Intergraph brought in Quake developer id Software , 3D computer graphics chipset maker Rendition , and online gaming company Mpath Interactive as partners in Red Annihilation . Will Bryant and Frank Cabanski of the Quake ClanRing were selected to operate the game competition because of their prior pioneering experience running large scale gaming tournaments . The initial phase of the tournament was held on Mpath 's MPlayer network with over 2000 participants from across the United States competing online in one-on-one matches . The top 16 players were flown to Atlanta , Georgia for the concluding phase of the tournament , where they competed inside the World Congress Center in a gaming arena Intergraph built on the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) . This phase of the competition used vQuake , the hardware accelerated version of the game , played on Intergraph PC computers equipped with Rendition V1000-based Intense3D graphics accelerators . Players were able to use their own keyboards , mice and other pointing devices if they wished . As E3 was at the time an industry exhibition open to the trade only , most spectators watched the final competitions online via in-game cameras orchestrated by Bryant and Cabanski . The final morning of the tournament was also covered from the show floor by NBC 's Today and The Wall Street Journal . It was discovered during the award ceremony that tournament winner Fong , a student at De Anza College , would not be able to drive his prize as he was not insured for such a vehicle . Carmack agreed to underwrite Fong 's insurance for a year so the latter could enjoy his new car .",
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"text": "GTR – FIA GT Racing Game GTR -- FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by SimBin Studios ( later Sector3 Studios ) for the x86 PC . An Xbox version was announced very early on , but never materialized . In April 2006 , an Xbox 360 version was announced . The Xbox 360 version of the game was to be published by THQ . However , THQ later announced they would no longer be working together with Simbin on the title . Race Pro was released for the Xbox 360 in February 2009 . As a racing simulator , it attempts to recreate real-world physics as accurately as possible , rather than exaggerating speed and handling abilities for the sake of easier gameplay . Some games that compare to the realism featured in GTR include Grand Prix Legends , Live for Speed and F1 Challenge . It has a full license from the FIA for their GT championship , so it features the original FIA GT Series cars and courses . All tracks were constructed from satellite data to improve accuracy , and the developers were helped by many teams in the GT - and NGT-classes . The game engine produces and outputs telemetry data in a format that is usable by the telemetry software i2 by MoTeC -- a software tool used by real racing teams . The game has three modes , one with full realism and the two others with reduced levels of realism for intermediate players and newcomers . The user is provided with a great deal of control over the setup of the car , e.g. dampers , springs , anti-roll bars , gear ratios , wings and brake pressure can be adjusted in detail . Although the user is allowed to map the controls to e.g. a keyboard or joystick/gamepad , a wheel/pedal set is really a requirement for a complete racing experience . GTR fully supports the TrackIR device . StarForce copy protection is used to prevent illegal copies of the game from being produced . Some consider the graphics to be only mediocre whilst others praise the attention to detail in both car modelling and texturing . What is certain is that GTR does lack some effects seen in contemporary games . However , GTR does enable the player to participate in races with over 60 competitors . The game has been criticized numerous times for poor Netcode which often can result in an online game failing during the start . GTR also suffers from virtually no automatic enforcement of rules and regulations , and so `` fair racing '' is only seen by a few on public servers . The open nature of multiplayer sessions makes it easy for a single player to cause disruption for other players , or even to ruin the entire race . Consequently , joining a GTR league or community often proves beneficial for players who wish to participate in clean online racing . GTR 's rating has been suffered by the comparatively long amount of time needed to load a race .",
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"text": "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": "Realm of the Mad God Realm of the Mad God is a massively multiplayer online shooter video game created by Wild Shadow Studios ( acquired by Kabam in June 2012 , and later sold to Deca Games in July 2016 ) and Spry Fox . It was in public beta from January 2010 and the browser version launched on June 20 , 2011 . On February 20 , 2012 the game was made available on the digital distribution platform Steam for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game has been described as a `` massively-multiplayer cooperative bullet hell shooter '' with an 8 bit pixelated art style . Players control characters who have been transported to the realm of Oryx ( the titular Mad God ) to become food for his many minions and abominations , which the players must dispatch . Central to the design of the game is the fact that character death is permanent . Upon death , the player 's character is lost along with all carried equipment , although the player may store a number of items for safekeeping in a limited capacity vault away from danger . Different character choices in class also help make the game more diverse and help to support teamwork . The game is free-to-play with optional in-game micro-transactions . Items which can be bought with optional transactions vary from high-level equipment , pets that provide aid to the player ( by attacking enemies , paralyzing enemies , healing the character , restoring the character 's magic points , and acting as a decoy ) , increased storage space , and aesthetic features such as skins , cloths and dyes . This game client is written in Flash and can be played in-browser on the official site , on Kongregate , or it can be downloaded from the Google Chrome Web Store .",
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"text": "List of Square Enix video game franchises Square Enix is a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger of video game developer Square and publisher Enix on April 1 , 2003 . The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises , which include the Final Fantasy series , the Dragon Quest series , and the action role-playing Kingdom Hearts series . Since its inception , the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems . Of its properties , the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling , with a total worldwide sales of over 110 million units . The Dragon Quest series has shipped over 66 million units worldwide and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan , while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 22 million copies worldwide . Square Enix has owned Taito , which continues to publish its own video games , since September 2005 , and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009 , which was merged with Square Enix 's European publishing wing and renamed as Square Enix Europe . This list includes franchises in which Square Enix , or its original components Square and Enix , or its subsidiaries , were the primary developer or publisher , even if the series was begun prior to the subsidiary 's acquisition . Franchises are defined as any set of interconnected media consisting of more than one release , and video game franchises are defined as franchises which were initially created as a video game or series of video games . For a list of all individual games developed or published by Square Enix , see the list of Square Enix video games and mobile games . For games released before the merger , see the Square and Enix video games . For games released by Taito , both before and after the acquisition , see the list of Taito games , and for games published by Eidos prior to acquisition see the list of Eidos games .",
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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": "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console . It is the sixth Metal Gear game directed by Hideo Kojima , and was released worldwide on June 12 , 2008 . Set five years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2 : Sons of Liberty , the story centers around a prematurely aged Solid Snake , now known as Old Snake , as he goes on one last mission to assassinate his nemesis Liquid Snake , who now inhabits the body of his former henchman Revolver Ocelot under the guise of Liquid Ocelot , before he takes control of the Sons of the Patriots , an A.I. system that controls the activities of PMCs worldwide . Guns of the Patriots received universal acclaim , garnering perfect reviews and Game of the Year awards from several major gaming publications , including GameSpot , which claimed that the game was `` technically flawless '' . Often considered to be one of the seventh generation of console gaming 's most significant titles , its release caused a boost in sales of the PlayStation 3 , where it sold over six million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Darksiders Darksiders is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ . The game takes its inspiration from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse , with the player taking the role of the horseman War . The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 5 , 2010 in North America , January 7 in Australia , January 8 in Europe , and March 18 in Japan . The Microsoft Windows version was released in North America and Australia on September 23 , and in Europe on September 24 . A parallel sequel , Darksiders II , was released on August 14 , 2012 . An enhanced version of the game titled Darksiders : Warmastered Edition was released on November 29 , 2016 for Microsoft Windows , and on November 22 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . A Wii U version was released on May 23 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Mortal Kombat X Mortal Kombat X is a fighting video game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . Running on the Unreal Engine 3 , it is the tenth main installment in the Mortal Kombat video game series and a sequel to the 2011 Mortal Kombat . It was released on April 14 , 2015 for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One . NetherRealm studio 's mobile team developed a version for iOS and Android devices . A version for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 was in development but was eventually cancelled because NetherRealm could not get the seventh generation of consoles versions to the quality expected of a Mortal Kombat game . High Voltage Studios developed the PC version of the game , with Polish studio QLOC taking over the work on it shortly after the release of Kombat Pack 1 . Like previous Mortal Kombat games , Mortal Kombat Xs gameplay consists of two players , or one player and the CPU , fighting against each other with their selected character , using a large , varied array of character specific attacks . The game contains several modes , such as a story mode , which takes place twenty years after the previous Mortal Kombat game , several ` Tower ' modes , which feature dynamically changing challenges , numerous online modes , and the ` Krypt ' , a mode played in a first-person perspective where players explore the areas unlocking a variety of in-game items . The console versions of Mortal Kombat X received mostly positive reviews from critics upon release . Most praise was directed at the game 's controls , overall gameplay , graphics , story , and characters , with some reviewers calling it the best game in the Mortal Kombat series . However , the PC version of the game was met with mixed reception , with reviewers blaming numerous technical issues ( including frequent crashes and slow netcode ) for severely hindering the experience . Some critics also particularly disliked the tutorials , microtransactions , and downloadable content . Selling more than 5 million copies , the game was the fastest-selling game in the franchise and the ninth best-selling game in 2015 . An upgraded version of Mortal Kombat X , titled Mortal Kombat XL , was released on March 1 , 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . This upgrade to the game includes all downloadable content characters from the two released Kombat Packs , almost all bonus alternate costumes available at the time of release , improved gameplay , and improved netcode . This edition was also released for PC on October 4 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Multiplayer online game A multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which can be played via a game server over the internet , with other players around the world . Some prominent examples of this include fighting games ( e.g. Street Fighter IV and Tekken 6 ) , sports games ( e.g. NHL 14 and Grid Autosport ) , older online games ( e.g. Sega Meganet titles ) , first-person shooters ( Battlefield 2 , BZFlag , Call of Duty , Counter-Strike , Quake 3 , Resistance 3 and Unreal Tournament ) , a subgenre of shooter games called hero shooter ( Battleborn , Overwatch and Paladins ) , strategy video games ( e.g. Warcraft 3 and StarCraft or II ) and a subgenre of strategy games called multiplayer online battle arena ( e.g. Defense of the Ancients , League of Legends , Dota 2 and Heroes of the Storm ) . These games differ from massively multiplayer online game ( MMO ) in that they do not create a persistent world , but create a playing arena for the purpose of a single game or round . In other words , they rely on a game listen server used only for that round , and there can be numerous servers all around the world . MMO games on the other hand , rely on dedicated servers , as these games must be running continuously .",
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"text": "List of Game of the Year awards Game of the Year ( abbreviated GotY ) is a title awarded by various gaming publications to a deserving game . Many publications award a single `` Game of the Year '' to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year . Many games will release a `` Game of the Year '' edition after winning any of these awards , usually containing all the updates , downloadable content ( DLC ) and occasionally other extras such as a soundtrack .",
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"text": "Unreal (1998 video game) Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames , Digital Extremes , and Legend Entertainment and published by GT Interactive in April 1998 . It was powered by an original game engine that now bears the game 's name , and had been in development for over three years in founder Tim Sweeney 's garage before the game was released . Since the release of Unreal , the franchise has had one sequel and two different series based on the Unreal universe . One official bonus pack , the Epic-released Fusion Map Pack , can be downloaded free of charge . Unreal Mission Pack : Return to Na Pali was released in June 1999 , and added 17 new missions to the single player campaign of Unreal . Unreal and Return to Na Pali would later be bundled together as Unreal Gold . Additionally , the games were updated to run on the Unreal Tournament version of the game engine .",
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"text": "List of Crystal Dynamics video games Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer that was founded in 1992 by Judy Lang , Madaline Canepa and Dave Morris . Based in the San Francisco Bay Area , California , Crystal Dynamics was the first licensed developer for Panasonic 's original 3DO console , a gaming hardware platform founded by Kleiner Perkins . Their first release , Crash N Burn , was a launch game for the system and was included as a pack-in game with the console . The 3DO 's launch during the 1993 Christmas season was a commercial failure , severely damaging Crystal Dynamics ' software strategy . In 1994 , the company became a publisher for two new gaming platforms , the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn . The studio was acquired by Eidos Interactive , a British video game publisher , in 1998 . After Square Enix acquired Eidos in 2009 , Crystal Dynamics became a subsidiary of Square Enix . Crystal Dynamics is best known for developing the Legacy of Kain and Gex series . Although the first Legacy of Kain video game was developed by Silicon Knights , Crystal Dynamics gained the rights to the franchise in 1998 and developed four sequels between 1999 and 2003 . In 2003 , the studio took over the development of the best-selling Tomb Raider franchise after its original developer , Core Design , failed to gain critical or commercial success with their later games . Crystal Dynamics ' first Tomb Raider game , Tomb Raider : Legend , became a commercial success with 4.5 million copies sold as of February 2009 . Its sequel , Tomb Raider : Underworld , sold 2.6 million copies and became the first game the studio developed for the PlayStation 3 . Since 2003 , the studio has focused development on the Tomb Raider franchise with the help of other studios such as Buzz Monkey Software and Nixxes Software . Crystal Dynamics has developed five games in the series , encompassing two reboots of the franchise .",
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"text": "Hyper Void Hyper Void is a 3D shooter video game , developed and published by InFramez Technology . It was released for PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . A version for Microsoft Windows is in development .",
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"text": "ProDG (software) ProDG ( pronounced `` prodigy '' ) by SN Systems is a suite of development tools produced for PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 2 , PSP , Nintendo DS , GameCube , and Game Boy Advance . The phrase PRO-DG was originally registered as a UK trademark , but the hyphen was never used for a released version and the suite has subsequently been known as ProDG . The suite consisted of console hardware-specific assemblers , a C/C + + compiler , ELF/DLL linkers , and a source-level debugger . The build tools could be controlled either from the command line or integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio . The artist preview software tool , ProView , and Tuner , a profiler and performance optimizer , were also included in some versions of ProDG .",
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"text": "Final Fantasy XIII is a science fiction role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for the Microsoft Windows operating system . Released in Japan in December 2009 and worldwide in March 2010 , it is the thirteenth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series . The game includes fast-paced combat , a new system for the series for determining which abilities are developed for the characters called `` Crystarium '' , and a customizable `` Paradigm '' system to control which abilities are used by the characters . Final Fantasy XIII includes elements from the previous games in the series , such as summoned monsters , chocobos , and airships . The game takes place in the fictional floating world of Cocoon , whose government , the Sanctum , is ordering a purge of civilians who have supposedly come into contact with Pulse , the much-feared world below . The former soldier Lightning begins her fight against the government in order to save her sister who has been branded as an unwilling servant to a god-like being from Pulse , making her an enemy of Cocoon . Lightning is soon joined by a band of allies , and together the group also become marked by the same Pulse creature . They rally against the Sanctum while trying to discover their assigned task and whether they can avoid being turned into monsters or crystals at the completion . Development began in 2004 , and the game was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) 2006 . Final Fantasy XIII is the flagship title of the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection of Final Fantasy games and is the first game to use Square Enix 's Crystal Tools engine . Final Fantasy XIII received mostly positive reviews from video game publications , which praised the game 's graphics , presentation , and battle system . The game 's story received a mixed response from reviewers , and its linearity compared to previous games in the series was mostly criticized . Selling 1.7 million copies in Japan in 2009 , Final Fantasy XIII became the fastest-selling title in the history of the series . As of January 2013 , the game has sold over 6.6 million copies worldwide . The Microsoft Windows version has sold over 700,000 copies according to SteamSpy . A sequel , titled Final Fantasy XIII-2 , was released in December 2011 in Japan and in February 2012 in North America and PAL regions . A second sequel , titled Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII , which concludes Lightning 's story and the Final Fantasy XIII saga , was released in November 2013 in Japan and in February 2014 in North America and PAL regions . In September 2014 , Square Enix announced the Final Fantasy XIII series has been widely successful and has shipped over 11 million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Chariot (video game) Chariot is a co-op platform game for the PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 3 , Xbox One , Wii U and Microsoft Windows developed and published by Frima Studio , with the participation of the Canada Media Fund . It was first released on September 30 , 2014 and was launched on Xbox One the next day as part of the Xbox Live Games with Gold program . Chariot differs from most traditional Platform game as the objective is to lug around an object , the Chariot , to the end of each level . To do so , the players have to use physics-based mechanics such as pushing and pulling , adding a layer of Puzzle to the game .",
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"text": "Perfect Dark Zero Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios . It was exclusively released as a launch title for the Xbox 360 video game console on November 22 , 2005 in North America and December 2 , 2005 in Europe . The game is part of the Perfect Dark series and a prequel to the original Perfect Dark . The story of the game follows bounty hunter Joanna Dark as she joins the Carrington Institute agency to prevent rival corporation dataDyne from getting possession of an ancient artifact which endows individuals with superhuman powers . Perfect Dark Zero features a campaign mode consisting of 14 missions that can be played co-operatively and a multiplayer mode where a maximum of 32 players can compete against each other in numerous types of deathmatch and objective-based games . Both the co-operative and multiplayer modes support split-screen , system link , and the Xbox Live online service . The game was under development for five years and was originally intended to be released for the Nintendo GameCube and later the Xbox . During development , several intended features were canceled so that the game could meet the Xbox 360 launch . Upon release , Perfect Dark Zero sold more than one million copies worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics , garnering a score of 81 out of 100 at review aggregate website Metacritic . The game 's numerous multiplayer modes singled out as strong features . However , some critics felt that the game did not meet the expectations , criticising single-player aspects such as its story and voice acting . In 2015 , the game was included in the Rare Replay video game compilation for Xbox One .",
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"text": "We Found Love `` We Found Love '' is a song recorded by Bajan singer Rihanna from her sixth studio album , Talk That Talk ( 2011 ) . It was written and produced by , and features Scottish DJ Calvin Harris ; the song was also featured on his third album 18 Months ( 2012 ) . `` We Found Love '' premiered on September 22 , 2011 , on the Capital FM radio station in the United Kingdom , and was made available to download on the same day as the lead single from Talk That Talk . `` We Found Love '' is an uptempo electro house song , with elements of techno and Europop . The song 's lyrics speak of a couple who `` found love in a hopeless place '' . `` We Found Love '' was met with mixed reviews from music critics , who praised the song 's composition and Rihanna 's vocal performance ; however , some critics felt that the lyrical content was sparse and came second to Harris ' production . The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for ten non-consecutive weeks , becoming the longest running number-one single of 2011 . The single also surpassed `` Umbrella '' and became Rihanna 's longest running number one single . It was the singer 's eleventh song to top the Hot 100 , placing her in third place among female recording artists amassing the most number one singles . `` We Found Love '' topped the charts in twenty-five other countries including Canada , Ireland , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . According to Billboard it is the 24th most successful single of all time in the US . As of 2015 , the single has sold 10.5 million copies worldwide , thus being one of the best selling singles of all time . This was the first of multiple collaborations by Rihanna and Harris , including `` Where Have You Been '' and `` This Is What You Came For '' . The song 's accompanying music video , directed by Melina Matsoukas , depicts the singer as a drug-abusing thrill-seeker in a relationship that quickly spirals downward into addiction and violence . The video received a mixed response from critics , as they noted that it profoundly alludes to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown 's assault on Rihanna , two years prior . It attracted criticism from political commentators , who questioned the video for its suggestive sexual nature . However , the video won a Grammy for `` Best Short Form Music Video '' at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards and `` Video of the Year '' at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards . The song has been performed on both the UK and US versions of The X Factor , as well as at the 2012 Grammy Awards and the 2012 BRIT Awards . Multiple recording artists have covered `` We Found Love '' including alternative rock band Coldplay and English singer Jessie J . The song also used for the trailer of 2012 comedy-drama film Magic Mike , in the TV series Sherlock , and in the film American Honey",
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"text": "Find a Way (Amy Grant song) `` Find a Way '' is a 1985 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant . It was released as the first single from her Unguarded album . Also , `` Find a Way '' was Grant 's first major single release , as it was issued in secular outlets by A&M Records along with the album . Although the single was released in both the United States and the United Kingdom with `` It 's Not a Song '' as a B-side , it only charted in America . `` Find a Way '' is an uptempo , inspirational song in which Grant encourages her listener , an `` angry young woman '' , to persevere and stay optimistic despite life 's trials , because `` love will surely find a way . ''",
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"text": "Whitney Houston videography The videography of American pop/R & B recording artist Whitney Houston consists of fifty-five music videos , four music video compilations , a concert tour video and three music video singles . In 1983 , Houston signed a recording contract with Arista Records and two years after released her eponymous debut album . Houston 's first music video was for the single `` You Give Good Love '' , which was selected to establish her in the black marketplace first . In the video of worldwide hit `` Saving All My Love for You '' , she played a beaming All-American girl shadowed by her secret lover 's wife . The following video `` How Will I Know '' , directed by Brian Grant , that helped introduce the singer to a wider audience when it became one of the first videos by a black female singer to earn heavy rotation on MTV , blasting open the doors for a whole generation of R&B and pop divas to follow . The clip won MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at its 3rd ceremony of 1986 . `` Greatest Love of All '' , the final single released from Houston 's debut album , which helped cement the M.O. for the classic Whitney video . In June 1986 , Houston released her first video compilation The No. 1 Video Hits , containing her four music videos off the Whitney Houston album . The video compilation reached number-one on the Billboard Top Music Videocassettes chart and stayed at the top spot for 22 weeks , which remains the all-time record for a video collection by a female artist , and was certified Platinum for shipments of 100,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on July 15 , 1986 . In 1987 , `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , the first single from her second album Whitney , was one of Houston 's most recognized music videos in company with the song 's smash hit worldwide . Houston 's fashion and hairstyle in the clip -- towering curly wig , colorful dangly earrings and a series of going-to-the-club outfits -- became one of her iconic looks . In November 1990 , Houston released her third studio album I 'm Your Baby Tonight . The video for the title track from the album , was what passed for a high-concept clip from Houston , in which she paid tribute to three different legends in film and music industries : Marlene Dietrich , The Supremes and Audrey Hepburn . On January 27 , 1991 , Houston , wearing a white tracksuit with a red and blue print and matching athletic headband , performed `` The Star Spangled Banner '' at Super Bowl XXV , held at the Tampa Stadium in Tampa , Florida . Due to overwhelming response to her rendition , the performance was released as a video single , which was certified 2 × Platinum by the RIAA in April 1991 . Such Houston 's patriotism-boosting-performance for the national anthem led her to give Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston concert , which was for the troops , their families , and military and government dignitaries in honor of those returning from the Gulf War . The concert was released as a VHS ( later also LD and DVD ) in the same year and it was certified Gold for shipments of 50,000 units by the RIAA . Though Houston is acknowledged as one of the best live performers , up to date , the live footage is her only full-concert video that has been issued officially in the United States . `` I Will Always Love You '' , one of Houston 's iconic videos , was the clip for the lead single off the soundtrack for Houston 's 1992 film debut The Bodyguard . In the video , directed by Nick Brandt , the camera focused on an elegantly suited up , forlorn-looking Houston sitting in an empty theater and staring into the distance as she watched clips from the movie scroll by . Houston blasted into the song 's towering finale via a quick zoom to her face , eyes closed , and then popping open as she hit the high notes . The idea and the camerawork helped Houston to deliver perfectly the titanically tear-jerking drama of the song . Her other notable video from The Bodyguard Soundtrack , `` Queen of the Night '' , featured Houston performing the song in a club dressed in a metallic costume , which were inspired by scenes from Fritz Lang 's 1927 silent film Metropolis . After Houston contributed to her songs on the soundtracks for two films , in which she also starred , Waiting to Exhale ( 1995 ) and The Preacher 's Wife ( 1996 ) , she teamed up with Mariah Carey in the video for `` When You Believe '' from The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack . In November 1998 , Houston came back to pop music full-time with My Love Is Your Love , which returned her to heavy rotation . The singles from the album , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right But It 's Okay '' , and `` My Love Is Your Love '' , were all US top 5 hits , and Houston was also once again embraced by MTV thanks to her willingness to let her style and approach evolve in her music and the videos . During that time , most of her music videos were directed by Kevin Bray . Houston began the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , which spawned three then new videos including two for the duet songs that she collaborated with Enrique Iglesias on `` Could I Have This Kiss Forever '' and George Michael on `` If I Told You That '' . The accompanying video/DVD of the same title was also released at the same time , which contained Houston 's promotional videos from 1985 to 1999 and several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 TV debut on The Merv Griffin Show . In December 2002 , Houston released her fifth studio album , Just Whitney . Two music videos from the album , `` Whatchulookinat '' and `` Try It on My Own '' , were considered her answers to the media for getting too deep into her personal life and to malicious rumours surrounding then her public image . In the former video , she confronted the issues with a white set with an overhead camera and mirrors on its walls , following and reflecting Houston 's every move . In the latter , did with the storyline strongly reminiscent of her high-profile firing by Burt Bacharach from the 2000 Academy Awards ceremony for not singing `` Over the Rainbow '' during rehearsals for the show . In August 2009 , Houston returned to the music scene with her fourth Billboard 200 number-one album , I Look to You , which yielded `` Million Dollar Bill '' and `` I Look to You '' videos . Most of Houston 's notable videos involve just a bit of perfunctory storyline and focus on her performance , however , several sources recognized her as one of pioneers who laid the groundwork and broke down barriers with the videos during her generation . In 2003 , VH1 ranked Houston at number three on the list of '50 Greatest Women of the Video Era ' . In February 2012 , TIME , on a photo article in honor of Black History Month , listed her as one of '50 Cultural Giants ' . Gil Kaufman from MTV News said that '' -LSB- Houston -RSB- proved you could make a fuss without making a spectacle , '' and added his view on Houston 's legacy as follows : The legendary R&B singer -LSB- Houston -RSB- became one of the most important artists of the early music-video era by taking the road less traveled . -LSB- ... -RSB- While such fellow trailblazers as Michael Jackson and Madonna created video fantasy worlds full of monsters , gangsters , street-fighting men and naughty brides , Houston mostly skipped the drama and stood front and center in her most iconic clips doing the thing that she did best : singing her heart out .",
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"text": "Xscape (album) Xscape is the second posthumous album of previously unreleased tracks by American singer Michael Jackson . It is his eighth album released through Epic Records , and it was released on May 13 , 2014 by Epic Records and MJJ Music . It is the fifth album released by Sony and Motown since Jackson 's death in June 2009 . L.A. Reid , chairman of Epic Records , curated and served as executive producer for the album enlisting Timbaland to lead a team of record producers , including StarGate , Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , John McClain , and Rodney Jerkins , to remix and contemporize the eight selected tracks . Jerkins produced the title song and is the only original song producer to work on the final productions . Xscape was promoted across the Sony group of companies ; Sony Mobile used a snippet of `` Slave to the Rhythm '' in their advertising campaign for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone . `` Love Never Felt So Good '' was announced as the official lead single to premiere on May 1 , 2014 . The deluxe edition of the album includes all of the songs in their original forms as well as one bonus track and two videos .",
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"text": "Number 1's (video) # 1 's is Mariah Carey 's sixth VHS/DVD release . A collection of the music videos of her U.S. number-one singles ( songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ) up to that time , the home video was originally released on VHS in December 7 , 1999 , while the DVD was released on February 1 , 2000 . A year before this , Carey had released a greatest hits compilation , # 1 's , which included her thirteen U.S. number-one singles up to that point . The DVD of the same name is based on that album , but by the time of its release , Carey had already scored a fourteenth U.S. number one , `` Heartbreaker '' , from her latest studio release Rainbow . Its music video and the video of its remix ( as a bonus track ) were thus included on the DVD . During the month of the DVD 's release , Carey had also earned her fifteenth number one single , `` Thank God I Found You '' . The DVD does not include the official music videos for `` Vision of Love '' , `` Love Takes Time '' , and `` Someday , '' as she admitted that she did not like some of her early music videos . They are replaced by live performances culled from previous DVD/video releases . # 1 's was re-released in 2008 as part of Mariah Carey : DVD Collection , a 2DVD set including also Fantasy : Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden . The video features a shortened version from the original , without the introductory sections per track .",
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"text": "Turbulent Indigo Turbulent Indigo is the fifteenth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell . Released in 1994 , it won a Grammy Award for Pop Album of the Year . John Milward , writing for Rolling Stone , wrote that it was Mitchell 's `` best album since the mid - '70s '' . The album marked her return to Warner Music ( formerly WEA ) distribution after her previous album , Night Ride Home , was distributed by MCA for its then-newly purchased subsidiary Geffen Records ( which , prior to the sale to MCA , had distributed through WEA ) . The album takes inspiration from the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh for Mitchell 's self-portrait on the cover . The song `` Turbulent Indigo '' references Van Gogh , while the song `` Magdalene Laundries '' recounts the sufferings of Irish women once consigned to Magdalen Asylums run by the Roman Catholic Church and made to work in the asylum 's laundries . The song `` Not to Blame '' was rumored to be about Mitchell 's singer-songwriting colleague Jackson Browne who was alleged to have beaten his girlfriend , actress Daryl Hannah ; Mitchell denies this . . The song `` Sex Kills '' referenced a number of late 20th century topical issues , including violence , AIDS , global warming and consumerism . , the album has sold 311,000 copies in the US .",
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"text": "Starships (song) `` Starships '' is a song by Trinidadian American recording artist Nicki Minaj , from her second studio album Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded ( 2012 ) . It was released on February 14 , 2012 by Young Money , Cash Money , and Universal Republic as the lead single from the album . The song was written by Minaj , Nadir Khayat , Carl Falk , Rami Yacoub , and Wayne Hector , and it was produced by RedOne , Yacoub , and Falk . The song peaked inside the top five in over fifteen countries , and also achieved a Billboard milestone , debuting in the U.S. top 10 and spending a total of 21 consecutive weeks there . `` Starships '' has been certified six-times platinum in the U.S , becoming her second-highest certified single as a solo artist in the region . In the country , it has sold 4.5 million copies as of 2014 . It is among the best-selling singles of all time worldwide , with 7.2 million copies sold , as of December 2012 . Minaj has performed the song live in a number of appearances , and it was the encore performance on the Pink Friday : Reloaded Tour . The corresponding music video was shot on Oahu Island , Hawaii . Directed by Anthony Mandler , the video features Minaj on a beach in a bikini , and near the end of the video , it shows her at a party , dancing to the song . The music video was well received by music critics , many praising the kaleidoscopic effects in the video and the carefree atmosphere . With all the success , the song has also sparked controversy surrounding a pulled live performance . The song was included in the 2012 video game Dance Central 3 and is included in the best-selling video game Just Dance 2014 . It is also one of the select few songs available on Just Dance 2014 's demo version . In September 2013 , electronic artist Clive Tanaka filed suit against Minaj and the writers of the song , claiming it infringed on his own composition and recording , `` Neu Chicago '' , but the lawsuit was later dismissed . The video for `` Starships '' also won Best Female Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards .",
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"text": "Find the River `` Find the River '' is a song by R.E.M. , released as the sixth and final single from their eighth album Automatic for the People . It was the twelfth and final track on this critically acclaimed release . The song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and struggled on the UK Singles Charts , reaching # 54 in December 1993 . It was the first R.E.M. song released as a single to fail to reach the top 40 on either chart since `` Get Up '' in 1989 . Regarding the song 's backing vocals , Mike Mills explained to Melody Maker : '' ` Harborcoat ' from Reckoning has got me and Michael and Bill all doing completely unrelated things , and yet it works together . Because of the production we insisted on from Mitch and Don , which I know must have been incredibly frustrating for them , it 's hard to pick out exactly what 's going on . We tried it again on `` Find The River . '' I had the idea that Bill and I would go in and do some harmonies without listening to each other . It 's great because mine is this incredibly angst-ridden emotional thing , and Bill 's is this really low-key sort of ambling part . They 're two opposite ends of the spectrum but they 're both on there , and it 's a beautiful thing . '' The music video was shot in Malibu , California , directed by Jodi Wille , and features a stripped-down studio performance by the band and Los Angeles `` outsider '' artist Henry Hill . In An Hour with R.E.M. , which aired on MTV UK prior to the band 's televised performance at Cologne Cathedral in 2001 , Mills introduced the video and explained that he selected it `` because ... I 've never seen it , and I have absolutely no idea what 's on it . '' In the Warner Bros. promotional film for Automatic for the People , the band is seen performing the song live in their Clayton Street rehearsal room .",
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"text": "Sober (Pink song) `` Sober '' is a song by the American singer-songwriter Pink , taken from her fifth studio album , Funhouse ( 2008 ) . It was written by Pink and Kara DioGuardi , with additional writing by Nate `` Danja '' Hills and Marcella Araica , while production was done by Danja , Tony Kanal and Jimmy Harry . The song was released as the album 's second single on October 31 , 2008 , firstly through digital download and later was added to U.S. radio stations on December 1 , 2008 . The power pop song talks about the quiet sense of comfort in being sober , with the singer claiming it was about the vices that we choose . The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who commended the track for being a heartfelt track , with some praising its lyrical content . However , few critics dismissed the track , calling it `` more of the same '' from her previous music . Furthermore , the song received a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2010 . Commercially , `` Sober '' attained success on the charts , reaching the top-ten in over thirteen countries , while reaching the top-twenty in the U.S. , as well as the top of Billboards Adult Top 40 chart . A music video for the track was directed by Jonas Akerlund and it finds Pink at a party with her doppelgänger . ''",
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"text": "Cocaine (song) `` Cocaine '' is a song written and recorded in 1976 by singer-songwriter J. J. Cale . The song was popularized by Eric Clapton after his cover version was released on the 1977 album Slowhand .",
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"text": "Find Us `` Find Us '' ( sometimes subtitled `` In the Back of the Club '' ) is the second single from Milk Me , a 2004 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts . It was released by Penalty Recordings as a CD single and 12 inch with `` Hot '' as its United States b-sides and `` It 's Nothing '' as it United Kingdom b-side . The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les , as well as a chorus sung by a young Akon . The song 's lyrics are both braggadocios and sexually explicit . The song 's beat is characterized by its stomp-and-clap percussion , as well as its intermittent whistling noise . The song also features live instrumentation provided by guitarist Eric Krasno and keyboardist Neal Evans . `` Find Us '' was released to mainly positive critical reception : Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic considers it a `` standout '' song , while Tom Doggett of RapReviews.com adds that it has a `` marvelous minimalist beat '' and `` catchy hook . '' Low Key of MVRemix.com describes `` Find Us '' as `` a perfect club song for the summer '' because of its `` infectious handclaps . '' On a less positive note , Robert DeGracia of AllHipHop.com claims : '' -LSB- ` Find Us ' -RSB- is a complete eye-crosser that makes listeners struggle to make sense of what 's exactly rocking around the clock . ''",
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"text": "Vitamin L This article is about a song . For information on the possible existence of a vitamin called Vitamin L , see Vitamin #History . `` Vitamin L '' is a song by the American pop rock band B.E. Taylor Group . It is the fifth track on the band 's second studio album , Love Won the Fight , and also the third single pulled from that album . In a departure of the norm of B. E. Taylor singing lead vocals , Joey d'Amico sings lead on this track . It also heavily uses synthesizers and a brass sections as the main instruments . The guitar 's role is minimized to a steady strumming pattern with sustained power chords in the chorus . The lyrics tell the story of a man whose medical condition can only be treated with an unstable drug , called Vitamin L , that reacts `` when boy meets girl '' . In the last verse it is revealed the drug was , in fact , love , and the man is cured of his ailment when he falls in love with a woman . This song is the B. E. Taylor Group 's most popular song , as it peaked at # 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 and stayed on the chart for eight weeks . The song also spawned a popular music video that scored heavy airplay on MTV . B. E. and Rick Witkowsi are featured as the doctor and pharmacist in the video , respectively . The song also is a near constant at live performances . B. E. Taylor later re-recorded this song on his first solo album , Try Love , as more of a rock song , getting rid of the synthesizers and making the bass , lead guitar , and drums much more involved . The lyrics in the verses have entire lines changed as well , mildly changing the story in the process , e.g. `` A chemical reaction occurs/Every time that boys meets girl '' to `` It could keep us all in touch/But we can never take too much '' , erasing the idea that the vitamin is an unstable drug . Three whole lines in the third verse are changed , but these do not change the story in any way .",
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"text": "Just a Little While `` Just a Little While '' is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson , released as the lead single from her eighth studio album , Damita Jo ( 2004 ) . Written by Jackson and Dallas Austin , the song fuses pop with elements of rock , dance , and funk , and is a reflection of Jackson 's new-found happiness . The song leaked ahead of its scheduled release , causing Jackson 's record company to rush with a music video and promotion . It was released following Jackson 's controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show performance incident on February 2 , 2004 , as the lead single from Damita Jo . `` Just a Little While '' received favorable reception from critics , who felt its elements of rock and dance-pop would ensure success . However , following the Super Bowl incident , Jackson 's singles and music videos were blacklisted on many radio formats and music channels worldwide , affecting the song 's performance . Although its success in the US was limited , peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it peaked atop the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . Internationally , it was more successful , reaching the top ten in Belgium , Canada , and Spain and the top twenty in Australia and The United Kingdom . It peaked at number one in Japan for five weeks , and was the year 's second-biggest hit on Japan 's international airplay chart . The song 's music video , directed by Dave Meyers , was released exclusively in international territories due to the controversy surrounding Jackson at the time . It portrays Jackson filming a DVD for her boyfriend in a futuristic apartment setting , displaying her multiple personae . An alternate live video , filmed in London , was included on Jackson 's From janet . to Damita Jo compilation . Jackson performed the song on television shows including Top of the Pops , Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! , and Festivalbar .",
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"text": "Trippin' (Total song) `` Trippin ' '' is a song by American R&B girl group Total , released as the first single from their second studio album Kima , Keisha , and Pam ( 1998 ) . It was also their second release working with production/writing duo Missy Elliott & Timbaland , after What About Us ? , although Timbaland this time provided only co-production and instrumentation , with the pairs ' longtime collaborator Darryl Pearson instead handling main production with Elliott . Elliott was also often given a `` featuring '' credit ( likely to create increased publicity for the track ) despite only providing background vocals and spoken word to the song . The track was by far the group 's biggest hit , peaking at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . The song was released with the Puff Daddy , Harve Pierre & Mario Winans Remix as the main version with regards to the singles ' cover and track listings . This remix featured a re-arranged version of the original lyrics , heavily sampled LL Cool J 's `` 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 '' and DMX ( who also appeared on the sampled track ) provided rap vocals . Both the original version ( listed as `` PD Mix '' ) and another main remix ( a similar , stripped-down version : the `` Missy Mix '' ) were also featured . Radio stations and the video however , simply censored the album version/PD Mix and a video for the remix was not shot .",
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"text": "Torture (The Jacksons song) `` Torture '' is the second single released off the album Victory by the band , The Jacksons . Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield , the song is about someone ending a relationship and the torture that a person can receive while trying to end it . Jackie was originally going to sing the song with his brother , Michael , but Jackie 's role instead went to Jermaine Jackson , whose availability for the album was in question until the last minute . The rest of the Jacksons sang the chorus along with Michael and Jermaine . The song received mixed reactions from critics . The video was probably best known for Michael not being available , and the use of a wax dummy in his place throughout the video . Paula Abdul replaced Perri Lister as the video 's choreographer , in which various scenes of torture are displayed with the Jacksons being on the receiving end of most of it . The shoot was an expensive and arduous affair that neither Michael nor Jermaine took part in , and it ultimately bankrupted the production company . The song peaked at # 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , making it the second best selling single on the album , behind `` State of Shock '' . It also peaked at # 26 on the UK charts . This was their last single to reach the US Top 40 .",
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"text": "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": "Overdose (Ciara song) `` Overdose '' is a song recorded by American singer Ciara for her self-titled fifth studio album ( 2013 ) . It was written by Josh Abraham , Oliver Goldstein , Ali Tamposi , Olivia Waithe and Ciara , while its production was handled by the former two . Ciara and Kuk Harrell were responsible for the song 's vocal production . Notable for its shift from her more contemporary R&B sound towards a predominantly pop-orientated vocal style for the singer , `` Overdose '' served as a product of Ciara 's experimentation and was recognized as the purest pop track on Ciara . An uptempo dance-pop , electropop and nu-disco song , its `` club-friendly '' production comprises rupturing synths and gritty , automatic beats . Its lyrical content act as an ode to codependency and are based on the subject of unhealthy infatuation . `` Overdose '' initially leaked as an extended snippet on July 17 , 2012 , and then in full in June 2013 . The song was originally recognized as a `` fan favorite '' , before garnering favorable reviews from music critics , some of which went on to publish campaigns for the track be released as a single . Its accompanying artwork features Ciara 's then-fiancé Future and resulted in widespread media attention for its provocative imagery . Though the song impacted urban contemporary and rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States -- on September 18 and October 15 , 2013 , respectively -- it failed to receive a full-scale single release , when its digital release was later cancelled and its accompanying music video and promotional performances failed to materialize . As a result , `` Overdose '' failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and garner success commercially .",
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"text": "Riptide (album) Riptide is the eighth solo studio album by the British singer Robert Palmer . It was originally released in November 1985 . The album was recorded over a period of three months in 1985 , at Compass Point Studios in Nassau , Bahamas . The album charted at number 8 in the US and No. 5 in the UK . It was certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA in March 1996 and certified gold in the UK by BPI in August 1986 . It featured the songs `` Addicted to Love '' , `` I Did n't Mean to Turn You On '' , `` Discipline of Love '' , and `` Riptide '' which were all released as singles . The single `` Addicted to Love '' was accompanied by a memorable and much-imitated music video , directed by Terence Donovan , in which Palmer is surrounded by a bevy of near-identically clad , heavily made-up ( and appropriately pouty ) female `` musicians , '' either mimicking or mocking the painting style of Patrick Nagel . In September 1986 , Palmer performed `` Addicted to Love '' at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles . In 1987 , he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for `` Addicted to Love '' . At the 1987 Brit Awards , Palmer received his first nomination for Best British Male . Another single from Riptide , his cover of Cherrelle 's `` I Did n't Mean to Turn You On '' , also performed well ( US # 2 , UK # 9 ) . Another song , `` Trick Bag , '' was written by one of his major influences , New Orleans jazz artist Earl King . For the album , Palmer collaborated with two former members from The Power Station , guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Tony Thompson . The Power Station 's producer Bernard Edwards also played bass and produced the album . The album also features contributions from American Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan , Level 42 's keyboardist Wally Badarou , and session musicians Guy Pratt , Jeff Bova , Eddie Martinez , and Jack Waldman ( who died a year after the album 's release ) .",
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"text": "Lil Freak `` Lil Freak '' is a song by American recording artist Usher , taken from his sixth studio album , Raymond v. Raymond . Featuring guest vocals by Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj , the song was written by her , Usher , Ester Dean , Blac Elvis and Polow da Don , the latter two producing the track . Its hook is based on a manipulated sample of American soul musician Stevie Wonder 's 1973 hit , `` Living for the City '' . `` Lil Freak '' was released as the second single from the album in the United States and Canada on March 2 , 2010 . Carrying a dark tone , composed of heavy bass beats derived from R&B and hip hop music , the lyrics are about the thrill of orchestrating a ménage à trois in a club . The song received positive reviews from critics who complimented its sensual nature . It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and eight on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs , becoming Usher 's 16th top ten hit on the latter chart . The song 's accompanying music video has a secret society concept , dealing with an underground club , playing on the storyline of the song .",
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"text": "Black Heart (Stooshe song) `` Black Heart '' is a song by British girl group Stooshe , taken from their debut album London with the Lights On ( 2013 ) . Produced and written by Future Cut in collaboration with Jo Perry and Shaznay Lewis , it was released as the album 's second official single by Warner Music UK from 15 June 2012 . `` Black Heart '' is a ballad with a `` Motown-esque '' feel about it . Group member Courtney Rumbold revealed the song showcases Stooshe 's different range , tones and styles . The lyrics to `` Black Heart '' talk of the issues of being in a relationship with a cheating lover . The cover art for `` Black Heart '' was released on 17 May . It depicts the girls in illustrated outfits and Jenny Mensah of 4Music called it `` loud , bright and colourful '' . Critical reception of the song has been generally positive . Rhik Samadder from The Guardian called `` Black Heart '' an `` homage to 60s girl group melodrama '' , while 4Music 's Nicolle Weeks branded it `` a classic tune to swoon to '' . The accompanying music video was directed by Matt Stawski and released on 29 April . It was shot in Los Angeles using vintage cameras and the setting uses a mixture of themes similar to those featured in the musicals Dreamgirls and Hairspray . The video depicts Stooshe as a girl group from the Sixties on the set of a television show . It shows band member Alexandra Buggs in a relationship with the host of the television show and him cheating on her with an assistant .",
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"text": "All We Are `` All We Are '' is a song composed by the German heavy metal band Warlock , from their 1987 album Triumph and Agony . It was released as the band 's fourth single and published by Vertigo Records . A music video for the song was shot by director Mark Rezyka in the Los Angeles river basin and was on heavy rotation on MTV 's heavy metal program Headbangers ' Ball . The song was published again in every compilation of Warlock songs and is a staple of Doro 's live shows to this day .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas . It is the third installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and stars Ewan McGregor , Natalie Portman , Hayden Christensen , Ian McDiarmid , Samuel L. Jackson , Christopher Lee , Anthony Daniels , Kenny Baker , and Frank Oz . The film begins three years after the onset of the Clone Wars . The Jedi Knights are spread across the galaxy , leading a massive war against the Separatists . The Jedi Council dispatches Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to eliminate the notorious General Grievous , leader of the Separatist Army . Meanwhile , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker grows close to Palpatine , the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic and , unknown to the public , a Sith Lord . Their deepening friendship threatens the Jedi Order , the Republic , and Anakin himself . Lucas began writing the script before production of Attack of the Clones ended . Production of Revenge of the Sith started in September 2003 , and filming took place in Australia with additional locations in Thailand , Switzerland , China , Italy and the United Kingdom . Revenge of the Sith premiered on May 15 , 2005 , at the Cannes Film Festival , then released worldwide on May 19 , 2005 . The film received generally positive reviews from critics , especially in contrast to the less positive reviews of the previous two prequels , including praise for its storyline , action scenes , John Williams ' musical score , visual effects , and performances from Ewan McGregor , Ian McDiarmid , Frank Oz , and Jimmy Smits . It is the final film in the Star Wars franchise to be distributed by 20th Century Fox prior to the acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company in 2012 . Revenge of the Sith broke several box office records during its opening week and went on to earn over $ 848 million worldwide , making it , at the time , the third-highest-grossing film in the Star Wars franchise , unadjusted for inflation . It was the highest-grossing film of 2005 in the U.S. and the second-highest-grossing film of 2005 behind Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . The Star Wars saga continued with the release of Star Wars : Episode VII -- The Force Awakens , the first installment of the sequel trilogy , in 2015 .",
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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": "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas , produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It is the first installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson , Ewan McGregor , Natalie Portman , Jake Lloyd , Ian McDiarmid , Anthony Daniels , Kenny Baker , Ahmed Best , Pernilla August , Brian Blessed , Ray Park , and Frank Oz . The film is set 32 years before the original film , and follows Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala , in hopes of securing a peaceful end to a large-scale interplanetary trade dispute . Joined by Anakin Skywalker -- a young slave with unusually strong natural powers of the Force -- they simultaneously contend with the mysterious return of the Sith . Lucas began production of this film after he determined that film special effects had advanced to the level he wanted for the fourth film in the saga . Filming started on June 26 , 1997 , at locations including Leavesden Film Studios and the Tunisian desert . Its visual effects included extensive use of computer-generated imagery ( CGI ) ; many of its characters and settings were completely computerized . The film was Lucas 's first directorial effort after a 22-year hiatus following Star Wars in 1977 . The Phantom Menace was released to theaters on May 19 , 1999 , almost 16 years after the premiere of the previous Star Wars film , Return of the Jedi . The film 's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the Star Wars saga had cultivated . It received polarizing reviews ; critics praised the visuals , action sequences , score and many of the performances , but criticized the writing , characterization , and Ahmed Best 's ( as Jar Jar Binks ) and Jake Lloyd 's ( as Anakin Skywalker ) performances . It grossed more than $ 924.3 million worldwide during its initial theatrical run , making it the second-highest-grossing film worldwide at the time , behind Titanic . It became the highest-grossing film of 1999 and the highest-grossing Star Wars film ( until the release of Star Wars : The Force Awakens in 2015 ) , and is currently the seventeenth-highest-grossing film in North America unadjusted for inflation . A 3D reissue , which has earned an additional $ 102.7 million at the box office and brought the film 's overall worldwide takings to over $ 1 billion , was released in February 2012 . The film was followed by two sequels , Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones in 2002 and Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith in 2005 .",
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"text": "Star Wars Episode I (pinball) Star Wars Episode I is a 1999 pinball game designed by John Popadiuk and released by Williams and the second ( and last ) machine to use the Pinball 2000 hardware platform . It is based in the Star Wars film The Phantom Menace . It is the last game manufactured by WMS industries ( Williams and Bally labels ) before the announcement to close their doors on October 25 , 1999 . The jet bumper rule of the 1.4 software reminds players of that date . ( The number of points for spelling Jar Jar is 19,992,510 ; This is the date 25-10-1999 , the same day WMS announced the closing of their pinball branch ) . The game was also available as a conversion kit for Revenge From Mars which included a Star Wars Episode I playfield , game ROMs , manual , cabinet decals , translite and a manual plunger .",
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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": "Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia is the heroine of William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice . A rich , beautiful , and intelligent heiress , she is bound by the lottery set forth in her father 's will , which gives potential suitors the chance to choose between three caskets composed of gold , silver and lead . If they choose the right casket -- the casket containing Portia 's portrait and a scroll -- they win Portia 's hand in marriage . If they choose the wrong casket , they must leave and never seek another woman in marriage . Portia is glad when two suitors , one driven by greed and another by vanity , fail to choose correctly . She favours Bassanio , a young Venetian noble , but is not allowed to give him any clues to assist in his choice . Later in the play , she disguises herself as a man , then assumes the role of a lawyer 's apprentice ( named Balthazar ) whereby she saves the life of Bassanio 's friend , Antonio , in court . Portia is one of the most prominent and appealing of the heroines in Shakespeare 's mature romantic comedies . She is beautiful , gracious , rich , intelligent , and quick-witted , with high standards for her potential romantic partners . She obeys her father 's will , while steadfastly seeking to obtain Bassanio . She demonstrates tact to the Princes of Morocco and Aragon , who unsuccessfully seek her hand . In the court scenes , Portia finds a technicality in the bond , thereby outwitting Shylock and saving Antonio 's life when everyone else fails . It is Portia who delivers one of the most famous speeches in The Merchant of Venice : The strength of the role of Portia has made it attractive to many notable actresses . Frances Abington , Sarah Siddons and Elizabeth Whitlock all played Portia in the 18th century when actresses first started appearing on stage in performances of the play . More recently , the role has been depicted in the cinema and on television by a number of notable actresses such as Maggie Smith , Claire Bloom , Sybil Thorndike , Joan Plowright , Caroline John and Gemma Jones . Despite Portia 's lack of formal legal training , she wins her case by referring to the details of the exact language of the law . Her success involves prevailing on technicalities rather than the merits of the situation . She uses the tactics of what is sometimes called a Philadelphia lawyer . However , the concept of rhetoric and its abuse is also brought to light by Portia -- highlighting the idea that an unjust argument may win through eloquence , loopholes and technicalities , regardless of the moral question at hand -- and thus provoking the audience to consider that issue .",
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"text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film , written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff , Natalie Portman , Peter Sarsgaard , and Ian Holm . The film centers on Andrew Largeman ( Braff ) , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies . Braff based the film on his real life experiences . It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28 , 2004 . New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location . Garden State received positive reviews upon its release and has garnered a cult following . It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival . The film also spawned a soundtrack for which Braff , who picked the music himself , won a Grammy Award .",
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"text": "Lyndon Smith Lyndon Smith ( born June 7 , 1989 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as Natalie on the NBC drama series Parenthood , and as Dierdre on the TNT police drama series , Public Morals .",
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"text": "Star Wars Action News Star Wars Action News is a podcast that describes itself as `` the first and only podcast dedicated to Star Wars collecting . '' The show is hosted by Arnie and Marjorie Carvalho , a married couple from Illinois , who were described by Lucasfilm as `` some of the biggest Star Wars collectors in the world '' . Regular segments include reports of the latest Star Wars merchandise available in stores and online , reviews of Star Wars comics and novels , and an Ebay item of the Week focusing on weird Star Wars items , such as a chicken nugget shaped like Jabba the Hutt . One of the most popular segments is the weekly destruction of a classic `` Star Wars '' collectible . The show also reviews high-end collectibles , such as Master Replicas and Gentle Giant items . The show regularly has ongoing series including `` Collecting 101 '' series which provides a basic overview of being a Star Wars collector including what to buy and how to care for a collection , and `` 30 years of Collecting '' which reviewed an item released each year from 1977 through 2007 . There have also been interviews on the show with many Star Wars personalities such as Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Sansweet , Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich , and various Star Wars authors including Alan Dean Foster , Donald F. Glut , James Kahn , L. Neil Smith , Troy Denning , Aaron Allston , Karen Traviss , James Luceno , and Timothy Zahn . Musician Richard Cheese was also interviewed discussing his rendition of the Imperial March . The show has covered New York Toy Fair from 2007 through 2010 , San Diego Comic Con from 2006 to 2010 as well as Star Wars Celebration IV in 2007 , Star Wars Celebration Europe in 2007 , Star Wars Celebration Japan in 2008 , and Star Wars Celebration 5 in 2010 . The hosts performed a live show in 2009 at San Diego Comic Con on the Kotobukiya Stage where they interviewed Steve Sansweet , Robot Chicken writers Dan Milano , Doug Goldstein , and Mike Fasolo , authors Gus Lopez and Duncan Jenkins , as well as several representatives from Star Wars collectible manufacturers . In addition , the hosts have performed several panels at various conventions across the United States including Pittsburgh ComicCon , Star Wars Celebration 4 , and Star Wars Celebration 5 . Star Wars Action News also has several spin-off podcasts , including Republic Forces Radio Network where a panel of hosts review each episode of the Clone Wars animated series , and The Star Wars Action News Book Club reviewing all the Star Wars novels released . This podcast was featured on G4 's Attack of the Show segment Blog Watch on June 11 , 2007 as well as in the film documentary The Force Among Us . The show had a featured article in the book Star Wars Super Collector 's Wish Book : Identification & Values by Geoffrey T. Carlton .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars : Battlefront II is a 2005 first - and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise . Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts it is a sequel to 2004 's Star Wars : Battlefront and the second game in the Battlefront series . The game was released in PAL regions on October 31 , 2005 , on the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) , Microsoft Windows , and Xbox platforms , and in North America on November 1 of the same year . It was later updated to be backwards compatible for the Xbox 360 . It was also released on the PlayStation Store on October 20 , 2009 , for download on the PSP . The PSP version was developed by Savage Entertainment . The game features new vehicles , characters , game mechanics , maps , and missions compared to the original Battlefront . Unlike its predecessor , Battlefront II features a more narrative-based campaign , retelling portions of the Star Wars story from the point of view of a veteran Imperial stormtrooper , reminiscing about his tour of duty in service of both the Galactic Republic and as part of the Galactic Empire . Gameplay additions over Battlefront include the use of Jedi , additional game modes such as hero assault , and objective-based space battles . Battlefront II was well received , with the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions scoring in the mid 80s at aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic . The PC version scored slightly lower at both sites , scoring a 76.60 % at GameRankings and 78 at Metacritic . The PSP version was the worst received , scoring 70.93 % at GameRankings and 69 at Metacritic . Reviewers generally praised the narrative-based story ; however , some felt that the upgrades from the original were not enough to merit the price . Like the original game , it was a commercial success . GameSpy Technology scheduled a shut-down across all titles using the service for May 31 , 2014 , which included Star Wars : Battlefront II for PC , PS2 , and Xbox . Electronic Arts announced it would extend support for Battlefront II until June 30 , 2014 . The extended support ended on July 25 , 2014 , taking all GameSpy online video games across all platforms offline . The Windows version was added to a list of supported games on GameRanger on May 31 , 2014 , which allows for continued online play .",
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"text": "The Others (2001 film) The Others ( Los Otros ) is a 2001 Spanish-American supernatural gothic horror film with elements of psychological horror . It was written , directed , and scored by Alejandro Amenábar . It stars Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan . The film won eight Goya Awards , including awards for Best Film and Best Director . This was the first English-language film ever to receive the Best Film Award at the Goyas ( Spain 's national film awards ) , without a single word of Spanish spoken in it . The Others was nominated for six Saturn Awards including Best Director and Best Writing for Amenábar and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Alakina Mann , and won three : Best Horror Film , Best Actress for Kidman and Best Supporting Actress for Fionnula Flanagan . Kidman was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Drama and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , with Amenábar being nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay , a rare occurrence for a horror film .",
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"text": "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1992 video game) Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in . It is the sequel the original Star Wars for the NES . This is the second of three video games released under the Empire Strikes Back title for home video game systems . It was preceded by a version for the Atari 2600 and succeeded by Super Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back for the Super NES . After the game was completed , the developers were occupied with making JVC 's Super Star Wars for the Super NES , so a corresponding NES sequel covering the film Return of the Jedi was never developed , nor released . A version of the game was released for the Game Boy . That product was reprinted and distributed by several publishers over the course of three years .",
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"text": "Space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare , melodramatic adventure , interplanetary battles , as well as chivalric romance , and often risk-taking . Set mainly or entirely in outer space , it usually involves conflict between opponents possessing advanced abilities , futuristic weapons , and other sophisticated technology . The term has no relation to music but is instead a play on the terms `` soap opera '' and `` horse opera '' , the latter of which was coined during the 1930s to indicate clichéd and formulaic Western movies . Space operas emerged in the 1930s and they continue to be produced in literature , film , comics , and video games . Notable space opera novels include the Foundation series ( 1942 -- 1999 ) by Isaac Asimov , the Lensman series ( 1948-1954 ) by E. E. Smith and the Ender 's Game series ( 1985 -- present ) by Orson Scott Card . An early notable space opera film was Flash Gordon ( 1936 -- present ) created by Alex Raymond . In the late 1970s , the Star Wars franchise ( 1977 -- present ) created by George Lucas brought a great deal of attention to the subgenre .",
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"text": "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": "Cate Blanchett on screen and stage Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress who has extensively appeared in film and stage . She made her stage debut in 1992 by playing Electra in the National Institute of Dramatic Art production of the same name . She followed it with performances in Timothy Daly 's Kafka Dances ( 1993 ) and the Sydney Theatre Company stage production of Oleanna ( 1993 ) opposite Geoffrey Rush . Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Critics Award for Best Newcomer for the former and Best Actress for the latter , making her the first person to win both awards at once . She went on to perform several roles on stage , notably Susan Traherne in Plenty ( 1999 ) , Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler ( 2004 ) , Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 2009 ) , Yelena in Uncle Vanya ( 2011 ) and Claire in The Maids ( 2013 ) . In 1997 , Blanchett made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the World War II drama Paradise Road . The same year , she had her first leading role in Oscar and Lucinda , which earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress . Blanchett received worldwide attention for playing Queen Elizabeth I of England in the acclaimed drama Elizabeth ( 1998 ) . Her performance garnered her a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress and her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Elizabeth and her next film , the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , performed well at the box office . However , her other 1999 releasesthe widely praised An Ideal Husband and the largely panned Pushing Tinwere unsuccessful . Blanchett found greater success for portraying Galadriel in Peter Jackson 's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings ( 2001-03 ) . During this period , she also appeared in several films which had mixed reception and performed poorly at the box office . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , among other honors for portraying Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's 2004 drama The Aviator , making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor . Her only screen appearance in 2005 was in Little Fish , for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Actress . Blanchett 's performance in the 2006 thriller Notes on a Scandal garnered her another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she received both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There , becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat . In 2008 , Blanchett appeared in Steven Spielberg 's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and David Fincher 's fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . She briefly reprised her role of Galadriel in the The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012-14 ) . For her performance as the titular socialite in Woody Allen 's 2013 drama Blue Jasmine , Blanchett won the Golden Globe , the BAFTA Award , the SAG Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2014 , she voiced Valka in the $ 620 million-grossing animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 . In 2015 , she received praise for playing Lady Tremaine in Disney 's live action film Cinderella , Mary Mapes in Truth and the titular character in Todd Haynes 's romantic drama Carol . Cinderella was a notable box office success while Carol garnered her seventh Oscar nomination . Blanchett made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present , receiving her first Tony Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Play .",
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"text": "Slave Ship (Jeter novel) Slave Ship is the second book in The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy of books in the Star Wars expanded universe . It was written by K. W. Jeter .",
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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": "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": "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": "Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the Star Wars galaxy . It stars the series ' first film 's main cast while introducing the character Boba Fett , who would appear in later films . It is one of the first official Star Wars spin-offs and was directed by Steve Binder . In the storyline that ties the special together , Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyk , Chewbacca 's home world , to celebrate Life Day . They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire , who are searching for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet . The special introduces three members of Chewbacca 's family : his father Itchy , his wife Malla , and his son Lumpy , though these names were later explained to have been nicknames , their full names being Attichitcuk , Mallatobuck , and Lumpawarrump , respectively . The program also features many other Star Wars characters , including Luke Skywalker , C-3PO , R2-D2 , Darth Vader and Princess Leia ( who sings the film 's `` theme song '' , set to the music of John Williams ' Star Wars theme , near the end ) , all of them portrayed by the original actors . The program includes stock footage from Star Wars , and also features a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana that officially introduces the bounty hunter Boba Fett . Scenes also take place in outer space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and an Imperial Star Destroyer . The variety-show segments and cartoon also take place in a few other locales , such as a Mos Eisley cantina on the desert planet of Tatooine and a newly introduced red ocean planet known as Panna . The special is notorious for its extremely negative reception and has never been rebroadcast or officially released on home video . It has therefore become something of a cultural legend , because of the `` underground '' quality of its existence . It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans , which were later adapted to content-sharing websites via the Internet and bootleg copies .",
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"text": "Star Wars: Lethal Alliance Star Wars : Lethal Alliance is a Star Wars video game for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable . It takes place between Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope . It was developed by Ubisoft instead of LucasArts , and was released in December 2006 .",
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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": "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": "Ronald Hayman Ronald Hayman ( born 4 May 1932 ) is a British critic , dramatist , and writer best known for his biographies .",
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"text": "Natalie Sciver Natalie Sciver ( -LSB- ˈsɪvər -RSB- born 20 August 1992 ) is an English cricketer .",
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"text": "Natalie (website) is a Japanese entertainment news website , that debuted on February 1 , 2007 . It is operated by Natasha , Inc. . The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias . Natalie has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town , GREE , Livedoor , Excite , Mixi , and Yahoo! Japan . It has also been successful on Twitter , with 300,000 followers as of December 2010 being the third most followed Japanese media company , after Mainichi Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun .",
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"text": "Waterman Waterman may refer to : Waterman ( occupation ) , a river worker who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain Waterman ( sports ) , someone who takes part in multiple water activities The Chesapeake Bay term for commercial fishermen , particularly those who seek oysters and the blue crab",
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"text": "Natalie Grainger Natalie Grainger ( born 8 July 1977 ) , also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer , is a professional female squash player . Grainger was born in Manchester , United Kingdom but raised in South Africa , which she represented in the 1998 Commonwealth Games , winning a bronze medal . She reached the World No. 1 ranking in June 2003 . She was runner-up at the World Open in 2002 , and at the British Open in 2004 . She has represented South Africa , England and her adopted home country the United States ( where she moved to when she married her now ex-husband Eddie Pohrer ) in international squash . She served as President of WISPA for many years .",
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"text": "Natalie Gauci Natalie Rose R Gauci ( born 26 November 1981 ) is an Australian musician , producer and teacher . Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts , formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne , while also working as a music teacher . After an appearance on national radio station Triple J 's talent contest , Unearthed , she successfully auditioned for the fifth series of Australian Idol in 2007 and went on to win the series . Gauci subsequently signed a record deal with Sony BMG Australia and in November that year released her debut single , `` Here I Am '' , which reached number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and gained a gold accreditation . The next month her debut album , The Winner 's Journey , followed . It peaked at number eleven on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum . In 2010 she formed Tune in Tokyo , an electro-pop band , with producer Paul Brandoli , they released two singles , `` Dreamer '' ( November 2010 ) and `` Ray of Love '' ( April 2012 ) . On 1 July 2012 Gauci released her second studio album , jazz-oriented Ha Ha Ha , on The Gauch Records and followed on 3 September with an alternative-electronic EP , Elektrik Field . By August that year Gauci was living and working in London both as a recording artist and music teacher .",
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"text": "World Port Index The World Port Index ( PUB 150 ) contains a tabular listing of thousands of ports throughout the world , describing their location , characteristics , known facilities , and available services . Of particular interest are the applicable volume of Sailing Directions and the number of the harbor chart . The table is arranged geographically , with an alphabetical index . The selection of these places is based on criteria established by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . They are not random choices . The applicable chart and Sailing Directions is given for each place listed . In order to present such a large amount of diversified data in a single volume of convenient size , a simple code is used to indicate certain types of information . The code symbols are explained at the top of each page of text . This book is corrected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency .",
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"text": "Internet Community Ports Act The Internet Community Ports Act ( ICPA ) , created and advocated by The CP80 Foundation ( aka `` Clean Port 80 '' ) , is an approach to HTTP content filtering , leveraging TCP ports to segregate content between `` Community Ports '' and `` Open Ports . '' `` Community Ports '' would be for content that is not considered `` obscene or harmful '' to children ; `` Open Ports '' would be for all other content , including content only considered suitable for adults , such as pornography . According to the advocates of ICPA , this would enable an individual to , through their ISP 's firewall , choose the content they want by port , allowing content or blocking out content individually . Advocates of ICPA would particularly like to remove `` objectionable '' content from Port 80 , the standard port for World-Wide Web traffic ( but by no means all Internet traffic , making the title somewhat of a misnomer ) . CP80 is chaired by Ralph Yarro III , who is also the chair of the SCO Group . The CP80 Foundation claims its solution is based on an individual 's choice and the use of existing technology . They also claim the solution is a fair and balanced answer to an alleged `` Internet Porn Problem '' . They conclude that the ICPA ( Internet Community Ports Act ) `` protects '' children and individuals while simultaneously `` preserving '' the First Amendment for all . While the ICPA has not yet been introduced into the US Congress , it is said to have the support of a number of the Utah members of Congress including Sen. Orrin Hatch ( R-Utah ) , ( former ) Rep. Chris Cannon ( R-Utah ) , ( former ) Rep. Jim Matheson ( D-Utah ) and Rep. Rob Bishop ( R-Utah ) . CP80 has reportedly made presentations to these members of Congress . Sen. Hatch has been quoted as stating `` We have to pursue creative and innovative solutions to this growing public health threat , and CP80 is one of the leaders in that effort . '' Some may consider a proposal calling for the creation of a . xxx domain as similar , but was reportedly blocked by ICANN at the request of the US Government . The CP80 Foundations claims the ICPA is different in several important ways from the . xxx domain proposal . The ICPA , if passed , would be a federal law , while the . xxx domain was always intended to be voluntary . ICPA would preserve all current URLs and current naming conventions , the . xxx domain would not . ICPA provides a mechanism of recourse against a non-compliant web publisher or content provider under US law , . xxx domain has no such mechanism . ICPA would provide a more secure and robust solution as the content blocking happens at the ISP level , whereas blocking of the . xxx domain would happen at the end user browser level . The CP80 Foundation claims its ICPA also attempts to address the international `` Porn Problem '' . If the ICPA were to pass an end user would have several choices to make in terms of their Internet experience . The end user would choose Community ports or both Open and Community ports . If the end user chooses Community ports only , the end user could then decide to allow all IP 's from foreign countries or just the IP 's from compliant countries or no foreign IP 's , all of this configuration would happen at the ISP level . In Addition , The CP80 Foundation also supports a movement to use the IANA function , which is still currently administered by the US Government , to enforce the ICPA 's proposed separation of content internationally as part of `` A New Internet Evolution '' , disseminating down though the current ranks of Internet governance including regional Internet registries ( RIR ) , ISPs and finally web publishers and content providers . This would address any international web publisher or content provider who is not conforming to the `` New Evolution '' of the Internet .",
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"text": "Natalie Gioia Natalie Gioia is a Pop & Dance vocalist , based in Kiev , Ukraine . Natalie grew up in the small town of Russia , Armavir . At the age of 16 , Natalie decided to try herself as a vocalist . Later , when she reached 20 , she was invited as a solo singer by one of the most world famous show producer to Japan 's tour with show ballet Bourgeois . Tunisia was the next step in her career . Touring in the African country , Natalie met famous Italian impresario Flavio Demichelis , who invited her to collaborate in Italy . In the 2006 she signed contract and later new song Che donna vorei was out . It was success in the eyes of critics . In the 2009 Natalie came to Ukraine , where she met her love . This fact influenced Natalie 's music tastes and she tried to sing on the EDM tracks . After her first EDM collaboration was released through Angelu music label , Natalie immediately caught the attention of producers like EDU and Tucandeo , what developed her professionalism in this genre of music . Understanding this song are not the ones , which could be the center of her music career , she started to collaborate with Alex M.O.R.P.H. . As the result , track Dreams was released on the A State of Trance ( Armada ) label . Dreams of Alex and Natalie reached TOP5 tracks ( Beatport.com Trance Chart ) and was included to the Universal Religion Chapter 7 ( by Armin van Buuren ) .",
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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 Sideserf Natalie Sideserf ( born January 7 , 1985 ) is an American artist , teacher and celebrity chef specializing in hyperrealistic cake sculpting techniques . An award-winning cake artist , Sideserf has received national and global acclaim for her realistic and sometimes gruesome designs . In 2014 , Food Network declared Sideserf as `` one of the most talented young cake artists in the country at the forefront of realistic cake decorating '' Born in Brunswick , Ohio , she holds a bachelor 's degree in Fine Art with a concentration in painting from The Ohio State University .",
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"text": "Elizabeth Nickson Elizabeth Nickson is a Canadian writer and journalist . In the late 1980s and early 1990s , she was European bureau chief of Life magazine . In 2002 , Elizabeth Nickson 's column at the National Post was terminated due to a case of plagiarism . Canada 's National Post has dismissed a columnist due to concerns over plagiarism . The news broke in an Editor 's Note the paper ran on Friday : `` In freelancer Elizabeth Nickson 's column in the National Post of May 31 , 2002 , the following words should have been attributed to Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online : `` Kim Basinger is ` allergic ' to the sun and requires an assistant to carry an umbrella to protect her on the off chance she might be exposed to dangerous solar radiation . Sylvester Stallone once refused to continue with an interview until his hotel room was painted a more ` likable ' peach . Mike Myers almost quit the filming of Wayne 's World because he did n't have any margarine for his bagel . Sean Penn made an assistant swim the dangerous and polluted currents of New York 's East River just to bring him a cigarette . Jennifer Lopez is just one of the many stars who does not permit her employees to look her in the eyes . '' These sentences , as they appeared in Ms. Nickson 's column published two and a half years ago , were slightly revised from Mr. Goldberg 's original article that appeared a year earlier in 2001 . The National Post regrets the omission of the attribution to Mr. Goldberg and the National Review . While Ms. Nickson indicated that her failure to attribute the passage was inadvertent , the Post has decided to discontinue her weekly freelance column . ''",
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"text": "Washington Public Ports Association In 1961 , the Washington State Legislature authorized port commissioners to designate The Washington Public Ports Association ( WPPA ) as a port coordinating agency . WPPA 's many purposes are outlined in RCW Chapter 53.06.030 : to initiate and carry on the necessary studies , investigations and surveys required for the proper development and improvement of the commerce and business generally common to all port districts both within and without the state of Washington , and other operators of terminal and transportation facilities for this purpose , and to make such expenditures as are necessary for these purposes , including the proper promotion and advertising of all such properties , utilities and facilities ; to establish coordinating and joint marketing bodies of association members , including but not limited to establishment of a federation of Washington ports as described in RCW 53.06.070 , as may be necessary to provide effective and efficient marketing of the state 's trade , tourism and travel resources ; to exchange information relative to port construction , maintenance , operation , administration and management ; to promote and encourage port development along sound economic lines ; to promote and encourage the development of transportation commerce and industry ; to operate as a clearinghouse for information , public relations and liaison for the port districts of the state and to serve as a channel for cooperation among the various port districts and for the assembly and presentation of information relating to the needs and requirements of port districts to the public .",
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"text": "Karen Pearlman Dr Karen Pearlman is the author of Cutting Rhythms , Shaping the Film Edit ( Focal Press , 2009 ) and its second edition Cutting Rhythms , Intuitive Film Editing ( Focal Press , 2016 ) . She is known for her pioneering work in articulating underlying principles concerning what rhythm in film is , how it is shaped and the purpose it serves in modulating cycles of tension and release for viewers . The focus of her research and teaching , currently as Lecturer in Film Production at Macquarie University and formerly as Head of Screen Studies at the Australian Film , Television and Radio School , is on the connection of theory and practice and making conceptual thinking accessible and useful to practitioners . Many of her ideas about rhythm , editing , and affect derive from her career as a professional dancer on the opera house stages of the world with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company , and dancing and choreographing in the theatres , lofts and experimental dance venues of Australia , the USA and Europe . As well as using her understanding of kinesthetic empathy in her theorizing , she applies her choreographic sensibility to her own editing and dramaturgy of the multi award winning dance on screen works made by The Physical TV Company , which she co-directs with Richard James Allen . In 2009 Dr Pearlman was elected President of The Australian Screen Editors Guild ( ASE ) .",
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"text": "Natalie Joyce Natalie Joyce ( November 6 , 1902 -- November 9 , 1992 ) was an American movie actress from Norfolk , Virginia . She was a cousin of movie star Olive Borden .",
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"text": "Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman Edward Berkeley Portman , 1st Viscount Portman ( 9 July 1799 -- 19 November 1888 ) , was a British Liberal politician . He was an active supporter of the Royal Agricultural Society of England from its commencement in 1838 , and served as president in 1846 , 1856 , and 1862 . He was a considerable breeder of Devon cattle and of improved Alderney cows .",
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"text": "Information–action ratio The information -- action ratio was a concept coined by cultural critic Neil Postman ( 1931 -- 2003 ) in his work Amusing Ourselves to Death . In short , Postman meant to indicate the relationship between a piece of information and what action , if any , a consumer of that information might reasonably be expected to take once learning it . In a speech to the German Informatics Society ( Gesellschaft für Informatik ) on October 11 , 1990 in Stuttgart , sponsored by IBM-Germany , Postman said the following : `` The tie between information and action has been severed . Information is now a commodity that can be bought and sold , or used as a form of entertainment , or worn like a garment to enhance one 's status . It comes indiscriminately , directed at no one in particular , disconnected from usefulness ; we are glutted with information , drowning in information , have no control over it , do n't know what to do with it . '' In Amusing Ourselves to Death Postman frames the information-action ratio in the context of the telegraph 's invention . Prior to the telegraph , Postman says people received information relevant to their lives , creating a high correlation between information and action : `` The information-action ratio was sufficiently close so that most people had a sense of being able to control some of the contingencies in their lives '' ( p. 69 ) . The telegraph allowed bits of information to travel long distances , and so Postman claims `` the local and the timeless ... lost their central position in newspapers , eclipsed by the dazzle of distance and speed ... Wars , crimes , crashes , fires , floods -- much of it the social and political equivalent of Adelaide 's whooping coughs -- became the content of what people called ` the news of the day ' '' ( pp. 66 -- 67 ) . A low information-action ratio , therefore , refers to the helplessness people confront when faced with decontextualized information . Someone may know Adelaide has the whooping cough , but what could anyone do about it ? Postman said that this kind of access to decontextualized information `` made the relationship between information and action both abstract and remote . '' Information consumers were `` faced with the problem of a diminished social and political potency . ''",
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"text": "P. Inman Peter Inman ( writing as P. Inman ) is an American poet who was born in 1947 and raised on Long Island . He is a graduate of Georgetown University . Since 1980 he has worked at the Library of Congress , where he has been a union activist ( i.e. shop steward , executive officer , union rep and contract negotiator ) for Local 2910 of the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees AFSCME . He has described his politics as `` class-based & socialist '' . His work has appeared in magazines and anthologies including : In the American Tree ( edited by Ron Silliman ) and From the Other Side of the Century . He resides in Maryland with the poet Tina Darragh .",
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"text": "Bassey – The EMI/UA Years 1959 – 1979 Bassey -- The EMI/UA Years 1959 -- 1979 is a 5-CD boxset compilation from Shirley Bassey issued in 1994 , this set features 94 studio recordings on four CDs , recorded for EMI/United Artists between 1959 and 1979 . Disc five features a previously unreleased live recording from Carnegie Hall . The boxset was reissued by EMI in 2010 in a standard jewel case set . All tracks appear here in stereo , the original singles released between 1959 and 1969 were released in mono . Later re-issues on compilations were stereo versions of the mono singles , these are the versions featured here . Original mono single recordings made for EMI Columbia were re-issued in 2006 on the 2-CD set The Complete EMI/Columbia Singles Collection . It was not unusual in this era to make a recording twice , as recording methods for mono and stereo were very different . This created two recordings of the same song , with differing vocals and instrumentation . Both versions were released on separate albums , making two versions of an album available . Mono albums were less expensive and it took a few years before stereo became the dominant market . Later all recordings were made in stereo but were mixed to mono for single releases . Several previously unreleased tracks were discovered in the EMI vaults and made available here for the first time . This box covers extensively Shirley Bassey 's career from the late 1950s through to the late 1970s , from traditional pop to disco . All three of her world famous James Bond themes are represented here , as are many rare single and EP only releases . Many of the tracks here had not been available in any form since the original release on vinyl . None of Bassey 's live albums recorded in this period are represented on this release . Two B-sides were omitted : The 1976 B-side of `` Natalie '' , a track titled `` Runaway '' ( Shapiro , Lovecchio ) ( an Italian original ) , and the other was a 1979 cover of Barry Manilow 's `` Copacabana ( At The Copa ) '' ( Manilow , Sussman , Feldman ) which only appeared on the 1979 single `` This Is my Life '' . These two tracks are the only ones , originally released in the UK during the EMI/UA Years , not to have had a digital re-issue , as of October 2009 . A fifth disc features a previously unreleased live recording made on 15 February 1964 at Carnegie Hall , New York . Planned for an album release , this performance was recorded live on a three track tape and was originally mixed for Mono . Due to limitations of the period the results were found unsatisfactory . In 1994 while this boxset was being planned the tapes were discovered and mixed for Stereo at Abbey Road , London . The recording represents well the experience of an early Shirley Bassey concert , highlighting some of her earliest recordings at her previous label ( Philips ) and showcasing a selection of her newest recordings taken from her first three albums at EMI/Columbia . Some of the performances found here are the only live recordings of several Bassey tracks . Her concert performances changed a great deal in the next few years . By the time she finally released Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle in 1965 her early recordings were no longer part of the set list . The song `` Typically English '' was never recorded in a studio version . Musical Direction on the original live recording was by Tony Osborne , and remixed for EMI by Tristam Penna and Ashley Alexander in September 1994 .",
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"text": "Canada Canada ( -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- ) is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border . One third of the population lives in the three largest cities : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France . As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today . Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada . This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada . In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada . With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority ( as the conclusion of Patriation ) , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty . Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state . The country is officially bilingual at the federal level . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries . Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks . Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture . Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .",
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"text": "Canadian studies Canadian studies is a college-level study of Canadian culture , the spoken languages of Canada , Canadian literature , Quebec , agriculture in Canada , the history of Canada , and Canadian government and politics . Most universities that offer the discipline recommend that students take a double major ( e.g. Political Science , International Relations ) or French , if not included in the course . Some careers for students who take Canadian studies include the foreign service and working at Canadian embassies or the foreign embassies in Canada . Scholars known for their work in Canadian studies include Fernand Ouellet , Linda Hutcheon , George Ramsay Cook , William T. R. Fox , Annette Baker Fox , Susan Swan , Christl Verduyn , Sergey Rogov , and George Melnyk . The Governor General 's International Award for Canadian Studies is an award for excellence in the field and was established in 1995 by the International Council for Canadian Studies .",
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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": "History of Quebec Quebec has played a special role in French history ; the modern province occupies much of the land where French settlers founded the colony of Canada ( New France ) in the 17th and 18th centuries . The population is predominantly French-speaking and Roman Catholic , with a large Anglophone minority , augmented in recent years by immigrants from Asia . The political alienation of the Francophones from the Anglophones has been a persistent theme since the late 19th century . Tensions were especially high during the First World War . Historically , British merchants and financiers controlled the economy , and dominated Montreal . The Catholic Church , in close cooperation with the landowners , led a highly traditional social structure in rural and small town Quebec . Much of that changed during the Quiet Revolution of the 1980s . Quebec 's separatists , calling for an independent nation , gained strength , but were narrowly defeated in two referenda . Quebec imposed increasingly stringent laws favouring the French language ; many Anglophones left , as did many of the national and international corporations that had been based in Montreal .",
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"text": "Terrorism in Canada Terrorism in Canada has occurred on numerous occasions in the country 's history . Some terrorism is related to external events and nationalities . Some , such as the FLQ crisis in the 1960s , was related to internal tensions within the country .",
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"text": "Paul H. Robinson Jr. Paul Heron Robinson Jr. ( born June 22 , 1930 ) is a United States businessman who was United States Ambassador to Canada from 1981 to 1985 . He was born in Chicago on June 22 , 1930 . He attended Hinsdale Township High School in Hinsdale , Illinois ; he would later marry his high school girlfriend , Martha C. Bidwell , in 1953 . After graduating from high school , Robinson attended the University of Illinois , receiving a B.S. in 1953 . Robinson served in the United States Navy from 1953 to 1955 , achieving the rank of Lieutenant . He later founded his own business , Robinson , Incorporated , working as a broker for banks and professional institutions . He was also an active member of the Republican Party . In 1981 , President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated Robinson to be United States Ambassador to Canada . Ambassador Robinson presented his credentials on July 15 , 1981 and served in Ottawa until September 9 , 1985 . He began discussions with the Liberal government headed by Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau about easing trade restrictions between the U.S. and Canada . With the election of Progressive Conservative Brian Mulroney in the 1984 Canadian federal election , these talks were expanded to discussions about a comprehensive free trade agreement . These discussions were the starting point of a process that would ultimately see the signing of the Canada -- United States Free Trade Agreement on October 4 , 1988 .",
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"text": "Australian Canadians Australian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Australian descent or Australian-born people who reside in Canada . According to the 2011 Census there were 36,350 Canadians who claimed full or partial Australian ancestry . Both are among the most developed countries and share historical connections , language , similar customs and among others , they also have Elizabeth II as their Head of State as both are also Commonwealth realms .",
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"text": "Canada–Cuba relations Canada has maintained consistently cordial relations with Cuba , in spite of considerable pressure from the United States , with the island being one of the most popular international travel destinations for Canadian citizens .",
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"text": "Canada (band) Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor , Michigan . Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars , drums , cellos , glockenspiels , melodicas , rhodes piano , organ and accordions . The group is known for its group vocals and harmonies and energetic live shows where members switch instruments between songs . `` With a blend of pop , folk , and country , Canada keeps an even keel with amazing melodies and even more engaging instrumentation , never becoming tiresome or trite in its mission to craft the perfect pop song ... They have made what could very well be the best pop album to come out of the ever-fruitful Detroit music scene in 2006 , and considering the quality of the competition , that 's no small praise . '' The band , composed of long-time friends , formed in late 2004 and self-released the six song How Dare You EP in July 2005 . Soon after , they were approached by indie Michigan label Quite Scientific and soon signed with them to record a full length album . Recording took place during the fall and winter of 2005 in Lansing , Michigan on a soundboard originally used to mix portions of the second and third Star Wars films . The band released its first album , This Cursed House , in June 2006 . The album became the No. 1 most-added album in college radio for June 20 , 2006 , and later climbed to No. 13 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 ( CMJ New Music Report , Issue 971 ) . Canada proceeded to embark on a series of tours with friends Page France ( Suicide Squeeze ) , Saturday Looks Good To Me ( Polyvinyl ) Headlights ( Polyvinyl ) , and Margot and the Nuclear So and So 's . Joe , Ryan , and Aaron ( Shaul ) became brief members of Saturday Looks Good To Me during this time , playing bass , drums , and glockenspiel respectively . Ryan later became a more permanent member with the group and toured with them as their drummer during their 2007 US and European tours . Canada also performed at the 2006 Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana , the 2006/7/8 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW 2006/7 in Austin . Canada embarked on its longest ( 8 week ) nationwide tour in the summer of 2007 . The band was prepping the release of their second full-length ( which would have been called Put Singing Birds Into Your Messy Hair ) , when creative , scheduling , and recording issues put a halt to production in late 2008 . The band currently has no plans to re-unite , despite several offers for reunion concerts in Southeastern Michigan , however their second record may become available digitally sometime in the future .",
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"text": "Canadian High Commissions Canadian High Commissions are Canadian diplomatic missions in Commonwealth states . They are the equivalent of embassies in non-Commonwealth states . List of Canadian High Commissioners to Australia 1939 -- present List of Canadian High Commissioners to Newfoundland 1941-1949 List of Canadian High Commissioners to New Zealand 1940 -- present List of Canadian High Commissioners to the United Kingdom 1880 -- present List of Canadian High Commissioners to India List of Canadian High Commissioners to Barbados 1966 -- present List of Canadian High Commissioners to Belize List of Canadian High Commissioners to Hong Kong ? -1997 Category : High Commissioners of Canada Category : Commonwealth of Nations articles",
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"text": "Province of Quebec (1763–1791) The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years ' War . Great Britain acquired French Canada by the Treaty of Paris in which ( after a long debate ) France negotiated to keep the small but very rich sugar island of Guadeloupe instead . By Britain 's Royal Proclamation of 1763 , Canada ( part of New France ) was renamed the Province of Quebec . The new British province extended from the coast of Labrador on the Atlantic Ocean , southwest through the Saint Lawrence River Valley to the Great Lakes and beyond to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers . Portions of its southwest ( below the Great Lakes ) were later ceded to the United States in a later Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) at the conclusion of the American Revolution .",
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"text": "Africa–Canada relations Canada -- Africa relations are relations between Canada and the peoples and countries of the African continent .",
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"text": "Quebec Conference Quebec Conference refers to one of several different meetings by the same name that were held in Quebec City , Quebec , Canada : The Quebec Conference , 1864 , the second conference to discuss Canada 's confederation , which was finally accomplished three years later . It was here that the 72 Resolutions were drafted The Quebec Conference , 1943 , a top-level meetings between the United States and Britain , with Canada as host , to plan strategy in 1944 . It also resulted in the Quebec Agreement to share nuclear technology The Second Quebec Conference , held in 1944 . Only the United States and the United Kingdom were represented . Most known for the agreement on , and signing of , the Morgenthau plan The Quebec City Summit of the Americas , in 2001 , which discussed the Free Trade Area of the Americas ; these were targeted by massive anti-globalization protests",
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"text": "List of elections in the Province of Canada The Province of Canada was the union of Canada West ( formerly Upper Canada and later Ontario ) and Canada East ( formerly Lower Canada and later Quebec ) . The Province of Canada held 8 unique elections from 1841 to 1863 before Confederation . While party lines were somewhat blurred , there were political parties . There are many examples of groups of MPs going against the party line , or splitting a party into two . A good example of this is when a number of Liberal MPs supported John A. Macdonald , a Conservative , and his idea for Canadian Confederation , many other Liberal Party members were opposed to Confederation . After the establishment of the double majority principle , any bill , in order to be passed , needed a majority of MPs from both Canada West and Canada East . This sometimes led to coalitions between Ontario Liberals and Quebec Tories , or vice versa . The elections listed below are divided into `` Left '' or `` Reformer '' camps , and `` Right '' or `` Conservative '' camps .",
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"text": "Provinces and territories of Canada Canada 's geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub-national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America -- New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec ) -- were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada 's international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , and Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world 's second-largest country by area . The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act , 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act , 1867 ) , whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada . The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are divided between the federal government and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively . A change to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment , whereas a similar change affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government . In modern Canadian constitutional theory , the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions and each province has its own `` Crown '' represented by the lieutenant governor . The territories are not sovereign , but simply part of the federal realm , and have a commissioner who represents the federal government . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Arctic policy of Canada The Arctic policy of Canada includes both the foreign policy of Canada in regard to the Arctic region and Canada 's domestic policy towards its Arctic territories . This includes the devolution of powers to the territories . Canada 's Arctic policy includes the plans and provisions of these regional governments . It encompasses the exercise of sovereignty , social and economic development , the protection of the environment , and the improving and devolving of governance . Canada , along with the 7 other Arctic nations , is a member of the Arctic Council . On August 23 , 2012 , Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq would serve as chair of the Arctic Council when Canada assumed the Chairmanship from Sweden in May 2013 . Along with its mainland in the upper regions of North America , Canada claims sovereignty over the related continental shelf and the Arctic Archipelago . It considers the waters between the islands of the Archipelago to be Canadian Internal Waters . The United States considers those to be international waters . Canada has more Arctic land mass than any other country . This land is included within the administrative regions of the Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon . As of 2011 , approximately 107,265 Canadians live in the Arctic .",
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"text": "Forestry in Canada The Canadian forestry industry is a major contributor to the Canadian economy . With 42 percent of the land acreage of Canada covered by forests , the country contains 10 percent of the world 's forested land , made up mostly of spruce , poplar and pine . Forests and forestry in Canada are managed by Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Forest Service , in cooperation with several organizations which represent government officials , policy experts and numerous other stakeholders . Extensive deforestation by European settlers during the 18th and 19th centuries has been halted by more modern policies , and today less than 1 percent of Canada 's forests are affected by logging each year . Despite the low amount of land that is logged , Canada is the world 's second-largest exporter of forestry goods , and the industry contributes significantly to Canada 's surplus global balance of trade . Economic concerns related to forestry include greenhouse gas emissions , biotechnology , biological diversity and infestations of pests , such as the mountain pine beetle .",
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"text": "Canada–Ireland relations Canada -- Ireland relations are those between Canada and Republic of Ireland . Canada and Ireland enjoy friendly relations , the importance of which centres on the history of Irish migration to Canada and the two countries ' shared history as parts of the British Empire . Approximately 4.5 million Canadians claimed to have Irish ancestors ( approximately 14 % of Canada 's population ) . Both nations are mutual members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , United Nations and the World Trade Organization .",
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"text": "Argentina–Chile relations Argentina -- Chile relations refers to interstate relations between the Republic of Chile and the Argentine Republic . Argentina and Chile share the world 's third-longest international border , which is 5300 km long and runs from north to the south along the Andes mountains . Although gaining their independence during the South American wars of liberation , during much of the 19th and the 20th century relations between the countries were chilled as a result of disputes over the border in Patagonia . In recent years relations have improved dramatically . Despite increased trade between the two countries , Argentina and Chile have followed quite different economic policies . Chile has signed free trade agreements with countries such as China , the USA , Canada , South Korea and the EU and is an active member of the APEC , while Argentina belongs to the Mercosur regional free trade area . Both countries are members of the Union of South American Nations .",
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"text": "The Fight for Canada The Fight for Canada : Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism is a 1993 non-fiction book by David Orchard . It was first published in April 1993 through the Stoddart Publishing Company and a revised edition with five new chapters was released in 1998 through Robert Davies . It details the history of Canada and the many attempts of annexation , by military or political means , by the United States . A primary impetus for Orchard to write this book was the pending Free Trade Agreement ( FTA ) and later the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) . He was , and still is , a strong opponent to these agreements .",
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"text": "Canadian Merchant Navy Canada , like several other Commonwealth nations , created its own Merchant Navy in a large-scale effort during World War II .",
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"text": "Neil Young Neil Percival Young , ( born November 12 , 1945 ) , is a Canadian singer-songwriter , musician , producer , director and screenwriter . Young began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960 . In 1966 , after a brief stint with the Rick James-fronted Mynah Birds , he moved to Los Angeles , where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills , Richie Furay and others . Young had released two solo albums by the time he joined Crosby , Stills & Nash in 1969 , in addition to two as a member of Buffalo Springfield . From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse , Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums , sometimes warring with his recording company along the way . Young 's often distorted electric guitar work , deeply personal lyrics and signature tenor singing voice transcend his long career . Young also plays piano and harmonica on many albums which frequently combine folk , rock , blues and other musical styles . Known to rip up live set lists , Young often plays acoustic versions of songs in one show and electric versions in others . His gritty guitar work , especially with Crazy Horse , earned him the nickname `` Godfather of Grunge '' and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam . More recently Young has been backed by Promise of the Real . Young directed ( or co-directed ) films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey , including Journey Through the Past ( 1973 ) , Rust Never Sleeps ( 1979 ) , Human Highway ( 1982 ) , Greendale ( 2003 ) , and CSNY/D éjà Vu ( 2008 ) . He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia ( 1993 ) and Dead Man ( 1995 ) . Young has received several Grammy and Juno awards . The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice : as a solo artist in 1995 and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield . In 2000 , Rolling Stone named Young the 34th greatest rock 'n roll artist . He has lived in California since the 1960s but retains Canadian citizenship . He was awarded the Order of Manitoba on July 14 , 2006 , and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Provinces and territories of Canada Canada 's geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub-national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America -- New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec ) -- were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada 's international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , and Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world 's second-largest country by area . The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act , 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act , 1867 ) , whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada . The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are divided between the federal government and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively . A change to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment , whereas a similar change affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government . In modern Canadian constitutional theory , the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions and each province has its own `` Crown '' represented by the lieutenant governor . The territories are not sovereign , but simply part of the federal realm , and have a commissioner who represents the federal government . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Twenty Questions (Canadian TV series) Twenty Questions was a Canadian television game show , which aired on CTV in the 1961-62 television season . Produced by CJAY-TV in Winnipeg and hosted by Stewart Macpherson , the show was an adaptation of the earlier American game show Twenty Questions . Panelists on the show included Rassy Ragland , the mother of Neil Young . Twenty Questions was broadcast on Wednesday evenings , 19:30 in Toronto , beginning 4 October 1961 . The programme lasted only a single season on CTV . Macpherson subsequently went on to host a British adaptation of Twenty Questions for Associated-Rediffusion . Les Wedman , television columnist for The Vancouver Sun , deemed the production to be a `` dull , witless presentation of a parlor -LSB- sic -RSB- game '' .",
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"text": "List of Prime Ministers of Canada by languages spoken The politics of language has been a key issue in Canada since the founding of the country in 1867 . The choice of a party leader is greatly influenced by language proficiency , as is electability with the public . All Canadian prime ministers have spoken either French or English , some both , but only a few were fluently bilingual , and few have spoken any other language . All prime ministers have had one of English or French as their mother tongue with the possible exceptions of Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie , who may have spoken Scottish Gaelic or Lowland Scots as their first language . The two official languages of the Parliament of Canada have been English and French since 1867 under the British North America Act ; however , few members of parliament have historically been able to debate in their second language , and simultaneous translation was not introduced until the 1960s , making for two largely separate groups of legislators debating the same issues in two different languages . Furthermore the language of administration was almost solely English before the 1969 Official Languages Act . Speaking English has always been necessary to become prime minister as the majority of any parliamentary caucus large enough to form government has always been made up of unilingual Anglophones , not to mention the voting public . Not being able to speak French has not always been considered a sufficient handicap to prevent one from becoming prime minister , however . All Anglophone Canadian prime ministers have had ministers in their cabinet that represented the provincial interests of Quebec and spoke the French language , known as Quebec lieutenants . This tradition began before Confederation in the old United Province in Canada , which was usually jointly governed by two `` co-premiers '' , one from Canada West ( Ontario ) and one from Canada East ( Quebec ) . It was extended into Confederation via Macdonald 's partnership with George-Étienne Cartier and has continued down to the present day . Since rise of Quebec nationalism ( following the Quiet Revolution -LSB- circa 1960-1966 -RSB- ) , and especially the introduction of official bilingualism in the Official Languages Act in 1969 and its entrenchment in the Constitution of 1982 , Canadian prime ministers ( and party leaders as potential prime ministers ) have been expected to be functionally bilingual by convention . An important factor in this trend has been the creation of the televised leaders ' debates , which are held in separately in French and English . The parties feel the need to have a leader who can at least participate in both debates , even if they can not win them both . The need to speak both languages is also seen as symbol of Canada 's identity as a linguistic duality , but also as a practical political matter , as the prime minister is seen as a leader of the federalist camp opposed to Quebec separatism and must be able to fight for the `` hearts and minds '' of Quebecers in their native language .",
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"text": "Neil Leyton Neil Leyton is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and guitarist born in Lisbon . He has lived and played music in Toronto , London , and Stockholm . He was a founding member and songwriter in Canadian art-glam indie project The Conscience Pilate from 1995 to 1998 , beginning a solo career in 1999 . He is also the founder of the Fading Ways record label , one of the first to use Creative Commons licenses . Leyton was a vocal proponent of the Creative Commons giving several seminars and speaking at conferences about its possible uses in the music industry , including Music Tank ( London ) and Popkomm ( Berlin ) . He has also played guitar for other musical projects live and in the studio , most notably British glam rockers Dogs D'Amour , Canadian rockers Crash Kelly ( fellow Canadian musician Sean Kelly 's band ) and Canadian power pop outfit Galore . He participated in a side-project with Ky Anto , titled Pretty Volume , and recorded an E.P. with fellow Canadian guitarist Rich Jones and The Wildhearts ' frontman Ginger in the UK . The Hellacopters 's Nicke Andersson and Backyard Babies 's guitarist Dregen were guests on Leyton 's The Betrayal of the Self album , released in 2006 via Feedback Boogie and Fading Ways Records . In December 2008 he released an exclusive fans-only new album , Metacognitive Apperceptions . Leyton has also produced several independent recording sessions for artists such as Mark Fernyhough and Maria Pettersson . In 2009 he participated in a new side project with The Hellacopters 's Nicke Andersson , called The Point , releasing a 7 '' vinyl single . He also co-wrote and sang on Andersson 's debut solo album Imperial State Electric , on the track `` Deja Vu '' , released in 2010 . At the end of 2010 he released the Elite Nylon album . In early 2011 , AWALUK released the compilation Out of Synch , featuring mostly acoustic material from Leyton 's back-catalogue as well as some unreleased tracks .",
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"text": "Team Canada New Year's Eve Game The World Junior Hockey Championship is played every year from December 26 to January 5 , and is a major event on the sporting calendar for many Canadians . Every year Team Canada plays their final Round Robin game on New Year 's Eve . In years when the tournament is played in Canada , large crowds attend the game . It is also broadcast annually by TSN ( English ) and RDS ( French ) , attracting large audiences . In years that Canada and the United States are grouped in the same pool , the United States is usually Canada 's opponent . If the tournament does n't schedule games on New Year 's Eve , such as in 2002 and 2005 , Team Canada will play on December 30 instead .",
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"text": "Neil Macdonald Neil Macdonald ( born 1957 ) is a Canadian journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , currently senior correspondent for CBC News The National . He is the brother of comedian Norm Macdonald .",
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"text": "Bob Young (businessman) Robert Young is a serial entrepreneur who is best known for founding Red Hat Inc. , the open source software company . He is also the Caretaker of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League . He was born in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . He attended Trinity College School in Port Hope , Ontario . He received a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria College at the University of Toronto .",
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"text": "Andrea Neil Andrea Neil ( born October 26 , 1971 , in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a pioneer of women 's soccer in Canada . Neil retired from the game after representing Canada more than any other Canadian player in history . With a career spanning 18 years she went on to play for her country 132 times , and was the first Canadian to participate in four FIFA Women 's World Cups as a player ( 1995 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 ) , including Canada 's best ever finish at a FIFA World Cup , when the Canadian women 's national team finished fourth in 2003 .",
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"text": "Neil Young (album) Neil Young is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young , which was his debut release as a solo artist following his departure from the band Buffalo Springfield . Released first on November 12 , 1968 , it was then partially remixed and re-released in January 1969 . In neither case did it appear on the Billboard 200 album chart .",
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"text": "GMA Canada The Gospel Music Association of Canada or GMA Canada ( formerly known as the CGMA ) is a not for profit association , founded in 1974 , whose purpose is to promote Christian music in Canada . GMA Canada assists Christian artists , songwriters , producers , promoters and others working in Christian music to promote their work with media , retailers , distributors and church leadership . The organization runs educational programs and presents the annual Covenant Awards . It releases recordings of Christian music such as the annual `` Covenant Hits '' and the 30th Anniversary Collection of 2008 , and has instituted a `` Canada Song Hall of Fame '' featuring traditional Christian songs .",
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"text": "Young Galaxy Young Galaxy is a Canadian indie pop/dream pop band formed in 2006 in Montreal , whose members are Stephen Ramsay ( vocals/guitar ) , Catherine McCandless ( vocals/keyboards ) , Matthew Shapiro ( keys/guitar ) , and touring member Andrea Silver ( drums ) .",
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"text": "Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. . ( born November 17 , 1938 ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk , folk-rock , and country music , and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s . He has been referred to as Canada 's greatest songwriter and internationally as a folk-rock legend . Lightfoot 's songs , including `` For Lovin ' Me '' , `` Early Morning Rain '' , `` Steel Rail Blues '' , `` Ribbon of Darkness '' -- a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins 's cover in 1965 -- and `` Black Day in July '' about the 1967 Detroit riot , brought him international recognition in the 1960s . He experienced chart success in Canada with his own recordings , beginning in 1962 with the No. 3 hit Me ) I 'm the One '' . Lightfoot 's recordings then made an impact on the international music charts as well in the 1970s , with songs such as `` If You Could Read My Mind '' ( 1970 ) his first U.S. top 10 hit reaching # 5 . `` Sundown '' ( 1974 ) a # 1 hit , `` Carefree Highway '' ( 1974 ) which followed reaching # 10 , `` Rainy Day People ( 1975 ) at # 25 , and `` The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald '' ( 1976 ) ( No. 2 , Hot 100 ) . Some of Lightfoot 's albums have achieved gold and multi-platinum status internationally . His songs have been recorded by some of the world 's most renowned recording artists , including Elvis Presley , Johnny Cash , Hank Williams Jr. , The Kingston Trio , Marty Robbins , Jerry Lee Lewis , Neil Young , Bob Dylan , Judy Collins , Barbra Streisand , Johnny Mathis , Herb Alpert , Harry Belafonte , Scott Walker , Sarah McLachlan , Eric Clapton , John Mellencamp , Jack Jones , Bobby Vee , Roger Whittaker , Peter , Paul and Mary , Glen Campbell , The Irish Rovers , Nico , Olivia Newton-John , Paul Weller , and Ultra Naté . Robbie Robertson of the Band described Lightfoot as `` a national treasure '' . Bob Dylan , also a Lightfoot fan , called him one of his favorite songwriters and , in an often-quoted tribute , Dylan observed that when he heard a Lightfoot song he wished `` it would last forever '' . Lightfoot was a featured musical performer at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary , Alberta . He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree ( arts ) in 1979 and the Companion of the Order of Canada -- Canada 's highest civilian honour -- in 2003 . In November 1997 , Lightfoot was awarded the Governor General 's Performing Arts Award , Canada 's highest honour in the performing arts . On February 6 , 2012 , Lightfoot was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario . In June that year he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . On June 6 , 2015 , Lightfoot received an honorary doctorate of music in his hometown of Orillia from Lakehead University .",
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"text": "Neil Merryweather Neil Merryweather ( born Robert Neilson Lillie on December 27 , 1945 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a Canadian rock singer , bass player and songwriter . He has recorded and performed with musicians including Steve Miller , Dave Mason , Lita Ford , Billy Joel , Rick James and Wilson Pickett , and released an extensive catalogue of albums .",
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"text": "Young Kidd Frankie Fontaine ( born October 1 , 1988 ) , better known by the stage name Young Kidd , is a Canadian rapper of aboriginal and Jamaican heritage . Young Kidd was born and raised in Winnipeg , Manitoba . He began performing in 2005 and has released multiple mixtapes , two albums and was nominated for two APCMA awards in 2010 . Young Kidd has been successful in the Winnipeg rap scene .",
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"text": "LGBT rights in Canada Lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) rights in Canada are some of the most advanced in the Americas and in the world . During the British North American era , same-sex sexual activity between men was a capital crime and resulted in the death penalty , however , there is no surviving record of any executions and political figures were reluctant to enforce the law . The death penalty was eventually repealed and a broader law involving gross indecency between men was often enforced in the late 19th century . During the early to mid 20th-century , the law often portrayed homosexual men as sex offenders until the infamous court case of Everett George Klippert , who admitted to having sex with multiple men , resulted in his life imprisonment . Same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults was soon decriminalized in 1969 as a result of legislation introduced in 1967 , with then-Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Pierre Trudeau ( who eventually became the 15th Prime Minister of Canada ) famously commenting , `` There 's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation . '' Although same-sex couples began being granted domestic partnerships similar to that of married opposite-sex couples , same-sex marriage was already legalized in eight of ten provinces and one of three territories beginning in 2003 . On July 20 , 2005 , Canada became the first country outside Europe and the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide after the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act . Same-sex adoption has also been legal in all provinces and territories under varying rules . Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment , housing , and public and private accommodations is banned nationwide whilst discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression vary by province and territory . Transgender people are allowed to change their legal gender in all provinces and territories under varying rules . Under section 159 of the Criminal Code the age of consent for anal sex is currently unequal at 18 for both homosexuals and heterosexuals whilst oral sex and vaginal sex remains at 16 , which has been found discriminatory by many political figures , publications , provincial and federal courts . On November 15 , 2016 , the Minister of Justice , Jody Wilson-Raybould , introduced a bill to repeal section 159 of the Criminal Code . Canada has frequently been referred to as one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world , with Canada 's largest cities Toronto , Montreal , Vancouver and Ottawa featuring their own gay villages and being named among the most gay-friendly cities in the world . Recent polls have indicated that a large majority of Canadians support same-sex marriage .",
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"text": "Gregor Young Gregor Young ( born 8 February 1966 ) is a Canadian soccer coach and former professional player .",
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"text": "REAL Women of Canada REAL Women of Canada ( Vraies Femmes du Canada in French ) is a socially conservative advocacy group in Canada . The organization was founded in 1983 . REAL stands for `` Realistic , Equal , Active , for Life '' . The group believes that the nuclear family is the most important unit in Canadian society , and that the fragmentation of the Canadian family is a primary cause of social disorder . It lobbies the Government of Canada in favour of legislation to promote what it believes to be the Judeo-Christian model of family life , and to support homemaking . It is also opposed to feminism , abortion and LGBT rights ( and same-sex marriage in Canada as well ) . The group has intervened in Supreme Court of Canada cases such as R. v. Morgentaler ( 1993 ) and M. v. H. ( 1999 ) . In R. v. Sullivan ( 1991 ) it argued that a fetus is a person . Its objectives are , according to its website : To reaffirm that the family is society 's most important unit , since the nurturing of its members is best accomplished in the family setting . To promote the equality , advancement and well being of women , recognizing them as interdependent members of society , whether in the family , workplace or community . To promote , secure and defend legislation which upholds what it considers the Judeo-Christian understanding of marriage and family life . To support government and social policies that make homemaking possible for women who , out of necessity , would otherwise have to take employment outside the home . To support the right to life of all innocent individuals from conception to natural death . Part of their economic policies to help meet their objectives are increased tax relief for single-income families , families with children , and individuals with children . REAL Women is similar in political and social outlook to Phyllis Schlafly 's Eagle Forum and to Concerned Women for America in the United States . The organization has also heavily criticized individuals who have spoken out against Uganda 's criminalization of homosexual relations . On August 7 , 2013 , the group issued a statement criticizing Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird for speaking out on LGBT human rights issues in both Uganda and Russia as part of Canada 's foreign policy .",
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"text": "Neil Stanley Crawford Neil Stanley Crawford ( May 26 , 1931 -- August 25 , 1992 ) was a politician and jazz musician from Alberta , Canada .",
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"text": "Karen Young (Canadian singer) Karen Young ( born June 19 , 1951 ) is a singer , lyricist , composer and arranger from Quebec , Canada who has explored several different musical styles . Young was born in Montreal . Starting in folk music with a medium chart hit Garden Of Ursh ( 1971 ) in the late 1960s , she switched to jazz in the mid-1970s with the successful bebop vocal group , Bug Alley . She was a member from 1975 to 1979 . She played lead roles in the musical theatre productions Mata Hari and Angel , written by David Rimmer and Edward Knoll , in the early 1980s . In the later 1980s , she was part of the renowned bass and voice duo , Young and Donato . Their album Young & Donato was nominated for a Juno Award 1985 . The following album Contredanse won a Félix Award in category Best jazz album in Quebec in 1988 . The duo had 4 times 1987-90 tours in France and 1989-90 in the USA , and also some gigs in 1989 in England . She played lead roles in musicals Mata Hari and Angel , written by David Rimmer and Edward Knoll , in the early 1980s . She has been touring with her bands mostly in Canada , so at the Kaslo Jazz Festival ( 2003 ) with a psychedelic music style or as a member of Sylvain Provost Trio at Jazz en Rafale Festival 2008 . Her eclecticism and familiarity with world , classical and jazz styles allow her to present works ranging from traditional , Latin and contemporary jazz to , more recently , medieval ( album Âme , corps et désir , 2007 ) and electro jazz ( album Electro-Beatniks , 2009 ) . Young established her own independent record label in 1991 , Les Disques URSH . Since then , she has released nine records featuring combinations of artists from different musical backgrounds and traditions . Young composed the musical soundtracks for Joseph 's Daughter , a film by Ilana Schwartz , The Road from Kampuchea by Anne Henderson and for Revoir Julie by Jeanne Crepeau . She was awarded another Félix Award in 2008 for Âme , Corps et Desir in the category `` best classic vocal album '' . She has been touring also with jazz musicians Michel Donato ( bass ) , Norman Lachapelle ( bass ) , Éric Auclair ( bass ) . Karen 's daughter , Coral Egan , is also a singer-songwriter and has released several jazz and pop albums ; Coral has also given Karen a granddaughter .",
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"text": "Alberta general election, 1986 The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta , Canada . It was held on May 8 , 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Peter Lougheed , who had created the modern Alberta Progressive Conservatives , led it to power in 1971 , and served as premier of Alberta for fourteen years , retired from politics in 1985 . The PC Party elected Don Getty as its new leader . Getty was not able to gain the confidence of Albertans as Lougheed had , and the party 's popular vote fell by ten percentage points . The PCs were still , however , able to win a fifth term in government , with over half the votes in the province , and 61 of the 83 seats in the legislature . The New Democratic Party , now led by Ray Martin , was able to make itself the focus of opposition to the PC government , winning almost 30 % of the vote , and sixteen seats in the legislature ( up from two in the 1982 election . ) The Liberal Party of Nicholas Taylor returned to the legislature for the first time since 1969 with four seats . Two seats were won by former Social Credit members who had formed the Representative Party of Alberta after winning re-election in 1982 as independents . Western Canada Concept , a western separatist party that had won almost 12 % of the vote in 1982 , collapsed under the leadership of Jack Ramsay , who later served as a Reform Party of Canada Member of Parliament . The Social Credit Party of Alberta nominated no candidates . The party had governed Alberta for 36 years before getting bounced out of power by the Tories in 1971 . The election of a 22-member opposition to Alberta 's legislature signals for the first time since 1971 a significant competitive voice to the dominant Conservative Party in that province 's voting citizenship . This development and the emergence of the New Democrats as the primary opposition party in Alberta necessitates a reevaluation of Alberta politics , which critics have long labeled as ideologically conservative , anachronistic , and oddly unpredictable . Alberta politics are now beginning to resemble that of Canada 's other provinces . The rise of a new , competent opposition is a healthy development in Alberta 's politics and will likely contribute positively to Alberta 's economic and social well-being , Tupper ( 1986 ) argues .",
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"text": "Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist and keyboardist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London ( UCL ) . After they formed under the name Pectoralz , Guy Berryman joined the group as bassist and they changed their name to Starfish . Will Champion joined as drummer and backing vocalist , completing the lineup . Creative director Phil Harvey is often referred to as the fifth member by the band . The band renamed themselves `` Coldplay '' in 1998 , before recording and releasing three EPs : Safety in 1998 and Brothers & Sisters and The Blue Room in 1999 . The Blue Room was their first release on a major label , after signing to Parlophone . Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single `` Yellow '' in 2000 , followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes , which was nominated for the Mercury Prize . The band 's second album , A Rush of Blood to the Head ( 2002 ) , was released to critical acclaim and won awards including NME 's Album of the Year . Their next release , X&Y , the bestselling album worldwide in 2005 , received mostly positive reviews , though some critics felt it was inferior to its predecessor . Their fourth studio album , Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ( 2008 ) , was produced by Brian Eno and released to largely positive reviews , earning several Grammy Award nominations and wins at the 51st Grammy Awards . In October 2011 , Coldplay released their fifth studio album , Mylo Xyloto , which topped the charts in over 34 countries and was the UK 's best-selling rock album of 2011 , but received mixed reviews , In May 2014 , they released their sixth album , Ghost Stories , which also received mixed reviews and topped the iTunes Store albums charts in over 100 countries . In December 2015 , the band released their seventh album , A Head Full of Dreams , which reached the top two in most major markets , but received generally mixed reviews . Coldplay have won 62 awards from 209 nominations throughout their career , including nine Brit Awards -- winning Best British Group four times -- five MTV Video Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards from 31 nominations . They have sold more than 80 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's bestselling music artists . In December 2009 , Rolling Stone readers voted the group the fourth-best artist of the 2000s . Coldplay have supported various social and political causes , such as Oxfam 's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International . They have also performed at charity projects including Band Aid 20 , Live 8 , Sound Relief , Hope for Haiti Now : A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief , The Secret Policeman 's Ball , Sport Relief and the UK Teenage Cancer Trust .",
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"text": "Celtic Connections The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow , Scotland , and has since been held every January . Featuring over 300 concerts , ceilidhs , talks , free events , late night sessions and workshops , the festival focuses on the roots of traditional Scottish music and also features international folk , roots and world music artists . The festival is produced and promoted by Glasgow 's Concert Halls . Donald Shaw , a founding member of Capercaillie , is the current Celtic Connections Artistic Director , having been appointed to the role in 2006 . At the core of the festival is the Education Programme , which sees thousands of school children attend free morning concerts experiencing live music ranging from Burns to spiritual and blues . Celtic Connections also continues to foster new and young talent through its Young Tradition and New Voices series of concerts , and through the Danny Kyle Open Stage competition . Every night of the festival , once the concerts are over , the late-night Celtic Connections Festival Club runs through to the small hours of the morning . No programme is announced in advance , and the club is renowned for one-off collaborations between musicians appearing at the festival . Celtic Music Radio broadcasts in the Glasgow area on 1530 kHz and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net , and is based in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall during the festival . Celtic Music Radio broadcasts around 7 hours of live material from the venue every day . This includes interviews with performers , reviews and previews of gigs , and live coverage of concerts , including every act on the Danny Kyle Open Stage .",
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"text": "Gramophone (magazine) Gramophone is a magazine published monthly in London devoted to classical music , particularly to reviews of recordings . It was founded in 1923 by the Scottish author Compton Mackenzie . It was acquired by Haymarket in 1999 . In 2013 the Mark Allen Group became the publisher The magazine presents the Gramophone Awards each year to the classical recordings which it considers the finest in a variety of categories . In the title bar of its website Gramophone claims to be : `` The world 's authority on classical music since 1923 . '' This used to appear on the front cover of every issue ; recent editions have changed the wording to `` The world 's best classical music reviews . '' Its circulation , including digital subscribers , was 24,380 in 2014",
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"text": "Rockefeller Music Hall Rockefeller Music Hall , ordinarily referred to simply as Rockefeller , is a concert venue in downtown Oslo , Norway . The building , known as `` Torggata Bad '' ( `` Market Street Bath '' ) earlier used to house a public bath facility . The music hall was established in 1986 . Rockefeller is owned by the Rockefeller Music Hall Company , which also owns a nightclub which is located in the same building complex , John Dee , as well as another nearby music venue , Sentrum Scene . Rockefeller is known for its high volume of concert events , very often involving pop and rock music , as well as cultural events with Norwegian and international artists such as the annual black metal Inferno Festival , running since 2001 . The venue consists of a main room , a large gallery , a smaller upper gallery and lounge bar . The Coldplay EP Trouble - Norwegian Live EP was recorded at the venue .",
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"text": "The Culture Show The Culture Show was a weekly BBC Two Arts magazine programme , focusing on the best of the week 's arts and culture news , covering books , art , film , architecture , music , visual fashion and the performing arts .",
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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": "Music gym A Music Gym is membership-based club or cooperative community where musicians ( and other artists ) share common resources in a shared facility . Such resources are related to music production , music rehearsal , movie production , art galleries , and tools useful for networking with other creative artists . Typically members of the community share the cost of property through some sort of fee , or make some exchange of services live performance , goods ( music equipment ) or labor to be members of the community . The Music Gym concept and name were first coined and made popular in 2000 in Boston , Massachusetts by Ryan McVinney , where he and business partner Robert Edward along with a group of musicians and artists converted an old circuit-board factory in a rundown area of Allston into a shared musical facility for a relatively large group of local musicians and artists . McVinney and others have helped spread the concept from Boston to Austin , Texas , New York City , Canada , England , Lima Peru , San Francisco , Los Angeles and other various locations across the world . Some Music Gym 's operate as for-profit businesses , while some operate as private , non-incorporated clubs run by smaller groups of musicians .",
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"text": "List of concert halls A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage which serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats . While early halls built in the 18th and 19th century were designed for classical orchestra , concerto and opera concerts and ballet performances , halls built in the 20th and 21st century were often built to accommodate a wider range of performance types , including musicals . In the 2010s , popular music such as rock music and traditional music such as folk music are also performed in these venues . Many concert halls exist as one of several halls or performance spaces within a larger performing arts center . In many towns , the concert hall is combined with a convention center . Concert halls typically also contain orchestral rehearsal rooms . Many larger cities have both public and private concert halls . Particularly in smaller cities with fewer alternative venues , concert halls may also be used to accommodate other activities , from theatrical performances to academic presentations and university graduation ceremonies . This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia , dramatic theatres or convention centres which may occasionally be used for concerts . The list is organised alphabetically by geo-political region or continent and then by country within each region .",
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"text": "Cemeteries of London `` Cemeteries of London '' is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay . It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album , Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends . The song is darker than Coldplay 's previous recordings .",
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"text": "Cold (mixtape) Cold is a mixtape by American electronic musician James Ferraro , recorded in New York City and released in March 2013 on the Hippos in Tanks label . The press release stated that Cold is about `` human drama '' that is a part of a nihilistic period , as well as `` the repetition and consumption of hedonism that can not represent or replace one night of love . '' Described by one journalist as a pastiche of contemporary R&B and hip-hop , Cold contains elements of two-step , dubstep , techno and lounge music styles . Reviews of the mixtape were very favorable in general , common praises including its production and the use of Ferraro 's own vocals .",
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"text": "Worshipful Company of Musicians The Worshipful Company of Musicians is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London . Its history dates back to at least 1350 . Originally a specialist guild for musicians , its role became an anachronism in the 18th century , when the centre of music making in London moved from the City to the West End , and for more than a century it was a general guild for figures in the City , with no specific musical role . In the late 19th century , the musical element was revived , and the modern Company promotes all aspects of the art and science of music .",
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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": "Music store A music store or musical instrument store is a retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories . In United States and Canada , most music stores in the 2010s sell a range of electric instruments ( e.g. , electric guitars ) , instrument amplifiers ( e.g. , guitar amplifiers ) ; electronic instruments ( e.g. , synthesizers ) ; drum kits ( including drums , cymbals and percussion instruments ) and acoustic classical , concert band and jazz musical instruments such as saxophones , trumpets and violins . In addition , stores typically sell ( and sometimes rent ) the sound reinforcement system and PA system gear used in live concert performances and the sound recording equipment used to record music , such as microphones and digital recorders . In the 2010s , music stores can be `` bricks and mortar '' stores ( either individual small businesses or chain stores , which may be a regional or national chain ) ; online musical instrument stores , which consist of a website describing the merchandise , various online payment systems , and shipping or delivery systems ; or hybrid stores that have both `` bricks and mortar '' stores and an online store . Some `` bricks and mortar '' music stores also provide services for a fee , such as music lessons , musical instrument repair and guitar amplifier repair .",
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"text": "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": "Stratford Circus Stratford Circus is a contemporary performing arts venue in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham , east London . It was designed by Levitt Bernstein architects and built with funding from the National Lottery . Operated by the charity Stratford Arts Trust since 2011 . Stratford Circus also has conference and meeting facilities , hosting six `` flexible spaces '' , three of which are theatre spaces that have been used by organisations for training , conferences , away days and many more purposes . Stratford Circus also leads the National Partnership of Arts Centres ( NPAC ) through their Director and NPAC co-chair Clare Connor . Hosting a broad and varied programme of performances and events , Organisations who have been based at the venue include East London Dance , Urban Development , Theatre Venture , and the Newham Youth and Community Education Service . The University of East London 's Institute of Performing Arts Development ( iPAD ) and the London International Festival of Theatre ( LIFT ) are also working in partnership with the centre .",
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"text": "Salisbury Arts Centre Salisbury Arts Centre is a venue for theatre , music , dance , comedy , family shows , films , exhibitions , and workshops based in Wiltshire , United Kingdom . It is a registered charity ( number 1023945 ) which provides opportunities for members of the community to experience the arts . The centre stages a range of educational and community events , many of them free , and it also participates at events in and around the city , including the Larmer Tree Festival . The centre is based in the deconsecrated Grade II * listed St Edmund 's Church building on Bedwin Street , Salisbury . Its main performance space can hold 164 people seated or 400 standing . It also has a studio space called the White Room that seats 60 , a media space , a multi-purpose arts and crafts space , a pottery studio , an exhibition space , a café , a bar , and staff offices . As well as its regular programme , Salisbury Arts Centre organises a range of education and outreach projects that take place in and around the city .",
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"text": "The arts The arts is a general term for the theory and physical expression of creativity found in human societies and cultures . Major constituents of the arts include literature -- including poetry , novels and short stories , and epic poetry ; performing arts -- among them music , dance , and theatre ; culinary arts such as baking , chocolatiering , and winemaking ; media arts like photography and cinematography , and visual arts -- including drawing , painting , ceramics , and sculpting . Some art forms combine a visual element with performance ( e.g. film ) or artwork with the written word ( e.g. comics ) . From prehistoric cave paintings to modern day films , art serves as a vessel for storytelling and conveying humankind 's relationship with its environment .",
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"text": "Arts Horizons Arts Horizons is a not-for-profit arts-in-education organization that provides live professional performances and artist-in-residence programs to students and professional development for teachers throughout New York , New Jersey and Connecticut . Arts Horizons ' mission is `` to foster development of the whole person and to improve education by delivering quality arts programs and activities to schools and communities . '' The organization was founded in 1978 by John Devol under the name `` Festival of Music . '' In 1995 , the organization changed its title to `` Arts Horizons '' . Arts Horizons has , since its founding , presented programs to over eight million students , teachers and community members . In 2008 Arts Horizons created the Paul Newman Award for Services to Arts and Children . The award is bestowed to individuals who have exhibited outstanding contributions to arts education . Also in 2008 , LeRoy Neiman donated $ 1 million to the organization to open its first permanent youth arts center in Harlem .",
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"text": "Voluntary Arts Voluntary Arts supports , celebrates and promotes creative cultural activity . It works across the UK and Ireland to help create an environment where amateur arts and crafts can flourish . Voluntary Arts recognises that participating in cultural activities helps physical and mental well-being , and can play an important role in social and economic development . Through a devolved structure across the UK and Ireland , Voluntary Arts provides information and training , works with policy makers , funders and politicians to improve the environment for voluntary arts and crafts , helps promote existing activity and encourages newcomers to get involved . It works with over 300 national and regional artform umbrella bodies , and through them , their member groups . Voluntary Arts is registered in Scotland as Voluntary Arts Network Company No. 139147 and Charity No . SC 020345 .",
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"text": "Cold Frontier Cold Frontier is the ninth studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands . It was recorded in early 2001 on location by the Countess Wear at the River Exe , Exeter , Devon , with Mick Dolan , engineer for Steve Winwood , co-producing the album with the duo . The album features a stripped down , acoustic sound . The duo 's website says the album is `` possibly Show of Hands ' finest work so far . '' The album comes with a full colour twenty page booklet , all the lyrics , and comments on the background of each track . The album was released in September 2001 by the band 's label Hands on Music . The album was released to positive reviews , with David Kidman of NetRhythms calling the album a `` triumph '' . The supporting promotional tour , The Cold Frontier Tour , was unusual in that it mixed the album 's material with older , lesser known material from the band and cover versions of songs by artists both well known and obscure . The tour spawned the acclaimed live album Cold Cuts ( 2002 ) . The second song on Cold Frontier , `` Are We Alright '' , was re-recorded for the duo 's best-of compilation album , Roots : The Best of Show of Hands ( 2007 ) , which features three other songs from the album . The song itself has become a live staple of the duo .",
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"text": "Create (charity) Create is a UK creative arts charity ( registered charity number 1099733 ) based in London , which offers creative workshops and arts experiences led by professional artists in community settings , schools , prisons and hospitals . The charity works with seven priority groups : young patients ; disabled children and adults ; young and adult carers ; schoolchildren ( and their teachers ) in areas of deprivation ; vulnerable older people ; young and adult offenders ( and their families ) ; and marginalised children and adults ( including homeless people and refugees ) . Patrons include : choreographer/director Sir Matthew Bourne OBE , writer Esther Freud , musician Dame Evelyn Glennie , composer/TV presenter Howard Goodall CBE , Royal Academician Ken Howard OBE , Guardian columnist/ex-offender Erwin James and pianist Nicholas McCarthy .",
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"text": "Daniel Craig Daniel Wroughton Craig ( born 2 March 1968 ) is an English actor . He trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991 , before beginning his career on stage . His film debut was in the drama The Power of One ( 1992 ) . Other early appearances were in the Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur 's Court ( 1995 ) and the biographical film Elizabeth ( 1998 ) , as well as in the historical war drama television series Sharpe 's Eagle ( 1993 ) and the action-adventure drama series Zorro . Cast as the fictional British secret agent James Bond in October 2005 , his first film in the role , Casino Royale , was released internationally in November 2006 . Craig 's appearances in the British television film Love Is the Devil : Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon ( 1998 ) , the indie war film The Trench ( 1999 ) , and the drama Some Voices ( 2000 ) attracted the film industry 's attention . This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) , the crime thriller Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) , the crime thriller Layer Cake ( 2004 ) , and the Steven Spielberg historical drama Munich ( 2005 ) . Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming 's James Bond in the official film series , taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005 . Although his casting was initially greeted with scepticism , his debut was highly acclaimed and earned him a BAFTA award nomination , with Casino Royale becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time . Quantum of Solace followed two years later . Craig 's third Bond film , Skyfall , premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series , was the highest-grossing film in the UK until 2015 and the fifteenth highest-grossing film of all time . Craig 's fourth Bond film , Spectre , premiered in 2015 . In 2006 , he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Since taking the role of Bond , he has continued to star in other films , including the World War II film Defiance ( 2008 ) , science fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens ( 2010 ) , and the English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson 's mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) . Craig also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games , alongside Queen Elizabeth II . As of 20 February 2017 , Craig is the second longest serving James Bond , surpassed only by Roger Moore .",
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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": "Daniel Freire Daniel Freire ( born 29 December 1961 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine film actor . He entered film in 1993 in Un Muro de silencio and has appeared in over 15 films including Las Aventuras de Dios 2000 in which he portrayed Jesus Christ and Arizona Sur in 2004 . In 2005 he appeared in 27 episodes of the Spanish TV series Motivos personales . He has lived in Spain since 1999 .",
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"text": "Malcolm (film) Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy , written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass , and directed by Nadia Tass ( who made her debut as a feature director on this film ) . The film stars Colin Friels as Malcolm , a tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers . His co-stars are Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves . The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film , and seven other AFI awards including Best Script and Best Director .",
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"text": "Socket (film) Socket is an independent sci-fi thriller directed by Sean Abley and produced by John Carrozza , Sean Abley , Matt Mishkoff and Doug Prinzivalli , starring Derek Long as Dr. Bill and Matthew Montgomery as Dr. Craig Murphy . It was released in 2007 .",
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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": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .",
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"text": "Michael Craig (actor) Michael Francis Gregson ( born 27 January 1928 ) , known professionally as Michael Craig , is a British actor and scriptwriter , known for his work in theatre , film and television both in the United Kingdom and Australia .",
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"text": "Stuart Craig Norman Stuart Craig ( born 14 April 1942 ) is a noted British production designer . He has also designed the sets , together with his frequent collaborator set decorator , the late Stephenie McMillan , on all of the Harry Potter films to date . At Potter author J. K. Rowling 's request , he worked with Universal Creative team to design the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal 's Islands of Adventure theme park . Rowling said in a December 2007 interview on the Potter podcast PotterCast , `` The key thing for me was that , if there was to be a theme park , that Stuart Craig ... would be involved . ... More than involved , that he would pretty much design it . Because I love the look of the films ; they really mirror what 's been in my imagination for all these years '' . He has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards , and has won three : in 1982 for Gandhi , in 1988 for Dangerous Liaisons , and in 1996 for The English Patient . He has been nominated for a BAFTA award fourteen times , including for first six and last Potter film , and has won twice : in 1980 for The Elephant Man and in 2005 for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . Stuart Craig has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for consecutive six films in a row , viz . for consecutive first six Harry Potter films . For his work on The English Patient , Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2 , Craig was nominated for an Art Directors Guild award and won the same for The English Patient and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 . The Guild has also honored Craig with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards ceremony on 16 February 2008 .",
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"text": "An Englishman Abroad An Englishman Abroad is a 1983 BBC television drama film , based on the true story of a chance meeting of actress Coral Browne , with Guy Burgess ( Alan Bates ) , a member of the Cambridge spy ring who spied for the Soviet Union while an officer at MI6 . The production was written by Alan Bennett and directed by John Schlesinger ; Browne stars as herself . The film is set is Moscow in 1958 , after Burgess had defected to the Soviet Union in 1951 with Donald Maclean when it became apparent that Maclean was about to be investigated by British intelligence . Burgess barges into Browne 's dressing room in the interval of a touring Shakespeare Memorial Theatre ( which became one of the bases of the Royal Shakespeare Company ) production of Hamlet , in which she portrayed Gertrude , and charms her . Later on she is invited to his Moscow flat , finding it with some difficulty , to measure him for a suit that he would like ordered from his London tailor . Several plot changes were made from the true story told by Browne to Bennett . Burgess in fact threw up in the dressing room of Michael Redgrave , who asked for Browne 's help . Redgrave documented the incident in his biography . The play also contained scenes in Moscow 's British Embassy and in London shops where Browne encountered resistance to helping Burgess , none of which happened in reality . Rather than film in the Soviet Union , Schlesinger used several locations in Scotland . The Caird Hall and Whitehall Theatre in Dundee stood in for the Moscow theatre , and the grand marble staircase of Glasgow City Chambers played the part of the British Embassy . Additional filming was done at Glasgow 's St. Andrew 's Suspension Bridge ( `` luckily , in a snowstorm '' Bennett later wrote ) and the Moss Heights flats in Cardonald , which represented Burgess ' Moscow apartment . Both Browne and Bates were winners of the BAFTA awards for acting for their roles in this production . Bennett gives the date of Browne 's meeting with Burgess as 1958 in the introduction to his Single Spies , which contains the text of An Englishman Abroad in the stage play version and the text of A Question of Attribution about Anthony Blunt . The play was also adapted for radio on the BBC World Service in 1994 starring Michael Gambon as Burgess and Penelope Wilton as Coral Browne . It was subsequently re-broadcast on BBC Radio 7 and BBC Radio 4 Extra , most recently in 2013 as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra 's Cambridge Spies season . On the BFI TV 100 , a list compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute ( BFI ) , chosen by a poll of industry professionals , to determine what were the greatest British television programmes of any genre ever to have been screened , An Englishman Abroad was listed at no. 30 on the list .",
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"text": "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": "Kill Bill Kill Bill is an American two-part martial arts film series , and the fourth film overall that was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . It was originally set to be released as one film , but with a running time of over four hours , it was separated into two films : Kill Bill : Volume 1 , released in late 2003 , and Kill Bill : Volume 2 , released in early 2004 . The original four-hour cut , retitled Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair , was screened at select cinemas in 2011 . Tarantino has discussed the possibility of a third Kill Bill film .",
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"text": "Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Love Is the Devil : Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon is a 1998 film made for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) . It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi , Daniel Craig , and Tilda Swinton . A biography of painter Francis Bacon ( Jacobi ) , it concentrates on his strained relationship with George Dyer ( Craig ) , a small-time thief . The film draws heavily on the authorised biography of Bacon , The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon by Daniel Farson , and is dedicated to him . The film won three awards at the Edinburgh International Film Festival : Best New British Feature ( director John Maybury ) and two Best British Performance awards , one for Jacobi and , the other for future James Bond actor , Craig . The film was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Daniel Ryan (actor) Daniel Ryan ( born 1968 as Daniel O'Brien ) is an English actor and writer . He is known for starring as Darren Alexander in the BBC drama comedy Linda Green , Andrew Gilligan in The Government Inspector , Andy Coulson in Steel River Blues and Kenny Reed in The Whistleblowers . His stage credits include Macbeth , A Midsummer Night 's Dream and Richard III . He also appeared as a man who was severely brain-damaged after drink and driving , in part of the COI 's Drinking And Driving Wrecks Lives campaign . In 2008 he appeared in Gethsemane , a new play by David Hare at the National Theatre . He also took over the role of Harry ( Sandy 's husband ) in the special reunion episodes of BBC sitcom As Time Goes By alongside Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer , the first actor to portray the part being David Michaels . Ryan also appeared in the 2008 Doctor Who episode `` Midnight '' . In 2010 he was very well received for his performance in Posh by Laura Wade at the Royal Court Theatre in London . As a writer , his work has been performed by the RSC and at the Edinburgh Festival . He appeared on the Teen Drama Skins as the father of the third generation character Rich Hardbeck in 2011 and 2012 . In 2014 , he appeared in Salting the Battlefield as Bill Catcheside . He is also known for playing the role of Dan in the Sky Living comedy-drama , Mount Pleasant since 2011 . In 2015 he appeared as Colonel Anthony Forbes-Leith in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.9 `` The Truth in the Wine '' . He has played Welsh butcher Bryn Brindsley in the ITV war-time drama Home Fires from 2015 .",
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"text": "David Newell (actor, born 1905) David Newell was primarily known as an American character actor , whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s . He made his film debut in a featured role in The Hole in the Wall , a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert . Early in his career he had many featured roles , in such films as : RKO 's The Runaway Bride in 1929 , starring Mary Astor ; 1931 's Ten Cents a Dance , starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore ; and White Heat in 1934 . He would occasionally receive a starring role , as in 1930 's Just Like Heaven , which co-starred Anita Louise . However , by the mid-1930s he was being relegated to mostly smaller supporting roles . Some of the more notable films he appeared in include : A Star is Born ( 1937 ) , which stars Janet Gaynor and Fredric March ; Blondie ( 1938 ) ; the Bette Davis vehicle , Dark Victory ( 1939 ) ; Day-Time Wife ( 1939 ) , starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell ; It 's a Wonderful World ( 1939 ) , with James Stewart and Claudette Colbert ; Rings on Her Fingers ( 1942 ) , starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney ; the Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore film , Up in Arms ( 1944 ) , which also stars Dana Andrews ; 1947 's Killer McCoy with Mickey Rooney , Brian Donlevy , and Ann Blyth ; Homecoming ( 1948 ) , starring Clark Gable , Lana Turner , and Anne Baxter ; That Wonderful Urge ( 1949 ) , starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney ; David and Bathsheba ( 1951 ) , starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward ; and Cecil B. DeMille 's 1952 blockbuster , The Greatest Show on Earth . During his 25-year acting career , he appeared in over 110 films . His final appearance in film was in 1954 's The Eddie Cantor Story , in which he had a small supporting role . In the late 1940s he also began working as a make-up artist , which he transitioned full-time to in 1955 ; this was due to injuries sustained during a car accident , which left him physically disfigured . He retired from the film industry in 1961 , although he continued to work in television through the beginning of the 1970s , his last position being the make-up artist on the television show , Lassie . Newell died two days past his 75th birthday , on January 25 , 1980 .",
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"text": "Daniel Frederiksen Daniel Frederiksen is an Australian actor who has worked in television , film and live theatre .",
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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": "A Thief in the Night (film) A Thief in the Night is a 1972 Christian end times film produced by Russell S. Doughten . It is the first and best known film in Doughten 's four-part series on the Rapture and Second Coming of Christ . The films together are often referred to collectively as the `` Thief '' or `` Rapture '' series .",
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"text": "Craig (given name) Craig is an English-language masculine given name of an ultimately Celtic derivation . The name has two origins . In some cases it can originate from a nickname , derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag , meaning `` rock , '' similar to Peter . In other cases , the given name originates from the Scottish surname Craig , which is also derived from the same Scottish Gaelic word . Cognate forms of creag include the Irish creig , Manx creg , and Welsh craig . The English word `` crag '' also shares an origin with these Celtic words . The given name Craig is popular in Scotland , and is used throughout the English speaking world , though in North America it is often pronounced with a short vowel sound , as in `` egg , '' while the British pronunciation sounds like the diphthong in `` brain . ''",
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"text": "Skyfall Skyfall is the 23rd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions and released in 2012 . It features Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond , and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva , the film 's villain . It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis , Robert Wade and John Logan , and features an Academy Award-winning theme , sung by Adele . It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) and Columbia Pictures . The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6 ; the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva to humiliate , discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him . The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films : Q , played by Ben Whishaw , and Moneypenny , played by Naomie Harris . Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench , who played M , a role that she had played in the previous six films . The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes ' character , Gareth Mallory , though Dench would make a brief appearance in the next Bond film , Spectre . Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008 . Development was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles and did not resume until December 2010 ; during this time , Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant . The original screenwriter , Peter Morgan , left the project during the suspension . When production resumed , Logan , Purvis , and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script . Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom , with smaller portions shot in China and Turkey . Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and the United States on 9 November 2012 . It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues , although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras . The film 's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series , which began with Dr. No in 1962 . Skyfall was positively received by critics , being praised for its performances -- particularly those of Craig , Bardem and Dench -- writing and script , cinematography , Mendes ' direction , Thomas Newman 's score , and the action scenes . It was the 14th film to gross over $ 1 billion worldwide , and the first Bond film to do so . It became the seventh-highest-grossing film at the time , the highest-grossing film in the UK , the highest-grossing film in the series , the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM , and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 . The film won several accolades , including two BAFTA Awards , two Academy Awards and two Grammys .",
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"text": "Bermuda Bermuda ( -LSB- pronbərˈmjuːdə -RSB- ) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean . It is approximately 1070 km east-southeast of Cape Hatteras , North Carolina ; 1236 km south of Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia ; and 1578 km north of San Juan , Puerto Rico . The capital city is Hamilton . Bermuda is an associate member of Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ) . The first person known to have reached Bermuda was the Spanish sea captain Juan de Bermúdez in 1503 , after whom the islands are named . He claimed the islands for the Spanish Empire . Bermúdez never landed on the islands , but made two visits to the archipelago , of which he created a recognisable map . Shipwrecked Portuguese mariners are now thought to have been responsible for the 1543 inscription on Portuguese Rock ( previously called Spanish Rock ) . Subsequent Spanish or other European parties are believed to have released pigs there , which had become feral and abundant on the island by the time European settlement began . In 1609 , the English Virginia Company , which had established Jamestown in Virginia two years earlier , permanently settled Bermuda in the aftermath of a hurricane , when the crew and passengers of the Sea Venture steered the ship onto the surrounding reef to prevent its sinking , then landed ashore . The island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614 . Its spin-off , the Somers Isles Company , took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684 . At that time , the company 's charter was revoked , and the English Crown took over administration . The islands became a British colony following the 1707 unification of the parliaments of Scotland and England , which created the Kingdom of Great Britain . After 1949 , when Newfoundland became part of Canada , Bermuda became the oldest remaining British overseas territory . After the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997 , Bermuda became the most populous British territory . Its first capital , St. George 's , was established in 1612 . Bermuda 's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance , and tourism , the two largest economic sectors . Bermuda had one of the world 's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond . Recently , its economic status has been affected by the global recession . It has a subtropical climate . Bermuda is the northernmost point of the Bermuda Triangle , a region of sea in which , according to legend , a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared under supposedly unexplained or mysterious circumstances . The island is in the hurricane belt and prone to severe weather . However , it is somewhat protected from the full force of a hurricane by the coral reef that surrounds the island .",
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"text": "Atlantic Northeast The Atlantic Northeast is a region of North America , which includes the US states of Connecticut , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , New Hampshire , Vermont , and Maine , as well as the Canadian Maritimes . The Atlantic Northeast region is noted for its cultural unity , stark climate , landscape of dense forests , and a shared economic history in the exploitation of logging and the regional fishery . Further uniting this area is the `` Gray Zone '' which is an area of land and sea which is claimed by both Canada and the United States . It is located off the coasts of New Brunswick and Maine . The only land within this area are two islands , Machias Seal Island and North Rock . The `` Gray Zone '' is one of four areas between the two countries whose sovereignty is still in dispute , but is the only one of the disputed areas containing land . In 1979 , both countries filed a joint application to the International Court of Justice to avoid having the dispute settled when oceanic boundaries in the area were set for mineral and fishing rights . Canadians have had a continuous presence in the area since 1832 when a lighthouse was built . Since the Atlantic Northeast is such a large region , it is home to many different types of wildlife , sports teams , and geographical locations . The Atlantic Northeast is home to the Boston Celtics , Boston Bruins , New England Patriots , Halifax Hurricanes , Boston Red Sox and many more . It also includes many notable species including the Bald Eagle , Atlantic Salmon , and the Swamp Pink . Lastly , the Atlantic Northeast includes many geographical places of interest including the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and Salem , Massachusetts , home of the Salem Witch Trials . Though cross-border connections are widely acknowledged , the area has rarely been given a single name . `` Atlantic Northeast '' is a term that has been used most prominently in discussions of regional folk culture , another name that is used is Atlantica . '' These names are often tied to various proposals for greater economic or political integration of the region",
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"text": "Flag of Bermuda The flag of Bermuda was adopted on 4 October , 1910 . It is a British Red Ensign with the Union Flag in the upper left corner , and the coat of arms of Bermuda in the lower right . The flag is unusual for a British overseas territory in that it is used on land in a red ensign form ; most other British overseas territories use a version of the blue ensign for general use ashore . Bermuda 's use of a red ensign on land is in keeping with Canada ( pre-1965 ) and the Union of South Africa ( pre 1928 ) , both of which used red ensigns ashore as local flags in the early part of the 20th century . Bermuda 's flag is an appropriate civil ensign for vessels registered on the Bermuda portion of the British Register , by virtue of the Bermuda Merchant Shipping Act of 2002 . The Governor of Bermuda uses a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms , a design traditional for Governors of the British overseas territories . For the state ensign , a blue ensign is used .",
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"text": "Arctic Cordillera The Arctic Cordillera is a vast , deeply dissected chain of mountain ranges extending along the northeastern flank of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from Ellesmere Island to the northeasternmost part of the Labrador Peninsula in northern Labrador and northern Quebec , Canada . It spans most of the eastern coast of Nunavut with high glaciated peaks rising through icefields and some of Canada 's largest ice caps , including the Penny Ice Cap on Baffin Island . It is bounded to the east by Baffin Bay , Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea while its northern portion is bounded by the Arctic Ocean .",
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"text": "Outline of Trinidad and Tobago The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Trinidad and Tobago : Trinidad and Tobago -- sovereign island nation located in the Lesser Antilles Archipelago in the southeastern Caribbean Sea . Trinidad and Tobago lies northeast of Venezuela and south of the island nation of Grenada . It also shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast . The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers ( 1,979 sq mi ) and consists of two main islands , Trinidad and Tobago , and numerous smaller landforms . Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands ; Tobago is much smaller , comprising about 6 % of the total area and 4 % of the population . The nation lies outside the hurricane belt . Officially Trinidadians or Tobagonians , the people from Trinidad and Tobago are often informally referred to as Trinbagonians or Trinis ( for Trinidadians ) . Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean , Trinidad and Tobago is a primarily industrialised country whose economy is based on petroleum and petrochemicals . Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lenten Carnival and as the birthplace of steelpan , calypso , chutney , chutney-soca , pichakaree , chut-kai-pang , cariso , kaiso , parang , soca , and limbo .",
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"text": "Northern North Sea basin The North Sea is part of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Europe . It is located between Norway and Denmark in the east , Scotland and England in the west , Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium and France in the south . The geology of the North Sea describes the geological features such as channels , trenches , and ridges today and the geological history , plate tectonics , geological events that created them . A geological basin is a large low-lying area or depression . It is often below sea level . Depressions are typically formed by tectonic processes acting on the lithosphere , providing `` accommodation space '' for sediment to be preserved . Basins are formed in a variety of tectonic settings : extensional , compressional , strike-slip and intraplate . Geological basins are one of the most common places which collect sediment . The type of rocks which form there tell about the palaeoclimate of the continent . The geology is of interest to oil prospectors , hydrologists and palaeontologists . Exploration in the North Sea was initiated in May 1964 when the first well was spudded and the area has now become one of the most prolific hydrocarbon provinces in the world . Total recoverable reserves found to date , including adjacent land areas , amount to over 100 billion barrels of oil and natural gas . Geologically speaking , the North Sea is divided into four main basins : Northern , Moray Firth , Central , and Southern . Each has a long and complex geologic history with unique structural and stratigraphic developments driven by tectonic events over the last 400 Million years . The northern North Sea Paleorift system , including the Viking and Sogn graben , is an approximately 150-200 km wide zone of extended upper crust with preserved strata from pre-Triassic to Tertiary . It is bounded by the Shetland Platform to the west and the Norwegian mainland to the east .",
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"text": "Bermuda Cricket Board The Bermuda Cricket Board ( BCB ) is the official ICC recognised organisation chosen to represent Bermuda in terms of cricket issues . The board was set up in 1938 , and became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1966 . The Bermuda national cricket team qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup , the peak of Bermudian cricket . The Headquarters of BCB are at Point Finger Road , Paget , DV 04 , Bermuda .",
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"text": "Bermuda Conference The Bermuda Conference was an international conference between the United Kingdom and the United States held from April 19 , 1943 , through April 30 , 1943 , at Hamilton , Bermuda . The topic of discussion was the question of Jewish refugees who had been liberated by Allied forces and those who still remained in Nazi-occupied Europe . The only agreement made was that the war must be won against the Nazis . US immigration quotas were not raised nor was the British prohibition on Jewish refugees seeking refuge in the British Mandate of Palestine lifted . The United States delegation was led by Dr. Harold W. Dodds . The British delegation was led by Richard Law , a junior minister at the Foreign Office .",
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"text": "Bethell's Island, Bermuda Bethell 's Island is an island of Bermuda .",
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"text": "Maritime Operations Centre The Maritime Operations Centre is a Bermuda government agency to provide support for maritime operations . It is located in St. George 's and operates under the Department of Marine and Port Services . It is composed of the following departments : Rescue Coordination Centre Vessel Traffic Coastal Radar Surveillance Coast Radio Station ( Weather radio , call-sign : ZBR ) 406 MHz Beacon Registry Long Range Identification and Tracking Ship Security Alerting System Seaport Security and the ISPS Code",
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"text": "Castle Harbour, Bermuda Castle Harbour is a large natural harbour in Bermuda . It is located between the northeastern end of the main island and St. David 's Island . Originally called Southampton Port , it was renamed as a result of its heavy fortification in the early decades of the Seventeenth century .",
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"text": "Iota Island, Bermuda Iota Island is an island of Bermuda located in Warwick Parish . Category : Islands of Bermuda Category : Warwick Parish",
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"text": "Mangrove Lake, Bermuda Mangrove Lake is - after Harrington Sound - Bermuda 's second largest lake . Like many of Bermuda 's lakes , it is brackish , as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean and can be inundated by it in storms . The lake lies on the boundary between Smith 's and Hamilton Parishes to the east of Harrington Sound . It is home to the largest population of the endemic Bermuda killifish and is a prominent birdwatching site , with migratory birds stopping here on their journeys across the Atlantic . It also serves as a major water hazard on one of Bermuda 's top golf courses . A smaller lake , Trott 's Pond , lies 800 metres ( half a mile ) to the northeast . Category : Lakes of Bermuda Category : Hamilton Parish Category : Smith 's Parish",
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"text": "White Bermudian White Bermudians or Bermudians of European descent are Bermudians whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe , most notably the British Isles and Portugal . Initially , the White population of Bermuda made up the majority of the island who came to the island as indentured servants . This remained the case until Black Slaves were taken to the island , Free Blacks began to migrate to the island during the 17th century . Many Scots and Irish were also brought to the island as white slaves and made up large pockets of the population . In the 19th century the Black population surpassed the white majority . Black Bermudian remains the islands largest ethnic group . A number of European Bermudians are foreign-born nationals , many are from the United States and Canada - due to its close proximity to the island - as well as the United Kingdom ( this may be because the island is a British Overseas Territory ) . Currently , European Bermudians are a minority ethnic group in Bermuda , accounting for 31 % of the territory 's population .",
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"text": "List of birds of Bermuda This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bermuda . The avifauna of Bermuda include a total of 375 species , a remarkable number considering that the island is a mere 53.3 square kilometres . Ten of these have been introduced by humans ; the mallard also occurs naturally as a non-breeding migrant . 207 are rare or accidental . Two species listed are extirpated in Bermuda ; Audubon 's shearwater formerly bred but is now only a vagrant while there are a few old records of Eskimo curlew occurring on migration but none since 1930 . Seven species are globally threatened . This list 's taxonomic treatment ( designation and sequence of orders , families and species ) and nomenclature ( common and scientific names ) follow the conventions of the American Ornithologists ' Union checklist ( 7th edition and supplements ) . The species counts found in each family account reflect this taxonomy . Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bermuda . Species marked accidental are those listed as `` rare '' or `` very rare '' in Dobson ( 2002 ) . The following tags have been used to highlight several categories , but not all species fall into one of these categories . Those that do not are commonly occurring native species . ( A ) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bermuda ( I ) Introduced - a species introduced to Bermuda as a consequence , direct or indirect , of human actions ( Ex ) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Bermuda although populations exist elsewhere ( E ) Extinct - a species that is extinct globally",
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"text": "Verrill Island, Bermuda Verrill Island is an island of Bermuda located in Warwick Parish . Category : Islands of Bermuda Category : Warwick Parish",
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"text": "L.F. Wade International Airport L.F. Wade International Airport , formerly named Bermuda International Airport , is the sole airport serving the British overseas territory of Bermuda in the North Atlantic Ocean . It is located in the parish of St. George 's and is 6 NM northeast of Bermuda 's capital city of Hamilton . In 2006 , L.F. Wade International Airport handled about 900,000 passengers , up 7 % from 2005 . It has one passenger terminal , one cargo terminal , eight aircraft stands and can support all aircraft sizes up to and including the Airbus A380 . Currently , seven airlines operate seasonal or year-round scheduled services to Bermuda Airport from Canada , the United Kingdom , and the United States .",
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"text": "Bermuda killifish The Bermuda killifish ( Fundulus bermudae ) is a small fish which is endemic to the islands of Bermuda in the western Atlantic Ocean . It belongs to the genus Fundulus in the Fundulidae family of killifish and topminnows . It can grow up to 12.9 centimetres in length and 21.4 grams in weight . The male is dark green with a yellow underside and a dark spot on the dorsal fin when spawning . The female is brown or olive in colour , paler below . It was formerly common in fresh and brackish ponds and marshes throughout Bermuda . It has a declined as a result of destruction and modification of its habitat by humans and was listed as a protected species in the Bermuda Protected Species Act of 2003 . It is currently known from just seven ponds : Mangrove Lake , Trott 's Pond , West and East Walsingham Ponds , Warwick Pond , Evan 's Pond and an introduced population in Blue Hole Pond . The populations in Lover 's Lake and Bartram 's Pond are now thought to be a separate species , Lover 's Lake killifish ( F. relictus ) . Some other populations of Bermuda killifish may also be separate species . Its omnivorous diet includes green algae , molluscs , crustaceans and insects . Its predators include herons , grey snappers and American eels , as well as the introduced eastern mosquitofish and red-eared terrapins .",
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"text": "1970 Canada hurricane The 1970 Canada hurricane was an unnamed tropical cyclone that brought impact to Bermuda and Newfoundland . The fourth hurricane and ninth tropical storm of the annual hurricane season , this system developed northeast of the Bahamas as a subtropical depression on October 12 . While tracking northeastward , the system intensified , becoming a subtropical storm on the following day . The subtropical storm transitioned into a tropical cyclone on October 16 , and strengthened into a hurricane about twelve hours later . The hurricane later bypassed Bermuda , before further intensifying into a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir -- Simpson hurricane wind scale . Thereafter , the hurricane accelerated rapidly northeastward , and made landfall on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland as a Category 1 hurricane . It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone early on October 17 . The system produced tropical storm force winds on Bermuda , which caused the suspension of schools , transportation , and interrupted businesses , although minimal structural damage occurred . Light rainfall was also reported on the island . Hurricane force winds were observed throughout Newfoundland , which caused damage to structures , though mostly limited to broken windows . Rough seas damaged fishing dories and a fishing ramp on the Atlantic coast of the island . The cost of damage on the Burin Peninsula was estimated to be in the thousands of dollars , although the specific figure in unknown . Heavy rainfall was also reported in the region , with precipitation in Quebec reaching nearly 5 in . On the French Territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon , several buildings and houses lost their roof due to strong winds .",
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"text": "Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island ( île du Cap-Breton -- formerly -LSB- Île-Royale ( New France ) , Île Royale -RSB- ; Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn ; Únamakika or simply Cape Breton ) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia , Canada . Its name may derive from Capbreton near Bayonne , or more probably from the word Breton , the French adjective form of the proper noun -LSB- Brittany , Bretagne -RSB- , the French historical region . The 10311 km2 island accounts for 18.7 % of the Nova Scotia 's total area . Although physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso , the 1385 m long rock-fill Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia . The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ; its western coast also forms the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait . The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean ; its eastern coast also forms the western limits of the Cabot Strait . Its landmass slopes upward from south to north , culminating in the highlands of its northern cape . One of the world 's larger salt water lakes , -LSB- Bras d'Or Lake , Bras d'Or -RSB- ( `` Arm of Gold '' in French ) , dominates the island 's centre . The island is divided into four of Nova Scotia 's eighteen counties : Cape Breton , Inverness , Richmond , and Victoria . Their total population at the 2016 census numbered 132,010 `` Cape Bretoners '' ; this is approximately 15 % of the provincial population . Cape Breton Island has experienced a decline in population of approximately 2.9 % since the 2011 census . Approximately 75 % of the island 's population is in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality ( CBRM ) which includes all of Cape Breton County and is often referred to as Industrial Cape Breton , given the history of coal mining and steel manufacturing in this area , which was Nova Scotia 's industrial heartland throughout the 20th century . The island has five reserves of the Mi ` kmaq Nation : -LSB- Eskasoni First Nation , Eskasoni -RSB- , -LSB- Membertou First Nation , Membertou -RSB- , -LSB- Wagmatcook First Nation , Wagmatcook -RSB- , -LSB- Whycocomagh 2 , Waycobah -RSB- , and nocat = y/Chapel Island . Eskasoni is the largest in both population and land area .",
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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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "CineTel Films CineTel Films Inc. is an independent film production company and distributor based in West Hollywood , California .",
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"text": "David G. Johnson David Johnson ( born September 19 , 1956 ) is a lawyer and producer who founded Act 4 Entertainment , a Los Angeles-based filmed entertainment , and new media content company focused on creating socially conscious content to inspire change . He was a founder of Agility Capital , LLC , a venture fund for early stage companies and is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees at the Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ) ; and serves as a member of the boards of the Public Counsel Law Center , Children Now , Dream Foundation Human Rights Watch ( California ) and Yale School of Drama .",
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"text": "Stephanie Austin Stephanie Austin is an American film producer .",
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"text": "Jacobus Rose Jacobus Rose is a film producer .",
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"text": "Howard Kazanjian Howard G. Kazanjian ( born July 26 , 1942 ) is an American film producer known for Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi . Kazanjian is also a former 8-year Vice President of Lucasfilm , Ltd. , and a published non-fiction author .",
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"text": "Mandeville Films Mandeville Films is an American independent film production company headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios . Founded in 1995 by film producer David Hoberman , the company re-formed as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002 after a short hiatus , with Hoberman and Todd Lieberman as partners and co-owners .",
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"text": "Karen Johnson (producer) Karen Johnson is an American television soap opera director , producer , writer and editor .",
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"text": "Nunnally Johnson Nunnally Hunter Johnson ( December 5 , 1897 -- March 25 , 1977 ) was an American filmmaker who wrote , produced , and directed motion pictures .",
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"text": "Canned Film Festival The Canned Film Festival is a comedy-based motion picture television series that was nationally syndicated during the late night hours in the United States for a single season in the summer of 1986 . With only a one-letter difference in the spelling , the name is an intentional play on the name for the Cannes Film Festival , the annual world-renowned film-screening celebration in Cannes , France . Not to be confused with the latter , the Canned Film Festival featured B movies as the centerpiece for each television episode , and was composed of short vignettes interwoven throughout the films . Boasting the tagline `` late night with the best of the worst '' , the series was promoted and sponsored by the Dr Pepper Company , whose then-tagline `` out-of-the-ordinary '' echoed the show 's collection of odd and strange movies . The series was created by Young & Rubicam , developed for television by Chelsea Communications , and distributed by LBS Communications . Although similar in style to the successful Mystery Science Theater 3000 series that aired a few years later , the Canned Film Festival differed in that its comedy scenes occurred strictly during the commercial intermissions instead of adding peanut gallery type satire during the actual run of the movies . In addition , the script , although comedic in nature , often reflected upon the serious contextual and cultural subjects contained in the featured movies , sometimes providing historical insight into their production . An example is seen during the episode featuring Project Moonbase , where female spaceship commanders were discussed as an accurate future prediction by the 1950s era movie , as were cordless telephones and big screen televisions . The featured B movies of the series were not full-length , and edited to fit the show 's approximately two-hour timeframe per episode .",
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"text": "Mike John Mike John is the pseudonym of an American pornographic movie producer , director , and actor .",
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"text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .",
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"text": "Rock City Club Rock City Club was created by Jack Wishna , Ofek Hayon , Brian Silver , music promoter Don Kirshner , and Michael Jackson The management team , partners , and investors attracted to the business include Internet entrepreneurs and music industry executives . One of the original creators of MTV and co-founder of Internet service provider NetZero are listed among the company 's board . It was described by the company as `` the music industry 's first Social Music Network '' . Some of the biggest music producers in the world , with 162 Grammy Awards to their names , participate in Rock City Club . The Rockcityclub.com `` Producers ' Circle '' includes Phil Ramone and Ron Dante and the people behind acts such as Lady Gaga , Madonna , Jay-Z , Michael Jackson , and Amy Winehouse . In 2012 , Rock City Club partnered with Slacker online music service to create what it described as the world 's first internet music channel devoted exclusively to giving undiscovered artists and bands the chance to have their music heard by millions of potential fans . The channel was headed by Ron Dante and includes the production expertise of people like Phil Ramone , Kerry Gordy ( son of Motown legend Berry Gordy ) , and Lamont Dozier .",
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"text": "Line producer A line producer is a type of film producer who is the key manager during daily operations of a feature film , television film , or an episode of a TV program . A line producer works on one film at a time . They are responsible for human resources and handling any problems that come up during production .",
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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": "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": "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": "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": "Primitive Instinct Primitive Instinct ( `` PI '' ) are a Progressive/Classic Rock band , formed in 1987 in Maidstone , Kent , England , by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Nick Sheridan , who still fronts the band today . To the uninitiated , a ballpark description of PI would be modern-day Marillion meets Pink Floyd . Importantly though , PI have developed their own distinctive and individual approach , thus ensuring their own sound .",
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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": "Instinct (2017 TV series) Instinct is an upcoming American drama television series .",
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"text": "Instinct (Orphan Black) `` Instinct '' is the second episode of the first season of the Canadian science fiction television series Orphan Black . It first aired in Canada on Space and the United States on BBC America on 6 April 2013 . The episode was written by Graeme Manson and directed by John Fawcett . The plot follows Sarah Manning ( played by Tatiana Maslany ) as she continues to impersonate Beth Childs , a woman who looks identical to Sarah , in order to take Beth 's money after seeing her commit suicide . In the episode , Sarah deals with the aftermath of the death of another identical woman , Katja Obinger , and begins to discover more lookalikes . Maslany plays each of the identical women ; `` Instinct '' marked the first episode in which more than one of Maslany 's characters was present in a single shot , which necessitated specific planning and technology to film and edit these scenes . The episode received positive reviews from critics , who praised the episode 's plot development and Maslany 's performance .",
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"text": "Hybrid DVD Hybrid DVD was the name for discs such as HD DVD and Blu-ray before they were released . This was started when the CEO of Sony called for a `` Hybrid DVD that all DVD players can use and extend to all the beauty and surreal images of a High Definition display . '' Category : DVD",
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"text": "Basic Books Basic Books is a book publisher founded in 1952 and located in New York , now an imprint of Hachette Books . It publishes books in the fields of psychology , philosophy , economics , science , politics , sociology , current affairs , and history . Basic Books publishes new works in African and African-American studies under the Basic Civitas imprint .",
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"text": "Saw (video game) Saw , also known as Saw : The Video Game , is a survival horror video game that was developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami . The game launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles , with a downloadable version released soon after for the Microsoft Windows platform . The game was first released on October 6 , 2009 , in North America and was released later that year in other regions . The Microsoft Windows version was released on October 22 , 2009 . Being a tie-in game of the Saw film series , the game is set between the first and second films . In Saw , The Jigsaw Killer has healed Detective David Tapp from his gunshot wound , and places him in an abandoned insane asylum to teach him a lesson in life appreciation . Obsessed , Tapp traverses the asylum and gathers clues along the way in hopes of finally apprehending Jigsaw . As he progresses through the asylum , he encounters several people with past and current connections to him , whom he must save . The asylum also has inhabitants who are in games of their own , ordered to kill Tapp . Along the way , Tapp uncovers the origins of Jigsaw and the motives behind his tests . The development team brought in the Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell to help with the storyline and create new trap designs exclusive to the game . Upon release , Saw received mixed reviews . It was praised for the storyline and multiple endings , as well as the immersive environment that is true to the Saw film series . The controls and combat system , however , were panned by critics . Since Konami purchased the publishing rights after former publisher Brash Entertainment went bankrupt , Konami had a significant input on the games ' final outcome . They stated that they had plans to make Saw their next big franchise as well as a spiritual successor to their other survival horror series , Silent Hill . A sequel , Saw II : Flesh & Blood , was released on multiple platforms on October 19 , 2010 .",
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"text": "The Basic Income The Basic income , a cultural impulse is a German-Swiss documentary that promotes the idea of a Basic income . The film , directed by Daniel Häni and Enno Schmidt , was released in 2008 . Since then , it has been translated into several languages among which are Bulgarian , Chinese , Croatian , Czech , Danish , Dutch , English , Finnish , French , Hungarian , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese , Slovak , Slovenian , and Spanish . The documentary has been mainly broadcast on the internet and has reached more than 500,000 views by 2012 according to the official website . Versions with subtitles in many languages as well as dubbed versions in French and Slovak can be viewed on YouTube . `` The video was used as a basis for discussion in numerous groups during the time the Swiss petition for a Basic Income to be included in the Constitution was under way . ''",
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"text": "Killer Instinct 2 Killer Instinct 2 is a fighting video game developed by Rare and manufactured by Midway for arcades in 1996 as a sequel to Killer Instinct ( 1994 ) . A modified version of Killer Instinct 2 , licensed by Nintendo , was published for the Nintendo 64 as Killer Instinct Gold that same year . A Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of Killer Instinct 2 was developed and completed , but never released . A digital port of the game for Xbox One is bundled with the second season of Killer Instinct ( 2013 ) under the title Killer Instinct 2 Classic .",
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"text": "20th Century Fox Film Noir 20th Century Fox Film Noir refers to a collection of films released on DVD by 20th Century Fox . The series , a spinoff of the earlier Fox Studio Classics line , was premiered in March 2005 , with the release of the inaugural titles Call Northside 777 , Laura and Panic in the Streets . Like the earlier Studio Classics line , Fox Film Noir DVDs are numbered on their spines .",
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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": "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 American computer animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios . It is the third installment in the Ice Age series and the sequel to Ice Age : The Meltdown ( 2006 ) . It was directed by Carlos Saldanha and co-directed by Mike Thurmeier . Ray Romano , John Leguizamo , Denis Leary and Queen Latifah reprise their roles from the first two films , with Simon Pegg joining them in the role of a weasel named Buck . The story has Sid being taken by a female Tyrannosaurus after stealing her eggs , leading the rest of the herd to rescue him in a tropical lost world inhabited by dinosaurs beneath the ice . The film was released on July 1 , 2009 by 20th Century Fox . It was the first Ice Age film and the first 20th Century Fox 's film to be released in 3D . Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics , it ranked at the time as the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time , earning $ 886.7 million worldwide . A sequel , titled Ice Age : Continental Drift , was released in 2012 , and another film , titled Ice Age : Collision Course , was released in 2016 .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "List of Ranma ½ episodes is a Japanese anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi . It was created by Studio Deen and aired weekly between April 15 , 1989 and September 16 , 1989 on Fuji TV before being canceled after 18 episodes due to low ratings . Shortly after , the series was reworked by most of the same staff , retitled and launched in a different time slot , running between October 20 , 1989 and September 25 , 1992 for 143 episodes . Three movies were produced , The Battle of Nekonron , China ! A Battle to Defy the Rules ! on November 2 , 1991 ; Battle at Togenkyo ! Get Back the Brides on August 1 , 1992 ; and Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle ! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix on August 20 , 1994 . The first two movies are feature length , but the third was originally aired in theaters with two other movies : Ghost Sweeper Mikami and Heisei Dog Stories : Bow . Following the ending of the TV series , 12 OVA episodes were released directly to home video , the earliest on December 7 , 1993 and the twelfth on October 20 , 2010 . In celebration of Rumiko Takahashi 's 35th anniversary as a manga artist , the TV series was released on Blu-ray for the first time in three box sets between May 24 , 2013 and January 24 , 2014 . Viz Media licensed both anime , the films and the first 11 OVAs for English dubs in North America . They labeled both anime as one series and first released it on subtitled and dubbed VHS , later combining it into seven DVD collections they call `` seasons '' . Besides changing the ordering of many of the anime episodes , Viz also added the third film to their set of the OVAs . They began re-releasing the show on Blu-ray and DVD in 2014 . Madman Entertainment released part of the anime series and the first two movies in Australasia , before their license expired , and MVM Films released the first two movies in the United Kingdom .",
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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": "Digital intermediate Digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to DI ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics . It often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters . It is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing . However the lines between telecine and DI are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background . These two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time . A digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers . Although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film . This is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection . In traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative . The intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters . Color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate . This seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate . The digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) . The intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder . The physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( IN ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( OCN ) . One of the key technical achievements that made the transition to DI possible was the use of the 3D look-up tables ( aka `` 3D LUTs '' ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock . This removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk . The digital master is often used as a source for a DCI-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection . For archival purposes , the digital master created during the Digital Intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( YCM ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life . This archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of DI , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term .",
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"text": "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": "Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Pokémon : Arceus and the Jewel of Life , originally released in Japan as , is a 2009 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama . It is the twelfth Pokémon film and the third in the Diamond & Pearl trilogy . This film so far has earned US$ 50.2 million in Japan , making it the highest grossing animated film of the year in that country , beating Evangelion : 2.0 You Can ( Not ) Advance and Detective Conan : The Raven Chaser . The English language dub was aired on November 6 , 2009 , in Australia , November 20 , 2009 , in the United States in theaters and on Cartoon Network , on May 28 , 2010 , in the United Kingdom on Disney XD UK and The Spanish language dub was aired on Spain April 4 , 2010 , on Disney XD and Latin America on November 21 , 2010 , on Cartoon Network . This marks the first time that a Pokémon feature film has made its U.S. debut in the same year as its original Japanese release before the Japanese DVD release on December 18 , 2009 . The theme song of the film is `` Kokoro no Antenna '' by Shoko Nakagawa . Cartoon Network ( Pakistan ) aired the movie in August 2011 . The movie 's fictitious setting is based on various locations in Greece , which the director and producers visited during August 2008 . Among the locations they visited and have been used as inspiration for the movie were the Acropolis , Mycenae , Delphi , Metéora . The DVD was released on Monday 28 November 2011 in the UK by Universal , as the third Pokémon DVD to come out in the UK since The Rise of Darkrai .",
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"text": "List of S-CRY-ed episodes s-CRY-ed , also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed , is a 26 episode Japanese anime television series . It is produced by Sunrise , directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Yōsuke Kuroda . S-CRY-ed first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and Animax . The series is set in an alternative time where in Kanagawa Prefecture a phenomenon granted a 1 % of its people supernatural powers known as `` Alters '' . The plot follows a young Alter mercenary known as Kazuma as well as Ryuho , a man working for the Alter special forces known as HOLY who become rivals as their areas clash . In Japan , the series was released in 2001 between July 4 and December 26 for a total of twenty-six episodes . These were collected in a total of nine DVD volumes between November 25 , 2001 and July 25 , 2002 . A DVD box containing all episodes was released on January 25 , 2008 whereas a Blu-ray box was made available on October 26 , 2011 . The anime was licensed by Bandai Entertainment in early 2003 . Starting in 2003 , Bandai released the show in North America as six individual Region 1 volumes , followed by a complete six-disc box set in November 2004 . Bandai 's European branch Beez Entertainment published the series in the United Kingdom . The release was in a total of six DVD volumes released between June 6 , 2005 and February 27 , 2006 . Later , the series premiered on Adult Swim in the United States on May 28 , 2005 , after select episodes had been aired on Adult Swim 's Video On Demand service for nearly a year . On September 27 , 2005 , Bandai re-released s-CRY-ed under the Anime Legends banner , in three two-disc volumes , followed by the Anime Legends Complete Collection on October 24 , 2006 . Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment , Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013 , that Sentai Filmworks has rescued S-CRY-ed , along with a handful of other former BEI titles . The music of S-CRY-ed was composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa . Its original soundtrack was released on November 21 , 2001 whereas two drama CDs were released on December 19 of the same year . For the first twenty-five episodes the opening and ending are `` Reckless Fire '' by Yasuaki Ide and `` Drastic My Soul '' by Mikio Sakai , respectively . However , for episode twenty-six , `` Reckless Fire '' is replaced by `` Drastic My Soul '' whereas the ending theme is `` Tabidachi no Kane ga Naru '' ( `` The Bell of Setting out for a Journey Will Ring '' ) by Mikio Sakai . There are also three insert song starting with `` All I Need Is Love '' by Sakai for episodes fourteen and seventeen , `` Magma '' by Ide for episode nineteen and `` Discovery '' by Sakai . Both the singles of `` Reckless Fire '' and `` Drastic My Soul '' were released on August 22 , 2001 .",
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"text": "Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina `` Tina '' Fey ( -LSB- feɪ -RSB- born May 18 , 1970 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer , and producer . She is known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live ( 1998 -- today ) , for her impression of former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin , and for creating acclaimed series 30 Rock ( 2006 -- 2013 ) and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ( 2015 -- present ) . She is also well known for writing and co-starring in the film Mean Girls ( 2004 ) , as well as appearing in such films as Baby Mama ( 2008 ) , Date Night ( 2010 ) , Muppets Most Wanted ( 2014 ) , and Sisters ( 2015 ) . Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City . She then joined SNL as a writer , later becoming head writer and a performer , known for her position as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment . In 2004 , she co-starred in and wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls , which was adapted from the 2002 self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes . After leaving SNL in 2006 , she created the television series 30 Rock for Broadway Video , a situation comedy loosely based on her experiences at SNL . In the series , Fey portrays the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series . In 2008 , she starred in the comedy film Baby Mama , alongside former SNL co-star Amy Poehler . Fey next appeared in the 2010 comedy film Date Night and the animated film Megamind . In 2015 , she created and produced the television series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , originally for NBC and eventually for Netflix . Her other films include Sisters and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot . Fey has received nine Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , five Screen Actors Guild Awards , and four Writers Guild of America Awards . Her autobiography Bossypants topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks . In 2008 , the Associated Press gave Fey the AP Entertainer of the Year award for her satirical portrayal of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a guest appearance on SNL . In 2010 , Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor , becoming the youngest-ever recipient of the award . On January 13 , 2013 , Fey hosted the 70th Golden Globe Awards with her long-time friend and fellow comedian , Amy Poehler , to critical acclaim . The duo hosted again the following two years , generating the highest ratings for the annual ceremony in a decade and receiving similar acclaim .",
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"text": "Leap Day (30 Rock) `` Leap Day '' is the eighth episode of the sixth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock , and the 112th overall episode of the series . It was directed by Steve Buscemi , and written by Luke Del Tredici . The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on February 23 , 2012 , and received positive reviews for its inventive script and the engaging performance by its guest stars . The episode revolves around star Liz Lemon ( portrayed by Tina Fey ) facing a crisis when presented with an extravagant sum of money to have sex with an old acquaintance while her boss Jack Donaghy ( Alec Baldwin ) learns the true meaning of Leap Day and the possibilities it presents to mend broken relationships .",
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"text": "Let's Stay Together (30 Rock) `` Let 's Stay Together '' is the third episode of the fifth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock , and the 83rd overall episode of the series . It was directed by co-executive producer John Riggi and written by co-executive producer Jack Burditt . The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) network in the United States on October 7 , 2010 . Guest stars in this episode include John Amos , Todd Buonopane , Reg E. Cathey , Queen Latifah and Rob Reiner . In the episode , Jack Donaghy ( Alec Baldwin ) must appear before Congress to discuss NBC 's merger with the fictitious company network KableTown ( a parody of Comcast ) . He hopes that he will charm celebrity members for the deal to go through , but one Congresswoman ( Latifah ) demands more diversity in the NBC programming lineup . As a result , Jack enlists Tracy Jordan ( Tracy Morgan ) to come up with some new development ideas . Meanwhile , Liz Lemon ( Tina Fey ) , the head writer of the fictitious sketch show The Girlie Show with Tracy Jordan ( TGS ) is fed up with the criticism her writing staff gives her , and finally Jenna Maroney ( Jane Krakowski ) helps Kenneth Parcell ( Jack McBrayer ) reapply in the competitive NBC page program . This episode of 30 Rock was generally , though not universally , well received among television critics . According to the Nielsen Media Research , it was watched by 4.90 million households during its original broadcast , and received a 2.1 rating/7 share among viewers in the 18 -- 49 demographic .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live parodies of Hillary Clinton The sketch comedy television show Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) has for almost three decades aired a number of sketches parodying Hillary Clinton , from her time as First Lady , and during both her unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2016 . A total of nine different performers have played Hillary Clinton on SNL . The array of SNL cast members portraying Clinton has included Jan Hooks , Janeane Garofalo , Vanessa Bayer , Ana Gasteyer , Amy Poehler , and Kate McKinnon . Guest stars playing Clinton have included Drew Barrymore and Rachel Dratch . One sketch even featured Miley Cyrus in a guest appearance as Clinton , rapping : `` What 's up y' all ? I 'm like Hillary Clint , and I wan na be president one day . ''",
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"text": "Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1991–1992 The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) characters and sketches introduced between September 28 , 1991 , and May 16 , 1992 , the seventeenth season of SNL .",
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"text": "The Jay Leno Show The Jay Leno Show is an American talk show created by and starring Jay Leno . Premiering on NBC on September 14 , 2009 , the program aired on weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT through February 9 , 2010 . The program was modeled upon the format of a late night talk show -- specifically , Jay Leno 's incarnation of The Tonight Show , opening with a comedic monologue , followed by interviews with celebrity guests and other comedy segments . Sketches from The Tonight Show ( including Headlines and Jaywalking ) were carried over to The Jay Leno Show , along with new sketches . The program was the result of a compromise by NBC Universal 's then-CEO Jeff Zucker to keep Jay Leno with the company following his retirement from The Tonight Show and replacement with Conan O'Brien . The Jay Leno Show was also intended to provide NBC with an alternative to the high-cost scripted dramas aired by competing networks in its time slot ; the network believed that the lower cost of production , in combination with product placement deals , meant that the program did not necessarily have to be highly viewed in order to turn a profit . NBC hoped to attract Leno 's existing fans , as well as a larger primetime audience than that of his late-night program . The Jay Leno Show was met with mixed reception from critics , who felt that the series had little differentiation from Leno 's Tonight Show . Others were critical of NBC 's decision to give up an hour of its weeknight lineup to Leno , due to the network 's past success with dramas airing in the time slot , while one NBC affiliate notably planned to not air the show at all , although this decision was retracted due to complaints by the network . Although viewership of The Jay Leno Show was initially on par with NBC 's projections , by November , the program 's ratings began to fall significantly . NBC 's affiliates complained that the declining viewership of The Jay Leno Show also had a ripple effect on the viewership of their late local newscasts . In an effort to address the concerns , NBC announced in January 2010 that it would , following the 2010 Winter Olympics , shorten The Jay Leno Show to a half-hour , and move it to 11:35 p.m -- the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years , and bump Tonight to 12:05 a.m. NBC 's decision resulted in a major public conflict between the network and Conan O'Brien , who asserted that the move would damage the highly respected Tonight Show franchise , and that he would not participate in the program if it were moved to 12:05 . Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike , NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35 . On January 21 , 2010 , NBC reached a $ 45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract . The Jay Leno Show ended on February 9 , 2010 , after being on the air for only four months , with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television 's `` Biggest Bomb of All Time . '' Leno resumed his duties as host of The Tonight Show on March 1 , 2010 , in a final stint that lasted until his February 2014 succession by Jimmy Fallon .",
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"text": "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": "Funny or Die Funny or Die is a comedy video website and film/TV production company founded by Will Ferrell , Adam McKay and Chris Henchy . The website Funny Or Die contains exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers , producers , and directors , and occasionally from a number of famous contributors like Judd Apatow , James Franco , and Norm Macdonald . The production company makes TV shows like truTV 's Billy on the Street , Comedy Central 's @midnight , and Zach Galifianakis 's popular Emmy-winning web series Between Two Ferns . Many videos on the site feature well-known actors ( examples include Steve Carell , Charlie Sheen , Ryan Gosling , Patrick Stewart , Daniel Radcliffe , Sophia Bush , Mila Kunis , AnnaSophia Robb , Hilary Duff , Adam West , James Van Der Beek , Jim Carrey , Ariel Winter , and Selena Gomez ) . Michael Kvamme , an aspiring young comedian , came up with a concept for a new kind of comedy site ; and the site was developed by Randy Adams . Funny Or Die launched on April 12 , 2007 with the site 's first video , `` The Landlord '' . `` The Landlord '' has received over 84 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing , beer-drinking two-year-old landlord . In June 2007 , they received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital , and in June 2008 , they announced a partnership with HBO . On August 3 , 2016 , Funny or Die shut-down one of its California offices , reducing its headcount by 30 % to 95 employees , with the announcement coming just two month after the new CEO , Mike Farah , took office",
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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": "Talking With... Talking With ... is a 1982 play by Jane Martin , published by Samuel French Incorporated . The play is composed of eleven ten-minute monologues , each featuring a different woman who talks about her life . The play includes the pieces , `` Fifteen Minutes , '' `` Scraps , '' `` Clear Glass Marbles , '' `` Audition , '' `` Rodeo , '' `` Twirler , '' `` Lamps , '' `` Handler , '' `` Dragons , '' `` French Fries , '' and `` Marks . '' It premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York in 1982 and has been performed around the world . The play deals with the personal ordeals of each of the female characters . Many of them are very touching ; a few are even intensely emotional . However , there is also the very comical . Even the funny ones , however , have an underlying depth to them that gives a sensitive insight into each of the characters involved.The ladies cover a wide spectrum of life and age from the fading rodeo star in `` Rodeo '' to the young aspiring actress in `` Audition '' , there is much tenderness and diversity in the subject matter involved in the play .",
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"text": "The Joan Rivers Show The Joan Rivers Show is an American talk show hosted by comedian Joan Rivers that premiered on September 5 , 1989 in broadcast syndication . The show aired for five seasons and ended on December 31 , 1993 . The show was nominated for numerous Emmy Awards , with Rivers winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1990 . The series was produced by PGHM Productions , Joan Rivers 's production company , and distributed by Tribune Entertainment . Rivers had previously hosted late-night talk show entitled The Late Show with Joan Rivers which got canceled in May 1987 .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 41) The forty-first season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 3 , 2015 , during the 2015 -- 2016 television season . The season premiered on October 3 , 2015 with host & musical guest Miley Cyrus and concluded on May 21 , 2016 with host Fred Armisen and musical guest Courtney Barnett . Kate McKinnon won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work in this season .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 22) The twenty-second season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 28 , 1996 , and May 17 , 1997 . This season is notable for the host selection . Seven of the 20 hosts were former cast members . They included Dana Carvey , Robert Downey , Jr. , Phil Hartman , Chris Rock , Martin Short , Chevy Chase and Mike Myers . This would mark Chase 's final time hosting before getting banned ( returning much later for numerous guest appearances ) .",
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"text": "Buddy Sheffield Morris Taylor `` Buddy '' Sheffield is an American comedy writer , producer and composer . He is probably best known as Emmy-nominated head writer on Fox TV 's breakthrough sketch comedy series , In Living Color , having written such favorites as `` Homey Claus '' , `` Homeboy Shopping Network '' , `` This Old Box '' and `` Men on Books '' . Sheffield , who is white and was raised in the rural south , won an NAACP Image Award for his work on the show . Prior to that he had spent 10 years writing for dozens of performers ranging from Dolly Parton to the Smothers Brothers . Sheffield co-created the teen hit Roundhouse on Nickelodeon in the 1990s , often cited as revolutionary for its frenetically paced staging and sophisticated satire involving real teen issues . Roundhouse was shot in real-time before a live audience and was described by one critic as `` like seeing all the high points of a smash Broadway show in half an hour . '' Sheffield created the show with his former wife , Rita Hester , with whom he had founded a children 's theatre company when they were students at The University of Southern Mississippi . That venture , Sheffield Ensemble Theatre , lasted 13 years and had become the number one touring children 's theatre in the country prior to going bankrupt as a major contractor to the failed New Orleans World 's Fair . Sheffield paid off his cast and crew and moved to Los Angeles . His years in live theatre are apparent in `` Roundhouse '' and all his work . In 2016 Nick began rerunning episodes of Roundhouse to the delight of fans . In 1982 , his musical Cleavage , for which he had written book , music and lyrics , opened on Broadway . Though it had been playing successfully in New Orleans , it closed after one performance . One day after it closed it received a favorable review from the NY Times . Sheffield is again targeting Broadway with a musical send-up of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Oklahoma ! called IDAHO ! for which he also wrote book , music and lyrics ( with additional music and arrangements by long-time friend and collaborator Keith Thompson ) . IDAHO ! premiered at the NY Musical Festival winning several awards including the `` Best of Fest '' Audience Prize for best-received show . In July 2016 IDAHO ! will be presented on the main stage at the magnificent Smith Center in Las Vegas . In 2007 , Sheffield sued Disney for breach of implied contract over a musical sitcom called `` Rock and Roland '' that he pitched to the Disney Channel in late 2001 . Sheffield 's detailed pitch was about a junior high kid with a widowed parent who is a regular kid by day and secretly a pop superstar by night . The lawsuit claims that Disney executives showed great interest , requested more material , passed on the project and then misappropriated it . The lawsuit also claimed Disney did little more than switch the genders of all the main characters , an option Sheffield gave them during the pitch . Disney went on to produce the show under the name Hannah Montana and it became a worldwide mega-hit generating millions for the company . An August 26 , 2008 court date was set in Los Angeles Superior Court , but prior to that date the case was quietly settled .",
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"text": "The Bubble (30 Rock) `` The Bubble '' is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the American television series 30 Rock . It was written by series ' creator Tina Fey and directed by Tricia Brock . The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) in the United States on March 19 , 2009 . Jon Hamm and Bobb ' e J. Thompson guest star in this episode , and there are cameo appearances by Calvin Klein and Meredith Vieira . In the episode , Liz Lemon ( Fey ) discovers that her boyfriend Drew ( Hamm ) lives in a `` bubble '' because of his good looks , and has never experienced many of the unpleasant phenomena in life . At the same time , Tracy Jordan ( Tracy Morgan ) decides to leave the fictitious sketch comedy show The Girlie Show with Tracy Jordan ( TGS ) because he no longer needs the money , and Jenna Maroney ( Jane Krakowski ) decides to cut her hair as a publicity stunt . `` The Bubble '' received generally positive reviews . According to the Nielsen ratings system , it was watched by 7 million households during its original broadcast . For their performances in this episode , Hamm and Jack McBrayerthe latter playing Kenneth Parcellreceived Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the categories for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series , respectively .",
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"text": "Andy Dick Andrew Roane Dick ( born December 21 , 1965 ) is an American comedian , actor , musician , and television and film producer . Best known as a comic , he is also known for his eccentric and controversial behavior . His first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential The Ben Stiller Show . In the mid-1990s , he had a long-running stint on NBC 's NewsRadio and was a supporting character on Less than Perfect . He briefly had his own program , The Andy Dick Show on MTV . He is noted for his outlandish behavior from a number of Comedy Central Roasts . He landed in 7th place on the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars .",
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"text": "Mike O'Brien (actor) Michael Patrick O'Brien ( born June 22 , 1976 ) , is an American actor , writer , and comedian , best known for his work as a writer and short filmmaker on Saturday Night Live .",
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"text": "Tracey Ullman: A Class Act Tracey Ullman : A Class Act is a sketch-comedy special starring actress-comedian Tracey Ullman , along with Michael Palin playing a variety of original characters . It originally aired on ITV ; subsequently HBO in the United States on 23 November 1993 .",
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"text": "York Theatre York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company base in East Midtown Manhattan , New York City . In its 48th year , York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past . Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions , six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings . It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway . The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its `` vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals '' . Since 1993 the company has performed in an intimate theatre that is part of St. Peter 's Church , in the Citigroup Center Complex at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54th Street . The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers . The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker , the Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company , and is presented with the endorsement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the Hammerstein family . The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York , a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for more than 45 years . Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim , Betty Comden & Adolph Green , Harold Prince , Cy Coleman , Charles Strouse , Arthur Laurents , Jerry Herman , Stephen Schwartz , Peter Stone , David Merrick , John Kander & Fred Ebb , Terrence McNally , Sir Cameron Mackintosh , Carol Channing , Tony Walton , Joseph Stein , Thomas Meehan , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick , Barbara Cook , Paul Gemignani , Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty . In November , 2015 , the 24th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Angela Lansbury in a star-studded tribute evening .",
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"text": "TV Funhouse Saturday TV Funhouse was the title of a recurring skit on NBC 's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by SNL writer Robert Smigel . It was also a spinoff series , TV Funhouse , that ran on Comedy Central . `` TV Funhouse '' frequently satirizes public figures and corporations , as well as featuring some cartoons exclusive to this skit . When featured in an episode of Saturday Night Live , it was listed in the theme song as `` A Cartoon by Robert Smigel . ''",
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"text": "Drew Live `` Drew Live '' is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom The Drew Carey Show , and the 109th overall . The episode 's plot focuses on Drew ( Drew Carey ) trying to stop his friend , Kate ( Christa Miller ) , from pursuing a relationship with a mystery guy , as Drew is in love with her . However , Drew is unaware that he is stopping Kate from pursuing him . Meanwhile , Drew 's brother Steve ( John Carroll Lynch ) and his fiancée Mimi Bobeck ( Kathy Kinney ) hold a joint bachelor and bachelorette party . The episode was written by Clay Graham and directed by Gerry Cohen . It first aired on November 10 , 1999 on the ABC network in the United States . Executive producer and series co-creator , Bruce Helford came up with the idea for `` Drew Live '' after seeing medical drama ER '' 's live episode in 1997 . To make `` Drew Live '' stand out , two-minute improvisational segments , where the cast had to invent their own lines , were added in during filming . The cast and crew performed the episode live three times for the Eastern , Mountain and Pacific time zones . It was shot on tape and broadcast with a small delay . Several regulars from Whose Line Is It Anyway ? made guest appearances . `` Drew Live '' was seen by an estimated 12 million viewers , finishing inside the Top 20 in the ratings for the week of November 8 -- 14 , 1999 . It was the third highest-rated show on ABC that week and the most watched episode of The Drew Carey Show in 44 weeks . It received mixed reviews from critics , with The Boston Globe 's Matthew Gilbert calling it `` gimmicky '' and `` a smug mess . '' While David Bianculli from the Daily News '' branded it `` a hoot '' and thought Cohen `` captured the action perfectly '' .",
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"text": "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": "The Prince's Trust The Prince 's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by Charles , Prince of Wales , and Frederick John Pervin to help young people . They run a range of training programmes , provide mentoring support and offer financial grants to build the confidence and motivation of disadvantaged young people . Each year they work with about 60,000 young people , with around 80 % moving on to employment , education , training or volunteering . In 1999 , the numerous Trust charities were brought together as The Prince 's Trust and was acknowledged by The Queen at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace where she granted it a Royal Charter . The following year it devolved in Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland and other English regions but overall control remained in London . The Prince 's Trust fundraising and campaign events are often hosted and feature entertainers from around the world . In April 2011 the youth charity Fairbridge became part of the Trust . The Prince 's Trust is one of the most successful funding organisations in the UK and the UK 's leading youth charity , having helped over 825,000 young people turn their lives around , created 125,000 entrepreneurs and given business support to 395,000 people in the UK . From 2006 to 2016 , its work for the youth has been worth an estimated # 1.4 billion .",
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"text": "George Percy, Earl Percy George Dominic Percy , Earl Percy ( born 4 May 1984 ) , is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland . Percy was born as the second child and elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland . He became heir apparent to the dukedom in 1995 , when his uncle Henry , 11th Duke of Northumberland , died . Percy 's parents , now Duke and Duchess of Northumberland , were eager to protect him from `` vices and pitfalls '' , and filed a lawsuit to prevent him from inheriting # 1 million and a # 250,000 annual income upon turning 18 . In 1999 , they succeeded in delaying the inheritance , which Lord Percy received at the age of 25 . George Percy is also set to inherit Alnwick Castle , famously known as Hogwarts ' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films . He served as a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1996 to 1998 . He is also a direct descendant of Charles II of England through multiple descents . Earl Percy was educated at Eton College , and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh , specialising in sustainable development and renewable energy . He graduated in 2008 , having shared a house with Pippa Middleton , with whom he has been linked since . Percy studied Arabic language at the University of Damascus , and later worked in Abu Dhabi . He is the managing director of energy company Cluff Geothermal with Paul Younger . As old family friends , Lord Percy and his family attended the wedding of Middleton 's sister Catherine and Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , in 2011 .",
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"text": "Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset Major Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset DL ( 17 November 1851 -- 26 May 1926 ) was the third son of the 8th Duke of Beaufort and his wife , the former Lady Georgiana Curzon . He was head of the stables of the future King Edward VII ( then Prince of Wales ) and a Major in the Royal Horse Guards . He was linked with the Cleveland Street scandal , wherein he was identified and named by several male prostitutes as a customer of their services . He was interviewed by police on 7 August 1889 ; although the record of the interview has not survived , it resulted in a report being made by the Attorney-General , Solicitor-General and Director of Prosecutions urging that proceedings should be taken against him under section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 . A piece of paper was pasted over Somerset 's name in the report , as it was deemed so sensitive . However , the Director was told that the Home Secretary wished him to take no action for the moment . The police obtained a further statement implicating Somerset , while Somerset arranged for his solicitor to act in the defence of the boys arrested over the scandal . After the police saw him for a second time on 22 August , Somerset obtained leave from his regiment and permission to go abroad . Lord Arthur went to Homburg , although he returned to England . When tipped off in September that charges were imminent , he fled to France to avoid them . From there he travelled through Constantinople , Budapest , Vienna , and then back to France , where he settled and died in 1926 , aged 74 .",
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"text": "Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland Charles Palmer , later FitzRoy , 2nd Duke of Cleveland , 1st Duke of Southampton , KG , Chief Butler of England ( 18 June 1662 -- 9 September 1730 ) , styled Baron Limerick before 1670 and Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675 , was the eldest son of Barbara Palmer , Countess of Castlemaine ( née Barbara Villiers , later 1st Duchess of Cleveland ) and the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England , Scotland and Ireland . As the putative son of Roger Palmer , 1st Earl of Castlemaine , his nominal father , he was styled Lord Limerick from birth . His birth marked the separation of his parents ; Lord Castlemaine , a Roman Catholic , had him baptised into the Roman Catholic faith , but six days later the King had him re-christened into the Church of England . In 1670 , at the age of eight , he was betrothed to Mary Wood , daughter of Sir Henry Wood , Clerk of the Green Cloth , but with the proviso that the marriage be delayed until Mary turned 16 . Following the death of her father , the Duchess of Cleveland more or less abducted Mary , with the intention of bringing her up with her own children . He had no children of this marriage but had from his second marriage to Anne Pulteney . In 1675 he was created Duke of Southampton and upon the death of his mother in 1709 he became 2nd Duke of Cleveland , by a special remainder in the Dukedom which allowed it to pass to him , even though he was illegitimate . He died aged 68 .",
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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": "Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince William , Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh may refer to : Prince William Henry , Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh , third son of Frederick , Prince of Wales Prince William Frederick , Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh , son of Prince William Henry",
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"text": "Lloyd George Museum The Lloyd George Museum is dedicated to the life and times of David Lloyd George , the Welshman who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 . It is located in Lloyd George 's home village of Llanystumdwy , Wales , and is run by Gwynedd Council . The Museum includes Highgate , the boyhood home of Lloyd George , which has been recreated to appear as it was in the late 19th Century .",
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"text": "Descent of Elizabeth II from William the Conqueror This list shows the most senior line of descent of Elizabeth II , the current British Sovereign , from William I. Each person on the list is the son or daughter of the person above him or her on the list . There are many other more junior lines of descent of the family , but the crown , in theory at least , only descends through the most senior line ( a major exception being the exclusion of the genealogically senior Jacobite succession by the Act of Settlement 1701 ) . Owing to extinct lines , large parts of entire royal houses ( Lancaster , Tudor , Stuart ) are bypassed in the current most senior line . The numbers can be used to calculate the number of generations between two individuals on this list .",
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"text": "Crown Estate The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole , making it the `` Sovereign 's public estate '' , which is neither government property nor part of the monarch 's private estate . As a result of this arrangement , the sovereign is not involved with the management or administration of the estate , exercising only very limited control of its affairs . Instead , the estate 's extensive portfolio is overseen by a semi-independent , incorporated public body headed by the Crown Estate Commissioners , who exercise `` the powers of ownership '' of the estate , although they are not `` owners in their own right '' . The revenues from these hereditary possessions have been placed by the monarch at the disposition of Her Majesty 's Government and thus proceed directly to Her Majesty 's Treasury for the benefit of the British nation . The Crown Estate is formally accountable to the Parliament of the United Kingdom , where it is legally mandated to make an annual report to the sovereign , a copy of which is forwarded to the House of Commons . The Crown Estate is one of the largest property managers in the United Kingdom , overseeing property worth # 12 billion , with urban properties valued at # 9.1 billion representing the majority of the estate by value . These include a large number of properties in central London , but the estate also controls 792000 ha of agricultural land and forest , more than half of the UK 's foreshore , and retains various other traditional holdings and rights , including Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park . Naturally occurring gold and silver in the UK , collectively known as `` Mines Royal '' , are managed by The Crown Estate and leased to mining operators . Historically , Crown Estate properties were administered by the reigning monarch to help fund the business of governing the country . However , in 1760 , George III surrendered control over the Estate 's revenues to the treasury , thus relieving him of the responsibility of personally paying for the costs of the civil service , defence costs , the national debt , and his own personal debts . In return , he received an annual grant known as the Civil list . By tradition , each subsequent monarch agreed to this arrangement upon his or her accession . However , from 1 April 2012 , under the terms of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011 ( SSG ) , the Civil List was abolished and the monarch was thenceforth provided with a stable source of revenue indexed to a percentage of the Crown Estate 's annual net revenue ( currently set at 15 % ) . This was intended to provide a long-term solution and remove the politically sensitive issue of Parliament having to debate the Civil List allowance every ten years . Subsequently , the Sovereign Grant Act allows for all future monarchs to simply extend these provisions for their reigns by Order in Council . The act does not imply any legal change on the nature of the estate 's ownership , but is simply a benchmark by which the sovereign grant is set as a grant by Parliament .",
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"text": "Marlborough: His Life and Times Marlborough : His Life and Times is a panegyric biography written by Winston Churchill about John Churchill , 1st Duke of Marlborough . Churchill was a lineal descendant of the duke . The book comprises four volumes , the first of which appeared in October 1933 ( 557 pages , 200,000 words ) with subsequent volumes in 1934 , 1936 and 1938 . The publisher was George G Harrup , who in 1929 agreed an advance of # 10,000 for the publishing rights , topping the offer made by Churchill 's customary publishers , Thornton Butterworth . The American publisher , Scribner 's , paid # 5000 advance for United States publishing rights . At that time Churchill envisaged writing 180,000 to 250,000 words to be published in no more than two volumes . Cumulative sales of the first volume were 17,000 copies , 15,000 for the second and 10,000 for the third and fourth , which was a respectable though not exceptional performance for such a work . Churchill had conceived the idea of writing the book by 1929 , when the conservative defeat in the general election meant that he was no longer a government minister , giving him both spare time and the loss of his ministerial salary . His first act in preparing the book was to employ Maurice Ashley part-time for a salary of # 300 per year to carry out research about Marlborough . Ashley later produced his own biography of Marlborough , in 1939 . Churchill , with other assistants , worked on and published a number of different historical books while work on Marlborough was proceeding . Churchill turned seriously to writing Marlborough after Easter 1932 , following pressure from his publishers . His initial draft was passed to Edward Marsh , who had been his private secretary while a government minister , with instructions to look out for repetitions , boring passages or clumsy sentences . He wrote over 300 letters requesting information or opinions about the work in progress . In the preface to volume one , Churchill writes '' `` It is my hope to recall this great shade from the past , and not only invest him with his panoply , but make him living and intimate to modern eyes . '' Churchill was sceptical of the claim that Marlborough had at 17 or 18 years of age became the lover of the King 's mistress but accepted that he did so somewhat later , at 20 . In 1675 , however , he met the 15-year-old Sarah Jennings , married her and lived with contentedly for the remainder of their lives . They were of comparable social status , but neither had any significant money . Churchill saw similarities between his ancestor and himself .",
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"text": "Henry V of England Henry V ( 9 August 1386 -- 31 August 1422 ) was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 36 in 1422 . He was the second English monarch who came from the House of Lancaster . After military experience fighting the Welsh during the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr , and against the powerful aristocratic Percys of Northumberland at the Battle of Shrewsbury , Henry came into political conflict with his father , whose health was increasingly precarious from 1405 onward . After his father 's death in 1413 , Henry assumed control of the country and embarked on war with France in the ongoing Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 -- 1453 ) between the two nations . His military successes culminated in his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt ( 1415 ) and saw him come close to conquering France . After months of negotiation with Charles VI of France , the Treaty of Troyes ( 1420 ) recognised Henry V as regent and heir apparent to the French throne , and he was subsequently married to Charles 's daughter , Catherine of Valois ( 1401 -- 37 ) . Following Henry V 's sudden and unexpected death in France two years later , he was succeeded by his infant son , who reigned as Henry VI ( 1422 -- 61 , 1470 -- 71 ) .",
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"text": "Prince Philip of Yugoslavia Prince Philip of Yugoslavia , also known as Filip Karađorđević ( Serbian Cyrillic : Филип Карађорђевић ; born 15 January 1982 in Fairfax , Virginia ) , is a member of the House of Karađorđević . He is the son of Alexander , Crown Prince of Yugoslavia , and Princess Maria da Gloria , Duchess of Segorbe , and the fraternal twin of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia . He would be second in the line to the throne after his elder brother , Hereditary Prince Peter . His godparents are Queen Sofia of Spain , King Constantine II of Greece , and Princess Anne , Duchess of Calabria . Philip lived in Virginia until 1984 . Together with his twin brother , he was educated in London and Canterbury . In June 2000 he completed sixth form at The King 's School , Canterbury . He was awarded a BA from University College London at the completion of his university studies . Prince Philip is now working for a foreign financial institution in the City of London . On 17 July 2001 , Philip and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade . He is also in line for Succession to the British throne .",
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"text": "Charles II Charles II may refer to : Charles the Bald ( 823 -- 877 ) , king of the West Franks and Holy Roman Emperor Charles II of Naples ( 1254 -- 1309 ) Charles II of Alençon ( 1297 -- 1346 ) Charles II of Navarre ( 1332 -- 1387 ) Charles II , Duke of Lorraine ( 1364 -- 1431 ) Charles II , Duke of Bourbon ( 1434 -- 1488 ) Charles II , Duke of Savoy ( 1489 -- 1496 ) Charles II , Archduke of Inner Austria ( 1540 -- 1590 ) Charles II , Duke of Elbeuf ( 1596 -- 1657 ) Charles II , Duke of Mantua and Montferrat ( 1629 -- 1665 ) Charles II of England ( 1630 -- 1685 ) , Scotland and Ireland Charles II , Elector Palatine ( 1651 -- 1685 ) Charles II of Spain ( 1661 -- 1700 ) Charles VI , Holy Roman Emperor ( 1685 -- 1740 ) , also known as Charles II of Bohemia Charles de Secondat , baron de Montesquieu ( 1689 -- 1755 ) , French political philosopher of the Enlightenment era Charles II , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ( 1741 -- 1816 ) Charles II of Norway ( 1748 -- 1818 ) , also known as Charles XIII of Sweden Charles II of Sweden ( 1409 -- 1470 ) , usually called Charles VIII Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel ( 1744 -- 1836 ) Charles II , Duke of Parma ( 1799 -- 1883 ) Charles II , Duke of Guelders ( 1467 -- 1538 ) Charles II , Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal ( 1803 -- 1868 ) Charles II , Lord of Monaco ( 1555 -- 1589 ) Charles II , Duke of Brunswick ( 1804 -- 1873 ) Charles II , Count of Nevers ( died 1521 ) Charles II , Margrave of Baden-Durlach ( 1529 -- 1577 ) Charles Christian II ( 1818 -- 1886 ) Charles II , Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ( 1547 -- 1606 ) Charles Ridgely II ( 1702 -- 1772 ) Charles Scribner II ( 1854 -- 1930 ) Charles Tyroler II ( died 1995 ) Charles Cabrier II",
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"text": "Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom ( Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary ; 6 July 1868 -- 3 December 1935 ) , known as `` Toria '' , was the fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark , and the younger sister of George V.",
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"text": "Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark ( Πριγκίπισσα Μαργαρίτα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας 18 April 1905 -- 24 April 1981 ) was the eldest child and daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg . She was the first great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria , and the eldest sister of Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh .",
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"text": "Princess Amelia of Great Britain Princess Amelia of Great Britain ( Amelia Sophia Eleanor ; 10 June 1711 ( New Style ) -- 31 October 1786 ) was the second daughter of George II of Great Britain .",
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"text": "Politics of Wales Politics in Wales forms a distinctive polity in the wider politics of the United Kingdom , with Wales as one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom ( UK ) . Constitutionally , the United Kingdom is de jure a unitary state with one sovereign parliament and government . However , under a system of devolution ( or home rule ) adopted in the late 1990s three of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , voted for limited self-government , subject to the ability of the UK Parliament in Westminster , nominally at will , to amend , change , broaden or abolish the national governmental systems . As such the National Assembly for Wales ( Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ) is not de jure sovereign . Executive power in the United Kingdom is vested in the Queen-in-Council , while legislative power is vested in the Queen-in-Parliament ( the Crown and the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster in London ) . The Government of Wales Act 1998 established devolution in Wales , and certain executive and legislative powers have been constitutionally delegated to the National Assembly for Wales . The scope of these powers was further widened by the Government of Wales Act 2006 .",
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"text": "Elizabeth Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort Elizabeth Somerset , Duchess of Beaufort ( née Berkeley ; 9 April 1799 ) was born in Stoke Gifford in Gloucestershire to John Symes Berkeley and Elizabeth Norborne . Her younger brother was Norborne , Lord Botetourt . On 1 May 1740 she married Charles Noel Somerset , 4th Duke of Beaufort , younger son of Henry Somerset , 2nd Duke of Beaufort and his second wife Rachel Noel . They had six children : Lady Anne Somerset ( 11 March 1741 -- 18 May 1763 , aged 22 ) , married Charles Compton , 7th Earl of Northampton on 13 September 1759 and had issue Lady Elizabeth Somerset ( 12 March 1742 -- 7 May 1760 , aged 18 ) Henry Somerset , 5th Duke of Beaufort ( 16 October 1744 -- 11 October 1803 , aged 58 ) Lady Rachel Somerset ( August 1746 -- May 1747 ) ( died an infant ) Lady Henrietta Somerset ( 26 April 1748 -- 24 July 1770 , aged 22 ) , married Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn , 4th Baronet on 6 April 1769 , no issue . Lady Mary Isabella Somerset ( 1 August 1756 -- 2 September 1831 , aged 75 ) , married Charles Manners , 4th Duke of Rutland on 26 December 1775 and had issue A stone obelisk to the memory of her daughter Elizabeth is located in Stoke Park , Bristol . It is engraved with the Latin inscription : ELIZABETHA SOMERSET CAROLI DUCIS BEAUFORT FILIA SECUNDA HIC OBIIT VII MAII MDCCLX RESTITUTUM ANNO MMIV This translates as ` Elizabeth Somerset , second daughter of Charles Duke of Beaufort , died here 7 May 1760 . Restored in the year 2004 ' .",
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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": "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": "Dhoom 3 Dhoom 3 ( -LSB- - hnsˈd̪ʱuːm 3 -RSB- , English : Blast 3 or Boom 3 , also abbreviated and known as D :3 and D3 ) is a 2013 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra . The third installment of the Dhoom series , it features Aamir Khan as the antagonist and Katrina Kaif , with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role reprising his role of ACP Jai Dixit and Uday Chopra reprising his role as Ali Akbar , as in the previous films of the franchise . Made on a budget of , it was the most expensive Indian film , until it was beaten by Baahubali : The Beginning . Dhoom 3 was released on 20 December 2013 , marking itself as the first Indian film to be released in the IMAX motion picture film format with Dolby Atmos surround sound . The film went on to gross worldwide in just ten days , to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in international markets at the time and as of May 2017 is the sixth highest-grossing Indian film of all time . It was the 77th highest grossing film of 2013 worldwide . The film was screened during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section .",
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"text": "Geetha Arts Geetha Arts ( Telugu : గీతా ఆర్ట్స్ ) is an Indian film production and distribution company established in 1972 by Allu Aravind , brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi . The company is based in Hyderabad and had produced films in Telugu , Tamil , Kannada and Hindi languages . Geetha Arts though came to be known for its big-budget blockbusters , the company marked its beginning by producing a small-budget movie Banthrotu Bharya in 1974 . The company delivered several successful projects from the beginning , the film Vijetha , a family drama starring Chiranjeevi set the trend of blockbusters for Geetha Arts . Since then , Geetha Arts has made movies mostly featuring superstars such as Chiranjeevi , Rajinikanth , Aamir Khan , Anil Kapoor , Pawan Kalyan , Allu Arjun and Ram Charan . After consolidating the film production business , Geetha Arts expanded its presence into film distribution , exhibition and digital content . In the highly fragmented and unorganized industry , Geetha Arts is one of the few players that has streamlined its business and evolve into an integrated film conglomerate .",
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"text": "Nayyapudai Nayyapudai is a 2016 Tamil drama film directed by Vijay Kiran . The film stars S. A. Chandrasekhar , Pa. . Vijay and Chandini Tamilarasan in the leading roles . The film began production during November 2015 , and was released in February 2016 .",
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"text": "Apthamitra Apthamitra ( Close friend ) is a 2004 Indian Kannada psychological thriller film directed by P. Vasu , and starring Vishnuvardhan , Ramesh Arvind , Soundarya , Avinash and others . This was actress Soundarya 's last film . It is an official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film Manichithrathazhu.The movie was dubbed in Telugu as '' Soundharya Chandramukhi '' . The film ran for one year in the main theaters across Karnataka . Apthamitra was later followed by its sequel , Aptharakshaka ( 2010 ) . The movie will be soon dubbed into Hindi .",
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"text": "Dishoom Dishoom is a 2016 Indian action comedy film written and directed by Rohit Dhawan . The film stars John Abraham , Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez with Saqib Saleem and Akshaye Khanna in supporting roles . The film 's score is composed by Abhijit Vaghani and the film 's musical numbers were composed by Pritam Chakraborty . The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016 .",
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"text": "Adharmam Adharmam is a 1994 Tamil language action film directed by Ramesh Balakrishnan . The film features Murali , Ranjitha and Nassar in lead roles . The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on Tamil New Year 's Day , 14 April 1994 . V. Manikandan debuted as cinematographer from this film .",
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"text": "Padikkadavan (2009 film) For the 1985 Tamil movie of the same name , see Padikkadavan ( 1985 film ) Padikkadavan ( Uneducated Man ) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action-comedy film written and directed by Suraaj . It stars Dhanush , Tamannaah Bhatia , Vivek , Sayaji Shinde , Pratap Pothan , Suman and Atul Kulkarni in the lead roles and features a huge supporting cast in small pivotal and cameo roles . The film released on 14 January 2009 during Pongal receiving huge positive Response . The film was successful grossing 17 crore in Tamil Nadu and established Dhanush as one of top five saleable heroes of Tamil cinema then . Later the film was dubbed in Hindi as Meri Taqat Mera Faisla 2 .",
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"text": "Manichitrathazhu Manichitrathazhu ( The Ornate Lock ) is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Fazil , written by Madhu Muttam , and produced by Swargachitra Appachan . The film dealt with an unusual theme which was not common in Indian cinema at the time but it proceeded to become the highest grosser at the box-office and it was critically acclaimed as well . Directors such as Siddique-Lal , Priyadarshan , and Sibi Malayil served as second-unit directors . The cinematography was by Venu and it was edited by T. R. Shekar . The film has an ensemble cast featuring Mohanlal , Shobhana , Suresh Gopi , Nedumudi Venu , Innocent , Vinaya Prasad , K. P. A. C. Lalitha , Ganesh Kumar , Sudheesh , and Thilakan in the main roles . The original songs featured in the movie were composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan , and while the original score was composed by Johnson . The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Shobhana was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the central character Ganga . Apart from being the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 1993 , Manichitrathazhu is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made . Manichitrathazhu was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages , including Tamil ( Chandramukhi ) , Kannada ( Apthamitra ) , Bengali ( Rajmohol ) , and Hindi ( Bhool Bhulaiyaa ) , all being commercially successful . Geethaanjali , a spin-off directed by Priyadarshan and Mohanlal reprising the role of Dr. Sunny Joseph , was released on 14 November 2013 .",
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"text": "Kohraam Kohraam is a 1991 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra directed by Kuku Kohli .",
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"text": "Salim (film) Salim is a 2014 Indian Tamil action thriller film directed by N. V. Nirmal Kumar , who was an associate to Bharathi Raja . It stars Vijay Antony and Aksha Pardasany . Produced by Studio 9 , Sri Green Productions and Vijay Antony Film Corporation , the film is a sequel to Vijay Antony 's debut film Naan ( 2012 ) . The film was released on 29 August 2014 .",
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"text": "PK (film) PK is a 2014 Indian satirical science fiction comedy film . The film was directed by Rajkumar Hirani , produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra , and written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi . The film stars Aamir Khan in the title role with Anushka Sharma , Sushant Singh Rajput , Boman Irani , Saurabh Shukla , and Sanjay Dutt in supporting roles . It tells the story of an alien who comes to Earth on a research mission . He befriends a television journalist and questions religious dogmas and superstitions . The film received positive reviews and emerged as the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time , and ranks as the 70th highest-grossing film of 2014 worldwide . The film has been regarded as one of the best Hindi films of 2014 . It is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time only behind Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion and Dangal ( film ) . PK is the first Indian film to gross 7 billion worldwide . It is also the first Indian film to gross US$ 100 million ( Rs 630 crore ) worldwide .",
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"text": "Vikram Dhillon Vikram Dhillon ( born September 5 , 1973 ) is an Indo-Canadian film producer , director , actor and a former VJ .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Aadukalam Aadukalam ( Arena ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran and produced by S. Kathiresan . Vetrimaaran co-wrote the dialogues with Vikram Sugumaran . The film stars Dhanush and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles with Kishore , V. I. S. Jayapalan , Naren , and Murugadoss playing supporting roles . The musical score was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography and editing were respectively handled by Velraj and Kishore Te . The film 's story revolves around Karuppu who is the understudy of an experienced cockfighter , Pettaikaran . When Karuppu wins in a cockfight against Pettaikaran 's rival Rathnasamy , Pettaikaran , who is initially happy , becomes jealous of Karuppu 's newfound popularity and plots his downfall . The film was dubbed into Telugu as Pandem Kollu . Produced on a budget of 150-200 million , Aadukalam was released on 14 January 2011 and grossed 300 million according to a February 2011 report by The Economic Times . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its direction , screenplay , Dhanush 's performance , music , cinematography , and editing . As of 2017 , the film has won 33 awards from 52 nominations . Aadukalam won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony , thereby sharing the record with Kannathil Muthamittal ( 2002 ) for the most number of National Film Awards won by a Tamil film . It won awards under the Best Direction ( Vetrimaaran ) , Best Actor ( Dhanush ) , Best Screenplay ( Original ) ( Vetrimaaran ) , Best Editing ( Kishore Te ) and Best Choreography ( Dinesh Kumar ) categories with a Special Jury Award being presented to V. I. S Jayapalan . The film was nominated in seven categories at the 59th Filmfare Awards South , winning Best Film -- Tamil ( S. Kathiresan ) , Best Director -- Tamil , Best Actor -- Tamil , Best Music Director -- Tamil ( G. V. Prakash Kumar ) , and Best Cinematographer ( Velraj ) . At the 6th Vijay Awards , it was nominated in twenty-two categories and won in five , including Entertainer of the Year , Best Director and Best Music Director . Among other wins , the film received seven Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards , four South Indian International Movie Awards , three Mirchi Music Awards , and one Norway Tamil Film Festival Award , Chennai International Film Festival Award , and Chennai Times Film Award each .",
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"text": "B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress , who has acted in Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi movies . One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema , she acted in around 200 films over six decades . She is known by the epithets `` Abinaya Saraswathi '' ( Saraswati of acting ) in Kannada and `` Kannadathu Paingili '' ( Kannada 's Parrot ) in Tamil At the age of 17 , Saroja Devi got her big break with her debut movie itself , that 's the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa ( 1955 ) . In Telugu cinema , she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam ( 1959 ) , and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s . The Tamil film Nadodi Mannan ( 1958 ) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema . After her marriage in 1967 , she continued to be second in demand actress in Tamil films till 1974 , but she continued to be one of the top actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema from 1958 until the 1980s . She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s , starting with Paigham ( 1959 ) . She played the lead heroine in 161 consecutive films in 29 years between 1955 and 1984 . Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri , the fourth-highest civilian honour , in 1969 and Padma Bhushan , third highest civilian award , in 1992 from the Government of India , honourary doctorate from Bangalore University and Kalaimamani award from Tamil nadu .",
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"text": "Dhoom Dhadaka Dhum Dhadaka is a Marathi comedy movie , which was released in 19/8/1985 . It is directed by Mahesh Kothare .",
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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": "Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Shikshanacha Aaicha Gho is a 2010 Indian Marathi film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar starring Sachin Khedekar , Bharat Jadhav , Saksham Kulkarni , Gauri Vaidya , Siddharth Jadhav and Kranti Redkar . The film was released on 15 January 2010 . Films music composed by trio Ajit-Atul-Sameer . After Astitva with 9 years long gap Mahesh Manjrekar directed Marathi film.This film was later remade in Tamil & Telugu as Dhoni and in Bengali as `` Chalo Paltai '' starring Prosenjit Chatterjee .",
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"text": "Hrithik Roshan filmography Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films . As a child , he made uncredited appearances in three films directed by his maternal grandfather , J. Om Prakash , the first of which was in Aasha ( 1980 ) . In 1986 , Roshan played the adopted son of Rajinikanth 's character in Prakash 's crime drama Bhagwaan Dada . Roshan subsequently worked as an assistant director on four films , including Khudgarz ( 1987 ) and Karan Arjun ( 1995 ) , all of which were directed by his father , Rakesh . Roshan 's first leading role came opposite Ameesha Patel in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai ( 2000 ) , a highly successful romantic drama directed by his father , for which he won two Filmfare AwardsBest Male Debut and Best Actor . In 2001 , Roshan played a supporting role in Karan Johar 's lucrative ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... . This initial success was followed by roles in a series of critical and commercial failures , including Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage ( 2002 ) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon ( 2003 ) , leading critics to believe that Roshan 's career was over . However , his career prospects improved in 2003 when he played the role of a mentally disabled teenager in his father 's science fiction film Koi ... Mil Gaya . The film emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year and earned Roshan the Best Actor -- Critics and the Best Actor awards at Filmfare . His next release , the war drama Lakshya ( 2004 ) , performed poorly at the box office despite earning positive reviews . In 2006 , Roshan starred in two top-grossing productions of the year . He portrayed the eponymous superhero in Krrish , a sequel to Koi ... Mil Gaya , and won a Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing a thief in the adventure film Dhoom 2 . Two years later , he gained a fourth Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing the Mughal emperor Akbar in Ashutosh Gowariker 's period romance Jodhaa Akbar ( 2008 ) . Roshan starred in two commercially unsuccessful films of 2010Kites and Guzaarishbut earned praise for portraying a quadriplegic magician in the latter . In 2011 , he featured as a talent judge for the television dance reality show Just Dance . Roshan also played one of the three leads alongside Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol in the Zoya Akhtar-directed comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) , following which he played Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath ( 2012 ) , a remake of the 1990 film of the same name . In 2013 , Roshan starred in the third installment of the Krrish franchise , and the following year , he starred in Bang Bang ! , a remake of the 2010 Hollywood film Knight and Day . Agneepath , Krrish 3 , and Bang Bang ! rank among Indian cinema 's biggest earners .",
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"text": "Vijaypath Vijaypath ( Path of Victory ) is a 1994 Bollywood action drama film starring Ajay Devgan , Tabu and Danny Denzongpa . The film was one of the hits of 1994 in India mainly due to its soundtrack composed by Anu Malik which became an instant superhit . Divya Bharti was originally meant to be the female lead but was replaced by Tabu after her death .",
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"text": "Aaghaat Aaghat is a 2010 Marathi film directed by veteran movie and stage actor Vikram Gokhale . Produced by Sprint Arts Creations Pvt. Ltd. and producers Mohan Damle , Sanjay Sathaye and Shriram Dandekar , the film is based on a story written by Dr Nitin Lavangare . The cast of the film includes actors Vikram Gokhale , Mukta Barve , Kadambari Kadam and Dr Amol Kolhe . The film was shot in Pune and was released in theatres on 24 December 2010 . The film deals with the bureaucratic structure in major private hospitals , the administration 's approach towards patients and their relatives and ego issues of reputed medical practitioners .",
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"text": "List of films released by Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films ( abbreviated as YRF ) is an Indian entertainment company , established by Yash Chopra in 1970 , that produces and distributes motion pictures . As of 2017 , the company has produced 71 Hindi films , including three that are yet-to-be-released , and one Tamil film . Yash Raj Films started a film distribution business in 1997 , and in addition to distributing their own productions , the company has handled the domestic and international distribution of 35 films from other companies . Yash Raj Films ' first release came in 1973 with the Chopra-directed Daag : A Poem of Love , a drama about bigamy , starring Rajesh Khanna , Raakhee and Sharmila Tagore . The company had four more releases in the 1970s , including the family drama Kabhie Kabhie and the action film Kaala Patthar , both of which starred Amitabh Bachchan . Yash Raj Films ' sole commercial success in the 1980s was the Sridevi-starring romance Chandni . The year 1995 marked the directorial debut of Yash Chopra 's son , Aditya Chopra , with the highly successful romantic drama Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge . Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol , the film has the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history . Other successful releases of the 1990s were Darr ( 1993 ) and Dil To Pagal Hai ( 1997 ) , both starring Khan . In the 2000s , Yash Raj Films produced a larger number of films . In addition to directorial ventures from Yash and Aditya Chopra , the company launched several new directors , including Sanjay Gadhvi , Vijay Krishna Acharya , Kunal Kohli , Siddharth Anand , and Shaad Ali . Some of the company 's top-grossing films in that decade include Gadhvi 's action thrillers Dhoom ( 2004 ) and Dhoom 2 ( 2006 ) , Kohli 's romantic thriller Fanaa ( 2006 ) , Ali 's comedy film Bunty Aur Babli ( 2005 ) , Yash Chopra 's romance Veer-Zaara ( 2004 ) , and Aditya Chopra 's dramas Mohabbatein ( 2000 ) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ( 2008 ) . Beginning in 2008 , the company introduced a number of new actors such as Anushka Sharma , Ranveer Singh , Parineeti Chopra , and Arjun Kapoor . Yash Raj Films ' highest-grossing films came in the 2010s with the Kabir Khan-directed action thriller Ek Tha Tiger ( 2012 ) , starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif , the third installment of the Dhoom franchise , entitled Dhoom 3 ( 2013 ) , featuring Aamir Khan , Uday Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan , and the sports drama Sultan ( 2016 ) , starring Salman Khan and Sharma . All three films rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time . The most frequent collaborations of the company have been with the actors Rani Mukerji , Rishi Kapoor , Shah Rukh Khan , and Saif Ali Khan .",
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"text": "The Suite Life Movie The Suite Life Movie is a 2011 science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Sean McNamara , written by Michael Saltzman , and starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse , Brenda Song , Debby Ryan , Matthew Timmons , John Ducey , Matthew Glave , and Phill Lewis . The Disney Channel Original Movie is based on the pair of Disney Channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan . Dylan and Cole Sprouse were also co-producers for the movie . The film premiered on March 25 , 2011 on the Disney Channel . A sneak peek was shown during the Disney Channel Shake It Up New Year 's event .",
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"text": "The Man Without a Face The Man Without a Face is a 1993 American drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson , in his directorial debut . The film is based on Isabelle Holland 's 1972 novel of the same name . Gibson 's direction received respectful reviews from most critics .",
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"text": "Jon Avnet Jonathan Michael Avnet ( born November 17 , 1949 ) , better known as Jon Avnet , is an American director , writer and producer .",
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"text": "Bookwriter The bookwriter is the member of a musical 's writing team who creates the book -- the musical 's plot , character development , and dramatic structure . Essentially , the bookwriter is the playwright of the musical . He or she works very closely in collaboration with the lyricist and composer to create an integrated piece of drama . There is a common misconception that the bookwriter merely writes the dialogue ; though the book does include the musical 's spoken text , it is much more than that , defining and organizing the dramatic action of the entire piece , including action that is musicalized by the songwriter ( s ) . Even `` sung-through , '' `` operatic , '' or `` through-composed '' musicals , where there is little , if any , spoken text , require as much contribution from a bookwriter as do musicals with extensive dialogue scenes . The bookwriter is often also the musical 's lyricist , composer , or director . Category : Occupations in music",
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"text": "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": "Muriel Box Muriel Box ( 22 September 1905 -- 18 May 1991 ) was an Oscar-winning English screenwriter and director . She was born Violette Muriel Baker in Tolworth , Surrey , England in 1905 . When her attempts at acting and dancing proved to be unsuccessful , she accepted work as a continuity girl for British International Pictures . In 1935 , she met and married journalist Sydney Box , with whom she collaborated on nearly forty plays with mainly female roles for amateur theatre groups . Their production company , Verity Films , first released short propaganda films , including The English Inn ( 1941 ) , her first directing effort , after which it branched into fiction . The couple achieved their greatest joint success with The Seventh Veil ( 1945 ) for which they gained the Academy Award for Best Writing , Original Screenplay in the following year . After the war , the Rank Organisation hired her husband to head Gainsborough Pictures , where she was in charge of the scenario department , writing scripts for a number of light comedies , including two for child star Petula Clark , Easy Money and Here Come the Huggetts ( both 1948 ) . She occasionally assisted as a dialogue director , or re-shot scenes during post-production . Her extensive work on The Lost People ( 1949 ) gained her a credit as co-director , her first for a full-length feature . In 1951 , her husband created London Independent Producers , allowing Box more opportunities to direct . Many of her early films were adaptations of plays , and as such had a stage-bound feel , since she rarely shot on location . They were noteworthy more for their strong performances than they were for a distinctive directorial style . She favoured scripts with topical and frequently controversial themes , including Irish politics , teenage sex , abortion , illegitimacy , and syphilis , and several of her films were banned by local authorities . She pursued her favorite subject -- the female experience -- in a number of films , including Street Corner ( 1953 ) about women police officers , Somerset Maugham 's The Beachcomber ( 1954 ) , with Donald Sinden and Glynis Johns as a resourceful missionary , again working with Donald Sinden on Eyewitness ( 1956 ) and a series of comedies about the battle of the sexes , including The Passionate Stranger ( 1957 ) , The Truth About Women ( 1958 ) and her final film , Rattle of a Simple Man ( 1964 ) . Box often experienced prejudice in a male-dominated industry , especially hurtful when perpetrated by another female . In 1950 , Jean Simmons had her replaced on So Long at the Fair , and Kay Kendall unsuccessfully attempted to do the same with Simon and Laura ( 1955 ) . Many producers questioned her competence to direct large-scale feature films , and while the press was quick to note her position as one of very few women directors in the British film industry , their tone tended to be condescending rather than filled with praise . She left film-making to write novels and created a successful publishing house , Femina , which proved to be a rewarding outlet for her feminism . She divorced Sydney Box in 1969 . The following year , she married Gerald Gardiner , who had been Lord Chancellor . She died in Hendon , London in 1991 .",
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"text": "Sidney Sheldon Sidney Sheldon ( February 11 , 1917 -- January 30 , 2007 ) was an American writer and producer . He came to prominence in the 1930s , first working on Broadway plays and then in motion pictures , notably writing the successful comedy The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer ( 1947 ) which earned him an Academy Award . He went on to work in television , where his works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show ( 1963 -- 66 ) , I Dream of Jeannie ( 1965 -- 70 ) and Hart to Hart ( 1979 -- 84 ) . He became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling romantic suspense novels , such as Master of the Game ( 1982 ) , The Other Side of Midnight ( 1973 ) and Rage of Angels ( 1980 ) . He is the seventh best selling fiction writer of all time .",
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"text": "David Swift (director) David `` Dave '' Swift ( July 27 , 1919 -- December 31 , 2001 ) was an American screenwriter , animator , director , and producer . He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 1967 film , How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . Swift also worked as an animator and filmmaker at The Walt Disney Studio where he adapted the story of Pollyanna for the screen and wrote and directed The Parent Trap ( 1961 ) .",
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"text": "Bruce Kimmel Bruce Kimmel ( born December 8 , 1947 ) , also known as Guy Haines , is an actor , writer , director , composer , and Grammy-nominated CD producer . Kimmel lives in Los Angeles . He is long divorced , and has one daughter .",
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"text": "Without Love (film) Without Love is a 1942 play by Philip Barry , later made into a 1945 romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn . The film was directed by Harold S. Bucquet from a screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart based on the Barry play . Lucille Ball also stars in the film .",
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"text": "Ken Eklund Ken Eklund ( born May 17 , 1957 ) is an American game and experience designer known as Writerguy . He is perhaps most famous for World Without Oil , an early `` serious game '' in the alternate reality game genre he created and ran in 2007 . His recent projects `` explore the positive social effects of collaborative experiences and open-ended , creative play . ''",
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"text": "Love Story (novel) Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal . The book 's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote , and that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures . Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film . The novel was released on February 14 , 1970 , Valentine 's Day . Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies ' Home Journal . Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States , and was translated into more than 20 languages . The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list , reaching the top spot . A sequel , Oliver 's Story , was published in 1977 . The film ( Love Story ) was released on December 16 , 1970 .",
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"text": "Christopher Cook (writer) Christopher LaVaughn Cook ( born August 3 , 1952 ) is an American writer whose writing styles and genres include journalism , non-fiction , scriptwriting and fiction , including short stories , novellas and novels .",
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"text": "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan . The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18 , 2005 , with 4 million viewers , making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005 . It was one of their first five shows available on the iTunes Store . The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Award three times . The show was also a long-standing staple of the now defunct ABC Kids Saturday morning block on ABC . The series is set in the Tipton Hotel in Boston and centers on Zack Martin and Cody Martin ( Dylan and Cole Sprouse ) , troublesome twins who live at the Tipton Hotel . The series ' other main characters include the Tipton hotel 's ditzy heiress London Tipton ( Brenda Song ) , the hotel 's candy counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick ( Ashley Tisdale ) , the manager , Mr. Marion Moseby ( Phill Lewis ) , and the boys ' single mother who is also the Hotel 's lounge singer , Carey Martin ( Kim Rhodes ) . The series is the third Disney Channel Original to have more than 65 episodes , after That 's So Raven and Kim Possible . Reruns aired on Disney XD and on the Watch Disney XD app . Reruns of the show aired on Disney Channel until April 14 , 2017 . The Suite Life spawned a sequel series , also starring the Sprouse twins in their respective roles as Zack and Cody , called The Suite Life on Deck , which aired on the Disney Channel from 2008 to 2011 . A TV movie based on both series , The Suite Life Movie , premiered on Disney Channel on March 25 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Nanci Kincaid Nanci Kincaid is an American novelist who wrote a short story collection titled Pretending the Bed Is a Raft ( 1987 ) , as well as novels Crossing Blood ( 1991 ) , Balls ( 1999 ) , Verbena ( 2002 ) , and As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me ( 2005 ) . The film My Life Without Me was based on the title story in Pretending the Bed Is a Raft . Her most recent novel is `` Eat , Drink , and be from Mississippi '' ( Little , Brown , 2009 ) . She was born in Tallahassee , Florida and now lives in Honolulu , Hawaii , and San Jose , California with her husband , San Jose State University football coach Dick Tomey . She was previously married to former University of Wyoming and Arkansas State University football coach Al Kincaid Kincaid claims Alabama as her home state and much of her fiction is set there , but she has also lived in various cities across multiple states .",
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"text": "John Gay (screenwriter) John Gay ( April 1 , 1924 -- February 4 , 2017 ) was an American screenwriter . Born in Whittier , California , Gay began his career writing episodes for television anthology series such as Lux Video Theatre , Kraft Television Theatre , and Goodyear Television Playhouse . He made his film screenwriting debut in 1956 with Run Silent Run Deep . Additional screen credits include Separate Tables , Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse , The Courtship of Eddie 's Father , The Hallelujah Trail , No Way to Treat a Lady , Soldier Blue , Sometimes a Great Notion , and A Matter of Time . For television , Gay has adapted numerous literary classics , including The Red Badge of Courage , Captains Courageous , Les Misérables , A Tale of Two Cities , The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Ivanhoe , Uncle Tom 's Cabin , and Around the World in 80 Days . He also wrote television biopics of Howard Hughes , George Armstrong Custer , Caryl Chessman , and Adolf Hitler ; small screen remakes of Dial M for Murder , Witness for the Prosecution , Inherit the Wind , and Shadow of a Doubt ; adaptations of the bestsellers Fatal Vision and Blind Faith by Joe McGinniss and The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow ; and the television movie A Piano for Mrs. Cimino starring Bette Davis . Gay also wrote the one-man play Diversions and Delights , in which Oscar Wilde presents a lecture about his career to a Parisian audience in November 1899 . With Vincent Price portraying Wilde , the play premiered in San Francisco in July 1977 and toured more than 300 cities during the next three years . Gay was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Separate Tables . He has been nominated once for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special and three times for the Edgar Award for Best Television Feature or Miniseries . Gay wrote the memoir Any Way I Can : 50 Years in Show Business with his daughter Jennifer Gay Summers . Gay died in Santa Monica , California , on February 4 , 2017 , at age 92 .",
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"text": "Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron `` Paddy '' Chayefsky ( January 29 , 1923 -- August 1 , 1981 ) was an American playwright , screenwriter and novelist . He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay ( the other three-time winners , Francis Ford Coppola , Charles Brackett , Woody Allen and Billy Wilder , have all shared their awards with co-writers ) . He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television . His intimate , realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s , and he was regarded as the central figure in the `` kitchen sink realism '' movement of American television . Martin Gottfried wrote in All His Jazz that Chayefsky `` was a successful writer , the most successful graduate of television 's slice of life school of naturalism . '' Following his critically acclaimed teleplays , Chayefsky continued to succeed as a playwright and novelist . As a screenwriter , he received three Academy Awards for Marty ( 1955 ) , The Hospital ( 1971 ) and Network ( 1976 ) . The movie Marty was based on his own television drama about two lonely people finding love . Network was his scathing satire of the television industry and The Hospital was also satiric . Film historian David Thomson called The Hospital `` years ahead of its time . -LSB- ... -RSB- Few films capture the disaster of America 's self-destructive idealism so well . '' His screenplay for Network is often regarded as his masterpiece , and has been hailed as `` the kind of literate , darkly funny and breathtakingly prescient material that prompts many to claim it as the greatest screenplay of the 20th century . '' Chayefsky 's early stories were frequently influenced by the author 's childhood in The Bronx . Chayefsky was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ' Television Hall of Fame . He received this honor three years after his death , in 1984 .",
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"text": "My So-Called Career in Hollywood My So-Called Career in Hollywood is a darkly comedic `` roman à clé '' autobiography of an ill-fated TV writer named E. Klass , who tried - unsuccessfully - to sell a TV script in Hollywood for more than four decades , without every achieving success throughout his entire ` so-called ' career . The book chronicles Ellery 's relentless efforts to break into the industry , and his long-time relationship with his small-time , literary agent , as E. details his exploits working on - and being fired from - such classic TV shows as Lost in Space ( 1965 -- 68 ) , Land of the Giants ( 1968 -- 70 ) , Gilligan 's Island , The Andy Griffith Show , and The Partridge Family to name a few , and while the character of E.Klass may be fictitious , his accounts detailed in the book are all based on true fact , making this book a rare inside look at television production of that era . My So-Called Career in Hollywood , published in 2005 , was in fact written by Hollywood actor/screenwriter Timothy Williams.Published in October 2005 .",
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"text": "Elizabeth Nickson Elizabeth Nickson is a Canadian writer and journalist . In the late 1980s and early 1990s , she was European bureau chief of Life magazine . In 2002 , Elizabeth Nickson 's column at the National Post was terminated due to a case of plagiarism . Canada 's National Post has dismissed a columnist due to concerns over plagiarism . The news broke in an Editor 's Note the paper ran on Friday : `` In freelancer Elizabeth Nickson 's column in the National Post of May 31 , 2002 , the following words should have been attributed to Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online : `` Kim Basinger is ` allergic ' to the sun and requires an assistant to carry an umbrella to protect her on the off chance she might be exposed to dangerous solar radiation . Sylvester Stallone once refused to continue with an interview until his hotel room was painted a more ` likable ' peach . Mike Myers almost quit the filming of Wayne 's World because he did n't have any margarine for his bagel . Sean Penn made an assistant swim the dangerous and polluted currents of New York 's East River just to bring him a cigarette . Jennifer Lopez is just one of the many stars who does not permit her employees to look her in the eyes . '' These sentences , as they appeared in Ms. Nickson 's column published two and a half years ago , were slightly revised from Mr. Goldberg 's original article that appeared a year earlier in 2001 . The National Post regrets the omission of the attribution to Mr. Goldberg and the National Review . While Ms. Nickson indicated that her failure to attribute the passage was inadvertent , the Post has decided to discontinue her weekly freelance column . ''",
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"text": "Chris Thompson (TV producer) Chris Thompson ( 1952 -- June 26 , 2015 ) was an American television writer , producer and director . Since 1977 , he wrote and produced for the television series Laverne & Shirley and The Larry Sanders Show . He had also created , written and produced Bosom Buddies , The Naked Truth , Action , Ladies Man and the Disney Channel original series , Shake It Up ! , as well co-written the feature films Jumpin ' Jack Flash and Back to the Beach .",
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"text": "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": "Marilyn Burns Marilyn Burns ; ( born Mary Lynn Ann Burns ; May 7 , 1949 -- August 5 , 2014 ) was an American actress who became known for her role as Sally Hardesty in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series . Her other film roles included Eaten Alive ( 1977 ) and Future-Kill ( 1985 ) . She is also known for portraying Linda Kasabian in the three-time Emmy-nominated television film Helter Skelter ( 1976 ) .",
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"text": "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film , and a remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . The fifth entry in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise , the film was directed by Marcus Nispel , written by Scott Kosar , and produced by Michael Bay . It was also co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , co-creators of the original 1974 film . TCM is the first of many horror remakes to come from Michael Bay 's Platinum Dunes production company which also released the remakes The Amityville Horror , The Hitcher , Friday the 13th , and A Nightmare on Elm Street . Though met with negative reception from critics , the film was well received by fans , and grossed $ 107 million worldwide above its $ 9.5 million budget , making it a strong financial success . A prequel was released in 2006 , titled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning .",
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"text": "Marilyn (1963 film) Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe . The film , directed by Harold Medford , was released by 20th Century Fox , and was narrated by Rock Hudson .",
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"text": "James Anderson (American actor) James Anderson ( July 13 , 1921 -- September 14 , 1969 ) , sometimes billed as Kyle James , was an American television and film actor of the 1950s and 1960s . He is probably best known for his role as Robert E. Lee `` Bob '' Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) . He made over 120 appearances , mostly in television and several films between 1941 and 1969 . He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason , including the role of murder victim Frank Anderson in the 1958 episode , `` The Case of the Pint-Sized Client , '' and murder victim Stanley Piper in the 1960 episode , `` The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker . '' He appeared in a number of westerns throughout his career , often playing a gun-for-hire or outlaw . He died of a heart attack on September 14 , 1969 . Two films he appeared in The Ballad of Cable Hogue ( 1969 ) and Little Big Man ( 1970 ) were released posthumously . His sister , Mary Anderson ( April 3 , 1918 -- April 6 , 2014 ) , was also an actress . They appeared in only one film together , Hunt the Man Down ( 1951 ) .",
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"text": "Charles Manson Superstar Charles Manson Superstar is a documentary film about Charles Manson , directed by Nikolas Schreck in 1989 . Most of the documentary ( the entire interview ) was filmed inside San Quentin Prison . Schreck and Zeena narrated the segments while images were shown , and music played in the background . There was brief footage of Spahn Ranch , and a short clip of James M. Mason being interviewed about the Universal Order , and Manson . Olivier Messiaen 's `` Death and Resurrection , '' Bobby Beausoleil 's `` Lucifer Rising , '' Krzysztof Penderecki 's `` Apocalypsis , '' Biff Rose 's `` Fill Your Heart '' ( Tiny Tim 's version ) and Anton LaVey 's `` The Satanic Mass , '' and Manson 's own songs `` Clang Bang Clang '' and `` Mechanical Man '' from the album Lie : The Love and Terror Cult , were played during the film .",
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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": "Greenock Blitz The Greenock Blitz is the name given to two nights of intensive bombing of the town of Greenock , Scotland during the Second World War when the Nazi German Luftwaffe attacked on 6 -- 7 May 1941 . The raids targeted the many ships and shipyards around the town but like the Clydebank Blitz the previous March the brunt of the bombing was taken by civilians . Over the two nights 271 people were killed and over 10,200 injured . From a total of 18,000 homes nearly 25,000 suffered damage and 5,000 were destroyed outright . An Air Ministry ` decoy ' behind Loch Thom prevented the number of casualties being even higher . The decoy was lit on the second night of the blitz . It consisted of a large number of mounds of combustible materials scattered over a wide area of the moorland to simulate a burning urban area . Scores of large bomb craters were found after an inspection of the decoy after the air raids . The Blitz began around midnight on 6 May when around fifty bombers attacked the town in an apparently random fashion . Bombs fell all over the town and surrounding area : serious damage being inflicted on East Crawford Street and Belville Street . Many civilians fled to the tunnels in the east end of the town , significantly reducing casualties the next night . Air raid sirens at 12:15 am on 7 May marked the beginning of a second night of bombing . Initially , incendiary bombs were dropped around the perimeter of the town . The second wave attacked primarily the east end and centre of Greenock ; the distillery in Ingleston Street had been set alight in the first wave , providing a huge fire which acted as a beacon for the rest of the bomber force . The final wave came around 2am ; dropping high explosive bombs and parachute land mines which caused widespread destruction . At 3:30 am the `` All Dead '' sounded ; the whole of the town appeared to be in flames . The sugar refineries , distillery and foundries were all extensively damaged , and several churches were left as burnt out shells . However damage to the shipyards was minimal . The George Medal was awarded to three local firemen : Firemaster A.S. Pratten , Sub-Station Officer William Neill and Fireman James Berry who entered a burning building and at great personal risk managed to control a blaze which threatened to destroy a quantity of material essential to the war effort .",
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"text": "Treehouse of Horror IV `` Treehouse of Horror IV '' is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season and the fourth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28 , 1993 , and features three short stories called `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , and `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' . The episode was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien , Bill Oakley , Josh Weinstein , Greg Daniels , Dan McGrath , and Bill Canterbury . In `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , Homer Simpson announces he would sell his soul for a doughnut , and the Devil appears to make a deal with Homer . Homer tries to outsmart the Devil by not finishing the doughnut but eventually eats it and is sent to Hell . A trial is held between Homer and the Devil to determine the rightful owner of Homer 's soul . In `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , while riding the bus to school , Bart Simpson believes he sees a gremlin taking apart the bus piece by piece . Nobody sees it except for Bart , so he tries to remove it on his own . In `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' , Mr. Burns is a vampire and Bart falls victim to his bite . Lisa and the rest of the family go to Burns ' castle to kill Burns so Bart can return to normal . As with the rest of the Halloween specials , the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show 's regular continuity . The episode makes cultural references to television series such as The Twilight Zone , Night Gallery , and Peanuts . References are also made to films such as Bram Stoker 's Dracula and The Lost Boys . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.5 , and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired .",
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"text": "Marilyn Sadler Marilyn Sadler is a children 's writer with a deadpan sense of humor . She was born November 17 . One of her best known works was made into a television Disney movie , under the title Zenon : Girl of the 21st Century . That book is about a space girl who is sent to earth and the cultural clashes she finds in her new planet . Subsequently , two additional Zenon films were made , Zenon : The Zequel and Zenon : Z3 . She is also the author of the Alistair books , including Alistair in Outer Space and Alistair Underwater , Alistair 's Elephant , and Alistair 's Time Machine . This series concerns a boy genius whose activities include building a time machine , exploring outer space , and ironing his shoelaces . Other books written by Marilyn Sadler include It 's Not Easy Being a Bunny , P.J. Funnybunny Camps Out , HoneyBunny Funnybunny , The Parkeet Girl , The Very Bad Bunny , Honey Bunny Funnybunny , Money Money Honey Bunny , Honey Bunny 's Honey Bear , PJ The Spoiled Bunny , PJ Funnybunny 's Bag of Tricks , Bedtime for Bunnies , PJ Funnybunny and His Very Cool Birthday Party , Knock Knock It 's PJ Funnybunny , Elizabeth and Larry , Elizabeth Larry and Ed , Bob and John at Lake Kitty Paw Paw , Bob and John in Bad to the Bone , and Chuck Wood and the Woodchucks in The Big Game . Marilyn is also one of the creators of the Disney preschool show Handy Manny . Marilyn 's television credits also include two Reading Rainbow programs featuring Alistair , an Alistair program for the BBC , three ABC Weekend Specials featuring PJ Funnybunny and a show based on her children 's book , Elizabeth and Larry for Showtime 's Shelley Duvall 's Bedtime Stories . She has also illustrated an educational book , produced by the Academy of Economic Education , on economics for kids titled Ump 's Fwat : An Annual Report for Young People .",
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"text": "Hardesty Public School District Hardesty Public School District is a public school district in Hardesty , Texas County , Oklahoma , United States . In 2007 , the Smalkowski family sued Hardesty High School after their daughter was kicked of the basketball team , stating that their daughter 's constitutional rights had been violated by what they argued is endorsement of school prayer and Christianity by the school . The district argued they do not sponsor religious activities and that her removal was for reasons having nothing to do with her atheism .",
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"text": "Adam and Evil (2004 film) Adam and Evil is a 2004 horror film directed by Andrew Van Slee about a group of teens who face a murderer while partying at a camping site . It stars Erica Cerra , James Clayton , and Jodie Graham . Filming began on April 30 , 2003 in Los Angeles and it was released on April 27 , 2004 . The film was released on DVD as Halloween Camp 2 : Scream If You Wan na Die Faster in the United Kingdom . Although there is no plot continuity , the UK name implies a sequel to the 2003 Bloody Murder 2 : Closing Camp , released as Halloween Camp in the UK . This in turn is a sequel to the 2000 slasher movie Bloody Murder .",
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"text": "Mongrel (film) Mongrel is a 1982 American horror film written and directed by Robert A. Burns . This is the only feature film Burns directed .",
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"text": "Buster and Billie Buster and Billie ( 1974 ) is an American motion picture released by Columbia Pictures . The film was of the tragic romance/revenge film genres . It was directed by Daniel Petrie , whose credits include films such as Fort Apache , The Bronx ( 1981 ) . In the title roles were future Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent as Buster , and Joan Goodfellow as Billie . In supporting roles , Buster and Billie also featured Pamela Sue Martin of Dynasty fame as Buster 's girlfriend Margie , and Robert Englund , who later shot to fame in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series as Freddy Kreuger , in a small role as Buster 's friend , Whitey . This film is also notable as one of the earliest American mainstream movies to have male frontal nudity . Much of the movie was filmed in Metter , GA , Register , GA and surrounding areas . Townspeople were excited the movie was being filmed and were unaware of the movie 's risque plot or nudity .",
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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": "This Year's Blonde This Year 's Blonde is a 1980 low-budgeted American television drama film , based on the Garson Kanin novel Moviola about 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe . The movie starred Constance Forslund as Monroe Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Hyde and Norman Fell and was presented as part of a 3-night TV special event on NBC called Moviola : A Hollywood Saga . This Year 's Blonde was the first of two TV movies about Monroe in 1980 . The second being , Marilyn : The Untold Story , starring Catherine Hicks . Both movies have been overshadowed by more big-budgeted theatrical films about the star .",
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"text": "Marilyn Joi Marilyn Joi ( born May 22 , 1945 ) is an American actress who appeared in a number of exploitation films during the 1970s . She starred in several films by Al Adamson including The Naughty Stewardesses ( 1974 ) , Blazing Stewardesses ( 1975 ) and Black Samurai ( 1977 ) , and played the henchwoman Velvet in Ilsa , Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks ( 1976 ) , and Cleopatra Schwartz in The Kentucky Fried Movie ( 1977 ) . Among her other film credits were roles in Hit Man ( 1972 ) , Mean Mother ( 1974 ) , The Candy Tangerine Man ( 1975 ) , Mansion of the Doomed ( 1976 ) , The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington ( 1977 ) , Nurse Sherri ( 1978 ) and Galaxina ( 1980 ) . She was often credited as Tracy King , Tracy Ann King and T.A. King .",
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"text": "Hellzapoppin' (film) Hellzapoppin ' is a 1941 Universal Pictures adaptation of the musical of the same name directed by H.C. Potter . The cast includes Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson ( who produced and starred in it on Broadway ) , Martha Raye , Mischa Auer , Shemp Howard , Whitey 's Lindy Hoppers and The Six Hits . Shemp Howard begins the film as the projectionist of a cinema , displaying on its screen what appears to be the start of a song-and-dance number whose classily dressed performers walk down a staircase - which collapses as in a fun-house ride , sliding them all straight to hell . Demons punish them in various ways . Ole and Chic arrive in the midst of the mayhem by taxi , and after a bit of funny business step back to reveal that it 's a movie sound stage . They work for Miracle Pictures , a company using the slogan `` If it 's a good picture , it 's a Miracle ! '' A mousy screenwriter ( Elisha Cook , Jr. ) outlines his script for the screen adaptation of Hellzapoppin '' ' , and the rest of the movie depicts Cook 's crazy script . Among the topical humor is Johnson picking up a sled named `` Rosebud '' and saying `` I thought they 'd burnt that '' ( Olsen and Johnson were friends of Orson Welles , whose film Citizen Kane closes with Kane 's childhood sled being burnt ) . The film has a frenetic pace , and often breaks the ` Fourth wall ' , including inner ` fourth walls ' introduced by its nonlinear , metafictional narrative . The 1942 Academy Award nomination for Best Song for `` Pig Foot Pete , '' ( which lost to `` White Christmas '' ) , was attributed to Hellzapoppin ' , but the song never appeared in the film -- it was actually performed in another Universal production from the same year , the Abbott and Costello film Keep 'Em Flying . ''",
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"text": "I'm from Missouri I 'm from Missouri is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Duke Atteberry and Jack Moffitt . The film stars Bob Burns , Gladys George , Gene Lockhart , Judith Barrett , William `` Bill '' Henry and Patricia Morison . The film was released on April 7 , 1939 , by Paramount Pictures .",
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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": "Sears Radio Theater Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknights on CBS Radio in 1979 , sponsored by the Sears chain . Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season , the program offered a different genre of drama for each day 's broadcast . In January 1980 , the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater . The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980 , when a short season of new dramas was presented . Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run . Monday was `` Western Night '' and was hosted by Lorne Greene . Tuesday was `` Comedy Night '' , hosted by Andy Griffith . Wednesday was `` Mystery Night '' with Vincent Price as host . Thursday was `` Love and Hate Night '' with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host . Finally , Friday brought `` Adventure Night '' , first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and then by Leonard Nimoy . Actors heard on the series included Jim Jordan , Henry Morgan , Daws Butler , June Foray , Parley Baer , Mary Jane Croft , Howard Culver , John Dehner , Virginia Gregg , Janet Waldo , Vic Perrin , Hans Conried , Marvin Miller , Elliott Lewis , Jeff Corey , Lesley Woods , Robert Rockwell , Lurene Tuttle , Eve Arden , Keith Andes , Harriet Nelson , Alan Young , Tom Bosley , Marion Ross , Lloyd Bochner , Rick Jason , Frank Campanella , Toni Tennille , Arthur Hill , Dan O'Herlihy , Jesse White and Frank Nelson . Actress Peggy Webber was heard on 52 episodes . It was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis . The theme was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle . Though less long-lived than NPR 's Earplay or the CBS Radio Mystery Theater , it was an ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field . Like Earplay , it was broadcast in stereo .",
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"text": "The Mourning After The Mourning After is the third studio album by the American metal band 40 Below Summer . The album was released on October 28 , 2003 via Razor & Tie Records . Two singles were released from the album in `` Self Medicate '' and `` Taxi Cab Confession '' . During promotion of the album , 40 Below Summer appeared on Headbangers Ball , and the video for `` Self Medicate '' found significant airplay and the song was featured on the soundtrack for the thriller film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . This video features the group performing the song in a city park as well as various acts of indulgent `` self medication '' by townspeople ( i.e. secretively buying pornography , gorging on food , making out ) . The following year , MTV2 held a fan 's choice poll for the Best Metal Videos of 2004 . The results aired on the December 25 edition of Headbangers Ball with `` Self Medicate '' ranking in at # 18 . The CD is Content/Copy-Protected with MediaMax Digital Rights Management Software on it .",
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"text": "Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez ( born December 11 , 1974 ) , better known by his ring names Rey Mysterio Jr , or simply Rey Mysterio , is a Mexican-American professional wrestler . He is best known for his long tenure in WWE from July 2002 to February 2014 . He is also known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , AAA , and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . Gutierrez was trained by his uncle Rey Misterio , Sr. , learning the high flying Lucha Libre style that has been his trademark . `` Rey Misterio '' is Spanish for `` King Mystery '' , but subsequently dropped the `` Junior '' from his name when he began working for WWE in July 2002 until February 2015 . Mysterio is known for having a high flying style , which helped kick-start the cruiserweight wrestling revolution in the United States in the late 1990s during his time in WCW , and is often regarded as one of the greatest high-flyers in wrestling history . In WCW , he won the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times , and the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship once with Billy Kidman as part of The Filthy Animals . In WWE , Mysterio is a three-time world champion , having held WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWE Championship once . He has also held the WWE Tag Team Championship a record-tying four times , and the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice . All totaled , Mysterio has won 21 titles between WWE and WCW , including a record eight Cruiserweight Championships ( five in WCW , three in WWE ) . He was the 21st person to complete the WWE Triple Crown , and was the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble .",
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"text": "Rey de Reyes (2001) The Rey de Reyes 2001 ( Spanish for `` King of Kings '' ) was the fifth annual Rey de Reyes professional wrestling tournament and show , produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA . The event took place on March 30 , 2001 in the Convention Center in Ciudad Madero , Tamaulipas , Mexico . The Rey de Reyes tournament consisted of a semi-final round of four four-man elimination matches and a final match with the winners of each of the semi-finals facing off in an elimination match until only one man remained . The final of the 2001 Rey de Reyes tournament pitted La Parka , Jr. , Latin Lover , Abismo Negro and Heavy Metal against each other . The show featured two additional matches beyond the five Rey de Reyes tournament matches .",
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"text": "Chikara Grand Championship The Chikara Grand Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Chikara promotion . The first champion was crowned on November 13 , 2011 , at the High Noon pay-per-view , when Eddie Kingston defeated Mike Quackenbush at the conclusion of a six-month long , twelve-person tournament . Like most professional wrestling championships , the title is won via the result of a scripted match . Since the founding of the promotion in 2002 and before the Chikara Grand Championship was created , Chikara promoted only the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas , a tag team championship , and the Chikara Young Lions Cup , a championship for rookies , but did not have a major singles championship until an announcement regarding the creation of the Grand Championship was made in February 2011 . On March 14 , 2013 , Chikara announced that in the future the title would be defended at every event held by the promotion . This was later negated following Mike Quackenbush 's takeover as Director of Fun and on August 1 , 2014 , he announced a three-point system to determine contendership for the title , similar to the system used for the Campeonatos de Parejas . Under the system , wrestlers need to accumulate three back-to-back wins in order to be eligible to challenge for the title . Overall , there have been seven reigns shared among six wrestlers . One female wrestler , Princess KimberLee , has held the title . With the win , KimberLee became the first female wrestler to hold the top title in a major non-female promotion . Juan Francisco de Coronado is the current champion in his first reign .",
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"text": "CMLL Mini-Estrellas tournaments The Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) has held a number of tournaments for their Mini-Estrella division since it was founded in 1992 , some recurring and others a one off tournament held for a special event . Being professional wrestling tournaments , it they are not won legitimately ; they are instead won via predetermined outcomes to the matches that is kept secret from the general public . The Mini-Estrella division has been featured in a Ruleta de la Muerte ( Spanish for `` Roulette of Death '' ) tournament . A Ruleta de la Muerte tournament is a tournament in which tag teams face off in a single elimination tournament , but unlike traditional tournaments it is the losing team that advances in the tournament . The team that loses the tag team match final must immediately wrestle against each other in a Lucha de Apuestas match , where either their mask or their hair is on the line . In 2010 CMLL held a Mini-Estrella focused Torneo Bicentenario , celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mexico 's independence , a tournament where the winning Mini-Estrella would be `` Promoted '' to the regular sized male division and compete on equal footing in CMLL . The movement from Mini-Estrella to `` Regular '' competitor is rare in Lucha Libre , but not without precedent as CMLL themselves held such a match in 1997 , but this marked the first time a Mini-Estrella was openly promoted to the regular division without changing their ring persona or moving to a different wrestling promotion .",
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"text": "El Texano Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui ( November 26 , 1958 -- January 15 , 2006 ) , better known by his ring name El Texano , was a Mexican Luchador , or professional wrestler . From the early 1970s to the early 2000s , he wrestled under masked and unmasked monikers for various promotions including Universal Wrestling Association ( UWA ) , World Class Championship Wrestling ( WCCW ) , and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) . His son Juan Aguilar Leos wrestles under the name El Texano , Jr. in tribute to his father and another son wrestles as the masked Super Nova . During his professional wrestling career Aguilar helped populate the concept of the Trios match ( teams of three facing off in a tag team match ) in Lucha Libre , as a part of Los Misioneros de la Muerte ( `` The Missionaries of Death '' ; Texano , El Signo and Negro Navarro ) . He also worked for an extensive period of time with Silver King , collectively known as Los Cowboys , working both in Japan and the United States of America , achieving notoriety outside of his native Mexico .",
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"text": "Miguel Cotto vs. DeMarcus Corley The Cotto vs. Corley fight was a bout held in Bayamón , Puerto Rico , on February 26 , 2005 . It was for Miguel Cotto 's WBO world Jr. . Welterweight title , and it pitted him against former world champion Demarcus Corley . Much expectation preceded the fight , which was sponsored in Puerto Rico by DirecTV . The then recently inaugurated Tren Urbano had to be specially abilitated for this fight , as fans had overcrowded the parking area with their cars the last time Cotto had a fight in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican tourism department saw this event as a perfect occasion to demonstrate the new railway 's conveniences to fans across the island . Cotto participated in a ceremonial trip from a station near José Miguel Agrelot coliseum in San Juan to the fight 's venue , Bayamón 's Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum . Corley , meanwhile , arrived in Puerto Rico on Wednesday , February 23 . According to El Vocero , the newspaper that interviewed the former world champion on arrival at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport , Corley showed confidence and kept smiling , but predicted a unanimous decision win , which is somewhat uncommon among boxers , as they usually predict knockout wins . Corley trained the last few days before the fight at the same gymnasium that Edwin Rosario used during Rosario 's prime . The fight was broadcast to the United States live on HBO Boxing 's `` Boxing After Dark '' leg . Cotto wore trunks that had the flags of every Hispanic country . About half a minute into the fight , Corley went down from a right cross to the head . He was rocked often the rest of the first round , but he was able to stay on his feet . Cotto kept hitting Corley with stamina-reducing shots to the body and the head in round two , but he lost a point , when , without any previous warnings , referee Ismael Quinones Falu deducted it from the scorecards after Corley complained that Cotto had hurt him on the crotch area . It was a somewhat unusual move by the referee : usually they give boxers a number of warnings before actually deducting a point for illegal fighting tactics . In the third round , Corley hit Cotto flush with a right hand to the chin , and Cotto , who was arguably having the worst round of his career , almost fell . Corley mounted an attack , pinning Cotto against the ropes for most of the round . Cotto was then suddenly struck by a low blow himself , and he went to the floor . The referee gave him time to recover , but did not take any points away from Corley . Towards the end of the round , both fighters engaged in an exchange of powerful lefts , with Cotto 's barely missing Corley 's body , but Corley 's getting Cotto on the head and sending him to the ropes again . Having recuperated in between rounds , Cotto picked up the fight 's momentum again in round four , using his jab , and then connecting with various combinations towards the end of the round . By round five , Cotto sported a cut inside his nose and he also had a swollen eye . Corley looked like he had taken tremendous punishment as well ; he looked tired and his face looked like it had a few small cuts too . Cotto , who , by the way , weighed 157 pounds ( 71 kg ) on HBO 's weight balance on the day of the fight compared to Corley 's 140 pounds ( 63.5 kg ) , pinned Corley against the ropes . A combination of punches to the body and head sent Corley down for a second time . Corley got up and tried to weather the storm by fighting back , but he was taking a lot of punishment as he decided to go down to one knee in order to take a rest . The third knockdown , however , would become the subject of a small controversy , as , instead of counting on Corley , Quinones Falu decided to stop the fight at that moment , giving Cotto the victory by a fifth round technical knockout . After the stoppage , Corley reacted with a menacing look towards the referee , but no action was taken by him against Quinones Falu . HBO 's instant replays showed that none of the punches that Cotto threw before Corley decided to take a knee had actually landed . Nevertheless , since Corley 's third visit to the canvas happened after Corley took a conscious decision to fall in order to take the extra rest , boxing rules dictated that it had to be counted as a knockdown . Soon after the fight was stopped , HBO analizers were quick to signal the result as a `` hometown stoppage '' , specially Larry Merchant . But their claims were quickly countered by Corley himself , who admitted to going down for the third time as a strategy to avoid further punishment from Cotto and maybe buy himself more fight time . After the fight , both fighters agreed that they should have a rematch . Category : Boxing fights Category :2005 in boxing Category : Boxing in Puerto Rico Category : Sports in Bayamón , Puerto Rico Category :2005 in Puerto Rican sport",
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"text": "IWRG Guerra del Golfo thumb | Tetsuya Bushi , risked his mask twice in La Guerra del Golfo tournaments . Guerra del Golfo ( Spanish for `` Gulf War '' ) is both the name of a major show series promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre , or professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) as well as the name of the tournament match that is the focal point of the show . The tournament consists of two first-round steel cage matches where the last person in the cage advances to the final match of the night . In the finals the two losers face off in a cage match where the loser of that match is either unmasked or forced to have their hair shaved off under Luchas de Apuestas rules . There have been a total of 10 shows since the first show in 2005 . So far three wrestlers have lost their masks and seven have been shaved bald .",
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"text": "Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher `` Tito '' Ortiz ( / ˈtiːtoʊ ɔɹˈtiːz / born January 23 , 1975 ) is an American retired mixed martial artist . In the MMA world , he is known for his stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , where he is a former Light Heavyweight Champion , having held the title from April 14 , 2000 to September 26 , 2003 . Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell , he was one of the sports early stars . Ortiz ultimately became the biggest pay-per-view draw of 2006 for his fights with Liddell , Forrest Griffin , and Ken Shamrock . Outside of his fighting career , Ortiz is the CEO of the Punishment Athletics MMA equipment and clothing line . He also owns an MMA training gym called Punishment Training Center , which is located in his hometown of Huntington Beach , California . On July 7 , 2012 , Ortiz became the ninth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Arena Naucalpan 32nd Anniversary Show The Arena Naucalpan 32nd Anniversary Show was a major annual professional wrestling event produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) , which took place on December 17 , 2009 in Arena Naucalpan , Naucalpan , State of Mexico , Mexico . As the name implies the show celebrated the 32nd Anniversary of the construction of Arena Naucalpan , IWRG 's main venue in 1977 . The show is IWRG 's longest running show , predating IWRG being founded in 1996 and is the fourth oldest , still held , annual show in professional wrestling . The show was also promoted under the name Prison Fatal ( `` Deadly Prison '' ) , a name first used for the 2000 Prison Fatal show . The main event of the show was a ten-man steel cage match fought under Lucha de Apuestas , or `` bet match '' , rules where the last man in the cage would be forced to unmask or have their hair shaved off if they were unmasked . The steel cage match saw Exodia , Fantasma de la Ópera , El Hijo de Pirata Morgan , Péndulo , Tóxico , Trauma I , Ultramán Jr. and Xibalba all leave the cage . In the end , Zatura pinned Capitán Muerte , forcing Capitán Muerte to umask and reveal his real name , Guillermo Martinez Cid .",
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"text": "CMLL Universal Championship (2009) The CMLL Universal Championship 2009 ( Campeonato Universal in Spanish ) was a professional wrestling annual tournament produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) that took place over three CMLL Super Viernes shows between June 5 , 2009 and June 19 , 2009 in Arena México , Mexico City , Mexico . The CMLL Universal Championship is an annual tournament of CMLL Champions that was first held in 2009 . All officially recognized male CMLL Champions participated in a 15-match single elimination tournament . In the final CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Último Guerrero defeated NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion El Texano Jr. to become the first CMLL Universal Champion .",
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"text": "Rey de Reyes (2002) The Rey de Reyes 2002 ( Spanish for `` King of Kings '' ) was the sixth annual Rey de Reyes professional wrestling tournament and show , produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA . The event took place on March 17 , 2002 , in Zapopan , Jalisco , Mexico . The tournament consisted of a semi-final round of four four-man elimination matches and a final match with the winners of each of the semi-finals facing off in an elimination match until only one man remained . The final of the 2002 tournament pitted Canek , Pirata Morgan , Cibernético and Octagón against each other . The show featured two additional matches beyond the five tournament matches .",
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"text": "Chavo Guerrero Jr. Salvador `` Chavo '' Guerrero IV ( born October 20 , 1970 ) also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr. , is a third generation Mexican American professional wrestler , actor and member of the Guerrero wrestling family . He has also worked with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment ( WWF/E ) , World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) . As a singles wrestler , he is a one-time ECW Champion in WWE , and a six-time WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Champion . He has also achieved success in tag team wrestling , being a five-time world tag team champion -- winning the WWE Tag Team Championship twice with Eddie Guerrero as Los Guerreros , the WCW World Tag Team Championship once with Corporal Cajun as the Misfits in Action , and the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice with Hernandez . Between WCW , WWE , and TNA , Guerrero has held a dozen total championships .",
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"text": "Rey Cometa Mario Alberto González ( born March 11 , 1983 ) is a Mexican Luchador , best known by his ring name Rey Cometa ( Spanish for `` King Comet '' ) . He is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) . Rey Cometa first gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) from 2005 until 2008 . In AAA he was a part of the group Real Fuerza Aérea , consisting of young high flying wrestlers . As is usual with masked wrestlers in Mexico , Cometa 's real name was not a matter of public record until he lost his mask in a match in September 2012 . He is a former holder of the Mexican National Welterweight Championship .",
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"text": "Mexican National Middleweight Championship The Mexican National Middleweight Championship ( Campeonato National Medio in Spanish ) was a national Mexican professional wrestling championship controlled by a `` National title '' controlled by the `` Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. '' ( Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission ) , which regulates all matches where the title is defended . The title has been in use since at least 1933 until December 8 , 2008 . It was defended in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) promotion since AAA 's inception in 1992 . Since it is a National title endorsed by the Comisión it could technically be defended in various Mexican promotions , but in reality was promoted mainly by AAA from 1992 until 2008 .",
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"text": "El Ángel (wrestler) Óscar Omar Puentes Molgado ( born August 19 , 1977 ) is a Mexican Luchador ( professional wrestler ) under the ring name El Ángel ( Spanish for `` the Angel '' ) . Puentes worked under the ring name Óscar Sevilla from 1997 until 2005 where he adopted the `` El Ángel '' ring character . He is manly known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) which he worked for until mid-2009 . He current works on the Mexican independent circuit and makes regular appearances for the Los Perros del Mal and International Wrestling Revolution Group promotions amongst others and occasionally works a El Novillero ( `` The Apprentice Bullfighter '' ) .",
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"text": "El Castillo del Terror (2007) El Castillo del Terror ( 2007 ) was a professional wrestling event , their annual El Castillo del Terror event produced by the International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) . IWRG has held an Castillo del Terror branded show since 2005 , usually late in the year , making this year 's event the third overall event in the series . The event took place on November 3 , 2013 , at Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan , State of Mexico , IWRG 's main arena . The main event was the eponymous Castillo del Terror ( Spanish for `` Castle of Terror '' ) Steel cage match where the last person eliminated was forced to unmasked per the match stipulation . In the end the ten-man match saw Rayo de Jalisco , Jr. defeat Enterrador 2000 , forcing him to unmask after the match .",
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"text": "El Signo Antonio Sánchez Rendón ( both September 4 , 1954 in Ocotlán de Morelos , Oaxaca , Mexico ) , is a retired Mexican luchador , or professional wrestler best known under the ring name El Signo ( Spanish for `` The Sign '' ) . Rendón was part of Los Misioneros de la Muerte ( `` The Missionaries of Death '' ) with Negro Navarro and El Texano a team that is credited with popularizing the Trios match in Mexico to the point that it became the most common match for in Mexican Lucha Libre . Sánchez made his professional wrestling debut in 1971 and officially retired in 2010 , after 38 years of active competition . At least one of Sánchez 's children is also a professional wrestler , working under the name Hijo del Signo ( `` Son of the Sign '' , born 1985 ) since 2008 .",
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"text": "Rey de Reyes (1997) The Rey de Reyes 1997 ( Spanish for `` King of Kings '' ) was the first annual Rey de Reyes professional wrestling tournament and major wrestling show , produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA . The event took place on February 21 , 1997 in the Convention Center in Ciudad Madero , Tamaulipas , Mexico . The Rey de Reyes tournament consisted of a semi-final round of four four-man elimination matches and a final match with the winners of each of the semi-finals facing off in an elimination match until only one man remained . The show also featured a Mini-Estrella Six-man `` Lucha Libre rules '' tag team match between the teams of Mini Goldust , Mini Mankind and Mini Vader going against La Parkita , Mini Nova and Super Muñequito . The final match of the tournament pitted Latin Lover , Heavy Metal , Héctor Garza and Octagón against each other .",
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"text": "Night of Champions (2009) Night of Champions ( 2009 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on July 26 , 2009 , at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was the second annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the ninth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology . Similar to the previous two events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company would be defended . It featured talent from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . Eight matches were contested on the card . This show was considered a supercard , which featured more than one main event match . The main event matches featured were : Jeff Hardy defeating CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retaining the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena , Mickie James winning the WWE Divas Championship against Maryse , and WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio retain his title against Dolph Ziggler . The undercard , featured Chris Jericho and The Big Show defending the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy , Christian defeating Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship , Kofi Kingston defending the WWE United States Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge against Montel Vontavious Porter , The Miz , Carlito , Primo , and Jack Swagger , and Michelle McCool defending the WWE Women 's Championship against Melina . The event had 267,000 buys , down on the 2008 's Night of Champions figure of 273,000 buys .",
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"text": "Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel `` Joe '' Seanoa ( born March 17 , 1979 ) , better known by his ring name Samoa Joe , is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing on the Raw brand . He was previously best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) and Ring of Honor ( ROH ) . Joe established himself in ROH from the promotion 's beginning in 2002 , holding the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months from May 2003 to December 2004 . Upon joining TNA in June 2005 , he embarked on an 19-month-long undefeated streak , and went on to hold the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once , the TNA X Division Championship five times , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the TNA Television Championship once ; completing the TNA Triple Crown and the TNA Grand Slam . He also wrestled internationally and on the independent circuit for various promotions , winning several titles , including the GHC Tag Team Championship with Magnus in Pro Wrestling Noah , and he was an inaugural NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion with Keiji Sakoda in Pro Wrestling Zero1 . He left TNA in February 2015 , briefly competing again in ROH and the independent circuit . Joe officially debuted in WWE 's developmental territory NXT in May 2015 , and signed a full-time contract with the company in June ; he went on to become the first ever two-time NXT Champion .",
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"text": "El Gran Luchadore El Gran Luchadore is the name of a masked Mexican professional wrestling character in World Wrestling Entertainment , seen on its SmackDown ! brand in 2004 . El Gran Luchadore ( loosely translated from Spanish to `` The Great Fighter/Wrestler , '' `` Luchadore '' is also an incorrect spelling , luchador is the correct spelling ) was mainly used as a jobber gimmick to put over other wrestlers . The first WWE wrestler to wrestle as the El Gran Luchadore was Paul London on April 22 , 2004 in a squash match against John Bradshaw Layfield ( JBL ) , Paul Heyman convinced Bradshaw to accept a match with the `` Mexican Heavyweight Champion '' after hearing that El Gran Luchadore punked out Bradshaw at an airport . Next up was Shannon Moore on July 8 , 2004 , billed as the `` champion of Mexico '' , would face WWE Champion JBL in a champion vs. champion match ( no titles on the line ) . A second squash match for JBL took an unexpected turn when El Gran Luchadore pulled a switcharoo with Eddie Guerrero ( in El Gran 's costume ) who came back fighting . When JBL finally clued that it was Guerrero , he ran away from the ring getting counted out in the process , allowing El Gran Luchadore to pick up his first victory . The next appearance of El Gran Luchadore was on July 15 , 2004 edition of SmackDown ! . During a Steel Cage match between Guerrero and JBL which saw both men sat on top of the Cage , exchanging punches until El Gran Luchadore ran down and climbed into the cage . This El Gran Luchadore held Eddie Guerrero 's leg , allowing Bradshaw to climb down the side of the cage to win . After the match El Gran Luchadore tried to get out of the locked door , but then decided to climb out the way he came in . Eddie Guerrero got to his feet and climbed up the cage struggling to get him back into the cage . Luchadore was able to get away , but in the struggle Guerrero pulled the mask off of him , revealing him to be the supposedly injured Kurt Angle .",
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"text": "Before We Go Before We Go ( previously titled 1:30 Train ) is a 2014 American independent romantic drama film directed by Chris Evans in his directorial debut , and starring Evans , Alice Eve and Mark Kassen . The film had its world premiere in the special presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released on video on demand on July 21 , 2015 , and had a limited release on September 4 , 2015 in the United States by Radius-TWC .",
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"text": "Go West (Go West album) Go West is the debut album by the English pop duo Go West , released in 1985 . The album brought Go West into the limelight , scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand . `` We Close Our Eyes '' was the most successful single , reaching No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 5 in the UK .",
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"text": "The Scene Between The Scene Between is the fourth studio album by English band The Go ! Team . It was released in March 2015 under Memphis Industries .",
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"text": "Union J discography The discography of English boy band Union J consists of two studio albums , five singles and six music videos . Union J first announced that they had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment at a performance in Cardiff , Wales on 15 December 2012 . Their debut single `` Carry You '' was recorded in London in January 2013 and was released in June 2013 , charting at number six in the United Kingdom . On 28 January , it was confirmed that the subsidiary label that Union J had signed with was RCA Records . In June 2013 , it was announced that the band would embark on their first UK headline tour , the Magazines and TV Screens Tour , which consists of 18 dates in December 2013 and January 2014 . Their second single , `` Beautiful Life '' , was released on 21 October and debuted at number 8 . The following week saw the release of their self-titled debut album , Union J. On 5 November 2013 , they announced that their third single would be `` Loving You Is Easy '' . In 2014 , Union J left RCA and signed with Epic Records . `` Tonight ( We Live Forever ) '' , the lead single from their second album , was released on 17 August 2014 . This was followed up by `` You Got It All '' , written by Magic ! 's Nasri , released in November 2014 . Whilst the most purchased single of the week , it was kept off number one by Ed Sheeran 's `` Thinking Out Loud '' due to audio streaming . Their second album , You Got It All -- The Album , reached number 28 on the UK Albums Chart .",
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"text": "We Do (film) We Do is an award-winning 56 minute documentary film about marriage equality , produced and directed by independent filmmaker Rebecca Rice . We Do reveals the stories of three LGBT couples , their journeys for legal recognition of their relationships and the impact that the pursuit of marriage equality has had on their lives before and after the Supreme Court ruling on June 26 , 2015 . The film features an introduction by LGBT activist and pastor Jim Mitulski , former pastor at Cathedral of Hope ( Dallas ) who provides the backstory on same-sex unions . We Do then tells the stories of Leta and Anne , with a cameo by their son Jaxson , Mariel and Viviana and Michael and Michael . All three couples had to travel to other states to be legally married even when they knew at the time that their unions would not be legally recognized in the states where they lived . We Do had its world premiere at AGLIFF , the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in September 2015 . And the film was an official selection of Palm Springs Cinema Diverse and QCinema -- the Ft. Worth Gay and Lesbian Film Festival . We Do was honored with the Shawn A. Moore Award at QCinema and is distributed by CT Media Distribution .",
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"text": "Anything Goes (Florida Georgia Line album) Anything Goes is the second studio album by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line . It was released on October 14 , 2014 , by Republic Nashville . The release of the album was announced August 15 from Central Park in New York City on Good Morning America . The album was produced by Joey Moi . Its first single , `` Dirt '' , became Florida Georgia Line 's sixth number one hit when it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart .",
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"text": "Before I Let You Go `` Before I Let You Go '' is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet , recorded for the group 's self-titled debut album ( 1994 ) . The song was released as the third single for the album in November 1994 . The song was notable for featuring lead vocals from Dave Hollister who joined the group upon the album 's release . `` Before I Let You Go '' peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the Hot R&B Singles chart . This made it the group 's highest charting single on both charts respectively before it was surpassed by `` No Diggity '' merely two years later . The song lyrically focuses on the narrator who does not want to lose the love of his life out of concern that she is no longer romantically interested and wants her to `` say goodnight '' as opposed to `` say goodbye . ''",
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"text": "The Homesman The Homesman is a 2014 French-American historical period drama set in the 1850s Midwest , directed and co-produced by Tommy Lee Jones and co-written with Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver , based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout . The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep , Hailee Steinfeld , John Lithgow , and James Spader . The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and received a North American limited release on November 14 , 2014 by Roadside Attractions . The Homesman has received mostly positive reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating average of 7.1 / 10 . The title refers to the task of taking immigrants back home , which was typically a man 's job to carry out .",
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"text": "Before (short story) `` Before '' is a short story by Gael Baudino written deliberately in a style similar to William Faulkner 's : the foreword to the story says , `` the sometimes strange syntax and editorial elisions are intentional in this homage to Faulkner . '' It concerns Greta Harlow , a young woman living in a Lee 's Corners , a small town in fictional Oktibushubee County . She is raped and impregnated by Jimmy White , son of a prominent and wealthy businessman . An elderly wealthy woman , Mrs. Gavin , counsels her on how to abort the baby . The story ends with Greta debating whether to follow through with the abortion or not . Lee 's Corners , Sophonsiba Gavin , and Greta 's child , Magic , all play key parts in Baudino 's most recent book , `` The Borders of Life '' ( written as Gael Kathryns ) . Category :1996 short stories Category : American short stories Category : Fantasy short stories Category : Rape in fiction",
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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": "The Signal (2014 film) The Signal is a 2014 American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank and co-written with Carlyle Eubank and David Frigerio . The film stars Brenton Thwaites and Laurence Fishburne . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on June 13 , 2014 . The film is among an increasing number of low-budget , independent science fiction films to be included at the Sundance Film Festival in recent years .",
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"text": "Before You Love Me `` Before You Love Me '' is a song by Alsou , her first single released from her first album , Alsou . It was released on April 30 , 2001 , in Australia and the United Kingdom , and a few weeks later in May 2001 in various countries throughout Europe . The single failed to chart in Australia . In the United Kingdom it peaked at number twenty-seven . A lack of promotional support from Alsou 's record company meant that no further releases occurred in either Australia or the United Kingdom , with the impending release of the Alsou album cancelled in both regions . The single was , however , effective in producing the hype it needed throughout Europe for the album to be released and proper promotion to take place .",
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"text": "We Are Brothers We Are Brothers is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Jang Jin .",
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"text": "Awaiting Awaiting ( ; lit . `` The Day Min-woo Arrives '' ) is a 2014 South Korean short film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu , starring Moon Chae-won and Go Soo . It is one of four short films comprising Beautiful 2014 , the third annual omnibus project commissioned by Chinese online platform Youku Tudou and the Hong Kong International Film Festival . The other short films were The Dream directed by Shu Kei , HK 2014 - Education for All directed by Christopher Doyle , and Boss I Love You directed by Zhang Yuan . Beautiful 2014 premiered at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 27 , 2014 . Awaiting received a theatrical release in South Korea on December 18 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Big Stone Gap (film) Big Stone Gap is a 2014 American drama romantic comedy film written and directed by Adriana Trigiani and produced by Donna Gigliotti for Altar Identity Studios , a subsidiary of Media Society . Based on Trigiani 's 2000 best-selling novel of the same name , the story is set in the actual Virginia town of Big Stone Gap circa 1970s . The film had its world premiere at the Virginia Film Festival on November 6 , 2014 . The film was released on October 9 , 2015 , by Picturehouse . The film was released in Blu-Ray by Universal Pictures on February 2 , 2016 .",
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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": "World Be Gone World Be Gone '' is the seventeenth studio album by English synthpop duo Erasure . The album was released through Mute Records on 19 May 2017 in the UK , and 20 May 2017 in North America .",
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"text": "Before After Before After is the seventh studio album by the English synthpop band Heaven 17 . It was originally released in September 2005 , on the label Ninthwave , nine years after their previous album , Bigger Than America . The album reached # 6 on the Billboard Magazine Club Play Chart in April 2006 . In September 2008 , the band 's cover of Blue Öyster Cult 's `` Do n't Fear the Reaper '' was featured on the American dark fantasy television series True Blood . A number of remixes of tracks from the album have appeared on online digital services such as iTunes and Amazon.com . It was the final album to feature founding member Ian Craig Marsh due to his decision to retire from music in 2007 .",
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"text": "Bros Before Hos Bro 's Before Ho 's is a 2013 Dutch comedy film directed by Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil .",
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"text": "Before the Music Dies Before the Music Dies ( B4MD ) is a 2006 U.S. documentary film that criticizes the American music industry and the increasing commercialization of the art of music over the past thirty years . The film features interviews and performances from such musicians and groups as Doyle Bramhall II , Erykah Badu , Eric Clapton , Dave Matthews , Branford Marsalis , Elvis Costello , Bonnie Raitt and My Morning Jacket . It was directed by Andrew Shapter , produced by Joel Rasmussen , and co-written by Shapter and Rasmussen . The film premiered on March 12 , 2006 at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin , Texas .",
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"text": "The Cobbler (2014 film) The Cobbler is a 2014 American magic realism comedy-drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and co-written by McCarthy with Paul Sado . The film stars Adam Sandler , Dan Stevens , Dustin Hoffman and Steve Buscemi . It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released on March 13 , 2015 , by Image Entertainment . The film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb .",
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"text": "IZombie (TV series) iZombie ( stylized as iZOMBiE ) is an American television series developed by Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright for The CW . It is a loose adaptation of the comic book series of the same name created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred , and published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint . The series premiered on March 17 , 2015 . The series was renewed for a second season , which premiered October 6 , 2015 , and ran for 19 episodes . On March 11 , 2016 , The CW renewed the series for a third season of 13 episodes , which premiered on April 4 , 2017 . On May 10 , 2017 , The CW renewed the series for a fourth season .",
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"text": "Lassie (season 1) The first season of the television series Lassie premiered in the United States on CBS on September 12 , 1954 and ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 6 , 1955 . Produced by Robert Maxwell , the episodes follows the adventures of a female rough collie named Lassie and her young owner Jeffrey Miller . In 1958 , the first through third seasons began syndication under the title `` Jeff 's Collie . '' Though the first season of Lassie has never been released completely to home video , some episodes from the first season have been released to DVD . On November 25 , 2003 , Classic Media released a three episode set , `` Lassie : Best of Jeff 's Collie , '' which included the series first episode , `` Inheritance '' . A second set , `` Lassie : 50th Anniversary Collection '' , was released on September 14 , 2004 and contained 24 episodes from across the entire series . The set includes three episodes from the first season : `` Inheritance '' ( episode 1 ) , `` The Lion '' ( episode 8 ) , and `` Lassie 's Pups '' ( episode 10 ) . `` Secret of the Silent Hills ( Theme from the Lassie TV Series ) '' , composed by William Lava , is used as the opening and ending theme for the entire season . __ TOC __",
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"text": "It Hits the Fan `` It Hits the Fan '' is the first episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series South Park , and the 66th episode of the series overall . It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 20 , 2001 . In the episode , the word `` shit '' is said uncensored on television on the crime show Cop Drama . After this , everyone starts saying `` shit '' over and over , which eventually brings over a mysterious plague that unleashes the ancient Knights of Standards and Practices , and only Chef and the boys can save the world . The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA-LV in the United States . Throughout the episode , the profanity `` shit '' or `` shitty '' are exclaimed uncensored a total of 162 separate times ; in syndicated or re-aired versions of this episode , a counter in the bottom left corner of the screen counts the number of times the word has been uttered . The written occurrences are not counted , but `` shit '' is written 38 times , which puts the `` shit `` s up to an even 200 . `` Shit '' is uttered roughly once every eight seconds ; one such count includes the episode 's theme song in the calculation .",
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"text": "List of Digimon Data Squad episodes This is a complete list of episodes from the anime series Digimon Data Squad . As it currently stands , Digimon Data Squad is the shortest series in the franchise to date , and ends with 48 episodes . The series ran in Japan on Fuji TV from April 2006 to March 2007 , and in the United States on Jetix from October 2007 to November 2008 . This series uses two opening themes in the original Japanese version . `` Gou-ing ! Going ! My Soul ! '' is used as the opening theme of the first half and the second opening song , `` Hirari '' , is used in the remaining episodes . __ TOC __",
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"text": "List of Kimba the White Lion episodes These are the episodes of the anime television series Kimba the White Lion ( Jungle Emperor ) . The series originally ran from October 6 , 1965 , to September 28 , 1966 , in Japan and from September 11 , 1966 , to September 3 , 1967 , in the U.S. There were two English dubs produced for this anime series . The first ( and more widely viewed ) English dub was produced by Titan Productions for NBC Enterprises to license and run in syndication in the United States , with a handful of talented voice actors . Despite that they dubbed all 52 episodes of the series , 49 of them have been aired in a mixed up order , in the United States , due to the NBC catalog order of how they aired them in sequence . On September 30 , 1978 , the license for NBC to hold the rights to the English dub has dropped due to the bankruptcy of Mushi Productions being bankrupt earlier in 1973 . Afterwards , the Titan Productions English dub was no longer available to view at that time . In 1993 , Fumio Suzuki made plans to bring the series to television once more to the English-speaking market . After the legal battles of who was going to gain ownership , a Canadian company from Toronto known as Zaza Sound Productions Ltd. won the rights to produce a second English dub of the anime series with a handful of Canadian voice actors , as well as airing this dub in several English-speaking regions ( Australia , United Kingdom , etc. ) , with CEG Distribution distributing the series . Landmark Entertainment Group Inc. , Susuki Associates and CEG Cinema Partners have also contributed to this dub . Fans have often labeled this as the `` Canadian dub '' . It was said to be a remake of the 1966 U.S. English dub , with a more faithful translation of the original Japanese scripts , but had to create a whole new soundtrack composed by Paul J. Zaza , since they were unable to use the original soundtrack composed by Isao Tomita which was also used in the 1966 U.S. English dub . This version was also more edited including heavy cuts and changes . In 1995 , A low-budget American company known as UAV Corporation released a limited number of episodes of the 1993 Canadian English re-dub on VHS in North America , under the title Kimba the Lion Prince .",
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"text": "Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island Total Drama All-Stars and Total Drama : Pahkitew Island are two 13-episode segments that both make up the fifth season of the Canadian animated television series , Total Drama . The season was commissioned by Cartoon Network in October 2012 , ordering 26 episodes . It is a sequel to Total Drama Island , Total Drama Action , Total Drama World Tour , and Total Drama : Revenge of the Island . The season was produced by Fresh TV and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and distributed by Cake Entertainment . Owing to the series ' premise , the season presents itself as a parody of reality television series , such as Survivor . The entire season first premiered in the United States starting on September 10 , 2013 on Cartoon Network for the first part , with the second part premiering in the United States on July 7 , 2014 for a two-week time period . In Canada , the first part premiered on Teletoon during their `` Ca n't Miss Thursdays '' time slot starting January 9 , 2014 . The second part of the season also premiered during their `` Ca n't Miss Thursdays '' time slot on Teletoon starting on September 4 , 2014 . The second half of the season also premiered on the APTN network in 2015 .",
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"text": "List of Hozuki's Coolheadedness episodes Hozuki 's Coolheadedness is a 2014 supernatural dark comedy Japanese animated series based on the 2011 manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi . The story follows the title character , Hozuki , a demon ogre who works for the god of death , King Enma , as a supervisor in the Japanese Hell . The series is episodic , and in each episode the serious-minded Hozuki attempts to manage and troubleshoot unusual problems which occur there . Production of the Hozuki 's Coolheadedness anime was announced in June 2013 in issue 31 of Weekly Morning . The thirteen episode anime was produced by Wit Studio and directed by Hiro Kaburaki , with screenplay by Midori Gotō and characters design by Hirotaka Katō . The series was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System between January 10 , 2014 and April 4 , 2014 . It was later aired on television networks TBS , CBC , BS-TBS , TVK and AT-X , and streamed on Bandai Channel , Docomo Anime Store , Niconico and ShowTime . The entire series was released by King Records from April 9 to August 13 , 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray . Crunchyroll simulcasted the series with English subtitles in the United States , Canada , the United Kingdom , South Africa , Australia and New Zealand . Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for home media release in North America , and Madman Entertainment did the same for the Australian region . The series uses four pieces of theme music : a single opening theme and three ending themes . The opening theme is , which is interpreted by the series ' main cast members under the name . The main ending theme is by Sumire Uesaka . Additionally , by Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus and by Uesaka are used as the ending themes for episode 1 and 8 respectively . In June 2014 , a series of three original anime DVDs ( OADs ) was announced to be produced by the same staff of the anime series . The OADs were screened in eleven selected theaters in Japan from December 6 to December 28 , 2014 . They were released along with the 17th , 18th , and 19th manga volumes on February 23 , May 22 , and August 21 , 2015 respectively . A fourth OAD was released through the 24th volume on March 21 , 2017 .",
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"text": "List of Fairy Tail episodes (season 1) The first season of the Fairy Tail anime series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight . It follows the first adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild , Fairy Tail . The season adapts the first 16 volumes of Hiro Mashima 's Fairy Tail manga series . Natsu befriends Lucy who joins the titular guild and later goes on missions with her to earn money along with fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet , as well as Natsu 's flying cat Happy . The five go on a forbidden S-Class mission with Gray and Erza to save Galuna Island and fight Gray 's rival Lyon Vastia . Shortly after , the guildhall is attacked by their rival guild Phantom Lord , leading into a guild war . After the dissolution of Phantom Lord , the group learns of Erza 's past as a slave in the Tower of Heaven and confront Jellal Fernandez to destroy the tower . Lastly , once back at Fairy Tail , Natsu and the others face Laxus Dreyar and the Raijin Tribe as they stage a coup in Fairy Tail . The season initially ran from October 12 , 2009 to September 27 , 2010 on TV Tokyo in Japan . It was later released on DVD in 12 compilations , each containing four episodes , by Pony Canyon between January 29 and December 24 , 2010 . Crunchyroll streamed the whole season 's episode subtitled in English for free on its website . The season 's episodes were streamed as a simulcast , only one hour after they aired on TV Tokyo in Japan . The season was licensed by Animax Asia for a Southeast Asian broadcast . Their adaptation aired from September 30 , 2010 to December 6 , 2011 . DVDs of their adaptations were not released . In 2011 , Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English DVD release in North America . The season was released in four compilations between November 22 , 2011 and March 20 , 2012 . The series also began airing on the Funimation Channel in North America beginning on November 22 , 2011 . The season makes use of eight pieces of theme music : four opening themes and four ending themes . The opening themes are `` Snow Fairy '' , performed by Funkist for episodes 1 to 11 , by Idoling !!! for episodes 12 to 24 , `` Ft. '' performed by Funkist for episodes 25 to 35 , and `` R.P.G. ( Rockin ' Playing Game ) '' performed by Sug for the remainder of the season . The ending themes respectively used with the opening themes are performed by Watarirouka Hashiritai , by Onelifecrew , performed by Shiho Nanba , and by Mikuni Shimokawa . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Beyblade (season 3) This is a list of episodes for the third season of the anime series Beyblade . Beyblade is made up of three seasons and a spin-off series .",
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"text": "List of Ranma ½ episodes is a Japanese anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi . It was created by Studio Deen and aired weekly between April 15 , 1989 and September 16 , 1989 on Fuji TV before being canceled after 18 episodes due to low ratings . Shortly after , the series was reworked by most of the same staff , retitled and launched in a different time slot , running between October 20 , 1989 and September 25 , 1992 for 143 episodes . Three movies were produced , The Battle of Nekonron , China ! A Battle to Defy the Rules ! on November 2 , 1991 ; Battle at Togenkyo ! Get Back the Brides on August 1 , 1992 ; and Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle ! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix on August 20 , 1994 . The first two movies are feature length , but the third was originally aired in theaters with two other movies : Ghost Sweeper Mikami and Heisei Dog Stories : Bow . Following the ending of the TV series , 12 OVA episodes were released directly to home video , the earliest on December 7 , 1993 and the twelfth on October 20 , 2010 . In celebration of Rumiko Takahashi 's 35th anniversary as a manga artist , the TV series was released on Blu-ray for the first time in three box sets between May 24 , 2013 and January 24 , 2014 . Viz Media licensed both anime , the films and the first 11 OVAs for English dubs in North America . They labeled both anime as one series and first released it on subtitled and dubbed VHS , later combining it into seven DVD collections they call `` seasons '' . Besides changing the ordering of many of the anime episodes , Viz also added the third film to their set of the OVAs . They began re-releasing the show on Blu-ray and DVD in 2014 . Madman Entertainment released part of the anime series and the first two movies in Australasia , before their license expired , and MVM Films released the first two movies in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "List of Cat's Eye episodes is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo . It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1981 to 1985 , and collected into 18 tankōbon by Shueisha . The story follows the adventures of the three Kisugi sisters , Hitomi , Rui and Ai , who are art thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father . Cat 's Eye was adapted into an anime series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Yoshio Takeuchi . Thirty-Six episodes were broadcast between July 11 , 1983 until March 26 , 1984 . The opening theme Cat 's Eye by Anri . Dancing with the Sunshine was the ending theme . For episodes 1-12 it was performed by Anril . For episodes 13-36 it was performed by Cathi Linn . A Second series was later produced that ran for Thirty-Seven episodes from October 8 , 1984 until July 8 , 1985 . The opening theme was Derringer by Mariko Tone and the ending theme was Hot Stuff by Sherry Savage . For the 30th anniversary of the anime , the series was released in Japan on Blu-Ray format from a new transfer . Two boxsets , one for each series were published by King Records on March 13 , 2013 . The boxset for the second series came with a DVD-ROM of animation artwork . On April 16 , 2007 , ImaginAsian announced that they would broadcast the first season of Cat 's Eye on ImaginAsian TV , and would thereafter give the series its first North American home video release , which happened in September 2007 . The show began broadcasting in June of that year , with the first DVD released later that September . As of August 2008 , it is currently unavailable . However , ImaginAsian still held the license and was working to someday re-release the series . At Anime Expo 2013 , Right Stuf Inc. announced that they had licensed the series and will be release it on DVD under their Nozomi label .",
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"text": "List of Ojarumaru episodes (series 3) The third series of the Ojarumaru anime series aired from April 5 to December 1 , 2000 on NHK for a total of 90 episodes . The series ' opening theme is `` Utahito '' by Saburō Kitajima . The ending theme is `` Kooni Trio no Theme '' ( 子鬼トリオのテーマ The Theme of the Oni Child Trio ) by Kazuya Ichijou , Omi Minami , and Yūji Ueda . The series was released on VHS by Nippon Crown across fifteen volumes , each containing 6 episodes , from June 21 , 2000 to February 21 , 2001 . Nippon Crown later released the series on DVD across two compilation volumes , each containing 10 selected episodes , simultaneously on January 22 , 2003 . The first volume contains episodes 181 , 185 , 186 , 201 , 214 , 215 , 217 , 221 , and 224 . The second volume contains episodes 225 , 230 , 238 , 240 , 242 , 246 , 251 , 253 , 264 , and 270 .",
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"text": "List of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex episodes is a Japanese animated television series , based on Masamune Shirow 's manga Ghost in the Shell . The episodes were directed by Kenji Kamiyama , animated by Production I.G , and produced by Bandai Visual , Bandai Entertainment , Dentsu , Nippon Television Network , Tokuma Shoten , Victor Entertainment , and Manga Entertainment . Stand Alone Complex was first licensed and broadcast in 2002 by anime television network Animax across most of Asia , as well as Latin America . It was subsequently licensed in the United States and Canada by Bandai Entertainment and Manga Entertainment , in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment , and in Australia by Madman Entertainment . It continues to be broadcast in the United States as of May 2012 on Adult Swim , and was broadcast in Canada and the United Kingdom by YTV and AnimeCentral , respectively . In the original pay-per-view broadcasts , the opening theme for each episode is `` inner universe '' ( lyrics : Origa , Shanti Snyder ; music : Yoko Kanno ; vocals : Origa ) and the ending theme for each episode is `` lithium flower '' ( lyrics : Tim Jensen ; music : Yoko Kanno ; vocals : Scott Matthew ) . For the subsequent terrestrial television broadcasts , the opening theme for each episode is `` GET9 '' ( lyrics : Tim Jensen ; music : Yoko Kanno , vocals : jillmax ) and the ending theme is `` I do '' ( lyrics & vocals : Ilaria Graziano ; music Yoko Kanno ) . The original soundtrack , containing the original opening and closing themes in addition to other tracks from the series , was released by Victor Entertainment on January 22 , 2002 , in Japan , and by Bandai Visual on November 7 , 2004 , in the United States . Thirteen DVD compilations , each containing two episodes , were released by Bandai Visual between December 21 , 2002 , and December 21 , 2003 . The English adaptation of the anime was released in seven DVD compilations , each containing four episodes , by Manga Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment between July 27 , 2004 , and July 26 , 2005 . Complete DVD collection boxes were released by Bandai Visual as a Limited Edition on July 27 , 2007 , in Japan , and by Manga Entertainment on October 31 , 2006 , in the United States . Stand Alone Complex contains 14 `` Stand Alone '' ( SA ) episodes and 12 `` Complex '' ( C ) episodes . Stand Alone episodes take place independently of the main plot and focus on Public Security Section 9 's investigation of isolated cases . Complex episodes advance the main plot , which follows Section 9 's investigation of the Laughing Man incident : the kidnapping and subsequent release of a Japanese CEO by a sophisticated hacker . A second season titled Ghost in the Shell : S.A.C. 2nd GIG was aired from January 1 , 2004 , to January 8 , 2005 . Unlike the first season , the second season has three designations denoting the type of episode : individual ( IN ) , dividual ( DI ) and dual ( DU ) . IN episodes tie in with the Individual Eleven storyline ; DI episodes are stand-alone episodes that may still be tied into other storylines ; and DU episodes tie in with the Cabinet Intelligence Service & Goda story-line ( though the two main storylines inter-relate ) . There are 11 individual , 11 dividual and 4 dual episodes . In the United States the TV Parental Guidelines system rated the episodes from TV-14 to TV-MA .",
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"text": "Fantasia (Brazilian television program) `` Fantasia '' was a Brazilian television program hosted by several female models on SBT . It was an entertainment program in which people could participate in several games and earn money by phoning the program . It debuted on December 1 , 1997 . Many models from the program continued their career on TV . History of the Program First Season ( 1997 -- 1998 ) The first season , which was the most successful one , debuted on December 1 , 1997 , at 4:30 pm . It was hosted by Adriana Colin , Débora Rodrigues , Jackeline Petkovic and Valéria Balbi , and directed by Paulo Santoro . In March 1998 , Valéria Balbi left the program and the former dancers Amanda Françozo and Tânia Mara became hosts . The first season of the program ended on August 15 , 1998 . The official announcement of the cancellation of the program happened one day before its end . The reason why the program was canceled was that , since the month of April , the audience rate had been decreasing . Second Season ( 1998 -- 1999 ) On November 1 , 1998 , the program was back on Sundays , at midday , and it was hosted by Carla Perez . The program had some changes . The main change was the inclusion of musical attractions in addition to the games . Carla Perez also used to dance with her guests . The program was canceled again in August 1999 . Third Season ( 2000 ) On January 8 , 2000 , the program is back on the schedule of SBT , on Saturdays , from 2:15 pm to 7:20 pm . It was hosted by Celso Portiolli , Márcia Goldschmidt , Christina Rocha , Otávio Mesquita and Lu Barsotti . The program kept the same background and some of the dancers . It was canceled on June 10 , 2000 . Fourth Season ( 2007 -- 2008 ) On Tuesday , October 30 , 2007 , the program is back from 1:00 am to 3:00 am , being hosted by Helen Ganzarolli , Caco Rodrigues and Luiz Bacci . On the second day , Bacci had already left the program , which was then hosted only by Helen and Caco . In the fourth season , the format remained similar to the one of the previous seasons . The main changes were the reduction of the quantity of dancers ( the number was reduced from 75 to 35 girls ) and their clothes ( in the three previous seasons , they wore shorts and colored shirts ; in the fourth season , they wore bikinis ) . Between December 24 and January 12 , due to Christmas and New Year seasons , the program ran in the afternoon , at 3:00 pm , and the length of the program was reduced to one hour . On January 14 , the program started to run during the early hours of the day again , with its normal length of two hours . On Monday , March 10 , 2008 , the program was back to the afternoon , starting at 2:00 pm . However , seven days later , the program was canceled . The fourth season of the program started on Tuesday , October 30 , 2007 and ended on Monday , March 17 , 2008 . Hosts Adriana Colin ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Débora Rodrigues ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Jackeline Petkovic ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Valéria Balbi ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Amanda Françozo ( 1998 ) Tânia Mara ( 1998 ) Carla Perez ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Celso Portiolli ( 2000 ) Márcia Goldschmidt ( 2000 ) Christina Rocha ( 2000 ) Otávio Mesquita ( 2000 ) Lu Barsotti ( 2000 ) Helen Ganzarolli ( 2007 -- 2008 ) Caco Rodrigues ( 2007 -- 2008 ) Luiz Bacci ( 2007 ) Directors Paulo Santoro - First , second and third seasons . Caco Rodrigues - Fourth season . Fantasia girls ( 1997 -- 2008 ) Adriana Henriques Nunes Alexssandra Lima Aline Franco Aline Hauck Amanda Françozo Ana Lívia Montagna Ana Luísa ( Luisa ) Ana Rodrigues Ana Santiago Andressa Modro Angela Sanche Artero Angélica Baldini Ariana Nasi Ariane Aretha Bel Bruna Ganzarolli Carina Lima Carla Castilho Carla Carol Porcelli Carol Lopes Cátia Medeiros Cátia Verpa Cíntia Assis Cláudia Garcia Cinthia Lee Cristiane Sousa Cristiane Diniz Cristina Daiane Daiane Amêndola Daiane Carnaes Dani Sachetti Dani Sobreira Daniela de Gea Daniela Marcondes Daniele Fellit Danielle França Danielle Santos Dayse Conrado Deborah Abreu Débora Settim ( the only girl who participated in the four seasons of the program ) Denise Catão Denise Venturine Diana Santana Diovana Ester Elisabete Soares ( Bete ) Ellen Roche Érica Vieira Eveline Paschoalino Fabiana Bueno Fabiana Almeida Fernanda Boaventura ( Nanda ) Fernanda Did Fernanda Garcia Fernanda Morais Fernanda Vasconcellos Flávia Andrade Flávia Cristina Flávia Vega Gabriela Roncatti Gláucia Dinis Giovana Simioni Giovanna Hellen Pinheiro Izabella Camargo Ivy Giorge Jade Karen Jéssica Moreira Joyce Ribeiro Joyce Hernandes Juliana Domingues Juliana Kraieski Juliana Lima Juliana Scodeler Julianinha Jussara Binotto Karen Ern Kate Frazão Kátia Volkland Larissa Guerrero Leslie Balzano Lídia Dickel Lilian Ramos Lívia Andrade Lívia Lemos Luana Luane Pellegrino ( Lua ) Luciana Fontes Luma Simões Marcela Couto Mariana Campos ( Mari ) Maryanne Mayumi Michele Lozzo Michele Ruiz Michelle Nunes Milena Fraga Milene Uehara Mirella Ferraz Mônica Nucci Monalisa Celeste Natália Premici Natalie Firmino Nathalie Guilmoto ( Naty ) Pâmela Carvalho Patty Beijo Patrícia Prado Patrícia Salvador Paula Liebert Paula Magalhães Poliana Pollyana Morbach ( Polly ) Priscila Annunciato Queila Arantes Rabech Lima Rafaella Viscardi Rebech Lima Renata Dias Renata Fukumura Renata Nomura Renata Ponte Renata Paschoal Renata Sayuri Re Zoéga Roberta ( Beterraba ) Roberta Carbone Rosane Muniz Sabrina Caldana Sabrina Rosa Sandra Garcia Sara Prado Selma Roth Silvia Burigo Simone Bayer Simone ( Cacau ) Simone Mattos Simone Siqueira Solange Cunha Sttephannie Morais Suelen Gongalves Suellen Barreto Talita Colucci Talita Paganotti ( Talitinha ) Tânia Mara Tatiana de Paiva Tatiane Cortês Tatiane Marques ( Tati ) Tati Hudson Thaís Thaís ( 2007 - 2008 version ) Thais Ortega Vanessa Balsamo Vanessa Cesnik Vanessa Masan Vanessa Zotth Veronica Vick Vivian Vivi Fernandez Viviane Porto Wanessa Morgado Wanessa Siqueira",
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"text": "Digimon Tamers , known outside Japan as season three of Digimon : Digital Monsters , is the third anime television series produced by Toei Animation based on the Japanese Digimon franchise . Unlike the previous seasons , Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 , Tamers takes place in a different universe , where the first two seasons are a TV show . The show mostly takes place in the real world and revolves heavily around the collectible card game based on the series . This series is also known for its darker undertones and story plots , taking darker routes than in previous series . The anime has become controversial over the decade , with debates about how appropriate this show actually is for its `` target '' audience , especially due to Lovecraftian nature of the last arc . The English dub is more lighthearted dialogue-wise , though still not as much as previous series . Tamers aired in Japan between April 1 , 2001 and March 31 , 2002 , whilst an English-language version by Saban Entertainment aired in North America between September 1 , 2001 to June 8 , 2002 . A manga adaptation by Yuen Wong Yu ran between April and October 2004 . It was succeeded by Digimon Frontier .",
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"text": "Minha Loja de Discos Minha Loja de Discos ( miɲa loʒa dɛ dʒiscos ; English : My Record Store ) is a critically acclaimed TV documentary series introducing some of the most interesting and charming independent records stores and presenting the local music scenes of different cities . It is created by independent production house Ton Ton Films in co-production with Canal Bis . There have been 3 seasons of the program so far , with the first season focusing on the UK , the second season on the USA and the third season being a world-wide one . Each season includes 13 episodes ( 27 minutes each ) . Each of the episodes introduces one independent record store and its affiliated music scene , featuring owners , musicians , associated and local bands as well as staff and customers . The first season was initially broadcast weekly on the Brazilian TV channel Canal Bis over the period of three months , from July to September 2013 . The second season was initially broadcast from September to November 2014 , and the third season was broadcast from September to November 2015 . Minha Loja de Discos was very positively reviewed by the Brazilian press and audience , being one of the most successful Brazilian documentary productions about music within the past years . The second season was the largest Brazilian production ever made about North American music . Minha Loja de Discos was directed and produced by Elisa Kriezis and Rodrigo Pinto , scripted by Kika Serra and Pedro Serra , and edited by Felipe David Rodrigues .",
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"text": "Bleach (season 3) The is the third season of the Bleach anime series . In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media , the title of the season is translated as The Rescue . The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo , Dentsu , and Studio Pierrot . The episodes are based on Tite Kubo 's Bleach manga series over twenty-two episodes . The episodes ' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki 's and his friends ' efforts to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from execution by her superiors in the Soul Society . The season initially ran from July 26 , 2005 , to January 10 , 2006 , in Japan on TV Tokyo . The English adaptation of the season began airing on July 21 , 2007 on Adult Swim in the United States . On October 14 , 2007 , the Bleach anime went on a hiatus ; episodes resumed airing on March 2 , 2008 , and finished airing on May 11 , 2008 . The episodes use four pieces of theme music : two opening themes and two ending themes . The opening theme for the first ten episodes is `` D-TecnoLife '' by Uverworld ; the other episodes of the season use by High and Mighty Color . The two ending themes are `` HappyPeople '' by Skoop on Somebody , used from episode 42 to 52 , and Yui 's `` Life '' , which was used for the remainder of the episodes . Five DVD compilations , each containing four episodes of the season , with the exception of the last two discs with contain five episodes , were released by Aniplex between December 21 , 2005 to April 26 , 2006 . The English adaptation of the anime is distributed by Viz Media ; three DVD compilations have been released on July 22 , 2008 , September 23 , 2008 , and November 18 , 2008 respectively . Another DVD compilation was set for release on January 20 , 2009 .",
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"text": "Shameless (season 3) The third season of Shameless , an American comedy-drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott , premiered on January 13 , 2013 , at Sunday 9:00 p.m. EST on the Showtime television network . Executive producers are John Wells , Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn , with producer Michael Hissrich . The season concluded after 12 episodes on April 7 , 2013 . The shows season premiere brought in 2.00 million viewers , becoming the show highest rated episode ever to-date . The episode airing February 17 , `` The Sins of My Caretaker '' , received 1.31 million total viewers , its lowest rated episode of the season . The season finale scored 1.82 million viewers .",
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"text": "Kujibiki Unbalance , as it exists in the real world , is a three-episode OVA from the highly popular 2004 anime Genshiken , as well as a series of three light novels by Genshiken anime collaborator Michiko Yokote . Within the world of Genshiken , however , Kujibiki Unbalance is a popular ongoing manga and 26-episode anime adaptation , which is eagerly watched and discussed by the main characters . These same characters also purchase associated products and adult-oriented dojinshi based on the series , which constitute the motivation for some of the `` club activities '' held by the Genshiken . Genshiken characters who are fans of Kujibiki Unbalance tend to refer to it by the shorthand name of . The series is , in essence , a compilation of many of the standard themes found in certain kinds of anime and manga series : childhood promises as the source of relationship drama , the influential yet shadowy Student Council , somewhat contrived scenarios designed to push the plot forward , mid-series `` recaps '' to remind viewers of previous events , and a sudden crisis that threatens to alienate the main characters and jeopardizes the outcome of the series . Kujibiki Unbalance is meant to be a very stereotypical anime series , serving as both an homage to and a parody of the kinds of series that the otaku of Genshiken would enjoy . The series was originally shown both as short `` excerpts '' within the Genshiken manga , as well as three full OVA episodes ( labeled as episodes 1 , 21 , and 25 of an assumed 26-episode TV series ) released to DVD with Genshiken in Japan . At Comiket 69 , Media Factory announced the release of the second season of Genshiken , which was later clarified as being a 12-episode season of Kujibiki ♥ Unbalance . In a reversal of its OVA release alongside Genshiken , the DVD release of Kujibiki Unbalance included a total of three Genshiken OVA episodes , introducing the character Ogiue and continuing the plot of the manga from where the TV series left off .",
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"text": "List of Pokémon: XY & Z episodes The nineteenth season of the long running Pokémon animated series is known as in Japan and internationally as Pokémon : XY&Z ( advertised as Pokémon the Series : XYZ ) . Ash , Serena , Clemont , and Bonnie continue their adventures in the Kalos region . Ash and his friends encounter the sinister Team Flare and meet the enigmatic Mega Evolution Trainer Alain . They delve into the mysteries surrounding the unique transformation of Ash 's Greninja and face a prophecy concerning the destruction of Kalos with the involvement of the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde . The season premiered in Japan between October 29 , 2015 and October 27 , 2016 on TV Tokyo . The season aired its premiere in the United States between February 20 , 2016 and January 21 , 2017 on Cartoon Network . Due to reports on Pokémon moving to Disney XD , the nineteenth season was the last season to air on Cartoon Network . The Japanese opening song is `` XY&Z '' by Rica Matsumoto . The Japanese ending song is `` Puni-chan 's Song '' by Mariya Ise . `` The Ballad of Nyarth '' is the Japanese ending song for the episode 進撃する巨石 ！ カロス防衛線 ！ ！ The Megalith Moves Forward ! The Kalos Line of Defense !! . The opening song for the English dub is `` Stand Tall '' by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth . As of April 2017 , this season has been made available on Netflix . __ TOC __",
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"text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .",
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"text": "Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music , located in Boston , Massachusetts , United States , is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world . Known for the study of jazz and modern American music , it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles , including rock , flamenco , hip hop , reggae , salsa , and bluegrass . Since 2012 , Berklee College of Music has also operated a campus in Valencia , Spain . In December 2015 , Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory agreed to a merger . The combined institution will be known as `` Berklee '' , with the conservatory becoming `` The Boston Conservatory at Berklee '' .",
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"text": "Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon ( born October 13 , 1941 ) is an American musician , singer-songwriter and actor . Simon 's fame , influence , and commercial success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel , formed in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel . Simon wrote nearly all of the pair 's songs , including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts : `` The Sound of Silence '' , `` Mrs. Robinson '' , and `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' . The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity and Simon began a successful solo career as a guitarist and singer-songwriter , recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years . In 1986 , he released Graceland , an album inspired by South African township music , which sold 14 million copies worldwide on its release and remains his most popular solo work . Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony ( 1980 ) and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman ( 1998 ) with the poet Derek Walcott . On June 3 , 2016 , Simon released his 13th solo album , titled Stranger to Stranger , which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart and the UK charts . Simon has earned sixteen Grammys for his solo and collaborative work , including three for Album of the Year ( Bridge Over Troubled Water , Still Crazy After All These Years , Graceland ) , and a Lifetime Achievement Award . In 2001 , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the `` 100 People Who Shaped the World '' by Time magazine . In 2011 , Rolling Stone magazine named Simon as one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists . In 2015 , he was named as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters by Rolling Stone . Among many other honors , Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress 's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007 . In 1986 , Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music , where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees .",
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"text": "Simon Business School Simon Business School ( formerly known as the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration ) is the business school of the University of Rochester . It is located on the University 's River Campus in Rochester , New York . It was renamed after William E. Simon ( 1927 -- 2000 ) , the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury , in 1986 . The school 's present dean is Andrew Ainslie . Simon Business School offers full-time , part-time , and executive ( based in either Rochester or Switzerland ) Master of Business Administration ( M.B.A. ) Programs , as well as Master of Science ( M.S. ) Programs . The school is home to substantial academic research enterprises and to a Ph.D. . Program in several business disciplines .",
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"text": "École de musique Vincent-d'Indy L'école de musique Vincent-d'Indy is a subsidized private music college situated in Montreal , Quebec , Canada in the Outremont district , that specializes in music education .",
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"text": "Pacifica Quartet The Pacifica Quartet is a professional string quartet based in Bloomington , Indiana . Its members are : Simin Ganatra , first violin ; Sibbi Bernhardsson , second violin ; Masumi Per Rostad , viola ; and Brandon Vamos , cello . Formed in 1994 , the group has won prizes in competitions such as the 1996 Coleman Chamber Music Competition , the 1997 Concert Artists Guild Competition , and the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition . It also received Chamber Music America 's prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award in 2002 , the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2006 , and was named `` Ensemble of the Year '' by Musical America in 2009 . The Pacifica Quartet tours throughout the Americas , Europe , and Asia . The ensemble is known for its traversal of the complete string cycles of a single composer , and in recent years have toured and recorded the quartets of Elliott Carter , Mendelssohn , Beethoven and Shostakovich . Currently the ensemble serves as Quartet-in-Residence and full-time faculty at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington . The members of the Pacifica Quartet are also Resident Performing Artists at the University of Chicago and were previously the Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Illinois School of Music from 2003-2012 .",
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"text": "Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival is one of the largest free civic events in the upper Midwest , attracting upwards of 30,000 people . Founded in 1999 by festival promoter Steve Heckler , The main events of the festival are held at Mears Park in St. Paul in the Lowertown neighborhood . The festival closes several blocks and has utilized clubs such as the Bulldog , Hat Trick , Black Dog , Station 4 , Artists ' Quarter , Union Depot , Amsterdam , Heartland , Bedlam , SW Craft Bar , and more . For the first time in 2015 , the festival will present music at the newly opened CHS Field with Jack Brass Band opening for headliner Dr. John . In addition , Media partners have included Jazz 88 radio ( broadcasting live locally and streaming live on the internet internationally ) , WCCO-TV , The Rake , City Pages , Jazz Police , La Prenza and MPLS-St . Paul Magazine . The festival has also received extensive coverage in the Star Tribune , St. Paul Pioneer Press , The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and Skyway News . Festival performers have included : Joe Lovano , Chick Corea , Esperanza Spalding , Return to Forever , Dave Brubeck , Clark Terry , Monty Alexander , Gary Burton , Deodato , The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman , Danilo Pérez , Branford Marsalis , David `` Fathead '' Newman , Eric Alexander , Jimmy McGriff , Red Holloway , Jack McDuff , Joey DeFrancesco , Benny Golson , Dr. Lonnie Smith , Dewey Redman , Lew Tabackin , Bettye LaVette , Ira Sullivan , Spyro Gyra , Bernard Purdie , Melvin Rhyne , Ben Sidran , Von Freeman , Frank Morgan , Mose Allison , Butch Thompson , Bill Evans , Chris Michalek , Alicia Renee , Heatin ' System , Howard Levy , Debbie Duncan , Big Walter Smith , Percy Strother , Tiger Okoshi , Peter Schimke , Yellowjackets , Kristin Korb , Hiromi , Phil Hey Quartet , Duke Ellington Orchestra , Henry Johnson 's Organ Express , Nachito Herrera , Salsa del Soul , Bobby Sanabria , George Avaloz , Barbara Morrison , US Air Force Falconaires , Norman Simmons , David Young , Jon Weber , Jerry Weldon , Tony Monaco , Atlantis Quartet , and MN Big Band .",
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"text": "Spring Garden College Spring Garden College , established as the Spring Garden Institute in 1851 , was a private technical college founded in Spring Garden , Pennsylvania ( now a part of Philadelphia ) . Its building at 523-25 North Broad Street was designed by architect Stephen Decatur Button . The Broad Street building housed the institute until 1969 , when the school moved to 102 East Mermaid Lane , was renamed `` Spring Garden College '' and bachelor 's degree programs were offered for the first time . In 1985 the college moved to 7500 Germantown Avenue in nearby Mt. Airy and then closed in the early 1990s . Prior to its closing , Spring Garden was regionally accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools . Additionally , the Baccalaureate Degree programs in Computer Engineering Technology , Electronics engineering technology , and Mechanical Engineering Technology were accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ( ABET ) . On April 4 , 2014 , the academic records of Spring Garden College were transferred to the Automotive Training Center ( ATC ) campus in Warminster , Pennsylvania . ATC was founded in 1917 as a program of Spring Garden Institute , and separated from Spring Garden College in the 1990s . As of October 2015 , copies of transcripts may be obtained by mailing a request ( along with a check for $ 10 to ATC , dates of attendance , the student 's full name at the time of attendance , and the last four digits of the student 's social security number ) to : AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER 900 JOHNSVILLE BLVD WARMINSTER PA 18974 ATTN : Donna Ubele/Executive Director of Financial Aid",
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"text": "Cleveland Quartet The Cleveland Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1969 by violinist Donald Weilerstein , at the time an instructor at the Cleveland Institute of Music , whose director Victor Babin had secured funding for an in-resident quartet ( the institute 's first ) to be headed by Weilerstein . Weilerstein formed the group that summer at the Marlboro Music School and Festival with violinist Peter Salaff , violist Martha Strongin Katz , and cellist Paul Katz . The group was initially called the `` New Cleveland Quartet . '' In 1971 , the group left the Cleveland Institute because of disagreements over teaching loads and took up residency at the University at Buffalo , The State University of New York ; they dropped the word `` New '' from their name at this time . In 1976 they made their final change of residency , moving to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester , New York . The quartet had three personnel changes : violist Atar Arad replaced Strongin Katz in 1980 ; violist James Dunham then replaced Arad in 1987 ; and William Preucil replaced Weilerstein as first violin in 1989 . The quartet disbanded in 1995 . Preucil became concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra , a position he still holds . Paul Katz , Martha Strongin Katz and Donald Weilerstein are on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music , and Weilerstein performs in a trio with his wife Vivian Hornik Weilerstein and his daughter , cellist Alisa Weilerstein ; Peter Salaff is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music ; Atar Arad teaches at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University ; and James Dunham teaches at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University . The quartet has an extensive discography with RCA Red Seal and the Cleveland-based Telarc label .",
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"text": "Jerusalem University College Jerusalem University College , founded in 1957 and formerly known as the American Institute of Holy Land Studies , is an independent undergraduate and graduate academic institution in Israel used by a consortium of 85 North American theological seminaries and Christian colleges and universities , as well as schools from Africa and Asia . Students from non-consortium schools , including Christian and secular Universities , who meet the entrance requirements also attend . JUC has an independent two-year graduate program of courses leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in Biblical History , Geography , Middle Eastern Cultures and Religions . For consortium students , it offers a graduate or undergraduate semester or year abroad ( in Israel ) , as well as shorter two and three week courses . The school 's curriculum falls `` within the framework of the conservative evangelical Christian thought as represented by the members schools of the consortium , '' -- these schools include a wide range of Protestant traditions . JUC is accredited by the Asian Theological Association ( ATA ) and is an international affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities The campus is located on Mount Zion outside the Old City of Jerusalem near the Jaffa Gate and overlooks the Hinnom Valley ( Valley of Gehenna ) . Since 1967 , the school 's campus has been the grounds of the Bishop Gobat School ( est. 1847 by Samuel Gobat ) , which moved in 1853 in the building erected on unused reserve land of the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery . The cemetery is only reached through the campus . The company that operates Jerusalem University College has an office in Rockford , Illinois .",
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"text": "Chester College of New England Chester College of New England was a bachelor 's degree-granting college that provided a foundation in the liberal arts and the fine arts , complemented by majors in the professional arts . It opened in 1965 as White Pines College and closed at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year for financial reasons . Located in Chester , New Hampshire , the college offered degree programs in creative writing , professional writing , photography and media arts , graphic design , computer science , fine arts , communication arts and interdisciplinary arts . Chester College also offered minor programs in creative writing , illustration , photojournalism , and writing . The college featured a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1 , artist-in-residence programs , and a program of guest lectures , exhibitions , art and photography exhibits , internships , and relationships with professional associations . In April 2012 the college disclosed an operating deficit . Despite fundraising efforts , in May 2012 , the college 's Board of Trustees announced that they had voted to close the college .",
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"text": "Marcel Simon Marcel Simon ( 10 April 1907 in Strasbourg -- 26 October 1986 ) was a French specialist in the history of religions , particularly relations between Christianity and Judaism in antiquity . Simon received an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University in 1980 . His major work , Verus Israel , was published in 1948 ; it has been described as ` seminal ' . He was closely associated with Henri Marrou , appreciating his layman 's approach to Vatican II .",
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"text": "Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College -LSB- ˈwʊlfsən -RSB- is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England . Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell , Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows , in addition to both research and junior research fellows . It caters to a wide range of subjects , from the humanities to the social and natural sciences . The college is also Oxford University 's most international and interdisciplinary graduate college , with students from 75 nationalities enrolled in masters and doctoral programs . The liberal philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin was the college 's first president , and was instrumental not only in its founding in 1965 , but establishing its tradition of academic excellence and egalitarianism . The college houses The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust and the annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture . The current president of Wolfson College is Dame Hermione Lee , to be succeeded in Summer 2018 by Tim Hitchens . As of 2006 , the college had a financial endowment of # 33.5 million .",
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"text": "World College West World College West was an undergraduate liberal arts college in Marin County , California . Founded by Dr. Richard M. Gray , it offered a program that integrated a grounding in the liberal arts with work-study and a required two-quarter `` World Study '' in a developing country . It opened with its first seven students on September 17 , 1973 . Fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges , World College West had programs in International Service and Development ( ISD ) , International Environmental Studies ( IES ) , Art and Society ( AS ) , and Meaning , Culture , and Change ( MCC ) . In later years , Business and International Business was added to the program line-up . ISD focused on the economic , political , and social development of `` Third World '' nations ; IES concentrated on the wise use and global conservation of natural resources ; AS examined the relationship between culture and the performing and visual arts ; and MCC focused on the variety of ways in which the world 's diverse cultures , through their systems of religion , philosophy , and tradition , give meaning and purpose to human life , and to the world around us . The college 's World Study Programs were established in China , Mexico , Nepal , India , Ghana , and Russia . Students could spend two quarters ( or six months ) studying in both an urban and rural setting in one of these countries . During the urban stay , students lived with a host family and attended regularly scheduled language , culture , and history classes . During the rural stay , students again lived with host families and conducted independent research studies while continuing to learn the country 's language . The college placed a special emphasis on work-study and internships , because the founders of the college believed that learning occurred best through `` disciplined reflection on experience '' . Once an area of study was selected , students were required to complete 480 internship hours in their field of study as part of their graduation requirement . During its first few years , the College leased space on the campus of the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo , followed by several years in surplus army barracks at Fort Cronkhite on the Pacific Ocean . In the early 1980s the college moved to a permanent campus off U.S. Highway 101 in the rolling hills of northern Marin County , between Novato and Petaluma ( now the home of the Institute of Noetic Sciences ) . World College West closed due to inadequate funding in Fall of 1992 , the result of difficulties in succession after its founding president retired . The spirit of WCW lives on in Dick Gray 's successor institution Presidio World College . The hundreds of WCW alumni call themselves `` Westies '' . Category : Defunct universities and colleges in California Category : Educational institutions established in 1973 Category : Educational institutions disestablished in 1992 Category : Liberal arts colleges Category : Universities and colleges in Marin County , California Category :1973 establishments in California Category :1992 disestablishments in California",
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"text": "Earlham College Earlham College is a private , liberal arts college in Richmond , Indiana . Established in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends ( Quakers ) , Earlham welcomes students of all faiths and offers an education rooted in such Quaker values as integrity , a commitment to peace and social justice , mutual respect and community decision-making . Earlham is ranked 29th ( 98th percentile ) among 1,533 U.S. institutions of higher learning in the percentage of graduates who go on to receive Ph.D. s , and is 10th ( 99th percentile ) in producing Ph.D. s in the biological sciences and 14th ( 99th percentile ) in the life sciences . In 2016 , Earlham ranked number 61 among national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report . Forbes Magazine in 2016 ranked Earlham at 106 in private colleges and 82 in `` grateful grads . '' Forbes gave Earlham an A + financial rating . Earlham is member of the Colleges That Change Lives . Nearly half of Earlham alumni graduating in the last 10 years enrolled in graduate or professional school , including institutions such as Harvard Medical School , University of Pennsylvania , Columbia University , Washington University of St. Louis and the University of Oxford in England . Earlham is primarily a residential undergraduate college , but also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching , which provides a route for teacher licensure to students with liberal arts undergraduate degrees . There is also an affiliated graduate seminary , the Earlham School of Religion , which offers three master 's degrees : a Master of Divinity , Master of Ministry , and Master of Arts in Religion . Earlham College is listed in Loren Pope 's book , Colleges That Change Lives , and has produced two Nobel laureates ( both in chemistry ) .",
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"text": "American Musical Instrument Society The American Musical Instrument Society ( AMIS ) was formed in 1971 `` to promote study of the history , design , and use of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods '' ( the branch of musicology known as organology ) . Based in the United States , it publishes a journal and a newsletter , holds annual conferences ( occasionally in conjunction with the Galpin Society ) , maintains an active website and e-mail forum , and presents five awards . The society 's international membership includes collectors , curators , historians , performers , instrument makers , conservators , restorers , dealers , teachers , and students . The Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society , ( ISSN 0362-3300 ) published annually , contains three to six articles , generously illustrated , on a wide range of subjects ; book reviews ; a list of recent publications about musical instruments ; and notices and advertisements . Articles published have been reviewed by expert members of the journal 's editorial board . Copies of the journal are available in institutional libraries on four continents ; its contents may be accessed on ProQuest , an online source . An index to back issues is available at the AMIS website . The Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society , published twice a year , contains official notices and news of the society 's activities ; short articles , reviews and communications ; recent acquisition lists from member institutions ; news of members , and classified ads . Current and recent issues are archived on the AMIS web site . AMIS-L is a Listserv e-mail forum for AMIS members and designated others . It was established following the international joint conference of AMIS , the Galpin Society , and CIMCIM at the National Music Museum in Vermillion , South Dakota , in May 2006 , to facilitate continuing informal communications among members . The Curt Sachs Award , named for a founder of the modern systematic study of musical instruments , is given for lifetime contributions to the goals of the society . The recipient is invited to address members of AMIS at the society 's annual meeting . Past recipients of this and other awards are listed on the society 's web site . In 2008 William Waterhouse received the award posthumously . The Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize , named for the scholar who helped lay the foundations of modern organology with his monumental catalog Ancient European Musical Instruments , is awarded for best book-length publication in English . The prize , which includes a sum of $ 500 , was first given in 1989 and was awarded every second year thereafter to 2009 , when it became an annual award . The Frances Densmore Prize , named for the pioneering ethnographer who recorded musical practices of Native Americans on hundreds of wax cylinders and in important books , is awarded for the most significant article-length publication in English . The prize , which includes a sum of $ 500 , was first given in 1988 and was awarded every second year thereafter to 2009 , when it became an annual award . The Frederick Selch Award , named for an important collector of American musical instruments who was a founding member and second president of AMIS , was established in 2004 to honor the best student paper presented at an annual meeting of AMIS . The prize , which includes a sum of $ 250 , is awarded at the discretion of a committee appointed by the AMIS president . The William E. Gribbon Memorial Award , named for a woodwind collector and longtime AMIS member , was established in 1989 to encourage and enable students to attend the annual meetings of AMIS . The award consists of a student membership in AMIS for one year and substantial financial support for travel and lodging . Applicants must be aged thirty-five years or under , be enrolled as full-time undergraduate or graduate students in accredited academic programs , and have career interests that relate to the purposes of AMIS .",
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"text": "Joe Simon (musician) Joe Simon ( born September 2 , 1943 ) is an American chart-topping , Grammy Award winning , soul and R&B musician . A consistent presence on the US charts between 1964 and 1981 , Simon charted 51 U.S. Pop and R&B chart Hits between 1964 and 1981 , including eight times in the US top forty , and thirty-eight times in the top 40 of the US R&B charts , and 13 chart hits in Canada . His biggest hits included three number one entries on the US Billboard R&B chart : `` The Chokin ' Kind '' ( 1969 ) , `` Power Of Love '' ( 1972 ) , and `` Get Down , Get Down ( Get on the Floor ) '' ( 1975 ) .",
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"text": "Homeward Bound (song) `` Homeward Bound '' is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their third studio album , Parsley , Sage , Rosemary and Thyme ( 1966 ) , although it was recorded during the sessions for their second album Sounds of Silence and included on that album in the UK . Produced by Bob Johnston , the song was released as a single on January 19 , 1966 by Columbia Records . Written by Paul Simon , the song was composed in 1964 during his period in England . Away from his girlfriend , Kathy Chitty , while touring clubs , Simon felt depressed and homesick . He first penned the song on a scrap of paper at Widnes railway station . `` Homeward Bound '' was the duo 's second single , the follow-up to their enormously successful breakthrough hit `` The Sound of Silence '' . It performed very well domestically , peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 , remaining on the charts for 12 weeks . Internationally , the song performed best in Canada , where it hit number two ; it was also a top five hit in the Netherlands .",
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"text": "Arts Horizons Arts Horizons is a not-for-profit arts-in-education organization that provides live professional performances and artist-in-residence programs to students and professional development for teachers throughout New York , New Jersey and Connecticut . Arts Horizons ' mission is `` to foster development of the whole person and to improve education by delivering quality arts programs and activities to schools and communities . '' The organization was founded in 1978 by John Devol under the name `` Festival of Music . '' In 1995 , the organization changed its title to `` Arts Horizons '' . Arts Horizons has , since its founding , presented programs to over eight million students , teachers and community members . In 2008 Arts Horizons created the Paul Newman Award for Services to Arts and Children . The award is bestowed to individuals who have exhibited outstanding contributions to arts education . Also in 2008 , LeRoy Neiman donated $ 1 million to the organization to open its first permanent youth arts center in Harlem .",
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"text": "Union College Union College is a private , non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady , New York , United States . Founded in 1795 , it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents . In the 19th century , it became the `` Mother of Fraternities '' , as three of the earliest such organizations were established there . After 175 years as a traditional all-male institution , Union College began enrolling women in 1970 . The college offers a liberal arts curriculum across some 21 academic departments , as well as opportunities for interdepartmental majors and self-designed organizing theme majors . In common with most liberal arts colleges , Union offers a wide array of courses in arts , sciences , literature , and foreign languages , but , in common with only a few other liberal arts colleges , Union also offers ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees in computer engineering , bioengineering , electrical engineering , and mechanical engineering . Approximately 25 % of students major in the social sciences ; 10 % in psychology ; 11 % in engineering ; 10 % in biology ; 9 % in history ; and 10 % in the humanities ; while some 5 % design their own majors . By the time they graduate , about 60 % of Union students will have engaged in some form of international study or study abroad .",
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"text": "Paul Clark (Christian musician) Paul Clark is a musician who was involved in the Jesus music movement and early contemporary Christian music industry . He was born in Kansas City and recorded his first album in 1971 , Songs from the Saviour Vol 1 . Its songs became one of the first signs of the growing `` Jesus Movement '' of the early 70s . He went on to record a further albums including Songs From The Savior - Volume Two , Come Into His Presence and Good To Be Home with Paul Clark and Friends ( including Phil Keaggy , Jay Truax , John Mehler , Bill speer , Mike Burhart , and more ) , then launched the well received , award-winning 1977 album Hand to the Plow . In 1978 he followed up with Change in the Wind and in 1980 with Aim for the Heart . These three albums had some jazz influences and were well-produced in the context of other Christian music of the time . Aim for the Heart featured Abraham Laboriel on bass along with Harlan Rogers , Hadley Hockensmith and Bill Maxwell and was certainly jazz influenced . Those four went on to become members of Koinonia jazz band from 1982 till about 1990 . Clark is recognized as one of the founding fathers of the Jesus Movement and the contemporary Christian music industry . During his 13-year association with Word Records in the 1970s and 1980s , Clark 's songwriting , record producing and performances placed him in the forefront along with artists like Phil Keaggy , 2nd Chapter of Acts , Love Song , Larry Norman , Andraé Crouch , Honeytree , Keith Green , Randy Stonehill , Barry McGuire , and many notable others . He is also interested in fine art photography and entering 2010 is currently working on two new CD projects and releasing two books .",
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"text": "Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is a merchant marine educational facility in Piney Point , Maryland which is affiliated with the Seafarers International Union . Founded in 1967 in Brooklyn , New York as the `` The Seafarers ' Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship '' , the Paul Hall Center is the largest training facility for deep sea merchant seafarers and inland waterways boatmen in the United States . The school was moved to the 60 acre plot at the confluence of the Potomac River and St. George 's Creek at the Piney Point location in 1991 , and at the same time renamed after former SIU president Paul Hall . According to SIU , `` Tens of thousands of rated and licensed seamen have completed upgrading classes at the training center . Additionally , more than 21,000 men and women from every state in the U.S. , Puerto Rico and several U.S. territories have graduated from the trainee program for those just beginning their maritime careers . '' The center features a number of buildings , including : the Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting and Safety School , the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship , the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. . Education Center , and the Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum . The Romeo Lupinacci Culinary lab Prior to the opening of the Paul Hall Center , SIU maintained training facilities at five different ports . In 1966 , the union bought the Piney Point site . The program grew to include other offerings , such as a reading skills program , a high-school equivalency program , an adult basic skills program , and English as a Second Language program . In 1978 , SIU entered into an arrangement with Charles County Community College of Maryland which allows participants to earn an Associates of Arts degree . In 1993 , the Maryland Higher Education Commission authorized the college program to change its degree award to an Associate of Applied Science degree and to a certificate program in Maritime Technology .",
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"text": "George Peabody Medal The George Peabody Medal , named in honour of George Peabody , is the highest honour bestowed by the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University . The award , established in 1980 , honours individuals who have made exceptional contributions to music in America .",
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"text": "Killer whale The killer whale or orca ( Orcinus orca ) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family , of which it is the largest member . Killer whales have a diverse diet , although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey . Some feed exclusively on fish , while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and dolphins . They have been known to attack baleen whale calves , and even adult whales . Killer whales are apex predators , as there is no animal that preys on them . Killer whales are considered a cosmopolitan species , and can be found in each of the world 's oceans in a variety of marine environments , from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas . Killer whales are highly social ; some populations are composed of matrilineal family groups ( pods ) which are the most stable of any animal species . Their sophisticated hunting techniques and vocal behaviours , which are often specific to a particular group and passed across generations , have been described as manifestations of animal culture . The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently assesses the orca 's conservation status as data deficient because of the likelihood that two or more killer whale types are separate species . Some local populations are considered threatened or endangered due to prey depletion , habitat loss , pollution ( by PCBs ) , capture for marine mammal parks , and conflicts with human fisheries . In late 2005 , the Southern Resident Killer Whales , the population that inhabits British Columbia and Washington state waters , were placed on the U.S. Endangered Species list . Wild killer whales are not considered a threat to humans , but there have been cases of captive orcas killing or injuring their handlers at marine theme parks . Killer whales feature strongly in the mythologies of indigenous cultures , with their reputation ranging from being the souls of humans to merciless killers .",
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"text": "Spotted dolphin Spotted dolphin refers to either one of two closely related dolphin species , being : Atlantic spotted dolphin , Stenella frontalis pantropical spotted dolphin , Stenella attenuata While the pantropical spotted dolphin can be found around the world 's oceans where a tropical or subtropical climate exists , the Atlantic spotted dolphin can only be found in the Atlantic Ocean . Category : Oceanic dolphins",
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"text": "Coral reef fish Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs . Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity . Among the myriad inhabitants , the fish stand out as colourful and interesting to watch . Hundreds of species can exist in a small area of a healthy reef , many of them hidden or well camouflaged . Reef fish have developed many ingenious specialisations adapted to survival on the reefs . Coral reefs occupy less than one percent of the surface area of the world oceans , but still they provide a home for 25 percent of all marine fish species . Reef habitats are a sharp contrast to the open water habitats that make up the other 99 % of the world oceans . However , loss and degradation of coral reef habitat , increasing pollution , and overfishing including the use of destructive fishing practices , are threatening the survival of the coral reefs and the associated reef fish .",
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"text": "Humboldt Current The Humboldt Current System ( HCS ) , also called the Peru Current , is a major Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystem that flows north along the western coast of South America . It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator , and extend 500-1 ,000 kilometers offshore . The Humboldt Current is named after the Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt . In 1846 , von Humboldt reported measurements of the cold-water current in his book Cosmos . The current extends from the southern Chile ( ~ 45 'S ) to northern Peru ( ~ 4 'S ) where cold , upwelled waters intersect warm tropical waters to form the Equatorial Front . Sea surface temperatures off the coast of Peru , around 5 'S , reach temperatures as low as 16 ' C . This is highly uncharacteristic of tropical waters , as most other regions have temperatures measuring above 25 ' C. Upwelling brings nutrients to the surface , which support phytoplankton and ultimately increase biological productivity . Upwelling within the current is not uniform across the entire system . Three notable upwelling subsystems are produced by this current : i ) seasonal upwelling in Chile , ii ) upwelling `` shadow '' that is less productive , but still large in northern Chile and Southern Peru , and iii ) year-round upwelling in Peru . The Humboldt Current is considered a Class I , highly productive ( > 300 gC/m2-yr ) , ecosystem . It is the most productive eastern boundary current system . It accounts for roughly 18-20 % of the total worldwide marine fish catch . The species are mostly pelagic : sardines , anchovies and jack mackerel . The system 's high productivity supports other important fishery resources as well as marine mammals ( eared seals and cetaceans ) and seabirds . The cold , nutrient-rich water brought to the surface by upwelling drives the system 's extraordinary productivity.Periodically , the upwelling that drives the system 's productivity is disrupted by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation ( ENSO ) event . When this occurs , fish abundance and distribution are significantly affected , often leading to stock crashes and cascading social and economic impacts . These events have led to sequential changes , where sardines and anchovies have replaced each other periodically as the dominant species in the ecosystem . These species changes can have negative consequences for the fishing industry and the economies of the countries that fish the system . The Humboldt has a considerable cooling influence on the climate of Chile , Peru and Ecuador . It is also largely responsible for the aridity of Atacama Desert in northern Chile and coastal areas of Peru and also of the aridity of southern Ecuador . Marine air is cooled by the current and thus is not conducive to generating precipitation ( although clouds and fog are produced ) .",
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"text": "Great hammerhead The great hammerhead ( Sphyrna mokarran ) is the largest species of hammerhead shark , belonging to the family Sphyrnidae , attaining a maximum length of 6.1 m . It is found in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide , inhabiting coastal areas and the continental shelf . The great hammerhead can be distinguished from other hammerheads by the shape of its `` hammer '' ( called the `` cephalofoil '' ) , which is wide with an almost straight front margin , and by its tall , sickle-shaped first dorsal fin . A solitary , strong-swimming apex predator , the great hammerhead feeds on a wide variety of prey ranging from crustaceans and cephalopods , to bony fish , to smaller sharks . Observations of this species in the wild suggest that the cephalofoil functions to immobilize stingrays , a favored prey . This species has a viviparous mode of reproduction , bearing litters of up to 55 pups every two years . Although potentially dangerous , the great hammerhead rarely attacks humans . It sometimes behaves inquisitively toward divers and should be treated with respect . This shark is heavily fished for its large fins , which are extremely valuable on the Asian market as the main ingredient of shark fin soup . As a result , great hammerhead populations are declining substantially worldwide , and it has been assessed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) .",
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"text": "Drift ice Drift ice is any sea ice other than fast ice , the latter being attached ( `` fastened '' ) to the shoreline or other fixed objects ( shoals , grounded icebergs , etc. ) . Drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents , hence its name . When drift ice is driven together into a large single mass ( > 70 % coverage ) , it is called pack ice . Wind and currents can pile up that ice to form ridges up to several metres in height . These represent a challenge for icebreakers and offshore structures operating in cold oceans and seas . Drift ice consists of floes , individual pieces of sea ice 20 m or more across . There are names for various floe sizes : small -- 20 m to 100 m ; medium -- 100 m to 500 m ; big -- 500 m to 2000 m ; vast -- 2 km to 10 km ; and giant -- more than 10 km . Seasonal ice drift in the Sea of Okhotsk by the northern coast of Hokkaidō , Japan has become a tourist attraction of this area with harsh climate , and is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan . The Sea of Okhotsk is the southernmost area in the Northern hemisphere where drift ice may be observed . Drift ice affects : Security of navigation Climatic impact ( see Polar ice packs ) Geological impact Biosphere influence ( see Ecology of sea ice ) The two major ice packs are the Arctic ice pack and the Antarctic ice pack . The most important areas of pack ice are the polar ice packs formed from seawater in the Earth 's polar regions : the Arctic ice pack of the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic ice pack of the Southern Ocean . Polar packs significantly change their size during seasonal changes of the year . Because of vast amounts of water added to or removed from the oceans and atmosphere , the behavior of polar ice packs has a significant impact on global changes in climate .",
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"text": "Oceanic plateau An oceanic or submarine plateau is a large , relatively flat elevation that is higher than the surrounding relief with one or more relatively steep sides . There are 184 oceanic plateaus covering an area of 18,486,600 km2 , or about 5.11 % of the oceans . The South Pacific region around Australia and New Zealand contains the greatest number of oceanic plateaus ( see map ) . Oceanic plateaus produced by large igneous provinces are often associated with hotspots , mantle plumes , and volcanic islands -- such as Iceland , Hawaii , Cape Verde , and Kerguelen . The three largest plateaus , the Caribbean , Ontong Java , and Mid-Pacific Mountains , are located on thermal swells . Other oceanic plateaus , however , are made of rifted continental crust , for example Falkland Plateau , Lord Howe Rise , and parts of Kerguelen , Seychelles , and Arctic ridges . Plateaus formed by large igneous provinces were formed by the equivalent of continental flood basalts such as the Deccan Traps in India and the Snake River Plain in the United States . In contrast to continental flood basalts , most igneous oceanic plateaus erupt through young and thin ( 6 - ) mafic or ultra-mafic crust and are therefore uncontaminated by felsic crust and representative for their mantle sources . These plateaus often rise 2 - above the surrounding ocean floor and are more buoyant than oceanic crust . They therefore tend to withstand subduction , more-so when thick and when reaching subduction zones shortly after their formations . As a consequence , they tend to `` dock '' to continental margins and be preserved as accreted terranes . Such terranes are often better preserved than the exposed parts of continental flood basalts and are therefore a better record of large-scale volcanic eruptions throughout Earth 's history . This `` docking '' also means that oceanic plateaus are important contributors to the growth of continental crust . Their formations often had a dramatic impact on global climate , such as the most recent plateaus formed , the three , large , Cretaceous oceanic plateaus in the Pacific and Indian Ocean : Ontong Java , Kerguelen , and Caribbean .",
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"text": "Whalers Bay (Svalbard) Whaler 's Bay is a bay in Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean . The former whaling grounds to the north of Nordaustlandet ( roughly ) , the second largest island of the Svalbard archipelago are called Whaler 's Bay and the bowhead whale has been abundant in this region . The West Spitsbergen Current ( WSC ) transports salt and internal energy through Fram Strait into Whaler 's bay . Oceanographic field-studies suggest that the waters on the surface are mainly influenced by atmospheric cooling . Other studies claim that the warm temperature correlates with the sea ice extent in this area .",
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"text": "Hudson Complex The Hudson Complex is a marine ecoregion in Canada , part of the Arctic marine realm . The Hudson Complex includes Hudson Bay and smaller James Bay to the south , as well as the Foxe Basin , Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay . The Canadian mainland surrounds the Hudson Complex on the west and south , and Baffin Island on the north . Straits connect the Hudson Complex to other marine ecoregions to the northwest and east . A line connecting Cape Chidley , Resolution Island and Baffin Island serves as the western boundary of the ecoregion , where it transitions to the Northern Labrador marine ecoregion to the east . The Fury and Hecla Strait , between Baffin Island and the Melville Peninsula , is the transition to the Lancaster Sound marine ecoregion to the northwest .",
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"text": "Maui's dolphin Maui 's dolphin or popoto ( Cephalorhynchus hectori maui ) is the world 's rarest and smallest known subspecies of dolphin . They are a subspecies of the Hector 's dolphin . Maui 's dolphins are only found off the west coast of New Zealand 's North Island . Hector 's and Maui 's are New Zealand 's only endemic cetaceans . Maui 's dolphins are generally found close to shore in groups or pods of several dolphins . They are generally seen in water shallower than 20 m , but may also range further offshore . The dolphin is threatened by set-netting and trawling . Based on estimates from 2012 , in May 2014 , the World Wildlife Fund in New Zealand launched `` The Last 55 '' campaign , calling for a full ban over what it believed is their entire range . The International Whaling Commission supports more fishing restrictions , but the New Zealand government has resisted the demands and questioned the reliability of the evidence presented to the IWC that Maui 's dolphins inhabit the areas they are said to inhabit . In June 2014 , the government decided to open up 3000 km2 of the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary -- the main habitat of the Maui 's dolphin -- for oil drilling . This amounts to one-quarter of the total sanctuary area . In May 2015 , estimates suggested that the population had declined to 43-47 individuals , of which only 10 were mature females .",
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"text": "Ceratiidae Sea devils are the family of deep-sea anglerfish known as the Ceratiidae , from the Greek keras , `` horn '' , referring to the bioluminescent lure that projects from the fishes ' forehead . They are among the most widespread of the anglerfishes , found in all oceans from the tropics to the Antarctic . They are large and elongated : females of the largest species , Krøyer 's deep sea angler fish , Ceratias holboelli , reach 1.2 m in length . Males , by contrast , are much smaller , reaching 14 cm , and , like other anglerfishes , spend much of their lives attached to a female after a free-living adolescent stage in which they are very small - at most 1.3 cm - and have sharp , beak-like , toothless jaws . One or more males attach themselves permanently to a female , eventually merging circulatory systems . As this genetic chimera matures , the male grows large testicles , while the rest of its body atrophies . Ceratioidea are the only creatures known to become chimeras as a normal part of their lifecycle .",
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"text": "The Whaling Museum & Education Center The Whaling Museum & Education Center , formerly known as the The Whaling Museum , is a maritime museum located in Cold Spring Harbor , New York dedicated to exploring the local history and impact of the whaling industry , the maritime heritage of Long Island , and the relationship between people and the ocean . The mission is to explore the ever-changing relationship between humans and whales through inquiry-based education and interpretation of artifacts that emphasize the cultural , scientific and environmental significance of Long Island and the Sea . We help members and visitors make informed decisions about our marine environment . The Museum serves 20,000 visitors annuallyand is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums . Located in a historic 19th century waterside village on the North Shore of Suffolk County , the Whaling Museum Society was founded in 1936 , with the Museum opening its front doors in 1942 . Current exhibit space is 2500 square feet , which includes an educational workshop . The Museum is the only facility in New York State open year-round which focuses on the prominent whaling history of the region and its meaningful applications in today 's world . The museum holds about 6,000 documents and artifacts from Cold Spring Harbor and other Long Island whaling towns . Highlights of the collection include New York State 's only fully equipped 19th-century whaleboat with original gear and one of the most notable scrimshaw collections in the northeast . Additional displays include whaling implements , ship 's gear , navigational aids , ship models and maritime art . The library and archival collection contains 2,800 primary and secondary volumes and manuscript material from the Cold Spring whaling fleet , ship 's logs , journals and business correspondence of the Cold Spring Whaling Company , family documents dealing with maritime commerce on Long Island , records of the Long Island coastwise trade under sail and records from the Cold Spring Harbor Customs House ( 1798 until 1908 ) . The museum hosts educational events and exhibitions year-round , including films , lectures , performances , and special events , many of which creatively connect the subject of whaling to other subjects in art , science , and culture . The museum 's education department runs an extensive `` Museum to You '' program , as well as camp weeks during school breaks .",
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"text": "Grenadiers (fish) Grenadiers or rattails are generally large , brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae . Found at great depths from the Arctic to Antarctic , members of this family are amongst the most abundant of the deep-sea fish . The macrourids form a large and diverse family with 28 extant genera recognized ( well over half of the total species are contained in just three genera , Coelorinchus , Coryphaenoides , and Nezumia ) . They range in length from about 10 cm in Hymenogadus gracilis to 1.5 m in Albatrossia pectoralis . An important commercial fishery exists for the larger species , such as the giant grenadier and Coryphaenoides rupestris . The family as a whole may represent up to 15 % of the deep-sea fish population . Typified by large heads with large mouths and eyes , grenadiers have slender bodies that taper greatly to very thin caudal peduncles or tails ( excluding one species with no tail fin ) : this rat-like tail explains the common name ` rattail ' and the family name Macrouridae , from the Greek makros meaning `` great '' and oura meaning `` tail '' . The first dorsal fin is small , high , and pointed ( and may be spinous ) ; the second dorsal fin runs along the rest of the back and merges with the tail and extensive anal fin . The scales are small . As with many deep-living fish , the lateral line system in grenadiers is well-developed ; it is further aided by numerous chemoreceptors located on the head and lips and chemosensory barbels underneath the chin . Benthic species have gas bladders with unique muscles attached to them . The animals are thought to use these muscles to `` strum '' their gas bladders and produce sound , possibly playing a role in courtship and mate location . Light-producing organs , photophores , are present in some species ; they are located in the middle of the abdomen , just before the anus and underneath the skin . Living at depths from 200 to , grenadiers are the most common benthic fish of the deep ( however , two genera are known to prefer the midwater ) . They may be solitary or may form large schools , as with the roundnose grenadiers . The benthic species are attracted to structural oases , such as hydrothermal vents , cold seeps , and shipwrecks . They are thought to be generalists , feeding on smaller fish , pelagic crustaceans such as shrimp , amphipods , cumaceans , and less often cephalopods and lanternfish . As well as being important apex predators in the benthic habitat , some species are also notable as scavengers . As few rattail larvae have been recovered , little is known of their life histories . They are known to produce a large number ( over 100,000 ) of tiny ( 1 - in diameter ) eggs made buoyant by lipid droplets . The eggs are presumed to float up to the thermocline ( the interface between warmer surface waters and cold , deeper waters ) where they develop . The juveniles remain in shallower waters , gradually migrating to greater depths with age . Spawning may or may not be tied to the seasons , depending on the species . At least one species , Coryphaenoides armatus , is thought to be semelparous ; that is , the adults die after spawning . Nonsemelparous species may live to 56 years or more . The macrourids , in general , are thought to have low resilience ; commercially exploited species may be overfished and this could soon lead to a collapse of their fisheries .",
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"text": "Omura's whale Omura 's whale or the dwarf fin whale ( Balaenoptera omurai ) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known . Before its formal description , it was referred to as a small , `` dwarf '' or `` pygmy '' form of Bryde 's whale by various sources . The common name and specific epithet commemorate Japanese cetologist Hideo Omura . The scientific description of this whale was made in Nature in 2003 by three Japanese scientists . They determined the existence of the species by analysing the morphology and mitochondrial DNA of nine individuals -- eight caught by Japanese research vessels in the late 1970s in the Indo-Pacific and an adult female collected in 1998 from Tsunoshima , an island in the Sea of Japan . Later , abundant genetic evidence confirmed Omura 's whale as a valid species and revealed it to be an early offshoot from the rorqual lineage , diverging much earlier than Bryde 's and sei whales . It is perhaps more closely related to its larger relative , the blue whale . In the third edition of Mammal Species of the World , the `` species '' is relegated to being a synonym of Balaenoptera edeni . However , the authors note that this is subject to a revision of the genus . The database ITIS lists this as a valid taxon , noting a caveat on the disputed systematics of this species , Balaenoptera edeni and Balaenoptera brydei .",
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"text": "Geography of Antarctica The geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and , thus , by ice . The Antarctic continent , located in the Earth 's southern hemisphere , is centered asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely south of the Antarctic Circle . It is washed by the Southern ( or Antarctic ) Ocean or , depending on definition , the southern Pacific , Atlantic , and Indian Oceans . It has an area of more than 14 million km ² . Some 98 % of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet , the world 's largest ice sheet and also its largest reservoir of fresh water . Averaging at least 1.6 km thick , the ice is so massive that it has depressed the continental bedrock in some areas more than 2.5 km below sea level ; subglacial lakes of liquid water also occur ( e.g. , Lake Vostok ) . Ice shelves and rises populate the ice sheet on the periphery .",
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"text": "Whale (disambiguation) A whale is a sea mammal . Whale or The Whale may also refer to :",
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"text": "Antarctic minke whale The Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis ) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales . It is the second smallest rorqual after the common minke whale and the third smallest baleen whale . Although first scientifically described in the mid-19th century , it was not recognized as a distinct species until the 1990s . Once ignored by the whaling industry due to its small size and low oil yield , the Antarctic minke was able to avoid the fate of other baleen whales and maintained a large population into the 21st century , numbering in the hundreds of thousands . Surviving to become the most abundant baleen whale in the world , it is now one of the mainstays of the industry alongside its cosmopolitan counterpart the common minke . It is primarily restricted to the Southern Hemisphere ( although vagrants have been reported in the North Atlantic ) and feeds mainly on euphausiids .",
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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": "Caribbean reef shark The Caribbean reef shark ( Carcharhinus perezii ) is a species of requiem shark , belonging to the family Carcharhinidae . It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil , and is the most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea . With a robust , streamlined body typical of the requiem sharks , this species is difficult to tell apart from other large members of its family such as the dusky shark ( C. obscurus ) and the silky shark ( C. falciformis ) . Distinguishing characteristics include dusky-colored fins without prominent markings , a short free rear tip on the second dorsal fin , and tooth shape and number . Measuring up to 3 m long , the Caribbean reef shark is one of the largest apex predators in the reef ecosystem , feeding on a variety of fishes and cephalopods . They have been documented resting motionless on the sea bottom or inside caves , unusual behavior for an active-swimming shark . If threatened , it may perform a threat display in which it frequently changes direction and dips its pectoral fins . Like other requiem sharks , it is viviparous with females giving birth to 4 -- 6 young every other year . Caribbean reef sharks are of some importance to fisheries as a source of meat , leather , liver oil , and fishmeal , but recently they have become more valuable as an ecotourist attraction . In the Bahamas and elsewhere , bait is used to attract them to groups of divers in controversial `` shark feedings '' . This species is responsible for a small number of attacks on humans . The shark attacks usually happen in the spring/summer part of the year .",
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"text": "Sea of Japan naming dispute A dispute exists over the international name for the body of water which is bordered by Japan , North Korea , Russia , and South Korea . In 1992 , objections to the name Sea of Japan were first raised by North Korea and South Korea at the Sixth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names . The Japanese government supports the use of the name `` Sea of Japan '' , while South Korea supports the name `` East Sea '' , and North Korea supports the name `` East Sea of Korea '' . Currently , most international maps and documents use either the name Sea of Japan ( or equivalent translation ) by itself , or include both the name Sea of Japan and East Sea , often with East Sea listed in parentheses or otherwise marked as a secondary name . The International Hydrographic Organization , the international governing body for the naming of bodies of water around the world , in 2012 decided not to change the current single name `` Sea of Japan '' rejecting South Korea 's request to use `` East Sea '' together with `` Sea of Japan '' . The involved countries ( especially Japan and South Korea ) have advanced a variety of arguments to support their preferred name ( s ) . Many of the arguments revolve around determining when the name Sea of Japan became the common name . South Korea argues that historically the more common name was East Sea , Sea of Korea , or another similar variant . South Korea further argues that the name Sea of Japan did not become common until Korea was under Japanese rule , at which time it had no ability to influence international affairs . Japan argues that the name Sea of Japan has been the most common international name since at least the beginning of the 19th century , long before its annexation of Korea . Both sides have conducted studies of antiquarian maps , but the two countries have produced divergent research results . Additional arguments have been raised regarding the underlying geography of the sea as well as potential problems regarding the ambiguity of one name or the other .",
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"text": "Pack hunter A pack hunter or social predator is a predator belonging to the animal kingdom which has evolved to hunt its prey by working together with other members of its species . Normally animals hunting in this way are closely related , and with the exceptions of humans and chimpanzees where only males normally hunt , all individuals in a family group will contribute to hunting . The most commonly known pack hunter is the gray wolf , the closest wild relative of all breeds of domesticated dog . Humans and their closest-living relatives chimpanzees are also pack hunters . Other pack hunting mammals include dolphins , lions , dwarf and banded mongooses and spotted hyenas . A number of avian social predators exist , including the Harris 's hawk , butcherbirds , three of four kookaburra species and many helmetshrikes . There are a few cold-blooded pack hunters including simple arthropods such as army ants , the yellow saddle goatfish and occasionally crocodiles . There is a possibility that some non-avian theropod dinosaurs displayed pack behavior as well . A social animal that always hunts , singly such as the domestic cat , is not a pack hunter . Pack hunting is typically associated with cooperative breeding and its concentration in the Afrotropical Region is a reflection of this . Most pack hunters are found in the southern African savannas , with a notable absence in tropical rainforests and with the exception of the wolf and coyote , higher latitudes . It is thought that either on the ancient and poor soils of the southern African savanna it is not possible for individual predators to find adequate food , or that the environment 's inherent unpredictability due to ENSO or IOD events means that in very bad conditions it will not be possible to raise the young necessary to prevent declining populations from adult mortality . It is also argued that Africa 's very large area of continuous flat and open country , which was even more extensive while rainforest contracted during glacial periods of the Quaternary , may have helped encourage pack hunting to become much more common than on any other continent . A shared pack hunting history is thought to be the main conduit through which humans have been able to form a mutual relationship with dogs ( that is , domestication ) , as both species are highly social and inter-dependent . Humans easily take over the dominance hierarchy of dogs as subordinates instinctively follow the `` alpha '' individual and dogs are accustomed to living very close together When wolves hunt a Moose or Elk , it sometimes takes to deep water to avoid the pack . A wolf response to this behavior is that the pack rests with one or two wolves annoying the prey until it gets fatigued .",
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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": "Pale Rider Pale Rider is a 1985 American western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood , who also stars in the lead role . The title is a reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse , as the rider of a pale horse is Death . The film , which took in nearly $ 41 million at the box office , became the highest grossing Western of the 1980s .",
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"text": "Every Which Way but Loose (film) Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American adventure comedy film , released by Warner Brothers , produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo . It stars Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role , as Philo Beddoe , a trucker and brawler roaming the American West in search of a lost love while accompanied by his friend/manager , Orville , and his pet orangutan , Clyde . In the process Philo manages to cross a motley assortment of characters , including a pair of police officers and an entire motorcycle gang ( the `` Black Widows '' ) , who end up pursuing him for revenge . Eastwood 's appearance in the film , after his string of spaghetti western and Dirty Harry roles , somewhat startled the film industry and he was reportedly advised against making it . Although it was panned by critics , the film went on to become an enormous success and became , along with its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can , two of the highest grossing Eastwood films . When adjusted for inflation , it still ranks as one of the top 200 highest-grossing films of all time .",
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"text": "Heartbreak Ridge Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 American Technicolor war film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood , who also starred in the film . The film also co-stars Mario Van Peebles , Marsha Mason , and Everett McGill . The film was released in the United States on December 5 , 1986 . The story involves the actions of a small group of U.S. Marines during the American invasion of Grenada in 1983 . A portion of the film was filmed on the island . The title comes from the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in the Korean War . The character played by Eastwood received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the U.S. Army there , even though he is now a U.S. Marine . The film was the 1000th to be released in Dolby Stereo .",
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"text": "Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. '' ' ( born May 31 , 1930 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , musician , and political figure . After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide , he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone 's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s , and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s . These roles , among others , have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity . For his work in the Western film Unforgiven ( 1992 ) and the sports drama Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ) , Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture , as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor . Eastwood 's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy Every Which Way But Loose ( 1978 ) and its sequel , the action comedy Any Which Way You Can ( 1980 ) , after adjustment for inflation . Other popular films include the Western Hang 'Em High ( 1968 ) , the psychological thriller Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ) , the crime film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 ) , the Western The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 ) , the prison film Escape from Alcatraz ( 1979 ) , the action film Firefox ( 1982 ) , the suspense thriller Tightrope ( 1984 ) , the Western Pale Rider ( 1985 ) , the war films Where Eagles Dare ( 1968 ) , Heartbreak Ridge ( 1986 ) , the action thriller In the Line of Fire ( 1993 ) , the romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ) , and the drama Gran Torino ( 2008 ) . In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles , Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear , such as the mystery drama Mystic River ( 2003 ) and the war film Letters from Iwo Jima ( 2006 ) , for which he received Academy Award nominations , and the drama Changeling ( 2008 ) . The war drama biopic American Sniper '' ( 2014 ) set box office records for the largest January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film . Eastwood received considerable critical praise in France for several films , including some that were not well received in the United States . Eastwood has been awarded two of France 's highest honors : in 1994 he became a recipient of the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , and in 2007 he was awarded the Legion of Honour medal . In 2000 , Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement . Since 1967 , Eastwood has run his own production company , Malpaso , which has produced all but four of his American films . Starting in 1986 , Eastwood served for two years as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea , California , a non-partisan office .",
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"text": "Escape from Alcatraz (film) Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison thriller film directed by Don Siegel . It is an adaptation of the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce and dramatizes the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island . The film stars Clint Eastwood , Jack Thibeau and Fred Ward as prisoners Frank Morris , Clarence Anglin and John Anglin . Allen West was played by Larry Hankin ; his character 's name was changed to Charley Butts . Patrick McGoohan portrays the suspicious , vindictive warden and Danny Glover appears in his film debut . Escape from Alcatraz marks the fifth and final collaboration between Siegel and Eastwood , following Coogan 's Bluff ( 1968 ) , Two Mules for Sister Sara ( 1970 ) , The Beguiled ( 1971 ) and Dirty Harry ( 1971 ) .",
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"text": "Tightrope (film) Tightrope is a 1984 American suspense thriller produced by and starring Clint Eastwood and written and directed by Richard Tuggle .",
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"text": "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 American crime film written and directed by Michael Cimino and starring Clint Eastwood , Jeff Bridges , George Kennedy , and Geoffrey Lewis .",
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"text": "Hang 'Em High Hang 'Em High is a 1968 American DeLuxe Color revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post and produced and co-written by Leonard Freeman . It stars Clint Eastwood as Jed Cooper , an innocent man who survives a lynching ; Inger Stevens as a widow who helps him ; Ed Begley as the leader of the gang that lynched Cooper ; and Pat Hingle as the judge who hires him as a U.S. Marshal . Hang 'Em High was the first production of the Malpaso Company , Eastwood 's production company . Hingle portrays a fictional judge who mirrors Judge Isaac Parker , who was labeled the `` Hanging Judge '' due to the large number of men he sentenced to be executed during his service as District Judge of the Western District of Arkansas . The film also depicts the dangers of serving as a U.S. marshal during that period , as many federal marshals were killed while serving under Parker . The fictional Fort Grant , base for operations for that district judge seat , is also a mirror of the factual Fort Smith , Arkansas , where Judge Parker 's court was located .",
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"text": "In the Line of Fire In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American action thriller film , directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood , John Malkovich and Rene Russo . Written by Jeff Maguire , the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him . Eastwood 's character is the sole active-duty Secret Service agent remaining from the detail guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas , Texas , at the time of his assassination in 1963 . The film also stars Dylan McDermott , Gary Cole , John Mahoney , and Fred Thompson . The film was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment , with Columbia handling distribution . Eastwood and Petersen also originally offered the role of Leary to Robert De Niro , who turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with A Bronx Tale . After In the Line of Fire , Eastwood directed every film he starred in , until 2012 's Trouble with the Curve .",
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"text": "Play Misty for Me Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American psychological thriller film , directed by and starring Clint Eastwood , in his directorial debut . Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star . The original music score was composed by Dee Barton . In the film , Eastwood plays the role of a radio disc jockey being stalked by an obsessed female fan . The film was a critical and financial success , with Walter earning praise for her first major film role .",
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"text": "The Outlaw Josey Wales The Outlaw Josey Wales ' is a 1976 American revisionist Western DeLuxe Color and Panavision film set during and after the American Civil War . It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood ( as the eponymous Josey Wales ) , with Chief Dan George , Sondra Locke , Sam Bottoms , and Geraldine Keams . The film tells the story of Josey Wales , a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War . Driven to revenge , Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla band and fights in the Civil War . After the war , all the fighters in Wales ' group except for Wales surrender to Union officers , but they end up being massacred . Wales becomes an outlaw and is pursued by bounty hunters and Union soldiers . The film was adapted by Sonia Chernus and Philip Kaufman from author Forrest Carter 's 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw : Josey Wales ( republished , as shown in the movie 's opening credits , as Gone to Texas ) . The film was a commercial success , earning $ 31.8 million against a $ 3.7 million budget . In 1996 , the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . Josey Wales was portrayed by Michael Parks in the film 's 1986 sequel , The Return of Josey Wales '' .",
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"text": "Firefox (film) Firefox is a 1982 American DeLuxe Color techno-thriller film produced , directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in Panavision . It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas . Though the film was set in Russia , authentic filming locations were not possible due to the Cold War , forcing Eastwood 's and Fritz Manes 's Malpaso Company to rely on Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations . The film was shot on a $ 21 million budget , the largest production budget ever for Malpaso . Of that amount , over $ 20 million was spent on special effects .",
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"text": "Where Eagles Dare Where Eagles Dare is a British 1968 World War II action film starring Richard Burton , Clint Eastwood , Mary Ure , and Ingrid Pitt . It was directed by Brian G. Hutton and shot on location in Austria and Bavaria . Alistair MacLean wrote the novel of the same name and the screenplay at the same time . It was his first screenplay ; both film and book became commercial successes . The film involved some of the top moviemaking professionals of the time and is considered a classic . Major contributors included Hollywood stuntman Yakima Canutt , who as second-unit director shot most of the action scenes ; British stuntman Alf Joint who doubled for Burton in such sequences as the fight on top of the cable car ; award-winning conductor and composer Ron Goodwin , who wrote the film score ; and future Oscar-nominee Arthur Ibbetson , who worked on its cinematography . The film is noted for the phrase `` Broadsword calling Danny Boy '' , used by Richard Burton several times throughout .",
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"text": "Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention On Thursday , August 30 , 2012 , American actor and director Clint Eastwood gave a speech at the Republican National Convention . Eastwood had endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 United States presidential election earlier that month , and spent much of his speech 's running time on a largely improvised routine in which he addressed an empty chair that represented President Barack Obama . The speech , broadcast in a prime time slot , was viewed live by around 30 million Americans . It generated many responses and much discussion .",
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"text": "Paint Your Wagon (film) Paint Your Wagon is a 1969 Western musical film starring Lee Marvin , Clint Eastwood , and Jean Seberg . The film was adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from the 1951 musical Paint Your Wagon by Lerner and Loewe . It is set in a mining camp in Gold Rush-era California . It was directed by Joshua Logan .",
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"text": "The Law vs. Billy the Kid The Law vs. Billy the Kid is a 1954 Western film starring Scott Brady as Billy the Kid . It was directed by William Castle .",
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"text": "Clint Eastwood bibliography A list of books and essays about Clint Eastwood : Eastwood Category : Clint Eastwood",
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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": "Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working in a meat warehouse and as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia . Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter , and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship . The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian , Burt Young as Adrian 's brother Paulie , Burgess Meredith as Rocky 's trainer Mickey Goldmill , and Carl Weathers as the champion , Apollo Creed . The film , made on a budget of just over $ 1 million and shot in 28 days , was a sleeper hit ; it earned $ 225 million in global box office receipts , becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976 , and went on to win three Oscars , including Best Picture . The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star . In 2006 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' . Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre , after Raging Bull , by the American Film Institute in 2008 . The film has spawned six sequels : Rocky II ( 1979 ) , Rocky III ( 1982 ) , Rocky IV ( 1985 ) , Rocky V ( 1990 ) , Rocky Balboa ( 2006 ) and Creed ( 2015 ) . Stallone portrays Rocky in all six sequels , wrote the first five , and directed four ( Avildsen returned to direct Rocky V and Ryan Coogler directed Creed ) .",
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"text": "List of Republic Pictures films This is a list of films produced and distributed by Republic Pictures . Republic Pictures was an American independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities , operating from 1935 through 1959 , and was best known for specializing in westerns , serials , and B films emphasizing mystery and action .",
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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": "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": "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": "List of action films of the 1960s This is chronological list of action films released before the 1970s . Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres ( including horror , comedy , and science fiction films ) ; the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action , even if they bend genres . Action films are generally considered a post-Classical Hollywood film genre . Additions to this category before the 1970s should be used sparingly , and films before the 1960s are not to be included .",
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"text": "Acid Western Acid Western is a subgenre of the Western film that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s that combines the metaphorical ambitions of critically acclaimed Westerns , like Shane and The Searchers , with the excesses of the Spaghetti Westerns and the outlook of the 1960s counter-culture . Acid Westerns subvert many of the conventions of earlier Westerns to `` conjure up a crazed version of autodestructive white America at its most solipsistic , hankering after its own lost origins '' .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "Pony Express (film) Pony Express is a 1953 American western film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill , Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickok , Jan Sterling as a Calamity Jane type character and Rhonda Fleming that was filmed in Kanab , Utah . The story is largely based on the 1925 silent film The Pony Express and tells a highly fictionalized account ( e.g. Buffalo Bill was born in 1846 and would have been 14 at the time ) of the formation of the Pony Express rapid transcontinental mail delivery pioneers in 1860 's United States .",
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"text": "Clint Mansell Clinton Darryl `` Clint '' Mansell ( -LSB- ˈmænsəl -RSB- born 7 January 1963 ) is an English musician , composer , and former lead singer of the band Pop Will Eat Itself . After Pop Will Eat Itself disbanded in 1996 , Mansell was introduced to film scoring when director Darren Aronofsky hired him to score his debut film , Pi . Mansell then wrote the score for Aronofsky 's next film , Requiem for a Dream , which has been well received . The film 's primary composition `` Lux Aeterna '' has become extremely popular , appearing in a variety of advertisements , film trailers and YouTube videos being branded as Epic Music . His notable film scores include Pi , The Fountain , Moon , Smokin ' Aces , Requiem for a Dream , The Wrestler , Doom , Black Swan , High-Rise and Ghost in the Shell .",
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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": "Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature ( also known as Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon ) is the first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon , being the only 3-D film released in 1955 and the only 3-D sequel to a 3-D film released during `` the golden age of 3-D '' . Directed by Jack Arnold , the film stars John Agar and Lori Nelson . This was Clint Eastwood 's film debut . Revenge of the Creature premiered in Denver on March 23 , 1955 and a 2-D sequel , The Creature Walks Among Us , followed it in 1956 .",
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"text": "Left Handed Johnny West Left Handed Johnny West ( Johnny West il mancino , also known just as Johnny West ) is a 1965 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini .",
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"text": "The Gauntlet (film) The Gauntlet is a 1977 American action film directed by Clint Eastwood , starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke . The film 's supporting cast includes Pat Hingle , William Prince , Bill McKinney , and Mara Corday . Eastwood plays a down-and-out cop who falls in love with a prostitute ( Locke ) whom he is assigned to escort from Las Vegas to Phoenix in order for her to testify against the mob .",
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"text": "World Film Company The World Film Company or World Film Corporation was an American film production and distribution company , organized in 1914 in Fort Lee , New Jersey .",
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"text": "Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ( -LSB- USkæzækˈstæn , _ ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ˌkæzəkˈstɑːn , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- Қазақстан , tr . Qazaqstan , -LSB- qɑzɑqˈstɑn -RSB- ; Казахстан , tr . Kazakhstan ) , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan ( Қазақстан Республикасы , tr . Qazaqstan Respwblïkası ; Республика Казахстан , tr . Respublika Kazakhstan ) , is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia and Eastern Europe . Kazakhstan is the world 's largest landlocked country , and the ninth largest in the world , with an area of 2,724,900 km ² . Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically , generating 60 % of the region 's GDP , primarily through its oil/gas industry . It also has vast mineral resources . Kazakhstan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , and Turkmenistan , and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea . The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands , steppe , taiga , rock canyons , hills , deltas , snow-capped mountains , and deserts . Kazakhstan has an estimated 18 million people , Given its large land area , its population density is among the lowest , at less than 6 people per square kilometre ( 15 people per sq. mi . ) . The capital is Astana , where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty , the country 's largest city . The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic tribes . This changed in the 13th century , when Genghis Khan occupied the country as part of the Mongolian Empire . Following internal struggles among the conquerors , power eventually reverted to the nomads . By the 16th century , the Kazakh emerged as a distinct group , divided into three jüz ( ancestor branches occupying specific territories ) . The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century , and by the mid-19th century , they nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire . Following the 1917 Russian Revolution , and subsequent civil war , the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganised several times . In 1936 , it was made the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , part of the Soviet Union . Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 . The current President , Nursultan Nazarbayev , has been leader of the country since then , and is characterised as authoritarian , with a government history of human rights abuses and suppression of political opposition . Kazakhstan has worked to develop its economy , especially its dominant hydrocarbon industry . Human Rights Watch says that `` Kazakhstan heavily restricts freedom of assembly , speech , and religion , '' and other human rights organisations regularly describe Kazakhstan 's human rights situation as poor . Kazakhstan 's 131 ethnicities include Kazakhs ( 63 % of the population ) , Russians , Uzbeks , Ukrainians , Germans , Tatars , and Uyghurs . Islam is the religion of about 70 % of the population , with Christianity practised by 26 % ; Kazakhstan officially allows freedom of religion , but religious leaders who oppose the government are suppressed . The Kazakh language is the state language , and Russian has equal official status for all levels of administrative and institutional purposes .",
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"text": "Kurmangazy oil field The Kurmangazy oil field is an offshore oil field located in the Kazakh section of the Caspian Sea on the maritime border between Russia and Kazakhstan , about 120 km west of the Buzachi Peninsula . It is expected to be the third largest oil field of Kazakhstan . The field is named after Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly .",
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"text": "Taiynsha District Taiynsha is a district of North Kazakhstan Region in northern Kazakhstan . The administrative center of the district is the town of Taiynsha . Population :",
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"text": "Dzhendema Dzhendema or Djendema , meaning `` hell '' , applies to the South slope of Mount Botev , 2376 m above sea level , the highest peak in the Balkan mountain range in Bulgaria . It is also called the Southern Dzhendem . It was established as reserve on March 28 , 1953 . Djendema encompasses 42.2 km ² , and is the largest reserve in the mountain and the second largest reserve in Bulgaria . It is centred on a granite extrusion combined with limestone outcroppings to form a labyrinth of steep slopes ; deep , narrow gorges , massive rock cliffs , and huge waterfalls . Djendema Reserve shelters beech and fir forests and large meadows with unique sub-alpine grassy species and communities . Because of its specific geological and climatic conditions , the area is rich in endemic species and rare plants . One could take several days to cross Djendema . There is also so called Northern Dzhendem or the Northern Djendem located on the north slope of Mount Botev . It was declared a Reserve on September 30 , 1983 . It has a total area of 16.1 km ² and is the highest reserve in the Balkan Ranges , encompassing a wild and inaccessible section of the central part of the mountain . The reserve includes the nearly vertical northern slopes , approximately 10 kilometres wide with an average height of 900 metres , looming rock tiers , short and steep watersheds , overhanging cliffs , rock bridges , jaded cornices , deep precipices , numerous waterfalls , as well as grassy terraces . At low altitudes , ancient beech and fir forests cover almost two-thirds of the steeply sloped Northern Djendem . It also contains sub-alpine grassy and forest habitats . Many rare wildlife species have found their last refuge in this impenetrable natural forest , which is home to an unusual community of Siberian juniper , myrtle-leaf rhododendron and blueberry , as well as the only known location of Urumov 's campion in the world . The Northern Djendem is home to the Balkan chamois ( alpine goat ) , brown bear , grey wolf , red deer , roe , golden eagle , peregrine falcon , and wallcreeper . The two Djendems are alpine objects for many climbers .",
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"text": "Uyghurs in Kazakhstan Uyghurs in Kazakhstan form the country 's 7th-largest ethnic group , according to the 1999 census .",
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"text": "Volga Upland The Volga Upland , also known as the Volga Uplands , Volga Plateau , Volga Hills , or Volga Plateau , ( Russian : Приволжская возвышенность - Privolzhskaya vozvyshennost ) is a vast region of East European Plain in European part of Russia that lies west of the Volga River and east of the Central Russian Upland . The uplands run for approximately 500 miles ( 804 km ) in a southwest-northeasterly direction from Volgograd to Kazan . The Tsimlyansk Reservoir lies at the southwestern end of the Volga Upland , with the Kuybyshev Reservoir at the northeastern end . The landscape on the Volga Uplands is hilly , and several rivers has cut into it , such as the Khopyor , Medveditsa and the Sura . The Volga-Don Canal cuts through the lowlands between the Volga Uplands to the north and the adjacent Yergeni Hills to the south . The uplands lie in the cool continental climate zone , characterised by large fluctuations in seasonal temperatures and generally little rainfall . Outside of the cities in the region , population density is generally between 28 and 129 inhabitants per square mile . The Volga Uplands themselves is rather sparsely populated , but along its edges and in particular along the banks of the Volga there are several large cities , such as ( from north to south ) Kazan , Ulyanovsk , Saransk , Penza , Syzran , Saratov and Volgograd .",
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"text": "Geography of Iran Geographically , Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea , Persian Gulf , and Gulf of Oman . Its mountains have helped to shape both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries . The mountains enclose several broad basins , on which major agricultural and urban settlements are located . Until the 20th century , when major highways and railroads were constructed through the mountains to connect the population centers , these basins tended to be relatively isolated from one another . Typically , one major town dominated each basin , and there were complex economic relationships between the town and the hundreds of villages that surrounded it . In the higher elevations of the mountains rimming the basins , tribally organized groups practiced transhumance , moving with their herds of sheep and goats between traditionally established summer and winter pastures . There are no major river systems in the country , and historically transportation was by means of caravans that followed routes traversing gaps and passes in the mountains . The mountains also impeded easy access to the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea . With an area of 1648000 km2 , Iran ranks eighteenth in size among the countries of the world . Iran shares its northern borders with three post-Soviet states : Armenia , Azerbaijan , and Turkmenistan . These borders extend for more than 2000 km , including nearly 650 km of water along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea . Iran 's western borders are with Turkey in the north and Iraq in the south , terminating at the Arvand Rud . The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman littorals form the entire 1770 km southern border . To the east lie Afghanistan on the north and Pakistan on the far south . Iran 's diagonal distance from Azerbaijan in the northwest to Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast is approximately 2333 km .",
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"text": "Desert A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life . The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation . About one third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid . This includes much of the polar regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or `` cold deserts '' . Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls , by the temperature that prevails , by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location . Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put strains on the rocks which consequently break in pieces . Although rain seldom occurs in deserts , there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods . Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over the desert floor is further eroded by the wind . This picks up particles of sand and dust and wafts them aloft in sand or dust storms . Wind-blown sand grains striking any solid object in their path can abrade the surface . Rocks are smoothed down , and the wind sorts sand into uniform deposits . The grains end up as level sheets of sand or are piled high in billowing sand dunes . Other deserts are flat , stony plains where all the fine material has been blown away and the surface consists of a mosaic of smooth stones . These areas are known as desert pavements and little further erosion takes place . Other desert features include rock outcrops , exposed bedrock and clays once deposited by flowing water . Temporary lakes may form and salt pans may be left when waters evaporate . There may be underground sources of water in the form of springs and seepages from aquifers . Where these are found , oases can occur . Plants and animals living in the desert need special adaptations to survive in the harsh environment . Plants tend to be tough and wiry with small or no leaves , water-resistant cuticles and often spines to deter herbivory . Some annual plants germinate , bloom and die in the course of a few weeks after rainfall while other long-lived plants survive for years and have deep root systems able to tap underground moisture . Animals need to keep cool and find enough food and water to survive . Many are nocturnal and stay in the shade or underground during the heat of the day . They tend to be efficient at conserving water , extracting most of their needs from their food and concentrating their urine . Some animals remain in a state of dormancy for long periods , ready to become active again when the rare rains fall . They then reproduce rapidly while conditions are favorable before returning to dormancy . People have struggled to live in deserts and the surrounding semi-arid lands for millennia . Nomads have moved their flocks and herds to wherever grazing is available and oases have provided opportunities for a more settled way of life . The cultivation of semi-arid regions encourages erosion of soil and is one of the causes of increased desertification . Desert farming is possible with the aid of irrigation and the Imperial Valley in California provides an example of how previously barren land can be made productive by the import of water from an outside source . Many trade routes have been forged across deserts , especially across the Sahara Desert , and traditionally were used by caravans of camels carrying salt , gold , ivory and other goods . Large numbers of slaves were also taken northwards across the Sahara . Some mineral extraction also takes place in deserts and the uninterrupted sunlight gives potential for the capture of large quantities of solar energy .",
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"text": "Tyuratam Tyuratam ( Төретам , Töretam Тюратам ) is a station on the main Moscow to Tashkent railway , located in Kazakhstan . The name is a word in the Kazakh language and means `` Töre 's grave '' ; Töre , or more formally , Töre-Baba , was a noble , a descendant of Genghis Khan . Tyuratam is near the Baikonur Cosmodrome , a Russian - formerly Soviet - spaceport , and near the city of Baikonur ( formerly Leninsk ) , which was constructed to service the cosmodrome . At a press conference for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project , Jules Bergman of ABC News asked : `` Baykonur , if you 'll look on the coordinates , is 135 miles -LSB- 217 km -RSB- away or something . Tyuratam may only be a railhead , but it is the Tyuratam Launch Complex . They call it Baykonur , I know ... . I 'm going to call it Tyuratam . ABC is going to call it Tyuratam . SAC Strategic Air Command calls it Tyuratam . Can we once and for all straighten that out and arrive at a ... name for it , Tom ? '' In the mid 1950s , the Soviet Union announced that space activities were being conducted from the Baykonur Cosmodrome , which was assumed to be near the city of Baykonur , in the Kazakh SSR . In reality , the launch facilities were located 400 km to the southwest at Tyuratam to obfuscate the west as to its true location . It was this launch site that the CIA was trying to locate by systematically tracking over the major rail networks of the Soviet Union in Central Asia with U-2 spy planes . The site was discovered and photographed in 1957 . Francis Gary Powers was scheduled to overfly it on his ill-fated mission in 1960 , but either due to detecting the guidance radar of the defending SA-2 missile battery or cloud cover which prevented him from photographing the site , he avoided Tyuratam and was later shot down over the Ural mountains .",
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"text": "Darkhad Valley The Darkhad valley is a large valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag , Mongolia . It is situated between the Ulaan Taiga and Khoridol Saridag ranges at an altitude of about 1600 m , about 160 km long and 40 km wide . The area is 4270 km ² . It was transferred from the People 's Republic of Tannu Tuva to the Mongolian People 's Republic in 1925 as a Soviet concession to the Mongolians , who had wanted to incorporate the territory of Tannu Uriankhai into their country . The valley is rich in lakes and rivers , the biggest of which are Dood Tsagaan Lake and Shishged River , respectively . The area is notable for its natural beauty , but relatively remote and inaccessible even by Mongolian standards . The Darkhad valley is divided between the Ulaan-Uul , Renchinlkhümbe , and Tsagaannuur sums . Inhabitants are mainly Darkhad ( whom the valley 's name derives from ) , and also some Tsaatan .",
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"docid": "119837d2417cc1ed8ae1ca8dfff98257",
"text": "Ustyurt Plateau The Ustyurt Plateau , also spelled Ust-Yurt , Ust-Urt and Usturt ( Üstirt , Turkmen : Üstyurt ) , is a central Asian plateau in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan , lying between the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya ( river ) delta in the east and the Mangyshlak ( Tupqarghan ) Plateau and the Kara-Bogaz-Gol ( Garabogazköl ; an inlet of the Caspian Sea ) in the west . It extends roughly 200,000 km ² ( 77,000 square miles ) , with an average elevation of 150 meters ( about 500 feet ) , and consists primarily of stony desert . Its highest point rises to a maximum of 1,200 feet ( 365 m ) in the south-west . The plateau 's semi-nomadic population raises sheep , goats , and camels . At its edges it drops steeply to the Aral Sea and the surrounding plain . Oil and natural-gas deposits lie west of the plateau . Asiatic cheetahs and Caspian tigers used to live there . Kazakhstan created the Ustyurt Nature Reserve ( 223,300 hectares ) in July , 1984 in the south of Mangystausky district in Eralievsky region . It preserves rare fauna and flora such as the Afghan red sheep and the Saiga antelope . Among its features are Sherkala Mountain and the concretions found in the Torysh ( ` Valley of Balls ' ) near the town of Shetpe .",
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"text": "Badzhgard The Badzhgard land or Bashkurd country - it mean Historical Bashkortostan , Historical Bashkiria , historical and geographical area in Volga and Ural , inhabited by the Bashkirs . At present , the territory is located Republic of Bashkortostan , Orenburg and Chelyabinsk oblast , the eastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan , the south-eastern part of Udmurtia , the southern part of the Perm Krai , the south-western part of the Sverdlovsk oblast , the western part of the Kurgan , the north-eastern part of Samara , the eastern part of the Saratov regions . The historical , ethnographic , linguistic and other studies to refer to the territory in which at different periods of history settled different Bashkir tribes . And synonymous and are older versions of the names of this territory : Bashgurd , Bashgird , Bashgird , Baskardiya , Bashgird , Fiyafi Bashkyrt/Barrens Bashkyrt , country Bashkir , country Bastarks , Bashkyrd , Bashdzhard , Bashkiria , Pascatir , Bashirdi etc. . The reference area titled `` Bashgurd '' is found in the Fazalallah Rashid ad-Din ( 14th century ) , `` Oghuz-name '' . The most widespread Slavic name - Bashkiria , which is used in official documents , historical works , literary works , etc. . The concept of `` historical Bashkortostan '' relates the concept of Greater Hungary ( Major Hungaria , Magna Hungaria ) - hypothetical homeland of ancient Hungarians - Magyars , referred to the 13th century Franciscan monk Giovanni da Plano Carpini in the statement of his journey . Her search takes 1230 years of the Hungarian Dominicans , most famous of which Friar Julian .",
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"text": "Aktogay, East Kazakhstan Region Aktogay ( Ақтоғай , Aqtoğay , اقتوعاي -LSB- ɑqtu̯ʊʁɑj -RSB- ) is a town in Ayagoz District , East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan and major railway hub of Turkestan-Siberian Railway . Aktogay is located in Balkhash-Alakol lowlands , close to Balkhash lake . The Ayagoz river 's mouth is located nearby Aktogay . The climate is continental . Summer is hot +40 ° , winter is cold -40 ° . The distance to district center Ayagoz is 100 km , to the region center Ust-Kamenogorsk is 420 km , to Astana , the capital of Kazakhstan is 1250 km . The major copper deposit is discovered close to Aktogay town . This is the fourth reserves of copper in the world . Aktogay Mine and copper extraction plant was completed there and the copper cathodes production started in 2011 . The capital cost account $ 1.5-2 billion and the production capacity is 100.000 tones per annum . The city is about 30 km from Lake Balkhash .",
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"text": "Satbayev Kazakh National Technical University Kazakh National Research Technical University ( Қазақ Ұлттық Техникалық Зерттеу Университет , Qazaq Ulttıq Texnïkalıq Zertteu Wnïversïtet , Казахский Национальный Технический Исследовательский Университет , Kazakhskiy Natsional ` nîy Tekhnicheskiy Issledovatel ` skiy Universitet ) named after Kanysh Satpayev is a leading technical university in Almaty , Kazakhstan .",
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"docid": "937f7bc2b857b0f0ee6aef1f03f23e4b",
"text": "Tanami Desert The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia . It has a rocky terrain with small hills . The Tanami was the Northern Territory 's final frontier and was not fully explored by Australians of European descent until well into the twentieth century . It is traversed by the Tanami Track . The name Tanami is thought to be a corruption of the Walpiri name for the area , `` Chanamee '' , meaning `` never die '' . This referred to certain rock holes in the desert which were said to never run dry . Under the name Tanami , the desert is classified as an interim Australian bioregion , comprising 25997277 ha .",
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"text": "Indus Valley Desert The Indus Valley Desert is an almost uninhabited desert ecoregion of northern Pakistan .",
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"text": "Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert ( Desierto de Atacama ) is a plateau in South America , covering a 1000 km strip of land on the Pacific coast , west of the Andes mountains . It is the driest non-polar desert in the world . According to estimates , the Atacama Desert proper occupies 105000 km2 , or 128000 km2 if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included . Most of the desert is composed of stony terrain , salt lakes ( salares ) , sand , and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes . Geographically , the aridity of the Atacama is explained by it being situated between two mountain chains ( the Andes and the Chilean Coast Range ) of sufficient height to prevent moisture advection from either the Pacific or the Atlantic Oceans , a two-sided rain shadow .",
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"text": "Terskey Alatau The Teskey Ala-Too or Terskey Ala-Too ( Тескей Ала-Тоосу , -LSB- teskéj ɑlɑtoːsú -RSB- ) is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan . It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk Kul , from the river Joon Aryk near Kochkor in the west to the far northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan . The length of the range is 354 km and the highest peak is Karakol Peak ( 5,216 m ) . Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak ( 5,168 m ) .",
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"text": "Kyzylarai Kyzylarai is a massif , a part of the Kazakh Melkosopochnik ( Kazakh Uplands ) , situated in Karaganda Region in Central Kazakhstan . The place is extremely rich in natural and historical sights . Begazy burial grounds ( Begazy-Dandybai culture of the Bronze Age ) are one of them . The highest point of Central Kazakhstan , Aksoran Mountain ( 1565 m ) is located in Kyzylarai . The world 's largest mountain sheep , the Argali , can be seen in the area . Kyzylarai is located in the southern part of the Kazakh Uplands , north of Lake Balkhash .",
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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": "Barren vegetation Barren vegetation describes an area of land where plant growth may be sparse , stunted , and/or contain limited biodiversity . Environmental conditions such as toxic or infertile soil , high winds , coastal salt-spray and climatic conditions are often key factors in poor plant growth and development . Barren vegetation can be categorized depending on the climate , geology and the geographic location of a specific area . Pine Barrens , coastal barrens and serpentine barrens are some of the more distinct ecoregions for barren vegetation and are the most commonly researched by scientists . Often referred to as `` heathlands '' , barrens can be excellent environments for unique biological diversity and taxonomic compositions .",
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"text": "Prussia Prussia was a historical state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg , and centred on the region of Prussia . For centuries , the House of nocat = y ruled Prussia , successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army . Prussia , with its capital in Königsberg and from 1701 in Berlin , shaped the history of Germany . In 1871 , German states united to create the German Empire under Prussian leadership . In November 1918 , the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the German Revolution of 1918 -- 19 . The Kingdom of Prussia was thus abolished in favour of a republic -- the Free State of Prussia , a state of Germany from 1918 until 1933 . From 1933 , Prussia lost its independence as a result of the Prussian coup , when the Nazi regime was successfully establishing its Gleichschaltung laws in pursuit of a unitary state . With the end of the Nazi regime , the division of Germany into allied-occupation zones and the separation of its territories east of the -LSB- Oder -- Neisse , nocat = y -RSB- line , which were incorporated into Poland and the Soviet Union , the State of Prussia ceased to exist de facto in 1945 . Prussia existed de jure until its formal liquidation by the Allied Control Council Enactment No. 46 of 25 February 1947 . The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians . In the 13th century , the Teutonic Knights -- an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders -- conquered the lands inhabited by them . In 1308 , the Teutonic Knights conquered the region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk ( Danzig ) . Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany and in the south , it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia . The Second Peace of Thorn ( 1466 ) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia , a province of Poland , and the eastern part , from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia , a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657 . The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 . Prussia entered the ranks of the great powers shortly after becoming a kingdom , and exercised most influence in the 18th and 19th centuries . During the 18th century it had a major say in many international affairs under the reign of Frederick the Great . During the 19th century , Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united the German principalities into a `` Lesser Germany '' which excluded the Austrian Empire . At the Congress of Vienna ( 1814 -- 15 ) , which redrew the map of Europe following Napoleon 's defeat , Prussia acquired a large section of north western Germany , including the coal-rich Ruhr . The country then grew rapidly in influence economically and politically , and became the core of the North German Confederation in 1867 , and then of the German Empire in 1871 . The Kingdom of Prussia was now so large and so dominant in the new Germany that -LSB- Junker ( Prussia ) , Junker -RSB- s and other Prussian élites identified more and more as Germans and less as Prussians . The Kingdom ended in 1918 . In the Weimar Republic , the state of Prussia lost nearly all of its legal and political importance following the 1932 coup led by Franz von Papen . East Prussia lost all of its German population after 1945 , as Poland and the Soviet Union absorbed its territory and expelled most of its inhabitants . The term Prussian has often been used , especially outside of Germany , to emphasise the professionalism , aggressiveness , militarism and conservatism of the Junker class of landed aristocrats in the East who dominated first Prussia and then the German Empire .",
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"text": "Free Society of Teutonia The Free Society of Teutonia was one of the earliest National Socialist organizations to appear in America . It was a German American organization that was associated with a strong support for Nazism . The Society was formed in 1924 by four German immigrants , including Nazi Party members Fritz and Peter Gissibl and their brother Andrew . The organization was originally led by German immigrant and non-citizen Fritz Gissibl , who made his headquarters in Chicago and from there it set about recruiting ethnic Germans who supported German nationalist aims . The Teutonia Society initially functioned as a club , but soon raised a group of militants based on the SA and , with membership increasing , became vocal critics of Jews , communism and the Treaty of Versailles . Alongside this however it retained a social function , with Teutonia Society meetings frequently ending up in heavy beer drinking sessions . The group changed its name to the Nationalistic Society of Teutonia in 1926 , at which point Peter Gissibil was advising members to also seek Nazi Party membership . The group gained a strong , if fairly small following , and was able to establish units in Milwaukee , St. Louis , Missouri , Detroit , New York City , Cincinnati and Newark , New Jersey The group 's treasurer was Fritz Gissibil , who was also the main Nazi Party representative in the United States and who regularly collected money for the Nazis through the Society . A `` thank you '' letter from Adolf Hitler to the Society would cause a stir during the Second World War when the Gissibil brothers were brought to trial following an FBI investigation . The group accepted Hitler as its titular leader and members adopted the Nazi salute , the Society changed its name again in October 1932 to become the Friends of the Hitler Movement . Under orders of German immigrant and German Nazi Party member Heinz Spanknöbel , the Society was dissolved in March 1933 . In May 1933 , Nazi Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess gave Heinz Spanknöbel authority to form an American Nazi organization . Shortly thereafter , with help from the German consul in New York City , Spanknöbel created the Friends of New Germany by merging two older organizations in the United States , Gau-USA and the Free Society of Teutonia , which were both small groups with only a few hundred members each . The Friends of New Germany in turn formed the basis of the German American Bund in 1936 , the latter name being chosen to emphasise the group 's American credentials after press criticism that the Society was unpatriotic . One of the leaders of the Teutonia Society was Walter Kappe . Kappe ( b. 1904 ) arrived in the United States in 1925 and worked in a farm implement factory in Kankakee , Illinois . Later he moved to Chicago and began to write for German language newspapers . Kappe was fluent in English and later became the press secretary for the German American Bund . He founded their paper Deutscher Weckruf und Beobachter and its predecessor Deutsche Zeitung . In 1936 , when the German American Bund was established , Kappe organized the AV Publishing Company and five other Bund corporations . Fritz Kuhn ousted Kappe from his position in the Bund seeing him as a dangerous rival . In 1937 , Kappe returned to Germany , where he was attached to Abwehr II ( the sabotage branch of German intelligence ) where he obtained a Naval commission with the rank of lieutenant . He was designated by Adolf Hitler to launch a sabotage operation against America shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor . Known as Operation Pastorius , Kappe recruited men for the mission by reviewing records from the Ausland Institute ( German Foreign Institute ) of those who were paid to return to Germany from America . He established a sabotage school on the outskirts of Berlin to train the new recruits . Once the sabotage network was established and transferred to America , Kappe planned to slip into the US with a new identity and direct operations . On June 13 , 1942 , Richard Quirin , George John Dasch , Heinrich Harm Heinck and Ernst Peter Burger landed on a beach near Amagansett , Long Island , New York on a U-boat . A similar group landed on Ponte Vedra Beach , near Jacksonville , Florida on June 17 , 1942 .",
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"text": "The State (book) __ NOTOC __ The State ( Der Staat ) is a book by German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer first published in Germany in 1908 . Oppenheimer wrote the book in Frankfurt am Main during 1907 , as a fragment of the four-volume System of Sociology , an intended interpretative framework for the understanding of social evolution on which he laboured from the 1890s until the end of his life . The work summarizes Oppenheimer 's general theory on the origin , development and future transformation of the state . The State , which Oppenheimer 's missionary zeal pervades , was widely read and passionately discussed in the early 20th century . It was well received by -- and influential on -- as diverse an audience as Israeli halutzim , American and Slavic communitarians , West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard , and anarcho-capitalists like Murray Rothbard . A classical liberal and socialist sympathiser , Oppenheimer regarded capitalism as `` a system of exploitation and capital revenues as the gain of that exploitation '' , but placed the blame not on the genuinely free market , but on the intervention of the state . Oppenheimer 's view of the state is profoundly opposed to the then dominant characterisation propounded by G. W. F. Hegel of the state as an admirable achievement of modern civilisation . Proponents of this view tend to accept the social contract view that the State came about as every larger groups of people agreed to subordinate their private interests for the common good . In contrast , Opphenheimer 's view was an advancement of the `` conquest theory '' of the state that developed during the late 19th century by Ludwig Gumplowicz . According to conquest theory , the state came into being through war and conquest , a consequence of which was the establishment of social classes ; the dominant conquerors and the subordinate conquered . This , in turn , led to the emergence of a political system to consolidate the power of the conquerors , to perpetuate and regulate class divisions . Oppenheimer 's views led the American essayist , Albert Jay Nock , writing in the first half of the 20th century , to remark that in his own book , Our Enemy , the State :",
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"text": "Kingdom of Poland (1916–18) The Kingdom of Poland ( Królestwo Polskie ) , also known informally as the Regency Kingdom of Poland ( Królestwo Regencyjne ) , was a proposed puppet state of Germany during World War I . In reality , the German Empire planners wanted to annex around 30,000 square kilometers of the territory of former Congress Poland and carry out ethnic cleansing up to 3 million Poles and Jews to make room for German colonists in the so-called Polish Border Strip plan . The decision to promise restoration of Poland was taken by Germany in order to attempt to legitimize its military occupation amongst the Polish inhabitants , following upon German propaganda sent to the Poles in 1915 that German soldiers were arriving as liberators to free Poland from subjugation by Russia . A draft of a constitution was proposed 1917 . German government used punitive threats to induce Polish landowners living in the German-occupied Baltic territories to move to the state and sell their Baltic property to Germans in exchange for moving to Poland , and efforts were made to remove Poles from Polish territories partitioned by Prussia . Following the armistice with Germany that ended World War I , the area became part of the Second Polish Republic .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( Regno d'Italia ) was a state founded from 1861 , when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy , to 1946 , when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the Italian Republic . The state was founded as a result of the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia , which can be considered its legal predecessor state . Italy declared war on Austria in alliance with Prussia in 1866 and received the region of Veneto following their victory . Italian troops entered Rome in 1870 , ending more than one thousand years of Papal temporal power . Italy entered into a Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1882 , following strong disagreements with France about the respective colonial expansions . However , even if relations with Berlin became very friendly , the alliance with Vienna remained purely formal , as the Italians were keen to acquire Trentino and Trieste , corners of the Austria-Hungary populated by Italians . So , in 1915 , Italy accepted the British invitation to join the Allies in World War I because the western allies promised territorial compensation ( at the expense of Austria-Hungary ) for participation that were more generous than Vienna 's offer in exchange for Italian neutrality . Victory in the war gave Italy a permanent seat in the Council of the League of Nations . `` Fascist Italy '' is the era of National Fascist Party government from 1922 to 1943 with Benito Mussolini as head of government . The fascists imposed authoritarian rule and crushed the political and intellectual opposition , while promoting economic modernization , traditional social values , and a rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church . According to Payne ( 1996 ) , '' -LSB- the -RSB- Fascist government passed through several relatively distinct phases '' . The first phase ( 1923 -- 1925 ) was nominally a continuation of the parliamentary system , albeit with a `` legally-organized executive dictatorship '' . Then came the second phase , `` the construction of the Fascist dictatorship proper , from 1925 to 1929 '' . The third phase , with less activism , was 1929 to 1934 . The fourth phase , 1935 -- 1940 , was characterized by an aggressive foreign policy ; war against Ethiopia , which was launched from Eritrea and Italian Somaliland ; confrontations with the League of Nations sanctions ; growing economic autarchy ; and semi-National Socialization . The war itself ( 1940 -- 1943 ) was the fifth phase with its disasters and defeats , while the rump Salò government under German control was the final stage ( 1943 -- 1945 ) . Italy was allied with National Socialist Germany in World War II until 1943 . It switched sides to the Allies after ousting Mussolini and shutting down the Fascist party in areas ( south of Rome ) controlled by the Allied invaders . The remnant fascist state in northern Italy that continued fighting against the Allies was a puppet state of Germany , the `` Italian Social Republic '' , still led by Mussolini and his Fascist loyalists . Shortly after the war , civil discontent led to the constitutional referendum of 1946 on whether Italy would remain a monarchy or become a republic . Italians decided to abandon the monarchy and form the Italian Republic , the present-day Italian state .",
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"text": "German–Soviet Axis talks In October and November 1940 , German -- Soviet Axis talks occurred concerning the Soviet Union 's potential entry as a fourth Axis Power in World War II . The negotiations , which occurred during the era of the Molotov -- Ribbentrop Pact and the German-Soviet Commercial Agreement , included a two-day Berlin conference between Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov , Adolf Hitler and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop , followed by both countries trading written proposed agreements . After two days of negotiations from 12 to 14 November 1940 , Germany presented the Soviets with a draft written Axis pact agreement defining the world spheres of influence of the four proposed Axis powers ( Japan , Germany , Soviet Union , Italy ) . Hitler , Ribbentrop and Molotov tried to set German and Soviet spheres of influence ; Hitler encouraged Molotov to look south to Iran and eventually India while preserving German access to Finland 's resources , and to remove Soviet influence in the Balkans . Molotov remained firm , seeking to remove German troops from Finland and gain a warm water port in the Balkans . Soviet foreign policy calculations were predicated by the idea that the war would be a long - term struggle and therefore German claims that Britain would be defeated swiftly were treated with scepticism . In addition Stalin sought to remain influential in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia . These factors resulted in Molotov taking a firm line . According to a Columbia University academical source , on 25 November 1940 , the Soviets presented a Stalin-drafted written counterproposal where they would accept the four power pact , but it included Soviet rights to Bulgaria and a world sphere of influence centered on the area around modern Iraq and Iran . Germany did not respond , leaving the negotiations unresolved . Regarding the counterproposal , Hitler remarked to his top military chiefs that Stalin `` demands more and more '' , `` he 's a cold-blooded blackmailer '' and that `` a German victory has become unbearable for Russia '' so that `` she must be brought to her knees as soon as possible . '' Germany ended the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in June 1941 by invading the Soviet Union .",
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"text": "Districts of Prussia Prussian districts ( Kreise , literally `` circles '' ) were administrative units in the former Kingdom of Prussia , part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 , and its successor state , the Free State of Prussia , similar to a county or a shire . They were established in the course of the Stein-Hardenberg Reforms from 1815 to 1818 at an intermediate level , between the higher provinces and the government districts ( Regierungsbezirke ) , and the lower municipal governments ( Gemeinden ) . Then part of a modern and highly effective public administration structure , they served as a model for the present-day districts of Germany In the aftermath of World War I , the Prussian districts of Eupen and Malmedy ( Belgium ) were annexed by Belgium in 1925 , thereby causing the presence of a German-speaking minority .",
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"text": "1910s The 1910s ( pronounced `` nineteen-tens '' , also abbreviated as the `` teens '' ) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1 , 1910 , and ended on December 31 , 1919 . The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th century . The conservative lifestyles during the first half of the decade , as well as the legacy of military alliances , was forever changed by the assassination , on June 28 , 1914 , of Archduke Franz Ferdinand , the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne . The murder triggered a chain of events in which , within 33 days , World War I broke out in Europe on August 1 , 1914 . The conflict dragged on until a truce was declared on November 11 , 1918 , leading to the controversial , one-sided Treaty of Versailles , which was signed on June 28 , 1919 . The war 's end triggered the abdication of various monarchies and the collapse of five of the last modern empires of Russia , Germany , China , Ottoman Turkey and Austria-Hungary , with the latter splintered into Austria , Hungary , southern Poland ( who acquired most of their land in a war with Soviet Russia ) , Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia , as well as the unification of Romania with Transylvania and Moldavia . However , each of these states ( with the possible exception of Yugoslavia ) had large German and Hungarian minorities , there creating some unexpected problems that would be brought to light in the next two decades . ( See Dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire : Successor States for better description of composition of names of successor countries/states following the splinter . ) The decade was also a period of revolution in a number of countries . The Mexican Revolution spearheaded the trend in November 1910 , which led to the ousting of dictator Porfirio Diaz , developing into a violent civil war that dragged on until mid-1920 , not long after a new Mexican Constitution was signed and ratified . Russia also had a similar fate , since World War I led to a collapse in morale as well as to economic chaos . This atmosphere encouraged the establishment of Bolshevism , which was later renamed as communism . Like the Mexican Revolution , the Russian Revolution of 1917 , known as the October Revolution , immediately turned to Russian Civil War that dragged until approximately late 1922 . Much of the music in these years was ballroom-themed . Many of the fashionable restaurants were equipped with dance floors . Prohibition in the United States began January 16 , 1919 , with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .",
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"text": "Netherlands in World War II The direct involvement of the Netherlands in World War II began with its invasion by Nazi Germany on 10 May 1940 . The Netherlands had proclaimed neutrality when war broke out in September 1939 , just as it had in World War I , but Adolf Hitler ordered it to be invaded anyway . On 15 May 1940 , one day after the bombing of Rotterdam , the Dutch forces surrendered . The Dutch government and the royal family escaped and went into exile in London . Following the defeat , the Netherlands was placed under German occupation , which endured in some areas until the German surrender in May 1945 . Active resistance was carried out by a small minority , which grew in the course of the occupation . The occupiers deported the majority of the country 's Jews to Nazi concentration camps , with the cooperation of much of the Dutch police and civil service . Due to the high variation in the survival rate of Jewish inhabitants amongst local regions in the Netherlands , scholars have questioned the validity of a single explanation at the national level . Nonetheless , and also due to the well organized population registers comparing to other countries , about 70 % of the country 's Jewish population were killed during the conflict ; a much higher percentage than comparable countries , like Belgium and France . However , the city of Amsterdam organized the only industrial action in protest to the persecution of their Jewish fellow citizens ever in all of the Nazi occupied areas . Most of the south of the country was liberated in the second half of 1944 . The rest , especially the west and north of the country still under occupation , suffered from a famine at the end of 1944 , known as the `` Hunger Winter '' . On 5 May 1945 , the whole country was finally liberated by the total surrender of all German forces .",
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"text": "Lebensraum The German concept of Lebensraum ( -LSB- ˈleːbənsˌʁaʊm -RSB- , `` living space '' ) refers to policies and practices of settler colonialism which proliferated in Germany from the 1890s to the 1940s . First popularized around 1901 , Lebensraum became a geopolitical goal of Imperial Germany in World War I ( 1914 -- 1918 ) originally , as the core element of the Septemberprogramm of territorial expansion . The most extreme form of this ideology was supported by the Nazi Party ( NSDAP ) and Nazi Germany until the end of World War II . Following Adolf Hitler 's rise to power Lebensraum became an ideological principle of Nazism , and provided justification for the German territorial expansion into East-Central Europe . The Nazi Generalplan Ost policy ( the Master Plan for the East ) was based on its tenets . It stipulated that most of the indigenous populations of Eastern Europe would have to be removed permanently ( either through mass deportation to Siberia , death , or enslavement ) including Polish , Ukrainian , Russian , and other Slavic nations considered racially inferior and non-Aryan . The Nazi government aimed at repopulating these lands with Germanic colonists in the name of Lebensraum during World War II and thereafter . The entire populations were to be decimated by starvation , allowing for their own agricultural surplus to feed Germany . Hitler 's strategic program for world domination was based on the belief in the power of Lebensraum , pursued by a racially superior society . People deemed to be part of inferior races , within the territory of Lebensraum expansion , were subjected to expulsion or destruction . The eugenics of Lebensraum assumed the right of the German Aryan master race ( Herrenvolk ) to remove indigenous people they considered to be of inferior racial stock ( Untermenschen ) in the name of their own living space . Nazi Germany also supported other ` Aryan ' nations ' pursuing their own Lebensraum , including Fascist Italy 's Spazio vitale .",
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"text": "German resistance to Nazism German resistance to Nazism ( German : Widerstand ) was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to the National Socialist regime between 1933 and 1945 . Some of these engaged in active plans to remove Adolf Hitler from power and overthrow his regime . The term German resistance should not be understood as meaning that there was a united resistance movement in Germany at any time during the Nazi period , analogous to the more coordinated Polish Underground State , Greek Resistance , Yugoslav Partisans , French Resistance , Dutch Resistance , Norwegian resistance movement and Italian Resistance . The German resistance consisted of small and usually isolated groups . They were unable to mobilize political opposition . Save for individual attacks on Nazis ( including Hitler ) or sabotage acts , the only real strategy was to persuade leaders of the Wehrmacht to stage a coup against the regime : the 1944 assassination attempt against Hitler was intended to trigger such a coup . Approximately 77,000 German citizens were killed for one or another form of resistance by Special Courts , courts-martial , People 's Court and the civil justice system . Many of these Germans had served in government , the military , or in civil positions , which enabled them to engage in subversion and conspiracy ; in addition the Canadian historian Peter Hoffman counts unspecified `` tens of thousands '' in concentration camps who were either suspected or actually engaged in opposition . By contrast , the German historian Hans Mommsen wrote that resistance in Germany was `` resistance without the people '' and that the number of those Germans engaged in resistance to the Nazi regime was very small . The resistance in Germany included German citizens of non-German ethnicity , such as members of the Polish minority who formed resistance groups like Olimp .",
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"text": "Frankfurt Documents thumb | right | 200px | Members of the Frankfurt conference Frankfurt Documents were a series of documents which were an important step on the way to the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany . On July 1 , 1948 the representatives of the Western allied occupation forces handed over a number of documents to the prime ministers and two ruling mayors from the western zones of occupation , in which the recommendations were made , including establishing a West German state . The main problem of these recommendations was that they did not provide all-German solution , but only a West German state . The Frankfurt documents formed a working basis for the work on the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany . They were created at the London 6-Power Conference in early 1948 . The handover took place in the IG Farben Building in Frankfurt am Main , and the documents took the name of this town . The military governors Lucius D. Clay ( United States ) , Marie-Pierre Koenig ( France ) and Sir Brian Robertson ( UK ) issued an order establishing a western German state . Present were Peter Altmeier ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) , Karl Arnold ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) , Lawrence Bock ( Württemberg-Hohenzollern ) , Max Brauer ( Hamburg ) , Hans Ehard ( Bavaria ) , Wilhelm Kaisen ( Bremen ) , Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf ( Lower Saxony ) , Hermann Lüdemann ( Schleswig-Holstein ) , Reinhold Maier ( Württemberg-Baden ) , Christian Stock ( Hessen ) and Leo Wohleb ( Baden ) . A West German state was to be established under the following conditions : There should be a constitutional convention ( German : Verfassunggebende Versammlung , literally , `` Constituent Assembly '' ) before September 1 , 1948 , to draft a constitution shaping a federal form of government , while maintaining the rights of people and the participating states . This constitution should first be approved by the military governments , then a referendum in the countries to ratify the Constitution . The respective simple majority in two thirds of eleven West German states should be sufficient for ratification . Constitutional amendments must be approved by the military governors . The German foreign policy should continue to be controlled by the military governors in a minimum , as Ruhr questions , repairs , industrial and rights of the Allied forces . The boundaries of each state should be reviewed and it should , if necessary , taking into account of traditional forms of new countries are created , none compared to the other should be too large or too small . The Frankfurt Documents prompted the Prime Minister to hold Rittersturz Conference in Koblenz , on the resolutions that were passed . Category : Political history of Germany Category : Political conferences",
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"text": "Germanisation of the Province of Posen The Germanisation of the Province of Posen was a policy of the Kulturkampf measures enacted by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck , whose goal was to Germanize Polish-speaking areas in the Prussian Province of Posen by eradicating and discrimination of Polish language and culture , as well as to reduce the influence of the `` ultramontanist '' Roman Catholic clergy in those regions .",
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"text": "National Socialist Party (Romania) The National Socialist Party ( formally Nationalist-Socialist Party of Romania ; Romanian : Partidul Național-Socialist din România , PNSR ) or Steel Testudo ( Pavăza de Oțel ) was a mimetic Nazi political party , active in Romania during the early 1930s . It was led by Colonel Ștefan Tătărescu , the brother of Gheorghe Tătărescu ( twice Prime Minister of Romania during that interval ) , and existed around the newspaper Crez Nou . One of several far-right factions competing unsuccessfully against the Iron Guard for support , the group made little headway , and existed at times as a satellite of the National-Christian Defense League . The PNSR proposed a program of corporatism and statism , promising a basic income , full employment , and limits on capitalist profits . It was anticommunist generally , and in particular anti-Soviet , circulating the theory of Jewish Bolshevism while describing its own program as the alternative , `` positive '' , socialism . The party also claimed for itself the banner of Christianity , which it associated with calls for social reorganization and the expulsion or segregation of Romanian Jews . Its Germanophilia and antisemitism were supplemented by shows of support for the policies of King Carol II . The PNSR ' ideological stance , exotic in its Romanian context , found favor in Nazi Germany , notably from Alfred Rosenberg . Overall , the PNSR failed in its bid to establish a pan-fascist alliance in Romania , and , despite being nativist , functioned as a magnet for Transylvanian Saxons , Bessarabia Germans , and Russian émigrés . Tătărescu was received officially by his German patrons , who also provided the PNSR with funds , but eventually dropped by them for his unpopularity and alleged corruption . In late 1933 , under the antifascist Prime Minister Ion G. Duca , the party was repressed . Tătărescu exercised some influence over his brother 's government in 1934 , helping to steer the country away from its traditional alliances , but failed in his attempt to obtain arms deals for Germany . Disavowed by both its Nazi backers and Gheorghe Tătărescu , the party moderated its stances , then disappeared from the political scene in July 1934 . Its Saxon chapter , under Fritz Fabritius , reemerged as the German People 's Party the following year .",
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"text": "Gau Pomerania The Gau Pomerania ( German : Gau Pommern ) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 in the Prussian province of Pomerania . Before that , from 1931 to 1933 , it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in that area . Most of the Gau became part of Poland after the Second World War while the remainder became part of what would become East Germany .",
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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": "Ideology of the SS The ideology espoused by the Schutzstaffel ( `` Protection Squadron '' ; SS ) , a paramilitary force and instrument of terror of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany , emphasized a racist vision of `` racial purity '' , antisemitism , and loyalty to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany . SS men were indoctrinated with the belief they were members of a `` master race '' . The ideology of the SS was , even more so than in Nazism in general , built on the belief in a superior `` Aryan race '' . This led to the SS playing the main role in political violence and crimes against humanity , including the Holocaust and `` mercy killing '' of those with congenital illnesses . After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II , the SS and Nazi Party were found to be criminal organizations at the Nuremberg Trials .",
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"text": "Prussian uprisings The Prussian uprisings were two major and three smaller uprisings by the Prussians , one of the Baltic tribes , against the Teutonic Knights that took place in the 13th century during the Prussian Crusade . The crusading military order , supported by the Popes and Christian Europe , sought to conquer and convert the pagan Prussians . In the first ten years of the crusade five of the seven major Prussian clans fell under the control of the less numerous Teutonic Knights . However , the Prussians rose against their conquerors on five occasions . The first uprising was supported by Duke Swietopelk II , Duke of Pomerania . The Prussians were successful at first , reducing the Knights to only five of their strongest castles . Conversely , the duke suffered a series of military defeats and was eventually forced to make peace with the Teutonic Knights . With Duke Swietopelk 's support for the Prussians broken , a prelate of Pope Innocent IV then negotiated a peace treaty between the Prussians and the Knights . However , this treaty was never honored or enforced , especially after the Battle of Krücken at the end of 1249 . The second uprising , known in historiography as `` The Great Prussian Uprising '' , was prompted by the 1260 Battle of Durbe , the largest defeat suffered by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century . This uprising was the longest , largest , and most threatening to the Teutonic Order , who again were reduced to five of their strongest castles . Reinforcements for the Knights were slow to arrive , despite repeated encouragements from Pope Urban IV , and the position of the Order looked set to worsen . Luckily for the Order , the Prussians lacked unity and a common strategy and reinforcements finally reached Prussia in around 1265 . One by one , Prussian clans surrendered and the uprising was ended in 1274 . The later three lesser uprisings depended on foreign help and were suppressed within one or two years . The last uprising in 1295 effectively ended the Prussian Crusade and Prussia became a Christian German-speaking territory , which assimilated native Prussians and a number of settlers from different German states .",
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"text": "Antisemitism Antisemitism ( also spelled anti-Semitism or anti-semitism ) is hostility , prejudice , or discrimination directed against Jews as a group . A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite . Antisemitism is generally considered to be a form of racism . The root word Semite gives the false impression that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic people , e.g. , including Arabs . The compound word antisemite was popularized in Germany in 1879 as a scientific-sounding term for Judenhass `` Jew-hatred '' , and that has been its common use since then . Antisemitism may be manifested in many ways , ranging from expressions of hatred of or discrimination against individual Jews to organized pogroms by mobs , state police , or even military attacks on entire Jewish communities . Although the term did not come into common usage until the 19th century , it is now also applied to historic anti-Jewish incidents . Notable instances of persecution include the Rhineland massacres preceding the First Crusade in 1096 , the Edict of Expulsion from England in 1290 , the massacres of Spanish Jews in 1391 , the persecutions of the Spanish Inquisition , the expulsion from Spain in 1492 , the Cossack massacres in Ukraine from 1648 to 1657 , various anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire between 1821 and 1906 , the 1894 -- 1906 Dreyfus affair in France , the Holocaust in German-occupied Europe , official Soviet anti-Jewish policies , and Arab and Muslim involvement in the Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries .",
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"text": "German federal election, 1928 Federal elections were held in Germany on 20 May 1928 . The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD ) remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 153 of the 491 seats . Voter turnout was 75.6 % . The only two parties to gain significantly were the SPD , who polled almost a third of votes , and the Communist Party of Germany ( KPD ) , completing a thorough victory of the left wing . However , although the SPD now had 153 seats , it still failed to gain a clear majority , resulting in another coalition government led by Hermann Müller . Following his appointment , Müller , who had already been Germany 's Chancellor for 4 months in 1920 , created a grand coalition of members of the SPD , the German Democratic Party , the Centre Party and the German People 's Party . The coalition was plagued by internal divisions right from the beginning , with each party more concerned with their self-interest than the interest of the government and eventually Müller asked President Paul von Hindenburg for emergency powers . When Hindenburg refused , Müller resigned , marking the end of the ` last genuinely democratic government of the Weimar Republic ' on 27 March 1930 . The recently-reformed Nazi Party contested the elections after the ban on the party was lifted in 1925 . However , the party received less than 3 % of the vote and won just 12 seats in the Reichstag . Adolf Hitler , who had been incarcerated in Landsberg prison for his involvement in the Beer Hall Putsch until Christmas 1924 , had concentrated on re-establishing himself as the leader of the Nazi Party following his release rather than on the party 's electability .",
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"text": "Pomerania during the High Middle Ages Pomerania during the High Middle Ages covers the History of Pomerania in the 12th and 13th centuries . The early 12th century Obodrite , Polish , Saxon , and Danish conquests resulted in vassalage and Christianization of the formerly pagan and independent Pomeranian tribes . Local dynasties ruled the Principality of Rügen ( House of Wizlaw ) , the Duchy of Pomerania ( House of Pomerania , `` Griffins '' ) , the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp ( Ratiboride branch of the Griffins ) , and the duchies in Pomerelia ( Samborides ) . The dukes of Pomerania expanded their realm into Circipania and Uckermark to the southwest , and competed with the Kingdom of Poland and the Margraviate of Brandenburg for territory and formal overlordship over their duchies . Pomerania-Demmin lost most of its territory and was integrated into Pomerania-Stettin in the mid-13th century . When the Ratiborides died out in 1223 , competition arose for the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp , which changed hands numerous times . Starting in the High Middle Ages , a large influx of German settlers and the introduction of German law , custom , and Low German language began the process of Germanisation ( Ostsiedlung ) . Many of the people groups that had dominated the area during the Early Middle Ages , such as the Slavic Rani , Lutician and Pomeranian tribes , were assimilated into the new German Pomeranian culture . The Germanisation was not complete , as the Kashubians , descendants of Slavic Pomeranians , dominated many rural areas in Pomerelia . The arrival of German colonists and Germanization mostly affected both the central and local administration . The conversion of Pomerania to Christianity was achieved primarily by the missionary efforts of Absalon and Otto von Bamberg , by the foundation of numerous monasteries , and through the Christian clergy and settlers . A Pomeranian diocese was set up in Wolin , the see was later moved to Cammin ( Kammin , Kamień Pomorski ) .",
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"text": "Donnie Darko Donnie Darko is a 2001 science fiction film written and directed by Richard Kelly . It stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Jena Malone , Drew Barrymore , Mary McDonnell , Katharine Ross , Patrick Swayze , Noah Wyle , and Maggie Gyllenhaal . The film follows the adventures of the troubled title character as he seeks the meaning behind his Doomsday-related visions . Filmed over the course of 28 days ( coincidentally mirroring the time transpired in the movie ) , the film was almost released straight-to-video . Donnie Darko was screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19 , 2001 , before receiving a limited theatrical release on October 26 , 2001 by Flower Films . Due to the film 's advertising featuring a crashing plane and the September 11 attacks that transpired a month before , the film was scarcely advertised . In the end , Donnie Darko grossed just under $ 7.3 million worldwide on a budget of $ 4.5 million . Despite its lackluster box office performance , Donnie Darko received critical acclaim . Critics lauded the film 's story , acting , and tone . The film was listed # 2 in Empires `` 50 Greatest Independent Films of All Time '' list , as well as # 53 in Empire 's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time . It was released on VHS and DVD in March 2002 . The film became a surprising success on the home video market , reportedly grossing over $ 10 million in home video sales . It has been released on Blu-ray three times : on February 10 , 2009 , July 19 , 2010 , and December 12 , 2016 . The film has also developed a cult following . The film 's soundtrack is also famous for its cover of Tears for Fears 's `` Mad World '' by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews . The cover reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for three consecutive weeks . The song also achieved lukewarm success in the United States , reaching number 30 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . A director 's cut was released in 2004 , on a two-disc special edition DVD . A stage adaptation appeared in 2007 , and a sequel , S. Darko , in 2009 .",
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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": "Robert Mullan Robert Mullan ( also Bob Mullan ) is a British film director , writer and producer . He is also an author . He wrote and directed Letters to Sofija , Gitel and We Will Sing . He has produced over 40 documentaries , for the BBC , Granada , Anglia Television , Channel4 and for broadcasters outside the UK . His latest film is Mad to Be Normal , a biography of R. D. Laing with David Tennant in the lead role .",
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"text": "Stitches (2012 film) Stitches is a 2012 psychological horror comedy fantasy film directed by Conor McMahon and starring Ross Noble , Tommy Knight and Gemma-Leah Devereux . The plot concerns a birthday clown returning from the dead to exact revenge upon a boy and a group of children who contributed to his death . The film was produced by Fantastic Films and Tailored Films in 2012 and marks the film debut of Tommy Knight and stand-up comedian Ross Noble . The film is an international co-production between Ireland , Sweden , and the United Kingdom . McMahon began working on the film after receiving a $ 600,000 grant from the Irish Film Board , also utilizing funding from MEDIA Europe . Filming for the movie took place in Ireland . Stitches premiered in Dublin , Ireland in September 2012 .",
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"text": "Mongrel (film) Mongrel is a 1982 American horror film written and directed by Robert A. Burns . This is the only feature film Burns directed .",
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"text": "Drive-In (film) Drive-In is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Rod Amateau and written by Bob Peete . The film stars Lisa Lemole , Gary Lee Cavagnaro , Glenn Morshower , Billy Milliken , Lee Newsom and Regan Kee . The film was released on May 26 , 1976 , by Columbia Pictures .",
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"text": "Whiffs Whiffs is a 1975 comedy film directed by Ted Post , produced by Brut Productions and released theatrically in the U.S. by 20th Century Fox . It stars Elliott Gould as a gullible military private who volunteers to be the subject of numerous military biological and chemical weaponry experiments , and later robs banks as a result .",
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"text": "Mindhunters Mindhunters is a 2004 American-British crime thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kathryn Morris , LL Cool J , Jonny Lee Miller , Patricia Velásquez , Clifton Collins , Jr. , Christian Slater and Val Kilmer . It was written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin ( with an uncredited rewrite by Ehren Kruger ) . Unusually , the last country to receive this film was the United States in 2005 , because of the film 's distribution rights being changed from 20th Century Fox to Dimension Films .",
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"text": "Pimp (film) Pimp is a British thriller film in the mockumentary vein of Man Bites Dog , it was released in cinemas on 21 May 2010 . It is written , produced and directed by Robert Cavanah who also plays the lead role . It also starred Billy Boyd , Martin Compston , Scarlett Alice Johnson , Barbara Nedeljáková , Robert Fucilla and Danny Dyer .",
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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": "Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House Mostly Ghostly : One Night in Doom House is a 2016 horror comedy fantasy film directed by Ron Oliver and the sequel to Mostly Ghostly : Have You Met My Ghoulfriend ? ( 2014 ) . The film is based on the third book of the same name by R. L. Stine and the third installment of the Mostly Ghostly film series . The film was released on DVD on September 6 , 2016 .",
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"text": "G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time G : MT -- Greenwich Mean Time is a 1999 British drama film . Starring Steve John Shepherd and Chiwetel Ejiofor , the film features music by Acid Jazz and Jungle artists including Talvin Singh , Hinda Hicks and Imogen Heap . It was also one of the last projects of the late jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie .",
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"text": "Karen Gillan Karen Sheila Gillan ( born 28 November 1987 ) is a Scottish actress and director . She is known for the role of Amy Pond , companion to the Eleventh Doctor , in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who ( 2010 -- 13 ) . In film , she has starred as Jane Lockhart in Not Another Happy Ending ( 2013 ) , Kaylie Russell in the horror film Oculus ( 2013 ) , and Nebula in the Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 ( 2017 ) . She took part in the upcoming films Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle , The Circle ( 2017 ) , Avengers : Infinity War ( 2018 ) and its untitled sequel ( 2019 ) . In 2017 , she directed her first feature film The Party 's Just Beginning .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has appeared in multiple film roles . Throughout his career , Gyllenhaal has been nominated for various awards including Academy Awards , British Academy Film Awards , and Golden Globe Awards .",
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"text": "Peeples (film) Peeples is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism and produced by Tyler Perry . It stars Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington and was released by Lionsgate on May 10 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Perfect Sense Perfect Sense , formerly known as The Last Word , is a 2011 science fiction drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Kim Fupz Aakeson , starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor . Scenes were shot in various locations around Glasgow , Mexico City and Kenya . The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival .",
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"text": "Soursweet Soursweet is a 1988 British film directed by Mike Newell . The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan from the novel Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo. .",
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"text": "Nobody's Perfect (1990 film) Nobody 's Perfect is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Robert Kaylor and starring Chad Lowe and Gail O'Grady .",
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"text": "Straight Talk Straight Talk is an 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Barnet Kellman and starring Dolly Parton and James Woods . Parton did not receive solo star-billing in any other theatrically released films until the 2012 film Joyful Noise , alongside Queen Latifah . Her previous starring films had been 9 to 5 ( 1980 ) , The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ) , Rhinestone ( 1984 ) , and Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ) .",
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"text": "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": "Look Back in Anger (1980 film) Look Back in Anger is a 1980 British film starring Malcolm McDowell , Lisa Banes and Fran Brill , and directed by Lindsay Anderson and David Hugh Jones . The film is based on John Osborne 's play Look Back in Anger .",
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"text": "Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner ( born April 17 , 1972 ) is an American actress . Her breakthrough film debut was in the comedy Dude , Where 's My Car ( 2000 ) . Following a supporting role in Pearl Harbor , Garner gained recognition for her performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller Alias , which aired from 2001 to 2006 . For her work on the series , she won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award and received four Emmy Award nominations . While working on Alias , Garner gained a cameo role in Catch Me if You Can ( 2002 ) , followed by a praised leading performance in the romantic comedy film 13 Going on 30 ( 2004 ) . Garner has appeared in supporting as well as lead film roles including the superhero films Daredevil ( 2003 ) and Elektra ( 2005 ) , the comedy-drama Juno ( 2007 ) , and the fantasy romantic comedy The Invention of Lying ( 2009 ) . In the 2010s , she appeared in the romantic-comedy film Valentine 's Day , the fantasy comedy-drama film The Odd Life of Timothy Green ( 2012 ) , the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club ( 2013 ) , and the comedy Alexander and the Terrible , Horrible , No Good , Very Bad Day ( 2014 ) . Garner works frequently as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children . She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities . Garner had a five-year relationship with Scott Foley from 1998 to 2003 , during which they married . Garner married Ben Affleck in 2005 , with whom she has three children ; they separated in 2015 and filed for divorce in April 2017 .",
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"text": "Swindle (2002 film) Swindle is a 2002 crime thriller film written and directed by K.C. Bascombe and starring Tom Sizemore , Sherilyn Fenn and Dave Foley .",
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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": "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": "James Foley (journalist) James Wright `` Jim '' Foley ( October 18 , 1973 -- c. August 19 , 2014 ) was an American journalist and video reporter . While working as a freelance war correspondent during the Syrian Civil War , he was abducted on November 22 , 2012 , in northwestern Syria . He was beheaded in August 2014 purportedly as a response to American airstrikes in Iraq , thus becoming the first American citizen killed by the Islamic State of Iraq ( ISIS ) . Before he became a journalist , Foley was an instructor for Teach For America . In 2009 , he became an embedded journalist with USAID-funded development projects in Iraq , and in 2011 he wrote for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes in Afghanistan , and GlobalPost in Libya . There , he was captured by Gaddafi loyalist forces and held for 44 days . The next year , James Foley was captured in Syria while he was working for Agence France-Presse and GlobalPost .",
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"text": "Wakefield (film) Wakefield is a 2016 American drama film directed and written by Robin Swicord , based on the short story of same name by E. L. Doctorow . The film stars Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner . Principal photography began on November 30 , 2015 , in Pasadena , California . The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2 , 2016 . It was released in a limited release on May 19 , 2017 , before being released through video on demand on May 26 , 2017 , by IFC Films .",
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"text": "Joel Schumacher Joel T. Schumacher ( born August 29 , 1939 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . Schumacher rose to fame after directing hit films of his decade St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , The Lost Boys ( 1987 ) and Flatliners ( 1990 ) . He later went on to direct John Grisham adaptations The Client ( 1994 ) and A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) . His films Falling Down ( 1993 ) and 8mm ( 1999 ) were competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear respectively . In 1993 , he signed on to direct the next installments of Batman film series . Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever ( 1995 ) and particularly Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) received negative reactions from both public and critics . After Batman films , Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland ( 2000 ) and Phone Booth ( 2002 ) , both earning positive reviews . He also directed The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) , The Number 23 ( 2007 ) and several episodes of House of Cards . Known for casting young actors , Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell , Kiefer Sutherland , and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers .",
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"text": "A Gun for Jennifer A Gun for Jennifer is a 1997 rape and revenge film directed by Todd Morris and starring Deborah Twiss . It follows a feminist vigilante group who castrate suspected rapists and batterers while a female police officer attempts to stop them . It is shot in a retro grindhouse style and premiered at the Fantasia Festival in July 1997 , where it was sold-out an hour before screening and received a standing ovation . The film has not left the festival circuit ; Fangoria reported that it had been picked up for distribution by Mondo Macabro , but the release never came to fruition . The movie was covered in the documentary In the Belly of the Beast , which detailed Morris and Twiss 's discovery that their financier ( whom Twiss had met while working as an exotic dancer ) had been embezzling money .",
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"text": "Scott McGehee Scott McGehee ( born April 20 , 1962 ) , is an American film director and screenwriter . He is a Columbia University graduate and did graduate work in the Rhetoric department at UC Berkeley . He was born in California , and currently resides in New York City . He is half of a long-standing writing-directing partnership with filmmaker David Siegel . Neither attended film school . McGehee is openly gay . He was a member of the US Dramatic Jury at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival .",
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"text": "Lila & Eve Lila & Eve is a 2015 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Patrick Gilfillan . The film stars Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez . It premiered on January 30 , 2015 , at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was released in North America on July 17 , 2015 , in a limited release and through video on demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films . This marks the second time Davis and Lopez acted in a film together , the first being the Steven Soderbergh film Out of Sight in 1998 .",
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"text": "Pay It Forward (film) Pay It Forward is a 2000 American drama-romance film based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde . The film is set in Las Vegas in the present day , and it chronicles 12-year-old Trevor McKinney 's launch of a goodwill movement known as ` pay it forward ' . Directed by Mimi Leder and written by Leslie Dixon , the film stars Haley Joel Osment as Trevor , Helen Hunt as his alcoholic single mother Arlene McKinney , and Kevin Spacey as his physically and emotionally scarred social studies teacher Eugene Simonet . Pay It Forward was released on October 20 , 2000 to mixed reviews , with most critics praising the acting , writing , music and cinematography but criticizing the story and accusing it of excessive emotional manipulation , particularly in its ending . The film was a moderate box office success , earning just over $ 55.7 million on a $ 40 million budget .",
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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": "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": "Jennifer Welles Jennifer Welles ( born March 15 , 1937 ) is an American former pornographic actress in films of the 1970s , although she began her acting career in the late 1960s in the softcore sexploitation genre films produced in New York . Some of these include : Sex by Advertisement ( 1967 ) , Career Bed , Submission , and This Sporting House , by pornographic film director Henri Pachard ( all from 1969 ) .",
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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": "Day on Fire Day on Fire is an American film which was produced by Lodestar Entertainment and filmed in New York City and Israel in 2006 . It is written and directed by Jay Anania , stars Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis , Carmen Chaplin , Alyssa Sutherland and Martin Donovan and is produced by William Fisch and Larry Rattner . The film was scored by John Medeski with vocals by Judy Kuhn . Day on Fire was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on May 22 , 2006 . Day on Fire tells the story of a singer , a model , an Arab woman journalist , and a physician as they criss-cross New York City over a 12-hour period . Their intersecting lives unfold against the backdrop of a ghastly suicide bombing in Israel , and the strange New York City wanderings of a malevolent Handsome Man , whose predatory intents lend an air of inevitable , horrific violence . Beautifully and hauntingly musical , this thriller also has a political and personal intrigue that mounts inexorably as the sun begins to set on this fateful day . By the time night has fallen in the city , the crossing of these individual fates is sealed . Each of these four women has found their destiny amidst the brutality that the film reveals .",
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"text": "Jennifer Young Jennifer Young ( born August 21 , 1969 ) is an American film producer and photographer .",
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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": "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": "Mary Pat Gleason Mary Pat Gleason ( born February 23 , 1950 ) is an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award winning writer . From 1983 -- 85 , she appeared on The Guiding Light as Jane Hogan . Since the early 1980s she has appeared on such television series as Full House , Dear John , Murphy Brown , Empty Nest , L.A. Law , Saved by the Bell , Murder , She Wrote , Friends , Step by Step , Suddenly Susan , Will & Grace , Sex and the City , Desperate Housewives , Family Matters , NCIS : Los Angeles , The Middleman , Up All Night , 1600 Penn , Motive , Baby Daddy , Grey 's Anatomy , Partners , Mama 's Family , Two Broke Girls and Mom . She has appeared in such feature films as I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry , Basic Instinct , Traffic , Bruce Almighty , 13 Going on 30 , The Crucible , Bottle Shock , A Cinderella Story , The Island , Killing Kennedy and Nina .",
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"text": "Gary Ridgway Gary Leon Ridgway ( born February 18 , 1949 ) is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer . He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders and later confessed to nearly twice that number . As part of his plea bargain , an additional conviction was added , bringing the total number of convictions to 49 , making him the most prolific American serial killer in history according to confirmed murders . He murdered numerous women and girls in Washington State during the 1980s and 1990s . Most of his victims were alleged to be sex workers and other women in vulnerable situations , including underage runaways . The press gave him his nickname after the first five victims were found in the Green River before his identity was known . He strangled the women , usually by hand but sometimes using ligatures . After strangling them , he would dump their bodies in forested and overgrown areas in King County , often returning to the dead bodies to have sexual intercourse with them . On November 30 , 2001 , as he was leaving the Kenworth truck factory where he worked in Renton , Washington , he was arrested for the murders of four women whose cases were linked to him through DNA evidence . As part of a plea bargain wherein he agreed to disclose the locations of still-missing women , he was spared the death penalty and received a sentence of life imprisonment without parole .",
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"text": "Riddell Riddell is an American company specializing in sports equipment for American football . It is headquartered in Rosemont , Illinois ; in 2017 the company will relocate to a new facility in adjacent Des Plaines , Illinois . The company was started by John Tate Riddell . Riddell first invented the removable cleat and then went on to invent the first ever plastic suspension helmet in 1939 . In 2008 , Dan Arment was appointed president of Riddell . Arment previously worked as executive vice-president and general manager of mass-market business for BRG Sports , Riddell 's parent company , which is owned by private equity firm Fenway Partners . Fenway acquired the company in 2003 from Lincolnshire Management . In 2008 , Riddell sued competitor Schutt Sports . Two years later , Schutt filed a lawsuit , also for patent-infringement , against Riddell . Riddell ended up winning , leading to Schutt filing for bankruptcy .",
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"text": "Wigwag (magazine) Wigwag was an American magazine published from 1988 until 1991 . Founded by Alexander `` Lex '' Kaplen , who worked at The New Yorker , Wigwag eschewed celebrity coverage in favor of personal and literary writing . A test issue was put on newsstands in the summer of 1988 , and the magazine formally debuted in October 1989 . The magazine attracted writers such as Peter Matthiessen , Terry McMillan , Garry Wills , Alex Heard , Sousa Jamba and Nancy Franklin , but despite a circulation of 120,000 , and despite being financially successful , ceased publication when the Gulf War broke out in 1991 and the economy entered a recession . It published its last issue in February 1991 . In its brief lifetime it reached a circulation of close to 200,000 and became a brand name signifying family-feeling and an appreciation of the qualities of non-metropolitan America . The legend of Wigwag 's founding by a group of young exiles from The New Yorker -- an exodus which followed The New Yorker 's acquisition by Conde Nast and Conde Nast 's subsequent dismissal of The New Yorker 's longtime editor William Shawn -- attracted an enormous amount of attention to its launch and early publication . Once launched , it quickly became a success d'estime , and critics often called it the `` Anti-Spy '' -- in reference to the funny , cruel and cynical New York magazine of that name . Many saw the two magazines as rivals for media attention -- neither survived the 1991 recession ( although Spy lingered on in a brief afterlife ) . Contemporary observers thought that the `` parent ship , '' The New Yorker itself , then edited by Robert Gottlieb , also saw itself as threatened by Wigwag during Wigwag 's lifetime . Wigwag proposed a kind of counter-reality to the sophistication which magazines like The New Yorker and Spy aspired to -- offering , instead of The New Yorker 's famed `` Talk of the Town '' section , its own titled opening section , `` Letters from Home . '' Notable staffers at Wigwag include Nancy Holyoke , who went on ( with the help of Harriet Brown , another Wigwag editor , now an associate professor at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications ) to found American Girl magazine at Pleasant Company in Wisconsin , Caroline Fraser , the author of a noted history of the Christian Science Church , and Evan Cornog , now associate dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism . One of the most significant contributors to Wigwag 's identity was its art director , the illustrator and designer Paul Davis . Many have observed that Wigwag 's editorial and design innovations under Kaplen and Davis were later adopted by Tina Brown and implemented at The New Yorker when she became its editor .",
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"text": "District Council of Green's Plains The District Council of Green 's Plains was a local government area in South Australia from 1871 to 1888 . It was the first local government on the Yorke Peninsula . It was proclaimed on 20 July 1871 under the District Councils Act 1858 , following a memorial signed by 32 local residents as required under the Act . It comprised parts of the cadastral Hundreds of Kadina and Kulpara , and was named after early sheep station Green 's Plains established by John Green in 1851 . It had five councillors at its inception , with Richard Renfrey , John Reid , James Hosking , Daniel Skipworth and John Scobie appointed the first councillors in the founding proclamation . In the early 1880s , the council undertook a program of building reservoirs to secure water supply along with the adjoining District Council of Clinton and District Council of Kulpara . It was the subject of some controversy in 1883 when it was revealed that in an unusual arrangement , it shared the same clerk , Kadina resident James Wiltshire , with the Kulpara and Clinton councils . The colonial government exercised their powers to audit the accounts of a district council for the first time , but Wiltshire `` positively refused to produce the books '' to the colonial Audit Commissioners . Upon the intervention of the Commissioner of Crown Lands with the chairman , Wiltshire produced the books , which were discovered to be `` six months in arrears and without vouchers '' . The Audit Commissioners described the council 's accounts as `` very unsatisfactory in several respects '' and requested that the council 's books be sent to Adelaide , but after they did not arrive , `` found that Mr. Wiltshire had been for some time pretending they had been sent to us . '' When the books finally arrived , the Audit Commissioners found that they `` had been kept so badly they involved a very large amount of labour to unravel , and the result shows a large debit balance , which will require explanation . '' The council was denied their subsidy for that year , and denied further subsidies so long as Wiltshire remained clerk ; he would subsequently resign in early 1884 . The council 's auditors also received strong criticism when the report on the matter was tabled before the House of Assembly . The Yorke 's Peninsula Advertiser labelled the Green 's Plains council `` the worst in the colony in the eyes of the Audit Commissioners '' and claimed the councillors had been `` bamboozled and humbugged by their paid officer '' . It was abolished from 5 January 1888 following the passage of the District Councils Act 1887 , which established a much broader District Council of Kadina covering the Green 's Plains area . The abolition was met with continued local opposition , with residents arguing that they had `` no sympathy with Wallaroo or Kadina '' , and variously suggesting as alternatives that they should stand alone or be joined with some combination of the District Council of Kulpara , District Council of Clinton and District Council of Ninnes . The last chairman of the District Council of Green 's Plains , Peter Allen , subsequently became the first chairman of the District Council of Kadina , and later a long-serving state MP .",
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"text": "Margaret Hogg Margaret Hogg ( c. 1939 -- October 1976 ) was a manslaughter victim whose body was preserved in Wast Water , Lake District National Park , Cumbria , for eight years . Married to Peter Hogg , she had worked as an airline stewardess for Air Europe ; her husband was a pilot . Peter was 19 years older than Margaret , and briefly achieved front-page news on 16 August 1974 when he landed at Luton Airport as the captain of a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar of Court Line that he had piloted overnight from a refuelling stop at Gander , Canada , bringing Clarksons holidaymakers back from St. Lucia . This was the airline 's last flight as Court Line had ceased trading the previous day . Margaret had a three-year affair with banker Graham Ryan , and often flaunted it before Peter . One night in October 1976 , Mrs Hogg attacked her husband , hitting and kicking until he `` grabbed her round the neck and squeezed hard '' . Margaret Hogg suffocated and Peter wrapped her body in a carpet , tied it to a block of concrete , drove north overnight from Surrey and dumped the body in Wast Water lake in the Wasdale valley in the Lake District National Park , England . The body settled at a depth of 34 metres ( 110 ft ) , only a short distance away from much deeper parts of the deepest lake in England . Due to the lack of oxygen , her body did not decompose , but over time was preserved by the formation of adipocere . In 1983 , the lake was searched for the body of Veronique Mireille Marre , a missing French student . Subsequently , the remains of Margaret Hogg were found by a diver , Neil Pritt , in March 1984 , who initially thought them to be just a roll of old carpet . Shortly after the recovery , the body was identified by friends . The police investigation was made easier by noting the two sets of initials engraved on the inside of the gold wedding ring recovered from Margaret 's body . Her husband Peter , the prime suspect , initially denied the murder before giving a confession . He was sentenced to four years for manslaughter , obstructing a coroner , and perjury in his divorce proceedings . The body of Veronique Mireille Marre was eventually found in April 1984 . Her remains were found on a mountain at the bottom of a cliff , but no cause of death could be officially given .",
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"text": "Aegis the Union Aegis is a trade union representing workers in financial services in the United Kingdom . The union was founded in 1971 as the Scottish Equitable Staff Association , an internal staff association at Scottish Equitable . Scottish Equitable was renamed Aegon UK in 2010 , and the union changed its name to `` Aegis '' , affiliating to the Trades Union Congress in the same year . By 2012 , some Aegon staff had been outsourced , and the union began also recruiting those workers . This led it to pursue a strategy of gradual growth into other parts of the financial services industry . In 2014 , the unions SURGE and YISA merged into Aegis , expanding the operation of the union into Skipton Building Society and Yorkshire Building Society as well . The current General Secretary is Brian Linn .",
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"text": "United Country Real Estate United Country Real Estate is a franchise-based real estate marketing company . The company provides leads , marketing programs , advanced training and technology solutions to affiliated realtors that pay a franchise fee . It operates more than 3,000 websites targeting local markets . The websites collectively obtain 2.9 million monthly unique visitors . The franchise system provides vast support in terms of marketing , technology and training . From a marketing standpoint , United Country publishes catalogs and listings , pays for advertising , develops marketing programs , creates brochures , postcards and email content , provides office space and computer systems and support . The company differentiates itself from other brokerages by offering comprehensive services , from advanced technology solutions to personal consultative services and innovative marketing solutions . The company also offers an in-house real estate advertising agency , Enhanced Marketing Solutions . History United Country Real Estate was founded in 1925 with a focus on farms and ranches in rural towns by Roscoe Chamberlain out of a Kansas City bank . It published the first rural properties catalog in 1928 , which was put on display at the Smithsonian in 1981 . Founded under the name United Farm Real Estate , it changed names to United National Real Estate to reflect its expansion into suburban neighborhoods in 1986 . The company was acquired by a management group in 1990 and changed its name again to United Country seven years later . United Country Real Estate had approximately 150 franchises by 1997 and 300 by 1999 . This grew to 700 franchise members by 2007 , when Dan Duffy and his investment partners acquired the company . In 2010 the organization raised $ 1 million in funding to expand its web presence for suburban areas with a local population of 50,000 or more . Two years later , United Real Estate was launched , which built `` United Lounges , '' which provide an office facility for affiliated realtors , in Houston , Chicago , Philadelphia and Washington . As of 2013 , it has 4,000 participating real-estate agents . In 2015 , the company partnered with McCarthy Capital Fund V to expand plans for growth . The growth capital enabled United Country Real Estate to expedite its business growth strategies with excess liquidity and a strong balance sheet . Existing management increased its ownership as part of the transaction and will remain in place without exception . Today , the company operates under the name United Country Real Estate and specializes in lifestyle , country and small town properties around the country and in Mexico and Central America . United Real Estate Group , operating the United Real Estate and United Country Real Estate brands , is the leading fully integrated network of conventional and auction real estate professionals globally . The two brands combined address the unique markets they serve , urban and rural , with exclusive marketing and technology solutions . United supports nearly 600 offices and 5,000 real estate professionals across four continents with a unique , comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the largest portfolios of real estate websites , the largest internal real estate marketing services company , an extensive buyer database and international advertising of properties .",
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"text": "Birmingham Sound Reproducers Birmingham Sound Reproducers was a British manufacturer of record player turntables . Daniel McLean McDonald founded Birmingham Sound Reproducers as a private company in 1932 in the West Midlands of England , UK . By 1947 , the company chiefly manufactured communications sets ( intercoms ) , laboratory test equipment , and sound recording and reproducing instruments , including phonographs . In the early 1950s , Samuel Margolin began buying auto-changing turntables from BSR , using them as the basis of his Dansette record player . Over the next twenty years , Margolin manufactured more than a million of these players , and `` Dansette '' became a household word in Britain . In 1957 , BSR , also known by the name BSR McDonald , became a public company and , by 1961 , had grown to employ 2,600 workers . In addition to manufacturing their own brand of player -- the Monarch Automatic Record Changer that could select and play 7 '' , 10 '' and 12 '' records at 33 , 45 or 78 rpm , changing automatically between the various settings of disc sizes only , speeds were changed Manually -- BSR McDonald supplied turntables and autochangers to most of the world 's record player manufacturers , eventually gaining 87 % of the market . By 1977 , BSR 's various factories produced over 250,000 units a week . Changing times and technology hit BSR hard in the early 1980s . Although BSR McDonald produced tape recording decks in addition to their widely used turntables and changers , consumers had begun to expect portability from their music players , and BSR were not prepared to compete with eight-track and cassette tape players or later , the groundbreaking Walkman from Japan . In the first five years of the 1980s , once-mighty BSR closed factories and made thousands of workers redundant . During the 1980s BSR manufactured the Rotronics Wafadrive for the ZX Spectrum range of computers . After producing their last turntable in 1985 , BSR McDonald closed all divisions except for Astec Power Supply , as well as keeping investments in various entities , including dbx , X10 , BSR Housewares ( the latter sold to the French small electrical appliances and kitchen equipment manufacturer Moulinex ) . BSR then moved its head office to Hong Kong , as Astec ( BSR ) plc , and continued in Hong Kong until 1998 , when Astec ( BSR ) plc was 100 % acquired by Emerson Electric Company ( NYSE : EMR ) .",
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"text": "Rogue trader A rogue trader is an employee authorized to make trades on behalf of their employer ( subject to certain conditions ) who makes unauthorized trades . It is most often applied to financial trading , when rogue professional traders make unapproved financial transactions . This activity is often in the grey area between civil and criminal transgression , because the perpetrator is a legitimate employee of a company or institution , yet enters into transactions on behalf of their employer without permission . In several cases traders have initially made very large profits for their employers , and bonuses for themselves , from trades in breach of the rules , and it has widely been said that employers turned a blind eye to transgressions due to the profits involved . One famous rogue trader is Nick Leeson , whose losses on unauthorized investments in index futures contracts were sufficient to bankrupt his employer Barings Bank in 1995 . Through a combination of poor judgement on his part , increasingly large initial profits , lack of oversight by management , a naïve regulatory environment , and an unforeseen outside event , the Kobe earthquake , Leeson incurred a US$ 1.3 billion loss that bankrupted the centuries-old financial institution . The key factor determining the use of the term is lack of authorisation . There have been colossal financial losses and bankruptcies from what are considered to be catastrophically bad decisions by senior decision-makers in financial institutions , such as the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers which necessitated the 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package , but this is not described as rogue trading and is not punishable . In the UK the term is also used to describe dishonest tradesmen such as double-glazing salesmen , second-hand car dealers , gas fitters , mechanics , roofers , plumbers and domestic rubbish collectors . A BBC Television programme exposing such practices was called Watchdog , which was later followed by Rogue Traders .",
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"text": "Whitehead Mann Whitehead Mann , a London-based executive search firm which at one point listed on the London Stock Exchange , is a subsidiary of Korn/Ferry International . Mann Recruitment was founded by psychologist Anna Mann , who on marriage merged her firm with that of her husband Clive Whitehead ( Whitehead Engineering ) , to form Whitehead Mann in the 1970s . The firm listed on the AIM part of FTSE in 1997 . By 2003 the company had market capitalisation of # 33 million mainly through acquisition , with offices in London , Paris , Frankfurt , Hong Kong and New York ; together with training and advisory divisions . As part of the expansion , the firm acquired Leonard Hull , founded by former journalist Carol Leonard . During this period , the firm subsequently placed : Luc Vandevelde at Marks & Spencer ; Clara Furse at the London Stock Exchange ; Sir Christopher Bland at British Telecom ; Steve Russell at Boots ; Richard Lapthorne at Cable & Wireless ; John Devaney at Marconi ; Archie Norman at Energis ; Tony Ball at BSkyB . But during the dot.com boom its fortunes both climbed and fell , and after strategy disagreements with new CEO Gerard Clery-Melin , in 2003 Mann announced her decision to leave the firm , subsequently setting up MWM Consulting in 2004 . In 2006 , the company was subject of a # 26 million management buyout , financed by investor Palladian Investors , a division of Och-Ziff . After placing Sir Philip Hampton as chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland , the two government representatives at Lloyds Banking Group , Sir Nigel Rudd as chairman 's seat at Invensys and recruited Harvey McGrath as chairman of Prudential ; Carol Leonard took a six-month sabbatical as head of search , and then left the firm in February 2009 . In June 2009 , the company was acquired by Korn/Ferry .",
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"text": "Kenilworth Trail The Kenilworth Trail is a paved bicycle trail in Minneapolis , Minnesota . It runs nearly 1.5 mi and acts as a connector between the Cedar Lake Trail in the north and the Midtown Greenway in the south . Like the Cedar Lake Trail , most of the route is composed of a triple-divided cycleway/pedway with a pair of one-way paths for bicycles and another path for pedestrians . According to the Minneapolis Bicyclist & Pedestrian Count Report from 2013 , 2100 bicyclists and 410 pedestrians are estimated to use the trail daily . On some maps , a southern segment of the Kenilworth Trail is called the Burnham Trail . At its northern end , it is easy for westbound Cedar Lake Trail users to accidentally get on the Kenilworth Trail , since continuing on the Cedar Lake trail requires taking a right turn at a `` T '' intersection just south of Interstate 394 . Cyclists who miss the turn find themselves on the Kenilworth instead . In the south , the Kenilworth Trail entrance is only 0.1 mi east of where the Midtown Greenway ends and the Southwest LRT Trail ( now known as the Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail ) begins . The trail only crosses two roads at grade level , the quiet West 21st Street and the busy Cedar Lake Parkway . The trail runs adjacent to a freight railway line that was originally part of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway , but is now owned by the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority . The Twin Cities and Western Railroad currently operates freight trains on the rail line .",
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"text": "Keng Lim Keng-Siang `` Keng '' Lim ( born July 7 , 1965 ) is an Application Server and Information Security Pioneer , Board Member , and Advisor to technology companies . He is founder and chief executive of NextLabs , the leading provider of policy-driven information risk management software for large enterprises . Lim has built and sold numerous internet and software companies , including Sygate Technologies , Escalate , Kiva Software , and Approach Software . His companies reflect his experience and contributions in a range of technologies , including Web and SOA technologies , e-commerce , SaaS , and information security software . Lim received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant contributions to the advancement of technology at IDG 's Demo Fall 2009 , was selected as one of the `` 50 Smartest People '' by ZDNet in 2000 , and was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award by Ohio Northern University 's T.J. Smull College of Engineering in 2013 . He holds over 40 approved and pending patents in internet - and information security-related areas .",
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"text": "The Quarto Group The Quarto Group is a global illustrated book publishing group founded in 1976 . It is domiciled in the US and listed on the London Stock Exchange . Their mission is to `` make and sell books that entertain , educate and enrich the lives of adults and children around the world . '' Quarto creates and owns proprietary content , publishing books from a diverse portfolio of imprints that are `` creatively independent '' and develops long-lasting content across specific niches of interest . Quarto sells books across 50 countries and in 39 languages through a variety of traditional and non-traditional channels . Quarto employs over 400 people in 11 offices in London , Brighton , Bristol , New York City , Minneapolis , Boston , Seattle , California , Hong Kong and Sydney . The group was established by co-founders Laurence Orbach and Robert Morley and was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986 . Laurence Orbach was Chairman and CEO until November 2012 , when he was replaced as Chairman by Tim Chadwick and Marcus Leaver as CEO .",
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"text": "GST Computer Systems GST was a group of computer companies based in Cambridge , England , founded by Dr Jeff Fenton in June 1979 . The company worked with Sinclair Research , Torch Computers , Acorn Computers , Monotype Corporation and Kwik-Fit , amongst others . The group included : GST Computer Systems : the original name of the company . GST Professional Services : a software consultancy that was sold and became OTIB A.T. GST Software Products : produced retail software , most notably Timeworks Publisher . GST Training Centre : a class based software training provider in Cambridgeshire , UK . Electric Software : a games software label , producing titles for home computers such as the Commodore 64 , Sinclair ZX Spectrum and MSX-compatible models in the early 1980s . GST Computer Systems started as a contract software development company . In 1983 , it became involved with Sinclair Research , producing the 68K/OS operating system ( later rejected by Sinclair ) and development software for the Sinclair QL . In 1985 it was approached by Atari to port products from the QL on to the just to be launched Atari ST. The word processing package 1st Word was bundled with every Atari ST for the first two years of its life and GST became the leading software supplier for the Atari ST platform . In 1987 GST developed its first desktop publishing application , Timeworks Publisher . This was sold in the USA by Timeworks , Inc. ( a Chicago based software publisher ) as Publish-It ! . This product went on to become the world-leading budget DTP product until competition from Microsoft Publisher in 1993 caused the eventual demise of Timeworks , Inc. . The product was sold under new names including NEBS PageMagic ( changed after objections from Adobe ) , Macmillan Publisher , Canon Publisher , and many other brands , distinguished by use of the . DTP file extension . The latest version was sold as Greenstreet Publisher 4 and is upwards file compatible with earlier versions . In 2001 GST merged with eGames Europe as a new company , Greenstreet Software . It remains a developer and publisher of computer software for Windows operating systems . In July 2008 the company was reconstructed and now trades as Greenstreet Online Limited .",
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"text": "Segway Inc. Segway Inc. of New Hampshire , USA , is the manufacturer of a two-wheeled , self-balancing electric vehicle , the Segway PT , invented by Dean Kamen . The name `` Segway '' is a homophone of `` segue '' ( a smooth transition , literally Italian for `` follows '' ) . Segways have had success in niche markets such as transportation for police departments , military bases , warehouses , corporate campuses and industrial sites . The legal roadworthiness of the Segway varies with different jurisdictions ' classification of the device as a motor vehicle .",
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"text": "Attorney General for England and Wales Her Majesty 's Attorney General for England and Wales , usually known simply as the Attorney General , is one of the Law Officers of the Crown . Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales , the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in England and Wales . The current Attorney General is Jeremy Wright , MP . The position of Attorney General existed since at least 1243 , when records show a professional attorney was hired to represent the King 's interests in court . The position first took on a political role in 1461 when the holder of the office was summoned to the House of Lords to advise the government there on legal matters . In 1673 the Attorney General officially became the Crown 's adviser and representative in legal matters , although still specialising in litigation rather than advice . The beginning of the twentieth century saw a shift away from litigation and more towards legal advice . Today prosecutions are carried out by the Crown Prosecution Service and most legal advice to government departments is provided by the Government Legal Service , both under the supervision of the Attorney General . The job of the Attorney General is a demanding one , and Sir Patrick Hastings wrote while serving that `` to be a law officer is to be in hell '' . Duties include superintending the Crown Prosecution Service , the Serious Fraud Office , and other government lawyers with the authority to prosecute cases . Additionally , the Attorney General superintends the Government Legal Department ( formerly the Treasury Solicitor 's Department ) , HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate , The Service Prosecuting Authority and the strategic body , the National Fraud Authority . The Attorney advises the government , individual government departments and individual government ministers on legal matters , answering questions in Parliament and bringing `` unduly lenient '' sentences and points of law to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales . Since the passing of the Law Officers Act 1997 duties can be delegated to the Solicitor General , and any actions are treated as if they came from the Attorney General .",
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"text": "United Kingdom company law The United Kingdom company law regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006 . Also governed by the Insolvency Act 1986 , the UK Corporate Governance Code , European Union Directives and court cases , the company is the primary legal vehicle to organise and run business . Tracing their modern history to the late Industrial Revolution , public companies now employ more people and generate more of wealth in the United Kingdom economy than any other form of organisation . The United Kingdom was the first country to draft modern corporation statutes , where through a simple registration procedure any investors could incorporate , limit liability to their commercial creditors in the event of business insolvency , and where management was delegated to a centralised board of directors . An influential model within Europe , the Commonwealth and as an international standard setter , UK law has always given people broad freedom to design the internal company rules , so long as the mandatory minimum rights of investors under its legislation are complied with . Company law , or corporate law , can be broken down into two main fields . Corporate governance in the UK mediates the rights and duties among shareholders , employees , creditors and directors . Since the board of directors habitually possesses the power to manage the business under a company constitution , a central theme is what mechanisms exist to ensure directors ' accountability . UK law is `` shareholder friendly '' in that shareholders , to the exclusion of employees , typically exercise sole voting rights in the general meeting . The general meeting holds a series of minimum rights to change the company constitution , issue resolutions and remove members of the board . In turn , directors owe a set of duties to their companies . Directors must carry out their responsibilities with competence , in good faith and undivided loyalty to the enterprise . If the mechanisms of voting do not prove enough , particularly for minority shareholders , directors ' duties and other member rights may be vindicated in court . Of central importance in public and listed companies is the securities market , typified by the London Stock Exchange . Through the Takeover Code the UK strongly protects the right of shareholders to be treated equally and freely trade their shares . Corporate finance concerns the two money raising options for limited companies . Equity finance involves the traditional method of issuing shares to build up a company 's capital . Shares can contain any rights the company and purchaser wish to contract for , but generally grant the right to participate in dividends after a company earns profits and the right to vote in company affairs . A purchaser of shares is helped to make an informed decision directly by prospectus requirements of full disclosure , and indirectly through restrictions on financial assistance by companies for purchase of their own shares . Debt finance means getting loans , usually for the price of a fixed annual interest repayment . Sophisticated lenders , such as banks typically contract for a security interest over the assets of a company , so that in the event of default on loan repayments they may seize the company 's property directly to satisfy debts . Creditors are also , to some extent , protected by courts ' power to set aside unfair transactions before a company goes under , or recoup money from negligent directors engaged in wrongful trading . If a company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due , UK insolvency law requires an administrator to attempt a rescue of the company ( if the company itself has the assets to pay for this ) . If rescue proves impossible , a company 's life ends when its assets are liquidated , distributed to creditors and the company is struck off the register . If a company becomes insolvent with no assets it can be wound up by a creditor , for a fee ( not that common ) , or more commonly by the tax creditor ( HMRC ) .",
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"text": "Kenilworth Public Schools The Kenilworth Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the borough of Kenilworth , in Union County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2012-13 school year , the district 's two schools had an enrollment of 1,375 students and 110.0 classroom teachers ( on an FTE basis ) , for a student -- teacher ratio of 12.51:1 . The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program at David Brearley High School , having been approved on November 2 , 1999 , as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program . Seats in the program for non-resident students are specified by the district and are allocated by lottery , with tuition paid for participating students by the New Jersey Department of Education . Each school year , slots are made available by grade and a lottery is used to select attendees if there are more applicants than available slots . Prospective Choice participants must be residents of Union County eligible for placement in grades 7-10 who were enrolled in a public school during the full year prior to entry to the Kenilworth Public Schools . Students from Winfield Township attend David Brearley High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Winfield Township School District . The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group `` DE '' , the fifth-highest of eight groupings . District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts . From lowest socioeconomic status to highest , the categories are A , B , CD , DE , FG , GH , I and J.",
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"text": "Intertek Consumer Goods and Retail Intertek Consumer Goods is a division of London-based Intertek , a company that provides quality and safety services to a wide range of industries . Intertek is a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange with more than 30,000 employees in 1,000 locations in over 100 countries . Intertek Consumer Goods works with global retailers and brands in the textile , toy , footwear , and hardlines sectors to evaluate and test their consumer products to meet regulatory , environmental and quality standards . Intertek Consumer Goods also provides services related to CPSIA testing , toy certification , textile auditing , restricted hazardous substances , corporate social responsibility , sustainability , and supply chain security .",
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"text": "Leighton Meester Leighton Marissa Meester ( born April 9 , 1986 ) is an American actress , singer-songwriter and model . She is mostly known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf in the drama series Gossip Girl ( 2007 -- 2012 ) . She has also appeared in the films Killer Movie ( 2008 ) , Country Strong ( 2010 ) , The Roommate ( 2011 ) , Monte Carlo ( 2011 ) , The Oranges ( 2011 ) , and The Judge ( 2014 ) . Meester made her Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men ( 2014 ) . In addition to acting , Meester has also ventured into music . In 2009 , she featured on Cobra Starship 's `` Good Girls Go Bad '' which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 , and released her first single `` Somebody to Love '' under Universal Republic . Her second single `` Your Love 's a Drug '' was released in 2011 . Meester has also recorded songs for various soundtracks . Her debut album , Heartstrings , was independently released in 2014 . She has also modeled , having been the face of brands such as Jimmy Choo , Herbal Essences , and Vera Wang .",
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"text": "Chris Taylor (footballer, born 1986) Christopher David Taylor ( born 20 December 1986 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers . He primarily plays as a midfielder . Born in Oldham , he played for his hometown club Oldham Athletic on a professional level from 2005 until his departure in 2012 , after rejecting a new contract with the club .",
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"text": "James Milner James Philip Milner ( born 4 January 1986 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool . A versatile player , he has been utilised in many different positions such as on the wing , in midfield and most recently at left-back . Milner 's talent in football , cricket , and long-distance running was recognised at a very young age . He represented his school in these sports and played football for amateur teams from Rawdon and Horsforth . He supported Leeds United from a young age and was a season ticket holder at the club . In 1996 , he joined the Leeds United youth academy . He made his debut for the first team in 2002 aged only 16 and gained prominence as the youngest player to score in the Premier League . While at Leeds United , he spent time on loan at Swindon Town to gain experience as a first-team player . Following his move to Newcastle United , he was loaned to Aston Villa for a season . He went on to make over 100 appearances for Newcastle , before returning to Aston Villa on a permanent transfer in 2008 . After playing an influential role in Aston Villa 's run to the 2010 League Cup Final and being named 2009 -- 10 PFA Young Player of the Year , Milner joined Manchester City for a reported # 26m transfer fee in 2010 , going on to win the 2011 -- 12 and 2013 -- 14 Premier League titles , 2010 -- 11 FA Cup and 2013 -- 14 League Cup . After five seasons with Manchester City , Milner signed for Liverpool on a free transfer in 2015 . Milner made a record 46 appearances for the England national under-21 football team , playing at the 2007 and 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships . He also played 61 appearances for the full English national team , scoring once against Moldova . He was selected for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup squads , as well as the 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016 UEFA Euro Championships . Milner retired from international football in 2016 .",
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"text": "Inika McPherson Inika McPherson ( born September 29 , 1986 in Port Arthur , Texas is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump . She was the 2013 and 2014 US Indoor champion . She also won the women 's high jump at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by clearing 2.00 for the first time , but was later disqualified for an anti-doping rule violation . McPherson is usually easy to spot , with tattoos and a variety of hairstyles , including mohawks .",
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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": "Bree Condon Bree Condon ( born March 3 , 1986 ) is an American fashion model and actress .",
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"text": "Candice Dianna Candice Dianna Skjonnemand ( born October 21 , 1986 in Gold Coast , Australia ) is an Australian born Singer-songwriter , actress , public figure and Producer . In February 2016 Candice Dianna ( the original artist stage name ) was awarded finalist in the Australian State Music songwriting competition for Queensland ( QMUSIC AWARDS ) for her title ` Mamma 's Coming Home ' which was released on her 2014 EP ` Becoming an Artist ' . In 2014 , she featured on Team Kylie ( Minogue ) ` The Voice ' Australia Season 3 . Her audition singing ` Turning Tables ' by Adele saw 3 chairs turn on the hit Channel 9 TV series ; Kylie Minogue , Will.I.Am and Ricky Martin winning her ' ... legions of fans . . ' . Placing in the top 36 before being sent home after the ` Showdowns ' with her performance of ` Unconditional ' by Katy Perry . In 2012 , Candice Dianna was crowned the National champion of Karaoke World Championships and went on to Place 2nd in the world in Imatra , Finland . Candice was also crowned the overall city champion of the largest State wide talent competition , ` The Eistedfods ' , in 2003 and her name was engraved in the Gold Coast hall of fame plaque wall at the Gold Coast Arts Centre . Also in 2003 , Candice Dianna was signed to ` Multiplay Music ' and ` Excalibur Productions ' for songwriting and publishing where she worked with Warner Studios Sweden 's `` Fredro and Matts B '' , Adrian Newman , and Hayden Bell ( Producer of Savage Garden , Human Nature , and many other Australian artists ) . Candice Dianna was also part of an electronic duo called ` Elektra Vine ' in 2011-2012 with Loic Mobbs ( a longtime friend and music producer/engineer ) . The two quickly received attention for their works and featured on Foxtel/Austar 's program ` Planet Unearthed ' . During her short time in the electronic duet , an award for Highly Commended was given to the song ` So far ' by QMUSIC Australia .",
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"text": "7 Minutes 7 Minutes is a 2014 American crime thriller drama film , written and directed by Jay Martin . The film stars Luke Mitchell , Jason Ritter , Leven Rambin , Zane Holtz , Kevin Gage , Brandon Hardesty , Joel Murray and Kris Kristofferson , and follows three high school friends , who are forced to commit a brazen robbery which quickly goes horribly wrong . It received its world premiere on October 26 , 2014 at the Austin Film Festival , and then premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival on April 16 , 2015 . The film received a limited release and through video-on-demand on June 26 , 2015 by Starz Distribution .",
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"text": "Jessica Stroup Jessica Leigh Stroup ( born October 23 , 1986 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as Erin Silver on 90210 , Max Hardy on The Following , and Joy Meachum in Iron Fist . She is regarded as a scream queen for starring in the horror films Prom Night , Vampire Bats , Left in Darkness , and The Hills Have Eyes 2 .",
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"text": "1986 Laurence Olivier Awards The 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1986 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre .",
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"text": "Wesley Taylor Wesley Taylor ( born August 13 , 1986 ) is an American stage actor and writer , probably best known for his work on Broadway , Television , and his original web content .",
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"text": "Another Step Another Step is the fifth studio album by British pop singer Kim Wilde , released in November 1986 . The album contained her comeback worldwide hit `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' , which reached No. 1 in the US , as well as the UK top 10 hit `` Another Step ( Closer to You ) '' and `` Say You Really Want Me '' . It was to be her biggest-selling album in the US . In Canada the album peaked at No. 11 , earning a gold disc there .",
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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": "Tom Champion Thomas ` Tom ' Matthew Champion ( born 15 May 1986 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for Barnet .",
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"text": "Change Me (Justin Bieber song) `` Change Me '' is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber from his second compilation album Journals ( 2013 ) discussing his life after the world turned on him was released on December 2 , 2013 . The song is the ninth in Bieber 's series Music Mondays , the first eight being `` Heartbreaker '' ( October 7 , 2013 ) , `` All That Matters '' ( October 14 ) , `` Hold Tight '' ( October 21 ) , `` Recovery '' ( October 28 ) , `` Bad Day '' ( November 4 ) , `` All Bad '' ( November 11 ) , `` PYD '' ( November 18 ) and `` Roller Coaster '' ( November 25 ) . Bieber released a new single every week for 10 weeks from October 7 to December 9 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Ellie Kendrick Eleanor Lucy V. `` Ellie '' Kendrick ( born 6 June 1990 ) is an English actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the BBC 's 2009 miniseries The Diary of Anne Frank , Ivy Morris in the first series of the 2010 revived Upstairs Downstairs , and Meera Reed in the HBO series Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Thorne Holder Hasely Thorne Holder ( born April 4 , 1986 in Port of Spain ) is a Trinidadian footballer .",
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"text": "Michael Parr Michael Parr ( born 6 August 1986 ) is a British actor , known for playing the part of Ross Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale .",
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"text": "Blake (band) Blake is a British vocal group . Blake comprises three men whose friendship and musical careers date back to their school days . After reuniting via Facebook as adults they had recorded their first album in six months . It went to No. 1 in the UK Classical Album Chart , selling over 100,000 copies in three weeks , earning the group a Gold Disc . The album received the Classical Brit Award for Album of the Year in 2008 . Their second album , And So It Goes , peaked at No. 12 in the UK pop charts and No. 1 in several classical charts around the world . During 2008 and 2009 the group undertook tours of Australia and Japan . 2009 continued with a tour , the creation of their new record label , Blake Records , and the release of their third album , Together . They finished 2009 with a 30-night tour in Scandinavia . In 2010 ` Beautiful Earth ' was selected by the World Wildlife Fund as its Earth Hour Anthem , and their album Together reached No. 1 in the Australian Classical Charts and No. 1 in the South African Classical Charts . Blake took their ` An Evening With Blake ' show to over 40 locations throughout the UK , performing to over 50,000 people . After being invited to Buckingham Palace twice during 2010 , Blake released ` All of Me ' in 2011 - written by Simon May . Blake had over 90 live concert appearances in 2011 . They had début tours of the Philippines and Russia and headlined the Henley Festival . They also performed for Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco . In 2012 the toured China and the USA for the first time and returned to the Philippines for 20 concerts there . In addition to long hours in the recording studio working on their fourth album , the group also found time for a performance at the Olympic Stadium in the run-up to the 2012 Games . In 2013 Blake launched their fourth album Start Over in the UK and the USA . The year also saw performances at Wembley Stadium for the Rugby League Cup final , the group 's first play-listed song on BBC Radio 2 ( ` So Happy ' ) , tours to Indonesia and Trinidad & Tobago plus the launchof their first Asia-only album . Towards the end of 2013 , the band launched two charity singles . ` You Raise Me Up ' was recorded with the soprano Camilla Kerslake and the ` Sing To Beat Breast Cancer Choir ' , made up entirely of women affected by the disease , and was released in October shortly before a 20 date UK tour where Camilla appeared as their guest artist . ` To The Sun ' was released in November and debuted live in Trafalgar square as the anthem for the launch of the Walking With The Wounded South Pole challenge in the presence of Prince Harry . Blake are also ambassadors for certain charities , which include , amongst others , Cancer Research , The War Widows Association , The World Wildlife Fund , Clic Sargent , The Prince 's Trust , Variety ( The Children 's Charity ) , MIND , Starlight , The Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes . The band continue to do much work for military charities , performing at the opening of the Bomber Command Memorial in London for the Queen and 5,000 veterans in the summer of 2012 . At the end of 2014 Blake released their fifth album In Harmony . In 2015 Blake have been back on tour throughout the UK , played at the famous Holders Festival in Barbados . After funding their first independent album on Pledge , Blake teamed up with Dame Shirley Bassey for a version of The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ) which will appear on their first ever Christmas album . Dame Shirley explains how the collaboration came about : `` Blake sang Moon River at my 70th birthday party , and then we met again at the reception of -LSB- the charity -RSB- Variety 's 70th anniversary six months ago . Ollie mentioned singing a Christmas song together , and I said I 've never done a Christmas song before ! ''",
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"text": "Me Me Me (band) Me Me Me were a short-lived English Britpop supergroup formed in 1996 , consisting of Alex James of Blur ( vocals , bass ) , Stephen Duffy ( vocals , guitar ) previously of Duran Duran/The Lilac Time and Justin Welch of Elastica ( drums ) , and James ' friend Charlie Bloor ( credited as `` musician '' ) . The band 's first , and only single , `` Hanging Around '' was released on 5 August 1996 and reached Number 19 on the UK Singles Chart . `` Hanging Around '' was released on 7-inch single ( DUFF005 ) and cassette ( DUFF005C ) , also featuring `` Hollywood Wives '' , and on CD-single with a third track , `` Tabitha 's Island '' ( DUFF005CD ) . There were also promotional versions released in July 1996 on 12-inch single ( DOLE041 ) and CD-single ( DOLE044 ) . The tracks were originally recorded as a soundtrack for Damien Hirst 's film Hanging Around , first shown at the Spellbound Exhibition , which took place at London 's Hayward Gallery in March 1996 . The lead track was produced by the band . The other tracks were produced by Stephen Street .",
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"text": "Eric Bellinger Eric Bellinger , Jr. ( born March 28 , 1986 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer and engineer . His co-writing credits include Lem me See ft. Rick Ross ( 2012 ) for Usher , New Flame for Chris Brown ( 2014 ) , You Do n't Know ( 2016 ) for Tank , Right Here ( 2012 ) ft. Drake for Justin Bieber , and Disrespectful ft. Mila J ( 2012 ) for Trey Songz . He 's released 9 projects since 2013 , including Born II Sing Vol . 1 , Born II Sing Vol . 2 , Born II Sing Vol . 3 , The Rebirth , Cuffing Season , Cuffing Season Part 2 , Eventually , Eric B for President : Term 1 , and Eric B for President : Term 1 ( Acoustic ) .",
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"text": "Carol Leifer Carol Leifer ( -LSB- ˈliːfər -RSB- ; born July 27 , 1956 ) is a four-time Emmy Award-nominated American comedian , writer , producer and actress whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college . David Letterman discovered her performing in a comedy club in the 1980s and she has since been a guest on Late Night with David Letterman over twenty-five times as well as numerous other shows and venues . She has written many television scripts including for The Larry Sanders Show , Saturday Night Live and most notably , Seinfeld . Leifer 's inner-monologue driven , observational style is often autobiographical encompassing subjects about her Jewish ancestry and upbringing , coming out , same-sex marriage , relationships ( having been married previously to a man and now partnered with a woman ) and parenting .",
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"text": "1956 in China Events in the year 1956 in China . The country had an estimated population of 620 million people .",
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"text": "Karl M. Baer Karl M. Baer ( 20 May 1885 -- 26 June 1956 ) was a German-Israeli author , social worker , reformer , suffragette and Zionist . Born female and named Martha Baer he became , in December 1906 , one of the first people to undergo sex-change surgery , and one of the first , in January 1907 , to gain full legal recognition of his gender identity and to have a new birth certificate issued reflecting his new gender . Baer wrote notes for sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld on his experiences growing up as a girl while feeling inside that he was male . Together they developed these notes into the semi-fictional , semi-autobiographical Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahren ( Man 's Years as a Young Girl ) ( 1907 ) which was published under the pseudonym N.O. Body . Baer also gained the right to marry and did so in October 1907 .",
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"text": "Carol Christensen Carol Christensen ( September 14 , 1937 -- June 4 , 2005 ) was an American actress and former model . Born in Detroit , Michigan , she appeared in several films and television shows between 1960 and 1963 .",
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"text": "1956 Major League Baseball season The 1956 Major League Baseball season was contested from April to October 1956 , featuring eight teams in the National League and eight teams in the American League . The 1956 World Series was a rematch of the previous year 's series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers . The series is notable for Yankees pitcher Don Larsen 's perfect game in Game 5 .",
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"text": "Libby Titus Elizabeth `` Libby '' Titus ( nee Jurist ; born July 6 , 1947 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actor , and concert producer .",
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"text": "Mittwoch aus Licht ( Wednesday from Light ) is an opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen in a greeting , four scenes , and a farewell . It was the sixth of seven to be composed for the opera cycle ( Light : The Seven Days of the Week ) , and the last to be staged . It was written between 1995 and 1997 , and first staged in 2012 .",
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"text": "Charles J. Leidig Vice Admiral Charles Joe Leidig ( born c. 1956 ) , USN was the Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations , U.S. Africa Command from August 2010 till his retirement in June 2013 .",
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"text": "Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist ( -LSB- ka ² ɾoːla ² hɛɡkvɪst -RSB- ; born 8 September 1966 ) , better known as simply Carola , is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter . She has been among Sweden 's most popular performers since the early 1980s , and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music . Her debut album , Främling ( Stranger ) , sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history . She has also worked as a songwriter . During her 30-year-long career , she has recorded many top-selling albums and singles and is referred to as Sweden 's most prominent female singer . Some of her biggest hits are `` Främling '' from 1983 , `` Tommy tycker om mig '' ( Tommy likes me ) from 1984 , `` Fångad av en stormvind '' ( Captured by a Lovestorm ) from 1991 , `` All the Reasons to Live '' from 1992 , `` I Believe in Love '' from 2001 , `` Genom allt '' ( Through it all ) from 2005 and `` Evighet '' ( Eternity ) from 2006 . Häggkvist has represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions : in 1983 , finishing third ; in 1991 , winning the contest ; and in 2006 , finishing fifth , which gives her one of the best track records in Eurovision history . Carola has released records in various languages : Swedish , Dutch , German , English , Norwegian and Japanese .",
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"text": "Celtic Woman: A Celtic Family Christmas Celtic Woman : A Celtic Family Christmas is a collaborative album by the group Celtic Woman and The High Kings , released on October 14 , 2008 . Performers in A Celtic Family Christmas are vocalists Chloë Agnew , Lisa Kelly , Órla Fallon , Méav Ní Mhaolchatha , and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt . It is the second Christmas-themed album to be released by the group , with all newly recorded songs . This album 's version of `` Carol of the Bells '' features the main vocalists , unlike the original release in Celtic Woman : A Christmas Celebration , where only Máiréad Nesbitt performed . The DVD release of A Christmas Celebration shows the only recorded performances of the songs in this album , except for the last three tracks .",
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"text": "Laurie Lea Schaefer Laurel Lea Schaefer ( born May 21,1949 in Bexley , Ohio , U.S. ) was Miss America 1972 . A native of Bexley , Ohio , Schaefer received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ohio University in June 1971 . Three months later she won the Miss America Pageant . After Miss America , Laurel effectively parlayed her theatre arts and music degree into an extensive and varied entertainment career . Her training afforded her opportunities as a leading lady to notables such as : Howard Keel , John Davidson , Peter Marshall , Ed Ames , Joe Namath , Giorgio Tozzi , and Gorden MacRae . This reflect such productions as ; `` The Music Man '' , `` The Sound of Music '' , `` Camelot '' , `` South Pacific '' , `` Showboat '' , `` My Fair Lady '' , `` Oklahoma '' , `` Hello Dolly '' , `` Carousel '' , `` The King and I '' , `` Guys and Dolls '' , `` Anything Goes '' , `` Under the Yum-Yum Tree '' , `` Star-Spangled Girl '' , and `` Plaza Suite '' . Laurel 's television work includes a recurring role on `` Falcon Crest '' and guest starring roles on `` Matlock '' , `` L.A. Law '' , `` Quantum Leap '' , `` Love Boat '' , `` Three 's Company '' , `` Rockford Files '' . She is often recognized for her work in TV commercials and for a short time , she represented Campbell 's soup . Laurel 's vocal career saw her performing the National Anthem at the Inaugural Concert for President Richard M. Nixon , headlining the Miss America USO Tour to Viet Nam and Thailand , entertaining on cruises with a one-woman show and touring `` Capturing the Heart of Gershwin '' Anniversary Concert where she received critical acclaim for vocal solos ranging from swing to blues to light opera . For twenty-five years Laurel has worked as a commercial casting director and is owner of Creative Casting Services and is also a well-respected nationwide talent scout . In 1974 Laurel established Schaefer Consultants where she serves as a personal imaging and entertainment career consultant . Laurel is a published author and is highly sought after as a keynote speaker , corporate spokesperson , and infomercial host and media presenter . Miss Schaefer is the recipient of many awards including The American Academy of Achievement - Gold Plate Award , Outstanding Alumni Award ( Ohio University ) , Tom Dooley Humanitarian Award , New Jersey and Ohio `` Woman of the Year '' Award , Ohio Governor 's Award , Bexley Alumni Association-Significant Achievement Award , President 's Award for Leadership from Zonta International and a listing in Who 's Who .",
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"text": "Carol Morris Carol Ann Laverne Morris ( born April 8 , 1936 in Omaha , Nebraska ) is an American actress , model and beauty queen who was the second Miss USA to win the Miss Universe title in the pageant 's fifth edition in 1956 . She was crowned by Hillevi Rombin , Miss Universe 1955 , of Sweden .",
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"text": "Achim Leistner Achim Leistner is an Australian optician of German origin . He is the master optician of the Avogadro project , an international effort to define the Avogadro constant with maximum precision . He was asked to join the project from retirement as it was deemed that his expertise and craftsmanship were essential for the success of the project . Leistner has made his career in the precision crafting of specialized optics . The Avogadro project needed a silicon sphere made to as high a precision as possible . The research team searched the world for manufacturing options and found Leistner 's precision in handcrafting spheres superior to any machine . In addition to precision instruments , Leistner uses his hands to feel for irregularities in the roundness of the sphere . The research team has called his extraordinary sense of touch `` atomic feeling '' . Leistner is in his seventies and has not found an apprentice who can match his precision . Once he retires from the project , the Avogadro team hopes that machines will have advanced sufficiently to match Leistner 's capabilities . Leistner holds certificates in precision optics , geometrical optics , optical design drawing , and mathematics from Optic Carl Zeiss Jena Technical College . He has served as a member of the Australian Optical Society and on international conference working committees for SPIE and the Optical Society of America .",
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"text": "Carol Roberts Carol Antonia Roberts ( born June 22 , 1936 ) is a Florida politician of the Democratic Party . She is best known for her part in the 2000 Florida election recount , where she served on the Palm Beach County canvassing board . In 2002 , she ran unsuccessfully for Florida 's 22nd congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican incumbent E. Clay Shaw , Jr. , finishing with 38 percent of the vote . She previously served as mayor and city commissioner of West Palm Beach , and as a county commissioner of Palm Beach County , Florida . She is married to Dr. Hyman J. Roberts , by whom she has six children . For two years ( 1986 -- 88 ) she was National President of ACTS , a private foundation assisting communities to Self Help . She served as ACTS ' representative for famine relief in East Africa . Carol and Hyman Roberts have been benefactors to several universities , museums , art galleries and charities . She has volunteered her time on the board of directors for numerous non-profit , educational and civil rights organizations .",
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"text": "William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( -LSB- ˈʃeɪkspɪə -RSB- 26 April 1564 ( baptised ) -- 23 April 1616 ) was an English : poet , : playwright , and actor , widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world 's pre-eminent dramatist . He is often called England 's national poet , and the `` Bard of Avon '' . His extant works , including collaborations , consist of approximately 38 plays , 154 sonnets , two long narrative poems , and a few other verses , some of uncertain authorship . His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright . Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire . At the age of 18 , he married Anne Hathaway , with whom he had three children : Susanna , and twins Hamnet and Judith . Sometime between 1585 and 1592 , he began a successful career in London as an actor , writer , and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain 's Men , later known as the King 's Men . He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 , at age 49 , where he died three years later . Few records of Shakespeare 's private life survive , which has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance , sexuality , and religious beliefs and whether the works attributed to him were written by others . Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613 . His early plays were primarily comedies and histories , which are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres . He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608 , including Hamlet , Othello , King Lear , and Macbeth , considered some of the finest works in the English language . In his last phase , he wrote tragicomedies , also known as romances , and collaborated with other playwrights . Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime . In 1623 , however , John Heminges and Henry Condell , two friends and fellow actors of Shakespeare , published a more definitive text known as the First Folio , a posthumous collected edition of his dramatic works that included all but two of the plays now recognised as Shakespeare 's . It was prefaced with a poem by Ben Jonson , in which Shakespeare is hailed , presciently , as `` not of an age , but for all time '' . In the 20th and 21st centuries , his works have been repeatedly adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance . His plays remain highly popular and are constantly studied , performed , and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world .",
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"text": "Shakespeare's plays The plays written by English poet , playwright , and actor William Shakespeare ( 1564 -- 1616 ) have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature . Traditionally , the plays are divided into the genres of tragedy , history , and comedy ; they have been translated into every major living language , in addition to being continually performed all around the world . Many of his plays appeared in print as a series of quartos , but approximately half of them remained unpublished until 1623 , when the posthumous First Folio was published . The traditional division of his plays into tragedies , comedies and histories follows the categories used in the First Folio . However , modern criticism has labelled some of these plays `` problem plays '' that elude easy categorisation , or perhaps purposely break generic conventions , and has introduced the term romances for what scholars believe to be his later comedies . When Shakespeare first arrived in London in the late 1570s or early 1580s , dramatists writing for London 's new commercial playhouses ( such as The Curtain ) were combining two different strands of dramatic tradition into a new and distinctively Elizabethan synthesis . Previously , the most common forms of popular English theatre were the Tudor morality plays . These plays , celebrating piety generally , use personified moral attributes to urge or instruct the protagonist to choose the virtuous life over Evil . The characters and plot situations are largely symbolic rather than realistic . As a child , Shakespeare would likely have seen this type of play ( along with , perhaps , mystery plays and miracle plays ) . The other strand of dramatic tradition was classical aesthetic theory . This theory was derived ultimately from Aristotle ; in Renaissance England , however , the theory was better known through its Roman interpreters and practitioners . At the universities , plays were staged in a more academic form as Roman closet dramas . These plays , usually performed in Latin , adhered to classical ideas of unity and decorum , but they were also more static , valuing lengthy speeches over physical action . Shakespeare would have learned this theory at grammar school , where Plautus and especially Terence were key parts of the curriculum and were taught in editions with lengthy theoretical introductions .",
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"text": "William Shakespeare's collaborations Like most playwrights of his period , William Shakespeare did not always write alone . A number of his surviving plays are collaborative , or were revised by others after their original composition , although the exact number is open to debate . Some of the following attributions , such as The Two Noble Kinsmen , have well-attested contemporary documentation ; others , such as Titus Andronicus , are dependent on linguistic analysis by modern scholars ; recent work on computer analysis of textual style ( word use , word and phrase patterns ) has given reason to believe that parts of some of the plays ascribed to Shakespeare are actually by other writers . In some cases the identity of the collaborator is known ; in other cases there is a scholarly consensus ; in others it is unknown or disputed . These debates are the province of Shakespeare attribution studies . Most collaborations occurred at the very beginning and the very end of Shakespeare 's career .",
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"text": "Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida ( -LSB- ˈtrɔɪləs_ən_ˈkrɛsᵻdə -RSB- ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written in 1602 . It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare 's problem plays . The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida . The work has in recent years `` stimulated exceptionally lively critical debate '' . Throughout the play , the tone lurches wildly between bawdy comedy and tragic gloom , and readers and theatre-goers have frequently found it difficult to understand how one is meant to respond to the characters . However , several characteristic elements of the play ( the most notable being its constant questioning of intrinsic values such as hierarchy , honour and love ) have often been viewed as distinctly `` modern , '' as in the following remarks on the play by author and literary scholar Joyce Carol Oates : Troilus and Cressida , that most vexing and ambiguous of Shakespeare 's plays , strikes the modern reader as a contemporary document -- its investigation of numerous infidelities , its criticism of tragic pretensions , above all , its implicit debate between what is essential in human life and what is only existential are themes of the twentieth century . ... This is tragedy of a special sort -- the `` tragedy '' the basis of which is the impossibility of conventional tragedy .",
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"text": "Costard Costard is a comic figure in the play Love 's Labour 's Lost by William Shakespeare . A country bumpkin , he is arrested in the first scene for flouting the king 's proclamation that all men of the court avoid the company of women for three years . While in custody , the men of the court use him to further their own romantic endeavors . By sending love notes to the wrong women and blurting out secrets ( including that of an unplanned pregnancy ) , Costard makes fools of the royal court . Along with Moth the page and Jaquenetta , a country wench , Costard pokes fun at the upper-class . While mocking a pedantic schoolmaster , Costard uses the word honorificabilitudinitatibus , the longest word by far from any of Shakespeare 's works . Costard makes many clever puns , and is used as a tool by Shakespeare to explain new words such as remuneration . He is sometimes considered one of the smartest characters in the play due to his wit and wordplay . Costard 's name is an archaic term for apple , or metaphorically a man 's head . Shakespeare uses the word in this sense in Richard III .",
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"text": "The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592 . The play begins with a framing device , often referred to as the induction , in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself . The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly 's diversion . The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina , the headstrong , obdurate shrew . Initially , Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship ; however , Petruchio `` tames '' her with various psychological torments , such as keeping her from eating and drinking , until she becomes a desirable , compliant , and obedient bride . The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina 's younger sister , Bianca , who is seen as the `` ideal '' woman . The question of whether the play is misogynistic or not has become the subject of considerable controversy , particularly among modern scholars , audiences , and readers . The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted numerous times for stage , screen , opera , ballet , and musical theatre ; perhaps the most famous adaptations being Cole Porter 's Kiss Me , Kate and the 1967 film of the play , starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton . The 1999 high school comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You is also loosely based on the play .",
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"text": "Themes in Titus Andronicus Although traditionally Titus Andronicus has been seen as one of Shakespeare 's least respected plays , its fortunes have changed somewhat in the latter half of the twentieth century , with numerous scholars arguing that the play is more accomplished than has hitherto been allowed for . In particular , scholars have argued that the play is far more thematically complex than has traditionally been thought , and features profound insights into Ancient Rome , Elizabethan society , and the human condition . Such scholars tend to argue that these previously unacknowledged insights have only become apparent during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as only now has the ultraviolent content of the play achieved a sense of relevance . For example , in his 1987 edition of the play for the Contemporary Shakespeare series , A.L. Rowse writes ; `` in the civilised Victorian age the play could not be performed because it could not be believed . Such is the horror of our own age , with the appalling barbarities of prison camps and resistance movements paralleling the torture and mutilation and feeding on human flesh of the play , that it has ceased to be improbable . '' Similarly , director Julie Taymor , who staged a production Off-Broadway in 1994 and directed a film version in 1999 , says she was drawn to the play because she found it to be the most `` relevant of Shakespeare 's plays for the modern era ; '' She feels that the play has more relevance for us than it had for the Victorians ; `` it seems like a play written for today , it reeks of now . '' Because of this new found relevance , previously unrecognised thematic strands have thus come to the forefront . This article presents an overview of four of the most prominent themes in the play .",
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"text": "Latin poetry The history of Latin poetry can be understood as the adaptation of Greek models . The verse comedies of Plautus are considered the earliest surviving examples of Latin literature and are estimated to have been composed around 205-184 BC . The start of Latin literature is conventionally dated to the first performance of a play in verse by a Greek slave , Livius Andronicus , at Rome in 240 BC . Livius translated Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences , using meters that were basically those of Greek drama , modified to the needs of Latin . His successors Plautus and Terence further refined the borrowings from the Greek stage and the prosody of their verse is substantially the same as for classical Latin verse . The traditional meter of Greek epic , the dactylic hexameter , was introduced into Latin literature by Ennius ( 239-169 BC ) , virtually a contemporary of Livius , who substituted it for the jerky Saturnian meter in which Livius had been composing epic verses . Ennius moulded a poetic diction and style suited to the imported hexameter , providing a model for ` classical ' poets such as Virgil and Ovid . The late republic saw the emergence of Neoteric Poets , notably Catullusrich young men from the Italian provinces , conscious of metropolitan sophistication , and looking to the scholarly Alexandrian poet Callimachus for inspiration . Catullus shared the Alexandrian 's preference for short poems and wrote within a variety of meters borrowed from Greece , including Aeolian forms such as hendecasyllabic verse , the Sapphic stanza and Greater Asclepiad , as well as iambic verses such as the choliamb and the iambic tetrameter catalectic ( a dialogue meter borrowed from Old Comedy ) . Horace , whose career crossed the divide between republic and empire , followed Catullus ' lead in employing Greek lyrical forms , identifying with Alcaeus of Mytilene , composing Alcaic stanzas , and also with Archilochus , composing poetic invectives in the Iambus tradition ( in which he adopted the metrical form of the Epode or ` Iambic Distich ' ) . Horace was a contemporary of Virgil and , like the epic poet , he wrote verses in dactylic hexameter , but in a conversational and epistolary style . Virgil 's hexameters are generally regarded as `` the supreme metrical system of Latin literature . ''",
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"text": "Stratford Shakespeare Festival production history This page describes the production history of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival . The Stratford Shakespeare Festival ( formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and the Stratford Festival of Canada ) is a summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford , Ontario . Theatre-goers , actors , and playwrights flock to Stratford to take part -- many of the greatest Canadian , American and British actors have played roles at Stratford . It was one of the first and is still one of the most prominent arts festivals in Canada . The Festival 's primary mandate is to present productions of Shakespeare 's plays , but it also produces a wide variety of theatre from Greek tragedy to Broadway musicals to contemporary works . By 2017 , only three of the 14 productions were based on Shakespeare 's works . The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged as part of the Stratford Festival since its inception . On February 17 , 2015 , AP News reported that the Stratford Shakespeare Festival plans to film all of Shakespeare 's plays .",
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"text": "Dido and Aeneas Dido and Aeneas ( Z. 626 ) is an opera in a prologue and three acts , written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate . The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain . It was composed no later than July 1688 , and had been performed at Josias Priest 's girls ' school in London by the end of 1689 . Some scholars argue for a date of composition as early as 1683 . The story is based on Book IV of Virgil 's Aeneid . It recounts the love of Dido , Queen of Carthage , for the Trojan hero Aeneas , and her despair when he abandons her . A monumental work in Baroque opera , Dido and Aeneas is remembered as one of Purcell 's foremost theatrical works . It was also Purcell 's only true opera , as well as his only all-sung dramatic work . One of the earliest known English operas , it owes much to John Blow 's Venus and Adonis , both in structure and in overall effect . The influence of Cavalli 's opera Didone is also apparent .",
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"text": "Essay of Dramatick Poesie Essay of Dramatic Poesy by John Dryden was published in 1668 . It was probably written during the plague year of 1666 . Dryden takes up the subject that Philip Sidney had set forth in his Defence of Poesie ( 1580 ) and attempts to justify drama as a legitimate form of `` poetry '' comparable to the epic , as well as defend English drama against that of the ancients and the French . The treatise is a dialogue between four speakers : Eugenius , Crites , Lisideius , and Neander . The four speakers represented , respectively Charles Sackville ( Lord Buchhurst and later sixth Earl of Dorset ) , Sir Robert Howard -LSB- playwright and Dryden 's brother-in-law -RSB- , Sir Charles Sedley ( Edward Malone identified him as Lisideius ) and Dryden himself ( neander means `` new man '' and implies that Dryden , as a respected member of the gentry class , is entitled to join in this dialogue on an equal footing with the three older men who are his social superiors ) . On the day that the English fleet encounters the Dutch at sea near the mouth of the Thames , the four friends take a barge downriver towards the noise from the battle . Rightly concluding , as the noise subsides , that the English have triumphed , they order the bargeman to row them back upriver as they begin a dialogue on the advances made by modern civilization . They agree to measure progress by comparing ancient arts with modern , focusing specifically on the art of drama ( or `` dramatic poesy '' ) . The four men debate a series of three topics : ( 1 ) the relative merit of classical drama ( upheld by Crites ) vs. modern drama ( championed by Eugenius ) ; ( 2 ) whether French drama , as Lisideius maintains , is better than English drama ( supported by Neander , who famously calls Shakespeare `` the greatest soul , ancient or modern '' ) ; and ( 3 ) whether plays in rhyme are an improvement upon blank verse drama -- a proposition that Neander , despite having defended the Elizabethans , now advances against the skeptical Crites ( who also switches from his original position and defends the blank verse tradition of Elizabethan drama ) . Invoking the so-called unities from Aristotle 's Poetics ( as interpreted by Italian and refined by French scholars over the last century ) , the four speakers discuss what makes a play `` a just and lively imitation '' of human nature in action . This definition of a play , supplied by Lisideius/Orrery ( whose rhymed plays had dazzled the court and were a model for the new drama ) , gives the debaters a versatile and richly ambiguous touchstone . To Crites ' argument that the plots of classical drama are more `` just , '' Eugenius can retort that modern plots are more `` lively '' thanks to their variety . Lisideius shows that the French plots carefully preserve Aristotle 's unities of action , place , and time ; Neander replies that English dramatists like Ben Jonson also kept the unities when they wanted to , but that they preferred to develop character and motive . Even Neander 's final argument with Crites over whether rhyme is suitable in drama depends on Aristotle 's Poetics : Neander says that Aristotle demands a verbally artful ( `` lively '' ) imitation of nature , while Crites thinks that dramatic imitation ceases to be `` just '' when it departs from ordinary speech -- i.e. prose or blank verse . A year later , the two brothers-in-law quarreled publicly over this third topic . See Dryden 's `` Defense of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy '' ( 1669 ) , where Dryden tries to persuade the rather literal-minded Howard that audiences expect a play to be an imitation of nature , not a surrogate for nature itself .",
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"text": "Shakespeare Theatre Shakespeare Theatre could refer to : American Shakespeare Center , Staunton Virginia American Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford , Connecticut Royal Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington , D.C. Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Shakespeare 's original Globe Theatre Its modern reconstruction , Shakespeare 's Globe Theatre Elizabethan theatre in general",
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"text": "Shakespeare's editors Shakespeare 's editors were essential in the development of the modern practice of producing printed books and the evolution of textual criticism . The 17th-century folio collections of the plays of William Shakespeare did not have editors in the modern sense of the term . In the best understanding of contemporary consensus scholarship , the plays to be included in the First Folio ( 1623 ) were gathered together or `` compiled '' by John Heminges and Henry Condell , two long-time colleagues of Shakespeare in the King 's Men . The play manuscripts may have been proofread and prepared for printing by Edward Knight , the `` book-keeper '' or prompter of the company . The task of proofreading and correcting the actual printed pages of the Folio was left to the compositors and printers in the print-shop , yielding the uneven and often defective text that is the First Folio . Even less is known about the creation of the Second ( 1632 ) , Third ( 1663 -- 64 ) , and Fourth Folios ( 1685 ) than about the First ; see Folios and Quartos ( Shakespeare ) . In the 18th century , however , interested individuals made the first concerted efforts to bring order to the tangle of textual difficulties that the Folios of the previous century presented . The list below gives the date of each edition of Shakespeare 's plays , the editor , the format of the collection , and pertinent specific information . 1709 , Nicholas Rowe ; octavo , 6 volumes . Rowe was the first person to attempt a clean and fully comprehensible text of the plays ; but he depended upon a copy of the Fourth Folio and made generally conjectural emendations . He also added full stage directions ( he was a playwright himself ) and full lists of Dramatis personae , and wrote the first biographical sketch of the poet . 1725 , Alexander Pope ; quarto , 6 volumes . Pope was the first to attempt a collation of the quarto texts of the plays , yet he produced what was basically a reprint of Rowe that added little of value . 1733 , Lewis Theobald ; octavo , 7 volumes . Theobald has been called `` the first Shakespeare scholar '' ; he carried forward the task of collating the quartos , and began the study of Shakespeare 's sources and the order of the plays ' composition . ( See Chronology of Shakespeare 's plays . ) 1744 , Thomas Hanmer ; quarto , 6 volumes . Hanmer relied on Theobald 's text , and made guesswork corrections . His edition was reprinted in 1770 . 1747 , William Warburton ; octavo , 8 volumes . Warburton built upon Pope 's edition ; indeed , Warburton placed Pope 's name before his own on the title pages of his edition . In his preface , Warburton wrote that his friend Pope `` was desirous I should give a new Edition of this Poet , as he thought it might contribute to put a stop to a prevailing folly of altering the Text of celebrated Authors without Talents or Judgment . And he was willing that his Edition should be melted down into mine , as it would , he said , afford him ( so great is the modesty of an ingenuous temper ) a fit opportunity of confessing his Mistakes . '' The phrase `` without Talents or Judgment '' refers to Theobold and Hanmer . However , Warburton did allow , rather begrudgingly , some corrections put forward by Theobold and Hanmer : `` For the rest , all the Corrections which these two Editors have made on any reasonable Foundation , are here admitted into the Text ; and carefully assigned to their respective Authors . A piece of Justice which the Oxford Editor never did ; and which the Other was not always scrupulous in observing towards me . '' In 1748 Thomas Edwards published his Supplement to Warburton 's Edition of Shakespeare , in later editions called The Canons of Criticism -- a satirical but spot-on analysis of Warburton 's editorial emendations , some of which are truly silly . Samuel Johnson had this to say : `` Soon after Edwards 's Canons of Criticism came out , Johnson was dining at Tonson the Bookseller 's , with Hayman the Painter and some more company . Hayman related to Sir Joshua Reynolds , that the conversation having turned upon Edwards 's book , the gentlemen praised it much , and Johnson allowed its merit . But when they went farther , and appeared to put that authour upon a level with Warburton , `` Nay , ( said Johnson , ) he has given him some smart hits to be sure ; but there is no proportion between the two men ; they must not be named together . A fly , Sir , may sting a stately horse and make him wince ; but one is but an insect , and the other is a horse still . '' 1765 , Samuel Johnson , The Plays of William Shakespeare ; octavo , 8 volumes . Johnson in turn relied upon Warburton ; his edition is noteworthy mainly for its famous Preface . 1768 , Edward Capell ; octavo , 10 volumes . Appalled by the undisciplined emendations of Hanmer and Warburton , Capell spent three decades collecting and collating the quartos . He was also the first to exploit the Stationers ' Register and Francis Meres 's Palladis Tamia , and to explore Shakespeare 's use of Raphael Holinshed 's Chronicles and Sir Thomas North 's translation of Plutarch 's Parallel Lives . 1773 , George Steevens ; octavo , 10 volumes . Steevens employed Johnson 's text , but continued Capell 's trend of adding new material . Steevens revised and re-issued his edition in 1778 ; in 1780 Edmond Malone added another 2 volumes that contained Shakespeare 's non-dramatic poems and other material . Isaac Reed revised the Steevens edition again in 1785 , and Steevens himself produced one final , 15-volume revision in 1793 . 1790 , Edmond Malone ; octavo , 10 volumes . Malone , often considered the best of the century 's editors of Shakespeare , wrote the first general consideration of English Renaissance theatre , utilizing resources like the records of the Master of the Revels and Edward Alleyn 's papers at Dulwich College . He is also noted for his work on the problem of chronology . The early 19th century saw the first Variorum editions of Shakespeare 's works , editions that collated and synthesized the efforts of the editors of the previous century : 1803 , the First Variorum edition , edited by Isaac Reed ; 21 volumes . 1813 , the Second Variorum , a reprint of the First ; 21 volumes . 1821 , the Third Variorum , edited by James Boswell ; 21 volumes . These massive editions laid the foundation for modern textual scholarship on Shakespeare 's works , and by extension on works of literature in general . In the 19th century the text , drawn primarily from Malone and Steevens , was `` monumentalized '' in the Cambridge edition ( 1863-6 ) and its single-volume companion , the Globe edition ( 1864 ) . It was followed by the New Cambridge edition in 1921 , and all modern standard editions inherit primarily from this edition . As for the personalities involved : some of these men were friends , like Steevens , Reed , and Malone ; acquaintances called them the Shakespeare Gang . Others nourished spirits of competitiveness and resentment . Pope made Theobald the first hero of The Dunciad . Warburton belittled Rowe 's `` Account of the Life '' of Shakespeare -- but he reprinted it in his own edition , without change or improvement . Despite his friendship with Malone and Reed , Steevens was famous for his irascibility ; in notes to his 1793 edition of Shakespeare , he concocted obscene interpretations of some passages and attributed those readings to people he did n't like . The next major edition , the Cambridge Shakespeare ( 1863 -- 66 ) , moved away from the practice of a single editor following his own sometimes capricious instincts and judgments . The first volume of the Cambridge Shakespeare was edited by William George Clark and John Glover , and the subsequent eight volumes by Clark and William Aldis Wright . Clark and Wright also produced the single-volume Globe Shakespeare ( 1864 ) using their Cambridge texts ; together , these became the standard for the remainder of the century . The most radical edition in the twentieth century was the Oxford Shakespeare , prepared under the general editorship of Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor . It aims to present the texts as they were originally performed , which results in numerous controversial choices , including presenting multiple texts of King Lear , a text of Hamlet in which the scenes presumably cut by Shakespeare are relegated to an appendix , and an emphasis on the collaborative nature of several of the plays .",
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"text": "The History of King Lear The History of King Lear is an adaptation by Nahum Tate of William Shakespeare 's King Lear . It first appeared in 1681 , some seventy-five years after Shakespeare 's version , and is believed to have replaced Shakespeare 's version on the English stage in whole or in part until 1838 . Unlike Shakespeare 's tragedy , Tate 's play has a happy ending , with Lear regaining his throne , Cordelia marrying Edgar , and Edgar joyfully declaring that `` truth and virtue shall at last succeed . '' Regarded as a tragicomedy , the play has five acts , as does Shakespeare 's , although the number of scenes is different , and the text is about eight hundred lines shorter than Shakespeare 's . Many of Shakespeare 's original lines are retained , or modified only slightly , but a significant portion of the text is entirely new , and much is omitted . The character of the Fool , for example , is absent . Although many critics -- including Joseph Addison , August Wilhelm Schlegel , Charles Lamb , William Hazlitt , and Anna Jameson -- condemned Tate 's adaptation for what they saw as its cheap sentimentality , it was popular with theatregoers , and was approved by Samuel Johnson , who regarded Cordelia 's death in Shakespeare 's play as unbearable . Shakespeare 's version continued to appear in printed editions of his works , but , according to numerous scholars , including A.C. Bradley and Stanley Wells , did not appear on the English stage for over a hundred and fifty years from the date of the first performance of Tate 's play . Actors such as Thomas Betterton , David Garrick , and John Philip Kemble , who were famous for the role of Lear , were portraying Tate 's Lear , not Shakespeare 's . The tragic ending was briefly restored by Edmund Kean in 1823 . In 1838 , William Charles Macready purged the text entirely of Tate , in favour of a shortened version of Shakespeare 's original . Finally , Samuel Phelps returned to the complete Shakespeare text in 1845 .",
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"text": "Pembroke's Men The Earl of Pembroke 's Men was an Elizabethan era playing company , or troupe of actors , in English Renaissance theatre . They functioned under the patronage of Henry Herbert , 2nd Earl of Pembroke . Early and equivocal mentions of a Pembroke 's company reach as far back as 1575 ; but the company is known for certain to have been in existence in 1592 . In that year , a share in the company was valued at # 80 ( more than William Shakespeare would pay for New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon five years later ) .",
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"text": "Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) is a major British theatre company , based in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire , England . The company employs over 1000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year . The RSC plays regularly in London , Newcastle upon Tyne and on tour across the UK and internationally . The company 's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon , where it has recently redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a # 112.8-million `` Transformation '' project . The theatres re-opened in November 2010 , having closed in 2007 . The new buildings attracted 18,000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening , and following the first full Shakespeare performances . Performances in Stratford-upon-Avon continued throughout the Transformation project at the temporary Courtyard Theatre . As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries , the RSC produces new work from living artists and develops creative links with theatre-makers from around the world , as well as working with teachers to inspire a lifelong love of William Shakespeare in young people and running events for everyone to explore and participate in its work . The RSC celebrated its fiftieth birthday season from April -- December 2011 , with two companies of actors presenting the first productions designed specifically for the new Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatre stages . The 2011-season began with performances of Macbeth and a re-imagined lost play The History of Cardenio . The fiftieth birthday season also featured The Merchant of Venice with Sir Patrick Stewart and revivals of some of the RSC 's greatest plays , including a new staging of Marat/Sade . For the London 2012 Festival as part of the Cultural Olympiad , the RSC produced the World Shakespeare Festival , featuring artists from across the world performing in venues around the UK . In 2013 the company began live screenings of its Shakespeare productions -- called Live from Stratford-upon-Avon -- which are screened around the world . In 2016 , the company collaborated with Intel and The Imaginarium Studios to stage The Tempest , bringing performance capture to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for the very first time .",
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"text": "Timeline of Shakespeare criticism Timeline of Shakespeare criticism is an informal term that presents a chronological collection of critical quotations about William Shakespeare and his works , which illustrate the article Shakespeare 's reputation . Shakespeare enjoyed recognition in his own time , but in the 17th century , poets and authors began to consider him as the supreme dramatist and poet of all times of the English language . In fact , even today , no other dramatist has been performed even remotely as often on the British ( and later the world ) stage as Shakespeare Since then , several editors and critics of theater began to focus on the dramatic text and the language of Shakespeare , creating a study that focused on extracting all the power of his literary texts , being used in studies on the printed page rather than in the theater . This attitude reached a high point with the Romantics , which saw his figure as a genius , prophet , and Bard -- and continued important in the last century , receiving analysis not only by poets and authors , but also by psychoanalysts , psychologists and philosophers .",
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"text": "The Jew (play) The Jew is a comedy written by playwright Richard Cumberland and first presented at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in May 1794 . The play is notable as the first play in the English theatre to portray a Jewish moneylender as the hero of a stage production . An adaptation of the original play along with a facsimile copy of The Jew was published in 2012 as Sheva , the Benevolent . The anti-Jewish tradition on the English stage dates back at least to the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290 and is exemplified by the characters of Shylock in William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice and Barabas in Christopher Marlowe 's The Jew of Malta . In a series of articles called Observer , first published in 1785 , Cumberland created a character named Abraham Abrahams who would later serve as a template for Sheva , the title character in The Jew . In one instalment of Observer , Abrahams is quoted as saying , `` I verily believe the odious character of Shylock has brought little less persecution upon us , poor scattered sons of Abraham , than the Inquisition itself . '' A decade later , in writing The Jew , Cumberland sought to create a positive image of a Jewish man that would counteract centuries of anti-Semitic portraits . The tremendous success of the initial production prompted Cumberland to later write , `` The benevolence of the audience assisted me in rescuing a forlorn and persecuted character , which till then had only been brought upon the stage for the unmanly purpose of being made a spectacle of contempt , and a butt for ridicule . In the success of this comedy I felt of course a greater gratification , than I had ever felt upon a like occasion . '' Shortly after its London premiere , the play began to be performed in the United States , first in Boston , Philadelphia , and New York City and , later , in Richmond , Charleston , and many other cities and towns . The play was also translated into numerous languages including German , French , Hebrew , Yiddish , and Russian . The last known New York production under its original title was presented at the Bronx Free Synagogue in 1919 .",
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"text": "Lysander (A Midsummer Night's Dream) Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare 's play A Midsummer Night 's Dream . A handsome young man of Athens , Lysander is in love with Egeus 's daughter Hermia . Unfortunately , Egeus does not approve of Lysander and would prefer his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius . Meanwhile , Hermia 's friend Helena has fallen in love with Demetrius . When Hermia is forced to choose between dying , never seeing a man again or marrying Demetrius , she and Lysander run away into the forest . They face different problems in the forest between love . After Lysander is put under Puck 's spell , being mistaken for Demetrius he falls in love with Helena . After lots of fighting the spell is reversed and Lysander marries Hermia and they live very happy lives together . He comes across as a very deep and passionate lover in the play . He is a strong character and does get confused , but this is purposely achieved as Puck applies a potion which makes his relationship with Hermia fade until he removes it and they marry and live happily ever after . He has often been compared to the character of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet . Shakespeare wrote the play around the same time he was writing A Midsummer Night 's Dream and some scholars have come to the conclusion that the two characters in the different plays are rather similar . Both are passionate lovers who would do anything for those they love .",
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"text": "Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI , Part 1 , often referred to as 1 Henry VI , is a history play by William Shakespeare , and possibly Christopher Marlowe and/or Thomas Nashe , believed to have been written in 1591 , and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England . Whereas Henry VI , Part 2 deals with the King 's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles , and the inevitability of armed conflict , and Henry VI , Part 3 deals with the horrors of that conflict , Henry VI , Part 1 deals with the loss of England 's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses , as the English political system is torn apart by personal squabbles and petty jealousy . Although the Henry VI trilogy may not have been written in chronological order , the three plays are often grouped together with Richard III to form a tetralogy covering the entire Wars of the Roses saga , from the death of Henry V in 1422 to the rise to power of Henry VII in 1485 . It was the success of this sequence of plays that firmly established Shakespeare 's reputation as a playwright . Some regard Henry VI , Part 1 as the weakest of Shakespeare 's plays and , along with Titus Andronicus , it is generally considered one of the strongest candidates for evidence that Shakespeare collaborated with other dramatists early in his career .",
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"text": "The London Prodigal The London Prodigal is a play in English Renaissance theatre , a city comedy set in London , in which a prodigal son learns the error of his ways . The play was published in quarto in 1605 by the stationer Nathaniel Butter , and printed by Thomas Creede . In 1664 it was one of the seven plays that publisher Philip Chetwinde added to the second impression of his Third Folio of Shakespeare 's plays . The play was not entered into the Stationers ' Register , but it is attributed to William Shakespeare on the title page of the first ( and only ) edition . This attribution is widely and generally rejected by scholars . The title page also identifies the play as a King 's Men 's play . ( One critic has observed that it is questionable to reject the former assertion while accepting the latter . ) The London Prodigal has been dated as early as c. 1591 , and as late as 1603 -- 4 . It is one of a long series of `` prodigal son '' plays that reach back as far as the Bible for inspiration and precedent ; but it is also an example of the evolving Elizabethian genre of domestic dramas , and `` one of the first naturalistic dramas in English '' . Individual scholars have attributed the play to Ben Jonson , Thomas Dekker , John Marston , and Michael Drayton ; others have suggested Thomas Heywood and George Wilkins . None of these attributions , however , has been accepted by a significant proportion of the critical community .",
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"text": "Gerald Eades Bentley Gerald Eades Bentley ( September 15 , 1901 -- July 25 , 1994 ) was an American academic and literary scholar , best remembered for his seven-volume work , The Jacobean and Caroline Stage , published by Oxford University Press between 1941 and 1968 . That work , modeled on Edmund Kerchever Chambers ' classic four-volume The Elizabethan Stage , has itself become a standard and essential reference work on English Renaissance theatre . Bentley was born in Brazil , Indiana , the son of a Methodist clergyman . Originally intending to be a creative writer , he changed his career to literary scholarship during his graduate studies . He earned his B.A. at DePauw University ( 1923 ) , his M.A. in English at the University of Illinois ( 1926 ) , and his Ph.D. at the University of London ( 1929 ) , studying under Allardyce Nicoll . Bentley taught at the University of Chicago from 1929 to 1945 before accepting a position as Murray Professor of English at Princeton University in 1945 , where he served until his retirement in 1970 . He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975 . In addition to his Jacobean and Caroline Stage , Bentley wrote a wide range of works on Shakespeare and other figures of the English Renaissance . His essay `` Shakespeare and the Blackfriars Theatre , '' originally published in the inaugural issue of the Shakespeare Survey in 1948 , has been widely reprinted . Bentley edited several works for modern editions , including Othello , and The Alchemist . In his obituary , the New York Times noted that he raised a literary stir in 1956 when he edited and wrote the preface to a hitherto unknown 1577 text called The Arte of Angling in which he noted several passages that reminded him of Isaac Walton 's later The Compleat Angler . The Times quotes D. E. Rhodes , a British authority on fishing literature , who defended Walton , saying , `` It seems to me unjust to accuse Izaak Walton of plagiarism , because plagiarism did not exist in the 17th century . All authors of that and earlier ages read what they liked and used what they liked of it without acknowledgment . '' Bentley was married first to Esther Felt , a significant colleague in his scholarly work , from 1927 until her death in 1961 . In 1965 , he married Ellen Voigt Stern , who died in 1990 . Bentley 's son and namesake from his first marriage , Gerald Eades Bentley Jr. , became a noted literary scholar in his own right , specializing in the career and works of William Blake . He spent most of his career at the University of Toronto .",
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"text": "A Trick to Catch the Old One A Trick to Catch the Old One is a Jacobean comedy written by Thomas Middleton , first published in 1608 . The play is a satire in the subgenre of city comedy . The play was entered into the Stationers ' Register on 7 October 1607 by the printer George Eld , and published by him in quarto in the following year , 1608 . The title page of Q1 states that A Trick was acted by the Children of Paul 's , one of the companies of boy actors popular at the time . The play was probably written and first acted ca. 1605 . The play was popular ; a second quarto was issued in the same year , printed by Eld for the bookseller Henry Rocket . The title page of Q2 attributes the play to `` T. M. '' and states that A Trick was acted by both the Children of Paul 's and the Children of the Chapel ( then called the Children of the Blackfriars ) , the other major troupe of boy actors of the era . ( The Children of Paul 's had stopped performing plays around 1606 , and the Children of the Chapel/Blackfriars may have acquired the play from their defunct competitors . ) Q2 also states that the play had been acted at Court before King James I the previous `` New Year 's night . '' A third edition followed in 1616 , printed by Eld for the stationer Thomas Langley ; the title page assigns the authorship to `` T. Middleton . '' Two decades after its authorship , Philip Massinger used A Trick to Catch the Old One as a model for his most popular play , A New Way to Pay Old Debts , premiered in 1626 and published in 1633 . Massinger 's version of the plot would go on to become one of the most successful plays in English-language theatre .",
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"text": "GT Advance Championship Racing GT Advance Championship Racing ( known as Advance GTA in Japan ) is a racing game developed by MTO and published by THQ . It was a launch title for the Game Boy Advance , and was released in Japan on March 21 , 2001 , in North America on June 11 , 2001 , and in Europe on June 22 , 2001 . The game 's sequel , GT Advance 2 : Rally Racing , was released on June 30 , 2002 in North America . GT Advance features forty-five Japanese cars and places the player in races on thirty-two tracks . Due to positive reaction to the game in Japan , THQ purchased publishing rights for the North American and European releases to the game after a reported bidding war , and added in a controversial password save system into the game to cut costs . The game was received with mostly positive reviews from critics that praised the game for its fun gameplay , but THQ was criticized by most reviewers for adding passwords to the game when the Japanese version had battery-backed saves .",
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"text": "Respawn Entertainment Respawn Entertainment , LLC is an American video game development studio founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella , who created and were responsible for the development of the Call of Duty franchise at Infinity Ward before 2010 .",
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"text": "Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year The Game Developers Choice Award for the Game of the Year , also known as GDCA Game of the Year is the main video game award presented at the Game Developers Conference ( GDC ) , the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers . The conference , usually held in or around March in San Francisco , presents the award as part of the Game Developers Choice Awards ( GDCA ) , a series of awards honoring outstanding achievements in video game design for games released during the previous calendar year . Established in 2001 , the award is considered the most prestigious peer-awarded accolade in the digital games industry , as the winners are selected by votes of game developers themselves . As of the 16th conference held in March 2016 , only three studios -- all of them American -- have won the award more than once : Valve Corporation , for Half-Life 2 ( 2004 ) and Portal ( 2007 ) Bethesda Game Studios , for Fallout 3 ( 2008 ) and The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim ( 2011 ) Naughty Dog , for Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves ( 2009 ) and The Last of Us ( 2013 ) Developers with three or more nominations in the category include Nintendo EAD ( 6 ) , BioWare ( 5 ) , Bethesda Game Studios ( 4 ) , Rockstar North ( 4 ) , Ubisoft Montreal ( 4 ) , FromSoftware ( 3 ) , Lionhead Studios ( 3 ) , and Valve Corporation ( 3 ) . As for video game publishers , the most successful to date is Sony Computer Entertainment with 9 nominations and 4 wins , followed by Nintendo ( 8 nominations and 1 win ) , Electronic Arts ( 7 nominations and 1 win ) and Rockstar Games ( 6 nominations and 1 win ) .",
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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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"text": "Nerve Software Nerve Software , LLC is an American video game developer that was co-founded by ex-id Software employee Brandon James . Many of the original employees at Nerve were previously employed by Rogue Entertainment , another U.S. based software company .",
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"text": "Red Annihilation Red Annihilation was a Quake competitive eSport event held in May 1997 that was one of the first nationwide video game competition held in the United States . In the final match of the tournament , Dennis `` Thresh '' Fong defeated Tom `` Entropy '' Kimzey of Impulse 9 on the map Castle of the Damned . For winning the event , Fong was awarded John D. Carmack 's 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS cabriolet as the grand prize . The tournament was created first as Kings of Capture Quake Tournament started by Michael `` Hawthorne '' Shearon , after contacting Intergraph for possible sponsorship the tournament was folded into what became Red Annihilation . The tournament was then developed and organized by Rob Esterling , executive director overseeing Intergraph Computer Systems 's commercial and consumer graphics group , and his Intergraph team including Jim Terzian , the tournament 's director and Victor Johnson , the team 's Art Director . In 1996 , Microsoft 's DirectX group hosted game competitions , first at the Computer Game Developers Conference , then as a separate event , selecting the players and flying them in to compete . These Microsoft-hosted competitions might be seen as the first nationwide video game competitions held in the United States , as players came from throughout the country . When a further Microsoft DirectX-organized event , intended to be held at Naval Air Station Alameda , was cancelled , Intergraph announced it would host a tournament that would be an open , national computer game competition and chose Quake as the game to be played . Intergraph brought in Quake developer id Software , 3D computer graphics chipset maker Rendition , and online gaming company Mpath Interactive as partners in Red Annihilation . Will Bryant and Frank Cabanski of the Quake ClanRing were selected to operate the game competition because of their prior pioneering experience running large scale gaming tournaments . The initial phase of the tournament was held on Mpath 's MPlayer network with over 2000 participants from across the United States competing online in one-on-one matches . The top 16 players were flown to Atlanta , Georgia for the concluding phase of the tournament , where they competed inside the World Congress Center in a gaming arena Intergraph built on the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) . This phase of the competition used vQuake , the hardware accelerated version of the game , played on Intergraph PC computers equipped with Rendition V1000-based Intense3D graphics accelerators . Players were able to use their own keyboards , mice and other pointing devices if they wished . As E3 was at the time an industry exhibition open to the trade only , most spectators watched the final competitions online via in-game cameras orchestrated by Bryant and Cabanski . The final morning of the tournament was also covered from the show floor by NBC 's Today and The Wall Street Journal . It was discovered during the award ceremony that tournament winner Fong , a student at De Anza College , would not be able to drive his prize as he was not insured for such a vehicle . Carmack agreed to underwrite Fong 's insurance for a year so the latter could enjoy his new car .",
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"text": "New Star Games New Star Games is a British independent video game developer specializing in sports role-playing video games . It was founded by Simon Read in 2003 . Their most well-known product is the New Star Soccer series , role-playing soccer games in which the user controls one player in a squad making decisions about his career and life decisions along the way . The game received the `` Indie Sports Game of the Year Award 2008 '' from GameTunnel . It was the first non-text based game released by New Star Games . In addition to sports career games , New Star Games notably released Super Laser Racer , a stylised futuristic combat racing game . This is the first ( and currently only ) of NSG 's games to be made available on Steam . Simon Read approached Steam with New Star Soccer 5 , but Valve were apparently not interested in distributing it , a decision they would later reverse .",
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"text": "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks . It is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series , following The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion , and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 on November 11 , 2011 . The game 's main story revolves around the player character and their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater , a dragon who is prophesied to destroy the world . The game is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion , and takes place in the fictional province of Skyrim . Over the course of the game , the player completes quests and develops the character by improving skills . The game continues the open world tradition of its predecessors by allowing the player to travel anywhere in the game world at any time , and to ignore or postpone the main storyline indefinitely . Skyrim was developed using the Creation Engine , rebuilt specifically for the game . The team opted for a unique and more diverse game world than Oblivions Imperial Provence of Cyrodiil , which game director and executive producer Todd Howard considered less interesting by comparison . The game was released to critical acclaim , with reviewers particularly mentioning the character development and setting , and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time . The game shipped over seven million copies to retailers within the first week of its release , and sold over 30 million copies across all platforms . Three downloadable content ( DLC ) add-ons were released -- Dawnguard , Hearthfire , and Dragonborn -- which were repackaged into The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim -- Legendary Edition , which was released in June 2013 . The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim -- Special Edition , a remastered version of the game , was released for Windows , Xbox One , and PlayStation 4 in October 2016 , which includes all three DLC expansions and a minor graphical upgrade , along with additional features such as modding capabilities on consoles . A port for the Nintendo Switch is planned for release in 2017 .",
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"text": "List of Crystal Dynamics video games Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer that was founded in 1992 by Judy Lang , Madaline Canepa and Dave Morris . Based in the San Francisco Bay Area , California , Crystal Dynamics was the first licensed developer for Panasonic 's original 3DO console , a gaming hardware platform founded by Kleiner Perkins . Their first release , Crash N Burn , was a launch game for the system and was included as a pack-in game with the console . The 3DO 's launch during the 1993 Christmas season was a commercial failure , severely damaging Crystal Dynamics ' software strategy . In 1994 , the company became a publisher for two new gaming platforms , the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn . The studio was acquired by Eidos Interactive , a British video game publisher , in 1998 . After Square Enix acquired Eidos in 2009 , Crystal Dynamics became a subsidiary of Square Enix . Crystal Dynamics is best known for developing the Legacy of Kain and Gex series . Although the first Legacy of Kain video game was developed by Silicon Knights , Crystal Dynamics gained the rights to the franchise in 1998 and developed four sequels between 1999 and 2003 . In 2003 , the studio took over the development of the best-selling Tomb Raider franchise after its original developer , Core Design , failed to gain critical or commercial success with their later games . Crystal Dynamics ' first Tomb Raider game , Tomb Raider : Legend , became a commercial success with 4.5 million copies sold as of February 2009 . Its sequel , Tomb Raider : Underworld , sold 2.6 million copies and became the first game the studio developed for the PlayStation 3 . Since 2003 , the studio has focused development on the Tomb Raider franchise with the help of other studios such as Buzz Monkey Software and Nixxes Software . Crystal Dynamics has developed five games in the series , encompassing two reboots of the franchise .",
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"text": "Destination Games Destination Games was an American computer game development company created in April 2000 by Richard Garriott , Robert Garriott and Starr Long , following their departure from Origin Systems . ( `` Destination '' is a play on `` Origin '' , the company the Garriotts founded nearly two decades earlier . ) Destination was founded in Austin , Texas to develop massively multiplayer online role-playing games . At E3 2001 , Richard Garriott announced a partnership making Destination the United States headquarters of South Korean MMORPG giant NCSOFT . As NCSOFT Austin , Destination has mainly focused on developing and supporting the North American version of NCSOFT 's Lineage games . In 2007 Destination Games released its first game , Tabula Rasa , a sci-fi MMORPG . The game did not sell as well as was hoped , Richard Garriott left NCSOFT in 2008 , and the game service closed in February 2009 . The Destination Games website was taken down when NCsoft moved its United States headquarters from Austin to Seattle -- calling it NCSOFT West -- in 2008 . NCSOFT Austin employed five people to run the casual MMOG Dungeon Runners , but announced in 2009 that support for this game will be ending in early 2010 due to low subscription numbers . As of October 2009 , NCSOFT employs about 150 people in the former Destination Games office in Austin mainly working in server operations , quality assurance , and customer support for various NCSOFT MMO titles , however development operations have moved completely to other NCSSOFT subsidiaries on the West Coast . The trademark Destination Games still remains a property of NCSOFT .",
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"text": "Grandia is a series of role-playing video games that have been developed by Game Arts throughout the whole series and have been published over the years by ESP Software , Sony Computer Entertainment , Ubisoft , Hudson Soft , Enix , Square Enix and GungHo Online Entertainment . The latest installment is published by GungHo Online Entertainment with the game entitled Grandia Online . Games in the Grandia series have been released for Sega Saturn , PlayStation , Dreamcast , Game Boy Color , PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows . The latest installment was released for Microsoft Windows on July 2009 entitled Grandia Online , its services remained online for three years until they shut down in 2012 .",
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"text": "MercurySteam MercurySteam Entertainment , S.L. is a game developer based in San Sebastián de los Reyes , Spain . The company makes titles for the major platforms , including PC , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . The company was founded by former members of Rebel Act Studios , who previously developed Severance : Blade of Darkness in 2001 . Dave Cox is a producer at Konami who has helped out MercurySteam during the Castlevania : Lords of Shadow trilogy . In 2015 , Nintendo Life reported that MercurySteam had worked on a Metroid prototype for Wii U and 3DS , that was later turned down and possibly retrofitted into a different project .",
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"text": "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": "International Game Developers Association International Game Developers Association ( IGDA ) is the professional association for over 12,000 video and computer game developers worldwide . It is incorporated in the United States as a non-profit organization . Its stated mission is `` To advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers , promoting professional development , and advocating on issues that affect the developer community . '' In recognition of the wide-ranging , multidisciplinary nature of interactive entertainment , there are supposedly no barriers to entry .",
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"text": "ProDG (software) ProDG ( pronounced `` prodigy '' ) by SN Systems is a suite of development tools produced for PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 2 , PSP , Nintendo DS , GameCube , and Game Boy Advance . The phrase PRO-DG was originally registered as a UK trademark , but the hyphen was never used for a released version and the suite has subsequently been known as ProDG . The suite consisted of console hardware-specific assemblers , a C/C + + compiler , ELF/DLL linkers , and a source-level debugger . The build tools could be controlled either from the command line or integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio . The artist preview software tool , ProView , and Tuner , a profiler and performance optimizer , were also included in some versions of ProDG .",
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"text": "Asphalt Urban GT Asphalt Urban GT is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS and the Nokia N-Gage handheld video game consoles . It was developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft , and released on November 21 , 2004 , making it one of the DS launch titles . It has support for wireless multiplayer with up to four opponents , and takes advantage of the DS 's support for 3D graphics ( while showing unaccelerated N-Gage 's power to match DS 's graphics ) , showing the action from three camera angles . Replays are also available . The bottom screen of the DS is utilized to provide strategic tips and player information . The game sports nine tracks modelled after real-world locations such as Paris and New York City . The game 's 23 cars are licensed from real manufacturers such as Lamborghini , Hummer , Volkswagen , and others , and can be enhanced with over 30 addons .",
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"text": "Ritual Entertainment Ritual Entertainment was a video game developer established in 1996 by Robert Atkins , Mark Dochtermann , Jim Dosé , Richard ` Levelord ' Gray , Michael Hadwin , Harry Miller , and Tom Mustaine . Based in Dallas , Texas , Ritual Entertainment was formerly known as Hipnotic Interactive , during which period they began development of their signature video game SiN . Members of the Ritual Entertainment development team have contributed game assets to other titles such as American McGee 's Alice , Medal of Honor : Airborne , Tomb Raider : Legend , and 25 to Life , and are also the creators of '' Übertools '' for id Tech 3 , which has been licensed for a number of other games . On January 24 , 2007 , developer MumboJumbo announced the acquisition of Ritual Entertainment . With this acquisition , Ritual 's focus on traditional action-oriented games was changed to casual games , essentially `` stalling '' Ritual 's latest game series , SiN Episodes , after releasing only one episode out of a planned nine . The purchase followed months of departures of several key employees including chief executive officer Steve Nix who became director of business development at id Software , vice president and co-founder Tom Mustaine who left to found Escalation Studios . Several months after the acquisition , community relations manager Steve Hessel left the company to join Splash Damage . Prior to the announcement , on December 6 , 2006 , Ritual announced the appointment of Ken Harward as the company 's new studio director .",
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"text": "Grey Dog Software Grey Dog Software is a computer games development company , based in Phoenix , Arizona , and specializing in sports text simulations . Notable games released by Grey Dog include the Total Extreme Warfare series and the Wrestling Spirit series .",
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"text": "Big Huge Games Big Huge Games is a video game developer located in Timonium , Maryland . The company was founded in February 2000 by four veteran game industry developers : Tim Train , David Inscore , Jason Coleman and Brian Reynolds ( lead designer of Alpha Centauri , et al. ) . Their first game , Rise of Nations , was a critical and commercial hit . The original studio became defunct in May 2012 , but the name `` Big Huge Games '' was later reacquired by Reynolds and Train for their new venture ( previously known as SecretNewCo ) . The revived studio released the mobile game DomiNations on Android and iOS in April 2015 .",
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"text": "Sherlock (TV series) Sherlock is a crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes detective stories . Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss , it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson . Thirteen episodes have been produced , with three-part series airing from 2010 -- 2017 , and a special episode airing on 1 January 2016 . The series is set in the present day , while the one-off special features a Victorian period fantasy resembling the original Holmes stories . Sherlock is a co-production of the British network BBC and the American station WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series on PBS , along with Hartswood Films , with Moffat , Gatiss , Sue Vertue and Rebecca Eaton serving as executive producers . The series is primarily filmed in Cardiff , Wales , with North Gower Street in London used for exterior shots of Holmes and Watson 's 221B Baker Street residence . Critical reception has been highly positive , with many reviews praising the quality of the writing , performances , and direction . Sherlock has been nominated for numerous awards including BAFTAs , Emmys , and a Golden Globe , winning several awards across a variety of categories . The show won in three categories at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries , Movie or a Dramatic Special for Moffat , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Cumberbatch , and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Freeman . Two years later , it won Outstanding Television Movie . In addition , the show was also honoured with a Peabody Award in 2011 . The third series has become the UK 's most watched drama series since 2001 while interest in the fourth series appeared to slip by approximately twenty percent . Sherlock has been sold to 180 territories . All of the series have been released on DVD and Blu-ray , alongside tie-in editions of selected original Conan Doyle stories and original soundtrack composed by David Arnold and Michael Price . In January 2014 , the show launched its official mobile app called Sherlock : The Network .",
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"text": "Lost Girl (season 5) Lost Girl is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12 , 2010 . The series was created by Michelle Lovretta and is produced by Jay Firestone and Prodigy Pictures Inc. , with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund ( Canada Media Fund ) , and in association with Shaw Media . It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo , played by Anna Silk , as she learns to control her superhuman abilities , help those in need , and discover the truth about her origins . On February 27 , 2014 , Showcase and Shaw Media announced the renewal for a fifth and final season , with production starting in spring and the season set to air Fall 2014 . On August 25 , 2014 , Showcase announced that season 5 would be the last , with the original 13-episode order increased to 16 final episodes and the season divided into Part 1 and Part 2 . In the United States , on March 3 , 2015 , Syfy announced the premiere of season 5 on April 17 , 2015 , at 10 p.m. , with the show 's broadcast day changed to Friday . The time slot was afterwards changed to Thursday at 10 p.m. effective May 21 , with episode `` Clear Eyes , Fae Hearts '' .",
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"text": "Drop the Dead Donkey Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998 . It is set in the offices of `` GlobeLink News '' , a fictional TV news company . Recorded close to transmission , it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism . It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin . The series had an ensemble cast , making stars of Haydn Gwynne , Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson . The series began with the acquisition of GlobeLink by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant , an allusion to either Robert Maxwell or Rupert Murdoch . Indeed , Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note on their DVDs that it was fortunate for their libel lawyers that the two men shared the same initials . The series is mostly based on the ongoing battle between the staff of GlobeLink , led by editor George Dent , as they try to maintain the company as a serious news organisation , and Sir Roysten 's right-hand man Gus Hedges , trying to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Sir Roysten 's business empire . According to Swedish comedian Kryddan Petersson , he and the group behind Helt Apropå had come up with an idea for a show like this , which they presented to British colleagues sometime around 1989-90 . Most of them were not impressed , but two of them took the idea seriously and wrote this show . Later on , the Swedish group bought the material rights to the show back to Sweden , and created the show Döda danskar räknas inte ( `` Dead Danes do n't count '' ) , which aired on SVT in 1994 . The show was awarded the Best Comedy ( Programme or Series ) Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards . At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990 , Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991 , and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994 .",
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"text": "South Park (season 13) The thirteenth season of South Park , an American animated television comedy series , originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central between March 11 and November 18 , 2009 . The season was headed by the series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone , who served as executive producers along with Anne Garefino . The season continued to focus on the exploits of protagonists Stan , Kyle , Cartman , Kenny and Butters in the fictional Colorado mountain town of South Park . The season was the first of three new seasons Parker and Stone agreed to produce for the network under a renewal deal . It consisted of fourteen 22-minute episodes , which aired in two groups of seven episodes separated by a six-month gap . Prior to the season 's premiere , all South Park episodes were made available for free viewing on the official series website , South Park Studios . The 13th season was the first to be broadcast in high definition and in widescreen . Continuing their practice from previous seasons , Parker and Stone wrote and produced each episode within the week before its broadcast date . The 13th season satirized such topics as the ACORN scandal , Japanese whaling , piracy in Somalia and the marketing tactics of the Walt Disney Company . Celebrities were spoofed throughout the season , including the Jonas Brothers , Kanye West , Carlos Mencia , Paul Watson and Glenn Beck , all of whom publicly responded to their portrayals . The episode `` Fishsticks '' attracted particular media attention due to rapper Kanye West 's declaration that its jokes about his arrogance were funny but hurt his feelings . `` The F Word '' , in which the central characters attempt to change the definition of the word `` fag '' , was especially controversial and prompted complaints from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation . A broadcast of `` Pinewood Derby '' in Mexico was pulled , allegedly due to its depiction of Mexican President Felipe Calderón . `` Fatbeard '' was praised by the crew of the USS Bainbridge , which was involved in the 2009 rescue of the MV Maersk Alabama from Somali pirates . The 13th season received mixed reviews : some critics called it one of South Park 's strongest seasons , while others claimed the series was starting to decline in quality . The season maintained the average Nielsen rating viewership for the series , around 3 million viewers per episode . The episode `` Margaritaville '' , which satirized the global recession then affecting much of the industrialized world , won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ( for Programming Less Than One Hour ) .",
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"text": "Doctor Who (series 9) The ninth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who premiered on 19 September 2015 with `` The Magician 's Apprentice '' and concluded on 5 December 2015 with `` Hell Bent '' . The series was led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat , alongside executive producer Brian Minchin . Nikki Wilson , Peter Bennett , and Derek Ritchie served as producers . The series is the ninth to air following the programme 's revival in 2005 , and is the thirty-fifth season overall . This is the second series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor , an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS , which is disguised as a British police box . It also stars Jenna Coleman as the Doctor 's companion , Clara Oswald , for her third and final series in the role . Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Maisie Williams as Ashildr , a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor , which leads to major events resulting of her encounters with the Doctor . The series ' main story arc revolves around the mystery of a being called the Hybrid , the combination of two great warrior races . The Hybrid is alluded to with the appearance of many other hybrids such as Osgood and Ashildr , with both being dramatically revealed as being hybrids . The Doctor 's investigation into this being ultimately leads him back to his home planet of Gallifrey , which returns fully in the series . Steven Moffat wrote four episodes solo and co-wrote an additional two . The other writers who worked on this series included Toby Whithouse , Jamie Mathieson , Catherine Tregenna , Peter Harness , Mark Gatiss , and Sarah Dollard . Directors of the series included ones who had previously worked with Moffat on the show , and brand new ones . Filming began on 5 January 2015 . The ninth series received high acclaim from critics , with many labelling it as the show 's strongest season to date . Aspects of the series that were met with the most praise included the writing , directing , and structure of the series , as well as the performances of Peter Capaldi , Jenna Coleman and Maisie Williams .",
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"text": "The Sherlock Holmes The Sherlock Holmes is a Victorian era themed public house in Northumberland Street near Charing Cross railway station and Trafalgar Square which contains a large collection of memorabilia related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes . The original collection was put together for display in Baker Street in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951 .",
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"text": "Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) Sherlock Holmes is the name given to the TV series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994 , with the first two series bearing the title The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes on screen and being followed by subsequent sub-series bearing the titles of other short story collections by Arthur Conan Doyle . The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and starred Jeremy Brett as the famous detective . His portrayal remains very popular and is accepted by some as the definitive on-screen version of Sherlock Holmes . In addition , Holmes 's faithful friend and companion Dr. Watson is portrayed as the kind of thoroughly competent sidekick that Holmes would want . Initially , Watson was portrayed by David Burke ( who had earlier played the villain in an adaptation of `` The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet '' for the 1965 BBC series starring Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock ) . Burke appeared in the first year of the Adventures series before leaving to join the Royal Shakespeare Company . He was replaced by Edward Hardwicke , who played Watson for the remainder of the run . Of the 60 Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , 42 were adapted in the series spanning 36 one-hour episodes and five feature-length specials . ( The elements of two stories were combined in one episode , accounting for the different numbers . )",
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"text": "The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics The Scientific Sherlock Holmes : Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics ( ISBN 978-0-199-79496-6 ) is a book written by James O'Brien , which was originally published on 3 December 2012 and then by Oxford University Press , USA on 3 January 2013 . The book later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Critical / Biographical Work in 2013 .",
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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": "Pokémon Apokélypse Pokémon Apokélypse is a 2010 fan-made short film directed by Kial Natale and produced by Dylan Innes and Lee Majdoub . Based on the Pokémon franchise , the storyline takes place several years after the events of the original anime series . Intended as a fan-response to `` the common trend of ` dark and gritty ' reboots of popular franchises '' , the film was meant to give a mature spin on Pokémon and be in the same vein as work seen on parody website CollegeHumor . The creators initially intended to reveal the film at the Vancouver Anime Evolution convention , it was not shown due to technical difficulties . Instead on September 14 , 2010 , it revealed online via a teaser segment distributed through emails sent to various media outlets , which presented itself as a recording of a `` secret movie trailer screening '' for a film in development . The full film followed shortly thereafter , posted online on September 20 . The result of almost two years of work , the film follows Ash Ketchum and his friends years after the events of the original anime series , and their struggle against criminal organization Rocket Industries . Deciding on using the subject of Pokémon after considering several possibilities such as Grand Theft Auto and Dragon Ball Z , the producers were surprised by fan reaction to the material . Despite praises for the content , they have stated they have no intention to produce a full-fledged film . The initial `` leaked '' preview was met with skepticism and criticism , with Crave Online in particular recalling the trend of past video game-inspired films being of poor quality . Kotaku and Topless Robot in particular noting that the preview did it a disservice by hiding the charm of the completed project , which by comparison was met with very positive reception . GamesRadar called it `` amazing '' , and stated that the content was `` good enough for grown ups '' ; in a further discussion , they added they were impressed by the quality of the work , and how it addressed the similarity between the games and dog fighting . Other sources such as The Escapist and Game Informer also heavily praised the production , with the former lamenting that such a concept would never officially appear from Nintendo .",
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"text": "Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series) Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the novels of the same name , written by Reginald Hill . The series was first broadcast on 16 March 1996 , with Warren Clarke being cast as Dalziel ( pronounced `` dee-ell '' ) and Colin Buchanan being cast as Pascoe . The series is primarily set in the fictional town of Wetherton in Yorkshire , and `` follows the work of two detectives that are thrown together as partners . Complete opposites . Different backgrounds , different beliefs , different styles . They get on each other 's nerves . They are continually embarrassed by each other . But their differences make them a stunningly brilliant crime-solving team . '' The first three series were entirely based on Hill 's novels , as were the first two episodes of series four . However , all subsequent stories , with the exception of `` Dialogues of the Dead '' , are stories written exclusively for television , and have not appeared as subsequent novels . The series was produced by BBC Birmingham , and broadcast on BBC One until 22 June 2007 , running for a total of eleven series . The series was axed in 2008 , citing falling viewing figures as the main reason . It was one of a number of dramas axed in a mass cull by new station controller Peter Fincham .",
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"text": "Digimon Tamers , known outside Japan as season three of Digimon : Digital Monsters , is the third anime television series produced by Toei Animation based on the Japanese Digimon franchise . Unlike the previous seasons , Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 , Tamers takes place in a different universe , where the first two seasons are a TV show . The show mostly takes place in the real world and revolves heavily around the collectible card game based on the series . This series is also known for its darker undertones and story plots , taking darker routes than in previous series . The anime has become controversial over the decade , with debates about how appropriate this show actually is for its `` target '' audience , especially due to Lovecraftian nature of the last arc . The English dub is more lighthearted dialogue-wise , though still not as much as previous series . Tamers aired in Japan between April 1 , 2001 and March 31 , 2002 , whilst an English-language version by Saban Entertainment aired in North America between September 1 , 2001 to June 8 , 2002 . A manga adaptation by Yuen Wong Yu ran between April and October 2004 . It was succeeded by Digimon Frontier .",
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"text": "Lilyhammer Lilyhammer is a Norwegian-American television series starring Steven Van Zandt about fictional former New York-based gangster Frank `` The Fixer '' Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer , Norway . The first season premiered on Norwegian NRK1 on 25 January 2012 with a record audience of 998,000 viewers ( one fifth of Norway 's population ) , and premiered on Netflix in North America on 6 February 2012 with all eight episodes available in full for streaming on the service . Lilyhammer was promoted as `` the first time Netflix offered exclusive content '' . The spelling of the series title alludes to Tagliano 's dog Lily that was killed in the first episode during an attempt on Tagliano 's life , and the way that Frank and some other anglophones pronounce the town 's name . The series produced three seasons , with the final episode airing 17 December 2014 . On 22 July 2015 , Steven van Zandt posted on Twitter that the series had been cancelled , and the following day Netflix confirmed that they were pulling out of the series . NRK owns the rights to the series and remained optimistic that a deal could be made with another company for a fourth season .",
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"text": "Wishbone (TV series) Wishbone is a half-hour live-action children 's television show that was produced from 1995 to 1998 and broadcast on PBS Kids . The show 's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier . Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional town of Oakdale , Texas . He daydreams about being the lead character of stories from classic literature . He was known as `` the little dog with a big imagination '' . Only the viewers and the characters in his daydreams can hear Wishbone speak . The characters from his daydreams see Wishbone as whichever famous character he is currently portraying and not as a dog . The show won four Daytime Emmys , a Peabody Award , and honors from the Television Critics Association . Wishbone '' 's exterior shots were filmed on the backlot of Lyrick Studios 's teen division Big Feats ! Entertainment in Allen , Texas , and its interior shots were filmed on a sound stage in a 50,000 square foot warehouse in Plano , Texas . Additional scenes were filmed in Grapevine , Texas . This show garnered particular praise for refusing to bowdlerize many of the sadder or more unpleasant aspects of the source works , which usually enjoyed a fairly faithful retelling in the fantasy sequences . The show also inspired several book series . Altogether , there are more than fifty books featuring Wishbone , which were published even after the TV series ended production . Reruns of the show continued to air on some PBS affiliates until early 2008 . In 2006 , when a PBS Kids Go ! digital channel was announced , PBS planned to air Wishbone on the channel . However , when the digital channel was canceled , Wishbone returned in reruns on the PBS national program service . Wishbone clips came to the PBS Kids Go ! website . The return to PBS lasted a short time , though some PBS affiliates continued to air Wishbone '' until their license to do so ran out . The show continued to air in reruns until August 31 , 2001 . The Show was replaced on the PBS Kids schedule on September 3 , 2001 by Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat .",
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"text": "Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963 . The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called `` The Doctor '' , an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police box , which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired . Accompanied by a number of companions , the Doctor combats a variety of foes , while working to save civilisations and help people in need . The show is a significant part of British popular culture , and elsewhere it has gained a cult following . It has influenced generations of British television professionals , many of whom grew up watching the series . The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989 . There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot , in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who . The programme was relaunched in 2005 , and since then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff . Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs , including comic books , films , novels , audio dramas , and the television series Torchwood ( 2006 -- 2011 ) , The Sarah Jane Adventures ( 2007 -- 2011 ) , K-9 ( 2009 -- 2010 ) , and Class '' ( 2016-present ) , and has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture . Twelve actors have headlined the series as the Doctor . The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation -- an idea introduced in 1966 to allow the show to continue after the departure of original lead William Hartnell who was becoming very ill at the time . The concept is that this is a Time Lord trait through which the character of the Doctor takes on a new body and personality to recover from a severe injury or anything that would otherwise kill a normal person . Each actor 's portrayal differs , but all represent stages in the life of the same character and form a single narrative . The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet . The current lead , Peter Capaldi , took on the role after Matt Smith 's exit in the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . In 2017 , Capaldi confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the tenth series , with his final appearance being the 2017 Christmas Special .",
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"text": "David Doyle (producer) David Doyle is a four-time Emmy award-winning American television producer . He has produced factual and entertainment television programs since 1995 . Doyle has developed and produced original factual and entertainment projects with numerous broadcast and cable networks and was at the heart of the televised poker boom , having produced nine distinct poker programs for four different networks including NBC 's Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and ESPN 's United States Poker Championship . His varied career includes work on projects ranging from independent , single-camera documentaries such as the critically acclaimed PBS series Lords of the Mafia , to pilots , series and specials for cable nets including Sci Fi Channel , TNT , VH1 , Travel Channel and Comedy Central , to live multi-camera broadcast specials such as the Academy Awards and the primetime Emmy Awards . Doyle was the Vice President of Program Development and Production for Discovery Communications Animal Planet . During his tenure at Animal Planet Doyle made a significant impact on a variety of projects including the network 's most watched special to date , the primetime Emmy nominated Dragons : A Fantasy Made Real aka The Last Dragon ( docudrama ) . Also , Meerkat Manor , the critically acclaimed wildlife docu-soap series that Doyle brought to the network , was watched by more households than any other series premiere in the network 's history and continues to perform so well in subsequent seasons that it has spawned a feature film , Flower : Queen of the Kalahari . Additionally , David was instrumental in developing timely programs on topical issues such as Tsunami : Animal Instincts and Animal Planet Heroes : Hurricane Rescues & Animal Planet Heroes : Hurricane Reunions as well as whimsical programs the likes of The World 's Ugliest Dog Competition , and the counter-programming stunt Puppy Bowl that garners over 7.5 million viewers on Super Bowl Sunday annually . Under Doyle 's watch , content improvements and ratings goals were achieved on such network program stalwarts as Mutual of Omaha 's Wild Kingdom , Planet 's Funniest Animals and the Animal Cops franchise . Doyle produced two radio morning shows in San Diego , California and one of the first daily web-based comedy shows for MSN entitled Second City Headline News . He began his show business career as an award-winning comedian/magician performing at clubs and colleges across the nation and made guest appearances on several national television programs . In 2014 Doyle received a Daytime Emmy Award for the series `` Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin '' in the category Outstanding Travel Program , in 2015 for the series `` The Henry Ford 's Innovation Nation '' in the category Outstanding Special Class Program and two more in 2016 , for the series `` Sea Rescue '' in the category Outstanding Children 's Series and also for the series `` Lucky Dog '' in the category Outstanding Special Class Program .",
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"text": "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an anime series adapted from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa . Produced by Bones , the series is directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi . Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood is the second anime television series based on Fullmetal Alchemist , the first being 2003 's Fullmetal Alchemist . Unlike the previous adaptation , Brotherhood is a 1:1 adaptation directly following the original events of the manga . It was first announced in the manga series ' 20th tankōbon volume . In Japan , it is differentiated from the 2003 series by the inclusion of the English language title . The series premiered on April 5 , 2009 , on MBS-TBS ' Sunday 5:00 PM JST anime time block , replacing Mobile Suit Gundam 00 , and ran weekly until airing its final episode on July 4 , 2010 . Voice actresses Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya reprise their roles as main characters Edward and Alphonse Elric , respectively . On March 20 , 2009 , it was announced that the English title of the series was Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood and that it would receive its English language premiere on Animax Asia , with Japanese audio and English subtitles , from April 10 , 2009 , at 8:30 p.m. , five days after its Japanese premiere . On April 3 , 2009 , Funimation announced they would stream English subtitled episodes four days after they air in Japan . Madman Entertainment would also stream it `` within days '' of the episodes airing in Japan . On February 14 , 2010 , the English-dubbed version of the series began its run on Adult Swim . On February 1 , 2016 , Funimation announced that they would be losing home video and streaming rights to both Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood and Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie : Conqueror of Shamballa by March 31 , 2016 . The series was transferred to Aniplex of America .",
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"text": "The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes was a BBC Radio 2 comedy series written by Tony Hare . It starred Roy Hudd , Chris Emmett , Jeffrey Holland , and June Whitfield , and was broadcast between 16 January 1999 , to 20 February 1999 . It has since been re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra ( formerly called BBC Radio 7 ) . The burlesque series was a comic pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes . The series was recorded in front of a live audience and each 30 minute episode was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 at 1pm , making some of the rude , and occasionally crude , jokes rather risqué for the time of day . Hudd , Emmett , and Whitfield had all worked together on the very long-running radio series The News Huddlines . Holland is a familiar voice in British comedy series , probably best known for his role as Spike Dixon , the camp comic at Maplin 's holiday camp , Crimpton-on-Sea , in the BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi ! Hudd later appeared alongside Clive Merrison as Holmes , and Andrew Sachs as Doctor Watson in an original radio play in the series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 2002 .",
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"text": "The X-Files (season 9) The ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 11 , 2001 , concluded on May 19 , 2002 , and consists of twenty episodes . The season takes place after Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) goes into hiding , following the events of the eighth season finale , `` Existence '' . As such , the main storyarc for the season follows Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) , John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , and Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) on their hunt to reveal a government conspiracy involving the elaborate creation of `` Super Soldiers '' . For this season , former series ' leads Duchovny and Anderson scaled back their involvement with the show , with the former only starring in the two episodes that formed the season finale , `` The Truth '' . Doggett and Reyes became the show 's central characters , and former recurring character Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) became a main character . Series creator Chris Carter had hopes that the show could continue on with new leads , and the opening credits were accordingly redesigned again . Season nine received mixed reviews by critics and garnered negative reaction from many long-time fans and viewers , partially because Duchovny did not make regular appearances on the show , after fulfilling his contract in the previous season . During this year , ratings for the season fell dramatically . Critics blamed it on what they considered an increasingly incoherent story arc , whilst the cast and crew ascribed the drop in viewership to the September 11 attacks . Regardless , Fox eventually decided to cancel the series . During the airing of season eight , Carter and The X-Files production team had created and aired a spinoff titled The Lone Gunmen . The show was unsuccessful and was cancelled before any story arcs were resolved , but The X-Files episode `` Jump the Shark '' was written to give closure to the series . The X-Files storyline was continued with the 2008 theatrical film The X Files : I Want to Believe and later with a tenth season in 2016 .",
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"text": "William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes William Gillette , America 's Sherlock Holmes , by Henry Zecher , is the first full and in-depth biography of William Hooker Gillette ( 1853 -- 1937 ) , the American actor , playwright and stage-manager of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who is best remembered today for portraying Sherlock Holmes . Gillette was among the first American playwrights to offer tightly-knit and well-constructed plays , Bronson Howard , Steele MacKaye and James Herne being the others , but his most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects , and , as an actor , in putting forth what he called The Illusion of the First Time . His portrayal of Holmes helped create the modern image of the detective . His use of the deerstalker cap ( which first appeared in some Strand Magazine illustrations by Sidney Paget ) and the curved pipe became synonymous with the character . And it was in his play , not in Arthur Conan Doyle 's stories , that Holmes first said `` This is elementary , my dear fellow , '' which subsequently became `` Elementary , my dear Watson '' . Gillette assumed the role onstage more than 1,300 times over thirty years , starred in a silent motion picture based on his Holmes play , and voiced the character twice on radio . The author is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism , Class of 1971 . He was an award-winning sports writer and sports editor of the Delaware State News in Dover , Delaware , before embarking on a career in Federal government human resources . He has worked as a free-lance writer for many years and published a number of magazine articles , two of them of historical importance . One was an evaluation of German Reformer Martin Luther 's impact on the English Bible , and the other was the first analysis from a biblical and historical point of view of the Ipuwer Papyrus , first claimed by Immanuel Velikovsky and subsequently by others to have been an Egyptian version of the plagues on Egypt described in the Old Testament Book of Exodus . This is Zecher 's first book . It contains 585 pages of text and is profusely illustrated with more than ninety images , nearly all of them containing two to four and , in two cases , six individual photographs . It contains a bibliography of Gillette 's writings , a list of his plays subsequently made into motion pictures , a list of his patents , a list of audio/visual recordings of his voice , and 97 pages of Endnotes .",
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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": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film) Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It stars Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly and Linda Harrison . The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle . Jerry Goldsmith composed the groundbreaking avant-garde score . It was the first in a series of five films made between 1968 and 1973 , all produced by Arthur P. Jacobs and released by 20th Century Fox . The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash-land on a strange planet in the distant future . Although the planet appears desolate at first , the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence and speech . The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins . The script was originally written by Rod Serling , but underwent many rewrites before filming eventually began . Directors J. Lee Thompson and Blake Edwards were approached , but the film 's producer Arthur P. Jacobs , upon the recommendation of Charlton Heston , chose Franklin J. Schaffner to direct the film . Schaffner 's changes included an ape society less advanced -- and therefore less expensive to depict -- than that of the original novel . Filming took place between May 21 and August 10 , 1967 , in California , Utah and Arizona , with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell , Glen Canyon National Recreation Area . The film 's final `` closed '' cost was $ 5.8 million . The film was released on February 8 , 1968 , in the United States and was a commercial success , earning a lifetime domestic gross of $ 32.6 million . The film was groundbreaking for its prosthetic makeup techniques by artist John Chambers and was well received by critics and audiences , launching a film franchise , including four sequels , as well as a short-lived television show , animated series , comic books , and various merchandising . In particular , Roddy McDowall had a long-running relationship with the Apes series , appearing in four of the original five films ( absent , apart from a brief voiceover , from the second film of the series , Beneath the Planet of the Apes , in which he was replaced by David Watson in the role of Cornelius ) , and also in the television series . The original series was followed by Tim Burton 's remake Planet of the Apes in 2001 and the reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011 . Also in 2001 , Planet of the Apes was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .",
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"text": "The Producers (1968 film) The Producers is a 1968 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks and starring Zero Mostel , Gene Wilder , Dick Shawn , and Kenneth Mars . The film was Brooks 's directorial debut , and he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . Although the release date was officially 1968 , the premier took place in Pittsburgh on November 22 , 1967 . Decades later , the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry and placed eleventh on the AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs list . It was later remade by Brooks as an acclaimed Broadway stage musical , which itself was adapted for a 2005 feature film starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick .",
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"text": "Astonishing Stories Astonishing Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine , published by Popular Publications between 1940 and 1943 . It was founded under Popular 's `` Fictioneers '' imprint , which paid lower rates than Popular 's other magazines . The magazine 's first editor was Frederik Pohl , who also edited a companion publication , Super Science Stories . After nine issues Pohl was replaced by Alden H. Norton , who subsequently rehired Pohl as an assistant . The budget for Astonishing was very low , which made it difficult to acquire good fiction , but through his membership in the Futurians , a group of young science fiction fans and aspiring writers , Pohl was able to find material to fill the early issues . The magazine was successful , and Pohl was able to increase his pay rates slightly within a year . He managed to obtain stories by writers who subsequently became very well known , such as Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein . After Pohl entered the army in early 1943 , wartime paper shortages led Popular to cease publication of Astonishing . The final issue was dated April of that year . The magazine was never regarded as one of the leading titles of the genre , but despite the low budget it published some well-received material . Science fiction critic Peter Nicholls comments that `` its stories were surprisingly good considering how little was paid for them '' , and this view has been echoed by other historians of the field .",
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"text": "Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Edgar Rice Burroughs , Inc. is an American company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs . It is based in Tarzana , California . The company holds the rights to the literary works of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright ( a number of Burroughs ' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain ) . Burroughs was one of the first artists to incorporate , which he did for tax reasons and for more control over his works . Burroughs ' books were published through the company from 1931 ( Tarzan the Invincible ) through 1948 ( Llana of Gathol ) , with one additional title ( I Am a Barbarian ) appearing in 1967 . The company remains in the ownership of the Burroughs family and manages and licenses Burroughs ' works and characters , including Tarzan and John Carter of Mars .",
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"text": "Animal Protection Institute The Animal Protection Institute ( API ) was a national , nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Sacramento , California that in 2007 , as part of its affiliation with the Born Free Foundation , was renamed Born Free USA . Founded in 1968 , API 's mission was to advocate for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation . API 's slogan was `` Saving Animals Is Our Reason for Being '' . API was founded by Belton P. Mouras and Kenneth E. Guerrero , both former employees of the Humane Society of the United States . API 's primary campaign areas included animals used in entertainment , captive exotic animals , companion animals , compassionate consumerism , farmed animals , and wildlife protection . API achieved significant results in working with state and local legislatures to pass laws restricting the private possession of exotic animals such as lions , tigers , bears , and other dangerous animals . The organization attempted to get bills passed in North and South Carolina banning venomous snakes and other exotic animals . API also provided `` hands-on '' care for animals at its API Primate Sanctuary , located in Dilley , Texas , where more than 500 primates , many of whom were rescued from abusive situations in laboratories , roadside zoos , and private possession , live in as natural an environment as possible with minimal human interference .",
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"text": "Planet Rock (song) `` Planet Rock '' is a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force . The song featured Marvella Murray , Yvette Murray , Melissa Johnson and Sandra Wheeler on additional background vocals . Although it was primarily an underground hit in the United States , Canada , and UK , it helped change the foundations of hip-hop and dance music and became one of the most influential pieces and a milestone and eventually an icon of the hip-hop , breakdance and electronic music cultures . It is credited with pioneering the genre and developing the electro style , building on the work of Kraftwerk , Yellow Magic Orchestra , and George Clinton , combined with distinctive Roland TR-808 beats , and helped pave the way for other genres such as techno , house and trance . In November 2004 , `` Planet Rock '' placed at number 240 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and number 10 in About.com 's Top 100 Rap Songs . `` Planet Rock '' peaked at number four on the soul chart and number forty-eight on the Hot 100 , and went to number three on the dance charts .",
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"text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .",
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"text": "The Living Planet The Living Planet : A Portrait of the Earth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough , first transmitted in the UK from 19 January 1984 . The sequel to his pioneering Life on Earth , it is a study of the ways in which living organisms , including humans , adapt to their surroundings . Each of the twelve 55-minute episodes ( one fewer than his previous series ) featured a different environment . The executive producer was Richard Brock and the music was composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop . Part of David Attenborough 's ` Life ' series , it was followed by The Trials of Life ( 1990 ) . However , before the latter , Attenborough wrote and presented two shorter series : The First Eden ( 1987 ) , about man 's relationship with the natural habitats of the Mediterranean , and Lost Worlds , Vanished Lives ( 1989 ) , concerning the discovery of fossils .",
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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": "Tezuka Productions is a Japanese animation studio founded by Tezuka Osamu in 1968 . It is known for animating notable works such as Marvelous Melmo , the 1980 and 2003 Astro Boy series , and Black Jack . His son , Macoto Tezuka , currently aims to use Tezuka Productions to extend Tezuka 's manga series with new issues and publish posthumous works such as Legend of the Forest .",
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"text": "Planet of the Apes (disambiguation) Planet of the Apes is a film and media franchise involving a world where humans and intelligent apes clash for control . Planet of the Apes may also refer to :",
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"text": "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 Mysterious Origins of Man The Mysterious Origins of Man is a television special that originally aired on NBC on February 25 , 1996 . Hosted by Charlton Heston , the program argued that mankind has lived on the Earth for tens of millions of years , and that mainstream scientists have suppressed the fossil evidence for this . Some material included was based on the controversial Forbidden Archeology , a book written by Hindu creationists Michael Cremo and Richard L. Thompson about anomalous archeological finds reported mainly in early scientific journals . It also included interviews with the following people : creationist Carl Baugh on the Paluxy tracks ; Richard Milton , author of Shattering the Myths of Darwinism , on Lucy ; Neil Steede on Incan ruins ; and Graham Hancock , author of Fingerprints of the Gods , on Atlantis . It was produced by B. C. Video Inc. . The program was widely criticized by the scientific community . Donald Johanson said it was `` absolutely shameful , and it sort of sets us back 100 years '' . Jim Foley of TalkOrigins called it a `` pseudo-scientific mishmash of discredited claims and crackpot ideas '' . However , the criticism did not prevent NBC from re-broadcasting the special on June 8 , 1996 . In response , John Carman wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle , `` You 'd think the NBC brass would be a touch embarrassed by the program , and eager to let the little furor fritter away into oblivion . But then you really would be a simpleton . NBC , a subsidiary of the science giant General Electric , does not exist to sharpen minds . Science , schmience . If there was money to be made from it , NBC would tell you the Earth is flat because of repeated indentations from space aliens on pogo sticks . '' Dave Thomas wrote in Skeptical Briefs that `` quality science was nowhere to be found '' in the program , as it had people of questionable credentials interviewed and failed to interview the leading researchers in their respective fields . Thomas further explained the show failed to challenge the extraordinary claims . Creationist Ken Ham criticized the production in the February 1996 Answers in Genesis newsletter in a review titled `` Hollywood 's ` Moses ' Undermines Genesis . '' Ham attacked fellow creationist Baugh 's claims , saying , `` According to leading creationist researchers , this evidence is open to much debate and needs much more intensive research . One wonders how much of the information in the program can really be trusted ! ''",
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"text": "7th World Science Fiction Convention The 7th World Science Fiction Convention , also known as Cinvention , was held September 3 -- 5 . 1949 , at the Hotel Metropole in Cincinnati , Ohio , United States . The Guests of Honor were Lloyd A. Eshbach ( pro ) and Ted Carnell ( fan ) . Don Ford carried out the duties of Chairman , but was officially Secretary-Treasurer ; Charles R. Tanner had the honorary title of Chairman . Total attendance was approximately 190 ; noteworthy attendees included Forrest J. Ackerman , Hannes Bok , Lester del Rey . Vince Hamlin . Sam Moskowitz , Rog Phillips , Milton Rothman , `` Doc '' Smith , and George O. Smith .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "Lest We Forget Thee, Earth Lest We Forget Thee , Earth is a fix-up novel derived from three short stories written by Robert Silverberg under the pen-name Calvin M. Knox and released in 1958 . They are , in order ; `` Chalice of Death '' , `` Earth Shall Live Again ! '' and `` Vengeance of the Space Armada '' . This novel extends the three stories previously published in 1957 and 1958 in the magazine Science Fiction Adventures . The story revolves around Hallam Navarre , a young Earthman serving as an advisor to the Galactic Overlord , Joroiran II . Running late to audience day , he discovers his position has been temporarily taken over by his rival Kausirn , and that Joroiran is none too happy about his tardiness . Hastily creating the excuse that he was searching for the mythical ` Chalice of Death ' , he thinks he is out of trouble , only to discover that now Joroiran expects him to set off with fellow Earthman Domrik Carso in a quest to find it . The Earthmen change their quest and decide to search for the even more mythical Earth instead . Eventually they meet another Earthwoman , Helna Winstin and together they set off to discover the truth about their ancestral home planet , and the legendary ` Chalice of Death ' .",
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"text": "Early Abstractions Early Abstractions is a collection of seven short animated films created by Harry Everett Smith between 1939 and 1956 . Each film is between two and six minutes long , and is named according to the chronological order in which it was made . The collection includes Numbers 1 -- 5 , 7 , and 10 , while the missing Numbers 8 and 9 are presumed to have been lost . The idea of the numbering was to suggest a coherent link between each individual film , and that they were to be treated not just on their own but as part of a larger body of work . Of the missing chapters , Number 6 was made up of three-dimensional optically printed abstractions ; Number 8 was a black and white collage of clippings taken from nineteenth century ladies wear catalogues and elocution books , and Number 9 was a color collage of biology books and nineteenth century temperance movement | posters . The remaining films show a gradual evolution in Smith 's technical complexity , with blunt abstraction rudimentary motion more prominent in the early shorts , in contrast to an allegoric dance of Tarot cards , and Buddhist and Cabalistic symbols . Initially recorded with no sound , a medley of music by The Beatles was added retrospectively . Because the songs do not exactly sync up with each individual film , some critics have opined that this does not enhance the film , and recommend watching it in silence . In 2006 , Early Abstractions was selected to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress for its `` cultural , historical , or aesthetic significance '' . The Academy Film Archive preserved films 1 , 2 , and 3 of Abstractions .",
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"text": "Tarzan Escapes Tarzan Escapes is a 1936 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs . It was the third in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the `` King of the Apes '' .",
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"text": "Going Ape Going Ape is a British Television docu-soap program that is aired on the Animal Planet . The television series first aired on Tuesday 21 November 2006 at the weekly time of 21:00 running a total of thirteen episodes . The series is now in re-runs and has an irregular running format . It follows the story of 50 Chimpanzees , 26 Gorillas , seven Baboons and four Mandrills who have been orphaned by the bush meat trade in Cameroon showing the vital work of the Mefou National Park and the Limbe Wildlife Centre along with Ape Action Africa ( formerly the Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund ) and `` In Defence of Animals - Africa '' , two charities that are dedicated to saving the primates in the region . Its narrator was Charlotte Uhlenbrook",
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"text": "The Beatles (TV series) The Beatles is an American animated television series featuring representations of the popular English rock band of the same name . It ran from 1965 to 1969 on ABC in the U.S. ( only 1965 to 1967 was first run ; later transmissions were reruns ) . The series debuted on September 25 , 1965 and ended on September 7 , 1969 . A total of 39 episodes were produced . The series was shown on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM EST until the 1967 third season when it was moved to 12:00 PM EST. . For the fourth season , which consisted of reruns , the series was shown at 9:30 AM EST on Sunday mornings . Each episode has a name of a Beatles song , so the story is based on its lyrics and it is also played at some time in the episode . The original series was rebroadcast in syndication by MTV in 1986 and 1987 and on the Disney Channel beginning in 1989 on Fridays at 5 PM . The series was a historical milestone as the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real , living people .",
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"text": "Tom Felton Thomas Andrew `` Tom '' Felton ( born 22 September 1987 ) is an English actor . Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard . He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers ( 1997 ) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in Anna and the King ( 1999 ) . He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling Harry Potter fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling . His performances in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 won him two consecutive MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain in 2010 and 2011 . Following the conclusion of the series in 2011 , Felton appeared in the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes , a reboot of the Planet of the Apes series . He had roles in the minor films From the Rough ( 2011 ) and The Apparition ( 2012 ) , starred as James Ashford in the critically acclaimed period drama film Belle ( 2013 ) , followed by roles in In Secret ( 2014 ) and Against the Sun ( 2014 ) . Felton 's 2016 films include the epic biblical drama Risen , alongside Joseph Fiennes , and the period biopic A United Kingdom , alongside David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike . He portrays Julian Albert / Doctor Alchemy on The Flash .",
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"text": "Dirty Heroes Dirty Heroes , also known as From Hell to Victory and Heroes Five ( Dalle Ardenne all ` inferno ) , is a 1967 Italian `` macaroni combat '' war film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Frederick Stafford .",
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"text": "Tiger Orange Tiger Orange is an American drama film , released in 2014 . Directed by Wade Gasque and written by Mark Strano , the film stars Strano and Frankie Valenti as Chet and Todd , two gay brothers struggling to reconnect after their father 's death . Chet , shy and reserved , has been living relatively closeted in the small town where the brothers grew up , running their father 's hardware store and taking great care not to be too open about his sexuality in the town 's relatively conservative social order , while Todd , more upfront about his sexuality , left home at 18 to move to Los Angeles , where he has been struggling to build a career as an actor . Despite the clash of personalities , however , each also envies some aspects of the other 's life ; Chet envies Todd 's freedom to live his life openly , while Todd regrets not having experienced Chet 's sense of belonging to a close-knit community and the opportunity he had to remain in close contact with their father . The tensions between them reach their peak when Brandon ( Gregory Marcel ) , Chet 's high school crush , also returns home to take care of his ailing mother ; Chet continues to struggle with his feelings for Brandon , while Todd actively pursues him . The film premiered on July 18 , 2014 at Outfest . Strano won the festival 's award for Best Actor in a Feature Film . Valenti 's performance also drew praise from critics , with many calling attention to how unexpectedly strong it was for an actor previously known primarily for porn . In a 2015 post for Indiewire 's / Bent blog on LGBT film , Gasque described the film as having been inspired by the LGBT community 's `` subtle tug-of-war between our desire to stand out and our need to fit in . '' The film was picked up by Wolfe Video for distribution on DVD , video on demand and digital media platforms in January 2015 . It was released to those platforms in July 2015 .",
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"text": "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": "Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London , England . It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove . Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk , very early indie pop and early post-punk bands such as The Smiths and Desperate Bicycles , Travis began to manage acts and distribute bands such as Scritti Politti and began the label , which was informed by left-wing politics and structured as a co-operative . Soon after , Rough Trade also set up a distribution arm that serviced independent retail outlets across Britain , a network that became known as the Cartel . Interest and investment of major labels in the UK indie scene in the late 1980s , as well as overtrading on behalf of Rough Trade 's distribution wing , led to cash flow problems , and eventually to bankruptcy , forcing the label into receivership . However , Travis resurrected the label in the late 1990s , finding success with The Libertines , The Strokes and Antony and the Johnsons .",
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"text": "Tom Courtenay Sir Thomas Daniel `` Tom '' Courtenay ( -LSB- ˈkɔrtni -RSB- born 25 February 1937 ) is an English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films , including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner ( 1962 ) , Billy Liar ( 1963 ) , and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) . Since the mid-1960s , he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre , although he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the film adaptation of The Dresser ( 1983 ) , which he had performed on the West End and on Broadway . He received a knighthood in February 2001 for his service to cinema and theatre .",
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"text": "Tom Norman Tom Norman , born Thomas Noakes , ( 7 May 1860 -- 24 August 1930 ) , was an English businessman , showman and the last exhibitor of Joseph Merrick who was otherwise known as the `` Elephant Man '' . Among his later exhibits were a troupe of midgets , a `` Man in a Trance '' , `` John Chambers the armless Carpenter '' , and the `` World 's Ugliest Woman '' . Norman started his working life as a butcher in Sussex before moving to London at the age of 14 where he sought a career on the music hall stage . There , he became interested in freak shows which he attended in his spare time . After viewing an exhibition called `` Electric Lady '' next door to his place of work , he went into business with the exhibition 's manager and began his career as a showman of human oddities . He quickly became successful , for his patter as much as his exhibits , and was called the ` Silver King ' by the American showman P. T. Barnum . In 1884 , Norman took over the management of Joseph Merrick , otherwise known as the `` Elephant Man '' , and exhibited him for a few weeks until police closed down the show . Merrick later went to live at the London Hospital under the care of Sir Frederick Treves . In his 1923 memoirs , Treves portrayed Norman as a cruel drunk who ruthlessly exploited his acts . Norman refuted this characterisation and said that he provided Merrick ( and his other `` freaks '' ) with a means of making money independently . Norman continued a successful career as a showman and later became an auctioneer of novelty shows and circuses . Norman died in 1930 and was survived by his wife and 10 children , five of whom followed him into the entertainment business .",
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"text": "Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working in a meat warehouse and as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia . Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter , and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship . The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian , Burt Young as Adrian 's brother Paulie , Burgess Meredith as Rocky 's trainer Mickey Goldmill , and Carl Weathers as the champion , Apollo Creed . The film , made on a budget of just over $ 1 million and shot in 28 days , was a sleeper hit ; it earned $ 225 million in global box office receipts , becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976 , and went on to win three Oscars , including Best Picture . The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star . In 2006 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' . Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre , after Raging Bull , by the American Film Institute in 2008 . The film has spawned six sequels : Rocky II ( 1979 ) , Rocky III ( 1982 ) , Rocky IV ( 1985 ) , Rocky V ( 1990 ) , Rocky Balboa ( 2006 ) and Creed ( 2015 ) . Stallone portrays Rocky in all six sequels , wrote the first five , and directed four ( Avildsen returned to direct Rocky V and Ryan Coogler directed Creed ) .",
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"text": "127 Hours 127 Hours is a 2010 British-American biographical survival drama film directed , co-written , and produced by Danny Boyle . The film stars James Franco as Aron Ralston . In 127 Hours , canyoneer Aron Ralston becomes trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Blue John Canyon , southeastern Utah , in April 2003 . It is a British and American venture produced by Everest Entertainment , Film4 Productions , HandMade Films and Cloud Eight Films . The film , based on Ralston 's memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place ( 2004 ) , was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy , produced by Christian Colson and John Smithson , and scored by A. R. Rahman . Beaufoy , Colson , and Rahman had all previously worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ) . 127 Hours was well received by critics and audiences , and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Actor for Franco and Best Picture .",
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"text": "The Glory Guys The Glory Guys is a 1965 American film based on the novel The Dice of God by Hoffman Birney . Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists , it stars Tom Tryon , Harve Presnell , Senta Berger , James Caan , and Michael Anderson , Jr. . The film 's screenplay was written by Sam Peckinpah long before the 1965 film was made . The director was Arnold Laven . Riz Ortolani composed the score and the title song . Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer 's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn , the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment , training , and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period . The large-scale film was made in Durango , Mexico , with large numbers of mounted extras and the final battle scene choreographed on 20000 acre of land . The titles were drawn by Joseph Mugnaini for Format Productions . Cover versions of the title song were done by Al Caiola and sung by Frankie Laine .",
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"text": "Cheyenne Rides Again Cheyenne Rides Again is a 1937 western film directed by Robert F. Hill . It stars Tom Tyler and Lon Chaney Jr. . Much as did Alfred Hitchcock in his own films , director Hill appears in a cameo as townsman `` Bartender Ed '' .",
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"text": "Tom Hardy Edward Thomas Hardy ( born 15 September 1977 ) is an English actor and producer . His motion picture debut was in Ridley Scott 's 2001 action film Black Hawk Down . Hardy 's other notable films include the science fiction film Star Trek : Nemesis ( 2002 ) , the crime film RocknRolla ( 2008 ) , biographical psychological drama Bronson ( 2008 ) , sports drama Warrior ( 2011 ) , Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( 2011 ) , crime drama Lawless ( 2012 ) , drama Locke ( 2013 ) , mobster film The Drop ( 2014 ) , and the biographical western thriller The Revenant ( 2015 ) , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . He portrayed `` Mad '' Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film Mad Max : Fury Road ( 2015 ) , and both of the Kray twins in the crime thriller Legend ( 2015 ) . He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films : the science fiction thriller Inception ( 2010 ) , portrayed Bane in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) , and the action-thriller Dunkirk ( 2017 ) based on the British evacuation in World War II . Hardy 's television roles include the HBO war drama miniseries Band of Brothers ( 2001 ) , the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen ( 2005 ) , ITV 's Wuthering Heights ( 2008 ) , the Sky 1 drama series The Take ( 2009 ) , and the BBC historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders ( 2013 ) . He created , co-produced and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo ( 2017 ) on BBC One and FX . Hardy has performed on both British and American stages . He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the 2003 production of In Arabia We 'd All Be Kings , and was awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in both In Arabia We 'd All be Kings and for his role as Luca in Blood . He starred in the 2007 production of The Man of Mode and received positive reviews for his role in the 2010 Philip Seymour Hoffman-directed play The Long Red Road .",
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"text": "Love in the Rough Love in the Rough is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Sarah Y. Mason , Joseph Farnham and Robert E. Hopkins . The film stars Robert Montgomery , Dorothy Jordan , Benny Rubin , J. C. Nugent , Penny Singleton and Tyrell Davis . Also a musical , it is a remake of the 1927 silent comedy Spring Fever . The film was released on September 6 , 1930 , by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .",
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"text": "The Man from Down Under The Man from Down Under is an American 1943 drama film starring Charles Laughton as a man who raises two war orphans . It was called `` Hollywood 's first full-length film dealing exclusively with Australia and Australians '' .",
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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": "Rough Magic Rough Magic is a 1995 comedy film directed by Clare Peploe , starring Bridget Fonda and Russell Crowe . It was based on a novel by James Hadley Chase called Miss Shumway Waves a Wand , with the screenplay written by Robert Mundi , William Brookfield , and Clare Peploe .",
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"text": "Luv (play) Luv is a play by Murray Schisgal . A mix of absurdist humor and traditional Broadway comedy in the Neil Simon vein , Luv concerns two college friends - misfit Harry and materialistic Milt - who are reunited when the latter stops the former from jumping off a bridge , the play 's setting . Each discovers the other is equally miserable as they share hard-luck stories . Milt sees in Harry an answer to his primary problem - his wife Ellen , who he tries to foist on his old pal so he can run off with his mistress . After twenty-eight previews , the Broadway production , directed by Mike Nichols , opened on November 11 , 1964 at the Booth Theatre . It transferred to the Broadhurst and then the now-demolished Helen Hayes before completing its run of 901 performances . It won the Tony Award for Best Director , Best Producer ( Claire Nichtern ) and Best Scenic Design ( Oliver Smith ) . Alan Arkin , Eli Wallach , and Anne Jackson comprised the original cast . Barbara Bel Geddes , Larry Blyden , Gene Wilder , and Gabriel Dell were among the replacement performers later in the run . The 1967 film version , directed by Clive Donner and starring Jack Lemmon , Peter Falk , and Elaine May , added various locations and extraneous characters . Reviews criticized Donner 's heavy-handed approach to the material and the miscasting of the three leads , and it proved to be a commercial failure . Harrison Ford has an uncredited role as a hippie .",
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"text": "O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother , Where Art Thou ? is a 2000 adventure film written , produced , and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen , and starring George Clooney , John Turturro , and Tim Blake Nelson , with John Goodman , Holly Hunter , and Charles Durning in supporting roles . Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression , the film 's story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer 's epic poem , Odyssey . The title of the film is a reference to the 1941 film Sullivan 's Travels , in which the protagonist ( a director ) wants to film O Brother , Where Art Thou ? , a fictional book about the Great Depression . Much of the music used in the film is period folk music , including that of Virginia bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley . The movie was one of the first to extensively use digital color correction , to give the film an autumnal , sepia-tinted look . The film received positive reviews , and the American folk music soundtrack won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2001 . The original band soon became popular after the film release and the country and folk musicians who were dubbed into the film , such as John Hartford , Alison Krauss , Emmylou Harris , Gillian Welch , Chris Sharp , and others , joined together to perform the music from the film in a Down from the Mountain concert tour which was filmed for TV and DVD .",
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"text": "Easy Rider Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , and Terry Southern , produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper . It tells the story of two bikers ( played by Fonda and Hopper ) who travel through the American Southwest and South after selling a large score of cocaine . The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s . The film was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1998 . A landmark counterculture film , and a `` touchstone for a generation '' that `` captured the national imagination '' , Easy Rider explores the societal landscape , issues , and tensions in the United States during the 1960s , such as the rise and fall of the hippie movement , drug use , and communal lifestyle . In Easy Rider , real drugs were used in scenes showing the use of marijuana and other substances .",
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"text": "Man from Reno (film) Man from Reno is a 2014 film starring Ayako Fujitani and directed by Dave Boyle .",
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"text": "Felt, Oklahoma Felt is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place ( CDP ) in Cimarron County , Oklahoma , United States . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 93 . It was named for C.F.W. Felt of the Santa Fe Railroad . Nearby is the Cedar Breaks Archeological District . The community is served by a post office ( established July 16 , 1926 ) and a school . Felt is located in southwestern Cimarron County , near the western end of the Oklahoma Panhandle . U.S. Routes 56 , 64 , and 412 pass through the community , leading northeast 20 mi to Boise City , the Cimarron County seat , and southwest 24 mi to Clayton , New Mexico .",
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"text": "Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958 -- June 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer , songwriter , record producer , dancer , actor , and philanthropist . Called the `` King of Pop '' , his contributions to music , dance , and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades . The eighth child of the Jackson family , Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 . He began his solo career in 1971 . In the early 1980s , Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music . His music videos , including those of `` Beat It '' , `` Billie Jean '' , and `` Thriller '' from his 1982 album Thriller , are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool . The popularity of these videos helped bring the television channel MTV to fame . Jackson 's 1987 album Bad spawned the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' , `` Bad '' , `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' , `` Man in the Mirror '' , and `` Dirty Diana '' , becoming the first album to have five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . He continued to innovate with videos such as `` Black or White '' and `` Scream '' throughout the 1990s , and forged a reputation as a touring solo artist . Through stage and video performances , Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques , such as the robot and the moonwalk , to which he gave the name . His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous artists of various music genres . Thriller is the best-selling album of all time , with estimated sales of 65 million copies worldwide . Jackson 's other albums , including Off the Wall ( 1979 ) , Bad ( 1987 ) , Dangerous ( 1991 ) , and HIStory ( 1995 ) , also rank among the world 's best-selling albums . He is recognized as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time by Guinness World Records . Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice , and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only dancer from pop and rock music . His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records , 13 Grammy Awards , the Grammy Legend Award , the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , 26 American Music Awards -- more than any other artist -- including the `` Artist of the Century '' and `` Artist of the 1980s '' , 13 number-one singles in the United States during his solo career -- more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era -- and estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide . Jackson won hundreds of awards , making him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music . He became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when `` Love Never Felt So Good '' reached number nine on May 21 , 2014 . Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism , and , in 2000 , the Guinness World Records recognized him for supporting 39 charities , more than any other entertainer . Aspects of Jackson 's personal life , including his changing appearance , personal relationships , and behavior , generated controversy . In 1993 , he was accused of child sexual abuse , but the civil case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount and no formal charges were brought . In 2005 , he was tried and acquitted of further child sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury found him not guilty on all counts . While preparing for his comeback concert series , This Is It , Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on June 25 , 2009 , after suffering from cardiac arrest . The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide , and his personal physician , Conrad Murray , was convicted of involuntary manslaughter . Jackson 's death triggered a global outpouring of grief , and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world . Forbes ranks Jackson the top-earning dead celebrity , with earnings of $ 825 million in 2016 , the highest yearly amount ever recorded by the publication .",
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"text": "La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family La Toya : Growing up in the Jackson Family is an autobiography written by American singer La Toya Jackson , and co-authored by celebrity biography author Patricia Romanowski . The book was originally released on February 7 , 1991 , around the same time as Jackson 's seventh studio album No Relations . In this autobiography , Jackson accuses her father , Joseph , of child abuse , and goes into detail on the personal lives of her superstar siblings Michael and Janet as well as Jermaine , Randy , Tito , and Rebbie Jackson 's struggle under the spotlight . The Jackson family denied all of her allegations . At the time the book was written , Jackson was married to her reportedly abusive manager Jack Gordon , who she now accuses of inserting his own stories into her autobiography to embarrass her family and make her appear to be a `` drama queen '' . Jackson reunited with her family in the late 1990s after leaving Gordon . On her interview with Larry King in 2003 she said that she respectfully accepted her father 's apologies for the way he treated her and her siblings as children . The autobiography was re-issued under various titles throughout the 1990s . The original hardcover edition spent several weeks atop the New York Times Bestseller List . In the weeks leading up to the release of the book , Gordon ordered that the transcript be kept in a high-security vault out of fear that the Jackson family would attempt to sabotage the project .",
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"text": "A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies A Collection of Michael Jackson 's Oldies is a compilation of the Motown Records released on December 8 , 1972 , with songs by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 that were made between 1969 and 1972 . It was only published in the United States .",
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"text": "Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song) `` Come Back to Me '' is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her fourth studio album Janet Jackson 's Rhythm Nation 1814 ( 1989 ) . It was written by Jackson , while James Harris III , and Terry Lewis co-wrote and produced the song . The R&B ballad talks about a lover trying to rekindle a romance that faded away a long time ago . It was released as the fifth single from the album in June 18 , 1990 . Jackson also recorded a Spanish version of the song titled `` Vuelve a Mí '' . The song received positive reviews from most music critics , who praised Jackson 's sweet delivery and the song 's instrumentation ; it was also called a sexy and silky ballad . It became a commercial success on the charts , reaching the top three in Canada and the United States , while also reaching the top twenty in the United Kingdom . The music video for the song was directed by Dominic Sena and it was set in Paris . The romantic video features Jackson 's former husband René Elizondo , Jr. . Jackson has performed the track in all of her tours , with the exception of The Velvet Rope Tour ( 1998 ) .",
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"text": "Just a Little While `` Just a Little While '' is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson , released as the lead single from her eighth studio album , Damita Jo ( 2004 ) . Written by Jackson and Dallas Austin , the song fuses pop with elements of rock , dance , and funk , and is a reflection of Jackson 's new-found happiness . The song leaked ahead of its scheduled release , causing Jackson 's record company to rush with a music video and promotion . It was released following Jackson 's controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show performance incident on February 2 , 2004 , as the lead single from Damita Jo . `` Just a Little While '' received favorable reception from critics , who felt its elements of rock and dance-pop would ensure success . However , following the Super Bowl incident , Jackson 's singles and music videos were blacklisted on many radio formats and music channels worldwide , affecting the song 's performance . Although its success in the US was limited , peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it peaked atop the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . Internationally , it was more successful , reaching the top ten in Belgium , Canada , and Spain and the top twenty in Australia and The United Kingdom . It peaked at number one in Japan for five weeks , and was the year 's second-biggest hit on Japan 's international airplay chart . The song 's music video , directed by Dave Meyers , was released exclusively in international territories due to the controversy surrounding Jackson at the time . It portrays Jackson filming a DVD for her boyfriend in a futuristic apartment setting , displaying her multiple personae . An alternate live video , filmed in London , was included on Jackson 's From janet . to Damita Jo compilation . Jackson performed the song on television shows including Top of the Pops , Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! , and Festivalbar .",
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"text": "Free the World `` Free the World '' is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson . Jackson spent six years in seclusion after divorcing her abusive late ex-husband and manager , Jack Gordon , in 1997 . After her years in exile , the September 11th attacks inspired Jackson to write `` Free the World '' . She recorded and performed it for friends , who immediately fell in love with it . This led to the revival of Jackson 's 25-year-old music career . This song led Jackson to begin work on her Startin ' Over album , which included the 2004 Billboard chart hit `` Just Wan na Dance '' as the lead single . `` Free the World '' was released as a follow-up and charted in March 2005 . The single peaked at # 24 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts . The song is an appeal to free the world from segregation , discrimination and years of war . VH1 described the ballad as the `` most appropriate song for the world . '' About.com dubbed Jason Randolph 's remix a `` trippily hypnotic treat '' with a `` churning rhythm track and mesmerizing synth . ''",
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"text": "The Remix Suite The Remix Suite ( digital title : Michael Jackson : The Remix Suite ) is a compilation of remixed hits by Michael Jackson . Although labeled as a Michael Jackson release , the majority of remixes are of hits during his tenure with The Jackson 5 . Starting from August 25 , five remixes each were released digitally as `` suites '' via iTunes , AmazonMP3 and Rhapsody every two weeks . It is the fifth album to be released since Jackson 's death . The first suite leaked online two weeks before its intended digital release .",
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"text": "Victory Tour (The Jacksons tour) The Victory Tour was a concert tour of the United States and Canada by Michael Jackson and The Jackson family between July and December 1984 . It was the first and only tour with all six Jackson brothers ( even though Jackie was injured for most of the tour ) . The group performed 55 concerts to an audience of approximately 2 million . Most came to see Michael , whose album Thriller was dominating the popular music world at the time . Many consider it to be his Thriller tour , with most of the songs on the set list coming off of his Off the Wall album and from the Thriller album . The tour reportedly grossed approximately $ 75 million ( US$ in dollars ) and set a new record for the highest grossing tour . It showcased Michael 's single decorated glove , black sequined jacket and moonwalk . Despite its focus on Michael , it was named after the newly released Jacksons ' album Victory although none of the album 's songs were performed . Marlon confirmed this was because Michael refused to rehearse or perform them ; in fact , he had only reluctantly joined his brothers , who needed the income while he himself did not . On the tour , tensions between Michael and his brothers increased to the point that he announced at the final show that it would be the last time they would perform together , ending plans for a European leg . The Jacksons did make money from the tour , along with promoter Don King . Michael donated his share to several charities as he had promised before it , but the rancour between him and his brothers had a deep and lasting effect on the Jacksons as a family , alienating him from them for most of his later life and it effectively ended the Jacksons as a performing group . The tour was also a financial disaster for promoter Chuck Sullivan , who along with his father Billy was eventually forced to sell the New England Patriots football team they owned , along with Foxboro Stadium , the team 's home field , as a result of the losses he incurred .",
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"text": "Michael Jackson (linebacker) Michael Jackson ( born July 15 , 1957 ) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker in eight NFL seasons for the Seattle Seahawks . Jackson was born in Pasco , Washington . A 1975 graduate of Pasco High School , he has enjoyed greater success and accumulated more career achievements than any other Bulldog . A three-year/three-sport letterman , he was the team captain in both football and baseball while garnering All-State honors and receiving the Denning Award for Outstanding Athlete by the Pasco Jaycees as a senior . At the University of Washington , Jackson earned four varsity letters and was named to their All-Centennial Football Team . He was also selected as the Inland Empire Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1977 , a season in which he helped lead the Huskies to the Rose Bowl . The eyes of the nation were on him during that game as he made a vital end zone interception that helped seal Washington 's victory over the University of Michigan . Jackson holds several defensive school records for the Huskies , including single season ( 210 ) and career ( 569 ) tackles . Among the several honors he received for the U of W include Sports Illustrated Player of the Week ( 11-12-77 ) , Husky Team Captain ( 1978 ) , All Pac-8 & Pac-10 Linebacker ( 1977 -- 78 ) and several All-American selections . In 1979 , he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the NFL Draft , where he began an eight-year career as a starting linebacker . One of the team 's all-time defensive greats , he led the Seahawks in tackles for a number of seasons and is among the career leaders in that category . He also earned 21 game balls for his outstanding play and has received numerous other awards including team MVP , Most Improved Player and the Seattle P.I. 's Sports Star of the Year . Jackson is active off the field with charities including the March of Dimes , Special Olympics , and the United Way . He has had 14 movie and television roles and was voted into the Pasco High School Hall of Fame in 1996 .",
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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": "Michael Jackson's Vision Michael Jackson 's Vision is a deluxe DVD box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson . It was released on November 22 , 2010 by Epic Records , Legacy Recordings , and Jackson 's own label , MJJ Productions . It includes three DVDs , featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio . Jackson referred to each of these productions as a `` short film '' and not a music video . This is the first time that all of Jackson 's videos have been released on DVD . According to a statement by the producers , the video recognizes Jackson 's `` pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless , pop culture classics '' . Disc one features videos from the albums Off the Wall , Thriller and Bad and disc two features videos from the albums Dangerous , HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I , Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix and Invincible . The third disc , which is a bonus disc , features seven videos . Michael Jackson 's Vision includes the full-length versions of the John Landis-directed `` Thriller '' and `` Black or White '' as well as the classic `` Bad '' directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese . Also included in the boxed set are Jackson 's collaborations with other noted film directors such as John Singleton , Spike Lee and David Fincher as well as `` Ghosts , '' his rarely seen collaboration with special effects legend Stan Winston . Michael Jackson 's Vision is available in a limited edition boxed set featuring a 60-page glossy hard-bound book that includes behind-the-scenes photos from Jackson 's videos , which includes information for each video including : songwriter , album , director , production date , location and photography . Ten music videos previously unavailable on DVD including `` One More Chance '' are included . It was also released on the iTunes Store and has iTunes LP features . The videos `` Smooth Criminal '' , `` Speed Demon '' , `` Come Together '' , and `` Leave Me Alone '' come from Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker . The `` Smooth Criminal '' segment is actually over 40 minutes long but only the 10-minute song and dance scene is featured . The video `` Another Part of Me '' is from Jackson 's Bad World Tour and `` Will You Be There '' is from the Dangerous World Tour . The `` HIStory '' video is the only short film that is not included in this box set . The original music video of `` Blood on the Dance Floor '' is replaced with the Refugee Camp Mix for unknown reasons . The videos for The Jacksons ' songs `` Torture '' and `` Body '' are also not included , because Michael did not appear in either of them , despite having a verse in each of them . Also not included is the music video for The Jacksons ' `` 2300 Jackson Street '' . On February 15 , 2011 , Michael Jackson 's Vision was certified 5 × Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 0.5 million units in the United States . On December 31 , 2010 , it was also certified Diamond in France ( for the sales of over 60 000 units ) and 2 × Platinum in Australia . On May 29 , 2011 , it was also certified Gold in New Zealand . It has been also certified Gold in Austria and Platinum in Poland . Reception over the video and audio quality of the box set has been mixed . As the videos are played in 16:9 , videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio are pillarboxed and as a result the resolution is lower than some previous DVDs . Also , the audio is mixed in PCM stereo instead of 5.1 Surround as in many previous DVDs .",
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"text": "Night and Day (Joe Jackson album) Night and Day is Joe Jackson 's fifth album , released in June 1982 . It reached the Top 5 in both the UK and US , Jackson 's only studio album to do so . It sold over one million copies , earning platinum disc status . The album pays tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter ( and indirectly to New York ) . The track `` Real Men '' pointed obliquely to the city 's early 1980s gay culture . `` Steppin ' Out '' earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance , Male . It reached # 6 on both the UK and the US charts . `` Breaking Us in Two '' reached # 18 in the US and # 59 in the UK .",
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"text": "Torture (The Jacksons song) `` Torture '' is the second single released off the album Victory by the band , The Jacksons . Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield , the song is about someone ending a relationship and the torture that a person can receive while trying to end it . Jackie was originally going to sing the song with his brother , Michael , but Jackie 's role instead went to Jermaine Jackson , whose availability for the album was in question until the last minute . The rest of the Jacksons sang the chorus along with Michael and Jermaine . The song received mixed reactions from critics . The video was probably best known for Michael not being available , and the use of a wax dummy in his place throughout the video . Paula Abdul replaced Perri Lister as the video 's choreographer , in which various scenes of torture are displayed with the Jacksons being on the receiving end of most of it . The shoot was an expensive and arduous affair that neither Michael nor Jermaine took part in , and it ultimately bankrupted the production company . The song peaked at # 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , making it the second best selling single on the album , behind `` State of Shock '' . It also peaked at # 26 on the UK charts . This was their last single to reach the US Top 40 .",
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"text": "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": "Giving Victims a Voice Giving Victims a Voice is a report published in January 2013 , relating to allegations of sexual abuse made against English DJ and BBC Television presenter Jimmy Savile ( 1926 -- 2011 ) as part of the Operation Yewtree criminal investigation . It was initiated as a result of publicity surrounding the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal . The Metropolitan Police Service ( MPS ) and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ( NSPCC ) jointly produced this report . It marked the end of investigations made under the operation regarding Savile alone . The scandal resulted in hundreds of alleged victims of Savile and other abusers approaching the police and the NSPCC . Their claims were investigated and formed the basis of the report , which found that Savile 's alleged offences were committed across England and Scotland , in hospitals , prison facilities , schools and BBC premises . Offences were reported between 1955 and 2009 , totalling 214 alleged offences across 28 police forces . The most frequent alleged offending coincided with Savile 's peak celebrity status . Numbers of alleged victims totalled 450 , of whom 328 were minors at the time . They were aged between 8 and 47 years , majority being 1316 . The Director of Public Prosecutions ( DPP ) described the report as marking a `` watershed moment '' and apologised for `` shortcomings '' in the handling of prior abuse claims . The report 's publication resulted in some highlighting what could be systemic failure because of the number of complainants and institutions identified , but others criticised it for treating allegations as facts . The DPP 's Principal Legal Advisor concluded that Savile could have been prosecuted for offences against at least three victims during his lifetime . After the report , investigations were further initiated in other hospitals . Ex-Metropolitan Police Commissioner Peter Spindler ( who had previously led Operation Yewtree ) estimated that there may be many more victims who had not come forward .",
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"text": "Turbulent Indigo Turbulent Indigo is the fifteenth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell . Released in 1994 , it won a Grammy Award for Pop Album of the Year . John Milward , writing for Rolling Stone , wrote that it was Mitchell 's `` best album since the mid - '70s '' . The album marked her return to Warner Music ( formerly WEA ) distribution after her previous album , Night Ride Home , was distributed by MCA for its then-newly purchased subsidiary Geffen Records ( which , prior to the sale to MCA , had distributed through WEA ) . The album takes inspiration from the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh for Mitchell 's self-portrait on the cover . The song `` Turbulent Indigo '' references Van Gogh , while the song `` Magdalene Laundries '' recounts the sufferings of Irish women once consigned to Magdalen Asylums run by the Roman Catholic Church and made to work in the asylum 's laundries . The song `` Not to Blame '' was rumored to be about Mitchell 's singer-songwriting colleague Jackson Browne who was alleged to have beaten his girlfriend , actress Daryl Hannah ; Mitchell denies this . . The song `` Sex Kills '' referenced a number of late 20th century topical issues , including violence , AIDS , global warming and consumerism . , the album has sold 311,000 copies in the US .",
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"text": "Blue Gangsta `` Blue Gangsta '' is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson . The song is the 7th track of Jackson 's second posthumous album Xscape . the song was originally written , composed and produced by Jackson and Dr. Freeze during the `` Invincible '' album recording session in 1998 . The song was re-tooled by Timbaland and Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon during the recording session in 2013-2014 of the Xscape album .",
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"text": "This Is It (concerts) This Is It was a planned residency show of 50 concerts by Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena in London , scheduled to run from July 2009 to March 2010 . The shows were to be Jackson 's first major series of concerts since the HIStory World Tour finished in 1997 . With all concerts sold out , Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died less than three weeks before the first concert was scheduled to begin . Jackson announced This Is It at a press conference in the O2 Arena , stating that it would be his final series of concerts in London . AEG Live , the concert promoters , released a promotional video that took up an entire commercial break , setting a record for ITV . Initially only 10 concerts were announced , but following public demand 40 more concerts were added . Ticket sales broke several records and Jackson 's album sales increased following the announcement ; AEG Live estimated that the first 10 dates alone would have earned Jackson approximately # 50 million . In preparation for the concert series , Jackson had been collaborating with high-profile figures including fashion designer Christian Audigier , choreographer Kenny Ortega and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno . Prior to Jackson 's death , Allgood Entertainment sued Jackson for $ 40 million , claiming that he had breached an exclusivity agreement with them by agreeing to the This Is It concerts . The case was dismissed . After Jackson 's death , AEG Live offered either refunds to ticket holders or a special `` souvenir '' ticket designed by Jackson . The cancelled shows , record-breaking ticket sales and potential for a world tour made This Is It `` the greatest concert -LSB- s -RSB- that never happened . '' Columbia Pictures acquired the footage of the rehearsals and released a concert film , Michael Jackson 's This Is It , accompanied by a compilation album of the same name .",
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"text": "Music and Me (Michael Jackson song) `` Music and Me '' is a 1973 single released by Michael Jackson on the Motown label . It was the singer 's second single release from the album Music & Me . It reached number 29 in the Netherlands and number 49 in Turkey .",
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"text": "List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1983 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . In 1983 , the name of the chart was Top LPs & Tape . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , using telephone , fax or messenger service . Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records , not on actual sales figures . There were six number-one albums on this chart in 1983 , including the debut album of the Australian band Men at Work , Business as Usual , which spent the last seven weeks of 1982 and the first eight weeks of 1983 at number one , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in 1984 . Thriller , the sixth studio album by recording artist Michael Jackson , was released on November 1982 . It peaked at number one for twenty-two non-consecutive weeks in 1983 with another fifteen consecutive weeks at the top into the following year , and seven songs from the album became top ten singles between late 1982 and early 1984 . Two of them : `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' , reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller won eight Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards , and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold . In 2008 , twenty-five years after its release , the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , and a few weeks later , it was among twenty-five recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry as `` culturally significant '' . Flashdance , the soundtrack to the 1983 musical and romance film of the same name , peaked at number one for two weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture . The two singles released from the album , `` Flashdance ... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara , and `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello , reached the top of the singles chart in 1983 . The New York Times considered the British band The Police to be the year 's most influential rock band . Australian , British , and American bands copied the white-reggae formula of their ( The Police 's ) earlier successes . The group released their fifth and final studio album , Synchronicity , in 1983 . The album , a varied accomplished blend of rock , funk , and third-world rhythms , stayed at number one for seventeen weeks and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA in 1984 . Metal Health , the third album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot , peaked at number one for one week , becoming the first heavy metal record to reach the top of the Billboard 200 . Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie released his second album Ca n't Slow Down in 1983 , which spent three weeks at the top and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "Smooth Criminal `` Smooth Criminal '' is the seventh single from American recording artist Michael Jackson 's 1987 Bad album . The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson 's lyrics about a woman named Annie , who has been violently attacked in her apartment by a `` smooth '' assailant . First broadcast on television as a video in early October , it was released as a single on October 21 , 1988 , and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 . It was re-released on April 10 , 2006 , as a part of the Visionary : The Video Singles box set . The re-released Visionary single charted at number 19 in the UK . The song is one of Jackson 's signature songs , and has appeared on numerous greatest hits albums , including Number Ones , The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson : The Ultimate Collection , King of Pop , This Is It , and Immortal . The song serves as the theme song to Jackson 's 1988 film Moonwalker , and plays as the background soundtrack in a section of the video game Michael Jackson 's Moonwalker .",
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"text": "Audrey Horne Audrey Horne is a fictional character from the ABC television series Twin Peaks , played by Sherilyn Fenn . The character was created by David Lynch . She was introduced in the pilot . The daughter of Ben ( Richard Beymer ) and Sylvia Horne , sister of Johnny Horne ( Robert Bauer ) and half-sister of Donna Hayward ( Lara Flynn Boyle ) , her storylines focused on her infatuation with the series protagonist Dale Cooper ( Kyle MacLachlan ) , infiltrating the brothel/casino One Eyed Jacks and becoming an activist through civil disobedience .",
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"text": "Pilot (Twin Peaks) The pilot episode , also known as Northwest Passage , of the mystery television series Twin Peaks premiered on the ABC Network on Sunday , April 8 , 1990 . It was written by series creators Mark Frost and David Lynch , and directed by Lynch . The pilot follows the characters of Dale Cooper and Harry S. Truman as they investigate the death of popular high school student Laura Palmer ; Cooper believes the murder has connections to a murder case that occurred a year earlier . In addition to setting the tone for the show , the episode sets up several character and story arcs and marked the appearance of several recurring characters . The episode received a strong Nielsen household rating compared to other season one episodes and was well received by fans and critics alike . The original title for the series was Northwest Passage , but this was later changed .",
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"text": "Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn is a 1990s documentary television series filmed on location in some of the world 's most beautiful , noteworthy gardens , hosted by Audrey Hepburn , who also co-narrates the series with Michael York . Her Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement − Informational Programming was awarded posthumously . A one-hour introductory special premiered on PBS in March , 1991 ; the premiere of six half-hour episodes began on January 24 , 1993 . Two further episodes along with a re-release of the six-part series by Home & Garden Television premiered in January , 1996 . The series was shown internationally in more than 30 countries . A DVD of all 8 programs was released in 1999 ; in September 2006 , an extended DVD edition was released . Audrey Hepburn 's principal photography was filmed in the spring and summer of 1990 in exemplary public and private gardens in England , France , Italy , Japan , Netherlands , Dominican Republic & U.S.A. From her home in Tolochenaz , Switzerland that summer Hepburn wrote her foreword to the companion book for the series . She loved nature and gardens and saw a rare opportunity to bring forth their beauty in a poetic , meaningful way . Her life partner Robert Wolders was with Hepburn throughout the production : `` It became an intensely personal and creative process for her . She immersed herself in not only the beauty of the gardens , but also in their origins and evolution . '' In January 1991 , Hepburn recorded her voice over narration in Los Angeles and graced the cover of House & Garden magazine , U.S. edition . In New York on March 6 , 1991 , Cartier honored Audrey Hepburn and Gardens of the World with a High Tea reception at their Fifth Avenue Mansion ; the following day , Ralph Lauren at 72nd Street hosted the occasion of her book signing .",
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"text": "Empire (2015 TV series) Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7 , 2015 on Fox . Although it is filmed in Chicago , the show is set in New York . It centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company , Empire Entertainment , and the drama among the members of the founders ' family as they fight for control of it . On January 15 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a third season , which premiered on September 21 , 2016 . On January 11 , 2017 , Fox renewed the series for a fourth season , consisting of eighteen episodes .",
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"text": "Hannah Montana (season 1) The first season of the television series Hannah Montana was aired on Disney Channel from March 24 , 2006 to March 30 , 2007 , and included 26 episodes . It introduces the five main characters of the series and Miley Stewart 's situation of living a secret double life as a teen pop star . The season also introduces several significant recurring characters such as Roxy Roker , Jake Ryan , and Rico Suave . The season 's soundtrack was released on October 24 , 2006 under the title Hannah Montana '' . The season itself was released on DVD as a four disc set on November 18 , 2008 , by Disney DVD . Certain individual episodes had been released earlier on other Hannah Montana DVDs .",
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"text": "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills Rich Kids of Beverly Hills ( stylized as #RichKids of Beverly Hills ) is an American reality television series that premiered on E! , on January 19 , 2014 . The series focuses on the lives of a group of twenty-something millionaires and billionaires ( by inheritance ) showcasing their lives .",
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"text": "April Ludgate April Roberta Ludgate-Dwyer ( portrayed by Aubrey Plaza ) is a fictional character in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation . She is first seen as an apathetic college student working as an intern in the Pawnee Department of Parks and Recreation , before being hired as Ron Swanson 's assistant . She later becomes the Deputy Director of Animal Control . April , along with Plaza 's performance , garnered universal acclaim and has gained popularity for her goth-like behavior and deadpan-style comedy .",
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"text": "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 1) The first season of CSI : Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS on October 6 , 2000 , and ended on May 17 , 2001 . The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger .",
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"text": "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (series 1) The first series of Talkin ' ` Bout Your Generation began airing on 5 May 2009 . It ran for 18 episodes concluding with a Christmas special on 22 November 2009 .",
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"text": "List of Sofia the First episodes Sofia the First is an American computer-animated television series that incorporates characters from the Disney Princess franchise . The series stars Ariel Winter as Sofia , a young girl who becomes a princess when her mother , Miranda , marries King Roland II of the kingdom of Enchancia . On April 14 , 2015 , the series was renewed for a fourth season by Disney Junior .",
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"text": "Gossip Girl (season 1) The first season of Gossip Girl , an American teen drama based upon the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar . Developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage . Airing on The CW from September 19 , 2007 till May 19 , 2008 with 18 episodes . It tells the story of Serena van der Woodsen 's return to Manhattan 's Upper East Side in New York City following her mysterious disappearance to boarding school in Connecticut , while being watched by gossip website Gossip Girl . The first thirteen episodes of Gossip Girl aired in the U.S. on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on The CW , a terrestrial television network . With the exception of the twelfth episode `` School Lies , '' the first thirteen episodes aired on CTV Television Network one day prior to their US airdate . Following the 100-day writers strike , the remainder of the season aired on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. . The season was released on DVD as a five disc boxed set under the title of Gossip Girl : The Complete First Season on August 19 , 2008 by Warner Home Video . The pilot episode was made available as a free download registered users of the U.S. iTunes Store prior to its premiere on television . Following episodes became available to purchase following their original airing .",
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"text": "Nella the Princess Knight Nella the Princess Knight is an American-Irish-British animated children 's television series created by Christine Ricci . The series debuted on Nickelodeon in the United States on February 6 , 2017 . The series debuted on May 1 , 2017 on Nick Jr. in Australia , and May 6 , 2017 on Treehouse TV in Canada . On May 24 , 2017 , it was renewed for a second season .",
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"text": "Girlboss Girlboss is an American comedy web television series created by Kay Cannon . The first season was released on Netflix on April 21 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Hunter Street (TV series) Hunter Street is a comedy adventure television series created by Reint Schölvinck and Melle Runderkamp that premiered on Nickelodeon on March 11 , 2017 . The series stars Stony Blyden , Mae Mae Renfrow , Kyra Smith , Thomas Jansen , and Daan Creyghton .",
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"text": "List of Neighbours characters (2017) Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera . It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and currently airs on digital channel Eleven . The following is a list of characters that appeared or will appear in the show in 2017 , by order of first appearance . All characters are introduced by the shows executive producer Jason Herbison . The 33rd season of Neighbours began airing from 9 January 2017 . Andrea and Willow Somers made their debuts during the same month . Teacher Finn Kelly was introduced during March , while Dipi , Kirsha and Yashvi Rebecchi , along with Dipi 's sister Mishti Sharma , arrived in April .",
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"text": "Dollhouse (season 1) The first season of the television series Dollhouse , premiered on February 13 , 2009 , on Fox and concluded its 12-episode season on May 8 , 2009 . The season aired on Fridays at 9:00 pm ET . Together with Fringe , Dollhouse was a part of Fox 's `` Remote-Free TV '' initiative to keep people from switching channels during commercial breaks . Therefore , every episode of this season was 47 -- 50 minutes long compared to a usual 40 -- 43 minute length for regular network television .",
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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": "What Happens at The Abbey What Happens at The Abbey is an American reality television series that premiered on the E! cable network on May 14 , 2017 . The show follows the lives of the employees who work at the West Hollywood , California nightclub , The Abbey .",
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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": "Audrey Roberts Audrey Roberts ( also Potter ) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera , Coronation Street , played by Sue Nicholls . Audrey made her first appearance on 16 April 1979 and appeared on a recurring basis for three years until 1982 and returned in 1984 before becoming a full-time regular character the following year in 1985 .",
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"text": "Scylla (Prison Break episode) `` Scylla '' is the 58th episode of the American television series Prison Break and the first episode of its fourth season which premiered as a two-hour episode with `` Breaking & Entering '' . It was broadcast in the United States on September 1 , 2008 and on the next day on Sky One and RTÉ Two .",
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"text": "Commander in Chief (TV series) Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen ( portrayed by Geena Davis ) , the first female President of the United States , who ascends to the post from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral aneurysm . The series began broadcasting on ABC on Tuesday , September 27 , 2005 , at 9 p.m. Eastern Time , although most countries outside North America began screening the series in mid-2006 . The show was # 1 on Tuesday nights until FOX 's American Idol started in January . The show was also the # 1 new show of the season until CBS ' Criminal Minds surpassed it . Its major competitor in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot was FOX 's House , which aired after American Idol . The series was created by American director Rod Lurie , director of the films The Contender and Deterrence , and may have been inspired by The West Wing , a popular political drama on rival NBC . The network replaced Lurie with Steven Bochco as show runner , but after he failed to increase ratings he was also replaced with Dee Johnson while further declining ratings brought about a hiatus , a timeslot change and ultimately cancellation .",
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"text": "J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling , ( -LSB- ˈrəʊlɪŋ -RSB- born 31 July 1965 ) , pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith , is a British novelist , screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series . The books have gained worldwide attention , won multiple awards , and sold more than 400 million copies . They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and maintained creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment . Born in Yate , Gloucestershire , England , Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990 . The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother , birth of her first child , divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until she finished the first novel in the series , Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , in 1997 . There were six sequels , the last , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , in 2007 . Since then , Rowling has written four books for adult readers : The Casual Vacancy ( 2012 ) and -- under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith -- the crime fiction novels The Cuckoo 's Calling ( 2013 ) , The Silkworm ( 2014 ) and Career of Evil ( 2015 ) . Rowling has lived a `` rags to riches '' life story , in which she progressed from living on state benefits to multi-millionaire status within five years . She is the United Kingdom 's best-selling living author , with sales in excess of # 238M . The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling 's fortune at # 600 million , ranking her as the joint 197th richest person in the UK . Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year , noting the social , moral , and political inspiration she has given her fans . In October 2010 , Rowling was named the `` Most Influential Woman in Britain '' by leading magazine editors . She has supported charities including Comic Relief , One Parent Families , Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumos ( formerly the Children 's High Level Group ) .",
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"text": "Inheritance Cycle The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini . Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( -LSB- æləˈɡeɪziə -RSB- ) , the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon , Saphira , as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix . The series was originally intended to be a trilogy ( named the `` Inheritance Trilogy '' ) until Paolini announced on October 30 , 2007 , while working on the third novel , that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books . The book series as a whole received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics , but has gained both popularity and commercial success . The first book in the series , Eragon , was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001 , and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25 , 2003 . The second book in the series , Eldest , was published by Knopf on August 23 , 2005 . Both were New York Times bestsellers . The third book in the series , Brisingr , was published by Knopf on September 20 , 2008 . The fourth and final book in the series , Inheritance , was published by Knopf on November 8 , 2011 . The series has sold 33.5 million copies worldwide . In 2006 , a feature film was released based on the first book in the cycle , Eragon , starring Ed Speleers , Jeremy Irons , John Malkovich and Djimon Hounsou . The film received generally negative reviews and closed as the 13th highest grossing fantasy-live action film within the United States .",
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"text": "The History of The Lord of the Rings The History of The Lord of the Rings is a 4-volume work by Christopher Tolkien that documents the process of J. R. R. Tolkien 's writing of The Lord of the Rings . The History is also numbered as volumes 6 to 9 of The History of Middle-earth ( `` HoME '' , as below ) . Some information concerning the appendices and a soon-abandoned sequel to the novel can also be found in volume 12 , The Peoples of Middle-earth .",
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"text": "Gerald Gardner (Wiccan) Gerald Brosseau Gardner ( 1884 -- 1964 ) , also known by the craft name Scire , was an English Wiccan , as well as an author and an amateur anthropologist and archaeologist . He was instrumental in bringing the Contemporary Pagan religion of Wicca to public attention , writing some of its definitive religious texts and founding the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca . Born into an upper-middle-class family in Blundellsands , Lancashire , Gardner spent much of his childhood abroad in Madeira . In 1900 , he moved to colonial Ceylon , and then in 1911 to Malaya , where he worked as a civil servant , independently developing an interest in the native peoples and writing papers and a book about their magical practices . After his retirement in 1936 , he travelled to Cyprus , penning the novel A Goddess Arrives before returning to England . Settling down near the New Forest , he joined an occult group , the Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship , through which he claimed to have encountered the New Forest coven into which he was initiated in 1939 . Believing the coven to be a survival of the pre-Christian Witch-Cult discussed in the works of Margaret Murray , he decided to revive the faith , supplementing the coven 's rituals with ideas borrowed from Freemasonry , ceremonial magic and the writings of Aleister Crowley to form the Gardnerian tradition of Wicca . Moving to London in 1945 , following the repeal of the Witchcraft Act of 1736 he became intent on propagating this religion , attracting media attention and writing about it in High Magic 's Aid ( 1949 ) , Witchcraft Today ( 1954 ) and The Meaning of Witchcraft ( 1959 ) . Founding a Wiccan group known as the Bricket Wood coven , he introduced a string of High Priestesses into the religion , including Doreen Valiente , Lois Bourne , Patricia Crowther and Eleanor Bone , through which the Gardnerian community spread throughout Britain and subsequently into Australia and the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s . Involved for a time with Cecil Williamson , Gardner also became director of the Museum of Magic and Witchcraft on the Isle of Man , which he ran until his death . Gardner is internationally recognised as the `` Father of Wicca '' among the Pagan and occult communities . His claims regarding the New Forest coven have been widely scrutinised , with Gardner being the subject of investigation for historians and biographers such as Aidan Kelly , Ronald Hutton and Philip Heselton .",
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"text": "The History of Middle-earth The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books published between 1983 and 1996 that collect and analyse material relating to the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien , compiled and edited by his son , Christopher Tolkien . The series shows the development over time of Tolkien 's conception of Middle-earth as a fictional place with its own peoples , languages , and history , from his earliest notions of a `` mythology for England '' through to the development of the stories that make up The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings . It is not a `` history of Middle-earth '' in the sense of being a chronicle of events in Middle-earth written from an in-universe perspective . In 2000 -- 01 , the twelve volumes were republished in three limited edition omnibus volumes . Non-deluxe editions of the three volumes were published in 2002 .",
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"text": "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": "George Percy, Earl Percy George Dominic Percy , Earl Percy ( born 4 May 1984 ) , is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland . Percy was born as the second child and elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland . He became heir apparent to the dukedom in 1995 , when his uncle Henry , 11th Duke of Northumberland , died . Percy 's parents , now Duke and Duchess of Northumberland , were eager to protect him from `` vices and pitfalls '' , and filed a lawsuit to prevent him from inheriting # 1 million and a # 250,000 annual income upon turning 18 . In 1999 , they succeeded in delaying the inheritance , which Lord Percy received at the age of 25 . George Percy is also set to inherit Alnwick Castle , famously known as Hogwarts ' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films . He served as a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1996 to 1998 . He is also a direct descendant of Charles II of England through multiple descents . Earl Percy was educated at Eton College , and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh , specialising in sustainable development and renewable energy . He graduated in 2008 , having shared a house with Pippa Middleton , with whom he has been linked since . Percy studied Arabic language at the University of Damascus , and later worked in Abu Dhabi . He is the managing director of energy company Cluff Geothermal with Paul Younger . As old family friends , Lord Percy and his family attended the wedding of Middleton 's sister Catherine and Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , in 2011 .",
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"text": "Kenneth Morris (author) Kenneth Vennor Morris ( 31 July 1879 -- 21 April 1937 ) , sometimes using the Welsh form of his name Cenydd Morus , was a Welsh author and theosophist . Born in South Wales , he moved to London with his family as a child , and was educated at Christ 's Hospital . In 1896 he lived in Dublin for a while , where he became friends with George William Russell . From 1908 to 1930 Morris lived in California as a member of staff of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Point Loma . The last seven years of his life were spent back in his native Wales , during which time he founded seven Welsh theosophical lodges . Morris was a friend of Talbot Mundy , and the two writers often commentated on each other 's work in The Theosophical Path magazine . In the verdict of Ursula K. Le Guin , Morris appears as one of the three master prose stylists of fantasy in the 20th century , together with E. R. Eddison and J. R. R. Tolkien .",
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"text": "Hay Festival The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye , Powys , Wales , for ten days from May to June . Devised by Norman and Peter Florence in 1988 , the festival was described by Bill Clinton in 2001 as `` The Woodstock of the mind '' . Tony Benn said : `` In my mind it 's replaced Christmas '' . Florence continues to be director of the Festival . Hay-on-Wye was already well known for its many bookshops before the festival was launched . Richard Booth opened his first shop there in 1962 , and by the 1970s Hay had gained the nickname `` The Town of Books '' . From its inception , the festival was held at a variety of venues around Hay , including the local Primary School , until 2005 when it moved to a unified location just south of the town . The Guardian was the main sponsor of the festival from 2002 to 2010 , succeeding The Sunday Times . The Daily Telegraph and its associated brands in Telegraph Media Group had two terms as 3-year sponsors , starting with the 2011 festival . From 2017 , the Tata Group and Baillie Gifford are amongst the principal sponsors , along with the BBC and many non-media companies such as the Arts Council of Wales and the British Council . The festival has expanded over the years to include musical performances and film previews . A children 's festival , `` Hay Fever '' , runs alongside the main festival . It has also expanded internationally and sister festivals take place in Arequipa , Nairobi , Dhaka , Zacatecas , The Maldives , Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram , Beirut , Belfast , Cartagena , the Alhambra Palace , Parc Prison in Bridgend and Segovia . In 2009 Hay Festival also took on the ailing Brecon Jazz Festival . It is run by a not-for-profit company , and entrance is free to students . The Hay Festival was one of 11 Welsh winners of The Queen 's Awards for Enterprise for 2009 . The 2009 festival included writers Carol Ann Duffy , David Simon , Stephen Fry , David Nicholls , Jenny Valentine and Melvyn Bragg , scientists Martin Rees and Sabine Bahn , economists Anthony Giddens , Nicholas Stern , Howard Davies and Danny Quah , comedians Dylan Moran , Dara Ó Briain and Sandi Toksvig , and general speakers David Frost , Desmond Tutu , Rowan Williams and Rhodri Morgan . The 2012 festival included writers Martin Amis , Jung Chang , Louis de Bernières , Mark Haddon , Mario Vargas Llosa , Hilary Mantel , Ian McEwan , Michael Morpurgo , Ben Okri , Ian Rankin , Salman Rushdie , Owen Sheers , Jeanette Winterson , comedians Bill Bailey , Rob Brydon , Julian Clary , Jack Dee , Tim Minchin , politicians Peter Hain and Boris Johnson , scientists John D. Barrow , Martin Rees , Simon Singh , and general speakers Harry Belafonte , William Dalrymple , Stephen Fry , A.C. Grayling , Germaine Greer , Michael Ignatieff , and David Starkey . Sessions at the Hay Festival have been recorded for television and radio programmes such as The Readers ' and Writers ' Roadshow and The One Show . All the BBC 's national radio channels apart from Radio One have been involved in broadcasting from the festival , and Sky Arts showed highlights of the festival from 2010 until 2013 , handing over the main coverage to the BBC for the 2014 event .",
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"text": "The Famous Five (series) The Famous Five is the name of a series of children 's adventure novels written by English author Enid Blyton . The first book , Five on a Treasure Island , was published in 1942 . The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children -- Julian , Dick , Anne and Georgina ( George ) -- and their dog Timmy . The stories take place in the children 's school holidays after they have returned from their respective boarding schools . Each time they meet they get caught up in an adventure , often involving criminals or lost treasure . Sometimes the scene is set close to George 's family home at Kirrin Cottage in Dorset , such as the picturesque Kirrin Island , owned by George and her family in Kirrin Bay . George 's own home and various other houses the children visit or stay in are hundreds of years old and often contain secret passages or smugglers ' tunnels . In some books the children go camping in the countryside , on a hike or holiday together elsewhere . The settings , however , are almost always rural and enable the children to discover the simple joys of cottages , islands , the English and Welsh countryside and sea shores , as well as an outdoor life of picnics , lemonade , bicycle trips and swimming . Blyton intended to write only six or eight books in the series , but owing to their high sales and immense commercial success she went on to write twenty-one full-length Famous Five novels , as well as a number of other series in similar style following groups of children discovering crime on holiday in the countryside . By the end of 1953 more than six million copies had been sold . Today , more than two million copies of the books are sold each year , making them one of the biggest-selling series for children ever written , with sales totalling over a hundred million . All the novels have been adapted for television , and several have been adapted as films in various countries . Blyton 's publisher , Hodder & Stoughton , first used the term `` The Famous Five '' in 1951 , after nine books in the series had been published . Before this , the series was referred to as `` The ` Fives ' Books '' .",
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"text": "Gillian Rubinstein Gillian Rubinstein ( born 29 August 1942 ) is an English-born children 's author and playwright . Born in Potten End , Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , England , Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria , moving to Australia in 1973 . As well as eight plays , numerous short stories and articles , she has written over 30 books . Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings . Books such as At Ardilla , Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards . In 2001 , Rubinstein published Across the Nightingale Floor , the first of the best-selling five book Tales of the Otori series under the pseudonym , Lian Hearn . The series is set in a fictional island nation resembling feudal Japan and is her first work to reach an adult audience . The name ` Lian ' , comes from a childhood nickname and ` Hearn ' apparently refers to herons which are a prominent theme in the series . It has also been suggested that the surname is most likely borrowed from Lafcadio Hearn ; one of the first Western writers to tackle Japanese mythology . Gillian Rubinstein currently resides in Goolwa , South Australia .",
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"text": "Born on the Fourth of July (film) Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic . Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic , in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination . Oliver Stone ( himself a Vietnam veteran ) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic , and also produced and directed the film . Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam , but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized , it was instead filmed in the Philippines . The film is considered part of Stone 's `` trilogy '' of films about the Vietnam War -- following Platoon ( 1986 ) and preceding Heaven & Earth ( 1993 ) . Born on the Fourth of July was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two , for Best Director and Best Film Editing ; it also won four Golden Globe Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 161,001,698 worldwide .",
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"text": "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": "June and Jennifer Gibbons June and Jennifer Gibbons ( born 11 April 1963 ; Jennifer died March 1993 ) were identical twins who grew up in Wales . They became known as `` The Silent Twins '' since they only communicated with each other . They began writing works of fiction but turned to crime when they started experiencing criminality tendencies . Both women were admitted to Broadmoor Hospital where they were held for 14 years .",
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"text": "International Research in Children's Literature International Research in Children 's Literature is a biannual academic journal published by Edinburgh University Press on behalf of the International Research Society for Children 's Literature in July and December of each year . It was established in 2008 and is indexed by the Modern Language Association and the British Humanities Index .",
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"text": "Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the title character and protagonist of J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series . The majority of the books ' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter , who , on his eleventh birthday , learns he is a wizard . Thus , he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practise magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors . Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel 's magical community , and that his fate is tied with that of Lord Voldemort , the internationally feared Dark Wizard and murderer of his parents , Lily and James .",
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"text": "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": "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 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": "Commercial art Commercial art is the art of creative services , referring to art created for commercial purposes , primarily advertising . Commercial art traditionally includes designing books , advertisements of different products , signs , posters , and other displays to promote sale or acceptance of products , services , or ideas .",
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"text": "Andy Warhol Andy Warhol ( -LSB- ˈwɔrhɒl -RSB- born Andrew Warhola ; August 6 , 1928 -- February 22 , 1987 ) was an American artist , director and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art . His works explore the relationship between artistic expression , celebrity culture , and advertising that flourished by the 1960s , and span a variety of media , including painting , silkscreening , photography , film , and sculpture . Some of his best known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell 's Soup Cans ( 1962 ) and Marilyn Diptych ( 1962 ) , the experimental film Chelsea Girls ( 1966 ) , and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable ( 1966 -- 67 ) . Born and raised in Pittsburgh , Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator . After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s , he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist . His New York studio , The Factory , became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals , drag queens , playwrights , Bohemian street people , Hollywood celebrities , and wealthy patrons . He promoted a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars , and is credited with coining the widely used expression `` 15 minutes of fame . '' In the late 1960s , he managed and produced the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and founded Interview magazine . He authored numerous books , including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism : The Warhol Sixties . He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement . After a gallbladder surgery in 1987 , Warhol died in February of that year at the age of 58 . Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions , books , and feature and documentary films . The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city of Pittsburgh , which holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives , is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist . Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable . The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$ 105 million for a 1963 canvas titled `` Silver Car Crash ( Double Disaster ) '' ; his works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold . A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the `` bellwether of the art market '' .",
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"text": "Rosta poster ROSTA Posters ( also known as ROSTA Windows , Окна РОСТА ) were a propagandistic medium of communication used in the Soviet Union to communicate important messages and instill specific beliefs and ideology within the minds of the masses . Propaganda posters were among the most significant tools for influencing public opinion in the Soviet Union . The text that accompanied each poster was a clear and explicit message for the public , while the use of specific techniques ( photo manipulation , deformity , and amplification ) would indirectly and subconsciously transmit a message in favor of or against an opinion , a person or a political choice . The Soviet Union gave rise to the `` Russian avant-garde '' modern art movement . Alongside the stirring socio-economic developments of the early twentieth century , artists seemed to reject the past and seek innovative forms of expression in various types of art . These posters are prime examples of art movements like Constructivism , Suprematism and , later , Socialist Realism , a fertile meeting place between art and ideology .",
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"text": "Archives of American Art The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States . More than 20 million items of original material are housed in the Archives ' research centers in Washington , D.C. and New York City . As a research center within the Smithsonian Institution , the Archives houses materials related to a variety of American visual art and artists . All regions of the country and numerous eras and art movements are represented . Among the significant artists represented in its collection are Jackson Pollock , Lee Krasner , Marcel Breuer , Rockwell Kent , John Singer Sargent , Winslow Homer , John Trumbull , and Alexander Calder . In addition to the papers of artists , the Archives collects documentary material from art galleries , art dealers , and art collectors . It also houses a collection of over 2,000 art-related oral history interviews , and publishes a bi-yearly publication , the Archives of American Art Journal , which showcases collections within the Archives .",
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"text": "Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Associated Artists of Pittsburgh ( AAP ) is the oldest , and largest nonprofit visual arts membership organization in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States . It was founded in 1910 to create opportunities for local artists to display their work and to foster an appreciation of visual art . Membership is open to any artist within a 150-mile radius of Pittsburgh and who is over 18 years of age . Admittance is based on the quality of the applicant 's work , as judged by the AAP Membership committee . Screenings are held twice yearly . Past membership has included such well-known artists as Andy Warhol , Samuel Rosenberg , John Kane , Mary Cassatt , Philip Pearlstein , and Robert Qualters .",
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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": "Conceptual art Conceptual art , sometimes simply called conceptualism , is art in which the concept ( s ) or idea ( s ) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic , technical , and material concerns . Some works of conceptual art , sometimes called installations , may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions . This method was fundamental to American artist Sol LeWitt 's definition of Conceptual art , one of the first to appear in print : Tony Godfrey , author of Conceptual Art ( Art & Ideas ) ( 1998 ) , asserts that conceptual art questions the nature of art , a notion that Joseph Kosuth elevated to a definition of art itself in his seminal , early manifesto of conceptual art , `` Art after Philosophy '' ( 1969 ) . The notion that art should examine its own nature was already a potent aspect of the influential art critic Clement Greenberg 's vision of Modern art during the 1950s . With the emergence of an exclusively language-based art in the 1960s , however , conceptual artists such as Joseph Kosuth , Lawrence Weiner and the English Art & Language group began a far more radical interrogation of art than was previously possible ( see below ) . One of the first and most important things they questioned was the common assumption that the role of the artist was to create special kinds of material objects . Through its association with the Young British Artists and the Turner Prize during the 1990s , in popular usage , particularly in the UK , `` conceptual art '' came to denote all contemporary art that does not practice the traditional skills of painting and sculpture . It could be said that one of the reasons why the term `` conceptual art '' has come to be associated with various contemporary practices far removed from its original aims and forms lies in the problem of defining the term itself . As the artist Mel Bochner suggested as early as 1970 , in explaining why he does not like the epithet `` conceptual '' , it is not always entirely clear what `` concept '' refers to , and it runs the risk of being confused with `` intention . '' Thus , in describing or defining a work of art as conceptual it is important not to confuse what is referred to as `` conceptual '' with an artist 's `` intention . ''",
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"text": "Cuban art Cuban art is an exceptionally diverse cultural blend of African , South American , European and North American elements , reflecting the diverse demographic makeup of the island . Cuban artists embraced European modernism , and the early part of the 20th century saw a growth in Cuban vanguardist movements , which were characterized by the mixing of modern artistic genres . Some of the more celebrated 20th-century Cuban artists include Amelia Peláez ( 1896 -- 1968 ) , best known for a series of mural projects , and painter Wifredo Lam ( Dec 8,1902 -- September 11 , 1982 ) , who created a highly personal version of modern primitivism . The Cuban born painter Federico Beltran Masses ( 1885-1949 ) , was renowned as a colourist whose seductive portrayals of women sometimes made overt references to the tropical settings of his childhood . Better known internationally is the work of photographer Alberto Korda , whose photographs following the early days of the Cuban Revolution included a picture of Che Guevara which was to become one of the most recognizable images of the 20th century . There is a flourishing street art movement influenced by Latin American artists José Guadalupe Posada and the muralist Diego Rivera . After the Cuban Revolution of 1959 , some artists felt it was in their best interests to leave Cuba and produce their art , while others stayed behind , either happy or merely content to be creating art in Cuba , which was sponsored by the government . Because it was state sponsored , an implied censorship occurred , since artists would n't want to make art that was against the revolutionary movement as that was the source of their funding . It was during the 1980s in which art began to reflect true uninfluenced expression . The `` rebirth '' of expression in Cuban art was greatly affected by the emergence of a new generation of Cuban , which did not remember the revolution directly . In 1981 Cubans saw the introduction of `` Volumen Uno '' , a series of one man exhibitions featuring contemporary Cuban artists . Three years later , the introduction of the `` Havana Bienal '' assisted in the further progression of the liberation of art and free speech therein .",
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"text": "Old master print An old master print is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition . The term remains current in the art trade , and there is no easy alternative in English to distinguish the works of `` fine art '' produced in printmaking from the vast range of decorative , utilitarian and popular prints that grew rapidly alongside the artistic print from the 15th century onwards . Fifteenth-century prints are sufficiently rare that they are classed as old master prints even if they are of crude or merely workmanlike artistic quality . A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of the period whose prints are covered by this term . The main techniques used , in order of their introduction , are woodcut , engraving , etching , mezzotint and aquatint , although there are others . Different techniques are often combined in a single print . With rare exceptions printed on textiles , such as silk , or on vellum , old master prints are printed on paper . This article is concerned with the artistic , historical and social aspects of the subject ; the article on printmaking summarizes the techniques used in making old master prints , from a modern perspective . Many great European artists , such as Albrecht Dürer , Rembrandt , and Francisco Goya , were dedicated printmakers . In their own day , their international reputations largely came from their prints , which were spread far more widely than their paintings . Influences between artists were also mainly transmitted beyond a single city by prints ( and sometimes drawings ) , for the same reason . Prints therefore are frequently brought up in detailed analyses of individual paintings in art history . Today , thanks to colour photo reproductions , and public galleries , their paintings are much better known , whilst their prints are only rarely exhibited , for conservation reasons . But some museum print rooms allow visitors to see their collection , sometimes only by appointment .",
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"text": "No Colour Bar No Colour Bar : Black British Art in Action 1960 -- 1990 is a major public art and archives exhibition , the first of its kind in the UK , held at the Guildhall Art Gallery , City of London , over a six-month period ( 10 July 2015 -- 24 January 2016 ) , with a future digital touring exhibition , and an associated programme of events . No Colour Bar took its impetus from the life work and archives of Jessica Huntley ( 23 February 1927 -- 13 October 2013 ) and Eric Huntley ( born 25 September 1929 ) , Guyanese-born campaigners , political activists and publishers , who founded the publishing company Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications and the associated Walter Rodney Bookshop . Comprising contemporary fine art combined with archive materials , the multi-media exhibition features the work of seminal Black British artists and historically significant activists , and was described by Colin Prescod ( chair of the Institute of Race Relations ) as an `` exposition of startling and radical imaginative works , addressing grand British cultural and historical matters , and touching on themes of existential and social restlessness '' . Participants in the Caribbean Artists Movement , such as Winston Branch , Aubrey Williams , Ronald Moody and Errol Lloyd , are featured together with other prominent artists , including Eddie Chambers , Sonia Boyce , Sokari Douglas Camp , Denzil Forrester and Chila Kumari Burman , with works on display across all media : painting sculpture , painting , drawing , illustration , photography and film . In conjunction with the art and archives , panels and talks led by the exhibition curators , Makeda Coaston and Katty Pearce , and featuring individual artists , writers and publishers , including Eddie Chambers , Errol Lloyd , Denzil Forrester , Fowokan , Donald Hinds , Kadija George , Dorothea Smartt , Arif Ali , Sarah White , as well as Eric Huntley himself , were programmed . Within the exhibition is a purpose-built interactive installation by Michael McMillan , in conjunction with sound and visual specialists Dubmorphology , that recreates the famed Walter Rodney Bookshop , which was formerly located in West Ealing , functioning as a cultural hub of the community until it closed at the beginning of the 1990s .",
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"text": "Art and World War II War is a common theme in art and has inspired great works of art . Throughout history , most representations of war depict military achievements and often show significant battle scenes . However , in the 19th century a `` turn '' in the visual representation of war became noticeable . Artists started to show the disastrous aspects of war instead of its glorified events and protagonists . Such a perspective is best exemplified by Goya 's series , The Disasters of War ( 1810-1820 , first published in 1863 ) , and Otto Dix 's portfolio , Der Krieg ( published in 1924 ) . During World War II , both traditions are present . For instance , Paul Nash 's Battle of Britain ( 1941 ) represents a scene of aerial combat between British and German fighters over the English Channel . On the other hand , André Fougeron 's Street of Paris ( 1943 ) focuses on the impact of war and occupation on civilians . In connection to World War II , the relations between art and war can be articulated around two main issues . First , art ( and , more generally , culture ) found itself at the centre of an ideological war . Second , during World War II , many artists found themselves in the most difficult conditions ( in an occupied country , in internment camps , in death camps ) and their works are a testimony to a powerful `` urge to create '' . Such creative impulse can be interpreted as the expression of self-preservation , a survival instinct in critical times .",
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"text": "Jean Frémon Jean Frémon , born in 1946 , is a French gallerist and writer . His written work spans and fuses genres , and contributes importantly to a trans-genre tendency in contemporary French letters . Working principally in the modes of ekphrasis , art criticism , literary commentary , narrative , and poetry , Frémon is perhaps unique in his fusion of late 20th century experimentalisms with the deeply rooted French tradition of belles lettres . After taking a degree in law , Frémon joined the Galerie Maeght , well known for representing important early and mid-20th century artists such as Joan Míro , Marc Chagall , Henry Matisse , and Alexander Calder . After the death of its founder , Aimé Maeght , in 1981 , Frémon , along with Daniel Lelong and Jacques Dupin , founded the Galerie Lelong , which continued and extended the work of the Galerie Maeght in its same location at 13 rue de Téhéran in the 8th arrondisement in Paris . The Galerie Lelong , of which Frémon is now the president , also has a branch in the Chelsea district of New York and participates in all the principal annual international art fairs including Art Basel , Art Basel Miami , and FIAC Paris . Artists shown by the gallery include Etel Adnan , Pierre Alechinsky , Francis Bacon , Louise Bourgeois , Nicola De Maria , Jan Dibbets , Andy Goldsworthy , David Hockney , Donald Judd , Konrad Klapheck , Jannis Kounellis , Wolfgang Laib , Nalini Malani , Ana Mendieta , David Nash , Jaume Plensa , Arnulf Rainer , Robert Ryman , Antonio Saura , Sean Scully , Richard Serra , Kiki Smith , Nancy Spero , Antoni Tapies , Barthélémy Toguo , and Juan Uslé .",
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"text": "Tomasz Rut Tomasz Rut ( pronounced root ) was born in 1961 and raised in Warsaw , Poland , the son of an Olympic athlete father and artist mother who together encouraged a love of art and the classics . During his childhood Rut was introduced to the Pompeiien Frescos as well as Renaissance and Baroque art , which have influenced his oils on canvas , murals , and graphic works . Rut had his first showing in Warsaw at the age of eleven . Trained in Art Conservation at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw , Rut continued his education in New York City at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and at Columbia University in Manhattan . He eventually took a job in art conservation for the Biltmore House in Asheville , North Carolina , traveling the east coast restoring large scale murals in museums and mansions for such clients as the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington , DC , the New Jersey State House in Trenton , the Gusman Center for the Arts and Vizcaya Museum in Miami . It was during these travels he began to notice the void of figurative paintings from the past that one could purchase , so Rut invented a style aimed at filling this void . This style incorporated cracked canvasses that mimic aged Italian frescoes and figurative oils . `` The one element evident in all of my paintings is the superficial patina or aging , '' which is created with a variety of transparent and semitransparent glazes , giving each work the aged and classic appearance that exemplifies Rut 's style . Rut 's mural size paintings are contemporary conversions of the classical vocabulary variously continued by Michelangelo , Raphael , Titian , and Rubens . In making them he returns to antiquity by a double detour . First , he sets in motion the charming unreal apparatus of the Quattrocento mise-en-scene , and more importantly its heroic nudity , vigorous modeling , expressive anatomic structure , powerful movement and fascinating physiognomy . Tinged with sadness , his super-human youths play once more on Arcadian pipes ( i.e. pan flute ) - a motif also reprised by Matisse . Alternatively , he offers us impossible delicate , gracile females - ` still unravished bride ( s ) of quietness ' - delimiting them with sylvan togas and braided tresses . Nor does he leave rearing steeds , which in the grand manner represent humanity 's turbulent passions . Dorothy Keane-White , Art Curator & Director for Northwood University . The subjects of Rut 's paintings , whether a figure , horse , or object , is at the center of every work , surrounded by compressed space with few background details to distract from the subject .",
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"text": "Art Nouveau furniture Furniture created in the Art Nouveau style was prominent from the late 19th century to the advent of the First World War . Unlike furniture made by the British Arts and Crafts movement , from which it emerged in stylistic respects , most Art Nouveau furniture was produced in factories by normal manufacturing techniques , which led to tensions with Arts and Crafts figures in England , who criticised continental Art Nouveau furniture for not being '' ` honestly ' constructed . It also tended to be expensive , as a fine finish , usually polished or varnished , was regarded as essential , and continental designs were usually very complex , with curving shapes that were expensive to make . It by no means entirely replaced other styles of furniture , which continued to be popular , with Art Nouveau styles largely restricted to an expensive `` art furniture '' category . The style was named for Siegfried Bing 's Maison de l'Art Nouveau gallery and shop in Paris , which opened in 1895 , and in France and Belgium furniture designers took up the style with more enthusiasm than those of most countries . Several notable designers were architects who designed furniture for specific buildings they had also designed , a way of working inherited from the Arts and Crafts movement ; these include Charles Rennie Mackintosh , Antoni Gaudí , Hector Guimard and Victor Horta . Mackintosh 's furniture was relatively austere and geometrical , marked by elongated dimensions and right-angles . Continental designs were much more elaborate , often using curved shapes both in the basic shapes of the piece , and in applied decorative motifs . In many ways the old vocabulary and techniques of classic French 18th-century Rococo furniture were re-interpreted in a new style . Luxury veneers were used in the furniture of leading cabinetmakers Georges de Feure and others . Alphonse Mucha produced a few designs , but was little involved with production . The École de Nancy ( School of Nancy in France ) , the Wiener Werkstätte in Vienna and the Deutscher Werkbund were groupings including many designers of Art Nouveau furniture . The Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1900 was an important showcase for designers , and the Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna at Turin in 1902 heavily featured the work of furniture designer Carlo Bugatti of Milan .",
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"text": "Drop Art In 1961 , filmmaker Gene Bernofsky and artist Clark Richert , art students from the University of Kansas , developed an art concept they called Drop Art or droppings . Informed by the `` happenings '' of Allan Kaprow and the impromptu performances a few years earlier of John Cage , Robert Rauschenberg and Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College , Drop Art began when Richert and Bernofsky started painting rocks and dropping them from a loft roof onto the sidewalk of Lawrence Kansas 's main drag -- watching the reactions of passersby . Early Drop Art included such pieces as Egg Drop and Pendulum ( pictured ) . Drop Art eventually led to the creation of Drop City , an experimental artist 's community founded in 1965 near Trinidad , Colorado . The intention was to create a live-in work of Drop Art .",
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"text": "Figure painting A figure painting is a work of fine art in any of the painting media with the primary subject being the human figure , whether clothed or nude . Figure painting may also refer to the activity of creating such a work . The human figure has been one of the constant subjects of art since the first stone age cave paintings , and has been reinterpreted in various styles throughout history .",
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"text": "Exploding Plastic Inevitable The Exploding Plastic Inevitable , sometimes simply called Plastic Inevitable or EPI , was a series of multimedia events organized by Andy Warhol between 1966 and 1967 , featuring musical performances by The Velvet Underground and Nico , screenings of Warhol 's films , and dancing and performances by regulars of Warhol 's Factory , especially Mary Woronov and Gerard Malanga . Andy Warhol 's Exploding Plastic Inevitable is also the title of an 18-minute film by Ronald Nameth with recordings from one week of performances of the shows which were filmed in Chicago , Illinois , in 1966 . In December 1966 Warhol included a one-off magazine called The Plastic Exploding Inevitable as part of the Aspen No. 3 package .",
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"text": "All-over painting All-over painting refers to the non-differential treatment of the surface of a work of two-dimensional art , for instance a painting . This concept is most popularly thought of as emerging in relation to the so-called `` drip '' paintings of Jackson Pollock and the `` automatic writing '' or `` abstract calligraphy '' of Mark Tobey in the 1950s , though the applicability of the term all-over painting would be wider than that . `` All-over painting '' is not a formal style of painting and the term does not represent an `` art movement . '' Some painting under the heading color field painting displays the `` all-over '' painting style . Such a painting would fail to treat the top , for instance , differently from the bottom ; the left than the right . Uniform treatment of all sections of the surface are the hallmark of all-over painting . All-over paintings would lack a dominant point of interest , or any indication of which way is `` up . '' Some paintings by Cy Twombly have had this term applied to them . Clement Greenberg cited Janet Sobel 's as the first instance of all-over painting he had seen .",
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"text": "Stanley Boxer Stanley Boxer ( 1926-May 8 , 2000 ) was an American artist best known for thickly painted abstract works of art . He was also an accomplished sculptor and printmaker . Boxer was born in New York City , and began his formal education after World War II , when he left the Navy and studied at the Art Students League of New York . He drew , painted , made prints , and sculpted . His work was recognized by art critic Clement Greenberg , who categorized him as a color field painter , a designation which Boxer rejected . Art critic Grace Glueck wrote `` Never part of a movement or trend , though obviously steeped in the language of Modernism , the abstract painter Stanley Boxer was a superb manipulator of surfaces , intensely bonding texture and color . '' Boxer offered an explanation of his philosophy and working process : In 1953 Boxer had his first solo exhibition of paintings in New York City , and showed regularly thereafter until his death . His paintings and sculpture were represented in New York City during the late 1960s through 1974 by the Tibor de Nagy Gallery , then by the André Emmerich Gallery from 1975 until 1993 , and finally by Salander-O'Reilly Galleries until its demise in 2007 . Richard Waller , director of the University of Richmond 's Harnett Museum of Art , describes his evolution as an artist : One man museum exhibitions were held at the Rose Art Museum and the Butler Institute of American Art . His work is included in the permanent collections of numerous museums , including the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the Tate Gallery , the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York , the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington , and the Boston Museum of Fine Art . Boxer received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975 and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grant in 1989 . In 1993 he was elected as a full member to the National Academy of Design . Boxer died May 8 , 2000 in Pittsfield , Massachusetts . He was 73 years old . According to Boxer 's wife of 49 years , the artist Joyce Weinstein , Boxer created more than 7,000 drawings , paintings , and sculptures , about 700 of which were part of his estate at the time of his death .",
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"text": "Social practice (art) Social practice is an art medium that focuses on engagement through human interaction and social discourse . Since it is people and their relationships that form the medium of such works -- rather than a particular process of production -- social engagement is not only a part of a work 's organization , execution or continuation , but also an aesthetic in itself : of interaction and development . Socially engaged art aims to create social and/or political change through collaboration with individuals , communities , and institutions in the creation of participatory art . The discipline values the process of a work over any finished product or object . Artists working in social practice co-create their work with a specific audience or propose critical interventions within existing social systems that inspire debate or catalyze social exchange . The large overlap between social practice and pedagogy demonstrates the need for art education to embrace collaborative practice . Social practice work focuses on the interaction between the audience , social systems , and the artist through aesthetics , ethics , collaboration , methodology , antagonism , media strategies , and social activism . The social interaction component inspires , drives , or , in some instances , completes the project . Although projects may incorporate traditional studio media , they are realized in a variety of visual or social forms ( depending on variable contexts and participant demographics ) such as performance , social activism , or mobilizing communities towards a common goal . The diversity of approaches pose specific challenges for documenting social practice work , as the aesthetic of human interaction changes rapidly and involves many people simultaneously . Consequently , images frequently fail to do justice to the engagement and interactions that take place during a project .",
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"text": "The arts The arts is a general term for the theory and physical expression of creativity found in human societies and cultures . Major constituents of the arts include literature -- including poetry , novels and short stories , and epic poetry ; performing arts -- among them music , dance , and theatre ; culinary arts such as baking , chocolatiering , and winemaking ; media arts like photography and cinematography , and visual arts -- including drawing , painting , ceramics , and sculpting . Some art forms combine a visual element with performance ( e.g. film ) or artwork with the written word ( e.g. comics ) . From prehistoric cave paintings to modern day films , art serves as a vessel for storytelling and conveying humankind 's relationship with its environment .",
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"text": "Winslow Wilson Arthur William Wilson ( July 20 , 1892 -- November 18 , 1974 ) was an American artist who painted under several known pseudonyms , including Winslow Wilson and Pico Miran . In Gloucester , Wilson/Miran has been considered an early actor in the Post Modern Art Movement . He is widely quoted from his Manifesto For Post-Modern Art , published in 1951 , under the name Pico Miran . Wilson was born in Brady , Texas in 1892 , one of five sons of Horace and Stella Wilson . The family moved to Junction , Texas , and it was here that he graduated high school . He attended Texas A&M in 1910-1911 as a Chemical Engineering Major , but transferred to Harvard with the support of professors at Texas A&M . Wilson attended Harvard College between 1911-1915 , becoming an Editor of The Harvard Monthly with his friends John Dos Passos and E. E. Cummings . Wilson would go on to share an apartment at 21 East 15th Street in New York City with E.E. Cummings . He enlisted in the U.S. Military during 1917-1919 , joining John Dos Passos and E.E. Cummings and other Harvard students in France . He spent time in Paris with E.E. Cummings , and mingled with Salvador Dali , Pablo Picasso and other influential painters of the period in London and Paris in the 1920s . In fact , Wilson maintained lifelong friendships with many of the Harvard Aesthetes , including Cummings and Dos Passos . During his days at Harvard , Wilson was playfully known as `` Tex '' , a nickname that stayed with him for life . Wilson was active in the New York , NY , Lime Rock , CT , Newport , RI , Gloucester , MA , and Rockport , MA art scenes between the 1930 's -- 1972 . Wilson painted post-modern artwork utilizing the name Pico Miran in his Gloucester , Massachusetts studio , taught portraiture at the Rockport Art Association in Rockport , Massachusetts under the name Winslow Wilson , and painted seascapes as Winslow Wilson in his Rockport , Massachusetts studio . Wilson was strongly influenced by his time at Harvard and World War I . In addition to a tragic event in Boston which resulted in the death of one of Wilson 's friends in 1912 , there is evidence that Wilson encountered trauma during World War I. Art became a vehicle through which Wilson found solace . His Post-Modern artwork is replete with images of industrial and nuclear effects upon the common man , and those who knew him confirm that he was consumed with the concept of a nuclear holocaust . Growing up in rural Texas , to a life in Boston and New York , friendships with intellectuals , Wilson 's writings reveal a man who held his craft and opinions in high regard . Understanding that Wilson eschewed family relationships while fully immersing himself as a bit of an artistic recluse , provides an insight into the life of this artist . Wilson painted seascapes in his Rockport , Massachusetts studio . His seascapes were exhibited at Vose Gallery in Boston . In a letter dated January 24 , 1991 , Robert C. Vose , Jr. , of Vose Gallery , confirmed that the gallery `` did give -LCB- Wilson -RCB- an exhibition in our galleries in Boston '' and stated `` We thought of -LCB- the paintings -RCB- of excellent quality , and much in the spirit of Frederick Waugh '' . Eleanor Roosevelt chaired a one-man art show held in New York City entitled `` Paintings of the Sea '' . On June 4 , 1951 , the First Lady , Eleanor Roosevelt `` blogged '' in her My Day report , that she had visited this exhibit , and she reported : `` In certain ones the light made one think of tropical climates ; in others the shores of Maine seemed to stand out . More often the sky and the sea were stormy , but the light was nearly always breaking through . Let us hope that out of this turbulent period in history the light will break through for all human beings '' . Under the pseudonym of Pico Miran painted in his Gloucester studio . Upon occasion , he would have a visitor , however the room in which he painted was never open . His post-modern art , or as he referred to it as `` super-realistic '' , is replete with political and religious tones , and is highly reflective of the nuclear and mechanical themes of the period . Wilson was a member of the Rockport Art Association from 1946 through 1972 , and for many of those years he taught portraiture . His portraits have included local Gloucester residents and friends . Following Wilson 's death in 1974 , his long-term companion , Jane Grey ( an accomplished portrait artist ) , gifted his paintings to his only son , Horace Peter Wilson . Those paintings remained stored in Kansas City until 2012 , at which time the paintings were distributed to Wilson 's grandchildren . In 2014 , Dave Rich , a Gloucester native , stated in a correspondence with Peter Anastas : `` ... would take an interest in the precocious postmodernism of Pico Miran . His value lies in his theorizing postmodernity , and making the first forays into postmodern visual art -- the seascapes were a virtuoso performance ; Winslow was no less a character than Pico or Tex. . In that sense he was a performance artist . A kind of Andy Kaufman who took personae and masks to the extreme . On this conceptual level , if explained as such , Wilson ought to be recovered ; and could be recovered by an astute and enterprising curator . '' The paintings are in the process of being professionally restored and framed , and efforts are underway to showcase Wilson 's paintings . A website exists with the roots of a biography about the artist , currently being documented and researched by Claudia Wilson Howard in conjunction with interested parties across the United States .",
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"text": "Windsor, Ontario Windsor ( -LSB- ˈwɪnzər -RSB- ) is a city in Ontario and the southernmost city in Canada . It is located on the southern shore of the Detroit River , directly across the river from Detroit , Michigan . Windsor is a major contributor to Canada 's automotive industry and has a storied history and a diverse culture . Windsor is among the best places to retire in Ontario , according to Comfort Life , a publication for seniors , partly because of the low cost of living . According to this source , the Globe and Mail also makes this recommendation .",
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"text": "Politics of Ontario The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature , the Legislative Assembly of Ontario , which operates in the Westminster system of government . The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government , and the party 's leader becomes premier of the province , i.e. , the head of the government . Ontario 's primary political parties are the centre-left Ontario Liberal Party , the centre-right Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ( PC ) , and the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party ( NDP ) . The Green Party of Ontario has seen its support grow over the years - to 8.1 % of the vote in 2007 - but has yet to win a seat in the Legislature .",
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"text": "Windsor Park Collegiate, Winnipeg Windsor Park Collegiate ( WPC ) is a public secondary school in Winnipeg , Manitoba , within the Louis Riel School Division .",
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"text": "National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor, Connecticut __ NOTOC __ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor , Connecticut . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Windsor , Connecticut , United States . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below , may be seen in various online maps . There are more than 400 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Hartford County , including 21 National Historic Landmarks . The 41 properties and districts located in the town of Windsor include one National Historic Landmark and are listed below . The properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately .",
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"text": "Windsor Way (Vancouver) Windsor Way is a special community street that links four parks and three elementary schools as well as a bike path in East Vancouver , Canada , which was identified as a local Greenway in the Kensington-Cedar Cottage Visioning process . As there was no funding available to turn the many blocks of this street into a local Greenway , the local community worked with the City of Vancouver planning department to implement a demonstration project called `` Blooming Boulevards '' . This demonstration project allowed residents to garden the frontages of their yards between the street and the sidewalk . This section of street contains the wires and ducts of the city , and this was the first time that gardening on these city owned frontages was allowed . The program was so successful that Blooming Boulevards are now city policy and boulevards are now gardened throughout the city .",
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"text": "Windsor and Royal Borough Museum Windsor and Royal Borough Museum is a museum of the history of the town of Windsor , in the English county of Berkshire . It is accommodated within Windsor Guildhall a Grade 1 listed building .",
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"text": "Culture in Toronto Toronto is the largest city of Canada and one of its most ethnically diverse ; many immigrant cultures have brought their traditions , languages and music . It is a city of many museums , theatres , festival events and sports activities .",
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"text": "Metro Toronto Parks and Culture Metro Toronto Parks and Culture was a department within the former Regional Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto . The department was responsible for maintaining major parks and cultural sites around Metro Toronto , Canada . Parks - now under Toronto Parks and Recreation Morningside Park Glen Rouge Park and stables Humber Bay Park Colonel Samuel Smith Park Sunnybrook Park and stables Toronto Islands and the Toronto Island ferries Bluffers Park Colonel Danforth Park Lower Don Parkland / Don Valley Brickworks Marie Curtis Park Culture O'Keefe Centre - now the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Metro Toronto Zoo - now Toronto Zoo Black Creek Pioneer Village Toronto Heritage Exhibition Place - park used by the Canadian National Exhibition or `` The Ex '' Museums other than the Royal Ontario Museum , Bata Shoe Museum",
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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": "Capitol Theatre (Windsor, Ontario) The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre in Windsor , Ontario , Canada . Opened in 1920 as the Vaudeville Theatre by Marcus Loew at a cost of approximately $ 600,000 , and designed by Thomas White Lamb , it was the largest single floor theatre in Canada at the time , with 1,995 seats . In 1922 , it assumed its current name , as the Capitol Theatre . The theatre was one of sixteen Canadian theatres Lamb designed , including Toronto 's Pantages ( now the Ed Mirvish Theatre ) , The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres , and the Ottawa Capitol .",
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"text": "Canadian Club of Toronto The Canadian Club of Toronto is a club in Toronto which meets several times a month to hear lunchtime speeches given by invited guests from the fields of politics , law , business , the arts , the media , and other prominent fields . In the days before radio and television , the Club provided a chance for influential Torontonians to have contact with Canadian and international leaders in a variety of fields . Even today , the club manages to attract notable speakers . Some examples of speakers to address the club since the year 2000 include Paul Martin , Stephen Harper , Vladimir Putin , Paul Bremer , Bob Rae , Michael Dell , Jean Charest , John de Chastelain , Ted Rogers , Roy McMurtry , Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , Margaret Atwood , Karen Kain , Ralph Klein , David Frum , Pamela Wallin , John Manley , Beverley McLachlin , Dalton McGuinty , Belinda Stronach , David Dodge , Pinball Clemons , Gordon Campbell , Louise Arbour , Adrienne Clarkson , Donovan Bailey , Anne Mulcahy , and Jack Layton . The Canadian Club has long had a role in Canadian life as an opinion-formation vehicle for some of Toronto 's most prominent citizens . The Canadian Club of Toronto was founded in 1897 by a Hamilton journalist . Speeches were initially given in the evening , but starting in 1899 , the club moved to its present lunchtime format . In 1903 , several members of the Canadian Club , concerned that the club was not sufficiently opposed to the wave of anti-British sentiment being expressed in the wake of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal decision , left the Canadian Club to found the more pro-British Empire Club of Canada . As of 2010 , the Canadian Club 's luncheons are normally held on Mondays in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel . As noted on their website : `` The Canadian Club is not-for-profit and holds no political or religious affiliations . There are currently forty Canadian Clubs in various cities around Canada . ''",
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"text": "Black Nova Scotians Black Nova Scotians are Black Canadians whose ancestors fled the Colonial United States as slaves or freemen , and later settled in Nova Scotia , Canada during the 18th and early 19th centuries . As of the 2011 Census of Canada , 20,790 black people live in Nova Scotia , most in Halifax , though a large number of Black Nova Scotians have migrated to Toronto , Ontario since the 1950s . Before the immigration reforms of the 1960s , Black Nova Scotians formed 37 % of the total Black Canadian population . The first black person in Nova Scotia arrived with the founding of Port Royal in 1605 . Black people were then brought as slaves to Nova Scotia during the founding of Louisbourg and Halifax . The first major migration of blacks to Nova Scotia happened during the American Revolution , where blacks were fleeing slavery in the United States . At the same time , educational opportunities began to develop with the establishment of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ( Bray Schools ) in Nova Scotia . The decline of slavery in Nova Scotia happened in large part by local judicial decisions in keeping with those by the British courts of the late 18th century . The next major migration of blacks happened during the War of 1812 , again blacks were escaping slavery in the United States . The opportunities for Black Nova Scotians began to open in the 19th century with the creation of institutions such as the Royal Acadian School and the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church . There were further developments in the 20th century with the establishment of the organizations such as Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Colored People , the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission , the Black United Front and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia . In the 21st Century , there has been many initiatives in Nova Scotia to address past harms done to Black Nova Scotians such as the Africville Apology , the Viola Desmond Pardon and the restorative justice initiative for the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children .",
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"text": "First Church of Windsor The First Church in Windsor , Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut . Its origin can be traced back to 1630 , when 140 men and women sailed out of Plymouth , England on the Mary & John . This was the first of 17 ships in the so-called Winthrop Fleet , bound for the Massachusetts Bay Colony . When they heard from the Indians about the fertile land along the Connecticut River in what is now called the Connecticut River Valley , a small contingent of settlers travelled southwest and established the first settlement in Connecticut at Windsor in 1633 . Word soon spread that Windsor was a good place in which to settle : in 1635 , the congregation of the First Church departed from their homes in Dorchester , Massachusetts to relocate to Connecticut .",
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"text": "Queen's Park (Toronto) Queen 's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Opened in 1860 by Edward , Prince of Wales , it was named in honour of Queen Victoria . The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building , which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario , and the phrase `` Queen 's Park '' is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario . The park is nearly an enclave of the University of Toronto , which occupies most of the surrounding lands . In 1854 , the land was leased by the University of Toronto to the City of Toronto for a 999-year term . In 1880 , a `` portion of the Queen 's Park -LSB- was -RSB- selected -LSB- and given to -RSB- the Government of Ontario , as a site for the erection of new Legislative and Departmental buildings '' . The land that is occupied by Legislative Assembly of Ontario is owned by the Government of Ontario . The north park is owned by the University of Toronto and leased to the city . Ministry buildings of the Ontario government occupy other properties to the east of the park , in an area between Wellesley Street and Grosvenor Street . While not adjacent to the park , the Royal Ontario Museum and the Gardiner Museum are located nearby .",
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"text": "Culture of New England The culture of New England comprises a shared heritage and culture primarily shaped by its indigenous peoples , early English colonists , and waves of immigration from Europe , Asia , Africa , and the Americas . In contrast to other American regions , many of New England 's earliest Puritan settlers came from eastern England , contributing to New England 's distinctive accents , foods , customs , and social structures .",
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"text": "Talbot Trail Public School Talbot Trail Public School is a public elementary school in Windsor , Ontario . Built in 2005 to ease overcrowding at neighbouring elementary schools , Talbot Trail is known for being the first of several planned `` themed '' schools to be built in Ontario , and the school 's theme of exploration led it to be honoured as one of the Top 25 Schools in Canada by a 2007 edition of Today 's Parent magazine .",
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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": "Ojibway Prairie Complex The Ojibway Prairie Complex is a 350-hectare complex of parks and nature reserves on the west side of Windsor , Ontario , Canada . It comprises Ojibway Park , Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park , Black Oak Heritage Park , Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve , and the Spring Garden Natural Area . The complex should not be confused with Ojibway Provincial Park , some 1100 km away in northwestern Ontario . The Ojibway Prairie Complex includes the Ojibway Nature Centre , which administers the Ojibway Park Tallgrass , and Black Oak Heritage Park , and also offers free exhibits , public education , and summer programmes for children . Habitats at the Ojibway Prairie Complex include forests , ponds , and prairie . Ojibway is home to a wide variety of wildlife , including many species of turtles , lizards , snakes , toads , frogs , salamanders , opossums , shrews , and bats . A great variety of birds can also be seen . The complex is popular with a wide variety of visitors , particularly birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts .",
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"text": "Windsor School, Chile Windsor School is a private cooperative school founded in 1959 , in Valdivia , Chile . Once bilingual , the school however promotes the study of English language with international exchange programs and an English laboratory . The Windsor School has also football , basketball , hockey , volleyball and rugby teams , and participates in the ELSA games arranged by Southern Chile 's English schools .",
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"text": "CBE-FM CBE-FM is the callsign of the CBC Radio 2 station in Windsor , Ontario , Canada . The station broadcasts at 89.9 FM , and was launched in 1978 . It is not rebroadcast on any other transmitters .",
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"text": "Westfest Westfest is a free arts festival in Ottawa , Ontario , formerly taking place in Westboro Village during the second weekend of June , but now taking place in the Laroche Park , in the Mechanicsville area of Ottawa , the first weekend in June . The festival brings in over 300 artists , 150 volunteers and 40 staff over the weekend and features only Canadian talent . Westfest has been dedicated to bringing into the spotlight up and coming Canadian talent , while also featuring some of the best known names in the scene . The festival was founded in 2003 by Elaina Martin . The range of artistic disciplines includes music , contemporary dance , visual art , media art , performance art , spoken word , poetry and fiction readings , Aboriginal art forms , and children 's entertainment . The lineup for the Westfest 2016 has been announced and is aptly titled `` Homemade Jam . ''",
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"text": "Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi ( -LSB- anˈtɔːnjo ˈluːtʃo viˈvaldi -RSB- ; 4 March 1678 -- 28 July 1741 ) was an Italian Baroque composer , virtuoso violinist , teacher and cleric . Born in Venice , he is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers , and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe . He composed many instrumental concertos , for the violin and a variety of other instruments , as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas . His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons . Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà , a home for abandoned children where Vivaldi ( who had been ordained as a Catholic priest ) was employed from 1703 to 1715 and from 1723 to 1740 . Vivaldi also had some success with expensive stagings of his operas in Venice , Mantua and Vienna . After meeting the Emperor Charles VI , Vivaldi moved to Vienna , hoping for preferment . However , the Emperor died soon after Vivaldi 's arrival , and Vivaldi himself died less than a year later in poverty .",
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"text": "Antonio Demo Father Antonio Demo ( S. Lazzaro at Bassano del Grappa , Italy , April 23 , 1870 - New York City , January 2 , 1936 ) was a New York City Italian American priest and civic activist . He studied at seminaries in Italy and entered the Scalabrini Order in 1894 . Ordained a priest on July 20 , 1896 , the same year he emigrated to the United States . He initially did missionary work for two years in the parish of S. Heart in Boston , which served a congregation of Italian immigrants mostly from Genoa . On July 19 , 1899 he was assigned as assistant pastor of Our Lady of Pompei Church , established in 1892 by Father Pietro Bandini in New York City 's Greenwich Village on Bleecker and Carmine Streets . In 1900 he was appointed pastor of the church , which served what was then one of largest Italian-American communities in America . Father Demo exercised his apostolate among the Italian immigrants , serving until 1923 also as the director of the St. Raphael Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants , an organization that had been specifically formed in 1891 by Bandini to assist newly arrived immigrants and that he helped to strengthen . His spiritual care and leadership were put to test on March 25 , 1911 when he had to respond to the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire , which claimed the lives of 146 female employees . Because of his many merits in the care of the Italian community he was decorated with the `` Cross of Knight of the Crown of Italy '' . In 1923 Father Demo learned that the church would have to be demolished to allow extension of the Sixth Avenue . Father Demo organized a campaign to buy a nearby property and with the help of a leading Italian American architect , Matthew Del Gaudio , build a new church , and rectory . The new church could already be available for the congregation in May 1927 . In late Summer 1931 the parochial school also was opened . In 1935 Father Demo became Pompei 's pastor emeritus and superintendent of its parochial school . He died in 1936 in New York , and thousands of parishioners and friends , including Mayor Fiorello La Guardia , paid their respects . In 1941 , the intersection of Bleecker Street and Sixth Avenue was named Father Demo Square . In 2009 , after a renovation , Father Demo Square was honored with a Village Award by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation .",
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"text": "Motezuma Motezuma is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Alvise Giusti . The libretto is very loosely based on the life of the Aztec ruler Montezuma who died in 1520 . The first performance was given in the Teatro Sant ` Angelo in Venice on 14 November 1733 . ( In earlier reference books the opera is referred to as Montezuma , but since the reappearance of the original manuscript this has been corrected to Motezuma . ) The music was thought to have been lost , but was discovered in 2002 in the archive of the music library of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin . Its first fully staged performance in modern times took place in Düsseldorf , Germany , on 21 September 2005 .",
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"text": "History of Venice Venice is a city in Italy . It was also an independent republic from the 8th century to 1797 . For the history of the city , see History of the city of Venice . For the Republic , see History of the Republic of Venice .",
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"text": "Viggiano Viggiano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza , in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata . It is bounded by the comuni of Calvello , Corleto Perticara , Grumento Nova , Laurenzana , Marsicovetere , Montemurro . Viggiano is known to be land of migrant street musicians who brought their music in Italy and worldwide through the centuries , as well as renowned for the construction of the harps . Many viggianesi had the opportunity to play in many symphonic orchestras in Europe , United States and Australia . The street musicians from Viggiano are cited as an influence on Hector Malot 's Sans Famille . Today Viggiano is known to be home to Europe 's biggest oil field that makes Italy the third-largest oil producer of the continent , behind Norway and United Kingdom . The comune hosts the International Flute Competition `` Leonardo De Lorenzo '' , some the jury members over the years include Jean-Pierre Rampal , Julius Baker , Jindřich Feld , Susan Milan , Carol Wincenc and Ransom Wilson .",
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"text": "Fabio Lombardi Fabio Lombardi ( born in 1961 ) is an Italian ethnomusicologist and organologist who studied , at the Bologna University , with Roberto Leydi , Tullia Magrini and the organologist Febo Guizzi . Born in Meldola , Romagna , in the 1980s he made an ethnic musical field research in Emilia-Romagna , near Forlì and along the Bidente valley ( Meldola , Cusercoli , Bertinoro , Predappio , Forlimpopoli , Civitella , Galeata , Santa Sofia , Bagno di Romagna ) which has contributed to a better knowledge of Italian ethnic music ( music of Italy ) , particularly regarding musical instruments : he discovered some unknown ethnic instruments ( ethnic instrument ) both in Italy and Europe . For example , see : a type of mirliton improperly named `` Ocarina '' kazoo . Other Lombardi 's works are on the local history of Meldola , Riccione , Forlì and other topics .",
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"text": "Battle of Castelfidardo The Battle of Castelfidardo was a battle of the Expedition of the Thousand that took place on 18 September 1860 , at Castelfidardo , a small town in the Marche region of Italy . It was fought between the Sardinian army - acting as the driving force in the war for Italian unification , against the Papal States . On 7 September , Cavour , Prime Minister of Piedmont , sent an ultimatum to the Pope demanding that he dismiss his foreign troops . When he failed to do this , 35,000 troops crossed the border on 11 September , with General Cialdini advancing along the Adriatic coast and General Della Rocca leading another troop across Umbria . The Papal troops were caught by surprise and thrown into confusion . Some of the Papal troops surrendered the same day and some retreated to Ancona which fell on 29 September 1860 after a short siege . As a result of this battle , the Marches and Umbria entered in the Kingdom of Italy and the extent of the Papal States was reduced to the area of what is today known as Lazio . The battle is remembered for being bloody , and for the highly disparate numbers of troops - less than 10,000 papal soldiers to 39,000 Sardinians . The papal army was composed of volunteers from many different European countries , amongst whom the French and Belgian nationals constituted a Franco-Belgian battalion . Among the French volunteers were a notable number of nobles from western France : after the battle , whilst consulting the list of dead and wounded members of the papal army , the Sardinian general Cialdini is reported to have said , in an example of rather black humor , `` you would think this was a list of invites for a ball given by Louis XIV ! ''",
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"text": "Building Little Italy Building Little Italy : Philadelphia 's Italians before Mass Migration is a 1998 nonfiction book by Richard N. Juliani , published by Penn State University Press . The book discusses Italian immigration to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania from its beginnings in the 1750s through the 1870s . The book discusses the individual Italian Americans and the social issues the early Italian American community faced . John Zucchi of McGill University wrote that Building Little Italy was against the practice of being filiopietistic , or members of an ethnic group emphasizing `` the presence of their `` tribe '' in a particular locale from the early history of a European presence in that locus '' in order `` to bolster the community or to respond to a perceived self-disesteem of their ethnic group '' . Stefano Luconi of the University of Florence wrote that this book differed from a trend of most research of Italian Americans being `` a hagiographic defense of Italian immigrants ' contributions to the cultural , political , and economic development of American society to counter negative stereotypes of Italians as foreigners incapable of assimilation into their adoptive country . ''",
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"text": "Società Anonima Decostruzionismi Organici The S.A.D.O. ( Società Anonima Decostruzionismi Organici , Anonymous Society of Organic Deconstructionisms ) band took shape in 1994 in Italy , from the Arcansiel group ( Gianni Opezzo , Paolo Baltaro and Sandro Marinoni ) , with Diego Marzi on percussion . In the same year , they recorded the songs that would be included in Implosioni , their first album . One year later , in 1995 , they recorded Teratoarchetipia , followed by La Differanza in 2002 . In the meantime , the group went on tour in Italy and Europe . In 2007 , with Boris Savoldelli on vocals , Luigi Ranghino on piano , and Andrea Beccaro on drums joining in , they recorded Holzwege ( published by AMS ) and carried out a live sound deconstruction in seven movements based on the seven propositions from the `` Tractatus Logico Philosophicus '' by Ludwig Wittgenstein . In 2008 , they brought on stage `` Un Imprescindibile Momento di Cultura Italiana '' ( An Indispensable Moment of Italian Culture ) , a show based on deconstructing classical songs from the 20th-century Italian pop music repertoire . From the original shooting of the show , taking place at `` Le Pétit Theatre des Officine Sonore '' in Vercelli , they later drew the homonymous discographic release . Each concert is conceived as a single pièce , with a strong presence of the extemporaneous component , combined with rigorous and elaborate written parts . The S.A.D.O. have attended several musical and cultural events , the last one being the `` Musica e Letteratura '' meeting , organized by the Faculty of Philosophy of the Università del Piemonte Orientale ( Italy ) . Most noteworthily , in 2008 they were awarded as winners of the twelfth edition of the `` Omaggio Demetrio Stratos '' and the `` Premio Darwin musiche italiane non convenzionali '' . In 2010 , the fashion designer Rui Leonardes used their song `` Aristotele 's Tantalium Condenser '' ( from the Holzwege album ) as the soundtrack for his 2010 collection show during the London Fashion Week ( The Bathhouse ) in London . In 2011 they were awarded as winners of the 2010 edition of the Prog Award as BEST 2010 PRODUCTION for Weather Underground . The song CHAOS part 1 is the soundtrack of `` Ciao Dott . Charcot '' by Anita Pantin , presented at Latino Videoart Festival of New York 2011",
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"text": "The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) The Four Seasons ( Le quattro stagioni ) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi , each of which gives a musical expression to a season of the year . They were written around 1721 and were published in 1725 in Amsterdam , together with eight additional violin concerti , as Il cimento dell ` armonia e dell ` inventione ( `` The Contest Between Harmony and Invention '' ) . The Four Seasons is the best known of Vivaldi 's works . Unusually for the time , Vivaldi published the concerti with accompanying poems ( possibly written by Vivaldi himself ) that elucidated what it was about those seasons that his music was intended to evoke . It provides one of the earliest and most-detailed examples of what was later called program music -- music with a narrative element . Vivaldi took great pains to relate his music to the texts of the poems , translating the poetic lines themselves directly into the music on the page . In the middle section of the Spring concerto , where the goatherd sleeps , his barking dog can be marked in the viola section . Other natural occurrences are similarly evoked . Vivaldi separated each concerto into three movements , fast-slow-fast , and likewise each linked sonnet into three sections .",
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"text": "Antonio Vivarini Antonio Vivarini ( Antonio of Murano ) ( active ca. 1440 -- 1480 ) was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance-late Gothic period , who worked mostly in the Republic of Venice . He is probably the earliest of a family of painters , which was descended from a family of glassworkers active in Murano . The painting dynasty included his younger brother Bartolomeo and Antonio 's son Alvise Vivarini .",
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"text": "Uto Ughi Diodato `` Uto '' Ughi , Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( -LSB- ` uto ` uːɡi -RSB- ; born 21 January 1944 in Busto Arsizio , Italy ) is an Italian violinist and conductor . He was the music director of l'Orchestra dell ` Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from 1987 -- 1992 . He is considered one of Italy 's greatest living violinists and is also active in the promotion of classical music in today 's culture . When he was young he started to play the violin , at only `` 5 or 6 years '' he said , and he made his debut at 7 years old , at the Teatro Lirico di Milano . At 12 years he was considered a mature artist . He involves himself in many activities to promote music culture . He is the founder of several music festivals , namely `` Omaggio a Venezia '' , `` Omaggio a Roma '' ( 1999 -- 2002 ) and `` Uto Ughi per Roma . '' In tandem with Bruno Tosi , Uto Ughi instituted the musical prize `` Una vita per la Musica '' ( `` A life for Music '' ) . On September 4 , 1997 he was commissioned Cavaliere della Gran Croce by the Italian President and in 2002 he received a degree honoris causa in Communication studies . He has won various awards , the most prestigious `` Una vita per la musica - Leonard Bernstein '' ( 23/6/1997 ) , `` Galileo 2000 '' prize ( 5/7/2003 ) and the international prize `` Ostia Mare '' ( 8/8/2003 ) . Ughi has possessed the following fine instruments : the Van Houten-Kreutzer ( 1701 ) and Sinsheimer-General Kyd-Perlman ( 1714 ) by Antonio Stradivari ; and the Kortschak-Wurlitzer ( 1739 ) , Ole Bull ( 1744 ) and Cariplo-Hennel-Rosé ( 1744 ) by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù . He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015 .",
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"text": "Concertato Concertato is a term in early Baroque music referring to either a genre or a style of music in which groups of instruments or voices share a melody , usually in alternation , and almost always over a basso continuo . The term derives from Italian concerto which means `` playing together '' -- hence concertato means `` in the style of a concerto . '' In contemporary usage , the term is almost always used as an adjective , for example `` three pieces from the set are in concertato style . '' A somewhat oversimplified , but useful distinction between concertato and concerto can be made : the concertato style involves contrast between opposing groups of voices and groups of instruments : the concerto style , especially as it developed into the concerto grosso later in the Baroque , involves contrast between large and small groups of similar composition ( later called `` ripieno '' and `` concertino '' ) . The style developed in Venice in the late 16th century , mainly through the work of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli , who were working in the unique acoustical space of St. Mark 's Cathedral . Different choirs or instrumental groupings occupied positions across the cathedral from each other : because of the sound delay from one side to the other in the large and acoustically `` live '' space , a perfect unison was difficult , and composers found that a fantastically effective music could be composed with the choirs singing across to each other , in stereo as it were ; all accompanied by organ or other groups of instruments placed in such a way that they could hear each group equally well . Music written there was quickly performed elsewhere , and compositions in the new `` concertato '' style quickly became popular elsewhere in Europe ( first in northern Italy , then in Germany and the rest of Italy , and then gradually in other parts of the continent ) . Another term sometimes used for this antiphonal use of the choirs in St. Mark 's was cori spezzati . See also Venetian polychoral style and Venetian School . In the early 17th century , almost all music with voices and basso continuo was called a concerto , though this use of the term is considerably different from the more modern meaning ( a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra ) . Often , sacred music in the concertato style in the early 17th century was descended from the motet : the texts that a hundred years earlier would have been set for a cappella voices singing in smooth polyphony , would now be set for voices and instruments in a concertato style . These pieces , no longer always called motets , were given a variety of names including concerto , Psalm ( if a psalm setting ) , sinfonia , or symphoniae ( for example in Heinrich Schütz 's collections of Symphoniae Sacrae ) . The concertato style made possible the composition of extremely dramatic music , one of the characteristic innovations of the early Baroque .",
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"text": "Neoavanguardia The neoavanguardia ( `` New Vanguard '' ) was an avant-garde Italian literary movement , characterized by a strong push towards formal experimentation in language . Authors involved include Nanni Balestrini , Edoardo Sanguineti , Umberto Eco , Antonio Porta , Elio Pagliarani , Alfredo Giuliani , Giorgio Manganelli , Luigi Malerba , Germano Lombardi , Francesco Leonetti , Alberto Gozzi , Massimo Ferretti , Franco Lucentini , Amelia Rosselli , Sebastiano Vassalli and Lello Voce among others . Neoavanguardia poets , inspired by modernist English language writers such as Ezra Pound and TS Eliot and the Italian poet Emilio Villa , were opposed to the crepuscolarismo ( intimistic view ) which had characterized Italian poetry in the 20th century , and , above all , to what they defined as ` neo-capitalistic ' language . The result was quasi-parodistic language that often led to meaningless verses ( non-significanza ) and the so-called `` art as a plaything in itself . '' The movement originated as the Gruppo ' 63 , which was founded in a hotel at Solunto , near Palermo , mostly by writers who had collaborated with the Il Verri literary magazine . The conference included a theatre spectacle on works by Balestrini and Sanguineti among others . The appearance of the movement spurred fierce polemics in the Italian literary world : they were accused of being `` irrational formalists '' , `` dangerous Marxist revolutionaries '' , `` late Futurists '' or the creators of a `` renewed Arcadia '' .",
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"text": "Aus Italien Aus Italien ( From Italy ) , Op. 16 , is a tone poem for full orchestra composed by Richard Strauss in 1886 when he was 22 years old . It was inspired by the composer 's visit to Italy ( encouraged by Johannes Brahms ) in the summer of the same year , where he travelled to Rome , Bologna , Naples , Sorrento , Salerno , and Capri . He began to sketch the work while still on the journey . The full score of the work , Strauss 's first tone poem , was completed in Munich on September 12 , 1886 . The work is named by the composer as `` Symphonic Fantasy '' , and is dedicated to his mentor Hans von Bülow . It is the only work by Richard Strauss for which he himself wrote a specific program . The entire work takes over forty minutes to perform . Strauss incorporated the tune of `` Funiculì , Funiculà '' into the symphony 's fourth part `` Scenes from Neapolitan Life '' , thinking it was a traditional Italian folk song , when it was in fact a piece written by Luigi Denza in 1880 . Denza filed a lawsuit against Strauss and eventually won .",
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"text": "Seicento The Seicento -LSB- ˌsɛiˈtʃɛnto -RSB- is Italian history and culture during the 17th century . The seicento saw the end of the Renaissance movement in Italy and the beginning of the Counter-Reformation and the Baroque era . The word seicento means `` six hundred '' ( sei = six , cento = hundred ) .",
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"text": "Francesco Vitelli Francesco Vitelli ( 1586 -- 1646 ) was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic in the papal service . Vitelli was born in Città di Castello . He was made titular archbishop of Thessalonica ( 16 August 1632 ) , then successively transferred to Terni ( 1634 ) and to Urbino ( 1636 ) and appointed papal nuncio to the Republic of Venice . In 1643 Pope Urban VIII Barberini appointed him Governor of Rome , an honorary position that his absence as bishop of Urbino disabled him from taking up . He was a correspondent of the papal diplomat Guido Bentivoglio , who addressed to him his Relationi concerning Flanders , 1633 . Francesco Vitelli was of the line of Vitelli who had been rich merchants of Città di Castello , who made themselves masters of the town in the early fourteenth century , after civic confrontations with the rival Guelfucci of Brancaleone , and henceforward wielded political and military influence disproportionate to their small territory .",
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"text": "Antonio Neri Antonio Neri ( 29 February 1576 , Florence -- 1614 , Florence ) was a Florentine priest who published L'Arte Vetraria or The Art of Glass in 1612 . His father was a physician , and he was an herbalist , alchemist , and glassmaker . Neri traveled extensively in Italy and Holland .",
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"text": "Baroque sculpture Baroque sculpture is the sculpture of the period between the early 17th and late 18th centuries associated with the Baroque cultural movement , based on exaggerated motion and drama . Stylistically , Baroque sculpture followed Renaissance sculpture and was succeeded by Neoclassical Sculpture . Gian Lorenzo Bernini is the first developer of this style and many of his works are the most important works in this period . Rome is the first place where was the style formed . After the second half of the 17th century Baroque expanded also to the other parts of Italy and Europe . France had main position in spread of Baroque art after the late 17th century , but other lands , mainly Spain , Dutch Republic and Habsburg Monarchy , supported the baroque ideas , too .",
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"text": "Antonio Scotti Antonio Scotti ( 25 January 1866 -- 26 February 1936 ) was an Italian baritone . He was a principal artist of the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than 33 seasons , but also sang with great success at London 's Royal Opera House , Covent Garden , and Milan 's La Scala .",
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"text": "List of cathedrals in Italy This is a list of cathedrals in Italy , including also Vatican City and San Marino . This is intended to be a complete list of extant cathedrals - i.e. , churches that are the seats of bishops - and co-cathedrals . Many former cathedrals and proto-cathedrals are also included , but many more are yet to be added . Almost all cathedrals in Italy are Roman Catholic , but any that are not are also listed here . There are many churches in Italy commonly known as Duomo . This is often translated as `` cathedral '' , but not entirely accurately : `` duomo '' refers to the principal church of a town or city , whatever its status . Clearly , when a cathedral exists , that will often also be a town 's principal church , and many cathedrals are thus also `` duomi '' , and vice versa . This is not always so , however : there are places where the cathedral and the principal church are not the same ( Bologna , for example ) ; and very many places which are not the seats of bishops have a non-episcopal `` duomo '' and no cathedral at all . In this list , churches known as `` duomo '' are only included if they are , or have been , episcopal seats , as above . There is a very small number of churches , such as that at Monza , which have such exceptional distinction or status that they are comparable in importance to cathedrals without having ever been the seats of bishops , and are commonly known in English as cathedrals . There is a separate ( incomplete ) list for this small group of churches .",
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"text": "Get Out (film) Get Out is a 2017 American horror film written , co-produced and directed by Jordan Peele , in his directorial debut . The film stars Daniel Kaluuya , Allison Williams , Lil Rel Howery , Bradley Whitford , Caleb Landry Jones , Stephen Root and Catherine Keener , and follows a young interracial couple who visit the mysterious estate of the woman 's parents . Get Out premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 24 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States on February 24 by Universal Pictures . The film has grossed $ 241 million worldwide against its $ 4.5 million budget and received universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike .",
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"text": "Jordan Peele Jordan Haworth Peele ( born February 21 , 1979 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , and director . He is best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his five seasons as a cast member on MADtv . In 2014 , he also had a recurring role in the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo . His directorial debut , the horror film Get Out , was released in 2017 to critical acclaim and box-office success .",
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"text": "Ruste Juxx Ruste Juxx is an American rapper . He was born and raised in Crown Heights , Brooklyn . He is a protege of Sean Price , and a frequent guest rapper on Duck Down Records recordings . His first appearance was on the song `` Magnum Force '' off Heltah Skeltah 's Magnum Force . He released his debut album , Indestructible , in 2008 via Duck Down . It was executive produced by Sean Price , and producers included Marco Polo and Black Milk . He subsequently collaborated with Marco Polo on the 2010 album The Exxecution . In 2013 , he started his own record label , Blaze My Fire . He made a video appearance on Mike Adhd 's ft. Ruste Juxx , Fes Taylor , Solomon Childs and Kromeatose - `` Bang To The Death '' prod by 4th assassin . He has also collaborated with an upcoming emcee/producer named Rezivor . In which he was featured on Rezivor 's album Die By The Pen on the track Incredible . And on Rezivor 's upcoming album Come Prepared the track titled Bombs Away . Ruste Juxx is also working on several new projects/albums .",
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"text": "Jay E Jason Lee `` Jay E '' Epperson is a St. Louis-born record producer and DJ . Jay E rose to fame as the main producer of rapper Nelly 's multi-platinum 2000 album Country Grammar which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide . Jay E 's DJ experience started at a local St. Louis roller skating rink where he met future St. Lunatics member Ali . It was Ali who introduced Jay E to the St. Lunatics , which eventually led to Jay E producing St. Lunatic 's member Nelly 's first solo album Country Grammar . The December 2000 issue of Billboard magazine listed Jay E as number 16 of the Top 100 Producers and number 19 of the Top 100 R&B / Hip-Hop Producers of 2000 . On June 7 , 2001 , Jay E was presented with two awards from ASCAP for co-writing Nelly 's single `` Country Grammar ( Hot Shit ) '' . Jay E has gone on to work with artists such as Joss Stone , Murphy Lee , Three 6 Mafia and Dirt Nasty Sux . Currently , Jay E splits his time between studio production and live DJ sets at various St. Louis and Hollywood clubs .",
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"text": "Lo Recordings Lo Recordings is a label founded in 1995 by Jon Tye . They are noted for their strong visual style thanks to Non-Format , with whom they work very closely and won a D&AD award for several of their releases sleeves .",
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"text": "Top Dawg Entertainment Top Dawg Entertainment ( TDE ) is an American independent record label founded in 2004 , by chief executive officer ( CEO ) Anthony `` Top Dawg '' Tiffith . Dave `` Miyatola '' Free and Terrence `` Punch '' Henderson are the co-presidents of TDE . There are currently eight artists signed to the label , Isaiah Rashad , SZA , Lance Skiiiwalker and SiR , as well as the flagship artists , Black Hippy members , Kendrick Lamar , Jay Rock , ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul . The label also houses a production division that includes Digi + Phonics , THC , and King Blue .",
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"text": "Jonathan Neale Jonathan Neale is a British businessman and director of McLaren Technology Group , currently employed by McLaren Technology Group , by McLaren Group . Neale 's role includes managing the group operation , alongside Zak Brown .",
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"text": "John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft , OBE ( 30 August 1939 -- 25 October 2004 ) , known professionally as John Peel , was an English disc jockey , radio presenter , record producer and journalist . He was the longest serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs , broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004 . He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio , and he is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres , including pop , reggae , indie pop , indie rock , alternative rock , punk , hardcore punk , breakcore , grindcore , death metal , British hip hop , electronic music , jungle and dance music . Fellow DJ Paul Gambaccini described Peel as `` the most important man in music for about a dozen years '' . In 2012 he was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork -- the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover . Peel 's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular `` Peel sessions '' , which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC 's studios , and which often provided the first major national coverage to bands that would later achieve great fame . Another popular feature of his shows was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his listeners ' favourite records of the year . Peel appeared occasionally on British television as one of the presenters of Top of the Pops in the 1980s , and he provided voice-over commentary for a number of BBC programmes . He became popular with the audience of BBC Radio 4 for his Home Truths programme , which ran from the 1990s , featuring unusual stories from listeners ' domestic lives .",
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"text": "Royal Film Commission – Jordan The Royal Film Commission of Jordan ( RFC ) was established to develop an internationally competitive Jordanian film industry . Founded in accordance with the Royal Film Commission Law No. 27 in 2003 and approved by Law No. 22 in 2008 , RFC is a financially and administratively autonomous Jordanian government organization led by a Board of Commissioners chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein . Noted Jordanian artist Ali Maher served as the film commissioner of the organization prior to his passing . The RFC is a member of the Association of Film Commissioners International ( AFCI ) . The ( AFCI ) is the official professional and educational organization for film commissions . AFCI Members assist feature , television , commercial , industrial and photography production throughout the world . The Location Managers Guild recognized the RFC with the LMGI Award for Outstanding Film Commission in 2017 for its work on Rogue One : A Star Wars Story , which filmed at Wadi Rum . The RFC had previously been nominated for its work on The Martian .",
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"text": "Jordan Canning Jordan Canning is a Canadian film director and writer . She has directed over a dozen short films which have screened and at festivals all over the world including the Toronto International Film Festival , the Tribeca Film Festival and Interfilm Berlin .",
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"text": "Jake Scott (director) Jake Scott ( born 1965 ) is an English film director who works primarily in the field of music videos . Most of his works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA 's music video subdivision Black Dog Films . He has made videos for Soundgarden , The Smashing Pumpkins , Bush , Live , Blind Melon , Tori Amos , Tricky , Radiohead , Lily Allen , No Doubt , Oasis , The Supernaturals , The Strokes , The Verve , R.E.M. , U2 , and George Michael . In January , 2014 , he oversaw the production , with 21 editors & 15 cinematographers , of the ' 1.24.14 ' film , aired on Apple.com . He was featured in the ` Behind the Scenes ' video . He has also made two feature films , Plunkett & Macleane ( 1999 ) and Welcome to the Rileys ( 2010 ) . He is the son of director Ridley Scott , and nephew of Tony Scott and brother of directors Jordan Scott and Luke Scott . His eldest daughter is model and artist Cuba Tornado Scott .",
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"text": "List of Key & Peele episodes Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele , both former cast members of MADtv . Each episode of the series consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors . The sketches cover a variety of societal topics , often with a focus on African-American culture and race relations . The series premiered on January 31 , 2012 and ended on September 9 , 2015 , with a total of 53 episodes , over the course of five seasons . A special entitled `` Key & Peele 's Super Bowl Special '' aired on January 30 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Me&John Me & John is a record production , engineering , mixing , and songwriting duo based in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The duo is composed of Ryan Kondrat and John La Magna . The two have created music from a myriad of genres , ranging from dance , hip-hop , folk , and pop . The two met at school in 2002 . They began their career in the dance music scene as ghost writers for Jelo , Donald Glaude , and DJ Dan . They soon merged into the television and advertising side of the music industry working for Syndicate Sound in Toronto . At Syndicate Sound they were able to write music in a fully equipped professional studio , leveraging writing skills for studio time , they Produced and co-wrote Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning while simultaneously composing scores for Television and Film . Their next record With Shad , landed them a Polaris Prize shortlisting and a Juno for Hip Hop recording of the year . The two are currently Music Directors/Composers for Grayson Matthews in Toronto . Me & John have recently produced an Album for Lily Frost , Scored and Produced the soundtrack for Paul Schrider 's , The Canyons , with Brendan Canning , and just finished a New Documentary for Sony and Gran Turismo , KAZ : Pushing the Virtual Divide , that took home a gold , at London International in 2015 .",
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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": "Rock City Club Rock City Club was created by Jack Wishna , Ofek Hayon , Brian Silver , music promoter Don Kirshner , and Michael Jackson The management team , partners , and investors attracted to the business include Internet entrepreneurs and music industry executives . One of the original creators of MTV and co-founder of Internet service provider NetZero are listed among the company 's board . It was described by the company as `` the music industry 's first Social Music Network '' . Some of the biggest music producers in the world , with 162 Grammy Awards to their names , participate in Rock City Club . The Rockcityclub.com `` Producers ' Circle '' includes Phil Ramone and Ron Dante and the people behind acts such as Lady Gaga , Madonna , Jay-Z , Michael Jackson , and Amy Winehouse . In 2012 , Rock City Club partnered with Slacker online music service to create what it described as the world 's first internet music channel devoted exclusively to giving undiscovered artists and bands the chance to have their music heard by millions of potential fans . The channel was headed by Ron Dante and includes the production expertise of people like Phil Ramone , Kerry Gordy ( son of Motown legend Berry Gordy ) , and Lamont Dozier .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year , the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards ( 1980 ) . The name remained unchanged until 1998 , when the category became known as Producer of the Year , Classical . According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented to album producers `` whose recordings , released for the first time during the eligibility year , represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings '' . Producers must have produced at least 51 % playing time on three separately released recordings ( only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format ) . Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility . Anthony Tommasini , music critic for The New York Times , asserted that `` In the struggling field of classical recording , it 's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen . '' The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical . As of 2015 , Steven Epstein and Robert Woods share the record of the most wins , with seven each . Judith Sherman has won the award four times , while David Frost and James Mallinson have been presented the award three times each . Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz ( once alongside Marc Aubort ) . Woods ' wife , Elaine Martone , received the honor in 2007 . David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost , who received an award in the same category in 1987 .",
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"text": "Jordan McDeere Jordan McDeere is a fictional character on the United States television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , played by Amanda Peet .",
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"text": "Lonnie Park Lonnie Park is a musician , composer , producer , and author .",
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"text": "Noisia Noisia , stylized as NOISIΛ ( ` VISION ' rotated 180 ° ) , is a Dutch electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos , Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen , Netherlands . They produce a wide variety of music including drum and bass , dubstep , breakbeat and house . They own three record labels : Vision , Division and Invisible Recordings , and have released on several labels including Skrillex 's OWSLA , deadmau5 's mau5trap and Jay-Z 's Roc Nation . Foreign Beggars have combined with Noisia to make the side project and supergroup I Am Legion . They released their collaborative album I Am Legion on 2 September 2013 . Noisia also go by the name Nightwatch for some of their production credits , such as for their work with Alexis Jordan , Hadouken ! , Wiley and Wretch 32 . The group produce using Steinberg Cubase . They produced Hadouken ! 's entire album For the Masses which charted at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart . They are often honored and held in high regard across the entire electronic dance music scene . Their dedication to perfecting their sound design has become legendary and are renown for their high-quality production value in the creation of their songs .",
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"text": "Jordan McCoy Jordan Elizabeth McCoy ( born September 17 , 1991 ; Mount Vernon , Illinois ) is an American singer , guitarist , and American Juniors finalist . After the show , she went to Los Angeles to start developing her music career and auditioned for TV and movie roles . While recording in Los Angeles , her label head ( who did Dream with Diddy ) mentioned he was in town and he wanted to hear her sing . McCoy stopped by the hotel and sang and danced for Combs . Diddy signed her to Bad Boy Records . It has been reported by E! News that McCoy will appear on Diddy 's upcoming album We Invented the Remix Vol . 2 . Her song `` Rockstar '' was featured on an episode of The Hills , a commercial for American Idol , and an episode of Make It or Break It . Her other song `` Rock 'N Roll Girl '' was featured in the film PollyWorld . McCoy has been posting videos of herself singing , while playing guitar , on her YouTube account JordanMcCoyTV every Tuesday . Some of these videos include her friends and former bandmates Imaj Thomas and Hunter Pecunia . Both Hunter and Imaj were once members of the Dream revival group , but have since left the band . McCoy 's music can be sampled on her MySpace page . McCoy 's album was never released and was dropped from Bad Boy Records . She is no longer doing music at this time . Jordan is now married to Blake Bramlett . Jordan gave birth in July 2013 to her & Blake 's first child , a daughter , Violet .",
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"text": "Glenn Jordan Glenn Jordan ( born April 5 , 1936 ) is an American television director and producer . Born in San Antonio , Texas , Jordan directed multiple episodes of Family and has helmed numerous television movies , several based on real persons as diverse as Benjamin Franklin , George Armstrong Custer , Lucille Ball , Christa McAuliffe , and Karen Ann Quinlan . His directing credits include small-screen adaptions of The Picture of Dorian Gray , Les Misérables , Hogan 's Goat , Eccentricities of a Nightingale , A Streetcar Named Desire , O Pioneers ! , and A Christmas Memory . Additional television directing credits include Heartsounds , Botticelli , Sarah , Plain and Tall , To Dance with the White Dog , Barbarians at the Gate , The Long Way Home , Sarah , Plain and Tall : Winter 's End , The Boys , and Jane 's House . Jordan has directed three feature films : Only When I Laugh , The Buddy System , and Mass Appeal . Jordan has been nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards and won four , for producing the miniseries Benjamin Franklin , for producing and directing the Hallmark Hall of Fame production Promise , and for executive producing the HBO production Barbarians at the Gate . He won two New York area Emmys for the PBS series Actor 's Choice and New York Television Theatre . He won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series for Family and was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials or Movies for Television for Les Misérables . Three of his productions ( Benjamin Franklin , Heartsounds , and Promise ) have won Peabody Awards .",
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"text": "Marlon Jordan Marlon Jordan ( born August 21 , 1970 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American jazz trumpeter , composer , and bandleader .",
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"text": "Nike, Inc. Nike , Inc. ( official , -LSB- ˈnaɪki -RSB- also , non-US -LSB- ` naɪk -RSB- ) is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design , development , manufacturing , and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear , apparel , equipment , accessories , and services . The company is headquartered near Beaverton , Oregon , in the Portland metropolitan area . It is one of the world 's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment , with revenue in excess of US$ 24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 ( ending May 31 , 2012 ) . As of 2012 , it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide . In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $ 19 billion , making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses . The company was founded on January 25 , 1964 , as Blue Ribbon Sports , by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight , and officially became Nike , Inc. on May 30 , 1971 . The company takes its name from Nike , the Greek goddess of victory . Nike markets its products under its own brand , as well as Nike Golf , Nike Pro , Nike + , Air Jordan , Nike Blazers , Air Force 1 , Nike Dunk , Air Max , Foamposite , Nike Skateboarding , and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan , Hurley International and Converse . Nike also owned Bauer Hockey ( later renamed Nike Bauer ) between 1995 and 2008 , and previously owned Cole Haan and Umbro . In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment , the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name . Nike sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams around the world , with the highly recognized trademarks of `` Just Do It '' and the Swoosh logo .",
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"text": "Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company , commonly referred to as Dow , is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland , Michigan , United States . As of 2007 , it is the second-largest chemical manufacturer in the world by revenue ( after BASF ) and as of February 2009 , the third-largest chemical company in the world by market capitalization ( after BASF and DuPont ) . It ranked second in the world by chemical production in 2014 . Dow manufactures plastics , chemicals , and agricultural products . With a presence in about 160 countries , it employs about 54,000 people worldwide . The company has seven different major operating segments , with a wide variety of products made by each one . Dow 's 2012 sales totaled approximately $ 57 billion . Dow has been called the `` chemical companies ' chemical company '' in that most of its sales are to other industries rather than end-users . Dow sells directly to end-users primarily in the human and animal health and consumer products markets . Dow is a member of the American Chemistry Council . The company tagline is `` Solutionism '' .",
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"text": "World championship A world championship is generally an international sports competition open to elite competitors from across the world , representing their nations , and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport or contest . The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or , less commonly , ranking systems ( e.g. the ICC Test Championship ) , or a combination of the two ( e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon ) . This determines a ` world champion ' , who or which is commonly considered the best nation , team , individual ( or other entity ) in the world in a particular field , although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the ` world champion ' ( see Underdog ) . Certain sports do not have a world championship . Instead , they may organise a world cup competition , or they may organize both , for example cycling ( UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups ) ) . Often , the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words . Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations , such as boxing , mixed martial arts and wrestling . Certain sports do not have a world championship or a world cup as such , but may have one or several world champions . Professional boxing , for example , has several world champions at different weights , but each one of them is decided by a `` title fight '' , not a tournament . A certain number of sports hold world championships or world cups which are overshadowed , in terms of prestige , by the same events in the Olympic Games , the most prestigious multi-sports event . Still other sports may or may not have a true world championship but may designate the winners of a domestic competition to be `` world champions . '' This is especially true of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada ; world cups and championships exist in all of the major sports , but the domestic U.S. and Canadian leagues are generally recognized as the world professional championships or the equivalent of a world club championship . ( In American football , although an IFAF World Championship exists , the United States is so far above and beyond the other nations it faces that the winner of the U.S.-based Super Bowl , a competition limited to the 32 teams in the National Football League , is commonly recognized as the world champion . ) Finally , certain professional sports do not have a world championship or world cup , but rather hold a series of events recognised as the elite level in their field ( e.g. tennis has a series of four Grand Slam events recognised as the pinnacle of the game , in addition to key team events , world tour finals and the Olympic Games , but no world championship or world cup ) .",
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"text": "Vans Vans is an American manufacturer of shoes , based in Cypress , California , owned by VF Corporation . The company also produces apparel and other products such as T-shirts , hoodies , socks , hats , and backpacks . As of August 2013 , the brand is active in the actions sports industry and sponsors skateboard , surf , snow , BMX , and motocross teams . Since 1996 , the company has also been the primary sponsor of the annual Vans Warped Tour traveling rock festival .",
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"text": "Today's Man Today 's Man ( Ticker : TMAN ) was a retailer chain of Apparel ( men 's wear ) . Today 's Man , Inc. was a chain of men 's apparel stores that operated 25 retail stores in the New York City , Philadelphia , and Washington , D.C. metropolitan areas . They offered a wide selection of low-cost , but good-quality merchandise . The store offered a large selection of suits in the price range between $ 50 and $ 200 . In addition to suits , they also sold many other items like shirts , ties , socks , leather jackets and belts . During the 1970s Today 's Man grew steadily , and gradually Today 's Man opened larger and larger stores . About one-third of all its clothing was private label . By 1990 Today 's Man had converted all its existing stores to superstores and sales had reached $ 100 million . To continue expanding , raise working capital , and pay some debts , Today 's Man became a public corporation in 1992 ( symbol TMAN ) . The stock prospectus described the average superstore as having about 25000 sqft with the following merchandise : 8,000 men 's suits , 3,000 sports coats , 15,000 ties , 15,000 dress shirts , and 10,000 pairs of casual or dress pants . In the early 1990s , as Today 's Man entered the New York City area , it did well financially . Sales continued to increase until 1993 , despite of an overall negative trend in men 's apparel . Starting in 1993 , Today 's Man experienced some real setbacks . By November 1995 the company had reversed its expansion position and began retreating . In early February 1996 the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . A combination of soft demand for men 's business attire , management 's overambitious plans and mistakes , money problems , and tough competition led to Today 's Man decline . The company continued to downsize and restructure , but did not succeed . They went out of business on April 24 , 2003 .",
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"text": "Kashi Kicks Kashi Kicks is an American footwear company based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania that produces unique sneaker designs . Kashi Kicks was developed as a more fashion-oriented line compared to other brands at the time , in both aesthetic and function . The shoes are endorsed by a number of members of the hip hop and professional athletic communities including George Clinton , Flavor Flav , Talib Kweli , Joey Porter , Nino Storm and Ginuwine . In August 2007 , Kashi Kicks announced the release of the Liberace shoe , to honor `` the King of Bling '' . This was done in collaboration with the Liberace Foundation of Las Vegas . Kashi Kicks connects with the streets using innovative promotional mixtape marketing . To date Kashi Kicks has sponsored mixtapes done by DJs like DJ Age , DJ Fade , DJ L-Gee , DJ Stacks , DJ Kenny Kaign , DJ Scrill , DJ Gloss , DJ Flaco , DJ Scream , DJ Blurray , DJ Spinz , DJ Haze , DJ Prodege , DJ Warrior & Julian Ramirez , DJ Delz , DJ Furious , Team EXT , Spaz , Rockie Fontaine & DJ Rokz",
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"text": "Moores Moores the Suit People Inc. , is a Canadian brand specialized in tailor-made clothing for men similar to Tip Top Tailors or Classys . It is an affiliate to Men 's Wearhouse , from the U.S. The store was founded by Martin Prosserman and David Moore , who as a minority shareholder was bought out in 1982 . In 1980 they opened the first location in Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area . Moores is owned by the Moores Retail Group , which also owns GoldenBrand clothing in Montreal . In 1999 the Moores Retail Group was acquired by Men 's Wearhouse . Today , Moores has 126 retail locations situated all over Canada and employs over 1200 people . Its current headquarters are in Toronto . The stores sell a wide variety of footwear , tuxedo rentals , office wear , outerwear , ties and many more articles for workers or special occasions . Its ad slogan is : `` Well made , Well Priced , Well Dressed '' In September 2008 Men 's Wearhouse selected the New York advertising agency DeVito/Verdi to handle its national advertising and marketing communications account . The assignment called for the agency to provide full service marketing support and to develop strategic planning , advertising , public relations , market planning , promotions , and P-O-S programs . In addition to the Men 's Wearhouse brand , DeVito/Verdi handled marketing for the company 's other retail brands : K&G , MW Tux , Moores Clothing For Men ( Canada ) , as well as new projects in development . '' Reuters '' ' , `` http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS129874+23-Sep-2008+BW20080923 '' , 23 September 2008 , retrieved 18 June 2009",
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"text": "Pepsi Generation The Pepsi Generation was the theme of an advertising campaign for Pepsi-Cola , a U.S. brand of soft drink , that launched in 1963 as the result of a slogan contest . A new car was awarded to the writer of the winning slogan . The contest was the brainchild of Alan Pottasch , a Pepsico advertising executive , and it was won by Appleton , Wisconsin resident , Ellen M. Reimer . Her slogan invited consumers to `` Come Alive ! You 're the Pepsi Generation ! '' The original `` Come Alive '' jingle was performed by singer Joanie Sommers in her memorable `` breathy '' vocal style . Earlier campaigns for Pepsi-Cola had emphasized price competition . Twelve ounce Pepsi bottles gave you twice as much soft drink as six ounce standard Coca-Cola bottles , and Coca-Cola was by far the leading brand of soft drink . Pepsi formerly ran a campaign that featured the jingle : Pepsi-Cola hits the spotTwelve full ounces , that 's a lot!Twice as much for a nickel , tooPepsi-Cola is the drink for you . This 1969 jingle focused on the simple proposition that Pepsi was just as good as Coke , but better value . The Pepsi Generation campaign represented a major shift away from that line of thinking ; rather than being just as good as Coke , Pepsi was different from Coke . The Pepsi Generation and its associated jingle -- You 've got a lot to liveAnd Pepsi 's got a lot to give . told Pepsi drinkers , now enrolled in the Pepsi Generation , that Pepsi-Cola was taking a stand with the `` young '' side of the 1960 era `` generation gap '' . Television ads featuring the campaign typically displayed young people pursuing exotic entertainments like motorcycle or watercycle riding or piloting a windship through a desert , while an announcer described Pepsi drinkers as people who saw the `` young view of things '' . `` Who is the Pepsi Generation ? Livelier , active people with a liking for Pepsi-Cola ! '' Previous Coca-Cola advertisements had featured Norman Rockwell styled images of small towns and nostalgic scenes , as well as traditional figures such as Santa Claus . Pepsi told soft drink consumers that there are Coke people , and there are Pepsi people , and if you 're a Pepsi person you are young , and the future 's on your side . The original lyrics were : There 's a whole new way of livin ` Pepsi helps supply the drive.It 's got a lot to give for those who like to live'Cause Pepsi helps themcome alive.It 's the Pepsi GenerationComin ' at ya , goin ' strong ... Put yourself behind a PepsiWhen you 're livin ... you belong ... You 've got a lot to live ... and Pepsi 's got a lot to give ... You 've got a lot to live ... and Pepsi 's got a lot to give ... This `` image campaign '' inspired Coca-Cola to do a similar `` hip '' campaign in 1971 , `` I 'd Like to Teach the World to Sing ( in Perfect Harmony ) , '' which also sold the lifestyle rather than the soft drink per se . Pottasch , creator of the campaign , said that `` For us to name and claim a whole generation after our product was a rather courageous thing that we were n't sure would take off . '' The `` Pepsi Generation '' was one of the first and best known instances of what came to be known as `` lifestyle marketing '' . It focused on portraying Pepsi drinkers as possessing desirable qualities such as youth , rather than on the characteristics of the product itself . Pottasch said that `` Pepsi was young , spirited , people doing active things -- playing volleyball on the beach ... . but younger we said in mind , in attitude , in feeling . Young in spirit . Young in heart . '' Pottasch repeated the themes of the Pepsi Generation with the 1984 campaign , `` The Choice of a New Generation '' . In 1997 , during Super Bowl XXXI , a sequel campaign featured the theme `` GeneratioNext '' .",
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"text": "Jay Jacobs (retailer) Jay Jacobs was a clothing retailer based in downtown Seattle , Washington , founded in 1941 by its namesake Jay Jacobs ( October 13 , 1911 - February 15 , 2013 ) . It specialized in trendy clothing for teens , mainly targeting girls . Although the company 's first 20 years saw the opening of only two more stores , it was largely profitable at its height in the mid-1980s and operated 288 stores in 22 western states by 1993 . However , 1992 saw a major about face from success and many of the stores , especially in southern California , were becoming unprofitable and were closed . Although the cause of the turnaround is difficult to put a finger on , a recession , which proved troublesome for many retailers , could have been partially to blame . Some thought the company was expanding too quickly and its assets were spread too thin . Others argued that Jacobs had lost touch with the rapidly changing fashion trends and that he never gave his son-in-law enough control over the company . In an attempt to gain back lost business , the company tried to expand its target audience by going after young adults with career oriented clothing . This did not work , however , and with stores closing and rapidly falling sales , Jay Jacobs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May , 1994 . Less than half the stores remain now . Founder Jay Jacobs resigned as chairman of the board in June , 1997 and left the board entirely the following November . They again filed for Chapter 11 on September 3 , 1999 and announced the closure of the remaining 114 stores the same day . Jacobs , the namesake of the company , died Feb. 15 , 2013 .",
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"text": "The Baseball Network The Baseball Network was a short-lived television broadcasting joint venture between ABC , NBC and Major League Baseball . Under the arrangement , beginning in the 1994 season , the league produced its own in-house telecasts of games , which were then brokered to air on ABC and NBC . This was perhaps most evident by the copyright beds shown at the end of the telecasts , which stated `` The proceeding program has been paid for by the office of The Commissioner of Baseball '' . The Baseball Network was the first television network in the United States to be owned by a professional sports league . The package included coverage of games in primetime on selected nights throughout the regular season ( under the branding Baseball Night in America ) , along with coverage of the postseason and the World Series . Unlike previous broadcasting arrangements with the league , there was no national `` game of the week '' during the regular season ; these would be replaced by multiple weekly regional telecasts on certain nights of the week . Additionally , The Baseball Network had exclusive coverage windows ; no other broadcaster could televise MLB games during the same night that The Baseball Network was televising games . The arrangement did not last long ; due to the effects of a players ' strike on the remainder of the 1994 season , and poor reception from fans and critics over how the coverage was implemented , The Baseball Network would be disbanded after the 1995 season . While NBC would maintain rights to certain games , the growing Fox network became the league 's new national broadcast partner beginning in 1996 , with its then-parent company News Corporation eventually purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers .",
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"text": "Hurley International Hurley is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design , development , manufacturing , worldwide marketing and selling of surf apparel and accessories . The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa , California . Since 2002 , Hurley has been owned by Nike , Inc. .",
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"text": "Sock A sock is an item of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf . Some type of shoe or boot is typically worn over socks . In ancient times , socks were made from leather or matted animal hair . In the late 16th century , machine-knit socks were first produced . Until 1800 both hand knitting and machine knitting were used to produce socks , but after 1800 , machine knitting became the predominant method . One of the roles of socks is absorbing perspiration . The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body , as it can produce over 0.25 USpt of perspiration per day ; socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration . In cold environments , socks made from wool insulate the foot and decrease the risk of frostbite . Socks are worn with sport shoes ( typically white-coloured socks ) and dress shoes ( typically dark-coloured socks ) . In addition to the numerous practical roles played by socks , they are also a fashion item , and they are available in myriad colours and patterns .",
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"text": "Nordstrom Nordstrom , Inc. ( -LSB- ˈnɔrdstrəm -RSB- ) is an American chain of luxury department stores headquartered in Seattle , Washington . Founded in 1901 by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin , the company began as a shoe retailer and expanded its inventory to include clothing , accessories , handbags , jewelry , cosmetics , and fragrances . Select Nordstrom stores also include wedding and home furnishings departments . The company has 349 stores operating in 40 states , Puerto Rico and Canada , a number which includes 123 full-line stores and 215 Nordstrom Rack stores , five Trunk Club clubhouses , two Jeffrey boutiques and two clearance stores . Nordstrom also serves customers through nordstrom.com , nordstromrack.com , and its online private sale site , HauteLook . Nordstrom , Inc. 's common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN .",
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"text": "Sports in Boston Boston , the capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and largest city in the New England region of the northeastern United States , is home to several major league sports teams , including the Red Sox ( baseball ) , the Celtics ( basketball ) and the Bruins ( ice hockey ) . The New England Patriots ( American football ) and the New England Revolution ( soccer ) play at Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough , Massachusetts . Several Boston-area colleges and universities are also active in college athletics . Sports are a major part of the city 's culture ( as well as the culture of the Greater Boston area ) . Boston sports fans are known for their fanatical devotion to the Red Sox and knowledge of the team 's history . Fenway Park , home of the Red Sox , is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and holds a legendary status among baseball fans . Boston is the only city in professional sports in which all facilities are privately owned and operated . The Patriots own Gillette Stadium , the Red Sox own Fenway Park , and TD Garden is owned by Delaware North , owner of the Bruins . The Celtics rent TD Garden from Delaware North . In the 2000s , Boston 's professional teams had arguably the most successful decade in sports history , winning ten championships ( five by the Patriots , three by the Red Sox and one each by the Celtics and Bruins ) . When the Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , the city of Boston became the first city in the 21st century to have all four of its major professional league teams win a league championship , and it is the only city ever to have championships in all four major professional leagues within a ten-year span ( from the Patriots ' victory in February 2002 to the Bruins ' in June 2011 ) . In just ten years , between February 2002 and June 2011 , Boston 's teams completed what Sports Illustrated dubbed as the `` Grand Slam of North American sports . '' With the Patriots ' victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX , the four major Boston-area sports teams completed a grand-slam in six years ( the 2008 Celtics , the 2011 Bruins , the 2013 Red Sox and the 2014 Patriots ) . Beyond that , several of the teams were league finalists : the Revolution four times , the Patriots twice and the Bruins and Celtics once apiece . With the Bruins reaching the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , this allowed Boston to join Philadelphia as being the only cities to have had all of their teams play in each of the four major North American professional sports leagues ' title rounds since 2000 , following the Patriots in Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002 , XXXVIII in 2004 , XXXIX in 2005 , XLII in 2008 , XLVI in 2012 , XLIX in 2015 , and LI in 2017 and winning all of them , except Super Bowl XLII and XLVI , the Red Sox winning World Series titles in ( ending the Curse of the Bambino ) , , and , and the Celtics in the NBA Finals in and and winning in 2008 . In addition , Boston beat out Philadelphia for playing in all of the `` big '' league championship rounds in the shortest time in the new millennium , as it took 9 years for Philadelphia to achieve this feat ; Boston needed only three years and eight months . From 2004 to 2015 , all four Boston major league teams have each reached the championship rounds two times or more .",
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"text": "Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer plc ( also known as M&S ) is a major British multinational retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster , London . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It specialises in the selling of clothing , home products and luxury food products . M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds . The company also began to sell branded goods like Kellogg 's Corn Flakes in November 2008 . M&S currently has 959 stores across the U.K including 615 that only sell food products . In 1998 , the company became the first British retailer to make a pre-tax profit of over # 1 billion , although subsequently it went into a sudden slump , which took the company , its shareholders , who included hundreds of thousands of small investors , and nearly all retail analysts and business journalists , by surprise . In November 2009 , it was announced that Marc Bolland , formerly of Morrisons , would take over as chief executive from executive chairman Stuart Rose in early 2010 ; Rose remained in the role of non-executive chairman until he was replaced by Robert Swannell in January 2011 . M&S have 852 stores throughout the UK , as well as many international stores ; 52 stores in India , 48 stores in Turkey , 37 in Russia , 27 in Greece , 17 in Ireland , 14 in France , 11 in Poland , 6 in Hungary and Finland and 5 in Spain . In recent years its clothing sales have fallen whilst food sales have increased after the axing of `` St. Michael 's '' naming for their own brand .",
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"text": "Fox Sports Digital Media Fox Sports Digital Media , formerly known as News Corp. . Digital Media and Fox Interactive Media , is a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group which operates Fox Sports ' online properties in the United States . When known as Fox Interactive Media , it was formed to oversee News Corporation 's new media acquisitions , including IGN , Myspace and Photobucket . However , the group would later divest most of its properties ; in 2006 , Demand Media , a company run by Richard Rosenblatt , former CEO of Intermix Media and chairman of Myspace , purchased back all of the non-MySpace assets Intermix had sold to News Corporation . In December 2009 , Fox sold Photobucket to the startup digital photography company Ontela . In October 2010 , the Fox Audience Network was sold to ad technology firm Rubicon Project . Fox Interactive Media also operated the websites of Fox 's television stations . As part of a joint venture with LIN Media in 2008 , Fox Interactive Media also began offering the Digital Publishing Platform ( DPP ) , an enterprise content management system and hosting platform primarily intended for local station websites . The DPP products were later spun off as the independent company EndPlay , which Fox and LIN still hold equity interests in . Fox would begin outsourcing their television station websites to competing provider Worldnow in 2012 . In June 2011 , Specific Media and pop singer Justin Timberlake bought Myspace for $ 35 million , which CNN reported noted was `` far less than the $ 580 million News Corp. paid for Myspace in 2005 . '' Murdoch went on to call the Myspace purchase a `` huge mistake '' . In February 2013 , IGN Entertainment was sold to Ziff Davis Media . As its only remaining properties relate to Fox Sports , the company was renamed Fox Sports Digital Media in mid-2013 .",
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"text": "Pokémon notice is a media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company , a Japanese consortium between Nintendo , Game Freak , and Creatures . The franchise copyright is shared by all three companies , but Nintendo is the sole owner of the trademark . The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 , and is centered on fictional creatures called `` Pokémon '' , which humans , known as Pokémon Trainers , catch and train to battle each other for sport . The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo . It now spans video games , trading card games , animated television shows and movies , comic books , and toys . Pokémon is the second best-selling video game franchise , behind only Nintendo 's Mario franchise and the highest-grossing media franchise of all time . The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media , such as the Super Smash Bros. series . Cumulative sales of the video games ( including home console games , such as Hey You , Pikachu ! for the Nintendo 64 ) have reached more than 290 million copies . In November 2005 , 4Kids Entertainment , which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon , announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement . The Pokémon Company International ( formerly Pokémon USA Inc. ) , a subsidiary of Japan 's Pokémon Co. , oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia . As of May 2016 , the Pokémon franchise has grossed revenues of ¥ 6.0 trillion worldwide ( equivalent to US$ 50.4 billion ) . The franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006 . 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the original games , with the company celebrating by airing an ad during Super Bowl 50 , issuing re-releases of Pokémon Red , Blue , and Yellow , and completely redesigning the way the newest games are played . The mobile augmented reality game Pokémon Go was released in July 2016 . The first seventh-generation games Pokémon Sun and Moon were released worldwide on November 18 , 2016 . A live-action film adaptation based on Great Detective Pikachu is planned to start production in 2017 . The English slogan for the franchise is `` Got ta Catch 'Em All '' .",
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"text": "Just Do It Just Do It ( stylized as JUST DO IT . ) is a trademark of shoe company Nike , and one of the core components of Nike 's brand . The slogan was coined in 1988 at an advertising agency meeting . The founder of Wieden + Kennedy agency , Dan Wieden credits the inspiration for his `` Just Do It '' Nike slogan to Gary Gilmore 's last words : `` Let 's do it . '' The `` Just Do It '' campaign allowed Nike to further increase its share of the North American domestic sport-shoe business from 18 % to 43 % , ( from $ 877 million to $ 9.2 billion in worldwide sales ) from 1988 to 1998 . In many Nike-related situations , `` Just Do It '' appears alongside the Nike logo , known as the Swoosh .",
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"text": "Tapout (clothing brand) Tapout is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports clothing , casual apparel , and accessories headquartered in Baltimore , Maryland . It is one of the largest sportswear manufacturers in the United States , and one of the biggest in the world . Tapout was registered in 1997 in San Bernardino County , California , by Charles Lewis , Jr. , Dan Caldwell and Tim Katz . The company was founded after the trio began selling mixed martial arts clothing from the back of their Ford Mustang . Selling the merchandise during a period where MMA solely reached a niche market , Lewis , Caldwell and Katz branded the company around the sport , distributing the merchandise in cities where the sport was prevalent . However , following the growing popularity of mixed martial arts in the United States , and its later nationwide mainstream acceptance , the company became the largest MMA-related merchandise company in the world , accruing revenues of over $ 22.5 million . In March 2015 , the company was relaunched following its joint-ventured acquisition by pro-wrestling company WWE , and development firm Authentic Brands Group . The venture saw the former MMA-related brand transformed into a more general `` lifestyle fitness '' one . The apparel , for men and women , is expected to be released in spring of 2016 . Throughout 2015 , WWE marketed the brand through various products , including beverages , supplements and gyms . WWE will hold a 50 % stake in the brand , and so will advertise it regularly across all its platforms , hoping to give it one billion impressions a month , and attempting to rival sports-clothing giant , Under Armour . All employees and students of the WWE Performance Center will also wear the clothing .",
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"text": "Target Corporation Target Corporation is the second-largest discount store retailer in the United States , behind Walmart , and a component of the S&P 500 Index . Founded by George Dayton and headquartered in Minneapolis , Minnesota , the company was originally named Goodfellow Dry Goods in June 1902 before being renamed the Dayton 's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910 . The first Target store opened in Roseville , Minnesota in 1962 while the parent company was renamed the Dayton Corporation in 1967 . It became the Dayton-Hudson Corporation after merging with the J.L. Hudson Company in 1969 and held ownership of several department store chains including Dayton 's , Hudson 's , Marshall Field 's , and Mervyn 's . Target established itself as the highest-earning division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation in the 1970s ; it began expanding the store nationwide in the 1980s and introduced new store formats under the Target brand in the 1990s . The company has found success as a cheap-chic player in the industry . The parent company was renamed the Target Corporation in 2000 and divested itself of its last department store chains in 2004 . It suffered from a highly publicized security breach of customer data and the failure of its short-lived Canadian subsidiary in the early 2010s but experienced revitalized success with its expansion in urban markets within the United States . As of 2017 , Target operates 1,806 stores throughout the United States . Their retail formats include the discount store Target , the hypermarket SuperTarget , and `` flexible format '' stores previously named CityTarget and TargetExpress before being consolidated under the Target branding . Target is often recognized for its emphasis on `` the needs of its younger , image-conscious shoppers , '' whereas its rival Walmart more heavily relies on its strategy of `` always low prices . ''",
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"text": "Evolution of Management Systems ' A management system is the framework of processes and procedures used to ensure that an organization can fulfill all tasks required to achieve its objectives . After World War II , the reigning paradigm of product-oriented mass production had reached its peak . Examples of management systems at that time are linear assembly lines , organizational hierarchies of command , product quality control and mass consumption . Soon afterwards , the Deming-Juran process-quality teachings spearheaded a new quality orientation ( later referred to as Total quality management ) and propelled Japan directly to the post-war process focus ( process quality control , just-in-time , continuous improvement ) . The US responded by a painful and prolonged product-to-process transformation , ultimately leveling the playing field again by the mid 1980s . At the end of the 1980s , business process reengineering focused on the radical redesign of the production process through the reintegration of task , labor and knowledge . As a result , lean , flexible and streamlined production processes were created , capable of fast response and internet-based integration necessary for the upcoming phase of supply chains - business-to-business ( B2B ) -- as well as demand chains -- business-to-customer ( B2C ) . In the above three stages of Evolution of Management Systems '' ' , the competitive advantage was derived almost exclusively from the internal resources of the firm . At the end of the 1980s , a radical fourth shift has occurred : the competitive advantage became increasingly derived from the external resources of the firm -- through the extended networks of suppliers and customers . Figure 1 refers to the basic scheme of production and service delivery process . It represents the traditional linear input-process-output management system . This system has been fixed and unchanging for centuries . The only change has been in terms of changing focus on individual components of the system , emphasizing different parts of this basic scheme . Although the scheme itself ( inputs → process → outputs ) remains mostly unchallenged , there are some indications that this business model will undergo major restructurings in the future ( in the emerging stages of Evolution of Management Systems ) . It will become disaggregated and distributed , subjected to non-linear modularity and bringing forth new ways of making things and delivering services . Then it will become reintegrated again , tying together globally distributed components into a unified recycling whole .",
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"text": "Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( -LSB- ˈstɛfəniː_dʒɜrməˈnɒtə -RSB- ; born March 28 , 1986 ) , known professionally as Lady Gaga , is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . At the beginning of her career , Gaga became known for her unconventionality and provocative work . A popular contemporary recording artist , she is noted for constantly experimenting with new musical ideas and images . Gaga initially played roles in high school plays , and studied at CAP21 through NYU 's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue a musical career . After leaving a rock band , participating in a performance art circuit , and being dropped from a contract with Def Jam Recordings , Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing . From there , Akon noticed her vocal abilities and helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own KonLive Distribution in 2007 . Gaga rose to prominence with the release of her successful debut album The Fame ( 2008 ) and its international chart-topping singles `` Just Dance '' and `` Poker Face '' . A follow-up EP , The Fame Monster ( 2009 ) , was met with a similar reception and the singles `` Bad Romance '' , `` Telephone '' , and `` Alejandro '' were also successful . Gaga 's second full-length album Born This Way ( 2011 ) topped the charts in more than 20 countries , including the US , where it sold over one million copies in its first week . The album produced the number-one single `` Born This Way '' . Gaga 's third album Artpop , released in 2013 , topped the US charts and included the successful single `` Applause '' . In 2014 , Gaga released a collaborative jazz album with Tony Bennett titled Cheek to Cheek , her third consecutive number one in the US . For her work in the television series American Horror Story : Hotel , Gaga won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 . With her fifth studio album Joanne ( 2016 ) , she became the first woman to have four US number one albums in the 2010s . In February 2017 , Gaga headlined the Super Bowl LI halftime show , which had over 150 million audience across various platforms worldwide , making it the most viewed musical event in history . With global album and single sales of 27 million and 146 million respectively , as of January 2016 , she is one of the best-selling musicians of all time . Her achievements include twelve Guinness World Records , three Brit Awards , and six Grammy Awards . She has also received awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America . Gaga regularly appears on Billboards Artists of the Year lists and Forbess power and earnings rankings . She was ranked at number four on VH1 's Greatest Women in Music , finished second on Times 2011 readers ' poll of the most influential people of the past ten years , and was named Billboards Woman of the Year ( 2015 ) . She is known for her philanthropic work and social activism , including LGBT rights and her own non-profit organization , the Born This Way Foundation , which focuses on promoting youth empowerment and combating bullying .",
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"text": "Beyond the Pale (Fiona album) Beyond the Pale is the second studio album by singer Fiona , released in 1986 through Atlantic Records and reissued in 2004 through Wounded Bird Records .",
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"text": "Whitney Houston videography The videography of American pop/R & B recording artist Whitney Houston consists of fifty-five music videos , four music video compilations , a concert tour video and three music video singles . In 1983 , Houston signed a recording contract with Arista Records and two years after released her eponymous debut album . Houston 's first music video was for the single `` You Give Good Love '' , which was selected to establish her in the black marketplace first . In the video of worldwide hit `` Saving All My Love for You '' , she played a beaming All-American girl shadowed by her secret lover 's wife . The following video `` How Will I Know '' , directed by Brian Grant , that helped introduce the singer to a wider audience when it became one of the first videos by a black female singer to earn heavy rotation on MTV , blasting open the doors for a whole generation of R&B and pop divas to follow . The clip won MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at its 3rd ceremony of 1986 . `` Greatest Love of All '' , the final single released from Houston 's debut album , which helped cement the M.O. for the classic Whitney video . In June 1986 , Houston released her first video compilation The No. 1 Video Hits , containing her four music videos off the Whitney Houston album . The video compilation reached number-one on the Billboard Top Music Videocassettes chart and stayed at the top spot for 22 weeks , which remains the all-time record for a video collection by a female artist , and was certified Platinum for shipments of 100,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on July 15 , 1986 . In 1987 , `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , the first single from her second album Whitney , was one of Houston 's most recognized music videos in company with the song 's smash hit worldwide . Houston 's fashion and hairstyle in the clip -- towering curly wig , colorful dangly earrings and a series of going-to-the-club outfits -- became one of her iconic looks . In November 1990 , Houston released her third studio album I 'm Your Baby Tonight . The video for the title track from the album , was what passed for a high-concept clip from Houston , in which she paid tribute to three different legends in film and music industries : Marlene Dietrich , The Supremes and Audrey Hepburn . On January 27 , 1991 , Houston , wearing a white tracksuit with a red and blue print and matching athletic headband , performed `` The Star Spangled Banner '' at Super Bowl XXV , held at the Tampa Stadium in Tampa , Florida . Due to overwhelming response to her rendition , the performance was released as a video single , which was certified 2 × Platinum by the RIAA in April 1991 . Such Houston 's patriotism-boosting-performance for the national anthem led her to give Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston concert , which was for the troops , their families , and military and government dignitaries in honor of those returning from the Gulf War . The concert was released as a VHS ( later also LD and DVD ) in the same year and it was certified Gold for shipments of 50,000 units by the RIAA . Though Houston is acknowledged as one of the best live performers , up to date , the live footage is her only full-concert video that has been issued officially in the United States . `` I Will Always Love You '' , one of Houston 's iconic videos , was the clip for the lead single off the soundtrack for Houston 's 1992 film debut The Bodyguard . In the video , directed by Nick Brandt , the camera focused on an elegantly suited up , forlorn-looking Houston sitting in an empty theater and staring into the distance as she watched clips from the movie scroll by . Houston blasted into the song 's towering finale via a quick zoom to her face , eyes closed , and then popping open as she hit the high notes . The idea and the camerawork helped Houston to deliver perfectly the titanically tear-jerking drama of the song . Her other notable video from The Bodyguard Soundtrack , `` Queen of the Night '' , featured Houston performing the song in a club dressed in a metallic costume , which were inspired by scenes from Fritz Lang 's 1927 silent film Metropolis . After Houston contributed to her songs on the soundtracks for two films , in which she also starred , Waiting to Exhale ( 1995 ) and The Preacher 's Wife ( 1996 ) , she teamed up with Mariah Carey in the video for `` When You Believe '' from The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack . In November 1998 , Houston came back to pop music full-time with My Love Is Your Love , which returned her to heavy rotation . The singles from the album , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right But It 's Okay '' , and `` My Love Is Your Love '' , were all US top 5 hits , and Houston was also once again embraced by MTV thanks to her willingness to let her style and approach evolve in her music and the videos . During that time , most of her music videos were directed by Kevin Bray . Houston began the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , which spawned three then new videos including two for the duet songs that she collaborated with Enrique Iglesias on `` Could I Have This Kiss Forever '' and George Michael on `` If I Told You That '' . The accompanying video/DVD of the same title was also released at the same time , which contained Houston 's promotional videos from 1985 to 1999 and several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 TV debut on The Merv Griffin Show . In December 2002 , Houston released her fifth studio album , Just Whitney . Two music videos from the album , `` Whatchulookinat '' and `` Try It on My Own '' , were considered her answers to the media for getting too deep into her personal life and to malicious rumours surrounding then her public image . In the former video , she confronted the issues with a white set with an overhead camera and mirrors on its walls , following and reflecting Houston 's every move . In the latter , did with the storyline strongly reminiscent of her high-profile firing by Burt Bacharach from the 2000 Academy Awards ceremony for not singing `` Over the Rainbow '' during rehearsals for the show . In August 2009 , Houston returned to the music scene with her fourth Billboard 200 number-one album , I Look to You , which yielded `` Million Dollar Bill '' and `` I Look to You '' videos . Most of Houston 's notable videos involve just a bit of perfunctory storyline and focus on her performance , however , several sources recognized her as one of pioneers who laid the groundwork and broke down barriers with the videos during her generation . In 2003 , VH1 ranked Houston at number three on the list of '50 Greatest Women of the Video Era ' . In February 2012 , TIME , on a photo article in honor of Black History Month , listed her as one of '50 Cultural Giants ' . Gil Kaufman from MTV News said that '' -LSB- Houston -RSB- proved you could make a fuss without making a spectacle , '' and added his view on Houston 's legacy as follows : The legendary R&B singer -LSB- Houston -RSB- became one of the most important artists of the early music-video era by taking the road less traveled . -LSB- ... -RSB- While such fellow trailblazers as Michael Jackson and Madonna created video fantasy worlds full of monsters , gangsters , street-fighting men and naughty brides , Houston mostly skipped the drama and stood front and center in her most iconic clips doing the thing that she did best : singing her heart out .",
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"text": "Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt ( born July 15 , 1946 ) is an American popular music singer . She has earned 11 Grammy Awards , three American Music Awards , two Academy of Country Music awards , an Emmy Award , and an ALMA Award , and many of her albums have been certified gold , platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally . She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award . She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 . On July 28 , 2014 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities . In total , she has released over 30 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums . Ronstadt charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles , with 21 reaching the top 40 , 10 in the top 10 , three at number 2 , and `` You 're No Good '' at number 1 . This success did not translate to the UK , with only her single `` Blue Bayou '' reaching the UK Top 40 . Her duet with Aaron Neville , `` Do n't Know Much '' , peaked at number 2 in December 1989 . In addition , she has charted 36 albums , 10 top-10 albums and three number 1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Chart . Her autobiography , Simple Dreams : A Musical Memoir , was published in September 2013 . It debuted in the Top 10 on The New York Times Best Seller list . Ronstadt has collaborated with artists in diverse genres , including Bette Midler , Billy Eckstine , Frank Zappa , Rosemary Clooney , Flaco Jiménez , Philip Glass , Warren Zevon , Emmylou Harris , Gram Parsons , Dolly Parton , Neil Young , Johnny Cash , and Nelson Riddle . She has lent her voice to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records , making her one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time . Christopher Loudon , of Jazz Times , wrote in 2004 that Ronstadt is `` blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . '' After completing her last live concert in late 2009 , Ronstadt retired in 2011 . She was diagnosed as having Parkinson 's disease in December 2012 , which left her unable to sing .",
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"text": "Inside Information (album) Inside Information is the sixth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner , released on December 8 , 1987 . The album hit # 15 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the U.S. for sales exceeding one million copies . Although a huge standard by any country 's charting method , the band 's sales were certainly plummeting since the release of 4 in 1981 . It was the last album to feature the 80 's core lineup of Gramm , Jones , Wills and Elliott . `` Say You Will '' was released as the album 's first single . Allmusic later noted that the single was a `` good example '' of the band 's `` balancing act '' as `` the guitar-heavy style of their early work gave way to slick arrangements that pushed electronics to the fore ... temper ( ing ) its rock guitar edge ... and Lou Gramm 's quasi-operatic vocals ... by thick layers of chiming synthesizers and an array of electronic textures . '' The single reached # 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their fourth # 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , holding the top spot for four weeks . The song also became the band 's third-highest charting hit in Germany , where it reached # 22 , faring even better in Switzerland , the Netherlands , and particularly Norway , where it reached # 4 . A rare CD single featured an extended remix version of the track . The second single , `` I Do n't Want to Live Without You '' , reached # 5 on the Hot 100 . Markedly softer than any of their work to date , the record was their first and only # 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart , after the more rousing ballads `` Waiting for a Girl Like You '' and `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' had reached # 5 and # 3 on that chart respectively . Allmusic would later observe that while `` the end result lacked the distinctive rock touches of past Foreigner ballads , '' Lou Gramm `` contributes a lead vocal that avoids histrionics in favor of an emotional but very smooth delivery '' over `` washes of synthesizer ... fleshed out by some meditative electric piano riffs '' . Nevertheless , the song charted at mainstream rock radio , where it peaked at # 18 . The # 5 Hot 100 peak was their best showing in six singles , yet despite being followed up by more impassioned , up-tempo material it would be their last major pop hit to date . Further singles from the album included `` Heart Turns to Stone '' , which had peaked at # 7 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in an earlier non-commercial release only to rock radio but only managed # 56 on the Hot 100 several months later , and the harder `` Ca n't Wait '' , which matched the # 18 Mainstream Rock Tracks charting of `` I Do n't Want to Live Without You '' but failed to crack the Hot 100 . `` Out of the Blue '' was also released as a single , but it did not chart . However , it was notable for being the only song in the band 's catalogue to be credited to all four members from the classic 80 's lineup . The following year saw a successful solo album and singles from Lou Gramm and found Mick Jones releasing an album and producing for artists including Billy Joel .",
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"text": "A Night at the Met A Night at the Met is the third official album release by Robin Williams on August 9 , 1986 . It features segments recorded live at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City . The album won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance Single or Album , Spoken or Musical . The album was released the year before Williams ' critically acclaimed performance in the motion picture Good Morning , Vietnam ( 1987 ) . He had been shifting his focus from stand-up comedy to film making for several years , and A Night at the Met would be one of his last major concerts during the 1980s . The show is a mix of Williams ' quick-witted humor and voice work , with rants on the topics of drugs , sex , world affairs , and parenting . References to the events and people of the 1980s are mentioned heavily throughout ; U.S. President Ronald Reagan , Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev are central to many of the jokes .",
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"text": "Slippery When Wet Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi . It was released on August 18 , 1986 by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally . The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn . Recording sessions took place between January and July 1986 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver , Canada . Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success . The album features songs that are considered Bon Jovi 's most well-known tracks , such as the singles `` You Give Love a Bad Name '' , `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' and `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' . The album spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and was named by Billboard as the top-selling album of 1987 . Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi 's best-selling studio album to date , with an RIAA certification of 12 × Platinum , making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States . The album was featured in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .",
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"text": "Live Alive Tour The Live Alive Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble . Staged in support of their 1986 live album Live Alive , the band visited North America and Europe from 1986 through 1988 . A week before it began , guitarist and singer Stevie Ray Vaughan and bassist Tommy Shannon had achieved sobriety and it was their first tour after succeeding in overcoming their addictions . Consisting of six legs and 209 shows , the tour began in Towson , Maryland on November 22 , 1986 and concluded in New York City on December 31 , 1988 . The first four legs alternated between the United States and Canada , before the fifth leg visited Europe . The tour was mostly well-received and provoked positive reactions from music critics . The band 's 1989 album In Step , which included song ideas that were being performed on the tour , was recorded after the tour 's conclusion .",
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"text": "More Love Songs More Love Songs is a 1986 album by Loudon Wainwright III released on Rounder Records . Wainwright had moved to England , and this was the second album produced by ( and featuring ) Richard Thompson . Critically and popularly it is probably considered the peak of his 1980s renaissance . After three albums in four years , it would be another three years before he released the largely ignored Therapy . The style of the album combines purely acoustic staples like `` Your Mother and I '' with piano-driven ballads like `` The Back Nine '' and full-blown rockers like `` Vampire Blues '' and `` Hard Day on the Planet '' . Wainwright also careens emotionally from the sad `` Overseas Call '' to the laugh-out-loud `` Synchronicity '' . Wainwright also enjoyed a period of popularity as a regular on The Jasper Carrott Show in the UK , and many of the songs from his following album were written during this time as well as some ( still ) unreleased ones . By the late 1980s Wainwright was back in the USA .",
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"text": "Romantically Yours Romantically Yours was the second posthumous release by American recording artist Marvin Gaye , also released by Columbia Records in 1985 .",
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"text": "Monster (Lady Gaga song) `` Monster '' is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga , from her third EP , The Fame Monster ( 2009 ) . Inspired by her `` Fear of Attachment Monster '' , the record was written by Gaga , RedOne and Space Cowboy , with RedOne producing the track . Gaga had explained that `` Monster '' describes her fear of sex and relationships , and described the lyrics as being in love with the bad boy all the time , but instead of running away , one keeps going back to the same person . She added that the fear in `` Monster '' erupted from her need to have a stable relationship . Incorporating the usage of heavy bass lines , descending keyboard lines and `` massive '' choruses , `` Monster '' contains zombie like metaphors , and a reference to Gaga 's debut single `` Just Dance '' . `` Monster '' received generally positive reviews from critics who appreciated the song 's musical arrangement and frequently rated it as a top track from The Fame Monster , while some disliked its lyrics . `` Monster '' enjoyed brief commercial success in 2010 , charting on four singles charts , as well as the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and Latin Pop Airplay . Gaga has mostly performed `` Monster '' on her 2009 -- 11 The Monster Ball Tour . The performance included the portrayal of homicide and was criticized following a real-life incident at Manchester in the United Kingdom . She also performed `` Monster '' on The Oprah Winfrey Show .",
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"text": "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga : Cheek to Cheek Live ! is an American concert television special featuring live performances by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in support of their collaborative studio album , Cheek to Cheek , released in September 2014 . It was held at the Rose Theater of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in July following the announcement of the album 's release , and was aired on PBS on October 24 , 2014 , as part of the network 's Great Performances series . The concert was watched by an audience consisting of invited guests and students from New York schools . Bennett and Gaga were joined on stage by 39-piece orchestra and jazz musicians associated with both artists . A number of costumes were worn by Gaga , provided by designers including Roberto Cavalli , Michael Costello , Mathieu Mirano , Valentino as well as David Samuel Menkes . The special received one nomination at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards . Bennett and Gaga performed a total of 13 songs from the album , including the number one singles on Billboards Jazz chart `` Anything Goes '' and `` I Ca n't Give You Anything but Love '' . Before the concert was aired , a number of promotional videos from the show were released . Additionally , PBS announced that the concert was filmed in 4K resolution . On January 20 , 2015 , the DVD and Blu-ray was released , and later for digital download on iTunes Store . It reached the top-ten of the record charts in many countries , reaching number one in the US and Belgium . Bennett and Gaga partnered with LG Electronic , who aired the concert across all retail chains in the United States , on LG 's 4K Ultra High-definition TV screens . Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga : Cheek to Cheek Live ! became the first concert to be streamed in 4K resolution . The show received positive reviews , with critics praising Gaga and Bennett 's vocals and their camaraderie on stage .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ( previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance , Female ) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to female recording artists for quality R&B songs . Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position . '' According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award was presented to artists that performed `` newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances '' . Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as `` separate entries from the duo or group performances . '' Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992 . As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories , the award was discontinued in 2011 . The Female R&B Vocal Performance category , Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012 . The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song `` Respect '' . Franklin received the most wins with eleven , followed by Anita Baker with five . Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three , while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations . Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award , when her song `` Bittersweet '' won the award in 2011 . The award was presented to artists from the United States each year .",
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"text": "Riptide (album) Riptide is the eighth solo studio album by the British singer Robert Palmer . It was originally released in November 1985 . The album was recorded over a period of three months in 1985 , at Compass Point Studios in Nassau , Bahamas . The album charted at number 8 in the US and No. 5 in the UK . It was certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA in March 1996 and certified gold in the UK by BPI in August 1986 . It featured the songs `` Addicted to Love '' , `` I Did n't Mean to Turn You On '' , `` Discipline of Love '' , and `` Riptide '' which were all released as singles . The single `` Addicted to Love '' was accompanied by a memorable and much-imitated music video , directed by Terence Donovan , in which Palmer is surrounded by a bevy of near-identically clad , heavily made-up ( and appropriately pouty ) female `` musicians , '' either mimicking or mocking the painting style of Patrick Nagel . In September 1986 , Palmer performed `` Addicted to Love '' at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles . In 1987 , he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for `` Addicted to Love '' . At the 1987 Brit Awards , Palmer received his first nomination for Best British Male . Another single from Riptide , his cover of Cherrelle 's `` I Did n't Mean to Turn You On '' , also performed well ( US # 2 , UK # 9 ) . Another song , `` Trick Bag , '' was written by one of his major influences , New Orleans jazz artist Earl King . For the album , Palmer collaborated with two former members from The Power Station , guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Tony Thompson . The Power Station 's producer Bernard Edwards also played bass and produced the album . The album also features contributions from American Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan , Level 42 's keyboardist Wally Badarou , and session musicians Guy Pratt , Jeff Bova , Eddie Martinez , and Jack Waldman ( who died a year after the album 's release ) .",
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"text": "1986 Laurence Olivier Awards The 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1986 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre .",
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"text": "Bad (album) Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson , released on August 31 , 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . It was released nearly five years after Jackson 's previous solo studio album , Thriller ( 1982 ) . Bad was recorded during the first half of 1987 . The lyrical themes include media bias , paranoia , racial profiling , romance , self-improvement and world peace . The album cemented Jackson 's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s . Bad saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous Epic releases ( Off the Wall and Thriller ) ; Jackson composed nine of the album 's eleven tracks , and received co-producer credit for the entire album . Nine of the eleven songs on Bad were released as singles ; one was a promotional single , and another was released outside of the United States and Canada . Five of the singles hit No. 1 in the United States , while a sixth charted within the top ten , and a seventh charted within the top twenty on the Hot 100 . Bad peaked at No. 1 in thirteen countries and charted within the top twenty in other territories . The only songs on the album which were not released as a single were `` Speed Demon '' and `` Just Good Friends '' , the latter being the only song on the album to also not have a music video accompanying it . The album continued Jackson 's commercial success in the late 1980s , and garnered six Grammy Award nominations , winning two . Aside from commercial success , the album was well received by contemporary critics . The album produced a record five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles , the first of two albums to do so , the second being Katy Perry 's 2010 album Teenage Dream . Bad was ranked No. 43 in the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time of the MTV Generation in 2009 by VH1 and number 202 in Rolling Stone magazine 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . As of 2012 , Bad had reportedly sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time . In 2017 , the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America , denoting sales of over ten million copies in the United States . The album marked the final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones .",
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"text": "Lady T (album) Lady T is the second studio album by American singer Teena Marie , released by Motown 's Gordy label on February 14 , 1980 .",
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"text": "Dance/Electronic Digital Songs Dance/Electronic Digital Songs is a weekly chart that ranks the best-selling digital dance and electronic singles in the United States , according to Billboard . Although it originally started tracking singles the week of January 2 , 2010 , it did not become an official chart until the issue dated April 3 , 2010 . The Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart tracks the 50 most popular downloaded dance music singles , including tracks that are exclusively available online only . This chart also includes previously released dance and disco songs that became available for downloading , which means that songs like `` You Spin Me Round ( Like a Record ) '' by Dead or Alive are eligible to chart . On January 17 , 2013 , Billboard added a new chart , Dance/Electronic Songs , which tracks the 50 most popular Dance and Electronic singles and tracks based on club play , single sales , radio airplay , digital downloads , and online streaming . As such , this chart serves as the main component for the Dance Club Songs , Dance/Mix Show Airplay , Dance Single Sales , and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts . The chart 's first number one was `` Bad Romance '' by Lady Gaga in the January 23 , 2010 issue and Gaga 's songs spent so far ( as December , 2014 ) a total of 1025 weeks on the chart . The chart 's longest running number-one is `` Bulletproof '' by La Roux , reigning at the lead position for 18 consecutive weeks .",
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"text": "The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song) `` The Lady in Red '' is a song by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh . It was released in June 1986 as the second single from the album Into the Light . The song was responsible for introducing de Burgh 's music to a mainstream audience worldwide .",
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"text": "List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1983 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . In 1983 , the name of the chart was Top LPs & Tape . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , using telephone , fax or messenger service . Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records , not on actual sales figures . There were six number-one albums on this chart in 1983 , including the debut album of the Australian band Men at Work , Business as Usual , which spent the last seven weeks of 1982 and the first eight weeks of 1983 at number one , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in 1984 . Thriller , the sixth studio album by recording artist Michael Jackson , was released on November 1982 . It peaked at number one for twenty-two non-consecutive weeks in 1983 with another fifteen consecutive weeks at the top into the following year , and seven songs from the album became top ten singles between late 1982 and early 1984 . Two of them : `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' , reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller won eight Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards , and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold . In 2008 , twenty-five years after its release , the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , and a few weeks later , it was among twenty-five recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry as `` culturally significant '' . Flashdance , the soundtrack to the 1983 musical and romance film of the same name , peaked at number one for two weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture . The two singles released from the album , `` Flashdance ... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara , and `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello , reached the top of the singles chart in 1983 . The New York Times considered the British band The Police to be the year 's most influential rock band . Australian , British , and American bands copied the white-reggae formula of their ( The Police 's ) earlier successes . The group released their fifth and final studio album , Synchronicity , in 1983 . The album , a varied accomplished blend of rock , funk , and third-world rhythms , stayed at number one for seventeen weeks and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA in 1984 . Metal Health , the third album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot , peaked at number one for one week , becoming the first heavy metal record to reach the top of the Billboard 200 . Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie released his second album Ca n't Slow Down in 1983 , which spent three weeks at the top and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message The MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message is an award handed out at the yearly MTV Video Music Awards , first introduced at the 2011 ceremony . The first winner of the category was Lady Gaga . As of 2015 , Kelly Clarkson , Rise Against , and Beyoncé have received the most nominations in this category , being nominated twice .",
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"text": "Loki In Norse mythology , Loki ( Anglicized ( -LSB- ˈloʊki -RSB- ) ) , Loptr , or Hveðrungr is a god or jötunn ( or both ) . Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey , and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr . By the jötunn Angrboða , Loki is the father of Hel , the wolf Fenrir , and the world serpent Jörmungandr . By his wife Sigyn , Loki is the father of Narfi and/or Nari . By the stallion Svaðilfari , Loki is the mother -- giving birth in the form of a mare -- to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir . In addition , Loki is referred to as the father of Váli in Prose Edda , though this source also refers to Odin as the father of Váli twice , and Váli is found mentioned as a Son of Loki only once . Loki 's relation with the gods varies by source ; Loki sometimes assists the gods and sometimes behaves in a malicious manner towards them . Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents he appears in the form of a salmon , a mare , a fly , and possibly an elderly woman named Þökk ( Old Norse ` thanks ' ) . Loki 's positive relations with the gods end with his role in engineering the death of the god Baldr and Loki is eventually bound by Váli with the entrails of one of his sons . In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda , the goddess Skaði is responsible for placing a serpent above him while he is bound . The serpent drips venom from above him that Sigyn collects into a bowl ; however , she must empty the bowl when it is full , and the venom that drips in the meantime causes Loki to writhe in pain , thereby causing earthquakes . With the onset of Ragnarök , Loki is foretold to slip free from his bonds and to fight against the gods among the forces of the jötnar , at which time he will encounter the god Heimdallr and the two will slay each other . Loki is referred to in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources ; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; the Norwegian Rune Poems , in the poetry of skalds , and in Scandinavian folklore . Loki may be depicted on the Snaptun Stone , the Kirkby Stephen Stone , and the Gosforth Cross . Loki 's origins and role in Norse mythology , which some scholars have described as that of a trickster god , have been much debated by scholars . Loki has been depicted in or is referenced in a variety of media in modern popular culture .",
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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": "Seiðr In Old Norse , seiðr ( sometimes anglicized as seidhr , seidh , seidr , seithr , seith , or seid ) was a type of sorcery which was practiced in Norse society during the Late Scandinavian Iron Age . Connected with Norse religion , its origins are largely unknown , although it gradually eroded following the Christianization of Scandinavia . Accounts of seiðr later made it into sagas and other literary sources , while further evidence has been unearthed by archaeologists . Various scholars have debated the nature of seiðr , some arguing that it was shamanic in context , involving visionary journeys by its practitioners . Seiðr practitioners were of both sexes , although females are more widely attested , with such sorceresses being variously known as vǫlur , seiðkonur and vísendakona . There were also accounts of male practitioners , known as seiðmenn , but in practising magic they brought a social taboo , known as ergi , on to themselves , and were sometimes persecuted as a result . In many cases these magical practitioners would have had assistants to aid them in their rituals . In pre-Christian Norse mythology , seiðr was associated with both the god Oðinn , a deity who was simultaneously responsible for war , poetry and sorcery , and the goddess Freyja , a member of the Vanir who was believed to have taught the practice to the Æsir . In the 20th century , adherents of various modern pagan new religious movements adopted forms of magico-religious practice that include seiðr . The practices of these contemporary seiðr-workers have since been investigated by various academic researchers operating in the field of pagan studies .",
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"text": "Leir (Marvel Comics) Leir is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe . He is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon , god of lightning and the spear . For ages , enmity existed between the gods of Avalon and the gods of Asgard . Leir is based on Lir in Celtic mythology .",
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"text": "Pallas (Titan) In Greek mythology , Pallas ( -LSB- / ˈpæl əs / -RSB- Πάλλας ) was one of the Titans . According to Hesiod , he was the son of Crius and Eurybia , the brother of Astraeus and Perses , the husband of Styx , and the father of Zelus ( `` Zeal '' or `` Emulation '' ) , Nike ( `` Victory '' ) , Kratos ( `` Strength '' or `` Power '' ) , and Bia ( `` Might '' or `` Force '' ) . Hyginus says that Pallas , whom he calls `` the giant '' , also fathered with Styx : Scylla , Fontes ( `` Fountains '' ) and Lacus ( `` Lakes '' ) . Pallas was sometimes regarded as the Titan god of warcraft and of the springtime campaign season . The Homeric Hymn to Hermes makes the moon goddess Selene ( usually the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia ) , the daughter of a Pallas , son of ( otherwise unknown ) Megamedes , which is possibly the same as this Pallas . Ovid uses the patronymic `` Pallantias '' or `` Pallantis '' as another name for Aurora , the Roman equivalent of the Greek Eos ( `` Dawn '' ) , who was the sister of Selene ; Ovid apparently regarding Aurora ( or Eos ) as the daughter of ( or otherwise related to ) Pallas . The Suda in discussing Athena 's epithet `` Pallas '' suggests a possible derivation `` from brandishing ( pallein ) the spear '' . The geographer Pausanias reports that Pellene , a city in Achaea , was claimed by its inhabitants to be named after Pallas , while the Argives claimed it was named for the Argive Pellen .",
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"text": "Thor (volcano) Thor is an active volcano on Jupiter 's moon Io . It is located on Io 's anti-Jupiter hemisphere at . A major eruption with high thermal emission and a large , volcanic plume was observed during a Galileo flyby on August 6 , 2001 , when the spacecraft flew through the outer portions of the plume allowing for direct sampling . The eruption continued into Galileo 's next flyby in October 2001 . As seen during high-resolution images taken during the eruption , Thor consists of a series of dark lava flows emanating from a set of nearby volcanic depressions . Before the eruption , the area consisted of red-brown plains , composed of irradiated sulfur , typical of Io 's mid - to high-northern latitudes and a set of yellow flows , possibly consisting of sulfur or silicate flows covered by diffuse sulfur deposits . During the New Horizons encounter in February 2007 , Thor was still active , with the spacecraft observing thermal emission in the near-infrared and a volcanic plume at the volcano . Thor was named in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) after the Norse god of thunder , Thor .",
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"text": "Askeladden Askeladden ( Norwegian `` Ash Lad '' ) is the main character in many Norwegian folktales . In some ways , he represents the small man who succeeds where all others fail . He always wins in the end , often winning the princess and half the kingdom . The origin of this character was compared by scholars to the one of the old Norse god Loki as a fire Vættir . In some retellings , Askeladden is renamed Boots .",
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"text": "Fimafeng Fimafeng is a servant of Ægir in Norse mythology . His name means `` quick service '' or `` handy service . '' In the Lokasenna , Fimafeng and Eldir did a good job of welcoming guests to a feast for the Æsir being hosted by Ægir . Loki was jealous of the praise being heaped upon them and killed Fimafeng . This caused the Norse gods to expel Loki from the party . Loki returns to the party and offers an elaborate series of insults ( flyting ) of the gods . Category : Servants in Norse mythology",
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"text": "Thor In Norse mythology , Thor ( -LSB- θɔr -RSB- from Old Norse Þórr ) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder , lightning , storms , oak trees , strength , the protection of mankind , and also hallowing and fertility . The cognate deity in wider Germanic mythology and paganism was known in Old English as Þunor and in Old High German as Donar ( runic þonar ) , stemming from a Common Germanic * Þunraz ( meaning `` thunder '' ) . Ultimately stemming from Proto-Indo-European religion , Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples , from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania , to the tribal expansions of the Migration Period , to his high popularity during the Viking Age , when , in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia , emblems of his hammer , Mjölnir , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity . Into the modern period , Thor continued to be acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic regions . Thor is frequently referred to in place names , the day of the week Thursday ( `` Thor 's day '' from Old English Thunresdæg , ` Thunor 's day ' ) bears his name , and names stemming from the pagan period containing his own continue to be used today . In Norse mythology , largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia , numerous tales and information about Thor are provided . In these sources , Thor bears at least fourteen names , is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif , is the lover of the jötunn Járnsaxa , and is generally described as fierce eyed , red haired and red bearded . With Sif , Thor fathered the goddess ( and possible valkyrie ) Þrúðr ; with Járnsaxa , he fathered Magni ; with a mother whose name is not recorded , he fathered Móði , and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr . The same sources list Thor as the son of the god Odin and the personified earth , Jörð , and by way of Odin , Thor has numerous brothers . Thor has two servants , Þjálfi and Röskva , rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats , Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr ( that he eats and resurrects ) , and is ascribed three dwellings ( Bilskirnir , Þrúðheimr , and Þrúðvangr ) . Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer , Mjölnir , wears the belt Megingjörð and the iron gloves Járngreipr , and owns the staff Gríðarvölr . Thor 's exploits , including his relentless slaughter of his foes and fierce battles with the monstrous serpent Jörmungandr -- and their foretold mutual deaths during the events of Ragnarök -- are recorded throughout sources for Norse mythology . Thor has inspired numerous works of art and references to Thor appear in modern popular culture . Like other Germanic deities , veneration of Thor is revived in the modern period in Heathenry .",
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"text": "Háttatal The Háttatal ( -LSB- ˈhauʰtaˌtʰaːl -RSB- , conversation of meters ; c. 20,000 words ) is the last section of the Prose Edda composed by the Icelandic poet , politician , and historian Snorri Sturluson . Using , for the most part , his own compositions , it exemplifies the types of verse forms used in Old Norse poetry . Snorri took a prescriptive as well as descriptive approach ; he has systematized the material , and often notes that `` the older poets did not always '' follow his rules . Most of the forms depend on number of syllables per line , as well as assonance , consonance , and alliteration . Although end rhyme is represented , it does not function in the ways most modern English speakers expect ( forms include AAAAAAAA , and AAAABBBB ) , and plays a very minor role . Understanding this work will be much easier if the First Grammatical Treatise is also available to hand . Many scholars have suggested that the form of Háttatal suggests a classical influence deriving from the traditions of Christian learning to which Snorri was doubtlessly exposed . Others have argued that this is a result of using a logical approach , within the framework of a dialog , and that some aspects of the work prove that it was not directly influenced by classical writings .",
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"text": "Finnish flood myth In the Kalevala rune entitled `` Haava '' ( The Wound , section 8 ) , Väinämöinen attempts a heroic feat that results in a gushing wound , the blood from which covers the entire earth . This deluge is not emphasized in the Kalevala version redacted by Elias Lönnrot , but the global quality of the flood is evident in original variants of the rune . In one variant collected in Northern Ostrobothnia in 1803/04 , the rune tells : The blood came forth like a flood the gore ran like a river : there was no hummock and no high mountain that was not flooded all from Väinämöinen 's toe from the holy hero 's knee . '' Matti Kuusi notes in his analysis that the rune 's motifs of constructing a boat , a wound , and a flood have parallels with flood myths from around the world . According to Anna-Leena Siikala , Väinämöinen 's legs are of mythological and cosmogonic significance throughout Finnish mythology . For example , it is originally on Väinämöinen 's knee that the primordial water-fowl first lays the world egg .",
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"text": "Igaluk In Inuit mythology , Igaluk is one of the most powerful gods of the pantheon . He is a lunar deity . In Greenland , he is known as Aningan .",
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"text": "Ogre An ogre ( feminine ogress ) is a term used in myth and folk tales for a variety of abominable and brutish hominid monsters , informally large , unpleasant , grotesque , predatory , and typically cannibalistic towards normal human beings , infants , and children . Ogres and similar creatures feature in mythology , folklore , and fiction around the world , appearing in many classic works of literature and fairy tales . Ogres vary in size depending on the depiction , ranging from moderately large and heavyset by human standards to inhuman and disproportionate giants . Common features include oversized heads and mouths , animal-like bodily hair , discolored skin , extreme physical strength , a voracious appetite , and a generally hideous appearance , odor , and manner . Ogres overlap heavily with giants in mythology and may be considered a subtype thereof ; they also overlap with human cannibals in fiction . The villainous giant in `` Jack and the Beanstalk '' and `` Jack the Giant Killer '' matches an ogre in description and is sometimes directly termed an ogre in variants , and other man-eating giants such as those in The BFG and the Giant Despair in The Pilgrim 's Progress are highly comparable . Further examples of famous folktales featuring ogres include Puss in Boots abd `` Hop-o ' - My-Thumb '' ; while the most famous ogres in modern fiction are the eponymous main character Shrek and his wife Fiona from the animated comedy film series of the same name . Other characters and monsters sometimes comparable to or described as ogres in trait include the titular husband in `` Bluebeard '' , the Beast from `` Beauty and the Beast '' , `` Beowulf 's '' enemy Grendel , the Cyclops Polyphemus from Homer 's Odyssey , the related cyclops in the tales of `` Sinbad the Sailor '' , and the oni of Japanese folklore .",
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"text": "Ki (goddess) Cuneiform KI ( Borger 2003 nr . 737 ; U +121 A0 ) is the sign for `` earth '' . It is also read as GI5 , GUNNI ( = KI.NE ) `` hearth '' , KARAŠ ( = KI.KAL.BAD ) `` encampment , army '' , KISLAḪ ( = KI.UD ) `` threshing floor '' or steath , and SUR7 ( = KI.GAG ) . In Akkadian orthography , it functions as a determiner for toponyms and has the syllabic values gi , ge , qi , and qe . As an earth goddess in Sumerian mythology , Ki was the chief consort of An , the sky god . In some legends Ki and An were brother and sister , being the offspring of Anshar ( `` Sky Pivot '' ) and Kishar ( `` Earth Pivot '' ) , earlier personifications of heaven and earth . By her consort Anu , Ki gave birth to the Anunnaki , the most prominent of these deities being Enlil , god of the air . According to legends , heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born ; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two . An carried away heaven . Ki , in company with Enlil , took the earth . Some authorities question whether Ki was regarded as a deity since there is no evidence of a cult and the name appears only in a limited number of Sumerian creation texts . Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag and claims that they were originally the same figure . She later developed into the Babylonian and Akkadian goddess Antu , consort of the god Anu ( from Sumerian An ) .",
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"text": "Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character , based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name , is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir , which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation amongst his other superhuman attributes . Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery # 83 ( Aug. 1962 ) and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee , scripter Larry Lieber , and penciller-plotter Jack Kirby . He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series , and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers , appearing in each volume of that series . The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series , clothing , toys , trading cards , video games , and movies . The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns . Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor , The Avengers , Thor : The Dark World and Avengers : Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in Thor : Ragnarok , Avengers : Infinity War , and its untitled sequel . Thor placed 14th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time '' in 2011 , and first in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' in 2012 .",
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"text": "Odin from Lejre Odin from Lejre is a small cast silver figurine from approximately 900 C.E. , depicting an individual on a throne wearing a floor-length dress , an apron , four bead necklaces , a neck ring , a cloak and a rim-less hat . Two birds are seated on the armrests and the back of the throne features the heads of two animals . The figurine has inlay of black niello ( black coloured alloy ) and some gilding . The figure measures 18 mm in height and weights 9 grams . The figurine was found by local amateur archaeologist Tommy Olesen on September 2 , 2009 , during the Roskilde Museum excavations of a small village at Gammel Lejre ( `` Old Lejre '' ) near the modern town of Lejre , Denmark . The figurine was unveiled at the Roskilde Museum on November 13 , 2009 , and is now part of the permanent exhibition . The identity of the figure depicted has been the subject of some dispute . The excavator interpreted it as the god Odin sitting on his throne Hliðskjálf , from which he sees into all the worlds . The birds would be the ravens Huginn and Muninn , who gathered information for Odin . The beast-heads might symbolise Odin 's two wolves , Geri and Freki . However , some scholars specialising in Viking Age dress and gender representation have pointed out that the person is dressed entirely in female attire , resulting in theories that the figure may in fact represent either the goddesses Frigg or Freyja . Parallels have been pointed to between `` Odin from Lejre '' and a silver figure often identified as Freyja found in Aska , Sweden .",
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"text": "Svipul In Norse mythology , Svipul ( Old Norse `` changeable '' ) is a valkyrie . Svipul is attested among valkyrie list in the poem Darraðarljóð and the longer of the two Nafnaþulur valkyrie lists in the Poetic Edda book Skáldskaparmál . In addition , the name Svipul appears as a synonym for `` battle '' in Skáldskaparmál . Rudolf Simek theorizes that the name Svipul presumably refers to the changeable nature of fate , whose directors the valkyries are represented as being , especially in Darraðarljóð .",
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"text": "LOKI97 In cryptography , LOKI97 is a block cipher which was a candidate in the Advanced Encryption Standard competition . It is a member of the LOKI family of ciphers , earlier instances being LOKI89 and LOKI91 . LOKI97 was designed by Lawrie Brown , assisted by Jennifer Seberry and Josef Pieprzyk . Like DES , LOKI97 is a 16-round Feistel cipher , and like other AES candidates , has a 128-bit block size and a choice of a 128 - , 192 - or 256-bit key length . It uses 16 rounds of a balanced feistel network to process the input data blocks ( see diagram right ) . The complex round function f incorporates two substitution-permutation layers in each round.The key schedule is also a Feistel structure -- an unbalanced one unlike the main network -- but using the same F-function . The LOKI97 round function ( shown right ) uses two columns each with multiple copies of two basic S-boxes . These S-boxes are designed to be highly non-linear and have a good XOR profile . The permutations before and between server to provide auto-keying and to diffuse the S-box outputs as quickly as possible . The authors have stated that , `` LOKI97 is a non-proprietary algorithm , available for royalty-free use worldwide as a possible replacement for the DES or other existing block ciphers . '' It was intended to be an evolution of the earlier LOKI89 and LOKI91 block ciphers . It was the first published candidate in the Advanced Encryption Standard competition , and was quickly analysed and attacked . An analysis of some problems with the LOKI97 design , which led to its rejection when shortlisting candidates , is given in the paper ( Rijmen & Knudsen 1999 ) . It was found to be susceptible to an effective theoretical differential cryptanalysis attack considerably faster than an exhaustive search .",
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"text": "Pallas (Giant) In Greek mythology , Pallas was one of the Gigantes ( Giants ) , the offspring of Gaia , born from the blood of the castrated Uranus . According to the mythographer Apollodorus , during the Gigantomachy , the cosmic battle of the Giants with the Olympian gods , he was flayed by Athena who used his skin as a shield . Though the origin of Athena 's epithet `` Pallas '' is obscure , according to a fragment from an unidentified play of Epicharmus ( between c. 540 and c. 450 BC ) , Athena , after having used his skin for her cloak , took her name from the Giant Pallas . This story , related by Apollodorus and Epicharmus , is one of a number of stories in which Athena kills and flays an opponent , with its hide becoming her aegis . For example , Euripides tells that during `` the battle the giants fought against the gods in Phlegra '' that it was `` the Gorgon '' ( possibly considered here to be one of the Giants ) that Athena killed and flayed , while the epic poem Meropis , has Athena kill and flay the Giant Asterus , using his impenetrable skin for her aegis . Another of these flayed adversaries , also named Pallas , was said to be the father of Athena , who had tried to rape her . The late 4th century AD Latin poet Claudian in his Gigantomachia , has Pallas , as one of several Giants turned to stone by Minerva 's Gorgon shield , calling out `` What is happening to me ? What is this ice that creeps o 're all my limbs ? What is this numbness that holds me prisoner in these marble fetters ? '' Pallas was also the name of a Titan , with whom the Giant is sometimes confused or identified .",
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"text": "Ler (mythology) Ler ( meaning `` Sea '' in Old Irish ; Lir is the genitive form ) is a sea god in Irish mythology . His name suggests that he is a personification of the sea , rather than a distinct deity . He is named Allód in early genealogies , and corresponds to the Llŷr of Welsh mythology . Ler is chiefly an ancestor figure , and is the father of the god Manannán mac Lir , who appears frequently in medieval Irish literature . Ler appears as the titular king in the tale The Children of Lir .",
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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": "Passengers (2016 film) Passengers is a 2016 American science fiction film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts . It stars Jennifer Lawrence , Chris Pratt , Michael Sheen , and Laurence Fishburne . The story depicts three people who are awakened some 90 years too soon from an induced hibernation on a spaceship bound for a new planet . The film was released in the United States on December 21 , 2016 , in 2D and RealD 3D by Columbia Pictures . It grossed $ 303 million worldwide . The film was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Production Design at the 89th Academy Awards .",
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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": "Palmetto (train) The Palmetto is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak over the 829 mi from New York City south to Savannah , Georgia , via the Northeast Corridor to Washington , D.C. , then via Richmond , Virginia , Fayetteville , North Carolina , and Charleston , South Carolina . The Palmetto is a shorter version of the Silver Meteor , which continues south to Miami , Florida . Between 1996 and 2002 this service was called the Silver Palm . Although currently a day train , in the past the Palmetto provided overnight sleeper service to Florida . During fiscal year 2011 , the Palmetto carried nearly 200,000 passengers , an increase of 3.8 % from FY2010 . The train had a total revenue of $ 16,438,480 during FY2011 , a 7 % increase over FY2010 .",
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"text": "Transport finance Transport finance is the subject that explores how transport networks are paid for . The timing of the money required to finance transport is a principal issue . Many projects are `` pay-as-you-go '' , that is infrastructure , which lasts many years , is expected to be paid out of ongoing cash flow . Other projects are financed with bonds raised in capital markets . Bonds must be secured with an expected future cash flow . The cash flow , required for either pay-as-you-go or for bonds , must be raised . Common sources are user fees , such as gas taxes , and tolls . Other sources are general revenue . This issue is related to who bears the burden : users or the general public . Even if users bear the burden , that class must be subdivided , e.g. users during peak times or off-peak , freight or passenger traffic , urban or rural users , residents or non-residents ( many toll plazas are located on the state line to maximize revenue from non-residents ) . A third issue concerns the full costs of transportation . There are monetary costs , which are financed with money , as considered above , but there are also non-monetary costs ( sometimes called hidden costs ) , which are paid for by people 's time , by clean air , by peace and quiet , etc. . See the discussion of externalities for a fuller explication of non-monetary costs .",
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"text": "Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 , a Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport , crashed on February 25 , 1964 . All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed . Among the dead were American opera singer and actor Kenneth Lee Spencer and Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux , a women 's and human rights activist and member of the French delegation to the United Nations . Flight 304 , which had originated in Mexico City , left New Orleans International Airport for Atlanta at 2:01 a.m. , Central Standard Time , and disappeared from radar at 2:10 a.m. Visibility was good , although there was a light rain . The winds were calm . The Coast Guard and other searchers sighted the wreckage around dawn in Lake Pontchartrain , about 20 mi northeast of New Orleans . The subsequent investigation concluded that the jet crashed into Lake Pontchartrain en route due to `` degradation of aircraft stability characteristics in turbulence , because of abnormal longitudinal trim component positions . '' The water was only 20 ft deep , yet only 60 percent of the wreckage was recovered because the breakup was so extensive . The flight data recorder tape was too damaged to help the investigation . Instead , investigators used the maintenance records of the crashed aircraft and of other DC-8s , to conclude that the pilots had trimmed the horizontal stabilizer to the full nose-down position , to counter the excessive nose-up attitude that , in turn , was caused by a malfunctioning pitch trim compensator that had extended too far . Once the upset occurred , it was not possible to trim the horizontal stabilizer back to the nose-up position , because of the severe G-forces generated by the crew 's pulling back on the yoke after the upset .",
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"text": "Pilot (Friday Night Lights) `` Pilot '' is the first episode of the sports drama television series Friday Night Lights . The episode premiered on the NBC network on October 3 , 2006 . It introduces the men and women involved with the Dillon Panthers , a Texas high school football team . In the pilot episode , the team is preparing for the first game of the season , which will be the first game under new head coach Eric Taylor . The show is based on the 2004 film Friday Night Lights , which was in turn based on the 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger . Peter Berg , who is Bissinger 's cousin and who directed the film , wrote and directed the pilot episode , and served as executive producer for the series . While some of the actors from the movie returned to act on the show , most of the actors were cast specifically for the television series . Critical reception of the show was good to average , with a general appreciation for the realistic portrayal of Middle America . Generally speaking , however , there were serious doubts about whether the show would be able to stay on the air very long , though it has since gone on to complete five seasons . The episode 's viewership of just over seven million was characterized as disappointing , though it did relatively well among men aged 18 to 34 .",
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"text": "Wicked Man's Rest Wicked Man 's Rest is the debut and sole studio album of the British band Passenger ( stylized as / Passenger . ) fronting Mike Rosenberg . The single `` Walk You Home '' taken from the album charted in Britain reaching number 134 in the UK Singles Chart . Since the release of the album / Passenger has split up with lead singer Mike Rosenberg continuing with a solo career also under the name Passenger .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "British Airtours Flight 28M British Airtours Flight 28M was an international passenger flight , originating from Manchester International Airport 's Runway 24 in Manchester , England , en route to Corfu International Airport on the Greek island of Corfu . On 22 August 1985 , the route was being operated by Boeing 737 -- 236 registered G-BGJL , when take-off from Manchester Airport was aborted due to engine failure . The aircraft , previously named `` Goldfinch '' , but at the time of the accident named `` River Orrin '' , had 131 passengers and six crew on the manifest . At 06:12 BST during the takeoff roll , a loud thump was heard . An engine failure had generated a fire and a plume of black smoke ensued . Takeoff was aborted and the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft , with 78 of the 131 passengers escaping . 53 passengers perished along with two members of the cabin crew . Most of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation . The accident was instrumental in bringing about changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective and has been described as `` a defining moment in the history of civil aviation '' by the BBC . Acting on the recommendations of the UK 's Air Accidents Investigation Branch ( AAIB ) , which investigated the accident , the aviation industry introduced changes to the seating layout near emergency exits , fire-resistant seat covers , floor lighting , fire-resistant wall and ceiling panels , more fire extinguishers and clearer evacuation rules .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by 127 Hours 127 Hours is a 2010 British independent biographical adventure film directed by Danny Boyle . It stars James Franco in the principal role as real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston , whose hand was trapped under a boulder in a Utah ravine for more than five days in April 2003 . Adapted from Ralston 's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place , 127 Hourss screenplay was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy . Distributors Fox Searchlight and Pathé gave the feature limited releases in the United States and United Kingdom on 5 November 2010 and 7 January 2011 , respectively . It grossed # 35.8 million at the box office by the end of its worldwide theatrical run . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator surveyed 215 reviews and judged 93 % to be positive . Additionally , 127 Hours appeared on more than two dozen movie reviewers ' Top Ten lists for the best movies of 2010 . The film has received honors for its direction , music , cinematography and writing , as well as for the lead performance by Franco . At the 68th Golden Globe Awards ceremony , 127 Hours earned three nominations : for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , Best Original Score and Best Screenplay . The picture was nominated in nine Satellite Award categories , including direction , score , sound , original song and visual effects . It also received nine nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association . The 64th British Academy Film Awards nominated it for eight of their awards , including Best Director , Best Editing , Best Music and Best Sound . Additionally , 127 Hours was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film , but lost to The King 's Speech . It performed similarly at the 83rd Academy Awards , where it was nominated in six categories : Best Actor , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score , Best Original Song ( for `` If I Rise '' ) and Best Picture , but lost respectively in all categories to The King 's Speech , The Social Network , and Toy Story 3 . Franco was named Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Online and 2010 Independent Spirit Awards . He also received recognition from the Screen Actors Guild , at their 17th annual ceremony . Franco 's arm amputation scene towards the end of 127 Hours was nominated at the viewer-voted 2011 MTV Movie Awards . Boyle 's and Beaufoy 's efforts on the movie 's script earned them nominations from the Writers Guild of America and Evening Standard British Film Awards . Along with producer Christian Colson , Boyle garnered another nomination , this time from the Producers Guild of America . The Detroit Film Critics Society honored Boyle as Best Director . Suttirat Larlarb 's input on the movie 's production design earned her one nomination from the Art Directors Guild . The film 's cinematography garnered nominations at the 2010 Houston Film Critics Awards and the 2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards . The American Film Institute listed 127 Hours as one of the ten best movies of 2010 .",
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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": "El Al El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. ( TASE : ELAL ) , trading as El Al ( אל על , `` To the Skies '' or `` Skywards '' , إل-عال ) , is the flag carrier of Israel . Since its inaugural flight from Geneva to Tel Aviv in September 1948 , the airline has grown to serve over 50 destinations , operating scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights within Israel and to Europe , Middle East , Americas , Africa and the Far East from its main base in Ben Gurion Airport . El Al in principle offers only kosher in-flight meals and does not fly passengers on the Jewish Sabbath or religious holidays . El Al is the only commercial airline to equip its planes with missile defense systems , and is considered one of the world 's most secure airlines , thanks to its stringent security procedures , both on the ground and on board its aircraft . Although it has been the target of many attempted hijackings and terror attacks , only one El Al flight has ever been hijacked . As Israel 's national airline , El Al has played an important role in humanitarian rescue efforts , airlifting Jews from other countries to Israel , setting the world record for the most passengers on a commercial aircraft ( single plane record of 1,122 passengers ) by Operation Solomon when 14,500 Jewish refugees were transported from Ethiopia in 1991 . In 2012 , El Al operated an all-Boeing fleet of 38 aircraft , flying over 4 million passengers , and employed a staff of 6,056 globally . The company 's revenues for 2011 grew to $ 2.4 billion , totalling losses of $ 49.4 million compared to a profit of $ 57 million in 2010 .",
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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": "Midwest High Speed Rail Association The Midwest High Speed Rail Association was founded in 1993 and is based in Chicago , Illinois . The association is a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit , member-supported organization that primarily advocates for world-class 220-mph high-speed trains linking major Midwestern cities , and supports fast , frequent and dependable trains on other routes that connect with 220-mph corridors to form a true modern regional and national rail network . The Midwest High Speed Rail Association 's executive director , Richard Harnish , believes it is time for America to `` catch up '' with European and Asian countries in terms of using high-speed rail systems . The Association is an active member of fourbillion.com , a coalition of advocacy organizations working to secure a $ 4 billion appropriation in 2010 for high-speed rail in the U.S. . The effort began after the US House of Representatives passed a bill that included $ 4 billion for high-speed rail . The Senate cut the allocation down to $ 1.2 billion in their version . The two bills will now move to a conference committee . In June 2009 , The Midwest High Speed Rail Association released the first-ever transportation engineering study of a 220-mph rail corridor in the Midwest . The 220-mph high-speed link would cut the trip from Chicago to St. Louis to 1 hour and 52 minutes , and also serve O'Hare International Airport as well as key Illinois business , university and government centers in Kankakee , Champaign , Decatur , Springfield and Edwardsville . The line would cost between 12 and 13 billion dollars . The MHSRA views the Chicago-St . Louis link as the first of a regional 220-mph high-speed rail network that would link Chicago , St. Louis , the Twin Cities , Milwaukee , Detroit , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus and Pittsburgh , putting more than 35 million people within a three-hour train ride of Chicago . In a proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation , SNCF , operator of the TGV high-speed rail network in France , estimated that a Midwestern 220-mph high-speed rail network would create 677,000 permanent jobs and 316,000 construction jobs . Automobile trips would be reduced by 4.3 billion vehicle miles each year , saving 3 million barrels of oil each year , and additionally reduce CO2 and other pollutant emissions by 1.4 million tons in 2030 . The total estimated cost for the network is $ 68.5 billion . Advocates for high-speed rail put that cost in perspective by pointing out that the Interstate Highway System cost 450 billion in 2008 dollars . The Midwest High Speed Rail Association has been a vocal critic of libertarian and conservative activists who view MHSRA as distorting the record and facts on high-speed rail . In July 2009 , it released a document responding to statements by the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation about high-speed rail .",
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"text": "Space Tourists Space Tourists is a feature-length documentary of the Swiss director Christian Frei . The film had its premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in 2009 and has won the `` World Cinema Directing Award '' at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010 .",
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"text": "Gamer (film) Gamer is a 2009 American science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor . The film stars Gerard Butler as a participant in an online game in which participants can control human beings as players , and Logan Lerman as the player who controls him . Alongside Butler and Lerman , it also stars Michael C. Hall , Ludacris , Amber Valletta , Terry Crews , Alison Lohman , John Leguizamo , and Zoe Bell . Gamer was released in North America on September 4 , 2009 , receiving generally negative reviews from critics , who found the plot , direction , and script disappointing , though its performances , effects , and action sequences were praised . It received a mixed reception from audiences , and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 42 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 50 million .",
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"text": "Transit pass A transit pass ( North American English ) or travel card ( British English ) , often referred to as a bus pass or train pass etc. ( in all kinds of English ) , is a ticket that allows a passenger of the service to take either a certain number of pre-purchased trips or unlimited trips within a fixed period of time . Depending on the transport network and on how much the pass is used , the pass may offer varying discounts compared with trips that are purchased individually . While transit passes can generally be purchased at full price by anyone wishing to use the services ( senior citizens , the disabled , students and some others are often able to get them at a reduced price ) many employers , colleges , and universities will subsidize the cost of them , or sometimes the full amount . Some public transport networks will allow certain types of personnel , including police officers , fire fighters , active military , and their own employees to ride their services free with proper identification and without the need to purchase a pass .",
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"text": "Universal Air Travel Plan Universal Air Travel Plan , Inc. ( UATP ) is the airline owned payment network accepted by thousands of merchants for air , rail , hotel and travel agency payments . UATP is owned by 30 airline shareholders , issued by 18 major airlines and accepted by over 250 merchants around the world . Established in 1936 as Air Travel Card , UATP was the first charge card issued . UATP also connects airlines to alternative forms of payment brands such as Acculynk , bitcoin , Cash-Ticket , PayPal , Ceridian Stored Value Solutions and Ukash . UATP continues to expand its merchant network to include hotels and car rental vendors .",
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"text": "Middle of the market The middle of the market , often abbreviated MoM , is a terminology used by Boeing Commercial Airplanes since at least 2003 to designate the airliner market between the narrowbody and the widebody aircraft . It is a market segment of the competition between Airbus and Boeing . In the Boeing lineup , it is situated between the largest Boeing 737 MAX-9 of 194,700 lb of maximum takeoff weight ( MTOW ) for 178 passengers in two class over a 3515 nmi range , and the smallest Boeing 787-8 of 502,500 lb for 242 passengers over a 7355 nmi range . It was previously covered by Boeing with the largest modern narrowbody , the Boeing 757 , typically the -200 for 200 passengers over 3,915 nmi with a 255,000 lb MTOW , and the smallest widebody , the seven-abreast Boeing 767 , typically the -300 ER for 269 passengers over 5,725 nmi with a 412,000 lb MTOW . In the Airbus lineup , it is between the A321neoLR of 97 t of MTOW for 206 passengers in two class over a 4000 nmi range , and the A330neo-800 of 242 t for 257 passengers in three class over a 7500 nmi range .",
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"text": "Ticket \"t+\" The Ticket `` t + '' is the standard single trip ticket for Paris public transit . It can be bought either as a single unit at the price of $ 1.90 ( $ 2 on board a bus ) , or as a pack of ten , a carnet , at the price of $ 14.50 , a discount of 24 % . The companies which operate Ticket `` t + '' are the RATP , SNCF and the Optile consortium . The Ticket `` t + '' is not the only ticket used in Paris public transit : daily cards ( Mobilis -- or Ticket jeunes for young people on weekends ) , weekly and monthly cards ( formerly magnetic carte orange , now ( 2013 ) chip-computerized contactless Navigo semaine/mois ) , and yearly cards ( Navigo annuel and imagine R for students ) are also available . For tourists needing a pass for a specific length of time , the Paris Visite card is also available .",
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"text": "Air Canada Flight 189 Air Canada Flight 189 was an Air Canada flight from Ottawa to Vancouver via Toronto and Winnipeg . On June 26 , 1978 , it crashed on takeoff in Toronto killing two passengers . During takeoff at 8:15 a.m. one of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 's tires burst and partially disintegrated , firing chunks of rubber into the landing gear mechanism . This set off an `` unsafe gear '' warning , prompting the pilot to abort the takeoff . The aircraft , however , was already two thirds along the length of runway 23L and travelling at 154 kn . It could not stop before the end of the runway , and plunged off the edge of an embankment still travelling at 60 kn , eventually coming to a rest in the Etobicoke Creek ravine . The plane broke in three pieces , but despite its full load of fuel did not catch fire . The accident was visible from Highway 401 , which runs alongside the south side of the airport . The plane was destroyed and two passengers were killed : 73-year-old J. Frank Scrase of Victoria died when a rib punctured his heart , and 45-year-old Irwin Theodore Childs of North York died of suffocation when he was wedged beneath the seat in front of him . Both were seated at the site of the forward split in the fuselage . All of the other 105 passengers and crew aboard were injured . The subsequent investigation found multiple causes of the accident . It recommended greater scrutiny be given to the tires . The pilot , Reginald W. Stewart , delayed four seconds after the warning light came on before he chose to abort the takeoff ; a more immediate decision would have prevented the accident . The investigators also criticized the level of training in emergency braking . The presence of the ravine at the end of the runway was also questioned , but nothing was done . This failure to expand the airport 's overshoot zone was raised when Air France Flight 358 plunged into the same ravine 27 years later . Although it is customary for airlines to retire a flight number after a major incident , Air Canada continues to use Flight 189 for its Ottawa-Vancouver route and it uses a Airbus A320 aircraft instead of a DC-9 . However , the flight no longer has stopovers in Toronto and Winnipeg .",
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}
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