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"text": "A Wrinkle in Time A Wrinkle in Time is a science fantasy novel written by American writer Madeleine L'Engle , first published in 1963 , and in 1979 with illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon . The book won a Newbery Medal , Sequoyah Book Award , and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award , and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award . It is the first book in L'Engle 's Time Quintet , which follows the Murry and O'Keefe families . The book was made into a film , A Wrinkle in Time , in 2003 , and another film , also called A Wrinkle in Time , is in production with a scheduled release of April 2018 . It has also been made into an opera , a graphic novel , and several plays .",
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"text": "Business valuation Business valuation is a process and a set of procedures used to estimate the economic value of an owner 's interest in a business . Valuation is used by financial market participants to determine the price they are willing to pay or receive to affect a sale of a business . In addition to estimating the selling price of a business , the same valuation tools are often used by business appraisers to resolve disputes related to estate and gift taxation , divorce litigation , allocate business purchase price among business assets , establish a formula for estimating the value of partners ' ownership interest for buy-sell agreements , and many other business and legal purposes such as in shareholders deadlock , divorce litigation and estate contest . In some cases , the court would appoint a forensic accountant as the joint expert doing the business valuation .",
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"text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .",
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"text": "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": "Hard money loan A hard money loan is a specific type of asset-based loan financing through which a borrower receives funds secured by real property . Hard money loans are typically issued by private investors or companies . Interest rates are typically higher than conventional commercial or residential property loans , starting at 7.7 % , because of the higher risk and shorter duration of the loan . Most hard money loans are used for projects lasting from a few months to a few years . Hard money is similar to a bridge loan , which usually has similar criteria for lending as well as cost to the borrowers . The primary difference is that a bridge loan often refers to a commercial property or investment property that may be in transition and does not yet qualify for traditional financing , whereas hard money often refers to not only an asset-based loan with a high interest rate , but possibly a distressed financial situation , such as arrears on the existing mortgage , or where bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings are occurring . Hard Money is a term that is used almost exclusively in the United States and Canada where these types of loans are most common . In commercial real estate , hard money developed as an alternative `` last resort '' for property owners seeking capital against the value of their holdings . The industry began in the late 1950s when the credit industry in the U.S. underwent drastic changes . From inception , the hard money field has always been formally unregulated by state or federal laws , although some restrictions on interest rates ( usury laws ) by state governments restrict the rates of hard money such that operations in several states , including Tennessee and Arkansas are virtually untenable for lending firms .",
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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": "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": "Technological unemployment Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change . Such change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving `` mechanical-muscle '' machines or more efficient `` mechanical-mind '' processes ( automation ) . Just as horses employed as prime movers were gradually made obsolete by the automobile , humans ' jobs have also been affected throughout modern history . Historical examples include artisan weavers reduced to poverty after the introduction of mechanised looms . During World War II , Alan Turing 's Bombe machine compressed and decoded thousands of man-years worth of encrypted data in a matter of hours . A contemporary example of technological unemployment is the displacement of retail cashiers by self-service tills . That technological change can cause short-term job losses is widely accepted . The view that it can lead to lasting increases in unemployment has long been controversial . Participants in the technological unemployment debates can be broadly divided into optimists and pessimists . Optimists agree that innovation may be disruptive to jobs in the short term , yet hold that various compensation effects ensure there is never a long-term negative impact on jobs . Whereas pessimists contend that at least in some circumstances , new technologies can lead to a lasting decline in the total number of workers in employment . The phrase `` technological unemployment '' was popularised by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s . Yet the issue of machines displacing human labour has been discussed since at least Aristotle 's time . Prior to the 18th century both the elite and common people would generally take the pessimistic view on technological unemployment , at least in cases where the issue arose . Due to generally low unemployment in much of pre-modern history , the topic was rarely a prominent concern . In the 18th century fears over the impact of machinery on jobs intensified with the growth of mass unemployment , especially in Great Britain which was then at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . Yet some economic thinkers began to argue against these fears , claiming that overall innovation would not have negative effects on jobs . These arguments were formalised in the early 19th century by the classical economists . During the second half of the 19th century , it became increasingly apparent that technological progress was benefiting all sections of society , including the working class . Concerns over the negative impact of innovation diminished . The term `` Luddite fallacy '' was coined to describe the thinking that innovation would have lasting harmful effects on employment . The view that technology is unlikely to lead to long term unemployment has been repeatedly challenged by a minority of economists . In the early 1800s these included Ricardo himself . There were dozens of economists warning about technological unemployment during brief intensifications of the debate that spiked in the 1930s and 1960s . Especially in Europe , there were further warnings in the closing two decades of the twentieth century , as commentators noted an enduring rise in unemployment suffered by many industrialised nations since the 1970s . Yet a clear majority of both professional economists and the interested general public held the optimistic view through most of the 20th century . In the second decade of the 21st century , a number of studies have been released suggesting that technological unemployment may be increasing worldwide . Further increases are forecast for the years to come . While many economists and commentators still argue such fears are unfounded , as was widely accepted for most of the previous two centuries , concern over technological unemployment is growing once again . A report in Wired in 2017 quotes knowledgeable people such as economist Gene Sperling and management professor Andrew McAfee on the idea that handling existing and impending job loss to automation is a `` significant issue '' . Regarding a recent claim by a political appointee that automation is not `` going to have any kind of big effect on the economy for the next 50 or 100 years , '' says McAfee , `` I do n't talk to anyone in the field who believes that . '' Innovations like Watson have the potential to render humans obsolete with the professional , white-collar , low-skilled , creative fields , and other `` mental jobs '' .",
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"text": "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": "Animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media . The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce , own the physical equipment for production , employ operators for that equipment , and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced . They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company , much like authors holding copyrights . In some early cases , they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity . Overall , they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms . Currently there are about 201 animation studios dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films that are active . Few are actual production house where as others are corporate entities . Many of these animation studios help with the fulfillment of animation works for big brand names and have carried out outsourced projects including Nemo .",
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"text": "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": "Logic of Empire `` Logic of Empire '' is a science fiction novella by American writer Robert A. Heinlein . Part of his Future History series , it originally appeared in Astounding Science Fiction ( March 1941 ) , and was collected in The Green Hills of Earth ( and subsequently The Past Through Tomorrow ) . Ostensibly a tale about a man in the wrong place at the wrong time , and his struggle to free himself from the oppressive circumstances in which he is plunged , this story also serves to explain how slavery develops in a new colony . Even in the future , the technology available to a new colony is always initially low . If a machine to do a necessary job is too expensive to import ( say a wheat harvester , a water pump , or even a washing machine ) , a human must do it instead . If too many jobs must be done by hand and there is a shortage of labor compared with independent resources that free labor could take up ( `` land '' , although this condition is not clear in the story ) , a market for slavery develops . Decades later , while there is still an abundance of land , this market remains because the colony itself has quotas to meet and debts to repay - they can not spare the resources to develop local industries to make the machines themselves and free labor does not have to bid its price down enough to out compete slave labor . Throughout the story , Heinlein takes the view of the objective narrator when describing Venusian society . `` Logic of Empire '' places different rationales on the people who participate in slavery . There are no real villains ; everybody 's just doing their job , trying to maximize income in a capitalist system . Even the plantation owner who owns the hero is portrayed as a struggling -- and failing -- small businessman , whose main motivation is to secure a livelihood for his daughter .",
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"text": "Prospect (magazine) Prospect is a monthly British general interest magazine , specialising in politics , economics and current affairs . Topics include British , European , and US politics , social issues , art , literature , cinema , science , the media , history , philosophy , and psychology . It features a mixture of lengthy analytic articles , first-person reportage , one-page columns , and shorter , quirky items . Notable features of the magazine include head-to-head debates between two writers with opposing views on a subject ; roundtable discussions , in which a series of experts with varying views on a given topic meet for a discussion , an edited transcript of which is published in the magazine ; and interviews with major political and cultural figures ( recent examples include Orhan Pamuk , Paul Wolfowitz , and Hilary Mantel ) . The magazine prizes independence over ideology and its articles and authors span the political spectrum . In recent years the magazine 's founding editor , David Goodhart , has stirred controversy with a series of articles arguing that the increasing diversity of the United Kingdom may weaken the bonds of solidarity on which the welfare state depends . The debate fed into the broader discussions of `` Britishness '' that have become increasingly common in the public sphere . Contributors include Lionel Shriver , A. C. Grayling , Gordon Brown , Mohamed ElBaradei , Michael Lind , Michael Ignatieff , Geoff Dyer , Francis Fukuyama , Roger Scruton , Andrew Marr , John Kay , and J. M. Coetzee . Prospect received worldwide attention in October 2005 when it published its list of the world 's top 100 public intellectuals , which included Noam Chomsky , Umberto Eco , Richard Dawkins , Steven Pinker and Christopher Hitchens . The magazine asked readers to vote for their top intellectual from the longlist ; Chomsky was the eventual winner . Subsequent lists have continued to attract attention . Dawkins claimed the top spot in 2013 . In August 2009 in a roundtable interview in Prospect , Adair Turner supported the idea of new global taxes on financial transactions , warning that a `` swollen '' financial sector paying excessive salaries has grown too big for society . Lord Turner 's suggestion that a `` Tobin tax '' - named after the economist James Tobin -- should be considered for financial transactions reverberated around the world . Prospect has also attempted to revitalise the art of the short story in Britain , by publishing the winning story of the Royal Society of Literature 's V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize since 2009 .",
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"text": "Private equity firm A private equity firm is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including leveraged buyout , venture capital , and growth capital . Often described as a financial sponsor , each firm will raise funds that will be invested in accordance with one or more specific investment strategies . Typically , a private equity firm will raise pools of capital , or private equity funds that supply the equity contributions for these transactions . Private equity firms will receive a periodic management fee as well as a share in the profits earned ( carried interest ) from each private equity fund managed . Private equity firms , with their investors , will acquire a controlling or substantial minority position in a company and then look to maximize the value of that investment . Private equity firms generally receive a return on their investments through one of the following avenues : an initial public offering ( IPO ) -- shares of the company are offered to the public , typically providing a partial immediate realization to the financial sponsor as well as a public market into which it can later sell additional shares ; a merger or acquisition -- the company is sold for either cash or shares in another company ; a recapitalization -- cash is distributed to the shareholders ( in this case the financial sponsor ) and its private equity funds either from cash flow generated by the company or through raising debt or other securities to fund the distribution . Private equity firms characteristically make longer-hold investments in target industry sectors or specific investment areas where they have expertise . Private equity firms and investment funds should not be confused with hedge fund firms which typically make shorter-term investments in securities and other more liquid assets within an industry sector but with less direct influence or control over the operations of a specific company . Where private equity firms take on operational roles to manage risks and achieve growth through long term investments , hedge funds more frequently act as short-term traders of securities betting on both the up and down sides of a business or of an industry sector 's financial health .",
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"text": "The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1963 This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1963 . The list is notable for being blank for part of the winter as the New York Times , like many other newspapers in the city , worked its way through a major newspaper strike . When the strike ended in March , the political thriller Seven Days in May led the list , having also been at the top at the start of the strike in December 1962 . It lasted there only one week before being overtaken by J.D. Salinger 's second No. 1 bestseller in 18 months , the anthologized novellas , `` Raise High the Roof Beam , Carpenters '' and `` Seymour : An Introduction '' . Salinger 's book led the list for 14 weeks through the spring of 1963 . Daphne du Maurier 's The Glass-Blowers then spent six weeks on the list , followed by Morris West 's novel about the Vatican , The Shoes of the Fisherman ( 14 weeks ) . On October 6 , Shoes gave way to Mary McCarthy 's semi-autobiographical novel The Group , which would spend the next 20 weeks at the top , closing out the year .",
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"text": "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": "False economy In economics , a false economy is an action that saves money at the beginning but which , over a longer period of time , results in more money being spent or wasted than being saved . For example , it may be false economy if a city government decided to purchase the least expensive automobiles for use by city workers , as cheap automobiles have a record of needing more frequent repairs in the long term and the additional repair costs would eradicate any initial savings . Motivating factors on the part of the party engaging in false economies may be linked to the long-term involvement of this party . For example , a real estate developer who builds a condominium may turn the finished structure over to the ensuing condominium corporation which is run by its members once the last unit is sold and the building has passed a final inspection . Longevity of the components of the structure beyond the final turnover of the facility may not be a major motivating factor for the developer , meaning that the result of the application of false economies may be more detrimental to the end user , as opposed to the developer . Individuals may also practise false economy in their personal lives . A notable practitioner of false economy was King Frederick William I of Prussia , who was said by Thomas Macaulay to have saved five or six reichsthalers a year feeding his family unwholesome cabbages even though the poor diet sickened his children and the resulting medical care cost him many times what he saved . The concept is related to planned obsolescence , whereby the lower initial cost of a false economy attracts buyers mostly on the basis of low cost , who may later be at a disadvantage . Poor people are often forced into false economies when they ca n't afford the better long term option in the short term .",
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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": "Business cycle The business cycle or economic cycle is the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product ( GDP ) around its long-term growth trend . The length of a business cycle is the period of time containing a single boom and contraction in sequence . These fluctuations typically involve shifts over time between periods of relatively rapid economic growth ( expansions or booms ) , and periods of relative stagnation or decline ( contractions or recessions ) . Business cycles are usually measured by considering the growth rate of real gross domestic product . Despite the often-applied term cycle , these fluctuations in economic activity do not exhibit uniform or predictable periodicity . The common or popular usage boom-and-bust cycle refers to fluctuations in which the expansion is rapid and the contraction severe .",
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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": "Capital budgeting Capital budgeting , or investment appraisal , is the planning process used to determine whether an organization 's long term investments such as new machinery , replacement of machinery , new plants , new products , and research development projects are worth the funding of cash through the firm 's capitalization structure ( debt , equity or retained earnings ) . It is the process of allocating resources for major capital , or investment , expenditures . One of the primary goals of capital budgeting investments is to increase the value of the firm to the shareholders . Many formal methods are used in capital budgeting , including the techniques such as Accounting rate of return Average accounting return Payback period Net present value Profitability index Internal rate of return Modified internal rate of return Equivalent annual cost Real options valuation These methods use the incremental cash flows from each potential investment , or project . Techniques based on accounting earnings and accounting rules are sometimes used - though economists consider this to be improper - such as the accounting rate of return , and `` return on investment . '' Simplified and hybrid methods are used as well , such as payback period and discounted payback period .",
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"text": "John G. Avildsen John Guilbert Avildsen ( born December 21 , 1935 ) is an American film director . He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1977 for Rocky . Other films he directed include Joe , Save the Tiger , Fore Play , The Formula , Neighbors , For Keeps , Lean on Me , The Power of One , 8 Seconds , Inferno , Rocky V and the first three The Karate Kid films .",
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"text": "The Formula (1980 film) The Formula is a 1980 American mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It features a preeminent cast including Marlon Brando , George C. Scott , John Gielgud , and Marthe Keller . Craig T. Nelson also makes a brief appearance as a geologist .",
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"text": "Wiener Film Wiener Film ( German ; plural : Wiener Filme ; literally , `` Viennese film '' ) is an Austrian film genre , consisting of a combination of comedy , romance and melodrama in an historical setting , mostly , and typically , the Vienna of the late 19th and early 20th centuries . The Wiener Film genre was in production between the 1920s and the 1950s , with the 1930s as its high period .",
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"text": "The Formula (song) `` The Formula '' is a song by American rapper The D.O.C. , from his 1989 debut album No One Can Do It Better . It was released as the third single to support that album and reached number 76 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in April 1990 . The song was produced by Dr. Dre and contains samples from Marvin Gaye 's `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wan na Holler ) '' , from his 1971 album What 's Going On .",
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"text": "E. W. Emo E. W. Emo ( Emerich Walter Emo , born Emerich Josef Wojtek , 11 July 1898 ; died 2 December 1975 ) was an Austrian film director . Emo specialized in comedies , 21 of them with the actor Hans Moser . He also worked outside Austria and wrote screenplays .",
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"text": "Daniel Steiner Daniel Steiner ( born 1973 ) is an Austrian actor and film director .",
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"text": "Robert von Dassanowsky Robert von Dassanowsky FRHistS , FRSA ( born January 28 , 1965 , New York City ) is an Austrian-American academic , writer , film and cultural historian , and producer . He is usually known as Robert Dassanowsky .",
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"text": "Gustav Ucicky Gustav Ucicky ( 6 July 1898 -- 27 April 1961 ) was an Austrian film director , screenwriter and cinematographer . He was one of the more successful directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s . His work covered a wide variety of genres , but he most acclaimed for his work in romantic drama and drama films .",
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"text": "1981 Formula One season The 1981 Formula One season was the 35th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 1981 FIA Formula One World Championship which was contested over a fifteen race series that commenced on 15 March and ended on 17 October . Formula One cars also contested the 1981 South African Grand Prix , although this was technically a Formula Libre race and was not part of the Formula One World Championship . The 1981 championship was the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship , replacing the former World Championship for Drivers . Nelson Piquet won the Drivers ' Championship , claiming the first of his three Formula One titles and Williams won the Constructors ' Championship .",
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"text": "Leo Perutz Leopold Perutz ( 2 November 1882 , Prague -- 25 August 1957 , Bad Ischl ) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician . He was born in Prague ( now capital of the Czech Republic ) and was thus a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . He lived in Vienna until the Nazi Anschluss in 1938 , when he emigrated to Palestine . According to the biographical note on the Arcade Publishing editions of the English translations of his novels , Leo was a mathematician who formulated an algebraic equation which is named after him ; he worked as a statistician for an insurance company . He was related to the biologist Max Perutz . During the 1950s he returned occasionally to Austria , spending the summer and autumn months in the market town of St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut resort region and in Vienna . He died in the Austrian spa town of Bad Ischl in 1957 . He wrote his first novel , The Third Bullet , in 1915 while recovering from a wound sustained in the First World War . In all Perutz wrote eleven novels , which gained the admiration of Jorge Luis Borges , Italo Calvino , Ian Fleming , Karl Edward Wagner and Graham Greene . Wagner cited Perutz ' novel The Master of the Day of Judgement as one of the thirteen best non-supernatural horror novels .",
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"text": "Peter Sauber Peter Sauber ( born 13 October 1943 ) is a retired Swiss motorsport executive . He was the team principal and owner of various motorsports teams , most visibly the eponymous Sauber Formula One team .",
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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": "Swiss Film Award The Swiss Film Award ( formerly Swiss Film Prize ) ( Prix du cinéma suisse , Schweizer Filmpreis , Premio del cinema svizzero , Premi dal film svizzer ) is the national film award of Switzerland , first given out in 1998 . 1998 to 2008 : the Prize was given in during the Solothurn Film Festival . 2009 : the nomination night happened in Solothurn during January . Each film nominated received a cash-prize . During the beginning of March , a `` glamour '' ceremony , the first one of its kind , was organised in Lucerne . The prize awarded is a Cristal-like statue , called `` The Quartz '' . 2009 was the last year where the Jury was composed of people from the Swiss state and the Federal Office of Culture . 2010 : Nomination in Solothurn again , during the Solothurn Film Festival during January . Ceremony in Lucerne in March . The prizes have been awarded for the first time by the Swiss Film Academy , created in 2008 . It was the first time that no state intervention occurred .",
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"text": "Ulrich Seidl Ulrich Maria Seidl ( born 24 November 1952 in Vienna ) is an Austrian film director , writer and producer . In 2005 he was a member of the jury at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival . His film Dog Days was shot over three years during the hottest days of summer . Among other awards , it won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice in 2001 . His 2012 film Paradise : Love competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . The sequel Paradise : Faith won the Special Jury Prize at the 69th Venice International Film Festival . The final part of the trilogy , Paradise : Hope , premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival . Seidl was scheduled to attend the 2014 Jerusalem Film Festival , but cancelled his visit due to the political tension in the region .",
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"text": "The Stunt Man The Stunt Man is a 1980 American film directed by Richard Rush , starring Peter O'Toole , Steve Railsback , and Barbara Hershey . The movie was adapted by Lawrence B. Marcus and Rush from the 1970 novel of the same name by Paul Brodeur . It tells the story of a young fugitive who hides as a stunt double on the set of an anti-war movie whose charismatic director will do seemingly anything for the sake of his art . It was nominated for three Academy Awards : Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Peter O'Toole ) , Best Director ( Richard Rush ) , and Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium . However , due to its limited release , it never earned much attention from US audiences at large . As O'Toole remarked in a DVD audio commentary , `` The film was n't released , it escaped . ''",
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"text": "Anton the Magician Anton the Magician ( Anton der Zauberer ) is a 1978 East German comedy film directed by Günter Reisch . It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where Ulrich Thein won the award for Best Actor .",
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"text": "The Competition (film) The Competition is a 1980 American drama film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving , directed by Joel Oliansky .",
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"text": "Alex Moser Alexander `` Alex '' Moser ( born 1979 ) is an Austrian hair stylist living and working in Vienna .",
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"text": "Mass formula A mass formula is an equation or set of equations in physics which attempts to predict the mass or mass ratios of the subatomic particles . An important step in high energy physics was the discovery of the Gell-Mann -- Okubo mass formula predicting relationships between masses of the members of SU ( 3 ) multiplets . The development of an accurate mass formula is one of several fundamental aspects to developing a working theory of everything , which is expected to overcome the incompatibilities between current classical and quantum physics theories . There are currently no universal mass formulae which are generally accepted as correct by the mainstream physics community , however several versions of potential mass formulae have been presented and are currently being explored by some ( largely amateur ) physics theorists .",
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"text": "Max Planck Institute for Mathematics The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics ( Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik , MPIM ) is a research institute specializing in mathematics located in Bonn , Germany . It is named in honor of the German physicist Max Planck . The MPIM is one of the 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society ( Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ) . The Institute , having emerged from the collaborative research center ( Sonderforschungsbereich ) called Theoretical Mathematics ( Theoretische Mathematik ) , was founded by Friedrich Hirzebruch in 1980 and he acted as the director of the institute until his retirement in 1995 . Currently , the institute is managed by a board of four directors consisting of Werner Ballmann ( managing director , succeeding Günter Harder ) , Gerd Faltings , Peter Teichner and Don Zagier . Friedrich Hirzebruch was , and Yuri Manin is , acting as emeriti .",
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"text": "A Devil of a Woman A Devil of a Woman ( Der Weibsteufel ) is a 1951 Austrian drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner . It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Iris Gusner Iris Gusner ( born Trautenau 16 January 1941 ) is a German film director and screenwriter .",
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"text": "Michael McCullers Michael McCullers ( born 1971 ) is an American comedy film screenwriter . A native of Indian Springs Village , Alabama , McCullers attended Indian Springs School , a private high school just south of Birmingham , Alabama . McCullers is a former writer on Saturday Night Live and is best known for co-writing the script for two Austin Powers movies , Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember with Mike Myers . He is the writer and director of the 2008 comedy Baby Mama starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler . He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children .",
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"text": "Baby Mama (film) Baby Mama is a 2008 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Michael McCullers in his directorial debut and starring Tina Fey , Amy Poehler , Greg Kinnear , Dax Shepard , Steve Martin and Sigourney Weaver .",
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"text": "Ken Freedman Ken Freedman ( born February 18 , 1959 ) is General Manager of WFMU , a freeform radio station . He also co-hosts the conceptual comedy program Seven Second Delay with Andy Breckman , as well as hosting his own freeform radio program on Wednesday mornings ( 9:00 -- noon Eastern Time ) . He is the co-founder of Congera , a public benefit corporation . Freedman hosted his first radio program in 1976 as a DJ at Highland Park High School station WVHP . He served as station manager of WCBN-FM , the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 's freeform outlet , where he marked the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan by playing Lesley Gore 's `` It 's My Party ( And I 'll Cry If I Want To ) '' for eighteen consecutive hours . Freedman joined WFMU as a DJ in December 1983 , and succeeded Bruce Longstreet as General Manager in August 1985 . At the time , WFMU was licensed to and owned by Upsala College , and based in East Orange , New Jersey . In February 1986 , Freedman launched a program guide/zine called LCD ( Lowest Common Denominator ) , featuring work by many internationally known writers and artists , including Nick Tosches , Jim Woodring , Drew Friedman , Gary Panter , Harvey Pekar , Dan Clowes , Tony Millionaire , and Chris Ware . In November 2007 , The Best of LCD : The Art and Writing of WFMU , was published by Princeton Architectural Press . It was compiled and edited by longtime WFMU radio host Dave `` The Spazz '' Abramson . In 1989 , Freedman successfully fended off a challenge to the station 's license from four rival broadcasters , who claimed that WFMU was broadcasting above its legal power limit . In 1992 , he founded the non-profit organization Auricle Communications , which purchased WFMU 's license from Upsala in 1994 . These actions allowed WFMU to survive when the college went bankrupt in 1995 . A core strategy for the station was to embrace the World Wide Web , launching its website in 1993 , streaming its broadcasts full-time in 1997 , and archiving most broadcasts from 2000 . Under Freedman 's management , annual donations to the station ( which is funded exclusively by listener support ) grew from $ 50,000 in 1983 , to $ 750,000 in 1999 , to over $ 1,800,000 in 2012 . Freedman pioneered the use of direct licensing for broadcasters , obtaining alternative copyrights and waivers to address restrictions placed on broadcasters by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act . In 2007 , Freedman built on these direct licensing activities and founded WFMU 's Free Music Archive , an open source library of copyright-cleared music and audio which launched in April 2009 . Freedman has served on the board of public science and technology company New Brunswick Scientific Company ( purchased in 2004 by Eppendorf ) and was a board member ( for four years ) and technology advisor to National Federation of Community Broadcasters ( NFCB ) . He has spoken and presented at conferences sponsored by The Future of Music Coalition , National Public Radio , the Integrated Media Association , the Audio Engineering Society ( AES ) , O'Reilly Media 's Newsfoo Conference , The Awesome Foundation Summit , the University of British Columbia and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters . In 2013 , Freedman initiated the creation of a suite of software for broadcasters , journalists and online publishers known as the Audience Engine . In 2013 , he began performing stand-up comedy and has performed acts at the New York Comedy Club , the Broadway Comedy Club , the Greenwich Village Comedy Club and other venues in New York , New Jersey and San Francisco .",
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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": "Michael Linder Michael Linder is an American television producer and broadcast journalist based in Los Angeles , currently an investigative reporter for KABC-AM and an executive producer for Natural 9 Entertainment in Burbank . He is a contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live and KUSC . Linder created and executive produced America 's Most Wanted in 1988 , casting host John Walsh and launching the first hit series on the Fox Television network . In 1990 , Linder created and executive produced The Jesse Jackson Show leading a crew and host Jackson to interview Saddam Hussein in Baghdad as troops massed for the Gulf War and negotiating the release of 227 hostages held by Hussein in Kuwait City and Baghdad , including the staff of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City . In 1995-6 Linder created and produced `` Berserkistan '' with photojournalist Jim Bartlett , credited as the first Internet site to cover a war ( Bosnia ) on location . From 2004 through 2009 , Linder served as a radio journalist for KNX-AM . He has won numerous broadcast journalism honors including a for a series on street gang impacts on children and an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of water issues in California 's Owens Valley .",
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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": "Michael Schultz Michael Schultz ( born November 10 , 1938 ) is an American director and producer of film and television .",
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"text": "Anthony Meindl Anthony Paul Meindl ( born January 14 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter , stage and film actor , and founder and artistic director at the MetaTheatre Company and Anthony Meindl 's Actor Workshop in Los Angeles . The workshop has since expanded to locations in New York City , London , Sydney , Melbourne , and Vancouver . In the 1990s , Meindl played a character who was a genie named `` Hard Hat Harry '' in a number of video cassettes and DVDs aimed at introducing children to trucks , cars , construction vehicles , and others ( usually using the name `` Anthony Paul '' ) . He worked and lived in New York in the early 1990s and moved to Los Angeles in 1997 . He has been in many commercials for products and companies including Diet Coke , Philips Electronics , Bank of America , Nissan , Michelob Lite , Sears , Acura , Del Taco , Mervyns , and Behr Paint . He has also appeared in non-Broadway stage productions of Titus Andronicus , Merrily We Roll Along , and the LA Weekly Award-nominated Cabaret . He is openly gay . His film credits are almost exclusively gay-related , including the 1997 gay-themed drama David Searching , the 1998 gay-themed drama Minor Details , and the 2000 gay-themed comedy/drama Get Your Stuff . His latest film role was in the 2005 mystery comedy Death of a Saleswoman . He also appeared in a 1998 episode of Will & Grace . He has coached and worked with Shailene Woodley , Ashley Greene , Agnes Bruckner , Nick Robinson , Chace Crawford , Cory Monteith , Dania Ramirez , Sasha Alexander , Chris Owen , Stevie Lynn Jones , Dree Hemingway , Michael Lomenda , JC Chasez , China Chow , Brock Kelly , Judith Hill , Samantha Mumba , Rocco DiSpirito , Olivia Holt , Ian Harding , Alexandra Daddario , Edy Ganem , Trevor Donovan , Daniel Cudmore , Charlie Bewley , Ashton Holmes , Larissa Oleynik , Lorenza Izzo , Carmen Electra , Allison Miller , Jenna Dewan-Tatum , Lucy Fry , Josh Zuckerman , Sadie Calvano , Taryn Southern , Ryan Rottman , Chaz Bono , Jill Wagner , Joe Slaughter , Mark Hapka , Matt Dallas , Brad Rowe , and Quddus Phillippe . Meindl 's first feature screenplay , The Wonder Girls , was the Grand Prize Winning Feature Screenplay in the Slamdance Film Festival Screenplay Competition in 2007 . He was nominated as Best Director for the LA Weekly Awards two years in a row for Best Comedy ( Swimming In The Shallows ) and Best Drama ( Dogs Barking ) . The casts for both shows ( members of MetaTheatre Company , his acting studio ) were also nominated as Best Ensemble in a Comedy and Best Ensemble in a Drama . His first short , `` Ready ? OK ! '' , played in over a dozen International Film Festivals , winning numerous `` Best of '' Awards and premiered on MTV 's LOGO Network in 2009 as part of their `` Click List : Best In Short Film Series . '' It won the 2008 Planet Out Scion Viewer 's Choice Short Film Awards . Meindl 's first feature film , Birds of A Feather ( 2011 ) won him Best Director awards at the 2012 Downtown LA Film Festival and the 2013 Golden Door Film Festival and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the 2012 Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival . The film features Academy Award winner , Olympia Dukakis , Bruce Vilanch and Trevor Donovan . He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post , The Daily Love , and Backstage .",
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"text": "Scott McCarron Scott Michael McCarron ( born July 10 , 1965 ) is an American professional golfer . McCarron was born in Sacramento , California and graduated from Vintage High School in Napa , California . He was a member of the golf team at UCLA , graduating in 1988 with a major in History . Unlike most golfers , McCarron did not transition right away from the college to the professional ranks -- he gave up golf for four years ( 1988 -- 1992 ) to work with his father in the family clothing business . He turned professional in 1992 , and joined the PGA Tour in 1994 . McCarron has had PGA Tour victories in 1996 , 1997 and 2001 . McCarron has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking . McCarron was injured in the summer of 2006 and missed the entire 2007 season . He served as an analyst for The Golf Channel for its 2007 Masters coverage . He returned to the PGA Tour in 2008 and finished 108th on the money list to retain his card for 2009 . In 2010 , McCarron became embroiled in controversy when he accused fellow PGA Tour player Phil Mickelson of `` cheating '' for using a Ping-Eye 2 wedge made before April 1 , 1990 that is allowed under a legal technicality . McCarron publicly apologized to Mickelson a few days later . Thirty days later , the PGA Tour and USGA banned the use of the Ping-Eye 2 wedges . McCarron has won three times on PGA Tour Champions .",
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"text": "Michael J. Weller Michael John Weller was born in south London in 1946 . Weller designed USA sleeve for David Bowie 's The Man Who Sold the World LP ( Mercury , 1970 ) , re-released ( EMI CD , 1999 ) . As `` Captain Stelling '' Weller wrote and drew The Firm ( cOZmic Comics , 1972 ) - an early British artist 's publication inspired by American underground comic book innovations . In 1973 , a page by `` Stelling '' entitled ` Missile Crisis ' was made part of Michel Choquette 's comic book The Someday Funnies . He followed `` Willie D '' ( Andrew Marr ) as featured cartoonist on Chainsaw punk zine ( 1980 -- 84 ) . Michael Weller enjoyed a parallel career in the 1980s and 1990s as political writer , cartoonist , activist of the left , and local community organiser based in Penge , south London . In 2006 he became a signatory to the Euston Manifesto . As 'M . J. ' , ` Michael John ' , ` Mick ' and ` Mike ' Weller - using identity-playing forenames , nicknames and other noms-de-plume - he has produced artists books , zines and small press publications . Between 1990 and 2010 he was associated with London 's poetry scene . Launch of Beat Generation Ballads was documented in video by Voiceworks ( 2011 ) , becoming the title of a large-scale musical composition for piano by Michael Finnissy premiered at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in 2014 , winning a solo British Composer Award 2015 . Beowulf Cartoon has been on reading display at Poetry Library exhibitions Visual Poetics ( 2013 ) and Poetry Comics ( 2015 ) . Michael John Weller continues to write , draw , and publish for traditional print and digital mediums , including artists film .",
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"text": "Mr. Broadway Mr. Broadway is an American 13-episode CBS adventure and drama television series starring Craig Stevens as New York City public relations specialist Mike Bell . The program aired at 9 p.m. Eastern time Saturdays from September 26 to December 26 , 1964 . Also featured were Bell 's assistant , Toki , portrayed by Lani Miyazaki , and his police contact , Hank McClure , played by Horace McMahon . Mr. Broadway , a Talent Associates Production , was created by Garson Kanin and produced by David Susskind and Daniel Melnick . Dave Brubeck supplied the music and theme . It was shot on location in New York City . Although ` Mr. Broadway ' was only aired 13 episodes , it featured some notable guest stars , including Jason Robards , Lauren Bacall , Tuesday Weld , Jill St. John , Art Carney and Liza Minnelli in her first dramatic TV role . Notable episodes include guest appearances by Liza Minnelli as Minnie in `` Nightingale for Sale '' ; Sandy Dennis in `` Do n't Mention My Name in Sheboygan '' , and Lauren Bacall as Barbara Lake , with Martin Balsam as Nate Bannerman , in `` Something to Sing About '' . Other episodes are `` Keep an Eye on Emily '' ( the series ' pilot ) with Tuesday Weld as Emily and Oleg Cassini as himself , `` Take a Walk Through a Cemetery '' with Lauren Bacall , again , but also with Jason Robards , Jr. , and Jill St. John , `` Try to Find a Spy '' with Barbara Feldon and Simon Oakland , `` Between the Rats and the Finks '' with Larry Hagman , Dyan Cannon , Bruce Gordon , and Patrick McVey , `` The He-She Chemistry '' with Tammy Grimes , `` Maggie , Queen of the Jungle '' , with Nina Foch in the title role , `` Smelling Like a Rose '' with Art Carney , Hal Roach , and Tina Louise , `` Bad Little Rich Girl '' with Diana Van der Vlis as Mary Beth Warren and Larry Pennell as John Chambers , `` Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones '' with Philip Abbott as Geoffrey Karr and Lola Albright as Duff Daniels . Albright had been Stevens 's co-star on Peter Gunn , and `` Pay Now , Die Later '' , the series finale , with David Wayne as John Zeck and John Ireland as Jimmy King . In the latter episode the wealthy Zeck hires Mike Bell to write his obituary ahead of his death . Mr. Broadway aired following the new sitcom Gilligan 's Island and preceding the durable Western , Gunsmoke . Its competition was the Saturday Night Movie on NBC , and the second half of The Lawrence Welk Show and the first half of The Hollywood Palace on ABC .",
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"text": "Mike Ferner Mike Ferner is a former Toledo , Ohio city council member , Vietnam era veteran , author , and peace activist . He is a member of the POCLAD collective . Toledo had the most active campaign in the country for municipal public power in the late 1980s and early '90s . In 1989 Ferner was elected as an independent to the city council and proposed the creation of a small municipal utility to compete with Toledo Edison . He ran for mayor in 1993 with this as a major campaign plank , but lost by 672 out of 92,740 votes cast . In March 2006 Ferner , along with fellow activists Pete Perry , Malachy Kilbride , and David Barrows , interrupted the US House Appropriations Committee that was in the process of voting on $ 67,000,000,000 in military funding for the US war and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan . Ferner was arrested on June 30 , 2006 at the Jesse Brown Veterans ' Administration Medical Center . ( Ferner was at the center because he was participating in Voices For Creative Nonviolence 's 320-mile `` Walk for Justice '' from Springfield , Illinois to North Chicago , Illinois . ) According to Ferner 's recounting of the incident , the arresting officer stated that wearing a `` Veterans for Peace '' T-shirt while drinking coffee at the center comprised protesting , and Ferner was required to leave the premises . Ferner refused , and was subsequently arrested . Ferner was charged with criminal trespass and with weapons possession ( a Swiss Army pocketknife ) . In 2006 he published `` Inside the Red Zone : A Veteran For Peace Reports from Iraq , '' recounting his trips to Iraq , just prior to the U.S. invasion and a year later . Ferner is running for Toledo mayor in the special election to be held November 3 , 2015 to fill the last two years of D. Michael Collins ' term after Collins died in office . he was on channel 13 abc Toledo talking about his charges and race for mayor .",
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"text": "Michael Dormer Michael Dormer or Michael Henry Dashwood Dormer ( born 1935 in Hollywood , California , U.S. - 2012 ) was an American fine artist , writer , songwriter , entrepreneur , and creator of the 1960s TV show Shrimpenstein . A childhood protégé of artist Louis Geddes , Dormer took first prize in a National Fire Prevention poster contest at age 12 . At 18 Dormer was working in art full-time . In 1957 Dormer established a painting studio in La Jolla and moonlighted as a part-time night club comic and jazz poet at the Pour House , a cabaret in Bird Rock . He also published an art and poetry magazine , titled Scavenger . In 1968 Dormer painted his first aluminum piece ; a technique he developed , which has never been used by any other artist . These pieces are part of private collections across the globe . His vast body of work includes his mid-century Crankshaft series , an extensive collection of nudes , oils , watercolors , sculpture , intricate pencil drawings , charcoals , and murals . Dormer , with his lifelong friend and collaborator , Lee Teacher , created a counter-culture sculpture Hot Curl , a 400 lb concrete statue , and installed it on the rocks near the surf shack at Windansea Beach in La Jolla in San Diego , California . The sculpture of a mop-haired , 6 ft , knobby-kneed surfer gazed out at the sea with a beer in his hand . The pot-bellied surf god quickly became a nationwide sensation , appearing in SurfToons comics and as a plastic model kit , selling hundreds of thousands of copies . Today , Hot Curl appears regularly in Surfer magazine . In 1964 Dormer 's artwork was featured in the opening credits of Muscle Beach Party , which featured the first film appearance of Hot Curl and `` Little '' Stevie Wonder . He also doubled as a talent scout for that film and subsequent surf films , recruiting actual surfers and surfer girls off the beaches of La Jolla to serve as extras . In 1963 Dormer and Teacher created and launched Shrimpenstein , an off-beat children 's television show which aired live weekdays on Channel 9 in Los Angeles . The program , which featured a miniature Frankenstein monster , brought to life when his creator , Dr. Von Schtick , accidentally dropped a bag of jelly beans in his monster machine . The wacky adventures of the little monster , and his eccentric pals , enchanted , with double entendre , and wit fit for children and adults , grew a great following . Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack sought out Dormer to tell him they never missed an episode . Dormer lived in Ocean Beach in San Diego , California . Michael Dormer died at home in Ocean Beach , San Diego , California on 10 September 2012 . Shortly before his death he had written this short statement about his work -LSB- source needed -RSB- : DORMER ON DORMER I 've always considered myself an experimentalist . My subject matter is often whimsical or mysteriously off-beat . I 've been told that my work reflects my personality pretty accurately . I follow no particular established schools of painting and consider my works essentially excursions into alternate fantasy dimensions . Odd creatures abound in these regions and strange allegories unfold . New languages are born and mingle freely with conjured-up communicative symbols . My paintings are windows looking out into new places at new things .",
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"text": "Michael & Michael Have Issues Michael & Michael Have Issues ( sometimes abbreviated MMHI ) is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter , who created the series . Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series , including The State , and Stella . The show premiered on July 15 , 2009 , on Comedy Central . Showalter and Black confirmed on March 3 , 2010 , via their Twitter accounts that the show had been canceled . The series starred Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter playing fictionalized versions of themselves . As stated in a 2009 New York Times article , `` Mr. Black and Mr. Showalter play the bickering stars of a sketch comedy program who never miss an opportunity to undermine each other . In between skits about stores that sell only sweatpants and characters like John the British Fork Offerer , narrative segments chronicle the not-so-fictional frenemies who constantly step on each other 's toes , even in seemingly inconsequential situations like an interview for a high school newspaper or the search for a birthday gift for their producer . ''",
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"text": "Matchstick Productions Matchstick Productions , also known as MSP Films , is a film production company based in Crested Butte , Colorado that specializes in producing ski movies . Steve Winter and Murray Wais founded the company in 1992 . According to MSP 's website , `` Matchstick aims to create entertaining films that not only are stunning visually but on the cutting edge of action sports . '' MSP has released a feature-length ski movie every year since 1992 with several gaining critical acclaim : their breakthrough film `` Ski Movie '' , featuring many of the world 's best skiers at the time , was released in 2000 and won `` Movie of the Year '' from both Powder Magazine and Freeze Magazine . MSP is the most award-winning ski film company in history , with eight `` Movie of the Year '' honors and `` Best Documentary '' prize at the Powder Video Awards , three Emmy nominations for outstanding camerawork , and `` Viewers ' Choice '' runner-up at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival .",
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"text": "Michael Pope Michael S. Pope , ( Born in Manhattan , New York ) is an award-winning underground filmmaker and multi-media artist best known as auteur of the feature Film/Event : Neovoxer . Neovoxer is an experimental , non-dialogue feature film and an event that includes a live performance of its musical score and sound effects , site-specific installation and tableau vivant . Pope was writer , director , editor as well as , actor , designer , and one of the composers of the project . With this , he spearheaded the volunteer efforts of over 200 artists and artisans in what he describes as a `` Collective creative action '' . Neovoxer was the first film by an American director to screen at the P1 : International Biennial in the Czech Republic ( 2004 ) , and earned him a Tanne Award for Outstanding Achievement ( 2000 ) , which recognizes artists with outstanding achievements in their field . Pope shot , cut and directed the music videos for long-time collaborators The Dresden Dolls , as well as directing their first live concert/documentary dvd `` Live : In Paradise '' and numerous multi-media events under the Dresden Dolls banner . Pope also directed the music video series `` Who Killed Amanda Palmer : A Surrealist Mini Mystery '' in conjunction with the album and book release of the same name . Pope has received artist 's residencies from E | Merge Interdisciplinary A.I.R. ( 2013 ) , the Mobius Artists Group for Experimental Work in All Media ( 2001/2002 ) , and the Experimental Television Center , ( 2000 ) . His video art has shown at 31 Grand Gallery ( NYC 2007/2008 ) curated by artist Barnaby Whitfield , as well as numerous site-specific installations in collaboration with The Nu Dance Theater ( NYC/PARIS 2008 ) . In 2009 , Pope was commissioned by the Boston Pops to create a new film piece for their New Year 's Eve show by Amanda Palmer . The film The Old & The New starred Jeremy Geidt and his wife . In 2008 , Pope traveled to Tehran as part of cross-cultural artist project `` Send My Love To Iran '' founded by BriAnna Olson He has made commercial music videos for Ben Folds , Gene Dante & The Future Starlets and many other bands . His music videos are in international rotation including MTV , LOGO and RAGE and have seen premieres on People , Spin , Jezebel and Pitchfork websites . In 2016 , Pope began a new independent movie/transmedia project , SYNEMATIKA , by creating a `` 3-dimensional script '' as a site-specific installation in a 2400-square foot industrial space in Kingston , NY . The creation of the script was done as a 30-day lockdown endurance art piece , after which it was opened to the public for viewing and photographed to become a graphic `` shooting bible '' for the eventual movie .",
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"text": "Greg Daniels Gregory Martin `` Greg '' Daniels ( born June 13 , 1963 ) is an American television comedy writer , producer , and director . He is known for his work on several television series , including Saturday Night Live , The Simpsons , King of the Hill and The Office . All four shows were named among Times James Poniewozik 's All Time 100 TV Shows . Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien . Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News , before they were laid off due to budget cuts . He eventually became a writer for two long-running series : Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons . He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season , and he wrote several classic episodes including `` Lisa 's Wedding , '' `` Bart Sells His Soul '' and `` 22 Short Films About Springfield . '' He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series , King of the Hill , with Mike Judge . The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009 . During the series run , he worked on several other series , including the American version of The Office and Parks and Recreation . As of 2016 , he is an executive producer on the TBS series People of Earth . ''",
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"text": "Scott McCaughey Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer and songwriter and the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5 . He is also bassist for Robyn Hitchcock 's most recent touring band , The Venus 3 , along with Bill Rieflin ( drums ) and Peter Buck ( guitar ) . In June 2003 Scott recorded a song with Moween ( Peter Schoemaker/Bram van den Berg ) at the IDQ studio in Utrecht , called `` Move on '' . To be found on http://www.moween.eu . In 2008 , McCaughey formed the side band The Baseball Project with Buck , Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon . Their first album , Volume 1 : Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails , celebrates many aspects of baseball culture , and includes a song in tribute to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix . From 1994 through 2011 , he worked with R.E.M. both on stage and in the studio . While originally brought on as a second guitarist for the Monster tour , McCaughey remained with R.E.M. in various capacities until the band 's dissolution . He contributed to the studio albums New Adventures in Hi-Fi , Up , Reveal , Around the Sun , Accelerate and Collapse into Now . Additionally , he has received credits for his work on the live albums R.E.M. Live and Live at The Olympia album as well as their 2003 greatest hits collection , In Time . When working with R.E.M. , McCaughey played guitar , bass guitar , keyboards , and sang backing vocals . McCaughey also plays in Tuatara , an instrumental group which features Peter Buck from R.E.M.",
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"text": "Michael Schur Michael Herbert `` Mike '' Schur ( born October 29 , 1975 ) is an American television producer and writer , best known for his work on the NBC comedy series The Office and Parks and Recreation , the latter of which he co-created along with Greg Daniels . He also co-created the FOX comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine , and created the NBC comedy series The Good Place . Schur is also known for his small role on The Office as Mose Schrute , the cousin of Dwight Schrute .",
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"text": "Mickey Bowers Allen LaGrant `` Mickey '' Bowers ( born February 27 , 1949 , at Maxton , North Carolina ) is a retired American professional baseball player , scout , coach and manager whose entire uniformed career took place in minor league baseball . An outfielder , Bowers threw and batted right-handed , stood 5 ft tall and weighed 175 lb . Bowers graduated from Mount Vernon High School ( Alexandria , Virginia ) and attended Northern Virginia College . He entered professional baseball in in the Philadelphia Phillies ' organization and in his finest season , , he batted .308 with 124 hits , 10 home runs and 73 runs batted in in 106 games played for the Spartanburg Phillies of the Class A Western Carolinas League . However , his career was highlighted by an incident in his first game as a professional in the Short Season-A Northern League . On July 4 , 1968 , Bowers , playing right field for the Huron Phillies , ran through an outfield fence while chasing a foul fly ball . He emerged from the hole in the fence unhurt -- although he did not make the catch . He retired as an active player after the 1970 season and then served six years as a police officer in Washington , D.C. , before returning to baseball as a member of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau . In 1977 , Bowers became a coach in the Seattle Mariners ' farm system . After three seasons ( 1980 -- 82 ) as a coach with the Lynn Sailors of the Double-A Eastern League , Bowers managed the 1982 Sailors to an 82 -- 57 mark and the North Division title . He was named Eastern League Manager of the Year in September of 1982 . The first African American to be named Manager of the Year in professional baseball . In October of 1982 , Frank Robinson was named Major League Manager of Year . Bowers ' players included future Major Leaguers Alvin Davis , Jim Presley and Harold Reynolds , Spike Owen , Brian Clark , and J.D. Gleathon . Seattle moved its Double-A affiliate the following year to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League . Bowers was replaced as skipper in midseason as the Lookouts finished below .500 , despite contributions from future MLB stars Ivan Calderón , Darnell Coles , Mark Langston and Danny Tartabull .",
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"text": "Greg Lake (radio personality) Greg Lake ( born 1960 as Gregory Alan Whaley ) has been a Florida radio personality for nearly 20 years . He was born in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. and moved to Florida in the late 1970s to attend Flagler College in St. Augustine , where he met and married his wife , Kathy . Moving to South Florida , he launched his radio career at WKGR 98.7 ( Ft. Pierce , Florida ) where he stayed until the station was sold . He then followed the entire on-air staff to then WAKS-FM 103.7 ( Ft. Meyers , Florida ) where they stayed until it too was eventually sold . Once again , the entire on-air staff returned to the east coast of Florida to take over WZZR 92.7 ( Port St. Lucie , Florida ) where he continued his program `` The Dead Zone '' until the end of 1994 when he took over the morning drive show . He remained there until the spring of 1996 when he was fired for sagging ratings . Greg then , moved to Daytona Beach and started his own advertising agency ( Alternative Advertising ) . After four years in the advertising business , he was offered , and accepted , the Production Director post at WELE 1380 , Ormond Beach . After a year , as Production Director he was promoted to the Program Director position . At the height of the controversial 2000 presidential election , Greg launched and hosted his own politically driven , morning call-in talk show called `` Radio Free Volusia '' which aired Worldwide on the internet and locally on WELE five days a week , until his final show April 25 , 2008 . During the eight years of daily shows , Greg interviewed hundreds of famous national political figures , captains of industry and celebrities in the entertainment field . Along with his often controversial interview style , Greg was also a source for breaking news stories . Many of those stories were in the wake of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks . Greg has become a prolific political web blogger on http://voiceoftherepublic.com and http://radiofreevolusia.com where he continues to voice his often controversial point of view . UPDATE * 05/01/2011 - Greg officially launches another website ; http://voxominous.com - The online home to his professional voice over service endeavors .",
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"text": "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": "François de Belleforest François de Belleforest ( 1530 -- 1 January 1583 ) was a prolific French author , poet and translator of the Renaissance . He was born in Comminges , into a poor family , and his father ( a soldier ) was killed when he was seven . He spent some time in the court of Marguerite of Navarre , traveled to Toulouse and Bordeaux ( where he met George Buchanan ) , and then to Paris where he came into contact with members of the young literary generation , including Pierre de Ronsard , Jean Antoine de Baïf , Jean Dorat , Remy Belleau , Antoine Du Verdier and Odet de Turnèbe . In 1568 he became historiographer to the king . He died in Paris . Belleforest wrote on cosmography , morals , literature and history , and he translated the works of Matteo Bandello , Boccaccio , Antonio de Guevara , Lodovico Guicciardini , Polydore Vergil , Saint Cyprian , Sebastian Münster , Achilles Tatius , Cicero and Demosthenes into French . He is also the author of the first French pastoral novel , La Pyrénée ( or La Pastorale amoureuse ) ( 1571 ) modeled on the Diana of Jorge de Montemayor . His Grandes Annales are a polemic tract against François Hotman . His total output comprises more than 50 volumes . His most successful work was most likely his translation and adaptation of the `` histoires tragiques '' by the Italian Matteo Bandello , which built on the work of Pierre Boaistuau and eventually amounted to seven volumes ( 1564-1582 ) . One of these tales might be the source for Shakespeare 's Hamlet .",
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"text": "Dictionnaire universel The Dictionnaire universel , contenant generalement tous les mots françois ( originally Dictionaire universel ) was a dictionary and encyclopedia compiled by Antoine Furetière and published posthumously in 1690 . Unlike the rival dictionary of the Académie française , finally published in 1694 , Furetière 's Dictionnaire included specialized technical and scientific vocabulary . It was also an encyclopedia of sorts in dealing with things as well as words . Despite having been banned in France , it was a commercial success and exerted an enormous influence on eighteenth-century French dictionaries and encyclopedias .",
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"text": "Jean-François de Bastide Jean-François de Bastide ( 15 July 1724 , Marseille -- 4 July 1798 , Milan aged 73 ) was an 18th-century French writer and playwright . The son of a magistrate from Provence , Bastide was a polygraph : he wrote novels ( Histoire d'une religieuse par elle-même , `` Bibliothèque universelle des romans '' , May 1786 , 24 p. in-16 ) , theatre plays , critics , and was also a journalist and a compilator . As a journalist , he published Le Nouveau spectateur ( 1758 -- 60 ) , Le Monde tel qu'il est ( 1760 -- 61 ) , Journal de Bruxelles ou le Penseur ( 1766 -- 67 ) , etc. . He also directed the `` Bibliothèque universelle des romans '' from 1779 to 1789 . As a playwright , he composed : 1749 : Le Désenchantement inespéré 1762 : L'Épreuve de la probité 1763 : Les Caractères de la musique 1763 : Les Deux talents , opéra comique presented at Comédie Italienne 11 August ( music by chevalier d'Herbain ) 1764 : Le Jeune homme , comedy presented in Bordeaux 1766 : Les Amants opposés , comedy presented in The Hague 11 March La Majorité , comedy presented the same day in the same theatre 1766 : Le Soldat par amour , opéra comique presented in Brussel , at Théâtre de la Monnaie , 4 November ( music by Pierre Van Maldere and Ignaz Vitzthumb ) Gésoncourt et Clémentine , tragedy presented the same day in the same theatre . La Petite-Maison , published in Contes de M. de Bastide , Paris , L. Cellot , 1763 , II , 1 , p. 47-88",
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"text": "Père Goriot Le Père Goriot ( -LSB- lə pɛʁ ɡɔʁjo -RSB- , Old Goriot or Father Goriot ) is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac ( 1799 -- 1850 ) , included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine . Set in Paris in 1819 , it follows the intertwined lives of three characters : the elderly doting Goriot ; a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin ; and a naive law student named Eugène de Rastignac . Originally published in serial form during the winter of 1834/35 , Le Père Goriot is widely considered Balzac 's most important novel . It marks the first serious use by the author of characters who had appeared in other books , a technique that distinguishes Balzac 's fiction . The novel is also noted as an example of his realist style , using minute details to create character and subtext . The novel takes place during the Bourbon Restoration , which brought profound changes to French society ; the struggle by individuals to secure a higher social status is a major theme in the book . The city of Paris also impresses itself on the characters -- especially young Rastignac , who grew up in the provinces of southern France . Balzac analyzes , through Goriot and others , the nature of family and marriage , providing a pessimistic view of these institutions . The novel was released to mixed reviews . Some critics praised the author for his complex characters and attention to detail ; others condemned him for his many depictions of corruption and greed . A favorite of Balzac 's , the book quickly won widespread popularity and has often been adapted for film and the stage . It gave rise to the French expression `` Rastignac '' , a social climber willing to use any means to better his situation .",
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"text": "French colonial empire The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies , protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward . A distinction is generally made between the `` first colonial empire '' , that existed until 1814 , by which time most of it had been lost , and the `` second colonial empire '' , which began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830 . The second empire came to an end after the loss of bitter wars in Vietnam ( 1955 ) and Algeria ( 1962 ) , and peaceful decolonization elsewhere after 1960 . Competing with Spain , Portugal , the United Provinces , and later Britain , France began to establish colonies in North America , the Caribbean , and India in the 17th century . A series of wars with Great Britain and other European major powers during the 18th century and early 19th century resulted in France losing nearly all of its conquests . France rebuilt a new empire mostly after 1850 , concentrating chiefly in Africa , as well as Indochina and the South Pacific . Republicans , at first hostile to empire , only became supportive when Germany started to build her own colonial empire . As it developed the new empire took on roles of trade with France , especially supplying raw materials and purchasing manufactured items , as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language , and the Catholic religion . It also provided manpower in the World Wars . It became a moral mission to lift the world up to French standards by bringing Christianity and French culture . In 1884 the leading proponent of colonialism , Jules Ferry declared ; `` The higher races have a right over the lower races , they have a duty to civilize the inferior races . '' Full citizenship rights -- assimilation -- were offered , although in reality `` assimilation was always receding -LSB- and -RSB- the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens . '' France sent small numbers of settlers to its empire , contrary to Great Britain , and previously Spain and Portugal , with the only notable exception of Algeria , where the French settlers nonetheless always remained a small minority . At its apex , it was one of the largest empires in history . Including metropolitan France , the total amount of land under French sovereignty reached 11500000 km2 in 1920 , with a population of 110 million people in 1939 . In World War II , Charles de Gaulle and the Free French used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France . Historian Tony Chafer argues : `` In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation , France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War . '' However , after 1945 anti-colonial movements began to challenge European authority . The French constitution of October 27 , 1946 ( Fourth Republic ) , established the French Union which endured until 1958 . Newer remnants of the colonial empire were integrated into France as overseas departments and territories within the French Republic . These now total altogether 119,394 km ² ( 46,098 sq. miles ) , which amounts to only 1 % of the pre-1939 French colonial empire 's area , with 2.7 million people living in them in 2013 . By the 1970s , says Robert Aldrich , the last `` vestiges of empire held little interest for the French . '' He argues , `` Except for the traumatic decolonization of Algeria , however , what is remarkable is how few long-lasting effects on France the giving up of empire entailed . ''",
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"text": "Chivalric romance As a literary genre of high culture , romance or chivalric romance is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe . They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures , often of a knight-errant portrayed as having heroic qualities , who goes on a quest , yet it is `` the emphasis on love and courtly manners distinguishes it from the chanson de geste and other kinds of epic , in which masculine military heroism predominates . '' Popular literature also drew on themes of romance , but with ironic , satiric or burlesque intent . Romances reworked legends , fairy tales , and history to suit the readers ' and hearers ' tastes , but by c. 1600 they were out of fashion , and Miguel de Cervantes famously burlesqued them in his novel Don Quixote . Still , the modern image of `` medieval '' is more influenced by the romance than by any other medieval genre , and the word medieval evokes knights , distressed damsels , dragons , and other romantic tropes . Originally , romance literature was written in Old French , Anglo-Norman , Occitan , and Provençal , and later in Portuguese , in Castilian , in English , in Italian ( particularly with the Sicilian poetry ) and German . During the early 13th century , romances were increasingly written as prose . In later romances , particularly those of French origin , there is a marked tendency to emphasize themes of courtly love , such as faithfulness in adversity .",
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"text": "Écoles Sans Frontières Écoles Sans Frontières ( `` Schools Without Borders '' ) is a French non-governmental organisation ( NGO ) with volunteers and offices throughout the world who endeavour to : `` defend the basic right to education in the respect of human dignity . To develop education and human resources for the underprivileged populations and to contribute to the safeguard of their culture of origin . To facilitate , by teaching , the search for durable solutions for the refugees '' . The motto of the organisation is L'instruction , c'est l'espoir ( `` Education is hope '' ) . ESF volunteers work tirelessly to help underprivileged people around the world in refugee camps throughout South East Asia , Haiti and Guatemala .",
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"text": "François de La Rochefoucauld François de La Rochefoucauld may refer to : François de La Rochefoucauld ( writer ) ( 1613 -- 1680 ) , French author François de La Rochefoucauld ( cardinal ) ( 1558 -- 1645 ) , French cardinal of the Catholic Church François de La Rochefoucauld , marquis de Montendre ( 1672 -- 1739 ) , Field Marshal of the British Army François Alexandre Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld , Duke of La Rochefoucauld ( 1747 -- 1827 ) , French social reformer François , duc de La Rochefoucauld ( 1765 -- 1848 )",
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"text": "Ahistoricism Ahistoricism refers to a lack of concern for history , historical development , or tradition . Charges of ahistoricism are frequently critical , implying that the subject is historically inaccurate or ignorant ( for example , an ahistorical attitude ) . It can also describe a person 's failure to frame an argument or issue in a historical context or to disregard historical fact or implication . An example of this would be films including dinosaurs and prehistoric human beings living side by side , even though they were in reality millions of years apart . It also can be descriptive of a view that history has no relevance or importance in the decision making of modern life . In some academic contexts , ahistoricism is the accepted norm . For example , the history of science is generally considered a quite separate discipline from , and not directly important to , research science . In philosophy , some criticism has arisen because `` the dominant school of philosophy in the English speaking world , analytic philosophy -LSB- ... -RSB- has been trenchantly ahistorical , and indeed anti-historical '' , but that this is a problem remains a minority view . A more abstract definition of ahistoricism is simply independence from time , i.e. removed from history . For example , the idea that some concepts are n't governed by what is learned or has happened in the past , but come from an ahistoric power , independent of what has gone before .",
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"text": "Science book A science book is a work of nonfiction , usually written by a scientist , researcher , or professor like Stephen Hawking ( A Brief History of Time ) , or sometimes by a non-scientist such as Bill Bryson ( A Short History of Nearly Everything ) . Usually these books are written for a wide audience presumed to have a general education rather than a specifically scientific training , as opposed to the very narrow audience that a scientific paper would have , and are therefore referred to as popular science . As such , they require considerable talent on the part of the author to sufficiently explain difficult topics to people who are totally new to the subject , and a good blend of storytelling and technical writing . In the UK , the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books are considered to be the most prestigious awards for science writing . In the US , the National Book Awards briefly had a category for science writing in the 1960s , but now they just have the broad categories of fiction and nonfiction . There are many disciplines that are well explained to lay people through science books . A few examples include Carl Sagan on astronomy , Jared Diamond on geography , Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Dawkins on evolutionary biology , David Eagleman on neuroscience , Donald Norman on usability and cognitive psychology , Steven Pinker , Noam Chomsky , and Robert Ornstein on linguistics and cognitive science , Donald Johanson and Robert Ardrey on paleoanthropology , and Desmond Morris on zoology and anthropology , and Fulvio Melia on black holes .",
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"text": "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": "The Genius of Christianity The Genius of Christianity ( French : Génie du christianisme ) is a work by the French author François-René de Chateaubriand , written during his exile in England in the 1790s as a defense of the Catholic faith , then under attack during the French Revolution . It was first published in France in 1802 , after Chateaubriand had taken advantage of the amnesty Napoleon issued to émigrés , which had allowed him to return to his home country in 1800 . Napoleon , who had just signed the Concordat with the pope , initially made use of Chateaubriand 's book as propaganda to win support among French Catholics . Within five years , he had quarrelled with the author and sent him into internal exile . In The Genius of Christianity , Chateaubriand defends the wisdom and beauty of Christianity against the attacks on it by French Enlightenment philosophers and revolutionary politicians . The book had an immense influence on nineteenth century culture and not just on religious life . In fact , it might be said its greatest impact was on art and literature : it was a major inspiration for the Romantic movement .",
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"text": "An Universal History of Arts and Sciences An Universal History of Arts and Sciences was a two-volume encyclopedia compiled in English by the French expatriate Dennis ( or Denis ) de Coetlogon . It was published in 209 weekly installments from 1741 to 1745 . In his preface , Coetlogon criticized Ephraim Chambers ' Cyclopaedia and other extant dictionaries of the arts and sciences for conveying superficial information and not supporting true education . To remedy the problem , Coetlogon chose to base his encyclopedia on `` treatises '' rather than articles . In the end , the Universal History comprised 169 treatises averaging around fifteen pages in length but varying widely from a mere fourteen lines ( `` Cosmography '' ) to 113 pages ( `` Geography '' ) . It is likely that the example of the Universal History played a role in the adoption of treatises in the first edition ( 1771 ) of the Encyclopaedia Britannica a few decades later .",
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"text": "Bastiat Prize The Bastiat Prize is a journalism award given annually by the Reason Foundation . In 2011 and before it was given by the International Policy Network . The Bastiat Prize recognizes journalists whose published works `` explain , promote and defend the principles of the free society . '' The award comes with US$ 15,000 . Instituted in 2002 , the Prize has been inspired by the 19th-century French philosopher Frédéric Bastiat and his defense of liberty . Bastiat 's use of satire and allegory enabled him to relate complex economic issues to a general audience . In keeping with his legacy , Bastiat Prize entries are judged on intellectual content , the persuasiveness of the language used , and the type of publication in which they appear . Judges have included Margaret Thatcher , James Buchanan , and Milton Friedman .",
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"text": "Paul Guth Paul Guth ( 5 March 1910 -- 1997 ) was a French humorist , journalist and writer , and the President of the Académie des provinces françaises . A novelist , essayist , columnist , memoirist , historian , pamphleteer , he distinguished himself in every genre with a combination of sensitivity and savagery . He wrote about fifty works on various subjects , ranging from straight history to personal anecdotes , never holding back in criticism of contemporary failings .",
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"text": "Prix Napoleon The Prix Napoleon is a prestigious academic award granted annually to the best non-Francophone historical work on the First Napoleonic Empire . It is awarded by HIH the Princess Napoléon and the Prince d'Essling ( the incumbent President of the Fondation Napoléon ) and the prize usually includes around 10,000 Euros , a commemorative plaque , a case of champagne and six glasses . The Prix Napoleon constitutes part of the Fondation Napoléon 's Grand Prix - a series of history prizes and research grants for academics in the Napoleonic field . According to the Fondation Napoléon 's website , the prizes are intended to encourage `` the study of and interest in the history of the First and Second Empires and the preservation of Napoleonic heritage . ''",
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"text": "Pierre Nothomb Pierre , Baron Nothomb ( 28 March 1887 - 29 December 1966 ) was a Belgian writer and right-wing politician . He was well known for his varied and voluminous output of prose and poetry . His works included poetry , essays , novels , biographies marked by their passionate tone , imagination , religious sentiment and attention to the detail . In the period between the two world wars , Nothomb also came to prominence as the co-founder of several reactionary and near-fascist nationalist movements . In the post-war era Nothomb continued to be active in politics , albeit as an advocate of an ever closer Europe .",
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"text": "History of a Six Weeks' Tour History of a Six Weeks ' Tour through a part of France , Switzerland , Germany , and Holland ; with Letters Descriptive of a Sail Round the Lake of Geneva and of the Glaciers of Chamouni is a travel narrative by the English Romantic authors Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley . Published in 1817 , it describes two trips taken by Mary , Percy , and Mary 's stepsister , Claire Clairmont : one across Europe in 1814 , and one to Lake Geneva in 1816 . Divided into three sections , the text consists of a journal , four letters , and Percy Shelley 's poem `` Mont Blanc '' . Apart from the poem , the text was primarily written and organised by Mary Shelley . In 1840 she revised the journal and the letters , republishing them in a collection of Percy Shelley 's writings . Part of the new genre of the Romantic travel narrative , History of a Six Weeks ' Tour exudes spontaneity and enthusiasm ; the authors demonstrate their desire to develop a sense of taste and distinguish themselves from those around them . The romantic elements of the work would have hinted at the text 's radical politics to nineteenth-century readers . However , the text 's frank discussion of politics , including positive references to the French Revolution and praise of Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau , was unusual for a travel narrative at the time , particularly one authored primarily by a woman . Although it sold poorly , History of a Six Weeks ' Tour received favourable reviews . In proposing another travel narrative to her publisher in 1843 , Mary Shelley claimed `` my 6 weeks tour brought me many compliments '' .",
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"text": "Histoire de Belgique (book series) The Histoire de Belgique ( `` History of Belgium '' ) is a seven-volume survey of the history of Belgium by the historian Henri Pirenne , written in French language and published between 1900 and 1932 . The series , which traces the emergence of the Belgian nation-state from the Roman era until the start of World War I , is a classic of nationalist historiography and one of Pirenne 's major works . Although Pirenne is today best known as a historian of Medieval Europe , the Histoire de Belgique series was his most respected work during his lifetime and the foundation of his reputation as Belgium 's leading national historian . Unlike much nationalist historiography , Pirenne 's history did not trace the emergence of a Belgian `` Volksgeist '' ( national spirit ) but argued that Belgium had naturally developed as a cosmopolitan society to serve as a mediator between Latin and Germanic Europe . Pirenne did , however , believe in the existence of a distinctly Belgian civilisation ( civilisation belge ) reflecting a unique combination of external influences and which had changed over time without losing its distinctiveness . Publication began in 1900 and ended in 1932 after being disrupted for several years during the German occupation of Belgium ( 1914 -- 18 ) in which Pirenne had been held as a political prisoner . The seventh volume was awarded the Francqui Prize in 1933 . According to modern historians , Pirenne 's 1928 publication La Belgique et la Guerre Mondiale ( Belgium and the World War ) could be considered a chronological sequel , covering the period after the end of volume seven .",
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"text": "Jean-François Gautier Jean-François Gautier ( born 1950 , Paris ) is a French writer . His book L'Univers existe-t-il ? ( Does the Universe exist ? ) points out the impossibility of creating a descriptive geometry of The Universe when there is no other frame ( i.e. , a frame or tableau beyond , or outside of , The Universe as so-posited ) , within which to describe it . How can the description of The Universe begin when one can not get ` outside ' The Universe as posited ? If we posit The Universe , we presume ourselves within it . Problems occur here : with the idea that the descriptor of The Universe can in some way `` step beyond '' the model he/she has projected .",
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"text": "Genre Genre ( -LSB- ˈʒɒ̃rə -RSB- , -LSB- ˈʒɒnrə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈdʒɒnrə -RSB- from French genre -LSB- ʒɑ̃ʁ -RSB- , `` kind '' or `` sort '' , from Latin genus ( stem gener - ) , Greek γένος , génos ) is any form or type of communication in any mode ( written , spoken , digital , artistic , etc. ) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time . Genre is most popularly known as a category of literature , music , or other forms of art or entertainment , whether written or spoken , audio or visual , based on some set of stylistic criteria , yet genres can be aesthetic , rhetorical , communicative , or functional . Genres form by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones is discontinued . Often , works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions . Stand alone texts , works , or pieces of communication may have individual styles , but genres are amalgams of these texts based on agreed upon or socially inferred conventions . Some genres may be rigid with strictly adhered to guidelines while others may be very flexible . Genre began as an absolute classification system for ancient Greek literature . Poetry , prose , and performance each had a specific and calculated style that related to the theme of the story . Speech patterns for comedy would not be appropriate for tragedy , and even actors were restricted to their genre under the assumption that a type of person could tell one type of story best . In later periods genres proliferated and developed in response to changes in audiences and creators . Genre became a dynamic tool to help the public make sense out of unpredictable art . Because art is often a response to a social state , in that people write/paint/sing / dance about what they know about , the use of genre as a tool must be able to adapt to changing meanings . Genre suffers from the same ills of any classification system . Genre is to be reassessed and scrutinized and to weigh works on their unique merit . It has been suggested that genres resonate with people because of the familiarity , the shorthand communication , as well as the tendency of genres to shift with public mores and to reflect the zeitgeist . While the genre of storytelling has been relegated as lesser form of art because of the heavily borrowed nature of the conventions , admiration has grown . Proponents argue that the genius of an effective genre piece is in the variation , recombination , and evolution of the codes .",
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"text": "Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne , that will play in the Premier League , the top tier of English football , after winning the Championship title in 2017 . Newcastle United was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End , and has played at its current home ground , St James ' Park , ever since . The ground was developed into an all-seater stadium in the mid-1990s and now has a capacity of 52,354 . The club has been a member of the Premier League for all but three years of the competition 's history , spending 85 seasons in the top tier as of May 2016 , and has never dropped below English football 's second tier since joining the Football League in 1893 . They have won four League Championship titles , six FA Cups and a Charity Shield , as well as the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup . Newcastle United has the ninth highest total of trophies won by an English club . The club 's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910 , when they won an FA Cup and three of their First Division titles . The club were highly successful in the Premier League in the 1990s and early 2000s without winning any trophies , but have been mostly struggling since the 2006 -- 07 season , and were relegated in 2009 and 2016 . Newcastle has a fierce local rivalry with Sunderland , and the two clubs have engaged in the Tyne -- Wear derby since 1898 . The club 's traditional kit colours are black and white striped shirts , black shorts and black socks . Their traditional crest takes elements of the city coat of arms , which features two grey seahorses . The club has been owned by Mike Ashley since 2007 , succeeding long term chairman and owner Sir John Hall . The club is the seventeenth highest revenue producing club in the world in terms of annual revenue , generating $ 169.3 m in 2015 . Historically , Newcastle 's highest placing was in 1999 when they were the fifth highest revenue producing football club in the world , and second in England only behind Manchester United .",
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"text": "2011–12 Leeds United F.C. season The 2011 -- 12 season was Leeds United A.F.C. 's second season back in the second tier of English football which initially saw the club challenging for the play-offs positions but dismal form in spring resulted in a 14th position finish . In other competitions , the squad only saw one round of the FA Cup with defeat at the hands of Arsenal for the second year in a row and reached the 3rd round of the League Cup , losing to rivals Manchester United . A turbulent February saw Reserve Team Manager Neil Redfearn in charge of the team for four games with Manager Simon Grayson relieved of his duties and replaced by veteran promotion specialist Neil Warnock . Ross McCormack drastically improved his performance from the 2010-11 season by scoring 19 goals - the most in the squad . He narrowly lost out on Player of the Year to Robert Snodgrass who was made Club Captain by Warnock following the sale of influential local skipper Jonny Howson in January . Young Player of the Year went to Tom Lees who led an injection of the youth into the side with Aidan White establishing himself in the starting line-up and debuts being handed to youngsters Zac Thompson , Charlie Taylor and keeper Alex Cairns . Off the field , the club 's directors reported a healthy profit of # 3.5 m , but found themselves at war with some supporters following the controversial # 7m summer renovation of the Elland Road stadium - a summer which saw a contrasting # 0.7 m spent on players ' transfers and # 5.2 m received in player sales . Chairman Ken Bates also came under scrutiny from fans following the departures of fans ' favourite Howson and 2010-11 Player of the Year Max Gradel .",
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"text": "1957–58 Manchester United F.C. season The 1957 -- 58 season was Manchester United 's 56th season in the Football League , and their 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football . The season marked the biggest tragedy in the club 's history as eight players , three club officials and ten other passengers died as a result of their injuries in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 on their way back from a European Cup quarter-final away to Red Star Belgrade . Centre-half Mark Jones , captain Roger Byrne , full-back Geoff Bent , winger David Pegg , right-half Eddie Colman , inside-right Bill Whelan and centre-forward Tommy Taylor were all killed instantly . Left-half Duncan Edwards was in hospital for two weeks before he too died on 21 February . Winger Johnny Berry and centre-half Jackie Blanchflower were both injured to such an extent that they never played again , while several of the surviving players were unavailable for a considerable amount of time as they recovered from their injuries . Manager Matt Busby was badly injured , and his assistant Jimmy Murphy ( who was not on that fateful flight ) took charge of the first team until the end of the season as Busby recovered from his injuries . Club secretary Walter Crickmer and coaches Tom Curry and Bert Whalley were all killed in the crash , which claimed a total of 23 lives . Despite the decimation of their squad , a makeshift United side still managed to reach the FA Cup final that season , where they lost to Bolton Wanderers . They also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup . However , their league form suffered after the crash and their title challenge faded as they finished ninth in the final table . With the United squad decimated by death and injuries in the aftermath of the Munich tragedy , a number of younger players broke through into the first team . These included winger Shay Brennan and forward Mark Pearson . Another notable new member of the side was goalkeeper Harry Gregg , signed in December 1957 a few weeks before the Munich crash , and who was hailed a hero for his rescue efforts in the crash . United 's top scorer for the season was Dennis Viollet , who found the net 23 times in all competitions and 16 times in the league despite being out of action for some two months as he recovered from injuries sustained in the Munich crash .",
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"text": "1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968 -- 1969 season . The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC . It was the second consecutive time that a Hungarian side finished runners-up in the competition , and the first time Newcastle United had competed in a European competition . It is also Newcastle United 's most recent trophy to date .",
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"text": "Joe Richardson Joseph Richardson ( 24 August 1908 -- 1977 ) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back . Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delaval Villa . His form with Spartans was impressive enough to earn a # 250 move to Newcastle United in 1929 . He went on to play over 200 league games for the Magpies , and after ending his playing career in 1938 joined the coaching staff where he remained until 1977 , serving the club for 48 years . Richardson died in 1977 . England Player in an Unofficial Match Appearing for Another National Side Finally , we turn to the case of the Scot who played for England against Scotland . At least one player who appeared for England in an unofficial match also appeared for another national side in official matches . Thomas ( Tommy ) Usher Pearson , who was born in Edinburgh and who played at outside left for England in the 2-1 victory against Scotland in the 1939 unofficial wartime international , also played at outside left for Scotland in two official 1947 matches , including the 1-1 draw against England . Eric Brook and Sam Barkas , both of Manchester City , were the original selections at outside left and right back for England in the 1939 wartime international , which was played at St. James ' Park in Newcastle , but they were injured in a car accident on the way to the match and were replaced by a pair of Newcastle United players , Pearson and Joseph ( Joe ) Richardson .",
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"text": "Stan Pearson Stanley Clare Pearson ( 11 January 1919 -- 20 February 1997 ) was an English football player . He was born in Salford , Lancashire . Pearson was signed by Manchester United as an amateur in December 1935 and turned professional in May 1937 . His first senior game came against Chesterfield in 1937 . When his career was interrupted by the Second World War , he served with the 2nd/4th Lancashires . He helped United win the 1948 FA Cup ( scoring in the final ) and 1952 league championship . He retired in 1953 with 148 career goals ( good for 9th in team history ) in 343 appearances , with just two goals behind Ruud van Nistelrooy . During his time at Manchester United , he scored five hat-tricks ; four in the league and one in the FA Cup . His first came in the 5 -- 0 victory over Liverpool in 1946 , and in the 1948 FA Cup semi-final he scored all the goals when United won 3 -- 1 against Derby County at Hillsborough in Sheffield . His hat-trick against Liverpool in September 1946 occurred at Maine Road ( due to bomb damage to Old Trafford ) , and would be the last hat-trick by a Manchester United player against the Anfield club until September 2010 , when Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov scored all three of United 's goals in a 3-2 league win at Old Trafford . Pearson went on to average more than one goal every two games in three years at Bury before his playing career ended with two years at Chester from 1957 to 1959 . At 40 years , 101 days , Pearson remains the oldest player to make a Football League appearance for the club when he played his final match against Crewe Alexandra on 22 April 1959 . Upon his retirement , Pearson was a popular appointment as Chester manager after John Harris moved to Sheffield United . Despite making signings such as his former Manchester United colleague Frank Clempson , Chester struggled during Pearson 's reign in charge . After finishing 20th and 24th in successive Division Four seasons , Pearson left the club following a 1 -- 0 home defeat to non-league Morecambe in November 1961 in the FA Cup . After retiring from football Pearson became sub-postmaster of Prestbury Post Office in Cheshire . He died at Alderley Edge , Cheshire , in February 1997 . He was 78 years old .",
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"text": "1979–80 Manchester United F.C. season The 1979 -- 80 season was Manchester United 's 78th season in the Football League , and their fifth consecutive season in the top division of English football . They finished the season second in the league , just two points behind champions Liverpool , and qualified for the 1980 -- 81 UEFA Cup . It was the first season at the club for new midfielder Ray Wilkins , signed in the 1979 close season for a club record fee of # 750,000 . However , United had gained a reputation for playing generally dull football under Sexton , and by the end of his third season as manager they had still yet to win a major trophy , as Liverpool ruled supreme in the English league .",
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"text": "1928–29 Nelson F.C. season During the 1928 -- 29 season , Nelson Football Club played as a professional team in the Football League for the eighth time . After playing without a team manager during the previous season , Jack English was appointed to the post in the summer of 1928 following the club 's successful re-election application . A record of 17 wins , 5 draws and 20 defeats , giving a total of 39 points , helped Nelson to a 15th-placed finish in the Third Division North , above Rotherham United on goal average . The team was inconsistent throughout the season , as they had been in the previous campaign , although significant improvements in the defense meant that 46 fewer goals were conceded . Nelson 's attack was also improved , and the team scored at least once in 36 of their 42 league matches . Nelson did not compete in the 1928 -- 29 FA Cup , as they did not submit their application by the deadline . The club used a total of 26 different players during the season , but only six of these had been retained from the previous campaign . Yorkshire-born forward Bernard Radford was the top goalscorer for the second consecutive season , with a tally of 24 in 35 matches . With 11 goals , Gerry Kelly , a new signing from Sunderland , was the only other player to reach double figures . Half-back Jim Metcalfe made the most appearances for Nelson , missing only the final game of the season , the 4 -- 4 draw away at Accrington Stanley . The highest attendance at Nelson 's Seedhill ground was a record 14,979 for the visit of Bradford City on 27 April 1929 , which stood until the stadium was demolished in 1980 . Conversely , the lowest gate of the season was 2,749 for the victory against Stockport County on 22 January 1929 .",
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"text": "1994–95 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season The 1994 -- 95 season was Blackburn Rovers F.C. 's third season in the Premier League , and their third consecutive season in the top division of English football . The season was marked by the club winning the Premier League title , ending their 81-year run without an English league title . They ended up winning the title by a one-point margin over Manchester United . Rovers led the way for most of the season , but a 2 -- 1 defeat at Kenny Dalglish 's old club Liverpool on the final day of the season briefly appeared to threaten their title hopes . Manchester United however could only draw ( 1 -- 1 ) at West Ham so the league title was back at Blackburn for the first time since 1914 . Jack Walker 's dream had come true : within five years of buying the club , he had taken them from strugglers in the old Second Division to champions of England . Early exits from the League Cup , FA Cup and UEFA Cup to Liverpool , Newcastle and Trelleborg respectively were frustrating for Rovers in 1994 -- 95 , but turned out for the best as they could concentrate on the league challenge . Kenny Dalglish won the Premier League Manager of the Year award for leading Blackburn to success , Alan Shearer won both the Golden Boot for contributing 34 of Blackburn 's 80 league goals and also the PFA Players ' Player of the Year award as nominated by his fellow professionals . Graeme Le Saux , Colin Hendry , Tim Sherwood and Shearer all made it into the PFA Team of the Year .",
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"text": "1950–51 FA Cup The 1950 -- 51 FA Cup was the 70th season of the world 's oldest football cup competition , the Football Association Challenge Cup , commonly known as the FA Cup . Newcastle United won the competition for the fourth time , beating Blackpool 2 -- 0 in the final at Wembley , London . Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round , which was always a Saturday . If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played , a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week . If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined . If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay , a 30-minute period of extra time would be played .",
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"text": "Tyne–Wear derby The Tyne-Wear derby , also known as the North East derby and the Wear-Tyne derby is a local derby between the association football clubs Sunderland and Newcastle United . The derby is an inter-city rivalry in North East England with the two cities of Sunderland and Newcastle just twelve miles apart . Sunderland play their home matches at the Stadium of Light whilst Newcastle play their home matches at St. James ' Park . The first meeting of the two sides took place in 1883 , with the first competitive fixture being an 1888 FA Cup tie , which Sunderland won 2 -- 1 . To date , both teams have won the fixture 53 times , whilst sharing 49 draws -- one of which Sunderland went on to win via a penalty shootout . Sunderland have dominated the Tyne -- Wear derby in recent seasons . They are currently undefeated in the last nine matches between the local rivals , including six consecutive victories from 14 April 2013 to 25 October 2015 . The most recent meeting of the two sides , on the 20th March 2016 , was a Premier League match at the St James ' Park and ended in a 1 -- 1 draw , with Jermain Defoe opening the scoring for Sunderland before Aleksandar Mitrovic equalised for Newcastle . Yann M'Vila , who has played in both games , describes it as bigger than the Milan derby .",
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"text": "2009–10 Derby County F.C. season The 2009 -- 10 season was Derby County 's 111th season in the Football League . It is their 42nd season in the second division of English football and their second consecutive season in the second tier following an 18th-placed finish in the previous campaign . Derby struggled against relegation for much of the season , but a run of just two defeats in the final 10 fixtures saw the club finish in 14th , their third highest finish in their respective division in the previous ten years . The Derby Evening Telegraph described the campaign as `` Good in patches , poor in others , and ultimately frustrating . '' The season was Nigel Clough 's first full season in the job following his appointment in January 2009 . The club started the season with odds of 21/1 for the title , though the media prediction was that they would improve greatly on the previous campaign 's struggles and push for a playoff place . This proved overly optimistic , however , as the club battled relegation from the Championship for the fifth time in eight seasons . Although the club never fell into the bottom three during the campaign ( the lowest position was 20th ) it spent just six fixtures in the top half of the table , only one of which was achieved after August . A lack of consistency was one reason ; not only in results ( the club never recording more than two consecutive victories ) but also in the club 's inability to field a consistent team selection . A club record 40 players represented the club , with only 6 players making 30 or more league starts , and an over-reliance on loanees ( 14 players signing temporary deals over the season ) also played a part , as did injuries ; one match , away to Ipswich Town in October , came at the height of the club 's injury problems and saw them unable to even name a full complement of substitutes such was the lack of players available . A purple patch of form in February saw the club end local rivals Nottingham Forest 's 19 match unbeaten run , inflict eventual-Champions Newcastle United 's biggest defeat of the season ( 3 -- 0 ) and hit five in a match for the first time in three years when they edged out Preston North End 5 -- 3 at Pride Park , but a run of just three wins in twelve through the end of February until the end of April , ensured that safety was not achieved until the 44th fixture of the season after a 1 -- 1 draw at home to relegation rivals Crystal Palace . One bright point to the campaign came with the reserves successful The Central League Division One Central Section campaign , which saw them finish top and become the first Derby reserves team to win the title since Arthur Cox 's reserves claimed it in the 1985 -- 86 season . It was also the first time a Derby County reserves side had won its respective division since the club successfully captured the Premier Reserve League in 2000 -- 01 . The club sold 21,406 season tickets for the 2009 -- 10 season and had an average home attendance of 29,207 ( down from 29,440 the previous season ) , second only to Champions Newcastle United 's 43,388 and over 4,000 ahead of third placed Sheffield United . The ground operated at 86.9 % capacity , putting it third behind Cardiff City and Blackpool . These averages made Derby the 12th best supported club in the country for the third consecutive season .",
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"text": "2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season The 2008 -- 09 season was Manchester United 's 17th season in the Premier League , and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of English football . After winning a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool 's record of 18 league titles , the team aimed to become the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan in 1990 . However , they were beaten 2 -- 0 by Barcelona in the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009 . United started their season in August 2008 by winning the Community Shield . In December 2008 , the club became the first English side to win the FIFA Club World Cup when they beat LDU Quito 1 -- 0 in the final . Two months later , on 1 March 2009 , the club added the 2008 -- 09 League Cup to their trophy cabinet with a 4 -- 1 penalty shootout win over Tottenham Hotspur after a goalless 120 minutes in the final . United secured a third consecutive Premier League with a goalless draw at home to Arsenal on 16 May 2009 . This made them the first team ever to win three consecutive English top flight titles on two separate occasions , having previously done so between 1999 and 2001 .",
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"text": "Enoch West Enoch James `` Knocker '' West ( 31 March 1886 -- September 1965 ) was an English footballer . Born in Hucknall Torkard , Nottinghamshire , West started his career for Sheffield United . He was not a success at Bramall Lane , and in 1905 a fee of # 5 was enough to convince the Blades to sell him to Nottingham Forest . In 1910 , he transferred to Manchester United . He helped the club win the 1911 league medal . He scored 80 goals in his Manchester United career , his most successful season being the 1911-12 season when he scored a total of 23 goals ; 17 in the league and six in the FA Cup , although United failed to win either of these competitions . In 1915 , he was banned for life by the Football Association , along with three other United players and four Liverpool players after being found guilty of match fixing . West protested his innocence , but his ban was not lifted until 1945 . His suspension , which lasted 30 years , was the longest in Football League history . As he was 59 by the time his ban was lifted , he was never involved in football again . West died in 1965 , at the age of 79 . Free The Manchester United One , written by Graham Sharpe , was a book written about Enoch West 's attempts to clear his name in connection with the match-fixing scandal , many years after his death .",
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"text": "1910 in sports 1910 in sports describes the year 's events in world sport .",
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"text": "List of Scunthorpe United F.C. seasons Scunthorpe United Football Club , an English association football club based in Scunthorpe , Lincolnshire , was founded in 1899 as the result of a merger between Brumby Hall F.C. and another club . The team first entered the national cup competition , the FA Cup , in 1909 -- 10 ; they beat Withernsea 8 -- 0 in the preliminary round before losing 4 -- 0 to York City in the first qualifying round . In 1910 , after amalgamating with North Lindsey United , the club took the name Scunthorpe & Lindsey United , and two years later , it became a member of the Midland League . The first team finished that initial season in the lower reaches of the table , but when competitive football resumed after the First World War , they enjoyed consecutive top-seven finishes , culminating in their first Midland League title in 1926 -- 27 , a success fuelled by 52 goals from former England international Ernie Simms . They again won the title in 1938 -- 39 , and it seemed for much of the season as if Harry Johnson was sure to overtake Simms ' total , but he missed several matches in the later part of the season and had to settle for 49 . Scunthorpe made their first application to join the Football League ahead of the formation of the Northern Section of the Third Division in 1921 ; they were not elected , and their bids for election continued to fail until the League 's next expansion , in 1950 . The voting was tight , but Scunthorpe became one of two Midland League teams to join the Northern Section when each regional third-tier division grew from 22 to 24 . They finished the 1950 -- 51 Football League season in mid-table , and seven years later won the Third Division North titlethe last season of that league before the regional divisions were amalgamated into national Third and Fourth Divisionsby a seven-point margin . They also reached the fifth round ( last 16 ) of the FA Cup for the first time , defeating First Division club Newcastle United and holding Liverpool for 75 minutes before conceding the only goal of the match . Ahead of their Second Division debut , the club dropped the Lindsey from its name , becoming plain Scunthorpe United . They spent six seasons at that level , and finished a club record fourth in 1961 -- 62 , five points behind the second promotion place . After four seasons in the Third Division , they dropped to the Fourth , in which they remained for the next 36 years , apart from three single-season ventures into the higher level ; the last of those , in 1999 -- 2000 , came courtesy of their fifth attempt at promotion via the play-offs . The Football League rebranded their divisions ahead of the 2004 -- 05 season , so that the fourth tier became Football League Two , and the change of name coincided with a change of fortune for Scunthorpe . Gaining promotion to League One as runners-up , ahead of Swansea City on goal difference , this time they not only stayed up but went on to win the League One title in 2006 -- 07 . Relegated in their first season in the Championship , they came straight back via the play-offs to spend another two seasons in the second tier . In 2008 -- 09 , they lost to Luton Town in the final of the Football League Trophy , a cup competition open to teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system , and the following season , they reached the last 16 of the League Cup for the first time . As of the end of the 2015 -- 16 season , the team have spent 35 seasons in the fourth tier of the English football league system , 22 in the third , and 9 in the second . The table details the team 's achievements in senior first-team competitions and the top league goalscorer , where known , from their debut season in the FA Cup in 1909 -- 10 to the end of the most recently completed season .",
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"text": "List of Newcastle United F.C. records and statistics This article contains the records of Newcastle United Football Club .",
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"text": "1889–90 Sheffield United F.C. season The 1889 -- 90 season was the first in existence for Sheffield United . Having not been elected to any organised league at that point they predominantly played friendly fixtures but did enter the FA Cup for the first time as well as locally arranged cup competitions The Sheffield Challenge Cup and the Wharncliffe Charity Cup . The club did not employ a manager in this period ; tactics and team selection were decided by The Football Committee and the players were coached by a trainer . J.B. Wostinholm held the position of club secretary , dealing with player transfers and contracts , arranging matches and dealing with the FA . The first season was deemed a reasonable success with steady attendances to home games and progress in the FA Cup although the fluctuating nature of the team meant that consistency was never really achieved . As the season progressed it became obvious that a better standard of player would be required to succeed in League Football and the club began to recruit new players in the spring , notably signing Rab Howell , Mick Whitham and Arthur Watson from nearby Rotherham Swifts who were in financial difficulties . United eventually reached the second round proper of the FA Cup where they were comprehensively beaten by the more experienced Bolton Wanderers and finished the season having been accepted to play in the newly formed Midland Counties League the following term .",
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"text": "2010–11 Aston Villa F.C. season The 2010 -- 11 Aston Villa F.C. season was Aston Villa 's 136th professional season ; their 100th season in the top-flight ; and their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football , the Premier League . It was also the first ( and only ) season under French manager Gérard Houllier , who was appointed after previous boss Martin O'Neill resigned on 9 August 2010 . Despite a generally disappointing season in both the league and cup competitions , a late surge allowed the club to finish in 9th position in the Premier League ( 3 places lower than their 6th-place finish the previous season ) . Aston Villa once again competed in the UEFA Europa League , marking their 2nd consecutive season in the tournament and 3rd consecutive season in European competition overall . However , after drawing the away fixture , Aston Villa were eliminated for the second consecutive year in the play-off round , and again at the hands of Rapid Vienna . This season marked the first time that four West Midlands county clubs performed in the Premier League . Aston Villa once again contested the Second City derby with Birmingham City , who remain in the league , alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers , who also avoided relegation . West Bromwich Albion also join them in the league , meaning that Villa will contest a total of six local derbies throughout the duration of the Premier League season . An additional derby game at Birmingham City took place on 1 December 2010 in the Football League Cup .",
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"text": "List of Leeds United F.C. managers The following is a list of managers of Leeds United Association Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club 's official managerial records in 1919 to the present day . Each manager 's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club 's overall competitive record ( in terms of matches won , drawn and lost ) and honours won while under his care . As of 2nd June 2016 , Leeds United have had 34 full-time managers . There have also been 9 caretaker managers , 3 of whom had previously occupied the role on a full-time basis , and one of whom has occupied the role three times . The most successful person to manage Leeds United is Don Revie , who won two League Championships , two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups , one Division Two Championship , one FA Cup , one League Cup and one Charity Shield in his 13-year reign as manager . He is also the club 's longest-serving manager , presiding over a total of 740 games from 1961 to 1974 .",
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"text": "Brave (2012 film) Brave is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and co-directed by Steve Purcell . The story is by Chapman , with the screenplay by Andrews , Purcell , Chapman and Irene Mecchi . The film was produced by Katherine Sarafian , with John Lasseter , Andrew Stanton , and Pete Docter as executive producers . The film 's voice cast features Kelly Macdonald , Billy Connolly , Emma Thompson , Julie Walters , Robbie Coltrane , Kevin McKidd , and Craig Ferguson . Set in the Scottish Highlands , the film tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom , causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed . Chapman drew inspiration for the film 's story from her relationship with her own daughter . Co-directing with Mark Andrews , Chapman became Pixar 's first female director of a feature-length film . To create the most complex visuals possible , Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years . Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format . Brave premiered on June 10 , 2012 , at the Seattle International Film Festival , and was released in North America on June 22 , 2012 , to both positive reviews and box office success . The film won the Academy Award , the Golden Globe , and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film . Preceding the feature theatrically was a short film entitled La Luna , directed by Enrico Casarosa .",
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"text": "Bravehearted Bravehearted is an album by Nas 's protégés , the Queensbridge rap duo Bravehearts . The duo includes Nas 's brother Jungle and fellow friend Wiz . The album , however , did n't do well in sales due to little promotion , it only came in at number 75 in the Billboard 200 Charts and 20 in the Hip Hop/R & B Charts . Besides Nas releasing an album off his Ill Will Records , Bravehearts were the only other label members to release a record off this label .",
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"text": "Brave (Sara Bareilles song) `` Brave '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles , taken from her fourth studio album , The Blessed Unrest ( 2013 ) . The song was written by Bareilles and Jack Antonoff from the band fun. , as the singer was inspired from the struggles that a close friend dealt with in regard to coming out as gay . Bareilles requested Mark Endert to produce it with the explicit goal of radio airplay . `` Brave '' was released worldwide through digital download on April 23 , 2013 as the lead single from the album , through Epic Records . `` Brave '' received positive reviews from music critics , with one writing that Bareilles channels singers like Fiona Apple and Florence Welch . Some critics also compared pop singer Katy Perry 's single `` Roar '' to the song . `` Brave '' became Bareilles ' third top 40 hit in the United States , peaking at # 23 , while reaching the top 3 in Australia ( # 3 ) , her highest charting single in the country to date , and also reaching the top five in New Zealand ( # 4 ) , # 26 in South Korea , # 58 in Canada and # 88 in Japan . The song was covered by Lea Michele and Naya Rivera on the 97th episode of the musical series Glee , which aired on February 25 , 2014 . It was featured in a commercial for the Nokia Lumia 1020 and has continued to be used in adverts for Lumia devices . The accompanying music video was directed by actress Rashida Jones , and features Bareilles singing intertwined with clips of people dancing in various public places such as a shopping mall , a gym , a library and a bus stop . The singer also performed `` Brave '' during several live appearances , including at The Today Show and at The Voice . This song was also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards . Despite its international success , in the United Kingdom `` Brave '' was released in March 2014 , nearly a year after it was first exposed .",
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"text": "Brave (Jamie O'Neal album) Brave is the second studio album from Australian country singer Jamie O'Neal . It was her first release on the Capitol Records label , being issued on 1 March 2005 ( see 2005 in country music ) . It followed an unreleased second album for Mercury Records , titled On My Way to You , the title track of which carried over to Brave . The album reached a peak of number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 40 on the Billboard 200 .",
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"text": "Superhero (band) Superhero is a British Christian rock band . They come from Glasgow in Scotland ( United Kingdom ) . The band tour extensively throughout the UK , Europe and the United States . Superhero have toured with bands like : Delirious ? , Skillet , DecembeRadio and have supported the likes of Switchfoot , Third Day , Newsboys , Rebecca St James and others as well as mainstream acts like Futureheads and Bell X1 . More recently the band have started to Headline their own `` tours '' and festivals in the UK as well as in the US and Europe , such as Flevo , Big Boss , Festival de Paque , Slot and others . Superhero toured the USA from 2007 - 2010 and are now concentrating on the UK and Eastern Europe with particular attention to Estonia and Latvia . 2014 will see Superhero embark upon their first tour in Russia . The band were signed to Delirious record label in 2004 , securing a marketing and distribution deal with Fierce . The band released 2 albums through Fierce . The band released their 5th studio album entitled : ` Things we need for the Journey ' in 2013 . The new record has been picked up by record labels both here in the UK and also distrobution in the USA . In August 2010 , Superhero announced plans for a 3 year 194 date tour . The tour , which began on 7 October in California has been titled the `` Battle for your Soul '' Tour and continues into the UK through 2011 / 2012 / 2013 with dates in the UK , USA , and throughout Europe . The band will be partnering with other artists , evangelists and local churches and Christian groups around the UK , USA and Europe . The main focus of the tour is reaching people with the Gospel and the aim is to see in excess of 5000 young people responding to the message over the course of the tour .",
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"text": "Neighborhoods of Accra The city of Accra is officially divided into four geographical regions - North , West , East , Central - and eleven sub-metropolitan areas : Osu Klottey , Ablekuma North , Ablekuma South , Ayawaso Central , Ayawaso East , Ayawaso North , Ayawaso West , La , Okaikoi North , Okaikoi South , Abossey Okai , and Ashiedu Keteke . The word `` neighborhood '' can take on various official and unofficial meanings . There are , however , 50 official neighborhoods ( i.e. planned and unplanned anchor neighborhoods ) within the city limits of Accra . `` Neighborhoods '' exist on both large and small scales . Osu , Jamestown and Usshertown , established during the colonial era have well-defined boundaries by virtue of their siting around the respective forts of Christiansborg , James Fort , and Ussher Fort . The unplanned nature of the city has resulted in the development of slums and much smaller communities within officially recognized neighborhoods with a well-defined center but poorly identified extremities .",
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"text": "Gay City News Gay City News is a free weekly newspaper based in New York City that focuses on local and national issues relating to the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community . It was founded in 1994 as Lesbian Gay New York , later LGNY , and was sold to Community Media LLC , owner of The Villager , in 2002 , which renamed the publication . It is the largest LGBT newspaper in the United States , with a circulation of 47,000 . Gay City News came into existence after several incarnations . The newspaper began to form in the late 1980s after the collapse of the LGBT newsmagazine OUTWEEK ( which came into existence in 1989 to compete against the then-dominant New York Native -- which itself folded in 1997 ) . OUTWEEK was famous for firebrand activist style journalism and provided groundbreaking coverage of a then nascent gay civil rights movement . It was one of the first publications to undertake scientific reporting on the growing AIDS crisis . After an investor squabble that closed the magazine , Troy Masters , then an advertising director at OUTWEEK , led the formation of a group to create a new publication ; that publication became known as QW ( or `` QueerWeek '' ) , the first glossy gay magazine , and was funded by William F. Chafin . Mr. Chafin died before the publication could make a profit , and the magazine was closed upon his death . Two years later , Masters sought to establish a newspaper and founded LGNY ( Which stood for `` Lesbian-Gay New York '' ) . LGNY published for eight years and was relaunched in 2002 as Gay City News . Its current editor-in-chief is Paul Schindler , and the associate editor is Duncan Osborne .",
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"text": "Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition ( HIC ) is an independent , nonprofit alliance with hundreds of organizations and individuals , which has been working in housing and human settlements for more than 30 years . The Coalition comprises social movements , community-based organizations , support groups and academics . The strength of the Coalition is based on its worldwide membership ( it has members in 117 nations in five continents ) and on the fact that it brings together a range of civil society groups . Dedicated to advocacy and support for the poor , solidarity networking , popular mobilization , debate and analysis , HIC works to unite civil society in a shared commitment to ensuring sustainable habitat and a livable planet for all . Its work focuses on defending and implementing the human rights linked to housing and habitat ; i.e. , land , housing , clean water , sanitation , a healthy environment , access to public goods and services ( e.g. , health , education , transport and recreation ; access to livelihood and social protection , pluralism and the preservation of social , natural , historic and cultural patrimony . Since the ’80 HIC has been developing special capacities seeking gender equality , in a balanced articulation between reflection and action on different issues : the rights ' approach , the right to the city , the social production of habitat , women and habitat and the sustainable habitat . HIC specific work on the right to the city seeks to deepen the analysis and the actions on the proposal of building more just cities worldwide . HIC has been committed since decades in the creation of a theoretical and practical framework for the right to the city . The Coalition articulates and accompanies social movements and organizations in their struggle to achieve the realization of all human rights to ensure the collective well-being of inhabitants ; the democratic management and the social function of the city . HIC is also aware of the global challenges facing worldwide on climate change and food sovereignty and the obvious impacts on the cities : the Coalition works on broaden exchanges between urban and rural movements . HIC 'S work on social production of habitat seeks to derive practical lessons from the compilation , exchange and analysis of `` people 's processes '' in initiating , designing , building and maintaining local environments . These experiences , which build upon local social resources and demonstrate local social reliance and ingenuity , generate and promote methods and strategies that then can be shared and replicated across regions . Each region has given rise to diverse and specific examples of struggles and efforts that emphasize distinct circumstances and priorities to construct people-centred livelihoods . In order to strengthen people 's process for access and provision of land and shelter , lessons learned to date show a need to : understand what sustains the people 's process on land , housing and habitat/settlements development , in urban and rural areas , understand what are the forces , both external and internal , that strengthen or weaken peoples ' processes , including political and economic forces that have a bearing on people 's processes , and in particular the dynamics of the informal and formal land markets ; envision alternative ways to develop cities and other human settlements , evolving a bottom-up perspective on human settlement development without destroying livelihoods , assets and material achievements of the poor , while , quite to the contrary , supporting and nurturing livelihoods , assets and settlements of the poor , and their integration into the city ; articulate and support the people 's processes through policies and actions for both government and nongovernmental organizations ; develop more flexible design-based , knowledge-based and service-based housing policies and outputs with the objective of realizing the human right to adequate housing and equitable land use .",
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"text": "List of city nicknames in California This partial list of city nicknames in California compiles the aliases , sobriquets , mottos and slogans that cities in California are known by ( or have been known by historically ) , officially and unofficially , to locals , outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce . City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity , helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname ; promote civic pride ; and build community unity . Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community `` ideology or myth '' are also believed to have economic value . Their economic value is difficult to measure , but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by `` branding '' themselves by adopting new slogans . Some unofficial nicknames are positive , while others are derisive . The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency .",
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"text": "Conscious city A conscious city is a large built environment that is aware of the needs and activities of its inhabitants and responds to them . Research in conscious cities explores how architecture and urban design can better consider and respond to human needs through data analysis , artificial intelligence , and the application of cognitive sciences in design . While a smart city focuses on improving efficiency of services , a conscious city applies new technology and behavioral insight into improving an experience and its mental and physiological effects . It is believed that conscious cities could alleviate ailments such as stress , anxiety and boredom by being sensitive to the pervading moods and personalities of people in different parts of the city . The term was coined by architect Itai Palti and neuroscientist Moshe Bar in their Manifesto for Conscious Cities , published in The Guardian in 2015 . Palti went on to establish the conscious cities movement , stating , `` The challenge is twofold and symbiotic : to empower and facilitate designers to use -LSB- conscious design -RSB- , and to convince policy-makers , and through them , also market-players that a new set of priorities is essential . '' The movement launched the Conscious Cities journal in November 2016 . The first conscious cities conference , called `` Conscious Cities - Architecture and Neuroscience '' , was held in 2016 .",
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"text": "Liberation BC Liberation BC is a non-profit animal rights organization based in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , founded in 2004 . It is run entirely by volunteers , including the board of directors , and has an e-mail network of nearly 4000 supporters . The stated mission of Liberation BC is `` to expose animal exploitation through outreach and education , to promote a vegan lifestyle as the most effective and attainable way to protect animals , and to build and provide support for a strong community of effective animal advocates . '' Liberation BC has been involved in several major campaigns since its beginning ; from 2004 until 2007 , it staged weekly demonstrations at local KFCs in conjunction with PETA 's `` Kentucky Fried Cruelty '' campaign . This campaign ended when KFC Canada announced that it would improve its animal welfare standards . During the winter of 2006-2007 , its focus was on clothing chain Bebe for selling fur . In late 2007 , Bebe announced that it would no longer sell fur products as of the winter of 2008 . Liberation BC has also been involved in protests against the Cloverdale Rodeo , which in May 2007 dropped four of its major events after years of cruelty accusations from local animal rights groups . In May 2007 , Liberation BC activists entered the rodeo ring with banners in an attempt to interrupt the rodeo , and were carried out by security guards and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) . This action was repeated in August 2008 at the Abbotsford Rodeo . Throughout 2008 and into 2009 , Liberation BC focused on gathering support for a ban on foie gras in Vancouver , as well as general animal rights outreach at various community festivals and events . In March 2009 , the group issued a letter requesting that Vancouver 's `` Greenest City Action Team '' acknowledge the impact that meat consumption has upon the environment , and asked that they recommend that citizens reduce their consumption of animal products . The letter was also signed by the Vancouver Humane Society , Humane Society International Canada , Earthsave Canada , and the Lifeforce Foundation . In 2009 , the group shifted its focus to public outreach and to building a stronger animal rights community in Vancouver . It began the annual Cow Ribbon Campaign for Mother 's Day . The public is encouraged to purchase Holstein-patterned ribbons from the website and wear them to start conversations about the conditions of mother cows and calves in the dairy industry . Online , individuals in the animal rights community place an image of the ribbon on their Twitter or Facebook profiles with a link to CowRibbon.com . In 2010 , Liberation BC began holding community dialogue events , using the `` Unconference '' and `` World Cafe '' models to do so . Every year since then , the group has organized the Vancouver Animal Advocacy Camp , a two-day event which typically brings about 100 attendees from the Pacific Northwest . In the past , the AAC has hosted speakers such as cookbook author Sarah Kramer , Lesley Fox of Fur Bearer Defenders , documentary filmmaker Liz Marshall , and Twyla Francois of Mercy for Animals Canada . The group has also run a free film screening project since 2010 . Titled `` Eyes Wide Open '' , the project shows free animal rights films at the Vancouver Public Library and other public venues several times a year . Past films have included Forks Over Knives , Earthlings , Peaceable Kingdom , and Vegucated , among others . Volunteers are also involved in public outreach on a regular basis , holding information tables at many events in the Vancouver area , including farmers markets , environmental fairs , and local celebrations , as well as leafleting with the groups ' own materials or with Vegan Outreach pamphlets . Volunteer nights are held monthly , allowing activists in the community to come together to write letters , prepare campaign materials , plan future events , and socialize . From 2007 to 2013 , Liberation BC hosted the annual Vancouver Walk for Farm Animals , which raises money for Farm Sanctuary . The group has also participated in the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale annually since 2010 , raising money for various animal advocacy groups , mostly local . Liberation BC appeared in the December 2011 issue of VegNews as one of `` 10 Nonprofits You Need to Know '' . In April 2013 , the organization began holding weekly `` Chicken Vigils '' outside a Vancouver slaughterhouse in solidarity with the Toronto Pig Save and Cow Save projects , and has continued to do so into 2015 .",
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"text": "Courage (disambiguation) Courage is the ability to confront fear in the face of pain , danger , uncertainty or intimidation . Courage may also refer to :",
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"text": "Underground city An underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge ; a place for living , working or shopping ; a transit system ; mausolea ; wine or storage cellars ; cisterns or drainage channels ; or several of these . The term may also refer to a network of tunnels that connects buildings beneath street level that may house office blocks , shopping malls , metro stations , theatres , and other attractions . These passages can usually be accessed through the public space of any of the buildings connecting to them , and sometimes have separate entries as well . This latter definition encompasses many modern structures , whereas the former more generally covers tunnel systems from ancient times to the present day . Underground cities are especially functional in cities with very cold or hot climates , because they permit activities to be comfortably accessible year round without regard to the weather . Underground cities are similar in nature to skyway systems and may include some buildings linked by skyways or above-ground corridors rather than underground .",
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"text": "List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the sixth-most populous province in Canada with 1,098,352 residents as of 2016 and is the fifth-largest in land area at 588244 km2 . In 2011 , Saskatchewan 's 786 municipalities covered of the province 's land mass and were home to of its population . On December 31 , 2013 , this total was reduced to 782 when Antler , Gladmar , Ruthilda and Shackleton all dissolved from village status . It was further reduced to 779 after the dissolutions of Elstow ( effective December 16 , 2014 ) , Rabbit Lake ( effective October 30 , 2015 ) and Primate ( effective December 31 , 2015 ) . These 779 municipalities are local government `` creatures of provincial jurisdiction '' with natural persons power . One of the key purposes of Saskatchewan 's municipalities are `` to provide services , facilities and other things that , in the opinion of council , are necessary or desirable for all or a part of the municipality '' . Other purposes are to : `` provide good government '' ; `` develop and maintain a safe and viable community '' ; `` foster economic , social and environmental well-being '' and `` provide wise stewardship of public assets . '' The Government of Saskatchewan 's Ministry of Municipal Relations recognizes three general types of municipalities and seven sub-types -- urban municipalities ( cities , towns , villages and resort villages ) , rural municipalities and northern municipalities ( northern towns , northern villages and northern hamlets ) . Cities are formed under the provincial authority of The Cities Act , which was enacted in 2002 . Towns , villages , resort villages and rural municipalities are formed under the authority of The Municipalities Act , enacted in 2005 . The three sub-types of northern municipalities are formed under the authority of The Northern Municipalities Act , enacted in 2010 . As provincial laws , these three acts were passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan with royal assent granted by the Lieutenant Governor . Of Saskatchewan 's 779 municipalities , 459 of them are urban municipalities ( 16 cities , 147 towns , 256 villages and 40 resort villages ) , 296 are rural municipalities and 24 are northern municipalities ( 2 northern towns , 11 northern villages and 11 northern hamlets ) . The Cities Act , The Municipalities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act stipulate governance of these municipalities . Saskatchewan 's Ministry of Municipal Relations is responsible for providing provincial programs and services to municipalities . In 2011 , just over of Saskatchewan 's population resided in its two largest cities . Saskatoon , the largest city , is home to of the province 's population ( 222,189 residents ) , while Regina , Saskatchewan 's capital city , is home to ( 193,100 residents ) . The villages of Dafoe , Keeler , Krydor and Valparaiso are all tied as Saskatchewan 's smallest municipalities by population with 15 people each . The largest municipality by land area is the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394 at 12463 km2 , while the smallest by land area are the resort villages of Etters Beach and Pelican Pointe at 0.12 km2 each .",
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"text": "Downtown Oklahoma City Downtown Oklahoma City is located at the geographic center of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and contains the principal , central business district of the region . The CBD has over 51,000 workers and over 12000000 sqft of leasable office space to-date . Downtown Oklahoma City is the legal , financial , economic , nightlife , and entertainment center of the region . Downtown Oklahoma City consists of several urban districts that ring the Central Business District ; including the retail oriented A-Alley , the Arts District , the Bricktown Entertainment District , the Deep Deuce residential neighborhood , and the Flatiron District . Unofficial/new areas of downtown OKC include `` Lower Bricktown '' , MidTown urban neighborhood , SOSA ( South of Saint Anthony ` hospital ' ) , WestTown , Film Row urban district , Farmer 's Market , and the new Downtown South `` Core-2-Shore '' neighborhoods .",
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"text": "Sara Bareilles discography American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has released five studio albums , two demo albums , three live albums , five extended plays , eleven singles and nine music videos . After graduating from University of California , Los Angeles , Bareilles independently released her debut album Careful Confessions in January 2004 . In 2005 , music executive Charlie Walk signed her to a record deal with Epic Records . A year after , she began to work with Eric Rosse on her second studio album , Little Voice , which featured re-recorded songs that were originally on Careful Confessions . Little Voice was released on July 2007 and entered the Billboard 200 chart in the United States at number 45 , which marked as her chart debut . The album became a commercial success , it peaked on the chart at number 7 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for shipments of one million copies in the United States , subsequently becoming her most successful studio album to date . Its lead single , `` Love Song '' , became a worldwide hit , charting at the top-ten in many regions . Epic released two additional singles , `` Bottle It Up '' and `` Gravity '' , from Little Voice . After experiencing a writer 's block , she began to work for her third studio album with Neal Avron in 2009 . The album , Kaleidoscope Heart , was released on September 2010 and debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart . Its lead single , `` King of Anything '' , became a top-forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was succeeded by `` Uncharted '' and `` Gon na Get Over You '' as the album 's subsequent single releases . In 2013 , Bareilles began to work for her fourth studio album , The Blessed Unrest , after moving to New York City . The album was released on July 2013 and entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 2 . Two singles , `` Brave '' and `` I Choose You '' , were released from The Blessed Unrest , with `` Brave '' surpassing `` Love Song '' as her longest-staying song on the Billboard Hot 100 . According to Epic Records , Bareilles has sold over 1.75 million albums and 9 million singles in the United States .",
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"text": "Quartier des spectacles Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal , designed as a centre for Montreal 's cultural events and festivals . The Quartier des spectacles is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network . With a total area of almost one square kilometre , the Quartier is bounded by City Councillors Street to the West , Berri Street to the East , Sherbrooke Street to the North and René Lévesque Boulevard to the South , encompassing all of the district known as Montreal 's Latin Quarter . First proposed in 2002 , the area is intended to house 30 performance halls totalling almost 28,000 seats ( including the Place des Arts cultural complex ) , international festivals , art galleries and various cultural exhibition and broadcast facilities . The Quartier des spectacles hosts nearly 8,500 jobs linked to cultural activities , from education and creation to production , exhibition and broadcasting . The area is now home to many of Montreal 's major festivals , including the Montreal International Jazz Festival , the Francofolies and the Just for Laughs comedy fest . Urban design features of the district include concert spaces , tiered green space and stonework , illuminated fountains , various forms of street lighting , mist machines , bike paths and illuminated walkways . The central public space for the Quartier is the , a new urban square located on the `` Balmoral Block '' on Jeanne-Mance Street , facing Place des Arts . The latter has become a focal point for outdoor events . Features of the square include a water fountain with 235 in-ground jets , four light towers , two glass-encased restaurants , a grassy slope and granite walkways .",
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"text": "List of cities in Saskatchewan A city is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . A city is created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town council . In the early history of the province , the threshold for city status was much lower , with both Saskatoon and Regina achieving city status with populations in the 3,000 range . One city , Melville , currently has a population well below the 5,000 mark , but retains its city status as of 2015 . Saskatchewan has 16 cities including Lloydminster , which traverses the provincial border with Alberta , but not including Flin Flon , which traverses the provincial border with Manitoba . Not including Flin Flon , Saskatchewan 's cities had a cumulative population of 595,707 and an average population of 37,232 in the 2011 Census . Saskatchewan 's largest and smallest cities are Saskatoon and Melville with populations of 222,189 and 4,546 respectively . __ FORCETOC __",
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"text": "Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Coeur d'Alene ( -LSB- kɔər_dəˈleɪn -RSB- ) is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County , Idaho , United States . It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census , the population of Coeur d'Alene was 44,137 . The city is a satellite city of Spokane , which is located about 30 mi to the west , in the state of Washington . The two cities are the key components of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area , of which Coeur d'Alene is the third largest city ( after Spokane and its largest suburb , Spokane Valley ) . Coeur d'Alene is the largest city in northern Idaho Panhandle . The city is situated on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene , 25 mi in length . Locally , Coeur d'Alene is known as the `` Lake City , '' or simply called by its initials : `` CDA '' . The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years , in part because of a substantial increase in tourism , encouraged by several resorts in the area . Broadcaster and media figure Barbara Walters called the city `` a little slice of Heaven '' and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit . On November 28 , 2007 , Good Morning America broadcast the city 's Christmas lighting ceremony because its display is among the largest in the United States . The Coeur d'Alene Resort takes up a prominent portion of the city 's downtown . It is also near two major ski resorts : Silver Mountain Resort to the east in Kellogg , and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint . The city is named after the Coeur d'Alene People , a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who lived along the rivers and lakes of the region , in a territory of 5,500 sqmi extending into Washington and Montana . They were first encountered by French fur traders in the late 18th and early 19th century , who referred to them as Cœur d'Alène , meaning `` heart of an awl , '' reflecting their experience of the tribal traders as tough businessmen , `` sharp-hearted '' or `` shrewd '' .",
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"text": "Brave (The Shires album) Brave is the debut studio album by British country music duo The Shires , released in 2015 . The album peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart , making the Shires the first ever homegrown British country act to have a top ten album in Britain .",
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"text": "Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius is a free-to-play role-playing game developed by A-lim and published by Square Enix for iOS and Android devices . A spinoff of the Final Fantasy series , the game marks as the first collaborative effort between Square-Enix and both A-lim and Gumi . It was released in Japan in October 2015 , and worldwide in June 2016 . By the end of 2016 , the app had been downloaded over five million times worldwide .",
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"text": "New England New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeast United States : Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and Vermont . It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north , respectively . The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast , and Long Island Sound is to the south . Boston , the capital of Massachusetts , is New England 's largest city . The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second-largest city in both Massachusetts and New England ) , Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ) , and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode Island ) , with nearly a third of the entire region 's population . In 1620 , Puritan Separatist Pilgrims from England first settled in the region , forming the Plymouth Colony , the second successful English settlement in the Americas , following the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia founded in 1607 . Ten years later , more Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston , thus forming Massachusetts Bay Colony . Over the next 126 years , people in the region fought in four French and Indian Wars , until the British and their Iroquois allies defeated the French and their Algonquin allies in North America . In 1692 , the town of Salem , Massachusetts and surrounding areas experienced one of the most infamous cases of mass hysteria in the history of the Western Hemisphere , the Salem witch trials . In the late 18th century , political leaders from the New England Colonies known as the Sons of Liberty initiated resistance to Britain 's efforts to impose new taxes without the consent of the colonists . The Boston Tea Party was a protest to which Britain responded with a series of punitive laws stripping Massachusetts of self-government , which were termed the `` Intolerable Acts '' by the colonists . The confrontation led to the first battles of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 , and the expulsion of the British authorities from the region in spring 1776 . The region played a prominent role in the movement to abolish slavery in the United States , and was the first region of the U.S. transformed by the Industrial Revolution , centered on the Blackstone and Merrimack river valleys . The physical geography of New England is diverse for such a small area ; southeastern New England is covered by a narrow coastal plain , while the western and northern regions are dominated by the rolling hills and worn-down peaks of the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains . With the Atlantic fall line lying so close to the coast , numerous industrial cities were able to take advantage of water power along the numerous rivers , such as the Connecticut River , which bisects the region from north to south . Each state is principally subdivided into small incorporated municipalities known as towns , many of which are governed by town meetings . The only unincorporated areas in the region exist in the sparsely populated northern regions of Maine , New Hampshire , and Vermont . The region is one of the U.S. Census Bureau 's nine regional divisions and the only multi-state region with clear , consistent boundaries . It maintains a strong sense of cultural identity , although the terms of this identity are often contrasted , combining Puritanism with liberalism , agrarian life with industry , and isolation with immigration .",
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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 New England There is no official Flag of New England . Consequently , `` the Flag of New England '' can refer to any number of historical and modern banners used to represent Massachusetts , the New England Colonies , or the six states in the New England region of the northeastern United States . There are some variations , but common designs include a plain colored field ( usually red ) with a pine tree in the canton . Pinus strobus , the eastern white pine , is the most common symbol of New England and most often represents that tree 's former importance in shipbuilding and New England maritime culture .",
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"text": "Restoration colony A restoration colony was one of a number of land grants in North America given by King Charles II of England in the later half of the 17th century , ostensibly as a reward to his supporters in the Stuart Restoration . The grants marked the resumption of English colonization of the Americas after a 30-year hiatus . The two major restoration colonies were the Province of Pennsylvania and the Province of Carolina . The founding of the Carolinas is described thusly : In 1663 , three years after he was restored to his father 's throne , England 's Charles II granted a vast territory named Carolina to a group of supporters during his years of exile . Its boundaries extended from Virginia southward to central Florida and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean . Within this potential empire , eight London-based proprietors , including several involved in Barbados sugar plantations , gained governmental powers and semifeudal rights to the land . The system of governance planned for Carolina had both feudal and modern features . To lure settlers , the proprietors promised religious freedom and offered land free for the asking . But onto this generous land offer they grafted a scheme for a semimedieval government in which they , their deputies , and a few noblemen would monopolize political power . Reacting to a generation of revolutionary turbulence in England , they designed Carolina as a model of social and political stability in which a hereditary aristocracy would check boisterous small landholders . The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and Connecticut Colony were given their formal charters and Rhode Island even honored the King with King 's Province ( what has since been renamed Washington County , Rhode Island ) .",
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"text": "Puritans The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to `` purify '' the Church of England from its `` Catholic '' practices , maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed .",
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"text": "Eliot family (America) For the British noble family of St Germans , Cornwall , see Earl of St Germans The Eliot family is the American branch of one of several British families to hold this surname . This branch is based in Boston but originated in East Coker , Yeovil , Somerset . It is one of the Boston Brahmins , a bourgeois family , whose ancestors had become wealthy and held sway over the American education system . All are the descendants of two men named Andrew Eliot , father and son , who emigrated from East Coker to Beverly , Massachusetts between 1668 and 1670 . The elder Andrew ( 1627-March 1 , 1703/04 ) served the town and colony in a number of positions and in 1692 was chosen as a juror in the Salem witch trials . His son Andrew ( 1651-September 12 , 1688 ) married Mercy Shattuck in 1680 in Beverly and died by drowning after falling off a ship . The ranks include several college presidents , one Nobel prize winner , and presidents of American professional associations . Charles W. Eliot transformed Harvard from a college to a research institution , a model which many American universities have followed . William Greenleaf Eliot co-founded Washington University in St. Louis in 1853 and Thomas H. Eliot was chancellor of that institution from 1962-71 ; William Greenleaf Eliot 's son Thomas Lamb Eliot went further west and was a seminal figure in the founding of Reed College in Portland , Oregon in 1911 . The poet T. S. Eliot moved to England and his ashes were interred in East Coker , England . He wanted to be laid to rest in the original birthplace of his first American ancestor and other Eliot ancestors . Another branch of the American Eliot family descend from Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury , Massachusetts , known as the `` Apostle to the Indians . '' His son , John Eliot , Jr. , was the first pastor of the First Church of Christ in Newton . In turn , John Eliot Jr. 's son , Joseph Eliot , became a pastor in Guilford , Connecticut , and later fathered Jared Eliot , another pastor as well as agricultural writer .",
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"text": "European witchcraft Belief in and practice of witchcraft in Europe can be traced to classical antiquity and has continuous history during the Middle Ages , culminating in the Early Modern witch hunts and giving rise to the fairy tale and popular culture `` witch '' stock character of modern times , as well as to the concept of the `` modern witch '' in Wicca and related movements of contemporary witchcraft . The topic is a complex amalgamation of the practices of folk healers , folk magic , ancient belief in sorcery in pagan Europe , Christian views on heresy , medieval and early modern practice of ceremonial magic and simple fiction in folklore and literature .",
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"text": "Aristopia Aristopia : A Romance-History of the New World is an 1895 utopian novel by Castello Holford , considered the first novel-length alternate history in English ( and among the earliest alternate histories in general ) . Though part of the major wave utopian and dystopian literature that distinguished the final decades of the nineteenth century , Holford 's book reverses the normal stance of utopian projection : instead of imagining a better society at a future time or in a far-off place , he supposes that the founding of the United States occurred under different conditions and follows its development forward to a superior society in his own day . In Aristopia ( Greek for `` the best place '' ) , Ralph Morton , an early settler in Virginia , discovers a reef made of solid gold . He cannily uses his wealth to build a planned society , based on the Utopia of Sir Thomas More , with innovations and adaptations of his own . In Aristopia , all the land is owned by the government , and only leased to businesses and private citizens . Large-scale trade is also monoplized by the state , and inherited wealth is limited . Morton welcomes productive refugees from European conflicts -- Huguenots , Irish fugitives from Cromwell 's wars , and northern Italian and Swiss artisans . The colony prospers , buys more land from the Indians , and spreads westward . Morton dies at the age of 100 ; his descendants and successors carry his policies forward . The Aristopians support the American Revolution , and on their own initiative conquer Canada . Aristopia comes to dominate the new nation , eventually ruling all of North America north of Mexico . Holford loads his description of Aristopia with satirical remedies for what he saw as contemporary problems and circumstances . In Aristopian jurisprudence , for example , the Court for Assessing the Value of Abstract Words and Phrases polices the language to prevent abuses ; it is the largest and busiest function in the Palace of Justice . The English playwright Henry Arthur Jones was taken with the idea of Aristopia , and used it in his own polemical writings , as in his `` The Tax-Wise Men of Aristopia '' and his My Dear Wells . Holford was not the first writer in English to employ the term `` Aristopia . '' The eighteenth-century freethinker John Fransham ( 1730 -- 1810 ) left a posthumous manuscript titled Memorablilia Classica , which contains a piece called `` The Code of Aristopia , or Scheme for a Perfect Government . ''",
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"text": "New England Puritan culture and recreation The Puritan culture of the New England colonies of the seventeenth century was influenced by Calvinist Theology , which believed in a `` just , almighty God '' and a lifestyle that consisted of pious , consecrated actions . The Puritans participated in their own forms of recreational activity , including visual arts , literature , and music . The Puritans were educated and literate , and their culture was broadly based in the arts and languages .",
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"text": "Elizabeth \"Harriot\" Wilson Elizabeth Wilson ( 1762January 3 , 1786 ) was an American whose execution by hanging for the purported murder of her children in southeastern Pennsylvania during the immediate post-Revolutionary War period made her a folklore figure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century . Although her responsibility for the children 's deaths had not been definitively established , the hanging was carried out and a pardon , granted by the state and entrusted to her brother , William , was not delivered in time to stop the execution . There was tremendous popular interest in her story , which quickly evolved into a tale of moral failing and divine redemption . Following his sister 's death , William became a recluse , popularly known as The Pennsylvania Hermit . In some sources , William and Elizabeth are referred to as Amos Wilson and Harriot Wilson . However , the historical record leaves no doubt that the Hermit and his sister were named William and Elizabeth . The origin of these `` alternate '' names has never been fully explained . Many key elements of the Wilsons ' saga are documented in the records of the Chester County Courts and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . However , the story quickly became a part of local folklore and was embellished by generations of storytellers . It is possible to note which elements of the tale are a part of the historical record and which might be considered suspect . However , `` the Wilson Story '' might best be considered historical fiction , as the popular tale incorporates elements of both , and even scholarly discussions of the events are at odds regarding certain details . The following is a synthesis of numerous , often conflicting sources and is best regarded as historical fiction .",
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"text": "Merrimack Valley The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts , United States . The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in the New England region and has helped define the livelihood and culture of those living along it since native times . Major cities in the Merrimack Valley include Concord , Manchester and Nashua in New Hampshire , as well as Lowell , Lawrence and Haverhill in Massachusetts . The Merrimack Valley was a major center of the textile industry in America during the 19th century .",
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"text": "Black Death in England The Black Death was a pneumonic plague pandemic , which reached England in June 1348 , and died down by December 1349 . It was the first and most severe manifestation of the Second Pandemic , caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria . The term `` Black Death '' was not used until the late 17th Century . Originating in China , it spread west along the trade routes across Europe and arrived on the British Isles from the English province of Gascony . The plague seems to have been spread by flea-infected rats , as well as individuals who had been infected on the continent . Rats were the reservoir hosts of the Y. pestis bacteria and the Oriental rat flea was the primary vector . The first known case in England was a seaman who arrived at Weymouth , Dorset , from Gascony in June 1348 . By autumn , the plague had reached London , and by summer 1349 it covered the entire country , before dying down by December . Low estimates of mortality in the early twentieth century have been revised upwards due to re-examination of data and new information , and a figure of 40 -- 60 % of the population is widely accepted . The English government handled the crisis well , and the country did not experience the extreme reactions that were seen elsewhere in Europe . The most immediate consequence was a halt to the campaigns of the Hundred Years ' War . In the long term , the decrease in population caused a shortage of labour , with subsequent rise in wages , resisted by the landowners , which caused deep resentment among the lower classes . The Peasants ' Revolt of 1381 was largely a result of this resentment , and even though the rebellion was suppressed , in the long term serfdom was ended in England . The Black Death also affected artistic and cultural efforts , and may have helped advance the use of the vernacular . In 1361 -- 62 the plague returned to England , this time causing the death of around 20 % of the population . After this the plague continued to return intermittently throughout the 14th and 15th centuries , in local or national outbreaks . From this point on its effect became less severe , and one of the last outbreaks of the plague in England was the Great Plague of London in 1665 -- 66 .",
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"text": "Abigail Hobbs Abigail Hobbs was a girl of about 14 to 16 years old when she was arrested for witchcraft on April 18 , 1692 along with Giles Corey , Mary Warren , and Bridget Bishop . Prior to living in Salem Village ( now Danvers , Massachusetts ) , she and her family had lived in Casco , Maine , the frontier of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , during a time when there were many attacks by the Wabanaki Native Americans . Her father William and stepmother , Deliverance Hobbs , were also both charged with witchcraft . During her multiple examinations by local magistrates between April and June 1692 , Abigail confessed and accused others of witchcraft , including John Proctor . At her trial in September , she pleaded guilty to both indictments against her , one for afflicting Mercy Lewis and another for covenanting with the Devil . In her examination on April 20 , 1692 , Abigail Hobbs accused George Burroughs , the previous minister of Salem , of being a witch . With the naming of Minister Burroughs , a well-respected member of the community , many accusations came forth and climbed up the social hierarchy . Governor William Phips granted the Hobbs family a reprieve in January 1693 , after Chief Magistrate William Stoughton had signed the warrant for her execution . In 1710 , her father , William Hobbs , petitioned the General Court to compensate him for # 40 expenses that the family 's imprisonment cost him but said he was willing to accept # 10 , which the court granted him in 1712 . She was among those named in the Act for Reversal of Attainder by the Massachusetts Great and General Court , October 17 , 1711 .",
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"text": "Maleficium (sorcery) Maleficium as a Latin term means `` wrongdoing '' or `` mischief '' , and describes malevolent , dangerous , or harmful magic , `` evildoing , '' or `` malevolent sorcery '' . In general , the term applies to any magical act intended to cause harm or death to people or property . Maleficium can involve the act of poisoning or drugging someone . Practitioners of Melificium are not exclusively females , although , popular culture of witchcraft favors it . Women accused of Maleficium were punished by being imprisoned or even executed . In the Byzantine Empire astrologers ( Lat . mathematici ) were considered magical wrongdoers , and so were heretics . The term appears in several historically important texts , notably in the Formicarius ( printed 1475 ) and in the Malleus Maleficarum ( 1487 ) . The Knights Templar were accused by Philip IV of France of maleficium . The trial of the Knights Templar set a social standard for the popular belief in maleficium and witchcraft that contributed to the great European witch hunt . In early New England , more men would get accused of such Maleficium that was `` non-malefic '' .",
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"text": "Bloody Assizes The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor , which ended the Monmouth Rebellion in England . There were five judges -- Sir William Montague ( Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer ) , Sir Robert Wright , Sir Francis Wythens , ( Justice of the King 's Bench ) , Sir Creswell Levinz ( Justice of the Common Pleas ) and Sir Henry Pollexfen , led by Lord Chief Justice George Jeffreys . Over 1,000 rebels were in prison awaiting the trials , which started in Winchester on 26 August . The first notable trial was that of an elderly gentlewoman named Dame Alice Lyle . The jury reluctantly found her guilty , and , the law recognising no distinction between principals and accessories in treason , she was sentenced to be burned . This was commuted to beheading , with the sentence being carried out in Winchester market-place on 2 September 1685 . From Winchester the court proceeded through the West Country to Salisbury , Dorchester and on to Taunton , before finishing up at Wells on 23 September . More than 1,400 prisoners were dealt with and although most were sentenced to death , fewer than 300 were hanged or hanged , drawn and quartered . The Taunton Assize took place in the Great Hall of Taunton Castle ( now the home of the Museum of Somerset ) . Of more than 500 prisoners brought before the court on the 18/19 September , 144 were hanged and their remains displayed around the county to ensure people understood the fate of those who rebelled against the king . Some 800 -- 850 men were transported to the West Indies where they were worth more alive than dead as a source of cheap labour . ( The novel Captain Blood , and the later movies based on it , graphically portray this punishment . ) Others were imprisoned to await further trial , although many did not live long enough , succumbing to ` Gaol Fever ' ( typhus ) , which was rife in the unsanitary conditions common to most English gaols at that time . A woman named Elizabeth Gaunt had the gruesome distinction of being the last woman burnt alive in England for political crimes . Jeffreys returned to London after the Assizes to report to King James , who rewarded him by making him Lord Chancellor ( at the age of only 40 ) , ` For the many eminent and faithful services to the Crown ' . Jeffreys became known as `` the hanging judge '' . After the Glorious Revolution , Jeffreys was incarcerated in the Tower of London , where he died in 1689 . His death was probably due to his chronic medical history of kidney and bladder stones leading to an acute infection , kidney failure and possibly toxaemia . Writing as recently as 1929 , Sir John C. Fox said : Even to the present day , the mothers of West Somerset control their unruly offspring by threatening to send for ` Judge Jeffreys ' .",
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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": "Crime in Massachusetts",
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"text": "Margaret Scott (Salem witch trials) Margaret Scott ( née Stephenson , ca. 1615 - ) was found guilty of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials and was executed by hanging on September 22 , 1692 . She was part of the last group to be executed , which also included Mary Eastey , Martha Corey , Ann Pudeator , Samuel Wardwell , Mary Parker , Alice Parker , and Wilmot Redd . She was the only accused person from Rowley to be executed . As a lower-class , long-term widow , having lost several children in infancy , she was a prototypical witch candidate . When her husband , Benjamin , died , he left a very small estate and she , being unable to remarry , was reduced to begging , which invited resentment and suspicion . In this manner , her circumstances were comparable to fellow victim , Sarah Good .",
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"text": "Sarah Good Sarah Good ( , 1653 -- , 1692 ) was one of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials , which occurred in 1692 in colonial Massachusetts .",
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"text": "Saltonstall family The Saltonstall family is a Boston Brahmin family from the U.S. state of Massachusetts , notable for having had a family member attend Harvard University from every generation since Nathaniel Saltonstall -- later one of the more principled judges at the Salem Witch Trials -- graduated in 1659 . This legacy was abruptly ended by Preacher showrunner Ephron `` Sam '' Saltonstall Catlin in 1989 . The family originated in Yorkshire , England , where the name was sometimes spelled Saltingstall . The name originates from the hamlet of Saltonstall in Halifax , West Yorkshire . The meaning is derived from Sal-ton-stall in Old English . The translation being `` Farm in the willows '' . Notable members of the family include : Richard Saltonstall ( mayor ) , mayor of London Sir Richard Saltonstall , colonist with the Winthrop Fleet , nephew of the above Nathaniel Saltonstall , judge at Salem Witch Trials Gurdon Saltonstall , his son , governor of Connecticut Dudley Saltonstall , Commander at Penobscot Expedition Leverett Saltonstall I , U.S. Representative in 1830s Leverett Saltonstall II , his son , Collector of the Port of Boston ( 1885 -- 1889 ) Leverett A. Saltonstall , Governor of Massachusetts ( 1939 -- 1945 ) , US Senator ( 1945 -- 1967 ) William G. Saltonstall , principal , Phillips Exeter Academy , 1946 -- 1963 William L. Saltonstall , politician John L. Saltonstall , Jr. , politician",
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"text": "Wilmot Redd Wilmot Redd ( a.k.a. Wilmot Read and Wilmot Reed ) ( early 17th century - September 22 , 1692 ) was one of the victims of the Salem witch trials of 1692 . She was born in Marblehead , Massachusetts , and executed by hanging on September 22 , 1692 . Her husband was Samuel Redd , a fisherman . She was known for her irritability , but she was given little serious attention and , to her neighbors , was `` probably more bitch than witch . '' Redd was apprehended on May 28 , 1692 , by local constable James Smith . The warrant was signed by Magistrates Jonathan Corwin and John Hathorne . The charge brought against her was one of having `` committed sundry acts of witchcraft on bodys of Mary Walcott & Mercy Lewis and others in Salem Village to their great hurt . '' A preliminary examination took place on May 31 , 1692 , at Nathan Ingersoll 's house in Salem Village . This was Redd 's first meeting with the children she allegedly bewitched . They promptly fell into fits , and when asked what she thought ailed them , Redd said , `` I can not tell . '' Urged to give an opinion , she stated , `` My opinion is they are in a sad condition . '' Indicted as a witch , Redd was accused of `` detestable arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries wickedly , mallitiously -LSB- sic -RSB- and felloniously used , practiced & exercised at the Towne of Salem . ''",
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"text": "Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas ( born Issur Danielovitch , December 9 , 1916 ) is an American actor , producer , director , and author . He is one of the last living people of the film industry 's Golden Age . After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters , he had his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers ( 1946 ) with Barbara Stanwyck . Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s and 1960s , known for serious dramas , including westerns and war movies . During his career he appeared in more than 90 movies . Douglas became an international star through positive reception for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion ( 1949 ) , which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . Other early films include Young Man with a Horn ( 1950 ) , playing opposite Lauren Bacall and Doris Day ; Ace in the Hole opposite Jan Sterling ( 1951 ) ; and Detective Story ( 1951 ) . He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful ( 1952 ) , opposite Lana Turner , and his third nomination for portraying Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life ( 1956 ) . In 1955 , he established Bryna Productions , which began producing films as varied as Paths of Glory ( 1957 ) and Spartacus ( 1960 ) . In those two films , he starred and collaborated with the then relatively unknown director , Stanley Kubrick . Douglas helped break the Hollywood blacklist by having Dalton Trumbo write Spartacus with an official on-screen credit , although Trumbo 's family claims he overstated his role . He produced and starred in Lonely Are the Brave ( 1962 ) , considered a cult classic , and Seven Days in May ( 1964 ) , opposite Burt Lancaster , with whom he made seven films . In 1963 , he starred in the Broadway play One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest , a story he purchased , which he later gave to his son Michael Douglas , who turned it into an Oscar-winning film . As an actor and philanthropist , Douglas has received three Academy Award nominations , an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement , and the Presidential Medal of Freedom . As an author , he has written ten novels and memoirs . Currently , he is No. 17 on the American Film Institute 's list of the greatest male screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema , and the highest-ranked living person on the list . After barely surviving a helicopter crash in 1991 and then suffering a stroke in 1996 , he has focused on renewing his spiritual and religious life . He lives with his second wife ( of 63 years ) , Anne , a producer . He turned 100 on December 9 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Warren Douglas Warren Douglas ( July 29 , 1911 -- November 15 , 1997 ) was an American film actor and screenwriter .",
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"text": "21 Days 21 Days ( a.k.a. 21 Days Together , The First and the Last and Three Weeks Together ) is a 1940 British drama film based on the short play The First and the Last by John Galsworthy . It was directed by Basil Dean and stars Vivien Leigh , Laurence Olivier and Leslie Banks . The film was renamed as 21 Days Together for the US market .",
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"text": "Days of Wrath Days of Wrath is a 2008 American drama film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Laurence Fishburne and Wilmer Valderrama . The film is directed by Celia Fox , and written by Mitchell Kapner and Michael Markee .",
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"text": "Seven Days (newspaper) Seven Days is an alternative weekly newspaper that is distributed every Wednesday in Vermont . Seven Days is published by Da Capo Publishing , Inc. , and owned by Pamela Polston and Paula Routly . It is distributed free of charge throughout the following areas : Burlington , Middlebury , Montpelier , Stowe , the Mad River Valley , Rutland , St. Albans , Vermont , and Plattsburgh , New York . Seven Days deals with many aspects of life in Vermont . Columns and stories in the newspaper often concern such topics as state and local politics , Vermont organizations and charities , and general human interest stories . It also features local music listings ; an alternative style comics section ; art , movie and theater reviews ; event listings , local dining , classified advertisements , and personals . Each year Seven Days asks their readers to place votes for the `` Seven Daysies '' which is a compilation of favorite people and places to visit throughout the state .",
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"text": "June Lockhart June Lockhart ( born June 25 , 1925 ) is an American actress , primarily in 1950s and 1960s television , also with performances on stage and in film . She played the mother in two TV series , Lassie and Lost in Space . She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom Petticoat Junction ( 1968 -- 70 ) . She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner .",
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"text": "The Heroes of Telemark The Heroes of Telemark is a British 1965 Eastman Color war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during World War II from `` Skis Against the Atom , '' the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid . The film stars Kirk Douglas as Dr Rolf Pedersen and Richard Harris as Knut Straud , along with Ulla Jacobsson as Anna Pedersen . It was filmed on location in Norway .",
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"text": "Catalina Caper Catalina Caper ( also known as Never Steal Anything Wet ) is a 1967 comedy musical mystery film starring Tommy Kirk . It is one of the last ( if not the last ) in the beach party film genre . This entry blends the beach format with a standard crime-caper comedy . It was shot on and around Santa Catalina Island , California . The film was also featured in the second season ( episode 4 ) of the movie-mocking television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( MST3K ) .",
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"text": "Seven and the Sun Seven and the Sun was an American rock band best known for their 2002 single `` Walk with Me '' . Their song was used in the TV soap opera Passions and was also featured in the Columbia Pictures film , America 's Sweethearts starring Julia Roberts , Billy Crystal , John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones . It received moderate air play on American radio , reaching number 38 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 , number 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and number 40 on the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart . `` Walk with Me '' was their only hit . Their song `` Jump ( The Velvet Rope ) '' was featured in the 2001 Warner Bros. film , Summer Catch starring Freddie Prinze , Jr. and Jessica Biel . In September , 2003 , their song `` Back to the Innocence '' was chosen to be the theme song for The John Walsh Show on NBC . A second album was recorded but never released and the band has since broken up . In 2007 , band members Seven Williams ( born Keith Volpone ) & Wally Brandt reformed as Whiskey Falls with more of a country/rock flare ( a la The Eagles ) along with Buck Johnson and Damon Johnson ( no relation ) . The self-titled debut album was released on September 25 , 2007 , on the Midas Records Nashville label . It produced two Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in `` Last Train Running '' ( # 32 ) and `` Falling Into You '' ( # 40 ) . A second album was never released . Seven Williams & Wally Brandt have since dedicated their time to their music production company , We3Kings Music writing and producing music for television and film . They have written the theme songs to NBC 's The John Walsh Show , Fox 's Tru Calling and The Simple Life and ABC 's The Two-Timer , NBC 's Minute to Win It , Tabatha 's Salon Makeover to Sarah Palin 's Alaska , Dance Moms and Ryan & Tatum : The O'Neals . They have also written cues and promos for several TV shows including NBC 's Las Vegas , Starting Over , Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight . Their major motion picture credits include America 's Sweethearts , Summer Catch and Columbia Pictures feature The Quest and most recently , 20th Century Fox Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Dog Days .",
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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": "Douglas Island Douglas Island is a tidal island in the U.S. state of Alaska , just west of downtown Juneau and east of Admiralty Island . It is separated from mainland Juneau by the Gastineau Channel . The Juneau-Douglas Bridge , connecting the island with Juneau , provides a two lane road to and from the island and accommodates both vehicular and pedestrian traffic . Recently , there have been plans to build a new bridge from North Douglas to the Mendenhall Valley . Admiralty Island lies to the west and south , across the Stephens Passage . Douglas Island was named for John Douglas , Bishop of Salisbury , by Captain George Vancouver . Joseph Whidbey , master of the during Vancouver 's expedition , was the first to sight it in 1794 . Features of the island include remnants of the Treadwell gold mine , Sandy Beach , the only sand beach in the Juneau area ( made from mine tailings ) , Eaglecrest Ski Area , Perseverance Theatre , and the Douglas Public Library . As a tidal island , Douglas is connected to the mainland at its north end when the Gastineau Channel is at low tide . During low tide , Douglas Island is connected with Juneau 's Twin Lakes area , the Juneau International Airport as well as other sites . Douglas is usually thought of as two areas : downtown Douglas ( including West Juneau ) , containing Douglas Harbor , Sandy Beach , the mines , the library , Gastineau Elementary , the theatre , the gas station , the few bars and restaurants , and the bridge to Juneau ; and North Douglas Island , containing a tank farm , Eaglecrest Ski Area and a heliport . The island has a land area of 76.93 sqmi and had a population of 5,297 at the 2000 United States Census , with over half of the island 's population residing in Douglas proper . It is part of the City and Borough of Juneau . The island 's highest point , Mount Ben Stewart , was named in honor of Benjamin D. Stewart ( 1878 -- 1976 ) , an early mayor of Juneau . Following the 2012 election of Merrill Sanford , the incumbent mayor of Juneau , the Juneau Empire noted the island 's `` outsized contribution '' to Juneau-area politics . Sanford , Byron Mallott ( currently lieutenant governor of Alaska ) and Dennis Egan ( currently Juneau 's representative in the Alaska Senate ) live in West Juneau . Sally Smith , who succeeded Egan as mayor , lives in the Lawson Creek neighborhood between Douglas and West Juneau , while her successor Bruce Botelho lives in Douglas . Beth Kerttula , who represented portions of Juneau in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014 , lives in North Douglas . Additionally , John Dimond , the first Juneau-based justice of the Alaska Supreme Court , lived in Douglas , while his successor Robert Boochever lived along the Douglas Highway a half-mile north of Douglas 's then-city limits .",
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"text": "Douglas Smith (special effects artist) Douglas Smith is a special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film Independence Day . He won with Volker Engel , Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil .",
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"text": "The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS for nine seasons , from September 26 , 1962 , to March 23 , 1971 . The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen , Irene Ryan , Donna Douglas , and Max Baer Jr. as a poor backwoods family who move to Beverly Hills , California , after striking oil on their land . The show was produced by Filmways and was created by writer Paul Henning . It was followed by two other Henning-inspired country-cousin series on CBS : Petticoat Junction , and its spin-off Green Acres , which reversed the rags-to-riches , country-to-city model of The Beverly Hillbillies . The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons , twice ranking as the number one series of the year , with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history . It accumulated seven Emmy nominations during its run . The series remains in syndication on MeTV , and its ongoing popularity spawned a 1993 film remake by 20th Century Fox .",
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"text": "Saints and Sinners (1916 film) Saints and Sinners is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by James Kirkwood , Sr. and written by Hugh Ford and Henry Arthur Jones . The film stars Estar Banks , Hal Forde , Clarence Handyside , Peggy Hyland , William Lampe and Horace Newman . The film was released on May 25 , 1916 , by Paramount Pictures .",
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"text": "Portlandia (season 7) The seventh season of the television comedy Portlandia premiered on IFC in the United States on January 5 , 2017 , consisting a total of 10 episodes . The series stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein .",
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"text": "Seven and a Match Seven and a Match is a 2001 independent film directed and written by Derek Simonds . It was released in the United States on April 21 , 2003 .",
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"text": "28 Weeks Later 28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British science fiction horror film , structured as a sequel to the critically and commercially successful 2002 film 28 Days Later . 28 Weeks Later was co-written and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo , with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland , director and writer of 28 Days Later respectively , now acting as executive producers . It was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007 . The plot depicts the efforts of NATO military forces to salvage a safe zone in London following the events in 28 Days Later , the consequence of two young siblings breaking protocol to find their infected mother , and the resulting reintroduction of the highly contagious virus to the safe zone .",
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"text": "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda . The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War . Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings . The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .",
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"text": "The Juggler (film) The Juggler ( 1953 ) is a drama film about a survivor of the Holocaust , played by Kirk Douglas . The screenplay was adapted by Michael Blankfort from his novel of the same name .",
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"text": "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg , based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . It is the sequel to 2007 's Transformers , as well as the second installment in the live-action Transformers film series . Taking place two years after its predecessor , the plot revolves around Sam Witwicky , who is caught in the war between two factions of alien robots , the Autobots , led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons , led by Megatron . Sam is having strange visions of Cybertronian symbols , and being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of an ancient Decepticon named The Fallen , who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source , destroying the sun and all life on Earth in the process . Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime , Bumblebee , Ironhide , Ratchet , Megatron , Starscream , and Scorponok . With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild , Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers Roberto Orci , Alex Kurtzman , and series newcomer Ehren Kruger . Shooting took place from May to November 2008 , with locations in Egypt , Jordan , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and California , as well as air bases in New Mexico and Arizona . This was the last film in the series to star Megan Fox , and was also the last film in the series to be co-produced by DreamWorks Pictures , leaving Paramount Pictures to become the distributor of its future films . Revenge of the Fallen premiered on June 8 , 2009 in Tokyo and was released on June 24 , 2009 in the United States . Metacritic said the film received `` generally unfavorable reviews '' ; criticism was directed at its bland story , melodramatic acting , romantic scenes , crude humor , overall length , repetitive action sequences , abrupt ending , and Optimus Prime 's drastically decreased screen time compared to the previous film . However , critics praised the visual effects , music , and the voice performances of Hugo Weaving , Charlie Adler and Tony Todd . The film won three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony , and became the highest-grossing film to win the Worst Picture award . The film grossed a total of $ 402.1 million in the US and Canada and $ 434.2 million in other territories , for a total of $ 836.3 million worldwide . It was the second highest-grossing film of 2009 in the US and Canada , 23rd domestically , the 44th highest-grossing film of all time and fourth highest of the year worldwide . With over 11 million home media sales in 2009 , it was also the top-selling film of the year in the United States . It was followed by Dark of the Moon in 2011 , and by Age of Extinction in 2014 . A fifth film , titled The Last Knight , is scheduled for a 2017 release .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars : The Force Awakens is a 2015 epic space opera film directed , co-produced , and co-written by J. J. Abrams . The seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series , and first of three in Star Wars sequel trilogy , it stars Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , and Max von Sydow . The Force Awakens is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi ; it follows Rey , Finn , and Poe Dameron 's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance , led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance , against Kylo Ren and the First Order , a successor group to the Galactic Empire . The Force Awakens was premiered by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on December 14 , and was released in United States and Canada on December 18 , 2015 . The Force Awakens opened across 14,300 theaters , breaking numerous box-office records and became the first film to earn more than $ 100 million worldwide in a single day . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 2 billion on a production budget of $ 306 million becoming the highest-grossing release of 2015 , and the fastest film to earn $ 1 billion worldwide , doing so in twelve-days . The Force Awakens became the third film in history to surpass $ 2 billion worldwide ( after Avatar ( 2009 ) and Titanic ( 1997 ) ) , doing so on its 53rd day of release . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 360 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive . The Force Awakens garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Abrams ' direction , its action sequences , visual effects , editing and Ridley 's and Boyega 's performances . Several awards held their nominations before the December release of The Force Awakens , making the film ineligible for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards and some other awards ceremonies . However , the film was added to the 21st Critics ' Choice Awards 's slate of best picture nominees after a special vote by the board of directors , and the announcement of the 2015 American Film Institute Awards was delayed until after the release of film , where it was named one of Top Ten Films of the year . The Force Awakens received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards as Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects . The film garnered four nominations at 69th British Academy Film Awards , and won for Best Special Visual Effects and a special BAFTA Rising Star Award for John Boyega . At the 21st Empire Awards , the film received nine nominations and won five including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film , and Best Director for J.J. Abrams . The Force Awakens became the most nominated film in Saturn Awards history with total of thirteen nominations at 42nd Saturn Awards and won eight including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Director and Best Special Effects . The film received seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society , winning four including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture . Star Wars : The Force Awakens received eleven nominations at MTV Movie Awards , the most for the ceremony and won three including Movie of the Year .",
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"text": "Transformers Decepticons Transformers Decepticons is a video game based on fictional alien robots , Transformers . This version follows an alternate plot of the 2007 live action film Transformers . Most prominently , while the Autobots version has missions in the Arctic , the Decepticons version contain desert missions taking place in a Qatar military base .",
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"text": "Déjà Vu (2006 film) Déjà Vu ( stylised onscreen without accents ) is a 2006 American science fiction thriller film directed by Tony Scott , written by Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio , and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . The film stars Denzel Washington , Paula Patton , Jim Caviezel , Val Kilmer , Adam Goldberg and Bruce Greenwood . It involves an ATF agent who travels back in time in attempts to prevent a domestic terrorist attack that takes place in New Orleans and to save a woman with whom he falls in love . Filming took place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina . The film was premiered in New York City on November 20 , 2006 , and released widely in the United States and Canada two days later on November 22 , 2006 . It received mixed reviews from critics , and earning $ 64 million in the United States and $ 180 million worldwide . It was the 23rd most successful film worldwide for 2006 . The film was nominated for five awards , and also won the Golden Reel Award .",
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"text": "Transformers: Scramble City , sometimes referred to as just is an episode of The Transformers released as an OVA ( Original Video Animation ) in Japan in April 1986 . It was created as a promotional video for the new line of ` Scramble City ' toys and the cassettes were paired with the toy sets . Despite strong belief ( such as that voiced on the 20th Anniversary DVD bonus commentary for the episode ) , it was not meant to introduce Japanese audiences to the new characters from The Transformers : The Movie ( considering Ultra Magnus , Ramhorn , Steeljaw , and Ratbat are the only ones from the film that appear in it ) . Chronologically , it takes place years before the movie during the early stages of construction on Autobot City . But since Trypticon appeared ( and was supposed to debut in Five Faces of Darkness ) , it can be assumed that this video takes place after Alternity .",
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"text": "The Transformers (1986 video game) The Transformers is a platform shoot 'em up game based on the Transformers franchise . It was written by Denton Designs and released by Ocean Software for the Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers in 1986",
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"text": "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": "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": "Tower Heist Tower Heist is a 2011 American heist comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson , based on a story by Bill Collage , Adam Cooper and Griffin . The plot follows Josh Kovaks ( Ben Stiller ) , Charlie Gibbs ( Casey Affleck ) and Enrique Dev ` reaux ( Michael Peña ) , employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of Wall Street businessman Arthur Shaw ( Alan Alda ) . The group enlist the aid of criminal Slide ( Eddie Murphy ) , bankrupt businessman Mr. Fitzhugh ( Matthew Broderick ) and another employee of the apartment building , Odessa ( Gabourey Sidibe ) , to break into Shaw 's apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agent in charge of his case , Claire Denham ( Téa Leoni ) . Tower Heist began development as early as 2005 , based on an idea by Murphy that would star himself and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob Trump International Hotel and Tower . As the script developed and changed into an Ocean 's Eleven -- style caper , Murphy left the project . Ratner continued to develop the idea into what would eventually become Tower Heist , with Murphy later rejoining the production . Filming took place entirely in New York City on a budget of $ 75 million ( after tax rebates ) , with several buildings provided by Donald Trump used to represent the eponymous tower . The film score was composed by Christophe Beck and released commercially on November 1 , 2011 . The film received mixed reviews with much of the praise going to the cast , including Broderick , Leoni and Stiller . However , Murphy was repeatedly singled out by critics as the star of the film , with critics feeling that he displayed a welcome return to the comedic style of his early career . Much of the criticism received by the film was focused on the plot , which was considered `` formulaic , '' `` rushed , '' `` dull '' and `` laborious . '' The film was released on November 4 , 2011 and earned $ 152 million worldwide . Prior to release , the film was involved in a controversy over plans by Universal Pictures to release it for home viewing on video on demand to 500,000 Comcast customers , only three weeks after its theatrical debut . Concern over the implementation 's harming ticket sales and inspiring further films to follow suit resulted in several theater chains ' refusal to show the film at all if the plan went ahead , forcing Universal to abandon the idea .",
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"text": "Wanted (2008 film) Wanted is a 2008 American-German action thriller film loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same name by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones . The film , written by Chris Morgan , Michael Brandt , and Derek Haas and directed by Timur Bekmambetov stars James McAvoy , Morgan Freeman , and Angelina Jolie . The storyline follows Wesley Gibson ( McAvoy ) , a frustrated account manager who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the Fraternity , a secret society in which his father worked . Universal Studios acquired the adaptation rights from Millar in 2004 , and while the eventual script drifted from the comic book supervillain mythos in the original miniseries , Millar was content to see most of the comic 's darker content was retained . Production began in April 2007 , with filming in the Czech Republic , Budapest , and the story 's main setting , Chicago . Wanted was released in June 2008 to both critical and commercial success , with box office earnings of $ 341 million worldwide and reviews praising the fast pacing and stylized action scenes . A sequel was planned the same year as the film 's release , but ultimately stalled in the development phase .",
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"text": "Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice Let 's Go Jungle ! : Lost on the Island of Spice is a joystick-mounted gun arcade game by Sega . The game was released on June 27 , 2006 . Players take the roles of a man and a woman stranded on a jungle island which has been overrun by monsters . Each player must shoot the monsters with his or her machine guns while looking for rescue . There is a version of the game called Let 's Go Jungle ! Special , in which players sit on a revolving seat with a large projection screen in front and another in back . This version also serves as a spiritual sequel to The House of the Dead 4 Special . A sequel in 2010 was announced to be in development called Let 's Go Island : Lost On the Island of Tropics . It was released in mid-2011 . A spiritual sequel , Transformers : Human Alliance was released in 2014 .",
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"text": "Transformers: Victory is an anime series produced by Toei Animation . It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers cartoon , and the final complete animated series from the original `` Generation 1 '' era .",
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"text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .",
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"text": "The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American-German action crime film directed by Rob Cohen , produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Gary Scott Thompson and David Ayer . It is the first installment in the The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Michelle Rodriguez , Jordana Brewster , Rick Yune , Chad Lindberg , Johnny Strong , and Matt Schulze . The film follows undercover cop Brian O'Conner , who is tasked with stopping a group of unknown hijackers using high-performance racecars to hijack 18-wheelers . Inspiration for the film was sought through a Vibe magazine article titled `` Racer X '' , which detailed the illegal street racing circuit operating within New York City . Filming locations include New York City and New England , with a majority of the film being shot in southern California . The Fast and the Furious was released on June 22 , 2001 , grossing over $ 207 million worldwide from an estimated $ 38 million budget . It was later re-released on June 22 , 2016 , to celebrate its 15th anniversary . It has a 53 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes , which called it `` sleek and shiny on the surface '' in its critical consensus . The Fast and the Furious launched a franchise of sequels , starting with 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003 , followed by The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift in 2006 , Fast & Furious in 2009 , Fast Five in 2011 , Fast & Furious 6 in 2013 , Furious 7 in 2015 , and The Fate of the Furious in 2017 .",
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"text": "Fans4Writers Fans4Writers is a fan activist movement which supported the striking writers of the WGA during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike . The organization was not associated with the WGA , and indeed was notable for its unprecedented show of solidarity by individuals who were neither directly involved in contract negotiations , nor had a financial stake in the outcome . While the group was first proposed by fans of Joss Whedon , it came to embrace more than 40 self-identified fandoms . They called themselves `` fans of TV shows and movies , fans of actors , fans of directors , fans of producers , crew and everyone involved in the team effort of crafting wonder . But most of all we are fans of writers , because they are where the wonder begins . They write the words we remember , they create the characters we love , they think up the lines that stay with us forever . As supporters of the people behind the scenes , who develop and write the stories that have meant so much to so many , we wanted to do something tangible to show them that we support the Writers Guild of America strike . '' Fans4Writers solicitied financial support for its activities , which included bringing food to picket lines and skywriting messages of support at the Rose Bowl . Money left over after the strike was contributed to the WGA Strike Fund . The organization stated its support for `` the writers in their fight for fair treatment and equitable pay ... with our thoughts , with food deliveries , with money , and we will pick up signs and march with them until a resolution is found . We do it in appreciation , and because it 's right . '' The Internet-based fan movement received some online press coverage ancillary to the strike itself , and Brenda Lawhorn , Fans4writers ' Campaign Coordinator , was interviewed on Public Radio International 's Fair Game . However , WGA member and Battlestar Galactica writer Jane Espenson was quoted on fan involvement : `` I 'm not sure that -LSB- fan involvement -RSB- , which is so clear on the Internet , is being made as clear as it could be in the mainstream press ... it 's the stuff with the mainstream , grassroots fans who come out in amazing numbers and send us food on the picket lines every day ... that 's a bigger part of our everyday strike experience than the involvement of the movie stars . '' The organization 's existence and activities highlighted one of the main sticking points in the contract negotiations -- the significance of the Internet and other `` new media '' distribution channels . The fan involvement in the strike could also be seen as an outgrowth of trends in which the audience had become more vocal as consumers of entertainment . Striking writers closed the circle by soliciting fan action on their behalf and specifically referring those upset at the loss of their favorite programs to the Fans4writers website , alongside the WGA 's own strike site , in order to register their sentiments and become involved . Successful use of the internet to organize `` save our show '' campaigns had garnered significant attention , as when supporters of Jericho inundated CBS with grievances in protest of the program 's cancellation . This and other similar fan-organized publicity stunts on behalf of television shows appeared to have inspired WGA strikers themselves to undertake a similar campaign of sending pencils to the CEOs of the media conglomerates in a position to influence the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers . Fans4Writers received designation as Yahoo.com 's Site of the Day on November 21 , 2007 .",
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"text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .",
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"text": "Stargate fandom Stargate fandom is a community of people actively interested in the military science fiction film Stargate and the television shows Stargate SG-1 ( SG1 ) , Stargate Infinity ( SGI ) , Stargate Atlantis ( SGA ) , Stargate Universe ( SGU ) and their spin offs . The first franchise release , Stargate ( 1994 ) spawned four television series successors , four movies ( two in production ) , a plethora of merchandise , and a massive franchise collectively known as the Stargate ( owned by Metro -- Goldwyn -- Mayer and aired by Syfy , which now owns television properties they previously held with Carolco Pictures ) . Thanks to Stargate fandom , the franchise has spawned other media including books , television series , video games , comic books and audiobooks . These supplements to the film and series trilogies comprise another universe than the series and the film , and have resulted in significant development of the series ' fictional universe . These media kept the franchise going in the interim between the film and series trilogies . In 2008 , Stargate : The Ark of Truth and Continuum was released direct-to-DVD , which in total grossed over 21 million in the United States . In 2002 , the franchise 's first animated series , Stargate Infinity , was released as an introduction to the Expanded Universe . In 2004 , Stargate Atlantis was released as a spin off from Stargate SG-1 and a new Stargate spin-off series entitled Stargate Universe was released in the fall of 2009 .",
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"text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Ten/Four Pictures Ten/Four Pictures is a production company engaged in the production and co-financing of motion pictures for worldwide theatrical release . Ten/Four 's objective is to make commercially viable films in the $ 8 -- 15 million range , financing up to 25 % of each budget .",
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"text": "In Secret In Secret , previously titled Thérèse , is a 2013 American erotic thriller film written and directed by Charlie Stratton . Based on Émile Zola 's 1867 classic novel Thérèse Raquin , the film stars Elizabeth Olsen , Tom Felton , Oscar Isaac and Jessica Lange . It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . The film received a regional release on February 21 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Anna and the King Anna and the King is a 1999 biographical drama film loosely based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam ( and its 1946 film adaptation ) , which give a fictionalised account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens . The story concerns Anna , an English schoolteacher in Siam , now Thailand , in the late 19th century , who becomes the teacher of King Mongkut 's many children and wives . The film was directed by Andy Tennant and stars Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat . It was mostly shot in Malaysia , particularly in the Penang , Ipoh and Langkawi region . It was an Academy Award nominee in 1999 for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design .",
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"text": "Belle (2013 film) Belle is a 2013 British period drama film directed by Amma Asante , written by Misan Sagay and produced by Damian Jones . It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Tom Wilkinson , Miranda Richardson , Penelope Wilton , Sam Reid , Matthew Goode , Emily Watson , Sarah Gadon , Tom Felton and James Norton . The film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle beside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray , at Kenwood House , which was commissioned by their great-uncle , William Murray , 1st Earl of Mansfield , then Lord Chief Justice of England . Very little is known about the life of Dido Belle , who was born in the West Indies and was the illegitimate mixed-race daughter of Mansfield 's nephew . She is found living in poverty by her father and entrusted to the care of Mansfield and his wife . The fictional film centres on Dido 's relationship with an aspiring lawyer ; it is set at a time of legal significance , as a court case is heard on what became known as the Zong massacre , when slaves were thrown overboard from a slave ship and the owner filed with his insurance company for the losses . Lord Mansfield rules on this case in England 's Court of King 's Bench in 1786 , in a decision seen to contribute to the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807 .",
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"text": "The Apparition The Apparition is a 2012 American supernatural horror film , written and directed by Todd Lincoln , making his directorial debut , and starring Ashley Greene , Sebastian Stan , Tom Felton , Julianna Guill and Rick Gomez . The plot follows three college students who , after the death of their friend , must battle a supernatural force they summoned themselves . The film was loosely inspired by the Philip experiment conducted in 1972 . The film was a box office bomb and was cited by critics as one of the worst horror movies of 2012 . It was also the last Warner Bros. . Pictures horror film to be released under its own label before resorting to New Line Cinema to release all future horror movies made by Warner Bros. .",
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"text": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter 's sixth year at Hogwarts as he becomes obsessed with a mysterious textbook , falls in love , and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort 's downfall . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 . Filming began on 24 September 2007 , leading to the film 's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009 , one day short of the fourth anniversary of the corresponding novel 's release . The film was simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D everywhere except North America , where its IMAX release was delayed for two weeks . Half-Blood Prince opened to positive reviews along with immediate commercial success , breaking the record for the biggest single-day worldwide gross . In five days the film made $ 394 million , breaking the record for highest five-day worldwide gross . With a total gross of $ 934 million , it became the 8th-highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2009 ( behind Avatar ) . It is currently the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide unadjusted for inflation . It is the fifth-highest-grossing film in the franchise . The film was nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and the 63rd British Academy Film Awards for Best Special Visual Effects and Best Production Design . Half-Blood Prince remains one of the most positively reviewed films in the series among film critics ; at the time of its release , it became the third-highest-rated Harry Potter film on review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic . Critics praised the film 's `` emotionally satisfying '' story , Yates ' direction , cinematography , performances from Radcliffe , Watson , Grint , Gambon and Broadbent , the visuals , and Nicholas Hooper 's musical score .",
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"text": "Against the Sun Against the Sun is a 2014 American survival drama film written , produced , and directed by Brian Falk and starring Garret Dillahunt , Tom Felton , and Jake Abel . The film was released via video on demand on January 23 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 is a 2010 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling and features an ensemble cast . The film , which is the seventh and penultimate installment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman , David Barron , and Rowling . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson , respectively , reprising roles as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and is followed by the concluding entry , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 . The story follows Harry Potter on a quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort 's secret to immortality -- the Horcruxes . Filming began on and was completed on . Part 1 was released in 2D cinemas and IMAX formats worldwide on 19 November 2010 . In the film 's worldwide opening weekend , Part 1 grossed $ 330 million , the third-highest in the series , and the highest opening of 2010 , as well as the eighth-highest of all time . With a worldwide gross of $ 960 million , Part 1 is the third-highest-grossing film of 2010 , behind Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland , and the third-highest-grossing Harry Potter film in terms of worldwide totals , behind Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 and Philosopher 's Stone , and the 28th highest-grossing film of all-time . The film received two nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards : Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction .",
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"text": "Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco , Freida Pinto , John Lithgow , Brian Cox , Tom Felton , David Oyelowo , and Andy Serkis . Written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver , it is 20th Century Fox 's reboot of the Planet of the Apes series , intended to act as an origin story for a new series of films . Its premise is similar to the fourth film in the original series , Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ( 1972 ) , but it is not a direct remake of that film . Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released on August 5 , 2011 , to critical and commercial success . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects . It was also nominated for five Saturn Awards including Best Director for Wyatt and Best Writing for Jaffa and Silver , winning Best Science Fiction Film , Best Supporting Actor for Serkis and Best Special Effects . Serkis ' performance as Caesar was widely acclaimed , earning him many nominations from many associations which do not usually recognize performance capture as traditional acting . A sequel to the film , Dawn of the Planet of the Apes , was released on July 11 , 2014 , and a third film , War for the Planet of the Apes , is planned for a July 14 , 2017 release .",
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"text": "From the Rough From the Rough is a sports drama film based on the true story of Catana Starks , a former Tennessee State Tigers swim coach , who became the first woman ever to coach a college men 's golf team . With drive , passion , and guts , she took an unruly group of mismatched kids from around the world and guided them to an all-time record at the PGA National Collegiate Minority Championship . Tasked with building Tennessee State 's first golf team and finding only one available African American golfer -- Craig , a former caddy with plenty of talent but no confidence -- Catana Starks pushes outside TSU 's Historically Black context , and , against huge resistance , opens up the roster to underprivileged kids from around the world . The film stars Taraji P. Henson as Coach Starks , as well as Tom Felton , Michael Clarke Duncan and LeToya Luckett . The film was co-written by Michael A. Critelli and Pierre Bagley and directed by Bagley .",
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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": "Feelings (1974 film) Feelings is a 1975 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Kate O'Mara , Paul Freeman and Edward Judd . Its plot concerns a couple who are unable to conceive a baby and attempt artificial insemination .",
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"text": "Gump and Co. Gump & Co. ( or Forrest Gump and Co. ) is a 1995 novel by Winston Groom . It is the sequel to his novel Forrest Gump ( 1986 ) , and the Academy Award-winning film of the same name released in 1994 , with Tom Hanks . It was written to chronicle Forrest 's life throughout the 1980s .",
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"text": "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": "Thomas (2001 film) Gli amici di Gesù - Tommaso is a 2001 Italian film directed by Raffaele Mertes and Elisabetta Marchetti , written by Gareth Jones . The cast includes Ricky Tognazzi as the apostle Thomas . It was later dubbed into English and included in the TNT Bible Collection series .",
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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": "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": "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (film) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a 2011 American drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer , directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth . It stars Thomas Horn , Tom Hanks , Sandra Bullock , Max von Sydow , Viola Davis , John Goodman , Jeffrey Wright , and Zoe Caldwell . Production took place in New York City . The film had a limited release in the United States on December 25 , 2011 by Warner Bros. . Pictures , and a wide release on January 20 , 2012 . Despite mixed reviews , the film was nominated for two Academy Awards , Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for von Sydow . The film earned $ 55.2 million . The film was released in Blu-ray , DVD , and digital download formats in Region 1 on March 27 , 2012 .",
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"text": "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": "The Other Half (2016 film) The Other Half is a 2016 Canadian romantic drama film , written and directed by Joey Klein . It stars Tatiana Maslany , Tom Cullen , Henry Czerny , and Suzanne Clément . The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12 , 2016 .",
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"text": "I Married a Monster from Outer Space I Married a Monster from Outer Space is a 1958 American black-and-white science fiction film from Paramount Pictures , produced and directed by Gene Fowler Jr. , that stars Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott . The film was theatrically released on a double bill with The Blob . After a year of marriage , a young wife sees that her husband is not the man he was before they married . He has lost all real affection for her and for his new pet dog , which she gave him as a present . Thereafter , she quickly discovers that he is not the only man in town that has changed into a completely different person . Then one evening she follows him when he goes out for a walk and discovers her husband is really an alien .",
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"text": "The Last Ride (2011 film) The Last Ride is a 2011 American drama about the last days of country music pioneer and legend Hank Williams . The film stars Henry Thomas , Jesse James , and Fred Dalton Thompson , and received a limited release on October 21 , 2011 . Despite the content , no recordings by Williams are ever played during the film . The soundtrack is composed of covers of Williams ' songs among other country musicians .",
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"text": "Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a character in J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series . He is a student in Harry Potter 's year belonging in the Slytherin house . He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies , Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle , who act as henchmen . Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants ; nevertheless , he is a cunning user of magic . He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series .",
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"text": "Tom's Midnight Garden (film) Tom 's Midnight Garden is a 1999 family fantasy film directed by Willard Carroll and starring Nigel Le Vaillant , Marlene Sidaway and Serena Gordon . After going to stay with his uncle a boy is disappointed that he does n't have a garden he can play in . However , he discovers a secret garden that only appears in the middle of the night . It was based on the novel Tom 's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce .",
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"text": "Trust (2010 film) Trust is a 2010 American drama thriller film directed by David Schwimmer and based on a screenplay by Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger , and an uncredited story by Schwimmer . It stars Viola Davis , Clive Owen , Catherine Keener , Jason Clarke , and Liana Liberato . The film is about a teenage girl who becomes a victim of sexual abuse when she befriends a man on the Internet .",
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"text": "Someone to Love (film) Someone to Love , directed by Henry Jaglom , is a film made in 1987 . It was Orson Welles ' final live action film appearance , released after his death but produced before his voice-over in The Transformers : The Movie . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a 1944 American war film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It is based on the true story of the Doolittle Raid , America 's first retaliatory air strike against Japan four months after the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . Mervyn LeRoy directed Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and Sam Zimbalist produced the film . The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo was based on the 1943 book of the same name , written by Captain Ted W. Lawson , a pilot who participated in the raid . In both the book and the film , Lawson gives an eyewitness account of the training , the mission , and the aftermath as experienced by his crew and others who flew the mission on April 18 , 1942 . Lawson piloted `` The Ruptured Duck '' , the seventh of 16 B-25s to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet aka , `` Shangri-La . '' Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo stars Van Johnson as Lawson , Phyllis Thaxter as his wife Ellen , Robert Walker as Corporal David Thatcher , Robert Mitchum as Lieutenant Bob Gray and Spencer Tracy as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle , the man who planned and led the raid . The film is noted for its accurate depiction of the historical details of the raid , as well as its use of actual wartime footage of the bombers in some flying scenes .",
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"text": "I Saw the Light (film) I Saw the Light is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed , written , and produced by Marc Abraham , starring Tom Hiddleston as country music legend Hank Williams and Elizabeth Olsen as his first wife , Audrey Williams . It is based on the book Hank Williams : The Biography by Colin Escott , George Merritt , and William ( Bill ) MacEwen . It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . The film is a biographical dramatization of country and blues singer-songwriter Hank Williams , his life and rise to fame as one of country music 's most popular and influential artists . The title comes from the gospel song of the same name written and performed by Williams . The film was released on March 25 , 2016 , by Sony Pictures Classics .",
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"text": "The Other (novel) The Other '' is the 1971 debut novel by Thomas Tryon . Set in 1935 , the novel focuses on the sadistic relationship between two thirteen-year-old identical twin boys , one who is well-behaved , and the other , a sociopath who wreaks havoc on his family 's rural New England farm property . Tryon , who had been a working actor prior , retired from his Hollywood career to become a novelist . Upon its release , the novel received wide critical acclaim , and was adapted into a 1972 film of the same name directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Uta Hagen . The novel was reprinted in a commemorative edition in 2012 by New York Review Books with an afterword by Dan Chaon .",
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"text": "Game of Life (film) Game of Life ( originally known as Oranges ) is a 2007 film drama starring Tom Sizemore , Tom Arnold , Heather Locklear and Jill Hennessy . The film was not fully released until 2011 , when it was released under the new title Game of Life .",
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"text": "Unfinished Business (2015 film) Unfinished Business is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Steven Conrad . The film stars Vince Vaughn , Tom Wilkinson , Dave Franco , Sienna Miller , Nick Frost , and James Marsden . It was released on March 6 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb .",
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"text": "AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band , formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young . A hard rock/blues rock band , they have also been considered a heavy metal band , although they have always dubbed their music simply `` rock and roll '' . AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album , High Voltage , in 1975 . Membership subsequently stabilised until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977 for the album Powerage . Within months of recording the album Highway to Hell , lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980 after a night of heavy alcohol consumption . The group considered disbanding , but buoyed by support from Scott 's parents , decided to continue and set about finding a new vocalist . Ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was auditioned and selected to replace Scott . Later that year , the band released the new album , Back in Black , which was made as a tribute to Bon Scott . The album launched them to new heights of success and became their all-time best-seller . The band 's next album , For Those About to Rock We Salute You , was their first album to reach number one in the United States . Drummer Phil Rudd was fired in 1983 and replaced by ex-A II Z drummer Simon Wright , who left to join Dio in 1989 . The band experienced a resurgence in the early 1990s with the release of The Razors Edge . Phil Rudd returned in 1994 after Chris Slade , who was with the band from 1989 to 1994 , was asked to leave in favour of him , and contributed to the band 's 1995 album Ballbreaker . Stiff Upper Lip , released in 2000 , was well received by critics . The band 's studio album , Black Ice , released in 2008 , was the second-highest-selling album of that year , and their biggest chart hit since For Those About to Rock , eventually reaching No. 1 on all charts worldwide . The band 's line-up remained the same until 2014 with Malcolm Young 's retirement due to early-onset dementia and Rudd 's legal troubles . In 2016 , Johnson was advised to stop touring on account of worsening hearing loss and Guns N ' Roses frontman Axl Rose stepped in as the band 's vocalist for the remainder of that year 's dates . Long-term bass player Cliff Williams retired from the band at the end of their 2016 Rock Or Bust world tour . AC/DC have sold more than 200 million records worldwide , including 71.5 million albums in the United States , adding them to the list of highest-certified music artists in the United States and the list of best-selling music artists . Back in Black has sold an estimated 50 million units worldwide , making it the second-highest-selling album by any artist -- and the highest-selling album by any band . The album has sold 22 million units in the US , where it is the sixth-highest-selling album of all time . AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' and were named the seventh `` Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time '' by MTV . In 2004 , AC/DC ranked No. 72 on the Rolling Stone list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . Producer Rick Rubin , who wrote an essay on the band for the Rolling Stone list , referred to AC/DC as `` the greatest rock and roll band of all time '' . In 2010 , AC/DC were ranked number 23 in the VH1 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' .",
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"text": "Malcolm Young Malcolm Mitchell Young ( born 6 January 1953 ) is an Australian retired musician and songwriter , best known as a co-founder , rhythm guitarist , backing vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC . Except for a brief absence in 1988 , he was with the band from its November 1973 beginning until retiring permanently in 2014 , due to health reasons . Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 . Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers , Malcolm has been described as the driving force and the leader of the band . He also added that despite his retirement from the band , AC/DC was determined to continue making music with his blessing . As the rhythm guitarist , he was responsible for the broad sweep of the band 's sound , developing many of their guitar riffs and co-writing the band 's material with Angus . He is married to Linda Young and has two children , Cara and Ross . Young took a leave of absence from AC/DC in April 2014 , to receive treatment for dementia . In September 2014 , the band 's management announced that he would be retiring permanently .",
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"text": "AC4 AC4 is a hardcore band from Umeå , Sweden . Refused members Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström had been talking about starting a new band for a long time . In the spring of 2008 Karl Backman had written songs for the new band and they started to rehearse . Jens Nordén had played with Lyxzén in pre-Refused straight edge hardcore band Step Forward ( 1987-1991 ) and since 1990 with Backman in punk band The Vectors . The `` AC '' in the name is the regional code for the Västerbotten province where Umeå is located . The first show was at a squatting on Parkgatan in Umeå on the Mayu 5th , 2008 . In May 2008 someone posted a live song on YouTube . It got on Kerrang 's playlist and had over 14,000 hits the first week . They performed at Storsjöyran and Umeå Punkfest in 2008 . In 2009 they performed at Way Out West Festival and released the self-titled debut album on Lyxzén 's label Ny Våg . In 2010 their European tour took them around their native Sweden , as well as Norway , Denmark , Germany , Belgium , Austria , France , Italy , England and Wales . They also released the Umeå Hardcore 7 '' EP in Europe , a special 7 '' for Australia only and the debut album came out in America . AC4 initially refused to do interviews with mainstream media and would only answer questions from fanzine writers who were under the age of 18 . To promote their Australian tour in April , 2011 , Dennis conducted a number of interviews with the local press , including Melbourne radio show Bullying The Jukebox . While on tour in Australia a short documentary film about the band entitled `` A few minutes with AC4 '' was filmed , along with a promotional video for the song `` Wo n't Bow Down '' from their debut album . In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson ( DS-13 ) and that the recording of a second album had begun . The album `` Burn The World '' was released in March 2013 on Ny Våg records and Deathwish Inc. . . The band is also performing at some upcoming festivals including Groezrock on a spring 2013 tour . A week before the tour the band announced that Nordén had suddenly left AC4 , but is being replaced by their producer Fredrik Lyxzén .",
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"text": "Masters of the Backside Masters of the Backside was an early British punk rock group . They never released a recording or performed beyond practice sessions , but the group 's members went on to greater success : Chrissie Hynde later fronted The Pretenders , and Dave Vanian , Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies were subsequently founding members of The Damned . The band was formed by future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren , who wanted to create a band with the sound of Ramones and the style of former Television member Richard Hell , both of whom he had seen perform at CBGB . He initially intended the band to have two singers . The band is only known to have performed once , before a small invited audience in a church hall in Lisson Grove , London . They broke up before playing any public concerts or recording any material , after the members became tired of McLaren 's need to control their activity . McLaren had more success with his second band , Sex Pistols , and Hynde eventually formed the Pretenders while Vanian , Sensible , and Scabies teamed up with former London SS member Brian James to form The Damned . Masters of the Backside has since gone on to attain semi-legendary status with punks alongside London SS and The Flowers of Romance . It is unclear when the band began using the name `` Masters of the Backside '' as The Damned acknowledge some of their members first performed together in a group with Hynde but they refer to the project as being unnamed .",
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"text": "The Young Adults The Young Adults were an American rock quintet based in Providence , Rhode Island , United States . They were formed by vocalist/saxophone player Bruce McCrae ( aka Rudy Cheeks ) , vocalist/drummer David Hansen ( aka Sport Fisher ) , drummer Jimmy Whittle , piano player Jeff Shore , guitarist Ed Vallee , and bassist Roy Gilley in the early 1970s . Their songs , with such titles as `` A Power Tool Is Not A Toy '' , `` Do The Heimlich '' and `` Christmas In Japan In July '' , were often satirical . They were regular performers at Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence and had a rather large following . In 1979 they released the single `` Complex World/Beer '' on Genius Records . `` Complex World '' became a local hit getting airplay on local radio.They broke up shortly thereafter due to conflicts over band direction . David Hansen moved to New York and formed the no wave band Cool It Reba in 1981 . In 1987 , Lupo 's Heartbreak Hotel was in danger of closing so owner Rich Lupo came up with an idea . Lupo 's bartender Jim Wolpaw was nominated for an Oscar for a short film he had done , so they threw a benefit concert and filmed it and wrote a sub-plot about a club closing . In the process they got The Young Adults to reform to play a few shows at Lupo 's in July 1987 . The results were released as the film ( It 's A ) Complex World ( named after the Young Adults song ) and The Young Adults ' Helping Others album . The former founding Young Adults band member , Thom Enright , died on February 20 , 2012 , aged 59 , from brain cancer .",
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"text": "The Young Caucasians The Young Caucasians were a pop band from the Washington DC area , who had a measure of success in the 1980s after an appearance on the comedy television show Saturday Night Live . The band released a seven-song album , Pop Quiz ( Wasp Records , 1983 ) , and six-song EP , The White Stuff ( 1986 ) . While the Washington Post described their music as `` good-humored '' , it noted that they were not a `` joke band '' . Their most notable performance was in a 1977 skit on Saturday Night Live with Ray Charles during which they played the Charles classic `` What 'd I Say '' , a song whose erotic content had been causing some controversy because of `` the dialogue between himself -LSB- Charles -RSB- and his backing singers that started in church and ended up in the bedroom '' . The skit was a spoof of the double racial standard of the time ; Charles hosted an episode and had the original band he toured with in the 1950s to join him . In the skit , he tells a producer that he wants to record the song , but the producer tells him that a white band named the `` Young Caucasians '' , composed of beaming white teenagers , are to record it first , which they do on the show , in a chaste , sanitized , and unexciting performance . When Charles and his band counter with their original version , Garrett Morris tells them , `` Sorry . That 'll never make it '' .",
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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": "List of AC/DC tribute albums This is a list of tribute albums ( and individual covers ) of the Australian hard rock band , AC/DC . Due to AC/DC 's worldwide popularity , many musicians have made tribute albums to the band . These albums have been made by a variety of different artists from across several different genres , such as bluegrass music and death metal . AC/DC 's influence has also meant that their individual songs have also been frequently covered by other artists .",
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"text": "Acrobat (song) `` Acrobat '' is a song by rock band U2 . It is the eleventh track on their 1991 album Achtung Baby . The critical failure of Rattle and Hum ( 1988 ) led the band to seek a harder sound in their music . The song developed from a riff created by guitarist The Edge , and is played in a time signature . Thematically the song contains elements of hypocrisy , alienation , and moral confusion . `` Acrobat '' has never been performed live , although it was rehearsed prior to the third leg of the Zoo TV Tour .",
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"text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''",
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"text": "Ride On (AC/DC song) `` Ride On '' is a song and single by Australian hard rock band AC/DC originally released on the album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and later re-released on the album Who Made Who . In both versions , the song is sung by Bon Scott . Atypically for an AC/DC song , it has a sad , slow blues , almost ballad-like feel to it . The lyrics concern a man reflecting on mistakes he has made in a relationship while drinking alcohol . It has frequently been cited as one of AC/DC 's best songs . `` Ride On '' was covered by the French band Trust on their self-titled 1979 debut album after supporting AC/DC in Paris , France in the fall of 1978 . Bon Scott jammed the song with Trust at Scorpio Sound Studios in London , England on February 13 , 1980 , six days before his death . A recording of it would later surface on the Bon Scott Forever Volume 1 bootleg . AC/DC has played the song live only once , on June 22 , 2001 , at Stade de France , Saint-Denis , during the Stiff Upper Lip Tour . Brian Johnson sang the song as a tribute to Bon Scott .",
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"text": "Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center is a memorial to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz located at 3940 Broadway and West 165th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City , the building which once housed the Audubon Ballroom , where Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21 , 1965 . It opened on May 19 , 2005 , the 80th anniversary of Malcolm X 's birth . The stated purpose of the center is to carry on the work of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz `` through the advancement of human rights and social justice '' . The center is decorated with a 63-foot ( 19-meter ) mural depicting the life of Malcolm X and a life-size bronze statue of the human rights activist . It includes six interactive kiosks that provide information about the lives of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz . The kiosks were developed by Columbia University 's Digital Knowledge Ventures and Professor Manning Marable of the university 's African American Studies department . The center also is home to documents related to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz .",
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"text": "Highway to Hell (song) `` Highway to Hell '' is the opening track of AC/DC 's 1979 album Highway to Hell . It was initially released as a single in 1979 . The song was written by Angus Young , Malcolm Young and Bon Scott , with Angus Young credited for writing the guitar riff which became an instant classic . AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly promoting them via a grueling tour schedule , referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell .",
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"text": "Young Aviators Young Aviators are a Scottish rock band based in Glasgow , Scotland . They released their début album Self Help with the label Electric Honey in 2013 .",
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"text": "Satellite Blues `` Satellite Blues '' is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC , released as a single , and appeared on their 2000 album , Stiff Upper Lip . It peaked at No. 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart . This was AC/DC 's last single until the release of 2008 's `` Rock 'N Roll Train '' from Black Ice . In the United States Billboard magazine , it reached No. 7 on their Mainstream Rock chart .",
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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": "Live at Donington (AC/DC album) Live at Donington is the DVD recording of the AC/DC show at Donington Park on 17 August 1991 , and it was the band 's third Monsters of Rock festival . The two-hour show was performed before 72,500 spectators and included real cannons , the Hells Bell , an inflatable Rosie and an inflatable Angus . It was filmed in 35 mm Panavision and had 26 cameras that included one situated inside a helicopter . The DVD includes special features such as stereo and 5.1 surround sound , Iso-cam versions of certain songs for different band members , and audio commentary from Angus and Malcolm Young . Another option allows the viewer to focus on just one member for the length of a song . This option is available for Angus Young on `` Thunderstruck '' , `` Back in Black '' , and `` Highway to Hell '' . The option is offered for Malcolm Young on `` T.N.T. '' , Brian Johnson on `` Whole Lotta Rosie '' and Cliff Williams `` Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap '' . One other feature is a full catalogue discography with audio interview of all international albums . Despite the commercial success of the DVD , many hardcore fans were disappointed that the audio was fixed , with many differences than the original video , though the DVD officially released in Brazil still has original audio . Tracks from Live at Donington on AC/DC Live have the original audio .",
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"text": "Guns for Hire `` Guns for Hire '' is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC , from their album Flick of the Switch , released on 15 August 1983 . Written by band members , Angus Young , Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson , it was also released in August as a single with `` Landslide '' as the B-side . It charted at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart , and No. 84 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 . It also reached No. 19 in Ireland . The track served as the opening song during the band 's performances during the ensuing tour in support of Flick of the Switch , but has never been performed on any other AC/DC tours since . A promotional video was produced for the song , which featured drummer Simon Wright rather than Phil Rudd . Rudd had left the band during the recording of Flick of the Switch and was replaced by Wright before the start of the tour .",
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"text": "Rock Hard `` Rock Hard '' is a single by the Beastie Boys , released by Def Jam Records on 12 '' in 1984 . The song , and the accompanying songs on the 12 '' , feature the band 's first major label rap effort . The track contains samples from the AC/DC song `` Back in Black '' , which was used without obtaining legal permission - thereby causing the record to be promptly withdrawn . Later , when the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation , Beastie Boys Anthology : The Sounds of Science , AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used . Mike D spoke to AC/DC 's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample , and later said that `` AC/DC could not get with the sample concept . They were just like , ` Nothing against you guys , but we just do n't endorse sampling . ' '' Ad-Rock then added `` So we told them that we do n't endorse people playing guitars . '' The cover design is also famous for now being the official Def Jam records logo for vinyl releases ; to this day , vinyl singles released by Def Jam have this design . Long removed from print , it was considered a rare collector 's item until Def Jam reissued the single in Europe in 2007 .",
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"text": "Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman `` Phil '' Rudd ( born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis , 19 May 1954 ) is an Australian drummer , best known for his membership in Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1975 through 1983 , and again from 1994 to 2015 . Upon the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC , Rudd became the only Australian-born member of the band . In 2003 , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of AC/DC . Due to ongoing legal problems in New Zealand , Rudd was unable to join the band for the 2015 Rock or Bust tour and was replaced by Chris Slade .",
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"text": "Eddie Perez (guitarist) Edward Anthony Perez ( born June 26 , 1968 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American guitarist and singer . He currently tours and records with The Mavericks after a long time of being on tour with Dwight Yoakam . Perez joined the Grammy award-winning , multi-platinum band The Mavericks as a member in 2003 . He has also played with other notable artists such as James Intveld , Connie Smith , Jim Lauderdale , Miranda Lambert , Lee Ann Womack , Gary Allan and Kim Richey . In addition to his work with The Mavericks , he has worked with Mavericks ' lead singer , Raul Malo , on his solo projects , including the Peter Asher-produced record , You 're Only Lonely . He can be seen on the DVDs The Mavericks - Live in Austin , Texas , as well as the DVD Return to Sin City : A Tribute to Gram Parsons . He also appears in CMT 's 100 Greatest Love Songs and CMT 's 100 Greatest Duets . Born in Los Angeles , Perez grew up listening to rock guitarists of the 1970s and 1980s . `` My heroes were Jimmy Page , Jeff Beck , Van Halen and Ace Frehley , '' Perez told the Pittsburgh City Paper in June 2016 . `` Everything a big-eyed boy would find fascinating about rock 'n' roll , that was me . I was 12 years old and my father took me to see ZZ Top and it blew my mind . I was never the same after that . '' Perez began playing in bands at the age of 13 and discovered Honky Tonk music when he first heard `` Guitars and Cadillacs '' by Dwight Yoakam , with whom he would later perform . `` Hearing that really turned me around and it gave me a focus . From then on I started to learn everything I could about that music . But then I also had that rock 'n' roll background , too . '' In 2003 , Perez replaced Nick Kane in the Mavericks , just a short time before the band broke up . A consummate showman , Perez is known for his flair on stage both in his dress and in his stage movements . `` You would n't think that an influence of Jimmy Page or Angus Young of AC/DC would fit into the Mavericks , but somehow it does , '' Perez says of his stage presence . `` When I 'm on stage , I show up to give a performance because that 's what I would want to see . You dig what I 'm saying ? I 'm not so much thinking it as much as I 'm feeling it . I try to get to the most real , honest place that I can within each song . What I 'm doing on stage is a visual to what that sound feels like to me . ''",
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"text": "Rock or Bust Rock or Bust is a studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It is their fifteenth internationally released studio album and the sixteenth to be released in Australia . It is the shortest studio album ever released by the band ; at approximately 35 minutes , it is two minutes shorter than their previous shortest album , Flick of the Switch , which was released in 1983 . Rock or Bust also was the group 's first album without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young , who had retired from the band in 2014 due to health concerns , although he co-wrote every track on the album . Bass guitarist Cliff Williams has also retired since Rock or Bust was released , drummer Phil Rudd was unable to participate in the supporting tour after being sentenced to house arrest , and vocalist Brian Johnson was forced to exit the band after the fifth leg of the album 's supporting tour as a result of hearing loss . The group released the debut single from the album , titled `` Play Ball '' , on 7 October 2014 . The song has been a commercial success , reaching the top 40 charts in various countries such as Spain ( at number 28 ) , France ( at number 39 ) or Switzerland ( at number 19 ) . Rock or Bust peaked at # 1 in 12 countries , including Australia , Canada , Germany and Sweden . It reached the top 5 in a further 12 countries , including New Zealand , the United Kingdom , the United States and Italy .",
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"text": "Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton ( born August 18 , 1969 ) is an American actor , filmmaker and activist . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films Primal Fear ( 1996 ) , American History X ( 1998 ) and Birdman ( 2014 ) . He also starred in other roles , such as Everyone Says I Love You ( 1996 ) , The People vs. Larry Flynt ( 1996 ) , Fight Club ( 1999 ) , Red Dragon ( 2002 ) , 25th Hour ( 2002 ) , Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ) , The Illusionist ( 2006 ) , Moonrise Kingdom ( 2012 ) , The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) and Sausage Party ( 2016 ) . He has also directed and co-written films , including his directorial debut , Keeping the Faith ( 2000 ) . He has done uncredited work on the scripts for The Score ( 2001 ) , Frida ( 2002 ) , and The Incredible Hulk ( 2008 ) . Alongside his work in cinema , Norton is an environmental and social activist , and is a member of the board of trustees of Enterprise Community Partners , a non-profit organization for developing affordable housing founded by his grandfather James Rouse . Norton is president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust . He ran in the 2009 New York City Marathon to raise money for the Trust . He also raises money for charity through Crowdrise , a social networking community for volunteers and a micro-donations fundraising platform . In July 2010 , Norton was designated as the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . On July 2 , 2014 , Norton was elected chairman of the board of trustees to Signature Theatre , a not-for-profit theater company in New York . Norton has been on Signature 's board since 1996 and served as the co-chair of the Capital Campaign during the building of the Pershing Square Signature Center .",
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"text": "Owd Bob Owd Bob : The Grey Dog of Kenmuir , also titled Bob , Son of Battle for US editions , is a children 's book by English author Alfred Ollivant . It was published in 1898 and became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States , though most of the dialogue in the book was written in the Cumbrian dialect . The name `` Owd Bob '' is a rendering of the phrase `` Old Bob '' in a dialect style .",
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"text": "Ted Walker Edward Joseph ( Ted ) Walker FRSL ( 28 November 1934 -- 19 March 2004 ) was a prize-winning English poet , short story writer , travel writer , TV and radio dramatist and broadcaster .",
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"text": "Alex Norton Alexander Hugh `` Alex '' Norton ( born 27 January 1950 ) is a Scottish television , film and voice actor . He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart , Eric Baird in BBC Two Sitcom Two Doors Down , DCS Wallace in Extremely Dangerous , Gerald Finlay in Waterloo Road and Eddie in the Renford Rejects . He has also had roles in internationally successful films including Braveheart , Local Hero and Les Misérables .",
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"text": "The Digging-est Dog The Digging-Est Dog is a children 's book authored by Al Perkins and illustrated by Eric Gurney . The book was first published on August 12 , 1967 as part of the Dr. Seuss Beginner Books series .",
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"text": "Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories , is a collection of short stories by Joe R. Lansdale , first published in 2004 in a limited edition by Subterranean Press . It was reissued in paperback in 2006 by Golden Gryphon Press . Both Subterranean Press editions have long sold out . It contains : `` Mad Dog Summer '' ( won a Bram Stoker Award and was originally published in 999 : New Stories of Horror & Suspense , ed Al Sarrantonio ) ( 1999 ) `` The Mule Rustlers '' ( originally published in The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology , ed . Freed and Malloy ) ( 2001 ) `` O'Reta : Snapshot Memories '' ( originally published in Mothers and Sons , ed . Jill Morgan ) ( 2000 ) `` Rainy Weather '' ( it won a Bram Stoker Award , and was a shorter version of what became The Big Blow ; originally published in Cemetery Dance # 30 ) ( 1998 ) `` Screwup '' ( co-written by Karen Lansdale ; originally published in Till Death Do Us Part , ed . Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg ) ( 1999 ) `` The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down '' ( originally published in The Long Ones ) ( 2000 ) `` Veil 's Visit '' ( a Hap and Leonard short story co-written with Andrew Vachss ) ( originally published in Veil 's Visit : A Taste of Hap and Leonard ) ( 2001 ) `` Way Down There '' ( first publication ) An early , extremely limited pressing had the script for the graphic novel Red Range , as well as the other Hap and Leonard story `` Death by Chili '' .",
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"text": "Sleeping Dogs (film) Sleeping Dogs is a 1977 film based on the book Smith 's Dream by C. K. Stead , and is the first feature film by director Roger Donaldson . Featuring Sam Neill , Clyde Scott and Warren Oates it is notable for being the first feature-length 35 mm film produced entirely in New Zealand . A political thriller with action film elements , it follows the lead character `` Smith '' ( Neill ) as New Zealand plunges into a police state as a fascist government institutes martial law after industrial disputes flare into violence . Smith gets caught between the special police and a growing resistance movement and reluctantly becomes involved .",
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"text": "Vulnerable Native Breeds thumb | right | There were only 37 Skye Terrier puppies registered with the Kennel Club in 2010 Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland , and identified by The Kennel Club ( KC ) as having annual registration numbers of 300 puppies or fewer . The need for such a list was first identified in June 2003 , with research conducted by the KC to identify the extent of the vulnerability and viability of each breed . It was a joint project , with the KC working with the British and Irish Native Breeds Trust , later to be known simply as the Native Dog Breeds Trust . The breeds on the list have been promoted at events such as Discover Dogs and Crufts , and by asking that owners of these breeds mate their dogs rather than having them spayed . The majority of the list come from the Terrier Group , a group mostly derived from breeds with backgrounds in the British Isles . The most marked drop in popularity is that of the Sealyham Terrier which registered 1,084 breeds in 1938 , but by 2004 was registering only sixty dogs a year . In October 2011 , British magazine Country Life highlighted the breed on its front cover , with the heading `` SOS : Save our Sealyhams '' , and launched a campaign to save the breed . The Otterhound , popular during the time of Henry VIII , has numbers of less than a thousand world wide and is described by the British & Irish Dog Breeds Preservation Trust as `` twice as rare as the Giant Panda '' . The list was originally compiled in January 2006 , and included 28 breeds . Later in 2006 , the Miniature Bull Terrier was added . In 2007 , after consultation with the breed clubs involved , the Bloodhound , Gordon Setter and King Charles Spaniel were re-classed as `` Viable '' rather than vulnerable . The English Setter is the newest addition to the list , having been added for the first time in 2012 . However , during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314 , so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club 's ` At Watch ' list , which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450 . Breeds on the ` At Watch ' list included in 2013 the English Setter , the Old English Sheepdog , the Irish Terrier , the Irish Wolfhound , the Welsh Springer Spaniel , the Pembroke Welsh Corgi , and the Welsh Terrier .",
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"text": "The Adventure of Silver Blaze `` Silver Blaze '' , one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , is one of 12 in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes . Doyle ranked `` Silver Blaze '' 13th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories . One of the most popular Sherlock Holmes short stories , `` Silver Blaze '' focuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse ( a famous winner ) on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer . The tale is distinguished by its atmospheric Dartmoor setting and late-Victorian sporting milieu . It also features some of Conan Doyle 's most effective plotting , hinging on the `` curious incident of the dog in the night-time : '' Gregory ( Scotland Yard detective ) : `` Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention ? '' Holmes : `` To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time . '' Gregory : `` The dog did nothing in the night-time . '' Holmes : `` That was the curious incident . ''",
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"text": "Dog Eat Dog (2001 film) Dog Eat Dog is a 2001 British sex comedy film , directed by Moody Shoaibi and written by Moody Shoaibi and Mark Tonderai .",
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"text": "Edward the King Edward the King may refer to : Edward the King ( play ) , a play by David Brendan Hopes Edward the Seventh , also known as Edward the King , a 1975 television drama series",
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"text": "Edward Kay (writer) Edward Kay is a Toronto-based screenwriter , story editor and novelist with a background in both live-action and animated television comedy , as well as print journalism . Kay spent four years as a writer and producer on the political satire , This Hour Has 22 Minutes , before becoming supervising producer of The Itch , a comedy series starring Jason Jones formerly of The Daily Show , and Jessica Holmes . Kay then co-created the animated children 's series , Ollie 's Under-the-Bed Adventures ( later known as Olliver 's Adventures ) and wrote the pilot episode , which won a Gemini Award for Best Animated Program . He has written numerous episodes of Atomic Betty , a television series broadcast in more than 100 countries . With Sean Scott , he is the co-creator of Jimmy Two-Shoes , an animated comedy series that in December 2007 , was put into production by broadcasters Disney XD and Teletoon . He is the co-creator of Finding Stuff Out , a comedy-inflected science show that airs on TVO and Knowledge Network . Kay 's first novel , a YA sc-fi comedy entitled STAR Academy was released September 15 , 2009 by Random House/Doubleday . The sequel , Dark Secrets , was released on September 13 , 2011 . He subsequently was commissioned by Scholastic Books to write an historical novel about the Battle of the Atlantic , entitled `` Sink and Destroy '' . His latest novel is a thriller entitled `` At Rope 's End '' , which will be released by New York City based publisher Crooked Lane in January , 2017 . Kay 's writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes has garnered him three Gemini Awards , a Canadian Comedy Award , and a Canadian Screenwriting Award . For his work in print journalism he has received two Canadian National Magazine Award Honourable Mentions .",
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"text": "John Norton John Norton may refer to :",
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"text": "The Norton Anthology of American Literature The Norton Anthology of American Literature is a compendium of various works by authors of specifically American birth or naturalization , ranging from short poems , pamphlets , and novellas to longer entries such as entire novels and philosophical pieces . This collection proceeded from a series of other anthologies including English Literature and Poetry . It was first published in 1979 by W. W. Norton & Company and is notable for the series ' 2003 Shorter Sixth Edition . Category : American anthologies Category : W. W. Norton & Company books Category : Publications established in 1979",
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"text": "Gil Norton Gil Norton ( born in Liverpool ) is an English record producer known for his work with Alternative rock bands such as Pixies , Echo & the Bunnymen , Foo Fighters , Tribe , Jimmy Eat World , Dashboard Confessional , Feeder , The Distillers , Maxïmo Park , Counting Crows , Terrorvision , The Triffids , Del Amitri , James , The Feelers , The Beekeepers , Twin Atlantic , General Fiasco and Span . In 2001 , he began to work with The Strokes on their debut album Is This It , but he was replaced by Gordon Raphael .",
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"text": "The Dogs of War (film) The Dogs of War is a 1980 war film based upon the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth . Largely filmed in Belize , it was directed by John Irvin and starred Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger . In it a small mercenary unit of soldiers is privately hired to depose the president of a fictional African country so that a British tycoon can gain access to a platinum deposit . The title is based on a phrase from William Shakespeare 's play Julius Caesar : `` Cry , ` Havoc ! ' , and let slip the dogs of war . ''",
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"text": "Edward P. Jones Edward Paul Jones ( born October 5 , 1950 ) is an American novelist and short story writer . His 2003 novel The Known World received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award .",
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"text": "Alpha (The X-Files) `` Alpha '' is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files . It premiered on the Fox network on March 28 , 1999 in the United States . The episode was written by Jeffrey Bell , and directed by Peter Markle . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . `` Alpha '' earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.1 , being watched by 17.7 million people in its initial broadcast . The episode received mostly negative reviews from critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Mulder and Scully investigate several killings blamed on an Asian dog called the Wanshang Dhole , thought to be extinct . Mulder and Scully join an obstinate Sheriff , a seemingly eccentric hunter , and a reclusive canine expert to find it . However , there is more mystery to the expert than meets the eye . `` Alpha '' was based on a single motif -- `` Scary dogs in the City '' -- written by Jeffrey Bell onto a notecard . The episode went through several drafts before being readied right before filming began . Several of the scenes featuring the Chinese freighter were created either through digital technology or through the combination of matte paintings and actual filmed footage .",
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"text": "The Borrowers Avenged The Borrowers Avenged is a children 's fantasy novel by Mary Norton , published in 1982 by Viking Kestrel in the UK and Harcourt in the US . It was the last of five books in a series that is usually called The Borrowers , inaugurated by The Borrowers in 1952 . The Borrowers Avenged was written more than 20 years after its predecessor The Borrowers Aloft ( 1961 ) . It is about twice as long as the others at nearly 300 pages ; the 1966 British omnibus edition of four novels was only 699 pages . Pauline Baynes succeeded Diana L. Stanley as illustrator in the U.K. while Beth and Joe Krush continued as U.S. illustrators . The book received a positive reception by critics . New York magazine called it a `` well-drawn portrait ... wittily told '' while Country Life called it `` a modern classic in the making '' .",
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"text": "Norton, Gloucestershire Norton is a civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire .",
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"text": "Edward Dick Edward Dick is a British theatre director .",
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"text": "Earth Earth ( from Eorðe -LSB- Γαῖα , Gaia -RSB- Terra ) , otherwise known as the World or the Globe , is the third planet from the Sun and the only object in the Universe known to harbor life . It is the densest planet in the Solar System and the largest of the four terrestrial planets . According to radiometric dating and other sources of evidence , Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago . Earth 's gravity interacts with other objects in space , especially the Sun and the Moon , Earth 's only natural satellite . During one orbit around the Sun , Earth rotates about its axis over 365 times ; thus , an Earth year is about 365.26 days long . Earth 's axis of rotation is tilted , producing seasonal variations on the planet 's surface . The gravitational interaction between the Earth and Moon causes ocean tides , stabilizes the Earth 's orientation on its axis , and gradually slows its rotation . Earth 's lithosphere is divided into several rigid tectonic plates that migrate across the surface over periods of many millions of years . About 71 % of Earth 's surface is covered with water , mostly by its oceans . The remaining 29 % is land consisting of continents and islands that together have many lakes , rivers and other sources of water that contribute to the hydrosphere . The majority of Earth 's polar regions are covered in ice , including the Antarctic ice sheet and the sea ice of the Arctic ice pack . Earth 's interior remains active with a solid iron inner core , a liquid outer core that generates the Earth 's magnetic field , and a convecting mantle that drives plate tectonics . Within the first billion years of Earth 's history , life appeared in the oceans and began to affect the Earth 's atmosphere and surface , leading to the proliferation of aerobic and anaerobic organisms . Some geological evidence indicates that life may have arisen as much as 4.1 billion years ago . Since then , the combination of Earth 's distance from the Sun , physical properties , and geological history have allowed life to evolve and thrive . In the history of the Earth , biodiversity has gone through long periods of expansion , occasionally punctuated by mass extinction events . Over 99 % of all species that ever lived on Earth are extinct . Estimates of the number of species on Earth today vary widely ; most species have not been described . Over 7.4 billion humans live on Earth and depend on its biosphere and minerals for their survival . Humans have developed diverse societies and cultures ; politically , the world has about 200 sovereign states .",
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"text": "Key Biodiversity Area The Key Biodiversity Areas ( KBA ) approach helps to identify and designate areas of international importance in terms of biodiversity conservation using globally standardised criteria . KBAs extend the Important Bird Area ( IBA ) concept to other taxonomic groups and are now being identified in many parts of the world , by a range of organisations . Examples include Important Plant Areas ( IPAs ) , Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas ( EBSAs ) in the High Seas , Alliance for Zero Extinction ( AZE ) sites , Prime Butterfly Areas , Important Mammal Areas and Important Sites for Freshwater Biodiversity , with prototype criteria developed for freshwater molluscs and fish and for marine systems . The determination of KBAs often brings sites onto the conservation agenda that had n't previously been identified as needing protection due to the nature of the two non-exclusive criteria used to determine them ; vulnerability ; and irreplaceability",
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"text": "Animat Animat ( third-person indicative present of the Latin verb animō ) , meaning to `` animate , give or bring life '' . Animats are artificial animals , a contraction of animal-materials . The term includes physical robots and virtual simulations . Animat research , a subset of Artificial Life studies , has become rather popular since Rodney Brooks ' seminal paper `` Intelligence without representation '' . The word was coined by S.W. Wilson in 1985 , in `` Knowledge growth in an artificial animal '' , published in the first Proceedings of an International Conference on Genetic Algorithms and Their Applications . An example using the Animat model as proposed by Wilson is discussed at some length in chapter 9 of Stan Franklin 's book , Artificial Minds . In this implementation , the animat is capable of independent learning about its environment through application and evolution of pattern-matching rules called `` taxons '' . In 2001 Thomas DeMarse performed studies on ` Neurally controlled animat ' . Every two years , the Society of Adaptive Behaviour meets and produces a proceedings on this topic . They also have a journal , Adaptive Behavior . Alan H Goldstein has proposed that , because nanobiotechnology is in the process of creating real animal-materials , speculative use of this term should be discouraged and its application become purely phenomenological . Based on the Animat Test ( contained in the reference `` I , Nanobot . '' ) any nonbiological material or entity that exhibits the minimum set of behaviors that define a life form is , de facto , an Animat . Goldstein 's basic premise is that in the age of nanobiotechnology it is necessary to follow the chemistry and molecular engineering rather than watching for the emergence of some pre-conceived minimum level of ` intelligence ' such as an artificial neural network capable of adaptive phenomena . Goldstein has cautioned that there is a serious disconnect between the fields of nanobiotechnology and A-life based on profound differences in scientific training , experimental systems , and the different sets of terminology ( jargon ) these two fields have produced . Nanobiotechnologists ( really molecular engineers who work with both biological and nonbiological molecules ) are generally not concerned with complex systems per se ; even when they are building molecular interconnects between such systems , e.g. neuroelectronic splices . A-Life researchers mainly take a systems-level approach . The enormous transformative power of novel molecular engineering has the potential to create Animats , true nonbiological life forms , whose relatively simple behavior would not fit into most standard A-Life paradigms . As a result , Goldstein argues , the first Animats may come into being completely unrecognized by either scientific community .",
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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": "Biodiversity of Borneo The Borneo is located in Sunda Shelf which is an extensive region in Southeast Asia of immense importance in terms of biodiversity , biogeography and phylogeography of fauna and flora that had attracted AR Wallace and biologists all over the world . The previous climatic oscillation and sea level changes leading to contraction and expansion of the tropical rain contributed to the extinction and genetic divergence of species in the region . Harrison ( 1958 ) was the first to discover of intermittent human habitation about 49,000 years ago in the Niah Cave National Park . Baker et al. ( 2007 ) unraveled the complexities of the late Pleistocene to Holocene habitation of the Niah Cave . Flenley ( 1998 ) and Bird et al. ( 2005 ) suggested of a continuous savanna habitat with from the Asian mainland into Borneo and interrupted by a network of ancient Sunda River system . Dodson et al. ( 1995 ) postulated that the biogeographical history of Southeast Asia contributed to extensive admixture during Pleistocene low sea levels of genetic groups of an obligate freshwater fish ( the river catfish , Hemibagrus nemurus ) isolated during periods of high sea levels . During Pleistocene glacial maxima , the sea level was lower than at present and the islands of the Sunda shelf ( Sumatra , Borneo and Java ) and the Asian mainland were connected by lowlands traversed by rivers . Thus , the fish from Baram , Endau and Mekong rivers were genetically related . Piper et al. ( 2008 ) identified 27 mammal , 11 bird and eight reptile taxa recovered from the Terminal Pleistocene deposits at Niah Cave . Some of these animals are extinct and extent in distribution in Borneo . Other biologists suggested Pleistocene refugia found in Borneo to explain for the gene flow and genetic divergent of certain species .",
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"text": "Conservation in Australia Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy . Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world , with a large portion of species endemic to Australia . Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations . Animal habitats like reefs and forests must be preserved in order to preserve population and diversity of animal species . Conservation is vital for future study and for field research to be taken , and because biological richness is an unmeasurable aesthetic that may be developed into commercial recreational attractions . According to Janine Benyus , the potential for advances in biomimicry in Australia are great because the extreme weather and conditions found here provide an excellent evolutionary incubator . Research on natural processes can only occur if habitat is preserved and organisms continue to thrive . Federal and State governments manage protected areas and national parks ; a number of non-governmental organizations are also involved in conservation .",
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"text": "Urban biosphere reserve An urban biosphere reserve is an attempt to apply the biosphere reserve concept to urban areas by the MAB Programme of UNESCO . Through urban planning and ecosystem management , an urban biosphere reserve is expected to support sustainable development and conservation . Brighton and Hove is bidding to become the world 's first urban biosphere reserve . The need for urban biosphere reserves has arisen as the number of people living in the world 's cities has reached three billion , nearly half of the total population . By 2050 two-thirds of the total population will be living in the cities . The rapid expansion of the cities and of their populations pose a challenge for a viable global environment . Although some of the existing biosphere reserves include cities and towns , entirely urban-oriented biosphere reserves have yet to be included in the list .",
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"text": "Important ecological areas Important ecological areas ( IEAs ) are habitat areas which , either by themselves or in a network , contribute significantly to an ecosystem 's productivity , biodiversity , and resilience . Appropriate management of key ecological features delineates the management boundaries of an IEA . The identification and protection of IEAs is an element of an ecosystem-based management approach . Important ecological areas may have varying levels of management of extractive activities , from monitoring up to and including marine reserve . IEAs have management measures tailored to the ecological features within the area with consideration of socioeconomic factors . Whereas marine reserves generally have a fixed management policy of no extraction or ` no-take ' . Nonetheless , a marine reserve may be the appropriate management policy for an IEA . The identification and management of IEAs is a form of ocean zoning . In the event that there are a series of linked IEAs within a large marine ecosystem , a collective action to manage the network , such as a marine sanctuary or national monument , may be warranted . Examples are tropical rainforests , oceans , forests , etc. .",
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"text": "Microorganism A microorganism or microbe is a microscopic organism , which may be single-celled or multicellular . The study of microorganisms is called microbiology , a subject that began with the discovery of microorganisms in the 1670s by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek . Robert Hooke coined the term `` cell '' after viewing plant cells under his microscope . Later , in the 19th century , Louis Pasteur found that microorganisms caused food spoilage , debunking the theory of spontaneous generation . In 1876 Robert Koch discovered that microorganisms cause diseases . Microorganisms are very diverse and include all bacteria , archaea and most protozoa . This group also contains some fungi , algae , and some micro-animals such as rotifers . Many macroscopic animals and plants have microscopic juvenile stages . Some microbiologists classify viruses and viroids as microorganisms , but others consider these as nonliving . In July 2016 , scientists identified a set of 355 genes from the last universal common ancestor of all life , including microorganisms , living on Earth . Microorganisms live in every part of the biosphere , including soil , hot springs , inside rocks at least 12 mi deep underground , the deepest parts of the ocean , and at least 40 mi high in the atmosphere . Microorganisms , under certain test conditions , have been observed to thrive in the vacuum of outer space . Microorganisms likely far outweigh all other living things combined . The mass of prokaryote microorganisms including the bacteria and archaea may be as much as 0.8 trillion tons of carbon , out of the total biomass of between 1 and 4 trillion tons . Microorganisms appear to thrive in the Mariana Trench , the deepest spot in the Earth 's oceans . Other researchers reported related studies that microorganisms thrive inside rocks up to 580 m below the sea floor under 2590 m of ocean off the coast of the northwestern United States , as well as 2400 m beneath the seabed off Japan . In August 2014 , scientists confirmed the existence of microorganisms living 800 m below the ice of Antarctica . According to one researcher , `` You can find microbes everywhere -- they 're extremely adaptable to conditions , and survive wherever they are . '' Microorganisms are crucial to nutrient recycling in ecosystems as they act as decomposers . As some microorganisms can fix nitrogen , they are a vital part of the nitrogen cycle , and recent studies indicate that airborne microorganisms may play a role in precipitation and weather . Microorganisms are also exploited in biotechnology , both in traditional food and beverage preparation , and in modern technologies based on genetic engineering . A small proportion of microorganisms are pathogenic , causing disease and even death in plants and animals .",
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"text": "Ecological self Ecological self is central to the school of Experiential Deep Ecology , which , based on the work of Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss , argues that through the process of self-actualisation , one transcends the nations of the individuated `` egoic '' self and arrives at a position of an ecological self . So long as one is working within the narrower concept of self , Næss argues , environmentally responsible behaviour is a form of altruism , a `` doing good for the other '' , which historically has been a precarious ethical basis , usually involved in exhorting others to `` be good '' . Næss argues that in his Ecosophy , the enlargement of the ego-self to the eco-self results in environmentally responsible behaviour as a form of self-interest . Warwick Fox argued that Næss 's philosophy was based upon a variety of `` transpersonal ecology '' in which self-interest was firmly embedded within the interest of the ecommunity ecosphere of which the self was eternally embedded As deep ecologist John Seed has stated , `` Deep ecology critiques the idea that we are the crown of creation , the measure of all being : that the world is a pyramid with humanity rightly on top , merely a resource , and that nature has instrumental value only '' . The concept of the Ecological Self goes beyond anthropocentrism , which , by contrast locates human concerns as the exclusive source of all value . It draws upon the Land Ethic of Aldo Leopold . Leopold argued that within conventional ethics , the land itself was considered only as property , occupying a role analogous to slavery in earlier societies that permitted the ownership of people . By comparison a land ethic enlarges the boundary of moral concern to include `` soils , waters , plants , and animals , or collectively : the land '' . The basis of such a non-anthropocentric ethic , according to Leopold was that `` A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity , stability , and beauty of the biotic community . It is wrong when it tends otherwise . '' Like Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme , ecological philosopher Freya Mathews argues that in considering the ecological self , we need to look beyond the present to the `` deep time '' of ages past , in the evolution of life and the creation of the cosmos , in order to consider the real roots of human consciousness . Experiential deep ecologist Joanna Macy speaks of the Ecological Self in her book `` World as Lover , World as Self '' , and uses the concept in her work on `` Deep Time '' .",
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"text": "Water resources Water resources are sources of water that are potentially useful . Uses of water include agricultural , industrial , household , recreational and environmental activities . The majority of human uses require fresh water . 97 % of the water on the Earth is salt water and only three percent is fresh water ; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps . The remaining unfrozen freshwater is found mainly as groundwater , with only a small fraction present above ground or in the air . Fresh water is a renewable resource , yet the world 's supply of groundwater is steadily decreasing , with depletion occurring most prominently in Asia , South America and North America , although it is still unclear how much natural renewal balances this usage , and whether ecosystems are threatened . The framework for allocating water resources to water users ( where such a framework exists ) is known as water rights .",
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"text": "Modern Mars habitability One of the central questions of modern Astrobiology is whether there is , or ever has been life on Mars . Mars probably had oceans in the past , and it definitely had lakes and a thicker atmosphere . Modern Mars has become cold , dry , and almost uninhabitable , yet , if life did ever arise on Mars , some hardy microbes and perhaps even multicellular life might survive there right through to the present . The only missions to search for life on Mars , the two Viking missions , returned results that were inconclusive . However the instruments were not designed to cope with the unusual conditions which Viking discovered on Mars , which may have confused the results of the experiments . Also , they did n't know enough about Mars at that time to target the regions we now think are most likely to have present day life . Life would meet many challenges on present day Mars . Liquid water boils at 0 ° C , over much of its surface . Even at the depths of the Hellas basin , any water is close to its boiling point of 10 ° C and will dry out quickly . Ice also evaporates into the atmosphere over geological timescales - and most of the equatorial regions are thought to be dry to depths of tens of meters . As its axial tilt varies , Mars atmosphere is sometimes thicker , and liquid water may then form on the surface - but any dormant life in the top few meters of soil would be destroyed over periods of millions of years by cosmic radiation . However , in 2008 , droplets were observed on the landing legs of Phoenix . Sadly , there was no way to analyse them , but the leading hypothesis is that they were droplets of salty water . Phoenix also made isotopic measurements which show that the Mars atmosphere has exchanged oxygen molecules with liquid on the surface in the recent geological past . This could indicate either recent episodic occurrences of liquid water ( for instance after a meteorite strike ) or water present every year , in contact with the atmosphere . We now know of many seasonal changes in the surface of Mars which are only visible in high resolution photographs . Most of these are now thought to be caused by dry ice or wind effects . However , the `` Recurrent slope lineae '' , and some of the `` flow like features '' form in conditions that suggest the occasional presence of small quantities of water on Mars . The evidence of flowing brines in the RSLs is strong , though it 's not known if they are habitable . Curiosity has also found indirect evidence of a brine layer 15 cm below the sands that it drives over , though most scientists think that this layer is not habitable for Earth life . Recent Mars surface simulations by Nilton Renno and his team have shown that small droplets of water can form on salt / ice interfaces for a few hours per day almost anywhere on the surface of Mars , and this may explain the Phoenix leg droplets observations . In a separate development , research by the German aerospace company DLR in Mars simulation chambers and on the ISS show that some Earth life can survive simulated Mars surface conditions without any water at all , and photosynthesize and metabolize , slowly . It can do this using the high relative humidity of the Mars atmosphere at night . All of this work was done after the Phoenix discoveries in 2008 . Other potential habitats include lakes formed in the higher latitudes after cometary or meteorite impacts , or as a result of volcanism . Covered by ice , these may remain liquid for centuries , or up to a few thousand years for the largest impacts . The planet may also have underground trapped layers of water heated by geothermal hotspots . Also there are suggestions that Mars may have a deep hydrosphere , a liquid layer below its cryosphere , a few kilometers below the surface . Deep rock habitats on Earth are inhabited by life so if this layer exists , it may also be habitable on Mars . The main questions are Do these potential habitats exist ? Are they habitable ? For instance , liquid water , if present , could be too cold , or too salty for Earth life Are they in fact inhabited by any forms of life ? As Mars is so inhospitable , life might not be able to spread to new habitats easily . So there might be life in some of the habitats and not in others . Or life on Mars may have gone extinct , or never evolved at all , in which case none of the habitats would be inhabited . These discoveries have renewed interest in this topic , with many astrobiologists saying that they think present day Mars may be more habitable than previously thought . The first conference on the Present Day Habitability of Mars was held in 2013 in UCLA . The 2017 conference session on Modern Mars Habitability will run from April 24 -- 28 in Mesa , Arizona",
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"text": "Supercontinent In geology , a supercontinent is the assembly of most or all of Earth 's continental blocks or cratons to form a single large landmass . However , the definition of a supercontinent can be ambiguous . Many earth scientists use the term `` supercontinent '' to mean `` a clustering of nearly all continents '' . This definition leaves room for interpretation when labeling a continental body and is easier to apply to Precambrian times . Using the first definition provided here , Gondwana is not considered a supercontinent , because the landmasses of Baltica , Laurentia and Siberia also existed at the same time but physically separate from each other . The landmass of Pangaea is the collective name describing all of these continental masses when they were most recently in proximity to one another . This would classify Pangaea as a supercontinent . According to the modern definitions , a supercontinent does not exist today . Supercontinents have assembled and dispersed multiple times in the geologic past ( see table ) . The positions of continents have been accurately determined back to the early Jurassic . However , beyond , continental positions are much less certain .",
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"text": "Habitat A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal , plant , or other type of organism . The term typically refers to the zone in which the organism lives and where it can find food , shelter , protection and mates for reproduction . It is the natural environment in which an organism lives , or the physical environment that surrounds a species population . A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil , moisture , range of temperature , and light intensity as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence or absence of predators . Every organism has certain habitat needs for the conditions in which it will thrive , but some are tolerant of wide variations while others are very specific in their requirements . A habitat is not necessarily a geographical area , it can be the interior of a stem , a rotten log , a rock or a clump of moss , and for a parasitic organism it is the body of its host , part of the host 's body such as the digestive tract , or a single cell within the host 's body . Habitat types include polar , temperate , subtropical and tropical . The terrestrial vegetation type may be forest , steppe , grassland , semi-arid or desert . Fresh water habitats include marshes , streams , rivers , lakes , ponds and estuaries , and marine habitats include salt marshes , the coast , the intertidal zone , reefs , bays , the open sea , the sea bed , deep water and submarine vents . Habitats change over time . This may be due to a violent event such as the eruption of a volcano , an earthquake , a tsunami , a wildfire or a change in oceanic currents ; or the change may be more gradual over millennia with alterations in the climate , as ice sheets and glaciers advance and retreat , and as different weather patterns bring changes of precipitation and solar radiation . Other changes come as a direct result of human activities ; deforestation , the ploughing of ancient grasslands , the diversion and damming of rivers , the draining of marshland and the dredging of the seabed . The introduction of alien species can have a devastating effect on native wildlife , through increased predation , through competition for resources or through the introduction of pests and diseases to which the native species have no immunity .",
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"text": "Environmental science Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical , biological and information sciences ( including ecology , biology , physics , chemistry , zoology , mineralogy , oceanology , limnology , soil science , geology , atmospheric science , and geodesy ) to the study of the environment , and the solution of environmental problems . Environmental science emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment . Today it provides an integrated , quantitative , and interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental systems . Related areas of study include environmental studies and environmental engineering . Environmental studies incorporates more of the social sciences for understanding human relationships , perceptions and policies towards the environment . Environmental engineering focuses on design and technology for improving environmental quality in every aspect . Environmental scientists work on subjects like the understanding of earth processes , evaluating alternative energy systems , pollution control and mitigation , natural resource management , and the effects of global climate change . Environmental issues almost always include an interaction of physical , chemical , and biological processes . Environmental scientists bring a systems approach to the analysis of environmental problems . Key elements of an effective environmental scientist include the ability to relate space , and time relationships as well as quantitative analysis . Environmental science came alive as a substantive , active field of scientific investigation in the 1960s and 1970s driven by ( a ) the need for a multi-disciplinary approach to analyze complex environmental problems , ( b ) the arrival of substantive environmental laws requiring specific environmental protocols of investigation and ( c ) the growing public awareness of a need for action in addressing environmental problems . Events that spurred this development included the publication of Rachel Carson 's landmark environmental book Silent Spring along with major environmental issues becoming very public , such as the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill , and the Cuyahoga River of Cleveland , Ohio , `` catching fire '' ( also in 1969 ) , and helped increase the visibility of environmental issues and create this new field of study .",
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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": "Endemism Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location , such as an island , nation , country or other defined zone , or habitat type ; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere . The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution . An alternative term for a species that is endemic is precinctive , which applies to species ( and subspecific categories ) that are restricted to a defined geographical area . The word endemic is from New Latin endēmicus , from Greek ενδήμος , endēmos , `` native '' . Endēmos is formed of en meaning `` in '' , and dēmos meaning `` the people '' . The term , precinctive , has been suggested by some scientists , and was first used in botany by MacCaughey in 1917 . It is the equivalent of `` endemism '' . Precinction was perhaps first used by Frank and McCoy . Precinctive seems to have been coined by David Sharp when describing the Hawaiian fauna in 1900 : `` I use the word precinctive in the sense of ` confined to the area under discussion ' ... ` precinctive forms ' means those forms that are confined to the area specified . '' That definition excludes artificial confinement of examples by humans in far-off botanical gardens or zoological parks .",
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"text": "Natural selection Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype . It is a key mechanism of evolution , the change in heritable traits of a population over time . Charles Darwin popularised the term `` natural selection '' , and compared it with artificial selection . Variation exists within all populations of organisms . This occurs partly because random mutations arise in the genome of an individual organism , and offspring can inherit such mutations . Throughout the lives of the individuals , their genomes interact with their environments to cause variations in traits . The environment of a genome includes the molecular biology in the cell , other cells , other individuals , populations , species , as well as the abiotic environment . Individuals with certain variants of the trait may survive and reproduce more than individuals with other , less successful , variants ; therefore , the population evolves . Factors that affect reproductive success are also important , including sexual selection ( now often included in natural selection ) and fecundity selection . Natural selection acts on the phenotype , or the observable characteristics of an organism , but the genetic ( heritable ) basis of any phenotype that gives a reproductive advantage may become more common in a population . Over time , this process can result in populations that specialise for particular ecological niches ( microevolution ) and may eventually result in speciation ( the emergence of new species , macroevolution ) . In other words , natural selection is a key process in the evolution of a population . Natural selection can be contrasted with artificial selection , in which humans intentionally choose specific traits , whereas in natural selection there is no intentional choice . Natural selection is one of the cornerstones of modern biology . The concept , published by Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in a joint presentation of papers in 1858 , was elaborated in Darwin 's influential 1859 book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection , or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life , which described natural selection as analogous to artificial selection , a process by which animals and plants with traits considered desirable by human breeders are systematically favoured for reproduction . The concept of natural selection originally developed in the absence of a valid theory of heredity ; at the time of Darwin 's writing , science had yet to develop modern theories of genetics . The union of traditional Darwinian evolution with subsequent discoveries in classical genetics formed the modern synthesis of the mid-20th century . The addition of molecular genetics has led to evolutionary developmental biology , which explains evolution at the molecular level . While genotypes can slowly change by random genetic drift , natural selection remains the primary explanation for adaptive evolution .",
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"text": "Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition ( HIC ) is an independent , nonprofit alliance with hundreds of organizations and individuals , which has been working in housing and human settlements for more than 30 years . The Coalition comprises social movements , community-based organizations , support groups and academics . The strength of the Coalition is based on its worldwide membership ( it has members in 117 nations in five continents ) and on the fact that it brings together a range of civil society groups . Dedicated to advocacy and support for the poor , solidarity networking , popular mobilization , debate and analysis , HIC works to unite civil society in a shared commitment to ensuring sustainable habitat and a livable planet for all . Its work focuses on defending and implementing the human rights linked to housing and habitat ; i.e. , land , housing , clean water , sanitation , a healthy environment , access to public goods and services ( e.g. , health , education , transport and recreation ; access to livelihood and social protection , pluralism and the preservation of social , natural , historic and cultural patrimony . Since the ’80 HIC has been developing special capacities seeking gender equality , in a balanced articulation between reflection and action on different issues : the rights ' approach , the right to the city , the social production of habitat , women and habitat and the sustainable habitat . HIC specific work on the right to the city seeks to deepen the analysis and the actions on the proposal of building more just cities worldwide . HIC has been committed since decades in the creation of a theoretical and practical framework for the right to the city . The Coalition articulates and accompanies social movements and organizations in their struggle to achieve the realization of all human rights to ensure the collective well-being of inhabitants ; the democratic management and the social function of the city . HIC is also aware of the global challenges facing worldwide on climate change and food sovereignty and the obvious impacts on the cities : the Coalition works on broaden exchanges between urban and rural movements . HIC 'S work on social production of habitat seeks to derive practical lessons from the compilation , exchange and analysis of `` people 's processes '' in initiating , designing , building and maintaining local environments . These experiences , which build upon local social resources and demonstrate local social reliance and ingenuity , generate and promote methods and strategies that then can be shared and replicated across regions . Each region has given rise to diverse and specific examples of struggles and efforts that emphasize distinct circumstances and priorities to construct people-centred livelihoods . In order to strengthen people 's process for access and provision of land and shelter , lessons learned to date show a need to : understand what sustains the people 's process on land , housing and habitat/settlements development , in urban and rural areas , understand what are the forces , both external and internal , that strengthen or weaken peoples ' processes , including political and economic forces that have a bearing on people 's processes , and in particular the dynamics of the informal and formal land markets ; envision alternative ways to develop cities and other human settlements , evolving a bottom-up perspective on human settlement development without destroying livelihoods , assets and material achievements of the poor , while , quite to the contrary , supporting and nurturing livelihoods , assets and settlements of the poor , and their integration into the city ; articulate and support the people 's processes through policies and actions for both government and nongovernmental organizations ; develop more flexible design-based , knowledge-based and service-based housing policies and outputs with the objective of realizing the human right to adequate housing and equitable land use .",
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"text": "Earth Microbiome Project The Earth Microbiome Project ( EMP ) is an initiative to collect natural samples and to analyze the microbial community around the globe . Microbes are highly abundant , diverse , and have an important role in the ecological system . There are an estimated 1.3 × 1028 archaeal cells , 3.1 × 1028 bacterial cells , and 1 × 1030 virus particles in the ocean . The bacterial diversity , a measure of the number of types of bacteria in a community , is estimated to be about 160 for a mL of ocean water , 6,400 -- 38,000 for a g of soil , and 70 for a mL of sewage works . Yet , it was estimated that the total global environmental DNA sequencing effort had produced less than 1 percent of the total DNA found in a liter of seawater or a gram of soil , and the specific interactions between microbes are largely unknown . The EMP aims to process as many as 200,000 samples in different biomes , generating a complete database of microbes on earth to characterize environments and ecosystems by microbial composition and interaction . Using these data , new ecological and evolutionary theories can be proposed and tested .",
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"text": "Rare Earth (book) Rare Earth : Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe is a 2000 popular science book about xenobiology by Peter Ward , a geologist and paleontologist , and Donald E. Brownlee , an astronomer and astrobiologist , both faculty members at the University of Washington . The book is the origin of the term ` Rare Earth Hypothesis ' which , like the book , asserts the concept that complex life is rare in the universe . The book was eventually succeeded by a follow-up book called The Life and Death of Planet Earth , also by Ward and Brownlee , which talks about the Earth 's long term future and eventual demise under a warming and expanding Sun , showing readers the concept that planets like Earth have finite lifespans , and complex life is not just rare in space , but also rare in time , and is more likely to die out within a short time on geological timescales , while microbes dominate most of the planet 's history .",
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"text": "Life Is Peachy Life Is Peachy is the second studio album by the American nu metal band Korn , released on October 15 , 1996 through both Immortal Records and Epic Records . After the release of Korn 's 1994 self-titled debut album , the band asked Ross Robinson to produce and went back to Indigo Ranch to record . Life Is Peachy has fourteen tracks , excluding the hidden track after `` Kill You '' . Korn released three singles from Life Is Peachy : `` No Place to Hide '' , `` A.D.I.D.A.S. '' , and `` Good God '' . All three singles went on the UK Singles Chart . Life Is Peachy features such themes as drugs , social encounters , sex , and revenge . The album 's cover art was designed by Martin Riedl and its name is credited to Korn 's bassist Reginald `` Fieldy '' Arvizu . Life Is Peachy was certified gold on January 8 , 1997 and was later certified platinum on December 9 , 1997 . Following the success of Korn 's 1994 self-titled debut album , Life Is Peachy was certified double platinum on November 10 , 1999 . Life Is Peachy debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number one in New Zealand . In its first week of being released , the album sold 106,000 copies . Critical reception for Life Is Peachy was mainly mixed , with critics praising the album 's songwriting and sound quality . Before the release of Life Is Peachy , Korn toured with many bands . Initially , Korn joined the Sick of It All Tour . Following the Sick of It All Tour , Korn joined the Danzig 4 Tour . Korn also toured with Megadeth , Fear Factory , and Flotsam and Jetsam . After the release of Life Is Peachy , Korn toured solo , and headlined and often sold out shows . Korn also toured in the Lollapalooza summer tour .",
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"text": "Immortal Records Immortal Records is an imprint record label , formerly an independent record label/imprint based in Los Angeles , California . Founded in 1994 by Amanda Scheer Demme and Happy Walters , the company had helped launched the careers of such influential acts as Korn , Thirty Seconds to Mars , and Incubus over the years . The label had also released soundtracks , including Judgment Night , Spawn , Blade II , and Masters of Horror .",
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"text": "Hi or Hey Records Hi or Hey Records is a record label founded by Australian pop punk band 5 Seconds of Summer . The name for the label was chosen via a fan vote on Twitter which took place on January 22 , 2014 . On January 27 , 2014 , 5SOS announced that Hi Or Hey was the winning label name . On the labels ' official website , the band explained that not only would they be releasing all of their music through Hi Or Hey Records in conjunction with Capitol Records and Universal Music , but they would also be signing a roster of their own bands and releasing them via the label . On March 24 , 2015 , the label signed its first act , rock band Hey Violet . As of November 2016 , Hey Violet is the only band signed to the label . On August 16 , 2015 , Hey Violet released their EP , Brand New Moves on Hi or Hey Records .",
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"text": "Lobby Music Lobby Music is a record company , headquartered in Paleo Faliro , Greece , founded in 2010 by composer Nektarios Bitros . The record company has released several songs from notable artists of the Greek music industry . The makers of the record company , managed in the first five years of operation to sign contracts with several established Greek artists as well as new artists . At times , Lobby Music has been credited with platinum and gold albums from releases .",
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"text": "Slow Roast Records Slow Roast Records is an independent record label based out of Miami , Florida , USA .",
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"text": "Indie hip-hop Indie hip hop ( short for independent hip hop ) is hip hop that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene . The term underground hip hop may be used to describe both indie hip hop ( which is defined by its artists being unsigned or signed to independent record labels , rather than major record labels ) as well as alternative hip hop ( which is defined by music that diverges from mainstream hip hop music such as Gangsta rap . ) As the term `` indie hip hop '' is indicative of the musicians making the music rather than the music itself , it is not strictly a genre but rather covers a range of styles with clearly discernable hip hop characteristics . Like indie rock artists , many indie hip hop artists place a premium on maintaining complete control of their music and careers , releasing albums on independent record labels ( sometimes their own ) and relying on touring , word-of-mouth , and air play on independent or college radio stations for promotion . Some of its more popular artists , however , may end up moving to major labels , though often on favorable terms won by their prior independent success . Independent hip hop labels include Babygrande Records , Definitive Jux , Nature Sounds Records and Strange Famous Records . Notable indie hip hop artists include 7L & Esoteric , Bronze Nazareth , Chief Kamachi , Lord Jamar , Mr. Lif , Jedi Mind Tricks , OuterSpace , The Perceptionists , WMR Music Group and The Society of Invisibles .",
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"text": "It's a Wonderful Life (EP) It 's a Wonderful Life is a four-song Christmas extended play ( EP ) release by the alternative rock band Fishbone in 1987 . The EP quickly went out of print , but its four songs were preserved on the 1996 retrospective Fishbone 101 : Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin ' the Fonkay and the title track was featured on the 2003 greatest hits compilation album The Essential Fishbone .",
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"text": "Nick Records Nick Records ( also known as Nickelodeon Records or Nick Music ) is the record label for the children 's television channel Nickelodeon . The label featured new and emerging young musical artists , `` triple threat '' singers who would also act and dance on the network 's series , and soundtrack and compilations based on Nickelodeon TV shows .",
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"text": "Fresh Records (UK) Fresh Records was an independent record label , and distributor based in the United Kingdom . Most popular ( and successful ) in the early 1980s , the label once supported punk groups like The Wall , UK Decay , Play Dead , Family Fodder , Cuddly Toys , The Dark , Wilko Johnson and Big Hair competed with labels such as 4AD . The label ran out of cash and went bankrupt in 1982 . Staff at the label formed Jungle Records and bought the rights to the label recordings . A dance label of the same name began in the UK in 1992 , supporting artists such as Lovestation , Strike and Serious Danger .",
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"text": "Tangerine Records (1992) Tangerine Records is a UK-based independent record label founded in 1992 by musician Paul Bevoir , music journalist Chris Hunt and marketing executive John Ashworth .",
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"text": "Monarchy Music Monarchy Music is an independent record label based in Costa Mesa , California , United States .",
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"text": "Olivia Records Olivia Records was a collective founded in 1973 to record and market women 's music . Olivia , named after the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at French boarding school , was the brainchild of ten lesbian-feminists ( the Furies Collective and Radicalesbians ) living in Washington , D.C. who wanted to create a feminist organization with an economic base . Olivia was co-founded by Judy Dlugacz . In 1973 , the collective put out a 45 with Meg Christian on one side and Cris Williamson on the other . Yoko Ono responded and said that she wanted to do a side project with Olivia , but the collective politely declined . Without making themselves dependent on any high-profile person , they made $ 12,000 with that 45 , enough to put out singer Meg Christian 's first record , and soon after , Williamson 's groundbreaking album The Changer and the Changed . Sandy Stone was Olivia 's sound engineer from ca. 1974-1978 , recording and mixing all Olivia product during this period . She resigned as the controversy over her working for a lesbian-identified enterprise increased because she was a transgender woman . The debate continued in Janice Raymond 's book The Transsexual Empire , which devoted a chapter to criticism of `` the transsexually constructed lesbian-feminist '' . In 1977 , after repeated criticism by Anita Bryant , Olivia put out Lesbian Concentrate , a collection of songs and poetry with part of the proceeds going to benefit the Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund . Included on the 13 track LP is Meg Christian 's `` Ode To A Gym Teacher '' and Sue Fink 's `` Leaping Lesbians '' . Olivia moved first to Los Angeles to stay on top of the burgeoning music scene and then to Oakland . The remaining five women of the collective , who had been pooling their money and even living together for the previous seven years , began to disperse . Olivia stopped putting out new records and instead performed a series of 15th anniversary concerts in 1988 . The two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City were the largest grossing concerts at that venue in its history . Yet , The New York Times barely mentioned the show . Even though Olivia Records released world music and salsa records , they were most successful with acoustic solo acts , although sometimes they failed to identify mainstream talent . In 1985 , singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge , then a struggling Los Angeles artist , sent her demo to Olivia , but was ultimately rejected . Etheridge went on to become one of the most popular female performers of the 1990s and arguably the most successful lesbian musician of all time . She saved the rejection letter , signed by `` the women of Olivia , '' which was featured in Intimate Portrait , the Lifetime Television documentary of her life . Unable to reinvent themselves for the changing musical landscape for women , from riot grrl to Lilith Fair to Ani Difranco , Olivia could no longer sustain itself as a record label . Olivia Records founded Olivia , the lesbian cruise line , in 1988 .",
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"text": "Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone . Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .",
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"text": "Dyslexic Records Dyslexic Records was an independent American music label based in Roselle , Illinois , United States , during the mid-1990s .",
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"text": "Red Hammer Records Red Hammer Records is an independent record label located in the Portland , Oregon metro area of Battle Ground , Washington . The label was founded in 2006 and is currently being distributed in the United States and digitally throughout the world by E1 Entertainment .",
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"text": "Shout! Factory Shout ! Factory is an American home video and music company founded in 2003 . Its video releases include previously released feature films , classic and contemporary TV series , animation , live music , and comedy specials . Shout ! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group , Biograph Records , Majordomo Records , HighTone Records , and Video Time Machine .",
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"text": "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult discography The American electronic industrial rock band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has released ten studio albums , one live album , three compilation albums , two video albums , six remix albums , three extended plays , and ten singles . In addition , their songs have been featured on three soundtrack albums and one promotional single for major Hollywood films . They began their career on the independent record label Wax Trax ! Records , which , like the band , was based in Chicago . In 1991 , their single `` Sexplosion ! '' from the album of the same name became a top 10 dance club hit in the U.S. Following this success , Thrill Kill Kult was signed by the major label Interscope Records , which re-released the Sexplosion ! album . On Interscope , the band achieved their biggest hit , `` Sex On Wheelz '' , which reached the top 20 on both the dance club and alternative U.S. charts . The band 's 1993 Interscope album 13 Above the Night was their only album to chart , reaching # 194 on the Billboard top 200 albums chart . The album provided two more dance chart hits , `` Blue Buddha '' and `` Final Blindness '' . After one more Interscope album , Thrill Kill Kult briefly moved to Red Ant Records in the late 1990s . Their releases since 2000 have been on Rykodisc and/or the band 's own label , Sleazebox Records . Thrill Kill Kult 's songs have also been featured ( along with other artists ) on three soundtrack albums for the films Cool World ( 1992 ) , The Crow ( 1994 ) , and Showgirls ( 1995 ) , as well as a promo-only single for the film The Flintstones ( 1994 ) .",
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"text": "Cowboy Records Cowboy Records was a record label in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was founded by Buddy DeSylva and Johnny Mercer in 1942 . It was later owned by Jimmy DeKnight and Jack Howard . Artists who recorded for the label included Bill Haley , who made his first commercial single release with the label as Bill Haley and the Four Aces of Western Swing .",
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"text": "Schoolkids Records Schoolkids Records is a retail indie record store based in the `` Triangle '' region of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill , North Carolina . Founded in 1974 , Schoolkids is one of the longest running music retail stores in the country and at one point had as many as 7 stores throughout the eastern North Carolina region ( Raleigh ( 2 ) , Durham , Chapel Hill , Cary , Greenville ) and one in Athens , Georgia . As of 2009 the main flagship store in Raleigh , NC ( Across from NC State University ) was the sole location still in business . In October 2013 , the store announced it would relocate to the Mission Valley Shopping Center to make way for a destination hotel that was causing the eviction of several local businesses along Hillsborough Street . The new location would still allow the business to operate close to the university , while expanding space for live music performances and the ability to sell craft beers . The store has often been located close to College and University campus and focuses mostly on selling Alternative , Independent and College music , selling both Vinyl and CDs , with the trend largely going back to more and more Vinyl by 2012 . Schoolkids has been widely known as the main record store for almost 40 years ( until the other locations closed ) around schools such as : North Carolina State University , The University of North Carolina , Duke University , East Carolina University and The University of Georgia . The store has often been the destination and shopping preference for many local and national bands in this area , many of whom either worked at the store or started selling their first albums or 7 '' singles at the store on consignment . Artists to get their start selling records at Schoolkids include : Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown , Superchunk , Archers of Loaf , Ben Folds , The Connells , Polvo , Athenaeum , Squirrel Nut Zippers and many others . The store was also one of the first retail outlets to sell No Depression Magazine and to work with labels such as Merge Records , Mammoth Records and Yep Roc Records . The store saw its highest level of sales in the early 90 's when the independent music sector exploded with the success of Nirvana . Schoolkids has often been confused with some of the other stores in the country with the same name , including `` School Kids Records '' and `` School Kids in Exile '' in Ann Arbor , Michigan as well as other cities like Gainesville , Florida , but the stores were not connected in ownership to the main independent chain in North Carolina . Schoolkids is a founding members of the CIMS Coalition , The first national Coalition of Independent Music Stores and has also been named by both Time Magazine and The Grammys as one of the `` top ten '' record stores in the United States . In 2014 , in their new location at the Mission Valley Shopping Center ( just on the south side of NC State 's main campus ) , Schoolkids obtained an ABC license and started serving craft beers on draft and cans to their customers . The store increased its instore performances from national and local bands and became a store by day and a lounge-style bar/venue by night . Shows end early ( generally start at 8pm ) and are over by 10pm . All shows are free and the store encourages customers to tip the band in a ` pass the Devo energy dome ' event each night . For Record Store Day 2014 , Schoolkids had its best sales day in its 40-year history . In July , they hosted a 40th Anniversary show for free at the Lincoln Theatre and the lineup was : The DeBonzo Brothers , Hank Sinatra , Six String Drag , The Baseball Project ( Featuring Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and his wife Linda Pitmon , Scott McCaughey ( Minus 5 ) , Mike Mills & Peter Buck ( R.E.M. ) and co-headliners , drivin ' n ' cryin ' . The show was a huge success drawing close to 700 people for the 5 -- 6 hour event . The store also saw Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend , John Densmore , of the Doors visit for a book signing in September that drew over 300 rabid fans of The Doors to the store to enjoy some beers and get a book signed by a rock and roll legend . At year end , Schoolkids had seen its first growth year in almost 10 years and Vinyl sales were now 70 % of the business , with a growth of 57 % from 2013-2014 .",
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"text": "Still Life (The Connells album) Still Life is the seventh studio album by the American pop/rock band The Connells , released in 1998 .",
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"text": "Archenemy Record Company The Archenemy Record Company is a record label founded in 1997 and located in Boston , Massachusetts . It is home to such acts as Freezepop , Lifestyle , The Texas Governor , Rockets Burst from the Streetlamps , Chop Chop , and Karacter . The label is perhaps best known for Freezepop , which has gained a nationwide following after having music appearing in several video games , including Guitar Hero and FreQuency .",
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"text": "Mack Life Records Mack Life Records is a record label , founded by British American R&B legend Mark Morrison . His single Return of the Mack was a UK # 1 single in 1996 . The song peaked at # 2 in the United States the following year . Category : British record labels",
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"text": "Beijing Beijing ( formerly romanised as Peking ) is the capital of the People 's Republic of China and the world 's third most populous city proper . It is also one of the world 's most populous capital cities . The city , located in northern China , is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government with 16 urban , suburban , and rural districts . Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighbouring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast ; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China . As a city combining both modern and traditional architecture , Beijing is an ever-changing megacity rich in history but also truly modern , exemplified in its global influence in politics , business & economy , education , history , culture , language , music , sporting , architecture , civilization , fashion , art , entertainment , innovation and technology . Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation 's political , cultural , and educational centre . It is home to the headquarters of most of China 's largest state-owned companies , and is a major hub for the national highway , expressway , railway , and high-speed rail networks . The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010 , and , , the city 's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world , after Shanghai 's subway system . The city 's history dates back three millennia . As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China , Beijing has been the political centre of the country for much of the past eight centuries . With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides , in addition to the old inner and outer city walls , Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital . Beijing was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. . The city is renowned for its opulent palaces , temples , parks , gardens , tombs , walls and gates . Its art treasures and universities have made it centre of culture and art in China . Encyclopædia Britannica notes that `` few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural centre of an area as immense as China . '' Beijing has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites -- the Forbidden City , Temple of Heaven , Summer Palace , Ming Tombs , Zhoukoudian , as well as parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal , all popular locations for tourism . siheyuans , the city 's traditional housing style , and hutongs , the narrow alleys between siheyuans , are major tourist attractions and are common in urban Beijing . The city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and was chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics , making it the first city to ever host both Winter and Summer Olympics . Many of Beijing 's 91 universities consistently rank among the best in China , of which Peking University and Tsinghua University are ranked in the top 60 universities of the world . In 2015 , 52 companies of the Fortune Global 500 company headquarters were located in Beijing , more than any other city in the world , including state-owned enterprises State Grid , China National Petroleum , and Sinopec Group , ranked 2nd , 3rd , and 4th , respectively . Beijing CBD is quickly becoming the center for Beijing 's economic expansion , rapid modernization , and radically changing skyline , with the ongoing or recently completed construction of multiple skyscrapers . Beijing 's Zhongguancun area is also known as China 's Silicon Valley and China 's center of innovation and technology entrepreneurship . According to the 2016 InterNations Expat Insider Survey , Beijing ranked first in Asia in the subcategory `` Personal Finance Index , '' a measure of expats ' salaries versus cost of living in the city . Expats live primarily in urban districts such as Dongcheng and Chaoyang in the east , or in suburban districts such as Shunyi .",
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"text": "Mentougou District Mentougou District is a district in western Beijing . Spanning 1321 km2 , with 266,591 inhabitants ( 2000 Census ) , it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing and 9 towns ( 1 of which is a suburb of the city proper of Beijing ) . It lies in the Western Hills of Beijing and is mountainous in terrain . In fact , the mountainous terrain -- including a hundred or more peaks -- occupy a stunning 93 % of the entire area . It is a treasure trove of natural resources , including coal , limestone , and granite . Mentougou also supplies Beijing with agricultural produce such as roses , wild jujubes , mushrooms , and Beijing white pears . The district was purely a rural area well into the early 1990s and was not considered as part of Beijing by the urban population , and as of today , many parts of Mentougou remain quite rural . The 6th Ring Road cuts through the eastern , more urbanised section of Mentougou Precinct . Mining is one of the key industrial activities . Around 10 medium and large mining companies once operated in Mentougou , but some of them have ceased operations as mineral deposits have been depleted . The first known mining activity in Mentougou was documented during the Ming Dynasty .",
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"text": "Urban society in China There is considerable confusion in both Chinese and foreign sources over definitions of urban places and hence considerable variation in estimates of China 's urban population ( see Migration in China ) . The problem of determining the size of the urban population reflects inconsistent and changing administrative categories ; the distinction between rural and urban household registry and between categories of settlements ; the practice of placing suburban or rural districts under the administration of municipal governments ; and the differences in the status accorded to small towns . In sociological terms , urban refers to an area characterized by a relatively high degree of specialization in occupational roles , many special-purpose institutions , and uniform treatment of people in impersonal settings . In this sense , a Chinese market town is more urban than a village , and settlements become more urban as they grow in size and economic complexity . Municipalities like Beijing and Shanghai have the highest degree of division of labor and the most specialized institutions .",
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"text": "Tianjin Modern Industry The modern industry of Tianjin was started with Tianjin Machine Factory which was established by the Qing government during the Self-Strengthening Movement . Afterwards , Yuan Shikai promoted new policies in Tianjin . Numerous modern industrial enterprises mushroomed in Hebei New District in the northern bank of the Hai River . Including Zhou Xuexi , many industrialists established large enterprise groups that were managed by merchant and supervised by the government . By the beginning of the 20th century , Chinese private enterprises were booming . Among them is the most representative Yongli Alkali Factory which won the gold award and certificate in Philadelphia , the U.S. in 1926 by the soldium carbonate it produced . The factory was praised as `` the symbol of developing important chemical industry of the Republic China '' . The development of Tianjin 's modern industrial and the establishment of the Concessions in Tianjin contributed to the rapid expansion of modern Tianjin to become the biggest city and center of industry and commerce in northern China , as well as the second biggest city of industry , finance and trade in China . The development of Tianjin modern industry mainly went through four stages : initial period , evolution period , booming period and occupied period . Because of the industrial boom of Tianjin modern industry , the government of Tianjin built The Tianjin Museum of Modern Industry in Divergence estuary for commemoration .",
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"text": "Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang ( -LSB- - cmnsh ^ 2 . jia1.zhuang1 -RSB- ) , formerly romanized Shihkiachwang , is the capital and largest city of North China 's Hebei Province . Administratively a prefecture-level city , it is about 263 km southwest of Beijing , and it administers eight districts , two county-level cities , and 12 counties . As of 2015 it had a total population of 10,701,600 with 4,303,700 in the central ( or metro ) area comprising the seven districts and the county of Zhengding largely conurbated with the Shijiazhuang metropolitan area as urbanization continues to proliferate . Shijiazhuang 's total population ranked twelfth in mainland China . Shijiazhuang experienced dramatic growth after the founding of the People 's Republic of China in 1949 . The population of the metropolitan area has more than quadrupled in 30 years as a result of industrialization and infrastructural developments . From 2008 to 2011 , Shijiazhuang implemented a three-year plan which concluded with the reorganization of the city resulting in an increase of green areas and new buildings and roads . A train station , airport and a subway system have been opened . Shijiazhuang is situated east of the Taihang Mountains ( Chinese : 太行山 ; pinyin : Tàiháng Shān ) , a mountain range extending over 400 kilometres from north to south with an average elevation of 1,500 to 2,000 metres ( 4,900 to 6,600 ft ) ; making Shijiazhuang a place for hiking , outdoor trips and cycling .",
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"text": "List of Chinese administrative divisions by life expectancy Life expectancy Life expectancy Life expectancy This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People 's Republic of China ( P.R.C. ) , including all provinces , autonomous regions , special administrative regions and municipalities , in order of their life expectancy in 2010 . The figures are from the 2013 Yearbook published by the Bureau of Statistics of the PRC . The Beijing and Shanghai figures are 2015 data from List of Chinese cities by life expectancy . The Hong Kong and Macau figures are 2016 figures from the CIA World Factbook . Note that there is a 2-year or 3-year gap between those figures .",
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"text": "Rural society in China Rural society in the People 's Republic of China occupies more than a half of China 's population ( roughly 55 % ) and has a varied range of standard of living and means of living . Life in rural China differs from that of urban China . In southern and coastal China , rural areas are developing and , in some areas , statistically approaching urban economies . In northwest and western regions , rural society remains perceived as of a low standard and primitive . Basic needs such as running water and accessible transportation are a problem in these areas .",
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"text": "Beijing Xinbaoyuan Film & Television Investment Beijing Xinbaoyuan Film & Television Investment Co. , Ltd. is a Chinese media company based in Beijing .",
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"text": "Jining Jining is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province . It borders Heze to the southwest , Zaozhuang to the southeast , Tai'an to the northeast , and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively . Jining , which is located right to the north of the Lake Nanyang , is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China . Its population was 8,081,905 at the 2010 census , of whom 1,241,012 lived in the built-up ( or metro ) area made up of Rencheng urban district on 884 km ² , Yanzhou district not being totally conurbated yet .",
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"text": "Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall The Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall ( Chinese : 北京市规划展览馆 ) is an urban planning museum located at 20 Qianmen E St , beside Tiananmen Square in Beijing , China . The exhibition hall opened to the public on the 9 September 2004 , and features a scale model of the entire Beijing metropolitan area , as well as multimedia exhibits on the history , current situation , and future of urban planning in Beijing .",
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"text": "Changyi, Shandong Changyi ( 昌邑 ; pinyin : Chāngyì ) is a county-level city of Weifang in the northwest corner of Shandong province , People 's Republic of China . The city is 1627.5 square kilometers in area , with a household population of 581,000 as of 2010 . The city is under the administration of the Changyi Municipal People 's Government , with 3 neighborhoods , 6 towns , 691 administrative villages , and one special economic development zone . Changyi has a long history that extends back into the Spring and Autumn period",
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"text": "Beijing Today Beijing Today is a weekly English newspaper catering to expatriates and embassies that covers current events , art , cinema , music , dining , and shopping in Beijing . The newspaper is run by the publisher of Beijing Youth Daily . It is assigned the Chinese Issue Number CN11-0120 .",
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"text": "Corruption in China Corruption in China post-1949 lies in the `` organizational involution '' of the ruling party , including the Communist Party of China 's policies , institutions , norms , and failure to adapt to a changing environment in the post-Mao era caused by the market liberalization reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping . Like other socialist economies that have undertaken economic reforms , such as post-Soviet Eastern Europe and Central Asia , reform-era China has experienced increasing levels of corruption . Cadre corruption in China has been subject to significant media attention since Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping announced his Anti-corruption campaign following the 18th National Congress which was held in November 2012 . Despite this high-profile anti-graft drive , in 2014 China was ranked No. 100 in Transparency International 's Corruption Perceptions Index , which is 20 places lower than 2013 , when it ranked No. 80 . According to 2016 results of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International , China ranks 79th place out of 176 countries . This puts China on par with Algeria and Suriname , and comparable to Armenia , Colombia , Egypt , Gabon , Liberia , Panama , Bolivia , Mexico , Moldova and Niger . China ranked less corrupt than neighbours Myanmar , Vietnam , Laos , North Korea , Russia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Afghanistan , Pakistan and Nepal but more corrupt than neighbours Australia , New Zealand , Singapore , India , Bhutan , Macau , Hong Kong and Mongolia . Means of corruption include graft , bribery , embezzlement , backdoor deals , nepotism , patronage , and statistical falsification . Public surveys on the mainland since the late 1980s have shown that it is among the top concerns of the general public . According to Yan Sun , Associate Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York , it was corruption , rather than democracy as such , that lay at the root of the social dissatisfaction that led to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 . Corruption undermines the legitimacy of the CPC , adds to economic inequality , undermines the environment , and fuels social unrest . Since then , corruption has not slowed down as a result of greater economic freedom , but instead has grown more entrenched and severe in its character and scope . Business deals often involve participation in corruption . In popular perception , there are more dishonest CPC officials than honest ones , a reversal of the views held in the first decade of reform of the 1980s . China specialist Minxin Pei argues that failure to contain widespread corruption is among the most serious threats to China 's future economic and political stability . Bribery , kickbacks , theft , and misspending of public funds costs at least three percent of GDP . China , though not a member of the OECD has participated as an observer in the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions , see OECD Anti-Bribery Convention .",
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"text": "Zhongshan Park (Beijing) The Zhongshan Park ( Chinese : 中山公园 / 中山公園 ) , is a former imperial altar and now a public park that lies just southwest of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City , Beijing . Of all the gardens and parks surrounding the Forbidden City , such as the Beihai and Jingshan , Zhongshan is arguably the most centrally located of them all . The Zhongshan Park houses numerous pavilions , gardens , and imperial temples such as the Altar of Earth and Harvests or Altar of Land and Grain in some translations ( Shejitan , 社稷坛 ) , which was built in 1421 by the Yongle Emperor , and it symmetrically opposite the Imperial Ancestral Temple , and is where the emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties made offerings to the gods of earth and agriculture . The altar consists of a square terrace in the centre of the park . By 1914 , the altar grounds had become a public park known as the `` Central Park '' . That park was then further renamed in 1928 after Sun Yat-Sen ( Zhongshan Park ) , in memory of China 's first revolutionary political leader who helped bring about the first republic era in 1911 , which is what the park is known as today . Many parks in China during that period also took on this name ( see Zhongshan Park ) . The Zhongshan Park includes various halls and pavilions built for the members of the imperial family , stone archways and a greenhouse which houses fresh flowers on display all year round . The greenhouse includes 39 varieties of tulips presented to the park in 1977 by the Princess of Holland .",
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"text": "Andingmen Andingmen ( ; Manchu : Elhe toktoho duka ; lit . `` Gate of Stability '' ) was a gate in Beijing 's Ming-era city wall . The gate was torn down along with the city wall in the 1960s . Andingmen is now a place name . Where the gate once stood is now a Andingmen Bridge , a roundabout overpass on the northern 2nd Ring Road . The overpass links Andingmen Inner Street which runs south of the overpass inside the walled city and Andingmen Outer Street which runs north away from the walled he city . Bus and trolleybus stops are nearby , along with Andingmen Station , Line 2 of the Beijing Subway . Ju'er Hutong is a popular neighborhood for expats to live in . It 's located in the hutongs southwest of Jiaodaokou , and just east of Shichahai and Gŭlóu ( the Bell Tower ) . Yongkang Hutong is another popular residential location for expats in Beijing . Category : Dongcheng District , Beijing Category : Gates of Beijing Category : Neighbourhoods of Beijing Category : Road transport in Beijing",
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"text": "Chinese people in Bulgaria Chinese people ( китайци , kitaytsi ; see Cathay ) in Bulgaria form a small part of the Overseas Chinese community . According to estimates by members of the community , the Chinese in Bulgaria number around 5,000 , although Bulgarian researchers put the figure at around 10,000 . Chinese are among the most recent immigrants to Bulgaria , the vast majority of them arriving after the democratic changes in 1989 , and particularly from 1992 on ; prior to 1989 , only a dozen Chinese lived in Bulgaria . Most Chinese in Bulgaria are economic immigrants and small-scale investors in particular . The bulk of the Chinese live in the capital Sofia , particularly in the municipality of Nadezhda and its neighbourhoods of Nadezhda , Tolstoy and Svoboda . Although there is no discernible Chinatown , it is thought that one might develop in the following years . Most of the Chinese were urban dwellers in China , a large number coming from the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian , with fewer from Sichuan , Shandong , Jilin , Beijing and Hong Kong . According to the media , 2,0003,000 Chinese immigrate to Bulgaria every year . However , with the financial turmoil in the EU and Bulgaria , this figure has greatly decreased . The most typical and indeed most visible occupation of the Bulgarian Chinese is the management of Chinese restaurants , although they are also known as shopkeepers ( with a permanent presence in Sofia 's large and frequented bazaar Iliyantsi ) , engaging in both retail and wholesale trade . Some have also been involved in agriculture , for example producing and selling Chinese cabbage . Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese art are also very popular . As many Chinese come from Southern China , they speak a variety of dialects ( such as Min ) in addition to Mandarin Chinese . Among the main factors attracting Chinese to Bulgaria is the lower competition enabling more economic opportunities for the immigrants , the availability of more personal space and the lack of a one-child policy . The Chinese in Bulgaria come from a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds ; the majority are atheist , but there are also Buddhists , Confucians , Taoists , Christians , Jehovah 's Witnesses , etc. . The Chinese New Year is celebrated among family circles . A magazine called Kitay ( `` China '' ) is issued by the community in Bulgarian . The People 's Republic of China has had diplomatic relations with Bulgaria since 3 October 1949 : Bulgaria was the second country in the world to recognize the PRC and has not recognized the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . The PRC has an embassy in Sofia , which used to be located in the Yablanski House .",
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"text": "Metropolitan regions of China According to research by the National Development and Reform Commission ( NDRC ) of China , ten major metropolitan regions are forming in China . Together , they constitute about one-tenth ( 9.99 % ) of China 's land area , one-third ( 35.02 % ) of the country 's population and one-half ( 52.83 % ) of the country 's GDP ( as in 2005 ) . Among them , the largest three have been established since the beginning of China 's economic reform and are expected to remain the leading force of the country 's economic development in the coming decades .",
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"text": "Tiantongyuan Tiantongyuan is an apartment complex and neighborhood in northern Beijing 's Changping District . As of April 2008 it was reported to have over 400,000 residents , and is one of the largest such complexes in Beijing and the biggest community in the world.Most residents in Tiantongyuan work in downtown Beijing , making Tiantongyuan one of the commuter towns in Beijing . Tiantongyuan North Station is the northern terminus of the Beijing Subway Line 5 . There are two other Line 5 stops in Tiantongyuan as well , Tiantongyuan Station and Tiantongyuan South Station . Many Beijing public buses serve the community with two large bus hubs being at the Tiantongyuan North subway station and Tiantongyuan North neighborhood . Tiantongyuan is divided into Tiantongyuan West , Tiantongyuan East , Tiantongyuan North , Central Tiantongyuan , and Old Tiantongyuan ( 本区 or 老区 ) ; each such neighborhood is further subdivided into sections 1 , 2 , and 3 ( except for Central Tiantongyuan , which is divided into North , South , East , and West and east north ) . Both subway Line 5 and T3 express bus pass the community .",
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"text": "Miyun Town Miyun Town is a town in Miyun District , Beijing , China .",
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"text": "Geography of Shanghai The geography of Shanghai is characterised by its location on the Yangtze River Delta on China 's east coast and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean via the East China Sea . The city is centred on the Huangpu River , a tributary of the Yangtze River , and extends outwards in all directions , with the suburbs and satellite towns reaching east to the East China Sea , north and west to Jiangsu province , and south to Zhejiang province over Hangzhou Bay . The vast majority of Shanghai 's land area is flat , apart from a few hills in the southwest corner , due to its location on the alluvial plain of the Yangtze 's river delta . The city has many rivers and lakes and is known for its rich water resources , and thanks to its coastal , riverside location and warm climate ensuring ice-free waters , provides easy access to China 's interior , resulting in Shanghai being the world 's largest port .",
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"text": "History of the People's Republic of China (2002–present) The People 's Republic of China became more influential economically in the 1990s and 2000s and was beginning to be widely recognized as an emerging superpower . In 2010 , China became the world 's second largest economy by GDP . At the same time , numerous social problems emerged and intensified . As Paramount leader Jiang Zemin , NPCSC Chairman Li Peng and PRC Premier Zhu Rongji , gradually retired from their position of power , `` fourth-generation '' leaders , led by CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao , faced with increasing social unrest , attempted to steer the country towards a new direction . From the path of focusing solely on economic development , Hu and Wen placed focus on creating an overall balance under the idea of the Scientific Outlook on Development to create a socialist harmonious society . In this process , there was an unprecedented shift in stance towards favouring rural development and farmers , as well as other generally populist policies . The Hu-Wen government , on the same token , attempted to restrict some personal freedoms , especially those associated with political content on the Internet . China 's increased prominence on the global stage has also brought with it general skepticism and intense scrutiny , especially in the lead up to the 2008 Summer Olympics and after the March 2008 protests in Tibet . The government continues to be criticized on human rights abuses and the various product quality scandals that have increasingly damaged the country 's integrity and continues to raise suspicions about the country 's safety standards . The majority of China 's population , however , point to the immense progress the country has made and generally discredit criticisms of China as being embedded in cultural and historical misunderstandings and rooted in paranoia of China 's potential dominance on the world stage . These ideological clashes , fused with rhetoric from Beijing , has led to an intense wave of nationalism ( or Socialist patriotism ) surfacing in Chinese populations around the world . As of mid-2012 , government statistics show that for the first time ever over 50 % of the Chinese population now live in urban areas , marking a milestone in the urbanization of China . The majority of modern city dwellers are migrants and their children who moved to cities during the economic boom of the last 30 years started by Deng Xiaoping 's policy of economic liberalization .",
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"text": "Diane Ruggiero Diane Ruggiero-Wright -LSB- ˈruːʒɪəroʊ -RSB- is an American television writer and producer . Her credits include That 's Life , Veronica Mars , Free Agents , Dirty Sexy Money , Big Shots , the Mythological X remake The Ex List and iZombie , which she co-created with Rob Thomas . With Thomas , she also co-wrote the script for the Veronica Mars film . Ruggiero is a native of Old Bridge Township , New Jersey . While she was living in North Arlington , New Jersey , Ruggiero 's writing talent was discovered by Mark St. Germain while she worked as a waitress at the Park and Orchard restaurant in East Rutherford , New Jersey . She is close friends with Jed Seidel and Rob Thomas .",
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"text": "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": "Monsanto Canada Monsanto Canada Inc. is the Canadian division of Monsanto Company . It is headquartered in Winnipeg , Manitoba and has offices across Canada . In addition to seed products , Monsanto sells of herbicides including the world 's best-selling herbicide Roundup . The global headquarters of Monsanto is in the American city of St. Louis . In October 2008 , Monsanto Canada was named one of `` Canada 's Top 100 Employers '' by Mediacorp Canada Inc. , and was featured in Maclean 's newsmagazine .",
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"text": "Black Velvet (whisky) Black Velvet Whisky is a Canadian whisky brand owned by Constellation Brands . It has a smooth taste and is known for its black labeling . Black Velvet was produced at Schenley Industries in Valleyfield , Quebec , Canada . Schenley 's Black Velvet DeLuxe was the only liquor available to submarine officers at Midway in World War II , where it was held in low regard and known as `` Schenley 's Black Death . '' Original owner Heublein was sold to Grand Metropolitan in 1987 . Grand Metropolitan and Guinness merged in 1997 to form Diageo . The distillery was sold by Diageo to Canandaigua Brands in 1999 . Originally called `` Black Label '' , the name was changed to `` Black Velvet '' at the suggestion , in the late 1940s , by the Master Distiller Jack Napier because he thought it had a velvety taste and smoothness . Black Velvet produces three expressions which are primarily sold on the export market to the United States : Black Velvet and Black Velvet Reserve , which is an older-aged product ( aged eight years ) , and Black Velvet Toasted Caramel ( introduced in 2012 ) . This brand is ranked number two in Canadian Whisky market share behind number one , Crown Royal . The first Black Velvet Lady , Patricia Victoria Miller , was introduced to the world in 1969 as an advertisement tool for Black Velvet . Since that time , such famous names as Christie Brinkley , Cybill Shepherd , Kim Alexis , Cheryl Tiegs , Micah Wylde , and Kelly Emberg have all been Black Velvet Ladies . In addition , actors Telly Savalas , Larry Hagman and George Burns as well as country singer Tanya Tucker have also appeared in the ads . The current Black Velvet Lady is Tami Donaldson , born and raised in Hollywood , Florida .",
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"text": "Canadian ten-dollar note The Canadian ten-dollar note is one of the most common banknotes of the Canadian dollar . The current ten-dollar note is dominantly purple in colour . The front features a portrait of Canada 's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald , and a metallic image of the Library of Parliament . The reverse side shows Via Rail 's train , the Canadian , with the Canadian Rockies in the background ; this is accompanied by a Via Rail route map . Yellow dots representing the EURion constellation can be found on both sides . As well as textured printing , this design includes Braille dots for the blind indicating the denomination as a new tactile feature . An updated version of the note began circulation on May 18 , 2005 , with new security features . On the front , these include a holographic stripe along the left side , depicting the number 10 alternated with maple leaves ; a watermark of Macdonald 's portrait ; and a broken-up number 10 , which resolves itself when backlit ( the latter two which replaced the shiny-leaf feature ) . On the back , it has an interleaved metallic strip , reading '10 CAN ' repeatedly along its length . The version of the note issued in 1971 depicted the operations of Polymer Corporation on its back . Less-visible security features include ultraviolet-detected threads in the paper , as well as an ink imprint of the coat of arms . As with all modern Canadian banknotes , all text is in both English and French . A new ten-dollar note made with polymer , as part of the `` Frontier Series '' , was released on November 7 , 2013 . The new note features a new portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald and hologram of the Library of Parliament on the front and the Canadian ( Via Rail train pulled using F40PH-2 locomotive ) in the Rockies on the back . After mistakenly identifying Mount Edith Cavell and Mount Marmot as appearing in the background , the Bank of Canada later corrected them as Lectern Peak , Aquila Mountain , Mount Zengel and other mountains . On December 8 , 2016 , Viola Desmond was chosen as the first Canadian woman to appear on the ten-dollar note after being on a shortlist of five . The note will be issued in 2018 . For 2017 , the Bank of Canada has issued a special commemorative design , celebrating the 150th anniversary of the confederation of Canada .",
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"text": "Family Chrgd Family CHRGD ( pronounced `` charged '' , stylized as family CHRGD , and also known as simply `` CHRGD '' ) is a Canadian English-language Category B specialty channel owned by DHX Media . A channel of the DHX Television/Family Channel network , it airs live-action and animated children 's programming aimed towards viewers aged 6 -- 12 . The channel first launched on June 1 , 2011 under the ownership of Astral Media as a localized version of Disney XD . Following the acquisition of Astral Media by Bell Canada ( including former sister channel The Movie Network ) , Disney XD and three other channels ( the English - and French-language Disney Junior-branded television networks and Family ) were sold to their current owner , DHX Media , by Bell Canada 's media and broadcasting division , Bell Media , on November 28 , 2013 . On October 9 , 2015 , as a result of Corus Entertainment 's acquisition of Canadian rights to Disney 's children 's programming and associated brands ( which resulted in the launch of a new Disney XD-branded channel ) , the channel was renamed Family Chrgd .",
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"text": "Colt Canada Colt Canada ( formerly called Diemaco ) is a firearms manufacturer owned by United States based Colt and located in Kitchener , Ontario , Canada . The company is a defense contractor that manufactures and supplies small arms to the Canadian Forces and Canadian law enforcement agencies , as well as defence research & development , training , logistic support , repair and overhaul . In addition , the company exports firearms internationally . Known foreign customers include Norway , Denmark and The Netherlands . The company 's main products are the C7 rifle and derivatives which are manufactured under a licence of Colt Defense USA , and the EAGLE side-loading 40mm LV grenade launcher . Colt Canada describes itself as the Canadian government 's `` Centre of Excellence for small arms '' and the Canadian Forces ' sole supplier of the C7 family of rifles .",
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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": "Marjorie Anthony Linden Marjorie Anthony Linden ( October 10 , 1935 -- April 1 , 2013 ) was a Canadian broadcaster and media executive . She achieved multiple `` firsts '' for women in broadcasting , including being the first all-night woman disc jockey in Montreal , the first woman vice-president in the Canadian television industry , and the first female president of the Broadcast Executive Society . Born in Mill Village , Nova Scotia , she was one of eight children of Barbara , who died when Marjorie was three years old , and Roy Anthony , a plumber . She was raised by an elder sister and various housekeepers . An entertainer from an early age , she sang and tap-danced on a local radio station at age thirteen . Although interested in studying to become a nurse , she took a job as a script assistant , commentator , and singer at CBC-TV in Halifax . She moved to Montreal at age 24 , and was a nightclub singer at the Ritz Carlton Hotel . Her sound was similar to that of Doris Day , and she recorded the album Marge Anthony Sings . She then worked at CKGM as a commercial writer , but soon became their all-night disc jockey . Later , she returned to television to be a commentator and a weather reporter at CFCF-TV . She moved to the United States to further her career , and was a producer at the NBC affiliate in Houston . Her works there included Furnishings of the White House , and A Texan Visits the White House featuring Lady Bird Johnson . She moved to work in Hollywood in the 1960s , and became vice-president , artist relations , for the company handling the Smothers Brothers . Then she worked in New York at CBS Records , with such artists as Kenny Rogers , Barry Manilow , and Nana Mouskouri . She also oversaw a world tour and two television specials for Neil Diamond . She returned to work for the Smothers Brothers in California , this time as their personal manager . In 1978 she returned to Canada , in various jobs at CTV including publicity and public relations for the Calgary Olympics . She served as vice-president of network relations for CTV . She had two brief marriages when she was young , and then in 1984 married Allen Linden , an Ontario judge . She had three stepdaughters from that relationship , and no biological children of her own . Her health deteriorated due to systemic lupus erythematosus and other illnesses , and she died in 2013 in Malibu , California at age 77 .",
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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": "Seedrioru Seedrioru is a not-for-profit , volunteer-based cultural center built by Estonian Canadians and situated on the banks of the Grand River west of Elora , Ontario , Canada . Since 1955 it has been known as the `` largest congregator '' of Estonians in North America through its Laulupäev Song Festival , although its primary function is to operate and sustain an Estonian summer camp that promotes Estonian language , music , dance and arts . Children attending are generally from Canada and the United States , but some travel from as far away as the United Kingdom and Estonia . Seedrioru continues to be a venue for Estonian Song Festivals , fundraisers and Estonian cultural events . It was created through an association of four Southern Ontario Estonian societies located in Hamilton , London , Kitchener , and St. Catherines . The societies annually appoint eight directors at the Seedrioru Annual General Meeting to form a Juhatus , or board of directors , who volunteer to organize the yearly activities of the camp in accordance with their bylaws and regulations . Seedrioru is supported by the Estonian Foundation of Canada .",
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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": "Canada 2011 Census The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10 , 2011 . Statistics Canada , an agency of the Canadian government , conducts a nationwide census every five years . In 2011 , it consisted of a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey ( NHS ) , a voluntary survey which replaced the mandatory long form census questionnaire ; this substitution was the focus of much controversy . Completion of the ( short form ) census is mandatory for all Canadians , and those who do not complete it may face penalties ranging from fines to jail time . The Statistics Act mandates a Senate and/or House of Commons ( joint ) committee review of the opt-in clause ( for the release of one 's census records after 92 years ) by 2014 . The 2011 Census is the fifteenth decennial census and is required by section 8 of the Constitution Act , 1867 . As with other decennial censuses , the data was used to adjust federal electoral district boundaries . As of August 24 , 2011 , Canada 's overall collection response rate was 98.1 % , up over a full percentage point from 96.5 % in the 2006 Census . Ontario and Prince Edward Island each hold the highest response rate at 98.3 % , while Nunavut holds the lowest response rate at 92.7 % . In an article in the New York Times in August 2015 , journalist Stephen Marche argued that by ending the mandatory long-form census in 2011 , the federal government `` stripped Canada of its capacity to gather information about itself '' in the `` age of information . '' Nearly 500 organizations in Canada , including the Canadian Medical Association , the Canadian Chamber of Commerce , and the Canadian Catholic Council of Bishops protested the decision to replace the long form Census in 2011 with a shorter version .",
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"text": "Wendy A. Tadros Wendy A. Tadros was the Transportation Safety Board of Canada ( TSBC ) Chairperson from 2006 to 2014 . Since at least 1995 , she had been a board member . As chairperson , Tadros was a senior appointee of the Government of Canada , and was responsible for accident investigations that may or may not have included fatalities , such as the tragedy of Lac-Megantic , of which Tadros stated that the `` investigation will take months , '' and warned against blaming the Lac-Megantic tragedy on one person . She was quoted as saying that the Lac-Megantic derailment `` may well be the most devastating rail accident in Canadian history . '' She frequently appeared before legislators in Parliament in Ottawa . A statement of the duties of the TSBC was provided by her on 13 June 2006 to the Standing Committee on Transport , Infrastructure and Communities . She has been aware since at least 1995 of the problems of DOT-111 tank cars , and wrote in committee at the time that `` the tank cars that lost product were all Class 111A cars , a class known to be susceptible to product loss at derailment . '' She returned to the subject of the DOT-111 tank cars in the investigation of a derailment near River Glade , New Brunswick when she wrote in committee that `` Class 111A tank cars are more susceptible to release product upon derailment and impact than pressure tank cars , and yet there are a number of toxic and volatile liquids that are still permitted to be carried in minimum standard Class 111A tank cars . '' She noted a failure of the safety regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods ( TDG ) in report R02W0063 , issued 2004 , that `` Since the train originated and would have terminated in Canada , and the DG products were not listed in Schedule I of the TDG regulations , neither the shipper nor CN was required to have an emergency response plan . ''",
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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": "Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation ( CDIC ) is a Canadian federal Crown corporation created by Parliament in 1967 . The CDIC insures Canadians ' deposits held at Canadian banks ( and other member institutions ) up to C$ 100,000 in case of a bank failure . CDIC automatically insures many types of savings against the failure of a financial institution . However , the bank must be a CDIC member and not all savings are insured . The CDIC insurance pays out in case of bank default . There are many reasons why a bank may default , such as fraud .",
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"text": "Ruggiero (music) Ruggiero refers to a musical scheme which is at times harmonic and at times melodic . It is seen in 16th and 17th century music , for both vocal and instrumental pieces and improvisations . It most likely comes from reciting formulas used to perform Orlando Furioso , an epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto . The name probably stems from the most set canto from this poem , no. 61 , which begins `` Ruggier , qual sempre fui , tal esser voglio '' . Because the melody was so often improvised on , and is inevitably varied in the oral tradition , it is difficult to agree on an exact melody . The harmonic structure , however , has remained relatively unchanged . Harmonically the Ruggiero bass is major , generally in G , and has four short phrases . This scheme is frequently used for declaiming other texts which use an ottava rima meter .",
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"text": "Canadian (train) The Canadian ( Le Canadien ) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto , Ontario , and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver , British Columbia . Before 1955 the Canadian was a Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR ) train between Toronto and Chicago . In 1955 , CPR renamed its transcontinental route between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver the Canadian , with new streamlined trains . Via Rail took over in 1978 , and in 1990 reduced the Canadian to Toronto - Vancouver service primarily along Canadian National tracks .",
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"text": "Intact Financial Intact Financial Corporation is the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada with close to $ 8.0 billion in annual premiums . Formerly a ING Group subsidiary , ING Canada , Intact became a widely held Canadian company and changed its name from ING Canada to Intact Financial Corporation in 2009 . Supported by over 12,000 employees , the company insures more than five million individuals and businesses through its insurance subsidiaries and is the largest private sector provider of P&C insurance in British Columbia , Alberta , Ontario , Québec , Nova Scotia and Newfoundland & Labrador . The company distributes insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a wide network of brokers , including its wholly owned subsidiary , BrokerLink , and directly to consumers through belairdirect . In 2011 , Intact acquired AXA Insurance 's Canadian operations for $ 2.6 billion . In 2012 , Intact acquired Jevco Insurance Company for $ 530 million , which allowed the company to expand its service to brokers through the opportunity to offer their clients complementary specialized products such as recreational vehicle insurance and specialty lines products to businesses . In 2014 , Intact acquired Metro General Insurance Corporation , further strengthening its market position in Newfoundland and Labrador . In 2015 , Intact acquired Canadian Direct Insurance Incorporated ( CDI ) , extending its direct-to-consumer operations from coast to coast . Direct premiums written ( the amount of money customers paid for policies written during the year ) has grown over the years . In 2015 , they totalled $ 7.9 billion . The company has ranked well in a number of customer satisfaction surveys ; In the J.D. Power 2015 Canadian Home Insurance Satisfaction Study , belairdirect was ranked highest in the Atlantic/Ontario region with a score of 799 and in the Quebec region with a score of 814 and Intact Insurance ranked third with a score of 791 .",
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"text": "Doris Gregory Doris Gregory is a Canadian author . She is noted for her role ending gender-based segregation in Canadian universities . Gregory studied English at the University of British Columbia in the early 1940s . At the time , many courses were segregated by gender , with separate courses with female lecturers for female students . Gregory organized a group of women to `` crash '' one of the men 's lectures , and after being asked to leave the class wrote a story about the incident for the student paper , the Ubyssey . The story was republished by the Canadian University Press , and the women were allowed to join the men 's lecture . Gregory dropped out of university to join the Canadian Women 's Army Corps in 1942 , and was stationed in London and Farmborough . An autobiography about her experiences , titled How I Won the War For the Allies : One Sassy Canadian Soldier 's Story , was published by Ronsdale Press in June 2014 .",
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"text": "Copyright Act of Canada The Copyright Act of Canada is the federal statute governing copyright law in Canada . It is jointly administered by the Department of Industry Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage . The Copyright Act of Canada was first passed in 1921 and substantially amended in 1988 and 1997 . Several attempts were made between 2005 and 2011 to amend the Copyright Act , but each of the bills ( Bill C-60 in 2005 , Bill C-61 in 2008 , and Bill C-32 in 2010 ) failed to pass due to political opposition . In 2011 , with a majority in the House of Commons , the Conservative Party introduced Bill C-11 , titled the Copyright Modernization Act . Bill C-11 was passed and received Royal Assent on June 29 , 2012 .",
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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": "Appa (film) Appa ( Father ) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language independent drama film written , produced and directed by Samuthirakani . A Spin-off sequel to Saattai ( 2012 ) , the film features Samuthirakani himself in the lead role , with Thambi Ramaiah in a supporting role . Featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja , the film began production in late 2015 and released in July 2016 . The film released on July 1 , 2016 to mixed reviews .",
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"text": "Maha Maha Maha Maha ( Tamil : மகா மகா , English : Great Great ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil romantic thriller film directed by Mathivanan Sakthivel . The film stars Mathivanan Sakthivel , Melissa , Indira , Nizhalgal Ravi , Anupama Kumar and Meera Krishnan . The film features music composed by Pavalar Shiva , and editing by Suresh Urs . The film was predominately filmed in Australia with local Australian cast . The film released on 6 March 2015 in Tamil Nadu , Australia and England .",
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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": "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": "Paayum Puli (2015 film) Paayum Puli ( Pouncing Tiger ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil action dramtic thriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran starring Vishal and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles and Samuthirakani , Soori and Aishwarya Dutta in supporting roles . The film was produced by Vendhar Movies and distributed by Escape Artists Motion Pictures . Set in the backdrop of Madurai , Paayum Puli features Vishal as an undercover police officer named Jayaseelan . Music for the film was composed by D. Imman . The cinematography was led by Velraj and the editing by Anthony . Principal photography commenced on 4 March 2015 and lasted for four months . Paayum Puli was shot predominantly in and around Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu in 75 working days . The film , along with its Telugu dubbed version titled Jayasurya , was released on 4 September 2015 worldwide . The film has also been dubbed into Hindi as Main Hoon Rakshak .",
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"text": "Namak Halaal Namak Halaal is a 1982 Hindi language action comedy film , directed by Prakash Mehra . Music is by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan . The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Smita Patil , Shashi Kapoor , Parveen Babi , Om Prakash , Waheeda Rehman , Ranjeet , Satyen Kappu , Suresh Oberoi and Ram Sethi . The film became a `` Blockbuster '' at the box office and went on to be a golden jubilee hit ( which was common to all Bachchan films at that time ) . It was remade in Telugu as Bhale Ramudu by veteran director K. S. R. Das in 1984 with Mohan Babu and Murali Mohan in Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor 's role respectively . It was also remade in Tamil as Velaikaran by veteran director S.P. Muthuraman in 1986 with Rajnikanth and Sarath Babu in Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor 's role respectively and was a huge hit .",
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"text": "Lahari Music Lahari Recording Company is a music company in south India . It owns a music label called Lahari Music it is also a film production company which later ventured into a Post Production Studio called MRT Studios and a Construction Company under the HomEquity India Private Limited Brand . Recently it brought audio rights of Largest Motion Picture of India , Baahubali which is directed by S.S. Rajamouli for Whopping 3 crore rupees . It is the largest buy in India till date .",
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"text": "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": "Sa (film) SA is a 2016 Kannada-language romantic thriller film .",
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"text": "Nam Duniya Nam Style Nam Duniya Nam Style is a 2013 Indian Kannada adventure film , directed and produced by Preetham Gubbi . It stars Vinayak Joshi , Krishna Nagappa , Likith Shetty , Sonia Gowda , Milana Nagaraj , Kavya Shetty . The film is `` about three people who hail from different backgrounds and who have been friends for 15 years . The trio are a jovial and fun-loving lot , and are excited about their first travel abroad together '' sais Preetham who admitted he was inspired by the Hindi film Dil Chahta Hai . H C Venu is the cinematographer while Shaan Rahman composed the music for the movie . The film was extensively shot in Karnataka , Kashmir and Malaysia .",
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"text": "Soggade Chinni Nayana Soggade Chinni Nayana ( The Young Man is a Charmer ) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala . In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner , Akkineni Nagarjuna played dual roles . Ramya Krishnan and Lavanya Tripathi were the film 's female leads . Nassar , Pithamagan Mahadevan , Sampath Raj and Brahmanandam played key supporting roles . Written by Ram Mohan P , Soggade Chinni Nayana revolves around the soul of Bangarraju , a flirtatious zamindar whom Yama ( the god of the underworld ) sends back to earth to reconcile his son ( Ram `` Ramu '' Mohan ) and his wife Seetha ; they are on the brink of divorce . In the process , he learns about his death and its connection with a local Shiva temple . P. S. Vinod and Siddhardh Ramaswami provided the cinematography , and Anup Rubens composed the film 's soundtrack and background score . Prawin Pudi edited the film . Principal photography for the film began on 19 November 2014 after it was launched in Hyderabad , and wrapped on 4 October 2015 . Most of the film was shot in and around Rajahmundry and Mysore . Produced on a budget of 150200 million , Soggade Chinni Nayana was released worldwide on 15 January 2016 during the Makar Sankranti festival season in 800-900 screens . It received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful , earning 750 million globally . The film is being remade in Kannada as Matte Hutti Baa , Inti Prema , starring Upendra , Prema and Sruthi Hariharan in the lead roles . A prequel entitled Bangarraju is in development , with production scheduled to begin in 2017 .",
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"text": "Gaddaar (1995 film) Gaddaar is a 1995 Indian Bollywood film directed by Deepak Sareen and produced by Sunanda R. Shetty . It stars Sunil Shetty , Sonali Bendre and Harish Kumar in pivotal roles .",
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"text": "Arrambam Arrambam ( Beginning ) is a 2013 Indian Tamil action film directed by Vishnuvardhan . Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha , the film features Ajith Kumar and Nayantara in the lead roles and Arya and Taapsee Pannu in supporting roles . While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja , the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad . Following a six-month long pre-production and the official announcement of the project in May 2012 , filming commenced in June 2012 and continued for the next 15 months . Majority of the filming happened in Mumbai . Other locations included Chennai , Bangalore , Dubai , Hyderabad , Mahabaleshwar , Jaisalmer , Leh and Ladakh . The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as Thala 53 or Valai , a supposed working title . The film was released on 31 October 2013 .",
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"text": "Sabuj Saathi Sabuj Saathi is a 2003 Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Debendra Kuchar . The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rachana Banerjee in the lead roles . Music of the film has been composed by Ashok Bhadra .",
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"text": "Chaaram Chaaram is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film , directed by PA Bakker and produced by CH Khalid . The film stars Prem Nazir , Meena Menon , Urmila and Hari in lead roles . The film had musical score by Shankar Jaikishan .",
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"text": "Rajadhani 2 Rajadhani 2 is the sequel to the Kannada movie Rajadhani which was released in 2011 . The star cast of Rajadhani 2 includes Puneeth Preetham and Hari Priya in the lead roles . The movie is being directed by Raghujaya and produced by Praveen Kumar . Music to the movie is being provided by noted Kannada music composer Arjun Janya . The muhuratham of the movie was held in Kanteerava studio , Bangalore on 6 April 2015 . Leading actor Darshan and Dharwad MLA Vinay Kulkarni flagged off the shooting . The shooting is scheduled to complete in two months . According to the director , the shooting will take place in spots identified in and around Bengaluru , Mysuru , Mandya , Srirangapatna and Chikkamangaluru .",
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"text": "Chamayam Chamayam may refer to : Chamayam ( 1981 film ) , a Malayalam-language film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad , starring Kamalahasan and Ambika Chamayam ( 1993 film ) , a Malayalam-language film directed by Bharathan , starring Manoj K Jayan and Sithara",
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"text": "Sabu Cyril Sabu Cyril is an Indian film Production Designer . He has won National Film Award for Best Production Design four times , Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction ( including south ) five times and he was nominated at 42nd Saturn Awards . His work in Enthiran won him international recognition . Over the years , he has emerged to be the most expensive and celebrated art director in the country .",
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"text": "Loha (1987 film) Loha is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Raj N. Sippy . It was released in India on 23 January 1987 . It stars Dharmendra , Shatrughan Sinha , Karan Kapoor , Madhavi , Mandakini and Amrish Puri . The film was one of that year 's highest grossing films . The film became Dharmendra 's first hit of the year 1987 , where he went on to deliver 7 more outright hits and hence , represented one of his best career years as well as an all-time record year for any Hindi film star . The film 's music became popular also , most notably , `` Isa Pir na musa pir , sabse bada hain paisa pir '' picturised beautifully on the male leads of the film .",
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"text": "Lakshmi Saraswathi Lakshmi Saraswathi ( Kannada : ಲಕ ಷ ಮ ಸರಸ ವತ ) is a 1970 Indian Kannada film , directed by K. S. L. Swamy ( Ravi ) and produced by B H Jayanna . The film stars B. Sarojadevi , Ramesh , Sudarshan and R. Nagendra Rao in lead roles . The film had musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar .",
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"text": "Trolls (film) Trolls is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical romantic comedy adventure film based on the Troll dolls created by Thomas Dam . The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and co-directed by Walt Dohrn , written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and based on a story by Erica Rivinoja . The film features the voices of Anna Kendrick , Justin Timberlake , Zooey Deschanel , Russell Brand , James Corden and Gwen Stefani . The film revolves around two trolls on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens , creatures who eat trolls . The 33rd animated feature film produced by DreamWorks Animation , the film premiered on October 8 , 2016 , at the BFI London Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 , by 20th Century Fox . The film received generally positive reviews from critics , grossed $ 345 million worldwide against its $ 125 million budget and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for `` Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! '' . A sequel , titled Trolls 2 , is scheduled to be released on April 10 , 2020 with Kendrick and Timberlake reprising their roles as Poppy and Branch respectively .",
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"text": "Apple doll An apple doll is a North American cultural phenomenon where the doll 's head is made from dried apples . The apple is peeled , then carved with the facial features of the doll . Next the apple is left to dry for several days or weeks . When completely dry , the apple is positioned on the top of a wire frame which is shaped into the rest of the doll 's body . The rest of the wire frame is covered up by the doll 's clothing , which is usually sewn by hand . In modern times , apple dolls are mostly used as decorations or to display craftsmanship , rather than as children 's toys . Because of the different effects drying produces , no two dolls are alike . Category : Traditional dolls",
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"text": "Do The Write Thing The Do the Write Thing Challenge ( or DtWT ) is a writing program for junior high students organized by the U.S. National Campaign to Stop Violence . Intended to reduce youth violence , the Do the Write Thing Essay Challenge Program began in 1994 as a local program in Washington , D.C. and expanded in 1996 to other cities . According to Dr. Hassan Al-Ebraheem , founder and chairman of the Kuwait-America Foundation , the program has reached over 1.6 million children ( as of July 2013 ) across the country since its foundation . Aimed at middle school students , one of the program 's primary objectives is to motivate students to make a personal commitment , in writing , to help prevent and reduce youth violence in their home , school , and communities . The students are then asked to address these three questions in an essay for submission : How has youth violence and drugs affected my life ? What are the causes of youth violence ? What can I do about youth violence ? After this , a panel , of usually volunteers or school staff , reads the essays and chooses `` school finalists '' . These `` school finalists '' continue on to a broader selection that is citywide . Each year , two finalists from each city -- one boy and one girl -- along with their teacher and parent , are honored at a national recognition ceremony in Washington , DC . While in Washington , DC , the DTWT National Ambassadors visit the United States Library of Congress , The United States Supreme Court , the United States Capitol and the Kuwait Embassy . Their essays are published in one volume , which is then presented to the Library of Congress . The Challenge is the idea of Daniel Q. Callister , a Washington lawyer who says its purpose is four-fold : to provide children who have experienced or seen violence with a cathartic experience ; to give them motivation to change their behavior ; to be an education experience for teachers and the community ; and to get adults to help solve the problem . Sponsors of `` Do the Write Thing '' include : Kuwait America Foundation Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science Annenberg Foundation Criminal Justice Division of the Governor 's Office in Texas Marriott International Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Southwest Airlines Athletes for Hope America 's Promise Alliance Communities in Schools Greater Washington Urban League , Inc. . Harlem Globetrotters National Counsel of Juvenile and Family Court Judges United States National Guard",
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"text": "Volcanic dam A volcanic dam is a type of natural dam produced directly or indirectly by volcanism , which holds or temporarily restricts the flow of surface water in existing streams , like a man-made dam . There are two main types of volcanic dams , those created by the flow of molten lava , and those created by the primary or secondary deposition of pyroclastic material and debris . This classification generally excludes other , often larger and longer lived dam-type geologic features , separately termed crater lakes , although these volcanic centers may be associated with the source of material for volcanic dams , and the lowest portion of its confining rim may be considered as such a dam , especially if the lake level within the crater is relatively high . Volcanic dams generally occur worldwide , in association with former and active volcanic provinces , and are known to have existed in the geologic record , in historic times and occur in the present day . Their removal or failure is similarly recorded . The longevity , and extent varies widely , having periods ranging from a few days , weeks or years to several hundred thousand years or more , and dimensions ranging from a few meters to hundreds , to several thousand . The emplacement , internal structure , distribution and longevity of such dams can be related variously to the amount , rapidity and duration of ( primary ) geothermal energy released , and the rock material made available ; other considerations include the rock types produced , their physical and toughness characteristics , and their various modes of deposition . Depositional modes include gravity flow of molten lava at the surface , gravity flow or fall of pyroclastics through the air , as well as the redistribution and transportation of those materials by gravity and water .",
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"text": "Uncanny valley In aesthetics , the uncanny valley is the hypothesis that human replicas which appear almost , but not exactly , like real human beings elicit feelings of eeriness and revulsion among some observers . Valley denotes a dip in the human observer 's affinity for the replica , a relation that otherwise increases with the replica 's human likeness . Examples can be found in robotics , 3D computer animations , and lifelike dolls among others . With the increasing prevalence of virtual reality , augmented reality , and photorealistic computer animation , the ` valley ' has been cited in the popular press in reaction to the verisimilitude of the creation as it approaches indistinguishability from reality . For example , Telus 's attempt to replace real animals in advertisements with animations like this wound up firmly in the ` uncanny valley ' and had negative , not positive , impact on those viewing the spots . Similar reactions can occur with special effects where care is not taken to either break away from the audience 's expectation of reality completely or honor it ( People and objects noticably not traveling in proper parabolic arcs when knocked flying , or real human bodies clearly being subject to loads that would not be survivable in reality -- the flight of Tom Cruise from helicopter to train at the end of Mission Impossible failed both of these tests . ) The ` uncanny valley ' has therefore moved from its origin about reactions to human simulacra , to reactions about photorealistic simulacra in general .",
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"text": "Thomas Taylor (artist) Thomas Henry Taylor ( born 22 May 1973 ) is a British children 's writer and illustrator . He studied at Anglia Ruskin University . He painted the cover art for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone . Due to the number of questions regarding the identity of the wizard illustrated on the back cover of the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , and thanks to the contribution of an Argentine named Alfonso Ferrer in Taylor 's blog , in February 2016 , he decided to name him Robertus Tallis . He has written and illustrated several picture books , starting with George and Sophie 's Museum Adventure in 1999 , and has two children 's novels , Haunters and Dan of the Dead , due to be published in 2012 .",
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"text": "Troll cat A troll cat ( also milk rabbit , troll ball ) is the familiar of a witch in Scandinavian folklore . Either in the shape of a cat or a ball , troll cats sucked milk from cows and spat it out in the witches ' milk pails , and went into homes to lick up cream . Related creatures are milk hares and milk rabbits .",
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"text": "The Railway Series The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor . There are 42 books in the series , the first being published in 1945 . Twenty-six were written by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry , up to 1972 . A further 16 were written by his son , Christopher Awdry ; 14 between 1983 and 1996 , and two more in 2007 and 2011 . Nearly all of The Railway Series stories were based upon real-life events . As a lifelong railway enthusiast , Awdry was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible . The engine characters were almost all based upon real classes of locomotive , and some of the railways themselves were directly based upon real lines in the British Isles . Characters and stories from the books formed the basis of the children 's television series Thomas and Friends . Audio adaptations of The Railway Series have been recorded at various times under the title The Railway Stories .",
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"text": "Tales from Shakespeare Tales from Shakespeare is an English children 's book written by Charles Lamb and his sister Mary Lamb in 1807 . The book is designed to make the stories of Shakespeare 's plays familiar to the young . However , as noted in the authors ' Preface , '' -LSB- Shakespeare 's -RSB- words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in ; and in whatever has been added to give them the regular form of a connected story , diligent care has been taken to select such words as might least interrupt the effect of the beautiful English tongue in which he wrote : therefore , words introduced into our language since his time have been as far as possible avoided . '' Mary Lamb was responsible for the comedies , while Charles wrote the tragedies ; they wrote the preface between them . The book contains the following tales : The Tempest ( Mary Lamb ) A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( Mary Lamb ) The Winter 's Tale ( Mary Lamb ) Much Ado About Nothing ( Mary Lamb ) As You Like It ( Mary Lamb ) Two Gentlemen of Verona ( Mary Lamb ) The Merchant of Venice ( Mary Lamb ) Cymbeline ( Mary Lamb ) King Lear ( Charles Lamb ) Macbeth ( Charles Lamb ) All 's Well That Ends Well ( Mary Lamb ) The Taming of the Shrew ( Mary Lamb ) The Comedy of Errors ( Mary Lamb ) Measure for Measure ( Mary Lamb ) Twelfth Night ( Mary Lamb ) Timon of Athens ( Charles Lamb ) Romeo and Juliet ( Charles Lamb ) Hamlet , Prince of Denmark ( Charles Lamb ) Othello ( Charles Lamb ) Pericles , Prince of Tyre ( Mary Lamb ) Tales from Shakespeare has been republished many times . It was illustrated by Sir John Gilbert in 1866 , by Arthur Rackham in 1899 and 1909 , by Louis Monziès in 1908 , by Walter Paget in 1910 , and by D. C. Eyles in 1934 . In 1893-4 , the book was supplemented with some additional tales by Harrison S Morris and was re-published in the USA as a multi-volume set with colour plate illustrations .",
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"text": "Troll (research station) Troll is a research station located at Jutulsessen , 235 km from the coast in the eastern part of Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . It is Norway 's only all-year research station in Antarctica , and is supplemented by the summer-only station Tor . Troll is operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute and also features facilities for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute , the Norwegian Institute for Air Research . Contrary to most other research stations on the continent , Troll is constructed on the snow-free slope of solid rock breaking through the ice sheet at Jutulsessen , located 1275 m above mean sea level . The station opened as a summer-only station in 1990 and was taken into use as an all-year station in 2005 . It has an overwintering capacity of eight people and a summer capacity of 40 . It is served by Troll Airfield , which is the base for the Dronning Maud Land Air Network .",
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"text": "Trollskogen Trollskogen ( `` enchanted forest '' or `` troll 's forest '' ) is a windswept , grazed pine forest and nature reserve in the northeast corner of the Baltic island Öland , Sweden ( Böda socken , Borgholm Municipality ) . The forest is on a promontory with an exposed shingle beach on the eastern side , the side of the Baltic Sea , and a sheltered bay on the western side , of Grankullaviken bay . The 100 ha reserve , formerly a Domänreservat , ( protected by the Swedish government forestry agency ) is part of the Böda Kronopark . Its southeastern boundary is also the north border of the nature reserve Bödakusten östra .",
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"text": "Trolltider Trolltider ( `` Troll Times '' ) was the Sveriges Television 's Christmas calendar in 1979 . It 's one of the titles in the 2009 book Tusen svenska klassiker ( 2009 ) .",
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"text": "Thumbelina `` Thumbelina '' -LSB- ˌθʌmbəˈliːnə -RSB- ( Tommelise ) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen , Denmark , with `` The Naughty Boy '' and `` The Traveling Companion '' in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children . `` Thumbelina '' is about a tiny girl and her adventures with appearance - and marriage-minded toads , moles , and cockchafers . She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size . `` Thumbelina '' is chiefly Andersen 's invention , though he did take inspiration from tales of miniature people such as `` Tom Thumb '' . `` Thumbelina '' was published as one of a series of seven fairy tales in 1835 which were not well received by the Danish critics who disliked their informal style and their lack of morals . One critic , however , applauded `` Thumbelina '' . The earliest English translation of `` Thumbelina '' is dated 1846 . The tale has been adapted to various media including television drama and animated film .",
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"text": "Hans Beck Hans Beck ( 6 May 1929 , Greiz -- 30 January 2009 , Markdorf ) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys . He is thus often called `` The Father of Playmobil '' . Born in Greiz , Thuringia , Beck grew up in the town of Zirndorf . He trained as a cabinet maker and made small toy vehicles and figures for his younger siblings . He presented his model airplanes to Horst Brandstätter , owner of local toy company Geobra Brandstätter , who took him on , and asked him to develop toy figures for children . As a hobby Beck built ultra-lightweight model aircraft for flying indoors . He competed in the FAI World Championships in Debrecen , Hungary in 1966 and won the individual title in the F1D class . In the early 1960s the planes had a wing span of 900 mm ( 550 mm today ) and were made from a balsa wood frame covered with a film of acetone lacquer . They were powered by a small rubber band wound to over 1,700 turns and could fly for over 40 minutes in large halls or airship hangars . The whole aeroplane weighed only 1.2 grams . Beck spent three years developing the figurines with interchangeable accessories that became Playmobil . He conducted research that allowed him to develop a toy that would be flexible ( unlike tin soldiers ) , not too complex , that would fit in an average child 's hand and have a face like a child 's drawing ( a large head , smile , and no nose ) . `` I would put the little figures in their hands without saying anything about what they were , '' Beck remarked . `` They accepted them right away ... They invented little scenarios for them . They never grew tired of playing with them . '' Horst Brandstätter was not initially convinced of the viability of Beck 's idea , but allowed the inventor to continue developing the product . The 1973 oil crisis greatly increased the price of plastics derived from oil . This prompted Geobra Brandstätter to consider products that generated more revenue for less plastic raw material than the hula-hoops and other large toys they had been producing . Beck 's figurines offered a possible solution . The company commissioned Beck to develop a series of figures with interchangeable parts . `` Playmobil is a toy that does n't impose specific play patterns on children , '' Beck has remarked , `` but rather stimulates their imagination . '' In 1974 , the company put the series on show in its display rooms . Visitors were initially reluctant to accept the toy . The toy was shown at that year 's International Toy Fair in Nuremberg . It proved popular with children . A Dutch firm subsequently agreed to buy a whole year 's production . Playmobil began to be sold worldwide in 1975 . The first Playmobil sets were of Native Americans , construction workers and knights . Beck once mentioned in an interview that a jumbo jet , alien figures , and dinosaurs should never be introduced as Playmobil sets , but all three have since been released as Playmobil products . After training a group of product designers to take his place , Beck retired in 1998 , just prior to the 25th birthday of the introduction of Playmobil . During the World Expo 2000 in Hannover , Beck was among the 100 German personalities who were honored with a statue within the German Pavilion . He died at the age of 79 on 30 January 2009 after a serious illness .",
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"text": "Whisker Haven Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets ( also abbreviated as Whisker Haven Tales or simply Whisker Haven ) is an American animated short series animated and produced by Ghostbot Studios and Disney Publishing , created and developed by Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft . It is based on Disney 's Palace Pets toyline , which in turn , is a spinoff of the Disney Princess Franchise . The series is directed by Alan Lau and written by Shea Fontana . The series launched on the Disney Junior Watch App and then aired on Disney Junior . The animated shorts are now available through the accompanying app , `` Palace Pets in Whisker Haven '' which also includes activities and games featuring the Palace Pets .",
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"text": "The Toronto Song `` The Toronto Song '' is a comedy song by Canadian comedy group Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie . It is one of many songs ( including `` The White House Burned ( The War of 1812 ) '' ) the Trolls recorded that are often mistakenly attributed to The Arrogant Worms . Originally on the Con Troupo Comedius cassette tape , `` The Toronto Song '' also appears on the CD Skit Happens , a greatest hits collection of Three Dead Trolls skits . Before the tape , the song had spread across Canada but most listeners did n't know the song 's name . It was ( and still is ) often believed to be called `` Toronto Sucks '' , `` The Ontario Song '' , or `` Ontario Sucks '' . The song starts with the Trolls ( who are from Edmonton , Alberta ) saying how much they hate the city of Toronto , its people , shanty towns , and landmarks . They then realize they hate all of Ontario , and finally all of Canada ( minus Alberta , but including Calgary ) . The criticisms of other parts of Canada range from practical ( `` Prince Edward Island is too small '' ) to absurd ( `` Manitoba 's population density is 1.9 people per square kilometre . Is n't that stupid ? '' ) . The song is primarily poking fun at the popular Canadian activity of insulting Toronto and to a lesser extent Albertan pride and the Edmonton-Calgary rivalry . The song was recorded with only a couple guitars . Later , a remake of the song , entitled `` The Toronto Song 2001 '' , had a full band performing the music and included a guitar solo and different banter . It was featured in the mockumentary film Let 's All Hate Toronto . One minor error in the song is a mention of `` the Ontario Zoo '' , which does not exist . Toronto does have a zoo , but it is called the Toronto Zoo . This is corrected in the 2001 remake where the lyric is changed to `` Metro Zoo '' ( the zoo was originally called the `` Metropolitan Toronto Zoo '' ) .",
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"text": "Muddle Earth Muddle Earth is a children 's novel by Paul Stewart , published in 2003 , and illustrated by Chris Riddell . It is largely a parody of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien . Like LOTR it is divided into three sections : Englebert the Enormous , Here Be Dragons and Doctor Cuddles of Giggle Glade . In 2011 a sequel titled Muddle Earth Too was published .",
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"text": "Dollhouse A dollhouse or doll 's house is a toy home made in miniature . For the last century , dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults . The term dollhouse is used commonly in the United States and Canada . In the UK ( United Kingdom ) the term dolls ' house or dollshouse is used . Today 's dollhouses trace their history back about four hundred years to the baby house display cases of Europe , which showed idealized interiors . Smaller dollhouses with more realistic exteriors appeared in Europe in the 18th century . Early dollhouses were all handmade , but following the Industrial Revolution and World War II , they were increasingly mass-produced and became more standardized and affordable . Dollhouses can range from simple boxes stacked together used as rooms for play , up to multimillion-dollar structures displayed in museums . Contemporary children 's play dollhouses are mostly in 1:18 ( or 2/3 '' ) scale , while 1:12 ( or 1 '' ) scale is common for dollhouses made for adult collectors .",
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"text": "Troll (disambiguation) A troll is a mythological creature . Troll may also refer to :",
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"text": "Fredmans epistlar Fredmans epistlar ( English : Fredman 's Epistles or Epistles of Fredman ) is a collection of 82 poems set to music by Carl Michael Bellman , a major figure in Swedish 18th century song . Though first published in 1790 , it was created over a period of twenty years from 1768 onwards . A companion volume , Fredmans sånger ( Fredman 's Songs ) was published the following year . The Epistles vary widely in style and effect , from Rococo-themed pastorale with a cast of gods and demigods from classical antiquity to laments for the effects of Brännvin-drinking , tavern-scenes , and apparent improvisations . The lyrics , based on the lives of Bellman 's contemporaries in Gustavian-age Sweden , describe a gallery of fictional and semi-fictional characters and events taking place in Stockholm . Jean Fredman , an alcoholic former watchmaker , is the central character and fictional narrator . The `` soliloquy '' of Epistle 23 , a description of Fredman lying drunk in the gutter and then recovering in the Crawl-In Tavern , was described by Oscar Levertin as `` the to-be-or-not-to-be of Swedish literature '' . Ulla Winblad , based on one of Bellman 's friends , is the chief of the fictional `` nymphs '' . She is half goddess , half prostitute , a key figure among the demimonde characters of Fredman 's Epistles . The Epistles are admired for the way that their poetry and music fit so well together . Bellman chose not to compose the tunes , instead borrowing and adapting existing melodies , most likely to exploit the humour of contrasting the associations of well-known tunes with the meanings he gave them . This may also have been intended to provide historical depth to his work ; he sometimes devoted considerable energy to adapting melodies to fit an Epistle 's needs . Many of the Epistles have remained culturally significant in Scandinavia , especially in Sweden . They are widely sung and recorded : by choirs such as the Orphei Drängar , by professional solo singers such as Fred Åkerström and Cornelis Vreeswijk , and by ensemble singers such as Sven-Bertil Taube and William Clauson . The Epistles have been translated into German , French , English , Russian , Polish , Finnish , Italian and Dutch .",
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"text": "Slappy the Dummy Slappy the Dummy is a fictional character and antagonist in the Goosebumps children 's series by R. L. Stine . He is one of the series ' most popular villains and the main antagonist of the Night of the Living Dummy saga . He is also the main antagonist of the Goosebumps movie . He is a Ventriloquist 's Doll that comes alive by these words , `` Karru Marri Odonna Loma Malunu Karrano '' .",
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"text": "The Bourne Supremacy (film) The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 American-German action spy thriller film starring Robert Ludlum 's Jason Bourne character . Though it takes the name of the second Bourne novel , its plot is entirely different . The film was directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Tony Gilroy . Universal Pictures released the film to theaters in the United States on July 23 , 2004 . It is the second in the Jason Bourne film series . It is preceded by The Bourne Identity ( 2002 ) and followed by The Bourne Ultimatum ( 2007 ) , The Bourne Legacy ( 2012 ) , and Jason Bourne ( 2016 ) . The Bourne Supremacy continues the story of Jason Bourne , a former CIA assassin suffering from psychogenic amnesia . Bourne is portrayed by Matt Damon . The film focuses on his attempt to learn more of his past as he is once more enveloped in a conspiracy involving the CIA and Operation Treadstone . The film also stars Brian Cox as Ward Abbott , Joan Allen as Pamela Landy and Julia Stiles as Nicky Parsons .",
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"text": "Breeding back Breeding back is a form of artificial selection by the deliberate selective breeding of domestic animals , in an attempt to achieve an animal breed with a phenotype that resembles a wildtype ancestor , usually one that is extinct . Breeding back is not to be confused with dedomestication . It must be kept in mind that a breeding-back breed may be very similar to the extinct wild type in phenotype , ecological niche , and to some extent genetics , but the initial gene pool of that wild type is lost forever with its extinction . It is not truly possible for a breeding back attempt to actually recreate an extinct wild type that is the breeding target , as an extinct wild type can not be resurrected via selective breeding alone . Furthermore , even the outward authenticity of a bred-back type depends on the quality of the stock used as the foundation of the project . As a result , some breeds , like Heck cattle , are at best a vague look-alike of the extinct wildtype aurochs , according to the literature .",
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"text": "Infanticide (zoology) In animals , infanticide involves the killing of young offspring by a mature animal of the same species , and is studied in zoology , specifically in the field of ethology . Ovicide is the analogous destruction of eggs . The practice has been observed in many other species throughout the animal kingdom , especially primates ( primate infanticide ) . These include microscopic rotifers , insects , fish , amphibians , birds and mammals . Infanticide can be practiced by both males and females . Infanticide caused by sexual conflict has the general theme of the killer ( often male ) becoming the new sexual partner of the victim 's parent , which would otherwise be unavailable . This represents a gain in fitness by the killer , and a loss in fitness by the parents of the offspring killed . This is a type of evolutionary struggle between the two sexes , in which the victim sex may have counter-adaptations that reduce the success of this practice . It may also occur for other reasons , such as the struggle for food between females . In this case individuals may even kill closely related offspring . Filial infanticide occurs when a parent kills its own offspring . This sometimes involves consumption of the young themselves , which is termed filial cannibalism . The behavior is widespread in fishes , and is seen in terrestrial animals as well . Human infanticide has been recorded in almost every culture . A unique aspect of human infanticide is sex-selective infanticide .",
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"text": "Robert Bourne (politician) Robert Croft Bourne ( 15 July 1888 -- 7 August 1938 ) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics , and a Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1924 to 1938 . Bourne was born at Bodington , London the son Gilbert Charles Bourne who had rowed in the winning Oxford crews in the Boat Race of 1882 and 1883 . As a child , Bourne lost the sight of one eye in a game of rounders at school . He was educated at Eton College where he won the School Sculling in 1906 , and then at New College , Oxford . At Oxford , he stroked the winning Oxford boats in the Boat Race in 1909 , 1910 , 1911 and 1912 , being president in the last two years . He also won the University Sculls in 1910 and the University Fours in 1911 and went head of the river in 1911-12 . He was the strokeman of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics . He was a member of the winning crew in the Stewards ' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1912 , 1913 and 1914 . Bourne became a barrister . In the First World War , he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Herefordshire Regiment . He had one hand crippled and a lung seriously injured at Suvla Bay in the Dardanelles in August 1915 . As he had only one good eye moved from active service to the Claims Commission . In 1920 he became J.P. for Herefordshire and in 1921 a member of the city council . Bourne was elected Conservative Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Oxford at a by-election in June 1924 , and served as a Deputy Speaker of the Commons from 1931 . He died in office in August 1938 aged 50 , suddenly dropping dead while walking on the moors near Strontian , Argyll . At the subsequent by-election the seat was held for the Conservatives by Quintin Hogg . Bourne married Lady Hester Margaret Cairns , daughter of Wilfred Cairns , 4th Earl Cairns on 7 June 1917 . They lived at Fyfield Manor , Abingdon .",
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"text": "Mobbing (animal behavior) Mobbing in animals is an antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species mob a predator by cooperatively attacking or harassing it , usually to protect their offspring . A simple definition of mobbing is an assemblage of individuals around a potentially dangerous predator . This is most frequently seen in birds , though it is also known to occur in many other animals such as the meerkat . While mobbing has evolved independently in many species , it only tends to be present in those whose young are frequently preyed upon . This behavior may complement cryptic adaptations in the offspring themselves , such as camouflage and hiding . Mobbing calls may be used to summon nearby individuals to cooperate in the attack . Konrad Lorenz , in his book On Aggression ( 1966 ) , attributed mobbing among birds and animals to instincts rooted in the Darwinian struggle to survive . In his view , humans are subject to similar innate impulses but capable of bringing them under rational control ( see mobbing ) .",
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"text": "The Bourne Betrayal (film)",
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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": "Mating connection A mating connection is any method of assembling of two or more component parts with mutually complementing shapes that , with some imagination , resembles the way two animals , male and female , are physically connected during the act of mating . In such connections one of the two components acts as male and the other as female , although more complex relationships exist . Any electrical connector , bolted joint , and jigsaw puzzle is an example of assembling based on mating connection .",
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"text": "Male pregnancy Male pregnancy is the incubation of one or more embryos or fetuses by male members of some species . In nearly all heterogamous animal species , offspring are ordinarily carried by the female until birth , but in fish of the Syngnathidae family ( pipefish , seahorses and the leafy seadragon ) , males perform this function . There are different ideas concerning whether a human male could become pregnant , and , by some definitions of gender identity , human men have become pregnant . Male humans incubating fetuses are also a recurring theme in speculative fiction .",
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"text": "The Territorial Imperative The Territorial Imperative : A Personal Inquiry Into the Animal Origins of Property and Nations , usually referred to as The Territorial Imperative , is a 1966 nonfiction work by Robert Ardrey . It describes the evolutionarily determined instinct among humans toward territoriality and the implications of this territoriality in human meta-phenomena such as property ownership and nation building . The Territorial Imperative extended Ardrey 's groundbreaking anthropological work , contributed to the development of the science of ethology , and encouraged an increasing public interest in human origins . The Territorial Imperative is the second book in Robert Ardrey 's Nature of Man Series . It is preceded by African Genesis and followed by The Social Contract , and The Hunting Hypothesis . It was illustrated by Ardrey 's wife , the South African actress and illustrator Berdine Ardrey ( née Grunewald ) . Ardrey dedicated The Territorial Imperative to Henry Eliot Howard , who was noted for being one of the first to describe in detail the territoriality behaviors in birds .",
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"text": "Mating call A mating call is the auditory signal used by animals to attract mates . It can occur in males or females , but literature is abundantly favored toward researching mating calls in males . In addition , mating calls are often the subject of mate choice , in which the preferences of one gender for a certain type of mating call can drive sexual selection in a species . This can result in sympatric speciation of some animals , where two species diverge from each other while living in the same environment . There are many different mechanisms to produce mating calls , which can be broadly categorized into vocalizations and mechanical calls . Vocalizations are considered as sounds produced by the larynx and are often seen in species of birds , mammals , amphibians , and insects . Mechanical calls refer to any other type of sound that the animal produces using unique body parts and/or tools for communication with potential mates . Examples include crickets that vibrate their wings , birds that flap their feathers , and frogs that use an air sac instead of lungs .",
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"text": "The Mating Season The Mating Season may refer to : Mating season , the seasonal period when a female animal 's estrous cycle is active , signaling animals to mate The Mating Season ( novel ) , a Jeeves and Wooster novel by P. G. Wodehouse The Mating Season ( film ) , a 1951 American comedy The Mating Season ( 1966 film ) , a Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film The Mating Season ( 1980 film ) , a TV comedy film starring Lucie Arnaz filmed at The Mountain Camp & Conference Center , Highlands , NC The Mating Season ( play ) , a comedy by Sam Cree whose lead actor in a 1976 revival , Sid James , died on stage `` The Mating Season '' , an episode of the American TV sitcom The Crew",
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"text": "Allied (film) Allied is a 2016 romantic thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight . It stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter and collaborator , who fall in love during a mission in Casablanca . Jared Harris , Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan also star . Principal photography began in February 2016 in London . The film was released in the United States on November 23 , 2016 by Paramount Pictures , receiving mixed reviews from critics , although Pitt and particularly Cotillard 's performances were praised , and grossed $ 119 million worldwide . It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design .",
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"text": "Australian Charbray The Australian Charbray is a beef breed of cattle that is the result of the blending of two breeds , the Charolais and the Brahman . The Australian Charbray is within the range of 75 % and 25 % Charolais and Brahman , either way . The hump of the Brahman is often almost non-existent , but the loose skin and enlarged dewlap are indications of the Bos indicus blood in this breed . The Charbray is a large breed that is heavily muscled in the loin and quarters . They have been well accepted in those areas where cattle carrying at least some Brahman breeding are desired because of hot and humid conditions . An Australian Charbray is cream to light red coloured . The calves are generally light tan when born but may lighten to a creamy white in a few weeks . The bull is structurally sound and has the ability to travel the distances required of bulls , even in hot humid environments . It has been selected for clean , tight sheaths , fertility and early testicular development . The Charbray female is also early maturing , reaching puberty at 14 -- 17 months and calving at or near two years of age with rapid rebreeding and good milk production . The Australian Charbrays have performed very well in weight gain trials including Aus-Meat National Livestock Feedback Trials and in hoof and hook competitions . Charbray calves show excellent performance in the feedlot . Their resistance to heat , humidity , parasites and diseases is to their benefit in southern feedlots . They grow rapidly and have outstanding feed converting ability . They reach slaughter weights at 12 to 15 months and produce lean , yield grade 1 and 2 carcasses that require little or no fat trimming .",
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"text": "Sexual selection in birds Sexual selection in birds concerns how birds have evolved a variety of mating behaviors , with the peacock tail being perhaps the most famous example of sexual selection and the Fisherian runaway . Commonly occurring sexual dimorphisms such as size and color differences are energetically costly attributes that signal competitive breeding situations . Many types of avian sexual selection have been identified ; intersexual selection , also known as female choice ; and intrasexual competition , where individuals of the more abundant sex compete with each other for the privilege to mate . Sexually selected traits often evolve to become more pronounced in competitive breeding situations until the trait begins to limit the individual 's fitness . Conflicts between an individual fitness and signaling adaptations ensure that sexually selected ornaments such as plumage coloration and courtship behavior are `` honest '' traits . Signals must be costly to ensure that only good-quality individuals can present these exaggerated sexual ornaments and behaviors . Bird species often demonstrate intersexual selection , perhaps because - due to their lightweight body structures - fights between males may be ineffective or impractical . Therefore , male birds commonly use the following methods to try to seduce the females : Colour : Some species have ornate , diverse , and often colourful feathers . Song : Male birdsong provides an important way of protecting territory ( intrasexual selection ) . Nest construction : In some species , males build nests that females subject to rigorous inspection , choosing the male that makes the most attractive nest . Dance : Males dance in front of females . Cranes provide a well-known example . In some bird species , both the male and the female contribute a great deal to offspring-care . In these cases , the male and female will be continuously assessing each other based on sexual characteristics . In the blue-footed booby , the females tend to choose males with brighter blue feet , because birds with brighter feet are younger , and thus have greater fertility and ability to provide paternal care . When researchers put make-up on the males ' feet to make them look duller after the laying of the first eggs , their mates consequently laid smaller second eggs , which shows that female boobies continuously evaluate their mates ' reproductive value . Males also vary their behaviour based on the females ' foot colour . Males mated to females with brighter feet are more willing to incubate their eggs .",
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"text": "First Kill (2017 film) First Kill is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Nick Gordon . The film stars Bruce Willis and Hayden Christensen .",
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"text": "Aggregation (ethology) In ethology , an aggregation is any form of gathering of organisms and the process of coming together . In some forms groups of unrelated species might form , in which interaction between members of the aggregation might be minimal ; for example herds of grazing zebra and antelopes might combine , both the better to observe the approach of predators , and to improve the odds of escape in the event of attack by predators . Sometimes there might be some interaction , such as mixed flocks of birds that observe each other 's foraging behaviour in searching for food . Sometimes there might be quite orderly common action , such as the queuing up for a resource ; for example different species of fishes may aggregate around a cleaning station where cleaner wrasse and cleaner shrimp are active , more or less taking turns for attention . Such aggregations , where there is no particular association of species or sizes , may be referred to loosely as unstructured aggregations . Commonly they are very temporary and may be loose , with flocks or herds associating casually and separating equally casually within hours . Structured aggregations tend to be longer-term and of a specific life-cycle function and context . Typically , though not necessarily , they will be of a single species . Often they will be of a single age and possibly of a single sex , such as shoals of fish fry that have specific ecological requirements that are not compatible with those of the mature species . One class of such aggregations comprises groups of adult , but immature `` bachelor '' males of elephants , seals , lions and other animals in which the mature herd will not tolerate males that would begin to compete with the dominant males . Another is when aposematic larvae of certain insects such as some Lepidoptera and Hemiptera form a flock that feed together and may migrate in `` processions '' until they are mature after which some kinds disperse . Most species of migrating birds and mammals flock on a large scale , partly for protection and partly for greater reliability of navigation . In some species of Hemiptera the adults remain with their aggregated immature offspring , sometimes in protective roles . The range of functions is very wide in detail , but among the more important classes of function are security against predators , success in food location , wide range of mate choice , with concomitant increase of outbreeding opportunities , location with other members of the same species ( sometimes adherence to separate communities can almost amount to parapatric residence when say , different communities of rats or chimpanzees have violent mutual antipathy ) . There also are various forms of educational function , such as in some species where the young must learn the correct mate recognition skills , and in highly intelligent species such as crows and elephants , must learn the necessary social skills and the necessary traditional foraging techniques in their region . Aggregation activities are not restricted to the animal kingdom ; for one example , a fundamental class of aggregations occurs in the various groups of slime molds , in which separate cells actually aggregate in the process of constructing their reproductive structure . Category : Ethology",
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"text": "Clasper In biology , a clasper is a male anatomical structure found in some groups of animals , used in mating . Male cartilaginous fish have claspers formed from the posterior portion of their pelvic fin which serve as intromittent organs used to channel semen into the female 's cloaca during mating . The act of mating in some fish including sharks usually includes one of the claspers raised to allow water into the siphon through a specific orifice . The clasper is then inserted into the cloaca , where it opens like an umbrella to anchor its position . The siphon then begins to contract expelling water and sperm . Male chimaeras have cephalic claspers ( tenacula ) on their heads , which are thought to aid in holding the female during mating . In entomology , it is a structure in male insects that is used to hold the female during copulation ( see Lepidoptera genitalia for more ) .",
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"text": "Bullshot (film) Bullshot is a 1983 film , based on the stage play Bullshot Crummond . The name comes from a parody of the 1929 film , on which it is loosely based , Bulldog Drummond . Captain Hugh `` Bullshot '' Crummond ( Alan Shearman ) is a World War I fighter pilot , Olympic athlete , racing driver , and part-time sleuth . He must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno ( Ronald E. House ) , his wartime adversary , and win the heart of the damsel in distress ( Diz White ) . The film was produced by George Harrison 's company Handmade Films . Alan Shearman would reprise his association with Handmade Films in their 1985 film Water .",
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"text": "Sperm competition Sperm competition is the competitive process between spermatozoa of two or more different males to fertilize the same egg during sexual reproduction . Competition can occur when females have multiple potential mating partners . Greater choice and variety of mates increases a female 's chance to produce more viable offspring . However , multiple mates for a female means an individual male has decreased chances of producing offspring . Sperm competition is an evolutionary pressure on males , and has led to the development of adaptations to increase males ' chance of reproductive success . Sperm competition results in a sexual conflict of interest between males and females . Males have evolved several defensive tactics including : mate-guarding , mating plugs , and releasing toxic seminal substances to reduce female re-mating tendencies to cope with sperm competition . Offensive tactics of sperm competition involve direct interference by one male on the reproductive success of another male , for instance by physically removing another male 's sperm prior to mating with a female . For an example , see Gryllus bimaculatus . Sperm competition is often compared to having tickets in a raffle ; a male has a better chance of winning ( i.e. fathering offspring ) the more tickets he has ( i.e. the more sperm he inseminates a female with ) . However , sperm are not free to produce , and as such males are predicted to produce sperm of a size and number that will maximize their success in sperm competition . By making many spermatozoa , males can buy more `` raffle tickets '' , and it is thought that selection for numerous sperm has contributed to the evolution of anisogamy with very small sperm ( because of the energy trade-off between sperm size and number ) . Alternatively , a male may evolve faster sperm to enable his sperm to reach and fertilize the female 's ovum first . Dozens of adaptations have been documented in males that help them succeed in sperm competition .",
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"text": "Pecking order Pecking order or peck order is the colloquial term for the hierarchical system of social organisation . It was first described by Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe in 1921 under the German terms Hackordnung or Hackliste and introduced into English in 1927 . The original use of pecking order referred to the expression of dominance in chickens . Dominance in chickens is asserted by various behaviours , including pecking , which was used by Schjelderup-Ebbe as a measure of dominance and leadership order . In his 1924 German-language article , he noted that `` defense and aggression in the hen is accomplished with the beak '' . This emphasis on pecking led many subsequent studies on fowl behaviour to use it as a primary observation , however , it has been noted that roosters tend to leap and use their claws in conflicts . The term dominance hierarchy is often used for this type of social organisation in other animals . Pecking order is a basic concept in social stratification and social hierarchy that has its counterparts in other animal species , including humans , although the term `` pecking order '' is often used synonymously .",
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"text": "Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson ( born 17 May 1962 ) is a Scottish-American television host , comedian , and actor . He is the host of both the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game ( 2014 -- 2017 ) , for which he has won two Daytime Emmy Awards , and of Join or Die with Craig Ferguson ( 2016 -- ) on History . He was also the host of the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 2005 -- 2014 ) . After starting his career in Britain with music , comedy and theatre , Ferguson moved to the United States where he found success in the role of Nigel Wick on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show ( 1996 -- 2004 ) . He has written and starred in three films , directing one of them , and has appeared in several others , including several voice-over roles for animations . Ferguson has also written two books : Between the Bridge and the River , a novel , and American on Purpose , a memoir . He was naturalised as a United States citizen in 2008 .",
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"text": "Gift of the Night Fury Gift of the Night Fury is a 2011 computer-animated short film by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tom Owens . It was released on November 15 , 2011 , on DVD and Blu-ray , along with another original animated short film Book of Dragons . Based on How to Train Your Dragon , the short takes place in the middle of preparing for the Viking winter holiday . After all dragons inexplicably fly away , the last one of them unwittingly kidnaps Hiccup . The film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , T.J. Miller , Kristen Wiig , and Christopher Mintz-Plasse .",
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"text": "Earl Hammond Earl Hammond ( June 16 , 1921 -- May 1 , 2002 ) was an American theater , radio , film and television actor , and , in his later years , a voice actor for several animated films and TV series .",
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"text": "Ryan O'Quinn Ryan O'Quinn ( born March 6 , 1972 ) is an American television , film and voice actor , author and comedian .",
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"text": "Tim Rooney Timothy Hayes Yule ( January 4 , 1947 -- September 23 , 2006 ) , better known as Tim Rooney , was an American actor and voice actor . He was the second son of actor Mickey Rooney and suffered from a muscle disease known as dermatomyositis .",
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"text": "Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .",
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"text": "Paul Garner Paul Albert `` Mousie '' Garner ( July 31 , 1909 -- August 8 , 2004 ) was an American actor . Garner earned his nickname by assuming the role of a shy , simpering jokester . Garner was one of the last actors still doing shtick from vaudeville , and has been referred to as `` The Grand Old Man Of Vaudeville . ''",
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"text": "Fury (TV series) Fury ( retitled Brave Stallion in syndicated reruns ) is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1960 . It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton , who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California ; Bobby Diamond as Jim 's adopted son , Joey Clark Newton , and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey . Roger Mobley co-starred in the two final seasons as Homer `` Packy '' Lambert , a friend of Joey 's . The frequent introduction to the show depicts the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the announcer reads : `` FURY ! . . The story of a horse . . and a boy who loves him . '' Fury is the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment .",
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"text": "Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm ( born 27 August 1953 ) , known professionally as Peter Stormare ( -LSB- ˈpeːtɛr ² stɔrːmarɛ -RSB- ) , is a Swedish actor , voice actor , theatre director , playwright , and musician . He played Gaear Grimsrud in the 1996 film Fargo , John Abruzzi in the Fox series Prison Break and Ingmar in Swedish Dicks .",
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"text": "Rob Mungle Robert Louis Mungle ( born October 19 , 1967 in Houston , Texas ) is a voice actor for Funimation , ADV Films , Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks , and OkraTron 5000 . He is also a stand-up comedian , having been known as The Reverend .",
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"text": "The Gift (Star Trek: Voyager) __ NOTOC __ `` The Gift '' is the second episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : Voyager , the 70th episode overall . Set in the 24th century , the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS Voyager after they were stranded in the Delta Quadrant far from the rest of the Federation . The episode marks the last appearance of Kes until the season six episode , `` Fury . ''",
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"text": "Lee Majors Lee Majors ( born Harvey Lee Yeary ; April 23 , 1939 ) is an American film , television and voice actor . Majors is best known for portraying the roles of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series The Big Valley ( 1965 -- 1969 ) , Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1973 -- 1978 ) , and Colt Seavers in American television action series The Fall Guy ( 1981 -- 1986 ) . In the television series The Six Million Dollar Man , Steve Austin takes on special high-risk government missions using his superhuman bionic powers . The television character Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s . Majors reprised the role of Colonel Steve Austin in several bionic reunion television movies in the late 1980s and 1990s . He appeared in a number of supporting , recurring and cameo roles in feature films and television series , and lent his voice to a number of animated TV series and video games .",
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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": "Ultimate Nick Fury General Nicholas Joseph `` Nick '' Fury is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics ' Ultimate Marvel section as a different version of Nick Fury . He has a substantial presence in all the Ultimate Marvel comics , appearing first in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up and Ultimate X-Men and later reappearing regularly in Ultimate Spider-Man and finally securing a regular , recurring role as the general of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the leader of the Ultimates , a re-imagining of the Avengers . His character was redesigned to look like Samuel L. Jackson , the actor who later went on to portray Nick Fury in several Marvel movies and television shows set in the established Marvel Cinematic Universe .",
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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": "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": "Mikey Kelley Michael `` Mikey '' Kelley ( November 14 , 1973 ) is an American voice actor .",
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"text": "Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey ( born Harry Reynolds ; January 27 , 1940 -- May 28 , 2015 ) was an American actor , comedian , and television personality .",
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"text": "John Zacherle John Zacherle ( -LSB- ˈzækərliː -RSB- ; sometimes credited as John Zacherley ; September 26 , 1918 -- October 27 , 2016 ) was an American television host , radio personality , and voice actor . He was best known for his long career as a television horror host , often broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s . Best known for his character of `` Roland/Zacherley , '' he also did voice work for movies , and recorded the top ten novelty rock and roll song `` Dinner With Drac '' in 1958 . He also edited two collections of horror stories , Zacherley 's Vulture Stew and Zacherley 's Midnight Snacks .",
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"text": "John Michael Higgins John Michael Higgins ( born February 12 , 1963 ) is an American actor and voice actor whose film credits include Christopher Guest 's mockumentaries , the role of David Letterman in HBO 's The Late Shift , and a starring role in the American version of Kath & Kim . He portrayed Peter Lovett in the TV Land original sitcom Happily Divorced , and provided the voice of Iknik Blackstone Varrick in The Legend of Korra . He currently stars in the NBC sitcom Great News as Chuck Pierce .",
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"text": "James Remar William James Remar ( born December 31 , 1953 ) , is an American actor and voice actor . He played Richard , the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall 's character in Sex and the City , Ajax in The Warriors ( 1979 ) , homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the thriller 48 Hrs . ( 1982 ) , gangster Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club ( 1984 ) , Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat : Annihilation ( 1997 ) , Giuseppe Salvatore in The CW TV series The Vampire Diaries , Jack Duff in Miracle on 34th Street ( 1994 ) , and Harry Morgan in the Showtime TV series Dexter . Since 2009 , he has done voiceover work in ads for Lexus luxury cars .",
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"text": "Trevor Devall Trevor Devall ' ( born November 10 , 1972 ) is a Canadian voice actor , actor and podcaster . He worked for Ocean Studios and various other studios in Vancouver , Canada for years , before he relocated to Los Angeles , California in 2013 . He is best known for voicing Rocket Raccoon in the animated TV series Guardians of the Galaxy , Pyro in X-Men Evolution , Dukey in seasons 5 and 6 of Johnny Test , and various characters in the Netflix original series F Is for Family , as well as providing voices in English-language versions of various anime series , most notably as Mu La Flaga from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED , Mukotsu from InuYasha , Scourge from Transformers : Cybertron , Mr. Chang from Black Lagoon , and Aizawa from Death Note . He also voiced Hermiod on Stargate Atlantis and Ravus Nox Fleuret in the Final Fantasy XV video game and Kingsglaive : Final Fantasy XV feature film . On camera , he played Sir Atticus Moon in Big Time Movie . Between 2007 and 2013 , Trevor hosted his own podcast Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and guests '' where he interviewed fellow Canadian voice actors .",
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"text": "Motorola Motorola ( -LSB- ˌmoʊtəˈroʊlə -RSB- ) was an American multinational telecommunications company founded on September 25 , 1928 , based in Schaumburg , Illinois . After having lost $ 4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009 , the company was divided into two independent public companies , Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4 , 2011 . Motorola Solutions is generally considered to be the direct successor to Motorola , as the reorganization was structured with Motorola Mobility being spun off . Motorola Mobility was acquired by Lenovo in 2014 . Motorola designed and sold wireless network equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers . Motorola 's home and broadcast network products included set-top boxes , digital video recorders , and network equipment used to enable video broadcasting , computer telephony , and high-definition television . Its business and government customers consisted mainly of wireless voice and broadband systems ( used to build private networks ) , and public safety communications systems like Astro and Dimetra . These businesses ( except for set-top boxes and cable modems ) are now part of Motorola Solutions . Google sold Motorola Home ( the former General Instrument cable businesses ) to the Arris Group in December 2012 for US$ 2.35 billion . Motorola 's wireless telephone handset division was a pioneer in cellular telephones . Also known as the Personal Communication Sector ( PCS ) prior to 2004 , it pioneered the `` mobile phone '' with DynaTAC , `` flip phone '' with the MicroTAC as well as the `` clam phone '' with the StarTAC in the mid-1990s . It had staged a resurgence by the mid-2000s with the RAZR , but lost market share in the second half of that decade . Later it focused on smartphones using Google 's open-source Android mobile operating system . The first phone to use the newest version of Google 's open source OS , Android 2.0 , was released on November 2 , 2009 as the Motorola Droid ( the GSM version launched a month later , in Europe , as the Motorola Milestone ) . The handset division ( along with cable set-top boxes and cable modems ) was later spun off into the independent Motorola Mobility . On May 22 , 2012 , Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google had closed on its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility . On January 29 , 2014 , Page announced that pending closure of the deal , Motorola Mobility would be acquired by Chinese technology company Lenovo for US$ 2.91 billion ( subject to certain adjustments ) . On October 30 , 2014 , Lenovo finalized its purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google .",
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"text": "Intermediate film system The intermediate film system was a television process in which motion picture film was processed almost immediately after it was exposed in a camera , then scanned by a television scanner , and transmitted over the air . This system was used principally in Britain and Germany where television cameras were not sensitive enough to use reflected light , but could transmit a suitable image when a bright light was shown through motion picture film directly into the camera lens . John Logie Baird began developing the process in 1932 , borrowing the idea of Georg Oskar Schubert from his licensees in Germany , where it was demonstrated by Fernseh AG in 1932 and used for broadcasting in 1934 . The BBC used Baird 's version of the process during the first three months of its then - `` high-definition '' television service from November 1936 through January 1937 , and German television used it during broadcasts of the 1936 Summer Olympics . In both cases , intermediate film cameras alternated with newly introduced direct television cameras . The exposed film , either 35mm or 17.5 mm ( 35mm split in half , to save expense ) , travelled in a continuous band from the camera , usually atop a remote broadcast vehicle , into a machine that developed and fixed the image . The film was then run through a flying spot scanner ( so called because it moved a focused beam of light back and forth across the image ) , and electronically converted from a negative to a positive image . Depending on the equipment , the time from camera to scanner could be a minute or less . An optical soundtrack was recorded onto the film , between the perforations and the edge of the film , at the same time the image was taken to keep the sound and image in synchronization . The intermediate film system , with its expensive film usage and relatively immobile cameras , did have the advantage that it left a filmed record of the programme which could be rerun at a different time , with a better image quality than the later kinescope films , which were shot from a video monitor . Television tubes developed by Farnsworth and Zworykin in the United States , and by EMI in England , with much higher sensitivity to light , made the intermediate film system obsolete by 1937 . Film continued to be used for time-shifting and as a long-term storage until electronic video recorders were invented .",
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"text": "Extended Data Services Extended Data Services ( now XDS , previously EDS ) , is an American standard classified under Electronic Industries Alliance standard CEA-608-E for the delivery of any ancillary data ( metadata ) to be sent with an analog television program , or any other NTSC video signal . XDS is used by TV stations , TV networks , and TV program syndication distributors in the USA for several purposes . Here are some of the most common uses of XDS : The `` autoclock '' system delivers time data via an XDS `` Time-of-Day Packet '' for automatically setting the clock of newer TVs & VCRs sold in the USA . Most PBS stations provide this service . Rudimentary program information which can be displayed on-screen , such as the name and remaining time of the program , Station identification , V-chip content ratings data . XDS is also used by the American TV network ABC for their Network Alert System ( NAS ) . NAS is a one-way communication system used by ABC to inform and alert their local affiliate stations across the USA of information regarding ABC 's network programming ( such as program timings & changes , news special report information , etc. ) , using a special decoder manufactured for ABC by EEG Enterprises , a manufacturer of related equipment for the TV broadcast industry such as closed captioning and general-purpose XDS encoders . The CBS Television Network uses a similar method to transmit three separate internal messaging services to stations : one for programming departments , one for master control operations , and one for newsrooms . Many standard definition receivers produced by Dish Network encode XDS data into their output signal . Data encoded includes time of day , program name , program description , program time remaining , channel identification , and content rating . This data is obtained from the satellite service 's EPG and replaces any data which may have been present when the signal was uplinked . XDS uses the same line in the vertical blanking interval as closed captioning ( NTSC line 21 ) , and shares the available second video field bandwidth with the closed captioning channels CC3 and CC4 , and with the text channels TXT3 and TXT4 .",
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"text": "Motorola MicroTAC The Motorola MicroTAC was a cellular phone first manufactured as an analog version in 1989 . GSM-compatible and TDMA/Dual-Mode versions were introduced in 1994 . The MicroTAC introduced an innovative new `` flip '' design , where the `` mouthpiece '' folded over the keypad , although the `` mouthpiece '' was actually located in the base of the phone , along with the ringer . This set the standard and became the model for modern flip phones today . Its predecessor was the much larger Motorola DynaTAC and it was succeeded by the Motorola StarTAC in 1996 . `` TAC '' was an abbreviation of Total Area Coverage in all three models .",
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"text": "Proprietary DVR DVRs , or Digital Video Recorders , are devices which record video to a hard drive . The term Proprietary DVR refers to exclusive methodologies used to maintain commercial control over the DVR format and prevent third-party copying of a particular file . CCTV systems are used for the detection and recording of crime , but the analysts and law enforcement personnel who are required to obtain and process video recorded with proprietary DVRs may face problems using the proprietary format . Most established manufacturers will provide tools for law enforcement agencies to play and copy footage from such systems . The opposite of proprietary DVR is standard or PC-based DVR . ( Although , in fact , many proprietary DVR 's are PC-based devices . ) Currently there is no standard output for the security industry to follow . Because of this , analysts are forced to obtain a compatible `` player '' in order to view the video . Some proprietary DVRs are delivered to the end-user in an executable player which allows for navigation . Some require the installation of the player . Others simply require a codec to be available on the system that is playing , then it will become viewable in a common player such as Windows Media Player . Some proprietary DVR systems offer more than one output format , such as the native format as well as a standard format such as AVI . Some also offer a composite video output PAL or NTSC . Some security companies are reluctant to offer anything other than their proprietary format . Reasons cited for maintaining control over the file by impeding conversion vary , but most companies will make `` tamper resistance '' a sellable feature , while disregarding the work required of an analyst or court in order to present the video . Another selling point of proprietary DVR systems is compression . Video compression removes information in exchange for a smaller file size . Increasing compression leads to the ability to store longer periods on a disk , at the expense of sacrificing some of the detail in the images . This trade-off must be considered when attempting to balance image quality and recording time in a DVR . As storage drives become cheaper and larger , compression sacrifices are improving . A problem inherent in proprietary DVR output is accuracy . There is a good chance that the video image as viewed has an incorrect aspect ratio and/or color information . Color may be off simply due to the calibration of the monitor being used , but often color information is not recorded accurately . It is not very common to white balance security cameras unless it is done at set up . Aspect ratios may also be recorded improperly and could actually be quite distorted . Aspect ratios on some players are sometimes user-adjustable by dragging the viewer in one direction or the other . Contrary to attempts made by proprietary DVR developers , it is possible to change virtually any DVR image into another format , but it can not be done through digital conversion , such as changing an MPEG-2 to AVI . Instead it is done by intercepting the pixels sent by the proprietary DVR to the users monitor . There are a number of software available that will capture an area of a screen and generate an uncompressed file in a common format . Gradually technology is improving and DVR systems are capable of having features that analog video could never provide . One feature is the ability to store metadata , such as point of sale information . Another feature may be for an event ( movement , panic button , door/drawer opening ) to trigger a system to record at a higher resolution . Perhaps the greatest feature is the ability to navigate directly to an area of interest .",
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"text": "Rolling shutter Rolling shutter is a method of image capture in which a still picture ( in a still camera ) or each frame of a video ( in a video camera ) is captured not by taking a snapshot of the entire scene at single instant in time but rather by scanning across the scene rapidly , either vertically or horizontally . In other words , not all parts of the image of the scene are recorded at exactly the same instant . ( Though , during playback , the entire image of the scene is displayed at once , as if it represents a single instant in time . ) This produces predictable distortions of fast-moving objects or rapid flashes of light . This is in contrast with `` global shutter '' in which the entire frame is captured at the same instant . The `` rolling shutter '' can be either mechanical or electronic . The advantage of this method is that the image sensor can continue to gather photons during the acquisition process , thus effectively increasing sensitivity . It is found on many digital still and video cameras using CMOS sensors . The effect is most noticeable when imaging extreme conditions of motion or the fast flashing of light . While some CMOS sensors use a global shutter , the majority found in the consumer market use a rolling shutter . CCDs ( charge-coupled devices ) are alternatives to CMOS sensors , which are generally more sensitive and more expensive . CCD-based cameras often use global shutters , which take a snapshot representing a single instant in time and therefore do not suffer from the motion artifacts caused by rolling shutters .",
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"text": "Western Digital Western Digital Corporation ( commonly referred to as Western Digital and often abbreviated as WDC or WD ) is an American computer data storage company and one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world , along with Seagate Technology . Western Digital Corporation has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company . Western Digital was founded on April 23 , 1970 , by Alvin B. Phillips , a Motorola employee , as General Digital , initially ( and briefly ) a manufacturer of MOS test equipment . It rapidly became a speciality semiconductor maker , with start-up capital provided by several individual investors and industrial giant Emerson Electric . Around July 1971 , it adopted its current name and soon introduced its first product , the WD1402A UART .",
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"text": "Tape recorder An audio tape recorder , tape deck or tape machine is an analog audio storage device that records and plays back sounds , including articulated voices , usually using magnetic tape , either wound on a reel or in a cassette , for storage . In its present-day form , it records a fluctuating signal by moving the tape across a tape head that polarizes the magnetic domains in the tape in proportion to the audio signal . Tape-recording devices include reel-to-reel tape deck and the cassette deck . The use of magnetic tape for sound recording originated around 1930 . Magnetizable tape revolutionized both the radio broadcast and music recording industries . It gave artists and producers the power to record and re-record audio with minimal loss in quality as well as edit and rearrange recordings with ease . The alternative recording technologies of the era , transcription discs and wire recorders , could not provide anywhere near this level of quality and functionality . Since some early refinements improved the fidelity of the reproduced sound , magnetic tape has been the highest quality analog sound recording medium available . As of the first decade of the 21st century , analog magnetic tape has been largely replaced by digital recording technologies for consumer purposes , although some still record audio by analog . Prior to the development of magnetic tape , magnetic wire recorders had successfully demonstrated the concept of magnetic recording , but they never offered audio quality comparable to the other recording and broadcast standards of the time . Some individuals and organizations developed innovative uses for magnetic wire recorders while others investigated variations of the technology . One particularly important variation was the application of an oxide powder to a long strip of paper . This German invention was the start of a long string of innovations that have led to present day magnetic tape recordings .",
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"text": "Combo television unit A Combo television unit , or a TV/VCR combo , sometimes known as a televideo , is a television with either a VCR or a DVD player built into a single unit . These converged devices have the advantages ( compared to a separate TV and VCR ) of saving space and increasing portability . Such units entered the market during the mid-to-late 1980s when VCRs had become ubiquitous household devices . By this time , the VHS format had become standard ; thus the vast majority of TV/VCR combos are VHS-based . Most combo units have RCA connecters on the front and/or back to connect a home video game console or a camcorder . Some units also have a headphone jack to watch media without disturbing others . Though nearly all TV/VCR combination sets have monaural ( mono ) sound though with stereo soundtrack compatibility , there are a large number of TV/VCR combos with a stereo TV tuner , but a mono VCR ( some may even include a mono sound input alongside a composite video input . Some models from Panasonic also included an FM tuner . A major exception to this convention is TV/DVD combos , which can have a stereo VCR included in the unit ( i.e. a TV/VCR/DVD combo ) . One of the major drawbacks of a TV/DVD/VCR combo is that the integrated VCR can sometimes activate the CSS programming on the DVD player portion , making it impossible to watch DVDs on the unit . Modern televisions tend to be mostly solid state machines , while VCRs require mechanical manipulation of VHS tape and require occasional servicing . For this reason , it is not uncommon for the VCR component to cease functioning or to become unreliable years before a similar fate befalls the television component . This leaves users with only `` half '' of the set in operation and a more expensive repair or replacement . As late as 2006 , flat-panel TVs with integrated DVD players appeared on the market , and integrated TV/DVD sets started overtaking the TV/VCR market . This is due to both the low price and overwhelming availability of DVDs and more compact form factor , as opposed to the increasingly rare video cassettes and near-extinction of cathode ray tube displays in the consumer market .",
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"text": "Motorola Devour The Motorola Devour is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by Motorola , which runs Google 's Android operating system . In the United States , the handset is distributed exclusively by Verizon Wireless . The Devour has a Hearing Aid Compatibility ( HAC ) rating of M4/T4 . Although it runs Android , the Devour was not branded or marketed as part of Verizon 's `` DROID '' series of Android smartphones .",
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"text": "Digital movie camera Digital movie cameras for digital cinematography are digital video cameras that capture digitally rather than the historically used movie camera , which shoots on film stock . Different digital movie cameras output a variety of different acquisition formats . Cameras designed for domestic use have also been used for some low-budget independent productions . Since the beginning of the 2010s , digital movie cameras have become the dominant type of camera in the motion picture industry .",
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"text": "Video Content Protection System The Video Content Protection System ( VCPS ) is a standard for digital rights management , intended to enforce protection or DVD+R / + RW content and related media . It was designed to protect video recordings broadcast terrestrially with the broadcast flag used for digital high-definition programming , but its use has been expanded to cover programming obtained in other ways , such as via cable and satellite delivery . This standard is promoted by Philips and is included in latest Scsi MMC-6 specification . The system makes use of three different classes of encryption key , one type stored on the media in a `` Disc Key Block '' , one stored in player software , and one in any hardware device that will be used to play ( and hence decrypt ) the media .",
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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": "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": "VX (videocassette format) VX was a short-lived and unsuccessful consumer analog recording videocassette format developed by Matsushita and launched in 1975 in Japan . In the US it was sold using the Quasar brand and marketed under the name `` The Great Time Machine '' to exhibit its time-shifting capabilities , since VX machines had a companion electro-mechanical clock timer for timed recording of television programs . In Japan , the VX-100 model was launched in 1975 , with the VX-2000 following in 1976 . The first and only model sold in North America was the Quasar VR-1000 ( based on the Panasonic VX-2000 ) , with the VT-100 timer .",
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"text": "Hidden camera A hidden camera or spy camera or security camera is a still or video camera used to record people without their knowledge . The camera is `` hidden '' because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed , or is disguised as another object . Hidden cameras can be built into commonly used objects such as television sets , smoke detectors , clock radios , motion detectors , ball caps , plants , and mobile phones . Hidden cameras may be used for household surveillance and may also be used commercially or industrially as security cameras . The proliferation and lower costs of video recording devices has led to an increase in the use of hidden cameras for legitimate surveillance need , as well as for entertainment and other purposes . The use of hidden cameras raises personal privacy issues and there may be legal aspects to consider , depending on the jurisdiction in which use takes place . A hidden camera can be contrasted with CCTV , which is visible and which sometimes is accompanied with a warning notice of its presence .",
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"text": "Retro (TV channel) For the US channel with a similar name , see Retro Television Network . Retro was a Latin American cable television network with classic programming that included movies and popular classic TV Series . It was owned by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America , a unit of Time Warner . Its headquarters were located in Buenos Aires , Argentina . On March 25 , 2009 Turner Broadcasting System announced the replacement of Retro by a Latin American version of the channel truTV , also owned by Turner Broadcasting System . Most of the programming from Retro is still being aired on TCM Classic Entertainment . On April 1 , 2009 at 5:30 pm Buenos Aires time , the channel aired its last show , the Robotech episode `` Symphony of Light '' . Retro was replaced by truTV at 6pm . In some countries of Latin America , some cable television companies opted to replace Retro with TCM Classic Entertainment instead of truTV .",
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"text": "Media Foundation Media Foundation ( MF ) is a COM-based multimedia framework pipeline and infrastructure platform for digital media in Windows Vista , Windows 7 , Windows 8 , Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 . It is the intended replacement for Microsoft DirectShow , Windows Media SDK , DirectX Media Objects ( DMOs ) and all other so-called `` legacy '' multimedia APIs such as Audio Compression Manager ( ACM ) and Video for Windows ( VfW ) . The existing DirectShow technology is intended to be replaced by Media Foundation step-by-step , starting with a few features . For some time there will be a co-existence of Media Foundation and DirectShow . Media Foundation will not be available for previous Windows versions , including Windows XP . The first release , present in Windows Vista , focuses on audio and video playback quality , high-definition content ( i.e. HDTV ) , content protection and a more unified approach for digital data access control for digital rights management ( DRM ) and its interoperability . It integrates DXVA 2.0 for offloading more of the video processing pipeline to hardware , for better performance . Videos are processed in the colorspace they were encoded in , and are handed off to the hardware , which composes the image in its native colorspace . This prevents intermediate colorspace conversions to improve performance . MF includes a new video renderer , called Enhanced Video Renderer ( EVR ) , which is the next iteration of VMR 7 and 9 . EVR has better support for playback timing and synchronization . It uses the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service ( MMCSS ) , a new service that prioritizes real time multimedia processing , to reserve the resources required for the playback , without any tearing or glitches . The second release included in Windows 7 introduces expanded media format support and DXVA HD for acceleration of HD content if WDDM 1.1 drivers are used .",
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"text": "Digital Compact Cassette The Digital Compact Cassette ( DCC ) is a magnetic tape sound recording format introduced by Philips and Matsushita in late 1992 and marketed as the successor to the standard analog Compact Cassette . It was also a direct competitor to Sony 's MiniDisc ( MD ) but neither format toppled the then ubiquitous analog cassette despite their technical superiority . Another competing format , the Digital Audio Tape ( DAT ) had by 1992 also failed to sell in large quantities ( although it was established in recording studios ) -- DCC was envisaged as a cheaper alternative to DAT . DCC shared a similar form factor to analog cassettes , and DCC recorders could play back either type of cassette . This backward compatibility allowed users to adopt digital recording without rendering their existing tape collections obsolete .",
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"text": "Portable media player A portable media player ( PMP ) or digital audio player ( DAP ) is a portable consumer electronics device capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio , images , and video files . The data is typically stored on a CD , DVD , flash memory , microdrive , or hard drive . Most portable media players are equipped with a 3.5 mm headphone jack , which users can plug headphones into , or connect to a boombox or hifi system . In contrast , analog portable audio players play music from non-digital media that use analog signal storage , such as cassette tapes or vinyl records . Often mobile digital audio players are marketed and sold as `` portable MP3 players '' , even if they also support other file formats and media types . Increasing sales of smartphones and tablet computers have led to a decline in sales of portable media players , leading to some devices being phased out , though flagship devices like the Apple iPod and Sony Walkman are still in production . Portable DVD players are still manufactured by brands across the world . This article focuses on portable devices that have the main function of playing media .",
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"text": "Yamaha MT-100 The Yamaha MT-100 Multitrack Cassette Recorder is an analog tool developed for recording artists in the late 1980s . It was marketed just before the advent of Digital Audio Tape . In essence it allowed variable speed recording of 4 tracks of audio that could be mixed and merged and re-recorded onto standard cassette tape . It had its broadest applications with keyboard and guitar players . The Yamaha MT-100 is useful to capture multi part ideas quickly and simply . Yamaha created the DX7 keyboard , RX 5 drum machine , RX 11 DRUM Machine and QX1 sequencer . A sequencer is a device that records MIDI Data digitally capturing musical arrangement code vs. capturing sounds on tape . This was a revelation at the time for people working with Samplers and Synthesizers that had multi-track music sequencer built in . Direct line in recording from sequencers allowed for remarkably clean recordings with a usable dynamic audio range . Introduction from Manual : CONGRATULATIONS ! Your MT100 Multitrack Cassette Recorder is a fine creative tool that will help you work with sound in many ways . No other multitrack cassette recorder offfers the straight forward simplicity and ease-of-use of the MT1OO . Whether you need to record acoustic instruments or voice using microphones , electronic instruments and sources via direct line , or a creative blend of the two , the MT1OO makes the process of building up your own sound extraordinarily smooth and simple . You can simply record and remix four tracks , or use the multitrack `` ping-pong '' recording technique to individually record up to ten independent parts - adding sound layer by layer until you create exactly the arrangement and texture your imagination demands . The MT100 is just as easy to use alone or with a band . And , because it 's a YAMAHA , you know that the MT100 will give you the finest sound quality and overall performance available . In order to make use of the MT 100 's many features and obtain maximum performance , we urge you to read this operation manual thoroughly - and keep it in a safe place for later reference .",
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"text": "Jane Lynch Jane Marie Lynch ( born July 14 , 1960 ) is an American actress , singer , and comedian . She is best known as Sue Sylvester on Glee . She also gained fame in Christopher Guest 's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show . Lynch 's television cameos include an appearance in the Nickelodeon situation comedy iCarly and the Showtime dark comedy series Weeds . Lynch had a recurring role in the Warner Bros. situation comedy Two and a Half Men from 2004 to 2014 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in 2010 . She has also had other notable roles in numerous mainstream comedies , such as Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Role Models and The Three Stooges . Her portrayal of Sue Sylvester in Glee has won numerous awards , including the Primetime Emmy Award , Golden Globe Award , Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series , TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy , Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries , or Television Film , and the People 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress . On September 4 , 2013 , Lynch received the 2,505 th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of television located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd. . Lynch has lent her voice to multiple animated films , including Space Chimps , Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs , Shrek Forever After and Wreck-It Ralph . Since 2013 , she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night , for which she has won two Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Museum and Institute of Zoology Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN is a zoological museum in Warsaw , Poland . It was established in 1819 . Category : Museums in Warsaw Category : Museums established in 1819 Category : Natural history museums in Poland",
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"text": "Stephen Lynch (professor) Stephen Vincent Lynch is a liver transplant specialist who has worked on surgery to transplant liver tissue from adult donors to children . Lynch is the chair of the division of surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane . Prof Stephen Lynch completed his undergraduate training at St Vincent 's Hospital in Sydney . From there went on to complete fellowship training in Pittsburgh PA , USA . He runs a private Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery practice at the Mater Medical Centre and is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Queensland . He is also the current chairman of both the Liver Transplant Unit and Surgical Services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Surgical Services Metro South . Professor Lynch worked as a Member of Council , Asian Society of Transplantation , 2001 -- 2012 and President of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand between 2001 and 2003 . Lynch established the Australian and New Zealand Liver Transplantation Registry .",
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"text": "Animal cognition Animal cognition describes the mental capacities of non-human animals and the study of those capacities . The field developed from comparative psychology , including the study of animal conditioning and learning . It has also been strongly influenced by research in ethology , behavioral ecology , and evolutionary psychology , and hence the alternative name cognitive ethology is sometimes used . Many behaviors associated with the term animal intelligence are also subsumed within animal cognition . Researchers have examined animal cognition in mammals ( especially primates , cetaceans , elephants , dogs , cats , horses , livestock , raccoons and rodents ) , birds ( including parrots , corvids and pigeons ) , reptiles ( lizards and snakes ) , fish and invertebrates ( including cephalopods , spiders and insects ) .",
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"text": "Mabel Josephine Mackerras Mabel Josephine ( Jo ) Mackerras ( 7 August 1896 -- 8 October 1971 ) was an Australian zoologist , entomologist and parasitologist . Her research and life 's work contributed to entomology , veterinary medicine and medical science . Throughout her life she held a wide range of positions and duties that included Army medical officer , entomologist , medical scientist , and parasitologist . Mackerras was a major during WWII and served in the Army Malaria Research Unit . In an application for King 's Birthday Honours her work earned the citation , : `` few women can have made a greater contribution to the Allied war effort '' .",
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"text": "Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum that is part of University College London in London , England . It was established by Robert Edmond Grant in 1828 as a teaching collection of zoological specimens and material for dissection . On his death Grant left his own collection to the museum . In 1875 Edwin Ray Lankester added to the museum collection . Later lecturer curators include W. F. R. Weldon ( 1860 -- 1906 ) , Edward Alfred Minchin , an embryologist named J. P. Hill and a palaeontologist named D. M. S. Watson . After 1948 the museum was under the care of professional curators . The collection contains around 67,000 zoological specimens , many of which are very rare and several of which have been rediscovered only recently in storage . The collection contains specimens from a number of former university collections , including specimens from Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London in addition to material from London Zoo and various London hospital comparative anatomy collections . In 2011 , the museum moved from its previous location in the Darwin Building on the UCL campus to new quarters in the Thomas Lewis Room in the Rockefeller Building , formerly the UCL Medical School library .",
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"text": "Clitoris The clitoris ( -LSB- klᵻˈtɔːrᵻs -RSB- ) is a female sex organ present in mammals , ostriches and a limited number of other animals . In humans , the visible button-like portion is near the front junction of the labia minora ( inner lips ) , above the opening of the urethra . Unlike the penis , the male homologue ( equivalent ) to the clitoris , it usually does not contain the distal portion ( or opening ) of the urethra and is therefore not used for urination . While few animals urinate through the clitoris , the spotted hyena , which has an especially well-developed clitoris , urinates , mates and gives birth via the organ . Some other mammals , such as lemurs and spider monkeys , also have a well-developed clitoris . The clitoris is the human female 's most sensitive erogenous zone and generally the primary anatomical source of human female sexual pleasure . In humans and other mammals , it develops from an outgrowth in the embryo called the genital tubercle . Initially undifferentiated , the tubercle develops into either a penis or a clitoris , depending on the presence or absence of the protein tdf , which is codified by a single gene on the Y chromosome . The clitoris is a complex structure , and its size and sensitivity can vary . The glans ( head ) of the human clitoris is roughly the size and shape of a pea , and is estimated to have more than 8,000 sensory nerve endings . Extensive sociological , sexological and medical debate have focused on the clitoris , primarily concerning anatomical accuracy , orgasmic factors and their physiological explanation for the G-spot , and whether the clitoris is vestigial , an adaptation , or serves a reproductive function . Social perceptions of the clitoris range from the significance of its role in female sexual pleasure , assumptions about its true size and depth , and varying beliefs regarding genital modification such as clitoris enlargement , clitoris piercing and clitoridectomy ; genital modification may be for aesthetic , medical or cultural reasons . Knowledge of the clitoris is significantly impacted by cultural perceptions of the organ . Studies suggest that knowledge of its existence and anatomy is scant in comparison with that of other sexual organs , and that more education about it could help alleviate social stigmas associated with the female body and female sexual pleasure ; for example , that the clitoris and vulva in general are visually unappealing , that female masturbation is taboo , or that men should be expected to master and control women 's orgasms .",
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"text": "Biologist A biologist , is a scientist who has specialized knowledge in the field of biology , the scientific study of life . Biologists involved in fundamental research attempt to explore and further explain the underlying mechanisms that govern the functioning of living matter . Biologists involved in applied research attempt to develop or improve more specific processes and understanding , in fields such as medicine , industry and agriculture . While `` biologist '' can apply to any scientist studying biology , most biologists research and specialise in specific fields . In this way , biologists investigate large-scale organism interactions ( ecology ) , whole multicellular organisms , organs , tissues , cells , and small-scale cellular and molecular processes . Other biologists study less direct aspects of life , such as phylogeny and evolution . Biologists conduct research based on the scientific method , to test the validity of a theory , with hypothesis formation , experimentation and documentation of methods and data . There are many types of biologists . Some work on microorganisms , while others study multicellular organisms . There is much overlap between different fields of biology such as botany , zoology , microbiology , genetics and evolutionary biology , and it is often difficult to classify a biologist as only one of them . Many jobs in biology as a field require an academic degree . A doctorate or its equivalent is generally required to direct independent research , and involves a specialization in a specific area of biology . Many biological scientists work in research and development . Some conduct fundamental research to advance our knowledge of living organisms , including bacteria and other pathogens . This research enhances understanding and adds to the scientific database of literature . Furthermore , it often aids the development of solutions to problems in areas such as human health and the natural environment . These biological scientists mostly work in government , university , and private industry laboratories . Many expand on specialized research that they started in post-graduate qualifications , such as a doctorate .",
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"text": "Jane (Ender's Game) Jane is a fictional character in Orson Scott Card 's Ender series . She is an artificial sentience thought to exist within the ansible network by which spaceships and planets communicate instantly across galactic distances . She has appeared in the novels Speaker for the Dead , Xenocide , and Children of the Mind , and in a short story `` Investment Counselor '' . Her ` face ' , a computer-generated hologram that she uses to talk to Ender , is described as plain and young , and it is illustrated in First Meetings as having a bun . This article is arranged to reflect the Ender timeline . However , the Ender Quartet : Ender 's Game ( 1985 ) , Speaker for the Dead ( 1986 ) , Xenocide ( 1990 ) , and Children of the Mind ( 1994 ) was written first ; then Ender 's Shadow ( 1999 ) , First Meetings ( 2004 ) , and Shadow of the Giant ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander Tamara Eugenia Awerbuch-Friedlander , PhD , is a biomathematician and public health scientist at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston , Massachusetts . Her primary research and publications focus on biosocial interactions that cause or contribute to disease . She also is believed to be the first female Harvard Faculty member to have had a jury trial for a lawsuit filed against Harvard University for sex discrimination . Currently , she is an instructor in the Department of Global Health and Population of the Harvard School of Public Health . Since the beginning of this century , she has organized and carried out research on conditions that lead to the emergence , maintenance , and spread of epidemics . Her research encompasses sexually-transmitted diseases ( STDs ) such as HIV/AIDS , as well as vector-borne diseases , such as Lyme disease , dengue , and Zika virus and Zika fever . Dr. Awerbuch-Friedlander recently researched the spread and control of rabies based on an eco-historical analysis . Her work is interdisciplinary , and some of her publications are co-authored with international scientists and members of different departments of the HSPH and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Ecology and evolutionary biology have traditionally been the dominant fields of mathematical biology , but public health fields are effectively contextualized within them . Conditions contributing to the emergence of epidemics are complex in nature , involving biological , ecological , behavioral , environmental , and socioeconomic factors . Most of her research mathematically models these factors as systems that lend themselves to qualitative and quantitative analysis . These models can be used to explore the effect of each factor in the presence of the others as well as new interventions . Many of these models are based on data collected in the field , whether they concern zoonotic diseases such as the population dynamics of the tick that transmits Lyme disease in the Northeastern part of the United States , or sexually transmitted diseases , such as the relative probabilities of HIV1 and HIV2 infection in a cohort of prostitutes in Senegal . Some of her analytical mathematical models led to fundamental epidemiological discoveries , for example , that oscillations are an intrinsic property of tick dynamics . This means that a decrease in tick abundance in one year does not necessary imply that the same will happen in the next . She presented her work in many international conferences and at the Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge , England , where she was invited to participate in the Program on Models of Epidemics .",
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"text": "Journal of Natural History The Journal of Natural History is a scientific journal published by Taylor & Francis focusing on entomology and zoology . The journal was established in 1841 under the name Annals and Magazine of Natural History ( Ann . Mag . Nat . Hist . ) and obtained its current title in 1967 . The journal was formed by the merger of the Magazine of Natural History ( 1828 -- 1840 ) and the Annals of Natural History ( 1838 -- 1840 ; previously the Magazine of Zoology and Botany , 1836 -- 1838 ) and Loudon and Charlesworth 's Magazine of Natural History ) . In September 1855 , the Annals and Magazine of Natural History published `` On the Law which has Regulated the Introduction of New Species '' , a paper which Alfred Russel Wallace had written while working in the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo in February of that year . This paper gathered and enumerated general observations regarding the geographic and geologic distribution of species ( biogeography ) . The conclusion that `` Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a closely allied species '' has come to be known as the `` Sarawak Law '' . The paper was hailed by Edward Blyth and shook the thinking of Charles Lyell . They both advised Charles Darwin of the paper , and though he missed its significance , Lyell 's concerns about priority pressed Darwin to push ahead towards the publication of Darwin 's theory .",
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"text": "The Human Zoo (book) The Human Zoo is a book written by the British zoologist Desmond Morris , published in 1969 . It is a follow-up to his earlier book The Naked Ape ; both books examine how the biological nature of the human species has shaped the character of the cultures of the contemporary world . The Human Zoo examines the nature of civilized society , especially in the cities . Morris compares the human inhabitants of a city to the animal inhabitants of a zoo , which have their survival needs provided for , but at the cost of living in an unnatural environment . Humans in their cities , and animals in their zoos , both have food and shelter provided for them , and have considerable free time on their hands . But they have to live in an unnatural environment , and are both likely to have problems in developing healthy social relationships , both are liable to suffer from isolation and boredom , and both live in a limited amount of physical space . The book explains how the inhabitants of cities and zoos have invented ways to deal with these problems , and the consequences that follow when they fail at dealing with them . From this point of view , Morris examines why civilized society is the way it is . He offers explanations of the best and the worst features of civilized society . He examines the magnificent achievements of civilized society , the sublime explorations that make up science and the humanities , as well as the horrible behaviors of this same society such as war , slavery , and rape . This book , and Morris 's earlier book The Naked Ape , are two of the early works in the field of sociobiology , which have both contributed much to contemporary understandings of society .",
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"text": "Jane Piore Gilman Jane Piore Gilman is an American mathematician , a distinguished professor of mathematics at Rutgers University . Her research concerns topology and group theory . Gilman is one of three children of physicist Emanuel R. Piore . She did her undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago , graduating in 1965 , and received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1971 . Her thesis , supervised by Lipman Bers , was entitled Relative Modular Groups in Teichmüller Spaces . She worked for a year as an instructor at Stony Brook University before joining Rutgers in 1972 . In 2014 she was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society `` for contributions to topology and group theory , and for service to her department and the larger community . ''",
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"text": "Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology is organized to integrate the many fields of specialization which occur in the broad field of biology . The society was formed in 1902 as the American Society of Zoologists , through the merger of two societies , the `` Central Naturalists '' and the `` American Morphological Society '' ( founded in 1890 ) . The Ecological Society of America split from it in 1915 , and another society of geneticists also split from it in 1930 . In 1996 the name was changed to the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology . The society publishes two scientific journals : the bimonthly journal Integrative and Comparative Biology ( formerly the American Zoologist ) and Evolution & Development . It is organized in a flexible structure with many lightweight divisions . As of 2014 , it has approximately 3500 members .",
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"text": "Anne E. Pusey Anne Elizabeth Pusey is director of the Jane Goodall Institute Research Center and a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University . Since the early 1990s , Pusey has been archiving the data collected from the Gombe chimpanzee project . The collection housed at Duke University consists of a computerized database that Pusey oversees . In addition to archiving Jane Goodall 's research from Gombe , she is involved in field study and advising students at Gombe .",
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"text": "European Endangered Species Programme The European Endangered Species Programme ( EEP ) is the most intensive type of population management for a species kept in European Association of Zoos and Aquaria ( EAZA ) zoos . Even though EEP participation is mainly reserved for EAZA collections it is possible for non-EAZA collections to take part in these programmes . There are generally however more restrictions on such zoos ( which may go as far as only holding non-breeding animals for educational purposes ) , and there are certainly restrictions on the number of programmes they may participate in . Each of the EEPs has a coordinator ( someone with a special interest in and knowledge of the species concerned , who is working in an EAZA zoo or aquarium ) assisted by a Species Committee . The coordinator has many tasks to coordinate , such as collecting information on the status of all the animals of the species for which he or she is responsible kept in EAZA zoos and aquaria , producing a studbook , carrying out demographic and genetical analyses allowing them to produce a plan for the future management of the species . Together with the Species Committee , recommendations are made each year about which animals should be allowed to breed , which individual animals should go from one zoo to another , the conditions of such a move ( breeding loan , exchange , term free disposition , etc. ) and so on .",
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"text": "Animat Animat ( third-person indicative present of the Latin verb animō ) , meaning to `` animate , give or bring life '' . Animats are artificial animals , a contraction of animal-materials . The term includes physical robots and virtual simulations . Animat research , a subset of Artificial Life studies , has become rather popular since Rodney Brooks ' seminal paper `` Intelligence without representation '' . The word was coined by S.W. Wilson in 1985 , in `` Knowledge growth in an artificial animal '' , published in the first Proceedings of an International Conference on Genetic Algorithms and Their Applications . An example using the Animat model as proposed by Wilson is discussed at some length in chapter 9 of Stan Franklin 's book , Artificial Minds . In this implementation , the animat is capable of independent learning about its environment through application and evolution of pattern-matching rules called `` taxons '' . In 2001 Thomas DeMarse performed studies on ` Neurally controlled animat ' . Every two years , the Society of Adaptive Behaviour meets and produces a proceedings on this topic . They also have a journal , Adaptive Behavior . Alan H Goldstein has proposed that , because nanobiotechnology is in the process of creating real animal-materials , speculative use of this term should be discouraged and its application become purely phenomenological . Based on the Animat Test ( contained in the reference `` I , Nanobot . '' ) any nonbiological material or entity that exhibits the minimum set of behaviors that define a life form is , de facto , an Animat . Goldstein 's basic premise is that in the age of nanobiotechnology it is necessary to follow the chemistry and molecular engineering rather than watching for the emergence of some pre-conceived minimum level of ` intelligence ' such as an artificial neural network capable of adaptive phenomena . Goldstein has cautioned that there is a serious disconnect between the fields of nanobiotechnology and A-life based on profound differences in scientific training , experimental systems , and the different sets of terminology ( jargon ) these two fields have produced . Nanobiotechnologists ( really molecular engineers who work with both biological and nonbiological molecules ) are generally not concerned with complex systems per se ; even when they are building molecular interconnects between such systems , e.g. neuroelectronic splices . A-Life researchers mainly take a systems-level approach . The enormous transformative power of novel molecular engineering has the potential to create Animats , true nonbiological life forms , whose relatively simple behavior would not fit into most standard A-Life paradigms . As a result , Goldstein argues , the first Animats may come into being completely unrecognized by either scientific community .",
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"text": "Unione Zoologica Italiana Unione Zoologica Italiana is an Italian scientific society devoted to Zoology especially that of Italy . The Society was founded in 1900 . Publications include ( from 2006 ) The Italian Journal of Zoology previously ( from 1930 ) , published under the name of Il Bollettino di Zoologia.Archivio zoologico italiano : pubblicato sotto gli auspicii della unione zoologica precedes this ( from 1902 ) , which replaced Monitore zoologico italiano reflecting the loose associations of zoologists and anatomists also using the title Unione Zoologica Italiana prior to the formal grouping of 1900 . The Society collaborates with La Società Entomologica Italiana , the Italian Entomological Society in maintaining a website listing the Italian Fauna FaunaItalia . The endemic Spectacled Salamander is the emblem of the Society .",
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"text": "Ethnoprimatology Ethnoprimatology is the study of human and non-human primate interactions . Ethnoprimatology is a discourse aimed at a anthropological holistic understanding of non-human primates . Human cultures worldwide have deep-rooted , primordial connections with non-human primates . Non-human primates play key roles in creation stories of many societies and often depict the direct relationship between non-human primates and humans . In primatology the interface between humans and other primates is generally described as competition for space and resources , a contest between humans and other primates . While competition does occur , it is a very incomplete description of the interface , and the co-ecologies , of humans and other primates . The emerging approach , termed ethnoprimatology , is explicit in its acknowledgment of the multifarious nature of the human -- other primate interface ( Fuentes and Wolfe 2002 , Fuentes and Hockings 2010 ) .",
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"text": "Ichthyology Ichthyology ( from Greek : ἰχθύς , ikhthus , `` fish '' ; and λόγος , logos , `` study '' ) , also known as fish science , is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish . This includes bony fish ( Osteichthyes ) , cartilaginous fish ( Chondrichthyes ) , and jawless fish ( Agnatha ) . While a large number of species have been discovered , approximately 250 new species are officially described by science each year . According to FishBase , 33,400 species of fish had been described by October 2016 .",
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"text": "Zoonosis Zoonoses ( -LSB- ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊsᵻs -RSB- , plural - -LSB- ˈnoʊsiːz -RSB- , also spelled zoönoses ; singular zoonosis ( or zoönosis ) ; from Greek : ζῷον zoon `` animal '' and νόσος nosos `` sickness '' ) are infectious diseases of animals ( usually vertebrates ) that can naturally be transmitted to humans . Major modern diseases such as Ebola virus disease and salmonellosis are zoonoses . HIV was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in the early part of the 20th century , though it has now evolved to a separate human-only disease . Most strains of influenza that infect humans are human diseases , although many strains of swine and bird flu are zoonoses ; these viruses occasionally recombine with human strains of the flu and can cause pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish flu or the 2009 swine flu . Taenia solium infection is one of the neglected tropical diseases with public health and veterinary concern in endemic regions . Zoonoses can be caused by a range of disease pathogens such as viruses , bacteria , fungi and parasites ; of 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans , 61 % were zoonotic . Most human diseases originated in animals ; however , only diseases that routinely involve animal to human transmission , like rabies , are considered direct zoonosis . Zoonoses have different modes of transmission . In direct zoonosis the disease is directly transmitted from animals to humans through media such as air ( influenza ) or through bites and saliva ( rabies ) . In contrast , transmission can also occur via an intermediate species ( referred to as a vector ) , which carry the disease pathogen without getting infected . When humans infect animals , it is called reverse zoonosis or anthroponosis .",
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"text": "Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry . The first television series , simply called Star Trek and now referred to as The Original Series , debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on the television network NBC . It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and his crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise , a space exploration vessel , built by the interstellar federal republic United Federation of Planets in the twenty-third century . The Star Trek canon of the franchise includes The Original Series , an animated series , four spin-off television series , its film franchise and an upcoming television series scheduled to debut in 2017 . In creating Star Trek , Roddenberry was inspired by the Horatio Hornblower novels , the satirical book Gulliver 's Travels , and by works of western genre such as the television series Wagon Train . These adventures continued in the short-lived Star Trek : The Animated Series and six feature films . Four spin-off television series were eventually produced : Star Trek : The Next Generation followed the crew of a new starship Enterprise set a century after the original series ; Star Trek : Deep Space Nine and Star Trek : Voyager set contemporaneously with The Next Generation ; and Star Trek : Enterprise set before the original series in the early days of human interstellar travel . The adventures of The Next Generation crew continued in four additional feature films . In 2009 , the film franchise underwent a `` reboot '' set in an alternate timeline , or `` Kelvin Timeline '' , entitled simply Star Trek . This film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the original show ; their adventures were continued in the sequel film , Star Trek Into Darkness ( 2013 ) . The thirteenth film feature and sequel , Star Trek Beyond ( 2016 ) , was released to coincide with the franchise 's 50th anniversary . A new Star Trek TV series , entitled Star Trek : Discovery , is set to premiere on the digital platform CBS All Access . Star Trek has been a cult phenomenon for decades . Fans of the franchise are called Trekkies or Trekkers . The franchise spans a wide range of spin-offs including games , figurines , novels , toys , and comics . Star Trek had a themed attraction in Las Vegas that opened in 1998 and closed in September 2008 . At least two museum exhibits of props travel the world . The series has its own full-fledged constructed language , Klingon . Several parodies have been made of Star Trek . In addition , viewers have produced several fan productions . As of July 2016 , the franchise had generated $ 10 billion in revenue , making Star Trek one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . Star Trek is noted for its cultural influence beyond works of science fiction . The franchise is also noted for its progressive civil rights stances . The Original Series included one of television 's first multiracial casts . Star Trek references may be found throughout popular culture from movies such as the submarine thriller Crimson Tide to the animated series South Park .",
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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": "Walker, Texas Ranger Walker , Texas Ranger is an American action television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis . It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade , with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division . The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993 , with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes . Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25 , 1993 , to May 19 , 2001 , and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28 , 2001 . It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and has since spawned a 2005 made-for-television movie entitled Trial By Fire . The movie ended on a cliffhanger , which was never resolved . DVD sets of all seasons have been released ( with the three pilots packaged with the first regular season ) . At various times since 1997 , reruns of the show have aired , in syndication , on the USA Network and Action in Canada . Reruns can currently be seen on CBS Action , WGN America , INSP and Grit . The series was noted for its moralistic style . The characters refrained from the use of drugs , and they participated in community service . Martial arts were displayed prominently as the primary tool of law enforcement and occasionally as a tool for Walker and company to reach out to the community .",
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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": "Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 4) The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 24 , 1990 and concluded on June 17 , 1991 after airing 26 episodes . Set in the 24th century , the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D . This season saw the show embracing the notion of serialized storylines . A recurring theme throughout the season is the notion of a brewing Duras-Romulan plot against the Federation , coupled with Worf 's effort to reclaim his family honor . Both storylines were introduced in Season 3 's . Worf 's discommendation is a major theme in and , while his dishonor and the Duras-Romulan plot take center stage in the episodes , , and . A second recurring storyline in the season is the growth of Miles O'Brien as a character . His first and middle name are revealed in `` Family '' , he marries in , his past is revealed in , and his marriage is explored in . Season 4 featured many family-themes episodes . The first episode following deals with Picard and Worf 's family , and the second with Data 's . Worf 's son Alexander appears later in the season , as does Tasha Yar 's sister , and the Enterprise '' encounters an infant alien space entity .",
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"text": "Star Trek: The Continuing Mission Star Trek : The Continuing Mission is an independently produced , non-profit , science fiction series set in the Star Trek universe . The show , created by Sebastian Prooth and Andy Tyrer in July 2007 , is released exclusively online in the form of downloadable audio dramas . Sebastian Prooth and Patrick McCray serve as the show 's Executive Producers . The pilot episode , `` Ghost Ship , '' was released on December 25 , 2007 , and since then seven more episodes have been released , most recently `` Cathedral in the Void '' on May 10 , 2014 . The producers ' stated goal is for future releases to be on a quarterly basis .",
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"text": "In a Mirror, Darkly `` In a Mirror , Darkly '' is the eighteenth and nineteenth episodes of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : Enterprise , and originally aired on April 22 and 29 , 2005 . This installment was developed to be a sequel to The Original Series episode `` The Tholian Web '' and a prequel to `` Mirror , Mirror '' . The decision to set an Enterprise episode in the mirror universe originated with a pitch to enable William Shatner to appear in the series . The teleplays for both parts of the episode were written by Mike Sussman , with Manny Coto contributing the story for the second part . Set in the 22nd century , the series normally follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise , registration NX-01 . However , these installments feature a mirror universe Jonathan Archer and evil counterparts of the normal characters , who serve the cruel and militaristic Terran Empire . In the first part , the ISS Enterprise learns of a Starfleet ship from the future of the main universe which is being stripped for parts by the Tholians , and seeks to take the ship from the aliens . The second part sees the surviving crew operating the USS Defiant and seeking to overthrow the Empire using its advanced weaponry . The episode saw the reuse of footage from Star Trek : First Contact and the creation of an alternative opening credits sequence which included footage from other Paramount properties such as the film The Hunt for Red October . A three-quarters-around bridge from The Original Series era was constructed , as well as other sets from a Constitution-class starship . A Gorn and a Tholian were both created using CGI , with the Gorn utilizing motion capture techniques . This installment also saw the return of Vaughn Armstrong after his main universe character was killed on screen earlier in the season in the episode `` The Forge '' . This episode subsequently appeared in several lists of the best episodes of Star Trek : Enterprise . It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series in 2005 .",
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"text": "Errand of Mercy `` Errand of Mercy '' is an episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek . It was first broadcast on 23 March 1967 . It is episode # 26 , production # 27 , written by Gene L. Coon and directed by John Newland . It was the first episode in which the Klingons appeared . With a war with the Klingons declared , Captain Kirk and his First Officer , Mr. Spock , attempt to sway the incomprehensibly placid population of a planet to resist an invading military occupation .",
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"text": "Treklanta Treklanta ( formerly `` TrekTrax Atlanta '' ) is an annual Star Trek convention based in Atlanta , Georgia that places special emphasis on fan-based events , activities , programming and productions .",
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"text": "Star Trek (comics) Almost continuously since 1967 , multiple companies have published Star Trek comic books with varying degrees of success . These companies include Gold Key Comics , Marvel Comics , DC Comics , Malibu Comics , Wildstorm , and IDW Publishing . Star Trek : Enterprise is the only Trek TV series that has not been adapted in comic book form .",
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"text": "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Star Trek : Of Gods and Men ( OGaM or STOGAM ) is a non-canon three-part unofficial Star Trek fan mini-series which contains many cast members from the Star Trek TV series and movies . It is described by its producers as a `` 40th Anniversary gift '' from Star Trek actors to their fans . It was filmed in 2006 , but its release was delayed until 2007 -- 08 . It is not officially endorsed by the rightsholders of Star Trek , but has been covered on the official Star Trek website .",
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"text": "Star Trek: Titan Star Trek : Titan is a series of Star Trek novels that take place after the events of the 2002 film Star Trek Nemesis , detailing the adventures of the U.S.S. Titan under the command of Starfleet Captain William T. Riker , who previously served for fifteen years as First Officer under Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E on the TV show Star Trek : The Next Generation and the four feature films adapted from that series .",
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"text": "A Taste of Armageddon `` A Taste of Armageddon '' ( season # 1 , episode # 23 , production # 23 ) is a first-season episode of the American science fiction television series , Star Trek . It was first broadcast on February 23 , 1967 , and repeated July 20 , 1967 . It was written by Robert Hamner and Gene L. Coon , and directed by Joseph Pevney . In the episode , the crew of the USS Enterprise visits a planet whose people fight a computer-simulated war against a neighboring planet . Although the war is fought via computer simulation , the citizens of each planet have to submit to real executions inside `` disintegration booths '' to meet the casualty counts of the simulated attacks . The crew of the Enterprise is caught in the middle and are told to submit themselves voluntarily for execution after being `` killed '' in an `` enemy attack '' .",
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"text": "Impulse (Star Trek: Enterprise) `` Impulse '' is the fifty-seventh episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : Enterprise , the fifth episode of season three . The episode was written by story editor Jonathan Fernandez from a story by Fernandez and Terry Matalas . It first aired October 8 , 2003 on the UPN network in the United States . The episode was described by Paramount Pictures as `` as close to a horror show as Star Trek gets '' . Set in the 22nd century , the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise , registration NX-01 . In this episode , while investigating the Delphic Expanse for a Xindi superweapon , the Enterprise responds to the distress call of a Vulcan ship . The crew on board have undergone the effects of exposure to Trellium-D , which turns Vulcans into violent zombie-like drones .",
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"text": "Far Beyond the Stars `` Far Beyond the Stars '' is the 137th episode of the syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , the 13th episode of season six . The teleplay was written by Ira Steven Behr and Hans Beimler , based on a story by Marc Scott Zicree . Series star Avery Brooks directed . It is unique in that almost the full cast of DS9 portrays human characters , without their alien costumes , as a rare example of metafiction in the fictional Star Trek universe .",
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"text": "Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation) __ NOTOC __ `` Ensign Ro '' is the 103rd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . The third episode of the fifth season . The crew is unsettled by the arrival of Ensign Ro , a disgraced Starfleet officer of Bajoran origin . Although Ro was previously court-martialed for disobeying orders on an away mission , resulting in the deaths of eight crew members , Starfleet admiral Kennely has pardoned and assigned her to the Enterprise . Her ostensible mission is to persuade Bajoran rebels to stop attacking and raiding Federation colonies . But Picard soon learns that the rebels , displaced from their home-world by the Cardassians some 40 years ago , were not to blame for the attacks - and that Kennely 's orders to Ro are very different than those he conveyed to Picard .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek : The Next Generation is an American science fiction television program that originally aired from September 1987 to May 1994 . It won and was nominated for a variety of awards , including seven Emmy Award nominations for the first season , and a further eight in its second season . It would go on to be nominated a total of 58 times , of which it won a total of nineteen awards . Only one of these nominations was not for a Creative Arts Emmy , which was the nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for the show 's seventh season . Cast member Wil Wheaton was nominated on three occasions for a Youth in Film Award , which he won in 1989 . Further nominations were received by guest actors Kimberly Cullum and Gabriel Damon at the 16th Youth in Film Awards in 1995 . The only other nomination for a single actor was the Screen Actors Guild Award received by Patrick Stewart for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in the award 's inaugural session in 1995 . As of January 1 , 2013 , Star Trek : The Next Generation has been nominated for 85 different awards , of which it has won 31 . Despite the series ending in 1994 , it has continued to win awards in special recognition of the series , and for the DVD releases . In this list , `` year '' refers to the year the award was presented to the winner .",
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"text": "Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (Game Boy video game) Star Trek : 25th Anniversary is a 1992 Game Boy video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Ultra , based upon the Star Trek universe . The game chronicles a mission of James T. Kirk and his crew of the USS Enterprise . Despite having the same name , the Game Boy version is not a port of the NES game or computer versions , and is in fact a completely different game . It was succeeded by Star Trek : The Next Generation for Game Boy , developed and published by Absolute Entertainment the following year .",
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"text": "Early life and career of Gene Roddenberry Eugene Wesley `` Gene '' Roddenberry ( August 19 , 1921 -- October 24 , 1991 ) was an American television screenwriter , producer and futurist best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series . He was born in El Paso , Texas , but grew up in Los Angeles , California where his father worked as a police officer . While at school , the young Roddenberry majored in police science and became interested in aeronautical engineering . He obtained a pilot 's license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program . Following his graduation , he signed up for the United States Army Air Corps and he enlisted after the attack on Pearl Harbor . He was commissioned on August 5 , 1942 , and was posted to the Pacific Theater of Operations where he joined the 394th Bomb Squadron , 5th Bombardment Group , of the Thirteenth Air Force . He flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in an estimated 89 combat missions . After being rotated back to the United States he was promoted to Captain and became an air crash investigator . During his military career , he was involved in two plane crashes and was awarded both the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross . Once a civilian , he began to fly long-haul routes for Pan American World Airways . He was involved in a further crash in June 1947 , where the Clipper Eclipse crashed in the Syrian desert . After pulling injured passengers out of the burning plane , he led the party which sought help . After a further incident , he resigned from Pan-Am , seeking to write for television instead . However , he joined the Los Angeles Police Department , initially in the traffic division but transferred to the newspaper unit where he worked with Chief William H. Parker as a speech writer . He landed the role of technical adviser for a television version of Mr. District Attorney , which led to him writing scripts for the series under the pseudonym of `` Robert Wesley '' . This led to a series of collaborations with Ziv Television Programs , and he resigned from the police on June 7 , 1956 , in order to take up a writing position on the staff of The West Point Story .",
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"text": "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures . It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek , and a sequel to the 1966 -- 1969 Star Trek television series . Taking place after the events of Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series . After the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation , the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda . The sixth film in the series was initially planned as a prequel to the original series , with younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy , but the idea was discarded because of negative reaction from the original cast and the fans . Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Trek 's 25th anniversary , Nicholas Meyer , the director of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , and Denny Martin Flinn wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if `` the Wall came down in space '' , touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War . Principal photography took place between April and September 1991 . The production budget was smaller than anticipated because of the critical and commercial disappointment of The Final Frontier . Because of a lack of sound stage space on the Paramount lot , many scenes were filmed around Hollywood . Meyer and cinematographer Hiro Narita aimed for a darker and more dramatic mood , subtly altering sets originally used for the television series Star Trek : The Next Generation . Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe led a second unit that filmed on an Alaskan glacier that stood in for a Klingon gulag . Cliff Eidelman produced the film 's score , which is intentionally darker than previous Star Trek offerings . The film was released in North America on December 6 , 1991 . The Undiscovered Country garnered positive reviews , with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references . The film performed strongly at the box office . It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $ 96,888,996 worldwide . The film earned two Academy Award nominations , for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects , and is the only Star Trek movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film . A special collectors ' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004 , to which Meyer had made minor alterations . Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry died shortly before the movie 's premiere , just days after viewing the film . The film marked the final appearance together of the original series ' cast .",
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"text": "Space Corps (Star Corps) Space Corps , also colloquially referred to as the Star Corps ( Red Dwarf 1996 Log Book ) , Space Federation ( `` Back in the Red , Part Three '' ) and the Star Fleet ( Last Human and `` Back to Earth , Part Two '' ) , is the umbrella organization which regulated all interplanetary and interstellar space flight to and from Earth , from the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf . They were responsible for the creation of spaceships , the colonisation of the Galaxy , and the introduction of holograms , GELFs and artificial intelligences such as mechanoids and Simulants throughout the Galaxy . The Space Corps is somewhat analogous to Star Trek 's Starfleet and is responsible for the administrative organisation of all space travel in the Red Dwarf Universe .",
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"text": "Lymelife Lymelife is a 2008 independent comedy-drama film written by brothers Derick Martini and Steven Martini , and directed by Derick Martini , depicting aspects of their life in 1970s Long Island from the perspective of a teenager . The film stars Alec Baldwin , Rory Culkin , and Emma Roberts . Martin Scorsese served as an executive producer . The film debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival , in September 2008 and won the International Federation of Film Critics Award ( FIPRESCI ) . After its theatrical release in 2009 , writer director Derick Martini was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director .",
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"text": "Lewis Costello Lewis Costello ( born 7 February 1993 ) is an English comedian , writer , and actor . His style involves storytelling and discussing popular culture . Stuart Holmes of CityLife commented ; `` Running through a mixture of laddish humour , original observations , and a particularly clever deconstruction of Biblical events ... He has both the confidence and material to go far in a competitive industry , and is certainly a talent to watch out for in the near future . ''",
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"text": "Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases . At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more . Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . '' So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) . Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog . Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' . Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark . The Music of Life catalog includes songs from : M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1 Thrashpack She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo ) Daddy Freddy Asher D Tenor Fly Nitty Gritty Derek B Hijack Hardnoise 3 Knights DJ Daddy Leslie Lyrics Norman Cook Paul Oakenfold George Clinton Simon Harris ( label founder ) Einstein Ambassadors of Funk Afrika Bambaataa Demon Boyz Professor Griff Clyde Stubblefield Killa Instinct S.L. Troopers First Frontal Assault Kobalt 60 Overlord X",
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"text": "LP (singer) Laura Pergolizzi ( born March 18 , 1981 ) is an American pop singer and songwriter , originally from Long Island , New York , who performs under the stage name LP . She moved to Los Angeles in 2010 . She has released three albums and one EP . As a songwriter , she has written for Cher , Rihanna , the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera , among others .",
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"text": "Chemical generation The Chemical Generation refers to a collection of writers in the 1990s who added a literary dimension to the hedonistic ecstasy culture of the era . In its most singular guise , it could be said to include Irvine Welsh , Roddy Doyle , Alan Warner , John King , Jeff Noon , Nicholas Blincoe , Gordon Legge and Laura Hird - all of whom participated in the survey of the scene carried by the Steve Redhead book for Canongate ( also publishers of Rebel Inc. ) , Repetitive Beat Generation . The book 's title was an attempt to draw a parallel between the ecstasy culture ( singled out by government as ` repetitive beats ' ) and the Beat generation before it . Key works include Irvine Welsh 's Ecstasy and Daren King 's Boxy an Star . The concept of a group of writers addressing drug culture was further developed in 1997 by Sarah Champion , whose Disco Biscuits became the UK 's bestselling fiction anthology of all time . In addition to the authors listed above the book was notable for the inclusion of writers such as Alex Garland , Bill Drummond , Will Self , Grant Morrison , Esther Freud , Douglas Coupland , Neal Stephenson , Poppy Z. Brite and Robert Anton Wilson . As the relevance of club culture faded with the onset of a return to guitar-based bands in the ascendancy , the writers progressed onto more staple projects , though there was an overlap with many of the writers present in 2000 's New Puritans anthology . Their style and approach has been mirrored among younger British writers however , such as Richard Milward and Michael Smith .",
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"text": "Martini In The Morning Martini In The Morning is an internet radio station based in Los Angeles . Martini in the Morning , often shortened to `` MITM '' to resemble traditional radio station call letters , was created when Los Angeles radio station Fabulous 690 XETRA ( originally Fabulous 570 KLAC ) was sold in February 2006 , to become a Spanish language station . Brad ` Martini ' Chambers who created the new , more contemporary `` Adult Standards '' format for his then employers , Clear Channel Radio is the Program Director and principal host along with ` Mother ' Miriam Garfield . The station broadcasts 24 hours a day and is based in Studio City , Ca . Their broadcast format is similar to what is commonly referred to as `` Adult Standards '' , featuring Jazz Standards , primarily songs from what is often referred to as `` The Great American Songbook '' . The station is active in promoting the genre that the `` Great American Songbook '' represents and ensuring this musical genre does not disappear from the air . There were once hundreds of American radio stations programming similar music . There are now fewer than 200 , and many of those are a mix of `` Great American Songbook '' tunes with a larger percentage of more current `` Adult Contemporary '' music . Martini in the Morning features music written by the likes of Hoagy Carmichael , Cole Porter , Irving Berlin , Rodgers and Hart , Rodgers and Hammerstein , Johnny Mercer , Henry Mancini , Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields , Fats Waller , Jerome Kern , Sammy Cahn , Jimmy Van Heusen , and many others , performed by the historical greats like Ella Fitzgerald , Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. , Billie Holiday , Bobby Darin , Dinah Washington as well as the more modern `` crooners '' like Steve Tyrell , Tony Bennett , Diana Krall , Michael Bublé , Michael Feinstein , and established pop/rock and R&B artists crossing over into the genre , such as Sting , Paul McCartney , Rod Stewart , Queen Latifah , Lady Gaga and others . The station is available on-line through various means , using iTunes ( Golden Oldies ) , mobile apps including TuneIn Radio , StreamS HiFi , Reciva , vTuner , Radio Loyalty and others available through the App Store or Marketplace , or you can connect directly via internet address : http://martiniinthemorning.com or watch live in studio on-line during the stations 's `` Morning Show '' 6:00 AM -- 10:00 AM Pacific time at http://www.martiniinthemorning.com/martinivision.html or via Ustream.tv - http://ustream.tv/mitm .",
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"text": "Nick Hornby Nicholas Peter John `` Nick '' Hornby ( born 17 April 1957 ) is an English novelist , essayist , lyricist , and screenwriter . He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy '' , all of which were adapted into feature films . Hornby 's work frequently touches upon music , sport , and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists . His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2013 . In a 2004 poll for the BBC , Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture .",
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"text": "Stephen Tomajczyk Stephen Francis Tomajczyk ( a.k.a. , SF Tomajczyk , Steve Tomajczyk ) ( b. March 30 , 1960 ) is an American author and poet .",
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"text": "Louise DeSalvo Louise A. DeSalvo ( born 1942 ) is an American writer , editor , professor , and lecturer who currently lives in New Jersey . Much of her work focuses on Italian-American culture , though she is also a renowned Virginia Woolf scholar . DeSalvo teaches memoir writing as a part of CUNY Hunter College 's MFA Program in Creative Writing , has published over 17 books , and is a Virginia Woolf scholar . She has edited editions of Woolf 's first novel Melymbrosia , as well as The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf , which documents the controversial lesbian affair between these two novelists . In addition , she has written two books on Woolf , Virginia Woolf : The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work and Virginia Woolf 's First Voyage : A Novel in the Making . DeSalvo 's publications also include the memoir , Vertigo , which received the Gay Talese award and was also a finalist for Italy 's Primo Acerbi prize for literature . Vertigo holds as one of the most widely taught Italian American books and has been said to influence almost every Italian American memoir written since . DeSalvo 's memoir , Crazy in the Kitchen : Food , Feuds , and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family , was also named a Booksense Book of the Year for 2004 . One of DeSalvo 's most popular books to date is the writer 's guide Writing as a Way of Healing : How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives .",
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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": "Anthony Martini Anthony Martini ( born 1979 ) is an American music manager at Crush Management . He is also affiliated with a music licensing company called Jingle Punks and a former musician , and the lead vocalist of rap metal band E-Town Concrete . Anthony Martini 's management career began at Ferret Music where he handled bands like Set Your Goals , Unearth and Terror until he took a position at Crush Management whose clients include Fall Out Boy , Gym Class Heroes , Tyga and more . He is also a partner at Jingle Punks Music which provides music for television , film and video games . Jingle Punks Music has been featured in Billboard , Wired , Variety and was named `` one of America 's most promising startups '' by Business Week . Anthony is also co-founder and lead singer of the now defunct New Jersey based Hardcore band E-Town Concrete . E-town has sold over 120,000 albums worldwide and has toured the US , Japan , Canada , Europe and the UK . In 2000 they appeared on Ozzy Osbourne 's summer tour `` Ozzfest '' and have had videos on MTV and Fuse . Originally from Elizabeth , NJ and has a younger brother . He finally met his father when he was in his early twenties . A lot of his lyrics in his songs are based on his growing up without a father figure , and for his mother who was forced to play the role of both parents . His strong political views most evident in E-Town 's later recordings . Although the group had been broken up for several years , E town Concrete reunited with 2 sold out shows at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville , New Jersey on 2/20/2009 and have returned to Sayreville every year since .",
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"text": "Lemon La Vida Loca Lemon La Vida Loca is a British spoof reality show created and written by , and starring , comedian Leigh Francis and actress Laura Aikman . The show 's title is a parody of Ricky Martin 's 1999 hit single `` Livin ' la Vida Loca '' . The series follows the character of television personality Keith Lemon , capturing his home and work life , and everything in between . The series began airing on 2 August 2012 on ITV2 , and concluded its first series on 23 August 2012 . Whilst on Let 's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel , Lemon announced that a Christmas special of Lemon La Vida Loca would air in December . He confirmed this news on his Twitter page as well . A second series began airing on 6 June 2013 . Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series , but she did make an appearance on episode 1 . It was announced in January 2014 that Lemon La Vida Loca would not be renewed for a third series .",
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"text": "Steve Miller (science fiction writer) Steve Miller ( born July 31 , 1950 ) is an American science fiction writer from Winslow , Maine , best known for his works set in the Liaden universe , written in collaboration with his wife Sharon Lee .",
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"text": "Roger L. Simon This article is about the writer and political commentator ; not to be confused with the columnist and journalist Roger Simon . Roger Lichtenberg Simon ( born November 22 , 1943 ) is an American novelist and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter . He was formerly CEO of PJ Media ( formerly known as Pajamas Media ) and is now its CEO Emeritus . He is the author of ten novels , including the Moses Wine detective series , seven produced screenplays and two non-fiction books . He has served as president of the West Coast branch of PEN , a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America , and was on the faculty of the American Film Institute and the Sundance Institute . His many journalistic articles have appeared in The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , Commentary , and City Journal , among others",
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"text": "Steve Edge Steve Edge ( born 2 November 1972 ) is an English actor , writer and former stand-up comedian . He is most famous for his work on Starlings , Phoenix Nights , The Cup , The Visit , Peep Show and the satirical magazine show Star Stories .",
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"text": "Erin O'Brien (writer) Erin O'Brien ( born 1965 ) is a fiction and nonfiction writer in the Cleveland area . From 2006 to 2010 , she wrote a biweekly column `` Rainy Day Woman , '' originally for the Cleveland Free Times and then the Cleveland Scene ; and her eclectic features and essays have appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer , the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and elsewhere . Her first novel , Harvey and Eck , was published by Zumaya publications in 2005 . Her first book of nonfiction The Irish Hungarian Guide to the Domestic Arts , was published by Red Giant Books in 2012 . She writes a blog , The Erin O'Brien Owner 's Manual for Human Beings . Erin O'Brien is the sister of writer John O'Brien , author of Leaving Las Vegas . His novel The Assault on Tony 's ( Grove Press , 1996 ) , had been left unfinished at the time of his death and was completed by Erin for posthumous publication . For five years , O'Brien was the editor of the Broadview Journal in Broadview Heights , OH , and is currently managing editor of the site Freshwater Cleveland . She also writes under the name `` Erin Nowjack . ''",
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"text": "Byron Bay Writers Festival The Byron Bay Writers Festival is a literary event taking place annually in Byron Bay , New South Wales . The festival commenced in 1997 , and is run over a weekend . As of 2010 it included presentations by over 100 participants . The festival has included interviews with a number of notable writers including Brett Easton Ellis , Matthew Reilly and Kathy Lette . In 2005 the festival had an audience of between 7,000 and 8,000 , an increase of 25 per cent over the previous year . Notable participants included Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst , writers Delia Falconer and Kate Grenville , and novelist Robert Drewe who lives in the area . The tenth festival was held in 2006 , and attracted an audience of 9,000 across 90 sessions . Presenters included sports journalist Gideon Haigh , actor and writer William McInnes , and Robert Drewe . The 2010 appearance by Brett Easton Ellis received mixed coverage following his remarks , both at the festival and through Twitter , about Australian singer Delta Goodrem , commenting `` I did n't know who she was but God she 's really hot '' . The Byron Bay Writers Festival is organised through the Northern Rivers Writers ' Centre .",
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"text": "Tattoos (album) Tattoos is the third studio album by American singer Jason Derulo . The album was released on September 20 , 2013 through Beluga Heights Records and Atlantic Records and its affiliated record labels . Incorporating a base core of R&B , pop and electronic dance music , Derulo wanted the album to be `` totally different '' from his previous albums and show the growth in his writing and his overall performance saying `` there are so many twists and turns on the album ... It 's important when someone thinks they 've figured you out to flip them '' . A deluxe edition of the album featuring 3 bonus tracks , was released simultaneously alongside the eleven-track standard edition , which will only be made available in some European and Oceania countries . Derulo co-wrote every song on the album , also its production was handled by RedOne , Ricky Reed , DJ Frank E , Jonas Jeberg and Martin Johnson as well as others , to handle production for the album . This was the first album not to feature production from J.R. Rotem , who previously produced every song on Derulo 's debut album and three songs on his second album , Future History . In total Derulo had written over 300 songs and recorded between 100 and 120 songs for the album over a one-year period . Amongst those included are collaborations with rappers 2 Chainz , The Game and Pitbull , in addition to his longtime girlfriend Jordin Sparks who features on a song called `` Vertigo '' . Occasionally the album dips into other genres such adult contemporary and soul music . Tattoos was promoted with live renditions of the album 's songs during The Tattoos World Tour . The album was also preceded by the release of the lead single , a Joshua `` Ammo '' Coleman and Martin Johnson production called `` The Other Side '' , which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart . A second single , `` Talk Dirty '' , featuring American rapper 2 Chainz , was released on August 2 , 2013 , it has since topped the charts in the United Kingdom and 13 other countries . Follow-up singles `` Marry Me '' was released a month before the album and reached the top-ten in Australia and top-twenty in New Zealand , whilst `` Trumpets '' was released in November 2013 , peaking at number one in Australia and on the UK R&B Chart . `` Stupid Love '' was released on March 24 , 2014 , as the fifth overall single and is currently impacting charts . Upon its release , the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics , some noting that the album helped Derulo bring out his more `` sensitive side '' compared to previous his work . Tattoos debuted at number five on the Australian Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart , where it became his highest-charting album in that country . Only a five track extended play under the same title , was released in the United States , while the full length repackaged version of the album was released on April 15 , 2014 under the new title , Talk Dirty . During that same week , a special edition of Tattoos was released in the UK and Australia , featuring all of the newly recorded material from Talk Dirty in addition to the original album .",
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"text": "Steven Hayward (Canadian writer) Steven Hayward is a Canadian novelist and short story writer . Born in Toronto , Hayward attended the University of Toronto and York University . His first book , Buddha Stevens and Other Stories , won the 2001 Upper Canada Writer 's Craft Award ; prior to that , the individual stories that would eventually make up this collection were nominated for the Pushcart and Journey prizes , won awards at the University of Greensboro , the University of Arkansas , and the University of Toronto , and had appeared in The Iowa Review , Writ , Exile , The Southwestern Review , Fiddlehead and Canadian Fiction Magazine . Amazon.ca describes Buddha Stevens and Other Stories as an `` intelligent , funny , and engaging volume of postmodern fictions deals with the essential elements of life : love , sex , age , and death . '' The review goes on to say , `` Unlike many postmodernists , however , Hayward sticks to very traditional plots and never hides his characters beneath layers of coy obscurity , proving that it is possible to tell a memorable story through an unusual , playful structure . '' Hayward holds a doctorate from York University in Shakespeare and Literary Theory . He taught from 2001 to 2008 at John Carroll University and currently is a professor of English at Colorado College and teaches on creative writing and fiction . His first novel , The Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke was published in Canada in February 2005 . The Italian translation won the Grinzane Cavour Prize for debut fiction in January 2006 . He has published nonfiction on film , literary theory , Renaissance drama , Canadian literature and The Sopranos . He is a member of the Cleveland East Side Writers group .",
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"text": "Steve Stern Steve Stern ( born 1947 ) is an author from Memphis , Tennessee . Much of his work draws inspiration from Yiddish folklore .",
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"text": "Michele Serra Michele Serra ( born 10 July 1954 ) is an Italian writer , journalist and satirist .",
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"text": "War of the Worlds (2005 film) War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells . It stars Tom Cruise , Dakota Fanning , Justin Chatwin , Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins , with narration by Morgan Freeman . In the film , an American dock worker is forced to look after his children , from whom he lives separately , as he struggles to protect them and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade the Earth and devastate cities with towering war machines . The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia . The film was surrounded by a secrecy campaign so few details would be leaked before its release . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Hitachi . The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 . War of the Worlds was a box office success , and became 2005 's fourth most successful film both domestically , with $ 234 million in North America , and $ 591 million overall . At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise .",
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"text": "The City of Light (novel) Miasto światłości ( The City of Light ) is a novel written in 1924 by Mieczysław Smolarski . The novel entwines the genres of dystopia and catastrophism . The novel relays the end of the world by two natural disasters . The first of which destroys all civilisation , whilst the second , the whole of planet Earth , instigated by the complicity of its own inhabitants . The dystopic literary work warns against imperialism and barbarism as well as uncontrolled technological advancement . The novel 's themes include antimilitarism and pacifism , prevalent after World War I. Novels similar to , and inspired by The City of Light and other of Smolarski 's literary works , namely Podróż poślubna Pana Hamiltona ( The Honeymoon Trip of Mr. Hamilton , 1928 ) include : Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World , published in 1932 . Smolarski argued Huxley plagiarised his work , however the author never addressed these claims . In 1982 , claims of plagiarism were similarly put up against Antoni Smuszkiewicz 's Zaczarowana gra .",
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"text": "Empire Trilogy The Empire Trilogy is a collaborative trilogy of political fantasy novels written by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts . It traces the story of Mara of the Acoma 's rise to power from a convent novitiate to the most powerful woman in the fictional world of Kelewan . These three books are contemporary to Feist 's original Riftwar Saga and feature some crossover characters , mainly from Magician ( 1982 ) ( Pug , the protagonist of Magician , appears twice in Servant of the Empire ( 1990 ) and once in Mistress of the Empire ( 1992 ) ) . Mara struggles to rule her family after her father and brother are killed in a trap by the Minwanabi , one of the most powerful families in the Empire and longtime enemies of the Acoma . Mara quickly learns how to play the Game of the Council with skill and challenges the binding traditions of her world . Despite many requests from fans , both authors have ruled out any further novels featuring these characters .",
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"text": "The Worlds of Science The Worlds of Science is a series of science book paperbacks by various authors published by Pyramid Books in the 1960s . The series included both reprints of works originally published independently and new works written especially for the series . Prominent contributors included Isaac Asimov and L. Sprague de Camp , among others . Books in the series include : The Human Brain , by John Pfeifer Maya , by Charles Gallenkamp Nine Planets , by Alan E. Nourse Living Earth , by Peter Farb Chemistry Creates a New World , by Bernard Jaffe The Road to Man , by Herbert Wendt Giants of Science , by Philip Cane Snakes of the World , by Raymond Ditmars The ABC of Physics , by Jerome S. Meyer Computers , by Stanley Englehardt Man and Dolphin , by John C. Lilly Kingdom of the Octopus , by Frank W. Lane Dinosaurs , by Nicholas Hutton III The Story of Weather , by Capt. David C. Holmes , USN Fact and Fancy , by Isaac Asimov Electronics , by Stanley L. Englehardt Conquest of the Moon , by William Hines Elephant , by L. Sprague de Camp Category : Science books",
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"text": "Men of war Men of war may refer to : Man-of-war , a type of wooden warship Men of War , a real-time tactics game for the PC released in 2009 Men of War ( series ) Men of War ( film ) , a 1994 film starring Dolph Lundgren Men of War a 1993 novel by Jerry Pournelle Men of War ( comics ) , a series of comic books published by DC Comics",
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"text": "The War in 2020 The War in 2020 is a 1991 military-adventure novel written by Ralph Peters . Taking place in a future dystopia , the novel 's plot is spread over 15 years and mostly features the United States ' efforts to defend the Soviet Union against an alliance of Japan , South Africa , and the Arab Islamic Union , a confederation of militant Islamic states . The novel is heavily written around the viewpoint of the lead protagonist , US Army air cavalry officer George Taylor .",
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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": "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": "No Present Like Time The Fantasy/Science Fiction novel No Present Like Time ( 2005 ) by Steph Swainston is the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Year of Our War ( 2004 ) . Again the Emperor 's winged messenger Jant is the protagonist of the story . The novel features a successful challenger to the position of Swordsman in the Emperor 's Circle of immortals and the rebellion of the former holder of that position . The story also concerns the apparent discovery of a previously unknown island and the naval expedition to it , which Jant is forced to join . Like its predecessor , the novel has been described as an example of the New Weird literary genre . The sequel to No Present Like Time was published in May 2007 and is called The Modern World .",
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"text": "Fortunes of War (novel series) Fortunes of War is the collective name given to six novels by Olivia Manning , consisting of The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy . The Balkan Trilogy comprises the books The Great Fortune ( 1960 ) , The Spoilt City ( 1962 ) and Friends And Heroes ( 1965 ) . The Levant Trilogy comprises the books The Danger Tree ( 1977 ) , The Battle Lost And Won ( 1978 ) and The Sum Of Things ( 1980 ) .",
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"text": "The Half-Made World The Half-Made World is a 2010 steampunk fantasy novel by Felix Gilman . It is set in an alternate version of the American Wild West where the far west reaches of the world are untamed and still being created . It tells the story of Liv Alverhuysen , a female psychologist who sets off on an adventure to heal the mad and John Creedmoor , an Agent of the Gun who is goaded into obedience to his master 's orders , despite his growing disdain for them . The novel pits two rival factions against one another as they each hunt for a way to end the everlasting war between them . The Line is industrial , with technological weapons and trains that speed by so quickly the countryside is barely seen , and take over towns and make their citizens slaves at their whim . The Gun are made up of thieves and murderers , and keep hold of the people by fear and violence , but they are losing the war against the Line . The book was nominated for a 2011 Locus Award .",
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"text": "The Penultimate Truth The Penultimate Truth is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick . The story is set in a future where the bulk of humanity is kept in large underground shelters . The people are told that World War III is being fought above them , when in reality the war ended years ago . The novel is based on Dick 's 1953 short story `` The Defenders '' . Dick also drew upon two other of his short stories for the plot of the novel : `` The Mold of Yancy '' and `` The Unreconstructed M '' .",
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"text": "A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well . Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature . The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes . A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .",
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"text": "Invasion of the Sea Invasion of the Sea ( L'Invasion de la mer ) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne . It was published in 1905 , the last to be published in the author 's lifetime , and describes the exploits of Berber nomads and European travelers in Saharan Africa . The European characters arrive to study the feasibility of flooding a low-lying region of the Sahara desert to create an inland sea and open up the interior of Northern Africa to trade . In the end , however , the protagonists ' pride in humanity 's potential to control and reshape the world is humbled by a cataclysmic earthquake which results in the natural formation of just such a sea .",
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"text": "War Cry (novel) War Cry is a 2017 novel by Wilbur Smith . It is a Courtney saga novel , set between World War One and Two .",
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"text": "War Horse (novel) War Horse is a children 's novel by English author Michael Morpurgo . It was first published in Great Britain by Kaye & Ward in 1982 . The story recounts the experiences of Joey , a horse purchased by the Army for service in World War I France and the attempts of young Albert , his previous owner , to bring him safely home . It formed the basis of both an award winning play ( 2007 ) and an acclaimed film adaptation ( 2011 ) by Steven Spielberg .",
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"text": "Highways to a War Highways to a War is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Christopher Koch . In an interview in 2000 , Koch noted that this novel , and his later work Out of Ireland , formed a diptych called Beware of the Past .",
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"text": "The Peace War The Peace War is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge , about authoritarianism and technological progress . It was first published as a serial in Analog in 1984 , and then appeared in book form shortly afterward . It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1985 . Its sequels are `` The Ungoverned '' , which was a novella published in his collection True Names and Other Dangers , and the novel Marooned in Realtime.The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime were collected in Across Realtime '' ( Baen Books , 1991 ) .",
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"text": "Dragon Fire (novel) Dragon Fire is a 2000 novel by BBC political and foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley about a 2007 war between China , India and Pakistan , which draws in Australia , Bhutan , Myanmar , Nepal , New Zealand , Tibet , the United Kingdom , and the United States , and threatens to escalate to nuclear war . While a work of fiction , the novel attempts to raise awareness of real geopolitical issues in the region . This novel gives us nightmare scenarios where the world 's worst fears begin on 10:00 a.m. on 3 May 2007 . A SFF ( Special Frontier Force ) Major , Gendun Choedrak Assaults Drapchi prison with paratroopers to free Tibetan religious leaders who are being incarcerated there . Far out west , Pakistan launches an attack on the strategic outpost of Kargil , promptly raising the green crescent flag on Indian soil . China accuses India of attacking Chinese soil and declares war . It 's Pakistan and China vs India now , 3 nuclear powers . Nuclear arsenals are being mobilized . Later Pakistan is devastated while India and China are threatening nuclear war . Russia says whoever is involved in this matter will have to face her first . The West 's greatest nightmares are becoming true .",
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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": "Mars: The Home Front `` Mars : The Home Front '' is a short story by George Alec Effinger , published in War of the Worlds : Global Dispatches . It is a crossover between H. G. Wells ' The War of the Worlds and Edgar Rice Burroughs ' Barsoom series .",
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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": "New York City mayoral elections The Mayor of the City of New York is elected in early November every four years and takes office at the beginning of the following year . The city , which elects the mayor as its chief executive , consists of the five boroughs ( Manhattan , The Bronx , Brooklyn , Queens and Staten Island ) , which consolidated to form `` Greater '' New York on January 1 , 1898 . The consolidated city 's first mayor , Robert A. Van Wyck , was elected with other municipal officers in November 1897 . Mayoral elections had previously been held since 1834 by the City of Brooklyn and the smaller , unconsolidated City of New York ( Manhattan , later expanded into the Bronx ) . The current mayor , now in his first term , is Bill de Blasio . He was elected on November 5 , 2013 , to a four-year term that began on January 1 , 2014 .",
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"text": "List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations Cities considered to have significant Chinese-American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1 % of the total urban population ; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 1 % of their total population ; and small cities with a critical mass of at least 10 % of the total population . According to the 2012 Census estimates , the three metropolitan areas with the largest Chinese-American populations were the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area at 735,019 people , the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area at 629,243 people , and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area at about 566,968 people . In the post-1965 era , first - and second-generation immigrants include those from Mainland China , Hong Kong Macau , and Taiwan . Also included in the Chinese-American population enumeration are ethnic Chinese from Malaysia and Vietnam who might identify themselves as Chinese , thus skewing the census reporting . New York City is home to by far the highest Chinese-American population of any city proper , with an estimated 573,388 Chinese-Americans in New York City , significantly higher than the total of the next five cities combined ; multiple large Chinatowns in Manhattan , Brooklyn ( three ) , and Queens ( three ) are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves , as large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York , with the largest metropolitan Chinese population outside Asia . The Los Angeles County city of Monterey Park has the highest percentage of Chinese-Americans of any municipality , at 43.7 % of its population , or 24,758 people . The San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County in particular has one of the most prominent collections of U.S. suburbs with large foreign-born Chinese-speaking populations , ranging from working-class individuals residing in Rosemead and El Monte to wealthier immigrants living in Arcadia , San Marino , and Diamond Bar . A similar demographic shift has also taken place in the southern half of the San Francisco Bay Area . Conversely , the suburbs of New York City within the state of New Jersey are notable for their widespread and increasing prevalence of Chinese-Americans ( see list below ) , reflecting their general affluence and propensity for professional occupations .",
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"text": "Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers This is a list of lists by year of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers . The New York Times Best Seller list was first published without fanfare on 12 October 1931 . It consisted of five fiction and four non-fiction for the New York City region only . The following month the list was expanded to eight cities , with a separate list for each city . By the early 1940s , fourteen cities were included . A national list was created 9 April 1942 , in The New York Times Book Review ( Sundays ) as a supplement to the regular paper 's city lists ( Monday edition ) . The national list ranked by weighting how many times the book appeared in each city list . A few years later , the city lists were eliminated leaving only the national rankings , which was compiled according to `` reports from leading booksellers in 22 cities , '' a system which remains , although the specifics have changed .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in New York, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4 , 1980 . All 50 states and The District of Columbia , were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . New York voters chose forty one electors to the Electoral College , which voted for President and Vice President . New York was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan , in a narrow victory against President of the United States Jimmy Carter , who failed to gain reelection against Reagan . Also in the running was Independent candidate Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois , who ran in New York as the Liberal Party candidate . Reagan won the state with a plurality of 46.66 % of the vote to Carter 's 43.99 % , a margin of 2.67 % . Anderson finished in third with 7.54 % . New York 's election results reflect the Republican Party 's re-consolidation of base under what is popularly called the `` Reagan Revolution , '' which sounded various overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States throughout the 1980s - and most evidently against the relatively unpopular President Carter during the 1980 presidential election . New York weighed in for this election as more Democratic than the national average by about 7 % . This election is notable in that , while the highly populated regions of New York City , Buffalo , and Albany turned out for Carter , the election in the state was tipped by the majority of less-populated upstate counties , combined with heavily populated suburban counties around NYC , most of which were won by Reagan . Carter actually picked up plurality wins in 2 counties which he had lost in 1976 : Monroe County , home to the city of Rochester , and Niagara County . A major contributing factor to Reagan 's victory over Carter was the relatively strong third party showing by independent candidate John B. Anderson , a former liberal Republican congressman who garnered 8 % of the vote in the State - twice the 4 % margin by which Carter had won New York in 1976 . Running on the ballot line of New York 's Liberal Party , Anderson attracted the votes of many liberals and moderates who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration , thus splitting the left-leaning vote in New York State . In the heavily populated , and very liberal , 5 boroughs of New York City , Carter still won overall , and Reagan made only modest gains in vote share over Gerald Ford 's 1976 showing of 33 % , taking 37 % in the city in 1980 . However , although still winning 4 out of 5 boroughs , Carter bled a massive amount of support in the city to Anderson , dropping from 66 % in 1976 to only 55 % in 1980 . Since Democratic victories in New York State in that era depended on running up massive margins in New York City to overcome the rest of the state 's Republican lean , the reduced margin in the city from vote-splitting would prove fatal to Carter 's chances of winning the state in 1980 . While Reagan only bled about 1 % of Republican base support in the state ( winning a plurality in a 3-way-race with 46.66 % while Gerald Ford had lost the state in a two-man race with 47.52 % in 1976 ) , Carter bled nearly 8 % of his 1976 support , falling from a 51.95 % majority win in 1976 to a losing 43.99 % in 1980 , most of those lost Democratic base votes going to Anderson instead . This remains the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee has won Tompkins County in upstate New York , home to the college town of Ithaca , where Cornell University and Ithaca College are located . Reagan narrowly won the county with a plurality of 42 % to Carter 's 40 % , while Anderson took nearly 14 % , making it Anderson 's strongest county in the state . In 1984 , Tompkins County would vote against Reagan and in the following years it would become the most Democratic county in upstate New York , giving Barack Obama over 70 % of the vote in 2008 .",
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"text": "Statistical area (United States) The United States federal government defines and delineates the nation 's metropolitan areas for statistical purposes , using a set of standard statistical area definitions . As of 2013 , the U.S. Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) defined and delineated 388 metropolitan statistical areas ( MSAs ) and 541 micropolitan statistical areas ( μSAs ) in the United States and Puerto Rico . Many of these 929 MSAs and μSAs are , in turn , components of larger combined statistical areas ( CSAs ) consisting of adjacent MSAs and μSAs that are linked by commuting ties ; as of 2013 , 524 metropolitan and micropolitan areas are components of the 169 defined CSAs . Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas are defined as consisting of one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents with at least one urban core area meeting relevant population thresholds , plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core , as measured by commuting ties . A metropolitan statistical area has at least one urban core with a population of at least 50,000 . In a micropolitan statistical area , the largest urban core has a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Yorktown, New York Yorktown is a town that lies on the north border in Westchester County , New York , in a suburb approximately 38 mi north of midtown Manhattan . The population was 36,081 at the 2010 census .",
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"text": "Long Island City Long Island City ( L.I.C. ) is the westernmost residential and commercial neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens . L.I.C. is noted for its rapid and ongoing residential growth and gentrification , its waterfront parks , and its thriving arts community . L.I.C. has among the highest concentration of art galleries , art institutions , and studio space of any neighborhood in New York City . It is bordered by Astoria to the north ; the East River to the west ; Hazen Street , 49th Street , and New Calvary Cemetery in Sunnyside to the east ; and Newtown Creek -- which separates Queens from Greenpoint , Brooklyn -- to the south . It originally was the seat of government of the Town of Newtown , and remains the largest neighborhood in Queens . The area is part of Queens Community Board 1 , located north of the Queensboro Bridge and Queens Plaza ; it is also of Queens Community Board 2 to the south . Long Island City is the eastern terminus of the Queensboro Bridge , also known as the 59th Street Bridge , which is the only non-toll automotive route connecting Queens and Manhattan . Northwest of the bridge terminus are the Queensbridge Houses , a development of the New York City Housing Authority and the largest public housing complex in North America . __ TOC __",
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"text": "New York City ethnic enclaves Since its founding in 1625 by Dutch traders as New Amsterdam , New York City has been a major destination for immigrants of many nationalities who have formed ethnic enclaves , neighborhoods dominated by one ethnicity . Freed African American slaves also moved to New York City in the Great Migration and the later Second Great Migration and formed ethnic enclaves . These neighborhoods are set apart from the main city by differences such as food , goods for sale , or even language . Ethnic enclaves provide inhabitants security in work and social opportunities , but limit economic opportunities , do not encourage the development of English speaking , and keep immigrants in their own culture . , 36 % of the population of New York City are immigrants . African Americans , Haitian Americans , Jamaican Americans , Indo-Caribbean Americans , and Trinidadian Americans have all formed Caribbean ethnic enclaves in New York . Asian ethnic groups with enclaves in New York include Chinese Americans , Japanese Americans , Filipino Americans , Indian Americans , Indo-Caribbean Americans , Afghan Americans , Burmese Americans , Bangladeshi Americans , Nepalese Americans , Sri Lankan Americans , Bhutanese Americans , Thai Americans , Pakistani Americans , Indonesian Americans , Malaysian Americans , Taiwanese Americans , and Korean Americans . European ethnic groups with ethnic enclaves include Greek Americans , Irish Americans , Italian Americans , Albanian Americans , Jewish Americans , Polish Americans , and Russian Americans . Latin American groups with ethnic enclaves include Dominican Americans , Guyanese , Salvadoran American , Ecuadorian American , Mexican Americans , and Puerto Ricans . Middle Eastern ethnic groups that have formed ethnic enclaves include Palestinian Americans , Jordanian Americans , Egyptian Americans , Syrian Americans and Lebanese Americans . As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York , making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world .",
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"text": "Transportation in New Jersey Transportation in New Jersey utilizes a combination of road , rail , air , and water modes . New Jersey is situated between Philadelphia and New York City , two major metropolitan centers of the Boston-Washington megalopolis , making it a regional corridor for transportation . As a result , New Jersey 's freeways carry high volumes of interstate traffic and products . The main thoroughfare for long distance travel is the New Jersey Turnpike , the nation 's fifth-busiest toll road . The Garden State Parkway connects the state 's densely populated north to its southern shore region . New Jersey has the 4th smallest area of U.S. states , but its population density of 1,196 persons per sq. mi ( 462 persons per km2 ) causes congestion to be a major issue for motorists . New Jersey has a statewide mass transit system , centered on transportation to New York City and Philadelphia . New Jersey Transit , the chief operator of intrastate public transportation , manages three separate light rail systems , eleven commuter rail lines , and a statewide bus system . The Port Authority Trans-Hudson ( PATH ) links transportation hubs in Manhattan and northeastern New Jersey , while the PATCO Speedline connects downtown Philadelphia to Camden County , New Jersey . Intercity rail is operated by Amtrak along the Northeast Corridor between the major population centers of the Northeastern United States . In addition , New Jersey is home to Newark Liberty International Airport , the nation 's fifth-busiest international gateway , and the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal , the principal container ship facility of the New York metropolitan area .",
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"text": "Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan , also known as Downtown Manhattan , is the southernmost part of Manhattan , the central borough for business , culture , and government in the City of New York , which itself originated at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1624 .",
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"text": "New York State Capitol The New York State Capitol , the seat of New York State government , is located in Albany , the capital city of the U.S. state of New York . The capitol building is part of the Empire State Plaza complex on State Street in Capitol Park . Housing the New York State Legislature , the building was completed in 1899 at a cost of US$ 25 million ( equivalent to $ million in ) , making it the most expensive government building of its time . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 , then included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed in 1978 . The New York State Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979 .",
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"text": "Urban area An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment . Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities , towns , conurbations or suburbs . In urbanism , the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets and in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment . The creation of early predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning , which along with other human activities such as exploitation of natural resources leads to human impact on the environment . The world 's urban population in 1950 of just 746 million has increased to 3.9 billion in the decades since . In 2009 , the number of people living in urban areas ( 3.42 billion ) surpassed the number living in rural areas ( 3.41 billion ) and since then the world has become more urban than rural . This was the first time that the majority of the world 's population lived in a city . In 2014 there were 7.25 billion people living on the planet , of which the global urban population comprised 3.9 billion . The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs at that time predicted the urban population would grow to 6.4 billion by 2050 , with 37 % of that growth to come from three countries : China , India and Nigeria . Urban areas are created and further developed by the process of urbanization . Urban areas are measured for various purposes , including analyzing population density and urban sprawl . Unlike an urban area , a metropolitan area includes not only the urban area , but also satellite cities plus intervening rural land that is socio-economically connected to the urban core city , typically by employment ties through commuting , with the urban core city being the primary labor market .",
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"text": "Brooklyn Community Board 12 Brooklyn Community Board 12 is New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park , Kensington , Ocean Parkway , and Midwood . It is delimited by 61st Street on the west , 8th Avenue , 37th Street and Caton Avenue on the north , Coney Island Avenue , 18th Street , MacDonald Avenue and Long Island Rail Road on the east , as well as by Avenue P on the south . Its current chairman is Yidel Perlstein , and its district manager is Barry Spitzer . As of the United States Census 2000 , the Community Board has a population of 185,046 , up from 160,018 in 1990 and 155,903 in 1980 . Of them ( as of 2000 ) , 120,697 ( 65.2 % ) are White non Hispanic , 5,398 ( 2.9 % ) are African-American , 26,030 ( 14.1 % ) Asian or Pacific Islander , 206 ( 0.1 % ) American Indian or Native Alaskan , 2,089 ( 1.1 % ) of some other race , 6,224 ( 3.4 % ) of two or more race , 24,402 ( 13.2 % ) of Hispanic origins . 44.1 % of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004 , up from 25.6 % in 2000 . The land area is 2304.1 acre .",
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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": "City-state A city-state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories . Historically , this included cities such as Rome , Athens , Carthage , and the Italian city-states during the Renaissance -- but today only a handful of sovereign city-states exist , with some disagreement as to which are city-states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore , Monaco , and Vatican City . A number of other small states share similar characteristics , and therefore are sometimes also cited as modern city-states . Namely , Qatar , Brunei , Kuwait , Bahrain , and Malta , which each have an urban center comprising a significant proportion of the population , though , all have several distinct settlements and a designated or de facto capital city . Occasionally , other small states with high population densities , such as San Marino , are also cited , despite lacking a large urban centre characteristic of traditional city-states . Several non-sovereign cities enjoy a high degree of autonomy , and are sometimes considered city-states . Hong Kong and Macau , along with independent members of the United Arab Emirates , most notably Dubai and Abu Dhabi , are often cited as such .",
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"text": "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in New York State . It encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan , the Bronx and Staten Island in New York City and the Counties of Dutchess , Orange , Putnam , Rockland , Sullivan , Ulster , and Westchester in New York . The Archdiocese of New York is the second-largest diocese in the United States , encompassing 296 parishes that serve around 2.8 million Catholics in addition to hundreds of Catholic schools , hospitals and charities . The Archdiocese also operates the well-known St. Joseph 's Seminary , commonly referred to as Dunwoodie . The Archdiocese of New York is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of New York which includes the suffragan dioceses of Albany , Brooklyn , Buffalo , Ogdensburg , Rochester , Rockville Centre and Syracuse . The Latin name of the archdiocese is Archidioecesis Neo-Eboracensis ( Eboracum being the Roman name of York , England ) , and the corporate name is Archdiocese of New York . It publishes a bi-weekly newspaper , Catholic New York , the largest of its kind in the United States .",
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"text": "Farmers' Market (New York City) There are over 50 farmer 's markets in New York City in all boroughs , which operate under GrowNYC under the `` Greenmarket '' name . GrownNYC 's food hub , `` Greenmarket , '' includes Greenmarket Co. , Youthmarket , Fresh Food Box , and the Wholesale Greenmarket under it 's programming . Greenmarket farmers market aims to encourage regional agriculture by allowing small family farms to sell their locally grown fruits , vegetables , flowers , dairy and other products , so that people in New York of all incomes and in all parts , have access to the fresh , nutritious , provincial , affordable and sustainable goods . GrownNYC 's network , Greenmarket Co. has customers that range from Michelin starred restaurants , popular food retailers to family run bodegas , senior centers and soap kitchens ; and their sources are not only from small to mid sized farms in Northeast region of New York State and New York City but also from farms in New Jersey , Pennsylvania and New England , providing New Yorkers with a bountiful and diverse array of fresh foods ☂ . One well-known farmer 's market in New York is the Union Square Greenmarket which was founded in 1976 , held year-round on Mondays , Wednesdays , Fridays and Saturdays with changing vendors on different days . The number of regional farmers , fishers , and bakers go as high as 140 during the most popular seasons , when the market is visited by food-enthusiast New Yorkers . Union square farmers market offers seasonal , fresh fruits and vegetables , artisanal cheeses , meats , breads , pickles , jams , wines , flowers amongst many others . The market is situated at the city 's one of the most vibrant locations and allows about 60,000 people to shop , taste and tour while meeting with farmers",
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"text": "Law enforcement in New York City Law enforcement in New York City is carried out by numerous law enforcement agencies . New York City has the highest concentration of law enforcement agencies in the United States . As with the rest of the US , agencies operate at federal and state levels . However , New York City 's unique nature means many more operate at lower levels .",
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"text": "NYC Health + Hospitals NYC Health + Hospitals , officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation ( HHC ) , operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City . A public benefit corporation with $ 6.7 billion in annual revenues , HHC is the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States serving 1.4 million patients , including more than 475,000 uninsured city residents , providing services interpreted in more than 190 languages . HHC was created in 1969 by the New York State Legislature as a public benefit corporation ( Chapter 1016 of the Laws 1969 ) . It is similar to a municipal agency , but has a Board of Directors . It operates 11 acute care hospitals , five nursing homes , six diagnostic and treatment centers , and more than 70 community-based primary care sites , serving primarily the poor and working class . HHC 's own MetroPlus Health Plan is one of the New York area 's largest providers of government-sponsored health insurance and is the plan of choice for nearly half a million New Yorkers . Each year HHC 's facilities provide about 225,000 inpatient admissions , one million emergency room visits and five million clinic visits to New Yorkers . HHC facilities treat nearly one-fifth of all general hospital discharges and more than one third of emergency room and hospital-based clinic visits in New York City . The most well-known hospital in the HHC system is Bellevue Hospital , the oldest public hospital in the United States . Bellevue is the designated hospital for treatment of the President of the United States and other world leaders if they become sick or injured while in New York City . The president of HHC is Stanley Brezenoff . The organization underwent a rebranding initiative in November 2015 , shortening its name from 40 characters to 19 characters , as `` NYC Health + Hospitals '' .",
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"text": "Brooklyn Community Board 9 Brooklyn Community Board 9 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights , Prospect Lefferts Gardens , and Wingate . It is delimited by Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue on the west , Eastern Parkway on the north , Rochester , East New York and Utica Avenues on the east , as well as by Clarkson Avenue on the south . Its former acting chairperson Laura Imperiale , and district manager Pearl R. Miles . Miles were accused of `` doing things without involving the community , '' per another community leader . As of the 2000 US Census , the Community Board oversaw a population of 104,014 , down from 110,715 in 1990 but up from 96,667 in 1980 . Of them ( as of 2000 ) , 79,466 ( 76.4 % ) are African-American , 11,733 ( 11.3 % ) are White non Hispanic , 8,581 ( 8.2 % ) of Hispanic origins , 2,416 ( 2.3 % ) of two or more race , 819 ( 0.8 % ) Asian or Pacific Islander , 816 ( 0.8 % ) of some other race , and 183 ( 0.2 % ) American Indian or Native Alaskan , . 36.4 % of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004 , up from 20.8 % in 2000 . The land area is 1002.7 acre .",
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"text": "Ethiopia Ethiopia ( -LSB- ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə -RSB- ኢትዮጵያ , , ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ , yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk ) , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast , Djibouti and Somalia to the east , Sudan and South Sudan to the west , and Kenya to the south . With over 100 million inhabitants , Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world , as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria . It occupies a total area of 1,100,000 km2 , and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa . Some of the oldest evidence for anatomically modern humans has been found in Ethiopia . It is widely considered as the region from which modern humans first set out for the Middle East and places beyond . According to linguists , the first Afroasiatic-speaking populations settled in the Horn region during the ensuing Neolithic era . Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BC , Ethiopia was a monarchy for most of its history . During the first centuries AD , the Kingdom of Aksum maintained a unified civilization in the region , followed by the Ethiopian Empire circa 1137 . Ethiopia derived prestige with its uniquely successful military resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa , becoming the only African country to defeat a European colonial power and retain its sovereignty . Subsequently , many African nations adopted the colors of Ethiopia 's flag following their independence . It was the first independent African member of the 20th-century League of Nations and the United Nations . In 1974 , at the end of Haile Selassie 's reign , power fell to a communist military dictatorship known as the Derg , backed by the Soviet Union , until it was defeated by the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front , which has ruled since about the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 . Ethiopia 's ancient Ge'ez script , also known as Ethiopic , is one of the oldest alphabets still in use in the world . The Ethiopian calendar , which is approximately seven years and three months behind the Gregorian calendar , co-exists alongside the Borana calendar . A majority of the population adheres to Christianity ( mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P'ent ` ay ) , while around a third follows Islam ( primarily Sunni Islam ) . The country is the site of the Migration to Abyssinia and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash . A substantial population of Ethiopian Jews , known as Bete Israel , resided in Ethiopia until the 1980s , but most of them have since emigrated to Israel . Ethiopia is a multilingual nation with around 80 ethnolinguistic groups , the four largest of which are the Oromiffa , Amhara , Somali , and Tigrayans . Most people in the country speak Afroasiatic languages of the Cushitic or Semitic branches . Additionally , Omotic languages are spoken by ethnic minority groups inhabiting the southern regions . Nilo-Saharan languages are also spoken by the nation 's Nilotic ethnic minorities . Ethiopia is the place of origin for the coffee bean which originated from the place called Kefa ( which was one of the 14 provinces in the old Ethiopian administration ) . It is a land of natural contrasts , with its vast fertile West , jungles , and numerous rivers , and the world 's hottest settlement of Dallol in its north . The Ethiopian Highlands are Africa 's largest continuous mountain ranges , and Sof Omar Caves contain Africa 's largest cave . Ethiopia has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa . Ethiopia is one of the founding members of the UN , the Group of 24 ( G-24 ) , the Non-Aligned Movement , G-77 and the Organisation of African Unity . Ethiopia 's capital city Addis Ababa serves as the headquarters of the African Union , the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry , the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa , African Aviation Training HQ , the African Standby Force , and many of the global NGOs focused on Africa . In the 1970s and 1980s , Ethiopia suffered from civil wars and communist purges which devastated its economy . The country has begun to recover recently however , and now has the largest economy ( by GDP ) in East Africa and Central Africa . According to Global Fire Power , Ethiopia has the 42nd most powerful military in the world , and the third most powerful in Africa .",
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"text": "Eastern Jebel languages The Eastern Jebel languages are a small subfamily belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subgroup of Nilo-Saharan . They are spoken in the hills of An Nil al Azraq province in eastern Sudan ( the name `` Jebel '' is simply Arabic for `` mountain '' . ) The group consists of : Gaam ( also called `` Ingassana '' or `` Tabi '' ) Aka ( Silak ) Kelo ( Tornasi ) Molo ( Malkan ) . Gaam has some 40 -- 80,000 speakers , whereas the other three are on the verge of extinction . Gaam was believed to be the only member of this group until more information about Aka , Kelo , and Molo was obtained by Bender ; the latter three languages have been significantly influenced by Berta . Gaam is spoken in a compact area around the towns of Bau , Bobuk , Kukur , and Sawda in the Tabi Hills , roughly 11 ° 15 ′ -- 30 ′ N by 33 ° 55 ′ -- 34 ° 10 ′ E . The other three are spoken in isolated pockets to its south : Aka in the Sillok Hills , Kelo in the Tornasi Hills on jebels Tornasi ( Kayli village ) and Beni Sheko , and Molo at Jebel Malkan near the Ethiopian border .",
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"text": "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia The People 's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( PDRE ) was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991 , as established by the Communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam and the Workers ' Party of Ethiopia ( WPE ) . Its creation led to the dissolution of the Derg , the military junta formerly in charge of the country . A Marxist-Leninist one-party state with the WPE as supreme authority took its place , though the WPE 's leadership was dominated by the surviving members of the Derg . After five years of preparation , a socialist state was officially proclaimed in 1984 , and the WPE was formed as the country 's only legal party . It was a Marxist-Leninist vanguard party modeled on its counterparts in Europe . The PDRE officially came into existence on 22 February 1987 , three weeks after the national referendum that approved the 1987 constitution , although the Derg remained in power as late as September , long after the 14 June general election that elected the members of the National Shengo ( the legislature ) . The WPE was officially granted a monopoly of power as the `` leading force in the state and society . '' The government was highly centralized and for all intents and purposes acted as merely a transmission belt for the party . Throughout the PDRE 's brief life , its authority was challenged not only by armed militants in Eritrea , which had been annexed to Ethiopia several decades earlier , but also by internal resistance groups , foremost of which was the Tigrayan Peoples ' Liberation Front . The PDRE came to an end in May 1991 , when Mengistu fled Ethiopia and military units of the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front entered Addis Ababa .",
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"text": "List of conflicts in Ethiopia This is a list of conflicts in Ethiopia arranged chronologically from medieval to modern times . This list includes both nation-wide and international types of war , including ( but not limited to ) the following : wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars . Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the , `` Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia '' but was itself only part of a operation of a campaign of a theater of a war . There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed , such as : riots , shootouts , spree killings , massacres , terrorist attacks , and civil wars . The list might also contain episodes of : human sacrifice , mass suicide , massacres , and genocides .",
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"text": "Welayta people Wolayta ( also spelled Wolaitta ) ( Ethiopic : ወላይታ Wolaytta ) is the name of an ethnic group and its former kingdom , located in southern Ethiopia . According to the most recent census ( 2007 ) , the people of Wolayta number 1.7 million , or 2.31 percent of the country 's population , of whom 289,707 are city-dwellers . The language of the Wolayta people , similarly called Wolaytta , belongs to the Omotic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family . Despite their small population , Wolayta people have widely influenced national music , dance and cuisine in Ethiopia .",
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"text": "Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is , geographically , the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara . According to the UN , it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara . It contrasts with North Africa , whose territories are part of the League of Arab states within the Arab world . Somalia , Djibouti , Comoros and Mauritania are geographically in Sub-Saharan Africa , but are likewise Arab states and part of the Arab world . The Sahel is the transitional zone between the Sahara and the tropical savanna ( the Sudan region ) and forest-savanna mosaic to the south . Since probably 3500 BCE , the Saharan and Sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara , forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile in Sudan , though the Nile was blocked by the river 's cataracts . The Sahara pump theory explains how flora and fauna ( including Homo sapiens ) left Africa to penetrate the Middle East and beyond . African pluvial periods are associated with a `` wet Sahara '' phase during which larger lakes and more rivers existed . The use of the term has been criticized because it refers to the South only by cartography conventions and projects a connotation of inferiority ; a vestige of colonialism , which some say , divided Africa into European terms of homogeneity .",
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"text": "Awi people The Awi people are an ethnic group in Ethiopia , and are grouped as one of the Agaw people . The Awis live in Agew Awi Zone in Central Gojjam , and have a few communities in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region .",
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"text": "Mane people The Manes ( so called by the Portuguese ) or Mani or Manneh were invaders who attacked the western coast of Africa from the east , beginning during the first half of the sixteenth century . Walter Rodney has suggested that `` the Mane invaders of Sierra Leone comprised two principal elements -- a ruling élite originating in the southern section of the Mande world of the Western Sudan , and numerical forces drawn from the area around Cape Mount '' ; the first half of the sixteenth century would have taken Mande clans to the Liberian coast `` from the region around Beyla and perhaps even from the hinterland of modern Ghana , '' followed by more incursions during the third quarter of the century , bringing both exploitation of the local peoples and improved military techniques and iron and cloth manufacture . `` They also profoundly influenced religious and social patterns , particularly with respect to the secret societies of the area . '' Yves Person identified the early Mane leaders with the Kamara or Camara clan , `` with traditions relating to the sea , '' from `` the Konyan highlands around Beyla . '' George E. Brooks says they were originally led by `` a woman of reputedly elite status from the Mali Empire named Macarico , '' who `` left the Konyan highlands around the mid-1500s and traversed present-day Liberia in a south-southwest direction ... Along the way the Mani allied with Sumbas , people speaking Kruan languages . ''",
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"text": "Hadar, Ethiopia Hadar ( also spelled Adda Da'ar ; Afar `` treaty -LSB- ahdi -RSB- stream -LSB- d'ar -RSB- '' ) is a village in Ethiopia , on the southern edge of the Afar Triangle . The village is known for the nearby archaeological digs which have yielded some well-known hominin fossils . According to Jon Kalb , early maps show caravan routes passing within 10 or 15 kilometers of Hadar but not through it . The British explorer L.M. Nesbitt passed 15 kilometres west of Hadar in 1928 .",
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"text": "Ethnolinguistic group An ethnolinguistic group ( or ethno-linguistic group ) is one of the types of group identity that defines membership of an ethnic group . Members are unified by a common language ( and possibly script ) . Herodotus ( 484 -- 425 BC ) enumerated shared language , homoglōsson ( `` speaking the same language '' ) , as one of the four pillars of ethnic identity .",
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"text": "Catholic Church in Ethiopia The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome . The Oriental Ethiopian Catholic Church , the primary organization of Catholicism in the country , is especially close to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , whose doctrine and liturgical tradition it shares . While separated by their understanding of the primacy of the Bishop of Rome , the Ethiopian Catholic and Orthodox Churches have basically the same sacraments and liturgy . As of 2010 , there were 610,714 members of the Ethiopian Catholic Church . There are also a small number of Latin-Rite Catholics in the country , primarily Italian Ethiopians .",
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"text": "Imperial Academy (Ethiopia) The Imperial Academy was the national academy of Ethiopia , first established by the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts in 1942 . It was tasked with preserving the `` traditional genius '' of the country ; among other things , the native Ethiopic script and the literary and scholarly tradition it enabled , as well as the `` promotion of research in languages and fine arts '' . In 1956 Emperor Haile Selassie promulgated a decree chartering the Academy as an independent organisation . The Academy , as a single body , eventually ceased to operate during the time of the Derg regime in the 1980s , although some of its constituent organizations have persisted - directly or indirectly - to the present .",
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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": "Gurage languages The Gurage languages ( ጉራጌ Guragē , also known as Guragie ) are Afroasiatic languages of the South Ethiopic branch of the Semitic family spoken by the Gurage people . The ethnic group inhabits the Gurage Zone within the larger multi-ethnic Southern Nations , Nationalities , and Peoples ' Region in southwestern Ethiopia .",
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"text": "Trade unions in Ethiopia The trade unions of Ethiopia have a total membership of approximately 300,000 . Over 203,000 are members of the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions ( CETU ) . Ethiopia has also ratified ILO conventions 29 ( in 2003 ) , 87 ( 1963 ) , 98 ( 1963 ) , 100 ( 1999 ) , 105 ( 1999 ) , 111 ( 1966 ) , 138 ( 1999 ) , and 182 ( 2003 ) .",
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"text": "Nyasa people The Nyasa are a people of southeastern Africa , concentrated mainly in Malawi , southwestern Tanzania and parts of northern Mozambique . The people are also known as the Kimanda , Kinyasa and Manda . Significant populations of Nyasa live along the shores of northeastern Lake Malawi . Many Nyanja people of Malawi refers to themselves as Nyasa ; as of 2010 roughly 500,000 claim to be Nyasa people .",
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"text": "Majang people The Majang people , or Majangir , live in southwestern Ethiopia and speak a Nilo-Saharan language of the Surmic cluster . The 1998 census gave the total of the Majangir population as 15,341 , but since they live scattered in the hills in dispersed settlements ( Stauder 1971 ) , their actual total number is undoubtedly much higher . They live around cities of Tepi , Mett ` i , and scattered southwest of Mizan Teferi and towards Gambela .",
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"text": "Hadza people The Hadza , or Hadzabe , are an indigenous ethnic group in north-central Tanzania , living around Lake Eyasi in the central Rift Valley and in the neighboring Serengeti Plateau . The Hadza number just under 1,000 . Some 300 -- 400 Hadza live as part-time hunter-gatherers , although the increasing impact of tourism and encroaching pastoralists pose serious threats to the continuation of their traditional way of life . The Hadza are not closely genetically related to any other people . While traditionally classified with the Khoisan languages , primarily because it has clicks , the Hadza language appears to be an isolate , unrelated to any other . As descendants of Tanzania 's aboriginal hunter-gatherer population , they have probably occupied their current territory for thousands of years , with relatively little modification to their basic way of life until the past hundred years . Since the 18th century , the Hadza came into increasing contact with farming and herding people entering Hadzaland and its vicinity ; the interactions were often hostile and caused population decline in the late 19th century . The first European contact and written accounts of the Hadza are from the late 19th century . Since then , there have been many attempts by successive colonial administrations , the independent Tanzanian government , and foreign missionaries to settle the Hadza , by introducing farming and Christianity . These have largely failed , and many Hadza still pursue virtually the same way of life as their ancestors are described as having in early 20th-century accounts . In recent years , they have been under pressure from neighbouring groups encroaching on their land , and also affected by tourism and safari hunting .",
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"text": "Mambwe people The Mambwe are an ethnic and linguistic group from Rukwa Region , Tanzania and northeastern Zambia . In 1987 the Mambwe population in Tanzania was estimated to number 63,000 . The number of Mambwe in Zambia has not been independently estimated , though the combined number of Mambwe and Lungu in Zambia was estimated to be 262,800 in 1993 . The mambwe people of Zambia are known to be great businessmen . They also distinguish the last names for males and females , like the Namwanga people , by applying prefixes `` Si '' and `` Na '' to be the first two letters of the last name e.g. Sinyangwe ( Male ) & Nanyangwe ( Female ) , Sikasula ( Male ) & Nakasula ( Female ) , Sinkamba ( Male ) & Nankamba ( Female ) , Simusokwe ( Male ) & Namusokwe ( Female ) , Sikasote ( Male ) & Nakasote ( Female ) , Simfukwe ( Male ) & Namfukwe ( Female ) , Sinkala ( Male ) & Nankala ( Nankala ) , Simbela ( Male ) & Nambela ( Female ) sichilima ( male ) nachilima ( female ) etc. . A meal of beans ( `` choli '' ) and okra ( `` kumbi '' ) are a mambwe staple and delicacy . The Mambwe language and Cilungu , the Lungu language , are distinguished by minor dialect differences . The Mambwe people are known to be polygamous ( impali ) , although this trend is slowly changing with religious affiliations , and advancements in modern schooling and trends . Like other African people , marriage is very important , although girls are known to marry earlier , often with pressure coming from parents and other relatives . Category : Ethnic groups in Tanzania Category : Ethnic groups in Zambia Category : Indigenous peoples of East Africa",
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"text": "Yechila Yechila ( also Yechilay or Chilay ) is a town in northern Ethiopia . Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region , this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1571 meters above sea level . It is located in the Mearey-tabia and is the administrative center of Abergele woreda . Records provided at the Nordic Africa Institute website mention a rock-hewn church dedicated to Abuna Aregawi in the town . The British explorer Henry Salt camped overnight outside this town during his second journey through Ethiopia in 1809 . Salt ( who calls the settlement `` Shela '' ) records entering the province of Abergele the next day -- apparently the town was not part of the province at the time -- as well as finding a species of water cress growing in the area . Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005 , Yechila has an estimated total population of 2,833 of whom 1,371 are men and 1,462 are women . The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 1,556 of whom 697 were men and 859 were women .",
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"text": "Politics of Ethiopia The politics of Ethiopia arise from the way the government of Ethiopia is structured as well as socioeconomic factors .",
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"text": "Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( -LSB- neɡ̊olaɪ̯ kʰʌsd̥ɐ ˈʋald̥ɑʊ̯ -RSB- ; born 27 July 1970 ) is a Danish actor , producer and screenwriter . He graduated from Danish National School of Theatre in Copenhagen in 1993 . Coster-Waldau 's breakthrough performance in Denmark was his role in the film Nightwatch ( 1994 ) . Since then he has appeared in numerous films in his native Scandinavia and Europe in general , including Headhunters ( 2011 ) and A Thousand Times Good Night ( 2013 ) . In the United States , his debut film role was in the war film Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ) , playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon . He then played Detective John Amsterdam in the short-lived Fox television series New Amsterdam ( 2008 ) , as well as appearing as Frank Pike in the 2009 Fox television film Virtuality , originally intended as a pilot . He became widely known to a broad audience for his current role as Ser Jaime Lannister , in the HBO series Game of Thrones . In 2017 , he became one of the highest paid actors on television and earned # 2 million per episode of Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Ken Freedman Ken Freedman ( born February 18 , 1959 ) is General Manager of WFMU , a freeform radio station . He also co-hosts the conceptual comedy program Seven Second Delay with Andy Breckman , as well as hosting his own freeform radio program on Wednesday mornings ( 9:00 -- noon Eastern Time ) . He is the co-founder of Congera , a public benefit corporation . Freedman hosted his first radio program in 1976 as a DJ at Highland Park High School station WVHP . He served as station manager of WCBN-FM , the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 's freeform outlet , where he marked the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan by playing Lesley Gore 's `` It 's My Party ( And I 'll Cry If I Want To ) '' for eighteen consecutive hours . Freedman joined WFMU as a DJ in December 1983 , and succeeded Bruce Longstreet as General Manager in August 1985 . At the time , WFMU was licensed to and owned by Upsala College , and based in East Orange , New Jersey . In February 1986 , Freedman launched a program guide/zine called LCD ( Lowest Common Denominator ) , featuring work by many internationally known writers and artists , including Nick Tosches , Jim Woodring , Drew Friedman , Gary Panter , Harvey Pekar , Dan Clowes , Tony Millionaire , and Chris Ware . In November 2007 , The Best of LCD : The Art and Writing of WFMU , was published by Princeton Architectural Press . It was compiled and edited by longtime WFMU radio host Dave `` The Spazz '' Abramson . In 1989 , Freedman successfully fended off a challenge to the station 's license from four rival broadcasters , who claimed that WFMU was broadcasting above its legal power limit . In 1992 , he founded the non-profit organization Auricle Communications , which purchased WFMU 's license from Upsala in 1994 . These actions allowed WFMU to survive when the college went bankrupt in 1995 . A core strategy for the station was to embrace the World Wide Web , launching its website in 1993 , streaming its broadcasts full-time in 1997 , and archiving most broadcasts from 2000 . Under Freedman 's management , annual donations to the station ( which is funded exclusively by listener support ) grew from $ 50,000 in 1983 , to $ 750,000 in 1999 , to over $ 1,800,000 in 2012 . Freedman pioneered the use of direct licensing for broadcasters , obtaining alternative copyrights and waivers to address restrictions placed on broadcasters by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act . In 2007 , Freedman built on these direct licensing activities and founded WFMU 's Free Music Archive , an open source library of copyright-cleared music and audio which launched in April 2009 . Freedman has served on the board of public science and technology company New Brunswick Scientific Company ( purchased in 2004 by Eppendorf ) and was a board member ( for four years ) and technology advisor to National Federation of Community Broadcasters ( NFCB ) . He has spoken and presented at conferences sponsored by The Future of Music Coalition , National Public Radio , the Integrated Media Association , the Audio Engineering Society ( AES ) , O'Reilly Media 's Newsfoo Conference , The Awesome Foundation Summit , the University of British Columbia and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters . In 2013 , Freedman initiated the creation of a suite of software for broadcasters , journalists and online publishers known as the Audience Engine . In 2013 , he began performing stand-up comedy and has performed acts at the New York Comedy Club , the Broadway Comedy Club , the Greenwich Village Comedy Club and other venues in New York , New Jersey and San Francisco .",
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"text": "The Fox (brand) The Fox is a brand name used for a variety of radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States , many of which are owned by Clear Channel Communications , though there are several that are not owned by Clear Channel . Clear Channel currently holds the trademark to the Fox brand name based on individual markets . Most `` The Fox '' stations mainly play a Classic rock format and have varied logos , though many have a fox mascot . These stations are not directly associated in any way with Fox Sports Radio , Fox News Radio or Fox television network . Coincidentally , however , Clear Channel owns most `` The Fox '' - branded rock stations and many Fox Sports Radio stations ( as well as the Fox Sports Radio network ) . As a result , many radio stations with call signs containing the letters `` FX '' are shared between Clear Channel stations with those two formats ( for example , WOFX-AM in Albany and WOFX-FM in Cincinnati , the former carries Fox Sports Radio and the latter is branded as `` The Fox '' ) .",
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"text": "1994 United States broadcast TV realignment The 1994 United States broadcast television realignment consisted of a series of events , primarily involving affiliation switches between television stations , that resulted from a multimillion-dollar deal between the Fox Broadcasting Company ( commonly known as simply Fox ) and New World Communications , a media company that -- through its then-recently formed broadcasting division -- owned several VHF television stations affiliated with major broadcast television networks , primarily CBS . The major impetus for the changes was to allow Fox to improve its local affiliate coverage , in preparation for the commencement of its rights to the National Football Conference ( NFC ) television package , which the National Football League ( NFL ) awarded to the fledgling network in December 1993 . As a result of various other deals that followed as a result of the affiliation switches created by the deal between Fox and New World , most notably the buyout of CBS by Westinghouse , the switches constituted some of the most sweeping changes in American television history . As a result of this realignment , Fox ascended to the status of a major television network , comparable in influence to the Big Three television networks ( CBS , NBC and ABC ) . Nearly 70 stations in 30 media markets throughout the United States changed affiliations starting in September 1994 and continuing through September 1996 ( although an additional affiliation switch would occur in February 1997 , through the launch of an upstart station that gained its network partner through one of the ancillary deals ) , which -- along with the concurrent January 1995 launches of The WB Television Network ( a joint venture between Time Warner , the Tribune Company and the network 's founding chief executive officer , Jamie Kellner ) and the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) ( founded by Chris-Craft/United Television , through a programming partnership with Paramount Television ) , both of which affiliated with certain stations that lost their previous network partners through the various affiliation agreements -- marked some of the most expansive changes ever to have occurred in American television .",
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"text": "WWJ-TV WWJ-TV , ( virtual channel 62/physical channel 44 ) , is a CBS owned-and-operated television station located in Detroit , Michigan , United States . The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of CBS Corporation , as part of a duopoly with CW owned-and-operated station WKBD-TV ( channel 50 ) . The two stations share studio facilities in the Detroit suburb of Southfield ; WWJ-TV 's transmitter is located in Oak Park , Michigan . The station is carried on several Canadian cable providers , predominately in the province of Ontario , and is one of five local Detroit television stations seen in Canada on satellite provider Shaw Direct . On cable , the station is available in standard definition on channel 15 on Comcast Xfinity 's Detroit city and Wayne County systems and Cogeco 's Windsor system , channel 9 on Xfinity 's South Oakland system , channel 14 on most cable systems in outlying areas ( except for WOW ! , where it is carried on channel 6 ) , channel 62 on AT&T U-verse , and in high definition on Xfinity channel 233 , Cogeco channel 713 , and AT&T U-verse channel 1062 . WWJ was notable for its brief weather forecast at 11 p.m. , which begun with the meteorologist saying `` Two and a Half Men , starts in two and a half minutes . '' However , WWJ has since dropped Two and a Half Men ; it has been replaced by reruns of The Big Bang Theory . At one point , viewers were invited to submit videos of themselves saying the phrase , which were then played in a montage before each forecast .",
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"text": "Tod Dockstader Tod Dockstader ( March 20 , 1932 -- February 27 , 2015 ) was an American composer of electronic music , and particularly musique concrète . Dockstader was born in Saint Paul , Minnesota , United States . He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota , before moving to Hollywood in 1955 , to become an apprentice film editor . He moved into work as a sound engineer in 1958 , and apprenticed at Gotham Recording Studios , where he first started composing . Around this same time he also worked for Terrytoons alongside Gene Deitch . From 1961 to 1962 , when Deitch directed thirteen new Tom and Jerry shorts , Dockstader was responsible for creating the unusual , heavily reverberated sound effects heard throughout them ; he also wrote the shorts Mouse into Space and Landing Stripling . Dockstader 's first record , Eight Electronic Pieces , was released in 1960 , and was later used as the soundtrack to Federico Fellini 's Fellini Satyricon ( 1969 ) . He continued to create music throughout the first half of that decade , working principally with tape manipulation effects . In 1966 Owl Records released four albums of his work from this period including what many consider to be Dockstader 's masterpiece , Quatermass . He achieved modest recognition and radio play alongside the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen , Edgard Varèse , and John Cage . In 1961 he applied to use the facilities at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center and was denied access by Vladimir Ussachevsky . Ussachevsky 's official reason was the `` overstrained '' scheduling of the studios , although many suspect that Dockstader 's lack of academic training was a factor in the decision . After leaving Gotham Recording Studios in the late 1960s he formed the audio-visual service Westport Communications Group along with business partner , and former Gotham executive , Fred Hertz . The company focused on corporate clients and produced award-winning educational films for the American Heritage series . Dockstader was also a prolific writer , with several articles published by Electronic Music Review and The Musical Quarterly . In the early 1990s , Starkland re-released most of the content of Dockstader 's out-of-print Owl records , along with previously unreleased material . The two CDs brought new , significant acclaim to the composer . The Washington Post called Dockstader `` a highly imaginative pioneer , '' and The Wire concluded , `` The obsessive care with which Starkland have compiled these extraordinary recordings should ensure that Dockstader will be remembered as the innovative , visionary figure he undoubtedly was . '' Reinvigorated , Dockstader returned to music at the start of the 21st century , adopting computer composition in favor of tapes . New CDs appeared from Sub Rosa and ReR Megacorp . Work on a documentary about his life , Unlocking Dockstader , was begun in 2011 , however lack of funding has stalled the project . He died in Arlington , Massachusetts , on February 27 , 2015 , at the age of 82 . In 2016 , Starkland released `` Tod Dockstader : From the Archives , '' a CD that premiered 15 works selected from the unexpected discovery of 4,200 sound files found on Dockstader 's private computer after his death . Created from 2000-2008 , these were among the last pieces composed by Dockstader , before dementia put an end to his studio work .",
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"text": "Multi-Choice TV (Barbados) Multi-Choice TV ( MCTV ) is a television service provider in Barbados . It is a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service ( MMDS ) or DVB-C wireless microwave-based broadcast subscription television provider . They offer a variety of packages which can be considered as comparatively priced to similar providers throughout the world . The service began operating on December 14 , 1987 under the name Subscription Television ( STV ) , which had very few channels offered . The main channels were CNN , ESPN , and Lifetime Television , with an occasional option of pay per view ( PPV ) being offered for local special events and the occasional international PPV sports broadcast . In 1996 it was upgraded to include a new platform called Multi-Choice TV which was an analog wireless microwave broadcast offering many more channels ( e.g. , BBC , Canada 's CBC , TBN ) eventually maxing the bandwidth capacity and having to upgrade the service to a digital broadcast system . Multi-Choice TV have not fully converted all of its subscribers yet . The system relies on line-of-sight propagation so total island wide coverage have proved to be a problem and the provider is looking into alternatives . A recent press release have indicated their interest in a partnership with the local telco LIME . From 1 September 2008 MCTV replaced the Travel Channel on 511 ( part of the High Flyer package ) by Setanta Sports . The service uses a Yagi antenna to receive the encrypted broadcast , which in turn is then decrypted by the provider 's set top box . The provider now has the problem of signal theft by pirates using modified DVB-C compatible receivers and PCI cards with the most popular being the `` Dreambox '' manufactured in Germany to decode their signal which is based on Nagravision which is a conditional access control system developed by the Kudelski Group . In order to prevent such activity in August , 2006 the Government of Barbados stiffened the local Barbadian copyright laws , in addition to a strengthening of the laws on cable TV piracy . The CBC provider is planning for further circumvention of the Dream boxes in 2009 . In 2014 MCTV have gone through a massive upgrade of improving their services by including new channels such as MovieCity Action and Hollywood , AMC , KTLA , WGN , Disney , NBC Sports network etc. . Also MCTV have upgraded their systems to 20 stunning HD channels such as ABC , NBC , CBS & FOX and have also added new PVR boxes . MCTV new slogan is MCTV the Right Choice and are increasing their channel line ups and packaging for their loyal customers in Barbados . MCTV is still the number 1 provider in Barbados but they have competition from Lime Barbados and Flow , but the advantage MCTV has is , it does not depend on the internet to provide single for their customers and when there is rainy and cloudy condition MCTV still provides good service . Multi-Choice TV also competes against the US-based direct broadcast satellite ( DBS ) service provider DirecTV in Barbados . The service uses the NTSC television format .",
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"text": "ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ABC World News Tonight ; other programs include morning news-talk show Good Morning America , newsmagazine series Nightline , Primetime and 20/20 , and Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with George Stephanopolous .",
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"text": "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": "WLAX WLAX is the Fox-affiliated television station for Western Wisconsin that is licensed to La Crosse . It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 17 ( or virtual channel 25.1 via PSIP ) from a transmitter in La Crescent , Minnesota near the studios of ABC affiliate WXOW . Owned by Nexstar Media Group , the station has studios at Interchange Place in La Crosse at the intersection of I-90 / US 53/WIS 35 and Rose Street ( hence the postal address name ) . Syndicated programming on WLAX includes The Big Bang Theory , Two and a Half Men , Modern Family , and Judge Judy among others . The station operates a full-time satellite , WEUX , licensed to Chippewa Falls and serving Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley . This outlet broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 49 ( or virtual channel 48.1 via PSIP ) from a transmitter , southeast of Colfax , along the Dunn and Chippewa County line . It maintains an advertising sales office on WIS 93 in Eau Claire along the U.S. 53 and Business U.S. 53/Hastings Way interchange .",
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"text": "WSVI WSVI is an Ion Television-affiliated , full-power television station licensed to Christiansted , St. Croix , and serving as the network 's affiliate for the entire insular area of the United States Virgin Islands . The station transmits over channel 20 , and identifies as their former analog channel , channel 8 , via PSIP . The station is owned by Atlas News and Information Services . WSVI has a satellite , WZVI channel 43 , in Charlotte Amalie , as well as an analog translator , WFIG-LP channel 5 . WFIG went off the air December 3 , 2014 for financial reasons . The station under ABC affiliation signed off nightly at 2:00 am AST ( 1:00 am AST March to November ) , but now carries a 24-hour schedule . Also under ABC affiliation without the resources or financial means to fill network time , it carried paid programming , Caribbean Lottery drawings , some local arts and events programming , and their weeknight-only local newscasts , as U.S. Virgin Islands receives other broadcast networks and superstations from the mainland via cable and satellite , thus the need for WSVI to maintain a full broadcast schedule of syndicated programming outside of network hours for island residents and tourists was negated , since those stations usually contain that syndicated programming in their schedules . Under their Ion affiliation this is less obvious , though some local programs continue to be carried in some timeslots , pre-empting Ion programming . The company has had multiple ownership changes . Antilles Broadcasting Corp. sold WSVI to Group III Inc. for US$ 4 million . In April 2011 , WSVI 's former owner , the Figgie Family Equity Fund , agreed to sell the station to Atlas News and Information Services of Las Vegas , Nevada , pending FCC approval . Until December 31 , 2015 , WSVI was affiliated with ABC . On January 1 , 2016 , the station switched to Ion Television after nearly 50 years with ABC ; agreements were made with Lilly Broadcasting ( which already provides a CBS feed with Caribbean-specific weather to the region via a second feed of their Erie , Pennsylvania station WSEE-TV ) to provide an alternate ABC affiliate to serve the region , via WENY-TV in Elmira , New York on pay television . Despite losing its affiliation with ABC , the station continues to carry the Litton 's Weekend Adventure E/I block most associated with ABC affiliates , since that block is syndicated by Litton Entertainment and separate from any contract with ABC . The switch meant that no full-powered station based in the U.S. Virgin Islands has a primary affiliation with any of the `` Big Four '' networks .",
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"text": "Monday Night Wars The Monday Night War ( s ) is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American professional wrestling from September 4 , 1995 , to March 26 , 2001 . During this time , the World Wrestling Federation 's ( WWF , now WWE ) Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling 's ( WCW ) Monday Nitro in a battle for Nielsen ratings each week . The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between the two companies , originating in personal animosity between WWF owner Vince McMahon and then-owner of WCW , Ted Turner . The rivalry between the companies steadily escalated throughout the 1990s to include the use of cutthroat tactics and the defections of employees between the two companies . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , while not a party to the ratings battle , was also involved as a tertiary player . Throughout the wars , the WWF and WCW would both adopt different concepts and narrative techniques innovated by ECW ; meanwhile , both companies would establish both formal and informal partnerships with the company , with ECW performers either appearing on WWF and WCW shows while still under contract , or outright leaving ECW to work for one of the other two federations . While WCW was the dominant federation for much of the mid-1990s , a variety of factors coalesced to turn the tide in the WWF 's favor at the end of the decade , including a radical rebranding of their formerly family friendly product to highly sexualized and violent shows geared towards older teens and adults . WCW ultimately ran into financial difficulties as a result of the amount of money they had promised wrestlers during a hiring binge in the early and middle part of the decade , which had been aimed at acquiring large portions of the WWF 's talent roster . Despite efforts to salvage the federation , it was ultimately sold to Vince McMahon , ending the Monday Night Wars . In retrospect , wrestling commentators have come to see the era of the Monday Night Wars as a golden age of wrestling , with the feud between the two companies bringing out their best quality product both in terms of creativity and the performances of their wrestlers . Many have come to regard the end of the wars -- and , in particular , the subsequent WWE storyline regarding the acquisition of WCW -- as marking a severe decline in the quality of modern wrestling programming . Notably , as of 2017 , no other company has ever emerged as a viable competitor to WWE since the acquisition of WCW , and WWE itself has never again enjoyed the same level of mainstream success that it did during the Wars .",
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"text": "Jim Michaels Jim Michaels ( born September 12 , 1965 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American television producer . He is the son of Anna Mae and Robert Michaels and was raised in the suburbs of Des Plaines and Arlington Heights . Michaels graduated from John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights , Illinois and attended the University of Evansville and graduated with a degree in Business . Michaels ran the in house computer graphics department at a studio at MCA/Universal . Michaels then moved into television production , eventually producing the NBC series Midnight Caller for NBC and Reasonable Doubts . Michaels other series included ; Charlie Grace for ABC ; The Guardian and dr. Vegas for CBS ; Odyssey 5 ; for Showtime ; and Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman . Michaels is a member of the Producer 's Guild of America , Directors Guild of America , Screen Actors Guild , The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , American Film Institute and has guest lectered at the Academy of Art , UCLA and NYU . Michaels worked with Ali LeRoi and Chris Rock producing the television series Everybody Hates Chris for four seasons and has now joined the production team at Supernatural for the 2009 -- 2017 seasons .",
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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": "Fox (Finland) Fox ( formerly SuomiTV ) is a Finnish entertainment TV channel owned and produced by Fox Networks Group ( FNG ) Nordic . The channel was acquired by FNG Nordic in January 2012 , and then relaunched as the current incarnation on 16 April that year . Fox is freely available in Finland both over-the-air and through cable , as it bases its funding on television advertisements . It is FIC Nordic 's first channel that does not operate on subscriber fees . The channel provides a free catch up service through its online platform FOXPlay",
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"text": "Scot J. Paltrow Scot J. Paltrow is an American journalist . A financial journalist , Paltrow currently works for Reuters . Paltrow is from New York . He received his bachelor 's degree from the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and a master 's degree from the London School of Economics . Paltrow 's journalism career began in 1977 when he joined the Memphis Commercial Appeal as a reporter . The following year , he joined the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner , where his investigative series on corruption in Industry , California , `` The City of Insiders , '' resulted in federal and state criminal probes and several convictions . In 1981 , Paltrow moved to the Washington Star , where he covered federal courts . After the Star shut down the same year , Paltrow moved to the Wall Street Journal , where he was a reporter in the Los Angeles bureau . In 1985 , Paltrow became a European correspondent for the Journal based in Brussels . In April 1988 , Paltrow returned to the United States as New York financial bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times . During this period he did numerous investigative stories on Wall Street investment banks , markets and the insurance industry . '' While at the Times , Paltrow won a 1993 George Polk Award for Financial Reporting . Paltrow returned to the Wall Street Journal in May 1997 and served as senior special writer based in New York and writes for the paper 's Washington bureau . In 2007 , following Rupert Murdoch 's purchase of Dow Jones & Company ( which owns the Wall Street Journal ) , Paltrow left the paper and joined Condé Nast 's Portfolio.com as a contributing editor , starting September 1 , 2007 , following another longtime Journal journalist who moved to Portfolio.com , Peter Waldman . In September 2010 , Paltrow moved to Reuters , where he and fellow financial journalist Mark Hosenball were brought on as `` key hires '' in an effort to expand Reuters ' `` coverage of business , Wall Street and Washington . '' Paltrow joined Reuters to cover `` financial crimes , specifically covering criminal and civil investigations related to the financial crisis , as well as the effort to more closely regulate and police the financial world . '' In 2012 , Paltrow won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards in the Explanatory/News Agency category for his investigation into banks ' use of robo-signing . Paltrow has written a report , The Case for a Stronger Federal Role in Insurance Regulation : Weak State Regulation Highlights the Need for Federal Oversight of Health Premiums , for the Center for American Progress Action Fund . Paltrow has received a Gerald Loeb Award . Paltrow won 1992 and 1993 John Hancock Awards for Excellence in Business & Financial Journalism , the 1994 Los Angeles Times Editorial Award , the Unity Award in Media , and a 2001 Deadline Club Award from New York City Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists .",
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"text": "Olbermann (TV series) Olbermann is a television sports talk show hosted by Keith Olbermann on the American cable network ESPN2 . The show , broadcast live daily from Times Square Studios in New York City , premiered on August 26 , 2013 , and featured Olbermann offering commentary and analysis on issues in the sports world . Olbermann aired at 5:00 PM Eastern on ESPN2 each day . From its premiere until September 5 , 2014 , Olbermann aired at 11:00 PM Eastern ( with some exceptions ) . The move to the afternoon also saw the show reduced in length by half , airing for thirty minutes instead of sixty . ESPNEWS rebroadcast each episode of Olbermann three times following its initial airing ; at 6:30 p.m. , 2:00 a.m. , and at 5:00 a.m. On July 10 , 2015 , two days after ESPN declined to renew his expiring contract , Olbermann announced on air that the series would be coming to an end on July 24 . The announcement came after The Hollywood Reporter claimed that ESPN wanted Olbermann to tone down his critical commentary , but the network claimed the move was to cut costs related to Olbermann 's salary and the use of the space at Times Square Studios , claims later confirmed by an aborted move of Mike & Mike to the same facility and releases of other network talent at the end of their contracts throughout 2015 and into 2016 .",
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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": "Fox 8 Fox 8 may refer to : Fox8 , a general entertainment channel in Australia owned by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd Television stations in the United States affiliated with the Fox Broadcasting Company : WAGM-TV , Presque Isle , Maine ( station operates a Fox affiliate under this brand on its first digital subchannel ) WJW ( TV ) , Cleveland , Ohio WGHP , High Point , North Carolina WWCP-TV Johnstown , Pennsylvania WVUE-DT , New Orleans , Louisiana WFXI , Morehead City , North Carolina ( previously known on-air as `` Fox 8 , Fox 14 '' ; now known as `` Fox Eastern Carolina '' ) Veronica TV , a Dutch television channel formerly known as Fox 8 when it was owned by News Corporation",
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"text": "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": "Nick G. Miller Nick G. Miller ( born January 18 , 1964 in Dayton , Ohio ) , also known as Nick Miller , is an American businessperson . His main interests are within the entertainment industry , the marine industry , and business education . Miller is an award-winning screenwriter , filmmaker , movie producer , movie director , television producer , actor , music producer , film composer , public speaker , and philanthropist . He has owned various companies within the marine industry and is a consultant and keynote speaker . His acting credits include The Last Marshal , The Librarians , Chronicles of an Exorcism , and Catch of a Lifetime . He has produced feature films and television shows such as Palmetto , The Unlikely 's , Catch of a Lifetime , E! Entertainment 's Wild On the Mark Cuban series Art Mann Presents , Talent Rock , and CBS Television 's The Music Cafe Presents ( co-produced with Greg Rike and Greg Rike Studios ) . In 2005 , Miller , along with producing partner Matthew Ashford did a test shoot for a screenplay they had written together in the horror film genre entitled Chronicles of an Exorcism . The film was originally shelved by Miller and his producers , but has since been released on DVD . In October 2008 the movie was one of the most watched horror movies of all time and was listed near the top 100 ( # 116 ) on the Internet Movie Database . Miller is currently post production on the movie Windwalkers and in pre production on a screenplay co-written with published author Timothy G. Grogan . In April 2014 , as executive producer , Miller 's romantic comedy , Catch of a Lifetime , directed by Ben Klopfenstein and written by Miller , Klopfenstein , and book author Connie Neumann , won the Audience Choice for Best Feature award at the Silver Springs International Film Festival . Miller consults and works with companies on forming strategic alliance business plans via product placement , co-branding and media exposure . He has been instrumental in negotiating and placing products in feature films and television shows including War of the Worlds , I , Robot , Fun with Dick and Jane , Scream 3 , Charlie 's Angels , CSI : Miami , 24 , Nash Bridges , V.I.P. , and JAG . Nick G. Miller produces and hosts sales and motivational training workshops across the globe . He has trained thousands of sales and service staff members from companies including FTD Flowers , Harley-Davidson , Featherlite Luxury Coaches , Bombardier , Platinum Coach Works , Northeast Marine Trade Association , Rio Roses , and many others . Miller is also a music producer , and in 2009 became vice president of Living Legends Music , a property which includes a syndicated radio show , streaming iTunes radio , a DVD series , and the CBS television series The Music Cafe Presents , all featuring interviews with musicians . Miller also produced and hosted the 2009 DVD documentary Orleans : Official History & Music for the 1970s and 1980s band Orleans . He comes from a musical family dating back to 1940 when his great uncle Douglas Dalton , played mandolin and guitar for The Whippoorwills , Roy Rogers , Sons of the Pioneers , and other bands and musicians . Today , Miller performs with Nick Miller & The Gathering , a group consisting of rotating legendary musicians playing their own number one hits . Miller 's companies have produced nightclub events , swimwear modeling competitions , and VIP parties for Corona Beer , Harley-Davidson , Loews Hotels , Gibson , Universal Studios Theme Parks , Six Flags Theme Parks and others . Miller has been part of the marine industry since 1986 . As vice president , Miller played an instrumental part in resurrecting Donzi Marine in 1993 . Miller and Donzi Marine manager Steve Simon formed `` Team Donzi '' and raced a Donzi 38 ZX in the American Power Boat Association circuit . The team won two APBA/UIM World Championships five APBA National Championships . Under the same ownership group , Miller organized a marketing campaign and formed strategic alliances with non-endemic companies helping Pro-Line Boats become the # 1 selling fiberglass fishing boats in the United States . During the mid-2000s Miller consulted and worked with the offshore racing champion , Reggie Fountain and his company Fountain Powerboats . In 2012 he became a partner and shareholder of Sak Marine , a Georgia based company that manufactured Caravelle Boats , Key Largo Boats , Interceptor Performance Boats , Clearwater Fishing Boats , and Sea Hawk Boats . Nick Miller was introduced to Burt Reynolds at his home in Florida . The lunch meeting resulted in Miller being offered acting roles in two of Reynolds ' films . Soon after he would meet the man who would become his mentor ; the late award-winning filmmaker John Daly , of which just some of his movies includes Platoon , The Terminator , The Falcon and the Snowman , Salvador , Full Metal Jacket , The Bodyguard , and The Legend of Zorro .",
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"text": "In & Out (film) In & Out is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline , Tom Selleck , Joan Cusack , Matt Dillon , Debbie Reynolds , and Wilford Brimley . It is an original story by screenwriter Paul Rudnick . Joan Cusack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance . The film was inspired by Tom Hanks 's tearful speech when he accepted his 1994 Oscar ( for his role in Philadelphia ) , in which he mentioned his high-school drama coach Rawley Farnsworth , and his former classmate John Gilkerson , `` two of the finest gay Americans , two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with . '' The film became one of mainstream Hollywood 's few attempts at a comedic `` gay movie '' of its era , and was widely noted at the time for a 12-second kiss between Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck .",
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"text": "Joan Cusack Joan Cusack ( -LSB- ˈkjuːsæk -RSB- , born October 11 , 1962 ) is an American actress . She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Working Girl ( 1988 ) and the romantic comedy In & Out ( 1997 ) , as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter . She is also known as the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise . Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986 . She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy Shameless as Sheila Gallagher ( née Jackson ) , a role for which she has received five consecutive Emmy Award nominations , winning for the first time in 2015 . She is the sister of actress Ann and actor John Cusack .",
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"text": "Say Anything... Say Anything ... is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe in his directorial debut . The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler ( John Cusack ) , an average student , and Diane Court ( Ione Skye ) , the valedictorian , immediately after their graduation from high school . In 2002 , Entertainment Weekly ranked Say Anything ... as the greatest modern movie romance , and it was ranked number 11 on Entertainment Weekly list of the 50 best high-school movies .",
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"text": "Rusty Cundieff George Arthur `` Rusty '' Cundieff ( born December 13 , 1960 ) is an American film and television director , actor , and writer known for his work on Fear of a Black Hat ( 1993 ) , Tales from the Hood ( 1995 ) , and Chappelle 's Show ( 2003-2006 ) .",
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"text": "Cush Jumbo Cush Jumbo ( born 23 September 1985 ) is an English actress and writer . She wrote and starred in a one-woman show , Josephine and I . In 2011 , she won the Ian Charleson Award for young actors as Rosalind in As You Like It and received an Olivier nomination in 2012 as Mark Antony in an all-female cast of Julius Caesar . She played attorney Lucca Quinn in the seventh season of the U.S. drama series The Good Wife on CBS and its spinoff The Good Fight on CBS All Access .",
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"text": "Pope Joan (1972 film) Pope Joan is a 1972 American mediaeval costume drama film based on the story of Pope Joan . Even though modern consensus generally disputes Pope Joan as legendary , in the film she is treated as fact . It was directed by Michael Anderson and has a cast which includes Liv Ullmann ( in the lead role ) , Olivia de Havilland , Lesley-Anne Down , Franco Nero and Maximilian Schell . The soundtrack was composed by Maurice Jarre with additional choral music provided by The Sistine Chapel Choir , directed by Domenico Bartolucci . The film was released on DVD in 2003 on Region 1 format disc . It was also re-titled in some areas as The Devil 's Imposter , with much material cut . The version of the film released in 1972 differed significantly from the version that had originally been filmed . Anderson 's original was made with flashbacks and flash-forward sequences about a modern-day evangelical preacher who believes her life parallels that of Pope Joan . In this version psychiatrists try to send her back through her past lives to establish if she is the reincarnation of Pope Joan . However , the distributor decided to have all of the contemporary sequences removed and released the film as a straightforward historical drama . In 2009 the film was re-edited and the previously unreleased footage was re-inserted . It was re-released under the title She ... Who Would Be Pope .",
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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": "Joan Dillon Joan de Noailles , Dowager Duchess of Mouchy and Poix ( née Joan Douglas Dillon ; born 31 January 1935 ) is an American-born French duchess , the first commoner to marry into the reigning dynasty of Luxembourg , and is the former president of French Bordeaux wine company Domaine Clarence Dillon .",
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"text": "Raising Helen Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler . It stars Kate Hudson , John Corbett , Joan Cusack , Hayden Panettiere , siblings Spencer and Abigail Breslin , and Helen Mirren . It grossed $ 37,486,138 at the U.S. box office .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Better Off Dead (film) Better Off Dead is a 1985 American teen romantic comedy film starring John Cusack and written and directed by Savage Steve Holland . It tells the story of high school student Lane Myer who is suicidal after his girlfriend breaks up with him shortly before Christmas .",
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"text": "Arrive Alive Arrive Alive is an unfinished comedy film starring Willem Dafoe and Joan Cusack , directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and produced by Art Linson .",
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"docid": "6c89fc00c1a178cdc7824effec4f21c6",
"text": "Joan Dillon (historic preservation activist) Joan Kent Dillon ( 30 April 1925 -- 18 January 2009 ) was a teacher , a nationally known historic preservation activist and an author .",
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"text": "Nobody's Fool Nobody 's Fool ( s ) may refer to : In film , television and fiction : Nobody 's Fool ( 1936 film ) , a film starring Glenda Farrell Nobody 's Fool ( 1986 film ) , a film starring Rosanna Arquette and Eric Roberts Nobody 's Fool ( 1994 film ) , a film starring Paul Newman Nobody 's Fool ( novel ) , a novel by Richard Russo , basis for the 1994 film `` Nobody 's Fool '' , an episode of the 2003 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles In music : Nobody 's Fools , an album by Slade `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Slade song ) , the title song from the album `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Cinderella song ) , 1986 `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Kenny Loggins song ) , theme from the 1988 film Caddyshack II `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Haircut One Hundred song ) , 1982 `` Nobody 's Fool '' ( Richie Furay song ) from the Poco album , Pickin ' Up the Pieces Nobody 's Fool , an unreleased album by Edwin `` Lil ' Eddie '' Serrano Nobody 's Fool , an album by Norman Wisdom `` Nobody 's Fool '' , a song by Avril Lavigne from Let Go `` Nobody 's Fool '' , a song by Blackhawk from Love & Gravity",
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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": "Factotum (film) Factotum is a 2005 film directed by Bent Hamer , adapted from the novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski . It stars Matt Dillon as Bukowski 's alter ego Henry Chinaski .",
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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": "True Crime (1996 film) True Crime is a 1996 film that was directed and written by Pat Verducci . It starred Alicia Silverstone and Kevin Dillon .",
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"text": "Heller in Pink Tights Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 Technicolor western film adapted from Louis L'Amour 's novel , Heller with a Gun . It stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn and was directed by George Cukor . The movie is noted for its lavishly ornate costumes by Edith Head and its impressive photography and use of Technicolor . Though not a commercial success , Heller In Pink Tights is thought by some film historians to be George Cukor 's most lavishly visual film . Cukor had never been pleased with the `` look '' of most westerns and he hired George Hoyningen-Huene , a famous Russian-born fashion photographer and 1920s illustrator who was an expert at art and design . The final result is a unique film that looks like a cross between a Frederic Remington painting and a Toulouse-Lautrec rendering of music hall performers . Heller in Pink Tights co-stars Margaret O'Brien , Ramon Novarro and Eileen Heckart . It also marks Loren 's lowest weight on film . The normally voluptuous and full-figured star lost almost twenty pounds at Cukor 's request and donned a blonde wig .",
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"text": "Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman ( born September 7 , 1973 ) is an American film and television writer , producer and director .",
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"text": "Syria Syria ( -LSB- ˈsɪ.riə -RSB- سوريا ) , officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia , bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west , Turkey to the north , Iraq to the east , Jordan to the south , and Israel to the southwest . Syria 's capital and largest city is Damascus . A country of fertile plains , high mountains , and deserts , Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups , including Syrian Arabs , Greeks , Armenians , Assyrians , Kurds , Circassians , Mandeans and Turks . Religious groups include Sunnis , Christians , Alawites , Druze , Mandeans , Shiites , Salafis , and Yazidis . Sunni Arabs make up the largest religious group in Syria . In English , the name `` Syria '' was formerly synonymous with the Levant ( known in Arabic as al-Sham ) , while the modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires , including the Eblan civilization of the 3rd millennium BC . Its capital Damascus and largest city Aleppo are among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world . In the Islamic era , Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt . The modern Syrian state was established after the end of centuries of Ottoman control in World War I as a French mandate , and represented the largest Arab state to emerge from the formerly Ottoman-ruled Arab Levant . It gained independence as a parliamentary republic on 24 October 1945 when Syria became a founding member of the United Nations , an act which legally ended the former French Mandate -- although French troops did not leave the country until April 1946 . The post-independence period was tumultuous , and a large number of military coups and coup attempts shook the country in the period 1949 -- 71 . In 1958 , Syria entered a brief union with Egypt called the United Arab Republic , which was terminated by the 1961 Syrian coup d'état . The Arab Republic of Syria came into being in late 1961 after December 1 constitutional referendum , and was increasingly unstable until the Ba'athist coup d'état , since which the Ba'ath Party has maintained its power . Syria was under Emergency Law from 1963 to 2011 , effectively suspending most constitutional protections for citizens . Bashar al-Assad has been president since 2000 and was preceded by his father Hafez al-Assad , who was in office from 1970 to 2000 . Syria is a member of one international organization other than the United Nations , the Non-Aligned Movement ; it has become suspended from the Arab League on November 2011 and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , and self-suspended from the Union for the Mediterranean . Since March 2011 , Syria has been embroiled in an uprising against Assad and the Ba'athist government as part of the Arab Spring , a crackdown that contributed to the Syrian Civil War and to Syria 's becoming one of the most violent countries in the world . Since the start of the war in 2011 , a number of self-proclaimed state entities have since emerged on Syrian territories , including the Syrian Opposition , the Federation of Northern Syria and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant .",
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"text": "Franco-Syrian War The Franco-Syrian War took place during 1920 , between the Hashemite rulers of the newly established Arab Kingdom of Syria and France . During a series of engagements , which climaxed in the Battle of Maysalun , French forces defeated the forces of the Hashemite monarch King Faisal , and his supporters , entering Damascus on July 24 , 1920 . A new pro-French government was declared in Syria on July 25 , headed by ` Alaa al-Din al-Darubi . and eventually Syria was divided into several client states under the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon . The British government , concerned for their position in the new mandate in Iraq , agreed to declare the fugitive Faisal as the new king of Iraq .",
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"text": "Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons The destruction of Syria 's chemical weapons began in September 2013 on the basis of several international agreements with Syria that stipulated an initial destruction deadline of 30 June 2014 . United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 of 27 September 2013 required Syria to assume responsibility for and follow a timeline for the destruction of its chemical weapons and its chemical weapon production facilities . The resolution bound Syria to the implementation plan presented in a decision of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) . On 23 June 2014 , the last declared chemical weapons were shipped out of Syria for destruction . The destruction of the most dangerous chemical weapons was performed at sea aboard the Cape Ray , a vessel of the United States Maritime Administration 's Ready Reserve Force , crewed with U.S. civilian merchant mariners . The actual destruction operations , performed by a team of U.S. Army civilians and contractors , destroyed 600 metric tons of chemical agents in 42 days . However , despite these efforts , the use of chemical weapons in Syria have continued to be reported , with the latest being the chemical attack on Khan Shaykhun in April 2017 , which has been alleged to have been perpetrated by the Syrian government . The chemical weapons agreements arose at a time when the United States and France headed a coalition of countries on the verge of carrying out air strikes on Syria in response to the 21 August 2013 Ghouta chemical-weapon attacks . To avoid a military intervention , the United States , Russia and Syria agreed to the `` Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons '' on 14 September 2013 , which called for the elimination of Syria 's chemical weapon stockpiles by mid-2014 . Syria agreed to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention and to the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpiles . The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) began preliminary inspections of Syria 's chemical weapons arsenal on 1 October 2013 , and actual destruction began on 6 October . Under OPCW supervision Syrian military personnel began `` destroying munitions such as missile warheads and aerial bombs and disabling mobile and static mixing and filling units . '' The destruction of Syria 's declared chemical weapons production , mixing , and filling equipment was successfully completed by 31 October deadline . The destruction of the chemical weapons fell well behind schedule . The entire chemical weapons stockpile had been scheduled to be completely removed from the country by 6 February 2014 . Only on 23 June 2014 , had Syria finished shipping the remaining declared chemicals . On 18 August 2014 , all of the most toxic chemicals had been destroyed offshore . Western officials such as British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant have expressed concerns about the completeness of Syria 's disclosures , and believe the OPCW mission should remain in place following the removal of chemical weapons until verification tasks can be completed . Chlorine , a common industrial chemical , is outside the scope of the disarmament agreement ; however , its use as a poison gas would violate the Chemical Weapons Convention , which Syria joined in 2013 . Various parties , including Western governments , have accused Assad of conducting illegal chlorine attacks in 2014 and 2015 . A late disclosure in 2014 regarding Syria 's ricin program raised doubts about completeness of the government 's declaration of its chemical weapons stockpile , and in early May 2015 , OPCW announced that inspectors had found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had not been declared previously by the Assad regime .",
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"text": "Immigration to Turkey Since the 19th century , an exodus by the large portion of Turkish ( Turkic ) and Muslim peoples ( who are termed `` Muhacir '' under a general definition ) from the Balkans ( Balkan Turks , Albanians , Bosniaks , Pomaks ) , Caucasus ( Abkhazians , Ajarians , ` Circassians ' , Chechens ) , Crimea ( Crimean Tatar diaspora ) , Crete ( Cretan Turks ) , took refuge in present-day Turkey and moulded the country 's fundamental features . Trends of immigration towards Turkey continue to this day , although the motives are more varied and are usually in line with the patterns of global immigration movements -- Turkey , for example , receives many economic migrants from nearby countries such as Armenia , the Republic of Moldova , Georgia , Iran , and Azerbaijan , but also from Central Asia .",
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"text": "Phoenicians and wine The culture of the ancient Phoenicians was one of the first to have had a significant effect on the history of wine . Phoenicia was a civilization centered in the northern reaches of Canaan along the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea . Between 1550 BC and 300 BC , the Phoenicians developed a maritime trading culture that expanded their influence from the Levant to North Africa , the Greek Isles , Sicily , and the Iberian Peninsula . Through contact and trade , they spread not only their alphabet but also their knowledge of viticulture and winemaking , including the propagation of several ancestral varieties of the Vitis vinifera species of wine grapes . They either introduced or encouraged the dissemination of wine knowledge to several regions that today continue to produce wine suitable for international consumption . These include modern-day Lebanon , Syria , Algeria , Tunisia , Egypt , Greece , Italy , Spain , France , and Portugal . The Phoenicians and their Punic descendants of Carthage had a direct influence on the growing winemaking cultures of the ancient Greeks and Romans that would later spread viticulture across Europe . The agricultural treatises of the Carthaginian writer Mago were among the most important early texts in the history of wine to record ancient knowledge of winemaking and viticulture . While no original copies of Mago 's or other Phoenician wine writers ' works have survived , there is evidence from quotations of Greek and Roman writers such as Columella that the Phoenicians were skilled winemakers and viticulturists . They were capable of planning vineyards according to favorable climate and topography , such as which side of a slope was most ideal for grape growing , and producing a wide variety of different wine styles ranging from straw wines made from dried grapes to an early example of the modern Greek wine retsina , made with pine resin as an ingredient . The Phoenicians also spread the use of amphoras ( often known as the `` Canaanite jar '' ) for the transport and storage of wine .",
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"text": "Iraqis The Iraqis leads here . For The Iraqis political party , refer to The Iraqis ( party ) The Iraqi people ( Arabic : العراقيون ʿIrāqīyūn , Kurdish : گه لی عیراق Îraqîyan , ܥܡܐ ܥܝܪܩܝܐ ʿIrāqāyā , Iraklılar ) are the citizens of the modern country of Iraq . Arabs have had a large presence in Mesopotamia since the Sasanian Empire ( 224-637 ) . Arabic was spoken by the majority in the Kingdom of Araba in the first and second centuries , and by Arabs in al-Hirah from the third century . Arabs were common in Mesopotamia at the time of the Seleucid Empire ( 3rd century BC ) . The first Arab kingdom outside of Arabia was established in Iraq 's Al-Hirah in the third century . Arabic was a minority language in northern Iraq in the eighth century BC , from the eighth century following the Muslim conquest of Persia it became the dominant language of Iraqi Muslims because Arabic was the language of the Quran and of the Abbasid Caliphate . Kurds who are Iraqi citizens live in the Zagros Mountains of northeast Iraq to the east of the upper Tigris . Arabic and Kurdish are Iraq 's national languages .",
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"text": "Paeonia (kingdom) In antiquity , Paeonia -LSB- piːˈoʊniə -RSB- was the land and kingdom of the Paeonians . In the Iliad the Paeonians are said to have been allies of the Trojans . During the Persian invasion of Greece the conquered Paeonians as far as the Lake Prasias , including the Paeoplae and Siropaiones , were deported from Paeonia to Asia . In 355-354 BC , Philip II of Macedon took advantage of the death of King Agi of Paeonia and campaigned against them in order to conquer them . So the southern part of ancient Paeonia was annexed by the ancient kingdom of Macedon and was named as ` Macedonian Paeonia ' ; this section included the cities Astraion ( later Stromnitsa ) Stenae ( near modern Demir Kapija ) , Antigoneia ( near modern Negotino ) etc. . The exact original boundaries of Paeonia , like the early history of its inhabitants , are obscure , but it is known that it was located immediately north of ancient Macedonia ( which corresponded roughly to the modern Greek region of Macedonia ) , and to the south-east of Dardania ( which was similar to modern-day Kosovo ) ; in the east were the Thracian mountains , and in the west , the Illyrians . It was separated from Dardania by the mountains through which the Vardar river passes from the field of Scupi ( modern Skopje ) to the valley of Bylazora ( modern Veles ) . Paeonia roughly corresponds to the present-day Republic of Macedonia and to a narrow strip of the north Greek Macedonia , on the borders with the Republic of Macedonia , and a small part of south-western Bulgaria .",
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"text": "Demographics of Syria In 2011 , the Syrian population was estimated at roughly 23 million permanent inhabitants , including people with refugee status from Palestine and Iraq and are an overall indigenous Levantine people . While most modern-day Syrians are commonly described as Arabs by virtue of their modern-day language and bonds to Arab culture and history , they are , in fact , largely a blend of the various Semitic-speaking groups indigenous to the region .",
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"text": "Greek heraldry Greek heraldry , though not as developed as in other countries , has an interesting history in and of itself by drawing upon it Byzantine heritage and influences from the various western powers that have occupied Greek lands . Heraldry is therefore seen as a foreign concept , and is widespread mostly in the Ionian and Aegean Islands ( former Venetian and Genoese possessions ) and among the families of Phanariot origin Ancient Greeks were among the first civilizations to use symbols consistently in order to identify a warrior , clan or a state . In Aeschylus ' tragedy `` Seven Against Thebes '' there is the first record of a shield blazon .",
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"text": "Hellenization Hellenization or Hellenisation is the historical spread of ancient Greek culture and , to a lesser extent , language , over foreign peoples conquered by Greeks or brought into their sphere of influence , particularly during the Hellenistic period following the campaigns of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC . The result of Hellenization was that elements of Greek origin combined in various forms and degrees with local elements ; these Greek influences spread from the Mediterranean basin as far east as modern-day Pakistan . In modern times , Hellenization has been associated with the adoption of modern Greek culture and the ethnic and cultural homogenization of Greece .",
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"text": "Syrian Haitians Syrian Haitians are Haitian of Syrian descent or a Syrian with Haitian citizenship . A small Syrian community exists in Haiti .",
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"text": "Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .",
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"text": "Greece–Lebanon relations Greece -- Lebanon relations are the foreign relations between the two states of Greece and Lebanon . The relation between both people dates back to early antiquity , with the early trading activities between the ancient Greeks and the Phoenicians . In modern times , Greek-Lebanese bilateral relations are very good at all levels . Greece has an embassy in Beirut and Lebanon has an embassy in Athens . Both countries are members of the Union for the Mediterranean and the Francophonie . Greece is also considered as a spiritual reference for the Lebanese Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic communities .",
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"text": "Syrians in Sweden Syrians in Sweden include migrants from Syria to Sweden , as well as their descendants . The number of Syrians ( by Syrian citizenship ) in Sweden is estimated at around 98,216 people in March 2015 and consists mainly of refugees of the Syrian Civil War .",
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"text": "Arabs in the Republic of Macedonia Arabs in the Republic of Macedonia are the people from Arab countries , particularly Lebanon , Syria , the Palestinian Territories , Iraq , Jordan and also small groups from Egypt , Algeria , Tunisia , Morocco , Libya and Sudan , who emigrated from their native nations and currently reside in Macedonia . Most Arab Macedonians are of Lebanese or Syrian origin , аs a result of the fact that they were the first Arabs to arrive in Macedonia . In addition , Macedonia has people from Arab countries , who have the status of refugees ( Refugees of the Syrian civil war and Iraqi refugees ) or illegal immigrants ( Algerians of mainly Berber descent and usually mistakenly called Arabs ) trying to immigrate to Western Europe .",
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"text": "Ancient Greek temple Greek temples ( Ancient Greek : Ναός , Naós `` dwelling '' , semantically distinct from Latin templum ( `` temple '' ) were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion . The temple interiors did not serve as meeting places , since the sacrifices and rituals dedicated to the respective deity took place outside them . Temples were frequently used to store votive offerings . They are the most important and most widespread building type in Greek architecture . In the Hellenistic kingdoms of Southwest Asia and of North Africa , buildings erected to fulfill the functions of a temple often continued to follow the local traditions . Even where a Greek influence is visible , such structures are not normally considered as Greek temples . This applies , for example , to the Graeco-Parthian and Bactrian temples , or to the Ptolemaic examples , which follow Egyptian tradition . Most Greek temples were oriented astronomically .",
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"text": "Near East The Near East is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia . Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles , the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire . The term has fallen into disuse in English and has been replaced by the terms Middle East and Western Asia . According to the National Geographic Society , the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are `` generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula , Cyprus , Egypt , Iraq , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestinian territories , Syria , and Turkey '' . The Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) of the United Nations defines the region similarly , but also includes Afghanistan while excluding the countries of North Africa and the Palestinian territories .",
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"text": "Syrians in the United Arab Emirates Syrians in the United Arab Emirates include migrants from Syria to the United Arab Emirates , as well as their descendants . A large number of Syrians live in the UAE . The number of Syrians in the United Arab Emirates is estimated at around 242,000 estimated ( 2015 ) and are mainly Syrian expatriates who have overstayed in the United Arab Emirates .",
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"text": "Syrian Wars The Syrian Wars were a series of six wars between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt , successor states to Alexander the Great 's empire , during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC over the region then called Coele-Syria , one of the few avenues into Egypt . These conflicts drained the material and manpower of both parties and led to their eventual destruction and conquest by Rome and Parthia . They are briefly mentioned in the biblical Books of the Maccabees .",
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"text": "John of Damascus Saint John of Damascus ( Medieval Greek Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός , Ioánnis o Damaskinós , Byzantine -LSB- ioˈanis o ðamasciˈnos -RSB- ; Ioannes Damascenus , يوحنا الدمشقي , ALA-LC : Yūḥannā ad-Dimashqī ) ; also known as John Damascene and as Χρυσορρόας / Chrysorrhoas ( literally `` streaming with gold '' -- i.e. , `` the golden speaker '' ; c. 675 or 676 -- 4 December 749 ) was a Syrian monk and priest . Born and raised in Damascus , he died at his monastery , Mar Saba , near Jerusalem . A polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law , theology , philosophy , and music , he is said by some sources to have served as a Chief Administrator to the Muslim caliph of Damascus before his ordination . He wrote works expounding the Christian faith , and composed hymns which are still used both liturgically in Eastern Christian practice throughout the world as well as in western Lutheranism at Easter . He is one of the Fathers of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is best known for his strong defense of icons . The Catholic Church regards him as a Doctor of the Church , often referred to as the Doctor of the Assumption due to his writings on the Assumption of Mary . The most common source of information for the life of John of Damascus is a work attributed to one John of Jerusalem , identified therein as the Patriarch of Jerusalem . This is an excerpted translation into Greek of an earlier Arabic text . The Arabic original contains a prologue not found in most other translations , and was written by an Arab monk , Michael . Michael explained that he decided to write his biography in 1084 because none was available in his day . However , the main Arabic text seems to have been written by an earlier author sometime between the early 9th and late 10th centuries AD . Written from a hagiographical point of view and prone to exaggeration and some legendary details , it is not the best historical source for his life , but is widely reproduced and considered to contain elements of some value . The hagiographic novel Barlaam and Josaphat , traditionally attributed to John , is in fact a work of the 10th century .",
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"text": "Greek speaking Muslims For the Muslims of Greek ethnic origin , see Greek Muslims For the multiethnic Muslim minority in Thrace in Greece , see Muslim minority ( Greece )",
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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": "Twin Flats Twin Flats is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy .",
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"text": "The Woodlanders The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy . It was serialised from May 1886 to April 1887 in Macmillan 's Magazine and published in three volumes in 1887 . It is one of his series of Wessex novels .",
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"text": "Track of the Zombie Track of the Zombie is the 71st title of the Hardy Boys , written by Franklin W. Dixon .",
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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": "A Trampwoman's Tragedy `` A Trampwoman 's Tragedy '' is a 1903 narrative poem in 104 lines by Thomas Hardy . Hardy ranked the poem highly amongst his works , and came to believe that it was `` upon the whole his most successful poem . ''",
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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": "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": "Stop, Look and Listen (film) Stop , Look and Listen is a 1926 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy . It is considered a lost film .",
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"text": "The Hardy Boys (1969 TV series) The Hardy Boys is an animated series , produced by Filmation and aired Saturday mornings on ABC in 1969 . It featured the Hardy Boys , Joe and Frank , along with their friends Chubby Morton , Wanda Kay Breckenridge , and Pete Jones ( one of the first black characters to appear on Saturday morning television ) touring as a rock band while solving mysteries . The series is also notable for its opening and closing credits , in which the Hardys appeared in live action . The series debuted at the same time as Hanna-Barbera 's similarly themed Scooby-Doo , Where Are You ! , which was scheduled against the show on CBS . The series is noteworthy for including the producers rotating wheel for the first time , which would make Filmation a household name .",
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"text": "Tom MacRae Tom MacRae ( born 1980 ) is an English television writer . He is the creator of Comedy Central 's Threesome . He has also written for Marple and Lewis for ITV , and Casualty and Bonekickers for the BBC . He wrote the two-part story `` Rise of the Cybermen '' and `` The Age of Steel '' for the 2006 series of Doctor Who . Issue 383 of Doctor Who Magazine reported that MacRae had been commissioned to write the episode `` Century House '' for Series 4 , broadcast in 2008 ; however , this episode was cancelled after Russell T Davies decided that it was too close in tone to another episode . More recently , MacRae wrote `` The Girl Who Waited '' for the 2011 series of Doctor Who . MacRae wrote a picture book for children called The Opposite which has gone into paperback and been published in several languages . His second book for children , Baby Pie also received a paperback edition . His writing for television includes ; BBC One 's Mayo starring Alistair McGowan , `` At Bertrams Hotel '' for Marple and `` Life Born of Fire '' for Lewis ( both for ITV1 ) , The Lines of War for the BBC series Bonekickers and an episode of Casualty . He was nominated for a BAFTA in 2002 for Off Limits : School 's Out for Channel 4 . MacRae grew up in Weedon Bec , Northamptonshire and attended Campion School , Bugbrooke . In 2011 , he created and wrote Threesome , Comedy Central UK 's first original scripted comedy since the channel was renamed in 2009 . It starred Stephen Wight and Amy Huberman as a young couple and Emun Elliott as their gay best friend . A second series has aired . He wrote the book and lyrics to new musical Everybody 's Talking About Jamie , which premiered in Sheffield in February 2017 .",
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"text": "An Unfinished Affair An Unfinished Affair is a 1996 American television film directed by Rod Hardy . The film originally premiered on ABC and is now frequently aired on Lifetime .",
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"text": "Tom Hussey Thomas `` Tom '' Hussey was a Major League Baseball announcer for the Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves . Hussey called Red Sox and Braves games from 1939 to 1950 . He was a secondary play-by-play announcer for home games and recreated road games off wire tickers . He was in the booth for the Red Sox 's first televised game in 1948 . When the Braves and Red Sox separated their television and radio coverage and Hussey became exclusive to the Red Sox . He remained with the Red Sox until 1953 . In addition to calling baseball games , Hussey also spent several years as the host of an early evening sports radio program . In 1959 , Hussey moved to Vero Beach , Florida , where he worked as a chemist for General Division Corp. . He died on March 8 , 1982 at his home in Vero Beach at the age of 71 .",
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"text": "Tom Lester Thomas William `` Tom '' Lester ( born September 23 , 1938 ) is an American actor and evangelist . He is best known for his role as Eb Dawson , farmhand to Oliver Wendell Douglas ( played by Eddie Albert ) on the television series Green Acres , and he appeared in two feature animal films Gordy and Benji .",
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"text": "Fred Lowery Fred Lowery ( 2 November 1909 -- 11 December 1984 ) was a blind professional whistler who recorded a No. 9 Billboard chart hit version of `` The High and the Mighty '' with conductor and arranger LeRoy Holmes . Lowery whistled with Horace Heidt and Vincent Lopez in the 1930s and 40s . His ` Silent Night ' and ` William Tell Overture ' demonstrate the difference between everyday whistling and puccalo . Lowery was born in Palestine in Anderson County in east Texas and lost his eyesight at the age of two after being stricken with scarlet fever . With an artificial right eye and limited vision in the left , Fred Lowery was legally blind - not totally blind . From the age of eight he was educated at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired . In 1929 , when he was attending school , he met a bird imitator . `` He encouraged me , '' he recalled , `` and I began to discover there was more to whistling than bird calls . '' After a series of minor successes , including a radio show on WFAA in Dallas , and a 4 1/2 year engagement with the Vincent Lopez orchestra in New York , he was heard by Horace Heidt . Heidt gave Lowery his chance for national recognition as a featured part of his show . In 1945 , Lowery struck out on his own . His 1939 version of the song Indian Love Call sold over 2 million copies . During his career , he performed at Carnegie Hall and at the White House .",
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"text": "Tom Wright (actor) Tom Wright ( born Harold Thomas Wright ; November 29 , 1952 ) is an American television and theatre actor .",
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"text": "The Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz , often referred to simply as The Hardys , are a professional wrestling tag team , consisting of real-life brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy . They are currently signed to the WWE under the Raw brand , and are the brand 's current Tag Team Champions . They first began teaming together in 1993 in independent promotions in North Carolina , winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in NWA 2000 , and founded the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts , where they held the OMEGA Tag Team Championship . They both signed contracts with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1998 . In 2000 , they were joined by Lita , and the trio became Team Xtreme . After splitting as a team in 2002 , the brothers reunited in 2006 and teamed sporadically afterward . They also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA , now known as Impact Wrestling ) , briefly reuniting in 2011 as members of Immortal , and teaming more frequently from 2014 -- 2017 . The Hardy Boyz gained fame for their participation in ladder matches and Tables , Ladders , and Chairs matches with The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D and Edge and Christian . Overall , they are 11-time world tag team champions between WWE , TNA , and ROH , having won the WWF/World Tag Team Championship six times , the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship once , the WCW Tag Team Championship once in WWF/E , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.Considered as one of the greatest tag teams of all time , they are the only team to have held the WWF/World , WCW , TNA , ROH , and WWE Raw Tag Team Championships . On the independent circuit , the brothers hold tag team championships in All Star Wrestling , The Crash , Wrestling Superstar , and OMEGA , the final of which Matt is also the Heavyweight Champion . Both brothers also won singles championships during their runs , with each becoming multi-time world champions in their own right . In 2017 , they held seven Tag Team Championships from seven different promotions at the same time , including the ROH World Tag Team Championship . They are the only tag team in history to be recognized as the TNA and ROH Tag Team Champions simultaneously . At WrestleMania 33 , the Hardy Boyz made their surprising return to the WWE after eight years and won the Raw Tag Team Championship . This makes them the only tag team in history to hold all three top tag titles in North American wrestling in a month 's span .",
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"text": "Live at the Olympic: The Last DJ Live at the Olympic : The Last DJ is a live DVD by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , first released in September 2003 ( see 2003 in music ) . The film features the band 's 2002 album The Last DJ performed in its entirety . Also featured are several of the band 's other songs , and `` You Wreck Me '' from Petty 's 1994 solo album Wildflowers . It was directed by Martyn Atkins . The DVD package includes a Bonus CD containing four covers , recorded for the PBS program Soundstage .",
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"text": "The Tomfoolery Show The Tomfoolery Show is an American cartoon comedy television series made and first broadcast in 1970 , based on the works of Edward Lear . The animation was done at the Halas and Batchelor Studios in London and Stroud . Though the works of other writers were also used , notably Lewis Carroll and Ogden Nash , Lear 's works were the main source , and characters like the Yongy-Bonghy-Bo and the Umbrageous Umbrella Maker were all Lear creations . Other regular characters included the Enthusiastic Elephant , the Fizzgiggious Fish , and the Scroobious Snake . Some original material was also written based on characters created by Lear , although much of the material was a straight recital of poems and limericks or songs using Lear 's poems set to music . A recurring joke had a delivery boy running around trying to deliver a large plant and shouting ` Plant for Mrs Discobolus ! ' . Some of the gags were based on Abbott and Costello skits which involved one of the regular characters in troubling situations . A cooking lesson for a silly recipe was presented in each episode . The series was produced by Rankin/Bass , and Videocraft International , who also made the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman television specials . The series was made in England , featuring the voices of Peter Hawkins , Bernard Spear , and the Maury Laws Singers . The series received mostly mixed and negative reviews for not using original material . The series was not renewed after one year on the air . Original air : September 12 , 1970 - September 4 , 1971",
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"text": "Dan Hardy Daniel Mark `` Dan '' Hardy ( born 17 May 1982 ) is an English former mixed martial artist who fought in the welterweight division . During his professional MMA career starting in 2004 , Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008 . He is currently an analyst and color commentator for the UFC .",
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"text": "Tom's Midnight Garden (film) Tom 's Midnight Garden is a 1999 family fantasy film directed by Willard Carroll and starring Nigel Le Vaillant , Marlene Sidaway and Serena Gordon . After going to stay with his uncle a boy is disappointed that he does n't have a garden he can play in . However , he discovers a secret garden that only appears in the middle of the night . It was based on the novel Tom 's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce .",
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"text": "Life Is Peachy Life Is Peachy is the second studio album by the American nu metal band Korn , released on October 15 , 1996 through both Immortal Records and Epic Records . After the release of Korn 's 1994 self-titled debut album , the band asked Ross Robinson to produce and went back to Indigo Ranch to record . Life Is Peachy has fourteen tracks , excluding the hidden track after `` Kill You '' . Korn released three singles from Life Is Peachy : `` No Place to Hide '' , `` A.D.I.D.A.S. '' , and `` Good God '' . All three singles went on the UK Singles Chart . Life Is Peachy features such themes as drugs , social encounters , sex , and revenge . The album 's cover art was designed by Martin Riedl and its name is credited to Korn 's bassist Reginald `` Fieldy '' Arvizu . Life Is Peachy was certified gold on January 8 , 1997 and was later certified platinum on December 9 , 1997 . Following the success of Korn 's 1994 self-titled debut album , Life Is Peachy was certified double platinum on November 10 , 1999 . Life Is Peachy debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number one in New Zealand . In its first week of being released , the album sold 106,000 copies . Critical reception for Life Is Peachy was mainly mixed , with critics praising the album 's songwriting and sound quality . Before the release of Life Is Peachy , Korn toured with many bands . Initially , Korn joined the Sick of It All Tour . Following the Sick of It All Tour , Korn joined the Danzig 4 Tour . Korn also toured with Megadeth , Fear Factory , and Flotsam and Jetsam . After the release of Life Is Peachy , Korn toured solo , and headlined and often sold out shows . Korn also toured in the Lollapalooza summer tour .",
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"text": "The Archers (album) The Archers was the first nationally released major label album for The Archers . Originally released as Any Day Now in 1972 on their independent Charisma Records label , it garnered the group almost immediate national attention and launched them on to the national stage . Issued before radio charts for Jesus music or Contemporary Christian music were established , it included the hits , `` Life In Jesus '' , `` Jesus Is The Answer '' and `` God 's Love '' . On the strength of the album , The Archers appeared at Explo '72 in the summer of that year , and on to other major concert appearances at Madison Square Garden , the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago 's McCormack Place and the Jesus Joy festival in following months . The John T. Benson Company bought Charisma Records later that year , signing the group to their first recording contract , resulting in the album 's retitled release .",
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"text": "Moby (album) Moby is the debut studio album by American electronica musician Moby , released in July 1992 by record label Instinct .",
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"text": "Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone . Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .",
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"text": "Eric Nicks Eric Nicks is the founder of Alpine Music Group home to R&B sensation Justine Skye . Eric Nicks is a music industry veteran , having been named the Sr. . VP of A&R at Universal Motown . He also founded R&B Live NY , an industry showcase in New York City . Nicks sits on the board of advisors for the Brooklyn Academy of Music . He is often a guest speaker at a variety of colleges , including NYU , Morehouse , and many others . On top of founding Alpine Music Group , Eric also created a bowling app called Side Action Bowling . Eric Nicks graduated from New York University and began co-managing the sister of his best friend , up and coming rapper , Foxy Brown - ( rapper ) . In ` 96 Nicks received a call from Lyor Cohen and Chris Lighty , offering him an A&R position at Violator ( company ) Records and Management where he would help shape the careers of LL Cool J , Busta Rhymes , and Noreaga among others . After spending 5 years at Violator , Lighty named him President of the records division until he stepped off to start a management company , EVision , with LL Cool J as one of his clients . He was involved in the platinum releases of Foxy Brown 's Ill NaNa , LL Cool J 's The DEFinition , and Lyfe Jennings ' debut Lyfe 268-192 . Eric Nicks received a tap from Kevin Liles , former president of Def Jam , for a position as Vice President of A&R at Def Jam . Under Nicks ' tenure at Def Jam , LL dropped his 10th studio album titled `` 10 '' which included LL Cool J 's 1st # 1 single `` Love You Better . '' and 11th studio album `` The Definition '' which included LL 's 2nd # 1 single `` Headsprung '' and 3rd # 1 single `` All I Need '' featuring Jennifer Lopez . In 2003 , Nicks left Def Jam to become Sr. . Vice President of A&R at Sony Records where he A&R 'd Lyfe Jennings Platinum debut album `` 268-192 '' . He went on to become Sr. . VP of A&R at Universal Motown Records in 2006 . In 2007 , Eric Nicks created R&B Live New York . Since its inception , R&B Live has hosted artists such as Fantasia , Ne-Yo , Trey Songz , Brian McKnight and many more . The star-studded room has included Kevin Liles , Jay-Z , Denzel Washington , Terrence Howard and many other celebrities and industry executives . 2008 marked the conception of Brookland Entertainment , Eric Nicks ' own record label company formed in conjunction with the Trackmasters . Brookland Entertainment was home to the hit single `` Download '' by Lil ' Kim ft. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson and dancehall artist Beenie Man . In 2010 Eric Nicks founded Alpine Music Group , which includes a self owned management company , a joint venture publishing company with Sony/ATV and a Record Label under Atlantic Records which houses upcoming sensation Justine Skye . In 2010 Eric also founded Alpine Music Publishing which houses records from Justine Bieber `` U Smile '' , One Direction `` Got ta Be you '' , Justine Skye `` Collide '' and many more . A&R Discography",
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"text": "Schoolkids Records Schoolkids Records is a retail indie record store based in the `` Triangle '' region of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill , North Carolina . Founded in 1974 , Schoolkids is one of the longest running music retail stores in the country and at one point had as many as 7 stores throughout the eastern North Carolina region ( Raleigh ( 2 ) , Durham , Chapel Hill , Cary , Greenville ) and one in Athens , Georgia . As of 2009 the main flagship store in Raleigh , NC ( Across from NC State University ) was the sole location still in business . In October 2013 , the store announced it would relocate to the Mission Valley Shopping Center to make way for a destination hotel that was causing the eviction of several local businesses along Hillsborough Street . The new location would still allow the business to operate close to the university , while expanding space for live music performances and the ability to sell craft beers . The store has often been located close to College and University campus and focuses mostly on selling Alternative , Independent and College music , selling both Vinyl and CDs , with the trend largely going back to more and more Vinyl by 2012 . Schoolkids has been widely known as the main record store for almost 40 years ( until the other locations closed ) around schools such as : North Carolina State University , The University of North Carolina , Duke University , East Carolina University and The University of Georgia . The store has often been the destination and shopping preference for many local and national bands in this area , many of whom either worked at the store or started selling their first albums or 7 '' singles at the store on consignment . Artists to get their start selling records at Schoolkids include : Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown , Superchunk , Archers of Loaf , Ben Folds , The Connells , Polvo , Athenaeum , Squirrel Nut Zippers and many others . The store was also one of the first retail outlets to sell No Depression Magazine and to work with labels such as Merge Records , Mammoth Records and Yep Roc Records . The store saw its highest level of sales in the early 90 's when the independent music sector exploded with the success of Nirvana . Schoolkids has often been confused with some of the other stores in the country with the same name , including `` School Kids Records '' and `` School Kids in Exile '' in Ann Arbor , Michigan as well as other cities like Gainesville , Florida , but the stores were not connected in ownership to the main independent chain in North Carolina . Schoolkids is a founding members of the CIMS Coalition , The first national Coalition of Independent Music Stores and has also been named by both Time Magazine and The Grammys as one of the `` top ten '' record stores in the United States . In 2014 , in their new location at the Mission Valley Shopping Center ( just on the south side of NC State 's main campus ) , Schoolkids obtained an ABC license and started serving craft beers on draft and cans to their customers . The store increased its instore performances from national and local bands and became a store by day and a lounge-style bar/venue by night . Shows end early ( generally start at 8pm ) and are over by 10pm . All shows are free and the store encourages customers to tip the band in a ` pass the Devo energy dome ' event each night . For Record Store Day 2014 , Schoolkids had its best sales day in its 40-year history . In July , they hosted a 40th Anniversary show for free at the Lincoln Theatre and the lineup was : The DeBonzo Brothers , Hank Sinatra , Six String Drag , The Baseball Project ( Featuring Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and his wife Linda Pitmon , Scott McCaughey ( Minus 5 ) , Mike Mills & Peter Buck ( R.E.M. ) and co-headliners , drivin ' n ' cryin ' . The show was a huge success drawing close to 700 people for the 5 -- 6 hour event . The store also saw Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend , John Densmore , of the Doors visit for a book signing in September that drew over 300 rabid fans of The Doors to the store to enjoy some beers and get a book signed by a rock and roll legend . At year end , Schoolkids had seen its first growth year in almost 10 years and Vinyl sales were now 70 % of the business , with a growth of 57 % from 2013-2014 .",
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"text": "The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years The Essential Allman Brothers Band : The Epic Years is a greatest hits album by the Allman Brothers Band released in 2004 . The album is put out by their former label , Epic Records , and is part of then-Sony BMG 's The Essential series . The album has songs created by the band from their switch to Epic for their 1989 reformation until they left the label in 2003 . What is now Sony Music Entertainment also owns the band 's releases on Arista Records .",
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"text": "Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases . At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more . Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . '' So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) . Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog . Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' . Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark . The Music of Life catalog includes songs from : M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1 Thrashpack She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo ) Daddy Freddy Asher D Tenor Fly Nitty Gritty Derek B Hijack Hardnoise 3 Knights DJ Daddy Leslie Lyrics Norman Cook Paul Oakenfold George Clinton Simon Harris ( label founder ) Einstein Ambassadors of Funk Afrika Bambaataa Demon Boyz Professor Griff Clyde Stubblefield Killa Instinct S.L. Troopers First Frontal Assault Kobalt 60 Overlord X",
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"text": "PEACH PEACH ( born Patricia Elaine Reasoner ; June 1 , 1951 ) is an American blues and jazz artist -- singer , songwriter , and guitarist , and producer . She currently resides in Venice , California U.S.A.",
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"text": "Shout! Factory Shout ! Factory is an American home video and music company founded in 2003 . Its video releases include previously released feature films , classic and contemporary TV series , animation , live music , and comedy specials . Shout ! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group , Biograph Records , Majordomo Records , HighTone Records , and Video Time Machine .",
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"text": "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult discography The American electronic industrial rock band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has released ten studio albums , one live album , three compilation albums , two video albums , six remix albums , three extended plays , and ten singles . In addition , their songs have been featured on three soundtrack albums and one promotional single for major Hollywood films . They began their career on the independent record label Wax Trax ! Records , which , like the band , was based in Chicago . In 1991 , their single `` Sexplosion ! '' from the album of the same name became a top 10 dance club hit in the U.S. Following this success , Thrill Kill Kult was signed by the major label Interscope Records , which re-released the Sexplosion ! album . On Interscope , the band achieved their biggest hit , `` Sex On Wheelz '' , which reached the top 20 on both the dance club and alternative U.S. charts . The band 's 1993 Interscope album 13 Above the Night was their only album to chart , reaching # 194 on the Billboard top 200 albums chart . The album provided two more dance chart hits , `` Blue Buddha '' and `` Final Blindness '' . After one more Interscope album , Thrill Kill Kult briefly moved to Red Ant Records in the late 1990s . Their releases since 2000 have been on Rykodisc and/or the band 's own label , Sleazebox Records . Thrill Kill Kult 's songs have also been featured ( along with other artists ) on three soundtrack albums for the films Cool World ( 1992 ) , The Crow ( 1994 ) , and Showgirls ( 1995 ) , as well as a promo-only single for the film The Flintstones ( 1994 ) .",
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"text": "Invincible (Michael Jackson album) Invincible is the final studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson , released on October 30 , 2001 , by Epic Records . Similar to Jackson 's previous material , Invincible explores themes such as love , romance , isolation , media criticism , and social issues . It was his sixth studio album released through Epic label . An extensive and laborious album to make , Jackson started production in 1997 , and did not finish until eight weeks before the album 's October 2001 release . Jackson recorded in over 10 different studios , and the final cost was over thirty million dollars . Combined with twenty five million toward the cost of promoting the album , Invincible is the most expensive album ever made . The album peaked at number one in eleven territories worldwide , including the United States ( with first-week sales of 363,000 units ) , the United Kingdom , Australia , France and Switzerland . Invincible charted within the top ten in six other territories . Upon release , the album received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics . Invincible was one of the best-selling of 2001 , being ranked at # 9 on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 's ( IFPI ) Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2001 .",
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"text": "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": "Eternal Records Eternal Records was a British imprint of Warner Bros. . Records . Originally formed in the early 1980s as an imprint for various genres , it was later relaunched in the mid-1990s as an electronic/Eurodance imprint . The label went dormant in the early 2000s .",
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"text": "Olivia Records Olivia Records was a collective founded in 1973 to record and market women 's music . Olivia , named after the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at French boarding school , was the brainchild of ten lesbian-feminists ( the Furies Collective and Radicalesbians ) living in Washington , D.C. who wanted to create a feminist organization with an economic base . Olivia was co-founded by Judy Dlugacz . In 1973 , the collective put out a 45 with Meg Christian on one side and Cris Williamson on the other . Yoko Ono responded and said that she wanted to do a side project with Olivia , but the collective politely declined . Without making themselves dependent on any high-profile person , they made $ 12,000 with that 45 , enough to put out singer Meg Christian 's first record , and soon after , Williamson 's groundbreaking album The Changer and the Changed . Sandy Stone was Olivia 's sound engineer from ca. 1974-1978 , recording and mixing all Olivia product during this period . She resigned as the controversy over her working for a lesbian-identified enterprise increased because she was a transgender woman . The debate continued in Janice Raymond 's book The Transsexual Empire , which devoted a chapter to criticism of `` the transsexually constructed lesbian-feminist '' . In 1977 , after repeated criticism by Anita Bryant , Olivia put out Lesbian Concentrate , a collection of songs and poetry with part of the proceeds going to benefit the Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund . Included on the 13 track LP is Meg Christian 's `` Ode To A Gym Teacher '' and Sue Fink 's `` Leaping Lesbians '' . Olivia moved first to Los Angeles to stay on top of the burgeoning music scene and then to Oakland . The remaining five women of the collective , who had been pooling their money and even living together for the previous seven years , began to disperse . Olivia stopped putting out new records and instead performed a series of 15th anniversary concerts in 1988 . The two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City were the largest grossing concerts at that venue in its history . Yet , The New York Times barely mentioned the show . Even though Olivia Records released world music and salsa records , they were most successful with acoustic solo acts , although sometimes they failed to identify mainstream talent . In 1985 , singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge , then a struggling Los Angeles artist , sent her demo to Olivia , but was ultimately rejected . Etheridge went on to become one of the most popular female performers of the 1990s and arguably the most successful lesbian musician of all time . She saved the rejection letter , signed by `` the women of Olivia , '' which was featured in Intimate Portrait , the Lifetime Television documentary of her life . Unable to reinvent themselves for the changing musical landscape for women , from riot grrl to Lilith Fair to Ani Difranco , Olivia could no longer sustain itself as a record label . Olivia Records founded Olivia , the lesbian cruise line , in 1988 .",
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"text": "It's Classy, Not Classic It 's Classy , Not Classic is the debut studio album by American electronic rock duo Breathe Carolina . It was released on September 16 , 2008 through Rise Records . Recorded in 2008 using GarageBand by Apple Inc. , Schmitt also used a MIDI controller and several beat programs to create the tracks . It contains all of the tracks from their EP , Gossip ( 2007 ) , excluding `` Do n't Forget : Lock the Door '' , which was later included on the deluxe edition of their second studio album , Hello Fascination ( 2009 ) . It reached number 186 on the Billboard 200 , as well as number 6 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart . A music video directed by Robby Starbuck was released for the track `` Diamonds '' , which features guest appearances by the American electropop group Millionaires and Josh White from Umbrella Clothing and This City Is Burning Records . This album has less of a focus on guitars when compared to the bands following releases .",
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"text": "Empire (Queensrÿche album) Empire is the fourth full-length album by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche , released on August 20 , 1990 . The album stands as Queensrÿche 's most commercially successful release , reaching triple-platinum status and the primary single , the power ballad `` Silent Lucidity '' , reached No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 . `` Silent Lucidity '' was also nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1992 in the categories Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group .",
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"text": "Pure Mint Recordings Pure Mint Recordings is a British independent record label based in London . The label was established in 2004 by Anthony Hall ( a dual qualified English and New York lawyer and musician ) together with Dashal Beevers , growing out of an earlier incarnation called Mint Source Recordings . In 2003 Mint Source released the critically acclaimed compilation Flowers in the Attic featuring some of Nottingham 's rising stars of deep house , including Crazy Penis , Bent -- with their remix of the Hall & Oates classic `` I Ca n't Go For That '' ( which Bent chose to finish their Big Chill set with in 2004 ) , Zoe Johnston ( who has written and performed with Faithless ) , Oz from The DiY Sound System , Heavy Deviance and Neon Heights amongst others . The label has found supporters worldwide for its eclectic catalogue and has licensed repertoire to Norman Jay ( Giant 45 ) -RSB- , Carl Cox in Australia , Junior Vasquez , Fabric -- Fabric Live 17 ( mixed by AIM ) , Mastercuts ( CUTSCD-58 Mastercuts Chilled ) , Aquasky and others . Releases include T-Total 's version of Brian Eno 's `` Baby 's on Fire '' -- with guest ` featured vocals ' from Soft Cell 's Marc Almond -- and the debut long player `` A Slow Walk Down The Stairs '' from Heavy Deviance , themselves favourites of Chris Coco , Mark Rae , Rob Da Bank , KCRW ( LA ) , -LSB- Laurent Garnier , Bent , Crazy Penis etc. . A Slow Walk Down The Stairs was voted 16th best album of 2005 by M8 Magazine . The label has moved away from its originally exclusive dance release-base to include electropop ( T-Total ft Marc Almond ) , indie folk ( Nigel of Bermondsey ex Gay Dad -- nominated for the XFM 2009 New Music Award ) , rock ( Hungary 's FreshFabrik ) , indie-dance ( Elevator Suite ) , political satire ( Margo Guryan 's 16 Words ) and breaks ( Michael Morph ) , with collaborations and artist releases from Long Range ( Phil Hartnoll from Orbital and Nick Smith -RSB- ) , Yo Majesty , Aquasky , Alex Metric and others . As of November 2009 , the label 's catalogue comprises approximately 25 releases ( singles , 12 inch vinyls and LPs ) On 4 December 2009 Hall resigned from the BPI Rights Committee and the IFPI 's International Legal Committees citing irreconcilable differences over the industry 's approach to file sharing and their support of the draft Digital Economy Bill ( DEB ) going through the UK parliament at the time . He was quoted as saying : I am particularly surprised that the record industry has chosen to endorse s. 17 of the DEB , which I consider is wholly undemocratic and contrary to centuries of good practice regarding the forming of our copyright legislation . I also believe it may set a dangerous precedent going forwards ( and could come back to haunt the industry )",
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"text": "Epics in Minutes Epics In Minutes is a compilation of singles by the band Fucked Up released March 16 , 2004 on Deranged Records . The band states in the liner notes that `` this is the closest that there will ever be to a Fucked Up retrospective . '' Some of the versions on this compilation are different from the ones that were originally released on the singles .",
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"text": "Blossomy Blossomy is the eleventh studio album ( the 13th album overall ) by the Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. . It was released on November 16 , 2012 by HIM International Music , two years and eight months after their last album , SHERO . It was their first album since member Selina Ren sustained serious burn injuries in an accident while shooting a drama . The title track , '' 花又開好了 '' ( Blossomy ) , was first broadcast on Hit FM on October 22 , 2012 . The full version was released on October 24 , 2012 . Its accompanying music video was broadcast on seven Taiwanese news channels . The album is the sixth best-selling album in Taiwan in 2012 . The tracks '' 花又開好了 '' ( Blossomy ) , '' 心還是熱的 '' ( Warm Heart ) and '' 像女孩的女人 '' ( The Innocent Women ) are listed at number 5 , 38 and 57 respectively on Hit FM 's Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2012 .",
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"text": "This Perfect World This Perfect World is the third album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston . It was released in 1994 on Elektra Records . It is an album steeped in regret and loss . The narrator of `` Across the Avenue '' is unable to get past the memory of seeing his lover killed in a pedestrian accident . In `` Two Lovers Stop , '' a young couple commit suicide rather than let themselves be ripped away from each other . The title track concerns a dying old man returning to apologize to his estranged daughter for unspecified past misdeeds . Among the other songs , `` Evie 's Tears '' apparently refers to sexual abuse ( evidently by a priest ) , and `` Dolores '' is based on Nabokov 's Lolita . Despite the preponderance of dark subject matter , the album has a jaunty feel as Johnston demonstrates an ability to craft winning pop melodies . Reviews of the album were overflowing with praise , although those same reviewers also generally felt that it did n't quite measure up to his previous album , 1992 's Can You Fly . This Perfect World was produced by Butch Vig , who also played on the album 's minor hit , `` Bad Reputation . '' Other notable contributors include cellist Jane Scarpantoni , who performed on two tracks , and Marshall Crenshaw .",
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"text": "Naturi Naughton Naturi Cora Maria Naughton ( born May 20 , 1984 ) is an American actress and singer-songwriter . Naughton was one-third of the R&B trio 3LW and is known for her acting roles in Fame , Notorious , where she played Lil ' Kim , and The Playboy Club . Naughton was a series regular in season one of the Lifetime television drama series The Client List as Kendra . Naughton stars in the Starz drama Power as Tasha St. Patrick .",
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"text": "Same Girl (Na Yoon-sun album) Same Girl is the seventh studio album by a Korean jazz vocalist , Na Yoon-Sun , released on 17 August 2010 in Germany . The album contains eleven songs by Na Yoon-Sun . The styles of the album are Korean , North/East Asian Traditions . The album is her second release as a leader of ACT Music , after spending a decade with a French band . The materials from sources are as diverse as Randy Newman , Sergio Mendes , and Metallica . She kept the same ensemble as she worked on `` Voyage '' - guitarist Ulf Wakenius , bassist Lars Danielsson and percussionist Xavier Desandre Navarre . With her talents in treating each syllable in acrobatics and other vocal techniques recorded in `` Same Girl '' reinforces her reputation . Na shows her sense of humor in many of the tracks . In her song , `` Pancake '' , she talks about how much she likes to consume her favorite fast foods like ice cream , donuts and milkshake . Her interpretation of Randy Newman 's `` Same Girl '' is a solo performance that carries a genuine emotion . Na arranges a Korean traditional folk song in this album , and create a mass version of Kangwondo Arirang . Then she does again in her next album , Lento , with a title , Arirang , which she performs in a closing ceremony Sochi Winter Olympic in 2014 . Na sings in her `` Song of No Regrets '' with Lars Danielsson 's cello . The song `` Moondog '' by Terry Cox contains Na 's kazoo solo , Ulf Wakenius 's guitar and Xavier Desandre Navarre 's drum . She also shows her scat style in her song , `` Breakfast in Bagdhad '' .",
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"text": "Choi Na-yeon Na Yeon Choi ( 최나연 -LSB- tɕʰwe najʌn -RSB- born 28 October 1987 ) is a South Korean female professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . In July 2012 , she won the U.S. Women 's Open for her first major championship .",
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"text": "Na Hanyate Naw Hanyate , or It Does Not Die , is a novel written in 1974 by Maitreyi Devi , an Indian poet and novelist who was the protegée of the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore . She wrote the novel in response to Romanian philosopher Mircea Eliade 's book La Nuit Bengali ( titled Bengal Nights in English ) , which related a fictionalized account of their romance during Eliade 's visit to India . Although La Nuit Bengali was published in 1933 , it was several years before Devi discovered it . Though the two books relate a common event , they differ in many aspects of their plots and perspectives . Taken together , the New York Times describes the two novels as `` an unusually touching story of young love unable to prevail against an opposition whose strength was tragically buttressed by the uncertainties of a cultural divide . '' In 1994 , the University of Chicago Press published the two works in English as companion volumes . The 1999 Bollywood film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam , directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali , takes its inspiration from Devi 's novel , although the film does not give credit to it . The film was a huge hit because of its melodramatic picturization . In 2010 , eminent Indian Bengali rock music maestro Rupam Islam released an album called Na Hanyate with tremendous experiments of the world music .",
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"text": "Middle name In several cultures , people 's names usually include one or more names in addition to the portion that is usually considered adequate to identify them . In a number of cultures where a given name is expected to precede the surname , such a name is likely to be placed after the given name and before the surname , and thus called a middle name . In English-speaking American culture , that term is often applied ( arguably mistakenly ) to names , occupying that position , even if the bearer would insist that that name is being mistakenly called a `` middle name '' , and is actually ( to mention several types of atypical cases ) : part of a two-word given name ( e.g. Mary Anne , about Mary Anne Clarke , and `` Joe Bob Briggs '' ) , a maiden name ( e.g. Rodham ) , a patronymic ( e.g. Sergeyevich ) , or a baptismal name ( e.g. `` Christopher '' invoking St. Christopher ) . In the USA such names are specifically referred to as middle names ; in most other countries , as far as they are given names and not , for example , patronymics , they would simply be regarded as second , third etc. given names . The US `` middle name '' is often abbreviated to the middle initial ( e.g. Mary Lee Bianchi becomes Mary L. Bianchi , which is usually standard for signatures ) or omitted entirely in everyday use ( e.g. just Mary Bianchi ) . An individual may have more than one middle name , or none . In the United Kingdom , for comparison , she would usually be referred to as either Mary Bianchi , M. L. Bianchi or Mary Lee Bianchi , or she may choose Lee Bianchi , and informally there may be familiar shortenings . It is debatable how long multiple given names have existed in English-speaking countries , but it is certain that among royalty and aristocracy the practice existed by the late 17th century ( and possibly earlier ) , as exemplified in the name of the Stuart pretender James Francis Edward Stuart ( 1688 -- 1766 ) . Despite their relatively long existence in North America , the phrase `` middle name '' was not recorded until 1835 , in the periodical Harvardiana . The use of multiple middle names has been somewhat impeded recently by the increased use of computer databases that occasionally allow for only a single middle name or more commonly a middle initial in storing personal records , effectively preventing people with multiple middle names from being listed in such databases under their full name . This is worsened by longer compound names , like María del Pilar Pereyra or María de las Nieves García . The abbreviation `` N.M.N. '' ( no middle name ) or `` N.M.I. '' ( no middle initial ) , with or without periods , is sometimes used in formal documents in the United States , where a middle initial or name is expected but the person does not have one . The middle name can also be a maiden name . Since 1905 , `` middle name '' has also developed a figurative usage meaning a notable or outstanding attribute of a person , as in the phrase `` discretion is my middle name . ''",
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"text": "May Davis May Beatrice Davis ( née Scott , 30 March 1914 -- 13 January 1995 ) was an English-New Zealand potter .",
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"text": "Tom Nugent (cricketer) Thomas Michael Nugent ( born 11 July 1994 ) is an English cricketer . Nugent is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium . He was born in Bath , Somerset . Nugent made his debut for Hampshire in a List A fixture against Sri Lanka A at the Ageas Bowl in 2014 . The match though was abandoned after 18 overs due to rain . Nugent bowled 4 overs finishing with figures of 1/15 having Bhanuka Rajapaksa caught by Michael Porter for 6 . Nugent has also played for Berkshire and has played First-class cricket for Loughborough MCCU making his debut against Nottinghamshire in April 2015 .",
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"text": "Naught (album) Naught is the second full-length album by Stolen Babies . Named by Rani Sharone , bassist for Stolen Babies , Naught represents hopelessness : all for naught . This album is darker than the prior album , There Be Squabbles Ahead . Many of the songs on Naught hit close to home for many of the members of Stolen Babies , and is a representation of their experiences at that time . The album was released on September 18 , 2012 in digital download format and on October 16 , 2012 in CD format through No Comment Records . On September 17 , 2012 , the album was made available for streaming on Soundcloud and Shockya.com . Naught was voted # 1 in Revolver 's `` Album of the Week '' readers poll on October 22 , 2012 and # 7 in The Village Voice Blog 's `` Ten Best Metal Albums of 2012 '' by Linda Leseman .",
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"text": "Nat Cook Natalie Fleur `` Nat '' Cook is an Australian politician and anti-violence campaigner representing the electoral district of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Australian Labor Party since the 2014 Fisher by-election .",
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"text": "Maryon Pearson Maryon Elspeth Pearson ( née Moody ; December 13 , 1901 -- December 26 , 1989 ) was the wife of Lester Bowles Pearson , the 14th Prime Minister of Canada . Maryon and Lester Pearson married on August 22 , 1925 . They met at the University of Toronto , where he was a teacher and she was a student . Maryon Pearson was also known for her sharp tongued wit . John English in his biography , Shadow of Heaven : The Life of Lester Pearson , devoted a full chapter to the subject of Mrs. Pearson 's prickly personality . Among her most famous quotations : `` Behind every successful man , there stands a surprised woman . '' -LSB- On the retired former prime minister 's greater time at home -RSB- : `` I married him for better or worse . I did n't marry him for lunch . '' -LSB- On being asked during an election campaign by a reporter , `` Is there anything you 'd like to bring up , Mrs. Pearson ? '' -RSB- `` Yes , three doughnuts and six cups of coffee . '' `` We lost everything . We even won our own constituency . '' `` The big problem is to find suitable hats . I do n't care for them all that much , but you have to wear them in politics . '' It was reportedly also at Maryon Pearson 's behest that the practice of curtseying to the Governor General and his consort was discontinued -- apparently because Pearson refused to act deferentially toward her longtime friend Norah Michener .",
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"text": "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": "Nat Christian Nat Christian is a writer , director and actor .",
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"text": "Nat Muir Nathaniel `` Nat '' Muir ( born 12 March 1958 ) from Salsburgh North Lanarkshire is a Scottish retired long-distance runner . He competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on ten occasions , four times as a junior from 1974 to 1977 and six times as a senior between 1978 and 1987 . Muir took up athletics in 1970 while at primary school in Chapelhall . He was encouraged by his fellow pupils to join the Shettleston Harriers running club , and his first race was the Lanarkshire Relays in 1970 , which saw him earn the fastest individual time in his age group . His career has seen some ups and downs and has been described as , `` One of Scotland 's best ever distance runners : possibly also one of the country 's unluckiest in that he never had the success at the very topmost level that his ability and dedication deserved '' . Muir ran in many competitions throughout his career from his humble beginnings in 1970 spanning over twenty years , with some notable successes such as his 5th win at the 1984 Irvine Beach Park with his last race concluding in 1992-93 season on the Glasgow-Edinburgh run where his team came in 7th with a recurring Achilles tendon injury . Nat himself knew that with the injury his time had come to retire , a decision not brought on by team performance but by his knowledge of his personal limitations to his own fitness and a previous race the Allan Scally Relay as a gauge for the upcoming Glasgow-Edinburgh run . He reflected that `` athletics is essentially an individual sport with a team element coming second to that . No one can gainsay that '' .",
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"text": "List of songs recorded by Niykee Heaton Niykee Heaton is an American singer-songwriter . She has written and recorded material since her childhood , having started sharing original songs occasionally on YouTube in 2011 , for which she accompanied herself on acoustic guitar , along with covers of contemporary hits , where they subsequently went viral in following years , helping to propel the singer to prominence . Heaton released her debut project , an extended play titled Bad Intentions , in September 2014 , after signing a record deal with Steve Rifkind and Russell Simmons 's Capitol-affiliate All Def Digital , in partnership with Awesomeness Music . The EP garnered positive online reception , with The Huffington Post writing that it `` offers a significant variety for a debut , all held together by her vocals , most ravishing in her lower register '' and Idolator adding that it `` confidently showcases the versatility and scope of Niykee 's songwriting . '' In 2015 , she called out her label in an extensive open letter to her fans , later clarifying that `` we are now in a place where we can create music that I want to create , and we are no longer tied to the people that were holding me back , '' also announcing plans to release her first album . In June , she launched a website , NBK ( Naturyl Born Killers ) , stating `` NBK is the movement , '' where new music was then premiered for free regularly over the following months through her SoundCloud account . On March 18 , 2016 , Heaton released The Bedroom Tour Playlist , through Capitol Records , a mixtape compiling remixed and remastered material she had shared online and debuted on live shows from her first headlining concert tour , The Bedroom Tour , in previous months .",
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"text": "Mauritian literature The island of Mauritius is home to many languages , and Mauritian literature exists in French , English , Creole and Indian languages . Major themes in Mauritian literature include exoticism , multiracialism and miscegenation , racial and social conflicts , indianocéanisme , and -- more recently -- post-modernism and post-structuralism currents , such as coolitude . After independence in 1968 writers like Dev Virahsawmy reactivated creole language , then considered as a `` patois , '' and wrote literature , especially drama . The new generation of writers has expressed persistent concern with structure and more global themes . While Kreol Morisyen is the most spoken language on in Mauritius , most of the literature is written in French , although many authors write in English , Bhojpuri , and Morisyen . Mauritius 's renowned playwright Dev Virahsawmy writes exclusively in Morisyen . Important authors include Malcolm de Chazal , Ananda Devi , Raymond Chasle , and Edouard Maunick . Lindsey Collen has been able to carve out a meeting of imaginaries in the unique social setup of this multi-faceted country . Other younger writers like Shenaz Patel , Natacha Appanah , Sabah Carrim , Alain Gordon-Gentil and Carl de Souza explore the issues of ethnicity , superstition and politics in the novel . Poet and critic Khal Torabully has put forward the concept of `` coolitude , '' a poetics that results from the blend of Indian and Mauritian cultural diversity . Other poets include Hassam Wachill , Edouard Maunick , Sedley Assone , Yusuf Kadel and Umar Timol . J. M. G. Le Clézio , who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008 , is of Mauritian heritage and holds dual French-Mauritian citizenship . The island plays host to the Le Prince Maurice Prize , a literary award celebrating and recognizing ` writers of the heart ' . The award is designed to highlight the literary love story in all its forms rather than for pure Romantic Fiction . In keeping with the island 's literary culture the prize alternates on a yearly basis between English-speaking and French-speaking writers .",
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"text": "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": "Pretty Baby.... `` Pretty Baby ... '' is an episode of the British television soap opera EastEnders , broadcast on BBC One on 31 January 2008 . It is the only EastEnders episode to feature just one character and the first of its kind in soap . It was written by Tony Jordan , directed by Clive Arnold and produced by Diederick Santer . The episode features Dot Branning , played by June Brown , recording a message for her husband Jim Branning ( John Bardon ) , who is in hospital recovering from a stroke , reflecting Bardon 's real-life stroke , which saw him written out of the show and allowed the opportunity for the single-hander to arise . Jordan 's scripting was inspired by Samuel Beckett 's Krapp 's Last Tape . The episode was watched by 8.86 million viewers and received mixed reviews from critics . Brown 's acting attracted praise , with both Nancy Banks-Smith of The Guardian and Mark Wright of The Stage doubting that any other actress would have been capable of carrying Dot 's monologue . Banks-Smith and The Times Tim Teeman questioned Dot 's characterisation , and Teeman ultimately found the episode `` much-loved character overkill '' , while Gerard O'Donovan of The Daily Telegraph called Brown 's performance `` mesmerising '' but said the episode was `` fuss over nothing '' . Brown received a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best Actress in 2009 for her performance in the episode .",
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"text": "Albert Naughton Albert `` Ally '' Naughton ( 1929 -- 27 September 2013 ) ( aged 84 ) ) born in Prescot district , was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s , 1950s and 1960s , playing at representative level for Great Britain , England , and Lancashire , and at club level for Widnes , and Warrington , as a , or , i.e. number 3 or 4 , or 13 , he retired to live in Onchan , Isle of Man .",
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"text": "Nightingale (surname) Nightingale is an English surname . Notable people with this surname include the following : Nightingale Baronets , a title in the Baronetage of England Albert Nightingale ( 1923 -- 2006 ) , English footballer Andrea Nightingale , American classical scholar Annie Nightingale ( born 1942 ) , British radio broadcaster Anthony Nightingale ( born 1947 ) , Hong Kong businessman Benedict Nightingale ( born 1939 ) , British journalist Danny Nightingale ( born 1954 ) , British modern pentathlete Danny Nightingale ( soldier ) ( born 1975 ) , British soldier David Nightingale , English footballer Earl Nightingale ( 1921 -- 1989 ) , American motivational speaker Florence Nightingale ( 1820 -- 1910 ) , British pioneer of modern nursing and statistician James Nightingale ( born 1986 ) , Papua New Guinean rugby league player James Nightingale ( footballer ) , English footballer James Nightingale ( cricketer ) ( 1840 -- 1917 ) , English cricketer Jared Nightingale ( born 1982 ) , American ice hockey defenceman Jason Nightingale ( born 1986 ) , New Zealand rugby player John Nightingale ( actor ) ( c. 1943 -- 1980 ) , British actor John Nightingale ( figure skater ) ( born 1928 ) , American figure skater John Nightingale ( MP ) for Leicester ( UK Parliament constituency ) Joseph Nightingale ( 1775 -- 1824 ) , English writer and preacher Lee Nightingale English musician ( born 1987 ) Luke Nightingale ( born 1980 ) , English footballer Lynn Nightingale ( born 1956 ) , Canadian figure skater Mark Nightingale ( born 1967 ) , British jazz trombonists Mary Nightingale ( born 1963 ) , English newsreader and television presenter Maxine Nightingale ( born 1952 ) , British soul music singer Michael Nightingale ( 1922 -- 1999 ) , English actor Neil Nightingale , British naturalist and television producer Tunde Nightingale ( Earnest Olatunde Thomas ) ( 1922 -- 1981 ) , Nigerian singer and guitarist Wally Nightingale ( 1956 -- 1996 ) , English guitarist of the Sex Pistols William Nightingale ( 1794 -- 1874 ) , English Unitarian , the father of Florence Nightingale Category : English-language surnames",
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"text": "George W. Bush George Walker Bush ( born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 . He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 . After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975 , he worked in the oil industry . Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter . He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election . Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore , becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent . From a prominent political family , he is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush , the 41st President of the United States , making him only the second president to assume the nation 's highest office after his father , following the lead of John Quincy Adams . His brother , Jeb Bush , a former Governor of Florida , was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election . His paternal grandfather , Prescott Bush , was a United States Senator from Connecticut . The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred eight months into Bush 's first term as president . Bush responded with what became known as the Bush Doctrine : launching a `` War on Terror '' , an international military campaign that included the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq War in 2003 . He also promoted policies on the economy , health care , education , Social Security reform , and amending the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage . He signed into law broad tax cuts , the Patriot Act , the No Child Left Behind Act , the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act , Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors , and funding for the AIDS relief program known as PEPFAR . His tenure included national debates on immigration , Social Security , electronic surveillance , and torture . In the 2004 Presidential race , Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry in another relatively close election . After his re-election , Bush received increasingly heated criticism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the Iraq War , Hurricane Katrina , and other challenges . Amid this criticism , the Democratic Party regained control of Congress in the 2006 elections . In December 2007 , the United States entered its longest post-World War II recession , often referred to as the `` Great Recession '' , prompting the Bush administration to obtain congressional passage of multiple economic programs intended to preserve the country 's financial system . Nationally , Bush was both one of the most popular and unpopular presidents in history , having received the highest recorded presidential approval ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks , as well as one of the lowest approval ratings during the 2008 financial crisis . Bush left office in 2009 , returning to Texas where he purchased a home in Crawford . He wrote a memoir , Decision Points . His presidential library was opened in 2013 . His presidency has been ranked among the worst in historians ' polls published in the late 2000s and 2010s .",
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"text": "Barbara Bush Barbara Bush ( née Pierce ; born June 8 , 1925 ) is the wife of George H. W. Bush , the 41st President of the United States , and served as First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 . She is the mother of George W. Bush , the 43rd President , and Jeb Bush , the 43rd Governor of Florida . She served as the Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 . Barbara Pierce was born in Flushing , New York . She attended Milton Public School from 1931 to 1937 , and Rye Country Day School from 1937-1940 . She graduated from Ashley Hall School in Charleston , South Carolina . She met George Herbert Walker Bush at age 16 , and the two married in Rye , New York in 1945 , while he was on leave during his deployment as a Naval officer in World War II . While George was attending Yale University at age 22 , Barbara and George were living in New Haven , Connecticut and had their first son , George Walker Bush , on July 6 , 1946 . ( Thus , her first son , the eventual 43rd President of the United States , was the first Connecticut native to assume that office . George W. would eventually return to his hometown of New Haven in 1964 to attend Yale like his father did . ) They had six children together . The Bush family soon moved to Midland , Texas , where their second son , Jeb was born in , on February 11 , 1953 ; as George Bush entered political life , she raised their children . While First Lady of the United States , Barbara Bush worked to advance the cause of universal literacy , and founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy .",
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"text": "James Wood Bush James Wood Bush ( -- April 24 , 1906 ) was an American Union Navy sailor of British and Native Hawaiian descent . One of the `` Hawaiʻi Sons of the Civil War '' , he was among a group of more than one hundred documented Native Hawaiian and Hawaii-born combatants who fought in the American Civil War while the Kingdom of Hawaii was still an independent nation . Enlisting in the Union Navy in 1864 , he served as sailor aboard the USS Vandalia and the captured Confederate vessel USS Beauregard , maintaining the blockade of the ports of the Confederacy . He was discharged from service in 1865 after receiving an injury , which developed into a chronic condition in later life . Unable to immediately return home , the impoverished Bush took more than a decade to return to Hawaii , journeying through New England and much of the Pacific . Back in Hawaii , he worked as a government tax collector and road supervisor for the island of Kauai , where he settled down . In later life he converted to Mormonism and became an active member of the Hawaiian Mission . After the annexation of Hawaii to the United States , Bush was recognized for his service and granted a government pension in 1905 for the injuries he received in the Navy . He died at his home on Kauai , on April 24 , 1906 . For a period of time after the end of the war , the legacy and contributions of Bush and other documented Hawaiian participants in the American Civil War were largely forgotten except in the private circles of descendants and historians . However , there has been a revival of interest in recent years , especially through the work and efforts of his great grandniece Edna Bush Ellis and others in the Hawaiian community . In 2010 , the `` Hawaiʻi Sons of the Civil War '' were commemorated with a bronze plaque erected along the memorial pathway at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu .",
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"text": "James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy , also known as the Baker Institute , is an American think tank on the campus of Rice University in Houston , Texas . Founded in 1993 , it functions as a nonpartisan center for public policy research . According to the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report ( Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program , University of Pennsylvania ) , the institute is No. 18 ( of 60 ) in the `` Top Think Tanks in the United States '' and No. 4 ( of 45 ) of the `` Best University Affiliated Thanks '' . Its Center for Energy Studies is ranked No. 2 ( of 55 ) among the world 's energy - and resource-policy think tanks , according to the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program 's 2015 Index Report . It is named for James A. Baker , III , former United States secretary of state and secretary of the Treasury . The institute 's director Edward P. Djerejian is the former United States ambassador to Israel and Syria and assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs . The institute 's board of advisors include William Barnett ( Chair ) , Colin Powell , Madeleine Albright and Rice University 's President David Leebron . The institute employs scholars and researchers from a variety of backgrounds . Its current research includes centers for different areas : The Center for the Middle East , The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation , The Mexico Center , and The Center for Energy Studies . Other programs include China Studies , Drug Policy , Health Policy Forum , International Economics , Latin America Initiative , Politics and Elections , Religion and Public Policy , Space Policy , Science and Technology , and Tax and Expenditure Policy . The institute is a sponsoring organization for the Iraq Study Group . It is supported mainly by donor contributions .",
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"text": "S. Eugene Poteat S. Eugene Poteat ( born 1930 ) is a retired senior Central Intelligence Agency executive . He was awarded the CIA 's Intelligence Medal of Merit and the National Reconnaissance Office Meritorious Civilian Award . He was President of AFIO - the Association of Former Intelligence Officers for fifteen years , retiring in 2014 , and appointed AFIO 's President-emeritus in 2015 . He previously served on the Board of Advisors of the International Spy Museum . He is currently Professor Emeritus at the Institute of World Politics in Washington , D.C. , teaching a course on `` Technology , Intelligence , Security , and Statecraft '' . He graduated from The Citadel ( military college ) with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1957 , and holds a master 's degree in Statecraft and National Security Affairs with a specialization in Intelligence Studies from the Institute of World Politics in Washington , D.C. , and was awarded a LL.D . in 2010 for his service to intelligence education and to the profession . He has also taken postdoc courses in foreign policy , national security , and intelligence at Cambridge University . After college he worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey and Cape Canaveral . He joined the CIA in 1960 , and worked there for 30 years , also serving abroad in London and Scandinavia . He was a participant in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident . In the Fall of 1999 , he wrote that he was asked in early August 1964 to determine if the radar operator 's report showed a real torpedo boat attack or an imagined one . He asked for further details on time , weather and surface conditions . No further details were forthcoming . In the end he concluded that there were no torpedo boats on the night in question , and that the White House was interested only in confirmation of an attack , not that there was no such attack . He was a program manager for the sensors on the Lockheed U-2 and the Lockheed A-12 OXCART . He has written about intelligence problems in the AFIO newsletter , its Intelligencer Journal and for `` The Guide to the Study of Intelligence '' . He was written about in Wired Magazine , and in a book about CIA science and technology . He received an honorary doctorate from the Institute of World Politics in Washington , DC in 2010 . He is a 32nd degree Freemason , a member of the Dorchester Lodge No. 369 of North Charleston , South Carolina , and a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Charleston .",
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"text": "El Mashad v. Bush El Mashad v. Bush ( Civil Action No. 2005-0270 ) is a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of several Guantanamo detainees , including Sherif el-Mashad , Adel Fattouh Aly Ahmed Algazzar and Alladeen . Prior to 1997 , Egyptian Sharif Fathi el-Mashad was living in Italy . In 1997 , el-Mashad moved to Afghanistan to trade in clothing , but subsequently became involved in the ongoing Afghanistan civil war by joining `` Islamic charities operating in Afghanistan . '' In late December 2001 , U.S. forces arrested 27-year-old el-Mashad as he was seeking to leave Afghanistan for neighboring Pakistan . El-Mashad 's family then received a letter from the International Committee of the Red Cross informing them that el-Mashad was being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp . In December 2003 , Ambassador to Egypt David Welch indicated that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp was holding no more than five Egyptians . In June 2004 , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of hundreds of prisoners detained without charges to challenge their detentions in U.S. courts . Subsequently , detainees Sharif el-Mashad , Ayman Matrafi , Fadel Reda el-Wakili , Adel Fathi Ali , el-Gazzar and Ahmed Habib at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo , Cuba were categorized among the `` least dangerous '' detainees at the prison . Each had Egyptian nationality , with Ahmed Habib additionally having Australian nationality . In August 2004 , the Egyptian human rights group Human Rights Association for Assistance to Prisoners ( HRAAP ) requested that Ambassador Welch provide `` the truth on the fate of Sharif Fathi el-Mashad and the precise reasons for his continued detention '' and to allow HRAAP 's lawyers to visit the detainee . In November of that same year , Egypt asked the United States to return these five Egyptian detainees to Egypt . In June 2006 , the United States Department of Defense reported that three captives died in custody . The Department of Defense stated the three men committed suicide . At that time , lawyer-client communications between detainees and their counsel were governed by a protective order that sought to balance attorney access to their detainee clients with an eye to protecting national security interests . Camp authorities called the deaths `` an act of asymmetric warfare '' , and suspected plans had been coordinated by the captive 's attorneys -- so they seized all the captives ' documents , including the captives ' copies of their habeas documents . The Department of Justice reported the seizure of the habeas documents . The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that Guantanamo captives were no longer entitled to access the US civil justice system , so all outstanding habeas corpus petitions were stayed . In July 2008 , the United States Supreme Court ruled , in Boumediene v. Bush , that the Military Commissions Act could not remove the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US Federal Court system . And all previous Guantanamo captives ' habeas petitions were eligible to be re-instated . The judges considering the captives ' habeas petitions would be considering whether the evidence used to compile the allegations the men and boys were enemy combatants justified a classification of `` enemy combatant '' . On 9 September 2008 , Zachary Katznelson filed a `` Notice of Joinder in Petitioners ' Response to Respondents ' Request for Relief from Scheduling Order '' with regard to Mohammed Abdulmalik in Civil Action No. 05-cv-764 , 05-cv-1504 , 05-cv-2349 , 05-cv-748 , 04-cv-2215 , 05-1457 , 05-cv-270 , 08-cv-1440 , 05-cv-2386 ( CKK , RMC , GK , JR , RBW ) . Katznelson wrote : On 12 September 2008 , Zachary Katznelson filed a `` Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Access to Classified National Security Information '' in Civil Action No. 05-cv-764 , 05-cv-1504 , 05-cv-2349 , 05-cv-748 , 04-cv-2215 , 05-1457 , 05-cv-270 , 08-cv-1440 , 05-cv-2386 ( CKK , RMC , GK , JR , RBW ) .",
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"text": "Philadelphia Society The Philadelphia Society is a membership organization the purpose of which is `` to sponsor the interchange of ideas through discussion and writing , in the interest of deepening the intellectual foundation of a free and ordered society , and of broadening the understanding of its basic principles and traditions '' . The membership of the Society tends to be composed of persons holding conservative or libertarian political views , and many of those associated with the Society have exercised considerable influence over the development of the conservative movement in the United States . It was founded in 1964 by Donald Lipsett in conjunction with Bill Buckley , Milton Friedman , Frank Meyer , and Ed Feulner , and the former Presidents of the Society include Henry Regnery , Edwin J. Feulner , Russell Kirk , Mel Bradford , Forrest McDonald , T. Kenneth Cribb , M. Stanton Evans , Ellis Sandoz , Edwin Meese , Claes G. Ryn , Midge Decter , Roger Ream , Steven F. Hayward , Lee Edwards , William F. Buckley , and George H. Nash . Notable speakers at past meetings of the Society have included Larry Arnhart , Andrew Bacevich , Wendell Berry , Robert Bork , Mel Bradford , Warren T. Brookes , William F. Buckley , Vladimir Bukovsky , Ronald Coase , T. Kenneth Cribb , Midge Decter , M. Stanton Evans , Edwin J. Feulner , Milton Friedman , George Gilder , Victor Davis Hanson , William Hague , S. I. Hayakawa , Friedrich von Hayek , Henry Hazlitt , W.H. Hutt , Herman Kahn , Russell Kirk , Irving Kristol , Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn , Forrest McDonald , Edwin Meese , Frank Meyer , Charles Murray , Robert Nisbet , Michael Novak , Richard Pipes , Norman Podhoretz , Henry Regnery , William A. Rusher , Paul Ryan , Ellis Sandoz , Shelby Steele , George J. Stigler , Terry Teachout , Edward H. Teller , and Eric Voegelin .",
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"text": "Elliott School of International Affairs The Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University ( GWU ) is a professional school of international relations founded in 1898 as the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy . It is located in the heart of Washington , D.C. , the capital city of the United States , at the university 's Foggy Bottom campus . As a leading professional school of international affairs , the Elliott School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with majors covering a range of global issues and world regions . It is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs , a grouping of the world 's foremost academic institutions in the field of international relations . The school is located opposite to the U.S. State Department 's headquarters , the Harry S Truman Building . Additionally , it is blocks from the International Monetary Fund ( which is on GWU 's campus ) , the World Bank , and the White House . More than 2,100 undergraduates and 750 graduate students attend the Elliott School , making it the largest school of international affairs in the United States . Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II , former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and ambassador to the African Union , serves as the Dean of the Elliott School , formally assuming the position in October 2015 . His predecessor , Michael E. Brown had served as the Dean since June 2005 . Brown , who founded and directed the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University , has a background in international security , conflict and conflict resolution , and U.S. foreign and defense policy .",
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"text": "George Despot George Joseph Despot ( January 28 , 1927 -- February 14 , 1991 ) was a businessman in his native Shreveport and a pioneer in the establishment of a competitive Republican Party in the U.S. state of Louisiana . He was the state Republican chairman from 1978 to 1985 . His leadership began when the state party was so small that there was a standing joke that the Louisiana GOP could operate from a phone booth , few of which still exist , though the Republicans became the majority party in Louisiana by 2012 . Despot was born to George G. Despot ( 1898-1969 ) and Katherine `` Katie '' Despot ( 1901-1977 ) . The Despots were Roman Catholics and Croatian ; they came to the United States under an `` Old World '' arranged marriage . There were trials in the home , with more than one separation . George Despot 's younger daughter , Rebecca A. Despot ( born 1961 ) , reflected on her paternal grandparents : `` My grandfather and his brother had a restaurant in Shreveport called `` the Columbia , '' -LSB- which was -RSB- open twenty-four hours a day . ... It became the businessman 's hangout in town . When -LSB- one sees -RSB- old pictures of Shreveport , there are always pictures of the Columbia . They sent Daddy to school when he was three because they did not know -LSB- that -RSB- they were not supposed to send him so early . '' For a time , young George Despot attended a Catholic high school in New Orleans . Despot graduated from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend , Indiana , and Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge . Despot earned his living in the oil and natural gas business as the owner of Despot Explorations , Inc. .",
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"text": "Bureau of Public Affairs The Bureau of Public Affairs ( PA ) is the part of the United States Department of State that carries out the Secretary of State 's mandate to help Americans understand the importance of foreign policy . The Bureau is led by the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs . The PA Bureau pursues the State Department 's mission to inform the American people and to feed their concerns and comments back to the policymakers . It accomplishes this in a variety of ways , which include : Strategic and tactical planning to advance the Administration 's priority foreign policy goals ; Conducting press briefings for domestic and foreign press corps ; Pursuing media outreach , enabling Americans everywhere to hear directly from key Department officials through local , regional and national media interviews ; Managing the State Department 's websites and developing web pages with up-to-date information about U.S. foreign policy ; Answering questions from the public about current foreign policy issues by phone , email , or letter ; Arranging town meetings and scheduling speakers to visit communities to discuss U.S. foreign policy and why it is important to all Americans ; Producing and coordinating audio-visual products and services in the U.S. and abroad for the public , the press , the Secretary of State , and Department bureaus and offices ; Preparing historical studies on U.S. diplomacy and foreign affairs matters .",
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"text": "India (cat) __ NOTOC __ India `` Willie '' Bush ( July 13 , 1990 -- January 4 , 2009 ) was a black cat owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush . She lived with the Bush family for almost two decades . The Bushes acquired India , an all-black , female American Shorthair , as a kitten in late 1991 or 1992 when their twin daughters Barbara and Jenna Bush were nine years old . India remained with George and Laura Bush once their daughters left for college . The cat moved with the Bushes to the White House from the Texas Governor 's Mansion in Austin in early 2001 following Bush 's inauguration as President . Despite living at the White House with the First Family , India had been largely overshadowed in the media by two of the Bushes ' more famous Scottish terriers , Barney and Miss Beazley . However , she 's seen in the `` Barneycam '' videos produced by the White House staff around Christmas time , her first being Where in the White House is Miss Beazley ? , where she was referred to as `` Willie '' . The dogs received significantly more media attention from the White House press corps during the Bush presidency . The Bush family cat made an appearance in the March 2008 Architectural Digest , as `` Willie '' , in the East Sitting Hall of the White House . India died at the White House on January 4 , 2009 , at the age of 18 . In a statement to the press regarding India 's death , a spokesperson for First Lady noted that the family was deeply saddened by their cat 's death , and went on to say India was a beloved member of the Bush family for almost two decades . She will be greatly missed .",
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"text": "School of Foreign Service The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service ( commonly abbreviated as SFS ) is a school of international affairs within Georgetown University in Washington , D.C. . Recognized as one of the world 's leading international relations schools , SFS is sometimes referred to as the `` West Point of the U.S. diplomatic corps '' due to the large number of SFS graduates who end up being diplomats . Founded in 1919 , SFS predates the U.S. Foreign Service by six years . Despite its reputation for producing top diplomats , SFS is not exclusively a diplomatic academy and its graduates go on to have careers in a diverse set of private and government sectors . The school 's most notable alumni include U.S. President Bill Clinton , CIA Director George Tenet , King Felipe VI of Spain , and U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig , among others . The School of Foreign Service was established in 1919 by a Jesuit priest Edmund A. Walsh . The main purpose of the school 's founding was to prepare Americans for various international professions in the wake of expanding U.S. involvement in world affairs after World War I. Today , SFS hosts a student body of approximately 2,100 from 80 nations each year . It offers an undergraduate program based in the liberal arts , which leads to the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree , as well as eight interdisciplinary graduate programs . Its faculty include many distinguished figures in international affairs , such as former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright , former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski , and former Prime Minister of Spain José María Aznar .",
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"docid": "071ff1f416d24855d997cbaa016c6775",
"text": "Edward Nixon Edward Calvert Nixon ( born May 3 , 1930 ) is an American entrepreneur and the youngest and last surviving brother of former United States President Richard Nixon . He coauthored his memoir , The Nixons : A Family Portrait , with Karen L. Olson . The book was published in 2009 .",
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"text": "Doe v. Bush Doe v. Bush , 323 F. 3d 133 ( 1st Cir . 2003 ) , was a court case challenging the constitutionality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq . The case was dismissed , since the plaintiffs failed `` to raise a sufficiently clear constitutional issue . '' The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 was challenged by `` a coalition of U.S. soldiers , parents of U.S. soldiers , and members of Congress '' prior to the invasion to stop it from happening . They claimed that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal . Judge Lynch wrote of their argument , `` They base this argument on two theories . They argue that Congress and the President are in collision -- that the President is about to act in violation of the October Resolution . They also argue that Congress and the President are in collusion -- that Congress has handed over to the President its exclusive power to declare war . '' The case was dismissed on February 24 , 2003 by Judge Joseph Tauro of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts . The petitioners appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . On March 13 , a three-judge panel affirmed the decision to dismiss the complaint . The opinion was written by Judge Sandra Lea Lynch : An extreme case might arise , for example , if Congress gave absolute discretion to the President to start a war at his or her will ... Plaintiffs ' objection to the October Resolution does not , of course , involve any such claim . Nor does it involve a situation where the President acts without any apparent congressional authorization , or against congressional opposition ... To the contrary , Congress has been deeply involved in significant debate , activity , and authorization connected to our relations with Iraq for over a decade , under three different presidents of both major political parties , and during periods when each party has controlled Congress . Lynch also cited Massachusetts v. Laird 451 F. 2d 26 ( 1st Cir . 1971 ) , which similarly found that the Vietnam War was constitutional . Lynch concluded that the Judiciary could not intervene , because there was not a fully developed conflict between the President and Congress at that time . On March 17 , the plaintiffs filed for a rehearing . Their petition was denied the next day . Iraq was invaded on March 20 .",
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"text": "Richard Nixon Foundation The Richard Nixon Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda , California . It was founded in the late 1980s by Richard Nixon , 37th President of the United States , and served as the governing body of the Nixon Library for nearly twenty years . Today it operates the Nixon Library in conjunction with the National Archives and Records Administration , which is an entity of the federal government of the United States , in addition to undertaking charitable and education-based activities . The Nixon Foundation founded , controlled and operated the Nixon Library from the library 's dedication on July 19 , 1990 until July 11 , 2007 , at which the Foundation invited the National Archives to take control . The two entities signed a joint operating agreement which allowed the library to become officially known as the Richard Nixon Presidential Library , welcoming it into the national system of presidential libraries . This move allowed President Nixon 's White House documents to be moved to his library in Yorba Linda . The Nixon Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors , led by former Nixon White House Director of Presidential Advance Ronald H. Walker . The board includes President Nixon 's daughters Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower , his brother Edward Nixon , former Ambassador George Argyros former California Governor Pete Wilson , and longest-serving Vietnam War POW Everett Alvarez , Jr. . The Foundation 's President and CEO is William Baribault . The Foundation has hosted United States presidents , first ladies and several vice presidents . Also hosted have been public affairs commentators such as Bill O'Reilly , academics such as Doris Kearns Goodwin , and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer . The library includes `` Meet the Presidents , '' in which presidential impersonators speak to several hundred school-aged children . To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 , 2001 attacks , the Nixon Foundation brought 16 tons of warped steel from the World Trade Center and a damaged , first-responder FDNY firetruck to the Nixon Library for viewing . Before the National Archives took over its management , the Nixon Library had been accused by several media outlets of glossing over Nixon 's 1974 resignation with `` whitewashed '' exhibits . In 2007 , the National Archives removed the 17 year old Watergate exhibit and , after three years , the new exhibit was scheduled to open in July 2010 . The Nixon Foundation objected to the proposed exhibit , because the Nixon Foundation was not consulted in the way that other presidential foundations had been consulted with similar situations . The Foundation filed a 158 page memorandum to the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries expressing their dissatisfaction and NARA stated a committee would review the objection but gave no timeline for when that process would be concluded . The exhibit opened on March 31 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Robert Mosbacher, Jr. Robert Adam Mosbacher , Jr. ( born May 29 , 1951 ) is an American businessman , founder of BizCorps , and the former head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation ( OPIC ) , a U.S. government agency established to promote economic development by working with the private sector . Nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush , Mosbacher was sworn in as the ninth president and chief executive officer of OPIC in October 2005 . His father , Robert Mosbacher , Sr. , was the 28th Secretary of Commerce . His uncle was Emil Mosbacher , a two-time America 's Cup Winner and former Chief of Protocol for President Richard Nixon .",
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"docid": "da107177ac40b9439ca690bbc61fb932",
"text": "Otto Reich Otto Juan Reich ( born October 16 , 1945 ) , is an American former senior official in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush , and George W. Bush . Among other positions held , he has been the President 's Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere ; Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ; United States Ambassador to Venezuela ; and Assistant Administrator of the US Agency for International Development , a recess appointment . In 2003 , Bush appointed him US Special Envoy to the Western Hemisphere . Since leaving the White House in 2004 , he has headed his own international consulting firm , Otto Reich Associates , LLC , based in Washington , D.C. . During the Nicaraguan Revolution , Reich was in charge of the U.S. Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean , which was involved in lobbying efforts for the contras . In July 2012 , Reich received the Walter Judd Freedom Award , which is awarded yearly by the Fund for American Studies to recognize `` individuals who have advanced the cause of freedom in the United States and abroad , are devoted to the preservation and expansion of freedom , influential in world and national affairs , and are outspoken voices against tyranny and oppression , while embodying the characteristics of self-sacrifice and patriotism . ''",
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"text": "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive ( National Security Presidential Directive NSPD 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-20 , sometimes called simply `` Executive Directive 51 '' for short ) , created and signed by President of the United States George W. Bush on May 4 , 2007 , is a Presidential Directive which claims power to execute procedures for continuity of the federal government in the event of a `` catastrophic emergency '' . Such an emergency is construed as `` any incident , regardless of location , that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties , damage , or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population , infrastructure , environment , economy , or government functions . '' The unclassified portion of the directive was posted on the White House website on May 9 , 2007 , without any further announcement or press briefings , although Special Assistant to George W. Bush Gordon Johndroe answered several questions on the matter when asked about it by members of the press in early June 2007 .",
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"text": "Houston Club The Houston Club is a private social club located in Houston , Texas . As of January 2013 the club is housed on 910 Louisiana Street in the Shell building in Downtown Houston . The club members are a part of Houston 's business , civic , cultural , and financial communities . Members include business leaders , cultural leaders , consuls general , doctors , entrepreneurs , governors , mayors , and presidents . Notable members include former President of the United States George H. W. Bush and James Baker . Maggie Galehouse of the Houston Chronicle said , `` In its heyday - the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s - the Houston Club was the power broker club in the city . ''",
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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": "James Baker James Addison `` Jim '' Baker III ( born April 28 , 1930 ) is an American attorney and statesman . He served as White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan , and as U.S. Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush . As Secretary of State , he helped oversee U.S. foreign policy during the end of the Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union , as well as during the Gulf War . He is the namesake of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University .",
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"text": "Private bank Private banks are the banks owned by either the individual or a general partner ( s ) with limited partner ( s ) . Private banks are not incorporated . In any such case , the creditors can look to both the `` entirety of the bank 's assets '' as well as the entirety of the sole-proprietor 's / general-partners ' assets . These banks have a long tradition in Switzerland , dating back to at least the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ( 1685 ) . Private banks also have a long tradition in the UK where C. Hoare & Co. has been in business since 1672 . There were many private banks in Europe , but most have now become incorporated companies , so the term is rarely true any more . Today , the term `` private bank '' can also refer to the financial institution specializing in financial advice and services for high-net-worth individuals ( private banking ) . `` Private banks '' can also refer to non-government owned banks in general , in contrast to government-owned ( or nationalized ) banks , which were prevalent in communist , socialist and some social democratic states in the 20th century .",
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"text": "Sweden Sweden ( Konungariket Sverige ) , is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund . At 450295 km2 , Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area , with a total population of 10.0 million . Sweden consequently has a low population density of 22 PD/km2 , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country . Approximately 85 % of the population lives in urban areas . Germanic peoples have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times , emerging into history as the Geats/G ötar and Swedes/Svear and constituting the sea peoples known as the Norsemen . Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural , while the north is heavily forested . Sweden is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia . The climate is in general very mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence , that in spite of this still retains warm continental summers . Today , Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy , with a monarch as head of state . The capital city is Stockholm , which is also the most populous city in the country . Legislative power is vested in the 349-member unicameral Riksdag . Executive power is exercised by the government chaired by the prime minister . Sweden is a unitary state , currently divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities . Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages . In the 17th century , it expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire , which became one of the great powers of Europe until the early 18th century . Swedish territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were gradually lost during the 18th and 19th centuries , ending with the annexation of present-day Finland by Russia in 1809 . The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814 , when Norway was militarily forced into personal union . Since then , Sweden has been at peace , maintaining an official policy of neutrality in foreign affairs . The union with Norway was peacefully dissolved in 1905 , leading to Sweden 's current borders . Though Sweden was formally neutral through both world wars , Sweden engaged in humanitarian efforts , such as taking in refugees from German-occupied Europe . After the end of the Cold War , Sweden joined the European Union on 1 January 1995 , but declined NATO membership , as well as Eurozone membership following a referendum . It is also a member of the United Nations , the Nordic Council , Council of Europe , the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) . Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens . It has the world 's eighth-highest per capita income and ranks highly in numerous metrics of national performance , including quality of life , health , education , protection of civil liberties , economic competitiveness , equality , prosperity and human development .",
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"text": "Stockholm City Theatre Stockholm City Theatre ( Stockholms stadsteater ) is Sweden 's most popular theatre stage . It was created in 1956 but the first performance was delayed until 1960 . It had not yet been decided at that point where in the city the theatre would lie so the Folkets hus building at Norra Bantorget , with a temporary stage , became the first solution . However , this `` temporary solution '' lasted for nearly thirty years until the autumn of 1990 , when all activity finally moved to the present location at Sergels torg . Stockholm City Theatre is situated in the heart of Stockholm , in the building commonly known as Kulturhuset , the large lighted glass building at Sergels torg ( Sergel 's Square ) , near the Sergel fountain and the Stockholm City roundabout . Kulturhuset is one of Stockholm 's most popular public buildings and , besides the theatre , also includes small cafés , book shops , a bar and a restaurant , a library , various exhibitions , public debates , lectures , book signings , a small medieval museum , and workshops . The theatre is Sweden 's most popular stage and the theatre with the highest bookings , as well as the constant `` competitor '' in Stockholm to the Royal Dramatic Theatre . Stockholm City Theatre produces 30-40 productions each year on nine stages . In 2005 there were 450,000 visitors , a relatively high rate considering a population of 9 million . Popular Swedish actors of the Stockholm City Theatre ensemble include Helena Bergström , Göran Ragnerstam , Ingvar Hirdwall , Sven Wollter , Ann Petrén , Anna-Maria Hallgarn and Jakob Eklund .",
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"text": "List of Christian democratic parties __ NOTOC __ Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy . The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe , largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching , and it continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America , though in a number of countries its Christian ethos has been diluted by secularisation . In practice , Christian democracy often advocates centre-right positions on cultural , social , and moral issues and social market economic policies . In Europe , where their opponents have traditionally been secularist socialists , Christian democratic parties are moderately conservative overall , whereas in the very different cultural and political environment of Latin America they tend to lean to the left . It is the dominant centre-right political movement in Europe .",
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"text": "Swedish general election, 1917 General elections were held in Sweden between 1 and 16 September 1917 . The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party , winning 86 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag . As a result the Rightist Prime Minister Carl Swartz resigned the premiership and was replaced by Liberal leader Nils Edén .",
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"text": "Geography of Sweden Sweden is a country in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula . It borders Norway to the west ; Finland to the northeast ; and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia to the east and south . Sweden has a long coastline on the eastern side and the Scandinavian mountain chain ( Skanderna ) on the western border , a range that separates Sweden from Norway . It has maritime borders with Denmark , Germany , Poland , Russia , Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia , and it is also linked to Denmark ( southwest ) by the Öresund Bridge . At 450295 km2 , Sweden is the 56th largest country in the world . It is the fifth largest in Europe and the largest in Northern Europe .",
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"text": "Social Democratic Party (Bolivia) The Social Democratic Party ( Spanish : Partido Social Demócrata , PSD ) was a conservative , small and elitist , but influential Bolivian political party formed by middle-class intellectuals . The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1944 by younger , conservative Bolivians committed to modernization and the technological and technocratic strategies they believed necessary to achieve it . Led by Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas ( Hernán Siles Zuazo 's half-brother ) , Roberto Arce , Manfredo Kempf Mercado , Gastón Arduz Eguia , Alberto Crespo Gutiérrez , Tomás Guillermo Elio , and Mario Estenssoro , the party embraced developmentalist , nominally Christian-Democratic principles . For the 1947 general elections the Party allied with the Liberal Party and Revolutionary Left Party and backed Liberal Luis Femando Guachalla as the coalition 's presidential candidate . For the 1951 general elections the PSD allied with the Republican Socialist Unity Party and backed PURS ' presidential candidate Gabriel Gosalvez . During the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement regime ( 1952 -- 1964 ) , the Social Democratic Party was a minor force , allied electorally with the Bolivian Socialist Falange . It was generally regarded as an ideological relic of the prerevolutionary period , surviving only because its leaders were relatively young . After Víctor Paz Estenssoro 's overthrow in 1964 , the Social Democratic Party obtained a new lease on life and cooperated with the military regime of General René Barrientos Ortuño . Their influence no doubt was stimulated by the growing prominence of `` technocrats '' in the military dictatorships of Brazil and Argentina . For the 1966 general elections PSD allied with the Revolutionary Left Party , Authentic Revolutionary Party and Popular Christian Movement and backed Barrientos as the coalition 's presidential candidate . The PSD 's leader , Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas was chosen as vice-presidential candidate . The PSD withdrew support Barrientos in 1968 , but returned to a pro-government stance , when René Barrientos Ortuño died in a helicopter crash on 27 April 1969 and Siles Salinas became president , serving with conspicuous dedication and honesty for five months until overthrown by General Alfredo Ovando Candía . In succeeding years , the Social Democratic Party became inactive after that , although Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas continued to pursue his presidential ambitions .",
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"text": "Swedish Church Law 1686 The Swedish Church Law 1686 ( Swedish : `` Kyrkio-Lag och Ordning '' ) was a Swedish law which ( with some alterations ) regulated the relationship between the state and the church in Sweden from 1686 until the Swedish Church Law 1992 , as well as in Finland ( earlier a Swedish province ) until 1870 . It replaced the previous Swedish Church Ordinance 1571 . During the reign of Charles X Gustav of Sweden , two suggestions were put forward to replace the Swedish Church Ordinance 1571 : one by Olaus Laurelius , and one by Erik Emporagrius . In 1663 , an investigation to change the law was formally issued , and in 1682 , the two suggestions were merged . A commission was issued to process it , and in 1686 , the new law was accepted . The Swedish Church Law 1686 abolished Canon law . The state , represented by the monarch , by then the king of an absolute monarchy , was the head of the Church and thus had final say in matters of the Church , but there was to be no political administration or political bureaucracy between the monarch and the bishops of the Church . Among the notable reforms introduced was husförhör and Parish register . Henceforth , the parish vicar of every parish of the nation was obliged to conduct a husförhör ( Household Interview ) , an annual survey of the religious knowledge of every household in the parish to ensure all parishioners ' knowledge of the bible and Luther 's Small Catechism . A consequence of this was the need for every parishioner , regardless of age and sex , to know how to read , as it would be necessary to read the bible and the catechism to pass the annual survey.Since the predecessor law from 1571 , children 's schools for reading , writing and counting had already been an obligation in the cities , but this law resulted in the need for every village and rural community to organise basic schooling for their children , normally by paying a läromäster ( schoolmaster ) or läromoster ( schoolmarm ) to hold lessons in the local vicarage , and from this point forward , illiteracy was close to eradicated in Sweden . This law was in force until 1888 . Furthermore , all parish vicars were also forced by law to keep a parish register and note every birth , baptismal and death in the parish . The 1686 Swedish Church Law was amended several times during the 18th century and 19th century , but it lay the foundation of the organisation of the Swedish Church until the new law of 1992 . In the Grand Duchy of Finland , earlier a Swedish province , the law applied until the reformed church law of 1867 ( in effect in 1870 ) . __ NOTOC __",
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"text": "Minister for Justice (Sweden) The Minister for Justice ( justitieminister ) is the justice minister of Sweden and head of the Ministry of Justice . The current Minister for Justice is Morgan Johansson of the Social Democratic Party .",
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"text": "State socialism State socialism is a classification for any socialist political and economic perspective advocating state ownership of the means of production either as a temporary measure in the transition from capitalism to socialism , or as characteristic of socialism itself . It is often used interchangeably with state capitalism in reference to the economic systems of Marxist -- Leninist states such as the Soviet Union to highlight the role of state planning in these economies , with the critics of said system referring to it more commonly as `` state capitalism '' . Libertarian and democratic socialists claim that these states had only a limited number of socialist characteristics . However , Marxists-Leninists maintain that workers in the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist states had genuine control over the means of production through institutions such as trade unions . State socialism is held in contrast with libertarian socialism , which rejects the view that socialism can be constructed by using existing state institutions or by governmental policies . By contrast , proponents of state socialism claim that the state , through practical considerations of governing , must play at least a temporary part in building socialism . It is possible to conceive of a democratic state that owns the means of production but is internally organized in a participatory , cooperative fashion , thereby achieving both social ownership of productive property and workplace democracy in day-to-day operations .",
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"text": "The Estates The Estates or the States ( États , Landstände , Staten ) was the assembly of the representatives of the estates of the realm , the divisions of society in feudal times , called together for purposes of deliberation , legislation or taxation . A meeting of the estates that covered an entire kingdom was called an estates general . In many states , the first estate comprised the clergymen , the second estate the nobility , and the third estate the commoners ( bourgeoisie , artisans and peasants ) . The actual representation of these three estates in the assembly could vary from country to country . Bourgeoisie , peasants and people with no estate from birth were separated in Sweden and Finland as late as in 1905 . In some countries , the parliament kept the same name when its feudal organization was replaced with a more modern kind of representation , like census or universal suffrage . In Sweden , the Riksdag of the Estates was replaced with the Riksdag in 1866 .",
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"text": "Medborgarplatsen Medborgarplatsen ( literally Citizen Square ) is one of the largest squares in Stockholm . It is located on Södermalm and is often colloquially referred to as `` Medis '' . The square was once called Södra Bantorget ( Southern Railway Square ) , but was changed to Medborgarplatsen in 1940 . The square is a common place for demonstrations . On May Day , the Left Party usually start their parade from there , and are accompanied by other smaller leftist and communist parties as they walk to Kungsträdgården . In 2001 , Hammarby celebrated its first victory in the Allsvenskan in front of about 35,000 supporters in the square . Medborgarplatsen is also where Anna Lindh , the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs , held her last public speech before she was murdered on September 10 , 2003 . In 2004 , a memorial monument to Anna Lindh was erected at the square . Near the square is a metro station of the same name . The station was opened as an underground tram station in 1933 , and was converted for the new metro system in 1950 as one of the first stations on the network . The original exits did not open onto the square , but to the nearby street Folkungagatan . In 1995 , another exit was built in Björns Trädgård park , which is across Götgatan from Medborgarplatsen . Medborgarplatsen has a small ice-skating rink which is turned into a terrace with benches in the summer . On one corner of the square there is a substantial public library , and diagonally across on another corner the 17th century Lillienhoff Palace .",
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"text": "History of democracy A democracy is a political system , or a system of decision-making within an institution or organization , in which all members have an equal share of power . Modern democracies are characterized by two capabilities that differentiate them fundamentally from earlier forms of government : the capacity to intervene in their own societies and the recognition of their sovereignty by an international legalistic framework of similarly sovereign states . -LSB- 2 -RSB- Democratic government is commonly juxtaposed with oligarchic and monarchic systems , which are rule by a minority and a sole monarch respectively . Democracy in its earliest forms is generally associated with the efforts of the ancient Greeks and Romans , who were themselves considered the founders of Western civilization by the 18th century intellectuals who attempted to leverage these early democratic experiments into a new template for post-monarchical political organization . The extent to which these 18th century democratic revivalists succeeded in turning the democratic ideals of the ancient Greeks and Romans into the dominant political institution of the next 300 years is hardly debatable , even if the moral justifications they often employed might be . Nevertheless , the critical historical juncture catalyzed by the resurrection of democratic ideals and institutions fundamentally transformed the ensuing centuries and has dominated the international landscape since the dismantling of the final vestige of empire following the end of the Second World War . Modern representative democracies attempt to bridge the gulf between the Hobbesian ` state of nature ' and the grip of authoritarianism through ` social contracts ' that enshrine the rights of the citizens , curtail the power of the state , and grant agency through the right to vote .",
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"text": "Croats of Sweden The Croats of Sweden ( Sverigekroater ) today number approximately 28,000 . They mostly follow Catholicism , but a small minority that have been living in Sweden for generations have converted to Evangelicalism . They mostly live in Stockholm , the capital city , and in Malmö , in Rosengård district . The most successful football club of Croats of Sweden is NK Croatia Malmö , that played in 1988 the Swedish 2nd League , declared in 1989 with title `` Best Immigrant Club of Europe '' , winner of Malmö Mästerskap four times ( 1988 , 1989 , 1991 and 2016 ) . Zlatan Ibrahimović , a half-Croat , can be considered a Croat of Sweden , because his mother is a Croat .",
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"text": "Religion in Sweden Lutheran Christianity is officially the largest religion in Sweden , with 6.1 million Swedish citizens being members of the Church of Sweden . The high membership figure is mainly due to the fact that until 1996 all newborn children with at least one parent being a member of the church were also made members . Other Christian Churches include the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church . Islam is the second largest religion in Sweden , practiced by 5 % of the population . The rest of the population are either irreligious or members of other religious groups . Sweden was Christianized from Norse paganism during a long period , not final until the 1130s . Since the 16th century , Sweden has been predominantly Lutheran . From the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s until 2000 , the Lutheran Church of Sweden ( Svenska kyrkan ) was the state church . As of 2016 , 61.2 % of Swedish citizens are members of the Church of Sweden , compared to over 95 % in 1970 , and 83 % in 2000 . Despite that , religion in Sweden plays a limited role compared to the European average , and even many church members participate in religious activities for only cultural reasons , and do not believe in Christianity . Atheism and agnosticism are widespread in Swedish society . In a Eurobarometer Poll in 2010 , just 18 % of Swedish citizens responded that `` they believe there is a god '' , although a further 45 % answered that `` they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force '' . In a 2009 Gallup poll , 17 % answered yes to the question `` Is religion an important part of your daily life ? '' . A survey found that only 15 % of Church of Sweden members actually believe in Jesus , while another 15 % identified as atheists , and a quarter as agnostic . Less than 4 % of the Church of Sweden membership attends public worship during an average week ; about 2 % are regular attendees . Some scholars consider the nation to be a place where religion is regarded with `` benign indifference '' . The history of the Jews in Sweden can be traced back to the 17th century , and there are about 20,000 ethnic Jews in Sweden today , of whom about 7,000 belong to a Jewish religious congregation . Because of immigration in the latter part of the 20th century , there is today a sizeable minority of Muslims ( 5 % of population ) and Roman Catholics ( 2 % ) .",
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"text": "Christian Social Party (Switzerland) The Christian Social Party ( CSP ) ( German : Christlich-soziale Partei ; French : Parti chrétien-social ) is a political party in Switzerland . The CSP is more social democratic than the Christian Democratic People 's Party of Switzerland ( CVP ) . With the moderate Christian left as its background , the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions . The core principles of the CSP contain , among others `` solidarity with the socially and economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment . '' The party should not be confused with the Christian Social Party of Obwalden , which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic People 's Party and holds a seat in the National Council .",
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"text": "Finnish parliamentary election, 1987 Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 15 and 16 March 1987 . The results saw a rightwards shift in Finnish politics , although it was uncertain how far , because the voter turnout -- at a comparatively low 75 % -- hurt the left more than the right and had a variable impact . The centre-right National Coalition Party ( KOK ) increased its vote share by only 1 % yet gained nine seats in the Eduskunta , almost overtaking the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) as the largest party . The SDP vote share dropped by 3 % , with 100,000 fewer votes , yet they lost only one seat due to the way their votes were distributed across the country . The Centre Party 's vote share remained stable and it gained two new seats . The Greens , who had registered a significant gain in the 1984 municipal elections gained two seats , far fewer than expected . Weakened perhaps from its membership in the long-lived government , the Finnish Rural Party ( SMP ) lost more than one-third of its support and almost half of its seats .",
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"text": "European social model The European social model is a common vision many European states have for a society that combines economic growth with high living standards and good working conditions . Historian Tony Judt has argued that the European social model `` binds Europe together '' in contrast to the ` American way of life ' . European states do not all use a single social model , but welfare states in Europe do share several broad characteristics . These generally include a commitment to full employment , social protections for all citizens , social inclusion , and democracy . Examples common among European countries include universal health care , free higher education , strong labor protections and regulations , and generous welfare programs in areas such as unemployment insurance , retirement pensions , and public housing . The Treaty of the European Community set out several social objectives : promotion of employment , improved living and working conditions ... proper social protection , dialogue between management and labour , the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion . Because different European states focus on different aspects of the model , it has been argued that there are four distinct social models in Europe -- the Nordic , British , Mediterranean and the Continental . The general outlines of a European social model emerged during the post-war boom . Tony Judt lists a number of causes : the abandonment of protectionism , the baby boom , cheap energy , and a desire to catch up with living standards enjoyed in the United States . The European social model also enjoyed a low degree of external competition as the Soviet bloc , China and India were not yet integrated into the global economy . In recent years , it has become common to question whether the European social model is sustainable in the face of low birthrates , globalisation , Europeanisation and an ageing population .",
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"text": "Democratic and Social Centre Democratic and Social Centre may refer to : Democratic and Social Center - People 's Party ( Portuguese : Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular ) , a Portuguese centre-right political party , with an ideological foundation on Christian democracy , Conservatism and Classical liberalism , founded on 19 July 1974 . Centre of Social Democrats , a French Christian-democratic and centrist party , which existed from 1976 to 1995 . Democratic and Social Centre ( Spain ) , a Spanish moderate , social democratic and centrist political party , which was founded in 1982 .",
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"text": "Swedish general election, 1982 General elections were held in Sweden on 19 September 1982 . They saw the return of the Swedish Social Democratic Party to power after six years in opposition , the longest period in opposition by the Social Democrats since the 1910s . The center-right coalition of Thorbjörn Fälldin had earlier suffered a loss upon the breakup of the government in 1981 , the year before the election , when the rightist Moderate Party chose to withdraw from the government , protesting against the centrist tax policies of the Fälldin government . After regaining power , socialist leader Olof Palme succeeded in being elected Prime Minister again , having earlier held power between 1969 and 1976 . He would retain this position successfully until his assassination in 1986 .",
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"text": "Swedish general election, 1932 General elections were held in Sweden on 17 and 18 September 1932 . The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party , winning 104 of the 230 seats in the Second Chamber of the Riksdag . The party returned to government after six years in opposition , marking the beginning of 44 years of near-uninterrupted rule ( the only exception was three months in 1936 ) .",
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"text": "Socialist democracy Socialist democracy can refer to mainly two things ; ( 1 ) any of several political parties . Groups using this name tend to have a connection to the reunified Fourth International , reflecting its distinctive position on socialist democracy and ( 2 ) a form of democracy espoused by parties espousing communism or political groups who supports socialist one-party states . Alternative 1 Socialist Democracy ( Australia ) Socialist Democracy ( Brazil ) Socialist Democracy ( Ireland ) Socialist Democracy Group ( England ) Socialist Democracy Party ( Canada ) Socialist Democracy Party ( Turkey ) Alternative 2 Dictatorship of the proletariat Democratic centralism Democratic socialism Category : Political party disambiguation pages Category : Democracy",
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"text": "Barranquilla Barranquilla ( -LSB- baraŋˈkiʝa -RSB- ) is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia . It is the only major city in South America that was populated before its formal foundation . Barranquilla is located near the Caribbean Sea . The city is located in the Atlántico Department , of which it is the capital . Barranquilla is the largest city and port in the northern Caribbean Coast region of Colombia , with a population of 2,370,753 in its metropolitan area , which makes it Colombia 's fourth most populous city after Bogotá , Medellín and Cali . Barranquilla lies strategically next to the delta of the Magdalena River , 7.5 km ( originally 25 km before rapid urban growth ) from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea , serving as port for river and maritime transportation within Colombia . It is also the main industrial , shopping , educational and cultural centre of the Caribbean Region of Colombia . The city is the core of the Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla , which also includes the municipalities of Soledad , Galapa , Malambo , and Puerto Colombia . Barranquilla was legally established as a town on April 7 , 1813 , although it dated from at least 1629 . It grew into an important port , serving as a haven for immigrants from Europe , especially during and immediately following World War I and World War II , when waves of additional immigrants from the Middle East and Asia arrived . Barranquilla became Colombia 's principal port , and with its level of industrialization and modernity earned the city the nickname Colombia 's Golden Gate ( Spanish : La Puerta de Oro de Colombia ) . In the 1940s , Barranquilla was the second largest city in Colombia and one of the most modern cities in the Caribbean and in South America , while later , local administrations , due to widespread corruption in their ranks , brought about a decline in the standard of living . As government investment increased in other Colombian cities , Barranquilla 's national position was eclipsed . The city is home to one of the most important folk and cultural festivals of Colombia , the Carnival of Barranquilla , which was declared a National Cultural Heritage by the Congress of Colombia in 2001 and recognized by UNESCO in 2003 . Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport , built in Barranquilla in 1919 , was the first airport in South America . The city is served by domestic and international flights .",
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"text": "Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( -LSB- ( t ) ʃaˈkiɾa isaˈβel meβaˈɾak riˈpol -RSB- ; -LSB- langʃəˈki : rə -RSB- born 2 February 1977 ) is a Colombian singer , songwriter , dancer , and record producer . Born and raised in Barranquilla , she began performing in school , demonstrating Latin American , Arabic , and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities . Shakira 's first studio albums , Magia and Peligro , failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s ; however , she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut , Pies Descalzos ( 1996 ) , and her fourth album , Dónde Están los Ladrones ? ( 1998 ) . Shakira entered the English-language market with her fifth album , Laundry Service . Its lead single , `` Whenever , Wherever '' , became one of the most successful singles of 2002 . Her success was solidified with her sixth and seventh albums Fijación Oral , Volumen Uno and Oral Fixation , Volume Two ( 2005 ) , the latter of which spawned one of the best-selling songs of the 21st century , `` Hips Do n't Lie '' . Shakira 's eighth and ninth albums , She Wolf ( 2009 ) and Sale el Sol ( 2010 ) , received critical praise . Her official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup , `` Waka Waka ( This Time for Africa ) '' , became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time . With over 1.3 billion views , it is one of the most-watched music videos on YouTube . Shakira served as a coach on the fourth and sixth seasons of the American version of The Voice in 2013 and 2014 , respectively . Her tenth album , Shakira ( 2014 ) , is preceded by its lead single , `` Ca n't Remember to Forget You '' . Shakira has won many awards , including five MTV Video Music Awards , two Grammy Awards , eight Latin Grammy Awards , seven Billboard Music Awards , 28 Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe-nominated . She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and has sold between 70 and 125 million records worldwide ( depending on the source ) , making her the best selling South American singer and one of the best selling Latin artists of all time . She carries out well-known philanthropic activities through charity work most notably through her Pies Descalzos Foundation . In 2014 , she was listed as the 58th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes .",
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"text": "Kidnappings in Colombia Kidnappings in Colombia refers to the practice of kidnapping in the Republic of Colombia . This criminal practice was first introduced in modern Colombian history during the early 1970s by the guerrilla movements and , later , also by criminal groups . With the release of Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt on July 2 , 2008 this practice gained worldwide notoriety . Guerrilla groups like the M-19 , the FARC , ELN among others widely exploited this practice . To counter these paramilitary groups also adopted this method to intimidate adversaries . Drug cartels like the Medellín Cartel also used this practice to intimidate politicians who were trying to approve in congress an extradition treaty with the United States , and also used in drug cartel wars . Regular criminal organizations also kidnap and sell persons of interest to guerrilla groups . Police in Colombia say the number of people kidnapped has fallen 92 % since 2000 . Common criminals are now the perpetrators of the overwhelming majority of kidnappings .",
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"text": "Mari Sano Mari Sano ( Aichi , Seto , born 17 June 1968 ) is a Japanese multimedia artist living in Mexico and Argentina . Besides music she is known for playing the charango , the ocarina and percussion , is a composer , photographer , producer of artistic encounters and Aozorakobo record , produced three albums `` From Beginning '' ( 1996 ) , `` Latin Park '' ( 1999 ) , `` Friendship Musical '' ( 2008 ) with her compositions she got numerous awards and cultural recognition in music , photography and as a solo performer . In her childhood , she lived in Mexico ( 1972 -- 1976 ) , Argentina ( 1978 -- 1982 ) and Spain ( 1989 -- 1992 ) , absorbing the Hispanic culture . Since 1998 she was living in Argentina . Expresses `` Life of Hummingbird '' on stage , was created from the Deer Dance ( Ritual dancing celebrated by the Yaqui Indians and Mayos ) and entitled `` Charango dancing / Dance of the hummingbird '' It was during her experience in Mexico , in 1972 , that the author Mari Sano knew the choreographer Amalia Hernández , with the folk dancing . Mari Sano introduced this dance elements to her own invention , as strumming the charango with specific sounds that she used in her choreography . More than a show is a musical evening , whose protagonists are the charango and dancing . As you can see her picture on the back of the stage as part of the scenery , are images of nature and journalistic . Her creation with a strong singularity has reached the stages around the world : Argentina , Japan , Taiwan , Colombia , Ecuador , Venezuela , Costa Rica , Spain , Mexico and Cuba . It was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and embassies of Argentina , Mexico , Ecuador and Japan , in recognition of the important work in promoting activities that contribute to enriching the cultural and friendship in the world . She was invited at concerts , record material and cultural events by artists from Latin America ( Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela , Eduardo Bergara Leumann , Liliana Belfiore , Jaime Torres , Carmina Cannavino , Horacio Lopez , Franco Luciani , Nuria Martinez , Eloisa Lopez , National Choir House of Ecuadorian Culture ) and numerous rock bands , Celtic and Circus ( the Zurda , Violent Past , the Pakidermos , Axouxeres ) . She collaborated in music and production of various artistic projects : the documentary film Visions of Hiroshima , Zamba del Loro Mario and dancing show .",
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"text": "Día Especial `` Día Especial '' ( Special Day ) is a Latin pop ballad performed by Colombian singer Shakira from her album Fijación Oral Vol . 1 . The song is about how a day is made special from forgiveness . `` Día Especial '' is not an official single to Fijación Oral Vol . 1 , but was popular around the time of the album 's release , peaking at number 26 on the US Billboard Latin Pop Songs . Gustavo Cerati was the lyricist for the track with Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa as co-writers for the music . The English version is entitled `` The Day and the Time '' and features on the album Oral Fixation Vol . 2 .",
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"text": "Rock al Parque Rock al Parque is a rock music festival which , since 1995 , has taken place in Bogotá , Colombia . Entry to the festival is free of charge . In 2004 , 400,000 people took part in the event . It is considered the largest rock festival in Colombia and one of the most important in Latin America , arguably the largest free rock festival in the continent . It has ska , punk , hardcore , metal , and other genres included in its program .",
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"text": "Champeta Champeta is a genre of folk music and dance originating in the Atlantic coastal regions of Colombia . Champeta originated among inhabitants of African descent of the Colombian cities of Cartagena de Indias and Barranquilla , and was linked with the culture of the Palenque of San Basilio district . It shows influences of musical genres from Euro-African colonial settlements and from the continent of Africa .",
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"text": "Ricardo Chará Ricardo Chará Lerma ( born 24 May 1990 ) is a Colombian footballer , currently free agent .",
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"text": "LGBT in Colombia The initialism LGBT is used to refer collectively to lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) people and members of the specific group and to the community ( subculture ) that surrounds them . This can include rights advocates , artists , authors , etc. . In spite of considerable de jure legal protection for the LGBT community in Colombia ( see LGBT rights in Colombia ) , LGBT individuals are often subject to controversy regarding acceptance ( transgender individuals , in particular ) .",
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"text": "Beautiful Liar `` Beautiful Liar '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé and Colombian singer Shakira . It was written by Beyoncé , Amanda Ghost , Ian Dench , and Stargate members Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen , and produced by Stargate and Beyoncé for the re-release of Beyoncé 's second solo album , B'Day ( 2006 ) . The mixing of the song was done by Gustavo Celis . `` Beautiful Liar '' was released on March 14 , 2007 , by Columbia Records as the first single from the deluxe edition of the album . A Spanish and English mixed version of the song was produced and titled `` Bello Embustero '' . `` Beautiful Liar '' is a mid-tempo song ; musically , it is a melding of Shakira 's Latin and Middle Eastern styles with Beyoncé 's contemporary hip hop and R&B styles . Its theme is female empowerment ; two female protagonists sing about being charmed by the same man , but instead of fighting over him , both ladies agree that he is not worth their time . The song was well received by music critics , who praised generally Beyoncé 's and Shakira 's collaboration . `` Beautiful Liar '' was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards and the Spanish version was nominated for Record of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 . It won an Ivor Novello Awards for Best-Selling British Song in 2008 . `` Beautiful Liar '' was commercially successful . It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and experienced the largest upward movement on that chart until 2008 . The song peaked at number one in many European countries , including France , Germany , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Switzerland , and the United Kingdom . Its accompanying music video was directed by Jake Nava , incorporates belly dancing moves . `` Beautiful Liar '' won the Most Earthshattering Collaboration award at the 2007 MTV Video Music Award . The song was included on Beyoncé 's set list during her 2007 The Beyoncé Experience world tour .",
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"text": "Colombia's Next Top Model Colombia 's Next Top Model is a Colombian reality television series , based on Tyra Banks ' America 's Next Top Model . It is the third franchise in Latin America after Brazil 's Next Top Model and Mexico 's Next Top Model . The series began to air on Caracol TV on January 8 , 2013 . The series features a group of young women who compete for the title of `` Colombia 's Next Top Model '' and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry . The second season aired on January 13 , 2014 . Carolina Cruz was introduced as the new image of the contest and Franklin Ramos remained as the tutor . On the other hand , Kika Rocha and Catalina Aristizábal remained part of the team as judges and Mauricio Vélez entered the show as a replacement of Raúl Higuera who was no longer part of the team for season 2 .",
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"text": "Los Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist The Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist is an honor presented annually at Los Premios 40 Principales , a ceremony that recognizes excellence in music , organised by Spain 's top music radio Los 40 Principales . The award was first seen in 2007 , separated from the Best International Artist category . Shakira is the most awarded artist in this category , being a four-time winner . Juanes follows her with two awards . In 2013 , Ricky Martin became the first non-Colombian artist to notch the award .",
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"text": "No Creo `` No Creo '' is a song written and performed by the Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira . The song was released as the fourth single from her multi-platinum album Dónde Están los Ladrones ? ( 1998 ) and later from her acoustic performance of the song on the MTV show Unplugged ( 2000 ) . In the song , the singer expresses how she believes in nothing and nobody except her lover . The song references popular socially accepted or non-accepted norms such as herself , luck , Karl Marx , Jean-Paul Sartre , Mars and Venus , and Brian Weiss .",
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"text": "Loca (Shakira song) `` Loca '' ( `` Crazy '' ) is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira , taken from her seventh studio album , Sale el Sol ( 2010 ) . It was released by Epic Records as the lead single from the album . The Spanish-language version features Dominican rapper El Cata , and was released on 10 September 2010 , while the English-language version features British rapper Dizzee Rascal , and was released on 13 September 2010 . It was written and produced by Shakira , with additional songwriting from Edward Bello , Armando Pérez , and Dylan Mills . The song is a Latin pop and merengue track that lyrically describes Shakira 's eccentric infatuation with a man . In August 2014 , a senior US district judge found `` Loca '' to have been indirectly plagiarised from `` Loca con su Tiguere '' , a mid-1990s song composed by Dominican songwriter Ramon `` Arias '' Vasquez . The case was dismissed in August 2015 after it was found that Vasquez had fabricated the evidence he had presented in court . Upon its release , `` Loca '' received generally favourable reviews from music critics , who complimented the inclusion of merengue music on the recording . The English version of the song became a worldwide commercial success and peaked inside the top five of the record charts of countries including Austria , Belgium , France , Hungary and Italy . The Spanish version peaked atop the charts of Spain and Switzerland , and became a hit on the Latin record charts in the United States , topping the Billboard Hot Latin Songs , Latin Pop Airplay , and Tropical Songs charts . `` Loca '' received record certifications in various countries around the world , including a diamond certification in Colombia and multi-platinum certifications in Italy , Mexico , and Spain . Its accompanying music video was filmed in Barcelona , Spain in August 2010 , and was released the following month . It features Shakira interacting with a beach crowd , and dancing in front of the sea wearing a golden bikini . It generated a favourable response from critics , many of whom praised its concept for matching the vibe of the song . For additional promotion , Shakira performed `` Loca '' on several television shows and on her The Sun Comes Out World Tour .",
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"text": "San Cayetano, Cundinamarca San Cayetano is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca .",
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"text": "Coffee from Colombia Coffee from Colombia ( feat . Snoop Dogg ) is the eleventh studio album by Azerbaijani singer-songwriter-diva Aygün Kazımova , released on April 21 , 2014 , by DMC .",
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"text": "Dagua Dagua ( -LSB- ˈdaɣwa -RSB- ) is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca , Colombia .",
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"text": "Postage stamps and postal history of Cundinamarca Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia , one of the original nine states of the `` United States of Colombia '' . As with the other states , Cundinamarca once had the right to issue its own postage stamps , and it issued stamps with the state 's coat of arms , starting in 1870 and ending in 1904 . Many of these are still readily available . There is one rarity , the 2-real provisional stamp from 1883 , although there is some doubt as to whether it was sold to the public , since no used copies are known to exist . Likewise , authentic uses of any Cundinamarca stamp on cover are not often seen .",
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"text": "Itagüí Itagüí ( -LSB- itaˈɣwi -RSB- ) is a city of Colombia , located in the south of the Aburrá Valley in the Antioquia Department . It is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley .",
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"text": "Valledupar Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia . It is the capital of Cesar Department . Its name , Valle de Upar ( Valley of Upar ) , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley ; Cacique Upar . The city lies between the mountains of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá to the borders of the Guatapurí and Cesar rivers . Valledupar is an important agricultural , cattle raising , coal mining and agro-industrial center for the region between the Departments of Cesar and southern municipalities of La Guajira Department , formerly known as the Padilla Province . Valledupar is notable as the cradle of vallenato music , representative of the Colombian culture . The city hosts the Vallenato Legend Festival . During the 1980s , 1990s and early 2000s , the city suffered during the Colombian Armed Conflict , with numerous kidnappings , thousands of people forced out and failure to control crime . Valledupar has one of Colombia 's most modern maximum security prisons .",
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"text": "She Wolf She Wolf ( Loba ) is the eighth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira . It was released on 9 October 2009 , by Epic Records and Sony Music Latin . As executive producers , Shakira and Amanda Ghost enlisted collaborators including The Neptunes , John Hill , Wyclef Jean , Lukas Burton , Future Cut , Jerry Duplessis and Timbaland . Musically , the record shifts from her traditional Latin pop and pop rock musical styles , instead exploring electropop , with influences of folk and world music . The lyrical themes of the album mostly focus on love and relationships and were based on the conversations Shakira had with her friends . She Wolf reached number one on the charts of Argentina , Ireland , Italy , Mexico and Switzerland . It also charted inside the top five in Spain , Germany and the United Kingdom . It debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 . She Wolf was certified double-platinum in Colombia and Mexico , platinum in Italy and Spain , and gold in numerous countries including France and the United Kingdom . The album was supported by four singles . Its lead single , `` She Wolf '' , along with its Spanish-language version `` Loba '' , which reached the top ten in several countries . `` Did It Again '' ( along with its Spanish-language version `` Lo Hecho Está Hecho '' ) was released worldwide as the second single , except in the United States , where its release was substituted by `` Give It Up to Me '' . The fourth single was `` Gypsy '' , along with its Spanish-language version `` Gitana '' . Shakira embarked on The Sun Comes Out World Tour in late-2010 to promote She Wolf .",
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"text": "Santa Marta Santa Marta , officially Distrito Turístico , Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta ( `` Touristic , Cultural and Historic District of Santa Marta '' ) , is a city in Colombia . It is the capital of the department of Magdalena and fourth largest urban city of the Caribbean Region of Colombia , after Barranquilla , Cartagena , and Soledad . Founded on July 29 , 1525 , by the Spanish conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas , it was the first Spanish settlement in Colombia , and is the oldest surviving city in that country , and second oldest in South America . This city is situated on a bay of the same name and as such , is a prime tourist destination .",
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"text": "Glenn Frey Glenn Lewis Frey ( -LSB- fraɪ -RSB- November 6 , 1948 -- January 18 , 2016 ) was an American singer , songwriter and actor , best known as a founding member of the rock band Eagles . Frey was the lead singer and frontman for the Eagles , roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley , with whom he wrote most of the Eagles ' material . Frey played guitar , piano , and keyboards . He sang lead vocals on songs such as `` Take It Easy '' , `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '' , `` Tequila Sunrise '' , `` Already Gone '' , `` Lyin ' Eyes '' , `` New Kid in Town '' , and `` Heartache Tonight '' . After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980 , Frey embarked on a successful solo career . He released his debut album , No Fun Aloud , in 1982 and went on to record Top 40 hits `` The One You Love '' , `` Smuggler 's Blues '' , `` Sexy Girl '' , `` The Heat Is On '' , `` You Belong to the City '' , `` True Love '' , `` Soul Searchin ' '' and `` Livin ' Right '' . As a member of the Eagles , Frey won six Grammy Awards , and five American Music Awards . The Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 , the first year they were nominated . Consolidating his solo recordings and those with the Eagles , Frey had 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Glenn Barber Martin Glenn Barber ( born February 2 , 1935 , in Hollis , Oklahoma ) -- died March 28 , 2008 , in Gallatin , Tennessee ) , was an American country and rockabilly performer . He recorded for Hickory Records in the 1970s , releasing three albums and charting 21 singles on Hot Country Songs . His highest chart entry was `` Unexpected Goodbye '' , which reached number 23 .",
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"text": "Jimmy Doyle (musician) James Vivian Alfred `` Jimmy '' Doyle ( 14 October 19455 May 2006 ) was an Australian musician , best known as a founding member , and guitarist in Ayers Rock ( 1973 -- 81 ) , a jazz fusion , progressive rock band . As a member of Ayers Rock , Doyle appeared on all three of their studio albums , Big Red Rock ( 1974 ) , Beyond ( 1976 ) and Hotspell ( 1980 ) . They toured both nationally and internationally including through the United States , where they supported Bachman -- Turner Overdrive ( July 1975 ) at a stadium concert with an audience of 35,000 people in Seattle . For the group 's third album , Hotspell , Doyle wrote or co-wrote four tracks .",
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"text": "Freya Clausen Freya Christine Clausen also known by her mononym Freya ( born 17 November 1978 ) is a Danish singer/songwriter and television personality , based in Copenhagen . She worked as an MTV VJ , then moved to VH1 in 2010 . She has released two solo albums , Tea with the Queen and Chasing My Tale . Since 2010 she has hosted the pan-Scandinavian TV channel Star ! 's broadcasts from Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns . Freya released a new single called `` Into The Fire '' on September 29th 2014 .",
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"text": "Glenn Miller Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 , 1904 -- missing in action December 15 , 1944 ) was an American big band musician , arranger , composer , and bandleader in the swing era . He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943 , leading one of the best known big bands . Miller 's recordings include `` In the Mood '' , `` Moonlight Serenade '' , `` Pennsylvania 6-5000 '' , `` Chattanooga Choo Choo '' , `` A String of Pearls '' , `` At Last '' , '' ( I 've Got a Gal In ) Kalamazoo '' , `` American Patrol '' , `` Tuxedo Junction '' , `` Elmer 's Tune '' , and `` Little Brown Jug '' . While he was traveling to entertain U.S. troops in France during World War II , Miller 's aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel .",
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"text": "Kurt Bloch Kurt Bloch ( born August 28 , 1960 ) is an American songwriter , guitarist , engineer and record producer .",
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"text": "Michael Anthony Franano Michael Anthony Franano ( born 1964 ) is an American rock singer/songwriter and musician known for his work in the hard rock and alternative genres .",
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"text": "Glenn Henry (IT entrepreneur) Glenn Henry ( né Gaylord Glenn Henry ; born July 26 , 1942 Berkeley , California ) , is an American computer industry executive , cofounder of Centaur Technology , and inventor of computer technology at the advent and frontier era of the development of personal computers . He holds multiple patents .",
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"text": "Glenn Kaiser Glenn Kaiser ( born January 21 , 1953 ) is a Chicago-based Christian blues musician , singer-songwriter and pastor . He was the leader of Resurrection Band and is currently the leader of The Glenn Kaiser Band .",
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"text": "Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts , INC. ( PCC ) is an American trade union . It was founded in 1966 by members of Musicians ' Protective Union Local # 274 , American Federation of Musicians ( A F of M ) . Local # 274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local because Black musicians were denied membership in the racially segregated Local # 77 . Local # 274 enjoyed its autonomy for more than 36 years . It was the longest surviving independent Black Musicians ' Union in the United States , of the more than fifty chartered in major cities . Local # 274 and PCC 's social unit are integral parts of the history of JAZZ in Philadelphia . They evolved out of the struggle of Black musicians for political , economic , and cultural recognition during Philadelphia 's overt segregation period . Local # 274 's membership rolls included JAZZ greats like John Coltrane , Dizzy Gillespie , Shirley Scott , Lee Morgan , `` Philly '' Joe Jones , Grover Washington Jr. , the Heath Brothers , and Nina Simone to name a few .",
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"text": "Joel Fein Joel Fein ( June 19 , 1944 -- September 22 , 2007 ) was an American sound engineer . He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film The Buddy Holly Story .",
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"text": "George Williams (musician) George Dale `` The Fox '' Williams ( November 5 , 1917 -- April 17 , 1988 ) was a musician , composer , and an arranger for a number of major big bands , including Jimmie Lunceford , Glenn Miller , Gene Krupa , Sonny Dunham , and Ray Anthony .",
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"text": "Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band The Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band was a humorous musical group of amateur musicians living in the San Francisco , California , area who played a repertoire of polkas and light classical music while adopting a persona of mild confusion and wearing self-created uniforms once described as rejects from the Franco-Prussian War . The group originally formed one Christmas season in 1949 to play carols in Sausalito , California , and someone brought a book of polka music , possibly one of the `` Hungry Five '' books by Harry L. Alford whose music became a basic part of the Guckenheimer repertoire . The group became increasingly popular in northern California , often invited to play at wine festivals and openings and in later years for such august occasions as opening night of the San Francisco Symphony . Although all were business professionals , the group joined Local 6 of the American Federation of Musicians and became `` professional musicians '' when they were invited by San Francisco Records to make its first record album , `` Oom-Pah-Pah In Hi-Fi '' -- described on its front cover as `` The sourest German village band music ever ! '' Although the group played for laughs , all its members were quite adequate musicians , some of them very good . The occasional native German-born listener would often remark on the Guckenheimers ' similarity to actual village bands back in the old country . The village band sound was authentic enough RCA Victor signed the group to record a second album , `` Sour Kraut In Hi Fi '' ( LPM-1453 ) The name of the group was taken from an obscure brand of whiskey and adopted by the group 's leader , Richard B. Gump , who took on the persona of Herr Doktor Fritz Guckenheimer , Kapellmeister . All of the other band members adopted names that were some variant of Schmidt . Gump was a San Francisco art dealer and owner of Gump 's store in downtown San Francisco , which was also the recording location of their best known record album for RCA Victor Records `` Music For Non-Thinkers '' ( LSP/LPM 1721 ) , which was recorded on Sunday , December 29 , 1957 , in stereo . It was released in 1958 . It was re-released on an unknown date , and kept the original stereo catalog number , but adopted a new per-side catalog number as well , J2PY-2451 / J2PY-2452 .",
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"text": "Hearts & Flowers Hearts & Flowers was a Los Angeles folk rock club band , perhaps most significant as one of the groups that launched the career of Eagles ' founding member and guitarist-songwriter , Bernie Leadon . The lineup included Larry Murray ( vocals , guitar ) , Dave Dawson ( vocals , guitar , autoharp ) , and Rick Cunha ( vocals , guitar ) . The individual members met at the ongoing Monday night jam sessions being held at The Troubador over which Murray presided . Cunha and Dawson , who played in a duo , were newcomers as recent transplants to the area from Hawaii . After a few informal picking sessions , the trio gelled and started performing . `` We had a unique sound , a very strange sound , particularly because we found what we did best was old , traditional , country hillbilly music , Murray told John Einarson . `` That became the core of what we did , the three of us , and we took it from there . '' The group 's sound was described as `` Merle Haggard-meets-Sgt . Pepper '' as a result of the wide-ranging influences each member brought to Hearts & Flowers . This included the aforementioned Haggard , plus Buck Owens , The Louvin and Everly brothers , The Country Gentlemen , The Beatles , and Bob Dylan . With such unorthodox influences -- plus the fact that the band featured autoharp -- , the group was torn about the direction it wanted to take . `` Had it been up to us , we would have gone way country , '' said Cunha . `` We wanted it to be commercial and fit into the pop market , but left to our own devices it would have been even more country . Production changed what we would have done . '' Meanwhile , Hearts & Flowers was influencing local musicians who heard them in various folk clubs around the Los Angeles area . This included several people who would later be credited with developing the then-germinating Southern California country-rock sound . Jim Messina ( Buffalo Springfield , Poco , Loggins and Messina ) says , `` Those three guys were probably the closest thing to what we were all flowing into . They were the cutting edge of where the rest of us were going . They were the black that did n't quite have the edge sharped on it yet . I got my first Telecaster from Rick Cunha . '' The group signed a deal with Capitol Records ' Folk World label in December 1966 . Once in the studio , the trio was filled out with studio musicians and steered into a more folk direction . On the road , the group would be augmented with an ever-changing series of musicians including Terry Paul ( Kris Kristofferson ) , Pete Carr ( The Hour Glass ) , and Karen Carpenter ( The Carpenters ) . Tensions over the direction of the group eventually came to a head . Cunha left the group in Fall 1967 to write country music and produce . Leadon replaced Cunha for the second album in 1968 . Leadon was well known to Murray as they had played in the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers , a San Diego bluegrass group responsible for launching both those members ' careers as well as those of Chris Hillman ( The Byrds , The Flying Burrito Brothers , Manassas ) and Kenny Wertz ( The Flying Burrito Brothers , Country Gazette ) . Among venues they played during the mid-1960s , were Los Angeles clubs Ledbetter 's , Doug Weston 's Troubadour , The Whisky-a-Go-Go , and the Ash Grove , primarily as an opening act . Some of the groups with whom they shared a bill included The Doors , Bill Monroe , The Buffalo Springfield , and Blue Cheer . After recording two albums without major success , the group disbanded in 1968 . Murray claims the group was `` in a rut '' and each member was working with other , different musicians . `` But for a simple twist of fate , we could have been huge . We had what it took , we had a lot of charisma , the personality of the group was amazing . But I do n't think we were focused business-wise . We tended to go with losers , because they were less high-pressure , and we dodged the real pressure people whose asses we should have been kissing . But you do what you do . Everything we did seemed like a good idea at the time . '' The timing of the break-up could n't have been worse . It was just prior to the release of the seminal country-rock album by The Byrds , Sweetheart of the Rodeo , and the subsequent formation of The Flying Burrito Brothers , both of which are credited with popularizing the genre .",
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"text": "Jack Tempchin Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter , best known for writing the Eagles classic `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '' and co-writing `` Already Gone '' , `` The Girl From Yesterday '' , `` Somebody '' , and `` It 's Your World Now '' . During the Eagles ' breakup period ( 1980 -- 1994 ) he co-wrote with Glenn Frey producing `` You Belong to the City '' , `` Smuggler 's Blues '' , `` The One You Love '' , `` I Found Somebody '' and `` True Love '' . Among numerous other songs , Tempchin wrote `` Swayin ' to the Music ( Slow Dancing ) '' . The song was first recorded by the short-lived group The Funky Kings , of which Tempchin was a member at the time . In 1977 , the song became a top-10 pop hit for Johnny Rivers , and in 1979 it was a top-10 country hit for Johnny Duncan . Other compositions include : `` Someone That You Used To Know '' ( George Jones ) `` White Shoes '' ( Emmylou Harris , Randy Meisner ) `` Rollin ' '' ( Glen Campbell ) `` To Feel That Way At All '' ( Patty Loveless ) `` Somebody Trying To Tell You Something '' ( Tanya Tucker ) `` You Can Go Home '' ( with Chris Hillman , recorded by The Desert Rose Band in 1991 ) `` Your Tattoo '' ( Sammy Kershaw ) `` East Of Eden '' ( Tom Rush ) `` 15 Days Under The Hood '' ( The Paladins , New Riders of the Purple Sage ) `` Who 's Been Sleeping In My Bed '' ( Phantom Blues Band , Candye Kane ) `` Swayin To The Music ( Slow Dancin ) '' ( Johnny Rivers , Funky Kings , Olivia Newton John , Ian Gomm and Johnny Duncan ) Tempchin has also toured extensively as a solo artist over the years , opening for artists such as Ringo Starr , Jackson Browne , Dave Mason , Poco , Dolly Parton , Karla Bonoff , Chicago , Christopher Cross , Kenny Loggins , Timothy B. Schmit , Barry McGuire , Tom Rush , Al Kooper and Emmylou Harris . His current band is called Rocket Science , which plays at venues throughout Southern California and beyond . He is from Encinitas , California .",
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"text": "Peter Keys Peter Pisarczyk ( born May 30 , 1965 ) , better known as Peter Keys is an American keyboardist . He is best known for his work with George Clinton in various P-Funk line-ups and as a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd since 2009 .",
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"text": "Hughes/Thrall Hughes / Thrall was musical project formed in 1982 by former Deep Purple and Trapeze bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and guitarist journeyman Pat Thrall .",
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"text": "Chris Bell (American musician) Christopher Branford `` Chris '' Bell ( January 12 , 1951December 27 , 1978 ) was an American guitarist , singer , and songwriter . Along with Alex Chilton , he led the power pop band Big Star through its first acclaimed album , # 1 Record ( 1972 ) . He also pursued a solo career throughout the mid-1970s , resulting in the posthumous I Am the Cosmos LP . All Music Guide praised Bell as `` one of the unsung heroes of American pop music '' and noted his lasting impression , saying : `` Despite a life marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference , the singer/songwriter 's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential on the generations of indie rockers who emerged in his wake . '' His catalog of proto-alternative rock has inspired the likes of Beck , R.E.M. , Teenage Fanclub , Primal Scream , Afghan Whigs , Pete Yorn , Wilco , The Posies , and The Replacements , all of which have covered his music or name-dropped Big Star in the press . His life was documented in the acclaimed Big Star : Nothing Can Hurt Me documentary , released in 2013 on Magnolia Pictures . In the winter 2017 , Bell 's life will be documented in the book There Was a Light : The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star . The oral-history style bio is slated for a November 2017 release .",
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"text": "Glenn Jones (guitarist) Glenn Jones ( born October 1 , 1953 ) is an American guitarist , He is most recognized for his work in the experimental rock group Cul de Sac .",
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"text": "Alastair Galbraith (musician) Alastair Galbraith is a musician from Dunedin , New Zealand .",
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"text": "Marc Copely Marc Copely is an American rock and blues guitarist and songwriter . Described as '' ... a working-class hero of stadium-sized potential '' , Copely has been performing since the age of 19 . The Worcester , Massachusetts born musician , launched his professional career by performing with B.B. King , James Montgomery , and James Cotton . Copely is also known for his songwriting . He co-wrote `` Breathe Into You '' with Carole King , `` Something Beautiful '' with Tracy Bonham and Greg Wells and `` Little White Lies '' , featured in the 2012 Weinstein film `` Butter '' . Most recently , his co-write `` Midnight Run '' , was featured in the Weinstein film `` Lawless '' , sung by Willie Nelson . Copely has released two solo albums : Limited Lifetime Guarantee ( 2002 ) via RCA Records and Harp & Plow ( 2009 ) via United For Opportunity . Songs from these albums have been featured on the Late Show with David Letterman , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , Brothers & Sistersand Gray 's Anatomy . `` Harp & Plow '' was chosen as an Editors ' Pick in the June 2010 issue of Guitar Player magazine . Other original music has been heard on Pawn Stars , Cajun Pawn Stars , American Restoration , NY Ink , Psychic Kids , The Fosters . Copely has toured in recent years as guitarist with Rosanne Cash , Billy Squier , and opened for Don Henley , Joe Walsh , and The Eagles on separate tours with JD & The Straight Shot , joined by Keith Urban and the Dixie Chicks . He has shared the stage and studio in diverse collaborations with artists like Robert Randolph , Bono and The Edge , Linda Eder , Indian percussionist/producer Karsh Kale , R&B sensation Maiysha , The East Village Opera Company and Handel 's Messiah Rocks with the Boston Pops Orchestra , under the direction of Keith Lockhart . He performed on Dancing With The Stars and the American Music Awards with pop icon Enrique Iglesias in 2011 . In the summer of 2009 , Copely embarked on a national tour as guitarist with Billy Squier . He later opened with JD & The Straight Shot for the Eagles and Don Henley , joined by Keith Urban and the Dixie Chicks . Copely can be prominently seen in New Year 's Eve , playing alongside Jon Bon Jovi in the fictitious rock band Jensen . Copely co-produced and performed on The Righteous Brothers song , `` Unchained Melody '' for Constantine Maroulis ( American Idol , Rock of Ages ) for his live guest appearance performance on American Idol .",
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"text": "The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922 . The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan . Considered to be Fitzgerald 's magnum opus , The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence , idealism , resistance to change , social upheaval , and excess , creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream . Fitzgerald -- inspired by the parties he had attended while visiting Long Island 's north shore -- began planning the novel in 1923 , desiring to produce , in his words , `` something new -- something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned . '' Progress was slow , with Fitzgerald completing his first draft following a move to the French Riviera in 1924 . His editor , Maxwell Perkins , felt the book was vague and persuaded the author to revise over the next winter . Fitzgerald was repeatedly ambivalent about the book 's title and he considered a variety of alternatives , including titles that referenced the Roman character Trimalchio ; the title he was last documented to have desired was Under the Red , White , and Blue . First published by Scribner 's in April 1925 , The Great Gatsby received mixed reviews and sold poorly ; in its first year , the book sold only 20,000 copies . Fitzgerald died in 1940 , believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten . However , the novel experienced a revival during World , and became a part of American high school curricula and numerous stage and film adaptations in the following decades . Today , The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title `` Great American Novel . '' In 1998 , the Modern Library editorial board voted it the 20th century 's best American novel and second best English-language novel of the same time period .",
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"text": "Supercouple A supercouple or super couple ( also known as a power couple ) is a popular or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion . The term originated in the United States , and was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber , from General Hospital , made the pair a popular culture phenomenon . The term supercouple typically refers to fictional couples from television dramas and film , such as Gone with the Winds Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara . With regard to real-life pairings , tabloids and the mainstream media have focused on wealthy or popular celebrity couples , and have titled them supercouples or power couples . Examples are the former pairing of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez ( which became known by the portmanteau `` Bennifer '' ) , and the former relationship of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ( `` Brangelina '' ) .",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "The Serena Also Rises `` The Serena Also Rises '' is the 23rd episode of the CW television series , Gossip Girl . It was also the fifth episode of the show 's second season . The episode was written by Jessica Queller and directed by Patrick Norris . It originally aired on Monday , September 29 , 2008 on the CW . In the midst of Fashion Week , a furious Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester ) plans on sabotaging Serena van der Woodsen ( Blake Lively ) after Serena claims her Queen Bee status and rejecting her for New York socialite Poppy Lifton ( Tamara Feldman ) , during her mother 's fashion show . Jenny Humphrey ( Taylor Momsen ) becomes a casualty of Blair 's schemes as her father Rufus Humphrey ( Matthew Settle ) begins to see through her Jenny 's lies . Meanwhile , Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley ) decides to hang out with Chuck Bass ( Ed Westwick ) to improve his writing , incidentally discovering a darker side to Chuck . Lily Bass ( Kelly Rutherford ) finds difficulty in her marriage with Bart Bass ( Robert John Burke ) when details behind her past are uncovered .",
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"text": "The Great Gatsby (1926 film) The Great Gatsby is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon . It is the first film adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald . Warner Baxter portrayed Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson as Daisy Buchanan . The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . The Great Gatsby is now considered lost .",
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"text": "The Great American Trailer Park Musical The Great American Trailer Park Musical is a two-act musical , written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso . It explores the relationships between the tenants at the Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Florida , particularly between Pippi , `` the stripper on the run , '' the Dr. Phil-loving agoraphobic Jeannie , and Jeannie 's tollbooth-collector husband Norbert . It was performed in the first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004 and Off-Broadway in 2005 .",
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"text": "Council on Books in Wartime The Council on Books in Wartime ( 1942 -- 1946 ) was an American non-profit organization founded by booksellers , publishers , librarians , authors , and others , in the spring of 1942 to channel the use of books as `` weapons in the war of ideas '' ( the Council 's motto ) . Its primary aim was the promotion of books to influence the thinking of the American people regarding World War II , to build and maintain the will to win , to expose the true nature of the enemy , to disseminate technical information , to provide relaxation and inspiration , and to clarify war aims and problems of peace . The Council co-operated with the Office of War Information ( OWI ) and other Government agencies , but was itself a voluntary , unpaid , non-Governmental organization . The Council attempted to achieve its goals by acting as a clearinghouse for book-related ideas , by being an intermediary between the book-trade industry and government agencies , by offering advice to publishers , and by handling all forms of public relations including distribution of reading lists and pamphlets , lectures , radio programs , newsreels , and book promotion and publication . In 1942 , the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council . These titles were republished by Council member publishers with a seal of approval , a large `` I '' on the front cover meaning an `` Imperative '' book . 6 `` Imperative '' books were published between 1942 and 1945 ( see War Book Panel ) . In the spring of 1943 , the Council launched the effort for which it would become best known , the Armed Services Editions . By the time the program ended in 1947 , it had printed 122,951,031 books , selling them to the government at an average cost of just over six cents a volume . The Armed Services Editions brought high-end books to a mass audience , and helped popularize the emerging paperback format . One of the most popular ASE books was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ( 1943 ) by Betty Smith , and the ASE 's distribution of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel The Great Gatsby helped revive interest in the book . In 1944 , the Council launched Oversees Editions , Inc , a subsidiary aimed at distributing American books to civilian populations abroad , to promote a positive view of American culture . With the end of World War II , the Council on Books in Wartime ceased active operations on Jan 31 , 1946 but maintained its corporate entities to deal with the dispersal of remaining funds and the safekeeping of records . Some of those involved on the Council include : W. W. Norton of W. W. Norton & Company , Bennett Cerf of Random House , George A. Hecht of Doubleday & Co. , and Mark Van Doren .",
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"text": "Bart the Lover `` Bart the Lover '' is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' third season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 13 , 1992 . In the episode , Edna Krabappel , Bart 's teacher , feels increasingly isolated and , looking for a companion , places a personal ad in the newspaper . Bart , who was given a month 's detention for breaking the class fish tank with his yo-yo , decides to get revenge by responding to the ad . He creates a new adult male alter ego named Woodrow , inspired by a picture of former President Woodrow Wilson , and Mrs. Krabappel becomes infatuated with `` Woodrow '' . Meanwhile , Ned Flanders asks Homer to cut down on his swearing , so Homer starts using a swear jar . The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Carlos Baeza . Vitti had wanted an episode centered on Mrs. Krabappel that examined what it was like to have Bart as a student . It was the first episode of the show to feature her in a prominent role . The subplot where Homer tries to clean up his language was written partially in response to the complaints the show had been getting about the amount of cursing on the show . Woodrow 's voice was performed by Harry Shearer , who did an impression of Ricardo Montalbán . The picture Bart sends Edna is of NHL and WHA star Gordie Howe . The writers had originally wanted to use a picture of American football player Johnny Unitas , but were unable to get the rights to use his image . In its original airing on the Fox Network during February sweeps , the episode had a 12.9 Nielsen rating , finishing the week ranked 29th , up from the season 's average . Marcia Wallace , the voice of Mrs. Krabappel , won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for her role in the episode .",
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"text": "Daisy of Love thumb | right | Daisy de la Hoya attending the premiere of VH1 's `` Daisy of Love '' at My House , Hollywood , CA on April 26 , 2009 Daisy of Love is an American reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya , Oscar De La Hoya 's niece and also the runner-up of the VH1 reality dating show Rock of Love 2 . The show premiered on April 26 , 2009 , at 9:00 pm ET on VH1 .",
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"text": "Eureka: A Prose Poem Eureka ( 1848 ) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe ( 1809 -- 1849 ) which he subtitled `` A Prose Poem '' , though it has also been subtitled as `` An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe '' . Adapted from a lecture he had presented , Eureka describes Poe 's intuitive conception of the nature of the universe with no antecedent scientific work done to reach his conclusions . He also discusses man 's relationship with God , whom he compares to an author . It is dedicated to the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt ( 1769 -- 1859 ) . Though it is generally considered a literary work , some of Poe 's ideas anticipate 20th century scientific discoveries and theories . Indeed a critical analysis of the scientific content of Eureka reveals a non-causal correspondence with modern cosmology due to the assumption of an evolving Universe , but excludes the anachronistic anticipation of relativistic concepts such as black holes . Eureka was received poorly in Poe 's day and generally described as absurd , even by friends . Modern critics continue to debate the significance of Eureka and some doubt its seriousness , in part because of Poe 's many incorrect assumptions and his comedic descriptions of well-known historical minds . It is presented as a poem , and many compare it with his fiction work , especially science fiction stories such as `` The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar '' . His attempts at discovering the truth also follow his own tradition of `` ratiocination '' , a term used in his detective fiction tales . Poe 's suggestion that the soul continues to thrive even after death also parallels with works in which characters reappear from beyond the grave such as `` Ligeia '' . The essay is oddly transcendental , considering Poe 's disdain for that movement . He considered it his greatest work and claimed it was more important than the discovery of gravity .",
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"text": "The Golden Time The Golden Time is a 1949 novel by the Canadian author Harold Standish . It tells the story of the McGibbon family of Chatham , Ontario as they struggle with various troubles , including alcoholism , domestic abuse , and their ultimate triumph as owners of a tobacco farm in the countryside near Chatham . The novel was first published by in Toronto by Macmillan in 1949 , and was later reprinted in several paperback editions . Like other novels of the period by such contemporaries of Standish as Morley Callaghan and Hugh Garner , The Golden Time uses terse , straightforward prose reminiscent of social realist genre . As a significant departure from realism , however , the novel uses a number of time-shift sequences to emphasize the connections between the different generations of the McGibbon family . In this sense , the novel can be regarded as a precursor to such modernist Canadian novels as Sheila Watson 's The Double Hook and Hugh MacLennan 's The Watch That Ends the Night ( both published in 1959 ) . The Golden Time was Standish 's first novel . He published just one more novel , Blues for Loretta , in ( 1954 ) before giving up fiction to concentrate on poetry . In his biography of Standish , Douglas Scott quotes the legendary literary critic George Woodcock as saying that The Golden Time is `` a work that makes one wish Standish had turned his pen to fiction more often . ''",
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"text": "The Messenger Boy The Messenger Boy is a musical comedy in two acts by James T. Tanner and Alfred Murray , lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank , with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton , with additional numbers by Paul Rubens . The story concerned a rascally financier who tries to discredit a rival in love . After a tryout in Plymouth , it opened at the Gaiety Theatre in London , managed by George Edwardes , on 3 February 1900 and ran for a very successful 429 performances . Harry Grattan and Edmund Payne starred . Marie Studholme later joined the cast . It had a Broadway run of 128 performances from 16 September 1901 to 4 January 1902 . The director was Herbert Gresham , and the musical director was Louis F. Gottschalk . The cast included Georgia Caine as Nora , Jobyna Howland as Lord Punchestown , May Robson as Mrs. Bang and Flora Zabelle as Isabel Blyth . Rose Boote ( professional name , Miss Rosie Boote ) , who also appeared in the London cast , so charmed Geoffrey Taylour , 4th Marquess of Headfort , that he married her in 1901 . Rose Lady Headfort outlived her husband , dying in 1958 . The young ladies appearing in George Edwardes 's shows became so popular that wealthy gentlemen , termed `` Stage Door Johnnies '' , would wait outside the stage door hoping to escort them to dinner . In some cases , as here , a marriage resulted .",
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"text": "The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy is a historical fiction novel written by Jacopo della Quercia . The plot follows President William Howard Taft , scientist and son of a former president Robert Todd Lincoln , Secret Service Chief John Wilkie , Captain ( later Major ) Archibald Butt and others as they slowly unravel a worldwide conspiracy over a decade in the making . The book , which was della Quercia 's debut novel , was published in 2014 by St. Martin 's Griffin , an imprint of publishing company St. Martin 's Press . The author described the book 's genre not as singular distinct genre , but as an `` equal parts cocktail '' of adventure , historical fiction , science fiction , thriller and comedy . In 2015 , della Quercia released a spiritual sequel , License to Quill , of a similar nature that concerns the lives of Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in Reformation-era Europe . The book has many references to actual events ; some , such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic , are important plot points , while others , such as the destruction of the zeppelin Erbslöh , are passively mentioned as news or memories . The author also includes excerpts from real newspaper articles , which were used to provide exposition in the storyline . Similarly , all of the main characters in the book were real , relevant figures in the 20th century . The characters profiles were fictionalized to fit in with the book 's plot and atmosphere , but their names , positions , occupations and personalities are kept largely intact .",
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"text": "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": "Katharine the Great Katharine the Great : Katharine Graham and The Washington Post is an unauthorized biography of Katharine Graham , the newspaper owner , authored by Deborah Davis , and initially released in 1979 . The book was first published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ( HBJ ) , but they withdrew the book from circulation after a few weeks and returned the rights to Davis after citing that `` certain facts and circumstances have arisen since publication . '' Davis sued HBJ for $ 6 million in 1982 for breach of contract , alleging the recall came after a letter from the Washington Post 's executive editor , Benjamin C. Bradlee to the publisher ; Bradlee called the publication of the book `` completely irresponsible '' and then listed 39 errors where his name appeared . The suit was settled out of court for $ 100,000 .",
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"text": "The Confidential Agent The Confidential Agent ( 1939 ) is a thriller novel by British author Graham Greene . Fueled by Benzedrine , Greene wrote it in six weeks . To avoid distraction , he rented a room in Bloomsbury from a landlady who lived in an apartment below him . He used that apartment in the novel ( it 's where D. hides for a day ) and had an affair with the landlady 's daughter . He wrote the book for money and was so displeased with his work that he wanted it published under a pseudonym . But critics took a far different view ; The New York Times , for example , called the novel `` a magnificent tour-de-force . ''",
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"text": "Manhattan Transfer (novel) Manhattan Transfer is an American novel by John Dos Passos published in 1925 . It focuses on the development of urban life in New York City from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age as told through a series of overlapping individual stories . It is considered to be one of Dos Passos ' most important works . The book attacks the consumerism and social indifference of contemporary urban life , portraying a Manhattan that is merciless yet teeming with energy and restlessness . The book shows some of Dos Passos ' experimental writing techniques and narrative collages that would become more pronounced in his U.S.A. trilogy and other later works . The technique in Manhattan Transfer was inspired in part by James Joyce 's Ulysses ( 1922 ) , T. S. Eliot 's The Waste Land , and experiments with film collage by Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein . Sinclair Lewis described it as `` a novel of the very first importance ... The dawn of a whole new school of writing . '' D. H. Lawrence called it `` the best modern book about New York '' he had ever read , describing it as `` a very complete film ... of the vast loose gang of strivers and winners and losers which seems to be the very pep of New York . '' In a blurb for a European edition , Ernest Hemingway wrote that , alone among American writers , Dos Passos has `` been able to show to Europeans the America they really find when they come here . ''",
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"text": "The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is G. K. Chesterton 's final collection of detective stories , published after his death in 1936 . Of the eight mysteries , seven were first printed in the Storyteller magazine . The Unmentionable Man was unique to the book . The stories revolve around a civil servant named Mr. Pond ( we are not told his first name ) . He is described as a very ordinary and fish-like man who has a habit of startling those who meet him with outrageous paradoxical statements . He seems unaware of the oddness of his remarks , and his friend Sir Hubert Wotton explains : `` he looks a very sedentary , scientific little cuss ... but he 's really had very extraordinary experiences . He does n't talk about them ; he does n't want to talk about them ... but when , in the course of talking in the abstract he comes on some concrete thing that he has actually done -- well , I can only say he crumples it up . He tries to crush it into a small space and it simply sounds contradictory . Almost every one of those crazy sentences simply stands for one of the adventures in what would be called by most people a very unadventurous life . '' Chesterton himself was well known for using paradox in his writings , but in one story he explains that his kind of paradox is different from Mr. Pond 's : Paradox has been defined as `` Truth standing on her head to get attention . '' Paradox has been defended ; on the ground that so many fashionable fallacies still stand firmly on their feet , because they have no heads to stand on . But it must be admitted that writers , like other mendicants and mountebanks , frequently do try to attract attention . They set out conspicuously , in a single line in a play , or at the head or tail of a paragraph , remarks of this challenging kind ; as when Mr. Bernard Shaw wrote : `` The Golden Rule is that there is no Golden Rule '' ; or Oscar Wilde observed : `` I can resist everything except temptation '' ; or a duller scribe ( not to be named with these and now doing penance for his earlier vices in the nobler toil of celebrating the virtues of Mr. Pond ) said in defence of hobbies and amateurs and general duffers like himself : `` If a thing is worth doing , it is worth doing badly . '' To these things do writers sink ; and then the critics tell them that they `` talk for effect '' ; and then the writers answer : `` What the devil else should we talk for ? Ineffectualness ? '' In four of the stories Pond is induced to tell the dramatic tale which lies behind a baffling paradox ; in another , `` Pond the Pantaloon '' , Wotton tells the story . In two more , `` The Crime of Captain Gahagan '' and `` The Terrible Troubadour '' , Pond 's keen mind arrives at the truth when his friend Gahagan is accused of murder . In `` Ring of Lovers '' Gahagan tells a true story and trusts to Pond to guess the secret behind it . These stories written at the end of Chesterton 's career contain narrative stretches and improbabilities , but they do not lack his familiar flashes of insight . In the story The Crime of Captain Gahagan Chesterton observes , through the character of Mr. Pond , that `` Love never needs time . But friendship always needs time . More and more time , until up past midnight . ''",
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"text": "The Big Bang Theory (season 2) The second season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory was originally aired on CBS from September 22 , 2008 , to May 11 , 2009 , over 23 episodes . The Complete Season DVD was released September 15 , 2009 , and a Blu-ray version was reissued on July 10 , 2012 , with remastered surround sound audio , whereas the DVD version only had stereo . Season two starts immediately after the end of season one with Leonard and Penny 's date . Jim Parsons submitted the episode `` The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis '' for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards . In 2009 , TV Guide ranked the episode the # 60 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes . Christine Baranski submitted the episode `` The Maternal Capacitance '' for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "The Night Letter The Night Letter is a 1978 book by Paul Spike , with a double-layered structure : an anti-Nazi spy thriller on the background of the early part of the Second World War , and an exposure of cynical and machiavellian maneuverings in the American corridors of power . The book belongs to the subgenre of secret history -- i.e. with a plot in which real historical figures play a substantial part , doing things which are the author 's invention but which supposedly ( for reasons given in the plot ) remained secret and did not come to the knowledge of the public . In the book , a British doctor meets in 1936 with President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who is unaware that the doctor is a Nazi sympathizer . The visitor manages to secretly photograph the President in a compromising position with his secretary , Missy LeHand ( whom historians widely assume to have been indeed Roosevelt 's mistress ) . By 1940 , senior Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich possesses the picture and intends to use the photo for blackmail and prevent Roosevelt from running for a third term -- in the hope that whoever gets elected instead would be more likely to keep the US out of the Second World War . The President must recover the photo before the Democratic Party Convention which is about to nominate him . What makes the situation more difficult is that Roosevelt also needs to bypass the FBI -- for apprehension that should the photo fall into the hands of J. Edgar Hoover , the FBI Director might use it for his own brand of blackmail . Instead , Roosevelt employs former FBI Agent Jackson , who had left the Bureau under a cloud and incurred Hoover 's personal enmity , and who is completely loyal to the President . The bulk of the book follows Jackson 's chase after the photo , starting from Paris at the very eve of its fall to the Wehrmacht and concluding with a cataclysmic confrontation at a secret Michigan base of the `` Silver Shirts '' -- a murderous , power-mad American Fascist militia ( which truly existed , though not necessarily doing all that the book describes it as doing ) . The chase ends with a mixed result -- the Nazi agents have been killed or captured , but the negative did fall into the hands of the FBI who caught the scent of what was going on . The book ends on a cynical note : Hoover meets the President at the White House , claims to have destroyed the negatives ( which is manifestly untrue ) and proceeds to imperiously demand the sacking of Jackson -- obviously he is under the impression that he now holds Roosevelt 's fate in his hand . Upon being shown this , the President presents a photo of his own , showing Hoover in a compromising position with a handsome young FBI agent . Roosevelt and Hoover would henceforth be tied to each other , `` like convicts in chain gang '' , each able to destroy the other but only at the cost of his own destruction . Category :1978 books Category : Corruption Category : Secret histories Category : Thriller novels",
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"text": "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": "Man of Steel (film) Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Superman . It is a British-American venture produced by Legendary Pictures , DC Entertainment , Syncopy Inc. , and Cruel and Unusual Films , and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe . The film is directed by Zack Snyder , written by David S. Goyer , and stars Henry Cavill , Amy Adams , Michael Shannon , Kevin Costner , Diane Lane , Laurence Fishburne , Antje Traue , Ayelet Zurer , Christopher Meloni , and Russell Crowe . Man of Steel is a reboot of the Superman film series that retells the character 's origin story . In the film , Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton and assumes the role of mankind 's protector as Superman , but finds himself having to prevent General Zod from destroying humanity . Development began in 2008 , when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers , screenwriters and directors , opting to reboot the franchise . In 2009 , a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel 's family recapturing the rights to Superman 's origins and Siegel 's copyright . The decision stated that Warner Bros. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films , but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011 , then the Shuster and Siegel estates would be able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film . Producer Christopher Nolan pitched Goyer 's idea after story discussion on The Dark Knight Rises , and Snyder was hired as the film 's director in October 2010 . Principal photography began in August 2011 in West Chicago , Illinois , before moving to Vancouver and Plano , Illinois . Man of Steel was released in theaters on June 14 , 2013 , in conventional 2D , 3D , and IMAX formats . Despite receiving mixed reviews , the film became a box office success , grossing over $ 668 million worldwide . Critics praised the film 's visuals , action sequences , and Hans Zimmer 's musical score but criticized its pacing and lack of character development . A follow-up , Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice was released on March 25 , 2016 while a standalone Superman sequel is in active development .",
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"text": "History of Springfield, Massachusetts The history of Springfield , Massachusetts ( est. 1636 ) springs in large part from its favorable geography , situated on a steep bluff overlooking the Connecticut River 's confluence with three tributaries . It was an ancient Indian crossroad for two major trade routes : Boston-to-Albany and New York City-to-Montreal . Springfield also sits on some of the northeastern United States ' most fertile soil . Springfield was founded in 1636 as Agawam , the northernmost settlement of the Connecticut Colony . The settlement defected from Connecticut after four years , however , later joining forces with the coastal Massachusetts Bay Colony . The town changed its name to Springfield , and changed the political boundaries among what later became New England States . Springfield flourished as a trading post and agricultural center until 1675 's King Philip 's War , when a coalition of Indians laid siege to Springfield and later burned it to the ground . Its prosperity waned for the next hundred years but , in 1777 , United States Revolutionary War leaders made it a National Armory to store weapons , and in 1795 it began manufacturing muskets . Until 1968 , the Armory made small arms . Its first American muskets ( 1794 ) were followed by the famous Springfield rifle and the revolutionary M1 Garand and M14s . The Springfield Armory attracted generations of skilled laborers to the city , making it the United States ' longtime center for precision manufacturing ( comparable to a Silicon Valley of the Industrial Revolution ) . The Armory 's near-capture during Shays Rebellion of 1787 was among the troubles that prompted the U.S. Constitutional Convention later that year . Innovations in the 19th and 20th centuries include the first American English dictionary ( 1805 , Noah Webster ) , the first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing ( 1819 , Thomas Blanchard ) , the first American horseless car ( 1825 , again Thomas Blanchard ) , vulcanized rubber ( 1844 , Charles Goodyear ) , the first American gasoline-powered car ( 1893 , Duryea Brothers ) , the first American motorcycle company ( 1901 , `` Indian '' ) , an early commercial radio station ( 1921 , WBZ , and most famously , the world 's third-most-popular sport of basketball ( 1891 , Dr. James Naismith ) . Throughout the latter half of the 20th century , Springfield endured a protracted decline , accelerated by the decommission of the Springfield Armory in 1969 . Springfield became increasingly like the declining , second tier Northeastern U.S. cities from which it had long been set apart . During the 1980s and 1990s , Springfield developed a new reputation for crime , political corruption , and cronyism . Seeking to overcome its downgrade , the city undertook several large ( but unfinished ) projects , including a $ 1 billion high-speed rail ( New Haven-Hartford-Springfield high-speed rail ) , a proposed $ 1 billion MGM Casino , and others .",
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"text": "Steel (1979 film) Steel is a 1979 drama film starring and executive produced by Lee Majors . It was filmed in Lexington , Kentucky and the surrounding Fayette County . The film was directed by Steve Carver .",
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"text": "New Boston, Michigan New Boston is an unincorporated community in Huron Charter Township , Wayne County , in the U.S. state of Michigan . Huron Township includes three separate communities : the largest community is New Boston ; south of New Boston , Willow and Waltz are smaller , newer communities being developed with new subdivisions . The Huron River runs just south of downtown New Boston . Huron Township is just south of Romulus , Michigan , and is just west of Flat Rock , Michigan . Interstate 275 ( I-275 ) passes through the middle of the community with three exits providing easy access . Exits off I-275 are Sibley , South Huron , and Will-Carleton roads , the latter being the southern-most exit . New Boston was first settled in 1827 and was originally called `` Catville '' after the initials of the proprietor , C. A. Trowbridge . It received a post office with that name in 1860 . On March 20 , 1868 , it was renamed New Boston , after Boston , Massachusetts . New Boston is home to Gibbs Sweet Station and Mc Nasty 's Saloon . Mary Anne 's Family Diner once used to thrive , but recently closed . New Boston also hosts an Apple Fest every October . Huron River Drive is closed every year just for the Apple Festival , which includes a parade , lots of shopping booths , great food , and live entertainment . Huron High School is also located in the area . New Boston 's assets include open land , proximity to Detroit Metro Airport , and easy access to I-275 and I-94 . In addition , there are three major metro parks in the area .",
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"text": "State Street Block (Boston) State Street Block ( built 1857 ) is a granite building near the waterfront in the Financial District of Boston , Massachusetts . Architect Gridley James Fox Bryant designed it . In the 1850s `` the Long and Central Wharf Corporation ... sold each bay to individual owners , requiring that ` the granite to be used for the sidewalk & facade of each bay must be purchased from the Corporation & erected according to the architect 's plan . ' '' Walt Whitman visited Boston in 1860 , and wrote about what he saw : `` Noblest of all State Street Block , east of the Custom House , rough granite . The above probably one of the finest pieces of com -LSB- merical -RSB- architecture in the world . '' Another visitor travelling through Boston ( in 1859 ) called it `` a magnificent block . '' In the mid-20th century , `` nearly three-quarters of the original 22-bay building ... was amputated for construction of the Central Artery ... and the roofline of the remainder has been destroyed . '' The surviving portion of the block was added as part of the Custom House District to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 .",
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"text": "Men of Steel (1926 film) Men of Steel is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Milton Sills , Doris Kenyon and May Allison . The film 's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco .",
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"text": "Commonwealth Armory The Commonwealth Armory was a Massachusetts Army National Guard armory . It was built at the intersection of Harry Agganis Way and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston , Massachusetts in 1914-1915 for Troops A , B , C , and D of the First Squadron Cavalry , Battery A of the Massachusetts Field Artillery , the Field Hospital Corps , Ambulance Corps , and the Signal Corps . During its life , it was home to military units , a concert by The Who in October 1969 , and anti-war demonstrations . It was demolished in 2002 and replaced by the Agganis Arena in 2004 .",
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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": "Newton Upper Falls Newton Upper Falls is a village situated on the east bank of the Charles River in the city of Newton , Massachusetts , in the United States . The area borders Needham , Massachusetts to the south/southwest , Wellesley , Massachusetts to the west , the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston to the extreme southeast , and the Newton villages of Waban , Newton Highlands and Newton Center to the north and east . The village is served partially by Eliot `` T '' station , part of the Green Line `` D '' Branch of the MBTA , with rapid light rail service inbound into downtown Boston and outbound to Riverside . Major roads that serve the village are Route 128 , and Route 9 ( Boylston Street ) , which provides a direct , 6 mile commute into downtown Boston . Newton 's first mill on the Charles River was built in 1688 in Upper Falls . Over the next 150 years , the water power available at Upper Falls led to the village 's steady growth as many more mills were built along that stretch of the river . By 1850 the village had 1300 inhabitants which was 25 % of the entire population of Newton . Newton Upper Falls is home to the Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge , a large aqueduct turned pedestrian walkway over the Charles River . It is said to be the only village that has retained its original name from when the area was founded in the 17th century . It has over 150 homes on the historic register despite its small area . In 1909 , a Roman Catholic church called Mary Immaculate of Lourdes opened in Upper Falls . Sullivan Avenue , an unpaved private road in Newton Upper Falls is the last remaining portion of the ancient highway connecting Boston and Cambridge with Newton and points west in the 17th century ( back then it was called Cambridge Village ) . Also on Sullivan Avenue is a famous pothole ; not the kind you avoid with your car , but a geological anomaly where a boulder that was originally pushed down the cliff by a now extinct waterfall got caught and became round . The boulder spun around in its place carving a shaft over thousands of years . Since then half the shaft collapsed and now all that can be seen is half of a cylindrical shaft through the cliff at the corner of Sullivan and Elliot Streets . A 60 acre area , including much of the area between Route 9 and Elliot Street , and east from the Charles River to Cottage Street and Hickory Cliff Road , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 .",
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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": "Hynes Convention Center The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston was built in 1988 from a design by architects Kallmann , McKinnell & Wood . It replaced the John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium , also a convention center , built in 1963 during the Massachusetts Turnpike expansion from Route 128 to the Central Artery , which was regarded as `` ungainly '' . The 1988 design `` attempted to relate in scale and materials to its Back Bay setting , adopting granite and setbacks ... The severe gray interior is reminiscent of an early 20th-century German railroad station '' . The Center is named after former Boston mayor John Hynes .",
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"text": "North Station North Station is a major transportation hub located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston , Massachusetts , United States . It is one of the city 's two inbound terminals for Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail trains , the other being South Station . The main concourse of North Station is located at the street level immediately below TD Garden , a major sports venue in Boston that is home to the Boston Bruins hockey team and the Boston Celtics basketball team . The arena is also used for rock concerts and other events , taking advantage of the extensive transportation connections at the site .",
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"text": "Boston Braves (AHL) The Boston Braves were a professional ice hockey team in Boston , Massachusetts . They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1971 to 1974 . The early 1970s saw an unprecedented boom in the popularity of hockey in the greater Boston area , fuelled by the success of the Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito-led Boston Bruins . The Bruins had sold out all of their home games at the Boston Garden for years , and the team owners thought that placing their minor-league affiliate in the same arena , made sense on several levels . Previously , the Bruins ' top affiliates were the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League . The team was named after the eponymous National League baseball team that had played in Boston until 1953 -- which had been owned by Charles F. Adams , founder of the Bruins , during the 1930s . The first season of the AHL Braves , under coach Bep Guidolin , was wildly successful . Behind a powerful club led by future NHLstars Dan Bouchard and Rich Leduc , and with other veteran minor-leaguers and future NHL players such as Doug Roberts , Ross Brooks , Nick Beverley , Garry Peters and Don Tannahill , the club tied for first place in its division with the powerful Nova Scotia Voyageurs with a 41-21-14 mark , while proving popular enough in Boston to set league records for single-game and single-season attendance that survived for decades . In its second season , however , competition from the WHA 's New England Whalers served to saturate the market . Furthermore , NHL expansion cost the team its best player , Bouchard , who had been picked by the Atlanta Flames , while WHA defections caused the recall of Brooks to the parent club and the departure of Roberts and Peters to the rival league . While scoring declined only slightly , the defense was notably poorer . The team still finished second in the division with a 34-29-13 mark , but attendance had nearly halved . In the Braves ' third and final season , the defense collapsed to the point where the team finished out of the playoffs after a 23-40-13 record . With attendance dwindling further and the ebbing of the hockey boom itself in New England , Bruins ' management decided to suspend the team ; the next season saw the Bruins affiliating with the Rochester Americans . The Bruins maintained the franchise 's existence for many years , paying a nominal fee to the league to keep it dormant , finally selling its rights to the Winnipeg Jets in 1987 so that the Jets could move it to the Maritimes to become the Moncton Hawks .",
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"text": "Commonwealth Steel Company Commonwealth Steel Company was an American steel company based in Granite City , Illinois and founded in 1901 `` by some of the young men who had helped establish the American Steel Foundry . '' The company produced steel castings and railroad supplies at its 10 acre plant , employing about 1,500 people . Over the years , the company 's innovative steel castings products made Commonwealth an increasingly important manufacturer and supplier to the rail industry . By 1928 `` practically all locomotives and passenger cars built in the United States '' were using Commonwealth products . The significance of the company to the rail industry became evident when two locomotive manufacturers , and customers of Commonwealth , Baldwin Locomotive Company and American Locomotive Company , formed General Steel Castings Corporation in 1928 and acquired Commonwealth and its products in 1929 .",
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"text": "Minuteman Bikeway The Minuteman Bikeway is a 10-mile ( 16-kilometre ) paved multi-use rail trail located in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts . It runs from Bedford to Alewife station , passing through Lexington and Arlington along the way . -RCB- | -RCB- | -RCB- The Minuteman Bikeway runs from Bedford to the Alewife station at the northern end of the Red Line in Cambridge . It passes through the towns of Lexington and Arlington on the way . Also along the route are several notable regional sites , including Alewife Brook Reservation , Spy Pond , `` Arlington 's Great Meadows '' ( actually located in Lexington ) , the Battle Green in Lexington , and Hanscom Air Force Base . At its Cambridge terminus , the bikeway connects with four other bike paths : the Fitchburg Cutoff Path the Cambridge Linear Park which , in turn , leads to the Somerville Community Path . the Alewife Brook Greenway , a connection to the Mystic River bike path , following Alewife Brook . The Alewife Brook extension received $ 4M from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as the `` Minuteman Bikepath Connector '' project . a sidewalk path to Fresh Pond Reservation . Plans are underway to extend the Somerville Community Path to downtown Boston , which would create a much larger continuous bikeway accessible from the Minuteman . At the Bedford end , the Minuteman Bikeway connects with the Narrow Gauge Rail Trail and the Reformatory Branch Rail Trail .",
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"text": "Bill Cracks Down Bill Cracks Down is a 1937 American film directed by William Nigh . The film is also known as Men of Steel in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Brackenridge Works Brackenridge Works is a steel mill facility owned by Allegheny Technologies and operated by subsidiary Allegheny Ludlum in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Brackenridge and Natrona , Pennsylvania in the United States .",
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"text": "Steel Valley (Pittsburgh) The Southern Steel Valley is the area of post-industrial and industrial concentration along the upper Ohio River valley as well as the Monongahela River all the way to the West Virginia border . It has also included most of the Allegheny River , Beaver River and Youghiogheny River valleys . Most of the Pittsburgh metro area is considered part of `` Steel Valley '' , as well as most of the Weirton-Steubenville-Wheeling Ohio/West Virginia , Morgantown/Fairmont West Virginia and East Liverpool/Youngstown/Mercer / New Castle Ohio and Pennsylvania metro areas . To locals in these regions the `` Steel Valley '' refers to towns and cities along the river shore , the school district and valley areas and not always the suburbs and cities at higher elevations , though the term has been used for the entire region . The Youngstown area of Ohio ( as well as the Wheeling/Steubenville/Weirton area ) though geographically and demographically connected to the `` Steel Valley '' retain many distinctions from the Steel Valley centered in Pittsburgh .",
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"text": "33 Arch Street 33 Arch Street is a contemporary highrise in the Financial District and Downtown Crossing neighborhoods of Boston , Massachusetts . The building was completed in 2004 after three years of construction , which began on June 5 , 2001 . It is tied with the State Street Bank Building as Boston 's 20th-tallest building , standing 477 feet ( 145 m ) tall , and housing 33 floors . The 33rd floor is 392 feet ( 119 m ) above grade and the top of the cooling tower screen is 429 feet ( 131 m ) above grade . It was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects .",
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"text": "Tower Heist Tower Heist is a 2011 American heist comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson , based on a story by Bill Collage , Adam Cooper and Griffin . The plot follows Josh Kovaks ( Ben Stiller ) , Charlie Gibbs ( Casey Affleck ) and Enrique Dev ` reaux ( Michael Peña ) , employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of Wall Street businessman Arthur Shaw ( Alan Alda ) . The group enlist the aid of criminal Slide ( Eddie Murphy ) , bankrupt businessman Mr. Fitzhugh ( Matthew Broderick ) and another employee of the apartment building , Odessa ( Gabourey Sidibe ) , to break into Shaw 's apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agent in charge of his case , Claire Denham ( Téa Leoni ) . Tower Heist began development as early as 2005 , based on an idea by Murphy that would star himself and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob Trump International Hotel and Tower . As the script developed and changed into an Ocean 's Eleven -- style caper , Murphy left the project . Ratner continued to develop the idea into what would eventually become Tower Heist , with Murphy later rejoining the production . Filming took place entirely in New York City on a budget of $ 75 million ( after tax rebates ) , with several buildings provided by Donald Trump used to represent the eponymous tower . The film score was composed by Christophe Beck and released commercially on November 1 , 2011 . The film received mixed reviews with much of the praise going to the cast , including Broderick , Leoni and Stiller . However , Murphy was repeatedly singled out by critics as the star of the film , with critics feeling that he displayed a welcome return to the comedic style of his early career . Much of the criticism received by the film was focused on the plot , which was considered `` formulaic , '' `` rushed , '' `` dull '' and `` laborious . '' The film was released on November 4 , 2011 and earned $ 152 million worldwide . Prior to release , the film was involved in a controversy over plans by Universal Pictures to release it for home viewing on video on demand to 500,000 Comcast customers , only three weeks after its theatrical debut . Concern over the implementation 's harming ticket sales and inspiring further films to follow suit resulted in several theater chains ' refusal to show the film at all if the plan went ahead , forcing Universal to abandon the idea .",
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"text": "Boston Road, Springfield, Massachusetts Boston Road is Springfield , Massachusetts 's principal commercial and retail corridor . The Boston Road neighborhood is located on the eastern edge of the city , beginning about five miles from Metro Center . It is a medium-sized Springfield neighborhood , containing 727 acre plus rights-of-way and water bodies . Principal boundaries are the Boston & Albany Railroad to the north ; the North Branch of the Mill River to the south ; the Town of Wilbraham to the east ; and Cobb and Methuen Streets to the west . Boston Road remains a commercial stronghold , home to the fully occupied Eastfield Mall , various big box stores , a movie theater , and a branch of Hampden Bank . Just across from the above-mentioned Hampden Bank , Springfield city parks including Five Mile Pond and Loon Pond provide places to swim , fish , boat , and picnic . The High School of Science & Technology and the controversially renovated Putnam Vocational High School are located in this neighborhood . The neighborhood also features numerous local and chain restaurants , not to mention a handful of independently owned restaurants and bars . Overall , Springfield 's Boston Road is one of the city 's most eclectic neighborhoods , functioning as a car-oriented version of Metro Center . Whereas one does not need a car to shop and enjoy Springfield 's compact Metro Center , a car is a necessity for use along Boston Road .",
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"text": "Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( -LSB- biːˈjɒnseɪ -RSB- born September 4 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . Born and raised in Houston , Texas , she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny 's Child . Managed by her father , Mathew Knowles , the group became one of the world 's best-selling girl groups of all time . Their hiatus saw Beyoncé 's theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember ( 2002 ) and the release of her debut album , Dangerously in Love ( 2003 ) , which established her as a solo artist worldwide , earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles `` Crazy in Love '' and `` Baby Boy '' . Following the disbandment of Destiny 's Child in 2006 , she released her second solo album , B'Day ( 2006 ) , which contained the top-ten hits `` Déjà Vu '' , `` Irreplaceable '' , and `` Beautiful Liar '' . Beyoncé also continued her acting career , with starring roles in The Pink Panther ( 2006 ) , Dreamgirls ( 2006 ) , and Obsessed ( 2009 ) . Her marriage to rapper Jay Z and portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records ( 2008 ) influenced her third album , I Am ... Sasha Fierce ( 2008 ) , which saw the introduction of her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010 , including Song of the Year for `` Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) '' . Beyoncé took a hiatus from music in 2010 and took over management of her career ; her fourth album 4 ( 2011 ) was subsequently mellower in tone , exploring 1970s funk , 1980s pop , and 1990s soul . Her critically acclaimed fifth album , Beyoncé ( 2013 ) , was distinguished from previous releases by its experimental production and exploration of darker themes . With the release of the widely acclaimed Lemonade ( 2016 ) , Beyoncé became the first artist to have their first six studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart . Throughout her career , she has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist , and a further 60 million with Destiny 's Child , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time . She has won 22 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award 's history . She is the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards , with 24 wins . The Recording Industry Association of America recognized her as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2009 , Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade , the Top Female Artist of the 2000s ( decade ) and awarded her their Millennium Award in 2011 . In 2014 , she became the highest-paid black musician in history and was listed among Time 's 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row . Forbes listed her as the most powerful female in entertainment of 2015 , and in 2016 she occupied the sixth place for Person of the Year .",
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"text": "Sugar Symphony Sugar Symphony is the debut extended play ( EP ) by American recording duo Chloe x Halle . It was released under Parkwood Entertainment , under exclusive license to Columbia Records , on April 29 , 2016 . The EP was their first official release since being signed by Beyoncé . The EP features their debut single , `` Drop '' . The music video for the single was directed by Andrew Hines , and currently has over two million views on YouTube . In March 2016 , Michelle Obama introduced Chloe and Halle at the White House Easter Egg Roll , where they performed `` Fall '' from the EP , alongside Michelle Obama 's `` This Is For My Girls '' and an unreleased track , `` Baby Bird '' . In June , they performed `` Drop '' at the YouTube Music Foundry in New York City , and later in the month at the BET Awards 2016 in Los Angeles . In July , they performed songs from the EP as a support act for the European leg of Beyoncé 's The Formation World Tour .",
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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": "Rico Love Richard `` Rico '' Preston Butler , Jr. ( born December 3 , 1982 ) , better known by his stage name Rico Love , is an American songwriter , record producer and singer . He was born in New Orleans , Louisiana , but split his childhood between Milwaukee , Wisconsin and New York City 's Harlem neighborhood . He attended Florida A&M and , while visiting Atlanta , Georgia , worked his way into the music industry through connections with Usher , who would become Love 's mentor . The first song Love ever wrote in his career was `` Throwback '' for which ended up on Usher 's 2004 album `` Confessions . '' Love success continued writing and producing hit records such as Usher 's `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Hey Daddy ( Daddy 's Home ) '' , Nelly 's `` Just a Dream '' and `` Gone '' , as well as Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Sweet Dreams '' . and has contributed to works which have gone on to win Grammys such as Beyoncé 's 2009 Best Contemporary R&B album I Am ... Sasha Fierce , Usher 's 2010 Best Contemporary R&B album Raymond v. Raymond , and Usher 's 2010 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance `` There Goes My Baby '' . In addition Love has written and produced records for Kelly Rowland , Diddy -- Dirty Money , Chris Brown , Alexandra Burke , Keri Hilson , Fergie , and Fantasia . Love is also the CEO of Division1 , a record label which partnered with Interscope Records in 2013 . Love has appeared as a featured artist on records with T.I. , Usher , Jermaine Dupri , Jamie Foxx , Rich Boy , and Fat Joe .",
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"text": "Upgrade U `` Upgrade U '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé from her second studio album B'Day ( 2006 ) . The song features additional vocals from American rapper Jay-Z . It was composed by Swizz Beatz , Cameron Wallace , Beyoncé , MK , Makeba , Sean Garrett , Angela Beyincé , Jay-Z , Willie Clarke , Clarence Reid , and Beyoncé 's sister , Solange . Columbia Records released `` Upgrade U '' as a promotional single on November 27 , 2006 in the United States only . `` Upgrade U '' draws from the genres of hip hop and contemporary R&B . The concept of the song revolves around a woman offering luxuries to a man to upgrade his lifestyle . `` Upgrade U '' was generally well received by music critics , some praising Knowles ' assertiveness while singing about her desire to give luxuries to her man . Many also praised the natural chemistry that Knowles and Jay-Z have in the song . After the release of B'Day , `` Upgrade U '' started to gain popularity on R&B and hip hop radio stations in the United States . This prompted its pre-release debut on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart and later on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart ; after its promotional release , the song peaked at number 11 and at number 59 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot 100 charts respectively . The music video for the song was directed by Melina Matsoukas , and took one and a half days of shooting . Knowles did an impersonation of Jay-Z in the clip and is also seen amidst gold watches and jewelry , continuing the motif of luxury that is alluded to in the song . It finally emerged as the forty-fifth best R&B / Hip-Hop song of 2007 in the United States . Although Knowles did not perform `` Upgrade U '' in any televised appearances , the song was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience tour ( 2007 ) , and I Am ... Tour ( 2009 -- 10 ) , as well as her and Jay Z 's joint On the Run Tour ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "R&B Divas R&B Divas may refer to : R&B Divas : Atlanta , which was originally named R&B Divas R&B Divas : Los Angeles , a spin-off R&B Divas ( album ) , an album led by American recording artist Faith Evans , produced in conjunction with the television series .",
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"text": "Siedah Garrett Siedah Garrett ( born June 24 , 1960 ) is an American singer and songwriter , who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry , such as Michael Jackson , The Pointer Sisters , Brand New Heavies , Quincy Jones , Tevin Campbell , Donna Summer , Madonna , Jennifer Hudson among others . Garrett has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song , and won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 50th Grammy Awards for co-writing `` Love You I Do '' ( performed by Jennifer Hudson ) for the 2006 musical film , Dreamgirls .",
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"text": "Mama's Gun Mama 's Gun is the second studio album by American neo soul singer Erykah Badu . It was recorded between 1999 and 2000 at Electric Lady Studios in New York and released on November 21 , 2000 , by Motown Records . A neo soul album , Mama 's Gun incorporates funk , soul , and jazz styles . It has confessional lyrics by Badu , which cover themes of insecurity , social issues and personal relationships . The album has been viewed by critics as a female companion to neo soul artist D'Angelo 's second album Voodoo ( 2000 ) , which features a similar musical style and direction . Critics have also noted that while Baduizm contained its share of cryptic lyricism , Mama 's Gun is much more direct in its approach , and places the artist in a subjective position more than its predecessor . The album contains the single `` Bag Lady '' , Badu 's first top 10 Billboard hit , which was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and for Best R&B Song . The song `` Did n't Cha Know ? '' was also nominated for Best R&B Song . The album features substantial contributions from several members of the Soulquarians outfit , of which Badu was a member . It also features guests such as soul singer Betty Wright and trumpeter Roy Hargrove . Mama 's Gun was met with great critical success and sold strongly , reaching Platinum two months after its release . Thematically the album explores topics regarding self-esteem , relationship breakdowns , and police brutality , and features a more eclectic sound than its predecessor . Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the Top 10 Albums of 2000 .",
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"text": "Alexandra Burke discography The discography of British R&B and pop recording artist Alexandra Burke , which consists of one studio album , seven singles as a main artist , two as a featured artist and nine music videos . All songs which have been released under the recording label of Sony BMG and Syco Music . Alexandra made her debut in 2008 when she auditioned for British reality talent show , The X Factor during the fifth series , and ultimately won the show on 12 December 2008 . During the series she dueted with Beyoncé Knowles on Knowles ' `` Listen '' . After winning the show , she instantly had a record deal with Sony BMG and Syco Music and released debut single , `` Hallelujah '' . `` Hallelujah '' peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart . The song became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours , selling 105,000 copies in one day . It was also the top-selling song of the year in the UK , and became the 2008 UK Christmas number one single . By January 2009 , UK sales of Burke 's version had passed one million copies , a first for a British female soloist . The music video for the song was directed by Max and Dania who directed the charity single Burke released with fellow X Factor Finalists 2008 , `` Hero '' which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart . Burke returned in late 2009 with follow up single , `` Bad Boys '' which featured vocals from American rapper , Flo Rida . She performed the song on the first live show of the sixth series of The X Factor . The R&B single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart as well as Burke gaining international success with the single . `` Bad Boys '' went on to gain a Platinum certification and Burke was nominated for a BRIT Award , it was the second time Burke was nominated for the Best British Single , first time with `` Hallelujah '' . In the UK , `` Bad Boys '' is the 18th Biggest Download of all time . She released her debut album Overcome in October 2009 . It was described as `` edgy '' and `` beaty '' . The album was said to resemble artists such as Rihanna or Lady Gaga . Upon the release of the album , the album went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 132,065 in its first week . Its first-week numbers were the fourth largest first-week sales by a female artist in 2009 behind releases by Susan Boyle , Lily Allen and Leona Lewis and was the twenty-second best-selling album of 2009 , and the forty-third best-selling album of 2010 . The album spent 60 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by The British Recorded Music Industry for shipments over 600,000 copies . `` Broken Heels '' was released as the album third single and `` All Night Long '' featuring Pitbull as the fourth . `` All Night Long '' received a platinum certification and Burke was nominated for another BRIT Award in 2010 . `` Start Without You '' was released in mid-2010 and the song went on to top the UK Singles Chart , `` The Silence '' was released as the final single from the album . Work began in 2011 on a second studio album , titled Heartbreak on Hold - was released on the 4 June 2012 . The lead single , `` Elephant '' - featuring Erick Morillo - was released on 11 March 2012 through RCA Records , where it debuted at number three in the United Kingdom ; marking Burke 's sixth top ten single as a solo artist . A second single , `` Let It Go '' was released and underperformed peaking at 33 . The album then debuted and peaked at 18",
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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": "Party (Beyoncé song) `` Party '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album , 4 ( 2011 ) . It features guest vocals from American rapper André 3000 and uncredited vocals from Kanye West , and was released by Columbia Records as the fourth single from 4 on August 30 , 2011 . The song was written by Kanye West , Jeff Bhasker and Beyoncé , with the production being handled by Beyoncé and West and was co-produced by Bhasker . A midtempo R&B song , `` Party '' exhibits elements of the 1980s funk and soul music , and samples the 1985 song `` La Di Da Di '' , written by Dexter Mills , Douglas Davis and Ricky Walters . It recalls the work of New Edition and Prince , among others . Built on a 808-retro beat , multi-tracked harmonies , and a smooth groove , the song 's instrumentation includes slow-bouncing synthesizers , keyboard tones , and drums . Lyrically , `` Party '' gives ode to political themes such as feminism and sexual empowerment . In his rap verses , André 3000 references milk and gets philosophical about his own career . `` Party '' was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 54th Grammy Awards . The song reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . It debuted on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart in July 2011 , and peaked at number 2 on the chart for three consecutive weeks . Following the release of 4 , `` Party '' charted at number 19 on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart . `` Party '' was part of Beyoncé 's set list for her 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé and the Revel Presents : Beyoncé Live residency shows .",
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"text": "Sparkle (2012 film) Sparkle is a 2012 American musical film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films , It was released on August 17 , 2012 , by TriStar Pictures . Inspired by The Supremes , Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name , which centered on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1960s . The remake takes place in Detroit , Michigan in the 1960s during the Motown era . The film stars Jordin Sparks , Derek Luke , Whitney Houston , Mike Epps , Cee Lo Green , Carmen Ejogo , Tika Sumpter , Tamela Mann and Omari Hardwick . Sparkle features songs from the original film written by soul musician Curtis Mayfield as well as new compositions by R&B artist R. Kelly . This film is the debut of R&B / pop singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks as an actress . Sparkle also marks Whitney Houston 's fifth and final feature film role before her death on February 11 , 2012 , three months after filming ended . The film is dedicated to her memory .",
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"text": "Popstars – Du bist mein Traum In summer 2001 the German version of Popstars returned with a second installment of the series , this time searching for a mixed-gender musical R&B group . More than 11,000 hopeful singers attended open television auditions in Frankfurt , Cologne , Berlin , Stuttgart , Hamburg , and Munich , conducted by choreographer Detlef `` D ! '' Soost , producer Alex Christensen , and singer and radio host Noah Sow . Over the course of several recalls and re-recalls the three judges and vocal coach Artemis Gounaki reduced the contestants to a group of 32 who immediately travelled to Ibiza , Spain to get trained in singing , dancing , and fitness . In the end three females and five males remained who again moved into a loft in Munich to start working on their performance and publicity skills . During a special episode on 11 November 2001 , judges Soost and Christensen eventually disclosed that Ross Antony , Hila Bronstein , Shaham Joyce , Faiz-Kevin Mangat , Verena `` Indira '' Weis , and Giovanni Zarrella were chosen to become part of the multicultural group Bro'Sis . The contestant became part of the winning band Bro'Sis . The contestant made it to the final eight . Title translation : You Are My DreamWinning band : Bro'SisJudges : Alex Christensen , Detlef Soost , Noah SowCoaches : Artemis Gounaki , D. Soost",
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"text": "Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18 , 1970 ) , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , television producer , record producer , and talk show host . Born in Newark , New Jersey , she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen the same year , featuring the hit single `` Ladies First '' . Her second album , Nature of a Sista ( 1991 ) , was her final album with Tommy Boy Records . Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single , from 1993 to 1998 . Her third album Black Reign ( 1993 ) , spawned the single `` U.N.I.T.Y. '' , which won a Grammy Award and was successful on the Billboard Hot 100 . She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off ( 1996 ) and released her fourth album , Order in the Court , in 1998 , with Motown Records . Latifah gained mainstream success and acclaim with her performance in the film Chicago ( 2002 ) , receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004 , and has since appeared in a number of films , such as Bringing Down the House ( 2003 ) , Taxi ( 2004 ) , Barbershop 2 : Back in Business ( 2005 ) , Beauty Shop ( 2005 ) , Last Holiday ( 2006 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) and Joyful Noise ( 2012 ) . In 2007 and 2009 , she released two more studio albums -- Trav ` lin ' Light and Persona . She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show , which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS . Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie ( 2015 ) , which she co-produced , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . She has long been considered one of hip-hop 's pioneer feminists . Queen Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 . Latifah 's work in music , film and television has earned her a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , two NAACP Image Awards , an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records .",
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"text": "House of Deréon House of Deréon was a ready-to-wear fashion line introduced by singer and actress Beyoncé and her mother/stylist Tina Knowles . The style and concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family , with the name `` Deréon '' paying tribute to Beyoncé 's maternal grandmother , Agnèz Deréon ( Mother of Tina Knowles ) . As of 2012 the junior line Deréon has been discontinued .",
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"text": "BET Awards 2014 The 2014 BET Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles , California on June 29 , 2014 . Chris Rock was unveiled as the host for the upcoming BET Awards on May 14 during the network 's 106 & Park music video countdown show . Beyoncé lead the nominations with 6 , followed by Jay-Z with 5 . Drake , Pharrell Williams and August Alsina were tied for 4 . Beyoncé was the big winner of the night winning 3 BET Awards , while Nicki Minaj , Drake , August Alsina and Pharrell Williams with 2 .",
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"text": "Let's Move! Flash Workout Let 's Move ! Flash Workout initiative by Beyoncé Knowles is a part of a larger Let 's Move ! campaign to end childhood obesity in the United States . The campaign was started by First Lady Michelle Obama . The Let 's Move ! Initiative has the goal of `` solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight '' .",
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"text": "Knowles (singer) Knowles ( born Jeanne Ingabire Buteru '' ' on 1 October 1990 ) is a Rwandan singer . Her stage name is taken from American R&B vocalist Beyoncé Knowles . Butera writes many of her own songs and is known as a strong entertainer , famous for her dancing and beauty . Her songs touch on such themes as romantic relationships , societal issues and daily life .",
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"text": "Young Divas Young Divas was an Australian pop girl group , which formed in 2006 by Sony BMG Australia initially for a one-off single and national tour to promote all members as solo artists . The original line up consisted of former Australian Idol contestants , including season one finalist Paulini , season two contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter , season three winner Kate DeAraugo and runner-up Emily Williams . Young Divas released a cover of `` This Time I Know It 's for Real '' to attract attention for the tour . The song peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) . A cover of `` Happenin ' All Over Again '' was later released as their second single , which peaked at number nine and was certified gold . Due to their commercial success , Sony BMG decided that the Young Divas would record a full-length album of classic disco and pop covers titled , Young Divas , in November 2006 . The album debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum . In June 2007 , Coulter parted ways with the group to resume her solo music career and was replaced by season four runner-up Jessica Mauboy . Young Divas released their second album New Attitude in November 2007 , which debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold . The album 's lead single `` Turn Me Loose '' ( featuring rapper Savage ) reached number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart . In 2008 , Young Divas officially disbanded with all members resuming their solo music careers .",
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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": "The Fighting Temptations The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Lynn , written by Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson , and distributed by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films . The main plot revolves around Darrin Hill ( Cuba Gooding Jr. ) who travels to his hometown of Monte Carlo , Georgia as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer , Lilly ( Beyoncé ) , with whom he falls in love . Through the choir 's music , Darrin brings the church community back together all the while seeking a relationship with Lilly . The film is notable for its soundtrack and ensemble cast . The film received mixed reviews upon release .",
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"text": "Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( born March 27 , 1969 or 1970 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress . In 1990 , she rose to fame with the release of `` Vision of Love '' from her eponymous debut album . The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commercially successful albums which solidified the singer as Columbias highest selling act . Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995 -- 96 with `` One Sweet Day , '' which remains the longest-running number-one song in US chart history . Following a contentious divorce from Sony Music head Tommy Mottola , Carey adopted a new image and traversed towards hip hop with the release of Butterfly ( 1997 ) . In 1998 , she was honored as the world 's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000 . Carey parted with Columbia in 2000 , and signed a record-breaking $ 100 million recording contract with Virgin Records America . In the weeks prior to the release of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001 , she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion . The project was poorly received and led to a general decline in the singer 's career . Carey 's recording contract was bought out for $ 50 million by Virgin and she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Island Records the following year . After a relatively unsuccessful period , she returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . The album became the best-selling album in the US and the second best-seller worldwide in 2005 and produced `` We Belong Together , '' which became her most successful single of the 2000s , and was later named `` Song of the Decade '' by Billboard . Carey once again ventured into film with a well-received supporting role in Precious ( 2009 ) , and was awarded the `` Breakthrough Performance Award '' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival . Throughout her career , Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time . According to the RIAA , she is the third-best-selling female artist in the United States , with 63.5 million certified albums . With the release of `` Touch My Body '' ( 2008 ) , Carey gained her 18th number-one single in the United States , more than any other solo artist . In 2012 , the singer was ranked second on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Women in Music . '' Aside from her commercial accomplishments , Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards , 19 World Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and 14 Billboard Music Awards and has been consistently credited with inspiring a generation of singers . Referred to as the `` songbird supreme '' by the Guinness World Records , she has a five-octave vocal range , power , melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register .",
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"text": "Columbia Records Columbia Records ( also known simply as Columbia ) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment ( SME ) , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. , the United States division of Sony Corporation . It was founded in 1887 , evolving from an earlier enterprise named the American Graphophone Company , the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company . Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business , being the second major record company to produce recorded records . Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers , instrumentalists , and bands . From 1961 to 1990 , its recordings were released outside the U.S. and Canada under the CBS Records name ( named after the Columbia Broadcasting System ) to avoid confusion with the label of the same name owned by EMI , before adopting the Columbia name internationally in 1990 . It is one of Sony Music 's three flagship record labels , alongside RCA Records and Epic Records . Until 1989 , Columbia Records had no connection to Columbia Pictures , which used various names for record labels that they owned , including Colpix Records , Colgems Records , Bell Records and later Arista Records . Rather , as above , it was a division of CBS ( the Columbia Broadcasting System ) , a broadcasting media company which had purchased the company in 1938 , and had been co-founded in 1927 by Columbia Records itself . Though Arista Records was sold to Bertelsmann Music Group ( BMG ) , it would later become a sister label of Columbia Records through its mutual connection to Sony Music . Both Columbia Records and Columbia Pictures are connected through their parent company Sony Corporation of America , which is the parent of both the music and motion picture arms of Sony in the United States . Artists that have recorded for Columbia Records include , but are not limited to , Earth , Wind & Fire , AC/DC , Adam Ant , Bob Dylan , Neil Diamond , Celine Dion , David Bowie , Harry Styles , Leonard Cohen , Bruce Springsteen , Barbra Streisand , Pink Floyd , Tony Bennett , Roger Waters , Adele , Barry Gibb , Beyoncé , Susan Boyle , Billy Joel , Calvin Harris , Depeche Mode , Daft Punk , David Gilmour , Destiny 's Child , John Mayer , Little Mix , One Direction , Pharrell Williams , Robbie Williams and System of a Down .",
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"text": "Universal Music Publishing Group Universal Music Publishing Group ( UMPG ) is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group , a subsidiary of Vivendi Group . It was formerly known as MCA Music Publishing until its mother company Seagram was dismantled . Universal Music Publishing is the world 's second largest music publishing company , behind Sony/ATV Music Publishing .",
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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": "Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American major record label , owned by Universal Music Group , which operates as one third of the Interscope Geffen A&M Records label . On March 23 , 2017 , Billboard.com announced the label was relaunching with longtime A&R Neil Jacobson as President , who reports to John Janick , CEO and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records .",
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"text": "Inside Recordings Inside Recordings is a Los Angeles , California based independent record label founded by singer-songwriter Jackson Browne in 1999 . Browne has stated that the mission of the label is to `` create a haven for music that might not find a home in the mainstream . '' In 2005 , Inside Recordings signed a nationwide direct distribution deal with independent music distributor Alternative Distribution Alliance . The label 's inaugural release under the agreement was Browne 's own Solo Acoustic , Vol . 1 , which was released in the U.S. on October 11 , 2005 . It was nominated for a Grammy Award soon afterward , just as Solo Acoustic , Vol . 2 was released . Artists with works previously released on the label include the Joel Rafael Band and Native American activist and spoken word artist John Trudell . In 2008 , Browne released his first studio recording in five years ; Time the Conqueror on Inside Recordings .",
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"text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1994 This is a list of the American Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1994 . There were 10 singles that topped the chart this year . The first of these , `` Hero '' by Mariah Carey , spent one week at the top , concluding a four-week run that had begun in December 1993 . The longest running number-one single of 1994 is `` I 'll Make Love to You '' by Boyz II Men , which logged 14 weeks at number-one , tying the song with `` I Will Always Love You '' by Whitney Houston for the most weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 until `` One Sweet Day '' by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men stayed atop the chart from December 1995 to the first quarter of 1996 . With the rise of `` On Bended Knee '' to the top of the Hot 100 , Boyz II Men became the first act to chart consecutive number-one singles in the United States since The Beatles charted three consecutive number-one singles in 1964 .",
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"text": "Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum In the case of Sony BMG Music Entertainment et al. v. Tenenbaum , record label Sony BMG , along with Warner Bros. . Records , Atlantic Records , Arista Records , and UMG Recordings , accused Joel Tenenbaum of illegally downloading and sharing files in violation of U.S. copyright law . It was only the second file-sharing case ( after Capitol v. Thomas ) to go to verdict in the Recording Industry Association of America 's ( RIAA ) anti-downloading litigation campaign . ( The vast majority of cases having been settled out of court . ) After the judge entered a finding of liability , a jury assessed damages of $ 675,000 , which the judge reduced to $ 67,500 on constitutional grounds , rather than through remittitur . After both parties appealed , the First Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the original damage award of $ 675,000 and remanded the case to the District Court , ruling that the judge should have avoided the constitutional issue by first considering remittitur . The Supreme Court refused to hear Tenenbaum 's appeal arguing against the remand . A new District Court judge then found no cause for remittitur , and held that the statutory damage award was constitutional . Tenenbaum again appealed to the First Circuit , which in June 2013 upheld the award .",
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"text": "Whitney Houston discography The discography of American singer Whitney Houston ( 1963 -- 2012 ) consists of seven studio albums , six compilations , two soundtrack albums , five box sets , six extended plays , and fifty-seven singles . In 1985 , Houston released her self-titled debut album . It spent fourteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified thirteen times platinum ( Diamond ) by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , with global sales of 25 million copies . The album produced four US top 5 singles , including three Billboard Hot 100 number-ones . In 1987 , Houston released her second album Whitney . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was supported by four US number-one singles : `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , `` Did n't We Almost Have It All '' , `` So Emotional '' , and `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' , which established an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits by a performer . Whitney was certified 9 × Platinum by the RIAA and topped the charts in numerous countries , having sold in excess of 20 million copies worldwide . Houston 's third studio album , I 'm Your Baby Tonight ( 1990 ) , peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and yielded two number-one singles ; `` I 'm Your Baby Tonight '' and `` All the Man That I Need '' , selling 10 million units worldwide . In February 1991 , Houston released `` The Star Spangled Banner '' performance from Super Bowl XXV as a single , becoming the highest-charting rendition of the national anthem on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Bodyguard soundtrack from her film debut , was released in November 1992 . The album contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a Houston album by Billboard . It topped the Billboard 200 for twenty non-consecutive weeks , one of the longest tenures by an album in the Nielsen SoundScan era . The album was certified 17 × Platinum the United States and sold over 45 million copies worldwide , becoming the best-selling soundtrack album and one of the top 5 best-selling albums of all time . The lead single from the soundtrack , `` I Will Always Love You '' , topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a then-record-breaking fourteen weeks and was certified 6 × Platinum by the RIAA , peaked at number one on the charts in nearly every country and sold 12 million copies worldwide , becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time . Houston contributed three songs , including her eleventh number-one single `` Exhale ( Shoop Shoop ) '' on the 7x platinum soundtrack album , Waiting to Exhale ( November 1995 ) . The following year she released The Preacher 's Wife in November 1996 . The soundtrack was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA and became the biggest selling gospel album of all time . In 1998 , she released her first studio album in eight years , My Love Is Your Love . The album failed to match the commercial status of her previous albums , peaking at number thirteen , her lowest chart position on the Billboard 200 among her studio albums . Despite initial weak sales , the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status with 11 million units sold worldwide , being certified 4 × Platinum in the United States . From late 1998 to early 2000 , the album generated five singles ; `` When You Believe '' ( duet with Mariah Carey ) , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right but It 's Okay '' , `` My Love Is Your Love '' , and `` I Learned from the Best '' . Houston entered the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , released in May 2000 . The double-disc was certified 3 × Platinum by the RIAA in 2002 and earned 5 × Platinum award posthumously , recognizing 2.6 million in sales throughout the United States . The album hit the top position on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.66 million copies in the UK alone . Also , it reached the top ten in many worldwide markets , selling 10 million copies globally . Just Whitney , released in December 2002 , became her first album after renewing her contract with Arista for a record $ 100 million in 2001 . The album failed to earn multi-platinum status , receiving only Platinum award in the US , and became her lowest-selling studio album to date . She released a holiday album , One Wish : The Holiday Album in November 2003 . In September 2009 , Houston returned to the top position of the Billboard 200 with I Look to You , becoming her fourth number-one album on the chart ; which was her first non-soundtrack number-one in 22 years , since 1987 's Whitney . It also topped the album charts of several European countries and was certified Platinum by the RIAA . Her albums Whitney Houston , Whitney , The Bodyguard and Whitney : The Greatest Hits are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA . According to the RIAA , Houston is the top-selling R&B female artist of the 20th century , and the fourth best-selling female artist in the United States , with shipments of 57 million albums . In addition , until the launch of the RIAA 's digital certification program in 2004 , she had sold 16.5 million physical singles more than any other female solo artist in history . According to the Official UK Charts Company in October 2012 , Houston is at number four in the top 10 biggest selling female singles artists of all-time list with a sales total of 8.5 million singles . Whitney Houston is one of pop music 's best-selling music artists of all-time , with an estimated 170 -- 200 million records sold worldwide .",
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"text": "Record club A record club was a mail-order retail club for selling records promoted by the major record labels during the 1950s onwards . Major clubs included EMI Records club founded in 1965 Columbia House ( redirect from Columbia Record Club ) established in 1955 . It had a significant market presence in the 1980s Capitol Record Club , Capitol Records Britannia Music Club , Polygram World Record Club Ltd. company in the United Kingdom which issued long-playing records and reel-to-reel tapes , mainly classical Customers usually joined record clubs by agreeing to buy a certain number of records , but a significant number of members would not pay for records they ordered . Record companies saw lower royalties from sales through record clubs than from sales through stores and other means . Also , the clubs could give away up to one free record for every record sold -- resulting in about half as much revenue for record companies as they might get through other kinds of distributors .",
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"text": "Sony Music Australia Sony Music Entertainment Australia is the predominant record label operated by Sony Music Entertainment in Australia .",
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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": "Angel Records Angel Records was a record label founded by EMI in 1953 . It specialised in classical music , but included an occasional operetta or Broadway score . The Angel mark was used by EMI , its predecessors , and affiliated companies since 1898 . EMI 's classical-music operations were sold to Warner Music Group in 2013 . The label is currently inactive since 2006 , dissolving and reassigning Angel Records ' artists and catalogues into its parent label EMI Classics and musical theatre artists and catalogues into Capitol Records . EMI Classics was sold and absorbed into Warner Classics .",
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"text": "Cary Sherman Cary H. Sherman is an American lawyer and lobbyist . He has been the Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) since August 2011 . He served as President of the RIAA from 2001 to 2011 .",
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"text": "Taraneh Records Taraneh Records is a record label based in Reseda , California . The label focuses on Iranian music . Taraneh Enterprises , Inc. ( dba : Taraneh Records ) is a major manufacturer and distributor of Persian Media ( DVD , CD , VHS ) in the United States . Taraneh Enterprises , Inc. has a large selection of old and new Iranian music CDs and movies on DVDs .",
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"text": "Perspective Records Perspective Records was an American record label , launched in 1991 by the producing team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis , through a joint venture with A&M Records -- which Jam & Lewis had had a prosperous working relationship with throughout the 1980s , with several of its major acts including Janet Jackson , The Human League , and label founder Herb Alpert . Acts on Perspective 's roster included Bobby Ross Avila , Smooth , Mint Condition , Lo-Key , Solo , Sounds of Blackness , Young Zee , and Ann Nesby . From 1993 to 1996 , A&M Records released most of its own urban acts through Perspective . In 1997 , Jam and Lewis resigned as the label 's CEOs , but remained consultants . Over the next year , Perspective continued to release recordings by the current artists for the sake of fulfilling contractual obligations with them . The company was dismantled , and absorbed into A&M Records , in early 1999 -- per the merger of A&M 's PolyGram parent and Universal Music Group .",
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"text": "Word Records Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville , Tennessee . It is owned by Curb Records and is a part of Word Entertainment .",
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"text": "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again `` Christmas Time is in the Air Again '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album , Merry Christmas II You ( 2010 ) . It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman . Lyrically , it is about finding love during the Christmas season . The track garnered positive reviews from critics , with one describing it as an outstanding performance and the only song on the album that could compare to one of Carey 's previous Christmas singles , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' . It was released as a single in December 2012 . An accompanying lyric video was released , and Carey has performed `` Christmas Time Is in the Air Again '' live on NBC 's Christmas in Rockefeller Centre event and during her December 2014 Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You , A Night of Joy & Festivity .",
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"text": "The Pussycat Dolls discography The discography of American girl group The Pussycat Dolls consists of two studio albums , one extended play , two live albums , 14 singles , two promotional singles and 13 music videos . To date , the group has sold 15 million albums and 40 million singles worldwide . In 2003 , Robin Antin struck a joint venture with Interscope Records to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a recording group . In 2004 , the group made their musical debut by releasing a cover of `` Sway '' , for the soundtrack to the film , Shall We Dance ? . Their self-titled debut album was released in September 2005 and it peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 . It earned double platinum certification in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , and 3 × platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , and 4 × platinum the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . The album 's lead single , `` Do n't Cha '' , peaked atop the charts in 15 countries and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA . Its follow-up singles , `` Stickwitu '' and `` Buttons '' were also a commercial success peaking in the top five on charts worldwide . After the success of their debut album , The Pussycat Dolls released their first video album , Pussycat Dolls : Live from London in 2006 to coincide with the group 's headlining world tour . As of 2008 , PCD has sold 3 million copies in the United States . After a three-year hiatus in hopes to further Scherzinger 's own solo career , the group reunited to record their second and final studio album , Doll Domination in September 2008 . Scherzinger began to receive a larger input in the recording process as co-writer and co-producer of the album . Doll Domination garnered a higher peak position than PCD of number four on Billboard 200 , but failed to match its predecessor 's commercial success . Its lead single `` When I Grow Up '' became another top ten single for the group . `` I Hate This Part '' was released as the second single and managed to attain similar success . In early 2009 , Doll Domination was re-released as two compilation albums . The lead single from Doll Domination 2.0 was `` Jai Ho ! ( You Are My Destiny ) '' which reached number one in 17 countries and follow-up single `` Hush Hush ; Hush Hush '' reached the top 20 worldwide . In 2010 , the original recording group line-up disbanded .",
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"text": "Just Whitney Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston , released on December 10 , 2002 in North America by Arista Records . It was her first studio album in four years , since 1998 's My Love Is Your Love , and after signing her new $ 100 million Arista contract in 2001 . The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 , and number three of Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week , not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack but also logged her highest debut sales out of her SoundScan-era solo albums . The album received mixed reviews from music critics . It spawned four official singles -- with three ; `` Whatchulookinat '' , `` Love That Man '' and `` Try It on My Own '' peaking at number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart . `` Try It on My Own '' also peaked at number 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary singles . Since its release , Just Whitney ... has gone on to sell/ship more than 2 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the US and Switzerland and Gold in France , Brazil and other countries . As of 2012 , the album 's US sales stand at approximately 1 million units . In 2003 , Just Whitney ... was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B / Soul Album of the Year .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Bridge of Spies (film) Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical drama legal thriller film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg , written by Matt Charman , Ethan and Joel Coen and stars Tom Hanks , Mark Rylance , Amy Ryan and Alan Alda . Set during the Cold War , the film tells the story of lawyer James B. Donovan , who is entrusted with negotiating the release of Francis Gary Powers -- a U.S. Air Force pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 -- in exchange for Rudolf Abel , a convicted Soviet KGB spy held under the custody of the United States , whom he represented at trial . The name of the film refers to the Glienicke Bridge , which connects Potsdam with Berlin , where the prisoner exchange took place . The film was an international co-production of the United States and Germany . Bridge of Spies was shot under the working title of St. James Place . Principal photography began on September 8 , 2014 , in Brooklyn , New York City , and the production proceeded at Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam . The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on October 16 , 2015 , in the United States and distributed by 20th Century Fox in other territories . It was a box office success , grossing $ 165 million worldwide , and received positive reviews , garnering praise for its direction , screenplay , acting , score , and production merits . The film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay , and won Best Supporting Actor for Rylance .",
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"text": "British intelligence agencies The Government of the United Kingdom maintains intelligence agencies within several different government departments . The agencies are responsible for collecting and producing foreign and domestic intelligence , providing military intelligence , performing espionage and counter-espionage . Their intelligence assessments contribute to the conduct of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom , maintaining the national security of the United Kingdom , military planning and law enforcement in the United Kingdom . The three main agencies are the Secret Intelligence Service ( MI6 ) , the Security Service ( MI5 ) , and the Government Communications Headquarters . The history of the organisations goes back to the 19th century . The decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram in 1917 was described as the most significant intelligence triumph for Britain during World War I , and one of the earliest occasions on which a piece of signals intelligence influenced world events . During the Second World War and afterwards , many observers regarded Ultra as immensely valuable to the Allies of World War II . In the post-war period , intelligence cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States became the cornerstone of Western intelligence gathering and the `` Special Relationship '' between the UK and the USA .",
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"text": "Susan Norton Susan Norton is an England international and world champion bridge player . Norton was taught bridge by her parents . She made her junior international debut at the age of 14 . She read physics at Oxford University , where she succeeded in combining her academic pursuits with her interests in bridge , athletics and korfball . At the age of 22 , Norton formed a bridge partnership with Bryony Youngs . They were part of an England team which won the Lady Milne Trophy ; but , that partnership disbanded when Youngs moved to the USA to continue her studies . Norton then formed a partnership with Fiona Brown , in which she has had her greatest successes . Norton has always been a non-professional player , whose bridge career is secondary to her professional career and to her family life . She married in June 2015 , and gave birth to a daughter in April 2016 . , she is a director of a company which markets and distributes products to the veterinary and animal healthcare sectors , and is taking a break from international and ` high level ' bridge .",
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"text": "Spy Cables The Spy Cables are a series of leaked documents from global intelligence agencies that were published by Al Jazeera and The Guardian in 2015 . The documents date from 2006 to December 2014 and are largely derived from communications between South Africa 's State Security Agency and various agencies . Agencies included in the leaks include Israel 's Mossad , Russia 's FSB , and agencies from France , Jordan , Oman , the United Arab Emirates , the United Kingdom 's Secret Intelligence Service , the United States , and countries in Africa .",
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"text": "The Technology of Tears The Technology of Tears ( And Other Music for Dance and Theatre ) is a double album by English guitarist , composer and improvisor Fred Frith . It is the first of a series of Music for Dance albums Frith made , and is sometimes subtitled Music for Dance volume 1 . It was recorded between June 1986 and April 1987 , and released on a double LP and a single CD by RecRec Music ( Switzerland ) and on a double LP only by SST Records ( United States ) in 1988 . It was re-issued on CD in 2008 by Fred Records ( United Kingdom ) . All the CD releases omit the Propaganda suite ( side 4 of the double LP ) . The album comprises three suites : The Technology of Tears , commissioned by Rosalind Newman and first performed by her dance company at the Joyce Theatre , New York City in February 1987 ; Jigsaw , commissioned by the Concert Dance Company of Boston as a collaboration between Fred Frith , Rosalind Newman and Pier Voulkos and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Works Program of the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities ; Propaganda ( omitted on the CD releases ) , commissioned by the Creation Production Company , written and directed by Matthew Maguire and first performed at La Mama ETC in New York City from May 1 to 24 1987 . Frith composed all the music and plays most of the instruments , with assistance from John Zorn , Tenko Ueno , Christian Marclay and Jim Staley . The Propaganda suite was reworked and remastered in February 2015 , and released by Fred Records as Propaganda in November 2015 .",
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"text": "Spy Hard Spy Hard is a 1996 American spy comedy film parody starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan , parodying James Bond films and other action films . The introduction to the movie is sung by comedy artist `` Weird Al '' Yankovic . It is the first film to be written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer . The film 's title is a pun of Die Hard . The film is directed by Rick Friedberg and produced by Doug Draizin and Jeffery Knovitz . The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures on May 24 , 1996 , receiving generally negative reviews from critics . While many praised Nielsen 's acting and its humor , most found the script , story and its direction lame . The film eventually grossed $ 26 million against a production budget of $ 18 million , making it a relative success .",
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"text": "Bridgewire A bridgewire , sometimes spelled as bridge wire , also known as a hot bridge wire ( HBW ) is a relatively thin resistance wire used to set off a pyrotechnic composition serving as pyrotechnic initiator . By passing of electric current it is heated to a high temperature that starts the exothermic chemical reaction of the attached composition . After successful firing , the bridgewire melts , resulting in an open circuit . Usually a thin nichrome wire is used . Some applications also use platinum-silver alloy ; other bridgewire materials in use are platinum , gold , silver , tungsten , etc. . Care has to be taken when selecting the material as it is in direct contact with the pyrotechnic composition and should not undergo corrosion in such conditions . Another material , able to actively release chemical energy , is Pyrofuze , aluminium wire clad with palladium ; when being heated it undergoes strongly exothermic reaction as the molten metals form an alloy . A variant with the same function consists of laminated thin alternate layers of aluminium and nickel . Carbon bridge is a thin spot of colloidal graphite used as the bridgewire . Some variants use a conductive pyrotechnic composition as the resistive material . In amateur rocketry , grossly overloaded low wattage metal film resistors and 0805 Surface-mount technology resistors are also used . A shallow notch cut into the center of the bridgewire promotes gross localized overheating instead of homogeneous heating of the entire bridgewire . This may improve the bridgewire performance in some applications . Bridgewires are used in diverse applications ; to trigger detonators , electric matches , squibs , electric blasting caps , pyrotechnic fasteners , and more . Bridgewires dipped in a suitable pyrotechnic composition ( pyrogen ) are known as electric matches . Pyrogens with content of magnesium allow reaching very high combustion temperatures . Devices using bridgewires , whether for initiating an explosion ( `` electroexplosive '' ) or for nonexplosive purposes , are called bridge wire actuated devices ( BWAD ) . Bridgewires , especially connected to longer cables , may be susceptible to initiation by currents induced by external electromagnetic fields . By passing an extremely high amount of electric current through the bridgewire , it gets rapidly vaporized , causing a small explosion . This is exploited in exploding-bridgewire detonators ( EBWs ) , used for very safe and highly precise initiation of explosives , e.g. in nuclear weapons .",
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"text": "Detlef Bothe (actor) Detlef Bothe ( born 24 July 1965 ) is a German actor , screenwriter , film director and producer . Since the early 1990s , he has appeared in numerous film and television productions , both German and international . In 2015 , he appeared in the James Bond film Spectre as a henchman , in a scene where he and Q ( Ben Whishaw ) are seen riding a cable car in the Austrian Alps .",
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"text": "Computer bridge Computer bridge is the playing of the game contract bridge using computer software . After years of limited progress , since around the end of the 20th century the field of computer bridge has made major advances . In 1996 the American Contract Bridge League ( ACBL ) established an official World Computer-Bridge Championship , to be held annually along with a major bridge event . The first championship took place in 1997 at the North American Bridge Championships in Albuquerque . Since 1999 the event has been conducted as a joint activity of the American Contract Bridge League and the World Bridge Federation . Alvin Levy , ACBL Board member , initiated this championship and has coordinated the event annually since its inception . The event history , articles and publications , analysis , and playing records can be found at the official website .",
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"text": "Star Bridge Star Bridge is a science fiction novel by American authors Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn . It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies . However , 900 copies were never bound . It was also issued in paperback by Ace ( D-169 , 1955 , 35 cents , and F-241 , 40 cents ) and reissued by Berkley Books in 1977 and by Ballantine Books in 1982 ( with minor typographic errors ) . Williamson initially wrote about 50 pages in manuscript for the first draft , and worked up about 150 pages of notes for the novel 's completion . Finding himself `` blocked '' on the project , he turned his materials over to Gunn , who completed the book . It was sold to Gnome for a $ 500 advance . It is an adventure story in the classic Williamson tradition , woven with a reflection about the relative importance of impersonal forces and individuals in the events of history .",
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"text": "Rosenwald (film) Rosenwald is a 2015 documentary film directed by Aviva Kempner about the career of American businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald . It debuted on February 25 , 2015 at the Washington Jewish Film Festival .",
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"text": "Nuclear Secrets Nuclear Secrets , aka Spies , Lies and the Superbomb , is a 2007 BBC Television docudrama series which looks at the race for nuclear supremacy from the Manhattan Project through to Pakistan 's nuclear weapons programme .",
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"text": "Relationship Dilemma Relationship Dilemma is a 2015 Chinese romance film directed by Yang Xiaoxin . It was released on May 8 , 2015 in China .",
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"text": "Despite the Falling Snow (film) Despite the Falling Snow is a 2016 British Cold War espionage film directed by Shamim Sarif , adapted from her novel of the same name . Starring Rebecca Ferguson , Charles Dance , Oliver Jackson-Cohen , Antje Traue , Sam Reid , Anthony Head and Thure Lindhardt the film was released in the United Kingdom on April 15 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Totally Spies! Totally Spies ! is a French-Canadian animated spy comedy television series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel and produced by Marathon Media Group and Image Entertainment Corporation . The show was made to resemble anime styles and was originally based on the concept of a girl band . It focuses on three teenage girls in Beverly Hills , California , United States , who work as undercover super agents . Totally Spies ! was first seen on November 3 , 2001 on ABC Family in the United States . It premiered on TF1 in France on April 3 , 2002 , and on Teletoon in Canada on September 2 , 2002 . Since the series ' debut , 156 episodes have been broadcast , completing its sixth season to date . This includes several specials and a theatrical movie production , made and released between the fourth and fifth season . It has been broadcast in over 150 territories internationally . Several products tied to the series have been released , which include a series of comic books and video games .",
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"text": "Spies for Peace Spies for Peace was a British group of anti-war activists associated with the Committee of 100 who publicized government preparations for rule after a nuclear war . In 1963 they broke into a secret government bunker , Regional Seat of Government Number 6 ( RSG-6 ) at Warren Row , near Reading , where they photographed and copied documents . The RSGs were to include representatives of all the central government departments , to maintain law and order , communicate with the surviving population and control remaining resources . The public were virtually unaware what the government was planning for the aftermath of a nuclear war until it was revealed by Spies for Peace . They published this information in a pamphlet , Danger ! Official Secret RSG-6 . Four thousand copies were sent to the national press , politicians and peace movement activists and copies were distributed on the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 's Easter march from Aldermaston . The pamphlet said it was `` about a small group of people who have accepted thermonuclear war as a probability , and are consciously and carefully planning for it . ... They are quietly waiting for the day the bomb drops , for that will be the day they take over . '' It listed the RSGs and gave their telephone numbers . Most of the pamphlet was about RSG-6 , which Spies for Peace described in detail . They said that `` RSG-6 is not a centre for civil defence . It is a centre for military government '' , and they listed the personnel who were to staff it . The pamphlet described emergency planning exercises in which RSG-6 had been activated , including a NATO exercise in September 1962 , FALLEX-62 . Spies for Peace asserted that the exercise demonstrated the incapacity of the public services to cope with the consequences of nuclear attack and that the RSG system would not work . The exercise , they said , `` proved once and for all the truth of the 1957 Defence White Paper that there is no defence against nuclear war . '' In a hint at the source of their information , Spies for Peace said that FALLEX-62 `` convinced at least one occupant of one RSG at least that the deterrent is quite futile '' . The pamphlet claimed that at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis , a month after the NATO exercise , RSG-6 was not activated . The authors objected strongly to the fact that the RSG network had not been publicly debated , that its staff were unelected and that they would have military powers . The 1963 Aldermaston issue of the CND bulletin Sanity included the Spies for Peace revelations and several hundred demonstrators left the Aldermaston route and headed for RSG-6 where they set up a picket . Spies for Peace made front page news but the press was later advised by an official `` D-Notice '' from saying any more about the matter . The police tried to prevent any further distribution of the information but failed to do so . RSGs in Cambridge and Edinburgh were also picketed . Although several people were arrested , the original spies were not identified or caught . Since the death of Nicolas Walter , it has been revealed that he was one of the Spies for Peace .",
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"text": "James Bond The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections . Since Fleming 's death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television , radio , comic strip , video games and film . The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $ 7.040 billion in total , making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date , which started in 1962 with Dr. No , starring Sean Connery as Bond . As of , there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series . The most recent Bond film , Spectre ( 2015 ) , stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond ; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series . There have also been two independent productions of Bond films : Casino Royale ( a 1967 spoof ) and Never Say Never Again ( a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film , Thunderball ) . In 2015 , the franchise was estimated to be worth $ 19.9 billion , making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . The Bond films are renowned for a number of features , including the musical accompaniment , with the theme songs having received Academy Award nominations on several occasions , and two wins . Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond 's cars , his guns , and the gadgets with which he is supplied by Q Branch . The films are also noted for Bond 's relationships with various women , who are sometimes referred to as `` Bond girls '' .",
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"text": "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Les Amants du Pont-Neuf ( -LSB- lez ‿ amɑ̃ dy pɔ̃ nœf -RSB- ) is a 1991 French film directed by Leos Carax , starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant . The title refers to the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris . The North American title of the film is The Lovers on the Bridge , and , in a mistranslation of the original title , the Australian title is Lovers on the Ninth Bridge ( instead of `` Lovers on the New Bridge '' ) .",
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"text": "James Tont operazione U.N.O. James Tont operazione U.N.O. or Operation Goldsinger is a 1965 Italian spy film spoof based on James Bond directed by Bruno Corbucci . It was followed by James Tont operazione D.U.E. .",
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"text": "Solomon's Perjury are two 2015 Japanese suspense mystery films directed by Izuru Narushima , based on the novel of the same title by Miyuki Miyabe . The first , , was released on March 7 and the second , , was released on April 11 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Hidden Gems (Ace of Base album) Hidden Gems is a 2015 compilation album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base . It was released worldwide by Playground Music on March 6 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Madonna (entertainer) Madonna Louise Ciccone ( -LSB- tʃɪˈkoʊni -RSB- born August 16 , 1958 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and businesswoman . She achieved popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos , which became a fixture on MTV . Madonna is known for reinventing both her music and image , and for maintaining her autonomy within the recording industry . Music critics have acclaimed her musical productions , which have generated some controversy . Referred to as the `` Queen of Pop '' , Madonna is often cited as an influence by other artists . Born in Bay City , Michigan , Madonna moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance . After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy , she signed with Sire Records ( an auxiliary label of Warner Bros. . Records ) in 1982 and released her eponymous debut album the following year . She followed it with a series of commercially and critically successful albums , including the Grammy Award winners Ray of Light ( 1998 ) and Confessions on a Dance Floor ( 2005 ) . Throughout her career , Madonna has written and produced most of her songs , with many of them reaching number one on the record charts , including `` Like a Virgin '' , `` Papa Do n't Preach '' , `` Like a Prayer '' , `` Vogue '' , `` Take a Bow '' , `` Frozen '' , `` Music '' , `` Hung Up '' , and `` 4 Minutes '' . Madonna 's popularity was further enhanced by her roles in films such as Desperately Seeking Susan ( 1985 ) , Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) , and Evita ( 1996 ) . While the latter earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , most of her other films received poor reviews . Madonna has been acclaimed as a businesswoman , particularly after she founded entertainment company Maverick ( including the label Maverick Records ) . In 2007 she signed an unprecedented U.S. $ 120 million 360 deal with Live Nation , which led to a record deal with Interscope Records . Her other ventures include fashion design , writing children 's books , and filmmaking . Having sold more than 300 million records worldwide , Madonna is recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records . The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) listed her as the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second highest-certified female artist in the United States , with 64.5 million album units . Madonna is the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time , earning U.S. $ 1.31 billion from her concerts since 1990 . She became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility . Madonna was ranked at number one on VH1 's list of 100 Greatest Women in Music and number two ( behind only The Beatles ) on Billboards list of Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time .",
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"text": "Radio National Breakfast Radio National Breakfast ( sometimes shortened to Breakfast ) is a national early morning news programme in Australia . The programme is broadcast live in the eastern states ( and on delay in other states ) on the ABC Radio National network . It can also be listened to online . The programme is hosted by award winning journalist Fran Kelly .",
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"text": "E.Y.C. (band) E.Y.C. ( also known as Express Yourself Clearly ) was an American pop/R & B group . Its members were Damon Butler , Dave Loeffler and Trey McKay Parker . E.Y.C. failed to find success in their home country , but became more popular abroad in the United Kingdom and Australia . They scored six Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart before disbanding . Controversy surrounded the release of their track `` Black Book '' ; which was released as a special edition CD featuring the names of all the fans that had signed up to their mailing list encouraging them to purchase the CD . This resulted in the group scoring their biggest hit when the track peaked at Number 13 in the UK chart . They also appeared on the Childliners single , The Gift Of Christmas , alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys , Boyzone , MN8 , Sean Maguire , Deuce , Ultimate Kaos , Let Loose , East 17 , Peter Andre , Michelle Gayle and Dannii Minogue . Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow & Jason Orange & Howard Donland & Mark Owen & Kylie Minogue & Alexa Chung & Alex Zane .",
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"text": "Papa Don't Preach `` Papa Do n't Preach '' is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue ( 1986 ) . The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna , and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna . The song also appears remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and in its original form on the 2009 compilation album Celebration . The song 's musical style combines pop and classical styling , and its lyrics deal with teenage pregnancy and abortion . It was based on teen gossip Elliot heard outside his studio , which has a large front window that doubles as a mirror where schoolgirls from the North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles regularly stopped to fix their hair and chat . Released as the album 's second single in mid-1986 , the song was a commercial success . It became Madonna 's fourth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 , and performed well internationally , reaching the top position in the United Kingdom and Australia . It was well received by music critics and was frequently cited as a highlight in the album . The music video , directed by James Foley , shows Madonna 's second image makeover , featuring her with a more toned and muscular body , and cropped platinum blonde hair . It portrayed a storyline where Madonna is trying to tell her father about her pregnancy . The images are juxtaposed with shots of Madonna dancing and singing in a small , darkened studio , and spending a romantic evening with her boyfriend . Shortly after its release , the song caused heated discussions about its lyrical content . Women 's organizations and others in the family planning field criticized Madonna for encouraging teenage pregnancy , while groups opposed to abortion saw the song as having a positive pro-life message . Madonna has performed `` Papa Do n't Preach '' in four of her world tours , most recently The MDNA Tour in 2012 . The song also caused her first conflict with the Vatican , as she dedicated it to Pope John Paul II , who urged Italian fans to boycott her concerts during the Who 's That Girl World Tour in 1987 . In 2002 , British singer Kelly Osbourne recorded a hard rock cover of the song which was included as a bonus track on her debut album Shut Up .",
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"text": "Maripol Maripol is an artist , film producer , fashion designer and stylist who has had an influence on the looks of many influential artists , including Grace Jones , Deborah Harry and Madonna . She is also a Polaroid artist photographer . Maripol was brought up in France before moving to New York City in 1976 . In the early 1980s , Maripol was the art director for hip Italian boutique Fiorucci . By the mid-80s , Maripol had achieved some success with her own shop , Maripolitan , in the NoHo area of New York . Maripol is best known for designing for and styling pop singer Madonna during the Madonna and Like a Virgin albums in the mid-1980s . Maripol 's trademark black rubber bracelets , jewellery and crucifixes became as iconic as Madonna herself in these early years . She also made a line of official Madonna jewellery and accessories for the Like a Virgin tour . At the same time she directed documentary films , such as `` Crack is whack '' on 1980s artist Keith Haring . She has also worked as a film producer , most notably on the post-production of Downtown 81 , a film starring artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and featuring Blondie lead singer Deborah Harry , and with musical interludes by many New York No Wave bands . The movie , directed by then partner Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien , was filmed in 1980-81 as New York Beat . However , it was not until the late 1990s that the film was edited and released ( as Downtown 81 ) . O'Brien and Executive Producer Michael Zilkha enlisted Maripol to work on post-production to complete the film before its 2000 release , and debut at the Director 's Fortnight at Cannes . She has been the art director on music videos for Cher , D'Angelo , Elton John , and Luther Vandross . In February 2010 , Maripol had a collection of jewelry and tee shirts in the Marc by Marc Jacobs stores , inspired by the jewelry she created in the 80s . Early 2014 , Maripol released `` MARIPOLA X '' , a book about her erotic Polaroid pictures , including many from the 80s ( Grace Jones , Madonna , Naomi Campbell , etc. ) . The same year , she published `` Love Each other '' , her first record as singer with the French composer and producer which followed her collaboration with the French fashion label Each x Other .",
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"text": "The World's Famous Supreme Team The World 's Famous Supreme Team was an American hip hop radio show crew and recording group from the early 1980s . Members included See Divine the Mastermind and Just Allah the Superstar ( now known as JazzyJust the Superstar ) , among others . Their pioneering radio show started in 1979 on WHBI-FM 105.9 broadcasting from Newark , New Jersey , and featured Mr. Magic before he went on to host the first rap show on a major radio station , The Rap Attack on WBLS . The group rose to international prominance when punk impresario Malcolm McLaren recruited See Devine and Just Allah and samples of their radio show for his surprise hip hop hit , 1982 's `` Buffalo Gals '' , and the full album follow-up , Duck Rock ( 1983 ) . They are credited as the first hip hop group to incorporate Five Percent teachings and slang into their music , and their appearances on Duck Rock contains the first instances on record - a trait that would become increasingly predominant in the late '80s and '90s . The World Famous Supreme Team released their own hit single `` Hey DJ '' in 1984 , which would appear on their only album , Rappin ' ( 1986 ) . The group reunited with McLaren for the 1990 album , Round the Outside ! Round the Outside ! . `` Hey , DJ '' was later sampled on the Mariah Carey song `` Honey '' , popularising its use for a new generation .",
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"text": "Raji's Raji 's was a rock and roll nightclub in central Hollywood , open in the 1980s and early 1990s . It was located in the Hastings Hotel building , 6162 Hollywood Blvd. . The space had previously been occupied by a Greek restaurant called The King 's Palace . It was one of the great sweaty , smoke-filled ` dives ' of rock . It featured performances by iconic bands such as Green Day , Guns N ' Roses , Redd Kross , Hole , Jane 's Addiction , Arab and The Suburban Turbans , The Untold Fables , Dream Syndicate , The Lonesome Strangers , Snake Farm , The Billy Bremner Band , The Little Kings , The Shades , Tex & the Horseheads , Lock-Up , Mary 's Danish , The Miracle Workers , Social Distortion , The Electric Ferrets , the Mentors , GG Allin , The Nymphs , and Los Lobos , as well as out-of-town acts like Nirvana ( as seen on the cover of Nirvana 's 7 '' single , `` Sliver '' ) , Pink Fairies , Pussy Galore , Mod Fun and Kyuss . Top-draw local acts like Thelonious Monster , The Muffs , the Red Aunts , The Lazy Cowgirls , Beck , Trash Can School , Pigmy Love Circus , Oiler , Kryptonite Nixon , Butt Trumpet , Kill Buddha , the Sacred Hearts , the Creamers , The Humpers , and many other underground music bands found enthusiastic crowds as well . The club was also a hot spot for musicians , who would often come to watch bands and have drinks . Notable customers included Jonathan Richman , members of R.E.M. , Top Jimmy , Gil T , and Carlos Guitarlos ( of Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs ) , Billy Bremner of Rockpile , Nino Del Pesco ( The Lonesome Strangers ) , Viki Peterson ( of The Bangles ) , Texacala Jones or Mike Martt ( of Tex & the Horseheads ) , Bernie Bernstein ( The Little Kings ) , Flea ( of Red Hot Chili Peppers ) , Pope , Beck , Mike Savage ( of Pigmy Love Circus ) , Texas Terri , and more with an inside few often invited to stay after hours to party with the infamous Danny `` Dobbs '' Wilson , founder and booker of the club , and his regular cast of characters which included Bernie the doorman , Autumn the bartender , floor security Clint , Tony T , Dirty Ed , The Pope and sound man Brian `` Up-stein '' Green . One could see the likes of Dwarves , Spoon , Fishbone , My Other Side , Meat Puppets , Backbiter , Suplex Slam , The Red Devils/Blue Shadows , DC-3 , Rage Against the Machine , Dumpster , Dead , White , and Blue , White Zombie , Haunted Garage , Pennywise , Green Day , The Reverend Horton Heat , Top Jimmy , X , The Muffs , Wetherbell , Texorcist , Circle One , The Gears , The D.I. 's , Adolescents , Dogstar , The Uninvited , The Superkools , Claw Hammer , Two Free Stooges , The Flesh Eaters , Continental Drifters , Kyuss , Buglamp , Cake , Two Bass Hit , The Marigolds , The Jack Brewer Band , The Melodiacs , and The Skulls , among countless others . The venue sustained a lightning bolt gash near the bar due to the Northridge earthquake . The club continued to operate for three months after it was red tagged . A fire marshall shut the venue down for good and Larry Mann moved his operations to Hell 's Gate in the then , dangerous Yucca corridor . The building was demolished is now a parking lot for the MTA . The Ski Room , a bar located at 5851 Sunset Blvd. , a few blocks away from the club 's former location , was renamed Raji 's and run by the same family that ran the club in its last two years , until 2004 , when it closed due to the gentrification of central Hollywood . It 's now called The Bar . Danny `` Dobbs '' Wilson died in 2010 .",
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"text": "Breakfast in Bed `` Breakfast in Bed '' is a soul -- R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Dusty Springfield . It takes a knowing spin on the line `` You Do n't Have to Say You Love Me '' , the title of a song which had previously been a number one hit for her in the UK . After being released on her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis , it was later in the year recorded and popularized by Baby Washington on Cotillion . Harry J produced three reggae versions in 1972 : Lorna Bennett ; Scotty ; Bongo Herman ( see list below ) . Springfield 's version was featured in the 2014 movie Godzilla .",
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"text": "The Love Club EP The Love Club EP is the debut extended play ( EP ) by New Zealand singer Lorde . At the age of 12 , she was discovered by Universal Music Group scout Scott MacLachlan , and began writing songs . In December 2011 , MacLachlan paired Lorde with producer Joel Little , and within three weeks , the pair had co-written and produced all 5 songs on the EP . In November 2012 , Lorde self-released the EP for free download via SoundCloud . On 8 March 2013 the record was commercially released by Universal Music Group and Virgin Records . An indie rock-influenced electronica album , The Love Club EP was well received by music critics , who praised its production and compared its style to works by Sky Ferreira , Florence and the Machine and Lana Del Rey . The release peaked at number two in New Zealand and Australia , and was certified platinum and septuple platinum in those two countries respectively . In the US , the record charted at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart and have sold 60,000 copies as of August 2013 . To promote The Love Club EP , Lorde performed during various concerts , and `` Royals '' was released as a single .",
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"text": "Elliot in the Morning Elliot in the Morning is a morning radio talk show hosted by DJ Elliot Segal . It airs weekdays from `` 5:48 until 10-something '' on WWDC-FM in the Washington , D.C. metropolitan area , WRXL in Richmond , Virginia and on WBWZ in the Hudson Valley of New York . The program was simulcast on WOSC in Ocean City , Maryland from 2003 to 2004 and on WCHH in Baltimore , Maryland from May 2008 to November 2009 . Beginning in January 2014 , the show was briefly simulcast on WOR-AM , while continuing to simulcast on the DC and Richmond stations , with the show originally planning to leave the DC101 studios in January 2014 . However , after citing that `` significant changes '' would be needed for the show to succeed in NYC , it was announced that the show would no longer be carried on WOR-AM . The format covers a broad spectrum of topics , ranging from in-person or telephone interviews with well-known celebrities , to gross-out stunts involving much of the show 's supporting cast . The show has regular telephone interviews with Patricia Murphy ( from The Daily Beast ) , Mark Steines ( from Entertainment Tonight ) during sweeps and Brandon Noble ( former NFL player ) during football season . As of 2005 , Elliot in the Morning had been the cause of the fifth largest amount of Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) fines since 1970 , with $ 302,500 worth of fines leveled at the show . As a result , while the show still frequently involves euphemistic mentions of sexual topics , it is broadcast with a short tape delay , and is occasionally `` dumped '' to canned music for profanity .",
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"text": "Club at the End of the Street `` Club at the End of the Street '' is an up-beat song performed by Elton John and written by Bernie Taupin . From the album Sleeping with the Past , the song describes a night on the town between two lovers at a disclosed nightclub . John also describes the music of Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye being played . An interesting note is the video for the song was animated , due to Elton 's involvement with the family of AIDS victim Ryan White . The record company demanded a video , but Elton was dedicated to spending time with Ryan . The single was a top 30 hit in the US in the summer of 1990 . In Denmark , where the album was recorded , it hit # 1 for two weeks and is still seen as one of Elton 's biggest hits in that country .",
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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": "Records and achievements of Madonna American singer Madonna , throughout her career , spanning three decades , has obtained a remarkable series of statistical achievements , setting and breaking several world records with her participation in entrepreneurial activities , of acting and her performance in the musical scene for her videos , singles , albums , and tours . Her first appearance in the Guinness Book of World Records was in 1986 with her third studio album , True Blue . Since then , she has earned multiple appearances , some 20 at least in February 2012 , including her insigne record title as the top-selling female recording artist of all time . Madonna 's commerciality has achieved scrutiny studies and analysis from different point of view in the academia world or by marketers , through her marketing strategies , controversies and reinvention , surpassing to others new or contemporary artists . In popular culture , many international artists have been called `` Madonna '' , many times , by their impact and success in their respective countries or genres . Also , her presence in popular culture , has been led to create world records about Madonna . Dubbed as the most successful and most influential female artist of all time , Madonna 's music is defined in several occasions , for changing contemporary music history for women 's , mainly rock , dance and pop scene .",
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"text": "Lexington Queen Lexington Queen was a nightclub in Roppongi , Tokyo . The current name of the establishment was changed to The ` New Lex Edo ' , but it was often simply referred to by ` Lex ' . Located underground near Roppongi Crossing , the club is a well-known and favourite hangout for models and celebrities on the rise . Opened in 1980 , it is reputed to be a popular club amongst visiting celebrities , with past patrons including Gwen Stefani , Elton John , and Jude Law . Despite its popularity , `` Lex '' was shut down between 2006 and 2007 . There were many rumors that the Yakuza were behind Lex 's closing , although upon its 2007 re-opening and subsequent name change , it was evident the club had shut for remodeling . There is a passing reference to the Lexington Queen in the song `` Bought for a Song '' by American music group Fountains of Wayne and also in Kiss 's 2015 single `` Samurai Son '' The Big Audio Dynamite song `` Sony '' cites the club . It is also directly referenced in the Ryuichi Sakamoto song `` Lexington Queen outside '' from his 1980 single `` War Head/Lexington Queen '' . In 2015 , the club moved to a new location a few streets away and changed its name to `` LEX TOKYO RED CARPET ( NEW LEX ) '' .",
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"text": "Who's That Girl (1987 film) Who 's That Girl is a 1987 American screwball comedy film written by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman , and directed by James Foley . It stars Madonna and Griffin Dunne , and depicts the story of a street-smart girl who is falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend and is sent to jail . After getting released , she meets a man , who is supposed to make sure she gets on her bus back to Philadelphia , and convinces him to help her catch those responsible for her confinement . While searching for the embezzler , they fall in love with each other . After the failure of her 1986 film Shanghai Surprise , Madonna decided to sign another comedy film titled Slammer , which was later renamed to Who 's That Girl . However , she had to convince both Warner Bros. and the producers of the film that she was ready for the project . Madonna enlisted her friend James Foley to direct the film . Shooting began in New York in October 1986 , and continued until March 1987 . Production was halted during December due to snowfall in New York . Madonna utilized the time to work on her next tour and the soundtrack of the film . The film was released on August 7 , 1987 , and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 2.5 million in its first week , with its final domestic total being about $ 7.3 million . Critics were highly disappointed with the film , and Foley 's direction . Some went on to call it one of the worst films to be released , while others found Madonna 's comic timing to be one of the highlights . However , the Who 's That Girl World Tour went on to be a critical and commercial success , grossing a total of US$ 25 million , and playing in front of audiences totaling 1.5 million people . The soundtrack of the film , though not acclaimed by the critics , enjoyed commercial success . Three of Madonna 's songs , the title track , `` Causing a Commotion '' and `` The Look of Love '' , were released as singles with the title track becoming Madonna 's sixth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The soundtrack album went on to sell six million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Aishah and The Fan Club Aishah and The Fan Club , better known as The Fan Club or just Fan Club , were a New Zealand-based singing group in the late 1980s and early 1990s . The group released their first album Sensation in 1988 , which spawned three top-20 singles in the New Zealand and Malaysian charts , namely `` Sensation '' , `` Paradise '' and `` Call Me '' - the latter being a remake of a Spagna song of the same name . Their second album , titled Respect the Beat , also produced three hit singles , including `` I Feel Love '' and `` I Never Gave Up on You '' , and the band 's only single to make the US Billboard Hot 100 Charts - `` Do n't Let Me Fall Alone '' . The remixes for this song were among the most played dance tunes in clubs at the time . The group was formed while Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin was in New Zealand studying in the late 1980s . She was spotted by the other members of the group , and asked to join the band . Besides Aishah who sang lead vocals , the other members included Paul Moss on guitar and programming , Dave Larsen on drums , Glenn Peters on bass , Malcolm Smith on keyboards , and Hazri Yutim on second keyboard/synthesiser . Malcolm and Paul were also the main songwriters for the group . The band won the International Artist of the Year at the 1991 New Zealand Music Awards . Aishah remains popular in Malaysia and has released music in the Malay language . Paul Moss also lives in Malaysia where he became one of the judges of the reality TV singing competitions Malaysian Idol and One in a Million .",
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"text": "Midnight breakfast Midnight breakfast is a generic term for a communal meal served at some American colleges and universities . Menu items that are generally considered breakfast foods are served in the school 's dining hall late at night ( hence `` midnight '' ) as a study break before or during final exams , or as a traditional community-building event . Midnight breakfast is usually at most a weekly event and at least an annual event , and should not be confused with school dining facilities that operate 24 hours a day on a regular basis . Midnight breakfasts are held once a semester during finals week and can be accompanied by karaoke . Category : Breakfasts Category : Academic meals Category : Student culture",
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"text": "On This Day In History On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993 . It was devised by the programme 's presenter at the time , Simon Mayo . Mayo , a history graduate from University of Warwick , used the day 's date each morning to regurgitate historical anniversaries and events which had happened on that date in years passed . As a quirk , he would often add a mildly cynical punchline to each of the stories he recounted , and then would get his `` crew '' ( female co-host , newsreader and producer ) each to guess the age of living celebrities who were born on that day . A tie-in book of the same title was published in later years , with much advertisement by the BBC , initially just to give away on the show to a daily winner who rang in with the correct answer to a question posed by Mayo about a specific person or event of relevance to that date . Perhaps the most famous part of the feature was the music used to soundtrack it ; a looped instrumental version of the George Michael hit I Want Your Sex ; the full version of which had been banned from broadcast by Radio 1 when it was released in 1987 . The feature ended when Mayo left the breakfast show , although when he switched to the mid-morning programme , he revived it in part with a spot called Dead Or Alive ? , where he would ask listeners whether celebrities or known figures born on the date in question were still living or not . Mayo now works for BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Five Live and no longer does any features which show off his passion for history . However , the feature is a regular on Chris Evans ' Radio 2 breakfast show , with a celebrity guest reading events that happened on that particular day in history . The last fact is nearly always music related and directly links into the next song played on the show . The feature is also often heard in one form or another on many commercial radio stations . Category : BBC Radio 1 programmes",
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"text": "Angel (Madonna song) `` Angel '' is a song by American singer Madonna from her second studio album Like a Virgin ( 1984 ) . It was released on April 10 , 1985 by Sire Records as the third single from the album . Written by Madonna and Steve Bray , it was one of the first songs developed for the project and , according to Madonna , was inspired by a girl who is saved by an angel , and she falls in love with him . `` Angel '' was released as a 12 '' single with `` Into the Groove '' in some countries and charted likewise . A music video was initially planned for the release , but was later cancelled . Instead a promotional video comprising clips from her previous videos was released in the United Kingdom . Musically `` Angel '' consists of three chord ascending hook , which serves for the verse and chorus . It has vocal harmonies beneath the main chorus and the lyrics repeat the angel-like image of Madonna 's saviour . Critical response to the song was mixed , with some music critics calling it a classic and others deeming it sub-par compared to Madonna 's previous singles . `` Angel '' became the singer 's fifth consecutive top-five single on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top of its dance charts . It was also able to reach number-one in Australia and the top-five of the charts in Canada , Ireland , Japan , New Zealand , Spain and the United Kingdom . Madonna has performed the song only once , on The Virgin Tour in 1985 .",
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"text": "The Girlie Show: Live Down Under The Girlie Show : Live Down Under is a video album by American singer-songwriter Madonna . It was released by Warner Music Vision , Warner Reprise Video and Maverick Records on April 25 , 1994 and included a date filmed at Sydney Cricket Ground on November 19 , 1993 from The Girlie Show World Tour . The video was originally broadcast as a TV special on HBO in 1993 under the title Madonna Live Down Under : The Girlie Show . The concert was directed by Mark `` Aldo '' Miceli , who previously directed the TV specials Blond Ambition : Japan Tour 90 and the Barcelona TV special Madonna-Live ! Blond Ambition World Tour 90 ( live from Barcelona Olympic Stadium on August 1 , 1990 and not the version from the HBO special ) . When re-released on DVD in 1998 , the video was the first ever music video in this format along with another Warner Music title The Three Tenors in Concert .",
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"text": "The Look of Love (Madonna song) `` The Look of Love '' is a song by American singer Madonna from the soundtrack album to the 1987 film Who 's That Girl . It was the third and final single release from the album and was released on November 25 , 1987 by Sire Records . While shooting for the film , then called Slammer , Madonna had requested that producer Patrick Leonard develop a downtempo song that captured the nature of her film persona . She later wrote the lyrics and melody to the backing track developed by Leonard , and the song became `` The Look of Love '' . Madonna was also inspired by actor James Stewart 's performance in the 1954 film Rear Window . Featuring instrumentation from percussion , the song begins with a low bass synth line and a slow backing track , followed by Madonna singing the lyrics . Critically appreciated as a haunting track and noted as a `` gem '' on the album , `` The Look of Love '' reached the top ten of the charts in Belgium , Ireland , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom . It also charted in France , Germany and Switzerland , while reaching the top 20 of the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . Madonna 's only live performances of the song were on her Who 's That Girl World Tour in 1987 . During the performance Madonna pretended that she was lost on the stage , like her film character .",
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"text": "RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. , commonly known as RB Leipzig , is a German association football club based in Leipzig , Saxony . The club was founded in 2009 by initiative of energy drink-maker Red Bull GmbH who purchased a playing right of the fifth division side SSV Markranstädt with the intention of advancing the new club to the top-flight Bundesliga within eight years . Men 's professional football is run by the spin-off organization RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH . RB Leipzig plays its home matches at the Red Bull Arena . In its inaugural season in 2009 -- 10 , RB Leipzig dominated the NOFV-Oberliga Süd ( V ) and was promoted as champions to the Regionalliga Nord ( IV ) . RB Leipzig won the 2012 -- 13 Regionalliga Nordost season without conceding a single defeat and was promoted to the 3 . Liga ( III ) , then finished the 2013 -- 14 3 . Liga season as runner-up and was promoted to the 2 . Bundesliga ( II ) as the first team since the introduction of the 3 . Liga to win promotion after only one season . On 8 May 2016 , RB Leipzig ensured promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2016 -- 17 season with a 2 -- 0 defeat of Karlsruher SC . One year later , RB Leipzig captured a place in the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League by finishing as runner-up of the Bundesliga .",
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"text": "Eins Zwo Eins Zwo ( `` One Two '' ) was a German hip hop group from Hamburg , consisting of DJ Rabauke ( Thomas Jensen ) and MC Dendemann ( Daniel Ebel ) . Rabauke produced his first music with his ` Projekt an der Grenze ' . He however , was before Eins Zwo more known for his work as tour DJ with the group Fettes Brot . Dendemann was formerly mostly associated with his work as a member of the ` Vorgruppe Arme Ritter ' . Eins Zwo started out in 1997 . Running into each other during a soundcheck that year they decided to make music together and create the demo `` S.P.O.R.T '' . Later that year they accompanied the group 5 Sterne Deluxe as support act on a short tour through Germany and enlarged on their `` S.P.O.R.T. '' demotape . The tape was then released nationwide as an EP halfway through 1998 in its unaltered , unmastered form and quickly became highly sought after in the scene . It was reputedly the most illegally copied album in the German hip hop scene that year . In May 1999 , their first longplay album was released : Gefährliches Halbwissen . The word-wizardry of Dendemann became through this album the trademark of the band . While their second album , aptly named Zwei ( `` Two '' ) , released in 2001 , held the same high textual , musical and technical standard , it did not have the same impact as their debut album . With the upcoming EP `` Discjockeys '' the group announced their farewell . Since 2003 both group members have gone their own way . Dendemann released the EP `` DasSchweigenDilemma '' in the autumn of that same year and in September 2006 the LP Die Pfütze des Eisbergs . DJ Rabauke has mostly been working as a DJ in the house scene and has , among other things , played at the Melt ! festival .",
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"text": "1987 (artist) 1987 , real name Victor Holmberg ( born 28 April 1987 ) , is a producer , songwriter and musician of solo projects . He is also a member of the Swedish electronic music duo Montauk .",
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"text": "Mathias Johansson (producer) Mathias Johansson also known as Blackcell is a Swedish songwriter and record producer who has worked and as a partnership producing team with Henrik Korpi under the name Korpi & Blackcell . Mathias Johansson ( Blackcell ) started in Gothenburg part circuit and later on he became singer/frontman for Swedish band Solomon . He took part in live performances as backing vocals for the band Tiger Lou . His big break came when he co-produced in partnership with Henrik Korpi Sophie Ellis-Bextor 's hit `` Get Over You '' ( # 3 in UK 's Singles Chart ) and her album Read My Lips ( # 2 on the UK album charts ) . He joined Murlyn Music Group as a writer/producer teaming up mainly with Henrik Korpi with whom he formed the `` Korpi & Blackcell '' partnership . Blackcell plays guitar , bass , piano and drums . He is also an accomplished programmer and studio engineer . Johansson is responsible for a string of international hits for a number of renowned artists .",
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"text": "Vinyl FM Vinyl FM ( Former Z-Radio and Radio Rix ) is a Swedish radio station founded in September 1994 . Vinyl FM focuses on music from the 60 's . In March 2003 , Vinyl FM was awarded `` Radio Station of the year '' by the Radio Awards jury . Vinyl FM FM the only oldies station and one of the largest local stations in Stockholm . In 2005 , its name was expanded and altered into Gamla Godingar 107.1 Vinyl . Vinyl FM is owned by ProSiebenSat .1 Media AG . In 1994 the ratings was 3.6 % , today the ratings are 5 % of the total Stockholm market . April 2016 the name are changed from Vinyl FM to Vinyl FM Category : Radio stations in Sweden Category : Discovery Networks Category : Media in Stockholm Category :1994 establishments in Sweden",
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"text": "DJ Hix DJ Hix is an award-winning Northern Irish DJ at Cool FM , a commercial radio station based in Newtownards , Northern Ireland . He currently presents the radio station 's evening show from 7pm - 10pm Monday to Thursday , following station changes in Summer 2014 ( He previously presented the ` Drivetime ' show from 4pm - 8pm Monday to Friday ) . DJ Hix was born in London before moving to Northern Ireland at a young age . He began his career as a DJ in 2002 in various clubs in Belfast , and his radio career began when he was invited by BBC 1Xtra to host their Xtra Talent show in January , February and April 2007 . The show is BBC 1Xtra 's platform for new rising radio personalities to broadcast a 2-hour show every week for one month . A few months after his time at 1Xtra he began broadcasting on Cool FM on 27 October 2007 at 9pm with a brand new show - The Urban Takeover , playing RnB , HipHop , and Urban music . On June 1 , 2010 he moved to 5 days a week on Cool FM by launching a brand new evening show on the station . `` The Pulse with DJ Hix '' airs live Monday to Thursday between 6pm and 10pm . The show focuses on fresh new cutting-edge music from all music genres . In 2012 , following changes at the station , DJ Hix moved to the brand new afternoon ` Drivetime ' show , which airs Monday to Friday from 4pm until 8pm . The show features the latest and new music from a variety of genres . DJ Hix regularly opens for some of the world 's biggest urban artists in concert . To date he has supported 50 Cent , Rihanna , Akon , LMFAO , and Kesha , all at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast . He has also performed with David Guetta , Tiesto , Example , Tinie Tempah , Plan B , Wretch 32 , Lil Jon , Chipmunk , Calvin Harris , Rev Run and many more at live stadium events . Hix notably opened for legendary RnB group Boyz II Men live on stage at Belfast 's Waterfront Hall in September 2008 , in what was they group 's first ever performance in Belfast . In 2011 Hix was awarded Best Club DJ at the annual FATE Awards , after a public vote to decide the 5 nominees . DJ Hix currently DJs weekly in a vast number of clubs in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well as various guest performances in other cities in the UK and across Europe . He is also a music journalist and is a regular contributor to Blues & Soul Magazine .",
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"text": "Hard NRG Hard NRG , NRG , Nu NRG , Filthy Hard House , or more recently just Filth , is an electronic music genre similar in structure ( with regard to sequencing & programming ) to UK hard house . The main difference is in the musical/thematic content of each style . Where UK hard house has uplifting , playfully fun and tough elements , NRG is ominous , dark , aggressive and relentless with its distressed , menacing and gritty sounds on a slightly faster BPM ( 155 -- 165 average ) than UK hard house ( 150 -- 155 average ) . In regard to the mechanics of the scene , many of the labels have made a shift from purely vinyl releases to CD single releases and digital downloads . Record labels which produce the genre include Vicious Circle , Flashpoint , Tidy Trax , Kaktai , Tonka Trax , Tinrib Digital , Noir Records and Noir Digital .",
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"text": "Mr. V Mr. V ( born Victor Font , 1974 in Manhattan , New York ) is an American house and Latin music DJ , producer , and rapper . He is a regular collaborator of Louie Vega and is also the owner of SOLE Channel Music . Mr. V started DJing at the age of 14 on the Lower East Side , but it would not be for many years that he would sign with the Vega Records label , & MAW Records , assisting Louie Vega . In 2001 , he founded SOLE Channel , a weekly party with Alix Alvarez in New York City , In 2003 the pair would start a record label called Sole Channel Music releasing several tracks with their own Sound . In 2013 the pair would part ways with the label and Alix Alvarez would pursue different endeavours while Mr. V would maintain the record label , In 2012 Mr. V would launch the first sister label to Sole Channel Music called Muzik 4 Tomorrow ( M4T ) . His most famous tracks have been `` Da Bump '' , released in 2006 , and `` Put Your Drink Down '' , released in 2007 , both included in the album Welcome Home & is best known for his breakout hit with Fedde Le Grand Entitled `` Back N ' Forth '' amongst many other tracks & collaborations today . Experiencing Mr. V 's DJ sets , original productions or remixes is like taking a trip back in time to dance music 's golden age . Before superstar DJs took over the spotlight , dance music was a cultural phenomenon that did what no other form of music could do -- bring people together . It did n't matter what race or sexual orientation you came from because dance music was all about embracing our differences and creating a homogeneous vibe . The music was built heavily on traditional song structures and lots of heart and soul . DJs played whatever it took to get the party going and the music was never predictable . It is with this classic spirit and enthusiasm that New York City 's Mr. V targets today 's dance music world . Mr. V is a throwback in the purest sense . Growing up in the 1980s the open-minded Mr. V was heavily influenced by House , Hip-Hop , Latin , Garage and Disco classics , Rhythm & Blues and Jazz . Mr. V was enamored by the role a DJ commanded over a crowd and was taken by the talents of his friend Lord G. , who had a weekly Thursday night party in New York City . Despite wanting to be a professional DJ , it was n't until he met the legendary Louie Vega that he found his calling . `` Louie used to have his party called `` Underground Network , '' and that 's where I discovered a deeper taste for house music . I always wanted to be a DJ , but Louie 's type of music -- that whole soulful sound -- is what I wanted to play , '' says Mr. V. Louie Vega saw the drive and potential in Mr. V and hired the young Nuyorican DJ / producer as his assistant at the world famous Masters At Work label . In this position Mr. V was given a rare glimpse into the global dance scene and before long was taking to the decks alongside his mentor . Currently , Mr. V is one of the most recognizable names on the circuit . Stylistically , Mr. V has a wildly eclectic sound that brings spontaneity back to the art of DJing . In addition to his busy DJ schedule -- Mr. V has displayed his turntable talents at many popular nightclubs across the globe -- he has also made a name for himself as a Producer , Remixer & Artist . Mr. V launched his own label Sole Channel Music ( Along with then partner Alix Alvarez ) as a way to release music with complete control and artistic freedom . To date , he has many singles , remixes & collaborations on many labels including his most famous track `` Jus Dance '' , `` Something ( Wit ' Jazz ) '' , `` Put Your Drink Down '' & more . Mr. V has also released original productions , collaborations & remixes for other labels including Vega Records , Flamingo Records , Play It Down , Dessous Recordings , King Street Sounds , Large Music , Strictly Rhythm , Airplane Records , Defected Records and many more . Combining his multifaceted skills as a DJ / Artist / Producer / Remixer and with an ear towards dance music 's roots , Mr. V is a name to watch out for !",
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"text": "Scandinavian Nights Scandinavian Nights is a double live album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple . It was originally recorded by Swedish National Radio for a radio show called Tonkraft at the Stockholm Konserthuset on 12 November 1970 , but not released until 1988 . The tapes were re-mixed by Tom Leader at Angel Studios in London . It remains the prime example of the early Mk II set list and ferocious concert dynamics . The set list comprises songs from the album Deep Purple in Rock and long instrumentals from earlier albums . The two songs `` Mandrake Root '' and `` Wring that Neck '' took up half the concert in the early days , until the Fireball tour . The US double CD , released in 1992 , was titled Live and Rare , while the European double vinyl and double CD , released in 1988 , were both titled Scandinavian Nights . The European vinyl release contained a limited edition picture booklet . The track timings printed ( on both European vinyl and CD ) refer to the length of the actual songs , in-between pauses are not included , but the timings on the US CDs do include the pauses . The original master tapes were later discovered and remixed for a re-release as Live in Stockholm by Purple Records in 2005 , with improved sound quality . On the original release the song running order was adjusted to fit the timing-restrictions of vinyl , and the CD edition unnecessarily mimicked this ; Live in Stockholm features the set list in the correct order . A new edition of the album , titled Stockholm 1970 , was released in 2014 by EDEL as part of `` The Official Deep Purple ( Overseas ) Live Series '' with additional material : two songs recorded in Paris in 1970 ; contemporary Jon Lord interview ; a bonus DVD with Deep Purple 's performance at Granada TV in 1970 , previously released on VHS as Doing Their Thing . The original 1988 album cover was featured in Pitchfork Media 's 2005 list of `` The Worst Record Covers of All Time '' .",
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"text": "2014–15 RB Leipzig season The 2014 -- 15 RB Leipzig season was the 6th season in club history and their first season competing in the 2 . Bundesliga . The team missed out on promotion and finished in the upper half of the league .",
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"text": "Röda bönor Röda bönor ( A Swedish pun meaning both `` red beans '' and `` red chicks '' ) was a feminist progg band formed in Lund in the mid 1970s . Röda bönor was one of the progg movement 's first real girl bands . The lyrics and music were written mainly by the band members . Their most famous song is Oh , Carol . Others include Diskoteksjakt ( `` Disco-hunt '' ) , Sången om sexualmyterna ( `` The song of the sexual myths '' ) , Det ska bli slut på rumban ( `` It 's the end of the rumba '' ) and Nu har vi tröttnat ( `` We have now become tired '' ) . They are also known for their interpretation of the Italian work song La lega . Members of the band included Charlotte Adlercreutz-Carlsson , Mona Eklund , Marianne Giselsson , Annbritt Kronlund , Kjerstin Norén , Gunilla Szemenkár , Eva Vahlne , Eva Westerberg and Kaya Ålander . Norén and Vahlne left the group after their first album . Norén and Ålander have also released solo albums . Röda bönor have recently reunited for occasional performances .",
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"text": "Ran-D Randy `` Ran-D '' Wieland ( 18 May 1981 in Zeeland ) is a Dutch DJ and music producer . Ran-D has been active in hardstyle music since 2002 , when he released his first track `` D-Pression '' on Special Records . Since then , Ran-D has released his music on A2 Records , a sub-label of Scantraxx Recordz . In March 2015 , alongside Frequencerz , Adaro and B-Front , Ran-D founded a new hardstyle record label , `` Roughstate Music '' . In collaboration with Adaro , Ran-D is also a part of the live-act Gunz For Hire which was founded in 2011 . Ran-D has collaborated with other artists in hardstyle including Alpha2 , Zatox , Zany , B-Front . He performed at several hardstyle events , including Qlimax , Hard Bass , Defqon .1 Festival ( in Australia , Netherlands and in the first time Chile ) , Decibel Outdoor Festival , Reverze , Q-BASE and The Qontinent . Ran-D has performed in Australia , the United States , Germany , Spain , Canada , Chile , Belgium , Slovenia , Italy and Poland .",
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"text": "Digital Punk René de Bruijn ( born 17 September 1985 ) , who performs as Digital Punk , is a Dutch DJ and music producer . Digital Punk has been active in producing and performing hardstyle and hard dance music since 2006 when he released his first tracks `` Push Em Up , Get Em Up '' and `` The Punk Soul Brother '' on Tremble Tracks . Digital Punk continued to release his music on Seismic Records and TiLLT Records before he officially signed with A2 Records in 2013 , a sub-label of Dutch hard dance platform Scantraxx Recordz . Digital Punk has collaborated with Ran-D , Adaro , B-Front , Crypsis , Waverider , Outbreak , and E-Force . Digital Punk has performed at large-scale events in the Netherlands , including Defqon .1 , Reverze , Q-BASE , Masters Of Hardcore , Dominator , The Qontinent , Decibel Outdoor Festival , Dreamfields Festival , and WiSH Outdoor . He has also performed in Australia , Germany , France , Spain , Poland , Belgium , Sweden and Italy .",
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"text": "Swebus Express Swebus Express AB , trading as just Swebus since 2009 , is one of Sweden 's largest long distance coach operators . Swebus has a `` seat guarantee '' for journeys bought at least 24 hours before departure , meaning that they promise to bring in the necessary extra coaches in case of extensive booking on a departure . Swebus Express ' lines are focused in southern Sweden , with Uppsala and Stockholm in the north , Norrköping , Linköping and Kalmar on the east coast . Malmö and Blekinge in the south and Helsingborg , Halmstad and Gothenburg on the west coast and Jönköping in the middle , and some lines extended to Oslo in Norway and Copenhagen in Denmark . They also offer tickets to Germany via Eurolines and the Czech Republic via Bohemian Lines .",
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"text": "The Radio Dept. discography The discography of Swedish indie pop group , The Radio Dept. consists of three studio albums , four extended plays , ten singles and one compilation album . The Radio Dept. was formed in 1995 by Johan Duncanson , although they did not start recording until 2001 . They were signed to Labrador Records the same year and have stayed with the label since . The band 's lineup has changed over the years until it settled on the trio of Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg , with Daniel Tjäder on keyboards . Their first album , Lesser Matters , was released to critical acclaim , although with little chart success outside of Sweden . It received rave reviews , achieving ` universal acclaim ' status from Metacritic , and was ranked the 9th best album of 2004 by NME magazine . The album attracted enough attention for film producer Sofia Coppola to use three of The Radio Dept. 's songs for her film , Marie Antoinette . Pet Grief , the band 's second album , was received less well critically , although it charted higher in Sweden . There was a four-year break before their third album , Clinging to a Scheme was released in 2010 . This album was received much better than Pet Grief and was the band 's first album to chart in the USA , reaching no. 20 on the Billboard `` Heatseekers '' chart ( which consists of the top 20 albums by artists that have never made the top 100 ) . It featured on many end-of-year lists , including Pitchfork Media 's 2010 Readers ' Poll . In July 2016 , the band announced their fourth studio album , Running Out of Love will be released in October .",
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"text": "Hits FM (Nepal) Hits FM ( Nepali : हिट्स एफएम ) is a radio station based in Kathmandu , Nepal . It is a subsidiary of Hits Nepal Pvt. Ltd. , which was established in January 1996 . It went on air in April 1996 . It is now available 24 hours daily on 91.2 MHz . Its philosophy is to hire presenters who are `` fresh '' - thus ensuring originality and also the ability to shape the presenters in accordance to overall goals and objectives of Hits Nepal Pvt. Ltd. . Hits FM maintains a weekly music chart . The most followed charts are Hits Xpress ( Bollywood songs ) , Megatops Chart ( English songs ) , and Hits Countdown ( Nepali songs ) . It is one of the most listened-to FM stations in the country , with one of the highest-rated shows . It is ranked among the top 40 radio stations in the World ( Asia , Africa , Australia , South America ) by UK and Irish Radio Stations broadcasting on the Internet .",
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"text": "De Vet Du De Vet Du ( literally `` You Know It '' in Swedish ) is a Swedish music group formed in 2010 mixing humor and sarcasm in their music . De Vet Du , or at times De vet du started in Lidingö , a suburb of Stockholm by four friends Christopher Martland , Johan Gunterberg , Tor Wallin , and the so-called `` DJ Hunk '' . They are signed to Universal Music Sweden",
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"text": "Max Elto Max Elto , formerly Taped Rai , is a Swedish vocal duo consisting of Tom Liljegren and Alexander Ryberg . They are best known for providing vocals for David Guetta 's single `` Just One Last Time '' and releasing 2013 debut single `` Shadow of The Sun '' .",
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"text": "Bundesvision Song Contest 2014 The Bundesvision Song Contest 2014 was the tenth edition of the annual Bundesvision Song Contest musical event . The contest was held on 20 September 2014 at the Lokhalle in Göttingen , Lower Saxony , following Bosse 's win in the 2012 contest in Berlin with the song `` So oder so '' . The contest was hosted by Stefan Raab , and Elton in the green room . The winner of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2014 was Revolverheld with the song '' '' , representing Bremen . In second place were Jupiter Jones representing Rhineland-Palatinate , and third place to Teesy representing Saxony-Anhalt . Returning artist include : Jupiter Jones ( 2011 ) , Revolverheld ( 2006 ) , Andreas Bourani ( 2011 ) , Marteria ( 2009 ) , Flo Mega ( 2011 ) , DCVDNS ( 2013 ; member of Inglebirds ) and Philipp Breitenstein ( 2013 with Hannes Kinder & Band ; member of Duerer ) . Max Mutzke is the first artist to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest ( 2004 ) and then enter the Bundesvision Song Contest . This is the reverse of previous artists Sandy Mölling , and Nadja Benaissa who both participated as No Angels for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 , before entering the Bundesvision Song Contest . 7 of the 16 states awarded themselves the maximum of 12 points , with Baden-Württemberg , Bavaria , Berlin , Brandenburg , Hamburg , Hesse , Lower Saxony , North Rhine-Westphalia , and Saxony , awarding themselves 10 , 10 , 8 , 7 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , and 10 points each respectively . The contest was broadcast by ProSieben and watched by 1.44 million people , and was the highest rated competition since 2011 . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan ( -LSB- ² sværjɛˌtɔpːˌlɪstan -RSB- , lit . `` Sweden top list '' ) is the Swedish national record chart , earlier known as Topplistan ( 1975 -- 1997 ) and Hitlistan ( 1998 -- 2007 ) and known by its current name since October 2007 , based on sales data from the Swedish Recording Industry Association ( in Swedish Grammofonleverantörernas förening ) . Before Topplistan , music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen , whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list .",
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"text": "Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson ( June 7 , 1958 -- April 21 , 2016 ) was an American singer-songwriter , actor , multi-instrumentalist , philanthropist , dancer and record producer . He was a musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work , flamboyant stage presence , extravagant dress and makeup , and wide vocal range . His music integrates a wide variety of styles , including funk , rock , R&B , new wave , soul , psychedelia , and pop . He has sold over 100 million records worldwide , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . He won seven Grammy Awards , an American Music Award , a Golden Globe Award , and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 , his first year of eligibility . Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists , `` the most influential artists of the rock & roll era '' . Prince was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota , and developed an interest in music as a young child . He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. at the age of 18 , and released his debut album For You in 1978 . His 1979 album Prince went platinum , and his next three records -- Dirty Mind ( 1980 ) , Controversy ( 1981 ) , and 1999 ( 1982 ) -- continued his success , showcasing Prince 's prominently sexual lyrics and blending of funk , dance , and rock music . In 1984 , he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain , the soundtrack album to his eponymous 1984 film debut . It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful release , spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 20 million units worldwide . After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day ( 1985 ) and Parade ( 1986 ) , The Revolution disbanded , and Prince released the double album Sign o ' the Times ( 1987 ) as a solo artist . He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991 . In 1993 , while in a contractual dispute with Warner Bros. , he changed his stage name to , an unpronounceable symbol also known as the `` Love Symbol '' , and began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations . He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998 . In 2000 , he began referring to himself as `` Prince '' again . He released 16 albums after that , including the platinum-selling Musicology ( 2004 ) . His final album , Hit n Run Phase Two , was first released on the Tidal streaming service on December 12 , 2015 . Prince died from a fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen , Minnesota , on April 21 , 2016 , at the age of 57 .",
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"text": "Musicology (album) Musicology is the twenty-eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince . It was released on April 20 , 2004 by NPG Records and distributed by Columbia Records . The album proved to be his most successful in years , reaching the Top 5 of the album charts in the United States , United Kingdom , Germany , and many other countries . Musicology was the first album in five years that Prince released through a major label ( Sony Music ) and , being partially recorded in Mississauga , Ontario , Canada , was his first to be recorded outside Minneapolis in many years . Musicology is R&B themed . At the end of the song `` Musicology '' snippets of `` Kiss '' , `` Little Red Corvette '' , `` Sign o ' the Times '' , `` 17 Days '' , `` If I Was Your Girlfriend '' , as well as `` Illusion , Coma , Pimp & Circumstance '' can be heard . At the time of release Prince was quoted as saying he wished the album to provide musical education to listeners .",
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"text": "Hit n Run Phase Two Hit n Run Phase Two is the thirty-ninth and final studio album by American recording artist Prince and the last to be released before his death on April 21 , 2016 . It was initially released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on December 12 , 2015 for streaming and purchase as a continuation of his previous album , Hit n Run Phase One . Prince confirmed on Twitter that a physical CD would be released during a weekend of Paisley Park shows in January 2016 . The CD was given away to attendees of the shows on the Australian and New Zealand leg of the Piano & A Microphone Tour . The album was finally given a worldwide CD release on May 6 , 2016 through Universal Music Group .",
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"text": "Prince Charles Alexander Charles Alexander ( born April 2 , 1958 ) , in Boston , Massachusetts , known professionally as Prince Charles Alexander , is a Grammy Award -- winning American producer , audio engineer , recording artist and educator .",
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"text": "Money Don't Matter 2 Night `` Money Do n't Matter 2 Night '' is a song by Prince and The New Power Generation from their 1991 album , Diamonds and Pearls . Co-written with Rosie Gaines , the lyrics deal directly with money , poverty , and greed . The vocal delivery is similar to that of `` When Doves Cry '' , but more subtle . Overall , the song is a smooth delivery with layered vocals by Prince . While the distorted vocals on the song were unintentional , engineer Michael Koppelman liked the effect and it is assumed that Prince did as well , since his performance was never replaced with a non-distorted take . The B-side is a previously unreleased track `` Call the Law '' , with lead vocals by Tony M. , supplemented by Rosie Gaines on the chorus . Prince provides guitar solos throughout the song . The track was added to the New Power Generation release Goldnigga in 1993 . The UK 12 '' single and CD release also included the album track `` Push '' .",
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"text": "Hank Williams Jr. discography The discography of all albums and singles released by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. consists of fifty-six studio albums and twenty-four compilation albums . He has released 109 singles and twenty-four music videos . Eleven of his singles have reached Number One in either the United States or Canada .",
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"text": "Legs Diamond (band) Legs Diamond is an American rock band that has often been called `` The American Deep Purple '' . They formed in Los Angeles , California starting with Michael `` Diamond '' Gargano ( bass ) and Jeff Poole ( drums ) . The group released their self-titled debut album for Mercury Records in 1977 . The original band broke up in 1980 after three popular albums , but reformed in 1984 after their original albums had begun to acquire a cult following . The new lineup released several more albums and continued to perform throughout the 1990s and 2000s . In 2005 , original frontman Rick Sanford was replaced by ex-Montrose and Wild Horses vocalist John Levesque , and the band released their latest album , `` Diamonds Are Forever '' , in 2006 . Original members include Roger Romeo ( guitar ) , Michael Prince ( keyboards/rhythm guitar ) , and Jeff Poole ( percussion ) . The band still does the occasional gig in the Los Angeles area and at least once a year in San Antonio , TX where they are still hugely popular , the result of being a favorite of influential disc jockey Joe `` the Godfather '' Anthony ( 1940-1992 ) . Keyboardist Michael Prince is active in studio recording , in Los Angeles , working with some better known R+B and Pop Acts , including Beyoncé , Chris Brown , Usher , Los Lobos and Michael Jackson . Guitarist Roger Romeo is also currently working in a new band called the Funkin Maniacs . Power drummer Jon Hyde ( Detective ) and NS Stick and bassist Gary Jibilian round out the trio . They are recording a new CD slated for release early 2012 . As of 2011 , the band was working on their 12th CD due to be available within the year .",
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"text": "The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated epic musical drama film and the first traditional animated film produced and released by DreamWorks . The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt . Directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells , the film features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer in a dual role , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin , and Martin Short . Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after founding DreamWorks in 1995 . To make this inaugural project , DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and the recently disbanded Amblimation , totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 different nations . The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . Theatrically released on December 18 , 1998 , and on home video on September 14 , 1999 , reviews were generally positive , with critics praising the animation , music , and voice work . The film went on to gross over $ 218 million worldwide in theaters , which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time . The film 's success led to the direct-to-video prequel Joseph : King of Dreams ( 2000 ) and the development of a stage adaptation . The song `` When You Believe '' became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards .",
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"text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''",
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"text": "The Old Prince The Old Prince is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Shad , released October 23 , 2007 on Black Box Recordings . On June 30 , 2009 it was re-released on iTunes on the same label .",
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"text": "Little Prince Little Prince may refer to : The Little Prince , French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 's most famous novella and the eponymously named character within the story , or other versions of the story adapted for various media , including : The Little Prince ( 1974 film ) , a 1974 musical film directed by Stanley Donen The Little Prince ( 2015 film ) , a 2015 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Mark Osborne The Little Prince ( play ) , a theatrical adaptation The Little Prince ( opera ) , a 2003 opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright The Adventures of The Little Prince ( TV series ) , an anime series The Little Prince ( 2010 TV series ) The Little Prince and the Aviator , a 1981 musical theatre adaptation List of The Little Prince adaptations , a listing of The Little Prince story adapted into various media Petit-Prince ( moon ) ( English : Little Prince ) , a small moon orbiting asteroid 69 Eugenia , named jointly in honour of the French Empress Eugénie 's son , the Prince Imperial , and as allusion to the eponymously named Saint-Exupéry novella The Little Prince Little Prince ( chief ) ( also named : Tastanaki Hopayi and Tustanagee Hopae , died 1832 ) , chieftain and longtime representative of the Muscogee ( Lower Creeks ) tribe in the United States `` Little Prince '' ( Miami Vice ) , episode of the 1980s undercover cop television series Miami Vice `` The Little Prince '' ( Lost ) , 2009 episode in the fifth season of the American television series Lost `` Little Prince '' ( song ) , a 1974 song by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner which featured in the 1974 film and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 47th Academy Awards The Little Prince ( EP ) , a 2016 extended play ( EP ) by South Korean singer Kim Ryeowook , a member from boy band Super Junior",
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"text": "24 Years of Hunger 24 Years of Hunger is a pop music album released in 1991 by & Alice , the collaboration of Eg White and Alice Temple . 24 Years of Hunger was critically acclaimed , although it failed to chart . It is the only album that the duo ever released . Allmusic describes 24 Years of Hunger as `` one of the finest , most refined and fully realized recordings of the era , employing a much more sophisticated and romantic style than anything else out of England at the time '' . Allmusic also notes the accolades that 24 Years of Hunger album received from other music critics : `` Recorded by the pair when they were mere twentysomethings , and predominantly in Eg White 's home , it is nevertheless about as grown-up and elegant as pop music gets . A decade after the recording had all but vanished from circulation , rainsound.net had taken to calling it `` one of the classic albums of the '90s , '' while Q Magazine went a step further when it placed the record on its list of best albums of the 20th century , describing it as having `` the class of Steely Dan and the intriguing detachment of the Blue Nile . '' '' Martin Rowsell , in The Rough Guide to Rock , notes that while reviewers compared the album to Prefab Sprout and Prince , and Alice cited their own musical influences as John Lennon , Traveling Wilburys , Joe Jackson , Joni Mitchell and Curtis Mayfield . Noting the huge discrepancy between the album 's critical and commercial success , Rowsell speculates that White 's songwriting may have been too personal for mainstream acceptance at the time .",
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"text": "The Platinum Collection (Queen album) The Platinum Collection : Greatest Hits I , II & III is a box set by British rock band Queen which comprises their three greatest hits albums , Greatest Hits , Greatest Hits II and Greatest Hits III . The album was originally released on 13 November 2000 on the Parlophone label . A booklet with song facts and images is also included with the three CD set . The album 's US release was delayed by Hollywood Records until September 2002 and featured the 2001 Japanese release remastered versions of Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2 on the US and Canadian versions of The Platinum Collection . The album peaked at No. 2 in the UK charts , being blocked off the top spot by Moby 's album 18 . As part of Queen 's 40th anniversary celebrations , The Platinum Collection was released in the UK on 27 June 2011 , as well as in other territories around the world . The release consisted of the 2011 remasters of all three albums .",
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"text": "Purple Medley `` Purple Medley '' is a song by American musician Prince from 1995 . There is no album accompanying the single . The track is a mix of many hits and well-known songs from Prince 's career . Some of the pieces of music are samples , while others are re-recorded for the mix . Some of the additional instrumentation is credited to The New Power Generation . The `` Purple Medley '' consists of snippets from the songs : `` Batdance '' , `` When Doves Cry '' , `` Kiss '' , `` Erotic City '' , `` Darling Nikki '' , `` 1999 '' , `` Baby I 'm a Star '' , `` Diamonds and Pearls '' , `` Purple Rain '' and `` Let 's Go Crazy '' and fades for the edit . The full version continues with `` Sexy Dancer '' , `` Let 's Work '' , `` Irresistible Bitch '' ( with the music of `` Sexy MF '' ) , `` I Wan na Be Your Lover '' , `` Alphabet St. '' , `` Thieves in the Temple '' , the bassline to The Time 's `` 777-9311 '' , Sheila E. 's `` A Love Bizarre '' , `` If I Was Your Girlfriend '' , `` Raspberry Beret '' , `` Little Red Corvette '' , `` Cream '' and `` Peach '' . The CD single release includes both the full version of the medley ( which clocks in at 11 minutes ) and the edited version , which is 3:14 in length , and omits about half of the tracks present in the full version . Despite , in essence , being a megamix of Prince 's biggest hits ( barring `` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World '' ) , the B-side of the single is `` Kirk J 's B-Sides Remix '' which consists of additional Prince hits remixed ( oddly , only one was an actual B-side ) . This track appears to have little additional input from Prince , but is rather a compilation of remixes made by band member Kirk Johnson . The compilation includes bits of `` Pop Life '' , `` When Doves Cry '' , `` Shockadelica '' , `` Head '' and `` The Continental '' . The remix of `` The Continental '' was released in a longer version on the 1998 compilation Crystal Ball as `` Tell Me How U Wan na B Done '' .",
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"text": "Prince & Princess `` Prince & Princess '' is the third single from Versailles , released on December 10 , 2008 . The single was released in six different versions ; five with a different member on the cover and one regular edition with the whole group on the cover plus the bonus track `` Silent Knight '' . This version of `` Prince '' is slightly different from the one that was first distributed free of charge on the band 's website and then added to the October 22 reissue of their first album , Noble . `` Princess '' is featured on the band 's second album Jubilee , albeit as the re-recording `` Princess - Revival of Church - '' .",
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"text": "Toby Keith discography The discography of American country music singer Toby Keith consists of seventeen studio albums , two Christmas albums , three Greatest Hits packages and an additional compilation . He has charted 63 singles on the Billboard country charts , of which all but four reached top 40 or higher . 20 of his singles have reached number one in the United States , and 21 more have reached the Top 10 . As of December 2013 , Toby Keith has sold over 30 million albums in the US , which made him the fifth best-selling country artist in the US since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales .",
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"text": "Pop Life Pop Life may refer to : `` Pop Life '' ( Prince song ) , 1985 Pop Life ( Bananarama album ) , 1991 Pop Life ( David Guetta album ) Pop Life ( Breathe album ) , 1998 Pop Life ( TV series ) , a British documentary series about pop music Pop Life ( 7th Heaven album )",
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"text": "The New Power Generation The New Power Generation , also known as The NPG , was the backing band of musician Prince . They were last active in 2013 before Prince made a return to music with 3rdeyegirl as his backing band . In 2015 , the New Power Generation reunited as Prince 's backing band for his final studio album before his death , Hit n Run Phase Two .",
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"text": "Lovesexy Tour The Lovesexy Tour was a tour by American recording artist-musician Prince in 1988 -- 1989 in support of his platinum album , Lovesexy . The tour was his last outing in the 1980s .",
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"text": "I Wish U Heaven `` I Wish U Heaven '' is a song by Prince , and the third single from his 1988 album , Lovesexy . It is a joyful , spiritual song with few lyrics , which runs 2:43 . The 12 '' single is a substantially extended three-part suite which runs over ten minutes . This song was a replacement for `` The Line '' , an upbeat jam featuring Sheila E. on backing vocals . * Part One of the mix starts with a stripped-down version of the Lovesexy album song , remixed with a dance beat . The original drum programming and rhythmic electric guitar riffs are deleted for much of the song . Part Two is a gospel rendition with new lyrics , continuing the spiritual theme . This part of the song was often sung in concert during the Lovesexy World Tour . The beginning of this section paraphrases lyrics from `` Housequake '' , from the previous album Sign '' ☮ '' the Times . Prince also quotes the film Scarface with the lines `` Say hello to my little friend ... '' and then introduces the `` Blue Angel '' , a new blue version of his custom `` White Cloud '' guitar featured in the film Purple Rain . Sheila E. is also given a call out , and her voice can be heard responding in this section . Part Three is based on an outtake called `` Take This Beat '' and deviates quite a bit from the original theme . This segment has Prince using his `` Jamie Starr '' persona to humorously tout the fact that he 's funky , musically talented , and has plenty of beats ( songs ) that are `` so fine '' . The song ends with a looped repeat of the title . This version of the song became one of the highlights during the supporting tour in which Prince would usually order the house lights to be turned up , and instruct the crowd during a call and response segment . The B-side , `` Scarlet Pussy '' , is credited to Prince 's alter ego , Camille . The song is very sexual , using metaphors of cats and dogs for sexual organs , a theme Prince previously used for the B-side `` La , La , La , He , He , Hee '' . Prince uses his sped-up Camille vocals , as well as a slowed-down vocal , similar to `` Bob George '' from The Black Album . The song features a saxophone solo from Eric Leeds . The decision to include such a raunchy song with the spiritual A-side was noteworthy . The edit of `` Scarlet Pussy '' was included on 1993 's The Hits/The B-Sides .",
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"text": "Gotta Stop (Messin' About) `` Got ta Stop ( Messin ' About ) '' was the follow-up single in the UK to support Prince 's third album , Dirty Mind . The single was not an album track , though it was written at the same time , and possessed a similar sound . `` Got ta Stop Messin ' About '' b/w `` Horny Toad '' marked the first time Prince released non-album tracks , which , especially as B-sides , would become a prominent part of his career . The song is keyboard dominated , and the lyrics speak of a woman who 's constantly `` messin ' about '' with other men . The song contains familiar Prince themes of sexual frustration , masturbation and sexual metaphors . The track consists of two verses and multiple repeats of the chorus . It was played live on the Dirty Mind Tour with an extended instrumental section at the end . `` Got ta Stop ( Messin ' About ) '' was released in the UK as two separate 7 '' singles , one with the Dirty Mind track `` Uptown '' as a B-side , and the other with `` I Wan na Be Your Lover '' , from Prince . Each single also had an accompanying 12 '' single , both with the same tracks as the 7 '' and both including the song `` Head '' , from Dirty Mind . Despite an extensive advertising campaign and promotion , and coinciding with Prince 's first UK gig , neither issue of the single charted . The track would later be released in the U.S. as the B-side of the 12 '' single for `` Let 's Work '' , and become a highly sought-after collector 's item . `` Got ta Stop ( Messin ' About ) '' was also later released on The Hits/The B-Sides and Prince 4Ever .",
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"text": "Double album A double album ( or double record ) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold , typically records and compact discs . A double album is usually though not always released as such , because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium . Recording artists often think of double albums as comprising a single piece artistically ; however , there are exceptions such as John Lennon 's Some Time in New York City and Pink Floyd 's Ummagumma ( both examples of one studio record and one live album packaged together ) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ( effectively two solo albums , one by each member of the duo ) . A classic example of this idea is Works ( Volume One ) by Emerson Lake and Palmer , where side one was Keith Emerson , two Greg Lake , three Carl Palmer while side four was by the entire group . Since the advent of the compact disc , albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album , with live tracks , studio out-takes , cut songs , or older unreleased material . One innovation is the accompaniment of a CD with a DVD of related material , such as video related to the album or DVD-Audio versions of the same recordings . These could be regarded as a new form of double album ; some such discs were also released on a two-sided format called DualDisc . Due to the limitations of the gramophone record , many albums primarily released on the format were under 40 minutes long . This has led to record labels re-releasing two of these albums on one CD , thus making a double album . The same principles apply to the triple album , which comprises three units . Packages with more units than three are often packaged as a box set .",
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"text": "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": "Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane ( -LSB- ˈsɛθ_ˈwʊdbɛri_məkˈfɑrlɪn -RSB- born October 26 , 1973 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , and singer , working primarily in animation and comedy , as well as live-action and other genres . MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy ( 1999 -- 2003 , 2005 -- present ) , co-creator of the TV series American Dad ! ( 2005 -- present ) and The Cleveland Show ( 2009 -- 13 ) . He also wrote , directed , and starred in the films Ted ( 2012 ) , its sequel Ted 2 ( 2015 ) , and A Million Ways to Die in the West ( 2014 ) . MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design , where he studied animation . Recruited to Hollywood , he was an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series , including Johnny Bravo , Cow and Chicken , Dexter 's Laboratory , I Am Weasel , and Larry & Steve . As an actor , he has made guest appearances on series , such as Gilmore Girls , The War at Home and FlashForward . In 2008 , he created his own YouTube series titled Seth MacFarlane 's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy . He won several awards for his work on Family Guy , including two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award . In 2009 , he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year . He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States , and he is a supporter of gay rights . MacFarlane 's first feature-length comedy film , Ted , features his voice acting and performance-capture as the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear and became the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy . As a singer MacFarlane has performed at several venues , including Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall . MacFarlane has released three studio albums , in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra , beginning with Music Is Better Than Words in 2011 . He wrote the lyrics for the Academy Award-nominated song `` Everybody Needs a Best Friend '' for Ted . MacFarlane served as executive producer of Cosmos : A Spacetime Odyssey , an update of the 1980s Carl Sagan -- hosted Cosmos series , hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson . MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series , as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives .",
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"text": "The Rembrandts (album) The Rembrandts is the first album by the American pop rock duo The Rembrandts released on September 4 , 1990 by Atco Records .",
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"text": "Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Family Guy : The Quest for Stuff is a freemium video game for Kindle , iOS , Android , Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1 based on the American animated series Family Guy released by Fox Digital Entertainment and developer TinyCo . It allows users to create and run their own version of Quahog using familiar characters and buildings . It features an original story conceived by the show 's writers in which Quahog has been destroyed and it is up to the player to bring it back to its former glory . Some of the show 's main actors , like Seth MacFarlane ( Peter , Stewie , Brian ) , Alex Borstein ( Lois ) , Mila Kunis ( Meg ) , and Seth Green ( Chris ) collaborated with TinyCo for the project .",
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"text": "Roadkill (1989 film) Roadkill is a film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald , filmed and released in 1989 . In a review of the film 's soundtrack album , the website Allmusic calls the film `` an increasingly weird mix of Heart of Darkness and The Wizard of Oz '' .",
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"text": "Hayley Sings Hayley Sings is the debut album by Rachael MacFarlane , younger sister of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane . Produced by veteran producer Allen Sviridoff , the album was released on September 25 , 2012 . The album 's title is an homage to MacFarlane 's best-known voice-acting role as Hayley Smith in her brother 's series American Dad ! .",
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"text": "Peepshow (album) Peepshow is the ninth studio album by English alternative rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees , released in September 1988 on Polydor . It was their first record as a quintet . With the arrival of multi-instrumentalist Martin McCarrick , the group recorded a multifaceted album with a variety of influences . Including the singles `` Peek-a-Boo '' and `` The Last Beat of My Heart '' , the record was a commercial success , peaking at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart in the week of 3 December 1988 . It spent a total of 20 weeks on that chart . Peepshow was widely acclaimed by critics . Praise centred around the unpredictability of the orchestrations and new nuances in Siouxsie 's voice . This album was reissued in a remastered version with bonus tracks in October 2014 .",
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"text": "Fink (album) Fink is the second album by the Swamp Zombies and was released in 1989 under the Doctor Dream Records label .",
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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": "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": "Independent Leaders Independent Leaders is the debut album from Naughty by Nature , released under the name the New Style in 1989 on MCA Records . The production of the album is credited to the group .",
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"text": "Fushitsusha (1989 album) Fushitsusha is the debut live album of the Japanese band Fushitsusha , released in 1989 through P.S.F. Records .",
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"text": "Seth Walker Seth Walker ( born 1972 ) is an American electric blues singer , guitarist , and songwriter . He has released nine albums to date , the most recent entitled Got ta Get Back . Walker 's musical genres include Americana , blues and jazz . Got ta Get Back was released on September 2 , 2016 , and debuted at number 6 in the US on the Billboard Top Blues Album . His 2009 album , Leap of Faith , also charted on the BillboardTop Blues Album chart , peaking at number 2 in the US . Delbert McClinton remarked `` the first time I heard Seth Walker at a small club in Nashville I was impressed like I have n't been impressed in 30 years , with performance , presence , and great songs . ''",
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"text": "Viva Hate Viva Hate is the debut solo studio album by English musician Morrissey . It was released on 14 March 1988 by record label HMV , six months after the final album by Morrissey 's band The Smiths , Strangeways , Here We Come .",
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"text": "Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas is the second studio album and first Christmas album by American country music band The Tractors . It was released by Arista Nashville on October 10 , 1995 . The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart .",
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"text": "Roger (American Dad!) Roger Smith ( born Wogir ) is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom American Dad ! , voiced by Seth MacFarlane . The character was created and designed by Seth MacFarlane . Roger is a centuries-old grey space alien living with the Smith family , around whom the show revolves . Having lived on Earth since 1947 , at the age of 1600 , Roger came to live with the Smiths after rescuing main character Stan Smith at Area 51 four years prior to the beginning of the series . Roger began the series as a sensitive pushover who is often taken advantage of , cheated , and ridiculed . Over time , the character has become increasingly cruel , selfish , devious , and depraved , although the Smith family are curiously oblivious to his nature . In early episodes of the show , Roger is disallowed from leaving the Smith house in order to conceal his being an alien . This restriction is soon abandoned and Roger begins adopting disguises and fictitious personas in order to have a life outside the house . Roger 's personas have become a major plot device , with his myriad alter egos frequently being the subject or facilitator of an episode 's main story or subplot . This also helps to amplify his pansexuality and androgynous nature , which varies dependent on the plot situation and persona he has adopted . Aside from catalyzing the plot or subplot with his various personas , and despite his increasingly evident self-interest , he often serves to counsel the show 's main characters , by humorously affirming or bluntly disregarding their opinions . When voicing the character , MacFarlane speaks in a swish accent intended to resemble Paul Lynde ( who played Uncle Arthur in Bewitched ) . In 2014 , Roger was voted `` Gayest Cartoon Character of All Time '' in a first-ever March Madness style competition held by Logo TV .",
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"text": "Jim Henson Records Jim Henson Records was a short-lived music label made by The Jim Henson Company and BMG Kidz . It began in 1988 with the soundtrack for the film Kokomo . Despite the decreasing popularity of the Muppets following the death of Jim Henson , this record line kept the Muppets in the public 's eyes and included some now-rare albums . This line marked the CD debuts of songs from The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock and the first two movies ( The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper ) . Henson and BMG released 2 CDs of key Muppet songs , they unearthed old recordings from 1984 featuring Jim Henson as Rowlf the Dog singing some classic songs ( Ol' Brown Ears is Back ) and a Muppet Beach Party CD featuring The Beach Boys songs . In the fall of 1994 , the last album released by Jim Henson Records was Kermit Unpigged . The album did not sell and Henson even sued BMG for not selling enough copies , thus ending the label .",
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"text": "Pervert (album) Pervert is the first album released by American stand-up comedian Phil Mazo .",
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"text": "Live from Space Live from Space is the first live album by American rapper Mac Miller . The album was released on December 17 , 2013 , by Rostrum Records . The album was recorded on The Space Migration Tour which ran from June 25 , 2013 , until July 18 , 2013 . The album also features five previously unreleased songs that did n't make his second studio album Watching Movies with the Sound Off .",
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"text": "Maria McKee (album) Maria McKee is the self-titled debut album by American singer/songwriter Maria McKee , released in 1989 .",
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"text": "99 Monkeys 99 Monkeys is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Neuwirth . It was released in 1991 by Gold Castle Records . It was produced by Steven Soles and it features guests Katy Moffatt , Billy Swan and Peter Case . It was his first album since 1988 's Back to the Front .",
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"text": "Prince of Darkness (Alice Cooper album) Prince of Darkness is a compilation album by Alice Cooper released in 1989 . There is no new material released on the album ; however the live version of `` Billion Dollar Babies '' ( Live ) was only released as the B-Side to the RCA single of `` He 's Back ( The Man Behind the Mask ) '' thus making this CD it 's only official digital release .",
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"text": "Doug Jones (actor) Doug Jones ( born May 24 , 1960 ) is an American actor and former contortionist known for roles in the science fiction , fantasy , and horror genres , often wearing heavy makeup to play nonhuman characters . He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro , starring in Mimic , as Abe Sapien in Hellboy and Hellboy II : The Golden Army , the Faun and the Pale Man in Pan 's Labyrinth , Crimson Peak and The Shape of Water . He has appeared in films such as Tank Girl , Hocus Pocus and The Bye Bye Man . He also portrayed the titular Silver Surfer in the superhero film Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer , as well as appearing in the TV series Falling Skies , Buffy the Vampire Slayer and del Toro 's The Strain . He is currently a series regular in Star Trek : Discovery , as Lt. Saru .",
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"text": "The Sasquatch Gang The Sasquatch Gang ( also known as The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang ) is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen , the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite . The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005 . The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival , where it won the Audience Award . It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen , picking up 2 awards . One for Justin Long for Best Actor and Tim Skousen Best Director . It also showed at the Waterfront Film Festival , New Zealand Film Festival , Sidewalk Film Festival , and Vail Film Festival . The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30 , 2007 . The film was released on DVD on March 25 , 2008 .",
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"text": "Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! Easter Bunny , Kill ! Kill ! is a 2006 horror film written and directed by Chad Ferrin .",
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"text": "Lust Connection Lust Connection is a 2005 American thriller film directed by Jim Wynorski .",
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"text": "Doug Willis Douglas `` Doug '' Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours , played by Terence Donovan . Doug was introduced by executive producer Don Battye as the patriarch of the newly introduced Willis family . Donovan explained that being part of `` a loving family '' was one of the main reasons he accepted the role . He said he was happy to stay around for as long as the producers wanted him . Donovan made his first screen appearance as Doug during the episode broadcast on 18 July 1990 . Doug was portrayed as a man 's man , down-to-earth , easy-going and friendly . Doug was a builder , who loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his friends . Despite being `` an easy touch '' as a father , Doug could balance understanding with discipline . Doug and his wife , Pam ( Sue Jones ) had a solid marriage until they began to neglect each other due to work . When Doug thought Pam was having an affair with their neighbour Jim Robinson ( Alan Dale ) , he ended up having a one-night stand with Jill Weir ( Lyn Semler ) . Doug 's father , Bert ( Bud Tingwell ) , was introduced in 1993 . They had had a difficult relationship , but Doug made amends with his father when he learned he was dying . Shortly after , Doug got into debt and lost his job , causing him to sink into a deep depression . One of Doug 's last storylines saw him suffer a health scare in which he had to undergo an emergency operation . The character departed on 15 September 1994 , after being written out . In July 2005 , Donovan reprised his role as part of the show 's 20th anniversary celebrations . He reprised the role again in April 2014 and Doug came to Ramsay Street to visit his family . He was also diagnosed with Alzheimer 's disease . Doug continued to make guest appearances until his death in April 2016 , with his storylines mostly focusing on the progression of his Alzheimer 's and how it affects him and his family .",
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"text": "Déjà Vu (2006 film) Déjà Vu ( stylised onscreen without accents ) is a 2006 American science fiction thriller film directed by Tony Scott , written by Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio , and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . The film stars Denzel Washington , Paula Patton , Jim Caviezel , Val Kilmer , Adam Goldberg and Bruce Greenwood . It involves an ATF agent who travels back in time in attempts to prevent a domestic terrorist attack that takes place in New Orleans and to save a woman with whom he falls in love . Filming took place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina . The film was premiered in New York City on November 20 , 2006 , and released widely in the United States and Canada two days later on November 22 , 2006 . It received mixed reviews from critics , and earning $ 64 million in the United States and $ 180 million worldwide . It was the 23rd most successful film worldwide for 2006 . The film was nominated for five awards , and also won the Golden Reel Award .",
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"text": "Three (2006 film) Three ( sometimes stylized Thr3e ) is a 2006 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ted Dekker . It was directed by Robby Henson . It grossed $ 1.4 million and has a 5 % approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes , which called it a `` thrill-free thriller '' in its critical consensus .",
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"text": "Doug Stone discography The discography of American country music singer Doug Stone consists of nine studio albums and thirty-two singles . His self-titled debut album was released in 1990 on Epic Records . The album produced three top 10 singles , and a number one single , `` In a Different Light '' . The album reached # 12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart , and was certified Platinum by the RIAA . I Thought It Was You , his second album , was also certified platinum . It was followed by a Christmas album and 1992 's gold-certified From the Heart . A fourth album for Epic , the gold More Love , featured songs from the film Gordy , his acting debut . After a greatest hits package in 1995 , he released Faith in Me , Faith in You on Columbia Records . This album produced no Top 10 hits , however , and Stone did not release any albums until 1999 's Make Up in Love on Atlantic Records , followed by the unsuccessful The Long Way on Audium . In 2005 , Stone signed to Lofton Creek Records . Since signing , he has released two studio albums for the label . Neither album produced a charting single . He has sold 8 million records world-wide .",
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"text": "Quiet Kill Quiet Kill , also known as Nightmare Boulevard , is a 2004 film directed by Mark Jones . It stars Corbin Bernsen and Claudia Christian .",
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"text": "Live at Sturgis 2006 Live at Sturgis 2006 is a live concert DVD filmed by Canadian rock band , Nickelback . It is the band 's first live DVD since 2002 's release of Live at Home . The DVD was released exclusively at Walmart stores on December 2 , 2008 . The concert was filmed in 2006 in Sturgis , South Dakota during the tour supporting their album All the Right Reasons . The concert was at the Sturgis 2006 `` Rockin ' The Rally '' Show at the Sturgis Bike Rally . Filmed in Hi Definition by 15 cameras , there was a crowd of 35,000 attending the performance . The DVD was meant to be released in December 2007 , but was delayed to coincide with the release of their album Dark Horse which had come out on November 18 , 2008 , a year later . The Blu-ray Disc release of Live At Sturgis was released in late 2009 . It was certificated Gold by the RIAA .",
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"text": "Stoned (film) Stoned , also known as The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones in the UK , is a 2005 film about Brian Jones , one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones . The film is a cinematic work of historical fiction , taking as its premise the idea that Jones was murdered by Frank Thorogood , a builder who had been hired to renovate and improve Jones 's house Cotchford Farm in East Sussex . The film also paints a picture of Jones 's use of alcohol and drugs , and his relationships with Anita Pallenberg and Anna Wohlin . The film was directed by Stephen Woolley , and written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade . Leo Gregory played the role of Brian Jones and Paddy Considine of Frank Thorogood . This film grossed $ 38,922 in limited theatrical release in the United States .",
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"text": "Stay Alive Stay Alive is a 2006 American slasher film directed by William Brent Bell , who co-wrote it with Matthew Peterman . It was produced by McG , and was released on March 24 , 2006 in the US . It was the first film in five years released by Hollywood Pictures . It was also Disney 's only slasher film .",
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"text": "Bondage (2006 film) Bondage is a 2006 film written and directed by Eric Allen Bell ( creator of Global One TV ) . The film had limited release in January 2006 .",
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"text": "Black Christmas (2006 film) Black Christmas ( abbreviated as Black X-Mas ) is a 2006 American-Canadian slasher film written and directed by Glen Morgan and starring Katie Cassidy , Michelle Trachtenberg , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , Oliver Hudson , Lacey Chabert , Kristen Cloke , and Andrea Martin . The film takes place several days before Christmas , and tells the story of a group of sorority sisters who are stalked and murdered by the house 's former inhabitants during a winter storm . It is a loose remake of the 1974 film of the same name . The film was produced by Morgan and James Wong through their production company Hard Eight Pictures , along with 2929 Productions and Dimension Films , while Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributed the film . In December 2006 , upon anticipation of its premiere , the film garnered some criticism from religious groups due to its graphic content in a holiday setting , as well as the distributor 's decision to release the film on Christmas Day in the United States . The film opened in the United Kingdom on December 15 , 2006 , and , despite backlash from some religious organizations , opened in US theaters on Christmas Day .",
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"text": "Driftwood (2006 film) Driftwood is a 2006 horror film that was shown at the Screamfest LA International Horror Film Festival on October 20 , 2006 . The film was released on DVD on November 13 , 2007 . Driftwood was directed by Tim Sullivan and starring Raviv Ullman and Diamond Dallas Page .",
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"text": "Reservoir Dogs (video game) Reservoir Dogs is a video game based on the Quentin Tarantino film of the same name . Released in 2006 , it garnered mostly mediocre reviews and caused minor controversies for its violence , being banned in Australia and New Zealand .",
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"text": "Heart Is... Heart is ... , also known as Hearty Paws , is a 2006 South Korean drama film directed by Park Eun-hyung and Oh Dal-kyun .",
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"text": "Drift (film series) The film series consist of street racing films produced by Geneon Universal Entertainment released between 2006 and 2008 . All the films are set on racing touge roads .",
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"text": "Jerry (film) Jerry is a 2006 Indian comedy film . The film was earlier titled Idhuthan Kadhal Enbathaa .",
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"text": "Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( -LSB- ˈfaɪfər -RSB- born April 29 , 1958 ) is an American actress , singer and producer . Described by the media as a character actress , Pfeiffer is known for her versatility , period roles , ability to mask her true feelings while in character , and portraying funny , intelligent female characters with strong sex appeal throughout the 1980s and 1990s . She began her acting career in 1978 and had her first starring film role in Grease 2 ( 1982 ) , before receiving mainstream attention for her breakout performance in Scarface ( 1983 ) . Her greatest commercial successes include Batman Returns ( 1992 ) , Dangerous Minds ( 1995 ) , What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ) and Hairspray ( 2007 ) . Pfeiffer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dangerous Liaisons ( 1988 ) , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama for The Fabulous Baker Boys ( 1989 ) . She received a third Oscar nomination for Love Field ( 1992 ) . Her other notable film roles include The Witches of Eastwick ( 1987 ) , Married to the Mob ( 1988 ) , Frankie and Johnny ( 1991 ) , The Age of Innocence ( 1993 ) , Wolf ( 1994 ) and White Oleander ( 2002 ) .",
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"text": "Gemini (astrology) Gemini ( pronunciation : -LSB- ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ -RSB- or -LSB- ˈdʒɛmɪniː -RSB- or ) is the third astrological sign in the zodiac , originating from the constellation of Gemini . Under the tropical zodiac , the sun transits this sign between May 21 and June 21 . Gemini is represented by The Twins Castor and Pollux . The symbol of the twins is based on the Dioscuri , two mortals that were granted shared godhood after death .",
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"text": "Michelle (song) `` Michelle '' is a love ballad by the Beatles , composed principally by Paul McCartney , with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon . It is featured on their Rubber Soul album , released in December 1965 . The song is unique among Beatles recordings in that some of its lyrics are in French . `` Michelle '' won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1967 and has since become one of the best known and often recorded of all Beatles songs .",
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"text": "Divine Gemini Divine Gemini is an album of duets by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson and bassist Richard Davis recorded in 1977 for the SteepleChase label .",
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"text": "Tamara Taggart Tamara Taggart , OBC is a Canadian television presenter , born on May 2 , 1968 , in Vancouver , British Columbia . She currently serves as the weekday anchor of CTV News at Six alongside Mike Killeen on CIVT-TV ( `` CTV British Columbia '' ) in Vancouver , British Columbia . Taggart 's career in broadcasting started while she was attending BCIT in Burnaby , British Columbia , where she was enrolled in the Broadcast Communications program . She graduated in 1991 ( her class included Vancouver sports broadcaster John Shorthouse ) . Her early work was in radio and concert promotion . However , in 1997 , she landed a recurring role on community calendar spots on CIVT-TV ( then known as `` Vancouver Television '' ) . From there , she moved on to co-host the breakfast show and then , later , the entertainment spot on the evening news . In 2001 , Taggart moved over to the weather desk where she stayed for 9 years . During the station 's 5pm , 6pm and 11:30 pm newscasts she presented the forecast from CTV 's studios as well as various ( and numerous ) locations around Vancouver , the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island . In January 2011 , Taggart transferred to the CTV news desk . Taggart also hosted a home renovation show , Love It or Lose It for two seasons , on the Home and Garden TV network ( HGTV ) . Taggart had minor roles in the films Antitrust ( film ) , Josie and the Pussycats , Halloween : Resurrection and Along Came a Spider and on several television series , including , Robson Arms , Cold Squad , and Touching Evil . The Georgia Straight Annual Reader 's Poll has named Taggart as Vancouver 's `` Best TV Weather Person '' and `` Best TV Personality '' in 2002 , 2003 and 2004 . She was named `` Woman of the Year '' at the Consumer 's Choice Awards in 2003 and has appeared on the cover of TV Week Magazine seven times . In 2005 , Taggart was nominated for a Leo Award for `` Best Host , Lifestyles Series '' for Love It or Lose It . Taggart has also been featured in Hello Canada in July 2009 and August 2009 . Taggart was married on February 4 , 2006 , to Juno award-winning guitarist and record producer Dave Genn , formerly of the Matthew Good Band and currently of the band 54-40 . ( Senator Larry Campbell , former mayor of Vancouver , served as the officiant at the marriage ceremony . ) Tamara and her husband Dave have a son , Beckett , born August 2 , 2007 ; a daughter , Zoë , born September 24 , 2008 ; and a daughter , Poppy , born August 16 , 2010 . Taggart co-hosted Live ! with Regis and Kelly for one day on Friday August 21 , 2009 . On December 8 , 2010 , it was announced that Taggart would co-anchor the CTV News at Six alongside Mike Killeen , effective January 3 , 2011 , following the stepping-down of longtime anchors Pamela Martin and Bill Good .",
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"text": "Colossal Pictures Colossal Pictures ( styled as ( Colossal ) Pictures or ( C ) P ) was an entertainment company that developed and produced television programming , advertising , network branding , and visual effects . Colossal 's work has won every major industry award , from the Clio , Emmy and Grammy to the Cannes Gold Lion and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Top Honor .",
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"text": "Malefic planet In astrology , a malefic planet , or simply malefic , is thought to bring bad luck and misfortune to those born within its radius . Traditionally , Mars and Saturn are considered the malefic planets , with Mars being the lesser malefic and Saturn the greater . In modern astrology Uranus , Neptune , and Pluto are also considered malefic when in hard aspect to a personal planet -- that is , either conjuncted , square or in opposition to the personal planet . They are opposed to the benefic planets such as Jupiter and Venus , which are said to grant good fortune by contrast . A planet that is placed between two malefic planets , traditionally Mars and Saturn , is said to be `` besieged '' . Besieged planets are believed to be very restricted in their functioning , so even if a planet is a benefic , the fact that it is besieged means the beneficial attributes it would normally emanate will be lessened whilst in that configuration .",
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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": "Lorraine Ziff Lorraine Ziff ( born in Bronx , New York ) is an American actress She received a Bachelor of Arts double degree in theater and communications from Marymount College , Tarrytown and her master 's degree in social work from Fordham . As an actress she stars alongside Robert Picardo and Gary Busey in `` Mansion of Blood '' , which , originally planned for 2012 , is now scheduled for a 2014 release . She also appears in Treachery with Michael Biehn and co-stars in the forthcoming supernatural Western Six Gun Savior with Eric Roberts . She is married to insurance broker Laurence F. Ziff and is the mother of the actor and model Matthew Ziff . She and her husband , who has previously served as a trustee of the Garden State Cancer Center , are philanthropically active in raising money for cancer research . Ziff is also a licensed psycho-therapist , a skill which she has indicated can come in handy on the set",
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"text": "Gemini Docking Mechanism The Gemini spacecraft was the first American craft that could dock to another in space . It use a non-androgynous docking mechanism . The docking system was not hollow , so there was no ability to transfer people or material between the craft ; the docking system merely locked two craft together .",
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"text": "Grace (Stargate SG-1) `` Grace '' is an episode from Season 7 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 . Amanda Tapping won a Leo Award in the category `` Dramatic Series : Best Lead Performance - Female '' for this episode .",
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"text": "Planet P Project Planet P Project is a pseudonym used by American rock musician Tony Carey for his science-fiction themed , progressive rock/space rock music . Carey has released six albums under the Planet P Project name : Planet P ( 1983 , later retitled Planet P Project ) , Pink World ( 1984 ) , Go Out Dancing , Part I ( 1931 ) ( 2005 ) , Go Out Dancing , Part II ( Levittown ) ( 2008 ) , Go Out Dancing , Part III ( Out in the Rain ) ( 2009 ) and Steeltown ( 2013 ) . Music videos for singles from the first albums received heavy to moderate airplay on MTV , when originally released . Pink World was originally a two-record set , released on bright-pink-colored vinyl . Planet P 's most well known singles were `` Why Me ? '' ( a sweeping , energetic romp about outer space and isolation ) , and the downbeat `` Static '' . Go Out Dancing , Part I ( 1931 ) is the first of the trilogy , with part two titled Go Out Dancing , Part II ( Levittown ) and part three as Go Out Dancing , Part III ( Out in the Rain ) . The project 's name was inspired from the fictional `` Planet P '' in Robert A. Heinlein 's book Starship Troopers .",
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"text": "Gemini Major Benn Gilbert Kamoto ( born June 14 , 1990 ) , better known by his stage name Gemini Major , is a Malawian-born record producer and Singer-songwriter . Gemini Major is currently signed to Family Tree Records , a South African independent record label .",
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"text": "L'Affaire Dumont L'Affaire Dumont is a Canadian drama film , released in 2012 . Written by Danielle Dansereau and directed by Daniel `` Podz '' Grou , the film stars Marc-André Grondin as Michel Dumont , a divorced young father of two who is accused of a sexual assault he did not commit . The film 's cast also includes Geneviève Brouillette , Patrick Hivon and Marilyn Castonguay . The film garnered seven Canadian Screen Awards nominations at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards , including Best Picture , Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Grondin ) , Best Actress in a Leading Role ( Castonguay ) , Best Art Direction and Production Design ( André Guimond ) , Best Editing ( Valérie Héroux ) , Best Sound Editing ( Pierre-Jules Audet , Michelle Cloutier , Thierry Bourgault D'Amico , Nathalie Fleurant and Cédrick Marin ) and Best Make-Up ( Marlène Rouleau and André Duval ) .",
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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": "Gemini TV Gemini TV is Telugu television channel launched in February 9 , 1995 by Sun TV Network . The channel 's programming includes serials , films , film-based programs , game shows and News . It broadcasts serials , films , live shows , game shows and news . Its HD feed was launched on December 11 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Gemini 9A Gemini 9A ( officially Gemini IX-A ) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program . It was the 7th manned Gemini flight , the 13th manned American flight and the 23rd spaceflight of all time ( includes X-15 flights over 100 km ) . The original crew for Gemini 9 , command pilot Elliot See and pilot Charles Bassett , were killed in a crash on February 28 , 1966 while flying a T-38 jet trainer to the McDonnell Aircraft plant in St. Louis , Missouri to inspect their spacecraft . The mission was flown June 3 -- 6 , 1966 by backup command pilot Thomas P. Stafford and pilot Eugene Cernan . The astronauts rendezvoused with the Augmented Target Docking Adaptor , but were unable to dock with it because the nose fairing failed to eject from the docking target due to a launch preparation error . Cernan performed a two-hour extravehicular activity , during which he was planned to demonstrate free flight in a self-contained rocket pack , the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit . He was unable to accomplish this due to stress , fatigue , and overheating .",
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"text": "Enuff Z'nuff (album) Enuff Z'Nuff is the self-titled studio album by American hard rock band Enuff Z'Nuff , released in 1989 on Atco Records . This debut album continues to be the best selling album in the band 's catalog . The album 's first single , the rock song `` New Thing , '' received steady radio and MTV airplay , peaking at # 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Their follow-up single , a ballad called `` Fly High Michelle , '' would prove to be the band 's biggest hit , peaking at # 47 on the same chart . Promotional CDs were created for another song , a ballad called `` For Now , '' but this single was apparently cancelled while the band focused on their follow-up record , 1991 's Strength album . Additional exposure for the album occurred with the album tracks `` Hot Little Summer Girl '' and `` I Could Never Be Without You '' being featured on the popular TV shows Beverly Hills , 90210 and Northern Exposure . A few years later , the band 's glam appearance in their video for `` Fly High Michelle '' would be parodied on MTV 's Beavis & Butt-head .",
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"text": "Gemini Suite Live Gemini Suite Live is a recording of Jon Lord 's classical/rock piece Gemini Suite featuring the original Mark II band lineup of Deep Purple , recorded live during this one and only live performance in 1970 . A follow up to their `` Concerto '' Project , it featured five movements for the individual members of the band , including a guitar piece from Blackmore .",
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"text": "Aquarius (astrology) Aquarius ( Greek : Ὑδροχόος Hydrokhoös , Latin : Aquārius ) is the eleventh astrological sign in the Zodiac , originating from the constellation Aquarius . The water carrier represented by the zodiacal constellation Aquarius is Ganymede , a beautiful Phrygian youth . Ganymede was the son of Tros , king of Troy ( according to Lucian , he was also the son of Dardanus ) . While tending to his father 's flocks on Mount Ida , Ganymede was spotted by Jupiter . The king of gods became enamored of the boy and flew down to the mountain in the form of a large bird , whisking Ganymede away to the heavens . Ever since , the boy has served as cupbearer to the gods . Ovid has Orpheus sing the tale : `` The king of the gods was once fired with love for Phrygian Ganymede , and when that happened Jupiter found another shape preferable to his own . Wishing to turn himself into a bird , he none the less scorned to change into any save that which can carry his thunderbolts . Then without delay , beating the air on borrowed pinions , he snatched away the shepherd of Ilium , who even now mixes the winecups , and supplies Jove with nectar , to the annoyance of Juno '' ( Metamorphoses X 154-160 ) . Aquarius is a summer constellation in the northern hemisphere , found near Pisces and Cetus . It is especially notable as the radiant for four meteor showers , the largest of which is the Delta Aquarid meteor shower in late July and early August . Under the tropical zodiac , the sun is in Aquarius typically between January 20 and February 18 , while under the Sidereal Zodiac , the sun is in Aquarius from approximately February 15 to March 14 , depending on leap year .",
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"text": "Blue Gemini Blue Gemini was a United States Air Force ( USAF ) project first proposed in August 1962 for a series of seven flights of Gemini spacecraft to enable the Air Force to gain manned spaceflight experience prior to the launch of the Manned Orbital Development System , or MODS . The plan was to use off-the-shelf Gemini spacecraft .",
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"text": "PlaNet Finance China PlaNet Finance China ( PFC ) ( Chinese : 沛丰中国 ) is a non-profit organization that works for sustainable social and economic development in China by supporting and promoting the microfinance sector . It is the representative office of the international non-profit organization PlaNet Finance Group . PFC works with partner organizations and offers technical assistance to financial institutions and microfinance institutions ( MFIs ) that seeks to improve performance , or to extend their portfolios into microcredit and small lending . PFC runs diagnostics on city commercial banks , village banks , and MFIs to help them adopt international best practices with respect to governance , credit risk management , process optimization and cost-efficiency , liquidity management and strategy formation . PFC is based in Beijing , and has been involved in the Chinese microfinance sector since 2003 . Its Executive Director is Gabrielle Harris .",
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"text": "20th Century Fox Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ( known as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation with a hyphen from 1935 until 1985 , professionally as 20th Century Fox , Twentieth Century Fox or simply known as Fox ) is an American film studio currently owned by 21st Century Fox . It is one of the Big Six major American film studios and is located in the Century City area of Los Angeles , just west of Beverly Hills . The studio was formerly owned by News Corporation . 20th Century Fox is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America . In 2015 , 20th Century Fox celebrated its 80th anniversary as a studio .",
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"text": "Joy (film) Joy is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film , written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano , about whom the story is loosely based as a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire . Joy received a theatrical release on December 25 , 2015 , distributed by 20th Century Fox . It received mixed reviews from critics , who praised Lawrence 's performance but criticized the writing and pace of the film . Lawrence received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance . Joy was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , among other accolades .",
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"text": "Country Joy Country Joy is a Canadian soap opera television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980 .",
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"text": "Joyride (Oleander album) Joyride is the third major label studio album from post-grunge band Oleander . It was released on March 4 , 2003 through Sanctuary Records and marks the band 's first studio album with the label . Joyride also marks a return to the band 's focus on aggressive hard rock that was less apparent on their previous , more experimental effort , Unwind .",
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"text": "Joyful Noise Recordings Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis , Indiana . The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington , Indiana by Karl Hofstetter , who also played drums on many of the label 's first releases . Joyful Noise currently has a roster of 20 + bands of various musical styles , though according to the label , each artist `` in one way or another bridges this gap between pop and noise . '' Along with housing offices and the warehouse of the label , their Fountain Square location hosts live shows and a small record store . In 2010 Joyful Noise began focusing largely on limited edition specialty releases which are generally released on analog formats packaged with music downloads . In addition to releases on vinyl records , the label has gained notoriety for being at the forefront of the resurgence of cassette tapes and flexi-discs , as reported by The Washington Post , Pitchfork Media , Under The Radar , and others . Joyful Noise has released single-album cassettes from Akron/Family , Dinosaur Jr. , Deerhoof , of Montreal , Here We Go Magic , and others , and has released multi-album Cassette Box Sets from Dinosaur Jr. , of Montreal , and Joan Of Arc . In 2012 Joyful Noise released their first album to chart on Billboard : Kishi Bashi `` 151a '' ( debuting at # 6 on the `` Heatseekers '' chart ) . Since that time , new music on Joyful Noise from artists such as Sebadoh , Dumb Numbers , David Yow , and Son Lux have all charted .",
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"text": "Joy (disambiguation) Joy is an emotion in response to a pleasant observation or a remembrance thereof . Joy may also refer to :",
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"text": "World of Delight is a 2015 Japanese youth romance film directed by . It is based on the novel by Hiro Arikawa . It was released on November 21 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Joy (South African band) Joy was a South African female vocal group , who had a charts-topping hit in South Africa in 1980 with `` Paradise Road '' . The record spent nine weeks at the No. 1 spot , and went on to become considered an unofficial South African anthem . Felicia Marion , Thoko Ndlozi and Anneline Malebo joined forces in 1979 and proceeded to set South African stages alight with colourful and fiery performances . They were very successful in the South African charts as well . Prior to their forming , each singer led a solo career . Thoko Ndlozi had appeared in a couple of Gibson Kente 's productions , Zwi and Sikalo , and had sung with the Uncle Joe Rhythm Cabins . Felicia Marion did backing vocals for Sammy Brown and toured the country with the Sound Black Shows . Anneline Malebo toured with the Rockets and recorded two solo singles : `` Let 's Live Together '' ( 1976 ) and `` Love The Way You Love '' ( 1977 ) . Brenda Fassie sang with Joy for a short period , filling in for Anneline Malebo who was on maternity leave . Joy have supported Lamont Dozier , Timmy Thomas , Clarence Carter and Dobie Gray on their South African tours , and Leo Sayer at Sun City . The trio also held a lengthy singing-recording relationship with Spirits Rejoice . Joy won two SARIE Awards for Best Vocal Group and Best English LP of the Year in 1980 . They broke up in 1983 .",
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"text": "Jōyō, Kyoto is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture , Kansai , Japan . It is halfway between Kyoto and Nara . It contains historical sites including the Shibagahara Tomb and Mito shrine . The city was founded on May 3 , 1972 . As of 2015 , the city has an estimated population of 76,869 and a population density of 2350.5 persons per km ² . The total area is 32.71 km ² .",
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"text": "Joy Enriquez (album) Joy Enriquez is the debut studio album from American singer Joy Enriquez . the album was released in September 2001 .",
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"text": "World of Glory World of Glory is a 1991 Swedish short film written and directed by Roy Andersson . Its original Swedish title is Härlig är jorden , which means `` Lovely is the Earth '' , and is the Swedish title of the hymn `` Fairest Lord Jesus '' . The narrative portrays a man in white make-up who guides the viewer through his life in a bleakly stylised world . The film was Andersson 's critical comeback to cinema , after many years in advertising .",
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"text": "Comfort and Joy (1984 film) Comfort and Joy is a 1984 Scottish comedy film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Bill Paterson as a radio disc jockey whose life undergoes a bizarre upheaval after his girlfriend leaves him . After he witnesses an attack on an ice cream van by angry competitors , he is led into the struggle between two Italian families over the ice cream market of Glasgow . The film received a BAFTA Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985 .",
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"text": "Joy Boushel Joy Boushel ( born 15 December 1959 ) is an actress who appeared in a handful of movies and TV shows . Boushel 's acting career has consisted of Pick-up Summer ( 1980 ) , Terror Train ( 1980 ) , Quest for Fire ( 1982 ) , Humongous ( 1982 ) , Thrillkill ( 1984 ) , The Fly ( 1986 ) , Keeping Track ( 1987 ) , Look Who 's Talking ( 1989 ) , and Cursed ( 1990 ) .",
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"text": "Happiness (2016 film) Happiness is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film directed and written by Andy Lo . Centred around the story of a cognitive disorder patient , the film stars Kara Wai , Carlos Chan and Cya Liu . It was released on 8 September 2016 .",
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"text": "List of Joys of Life episodes Below is an episodic synopsis of Joys of Life , which consists of 35 episodes and broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 .",
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"text": "Joy, Texas Joy is an unincorporated community 1 mi west of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 173 and State Highway 148 , 16 mi south of Henrietta in southern Clay County , Texas , United States . The population was about 45 in 2000 .",
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"text": "Joy Behar Josephine Victoria Behar ( -LSB- ˈbeɪhɑːr -RSB- née Occhiuto ; born October 7 , 1942 ) is an American comedian , writer , and actress . She co-hosts the ABC daytime talk show The View . She hosted The Joy Behar Show on HLN from 2009 to 2011 and Joy Behar : Say Anything ! on Current TV , from 2012 until the channel switched formats in August 2013 . Behar 's new weekly late-night talk show , Late Night Joy , premiered on TLC in November 2015 .",
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"text": "Unknown Pleasures Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by English rock band Joy Division , released on 15 June 1979 on Tony Wilson 's Factory Records . It followed an abandoned session for RCA Records , and was recorded and mixed over three weekends at Strawberry Studios , Stockport in April 1979 with record producer Martin Hannett . The cover artwork was designed by artist Peter Saville . It is the only Joy Division album released during lead singer Ian Curtis 's lifetime . Factory did not release any singles from the album , and it did not chart despite the relative success of the group 's non-album debut single `` Transmission '' . Unknown Pleasures has since received sustained critical acclaim as a pioneering and influential post-punk album . It has been named as one of the best albums of all-time by publications such as NME , AllMusic , and Select .",
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"text": "Joyland (Great Yarmouth) Joyland is a historic free entry amusement park located in Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , on the coast of East Anglia . The theme park opened in 1949 on the site of the former Anchor Gardens next to Britannia Pier . The park is famous locally and across the country for the Snails and Tyrolean Tubs rides designed and manufactured by engineering entrepreneur Horace Cole and the family-owned engineering business . The Tyrolean Tubs is notable as the only Virginia Reel roller coaster ( albeit in miniature form ) in operation in the world . Joyland is renowned for its heritage rides , which have remained unchanged through generations of patrons , allowing parents to share the rides remembered from their childhood with their children . The biggest change to the park occurred in 1984 when the main centerpiece of the park ( a 1950s Noah 's Ark ride ) was removed and replaced with a space shuttle attraction called the `` Space Base '' and then again in 1996 when the centrepiece was demolished and replaced by a spooky themed roller coaster twisting around the peak of the mountain while various fiberglass toy figurines adorn the side of the large green mountain .",
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"text": "The Joy Of... The Joy Of ... is an album by FourPlay String Quartet.This is their second studio album , though still predominantly consisting of covers , has more original pieces than their debut album .",
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"text": "Petra Joy Petra Joy ( born 1964 in Kempten , West Germany ) is an award-winning German feminist film director , film producer , TV producer , distributor , author , and photographer . She lives in Brighton , England . Along with Candida Royalle , Annie Sprinkle , Maria Beatty , and others , she is one of the pioneers of the movement to make pornography for women . Her genre is described as `` art-core , '' meaning the focus is on sexuality from the female perspective , female pleasure , and creative , sensual play . Common themes in her erotic films include safe sex , men seen as sexual objects , female fantasies , and male bisexuality .",
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"text": "Waiting for Happiness Waiting for Happiness ( original title : Heremakono ) is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako . Main characters are a student , who has returned to his home in Nouadhibou , an electrician and his child apprentice , and the local women . The film is characterized by a succession of scenes of the daily life of the characters which are unique to their particular African and Arab cultures , while borrowing from tropes of Tayeb Saleh 's Season of Migration to the North . The viewer must interpret the scenes without much help from narrator or plot , while the structure of the film hangs on a series of mundane but visually arresting moments , many of which are repeated in other works in Abderrahmane Sissako 's opus , including scenes at a barber shop and a photo booth , also present in his earlier La Vie Sur Terre and later Timbuktu . The film presents typical Mauritanian moments of beauty , struggle , alienation , and humor , which are experienced by groups socially divided from each other , such as Bidhan women drinking tea and gossiping , West African migrants passing through Mauritania to get to Europe ( and finding an unsuccessful comrade washed ashore ) . The young protagonist who has returned interacts with all of these groups as an outsider , as he struggles to remember even his own Hassaniya Arabic dialect , but prefers instead French . Many of the themes and characters presage Sissako 's 2014 film Timbuktu , and both explore liminal Sahel identities authentically situated in everyday life . Waiting for Happiness premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section .",
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"text": "The Americans (2013 TV series) The Americans is an American television period drama series created and produced by former CIA officer Joe Weisberg . The series premiered in the United States on January 30 , 2013 on the cable network FX . Set in the early 1980s during the Cold War , The Americans is the story of Elizabeth ( Keri Russell ) and Philip Jennings ( Matthew Rhys ) , two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple living in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. , with their children Paige ( Holly Taylor ) and Henry ( Keidrich Sellati ) and their neighbor Stan Beeman ( Noah Emmerich ) , an FBI agent working in counterintelligence . On May 25 , 2016 , FX set an end-date for the series by renewing it for a fifth and sixth season . The 10-episode sixth and final season is slated to air in 2018 .",
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"text": "List of American Experience episodes American Experience , originally titled The American Experience , is an American television program and a PBS documentary series created by Peter McGhee . The series airs documentaries about historic events or historical figures that had an impact upon the United States government or its citizens . The show is produced primarily by WGBH-TV , a television station and PBS member located in Boston , Massachusetts . WGBH-TV creates non-commercial educational programs and distributes them on public television stations throughout the United States . However , other PBS affiliate stations , such as WNET in New York City , have co-produced episodes for the television series . Since the programs debut on October 4 , 1988 , American Experience has broadcast 326 episodes and has been a recipient of over 265 broadcast and web awards . The program 's twenty-ninth season premiered on January 10 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Amerika (miniseries) Amerika is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on ABC . The miniseries inspired a novelization entitled Amerika : The Triumph of the American Spirit . Amerika starred Kris Kristofferson , Mariel Hemingway , Sam Neill , Robert Urich , and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role . Amerika was about life in the United States after a bloodless takeover engineered by the Soviet Union . Not wanting to depict the actual takeover , ABC Entertainment president Brandon Stoddard set the miniseries ten years after the event , focusing on the demoralized U.S. people a decade after the Soviet conquest . The intent , he later explained , was to explore the U.S. spirit under such conditions , not to portray the conflict of the Soviet coup . Described in promotional materials as `` the most ambitious American miniseries ever created , '' Amerika aired for 14 1/2 hours ( including commercials ) over seven nights ( beginning February 15 , 1987 ) , and reportedly cost US$ 40 million to produce . The miniseries was filmed in the Golden Horseshoe and southwestern Ontario Canadian cities of Toronto , London , and Hamilton , as well as various locations in the U.S. state of Nebraska -- most notably the small town of Tecumseh , which served as `` Milford , '' the fictional setting for most of the series . Donald Wrye was the executive producer , director , and writer of Amerika , while composer Basil Poledouris scored the miniseries , ultimately recording ( with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra ) eight hours of music -- the equivalent of four feature films .",
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"text": "America America America America ( British title The Anatolian Smile -- a reference to an ongoing acknowledgment of the character Stavros ' captivating smile ) is a 1963 American dramatic film directed , produced and written by Elia Kazan , adapted from his own book , published in 1962 . The dust jacket of the novel has no comma in the title , nor does the title in the film itself . Many listings of the film include a comma . Inspired by the life of Kazan 's uncle , Avraam Elia Kazantzoglou , the director uses little-known cast members , with the entire storyline revolving around the central performance of Greek actor Stathis Giallelis ( born 1941 ) , twenty-two years old at the time of production , who is in virtually every scene of the nearly three-hour movie .",
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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": "The American Way (film) The American Way , also known as Riders of the Storm , is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard .",
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"text": "American Empire (film) American Empire is a 1942 American film directed by William C. McGann . The film was released in the United Kingdom as My Son Alone .",
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"text": "The New Americans The New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary , produced by Kartemquin Films , that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in late March 2004 . The observational documentary , which includes minimal voice-over narration and very little direct interviewing of its subjects ( and none in which the interviewer 's voice is heard ) , follows the lives of a series of immigrants to the United States over the course of four years . The series was filmed between 1998 and 2001 , although not all of its subjects were filmed during that entire length of time . The immigrants were filmed both in their countries of origin before immigrating as well as in the United States . The filming during this period was extensive and occurred in the subjects ' homes , at their places of work , in government offices , and in a number of other situations , many of them quite intimate . As a result , The New Americans offers an unusually personal and comprehensive look at the people it profiles . The immigrants profiled and filmed in The New Americans include a group of baseball players from the Dominican Republic hoping to secure a career in Major League Baseball ; a computer programmer from India and his wife ; a family with six children from a farming community in the state of Guanajuato , Mexico ; a family of Ogoni refugees from Nigeria ; and a woman from Palestine who moves to the United States to be with her new husband , a first-generation Palestinian-American who grew up in Chicago . The locations shown in the documentary include not only each of the immigrants ' countries of origin , but also many places in the United States where the immigrants settled or traveled , including Chicago ( the Palestinian and Nigerian immigrants ) , the Silicon Valley of California ( the Indian immigrants ) , Garden City , Kansas and Mecca , California ( the Mexican immigrants ) , and Florida , Georgia and Montana ( the Dominican immigrants ) . The New Americans was executive produced by Steve James ( who also produced the acclaimed 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams ) and Gordon Quinn , both of Kartemquin Films . It was broadcast on PBS as part of the series Independent Lens , in association with the Independent Television Service ( ITVS ) . The program was also broadcast in the United Kingdom on the cable network BBC Four in early April 2004 . Steve James on the making of the New Americans , `` From the beginning , we knew we wanted to tell multiple stories , because every immigrant I 've met has a very rich and varied story to tell about where they come from . We also were excited about the idea of telling these people 's stories before they left their countries so that we could begin to understand these people in their own country before they gave it all up to come here . They 're all facing different problems different dreams , so there 's that diversity too . They 're a nice collection of stories because their differences and similarities . '' Primary funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ) . Additional major funding was provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , the Annie E. Casey Foundation and PBS . Additional funding also came from the National Endowment of the Arts , BBC , Nick Fraser , SBS , TV Australia , and VPRO , The Netherlands . The New Americans is a presentation of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ( LPB ) and Asian Women United/National Asian American Telecommunications Association ( NAATA ) . The New Americans won a variety of awards including : The Chicago Award for Best Chicago or Illinois Production , Chicago International Television Competition ( 2004 ) ; Gold Hugo for Best Overall Production , Chicago International Television Competition 2004 -RSB- ; Best Limited Series , Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards , International Documentary Association ( IDA ) ( 2004 ) ; and the Christopher Award , TV/Cable Category , ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "Filipino Americans Filipino Americans ( Mga Pilipinong Amerikano ) are Americans of Filipino descent . The term Filipino American is sometimes shortened to `` Fil-Ams '' , or `` Pinoy '' . According to Filipino American historian Dawn Mabalon , the earliest appearance of the term Pinoy ( alt . Pinay ) , was in a 1926 issue of the Filipino Student Bulletin . The article that featured the terms , is titled , `` Filipino Women in U.S. Excel in Their Courses : Invade Business , Politics . '' Some Filipinos believe that the term Pinoy was coined by Filipinos who came to the United States to distinguish themselves from Filipinos living in the Philippines . Filipinos in North America were first documented in the 16th century , with small settlements beginning in the 18th century . Mass migration did not begin until the early 20th Century when the Philippines was ceded from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris .",
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"text": "American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball . Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham , a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenaged daughter 's best friend , Angela ( Mena Suvari ) . Annette Bening co-stars as Lester 's materialistic wife , Carolyn , and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter , Jane . Wes Bentley , Chris Cooper , and Allison Janney also feature . The film is described by academics as a satire of American middle-class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction ; analysis has focused on the film 's explorations of romantic , and paternal love , sexuality , beauty , materialism , self-liberation , and redemption . Ball began writing American Beauty as a play in the early 1990s , partly inspired by the media circus around the Amy Fisher trial in 1992 . He shelved the play after realizing the story would not work on stage . After several years as a television screenwriter , Ball revived the idea in 1997 when attempting to break into the film industry . The modified script had a cynical outlook that was influenced by Ball 's frustrating tenures writing for several sitcoms . Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen took American Beauty to DreamWorks ; the then-fledgling film studio bought Ball 's script for $ 250,000 , outbidding several other production bodies . DreamWorks financed the $ 15 million production and served as its North American distributor . American Beauty marked acclaimed theater director Mendes ' film debut ; courted after his successful productions of the musicals Oliver ! and Cabaret , Mendes was , nevertheless , only given the job after 20 others were considered and several `` A-list '' directors turned down the opportunity . Spacey was Mendes ' first choice for the role of Lester , though DreamWorks had urged the director to consider better-known actors ; similarly , the studio suggested several actors for the role of Carolyn until Mendes offered the part to Bening without DreamWorks ' knowledge . Principal photography took place between December 1998 and February 1999 on soundstages at the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank , California , and on location in Los Angeles . Mendes ' dominant style was deliberate and composed ; he made extensive use of static shots and slow pans and zooms to generate tension . Cinematographer Conrad Hall complemented Mendes ' style with peaceful shot compositions to contrast with the turbulent on-screen events . During editing , Mendes made several changes that gave the film a less cynical tone than the script . Released in North America on September 17 , 1999 , American Beauty was positively received by critics and grossed over $ 356 million worldwide . Reviewers praised most aspects of the production , with particular emphasis on Mendes , Spacey , and Ball ; criticism focused on the familiarity of the characters and setting . DreamWorks launched a major campaign to increase the film 's chances of Academy Award success ; at the 72nd Academy Awards the following year , the film won Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor ( for Spacey ) , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Cinematography . It was nominated for and won many other awards and honors , mainly for the direction , writing , and acting .",
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"text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .",
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"text": "Americana (radio series) Americana was a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from spring 2009 to autumn 2011 . It offered a `` mix of discussion , interviews and features , with a focus on the voices of ordinary Americans '' and was touted as the `` successor for the late Alistair Cooke 's Letter from America . '' Americana premiered 31 May 2009 with Matt Frei as presenter ; According to Frei , he expected listeners to Americana would hear `` what America is talking , arguing , fretting , laughing and , yes , dreaming about . We hope to surprise , entertain and inform . And by letting America itself do most of the talking we promise never to be dull . '' After Frei left the BBC in May 2011 , Jonny Dymond took over as presenter . In July 2011 , BBC Radio 4 revealed that Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams , `` interest -LSB- ed -RSB- in wider internationalism and less emphasis on the US '' , decided to cancel Americana , effective in autumn . The show 's final episode was broadcast on 11 September 2011 ; the topic was the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks .",
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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": "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": "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": "Theatre Guild The Theatre Guild is a theatrical society founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner , Philip Moeller , Helen Westley and Theresa Helburn . Langner 's wife , Armina Marshall , then served as a co-director . It evolved out of the work of the Washington Square Players . Its original purpose was to produce non-commercial works by American and foreign playwrights . It differed from other theaters at the time in that its board of directors shared the responsibility of choosing plays , management , and production . The Theatre Guild contributed greatly to the success of Broadway from the 1920s throughout the 1970s . The Guild has produced a total of 228 plays on Broadway , including 18 by George Bernard Shaw and seven by Eugene O'Neill . Other major playwrights introduced to theatre-going Americans include Robert E. Sherwood , Maxwell Anderson , Sidney Howard , William Saroyan , and Philip Barry . In the field of musical theatre , the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodgers , teamed with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II , George and Ira Gershwin , Jule Styne , and Meredith Willson , all of which have become classics . Under President John F. Kennedy , the Guild was engaged to assemble a U.S. theatre company , headed by Helen Hayes , to tour the capitals of Europe and South America with works by Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , and William Gibson . In 1968 , the Guild became involved in the travel field by taking 25 of its subscribers to European capitals to see plays . In 1975 , it instituted its Theatre At Sea program with a 17-day cruise aboard the Rotterdam with Hayes and Cyril Ritchard . Since then they have hosted more than thirty cruises , each with seven or eight performers . Among them have been Alan Arkin , Zoe Caldwell , Anne Jackson , Cherry Jones , Richard Kiley , Eartha Kitt , Patricia Neal , Lynn Redgrave , Gena Rowlands , Jean Stapleton , Eli Wallach , and Lee Roy Reams , who served as the program 's resident director . The last Broadway play produced by The Theatre Guild was State Fair in 1996 .",
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"text": "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America Volume One : The Early Years is an American comedy album with music and dialogue written by Stan Freberg , released as Capitol W/SW -1573 in 1961 . Freberg satirizes episodes of the history of the United States from 1492 until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 . The album combined dialogue and song in a musical theater format . Billy May orchestrated the music . In addition to Freberg , the cast included the following performers : Jesse White Peter Leeds Byron Kane Colleen Collins Helen Kleeb Shep Menken Walter Tetley Marvin Miller June Foray Barney Phillips Maurice Dallimore Peter Forster John Frank Paul Frees ( narrator ) Freberg used anachronistic and self-referential humour in these sketches , such as referring to the Fourth of July weekend in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , Thanksgiving Day in the skit on `` Take an Indian to Lunch '' as well as the `` Thanksgiving Turkey '' portion , and Columbus Day in `` Columbus Discovers America '' . Freberg also referred to McCarthyism in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , where Benjamin Franklin says , `` You ... sign a harmless petition , and forget all about it ; ten years later , you get hauled up before a committee . '' Admirers of this album have included Steven Spielberg , Richard Dreyfuss and Paul McCartney . Dr. Demento 's listeners have repeatedly voted The United States of America as the greatest comedy album of all time . Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America , Volume Two was planned for a release during America 's Bicentennial in 1976 , but did not emerge until 1996 . In his autobiography , Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway ; when this failed , he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel . A third volume was planned . Due to the death of Freberg 's wife , Donna , and Freberg 's personal health problems , the project was shelved .",
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"text": "Polish Americans Polish Americans are Americans who have total or partial Polish ancestry . There are an estimated 9.5 million Polish Americans , representing about 3 % of the U.S. population . Polish Americans are the largest Slavic ethnic group in the United States , second largest Central and Eastern European group and the eighth largest immigrant group overall . The first Polish settlers arrived at Walter Raleigh 's failed Roanoke Colony in 1585 . In 1608 Polish settlers came to the Virginia Colony as skilled craftsmen . Two early immigrants , Kazimierz Pułaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko , led armies in the Revolutionary War and are remembered as national heroes . Overall , more than one million Poles and Polish subjects have immigrated to the United States , primarily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Exact immigration numbers are unknown . Many immigrants were classified as `` Russian '' , `` German '' , and `` Austrian '' by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service because the Polish state did not exist from 1795 to 1918 , and thus the former territories of Poland at this time were under Prussian , Austrian-Hungarian and Russian control . Complicating the U.S. Census figures further are the high proportion of Polish Americans who marry outside their ethnicity ; in 1940 , about 50 percent married other American ethnics , and a study in 1988 found that 54 percent of Polish Americans three generations or higher had been of mixed ancestry . The Polish American Cultural Center places a figure of Americans who have some Polish ancestry at 19-20 million . In 2000 , 667,414 Americans over 5 years old reported Polish as the language spoken at home , which is about 1.4 % of the census groups who speak a language other than English or 0.25 % of the U.S. population .",
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"text": "The Men Who Built America The Men Who Built America ( also known as The Innovators : The Men Who Built America in some international markets ) is a six-hour , four-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel in the Fall of 2012 , and on the History Channel UK in Spring of 2013 . The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt , John D. Rockefeller , Andrew Carnegie , J. P. Morgan and Henry Ford and how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society . The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott . It averaged 2.6 million total viewers ( 1.2 million adults 25 -- 54 and 1 million adults 18 -- 49 ) across 4 nights .",
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"text": "American Heiress American Heiress is a telenovela which debuted on March 13 , 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV . This romantic melodrama tells the story of a roughneck pilot and a pampered heiress who survive a plane crash . The show was produced by Twentieth Television , based on the 2004 TV Azteca series La Heredera ( `` The Heiress '' ) . Heiress was the last series produced for MyNetworkTV 's original all-telenovela format . When the network dropped the serial after the July 18 , 2007 broadcast , most episodes were left unaired . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has not announced plans to release this series on DVD and/or Blu-ray . All 65 episodes aired overseas .",
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"text": "New Americans (film) New Americans is a 1944 American short documentary film directed by Slavko Vorkapić . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short .",
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"text": "Internet The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite ( TCP/IP ) to link devices worldwide . It is a network of networks that consists of private , public , academic , business , and government networks of local to global scope , linked by a broad array of electronic , wireless , and optical networking technologies . The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services , such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web ( WWW ) , electronic mail , telephony , and file sharing . The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the United States federal government in the 1960s to build robust , fault-tolerant communication via computer networks . The primary precursor network , the ARPANET , initially served as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the 1980s . The funding of the National Science Foundation Network as a new backbone in the 1980s , as well as private funding for other commercial extensions , led to worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies , and the merger of many networks . The linking of commercial networks and enterprises by the early 1990s marks the beginning of the transition to the modern Internet , and generated a sustained exponential growth as generations of institutional , personal , and mobile computers were connected to the network . Although the Internet was widely used by academia since the 1980s , the commercialization incorporated its services and technologies into virtually every aspect of modern life . Internet use grew rapidly in the West from the mid-1990s and from the late 1990s in the developing world . In the two decades since then , Internet use has grown 100-times , measured for the period of one year , to over one third of the world population . Most traditional communications media , including telephony , radio , television , paper mail and newspapers are being reshaped or redefined by the Internet , giving birth to new services such as email , Internet telephony , Internet television , online music , digital newspapers , and video streaming websites . Newspaper , book , and other print publishing are adapting to website technology , or are reshaped into blogging , web feeds and online news aggregators . The Internet has enabled and accelerated new forms of personal interactions through instant messaging , Internet forums , and social networking . Online shopping has grown exponentially both for major retailers and small businesses and entrepreneurs , as it enables firms to extend their `` brick and mortar '' presence to serve a larger market or even sell goods and services entirely online . Business-to-business and financial services on the Internet affect supply chains across entire industries . The Internet has no centralized governance in either technological implementation or policies for access and usage ; each constituent network sets its own policies . Only the overreaching definitions of the two principal name spaces in the Internet , the Internet Protocol address space and the Domain Name System ( DNS ) , are directed by a maintainer organization , the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) . The technical underpinning and standardization of the core protocols is an activity of the Internet Engineering Task Force ( IETF ) , a non-profit organization of loosely affiliated international participants that anyone may associate with by contributing technical expertise .",
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"text": "Many-to-many The many-to-many communication paradigm is one of three major Internet computing paradigms , characterized by multiple users contributing and receiving information , with the information elements often interlinked across different websites . Developments such as file sharing , blogs , Wikis , and tagging are media forms that reflect this paradigm ; these contrast with both the one-to-one ( characterized by e-mail , FTP , and Telnet ) and one-to-many ( characterized by websites ) paradigms . With the evolution to the full `` many-to-many '' computing paradigm , people can input and receive information to and from the Internet ; they will be able to connect and communicate dynamically within a flexibly formed scope ; there will be no artificial boundary between information and communication tools , and the definition of `` many '' will go well beyond people to include entities such as organizations , products , processes , events , and concepts .",
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"text": "Autonomic Network Architecture The Autonomic Network Architecture Project aims at exploring novel ways of organizing and using networks beyond legacy Internet technology . The ultimate goal is to design and develop a novel autonomic networking architecture that enables flexible , dynamic , and fully autonomous formation of network nodes as well as whole networks . Universities and research institutes from Europe and Northern America are participating in this project . The resulting autonomic network architecture will allow dynamic adaptation and re-organisation of the network according to the working , economical and social needs of the users . This is expected to be especially challenging in a mobile context where new resources become available dynamically , administrative domains change frequently , and the economic models may vary .",
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"text": "Network search engine Computer networks are connected together to form larger networks such as campus networks , corporate networks , or the Internet . Routers are network devices that may be used to connect these networks ( e.g. , a home network connected to the network of an Internet service provider ) . When a router interconnects many networks or handles much network traffic , it may become a bottleneck and cause network congestion ( i.e. , traffic loss ) . A number of techniques have been developed to prevent such problems . One of them is the network search engine ( NSE ) , also known as network search element . This special-purpose device helps a router perform one of its core and repeated functions very fast : address lookup . Besides routing , NSE-based address lookup is also used to keep track of network service usage for billing purposes , or to look up patterns of information in the data passing through the network for security reasons . Network search engines are often available as ASIC chips to be interfaced with the network processor of the router . Content-addressable memory and Trie are two techniques commonly used when implementing NSEs .",
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"text": "Communications, Computers, and Networks (Scientific American) The Scientific American special Issue on Communications , Computers , and Network , is a special issue of Scientific American dedicated to articles concerning impending changes to the internet in the period prior to the expansion and mainstreaming of the world wide web via Mosaic and Netscape . This issue contained essays by a number of important computer science and internet pioneers . It bore the promotional cover title : Scientific American presents the September 1991 Single Copy Issue : Communications , Computers , and Networks",
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"text": "Network intelligence Network Intelligence ( NI ) is a technology that builds on the concepts and capabilities of Deep Packet Inspection ( DPI ) , Packet Capture and Business Intelligence ( BI ) . It examines , in real time , IP data packets that cross communications networks by identifying the protocols used and extracting packet content and metadata for rapid analysis of data relationships and communications patterns . Also , sometimes referred to as Network Acceleration or piracy . NI is used as a middleware to capture and feed information to network operator applications for bandwidth management , traffic shaping , policy management , charging and billing ( including usage-based and content billing ) , service assurance , revenue assurance , market research mega panel analytics , lawful interception and cyber security . It is currently being incorporated into a wide range of applications by vendors who provide technology solutions to Communications Service Providers ( CSPs ) , governments and large enterprises . NI extends network controls , business capabilities , security functions and data mining for new products and services needed since the emergence of Web 2.0 and wireless 3G and 4G technologies .",
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"text": "Internet transit Internet transit is the service of allowing network traffic to cross or `` transit '' a computer network , usually used to connect a smaller Internet service provider ( ISP ) to the larger Internet . Technically , it consists of two bundled services : The advertisement of customer routes to other ISPs , thereby soliciting inbound traffic toward the customer from them The advertisement of other ISPs ' routes ( usually but not necessarily in the form of a default route or a full set of routes to all of the destinations on the Internet ) to the ISP 's customer , thereby soliciting outbound traffic from the customer towards these networks . In the 1970s and early 1980s-era Internet , the assumption was made that all networks would provide full transit for one another . In the modern private-sector Internet , two forms of interconnect agreements exist between Internet networks : transit , and peering . Transit is distinct from peering , in which only traffic between the two ISPs and their downstream customers is exchanged and neither ISP can see upstream routes over the peering connection . A transit free network uses only peering ; a network that uses only unpaid peering and connects to the whole Internet is considered a Tier 1 network . In the 1990s , the network access point concept provided one form of transit . The transit service is typically priced per megabit per second per month , and customers are often required to commit to a minimum volume of bandwidth , and usually to a minimum term of service as well . Some transit agreements provide `` service-level agreements '' which purport to offer money-back guarantees of performance between the customer 's Internet connection and specific points on the Internet , typically major Internet exchange points within a continental geography such as North America . These service level agreements still provide only best-effort delivery since they do not guarantee service the other half of the way , from the Internet exchange point to the final destination .",
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"text": "Link Access Procedure for Modems Link Access Procedure for Modems ( LAPM ) is part of the V. 42 error correction protocol for modems . LAPM is an error control protocol defined in ITU-T recommendations V. 42 . Like many data link layer protocols , it is a variant of HDLC . Like the Microcom Networking Protocols that preceded it , LAPM uses cyclic redundancy checking ( CRC ) and retransmission of corrupted data ( ARQ ) to ensure data reliability . Error control protocols such as LAPM use frames of variable lengths , each beginning with a header and ending with a frame check sequence trailer ( a cyclic redundancy check ) . Correctly received packets are acknowledged , and unacknowledged packets are automatically retransmitted ( ARQ ) . The larger the payload included in each frame , the smaller the relative cost of transmitting the header and trailer bits . Usually LAPM adds only about 5 percent framing overhead . This is a noticeable improvement over the fixed 25 % overhead of start and stop bits required by direct asynchronous serial communication , but obviously such large frames impose a cost in the form of communication latency . LAPM has an optional Selective reject ( SREJ ) functionality which allows it to resend only the corrupted frames , providing faster recovery from an error . The ITU-T V. 42 LAPM procedure is considered more robust than the Microcom Networking Protocols ( MNP ) that preceded it , and has a more sophisticated and powerful data compression option in V. 42bis , allowing much greater data throughput . V. 42bis added a string compression algorithm called BTLZ ( British Telecom Lempel Ziv ) , in which frequently occurring strings of characters are replaced by code words . The `` dictionary '' of strings is dynamically maintained during transmission and keeps track of changes in the data ; new strings are added and old strings are deleted . As the data may not always be compressible ( for example encrypted or pre-compressed data ) the modem has the ability to switch between compressed and uncompressed modes of operation . Compression performance is continually monitored and , if no compression is obtained , the modem transmits the data in uncompressed form . Even while in uncompressed mode , the modem monitors the characteristics of the data and switches compression back on as soon as some benefit can be achieved .",
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"text": "Telecommunications industry The telecommunications industry within the sector of information and communication technology is made up of all Telecommunications/Telephone companies and internet service providers and plays the crucial role in the evolution of mobile communications and the information society . Traditional telephone calls continue to be the industry 's biggest revenue generator , but thanks to advances in network technology , Telecom today is less about voice and increasingly about text ( messaging , email ) and images ( e.g. video streaming ) . High-speed internet access for computer-based data applications such as broadband information services and interactive entertainment , is pervasive . Digital Subscriber Line ( DSL ) is the main broadband telecom technology . The fastest growth comes from ( value-added ) services delivered over mobile networks . Insight Research projects that telecommunications services revenue worldwide will grow from $ 2.2 trillion in 2015 to $ 2.4 trillion in 2019 .",
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"text": "Legal aspects of computing Legal aspects of computing are related to the overlapping areas of law and computing . The first one , historically , was information technology law ( or IT law ) . ( `` IT law '' should not be confused with the IT aspects of law itself , although there are overlapping issues . ) IT law consists of the law ( statutes , regulations , and caselaw ) which governs the digital dissemination of both ( digitalized ) information and software itself ( see history of free and open-source software ) , and legal aspects of information technology more broadly . IT law covers mainly the digital information ( including information security and electronic commerce ) aspects and it has been described as `` paper laws '' for a `` paperless environment '' . Cyberlaw or Internet law is a term that encapsulates the legal issues related to use of the Internet . It is less a distinct field of law than intellectual property or contract law , as it is a domain covering many areas of law and regulation . Some leading topics include internet access and usage , privacy , freedom of expression , and jurisdiction . `` Computer law '' is a third term which tends to relate to issues including both Internet law and the patent and copyright aspects of computer technology and software .",
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"text": "Robustness of complex networks Robustness , the ability to withstand failures and perturbations , is a critical attribute of many complex systems including complex networks . The study of robustness in complex networks is important for many fields . In ecology , robustness is an important attribute of ecosystems , and can give insight into the reaction to disturbances such as the extinction of species . For biologists , network robustness can help the study of diseases and mutations , and how to recover from some mutations . In economics , network robustness principles can help our understanding of the stability and risks of banking systems . And in engineering , network robustness can help to evaluate the resilience of infrastructure networks such as the Internet or power grids .",
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"text": "Large scale brain networks Large scale brain networks are collections of widespread brain regions showing functional connectivity by statistical analysis of the fMRI BOLD signal or other signal fluctuations . Functional connectivity may be measured as long-range synchronization of the EEG , MEG , or other dynamic brain signals . Synchronized brain regions may also be identified using spatial independent component analysis . The set of identified brain areas that are linked together in a large-scale network varies with cognitive function . When the cognitive state is not explicit ( i.e. , the subject is at `` rest '' ) , the large scale brain network is a resting state network ( RSN ) . As a physical system with graph-like properties , a large scale brain network has both nodes and edges , and can not be identified simply by the co-activation of brain areas . Large scale brain networks are identified by their function , and provide a coherent framework for understanding cognition by offering a neural model of how different cognitive functions emerge when different sets of brain regions join together as self-organized coalitions .",
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"text": "Degree of anonymity In anonymity networks ( e.g. , Tor , Crowds , Mixmaster , I2P , etc. ) , it is important to be able to measure quantitatively the guarantee that is given to the system . The degree of anonymity is a device that was proposed at the 2002 Privacy Enhancing Technology ( PET ) conference . There were two papers that put forth the idea of using entropy as the basis for formally measuring anonymity : `` Towards an Information Theoretic Metric for Anonymity '' , and `` Towards Measuring Anonymity '' . The ideas presented are very similar with minor differences in the final definition of . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Switching circuit theory Switching circuit theory is the mathematical study of the properties of networks of idealized switches . Such networks may be strictly combinational logic , in which their output state is only a function of the present state of their inputs ; or may also contain sequential elements , where the present state depends on the present state and past states ; in that sense , sequential circuits are said to include `` memory '' of past states . An important class of sequential circuits are state machines . Switching circuit theory is applicable to the design of telephone systems , computers , and similar systems . Switching circuit theory provided the mathematical foundations and tools for digital system design in almost all areas of modern technology . From 1934 to 1936 , NEC engineer Akira Nakashima published a series of papers showing that the two-valued Boolean algebra , which he discovered independently , can describe the operation of switching circuits . His work was later cited and elaborated on in Claude Shannon 's seminal 1938 paper `` A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits '' . The principles of Boolean algebra are applied to switches , providing mathematical tools for analysis and synthesis of any switching system . Ideal switches are considered as having only two exclusive states , for example , open or closed . In some analysis , the state of a switch can be considered to have no influence on the output of the system and is designated as a `` do n't care '' state . In complex networks it is necessary to also account for the finite switching time of physical switches ; where two or more different paths in a network may affect the output , these delays may result in a `` logic hazard '' or `` race condition '' where the output state changes due to the different propagation times through the network .",
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"text": "List of Internet pioneers Instead of a single `` inventor '' , the Internet was developed by many people over many years . The following are some Internet pioneers who contributed to its early development . These include early theoretical foundations , specifying original protocols , and expansion beyond a research tool to wide deployment .",
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"text": "Personal area network A personal area network ( PAN ) is a computer network used for data transmission amongst devices such as computers , telephones , tablets and personal digital assistants . PANs can be used for communication amongst the personal devices themselves ( interpersonal communication ) , or for connecting to a higher level network and the Internet ( an uplink ) where one `` master '' device takes up the role as internet router . A wireless personal area network ( WPAN ) is a low-powered PAN carried over a short-distance wireless network technology such as : INSTEON IrDA Wireless USB Bluetooth Z-Wave ZigBee Body Area Network The reach of a WPAN varies from a few centimeters to a few meters . A PAN may also be carried over wired computer buses such as USB and FireWire . Although a ( secured ) Wi-Fi tethering connection could be used by only one single user it is not considered to be a PAN .",
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"text": "Net Net or net may refer to : Net ( device ) , a grid-like device or object such as that used in fishing or sports , commonly made from woven fibers Net ( textile ) , a textile in which the warp and weft yarns are looped or knotted at their intersections Net ( economics ) , the sum or difference of two or more economic variables In mathematics and physics : a filter-like generalization of a sequence a linear system of divisors of dimension 2 an arrangement of polygons that can be folded up to form a polyhedron operator algebras in local quantum-field theory In electronic design , a connection in a netlist Network ( disambiguation ) In computing , the Internet",
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"text": "Internet Stream Protocol The Internet Stream Protocol ( ST and later ST-II ) is a family of experimental protocols first defined in Internet Experiment Note IEN-119 ( 1979 ) , and later substantially revised in RFC 1190 ( ST-II ) and RFC 1819 ( ST2 + ) . The Internet Stream Protocol family was never introduced for public use , but many of the concepts available in ST are similar to later asynchronous transfer mode protocols and can be found in Multiprotocol Label Switching ( MPLS ) . They also presaged Voice over IP . ST arose as the transport protocol of the Network Voice Protocol , a pioneering computer network protocol for transporting human speech over packetized communications networks , first implemented in December 1973 by Internet researcher Danny Cohen of the Information Sciences Institute ( ISI ) as part of ARPA 's Network Secure Communications ( NSC ) project . First specified in 1979 , ST was envisioned to be a connection-oriented complement to IPv4 , operating on the same level as IP but using a different header format from that used for IP datagrams . According to IEN-119 , its concepts came from Danny Cohen , Estil Hoversten , and James W. Forgie . The protocol was notable for introducing the concepts of packetized voice ( now Voice over IP ) , a talkspurt ( a continuous segment of speech between silent intervals ) , and specified delay and drop-rate requirements for packet services . It was implemented in the Voice Funnel . Its second version , known variously as ST-II or ST2 , was drafted by Claudio Topolcic and others in 1987 and specified in 1990 . The final version of ST2 , which was also known as ST2 + , was drafted by the IETF ST2 Working group and published as RFC 1819 . ST2 distinguishes its own packets with an Internet Protocol version number 5 , although it was never known as IPv5 . IP and ST packets can be distinguished by the IP Version Number field , i.e. , the first four ( 4 ) bits of the packet ; ST has been assigned the value 5 ( see -LSB- RFC1700 -RSB- ) . There is no requirement for compatibility between IP and ST packet headers beyond the first four bits . ( IP uses value 4 . ) ST uses the same IP address structure and the same link layer protocol number ( ethertype 0x800 ) as IP . There is a `` datagram mode '' in which ST packets can be encapsulated over IP headers using protocol number 5 .",
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"text": "Big data Big data is a term for data sets that are so large or complex that traditional data processing application software is inadequate to deal with them . Challenges include capture , storage , analysis , data curation , search , sharing , transfer , visualization , querying , updating and information privacy . The term `` big data '' often refers simply to the use of predictive analytics , user behavior analytics , or certain other advanced data analytics methods that extract value from data , and seldom to a particular size of data set . `` There is little doubt that the quantities of data now available are indeed large , but that 's not the most relevant characteristic of this new data ecosystem . '' Analysis of data sets can find new correlations to `` spot business trends , prevent diseases , combat crime and so on . '' Scientists , business executives , practitioners of medicine , advertising and governments alike regularly meet difficulties with large data-sets in areas including Internet search , fintech , urban informatics , and business informatics . Scientists encounter limitations in e-Science work , including meteorology , genomics , connectomics , complex physics simulations , biology and environmental research . Data sets grow rapidly - in part because they are increasingly gathered by cheap and numerous information-sensing Internet of things devices such as mobile devices , aerial ( remote sensing ) , software logs , cameras , microphones , radio-frequency identification ( RFID ) readers and wireless sensor networks . The world 's technological per-capita capacity to store information has roughly doubled every 40 months since the 1980s ; , every day 2.5 exabytes ( 2.5 × 1018 ) of data are generated . One question for large enterprises is determining who should own big-data initiatives that affect the entire organization . Relational database management systems and desktop statistics - and visualization-packages often have difficulty handling big data . The work may require `` massively parallel software running on tens , hundreds , or even thousands of servers '' . What counts as `` big data '' varies depending on the capabilities of the users and their tools , and expanding capabilities make big data a moving target . `` For some organizations , facing hundreds of gigabytes of data for the first time may trigger a need to reconsider data management options . For others , it may take tens or hundreds of terabytes before data size becomes a significant consideration . ''",
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"text": "Content delivery network A content delivery network or content distribution network ( CDN ) is a globally distributed network of proxy servers deployed in multiple data centers . The goal of a CDN is to serve content to end-users with high availability and high performance . CDNs serve a large fraction of the Internet content today , including web objects ( text , graphics and scripts ) , downloadable objects ( media files , software , documents ) , applications ( e-commerce , portals ) , live streaming media , on-demand streaming media , and social networks . The term CDN means many things to different people and is an umbrella term that covers a lot of different types of content delivery services . Video streaming , software downloads , web and mobile content acceleration , licensed/managed CDN , transparent caching , and services to measure CDN performance , load balancing , multi-CDN switching and analytics and cloud intelligence . It 's a complex ecosystem with a lot of vendors both large and small and some CDN vendors cross over into other industries like security and WAN optimization . Content owners such as media companies and e-commerce vendors pay CDN operators to deliver their content to their end-users . In turn , a CDN pays ISPs , carriers , and network operators for hosting its servers in their data centers .",
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"text": "File system In computing , a file system or filesystem is used to control how data is stored and retrieved . Without a file system , information placed in a storage medium would be one large body of data with no way to tell where one piece of information stops and the next begins . By separating the data into pieces and giving each piece a name , the information is easily isolated and identified . Taking its name from the way paper-based information systems are named , each group of data is called a `` file '' . The structure and logic rules used to manage the groups of information and their names is called a `` file system '' . There are many different kinds of file systems . Each one has different structure and logic , properties of speed , flexibility , security , size and more . Some file systems have been designed to be used for specific applications . For example , the ISO 9660 file system is designed specifically for optical discs . File systems can be used on numerous different types of storage devices that use different kinds of media . The most common storage device in use today is a hard disk drive . Other kinds of media that are used include flash memory , magnetic tapes , and optical discs . In some cases , such as with tmpfs , the computer 's main memory ( random-access memory , RAM ) is used to create a temporary file system for short-term use . Some file systems are used on local data storage devices ; others provide file access via a network protocol ( for example , NFS , SMB , or 9P clients ) . Some file systems are `` virtual '' , meaning that the supplied `` files '' ( called virtual files ) are computed on request ( e.g. procfs ) or are merely a mapping into a different file system used as a backing store . The file system manages access to both the content of files and the metadata about those files . It is responsible for arranging storage space ; reliability , efficiency , and tuning with regard to the physical storage medium are important design considerations .",
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"text": "Shinsegae Shinsegae ( Korean : 신세계 , ) is a South Korean department store franchise , along with several other businesses , headquartered in Seoul , South Korea . The name of Shinsegae literally means `` New World '' in Korean . Its flagship store in Centum City , Busan , is the world 's largest department store , surpassing Macy 's flagship Herald Square in New York City in 2009 . Shinsegae was originally part of the Samsung Group chaebol , separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group ( Food/Chemicals/Entertainment ) , Saehan Group ( Electronic Media/Apparel/Textiles ) , and the Hansol Group ( Paper/Telecom ) . The chairman Lee Myung-hee is the daughter of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull and younger sister of the chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Kun-hee . The group owns the brands Shinsegae and E-Mart , and is in direct competition with Lotte Shopping and Hyundai Department Store Group . Currently it is the largest retailer in South Korea . Shinsegae is also famous for its long history . The main branch of Shinsegae is the oldest department store in Korea . The main building of the store was opened in 1930 as the Gyeongseong branch of Mitsukoshi , a Japanese department store franchise ; Korea was occupied by the Japanese Empire at the time . The store was acquired in 1945 by the late founder of Samsung group , Lee Byung-chull , and renamed Donghwa Department Store . After the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ) began , it was used for several years as a post exchange by the American army . In 1963 , the store was given the name Shinsegae . The old building is currently used as a luxury shopping venue . Shinsegae was the first credit card company in South Korea . They issued its own charge card from 1967 to 2000 . In 2000 , Shinsegae sold its credit card division to KorAm Bank , which was later acquired by Citibank Korea .",
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"text": "Kushinadahime In Shinto mythology , Kushinadahime or Kushi-nada-hime ( クシナダヒメ Kojiki : 櫛名田比売 , Nihonshoki : 奇稲田姫 , Kushiinadahime , `` wondrous Inada princess '' ) is a goddess ( kami ) of rice and the wife of the god Susanoo . She is also known as Ina-Gami Furu-Kushi-Nada-Hime ( `` True-hair-touching princess '' ) or Inagami-Hime .",
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"text": "Shingbe Shingbe is a town in Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan .",
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"text": "Kan'ei-ji ( also spelled Kan ` eiji or Kaneiji ) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo , Japan , founded in 1625 during the Kan ` ei era by Tenkai , in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji , in Kyoto . The main object of worship is . It was named in a reference both to the Enryaku-ji 's location atop Mount Hiei ( Tōeizan means `` Mount Heiei of the East '' ) , and also after the era during which it was erected , like Enryaku-ji ( named after the Enryaku year period ) . Because it was one of the two Tokugawa bodaiji ( funeral temple ; the other was Zōjō-ji ) and because it was destroyed in the closing days of the war that put an end to the Tokugawa shogunate , it is inextricably linked to the Tokugawa shoguns . Once a great complex , it used to occupy the entire heights north and east of Shinobazu Pond and the plains where Ueno Station now stands . It had immense wealth , power and prestige , and it once consisted of over 30 buildings . Of the 15 Tokugawa shōguns , six are buried here . Many temple structures were destroyed in the great Meireki fire of 1657 . A new hall was constructed inside the enclosure of Kan ` ei-ji in 1698 . The temple and its numerous annexes were almost completely destroyed during the Boshin War 's Battle of Ueno and never restored . Much of the site where it once stood was confiscated and is now occupied by Ueno Park . What is today the temple 's main hall was taken from Kita-in in Kawagoe ( Saitama Prefecture ) and transferred to the site of a former Kan ` ei-ji subtemple . Kan ` ei-ji 's five-story pagoda ( photo above ) and the Ueno Tōshō-gū shrine were amongst the gems of the old temple enclosure . Both stand undisturbed by the passage of years since the end of the Tokugawa shogunate . The Shinobazu Pond itself and the Bentendō Temple which stands on its island used to be an integral part of Kan ` ei-ji . Tenkai , liking Lake Biwa , had Benten Island built in imitation of Chikubushima , and then the Bentendō on it . At the time the island was accessible only by boat , but later a stone bridge was added on the east , making it possible to walk to it . The Bentendō Temple was destroyed during World War II , and the present one is a reconstruction .",
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"text": "Grand River (Ontario) The Grand River ( Grande-Riviere in French and O : se Kenhionhata : tie in Mohawk ) is a large river in Southwestern Ontario , Canada . It also lies along the western fringe of the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario which overlaps the eastern portion of southwestern Ontario along the length of this river . From its source near Wareham , Ontario , it flows south through Grand Valley , Fergus , Elora , Waterloo , Kitchener , Cambridge , Paris , Brantford , Caledonia , and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland . One of the scenic and spectacular features of the river is the falls and Gorge at Elora . The Grand River is the largest river that is entirely within southern Ontario 's boundaries . The river owes its size to the unusual fact that its source is relatively close to the base of the Bruce Peninsula , yet it flows southwards to Lake Erie , rather than to central Lake Huron or Georgian Bay ( most southern Ontario rivers flow into the nearest Great Lake , which is why most of them are small ) , thus giving it more distance to take in more water from tributaries . The river 's rural character , ease of access and lack of portages make it a desirable canoeing location , especially the stretch between West Montrose and Paris . A number of conservation areas have been established along the river , and are managed by the Grand River Conservation Authority . The Grand Valley Trail stretches 275 km along the river 's valley between the town of Dundalk and Lake Erie . The Mohawk name for the Grand River , O : se Kenhionhata : tie means `` Willow River , '' for the many willows in the watershed . During the 18th century , the French colonists named it Grande-Rivière . It was later renamed as Ouse River by John Graves Simcoe for the River Great Ouse near his childhood home in Lincolnshire on the east coast of England . The anglicized form of the French name has remained in common use .",
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"text": "Hebo Hebo is the god of the Yellow River . The Yellow River ( Huang He ) is one of the world 's major rivers and a river of great cultural importance in China . This is reflected in Chinese mythology by the tales surrounding the deity Hebo . The name , Hebo , means `` Lord of the River '' , in this case `` the River '' referring to the main river of Northern China , the Huang He , or Yellow River , which takes its name from the vast amount of yellowish silt from the Loess plateau through which much of the river flows . However , the descriptive term , Hebo , is not this deity 's only name , and worship is geographically widespread . Some of the character ascribed to Hebo is related to the character of the Yellow River itself : a river which has been described as one of China 's greatest assets as well as one of the greatest sources of sorrow . Some of the world 's greatest floods accompanied by tragic and stupendous loss of human life have been due to the Yellow River overflowing its banks , and even shifting course and establishing a new river bed . The Yellow River has also been one of the major agricultural sources for irrigation of farms which have provided for the dietary needs of the population at least from the cradle of Chinese civilization through the present day . To some extent , the deity Hebo is a personification of the character of this river . However , Hebo has also had an important role in the history of religious worship in China ( especially North China ) , and also having a more general function in terms of Chinese culture , including literature and poetry .",
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"text": "Kurobe River The is a river in Toyama Prefecture , Japan . 86 km in length , it has a watershed of 689 km ² . The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe gorge . It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan . The Kurobe River 's rich flow and steep gradient offer good conditions for hydroelectricity . The Kurobe Dam is the tallest dam in Japan . The name Kurobe is meaningless in Japanese . It appears to be an Ainu name , kur pet -LSB- -LSB- kuɾᵘbet -RSB- -RSB- ` shady river ' .",
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"text": "Abashiri River is a river in Hokkaidō , Japan .",
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"text": "Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan , which forms part of the Kansai region in the western part of Honshu island . It encircles Lake Biwa , the largest freshwater lake in Japan . The capital is Ōtsu .",
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"text": "Yasu River The is located in Shiga Prefecture , Japan ; it is the largest river to flow into Lake Biwa . It rises from Mount Gozaisho and flows through Kōka , Konan , Rittō , Moriyama and Yasu . It forked at the lower reaches and made a delta region , but they were combined in 1979 .",
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"text": "Shinfa River The Shinfa is a river of northwestern Ethiopia . It is an important tributary of the Atbarah River .",
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"text": "Suketō River The , also called the Fukushima River , is a river in Tokushima Prefecture , Japan .",
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"text": "Yeongseo Yeongseo ( -LSB- jʌŋ.sʌ -RSB- , -LSB- ɾjɔŋ.sɔ -RSB- ) is the western , inland region of Gangwon Province , South Korea and Kangwon Province , North Korea . It is divided from the coastal Yeongdong region by the Taebaek Mountains . The name yeongseo reflects this distinction ; it literally means `` west of the passes '' . The region is marked by high plateaus and mountains , with deep valleys . The Han and Nakdong Rivers both have their headwaters in this region . Agriculture in Yeongseo was traditionally carried out by slash-and-burn methods , but in modern times this has largely been replaced by other techniques , including high-altitude shiitake farming .",
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"text": "New River (Kanawha River) The New River , part of the Ohio River watershed , is about 360 mi ( 515 km ) long . The river flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina , Virginia , and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge , WV . Much of the river 's course through West Virginia is designated as the New River Gorge National River , and the New River is one of the nation 's American Heritage Rivers . In 1975 , North Carolina designated a 26.5 miles segment of the river as `` New River State Scenic River '' , by including it in the state 's Natural and Scenic Rivers System . The segment was added to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System the following year . The origins of the name are unclear . Possibilities include being a new river that was not on the Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia , an Indian name meaning `` new waters '' , or the surname of an early settler . Despite its name , the New River is one of the five oldest rivers in the world geologically . This ancient river begins in the mountains of North Carolina near the Tennessee state line , flows generally northeastward across the Blue Ridge Mountains , Great Appalachian Valley , Ridge and Valley Province , and the Allegheny Front in western North Carolina and Virginia , before turning and following a more northwestward course into West Virginia , where it then cuts through the Appalachian Plateau ( in the New River Gorge ) to meet the Gauley River and become the Kanawha River in south-central West Virginia . The Kanawha then flows into the Ohio River at Point Pleasant , WV . Much of the river 's course is lined with steep cliffs and rock outcrops , particularly in its gorge in West Virginia . This low-level crossing of the Appalachians , many millions of years old , has long been a biogeographical corridor allowing numerous species of plants and animals to spread between the lowlands of the American East Coast and those of the Midwest ; other unusual kinds of plants occur on the gorge 's cliffs or rim-top ledges . Portions of this corridor are now also used by various railroads and highways , and some segments of the river have been dammed for hydroelectric power production . The New River Gorge is not only quite scenic , but also offers numerous opportunities for white-water recreation such as rafting and kayaking . Many open ledges along the rim of the gorge offer popular views , with favorites including Hawks Nest State Park and various overlooks on lands of the New River Gorge National River . Few highways cross the gorge , with the most dramatic bridge by far being the New River Gorge Bridge on U.S. 19 , a steel arch bridge spanning 1700 ft , with the roadway 876 ft above the average level of the river . This structure is the third-longest single-arch bridge in the world , and is also the world 's twelfth-highest vehicular bridge , and the fourth highest in the Americas . The New River Gorge and the U.S. 19 bridge crossing it are shown on the West Virginia State Quarter , minted in 2005 .",
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"text": "Orongorongo River The Orongorongo River runs for 32 km southwest through the Orongorongo Valley in the southern Rimutaka Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand . The river and its associated catchments lie within the bounds of the Rimutaka Forest Park , which is administered by the Department of Conservation . Orongorongo River is the main artery of the Rimutaka Range , draining an area with rainfall of up to 2400 mm a year , which is twice as much as the rainfall at the mouth of the river at Cook Strait . For much of its course the river is a braided river , with a wide bed of greywacke shingle and gravel and a number of streams of water . The gravel bed can be seen as light-coloured areas of varying width in the adjacent image . Because the rainfall in the Rimutaka Range often comes in high-intensity rainstorms , the river is prone to violent floods . The most severe of these floods sweep away most of the river 's vegetated islands every 15 to 20 years . Between these floods , the shingle islands are gradually colonised by various low growing plants , followed by a host of native shrubs such as tauhinu and manuka , and eventually small trees .",
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"text": "Commentary on the Water Classic The Commentary on the Water Classic or Shui Jing Zhu is a work on the ancient geography of China , describing the traditional understanding of its waterways and ancient canals , compiled by Li Daoyuan during the Northern Wei Dynasty ( 386-534 AD ) . The book is divided into sections by river , each described with its source , course , and major tributaries , including cultural and historical notes . The work is much expanded from its source text , the older ( and now lost ) Water Classic ( Shuijing ) . The original text described 137 different rivers in China and was traditionally credited to Sang Qin during the Han dynasty . Qing-dynasty scholars gave it a later date ( during the Three Kingdoms period ) because of the names of the counties and commanderies . Its authorship was then attributed to Jin Dynasty scholar Guo Pu . Li Daoyuan 's 40-volume , 300,000-character version includes 1252 rivers . Although very thorough for its time , it did repeat the earlier mistake of the `` Tribute of Yu '' in viewing the Min as the headwaters of the Yangtze . It was not until the Ming dynasty that Xu Xiake correctly listed the Jinsha as the principal source .",
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"text": "List of rivers of Japan Rivers of Japan are characterized by their relatively short lengths and considerably steep gradients due to the narrow and mountainous topography of the country . An often-cited quote is ` this is not a river , but a waterfall ' by the Dutch engineer ( o-yatoi gaikokujin ) Johannis de Rijke who had visited the Jōganji River , Toyama Prefecture . The Mogami , the Fuji and the Kuma are regarded as the three most rapid rivers of Japan . Typical rivers of Japan rise from mountainous forests and cut out deep V-shaped valleys in their upper reaches , and form alluvial plains in their lower reaches which enable the Japanese to cultivate rice fields and to set up cities . Most rivers are dammed to supply both water and electricity . The longest river of Japan is the Shinano , which flows from Nagano to Niigata . The Tone has the largest watershed and serves water to more than 30 million inhabitants of Tokyo metropolitan area .",
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"text": "Ishikari River The , at 268 km long , is the third longest in Japan and the longest in Hokkaidō . The river drains an area of 14330 km2 , making it the second largest in Japan , with a total discharge of around 14.8 km3 per year . It originates from Mount Ishikari in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and flows through Asahikawa and Sapporo . Major tributaries of the river include the Chūbetsu , Uryū , Sorachi and Toyohira rivers . Until 40,000 years ago , it flowed into the Pacific Ocean near Tomakomai . Lava from the volcanic Shikotsu mountains dammed the river and moved its mouth to the Sea of Japan . The name of the river is derived from the Ainu for `` make ( s ) itself go round about something '' ( i-si-kari < kari meaning '' ( to be a ) circle , round , loop ; spin , turn , go around , go back and forth , '' si - `` reflexive prefix , itself , oneself , '' and i - `` it , something , an impersonal third person object marking prefix , middle voice inflection prefix ) , i.e. `` winding ( river ) . '' As it suggests , the river once meandered in the Ishikari plain and was as long as the Shinano River , the longest river in Japan . Massive construction shortened the river by 100 kilometers and left many in the plain .",
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"text": "Datsue-ba is an old woman who sits at the edge of the Sanzu River in the Buddhist underworld . At the river , she has two primary duties . According to Japanese Buddhist folklore , when a child dies its soul has to cross the Sanzu River . Traditionally , when a person dies , it is believed that they can cross the river at three different spots depending on how they lived their lives . Since children have not accumulated enough experiences , however , they are unable to cross . At the river 's edge , the souls of deceased children are met by Datsue-ba . There , she strips the children of their clothes and advise them to build a pile of pebbles on which they can climb to reach paradise . But before the pile reaches any significant height , the hag and underworld demons maliciously knock it down . The Buddhist bodhisattva Jizō saves these souls from having to pile stones eternally on the bank of the river by hiding them in his robe . When a soul is that of an adult , Datsue-ba forces the sinners to take off their clothes , and the old-man Keneō hangs these clothes on a riverside branch that bends to reflect the gravity of the sins . If the sinner arrives with no clothes , Datsu-ba strips them of their skin . Various levels of punishment are performed even at this early stage . For those who steal , for example , Datsueba breaks their fingers , and together with her old-man consort , she ties the head of the sinner to the sinner 's feet .",
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"text": "Miya River Miya River may refer to : Miya River ( Mie ) , a major river in Mie Prefecture , Japan Jinzū River , a major river in Gifu and Toyama prefectures that is often called the `` Miya River '' Agano River , a river which flows from Fukushima Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture that is often called the `` Miya River ''",
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"text": "Jaden Smith Jaden Christopher Syre Smith ( born July 8 , 1998 ) is an American actor and rapper . He is the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith . Jaden Smith 's first movie role was with his father in the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness . He also acted in the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still and the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid . He was also in the 2013 film After Earth with his father .",
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"text": "Samuel Kwong Samuel Kwong ( born January 1 , 1998 in Pleasanton , California ) is an American sabre fencer . He is a multiple-time national champion .",
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"text": "Chandler Canterbury Chandler Canterbury ( born December 15 , 1998 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Asia Ray Smith Asia Ray Smith ( born December 7 , 1988 in Kaimuki Hawaii United States ) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Sierra Hoffman on The Young and the Restless .",
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"text": "JMSN Christian Berishaj , better known by his stage name JMSN ( pronounced Jameson ) , is an American singer-songwriter , record producer , as well as a multi-instrumentalist , music engineer , and mixer , from Eastpointe , Michigan . JMSN 's debut album , Priscilla , was released in 2012 ; he wrote and produced the album by himself , and directed the music videos accompanying its release .",
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"text": "Smith v. United States Smith v. United States , , is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the exchange of a gun for drugs constituted `` use '' of the firearm for purposes of a federal statute imposing penalties for `` use '' of a firearm `` during and in relation to '' a drug trafficking crime . In Watson v. United States , 128 S.Ct . 697 ( 2007 ) the court later decided that a transaction in the opposite direction does not violate the same statute ( i.e. , Smith holds that one `` uses '' a gun by giving it in exchange for drugs , but Watson holds that one does not `` use '' a gun by receiving it in exchange for drugs ) .",
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"text": "Anna Nicole Smith Vickie Lynn Hogan professionally known as Anna Nicole Smith ( born November 28 , 1967 -- February 8 , 2007 ) was an American model , actress and television personality . Smith first gained popularity in Playboy , winning the title of 1993 Playmate of the Year . She modeled for fashion companies including Guess , H&M , Heatherette , and Lane Bryant . Smith dropped out of high school and was married three years later in 1985 . Her highly publicized second marriage to J. Howard Marshall resulted in speculation that she married the octogenarian mainly for his money , which she denied . Following Marshall 's death , Smith began a lengthy legal battle over a share of his estate . Her case , Marshall v. Marshall , reached the U.S. Supreme Court on a question of federal jurisdiction , and again on a question of bankruptcy court authority ( now called Stern v. Marshall ) . Smith died on February 8 , 2007 , in a Hollywood , Florida , hotel room as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs . During the final six months of her life , Smith was the focus of renewed press coverage surrounding the death of her son , Daniel , and the paternity and custody battle over her newborn daughter , Dannielynn .",
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"text": "Mod Sun Derek Smith ( born March 10 , 1987 ) , known professionally as Mod Sun ( stylized as MOD SUN , an acronym standing for `` Movement on dreams , stand under none '' ) , is an American rapper , author , rock musician and poet from Bloomington , Minnesota .",
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"text": "Shine (Luna Sea album) Shine is the sixth album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea , released on July 23 , 1998 . It reached number one on the Oricon chart and is the band 's highest selling studio album ; selling over 1 million copies and being certified Million by the RIAJ . It was also named `` Rock Album of the Year '' at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Awards .",
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"text": "Riley Smith Riley Smith ( born April 12 , 1978 ) is an American actor . He is known for his roles on television , such as recurring roles in the series 24 , Joan of Arcadia , 90210 , True Blood and The Messengers , and starring roles on the television series Drive and Frequency .",
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"text": "Connor Smith (footballer, born 1996) Connor Charles Smith ( born 14 October 1996 ) is an English footballer .",
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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": "Jonny Smith (footballer) Jonathan `` Jonny '' Smith ( born 27 July 1997 ) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Bristol City .",
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"text": "DJ Roc August Wisbon ( born September 11 , 1989 ) , known by DJ Roc , is an American DJ and record producer . He is perhaps best known for his music being featured in numerous TV shows and films , including Arrow , The Eric André Show , Jersey Shore , Rich Kids of Beverly Hills and The Smurfs 2 . His songs have also gained popularity on YouTube , with his channel garnering over 20,000 subscribers and 3 million views .",
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"text": "Eric Smith (murderer) Eric M. Smith ( born January 22 , 1980 ) is an American criminal , incarcerated for the murder of four-year-old Derrick Robie ( born October 2 , 1988 ) on August 2 , 1993 , in Steuben County , New York . Smith was convicted of second-degree murder in 1994 and sentenced to the maximum term then available for juvenile murderers -- a minimum of nine years to life in prison .",
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"text": "School Dayz School Dayz is the first and only studio album released by child rapper Baby DC . It was released on September 29 , 1998 as the first release through Too Short and Jive Records ' $ hort Records imprint . Bay-Area producer and frequent Too Short collaborator Ant Banks handled most of the album 's production . School Dayz was released before So So Def 's Lil ' Bow Wow and No Limit 's Lil Soldiers and Lil Romeo were releasing charting albums . However , due to limited promotion , School Dayz did not reach any Billboard charts . However , the single `` Bounce , Rock , Skate , Roll '' did make it to both the R&B and rap charts .",
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"text": "Hopsin Marcus Jamal Hopson ( born July 18 , 1985 ) , better known by his stage name Hopsin , is an American rapper , record producer , director and actor from Los Angeles , California . In 2007 , he was signed to Ruthless Records , and had founded his own record label , Funk Volume , in 2009 . He would then go on to found another record label , Undercover Prodigy , in 2016 . Hopsin has released four studio albums , Gazing at the Moonlight through Ruthless Records , Raw , Knock Madness and Pound Syndrome along with the collaborative project Haywire ( with SwizZz ) through Funk Volume . He is well known for his use of white colored eye contacts in music videos , performances , and interviews .",
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"text": "Yann Karamoh Yann Karamoh ( born 8 July 1998 ) is an Ivorian-born French footballer who plays as a striker for Caen in Ligue 1 .",
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"text": "Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( Martina Navrátilová -LSB- ˈmarcɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː -RSB- ; born Martina Šubertová -LSB- ˈmarcɪna ˈʃubɛrtovaː -RSB- ; October 18 , 1956 ) is a Czech and American retired tennis player and coach . In 2005 , Tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1965 through 2005 . Navratilova was World No. 1 for a total of 332 weeks in singles , and a record 237 weeks in doubles , making her the only player in history to have held the top spot in both singles and doubles for over 200 weeks . She was year-end singles No. 1 seven times , including a record five consecutive years , as well as year-end doubles No. 1 five times , including three consecutive years during which she held the ranking for the entire year . She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles , 31 major women 's doubles titles ( an all-time record ) , and 10 major mixed doubles titles , marking the open-era record for most Grand Slam titles . She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times , including nine consecutive years from 1982 through 1990 , and won the women 's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times ( surpassing Helen Wills Moody 's eight Wimbledon titles ) , including a run of six consecutive titles -- the best performance by any professional player at a major event . She and Billie Jean King each won 20 Wimbledon titles , an all-time record . Navratilova is one of just three women ever to have accomplished a Career Grand Slam in singles , women 's doubles , and mixed doubles ( called the Grand Slam `` boxed set '' ) , a distinction she shares with Margaret Court and Doris Hart . Navratilova holds the records for most singles titles ( 167 ) and for most doubles titles ( 177 ) in the open era . Her record as No. 1 in singles ( 1982 -- 86 ) is the most dominant in professional tennis . Over five consecutive seasons , she won 428 of 442 singles matches , averaging fewer than 3 losses per year to 87 wins , for a sustained winning percentage of 96.8 % . She holds the best season win-loss record for the open era , 86-1 ( 98.9 % ) in 1983 , and four of the top six open era seasons . She recorded the longest winning streak in the open era ( 74 consecutive matches ) and three of the six longest winning streaks . She and Serena Williams are the only Open Era players to have won six major singles crowns without the loss of a set . Navratilova , Margaret Court and Maureen Connolly share the record for the most consecutive major singles titles ( six ) . Navratilova reached 11 consecutive major singles finals , second all-time to Steffi Graf 's 13 , and is the only woman ever to reach 19 consecutive major semi-finals . Navratilova also won the season-ending WTA Tour Championships for top ranked players a record eight times and made the finals a record 14 times . She is the only person of either sex to have won eight different tournaments at least seven times . She was ranked in the world 's top 10 in singles for a record 20 consecutive years ( 1975 -- 1994 ) , a span which included 19 years in the top 5 , 15 years in the top 3 , and 7 years as the world No. 1 ranked singles player . Navratilova is regarded by some to be the greatest female tennis player of all time . In women 's doubles , Navratilova and Pam Shriver won 109 consecutive matches and won all four major titles -- the Grand Slam -- in 1984 . The pair set an all-time record of 79 titles together and tied Louise Brough Clapp 's and Margaret Osborne duPont 's record of 20 major women 's doubles titles as a team . Navratilova also won the WTA Tour Championships doubles title a record 11 times . She is one of only five tennis players all-time to win a multiple slam set in two disciplines , matching Margaret Court , Roy Emerson , Frank Sedgman and Serena Williams . Navratilova took her last major title in 2006 , winning the mixed doubles crown at the 2006 US Open , just short of her 50th birthday -- 32 years after her first Grand Slam title in 1974 . Originally from Czechoslovakia , she was stripped of her citizenship when , in 1975 at the age of 18 , she asked the United States for political asylum and was granted temporary residency . At the time , Navratilova was told by the Czechoslovak Sports Federation that she was becoming too Americanized and that she should go back to school and make tennis secondary . Navratilova became a US citizen in 1981 , and on January 9 , 2008 , she acquired Czech citizenship . She stated she has not renounced her U.S. citizenship nor does she plan to do so and that acquiring her Czech citizenship was not politically motivated .",
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"text": "Enzo Vattuone Vincenzo `` Enzo '' Vattuone ( born April 18 , 1956 in Genoa , Italy ) is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won a gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games .",
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"text": "1979 Avon Championships The 1979 Avon Championships were the eighth WTA Tour Championships , the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1979 WTA Tour . It was held on indoor carpet courts from March 21 through March 25 1979 , in Madison Square Garden in New York City , United States . First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $ 100,000 first-prize money .",
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"text": "Althea Gibson Althea Gibson ( August 25 , 1927 -- September 28 , 2003 ) was an American tennis player and professional golfer , and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis . In 1956 , she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title ( the French Open ) . The following year she won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals ( precursor of the U.S. Open ) , then won both again in 1958 , and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years . In all , she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments , including six doubles titles , and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women 's Sports Hall of Fame . `` She is one of the greatest players who ever lived , '' said Robert Ryland , a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams . `` Martina could n't touch her . I think she 'd beat the Williams sisters . '' In the early 1960s she also became the first black player to compete on the women 's professional golf tour . At a time when racism and prejudice were widespread in sports and in society , Gibson was often compared to Jackie Robinson . `` Her road to success was a challenging one , '' said Billie Jean King , `` but I never saw her back down . '' `` To anyone , she was an inspiration , because of what she was able to do at a time when it was enormously difficult to play tennis at all if you were black , '' said former New York City Mayor David Dinkins . `` I am honored to have followed in such great footsteps , '' wrote Venus Williams . `` Her accomplishments set the stage for my success , and through players like myself and Serena and many others to come , her legacy will live on . ''",
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"text": "WTA New Jersey The WTA New Jersey is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1989 . It was held in Mahwah , New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts . Steffi Graf was the most successful player at the tournament , winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition in 1989 partnering American Pam Shriver .",
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"text": "French Open The French Open , often referred to as Roland-Garros ( -LSB- ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs -RSB- ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris , France . Named after the French aviator Roland Garros , it is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments , the other three being the Australian Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . Roland Garros is currently the only major held on clay , and it is the zenith of the spring clay court season . Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship , the slow-playing surface and the best-of-five-set men 's singles matches ( without a tiebreak in the final set ) , the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world .",
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"text": "2007 Tennis Channel Open and the Mirage Cup The 2007 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour . Lleyton Hewitt , who was the 2006 runner-up , was the singles champion , while Bob and Mike Bryan were the doubles champions . The event was held in Las Vegas , Nevada at the Darling Tennis Center . It was the twentieth Tennis Channel Open , but just the second to be held in Las Vegas . The ITF women 's competition was won by Caroline Wozniacki in singles and by Victoria Azarenka and Tatiana Poutchek for doubles .",
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"text": "Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova ( Цветана Кирилова Пиронкова -LSB- tsvɛˈtana pirɔnˈkɔva -RSB- ) ( born 13 September 1987 ) is a Bulgarian tennis player and the current no. 1 Bulgarian in the WTA rankings . She is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand . Born in Plovdiv , Pironkova started playing tennis at the age of four on being introduced to the sport by her father , who later coached her . After playing at a junior level and winning Atlantic Cup , she made her senior international tournament debut in 2002 at the International Tennis Federation circuit . Early in her career , Pironkova won six international singles titles at the ITF circuit . Pironkova made her WTA tour debut at the İstanbul Cup in 2005 , and achieved moderate success earlier in her career . That changed in 2010 , when she entered Wimbledon with a 1 -- 4 career record at the event , and went on reach the semifinals of the tournament , becoming the second Bulgarian tennis player in history to reach the semifinal stage of a Grand Slam in singles . She garnered wide recognition for her performance , and after her semifinal finish reached her highest WTA Singles ranking at no. 31 in September 2010 . Pironkova followed it up with a quarterfinal run at the event the following year , earning her the nickname `` The Wimbledon Darkhorse '' . She is also known defeating Venus Williams three times at Grand Slam tournaments , twice at Wimbledon . Pironkova won her first WTA title at the 2014 Apia International , defeating three top-10 ranked players in a row . She defeated the world no. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round of the 2016 French Open , reaching her quarterfinal at a Grand Slam other than Wimbledon . In addition to this , Pironkova has a total of twelve wins over other top-10 ranked players to her name . She also holds the second longest active streak of the most consecutive Grand Slam appearances at 45 , only behind Jelena Jankovic . Pironkova has been recognized by The New York Times for her `` cerebral '' grass-court abilities and named one of the most beautiful women in sports by MSN .",
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"text": "1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles The Women 's Doubles tournament at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships was held from 20 June to 4 July 1988 on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis in the district of Wimbledon in London , England . Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini won the title , defeating Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva in the final .",
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"text": "Grand Slam Cup The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany from 1990 through 1999 . The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) , which invited the best-performing players in the year 's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup . The tournament was created in 1990 and was played on indoor carpet courts . From 1990 to 1996 , it was held in December but was moved to the middle of autumn from 1997 to 1999 . From 1990 to 1997 the tournament was limited to male players . A women 's Cup was added in 1998 and was held simultaneously with the men 's Cup . Throughout its existence , the Grand Slam Cup was famous for paying out the highest prize money of any tournament in tennis . The winner for the first three years of the Cup received US$ 2 million in prize money , which dipped to $ 1.625 million in 1993 , rose to $ 1.875 million in 1996 and back to $ 2 million in 1997 before falling to $ 1.3 million in 1998 . If the Cup was won by a player who had also won a Grand Slam event that year they received a bonus of $ 1 million . Prize money for the winner of the two women 's Cups was fixed at $ 800,000 . The Cup was not recognized by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) for the course of its run , and participants did not receive points in the ATP computer rankings nor have it credited as an official career title . Following the discontinuation of the Cup in 1999 , the ATP decided to give the event full recognition and added it to players ' lists of official titles . A compromise between the ITF and the ATP was announced on December 9 , 1999 which merged the Cup with the ATP Tour World Championship , the ATP 's year-end tournament also held annually in Germany , giving birth to the ATP World Tour Finals , an official tour event . A direct result of the merging of the two competitions can still be seen in the qualification rules for the ATP World Tour Finals , which included one notable difference from those of the ATP Tour World Championship . The Tour World Championship was meant to include the top eight players on the ATP computer rankings at the end of a season , even though this could mean the exclusion of a Grand Slam champion who had not been able to earn sufficient ranking points in the rest of the year . Present Finals rules ensure the participation of a Grand Slam champion who is unable to earn a top eight ranking at the end of the season and automatic qualification for the top seven players in the computer rankings . The eighth ranked player , however , qualifies only if all Grand Slam singles champions are among the top eight . Any Grand Slam event champion who is not in the top eight but is still in the top twenty is included to the detriment of the eighth ranked player . This situation occurred at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup , where Andre Agassi , the 8th ranked player in the ATP Champions Race , was excluded from the event in favor of Gastón Gaudio , who had won that year 's French Open but was ranked 10th at the end of the year . Pete Sampras was the most successful player at this event winning two titles out of three final appearances .",
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"text": "1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit The 1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women 's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit , Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series . It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from February 21 through February 26 , 1978 . First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $ 20,000 first-prize money .",
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"text": "Christopher Lewis (tennis) John Christopher Lewis ( born April 2 , 1956 ) is a former professional tennis player from the United States .",
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"text": "1984 Wightman Cup The 1984 Nabisco Wightman Cup was the 56th edition of the annual women 's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain . It was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London in England in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "1957 U.S. National Championships (tennis) The 1957 U.S. National Championships ( now known as the US Open ) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club , Forest Hills in New York , United States . The tournament ran from 30 August until 8 September . It was the 77th staging of the U.S. National Championships , and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year .",
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"text": "Petits As Les Petits As ( English : Small champions ) is a premier junior tennis tournament for players aged 12 -- 14 . It is held in Tarbes , France . It is often considered to be the European equivalent of the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida , United States due to the high number of international players that it attracts . The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become slam winners , including Rafael Nadal , Michael Chang , Martina Hingis , and Kim Clijsters . Due to the relatively restrictive age range , few players have won the title more than once , although Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky have both done so . Most recently , upcoming Spanish player Carlos Boluda became the first boy to do so . The tournament is played on indoor Green Set ( hard ) courts . Roughly 7,000 players enter the pre-qualifying tournaments held across France , with that number being narrowed down to 350 for the final qualifying stage , and 64 for the final tournament . The event is regulated by the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) and has businesses such as Head , Eurosport , Coca-Cola , and Peugeot amongst its portfolio of partners .",
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"text": "Fed Cup Fed Cup is the premier international team competition in women 's tennis , launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) . The competition was known as the Federation Cup until 1995 . The Fed Cup is the world 's largest annual women 's international team sports competition , in terms of the number of nations that compete . The men 's equivalent of the Fed Cup is the Davis Cup . Australia , Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries that have held both the Fed Cup and Davis Cup at the same time .",
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"text": "1989 Family Circle Cup – Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natasha Zvereva . Steffi Graf won in the final 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 1 against Zvereva .",
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"text": "2009 Wimbledon Championships The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon , London , from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009 . It was the 123rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year . Rafael Nadal did not defend his title after withdrawing from the tournament due to knee tendinitis . Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon title defeating rival Andy Roddick in the final in five sets . Federer 's victory marked his fifteenth Grand Slam title which broke the men 's all-time record . Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence , being defeated in the final by her sister Serena , who won her first Wimbledon in 2002 .",
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"text": "Clarisa Fernández Clarisa Fernández ( born 28 August 1981 ) is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 French Open , the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage . Fernández was ranked 87th in the world at the time of her shocking result . She defeated , in order : ( Q ) Lubomira Bacheva , Jelena Kostanić , Kim Clijsters , ( 13 ) Elena Dementieva , Paola Suárez , before losing to second-seeded Venus Williams in straight sets . . Fernández is a crafty left-handed player . She turned professional in 1998 , and did not have much success before her appearance at the French Open . She has six ITF titles to her name , including one in 2006 . Since 2003 , Fernández has been plagued with injuries . She has suffered from tendinitis in her left shoulder , an injury to her left wrist , and to her right knee . Fernández enjoys playing on hard and grass courts . She was coached by Leonardo Lerda . Her tennis inspirations are Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova . In April 2008 , Fernández announced her retirement from professional tennis after a lengthy battle with knee injuries .",
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"text": "Association of Tennis Professionals The Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell , Bob Briner , Jack Kramer , and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players . Drysdale became the first President . Since 1990 , the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization 's name . In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour , which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour . In 2009 the name was changed again and is now known as the ATP World Tour . It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis ( WCT ) . The ATP 's global headquarters are in London , United Kingdom . ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach , United States ; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco ; and ATP International , which covers Africa , Asia and Australasia , is based in Sydney , Australia . The counterpart organization in the women 's professional game is the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) .",
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"text": "Internazionali Femminili di Brescia The Internazionali Femminili di Brescia is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor clay courts . The event is classified as a $ 60,000 ITF Women 's Circuit tournament and has been held in Brescia , Italy , since 2008 .",
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"text": "Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea ( PNG ; -LSB- ˈpæpuə_njuː_ˈgɪniː , _ ˈpɑː - , _ - pju - -RSB- , -LSB- ˈpæpjuə , _ pɑːˈpuːə -RSB- Papua Niugini Hiri Motu : Papua Niu Gini ) , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea , is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia , a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia . Its capital , located along its southeastern coast , is Port Moresby . The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua . At the national level , after being ruled by three external powers since 1884 , Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975 . This followed nearly 60 years of Australian administration , which started during World War I . It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right . Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world . There are 852 known languages in the country , of which 12 now have no known living speakers . Most of the population of more than 7 million people live in customary communities , which are as diverse as the languages . It is also one of the most rural , as only 18 percent of its people live in urban centres . The country is one of the world 's least explored , culturally and geographically . It is known to have numerous groups of uncontacted peoples , and researchers believe there are many undiscovered species of plants and animals in the interior . Papua New Guinea is classified as a developing economy by the International Monetary Fund . Strong growth in Papua New Guinea 's mining and resource sector led to the country becoming the sixth fastest-growing economy in the world in 2011 . Growth was expected to slow once major resource projects came on line in 2015 . Mining remains a major economic factor , however . Local and national governments are discussing the potential of resuming mining operations in Panguna mine in Bougainville Province , which has been closed since the civil war in the 1980s -- 1990s . Nearly 40 percent of the population lives a self-sustainable natural lifestyle with no access to global capital . Most of the people still live in strong traditional social groups based on farming . Their social lives combine traditional religion with modern practices , including primary education . These societies and clans are explicitly acknowledged by the Papua New Guinea Constitution , which expresses the wish for `` traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society '' and protects their continuing importance to local and national community life .",
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"text": "Economy of Cambodia The economy of Cambodia at present follows an open market system ( market economy ) and has seen rapid economic progress in the last decade . Cambodia had a GDP of $ 18.05 billion in 2015 . Per capita income , although rapidly increasing , is low compared with most neighboring countries . Cambodia 's two largest industries are textiles and tourism , while agricultural activities remain the main source of income for many Cambodians living in rural areas . The service sector is heavily concentrated on trading activities and catering-related services . Recently , Cambodia has reported that oil and natural gas reserves have been found off-shore . In 1995 , with a GDP of $ 2.92 billion the government transformed the country 's economic system from a planned economy to its present market-driven system . Following those changes , growth was estimated at a value of 7 % while inflation dropped from 26 % in 1994 to only 6 % in 1995 . Imports increased due to the influx of foreign aid , and exports , particularly from the country 's garment industry , also increased . After four years of improving economic performance , Cambodia 's economy slowed in 1997-98 due to the regional economic crisis , civil unrest , and political infighting . Foreign investments declined during this period . Also , in 1998 the main harvest was hit by drought . But in 1999 , the first full year of relative peace in 30 years , progress was made on economic reforms and growth resumed at 4 % . Currently , Cambodia 's foreign policy focuses on establishing friendly borders with its neighbors ( such as Thailand and Vietnam ) , as well as integrating itself into regional ( ASEAN ) and global ( WTO ) trading systems . Some of the obstacles faced by this emerging economy are the need for a better education system and the lack of a skilled workforce ; particularly in the poverty-ridden countryside , which struggles with inadequate basic infrastructure . Nonetheless , Cambodia continues to attract investors because of its low wages , plentiful labor , proximity to Asian raw materials , and favorable tax treatment .",
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"text": "List of companies of Mozambique Mozambique , officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest . The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War ( 1977 -- 1992 ) , but the country is still one of the world 's poorest and most underdeveloped . The resettlement of civil war refugees and successful economic reform have led to a high growth rate : the country enjoyed a remarkable recovery , achieving an average annual rate of economic growth of 8 % between 1996 and 2006 and between 6 % -- 7 % from 2006 to 2011 . Also , more than 1,200 state-owned enterprises ( mostly small ) have been privatised . Preparations for privatisation and/or sector liberalisation are underway for the remaining parastatal enterprises , including telecommunications , energy , ports , and railways.done",
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"text": "Economy of Bangladesh The market-based economy of Bangladesh is the 41st largest in the world in nominal terms , and 29th largest by purchasing power parity ; it is classified among the Next Eleven emerging market economies and a Frontier market . According to the IMF , Bangladesh 's economy is the second fastest growing major economy of 2016 , with a rate of 7.1 % . Dhaka and Chittagong are the principal financial centers of the country , being home to the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange . The financial sector of Bangladesh is the second largest in the subcontinent . In the decade since 2004 , Bangladesh averaged a GDP growth of 6.5 % , that has been largely driven by its exports of ready made garments , remittances and the domestic agricultural sector . The country has pursued export-oriented industrialisation , with its key export sectors include textiles , shipbuilding , fish and seafood , jute and leather goods . It has also developed self-sufficient industries in pharmaceuticals , steel and food processing . Bangladesh 's telecommunication industry has witnessed rapid growth over the years , receiving high investment from foreign companies . Bangladesh also has substantial reserves of natural gas and is Asia 's seventh largest gas producer . Offshore exploration activities are increasing in its maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal . It also has large deposits of limestone . The government promotes the Digital Bangladesh scheme as part of its efforts to develop the country 's growing information technology sector . Bangladesh is strategically important for the economies of Northeast India , Nepal and Bhutan , as Bangladeshi seaports provide maritime access for these landlocked regions and countries . China also views Bangladesh as a potential gateway for its landlocked southwest , including Tibet , Sichuan and Yunnan . In 2016 , per-capita income was estimated as per IMF data at US$ 3,840 ( PPP ) and US$ 1,466 ( Nominal ) . Bangladesh is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation , the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation , the International Monetary Fund , the World Bank , the World Trade Organisation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank . The economy faces challenges of infrastructure bottlenecks , insufficient power and gas supplies , bureaucratic corruption , political instability , natural calamities and a lack of skilled workers .",
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"text": "New Ireland Province New Ireland Province , formerly New Mecklenburg ( Neu-Mecklenburg ) , is the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea .",
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"text": "The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea is a Scouting organisation in Papua New Guinea . The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea had its origins in 1926 as a branch of The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom . The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea claimed an unaudited membership of 6,284 in 2011 .",
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"text": "Economy of Brazil Brazil has the world 's ninth largest economy by nominal GDP , and the eighth largest by purchasing power parity . The Brazilian economy is characterized by an inward-oriented economy . Brazil 's economy is the largest of Latin America and the second largest in the Americas . From 2000 to 2012 , Brazil was one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world , with an average annual GDP growth rate of over 5 % , with its economy in 2012 surpassing that of the United Kingdom , temporarily making Brazil the world 's sixth largest economy . However , Brazil 's economy growth decelerated in 2013 and the country entered a recession in 2014 . According to the World Economic Forum , Brazil was the top country in upward evolution of competitiveness in 2009 , gaining eight positions among other countries , overcoming Russia for the first time , and partially closing the competitiveness gap with India and China among the BRIC economies . Important steps taken since the 1990s toward fiscal sustainability , as well as measures taken to liberalize and open the economy , have significantly boosted the country 's competitiveness fundamentals , providing a better environment for private-sector development . In 2012 Forbes ranked Brazil as having the 5th largest number of billionaires in the world , a number much larger than what is found in other Latin American countries , and even ahead of United Kingdom and Japan . Brazil is a member of diverse economic organizations , such as Mercosur , Unasul , G8 +5 , G20 , WTO , and the Cairns Group .",
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"text": "Economy of Costa Rica The economy of Costa Rica it is very stable and has evolved from an economy that depended solely on tourism , agriculture , to one more diverse , based on electronics exports , medical manufacturing and IT services . According to a study conducted by ADEN Business School ( which included 18 other countries in the region ) , Costa Rica is the fourth most competitive country in Latin America in 2012 and is part of a block of countries rated as having a `` very good competitive level , with advances and developments in infrastructure , technology and macroeconomic stability '' . The nation scored a 71.8 out of 100 on a study which measured competitiveness based on 10 criteria . Compared to the 2011 rank , Costa Rica went up by one position ( from 5th to 4th ) . The CIA World Factbook states that Costa Rica 's Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) per capita is US$ 12,900 ( 2013 est. ) ; the reported GDP summed in 2012 to US$ 45.1 bn with a population of 4,805,000 . The World Bank General Government Public Sector Debt ( PSDGG ) statistics showed a linear rise from US$ 8bn in 2009 to US$ 18bn in 2014 , which translates to a growth rate of 12 % . The Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos is charged with measuring other economic performance measures . Poverty has remained around 15-20 % for nearly 20 years , and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints on government expenditures . According to the CIA World Factbook , foreign investors remain attracted by the country 's political stability and relatively high education levels , as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones . Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America . However , many business impediments remain such as high levels of bureaucracy , legal uncertainty due to overlapping and at times conflicting responsibilities between agencies , difficulty of enforcing contracts , and weak investor protection . Inflation rose to 22.5 % in 1995 , dropped to 11.1 % in 1997 , 12 % in 1998 , 11 % in 1999 and 13 % in 2008 . Measures taken by the Central Bank have reduced inflation substantially to 4.3 % in 2009 , and a projected 5.8 % for 2010 . Curbing inflation , reducing the deficit , and improving public sector efficiency through an anti-corruption drive , remain key challenges to the government . Previous political resistance to privatization had stalled liberalization efforts . However , after the signing of CAFTA , Costa Rica is now open to competition with its Central American partners in its insurance and telecommunications markets . Costa Rica 's economy emerged from recession in 1997 and has shown strong aggregate growth since then . After 6.2 % growth in 1997 , GDP grew a substantial 8.3 % in 1999 , led by exports . Costa Rica had a US$ 6.64 bn trade deficit in 2013 , on exports of US$ 11.48 bn and imports of US$ 18.13 bn . Hybrid electronic circuits was the leading durable export category in 2013 , followed by pineapple , banana , medical equipment , medical bioproducts , and coffee , juices , prosthetics , and surgery tools ; these categories added up to over 50 % of exports . Miscellaneous circuits including telephones and miscellaneous petroleum products added to just under 25 % of imports . The strength in the nontraditional export and tourism sector is masking a relatively lackluster performance by traditional sectors , including agriculture . The central government deficit decreased to 3.2 % of GDP in 1999 , down from 3.3 % from the year before . On a consolidated basis , including Central Bank losses and parastatal enterprise profits , the public sector deficit was 2.3 % of GDP . Costa Rica had a formal line of credit with the World Bank valued at US$ 947M in April 2014 , of which US$ 645M had been accessed and US$ 600M remained outstanding .",
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"text": "Post-industrial economy A post-industrial economy refers to a period of growth within an industrialized economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing reduces and that of services , information , and research grows . Such economies are often marked by : A declining manufacturing sector , resulting in deindustrialization , a large service sector , and an increase in the amount of information technology , often leading to an `` information age '' . Information , knowledge , and creativity are the new raw materials of such an economy . The industry aspect of a post-industrial economy is sent into less developed nations which manufacture what is needed at lower costs ( see outsourcing ) . This occurrence is typical of nations that industrialized in the past such as the United States and most Western European countries .",
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"text": "Marienburg, Papua New Guinea A town located near the mouth of the Sepik River in the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea . In 1913 , in what was then German New Guinea , missionaries of the Catholic Society of the Divine Word established at settlement here . It was the first European settlement on the Sepik . The settlement 's main industry was milling timber floated downriver and , to aid this , one of the first railways in the country was built to transport timber from the river to the sawmill . It was drawn by buffalo . The town was occupied during the Japanese invasion of Papua New Guinea in 1942 . Bombing and subsequent re-occupation of the town by Allied forces led to the destruction of the sawmill , houses and church constructed there . These were rebuilt and , by the 1960s the area had a thriving milling business again . Shortly before independence in 1975 , labour disputes led to the mismanagement and decline of the business and ultimately all industry ceased there . Category : Populated places in East Sepik Province",
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"text": "Agriculture in Papua New Guinea Agriculture in Papua New Guinea has a more than 7,000 years old history . Currently around 85 % of Papua New Guinea 's population lives from semi-subsistence agriculture .",
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"text": "The World Development Report 2011 The 2011 World Development Report : Conflict , Security and Development ( WDR ) is a document by the World Bank on the challenges organised violence poses to the advancement of less developed countries . The report finds that over the last 30 years poverty has been reduced for most of the world 's population - but this is not the case for the estimated 1.5 billion people living in countries blighted by on-going conflict . Not one low income country suffering from on-going violence has achieved a single Millennium Development Goal . Once mass violence takes root in a society , it can take a generation or more to restore stability . Organised violence as defined by the report includes civil and inter-state war as well as the violence resulting from criminal activity , especially drug and human trafficking . The WDR does not address interpersonal and domestic violence , though it acknowledges they are also relevant to development . The report finds that overall mass conflict has become less prevalent over recent decades , with the average number of worldwide battle deaths dropping from 164,000 per year in the 1980s to only 42,000 in the 2000s . But the 1.5 billion living in conflict wracked states have not benefited from this trend . A new form of mass violence plagues their countries , with cycles of political violence alternating with periods where as many or more die from criminal activity . Despite the difficulties in overcoming a legacy of conflict , violence or authoritarian rule , several countries have made impressive progress including Chile , Colombia , Ghana , Indonesia , Mozambique , South Africa and Timor-Leste . The report offers lessons drawn from these past successes . The World Bank stress that their report does not proscribe standard fixes suitable for all , and that efforts to resolve conflicts should be nationally led from within affected countries . Workable solutions will have to be tailored to each set of individual circumstance . Yet the WDR does find that previous successful efforts share many common features , which are reflected in the report 's WDR framework .",
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"text": "Environmental Performance Index The Environmental Performance Index ( EPI ) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of a state 's policies . This index was developed from the Pilot Environmental Performance Index , first published in 2002 , and designed to supplement the environmental targets set forth in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals . The EPI was preceded by the Environmental Sustainability Index ( ESI ) , published between 1999 and 2005 . Both indexes were developed by Yale University ( Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy ) and Columbia University ( Center for International Earth Science Information Network ) in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission . The ESI was developed to evaluate environmental sustainability relative to the paths of other countries . Due to a shift in focus by the teams developing the ESI , the EPI uses outcome-oriented indicators , then working as a benchmark index that can be more easily used by policy makers , environmental scientists , advocates and the general public . Other leading indices like the Global Green Economy Index ( GGEI ) provide an integrated measure of the environmental , social and economic dynamics of national economies . The GGEI utilizes EPI data for the environmental dimension of the index while also providing a performance assessment of efficiency sectors ( e.g. transport , buildings , energy ) , investment , green innovation and national leadership around climate change . As of January 2012 four EPI reports have been released - the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index , and the 2008 , 2010 , and 2012 Environmental Performance Index . For the 2012 report , a new `` Pilot Trend EPI '' was developed to rank countries based on the environmental performance changes occurred during the last decade , allowing to establish which countries are improving and which are declining . In the 2014 EPI ranking , the top five countries were Switzerland , Luxembourg , Australia , Singapore , and the Czech Republic . The bottom five countries in 2014 were Somalia , Mali , Haiti , Lesotho , and Afghanistan . The United Kingdom was ranked in 12th place , Japan 26th place , the United States 33rd , Brazil 77th , China 118th , and India came in 155th . The top five countries based on their 2012 Pilot Trend EPI were Estonia , Kuwait , El Salvador , Namibia and Congo .",
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"text": "Timor Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia , north of the Timor Sea . The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia , on the western part . The Indonesian part , also known as West Timor , constitutes part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara . Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District . The island covers an area of 30,777 km2 . The name is a variant of timur , Malay for `` east '' ; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands .",
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"text": "Natural Resource Charter The Natural Resource Charter is a global initiative to assist governments and societies of countries rich in non-renewable natural resources to effectively govern those resources in a way that generates economic growth , promotes the welfare of the population and is environmentally sustainable . The Charter is made up of 12 best practice principles , which cover the sequence of choices faced by governments in relation to resource extraction . These range from how to create the right environment for responsible investment , to fiscal terms , contracts , institutions and regulations , to macroeconomic management and strategies for sustainable development . The Natural Resource Charter has also developed an assessment framework , allowing governments and societies to assess their performance in natural resource governance according to the 12 precepts . In 2012 this assessment framework was piloted in Nigeria by a group of Nigerian civil society specialists on the petroleum sector , leading to the publication of an assessment report with traffic light scoring according to the precepts of the Charter . In 2011 the Charter was adopted by the African Union Heads of State steering committee for the New Partnership for Africa 's Development as a flagship Natural Resource Governance Programme starting in 2012 .",
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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": "Government Broadband Index The Government Broadband Index ( gBBi ) is a report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that assesses countries on the basis of government planning , as opposed to current broadband capability . With ambitious targets for both the speed and coverage of next-generation broadband networks , the developed countries of East Asia scored highest in the Economist Intelligence Unit 's first government broadband index . According to the index Greece is the worst-performing country measured , owing to its relatively low coverage target and drawn-out deployment schedule . Greece also suffers due to the considerable size of its public-funding commitment as a percentage of overall government budget revenues , and because its plan does little to foment competition in the high-speed broadband market . Australia , with the most ambitious targets in the world for both speed and coverage , ranks in the bottom half of the index , because its National Broadband Network ( NBN ) program is partially funded by the Australian government and the rankings ignore plans to privatize the network in year 9 . South Korea , by comparison , was also a government initiative 15 years ago but has now been privatized , hence its high ranking .",
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"text": "Economy of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau is among the world 's least developed nations and one of the 10 poorest countries in the world , and depends mainly on agriculture and fishing . Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years , and the country now ranks sixth in cashew production . Guinea-Bissau exports non-fillet frozen fish and seafood , peanuts , palm kernels , and timber . License fees for fishing provide the government with some revenue . Rice is the major crop and staple food .",
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"text": "Economy of Iceland The economy of Iceland is small and subject to high volatility . In 2011 , gross domestic product was US$ 12.3 bn . With a population of 321,000 , this is $ 38,000 per capita , based on purchasing power parity ( PPP ) estimates . The financial crisis of 2007 -- 2010 produced a decline in GDP and employment , although the magnitude of this decline remains to be determined . Iceland has a mixed economy with high levels of free trade and government intervention . However , government consumption is less than other Nordic countries . Geothermal power is the primary source of home and industrial energy in Iceland . In the 1990s Iceland undertook extensive free market reforms , which initially produced strong economic growth . As a result , Iceland was rated as having one of the world 's highest levels of economic freedom as well as civil freedoms . In 2007 , Iceland topped the list of nations ranked by Human Development Index and was one of the most egalitarian , according to the calculation provided by the Gini coefficient . From 2006 onwards , the economy faced problems of growing inflation and current account deficits . Partly in response , and partly as a result of earlier reforms , the financial system expanded rapidly before collapsing entirely in a sweeping financial crisis . Iceland had to obtain emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund and a range of European countries in November 2008 .",
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"text": "List of companies of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa . It is bordered by Gabon , Cameroon , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda . In the early 1980s , rapidly rising oil revenues enabled the government to finance large-scale development projects with GDP growth averaging 5 % annually , one of the highest rates in Africa . The government has mortgaged a substantial portion of its petroleum earnings , contributing to a shortage of revenues . The January 12 , 1994 devaluation of Franc Zone currencies by 50 % resulted in inflation of 46 % in 1994 , but inflation has subsided since .",
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"text": "Wiwa Korowi Sir Wiwa Korowi , GCMG ( born July 7 , 1948 ) was the sixth Governor-General of Papua New Guinea . Sir Wiwa is from the Southern Highlands . He was a member of the Nationalist Party and was voted by the Parliament to the position of Governor-General on November 18 , 1991 , to fill the position which Serei Eri had vacated roughly one and a half months earlier . He served in that position through 1997 .",
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"text": "Spider-Man Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko , and first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy # 15 ( Aug. 1962 ) in the Silver Age of Comic Books . Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben , and as a teenager , having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime-fighter . Spider-Man 's creators gave him super strength and agility , the ability to cling to most surfaces , shoot spider-webs using wrist-mounted devices of his own invention , which he calls `` web-shooters '' , and react to danger quickly with his `` spider-sense '' , enabling him to combat his foes . When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s , teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist . The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker , the high school student behind Spider-Man 's secret identity and with whose `` self-obsessions with rejection , inadequacy , and loneliness '' young readers could relate . While Spider-Man had all the makings of a sidekick , unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky and Robin , Spider-Man had no superhero mentor like Captain America and Batman ; he thus had to learn for himself that `` with great power there must also come great responsibility '' -- a line included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story but later retroactively attributed to his guardian , the late Uncle Ben . Marvel has featured Spider-Man in several comic book series , the first and longest-lasting of which is titled The Amazing Spider-Man . Over the years , the Peter Parker character has developed from shy , nerdy New York City high school student to troubled but outgoing college student , to married high school teacher to , in the late 2000s , a single freelance photographer . In the 2010s , he joins the Avengers , Marvel 's flagship superhero team . Spider-Man 's nemesis Doctor Octopus also took on the identity for a story arc spanning 2012 -- 2014 , following a body swap plot in which Peter appears to die . Separately , Marvel has also published books featuring alternate versions of Spider-Man , including Spider-Man 2099 , which features the adventures of Miguel O'Hara , the Spider-Man of the future ; Ultimate Spider-Man , which features the adventures of a teenaged Peter Parker in an alternate universe ; and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man , which depicts the teenager Miles Morales , who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man after Ultimate Peter Parker 's supposed death . Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes . As Marvel 's flagship character and company mascot , he has appeared in countless forms of media , including several animated and live action television series , syndicated newspaper comic strips , and in a series of films . The character was first portrayed in live action by Danny Seagren in Spidey Super Stories , a The Electric Company skit which ran from 1974 to 1977 . In films , Spider-Man has been portrayed by actors Tobey Maguire ( 2002 -- 2007 ) and Andrew Garfield ( 2012 -- 2014 ) , while Tom Holland portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in Captain America : Civil War in 2016 . Reeve Carney starred as Spider-Man in the 2010 Broadway musical Spider-Man : Turn Off the Dark . Spider-Man has been well received as a superhero and comic book character , and he is often ranked as one of the most popular comic book characters of all time , alongside DC Comics ' most famous superheroes , Batman and Superman .",
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"text": "Egyptian Theatre Egyptian-style theatres are based on the traditional and historic design elements of Ancient Egypt . The first Egyptian Theatre to be constructed in the US -- which inspired many of the identically-named theatres that followed it -- was Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood , California . For several years , Hollywood developer Charles E. Toberman attempted to convince Sid Grauman to locate in Hollywood . During a meeting , Sid told Mr. Toberman of his desire to build a theatre of Egyptian design . Mr. Toberman then secured a piece of property on Hollywood Boulevard , just east of McCadden Place . The architectural firm of Meyer & Holler were hired to design the theatre . The result was Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre with a seating of 1770 . The approach to the theatre was through a courtyard . Inside , the stage was flanked by carved columns and models of the Sphinx . The theatre was opened on October 19 , 1922 with the grand premiere of `` Robin Hood '' starring Douglas Fairbanks . `` In a 1983 article in Hollywood Studio Magazine , Mike Hughes wrote of the Egyptian : `` A survivor of the decay that unfortunately characterizes the Hollywood Boulevard of today , the Egyptian is a reminder of the glamour that once made the Boulevard famous . Perhaps through the dedicated efforts of such citizens as Bruce Torrence , author of Hollywood : The First 100 Years and grandson of Mr. Charles Toberman , who built the Egyptian , the Hollywood Boulevard of yesteryear will reappear some great day in the future . When that happens , the Egyptian Theatre , jewel that it is , will be there to herald in the new age of film town . '' '' United Artists was the last owner of the Egyptian Theatre before it closed in 1992 . The American Cinematheque purchased the theatre from the city for $ 1 with the provision that this historical landmark would be restored to its original grandeur and re-opened as a movie theatre showcasing the organizations celebrated , public programming . '' The Eldorado Theatre located in Eldorado Amusement Park , Weehawken , New Jersey opened in 1891 and featured ` Egypt Through Centuries ' each evening . The creators of the park , Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company , published a book titled `` Egypt Through the Centuries '' in 1892 . Many of the other theatres that copied Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre were part of the wave of Egyptian revival architecture that occurred after the November 1922 discovery of King Tut 's tomb by Howard Carter . Unlike the many theatres that followed in its wake , Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre was designed , built , named and opened before the 1922 discovery of King Tut 's tomb . The news of the tomb 's discovery reached the US a few weeks after the theatre opened . Early in the 20th century , it is estimated that up to 100 of these theatre types were constructed across the US . Many of them no longer exist , but there are many fine examples of this style still in use today . Conrad Schmitt Studios has played a big part in the restoration of these atmospheric theatres , including Egyptian Theatres in Park City , Utah , Ogden , Utah , Boise , Idaho , Delta , Colorado , and DeKalb , Illinois .",
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"text": "Knickerbocker Theatre (Broadway) The Knickerbocker Theatre , previously known as Abbey 's Theatre and Henry Abbey 's Theatre , was a Broadway theatre located at 1396 Broadway ( West 38th Street ) in New York City . It operated from 1893 to 1930 . In 1906 , the theatre introduced the first moving electrical sign on Broadway to advertise its productions .",
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"text": "Drat! The Cat! Drat ! The Cat ! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer . Originally called Cat and Mouse , this spoof of late-Victorian melodrama has at its core Alice Van Guilder , who wants to be a career girl at a time when nice young ladies marry well instead of having careers . Frustrated by the obstacles standing in her way , she becomes a cat burglar and plunders the homes of Manhattan 's high society in the 1890s . After 11 previews , the Broadway production , directed and choreographed by Joe Layton , opened on October 10 , 1965 at the Martin Beck Theatre , where it ran for eight performances . The cast included Lesley Ann Warren , Elliott Gould , Charles Durning , Jane Connell , and Beth Howland . Conductor Herbert Grossman served as Music Director and Clare Grundman wrote the orchestra score . Warren won the Theatre World Award for her performance , and the show was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design . Long after the show closed , Blue Pear issued an original cast album from a recording surreptitiously made during a live performance . Gould 's wife at the time , Barbra Streisand , had a hit with her recording of a gender-reversal version of one of the show 's tunes : `` He Touched Me , '' which went to number two on the Easy Listening chart . On the B-side of that single , Streisand also recorded , `` I Like Him . '' In 1997 , Varèse Sarabande released a studio recording featuring Susan Egan , Jason Graae , Judy Kaye , Bryan Batt , Jonathan Freeman , and Elaine Stritch . The recording was produced by Bruce Kimmel .",
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"text": "Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) The Lyceum Theatre ( pronounced ly-CEE-um ) is a Broadway theatre located at 149 West 45th Street near Times Square between Seventh and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan , New York City .",
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"text": "Golda's Balcony Golda 's Balcony is a play by William Gibson . It follows the trajectory of the life of Golda Meir from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel . Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War , when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria . Gibson 's drama suggests Meir threatened Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger with the launch of nuclear weapons against her enemies , conceivably starting World War III , unless the U.S. came to her country 's aid . Gibson first explored Meir in 1977 in his multi-character work Golda , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role . Never fully satisfied with the piece , he decided to tackle the subject matter , this time in the form of a one-woman play . Golda 's Balcony , produced by David Fishelson , opened Off-Broadway at Manhattan Ensemble Theatre ( `` MET '' ) on March 26 , 2003 , where it sold out its entire 16-week run . Three months after closing Off-Broadway , the MET production , also starring Tovah Feldshuh and produced by Fishelson ( directed by Scott Schwartz ) , opened on October 15 , 2003 at the Helen Hayes Theatre , where it ran for 14 previews and 493 performances , making it the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history . Feldshuh was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance . In 2006 the play was adapted into a film of the same title , starring Valerie Harper . The term `` Golda 's Balcony '' refers to the nickname given to an area inside the secretive Dimona nuclear weapons facility from which visiting VIPs can observe some of the activity taking place in the underground portion of the facility .",
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"text": "Belasco Theatre The Belasco Theatre is a Broadway theatre opened in 1907 at 111 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan . Originally known as the Stuyvesant Theatre , it was designed by architect George Keister for impresario David Belasco . The interior featured Tiffany lighting and ceiling panels , rich woodwork and expansive murals by American artist Everett Shinn , and a ten-room duplex penthouse apartment that Belasco utilized as combination living quarters/office space .",
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"text": "Broadway (Portland, Oregon) Broadway is a street in Portland , Oregon that runs from the Southwest Hills into the Rose City Park area of Portland . It is north-south in Downtown Portland , crosses the Willamette River over the Broadway Bridge , and is east-west on the east side of the river . The Memorial Coliseum and Lloyd Center are located on or near Broadway . Many old movie theaters are on Broadway in the Hollywood District . The street also runs through historic Irvington and Sullivan 's Gulch . Portland State University is also located on Broadway . The section west of the Willamette was the most vibrant street in downtown Portland even before it was renamed , in 1913 , from 7th Avenue to Broadway , and this continued for decades . During the day , it was a bustling shopping street , and remains a busy shopping street today . The street hosted several movie theaters and vaudeville playhouses , and at night their many neon signs and lighted marquees gave the area a look that was similar to Manhattan 's more-famous Broadway . Almost all of the movie theaters have since closed , most in the 1960s and 1970s , but the street remains the center of downtown 's nightlife . Theaters still located on Broadway in downtown include the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall ( in a former Paramount Theatre ) and the Antoinette Hatfield Hall . Over a dozen buildings on Broadway are listed on the National Register of Historic Places , but the street is meant to be a busy and commercial , and to provide a route through which Portlanders could commute . Due to an advanced lighting system installed in 1925 , it was once called `` the brightest street in the world . ''",
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"text": "Spider-Girl Spider-Girl ( May `` Mayday '' Parker ) is a fictional superheroine in Marvel Comics ' MC2 universe . The character was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz as the teenage daughter of Peter Parker ( Spider-Man ) and Mary Jane Watson , and first appeared in What If ( vol . 2 ) # 105 ( February 1998 ) . She later acquired her own ongoing comic book , Spider-Girl , written by DeFalco and drawn by Frenz and Pat Olliffe , which was the longest-running superhero book with a lead female character ever published by Marvel before being relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl , and later The Spectacular Spider-Girl .",
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"text": "Theatre World Theatre World is the only ( first published in 1945 ) , comprehensive , annual pictorial and statistical record of American theatre in print publication , including Broadway , Off-Broadway , Off-Off-Broadway , and regional theatre , as well as a complete national theatrical awards section and obituaries . Including over 750 photographs , it is the definitive pictorial and statistical reference to each American theatrical season , and is referenced daily by industry professionals , students , historians , and theatre fans worldwide . Until 1998 , the Theatre World editorial staff administered the Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway and off-Broadway debuts . First under the supervision of Theatre World founder Daniel Blum and then under John Willis , who took over the production of the Awards following Blum 's death in 1964 , the Theatre World Awards were first given to those recipients considered `` Promising Personalities . '' In 1998 , the Theatre World Awards were incorporated as a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization and are currently overseen by a board of directors independent of `` Theatre World . '' Theatre World is the recipient of a 2001 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre , presented by the American Theatre Wing , and on behalf of the publication , longtime editor-in-chief John Willis ( 1916-2010 ) accepted honors including the first Special Lucille Lortel Award , a Special Drama Desk Award , and the Broadway Theatre Institute ( now The Theatre Museum ) Lifetime Achievement Award . Theatre World is published annually by Theatre World Media and distributed by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books . The permanent editorial staff currently consists of Ben Hodges , editor in chief , and coeditor Scott Denny . Current editorial staff includes Adam Feldman of Time Out New York ( Broadway ) , Linda Buchwald TDF Stages ( Off-Broadway ) , Shay Gines New York Innovative Theatre Awards ( Off-Off-Broadway ) , and Diep Tran American Theatre Magazine ( Regional theatre ) .",
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"text": "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": "Broadway Line Broadway Line refers to the following transit lines : In Brooklyn Broadway Line ( Brooklyn elevated ) ( rapid transit , now the BMT Jamaica Line ) ; served by the trains Broadway Line ( Brooklyn surface ) ( bus , formerly streetcar ) In Manhattan BMT Broadway Line ( rapid transit ) ; served by the trains IRT Broadway -- Seventh Avenue Line ( rapid transit ) ; served by the trains Broadway Line ( Lower Manhattan surface ) , Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue Line , Broadway and Columbus Avenue Line , and Broadway and Lexington Avenue Line ( bus , formerly streetcar ) on Broadway below Times Square Broadway and University Place Line , an older streetcar line using Broadway between Union Square and Times Square Broadway Line ( Midtown Manhattan surface ) ( bus , formerly streetcar ) on Broadway from 42nd Street to 125th Street Broadway-Kingsbridge Line ( bus , formerly streetcar ) on Broadway from near 169th Street to the Bronx Broadway and 145th Street Line ( bus , formerly streetcar ) on Broadway from near 169th Street to the city line Elsewhere Broadway Line ( Queens surface ) ( bus , formerly streetcar ) Broadway Bus ( Bayonne ) , New Jersey Broadway Line ( Baltimore ) ( bus , formerly streetcar )",
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"text": "Booth's Theatre Booth 's Theatre was a theatre in Manhattan built by actor Edwin Booth . Located on the southeast corner of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue , Booth 's Theatre opened on February 3 , 1869 . The Theatre featured a grand vestibule with Italian marble floors and a large statue of Edwin Booth 's father , the Shakespearean actor , Junius Brutus Booth by the sculptor Thomas Ridgeway Gould . The auditorium was similarly elaborate in its decor , and featured a large chandelier , as well as a stage that incorporated the most modern machinery in use at the time , such hydraulic rams to raise and lower scenery , and stage lights that could be completely extinguished during the performance , a first in the United States . Despite the appearances by important talent of the times , Booth could not make the Theatre a financially viable enterprise . It was sold in December 1881 , and was converted into McCreery & Co. department store until 1965 , when it was demolished to make room for a parking lot .",
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"text": "Soul Doctor Soul Doctor - Journey of a Rockstar Rabbi is a Broadway musical that details the life of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach , with music and lyrics by Shlomo Carlebach and David Schechter , and book and direction by Daniel Wise . The Soul Doctor show debuted at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre in New Orleans , and had subsequent runs at The Colony Theater in Miami , The Parker Playhouse in Ft Lauderdale , and The New York Theatre Workshop in New York City . The Broadway production started previews on July 2013 with its official opening night taking place August 15 , 2013 at Broadway 's Circle in the Square Theatre .",
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"text": "Spider-Man (pinball) Spider-Man is a pinball machine designed by Steve Ritchie and manufactured by Stern Pinball that was first released in June 2007 . The table encompasses all three films in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy , which in turn were based on the prior comics and television series . In 2016 , the game was remanufactured as part of its `` Vault '' series of re-releases , this time with all the movie elements of the machine replaced with an Ultimate Spider-Man-based theme .",
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"text": "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": "Theatre Guild The Theatre Guild is a theatrical society founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner , Philip Moeller , Helen Westley and Theresa Helburn . Langner 's wife , Armina Marshall , then served as a co-director . It evolved out of the work of the Washington Square Players . Its original purpose was to produce non-commercial works by American and foreign playwrights . It differed from other theaters at the time in that its board of directors shared the responsibility of choosing plays , management , and production . The Theatre Guild contributed greatly to the success of Broadway from the 1920s throughout the 1970s . The Guild has produced a total of 228 plays on Broadway , including 18 by George Bernard Shaw and seven by Eugene O'Neill . Other major playwrights introduced to theatre-going Americans include Robert E. Sherwood , Maxwell Anderson , Sidney Howard , William Saroyan , and Philip Barry . In the field of musical theatre , the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodgers , teamed with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II , George and Ira Gershwin , Jule Styne , and Meredith Willson , all of which have become classics . Under President John F. Kennedy , the Guild was engaged to assemble a U.S. theatre company , headed by Helen Hayes , to tour the capitals of Europe and South America with works by Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , and William Gibson . In 1968 , the Guild became involved in the travel field by taking 25 of its subscribers to European capitals to see plays . In 1975 , it instituted its Theatre At Sea program with a 17-day cruise aboard the Rotterdam with Hayes and Cyril Ritchard . Since then they have hosted more than thirty cruises , each with seven or eight performers . Among them have been Alan Arkin , Zoe Caldwell , Anne Jackson , Cherry Jones , Richard Kiley , Eartha Kitt , Patricia Neal , Lynn Redgrave , Gena Rowlands , Jean Stapleton , Eli Wallach , and Lee Roy Reams , who served as the program 's resident director . The last Broadway play produced by The Theatre Guild was State Fair in 1996 .",
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"text": "Mr. Broadway Mr. Broadway is an American 13-episode CBS adventure and drama television series starring Craig Stevens as New York City public relations specialist Mike Bell . The program aired at 9 p.m. Eastern time Saturdays from September 26 to December 26 , 1964 . Also featured were Bell 's assistant , Toki , portrayed by Lani Miyazaki , and his police contact , Hank McClure , played by Horace McMahon . Mr. Broadway , a Talent Associates Production , was created by Garson Kanin and produced by David Susskind and Daniel Melnick . Dave Brubeck supplied the music and theme . It was shot on location in New York City . Although ` Mr. Broadway ' was only aired 13 episodes , it featured some notable guest stars , including Jason Robards , Lauren Bacall , Tuesday Weld , Jill St. John , Art Carney and Liza Minnelli in her first dramatic TV role . Notable episodes include guest appearances by Liza Minnelli as Minnie in `` Nightingale for Sale '' ; Sandy Dennis in `` Do n't Mention My Name in Sheboygan '' , and Lauren Bacall as Barbara Lake , with Martin Balsam as Nate Bannerman , in `` Something to Sing About '' . Other episodes are `` Keep an Eye on Emily '' ( the series ' pilot ) with Tuesday Weld as Emily and Oleg Cassini as himself , `` Take a Walk Through a Cemetery '' with Lauren Bacall , again , but also with Jason Robards , Jr. , and Jill St. John , `` Try to Find a Spy '' with Barbara Feldon and Simon Oakland , `` Between the Rats and the Finks '' with Larry Hagman , Dyan Cannon , Bruce Gordon , and Patrick McVey , `` The He-She Chemistry '' with Tammy Grimes , `` Maggie , Queen of the Jungle '' , with Nina Foch in the title role , `` Smelling Like a Rose '' with Art Carney , Hal Roach , and Tina Louise , `` Bad Little Rich Girl '' with Diana Van der Vlis as Mary Beth Warren and Larry Pennell as John Chambers , `` Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones '' with Philip Abbott as Geoffrey Karr and Lola Albright as Duff Daniels . Albright had been Stevens 's co-star on Peter Gunn , and `` Pay Now , Die Later '' , the series finale , with David Wayne as John Zeck and John Ireland as Jimmy King . In the latter episode the wealthy Zeck hires Mike Bell to write his obituary ahead of his death . Mr. Broadway aired following the new sitcom Gilligan 's Island and preceding the durable Western , Gunsmoke . Its competition was the Saturday Night Movie on NBC , and the second half of The Lawrence Welk Show and the first half of The Hollywood Palace on ABC .",
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"text": "Stanley Theater (Utica, New York) The Stanley Theatre is a historic Baroque movie palace in Utica , New York . Over the years , it has gone through several changes of ownership , but has always been affiliated with Warner Brothers Pictures . Originally owned by the Stanley-Mark Strand Corporation chain , the Stanley Theatre ( and entire movie theatre chain ) was purchased three days before opening by Warner Brothers . The company was eager to showcase its products on as many screens as possible . The theatre opened on September 10 , 1928 , with the silent movie Ramona starring Dolores del Río . Thomas W. Lamb , a prolific theatre architect , designed the 2,963 seat cinema for the Mastbaum chain of theatres . The theatre was named for Stanley , one of the Mastbaum brothers . While Lamb and his firm designed over 300 theatres worldwide , he is considered to be somewhat of a local , having owned a camp in the Adirondacks . ( His great grandson lives in the Albany area today . ) The Stanley was built in less than 13 months on the expanding southern edge of downtown , some four blocks away from Utica 's theatre district . Unfortunately , all the theatres located there were razed during the Urban Renewal era of the 1960s and 70s . The Stanley remained open through all of this , though it suffered many years of benign neglect . In 1974 , when the threat of destruction became very real , the Central New York Community Arts Council ( renamed Stanley Center for the Arts in 2008 ) spearheaded a campaign to acquire the property , which it did for $ 135,000 . The design motif of the Stanley Theatre is dubbed `` Mexican Baroque '' because of its unique blend of styles . The terra cotta and tiled mosaic exterior shows the Mexican influence , while Habsburg lions , Indian faces , and a multitude of angels and cherubs grace the lavish gold leaf Baroque theatre interior . Moorish influence is also evident in the star-splashed ceiling and twisted columns flanking the stage . Legend has it that the grand entry staircase was designed to resemble the main staircase on the Titanic ocean liner . While the Stanley Theatre continued to be primarily a movie house , it introduced live events early in its history . Today it is host to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Great Artists Series ( over 75 years ) ; Broadway Theatre League ( 50 years ) ; Utica Symphony ( over 60 years ) ; and the Mohawk Valley Ballet ( over 25 years ) . Notable early performers included legendary singers Marian Anderson , Ezio Pinza , Lily Pons , Jeanette MacDonald , and Gene Autry . Later illustrious entertainers included Chuck Mangione , Conway Twitty , Third Eye Blind , Diana Ross , Barry Manilow , and Harry Connick Jr. . The Stanley was also host to multiple appearances by Jerry Seinfeld , Wynton Marsalis , George Carlin , Itzhak Perlman , Bob Weir & RatDog ! , and B.B. King . More recent performances include Aretha Franklin and legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach . The Broadway Theatre League brought in National Touring productions of Cats ( musical ) , Annie , Evita , Sweeney Todd , and Barnum . The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . It is significant for its relationship to the early movie industry and its distinctive architecture .",
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"text": "Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia . Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members . The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others . In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network . David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing . In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta . Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects . In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre . In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores . In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience . Official Website Category : Theatres in Atlanta",
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"text": "The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy films from Walden Media , based on The Chronicles of Narnia , a series of novels by C. S. Lewis . From the seven novels , there have been three film adaptations so far -- The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 2005 ) , Prince Caspian ( 2008 ) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ( 2010 ) -- which have grossed over $ 1.5 billion worldwide among them . The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia , guided by Aslan , a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia . The children heavily featured in the films are the Pevensie siblings , and a prominent antagonist is the White Witch ( also known as Jadis ) . The first two films were directed by Andrew Adamson and the third film was directed by Michael Apted . The fourth film will be directed by Joe Johnston .",
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"text": "Genesis creation narrative The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity . Two creation stories are found in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis . In the first Elohim , the Hebrew generic plural word for God , creates the heavens and the earth in six days , starting with light on the first day and ending with mankind on the sixth ( creating man and woman independently and at the same time ) , then rests on , blesses and sanctifies the seventh . In the second story , God , now referred to by the personal name Yahweh , creates Adam , the first man , from dust and places him in the Garden of Eden , where he is given dominion over the animals . Eve , the first woman , is created from Adam and as his companion . Borrowing themes from Mesopotamian mythology , but adapting them to the Israelite people 's belief in one God , the first major comprehensive draft of the Pentateuch ( the series of five books which begins with Genesis and ends with Deuteronomy ) was composed in the late 7th or the 6th century BCE ( the Jahwist source ) and was later expanded by other authors ( the Priestly source ) into a work very like the one we have today . The two sources can be identified in the creation narrative : is Priestly and is Jahwistic . The combined narrative is a critique of the Mesopotamian theology of creation : Genesis affirms monotheism and denies polytheism . Robert Alter described the combined narrative as `` compelling in its archetypal character , its adaptation of myth to monotheistic ends '' . Misunderstanding the genre of the Genesis creation narrative , meaning the intention of the author/s and the culture within which they wrote , can result in a misreading . Reformed evangelical scholar Bruce Waltke cautions against one such misreading , the approach which reads it as history rather than theology and so leads to Creationism and the denial of evolution . As noted scholar of Jewish studies , Jon D. Levenson , puts it : `` How much history lies behind the story of Genesis ? Because the action of the primeval story is not represented as taking place on the plane of ordinary human history and has so many affinities with ancient mythology , it is very far-fetched to speak of its narratives as historical at all . ''",
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"text": "Medieval literature Medieval literature is a broad subject , encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages ( that is , the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca . AD 500 to the beginning of the Florentine Renaissance in the late 15th century ) . The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works . Just as in modern literature , it is a complex and rich field of study , from the utterly sacred to the exuberantly profane , touching all points in-between . Works of literature are often grouped by place of origin , language , and genre .",
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"text": "The Last Battle The Last Battle is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis , published by The Bodley Head in 1956 . It was the seventh and final novel in The Chronicles of Narnia ( 1950 -- 1956 ) . Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions . The Last Battle is set almost entirely in the Narnia world and the English children who participate arrive only in the middle of the narrative . The novel is set some 200 Narnian years after The Silver Chair and about 2500 years since the creation of the world narrated in The Magician 's Nephew . A false Aslan is set up in the north-western borderlands and conflict between true and false Narnians merges with that between Narnia and Calormen , whose people worship Tash . It concludes with termination of the world by Aslan , after a `` last battle '' that is practically lost . Macmillan US published an American edition within the calendar year . Lewis and The Last Battle won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association , recognising the year 's best children 's book by a British subject . The author wrote to illustrator Baynes , `` is it not rather ` our ' medal ? I 'm sure the illustrations were taken into account as well as the text . ''",
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"text": "Boxen (C. S. Lewis) Boxen is a fictional world that C. S. Lewis ( `` Jack '' ) and his brother W. H. Lewis ( `` Warren '' ) created as children . The world of Boxen was created when Jack 's stories about Animal-Land and Warnie 's stories about India were brought together . In Surprised by Joy , Jack explains that the union of Animal-Land and India took place `` sometime in the late eighteenth century ( their eighteenth century , not ours ) '' . During a time when influenza was ravaging many families , the Lewis brothers were forced to stay indoors and entertain themselves by reading . They read whatever books they could find , both those written for children and adults . Influenced by Beatrix Potter 's animals , C.S. Lewis wrote about Animal-Land , complete with details about its economics , politics/government , and history , as well as illustrations of buildings and characters . The stories were published posthumously as Boxen : The Imaginary World of the Young C. S. Lewis Edited by Walter Hooper and first published by London : Collins May 28 , 1985 . First American edition : San Diego : Harcourt , Brace , Javanovich , October 17 , 1985 . ( republished as Boxen : Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia ) .",
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"text": "Theme (narrative) In contemporary literary studies , a theme is the central topic a text treats . Themes can be divided into two categories : a work 's thematic concept is what readers `` think the work is about '' and its thematic statement being `` what the work says about the subject '' . The most common contemporary understanding of theme is an idea or point that is central to a story , which can often be summed in a single word ( e.g. love , death , betrayal ) . Typical examples of themes of this type are conflict between the individual and society ; coming of age ; humans in conflict with technology ; nostalgia ; and the dangers of unchecked ambition . A theme may be exemplified by the actions , utterances , or thoughts of a character in a novel . An example of this would be the thematic idea of loneliness in John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men , wherein many of the characters seem to be lonely . It may differ from the thesis -- the text 's or author 's implied worldview . A story may have several themes . Themes often explore historically common or cross-culturally recognizable ideas , such as ethical questions , and are usually implied rather than stated explicitly . An example of this would be whether one should live a seemingly better life , at the price of giving up parts of one 's humanity , which is a theme in Aldous Huxley 's Brave New World . Along with plot , character , setting , and style , theme is considered one of the components of fiction .",
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"text": "Legal fiction A legal fiction is a fact assumed or created by courts which is then used in order to apply a legal rule . Typically , a legal fiction allows the court to ignore a fact that would prevent it from exercising its jurisdiction , by simply assuming that the fact is different . This is the case with the Bill of Middlesex where the Court of King 's Bench could only exercise jurisdiction over cases which took place in the historic English county of Middlesex . To allow the Court , which was the central court of the land , to take jurisdiction over other cases , parties began to plead that , along with the other facts , there had also been a trespass which occurred in Middlesex . This allowed the King 's Bench to rule on the whole of the case . Legal fictions are different from legal presumptions which assume a certain state of facts until the opposite is proved , such as the presumption of legitimacy . They are different from hypothetical examples , such as the ` reasonable person ' which serve as tools for the court to express its reasoning . They are also different from legal principles which create a legal state of affairs that is different from the underlying facts , such as corporate personhood although these are sometimes wrongly called legal fictions . The term `` legal fiction '' is not usually used in a pejorative way , and has been likened to scaffolding around a building under construction .",
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"text": "Old English literature Old English literature or Anglo-Saxon literature , encompasses literature written in Old English , in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066 . `` Cædmon 's Hymn '' , composed in the 7th century , according to Bede , is often considered the oldest extant poem in English , whereas the later poem , The Grave is one of the final poems written in Old English , and presents a transitional text between Old and Middle English . The Peterborough Chronicle can also be considered a late-period text , continuing into the 12th century . The poem Beowulf , which often begins the traditional canon of English literature , is the most famous work of Old English literature . The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has also proven significant for historical study , preserving a chronology of early English history . In descending order of quantity , Old English literature consists of : sermons and saints ' lives ; biblical translations ; translated Latin works of the early Church Fathers ; Anglo-Saxon chronicles and narrative history works ; laws , wills and other legal works ; practical works on grammar , medicine , geography ; and poetry . In all there are over 400 surviving manuscripts from the period , of which about 189 are considered `` major '' . Besides Old English literature , Anglo-Saxons wrote a number of Anglo-Latin works .",
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"text": "Copyright law of the Netherlands According to the Dutch Copyright Law ( called Auteurswet ) , a Dutch copyright ( called auteursrecht ) is the exclusive right of the author of a work of literature , science or art , to publish and duplicate such work ( article 1 ) . A copyright comes into existence by making the work . No formalities , such as copyright registration , are necessary to obtain a copyright . The duration of a copyright is 70 years after the death of the author ( article 37 ) . The term `` work '' includes many materials , such as books , brochures , films , photographs , musical works , works of visual art and geographical maps ( article 10 ) . Further , the Dutch Supreme Court has ruled that to be considered a work , it should have its own , original character with the personal imprint of the author ( HR 4 January 1991 , NJ 1991 , 608 ( Van Dale/Romme ) ) . The exclusive right to publish a work includes amongst others the publication of a copy of ( part of ) the work , the public recitation thereof and to rent or lend ( part of ) the work to public institutions ( article 12 ) . The exclusive right to duplicate a work includes amongst others the recording , the translation , the music arrangement and the adaptation for the screen of the work ( article 13 ) .",
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"text": "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work concerning fantasy fiction , edited by John Clute and John Grant . Other contributors include Mike Ashley , Neil Gaiman , Diana Wynne Jones , David Langford , Sam J. Lundwall , Michael Scott Rohan , Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle . The book was well-received on publication . During 1998 , it received the Hugo Award , World Fantasy Award , and Locus Award . The industry publication Library Journal described The Encyclopedia of Fantasy as `` the first of its kind '' . Since November 2012 , the full text of The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is available on-line , as a companion to the on-line Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . However , the editors of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction have stated that there are not any plans to update the Encyclopedia of Fantasy , at least for the foreseeable future .",
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"text": "A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well . Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature . The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes . A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .",
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"text": "Keléstia Productions Keléstia Productions publishes role-playing materials for use with Hârn , a fictitious setting . Keléstia Productions was created by N. Robin Crossby , the original creator of Hârn , after a contract dispute with publisher Columbia Games proved irresolvable . Keléstia Productions is known for the incredible detail and high design standards of its online products . As of this writing , Kelestia Productions produces no printed materials . A community of dedicated fans produces additional highly-detailed supplements . Despite disagreements between Keléstia Publications and rival Columbia Games , the products produced by both entities are completely compatible either `` as-is '' or with the use of simple conversion information available freely through the fan community . The fan community produces additional high-quality supplements that are compatible with both Columbia Games and Kelestia Productions products . Since the death of N. Robin Crossby , Keléstia Productions has continued as company owned by Crossby 's estate , principally producing products describing the wider world beyond Hârn .",
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"text": "The Notion Club Papers The Notion Club Papers is the title of an abandoned novel by J. R. R. Tolkien , written during 1945 and published posthumously in Sauron Defeated , the 9th volume of The History of Middle-earth . It is a space/time/dream travel story , written at the same time as The Lord of the Rings was being developed . The story itself revolves around the meetings of an Oxford arts discussion group called the Notion Club , a fictionalization of ( and a play on words on the name of ) Tolkien 's own such club , The Inklings . During these meetings , Alwin Arundel Lowdham discusses his lucid dreams about Númenor ; through these dreams , he `` discovers '' much about the Númenor story and the languages of Middle-earth ( notably Quenya , Sindarin , and Adûnaic -- the last being the sole source of most of the material on Adûnaic ) . While not finished , at the end of the given story it becomes clear Lowdham himself is a reincarnation of sorts of Elendil . ( Alwin is a modernization of the name Ælfwine , Old English for Elf-friend , or Elendil in Quenya . ) Other members of the Club also mention their vivid dreams of other times and places . Tolkien not only created fictional meetings for these papers but also created a fictional history for the manuscript of the papers . According to the papers , the meetings occurred in the 1980s ; they even mention events that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s . About one-quarter of the papers were found among sacks of waste paper in 2012 at Oxford by a Mr. Green . Mr. Green published a first edition containing excerpts from these papers , indicating that they were written during the 1980s by one of the participants . Two scholars read the first edition , asked to examine the manuscripts , and then submitted a full report . The `` Notes to the Second Edition '' mentions the contradictory evidence in dating the manuscripts , and an alternative date is presented : they may have been written in the 1940s . These papers , which make a number of comments on Lewis ' Space Trilogy , are similar to C. S. Lewis ' commentary to Tolkien 's poem The Lay of Leithian , in which Lewis created a fictional history of scholarship of the poem and even referred to other manuscript tradition to recommend changes to the poem . The Notion Club Papers may be seen as an attempt to re-write The Lost Road , published and discussed in The Lost Road and Other Writings , as being another attempt to tie the Númenórean legend in with a more modern tale . There is , however , no direct connection between the modern settings of the two stories within the fictional frame . Jane Stanford links The Notion Club Papers to The Johnson Club Papers in her biography of John O'Connor Power , That Irishman . The two books have a similar title page . The Johnson Club was a ` Public House School ' and met in taverns like the Inklings . The purpose was ` Fellowship and free Exchange of Mind . ' The two clubs presented papers ` which were read before the members and discussed ' . Samuel Johnson , like Tolkien , had a strong connection with Pembroke College , Oxford . Stanley Unwin , Tolkien 's publisher , was a nephew of Fisher Unwin , the founding member of The Johnson Club . According to Christopher Tolkien , had his father continued The Notion Club Papers , he would have linked the real world of Alwin Lowdham with his eponymous ancestor Ælfwine of England ( who compiled the Lost Tales ) and with Atlantis . One of the members of the Notion Club , one Michael George Ramer , combines lucid dreams with time-travel and experiences the tsunami that sank Númenor . He ca n't tell if its history , or fantasy , or something in between . The Notion Club Papers mentions a great storm occurring during 1987 in England , on 12 June . This can be seen as an odd coincidence , since the actual Great Storm of 1987 occurred in October of that year .",
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"text": "Creature of statute A creature of statute ( also known as creature of the state ) is a legal entity , such as a corporation , created by statute . Creatures of statute may include municipalities and other artificial legal entities or relationships . Thus , when a statute in some fashion requires the formation of a corporate body -- often for governmental purposes -- such bodies when formed are known as `` creatures of statute . '' The same concept is also expressed with the phrase `` creature of the state . '' The term `` creature of statute '' is most common to the United States . In the United Kingdom , these bodies are simply called statutory corporations ( or statutory bodies ) and generally have some governmental function . The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is an example . In a wider sense , most companies in the UK are created under statute since the Companies Act 1985 specifies how a company may be created by a member of the public , but these companies are not called ` statutory corporations ' . Often , in American legal and business documents that speak of governing bodies ( e.g. , a board that governs small businesses in China ) these bodies are described as `` creatures of statute '' to inform readers of their origins and format although the national governments that created them may not term them as creatures of statute . Australia also uses the term `` creature of statute '' to describe some governmental bodies . The importance of a corporate body , regardless of its exact function , when such a body is a creature of statute is that its active functions can only be within the scope detailed by the statute which created that corporation . Thereby , the creature of statute is the tangible manifestation of the functions or work described by a given statute . The jurisdiction of a body that is a creature of statute is also therefore limited to the functional scope written into the laws that created that body . Unlike most ( private ) corporate bodies , creatures of statute can not expand their business interests into other diverse areas .",
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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": "Bible The Bible ( from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία , tà biblía , `` the books '' ) is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans . Many different authors contributed to the Bible . What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups ; a number of Bible canons have evolved , with overlapping and diverging contents . The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint ; the Hebrew Bible is known in Judaism as the Tanakh . The New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians , believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ , written in first-century Koine Greek . These early Christian Greek writings consist of narratives , letters , and apocalyptic writings . Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon , primarily the Apocrypha , a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect . Attitudes towards the Bible also differ amongst Christian groups . Roman Catholics , Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of the Bible and sacred tradition , while Protestant churches focus on the idea of sola scriptura , or scripture alone . This concept arose during the Protestant Reformation , and many denominations today support the use of the Bible as the only source of Christian teaching . With estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies , the Bible is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time . It has estimated annual sales of 100 million copies , and has been a major influence on literature and history , especially in the West , where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed using movable type .",
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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": "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": "Encyclopedia An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing a comprehensive summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or from a particular field or discipline . Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name and sometimes by thematic categories . Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries . Generally speaking , unlike dictionary entries which focus on linguistic information about words , such as their meaning , pronunciation , use , and grammatical forms , encyclopedia articles focus on factual information concerning the subject named in the article 's title . Encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably since that time as to language ( written in a major international or a vernacular language ) , size ( few or many volumes ) , intent ( presentation of a global or a limited range of knowledge ) , cultural perceptions ( authoritative , ideological , didactic , utilitarian ) , authorship ( qualifications , style ) , readership ( education level , background , interests , capabilities ) , and the technologies available for their production and distribution ( hand-written manuscripts , small or large print runs , internet production ) . As a valued source of reliable information compiled by experts , printed versions found a prominent place in libraries , schools and other educational institutions . The appearance of digital and open-source versions in the 20th century has vastly expanded the accessibility , authorship , readership , and variety of encyclopedia entries and called into question the idea of what an encyclopedia is and the relevance of applying to such dynamic productions the traditional criteria for assembling and evaluating print encyclopedias .",
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"text": "Welsh literature in English Anglo-Welsh literature and Welsh writing in English are terms used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers . It has been recognised as a distinctive entity only since the 20th century . The need for a separate identity for this kind of writing arose because of the parallel development of modern Welsh-language literature ; as such it is perhaps the youngest branch of English-language literature in the British Isles . Welsh writers in English have traditionally favoured the short story form over the novel for two main reasons : in a society lacking sufficient wealth to support professional writers , the amateur writer was able to spare time only for short bursts of creativity ; and , like poetry , it concentrated linguistic delight and exuberance . However , the genre did not develop in these writers much beyond its origin in rural sketches . Satire was avoided , and , since the main market was London publishers , the short stories tended to focus on the eccentricities ( as seen from a metropolitan viewpoint ) of Welsh life .",
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"text": "White Witch Jadis is the main antagonist of The Magician 's Nephew and of The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe in C. S. Lewis 's series , The Chronicles of Narnia . She is commonly referred to as the White Witch in The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , as she is the Witch who froze Narnia in the Hundred Years Winter . Some recent editions of the books include brief notes , added by later editors , that describe the cast of characters . As Lewis scholar Peter Schakel points out , the description there of Jadis and the Queen of Underland ( the main antagonist of The Silver Chair ) `` states incorrectly that the Queen of Underland is an embodiment of Jadis '' . Beyond characterising the two as `` Northern Witches '' , Lewis 's text does not connect them . See Lady of the Green Kirtle for further discussion .",
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"text": "John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. ( -LSB- ˈsiːnə -RSB- born April 23 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler , rapper , actor , and reality television show host . He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand . Cena started his professional wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling ( UPW ) and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year . Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment , or simply WWE ) in 2001 , debuting on the WWE main roster in 2002 . From a generic character in 2002 , Cena morphed into a rapper for the time period of 2002 -- 2004 , which earned him fame within the audience on SmackDown ! . Cena later transitioned to his current character , which he describes as a `` goody-two shoes Superman '' . However , Cena has been labeled as the `` most polarizing professional wrestler ever '' as his character has many supporters and many detractors , according to Jim Ross of Fox Sports , who also noted that Cena has been WWE 's franchise player for a long-time . In 2012 , IGN described Cena as WWE 's franchise player since 2005 and WWE credited Cena as being the `` face of WWE '' in 2015 since 2004 . Industry veterans John Layfield , Paul Heyman , and Kurt Angle have called Cena the greatest WWE star of all time . Throughout his WWE career , Cena has won 25 championships , with 16 reigns as a world champion ( 13 times as WWE Champion and three times as WWE 's World Heavyweight Champion ) , an accomplishment only previously achieved by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair . He is also a five-time United States Champion , and four-time world tag team champion ( two World Tag Team and two WWE Tag Team ) . Furthermore , he is a Money in the Bank ladder match winner ( 2012 ) , a two-time Royal Rumble winner ( 2008 , 2013 ) , and a three-time Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner ( 2009 , 2010 , 2012 ) . Cena has the fourth-highest number of combined days as WWE Champion , behind Bruno Sammartino , Bob Backlund , and Hulk Hogan . He has also headlined WWE 's flagship event , WrestleMania , on five different occasions ( WrestleManias 22 , 23 , XXVII , XXVIII , and 29 ) over the course of his career , as well as many others pay-per-view events . As of 2016 , John Cena is WWE 's highest-paid wrestler . Outside of wrestling , Cena has released the rap album You Ca n't See Me , which debuted at No. 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart , and starred in the feature films The Marine ( 2006 ) , 12 Rounds ( 2009 ) , Legendary ( 2010 ) , The Reunion ( 2011 ) , Trainwreck ( 2015 ) , and Sisters ( 2015 ) . Cena has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt , Deal or No Deal , MADtv , Saturday Night Live , Punk 'd , Psych , and Parks and Recreation . He was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars : The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race , where he made it to the final round before being eliminated , placing third in the overall competition . Cena is also the host of American Grit on Fox . Cena is involved in numerous philanthropic causes ; most notably with the Make-A-Wish Foundation . He has granted the most wishes in Make-A-Wish history .",
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"text": "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in Jim Crockett Promotions ( JCP ) , a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) . The title was only contestable by male individual wrestlers . Since 1974 , JCP was also known as `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling '' ( MACW ) , which is why all of its championships included `` Mid-Atlantic '' in their names . Being a professional wrestling championship , it was not won legitimately ; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline . In 1970 , the championship was introduced as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship during a taping of Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on local WGHP television markets in 1964 . on October 13 , 1970 . It was announced that the Missouri Mauler had defeated the defending champion Pat O'Connor in New York City to win the title ; this title change was fictitious and a storyline to introduce the championship to the promotion ; nevertheless , O'Connor 's reign is denoted as the first official reign . Because it was fictitious , further information regarding O'Connor 's reign is unavailable . On the September 6 , 1973 taping of Championship Wrestling , JCP owner Jim Crockett , Jr. announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship ; this coincided with the rebranding of JCP as MACW . At the time of this change , Jerry Brisco was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion , and as a result of never losing the title , he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion . Because Brisco 's fourth reign did not end , being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title 's history . On December 26 , 1986 , Ron Garvin , after winning JCP 's version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham , vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed the belt to Crockett , Jr. on a taping of World Championship Wrestling.World Championship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on WTBS television markets in 1981 . Crockett , Jr. deactivated the championship for unknown reasons , and eventually , JCP was sold to Ted Turner in 1988 . As a result , Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title . In the late 1990s , a group of promoters was given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( MACW ) '' ; however , this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW . As a result , their prime championship , called the MACW Heavyweight Championship , has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship . Overall , there were 60 reigns shared between 29 wrestlers . Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the `` NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship '' , while 46 occurred under the `` NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship '' name . The title had only one official Vacant , which occurred in July 1985 . Jack Brisco and Wahoo McDaniel had the most reigns as champion , with six ; Jerry Brisco and Rip Hawk had the second-most , with four . Ken Patera 's second reign was the longest in the title 's history , at 334 days ; the Missouri Mauler had the second-longest , at 275 days . Johnny Valentine ranks first in combined reigns by length , at 504 days with 2 reigns ; Patera ranks second , at 495 days with 4 reigns . All title changes occurred at JCP -- promoted events : live events , pay-per-view events , and on televised events that aired on broadcast delay .",
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"text": "Backlash (2003) Backlash ( 2003 ) was the fifth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by Castrol GTX , and took place on April 27 , 2003 , at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester , Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion 's Raw and SmackDown ! brands . The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Goldberg and The Rock , where Goldberg , in his first WWE Pay-Per-View , defeated Rock by pinfall , following a spear and a Jackhammer . The featured match on the undercard was a WWE Championship match from the SmackDown ! brand , between John Cena and the reigning champion , Brock Lesnar , where Lesnar defeated Cena by pinfall after an F-5 . The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand , between the team of Triple H , Ric Flair , and Chris Jericho facing Shawn Michaels , Kevin Nash , and Booker T. Triple H , Flair , and Jericho won the match by pinfall , after Triple H hit Nash with a sledgehammer . The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown ! brand was the encounter of The Big Show and Rey Mysterio , where Big Show pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam . The event grossed $ 450,000 with 10,000 ticket sales and had a 0.67 buyrate . Following the event , Goldberg began a feud with Chris Jericho . At Bad Blood , Goldberg defeated Jericho via pinfall after a Jackhammer . Brock Lesnar began a storyline with The Big Show over the WWE Championship . At Judgment Day , Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship . Triple H engaged in a storyline with Kevin Nash over the World Heavyweight Championship . At Judgment Day , Nash defeated Triple H via disqualification ; due to WWE regulations , Triple H retained the championship .",
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"text": "You Can't See Me You Ca n't See Me is the debut studio album by WWE 's wrestler John Cena and his cousin , Tha Trademarc , billed together as John Cena & Tha Trademarc . It was released on May 10 , 2005 , by WWE Music Group and Columbia Records . The album features sole guest appearances from Esoteric and Bumpy Knuckles , who featured on several songs throughout the album . The album production was handled by James McEwan and Todd Spadafore , with the duo serving as the executive producers on the album . The album 's cover art is based on Cena 's customized WWE Championship belt , while the title comes from his popular catchphrase coined on WWE television . The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts , with over 40,000 copies sold in the first week of its release . In the United Kingdom , the album peaked at number 103 on the UK Albums Chart , and has since became a certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , selling 1,346,000 units , as of October 8 , 2010 .",
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"text": "Take No Prisoners (2008) Take No Prisoners ( 2008 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor ( ROH ) . It took place on March 16 , 2008 from the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .",
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"text": "Royal Rumble (1991) Royal Rumble ( 1991 ) was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on January 19 , 1991 , at the Miami Arena in Miami , Florida . The main event was the 1991 Royal Rumble match won by Hulk Hogan , who last eliminated Earthquake to win the match . Featured matches on the undercard were The Ultimate Warrior versus Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship , Ted DiBiase and Virgil versus Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes and The Mountie versus Koko B. Ware .",
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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": "Royal Rumble (2014) Royal Rumble ( 2014 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE and presented by Jackson Hewitt which took place on January 26 , 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It was the twenty-seventh annual Royal Rumble , the first to be held in the city of Pittsburgh and the first WWE pay-per-view in 2014 . The event featured four professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match , two of which were for championships . The main event was the Royal Rumble match , a battle royal in which wrestlers enter the ring at regular intervals . Batista won by last eliminating Roman Reigns to become a two-time Royal Rumble winner . Elsewhere on the event 's card , Randy Orton successfully defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena , Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan , and Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show . On the event 's pre-show , The New Age Outlaws defeated Goldust and Cody Rhodes to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions . The event is known for the overwhelmingly negative crowd response during the Orton-Cena title match , as well as towards the end of ( and after ) the Royal Rumble match , when the fans booed the Rumble winner Batista and repeatedly chanted for Daniel Bryan ( who had competed earlier in the night and was not involved in the main event ) . Fans worldwide ( including retired wrestler Mick Foley ) voiced their displeasure over social media , and the event was covered by many major news outlets as one of the worst Royal Rumble pay-per-views . However , the bout between Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt was highly praised by fans and critics . The event also marked the final wrestling appearance of CM Punk , who walked out on WWE the next day despite still being under contract and subsequently signed a contract to compete in the UFC . The event received 467,000 buys , down 8.8 % from the 512,000 buys for the previous year 's event .",
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"text": "2008 M-1 Challenge season The 2008 M-1 Challenge season was the first season of mixed martial arts ( MMA ) fighting presented by the M-1 Global promotion .",
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"text": "TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010) TLC : Tables , Ladders & Chairs ( 2010 ) was the second annual TLC : Tables , Ladders & Chairs professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by THQ 's WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 and took place on December 19 , 2010 , at the Toyota Center in Houston , Texas . Seven matches were contested at the event . In the main event , John Cena defeated Wade Barrett in a Chairs match .",
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"text": "No Mercy (2007) No Mercy ( 2007 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on October 7 , 2007 , at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . It was the 10th annual No Mercy event and involved wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event 's supercard . In the main event matches , Randy Orton defeated WWE Champion Triple H in a Last Man Standing match , and World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated challenger The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison match . Also on the undercard , WWE Champion Triple H defeated Umaga to retain his title and Finlay and Rey Mysterio fought to a no contest . The 2007 No Mercy event had an approximate attendance of 12,500 and received approximately 271,000 pay-per-view buys . This event helped WWE obtain a pay-per-view revenue of $ 19.9 million . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of nineteenth on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart .",
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"text": "Elimination Chamber (2014) Elimination Chamber ( 2014 ) ( known as No Escape ( 2014 ) in GermanyFor Germany , it was feared that the name `` Elimination Chamber '' may remind people of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust . ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . The fifth Elimination Chamber event took place on February 23 , 2014 , at the Target Center in Minneapolis . Eight matches , including the pre-show , took place at the event . In the Elimination Chamber match main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retained his title against John Cena , Daniel Bryan , Christian , Cesaro and Sheamus . The event had 183,000 buys , down from previous year 's 213,000 buys .",
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"text": "The Great American Bash (2005) The Great American Bash ( 2005 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was the second annual event and took place on July 24 , 2005 , at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo , New York . The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown ! program . The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield ( JBL ) . JBL won the match after Batista was disqualified , but did not win the title because a championship can only be won via pinfall or submission . One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero , which Mysterio won by pinfall . The other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship , which Jordan won , also by pinfall . The event grossed over US$ 375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000 , and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys , the same amount as the following year 's event . This enabled WWE 's pay-per-view revenue to increase by $ 4.7 million from the previous year . When the 2005 event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart . The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families .",
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"text": "2008 Daytona 500 The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of the event . It was held on February 17 , 2008 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , Florida . The race was the 50th to be run since the first in 1959 , won by Lee Petty . To commemorate the event , the Harley J. Earl Trophy , which goes to the winner of the race , was plated in gold instead of silver . In addition , the winning car was placed on display for one year at the Daytona 500 Experience attraction just outside Turn Four . Ryan Newman won the race , his only win in the 2008 season .",
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"text": "2008 in Elite Xtreme Combat The year 2008 is the 2nd year in the history of the Elite Xtreme Combat , a mixed martial arts promotion based in The United States . In 2008 Elite Xtreme Combat held 12 events beginning with , ShoXC : Elite Challenger Series .",
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"text": "ROH Honor Rumble The Honor Rumble is a periodically held battle royal promoted by the U.S. based professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor . This battle royal differs from a standard version of the match in that the contestants do not all begin in the ring at the same time , but instead enter the match at timed intervals in order of their assigned entry numbers ( comparable in style to WWE 's Royal Rumble match ) . Numbers are usually drawn through a lottery that is typically staged right before the event begins , although participants can also win desirable spots via a number of other means , the most common being winning a match . The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two , with the remaining wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals ( usually 90 seconds or two minutes ) in the ascending order of their entry numbers . The winner of the Honor Rumble receives a chance to wrestle for the ROH World Championship . The first Honor Rumble took place on July 26 , 2008 at ROH New Horizons .",
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"text": "Armageddon (2006) Armageddon ( 2006 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by Activision 's Call of Duty 3 , which took place on December 17 , 2006 , at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond , Virginia . The event starred wrestlers from the SmackDown ! brand . The main event was a tag team match , in which the team of Batista and John Cena defeated the team of King Booker and Finlay . Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard , including The Undertaker versus Mr. Kennedy , in a match where the objective was to place an opponent in a hearse located on the entrance stage and drive them out of the arena , which Undertaker won . The other match was an Inferno match featuring wrestlers attempting to set the opponent on fire with flames surrounding the ring . Kane defeated Montel Vontavious Porter . The event grossed over $ 423,500 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,200 . Canadian Online Explorer 's professional wrestling section rated the WWE Tag Team Championship match a nine out of ten stars , the highest match rating . The event was released on DVD on January 16 , 2007 by Sony Music Entertainment . The DVD reached second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart for recreational sports during the week of February 18 , 2007 , and it dropped to the tenth spot the following week .",
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"text": "WrestleMania 23 WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by 360 OTC and took place on April 1 , 2007 , at Ford Field in Detroit , Michigan . The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field and the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area ( following WrestleMania III , at the Pontiac Silverdome , in Pontiac , Michigan ) . The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view , featuring performers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event 's supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship , in which Cena won . The predominant match on the SmackDown ! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which The Undertaker was victorious . The primary match on the ECW brand was an eight-man tag team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed ; The ECW Originals claimed victory in the match . Other featured matches on the card included ECW Champion Bobby Lashley ( representing Donald Trump ) versus Intercontinental Champion Umaga ( representing Vince McMahon ) in a match where either Trump or McMahon would be shaved bald if their wrestler lost , and an eight-man interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match . Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11 , 2006 . The all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103 consisted of people from all fifty U.S. states , twenty-four countries , and nine Canadian provinces . WrestleMania 23 grossed US$ 5.38 million in ticket sales , breaking the previous record of $ 3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8 . WWE estimated that $ 25 million was pumped into the Detroit economy . With about 1.2 million buys , the event was the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history . WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012 passed 1.2 million buys with 1.21 million buys . It also has the fourth highest attendance in WrestleMania history behind only WrestleMania III and later WrestleMania 29 , and WrestleMania 32 which drew 80,676 fans in 2013 and 101,763 in 2016 , respectively .",
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"text": "Respect is Earned II Respect Is Earned II was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor . It took place on June 7 , 2008 from the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It did not , however , air on pay-per-view until August 1 .",
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"text": "EliteXC: Primetime EliteXC : Primetime was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Elite Xtreme Combat taking place on May 31 , 2008 at the Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey .",
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"text": "Cena (disambiguation) Cena is an ancient Roman meal . Cena may also refer to : John Cena , an American professional wrestler Cena River , a river in Latvia Cena , Ozolnieki municipality , a village in Latvia The Spanish and Italian word for dinner",
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"text": "The Weeknd The Weeknd ( born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ; February 16 , 1990 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and record producer . The Weeknd initially gained recognition after anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube in late 2010 . This allowed him to release of his debut mixtape , House of Balloons , in early 2011 . He released two further independent projects later that year , Thursday and Echoes of Silence , before signing to Republic Records in September 2012 . The three mixtapes received widespread critical acclaim upon release , and proceeded the release of the compilation album Trilogy . In 2013 , he released his debut studio album Kiss Land , which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . It was later confirmed to have sold over 273,000 copies in the United States . The Weeknd released his second album , Beauty Behind the Madness , in 2015 , breaking chart records in the process . It saw him become the first ever artist to have simultaneously held the top three spots on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart , with `` Earned It '' , `` The Hills '' , and `` Ca n't Feel My Face '' . It also became his first number one album on the US Billboard 200 , and saw triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The album additionally oversaw his first Grammy Award win for Best Urban Contemporary Album , as well as `` Earned It '' winning Best R&B Performance . He won both awards at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2016 . He released his third studio album , Starboy , in 2016 to generally positive critical reception . The album 's title track topped the chart in several countries , including the U.S. , the UK and Canada , and became The Weeknd 's third number-one single . It gave him his second consecutive number one album , which also later saw platinum certification . Alongside his Grammy Award wins , The Weeknd has won nine Juno Awards and two American Music Awards . He has also founded the record label XO , and is a producer under both his given and stage names .",
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"text": "Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces is the fourth studio album by South African Post-grunge/Alternative metal band Seether . The album was released in South Africa and Switzerland on 19 October 2007 , and released worldwide on 23 October 2007 . The cover artwork was designed by David Ho , the same artist who designed the Vicious Delicious cover for Infected Mushroom . The covers apparently display the same character : Candice the Ghost . Three singles , `` Fake It '' , `` Rise Above This '' and `` Breakdown '' have been released from the album with all three being top 10 singles , the former two reaching the top position on several Billboard charts , despite generally negative reviews from critics , scoring a 39 out of 100 on Metacritic . The album was reissued in 2009 , featuring a fourth single , a cover of George Michael 's `` Careless Whisper '' , as the final single from the album . It is the first Seether album to reach gold status in their home country , South Africa .",
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"text": "I See You (The xx album) I See You is the third studio album by English indie pop band the xx . It was released worldwide on 13 January 2017 through the Young Turks label . It is the follow-up to Coexist , and is their first release in more than four years . The band announced the album while announcing frequent collaborator Rodaidh McDonald for its production and reportedly working on it in May 2014 . Group member Jamie Smith released his solo debut In Colour in May 2015 and reflected that it would influence the sound and aesthetic of I See You . The xx has stated that the record has a more distinctive sound and a more positive , open and `` expansive '' concept than the previous two albums . The lead single , `` On Hold '' , was released on 12 November 2016 . I See You received widespread acclaim from critics and became the band 's second number-one album in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "37 Everywhere 37 Everywhere is Punchline 's second full-length album on Fueled by Ramen Records . It reached a peak of # 37 on the Billboard Heatseekers albums chart on April 29 , 2006 . It was produced by Shep Goodman and Kenny Gioia and continues to bring the brand of energetic pop punk that fans had come to expect from Punchline , yet often takes a turn towards alternative rock or unexpected styles . There is a much heavier use of falsetto on the album , by both Steve Soboslai ( guitar ) and Greg Wood ( guitar ) , and somewhat less of Punchline 's unconventional use of harmony , though the `` way they twist their voices mid-word , and adopt a unique sound '' remains at large . Subject matter tends to be less obviously positive than their previous album , following the departure of Paul Menotiades , but self-assured lyrics in songs such as `` Green Light '' , `` They Are Strong Hands '' and `` Exactly '' are the antithesis to the dark and often violent lyrics of some of Punchline 's peers . The album contains a number of references to Menotiades , although the band insists that the third track , `` The Getaway '' , is not one of these . As lead vocalist and lyricist , Soboslai shares vocals with both Wood and Chris Fafalios ( bass guitar ) on 37 Everywhere . The name of the album comes from Soboslai and Fafalios 's growing fascination with the number 37 , and the liner notes advise that `` The number 37 is everywhere . It is in your daily routine and it will surprise you . Look for it and it will look for you . '' The album is dedicated to the life and times of John ` Beatz ' Holohan ( 1974 -- 2005 ) of the New York band Bayside , and the song `` They Are Strong Hands '' contains a shout out to the late drummer , `` Ai n't nobody gon na bring me down , 'cause my boy John Beatz got my back . '' The title of the song is a reference to the track `` They Looked Like Strong Hands '' on Bayside 's 2005 album Bayside , which features guest vocals from Punchline 's Steve Soboslai . 37 Everywhere has guest vocals from Anthony Raneri , the lead vocalist of Bayside on `` Flashlight '' , vocals from John Johansen of the defunct Stryder on `` Caller 10 '' , Ryan Mendez of Yellowcard and Staring Back playing guitar on the track `` Do n't Try This at Home '' , and Josh Bonner of the defunct Unsung Zeroes on `` Wars Will Always Happen '' . Punchline headlined the `` 37 Everywhere Tour '' in spring 2006 to promote the album , with label mates Cute Is What We Aim For and the bands Valencia , New Atlantic and The Audition as opening acts . The band made a video with the director Jonathan London ( Houston Calls , Reggie and the Full Effect ) for the song `` Do n't Try This At Home '' . The album art was designed by the artist Jason Sho Green and is commonly noted for its similarities to The Shins ' album art for Chutes Too Narrow .",
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"text": "Gives You Hell `` Gives You Hell '' is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects , released as the lead single from their third studio album When the World Comes Down on September 30 , 2008 . The song is The All-American Rejects ' most successful song to date , receiving positive reviews and topping the Billboard 's Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts as well as peaking at # 4 on the Hot 100 chart . It was certified RIAA 4x Platinum for 4 million shipments .",
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"text": "Berlin Trilogy The Berlin Trilogy consists of three consecutively released studio albums by English singer and songwriter David Bowie : Low ( 1977 ) , `` Heroes '' ( 1977 ) and Lodger ( 1979 ) . The albums were recorded after Bowie took up residence in West Berlin in late 1976 , and saw him experiment with elements of electronic , krautrock , ambient , and world music in collaboration with American producer Tony Visconti and English musician Brian Eno . Bowie began referring to the three albums as a Berlin-centered trilogy during the promotion of Lodger , although `` Heroes '' was the only installment primarily recorded in the city . Each album reached the UK top five . Bowie would later call the music of the trilogy his `` DNA '' . Consequence of Sound characterized the trilogy as an `` art rock trifecta '' , while Rolling Stone wrote that '' ' -LSB- the -RSB- ` Berlin Trilogy ' stands as some of the most innovative music in the artist 's influential canon '' . According to Robert Christgau , `` the true beginnings of illbient and chillout techno '' lay in the `` second side '' of each album .",
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"text": "Soldier of Love (album) Soldier of Love is the sixth studio album by English band Sade , released on 5 February 2010 by Epic Records . Following the release of Lovers Rock ( 2000 ) , the band went into a 10-year hiatus . In 2008 , the band re-grouped in order to begin work on their sixth album , making it the first time each member had been together . The recording of the album primarily took place at the Real World Studios in Box , England , with additional sessions at El Cortijo in San Pedro de Alcántara , Spain . The album 's recording began in 2009 and was completed in the summer of that year . The first single `` Soldier of Love '' premiered on US radio on 8 December 2009 , and was released digitally on 11 January 2010 . Subsequent singles `` Babyfather '' and `` The Moon and the Sky '' were serviced to US urban AC radio on 13 April and 24 August 2010 , respectively . The album debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart . It also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 502,000 copies in the United States , marking Sade 's first number-one debut on the chart while also spending three weeks at the top of the chart . Upon its release , Soldier of Love received generally positive reviews from most music critics and won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . The band promoted the album with their first concert tour in ten years , Sade Live .",
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"text": "Florence and the Machine discography English indie rock band Florence and the Machine have released three studio albums , two live albums , six extended plays , 20 singles , two promotional singles and 23 music videos . Florence and the Machine released their first extended play , A Lot of Love . A Lot of Blood , in March 2009 . Their debut studio album , Lungs , was released in July 2009 through Island Records , reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in January 2010 . The album was subsequently certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom , quadruple platinum in Ireland and triple platinum in Australia . The album 's lead single `` Kiss with a Fist '' peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart . This was succeeded by the single `` Dog Days Are Over '' , which reached number 23 in the UK and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Third single `` Rabbit Heart ( Raise It Up ) '' reached number 12 in the UK and number 41 in Ireland . `` Drumming Song '' was released as the fourth single , charting at number 54 in the UK . `` You 've Got the Love '' , a cover of The Source 's song of the same name , peaked at number five in the UK and number nine in Australia . A performance at the 2010 BRIT Awards on 17 February 2010 saw the Dizzee Rascal-assisted mash-up `` You Got the Dirtee Love '' debut at number two in the UK . The album 's sixth and final single , `` Cosmic Love '' , peaked at number 51 in the UK and number three in Ireland . The band 's second studio album , Ceremonials , was released in October 2011 , debuting atop the charts in the UK , Ireland , Australia and New Zealand . The album 's release was preceded by the promotional single `` What the Water Gave Me '' , which peaked at number 24 in the UK , number 13 in Ireland and number 15 in New Zealand . Lead single `` Shake It Out '' became the band 's fifth top-40 hit in the UK , peaking at number 12 upon release in September 2011 . The track also attained international chart success , reaching number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the band 's highest-peaking single in Ireland , where it reached number two . The album also saw the release of singles `` No Light , No Light '' and `` Never Let Me Go '' , which peaked at numbers 50 and 82 on the UK chart , respectively . Their next release `` Spectrum ( Say My Name ) '' peaked at number one in the UK , becoming their first UK number-one single . In June 2015 , Florence and the Machine released their third studio album , How Big , How Blue , How Beautiful , which debuted at number one in eight countries including the UK and the US and reached the top 10 of 20 countries . The album had sold over a million copies worldwide by the end of 2015 and has been certified platinum in the UK , Australia and Poland , and gold in New Zealand . It was promoted by the singles `` What Kind of Man '' and `` Ship to Wreck '' , which both reached the top 40 in the UK , Ireland and New Zealand , as well as `` Queen of Peace '' and `` Delilah '' .",
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"text": "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": "FYO (EP) FYO ( an acronym for Fuck Your Opinion ) is the debut extended play ( EP ) by English rapper Avelino . It was produced in its entirety by Raf Riley , and released for free download through OddChild Music , on 7 April 2016 . The project was also released onto the iTunes Store on 11 April 2016 , accompanied by two bonus tracks . It spawned one single ; `` Welcome to the Future '' , which premiered on 31 March 2016 , a week before the rest of the project . The project has received considerable support from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra ; `` Youniverse '' has been played by MistaJam , and the title track has been played by Annie Mac , DJ Target and Charlie Sloth . The project also topped Semtex 's Mixtape Top 5 chart , and `` Welcome to the Future '' and `` Rich Soul '' both received airplay on his 1Xtra show . Numerous songs from the project also received airplay on Manny Norte 's Capital XTRA show , and Mally 's Reprezent show . `` FYO '' was added to the Reprezent B-list playlist . `` FYO '' was released as the project 's second single , with a video released to YouTube on 14 April 2016 . The track 's production was praised by Grant Brydon of RWD as being `` beautifully jarring '' , and by FACT as being `` ribcage-quakingly bassy '' . Avelino told FACT that the video was `` minimal -LSB- ... -RSB- in a sense of one location , one setting , one room '' , as this allows listeners to `` focus on what -LSB- he 's -RSB- really saying on the record . ''",
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"text": "Rudimental discography English drum and bass band Rudimental has released two studio albums and fourteen singles . Their debut studio album , Home , was released in April 2013 . The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart . On 14 May 2012 , they released `` Feel the Love '' , featuring vocals from John Newman , as the album 's lead single . The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one , making it their first number one single in the UK . The song also was a top 5 hit in Australia , Belgium , The Netherlands and New Zealand , also charting in Austria , Denmark , Germany and Ireland . On 18 November 2012 , they released the album 's second single `` Not Giving In '' , featuring vocals from Newman and Alex Clare . It debuted and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart . `` Waiting All Night '' , featuring Ella Eyre , was released as the third single from the album in 2013 , reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart on 21 April 2013 . The next single released was `` Powerless '' , featuring Becky Hill . Their second studio album , We the Generation , was released on 2 October 2015 . Rudimental were given a writing credit on `` Bloodstream '' by Ed Sheeran , taken from his second studio album , x. On 28 April 2015 , the band unveiled a new song called `` Never Let You Go '' , which was the lead single from the album .",
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"text": "Pretty Hate Machine Pretty Hate Machine is the debut studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails , released on October 20 , 1989 by TVT Records in the United States , Island Records in Europe and by Interscope Records and Atlantic Records internationally . The album is compiled of reworked tracks from the band 's Purest Feeling demo , as well as songs composed after its original recording . Although it was critically and commercially successful ( especially for an independent label ) , Trent Reznor ( Nine Inch Nails ' only constant band member ) feuded with TVT Records during the album 's promotion . Slant Magazine placed the album at number 50 on its list of the `` Best Albums of the 1980s '' , commenting , `` before attempting suicide in The Downward Spiral and living with the wrist scars in The Fragile , Pretty Hate Machine sent out sleek , danceable warning shots '' . Three singles were released from the album , the most successful being its opening track `` Head Like a Hole '' , which has become a staple of Nine Inch Nails live performances . Pretty Hate Machine became one of the first independently released albums to attain a platinum certification , with the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) certifying the album triple platinum on May 12 , 2003 , indicating sales surpassing three million copies in the United States . The album went out of print in 1997 because of the much publicized disagreement between Reznor and TVT . Rykodisc re-released the album worldwide in 2005 , effectively putting it back into print . A remastered version with updated artwork was released on November 22 , 2010 .",
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"text": "The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem . It was released on May 23 , 2000 , by Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records , and Eminem 's newly founded label , Shady Records in the United States , and on September 11 , 2000 , by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom . The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem , along with The 45 King , the Bass Brothers , and Mel-Man . Released a year after Eminem 's breakout album The Slim Shady LP , the record features more introspective lyricism including the rapper 's response to his sudden rise to fame and controversy surrounding his lyrics . The album sold more than 1.78 million copies in the US in its first week alone , becoming the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history . In 2001 , the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year . Eminem lost the latter to jazz-rock duo Steely Dan and their album Two Against Nature . The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States . By December 2016 , the album had sold over 11 million copies in the United States and more than 32 million copies worldwide . A sequel to the album , The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , was released on November 5 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Third Hawkins Born Maurice Hawkins , Third Hawkins is a recognized music producer in and out of the DMV area including his hometown of Baltimore , Maryland . He has been producing music for over 10 years and was formally in the r & b group JONDOE . His group was signed to a demo deal with Universal Music Group during the late 90 's but an album never formed . After performing on the Apollo Theater the group decided to disband and Third Hawkins began his production career . Buying music equipment piece by piece he started working with local artist including a young group which he helped formed . After working with several local artist Third began writing for different singers and became one of Baltimore and Dc 's most unknown talent . He started Ghostwriting for artist because he did not want the notoriety that comes with fame . QUOTE : `` My goal is to become the best multi-genre African American male author of the future . '' Third Hawkins hits the scene with the pure gifted talent of story telling in a way that captivates each reader as if they were a part of the story twisting Urban Literature writing in a way that has never been done . . QUOTE : `` I have done so many things in my life that has made me become the man I am today . Some good and some bad but none of them do I regret . '' Third Hawkins began his journey in the music business in an R&B group called JONDOE of which they were signed to a major record label but never produced a full album . It was then when he focused his talent for writing songs and developing them into musical love stories that he began his curiosity for the literary arts . Although writing is what he loved to do music was always his passion . Producing tracks for local and other music artist . Performing at the legendary Apollo theater and other venues are what inspired him to become a better artist . Between work and relationships the music in his life dwindled and the love he once had left after years of R&B changed in the musical domain . He began to write short stories just for fun and one day while on the subway train . Using nothing but his data phone began texting his first book , `` My Only Syn '' . After writing the book and seeing how new found friends that were writers were screwed over by several publishing companies Third started his own publishing company , 3rdHawkins Publishing and began to write the self acclaimed drama `` Wake Me When It 's Over '' based on the life of a strong man trying to survive living with depression . `` I look at urban novels as the future of literary art because of the fact that it 's as real as you can get in telling a story . Hip Hop was once looked at as a genre in music that would never last and now the stories that they tell have influenced all genres of music from rock to country . Every one has some sort of story to tell and some stories may help even if it 's just one person who will read my book and can relate : I am satisfied and feel I have done my job as an author . ''",
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"text": "After the Third Pin After The Third Pin ( stylized as After The Thi3d Pin ) is the third studio album from the British industrial music/hard rock band Sunna . The album was released on 3 October 2011 in the United States and the United Kingdom on an independent label .",
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"text": "Jonas L.A. (soundtrack) Jonas L.A. is the third soundtrack by the American pop rock group Jonas Brothers and their only soundtrack for Jonas L.A. '' . It was released on July 20 , 2010 to positive reviews and debuted at # 7 on the Billboard 200 . It has sold 132,000 copies in the United States .",
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"text": "Full Moon (Brandy album) Full Moon is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Brandy . It was released by Atlantic Records on March 5 , 2002 . The album was recorded primarily during the summer and fall of 2001 at The Hit Factory in Miami , amid a three-year musical hiatus following the success of her multi-platinum previous studio album Never Say Never ( 1998 ) and the finale of her highly successful television sitcom Moesha in May 2001 . As with Never Say Never , Brandy collaborated with producer Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild production and songwriting team on the majority of the album 's composition , while additional work from Mike City , Warryn Campbell , and Keith Crouch was contributed . Brandy credited Whitney Houston , Kim Burrell and Enya for inspiring her to push the limits of her voice and vocal arrangements . With Brandy in a relationship with one of the album 's primary musicians , its lyrical concepts centered on both sensual and frustrated feelings toward a lover . Jerkins credited Michael Jackson , Brandy 's voice , and his experiences at European nightclubs for influencing the sound of the album . Lyrically , the album speaks on love in all its forms . Musically , Full Moon drew inspiration from UK garage , electro , dance , glitch , and funktronica , while blending soul and R&B elements into adult contemporary ballads . At the time of its release , the album received mixed reviews from music critics , but has since earned retrospective acclaim and recognition from musicians , singers , and producers , primarily for Brandy 's vocal work . The album became Norwood 's highest-charting album , as well as garnering two Grammy Award nominations including Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony . Full Moon debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart , and at number two on the Billboard 200 , selling approximately 156,000 copies in its first week of release , and has been certified platinum by the RIAA . The album spawned three singles -- `` What About Us ? '' , `` Full Moon `` and `` He Is '' .",
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"text": "Calvin Harris discography Scottish record producer , DJ , singer and songwriter Calvin Harris has released four studio albums , one mix album , three extended plays , 28 singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , 12 promotional singles and 31 music videos . As of November 2014 , Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom . Harris 's debut studio album , I Created Disco , was released in June 2007 . The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Its first two singles , `` Acceptable in the 80s '' and `` The Girls '' , peaked at numbers 10 and three , respectively , on the UK Singles Chart , while the third single , `` Merrymaking at My Place '' , reached number 43 . In August 2009 , Harris released his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the BPI within two months of release . Its lead single , `` I 'm Not Alone '' , became Harris 's first number one on the UK Singles Chart . `` Ready for the Weekend '' was released as the album 's second single , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom . Two more singles were released from the album , `` Flashback '' and `` You Used to Hold Me '' , which reached numbers 18 and 27 on the UK chart , respectively . His third studio album , 18 Months , was released in October 2012 . The album sees Harris stepping away from vocals , instead focusing on the music production . It earned Harris his second consecutive number-one album in his home country . 18 Months also became his first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States , peaking at number 19 , while reaching number two in Ireland , number five in Australia and number eight in Canada . The album 's lead single , `` Bounce '' featuring Kelis , peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and gave Harris his first top-10 entry in Australia , peaking at number seven . The second single , `` Feel So Close '' , also peaked at number two in the UK . The song brought Harris to international prominence , reaching number five in New Zealand and number seven in Australia , as well as becoming his first chart entry as a lead performer on the US Billboard Hot 100 , where it charted at number 12 . In 2011 , Harris wrote , produced and was featured on Rihanna 's single `` We Found Love '' , which topped the charts in 25 countries , including the United Kingdom , the United States , Ireland and Canada . The third and fourth singles from 18 Months , `` Let 's Go '' ( featuring Ne-Yo ) and `` We 'll Be Coming Back '' ( featuring Example ) , both reached number two on the UK chart , with the former also peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album 's fifth single , `` Sweet Nothing '' featuring Florence Welch , became Harris 's fourth number-one single in the UK and first top-10 single in the US . `` Drinking from the Bottle '' ( featuring Tinie Tempah ) and `` I Need Your Love '' ( featuring Ellie Goulding ) served as the album 's sixth and seventh singles . Having both charted inside the UK top 10 by April 2013 , Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album , overtaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson . The eighth and final single , `` Thinking About You '' featuring Ayah Marar , peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Harris 's fourth studio album , Motion , was released in October 2014 . It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 , his highest-peaking album on the latter chart . The album includes the UK number-one singles `` Under Control '' , `` Summer '' and `` Blame '' , as well as the top-10 single `` Outside '' .",
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"text": "Third (Cait Brennan album) Third is the second full-length album by Cait Brennan , released by Omnivore on April 21 , 2017 . The follow-up to 2016 's critically lauded Debutante , Third was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis , TN , in the same studio and on much of the same recording gear as Big Star used during its Ardent heyday . The album was co-produced and performed entirely by Brennan and Fernando Perdomo , a producer and rock artist who also co-produced Linda Perhacs ' widely acclaimed 2014 album The Soul of All Natural Things for Asthmatic Kitty records . Perdomo and Brennan met as fellow artists on the International Pop Overthrow festival in 2012 , and quickly became friends ; Brennan appears in Perdomo 's `` Smile '' music video , and Perdomo has played in Brennan 's touring band . The duo produced Brennan 's 2016 debut , as well as an unreleased second album and a set of demos for Sire Records founder Seymour Stein before ultimately signing with Omnivore Recordings in January 2017 . During the recording of Brennan 's Sire Records demo sessions , Brennan and Perdomo attended a Grammy Museum presentation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Ardent Studios . At the event , Brennan and Perdomo encountered Big Star drummer and Ardent president Jody Stephens , who invited the pair to record their third album at Ardent in Memphis . When the Sire deal did not materialize , the duo traveled to Memphis and recorded 13 songs in three days , with Brennan and Perdomo producing and playing all the instruments , and Ardent 's Adam Hill engineering the sessions . During the sessions , the pair used many of the same instruments and amplifiers used by Big Star during their heyday , including Alex Chilton 's Hi-Watt amps , Mellotron and Chris Bell 's cherry red Gibson guitar . As with Brennan 's debut album Debutante , Brennan and Perdomo played all of the instruments , with the exception of two guest appearances by longtime Memphis power pop legend Van Duren and former Continental Drifters guitarist Robert Mache . The album was mastered by Grammy-winning audio engineer Michael Graves ; Cheryl Pawelski of Omnivore Recordings , who had a long history working with Ardent and Big Star , signed Brennan to Omnivore in January 2017 , slating Brennan 's Third for an April 2017 release to coincide with Record Store Day .",
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"text": "Tattoos (album) Tattoos is the third studio album by American singer Jason Derulo . The album was released on September 20 , 2013 through Beluga Heights Records and Atlantic Records and its affiliated record labels . Incorporating a base core of R&B , pop and electronic dance music , Derulo wanted the album to be `` totally different '' from his previous albums and show the growth in his writing and his overall performance saying `` there are so many twists and turns on the album ... It 's important when someone thinks they 've figured you out to flip them '' . A deluxe edition of the album featuring 3 bonus tracks , was released simultaneously alongside the eleven-track standard edition , which will only be made available in some European and Oceania countries . Derulo co-wrote every song on the album , also its production was handled by RedOne , Ricky Reed , DJ Frank E , Jonas Jeberg and Martin Johnson as well as others , to handle production for the album . This was the first album not to feature production from J.R. Rotem , who previously produced every song on Derulo 's debut album and three songs on his second album , Future History . In total Derulo had written over 300 songs and recorded between 100 and 120 songs for the album over a one-year period . Amongst those included are collaborations with rappers 2 Chainz , The Game and Pitbull , in addition to his longtime girlfriend Jordin Sparks who features on a song called `` Vertigo '' . Occasionally the album dips into other genres such adult contemporary and soul music . Tattoos was promoted with live renditions of the album 's songs during The Tattoos World Tour . The album was also preceded by the release of the lead single , a Joshua `` Ammo '' Coleman and Martin Johnson production called `` The Other Side '' , which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart . A second single , `` Talk Dirty '' , featuring American rapper 2 Chainz , was released on August 2 , 2013 , it has since topped the charts in the United Kingdom and 13 other countries . Follow-up singles `` Marry Me '' was released a month before the album and reached the top-ten in Australia and top-twenty in New Zealand , whilst `` Trumpets '' was released in November 2013 , peaking at number one in Australia and on the UK R&B Chart . `` Stupid Love '' was released on March 24 , 2014 , as the fifth overall single and is currently impacting charts . Upon its release , the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics , some noting that the album helped Derulo bring out his more `` sensitive side '' compared to previous his work . Tattoos debuted at number five on the Australian Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart , where it became his highest-charting album in that country . Only a five track extended play under the same title , was released in the United States , while the full length repackaged version of the album was released on April 15 , 2014 under the new title , Talk Dirty . During that same week , a special edition of Tattoos was released in the UK and Australia , featuring all of the newly recorded material from Talk Dirty in addition to the original album .",
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"text": "¡Dos! ¡ Dos ! is the tenth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day . The album was released on November 9 , 2012 in Australia , November 12 in the United Kingdom and on November 13 in the United States through Reprise Records . It is the second installment in the ¡ Uno ! ¡ Dos ! ¡ Tré ! trilogy . Following its predecessor 's power pop style , ¡ Dos ! was billed as Green Day 's take on garage rock . The album garnered the highest average reviews of all three trilogy albums , receiving generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised its dynamic style and catchy songs ; others found its music dull and observed filler on the album . It debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 69,000 copies in the United States , a low for the band , becoming their first album since signing to a major record label to not sell 100,000 records in its first week .",
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"text": "The Weeknd The Weeknd ( born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ; February 16 , 1990 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and record producer . The Weeknd initially gained recognition after anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube in late 2010 . This allowed him to release of his debut mixtape , House of Balloons , in early 2011 . He released two further independent projects later that year , Thursday and Echoes of Silence , before signing to Republic Records in September 2012 . The three mixtapes received widespread critical acclaim upon release , and proceeded the release of the compilation album Trilogy . In 2013 , he released his debut studio album Kiss Land , which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . It was later confirmed to have sold over 273,000 copies in the United States . The Weeknd released his second album , Beauty Behind the Madness , in 2015 , breaking chart records in the process . It saw him become the first ever artist to have simultaneously held the top three spots on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart , with `` Earned It '' , `` The Hills '' , and `` Ca n't Feel My Face '' . It also became his first number one album on the US Billboard 200 , and saw triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The album additionally oversaw his first Grammy Award win for Best Urban Contemporary Album , as well as `` Earned It '' winning Best R&B Performance . He won both awards at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2016 . He released his third studio album , Starboy , in 2016 to generally positive critical reception . The album 's title track topped the chart in several countries , including the U.S. , the UK and Canada , and became The Weeknd 's third number-one single . It gave him his second consecutive number one album , which also later saw platinum certification . Alongside his Grammy Award wins , The Weeknd has won nine Juno Awards and two American Music Awards . He has also founded the record label XO , and is a producer under both his given and stage names .",
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"text": "Detroit Metal City is a vulgar comedy manga series by Kiminori Wakasugi , serialized in Young Animal from 2005 to 2010 . An anime OVA series , twelve episodes of approximately 13 minutes each , was released starting on August 8 , 2008 . A live film adaptation directed by Toshio Lee appeared in Japanese theaters on August 23 , 2008 . The series takes its name from the KISS single `` Detroit Rock City '' .",
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"text": "Call parking Call park is a feature of some telephone systems that allows a person to put a call on hold at one telephone set and continue the conversation from any other telephone set . The `` call park '' feature is activated by pressing a preprogrammed button ( usually labelled `` Call Park '' ) or a special sequence of buttons . This transfers the current telephone conversation to an unused extension number and immediately puts the conversation on hold . ( This is called parking the call ; and the call is said to have parked onto a certain extension . Essentially , call parking temporarily assigns an extension number to an incoming call . ) The telephone system will then display the extension number of the parked call so that the call can later be retrieved . At this point , the telephone system will often provide an option for the person to make an announcement through a public address system ( often consisting of some or all of the telephone sets and or overhead paging speakers controlled by the telephone system ) . Making such announcements in such a way is referred to as paging . To access the paging system , the user must enter the paging access code or press the `` page '' button on the telephone , and announce the call parked extension . An example would be at a grocery store where the bakery has a call parked . The user would say `` Bakery you have a call parked on 627 '' and the bakery department would then dial 627 to access the call on hold . A set time is then provided for any person to retrieve the call by dialing the extension number of the parked call on any telephone set . If no one picks up the parked call within the set time , the telephone system may ring back the parked call . This transfers the parked call back to the person who originally parked the call .",
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"text": "Never Enough (Kiss song) `` Never Enough '' is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss . It was released on their 19th album Sonic Boom in 2009 . It was released as a single on June 11 , 2010 . The song is the last single released from the album .",
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"text": "Kiss the Radio Hongki 's Kiss the Radio , popularly known as Hongkira , is a popular radio program broadcast on KBS Cool FM , airing from 22:10 to 00:00 KST every day . The host ( from October 17 , 2016 ) is Lee Hongki from the Korean rock band FTISLAND . Kiss the Radio was previously hosted by Super Junior ( from 2006-2016 ) as Super Junior 's Kiss the Radio , formerly known as Sukira . The program became famous for its comedy radio format ( similar to Shindong 's Shimshimtapa , a Korean radio program of MBC 900AM ) . On August 21 , 2016 , the guys of Super Junior celebrated ten years of hosting their KBS radio show `` Kiss the Radio '' .",
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"text": "Cars Land Cars Land is a themed area of Disney California Adventure , inspired by the 2006 Disney · Pixar film , Cars . The 12 acre area , built as part of Disney California Adventure Park 's $ 1.1 billion expansion project , opened on June 15 , 2012 . It contains three rides as well as shops and restaurants , all situated in a replica of Radiator Springs , the fictional town in which most of the film 's events take place . The area 's main attraction is Radiator Springs Racers , a racing ride that uses the technology of Epcot 's Test Track .",
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"text": "Kiss & Love `` Kiss & Love '' is a 2014 charity song and a single with lyrics by Lionel Florence and music by Pascal Obispo . Around 120 artists from France and other French-speaking countries took part in the song and the music videos . All revenues from the sale of the record go into Sidaction , a major French public event that started in 1994 in France for raising awareness and collecting charitable funds for AIDS . It donates important sums to various AIDS charities , HIV/AIDS research , institutions specializing in medical care and social aid for those suffering of HIV/AIDS in France and internationally . The 2014 Sidaction project was under the direction of Pascal Obispo , being the 20th anniversary of the Sidaction association that was established in 1994 . The title track `` Kiss & Love '' is the only original song arranged by Brice Davoli with artistic contributions by Alain Souchon , Julien Clerc , Jean-Jacques Goldman , Francis Cabrel et Françoise Hardy and others . The other twenty tracks in the same-titled album are interpreted by various French-language artists in duos , trios etc. .",
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"text": "Kiss (Irish magazine) Kiss ( stylised as KISS ) was an Irish magazine aimed at a teenage market containing knowledge about adolescent matters such as fashion advice , confessions , features on teenage cultural icons , relationship advice and problem pages with solutions especially designed for teenage readers . It is part of the VIP publishing franchise of Michael O'Doherty . Kiss was launched on 31 October 2002 as the first of O'Doherty 's solo business ventures . He had previously engaged in a number of co-ordinated business ventures in Ireland with his former business partner John Ryan ; Kiss succeeded the co-owned establishments of Magill in 1997 and VIP in 1999 and preceded later titles such as the glossy monthly targeted at women in the age group of eighteen to thirty-four Stellar and the failed New York Dog venture in New York City . Kiss is published at 2-4 Ely Place in Dublin 2 . Kiss '' 's rivals are the United Kingdom 's Bliss and Sugar . Upon its launch Kiss was lauded in the Irish media for its attempts to contribute to a more liberal and sexualised Ireland , one where the influence of the Roman Catholic Church had declined dramatically in the preceding decade . Only three decades previously , such teenage-oriented magazines were much more reserved in their content and approach and even the titles , i.e. Jackie and Blue Jeans , were not as outspoken as the word `` kiss '' in capitalised letters . Kiss was launched by O'Doherty 's publishing company as a response to the increasing popularity of similar , albeit British-based , publications such as Bliss and Sugar . It launched on 31 October 2002 , at the original ( much-deflated by current standards ) price of $ 2.50 and aimed at female readers between the ages of fourteen and seventeen . The first issue featured heavily its mantra of dealing with teenage problems , including articles on school bullying and the difficulties of blushing , written in a `` chatty and informative '' manner so as not to `` patronise '' the target audience . However O'Doherty is adamant that his magazine will not encourage young children to `` sleep with their boyfriends by providing How-To-Pleasure-Your-Fella features '' . To supplement its tone Kiss employs experts on what teenagers consider fashionable , with its so-called `` agony aunt '' being Sarah Scully , a child psychologist in Saint James 's Hospital , Dublin . Upon its launch the magazine was edited by Susan Vasquez , now editor of O'Doherty 's Stellar '' . The magazine is currently edited by Nathalie Màrquez Courtney . Kiss published its last issue in September 2014 .",
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"text": "Kiss Me thru the Phone `` Kiss Me thru the Phone '' is a song from hip hop artist Soulja Boy Tellem released as the second single from his 2008 album iSouljaBoyTellem . It was the best-selling single from the album , reaching # 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , # 1 on the U.S. Rap Charts , the top ten in the United Kingdom , in Canada , on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100 , and in New Zealand . R&B singer Chris Brown was Soulja Boy 's first choice to sing the hook , but turned down the offer . Soulja Boy Tell 'em then tried to sing it on his own with Auto-Tune but found it `` garbage '' . `` Kiss Me thru The Phone '' was 2009 's eighth best selling single with over 5.7 million copies sold worldwide .",
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"text": "Muntz Car Company The Muntz Car Company was established in 1950 , in Glendale , California , by Earl `` Madman '' Muntz , a well known local used car dealer and electronics retailer . It closed in 1954 . Muntz was assisted by Frank Kurtis , who had earlier attempted to produce a sports car under the Kurtis Kraft marque ( the Kurtis Kraft Sport , which sold just 36 units by 1950 ) . In 1951 , Kurtis sold the license to manufacture the cars to Muntz , who rebadged them as the `` Muntz Jet '' , extended the body to make it a 4-seater , and exchanged the Ford engine with a larger Cadillac V8 . Later , this engine would be replaced with a less expensive Lincoln side-valve V8 . The car , a sports coupe , was first built in Glendale , but manufacture soon moved to a new factory in Evanston , Illinois . It featured its own unique design , with aluminum body panels and a removable fiberglass top that were manufactured in-house . Other parts ( such as the engines ) were sourced from other manufacturers . It was capable of 112 mph , a significant achievement for a road car at the time . It was featured on the cover of the September 1951 issue of Popular Science ( with a Jaguar and an MG ) . The company managed to build and sell only about 400 cars during 1951-1954 , and due to the high manufacturing cost , Muntz himself estimated that his company lost about $ 1,000 on each car ; this eventually caused him to close the company . Muntz Jets today are rare and valuable collector pieces .",
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"text": "Kiss Rocks Vegas Kiss Rocks Vegas is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray Disc by the American hard rock band Kiss released on August 26 , 2016 . The album was recorded from November 5 -- 23 , 2014 during the band 's residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino ( Las Vegas ) during their 40th anniversary tour . Kiss Rocks Vegas was released in cinemas worldwide on May 25 , 2016 , and later released on pay-per-view on June 14 , 2016 .",
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"text": "The Cars (album) The Cars is the debut studio album by the American new wave band the Cars . It was released on June 6 , 1978 on Elektra Records . The album , which featured the three charting singles `` Just What I Needed , '' `` My Best Friend 's Girl , '' and `` Good Times Roll , '' as well as several album-oriented rock radio hits , was a major success for the band , remaining on the charts for 139 weeks . It has been recognized as one of the band 's best albums .",
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"text": "Beth (song) `` Beth '' is a ballad by Kiss , originally released on their 1976 album , Destroyer . To date , it is their highest-charting single in the US , reaching # 7 on Billboard 's Hot 100 chart . It is one of only two gold selling singles for the band ( the other being 1979 's `` I Was Made for Lovin ' You '' ) , and their first of two Top Ten singles ( along with 1990 's `` Forever '' , # 8 ) in the US . Beth was named # 3 in VH1 's 25 Greatest Power Ballads .",
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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": "Lexington Queen Lexington Queen was a nightclub in Roppongi , Tokyo . The current name of the establishment was changed to The ` New Lex Edo ' , but it was often simply referred to by ` Lex ' . Located underground near Roppongi Crossing , the club is a well-known and favourite hangout for models and celebrities on the rise . Opened in 1980 , it is reputed to be a popular club amongst visiting celebrities , with past patrons including Gwen Stefani , Elton John , and Jude Law . Despite its popularity , `` Lex '' was shut down between 2006 and 2007 . There were many rumors that the Yakuza were behind Lex 's closing , although upon its 2007 re-opening and subsequent name change , it was evident the club had shut for remodeling . There is a passing reference to the Lexington Queen in the song `` Bought for a Song '' by American music group Fountains of Wayne and also in Kiss 's 2015 single `` Samurai Son '' The Big Audio Dynamite song `` Sony '' cites the club . It is also directly referenced in the Ryuichi Sakamoto song `` Lexington Queen outside '' from his 1980 single `` War Head/Lexington Queen '' . In 2015 , the club moved to a new location a few streets away and changed its name to `` LEX TOKYO RED CARPET ( NEW LEX ) '' .",
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"text": "Rose Royce Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B group . They are best known for several hit singles during the 1970s including `` Car Wash , '' `` I Wan na Get Next to You , '' `` I 'm Going Down '' , `` Wishing on a Star '' , and `` Love Do n't Live Here Anymore '' .",
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"text": "Sedan (automobile) A sedan -LSB- sᵻˈdæn -RSB- ( American , Canadian , Australian , and New Zealand English ) or saloon ( British , Irish and Indian English ) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A , B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine , passenger and cargo . The passenger compartment features two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear compartment for adult passengers . The cargo compartment is typically in the rear , with the exception of some rear-engined models , such as the Renault Dauphine , Tatra T613 , Volkswagen Type 3 and Chevrolet Corvair . It is one of the most common car body styles . A battery electric liftback such as the Tesla Model S has no engine compartment , but a front cargo compartment and a rear compartment for cargo or optionally for additional passengers .",
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"text": "Volvo YCC The Volvo YCC ( `` Your Concept Car '' ) was a concept car made by Volvo Cars presented at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show , with the stated goal of meeting the particular needs of female drivers . In order to do so , Volvo assembled a design team entirely made up of women , around October 2001 . It was a major exercise in ergonomics from the perspective of a female driver . Those who were involved during the several stages of the project were : Maria Widell Christiansen , Eva-Lisa Andersson , Elna Holmberg , Maria Uggla , Camilla Palmertz , Cynthia Charwick , Anna Rosén , Lena Ekelund , and Tatiana Butovitsch Temm . On the outside the car looked , at first glance , like a mildly futuristic 4-seat coupé . On closer inspection one could see that there was no hood , that is , no access panel permitting access to the car 's engine . Engine maintenance required taking out the whole front end of the car body , preferably in some establishment with the required space and equipment . This was not supposed to happen often , as the engine was designed to need an oil change only after 50,000 km and to automatically send a radio message to a garage a short time before any required maintenance . Filling the windshield washer tank was done by a capless ball valve , right next to the capless gas tank ball valve . Volvo surveys had found ( among many other things ) that female drivers considered caps to be a major nuisance . The car featured run-flat tires , like those of wheeled armoured vehicles , in order to be able to drive all the way to a garage after a puncture and thus avoid having to change a tire by the side of the road . Entry into the car was by the means of two gull-wing doors on the sides . The concept was a 3-door , 4-seat coupe design . It also had an upwards opening hatchback door giving access to the trunk and cargo area . All 3 doors were motorized for a sensor-based `` keyless '' entry . Pressing on a single button on the keychain automatically opened the nearest door , making it easy for somebody holding bags of groceries or other sundries to get the things in the car without putting anything down . The interior was maximized for easy storage and good looks . All of the textile panels or textile parts such as the seat pads or the door sides could be removed easily to change the color schemes and vary textures . The headrests had indentations to accommodate pony tails . The shifting column and the hand brake were removed from the center console to give the front seat passengers easier access to the large storage compartments located within the dashboard . The rear seat could fold up , making it easy for the driver to get a fairly big item in the car without opening the hatchback . The bumpers and body cladding were made from tough , dent-resistant materials . The hybrid engine was economical and powerful . The five-cylinder engine produced 215 bhp .",
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"text": "La La Land (Wax Fang album) La La Land is the second LP by the Louisville-based band Wax Fang . It was originally released on November 17 , 2007 by Do n't Panic Records . It was re-issued by Absolutely Kosher on May 11 , 2010 for vinyl . The songs Majestic and At Sea , both from this album , were featured on the 151st episode of American Dad ! entitled ' `` Lost In Space ' '' in 2013 .",
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"text": "A Place to Land (Dakota Moon album) A Place to Land is the second studio album released by the American R&B group Dakota Moon . It was released in 2002 on Elektra Records and it produced a chart single in `` Looking for a Place to Land '' , which reached # 30 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts and # 27 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks charts . The track `` Getaway Car '' has been recorded by the country groups 4 Runner and The Jenkins , Christian singer Susan Ashton , and folk-rock duo Hall & Oates .",
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"text": "This Kiss (Faith Hill song) `` This Kiss '' is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman , Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff , and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill . It was released on March 10 , 1998 as the first single from her album , Faith . The song became a crossover single , reaching # 1 on the U.S. and Canadian country charts , in addition to reaching Top 10 on the US pop and Adult Contemporary charts , as well as Top Ten in Australia and Top 20 in the United Kingdom . `` This Kiss '' was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Grammy Award for Best Country Song , losing both to `` You 're Still the One '' by Canadian singer Shania Twain .",
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"text": "Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson ( born April 29 , 1933 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , author , poet , actor , and activist . The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie ( 1973 ) , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger ( 1975 ) and Stardust ( 1978 ) , made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music . He was one of the main figures of outlaw country , a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound . Nelson has acted in over 30 films , co-authored several books , and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana . Born during the Great Depression , and raised by his grandparents , Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten . During high school , he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player . After graduating from high school in 1950 , he joined the Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems . After his return , Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music . During this time , he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky-tonks . Nelson moved to Vancouver , Washington , where he wrote `` Family Bible '' and recorded the song `` Lumberjack '' in 1956 . In 1958 , he moved to Houston , Texas , after signing a contract with D Records . He sang at the Esquire Ballroom weekly and he worked as a disk jockey . During that time , he wrote songs that would become country standards , including `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' , `` Hello Walls '' , `` Pretty Paper '' , and `` Crazy '' . In 1960 he moved to Nashville , Tennessee , and later signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price 's band as a bassist . In 1962 , he recorded his first album , ... And Then I Wrote . Due to this success , Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year . After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s , Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin , Texas . The ongoing music scene of Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement , performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters . In 1973 , after signing with Atlantic Records , Nelson turned to outlaw country , including albums such as Shotgun Willie and Phases and Stages . In 1975 , he switched to Columbia Records , where he recorded the critically acclaimed album Red Headed Stranger . The same year , he recorded another outlaw country album , Wanted ! The Outlaws , along with Waylon Jennings , Jessi Colter , and Tompall Glaser . During the mid-1980s , while creating hit albums like Honeysuckle Rose and recording hit songs like `` On the Road Again '' , `` To All the Girls I 've Loved Before '' , and `` Pancho and Lefty '' , he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen , along with fellow singers Johnny Cash , Waylon Jennings , and Kris Kristofferson . In 1990 , Nelson 's assets were seized by the Internal Revenue Service , which claimed that he owed . The difficulty of paying his outstanding debt was aggravated by weak investments he had made during the 1980s . In 1992 , Nelson released The IRS Tapes : Who 'll Buy My Memories ? ; the profits of the double album -- destined to the IRS -- and the auction of Nelson 's assets cleared his debt . During the 1990s and 2000s , Nelson continued touring extensively , and released albums every year . Reviews ranged from positive to mixed . He explored genres such as reggae , blues , jazz , and folk . Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman , followed by other appearances in movies and on television . Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ( NORML ) , which is in favor of marijuana legalization . On the environmental front , Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel , which is made from vegetable oil . Nelson is also the honorary chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project , the official music charity of the state of Texas .",
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"text": "Long Depression The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession , beginning in 1873 and running either through the spring of 1879 , or 1896 , depending on the metrics used . It was the most severe in Europe and the United States , which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by the Second Industrial Revolution in the decade following the American Civil War . The episode was labeled the `` Great Depression '' at the time , and it held that designation until the Great Depression of the 1930s . Though a period of general deflation and a general contraction , it did not have the severe economic retrogression of the Great Depression . It was most notable in Western Europe and North America , at least in part because reliable data from the period is most readily available in those parts of the world . The United Kingdom is often considered to have been the hardest hit ; during this period it lost some of its large industrial lead over the economies of Continental Europe . While it was occurring , the view was prominent that the economy of the United Kingdom had been in continuous depression from 1873 to as late as 1896 and some texts refer to the period as the Great Depression of 1873 -- 96 . In the United States , economists typically refer to the Long Depression as the Depression of 1873 -- 79 , kicked off by the Panic of 1873 , and followed by the Panic of 1893 , book-ending the entire period of the wider Long Depression . The National Bureau of Economic Research dates the contraction following the panic as lasting from October 1873 to March 1879 . At 65 months , it is the longest-lasting contraction identified by the NBER , eclipsing the Great Depression 's 43 months of contraction . In the US , from 1873 to 1879 , 18,000 businesses went bankrupt , including 89 railroads . Ten states and hundreds of banks went bankrupt . Unemployment peaked in 1878 , long after the panic ended . Different sources peg the peak U.S. unemployment rate anywhere from 8.25 % to 14 % .",
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"text": "John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp ( born October 7 , 1951 ) , also known as John Cougar Mellencamp , is an American musician , singer-songwriter , painter , and actor . He is known for his catchy , populist brand of heartland rock , which emphasizes traditional instrumentation . Mellencamp rose to superstardom in the 1980s while `` honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that , starting in 1982 , yielded a string of Top 10 singles , '' including `` Hurts So Good , '' `` Jack & Diane , '' `` Crumblin ' Down , '' `` Pink Houses , '' `` Lonely Ol' Night , '' `` Small Town , '' `` R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. , '' `` Paper in Fire , '' and `` Cherry Bomb . '' He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States . In addition , he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , with seven , and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards , winning one . Mellencamp released his latest album , Sad Clowns & Hillbillies , on April 28 , 2017 , to widespread critical acclaim . Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid , an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign , Illinois , to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land . Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 32 years , and as of 2017 the organization has raised over $ 50 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture . Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10 , 2008 . His biggest musical influences are Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie , James Brown , Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones . Said longtime Rolling Stone contributor Anthony DeCurtis : `` Mellencamp has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical regard and an enormous audience . His songs document the joys and struggles of ordinary people seeking to make their way , and he has consistently brought the fresh air of common experience to the typically glamour-addled world of popular music . '' The late Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Timothy White said in 2001 : Johnny Cash called Mellencamp `` one of the 10 best songwriters '' in music .",
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"text": "Midnight Rider `` Midnight Rider '' is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band . It was the second single from their second studio album , Idlewild South ( 1970 ) , released on Capricorn Records . The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Allman , who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside of Macon , Georgia . He enlisted the help of roadie Robert Kim Payne to complete the song 's lyrics . He and Payne broke into Capricorn Sound Studios to complete a demo of the song . While the original Allman Brothers release of the song did not chart , `` Midnight Rider '' was much more successful in cover versions . Gregg Allman 's solo version of the song , released in 1973 , was its biggest chart success ; it was a top 20 hit in the U.S. and Canada . A cover by Jamaican singer , Paul Davidson , represented its biggest peak in the United Kingdom , where it hit number ten . Country artist Willie Nelson also recorded a version of the song that peaked at number six on U.S. country charts .",
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"text": "Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller , Sr. ( January 2 , 1936 -- October 25 , 1992 ) was an American singer-songwriter , musician , and actor , best known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs . His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits `` King of the Road '' , `` Dang Me '' , and `` England Swings '' , all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era . After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army , Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s , penning such hits as `` Billy Bayou '' and `` Home '' for Jim Reeves and `` Invitation to the Blues '' for Ray Price . He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s , continuing to record and tour into the 1990s , charting his final top 20 country hit `` Old Friends '' with Willie Nelson in 1982 . He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood . Later in his life , he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River , in which he acted . Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 , and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later . His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists , with covers of `` Tall , Tall Trees '' by Alan Jackson and `` Husbands and Wives '' by Brooks & Dunn , each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s . The Roger Miller Museum in his home town of Erick , Oklahoma , is a tribute to Miller .",
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"text": "Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Tootsie 's Orchid Lounge ( also known as Tootsie 's World Famous Orchid Lounge ) is a honky-tonk bar located in Nashville , Tennessee behind the Ryman Auditorium . Tootsie 's has three stages that host live local talent each night ; covering modern day country music artist such as Jason Aldean , Taylor Swift , and other popular country music artists as well as original work . Some of its early famous first customers were Willie Nelson , Patsy Cline , Mel Tillis , Kris Kristofferson , Waylon Jennings , Roger Miller and numerous others country musicians . According to www.tootsies.net , Willie Nelson received his first songwriting gig after singing at Tootsie 's . Terri Clark a Canadian-born country artist started singing at Tootsie 's in 1987 . and has since become an internationally known country superstar with hits such as Better Things to Do , and the Warren Zevon cover , Poor Poor Pitiful Me . Originally named Mom 's , Tootsie Bess ( Hattie Louise Bess ) bought the future honky tonk in 1960 . The name however , came later when to her surprise a painter painted the lounge purple . Subsequently , the name was changed to Tootsie 's Orchid Lounge and to date , the exterior of the lounge is still painted the same color . Tootsie was known to slip 5 's and 10 's into the pockets of luckless writers and pickers . It was said she had a cigar box behind the counter full of IOU 's from where she had given drinks and food to hungry writers and pickers . Supposedly , at each year 's end , a bunch of Opry Performers would take all the IOU 's and pay Tootsie so she would n't lose the money . At her 1978 funeral were Tom T. Hall , Roy Acuff and Faron Young . She was buried in an Orchid gown , with an orchid placed in the orchid colored casket , so she could take her favorite flower to heaven . Connie Smith sang some of Tootsie 's favorite hymns at the funeral . On November 7 , 2010 , Tootsie 's celebrated its 50th Anniversary with performances at the Ryman Auditorium from Kris Kristofferson , Terri Clark , Little Jimmy Dickens , Mel Tillis , Jamey Johnson , and Joanna Smith .",
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"text": "Wayne Nelson Wayne Nelson ( born June 1 , 1950 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is an American singer and musician best known for being a member of the rock band Little River Band .",
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"text": "Collector's Series (Willie Nelson album) Collector 's Series is a 1985 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson .",
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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": "16 Biggest Hits, Volume II 16 Biggest Hits , Volume II is a 2007 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson .",
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"text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''",
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"text": "Paula Nelson Paula Carlene Nelson ( born October 27 , 1969 in Houston , Texas ) is an American country music singer and disc jockey . She is the daughter of country music singer and musician Willie Nelson .",
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"text": "Jim Nelson (baseball) James Lorin Nelson ( July 4 , 1947 -- August 22 , 2004 ) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970 and 1971 . Nelson was born in Birmingham , Alabama . The Pirates selected him in the 31st round of the 1965 amateur draft . His debut for the Pirates on May 30 , 1970 was memorable . He relieved Gene Garber in the fifth inning of a game at Forbes Field against the San Francisco Giants , struck out Willie Mays , and got Willie McCovey to hit into a double play ; he finished that appearance with three perfect innings pitched and four strikeouts , and hit a single in his only plate appearance . Nelson started his career with a 4-0 record for the Pirates in 1970 , a feat not equaled by a Pirates starting pitcher until Zach Duke in 2005 . Nelson also was the last Pirate pitcher to win his first 3 career starts until Gerrit Cole matched the feat in 2013 . Nelson also was the starting and winning pitcher in the final game played at Forbes Field on June 28 , 1970 . He commented on the fans ' frenzy at the end of that game : `` After the game , the fans stormed the field and took everything , grass , bases , numbers off the scoreboard . I even saw some old ladies with parts of chairs . It was a real scene . '' Nelson appeared in 15 games for the Pirates in 1970 and 17 games in 1971 , both as a starter and a reliever . He struggled with control in 1971 , walking 26 batters in 34 innings . In July , he was demoted to the minor leagues , but refused to report to his minor-league team . Although his teammates voted him a half-share of their 1971 World Series money , Pirates management did not award him a World Series ring . He underwent rotator cuff surgery and never returned to the majors . Nelson was a good-hitting pitcher , with 7 hits in 26 career at bats for a batting average of .269 . After retiring from baseball , Nelson became a produce salesman . He died unexpectedly at his Sacramento , California home at age 57 in 2004 .",
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"text": "City of New Orleans (album) City of New Orleans '' is a 1984 album by country musician Willie Nelson , released by Columbia Records . The title track was written and originally recorded by Steve Goodman ; his version was released in 1971 . The next year , Arlo Guthrie became the first to have a hit with the song . Nelson 's version topped the U.S. country singles chart . Other covers featured on the album include `` Please Come to Boston '' and `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' .",
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"text": "Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson Legend : The Best of Willie Nelson '' is a compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson , released on May 5 , 2008 .",
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"text": "Willie Alexander Willie `` Loco '' Alexander ( born January 13 , 1943 ) is an American singer and keyboardist based in Gloucester , Massachusetts . He played with the Lost , the Bagatelle and the Grass Menagerie before becoming a member of the Velvet Underground in late 1971 , joining fellow Grass Menagerie alumni Doug Yule and Walter Powers and replacing Sterling Morrison , who had gone off to pursue an academic career . With the Velvet Underground , Alexander toured England , Scotland and the Netherlands in support of then-current album Loaded . After completing the tour on November 21 , 1971 , in Groningen , the band planned to start recording a new album , but band manager Steve Sesnick sent all of the band but Yule home , presumably to retain maximum control of the product ( the resulting album was Squeeze , released in 1973 ) and effectively ending Alexander 's time with the band . After leaving the Velvet Underground , he enjoyed a checkered career , both solo and with his Boom Boom Band , that lasts to this day . In-between , Alexander teamed up with Powers to tour France in 1982 for French punk record label New Rose Records , in 1987 opening for Dramarama and in 2006 for a tour with the legendary Boom Boom band . In addition to his storied music career , in 1994 , Willie narrated a local film entitled Middle Street made by fellow Gloucester native , independent filmmaker Henry Ferrini . Willie has also contributed many songs to the soundtracks for Henry 's other films .",
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"text": "Sweeter as the Years Go By `` Sweeter as the Years Go By '' is a Christian hymn written by Lelia N. Morris in 1912 . It has been included in 87 hymnals . Its subject-matter is expressed in the refrain : It has been recorded in various , mostly gospel , styles . In 1929 , it was recorded by Blind Willie Johnson ( vocals and guitar ) in gospel blues style under the title `` Sweeter as the Years Roll By '' ( even though he sings `` Go '' throughout ) . Sweeter as the Years Go By is a 1990 compilation album of songs recorded by Blind Willie Johnson .",
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"text": "Family (Willie Nelson's band) The Family is Willie Nelson 's touring and recording group . Nelson , who did not manage through the 1960s to succeed as a singer , retired after the failure of his 1971 album Yesterday 's Wine . The following year , he returned from retirement rejuvenated by the burgeoning music movement of Austin , Texas . In 1973 , he formed a new backing band . The new lineup consisted of some of the members of his old road band `` The Record Men , '' with the addition of new members . The original lineup included his sister , Bobbie , on the piano ; drummer Paul English ; harmonicist Mickey Raphael ; bassist Bee Spears ; and guitarist Jody Payne . The current lineup includes all the members but Jody Payne , who retired in 2008 , and Bee Spears , who died in 2011 . Billy English joined in 2010 to help his brother Paul after he suffered a stroke the same year . Replacing Spears , Kevin Smith joined the band in 2011 .",
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"text": "Mental distress Mental distress ( or psychological distress ) is a term used , both by some mental health practitioners and users of mental health services , to describe a range of symptoms and experiences of a person 's internal life that are commonly held to be troubling , confusing or out of the ordinary . Mental distress has a wider scope than the related term mental illness . Mental illness refers to a specific set of medically defined conditions . A person in mental distress may exhibit some of the symptoms described in psychiatry , such as : anxiety , confused emotions , hallucination , rage , depression and so on without actually being ` ill ' in a medical sense . Life situations such as : bereavement , stress , lack of sleep , use of drugs or alcohol , assault , abuse or accident can induce mental distress . This may be something which resolves without further medical intervention , though people who endure such symptoms longer term are more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness . This definition is not without controversy as some mental health practitioners would use the terms mental distress and mental illness interchangeably . Some users of mental health services prefer the term mental distress in describing their experience as they feel it better captures that sense of the unique and personal nature of their experience , while also making it easier to relate to , since everyone experiences distress at different times . The term also fits better with the social model of disability .",
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"text": "Willie Mabon Willie James Mabon ( October 24 , 1925 -- April 19 , 1985 ) was an American R&B singer , songwriter and pianist , who had two number one hits on the Billboard R&B chart : `` I Do n't Know '' in 1952 and `` I 'm Mad '' in 1953 .",
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"text": "VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson VH1 Storytellers is the 83rd overall album and is a live album by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson , released in 1998 ( see 1998 in music ) on American Recordings . The album was produced by Rick Rubin and was the third record released as part of Cash 's ten-year period of collaboration with Rubin . It is not , however , counted as part of the American Recordings series , which is reserved for Cash 's studio work with Rubin . Cash and Nelson take turns on songs associated with each respective artist , usually with the other performing harmony or occasionally verses . The opening track is a duet with Cash and Nelson , and some tracks feature guitar solos by Nelson . Between tracks , Cash and Nelson joke with each other and discuss the songs and their origins . This was the final album of new performances released by Cash prior to the onset of health problems that forced him to curtail live concerts also led to changes in the timbre of his voice that were noticeable from American III : Solitary Man ( his next album release of new recordings issued in 2000 ) onwards . It was also Cash 's final purpose-recorded live album to be released during his lifetime , though an archival recording , Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden , recorded in 1969 , would be issued a year before his death .",
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"text": "Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland `` Joe '' Barbera ( -LSB- bɑrˈbɛrə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈbɑrbərə -RSB- ; -LSB- barˈbɛːra -RSB- ; March 24 , 1911 -- December 18 , 2006 ) was an American animator , director , producer , storyboard artist , and cartoon artist , whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century . Through his young adult years , Barbera lived , attended college , and began his career in New York City . After working odd jobs and as a banker , Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936 . In 1937 , he moved to California and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) , Barbera met William Hanna . The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action/animated hybrid films . In 1957 , after MGM dissolved their animation department , they co-founded Hanna-Barbera , which became the most successful television animation studio in the business , producing programs such as The Flintstones , Yogi Bear , Scooby-Doo , Top Cat , The Smurfs , Huckleberry Hound and The Jetsons . In 1967 , Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $ 12 million , but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991 . At that time , the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System , which in turn was merged with Time Warner , owners of Warner Bros. , in 1996 ; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors . Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards . Their cartoon shows have become cultural icons , and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films , books , and toys . Hanna-Barbera 's shows had a worldwide audience of over 300 million people in the 1960s and have been translated into more than 20 languages .",
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"text": "Rita Barberá María Rita Barberá Nolla ( 16 July 1948 -- 23 November 2016 ) was the Mayor of Valencia , Spain from 1991 until 2015 . Born in Valencia , she was a member of the National Council of the People 's Party of Spain and was a Representative in the Valencian regional Parliament ( Corts Valencianes ) . She turned down an offer to become a national deputy at the 2008 Spanish General Election , but she was made a senator by her party after she lost the 2015 municipal elections . As such , she was only answerable to the Tribunal Supremo , and the ordinary judge in charge of the Taula corruption case could therefore not indict her like the rest of her team . On 21 April 2016 , the investigating judge therefore requested her indictment for money laundering to the Tribunal Supremo . On 13 September 2016 the Tribunal Supremo opened a formal investigation , usually the step before an indictment , and the People 's Party asked her to resign her senate seat . She chose instead to leave the party and to become an independent senator , remaining answerable only to the Tribunal Supremo and keeping her salary . Until her death , she continued to socialize and vote with the party that she had formally left . Barberá died in Madrid on 23 November 2016 of a heart attack as a result of hepatic cirrhosis . She was in the process of being investigated for money laundering at the time , and had testified to the Tribunal Supremo only two days prior to her death .",
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"text": "March (disambiguation) March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars . March may also refer to : March ( surname ) , a surname ( including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname )",
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"text": "Margaret E. Barber Margaret Emma Barber or M. E. Barber ( 1866 -- 1930 ; Chinese : 和受恩 ; Pinyin : Hé Shòuēn ; Foochow Romanized : Huò Sêu-ŏng ) , was a British missionary in China . She was born in 1866 in Peasenhall , Suffolk , England , the daughter of Louis ( a wheelwright ) and Martha ( née Gibbs ) Barber . The family moved to 59 St Martins Lane Norwich around 1876 and established a Carriage Manufacturing business . The family home in Norwich ( see georgeplunkett.co.uk for a view of 59 St Martins Lane ) was opposite St Martins Parish church which was intensly evangelical in the 1880 - 90s and must have had an influence on the Barber family . During the course of her life , she lived in China twice to preach the Christian gospel . She left her home and traveled in a lonely way thousands of miles . Barber , who initially went to China as an Anglican , became an independent missionary with informal ties to the Plymouth Brethren . She is best known for her influence on Watchman Nee ( Nee Tuo-Sheng ) . Along the south China coast ( in Foochow ) , she and others regularly taught a Bible class at `` White Teeth Rock '' . There she had contact with Nee who was studying at Anglican Trinity College . Barber referred him to books by J. N. Darby , Madam Jeanne Guyon , Jessie Penn-Lewis , D. M. Panton , T. Austin Sparks , and of others , which had been of help to her . She also influenced others Chinese Christian leaders , including Leland Wang who later formed the Chinese Foreign Missionary Union .",
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"text": "Joseph Barbara Joseph Barbara may refer to : Joseph Barbara ( actor ) , American actor Joseph Barbara ( mobster ) , head of the Bufalino crime family and host of the Apalachin Conference",
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"text": "Frederick Barber (cricketer) Frederick Arthur Barber ( 13 May 1887 -- 4 June 1943 ) was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1907 and 1920 . Barber was born at Ilkeston , Derbyshire . He made his first class debut for Derbyshire in May 1907 against MCC when he took a total of three wickets , but was out for a duck in both innings . He next played two matches in 1911 , and then another two matches several years later in 1920 . Barber took 9 first class wickets at an average of 29.66 and a best performance of 2 for 19 . He played ten innings in five first class matches with an average of 3.33 and a top score of 10 . Barber died at The Pastures , Mickleover , Derbyshire at the age of 56 .",
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"text": "Peter J. Barber Peter Josiah Barber ( November 26 , 1830 -- January 27 , 1905 ) was an architect and served as mayor of Santa Barbara , California . He moved to San Francisco in 1852 , from Ohio , via Panama . He served as mayor of Santa Barbara during 1880 -- 81 and 1890 -- 91 . He was `` Santa Barbara 's most prolific architect of Victorian homes and buildings '' . He designed several buildings that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Works include : Thomas Hope House , 399 Nogal Dr. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter J. ) NRHP-listed Joseph and Lucy Foster Sexton House , 5490 Hollister Ave. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter ) NRHP-listed Faith Mission , 409 State St. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter J. ) NRHP-listed Institute of World Culture , 1407 Chapala St. , Santa Barbara , CA ( Barber , Peter J. )",
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"text": "March 3",
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"text": "Triumphal march A triumphal march is a musical form generally reflecting a triumph , victory or great joy . See : march ( music ) . Many composers have written a triumphal march , with maybe the best known one being by Italian opera composer , Giuseppe Verdi for his 1871 grand opera , Aida , where , in the second act , Radames leads the Egyptian army on its return following their victory over the Ethiopians . The triumphal scene gives directors the opportunity for elaborate spectacle typical of the grand opera of the period in the nineteenth century . The Martsang Pandangál ( Filipino for `` Honours March '' ) often played during graduation ceremonies in the Philippines is an excerpt from Verdi 's march . The piece is also one of three compositions ( the other two being the Spanish anthem Marcha Real and the French anthem La Marseillaise ) that influenced the Philippine National Anthem , according to its composer , Julián Felipe . Verdi 's triumphal march has also become the background of many a popular football chant , especially in his native Italy . Among other composers who have composed triumphal marches are Ludwig van Beethoven , Edward Elgar , Edvard Grieg and Alfred Hollins . Alexander Glazunov 's is known as the `` Triumphal March on the Occasion of the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago , 1893 '' .",
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"text": "Charles Alfred Barber Charles Alfred Barber C.I.E. ( 10 November 1860 - 23 February 1933 ) was a British botanist and specialist on sugarcane , who worked for much of his life in southern India . Saccharum barberi , a species of sugarcane that grows wild in northern India is named after him . He was a pioneer in the nobilization of wild canes in India , by producing hybrids between wild and hardy local species and the high-sugar-yielding cultivated Saccharum officinarum that could survive the cold winters of northern India . Born on 10 November 1860 at Wynberg , Cape Town , he went to study at New Kingswood , Bath and later at Bonn University . He joined Cambridge University and passed the natural sciences Tripos with first class in 1887 ( part I ) and 188 ( part II ) . He received an MA in 1892 and a Sc.D . in 1908 . He joined in the Leeward Islands as a Superintendent of the Botanical Station in 1892 and worked for four years before joining as a lecturer in botany at the Royal Engineering College at Cooper 's Hill . In 1898 he joined the Madras Presidency as Government Botanist . He studied root-parasitism in plants from 1906-1908 . He became an expert on sugarcane to the Government in 1912 . He became a lecturer on Tropical Agriculture at Cambridge University in 1919 . He was made C.I.E. in 1918 . He worked on many aspects of sugarcane breeding and in basic botany . He established a sugarcane research station that is now known as the Sugarcane breeding institute at Coimbatore and along with T.S. Venkatraman developed hybrid sugarcane varieties suitable for India . These included hybrids between local and hardy canes from India which are now called Saccharum barberi after him and the tropical high-sugar yielding Saccharum officinarum which did not survive in the winter of northern India . This transfer of commercially useful traits from `` noble '' cane to Indian cane is referred to the nobilization of Indian canes . He was awarded the Maynard Ganga Ram prize in 1931 . He died at Cambridge on 23 February 1933 .",
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"text": "Simona Marchini Simona Marchini ( born 19 December 1941 ) is an Italian actress , television and radio presenter , stage director , comedian and art curator .",
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"text": "Entrance of the Gladiators `` Entrance of the Gladiators '' op. 68 or `` Entry of the Gladiators '' ( Czech : Vjezd gladiátorů , German : Einzug der Gladiatoren ) is a military march composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fučík . He originally titled it `` Grande Marche Chromatique , '' reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece , but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire . In 1901 , American publisher Carl Fischer published a version of this march , arranged for American wind bands by Canadian composer Louis-Philippe Laurendeau , under the title `` Thunder and Blazes . '' It was during this period that the song gained lasting popularity as a screamer march for circuses , often used to introduce clowns . Today it is known mainly by this association , even though the title and composer are relatively obscure . Laurendeau 's version was also transcribed for fairground organs . The march receives the occasional concert hall performance , such as at the 2007 Last Night of the Proms . Generally , the march is divided into three parts . The first part contains the melody that the trumpet keeps and the several supporting parts . The second third is the section where the low brass ( mainly the tubas ) take over with the chromatic scale like role . Finally there is a trio , or a slow melodic section , where there is a strong balance between woodwinds and low brass . The trio has a part similar to the second third with a chromatic scale like sound . The piece is written in cut time and is originally written to be played at standard march tempo ; however , when played as a screamer it is usually played much faster .",
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"text": "Joel Barber Joel David Barber ( 1876 -- 1952 ) was an early 20th-century architect from New York City who is best known as an early collector and promoter of duck decoys as folk art . Barber began collecting the carved wooden decoys in 1918 after finding one , a red-breasted merganser hen , by accident near his Long Island boathouse . In addition to collecting and exhibiting the works , Barber organized decoy carving competitions and produced works of his own . This includes an 1932 exhibition composed of 116 decoys in his own collection and 54 contemporary decoys made by Charles `` Shang '' Wheeler sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch . But his most enduring contribution was his 1934 book Wild Fowl Decoys which is considered the seminal work on the subject , and remained the definite collector 's guide for many decades after its publication . The book includes images of decoys designed and made by Barber himself . He also wrote a lesser known work of short stories and poetry , Long Shore , based on his experiences as an outdoorsman in New England . Following his death in 1952 , Barber 's collection of about 400 decoys was given to the Shelburne Museum in Vermont .",
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"text": "Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà ( -LSB- ˈkoŋkə ðə βərβəˈɾa -RSB- ) is a comarca ( county ) in the province of Tarragona , Catalonia , Spain . Its total area is 650.24 km2 . At its creation in 1936 , it contained 23 municipalities , but in 1990 , several of these were amalgamated ; Rojals was combined with Montblanc , and Montbrió de la Marca was amalgamated with Sarral . Also in 1990 , Vallfogona de Riucorb was moved from the Segarra comarca . This resulted in the current total of 22 municipalities .",
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"text": "March 12",
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"text": "Kyriacos Demetriou Kyriacos Demetriou ( Greek : Δημητρίου Κυριάκος , known as Mr. Kay ) ( April 14 , 1919 -- May 14 , 1999 ) was a New York City barber known for his adherence to traditional practices within his craft . Mr. Kay was born in Cyprus , but his family moved to England when he was an infant . His family struggled financially , and he took up work as a shoeshine boy outside a barbershop on London 's West End . He became an apprentice to the proprietor , at first standing on a milk crate to cut . He won a national barber competition , and in the late 1930s he emigrated to New York . He worked at various places before taking over the Broadway Barbershop . His business was on the west side of Broadway in Manhattan 's Upper West Side between 103rd and 104th Streets . Reputed to be the oldest in the city , it was founded in 1904 . Mr. Kay took over in the early 1970s and ran it for almost 30 years until he retired in 1996 . In addition to haircuts , he provided shaves with a straight razor . He maintained his salon in keeping with traditional barber shops , and when he retired he refused offers to sell the interior and donated it instead to the Museum of the City of New York . Throughout the years , as his business increasingly became an anachronism , it was featured in articles , books , and art . He was featured at least twice in New Yorker cartoons , as a subject in a painting by Max Ferguson , and in books about fading New York businesses . Mr. Kay claimed to have given Yul Brynner his first shaved head , and to have cut the hair of presidents Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower , as well as that of actor Humphrey Bogart , the composers Aaron Copland and George Gershwin . He had an appearance on Sesame Street . He took a particular interest in the families he served . He worked six days a week , did not post his prices , refused to take appointments , and made customers wait , often standing in line outside his shop . A mainstay on the Upper West Side through the years , he was also known for his daily exchange with a passerby who would knock on his door on his way home from work :",
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"text": "Apalachin meeting The Apalachin meeting was a historic summit of the American Mafia held at the home of mobster Joseph `` Joe the Barber '' Barbara , in Apalachin , New York , on November 14 , 1957 . Allegedly , the meeting was held to discuss various topics including loansharking , narcotics trafficking , and gambling , along with dividing the illegal operations controlled by the late Albert Anastasia . An estimated 100 Mafiosi from the United States , Italy , and Cuba are thought to have attended this meeting . Vito Genovese , then head of the renamed Genovese family , initially called the meeting as a way to recognize his new power as capo dei capi . Local and state law enforcement became suspicious when numerous expensive cars bearing license plates from around the country arrived in what was described as `` the sleepy hamlet of Apalachin . '' After setting up roadblocks , the police raided the meeting causing many of the participants to flee into the woods and area surrounding the Barbara estate . More than 60 underworld bosses were detained and indicted following the raid . One of the most direct and significant outcomes of the Apalachin Meeting was that it helped to confirm the existence of the American Mafia to the public , a fact that some , including Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover , had long refused to acknowledge publicly .",
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"text": "Joseph Silverstein Joseph Harry Silverstein ( March 21 , 1932 -- November 21 , 2015 ) was an American violinist and conductor . Known to family , friends and colleagues as `` Joey '' , Silverstein was born in Detroit . As a youth , Silverstein studied with his father , Bernard Silverstein , who was a public school music teacher . He began studies at the Curtis Institute of Music at age 12 . His teachers included Efrem Zimbalist , D.C. Dounis , William Primrose , Josef Gingold , and Mischa Mischakoff . Although he never formally completed his high school education , Silverstein did graduate from Curtis in 1950 . Following completion of his studies at Curtis , Silverstein played as a section musician with the Houston Symphony Orchestra , the Philadelphia Orchestra , and the Denver Symphony Orchestra . In 1955 , Silverstein joined the second violin section of Boston Symphony Orchestra ( BSO ) , the youngest musician in the orchestra at the time . In 1959 , he won a silver medal at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition , and in 1960 he won the Naumburg Award from the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation . In 1962 , Silverstein became BSO concertmaster , a position he held for 22 years . He was appointed assistant conductor of the BSO in 1971 . Whilst in Boston , Silverstein performed with other local ensembles such as the Civic Symphony and Banchetto Musicale . He also taught at the New England Conservatory , Yale University , and Boston University as well as serving on the faculty of the Tanglewood Music Center . Silverstein left the BSO in 1984 . Silverstein was music director of the Utah Symphony from 1983 to 1998 . He served as acting music director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra in 2001 until the orchestra 's demise in 2003 . He was the artistic advisor to the Portland Symphony Orchestra for the 2007-2008 season . In addition to teaching in Boston , he served as a professor of violin at the Curtis Institute of Music . In 1969 , he became a faculty artist at the Sarasota Music Festival . Silverstein performed on a 1742 Guarneri del Gesù . Silverstein married Adrienne Shufro in 1954 . Their marriage produced two daughters , Bunny and Deborah , and a son , Marc . His widow , three children , and four grandchildren survive him .",
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"text": "Jim Barber (ventriloquist) Jim Barber is an American ventriloquist , comedian and singer who performs Internationally .",
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"text": "Hans Marchwitza Hans Marchwitza ( June 25 , 1890 -- January 17 , 1965 ) was a German writer , proletarian poet , and communist .",
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"text": "Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt ( born June 21 , 1979 ) is an American actor . Pratt came to prominence with his television roles , including Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood and Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . His early film career began with supporting roles in such mainstream films as Wanted , Jennifer 's Body , Moneyball , The Five-Year Engagement , Zero Dark Thirty , Delivery Man and Her . Pratt achieved leading man status after starring in two commercially successful films in 2014 : computer-animated adventure comedy The Lego Movie and Marvel Studios superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy ( in which he portrayed Star-Lord ) . In 2015 , he starred in Jurassic World , the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and his most financially successful film to date , earning $ 1.6 billion at the box office . Later that year , Time named Pratt one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list . Pratt continued his leading man status with The Magnificent Seven and Passengers . He reprised his role as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and will play the character again in Avengers : Infinity War and an untitled fourth Avengers film .",
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"text": "Christian Clark Christian Clark ( born 15 September 1978 ) is an Australian actor and business owner . Christian appeared in the role of Will Griggs in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours from 2006 to 2007 and played Penn Graham in Home and Away in 2010 .",
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"text": "Morning Star (TV series) Morning Star is a daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from September 27 , 1965 to July 1 , 1966 . The show was created by Ted Corday who would later create the long-running daytime serial Days of Our Lives . The show aired at 11:00 AM ; it was paired with Paradise Bay which aired after it and also was created by Ted Corday . Morning Star was one of the first soap operas to air in color . The show followed Katy Elliot who was a fashion designer from Connecticut ; she moved to New York City to begin work in her chosen field . It followed her trials and tribulations along with those of her roommates Joan Mitchell and Joan 's daughter Liz . Katy had left her hometown of Springdale after the death of Greg Ross , her fiance , who had been killed in a traffic accident before they were to have been married . In New York , Katy met and fell in love with Bill Riley , She also had contact with her aunt Millie Elliot ; her uncle , Ed Elliot , who was a judge in Springdale ; and her sixteen-year-old sister , Jan. . As did Days of our Lives , the show opened with an epigraph , as was customary for soap operas of the time , `` No matter how dark the night , there is always a new dawn to come . The sun is but a morning star . ''",
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"text": "Michael A. Noonan Michael Anthony Noonan is a New Zealand writer , most often associated with his writing for television drama series in his native land . He is usually credited under either his full name or as Michael A. Noonan , so as to be distinguished from New Zealand-born Australian writer Michael Noonan . Noonan grew up in the southern South Island , in Dunedin and Oamaru . After leaving school he began writing , notably drama such as The Rattle , whilst supplementing his income through work in radio and stage acting and as a regional television newsreader . He moved to Auckland in 1965 , where he began writing for television . In 1969 , he became the first script editor for the newly created television drama department of the NZBC . In this capacity he worked alongside and helped mentor a group of new writing talent including the likes of Roger Hall and Fiona Kidman . He left his editing position in the early 1970s , and in the proceeding years scripted several series , notable among them early children 's television series The Games Affair . In the following years , Noonan formed a close working relationship with director Tony Isaac . In 1975 their collaboration won a Feltex Award for The Longest Winter , a docu-drama about the Great Depression . The same year saw the debut of Close to Home , for which Noonan and Isaac became a principal writer and director . This was to prove to be New Zealand 's most successful soap opera until the launch of Shortland Street 17 years later . In 1977 , Noonan wrote the docu-drama The Governor , based on the life of Sir George Grey . This series , also directed by Isaac , too was to become a New Zealand television landmark . In 1979 , Noonan became the first scriptwriter to be awarded a Robert Burns Fellowship by the University of Otago . During this time he wrote two series which were cancelled before going into production , notably one based on Bill Pearson 's novel Coal Flat . The cancellation was , in part , due to financial concerns , especially given that The Governor had proved controversial over its high production costs . Television New Zealand was approached again over the Coal Flat project in 2002 , but funding was declined . Noonan later successfully adapted Roger Hall 's stage play Glide Time into a long-running television comedy series , Gliding On .",
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"text": "Christopher St. John Christopher St. John , sometimes credited as Chris St. John , is an African-American film and television actor . He is also a film producer , film director and screenwriter and played a minor role in the television series Remington Steele .",
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"text": "Wayne Addison Wayne Addison is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera Another World .",
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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": "Curtis Reed (Days of Our Lives) Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the soap opera , Days of Our Lives . He was played by Nick Benedict .",
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"text": "Simon Howe Simon Howe is a character from the Channel 4 soap Brookside . He was played by Lee Hartney from 1993 until the character 's suicide in 1994 .",
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"text": "Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital , first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 . It is the country 's longest-running drama and soap opera , being broadcast continuously for over 6,000 episodes and 25 years , and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand . The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week and initially receiving mixed reviews on its premiere . After its launch it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year 's worth of episodes in advance . TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show 's rating had picked up , and it now has `` long-term public enthusiasm '' . Today , it is one of New Zealand 's highest-rated shows , frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research 's top 5 programmes of the week .",
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"text": "The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book) The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is a 1985 reference book by Christopher Schemering which assembles comprehensive information about all daytime and prime time soap operas broadcast up to the date of publication . It was revised and reprinted in 1987 and 1988 , but is currently out of print . The Soap Opera Encyclopedia features commentary , analysis and criticism of `` every daytime and prime-time television soap opera broadcast on the three major networks , as well as a selection of syndicated , cable , and foreign efforts . '' It also discusses background , significant storylines and impact of each program , and lists performers and characters . Schemering also includes a `` Short History of Television Soap Opera , '' as well as profiles of major performers , writers and producers in the genre in a section entitled `` Who 's Who in Soap Opera . '' Finally , the book contains 30 pages of photos from various programs . Published in a time before the internet , the Encyclopedia was a primary source of background information and commentary on soap opera ; it and Schemering have been quoted in various articles , books and web pages . It was revised and reprinted in 1987 and 1988 . According to the Encyclopedia , Schemering `` spent fifteen years collecting memorabilia and information about the soap opera phenomenon '' and wrote a syndicated column on the genre . He was also a regular contributor to The Washington Post Book World and had published film and television articles in The New Republic , USA Today , the Chicago Tribune , the San Francisco Chronicle , the New York Daily News and other publications . Schemering is also the author of Guiding Light : A 50th Anniversary Celebration ( 1986 ) .",
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"text": "Soap opera rapid aging syndrome Soap opera rapid aging syndrome ( SORAS ) is the practice of accelerating the age of a television or film character ( usually a child or teenager ) in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time . This allows for , for instance , storylines around a pregnancy and birth to be relatively quickly followed by storylines around the travails of that child as a teenager or young adult . This is usually accomplished by recasting the actor playing the part , although in some cases the character is not shown onscreen , only mentioned , until after they have been `` rapidly aged '' . The process originated ( and is most commonly used ) in daytime soap operas , though it is also sometimes used in prime time shows . On sitcoms , a newborn infant character is sometimes aged quickly into a kindergartner , for greater comic potential , as was done with the character Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains in 1990 . The term was coined by Soap Opera Weekly founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin in the early days of the magazine , which began publishing in 1989 . It is now widely used in the soap opera media and is sometimes used as a verb as well ( `` the character was SORASed '' ) . Torchin has jokingly called it `` my one greatest contribution to the world of soap operas . ''",
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"text": "Ally Gorman Ally Gorman ( also Edward James ) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera , Hollyoaks , played by Daniel O'Connor . The actor 's casting was announced in December 2011 . O'Connor originally auditioned for a different role , before being asked to audition for the part of Ally . O'Connor was given the part and began filming his scenes three days later . Hollyoaks series producer , Emma Smithwick , said that O'Connor `` nailed '' his audition . O'Connor signed up for an initial twelve episode stint , but his contract was extended and he became a regular cast member . The actor commutes from London to Liverpool for filming . O'Connor made his debut screen appearance as Ally during the episode broadcast on 31 January 2012 . O'Connor departed Hollyoaks on 27 November 2012 . Before his arrival on screen , O'Connor revealed that Ally has a `` dark past '' that would be `` uncovered eventually in true soap style '' . Ally is Australian and a military medic . O'Connor described his character as a `` nice , loveable guy '' who is `` very friendly and kind '' . Smithwick said Ally is `` contradictory '' and `` crosses a divide '' . She called Ally sensitive and described him as a `` real guy 's guy '' . A writer for the official Hollyoaks website described Ally as a `` Hot Aussie '' In June 2012 , it was revealed that Ally would lose his `` strait-laced good boy '' reputation . Ally is introduced as the new lodger of Jacqui McQueen ( Claire Cooper ) and Rhys Ashworth ( Andrew Moss ) . Ally 's storylines have mainly focused on his relationship with Amy Barnes ( Ashley Slanina-Davies ) . It is later revealed that Ally has a `` mystery connection '' to newcomer , Walker ( Neil Newbon ) . Lynsey Nolan ( Karen Hassan ) discovers this and decides to investigate their past history . Lynsey is later murdered in a whodunit storyline , with Ally becoming a suspect in her death . Sarah Ellis of Inside Soap did not agree with a viewers criticism of O'Connor 's acting and opined that he is doing a `` stellar job '' .",
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"text": "As the World Turns As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 . Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light . Running for 54 years , As the World Turns holds the second-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera on American television , surpassed only by Guiding Light . As the World Turns was produced for the first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010 . Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST. . Prior to that date , all serials had been 15 minutes in length . As the World Turns and The Edge of Night , which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST , were the first two to be 30 minutes in length from their premiere . At first , viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 . In 1959 , the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that was not interrupted for over 12 years . The show switched to color on August 21 , 1967 , and expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1 , 1975 , when The Edge of Night moved to ABC . In the year-to-date ratings , As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day . At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known . Three of these actors -- Wagner , Hastings , and Fulton -- are also the three longest serving actors in the history of American soap operas . The show passed its 10,000 th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 . On September 18 , 2009 , As the World Turns became the last remaining Procter and Gamble-produced soap opera for CBS after Guiding Light aired its final episode on the network . On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that it cancelled As the World Turns after almost 54 years due to low ratings . The show taped its final Procter and Gamble scenes for CBS on June 23 , 2010 , and with a dramatic storyline finale , its final episode on the network aired on September 17 , 2010 . On October 18 , 2010 , CBS replaced As the World Turns with a newly debuted talk show The Talk .",
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"text": "Chris Attoh Chris Attoh ( born Christopher Keith Nii Attoh ; 17 May 1979 ) is a Ghanaian actor , on-air personality , television presenter and producer . He is best known as `` Kwame Mensah '' in Nigerian soap opera Tinsel .",
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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": "Something in the Air (TV series) Something in the Air was an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002 . It was one of the first programs in Australia that was filmed in widescreen . It won the AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series in 2001 .",
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"text": "The Practice (1985 TV series) The Practice was a 1985 British television soap opera produced for ITV by Granada Television , which aired for two series in 1985 and 1986 . The series was first introduced as a twice-weekly medical drama in January 1985 , becoming Granada 's second regular networked soap opera along with Coronation Street , with the idea being that its hard-hitting storylines would be a competitor with the BBC 's EastEnders which started airing the following month . The Practice was set in a GP 's surgery in the fictional Manchester suburb of Castlehulme and had an initial run of 34 episodes airing for 30 minutes in an early evening slot on Friday and Sunday evenings throughout the Winter and Spring of 1985 . However , the series did not perform as well as had been hoped and it disappeared from screens in May 1985 . It returned for a second run of 13 one-hour episodes between May and August 1986 , this time airing in a 9pm slot on Friday evenings . After series two ended no further episodes were made .",
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"text": "Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera . It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985 . It was created by TV executive Reg Watson , who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together . Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson 's Sons and Daughters , which aired on the network . Although successful in Melbourne , Neighbours underperformed in the Sydney market and struggled for months before Seven cancelled it . The show was immediately bought by rival network Ten . After taking over production of the show , the new network had to build replica sets because Seven destroyed the originals to prevent its rival from obtaining them . Ten began screening Neighbours on 20 January 1986 , taking off where the previous series left off and commencing with episode 171 . Neighbours has since become the longest running drama series in Australian television and in 2005 , it was inducted collectively into the Logie Hall of Fame . On 11 January 2011 , Neighbours moved to Ten 's digital channel , Eleven . The show 's storylines concern the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough , a fictional suburb of Melbourne , Victoria . The series primarily centres on the residents of Ramsay Street , a short cul-de-sac , and its neighbouring area , the Lassiters complex , which includes a bar , hotel , cafe , police station , lawyers ' office and park . Neighbours began with three families created by Watson -- the Ramsays , the Robinsons and the Clarkes . Watson said that he wanted to show three families who are friends living in a small street . The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry . Pin Oak Court , in Vermont South , is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985 . All of the houses featured are real and the residents allow the production to shoot external scenes in their yards . The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill . Through its entire run in Australia , Neighbours has been screened as a twenty-two-minute episode each week night in an early-evening slot . In Australia it is currently broadcast each weeknight at 6:30 pm on Eleven . The show is produced by FremantleMedia and has been sold to over sixty countries around the world , making it one of Australia 's most successful media exports . Neighbours was first screened in the United Kingdom in October 1986 on BBC1 where it achieved huge popularity among British audiences in the late 1980s and 1990s . In 2008 , it moved to the UK 's Channel 5 .",
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"text": "Alles was zählt Alles was zählt ( All That Matters ) is a German television soap opera first broadcast on RTL on 4 September 2006 . The original plot revolved around Diana Sommer 's dream to become a world class ice skater . She fell in love with Julian Herzog , who signed her at the prestigious Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Center , run by the unscrupulous Steinkamp dynasty . Diana and Julian eventually became a couple , but in November 2007 , Julian suffered a brain hemorrhage and died during their wedding . Diana remained in Essen until January 2009 , when she left to join a skating centre in Halle . The story continues to revolve around the Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Centre and its quest to become a sporting powerhouse , as well as the lives of the characters who work at and around the Centre .",
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"text": "List of Melrose Place episodes Melrose Place , a primetime soap opera created by Darren Star , premiered on July 8 , 1992 on Fox network in the United States and ended on May 24 , 1999 . The show spans seven seasons of 226 episodes , and one special aired in 1995 . Each episode was approximately 45 minutes long ( without commercials ) though there were several double or two-part episodes that were shown as feature length 85 to 90 minute episodes The complete series of Melrose Place has been released on DVD in the United States ( Region 1 ) from 2006 to 2012 , with the final season having been released on July 31 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Event management Event management is the application of project management to the creation and development of large scale events such as festivals , conferences , ceremonies , formal parties , concerts , or conventions . It involves studying the brand , identifying it 's target audience , devising the event concept , and coordinating the technical aspects before actually launching the event . The process of planning and coordinating the event is usually referred to as event planning and which can include budgeting , scheduling , site selection , acquiring necessary permits , coordinating transportation and parking , arranging for speakers or entertainers , arranging decor , event security , catering , coordinating with third party vendors , and emergency plans . The events industry now includes events of all sizes from the Olympics down to business breakfast meetings . Many industries , charitable organizations , and interest groups hold events in order to market themselves , build business relationships , raise money , or celebrate achievement .",
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"text": "Business process management Business process management ( BPM ) is a field in operations management that focuses on improving corporate performance by managing and optimizing a company 's business processes . It can therefore be described as a `` process optimization process '' . It is argued that BPM enables organizations to be more efficient , more effective and more capable of change than a functionally focused , traditional hierarchical management approach . These processes can impact the cost and revenue generation of an organization . As a policy-making approach , BPM sees processes as important assets of an organization that must be understood , managed , and developed to announce value-added products and services to clients or customers . This approach closely resembles other total quality management or continual improvement process methodologies and BPM proponents also claim that this approach can be supported , or enabled , through technology . As such , many BPM articles and scholars frequently discuss BPM from one of two viewpoints : people and/or technology .",
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"text": "Distribution center A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building , often with refrigeration or air conditioning , which is stocked with products ( goods ) to be redistributed to retailers , to wholesalers , or directly to consumers . A distribution center is a principal part , the order processing element , of the entire order fulfillment process . Distribution centers are usually thought of as being demand driven . A distribution center can also be called a warehouse , a DC , a fulfillment center , a cross-dock facility , a bulk break center , and a package handling center . The name by which the distribution center is known is commonly based on the purpose of the operation . For example , a `` retail distribution center '' normally distributes goods to retail stores , an `` order fulfillment center '' commonly distributes goods directly to consumers , and a cross-dock facility stores little or no product but distributes goods to other destinations . Distribution centers are the foundation of a supply network , as they allow a single location to stock a vast number of products . Some organizations operate both retail distribution and direct-to-consumer out of a single facility , sharing space , equipment , labor resources , and inventory as applicable . A typical retail distribution network operates with centers set up throughout a commercial market , with each center serving a number of stores . Large distribution centers for companies such as Wal-Mart serve 50 -- 125 stores . Suppliers ship truckloads of products to the distribution center , which stores the product until needed by the retail location and ships the proper quantity . Since a large retailer might sell tens of thousands of products from thousands of vendors , it would be impossibly inefficient to ship each product directly from each vendor to each store . Many retailers own and run their own distribution networks , while smaller retailers may outsource this function to dedicated logistics firms that coordinate the distribution of products for a number of companies . A distribution center can be co-located at a logistics center .",
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"text": "Management information system Management information system ( MIS ) refers to the processing of information through computers to manage and support managerial decisions within an organization . The concept may include systems termed transaction processing system , decision support system , expert system , or executive information system . The term is often used in the academic study of businesses and has connections with other areas , such as information systems , information technology , informatics , e-commerce and computer science ; as a result , the term is used interchangeably with some of these areas . Management information systems ( plural ) as an academic discipline studies people , technology , organizations , and the relationships among them . This definition relates specifically to `` MIS '' as a course of study in business schools . Many business schools ( or colleges of business administration within universities ) have an MIS department , alongside departments of accounting , finance , management , marketing , and may award degrees ( at undergraduate , master , and doctoral levels ) in Management Information Systems . MIS professionals help organizations to maximize the benefit from investments in personnel , equipment , and business processes .",
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"text": "Service management Service management in the manufacturing context , is integrated into supply chain management as the intersection between the actual sales and the customer point of view . The aim of high performance service management is to optimize the service-intensive supply chains , which are usually more complex than the typical finished-goods supply chain . Most service-intensive supply chains require larger inventories and tighter integration with field service and third parties . They also must accommodate inconsistent and uncertain demand by establishing more advanced information and product flows . Moreover , all processes must be coordinated across numerous service locations with large numbers of parts and multiple levels in the supply chain . Among typical manufacturers , post-sale services ( maintenance , repair and parts ) account for less than 20 percent of revenue . But among the most innovative companies in service , those same activities often generate more than 50 percent of the profits .",
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"text": "EventManager EventManager is commercial Event management software developed , sold , and supported by UK-based Kent House based at Keele University . The product was first developed in 2003 for use within the UK National Health Service ( NHS ) . Since then it has been adopted widely within the NHS and also by commercial and not-for profit organisations to support their Event management activity . In 2008 EventManager won a Medilink West Midlands award for its contribution to delivering efficiencies in the NHS . EventManager was featured as a case study in The Internet Case Study Book published in 2010 by Taschen .",
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"text": "Functional Strategy Functional strategy - organizational plans prepared for various functional areas of a company 's organizational structure ( e.g. , marketing strategy , financial strategy , production strategy etc. ) . Functional strategies can be part of overall corporate strategy or serve as separate plans of strategy cascading/implementation within a functional area . Some common functional strategies are : Production strategy ( `` make or buy '' ) - defines what the company produces itself , and that purchases from suppliers or partners , that is , how far worked out the production chain . Financial Strategy - to select the main source of funding : the development of their own funds ( depreciation , profit , the issue of shares , etc. ) or through debt financing ( bank loans , bonds , commodity suppliers ' credits , etc. ) . Organizational strategy - decision on the organization of the staff ( choose the type of organizational structure , compensation system , etc. ) . others , such as : research and development ( R & D ) strategy , investment strategy , etc. . In addition , each of the functional strategies can be divided into components . For example , organizational strategy can be divided into three components : strategy of building organizations - to select the type of structure ( divisional , functional , project , etc. ) ; strategy to work with the staff - a way of training ( mainly administrative staff ) , training of staff ( in a business or educational institutions ) , career planning , etc. ; strategy of remuneration ( wages , rewards and penalties ) - in particular , the approach to the compensation of senior managers ( salary , bonuses , profit sharing , etc. ) . Responsible for implementation of the strategy at the functional level are senior specialists ( Ch . Engineer , Director of Finance ) . At the enterprise level - CEO , general director or director of the department , at the level of groups of companies - a collegiate body ( board of directors ) .",
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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": "VSIP The Visual Studio Industry Partner ( VSIP ) Program ( formerly Visual Studio Integration Program ) allows third-party developers and software vendors to develop tools , components and languages for use in the Microsoft Visual Studio . NET IDE . The program offers partnership benefits including co-marketing opportunities , and Visual Studio licensing options as well as extended access to Microsoft technical and premier support . The VSIP SDK ( software development kit ) facilitates development of integrated tools and includes development software and documentation that can be used within the Visual Studio . NET IDE directly . Extensions to the IDE , also known as `` Add-ins '' , can be as simple as adding a custom server control to the toolbox , or as complex as adding support for a new CLR-compliant language . Visual Studio Express is limited and does not support third-party extensions .",
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"text": "Economic operator An economic operator is a business or other organisation which supplies goods , works or services within the context of market operations . The term is used in public procurement to cover suppliers , contractors and service providers . The term is defined in the UK 's Public Contracts Regulations as : `` any person or public entity or group of such persons and entities , including any temporary association of undertakings , which offers the execution of works or a work , the supply of products or the provision of services on the market '' . Early European Union legislation on public procurement was contained within three separate Directives on purchasing of services , goods and works , but once a single directive was adopted in 2004 , a term was needed which would cover suppliers , contractors and service providers without implying or being limited to private sector operations . The terms ` business ' or ` undertaking ' would therefore have been inappropriate and the term ` economic operator ' was therefore adopted . In introducing the new term within the 2004 Directive , the text explained that the terms `` contractor '' , `` supplier '' and `` service provider '' ( as used within the Directive ) would mean ` any natural or legal person or public entity or group of such persons and/or bodies which offers on the market , respectively , the execution of works and/or a work , products or services ' and the term `` economic operator '' shall cover equally the concepts of contractor , supplier and service provider . It is used merely in the interest of simplification . '",
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"text": "Event-driven Event driven may refer to : The term event-driven refers to a methodology that focuses on events and event dependencies . Examples include : Event-driven finite-state machine , finite-state machine where the transition from one state to another is triggered by an event or a message Event-driven programming , a programming paradigm in which the flow of the program is determined by events , and is often characterised by a main loop , event handlers , and asynchronous programming Event-driven architecture , a software architecture pattern promoting the production , detection , consumption of , and reaction to events Event-driven investing , a hedge fund investment strategy that seeks to exploit pricing inefficiencies that may occur before or after a corporate event Event-driven process chains , a type of flowchart used for business process modelling Workflows , a sequence of connected steps",
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"text": "Direct selling Direct selling is the marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location . Peddling is the oldest form of direct selling . Modern direct selling includes sales made through the party plan , one-on-one demonstrations , and other personal contact arrangements as well as internet sales . Some sources have defined direct selling as : `` The direct personal presentation , demonstration , and sale of products and services to consumers , usually in their homes or at their jobs . '' Direct selling consists of two main business models : single-level marketing , in which a direct seller makes money by buying products from a parent organization and selling them directly to customers , and multi-level marketing ( also known as network marketing or person-to-person marketing ) , in which the direct seller may earn money from both direct sales to customers and by sponsoring new direct sellers and potentially earning a commission from their efforts .",
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"text": "Program management In the software industry , program management is an aspect of software product management . Program management or programme management is the process of managing several related projects , often with the intention of improving an organization 's performance . In practice and in its aims it is often closely related to systems engineering , industrial engineering , change management , and business transformation . The program manager has oversight of the purpose and status of the projects in a program and can use this oversight to support project-level activity to ensure the program goals are met by providing a decision-making capacity that can not be achieved at project level or by providing the project manager with a program perspective when required , or as a sounding board for ideas and approaches to solving project issues that have program impacts . In a program there is a need to identify and manage cross-project dependencies and often the project management office ( PMO ) may not have sufficient insight of the risk , issues , requirements , design or solution to be able to usefully manage these . The program manager may be well placed to provide this insight by actively seeking out such information from the project managers although in large and/or complex projects , a specific role may be required . However this insight arises , the program manager needs this in order to be comfortable that the overall program goals are achievable .",
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"text": "Mergers and acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ) are transactions in which the ownership of companies , other business organizations or their operating units are transferred or combined . As an aspect of strategic management , M&A can allow enterprises to grow , shrink , and change the nature of their business or competitive position . From a legal point of view , a merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one entity , whereas an acquisition occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity 's stock , equity interests or assets . From a commercial and economic point of view , both types of transactions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity , and the distinction between a `` merger '' and an `` acquisition '' is less clear . A transaction legally structured as an acquisition may have the effect of placing one party 's business under the indirect ownership of the other party 's shareholders , while a transaction legally structured as a merger may give each party 's shareholders partial ownership and control of the combined enterprise . A deal may be euphemistically called a `` merger of equals '' if both CEOs agree that joining together is in the best interest of both of their companies , while when the deal is unfriendly ( that is , when the management of the target company opposes the deal ) it may be regarded as an `` acquisition '' .",
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"text": "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": "Frequency coordinator In 1982 , the United States Congress provided the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) the statutory authority to use frequency coordinators to assist in developing and managing the Private Land Mobile Radio ( PLMR ) spectrum . Frequency coordinators , in this case , are private organizations that have been certified by the Commission to recommend the most appropriate frequencies for applicants in the designated Part 90 radio services . This frequency coordination process is intended to make more efficient use of the PLMR spectrum for the benefit of all members of the public . In general , applications for new frequency assignments , changes to existing facilities or operation at temporary locations must include a showing of frequency coordination . Anything that requires Frequency Coordination must be electronically submitted by the Coordinator . Frequency Coordination is required for a new filing . Major Modifications and Amendments that change or add frequencies , emissions , ERP , Output Power , Antenna Height , Ground Elevation , change location of Base , Fixed , Mobile or Control stations or number of Mobile units and any change to station class . ( Hydro frequencies listed in CFR 47 Section 90.265 ( a ) . Go through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) for coordination . Frequency Coordination is not required for STAs unless they are filing a waiver of the 180-day limit of STA . Developmental and Demonstration applications , Radiolocation ( RS ) applications , Itinerant operations and station classes ending in the letter `` I '' or `` L '' and applications for 6.1 Meter Control Stations . There are different frequency coordinators authorized for the different categories of PLMR spectrum . For frequencies in the 470-512 MHz band , applicants may use any frequency coordinator . For frequencies below 470 MHz and above 512 MHz , applicants must choose a frequency coordinator as specified below .",
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"text": "Capacity management Capacity management is a process used to manage information technology ( IT ) . Its primary goal is to ensure that IT resources are right-sized to meet current and future business requirements in a cost-effective manner . One common interpretation of capacity management is described in the ITIL framework . ITIL version 3 views capacity management as comprising three sub-processes : business capacity management , service capacity management , and component capacity management ( known as resource capacity management in ITIL version 2 ) . As the usage of IT services change and functionality evolves , the amount of central processing units ( CPUs ) , memory and storage to a physical or virtual server etc. also changes . If it is possible to understand the demands being made currently , and how they will change over time , this approach proposes that capacity planning for IT service growth becomes easier and less reactive . If there are spikes in , for example , processing power at a particular time of the day , it proposes analyzing what is happening at that time and make changes to maximize the existing IT infrastructure , for example , tune the application , or move a batch cycle to a quieter period . This foresight from proactive capacity planning identifies : any potential capacity related issues likely to arise and justifies any necessary investment decisions to the business and IT stakeholders i.e. the precise server requirements to accommodate a future growth in IT resource demand , a technology refresh or a data center consolidation . These activities are intended to optimize performance and efficiency , and to plan for and justify financial investments . Capacity management is concerned with : Monitoring the performance and throughput or load on a server , server farm , or property Performance analysis of measurement data , including analysis of the impact of new releases on capacity Performance tuning of activities to ensure the most efficient use of existing infrastructure Understanding the demands on the service and future plans for workload growth ( or shrinkage ) Influences on demand for computing resources Capacity planning of storage , computer hardware , software and connection infrastructure resources required over some future period of time . Capacity management interacts with the discipline of Performance Engineering , both during the requirements and design activities of building a system , and when using performance monitoring as an input for managing capacity of deployed systems .",
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"text": "Supply management (procurement) The term supply management describes the methods and processes of modern corporate or institutional buying . This may be for the purchasing of supplies for internal use referred to as indirect goods and services , purchasing raw materials for the consumption during the manufacturing process , or for the purchasing of goods for inventory to be resold as products in the distribution and retail process . In many organizations , acquisition or buying of services is called contracting , while that of goods is called purchasing or procurement . The supply management function of an organization is responsible for various aspects of these acquisitions : Working with business leaders who have identified a business need or requirement to identify , source , contract , and procure the needed good or service from qualified suppliers Managing supplier performance Implementing technologies , processes , policies , and procedures to support the purchasing process ( Supplier Relationship Management ) . The supplier relationship management process : a process for providing the structure for how relationships with suppliers will be developed and maintained . Economic theories of supply and demand Supply management is generally regarded as a systematic business process that includes more functions than traditional buying , such as coordinating inbound and internal pre-production logistics and managing inventory . Supply management deals primarily with the oversight and management of materials and services inputs , management of the suppliers who provide those inputs , and support of the process of acquiring those inputs . The performance of supply management departments and supply management professionals is commonly measured in terms of amount of money saved for the organization . However , managing risk is one of the other critical aspects of supply management ; especially the risk of non-availability at the required time of quality goods and services critical for an organization 's survival and growth .",
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"text": "Primary ticket outlet Primary ticket outlets are organisations that contract directly with venues and promoters to sell event tickets on their behalf . Event promoters use primary ticket outlets to aid in the promotion of their events and often to manage their ticketing solutions . Primary ticket outlets contrast from secondary ticket outlets/ticket resale in that they have a direct relationship with the owner of a venue or event . The ticketing sector has made a big move into undermining the marketing abilities of the secondary ticketing outlets in order to strengthen the position of the primary ticket outlets as there has been an increase in the number of bogus tickets being bought .",
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"text": "Suppliers and Parts database The Suppliers and Parts database is an example relational database that is referred to extensively in the literature and described in detail in C. J. Date 's `` Introduction '' 8ed . It is a simple database comprising three tables : Supplier , Part and Shipment , and is often used as a minimal exemplar of the interrelationships found in a database . The Supplier relation holds information about suppliers . The SID attribute identifies the supplier , while the other attributes each hold one piece of information about the supplier . The Part relation holds information about parts . Likewise , the PID attribute identifies the part , while the other attributes hold information about the part . The Shipment relation holds information about shipments . The SID and PID attributes identify the supplier of the shipment and the part shipped , respectively . The remaining attribute indicates how many parts where shipped . Referential constraints known as Foreign keys ensure that these attributes can only hold values that are also found in the corresponding attributes in the Supplier and Parts relations . It is assumed that only one shipment exists for each supplier/part pairing , which is n't realistic for real world scenarios . This is intentionally oversimplified for pedagogical purposes , as is the entire database .",
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"text": "Bid and proposal In procurement of goods or services , the Bid and Proposal ( B&P ) are a firm 's plan ( proposal ) and proposed cost ( bid ) for fulfilling the conditions outlined in a Request for Proposal ( RFP ) or other information gathering or supplier contact activity . The development of a bid and proposal takes place early in the procurement process , and the resulting proposal will be subject to review by the purchaser and negotiation between the two parties . Developing a bid and proposal takes place before a contract vehicle is in place , meaning that firms undertake the costly tasks of proposal-writing and cost estimation before they are awarded a contract . Often in official use of these two terms a `` bid '' supposes the limits or scope of work is similar and usually the lowest `` bid '' is awarded work , especially in government contracts . Proposals mean the entity is fully aware the details and scope of work may vary and the work is awarded to the best `` plan '' and NOT the cheapest , lowest price . Quality and quantity are more of a consideration when proposals are taken seriously as opposed to the lowest `` bid '' . Category : Procurement",
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"text": "Academy Awards The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette , officially called the `` Academy Award of Merit '' , which has become commonly known by its nickname `` Oscar '' . The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953 . It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online . The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony . Its equivalents -- the Emmy Awards for television , the Tony Awards for theater , and the Grammy Awards for music and recording -- are modeled after the Academy Awards . The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , honoring the best films of 2016 , were held on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre , in Los Angeles , California . The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was broadcast on ABC . A total of 3,048 Oscars have been awarded from the inception of the award through the 88th .",
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"text": "1939 Academy Awards 1939 Academy Awards may refer to : 11th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1939 12th Academy Awards , the 1940 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1939",
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"text": "1988 Academy Awards 1988 Academy Awards may refer to : 60th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1988 61st Academy Awards , the 1989 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1988",
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"text": "NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture . This award has been given since 2005 and several films have been nominated for or won the Academy Award for Best Picture . These are listed with a symbol beside them .",
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"text": "Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation , established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ' educational and cultural activities , including the preservation of motion picture history . Although the current incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929 . Located in Hollywood , California at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study , the Archive has a diverse range of moving image material . The Archive 's collection comprises 85,000 titles and 190,000 separate items , including early American cinema , a vast collection of documentary films , filmed and taped interviews , amateur and private home movies of Hollywood legends , makeup and sound test reels , and a wide selection of experimental film , as well as Academy Award-winning films , Academy Award-nominated films , and a complete collection of every Academy Awards show since 1949 . Since acquiring the Packard Humanities Institute Collection , the Archive has the world 's largest known trailer collection . The Archive is also concerned with the preservation and restoration of films , as well as new technologies and methods of preservation , restoring over 800 titles of historical and artistic importance .",
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"text": "1975 Academy Awards 1975 Academy Awards may refer to : 47th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1975 48th Academy Awards , the 1976 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1975",
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"text": "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": "52nd Academy Awards The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14 , 1980 , at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson who , in noting the long duration of the production , joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their `` release '' from the ceremonies , a clear reference to the Iranian hostage crisis . Among the nominees for Best Supporting Actor were 8 year-old Justin Henry -- the youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever -- and 79-year-old Melvyn Douglas . This was the largest age difference between two competing actors in Oscar history until 2013 . Ironically , their age difference was partially the reason why Douglas did not attend the Oscars that night , despite winning the award . Henry was nominated for Kramer vs. Kramer , which out of its eight other nominations , finished with five awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Robert Benton , and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman .",
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"text": "National Board of Review: Top Ten Films The following is a list of the Top 10 Films chosen annually by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures , beginning in 1929 . From 1968 till 2005 , 29 times the NBR chose the film that would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture as Best Film . Twelve of these times , the film selected was number one on the NBR 's list for that year .",
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"text": "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": "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": "1956 Academy Awards 1956 Academy Awards may refer to : 28th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1956 29th Academy Awards , the 1957 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1956",
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"text": "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": "1985 Academy Awards 1985 Academy Awards may refer to : 57th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1985 58th Academy Awards , the 1986 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1985",
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"text": "Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best picture of the year .",
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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": "8th Academy Awards The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5 , 1936 , at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , California . They were hosted by Frank Capra . This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called `` Oscars '' . The category of Best Dance Direction was introduced this year . The DGA successfully lobbied for its elimination three years later . Mutiny on the Bounty became the last film to date to win Best Picture and nothing else ( following The Broadway Melody and Grand Hotel ) , and the only film to receive three nominations for Best Actor . This was the second and last year that write-in votes were allowed at the Oscars . A Midsummer Night 's Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar , taking Best Cinematography .",
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"text": "Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture The Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures is an award annually given since 2005 . Of all the 12 films awarded , 8 have gone on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature .",
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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": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .",
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"text": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .",
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"text": "Rob Lowe Robert Hepler Lowe ( -LSB- ˈloʊ -RSB- born March 17 , 1964 ) is an American actor . He came to prominence in the 1980s , playing teen and young adult roles in films such as The Outsiders ( 1983 ) , Oxford Blues ( 1984 ) , St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , and About Last Night ... ( 1986 ) . However , he continued acting in less prominent film roles , and went on to high-profile roles in television series such as The West Wing ( 1999 -- 2003 ) , Brothers & Sisters ( 2006 -- 2010 ) , and Parks and Recreation ( 2010 -- 2014 ) . In addition to receiving an Emmy Award nomination in 2001 for his work on The West Wing , Lowe has been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards ; his nominations span four of the seven categories for male actors .",
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"text": "Jeff Ross Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz ( born September 13 , 1965 ) , known professionally as Jeff Ross , is an American stand-up comedian , writer , and actor . His skill in doing high-profile celebrity roasts and his appearances in Comedy Central 's Roasts , have led him to be dubbed `` The Roastmaster General . '' He has appeared in various film , television , and cartoon projects . He has made appearances at events for U.S. soldiers and directed a documentary film covering his experiences touring U.S. bases in Iraq .",
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"text": "Crutch (film) Crutch is a 2004 autobiographical coming of age film written and directed by Rob Moretti .",
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"text": "Republican Party presidential primaries, 1964 The 1964 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1964 U.S. presidential election . Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1964 Republican National Convention held from July 13 to July 16 , 1964 , in San Francisco , California .",
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"text": "Jaron Lowenstein Jaron David Lowenstein ( born March 18 , 1974 ) is an American singer who formerly recorded with his identical twin brother , Evan , in the musical duo Evan and Jaron . As Jaron and the Long Road to Love , he released his debut single , `` Pray for You , '' to country radio in November 2009 . This song reached the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , and is included on the album Getting Dressed in the Dark . The second single , `` That 's Beautiful to Me '' , was released in September 2010 .",
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"text": "Rob Lock Robert `` Rob '' Lock , born May 22 , 1966 in Reedley , California , is a retired professional basketball player and currently a recreational pilot . Rob played collegiate ball with the University of Kentucky ( 1984 -- 1988 ) where he was a solid contributor off the bench and increased his stats every year he played . He entered the 1988 NBA Draft and was picked 51st in the third round by the Los Angeles Clippers ; however , Lock accepted an offer to play in Italy instead . He did eventually return to play for just 20 games with Clippers during the latter part of the 1988-89 NBA season . After retiring from basketball , Lock pursued his childhood dream of becoming a pilot . He is currently the owner of Waldo Wright 's Flying Service where he gives open cockpit rides to visitors in restored vintage biplanes . The family business is based in Polk City , Florida and is currently the largest provider of open cockpit flights .",
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"text": "Doug Lowenstein Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association ( ESA ) . He resigned on February 12 , 2007 to head up the newly formed Private Equity Council . Doug started his career as a reporter for The Buffalo Courier Express from 1973-74 . He was awarded the Buffalo newspaper Guild 's Rookie of the Year award in 1974 . He moved to Washington , DC in 1974 to take a position as a reporter for the Capitol Hill News Service . In 1976 , he joined the Cox Newspapers Washington Bureau . After six years at Cox , Lowenstein joined the Senate staff of U.S. Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum , Democrat of Ohio . He served the last two years of his five-year stint on the Hill as Metzenbaum 's Legislative Director . Doug became the first president of the ESA , then called the Interactive Digital Software Association ( IDSA ) , in June 1994 . Creator and owner of the E3 Tradeshow , the Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ) , and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences , the ESA is the only association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish video and computer games , for video game consoles , personal computers , and the Internet . As president , Lowenstein was responsible for the association 's operations and for sector-wide initiatives that affect the nation 's fastest growing entertainment industry . Doug worked cooperatively with parallel industry trade associations including the Video Software Dealers Association ( VSDA ) and Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association ( IEMA ) to defeat hundreds of anti-games legislation across the United States . He was the industry 's go-to person in Washington , D.C. on all legislative matters ranging from piracy to censorship and was frequently called upon as the trade 's spokesperson , representing the software publisher 's perspective . Lowenstein was a very public figure in his service of the games business - along with Patricia Vance , ESRB head and Hal Halpin , IEMA boss - and as such had both his supporters and detractors in the industry and media . Critics were vocal about his passivity with regard to anti-games advocates , most notably Jack Thompson , who repeatedly attacked Lowenstein personally and professionally , even going so far as to liken him to `` Hitler '' . Doug did however , deliver a very pointed speech in his final days in the job which drew the ire of many in the interactive entertainment business . Prior to joining the staff of the ESA , Lowenstein was an Executive Vice President in the Washington , D.C. and New York strategic communications firm Robinson Lake Sawyer Miller , Inc. . From 1986 to 1991 , Lowenstein was a principal in National Strategies , Inc. , a Washington , D.C. public policy consulting firm . In 1982 , he began a five year-stint in the office of U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum ( D-Ohio ) , including two as Legislative Director . From 1976 to 1982 , Lowenstein was a Washington , D.C. correspondent in the Cox Newspapers Washington bureau . Lowenstein is also the author of `` Lowenstein : Acts of Courage and Belief '' about his late uncle , political and civil rights activist and former Congressman Allard Lowenstein .",
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"text": "1964 WANFL season The 1964 WANFL season was the 80th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League .",
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"text": "Bosco Lowe Bosco Lowe ( March 27 , 1943 ) , is a retired NASCAR and ARCA driver who mainly competed in the Busch Grand National Series , now Xfinity .",
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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": "Teen-Age Strangler Teen-Age Strangler is a 1964 crime drama film , made in Huntington , West Virginia . It exploits the popular concern with Juvenile delinquency of the American Cold War period . It was re-released in black & white in 1990 , resulting in local screenings , newspaper writeups , and cast reunions . It was featured on a Season 5 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( MST3K ) . Actor John Humphreys , who played the role of `` Mikey '' appeared at the MST3K first Conventio-Con in September , 1994 .",
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"text": "Rob Minkoff Robert R. `` Rob '' Minkoff ( born August 11 , 1962 ) is an American filmmaker . He is known for directing the double Academy Award -- winning animated feature The Lion King ( along with Roger Allers ) .",
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"text": "1964 Detroit Tigers season The 1964 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball . The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 85 -- 77 , 14 games behind the New York Yankees .",
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"text": "Bob Marshall (California politician) Robert `` Bob '' Marshall Sr. ( June 9 , 1934 -- May 8 , 2012 ) was an American politician and real estate agent . Marshall served as the Mayor of San Bruno , California , for several terms from April 1980 to November 1991 . His longtime involvement in San Bruno politics and the regional real estate market earned him the nickname , `` Mr. San Bruno . '' Marshall was born in San Francisco , California , on June 9 , 1934 . He attended Corpus Christi elementary school and graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory , a Catholic secondary school located in San Francisco 's Cathedral Hill neighborhood . He joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea . Marshall moved to San Bruno , California , in 1959 and opened his real estate company , Marshall Realty , that same year . In addition to his residence in San Bruno , he had a second home in St. Helena , California . Marshall served on the San Bruno city council for twelve years . In 1980 , he began his first term as Mayor of San Bruno . During his tenure , Marshall oversaw the city 's efforts to construct the senior center , which opened in 1990 , earning the facility the nickname `` The House that Bob Built . '' Marshall is also credited with establishing San Bruno 's sister city agreement with Narita , Japan , in 1990 . He remained in the mayor 's office until November 1991 . Outside politics he was named a Realtor Emeritus with the National Association of Realtors . Marshall was a founding member of the Peninsula Bank of Commerce and former President of the North County Board of Realtors and the San Bruno Lions Club . Marshall suffered injuries from a fall on March 30 , 2012 . He died from complications of the accident on May 8 , 2012 , at Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame , California , at the age of 77 . He was survived by his wife of 54 years , Paula , and their four children . His funeral was held at St. Robert 's Catholic Church in San Bruno .",
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"text": "Robert Cohen (writer) Robert `` Rob '' Cohen is a Canadian comedy writer and director . He was raised in Calgary , Alberta and has written for The Simpsons , The Wonder Years , The Ben Stiller Show , MADtv , Just Shoot Me ! , Father of the Pride , and American Dad ! . He has worked on The Big Bang Theory as co-executive producer ( 16 episodes ) and writer ( 4 episodes ) . He is the older brother of recurring Simpsons writer Joel H. Cohen . Robert 's writing career has covered every form of TV , from sketch to multi-camera , single-camera and animation .",
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"text": "Rob D'Alton Robert Gordon `` Rob '' D'Alton ( born 22 February 1923 , date of death unknown ) was an Irish sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics . He weighed 150 lbs . ( 68 kg )",
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"text": "Bryan Lowe Bryan Lowe ( 5 November 1925 -- 22 October 2015 ) was an English cricketer . He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cheshire . He was born in Worsley , Salford , Lancashire . Lowe , who had played with the team in the Minor Counties Championship since 1948 , made a single List A appearance for the team , in the 1964 Gillette Cup , against Surrey . From the upper-middle order , he scored a duck .",
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"text": "Rodney Rowland Rodney G. Rowland ( born February 20 , 1964 ) is an American actor . He is credited as Rod Rowland in more recent productions , given his predilection to being called Rod . Rowland 's most noted appearances to date were as 1st Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes in 1995 's Space : Above and Beyond and P. Wiley in The 6th Day , starring Arnold Schwarzenegger .",
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"text": "Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964 Billboard Top Country Hits : 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990 , featuring 10 hit country music recordings from 1964 . Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart during 1964 , including the year 's No. 1 song , `` My Heart Skips a Beat '' by Buck Owens . The other two tracks -- `` Chug-A-Lug '' by Roger Miller and `` The Race is On '' by George Jones -- peaked in the Top 5 .",
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"text": "Confessions (Usher album) Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer Usher . It was released on March 23 , 2004 , by Arista Records . Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 , with its production handled by his longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri , alongside with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lil Jon , among others . Primarily an R&B album , Confessions showcases Usher as a crooner through a mixture of ballads and up-tempos , incorporating musical genres of dance-pop , hip hop and crunk . The album 's themes generated controversy about Usher 's personal relationships ; however , the album 's primary producer Jermaine Dupri claimed the album reflects his personal story . The album became an instant commercial success in the United States , selling 1.1 million copies in its first week . Its continued success was bolstered by its four chart-topping singles . To begin strategizing of boosting its sales amid threats of bootlegging , the special edition for the album was issued , which includes the hit single , `` My Boo '' ; a duet with Alicia Keys . Despite some mixed criticism towards its lyrical substance , Confessions received mostly positive reviews and earned Usher several awards ; including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album . The album has been regarded by music writers as Usher 's greatest work , and according to Billboard , is the second best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United States . With over eight million copies sold in 2004 , the album 's commercial success was viewed as a sign of recovering album sales in the US , following three years of decline . It was also exemplary of urban music 's commercial peak and dominance of the Billboard charts in 2004 . Confessions has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and , as of 2016 , has sold over 11 million copies in the US and over 20 million copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Half a Confession is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe . It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony .",
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"text": "Confessions and Lamentations `` Confessions and Lamentations '' is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 .",
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"text": "Confession (law) In the law of criminal evidence , a confession is a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person . Some secondary authorities , such as Black 's Law Dictionary , define a confession in more narrow terms , e.g. as `` a statement admitting or acknowledging all facts necessary for conviction of a crime , '' which would be distinct from a mere admission of certain facts that , if true , would still not , by themselves , satisfy all the elements of the offense . The equivalent in civil cases is a statement against interest .",
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"text": "Anastacia discography The discography of Anastacia , an American singer-songwriter , consists of six studio albums , twenty two singles , twenty three music videos , and two DVDs . She released her debut album , Not That Kind on June 13 , 2000 . The album reached the top ten in eight countries in Europe and Asia . It went four times platinum in Europe and triple platinum in Australia ; her debut single `` I 'm Outta Love '' was a global smash hit in 1999 topping the charts in Belgium , Australia and New Zealand , peaking at number two in France , Switzerland , Italy and Ireland as well as also reaching number six both in Germany . The second single `` Not That Kind '' reached number 11 in the UK and became a Top 10 hit in Italy . It also entered the Top 20 in Switzerland and France . `` Cowboys & Kisses '' was released as the third single off the album , charting in the top forty in some European countries . As the last promotional only single , `` Made for Lovin ' You '' charted in the UK at number twenty-seven and in France at number seventy-two . Her second album Freak of Nature released in 2001 , achieved successful sales in the U.K. where it went triple platinum as well as being a hit throughout continental Europe , however unlike her debut it did not match the same level of international success . The first single released was `` Paid My Dues '' . The song became an overall hit , in 2001 , peaking in Denmark , Italy , Norway , and Switzerland , and reaching the top ten in several other mainland European countries . The second single , released in 2002 , `` One Day in Your Life '' , reached number eleven in the UK and the top ten in many European countries . The next single `` Why 'd You Lie to Me '' reached the top thirty in the UK . `` You 'll Never Be Alone '' , the fourth single , reached number twenty-eight on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S. Anastacia quickly became her most successful album to date , giving her a third consecutive triple platinum album in the U.K. and reaching the top of national charts of Ireland , the Netherlands , Australia , Greece , Germany and other countries . Unlike her first two albums , which were released in her homeland of America , Anastacia was not , despite being scheduled for release on three occasions . The first single , released in March , was `` Left Outside Alone '' , which saw a change in direction for Anastacia . It was one of the biggest songs in Europe of 2004 , reaching number one Austria , Italy , Spain , Switzerland and number two in Denmark , Germany , Ireland , the Netherlands , Norway and number three in the United Kingdom and Hungary . Overall the song remained at No. 1 on the European Billboards for 15 weeks . The song also peaked in the Australian charts where it went on to become the countries ' second biggest selling single of 2004 . Anastacia released three further internationally successful singles ; `` Sick and Tired '' ( which gave her another number one in Spain and another UK top five single ) , `` Welcome to My Truth '' ( her best-selling hit in Spain ) , and the ballad `` Heavy on My Heart '' proceeds from the sale of which went towards her Anastacia Fund ( a charitable organization providing research funding for breast cancer ) . On July 24 , Anastacia announced that her fourth studio album Heavy Rotation would be released October 27 , 2008 in Europe and Asia ( and elsewhere in 2009 ) . Her fourth studio album proved to be less successful than her previous ones ; her singles failed to reach the top 40 in her most commercially successful country ( UK ) . The album 's first single , called `` I Can Feel You '' , began playing in some radio markets on August 25 , 2008 . The second single from Heavy Rotation was `` Absolutely Positively '' , later served as a promotional single only . The third official single from the album had been confirmed as `` Defeated '' and was released as a promotional single only in Europe without a music video . It 's a Man 's World , a collection of her covers by rock male artists was released on November 9 , 2012 . Anastacia confirmed via her Twitter account that she was currently writing songs for producers , John Fields and Steve Diamond and also , recording her sixth studio album which will return to her own chosen `` sprock '' sound . The album , entitled Resurrection , is to be released in May 2014 with the lead single `` Stupid Little Things '' was released on April 4 and was met with overwhelmingly positive reaction from music critics with MTV 's Brad Stern including it in the 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week ! stating that it was ` return to form ' from the ` pop princess and proof that Anastacia 's a true survivor ' , after her second battle with breast cancer .",
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"text": "Confessions of a Nice Girl Confessions of a Nice Girl is the third studio album by American country music artist Katie Armiger . It was released by Cold River Records in 2010 . Three singles were released from this album in 2010 : `` Kiss Me Now '' , `` Leaving Home '' and `` Best Song Ever '' , the latter of which is her best charted single to date . It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2011 . The album was re-released in late 2011 with new bonus tracks , including `` I Do But Do I , '' which served as the album 's fourth single . `` Scream '' was released in October 2011 as the fifth single .",
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"text": "Exposures – In Retrospect and Denial Exposures -- In Retrospect and Denial is a compilation album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity , that was released in 2004 . Disc 1 Tracks 1 and 2 were recorded during the Damage Done sessions in 2002 . Track 1 had been unreleased , and track 2 had been only available on the Japanese version of the album . Disc 1 Tracks 3-5 were recorded during the Haven sessions in 2000 . Tracks 3 and 4 had been unreleased , and track 5 had been only available on the Japanese version of the album . Disc 1 Tracks 6 and 7 were recorded during the Projector sessions in 1998 . Track 6 had been available on the limited digipak edition of the album , and track 7 was on a Limited Edition of this album . Disc 1 Tracks 8 and 9 were taken from the A Moonclad Reflection EP ( 1992 ) . Disc 1 Tracks 10-12 were taken from the Trail of Life Decayed demo ( 1991 ) . Some early versions of the release for Disc 1 , have the tracks 3 & 4 and 6 & 7 flipped or misprinted .",
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"text": "Confessions (Lecrae song) `` Confessions '' , styled `` Confe $ $ ions '' , is a Christian hip hop song by Lecrae from his album Gravity , released on September 4 , 2012 . Lyrically , the song critiques the pursuit of wealth and expresses the emptiness and lack of peace that comes with materialism .",
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"text": "Confessions of a Gambler Confessions of a Gambler is a 2007 film that depicts a woman 's struggles in life , and how she turns to gambling and later becomes addicted . It is based on a true story and is written by the lead actor , Rayda Jacobs . The book on which it is based won The Sunday Times Fiction Prize in 2004 .",
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"text": "Testify (P.O.D. album) Testify is the sixth studio album by American recording group P.O.D. . It was originally set for a December 2005 release but finally slated for January 24 , 2006 by Atlantic Records . This is P.O.D. 's first major-label album not produced by Howard Benson . The full album was leaked to file-sharing networks on January 20 , 2006 , just four days before its release . It was also their last album with Jason Truby on guitar , before he left the band in December 2006 . This album was also available in the Testify ( Limited Edition ) version with a bonus CD ( called Beyond Testify ) featuring commentary by the band on every song on the album , as well as four bonus songs and a remix that did n't make the album . The album 's first single , `` Goodbye for Now , '' went on to become the No. 1 music video on MTV 's TRL and became P.O.D. 's unprecedented 4th No. 1 video . The song also enjoyed heavy play on the radio . Testify became the No. 1 selling Christian album on Billboard for several weeks and , as of May 2006 , had been in the Top 25 for a total of 16 weeks . It opened at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with 58,000 scans and has sold over 210,000 copies in the US and over 500,000 copies worldwide .",
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"text": "Family Secrets (TV series) Family Secrets is a television documentary series which premiered in February 2003 , created and produced by Maureen Judge . The 30 minute episodes featured raw , compelling and honest accounts of the impact of secrets on families and their lives . The show used a mix of fly-on-the-wall style observational scenes , informal interviews , home movies , and other material . Each episode features a different family , taking viewers on an intensely personal , humorously nervous and emotionally moving journey into the private world of family relationships .",
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"text": "Taxicab Confessions Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that have aired on HBO since January 1995 . In segments taped in New York City and Las Vegas , the taxi drivers are also producers who steer both the vehicle and the conversations with passengers . When passengers enter the cab , they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi . The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and/or present circumstances . This has led some participants to reflect on their life , recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs . Much is verbally or visually graphic , including explicit sex talk and sex acts performed in the back seat . At the end of the taxi ride , passengers are asked to sign waivers allowing the hidden camera footage to be used on the program , and footage of this revelation is sometimes seen during the closing credits . Separating the segments are short video montages showing life in the city , incorporating quick cuts of club interiors , flashing neon signage , strippers and the homeless , along with the series theme music , `` Over the Rainbow '' by Me First and the Gim me Gimmes . The series originated in New York , moved to Las Vegas and in recent years returned to New York .",
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"text": "True Confessions Tour True Confessions Tour was a concert tour by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . A concert video , Hard to Handle , filmed in Sydney , Australia on February 24 and 25 was directed by Gillian Armstrong . The HBO Special was released on Virgin Music VHS in 1986 .",
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"text": "One Lie Fits All One Lie Fits All is the third album from One Minute Silence . It was released on 7 July 2003 . Produced by John Leckie , it was the band 's last album before they announced their breakup in October 2003 and never enjoyed a supporting tour , unlike the two EP 's ( Revolution and We Bounce - a two part single for `` I Wear My Skin '' was also released ) which came during the anticipation for the album release . The album was a marked progression from their previous rap metal style displayed on Available In All Colours ( and to a lesser degree Buy Now ... Saved Later which was quite similar in its toned down , more mellow vibe ) the sound was much more refined and reflective in places . Although the album still had its epic tracks which the band were known for , especially live .",
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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": "AC4 AC4 is a hardcore band from Umeå , Sweden . Refused members Dennis Lyxzén and David Sandström had been talking about starting a new band for a long time . In the spring of 2008 Karl Backman had written songs for the new band and they started to rehearse . Jens Nordén had played with Lyxzén in pre-Refused straight edge hardcore band Step Forward ( 1987-1991 ) and since 1990 with Backman in punk band The Vectors . The `` AC '' in the name is the regional code for the Västerbotten province where Umeå is located . The first show was at a squatting on Parkgatan in Umeå on the Mayu 5th , 2008 . In May 2008 someone posted a live song on YouTube . It got on Kerrang 's playlist and had over 14,000 hits the first week . They performed at Storsjöyran and Umeå Punkfest in 2008 . In 2009 they performed at Way Out West Festival and released the self-titled debut album on Lyxzén 's label Ny Våg . In 2010 their European tour took them around their native Sweden , as well as Norway , Denmark , Germany , Belgium , Austria , France , Italy , England and Wales . They also released the Umeå Hardcore 7 '' EP in Europe , a special 7 '' for Australia only and the debut album came out in America . AC4 initially refused to do interviews with mainstream media and would only answer questions from fanzine writers who were under the age of 18 . To promote their Australian tour in April , 2011 , Dennis conducted a number of interviews with the local press , including Melbourne radio show Bullying The Jukebox . While on tour in Australia a short documentary film about the band entitled `` A few minutes with AC4 '' was filmed , along with a promotional video for the song `` Wo n't Bow Down '' from their debut album . In May 2012 the band announced that Sandström had been replaced by Christoffer Röstlund Jonsson ( DS-13 ) and that the recording of a second album had begun . The album `` Burn The World '' was released in March 2013 on Ny Våg records and Deathwish Inc. . . The band is also performing at some upcoming festivals including Groezrock on a spring 2013 tour . A week before the tour the band announced that Nordén had suddenly left AC4 , but is being replaced by their producer Fredrik Lyxzén .",
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"text": "Death row Death row is a special section of a prison in the United States that houses inmates who are awaiting execution after being sentenced to death for the conviction of a capital crime . The US is the only Western country that still applies the death penalty for capital crimes . Thirty-one of its 50 states and the federal government authorize this penalty . But by 2016 , sixteen of these states and the federal government had a formal or `` de facto '' moratorium , due in large part to questions about the death penalty itself or the use of lethal injection as a method of execution . `` Death row '' is a term also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution ( `` being on death row '' ) , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists . After a person is found guilty of a capital offense , the judge will give the jury the option of imposing a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ( LWOP ) . It is up to a jury to decide whether to give the death sentence ; this usually has to be a unanimous decision . If sentenced to death , a convict will remain on death row during appeal and habeas corpus procedures , which can take years . Since 1973 and later , with an increasing number of persons being freed since 1993 , some 157 persons as of January 2017 have been exonerated on appeal and released from death row . Wrongful convictions have been proven based on DNA evidence , informants retracting testimony or being proven false , prosecutorial misconduct , racial bias in jury selection , and other constitutional issues .",
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"text": "The Fourth World War The Fourth World War is a 2003 feature film directed by Richard Rowley .",
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"text": "Gay SG Confessions Created on 14 February 2013 in the footsteps of a host of popular `` confessions '' pages hosted on Facebook , Gay SG Confessions is a Singapore-based LGBT-focused confessions page that hosts a collection of anonymous user-contributed personal stories regarding gay issues such as coming out to family and friends , dealing with social acceptance and rejection , sexual health and emotional well-being education as well as gay relationship troubles .",
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"text": "Bells of Innocence Bells of Innocence is 2003 Christian film directed by Alin Bijan and written by Chris Bessey . It stars son-father actors Mike and Chuck Norris , David A. R. White , Marshall R. Teague , and Chuck 's real-life granddaughter Gabby Di Ciolli ( Mike 's niece , who uses her father 's last name ) as `` Lyric '' . It was released on April 6 , 2003 in the United States .",
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"text": "The Casual Fiasco The Casual Fiasco is an American band that was active from 2003-2007 . The band 's beginnings can be traced to St. Lawrence University in Canton , New York , where Reilly and Read went to school together . While completing their undergraduate degrees , they began writing songs and playing at small , local venues such as the Tick Tock Inn and the Glass Onion as an acoustic duo , eventually incorporating friends on bass , drums and keyboards to round out their sound . During Reilly 's senior year , the band began a heavy touring schedule that included many northeast colleges and universities , where the band began to build an underground following . While in school , the band self-financed two records ; `` The Casual Fiasco , '' affectionately referred to by early fans as `` The Black Album , '' a play off of Phish 's `` The White Tape , '' was released in 2003 . `` Prototype '' was released in 2004 , which features several of the songs that would become popular in later years , including `` Down on Sunday , `` Feather '' and `` Prototype . '' When Read and Reilly decided to move to Burlington , Vermont after graduation , they teamed up with Josh Cleaver on bass and Joshua Pfeil on drums and percussion and the true incarnation of The Casual Fiasco was born . The group quickly became the house band at the legendary Nectar 's , a mid-sized venue in Burlington that was once home to the popular jam-band Phish , tightening their sound and beginning work on what would become their defining EP , `` Body Over Mind , '' with Grammy Nominated producer Jack Gauthier . The release of the EP marked a turning point for the band , as several tracks were picked up by college and independent radio , including `` Head Up , '' `` Mint Condition , '' `` Too Much Too Fast , '' and `` Need my Fill . '' The band played 150 concerts in 2005 , building a following and drawing larger and larger crowds to venues that included Higher Ground ( Burlington ) , The Knitting Factory ( New York City ) and The Paradise ( Boston ) . The band also ventured outside of the Northeast for the first time , touring the south and sharing bills with acts that include State Radio and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , among others . The Fiasco also continued to build a college following , performing at dozens of universities over the course of the year . The band 's increased success lead to even more extensive touring during 2006 , performing over 180 dates and headlining venues from Maine to Florida and thru the Midwest . Now a Northeast club and university mainstay , the band was headlining prestigious concert halls and sharing bills with their heroes . The Casual Fiasco played 85 shows in 2007 , hanging up their instruments during July of that year , largely due to exhaustion . Over the course of 4.5 years The Casual Fiasco played nearly 700 concerts , logged over 250,000 miles on their van , and entertained tens of thousands of concert goers .",
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"text": "Levi Miller Levi Zane Miller ( born 30 September 2002 ) is an Australian actor and model . Levi was the leading actor in his major film debut the 2015 film Pan , starring as the well known Peter Pan . Previously , he appeared in the film A Heartbeat Away ( 2012 ) and in short films such as Akiva ( 2010 ) and Great Adventures ( 2012 ) . One of Levi 's more recent roles was in the movie Red Dog : True Blue where he played Mick . In 2015 , he was named ambassador for Polo , the Ralph Lauren kids ' fall campaign . Levi plays Charlie Bucktin in the film adaptation of Australian novel Jasper Jones ( 2017 ) . Levi is confirmed to be playing Calvin O'Keefe in the American fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time ( 2018 ) , which is scheduled to premiere on April 6 , 2018 .",
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"text": "Captain Hook Captain James Hook is a fictional character , the antagonist of J. M. Barrie 's play Peter Pan ; or , the Boy Who Would n't Grow Up and its various adaptations , in which he is Peter Pan 's archenemy . The character is a pirate captain of the brig Jolly Roger ; Barrie identifies him as Blackbeard 's former bo ` sun . His two principal fears are the sight of his own blood ( supposedly an unnatural colour ) and the crocodile who pursues him after eating the hand cut off by Pan . An iron hook replaced his severed hand , which gave the pirate his name . After getting a taste of Hook , the crocodile pursues him relentlessly , but the ticking clock it has swallowed warns Hook of its presence .",
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"text": "Peter Linz Peter Linz ( born June 28 , 1967 ) is an American puppeteer . His most prominent role is being the performer for the character Walter who was introduced in the 2011 feature film The Muppets. , and Herry Monster from Sesame Street in 2017 . Linz recounts receiving the role as his favorite ; `` Apart from my wedding day and birth of my children , being cast as Walter was one of the greatest moments of my life . I was beyond happiness . '' He has performed many characters on children 's television shows : perhaps some of his best known performing roles are Snook in It 's a Big Big World , Tutter in Bear in the Big Blue House and Theo Lion in Between the Lions , though he has also performed in Blue 's Room , Sesame Street , and The Puzzle Place . Linz also performed in the Broadway musical Avenue Q.",
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"text": "Pollyanna (1960 film) Pollyanna is a 1960 Walt Disney Productions feature film , starring child actress Hayley Mills , Jane Wyman , Karl Malden , and Richard Egan , in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town . Based on the novel Pollyanna ( 1913 ) by Eleanor Porter , the film was written and directed by David Swift . The film marks Mills 's first of six films for Disney , and it won the actress an Academy Juvenile Award .",
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"text": "Never Never Land (film) Never Never Land is a 1980 British drama film directed by Paul Annett and starring Petula Clark , Cathleen Nesbitt , John Castle , and Anne Seymour . It is named after Neverland , the magical setting of the classic children 's tales of Peter Pan .",
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"text": "El Mono relojero El Mono relojero is a 1938 Argentine animated short film directed by Quirino Cristiani . It is the only film from this director that exists up to this day , since all his other productions ( including the first two animated feature films , El Apóstol ( 1917 ) and Sin dejar rastros ( 1918 ) , as well as the first animated film with sound , Peludópolis ( 1931 ) ) were lost in a series of fires at the facilities where the negatives and copies were stored ; Sin dejar rastros was confiscated on the day of its premiere , and is believed to have been immediately destroyed . El mono relojero was saved from the fires because , by chance , the author of its script Constancio C. Vigil had a copy of his own . The film premiered in Buenos Aires . It was intended to be the first of a series of animated adaptations of the children 's books written by Vigil , but differences between him and Quirino Cristiani , who possessed a willful streak , prevented the production of subsequent installments . El mono relojero was not especially representative of the filmography of Quirino Cristiani . The film 's themes and style were clearly Vigil 's , and it was one of the few directed by Cristiani to lack the element of political satire .",
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"text": "Ludwig Satz Ludwig Satz ( 18 February 1891 -- 31 August 1944 ) was an actor in Yiddish theater and film , best known for his comic roles . A 1925 New York Times article singles him out as the greatest Yiddish comic actor of the time . He was born in Lemberg ( Lwów ) , Austria-Hungary ( now Lviv , Ukraine ) . At the age of 18 he formed his own theater company in Galicia ; he emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 . Satz played the male lead in the 1931 film His Wife 's Lover ( Zayn Vaybs Lubovnik ) , which was billed as the `` first Jewish musical comedy talking picture '' . He also played on Broadway , one of his more noted roles being Abe Potash in the 1926 Potash and Perlmuter of A. H. Woods . He starred in A Galitsianer Khasene ( A wedding in Galitsia ) ( music by Herman Wohl , lyrics Boris Rozenthal ) with Zina Goldstein and in Ven di zun geyt oyf ( Sunrise ) with Ola Lilith . His last role was in The Golden Land at the Public Theatre in 1943 . He died in New York City in 1944 survived by his widow , Lillie ; three daughters ( Celia , Mimi , and Frances ) ; two brothers , Alexander and Eli , `` an actor known professionally as Eli Mintz . ''",
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"text": "Peter Pan (1924 film) Peter Pan is a 1924 silent adventure film released by Paramount Pictures , the first film adaptation of the play by J. M. Barrie . It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan , Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook , Mary Brian as Wendy , and Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell . Anna May Wong , a groundbreaking Chinese-American actress , played the Indian princess Tiger Lily .",
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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": "Playful Pan Playful Pan is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film . It was released in December 27 , 1930 by Columbia Pictures .",
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"text": "Wonderland (2013 film) Wonderland ( -LSB- פלאות , Plaot -RSB- , lit . Wonders ) , also known as The Wonders is an Israeli film directed by Avi Nesher was released in 2013 . This is a comic thriller which is a tribute to the film noir genre . In the film stands the figure of a young man known as Bunny , which opens the door to a private investigator for observation The flat opposite .",
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"text": "Georges Méliès filmography Georges Méliès ( 1861 -- 1938 ) was a French filmmaker and magician generally regarded as the first person to recognize the potential of narrative film . He made about 520 films between 1896 and 1912 , covering a range of genres including trick films , fantasies , comedies , advertisements , satires , costume dramas , literary adaptations , erotic films , melodramas , and imaginary voyages . His works are often considered as important precursors to further developments in modern narrative cinema , though some recent academicians have argued that Méliès 's films are better understood as spectacular theatrical creations rooted in the 19th-century féerie tradition . After attending the first demonstration of the Lumière Brothers ' Kinetoscope in December 1895 , he bought a film projector from the British film experimenter Robert W. Paul and began using it to project short films at his theater of illusions , the Théâtre Robert-Houdin , in Paris . Having studied the principles on which Paul 's projector ran , Méliès was able to modify the machine so that it could be used as a makeshift camera . He began making his own short films with it in May 1896 , founded the Star Film Company in the same year , and built his own studio in Montreuil , Seine-Saint-Denis in 1897 . His films A Trip to the Moon ( 1902 ) , The Kingdom of the Fairies ( 1903 ) , and The Impossible Voyage ( 1904 ) were among the most popular films of the first few years of the twentieth century , and Méliès built a second studio , complete with artificial light fittings , in 1907 . However , various factors ( American film piracy , price standardizations prescribed in 1908 by the Motion Picture Patents Company , and the waning popularity of fanciful magic films chief among them ) led eventually to Méliès 's financial ruin and the closing of his studio . His last films were made under the supervision of the rival filmmaker Charles Pathé , and in 1922 -- 23 Méliès sold his studios , closed the Théâtre Robert-Houdin , and discarded his own collection of his negative and positive prints . In 1925 he began selling toys and candy from a stand in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris . Thanks to the efforts of film history devotées , especially René Clair , Jean George Auriol , and Paul Gilson , Méliès and his work were rediscovered in the late 1920s , and he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1931 . In the list below , Méliès 's films are numbered according to their order in the catalogues of the Star Film Company . In Méliès 's numbering system , films were listed and numbered according to their order of production , and each catalogue number denotes about 20 meters of film ( thus , for example , A Trip to the Moon , at about 260 meters long , is listed as # 399 -- 411 ) . The original French release titles , as well as the original titles used in the US and UK versions of the Star Film catalogues , are listed in the body of the filmography ; notable variant titles are provided in smaller text . The parenthetical descriptive subtitles used in the catalogues ( e.g. scène comique ) are also provided whenever possible . Films directed by Méliès but not originally released by the Star Film Company ( such as The Coronation of Edward VII , released by Charles Urban , or The Conquest of the Pole , released by Pathé Frères ) are also included . Where available , the list also includes information on whether each film survives , survives in fragmentary form , or is presumed lost . Unless otherwise referenced , the information presented here is derived from the 2008 filmography prepared by Jacques Malthête , augmented by filmographies prepared in the 1970s by Paul Hammond and John Frazer .",
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"text": "The Boy Who Could Fly (2015 film) The Boy Who Could Fly is a 2015 American live-action fantasy film directed by Julian Sol Jordan . The film is a adaptation of Scottish author J. M. Barrie 's Peter Pan story , first staged in 1904 . It stars Felix Delaughter , Oscar Delaughter , Julius Delaughter , and Julian Jordan as Peter Pan . It serves as a Peter Pan adaptation about one of Peter Pan 's Lost Boys .",
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"text": "Peter Corry Peter Corry is a Northern Irish singer , director , producer and actor . As a performer Corry has been cast in productions of Cosi fan tutte , as Guglielmo , The Marriage of Figaro as Figaro , Sweeney in `` Sweeney Todd , the Demon Barbour of Fleet Street '' Andrew in `` On Eagles Wing '' , Jamie in `` The Last 5 Years '' , Anatoly in `` Chess '' , in The Beggars Opera he played Captain Macheath and Ignati in `` The Crocodile '' . He performed as Dean Martin in The Rat Pack , starred in Night of 1,000 Stars at the Royal Albert Hall and performed in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber . He sang `` Bring Him Home '' and `` The Long and Winding Road '' at George Best 's funeral . In 2006 , he featured in Washington on St Patrick 's Day and performed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , Nevada . Corry tours The Netherlands regularly . His shows there have included `` The Magical Rhythms of Ireland '' , `` Celtic Rhythms '' `` Irish Christmas '' and `` Peter Corry in Concert '' . He spent three years playing Inspector Javert , in the West End , and the UK tour of the Schonberg and Boubil 's , Les Misérables . Corry has presented his own TV series , The Peter Corry Show with BBC Northern Ireland and has hosted several radio series for BBC Radio Ulster including two series of `` Showtunes '' . He starred in `` On Eagles Wing '' for PBS Television USA and `` The Voice Within - Songs of Hope '' RTE Television . He acted as a mentor in `` Jam the Musical '' for RTE Television . He produced Les Misérables at Belfast 's Odyssey Arena , at the time the largest production to be staged . Corry 's production company , ` PC Productions '' also staged `` One Enchanted Evening '' and `` The Night of 1000 Voices '' at the Odyssey Arena starring David Essex , the cast of `` Riverdance '' and Sir James Galway . PC Productions produced the `` Making a Difference '' Awards for the Belfast Telegraph and the `` 40 years Celebration of Mary Peters '' both at the Grand Opera House Belfast . The latter featured among others Sir Steve Redgrave , Dame Kelly Holmes , Daley Thompson , Jane Torvill , Sue Barker , Eamonn Holmes , Barry Douglas and Van Morrison . In 2016 he produced `` The Red Velvet Cabaret '' tour and `` Twilight at the Trust '' at Mount Stewart stately home Northern Ireland . He has directed productions of `` Annie Get Your Gun '' , `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' , `` Oklahoma ! '' . A USA tour of `` Celtic Rhythms '' and European tours of `` Irish Wings '' and `` The Magic of the Tenors '' . In 2014 he staged a new show called `` Spectacular , Spectacular '' which toured Ireland . He has also directed youth productions of `` The Producers '' , `` Oklahoma ! '' and `` Les Miserables '' . At the Edinburgh Playhouse he directed `` Into the Woods '' and `` Oliver ! '' as well as Perform Boot Camps production of `` Cats '' at the SSE Arena Belfast . Since 2009 he has produced , directed and hosted the popular Belfast Christmas Spectacular `` The Music Box '' ( 2009-2016 ) Peter Corry has recorded 11 solo albums and 4 production albums . Discography Peter Corry in Concert Lullaby My Heart Goes On My Lagan Love Broadway and Beyond Irish Night My Christmas Your Christmas Sounds of the Soul Peter Corry Keeping the Dream Alive Ellis Island Here Stands a Man Show Albums The Voice Within On Eagles Wing Celtic Rhythms Celtic Nights",
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"text": "The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated epic musical drama film and the first traditional animated film produced and released by DreamWorks . The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt . Directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells , the film features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer in a dual role , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin , and Martin Short . Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after founding DreamWorks in 1995 . To make this inaugural project , DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and the recently disbanded Amblimation , totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 different nations . The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . Theatrically released on December 18 , 1998 , and on home video on September 14 , 1999 , reviews were generally positive , with critics praising the animation , music , and voice work . The film went on to gross over $ 218 million worldwide in theaters , which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time . The film 's success led to the direct-to-video prequel Joseph : King of Dreams ( 2000 ) and the development of a stage adaptation . The song `` When You Believe '' became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards .",
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"text": "The Nutcracker Prince The Nutcracker Prince is a 1990 Canadian animated romantic fantasy film made by Lacewood Productions and released by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It was directed by Paul Schibli . The film was based on the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann and also influenced by its ballet adaptation The Nutcracker . Tchaikovsky 's music to that ballet is used as the main instrumental soundtrack . The film centers on a young man named Hans who is transformed into a nutcracker by mice , and can only break the spell if he slays the Mouse King and wins the heart of a girl named Clara . The film features the voice talents of Kiefer Sutherland as Hans ( The Nutcracker ) , Megan Follows as Clara , Mike MacDonald as the evil Mouseking , Peter O'Toole as Pantaloon , an old soldier , Phyllis Diller as the Mousequeen , and Peter Boretski as Uncle Drosselmeier .",
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"text": "Mark Lester Mark Lester ( born Mark A. Letzer ; 11 July 1958 ) is an English former child actor known for playing the title role in the 1968 musical film version of Oliver ! and starring in a number of other British and European films of the 1960s and 1970s and in a number of television series .",
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"text": "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": "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": "The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 American fantasy adventure film based on Carlo Collodi 's original novel of the same name co-written and directed by Steve Barron . Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills , Tom Bender and Barry Berman on the screenplay . The film was an American , British , French , Czech and German venture produced by New Line Cinema , The Kushner-Locke Company , Savoy Pictures , Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films . The film stars Martin Landau , Jonathan Taylor Thomas , Rob Schneider , Udo Kier , Bebe Neuwirth , David Doyle and Geneviève Bujold .",
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"text": "Breaking Bad Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan . The show originally aired on the AMC network for five seasons , from January 20 , 2008 , to September 29 , 2013 . It tells the story of Walter White ( Bryan Cranston ) , a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer . Together with his former student Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul ) , White turns to a life of crime , producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family 's financial future before he dies , while navigating the dangers of the criminal world . The title is from a Southern colloquialism meaning to `` raise hell '' . Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in Albuquerque , New Mexico . Walter 's family consists of his wife Skyler ( Anna Gunn ) and children , Walter , Jr. ( RJ Mitte ) and Holly ( Elanor Anne Wenrich ) . The show also features Skyler 's sister Marie Schrader ( Betsy Brandt ) , and her husband Hank ( Dean Norris ) , a Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) agent . Walter hires lawyer Saul Goodman ( Bob Odenkirk ) , who connects him with private investigator and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut ( Jonathan Banks ) and in turn Mike 's employer , drug kingpin Gus Fring ( Giancarlo Esposito ) . The final season introduces the characters Todd Alquist ( Jesse Plemons ) and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle ( Laura Fraser ) . Breaking Bad is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time . By the time the series finale aired , the series was among the most-watched cable shows on American television . The show received numerous awards , including sixteen Primetime Emmy Awards , eight Satellite Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , two Peabody Awards , two Critics ' Choice Awards , and four Television Critics Association Awards . For his leading performance , Cranston won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times , while Aaron Paul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series three times ; Anna Gunn won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series twice . In 2013 , Breaking Bad entered the Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed show of all time .",
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"text": "Bryan Fuller Bryan Fuller ( born July 27 , 1969 ) is an American screenwriter and television producer . Fuller has worked exclusively as a writer/producer in television , creating a number of critically acclaimed television series , including Dead Like Me , Wonderfalls , Pushing Daisies , Hannibal , and American Gods .",
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"text": "John Amos John A. Amos , Jr. ( born December 27 , 1939 ) is an American actor who is best known for his role as James Evans , Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times ( 1974 -- 76 ) . Amos ' other television work includes roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show , the miniseries Roots , for which he received an Emmy nomination , and a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing . Amos also played the father of Will Smith 's character 's girlfriend , Lisa Wilkes , in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , and he had a recurring role on In the House with LL Cool J , as Coach Sam Wilson . Amos played the Father of Tommy Strawn ( Thomas Mikal Ford ) on the long running sitcom , Martin , as Sgt. Strawn , and another recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Chelsea 's dad 's new lover . Amos also played Major Grant , the US Special forces officer in Die Hard 2 . Amos has also appeared on Broadway and in numerous films in a career that spans four decades . He has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award .",
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"text": "Subway (Homicide: Life on the Street) `` Subway '' ( sometimes referred to as `` The Accident '' ) is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American police television drama Homicide : Life on the Street , and the 84th episode overall . It first aired on NBC in the United States on December 5 , 1997 . In the episode , John Lange ( Vincent D'Onofrio ) becomes pinned between a Baltimore Metro Subway train and the station platform . The Baltimore homicide department is informed that Lange will be dead within an hour and Pembleton tries to solve the case while comforting Lange in his final minutes . `` Subway '' featured guest star Bruce MacVittie as a man suspected of pushing Lange into the path of the train . The episode was written by James Yoshimura , who co-produced with David Simon . It was directed by Gary Fleder and was the only episode of Homicide : Life on the Street helmed by the feature film director . Yoshimura based `` Subway '' on an episode of the HBO hidden-camera documentary show Taxicab Confessions , in which a New York City detective described a real-life instance of a man trapped between a subway train and platform . `` Subway '' was filmed on location in a Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority ( MTA ) station . Fleder included cinematic elements that were uncommon in the traditionally naturalistic show . This led to conflicts between Fleder and director of photography Alex Zakrzewski . `` Subway '' received overwhelmingly positive reviews but ranked number three in its time-slot during its original broadcast , capturing 10.3 million viewers but falling behind ABC 's 20/20 and CBS 's Nash Bridges . The episode won a Peabody Award for excellence in television broadcasting and was nominated for two Emmy Awards , one for Yoshimura 's script and one for D'Onofrio 's guest performance . `` Subway '' was the subject of a two-hour PBS television documentary , Anatomy of a `` Homicide : Life on the Street '' , which originally aired on the network on November 4 , 1998 . Screenwriter Vince Gilligan said `` Subway '' directly influenced an episode of The X-Files that he wrote , which in turn helped inspire the casting of Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad .",
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"text": "List of ER episodes ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . Over the course of the series , 331 episodes aired .",
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"text": "Gray Matter (Breaking Bad) `` Gray Matter '' is the fifth episode of the first season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad . Written by Patty Lin and directed by Tricia Brock , it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on February 24 , 2008 .",
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"text": "New York Emmy Awards The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State . The division was founded in 1955 and in addition to granting the New York Emmy Awards , the chapter also recognizes awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .",
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"text": "Face Off (Breaking Bad) `` Face Off '' is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad , and the 46th overall episode of the series . It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 9 , 2011 . TV Guide named `` Face Off '' as one of the best episodes in all of television in 2011 .",
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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": "My Name Is Earl (season 4) The fourth and final season of My Name Is Earl originally aired from September 25 , 2008 to May 14 , 2009 on NBC .",
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"text": "ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 , with a total of 331 episodes spanning over 15 seasons . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . The show became the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history . It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards , including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award , and received 124 Emmy nominations , which makes it the most nominated drama program in history . ER won 116 awards in total , including the Peabody Award , while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series .",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Justified (season 4) The fourth season of the American television drama series Justified premiered on January 8 , 2013 , on FX , and concluded on April 2 , 2013 , consisting of 13 episodes . The series was developed by Graham Yost based on Elmore Leonard 's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap and his short story `` Fire in the Hole '' . Its main character is Raylan Givens , a deputy U.S. Marshal . Timothy Olyphant portrays Givens , a tough federal lawman , enforcing his own brand of justice in his Kentucky hometown . The series is set in the city of Lexington , Kentucky , and the hill country of eastern Kentucky , specifically in and around Harlan .",
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"text": "Walker, Texas Ranger Walker , Texas Ranger is an American action television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis . It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade , with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division . The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993 , with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes . Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25 , 1993 , to May 19 , 2001 , and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28 , 2001 . It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and has since spawned a 2005 made-for-television movie entitled Trial By Fire . The movie ended on a cliffhanger , which was never resolved . DVD sets of all seasons have been released ( with the three pilots packaged with the first regular season ) . At various times since 1997 , reruns of the show have aired , in syndication , on the USA Network and Action in Canada . Reruns can currently be seen on CBS Action , WGN America , INSP and Grit . The series was noted for its moralistic style . The characters refrained from the use of drugs , and they participated in community service . Martial arts were displayed prominently as the primary tool of law enforcement and occasionally as a tool for Walker and company to reach out to the community .",
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"text": "Bryan Dattilo Bryan Ronald Dattilo ( born July 29 , 1971 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Lucas Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives .",
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"text": "Bad Luck (Grimm) `` Bad Luck '' is the 14th episode of season 4 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 80th episode overall , which premiered on March 20 , 2015 , on the cable network NBC . The episode was written by Thomas Ian Griffith and was directed by Terrence O'Hara .",
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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": "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": "Cold Case (season 4) Season four of Cold Case , an American television series , began airing on September 24 , 2006 and concluded on May 6 , 2007 . Season four regular cast members include Kathryn Morris , Danny Pino , John Finn , Thom Barry , Jeremy Ratchford and Tracie Thoms . This is the only season of the series to feature 24 episodes . During this season before the season finale `` Stalker '' , Danny Pino guest starred as his character Scotty Valens in an episode of CSI : NY , also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer .",
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"text": "Saul Goodman James Morgan `` Jimmy '' McGill , also known as Saul Goodman , is a fictional attorney who appears in the television series Breaking Bad and serves as the title character of its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul . He is portrayed by Bob Odenkirk , and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould .",
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"text": "T-Pain Faheem Rashad Najm ( born September 30 , 1985 ) , better known by his stage name T-Pain , is an American rapper , singer , songwriter and record producer from Tallahassee , Florida . His debut album , Rappa Ternt Sanga , was released in 2005 . In 2007 , T-Pain released his second album Epiphany , which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart . His third album , Thr33 Ringz , was released in 2008 . T-Pain has also released a string of hit singles , including `` I 'm Sprung '' , `` I 'm 'n Luv ( Wit a Stripper ) '' , `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' , `` Bartender '' , `` Ca n't Believe It '' , `` 5 O'Clock '' and more . T-Pain has earned two Grammy Awards , alongside artists Kanye West and Jamie Foxx respectively . T-Pain is the founder of the record label imprint Nappy Boy Entertainment , established in 2005 . Throughout his career as a singer , T-Pain is best known for using and popularizing the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect , used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds . From 2006 to 2010 , T-Pain was featured on more than 50 chart topping singles , his most successful feature to date was on Flo Rida 's debut single `` Low '' , which has since been certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) .",
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"text": "Aspire Music Group Aspire Music Group , LLC is an American record label founded by Cortez Bryant , Gerald `` Gee '' Roberson and Derrick Lawrence in 2008 . Their roster currently only includes multi-platinum Canadian rapper Drake .",
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"text": "WiseUp & Co. WiseUp & Co. is an American record label founded by hip hop artist Sylvan LaCue in 2015 .",
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"text": "Priority Records Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for many highly successful artists including Eazy-E , Ice Cube , MC Ren , Dr. Dre , Ice-T , Jay-Z , Mack 10 , Master P , Mia X , Mystikal , N.W.A , Snoop Dogg , Silkk the Shocker & Westside Connection amongst others . It also distributed many highly successful hip hop record labels including Death Row Records , Hoo-Bangin ' Records , No Limit Records , Posthuman Records , Rap-A-Lot Records , Rawkus Records , Roc-A-Fella Records , Ruthless Records & Wu-Tang Records amongst others .",
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"text": "Immortal Technique Felipe Andres Coronel ( born February 19 , 1978 ) , better known by the stage name Immortal Technique , is an American hip hop recording artist and activist . Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics . His lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as politics , socialism , class struggle , poverty , religion , government , imperialism , economics and institutional racism . Immortal Technique has aims to retain control over his production , and has stated in his music that record companies , not artists themselves , profit the most from mass production and marketing of music . He claimed in an interview to have sold close to a combined total of 200,000 copies of his first three official releases .",
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"text": "T-Pain discography The discography of T-Pain , an American R&B singer , songwriter record producer and rapper , consists of four studio albums , forty-two singles ( as lead artist , and featured artist ) , five mixtapes , and thirty-six music videos . On December 6 , 2005 , his debut studio album , Rappa Ternt Sanga , is where it first appeared on the charts , when it debuted at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 . Both singles , `` I 'm Sprung '' and `` I 'm 'n Luv ( Wit a Stripper ) '' , peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 . After that , he collaborated with fellow rapper E-40 , along with an singer Kandi Burruss on the single `` U and Dat '' , which it peaked at number 13 in the United States . In 2007 , his second album , titled Epiphany ( 2007 ) , which debuted at number 1 in the United States . The lead single `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' , peaked at number one in the United States , the follow-up single `` Bartender '' which peaked at number 5 , and the album 's third single `` Church '' . During 2007 , T-Pain made several guest appearances on songs by other performing artists , the most commercially successful of these being `` Low '' by Flo Rida , which peaked at number one in the United States , and on several national singles charts worldwide . In November 2008 , T-Pain released his third studio album , Three Ringz , debuted at number 4 in the United States , and its consists by all 3 singles -- `` Chopped 'n' Skrewed '' , `` Ca n't Believe It '' and `` Freeze '' . In 2008 , T-Pain appeared on several other singles by other performing artists , including `` Got Money '' by Lil Wayne , `` The Boss by Rick Ross and `` One More Drink '' by Ludacris , among several others . T-Pain 's fourth studio album , Revolver , was released in December 2011 . The album has been preceded by the release of the promotional singles `` Take Your Shirt Off '' , `` Reverse Cowgirl '' and `` Rap Song '' , as well as the single `` Booty Wurk ( One Cheek at a Time ) '' , which attained mixed success on worldwide charts . On May 4 , 2011 , T-Pain released a mixtape , PrEVOLVEr , in promotion of the album . The first official single from Revolver was `` Best Love Song '' , which features Chris Brown . The album 's second single was `` 5 O'Clock '' , which features Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen . The album 's third single was `` Turn All the Lights On '' , which features Ne-Yo .",
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"text": "Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records -LSB- ˈkrɪ.sə.lɪs -RSB- is a British record label that was created in 1969 . The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders ' names , Chris Wright and Terry Ellis . It started as the Ellis-Wright Agency .",
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"text": "TMS (production team) TMS are an English songwriting and record production team composed of Tom ` Froe ' Barnes , Ben Kohn and Peter ` Merf ' Kelleher , originating from West London . They are the writing/production team behind G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha 's `` Me , Myself & I '' , Jess Glynne 's `` Do n't Be So Hard On Yourself '' , Sigma 's `` Changing '' , Professor Green 's `` Read All About It '' , Emeli Sandé 's `` Read All About It , Pt . III '' , Little Mix 's `` Wings '' and Dappy 's `` No Regrets '' which on 25 September 2011 , became the eleventh homegrown chart topper in a row , eclipsing a record set in 1963 when UK artists held the number one spot for an uninterrupted run of ten singles . Their records played major roles in Sandé and Little Mix breaking chart records , the former in the UK ( the longest ever stay in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart ) and the latter in the US ( first album from British girl group to go straight into US album chart top 5 ) .",
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"text": "Freeze (T-Pain song) `` Freeze '' is the third and final single from R&B singer T-Pain from his third album , Thr33 Ringz . The song features singer Chris Brown . The song was released on iTunes on October 10 and was added to T-Pain 's MySpace on October 17 . A version that features Omarion was originally on the album , but was changed to Chris Brown .",
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"text": "Perspective Records Perspective Records was an American record label , launched in 1991 by the producing team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis , through a joint venture with A&M Records -- which Jam & Lewis had had a prosperous working relationship with throughout the 1980s , with several of its major acts including Janet Jackson , The Human League , and label founder Herb Alpert . Acts on Perspective 's roster included Bobby Ross Avila , Smooth , Mint Condition , Lo-Key , Solo , Sounds of Blackness , Young Zee , and Ann Nesby . From 1993 to 1996 , A&M Records released most of its own urban acts through Perspective . In 1997 , Jam and Lewis resigned as the label 's CEOs , but remained consultants . Over the next year , Perspective continued to release recordings by the current artists for the sake of fulfilling contractual obligations with them . The company was dismantled , and absorbed into A&M Records , in early 1999 -- per the merger of A&M 's PolyGram parent and Universal Music Group .",
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"text": "Grand Hustle Records Grand Hustle Records ( formerly Grand Hustle Entertainment ) , also known as Hustle Gang Music , is an Atlanta , Georgia-based record label , founded in 2001 , by American hip hop recording artist T.I. and his business partner Jason Geter . Up until December 2012 , the label was distributed by Atlantic Records . It currently operates as an independent record label . The label is home to artists such as B.o.B , Young Dro , Trae tha Truth and Travis Scott , among others . The label also houses a roster of record producers , including DJ Toomp , Lil ' C , Mars , Nard & B , TrackSlayerz and more . The label has released 26 studio albums in total , with 13 of them being certified gold or higher , by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Additionally , the label has released five albums that reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , namely King ( 2006 ) , T.I. vs. T.I.P. ( 2007 ) , Paper Trail ( 2008 ) , The Adventures of Bobby Ray ( 2010 ) and Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight ( 2016 ) . Furthermore , Grand Hustle has released multiple top 40 hit singles , including `` Bring 'Em Out '' , `` What You Know '' , `` Shoulder Lean '' , `` Whatever You Like '' , `` Live Your Life '' , `` Dead and Gone '' , `` Nothin ' on You '' , `` Airplanes '' , `` Magic '' , `` Strange Clouds '' , `` So Good '' , `` Both of Us '' , `` Antidote '' and more .",
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"text": "B-Unique Records B-Unique Records is a London-based record label , and publishing company founded in 2001 by Mark Lewis and Martin Toher . B-Unique 's current roster includes John Newman , Kodaline , James Bay , The Mispers , Darlia , Benjamin Francis Leftwich , Luke Sital Singh , Port Isla and artists and writers Ian Broudie , Samuel Preston , John Power , Liam O'Donnell , Jonny Coffer , Anders Grahn , Grace Tither , James Flannigan and Ralph Pelleymounter . Other bands include Kaiser Chiefs , The Twang , The Automatic , The Ordinary Boys and Aqualung . Also released on the label to critical acclaim : Primal Scream , Fenech Soler , Mull Historical Society , Leaves , Alkaline Trio , Hot Hot Heat , Saves The Day , Rocket from the Crypt , Bedouin Soundclash , Harmar Superstar and Coheed and Cambria . Before launching B-Unique Toher signed artists including Therapy ? , The Bluetones , Dodgy and Cud to A&M . Mark Lewis as Head of A&R at Polygram Music and London Records signed Echo and The Bunnymen , Cast , Alisha 's Attic and many others .",
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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": "G-Funk Entertainment G-Funk Entertainment ( formerly known as G-Funk Records and later renamed G-Funk 2000 : The New Millennium ) is an American vanity label founded by West Coast hip hop artist Warren G . It was a subsidiary of Def Jam , where it was dropped off and signed to Restless Records in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as G-Funk Entertainment in 2005 , where Warren G released his album In the Mid-Nite Hour .",
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"text": "Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers , Froggy and Simon Harris , managed by Chris France . Following several successful productions , one of which reached No. 3 in the UK pop music charts ( The Real Thing 's ` You to me are Everything ' ) Harris and Froggy decided to launch their own label , they were offered a label deal by Morgan Khan ( Streetwave ) and the first release was a remix by the duo of Cerrone 's ` Supernature ' ( his ` Music of Life song was the inspiration for the label name ) . Within a few months Froggy left the label and Streetwave went out of business . Harris being active in remixing and production for many other artists and labels financed the label with his remix income . After the demise of Streetwave Harris and France decided to re-launch as a British hip-hop ( usually UK Hip Hop , ) music label . Music of Life opened an office in London 's Soho at 22 Hanway Street , Chris France and his sister Michelle spent their days in the busy Soho office whilst Simon could usually be found in his home studio ` The Bunker ' producing many of the Music of Life releases . At first the label licensed new rap music from US production company Powerplay for the first compilation album ` Def Beats 1 ' but as an addition to the US material Harris produced an extra track , under his own ` Music of Life Productions ' recorded in London by the label 's A&R man Derek Boland . ` Rock the Beat ' by Derek B created a demand for British hip-hop and the demo tapes started to arrive , Music of Life signed the best artists instead of licensing more US material and Harris would produce many new songs featuring artists including M.C Duke , The Demon Boyz ( Million Dan ) , Thrashpack , Asher D and Daddy Freddy , CJ Macintosh & Einstein , She Rockers ( Betty Boo ) , Hijack and many more . Many of these recordings broke ground and are still considered to be highly innovative , the first reggae/hip-hop combination ( Asher D & Daddy Freddy 's ` Ragamuffin Hip Hop ) and Derek B 's album would be licensed to US label ` Profile ' ( Run DMC ) , Hijack would be signed to Ice-T 's Rhyme syndicate label and many more . Music Week wrote that Music of Life was `` the most successful hip hop label in the UK right now '' , in 1988 . Record Mirror identified Music of Life as one of the few hip hop labels `` to believe in home grown talent '' . In 1989 , Studio Week magazine called Music of Life `` the foremost rap label in this country at the moment . '' So far the Music of Life catalog of recordings and copyrights under Music of Life Productions and released on many labels worldwide including Music of Life have exceeded 2000 titles and include music videos and documentary TV shows ( ` Kings of Rap ' - MTV ) . Music of Life is one of the UK 's longest running independent dance music labels ( 1986 -- present day ) and the catalog has been licensed and released in over 70 countries with many chart hits including the UK , Germany , Japan , France and the USA ( Harris 's ` Bass ' how low can you go ? was a No. 1 Billboard US chart hit ) and many Grammy award winning artists ( Luthor Vandross , REM , Beastie Boys , Beck ) have licensed from the Music of Life catalog . Sister label ` Living Beat ' was launched in 1989 and would release many dance music , house and pop recordings with chart success including ` Supermarioland ' reaching No. 6 in the UK pop charts with Harris 's AKA ` Ambassadors of Funk ' in association with Nintendo , Samantha Fox 's Song for Europe entry ` Go for the Heart ' and was instrumental in helping Prince achieve his first UK No1 pop single ` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World ' . Harris also produced the world 's best selling series of ` Breakbeat ' albums used by DJs and producers , ` Beats Breaks and Scratches ' in 12 volumes and worked with top artists Norman Cook ( Fatboy Slim ) , Paul Oakenfold , Afrika Bambaataa and George Clinton to produce and release similar albums that are part of the Music of Life catalog . Music of Life is now a registered trademark . The Music of Life catalog includes songs from : M.C. Duke & D.J. Leader 1 Thrashpack She Rockers ( featuring * Betty Boo ) Daddy Freddy Asher D Tenor Fly Nitty Gritty Derek B Hijack Hardnoise 3 Knights DJ Daddy Leslie Lyrics Norman Cook Paul Oakenfold George Clinton Simon Harris ( label founder ) Einstein Ambassadors of Funk Afrika Bambaataa Demon Boyz Professor Griff Clyde Stubblefield Killa Instinct S.L. Troopers First Frontal Assault Kobalt 60 Overlord X",
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"text": "Pure Mint Recordings Pure Mint Recordings is a British independent record label based in London . The label was established in 2004 by Anthony Hall ( a dual qualified English and New York lawyer and musician ) together with Dashal Beevers , growing out of an earlier incarnation called Mint Source Recordings . In 2003 Mint Source released the critically acclaimed compilation Flowers in the Attic featuring some of Nottingham 's rising stars of deep house , including Crazy Penis , Bent -- with their remix of the Hall & Oates classic `` I Ca n't Go For That '' ( which Bent chose to finish their Big Chill set with in 2004 ) , Zoe Johnston ( who has written and performed with Faithless ) , Oz from The DiY Sound System , Heavy Deviance and Neon Heights amongst others . The label has found supporters worldwide for its eclectic catalogue and has licensed repertoire to Norman Jay ( Giant 45 ) -RSB- , Carl Cox in Australia , Junior Vasquez , Fabric -- Fabric Live 17 ( mixed by AIM ) , Mastercuts ( CUTSCD-58 Mastercuts Chilled ) , Aquasky and others . Releases include T-Total 's version of Brian Eno 's `` Baby 's on Fire '' -- with guest ` featured vocals ' from Soft Cell 's Marc Almond -- and the debut long player `` A Slow Walk Down The Stairs '' from Heavy Deviance , themselves favourites of Chris Coco , Mark Rae , Rob Da Bank , KCRW ( LA ) , -LSB- Laurent Garnier , Bent , Crazy Penis etc. . A Slow Walk Down The Stairs was voted 16th best album of 2005 by M8 Magazine . The label has moved away from its originally exclusive dance release-base to include electropop ( T-Total ft Marc Almond ) , indie folk ( Nigel of Bermondsey ex Gay Dad -- nominated for the XFM 2009 New Music Award ) , rock ( Hungary 's FreshFabrik ) , indie-dance ( Elevator Suite ) , political satire ( Margo Guryan 's 16 Words ) and breaks ( Michael Morph ) , with collaborations and artist releases from Long Range ( Phil Hartnoll from Orbital and Nick Smith -RSB- ) , Yo Majesty , Aquasky , Alex Metric and others . As of November 2009 , the label 's catalogue comprises approximately 25 releases ( singles , 12 inch vinyls and LPs ) On 4 December 2009 Hall resigned from the BPI Rights Committee and the IFPI 's International Legal Committees citing irreconcilable differences over the industry 's approach to file sharing and their support of the draft Digital Economy Bill ( DEB ) going through the UK parliament at the time . He was quoted as saying : I am particularly surprised that the record industry has chosen to endorse s. 17 of the DEB , which I consider is wholly undemocratic and contrary to centuries of good practice regarding the forming of our copyright legislation . I also believe it may set a dangerous precedent going forwards ( and could come back to haunt the industry )",
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"text": "Volcano Entertainment Volcano Entertainment ( sometimes referred to as Volcano Records ) is an American all-round music record label founded in 1996 best known for reissuing albums by Shy Records and releasing albums by Tool , 311 , Size 14 , Survivor and `` Weird Al '' Yankovic ( the latter two were former Scotti Bros. . Records artists and the only artists retained from the label ) . It is currently a part of Epic Records , a division of Sony Music Entertainment .",
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"text": "T.H.U.G.S. T.H.U.G.S. ( Trues Humbly United Gatherin ' Souls ) '' is the debut solo album by rapper Flesh-n-Bone from the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony . The album was released on November 19 , 1996 , on Mo Thugs Records and Def Jam Recordings . The title stands for `` Trues Humbly United Gatherin ' Souls '' . The album has three singles : `` World So Cruel '' ( featuring Rev Run ) , `` Nothin ' But Da Bone In Me '' and `` Playa Hater '' ( featuring Krayzie Bone & Layzie Bone ) . The mood of the album ranges from tales of murder , kidnapping , demonic spirits , and religion . T.H.U.G.S. received favorable to positive reviews from critics . The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA on February 12 , 1997 .",
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"text": "Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone . Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .",
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"text": "Thuggin' Under the Influence (T.U.I.) Thuggin ' Under the Influence ( T.U.I. ) is the first independent album by American rapper Young Jeezy ( under the initial name `` Lil ' J '' ) . It was released on August 31 , 2001 , by his independent record label , called Corporate Thugz ( CTE ) .",
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"text": "Retard Disco Retard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States . The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003 . Henry Rollins has been a vocal fan of the label , frequently playing Retard Disco releases on his radio show and citing the label , alongside Dischord , Ipecac , and Matador , as being current personal favorites .",
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"text": "Kaitlin Olson Kaitlin Willow Olson ( born August 18 , 1975 ) is an American actress and comedian . She began her career in the Groundlings , an improvisational group in Los Angeles , California , and had minor roles in several television series before being cast as Deandra `` Sweet Dee '' Reynolds on the FX black comedy series It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2005 . Olson has also appeared in film , with roles in Leap Year ( 2010 ) , The Heat ( 2013 ) , and also provided the voice for Destiny in Finding Dory ( 2016 ) . Beginning in 2017 , she stars as Mickey on the Fox comedy series The Mick .",
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"text": "Andrea Parkins Andrea Parkins is an American composer , sound artist , performer and improvisational musician based in New York . She is known for her inventive explorations on the electric accordion , generative sound processing , and arrangements of objects and sound . Parkins received a BFA from Tufts University and MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts , Rutgers University . Parkins 's work is influenced by the compositional strategies of John Cage and Fluxus and pays homage to musique concrète and 1970s analog synth . Parkins often incorporates electronically processed accordion , customized sound processing , live tape manipulation , analog effects boxes , laptop electronics , acoustic piano , sampling , and amplified objects . Her method and sound were characterized by LA Weekly as : `` The big , varied , confidently conceived abstractions Parkins yanks from her squeezebox , laptop , effects devices and maybe piano -- cloudy and cranky one minute , surgically sharp the next . '' With an unconventional approach to instruments , Parkins `` fragments the instrument 's traditional vocabulary and expands its capabilities with electronics and extended techniques . '' Recently Andrea Parkins has been developing a series of interactive sound and image works inspired by the structures of Rube Goldberg 's circuitous machines . Describing this organizational approach Stephen Bezan remarked : `` the individual sounds manipulated by Parkins seem to interact and influence the outcome of the other , crafting a goal-oriented structure based on timbre , not harmony or rhythm . This approach transcends the inherent cacophony of the material and reveals a genuinely organic , even playful quality to her work . '' Parkins has described her Rube Goldberg approach as a means for examining slippages between object and meaning . She observed : `` An important conceptual thread running through these pieces is the discovery and expression of metaphors for the slippage and tension between object and meaning that occurs through the passage of time . '' Describing her intentions , Parkins noted : `` As both a sonic and visual artist , I try to build and layer idiosyncratic systems and structures that point to these shifts in meaning . '' Andrea Parkins has toured and exhibited internationally and has been presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art , The Kitchen , Experimental Intermedia , and Diapason Gallery for Sound and Intermedia . She has collaborated with musicians such as Nels Cline , Jim Black , Ellery Eskelin , David Watson , David Fenech , Fred Frith , Thomas Lehn , Günter Müller , and Otomo Yoshihide and choreographers Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad from the BodyCartography Project . Parkins has been the recipient of various grants , awards , and residencies including Meet the Composer , New York State Council for the Arts , Harvestworks Media Art Center , in New York City , Frei und Hanseastadt Hamburg Kulturbehoerde , in Germany , and CESTA in the Czech Republic .",
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"text": "Mockingbird Time Mockingbird Time is the eighth studio album by the alt country band The Jayhawks , released on September 20 , 2011 . The album marked the returns of the original front man Mark Olson , who had left the group in 1995 after the release of Tomorrow the Green Grass , and long-time keyboard player Karen Grotberg . Mockingbird Time was the first new studio album by The Jayhawks since 2003 's Rainy Day Music . The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart at # 38 , becoming the highest-charting release of their career to date . It also charted at # 2 on Billboard 's Folk Albums chart , # 6 on the Tastemaker Albums chart , and # 11 on the Rock Albums chart .",
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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": "Dancing Cigarettes The Cigarettes are a popular post-punk and art band based in Bloomington , Indiana and active from 1979 through 1983 . They were part of a cadre of Bloomington-based bands that made an impact on the underground music scene . Other bands included The Gizmos , Zero Boys , Dow Jones and the Industrials , and MX-80 Sound . These bands established Indiana as an innovative breeding ground for punk , post-punk and new wave music in the late 1970s and early 1980s . The group changed line-ups frequently , but typically consisted of singer/guitarist Michael Gitlin , bassist Emily Bonus , keyboardists and multi-instrumentalists Tim Noe and Jaclyn Oddi , drummer John Terrill , and saxophonist Don Trubey . More avant-pop than post-punk , their music was as eclectic as their members ' musical talents would lead one to believe , ranging from squonky Beefheart rock to bouncy Devo-esque new wave , as evidenced by the brilliant `` Pop Doormat '' , which opens with a deceptively anthemic synth line , then uses an ebullient bass and keyboard melody to underscore a disconsolate lyrical theme that wraps with the repeated question `` What am I waiting for ? '' The band performed regularly in numerous venues in Bloomington , including Second Story , Bullwinkle 's , the Bluebird , and The Gentry Remedy . The band also traveled extensively and performed a venues throughout the US , including CBGB in New York , the Music Box in Kansas City , Mister Goodbar in Buffalo , Tewligans in Louisville , Space Place in Chicago , and many others . The Cigarettes ' musical style is most frequently characterized by the repeated use of hard dissonances ( minor 2nd 's , major 7th 's ) in combination with angular rhythmic patterns . At times , dissonances are densely packed , as in the thick web of atonal clusters supporting the lyrics of `` Broken Windows . '' A more spacious use of dissonance is found in `` Simple Machines , '' clarified by an intriguing orchestration of the band 's various instrumental sounds . `` Puppies in a Sack '' and `` Piano Lesson/Smith Street '' share a similar `` additive process '' technique in the gradual building of their dissonant and polytonal textures . Combined with this predominantly modular organization of material is a powerful sense of linear motion frequently provided by the band 's lyrics . Often the emotive verbal scenarios create tenuous implications of direction which counteract the clouds of tonal density . In `` Puppies in a Sack , '' the relentless repetition of `` It was fun for a while '' evokes a resignation to nostalgia , which is arrested by the plaintive admission , `` But that was a while ago ! '' The group recorded frequently but released very little material ( one 7 '' EP and a few appearances on compilations ) while they were a performing organization . Two CDs of their material have been released in the years since the band broke up . Discography 1981 , Red Snerts : The Sound of Gulcher LP ( Gulcher 004 ) Various Artists sampler including `` Broken Windows '' . This has been reissued on CD as Gulcher 404 1981 , The Gulcher 7 '' EP ( Gulcher 007 ) Puppies In A Sack , Mr. Morse , Pop Doormat , Best Friend 1981 , Segments compilation ( Sirius Music 101 ) Burn in Heaven 1982 , Son of Segments compilation ( Sirius Music 103 ) Dance Dogs Dance 1996 , The School of Secret Music CD ( Turnstile Media TM-2 ) Studio : Bells are Ringing , Burn in Heaven , Jungle Book , Golden Moment , Razor Hand , Heat Pump , Dance Dogs Dance , Bury Your Picture.Live Studio Radio Recordings from Lawrence , Kansas : Poignant , Piano Lesson/Smith Street , Burnt Toast , Nervous and Wrong , Bad Bad Boy , Up Thru the Spiral , Spanish Modern/Insect Boxing , Feel this Pain , Pop Doormat , `` D '' in Anger 2002 , The Gulcher Recordings : 1980-1981 CDStudio : Puppies in a Sack , Mr. Morse , Pop Doormat , Best Friend , Broken Windows , Simple Machines , Poignant ( the final two being outtakes from the EP sessions ) Live at the Bluebird , June 1981 : Whattayawannadonext ? , Mr. Morse , Puppies in a Sack , Talking and Talking , Feel This Pain , Finger Pictures/Razor Hand , Eggs Any Style/Diet of Worms , Banana Industrial Complex , Monsters Eat My Hell , Jackie O/Too Mental For Me , Drawn By You , Burn in Heaven 2016 , Dance Dogs Dance LP ( Magnetic South MS 048 ) Side 1 : Dance Dogs Dance , I Do n't Like Linoleum , Burn in Heaven , Pop Doormat , Bad Bad Boy , Finger Pictures , Razor Hand , Side 2 : Bells are Ringing , Golden Moment , Poignant , Drawn by You , Little Green Thing",
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"text": "The Improv (India) The Improv is an improvisational comedy show which was started in May 2012 in Bangalore , India . The show has no script and is totally improvised , as its name suggests . The audiences give suggestions , situations and scenarios to the host and taking the cue , the actors create on-the-spot hilarious scenes on stage . It is hosted and directed by Saad Khan , an Indian filmmaker . The show is conceptualized by Saad Khan and Siddhanth Sundar . The show 's performers are Danish Sait , Siddhanth Sundar , Sal Yusuf , Sumukhi Suresh , Darius Sunawala , Abel Mathews , Tim Schultz and Praveen Raj . The team has performed over 100 shows in Bangalore , Hyderabad , Mumbai , Chennai , Dubai , Abu Dhabi and Sweden . It is the only Indian team which was invited and selected to perform at the Sweden International Improv Festival in March 2016 .",
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"text": "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes You Made It Weird is a semi-weekly comedy interview podcast hosted by comedian Pete Holmes on the Nerdist network since October 25 , 2011 . The show originated under the premise that Holmes would ask his guest , usually a fellow comedian , about three `` weird '' things he knew about them , but the show has since evolved into a much more loose conversation about such complex topics as comedy , religion , and sexuality . While initially focusing on interviews with comedians , an increasing number of guests from other fields have appeared on the show , including musicians , pastors , scientists , and authors . Many guests comment on Holmes ' unique laugh , which tends to be very loud and borderline obnoxious . Katie Levine is the producer of the podcast . The show is usually recorded in-studio at the Nerdist studio at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles , California . Since March 21 , 2012 , Holmes has recorded multiple live episodes of the podcast , in Austin at South by Southwest , New York , Bloomington , Chicago , Montreal , Quebec , San Francisco , Los Angeles at the LA Riot Festival , and Toronto at Just For Laughs . These have featured several guests rather than the usual one , and focus more on comedy rather than the in-depth discussion of a regular episode .",
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"text": "Meat Puppets (album) Meat Puppets is the first album by American band the Meat Puppets , released in 1982 . The album is unlike their later , better-known releases due to its hardcore punk sound . The album was recorded in a matter of days , there are very few overdubs and many of the tracks are first takes . Like other early SST albums the sound quality is rather spotty ; there is noticeable fuzz in the background of the music . The band opted for this because they felt more comfortable recording live with only a few microphones rather than employing conventional studio separation techniques . In 1999 , Curt Kirkwood stated , `` The first -LSB- album -RSB- was our LSD record . We were three days in the studio , and we tripped the whole time . And it was really cool , and really trying , too , because we went insane . '' The 1999 Rykodisc reissue features the entire In a Car EP as well as 13 other bonus tracks , many of them studio jams or outtakes , and a video clip of the band performing `` Walking Boss '' live . The booklet also has liner notes by Gregg Turkington and recording notes by drummer Derrick Bostrom . In the 2012 book , Too High to Die : Meet the Meat Puppets by Greg Prato , an entire chapter is dedicated to Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil explaining why Meat Puppets is one of his favorite all-time albums .",
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"text": "Sketch Show (band) Sketch Show is a Japanese duo formed in 2002 by two of the three former members of Yellow Magic Orchestra , Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi . In some live shows , Ryuichi Sakamoto has joined in band performances . `` Similar to Yellow Magic Orchestra , Sketch Show 's sound relies heavily on cutting-edge technology ( synthesizers the first time , computers this time ) , but what sets the duo apart from thousands of other knob-twiddlers is the sense of songcraft and pop sensibility that they have consistently displayed over their careers . Both men sing and play traditional instruments -LSB- ... -RSB- . While not genre-specific , Sketch Show 's music is loosely categorized as electronica . The band released its debut album , Audio Sponge , in 2002 , shortly after a well-received appearance at Takkyu Ishino 's massive rave event , WIRE02 . In addition to Hosono and Takahashi , the record featured collaborations with former YMO member Ryuichi Sakamoto and Towa Tei . Shows following the release of the record were instant sellouts . -LSB- ... -RSB- In February 2003 , the band released the mini-album Tronika , which featured remixes by Cornelius . Early that summer , they played a show-stealing slot at SONAR 2003 in Barcelona , and CYBERSONICA 03 in London . These shows were the first European appearances for Hosono and Takahashi in two decades . September 2003 saw the release of a live DVD , Wild Sketch Show Live 2002 , featuring footage culled from a string of December 2002 performances at the legendary Shibuya-AX , and including a medley of YMO classics along with their new material . Toward the end of 2003 , the band released their second album , LOOPHOLE . The album again featured collaborations with Sakamoto , and remixes by Cornelius and Safety Scissors . '' In 2004 , Sketch Show performed live shows with Sakamoto under the name `` Human Audio Sponge '' , or `` HAS '' . Since 2005 , Sketch Show has wound down , and in 2007 , Hosono , Sakamoto and Takahshi released the single `` Rescue / Rydeen 79/07 '' under the name `` HASYMO '' , which was made in the style of Sketch Show 's music , with heavier incorporation of live instruments . Since 2008 , the combination of Hosono , Sakamoto and Takahashi has performed together as `` Yellow Magic Orchestra '' , continuing with what was developed as Sketch Show/Human Audio Sponge/HASYMO .",
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"text": "Characteristics of progressive rock Progressive rock is a term that refers to a musical style . The term was originally referred to as `` classical rock '' ( in which a band performed together with an orchestra ) , but the term 's use has expanded in recent years to include other fusions of music styles including jazz fusion , metal and folk rock musics . The term does not refer to one particular music style but to an approach that combines elements of diverse styles . Jerry Ewing , editor of Prog Magazine , explains that `` Prog is not just a sound , it 's a mindset . '' Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci outlines that Progressive rock is defined by its very lack of stylistic boundaries . The advent of the concept album , plus the genre 's roots in psychedelia , led albums and performances to be viewed as combined presentations of music , lyrics , and visuals . Bands abandoned the short pop single in favor of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz or classical music as part of an effort to give rock music the same level of musical sophistication and critical respect . Progressive rock abandons the danceable beat that defines earlier rock styles and is more likely than other types of popular music to experiment with compositional structure , instrumentation , harmony and rhythm , or lyrical content . It may demand more effort on the part of the listener than other types of music . Musicians in progressive rock typically display a high degree of instrumental skill , although this is not always the case . Virtuoso instrumental skills are so closely associated with progressive rock that authors such as Bill Martin consider it as a defining element and exclude bands such as Pink Floyd from consideration . It is not uncommon for musicians to have received a higher-than-average level of formal training . Players from the genre frequently appear in readers ' polls of publications that cater to musicians .",
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"text": "Improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre , often called improv or impro , is the form of theatre , often comedy , in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted : created spontaneously by the performers . In its purest form , the dialogue , action , story , and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time , without use of an already prepared , written script . Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances . It is sometimes used in film and television , both to develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product . Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage , film , and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process . However , the skills and processes of improvisation are also used outside of the context of performing arts . It is used in classrooms as an educational tool and in businesses as a way to develop communication skills , creative problem solving , and supportive team-work abilities that are used by improvisational , ensemble players . It is sometimes used in psychotherapy as a tool to gain insight into a person 's thoughts , feelings , and relationships .",
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"text": "Improvisation Improvisation is the term for the action of improvising . In a technical context , this can mean adapting a device for some use other than that which it was designed for , or building a device from unusual components in an ad-hoc fashion . Improvisation , within the context of performing arts , is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation . The skills of improvisation can apply to many different faculties , across all artistic , scientific , physical , cognitive , academic , and non-academic disciplines . Musical improvisation is usually defined as the composition ( and simultaneous playing ) of music , without prior preparation . Improvisational comedy is a theatre art performed throughout the world and has had on-again , off-again status throughout history . Dance improvisation is frequently used as a choreographic tool . Choreography is also frequently used as a tool for improvisation . Improvisation also exists outside the arts . Improvisation in engineering is to solve a problem with the tools and materials immediately at hand . Improvised weapons are often used by guerrillas , insurgents and criminals .",
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"text": "Yard Dogs Road Show Yard Dogs Road Show is a thirteen-member traveling cabaret that features a unique blend of performances , including vaudeville , burlesque , stage magic , sideshow oddities , and beatnik `` hobo poetry . '' Performances include musical interludes , song and dance numbers , and background music from the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band . Originally from San Francisco , the Yard Dogs made their first full-fledged national tour in the Spring of 2005 , playing 25 shows in 35 days with seven sold-out performances . Their show is used as a vehicle to travel and promote an independent lifestyle and spirit . All the performers are completely independent and 100 % collaborative in creating their performances on stage . Their main objective is to inspire others to create and express themselves outside of the box . Consequently , creative communities are increasing in towns they have visited and revisited . The Yard Dogs Road Show is collaborative group of friends who love to travel and perform together . Through their collaborative performances they aim to bring other artists together and create more independent artistic communities throughout the world . For use in this Wiki entry , the band 's manager allowed the use of the song `` Blockhead '' as an example of their style",
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"text": "Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia . Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members . The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others . In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network . David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing . In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta . Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects . In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre . In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores . In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience . Official Website Category : Theatres in Atlanta",
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"text": "IO Theater iO , or iO Chicago , ( formerly known as `` ImprovOlympic '' ) is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago , with a branch in Los Angeles called iO West . The theater both teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy . It was founded in 1981 by the late Del Close and Charna Halpern . The theater has many notable alumni , including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert .",
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"text": "Friday Nite Improvs Friday Nite Improvs , or Friday Night Improvs ( FNI ) , is a long-running weekly improvisational comedy show staged on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The show functions as an improv jam , performed by improv actors who do n't normally work together . FNI is unique in that , in addition to the audience 's providing improv suggestions , the performers are all pulled from volunteers in the audience . Friday Nite Improvs is the longest-running theatrical/comedic production in the city of Pittsburgh . The show regularly features actors from every improv group in Pittsburgh , and alumni have gone on to act , write , and produce for television and film . Readers of the Pittsburgh City Paper ranked Friday Nite Improvs as the 3rd best place to see comedy in Pittsburgh in the 2004 `` Best of Pittsburgh '' survey behind the professional stand-up clubs The Improv and The Funnybone . College Prowler ranked Friday Nite Improvs as the ninth best thing about Pitt .",
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"text": "The San Francisco Improv Alliance Started in 2005 by Shaun Landry , artistic director of Oui Be Negroes , The San Francisco Improv Alliance is a group of actors dedicated to Improvisational Theater . The Alliance offers performance opportunities to upcoming ensembles , stages self-produced shows , co-production of pre-established ensembles , master class workshops and national ensembles and community outreach in the field of improvisational theatre . The San Francisco Improv Talent Pool also offers improvisational actors a chance at paying work in the craft of improvisational theater through educational , corporate , film , radio and television events . In 2007 the Alliance has expanded out its community resources to improvisers with the city of San Francisco , The County of Alameda for work with The San Francisco Family Festival and Public Service Announcements for The Department of Public Health , providing talented improvisers for these worthy organizations . The Alliance has also doubled its corporate and film bookings in 2007 with major institutions including Major League Baseball . The Improv Alliance is also the producer of The San Francisco Improv Festival . Beginning in 2003 ( with improviser Sam Shaw ) , the SFIF has had thousands of audience members attend improvisational theater and learn from master class teachers including Mick Napier , David Razowsky , and Ian Roberts . It is one of the few improvisational Theater Festivals that pays its ensembles to perform . Starting as a 12-week event , The festival now runs over a seven-week span , making it still `` The Longest Running Improv Festival in the Country '' . Sam Shaw left the San Francisco Improv Festival in June 2005 giving all rights and entities to the business of The San Francisco Improv Festival ( SFIF ) to Landry . In 2007 , Clay Robeson and Hans Summers are now Associate Producers along with Ms. Landry .",
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"text": "Josephine Forsberg Josephine Forsberg ( 28 January 1921 -- 3 October 2011 ) , ex-wife of film director Rolf Forsberg , was hired by Paul Sills and Viola Spolin to join the original Second City in 1959 as the female understudy and Spolin 's teaching assistant . She became an expert in improvisational techniques for the theater , and by the mid 1960s she had taken over most of Spolin 's and Sills 's classes , as well as Spolin 's children 's theater company . From that point on most of the young performers that wanted to go onto the Second City stage studied with Forsberg for at least a year . These included Bill Murray , Harold Ramis , Betty Thomas , Shelley Long , George Wendt , David Mamet , and Robert Townsend . In 1971 , Forsberg opened up an official school of improvisation called Players Workshop , hiring her nephew Martin de Maat and her daughter Linnea Forsberg to teach alongside her . In terms of accepting students who were not necessarily Second City actors learning the art of improvisation , but also including students from all walks of life and professional disciplines Players Workshop can arguably be called the first real school of Improvisation , with a class structure , syllabus , and graduation requirement , pre-dating loosely organized workshops created in the mid-1970s by Dudley Riggs ( Minneapolis , MN USA ) and Keith Johnstone ( Calgary , AB , Canada ) . It soon grew to the largest school of improv in the country , training people for the Second City stage through a six term ( 12 month ) course . In 1980 , her son Eric Forsberg joined Players Workshop as a director , where he worked with David Shepard to develop a competitive improv game which was later called The Improv Olympiad . One of Forsberg 's students , Charna Halpern , joined forces with David Shepard and helped to bring the Improv Olympiad to become one of Chicago 's foremost arena 's for new improvisers . In the late 1980s Charna Halpern and Del Close transformed the Improv Olympiad into the IO , using Del 's new improv format called The Harold , otherwise known as long form . Forsberg retired from teaching in 1993 , leaving Players Workshop to her daughter . Her nephew , Martin de Maat had become the creative director of the Second City Training Center which was growing in leaps and bounds , offering a tremendous competition to Players Workshop . In 2003 Players Workshop closed its doors . However , in 2007 , she was approached by her old friend and student Bill Murray to help teach the New York Giants improv , in the hopes of giving them an edge . At 86 years old she did just that . It was the first time that she had taught anyone in years . That year they won the Super Bowl . She returned to teach the New York Giants again in 2008 . Forsberg , along with her daughter Linnea , wrote `` Improvisation for Speech and Theater . '' It was published by Kendall Hunt Publishing in 2010 . Forsberg died on October 3 , 2011 .",
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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": "Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band The Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band was a humorous musical group of amateur musicians living in the San Francisco , California , area who played a repertoire of polkas and light classical music while adopting a persona of mild confusion and wearing self-created uniforms once described as rejects from the Franco-Prussian War . The group originally formed one Christmas season in 1949 to play carols in Sausalito , California , and someone brought a book of polka music , possibly one of the `` Hungry Five '' books by Harry L. Alford whose music became a basic part of the Guckenheimer repertoire . The group became increasingly popular in northern California , often invited to play at wine festivals and openings and in later years for such august occasions as opening night of the San Francisco Symphony . Although all were business professionals , the group joined Local 6 of the American Federation of Musicians and became `` professional musicians '' when they were invited by San Francisco Records to make its first record album , `` Oom-Pah-Pah In Hi-Fi '' -- described on its front cover as `` The sourest German village band music ever ! '' Although the group played for laughs , all its members were quite adequate musicians , some of them very good . The occasional native German-born listener would often remark on the Guckenheimers ' similarity to actual village bands back in the old country . The village band sound was authentic enough RCA Victor signed the group to record a second album , `` Sour Kraut In Hi Fi '' ( LPM-1453 ) The name of the group was taken from an obscure brand of whiskey and adopted by the group 's leader , Richard B. Gump , who took on the persona of Herr Doktor Fritz Guckenheimer , Kapellmeister . All of the other band members adopted names that were some variant of Schmidt . Gump was a San Francisco art dealer and owner of Gump 's store in downtown San Francisco , which was also the recording location of their best known record album for RCA Victor Records `` Music For Non-Thinkers '' ( LSP/LPM 1721 ) , which was recorded on Sunday , December 29 , 1957 , in stereo . It was released in 1958 . It was re-released on an unknown date , and kept the original stereo catalog number , but adopted a new per-side catalog number as well , J2PY-2451 / J2PY-2452 .",
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"text": "Vinyl Tap Vinyl Tap is a Canadian radio show hosted by Randy Bachman , musician alumnus of the famous Canadian rock band The Guess Who and Bachman -- Turner Overdrive . Each episode of the show first airs on CBC Radio One Saturday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. , and is then repeated on CBC Radio 2 Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Radio One Fridays from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. In the two-hour program , Randy Bachman plays predominantly classic rock , pop and older jazz music and tells stories behind the selections , adding from time to time short musical demonstrations played live , besides frequent personal anecdotes . Musical selections are commonly organized around a theme , sometimes of Bachman 's own choosing and sometimes in response to a request submitted by a listener . The program 's format somewhat resembles Finkleman 's 45s , the program it replaced on the CBC Radio schedule , although Bachman presents a very different range of musical selections than Danny Finkleman did . Some of Bachman 's musical stories from the program were published in book form in the fall of 2011 . Until 2011 , when they separated , Bachman 's wife Denise McCann Bachman also participated in the show , reading listener mail ( typically 40 minutes into the first hour ) , doing fact research and commenting . His son Tal Bachman took over the research for the show , but does not contribute as an on-air personality . In 2010 , Bachman hosted an episode of the show live from the Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto . Titled `` Guitarology 101 '' , the episode featured Bachman , McCann , Mick Dalla-Vee and Brent Knudsen talking about various aspects of guitars , including live performances of a number of classic rock and rhythm and blues songs . CBC Vancouver senior radio producer Tod Elvidge engineers , edits and compiles each show for broadcast .",
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"text": "Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker ( born November 14 , 1975 ) is an American musician and producer , and the drummer for the rock band Blink-182 . Barker has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip-hop artists , and with the alternative rock band +44 , the rap rock group the Transplants , the alternative rock band Box Car Racer , and most recently with Antemasque . He was a frequent collaborator with the late DJ AM , and together they formed TRV$ DJAM . After the split of his first band , Feeble , Barker began playing for the Aquabats in 1996 as the Baron Von Tito . He recorded one album with them , The Fury of The Aquabats ! , in 1997 . His career rose when he joined Blink-182 in 1998 . Barker has since established himself as a versatile drummer , producing and making guest appearances in music projects of numerous music genres including hip hop , alternative rock , pop and country . He has gained significant acceptance within the hip-hop community in particular and often collaborates with artists to compose rock-tinged remixes to their songs . Barker collaborated with artists ( including Game , Yelawolf , Tom Morello , Corey Taylor , Slaughterhouse , Raekwon , Busta Rhymes , RZA , Slash , and other musicians ) for his solo debut album , Give the Drummer Some , which was released on March 15 , 2011 . In 2011 , he worked with Steve Aoki and Kid Cudi in Aoki 's hit single Cudi the Kid , as part of his album Wonderland , with Barker as lead drummer . Aside from drumming , he founded clothing company Famous Stars and Straps in 1999 and LaSalle Records in 2004 . Companies such as DC Shoes and Zildjian cymbals have co-designed products in his name . Rolling Stone referred to him as `` punk 's first superstar drummer . ''",
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"text": "Give the Drummer Some Give the Drummer Some is the first solo record by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker . Barker had earlier announced that the album would be slated for a September 2010 release , but was later pushed back , with the album being released on March 15 , 2011 . The album , released under Interscope Records , was produced by the drummer himself , alongside The Neptunes , RZA , Kool Kojak , Chuck Inglish , Transplants , Kid Cudi , EDIT , Corey Taylor and Steve Aoki . The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart , with first-week sales of 28,000 copies in the United States .",
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"text": "Nicholas Barker Nicholas Howard Barker is a British extreme metal drummer best known as the original drummer for British metal band Cradle of Filth .",
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"text": "Transplants (band) The Transplants are an American punk rock/rap rock supergroup . They formed in 1999 when Tim Armstrong ( of the bands Rancid and Operation Ivy ) played his friend and roadie Rob Aston some beats he had made using Pro Tools and asked Aston if he would consider contributing lyrics . Initially , Armstrong played all the instruments himself but as the project grew , he invited musician friends such as Matt Freeman ( Rancid ) , Lars Frederiksen ( Rancid ) , and Vic Ruggiero ( The Slackers ) to add to the sound . Before long , Armstrong and Aston decided to officially form a band , but to make things complete , they wanted a drummer , so Travis Barker from Blink-182 was asked to join in 2002 . After the release of their first album , The Transplants briefly disbanded in 2003 , due to all members being involved in their own projects , including Rancid and Blink-182 . Then in 2004 , they reunited to record their second album ( Haunted Cities ) before going on hiatus again until 2010 when the band has started to record new material . This new material was released as In a Warzone in 2013 .",
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"text": "John Humphrey (drummer) Johnny `` John '' Stephen Humphrey ( born March 23 , 1970 ) is an American musician , and currently the drummer for the South African post-grunge and alternative metal band Seether . From 1992 until 2000 , Humphrey was the drummer for The Nixons . He joined Seether in 2003 .",
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"text": "Pat McGee Band The Pat McGee Band is a rock band from Richmond , Virginia . Formed by frontman Pat McGee , who attended Longwood College in Farmville , VA. . On the heels of his solo release From the Wood in 1995 , the Pat McGee Band signed with Warner Bros. . Records subsidiary Giant Records in 1999 . Shine , the band 's major-label debut , was released in 2000 with the national singles `` Runaway '' and `` Rebecca '' . After two years of delays , the band released their second album with Warner , Save Me , in 2004 . The band was dropped from the label that year and picked up by Kirtland Records . An enhanced Save Me is now being distributed through Kirtland with the radio single `` Must Have Been Love '' . Former guitarist and vocalist Al Walsh left the band in an amicable split at the end of 2001 . Keyboardist and vocalist Jonathan Bryan Williams left in 2003 but rejoined the band in late 2005 . Both were significant contributors to the band 's sound , particularly in the form of backing vocals . The band did n't see another background vocalist until the 2003 addition of keyboardist/guitarist Todd Wright . Longtime bassist John Small left the band in 2004 . With Jonathan 's return , Todd Wright has left the band . Todd is now finding success as the front man of his own band , Getaway Car , where he 's backed by guitarist Matt Miceli and Crix Reardon - while still a part of Pat McGee Band - on bass . Drummer Chris Williams died peacefully in his home October 28 , 2006 . As of June 2007 , the band has severed ties with Kirtland Records and is once again recording independently . As of 2008 , Matt `` Chew '' Calvarese has increasingly sat in as the band 's new drummer .",
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"text": "Dante Roberson Dante `` Taz '' Roberson ( born in 1972 in Stanford , California ) is an American drummer , musical director , and record producer from the San Francisco Bay Area .",
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"text": "Brendan Buckley Brendan Buckley is an American drummer .",
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"text": "Travis Powers Travis F.Powers is a Sound Designer/Supervising sound effects editor and Composer who has worked on several animated television series , including The Simpsons , Futurama , Dilbert , The PJs , The Critic , The Tracey Ullman Show , Mission Hill and King of the Hill . Powers has received multiple awards . Including a Golden Reel Award , in 1998 for `` Best Sound Editing '' for the episode `` Treehouse of Horror VIII '' . Powers works mainly in his home . He is best known for his work on The Simpsons , a series that he had worked on since its beginnings on The Tracey Ullman Show .",
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"text": "Matt McMahon (pianist) Matt McMahon is an Australian jazz pianist and composer . Winning the ` Wangaratta National Jazz Piano Award ' in 1999 , and the ` Freedman Jazz Fellowship ' in 2005 established his place in Australian jazz . In 2010 his trio supported the Wayne Shorter Quartet at Sydney Opera House . Additionally he has played or recorded with many known jazz artists including Dale Barlow , Greg Osby , Phil Slater , Joseph Tawadros , Katie Noonan , Dave Panichi and Steve Hunter . Three of the CDs he recorded with Joseph Tawadros won the Australian Recording Industry Award for the best New World Music Album . In 2014 , McMahon leads his own band ` The Matt McMahon Trio ' with bassist Jonathan Brown and drummer Simon Barker , and co-leads the `` Band of Five Names '' with trumpeter Phil Slater and drummer Simon Barker . He is the musical director for Australian jazz vocalist and trumpeter Vince Jones . He has performed at music festivals in Australia and Asia , including the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and JazzNow Festival . In 2014 he teaches in the jazz department at Sydney Conservatorium of Music . He is also a featured artist on the educational website for improvising musicians , jazztuition.com , alongside Simon Barker , Brett Hirst and Ken Stubbs .",
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"text": "4-beat 4-beat ( also known as hardcore or happy hardcore ) is a breakbeat style of music that emerged around 1993 . It evolved from breakbeat hardcore emanating from the United Kingdom rave scene . Due to the sheer scale of the United Kingdom rave scene , the popularity of this particular music was largely limited to England where it was almost exclusively produced and played . Breakbeat hardcore was originally referred to as hardcore by ravers in England . As such , this evolved style was also alternatively known as hardcore or happy hardcore -- the latter meaning a happier variant of this breakbeat styled hardcore , thus happy hardcore ( i.e. happy breakbeat ) . Darkcore was the short lived counter-movement to happy that occurred at the same time . The name happy hardcore should not be confused with other things that are also referred to as happy hardcore , as that term is much shared across the world to describe different sounding things that have their own development . Also in this article , 4-beat is not a musical term commonly used to describe a drum beat time signature found in most types of modern music , but is rather a specific name used to describe a breakbeat music style .",
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"text": "Travis Randall Travis Randall ( born Travis Michael Randall ; December 9 , 1972 ) is an American actor and musician . He was born in Spooner , Wisconsin . In 2008 he was a regular on Spike Network 's MANswers as the exotic food expert appearing in multiple episodes . In 2005 he appeared in the film Never Been Thawed that was directed and written by Sean Anders who would go on to write and direct '' Sex Drive ' as well as projects such as Mr. Popper 's Penguins ( film ) , Hot Tub Time Machine , She 's Out of His League , and Dumb and Dumber To . Sean and Travis were in the band Stone Bogart together . They made music and covered such songs as Monty Python 's `` The Lumberjack Song . '' Travis is also an acclaimed chef with a cookbook due in late 2015 according to his website . Travis also has a BBQ sauce available through his website . He regularly appears on radio and TV segments about food nationally . As of 2011 he was teaching grilling classes periodically in Scottsdale , Arizona .",
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"text": "Dusty Watson Dustin `` Dusty '' Watson is an American drummer who has played in a number of notable bands , as well as backed up famous solo artists . Earning a scholarship to Stan Kenton Band Clinics and joining the Musicians Union at age 17 allowed Dusty to become a professional drummer at a young age . He formed local California punk band The Press and by the end of the 1970s he was also an original member of Jon and the Nightriders and The Stepmothers . After leaving The Runaways , Lita Ford asked Dusty to join her original line up and he recorded her debut album , Out for Blood , and toured with her from 1980 through 1984 . After that he joined the band Legs Diamond , whom he would play with until 1993 . During this period , Dusty did side work in a number of bands , including Concrete Blonde , Channel 3 , Laureen Ellis , The Boss Martians and talk show host Wally George . After leaving Legs Diamond , he played drums on hip hop act Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. 's albums Metally Disturbed and Angry Samoans and toured Europe with them . He went on to join Sugartooth , but the band quickly broke up after they were dropped by Geffen Records . Shortly after this he started instrumental surf band Slacktone with co-founder Dave Wronski and started touring with Agent Orange ( whom he would continue to work with through 2009 ) . In 1997 , he joined Dick Dale 's backing band The Del-Tones , recording and touring with them through 2006 . In 2004 he joined The Queers to play on their albums Acid Beaters and Summer Hits No. 1 . Recently he has drummed with the Supersuckers and Rhino Bucket . He also joined the psychedelic punk rock metal band , BLOODHOOK , recording their debut full-length album at the legendary Van Nuys , California recording studio , Sound City . In March 2009 Dusty married Colorado-native and female drummer Rikki Styxx who moved to California following . Dusty Watson is currently a member of Rhino Bucket , the Queers , Becky Barksdale , Davie Allan and the Arrows , Slacktone , the Surfaris , and The Sonics .",
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"text": "Drummer (band) Drummer is an indie rock band from Akron , Ohio . The band was founded by The Black Keys ' drummer Patrick Carney who plays bass guitar . All the members of the band are drummers in other groups from Ohio .",
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"text": "TDRS Music Travis Dickerson Recording Studios Music is a label founded by musician and producer Travis Dickerson . The label is characterized by the way it sells records . Every record it sells is shipped directly to the buyer . Over the years TDRS has released many albums and in 2007 , Buckethead released several paintings through TDRS 's web page , which also sells shirts , posters and stickers related to the artist . The label mainly sells normal CDs , and has a Download Store with reduced prices and otherwise unavailable material .",
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"text": "Garrett Hammond Garret Hammond was the drummer of the Chicago-based alternative rock bands Kill Hannah and Prick .",
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"text": "Time Bomb (album) Time Bomb is the second studio album by American rock band Buckcherry . It was produced by John Travis -LSB- -RSB- and released on March 27 , 2001 by DreamWorks Records . It is the band 's only album to feature guitarist Yogi Lonich and is the last album with the original line-up .",
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"text": "Larry Wright (street drummer) Larry Wright ( born c. 1975 ) is a well-known New York City busker . He 's credited as the first major drummer to use five gallon plastic buckets instead of a normal drum kit . He uses his foot to lift the bucket changing the sound patterns . He has appeared in commercials , Mariah Carey 's `` Someday '' video , Bring in ` da Noise , Bring in ` da Funk as well as the movie Green Card . Most recently he appeared in the short film The Yellow Card directed by Enrique Pedraza . It is a documentary based on subway performers in New York City , where Larry Wright and his wife Sonia Wright are one of the main acts in the film as they play their music and are being interviewed . There is an independent movie about him as a high school student . He has played since he was five years old , and met his wife while playing in the subway . His favorite drummers are Eyeon , Tito Puente , Max Roach , and Buddy Rich . He and his wife can typically be found at the Union Square , Penn Station , Port Authority , and 59th and Lexington subway stations . A more recent interview with Larry and his wife Sonia appears in Issue Four of The Drummer 's Journal .",
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"text": "Rimshot A rimshot is a percussion technique used to produce an accented snare drum backbeat . The sound is produced by simultaneously hitting the rim and head of a drum with a drum stick : `` the sound is part normal snare and part loud , woody accent , '' `` generally sharper , brighter and more cutting , '' as this produces large amounts of overtones . The stroke is used on the snare in rock , pop , and blues and on the tom-toms in Afro-Cuban music and reggae . In marching percussion there are three types of rimshots . The most common is the `` normal '' rimshot , which is played with the tip ( bead ) of the stick held about three inches from the rim . This produces a prominent , accented tone . The second is the `` ping shot '' , where the bead is struck about one inch from the rim . This produces a high pitched sound . The third is a `` gock '' , which is produced by hitting the bead of the drum stick at the center of the drum while the rim is percussed with the distal shaft of the stick ( near the hand ) . This makes a lower sound . In Latin percussion , timbale players use rimshots near the edge of the head , but these sound very different from gocks in marching percussion . In orchestral percussion , a rimshot is performed by placing one drum stick with the stick head near the middle of the drumhead , and the shaft pressed against the rim , and striking with the other stick . This produces a less powerful , but more precise and accurate rimshot than its marching cousin . This is known as a `` stick shot '' . The rimshot should not be confused with the cross stick technique , in which the tip of a drumstick is placed on the head near one of the bearing edges and the shaft of the stick is struck against the rim opposite the tip , thus creating a dry , high pitched `` click '' similar to a set of claves . The stroke is used to simulate claves in Brazilian bossa nova and also used for ballads in rock , pop , and country . Drummer Gene Krupa is credited with having invented the rimshot .",
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"text": "& (The Moth & The Flame EP) ⅋ , sometimes written Ampersand , is an EP and the debut major label recording by rock group The Moth & The Flame , released digitally on November 5 , 2013 internationally . It was produced by drummer/producer Joey Waronker ( Beck , Atoms for Peace , R.E.M. ) and mixed by Peter Katis ( The National , Interpol ) . All songs were written by The Moth & The Flame . To promote the EP , The Moth & the Flame toured Europe supporting Imagine Dragons during the fall and winter of 2013 .",
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"text": "Michael Barker (drummer) Michael Barker ( born 1966 ) is a New Zealand percussion musician best known for performing with many Australasian acts , including The John Butler Trio and Split Enz . In more recent years Barker formed the power blues duo Swamp Thing with Grant Haua .",
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"text": "Transplants discography This is a comprehensive discography of the Transplants , a punk rock/hip-hop supergroup . Formed in 1999 , the project consists of Tim Armstrong ( Rancid ) on guitar and vocals , `` Skinhead Rob '' Aston ( Expensive Taste ) on vocals , Travis Barker ( Blink-182 and +44 ) on drums and Kevin `` Sweatshop '' Bivona on bass . As of 2015 , the band has released three studio albums , one remix album , and five singles . Their latest album was released on June 25 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Luke Evans (actor) Luke Evans ( born 15 April 1979 ) is a Welsh actor . Evans began his career on the stage , performing in many of London 's West End productions such as Rent , Miss Saigon , and Piaf before getting his Hollywood breakthrough role starring in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake . Following his debut , Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals ( 2011 ) , The Raven ( 2012 ) , and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers ( 2011 ) . In 2013 , Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6 , and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson 's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Hobbit . Evans also portrayed the vampire Dracula in the character 's film origin story , Dracula Untold . In 2017 , Evans starred as Gaston in Disney 's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast .",
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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": "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure Honey , I Shrunk the Kids : Movie Set Adventure was a playground at Disney 's Hollywood Studios in Orlando , Florida . It was located in the Streets of America area and was based on Disney 's 1989 film , Honey , I Shrunk the Kids . The playground , which opened almost a year after the film , featured 30 ft blades of grass , and was themed as a movie set for the giant backyard scenes from the film . It was closed in April 2016 to make room for the construction of a Star Wars Land on the same site .",
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"text": "Country Strong Country Strong ( originally titled Love Do n't Let Me Down ) is a 2010 drama film starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Tim McGraw , Garrett Hedlund , and Leighton Meester . The film , about an emotionally unstable country music star who attempts to resurrect her career , was directed and written by American filmmaker Shana Feste . It premiered in Nashville , Tennessee on November 8 , 2010 , and had a wide release in the United States on January 7 , 2011 . This is the second film in which McGraw and Hedlund have worked together , the first being Friday Night Lights in 2004 .",
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"text": "Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution . The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score . The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .",
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"text": "G-Force (film) G-Force is a 2009 American family comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films . Written by Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley and directed by Hoyt Yeatman , the film is the directorial debut of Hoyt Yeatman , whose earlier work includes contributions in the area of visual effects . It was released in the United States on July 24 , 2009 . G-Force is based on a story also by Hoyt Yeatman . The film was shown in competing 3-D technologies like Dolby 3D . This is also Jerry Bruckheimer 's first 3-D film . The movie stars Zach Galifianakis , Bill Nighy , and Will Arnett and it features the voices of Sam Rockwell , Tracy Morgan , Penélope Cruz , Nicolas Cage , Steve Buscemi , and Jon Favreau . The film received generally negative reviews , with critics praising its action , but criticizing its plot and character development and it earned $ 292.8 million on a $ 150 million budget .",
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"text": "The Growing Pains Movie The Growing Pains Movie is a 2000 American made-for-television film that premiered on ABC November 5 , 2000 , as a two-hour episode of ABC 's The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series . It is the first of two reunion films based on the 1985 -- 1992 sitcom Growing Pains .",
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"text": "Chicken Little (video game) Chicken Little is an action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Buena Vista Games . Based on the 2005 film of the same name , it was released in October 2005 . A sequel , Disney 's Chicken Little : Ace in Action , was released in 2006 . Original music for the game was composed by Billy Martin . The game is an action-adventure with gameplay similar to that of Tak and the Power of Juju .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Fences (film) Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson . Starring Washington , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson , the film focuses on a man and his life , family , and job . The film began a limited release on December 16 , 2016 , before opening wide on December 25 . The film was released to universal acclaim , with Rotten Tomatoes listing an approval rating of 93 % , based on 207 reviews , with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 , and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100 , based on 48 reviews . Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis . The film won Best Supporting Actress for Davis and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington , Best Acting Ensemble and Best Adapted Screenplay at Critics ' Choice Awards . The film won Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture for Davis and was nominated for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Washington at Golden Globe Awards . The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis .",
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"text": "Freeze Frame (2004 film) Freeze Frame is a British-American psychological thriller-mystery film written and directed by John Simpson , and starring comedian Lee Evans in the lead role . The film follows the story of Sean Veil played by Evans who eventually becomes paranoid after being accused of triple murder and films his every moment of life to provide an alibi . The film was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America .",
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"text": "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": "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": "The Emperor's New Groove The Emperor 's New Groove is a 2000 American animated buddy slapstick comedy film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation . It is the 40th film in Disney 's animated features canon . It was directed by Mark Dindal , produced by Randy Fullmer , written by David Reynolds , and stars David Spade , John Goodman , Eartha Kitt , Patrick Warburton and Wendie Malick . The film follows a teenage emperor who is transformed into a llama by his ex-advisor and henchwoman . In order for the emperor to change back into a human , he trusts a village leader who escorts him back to the palace . It was altered significantly over its six years of development and production . It began as a musical epic titled Kingdom of the Sun , to have been directed by Dindal and Roger Allers ( co-director of The Lion King ) , and was changed by Disney executives into a light-hearted buddy comedy . The documentary The Sweatbox details the production troubles that the film endured . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` My Funny Friend and Me '' performed by Sting , but lost to `` Things Have Changed '' by Bob Dylan from Wonder Boys . The film was followed by a direct-to-video sequel Kronk 's New Groove ( 2005 ) , and an animated television series The Emperor 's New School ( 2006 ) .",
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"text": "Lucky Luke (disambiguation) Lucky Luke is a Belgian comic book series that began in 1946 . `` Lucky Luke '' may also refer to : Lucky Luke , a fictional American cowboy and the title character of the series Lucky Luke , a 1983 animated television series starring William Callaway Lucky Luke ( film ) , a 1991 Italian film adaptation starring Terence Hill Lucky Luke ( TV series ) , a 1992 Italian television series based on the film , starring Terence Hill Lucky Luke ( 2009 film ) , a 2009 French/Argentine film adaptation starring Jean Dujardin Lucky Luke , the name of several video games based on the character , most of them published by Infogrames Entertainment , SA",
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"text": "Twitches Too Twitches Too is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie . It is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches , released in 2005 . The film began production in late April 2007 and was released on October 12 . It aired during Disney Channel 's Halloween Month . The Disney Channel Original Series , Wizards of Waverly Place , premiered following the film 's premiere . The first trailer was released during the premiere of High School Musical 2 . On its premiere night , the movie brought in 6.96 million viewers . To date , it is the last sequel to a Disney Channel Original Movie that is not a musical .",
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"text": "Snowflake, the White Gorilla Snowflake , the White Gorilla ( Copito de Nieve ) is a Spanish direct-to-video live action/animated adventure film directed by Andrés G. Schaer . The film depicts the fictional childhood of the white gorilla Snowflake . In United States , the film was released on . The English dub of the film stars David Spade , Ariana Grande , Jennette McCurdy , Nathan Kress , Dallas Lovato , Keith David , and Christopher Lloyd . It was produced by Grindstone Entertainment Group and distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars : The Force Awakens is a 2015 epic space opera film directed , co-produced , and co-written by J. J. Abrams . The seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series , and first of three in Star Wars sequel trilogy , it stars Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , and Max von Sydow . The Force Awakens is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi ; it follows Rey , Finn , and Poe Dameron 's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance , led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance , against Kylo Ren and the First Order , a successor group to the Galactic Empire . The Force Awakens was premiered by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on December 14 , and was released in United States and Canada on December 18 , 2015 . The Force Awakens opened across 14,300 theaters , breaking numerous box-office records and became the first film to earn more than $ 100 million worldwide in a single day . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 2 billion on a production budget of $ 306 million becoming the highest-grossing release of 2015 , and the fastest film to earn $ 1 billion worldwide , doing so in twelve-days . The Force Awakens became the third film in history to surpass $ 2 billion worldwide ( after Avatar ( 2009 ) and Titanic ( 1997 ) ) , doing so on its 53rd day of release . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 360 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive . The Force Awakens garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Abrams ' direction , its action sequences , visual effects , editing and Ridley 's and Boyega 's performances . Several awards held their nominations before the December release of The Force Awakens , making the film ineligible for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards and some other awards ceremonies . However , the film was added to the 21st Critics ' Choice Awards 's slate of best picture nominees after a special vote by the board of directors , and the announcement of the 2015 American Film Institute Awards was delayed until after the release of film , where it was named one of Top Ten Films of the year . The Force Awakens received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards as Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects . The film garnered four nominations at 69th British Academy Film Awards , and won for Best Special Visual Effects and a special BAFTA Rising Star Award for John Boyega . At the 21st Empire Awards , the film received nine nominations and won five including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film , and Best Director for J.J. Abrams . The Force Awakens became the most nominated film in Saturn Awards history with total of thirteen nominations at 42nd Saturn Awards and won eight including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Director and Best Special Effects . The film received seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society , winning four including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture . Star Wars : The Force Awakens received eleven nominations at MTV Movie Awards , the most for the ceremony and won three including Movie of the Year .",
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"text": "Lucky Luke (TV series) Lucky Luke ( also known as The Adventures of Lucky Luke ) is an Italian western-comedy television series starring Terence Hill that aired in 1992 , and was based on the Belgian comic book series Lucky Luke and on a movie with the same title directed and produced by the same Hill in 1991 . Eight episodes were produced .",
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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": "Huckleberry Fox George Fox , better known as Huckleberry Fox ( 1974 ) , is an American actor who performed in Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) . and the Disney film The Blue Yonder ( 1985 ) .",
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"text": "Indiana Jones Adventure The Indiana Jones Adventure is an enhanced motion vehicle dark ride attraction at Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea , based on the Indiana Jones film series . Guests accompany intrepid archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones on a turbulent quest , aboard military troop transport vehicles , through a dangerous lost temple guarded by a supernatural power . The attraction premiered as Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland in Anaheim , California on March 3 , 1995 , and opened to the general public on March 4 , 1995 . A second , and nearly identical , version of the ride opened as Temple of the Crystal Skull on September 4 , 2001 at Tokyo DisneySea in Chiba , Japan , unrelated to the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull .",
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"text": "Jodie Foster Alicia Christian `` Jodie '' Foster ( born November 19 , 1962 ) is an American actress and filmmaker who has worked in films and on television . She has often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation . Foster began her career at the age of three as a child model in 1965 , and two years later moved to acting in television series , with the sitcom Mayberry R.F.D. being her debut . In the late 1960s and early 1970s , she worked in several primetime television series and starred in children 's films . Foster 's breakthrough came in Martin Scorsese 's Taxi Driver ( 1976 ) , in which she played a teenage prostitute ; the role garnered her a nomination for an Academy Award . Her other critically acclaimed roles as a teenager were in the musical Bugsy Malone ( 1976 ) and the thriller The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane ( 1976 ) , and she became a popular teen idol by starring in Disney 's Freaky Friday ( 1976 ) , Candleshoe ( 1977 ) and Foxes ( 1980 ) . After attending college at Yale , Foster struggled to transition to adult roles until winning widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of a rape survivor in The Accused ( 1988 ) , for which she won several awards , including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe . She won her second Academy Award three years later for her role in the sleeper hit The Silence of the Lambs , where she played Clarice Starling , an FBI trainee investigating a serial murder case . Foster made her debut as a film director the same year with the moderately successful Little Man Tate ( 1991 ) , and founded her own production company , Egg Pictures , in 1992 . The company 's first production was Nell ( 1994 ) , in which she also played the title role , gaining another nomination for an Academy Award . Her other films in the 1990s included period drama Sommersby , Western comedy Maverick ( 1994 ) , science fiction film Contact ( 1997 ) , and period drama Anna and the King ( 1999 ) . Her second film direction , Home for the Holidays ( 1995 ) , was not well-received commercially , while critical reviews were mixed . After career setbacks in the early 2000s , which included the cancellation of a film project and the closing down of her production company , Foster starred in four thrillers , Panic Room ( 2002 ) , Flightplan ( 2005 ) , Inside Man ( 2006 ) and The Brave One ( 2007 ) . She has focused on directing in the 2010s , directing the films The Beaver ( 2011 ) and Money Monster ( 2016 ) , as well as episodes for Netflix television series Orange is the New Black and House of Cards . She also starred in the film Elysium ( 2013 ) . In addition to her two Academy Awards , Foster has won three BAFTA Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , a Screen Actors Guild Award and the Cecil B DeMille Award .",
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"text": "Screen Actors Guild Award The Screen Actors Guild Award ( also known as the SAG Award ) is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ( SAG-AFTRA ) to recognize outstanding performances in film and primetime television . The statuette given , a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy , is called `` The Actor '' . It is 16 in tall , weighs over 12 lb , is cast in solid bronze , and produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank , California . SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995 . Nominations for the awards come from two committees , one for film and one for television , each numbering 2100 members of the union , randomly selected anew each year , with the full membership ( 165,000 as of 2012 ) available to vote for the winners . It is considered an indicator of success at the Academy Awards . The awards have been telecast since 1998 on TNT , and since 2007 have been simulcast on TBS . The inaugural SAG Awards aired live on February 25 , 1995 from Universal Studios ' Stage 12 . The second SAG awards aired live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium , while subsequent awards have been held at the Shrine Exposition Center .",
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"text": "Bugsy Malone Bugsy Malone is a 1976 British musical gangster comedy film , directed by Alan Parker and featuring only child actors . Set in New York City , the film is loosely based on events in New York and Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931 during Prohibition , specifically the exploits of real-life gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran , as dramatized in cinema . Parker lightened the subject matter considerably for the children 's market ; in the U.S. the film received a G rating . The film was Parker 's feature-length directorial debut , introduced actor Scott Baio , and featured a 13-year old Jodie Foster .",
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"text": "The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster , Anthony Hopkins , and Scott Glenn . Adapted by Ted Tally from the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris , his second to feature the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter ; a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer , the film was the second adaptation of a Harris novel featuring Lecter , preceded by the Michael Mann-directed Manhunter in 1986 . In the film , Clarice Starling , a young U.S. FBI trainee , seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Lecter to apprehend another serial killer , known only as `` Buffalo Bill '' . The Silence of the Lambs was released on February 14 , 1991 , and grossed $ 272.7 million worldwide against its $ 19 million budget . It was only the third film , the other two being It Happened One Night and One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest , to win Academy Awards in all the top five categories : Best Picture , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Director , and Adapted Screenplay . It is also the first ( and so far only ) Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film , and only the third such film to be nominated in the category , after The Exorcist in 1973 and Jaws in 1975 . The film is considered `` culturally , historically or aesthetically '' significant by the U.S. Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2011 . A sequel titled Hannibal was released in 2001 with Hopkins reprising his role , followed by two prequels : Red Dragon ( 2002 ) and Hannibal Rising ( 2007 ) .",
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"text": "Nell (film) Nell is a 1994 American drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin . The film also co-starred Liam Neeson , Natasha Richardson , Richard Libertini , and Nick Searcy . The film was directed by Michael Apted , and was based on Mark Handley 's play Idioglossia . The play was inspired by Handley 's time living in the Cascade Mountains in the 1970s , and the story of Poto and Cabengo , a pair of twins who created their own language . The original music score is composed by Mark Isham . Foster was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role . She also won the first Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress . The film was given a limited release on December 16 , 1994 , before expanding into wide release on December 23 , 1994 .",
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"text": "The Accused (1988 film) The Accused is a 1988 Canadian-American drama film written by Tom Topor and directed by Jonathan Kaplan . It starred Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis . The film is set in Washington state and filmed in Vancouver , Canada . The film was loosely based on the 1983 gang rape of Cheryl Araujo in New Bedford , Massachusetts , and the resulting trial , which received national coverage . This film was one of the first Hollywood films to portray rape graphically . The film was well received . Jodie Foster portrayed Sarah Tobias , the victim , earning the Academy Award for Best Actress , the film 's sole nomination . This was the first time that the lead actress won the Best Actress Academy Award without the film being nominated in any other category since 1962 , when Sophia Loren won Best Actress for her performance in Two Women .",
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"text": "Taxi Driver Taxi Driver is a 1976 American vigilante film with neo-noir and psychological thriller elements , directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader . Set in New York City following the Vietnam War , the film stars Robert De Niro , and features Jodie Foster , Harvey Keitel , Cybill Shepherd , Peter Boyle , and Albert Brooks . Nominated for four Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Taxi Driver won the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival . It is regularly cited by critics , film directors , and audiences alike as one of the greatest films of all time . In 2012 , Sight & Sound named it the 31st-best film ever in its decennial critics ' poll , ranked with The Godfather Part II , and the fifth-greatest film of all time on its directors ' poll . The film was considered `` culturally , historically or aesthetically '' significant by the US Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1994 .",
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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": "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": "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": "Real Circumstance Theatre Company Real Circumstance Theatre Company is a not-for-profit theatre company based in Essex that delivers work nationally and internationally . Real Circumstance develops and produces new plays by emergent writers , and plays generated by the Company through improvisation . Real Circumstance is run by Artistic Director Dan Sherer and Creative Producer Anna Bewick . Actors that Real Circumstance has worked with include Keeley Forsyth , Lawrence Werber , Ben Caplan , Jot Davies , Tamsin Joanna Kennard , Toby Sawyer , Kate Donmall , and Caroline Williams .",
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"text": "Theatre and Performance Research Association The Theatre and Performance Research Association , or TaPRA for short , is an academic organisation focusing on theatre , drama and performance . It was founded in 2005 . Academics from drama and theatre departments at Kent , Leeds , Royal Holloway , Warwick , QMUL , Birmingham , Manchester , Nottingham Trent , Bristol , Central School of Speech and Drama , Lancaster , Sheffield , Roehampton , Glasgow , Exeter and Trinity College , Dublin formed the initial steering group . TaPRA describes its aim as `` to foster research that : enables links between practitioners and scholars within performance disciplines and across cognate fields ; liaises with specialist organisations and groupings ; encourages early career research in theatre and performance . '' Membership is largely British and Irish , although international members are welcomed , regularly contributing at conferences and symposia . Individual academics pay an annual fee to become members .",
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"text": "English Shakespeare Company The English Shakespeare Company was an English theatre company founded in 1986 by Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington to present and promote the works of William Shakespeare on both a national and an international level . Its inaugural production ( 1986 ) was an anthology entitled The Henrys ( Henry IV , Part 1 , Henry IV , Part 2 , and Henry V ) which opened at the Theatre Royal , Plymouth in December 1986 . A year later , several more plays ( Richard II , Henry VI : House of Lancaster , Henry VI : House of York and Richard III ) were added to the original productions and were presented as a complete history cycle under the title of The Wars of the Roses . The production toured for two years in seventeen venues in the UK including the Old Vic in London , as well as appearing at several international venues , including the Hong Kong Festival , opening the new Tokyo Globe Theatre , being the centrepiece of The World Theatre Festival of Chicago , and touring to Stamford , Connecticut , the Spoleto Festival , Melbourne , the Adelaide Festival , Brisbane , The Netherlands , Hamburg , Berlin and Frankfurt . In addition to The Wars of the Roses , productions of many individual Shakespeare plays were also presented . They included Twelfth Night , Macbeth , The Tempest , Romeo & Juliet , Antony and Cleopatra and As You Like It . The last production of ROMEO AND JULIET . indeed the closing production ended in Plymouth after touring the world .",
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"text": "Scottish Theatre Company The Scottish Theatre Company was started in 1980 under the direction of Dundee-born actor Ewan Hooper who had revived the Greenwich Theatre , London in 1969 , but for most of its 8 years it was directed by his successor Tom Fleming . From its production base in Glasgow , where its home theatre was the Theatre Royal , it set out its policy of presenting Scottish and international classic drama , and commissioned new plays of Scottish drama . It toured nationally and appeared at the Edinburgh International Festival . The company represented British Theatre at the International Theatre Biennale in Warsaw in 1986 with Sir David Lyndsay 's Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaites . Despite attracting large audiences and its success in securing commercial sponsorship , including Scottish Television , it was brought to an end when the Scottish Arts Council stopped its annual funding . Papers relating to the administration and productions of the Scottish Theatre Company , including papers relating to administration , productions , finance , sponsorship and publicity , 1980-1987 are deposited in Glasgow University Library Special Collections Scottish Theatre Archive .",
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"text": "Hull Truck Theatre The Hull Truck Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull , England which presents substantial drama productions . It also tours its productions on a regular basis . The theatre was founded in 1971 by actor Mike Bradwell when he could not find work . He placed an ad ' in Time Out magazine saying , `` Half-formed theatre company seeks other half '' . The first production , `` The Children of the Lost Planet '' was a success though , like many new companies , it had meagre audiences . This experience led the company to fall back on performing plays for children . They started to get a good reputation for children 's theatre . However , in 1974 , the play `` Knowledge '' was performed and , although over half the audience had walked out , the critical acclaim of Guardian reviewer Robin Thornber led to the Bush Theatre becoming interested and staging the production . John Godber became artistic director in 1984 although at first he was unaware of how much the Hull Truck Theatre was struggling financially . He had been making a good living as a teacher but the idea of being able to produce some of his own works led him to accept the post . He decided that the best way to improve sales and the success of the company was to write a play relevant to its audiences . He wrote `` Up n ' Under '' a play about the rugby league in Hull which proved to be a success . One of Hull Truck 's most performed and famous plays is John Godber 's `` Bouncers '' . This celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 and was the final play to be performed before moving to the new venue . From 1983 the company was based in its venue in Spring Street but a new 440 seat theatre has been built for the company , as part of the St. Stephen 's development . This has cost # 14.5 million and opened on 23 April 2009 . The opening production started its run on 25 April 2009 and was the premier of the John Godber play Funny Turns . Hull Truck was the venue chosen to host the launch of Hull 's Larkin 25 Festival in June 2010 . In July 2010 Andrew Smaje was appointed chief executive to develop its programme and to entice new audiences . In September 2012 the company were nominated for The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre at TMA Theatre Awards . This was for its touring productions of The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett , DNA by Dennis Kelly and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde adapted by Nick Lane . In October 2012 Hull city centre was awarded Purple Flag status for the quality of the city 's nightlife . The Association of Town Centre Management praised Hull Truck Theatre in particular `` for its outstanding contribution '' to entertainment for city centre users . In January 2013 Hull Truck Theatre were nominated for Best Visiting Production at the Manchester Theatre Awards for DNA by Dennis Kelly . In April 2013 Mike Bradwell returned to direct for the company for the first time in over 30 years , directing the world premiere of Queen of the Nile by Tim Fountain . In May 2013 Mark Babych was appointed Artistic Director of the company . In April 2014 , it was reported that the theatre had received # 400,000 in grants from Arts Council England and Hull City Council because of a financial crisis at the venue .",
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"text": "Southbank Theatre Southbank Theatre is a performing arts venue located in the Southbank region of Melbourne , Victoria . It is the principal home of the Melbourne Theatre Company . The theatre was designed by ARM Architecture ( Ashton Raggatt McDougall ) , and opened in January 2009 with a production of Poor Boy starring Guy Pearce . The theatre is adjacent to the Melbourne Recital Centre venue on Southbank Boulevard , with the two buildings constructed simultaneously . The distinctive geometric shapes on the theatre 's facade were inspired by the paintings of the American abstract expressionist artist Al Held . The theatre contains two performance spaces : the 559-seat `` Sumner '' , and the smaller `` Lawler '' with 150 seats . These were named after director John Sumner and playwright Ray Lawler respectively . The theatre is also home to Script Bar & Bistro , function rooms and foyers and two foyer bars .",
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"text": "Theatre criticism Theatre criticism is a genre of art criticism , and the act of writing or speaking about the performing arts such as a play or opera . Some major newspapers cover the arts in some form and theatre criticism may be included as a part of this arts coverage . In the 21st century theatre criticism has grown in online venues , such as e-magazines and blogs , while criticism in newspapers has shrunk . Recent research shows that despite the different medium , online critics may be as trusted as theatre critics who write for newspapers . Specialist media exists to cover most artistic disciplines , in this field one such publication is The Stage ( see our theatre magazines category for more ) . As with other forms of criticism it may use its own technical language to convey what the reviewer has seen .",
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"text": "Finborough Theatre The Finborough Theatre is a fifty-seat theatre in the West Brompton area of London ( part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ) under artistic directorship of Neil McPherson . The theatre presents new British writing , as well as UK and world premieres of new plays primarily from the English speaking world including North America , Canada , Ireland , and Scotland including work in the Scots language . The venue also presents music theatre , and rarely seen rediscovered 19th and 20th century plays .",
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"text": "Encore Theatre Magazine Encore Theatre Magazine is an online magazine relating to contemporary theatre published in the United Kingdom . A monthly internet publication begun in May 2003 , it was inspired by the defunct magazine of the same title ( Encore ) , which had a brief but influential life from 1954 to 1965 : Articles published in the original Encore have been reprinted in a volume entitled The Encore Reader : A Chronicle of New Drama . According to Robert Brustein , the original magazine Encore embodied both the virtues and the failings of the movement it examined ; he criticizes it for being `` bursting with energy , vigor , and excitement '' but being `` seriously lacking in balanced judgments or penetrating ideas . ''",
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"text": "David Hill (arts director) David Hill is a theatre and arts director and producer , founder of the leading UK cultural events and arts agency ArtReach which initiates , develops and produces extraordinary creative arts projects and programmes . Hill has created and produced the innovative Night of Festivals project , produced the world 's largest interactive video artwork ( Under Scan by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer ) in Trafalgar Square , London and in public spaces across the UK East Midlands and created/delivered a range of high-profile new arts events such Three Cities Create and Connect , The Lyric Lounge and Dance in the Park . He has also delivered projects in Barcelona , India and the West Indies . Born in Birmingham , and following a degree in Drama and English at Hull University , Hill started his career as a theatre practitioner with renowned theatre companies such as Welfare State International , IOU Theatre and the Pip Simmons Theatre Group . Appointed as the first Marketing Director at the 2,000 seat Birmingham Hippodrome , he established the marketing and publicity department for the venue during two major capital refurbishments of the Hippodrome in the 1980s . During this period the theatre was established as a premier touring venue and as a home to Welsh National Opera and Sadler 's Wells Royal Ballet ( now Birmingham Royal Ballet ) . Returning to a role as theatre director , writer and actor , Hill established the pioneering Theatre Station Blyth in Northumberland , leading a team of theatre professionals in developing original community theatre with 100 unemployed adults , winning a National Training Award , and being shortlisted with the RSC and Jiving Lindy Hoppers for the prestigious , national Sainsbury Arts in Education Awards . During this time Hill created and directed shows , including The Tale of the Corn Woman , The TV Addict , Stitch-Up , Seven and War Bonds . In 1995 Theatre Station was reinvented and re-launched by Fran Castle and Alison Walton-Robson as the award-winning Headway Theatre . As an associate director at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in the early 1990s , Hill had particular responsibility for new theatre writing , working with playwrights such as Jude Alderson , Barrie Keeffe , Peter McGarry and David Calcutt . Shows directed included All Change , A Caucasian Chalk Circle , The Way of the World , The Mystery Plays , Belonging , Family Affairs , Romeo and Juliet , A Midsummer Night 's Dream , Julius Caesar and The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty , with co-directing work on Macbeth and Jane Eyre . In 1994 , following the playwright 's death , he produced and directed The Official Tribute to Dennis Potter persuading Michael Grade ( Channel 4 TV ) and Alan Yentob ( BBC 1 ) to jointly support and participate in the project . For this high-profile event Hill directed contributions from , amongst others , Alan Bates , Gemma Craven , Imelda Staunton , George Baker , Frank Finlay , Douglas Henshall , Kika Markham and Corin Redgrave , and also engaged and produced participation from writers and broadcasters Lynda La Plante , Alan Plater , Sheena MacDonald , Piers Haggard , Kennith Trodd and Melvyn Bragg . As director of the Arts Management Centre ( a business unit of The Management Centre ) in 1994/5 , Hill implemented and delivered national arts training programmes and designed and delivered the first national conference on the arts lottery . From 1996 he project directed all aspects of the design and building of Maidenhead 's # 10 million new arts centre , Norden Farm Centre for the Arts . He opened the Centre by producing two special galas with contributors including Michael Parkinson , Lesley Garrett , Timothy West , Prunella Scales , Jimmy Tarbuck , Laurie Holloway , Marion Montgomery , Ronnie Corbett and Rolf Harris . Over fifteen years since 1996 , Hill has developed ArtReach working with partners such as Arts Council England , Museums Libraries and Archives Council ( MLA ) , Renaissance , Sport England , the Crafts Council , many Local Authorities , Regional Development Agencies , arts organisations and venues ( international , national , regional and local ) and individual artists . In 2005/6 ArtReach commissioned international artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to create Under Scan , which subsequently was taken to Venice Biennale in 2007 and produced by Hill in Trafalgar Square in 2008 . Hill co-wrote the book Under Scan with Lozano-Hemmer , published in 2006 . Hill has been an adviser to West Midlands Arts , Northern Arts and South West Arts in the UK and is a Trustee ( Vice Chair ) of Curve ( theatre ) ( major new performing arts centre in Leicester , UK ) . He has previously been a board member/adviser for Triangle Arts Centre , Playtrain , Midlands Arts Centre and Worcester Swan Theatre . He has been an assessor for the UK Regional Arts Lottery Programme and has been an assessor to Arts Council England for both Capital and Arts for Everyone programmes .",
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"text": "Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia . Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members . The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others . In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network . David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing . In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta . Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects . In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre . In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores . In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience . Official Website Category : Theatres in Atlanta",
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"text": "The Jubilee The Jubilee is a 1769 play by the British playwright and actor-manager David Garrick . It was based on his Shakespeare Pageant which he had originally planned to stage during the Shakespeare Jubilee in Stratford-upon-Avon until heavy rain forced it to be abandoned . It was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre on 14 October 1769 and proved a major success , running for ninety performances . This allowed Garrick to recoup much of the money he had spent on the Jubilee celebrations .",
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"text": "Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is a # 47 million theatre in Aylesbury , England , United Kingdom presenting a range of West End and touring musicals and plays , along with performances of opera and ballet and a Christmas pantomime .",
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"text": "The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre ( or The Brewhouse ) is the largest theatre and arts centre in Taunton , a town in Somerset , England . The building opened 28 March 1977 , on the banks of the River Tone , and offers a 350-seat auditorium and supporting studio and exhibition spaces . Its first professional production was Alan Ayckbourn 's The Norman Conquests , starring the then unknown David Jason . The administrative offices are on the first floor of a Georgian Grade II listed building which gives the theatre its name . In 2005 , Arts Council England announced that it would cut regular funding to The Brewhouse from 2006 , following a drop in artistic output . In September 2005 a new director Robert Miles was appointed to lead the artistic reinvigoration of the organisation , which now plays host to experimental theatre companies such as DEREVO , and No Fit State Circus . It was also the first theatre , apart from the Royal Court Theatre , to stage Caryl Churchill 's controversial play Seven Jewish Children . In 2009 , ongoing under funding , combined with the impact of recession and a subsequent threat of cuts meant the venue was once again put under threat of closure . With support from its stakeholders The Brewhouse overcame these immediate funding concerns , and in March 2010 it was announced that the organisation had been awarded # 487,500 from Arts Council England 's Sustain fund to allow it to continue to programme arts and participatory activities during the economic downturn . A feasibility study by ArtsService recommends the current site be expanded to create a 600 - to 750-seat auditorium , a larger gallery space and arthouse cinema with improved bar and catering provision as part of a new `` Coal Orchard '' - Taunton 's cultural quarter . The venue closed in February 2013 and went into administration . The venue reopened in April 2014 by the Taunton Theatre Association ( TTA ) , having been granted the lease from Taunton Deane Borough Council , who bought the 61-year lease of the site and its contents from administrator BDO .",
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"text": "Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA . Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming . Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals . Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .",
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"text": "The Round The Round was a theatre-in-the-round in the Ouseburn Valley , Newcastle upon Tyne , England . The region 's first theatre-in-the-round , it specialised in theatre for children and young people . The Round opened in September 2007 , and was home to the Bruvvers Theatre Company . The building in which The Round was housed is a former flax mill designed by John Dobson in 1848 . The 180-seat theatre slotted behind a listed facade in a courtyard space between warehouses on Lime Street . The Round was conceived by the Bruvvers Theatre Company artistic director Mike Mould who bought the derelict Cluny building in 1982 with the intention of creating a theatre within its walls . In 2005 , Mould sent a letter to his friends asking each to donate # 1 to help fund the cost of building the theatre . Bruvvers director and television scriptwriter Julie Blackie suggested alternative methods of fundraising . The theatre had one wall with a fixed block of 40 seats and three balconies , with the remaining seats moveable according to the needs of each production According to the company , there was `` one main route onto the stage for the performers , but also a few secret passages to add an element of surprise . '' The company filed for voluntary liquidation in May 2008 , just eight months after its launch . The Round Theatre had been built with capital funding from a consortium of parties in the Ouseburn district of Newcastle but had failed to secure funding for programming or administrative costs . Directors Jeannie Adams and Julie Blackie decided to cease trading and begin liquidation proceedings . Average houses of just 52 % fell far short of the 70 % capacity the company had budgeted to break even .",
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"text": "D. B. Weiss Daniel Brett Weiss ( born April 23 , 1971 ) is an American author , screenwriter , producer , and director . Along with his collaborator David Benioff , he is best known as screenwriter , executive producer , and sometimes director of Game of Thrones , the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin 's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire . His 2003 debut novel , Lucky Wander Boy , is themed around video games .",
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"text": "Council on Books in Wartime The Council on Books in Wartime ( 1942 -- 1946 ) was an American non-profit organization founded by booksellers , publishers , librarians , authors , and others , in the spring of 1942 to channel the use of books as `` weapons in the war of ideas '' ( the Council 's motto ) . Its primary aim was the promotion of books to influence the thinking of the American people regarding World War II , to build and maintain the will to win , to expose the true nature of the enemy , to disseminate technical information , to provide relaxation and inspiration , and to clarify war aims and problems of peace . The Council co-operated with the Office of War Information ( OWI ) and other Government agencies , but was itself a voluntary , unpaid , non-Governmental organization . The Council attempted to achieve its goals by acting as a clearinghouse for book-related ideas , by being an intermediary between the book-trade industry and government agencies , by offering advice to publishers , and by handling all forms of public relations including distribution of reading lists and pamphlets , lectures , radio programs , newsreels , and book promotion and publication . In 1942 , the Council created a War Book Panel to choose titles officially recommended by the Council . These titles were republished by Council member publishers with a seal of approval , a large `` I '' on the front cover meaning an `` Imperative '' book . 6 `` Imperative '' books were published between 1942 and 1945 ( see War Book Panel ) . In the spring of 1943 , the Council launched the effort for which it would become best known , the Armed Services Editions . By the time the program ended in 1947 , it had printed 122,951,031 books , selling them to the government at an average cost of just over six cents a volume . The Armed Services Editions brought high-end books to a mass audience , and helped popularize the emerging paperback format . One of the most popular ASE books was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ( 1943 ) by Betty Smith , and the ASE 's distribution of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel The Great Gatsby helped revive interest in the book . In 1944 , the Council launched Oversees Editions , Inc , a subsidiary aimed at distributing American books to civilian populations abroad , to promote a positive view of American culture . With the end of World War II , the Council on Books in Wartime ceased active operations on Jan 31 , 1946 but maintained its corporate entities to deal with the dispersal of remaining funds and the safekeeping of records . Some of those involved on the Council include : W. W. Norton of W. W. Norton & Company , Bennett Cerf of Random House , George A. Hecht of Doubleday & Co. , and Mark Van Doren .",
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"text": "Alix Strauss Alix Strauss is a four-time published author and media social satirist based in Manhattan . She has been a featured trend journalist on CBS , CNN , ABC , NBC 's today show and various national morning and talk shows . Her articles have appeared in The New York Post , Time Magazine , The New York Times , Marie Claire , Entertainment Weekly , Self , and many other publications . Her four published books include her two non-fiction works Have I Got A Guy For You and Death Becomes Them : Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant , the Famous , and the Notorious , and her two works of fiction The Joy of Funerals and Based Upon Availability . She was chosen as a speaker for both the Jewish Book Council and Israel Bonds . Strauss also spoke last year at the University of Connecticut 's suicide prevention week in conjunction with Death Becomes Them . Strauss lectures extensively not only for bookstores and book clubs , but at conferences , colleges and universities , synagogues , libraries , country clubs , etc. . For her most recently published novel Based Upon Availability , a novel that takes place in Manhattan 's swanky Four Seasons Hotel , Strauss designed a book tour around hotels . She is in fact known for her unusual reading events and was quoted by Publishers Weekly to say `` I believe in finding venues that are in keeping with the theme of one 's work . '' True to her words , Strauss held the launch party for her first novel The Joy of Funerals at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home . She also held a reading for Death Becomes Them : Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant , the Famous & the Notorious at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn .",
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"text": "Theodore S. Weiss Theodore S. `` Ted '' Weiss ( September 17 , 1927 -- September 14 , 1992 ) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York serving from 1977 until his death from heart failure in New York City in 1992 . Weiss was born in Gáva , Hungary and emigrated to the United States in 1938 as his family fled the Nazi invasion of Hungary . He grew up in Perth Amboy , New Jersey . Weiss served in the United States Army from 1946 until 1947 . He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 , earning a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1952 . In 1953 , Weiss became a naturalized citizen of the United States . Between 1955 and 1959 , he served as assistant New York County , New York ( Manhattan ) district attorney , before leaving the position to return to private practice . From 1962 until 1976 , Weiss was a member of the New York City Council . He was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention . Weiss was elected to Congress in 1976 , representing most of Manhattan 's West Side , and served from January 3 , 1977 , until his death . Weiss was known for his avid support of liberal causes , including civil rights , open government , and the arts . He served on the House Committee on Banking , Finance , and Urban Affairs , the House Committee on Government Operations , and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs . In 1985 Weiss headed a committee that found 90 percent of the twenty to thirty thousand new drugs used on farm animals had not been approved by the FDA in violation of the Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act . They also found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) failed to remove several drugs already known to be carcinogens . Weiss died three days before the state 's Democratic primary election . Due to the Congressman 's ailing health , five Democrats appeared on the ballot to challenge him . Nonetheless , Weiss posthumously won the primary by a huge margin . State Assemblyman Jerry Nadler was named to replace Weiss on the ballot and was handily elected in November ; Nadler still holds the seat . The Ted Weiss Federal Building in Lower Manhattan , adjacent to the African Burial Ground National Monument , has been named in Weiss ' honor .",
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"text": "Lizzy Weiss Lizzy Weiss is an American screenwriter , television producer and television writer . Weiss was born and raised in Los Angeles , California . After graduating from Duke University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Women 's Studies she continued her education in New York University and got an M.A. in Communication in 1993 . After she finished her schooling she did a number of writing jobs until in 1999 Weiss wrote for the MTV original film Holding Patterns . This was the first time that she was paid for her writing . Although the film did not air , she was hired again by MTV to write for the TV series Undressed . While writing for MTV she was given an article called Surf Girls of Maui from Outside magazine . She wrote a script for a film that was similar to the article . After John Stockwell was hired to direct the film Blue Crush , Weiss was chosen to write for the film . Weiss ' other television credits include Cashmere Mafia and the ABC Family series Switched at Birth , in which she is creator and executive producer . In 2012 , Weiss won the 2012 Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Producer for Switched at Birth . Switched at Birth was also honored with 2013 Peabody Award .",
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"text": "The Weiss School The Weiss School is a private school for gifted children in Palm Beach Gardens , FL , founded in 1989 by Elizabeth and Martin Weiss . It is the only school in Southeast Florida exclusively dedicated to educating gifted students . In 2010 the school officially became a 501c3 organization . With about 245 students , it goes from grades Pre-K 3 to 8th grade . Each grade contains about 20 to 30 students . The average faculty to student ratio is 1:10 . Since its establishment , it has undergone many expansions . It is unique among elementary and middle schools because of its focus on STEAM : science , technology , engineering , arts and mathematics . In 2013 , the school upgraded its Science program for grades K-8 to teach the Full Option Science System , a research-based science curriculum developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science , University of California , Berkeley with grants from the National Science Foundation . In grades 3-5 , band is compulsory . The Music department includes a show choir , band and theater . The Weiss School has an excellent fine art program led by David Tripp . The Drama department puts on full-scale musicals , talent shows , and other productions . The school also features a special academic Taekwondo program , which starts in kindergarten . Recent Noteworthy Distinctions On its seven-acre campus , the school maintains a large garden of fruits and vegetables tended after school by student-volunteers . The idea of a student-tended garden grown on the campus and then donated to the needy was developed by two middle school students . The harvest is donated to local food banks . In 2010 , A Weiss student was one of 30 finalists named from 1,476 entries of middle-school science fair participants for the inaugural Broadcom MASTERS - short for Math , Applied Science , Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars - national science fair competition . Science fair ... In 2013 and 2014 , one of its students was a finalist at the National Spelling Bee in Washington , D.C. In 2013 , a former student gained admission to the University of Oxford ( United Kingdom ) . In 2014 , a Weiss student was among 300 semifinalists in the Broadcom MASTERS . In 2014 , the Weiss School team finished in first place in Palm Beach County in the MathCounts competition . Its top student earned a place on the Florida team , which finished in ninth place in the national MathCounts competition . In 2014 , a Weiss School student represented Palm Beach County at the state Science Fair . In December 2014 , a Weiss School student won the U.S. Kids Holiday Classic Golf Championship that was played on the Fazio course at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens , which featured 300 junior golfers from around the world . In 2015 , the African Library Project named the Weiss School a 2014 Global Literacy Champion for its hard work and effort in providing for a library at the Letsunyane Primary School in Lesotho . In 2015 , two Weiss School students represented Palm Beach County at the State Science Fair . One won fourth place in Zoology , while the other won honorable mention in Botany . In 2015 , the Miami Dolphins selected a 13-year-old Weiss student to present their first-round NFL draft pick with his jersey after the Weiss student sent the team an electronic resume explaining why the sports organization should hire him . ( See the news story about the Weiss School student who sent his electronic resume to the Miami Dolphins . Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAOBxMDvkLk )",
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"text": "Jed Buchwald Jed Z. Buchwald is Doris and Henry Dreyfuss Professor of History at Caltech . He was previously director of the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT . He won a MacArthur Fellowship in 1995 . Buchwald 's publications include several full books and edited history-of-science essay collections : 1985 -- From Maxwell to Microphysics : Aspects of Electromagnetic Theory in the Last Quarter of the Nineteenth Century 1989 -- The Rise of the Wave Theory of Light : Optical Theory and Experiment in the Early Nineteenth Century 1993 -- Einstein Papers Project Vol . 3 ( one of nine contributing editors ) 1994 -- The Creation of Scientific Effects : Heinrich Hertz and electric waves 1995 -- Scientific Practice : Theories and Stories of Doing Physics ( editor ) 1996 -- Scientific Credibility and Technical Standards in 19th and Early 20th Century Germany and Britain ( editor ) 2000 -- Isaac Newton 's Natural Philosophy ( editor , with I. Bernard Cohen ) 2001 -- Histories of the Electron : The Birth of Microphysics ( editor , with Andrew Warwick ) 2005 -- Wrong for the Right Reasons ( editor , with Allan Franklin ) 2010 - The Zodiac of Paris : How an Improbable Controversy Over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate Over Religion and Science ( with Diane Greco Josefowicz ) 2012 - Newton and the Origin of Civilization ( with Mordechai Feingold ) Buchwald is also the general editor of the book series `` Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology '' and of the book series `` Archimedes : New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology , '' as well as managing editor of the book series `` Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and the Physical Sciences . '' Buchwald , together with Jeremy Gray , serves as editor-in-chief of the Springer journal Archive for History of Exact Sciences . Jed 's wife Diana Kormos Buchwald is the director of the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech .",
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"text": "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is a book by John Mearsheimer , Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago , and Stephen Walt , Professor of International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , published in late August 2007 . It was a New York Times Best Seller . The book describes the lobby as a `` loose coalition of individuals and organizations who actively work to steer U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction '' . The book `` focuses primarily on the lobby 's influence on U.S. foreign policy and its negative effect on American interests '' . The authors also argue that `` the lobby 's impact has been unintentionally harmful to Israel as well '' . Both Mearsheimer and Walt argue that although `` the boundaries of the Israel lobby can not be identified precisely '' , it `` has a core consisting of organizations whose declared purpose is to encourage the U.S. government and the American public to provide material aid to Israel and to support its government 's policies , as well as influential individuals for whom these goals are also a top priority '' . They note that `` not every American with a favorable attitude to Israel is part of the lobby '' , and that although `` the bulk of the lobby is Jewish Americans '' , there are many American Jews who are not part of the lobby , and the lobby also includes Christian Zionists . They also claim a drift of important groups in `` the lobby '' to the right , and overlap with the neoconservatives . The book was preceded by a paper commissioned by The Atlantic Monthly and written by Mearsheimer and Walt . The Atlantic Monthly rejected the paper , and it was published elsewhere . The paper attracted considerable controversy , both praise and criticism .",
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"text": "World Bank Infoshop The InfoShop was a non-profit bookstore in Washington , D.C. run by the World Bank `` specializing in economics and international development ... current events , history , banking and finance , plus travel guides , reference books and international fiction , '' including `` deeply discounted '' and remainder books . The shop offers discounts to students , and to customers who work in government , NGOs , or the World Bank . The InfoShop has been described as `` wonky '' by the Washington Post . Since 2005 , the InfoShop has featured public programs with `` up-and-coming and internationally known authors . '' In 2006 , the InfoShop became home to the first installation of the beta version of the Espresso Book Machine . As of 2010 World Bank Publications ( the World Bank Group 's publishing organization ) was recovering roughly two-thirds of the costs of operating the store through sales -- in part , because the publications of the World Bank are also made available free of charge online . In October 2012 , Occupy D.C. blockaded the doors of the InfoShop as a part of a protest against the World Bank , Verizon , Wells Fargo , and PNC Bank . The shop also sold children 's books , world music CDs , books and audio for learning languages , gifts , and stationery supplies with the World Bank logo . The World Bank Infoshop closed in October 2016 after 20 years of operation .",
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"text": "Johannes Weiss Johannes Weiss ( December 13 , 1863 -- August 24 , 1914 ) was a German Protestant theologian and Biblical exegete .",
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"text": "David S. Weiss David S. Weiss is an American comedy writer . He has written for Dennis Miller Live , CNBC 's `` Dennis Miller '' , The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn , and Penn & Teller : Bullshit ! . In 2005 , he ran unsuccessfully for the Writers Guild of America board of directors . From March 2007 , he was Dennis Miller 's talk radio sidekick on The Dennis Miller Show , where he was referred to as `` Salman , '' or `` Sal '' . Miller assigned Weiss the moniker early in their time working together , due to his purported resemblance to Sir Salman Rushdie . He was also referred to as `` Count Dracu-sal '' and an eerie organ music cue ( Johann Sebastian Bach 's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor ) was played whenever he made funny and/or cryptic remarks that reflected his penchant for black comedy . Miller also frequently referred to `` Sal '' as his `` go-to Jew '' , when he needed some inside information on Jewish culture and customs . Weiss is a banjo player . On February 17 , 2009 , after not missing a radio show for the first two years , Dennis Miller nicknamed the dark-humored comic the `` Cal Ripken of Hate '' . During the February 22nd , 2010 show , it was announced on air Weiss would be leaving the show February 26 to pursue other opportunities . He is married to television writer and story editor Joan Binder Weiss .",
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"text": "Bible The Bible ( from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία , tà biblía , `` the books '' ) is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans . Many different authors contributed to the Bible . What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups ; a number of Bible canons have evolved , with overlapping and diverging contents . The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint ; the Hebrew Bible is known in Judaism as the Tanakh . The New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians , believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ , written in first-century Koine Greek . These early Christian Greek writings consist of narratives , letters , and apocalyptic writings . Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about the contents of the canon , primarily the Apocrypha , a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect . Attitudes towards the Bible also differ amongst Christian groups . Roman Catholics , Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of the Bible and sacred tradition , while Protestant churches focus on the idea of sola scriptura , or scripture alone . This concept arose during the Protestant Reformation , and many denominations today support the use of the Bible as the only source of Christian teaching . With estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies , the Bible is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time . It has estimated annual sales of 100 million copies , and has been a major influence on literature and history , especially in the West , where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed using movable type .",
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"text": "The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1963 This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1963 . The list is notable for being blank for part of the winter as the New York Times , like many other newspapers in the city , worked its way through a major newspaper strike . When the strike ended in March , the political thriller Seven Days in May led the list , having also been at the top at the start of the strike in December 1962 . It lasted there only one week before being overtaken by J.D. Salinger 's second No. 1 bestseller in 18 months , the anthologized novellas , `` Raise High the Roof Beam , Carpenters '' and `` Seymour : An Introduction '' . Salinger 's book led the list for 14 weeks through the spring of 1963 . Daphne du Maurier 's The Glass-Blowers then spent six weeks on the list , followed by Morris West 's novel about the Vatican , The Shoes of the Fisherman ( 14 weeks ) . On October 6 , Shoes gave way to Mary McCarthy 's semi-autobiographical novel The Group , which would spend the next 20 weeks at the top , closing out the year .",
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"text": "An Experiment in Criticism An Experiment in Criticism is a 1961 book by C. S. Lewis in which he proposes that the quality of books should be measured not by how they are written , but by how they are read . To do this , the author describes two kinds of readers . One is what he calls the `` unliterary '' , and the other the `` literary '' . He proceeds to outline some of the differences between these two types of readers . For example , one characterization of an unliterary reader is that the argument `` I 've read it before '' is a conclusive reason not to read a book . In contrast , literary readers reread books many times , savoring certain passages , and attempting to glean more from subsequent readings . Lewis also argued that judging books by whether they are `` lowbrow '' or `` highbrow '' is not necessarily fruitful ; many `` lowbrow '' books prove to be valuable to a literary reader willing to approach without prejudgment . He noted that books classified as `` lowbrow '' , such as science fiction , are also capable of inducing a passion to re-read and imparting experience which changes reader 's worldview . Lewis suggests that books which are capable of doing this may prove to have enduring merit regardless of their genre of origin . He suggested that attempting to judge the literary merit of books based on traditional criteria may not prove fruitful . Thus , Lewis suggests that a quality book is one that someone , anyone will re-read . A highbrow view that such a book is poor quality has failed to appreciate whatever qualities merit re-reading by someone .",
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"text": "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror ISIS : Inside the Army of Terror is a 2015 non-fiction book by the journalists Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan . The book details the rise and inner workings of the terrorist group ISIS .",
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"text": "Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers This is a list of lists by year of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers . The New York Times Best Seller list was first published without fanfare on 12 October 1931 . It consisted of five fiction and four non-fiction for the New York City region only . The following month the list was expanded to eight cities , with a separate list for each city . By the early 1940s , fourteen cities were included . A national list was created 9 April 1942 , in The New York Times Book Review ( Sundays ) as a supplement to the regular paper 's city lists ( Monday edition ) . The national list ranked by weighting how many times the book appeared in each city list . A few years later , the city lists were eliminated leaving only the national rankings , which was compiled according to `` reports from leading booksellers in 22 cities , '' a system which remains , although the specifics have changed .",
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"text": "The Night Letter The Night Letter is a 1978 book by Paul Spike , with a double-layered structure : an anti-Nazi spy thriller on the background of the early part of the Second World War , and an exposure of cynical and machiavellian maneuverings in the American corridors of power . The book belongs to the subgenre of secret history -- i.e. with a plot in which real historical figures play a substantial part , doing things which are the author 's invention but which supposedly ( for reasons given in the plot ) remained secret and did not come to the knowledge of the public . In the book , a British doctor meets in 1936 with President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who is unaware that the doctor is a Nazi sympathizer . The visitor manages to secretly photograph the President in a compromising position with his secretary , Missy LeHand ( whom historians widely assume to have been indeed Roosevelt 's mistress ) . By 1940 , senior Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich possesses the picture and intends to use the photo for blackmail and prevent Roosevelt from running for a third term -- in the hope that whoever gets elected instead would be more likely to keep the US out of the Second World War . The President must recover the photo before the Democratic Party Convention which is about to nominate him . What makes the situation more difficult is that Roosevelt also needs to bypass the FBI -- for apprehension that should the photo fall into the hands of J. Edgar Hoover , the FBI Director might use it for his own brand of blackmail . Instead , Roosevelt employs former FBI Agent Jackson , who had left the Bureau under a cloud and incurred Hoover 's personal enmity , and who is completely loyal to the President . The bulk of the book follows Jackson 's chase after the photo , starting from Paris at the very eve of its fall to the Wehrmacht and concluding with a cataclysmic confrontation at a secret Michigan base of the `` Silver Shirts '' -- a murderous , power-mad American Fascist militia ( which truly existed , though not necessarily doing all that the book describes it as doing ) . The chase ends with a mixed result -- the Nazi agents have been killed or captured , but the negative did fall into the hands of the FBI who caught the scent of what was going on . The book ends on a cynical note : Hoover meets the President at the White House , claims to have destroyed the negatives ( which is manifestly untrue ) and proceeds to imperiously demand the sacking of Jackson -- obviously he is under the impression that he now holds Roosevelt 's fate in his hand . Upon being shown this , the President presents a photo of his own , showing Hoover in a compromising position with a handsome young FBI agent . Roosevelt and Hoover would henceforth be tied to each other , `` like convicts in chain gang '' , each able to destroy the other but only at the cost of his own destruction . Category :1978 books Category : Corruption Category : Secret histories Category : Thriller novels",
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"text": "David Eisenbach David Eisenbach is a historian and an expert on media and politics . Eisenbach received a B.A. in modern European history from Columbia University , an M.A. in history education from Teachers College , Columbia University , and an M.A. and a PhD in American history from the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences . At Columbia he teaches courses on the U.S. presidency and media and politics . At the Manhattan School of Music he teaches the great works of Western literature and philosophy , American history , Shakespeare 's tragedies , and the culture and history of the 1960s . Straight historian Dr. Eisenbach 's first book , Gay Power : An American Revolution , published in June 2006 , is a history of how the gay rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s transformed American politics and society . The American Library Association named Gay Power a 2007 Stonewall honor book , and it was a finalist for the 2007 Lambda Literary Awards in LGBT Studies . Eisenbach 's second book , The Kingmakers : How the Media Threatens Our Security and Our Democracy , was co-written with Senator Mike Gravel . Publishers Weekly wrote that The Kingmakers `` ought to be essential reading for all Americans . '' Dr. Eisenbach was the communications director for Senator Mike Gravel 's 2008 presidential election campaign . Along with Larry Flynt , Eisenbach co-wrote One Nation Under Sex ( 2011 ) which documents how the private lives of America 's most powerful leaders shaped history . ( ISBN 978-0230105034 ) . Eisenbach is a featured expert for History Channel productions : -- Host of the History.com web series `` Vote 101 ; '' -- A featured historian on the Emmy Award-winning TV series `` Great Moments on the Campaign Trial ; '' -- Host and co-writer of `` The Beltway Unbuckled '' ( 2009 ) , a special on how the sex lives of several presidents shaped American history ; and , -- Host for the H2 Channel TV series 10 Things You Do n't Know About that debuted on February 27 , 2012 . -- A featured historian on The Making of the Mob : Chicago . Eisenbach was the celebrity history teacher on Season 2 of the Sundance Channel 's Dream School .",
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"text": "Hill & Wang Hill & Wang is an American book publishing company focused on American history , world history , and politics . It is a division of Farrar , Straus and Giroux . Hill & Wang was founded as an independent publishing house in 1956 by Arthur Wang ( 1917/18 -- 2005 ) and Lawrence Hill , who were both working at A. A. Wyn . They bought backlist books from Wyn and started Dramabooks , publishing plays in trade paperback , then a new format . The series included Jean Cocteau , Arthur L. Kopit and Lanford Wilson . In 1959 , Arthur Wang acquired Elie Wiesel 's Holocaust memoir , Night , which had been turned down by several English-language publishers , publishing it in 1960 . They continued to build the Hill & Wang list to include such authors as Roland Barthes , Langston Hughes , and American historians Stanley Kutler and William Cronon . In 1971 , the two sold Hill & Wang to Farrar , Straus and Giroux , and the imprint continues to be recognized for its high quality nonfiction . More recently , it has published authors such as Cass Sunstein , Philip Gura , John Allen Paulos , Melvyn Leffler , Thomas Bender , William Poundstone , Woody Holton , and Eric Rauchway . The imprint also launched a graphic line , `` Novel Graphics , '' when it published a graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón . It has since published several graphic biographies and works of graphic journalism , and a graphic adaptation of the United States Constitution .",
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"text": "George Weiss (producer) George G. Weiss ( born April 9 , 1921 ) is an American film producer who specialized in independent ` road show ' exploitation Z movies during the 1950s and sexploitation shockers in the 1960s that openly defied the motion picture production code of the day .",
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"text": "Trevor Noah Trevor Noah ( born 20 February 1984 ) is a South African television and radio host , and comedian , known for his role as host of The Daily Show on American network Comedy Central since September 2015 . Noah began his career as an actor , presenter , and comedian in South Africa . He held several television hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation , and was the runner-up in their fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008 . From 2010 -- 2011 , Noah was the creator and host of Tonight with Trevor Noah on M-Net and DStv . His stand-up comedy career attained international success , leading to appearances on American late-night talk shows and British panel shows . In December 2014 , Noah became the Senior International Correspondent for The Daily Show , an American satirical news program . The next year , he was announced as the successor of long-time host Jon Stewart , and has served as host of The Daily Show since 28 September 2015 . Although ratings for the show declined following Stewart 's departure , Noah 's tenure has been generally favourably reviewed , attracting particular attention for his interview with young conservative personality Tomi Lahren in late 2016 .",
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"text": "Trevor Boys Trevor Boys ( born November 3 , 1957 in Calgary , Alberta ) , is a Canadian race car driver . He raced in 102 Winston Cup races from 1982 to 1993 , posting two top-ten finishes , and ran six races in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2003 , his best finish a 22nd at Memphis Motorsports Park . In October 2006 , he attempted to start racing again with a team called H&K Motorsports . H&K Motorsports was a co-owned business with Eddie Kucharski . Boys made two NASCAR Busch Series starts in 2007 , both for Randy MacDonald . He started 40th at Milwaukee and finished nine laps down in 29th . His most recent NASCAR start was at the race in Montreal at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve . He started 41st and finished 35th with transmission troubles on the road course .",
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"text": "Noah (Noah album) Noah is the debut studio album of the Danish duo Noah . It was released on 20 May 2013 on Copenhagen Records debuting at number 2 in its first week of release . The duo had already pre-released two successful singles from the album in 2012 , namely `` Alt er forbi '' and `` Over byen '' . Just prior to the release of the album , Noah released yet a third single `` Det ' okay '' from the album .",
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"text": "Generations of Noah The Generations of Noah or Table of Nations ( of the Hebrew Bible ) is a genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood , focusing on the major known societies . The term `` nations '' to describe the descendants is a standard English translation of the Hebrew word `` goy '' , following the 400 CE Latin Vulgate 's `` nationes '' / `` nationibus '' , and does not have the same political connotations that the word entails today . The list of 70 names introduces for the first time a number of well known ethnonyms and toponyms important to biblical geography such as Noah 's three sons Shem , Ham and Japheth , from which were derived Semites , Hamites and Japhetites , certain of Noah 's grandsons including Elam , Ashur , Aram , Cush , and Canaan , from which the Elamites , Assyrians , Arameans , Cushites and Canaanites , as well as further descendants including Eber ( from which `` Hebrews '' ) , the hunter-king Nimrod , the Philistines and the sons of Canaan including Heth , Jebus and Amorus , from which Hittites , Jebusites and Amorites . As Christianity took over the Roman world , it adopted the idea that all the world 's peoples were descended from Noah . But the tradition of Hellenistic Jewish identifications of the ancestry of various peoples , which concentrates very much on the East Mediterranean and the Near East and is described below , became stretched and its historicity questioned . Not all Near Eastern people were covered , and northern peoples important to the Late Roman and medieval world , such as the Celtic , Slavic , Germanic and Nordic peoples were not covered , nor were others of the world 's peoples , such as sub-Saharan Africans , Native Americans and peoples of Central Asia , the Indian subcontinent , the Far East and Australasia . A variety of arrangements were devised by scholars in order to make the table fit , with for example the Scythians , who do feature in the tradition , being claimed as the ancestors of much of northern Europe . According to Joseph Blenkinsopp , the 70 names in the list express symbolically the unity of the human race , corresponding to the 70 descendants of Israel who go down into Egypt with Jacob at and the 70 elders of Israel who visit God with Moses at the covenant ceremony in .",
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"text": "Trevor Lloyd Trevor Lloyd may refer to : Trevor Lloyd ( artist ) ( 1863 -- 1937 ) , New Zealand artist , illustrator and cartoonist Trevor Lloyd ( geographer ) ( 1906 -- 1995 ) , Canadian geographer , Hans Egede Medal and Massey Medal recipient Trevor Lloyd ( rugby union ) ( born 1924 ) , former Wales international rugby union player Trevor Lloyd ( priest ) ( born 1938 ) , Anglican priest and author Trevor Lloyd ( footballer ) ( born 1952 ) , Australian rules football player for Fitzroy",
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"text": "Sounds of the 20th Century Sounds of the 20th Century is a BBC Radio 2 documentary series originally broadcast in the UK between April 2011 and April 2012 . Each 60-minute programme is dedicated to one year from 1951 to 2000 and features a montage of audio relating to that year . Featuring nothing that was n't heard , seen or read at the time , other than brief introduction to each episode by Jeremy Vine , the series does not feature any explanations , reminiscenses or reflections upon the clips . Instead , the series ' website provided a list and description of the audio items , which was also supplied in real time by the show 's Twitter feed . It is described as an ` audio journey through five decades of triumph , tragedy and trivia . ' The first part of the series was first broadcast at 10pm on Thursday 7 April . Focussing upon 1951 , it featured the real King 's Speech ( as he opens the Festival of Britain ) , a General Election victory for the Conservatives and their Liberal allies , the first hit single with multi-tracking ( Les Paul 's `` How High The Moon '' ) , the first rock 'n' roll record ( Jackie Brentson 's `` Rocket 88 '' ) , screen heroes from Marlon Brando to The Lone Ranger . The series was produced by Trevor Dann 's Company , and there is a series blog available at sottc.wordpress.com . The critical reception was generally positive . Comparing the show to BBC One 's The Rock 'n' Roll Years , The Independents Chris Maume asked if `` commissioning Sounds of the 20th Century -LSB- was -RSB- the first thing the 6 Music/Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan has got right in his short but deeply unsatisfactory tenure ? '' . More critically , The Guardians Elisabeth Mahoney identified parallels between the archive clips and the contemporary world , but was frustrated at the lack of a narrative , arguing that `` the jaunty mix is frustratingly hard-going . ''",
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"text": "Jewish athletics during the 20th century During the 20th century , specifically in the Interwar period , athletics became a point of social integration in Jewish communities throughout Europe . Specifically within German society , playing sports provided a chance for Jews to gain social standing and even notoriety for their accomplishments . Additionally , cheering for local area sports teams and clubs provided a common ( secular ) point of interest between Jews and non-Jews . While there are many instances of social integration and acceptance as a result of sports , antisemitism was common at sporting events in central Europe as well . Discrimination , provocation , and riots occurred at sporting events and in response to Jewish athletes , coaches , and managers . As such , the public perception of Jewish athletics was mixed , with notable examples of fame and antisemitism throughout the 20th century .",
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"text": "Noah Kin Noah Kin ( b. 1994 Oslo , Norway ) is a Finnish-Nigerian rapper and producer from Helsinki , Finland . His debut album `` No Matter the Season '' was released by Helsinki Freedom Records 30 . November 2011 . From his first album two songs , '' My Name Is Noah Kin '' and '' Underground '' was released as a bundle music video in September 2011 . Noah Kin 's second album 9fngrs was released 27 . June 2012 . And from this album the song '' the : passion '' was released as a music video . His third and latest album '' Now You See '' was released 21 . March 2014 . Noah Kin has studied in Helsinki 's Media Upper Secondary School . Noah Kin signed with the independent record label Cocoa Music for his third solo album in 2014 . The young rapper has opened for Wiz Khalifa , Kendrick Lamar and Earl Sweatshirt and performed alongside the legendary Oakland rap group The Coup in Finland . Despite his young age he has already performed in the United Kingdom , Germany , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Estonia and in Eurosonic 2014 - where he got picked as one of the top 5 performers of Eurosonic by Switzerland 's radio SRF Virus . Albums No Matter the Season ( 2011 ) 9fngrs ( 2012 ) Now You See ( 2014 ) Music videos Intro / Underground ( 2011 ) the : passion ( 2012 ) 822 ( 2013 ) You Never Asked ( 2013 ) Sacred Order of the Pen Drama film Saattokeikka ( 2017 )",
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"text": "20th Television Twentieth Television ( or 20TV , stylized as 20th Television ) is an American television syndication studio and the syndication arm of 20th Century Fox Television itself a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox .",
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"text": "Celebrate the Century Celebrate the Century is the name of a series of postage stamps made by the United States Postal Service featuring images recalling various important events in the 20th century in the United States . Ten of these sheets were issued , with each sheet depicting events of one decade of the 20th century , from the 1900s to 1990s . Fifteen stamps were embedded into each sheet . For the first eight sheets ( 1900s to 1970s ) of the fifteen stamps , one stamp of each sheet was printed using the intaglio process , while the remaining fourteen were offset printed along with the rest of the sheet . All the sheets were printed by the Ashton-Potter USA printing company .",
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"text": "Trevor Ferrell Trevor Ferrell ( b. ca. 1972 ) is an American citizen who , as a young teenager , caught the public 's eye for his efforts to assist homeless people . He started Trevor 's Campaign for the Homeless in 1983 , when he was 11 years old . On December 8 , 1983 , he watched a news program on street people . This prompted him to ask his parents , Frank and Janet Ferrell , how he could help . They drove their son into Philadelphia that night to give bedding to a homeless man who was sleeping on the sidewalk in front of the Union League in Center City . He and his parents later established a homeless shelter , Trevor 's Place . His parents also authored a book , also called Trevor 's Place , to further describe the actions thus accomplished , with a plea for further action . It was published in 1985 . Trevor Farrell 's work was recognized by President Ronald Reagan in the President 's 1986 State of the Union address . A TV movie dramatizing the shelter 's activities , titled Christmas on Division Street , aired in 1991 . It featured actor Fred Savage as Trevor . A 1994 episode of the series Lifestories : Families in Crisis , titled Brotherly Love : The Trevor Ferrell Story , also described his efforts . When Trevor was 18 , the family discontinued its efforts in the campaign . Trevor currently runs a thrift shop on Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia . In 1985 , Ferrell received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under , an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards .",
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"text": "Trevor Watkis Trevor Watkis is a British jazz pianist , composer and arranger , born in London , United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Trevor Butler (cricketer) Trevor Butler ( born 6 December 1958 ) is a former English cricketer . Butler was a right-handed batsman . He was born in Highgate , Middlesex . Butler made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire . Butler played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1986 to 1990 , which included 20 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match . In 1987 , he made his List A debut against Somerset in the NatWest Trophy . He played 3 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire , the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy . In his 4 List A matches , he scored 79 runs at a batting average of 19.75 , with a high score of 44 . He also played Second XI cricket for the Northamptonshire Second XI in 1977 .",
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"text": "Noah Buxton Noah Buxton ( 6 November 1876 -- 26 May 1967 ) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1902 and 1911 . Buxton was born at Codnor , Derbyshire , the son of William Buxton , a coal miner , and his wife Mary . In 1881 the family was living at Kirkby in Ashfield , Nottinghamshire . Buxton made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1902 season . In his opening match against Warwickshire in June , he achieved his best bowling performance of 2 for 14 . He played four more matches for Derbyshire during the 1902 season . In 1905 , he played for Staffordshire in a Minor Counties match and reappeared for Derbyshire for one match in the 1907 season . In 1909 he was playing minor counties cricket for Cheshire but put in two appearances for Derbyshire in the 1911 season . Buxton was a right-hand batsman and played 14 innings in 7 first class matches with an average of 3.33 and a top score of 7 . He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and took five first class wickets at an average of 34.2 and a best performance of 2 for 14 . Buxton died at Pontefract , Yorkshire at the age of 90 . His nephew Joseph Buxton played cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1937 .",
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"text": "Century Falls Century Falls is a British cross-genre series broadcast in six twenty-five-minute episodes on BBC1 in early 1993 . Written by Russell T Davies , it tells the story of teenager Tess Hunter and her mother , who move to the seemingly idyllic rural village of Century Falls , only to find that it hides many powerful secrets .",
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"text": "Trevor Wright Trevor Christopher Wright ( born August 23 , 1980 in San Diego , California ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Trevor Tanner Trevor Tanner is a British musician and composer , best known as the singer and guitarist of post-punk/gothic rock band The Bolshoi during the 1980s . He is currently a member of American celtic rock band Rathkeltaír and also has a solo career .",
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"text": "BBC Natural History Unit The BBC Natural History Unit ( NHU ) is a department of the BBC which produces television , radio and online content with a natural history or wildlife theme . It is best known for its highly regarded nature documentaries , including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth , and has a long association with David Attenborough 's authored documentaries , notably Life on Earth . The Natural History Unit is a specialist department within BBC Factual Production , which is itself part of BBC Studios . Each year it produces around 100 hours of television and 50 hours of radio programmes , making it the largest wildlife documentary production house in the world . The BBC commissions programmes from the Unit for broadcast on five terrestrial television channels ( BBC One , BBC Two , BBC Four , CBBC and CBeebies ) and BBC Radio 4 . Content is marketed internationally under the BBC Earth brand by the corporation 's commercial arm , BBC Worldwide . Original content is also broadcast on the Earth Unplugged YouTube channel . The Unit has been based in Broadcasting House , Bristol since its formation in 1957 , and has been headed by Julian Hector since 2016 .",
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"text": "The Hoax of the Twentieth Century The Hoax of the Twentieth Century : The Case Against the Presumed Extermination of European Jewry is a book by Northwestern University electrical engineering professor Arthur Butz . First published in 1976 by Historical Review Press , it attempts to refute the idea of the Holocaust that Nazi Germany tried to exterminate millions of Jews using homicidal gas chambers during World War 2 , and is influential in the Holocaust denial movement . The book has been banned in Canada and is X-rated in Germany where it can not be displayed or advertised . It has been described as anti-semitic with Alan Davies calling it an `` antisemitic classic '' . After carrying it for almost 20 years , Amazon.com on March 7 , 2017 struck the listing of this book on its website , and those of Createspace and Kindle Direct Publishing . In this process , it also removed listings of all used copies for sale by others . The message to its publisher advised that this action was taken because of `` violation of content guidelines . ''",
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"text": "Noah Glass (Olo) Noah Glass ( born 1981 ) is the CEO of Olo , a software company that provides online food ordering services across the United States . He founded the company , originally called GoMobo.com , in 2005 .",
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"text": "Meriol Trevor Meriol Trevor ( 15 April 1919 -- 12 January 2000 ) was one of the most prolific Roman Catholic women writers of the twentieth century . She was educated at Perse Girls ' School , Cambridge , and St Hugh 's College , Oxford , taking her degree in 1942 . During World War II she worked in a day nursery and later as the steerer of a cargo barge on the Grand Union Canal . In 1946 she went to Italy as a relief worker with UNRRA and lived for nearly a year in the Abruzzi . In Italy Trevor was exposed to Catholic culture . Previously an agnostic humanist , she was received into the Roman Catholic Church at Oxford in 1950 . Her two-volume biography of John Henry Newman was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography in 1962 . She also wrote biographies of Pope John XXIII , Philip Neri , and James II , as well as many historical novels and children 's stories and a book of poetry . In 1967 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature . An annual lecture series in her honour was begun in 2000 in her home town of Bath .",
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"text": "Mexico Mexico ( México , -LSB- ˈme.xi.ko -RSB- , modern Nahuatl ) , officially the United Mexican States ( -LSB- Estados Unidos Mexicanos , links = no -RSB- , ) , is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760,000 sq mi ) , Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . Pre-Columbian Mexico was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations , such as the Olmec , Toltec , Teotihuacan , Zapotec , Maya and Aztec before first contact with Europeans . In 1521 , the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan , which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain . Three centuries later , this territory became Mexico following recognition in 1821 after the colony 's Mexican War of Independence . The tumultuous post-independence period was characterized by economic instability and many political changes . The Mexican -- American War ( 1846 -- 48 ) led to the territorial cession of the extensive northern territories to the United States . The Pastry War , the Franco-Mexican War , a civil war , two empires and a domestic dictatorship occurred through the 19th century . The dictatorship was overthrown in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 , which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country 's current political system . Mexico has the fifteenth largest nominal GDP and the eleventh largest by purchasing power parity . The Mexican economy is strongly linked to those of its North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) partners , especially the United States . Mexico was the first Latin American member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , joining in 1994 . It is classified as an upper-middle income country by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country by several analysts . By 2050 , Mexico could become the world 's fifth or seventh largest economy . The country is considered both a regional power and middle power , and is often identified as an emerging global power . Due to its rich culture and history , Mexico ranks first in the Americas and seventh in the world by number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Mexico is a megadiverse country , ranking fourth in the world by biodiversity . In 2016 it was the eighth most visited country in the world , with 35 million international arrivals . Mexico is a member of the United Nations , the World Trade Organization , the G8 +5 , the G20 , the Uniting for Consensus and the Pacific Alliance .",
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"text": "Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón ( -LSB- anˈtonjo ˈlopes ðe sant ( a ) ˈana -RSB- ; 21 February 1794 -- 21 June 1876 ) , often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna and sometimes called `` the Napoleon of the West '' , was a Mexican criollo who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence . He served as a Mexican politician and general . He greatly influenced early Mexican politics and government , and was a skilled soldier and cunning politician , who dominated Mexican history in the first half of the nineteenth century to such an extent that historians often refer to it as the `` Age of Santa Anna '' . He was called `` the Man of Destiny '' , who `` loomed over his time like a melodramatic colossus , the uncrowned monarch . '' Santa Anna first opposed the movement for Mexican independence from Spain , but then fought in support of it . Though not the first caudillo ( military leader ) of modern Mexico , he `` represents the stereotypical caudillo in Mexican history , '' and among the earliest . Conservative historian , intellectual , and politician Lucas Alamán wrote that `` The history of Mexico since 1822 might accurately be called the history of Santa Anna 's revolutions ... . His name plays the major role in all the political events of the country and its destiny has become intertwined with his . '' He was a valiant defender of Mexico against foreign invaders , becoming a hero of the nation . Santa Anna had great power in the independent country ; during a turbulent 40-year career , he served as general at crucial points and served eleven non-consecutive presidential terms over a period of 22 years . A wealthy landowner , he built a firm political base in the major port city of Veracruz . He was perceived as a hero by his troops ; he sought glory for himself and his army , and independent Mexico . He repeatedly rebuilt his reputation after major losses . Historians and many Mexicans also rank him as perhaps the principal inhabitant even today of Mexico 's pantheon of `` those who failed the nation . '' His centralist rhetoric and military failures resulted in Mexico losing just over half its territory , beginning with the Texas Revolution of 1836 , and culminating with the Mexican Cession of 1848 following its defeat by the United States in the Mexican -- American War . His political positions changed frequently in his lifetime ; `` his opportunistic politics made him a Liberal , Conservative , and uncrowned king . '' He was overthrown for the final time by the liberal Revolution of Ayutla in 1854 and lived most of his later years in exile .",
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"text": "Iran–Mexico relations Iran -- Mexico relations refers to the bilateral relations between Iran and Mexico .",
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"text": "Superstate A superstate is defined as `` a large and powerful State formed when several smaller countries unite '' , `` A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union of nations '' . This is distinct from the concept of superpower , although these are frequently seen together . It is also distinct from the concept of empire , where one nation dominates other nations through military , political , and economic power , although an empire may also be a superstate . In the early 20th century , `` superstate '' had a similar definition as today 's supranational organisations . In a 1927 article by Edward A. Harriman on the League of Nations , a superstate was defined as merely `` an organisation , of which a state is a member , which is superior to the member themselves '' , in that '' -LSB- a -RSB- complete superstate has legislative , executive and judicial organs to make , to execute and to interpret its laws '' . According to this definition , Harriman saw the League of Nations as a `` rudimentary superstate '' , and the United States as `` an example of a complete and perfect superstate '' . In World Order of Bahá ` u 'll áh , first published in 1938 , Shoghi Effendi , the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith , described the anticipated world government of that religion as the `` world 's future super-state '' with the Bahá ' í Faith as the `` State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power . '' In the 1970s , academic literature used the term `` superstate '' to indicate a particularly rich and powerful state , in a similar fashion to the term superpower . In contemporary political debate , especially the one centred on the European Union , the term `` superstate '' is used to indicate a ( usually deemed unwelcome ) development in which the Union takes over the character of a State ( including the monopoly on violence ) thus abolishing the sovereignty and independence of its member states . For instance , Glyn Morgan opposes the perspective of a `` European superstate '' to the ones of `` a Europe of nation-states '' and of `` a post-sovereign European polity '' . In her definition , a `` European superstate is nothing more than a sovereign state - a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world - operating on a European wide scale '' , i.e. , `` a unitary European state '' The term was famously used by Margaret Thatcher in her 1988 Bruges speech , when she decried the perspective of `` a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels '' , and has since entered the eurosceptic lexicon . Tony Blair argued in 2000 that he welcomed an EU as a `` superpower , not a superstate ''",
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"text": "Mexico City Mexico City , or the City of Mexico ( Ciudad de México , -LSB- sjuˈða ðe ˈmexiko -RSB- ; abbreviated as `` CDMX '' ) , is the capital and most populous city of Mexico . As an `` alpha '' global city , Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas . It is located in the Valley of Mexico ( Valle de México ) , a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico , at an altitude of 2240 m . The city consists of sixteen municipalities ( previously called boroughs ) . The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people , with a land area of 1485 km2 . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments , the Greater Mexico City population is 21.2 million people , making it the second-largest metropolitan area of the western hemisphere , behind New York City , the tenth-largest agglomeration , and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world . The Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product ( GDP ) of US$ 411 billion in 2011 , making Mexico City urban agglomeration one of the economically largest metropolitan areas in the world . The city was responsible for generating 15.8 % of Mexico 's Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22 % of total national GDP . As a stand-alone country , in 2013 , Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America -- five times as large as Costa Rica 's and about the same size as Peru 's . Mexico 's capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Amerindians ( Native Americans ) , the other being Quito . The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan , which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan , and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards . In 1524 , the municipality of Mexico City was established , known as México Tenochtitlán , and as of 1585 it was officially known as Ciudad de México ( Mexico City ) . Mexico City served as the political , administrative and financial center of a major part of the Spanish colonial empire . After independence from Spain was achieved , the federal district was created in 1824 . After years of demanding greater political autonomy , residents were given the right to directly elect a Head of Government and the representatives of the unicameral Legislative Assembly by popular vote in 1997 . Ever since , the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) has controlled both of them . In recent years , the local government has passed a wave of liberal policies , such as abortion on request , a limited form of euthanasia , no-fault divorce , and same-sex marriage . On January 29 , 2016 , it ceased to be called the Federal District ( Spanish : Distrito Federal or D.F. ) and is now in transition to become the country 's 32nd federal entity , giving it a level of autonomy comparable to that of a state . Because of a clause in the Mexican Constitution , however , as the seat of the powers of the federation , it can never become a state , lest the capital of the country be relocated elsewhere .",
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"text": "Mexico–Sweden relations Mexico -- Sweden relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and Sweden . Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations .",
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"text": "New Spain New Spain ( Nueva España ) was a colonial territory of the Spanish Empire , in the New World north of the Isthmus of Panama . It was established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 , and following additional conquests , it was made a viceroyalty ( Spanish : virreinato ) in 1535 . The first of four viceroyalties Spain created in the Americas , it comprised Mexico , Central America , much of the Southwestern and Central United States , and Spanish Florida as well as the Philippines , Guam , Mariana and Caroline Islands . After 1535 the colony was governed by the Viceroy of New Spain , an appointed minister of the King of Spain , who ruled as monarch over the colony . The capital of New Spain was Mexico City . New Spain lost parts of its territory to other European powers and independence , but the core area remained under Spanish control until 1821 , when it achieved independence as the Mexican Empire -- when the latter dissolved , it became modern Mexico and Central America . It developed highly regional divisions , which reflect the impact of climate , topography , the presence or absence of dense indigenous populations , and the presence or absence of mineral resources . The areas of central and southern Mexico had dense indigenous populations with complex social , political , and economic organization . The northern area of Mexico , a region of nomadic and semi-nomadic indigenous populations , was not generally conducive to dense settlements , but the discovery of silver in Zacatecas in the 1540s drew settlement there to exploit the mines . Silver mining not only became the engine of the economy of New Spain , but vastly enriched Spain , and transformed the global economy . New Spain was the New World terminus of the Philippine trade , making the viceroyalty a vital link between Spain 's New World empire and its Asian empire .",
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"text": "Conscription in Mexico Military Service in Mexico ( in Spanish , Servicio Militar Nacional , or SMN ) currently involves all males reaching the age of eighteen years . Selection is made by a lottery system using the following color scheme : those who draw a black ball must serve as `` availability reservists '' , that is , they are not required to perform any activities whatsoever and will receive their discharge card at the end of the year . The ones who get a white ball serve in a Batallón del Servicio Militar Nacional ( National Military Service Battalion ) composed entirely of one-year SMN conscripts . In certain cities , such as Veracruz and Ciudad Madero , the lottery system also includes a blue ball ; whoever draws it must serve in the navy . In 2003 , President Vicente Fox Quesada reformed the law to allow for voluntary Military Service to be performed by females of military age . Conscripts are trained in basic combat with fire weapons , in one Infantry Battalion . Their formation was brought about after German submarine attacks against Mexican oil tankers that were providing fuel and material to the Allies during World War II . These attacks eventually caused the Mexican government to declare war on Nazi Germany and the other Axis powers . Mexico sent an expeditionary force , the Escuadrón 201 , to fight in the Pacific War .",
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"text": "Governor of the State of Mexico The Governor of the State of Mexico ( Spanish : Gobernador Constitucional del Estado de México ) wields executive power in the State of Mexico ( a.k.a. Edomex ) . The Governor of the State of Mexico is directly elected by the citizens , using secret ballot , to a six-year term with no possibility of reelection .",
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"text": "Adolfo Aguilar Zínser Adolfo Aguilar Zínser was a Mexican scholar , diplomat and politician who served as a National Security Advisor to President Vicente Fox and as a UN Security Council Ambassador in the midst of the US invasion of Iraq . Born in Mexico City into an upper-class family , Adolfo Aguilar was the son of Adolfo Aguilar y Quevedo a criminal lawyer and Carmen Zínser , a philanthropist . He was also the grandson of Miguel Ángel de Quevedo El apóstol del árbol ( `` Apostle of trees '' ) , considered the first environmentalist in Mexico and Ángela Quevedo de Aguilar a philanthropist . Aguilar studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico , international relations at El Colegio de México ( 1972 -- 75 ) and completed a master 's degree in international and public affairs at Harvard University 's Kennedy School of Government ( 1977 -- 78 ) . During the early seventies he briefly subscribed to Marxist ideology , and he headed Luis Echeverría 's Center for Economic and Social Studies of the Third World during the mid-1970s . He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies , representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) in 1994 and served until 1997 . From 1997 to 2000 he served in the Senate , representing the Green Ecological Party of Mexico ( PVEM ) . Following Vicente Fox 's election to the Presidency ( representing a coalition of the National Action Party and the PVEM ) on July 2 , 2000 , Aguilar served as the transition team 's advisor on international affairs . After taking office , Fox appointed Aguilar his national security advisor . In January 2002 , Fox appointed Aguilar Mexico 's permanent representative to the United Nations . His term coincided with Mexico 's election to the Security Council and , in accordance with the Security Council 's rules of procedure , he served as its president for two one-month terms . Following a speech to students at Mexico City 's Ibero-American University on November 11 , 2003 , in which Aguilar claimed that the political and intellectual class of the United States sees Mexico as `` a country whose position is that of a back yard '' ( patio trasero ) and that Washington was interested in only `` a relationship of convenience and subordination '' and `` a weekend fling '' ( un noviazgo de fin de semana ) , President Fox requested his resignation on 18 November . Two days later , Aguilar announced his resignation in writing accusing Fox of treason and submission to US interests . Aguilar saw nothing controversial in his speech , considering it `` obvious and historical '' ; it was , however , spun in the media to imply that Aguilar himself believed that Mexico was the US 's backyard and was thus unworthy to represent the country at the UN . The speech served as a pretext to fire him and placate the US , although Mexico never gave the US what it wanted : support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq . After leaving the UN , Aguilar received an honorary degree from Ricardo Palma University ( Peru ) and hosted a weekly current-affairs show on television . He died in a car accident near his summer chalet in Tepoztlán , Morelos , on June 5 , 2005 , at the age of 55 . In the run-up to the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War he was the subject of an episode of the BBC series 10 Days to War , in which he was played by Tom Conti .",
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"text": "Irrigation in Mexico Mexico , a classified arid and semi-arid country , has a total land area of 2 million square kilometres , 23 % of which is equipped for irrigated agriculture . The agricultural sector plays an important role in the economic development of the country accounting for 8.4 of agricultural gross domestic product ( GDP ) and employing 23 % of the economically active population . Irrigated agriculture contributes about 50 % of the total value of agricultural production and accounts for about 70 % of agriculture exports . Mexico 's government initiated a number of structural reforms in the water sector aimed to introduce modern water management and irrigation .",
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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": "Import substitution industrialization Import substitution industrialization ( ISI ) is a trade and economic policy which advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production . ISI is based on the premise that a country should attempt to reduce its foreign dependency through the local production of industrialized products . The term primarily refers to 20th-century development economics policies , although it has been advocated since the 18th century by economists such as Friedrich List and Alexander Hamilton . ISI policies were enacted by countries in the Global South with the intention of producing development and self-sufficiency through the creation of an internal market . ISI works by having the state lead economic development through nationalization , subsidization of vital industries ( including agriculture , power generation , etc. ) , increased taxation , and highly protectionist trade policies . Import substitution industrialization was gradually abandoned by developing countries in the 1980s and 1990s due to the insistence of the IMF and World Bank on their structural adjustment programs of global market-driven liberalization aimed at the Global South . In the context of Latin American development , the term `` Latin American structuralism '' refers to the era of import substitution industrialization in many Latin American countries from the 1950s until the 1980s . The theories behind Latin American structuralism and ISI were organized in the works of Raúl Prebisch , Hans Singer , Celso Furtado , and other structural economic thinkers , and gained prominence with the creation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ( UNECLAC or CEPAL ) . While the theorists behind ISI or Latin American structuralism were not homogeneous and did not belong to one particular school of economic thought , ISI and Latin American structuralism and the theorists who developed its economic framework shared a basic common belief in a state-directed , centrally planned form of economic development . In promoting state-induced industrialization through governmental spending through the infant industry argument , ISI and Latin American structuralist approaches to development are largely influenced by a wide range of Keynesian , communitarian , and socialist economic thought . ISI is often associated and linked with dependency theory , although the latter has traditionally adopted a much broader Marxist sociological framework in addressing what are perceived to be the origins of underdevelopment through the historical effects of colonialism , Eurocentrism , and neoliberalism .",
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"text": "San Andrés Accords The San Andrés Accords are agreements reached between the Zapatista Army of National Liberation and the Mexican government , at that time headed by President Ernesto Zedillo . The accords were signed on February 16 , 1996 , in San Andrés Larráinzar , Chiapas , and granted autonomy , recognition , and rights to the indigenous population of Mexico . The accords were based on the five principles of basic respect for the diversity of the indigenous population of Chiapas , the conservation of the natural resources within the territories used and occupied by indigenous peoples , a greater participation of indigenous communities in the decisions and control of public expenditures , the participation of indigenous communities in determining their own development plans , and the autonomy of indigenous communities and their right of free determination in the framework of the State . They were discussed and approved by representatives of all the indigenous communities of Mexico , and translated into ten indigenous languages . President Zedillo and the Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) however , ignored the agreements and instead increased military presence with the political support of the other important political parties Democratic Revolution Party and National Action Party ( PRD and PAN ) .",
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"text": "Internet in Mexico Mexico has approximately 69 million Internet users representing 56.0 % of the population . The country ranks 10 in number of Internet users in the world . Mexico is the country with the most Internet users among Spanish speaking countries and is currently experiencing a huge surge in demand for broadband Internet services . In August 2005 , Cisco Systems , said they see Mexico and countries in Latin America as the focal point for growth in coming years . With Mexico being identified as a hypergrowth market for equipment suppliers and receiving the biggest chunk of Cisco 's investments . Additionally looking at the historical growth for the period from 2001 to 2005 we see broadband Internet jump from 0.1 subscribers per hundred population to 2.2 subscribers per hundred population , a growth of 2100 % in just five years . Telmex is the largest provider of ( A ) DSL connection . After being converted from a state monopoly to a private enterprise by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in 1990 , it took the Mexican Government 5 years to establish regulations in the Telecommunications Act and only then were competitors allowed to enter the Mexican telecommunication market , leaving Telmex ' and its owner Carlos Slim enough time to extend their technological lead . Nevertheless , Mexico is lagging behind the world average in connection speeds . Mexico is one of the few Latin American countries that has little or no Internet censorship . However , increasing threats and violence against media outlets , reporters , and bloggers related to drugs and drug trafficking leads to self-censorship by the press and by individuals .",
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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": "Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza ( December 31 , 1890 -- September 6 , 1971 ) was a Mexican statesman . Born in Coyuca de Catalán , Guerrero , he served in the Senate , as Attorney General in 1928 , as Secretary of Education from 1928 to 1930 , as ambassador to Hungary from 1930 to 1932 , and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1940 to 1945 . His appointment to the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs by President Manuel Ávila Camacho marked an end to the Post-Revolutionary domination of politicians from the North of the country . With his co-cabinet member Miguel Alemán Valdés ( Secretary of the Interior ) , he `` gave Mexico the most progressive foreign policy and the most orderly internal government in the nation 's history . '' By 1941 , he had successfully settled all foreign claims against the government stemming from the Cárdenas-era expropriations . He negotioated a favorable economic treaty , fixed the peso to the United States dollar , and secured loans for industrial development from the Export-Import Bank of the United States . During World War II , he was a strong proponent of inter-American unity and led conferences of the foreign ministers of countries of the Americas to this end . He was criticized by some for being too pro-American . He emerged alongside Alemán as a prime contender for the presidency in 1946 . He was better-known abroad than his rival , and was considered to have stronger tendencies toward democracy . However , his association with the United States made him unpopular in the left wing of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) , and Alemán won the party 's nomination . He ran as an independent candidate for the presidency in 1946 , receiving 443,537 votes . Though Alemán received over three times the number of votes , Padilla 's total was respectable , considering the PRI 's hegemony at the time . Also , the fact that he was not exiled after the campaign is considered something of a victory for Mexican democracy , which had been intolerant of opposition parties and candidates since solidification of the PRI .",
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"text": "Radio in Mexico Radio in Mexico is a mass medium with 98 percent national penetration and a wider diversity of owners and programming than on television . In a model similar to that of radio in the United States , Mexican radio in its history has been largely commercial , but with a strong state presence and a rising number of noncommercial stations in the 2000s and early 2010s . In August 2015 , there were 1,750 radio stations in operation in Mexico , more than 70 percent of them on the FM band .",
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"text": "Puebla Puebla ( -LSB- ˈpweβla -RSB- ) , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla ) is one of the 31 states which , with the Federal District , comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico . It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla . It is located in East-Central Mexico . It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the north and east , Hidalgo , México , Tlaxcala and Morelos to the west , and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south . The origins of the state lie in the city of Puebla , which was founded by the Spanish in this valley in 1531 to secure the trade route between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz . By the end of the 18th century , the area had become a colonial province with its own governor , which would become the State of Puebla , after the Mexican War of Independence in the early 19th century . Since that time the area , especially around the capital city , has continued to grow economically , mostly through industry , despite being the scene of a number of battles , the most notable of which being the Battle of Puebla . Today , the state is one of the most industrialized in the country , but since most of its development is concentrated in Puebla and other cities , many of its rural areas are very poor , forcing many to migrate away to places such as Mexico City and the United States . Culturally , the state is home to the China Poblana , mole poblano , active literary and arts scenes and festivals such as Cinco de Mayo , Ritual of Quetzalcoatl , Day of the Dead celebrations ( especially in Huaquechula ) and Carnival ( especially in Huejotzingo ) . It is home to five major indigenous groups : Nahuas , the Totonacs , the Mixtecs , the Popolocas and the Otomi , which can mostly be found in the far north and the far south of the state .",
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"text": "Mexico–Venezuela relations Mexico -- Venezuela relations are foreign relations between Mexico and Venezuela . Both nations are members of the Association of Caribbean States , Community of Latin American and Caribbean States , Latin American Integration Association , Organization of American States , Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations .",
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"text": "Mexican honours system The Mexican honours system consists of civil orders , decorations and medals that are conferred on citizens and foreigners in recognition of their services and achievements . Although the indigenous empires that made up modern Mexico had their own way of recognizing individuals , the current system traces its roots from colonial New Spain , and has evolved because of events since the country 's independence . The following is a partial list of the orders , awards and prizes that have been or are currently issued as state decorations by the Government of Mexico .",
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"text": "Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman ( born August 8 , 1937 ) is an American actor and a director , with a career in film , television , and theatre since 1960 . Hoffman has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters . He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer , and in 1989 for Rain Man . Widely considered one of the finest actors in history , Hoffman first drew critical praise for starring in the play , Eh ? , for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award . This achievement was soon followed by his breakthrough 1967 film role as Benjamin Braddock , the title character in The Graduate . Since that time , Hoffman 's career has largely been focused on the cinema , with sporadic returns to television and to the stage . Hoffman 's notable films include : Midnight Cowboy , Little Big Man , Straw Dogs , Papillon , Lenny , Marathon Man , All the President 's Men , Kramer vs. Kramer , Tootsie , Rain Man , Hook , and Wag the Dog . He made his directorial debut in 2012 , with Quartet . Along with 2 Academy Award wins , Hoffman has been nominated for 5 additional Academy Awards , and he was nominated for 13 Golden Globes , winning 6 ( including an honorary award ) . He has won 4 BAFTAs , 3 Drama Desk Awards , 2 Emmy Awards , and a Genie Award . Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999 , and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2012 .",
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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": "Dustin (name) Dustin is a surname and mainly masculine given name .",
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"text": "Boychoir (film) Boychoir is a 2014 American drama film directed by François Girard and written by Ben Ripley . The film stars Dustin Hoffman , Kathy Bates , Debra Winger , Josh Lucas and the American Boychoir School .",
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"text": "Cleaner (crime) A cleaner , or fixer , is a person who `` cleans up '' after crimes to physically erase their trace or uses pressure or bribes to limit fallout from a criminal act . A fixer plays a similar but often less hands-on role , often minimizing bad publicity for public officials or media figures by quelling stories of their misadventures , but also capable of more heavyhanded tactics , as necessary . A cleaner may destroy or remove incriminating evidence at the scene of a crime . A popular figure in crime fiction , a cleaner may also be a contract killer who commits murder to `` clean up '' a situation . Cleaner is also a slang term for someone , usually a member of a crime organization or a covert government agency , who disposes of a corpse after a hit . In contrast , legal crime scene cleanup is a legitimate industry , eliminating blood and other biohazardous materials such as dangerous chemicals used in an illegal drug lab as permitted by responsible authorities . A fictional example of a cleaner is Shoulders from the comic strip Dick Tracy . More contemporary are the roles played by Jean Reno as Victor in the film La Femme Nikita ( 1990 ) , Harvey Keitel as Victor in Point of No Return ( 1993 ) , and a year later as a Mr. Wolf in Quentin Tarantino 's Pulp Fiction ( 1994 ) ( parodied on Seinfeld ` s episode 155 , `` The Muffin Tops '' ( 1997 ) , where Newman makes the problem of leftover muffin stumps go away by eating them ) , and George Clooney as the title character in Michael Clayton . On television , similar roles are played by Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut in the TV series Breaking Bad and its prequel , Better Call Saul , Liev Schreiber in the title role of Showtime 's Ray Donovan , Paige Turco as recurring character Zoe Morgan in Person of Interest , and Susan Blommaert as `` Mr. Kaplan '' in The Blacklist .",
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"text": "Structural vulnerability Structural vulnerability is a distinct likelihood of encountering major difficulties within the family atmosphere or the threat to the family itself because of such deficient capital resources as money , education , access to health care , or important/vital information . Structural vulnerability is a threat to any low-income individual that must caretake for a family . Social workers described these individuals as people that `` In the largest richest country in the world , they work full time year around and some work multiple jobs as well , but they still do not earn enough to support their families . '' Structural vulnerability is cited as a reason that migrant workers in the United States are more vulnerable to violence and public health risks such as HIV .",
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"text": "Judgment at Nuremberg Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 American courtroom drama film directed by Stanley Kramer , written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy , Burt Lancaster , Richard Widmark , Maximilian Schell , Werner Klemperer , Marlene Dietrich , Judy Garland , William Shatner , and Montgomery Clift . Set in Nuremberg in 1948 , the film depicts a fictionalized version of the Judges ' Trial of 1947 , one of the twelve U.S. military tribunals during the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials . The film centers on a military tribunal led by Chief Trial Judge Dan Haywood ( Tracy ) , before which four German judges and prosecutors ( as compared to 16 defendants in the actual Judges ' Trial ) stand accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in atrocities committed under the Nazi regime . The film deals with non-combatant war crimes against a civilian population , the Holocaust , and examines the post-World War II geopolitical complexity of the actual Nuremberg Trials . An earlier version of the story was broadcast as a television episode of Playhouse 90 . Schell and Klemperer played the same roles in both productions . In 2013 , Judgment at Nuremberg 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": "52nd Academy Awards The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14 , 1980 , at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson who , in noting the long duration of the production , joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their `` release '' from the ceremonies , a clear reference to the Iranian hostage crisis . Among the nominees for Best Supporting Actor were 8 year-old Justin Henry -- the youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever -- and 79-year-old Melvyn Douglas . This was the largest age difference between two competing actors in Oscar history until 2013 . Ironically , their age difference was partially the reason why Douglas did not attend the Oscars that night , despite winning the award . Henry was nominated for Kramer vs. Kramer , which out of its eight other nominations , finished with five awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Robert Benton , and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman .",
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"text": "Restoration (1995 film) Restoration is a 1995 American historical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman . It stars Robert Downey , Jr. as a 17th-century medical student exploited by the king . The film , which is based on the novel of the same title by Rose Tremain , was filmed in Wales and won two Academy Awards .",
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"text": "The Early Four Track Recordings The Early Four Track Recordings '' is a compilation album by indie rock band Of Montreal . It contains early recordings from the band , with the song titles telling a fictional story about actor Dustin Hoffman . Though the titles feature Dustin Hoffman , the album name and content have nothing to do with him , and the titles were chosen only for humor .",
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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": "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": "Heavy metal lyrics Heavy metal lyrics are the words used in songs by heavy metal music bands , groups and artists . Given that there are many genres of heavy metal , it is difficult to make generalizations about the lyrics and lyrical themes . In 1989 , two metal scholars wrote that heavy metal lyrics concentrate `` on dark and depressing subject matter to an extent hitherto unprecedented '' in any form of popular music . Jeffrey Arnett states that metal songs are `` overwhelmingly dominated '' by `` ugly and unhappy '' themes which express `` no hope '' for the future . Deena Weinstein has proposed one way to analyze metal song themes is loosely grouping them into two categories : the Dionysian theme ( a reference to the Roman God of wine ) , which celebrates `` sex , drugs and rock and roll '' , partying , and enjoyment of life and the Chaotic theme , which involves dark subjects such as Hell , injustice , mayhem , carnage and death . Not all metal genres fall into Weinstein 's two theme model ; for example power metal 's lyrical themes often focus on fantasy and mythology , camaraderie and hope , personal struggles and emotions , among other themes . Another exception is pop metal bands , which replaced `` gloom and doom '' themes with `` positive , upbeat '' songs about romantic love and relationships , part of their goal of appealing more to female listeners . In metal overall , the small number of metal songs about relationships are typically about unions that have `` gone sour '' long ago . The thematic content of heavy metal lyrics has long been a target of criticism . According to Jon Pareles , `` Heavy metal 's main subject matter is simple and virtually universal . With grunts , moans and subliterary lyrics , it celebrates ... a party without limits ... -LSB- T -RSB- he bulk of the music is stylized and formulaic . '' Music critics have often deemed metal lyrics juvenile and banal , and others have objected to what they see as advocacy of misogyny and the occult . During the 1980s , the Parents Music Resource Center ( PMRC ) petitioned the U.S. Congress to regulate the popular music industry due to what the group asserted were objectionable lyrics , particularly those in heavy metal songs . The PMRC used music professor Joe Stuessy to testify against metal . Professor Stuessy alleged that heavy metal songs focus on violence , substance abuse , perversion , S&M , and Satanism . Robert Walser analyzed 88 metal songs ' themes to determine if Professor Stuessy 's claims were valid . In Walser 's analysis , the dominant theme in the metal songs was `` longing for intensity '' ; he found that the negative themes described by Stuessy and the PMRC were uncommon . Jeffrey Arnett analysed the lyrics from 115 metal songs : he found that the top three messages were `` grim ... themes '' about violence , angst and protest . Metal artists have had to defend their lyrics in front of the U.S. Senate and in courtrooms . In 1985 , Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was asked to defend his song Under the Blade at a U.S. Senate hearing . In 1986 , Ozzy Osbourne was sued because of the lyrics of his song Suicide Solution . In 1990 , Judas Priest was sued in American court by the parents of two young men who had shot themselves five years earlier , allegedly after hearing the subliminal statement `` do it '' in a Priest song . While the case attracted a great deal of media attention , it was ultimately dismissed . In some predominantly Muslim countries , heavy metal has been officially denounced as a threat to traditional values . In countries such as Morocco , Egypt , Lebanon , and Malaysia , there have been incidents of heavy metal musicians and fans being arrested and incarcerated .",
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"text": "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": "Lucy Hutchinson (actress) Lucy Hutchinson ( born 18 July 2003 ) is an English child actress from Sanderstead , Croydon . Her first acting experience came in the 2008 film Dustbin Baby , based on Jacqueline Wilson 's 2001 novel of the same name . In Dustbin Baby , she played the younger version of the lead character April , seen in flashbacks . Hutchinson was five at the time of filming , and was described by director Juliet May as `` one of the most remarkable five year olds I have ever met '' , saying that `` it 's like she 's not acting at all '' . Prior to her appearance in Dustbin Baby , Hutchinson had attended a local drama group for children , and was signed up with an agency . Her father said that she got the role because `` she was the right face in the right place ... She was incredibly lucky but that does n't deter from how well she did in getting it . '' After the release of Dustbin Baby , Hutchinson played roles in British television programmes EastEnders , Doc Martin and Psychoville . Her film debut came when she filmed scenes for the American film Prometheus , in which she played a younger version of the main character , Elizabeth Shaw . Director Ridley Scott considers the scenes critical for providing insight into Elizabeth 's motivations . Hutchinson said `` It was really good and I think the experience was great for me as well . It was filming at Pinewood , it is such a big place and that showed me what other sets were being built there which was good . I have never really been to a big set before , I just thought ` wow ' . I know it was a big scene , Ridley Scott told me it was a really big scene . I was quite confident and just thought ` yeah I am going to do this ' . '' Hutchinson subsequently made appearances on radio , stage and television , including roles in Little Crackers , The Politician 's Husband , Not Going Out and Inside No. 9 . She has main roles Dani 's Castle and the BBC comedy The Kennedys . Hutchinson lives and attends school in Croydon . She lives with her parents , Gary and Anna , and older brother .",
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"text": "Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless . The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley , who debuted in 1982 . Diane was initially a two-day bit role , but was developed into a long-term character . Donnelley left the role two years later ; returning briefly in 1986 before returning to the role fully in 1996 . In 2001 , Donnelley left again in what was supposed to be a storyline dictated departure , however , the role was later recast with Susan Walters . After three years in the role , Walters chose to drop to recurring status in 2004 , but was n't seen again until a brief guest appearance in February 2010 . Seven months later , the role was recast a second time with Maura West , who took over in October . Diane has had relationships with business tycoons Jack Abbott ( Peter Bergman ) and Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden ) . Diane has a son with Jack , Kyle Abbott ( Lachlan Buchanan ) , who was initially supposed to be Victor 's son before his sperm sample was switched . Donnelley described Diane as `` taking herself much too seriously '' , while Walters criticized the character for existing solely to advance another character 's storyline . Former head writer Maria Arena Bell was heavily criticized for the writing for West ; Zap2it said Bell missed an opportunity to focus on Diane 's rivalry with Jack . In 2011 , within eight months of joining the cast , West was let go and the character was killed off two months later in a whodunit murder storyline . The storyline was also harshly criticized for progressing too slowly , as it was a six-month period before the revelation that Nikki Newman ( Melody Thomas Scott ) murdered Diane in self-defense .",
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"text": "Tenebrae (film) Tenebrae ( also known as Tenebre ) is a 1982 English-language Italian giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal , who -- while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel -- becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by the novel . John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal 's agent and assistant ; Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives investigating the murders . John Steiner , Veronica Lario and Mirella D'Angelo also feature . The film has been described as exploring themes of dualism and sexual aberration , and has strong metafictional elements ; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by Argento to criticism of his previous work , most especially his depictions of murders of beautiful women . After Argento had experimented with pure supernatural horror with 1977 's Suspiria and 1980 's Inferno , Tenebrae represented the filmmaker 's return to the giallo horror subgenre , which he had helped popularize in the 1970s . Argento was inspired by a series of incidents which saw an obsessed fan telephone the director to criticise him for the damaging psychological effects of his previous work . The telephone calls culminated in death threats towards Argento , who channelled the experience into the writing of Tenebrae . The director also wanted to explore the senselessness of killings he had witnessed and heard about while staying in Los Angeles in 1980 , and his feeling at the time that true horror came from those who wanted `` to kill for nothing '' . Shot on location in Rome and at Elios Studios , Tenebrae utilised mostly modern-looking locations and sets to help Argento realise his intent that the film reflect a near-future with a diminished population ; the director filmed none of the historical landmarks that usually featured in films set in Rome . Employing director of photography Luciano Tovoli , Argento also intended that the film simulate the stark , realistic lighting featured in television police shows at the time ; production designer Giuseppe Bassa created supporting environments that were cold and austere , with sharp angles and modernistic spaces . Several former members of Italian rock band Goblin provided Tenebraes music , a synth-heavy score inspired by rock and disco music . Tenebrae was a modest success in Italy ; it reached theatres with little controversy after Argento made cuts to one of the most violent scenes . However , in the United Kingdom , it was added to the infamous list of `` video nasties '' and banned from sale until 1999 . The film 's theatrical distribution in the United States was delayed until 1984 , when it was released in a heavily censored version under the title Unsane . In its cut form , Tenebrae received a mostly negative critical reception , but the original , fully restored version later became widely available for reappraisal ; it is considered by some to be one of Argento 's best thrillers . The film critic and author Maitland McDonagh said that it was `` in many respects ... the finest film that Argento has ever made '' .",
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"text": "Holocaust (miniseries) Holocaust is a 1978 American four part television miniseries which tells the story of the Holocaust from the perspective of the ( fictional ) Weiss family of German Jews and that of a rising member of the SS , who gradually becomes a merciless war criminal . Holocaust highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War II , such as Kristallnacht , the creation of Jewish ghettos and later , the use of gas chambers . Although the miniseries won several awards and received critical acclaim , it was criticized by some , including noted Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel , who described it as `` untrue and offensive . '' The series was presented in four parts on NBC : Part 1 : The Gathering Darkness ( original airdate : April 16 , 1978 ) Part 2 : The Road to Babi Yar ( original airdate : April 17 , 1978 ) Part 3 : The Final Solution ( original airdate : April 18 , 1978 ) Part 4 : The Saving Remnant ( original airdate : April 19 , 1978 )",
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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": "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": "Tootsie Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman , with a supporting cast that includes Bill Murray , Jessica Lange , Teri Garr , Dabney Coleman , Charles Durning , Geena Davis ( in her acting debut ) , and Doris Belack . The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a job . The film was adapted by Larry Gelbart , Barry Levinson ( uncredited ) , Elaine May ( uncredited ) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire . In 1998 , the Library of Congress deemed the film `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry . The theme song to the film , `` It Might Be You , '' which was sung by singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop , whose music was composed by Dave Grusin , and whose lyrics were written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman , was a Top 40 hit in the U.S. , and also hit 1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart .",
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"text": "Athletics at the Summer Olympics Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics . The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics . The modern program includes track and field events , road running events , and racewalking events . Cross country running was also on the program in earlier editions but it was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon The men 's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics . The marathon was held on Sunday , July 13 , 1924 . It was only the second Olympic marathon to use the distance of 26 miles , 385 yards which was first used in 1908 and is now the standard marathon distance . Fifty-eight runners from 20 nations competed .",
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"text": "Rowing at the Summer Olympics Rowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since its debut in the 1900 Summer Olympics . Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather . Only men were allowed to compete until the women 's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal which gave national federations the incentive to support women 's events and catalysed growth in women 's rowing . Lightweight rowing events ( which have weight-limited crews ) were introduced to the games in 1996 . Qualifying for the rowing events is under the jurisdiction of the International Rowing Federation ( or FISA , its French acronym ) . FISA predates the modern Olympics and was the first international sport federation to join the modern Olympic movement .",
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"text": "Olympic route network The Olympic route network ( ORN ) and the Paralympic route network ( PRN ) is a network of dedicated roads linking venues and other key sites in the host city during Olympic and Paralympic games to ensure that athletes and officials get to events on time . Roads that are part of the network have ` games lanes ' which are reserved for accredited games vehicles and on-call emergency vehicles . For the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games , the route network came into effect under the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 which gave the Olympic Delivery Authority temporary powers to take over traffic management measures during London 2012 . The ORN and PRN were first introduced for the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a result of problems at the Atlanta Olympics four years earlier when athletes had difficulty getting to their events on time . In July 2012 , just before the start of the 2012 Olympics , London taxi drivers blocked some games lanes to protest against the ORN . The games lanes for London 2012 has been pejoratively referred to as ZiL lanes , in reference to dedicated lanes for VIPs in Moscow .",
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"text": "Gyeongju International Marathon The Gyeongju International Marathon is an annual road running event over the marathon distance ( 42.195 km ) which takes place in mid-October in Gyeongju , South Korea . It gained IAAF Silver Label Road Race status in 2010 . First held in 1993 , the event began as an amateur competition for the city 's residents and club-level runners . By 1999 , over 10,000 runners took part in the day 's event on an annual basis . After an initial incorporation of an international race in the mid-1990s , the race again reverted to being a national Korean competition due to financial constraints . The race was moved to Seoul in 2000 but the Gyeongju marathon re-emerged in 2006 and elite foreign runners returned to the city the following year . The competition now features an international elite-level marathon race for both men and women , as well as amateur fun run events over the half marathon , 10K and 5K distances . The event is one of a series of races in the country ( alongside the Baekje Marathon and Seoul International Marathon ) which are sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo , a Korean daily broadsheet . The competition is one of two annual road running festivals in the city , the other being the Gyeongjyu Cherry Blossom Marathon which is held in April when the trees come into blossom . The course of the marathon begins in Hwangseong Park and ends on the running track of the Gyeongju Public Stadium within the park . The men 's course record for the marathon is 2:08:52 , which was set by Yemane Tsegay in 2008 , while the women 's record is held by national runner Yun Sun-suk , whose mark of 2:31:21 was set in 2007 .",
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"text": "Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events , all for men only . The 50 km track event was held for the last time at these Games , having only been introduced in 1920 .",
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"text": "Road transport Road transport ( British English ) or road transportation ( American English ) is the transport of passengers or goods on roads . This transport method can be via bike or automobiles or by animal such as horse or oxen . Standard networks of roads were adopted by Romans , Persians , Aztec , and other early societies . Modern roads came into adoption during the late 1700 's with civil engineering . Cargo may be transported by trucking companies , while passengers may be transported via mass transit . Commonly defined features of modern roads include defined lanes and signage . Within the United States , roads between regions are connected via the Interstate Highway System . Since independence in India , there has been considerable road building activity as roads can penetrate deeper into towns villages . The Central Government bears a substantial part of the cost of paving and extension of roads throughout India .",
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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": "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres The Men 's 1500 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , United Kingdom , was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3 -- 7 August . The first round races were all very tightly packed , strategic affairs . The first race was the fastest , taking all but one of the time qualifiers into the semi-final . Andrew Wheating 's 3:40.92 in the second heat was the slowest time qualifier , though it was exactly equal to Nick Willis ' winning time in the last race . That race was broken up when Nixon Chepseba tripped sending several athletes scrambling to avoid the falling body . Chepseba ultimately finished 9th but was awarded a place in the semi-final on appeal , though no offending athlete was disqualified . The first semi final was strategic from the start , when the sprinting started , Taoufik Makhloufi easily took the lead and held the position . Since it was strategic , no time qualifiers came from this semi . In the other semi , Chepseba took it out at a faster pace , to avoid getting caught in traffic . At the 800 mark , Nathan Brannen fell flat and was not able to get back into contention . When the sprinting started , Abdalaati Iguider looked to be the fastest . The slowest time qualifier was almost 7 seconds faster than Makhloufi winning the first . Earlier on the day before the final , Makhloufi was also in an 800 metres qualifying round race , but he ran slowly and dropped out . Because of the `` honest effort '' rule , he was disqualified from further competition in the Olympics . It took an appeal by Algerian team officials to get him re-instated by claiming he had a known knee injury . In the final , Makhloufi made a miraculous recovery from the injury in order to run . Kenyan Chepseba , and Kenyan born Bahraini Belal Mansoor Ali ran shoulder to shoulder until 600 to go when Chepseba then decided to take the lead solo . Behind him runners were three abreast , with Makhloufi and Silas Kiplagat trading elbows to be in position for the final lap . Another elbow just before 300 to go , and Makhloufi broke away with Kiplagat and Mekonnen Gebremedhin in hot pursuit . With Makhloufi gone , 8 meters ahead , Gebremedhin took over second at the head of the stretch , Iguider sprinting a step behind . Five meters further back , Leonel Manzano was starting to sprint around teammate Matthew Centrowitz , Jr. . As Iguider was edging ahead of Gebremedhin , Manzano was rocketing along the outside passing into second 30 meters from the finish . Iguider just barely managed to finish a fraction ahead of the fast closing Centrowitz for the bronze medal .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London , England , 26 athletics events were contested , all for men only . A total of 79 medals ( 27 gold , 27 silver , 25 bronze ) were awarded . Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events . In the team races ( the medley relay and the 3 mile team race ) , each nation entered one team . The medley relay was run by four athletes , with four alternates allowed . In the 3 mile team race , five athletes from each nation ran with only three counting . The competition was restricted to amateurs , and was held under the rules of the Amateur Athletic Association . These rules included a prohibition on any interference with other runners ( a rule that played an important part in the 400 metres ) .",
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"text": "2012 Olympic Marathon Course The 2012 Olympic Marathon Course is that of both the men 's and women 's marathon races at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London . The 42.195 km route consists of one short circuit of 3.571 km followed by three circuits of 12.875 km . The course , which was designed to pass many of London 's well-known landmarks , starts and finishes on The Mall , within sight of Buckingham Palace , and extends as far as the Tower of London in the east and the Victoria Memorial in the west . The route of the marathon had been changed , for various logistical reasons , from that originally envisaged in London 's original 2005 bid for the Games and now breaks with the normal Olympic tradition that the race finishes inside the main Olympic Stadium . The 2012 Summer Olympics is the third to be held in London . The stated distance of the marathon at the London 1908 Summer Olympics 26 miles and 385 yards , later converted to metric units as 42.195 kilometres formed the basis of the standard distance adopted by International Association of Athletics Federations in 1921 .",
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"text": "Road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling . It includes recreational , racing , and utility cycling . Road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same rules and laws as other vehicle drivers or riders and may also be vehicular cyclists .",
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"text": "Athletics at the Gymnasiade Athletics is one of the core sports on the programme for the Gymnasiade , an international multi-sport event organised by the International School Sport Federation ( ISF ) . It has featured at all editions of the competition since 1976 . An athletics competition was held the same year as the inaugural 1974 Gymnasiade , but was held separately at a different location . The event , contested by youth athletes under eighteen years old , was used as a reference point by the International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF ) when organising its first IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics in 1999 .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres The men 's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme . It was the fifth appearance of the event , which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics . The competition was held from Saturday , July 6 , 1912 to Monday , July 8 , 1912 . Forty-eight runners from 16 nations competed . Including all three medalists from 1908 , Olympic champion Mel Sheppard , the silver medalists Emilio Lunghi , and the bronze medalist Hanns Braun .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp , 29 athletics events were contested , all for men only . The competitions were held from August 15 , 1920 to August 23 , 1920 .",
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"text": "Marla Runyan Marla Lee Runyan ( married name Lonergan , born January 4 , 1969 ) is an American track and field athlete , road runner and marathon runner who is legally blind . She is a three-time national champion in the women 's 5000 metres . Runyan was born in Santa Maria , California . After graduating from Camarillo High School in 1987 , she went on to study at San Diego State University , where she began competing in several sporting events : the heptathlon , 200-meter dash , high jump , shot put , 100-meter hurdles , long jump , javelin throw and the 800-meter run . In 1994 she received her master 's degree in Education of Deafblind Children . Runyan won four gold medals at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in the long jump and the 100 , 200 , and 400 meter races . She also competed in cycling at those games . She attempted to qualify for the `` Able Bodied '' Olympics at the 1996 U. S. Olympic Trials , finishing 10th in the Heptathlon . While failing to qualify , she ran the 800 meters in 2:04.60 , a heptathlon-800m American record . This success convinced her to try distance running . At the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta , she took silver in the shot put and gold in the pentathlon . Her career as a world-class runner in able-bodied events began in 1999 at the Pan American Games , where she won Gold in the 1,500-meter race and was ranked second in the United States in that event in 1999 by Track and Field News . . The next year , she placed eighth in the 1,500-meter in the 2000 Sydney Olympics , making Runyan the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympics and the highest finish by an American woman in that event . By 2001 she won her first of three consecutive 5000 metre National Championships . She also released her autobiography `` No Finish Line : My Life As I See It '' In 2002 , she added the road 5K and 10K National Championships , and married her coach , Matt Lonergan . She finished as the top American at the 2002 New York Marathon with a time of 2 hours , 27 minutes and 10 seconds to post the second-fastest debut time ever by an American woman . Being an international medalist at 1500 metres and a top major marathon runner is an accomplishment over a wide variety of distances rivaled only by Rod Dixon on the men 's side . Medaling at distances as short as 100 metres and diversely explosive events like Shot Put and Long Jump is remarkable versatility . She won the road 5K again in 2003 and qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games by finishing second in the United States Olympic Trials ( track and field ) . She took 2005 off to give birth to her first child , Anna Lee on September 1 , but returned to the roads in 2006 winning her second National Championship at 20 km ( her first was in 2003 ) . She was the USATF `` Runner of the Year '' in 2002 and 2006 . Arguably Runyan 's greatest success came at the Paralympic Games , where she has been a five times gold medallist . , Runyan holds IPC World Records in the T13 classification for the 400 m , 800 m , 1500 m , 5000 m , High Jump , Long Jump and Pentathlon . However , her personal bests at 3000m , 10,000 m , and the marathon were also World Records , but were never ratified by the IPC . See marlarunyan.net , the Official Website of Marla Runyan .",
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"text": "Endurance racing (motorsport) Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants . Teams of multiple drivers attempt to cover a large distance in a single event , with participants given a break with the ability to change during the race . Endurance races can be run either to cover a set distance in laps as quickly as possible , or to cover as much distance as possible over a preset amount of time . One of the more common lengths of endurance races has been running for 1000 km , or roughly six hours . Longer races can run for 1000 mi , 12 hours , or even 24 hours . Teams can consist of anywhere from two to four drivers per event , which is dependent on the driver 's endurance abilities , length of the race , or even the rules for each event .",
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"text": "Belgian Athletics Championships The Belgian Athletics Championships ( Belgische kampioenschappen atletiek Championnats de Belgique d'athlétisme ) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Belgian Athletics League , which serves as the national championship for the sport in Belgium . Typically organised in July in Brussels , the event was first held in 1889 and introduced the first events for women in 1921 . The competition was not held in the years from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and also did not take place in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II . Separate annual championship events are held for the 10,000 metres , relay races , combined track and field events , cross country running and the road running and racewalking events . There is also a Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships and an outdoor Belgian club championships .",
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"text": "List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games . The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games . The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups : track events ( including sprints , middle - and long-distance running , hurdling and relays ) , field events ( including javelin , discus , hammer , pole vault , long and triple jumps ) , road events and combined events ( triathlon , heptathlon and decathlon ) . There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes . Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements , such as the 100-yard dash , and ( as a result of metric standardisation in 1966 ) many records belong to defunct events . The oldest record is George Bailey 's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men 's two mile steeplechase , which was set at the inaugural Games . The two longest lasting records in current events were both set at the 1974 edition of the Games : Englishman Ian Thompson 's record of 2:09:12 hours in the Marathon , and Tanzanian Filbert Bayi 's record of 3:32.16 minutes in the 1500 metres , which was also a world record . Nathan Deakes holds two Commonwealth Games records : the 20 km and 50 km walk events . Adekunle Adesoji and Chantal Petitclerc also hold two records each in the para-sports events .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 20 to August 26 . The events will take place at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing , China .",
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"text": "Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's road race The men 's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen , China . It took place on 13 August 2011 , featuring 73 men from 18 countries and was held over 156.8 km distance .",
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"text": "Margaret Brown Margaret `` Maggie '' Brown ( née Tobin ) ( July 18 , 1867 -- October 26 , 1932 ) ( posthumously known as `` The Unsinkable Molly Brown '' ) was an American socialite and philanthropist . She is best remembered for exhorting the crew in to return to the debris field of the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic to look for survivors . Accounts differ on whether the boat actually returned to look for survivors , and if so , if any survivors were found . During her lifetime , her friends called her `` Maggie '' , but even by her death , obituaries referred to her as the `` Unsinkable Mrs. Brown '' . The reference was further reinforced by a 1960 Broadway musical based on her life and its 1964 film adaptation were each entitled The Unsinkable Molly Brown .",
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"text": "Owsley Brown Frazier Owsley Brown Frazier ( May 7 , 1935 -- August 16 , 2012 ) was a philanthropist from Louisville , Kentucky United States who founded the Frazier History Museum . He retired from the board of directors of the Brown-Forman corporation , which his grandfather George Garvin Brown founded in 1870 , and is one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business . He was raised in Louisville .",
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"text": "Ms. Foundation for Women The Ms. Foundation for Women is a non-profit organization for women in the United States . It is one of the first and largest women 's funds in the United States and has always had a deep commitment to diversity . The Ms. Foundation was founded in 1972 by Gloria Steinem , Patricia Carbine , Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Marlo Thomas . The Ms. Foundation was created to deliver funding and other strategic resources to organizations that elevated women 's and girl 's voices and solutions across race and class in communities nationwide.The Ms. Foundation works to identify and support emerging and established groups poised to act when and where change is needed . Its grants -- paired with skills-building , networking and other strategic opportunities -- enable organizations to advance women 's grassroots solutions across race and class and to build social movements within and across three areas : Economic Justice , Reproductive Justice and Safety . The organization also focuses its lobbying efforts on the state-level around those three areas .",
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"text": "Margaret Phipps Boegner Margaret Phipps Boegner ( November 17 , 1906 -- September 16 , 2006 ) ( a.k.a. `` Peggy '' ) was an American heiress and philanthropist .",
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"text": "Isabella Graham Isabella Graham ( July 29 , 1742 , Lanarkshire , Scotland - July 27 , 1814 , New York City ) was a Scottish-American philanthropist and educator .",
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"text": "Mildred Brown Schrumpf Mildred Brown `` Brownie '' Schrumpf ( January 24 , 1903 -- March 2 , 2001 ) was an American home economist , food educator , and author . Named the `` Unofficial Ambassador of Good Eating '' by the Maine Department of Agriculture , she wrote a weekly food column for the Bangor Daily News from 1951 to 1994 promoting traditional Maine recipes . She was the main proponent of the claim that the chocolate brownie was invented in Bangor . She was inducted into the Maine Women 's Hall of Fame in 1997 .",
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"text": "Marilyn Brown Novel Award The Marilyn Brown Novel Award is an occasional award given to the best unpublished novel focusing on realistic cultural experiences of the Utah Region submitted for consideration . The award includes a $ 1000 honorarium . The award was founded by Marilyn Brown and her husband to encourage quality fiction focused on regional Mormon experience . Beginning in 2000 , the award was presented every other year by the Association for Mormon Letters . Beginning with the 2009 award , the Utah Valley University 's English Department has stewardship over the award . They have broadened the award 's scope to all fiction about the Utah region and intend to make it an annual award . The award has a $ 30000 endowment .",
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"text": "Supporting Healthy Marriage Project The Supporting Healthy Marriage Project , SHM , is part of the Healthy Marriage Initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Administration for Children and Families , that was launched in 2003 as `` the first large-scale , multisite , multiyear , rigorous test of marriage education programs for low-income married couples . '' The project is motivated by research that `` indicates that married adults and children raised by both parents in stable , low-conflict households do better on a host of outcomes . '' The evaluation is led by MDRC , in collaboration with Abt Associates and other partners . USASpending.gov reports payments of more than $ 30 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to MDRC for work on the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project from 2009 to 2012 . Major study questions of the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project include : What are the experiences , issues and challenges in designing , implementing and operating healthy marriage education and related services for lower-income couples with children ? What are the net impacts of the programs on : marital stability and relationship quality ; attitudes and expectations regarding their marriage ; parenting attitudes and behaviors ; measures of adult well-being and child well-being and development ( e.g. , cognitive , social , emotional , health ) , and economic outcomes for families ? Limited federal funding for a Healthy Marriage Initiative began in 2001 to `` help couples who choose to get married gain greater access to marriage education services that will enable them to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain a healthy marriage . '' In 2005 , Wade Horn , Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families , highlighted plans for a significant expansion of funding in testimony before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness , House Committee on Education and the Workforce : `` Although I have focused on the areas of primary interest to your committee , I would be remiss if I did not briefly highlight other key areas of our proposal that play a critical role in the well-being of children , teenagers , and families . Indeed , we establish improving the well-being of children as the overarching purpose of TANF ... . In support of that overarching purpose , our proposal seeks to improve child well-being through programs aimed at encouraging responsible fatherhood and healthy marriages . By discontinuing the Out of Wedlock Birth Reduction Bonus and redirecting part of the High Performance Bonus Funding , we provide $ 200 million for programs aimed at promoting family formation and healthy marriages . We also provide $ 40 million in funding for the support of responsible fatherhood and healthy marriage programs to reverse the rise in father absence and its subsequent impact on children . ''",
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"text": "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": "Margaret E. Barber Margaret Emma Barber or M. E. Barber ( 1866 -- 1930 ; Chinese : 和受恩 ; Pinyin : Hé Shòuēn ; Foochow Romanized : Huò Sêu-ŏng ) , was a British missionary in China . She was born in 1866 in Peasenhall , Suffolk , England , the daughter of Louis ( a wheelwright ) and Martha ( née Gibbs ) Barber . The family moved to 59 St Martins Lane Norwich around 1876 and established a Carriage Manufacturing business . The family home in Norwich ( see georgeplunkett.co.uk for a view of 59 St Martins Lane ) was opposite St Martins Parish church which was intensly evangelical in the 1880 - 90s and must have had an influence on the Barber family . During the course of her life , she lived in China twice to preach the Christian gospel . She left her home and traveled in a lonely way thousands of miles . Barber , who initially went to China as an Anglican , became an independent missionary with informal ties to the Plymouth Brethren . She is best known for her influence on Watchman Nee ( Nee Tuo-Sheng ) . Along the south China coast ( in Foochow ) , she and others regularly taught a Bible class at `` White Teeth Rock '' . There she had contact with Nee who was studying at Anglican Trinity College . Barber referred him to books by J. N. Darby , Madam Jeanne Guyon , Jessie Penn-Lewis , D. M. Panton , T. Austin Sparks , and of others , which had been of help to her . She also influenced others Chinese Christian leaders , including Leland Wang who later formed the Chinese Foreign Missionary Union .",
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"text": "Grace Mann Brown Grace Mann Brown ( April 16 , 1859 ; Pippin , Wisconsin ,1925 ; Denver , Colorado ) was an American writer and spiritual leader . Her work was related to the New Thought Movement , Divine Science and Christian Science . Much of her work focused on spirituality , metaphysics , mysticism , esoteric and occult sciences .",
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"text": "Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( née Brown ; October 10 , 1900 -- March 17 , 1993 ) was an American actress whose career spanned almost 80 years . She eventually garnered the nickname `` First Lady of American Theatre '' and was one of 12 people who have won an Emmy , a Grammy , an Oscar and a Tony Award ( an EGOT ) . Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom , America 's highest civilian honor , from then-President Ronald Reagan in 1986 . In 1988 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts . The annual Helen Hayes Awards , which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in greater Washington , DC , since 1984 , are her namesake . In 1955 , the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City 's Broadway Theater District was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre . When that venue was torn down in 1982 , the nearby Little Theatre was renamed in her honor . Helen Hayes is regarded as one of the Greatest Leading Ladies of the 20th century theatre .",
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"text": "Donna Redel Donna Redel is an American businesswoman and philanthropist .",
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"text": "Minerva Foundation The Minerva Foundation is a US-based non-profit , scientific and charitable foundation . It is headquartered in Berkeley , California . It works to promote research in neuroscience , specifically on original and challenging approaches to the study of the visual brain . It was established in 1983 by Helen and Elwin Marg . Other than the founders , directors include Richard M. Buxbaum , Lawrence W. Stark , Semir Zeki , Tamia Marg Anderson and Lila S. Crutchfield . The foundation was named after Minerva , the Roman goddess of , among other things , wisdom and medicine .",
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"text": "Susan E. Brown Susan E. Brown , Ph.D. , is a medical anthropologist and certified nutritionist , and two-time Fulbright scholar , recognized as a leader in the study and practice of using holistic and non-pharmacological interventions in the treatment of osteoporosis . She is the author of several books on the topic of natural bone health , including Better Bones , Better Body : Beyond Estrogen and Calcium ( McGraw Hill 2000 ) , considered one of the first comprehensive looks at natural bone health for the lay audience .",
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"text": "Peabody Education Fund Founded of necessity due to damage caused largely by the American Civil War , the Peabody Education Fund was established by George Peabody in 1867 for the purpose of promoting `` intellectual , moral , and industrial education in the most destitute portion of the Southern States . '' The gift of foundation consisted of securities to the value of $ 2,100,000 , of which $ 1,100,000 were in Mississippi State bonds , afterward repudiated . In 1869 an additional $ 1,000,000 was given by Mr. Peabody , with $ 384,000 of Florida funds , also repudiated later . The main purpose of the fund was to aid elementary education by strengthening existing schools . Because it was restricted from founding new schools , it did not benefit freedmen in the South , as there were no established schools for blacks . `` The fund introduced a new type of benefaction in that it was left without restriction in the hands of the trustees to administer . Power to close the trust after thirty years was provided on condition that two-thirds of the fund be distributed to educational institutions in the Southern states . '' The rules of the Peabody Education Fund were strict , allowing for the distribution of about $ 80,000 per year over a period of thirty years . By the time of the termination of the fund in 1898 , about $ 2,500,000 had been distributed . In 1875 , the trustees of the Peabody Education Fund founded the Peabody Normal School of the South which promptly became the Peabody Normal College ( 1875-1911 ) . It was maintained in connection with the University of Nashville and supported by annual donations from the Peabody Education Fund . In 1910 the Peabody College for Teachers was organized . Placed adjacent to Vanderbilt University , the college opened its doors on June 14 , 1914 for summer school . In September 1915 , four new buildings had been completed at a cost of $ 750,000 . About 1915 , the Peabody Education Fund ceased to exist . The Southern Education Foundation , a not-for-profit foundation , was created in 1937 from the Peabody Education Fund and three funds intended to support education for blacks : the John F. Slater Fund , the Negro Rural School Fund , and the Virginia Randolph Fund .",
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"text": "Greg Brown (businessman) Gregory Q. `` Greg '' Brown ( born 1960 ) is an American businessman . He serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions .",
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"text": "Philanthropist (disambiguation) A philanthropist is a person who makes an active effort to promote human welfare ; a person who practices philanthropy . Philanthropist may also refer to : The Philanthropist , academic journal The Philanthropist ( play ) by Christopher Hampton ( 1971 ) The Philanthropist ( Cincinnati , Ohio ) abolitionist newspaper The Philanthropist ( TV series ) , television series",
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"text": "L.B. Brown Lawrence Bernard Brown ( September 12 , 1856 -- June 16 , 1941 ) was a self-made businessman , community leader , and master carpenter .",
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"text": "Margaret Mary Morgan Margaret Mary Morgan , was a U.S. suffragist , printing business owner , politician , child welfare advocate and , in 1921 , the first woman ever elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors . Originally of Portland , Maine , she first obtained work with her sister in a children 's clothing store at Monument Square in Portland . After moving to San Francisco in 1903 she obtained a position with the Walter N. Brunt Printing Company in its collections office where she was paid six dollars a week , later being promoted to the company 's office manager . She then started her own business , The Margaret Mary Morgan Printing Company , at 619 California Street . In 1918 she was asked by the national board of the Young Women 's Christian Association to look into the welfare of women and children in China . She subsequently ran for , and was elected to the office of Supervisor of San Francisco County in 1921 , serving until 1925 . She was additionally involved with : the California Federation of Business & Professional Women 's Clubs ; the San Francisco Business & Professional Women 's Club as its president ; the California League of Women Voters as its treasurer ; and also the San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children as one of its trustees . Upon leaving her Supervisor 's office , she was quoted as saying , `` Remember , a woman has to work harder than a man and have more patience in order to achieve success . ''",
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"text": "Margaret McKenna (academic) Margaret McKenna is a civil rights attorney and academic and former president of Suffolk University in Boston , Massachusetts . She previously served as president of Lesley University , president of the Wal-Mart Foundation , a professor at Brandeis University , a vice-president at Harvard University , and an official in the Clinton administration . McKenna received her B.A. from Emmanuel College in Boston , Massachusetts , and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas , Texas . She worked as a civil rights attorney early in her career , eventually becoming deputy counsel in the White House and later undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education , where she led the education transition team for President Bill Clinton . McKenna also served as president of Lesley University and was affiliated with Lesley for 22 years . She was also president of the Wal-Mart Foundation from 2007 to 2011 , a professor and director at Brandeis University , a vice-president at the Radcliffe Institute of Harvard University , and a vice-chair of the board at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center . McKenna was appointed president of Suffolk University in July 2015 . On February 5 , 2016 , she and Suffolk University Board of Trustees Chairman Andrew Meyer , Jr. , announced an agreement , formulated in the best interest of the University following a trustees quest to remove the president from her position after seven months in office . Meyer said he would not seek re-election after his term expires in May 2016 . Following the election of a new board chair and the adoption of new bylaws , a committee would be formed to initiate a search process for a new , permanent president , and McKenna would step down when a new president takes office in the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year .",
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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": "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": "Gingerbread (charity) Gingerbread is a registered charity ( England and Wales ) which provides advice , support and campaigns for single parent families . Following a merger with One Parent Families in 2007 it was briefly known as `` One Parent Families | Gingerbread '' before relaunching as Gingerbread in January 2009 . J. K. Rowling , formerly a single parent herself , is the charity 's President .",
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"text": "Aredhel Aredhel Ar-Feiniel ( Y.T. 1362 -- Y.S. 400 ; died aged 1738 ) ( born and known in Quenya as Írissë ) is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien . She is called Ar-Feiniel , the White Lady of the Noldor . She is the daughter of Fingolfin , sister of Fingon , Turgon , and mother of Maeglin . She was born and raised in Tirion . Aredhel is tall and strong , beautiful , extremely willful , adventurous and fickle , easily bored and restless , fond of hunting and riding in the forests : `` I am your sister and not your servant , and beyond your bounds I will go as seems good to me . '' Her skin is pale and her hair dark ; she always wears silver and white . She would often ride and hunt in the company of the sons of Fëanor , her kin , but was not fond of them . After arriving in Middle-earth , Aredhel dwells in Nevrast with Turgon , and goes with him to Gondolin . But after two hundred years she tires of the city and longing for the forests and wide lands overcomes her . Aredhel asks leave to depart . Turgon is unwilling , fearing the exposure of the Hidden Kingdom , but eventually relents . Riding with companions , they are denied safe passage through Doriath because they seek the sons of Fëanor . And so they travel the East Road along the North March of Doriath . There Aredhel Ar-Feiniel is separated from her escort in the dangerous region of Nan Dungortheb . She reaches Himlad safely , and waits there to meet Celegorm who is abroad . Ever restless , she wanders off and becomes lost in the forest of Nan Elmoth . Eöl Mornedhel , the Dark Elf is the lord of those woods . By his enchantments , they meet , and he leads her to his dark home near Gladuial . This was similar to Melian 's enchantment of Thingol , but not as innocent on Eöl 's part . There they wed and she stays for many years . Aredhel gives birth to a son , Maeglin . Telling him of her former life and home , and weary of Nan Elmoth , Aredhel Ar-Feiniel desires to see them again . Without Eöl 's leave , or knowledge , she departs Nan Elmoth with Maeglin while Eöl is away . They reached the hidden entrance to Gondolin pursued by Eöl , and are received with rejoicing . Eöl is captured and brought before Turgon . Turgon will not allow Eöl to leave Gondolin , offering him only the choice to stay , or to die . Eöl refuses this judgement , choosing death for himself and his son . He attempts to kill his son with a javelin . Aredhel steps in front of the dart to shield Maeglin . She saves her son , and begs Turgon to forgive her husband , but it is poisoned and she dies that night after Eöl is led away by Turgon 's guards . Eöl is executed by being cast down from the city walls . Maeglin becomes a mighty prince in Gondolin , later only to betray the city and become even more hated than his father .",
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"text": "Female infanticide Female infanticide is the deliberate killing of newborn female children . In countries with a history of female infanticide , the modern practice of sex-selective abortion is often discussed as a closely related issue . Female infanticide is a major cause of concern in several nations such as China and India . It has been argued that the `` low status '' in which women are viewed in patriarchal societies creates a bias against females . In 1978 , anthropologist Laila Williamson , in a summary of data she had collated on how widespread infanticide was among both tribal and developed , or `` civilized '' nations , found that infanticide had occurred on every continent and was carried out by groups ranging from hunter gatherers to highly developed societies and that rather than this practice being an exception , it has been commonplace . The practice has been well documented among the indigenous peoples of Australia , Northern Alaska and South Asia , and Barbara Miller argues the practice to be `` almost universal '' , even in the West . Miller contends that in regions where women are not employed in agriculture and regions in which dowries are the norm then female infanticide is commonplace , and in 1871 in The Descent of Man , and Selection in Relation to Sex , Charles Darwin wrote that the practice was commonplace among the aboriginal tribes of Australia . In 1990 , Amartya Sen writing in the New York Review of Books estimated that there were 100 million fewer women in Asia than would be expected , and that this amount of `` missing '' women `` tell -LSB- s -RSB- us , quietly , a terrible story of inequality and neglect leading to the excess mortality of women . '' Initially Sen 's suggestion of gender bias was contested and it was suggested that hepatitis B was the cause of the alteration in the natural sex ratio . However it is now widely accepted that the numerical worldwide deficit in women , is due to gender specific abortions , infanticide and neglect . In seventh-century Arabia , before Islamic culture became established , female infanticide was widely practiced . This is attributed by scholars to the fact that women were deemed `` property '' within those societies . Others have speculated that to prevent their daughters from a life of misery , the mothers would kill the child . With the arrival of Islamic rule the practice was made illegal .",
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"text": "Children of the Thunder Children of the Thunder is a 1988 science fiction novel by John Brunner . The novel explores several themes : environment degradation of the modern world ( which Brunner believed was shortening his own life ) , paternal irresponsibility ( in the form of accepting cash for donating sperm to a sperm bank ) , and conservative ( fascist ) tendencies in British politics . The latter may reflect that the book was written during the Thatcher years . Like other Brunner books , the novel lacks cohesiveness in various ways , and is best read as a series of interconnected vignettes , each of which explores the above themes in a different context , with a culminating scene at the end of the book which is frightening in various ways , including a partial role reversal of the protagonist and villain . In those terms , the book can be seen as an attack of the author on excessive sexual freedom of men gained in the so-called sexual revolution . While sexual fulfillment itself is not demonized , the book catalogs extensive collateral damage in the form of single mothers and offspring not properly cared for . But this is not a kind-hearted appeal for better support systems for these people : they just might counterattack their oppressors which is to say the parents who abandoned ( or neglected ) them .",
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"text": "Lewis Carroll: A Biography Lewis Carroll : A Biography is a 1995 biography of author Lewis Carroll by Morton N. Cohen , first published by Knopf , later by Macmillan . It is generally considered to be the definitive scholarly work on Carroll 's ( real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ) life . Cohen 's approach is mainly chronological , with some chapters grouped by theme , such as those on Carroll 's religion , his love of little girls , and his guilty feelings . Cohen , a Carroll scholar for 30 years , opts to use Dodgson 's first name , Charles , throughout the work , because it `` seems most appropriate in a book dealing with the intimacy of his life '' . The book generally assumes that Carroll 's love of little girls was not just emotional but sexual -- that he was a paedophile , albeit a suppressed one . In the book Cohen writes : `` We can not know to what extent sexual urges lay behind Charles 's preference for drawing and photographing children in the nude . He contended that the preference was entirely aesthetic . But given his emotional attachment to children as well as his aesthetic appreciation of their forms , his assertion that his interest was strictly artistic is naïve . He probably felt more than he dared acknowledge , even to himself . '' While attributing the source of Carroll 's chaotic emotional life to his sexual urges , Cohen opined that they were also responsible for his creative works . Karoline Leach in In the Shadow of the Dreamchild ( 1999 ) writes that Cohen and previous biographers misunderstood the norms and customs of the Victorian era , and that Carroll 's adulation of children was not sexual but a reflection of the romanticisation of the child prevalent in that era . Contrariwise , a website set up by opponents ( including Leach ) of the tradition Carroll image , reports that while Cohen acknowledges the paedophilic nature of Carroll 's image , he `` Inexplicably he lists the numbers of intimate woman-friends that Dodgson had through his life , yet still concludes that his existence revolved exclusively around friendships with small girls ! '' Jo Elwyn Jones and J. Francis Gladstone in The Alice Companion : A Guide to Lewis Carroll 's Alice Books ( 1998 ) criticises the book for what they say is a poor treatment of Carroll 's involvement in controversies at the University of Oxford . Megan Harlan in Entertainment Weekly writes that `` This beautifully written bio never shies away from the house-of-mirrors complexity of its subject . '' An issue of Victorian Studies reported that there were issues with inconsistent references . Miles Edward Friend compares Cohen 's handling of the material to Carroll 's boat trips with the children , saying , `` With Cohen at the tiller , we are deftly guided through the flow of Carroll 's life . '' Ronald Warwick in Times Higher Education criticises Cohen 's interpretation of Carroll 's relationship with his archdeacon father ; his `` insecure grasp of 19th-century ecclesiastical history '' ; his prose , which Warwich called cliched ; and his choice to use Dodgson 's first name , which Warwick said was not used even by Dodgson 's most intimate male friends .",
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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": "Stephen James Joyce Stephen James Joyce ( born 15 February 1932 ) is the grandson of James Joyce and the controversial executor of Joyce 's estate . He was born in France , the son of James Joyce 's son , Giorgio , and Helen Joyce , née Kastor . Stephen attended Harvard University , graduating in 1958 . At Harvard , he once roomed with Paul Matisse , grandson of French impressionist painter Henri Matisse , and with Sadruddin Aga Khan . Thereafter , he worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on African development . He retired from the OECD in 1991 to focus on managing his grandfather 's estate . He and his wife , Solange Raythchine Joyce , live in the Île de Ré in France . They have no children ; Stephen is James Joyce 's sole living descendant . Stephen Joyce and Seán Sweeney are the joint trustees of the Estate of James Joyce . He has taken an active role in all legal matters relating to Joyce 's works . He has brought numerous lawsuits or threats of legal action against scholars , biographers , and artists attempting to quote from Joyce 's literary work or personal correspondence . In 2004 , Joyce threatened legal action against the Irish government when the Rejoyce Dublin 2004 festival proposed public reading of excerpts of Ulysses on Bloomsday . In 1988 Stephen Joyce destroyed a collection of letters written by Lucia Joyce , his aunt . In 1989 he forced Brenda Maddox to delete a postscript concerning Lucia from her biography Nora : The Real Life of Molly Bloom . After 1995 Stephen announced no permissions would be granted to quote from his grandfather 's work . Libraries holding letters by Joyce were unable to show them without permission . Versions of his work online were disallowed . Stephen claimed to be protecting his grandfather 's and his family 's reputation , but would sometimes grant permission to use material in exchange for fees that were often `` extortionate '' . On 13 January 2011 , on the 70th anniversary of Joyce 's death , all of his works entered the public domain in much of the world . In the US however , some of Joyce 's work remains protected by copyright . Prior to this , in 2007 , Joyce 's hold on the estate had already been delimited by a fair use suit brought by Carol Loeb Schloss and the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society 's Fair Use Project . When the Central Bank of Ireland issued a ten euro James Joyce commemorative coin on 10 April 2013 , Stephen Joyce described the coin and the circumstances of its issue as `` one of the greatest insults to the Joyce family that has ever been perpetrated in Ireland '' . He complained of a lack of consultation over the coin ; he objected to an error in a Joycean quotation inscribed on the coin ; he was upset by the design of the portrait of the writer on the coin , calling it `` the most unlikely likeness of Joyce ever produced '' ; and he described as highly insensitive and offensive the decision to issue the coin on the anniversary of the death of his grandmother , Nora Joyce , who died in 1951 .",
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"text": "Harry Wingfield John Henry `` Harry '' Wingfield ( 4 December 1910 -- 5 March 2002 ) was an English illustrator , best known for his drawings that illustrated the Ladybird Books Key Words Reading Scheme ( also known as Peter and Jane ) in the 1960s through to the 1980s , which sold over 80 million copies worldwide . Wingfield was born in Denby , near Derby , the son of a blastfurnace man . He grew up in Manchester and Derbyshire . Hoping to become an engineer , he failed to obtain an apprenticeship to Rolls Royce because of his stammer , he started his first job , in an advertising agency in Derby , aged 16 , and then worked in Walsall and Birmingham . He took evening classes in drawing , where he met his wife , Ethel and he served in the RAF in the Second World War as a driver in the RAF regiment . Based in the Azores he painted camouflage but also gained a reputation for painting portraits of colleagues and family members . He worked as a graphic designer when he returned to England before working as a freelance illustrator for Ladybird in the 1950s . His watercolours , along with those of Martin Aitchison , provided strong images to accompany the simple text devised by William Murray . Wingfield 's wife Ethel , as an expert in early learning , was a significant collaborator . His best-known work accompanied books in the Key Words Reading Scheme brought out by Ladybird as competition to the American Janet and John books . They conformed to stereotypes , with neat , obedient children ; Peter helping Daddy with the car or in the garden , and Jane helping Mummy in the kitchen . They featured images initially based on photography of families on new council estates of the period , a market they targeted with phenomenal success . Within a few years , new lifestyles meant that Wingfield 's images were looking out of date , so he modernised the illustrations in the 1970s . The children became scruffier , and the domestic settings changed , though the books never truly reflected the social changes of the period . Wingfield remained a freelance for most of his life and in 1989 , Ladybird returned a catalogue of around 600 original pictures to him , some of which were sold at exhibition , but many of which he retained . He lived modestly , and after retirement continued to live in the house in Little Aston , near Walsall , where he had spent his working life as an artist . Exhibitions of Wingfield 's pictures were held in Walsall in 2002 and 2003 and across the UK , organised by Ladybird enthusiasts including the writer Cressida Connolly . His works , along with the books , have increased in value in recent years as Ladybird books and their accompanying illustrations have become more fashionable and therefore more collectable . In late 2014 Ladybird books received major UK media coverage with the release of an iconic ` covers ' collection to celebrate their 100th anniversary . Many of Harry Wingfield 's illustrations were reproduced in the UK media as part of that announcement .",
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"text": "World League for Sexual Reform The World League for Sexual Reform was a League for coordinating knowledge about the enhancement of sexual function . In 1921 Magnus Hirschfeld organised the First Congress for Sexual Reform , which led to the formation of the League . Ralf Dose has written an overview of the League . Congresses were held in Copenhagen ( 1928 ) , London ( 1929 ) , Vienna ( 1930 ) , and Brno ( 1932 ) . Congress speakers included : Magnus Hirschfeld , Norman Haire , Vera Brittain , Dora Russell , Charles Vickery Drysdale ( from the Malthusian League ) , Stella Browne , Ernst Gräfenberg , Marie Stopes , M. D. Eder ( a pioneer psychiatrist ) , Laurence Housman , George Ives , Eden Paul , Felix Abraham ( who with Dr Levy-Lenz performed the world 's first sex-change operation in 1931 at Hirschfeld 's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin ) , Bernard Shaw , Bertrand Russell , Ethel Mannin , Harry Benjamin , Peter Schmidt , William J. Robinson ( an American contraception crusader ) and Jack Flügel , a Freudian psychologist who assisted Norman Haire and Dora Russell organize the Congress and also led the Men 's Dress Reform Party Although not a speaker , Albert Einstein was in contact with the Congress . In 1928 Francis Turville-Petre , British archaeologist and friend of Christopher Isherwood , stayed at Hirschfeld 's Institute of Sexual Research in Weimar Berlin . Whilst based in Berlin , Turville-Petre was an active member of the Scientific Humanitarian Committee , which campaigned for gay legal reform and tolerance , and attended the 2nd Congress in Copenhagen in 1928 . In 1929 Magnus Hirschfeld presided over the third international congress held at Wigmore Hall , London . Harley Street sexologist , Norman Haire as secretary and Dora Russell as treasurer , jointly organized the event . Magnus Hirschfeld 's speech praised British scientists as `` distinguished pioneers in eugenics '' . A number of British feminists attended the 1929 conference , including Naomi Mitchison ( whose paper was `` Some Comment on the Use of Contraceptives by Intelligent Persons '' ) , Dora Russell ( `` Marriage and Freedom '' ) , Janet Chance , a pioneer of abortion-law reform ( `` A Marriage Education Centre in London '' ) , Vera Brittain , a writer and pacifist ( `` The Failure of Monogamy '' ) and Stella Browne ( `` The Right to Abortion '' ) . The WLSR dissolved after its meeting in 1932 ; a planned meeting in Moscow never took place . Many of the WLSR 's books and records were destroyed by the Nazis during a raid in Berlin on the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in May 1933 .",
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"text": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Michael Goldenberg ( making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves ) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter 's fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort 's return . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and is followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006 , with a one-month break in June . Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects . The film 's budget was reportedly between # 75 and 100 million ( $ 150 -- 200 million ) . Warner Bros. released the film in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2007 and in North America on 11 July , both in conventional and IMAX theatres ; it is the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3D . As of April 2017 , Order of the Phoenix is the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time , and a critical and commercial success . The film opened to a worldwide 5-day opening of $ 333 million , fourteenth all-time , and grossed nearly $ 940 million total , second to Pirates of the Caribbean : At World 's End for the greatest total of 2007 . The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards in 2008 .",
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"text": "Rudyard Kipling's Verse: Definitive Edition The Definitive Edition of the verse of Rudyard Kipling ( 1865 -- 1936 ) was published in 1940 in London by Hodder and Stoughton , Ltd and in Edinburgh by R. R. Clark . It is a one-volume collection and was printed on India paper . The bibliographical information given on the verso of the title page ( the ` Edition notice ' ) of the 1958 reprint of the 1940 edition gives the following information ( years link to corresponding '' -LSB- year -RSB- in poetry '' article ) : The first edition of Kipling 's Collected Verse ( 1885 -- 1912 ) was published in 1912 , with a reprint in the same year . The second collected edition , the Inclusive Edition ( 1885 -- 1918 ) was first published in 3 volumes in December 1919 . A second impression came out in April 1920 . This edition ( inclusive of his verse from 1885 to 1918 ) was issued as a single volume in October 1921 , and went through 18 further impressions by August 1926 . The third collected edition ( Inclusive Edition , 1885 - 1926 ) appeared as a single volume in September 1927 . 11 more impressions came out by October 1931 . The fourth Inclusive Edition of Rudyard Kipling 's Verse ( 1885 -- 1932 ) , in one volume , appeared in October 1933 , and was followed by six impressions up to November 1939 . The Definitive Edition of Rudyard Kipling 's Verse appeared posthumously in 1940 . It was reprinted -- the edition notice of the 1958 reprint states -- in 1941 , 1949 and 1958 . Many other versions of Kipling 's verse have been made . These include Kipling , Rudyard ( 1913 ) Songs from Books , London , Macmillan . Kipling , Rudyard ( 1925 ) A choice of songs from the verse of Rudyard Kipling , London , Methuem . Kipling , Rudyard ( 1941 ) A Choice of Kipling 's Verse made by T.S.Eliot , with an essay on RUDYARD KIPLING , London , Faber and Faber . Kipling , Rudyard ( 1986 ) Early verse by Rudyard Kipling , 1879-1889 : unpublished , uncollected , and rarely collected poems , Oxford , Clarendon Press . Kipling , Rudyard ( 1992 ) Rudyard Kipling : selected poetry , London , Penguin . Kipling , Rudyard ( 1994 ) The collected poems of Rudyard Kipling , introduction and notes by R. T. Jones , Ware , Wordsworth Editions .",
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"text": "Hunger in the United Kingdom Chronic hunger has affected a sizable proportion of the UK 's population throughout most of its history . The problem was largely solved with the improved economic conditions that followed World War II . Yet since the lasting global inflation in the price of food that began in late 2006 , and especially since the financial crisis of 2008 , severe hunger has once again began to affect thousands of Britons . By December 2013 , according to a group of doctors and academics writing in The British Medical Journal , hunger in the UK had reached the level of a `` public health emergency '' . In the run up to the 2015 general election , the issue of hunger in the UK became somewhat politicised , with right wing commentators expressing scepticism about figures presented by church groups and left leaning activitists . An All-Party MP group focusing on hunger in the UK has called for activists to be cautious in how they discuss the problem of domestic hunger , as exaggerated claims and political point scoring risk reducing public support for tackling the issue . In a 2016 report , the All-Party group stated it is not possible to accurately quantify the number of people suffering from hunger in the UK , and called for better collection of data . The UK has seen several changes in prevailing attitudes to the problem of hunger and its relief . In the early 19th century , a view arose that it was counter productive to assist those suffering from hunger ; rather people should be left to fend for themselves , which would help them become more self-sufficient and would also assist the free market to deliver prosperity . By the early 20th century this way of thinking had been largely displaced by the humanitarian view that Britons have a moral duty to help the hungry when they are able .",
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"text": "William Hamling (publisher) William Lawrence Hamling ( born 1921 ) was a Chicago-based publisher active from the 1950s into the 1970s . Hamling began as an author . His Shadow of the Sphinx is a horror novel about an ancient Egyptian sorceress . First published during the 1940s in Fantastic Adventures , it was described by Lin Carter as `` the best story of its kind I read in many a moon . The character of Zaleikka was done to perfection . This is the type of yarn we have all too few of nowadays . '' After work as an editor at Ziff-Davis , Hamling started his company , Greenleaf Publishing ( which was at different times known as Greenleaf Classics , Reed Enterprises , Corinth Publications , Regency Publications , Blake Pharmaceuticals , Phenix Publishing and Freedom Publishing ) in the early 1950s with Imagination . His wife , science fiction author Frances Deegan Yerxa Hamling , worked closely with him in the early years of his publishing company . According to L. Sprague de Camp 's 1953 Science-Fiction Handbook , Hamling was at that time a `` slim , dark man who looks too young to be not only an independent publisher but also the father of five . '' In the late 1950s , he began Rogue , and in 1959 , he launched Nightstand Books , an imprint for paperback original sex novels by authors working under house names . ( Later imprints included Leisure Books , Ember Library , Midnight Readers , and others ) . From 1961 on his primary editor was Earl Kemp . Pseudonymous writers for Kemp/Hamling included Lawrence Block , Marion Zimmer Bradley , Harlan Ellison , Evan Hunter , Robert Silverberg , and Donald E. Westlake . Hamling helped finance the defense of bookstore clerk Robert Redrup . His appeal of his conviction on obscenity charges for selling two Greenleaf Books ( Lust Pool and Shame Agent ) in 1965 went to the Supreme Court of the United States , where it was overturned in Redrup v. New York in 1967 . During the Nixon Administration , Hamling published an illustrated edition of the Presidential Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography . The book was `` replete with the sort of photographs the commission examined . '' Hamling and editor Kemp were hit with a one-year prison sentence for distributing the book ( it has been suggested that this prosecution was in part retaliation for Hamling and Kemp 's part in Redrup v. New York ) , but served only the federal minimum of three months and one day . The story of their arrest and prison time was covered in Gay Talese 's Thy Neighbor 's Wife . Hamling published gay-themed books while at Greenleaf , one of the earliest publishers to do so . Novelist Victor J. Banis , one of Hamling 's authors , says that once Greenleaf proved how much of a market there was for erotic gay fiction , other publishers soon joined in .",
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"text": "Harry Potter in Calcutta Harry Potter in Calcutta is a work by Uttam Ghosh in which Harry Potter meets figures from Bengali literature . J. K. Rowling and her lawyers sued for the novel to be removed from the market , citing intellectual property concerns , and subsequently they were removed from sales .",
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"text": "Sally Ledger Sally Ledger ( 14 December 1961 - 21 January 2009 ) was a Professor of Victorian literature who made major contributions to the fields of nineteenth-century women 's writing , literary feminism , and the study of Charles Dickens . Ledger took her undergraduate studies at Queen Mary University of London , where she won the George Smith Prize for the best English First in the University of London in 1985 . She completed her graduate studies at the University of Oxford , where she worked on the novels of Mark Rutherford under the supervision of Terry Eagleton at Wadham College . While at Oxford she was involved with the student pressure group Oxford English Limited , and wrote for its journal News from Nowhere : Journal of the Oxford English Faculty Opposition ; she also contributed to the journal Literature Teaching Politics , where her first published article appeared in 1987 . After her doctorate , Ledger had lectureships at Royal Holloway University of London , the University of Exeter and the University of the West of England before moving to Birkbeck University of London in 1995 as a Lecturer in English . She was promoted to Reader in 2001 and Professor in 2006 . Ledger moved to Royal Holloway University of London in 2008 to take up the Hildred Carlile Chair of English . Professor Ledger 's major publications are The New Woman : Fiction and Feminism at the Fin de Siècle ( Manchester University Press , 1997 ) and Dickens and the Popular Radical Imagination ( Cambridge University Press , 2007 ) . She also wrote a study of Henrik Ibsen for Northcote House 's ` Writers and Their Work ' series ( 1999 ) , and co-edited a series of volumes : Political Gender : Texts and Contexts ( Routledge , 1994 ) , Cultural Politics at the Fin de Siècle ( Cambridge University Press , 1995 ) , The Fin de Siècle : A Reader in Cultural History ( Oxford University Press , 2000 ) and the posthumously published Charles Dickens in Context ( Cambridge University Press , 2013 ) . She also edited George Egerton 's Keynotes and Discords ( Bloomsbury Academic , 2000 ) . From 2005-2009 she was an integral part of the Dickens Project conference at the University of California , Santa Cruz and was planning a book on the origins of Victorian sentimentality at the time of her death . The British Association of Victorian Studies inaugurated the Sally Ledger Memorial Bursary fund for postgraduate students in her honour .",
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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": "List of women who died in childbirth This is a list of notable women , either famous themselves or closely associated with someone well known , who suffered maternal death as defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) : `` the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy , irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy , from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes . '' Note that this wording includes abortion , miscarriage , stillbirth , and ectopic pregnancy . Generally , there is a distinction between a direct maternal death that is the result of a complication of the pregnancy , delivery , or management of the two , and an indirect maternal death that is a pregnancy-related death in a woman with a pre-existing or newly developed health problem unrelated to pregnancy . Fatalities during but unrelated to a pregnancy are termed accidental , incidental , or non-obstetrical maternal deaths . However , the WHO definition is only one of many ; other definitions may include accidental and incidental causes . Cases with `` incidental causes '' include deaths secondary to violence against women that may be related to the pregnancy and be affected by the socioeconomic and cultural environment . Also , it has been reported that about 10 % of maternal deaths may occur late , that is after 42 days after a termination or delivery ; thus , some definitions extend the period of observation to one year after the end of gestation .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Same-sex marriage in Brazil Same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil since 16 May 2013 , following the National Justice Council decision , which orders notaries of every state to perform same-sex marriages . The ruling is on appeal to the Supreme Court . Same-sex unions had already been legally recognized since 2004 . Following a ruling of the Supreme Court of Brazil , so-called stable unions ( união estável ) had been available for same-sex couples since May 2011 . These unions were granted most of the rights of marriages , including adoption , welfare benefits , pension , inheritance tax , income tax , social security , health benefits , immigration , joint property ownership , hospital and prison visitation , IVF and surrogacy . This decision paved the way for future legislation on same-sex matrimonial rights . Before the nationwide legislation , Alagoas , Bahia , Ceará , Espírito Santo , the Federal District , Mato Grosso do Sul , Paraíba , Paraná , Piauí , Rondônia , Santa Catarina , Santa Rita do Sapucaí ( MG ) , São Paulo , and Sergipe had already allowed same-sex marriages and several unions were converted into full marriages by state judges . In Rio de Janeiro , same-sex couples could also marry but only if local judges agreed with their request . Nevertheless , on 14 May 2013 , the Justice 's National Council of Brazil legalized same-sex marriage in the entire country in a 14-1 vote by issuing a ruling that orders all civil registers of the country to perform same-sex marriages and convert any existing civil union into a marriage , if the couple wish so . Joaquim Barbosa , president of the Council of Justice and the Supreme Federal Court , said that notaries can not continue to refuse to `` perform a civil wedding or the conversion of a stable civil union into a marriage between people of the same sex . '' The ruling was published on 15 May and took effect on 16 May 2013 .",
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"text": "Religious qualifications for public office in the United States Religious qualifications for public office in the United States have always been prohibited at the national level of the federal system of government under the Constitution . Article VI of the Constitution of the United States declares that `` no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States '' . The First Amendment of the Constitution also prevents the Congress of the United States from making any law `` respecting an establishment of religion '' ( the Establishment Clause ) . Neither the First Amendment nor Article VI , however , were originally applied to the individual states , and individual restrictions were utilized by individual states to prevent Jews , Catholics , and atheists from occupying public offices . State-level requirements for public office were not entirely abolished until 1961 , when the Supreme Court of the United States struck down religious qualifications for all public officeholders in its decision in Torcaso v. Watkins , a case concerning an atheist 's right to serve as a notary public under a Maryland law requiring public officials to declare they believed in God . However , eight states still have language in their constitutions that requires such qualifications .",
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"text": "Guanabara (state) The State of Guanabara ( Estado da Guanabara , -LSB- ɡwanaˈbaɾa -RSB- ) was a Brazilian city-state that existed from 1960 to 1975 . It comprised only the city of Rio de Janeiro after the Federal District was moved from that city to Brasília in 1960 . The state was named after Guanabara Bay , along its eastern coast . In 1834 , the city of Rio de Janeiro was elevated to Imperial capital of the Empire of Brazil , but it was not part of any Brazilian province , having special status as the so-called `` Neutral municipality '' ( Município Neutro ) . The surrounding Province of Rio de Janeiro ( which did not include the city ) had its capital city in Niterói . When Brazil became a republic in 1889 , the city of Rio de Janeiro remained the national capital and became the Federal District ( Distrito Federal ) , while the surrounding homonymous province became a state , still with Niterói as its capital . When the national capital was moved to Brasília in 1960 , a new Federal District was carved out of the state of Goiás to contain it , and the old Federal District became Guanabara State . Throughout its 15-year existence , Guanabara was a unique state in many ways . Comprising only one city ( albeit a large one ) , Guanabara was the smallest Brazilian state by land . It also had the peculiarity of being the only Brazilian state that was not divided into municipalities . Although for some practical purposes , it was sometimes counted as having one single municipality , and Rio de Janeiro was officially named its capital , there was no mayor , municipal legislature or any other municipal government institution there , as the city of Rio de Janeiro was directly administered by the state government . On the other hand , that also meant that the Guanabara state government had some functions that were normally assigned to municipalities elsewhere , such as regulating urban zoning , inspecting the safety of buildings , or issuing licenses for commercial venues , for example . All the characteristics disappeared in 1975 , when the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro merged into a new , larger State of Rio de Janeiro . The city of Rio de Janeiro became a municipality of the new combined state and its new capital city .",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States In response to court action in a number of states , the United States federal government and a number of state legislatures passed or attempted to pass legislation either prohibiting or allowing same-sex marriage or other types of same-sex unions . On June 26 , 2015 , the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges that a fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by the Fourteenth Amendment , and that states must allow same-sex marriage .",
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"text": "United States v. Windsor United States v. Windsor , ( Docket No . ) , is a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court held that restricting U.S. federal interpretation of `` marriage '' and `` spouse '' to apply only to opposite-sex unions , by Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) , is unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment ; Justice Kennedy wrote : `` The federal statute is invalid , for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State , by its marriage laws , sought to protect in personhood and dignity . '' Edith Windsor ( born 1929 ) and Thea Spyer ( October 8 , 1931 -- February 5 , 2009 ) , a same-sex couple residing in New York , were lawfully married in Toronto , Canada , in 2007 . Later in 2008 , New York recognized their marriage following a court decision . Spyer died at the age of 77 in 2009 , leaving her entire estate to Windsor . Windsor sought to claim the federal estate tax exemption for surviving spouses . She was barred from doing so by Section 3 of DOMA ( codified at ) , which provided that the term `` spouse '' only applied to marriages between a man and woman . The Internal Revenue Service found that the exemption did not apply to same-sex marriages , denied Windsor 's claim , and compelled her to pay $ 363,053 in estate taxes . On November 9 , 2010 , Windsor sued the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York , seeking a refund because DOMA singled out legally married same-sex couples for `` differential treatment compared to other similarly situated couples without justification . '' On February 23 , 2011 , U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would not defend the constitutionality of Section 3 in Windsor . On April 18 , 2011 , Paul Clement , representing the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group ( BLAG ) , intervened to defend the law . On June 6 , 2012 , Judge Barbara S. Jones ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was unconstitutional under the due process guarantees of the Fifth Amendment and ordered the federal government to issue the tax refund , including interest . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit , in a 2 -- 1 decision , affirmed the district court 's judgment on October 18 , 2012 . BLAG petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision , and the Court issued a writ of certiorari in December 2012 . On March 27 , 2013 , the court heard oral arguments . On June 26 , 2013 , the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5 -- 4 decision declaring Section 3 of DOMA to be unconstitutional `` as a deprivation of the liberty of the person protected by the Fifth Amendment . '' On the same day , the court also issued a separate 5 -- 4 decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case related to California 's constitutional amendment initiative barring same-sex marriage . The decision effectively allowed same-sex marriages in that state to resume after the court ruled that the proponents of the initiative lacked Article III standing to appeal in federal court based on its established interpretation of the case or controversy clause .",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state This article summarizes the same-sex marriage laws of states and similar jurisdictions in the United States . Via the case Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26 , 2015 , the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage in a decision that applies nationwide , with the possible exception of American Samoa and some tribal jurisdictions . Same-sex marriages are currently licensed and recognized in all U.S. states , territories , and the District of Columbia , excepting the aforementioned American Samoa and some Native American tribal jurisdictions .",
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"text": "Defense of Marriage Act The Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) ( , and ) was a United States federal law that , prior to being ruled unconstitutional , defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman , and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states . Until Section 3 of the Act was struck down in 2013 ( United States v. Windsor ) , DOMA , in conjunction with other statutes , had barred same-sex married couples from being recognized as `` spouses '' for purposes of federal laws , effectively barring them from receiving federal marriage benefits . DOMA 's passage did not prevent individual states from recognizing same-sex marriage , but it imposed constraints on the benefits received by all legally married same-sex couples . Initially introduced in May 1996 , DOMA passed both houses of Congress by large , veto-proof majorities and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in September 1996 . By defining `` spouse '' and its related terms to signify a heterosexual couple in a recognized marriage , Section 3 codified non-recognition of same-sex marriages for all federal purposes , including insurance benefits for government employees , social security survivors ' benefits , immigration , bankruptcy , and the filing of joint tax returns , as well as excluding same-sex spouses from the scope of laws protecting families of federal officers ( 18 U. S. C. § 115 ) , laws evaluating financial aid eligibility , and federal ethics laws applicable to opposite-sex spouses . In United States v. Windsor ( 2013 ) , the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment .",
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"text": "LGBT rights in Northern Ireland Lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender ( LGBT ) rights in Northern Ireland are the least advanced in the United Kingdom . It was the last country in the United Kingdom to legalise same-sex sexual activity , the last to end a lifetime ban on blood donations by men who have sex with men and remains the only region of the United Kingdom or Ireland to prohibit same-sex marriage . Progress has mostly come during direct rule by the Government of the United Kingdom or through court action rather than local legislative reform , due to the veto power wielded by the anti-LGBT Democratic Unionist Party under Northern Ireland 's power-sharing system . ILGA rates Northern Ireland as the worst place in the United Kingdom for LGBT people , with 74 % equality of rights compared to 86 % LGBT equality in the United Kingdom overall and 92 % equality in Scotland . LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell describes Northern Ireland as `` the most homophobic place in western Europe '' . Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1982 and the age of consent has been equal for all forms of sexual activity since 2001 . Civil partnerships have been available for same-sex couples since 2005 . Same-sex marriage has been voted on five times by the Northern Ireland Assembly , and although it was passed by a slim majority on the fifth attempt , it was vetoed by the Democratic Unionist Party using the petition of concern . Same-sex marriages performed outside Northern Ireland are recognised as civil partnerships within its borders . Same-sex couples have also been granted full adoption rights since 2013 .",
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"text": "Marriage certificate A marriage certificate ( sometimes : marriage lines ) is an official statement that two people are married . In most jurisdictions , a marriage certificate is issued by a government official only after the civil registration of the marriage . In some jurisdictions , especially in the United States , a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony . This includes jurisdictions where marriage licenses do not exist . In some other jurisdictions , a marriage license serves a dual purpose of granting permission for a marriage to take place and then endorsing the same document to record the fact that the marriage has been performed . A marriage certificate may be required for a number of reasons . It may be required as evidence of change of a party 's name , on issues of legitimacy of a child , during divorce proceedings , or as part of a genealogical history , besides other purposes .",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage in Maine Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Maine since December 29 , 2012 . The bill for legalization was approved by voters , 53-47 percent , on November 6 , 2012 , as Maine , Maryland and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote . Election results were certified by the Maine Secretary of State 's office and the Governor of Maine on November 29 . The 2012 referendum was a reversal of action on a similar bill three years earlier . On May 6 , 2009 , a bill to allow same-sex marriage in Maine was signed into law , by Governor John Baldacci following legislative approval . Opponents of the bill successfully petitioned for a referendum before the law went into effect ; voters rejected the law on November 3 , 2009 in a `` people 's veto . '' Until the referendum result rejected the law , it appeared that Maine would be the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage through the legislative process with a governor 's signature , rather than following a judicial ruling . Vermont was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage by statute , but its legislature did so by overriding its governor 's veto . Both U.S Senators from Maine , Republican Susan Collins and Independent Angus King , support same-sex marriage .",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage in Minnesota Same-sex marriage is fully legal and recognized in Minnesota . It has been recognized if performed in other jurisdictions since July 1 , 2013 , and the state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on August 1 , 2013 . After 52.6 % of state voters rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in November 2012 , the Minnesota Legislature passed a same-sex marriage bill in May 2013 , which Governor Mark Dayton signed on May 14 , 2013 . Minnesota was the second state in the Midwest , after Iowa , to legalize marriage between same-sex couples and the first in the region to do so by enacting legislation rather than by court order . Minnesota was the first state to reject a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , though Arizona rejected one in 2006 that banned all legal recognition and later approved one banning only marriage . Minnesota is also where one of the first same-sex marriage cases in the world took place . In Baker v. Nelson the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously held in 1972 that it did not violate the constitution to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples , and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case on appeal .",
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"text": "Paulistas Paulistas are the inhabitants of the state of São Paulo , Brazil , and of its antecessor the Capitaincy of São Vicente , whose capital early shifted from the village of São Vicente to the one of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga . The early population of São Paulo consisted mainly of indigenous Amerindian with few Portuguese settlers . The Portuguese settlements were small . As the Bandeirantes gained power and the vice-kingdom of Brazil developed , the Portuguese element predominated in the population , the Indians being either absorbed or killed . But the province of São Paulo , enlarged by the Bandeiras to include Mato Grosso , Goiás , Paraná and Santa Catarina , remained undeveloped , having neither the gold of Minas Gerais nor the sugar cane of Pernambuco . As a consequence , it did not receive the same influx of black slaves during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more prosperous provinces of Brazil . Nevertheless , the number of black slaves increased substantially in São Paulo during the Brazilian Empire , as the slave traffic reached its peak during the first half of the 19th century . After the abolition of the international slave trade in 1850 , many more slaves were transferred from declining regions of Brazil ( such as the Northeast ) to work in coffee plantations . The economic development of São Paulo only really took off with the founding of coffee plantations in the nineteenth century . Those coffee plantations were manned , from the beginning , by slaves , and remained so during most of the 19th century . Not even the abolition of the transatlantic trade changed this , with the coffee barons resorting to the import of slaves from the Northeastern and Southern regions . Both the coffee planters and the Brazilian government , however , were aware that the abolition of slavery could be postponed but not avoided at all ; as a result , a few experiments in immigration were tried during this period , and some ideas were discussed , including the immigration of Chinese workers . Only in the 1880s , however , did immigration start in earnest . From then on , immigration was the solution adopted to what was seen as a labour shortage , and Italian and Spanish immigrants made the bulk of the workers brought to coffee plantations ; the reasons why ex-slaves were not employed , or were only marginally employed , are unclear and subject to debate . Much is made of a supposed `` whitening '' ideology , or even `` program '' , but the cold fact is that , when faced with the impossibility of obtaining European manpower , the coffee barons had no qualms about resorting to Japanese immigrants . A curious fact from this period was the immigration of US Southerners moving from a country where slavery had been abolished to one where it still existed . Of course , those were not manual workers and did n't come to work in coffee plantations . The wealth produced by coffee culture eventually sparked urbanisation and industrialisation ; the growing urban environment attracted even more immigrants , especially Armenians and other Europeans , Syrians and Lebanese . Later , as the foreign immigration declined , a strong chain of internal migration from the Brazilian Northeast developed .",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage in Montana The state of Montana has recognized same-sex marriage since a federal court ruled the state 's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on November 19 , 2014 . It had previously denied marriage rights to same-sex couples by statute since 1997 and in its constitution since 2004 . The state appealed the ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals , but before that court could hear the case , the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Ohio 's ban on same-sex marriage , mooting any remaining appeals .",
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"text": "LGBT rights in Croatia Lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) rights in Croatia have expanded in recent years but LGBT persons may still face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents . Both male and female same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Croatia since 1977 . The status of same-sex relationships were first formally recognized in 2003 under a law dealing with unregistered cohabitations . As a result of a 2013 referendum , Croatia 's Constitution defines marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman , effectively reinforcing the prohibition on same-sex marriage . Nevertheless , since the introduction of the Life Partnership Act in 2014 , same-sex couples in Croatia have effectively enjoyed rights equal to heterosexual married couples in everything except adoption rights . However , separate legislation does provide same-sex couples with an mechanism similar to step-child adoption called `` partner-guardianship '' . Croatia bans all discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation , gender identity and gender expression . Centre-left , centre , and green political parties have generally been the main proponents of LGBT rights , while right-wing , centre-right political parties and movements close to the Roman Catholic Church have been in opposition to the extension of rights . In 2015 , the International Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Trans and Intersex Association ( ILGA ) ranked Croatia 5th in terms of LGBT rights out of 49 observed European countries , which represented an improvement compared to the previous year 's position of 12th place . Croatia is among 11 member countries that make up a LGBT Core Group at U.N. on Ending Violence and Discrimination .",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage in Nunavut Nunavut Territory began granting marriage licences to same-sex couples upon the passage of the federal Civil Marriage Act on July 20 , 2005 . On 30 October 2003 , Premier Paul Okalik made the following statement : `` If developments in the Parliament of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada result in the definition of marriage being broadened , we will respect the law and comply with that . In the meantime , anyone in Nunavut who has been legally married anywhere will be recognized by the Government of Nunavut as married . '' He further suggested that the territory would perform same-sex divorces should the issue arise . Premier Okalik succeeded in passing a territorial human rights code banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation . As well , Nancy Karetak-Lindell , Liberal MP for the riding of Nunavut , was re-elected in the 2006 election after having supported same-sex marriage . During the March , 2004 general election in Nunavut , one of Premier Okalik 's main opponents ran on the basis that he would repeal the territory 's human rights legislation on sexual orientation , and would not recognize same-sex marriages . In October 2011 , the Marriage Act was amended by replacing the words `` husband and wife '' with `` spouses '' . The Adoption Act was also amended by changing the definition of spouse to include same-sex couples , thus allowing them to adopt children jointly .",
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"text": "Brazilians in Portugal Brazilians represent approximately 25 % of the foreign population in Portugal . Their legal status varies according to several and complex elements such as date of arrival and effective legalization processes available to them ( 1992 , 1996 , 2001 , 2003 ) , whether they are married to a national or they have Portuguese ( or other European ) ancestors , what their level of education and work experience is , etc. . Therefore , a large number of them are legal residents , others have authorization to stay ( autorizações de permanência ) , others , fewer , were able to legalized through the 2003 exceptional process and have working permits , and many others are still undocumented .",
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"text": "Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act , 1998 ( Act No. 120 of 1998 ) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law , including polygynous marriages , are recognized as legal marriages . It also reformed the law relating to the legal status of women in customary marriages , the financial consequences of a customary marriage and the dissolution of customary marriages , replacing the customary law with statutory provisions . The act was signed by President Nelson Mandela on 20 November 1998 but only came into force on 15 November 2000 .",
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"text": "South Carolina Amendment 1 South Carolina Amendment 1 of 2006 amended the South Carolina Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the U.S. state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions . The referendum was approved by 78 % of voters . Unlike the other sixteen such state amendments , South Carolina 's explicitly disavows any effort to prevent private contracts between same-sex partners from being recognized -- Virginia being the only state to do so . The text of South Carolina Amendment 1 states : A marriage between one man and one woman is the only lawful domestic union that shall be valid or recognized in this State . This State and its political subdivisions shall not create a legal status , right , or claim respecting any other domestic union , however denominated . This State and its political subdivisions shall not recognize or give effect to a legal status , right , or claim created by another jurisdiction respecting any other domestic union , however denominated . Nothing in this section shall impair any right or benefit extended by the State or its political subdivisions other than a right or benefit arising from a domestic union that is not valid or recognized in this State . This section shall not prohibit or limit parties , other than the State or its political subdivisions , from entering into contracts or other legal instruments .",
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"text": "Christian views on marriage Most Christian authorities and bodies view marriage ( also called Holy Matrimony ) as a state instituted and ordained by God for the lifelong relationship between one man as husband and one woman as wife . They consider it the most intimate of human relationships , a gift from God , and a sacred institution . Protestants consider it to be sacred , holy , and even central to the community of faith , while Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians consider it a Sacrament . Biblically , it is to be `` held in honour among all ... . '' Jesus maintained the importance and sacredness of lifelong marriage in his own teachings . He quoted from both Genesis 1 and 2 , stating in that God had created humanity as male and female , and that in marriage the two will become one flesh ' . So they are no longer two , but one flesh . Therefore , what God has joined together , let no one separate '' . In most states with a traditionally majority Christian population , civil laws recognize marriage as having social and political statuses . Christian theology affirms the secular status of marriage , but additionally views it from a moral and religious perspective that transcends all social interests . While marriage is honored and affirmed among Christians and throughout the Bible , there is no suggestion that it is necessary for everyone . Single people who either have chosen to remain unmarried or who have lost their spouse for some reason are neither incomplete in Christ nor personal failures . In the Catechism of the Catholic Church is explained that `` the intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws . God himself is the author of marriage . '' The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator . '' By reason of their state in life and of their order , -LSB- Christian spouses -RSB- have their own special gifts in the People of God . `` This grace proper to the sacrament of Matrimony is intended to perfect the couple 's love and to strengthen their indissoluble unity . By this grace they `` help one another to attain holiness in their married life and in welcoming and educating their children . '' Christ is the source of this grace . `` Just as of old God encountered his people with a covenant of love and fidelity , so our Savior , the spouse of the Church , now encounters Christian spouses through the sacrament of Matrimony . `` Christ dwells with them , gives them the strength to take up their crosses and so follow him , to rise again after they have fallen , to forgive one another , to bear one another 's burdens '' `` and to love one another with supernatural , tender , and fruitful love '' The New Testament teaches that sex is reserved for marriage . It calls sex with the wife of another , or sex with someone else other than the husband , the sin of adultery . ( See also fornication . )",
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"text": "Same-sex marriage in Campeche Same-sex marriage became legal in the Mexican state of Campeche on 20 May 2016 . In April 2016 , Campeche 's Governor , Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas , submitted a same-sex marriage bill to Congress , which was approved on 10 May 2016 .",
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"text": "LGBT rights in Pará Lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) people in Pará , Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people . Homosexuality is legal in the state .",
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"text": "Judith Barsi Judith Eva Barsi ( June 6 , 1978 -- July 25 , 1988 ) was an American child actress in the mid - to late 1980s . She began her career in television , making appearances in commercials and television shows , and later appeared in the films Jaws : The Revenge , The Land Before Time , and All Dogs Go to Heaven , supplying the voice for animated characters in the latter two . She and her mother , Maria , were both killed in July 1988 as a result of a double murder -- suicide perpetrated by her father , József .",
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"text": "Bariwali Bariwali ( বাড়িওয়ালি , translation : The Landlady , English-language title : The Lady of the House ) is a Bengali film released in 2000 directed by Rituparno Ghosh . The film features Kirron Kher , Roopa Ganguly and Chiranjeet Chakraborty .",
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"text": "Barbary Pirate (film) Barbary Pirate is a 1949 American swashbuckler film starring Donald Woods and Trudy Marshall , directed by Lew Landers .",
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"text": "Enchanted April (1992 film) Enchanted April is a 1992 film directed by Mike Newell . The screenplay by Peter Barnes was adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim 's 1922 novel The Enchanted April . The film stars Miranda Richardson , Josie Lawrence , Polly Walker and Joan Plowright , with Alfred Molina , Michael Kitchen and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles .",
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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": "Rajat Bedi Rajat Bedi is an Indian film actor and television producer who primarily appears in Bollywood films . Known for his role as `` Raj Saxena '' in the film Koi ... Mil Gaya ( 2003 ) , Bedi had worked over 40 films , including Rakht ( 2004 ) , Khamoshh ... Khauff Ki Raat ( 2005 ) and Rocky - The Rebel ( 2006 ) .",
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"text": "Torch Song (1993 film) Torch Song ( also known as Judith Krantz 's Torch Song ) is a 1993 made-for-television drama film directed by Michael Miller , starring Raquel Welch , Jack Scalia and Alicia Silverstone . The film originally premiered on ABC on May 23 , 1993 .",
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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": "Honey (1981 film) Honey ( Miele di donna ) is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Gianfranco Angelucci . It stars Clio Goldsmith , Catherine Spaak , and Fernando Rey .",
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"text": "Dark Bar Dark Bar is a 1989 Italian drama film directed by Stelio Fiorenza as Stanley Florency and starring Marina Suma .",
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"text": "Baroud Baroud is a 1932 British-French adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and Alice Terry and starring Felipe Montes , Rosita Garcia , Pierre Batcheff . It was released in separate French and English-language versions , the latter sometimes known by the title Love in Morocco . It was the final film of Ingram , a leading Hollywood director of the silent era . The title is the Berber word for war .",
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"text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .",
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"text": "Ida Makes a Movie Ida Makes a Movie ( 1979 ) is the short film that inspired the Degrassi franchise . It was directed by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler and was written by Amy Jo Cooper . The story was adapted from the children 's picture book Ida Makes a Movie , written by Kay Chorao .",
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"text": "Flushing Meadows (film) Flushing Meadows ( 1965 ) is an American short film by Larry Jordan , with director Joseph Cornell . The film is 8 minutes long , in color , 16mm , and silent . The film is an ode to the memory of Joyce Hunter , a Queens waitress Cornell met in 1962 . Cornell apparently had an infatuation with Hunter even though she was found to have stolen items and attempted to fence them . Cornell never pressed charges against Hunter and she was murdered in December 1964 . The film was produced after Hunter 's death and is largely a series of scenes from Flushing Cemetery where Hunter was buried . The film was first shown publicly at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on December 22 , 2003 . The short aired twice at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival , in commemoration of the centennial of Cornell 's birth .",
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"text": "Sendi Bar Sendi Bar ( sometimes Sandy Bar ; סנדי בר born April 5 , 1976 ) is an Israeli actress and model . Bar appeared in commercials for `` Black and Wild '' beer , `` Milki '' and `` Isracart '' . She modeled for fashion companies `` Castro '' and `` Pilpel '' . Bar started her acting career in 1996 in the TV drama `` Deadly Fortune '' ( Kesef Katlani ) , directed by Eran Riklis . It was broadcast on prime time in Channel and was followed by roles in `` Zbeng ! '' and `` Zinzana '' . She resided for several years in Los Angeles with her husband , actor Aki Avni , and their son . They returned to Israel in 2008 , and separated .",
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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": "Kati Lázár Kati Lázár ( born 14 December 1948 ) is a Hungarian actress . She appeared in more than eighty films since 1972 .",
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"text": "Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska ( born 16 February 1962 ) is a Polish actress . She has appeared in 22 films and television shows since 1988 . She starred in Johnnie Waterman , which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival . She is an ex-wife of film director Jan Jakub Kolski .",
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"text": "Kini and Adams Kini and Adams is a 1997 Burkinabé drama film directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo . It was filmed in Zimbabwe in English .",
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"text": "Bolero (1984 film) Bolero is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Bo Derek , and written and directed by her husband John Derek . The film centers on the protagonist 's sexual awakening and her journey around the world to pursue an ideal first lover who will take her virginity . Despite minor commercial success , the film was critically panned , earning nominations for nine Golden Raspberry Awards at the 5th Golden Raspberry Awards and `` winning '' six , including the Worst Picture .",
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"text": "Abby (film) Abby is a 1974 American blaxploitation horror film about a woman who is possessed by an African sex spirit . The film stars Carol Speed as the title character , William H. Marshall and Terry Carter . It was directed by William Girdler , who co-wrote the film 's story with screenwriter Gordon Cornell Layne . The film was a financial success , grossing $ 4 million in a month , but was pulled from theaters after the film 's distributor , American International Pictures , was accused of copyright violation by Warner Bros. , which saw the film as being derivative of The Exorcist and filed a lawsuit against AIP . Girdler himself told the Louisville Courier Journal : `` Sure , we made Abby to come in on the shirttail of The Exorcist . '' The film is also inspired by 1968 's Rosemary 's Baby . In 2004 , a 16mm low quality copy of Abby was released on DVD . Despite mixed reviews initially , the film has a cult following and is considered by many a classic blaxploitation film .",
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"text": "Tom Welling Thomas John Patrick `` Tom '' Welling ( born April 26 , 1977 ) is an American actor , director , producer , and model best known for his role as Clark Kent in The WB/CW superhero drama Smallville ( 2001 -- 11 ) . A high school athlete , Welling initially worked in construction and , in 1998 , he successfully modeled men 's clothing for several popular brands . In 2000 , he made a successful transition to television . He has been nominated for and received several awards for his role as Clark Kent . In 2001 , he had a recurring role as Rob `` Karate Rob '' Meltzer in the second season of the CBS legal drama Judging Amy . He has also been involved behind the camera as an executive producer and a director . His films include Cheaper by the Dozen , Cheaper by the Dozen 2 , The Fog , The Choice and Draft Day .",
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"text": "Tom Parker (actor) Thomas Scott `` Tom '' Parker ( born July 23 , 1977 ) is an American actor .",
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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": "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": "The Things We Bury `` The Things We Bury '' is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they search for a hidden alien city , and discover secrets about their enemies . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by DJ Doyle and directed by Milan Cheylov . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , and Nick Blood . Hayley Atwell reprises her role from other MCU projects in flashbacks with connections to the television series Agent Carter and the films Captain America : The First Avenger and Captain America : The Winter Soldier . `` The Things We Bury '' originally aired on ABC on November 18 , 2014 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.58 million viewers . The episode received a mostly positive critical response , with the episode 's flashback sequences , and the performance of MacLachlan , praised , but an issue of ` over-crowding ' of storylines was frequently brought up by critics .",
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"text": "Geoff Johns Geoff Johns ( born January 25 , 1973 ) is an American comic book and television writer , film producer , and television producer . He is the president and Chief Creative Officer at DC Comics ; he has served in the latter position since 2010 . His most notable work in different media has used the DC Comics characters Green Lantern , Aquaman , Flash , and Superman . He is well known for his work on The WB/The CW 's Smallville , Arrow and The Flash . He is also a comic book retailer who co-owns Earth-2 Comics in Northridge , California with Carr D'Angelo and Jud Meyers .",
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"text": "Krypton (comics) Krypton , a planet appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The planet is the native world of Superman and is named after the element krypton , which is abundant in its atmosphere . The planet was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster , and was first referred to in Action Comics # 1 ( June 1938 ) . The planet made its first full appearance in Superman # 1 ( Summer 1939 ) . Krypton is also the native world of Supergirl , Krypto the Superdog , and Power Girl ( in her case , an alternate-universe version designated `` Krypton-Two '' ) . It has been consistently described as having been destroyed shortly after Superman 's flight from the planet , although the exact details of its destruction vary by time period and writers . Kryptonians were the dominant species on Krypton .",
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"text": "Tom Quinn (Spooks) Tom Quinn is a fictional character in the BBC espionage television series Spooks ( called MI-5 in the United States ) , which follows the exploits of Section D , a counter-terrorism division of MI5 . He is portrayed by British actor Matthew Macfadyen . In the first two series , Tom is the chief of Section D . The character was in the first and second episode of the third series but was decommissioned as a result of sabotaging an operation . Series creator David Wolstencroft believed that writing Tom was the most fun , yet hardest to work on . During the second series , the producers were unsure whether Macfadyen would return for the third ; because of this , Tom was originally killed in the second series finale . However , when Macfadyen decided to appear in the first two episodes of the third series , series writer Howard Brenton had to `` unkill him . '' Reaction towards the character by fans were positive , though critics were mixed about Macfadyen 's portrayal . Tom Quinn would later appear again as a cameo on the final episode of Spooks ; his brief return was met with generally positive reactions .",
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"text": "Wellard Wellard is a fictional Belgian Tervuren dog from the BBC soap opera EastEnders . He first appeared in the series on 18 October 1994 , and became EastEnders longest-serving pet , before being killed off on 15 August 2008 . Although the character is male , he has been played primarily by three female dogs : Zenna , her daughter Chancer , and her granddaughter Kyte . A fourth dog briefly served as a replacement for Zenna in 1996 , when she was given time off from the show to have a litter of puppies . Wellard was briefly written out of the series under executive producer Matthew Robinson , but returned when Robinson was succeeded by John Yorke . Wellard 's owners for the majority of his duration in the soap were Robbie Jackson and Gus Smith . He was voted `` Best Pet '' at the 2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards , and named the UK 's favourite soap opera pet in a 2009 Inside Soap poll . Wellard was a fan favourite , and although a storyline that saw him threatened with euthanasia for biting local café owner Ian Beale was poorly received by critics , his death drew generally favourable reviews .",
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"text": "Peter Greene Peter Greene ( born Peter Green ; October 8 , 1965 ) is an American character actor , generally known for playing villains .",
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"text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .",
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"text": "Aftershocks (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) `` Aftershocks '' is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to strike back against Hydra after an apparent defeat to the latter , while several characters discover they have gained new abilities following the end of the previous episode . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon , and directed by Billy Gierhart . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , and Adrianne Palicki . Palicki was promoted to series regular with this episode , after having a recurring guest role in the first half of the season . The episode also saw the return of Marvel 's `` The Art of ... '' marketing initiative . `` Aftershocks '' originally aired on ABC on March 3 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.48 million viewers .",
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"text": "Aaron Eckhart Aaron Edward Eckhart ( born March 12 , 1968 ) is an American film and stage actor . Born in Cupertino , California , he moved to the UK at age 13 , when his father relocated the family . Several years later , he began his acting career by performing in school plays , before moving to Sydney , Australia for his high school senior year . He left high school without graduating , but earned a diploma through an adult education course , and graduated from Brigham Young University ( BYU ) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in New York City as a struggling , unemployed actor . As an undergraduate at BYU , Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute , who cast him in several of his own original plays . Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous , sociopathic ladies ' man in LaBute 's black comedy film In the Company of Men ( 1997 ) . Under LaBute 's guidance he worked in the director 's films Your Friends & Neighbors ( 1998 ) , Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , and Possession ( 2002 ) . Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking . Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent . Other key roles include The Pledge ( 2001 ) , The Core ( 2003 ) , Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) , I , Frankenstein ( 2014 ) , Olympus '' ' sequel , London Has Fallen and Sully '' ( both 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Walking Tall (TV series) Walking Tall is an American television drama series that ran on NBC in 1981 for one season of seven episodes . The first 5 episodes aired Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m. ( opposite the ABC series The Love Boat ) . The last 2 episodes aired Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. ( opposite ABC 's Hart to Hart ) . NBC reran all 7 episodes from April -- June 1981 . This one-hour show was a continuation of the 1973 film Walking Tall , which was based on the life of McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser . In this series , Pusser is the sheriff of the fictionalized McNeal County , Tennessee , fighting criminals each week in 1969 . Bo Svenson played Pusser , whom he had played before in Walking Tall Part 2 ( 1975 ) and Walking Tall : Final Chapter ( 1977 ) . ( Brian Dennehy played Pusser in A Real American Hero in 1978 on CBS ) . The rest of the cast included : Walter Barnes as Carl Pusser Harold Sylvester as Deputy Aaron Fairfax Courtney Pledger as Deputy Joan Litton Jeff Lester as Deputy Grady Spooner Heather McAdam as Dwanna Pusser Rad Daly as Michael Pusser L.Q. Jones appeared in one segment as John Witter , Pusser 's long-time nemesis . Guest stars included Robert Englund , William Windom , Chuck Connors , Merlin Olsen , Ralph Bellamy , Gail Strickland , James MacArthur , and Art Hindle . The theme song `` Walking Tall '' was sung by Brad Mercer . At the time , Svenson was the highest-paid actor in a television series .",
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"text": "Tom De Haven Tom De Haven ( born 1949 ) is an American author , editor , journalist , and writing teacher . His recurring subjects include literary and film noir , the Hollywood studio system and the American comics industry . De Haven is noted for his comics-themed novels , including the Derby Dugan trilogy and It 's Superman .",
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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": "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": "Welling Welling is a town in the London Borough of Bexley approximately 10.5 miles ( 16.9 km ) east-southeast of Charing Cross , the traditional centre of London . Welling also lies within the historic county of Kent .",
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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": "Smallville (season 7) Season seven of Smallville , an American television series , began airing on September 27 , 2007 . The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville , Kansas , during the years before he becomes Superman . The seventh season comprises 20 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 15 , 2008 , marking the second season to air on The CW television network . Regular cast members during season seven include Tom Welling , Michael Rosenbaum , Kristin Kreuk , Allison Mack , John Glover , Erica Durance , Aaron Ashmore , and Laura Vandervoort . In addition to bringing in new regular cast members this season , the Smallville team brought in familiar faces from the Superman media history , old villains from the show 's past , as well as new DC Comics characters . This season focuses on Clark Kent meeting his biological cousin Kara ( Vandervoort ) , and teaching her how to control her abilities in public ; Lana Lang 's behavior toward her friends , Lex Luthor , and after it is discovered that she faked her own death ; Chloe coming to terms with her newly discovered kryptonite-induced ability ; and the secret of the Daily Planet 's new editor Grant Gabriel . Towards the end of the season , Clark faces the dual threat from returning villain Brainiac ( James Marsters ) , and Lex 's discovery of his father 's secret society who possess the means to control Clark . The season culminates with a showdown between Lex and Clark at the Fortress of Solitude , wherein the fortress is brought down , setting the series up for the following season . Smallville 's season seven , along with many other American television shows , was caught in the middle of a contract dispute between the Writers Guild of America , East ( WGAE ) , Writers Guild of America , west ( WGAw ) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ( AMPTP ) . The dispute led to a strike by the writers , which has caused this season to end prematurely with only twenty episodes being produced , instead of the standard twenty-two episodes . The strike also forced The CW to push back airdates on several episodes , and cost Allison Mack her directorial debut . Smallville 's Season seven slipped in the ratings , averaging 3.7 million viewers weekly , and the series ranked as the 175th most-watched television series , out of 220 , for the 2007 -- 08 television year .",
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"text": "List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the feature and short films of the franchise . The series stars Clark Gregg , reprising his role of Phil Coulson from the films , as well as Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Nick Blood and Adrianne Palicki joined the cast for the second and third seasons , while Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell had recurring roles in the second season before being promoted to the main cast for the third . John Hannah , who recurred in the third season , joined the main cast in the fourth . Additionally , several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series , along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties . Several characters from the series also appear in the supplemental digital series Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : Slingshot . This list includes the series ' main cast , all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series , and any other guest who is otherwise notable .",
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"text": "Robert J. O'Neill (U.S. Navy SEAL) Robert J. `` Rob '' O'Neill ( born April 10 , 1976 ) is a former United States Navy sailor . A former U.S. Navy SEAL and special warfare operator , O'Neill is best known for claiming to have fired the head shots that killed Osama bin Laden during the raid on his Abbottabad compound on May 1 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Robert August Robert August ( born 1945 ) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper . Raised in Seal Beach , California , he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year . He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown 's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer , along with his friend Mike Hynson . The film follows the two around the world pursuing their hobby during the California offseason , meeting other surfers and discussing surf culture . August picked up surfing in the 1950s , when the sport 's popularity had just begun to grow . His father , Blackie August , was also a noted surfer . His enthusiasm and his involvement in The Endless Summer influenced the growth of the sport over the following decades . His surfboards are sold under the Robert August Surfboards brand and are produced by Surftech , a company that manufactures lightweight epoxy surfboards . He continues to travel the world promoting surfing , and in 1994 , he was involved in the filming of The Endless Summer II , in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert `` Wingnut '' Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson thirty years earlier . He took part in the film Step into Liquid .",
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"text": "USS O'Hare (DD-889) USS O'Hare ( DD/DDR -889 ) was a of the United States Navy , named for Lieutenant Commander Edward `` Butch '' O'Hare , Medal of Honor recipient , who was shot down at Tarawa on 27 November 1943 . O'Hare was laid down at the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange , Texas on 27 January 1945 ; launched on 22 June 1945 , sponsored by Mrs. Selma O'Hare , the mother of Lieutenant Commander O'Hare , and commissioned on 29 November 1945 .",
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"text": "Robert B. Pirie Jr. Robert B. Pirie Jr. ( born September 10 , 1933 ) is a retired United States Navy officer and politician . He was born in San Diego , California . Early in 2001 , Pirie served as Acting Secretary of the Navy until the nomination and confirmation of an appointee by President George W. Bush .",
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"text": "Bob Nimmo Robert Nimmo ( February 5 , 1922 -- November 7 , 2005 ) was an American military officer and politician .",
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"text": "Warrant officer A warrant officer ( WO ) is an officer in a military organisation who is designated an officer by a warrant , as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission , and a non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer , often by virtue of seniority . The rank was first used in the 13th century in the ( then ) English Royal Navy and is today used in most services in many countries , including the Commonwealth nations and the United States . Outside the United States , warrant officers are included in the `` Other Ranks '' ( OR ) category , equivalent to the US `` E '' ( Enlisted ) category and rank between non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers . The warrant officers in Commonwealth navies rank between chief petty officer and sub-lieutenant , in Commonwealth air forces between flight sergeant and pilot officer , and in Commonwealth armies between staff sergeant and second-lieutenant . Warrant officers in the United States are classified as officers and are in the `` W '' category ( NATO `` WO '' ) ; they are technical leaders and specialists . Chief warrant officers are commissioned by the President of the United States and take the same oath as regular commissioned officers . They may be technical experts with a long service as enlisted personnel , or direct entrants , notably for U.S. Army helicopter pilots .",
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"text": "Rob Smith (soccer) Robert `` Rob '' Smith ( born August 20 , 1973 in Wilmington , Delaware ) is a former U.S. soccer player . He spent five seasons with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer . He was also a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1996 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "List of commanding officers of USS Oklahoma (BB-37) USS Oklahoma was a battleship that served in the United States Navy from 2 May 1916 , to 1 September 1944 . The ship capsized and sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 , but she was righted in 1943 . While other ships sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack were repaired and returned to service , she was not and never returned to duty . Instead , Oklahoma was stripped of guns and superstructure , and sold for scrap . She sank while under tow to the mainland on 17 May 1947 , 500 mi northeast of Hawaii . When Navy personnel receive orders to take command of a ship in the United States they will receive an order from the Chief of Naval Personnel stating : `` Proceed to the port in which USS -LSB- name of ship -RSB- may be and upon arrival , report to your immediate superior in command , if present , otherwise by message , for duty as commanding officer of USS -LSB- name of ship -RSB- . '' In the 1990 edition of the United States Navy Regulations Article 0807 states that before leaving his command the commanding officer or CO will inspect the ship with the new CO and have the crew perform some sort of drill or exercise , `` unless conditions render it impracticable or inadvisable . '' Also , before the old commanding officer leaves the ship he should turn over all keys to the incoming CO. . Before the CO leaves the ship he is entitled to a say a few words and , according to Naval regulations `` the officer relieved , though without authority after turning over the command , is , until final departure , entitled to all ceremonies and distinctions accorded a commanding officer . '' During her nearly three decades of service , the Oklahoma had 22 commanding officers . The first Captain was Roger Welles , who took command after Oklahoma '' 's commissioning in 1916 , serving over a year . The longest serving commanding officer was John D. Wainwright , who served over for over two years in the position , from 13 May 1930 -- 25 June 1932 . Oklahoma '' s last commanding officer was Howard D. Bode , although he was not on board when the battleship was sunk at Pearl Harbor . When the Japanese attacked , Bode was on the USS Maryland and Commander Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr. , acting as the ship 's captain , gave the order to abandon ship .",
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"text": "United States Navy in World War II The United States Navy grew rapidly during World War II from 1941 -- 45 , and played the central role in the war against Japan , and ( after the British Royal Navy ) a major role in the European war against Germany and Italy . The U.S. Navy grew into a formidable force in the years prior to World War II , with battleship production being restarted in 1937 , commencing with the . It was able to add to its fleets during the early years of the war while the US was still neutral , increasing production of vessels both large and small , deploying a navy of nearly 350 major combatant ships by December 1941 and having an equal number under construction . The Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) sought naval superiority in the Pacific by sinking the main American battle fleet at Pearl Harbor , which was built around its battleships . The December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor did knock out the battle fleet , but it did not touch the aircraft carriers , which became the mainstay of the rebuilt fleet . Naval doctrine had to be changed overnight . The United States Navy ( like the IJN ) had followed Alfred Thayer Mahan 's emphasis on concentrated groups of battleships as the main offensive naval weapons . The loss of the battleships at Pearl Harbor forced Admiral Ernest J. King , the head of the Navy , to place primary emphasis on the small number of aircraft carriers . The U.S. Navy grew tremendously as the United States was faced with a two-front war on the seas . It achieved notable acclaim in the Pacific Theater , where it was instrumental to the Allies ' successful `` island hopping '' campaign . The U.S. Navy fought six great battles with the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) : the Attack on Pearl Harbor , Battle of the Coral Sea , the Battle of Midway , the Battle of the Philippine Sea , the Battle of Leyte Gulf , and the Battle of Okinawa . By war 's end in 1945 , the United States Navy had added nearly 1,200 major combatant ships , including 27 aircraft carriers and 8 battleships , and had over 70 % of the world 's total numbers and total tonnage of naval vessels of 1,000 tons or greater .",
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"text": "Robert C. Seamans (ship) SSV Robert C. Seamans is a 134-foot steel sailing brigantine operated by the Sea Education Association ( SEA ) for oceanographic research and sail training ; designed by Laurent Giles , she is named for former Secretary of the Air Force and NASA Deputy Administrator , Robert Channing Seamans , a former Chairman and Trustee of SEA 's board . She is equipped with hydrographic winches , bathymetric equipment , biological and geological sampling equipment , a wet/dry laboratory , and a computer laboratory . She has a sister ship , the Corwith Cramer . The Robert C. Seamans runs an undergraduate academic study abroad program , with intensive research in oceanography , maritime studies , and nautical science with hands-on experience aboard a traditional sailing ship . She is based in the Pacific Ocean and typically sails between San Diego , California ; Honolulu , Hawaii ; Tahiti ; and San Francisco , California . She is powered by a 3408 Caterpillar ( 455 HP ) Marine Diesel Engine and two 40 kW Northern Lights Generators that provide 3 phase power .",
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"text": "Eric O'Neill Eric Michael O'Neill ( born March 3 , 1973 ) is an American former FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative . He worked and was entitled as an Investigative Specialist with the Special Surveillance Group ( SSG ) and played a major role in the arrest , conviction , and life imprisonment of FBI agent Robert Hanssen for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation . He is a public speaker and security expert who currently lectures internationally about espionage and national security , cybersecurity , fraud , corporate diligence and defense , hacking , pursuing dreams and surviving Hollywood .",
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"text": "Robert A. Duin Robert A. Duin ( September 27 , 1924 - June 24 , 2016 ) was a former rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard .",
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"text": "John Forbes (sailor) John Forbes ( born 29 January 1970 ) is an Australian sailor . He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder . John Forbes was introduced to catamaran sailing on an international level at the age of 12 . He and father Bob went to the USA to compete in the 1982 Nacra 5.2 North American Championships where they placed fourth . The following year John and Bob attended the inaugural Nacra 5.2 World Championship where they came second , and John then travelled to Monterey Bay where , with fellow Australian David Renouf , they finished 4th place in the Nacra 5.8 North American Championship . After this `` deep-end dunking '' as a crew John took over the helm of various types of catamarans and with brother Rod on a Nacra 5.2 won the 1985 Australian Combined High Schools Championship outright , winning a couple of the races in the series on handicap/yardstick as well as outright . John , with Rod as crew , also came 3rd in the 1985 Nacra NSW State Championship , 1st in the 1986 Nacra NSW State Championship , 2nd in the Prindle 18 National Championship and 4th in the Nacra Australian Championship . John 's first introduction to the International Tornado Class was at the 1986/87 Australian Championship in Perth where , whilst only 16 he helmed his first Tornado catamaran and placed 10th amongst a star-studded fleet including Multi Olympic Gold Medallist Poul Elvstrom , `` the Great Dane '' . John 's youthful success and versatility , together with his accumulated competitive experience on different sized catamarans , resulted in him being approached by 1984 Olympic Bronze Medallist Chris Cairns , who asked John to sail with him . Together they won the 1987 Kiel Week Regatta followed by a second place in the 1987 Tornado Class World Championship . In 1989 John teamed up with Hobie legend Rod Waterhouse to win the Australian Tornado Championship with a perfect score winning all 8 heats . Rod Waterhouse 's inability to travel overseas in 1989 led John to join up with longtime sailing rival Mitch Booth , and together they won the 1989 World Championship ( Houston , Texas ) by an astounding 36 points from their good friend Giorgio Zuccoli from Italy . They also won the 1990 and 1991 Australian Tornado Championships . A role reversal in 1991 saw John again taking over the helm to win the inaugural Nacra 5.8 World Championship ( Harvey Bay , Queensland ) . Mitch and John 's credits also include winning the ` 92 , ` 93 & ` 94 Tornado Australian Championships and in 1992 they won their second Tornado World Championship ( Perth , Australia ) . Gold and Silver medals were also won in the 1990 and 1991 Barcelona Pre-Olympic Games respectively , and the pair were rewarded when they won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games . As a result , they were jointly awarded the prestigious New South Wales Yachtsman of the Year trophy in November 1991 and again in 1992 . As a final toast they were honoured , again jointly , with the distinguished award - as 1992 Ampol Australian Yachtsman of the Year . A creditable second place was scored at the 1993 Tornado World Championship ( Long Beach , USA ) and was followed up by a third place at the 1994 World Championship ( Bastard , Sweden ) . A twelve-year relationship with the Tornado Class has also seen John give back an enormous amount of personal time and effort to both the Australian International Tornado Association ( AITA ) and the International Tornado Association ( ITA ) . He was elected President of the AITA in 1994 taking over the reigns from Dr Peter Blaxland who had been President for the past 20 years . John 's significant contributions to the Class both nationally and internationally led him to be re-elected again in 1996 . At the ITA AGM in Canada in August , 1995 John was also elected as President of the ITA in charge of International and Olympic affairs and was also responsible for the election of the new younger and pro ¬ active Technical Committee of the ITA . January 1995 saw a major change to John 's Olympic Tornado Campaign with the much publicised break-up with partner Mitch Booth . John teamed up with his main competitor and longtime catamaran sailor Darren Bundock who had impressed Forbes during his 1992 Olympic Games Campaign . Together they established a successful two-boat training campaign as part of their lead-up to the 1996 Selection Regattas . Their successes stream-rolled by winning both the Sail Sydney Regatta and the NSW State Titles . An outstanding result at the Pre-Olympic Regatta in Atlanta saw the pair place 4th . One week later they followed up at the 1995 Worlds in Kingston , Canada with a final placing of 14th ( 8th Nation ) . Not bad considering on the second day of racing they were cut in half by an Austrian Team and were forced to miss both heats 2 & 3 of the series as their hull was beyond repair . January 1996 saw Forbes and Bundock win the Australian Championship by a clear 10 points from a star-studded International fleet in preparation for the 1996 World Championships . At the 1996 World Championship ( Mooloolaba , Australia ) , Forbes and Bundock finished a brilliant third overall . With the Olympic Selections up for grabs these two sailors believed they had proven beyond doubt that they were at the elite level required to bring home a Gold Medal from Atlanta . However , as a result of the Australian Yachting Federation changing the AOC endorsed Olympic Selection Criteria after the first of the two Olympic Selection Regattas had been completed , John and Darren were denied selection to the Australian Olympic Team and forced to set their sights on Sydney 2000 . Determined by the disappointment of denial of Olympic Selection , John and Darren kept the momentum of their Olympic campaign with training partner Andrew Macpherson . John and Darren dominated the Australian Tornado Regatta circuit and won the 1996 NSW and QLD State Championships . 1997 saw John and Darren top the Australian Yachting circuit by defending their National title crown in Perth , winning the International Sail Melbourne , Go for Gold regatta and placing second in the Sail Sydney regatta . John and Darren placed best Australian in both the 1997 NSW State Titles ( 3rd overall ) and the Australian International Regatta , Sydney ( 2nd overall ) , a 5th place ( 3rd Nation ) at the 1997 World Championship in Bermuda and then topped off the year by winning the 1997 Sydney International Regatta . 1998 started off with John and Darren winning their third Australian Championship in a row . In May and June they went off to Europe to place third at both the European Championships in Greece and the Kiel Week event in Germany as well as winning the Danish Spring Cup and placing the best Australian in the Dutch Spa Regatta . In September , John and Darren sailed away with the GOLD at the Sydney Harbour Regatta , organized by SOCOG as the first ever Sydney 2000 Olympic Test event . In November John and Darren achieved their greatest feat to date winning both the South American Championship and the 1998 World Championship ( Buzios , Brazil ) . They never looked back , winning the World Championship by an incredible 18 points from longtime training partners Roland Gaebler and Rene Schwall ( Germany ) . This win made John the first ever Tornado sailor to win three world championships . Since 1967 there were eight sailors who had previously won two world championships but 31 years after the inaugural event Forbes became the first person to make it three wins . John and Darren started off 1999 the way they left 1998 by winning Sail Melbourne which was represented by six nations . February saw the pair cross the Tasman to dominate the Sail Auckland regatta . By the end of 1999 they had finished a four-month European campaign and captured the Number 1 spot on the prestigious ISAF O'Neill World Rankings after winning the Princess Sofia Trophy ( Spain ) , the European Championship ( Spain ) , Kiel Week ( Germany ) and placing 3rd in Hyeres and 4th at the World Championships in Copenhagen , Denmark . By the end of January 2000 they were selected into the Olympic Team to represent Australia in their hometown Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where they won the Silver medal . The Gold medal was won by Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher from Austria with it being Austria 's first ever Gold medal at the summer Olympics . Their achievements after Sydney 2000 continued with Bundock and Forbes clean streaking the 2001 Tornado regatta program by winning the World Championship in Richards Bay , South Africa in February and their second European Championship in Silvaplana , Switzerland in August . They also won the 2001/02 Australian Championship for the fourth time together ( Forbes ' 10th time ) and the 2002 NSW State Titles . Awards and rewards were also forthcoming . On 11 December 2001 Darren and John were one of five finalists for the NSW Institute of Sports `` Athlete of the Year '' . Other finalists included ( first ever female ) World Rowing Champions Vicky Roberts and Julia Wilson , Triathlete Peter Robertson , Louise Savage from wheelchair track and road and swimmer ( and winner ) Ian Thorpe . On 17 December 2001 John was inducted into the Sydney Northern Beaches Hall of Fame alongside other famous sporting personalities including surfing 's Tom Carrol , Netball 's Anne Sargeant and Swimming 's John Devitt . On 27 February 2002 Darren and John were awarded the Australian Institute of Sport top `` Athlete/Team of the Year '' . This was then followed by Darren and John being awarded the `` 2001/02 BEA Australian Sailor of the Year '' award at Darling Harbour on 8 June 2002 . Darren & John were ecstatic with this announcement having previously been finalist in 1999 and 2000 and it being ten years since John previously won the award after his 1992 World Championship and 1992 Barcelona Bronze Medal haul . Darren and John continued their success in 2003 winning the three biggest and most important Tornado Regattas of the year being the 2003 European Championship ( Gran Canaries ) , the 2003 Athens Test Event ( Pre-Olympics ) and the 2003 World Championship ( Cadiz , Spain - 72 boats from 26 nations ) . The win for Darren and John put them again in the record books as it was John 's incredible sixth Tornado World Championship Title ( 1989,92,98,01,02,03 ) and Darren 's fourth ( 98,01,02,03 ) . Forbes equalled that of Brazilian sailor Robert Schiedt who had recently won six Laser dinghy class World Titles . Combine all of that with winning the 2003 Sail Melbourne regatta in January and the pair were selected to represent Australia at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and were earmarked by many as being the Gold medal favourites . As a result of the successes both in 2002 and 2003 Darren and John also received the following accolades : Australian Institute of Sport -- Team of the Year . Australian Yachting Federation -- Male Sailors of the Year . NSW Yachting Association -- Male Sailors of the Year . NSW Institute of Sport -- Team Athletes of the Year . International Sailing Federation -- Rolex World Sailor of the Year - finalist . Whilst the Greek wind Gods did n't show up on time for the Tornado event in Athens , John and Darren still finished a credible 6th place overall and , after three Olympic Games and 18 years at World and Olympic level sailing , Forbes announced his retirement from the sport due to family commitments with his wife Caroline and two daughters Teigan and Bronte . Darren Bundock continued sailing Tornado catamarans and , with Glenn Ashby as Forbes ' replacement , they went on to win a further world championship and the Silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . Both Darren and Glenn then joined the highly spectacular and successful 2013 America 's Cup teams .",
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"text": "Robert B. Anderson Robert Bernard Anderson ( June 4 , 1910 August 14 , 1989 ) was an American administrator and businessman . He served as the Secretary of the Navy between February 1953 and March 1954 . He also served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1957 until 1961 , and was one of President Eisenhower 's closest confidants . Two years before his death from cancer , he was disbarred for illegal banking operations and tax evasion .",
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"text": "Bill Robinson (author) William Wheeler `` Bill '' Robinson ( October 4 , 1918 -- April 3 , 2007 ) was an American sailor , author and editor well known in the national and international sailing community for his 27 nautical books , speaking engagements , and contributions to nautical publications . Robinson was born in Elizabeth , New Jersey , and attended Princeton University from 1935 to 1939 , graduating with a degree in English . He received a commission in the United States Naval Reserve in 1941 and served as an officer until 1945 . He commanded a 110-foot wooden Navy subchaser - hull number SC 743 - in the Pacific theater during World War II - serving honorably in troop and ship convoys and in the invasions of Arawe , New Britain and Hollandia . LTjg Robinson was awarded the Bronze Star ( with gold star denoting a second award ) for his command 's performance under air attack . He was a sportswriter at the Newark Evening News ( 1947 -- 1955 ) and then the Newark Star Ledger ( 1955 -- 1957 ) following his return to civilian life . He developed a nationally syndicated boating column while at the Star Ledger . Robinson was an associate editor of Yachting magazine from 1957 to 1967 and executive editor from 1967 to 1978 . He served as an editor-at-large for Yachting from 1978 to 1986 , when the publisher was sold . He then served as an editor-at-large for the competing Cruising World magazine from 1987 to 1996 . Throughout his career and his retirement Robinson traveled extensively as a writer , sailing cruiser and racer . He wrote sailing and nautical-themed books and contributed articles to numerous professional journals . He served as a speaker and featured guest on cruises and at sailing events worldwide . With his late wife , Jane Dimock Robinson ( deceased 1997 ) , he lived in Rumson , New Jersey from 1946 to 2002 and maintained a boat and winter residence in Tortola , British Virgin Islands throughout his retirement .",
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"text": "Navy Commendation Star The Navy Commendation Star or Navy Letter of Commendation Star was a Department of the Navy personal military decoration issued as ribbon device which was authorized in 1918 to be `` placed '' on the World War I Victory Medal . A inch silver star was issued to any service member of the Navy and Marine Corps who had been cited and commended by the Secretary of the Navy for performance of duty . Among the recipients of the Commendation Star was future Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz . The Navy Commendation Star was placed on the suspension and service ribbon of the World War I Victory Medal , above all battle clasps . When the star was worn on the medal 's service ribbon , the star was placed before all bronze service stars . The Navy Commendation Star was identical to the United States Army Citation Star which also was a inch silver star worn on the World War I Victory Medal to denote a soldier ( or a Marine or Navy corpsman attached to the Second Division ) , was cited for gallantry in action and awarded a citation . Unlike the Citation Star , however , the Navy Commendation Star could not be converted to the Silver Star Medal ( 1932 ) . At the start of the Second World War , the Navy Commendation Star was declared obsolete and none were issued between 1941 and 1945 . In the 1950s , the Department of the Navy began accepting applications from eligible World War I veterans authorized a Navy Commendation Star for conversion to the Navy Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant , and in 1960 , to the Navy Commendation Medal . In 1994 , an authorized Navy Commendation Star could be exchanged for the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal .",
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"text": "Rob D'Alton Robert Gordon `` Rob '' D'Alton ( born 22 February 1923 , date of death unknown ) was an Irish sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics . He weighed 150 lbs . ( 68 kg )",
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"text": "Joseph R. Odum Joseph R. Odum ( 1913 -- 1942 ) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Silver Star posthumously for his actions in combat during World War II .",
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"text": "John Douglas Woodward (athlete) John Douglas `` Doug '' Woodward ( born 14 March 1925 ) , also known as Douglas Woodward , is a Canadian former sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "O visa An O visa is a classification of non-immigrant temporary worker visa granted by the United States to an alien `` who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences , arts , education , business , or athletics , or who has a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally or internationally for those achievements , '' and to certain assistants and immediate family members of such aliens . According to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services , there are three types of O visas : O-1A -- individuals with an extraordinary ability in the sciences , education , business , or athletics ( not including the arts , motion pictures or television industry ) O-1B -- individuals with an extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry . O-2 -- individuals who will accompany an O-1 , artist or athlete , to assist in a specific event or performance . `` For an O-1A , the O-2 's assistance must be an ` integral part ' of the O-1A 's activity . For an O-1B , the O-2 's assistance must be ` essential ' to the completion of the O-1B 's production . The O-2 worker has critical skills and experience with the O-1 that can not be readily performed by a U.S. worker and which are essential to the successful performance of the O-1 . '' O-3 -- individuals who are the spouse or children of O-1s and O-2s . An O-1 visa is initially granted for up to three years . Subsequently , it can be extended for one year at a time . There is no limit to the number of extensions that may be granted . The term `` O-1 '' refers to ( O ) ( i ) , added by section 207 ( a ) of the Immigration Act of 1990 , which provides for the admission of `` aliens of extraordinary ability '' in the stated fields . Spouses and dependent children of O-1 visa holders do not receive the status , but instead qualify for O-3 visas . The O-1 visa legislation was drafted in 1990 by former Connecticut congressman Bruce Morrison .",
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"text": "Officer Qualification Record The Officer Qualification Record ( OQR ) , NAVMC 123a , is one of the best sources of information concerning US Marine officers . It is similar to the enlisted Service Record Book ( SRB ) with only minor differences . This `` record presents a cumulative and concise summary of basic events in the officer 's career from the time of acceptance of appointment to separation . The OQR also serves as the basis for reporting information into the Marine Corps Total Force System and provides commanders with background information to assist them in officer personnel planning and assignment . '' An officer 's OQR contains , at a minimum , his NAVMC 763 ( Appointment Acceptance ) ( essentially the officer version of a contract ) , NAVMC 118 ( 3 ) ( Chronological Record ) , NAVMC 118 ( 11 ) ( Administrative Remarks ) , Record of Emergency Data ( RED ) , and Servicemembers Group Life Insurance ( SGLI ) Beneficiary Election Form . In addition to this , if the officer is a `` mustang '' , prior enlisted , his enlistment contract ( s ) , and DD Form 214 . A NAVMC 10922 ( Dependency Affidavit ) is also included for married officers .",
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"text": "Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System ( officially abbreviated the Super NES or SNES , and commonly shortened to Super Nintendo ) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea , 1991 in North America , 1992 in Europe and Australasia ( Oceania ) , and 1993 in South America . In Japan , the system is called the , or SFC for short . In South Korea , it is known as the Super Comboy ( 슈퍼 컴보이 Syupeo Keomboi ) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics . Although each version is essentially the same , several forms of regional lockout prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another . It was released in Brazil on September 2 , 1992 , by Playtronic . The SNES is Nintendo 's second home console , following the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) . The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other systems at the time . The development of a variety of enhancement chips integrated in game cartridges helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace . The SNES was a global success , becoming the best-selling console of the 16-bit era despite its relatively late start and the fierce competition it faced in North America and Europe from Sega 's Genesis/Mega Drive console . The SNES remained popular well into the 32-bit era , and continues to be popular among fans , collectors , retro gamers , and emulation enthusiasts , some of whom still make homebrew ROM images .",
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"text": "Nintendo Nintendo Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto , Japan . Nintendo is one of the world 's largest video game companies by market capitalization . Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi , it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards . By 1963 , the company had tried several small niche businesses , such as cab services and love hotels . The word Nintendo can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as `` leave luck to heaven '' . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan 's third most-valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball 's Seattle Mariners . , Nintendo has cumulative sales of over 670.43 million hardware units and 4.23 billion software units . The company has created and released some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises , such as Mario , The Legend of Zelda , and Pokémon .",
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"text": "Acquire (company) is a video game developer based in Japan , mainly known for their Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series .",
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"text": "Chief Secretary, Singapore The Chief Secretary , Singapore , known as the Colonial Secretary , Singapore , before 1955 , and the Colonial Secretary , Straits Settlements , before 1946 , was a high ranking government civil position in colonial Singapore ( the Straits Settlements before 1946 ) between 1867 and 1959 . It was second only to the Governor of Singapore ( formerly the Governor of the Straits Settlements ) in the colonial government . The Straits Settlements , which mainly comprised Singapore , Penang and Malacca , became a crown colony in 1867 . The position of the Colonial Secretary ( CS ) was subsequently created with a view to replacing the Resident Councillor in Singapore . During the Second World War , the position was vacant and suspended following the downfall of the Malay Peninsula into the hands of the Japanese invaders . In 1946 , Singapore parted from Penang and Malacca , forming itself into a crown colony , so the jurisdiction of CS was reduced to Singapore only . The name `` Colonial Secretary '' was later changed to `` Chief Secretary '' in 1955 when the crown colony adopted the Rendel Constitution . Having been in existence for 92 years , the position was abolished in 1959 with the complete introduction of internal self-rule for Singapore . Being the head of the CS 's Office , the CS was an ex-officio member of both the Executive and Legislative Councils , and at the same time the head of the Colonial Secretariat from 1867 to 1955 . When Singapore adopted its new constitution in 1955 , although the Colonial Secretariat was abolished , the CS remained an ex-officio member of the Council of Ministers and the Legislative Assembly . The workplace of CS was located at Empress Place Building while Sri Temasek , which was next to the Government House ( Istana ) , was the official residence of the CS .",
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"text": "Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. is a series of crossover fighting games published by Nintendo , that primarily features characters from franchises established on its systems . All five games have been directed by Masahiro Sakurai . The gameplay objective differs from that of traditional fighters by aiming to knock opponents off of the stage instead of depleting life bars . The original Super Smash Bros. , released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 , had a small budget and was originally a Japan-only release , but its domestic success led to a worldwide release . The series achieved even greater success with the release of Super Smash Bros. . Melee , which was released in 2001 for the GameCube and became the best-selling game on that system . A third installment , Super Smash Bros. . Brawl , was released in 2008 for the Wii . Although HAL Laboratory has been the developer of the first two titles , the third game was developed through the collaboration of several companies . The fourth and fifth installments , Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U , were released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U , respectively . The 3DS installment was the first series title to be released on a handheld platform . The series features many characters from Nintendo 's most popular franchises , including Mario , Fox McCloud , Link , Kirby , Samus Aran and Pikachu . The original Super Smash Bros. had 12 playable characters , and the roster count has risen to 26 characters in Melee , 39 in Brawl , and 58 in 3DS/Wii U ( seven of which are downloadable ) . Some characters are able to transform into different forms that have different styles of play and sets of moves . The games also feature non-playable Nintendo characters , like Ridley and Petey Piranha . In Brawl , two third-party characters were added , Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog . Additional third-party characters Mega Man , Pac-Man , Ryu , Cloud Strife and Bayonetta appeared in 3DS and Wii U , while Solid Snake was removed from the line-up . Every title in the series has been well received by critics , with much praise given to the multiplayer mode experience . The Super Smash Bros. games have spawned a large competitive community and have been featured in several high-profile gaming tournaments .",
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"text": "Tetris Attack Tetris Attack is a 1995 puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy . It is the first game in the Puzzle League series . While it was originally known in Japan as Panel de Pon ( パネルでポン Paneru de Pon ) for the Super Famicom and featured different art assets and characters , its English localization was replaced with characters from Super Mario World 2 : Yoshi 's Island . It was released on the Game Boy under the same name . The Game Boy release of the Yoshi version was also later released in Japan . On November 3 , 1996 , a version was released for the Super Famicom 's Satellaview satellite modem service as . This game is similar to the Baku Baku Animal , developed by Sega in 1995 . Despite using the Tetris name , this game has no resemblance to its Russian namesake . This has led Henk Rogers of The Tetris Company to say that he regrets granting permission to Nintendo to use the name .",
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"text": "Kirby Super Star Kirby Super Star , known as Kirby 's Fun Pak in Europe and in Japan , is a 1996 platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console . It was first released in Japan on March 21 , 1996 , in North America on September 20 , 1996 , and in Europe on January 23 , 1997 . Kirby Super Stars box art states that the game features eight games in one cartridge . Most of these games are platforming-oriented , while some are mini-games . The game was later released for the Wii Virtual Console in Japan in October 2009 and in North America and Europe in May 2010 while the Wii U Virtual Console version was released in Japan on May 1 , 2013 and in North America and Europe on May 23 , 2013 , although the Wii U Europe users get the North American version instead . An enhanced remake titled Kirby Super Star Ultra '' '' ' was released for the Nintendo DS in 2008 .",
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"text": "International Games System International Games System ( IGS ; ) is a company based in Taiwan which develops video game software for arcade cabinets and home computers . It was founded in 1989 .",
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"text": "Game (retailer) Game Digital plc is the parent company of Game Retail Limited , a British video game company that trades under the Game brand , stylised as GAME . The company 's origins lie in the founding of the Rhino Group by Terry Norris and Bev Ripley in 1991 . A number of mergers and acquisitions followed during the 1990s , and in 1999 , the company was purchased by Electronics Boutique Limited , which rebranded itself as The Game Group . The company continued to expand during the 2000s , purchasing several retailers including Gameswizards in Australia . In March 2012 , several suppliers , including Nintendo , Electronic Arts and Capcom refused to supply their latest products due to concerns over Game 's creditworthiness . Game subsequently entered administration on 26 March 2012 , and was purchased by OpCapita the following week . Baker Acquisitions was subsequently renamed Game Retail Ltd. . The company operated in the United Kingdom under the Game and Gamestation brands from the acquisition of the latter in May 2007 until late-2012 , when it was announced that the business would focus solely on the Game brand .",
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"text": "TurboGrafx-16 The TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem , known in Japan and France as the , is a home video game console jointly developed by Hudson Soft and NEC Home Electronics , released in Japan on October 30 , 1987 and in the United States on August 29 , 1989 . It also had a limited release in the United Kingdom and Spain in 1990 , known as simply TurboGrafx and based on the American model , whilst the Japanese model was imported and distributed in France in 1989 . It was the first console released in the 16-bit era , albeit still utilizing an 8-bit CPU . Originally intended to compete with the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) , it ended up competing with the Sega Genesis , and later on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System ( SNES ) . The TurboGrafx-16 has an 8-bit CPU , a 16-bit video color encoder , and a 16-bit video display controller . The GPUs are capable of displaying 482 colors simultaneously , out of 512 . With dimensions of just 14 cm × 14 cm × 3.8 cm ( 5.5 in × 5.5 in × 1.5 in ) , the Japanese PC Engine is the smallest major home game console ever made . Games were stored on a HuCard cartridge , or in CD-ROM optical format with the TurboGrafx-CD add-on . The TurboGrafx-16 failed to break into the North American market and sold poorly , which has been blamed on inferior marketing . However in Japan the PC Engine was very successful , where it gained strong third-party support and outsold the Famicom at its 1987 debut , eventually becoming the Super Famicom 's main rival . Lots of revisions - at least 17 distinct models - were made , such as portable versions and a CD-ROM add-on . A short lived successor , PC Engine SuperGrafx , failed to break through and was quickly discontinued . The entire series was succeeded by the PC-FX in 1994 , only released in Japan .",
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"text": "Tatsumi Kimishima is a Japanese businessman , who is the fifth and current president of Nintendo . He was formerly the president of Nintendo of America from January 2002 , succeeding Minoru Arakawa , until Reggie Fils-Aimé took his place in May 2006 . He was promoted to Managing Director of Nintendo on April 2013 . In September 2015 , he was named the fifth President of Nintendo , succeeding Satoru Iwata , who died in July 2015 .",
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"text": "ALL.Net ALL.Net ( Amusement Linkage Live Network ) is an arcade video game network communication system and digital distribution system made by Sega Corporation . It is similar to the Taito NESiCAxLive game distribution systems and NESYS arcade network ; the player smart card system is similar to the Konami e-AMUSEMENT system . The ALL.Net service consists of over 60 games mainly from Sega and Bandai Namco .",
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"text": "Intelligent Systems is a Japanese video game developer closely affiliated with Nintendo and best known for developing the Fire Emblem , Wars , and Paper Mario series . Originally , the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku , Kyoto , but later moved to a building near Nintendo 's main headquarters in October 2013 .",
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"text": "Analogue Nt The Analogue Nt is an aftermarket Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom designed and manufactured by Seattle based company Analogue , Inc. . Designed around the original Nintendo CPU and PPU , the Analogue Nt is the only aftermarket NES and Famicom system that is not designed using emulation , since it uses the original Nintendo CPU and PPU . The goal of the system was to build a perfect , no-compromises aftermarket NES and Famicom . The default model was released with RGB ( RGB , Component , S-Video and Composite ) video outputs only , with an additional `` add-on '' for 1080p HDMI output and a plethora of other digital features . The Analogue Nt 's enclosure is solid aluminum unibody enclosure manufactured from 6061 aluminum . After sellout of the original Analogue Nt , Analogue announced the Analogue Nt mini , which is 20 % smaller than the original . The mini includes RGB & HDMI outputs but , according to Analogue 's website , does n't use the original Nintendo CPU & PPU : `` The core functionality of the original NES is engineered directly into an Altera Cyclone V , a sophisticated FPGA . ''",
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"text": "Odex Odex Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that licenses and releases anime for local and regional Southeast Asian consumption . Odex was established in 1987 and set up its Anime Distribution department in 2000 , selling anime in Singapore . It works with Japanese licensors such as Sunrise Inc. , TV Tokyo , Yomiuri TV , D-Rights , TMS , Showgate Inc and Aniplex Inc. . Odex also sells programs to television stations in Singapore , Malaysia , Indonesia , such as TV3 , NTV7 , Astro , MediaCorp TV and StarHub TV . Other than licensing , Odex also does English dubbing , translation and subtitling for other companies . Odex also deals in anime merchandise sales . Odex is most well known for taking legal action in 2007-2008 against home users who were allegedly downloading copyrighted anime videos from the Internet . The actions received extensive press and blog coverage , especially as they roughly coincided with similar attempts in the United States by the music industry RIAA to enforce against file sharing by home users . Issues of intellectual property , copyright protections , privacy and freedom of speech underlie these events .",
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"text": "NTSC-C NTSC-C is a regional lockout created in 2003 by Sony Computer Entertainment for the official launch of its PlayStation 2 gaming system into the mainland Chinese market .",
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"text": "Group SNE Group SNE is a Japanese company founded in 1986 by the current president Hitoshi Yasuda , which produces role-playing games , light novels , board games and card games . Ryo Mizuno was one of the founding members . Group SNE is named after Syntax Error , the programming language BASIC 's term . The most famous product of Group SNE is Record of Lodoss War well known for a fantasy anime adaptation . Moreover , there are several anime adaptations based upon Group SNE 's products such as '' Legend of Crystania , Mon Colle Knights and Rune Soldier . Group SNE 's products are published by several publishers including Fujimi Shobo , Shinkigensha , JIVE , Enterbrain and Hobby Base .",
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"text": "Neo Geo , stylised as NEO ・ GEO , also written as NEOGEO , is a family of video game hardware developed by SNK . On the market from 1990 to 2004 , the brand originated with the release of an arcade system , the Neo Geo MVS and its home console counterpart , the Neo Geo AES . Both the arcade system and console were powerful for the time and the AES allows for perfect compatibility of games released for the MVS . However , the high price point for both the AES console and its games prevented it from directly competing with its contemporaries , the Sega Mega Drive ( Genesis ) , Super NES ( Super Famicom ) , and Turbo-Grafx 16 ( PC Engine ) . However the MVS arcade became very successful in stores in Japan and North America . Years later , SNK would release the Neo Geo CD , a more cost effective console with games released on compact discs . The console was met with limited success , due in part to its slow CD-ROM drive . In an attempt to compete with increasingly popular 3D games , SNK released the Hyper Neo Geo 64 arcade system in 1997 as the successor to its aging MVS . The system did not fare well and only a few games were released for it . A planned home console based on the hardware was never released . SNK later extended the brand by releasing two handheld consoles , the Neo Geo Pocket , and later Neo Geo Pocket Color , which briefly competed with Nintendo 's Game Boy . Soon after their release , SNK encountered various legal and financial issues - however the original Neo Geo MVS and AES continued getting new games under new ownership until officially being discontinued in 2004 , ending the brand . Regardless of the failure of later Neo Geo hardware , games for the original MVS and AES have been well received . The system spawned several long-running and critically acclaimed series , mostly 2D fighters , including Fatal Fury , Art of Fighting , Samurai Shodown and The King of Fighters , as well as popular games in other genres such as the Metal Slug and Baseball Stars series . In December 2012 , SNK Playmore released a handheld console based on the original AES , the Neo Geo X . As of March 1997 , the Neo Geo had sold 980,000 units worldwide . The Neo Geo Pocket Color also has been given praise for multiple innovations , and a very substantial library , despite its short life .",
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"text": "Geography of Singapore Singapore is a small , heavily urbanised , island city-state in Southeast Asia , located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia . Singapore has a total land area of 719.1 km2 . The Singapore area comprises mainland and other islands . The mainland of Singapore measures 50 km from east to west and 27 km from north to south with 193 km of coastline . These figures are based on 2.515 m High Water Mark cadastral survey boundaries . Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor .",
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"text": "Kemco ( abbreviated from original title Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co. , Ltd. ) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co. , Ltd. , located in Seika , Kyoto , Japan . Kemco was one of the original Nintendo licensees and began to manufacture games for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985 . In 2001 Kemco U.S.A , Inc. was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kemco of Japan , especially targeting the North American and PAL Region markets . One of their best known franchises is the Top Gear series , developed by Sheffield-based English developers Gremlin Graphics . They are also known for their ports of the MacVenture adventure games to Nintendo consoles . In the 2010s , they are primarily known for their RPGs for the Android and iOS operating systems .",
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"text": "Satellaview The is a satellite modem peripheral for Nintendo 's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995 . Available for pre-release orders beginning February 13 , 1995 , the Satellaview retailed for between ¥ 14,000 and 18,000 ( at the time between USD$ 141 and 182 ) and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak . The Satellaview system was developed and released by Nintendo to receive signals broadcast from satellite TV station WOWOW 's satellite radio subsidiary , St.GIGA . St.GIGA was responsible for file server management , maintenance , and vocalization for `` SoundLink '' games . Nintendo data broadcasts were given a fixed time slot known as the during which scrambled Satellaview-related data was streamed via radio waves to be unscrambled by St.GIGA 's . As a subscription-based station for ambient and New Age music , St.GIGA listeners were already equipped with `` BS tuners '' prior to St.GIGA 's contract with Nintendo . Satellaview owners who lacked a `` BS tuner '' had to purchase one separately from St.GIGA at a price of ¥ 33,000 , as well as sign up for Nintendo 's and St.GIGA 's monthly joint membership fees . Alternatively , users could rent `` BS tuners '' from St.GIGA for a 6-month period at a price of ¥ 5,400 . Even at this premium price , St.GIGA reported subscriptions peaking at 116,378 households by March 1997 , and dropping to around 46,000 by June 2001 .",
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"text": "Japanese occupation of Singapore The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II took place from 1942 to 1945 , following the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942 . Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied it after defeating the combined British , Indian , Australian , and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore . The occupation was to become a major turning point in the histories of several nations , including those of Japan , Britain , and the then-colonial state of Singapore . Singapore was renamed , meaning `` Light of the South '' . Singapore was officially returned to British colonial rule on 12 September 1945 , following the formal signing of the surrender instrument at the Municipal Building .",
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"text": "Marshall McLuhan Herbert Marshall McLuhan , ( July 21 , 1911 -- December 31 , 1980 ) was a Canadian professor , philosopher , and public intellectual . His work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory , as well as having practical applications in the advertising and television industries . He was educated at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge ; he began his teaching career as a Professor of English at several universities in the U.S. and Canada before moving to the University of Toronto , where he remained for the rest of his life . McLuhan is known for coining the expression `` the medium is the message '' and the term global village , and for predicting the World Wide Web almost thirty years before it was invented . He was a fixture in media discourse in the late 1960s , though his influence began to wane in the early 1970s . In the years after his death , he continued to be a controversial figure in academic circles . With the arrival of the internet , however , interest has renewed in his work and perspective .",
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"text": "Grambling State University Grambling State University ( GSU ) is a historically black , public , coeducational university , located in Grambling , Louisiana . The university is home of College Football Hall of Fame inductee and former head football coach Eddie Robinson , and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail . The university is a member-school of the University of Louisiana System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund .",
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"text": "List of state universities in the United States In the United States , a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government . In some cases , these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system , while in other cases they are not . Several U.S. territories also administer public colleges and universities . The U.S. federal government does not run colleges or universities except for the service academies , the Community College of the Air Force , the Naval Postgraduate School , the Air Force Institute of Technology , the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , military war colleges and staff colleges , and Haskell Indian Nations University . Additionally , Georgetown University , Gallaudet University , Howard University , and American University are private universities that are federally chartered . However , the federal government does make grants to state universities . These state , as well as private , universities are accredited by different regional , not national , accreditation agencies , including the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , the New England Association of Schools and Colleges , the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities , the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools , and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges , depending on which region of the United States the university is located in . These accreditation agencies ' approvals are critical to a university 's operations and public reputation . If a university loses accreditation or is not accredited in the first place , students will be reluctant to either continue or enroll at the school because the degree will be seen as being worthless . In a worst-case scenario , a university can shut down completely . The aforementioned agencies are all recognized by the United States Department of Education . Most state universities receive at least part of their funding from the state , although many have substantial income from tuition and fees , endowment proceeds , donations ( such as from alumni or philanthropists ) , and revenue from royalties . State universities usually offer lower tuition costs to in-state residents . According to the College Board , public four-year colleges charge on average $ 7,605 per year in tuition and fees for full-time in-state students and $ 11,990 for out-of-state students . In some states , e.g. Maryland , Tennessee , Indiana , and Washington , there is a campus designated as the `` flagship '' campus in the state 's university system , which generally is the most prestigious campus and the largest campus in student population , e.g. the University of Maryland College Park campus in the University System of Maryland , the Indiana University Bloomington campus in the Indiana University System , the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus in the University of Tennessee System , and the University of Washington 's Seattle campus in the University of Washington System . However , in some other states , the state universities are treated as equal partners ; therefore there is no officially recognized flagship campus in the state 's university system . There are a number of states that have more than one university system , e.g. California with 2 ; Colorado with 2 ; New York with 2 ; and Texas with 6 ( the most ) . Notes : As a general rule , schools are not alphabetized by their complete names , but rather by the names by which they are normally called . For example , in a list alphabetized by normal rules , `` Auburn University '' would precede `` University of Alabama , '' but the schools are virtually always referred to in popular conversation as `` Auburn '' and `` Alabama '' ( followed by a campus identifier if required by the context ) . Therefore , in this article , `` Alabama '' precedes `` Auburn '' . The list includes some of the more common academic nicknames or acronyms used for certain colleges or universities , e.g. `` Ole Miss '' for the University of Mississippi , `` Idaho State '' for Idaho State University , or `` UNF '' for the University of North Florida , not the `` Rebels '' , `` Bengals '' , or `` Ospreys '' , respectively . To minimize any confusion regarding acronyms , either the first school listed or the school that is more nationally known having an acronym the same as another has the acronym provided , e.g. San Diego State University has the acronym `` SDSU '' included because it is listed before South Dakota State University , and Arizona State University has the acronym `` ASU '' given because it is better known nationally than Alabama State . In addition , only acronyms that are unique are given , e.g. `` UW Tacoma '' for the University of Washington 's Tacoma campus or `` UNH '' for the University of New Hampshire . The list also includes schools that grant first-professional doctorates only ( e.g. , medical schools , law schools , or veterinary schools ) that are independent of any other school in a state system . To see a list of community colleges and technical centers in the United States that offer only associate 's degrees , visit the community colleges list . To see a list of tribal colleges and universities in the United States , visit the tribal colleges and universities list .",
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"text": "University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota ( or informally USD or the U ) is a public coeducational research university located in the small town community of Vermillion , South Dakota . USD was established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862 , 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota ( first classes held 1882 in the Clay County Courthouse ) , USD is the oldest public university in the state . On a 274 acre campus , USD is situated in the southeastern portion of South Dakota , approximately 63 mile southwest of Sioux Falls , South Dakota , 39 mile northwest of Sioux City , Iowa and north of the Missouri River . The University of South Dakota is home to South Dakota 's only medical school , law school , and accredited business school . It is also home to the National Music Museum , with over 15,000 American , European , and non-western instruments . USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents , and its current president is Jim Abbott . The university has been accredited by the North Central Association of College and Schools since 1913 . Nine alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars ; Ernest Lawrence , B.A. 1922 , received the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics . The athletic teams compete in the NCAA 's Division I as members of The Summit League , except football , which competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference .",
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"text": "List of McMaster University people McMaster University , located in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada , is a public research university that was founded in 1887 through funds bequeathed by Canadian Senator , William McMaster . It has grown into an institution of more than 32,000 students , faculty , and staff . The school is consistently ranked as one of the best in Canada . The list is drawn from faculty , alumni and staff .",
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"text": "University of Richmond The University of Richmond ( UR or U of R ) is a private , nonsectarian , liberal arts college located in the city of Richmond , Virginia , with small portions of the campus extending into surrounding Henrico County . University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate , residential university with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools : the School of Arts and Sciences , the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business , the Jepson School of Leadership Studies , the University of Richmond School of Law and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies .",
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"text": "University A university ( universitas , `` a whole '' , `` a corporation '' ) is an institution of higher ( or tertiary ) education and research which grants academic degrees in various academic disciplines . Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education . The word `` university '' is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium , which roughly means `` community of teachers and scholars . '' Universities were created in Italy and evolved from Cathedral schools for the clergy during the High Middle Ages .",
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"text": "Hollins University Hollins University is a four-year private institution of higher education located on a 475 acre campus on the border of Roanoke and Botetourt counties in the U.S. state of Virginia . Founded in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary in the historical settlement of Botetourt Springs , it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States . Hollins has since evolved into a full university with approximately 800 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students . As Virginia 's first chartered women 's college , all undergraduate programs are female-only . Men are admitted to the graduate-level programs . Hollins is known for its undergraduate and graduate writing programs , which have produced Pulitzer Prize -- winning authors Annie Dillard , current U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey , and Henry S. Taylor . Other prominent alumnae include pioneering sportswriter Mary Garber , 2006 Man Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai , UC-Berkeley 's first tenured female physicist ( and a principal contributor to theories for detecting the Higgs boson ) Mary K. Gaillard , Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown , Lee Smith , photographer Sally Mann , and Ellen Malcolm , founder of EMILY 's List .",
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"text": "Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University ( known as SHSU or Sam ) was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas . It is located approximately 70 minutes north of downtown Houston , in Huntsville , Texas . It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first such institution of its type in Texas . The school is named for Sam Houston , who made his home in the city and is buried there . SHSU is a member of the Texas State University System and has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students across over 80 undergraduate , 59 masters ' , and 8 doctoral degree programs . The university also offers more than 20 online bachelor 's and graduate degrees , and its online programs are ranked high by U.S. News & World Report . It was the first institution classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education within the Texas State University System , and while education continues to be the most popular major among students at the university , SHSU has nationally recognized programs in banking , performing arts , mathematics and criminal justice .",
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"text": "Hampton University Hampton University ( also HU , or Home by the Sea ) is a private historically black university located in Hampton , Virginia , United States . It was founded in 1868 by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen . In 1878 , it established a program for teaching Native Americans , which lasted until 1923 .",
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"text": "Liberal arts college A liberal arts college is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences . A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities , in contrast to a professional , vocational , or technical curriculum . Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects , including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts . Although it draws on European antecedents , the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education , and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model . There is no formal definition of liberal arts college , but one American authority defines them as schools that `` emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study . '' Other researchers have adopted similar definitions . Although many liberal arts colleges are exclusively undergraduate , some also offer graduate programs that lead to a master 's degree or doctoral degree in subjects such as business administration , nursing , medicine , and law . Similarly , although the term `` liberal arts college '' most commonly refers to an independent institution , it may also sometimes refer to a university college within or affiliated with a larger university . Most liberal arts colleges outside of the United States follow this model .",
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"text": "Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai University ( CMU ) is a public research university in northern Thailand founded in 1964 . It has a strong emphasis on engineering , science , agriculture , and medicine . Its instructional mission includes undergraduate , graduate , professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction . Its main campus lies between Chiang Mai downtown and Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai , Chiang Mai Province . The university was the first institution of higher education in northern Thailand , and the first provincial university in Thailand .",
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"text": "University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( جامعۂ كراچى or KU ) is a public research university located in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan . It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan being established as a federal university in 1951 under the leadership of Oxford trained Dr. ABA Haleem . With a student body of 24,000 full-time students and a campus size spanning over 1200 acres , Karachi University is Pakistan 's largest university with a distinguished reputation for multi-disciplinary research in science and technology , medical research , and social sciences . The university spans over 53 Departments and 19 world-class research institutes operating under nine faculties . There are over 800 academic 's and more than 2500 supporting staff working for the university . In 2009 , the university was named by now defunct THE-QS World University Rankings for the top 500 universities in the world , while it is ranked by QS ranking 's in 2016 as among to the top 250 in Asia and among 701st in the world , the research at the university is ranked as ` high ' . The university has been affiliated with world-renowned and notable scholars have been associated and affiliated with the university as faculty , researchers , or alumni since its establishment . The university is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom .",
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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": "John Marshall High School (Los Angeles) John Marshall High School is a high school located in the Los Feliz district of the City of Los Angeles at 3939 Tracy Street in Los Angeles , California . Marshall , which serves grades 9 through 12 , is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District . Marshall is named after jurist John Marshall , who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States for three decades . Students at Marshall primarily come from Los Feliz , Atwater Village , East Hollywood , northeastern Koreatown , Elysian Valley , and Silver Lake . John Marshall High School offers a good number of Advanced Placement and honors courses on top of the regular curriculum . The variety of AP courses offered makes it possible to take almost every major subject offered in grades 9 -- 12 in the AP system . Entry to these courses in the past has been granted to students with high grades or letters of recommendation from their previous teachers . Many of the students who have taken AP courses move on to campuses of the University of California , with some top students achieving admission to Ivy League universities or other universities in the Top 25 , as ranked by U.S. News & World Report . Within the school , there are many Small Learning Communities , including the School for Environmental Studies , the school 's only California Partnership Academy , the Performing Arts Academy , the Artistic Vision Academy , the STARS Academy , the Renaissance Academy , and the Social Justice Academy . The School also houses a School for Advanced Studies and a Gifted/High Ability Magnet .",
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"text": "Duke Kunshan University Duke Kunshan University is a university organized as a collaboration between Duke University ( located in Durham , North Carolina , United States ) , Wuhan University ( Wuhan , Hubei , China ) , and the city of Kunshan , China . The university has a 200-acre campus in Kunshan . On September 17 , 2013 , the Chinese Ministry of Education granted final approval . First classes started on August 25 , 2014 . Duke Kunshan University currently offers an Undergraduate Global Learning Semester program and Master 's programs in Medical Physics , Global Health , Environmental Policy and Management Studies . The first chancellor of the new university is Liu Jingnan , formerly president of Wuhan University . Mary Brown Bullock , formerly president of Agnes Scott College , is the first executive vice chancellor . Duke first attempted to collaborate with Shanghai Jiao Tong University to build its Kunshan campus in 2010 , but the Chinese university withdrew before reaching an agreement .",
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"text": "Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government , as opposed to private universities . Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country ( or region ) to another , largely depending on the specific education landscape .",
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"text": "Mahamakut Buddhist University Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand . Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for monks , by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his late father King Mongkut . The Thai government granted the university a status of public university in 1997 , integrating MBU into the Thai higher education system . Mahamakut Buddhist University is composed of four academic faculties : Religion and Philosophy Faculty , Humanities Faculty , Social Sciences Faculty , and Education Faculty . In addition , the university also offer a teachers ' training program as well as various academic services to the public . The university began offering master 's degree programs in 1987 . The Ph.D. program of Buddhist Studies was established in 2005 .",
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"text": "Medical University of South Carolina The Medical University of South Carolina ( MUSC ) opened in Charleston , South Carolina in 1824 as a small private college for the training of physicians . It is one of the oldest continually operating schools of medicine in the United States and the oldest in the Deep South . The school 's main building was designed by Charleston architect Albert W. Todd . The school has expanded into a state university with a medical center and six colleges for the education of health professionals , biomedical scientists and other health care personnel . It also operates as a center for research and has a public hospital .",
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"text": "Lehigh University Lehigh University is an American private research university located in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . It was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines . Its undergraduate programs have been coeducational since the 1971 -- 72 academic year . As of 2014 , the university had 4,904 undergraduate students and 2,165 graduate students . Lehigh is considered one of the twenty-four Hidden Ivies in the Northeastern United States . Lehigh has four colleges : the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science , the College of Arts and Sciences , the College of Business and Economics , and the College of Education . The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college today , home to roughly 40 % of the university 's students . The university offers a variety of degrees , including Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Science , Master of Arts , Master of Science , Master of Business Administration , Master of Engineering , Master of Education , and Doctor of Philosophy . Lehigh has produced Pulitzer Prize winners , Fulbright Fellows , members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and of the National Academy of Sciences , and National Medal of Science winners .",
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"text": "List of colleges and universities in West Virginia There are forty-four colleges and universities in the U.S. state of West Virginia that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education . These institutions include one research university , five master 's universities , and fourteen baccalaureate colleges , as well as twenty-one associate 's colleges . In addition , there are three institutions classified as special-focus institutions . West Virginia 's oldest surviving post-secondary institution is Bethany College , founded on March 2 , 1840 by Alexander Campbell . Marshall University and West Liberty University were both established in 1837 , but as private subscription schools . Founded in 1867 , West Virginia University is the state 's largest public institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment , as it had 29,707 students as of spring 2013 . Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is the state 's smallest , with an enrollment of 822 . With an enrollment of 1,549 students , Wheeling Jesuit University is West Virginia 's largest traditional private post-secondary institution , while Valley College -- Princeton is the state 's smallest , with an enrollment of 72 . The American Public University System , a private for-profit , distance education institution based in Charles Town , has the largest enrollment of any post-secondary institution in West Virginia , with 31,331 students . West Virginia has two land-grant universities : West Virginia State University and West Virginia University . West Virginia University is also the state 's sole participant university in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program . In addition , West Virginia has two historically black colleges and universities that are members of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund : Bluefield State College and West Virginia State University . West Virginia has three medical schools : Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine , West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine , and West Virginia University School of Medicine . It has one law school , West Virginia University College of Law , which is accredited by the American Bar Association . The majority ( thirty-three ) of West Virginia 's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ( NCA ) . Most are accredited by multiple agencies , such as the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ( ACEN ) , the American Physical Therapy Association ( APTA ) , the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( CCNE ) , and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education ( NCATE ) .",
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"text": "Minneapolis Minneapolis ( -LSB- mɪniˈæpəlɪs -RSB- ) is the county seat of Hennepin County , and the larger of the Twin Cities , the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States . As of 2015 , Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States with a population of 410,939 . Minneapolis and Saint Paul anchor the second-largest economic center in the Midwest , after Chicago . Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River , just north of the river 's confluence with the Minnesota River , and adjoins Saint Paul , the state 's capital . The city is abundantly rich in water , with thirteen lakes , wetlands , the Mississippi River , creeks and waterfalls , many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway . It was once the world 's flour milling capital and a hub for timber . The city and surrounding region is the primary business center between Chicago and Seattle , with Minneapolis proper containing America 's fifth-highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies . As an integral link to the global economy , Minneapolis is categorized as a global city . Noted for its strong music and performing arts scenes , Minneapolis is home to both the award-winning Guthrie Theater and the historic First Avenue nightclub . Reflecting the region 's status as an epicenter of folk , funk , and alternative rock music , the city served as the launching pad for several of the 20th century 's most influential musicians , including Bob Dylan and Prince . The name Minneapolis is attributed to Charles Hoag , the city 's first schoolteacher , who combined mni , a Dakota Sioux word for water , and polis , the Greek word for city .",
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"text": "Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis) The Stone Arch Bridge is a former railroad bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis , Minnesota . It is the only arched bridge made of stone on the entire length of Mississippi River , and also the second oldest next to Eads Bridge . The bridge was built to connect the railway system to the new Union Depot , which at that time was planned to be built between Hennepin Avenue and Nicollet Avenue . The bridge was completed on 1883 , costing an amazing sum of $ 650,000 during the time ( $ today ) . 117 Portland Avenue is the general address of the historic complex . For a time , the bridge was dubbed `` Hill 's Folly '' until the value of Hill 's new bridge as a passenger rail link became evident . Positioned between the 3rd Avenue Bridge and the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge , the Stone Arch Bridge was built in 1883 by railroad tycoon James J. Hill for his Great Northern Railway , and accessed the former passenger station located about a mile to the west , on the west bank of the river . The structure is now used as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge . It is an Historic Civil Engineering Landmark , and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 as a part of the Saint Anthony Falls Historic District , ( District # 71000438 ) .",
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"text": "History of Springfield, Massachusetts The history of Springfield , Massachusetts ( est. 1636 ) springs in large part from its favorable geography , situated on a steep bluff overlooking the Connecticut River 's confluence with three tributaries . It was an ancient Indian crossroad for two major trade routes : Boston-to-Albany and New York City-to-Montreal . Springfield also sits on some of the northeastern United States ' most fertile soil . Springfield was founded in 1636 as Agawam , the northernmost settlement of the Connecticut Colony . The settlement defected from Connecticut after four years , however , later joining forces with the coastal Massachusetts Bay Colony . The town changed its name to Springfield , and changed the political boundaries among what later became New England States . Springfield flourished as a trading post and agricultural center until 1675 's King Philip 's War , when a coalition of Indians laid siege to Springfield and later burned it to the ground . Its prosperity waned for the next hundred years but , in 1777 , United States Revolutionary War leaders made it a National Armory to store weapons , and in 1795 it began manufacturing muskets . Until 1968 , the Armory made small arms . Its first American muskets ( 1794 ) were followed by the famous Springfield rifle and the revolutionary M1 Garand and M14s . The Springfield Armory attracted generations of skilled laborers to the city , making it the United States ' longtime center for precision manufacturing ( comparable to a Silicon Valley of the Industrial Revolution ) . The Armory 's near-capture during Shays Rebellion of 1787 was among the troubles that prompted the U.S. Constitutional Convention later that year . Innovations in the 19th and 20th centuries include the first American English dictionary ( 1805 , Noah Webster ) , the first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing ( 1819 , Thomas Blanchard ) , the first American horseless car ( 1825 , again Thomas Blanchard ) , vulcanized rubber ( 1844 , Charles Goodyear ) , the first American gasoline-powered car ( 1893 , Duryea Brothers ) , the first American motorcycle company ( 1901 , `` Indian '' ) , an early commercial radio station ( 1921 , WBZ , and most famously , the world 's third-most-popular sport of basketball ( 1891 , Dr. James Naismith ) . Throughout the latter half of the 20th century , Springfield endured a protracted decline , accelerated by the decommission of the Springfield Armory in 1969 . Springfield became increasingly like the declining , second tier Northeastern U.S. cities from which it had long been set apart . During the 1980s and 1990s , Springfield developed a new reputation for crime , political corruption , and cronyism . Seeking to overcome its downgrade , the city undertook several large ( but unfinished ) projects , including a $ 1 billion high-speed rail ( New Haven-Hartford-Springfield high-speed rail ) , a proposed $ 1 billion MGM Casino , and others .",
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"text": "Illinois Illinois ( -LSB- ɪlᵻˈnɔɪ -RSB- ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 6th-most populous state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area , and is noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word `` Illinois '' comes from a French rendering of a native Algonquin word . With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway . For decades , O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . Although today the state 's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state , the state 's European population grew first in the west , with French Canadian colonists who settled along the Mississippi River in the 17th and 18th century , and gave the area the name , `` Pays des Illinois '' or Illinois Country a region that was known as part of New France . After the American Revolutionary War established the United States , American settlers began arriving crossing the Appalachians barrier range in the 1810s via the gaps of the Allegheny to boat building centers in Pittsburgh , from Cumberland , Maryland via the Cumberland Narrows pass to outfit in Brownsville , Pennsylvania , from North Carolina and Virginia via the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky and Tennessee , all on the Ohio River . With the War of 1812 , the growth of Illinois slowed as both Native Americans and Canadian forces often raided the American Frontier . After the war 's end , the federal government re-established forts such as Fort Dearborn ( in 1816 -- now the site is within Chicago ) and army patrols west of the Mississippi diminished the threat from Amerindian raids , so settlers were able to move into all of Illinois from the eastern and southern emigrant trails . Mineral finds and timber stands also had spurred immigration -- by the 1810s , the Eastern U.S. had exhausted most timber stands close to the established cities creating a hard felt first energy crisis by the late-1790s , and after 1818 , the industrial revolution was being fueled by new canals such as the Lehigh Canal feeding the furnaces of the rapidly industrializing east coast . Also in 1818 , Illinois achieved statehood and its growth , as yet untroubled by the speed of as yet unrefined railway technology , would be fueled by the new religion of industrialized forward thinking . After construction of the Erie Canal with increasing traffic and trade through the Great Lakes , Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River , at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan . John Deere 's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois ' rich prairie into some of the world 's most productive and valuable farmlands , attracting new immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden . Railroads arose and matured in the 1840s , and soon carried immigrants to new homes in Illinois , as well as being a resource to ship their commodity crops out to markets . Railroads freed most of the land of Illinois and other mid-western states from the tyranny of water transport ; no longer was a location near a river or canal a need to ship bulk goods . By 1900 , the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted a new group of immigrants , from Eastern and Southern Europe . Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars . The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in Chicago , who created the city 's famous jazz and blues cultures . Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois : Abraham Lincoln , Ulysses S. Grant , and most recently Barack Obama . Additionally , Ronald Reagan , whose political career was based in California , was the only U.S. president born and raised in Illinois . Today , Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state nickname `` The Land of Lincoln , '' which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954 . The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is located in the state capital of Springfield , and the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be completed in Chicago by 2020 .",
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"text": "Imperial Sugar Imperial Sugar is a major U.S. sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land , Texas , with sugar refinery operations in California , Georgia , and Louisiana . The company was established in 1843 and has undergone ownership changes multiple times . The current name , Imperial Sugar Company , was established after a change in ownership in 1907 . The company went through major expansion through acquisitions beginning in 1988 , but filed for bankruptcy in 2001 , emerging in the same year and embarking on a downsizing strategy . , the company was in the process of being purchased once more and converted from a public to a private company by Louis Dreyfus Group of the Netherlands .",
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"text": "Alexander Ramsey House The Alexander Ramsey House is a historic house museum in Saint Paul , Minnesota , United States ; the former residence of Alexander Ramsey , who served as the first governor of Minnesota Territory and the second governor of the state of Minnesota . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 . It is also a contributing property to the Irvine Park Historic District . It is located at 265 Exchange St. S. in the Irvine Park area , which was one of the first trendy neighborhoods in Minnesota . Designed by noted early Minnesota architect Monroe Sheire , the house is one of the nation 's best-preserved Victorian homes , featuring carved walnut woodwork , marble fireplaces , crystal chandeliers and many original furnishings . The Ramsey family began building the house in 1868 , including innovations like hot water radiators , gas lights and hot and cold running water , and when it was completed in 1872 , the total cost of construction was nearly $ 41,000 . To furnish the house , Ramsey 's wife Anna filled two boxcars with fashionable and expensive Renaissance-revival furniture from the A.T. Stewart Company Store in New York to bring home to Minnesota . The Ramseys ' daughter Marion married Charles Furness in a lavish wedding in the parlor in 1875 . The 15-room house remained in the Ramsey family until the death of Alexander Ramsey 's last surviving granddaughter Anita in 1964 . The house and its contents were left to the Minnesota Historical Society , which now operates it as a museum with tours offered year-round . They offer special programs such as `` A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House '' in which the house is decorated for the holidays and visitors can discover how the Ramseys would have prepared for and celebrated Christmas . Tours show the dining table set with the family 's china and crystal , with a Christmas tree decorated with the family 's own ornaments .",
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"text": "South Dakota South Dakota ( -LSB- saʊθ_dəˈkoʊtə -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- ˌsɑʊθ dəˈko̞ɾə -RSB- -RSB- ) is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States . It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes , who compose a significant portion of the population and historically dominated the entire territory . South Dakota is the 17th most expansive , but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Once the southern portion of the Dakota Territory , South Dakota became a state on November 2 , 1889 , simultaneously with North Dakota . Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls , with a population of about 171,000 , is South Dakota 's largest city . South Dakota is bordered by the states of North Dakota ( on the north ) , Minnesota ( to the east ) , Iowa ( to the southeast ) , Nebraska ( on the south ) , Wyoming ( on the west ) , and Montana ( to the northwest ) . The state is bisected by the Missouri River , dividing South Dakota into two geographically and socially distinct halves , known to residents as `` East River '' and `` West River '' . Eastern South Dakota is home to most of the state 's population , and fertile soil in this area is used to grow a variety of crops . West of the Missouri , ranching is the predominant agricultural activity , and the economy is more dependent on tourism and defense spending . Most of the Native American reservations are located in West River . The Black Hills , a group of low pine-covered mountains sacred to the Sioux , are located in the southwest part of the state . Mount Rushmore , a major tourist destination , is located there . South Dakota experiences a temperate continental climate , with four distinct seasons and precipitation ranging from moderate in the east to semi-arid in the west . The ecology of the state features species typical of a North American grassland biome . Humans have inhabited the area for several millennia , with the Sioux becoming dominant by the early 19th century . In the late 19th century , European-American settlement intensified after a gold rush in the Black Hills and the construction of railroads from the east . Encroaching miners and settlers triggered a number of Indian wars , ending with the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 . Key events in the 20th century included the Dust Bowl and Great Depression , increased federal spending during the 1940s and 50s for agriculture and defense , and an industrialization of agriculture that has much reduced family farming . While several Democratic senators have represented South Dakota for multiple terms at the federal level , the state government is largely controlled by the Republican Party , whose nominees have carried South Dakota in each of the last 13 presidential elections . Historically dominated by an agricultural economy and a rural lifestyle , South Dakota has recently sought to diversify its economy in areas to attract and retain residents . South Dakota 's history and rural character still strongly influence the culture of the state .",
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"text": "Mexico City Mexico City , or the City of Mexico ( Ciudad de México , -LSB- sjuˈða ðe ˈmexiko -RSB- ; abbreviated as `` CDMX '' ) , is the capital and most populous city of Mexico . As an `` alpha '' global city , Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas . It is located in the Valley of Mexico ( Valle de México ) , a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico , at an altitude of 2240 m . The city consists of sixteen municipalities ( previously called boroughs ) . The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people , with a land area of 1485 km2 . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments , the Greater Mexico City population is 21.2 million people , making it the second-largest metropolitan area of the western hemisphere , behind New York City , the tenth-largest agglomeration , and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world . The Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product ( GDP ) of US$ 411 billion in 2011 , making Mexico City urban agglomeration one of the economically largest metropolitan areas in the world . The city was responsible for generating 15.8 % of Mexico 's Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22 % of total national GDP . As a stand-alone country , in 2013 , Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America -- five times as large as Costa Rica 's and about the same size as Peru 's . Mexico 's capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Amerindians ( Native Americans ) , the other being Quito . The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan , which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan , and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards . In 1524 , the municipality of Mexico City was established , known as México Tenochtitlán , and as of 1585 it was officially known as Ciudad de México ( Mexico City ) . Mexico City served as the political , administrative and financial center of a major part of the Spanish colonial empire . After independence from Spain was achieved , the federal district was created in 1824 . After years of demanding greater political autonomy , residents were given the right to directly elect a Head of Government and the representatives of the unicameral Legislative Assembly by popular vote in 1997 . Ever since , the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) has controlled both of them . In recent years , the local government has passed a wave of liberal policies , such as abortion on request , a limited form of euthanasia , no-fault divorce , and same-sex marriage . On January 29 , 2016 , it ceased to be called the Federal District ( Spanish : Distrito Federal or D.F. ) and is now in transition to become the country 's 32nd federal entity , giving it a level of autonomy comparable to that of a state . Because of a clause in the Mexican Constitution , however , as the seat of the powers of the federation , it can never become a state , lest the capital of the country be relocated elsewhere .",
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"text": "São Paulo (state) São Paulo ( -LSB- sɐ̃w ˈpawlu -RSB- ) is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus . As the richest Brazilian state and a major industrial complex , often dubbed the `` locomotive of Brazil '' , the state alone is responsible for 33.9 % of the Brazilian GDP . São Paulo also has the second highest Human Development Index ( HDI ) and GDP per capita , the fourth lowest infant mortality rate and the third lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil . São Paulo alone is richer than Argentina , Uruguay , Paraguay and Bolivia combined . If São Paulo were an independent country , its nominal GDP would be ranked among the top 20 in the world ( 2010 estimate ) . The economy of São Paulo State is the most developed in Brazil With more than 45 million inhabitants in 2014 , São Paulo is the most populous Brazilian state , the most populous national subdivision in the Americas , and the third most populous political unit of South America , surpassed only by the rest of the Brazilian Federation and Colombia . The local population is one of the most diverse in the country and descended mostly from Italians , who began immigrating to the country in the late 19th century ; of the Portuguese , who colonized Brazil and installed the first European settlements in the region ; indigenous peoples , a large number of distinct ethnic groups ; Africans , who were brought from Africa as slaves in the colonial era and migrants from other regions of the country . In addition , Arabs , Germans , Spanish , Japanese and Chinese also are present in the ethnic composition of the local population . The area that today corresponds to the state territory was already inhabited by indigenous peoples from approximately 12,000 B.C. . In the early 16th century , the coast of the region was visited by Portuguese and Spanish explorers and navigators . In 1532 Martim Afonso de Sousa would establish the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas -- the village of São Vicente , in the Baixada Santista . In the 17th century , the paulistas bandeirantes intensified the exploration of the interior of the colony , which eventually expanded the territorial domain of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire in South America . In the 18th century , after the establishment of the Province of São Paulo , the region began to gain political weight . After independence in 1820 , São Paulo began to become a major agricultural producer ( mainly coffee ) in the newly constituted Empire of Brazil , which ultimately created a rich regional rural oligarchy , which would switch on the command of the Brazilian government with Minas Gerais 's elites during the early republican periodin the 1880s . Under the Vargas Era , the state was one of the first to initiate a process of industrialization and its population became one of the most urban of the federation . The city of São Paulo , the homonymous state capital , is ranked as the world 's 12th largest city and its metropolitan area , with 20 million inhabitants , is the 9th largest in the world and second in the Americas , after Greater Mexico City . Regions near the city of São Paulo are also metropolitan areas , such as Campinas , Santos , Sorocaba and São José dos Campos . The total population of these areas coupled with the state capital -- the so-called `` Expanded Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo '' -- exceeds 30 million inhabitants , i.e. approximately 75 percent of the population of São Paulo statewide , the first macro-metropolis in the southern hemisphere , joining 65 municipalities that together are home to 12 percent of the Brazilian population .",
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"text": "Mary Millicent Miller Mary Millicent Miller ( 1846 -- October 30 , 1894 ) was the first American woman to acquire a steamboat master 's license . Miller was born in 1846 in Louisville , Kentucky to Andrew Garretson , a steamboat engineer . She became the wife of widower George Miller of the Portland area of Louisville , and bore him four children . She also became the mother of the three George Miller already had . Competitors of George Miller 's in the New Orleans shipping market tried to put him in legal trouble by alleging to the Steamboat Inspection Service ( SIS ) that George was acting as both pilot and master of his steamboat , a criminal offense . In response , George told the SIS that while he was the pilot , Mary was the one acting as master . This did nothing to quell George 's competitors , so in November 1883 the SIS in Washington , D.C. began to decide if it was `` proper '' for a woman to serve as a master on a steamboat . When it came to the attention of the reigning United States Secretary of the Treasury , Charles J. Folger , he asked `` has Mrs. Miller a living husband ? '' Despite protestations from George L. Norton about the improprieties of the situation , who served in New Orleans as supervising inspector of the SIS Tenth District , Folger proclaimed that she should be allowed a master 's license if she could do the expected work of a master with no allowance for her sex . Miller took the tests required for a master 's license , and took the required oath on February 16 , 1884 . That same day , Harper 's Weekly ran a cartoon entitled , `` By All Means Commission The Ladies , '' and her picture appeared in the same publication on March 8 , 1884 . From then on she was the captain of their ship , the Saline . Respected steamboat masters publicly proclaimed her great skill in the New Orleans newspapers , while her accomplishment allowed for other females to become steamboat pilots and masters . The rivers she sailed include the Mississippi River , Ohio River , Ouachita River and Red River . By the 1890s , the railroads made the steamboat business less profitable , causing George Miller to seek retirement in 1891 . Making one last trip to New Orleans from Portland , the Millers took their sailboat Swan to spend the winter touring the jetties of the Mississippi River 's mouth , and dredge for oysters . Mary became ill from the trip , and the Swan had to be towed back to Portland . Mary would eventually die in 1894 . She was buried in Portland Cemetery . Mary Miller was twice recognize in the 1990s for her pioneering effort . The American Merchant Marine Hall of Fame inducted her in 1993 . In 1995 she was recognized by the National Rivers Hall of Fame . The Portland Museum keeps a permanent exhibit about her .",
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"text": "Midtown, Minneapolis Midtown is a loosely defined region in south Minneapolis , Minnesota . There are no hard-set boundaries to the midtown area , but it is generally agreed to include the area in the vicinity of Lake Street between Interstate 35W and Hiawatha Avenue . Lake Street is the border between the Phillips and Powderhorn communities of Minneapolis . Lake Street/Midtown LRT Station , with service on the METRO Blue Line , is located on the eastern edge of the area . The midtown area was historically known as being somewhat of a run-down area . However , in the past decade or two , there has been a large revitalization effort along Lake Street , driven largely by an insurgence of new Latino and Northeast African businesses . Near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Lake Street is the Midtown Exchange building , which was a Sears department store and mail-order catalog facility until the company closed it in 1994 . After sitting vacant for a decade , the building was fully redeveloped . It features office space , residential units , and the Midtown Global Market , a large marketplace featuring an ethnically diverse variety of restaurants , grocers , and retailers . Other indoor markets that have opened in the midtown area include the Mercado Central ( at Bloomington Ave and Lake St ) , which houses numerous Latino businesses , and the Lake Plaza ( at 3rd Ave and Lake St ) , which houses Somali and Latino businesses . As of January 2009 , a new market has opened in the former True Value Hardware site at the Hi-Lake Shopping Center ( 21st Ave and Lake St ) , housing Somali businesses . At 22nd Ave and Lake Street ( in the parking lot of Anishinabe Academy School ) the Midtown Farmers ' Market operates on Tuesdays and Saturdays from late spring to early autumn . Many places and groups use the `` midtown '' descriptor in their names . Examples include : The Midtown Greenway , a major bicycling and walking trail paralleling Lake Street The Midtown Exchange and the Midtown Global Market The Midtown Freewheel Bike Center , a bike shop on the Midtown Greenway The Midtown YWCA ( Lake Street and 22nd Ave ) The Lake Street/Midtown light rail station on the METRO Blue Line The Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel The Midtown Church Project , a church plant utilizing principles of self-organization and community development",
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"text": "Sugar Bush Lake Sugar Bush Lake is a lake in Mahnomen County , in the U.S. state of Minnesota . Sugar Bush Lake was named for the sugar maple trees near the lake .",
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"text": "Glucose Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6 . Glucose circulates in the blood of animals as blood sugar . It is made during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide , using energy from sunlight . It is the most important source of energy for cellular respiration . Glucose is stored as a polymer , in plants as starch and in animals as glycogen . With 6 carbon atoms , it is classed as a hexose , a subcategory of the monosaccharides . D-Glucose is one of the 16 aldohexose stereoisomers . The D-isomer , D-glucose , also known as dextrose , occurs widely in nature , but the L-isomer , L-glucose , does not . Glucose can be obtained by hydrolysis of carbohydrates such as milk sugar , cane sugar , maltose , cellulose , glycogen , etc. . It is commonly commercially manufactured from cornstarch by hydrolysis via pressurized steaming at controlled pH in a jet followed by further enzymatic depolymerization . In 1747 , Andreas Marggraf was the first to isolate glucose . Glucose is on the World Health Organization 's List of Essential Medicines , the most important medications needed in a basic health system . The name glucose derives through the French from the Greek γλυκός , which means `` sweet , '' in reference to must , the sweet , first press of grapes in the making of wine . The suffix '' - ose '' is a chemical classifier , denoting a carbohydrate .",
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"text": "Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka -LSB- ˌmɪnᵻˈtɒŋkə -RSB- is a suburban city in Hennepin County , Minnesota , United States , eight miles ( 13 km ) west of Minneapolis . The population was 49,734 at the 2010 census . The name comes from the Dakota Indian mni tanka , meaning `` great water '' . The city is the home of Cargill , the country 's largest privately owned company , and United Healthcare , the state 's largest publicly owned company .",
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"text": "Neighborhoods in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul , Minnesota is noted for its neighborhoods . The city has been called `` fifteen small towns with one mayor '' , owing to the neighborhood-based life of much of the city . Saint Paul is partially governed by not 15 but 17 City Districts . On Saint Paul 's largely blue-collar East Side alone there are more than two dozen well-known , historically significant neighborhoods within four City Districts . District 4 , for example , has three historic neighborhoods : Dayton 's Bluff , Swede Hollow , and Mounds Park . The most populous districts , 2 and 5 , have more than a dozen neighborhoods between them . While Saint Paul has long been recognized for its citizen activism , some neighborhoods receive more individual planning attention than others , because tax funds are doled out to annually elected volunteer neighborhood boards based on City District boundaries , not neighborhood boundaries . These boards are called District Councils . The District Council system was established in 1975 to encourage grass-roots involvement . The Councils were also created to help spend federal funds through the recently created Community Development Block Grants . The District Councils share $ 1.2 million from the city of Saint Paul . In 2015 , community participation funds given to the District Councils ranged from $ 51,873 to $ 109,475 . The councils also have other revenue streams , such as grants and donations . Most councils have significant power on land-use issues . Besides providing advisory recommendations to city officials on development issues , district councils also identify neighborhood needs , initiate community programs and recruit and nurture neighborhood leaders and volunteers .",
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"text": "Urban beekeeping Urban beekeeping is the practice of keeping bee colonies in urban areas . It may also be referred to as hobby beekeeping or backyard beekeeping . Bees from city apiaries are said to be `` healthier and more productive than their country cousins '' . Their presence also provides cities with environmental and economic benefits . Most cities in North America at one time prohibited the keeping of bees , but in recent years beekeepers have had success in overturning bee bans . Bees pollinate a wide variety of plants , and the honey they produce is often sold to local restaurants and in local shops . Many urban areas now regulate beekeeping , and while registering beehives is often mandatory , a high proportion of urban beekeepers fail to inform the city . The popularity of urban beekeeping was growing rapidly c. 2012 perhaps due to its inclusion in the local food movement . Between 1999 and 2012 , London saw a 220 % increase in beekeepers . The number of urban beehives varies greatly from city to city , and official counts may be inaccurate as hives are often not registered . As cities have limited greenspaces , the increasing popularity of the hobby may lead to lower honey yields as has been reported in London and New York City . According to a 2015 research study , urban environments favor viability and transmission of some disease agents that affect honey bees and may be a contributing factor to their diseases . Besides upset urbanites complaining of numerous painful stings , another problem created by a surfeit of bees is swarming , when a queen leaves an overcrowded colony with a retinue of workers to start her own .",
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"text": "William D. Washburn William Drew `` W.D. '' Washburn , Sr. ( January 14 , 1831 -- July 29 , 1912 ) was an American politician . He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota . Three of his seven brothers became politicians : Elihu B. Washburne , Cadwallader C. Washburn , and Israel Washburn , Jr. . He was also cousin of Dorilus Morrison , the first mayor of Minneapolis . He served in the 46th , 47th , 48th , 51st , 52nd , and 53rd congresses . Washburn was born in Livermore , Maine . A graduate of Bowdoin College , he first studied law in the office of John A. Peters in Bangor , Maine before moving to Minneapolis , Minnesota around 1857 . There he practiced law , and worked for the Minneapolis Milling Company ( founded by his brother Cadwallader ) . His business ventures in lumber and flour milling allowed him to amass a large fortune , and by the 1880s , he was among the wealthiest men in Minnesota . Washburn served as the first president from 1883 to 1889 of what was to become Soo Line Railroad . He also founded the Pillsbury-Washburn Milling Company , which later became the Pillsbury Company , and was eventually absorbed by his brother 's firm , General Mills . Washburn built a mansion known as `` Fair Oaks '' in 1883 . It was designed by E. Townsend Mix , who also designed Minneapolis 's Metropolitan Building , and the outdoor landscape was laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted . The grounds included an artificial stream leading to a pond , a rustic footbridge , a greenhouse , and a carriage house . The home was demolished in 1924 to make way for a park , although the region is now part of the Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District , which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 . Washburn served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1871 . He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1878 and served from March 4 , 1879 to March 3 , 1885 . He was elected to the Senate in 1888 and served from March 4 , 1889 to March 4 , 1895 . Washburn was a founder of the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis in 1859 . A major benefactor , he served as a trustee and President for much of his remaining life . He died in Minneapolis in 1912 . His grandson C. Langhorne Washburn was to be active in the Republican Party from the 1950s through the 1970s . William Washburn 's son , Cadwallader Lincoln Washburn , was born in 1866 . Cad became deaf as a child . His talent as an artist was noticed at an early age . Cad eventually became a noted artist and news correspondent who pioneered many new painting techniques in the west . The arts center at his alma mater , Gallaudet University , is named for Cad Washburn . Another son William Drew Washburn , Jr. also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives .",
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"text": "Maple sugar Maple sugar is a traditional sweetener in Canada and the northeastern United States , prepared from the sap of the maple tree .",
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"text": "Henry Adoniram Swift Henry Adoniram Swift ( March 23 , 1823February 25 , 1869 ) was an American politician who was the third Governor of Minnesota . He served as Governor from July 10 , 1863 to January 11 , 1864 after serving as the third Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota when Governor Alexander Ramsey resigned to enter the United States Congress . Prior to that he had served in the Minnesota Senate . Swift was a Republican . Described by peers as gentle , self-effacing , and ambivalent toward politics , Henry Swift was Minnesota 's third governor for less than a year , completing the second term of Alexander Ramsey , who had been elected United States Senator . With little time or apparent inclination to effect major change , this un-elected governor concentrated on assuring the welfare of Civil War veterans . After graduation with honors from Western Reserve College in his native Ohio , Swift tutored the children of a slave owner in Mississippi , an experience that reinforced his commitment to abolition . He returned to Ohio , earned a law degree , and began a career in business and government service . He and his family journeyed to Minnesota in 1853 , settling first in St. Paul then St. Peter . With his partners in the St. Peter Land Company , he campaigned , unsuccessfully , to relocate the state capital in their burgeoning Minnesota River town . Swift left his commercial enterprises in 1861 for the state senate seat that propelled him into the governorship . Later he served two more terms in the senate and was a reluctant candidate for the U.S. Senate . `` I shall be ten times happier with my family in St. Peter than as Senator at Washington , '' he declared characteristically upon learning he had lost the Republican senatorial nomination in 1865 . Four years later , he succumbed to typhoid fever at age 45 . Swift County , Minnesota was named after him in 1870 .",
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"text": "Paulistas Paulistas are the inhabitants of the state of São Paulo , Brazil , and of its antecessor the Capitaincy of São Vicente , whose capital early shifted from the village of São Vicente to the one of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga . The early population of São Paulo consisted mainly of indigenous Amerindian with few Portuguese settlers . The Portuguese settlements were small . As the Bandeirantes gained power and the vice-kingdom of Brazil developed , the Portuguese element predominated in the population , the Indians being either absorbed or killed . But the province of São Paulo , enlarged by the Bandeiras to include Mato Grosso , Goiás , Paraná and Santa Catarina , remained undeveloped , having neither the gold of Minas Gerais nor the sugar cane of Pernambuco . As a consequence , it did not receive the same influx of black slaves during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more prosperous provinces of Brazil . Nevertheless , the number of black slaves increased substantially in São Paulo during the Brazilian Empire , as the slave traffic reached its peak during the first half of the 19th century . After the abolition of the international slave trade in 1850 , many more slaves were transferred from declining regions of Brazil ( such as the Northeast ) to work in coffee plantations . The economic development of São Paulo only really took off with the founding of coffee plantations in the nineteenth century . Those coffee plantations were manned , from the beginning , by slaves , and remained so during most of the 19th century . Not even the abolition of the transatlantic trade changed this , with the coffee barons resorting to the import of slaves from the Northeastern and Southern regions . Both the coffee planters and the Brazilian government , however , were aware that the abolition of slavery could be postponed but not avoided at all ; as a result , a few experiments in immigration were tried during this period , and some ideas were discussed , including the immigration of Chinese workers . Only in the 1880s , however , did immigration start in earnest . From then on , immigration was the solution adopted to what was seen as a labour shortage , and Italian and Spanish immigrants made the bulk of the workers brought to coffee plantations ; the reasons why ex-slaves were not employed , or were only marginally employed , are unclear and subject to debate . Much is made of a supposed `` whitening '' ideology , or even `` program '' , but the cold fact is that , when faced with the impossibility of obtaining European manpower , the coffee barons had no qualms about resorting to Japanese immigrants . A curious fact from this period was the immigration of US Southerners moving from a country where slavery had been abolished to one where it still existed . Of course , those were not manual workers and did n't come to work in coffee plantations . The wealth produced by coffee culture eventually sparked urbanisation and industrialisation ; the growing urban environment attracted even more immigrants , especially Armenians and other Europeans , Syrians and Lebanese . Later , as the foreign immigration declined , a strong chain of internal migration from the Brazilian Northeast developed .",
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"text": "Midwest Federal Savings & Loan Midwest Federal Savings and Loan was an American bank headquartered in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Starting in the mid-1960s , its headquarters were located at 801 Nicollet Mall in what is now called McGladrey Plaza . Midwest Federal was in business for ninety-nine years until its failure in 1989 . Its collapse was due mostly to bad real estate loans . On April 22 , 1991 the St. Paul Pioneer Press called the bank 's failure the `` largest financial disaster in Minnesota history '' and was part of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s . Midwest Federal had assets of $ 3.5 billion , was liquidated by the Government at a cost of $ 1 billion to taxpayers . Midwest was $ 1 billion in debt when it was seized by regulators in February 1989 . The former chairman , Harold W. Greenwood Jr. , Donald J. Snede , Charlotte E. Masica , and Robert A. Mampel were indicted on Federal fraud and conspiracy charges involving financial losses at the failed institution . After its collapse , Midwest Savings was eventually placed under the `` conservatorship '' of the Resolution Trust Corporation ( RTC ) until its deposits were sold to various parties . The largest share of Midwest 's deposits - $ 638 million - went to Minneapolis banker Carl Pohlad , whose Marquette Bank Minneapolis bought the deposits of eight branches for US$ 3.2 million .",
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"text": "Timber (Pitbull song) `` Timber '' is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American recording artist Kesha . The song was released on October 7 , 2013 , as the lead single from Pitbull 's extended play ( EP ) Meltdown . The song was produced by Dr. Luke , Cirkut , and Sermstyle , with additional production by Nick Seeley . The song interpolates Lee Oskar 's 1978 single `` San Francisco Bay '' and features harmonica player Paul Harrington , who plays through the entire song and was told to emulate Oskar . The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks and also topped the charts in many other countries , including Canada ( where it stood at No. 1 for eight consecutive weeks ) , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands , and the United Kingdom . According to the IFPI , the song sold 12.6 million units worldwide in 2014 , including single-track downloads and track-equivalent streams , becoming the sixth best-selling song of that year .",
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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": "The Notion Club Papers The Notion Club Papers is the title of an abandoned novel by J. R. R. Tolkien , written during 1945 and published posthumously in Sauron Defeated , the 9th volume of The History of Middle-earth . It is a space/time/dream travel story , written at the same time as The Lord of the Rings was being developed . The story itself revolves around the meetings of an Oxford arts discussion group called the Notion Club , a fictionalization of ( and a play on words on the name of ) Tolkien 's own such club , The Inklings . During these meetings , Alwin Arundel Lowdham discusses his lucid dreams about Númenor ; through these dreams , he `` discovers '' much about the Númenor story and the languages of Middle-earth ( notably Quenya , Sindarin , and Adûnaic -- the last being the sole source of most of the material on Adûnaic ) . While not finished , at the end of the given story it becomes clear Lowdham himself is a reincarnation of sorts of Elendil . ( Alwin is a modernization of the name Ælfwine , Old English for Elf-friend , or Elendil in Quenya . ) Other members of the Club also mention their vivid dreams of other times and places . Tolkien not only created fictional meetings for these papers but also created a fictional history for the manuscript of the papers . According to the papers , the meetings occurred in the 1980s ; they even mention events that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s . About one-quarter of the papers were found among sacks of waste paper in 2012 at Oxford by a Mr. Green . Mr. Green published a first edition containing excerpts from these papers , indicating that they were written during the 1980s by one of the participants . Two scholars read the first edition , asked to examine the manuscripts , and then submitted a full report . The `` Notes to the Second Edition '' mentions the contradictory evidence in dating the manuscripts , and an alternative date is presented : they may have been written in the 1940s . These papers , which make a number of comments on Lewis ' Space Trilogy , are similar to C. S. Lewis ' commentary to Tolkien 's poem The Lay of Leithian , in which Lewis created a fictional history of scholarship of the poem and even referred to other manuscript tradition to recommend changes to the poem . The Notion Club Papers may be seen as an attempt to re-write The Lost Road , published and discussed in The Lost Road and Other Writings , as being another attempt to tie the Númenórean legend in with a more modern tale . There is , however , no direct connection between the modern settings of the two stories within the fictional frame . Jane Stanford links The Notion Club Papers to The Johnson Club Papers in her biography of John O'Connor Power , That Irishman . The two books have a similar title page . The Johnson Club was a ` Public House School ' and met in taverns like the Inklings . The purpose was ` Fellowship and free Exchange of Mind . ' The two clubs presented papers ` which were read before the members and discussed ' . Samuel Johnson , like Tolkien , had a strong connection with Pembroke College , Oxford . Stanley Unwin , Tolkien 's publisher , was a nephew of Fisher Unwin , the founding member of The Johnson Club . According to Christopher Tolkien , had his father continued The Notion Club Papers , he would have linked the real world of Alwin Lowdham with his eponymous ancestor Ælfwine of England ( who compiled the Lost Tales ) and with Atlantis . One of the members of the Notion Club , one Michael George Ramer , combines lucid dreams with time-travel and experiences the tsunami that sank Númenor . He ca n't tell if its history , or fantasy , or something in between . The Notion Club Papers mentions a great storm occurring during 1987 in England , on 12 June . This can be seen as an odd coincidence , since the actual Great Storm of 1987 occurred in October of that year .",
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"text": "Bob Timberlake (artist) Bob Timberlake ( born January 22 , 1937 ) is an American realist artist primarily known for his watercolor paintings as well as for designing and licensing lines of home furnishings , clothing and various other products . He began his career as an artist in 1970 and began his home furnishings line in 1990 . He founded Linwood Furniture , LLC in 2006 . In the fall of 2004 , the Manor House Estate House at the Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock was renamed the Bob Timberlake Inn at Chetola Resort . His primary studio was created from a historic barn built in 1809 and moved to its current location in 1986 .",
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"text": "Pulpwood Pulpwood refers to timber with the principal use of making wood pulp for paper production .",
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"text": "Illegal logging Illegal logging is the harvest , transportation , purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws . The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal , including using corrupt means to gain access to forests ; extraction without permission , or from a protected area ; the cutting down of protected species ; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits ( see Box 1 ) . Illegality may also occur during transport , such as illegal processing and export ; fraudulent declaration to customs ; the avoidance of taxes and other charges , and fraudulent certification .",
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"text": "Oldfieldia africana Oldfieldia africana , also known as the African oak , is a large tree which can grow to 36 metres or more in height . It is to be found across West Africa in such countries as Ivory Coast , Liberia , Sierra Leone , Gabon , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Congo Republic . Numbers have decreased as its timber is very heavy and hard , comparable to teak . John MacCormac an Irish businessman who settled on the banks of the Rokel River , Sierra Leone for example , established the local timber trade in 1816 , and for a while enjoyed a substantial income from it .",
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"text": "Green World Green World is a literary concept defined by critic Northrop Frye in The Anatomy of Criticism . In some comedies by William Shakespeare , the main characters escape the order of a city for a forested and wild setting adjacent to the city . This natural environment is often described as a green world . It is in this more loosely structured , fantastic environment that issues surrounding social order , romantic relationships , and inter-generational strife , which are a prominent part of the `` city world '' , become resolved , facilitating a return to the normal order . Recent literary critics drawn to ecocriticism have occasionally found the concept valuable to their work as well .",
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"text": "Bressummer A bressummer , breastsummer , summer beam ( somier , sommier , sommer , somer , cross-somer , summer , summier , summer-tree , or dorman , dormant tree ) are load bearing beams in a timber framed building . The word summer derived from sumpter or French sommier , `` a pack horse `` , meaning `` bearing great burden or weight `` . `` To support a superincumbent wall '' , `` any beast of burden '' , and in this way is similar to a wall plate . The use and definition of these terms vary but generally a bressummer is a jetty sill and a summer is an interior beam supporting ceiling joists , see below : ( U. K. ) In the outward part of the building , and the middle floors ( not in the garrets or ground floors ) into which the girders are framed . In the inner parts of a building , such beams are called `` summers '' . It is part of the timber frame construction in the over-hanging upper story in jettying . ( U. K. ) `` Horizontal beam over a fireplace opening ( alternatively lintel , mantel beam ) , or set forward from the lower part of a building to support a jettied wall , a jetty bressummer '' . ( U. K. ) '' ... usually the sill of the upper wall above a jetty ; otherwise any beam spanning an opening and supporting a wall above . '' also called a `` jetty sill '' . ( U. K. ) Breastsummer is a beam in a wall which carries the load over a large opening derived from breast being in the front , mid-level and summer : `` A horizontal , bearing beam in a building ; spec . the main beam supporting the girders or joists of a floor ... '' . `` a main piece of timber that supports a building , an architrave between two pillars `` `` Breast-Summer , an architectural term for a beam employed like a lintel to support the front of a building , is a corruption of bressumer ... '' ( U.S.A. ) `` Summer beam : A large timber spanning a room and supporting smaller floor joists on both sides . '' ( U.S.A. ) `` Summer beam . Heavy main horizontal beam , anchored in gable foundation walls , that supports forebay beams and barn frame above . ''",
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"text": "Timberland (board game) Timberland is a German-style woodland management board game by Klaus Teuber , which came 9th in the Deutscher Spiele Preis . References : Category : Board games introduced in 1989 Category : Klaus Teuber games Category : Children 's board games",
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"text": "Hoppus The hoppus cubic foot ( or ` hoppus cube ' or ` h cu ft ' ) was the standard volume measurement used for timber in the British Empire and countries in the British sphere of influence before the introduction of metric units . It is still used in the hardwood trade of some countries . This volume measurement was developed to estimate what volume of a round log would be usable timber after processing , in effect attempting to ` square ' the log and allow for waste . The hoppus ton ( HT ) was also a traditionally used unit of volume in British forestry . One hoppus ton is equal to 50 hoppus feet or 1.8027 cubic metres . Some shipments of tropical hardwoods , especially shipments of teak from Myanmar ( Burma ) , are still stated in hoppus tons .",
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"text": "Lymexylidae The Lymexylidae ( historically often spelled Lymexylonidae ) , also known as ship-timber beetles , are a family of wood-boring beetles . Lymexylidae belong to the suborder Polyphaga and are the sole member of the superfamily Lymexyloidea .",
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"text": "Post (structural) A post is a main vertical or leaning support in a structure similar to a column or pillar but the term post generally refers to a timber but may be metal or stone . A stud in wooden or metal building construction is similar but lighter duty than a post and a strut may be similar to a stud or act as a brace . In the U.K. a strut may be very similar to a post but not carry a beam . In wood construction posts normally land on a sill , but in rare types of buildings the post may continue through to the foundation called an interrupted sill or into the ground called earthfast , post in ground , or posthole construction . A post is also a fundamental element in a fence . The terms `` jack '' and `` cripple '' are used with shortened studs and rafters but not posts , except in the specialized vocabulary of shoring .",
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"text": "Drawing-in frame A Drawing-in frame was a piece of equipment used in the cotton industry . It was the drawers-in job to thread each of ends on a new beam through the correct healds , and then though the reed . On a Lancashire loom weaving grey cloth this was a simple but time consuming task , but for a complex pattern on a Jacquard tapestry loom , great care was needed . To do this , the new beam was mounted on the back of a drawing-in frame , the healds were held next in a vertical position , and in front the reed would be clamped . This job was done by a reacher-in and a loomer . The reacher-in , who would be young and usually a boy , passed each end in order to the loomer who threaded it through the healds and the reed . A ` drawer-in ' was sometimes referred to as a beamer . The drawers-in sat between the two beams on low three legged stool , head and shoulders at beam height and so surrounded was humorously given the nickname `` Yutick 's nest . ''",
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"text": "Philippine mahogany Philippine mahogany is a common name for several different species of trees and their wood . Botanically , the name refers to Toona calantas in the mahogany family , Meliaceae . It is endemic to the Philippines . In the US timber trade , it is often applied to wood of the genus Shorea in the family Dipterocarpaceae . Rarely , it may also refer to the narra tree ( Pterocarpus indicus ) in the legume family , Fabaceae .",
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"text": "For a Breath I Tarry `` For a Breath I Tarry '' is a highly regarded 1966 post-apocalyptic novelette by Roger Zelazny . Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man , it recounts the tale of Frost , a sentient machine ( '' ... a silver-blue box , 40x40x40 feet , ... featured in whatever manner he chose . '' ) Though Man has disappeared , his robotic creations ( and their creations in turn ) continue to function . For ten thousand years Frost sat at the North Pole of the Earth , aware of every snowflake that fell . He monitored and directed the activities of thousands of reconstruction and maintenance machines . He knew half the Earth , as gear knows gear , as electricity knows its conductor , as a vacuum knows its limits . At the South Pole , the Beta-Machine did the same for the southern hemisphere . Along the way , the story explores the differences between Man and Machine , the former experiencing the world qualitatively , while the latter do so quantitatively . `` A machine is a Man turned inside-out , because it can describe all the details of a process , which a Man can not , but it can not experience that process itself as a Man can . '' This is illustrated by a conversation Frost has with another machine named Mordel . `` Regard this piece of ice , mighty Frost . You can tell me its composition , dimensions , weight , temperature . A Man could not look at it and do that . A Man could make tools which would tell Him these things , but He still would not know measurement as you know it . What He would know of it , though , is a thing that you can not know . '' `` What is that ? '' `` That it is cold . '' Driving the plot and setting its tone are allusions to other literature , most specifically the first chapter of the Book of Job , both in situation and language , as verses are both quoted directly and paraphrased . Additionally , echoes of the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis appear . Finally , Frost and Mordel enter into a Faustian bargain , with , however , better results than in the original . The novelette has appeared in collections of Zelazny 's works and in anthologies . The title is from a phrase in A. E. Housman 's collection A Shropshire Lad .",
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"text": "Iroko Iroko is a large hardwood tree from the west coast of tropical Africa that can live up to 500 years . The tree is known to the Yoruba as ìrókò , logo or loko and is believed to have supernatural properties . Iroko is known to the Igbo people as oji wood . It is one of the woods sometimes referred to as African teak , although it is unrelated to the teak family . The wood colour is initially yellow but darkens to a richer reddish brown over time . It is yielded mostly ( probably ) by Milicia excelsa . In much of the literature on this timber the names of the trees that yields it are given as Chlorophora excelsa and Chlorophora regia . The tree is feared in some cultures where it originates and hence is shunned or revered with offerings . Yoruba people believe that the tree is inhabited by a spirit , and anybody who sees the Iroko-man face to face becomes insane and speedily dies . According to the Yoruba , any man who cuts down any Iroko tree causes devastating misfortune on himself and all of his family , although if they need to cut down the tree they can make a prayer afterwards to protect themselves . They also claim that the spirit of the Iroko can be heard in houses which use Iroko wood , as the spirit of the Iroko is trapped in the wood . In Nigeria the iroko wood is of much lower quality due to soil conditions as well as root-rot . Some Westerners refer to the wood as `` poor man 's teak '' .",
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"text": "Wood (song) `` Wood '' is a song by English post-trip hop band Second Person , which will be on the band 's second album : `` The Elements '' - the follow-up to their debut album `` Chromatography '' . Released on 9 August 2007 , this song has a music video created by a collaboration of artists , animators and the band . This video is the first chapter in a story spanning five videos that make up a short animated film also called `` The Elements '' . These video along with the album were created for `` believers '' in the band on Sellaband.com who helped the band raise $ 50,000 to record their album . These videos and songs can be download from their site .",
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"text": "Post-and-plank The method of building wooden buildings with a traditional timber frame with horizontal plank or log infill has many names , the most common of which are piece sur piece ( French . Also used to describe log building ) , corner post construction , post-and-plank , standerbohlenbau ( German ) and skiftesverk ( Swedish ) . This traditional building method is believed to be the predecessor to half-timber construction widely known by its German name fachwerkbau which has wall infill of wattle and daub , brick , or stone . This carpentry was used from parts of Scandinavia to Switzerland to western Russia . Though relatively rare now , two types are found in a number of regions in North America , more common are the walls with planks or timbers which slide in a groove in the posts and less common is a type where horizontal logs are tenoned into individual mortises in the posts . This method is not the same as the plank-frame buildings in North America with vertical plank walls .",
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"text": "Markwald A Markwald is an area of woodland that is jointly managed by several villages or towns . It is an historic term that is used in German-speaking Europe and roughly means `` common forest . '' The woods in a Markwald do not therefore belong to the territory ( Gemarkung ) of the individual villages , but were part of a joint territory , run by a co-operative , the so-called Markgenossenschaft . Even when a Markgenossenschaft is dissolved , the term Markwald often continues to be used today as the name of the woodland . Inhabitants of the surrounding municipalities , so long as they are part of the Markgenossenschaft , have the right to fell timber in the Markwald , to leave their cattle to graze in the forest ( e.g. droving or pannage ) and so on . Hunting rights were not included however . Members of the Markgenossenschaft have a percentage share in the woods , but no specific claim to ownership . They have the right of co-determination and the type of management to be carried out , is jointly agreed , on the advice of the forester responsible , at their annual general meetings . They can , for example , decide if and where plantations are established and whether wind generators may be built within the forest area . They also benefit for example if the income from timber sales or hunting licences exceeds the expenditure .",
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"text": "International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 The International Tropical Timber Agreement ( ITTA , 2006 or ITTA3 ) is to `` promote the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests and to promote the sustainable management of tropical timber producing forests '' . It entered into force on 7 December 2011 and replaces the International Tropical Timber Agreement , 1994 . As of November 2016 , there are 73 parties to the agreement . Nigeria and Paraguay have signed the agreement but have not ratified it . Canada ratified the agreement in 2009 but has since denounced it .",
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"text": "Maisie Williams Margaret Constance `` Maisie '' Williams ( born 15 April 1997 ) is an English actress . She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones in 2011 , for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama , the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Television and Best Young Actor , and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor . In 2016 , she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . Williams has also had a recurring role in Doctor Who as Ashildr in 2015 . In addition to television , she made her feature film debut in the mystery The Falling ( 2014 ) , for which she won the London Film Critics ' Circle Award for Young Performer of the Year .",
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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": "The Seven Descents of Myrtle The Seven Descents of Myrtle is a play by Tennessee Williams . It originally began as a short story , which Williams then turned into a one-act play , and then later revised it into the seven-act play that is accepted today . Its title character is reminiscent of another Williams ' heroine , Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire . Originally titled Kingdom of Earth , the serio-comic play focuses on Lot , a tubercular neurotic youth who is an impotent transvestite overly attached to the memory of his late mother . He has returned to his ancestral home , a decaying house on the edge of a river on the verge of overflowing , with his new bride Myrtle , a sometime prostitute and former showgirl , the sole survivor of the Five Memphis Hot Shots . She dwells in a fantasy world of romantic illusions , one of which is to nurse Lot back to health so they can consummate their marriage , but soon discovers Lot only wants to use her to steal the deed to the property from his multiracial half-brother Chicken , who has lived on and farmed the property for years . Once he meets Myrtle , he gets some romantic designs of his own . The Broadway production was produced by David Merrick and directed by José Quintero . After two previews , it opened on March 27 , 1968 , at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and closed after 29 performances . It starred Brian Bedford as Lot , Harry Guardino as Chicken , and Estelle Parsons as Myrtle . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . In 1970 , the play was adapted to a feature film and released under the title Last of the Mobile Hot Shots ( aka `` Blood Kin '' ) . A 1975 production in London , at the Greenwood Theatre , starring Marianne Faithfull as Myrtle , was cancelled after just three performances when Ms Faithfull fell ill with peritonitis . In 1976 , the play had its West Coast premiere at The Pasadena Repertory Theatre located in The Hotel Carver in Pasadena , California . It starred Marie Peckinpah as Myrtle , Duane Waddell as Chicken , and Ed Harris as Lot . It featured a remarkable three story , rain-drenched set by Howard Whalen . The play was presented under Williams ' original title `` Kingdom of Earth '' and ran for approximately 24 weekend performances over three months . It was directed by Gill Dennis , with executive producer Duane Waddell , and produced by Kevin Cloud Brechner . In 1991 , the play was produced in the UK at the Redgrave Theatre , Farnham starring Kit Hollerbach as Myrtle , Stephen Hattersley as Chicken and Marc Warren as Lot in a production directed by Bill Bankes-Jones . Stephen Hattersley won Best Actor 1991 in the TMA Awards for his performance in this production . In 2011 it was revived at the Print Room in Notting Hill , under its alternative title Kingdom of Earth , directed by Lucy Bailey . In 2012 , Tom Hiddleston did a reading of the short story version for the series Stories Before Bedtime at the Criterion-Theatre in the United Kingdom . This short story is a more erotic version written in the first person from the perspective of Chicken .",
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"text": "Gilly (A Song of Ice and Fire) Gilly is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Introduced in 1998 's A Clash of Kings , she is a wildling from the wild lands north of the Wall . She subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Storm of Swords , A Feast for Crows , A Dance with Dragons and will appear in the upcoming novel The Winds of Winter . Gilly is portrayed by Hannah Murray in the HBO television adaptation .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Tuppence Middleton Tuppence Middleton ( born 21 February 1987 ) is an English actress . She was nominated for the London Evening Standard Film Awards 2010 for Most Promising Newcomer . Since 2015 , she portrays Riley Blue in the television series Sense8 . She has appeared in feature films such as Tormented ( 2009 ) , Chatroom ( 2010 ) , Cleanskin ( 2012 ) , Trance ( 2013 ) , The Lady Vanishes ( 2013 ) , The Imitation Game ( 2014 ) , and Jupiter Ascending ( 2015 ) , as well as in television series such as Bones ( 2008 ) , New Tricks ( 2010 ) , Friday Night Dinner ( 2011 ) , Sinbad ( 2012 ) , Spies of Warsaw ( 2013 ) , and Black Mirror ( 2013 ) , and Sense8 ( 2015 ) . She starred in two British period dramas screened around the same time , Dickensian ( 2015 -- 16 ) , playing Miss Havisham , and War & Peace ( 2016 ) , in which she played Russian princess and villain Hélène Kuragina .",
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"text": "Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin . She is a prominent character in Martin 's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She subsequently appeared in the following three novels , A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) . While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons as the books are separated geographically , Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series , The Winds of Winter . In HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner . The character has received critical acclaim , being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by Rolling Stone . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 .",
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"text": "The Heart, She Holler The Heart , She Holler is a live-action television series produced by PFFR for Adult Swim . The series , described as `` Southern Gothic drama '' and `` an inside-out blend of soap opera and politically incorrect surrealist comedy '' , is about the long-hidden and isolated son of the Heartshe dynasty -- played by Patton Oswalt -- returning to run the town and being locked in conflict with sisters Hurshe ( Kristen Schaal ) and Hambrosia ( Heather Lawless ) . The show premiered on November 6 , 2011 , for a six-episode first season . A 14-episode second season premiered on September 11 , 2013 , and a third season premiered in December 2014 .",
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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": "Somewhere to Run Somewhere to Run is a 1989 British made-for-television film about teenage runaways . Directed by Carol Wiseman and written by Matthew Jacobs , it starred Robin Weaver and Vicky Murdock as two teenage girls who run away from home and find themselves on the streets of London . The film also starred Angela Pleasence and Michael Jayston . It was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network , and received its ITV debut on 11 July 1989 .",
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"text": "Claire Foy Claire Foy ( born 16 April 1984 ) is an English actress . She studied drama and screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University and trained at the Oxford School of Drama , where she appeared in four plays , including Watership Down . She made her screen debut in the pilot episode of Being Human ( 2008 ) and in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2008 ) . Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre , she played the title role in the BBC One production of Little Dorrit , ( 2008 ) , and made her film debut as Anna in Season of the Witch ( 2011 ) . She had main roles as Erin Matthews in the Channel 4 series The Promise ( 2011 ) and several other television films and miniseries , including as Kate Balfour in the NBC series Crossbones ( 2014 ) . She received unanimous praise for her performance as Anne Boleyn in BBC2 's Wolf Hall ( 2015 ) , for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries . Since 2016 , she has portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series The Crown , a role for which she has received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress .",
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"text": "Siân Phillips Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips , DBE ( born 14 May 1933 ) , known professionally as Siân Phillips ( -LSB- ˈʃɑːn -RSB- ) , is a Welsh actress , author and singer .",
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"text": "The Climb (Game of Thrones) `` The Climb '' is the sixth episode of the third season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 26th episode of the series . Directed by Alik Sakharov and written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , it aired on May 5 , 2013 . The episode 's title comes from climbing of the wall by Jon Snow and Ygritte , and also the references from dialogue between Lord Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys .",
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"text": "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions ' '' is the nineteenth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on April 25 , 1997 . The episode was written by Ted Mann and Harold Rosenthal and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions '' featured guest appearances by Sarah-Jane Redmond and Richard Cox . Millennium Group consultant Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) is convinced to return to work after the death of a close friend . However , it soon becomes apparent that his first case back on the job is much deeper than he had expected . `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions '' features the final appearances in the series by both Bill Smitrovich and Robin Gammell . The episode has received mixed to positive reviews from critics , and was viewed by approximately 6.5 million households in its initial broadcast .",
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"text": "The Dragon's Call `` The Dragon 's Call '' is the first episode of the first series of the British fantasy-adventure family television series Merlin . Written by Julian Jones and directed by James Hawes , the episode was first broadcast on BBC One on 20 September 2008 . The episode tells the arrival of Merlin ( Colin Morgan ) as a young man in Camelot , where magic is banned by King Uther Pendragon ( Anthony Head ) . Taken under the wing of Camelot 's physician , Gaius ( Richard Wilson ) , he is warned that he must keep his innate magical ability a secret . In Camelot , he meets Uther 's heir , the arrogant Prince Arthur ( Bradley James ) , as well as Lady Morgana ( Katie McGrath ) and her handmaid , Guinevere ( Angel Coulby ) . As a witch ( Eve Myles ) plans revenge on the King 's heir for the execution of her son , Merlin is informed by a cryptic dragon ( John Hurt ) that his destiny is to protect Arthur . Merlin was conceived by Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps to be an origin story for the characters of the Arthurian legends , with family-centered entertainment . Young actors with little experience were cast as the four lead characters , while better-known actors were cast in supporting roles . Many of the scenes in Camelot were filmed in France , at the Château de Pierrefonds , while the rest was filmed in England and Wales . Special effects were done by The Mill , who had the task of creating the talking dragon . `` The Dragon 's Call '' was watched by 7.15 million viewers in the UK and 6.3 million in the US on NBC . Critical reception was mixed , with some feeling the show had promise but lacked imagination , and the actual plot of `` The Dragon 's Call '' was deemed slight .",
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"text": "Mhysa `` Mhysa '' is the third season finale of the American medieval epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and its 30th episode overall . Written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by David Nutter , it originally aired on on HBO in the United States . The episode revolves on the aftermath of the events instigated by `` The Red Wedding '' : House Frey receives the Seat of Riverrun , Roose Bolton is appointed the new `` Warden of the North '' , while House Greyjoy begins a new military campaign . In the North , Maester Aemon sends out ravens to alert the whole of Westeros about the arrival of the White Walkers . And across the narrow sea , the freed slaves of Yunkai hail Daenerys as their `` mhysa '' , the Ghiscari language 's word for `` mother '' . According to Nielsen Media Research , `` Mhysa '' was seen by 5.4 million household viewers in the United States , a twenty-eight percent increase compared to the second season finale , `` Valar Morghulis '' . After its broadcast , the episode received generally positive reviews from television critics , with some of them addressing its anti-climactic closure of the series ' third season , and its establishment of potential storylines for the fourth season , such as through the final scene 's `` glimmer of hope '' . The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Gethin Anthony Gethin David L. Anthony ( born 9 October 1983 ) is an English television and film actor best known for his role as Renly Baratheon in Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Twelfth Night (1988 film) Twelfth Night , or , What You Will is a videotaped 1988 television adaptation of Kenneth Branagh 's stage production for the Renaissance Theatre Company of William Shakespeare 's Twelfth Night first broadcast in the UK by ITV on 30 December 1988 . Made by Thames Television , in collaboration with Renaissance , it stars Frances Barber as Viola and Richard Briers as Malvolio . The recording was shot on a single set with the appearance of a wintry garden . The costumes are Victorian , and the time of year is Christmas . Michael Brooke , in his piece for the BFI 's screenonline website , particularly commends Briers performance . His `` Malvolio is a delight , segueing seamlessly from self-righteous pomposity at inappropriate revelry to truly grotesque self-delusion as he proffers love to his mistress while clad in yellow stockings '' .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones: Season 3 (soundtrack) The soundtrack album of the third season of HBO series Game of Thrones , titled Game of Thrones : Season 3 , was released digitally on June 4 , 2013 , and on CD on July 2 , 2013 . The album was composed by Ramin Djawadi .",
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"text": "Jessica Henwick Jessica Yu Li Henwick ( born 30 August 1992 ) is an English actress . She is the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series , having starred in the children 's show Spirit Warriors . She is also known for her roles as Nymeria Sand in HBO series Game of Thrones , X-wing pilot Jessika Pava in the 2015 film Star Wars : The Force Awakens , and Colleen Wing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , making her debut in the Netflix television series Iron Fist .",
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"text": "Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( -LSB- ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluˑɪtˌpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ -RSB- ; 7 October 1900 -- 23 May 1945 ) was Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel ( Protection Squadron ; SS ) , and a leading member of the Nazi Party ( NSDAP ) of Germany . Nazi leader Adolf Hitler briefly appointed him a military commander and later Commander of the Replacement ( Home ) Army and General Plenipotentiary for the administration of the entire Third Reich ( Generalbevollmächtigter für die Verwaltung ) . Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and one of the people most directly responsible for the Holocaust . As a member of a reserve battalion during World War I , Himmler did not see active service . He studied agronomy in college , and joined the Nazi Party in 1923 and the SS in 1925 . In 1929 , he was appointed Reichsführer-SS by Hitler . Over the next 16 years , he developed the SS from a mere 290-man battalion into a million-strong paramilitary group , and , following Hitler 's orders , set up and controlled the Nazi concentration camps . He was known to have good organisational skills and for selecting highly competent subordinates , such as Reinhard Heydrich in 1931 . From 1943 onwards , he was both Chief of German Police and Minister of the Interior , overseeing all internal and external police and security forces , including the Gestapo ( Secret State Police ) . Himmler had a lifelong interest in occultism , interpreting Germanic neopagan and Völkisch beliefs to promote the racial policy of Nazi Germany , and incorporating esoteric symbolism and rituals into the SS . On Hitler 's behalf , Himmler formed the Einsatzgruppen and built extermination camps . As facilitator and overseer of the concentration camps , Himmler directed the killing of some six million Jews , between 200,000 and 500,000 Romani people , and other victims ; the total number of civilians killed by the regime is estimated at eleven to fourteen million people . Most of them were Polish and Soviet citizens . Late in World War II , Hitler charged Himmler with the command of the Army Group Upper Rhine and the Army Group Vistula ; he failed to achieve his assigned objectives and Hitler replaced him in these posts . Realising that the war was lost , he attempted to open peace talks with the western Allies without Hitler 's knowledge shortly before the war ended . Hearing of this , Hitler dismissed him from all his posts in April 1945 and ordered his arrest . Himmler attempted to go into hiding , but was detained and then arrested by British forces once his identity became known . While in British custody , he committed suicide on 23 May 1945 .",
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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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"docid": "fdcbffce2b4140a744874cfafe1553fe",
"text": "Georg Escherich Georg Escherich ( born 4 January 1870 in Schwandorf - died 26 August 1941 in Munich ) was a German politician , representative of the Bavarian People 's Party . By profession he was a forester . In 1919 he became head of the Bavarian Einwohnerwehren , anti-communist home guard groups set up by General Ludwig Maercker . The following year Escherich organised his supporters into the ` Orgesch ' ( from ` Organisation Escherich ) , an anti-Semitic paramilitary group . This new group quickly established links with the Heimwehr in Austria and gave weapons to the units commanded by Richard Steidle and Walter Pfrimer . Escherich was a close ally of Rudolf Kanzler , the leader of ` Orka ' , who was also close to the Heimwehr . The Orgesch was disarmed and disbanded on the orders of the Allies in 1921 as part of wider moves against the private armies that had sprouted up in Germany since the armistice . He returned in 1928 by founding a Bavarian Heimatschutz , a name also used by the Styrian Heimwehr of his ally Pfrimer , although this group was less significant due to the growth on the right of militia such as the Sturmabteilung and the Stahlhelm , Bund der Frontsoldaten , and was disbanded in 1933 when Adolf Hitler took power .",
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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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"docid": "da30febe5afb7a2bf07155471b57ddc2",
"text": "Heinrich Schmidt (politician) Heinrich Schmidt ( December 13 , 1902 -- December 20 , 1960 ) was a Nazi German politician and mayor of Hildesheim , Germany . He was also a member of the Prussian State Parliament and the National Socialist Reichstag .",
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"docid": "20363e7c38bcb90cfdfc98e503c1413c",
"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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"docid": "e43665a0a25d05f4a79f91da1ecb4db4",
"text": "Gestapo–NKVD conferences The Gestapo -- NKVD conferences were a series of security police meetings organized in late 1939 and early 1940 by Germany and the Soviet Union , following their joint invasion of Poland in accordance with the Nazi-Soviet alliance . The meetings enabled both parties to pursue specific goals and aims as outlined independently by Hitler and Stalin , with regard to the acquired , formerly Polish territories . The conferences were held by the Gestapo and the NKVD officials in several Polish cities . In spite of their differences on other issues , both Heinrich Himmler and Lavrentiy Beria had similar objectives as far as the fate of the prewar Poland was concerned . The attack on Poland ended with the Nazi -- Soviet victory parade in Brześć , which was held on 22 September 1939 . Brześć was the location of the first Nazi-Soviet meeting organized on 27 September 1939 , in which the prisoner exchange was decided prior to the signing of mutual agreements in Moscow a day later . In the following month , the Gestapo and the NKVD met in Lwów to discuss the fate of civilian populations during radical reorganization of the annexed territories . They met again in occupied Przemyśl at the end of November , because Przemyśl was a border crossing between the two invaders . The next series of meetings began in December 1939 , a month after the first transfer of Polish prisoners of war . The conferences were held in occupied Kraków in the General Government on 6 -- 7 December 1939 ; and continued for the next two days in the resort town of Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains of southern Poland ( 100 km from Kraków ) on 8 -- 9 December 1939 . The Zakopane Conference is the most remembered . From the Soviet side , several higher officers of the NKVD secret police participated in the meetings , while the German hosts provided a group of experts from the Gestapo .",
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"docid": "268da86e5666fd12dbded4a78f4354c5",
"text": "Deutschlandlied The `` Deutschlandlied '' ( English : `` Song of Germany '' , -LSB- ˈdɔʏtʃlantˌliːt -RSB- ; also known as `` Das Lied der Deutschen '' or `` The Song of the Germans '' ) , or part of it , has been the national anthem of Germany since 1922 , except in East Germany , whose anthem was `` Auferstanden aus Ruinen '' ( `` Risen from Ruins '' ) from 1949 to 1990 . Since World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany , only the third stanza has been used as the national anthem . The stanza 's beginning , '' '' ( `` Unity and Justice and Freedom '' ) is considered the unofficial national motto of Germany , and is inscribed on modern German Army belt buckles and the rims of some German coins . The music was written by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn in 1797 as an anthem for the birthday of Francis II , Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of Austria , using a tune from a Croat peasant song and on a text beginning with `` Gott erhalte Franz , den Kaiser '' ( God save emperor Franz ) . In 1841 , the German linguist and poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics of '' '' as a new text for that music , counterposing the national unification of Germany to the eulogy of a monarch , lyrics that were considered revolutionary at the time . The song is also well known by the beginning and refrain of the first stanza , `` Deutschland , Deutschland über alles '' ( `` Germany , Germany above all else '' ) , but this has never been its title . The line `` Germany , Germany above all else '' meant that the most important goal of 19th-century German liberal revolutionaries should be a unified Germany which would overcome loyalties to the local kingdoms , principalities , duchies , and palatines ( Kleinstaaterei ) of then-fragmented Germany . Along with the flag of Germany , it was one of the symbols of the March Revolution of 1848 . In order to endorse its republican and liberal tradition , the song was chosen as the national anthem of Germany in 1922 , during the Weimar Republic . West Germany adopted the '' '' as its official national anthem in 1952 for similar reasons , with only the third stanza sung on official occasions . Upon German reunification in 1990 , only the third stanza was confirmed as the national anthem .",
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"docid": "4d5eac3d349e6320cbb211a9e0034fc2",
"text": "Hans Refior Hans Refior was an officer in the German Army during World War II . Refior was on the staff of the last two German commanders of the `` Berlin Defense Area '' during the final assault by Soviet forces on the city of Berlin . On 18 March 1945 , Colonel Refior became the Chief of Staff for Lieutenant General ( Generalleutnant ) Helmuth Reymann during the Battle for Berlin . Reymann was named the commander of the Berlin Defense Area on 6 March . From the beginning , it was clear to Refior that Reymann 's predecessor , General Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild , had left them nothing . By early April , Refior and Reymann confirmed to themselves that Berlin had no chance of holding out with the forces at their disposal . They recommended to Joseph Goebbels , the Minister of Propaganda , that civilians be allowed to leave . Refior and Reyman indicated that this was especially important for the women and children . Goebbels ' feeble response made it clear to Refior and Reymann that he had never considered nor had he any idea of the logistics required for such a mass evacuation . To determine how many soldiers and weapons could be counted on , Refior and Reymann attempted to make an accounting of what was available to them in the `` Berlin Defense Area '' . They soon discovered that the title `` Berlin Defense Area '' carried no significance . `` Berlin Defense Area '' was just another phrase , like `` Fortress '' ( Festung ) , coined by German dictator Adolf Hitler . Attempts by Refior to coordinate the defences with the field commanders of the surrounding areas of Berlin were not successful . On 23 April , Hitler replaced Reymann with General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling as the commander of the Berlin Defense Area . Weidling kept Refior and made him his `` civil '' Chief-of-Staff . Early on the morning of 26 April , Refior was awoken from a brief sleep in Weidling 's headquarters , the Bendlerblock . What woke him was a rapid sequence of ranging artillery shells ( what the Soviets called `` framing '' ) . Refior noted that these were `` old frontline hares '' . He knew from experience that these were the `` greeting '' before a salvo of katyusha rockets . Weidling remained in command of Berlin 's defences to the end . On 2 May General Weidling , Theodor von Dufving , Weidling 's `` military '' Chief-of-Staff , and other members of Weidling 's staff which included Refior , ultimately surrendered the city to Soviet General Vasily Chuikov .",
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"docid": "e0666dbfb7d6752ca3f25541fab7bdb1",
"text": "Otto Hellmuth Otto Hellmuth ( July 22 , 1896 -- April 20 , 1968 ) was a member of the Nazi Party . Born at Markt Einersheim , he was Gauleiter of the German region of Lower Franconia ( Unterfranken ) from 1928 to 1945 . His home and office were in Würzburg , the capital of the Gau Mainfranken . By 1935 , Hellmuth had his Gau renamed as Mainfranken . After World War II , the region 's original name was reinstated . He entered service as a Kriegsfreiwilliger , assigned successively to 9 . Bayerisches Infanterie-Regiment , 4 . Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment , and 8 . Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment . He was wounded in action four times during World War I . He returned to Germany in October , 1918 after being severely gassed . In 1928 , Hellmuth became Gauleiter of Lower Franconia . Three weeks before the first nationwide anti-Jewish boycott began in 1933 , Hellmuth already forced the closing of Jewish-owned stores and offices in Würzburg . As a private residence , he acquired the house of a Jewish pharmacist . When the Gaufrauenschaftsleiterin of Mainfranken paid Passau a formal visit , with a delegation of activists , Margarethe Schneider-Reichel presented them with a painting of Hellmuth . Over most of his term , Hellmuth was not an impressive personality . Joseph Goebbels saw him as `` a most retiring unassuming Gauleiter in whom one had not too much confidence . '' However , Hellmuth defended his Gau vigorously in the spring of 1945 , as Goebbels noted in his diary on April 2 . In 1947 , Hellmuth was accused of complicity in the murders of Allied aircraft pilots . He was tried at Dachau and sentenced to death . This sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment . He was released in 1955 . Hellmuth killed himself on April 20 , 1968 in Reutlingen .",
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"docid": "4ea0b155ad456aa931d5fd92fbc5f127",
"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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"docid": "666eb2bcc8ad55d6f4a3c50f754b7c0d",
"text": "Karl Herzog __ NOTOC __ Karl Herzog ( 6 July 1906 -- 25 January 1998 ) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was a recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross . Herzog surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet April 1945 Zemland Offensive . Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union , he was held until 1955 . Herzog joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and retired in 1966 as a Generalmajor .",
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"docid": "d8992ff9b2c9cc1c628a6b1447404e41",
"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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"docid": "7afff9ce92958bbea067cfb42689658f",
"text": "Operation Clausewitz Operation Clausewitz was the codeword initiation of the defence of Berlin plan by Nazi Germany during the final stage of the European conflict of World War II , the Battle of Berlin . Clausewitz was established in the 9 March 1945 document , Basic Order for the Preparations for the Defense of the Reich Capital ( Grundsätzlicher Befehl für die Vorbereitungen zur Verteidigung der Reichshauptstadt ) , a 33 page document containing 24 separate points . The second point of the document , in full ( translated ) is : `` The Reich capital will be defended to the last man and to the last bullet . '' It has been referred to as the Nazis ' last stand against the Soviets . The document divided the city of Berlin into 9 operational defense zones ( A through H , as slices of the outer city of Berlin and Z , its center , corresponding to the government district ) . It further divided the region into four concentric rings : an outer exclusion zone , extending well past Berlin 's city limits ; an outer defense zone extending roughly to the city limits ; an inner defense zone extending out to the Berlin Ringbahn ; and the Citadel ( Zitadelle ) , again , zone Z . In addition to the establishment of defense zones , this document also described the overall mechanism by which Berlin would be converted to a front line city . This included : The evacuation of all Wehrmacht and SS offices in Berlin Evacuation of the central command post of the capital from General Command on Hohenzollerndamm to L-Tower of the Zoo bunker no more than six hours after the issuance of Clausewitz The imposition of martial law for the civilian populace , and offenses under which the death penalty was authorized Hitler ordered the execution of Fall Clausewitz on 20 April 1945 . This set into motion preparedness according to the Basic Order plan , and would have been followed later by the codeword Kolberg meaning full preparedness should be completed and the battle has started .",
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"text": "Emanuel Hirsch Emanuel Hirsch ( June 14 , 1888 , Bentwisch , Province of Brandenburg - July 17 , 1972 , Göttingen ) was a German Protestant theologian and also a member of the Nazi Party and the Nazi supporting body . He escaped denazification at the end of the war by obtaining an early medical retirement and pension from his University . Hirsch studied at the Humboldt University of Berlin where his teachers were Karl Holl and Adolf von Harnack . He earned his PhD with the thesis Fichte 's Philosophy of Religion in the context of his overall philosophical development ( in German : Fichtes Religionsphilosophie im Rahmen der philosophischen Gesamtentwicklung Fichtes ) . Hirsch was a member of the Wingolf student fraternity . He was a professor at Göttingen University ( 1921-1945 ) . Shortly after the Nazi seizure of power he wrote : `` No other people of the world has a statesman who is so serious about Christendom ; when Adolf Hitler concluded his great speech on May 1st with a prayer everybody could feel the wonderful candor therein . '' In 1933 Hirsch signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State . Emanuel Hirsch joined the NSDAP in 1937 and also became a Patron Member of the SS and joined the National Socialist People 's Welfare . Hirsch was a leader of the German Christians and an advisor of Reich Bishop Ludwig Müller .",
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"docid": "45e9504cfce0b03dee2a005584244e5f",
"text": "Heimwehr The Heimwehr ( -LSB- ˈhaɪmˌveːɐ̯ -RSB- , Home Guard ) or sometimes Heimatschutz ( -LSB- ˈhaɪmatˌʃʊts -RSB- , Homeland Protection ) were a nationalist , initially paramilitary group operating within Austria during the 1920s and 1930s ; they were similar in methods , organisation , and ideology to Germany 's Freikorps . Although opposed to parliamentary democracy , the Heimwehr maintained a political wing known as the Heimatblock , which cooperated with Engelbert Dollfuss ' conservative government . In 1936 , the Heimwehr was absorbed into the Fatherland Front by decree of Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg and replaced by a militia supposedly less inclined towards uproar against the regime , the Frontmiliz .",
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"docid": "ef35041cbc300f067b82ccd6163ca406",
"text": "Final Solution The Final Solution ( Endlösung ) or the Final Solution to the Jewish Question ( die Endlösung der Judenfrage , -LSB- diː ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ deːɐ̯ ˈjuːdn̩ˌfʁaːɡə -RSB- ) was a Nazi plan for the extermination of the Jews during World War II . The `` Final Solution of the Jewish Question '' was the Nazi code name for the plan to murder all Jews within reach , and was not limited to the European continent . This policy of deliberate and systematic genocide started across German-occupied Europe was formulated in procedural and geo-political terms by Nazi leadership in January 1942 at the Wannsee Conference near Berlin , and culminated in the Holocaust which saw the killing of 90 percent of Jewish Poles , and two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe . The nature and timing of the decisions that led to the Final Solution is an intensely studied and debated aspect of the Holocaust . The program evolved during the first 25 months of war leading to the attempt at `` murdering every last Jew in the German grasp . '' Most historians agree , wrote Christopher Browning , that the Final Solution can not be attributed to a single decision made at one particular point in time . `` It is generally accepted the decision-making process was prolonged and incremental . '' In 1940 , following the Fall of France , the Madagascar Plan was devised by Adolf Eichmann in order to relocate Europe 's Jewish population to the French colony ; but the plan was abandoned for logistical reasons mainly due to a naval blockade . There were also preliminary plans to deport Jews to Palestine and Siberia . In 1941 , wrote Raul Hilberg , in the first phase of the mass murder of Jews , the mobile killing units began to pursue their victims across occupied eastern territories ; in the second phase , stretching across all of German-occupied Europe , the Jewish victims were sent on death trains to centralized extermination camps built for the purpose of systematic implementation of the Final Solution .",
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"text": "6th SS-Standarte The 6th SS-Standarte was a regimental command of the Allgemeine-SS situated in the city of Berlin . As the command was located in the capital of Germany , the 6th Standarte was considered one of the more important SS units in Nazi Germany . The members of the Standarte themselves , however , were non-paid mustering troops of the `` General-SS '' as was the practice for most Allgemeine-SS regiments . The Standarte was first formed in October 1931 and was part of the so-called `` Northern SS '' under the control of Kurt Daluege . At the time , there was a divisional disunity in the SS , with SS units in southern Germany controlled by Heinrich Himmler and the northern units answering to Daluege . It was not until 1934 , after most of the SS headquarters offices had relocated to Berlin , that this division was eventually done away with . During Reichstag elections of 1931 , the 6th SS Standarte played a significant role in campaigning for the Nazi Party and repeated the effort again when Adolf Hitler ran for the office of President of Germany in 1932 . One early member of the Standarte , who would later become the Reichsführer-SS was Karl Hanke . After Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 , the 6th SS-Standarte adopted the honor title of `` Charlottenburg '' and often participated in several major Nazi Party rallies held in the German capitol . A year later , during the Night of the Long Knives , the Standarte played a major role in rounding up the Sturmabteilung leadership in Berlin , although most SA executions were carried out by SD troops and Gestapo agents . One of the most notorious actions that the 6th SS-Standarte engaged in was `` Kristallnacht '' where Berlin SS men sought out and destroyed numerous Jewish synagogues and businesses . Shortly afterwards , the Standarte was granted a second honor title as `` 6 SS-Standarte Eduard Felsen '' . When World War II began in 1939 , the Berlin SS regiment slowly began losing its members to regular military service , since mustering Allgemeine-SS personnel were not exempt from conscription . The Standarte was still participating in ceremonial functions as late as 1944 , however , and in the last year of the war many of the remaining members became involved with the Volksturm and participated in the Battle of Berlin .",
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"docid": "d52d5511fd8785275f665389a0716d80",
"text": "Emanuel Schäfer Emanuel Schäfer ( April 20 , 1900 -- December 4 , 1974 ) was a high-ranking SS functionary ( SS-Oberführer ) and a protégé of Reinhard Heydrich in Nazi Germany . Born in 1900 , Schäfer served in World War I. Post-war , he participated in far-right Freikorps groups such as the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt and from 1925 -- 28 , the Stahlhelm ( Steel Helmet ) . Schäfer joined the paramilitary Sturmabteilung ( SA ) in 1933 . He was an active member of the Sicherheitsdienst ( SD ) , the SS security service , in 1933 , and entered the SS in September 1936 . During World War II , Schäfer was head of the Nazi security police in Serbia . Between January and May 1942 , Schäfer supervised the murder by gassing of around 7,300 Jews from the Semlin camp across the Sava river from Belgrade . A Saurer gas van was used to kill the 7,300 . A further 1200 Jews died as a result of the camp 's harsh conditions , or from executions . The van was used for the last time on 10th May 1942 . In May 1942 , Schäfer sent a cable to the Reich Main Security Office boasting `` with pride '' that `` Belgrade was the only great city in Europe that was free of Jews . '' In Germany after the war , Schäfer was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for his crimes during the war . He died in 1974 .",
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"text": "List of German-trained divisions of the National Revolutionary Army The German trained divisions were the elite of the infantry divisions in the Chiang Kai-Shek 's National Revolutionary Army ( NRA ) trained under Sino-German cooperation until 1941 . These divisions were active in the Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War . In 1927 , after the dissolution of the First United Front between the Nationalists and the Communists , the ruling Kuomintang ( KMT , or the Chinese Nationalist Party ) purged its leftist members and largely eliminated Soviet influence from its ranks . Chiang Kai-shek then turned to Germany , historically a great military power , for the reorganisation and modernisation of the NRA . The Weimar Republic sent advisors to China , but because of the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles , they could not serve in military capacities . Chiang initially requested famous generals such as Ludendorff and von Mackensen as advisors - the Weimar Republic turned him down , fearing that they were too famous , would invite the ire of the Allies , and would result in the loss of national prestige for such renowned figures to work , essentially , as mercenaries . When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 and disregarded the Treaty , the anti-communist NSDAP ( the Nazi Party ) and the anti-communist KMT were soon engaged in cooperation with Germany training Chinese troops and expanding Chinese infrastructure , while China opened its markets and natural resources to Germany . Max Bauer was the first advisor to China . In 1934 General Hans von Seeckt , acting as advisor to Chiang , proposed a `` 80 Division Plan '' for reforming the entire Chinese army into 80 divisions of highly trained , well-equipped troops organised along German lines . The plan was never fully realised , as the vying warlords could not agree upon the reorganisationed division organization and the disbanding of the others . By July 1937 only 8 infantry divisions had completed reorganisation and training . These were the 3rd , 6th , 9th , 14th , 36th , 87th , 88th , and the Training Division . Another 12 divisions equipped with Chinese arms on the reorganized model with German advisors had some training by the time the Second Sino-Japanese War started in July 1937 . These Divisions were the 2nd , 4th , 10th , 11th , 25th , 27th , 57th , 67th , 80th , 83rd , 89th Infantry Divisions . Reorganized Division organization Division headquarters troops : 1 Artillery battalion : 3 Artillery companies ( 12 x 75 millimeter mountain artillery guns in batteries of 4 ) 1 Anti Tank artillery company ( 4 x 37mm AT gun ) 1 Anti-aircraft gun company ( 4 x 20mm anti-aircraft guns ) 1 Military Engineer Battalion 1 Signal battalion 2 Wire communications companies 1 Wireless correspondence platoon 1 Heavy Transport Battalion 1 Special duty Battalion ( Special Operations Battalion ) 1 medical team ( usually is a Division hospital ) 2 Infantry Brigades of : each with 2 infantry regiments , Each Regiment consisted of : Regimental headquarters troops : 1 Mortar company ( 6 x 81 millimeter mortars ) 1 Small artillery company ( 6 x 20 millimeter autocannon ) 1 Communications company 1 Regimental recon company 3 infantry battalions each of : Infantry battalion headquarters troops : 1 heavy Machinegun company ( 6 heavy machine guns , 2 x 82 millimeter mortars ) 3 Infantry companies of : 3 rifle platoons of 3 squads ( each of 1 light machine gun , 10 rifles ) Each Division was to have two Home Regiments to provide trained Infantry replacements . The strength of this Division was to be approximately 14,000 men .",
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"text": "Himmler (surname) Himmler is a German surname . Notable people with the surname include : Ernst Hermann Himmler ( 1905 -- 1945 ) , German Nazi functionary and younger brother of Heinrich Himmler Gebhard Ludwig Himmler ( 1898 -- 1989 ) , German Nazi functionary and older brother of Heinrich Himmler Gudrun Burwitz , née Himmler ( born 1929 ) , daughter of Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler ( 1900 -- 1945 ) , Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel ( SS ) , a military commander , and a leading member of the Nazi Party ( NSDAP ) of Nazi Germany Katrin Himmler ( born 1967 ) , a German author , the granddaughter of Ernst Hermann Himmler , great-niece of Heinrich Himmler Margarete Himmler ( 1893 -- 1967 ) , wife of Heinrich Himmler",
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"text": "William McKinley William McKinley Jr. ( January 29 , 1843 -- September 14 , 1901 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4 , 1897 until his assassination in September 1901 , six months into his second term . McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish -- American War , raised protective tariffs to promote American industry , and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals . McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War , and the only one to have started the war as an enlisted soldier , beginning as a private in the Union Army and ending as a brevet major . After the war , he settled in Canton , Ohio , where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton . In 1876 , he was elected to Congress , where he became the Republican Party 's expert on the protective tariff , which he promised would bring prosperity . His 1890 McKinley Tariff was highly controversial ; which together with a Democratic redistricting aimed at gerrymandering him out of office , led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of 1890 . He was elected Ohio 's governor in 1891 and 1893 , steering a moderate course between capital and labor interests . With the aid of his close adviser Mark Hanna , he secured the Republican nomination for president in 1896 , amid a deep economic depression . He defeated his Democratic rival , William Jennings Bryan , after a front-porch campaign in which he advocated `` sound money '' ( the gold standard unless altered by international agreement ) and promised that high tariffs would restore prosperity . Rapid economic growth marked McKinley 's presidency . He promoted the 1897 Dingley Tariff to protect manufacturers and factory workers from foreign competition , and in 1900 , he secured the passage of the Gold Standard Act . McKinley hoped to persuade Spain to grant independence to rebellious Cuba without conflict , but when negotiation failed , he led the nation into the Spanish -- American War of 1898 ; the U.S. victory was quick and decisive . As part of the peace settlement , Spain turned over to the United States its main overseas colonies of Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines ; Cuba was promised independence , but at that time remained under the control of the U.S. Army . The United States annexed the independent Republic of Hawaii in 1898 and it became a U.S. territory . Historians regard McKinley 's 1896 victory as a realigning election , in which the political stalemate of the post -- Civil War era gave way to the Republican-dominated Fourth Party System , which began with the Progressive Era . McKinley defeated Bryan again in the 1900 presidential election , in a campaign focused on imperialism , protectionism , and free silver . However , his legacy was quickly cut short when he was shot on September 6 , 1901 by Leon Czolgosz , a second-generation Polish-American with anarchist leanings ; McKinley died eight days later , and was succeeded by his Vice President Theodore Roosevelt . As an innovator of American interventionism and pro-business sentiment , McKinley 's presidency is generally considered above average , though his universally positive public perception was soon overshadowed by Roosevelt .",
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"text": "Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid ( October 27 , 1837 -- December 15 , 1912 ) was an American politician and newspaper editor , as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War . After assisting Horace Greeley as editor of the powerful Republican newspaper , the New York Tribune , Reid purchased the paper after Greeley 's death in 1872 and controlled it until his own death . The circulation grew to about 60,000 a day , but the weekly edition became less important . He invested heavily in new technology , such as the Hoe rotary printing press and the linotype machine , but bitterly fought against the unionized workers for control of his shop . As a famous voice of the Republican Party , he was honored with appointments as ambassador to France and Great Britain , as well as numerous other honorific positions . Reid served as the party 's nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1892 election . In 1898 , President William McKinley appointed him to the American commission that negotiated peace with Spain after the Spanish -- American War .",
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"text": "Half-Breed (politics) The `` Half-Breeds '' were a political faction of the United States Republican Party in the late 19th century . The Half-Breeds were a moderate-wing group , and were the opponents of the Stalwarts , the other main faction of the Republican Party . The main issue that divided the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds was political patronage . The Stalwarts were in favor of political machines and spoils system-style patronage , while the Half-Breeds , led by Maine senator James G. Blaine , were in favor of civil service reform and a merit system . The epithet `` Half-Breed '' was invented in derision by the Stalwarts to denote those whom they perceived as being only half Republican . In the 1880 Republican National Convention , the Stalwart candidate , former president Ulysses S. Grant , was pitted against Half-Breed James G. Blaine for the party nomination . Grant 's campaign was led by Stalwart leader Roscoe Conkling of New York , the state with the biggest split between Stalwarts and Half-Breeds . Despite Conkling 's attempts at imposing a unit-rule in the Republican National Convention by which a state 's votes would be grouped together for only one candidate , a number of Stalwarts went against him by vocalizing their support for the Half-Breed Blaine . The Half-Breeds united to defeat the unit-rule in a vote , and elected Half-Breed George Frisbie Hoar to the position as temporary chairman of the convention . Both sides knew there was no chance of victory for either candidate , and the Half-Breeds chose James Garfield as a compromise candidate . Garfield won the party 's nomination on the thirty-sixth ballot , and won the 1880 presidential election . Blaine was chosen as Garfield 's Secretary of State , and carried heavy influence over the political appointments Garfield issued for congressional approval . After Garfield was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau , a Stalwart , who proclaimed , `` I am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts and Arthur will be President '' , the new Stalwart president Chester A. Arthur surprised those in his own faction by promoting civil service reform and issuing government jobs based on a merit system . The Half-Breeds put through Congress the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act ( authored by Democrat George H. Pendleton ) , and Arthur signed the bill into law on January 16 , 1883 . The act put an end to the spoils system , at least symbolically , placing a significant number of federal employees under the merit system and putting the government on the road to true reform . The act also set up the United States Civil Service Commission , banished political tests , denied jobs to alcoholics and created competitive measures for some federal positions . The Half-Breed and Stalwart factions both dissociated towards the end of the 1880s .",
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"text": "William Howard Taft III William Howard Taft III ( August 7 , 1915 -- February 23 , 1991 ) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1953 to 1957 , and was a grandson of President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Louise `` Nellie '' Taft .",
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"text": "Chuck McKinley Charles Robert `` Chuck '' McKinley , Jr. ( January 5 , 1941 -- August 10 , 1986 ) was an American former World No. 1 men 's amateur tennis champion of the 1960s . He is remembered as an undersized , hard working dynamo , whose relentless effort and competitive spirit led American tennis to the top of the sport during a period heavily dominated by Australians . McKinley won the 1963 Men 's Singles Championship at Wimbledon , and as a result was ranked World No. 1 by some journalists . He paired with his college rival , Dennis Ralston , to win the 1963 Davis Cup , the only interruption in eight unbroken years of Australian dominance . He also paired with Ralston to win the U.S. Men 's Doubles championships three times , in 1961 , 1963 , and 1964 .",
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"text": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4 , 1933 , when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States , and ended upon his death on April 12 , 1945 , a span of ( 4422 days ) . Roosevelt assumed the presidency in the midst of the Great Depression . Starting with his landslide victory over Republican President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election . He won a record four presidential terms , and became a central figure in world affairs during World War II . His program for relief , recovery and reform , known as the New Deal , involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy . Under his steady leadership , the Democratic Party built a `` New Deal Coalition '' of labor unions , big city machines , white ethnics , African Americans , and rural white Southerners , that would significantly realign American politics for the next several decades in the Fifth Party System and also define modern American liberalism . During his first hundred days in office , Roosevelt spearheaded unprecedented major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal -- a variety of programs designed to produce relief ( government jobs for the unemployed ) , recovery ( economic growth ) , and reform ( through regulation of Wall Street , banks and transportation ) . He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers , and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance . The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 added to his popularity , helping him win re-election by a landslide in 1936 . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 . The bipartisan Conservative Coalition that formed in 1937 prevented his attempted packing of the Supreme Court , and blocked most of his legislative proposals , aside from the Fair Labor Standards Act . When the war began and unemployment largely became a non-issue , conservatives in Congress repealed the two major relief programs , the WPA and CCC , but kept most of the regulations on business . Along with several smaller programs , major surviving programs from the New Deal include the Securities and Exchange Commission , the Wagner Act , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , and Social Security . A potential worldwide war loomed after 1937 , with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany , which invaded Poland in September 1939 . Roosevelt remained officially neutral but gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China , the United Kingdom , Free France , and the Soviet Union via initiatives such as the Lend-Lease programs . Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , Roosevelt sought and obtained a declaration of war upon Japan . A few days later , he sought and obtained a declaration of war upon the other major Axis powers , Germany and Italy . Assisted by his top aide Harry Hopkins , and with very strong national support , he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in leading the Allies during World War II . He supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort , and the war saw the end of the massive unemployment that characterized the Great Depression . Roosevelt sought to desegregate the federal workforce with the Fair Employment Practice Committee , but he also controversially ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese American civilians . As an active military leader , Roosevelt implemented a war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world 's first nuclear bomb . Though he died months before the end of the war , his work on the post-war order shaped the new United Nations and the Bretton Woods international financial system . Roosevelt 's health seriously declined during the war years , and he died three months into his fourth term . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . It was on Roosevelt 's watch that the Democratic Party was returned to dominance , prosperity returned , and two great military enemies were destroyed . Scholars , historians and the public typically rank Roosevelt alongside Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents .",
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"text": "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 Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress which , along with the United States House of Representatives , the lower chamber , composes the legislature of the United States of America . The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution . The Senate is composed of senators who represent each of the several states , with each state being equally represented by two senators , regardless of their population , serving staggered terms of six years ; with fifty states presently in the Union , there are 100 U.S. Senators . From 1789 until 1913 , Senators were appointed by legislatures of the states they represented ; following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 , they are now popularly elected . The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol , in Washington , D.C. As the upper house , the Senate has several powers of advice and consent which are unique to it ; these include the ratification of treaties , the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries , Supreme Court justices , federal judges , other federal executive officials , flag officers , regulatory officials , ambassadors , and other federal uniformed officers . In addition to these , in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for Vice President , the duty befalls upon the Senate to elect one of the top two recipients of electors for that office . It further has the responsibility of conducting trials of those impeached by the House . The Senate is widely considered both a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the House of Representatives due to its longer terms , smaller size , and statewide constituencies , which historically led to a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere . The presiding officer of the Senate is the Vice President of the United States , who is President of the Senate ; in their absence , the President Pro Tempore , who is customarily the senior member of the controlling party , presides over the Senate . In the early 20th century , the practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began , although they are not constitutional officers .",
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"text": "Inauguration of Andrew Johnson The inauguration of Andrew Johnson as the 17th President of the United States was held on April 15 , 1865 at the Kirkwood House in Washington , D.C. , following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln . The inauguration marked the commencement of Andrew Johnson 's only term ( a partial term of ) as President . Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administered the Oath of office . After the ceremony , President Johnson gave an impromptu inaugural address , which began with him begging the cabinet to remain with him and then attacking the Confederacy with such venom , that one witness remarked `` It would have been better had he been struck dumb . '' As President Lincoln lay dying , Vice President Johnson visited the room where he lay , and when Mrs. Lincoln saw him , it was reported , she screamed and demanded he be removed . So he went back to his room at the Kirkwood House . According to newspaper reports , the Vice President had gotten severely inebriated , and when aides to the now-dead president came to fetch the new President they were unable to wake him for several minutes . When he was finally awake , the accounts read , `` he had puffy eyes and his hair was caked with mud from the street , '' and that a barber and doctor were summoned to clean him up for the ten-o'clock ceremony , which most accounts agree went smoothly . However , there are other accounts , believed more reliable by some , which refute this claim .",
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"text": "William Swift William Swift ( March 17 , 1848 -- June 30 , 1919 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy , and briefly the Naval Governor of Guam in 1901 . He was court-martialed in 1907 for the grounding of the battleship , and briefly suspended from duty . In 1910 , he headed the aptly named Swift Board which reorganized the Department of the Navy prior to World War I.",
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"text": "Fort McKinley Fort McKinley may refer to : Fort William McKinley ( Philippine Islands ) Fort McKinley ( Maine ) Fort McKinley , Ohio",
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"text": "United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1900 The 1900 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 6 , 1900 throughout 45 states . Voters chose four representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . New Hampshire overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee , President William McKinley , over the Democratic nominee , former U.S. Representative and 1896 Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan . McKinley won New Hampshire by a margin of 20.91 % in this rematch of the 1896 presidential election . The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish -- American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory .",
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"text": "Texas annexation The Texas annexation was the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America , which was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29 , 1845 . The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2 , 1836 . At the time the vast majority of the Texian population favored the annexation of the Republic by the United States . The leadership of both major American political parties , the Democrats and the Whigs , opposed the introduction of Texas , a vast slave-holding region , into the volatile political climate of the pro- and anti-slavery sectional controversies in Congress . Moreover , they wished to avoid a war with Mexico , whose government refused to acknowledge the sovereignty of its rebellious northern province . With Texas 's economic fortunes declining by the early 1840s , the President of the Texas Republic , Sam Houston , arranged talks with Mexico to explore the possibility of securing official recognition of independence , with Great Britain mediating . In 1843 , U.S. President John Tyler , unaligned with any political party , decided independently to pursue the annexation of Texas in a bid to gain a base of popular support for another four years in office . His official motivation was to outmaneuver suspected diplomatic efforts by the British government for emancipation of slaves in Texas , which would undermine slavery in the United States . Through secret negotiations with the Houston administration , Tyler secured a treaty of annexation in April 1844 . When the documents were submitted to the US Senate for ratification , the details of the terms of annexation became public and the question of acquiring Texas took center stage in the presidential election of 1844 . Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic delegates denied their anti-annexation leader Martin Van Buren the nomination at their party 's convention in May 1844 . In alliance with pro-expansion northern Democratic colleagues , they secured the nomination of James K. Polk , who ran on a pro-Texas Manifest Destiny platform . In June 1844 , the Senate , with its Whig majority , soundly rejected the Tyler -- Texas treaty . The pro-annexation Democrat Polk narrowly defeated anti-annexation Whig Henry Clay in the November 1844 presidential election . In December 1844 , lame-duck President Tyler called on Congress to pass his treaty by simple majorities in each house . The Democratic-dominated House of Representatives complied with his request by passing an amended bill expanding on the pro-slavery provisions of the Tyler treaty . The Senate narrowly passed a compromise version of the House bill ( by the vote of the minority Democrats and several southern Whigs ) , designed to provide the incoming President-elect Polk the options of immediate annexation of Texas or new talks to revise the annexation terms of the House-amended bill . On March 1 , 1845 , President Tyler signed the annexation bill , and on March 3 ( his last day in office ) , he forwarded the House version to Texas , offering immediate annexation ( which preempted Polk ) . When Polk took office the next day , he encouraged Texas to accept the Tyler offer . Texas ratified the agreement with popular approval from Texans . The bill was signed by Polk on December 29 , 1845 , accepting Texas as the 28th state of the Union . Texas formally relinquished its sovereignty to the United States on February 19 , 1846 .",
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"text": "List of Presidents of the United States who were Freemasons Of the 44 people who have been President of the United States , roughly one-third ( 14 , or by some counts 15 * ) were Freemasons . Along with the presidents listed below , Lyndon Johnson had been initiated into the 1st Degree of Freemasonry ( an `` Entered Apprentice '' ) but did not advance any further and did not become a full member of his lodge , Ronald Reagan was made an honorary Freemason , and Bill Clinton as a youth was a member of the Order of DeMolay . * - Because of LBJ 's initiation into the fraternal organization , many lists of Freemason Presidents include him , with a total of 15 . ( It can also be noted that some historians state that David Rice Atchison , member of Platte Lodge No. 56 , Mo , served as `` Ex-officio president '' for one day : March 4 , 1849 . )",
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"text": "United States elections, 1870 The 1870 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Ulysses S. Grant 's first term , during the Third Party System . Members of the 42nd United States Congress were chosen in this election . The election took place during the Reconstruction Era , and many Southerners were barred from voting . It was also the first election after the passage of the 15th Amendment , which prohibits state and federal governments from denying the right to vote on the basis of race , color , or previous condition of servitude ( although disenfranchisement would continue ) . The Republican Party maintained a majority in both houses of Congress , although Democrats picked up several seats in both chambers . In the House , Democrats won major gains , but Republicans retained a solid majority . In the Senate , Democrats won moderate gains , but Republicans retained a commanding majority .",
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"text": "Philippines–United States relations Philippines -- United States relations ( Filipino : Ugnayang Pilipinas at Estados Unidos ) are bilateral relations between the United States of America and its former colony , the Republic of the Philippines . The relationship between the United States and the Philippines has historically been strong and has been described as a Special Relationship . The current Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte , however , is supportive of a foreign policy that is less dependent on the United States , favoring one that prioritizes closer relations with China instead . The Philippines is one of the oldest Asian partners of the U.S. and a strategically major non-NATO ally . The United States was consistently ranked as one of the Philippines ' favorite nations in the world , with 90 % of Filipinos viewing the U.S. and 91 % viewing Americans favorably in 2002 , 90 % of Filipinos viewing U.S. influence positively in 2011 , 85 % of Filipinos viewing the U.S. and Americans favorably in 2013 , and 92 % of Filipinos viewing the U.S. favorably in 2015 , and 89 % having confidence in United States president , Barack Obama in 2014 , making the Philippines the most pro-American country in the world . On October 20 , 2016 , the President of the Philippines announced a `` separation '' from the US , both militarily and economically , in favor of alliances with China and Russia . This article discusses Philippine -- American relations after Philippine independence from the United States in 1946 , while the article History of the Philippines ( 1898 -- 1946 ) describes the history of the Philippines during American colonial rule .",
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"text": "1893 State of the Union Address The 1893 State of the Union Address was written on December 4 , 1893 , by Grover Cleveland , the 24th United States President , to both houses of Congress . It was his fifth address , and his fifth year in office . He said , `` It is believed that under the recent amendment of the act extending the time for registration the Chinese laborers thereto entitled who desire to reside in this country will now avail themselves of the renewed privilege thus afforded of establishing by lawful procedure their right to remain , and that thereby the necessity of enforced deportation may to a great degree be avoided . ''",
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"text": "Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( -LSB- eˈmi.ljo a.ɣiˈnal.do -RSB- ; Emilio Famy Aguinaldo , Sr. : March 22 , 1869 -- February 6 , 1964 ) was a Filipino revolutionary , politician , and a military leader who is officially recognized as the First President of the Philippines ( 1899 -- 1901 ) and first president of a constitutional republic in Asia . He led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution ( 1896 -- 1898 ) , and then in the Spanish -- American War ( 1898 ) , and finally against the United States during the Philippine -- American War ( 1899 -- 1901 ) . He was captured in Palanan , Isabela by American forces on March 23 , 1901 , which brought an end to his presidency . In 1935 , Aguinaldo ran unsuccessfully for president of the Philippine Commonwealth against Manuel Quezon . After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941 , he cooperated with the new rulers , even making a radio appeal for the surrender of the American and Filipino forces on Bataan . He was arrested as a collaborator after the Americans returned but was later freed in a general amnesty .",
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"text": "Presidency of John F. Kennedy The presidency of John F. Kennedy began on January 20 , 1961 , when he was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States , and ended on November 22 , 1963 , upon his assassination and death , a span of days . A Democrat , he took office following the 1960 presidential election , in which he narrowly defeated Richard Nixon . He was succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson . Kennedy was the first person born in the 20th century to be elected president , and , at age 43 , the youngest person elected to the office . He was also the first Roman Catholic elected to the presidency . Kennedy played an important role in bringing American politics into the modern communications age , as his use of television provided a campaign model that spoke to voters directly , and his media presidency greatly weakened the power of political machines in party politics . Kennedy 's time in office was marked by Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union and especially with Cuba . In Cuba , a failed attempt was made in April 1961 at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro . Kennedy 's administration subsequently rejected plans by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to orchestrate false-flag attacks on American soil in order to gain public approval for a war against Cuba . In October 1962 , it was discovered that Soviet ballistic missiles had been deployed in Cuba ; the resulting period of unease , termed the Cuban Missile Crisis , is seen by many historians as the closest the human race has ever come to nuclear war between nuclear-armed belligerents . To contain Communist expansion in Asia , Kennedy increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over his predecessor , Dwight D. Eisenhower ; a further escalation of the American role in the Vietnam War took place after Kennedy 's death . In domestic politics Kennedy made bold proposals in his New Frontier agenda , but few were passed by Congress . He did establish of the Peace Corps , and intensify the Space Race . Kennedy took steps to support the Civil Rights Movement , and after his death his proposed civil rights bill was passed as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .",
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"text": "1917 State of the Union Address The 1917 State of the Union Address was given by Woodrow Wilson , the 28th President of the United States on December 4 , 1917 , during his turbulent second term . He spoke in the United States House of Representatives , in the United States Capitol . He said , `` I shall not go back to debate the causes of the war . The intolerable wrongs done and planned against us by the sinister masters of Germany have long since become too grossly obvious and odious to every true American to need to be rehearsed . '' He addressed the 65th United States Congress , and spoke of World War I . He ended with , `` A supreme moment of history has come . The eyes of the people have been opened and they see . The hand of God is laid upon the nations . He will show them favor , I devoutly believe , only if they rise to the clear heights of His own justice and mercy . '' In the middle of the speech , he said this about the German Empire , `` The worst that can happen to the detriment the German people is this , that if they should still , after the war is over , continue to be obliged to live under ambitious and intriguing masters interested to disturb the peace of the world , men or classes of men whom the other peoples of the world could not trust , it might be impossible to admit them to the partnership of nations which must henceforth guarantee the world 's peace . '' He is saying that empires ' do not promote world peace . A year after he gave this speech , on December 4 , 1918 , the United States military would swallow Germany in victory , and the saying that is written would come true , `` Death has been swallowed up in victory . ''",
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"text": "Taft Commission The Taft Commission , also known as Second Philippine Commission ( Filipino : Ikalawang Komisyon ng Pilipinas ) was established by United States President William McKinley on March 16 , 1900 following the recommendations of the First Philippine Commission . The Second Commission was at first the sole legislative body of the Philippines , then known as the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States , while still under the Philippine -- American War . After the passage of the Philippine Organic Act in 1902 , the Commission functioned as a House of bicameral legislature until it was supplanted in 1916 by an elected legislature established in 1916 by the Philippine Autonomy Act . William Howard Taft was the first head of the Philippine Commission , a post he filled between March 16 , 1900 and July 4 , 1901 , after which the commission head also became the Civil Governor of the Philippines . He held the post until January 31 , 1904 after he was appointed as the Secretary of War by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt . The Philippine Commission was subsequently headed by a number of persons , but is often mentioned informally and collectively as the `` Taft Commission '' .",
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"text": "Ryan O'Neal Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal ( born April 20 , 1941 ) , known professionally as Ryan O'Neal , is an American actor and former boxer . O'Neal trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960 . In 1964 , he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place . The series was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal 's career . He later found success in films , most notably Love Story ( 1970 ) , for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Actor , What 's Up , Doc ? ( 1972 ) , Paper Moon ( 1973 ) , Stanley Kubrick 's Barry Lyndon ( 1975 ) , and A Bridge Too Far ( 1977 ) . Since 2007 , he has had a recurring role in the TV series Bones as Max , the father of the series ' protagonist .",
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"text": "Toshiaki Nishioka is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2012 . He held the WBC super bantamweight title from 2008 to 2012 , and challenged for the lineal super bantamweight title in his final fight . Nishioka is known for his series fights against Veeraphol Nakonluang-Promotion , with two of their four encounters ending in draws . Unlike many of Japan 's other world champions , Nishioka willingly fought outside of his own country .",
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"text": "Ryan Wilson (wrestler) Ryan Wilson is an American retired professional wrestler who formerly worked for World Wrestling Entertainment in the Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental promotion as Jacob Duncan where he was a former OVW Heavyweight Champion . He is best known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he was known by his ring name Trytan .",
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"text": "Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego ( born June 16 , 1951 ) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001 . Widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time , Durán was a versatile brawler and in-fighter in the ring , which earned him the nickname of `` Manos de Piedra '' ( `` Hands of Stone '' ) for his devastating punching power . He is a four-weight world champion , having held titles at lightweight ( 1972 -- 1979 ) , welterweight ( 1980 ) , light middleweight ( 1983 -- 1984 ) , and middleweight ( 1989 ) , as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion ( 1978 -- 1979 ) , and the lineal welterweight champion ( 1980 ) . He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades , the first being Jack Johnson . In 2002 , Durán was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years , while boxing historian Bert Sugar rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time . The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century , with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time . Durán finally retired in January 2002 at age 50 ( having previously retired in 1998 ) following a bad car crash in October 2001 , with an epic professional record of 119 fights , 103 wins , and 70 knockouts . Up until his fight with Wilfred Benítez in 1982 , he was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel .",
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"text": "2005 in UFC The year 2005 is the 13th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States . In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with , UFC 51 : Super Saturday . The reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter and the UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered on Spike TV . The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first ever live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television .",
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"text": "Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States . ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) . ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling . On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .",
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"text": "Team Hammer House Team Hammer House is a mixed martial arts team operating out of Columbus , Ohio , made up of mostly former NCAA wrestlers . While Hammer House focuses on amateur wrestling they do have cross training deals with notable fighters and camps such as Matt Serra , Pat Miletich and Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts . Founded by former UFC champion Mark Coleman , Team Hammer House has attracted such mixed martial arts fighters as Kevin Randleman and Phil Baroni .",
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"text": "Jeff Hougland Jefferey Ryan Hougland ( born August 2 , 1978 ) is an American mixed martial artist , who is perhaps best known for his three fight stint in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship .",
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"text": "Club fighter A club fighter ( or clubfighter ) is a professional boxer who usually fights locally and has a mediocre record . Club fighters generally are not nationally recognized and have not won any fights that show the ability to win a championship . The term is often used as a pejorative for over-hyped fighters or for older boxers when they begin to decline . For example , Floyd Mayweather Jr. called Arturo Gatti `` a blown-up club fighter '' , even though Gatti was the WBC super lightweight champion at the time . A club fighter is less respected than a contender , who defeats journeymen and club fighters in order to establish himself as a challenger for a world title . A journeyman is slightly more respected than a club fighter -- often by way of having a superficially good record . Category : Boxing terminology Category : Pejorative terms for people",
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"text": "Tim Means Timothy Carl `` Tim '' Means ( born February 20 , 1984 ) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship . A professional competitor since 2004 , Means has also formerly competed for King of the Cage and Legacy FC . Means is the former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion and the former King of the Cage Junior Welterweight Champion .",
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"text": "Anthony Morrison Anthony Morrison ( born March 29 , 1984 ) is an American professional mixed martial artist . Anthony Morrison formerly competed in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA . A professional competitor since 2004 , Morrison has also formerly competed for the WEC .",
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"text": "UFC Fight Night 6 UFC Fight Night : Sanchez vs. Parisyan ( also known as UFC Fight Night 6 ) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17 , 2006 . The event took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada , and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada . It acted as a lead-in to the season four premiere of The Ultimate Fighter . The two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 6 on Spike TV drew a 1.5 overall rating . The main event of the evening -- a welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter superstar Diego Sanchez and former title contender Karo Parisyan -- was given heightened interest , as the winner of the bout was rumored to designate the next challenger for the UFC welterweight championship . The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $ 173,500 .",
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"text": "Jack Ryan (streetball player) Jack Ryan , aka `` Black Jack '' , aka `` Water '' , is an American streetball player from Brooklyn , New York . Ryan 's basketball exploits began at John Jay High School , where , as a senior , he averaged 26 ppg . Ryan later took his game to East 5th St. Park in Brooklyn , where he mastered the tricks and shots he became well known for . In his first season in a recreational league at West 4th , Ryan played one game against former Detroit Piston Phil Sellers and scored 44 points . Ryan is most well known for his very proficient 3-point shooting . According to an article written by Bobbito Garcia about Ryan in Slam Magazine Streetball Special Collector 's Issue , Chris Mullin once described Jack as the best shooter he 'd ever seen who had n't played in the NBA . The article also states Peter Vecsey got Ryan a tryout with the New Jersey Nets in 1990 , but was the second-to-last man cut , ending Ryan 's NBA aspirations . In May 2003 Ryan was named as one of `` Slam Magazines Greatest Playground Ballers of All Time . '' Ryan further proved his mastery of the 3-point shot when he won the 2005 City Slam 3-Point Shooting Championships , which aired on ESPN . In a close final , Ryan edged out fellow streetball sharpshooter Deshun `` Father Time '' Jackson to take the title . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHijMfhV1jQ Jack Ryan 's story was featured on the cover of the -LSB- New York Times -RSB- Sports section on December 3 , 2003 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/03/sports/basketball-a-hard-case-from-the-streets-makes-good.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm The article inspired the 2009 production of a moving documentary on his life story titled `` Release : The Jack Ryan Story '' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=addkLMohZ1E . Ryan remains a popular video subject on YouTube , setting records and earning accolades -- while performing at NBA All Star weekend 2008 in New Orleans Ryan became a 3 time Guinness Record Holder . Ryan continues to play basketball every day in leagues all around the US and playing in showcase tournaments ; but he truly fuels his passion for basketball with his company HoopWizard.com a one man show -- he is a sought after performer who travels worldwide entertaining at NBA & Collegiate Half Time shows , basketball camps , Bar/Bat Mitzvahs , Corporate events and numerous private celebrations for basketball fans of all ages . http://vimeo.com/39274310 Ryan is described as authentic & inspirational as he performs shooting demonstrations and spins nine balls at a time ! He serves as a powerful speaker for many Elementary and Middle School programs delivering a unique and interactive message to youth while entertaining with basketballs . Planners who seek fantastic performances featuring tremendous athletic skill , infectious smiles and superb basketball entertainment consistently contact Jack `` Blackjack '' Ryan for their events . See http://hoopwizard.com for more pictures and exciting videos ! JACK RYAN 'S FILM CREDITS AND BASKETBALL AWARDS : 2013 Complex.com : One of `` The 20 Greatest basketball players of all time not to make the NBA '' 2013 Complex.com : Named to the list of `` Top 25 Streetball Players of All Time '' 2011 At 50 years old led West 4th Summer league in scoring 2010 MTV : Band Of Ballers Champion 2010 Converse TV Commercial : `` Join The Procession '' with Julius Dr. J Erving 2009 `` Release : The Jack Ryan Story '' , Documentary by Aaron Bierman & Mitchell Tannen 2008 THREE-time Guinness Record Holder , achieved at NBA All Star Weekend in New Orleans : Longest spin on toe , Longest spin on nose , Most free throws blind folded in a minute ! 2005 ESPN : City Slam National 3-point Shooting Champion 2003 NY Times : Life story article , front page of sports section , written by Ira Berkow 2003 Slam magazine : Named `` One of the Greatest Playground Ballers of all time '' 1999 First white showman in Harlem Wizard history 1997 Became a member of the Harlem Wizards Entertainment Basketball , touring internationally 1990 Free agent with NJ Nets Basketball Team , was last cut at 29 years old 1980 Jack Ryan averaged 26 points as a Senior at John Jay High School Brooklyn , NY",
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"text": "2002 in UFC The year 2002 is the 10th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States . In 2002 the UFC held 7 events beginning with , UFC 35 : Throwdown .",
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"text": "Sam Hoger Samuel Earl Hoger ( -LSB- ˈhoʊɡər -RSB- born June 28 , 1980 ) is an American mixed martial artist and an actor , most notable for appearing on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter , a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV Hoger has trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf , Iowa and is belted in the Miletich Fighting Systems . Hoger is currently teaching and training out of Hoger Mixed Martial Arts in Houston , TX .",
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"text": "Tim Kennedy (fighter) Timothy Fred `` Tim '' Kennedy ( born September 1 , 1979 ) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC 's Middleweight division . He has also formerly competed for Strikeforce , the WEC , ShoMMA , HDNet Fights , and represented the Chicago Red Bears in the IFL . Kennedy is one of the few fighters to simultaneously serve in the United States Army National Guard while also fighting professionally .",
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"text": "Ron Stander Ron Stander ( born October 17 , 1944 ) is a former professional boxer , who fought from 1969 to 1982 . He challenged for the world heavyweight championship in 1972 , losing to Joe Frazier by fifth round technical knockout . He scored a fifth round knockout victory over hard-punching Earnie Shavers in 1970 , and a points decision win over contender Thad Spencer in 1971 . An award-winning documentary entitled `` The Bluffs Butcher , '' after his adopted hometown of Council Bluffs , IA , produced by journalism student Andrew Batt was released in 2004 . The documentary told the story of Iowa 's arguably best shot at a World Heavyweight Boxing Title and chronicled Stander 's journey from virtual unknown to boxing 's largest stage .",
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"text": "World Fighting Alliance The World Fighting Alliance was a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States . Owned and organized by MMA legend and trainer John Lewis ( Promoter/Match Maker ) and nightclub operator and `` Club Rubber '' promoter John Huntington ( Producer ) along with Lawyer Louis Palazzo ( Investor ) , the WFA began promoting events after the Nevada State Athletic Commission began sanctioning mixed martial arts . The Las Vegas-based promotion , unlike its cross-town rival , the Ultimate Fighting Championship , featured a nightclub environment and a slogan of `` Where the fight club meets the Night Club '' . Sexy and flashy , its events featured several scantily-clad ring girls between rounds and go-go dancers between fights , and plenty of loud music , including guest performers like Ice-T . However , in an incident at Level 3 which seriously harmed the promotion 's reputation , credentialed photographers were ejected by venue security from their areas and were forced to move to where they could not take acceptable pictures . The inconvenience caused by the ejection was substantial , some writers at the event were forced to track down their photographers and leave their beat , while some offended editors decided to yank coverage of the event altogether . While the difficulties of the last event did not seem to deter the promotion and the promoters promised a Level 4 , Lewis and Huntington did not promote another WFA event since , and the promotion was assumed to be defunct . After a rise of interest in mixed martial arts in the United States in 2005 , the WFA reemerged with new ownership and began an aggressive program to establish itself as a new major mixed martial arts promotion . The owners , Ross Goodman and Louis Palazzo , both attorneys from Las Vegas , began by signing contracts with several of the biggest free agents on the market , including former UFC middleweight contender and Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland , PRIDE middleweight contender Quinton Jackson , retired UFC and Pancrase champion Bas Rutten , former top-ranked Bantamweight fighter Urijah Faber , and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez . In their recruitment efforts , they also came close to signing Tito Ortiz before he was enticed by an offer from the UFC . The fruits of their acquisitions culminated in WFA : King of the Streets on July 22 , 2006 , a pay-per-view broadcast event at the Forum in Inglewood , California . The card was headed by a main event of Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Lindland , Jackson 's first fight on American soil since becoming a headliner in PRIDE , and featured famed boxing broadcaster Barry Tompkins and wrestling star Bill Goldberg at the announce desk . Despite heavy expectations and an aggressive marketing campaign , including a pre-event special broadcast on Showtime , the event only attracted a crowd of over 5,000 , with only 2,300 tickets sold . Pay-per-view buys were also low , reportedly under 50,000 . Despite the disappointing numbers , and rumors of financial troubles , the WFA announced their next event , WFA : King of the Streets II at Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada scheduled for December 9 , 2006 . However , the event was then postponed until early 2007 for undisclosed reasons . On November 15 , 2006 , the WFA 's CEO , Jeremy Lappen , sued the WFA and its owners for breach of contract , claiming he has not been paid since June 2006 , a few weeks before King of the Streets . Finally on December 11 , 2006 , Zuffa , the parent company of rival promotion UFC , announced it had acquired select assets of the WFA , including the contracts of WFA fighters . The WFA afterward ceased operations per the sale agreement . The WFA brand was revived in THQ 's video game UFC Undisputed 2010 , an update to their wildly popular multi-platform MMA video game UFC 2009 Undisputed . In the game 's career mode , which mimics that of an actual MMA fighter , players start off in the WFA and after a certain amount of success are invited to the UFC .",
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"text": "Travis Fulton Travis Fulton ( born May 29 , 1977 ) is an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division of both sports . Known as a longtime veteran in mixed martial arts , he has competed in over 300 sanctioned bouts and while he is perhaps best known for competing in smaller US-based promotions , he has also competed in the UFC , the WEC , Pancrase , the Chicago Red Bears of the IFL , King of the Cage and RINGS . He also holds the record for the most sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts , with 315 .",
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"text": "Gerry Storey Gerry Storey MBE ( born 1936 , Belfast , Northern Ireland ) is a boxing trainer who has coached the Irish Olympic Boxing Team on four occasions . Storey is the head coach of the Holy Family Boxing Club in north Belfast . Storey and the club were featured in the BBC documentary Fight Town in 2003 , and the club also appeared in the Daniel Day-Lewis film The Boxer . As a professional boxer , Storey won a British Championships title . Storey has trained many boxers including Hugh Russell , Neil Sinclair , Barry McGuigan , Paddy Barnes and Carl Frampton . McGuigan was training by Storey from the age of 14 through to his Olympic and Commonwealth bids , and claims Storey 's club is the `` most successful boxing club in the country '' . Storey 's son Sammy is also an accomplished amateur boxer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Commonwealth Games . Storey 's work has helped to bridge the sectarian divide in Belfast , as he trains both Catholics and Protestants . During the 1981 Irish hunger strike he was asked by Loyalist and Republican prisoners to oversee boxing training in the Maze Prison gymnasium . As a result of his work he won the Sport For Good award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Estoril , Portugal on 16 May 2005 . Storey received his award from Barry McGuigan and Marvin Hagler , and was the first Irish sportsperson to win a Laureus award . Storey was honoured by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association for his contribution to the sport in Dublin on 2 February 2007 . He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in the 2008 New Year Honours .",
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"text": "Robert Parham Robert Parham ( born Robert Dennis Parham , Jr. on January 24 , 1966 ) is a retired American kickboxer and former five time World Kickboxing Champion and former four time Sport Karate Champion . His kickboxing record was 17-1 with 9 knockouts . In his last match , he was stopped by Patrick Barry `` While enlisted in the Air Force , he won the Mississippi 's Silver Gloves championships and in 1988 he began earning karate titles , including Armed Forces Champion , Mississippi State Champion and pre-Olympic Taekwondo Champion . From 1991 to 1993 , he won the National Karate Championship and in 1991 he was the United States Karate Alliance World Karate Champion . He was Sport Karate International 's regional winner in 1990 and 1993 , and world champion in 1991 . In 1993 , he earned the National Black Belt League 's Regional and World Titles and the United States Karate Alliance Lightweight Koshiki World Title . Parham 's karate accomplishments earned him the Air Force 's Air Education and Training Command 's Male Athlete of the Year for 1992 . The award-winning martial artist has claimed world kickboxing titles in five weight classes -- middleweight in 1994 , super middleweight in 1996 , light heavyweight in 1995 and 1997 , cruiserweight in 1997 and heavyweight in 2001 . '' In 1999 , Parham was a feature participant in the inaugural show of the TV series `` The Toughman World Championship on FX '' . He made it to the finals and lost a hotly disputed decision to the local favorite . He has been inducted into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame , the Masters Hall of Fame , the USA Hall of Fame and the Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame for his martial arts accomplishments . After retiring from martial arts competitions , Robert turned to acting , with minor roles in movies such as `` Bad Faith '' , `` The Insider ( film ) '' `` Hand to Hand '' . He had his breakthrough starring role in the upcoming feature `` Buster Jones '' .",
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"text": "In & Out (film) In & Out is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline , Tom Selleck , Joan Cusack , Matt Dillon , Debbie Reynolds , and Wilford Brimley . It is an original story by screenwriter Paul Rudnick . Joan Cusack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance . The film was inspired by Tom Hanks 's tearful speech when he accepted his 1994 Oscar ( for his role in Philadelphia ) , in which he mentioned his high-school drama coach Rawley Farnsworth , and his former classmate John Gilkerson , `` two of the finest gay Americans , two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with . '' The film became one of mainstream Hollywood 's few attempts at a comedic `` gay movie '' of its era , and was widely noted at the time for a 12-second kiss between Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck .",
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"text": "Gurvinder Singh Gurvinder Singh is an Indian film director . He is best known for his Punjabi language films Anhe Ghore Da Daan , and Chauthi Koot ( The Fourth Direction ) which premiered at Venice and Cannes Film Festival respectively . Gurvinder is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII ) , Pune from where he studied film-making and graduated in 2001 . He travelled extensively through Punjab between 2002 and 2006 , living and wandering with folk itinerants , documenting folk ballads and oral narratives . It led to his first documentary ` Pala ' . He continued to make short experimental works and documenting arts/artists for the next few years . In 2005 he was invited by avant-garde Indian filmmaker Mani Kaul to be his teaching assistant for a master-class at FTII , which led to a close association with the filmmaker who became his mentor . He translated and published a book of conversations of Udayan Vajpeyi with Mani Kaul , titled ` Uncloven Space ' . His latest film is ` infiltrator ' starring Veer Rajwant Singh which is a 15 minute short story in an international omnibus called ` In the same garden '",
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"text": "Insaaf (1997 film) Insaaf , also known as Insaaf : The Final Justice , is a 1997 Indian Bollywood action film directed and written by Dayal Nihalani and starring Akshay Kumar , Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal . It was released on 30 May 1997 and was a box office failure .",
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"text": "...And Once Again And Once Again is a 2010 Indian family drama film directed by Amol Palekar . The film premiered in India on 20 August 2010 .",
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"text": "Aap Ki Kasam Aap Ki Kasam ( I swear by you ) is a 1974 Hindi film produced by J. Om Prakash , which also marks his directorial debut . The film stars Rajesh Khanna , Mumtaz , Sanjeev Kumar , Rehman , Asrani and A. K. Hangal . The music is by R.D. Burman , who received the only Filmfare nomination for the film . The film was successful and was declared as hit on the box office , and it was also acclaimed by the critics . The songs from the film , including ` Jai Jai Shiv Shankar ' , ` Zindagi ke safar mein ' and ` Karvate badalate rahen ' , became very popular . The Hindu newspaper in its review of the film quoted `` In a remarkable scene , where Rajesh Khanna , his anger simmering , confronts Mumtaz , the director , J. Om Prakash , brings out the performer in both . Mumtaz brings compelling expressions to her countenance as her initial disbelief at being doubted by her husband is transformed from anguish to fury in a flash . This remains the standout moment of the movie apart from the song `` Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jate hain jo maqaam '' . The film is a remake of a Malayalam film , Vaazhve Mayam ( 1970 ) , directed by K S Sethumadhavan , where the ending was different . The film was later also remade in Telugu , retaining the original ending , by director Dasari Narayana Rao as Edadugula Bandham ( 1985 ) starring Mohan Babu and Jayasudha .",
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"text": "Mr. India (1987 film) Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur . It stars Anil Kapoor , Sridevi and Amrish Puri in the lead roles The film was the highest grossing Indian film of 1987 , and remains a cult classic in India . The film was known for several of its lines and songs , including Sridevi 's Miss Hawa Hawaii performance , and Amrish Puri 's quote `` Mogambo khush hua '' ( Mogambo is pleased ) , which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and became synonymous with Puri . The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history . Laxmikant-Pyarelal 's music performed well too , especially the song Hawa Hawaii which is very popular till today . The film has often been featured in different lists of top Bollywood films . Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films . This was the last film that the writing duo Salim-Javed wrote together . They had split up earlier in 1982 , but came back for one last film . On the centenary of Indian Cinema , Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time . Interestingly Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were offered the lead role , but they turned it down as they could n't relate with the invisible hero .",
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"text": "Sam & Me Sam & Me is a 1991 Canadian film directed by well-known Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta . It was her debut movie as a director . The film went on to win an honourable mention at the Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Indian (2001 film) Indian is a 2001 Hindi crime drama film directed by N. Maharajan and starring Sunny Deol , Shilpa Shetty , Raj Babbar and Mukesh Rishi . A remake of Tamil film Vallarasu starring Vijayakanth , the film had dialogues written by Sanjay Masoom . It opened on 26 October 2001 to excellent collections .",
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"text": "Kotigobba 2 Kotigobba 2 ( English : One in a crore - 2 ) is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar . The film was produced by Rockline Venkatesh and M. Babu in both Kannada and Tamil languages simultaneously ; the latter as Mudinja Ivana Pudi . Despite its title , the film is not a sequel to Kotigobba ( 2001 ) . The film features Kichcha Sudeep and Nithya Menen in the lead roles . Both versions of the film released on 12 August 2016 coinciding with the 2016 Varalakshmi Vrata . Now the film is being dubbed into Telugu as Kotikokkadu ( English : One in a crore ) . The Telugu version of this film will be presented by Lagadapati Srinivas .",
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"text": "13th National Film Awards The 13th National Film Awards , then known as State Awards for Films , presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting , India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1965 . Starting with 13th National Film Awards , a new award was introduced at All India level , Best Feature Film on National Unity and Emotional Integration whose winner received a cash prize .",
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"text": "Balaji Motion Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra . Based in Mumbai , it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films . Key people involved are Jeetendra wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor .",
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"text": "15th Filmfare Awards The 15th Filmfare Awards were held in 1968 , celebrating the best in Hindi cinema in 1967 . Manoj Kumar 's patriotic drama Upkar was the biggest winner on the night , winning 7 awards , 4 for Manoj Kumar , including Best Film and Best Director . The smash hit ` Mere Desh Ki Dharti ' from the film also won awards for its lyricist and singer .",
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"text": "Note Out Note Out is a 2011 Malayalam comedy film directed by debutant Kutty Naduvil starring Nishan and Mithra Kurian in the lead roles . The music of the film has been composed by Vinu Thomas with lyrics penned by Anil Panachooran . The film released on 14 January 2011 . The film is produced by Joseph George in the banner of Thekkadiyil Films , who also distributes the film through Play House Release .",
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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": "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": "Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan ( 1 October 1928 -- 21 July 2001 ) better known as Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage , and film actor who was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century . He was well known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen , which gave him also the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thilagam ( lit . the pride of actors ) . In a career that spanned close to five decades , he had acted in 283 films in Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi . His eidetic memory helped him remember his scripts at a glance . Ganesan was the first tamil film actor to win a `` Best Actor '' award in an International film festival , the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo , Egypt in 1960 . Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan . He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions . In addition , he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award ( Special Jury ) . In 1997 , Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , highest honour for films in India . He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema . He has been described by the Los Angeles Times as `` The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema '' . In spite of his celebrated film career , his short stint in politics became a futile attempt .",
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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": "Chennai International Film Festival The Chennai International Film Festival ( CIFF ) is a festival organised in the city of Chennai , India , by a film society , the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation ( ICAF ) , with the support of the government of Tamil Nadu , the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and the Film Federation of India . From the official website , the festival aims at : providing a common platform for the film fraternity to show its expression through films ; understanding other cultures and project the excellence of this art form ; contribute to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of the different nations in the context of the social and cultural ethos ; and promote friendship and co-operation among peoples of the world . The festival has been organised since 2002 . It showcases international as well as Indian feature films . The Indian language films are divided into the Tamil ( 12 films ) and the Indian panorama featured films ( around 12 films ) . The festival screens more than 100 international feature films . The CIFF provide awards in the following categories : The Best film in Tamil . The Second Best film . Special Jury Award for individual excellence Online Film buff Award Amitabh Bachchan Youth Icon Award , from 2013",
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"text": "Entry (film) Entry is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by Rajesh Amanakara and starring Baburaj , Ranjini Haridas , Bhagath Manuel and Sija Rose in the lead roles .",
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"text": "Aashiqui.in Aashiqui.in is a 2011 Bollywood romantic film directed by Shankhadeep , starring Ankita Shrivastava and debutant Ishaan Manhaas in the lead roles . The music and the background score of the film are composed by Nitin kumar gupta and Prem Hariya , and the lyrics are penned by Gupta as well . The film is very similar to the 2004 film A Cinderella Story . The film was released in cinemas on 11 February 2011 , and the story follows a man who meets his love interest on the internet .",
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"text": "Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics ( Jeux olympiques ) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the world 's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games , which were held in Olympia , Greece , from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD . Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) in 1894 , leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896 . The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement , with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority . The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games . Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Olympic Games for ice and winter sports , the Paralympic Games for athletes with a disability , and the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes . The IOC has had to adapt to a variety of economic , political , and technological advancements . As a result , the Olympics has shifted away from pure amateurism , as envisioned by Coubertin , to allowing participation of professional athletes . The growing importance of mass media created the issue of corporate sponsorship and commercialisation of the Games . World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916 , 1940 , and 1944 Games . Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games . The Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations ( IFs ) , National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) , and organising committees for each specific Olympic Games . As the decision-making body , the IOC is responsible for choosing the host city for each Games , and organises and funds the Games according to the Olympic Charter . The IOC also determines the Olympic programme , consisting of the sports to be contested at the Games . There are several Olympic rituals and symbols , such as the Olympic flag and torch , as well as the opening and closing ceremonies . Over 13,000 athletes compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events . The first , second , and third-place finishers in each event receive Olympic medals : gold , silver , and bronze , respectively . The Games have grown so much that nearly every nation is now represented . This growth has created numerous challenges and controversies , including boycotts , doping , bribery , and a terrorist attack in 1972 . Every two years the Olympics and its media exposure provide unknown athletes with the chance to attain national and sometimes international fame . The Games also constitute an opportunity for the host city and country to showcase themselves to the world .",
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"text": "Puerto Rico at the 2012 Summer Olympics Puerto Rico competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12 , 2012 . This was the nation 's seventeenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics . Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico sent a total of 25 athletes to the Games , 19 men and 6 women , to compete in 8 sports . The nation 's team size was roughly larger by three athletes from Beijing . This was also the youngest delegation in Puerto Rico 's Olympic history , with half the team under the age of 25 , and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro . Four Puerto Rican athletes had competed in Beijing , including track star and pre-Olympic favorite Javier Culson , who held the record as the `` world 's fastest man '' in the hurdles , and later became the nation 's flag bearer at the opening ceremony . Canterbury Christ Church University had been selected as the team 's preparation base for these Olympic games . These Games tied as Puerto Rico 's most successful Olympics , winning a total of two medals , and tying the record for the most medals with Los Angeles at a single games . Javier Culson won the nation 's first ever Olympic bronze medal after 16 years in the men 's hurdles . Meanwhile , Dominican born Jaime Espinal became the first Puerto Rican athlete to claim an Olympic silver medal in men 's freestyle wrestling , and set a historic Olympic record as the nation 's second silver medalist , 28 years after Luis Ortiz had become the first .",
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"text": "Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games ( Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years . Unlike the Summer Olympics , the Winter Olympics feature sports practised on snow and ice . The first Winter Olympics , the 1924 Winter Olympics , was held in Chamonix , France . The original five sports ( broken into nine disciplines ) were bobsleigh , curling , ice hockey , Nordic skiing ( consisting of the disciplines military patrol , cross-country skiing , Nordic combined , and ski jumping ) , and skating ( consisting of the disciplines figure skating and speed skating ) . The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1936 , after which they were interrupted by World War II . The Olympics resumed in 1948 and was again held every four years . Until 1992 , the Winter and Summer Olympic Games were held in the same years , but in accordance with a 1986 decision by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) to place the Summer and Winter Games on separate four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years , the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994 . The Winter Games have evolved since its inception . Sports and disciplines have been added and some of them , such as Alpine skiing , luge , short track speed skating , freestyle skiing , skeleton , and snowboarding , have earned a permanent spot on the Olympic programme . Others ( such as curling and bobsleigh ) have been discontinued and later reintroduced , or have been permanently discontinued ( such as military patrol , though the modern Winter Olympic sport of biathlon is descended from it ) . Still others , such as speed skiing , bandy and skijoring , were demonstration sports but never incorporated as Olympic sports . The rise of television as a global medium for communication enhanced the profile of the Games . It created an income stream , via the sale of broadcast rights and advertising , which has become lucrative for the IOC . This allowed outside interests , such as television companies and corporate sponsors , to exert influence . The IOC has had to address several criticisms , internal scandals , the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Winter Olympians , as well as a political boycott of the Winter Olympics . Nations have used the Winter Games to showcase the claimed superiority of their political systems . The Winter Olympics has been hosted on three continents by eleven different countries . The Games have been held in the United States four times ( 1932 , 1960 , 1980 , 2002 ) ; in France three times ( 1924 , 1968 , 1992 ) ; and in Austria ( 1964 , 1976 ) , Canada ( 1988 , 2010 ) , Japan ( 1972 , 1998 ) , Italy ( 1956 , 2006 ) , Norway ( 1952 , 1994 ) , and Switzerland ( 1928 , 1948 ) twice . Also , the Games have been held in Germany ( 1936 ) , Yugoslavia ( 1984 ) , and Russia ( 2014 ) once . The IOC has selected Pyeongchang , South Korea , to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Beijing , China , to host the 2022 Winter Olympics . No city in the southern hemisphere has hosted or even been an applicant to host the Winter Olympics ; the major challenge preventing one hosting the games is the dependence on winter weather , and the traditional February timing of the games falls in the middle of the southern hemisphere summer . Twelve countries -- Austria , Canada , Finland , France , Great Britain , Hungary , Italy , Norway , Poland , Sweden , Switzerland and the United States -- have sent athletes to every Winter Olympic Games . Six of those -- Austria , Canada , Finland , Norway , Sweden and the United States -- have earned medals at every Winter Olympic Games , and only one -- the United States -- has earned gold at each Games . Norway leads in terms of number of gold medals and overall number of medals . Germany and Japan have been banned at times from competing in the Games .",
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"text": "1976 Summer Olympics medal table The 1976 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 1976 Summer Olympics , held in Montreal , Quebec , Canada , from July 17 to August 1 , 1976 . A total of 6,084 athletes from 92 countries participated in these Games , competing in 198 events in 23 sports . Twenty-eight African countries boycotted these Games . This decision was taken in response to the participation of New Zealand , because its national rugby union team ( the All Blacks ) continued to play rugby with South Africa , which had been banned from the Olympic movement since 1964 due to its apartheid policies . Athletes from 41 countries won at least one medal , leaving 51 countries in blank in the medal table . The Soviet Union won the highest number of gold medals ( 49 ) and overall medals ( 125 ) . Thailand and Bermuda won the first medals in their Olympic history , with Bermuda still being the least populous nation to ever win a Summer Olympic medal . The Montreal Summer Olympics proved disastrous to Canada not only in financial terms ; it failed to win a single gold medal despite being the host nation . Overall , it was 27th in the medal table , which remains the worst result a host nation has ever scored in the history of the Games . Nikolai Andrianov of the Soviet Union won seven medals ( four gold , two silver and one bronze medals ) , becoming the most medalled athlete in these Games .",
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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": "List of flag bearers for Independent Olympians at the Olympics This is a list of flag bearers who have competed as Individual Olympic Athletes at the Olympics . Flag bearers carry the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games .",
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"text": "2004 European Winter Throwing Challenge The 2004 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 13 and 14 March at St. John Athletic Stadium in Marsa , Malta . It was the fourth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association . The 2004 event was the last to use the challenge name , as subsequent editions were known as European Cup Winter Throwing events . A total of 147 athletes from 28 countries entered the competition . The competition featured men 's and women 's contests in shot put , discus throw , javelin throw and hammer throw . Athletes were seeded into `` A '' and `` B '' groups in each competition . Russia topped the points table in the women 's and men 's division of the team competition . With four medals , it shared the greatest medal haul alongside Germany , which was runner-up in the points table but was the only nation to have two winners from the eight events on offer . The host nation , Malta , had only one athlete at the event -- men 's javelin thrower Jean Paul Callus . Callus broke the Maltese record with his opening throw , recording a new best mark of for his country . The weather was not conducive to high standard performances and Callus gave the sole record performance of the challenge . Five athletes went on to take medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics : Eşref Apak was a bronze medallist , Vadims Vasiļevskis , Nadine Kleinert and Steffi Nerius took Olympic silver , and Natalya Sadova became the Olympic champion in women 's discus . Despite going on to this success , among these only Vasiļevskis was a winner in the European Winter Throwing Challenge .",
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"text": "Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mexico competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 . This was the nation 's twentieth appearance at the Olympics , since its debut in 1900 . Comité Olímpico Mexicano sent the nation 's largest delegation to the Games since 1992 . A total of 109 athletes , 59 men and 50 women , competed in 20 sports . Football was the only team-based sport in which Mexico had its representation in these Olympic Games . There was only a single competitor in fencing , shooting , and weightlifting . The Mexican team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney : race walker Noé Hernández , taekwondo jin Víctor Estrada , and diver Fernando Platas , who reprised his role to carry the national flag for the second time in the opening ceremony , after winning the silver in men 's springboard . Along with Platas , race walkers Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Germán Sánchez officially made their fourth Olympic appearance as the most experienced members of the team . Meanwhile , show jumper Gerardo Tazzer , who helped the Mexicans claim the bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , sought his fourth Olympic bid in Athens after a sixteen-year absence , and was also the oldest athlete of the team at age 52 . Mexico left Athens with a total of four medals ( three silver and one bronze ) , failing to win a gold for the first time since 1996 . Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in taekwondo . Sprinter Ana Guevara set the nation 's historical milestone as the first ever female Mexican to claim an Olympic silver medal in track and field . Meanwhile , Belem Guerrero claimed a silver for the first time in the nation 's Olympic cycling history , since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , since José Youshimatz took home the bronze in the men 's points race .",
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"text": "Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics Switzerland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . Swiss athletes competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era , except when they boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a protest to the Soviet invasion of Hungary . The Swiss Olympic Association sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games , 72 men and 31 women , to compete in 18 sports . Switzerland left London with a total of four Olympic medals ( two gold and two silver ) , their lowest in Summer Olympic history since 1992 . This was in stark contrast with the zero medal tally of the neighbouring Austria , a nation of roughly comparable size . Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in cycling , tennis , equestrian , and triathlon . Among the nation 's medalists were mountain biker Nino Schurter , who collected a total of two Olympic medals after winning the silver in men 's cross-country race . Equestrian rider Steve Guerdat won Switzerland 's first ever gold medal in the individual show jumping after 84 years . Meanwhile , Nicola Spirig became the second Swiss athlete to claim an Olympic title in women 's triathlon since its official debut as a full-medal sport in 2000 . World number-one male tennis player Roger Federer won the coveted silver medal in the men 's singles , after he was defeated by Great Britain 's Andy Murray . Several Swiss athletes missed out of the medal standings . Defending Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara finished seventh in the men 's individual time trial , following his collarbone injury from the road race .",
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"text": "Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics Portugal competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 . Portuguese athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912 . The Olympic Committee of Portugal sent the nation 's second-largest team to the Games . A total of 81 athletes , 64 men and 17 women , were selected by the committee to participate in 15 sports . Men 's football was the only team-based sport in which Portugal had its representation at these Games . There was only a single competitor in badminton , canoeing , equestrian , artistic and trampoline gymnastics , triathlon , and wrestling , which made its official Olympic comeback after an eight-year absence . Twenty-four Portuguese athletes had previously competed in Sydney , including two returning Olympic medalists : long-distance runner and former champion Fernanda Ribeiro and lightweight judoka Nuno Delgado , who later became the nation 's flag bearer in the opening ceremony . Mistral windsurfer and multiple-time European champion João Rodrigues and middle-distance runner Carla Sacramento shared their experiences at these Games as the only athletes who made their fourth Olympic appearance . Equestrian rider Carlos Grave , aged 46 , was the oldest athlete of the team , while breaststroke swimmer Diana Gomes was the youngest at age 15 . Among the Portuguese athletes of the team , two of them had acquired a dual citizenship to compete for Portugal : former hurdler Naide Gomes from Sao Tome and Principe in the women 's heptathlon , and sprinter Francis Obikwelu on his third Olympic bid after he previously joined the Nigerian squad in Atlanta and Sydney . Portugal left Athens with only three Olympic medals , two silver and one bronze , improving the nation 's stark medal tally from Sydney four years earlier . The highlight of the Games for the Portuguese team came on the first day with a historic milestone for Sérgio Paulinho , as the nation 's first ever cyclist to claim a silver medal in the men 's road race . The remaining medals were awarded to the athletes in the track and field . On August 22 , 2004 , Obikwelu challenged the Americans in the men 's 100 metres , but he managed to settle only for the silver . Meanwhile , Rui Silva added another medal for Portugal with a blistering bronze in the men 's 1500 metres , which was dominated by Morocco 's Hicham El Guerrouj .",
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"text": "Parade of the Athletes Parade of the Athletes is a retrospective mix by Dutch DJ Tiësto of his live set performed during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens , Greece on 13 August 2004 ( see 2004 in music ) . This was the first time that a DJ was asked to perform for a ceremony at the Olympics . Recognizing one of their own , the Dutch team came up to the booth while Tiësto was performing this set . All of the songs on this track are original songs composed by Tiësto except for `` Adagio for Strings '' , which is his own remix of Samuel Barber 's piece by the same name ( the remix was also influenced by William Orbit 's original electronic remix of the song in 1999 ) , and `` Athena '' , which is also a remix of Albinoni 's Adagio in G minor . The album contains 8 new tracks composed exclusively for the Olympic Games Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony , and 4 other well-known tracks ( `` Traffic '' , `` Lethal Industry '' , `` Adagio for Strings '' and `` Forever Today '' ) . An unmixed version was also released .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London , England , 26 athletics events were contested , all for men only . A total of 79 medals ( 27 gold , 27 silver , 25 bronze ) were awarded . Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events . In the team races ( the medley relay and the 3 mile team race ) , each nation entered one team . The medley relay was run by four athletes , with four alternates allowed . In the 3 mile team race , five athletes from each nation ran with only three counting . The competition was restricted to amateurs , and was held under the rules of the Amateur Athletic Association . These rules included a prohibition on any interference with other runners ( a rule that played an important part in the 400 metres ) .",
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"text": "Olympic Oath The Olympic Oath ( distinct from the Olympic creed ) is a solemn promise made by one athlete , judge or official , and one coach at the Opening Ceremony of each Olympic Games . Each oath taker is from the host nation and takes the oath on behalf of all athletes , officials , or coaches at the currently celebrated games . While reciting the oath , the oath taker holds a corner of the Olympic Flag .",
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"text": "Olympic Stadium (Montreal) Olympic Stadium ( Stade olympique ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Canada , located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal . Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics , it is nicknamed `` The Big O '' , a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium 's roof . It is also called `` The Big Owe '' to reference the astronomical cost of the stadium and the 1976 Olympics as a whole . The stadium is the largest by seating capacity in Canada . After the Olympics , artificial turf was installed and it became the home of Montreal 's professional baseball and football teams . The Montreal Alouettes of the CFL returned to their previous home of Molson Stadium in 1998 for regular season games , but continued to use Olympic Stadium for playoff and Grey Cup games until 2014 when they returned to Molson Stadium for all of their games . Following the 2004 baseball season , the Expos relocated to Washington , D.C. to become the Washington Nationals . The stadium currently serves as a multipurpose facility for special events ( e.g. concerts , trade shows ) with a permanent seating capacity of 56,040 . The capacity is expandable with temporary seating . The Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) use the venue on occasion , when larger capacity is needed or when the weather restricts outdoor play at nearby Saputo Stadium in the spring months . The stadium has not had a main tenant since the Expos left in 2004 . Despite decades of use , the stadium 's history of numerous structural and financial problems has largely branded it a white elephant . Incorporated into the north base of the stadium is the Montreal Tower , the world 's tallest inclined tower at 175 m . The stadium and Olympic Park grounds border Maisonneuve Park , which includes the Montreal Botanical Garden , adjacent to the west across Rue Sherbrooke ( Route 138 ) .",
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"text": "2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games ( Chinese : 第十三屆残疾人奥林匹克运动会 ) , the thirteenth Paralympics , took place in Beijing , China from September 6 to 17 , 2008 . As with the 2008 Summer Olympics , equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao . 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part . This was the largest ever number of nations at the Paralympics ( ten more than in Athens ) , and five countries competed for the first time . China fielded more athletes than any other country . The slogan for the 2008 Paralympics was the same as the 2008 Summer Olympics , `` One World , One Dream '' ( Pinyin Tóng yīge shìjìe tóng yīge mèngxiǎng , lit . `` One World , One Dream '' ) . China dominated the medal count finishing with 89 gold medals and 211 total medals , more than double the next-ranked NPC in both cases . 339 Paralympic records and 279 world records were broken . International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ) President Philip Craven declared the Games `` the greatest Paralympic Games ever . ''",
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"text": "Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Four Independent Olympic Athletes competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , in the United Kingdom . These were athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles , and from the newly formed state of South Sudan . This was the third time that athletes had competed as independent participants in the Olympics . None of the athletes have won an Olympic medal .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres The Men 's 1500 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , United Kingdom , was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3 -- 7 August . The first round races were all very tightly packed , strategic affairs . The first race was the fastest , taking all but one of the time qualifiers into the semi-final . Andrew Wheating 's 3:40.92 in the second heat was the slowest time qualifier , though it was exactly equal to Nick Willis ' winning time in the last race . That race was broken up when Nixon Chepseba tripped sending several athletes scrambling to avoid the falling body . Chepseba ultimately finished 9th but was awarded a place in the semi-final on appeal , though no offending athlete was disqualified . The first semi final was strategic from the start , when the sprinting started , Taoufik Makhloufi easily took the lead and held the position . Since it was strategic , no time qualifiers came from this semi . In the other semi , Chepseba took it out at a faster pace , to avoid getting caught in traffic . At the 800 mark , Nathan Brannen fell flat and was not able to get back into contention . When the sprinting started , Abdalaati Iguider looked to be the fastest . The slowest time qualifier was almost 7 seconds faster than Makhloufi winning the first . Earlier on the day before the final , Makhloufi was also in an 800 metres qualifying round race , but he ran slowly and dropped out . Because of the `` honest effort '' rule , he was disqualified from further competition in the Olympics . It took an appeal by Algerian team officials to get him re-instated by claiming he had a known knee injury . In the final , Makhloufi made a miraculous recovery from the injury in order to run . Kenyan Chepseba , and Kenyan born Bahraini Belal Mansoor Ali ran shoulder to shoulder until 600 to go when Chepseba then decided to take the lead solo . Behind him runners were three abreast , with Makhloufi and Silas Kiplagat trading elbows to be in position for the final lap . Another elbow just before 300 to go , and Makhloufi broke away with Kiplagat and Mekonnen Gebremedhin in hot pursuit . With Makhloufi gone , 8 meters ahead , Gebremedhin took over second at the head of the stretch , Iguider sprinting a step behind . Five meters further back , Leonel Manzano was starting to sprint around teammate Matthew Centrowitz , Jr. . As Iguider was edging ahead of Gebremedhin , Manzano was rocketing along the outside passing into second 30 meters from the finish . Iguider just barely managed to finish a fraction ahead of the fast closing Centrowitz for the bronze medal .",
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"text": "Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox ( Sauk ) : Wa-Tho-Huk , translated as `` Bright Path '' ; May 22 or 28 , 1887March 28 , 1953 ) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist . A member of the Sac and Fox Nation , Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country . Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports , he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon , and played American football ( collegiate and professional ) , professional baseball , and basketball . He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics , thus violating the amateurism rules that were then in place . In 1983 , 30 years after his death , the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) restored his Olympic medals . Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma , and attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School , where he was a two-time All-American for the school 's football team . After his Olympic success in 1912 , which included a record score in the decathlon , he added a victory in the All-Around Championship of the Amateur Athletic Union . In 1913 , Thorpe signed with the New York Giants , and he played six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1913 and 1919 . Thorpe joined the Canton Bulldogs American football team in 1915 , helping them win three professional championships ; he later played for six teams in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played as part of several all-American Indian teams throughout his career , and barnstormed as a professional basketball player with a team composed entirely of American Indians . From 1920 to 1921 , Thorpe was nominally the first president of the American Professional Football Association ( APFA ) , which became the NFL in 1922 . He played professional sports until age 41 , the end of his sports career coinciding with the start of the Great Depression . He struggled to earn a living after that , working several odd jobs . He suffered from alcoholism , and lived his last years in failing health and poverty . He was married three times and had eight children , before suffering from heart failure and dying in 1953 . Thorpe has received various accolades for his athletic accomplishments . The Associated Press named him the `` greatest athlete '' from the first 50 years of the 20th century , and the Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted him as part of its inaugural class in 1963 . A Pennsylvania town was named in his honor and a monument site there is the site of his remains , which were the subject of legal action . Thorpe was portrayed in the 1951 film Jim Thorpe -- All-American , and appeared in several films himself .",
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"text": "List of 1932 Winter Olympics medal winners The 1932 Winter Olympics , officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games , were a winter multi-sport event held in Lake Placid , New York , United States , from February 4 to February 15 , 1932 . A total of 252 athletes representing 17 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated in these Games . Overall , 14 events in 7 disciplines were contested . The Olympic program remained similar to previous Winter Olympics , with only a few exceptions : neither skeleton nor military patrol events were held ; curling , which had appeared in the first Winter Olympic Games , was a non-medal demonstration sport in 1932 , as were a sled dog race and women 's speed skating . Both men and women competed in these Games , although the only medal events women contested were the ladies ' singles and pairs in figure skating . Warm weather forced officials to hold the four-man bobsleigh competition two days after the closing ceremonies , which had been conducted on February 13 . A total of 87 athletes won medals . Athletes from the United States earned the most medals during the Games , winning 12 medals , half of which were gold . Athletes from Norway and Canada won the second and third most medals , with 10 and 7 respectively . Only four other nations -- Sweden , Finland , Austria , and Germany -- won medals in more than one event . Athletes from 10 of the 17 participating NOCs won at least one medal ; 7 won at least one gold medal . Sonja Henie of Norway won her second consecutive gold medal in the ladies ' individual figure skating competition . Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet of France won their third consecutive medal in pairs figure skating , having won bronze in Chamonix before golds in St. Moritz and Lake Placid . In the men 's event , Austrian figure skater Karl Schäfer beat out three-time Olympic champion Gillis Grafström of Sweden . American Edward Eagan became the first athlete to win medals at both Summer and Winter Olympics ; he had won a gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics and took home a gold in the four-man bobsleigh at Lake Placid . Although other athletes since have earned medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics , Eagan remains the only person to have won gold medals in both .",
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"text": "Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics , twenty-three athletics events were contested . Altogether , 117 athletes from 15 nations competed . A total of 68 medals ( 23 gold , 23 silver , 22 bronze ) were awarded . In many countries , due in part to the conflation of the Olympic Games and the World 's Fair in Paris , the media discussed only the athletics events under the `` Olympic '' name while ignoring the incredible variety of other sports featured at the time . The 23 events listed are those currently considered to have been of Olympic stature by the International Olympic Committee and most Olympic historians . They exclude all events that used a handicap system , as well as all events which were open to professional athletes . Competitions were held on 14 July , 15 July , 16 July , 19 July , and 22 July . This included Bastille Day , which is a French holiday , and then Sunday , which many of the American athletes protested . Even with many Americans not competing in finals because of confusion caused by the organizers ' decision to count scores achieved on Monday , 16 July for finals held on Sunday , 15 July and subsequent rescission of that decision , the United States won more than 4 times as many medals as any other nation , including 16 of the 23 gold medals . The conditions of competition were also subpar compared even to those at the previous games in 1896 . There was no track for the Paris Games , as a grass field dotted with trees and of unequal elevation was used . The course was 500 metres in length , an unusual distance for a track .",
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"text": "Chile at the 2012 Summer Olympics Chile competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . This nation has competed at every Olympic games , except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott . The Chile Olympic Committee ( Comité Olímpico de Chile , COCH ) sent a total of 35 athletes to the Games , 21 men and 14 women , to compete in 17 sports . There was only a single competitor in track cycling , judo , modern pentathlon , rowing , shooting , swimming and taekwondo . Among the sports played by the athletes , Chile made its Olympics debut in artistic gymnastics and Greco-Roman wrestling . The Chilean team featured six athletes who competed at their fourth Olympics : archer Denisse van Lamoen , épée fencer Paris Inostroza , table tennis player Berta Rodríguez and three of its oldest members from the equestrian jumping team . Van Lamoen was also appointed by the committee to carry the nation 's flag at the opening ceremony . With poor athletic performance and the absence of tennis players in the team , Chile failed to win a single medal for the first time in Olympic history since 1996 . Gymnast Tomás González missed out on an Olympic medal in London , after finishing fourth in men 's floor and vault exercises .",
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"text": "Take a Bow (Madonna song) `` Take a Bow '' is a song by American singer Madonna from her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories ( 1994 ) . It was released as the album 's second single on November 29 , 1994 , by Maverick Records . It is a midtempo pop ballad written and produced by Madonna and Babyface . The song also appears on her compilation albums Something to Remember ( 1995 ) , GHV2 ( 2001 ) and Celebration ( 2009 ) . Following the sexually explicit persona portrayed by Madonna on her previous album , Erotica , the singer wanted to tone down her image for Bedtime Stories . She started collaborating with Babyface , whose work with other musicians had impressed her . `` Take a Bow '' was developed from this collaboration , after Madonna listened to the beat and the chords of the demo structure of the song . Recorded at The Hit Factory Studios in New York , `` Take a Bow '' was backed by a full orchestra . It was also the first time that Babyface had worked with live strings , per Madonna 's suggestion . Containing oriental pentatonic strings , giving the impression of Chinese or Japanese opera , `` Take a Bow '' lyrically talks about unrequited love , and Madonna saying goodbye . It received favorable reviews from music critics , who praised the song 's soulful , poetic lyrics . It was a commercial success in the United States , becoming Madonna 's eleventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 , topping the chart for seven weeks . It also reached number one in Canada , and the top ten in Italy , Switzerland and New Zealand . The single had moderate success in the United Kingdom , reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart , ending Madonna 's record-holding string of 35 consecutive top-ten hits there . The music video for `` Take a Bow '' was directed by Michael Haussman , and was filmed in Ronda , Spain . The video depicts Madonna as a bullfighter 's ( played by real-life Spanish bullfighter Emilio Muñoz ) neglected lover , yearning for his love . It won the Best Female Video award at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards . Journalistic and academic analysis of the video included its plotline , usage of religious iconography , themes and motifs of feminism and submission , as well as its impact on contemporary music videos . In order to promote Bedtime Stories , Madonna performed `` Take a Bow '' on a few occasions , including live with Babyface at the 1995 American Music Awards . In 2016 , she added the song to the setlist of the Asian and Oceanian legs of her Rebel Heart Tour and her one-off Sydney concert Madonna : Tears of a Clown .",
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"text": "Jesus, Take the Wheel `` Jesus , Take the Wheel '' is a song written by Brett James , Hillary Lindsey , and Gordie Sampson , and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood . It was released in October 2005 as the first single from Underwood 's debut album Some Hearts . The ballad tells of a woman seeking help from Jesus in an emergency , ultimately letting Jesus take control of her life . The country-Christian song became a crossover hit , spending six consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs , peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and charting high on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . It also became a top twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . `` Jesus , Take the Wheel '' won Grammys for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song , and it won Single of the Year at the 2005 Academy of Country Music Awards . The song ranked number four on CMT 's 40 Greatest Songs of the Decade .",
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"text": "This Is Country Music (song) `` This Is Country Music '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley . After performing it at the Country Music Association awards ceremony , Paisley released the song in December 2010 . The song is Paisley 's twenty-eighth single release overall ; it entered the Hot Country Songs charts dated for December 4 , 2010 . It was included on his eighth studio album , This Is Country Music , released on May 23 , 2011 release via Arista Nashville .",
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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": "Bleeding Love `` Bleeding Love '' is a song performed by British singer Leona Lewis , who released it from her 2007 debut studio album , Spirit . Jointly written and composed by American singers and songwriters Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder , and produced by Tedder , the song is the album 's lead single ; officially , it was Lewis 's official second single , and followed `` A Moment Like This '' . It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2007 . Debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart , `` Bleeding Love '' became the best-selling single of 2007 in both countries . After the single 's release , it became a major international hit , and was the best-selling single of 2008 worldwide . The single has reached number one in 35 countries , including Japan , Germany and the United States , making it only the second song in history to achieve this feat , Elton John 's `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' being the first . The video first aired on 17 October 2007 , and was uploaded to YouTube on the same day , on which it now has over 138 million views . `` Bleeding Love '' has sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom , and over 4 million digital downloads in the U.S. , where it was the best-selling digital song there in 2008 . It was named the 17th most successful song in the US from 2000 -- 2009 , on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade . The song achieved a similar feat in the United Kingdom where it was the best-selling single of 2007 , selling 788,000 copies . `` Bleeding Love '' has charted on the UK Singles Chart in three different years : in 2007 it peaked at number one ; 2008 at number 76 ; and 2009 at number 97 . `` Bleeding Love '' was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards . At the 2008 Brit Awards it was nominated for Best British Single . It is Lewis 's biggest hit in the US to date , is still her only single to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and remains her most successful single worldwide .",
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"text": "Let Me Hold You `` Let Me Hold You '' is a song by American rapper Bow Wow . It was the first single off his fourth album , Wanted ( 2005 ) . Released on March 11 , 2005 , the song features American R&B singer Omarion ( the first collaboration they did together ) . It was co-written and co-produced by frequent producer Jermaine Dupri and No I.D. and uses a sample of Luther Vandross ' 1985 version of Brenda Russell 's `` If Only for One Night '' . The song received positive reviews from critics . `` Let Me Hold You '' peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 , making this the first top 10 hit for both Bow Wow and for Omarion as a solo artist . It also became a number-one hit for both artists on the Hot Rap Songs chart and stayed there for seven weeks . The song also peaked at numbers 2 and 10 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts respectively , and reached the top 40 in countries like Australia , New Zealand , Ireland and the UK . The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies . A music video , directed by Bryan Barber , was made to promote the single and featured Bow Wow and Omarion hanging out at a house party .",
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"text": "The Byrds' Greatest Hits The Byrds ' Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in August 1967 on Columbia Records ( see 1967 in music ) . It is the top-selling album in The Byrds ' catalogue and reached # 6 on the Billboard Top LPs chart but failed to break into the UK Albums Chart . The album provides a summary of The Byrds ' history during Gene Clark and David Crosby 's tenure with the band and also functions as a survey of the group 's hit singles from 1965 to 1967 , a period when the band had its greatest amount of success on the singles chart . Most of the band 's U.S. A-sides from this period are included on the album , along with three of their more important album tracks : `` I 'll Feel a Whole Lot Better '' , `` The Bells of Rhymney '' , and `` Chimes of Freedom '' . The three U.S. singles from this period that are not included on the album are `` Set You Free This Time '' , `` Have You Seen Her Face '' and `` Lady Friend '' ( although these songs have been included as bonus tracks on various CD reissues of the album ) . All of the songs included on the original Greatest Hits album can also be found on the band 's first four albums , Mr. Tambourine Man , Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! , Fifth Dimension and Younger Than Yesterday . The eight tracks on The Byrds ' Greatest Hits that had been singles peaked at the following positions on the Billboard Hot 100 : `` 5D ( Fifth Dimension ) '' # 44 ; `` All I Really Want to Do '' # 40 ; `` Mr. Spaceman '' # 36 ; `` My Back Pages '' # 30 ; `` So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star '' # 29 ; `` Eight Miles High '' # 14 ; `` Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! '' # 1 ; and `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' # 1 . In addition , four of the singles included on the album had charted in the United Kingdom , peaking at the following positions on the UK Singles Chart : `` Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! '' # 26 ; `` Eight Miles High '' # 24 ; `` All I Really Want to Do '' # 4 ; and `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' # 1 . In particular , the `` Eight Miles High '' , `` Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! '' , and `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' singles were widely influential during the 1960s , a time when singles , at least in pop music , were as important in their own right as albums , and generally more so . `` Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! '' summed up the decade 's counter-cultural values as much as `` Blowin ' in the Wind '' , '' ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '' or `` All You Need Is Love '' , while `` Mr. Tambourine Man '' and `` Eight Miles High '' helped to introduce the subgenres of folk rock and psychedelic rock respectively into the popular music of the day .",
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"text": "Doin' My Thing Doin ' My Thing is the second studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan . It was released on October 6 , 2009 by Capitol Nashville . The album includes the singles `` Do I , '' which peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart , `` Rain Is a Good Thing '' , Bryan 's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart , and `` Someone Else Calling You Baby . '' Also included is a cover version of OneRepublic 's `` Apologize . '' The album has sold over a million copies in the United States by February 2016 . This was Luke 's first album to have a crossover-friendly country-pop sound , which was a departure from the neotraditional country sound of his first album .",
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"text": "Play On (Carrie Underwood album) Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood . It was released in the United States on November 3 , 2009 , through Arista Nashville . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies , which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release . It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 , and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart . As of October 2016 , the album has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA , Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA . Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide . The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles -- `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' and `` Undo It '' , all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA . The fourth single , `` Mama 's Song '' , reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA . `` Cowboy Casanova '' achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time , when it climbed 96-11 in its second week . `` Temporary Home '' and `` Mama 's Song '' were both nominated for Grammy Awards , while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards , and won Favorite Country Album at the 2010 American Music Awards .",
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"text": "Take a Break Take a Break is the fourth album by Me First and the Gim me Gimmes , released on July 1 , 2003 , on Fat Wreck Chords independent record label . The album consists entirely of cover versions of R&B songs . Like its predecessor , Blow in the Wind , several tracks are led off with appropriations of classic punk ( or related genres like new wave ) riffs ( `` Crazy '' incorporates `` Six Pack '' by Black Flag , `` Save the Best for Last '' includes `` Pretty Vacant '' by The Sex Pistols , and `` I 'll Be There '' borrows the intro from The Cars ' `` Just What I Needed '' ) .",
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"text": "E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) E = MC ² is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released in the United States on April 15 , 2008 by Island Records . The singer began recording the album in 2007 in Anguilla , after writing and composing most of its material during and after her 2006 Adventures of Mimi Tour . Carey worked with several notable songwriters and producers during the course of the project , including Jermaine Dupri , Bryan-Michael Cox , Stargate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart , Scott Storch and Danja . The album revealed a more personal side of the singer , illustrated in its declarative theme of emancipation from her previous marriage , and from her personal and professional setbacks . Although it shared similar vocal production as well as an inclination to her signature pop and R&B ballads , the album also encompassed a variety of dance-oriented and uptempo styles . It was meant to be a continuation , or a second part of her tenth studio album , The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . Carey collaborated with a number of artists on the album , including T-Pain , Damian Marley and Young Jeezy . Though considered by critics very similar to the formula its predecessor had been built on , E = MC ² included other genres she had never explored , such as reggae , and her continued recording of gospel-influenced hymns . E = MC ² was generally well received by music critics , with many complimenting the record 's broad genre influences , and musical and production styles . Some critics , however , felt that the album was too similar to The Emancipation of Mimi , and did n't offer anything new from the formula . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 463,000 copies ; the highest first-week sales of Carey 's career . It opened inside the top-five on the albums chart in Australia , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . The album achieved worldwide sales of over 2.5 million copies . Four singles were commission in promotion of the album . The album 's lead single , `` Touch My Body '' , became Carey 's eighteenth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 , making her the solo artist with the most number one singles in United States history , surpassing the record held by Elvis Presley . Additionally , it gave Carey her 79th week atop the chart , tying Presley for most weeks at number one . It achieved strong worldwide charting , peaking within the top five of the singles charts in Italy , Japan , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . `` Bye Bye '' served as the album 's second release . Although hailed by critics , and expected to have achieved large commercial success , the song stalled at number nineteen on the Hot 100 , and managed to chart weakly internationally . Both the third and fourth singles , `` I 'll Be Lovin ' U Long Time '' and `` I Stay in Love '' failed to garner success in any prominent music market .",
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"text": "Calvin Harris discography Scottish record producer , DJ , singer and songwriter Calvin Harris has released four studio albums , one mix album , three extended plays , 28 singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , 12 promotional singles and 31 music videos . As of November 2014 , Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom . Harris 's debut studio album , I Created Disco , was released in June 2007 . The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Its first two singles , `` Acceptable in the 80s '' and `` The Girls '' , peaked at numbers 10 and three , respectively , on the UK Singles Chart , while the third single , `` Merrymaking at My Place '' , reached number 43 . In August 2009 , Harris released his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the BPI within two months of release . Its lead single , `` I 'm Not Alone '' , became Harris 's first number one on the UK Singles Chart . `` Ready for the Weekend '' was released as the album 's second single , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom . Two more singles were released from the album , `` Flashback '' and `` You Used to Hold Me '' , which reached numbers 18 and 27 on the UK chart , respectively . His third studio album , 18 Months , was released in October 2012 . The album sees Harris stepping away from vocals , instead focusing on the music production . It earned Harris his second consecutive number-one album in his home country . 18 Months also became his first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States , peaking at number 19 , while reaching number two in Ireland , number five in Australia and number eight in Canada . The album 's lead single , `` Bounce '' featuring Kelis , peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and gave Harris his first top-10 entry in Australia , peaking at number seven . The second single , `` Feel So Close '' , also peaked at number two in the UK . The song brought Harris to international prominence , reaching number five in New Zealand and number seven in Australia , as well as becoming his first chart entry as a lead performer on the US Billboard Hot 100 , where it charted at number 12 . In 2011 , Harris wrote , produced and was featured on Rihanna 's single `` We Found Love '' , which topped the charts in 25 countries , including the United Kingdom , the United States , Ireland and Canada . The third and fourth singles from 18 Months , `` Let 's Go '' ( featuring Ne-Yo ) and `` We 'll Be Coming Back '' ( featuring Example ) , both reached number two on the UK chart , with the former also peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album 's fifth single , `` Sweet Nothing '' featuring Florence Welch , became Harris 's fourth number-one single in the UK and first top-10 single in the US . `` Drinking from the Bottle '' ( featuring Tinie Tempah ) and `` I Need Your Love '' ( featuring Ellie Goulding ) served as the album 's sixth and seventh singles . Having both charted inside the UK top 10 by April 2013 , Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album , overtaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson . The eighth and final single , `` Thinking About You '' featuring Ayah Marar , peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Harris 's fourth studio album , Motion , was released in October 2014 . It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 , his highest-peaking album on the latter chart . The album includes the UK number-one singles `` Under Control '' , `` Summer '' and `` Blame '' , as well as the top-10 single `` Outside '' .",
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"text": "5th Gear (album) 5th Gear is the fifth studio album by country singer Brad Paisley . It was released June 19 , 2007 , and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 , with first week sales of about 197,000 copies . On April 9 , 2008 , 5th Gear was certified platinum by the RIAA . The album 's first four singles -- `` Ticks '' , `` Online '' , `` Letter to Me '' , and `` I 'm Still a Guy '' -- all reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts . In June 2008 , a re-recording of `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' , a song which Paisley originally recorded for his 2005 album Time Well Wasted , was added as a bonus track to this album . This re-edited version was released in June 2008 as the album 's fifth single . For the chart week of September 20 , 2008 , the song has become his twelfth number-one single and his eighth straight number-one hit . When pre-ordered through iTunes , another bonus track , `` You Love Me So Good '' , was included . In 2009 , NPR picked the album as one of `` The Decade 's 50 Most Important Recordings . '' Blaine Larsen later released a rendition of `` It Did '' in 2009 .",
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"text": "Feel It (Three 6 Mafia song) `` Feel It '' is a song by American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia . It features Tiësto , Sean Kingston and Flo Rida and was produced by Tiësto and DJ Frank E , co-written by Bei Maejor and mixed by Greg Wells . The song was released on December 1 , 2009 . The song debuted at number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached number 33 on the next week . The song debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Bounce with Me `` Bounce with Me '' is a hip hop-R & B single by American rapper Lil ' Bow Wow and features Xscape . It is Lil ' Bow Wow 's debut single and the first single from his debut album Beware of Dog . The single samples Love Serenade ( Part II ) by Barry White and went on to spend one week at number one on the U.S. Rap Chart and number twenty on Billboard Hot 100 . The song was featured in the films Big Momma 's House and Hardball via soundtrack and trailer respectively . A radio remix and extended version featuring R.O.C. and Lil ' Mo was also released .",
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"text": "MakeDamnSure `` MakeDamnSure '' is a song by American rock band Taking Back Sunday . It was released as the first single from their third album , Louder Now . `` MakeDamnSure '' was released to radio on March 14 , 2006 . It has experienced much more success than the band 's other singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks chart . It is their most successful single to date . The song ranked at # 52 on Rolling Stones `` The 100 Best Songs of 2006 '' .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (U.S.) The U.S. Dance Club Songs chart is published weekly by Billboard . It compiles the weeks most popular songs from a sample of reporting DJ 's around the country . The first number-one song of 2014 was `` Unconditionally '' by Katy Perry . With remixes by Syn Cole , Manufactured Superstars , Tracy Young and Country Club Martini Crew , it became her twelfth consecutive chart topper , extending her own record for the most number-ones in a row in the thirty-seven year history of the chart . Perry achieved a further three number one singles during the year -- `` Dark Horse '' featuring Juicy J , `` Birthday '' and `` This Is How We Do '' -- with the last becoming her record-extending fifteenth consecutive number-one . Beyoncé was one of three acts to top the chart three times , beginning with `` Blow '' , then `` Partition '' and her twenty-second in total , `` Pretty Hurts '' . Iggy Azalea and Dave Audé achieved three number-ones ; the former with `` Fancy '' featuring Charli XCX , `` Black Widow '' featuring Rita Ora and `` Booty '' , a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez , and Audé with `` Take Me Away '' , `` Aftermath ( Here We Go ) '' and `` Hustlin . Demi Lovato topped the chart twice with `` Neon Lights '' and `` Really Do n't Care '' featuring Cher Lloyd . `` Somebody Loves You '' became Betty Who 's first song to top the chart . Fedde Le Grand and Gregor Salto produced remixes of Mariah Carey 's song `` You 're Mine ( Eternal ) '' , garnering the singer her seventeenth number-one since she first topped the chart with `` Someday '' in 1991 . `` Painkillr '' , by Erika Jayne , became her seventh consecutive number-one on the chart . In addition to `` Black Widow '' , Ora 's own `` I Will Never Let You Down '' topped the chart in June . Enrique Iglesias became the male artist with the most number-one songs in history , with `` Bailando '' featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona becoming his thirteenth . `` Ca n't Remember to Forget You '' , a song by Shakira featuring Rihanna , became the former 's sixth and the latter 's twenty-second number-one in April , making Rihanna the second artist with the most entries after Madonna . Shakira also topped the chart with `` Dare ( La La La ) '' in July . Zhu 's song `` Faded '' topped the chart on December 20 . A writer for Complex was surprised that the song only reached number-one in December despite being commercially released in September , writing `` While I 'd love to say that it 's because the song is just that damn good ( which it is ) , Billboard says it 's been helped by the number of remixes from Odesza , Amtrac , and The Magician . '' `` Never Say Never '' by Basement Jaxx became the most-played track of the year from the national sample , ranking atop the Dance Club Songs 2014 year-end chart .",
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"text": "Carrie Underwood discography American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood has released five studio albums and 29 singles . Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005 . Her debut album , Some Hearts , was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history . It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) history , as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States . Her second album , Carnival Ride , was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts . During the first week , it sold 527,000 copies , which at the time was the best sales week by a female solo country artist since Shania Twain 's Greatest Hits sold 530,000 copies in its first week back in 2004 . The album has since been certified 4x Platinum . Underwood released her third studio album , Play On , on November 3 , 2009 . It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 . It features the number one singles `` Cowboy Casanova '' , `` Temporary Home '' , and `` Undo It '' , as well as the number two single , `` Mama 's Song '' . The album has since been certified 3x Platinum in the US , Platinum in Canada , and Gold in Australia . On June 2011 , the album re-entered the Australian Albums Charts for both the ARIA National Top 50 and the Country Top 20 albums at number 14 and number one , respectively , giving Underwood her first number one album in Australia . The album was eventually certified Gold in Australia . On May 1 , 2012 , Underwood released her fourth album , Blown Away . In the United States , it sold 267,000 albums in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts . It debuted at number one in Canada 's Top 200 all-genre albums chart and Top 100 Country albums chart , being immediately certified Gold . The album also debuted at number one on Australia 's Top 20 Country Albums and number four on the all-genre Top 50 Albums . The album has been certified 2x Platinum in the United States and Canada . On December 9 , 2014 , Underwood released her first greatest hits album , Greatest Hits : Decade # 1 . The compilation debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums charts , and set several records upon release , including having the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 16 , 2015 . Underwood 's fifth studio album , Storyteller was released on October 23 , 2015 . The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 . This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the Billboard 200 chart . It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart , earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24 , 2016 . Underwood has sold in excess of 65 million records globally . In the United States , she has sold 16.3 million albums and over 34.8 million digital singles , making her the best-selling American Idol contestant of all-time . She is the top country artist and the fifth highest-certified female artist on the RIAA Top Artists ( Digital Singles ) Ranking . She is also the fourth biggest album seller among artists who have debuted the past 13 years . Underwood has accumulated 85 Billboard number-ones . She has had 15 singles top the Billboard Country Airplay , and 14 singles top the Hot Country Songs , respectively . Notably , Underwood garnered twenty-six consecutive top 10 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart , the longest streak of top ten singles for a country artist .",
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"text": "List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2008 (U.S.) The Billboard Adult Contemporary chart ranks the best-performing singles in that category in the United States . The first number one song of the year was claimed by Josh Groban with his song `` I 'll Be Home For Christmas '' ( Noël , 2007 ) . It spent one week at number one . The song became Groban 's fifth song to peak at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart . The following week , Colbie Caillat replaced Groban with her song `` Bubbly '' from her debut studio album Coco ( 2007 ) . The song spent 19 consecutive weeks atop the chart , and ranked at number two on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . `` Bubbly '' was Caillat 's first song to reach number one the Adult Contemporary chart . On May 24 , Sara Bareilles replaced Caillat at number one with her song `` Love Song '' from her debut studio album Little Voice ( 2007 ) . It spent 13 consecutive weeks at number , before Leona Lewis displaced her twice from the peak , therefore spending 15 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart in total . Lewis rose to the number one position on August 23 with her song `` Bleeding Love '' ( Spirit , 2007 ) . The following week on August 30 , Bareilles replaced Lewis at number one , and was displaced again by Lewis on September 6 . Bareilles peaked atop the chart for a final time the following week on September 13 , but was displaced again not by Lewis , but by David Cook on September 20 with his debut single `` The Time of My Life '' . `` Love Song '' ranked at number one on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . On September 27 , Lewis replaced Cook with `` Bleeding Love '' for a further two consecutive weeks ; the song spent four non-consecutive weeks atop the chart in total and ranked at number four on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . To date , `` Bleeding Love '' is Lewis ' first and only song to reach number one the Adult Contemporary chart . On October 11 , Cook resumed the number one position with `` The Time of My Life '' for a further 10 consecutive weeks , spending 11 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart in total . It ranked at number eight on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . On December 20 , Faith Hill replaced Cook at number one with her song `` A Baby Changes Everything '' from her first Christmas album Joy to the World ( 2008 ) . It spent the last two weeks of 2008 at the peak .",
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"text": "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil . It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine , in October 2009 . Since April 2014 , the Brazilian Billboard began publishing on its Brazilian site , the weekly Hot 100 , as it is , and has always been held at the site , and Billboard magazine in other countries as well as the American Billboard . It is the top 100 songs , both national and international titles , the most varied genres , computed based on the total number of executions in the period indicated and the grid base stations Crowley , that monitors 256 radio stations located in the grid-base stations , made from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm . This grid includes the cities of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Brasília , Campinas , Ribeirão Preto , Belo Horizonte , Curitiba , Porto Alegre , Recife , Salvador , Florianópolis , Fortaleza , Goiânia , Campo Grande , Cuiabá and the Triângulo Mineiro , Vale do Paraíba and Paulista Littoral mesoregions . The first song which reached in number-one on the chart was `` Halo '' by Beyoncé . `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' by Mariah Carey is the longest running number 1 ( 27 weeks ) , followed by Beyoncé 's `` Halo '' ( the most played song in the country , in 2009 ) .",
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"text": "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": "James Wilson (House) Dr. James Evan Wilson , M.D. , is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House . He is played by Robert Sean Leonard . The character first appears in the show 's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to Dr. Gregory House . Wilson is Dr. House 's only true friend , and frequently provides him with consultations and aid . Wilson is the head of the Department of Oncology at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital . During the show 's run , the characters of House and Wilson have been compared to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson . Wilson 's portrayer , Robert Sean Leonard , has stated that his character and Dr. House were originally supposed to play these roles ; but Dr. House 's diagnostic team has taken over Dr. Watson 's part . Leonard also read the script of the pilot episode of CBS ' Numb3rs and was planning to audition . He auditioned for House instead because he felt he would more enjoy playing the character that House went to for help and because he liked The Odd Couple dynamic of the relationship . The character was positively received . Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger described Wilson as `` the only irreplaceable supporting character '' of the show , as well as Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune , who stated that Wilson can `` never , never , never , never '' leave the show . The character 's name is derived from two neighboring buildings ( James Administration Building and Wilson Hall ) at McGill University 's downtown campus , in Montreal , Quebec .",
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"text": "Tessa James Tessa James ( born 17 April 1991 ) is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Nicole Franklin in the Australian soap opera Home and Away .",
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"text": "James Leo Herlihy James Leo Herlihy ( -LSB- ˈhɜrləhi -RSB- February 27 , 1927October 21 , 1993 ) was an American novelist , playwright and actor . Herlihy is known for his novels Midnight Cowboy and All Fall Down , and his play Blue Denim , all of which were adapted for cinema . Other publications include The Season of the Witch and several short stories .",
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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": "Chandra Wilson Chandra Danette Wilson ( born August 27 , 1969 ) is an American actress , known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama Grey 's Anatomy since 2005 , for which she has been nominated for the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress four times . She made her New York stage debut in 1991 and began to land guest spots on a variety of prime-time television shows . She made her first film appearance in the 1993 film Philadelphia .",
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"text": "List of Psych episodes Psych is an American crime/mystery comedy television series that premiered on July 7 , 2006 on USA Network , and aired its series finale on March 26 , 2014 . It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer , who uses his eidetic memory with the observational and investigative skills that his father ingrained in him during childhood to fake being a psychic who consults with the Santa Barbara Police Department to solve cases , as well as running a psychic detective agency called Psych . He is ( reluctantly ) helped in his charade by his best friend , Burton `` Gus '' Guster ( Dulé Hill ) , and his father , Henry Spencer ( Corbin Bernsen ) . He generally works with police detectives Carlton Lassiter ( Timothy Omundson ) and Juliet O'Hara ( Maggie Lawson ) and under the direction of Police Chief Karen Vick ( Kirsten Nelson ) . Episodes usually begin with a flashback to Shawn 's youth , showcasing one of Henry 's lessons for his son . These lessons are typically used or applied later in the episode . During the run of Psych 121 episodes aired . On May 8 , 2017 , USA Network announced `` Psych '' would return for a 2-hour TV movie to air in December 2017 .",
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"text": "Jenny Platt Jennifer `` Jenny '' Platt ( born 24 September 1979 ) is an English actress best known for her role as Violet Wilson in the long-running television soap Coronation Street . Her first appearance was on 8 October 2004 . Platt was born in Ipswich , Suffolk . She trained at East 15 Acting School , and has appeared in many theatre roles . Prior to the role of Violet in Coronation Street , she had small roles in TV series ' including The Bill , Where the Heart Is and Foyle 's War . In September 2008 Platt appeared in The Merchant of Venice playing the role of Narissa at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton until the run ended in November 2008 . Broadcast on 24 April 2011 ( Easter Sunday ) , Jenny Platt made a brief appearance as Violet in a special edition Coronation Street feature episode which featured Sean Tully ( played by Anthony Cotton ) travelling to London to visit his baby son , Dylan . Other cast to return in the feature episode were Charlie Condou ( playing Marcus Dent ) , Bruno Langley ( playing Todd Grimshaw ) and Rupert Hill ( playing Jamie Baldwin ) . On 11 February 2012 , Jenny appeared in Casualty playing Tracey , a Hotel cleaner .",
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"text": "Jesse Luken Jesse Christopher Luken ( born 1983 ) is an American actor , producer , and writer . He is known for playing Jimmy Tolan in the FX drama series Justified and Eric in the CW science fiction romance series Star-Crossed .",
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"text": "Drama (UK TV series) Drama is a one-hour UK television anthology series produced by Open City Productions . It consists of seven episodes of abridged productions of classic plays that were aired on the British Broadcasting Company in 1977 . Episode titles are Oedipus Tyrannus , MacBeth , Medieval Mystery Plays , The Venetian Twins , The Way of the World , The Wild Duck , and Six Characters in Search of an Author . Actors included Patrick Stewart , Leo McKern , and Nigel Stock .",
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"text": "James Paxton (actor) James Paxton ( born February 23 , 1994 ) is an American actor . He is known for co-starring in the USA drama series Eyewitness as Lukas Waldenbeck . He switched from journalism to film in college before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting . He is the son of the late actor Bill Paxton .",
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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": "James Wilson (priest) James Maurice Wilson ( 6 November 1836 , Castletown , Isle of Man -- 15 April 1931 , Steep , Petersfield , Hampshire , England ) was a British priest in the Church of England as well as a theologian , teacher and astronomer .",
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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": "Repairman Jack Repairman Jack is a character in a series of novels by F. Paul Wilson . Jack initially was just one protagonist in a string of related novels , but then gained his own series known as The Repairman Jack series . This series of novels uses realistic , thriller-like situations to tell a story with a broad supernatural theme . It is technically a spin-off branch of the aforementioned larger , overarching supernatural horror series , The Adversary Cycle .",
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"text": "List of accolades received by Fences (film) Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson . Starring Washington , Viola Davis , Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson , the film focuses on a man and his life , family , and job . The film began a limited release on December 16 , 2016 , before opening wide on December 25 . The film was released to universal acclaim , with Rotten Tomatoes listing an approval rating of 93 % , based on 207 reviews , with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 , and Metacritic listing a score of 79 out of 100 , based on 48 reviews . Fences won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Davis . The film won Best Supporting Actress for Davis and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington , Best Acting Ensemble and Best Adapted Screenplay at Critics ' Choice Awards . The film won Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture for Davis and was nominated for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Washington at Golden Globe Awards . The film received four nominations at Satellite Awards , including Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for Davis .",
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"text": "Richard Wilson (Australian actor) Richard Wilson ( born 23 October 1984 in Leicester , Leicestershire , England ) is a British-born Australian actor .",
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"text": "James Costigan James Costigan ( March 31 , 1926 -- December 19 , 2007 ) was an American television actor and Emmy Award-winning television screenwriter . His writing credited included the Eleanor and Franklin and Love Among the Ruins television movies . Costigan was born on March 31 , 1926 in East Los Angeles , where his parents owned and operated a hardware store . He first achieved some level of success in the 1950s , when he began being hired to write television anthology series , such as Studio One and Kraft Television Theatre . Costigan won his first Emmy for original teleplay in 1959 for Little Moon of Alban , a segment which appeared as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame . He earned a second Emmy nomination in for his script adaptation of The Turn of the Screw in 1959 . He did not win , but Ingrid Bergman won an Emmy for her performance in The Turn of the Screw . He increasingly began writing for the stage as the format of television began to change . His Broadway credits included Baby Want a Kiss , a 1964 comedy which starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman . He returned to screenwriting for television in the early 1970s . His 1970s work included A War of Children , written in 1972 , which was about two families , one Roman Catholic and one Protestant , in Northern Ireland , whose long time friendship is threatened by sectarian violence . He won a second Emmy Award for Love Among the Ruins , a 1975 television movie set in Edwardian England , which starred Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier . His third Emmy win was for Eleanor and Franklin ( 1976 ) , a two-part , four-hour-long television drama focusing on the lives of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt .",
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"text": "Andrew P. Wilson Andrew P. Wilson ( born 1886 in Edinburgh , Scotland ) , was a UK director , playwright , teacher , and actor . He acted as General Manager for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin , Ireland in 1914-15 . There , he produced his own play , The Slough , about Irish poor . He was also one of the co-creators of The Scottish National Players ( 1921 -- 1924 ) . In 1924 he directed a series of silent films adapted from the golf stories of P.G. Wodehouse . The films featured actor Harry Beasley as a caddie who observes the humorous dramas of various golfers , thus providing a connective tissue between the short films . ( In the short stories , this function is performed by The Oldest Member of a golfing club . ) Wilson wrote radio plays for the BBC , including the series `` Sandy and Andy '' that ran between 1936 and 1947 .",
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"text": "James Morrison (actor) James Paige Morrison ( born April 21 , 1954 ) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24 .",
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"text": "List of Blindspot episodes Blindspot is an American crime drama television series created by Martin Gero , starring Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander . The series was ordered by NBC on May 1 , 2015 , and premiered on September 21 , 2015 . A back nine order was given on October 9 , 2015 , bringing the first season to a total of 22 episodes , plus an additional episode bringing the order to 23 episodes . On November 9 , 2015 , NBC renewed Blindspot for a second season , which premiered on September 14 , 2016 . On May 10 , 2017 , NBC renewed the series for a third season .",
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"text": "Looking After Jo Jo Looking After Jo Jo is a 1998 BBC Scotland television drama starring Robert Carlyle . John Joseph ( Jo Jo ) McCann ( Carlyle ) has been a habitual criminal since childhood , when he pilfered cash boxes for his dad . He 's been in and out of prison ever since . He lives in a high rise council flat with his mother and sister . It is set in and around the North Sighthill housing estate . Looking After JoJo traces the career of a petty thief turned drug dealer in 1980 's Edinburgh . The title character is a pleasant if misguided young man surviving in a bleak housing estate and aspiring to the trappings of a successful criminal . Unfortunately for him , and for most of the other characters in the mini-series , it is a time of heroin addiction and AIDS . We watch JoJo become ensnared in the drugs scene and his deterioration is both painful to watch and very moving . Robert Carlyle 's performance is extraordinarily complex and textured . He is ably supported by Jenny McCrindle , Ewan Stewart and Trainspotting 's Kevin McKidd . This is n't the fast-moving MTV drug scene of Trainspotting but a more character-oriented , leisurely look at the human cost of drug addiction .",
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"text": "List of Formula One circuits Formula One , abbreviated to F1 , is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) , motorsport 's world governing body . The `` formula '' in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform . The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races , known as Grands Prix , usually held on purpose-built circuits , and in a few cases on closed city streets . The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships , one for drivers and one for constructors . The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in at Silverstone ; since then 71 circuits have hosted a Grand Prix . Circuits such as the Nürburgring have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations . The first race at the Nürburgring used the 22.835 km configuration , but concerns over safety meant that more recent Grands Prix have used a shorter , safer circuit . F1 circuits were predominantly in Europe during the early years of the championship , as the sport has expanded so has the location of its circuits . The expansion into Asia and America has been a recent occurrence . Of the 20 circuits that hosted a Grand Prix in , nearly half were not on the calendar before . The Autodromo Nazionale Monza has hosted the most Grands Prix ; it has been used as the circuit for the Italian Grand Prix 66 times . The only season it did not host a race was in , when the Italian Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari . The Baku City Circuit became the 71st circuit to host a Grand Prix , when it held the European Grand Prix in 2016 . The longest circuit to have hosted a Grand Prix is the Pescara Circuit , which hosted the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix . The 25.800 km long circuit in Pescara , Italy , held the annual Coppa Acerbo race ; in it was included as part of the World Championship , a race which Stirling Moss won . As some circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations , the most recent configuration used is listed in the table below .",
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"text": "Formula One Formula One ( also Formula 1 or F1 and officially the FIA Formula One World Championship ) is the highest class of single-seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) . The FIA Formula One World Championship has been the premier form of racing since the inaugural season in 1950 , although other Formula One races were regularly held until 1983 . The `` formula '' , designated in the name , refers to a set of rules , to which all participants ' cars must conform . The F1 season consists of a series of races , known as Grands Prix ( from French , meaning grand prizes ) , held worldwide on purpose-built F1 circuits and public roads . The results of each race are evaluated using a points system to determine two annual World Championships , one for drivers , one for constructors . The racing drivers are required to be holders of valid Super Licences , the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA . The races are required to be held on tracks graded 1 ( formerly A ) , the highest grade a track can receive by the FIA . Most events are held in rural locations on purpose-built tracks , but there are several events in city centres throughout the world , with the Monaco Grand Prix being the most famous example . Formula One cars are the fastest road course racing cars in the world , owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic downforce . Formula One cars race at speeds of up to approximately 375 km/h with engines currently limited in performance to a maximum of 15,000 rpm . The cars are capable of lateral acceleration in excess of six g in corners . The performance of the cars is very dependent on electronicsalthough traction control and other driving aids have been banned since 2008and on aerodynamics , suspension , and tyres . The formula has radically evolved and changed through the history of the sport . While Europe is the sport 's traditional base , and hosts about half of each year 's races , the sport 's scope has expanded significantly and an increasing number of Grands Prix are held on other continents . F1 had a total global television audience of 425 million people during the course of the 2014 season . Grand Prix racing began in 1906 and became the most popular type internationally in the second half of the twentieth century . The Formula One Group is the legal holder of the commercial rights . With the cost of designing and building mid-tier cars being of the order of $ 120 million , Formula One 's economic effect and creation of jobs are significant , and its financial and political battles are widely reported . Its high profile and popularity have created a major merchandising environment , which has resulted in great investments from sponsors and budgets in the hundreds of millions for the constructors . Since 2000 the sport 's spiralling expenditures and the distribution of prize money favouring established top teams have forced complaints from smaller teams and led several teams to bankruptcy . On 8 September 2016 it was announced that Liberty Media Corp. had agreed to buy Delta Topco , the company that controls Formula One , from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for $ 4.4 billion in cash , stock and convertible debt . On 23 January 2017 it was confirmed that Liberty Media had completed its $ 8 billion acquisition of Delta Topco .",
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"text": "Auto racing Auto racing ( also known as car racing , motor racing or automobile racing ) is a sport involving the racing of automobiles for competition . Almost as soon as automobiles had been invented , races of various sorts were organised , with the first recorded as early as 1867 . Many of the earliest events were effectively reliability trials , aimed at proving these new machines were a practical mode of transport , but soon became an important way for competing makers to demonstrate their machines . By the 1930s specialist racing cars had developed . There are now numerous different categories , each with different rules and regulations .",
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"text": "Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton , MBE ( born 7 January 1985 ) is a British Formula One racing driver from England , currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team . A three-time Formula One World Champion , he is regarded by fellow and former drivers as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport . He won his first title with McLaren in 2008 before moving to Mercedes , where he won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015 . In December 1995 , at the age of ten , he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him , `` I want to race for you one day ... I want to race for McLaren . '' Less than three years later McLaren and Mercedes-Benz signed him to their Young Driver Support Programme . After winning the British Formula Renault , Formula Three Euroseries , and GP2 championships on his way up the racing career ladder , he drove for McLaren in 2007 , making his Formula One debut 12 years after his initial encounter with Dennis . Hamilton 's contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in a Formula One drive . Coming from a mixed background , with a black father and white mother , Hamilton is the first black driver to race in Formula One . Hamilton commented on this , saying `` The way I see it , my colour is an advantage in that it 's something people talk about '' , `` Being the first black man does n't matter much to me personally , but for the sport itself it probably means quite a lot . '' In his first season in Formula One , Hamilton set numerous records while finishing second in the 2007 Formula One Championship , just one point behind Kimi Räikkönen . He won the World Championship the following season in dramatic fashion , becoming the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history before Sebastian Vettel broke the record two years later . Following his second world title in 2014 , he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year . In 2015 , he became the first British driver in history to win consecutive F1 titles , and the second British driver to win three titles after Jackie Stewart . He also became the first English driver to reach that milestone . He is the first driver in the history of F1 to have made the podium after starting 20th place or lower at least 3 times . He is the only driver in the history of the sport to have won at least one race in each season he has competed to date , with McLaren from 2007 until 2012 , and with Mercedes since 2013 . He has more race victories than any other British driver in the history of Formula One . His Grand Prix victories is the second highest of all-time having surpassed Alain Prost 's total of 51 at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix , behind only Michael Schumacher at 91 . Hamilton also holds the record for most wins in the season without winning the World Championship , after winning 10 times in the 2016 season where he finished runner-up to teammate Nico Rosberg .",
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"text": "Alfa Corse Alfa Corse is Alfa Romeo 's factory racing team . Throughout the years , Alfa Corse has competed in various forms of motorsport , from Grand Prix motor racing to touring car racing . Alfa Corse was officially formed in the beginning of 1938 , after the racing department was moved back from unofficial factory team Scuderia Ferrari to `` Il Portello '' . Enzo Ferrari was still in charge of department , but left one year later to build his own cars under the name Auto-Avio Costruzioni . From 1961 Alfa Romeo factory racing team was run by Autodelta . Alfa Romeo was purchased by the Fiat Group in 1986 , and in 1987 , Giorgio Pianta was moved from the management of Abarth to restart Alfa Corse . After aborted attempts at producing the 164 Procar with Brabham and moving into the World Sports Prototype Championship , Alfa Corse settled on a return to touring car racing , starting with the Italian CIVT series , in 1992 , with the 155 GTA . In 1993 , Alfa Corse entered the DTM with the AWD V6-powered 155 TI , and created a Supertouring model , that would on got win the Italian Superturismo , the BTCC and the Spanish Touring Car Championship . Alfa Romeo withdrew from the DTM ( now named International Touring Car Challenge ) at the end of 1996 , and Pianta was replaced by Francesco Galletto . When the 156 replaced the 155 , it was developed for Supertouring and Superproduction classes , racing in the European Touring Car Championship . In 2001 , Alfa Corse merged with Mauro Sipsz 's independent firm , Nordauto Engineering , to form N.Technology .",
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"text": "2004 Formula One season The 2004 Formula One season was the 58th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship , which was contested over an eighteen event series which ran from 7 March to 24 October 2004 . The championship was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro with the German driver winning the Drivers ' Championship for the fifth consecutive year since 2000 and the Italian constructor winning the Constructors ' Championship for the sixth straight season since 1999 . Also notable were the success of BAR and Renault , and the relatively poor performance of Williams and McLaren . Michael Schumacher won 12 of the first 13 races and eventually scored 13 race victories , breaking his own record of 11 race wins in a season , set in 2002 . He also won a record seventh Drivers ' Championship with his teammate Rubens Barrichello winning two of the last four races and finishing second in the title . Jenson Button , though failing to win a grand prix , secured ten podium finishes and one pole position to finish third in the Drivers ' Championship . Along with Japanese teammate Takuma Sato , Button delivered BAR an impressive second place in the Constructors ' Championship behind Ferrari . Four of the ten teams , Ferrari , Renault , Jaguar , and Toyota , were subsidiaries of major car companies and one , BAR , was a division of a tobacco company . Williams and McLaren , both privately owned teams , had engine supply agreements with major car companies , BMW and Mercedes-Benz respectively , and Honda produced engines for BAR . The other three teams , Jordan , Sauber and Minardi , were also privately owned but received little substantial sponsorship , and consequently tended to end up toward the back of the grid . Sauber received Ferrari engines badged under the Petronas name , and also received sponsorship from the Malaysian oil and gas company . This season saw the Minardi team score their first points since 2002 , with Zsolt Baumgartner finishing 8th at the 2004 United States Grand Prix . The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix was a very dramatic race . First , Timo Glock replaced Giorgio Pantano in this race , due to personal circumstances for Pantano . Then , Williams and Toyota were excluded from the race due to an irregularity in the brake ducts . That meant the Jordan team was the main beneficiary of the disqualifications , with Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock both scoring points , Glock in his debut Formula One race . Immediately before the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix , Giorgio Pantano was dropped by the Jordan team and Timo Glock replaced him for the last 3 races . Ralf Schumacher had a difficult season . He suffered a massive accident during the 2004 United States Grand Prix and was out of action for 6 races . Marc Gené and Antônio Pizzonia replaced him during his absence . Jarno Trulli 's relationship with the Renault team deteriorated after his first victory at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix . He left the team after the 2004 Italian Grand Prix , which was also Pantano 's last race for the Jordan team . Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve replaced Jarno Trulli at Renault for the final 3 races . Trulli missed the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix , but he returned in the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix and the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix with the Toyota team . That meant the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix was Jarno Trulli 's first race with the new team . Cristiano da Matta 's string of disappointing results during the season led to his replacement by test driver Ricardo Zonta from Hungary onwards except the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix . Da Matta did not race for Toyota again and in 2005 he returned to Champ Car racing . This was Olivier Panis 's last season as he decided to retire from the race seat after 2004 Japanese Grand Prix . However he stayed with the Toyota team , as the test driver . 2004 was the final season for Jaguar Racing and engine manufacturer Ford , as they both withdrew from Formula One at the end of the year . This season saw all ten teams score at least one World Championship point . From the 2004 season onward , all teams which had not finished in the top four in the previous year 's Constructors ' Championship were allowed to run a third car in the Friday practice session before each grand prix , for testing purposes . Other teams were also permitted to have test drivers , although they were not allowed to compete in Friday practice . Sauber chose not to run its third driver in these sessions because of the added expense .",
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"text": "Formula One Championship Edition Formula One Championship Edition is a racing video game , developed by SCE Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 . The game follows the basic structure of Formula One 06 for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable . The main differences include the updated visuals for the PS3 including a lot more detail , Sixaxis compatibility , real time reflections , car reflections on wet circuits and new wet weather effects . It was announced early in development that the safety car would be included in the game for the first time in an F1 game since Formula One 99 for the PlayStation . However , it was removed before the final release along with the PSP wing mirror integration shown at E3 . The game also boasts dynamic weather , and improved AI . The AI system is called `` Live Action Racing '' where one can pressure the opposition , causing them to make little mistakes such as running wide on corners , causing them to crash into other cars or spin off the road of their own accord . The AI will then try to seek opportunities to pass the player in a realistic manner . The game is based on the early 2006 F1 season . Hence , Yuji Ide drives for Super Aguri when in reality he lost his super licence just 4 races into the '06 season , and Franck Montagny , then later Sakon Yamamoto took his seat . Other minor changes throughout the real 2006 season are also not represented . In the career mode , players begin by running tests for one of three teams ( Toro Rosso , Super Aguri or Midland F1 ) at either the Silverstone , Magny Cours or Catalunya circuits . The tests given vary between the teams . When the player successfully completes the tests , they are given the role of test driver or race driver , depending on how well the player performed in the test . After performing well as a test driver , the player will become the second driver of the team . From there the player can compete in race weekends through many different roles . As a test driver the player will try out different car settings in practice , and as a driver the player will have track position targets to meet to keep the seat . The player 's performances are subject to review at several points during the season . The initial release did not include force-feedback support , which is considered by many to be an important feature for simulation racing games used with driving wheel controllers . A subsequent update in early 2008 added force feedback . The game also lacks support for 1080i or 1080p output resolutions . Per the calendar , the Belgian Grand Prix is not included . The game 's cover in the North America version ( as seen on the right ) features Fernando Alonso ( the defending world champion at that time in 2006 ) who drove for the Renault team , Jenson Button who drove for the Honda team and David Coulthard who drove for the Red Bull Racing team . Like previous games , it featured in-game commentary from then ITV F1 commentators Martin Brundle and James Allen .",
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"text": "1966 in motorsport The following is an overview of the events of 1966 in motorsport including the major racing events , motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year , championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year , births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people .",
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"text": "FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1975–1984) FIA European Formula 3 Championship was a former European Formula Three racing competition , organised by the FIA . The series started in 1966 as a one-race event for national teams , named the Formula 3 Nations European Cup . In 1975 , with the introduction of a new regulation for 2000 cc cars , the series was expanded into a proper championship . It was cancelled in 1984 , and it was replaced by the European Formula Three Cup the next year , returning to a one-event format . In 1987 , the EFDA started a new pan-European championship , named F3 Euroseries , but it ran for a single season . A proper continental series , re-using the Formula 3 Euro Series name , started in 2003 , from the merger of the German and French championships .",
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"text": "Indianapolis 500 pace cars The Indianapolis 500 auto race has used a pace car every year since 1911 . The pace car is utilized for two primary purposes . At the start of the race , the pace car leads the assembled starting grid around the track for a predetermined number of unscored warm-up laps . Then if the officials deem appropriate , it releases the field at a purposeful speed to start the race . In addition , during yellow flag caution periods , the pace car enters the track and picks up the leader , bunching the field up at a reduced speed . Prior to the first `` 500 '' in 1911 , in the interest of safety , Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder Carl G. Fisher is commonly credited with the concept of a `` rolling start '' led by a pace car . Nearly all races at the time , as well as all Formula One races even to the present , utilize a standing start . In almost every year since 1936 , it has been a tradition that the winner of the Indianapolis 500 be presented with one of that year 's pace cars ( or a replica ) . In most years since 1911 , the driver of the pace car at the start of the race has been an invited celebrity , a former racing driver , or notable figure in the automotive industry . Historically , the honor of supplying the pace car was , and continues to be , a coveted honor by the respective automobile manufactures and a marketing showcase for the particular make/model .",
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"text": "2015 Auto GP Series The 2015 Auto GP Series was the sixth year of Auto GP , and the sixteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000 . The championship began on 2 May at the Hungaroring and was scheduled to finish after six double-header rounds at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , on 4 October . To guarantee a field of at least 18 cars each race , the Auto GP Organisation , led by Enzo Coloni , announced a cooperation deal with ISRA , the Dutch company led by Henk de Jong that organised the 2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season . However , the partnership between the Auto GP Organisation and ISRA was discontinued as Auto GP prepared for round one , due to ISRA 's apparent lack of commitment . It was also announced that the 2015 Auto GP champion will be given a Formula One test . This attempt to extend the season did not succeed however . On 26 June , the day before the third meeting at Paul Ricard , the season was postponed because of a lack of grid numbers . In October 2015 , the season was `` archived '' after four of the scheduled six events had been cancelled due to a lack of entries . Antônio Pizzonia had been leading the drivers ' championship by eleven points , after winning two of the first four races . Second place was held by Facu Regalia , who won the season-opening race at Silverstone , while the only other race-winner Luís Sá Silva , was lying third in the championship , another 15 points in arrears . With the victories of Pizzonia and Sá Silva , Zele Racingheld the lead of the teams ' championship with 132 points , 37 points ahead of the second-placed team , FMS Racing . However , due to the series cancellation , no championship titles were awarded .",
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"text": "F1 2000 (disambiguation) F1 2000 may refer to : The 2000 Formula One season , the 51st FIA Formula One World Championship season EA Sports F1 2000 , a video game by EA based on the above F1 season released as part of the EA Sports F1 Series Formula One 2000 ( video game ) , a video game by Psygnosis , based on the above F1 season F1 Championship Season 2000 , a video game by EA Sports , based on the above F1 season",
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"text": "2015 Monaco Grand Prix The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix , formally known as the Grand Prix de Monaco 2015 , was a Formula One motor race that was held on 24 May 2015 at the Circuit de Monaco , a street circuit that runs through the principality of Monaco . It was the sixty-second running of the race as a World Championship event , and seventy-third running overall . Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the race with a twenty-point lead over teammate and defending race winner Nico Rosberg in the Drivers ' Championship , with Mercedes having a seventy-point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors ' Championship . World Champion Lewis Hamilton secured his first ever Monaco pole position during Saturday 's qualifying . In the race , Nico Rosberg took his third consecutive win at Monaco , second win of the season , and the tenth of his career , while Sebastian Vettel finished second . Championship leader Hamilton , who had led for most of the race , moved from first into third place following a `` pit stop misjudgement '' during a late safety car period , for which his team , Mercedes , later apologised . The renewed McLaren-Honda partnership scored its first points since Honda 's return to the sport . With Rosberg 's victory , he was able to reduce his deficit in the World Drivers ' Championship to ten points .",
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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": "1962 Formula One season The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 20 May and ended on 29 December . The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars .",
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"text": "1984 in motorsport The following is an overview of the events of 1984 in motorsport including the major racing events , motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year , championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year , births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people .",
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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": "BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars World Championship The World Championship is an annual competition started in 1955 for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars . It is the premier championship of the formula and the winner is granted the honour of racing with a gold roof and wing until the next World Final , and if desired they can race under number 1 .",
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"text": "European Formula Two Championship The European Formula Two Championship was a Formula Two motor racing series that was held between 1967 -- 84 . The races were held across Europe , and were contested both by drivers aiming to compete in Formula One in the future as well as current Formula One drivers wishing to practice . The series was sanctioned by the FIA , motorsports world governing body . In order to prevent the series being dominated by Formula One drivers , the grading system was introduced where successful Formula One drivers and recent Formula Two champions were not eligible to score championship points if they competed in a round of the European Formula Two Championship . Towards the end of the series life , the number of entrants diminished and declining interest meant that it was replaced by the Formula 3000 class following the 1984 season .",
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"text": "Mille Miglia The Mille Miglia ( -LSB- ˈmille ˈmiʎʎa -RSB- , Thousand Miles ) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 ( thirteen before the war , eleven from 1947 ) . Like the older Targa Florio and later the Carrera Panamericana , the MM made Gran Turismo ( Grand Touring ) sports cars like Alfa Romeo , BMW , Ferrari , Maserati , Mercedes Benz and Porsche famous . The race brought out an estimated five million spectators . From 1953 until 1957 , the Mille Miglia was also a round of the World Sports Car Championship . Since 1977 , the `` Mille Miglia '' has been reborn as a regularity race for classic and vintage cars . Participation is limited to cars , produced no later than 1957 , which had attended ( or were registered ) to the original race . The route ( Brescia-Rome round trip ) is similar to that of the original race , maintaining the point of departure / arrival in Viale Venezia in Brescia .",
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"text": "Bahrain Grand Prix The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race in Bahrain sponsored by Gulf Air . The first race took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on 4 April 2004 . It made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East , and was given the award for the `` Best Organised Grand Prix '' by the FIA . The Bahrain Grand Prix has usually been the third race of the Formula One calendar . However , in the 2006 season , Bahrain swapped places with the traditional opener , the Australian Grand Prix , which was pushed back to avoid a clash with the Commonwealth Games . In 2010 , Bahrain staged the opening race of the 2010 season and the cars drove the full 6.299 km `` Endurance Circuit '' to celebrate F1 's ` diamond jubilee ' . The 2011 Grand Prix , due to be held on 13 March , was cancelled on 21 February due to the 2011 Bahraini protests after drivers including Damon Hill and Mark Webber had protested . Human rights activists called for a cancellation of 2012 race due to reports of alleged human rights abuses committed by the Bahraini authorities . Team personnel also voiced concerns about safety , but the race , nonetheless , was held as planned on 22 April 2012 . In 2014 , to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the first staging of the Bahrain Grand Prix , the race was held as a night event under floodlights . In so doing it became the second Formula One night race after the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008 . Bahrain 's inaugural night event was won by Lewis Hamilton . Subsequent races have also been night races . Shortly after the Formula One February 2014 testing , Grand Prix organizers for Bahrain announced a decision to name the first corner of the iconic track after former seven-time champion German driver Michael Schumacher in honour of his achievements and also in support after the driver suffered an almost fatal skiing accident late December 2013 .",
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"text": "1984 Formula One season The 1984 Formula One season was the 38th season of FIA Formula One motor racing . It featured the 1984 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1984 Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series which commenced on 25 March , and ended on 21 October . In the Drivers ' Championship , the season became a duel between McLaren 's Alain Prost and Niki Lauda . Prost won 7 races to Lauda 's 5 , including the last two Grands Prix of the year , but Lauda eventually prevailed by half a point -- the smallest margin in Formula One history . The Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers was awarded to McLaren . This season featured the last driver of the 20th century to both drive in the F1 championship and to compete at the Indianapolis 500 in the same season , Teo Fabi . His feat would not be repeated until the 2017 season , when Fernando Alonso also participated at the Indy 500 .",
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"text": "Terminator Genisys Terminator Genisys is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier . The fifth installment in the Terminator franchise , it serves as a soft reboot to the film series that features the main characters from the first two films , portrayed by a new cast with the exception of Arnold Schwarzenegger , who reprises his role as the eponymous character . The film stars Schwarzenegger , Jason Clarke , Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney . The plot follows soldier Kyle Reese in the war against Skynet ; Kyle is sent from the year 2029 to 1984 by John Connor , leader of the Human Resistance , to protect Connor 's mother Sarah from Skynet 's android agent . When Kyle arrives in the past , he discovers that the timeline has been altered and Sarah has been raised by his quarry 's reprogrammed facsimile , and must travel to 2017 to stop a dangerous scheme from Skynet and face its advanced enforcer , the T-3000 , with his new allies . Megan Ellison and her production company , Annapurna Pictures , acquired the franchise rights in May 2011 . The following year , production of another installment in the series was set up in collaboration with Skydance Productions ( owned by Ellison 's brother , David ) . The Ellisons consulted Terminator creator James Cameron in the hope of returning to the spirit of the original film , The Terminator , and its sequel , Terminator 2 : Judgment Day . Principal photography was primarily in New Orleans , with some in the on-screen setting of San Francisco . Six companies handled the film 's visual effects ; its prosthetic make-up and animatronics were created by Legacy Effects , a studio founded by Terminator veteran Stan Winston . The film was released by Paramount Pictures on July 1 , 2015 , in standard digital format , RealD 3D , and IMAX 3D . Terminator Genisys was not well received by critics , who found the story and performances unsatisfactory , although Schwarzenegger 's return to the franchise was praised . It grossed over $ 440 million worldwide , making it the second-highest-grossing film of the franchise and Schwarzenegger 's career ( after Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ) .",
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"text": "Droid (robot) A droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence in the Star Wars science fiction franchise . Coined by special effects artist John Stears , the term is a clipped form of `` android '' , a word originally reserved for robots designed to look and act like a human . The word `` droid '' has been a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd since 1977 .",
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"text": "Saints Row: The Third downloadable content Downloadable content for Saints Row : The Third was announced before the game 's November 2011 release along with a commitment from publisher THQ to support 40 weeks of content . Among smaller upgrades , three main content packs were released : Genkibowl VII , Gangstas in Space , and The Trouble with Clones . Reviewers found all three packs short -- around an hour in length -- and considered The Trouble with Clones the best of the bunch . Genkibowl VII , released in January 2012 , brought four new activity types to Steelport around a Professor Genki-themed competition . Sad Panda Skyblazing , the only one of the four activities to not modify an existing activity type , was the reviewers ' favorite . Gangstas in Space , released in February , is a three-mission story about a Saints-themed film production starring the player and fighting aliens . The Trouble with Clones , released in March , has the player tracking down and quelling a rampant clone of Saints leader Johnny Gat . Reviewers highly praised its `` Saints Flow '' superpower sequences , and questioned why they could not have been unlocked in the main game afterwards . All download packs offered unlocks upon their completion . The Full Package , a version containing all of the game 's downloadable content on disc alongside the main game , was released in November . Some of the smaller content items include costume , vehicle , and ability unlocks . THQ planned a standalone expansion of the game called Enter the Dominatrix . It was originally announced as an April Fool 's joke , but was confirmed and later spun into Saints Row IV 's downloadable content .",
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"text": "Draconian (Doctor Who) The Draconians are an extraterrestrial race . They were featured in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space . Unlike many `` monster '' races in Doctor Who , the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture like feudal Japan . In later interviews , Jon Pertwee cited the Draconians as his favourite of all the monsters he had encountered during his time as the Doctor . The Draconian Empire was a vast spacefaring feudal civilisation of reptilian humanoids , centered on the planet Draconia , with a society stratifed along class and gender lines ( for example , females were not permitted to speak in the presence of the Emperor ) that was bound by a strong code of honour . The Draconian Empire dated back to at least the 21st century , when a space plague that afflicted their world was dealt with by the Doctor . For his services , the 15th Emperor made the Doctor a noble of Draconia . The Earth Empire 's first contact with the Draconian Empire was in the year 2520 . The ship sent by the Draconians for the peace mission was a battlecruiser , as befitted a noble of Draconia , although ( as agreed ) its missile banks were empty and it was otherwise unarmed . However , both Draconian and Earth ships were caught in a neutron storm , damaging the Earth ship and destroying the Draconian ship 's communications systems . As a result , the Draconian ship was unable to respond to the Earth ship 's signals . The commander of the Earth ship saw what he perceived to be a battlecruiser bearing down on his crippled vessel and gave the order to attack , destroying the battlecruiser and triggering off a brief but bloody war in which millions of lives were lost . An uneasy peace was negotiated in the end , leading to two decades of cold war and the carving out of a frontier between the two empires . In 2540 , several incidents involving attacks on cargo freighters along their respective borders nearly led to the war turning hot once more , with both sides accusing the other of piracy and violating the frontier . These attacks turned out to be the work of Ogron mercenaries under the orders of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master , who was using a sonic hypnosis device to make the Earth crews see the Ogrons as Draconians and vice versa . The Master had allied himself with the Daleks , who were launching another bid for galactic conquest and hoped to pick up the pieces after a new Earth-Draconia War . The plot was revealed by the Third Doctor , and instead of going to war against each other , the two empires united against the Daleks .",
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"text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .",
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"text": "The Terminator: Future Shock The Terminator : Future Shock is a first-person shooter computer game , based in the fictional Terminator universe . It was released by Bethesda Softworks in 1995 . It was one of the first games in the first-person shooter genre to feature true , fully texture-mapped 3D environments and enemies , and pioneered the use of mouse-look control , months before the release of Quake further popularized these conventions . Along with the usual information and credits , the game manual comes with many illustrations , including an artist 's image of the game design team dressed corresponding to some of their personality traits and pet projects , such as designer Robert Stoll sporting his prototype Gauss gun .",
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"text": "F.E.A.R. F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a survival horror first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment . It was released on October 17 , 2005 , for Microsoft Windows , and ported by Day 1 Studios to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . Timegate Studios has released two expansion packs , F.E.A.R. Extraction Point in October 2006 , and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate in November 2007 . A direct sequel titled F.E.A.R. 2 : Project Origin , was released in February 2009 , and a second sequel , F. 3 . A.R. , was released in June 2011 , though it was developed by Day 1 Studios ( now known as Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore ) , not by Monolith Productions . The game 's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon , which F.E.A.R. -- a fictional special forces team -- is called to contain . The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R. 's Point Man , who possesses superhuman reflexes , and must uncover the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of a little girl . F.E.A.R. was well received by critics , scoring 89 % on GameRankings , and The New York Times calling it `` as thrilling and involving as Half-Life . '' A `` Director 's Edition '' DVD version of the game was also released . The DVD included a `` Making of '' documentary , a director 's commentary , a short live-action prequel and the exclusive first episode of the promotional P.A.N.I.C.S. machinima . A related Dark Horse comic book was also packaged with the DVD . Along with the Director 's Edition , F.E.A.R. Gold Edition was released . Gold Edition included the Director 's Edition and Extraction Point . F.E.A.R. Platinum Edition features the original game and two expansion packs .",
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"text": "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": "Mordin Solus Mordin Solus is a fictional character in BioWare 's Mass Effect franchise , who serves as a party member ( or `` squadmate '' ) in Mass Effect 2 . A salarian ( one of Mass Effects alien races ) physician and life scientist , Mordin strengthened a weakening artificial sterility plague , named the genophage , used against the krogan -- a fast-breeding warlike alien race . Fast-talking and affable , Mordin is guided by scientific principles and logic rather than morals . He returns in Mass Effect 3 , where he has developed a cure for the genophage and intends to distribute it in the atmosphere of Tuchanka , the krogan homeworld . The character is also featured in the ninth issue of Mass Effect : Foundation , which explores his creation of and the distribution of the strengthened genophage . Mordin is voiced by Michael Beattie in 2 and William Salyers in 3 , and was written by Patrick Weekes . His race was conceived as a variant of the gray alien archetype , while the character is designed with clothes that hint towards a labcoat . Inspiration for his face was taken from Clint Eastwood . David Kates composed his musical theme , a highly electronic piece in comparison to some of 2s more orchestral pieces . The character has been positively received , being nominated for three `` Best New Character '' awards and earning numerous placements in `` top character '' lists . In addition , 1UP . com ran an article focusing on how Mordin was `` awesome '' . At one point in the second game , Mordin sings an alternate version of Gilbert and Sullivan 's Major-General 's Song ; numerous critics considered it one of the trilogy 's best moments . As with other Mass Effect squadmates , merchandise for Mordin has been made , such as a bust .",
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"text": "J9 Series The is a trilogy of Japanese Super Robot mecha anime television series . The anime were broadcast by TV Tokyo ( TX Network ) from 1981 to 1984 , the 80 's trilogy was animated by Kokusai Eiga-sha and produced by Movie International Co.Ltd . In 2014 , a fourth series was announced to be in production for a 2016 release , with the original creative and production team reunited after 30 years .",
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"text": "Space Squad is a set of two V-Cinema movies , first released in Japanese theaters in June 17 , 2017 while DVD and Blu-Ray releases were made on separate dates . It features the crossover between 2012 Metal Hero Series movie Space Sheriff Gavan : The Movie and the twenty-eighth Super Sentai Series entry Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger , both works are distributed by Toei Company . In addition , past actors from Metal Hero Series are also set to appear as guests in the films . Both director Koichi Sakamoto and writer Naruhisa Arakawa previously worked in Space Sheriffs : Next Generation . Another work from Space Sheriff Gavan was planned since 2015 but production was moved to 2016 due to Sakamoto 's scheduling conflicts .",
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"text": "System Shock System Shock is a 1994 first-person action role-playing video game developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems . It was directed by Doug Church with Warren Spector serving as producer . The game is set aboard a space station in a cyberpunk vision of the year 2072 . Assuming the role of a nameless hacker , the player attempts to hinder the plans of a malevolent artificial intelligence called SHODAN . System Shock 3D engine , physics simulation and complex gameplay have been cited as both innovative and influential . The developers sought to build on the emergent gameplay and immersive environments of their previous games , Ultima Underworld : The Stygian Abyss and Ultima Underworld II : Labyrinth of Worlds , by streamlining their mechanics into a more `` integrated whole '' . Critics praised System Shock and hailed it as a major breakthrough in its genre . It was later placed on multiple hall of fame lists . The game was a moderate commercial success , with sales exceeding 170,000 copies , but Looking Glass ultimately lost money on the project . A sequel , System Shock 2 , was released by Looking Glass Studios and offshoot developer Irrational Games in 1999 . The 2000 game Deus Ex ( also produced by Spector ) and the 2007 game BioShock are spiritual successors to the two games . A remade version of the original game by Night Dive Studios is scheduled for release in 2018 .",
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"text": "Star Trek Generations (video game) Star Trek Generations is a first person shooter with adventure game and strategy game elements by MicroProse , based on Star Trek Generations , the seventh film in the Star Trek film franchise .",
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"text": "Remake A remake is a film or television series that is based on an earlier work and tells the same , or a very similar , story .",
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"text": "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a film series based on the comic book characters of the same name created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird . The first film in the series , titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , was released in 1990 at the height of the franchise 's popularity and was a commercial success . The success of the film garnered two direct sequels , respectively released in 1991 and 1993 , and a CGI animated film in 2007 billed as TMNT building on the success of the 2003 -- 09 TV series . The series was rebooted in a new film made by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , released on August 8 , 2014 . The sequel was released on June 3 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles ( sometimes abbreviated as Terminator : TSCC or simply TSCC ) is an American science fiction television series that aired on Fox . The show was produced by Warner Bros. . Television , and C2 Pictures ( C2 Pictures was replaced by The Halcyon Company in season two ) . It is a spin-off from the Terminator series of films . It revolves around the lives of the fictional characters Sarah and John Connor , following the events of Terminator 2 : Judgment Day , and ignoring the events of the 2003 sequel Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines and the following films . The series premiered on Sunday , January 13 , 2008 , on the U.S. television network Fox . Production for the series was provided by the Judgment Day and Rise of the Machines producers and C2 Pictures , Sony Pictures Entertainment ( International ) co-presidents Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna , C2 Senior Vice President James Middleton , David Nutter and Josh Friedman , who not only served as Executive Producer but also wrote the script for the first two episodes . The show opened mid-season with a shortened run of nine episodes , January through March 2008 . It was the highest-rated new scripted series of the 2007 -- 08 television season and was renewed for a second season , which began on September 8 , 2008 , and ended April 10 , 2009 ( The same year Warner Bros. and the Halcyon Company produced McG 's Terminator Salvation ) . On May 18 , 2009 , despite fan efforts , Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly announced Fox would not renew the show for a third season .",
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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": "Robotech (novels) In 1987 , the Robotech animated series was adapted into novel form by authors James Luceno and Brian Daley and published by Del Rey Books . Having previously collaborated on the animated series Galaxy Rangers , the pair 's Robotech novels were released under the unified pseudonym of `` Jack McKinney '' . Using fictitious epigraphs in the style of Dune , McKinney 's novels escaped the limitations inherent in the dubbed cartoon and fleshed out its chronology in greater detail ; most significantly , by adapting the storyline of the aborted sequel project , `` The Sentinels '' . The entire series lasted for twenty-one books , the first fifteen of which were later collected into five three-book omnibus compilations in the early 1990s . The original twelve novels were written to a tight twelve-month deadline , so that the books could be released one per month . Under this deadline , Daley and Luceno divided the Robotech timeline into twelve segments and worked on different segments simultaneously ( i.e. Daley wrote Book 1 while Luceno wrote Book 2 ) , then traded completed manuscripts for revision and style adjustments . As part of the research project , they watched the TV series many times , and consulted heavily with Carl Macek . The first two omnibus collections , comprising the entirety of the `` Macross Saga '' , were reissued in 2003 to tie in with the release of the Robotech : Battlecry video game . Then , in 2007 , the next two omnibus collections , covering the remainder of the television series , were re-released as tie-ins to the animated movie , Robotech : The Shadow Chronicles . However , a revision of the Robotech timeline made by Harmony Gold alongside the release of the movie caused some continuity clashes with the McKinney novels , which were relegated to a `` secondary '' position in Robotech canon . To work around this , the Southern Cross and Invid Invasion collections contain new appendices written by Robotech fan Jonathan L. Switzer correcting any newborn mistakes .",
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"text": "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": "List of teen films Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers and young adults , such as coming of age , first love , rebellion , conflict with parents , teen angst , and alienation . Some of these films are targeted at adults as well as teenagers . Teen films have been a trope of the cinema industry for decades since the 1950s . At this time , the film industry saw a greater market for teens with more disposable income and therefore more money to spend on leisure activities , largely going to films . Because of the boom in teen viewers , drive-in movie theaters were also very popular . However , even the silent era had teen films . Recently , online streaming services such as Netflix have created a resurgence in the `` tween '' and teenage-oriented film .",
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"text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Ward (law) In law , a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian . The wardship jurisdiction is an ancient jurisdiction derived from the Crown 's duty as parens patriae to protect his/her subject , and particularly those unable to look after themselves . In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms , the Queen as parens patriae is mother for all the children in her realms . A court may take responsibility for the legal protection of an individual , usually either a child or incapacitated person , in which case the ward is known as a ward of the court or a ward of the state . However , the House of Lords in the case of Re F ( Mental Patient : Sterilisation ) held that the Queen has no parens patriae jurisdiction with regard to mentally handicapped adults . In Australia , New Zealand and the United States , the child is termed a ward of the court . In Ireland and the United Kingdom `` the '' is not used ; the ward is thus termed a ward of court . In Canada the legal term is Crown ward . Children who are in the custody of government departments , also known as foster care , become wards of the respective government entity , and in the US wards of the states in which they reside . The government or state is in loco parentis to the child , which generally entails assuming all lawful authority to make medical and legal decisions on the child 's behalf .",
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"text": "Confined placental mosaicism Confined placental mosaicism ( CPM ) represents a discrepancy between the chromosomal makeup of the cells in the placenta and the cells in the baby . CPM was first described by Kalousek and Dill in 1983 . CPM is diagnosed when some trisomic cells are detected on chorionic villus sampling and only normal cells are found on a subsequent prenatal test , such as amniocentesis or fetal blood sampling . In theory , CPM is when the trisomic cells are found only in the placenta . CPM is detected in approximately 1-2 % of ongoing pregnancies that are studied by chorionic villus sampling ( CVS ) at 10 to 12 weeks of pregnancy . Chorionic villus sampling is a prenatal procedure which involves a placental biopsy . Most commonly when CPM is found it represents a trisomic cell line in the placenta and a normal diploid chromosome complement in the baby . However , the fetus is involved in about 10 % of cases .",
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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": "Coprococcus eutactus Coprococcus ( ATCC 27759 ) is a genus of anaerobic cocci which are all part of the human faecal flora , but rarely seen in human clinical specimens . `` Coprococcus includes those gram-positive , anaerobic cocci that actively ferment carbohydrates , producing butyric and acetic acids with formic or propionic and/or lactic acids . Fermentable carbohydrates are either required or are highly stimulatory for growth and continued subculture . '' - Lillian V. Holdeman & W. E. C. Moore . The genus is bio-chemically closely related to Ruminococcus , and phylogenetically to the genus Lachnospira . Coprococcus eutactus is an obligately anaerobic , nonmotile , gram-positive coccus occurring in pairs or chains of pairs . Cells may lose colour readily and acquire a slightly elongate shape in a medium containing a fermentable carbohydrate , but are normally round , and 0.7 to 1.3 µm in diameter . Coprococcus may be used as a microbial biomarker to assess the health of the human gastro-intestinal tract . Gut microorganisms maintain gastro-intestinal health and the mounting evidence of gastro-intestinal problems in autistic children makes a link between autism and intestinal microbiota highly probable , but the paucity of data on intestinal microflora means a definite link has not yet been demonstrated . Early studies overlooked potentially beneficial gut flora missing in autistic children .",
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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": "Pertussis Pertussis ( also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough ) is a highly contagious bacterial disease . Initially , symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose , fever , and mild cough . This is then followed by weeks of severe coughing fits . Following a fit of coughing , a high-pitched whoop sound or gasp may occur as the person breathes in . The coughing may last for 10 or more weeks , hence the phrase `` 100-day cough '' . A person may cough so hard that they vomit , break ribs , or become very tired from the effort . Children less than one year old may have little or no cough and instead have periods where they do not breathe . The time between infection and the onset of symptoms is usually seven to ten days . Disease may occur in those who have been vaccinated , but symptoms are typically milder . Pertussis is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis . It is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of an infected person . People are infectious to others from the start of symptoms until about three weeks into the coughing fits . Those treated with antibiotics are no longer infectious after five days . Diagnosis is by collecting a sample from the back of the nose and throat . This sample can then be tested by either culture or by polymerase chain reaction . Prevention is mainly by vaccination with the pertussis vaccine . Initial immunization is recommended between six and eight weeks of age , with four doses to be given in the first two years of life . The vaccine becomes less effective over time , with additional doses often recommended for older children and adults . Antibiotics may be used to prevent the disease in those who have been exposed and are at risk of severe disease . In those with the disease , antibiotics are useful if started within three weeks of the initial symptoms , but otherwise have little effect in most people . In children less than one year old and among those who are pregnant , they are recommended within six weeks of symptom onset . Antibiotics used include erythromycin , azithromycin , clarithromycin , or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole . Evidence to support interventions , other than antibiotics , for the cough is poor . Many children less than a year of age require hospitalization . An estimated 16.3 million people worldwide were infected in 2015 . Most cases occur in the developing world , and people of all ages may be affected . In 2015 , it resulted in 58,700 deaths -- down from 138,000 deaths in 1990 . Nearly 0.5 % of infected children less than one year of age die . Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century . The bacterium that causes the infection was discovered in 1906 . The pertussis vaccine became available in the 1940s .",
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"text": "Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis or chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome ( CP/CPPS ) is a pelvic pain condition in men , and should be distinguished from other forms of prostatitis such as chronic bacterial prostatitis and acute bacterial prostatitis . This condition was formerly known as prostatodynia ( painful prostate ) . CP/CPPS and interstitial cystitis are sometimes referred to jointly as `` UCPPS '' ( urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome ) .",
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"text": "Vital statistics (government records) Vital statistics are statistics on live births , deaths , foetal deaths , marriages and divorces . The most common way of collecting information on these events is through civil registration , an administrative system used by governments to record vital events which occur in their populations ( see Box 1 ) . Efforts to improve the quality of vital statistics will therefore be closely related to the development of civil registration systems in countries . Box 1 . United Nations Definitions of Vital Statistics and Civil Registration Systems A vital statistics system is defined by the United Nations `` as the total process of ( a ) collecting information by civil registration or enumeration on the frequency or occurrence of specified and defined vital events , as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and the person or persons concerned , and ( b ) compiling , processing , analyzing , evaluating , presenting , and disseminating these data in statistical form '' ( UN , 2001 ) . Civil registration , as defined by the United Nations , is the '' continuous , permanent , compulsory , and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events ( livebirths , deaths , fetal deaths , marriages , and divorces ) and other civil status events pertaining to the population as provided by decree , law or regulation , in accordance with the legal requirements in each country . '' The origin of vital statistics begins as early as 1869 and death by social class was recorded in England beginning in 1921 . While the number of births and deaths can be obtained by enumeration at certain points in time ( e.g. censuses and surveys ) , civil registration collects this information on a continuous basis and is the only source that provides individuals with a legal document . For instance , the importance of birth registration as the first legal recognition of the child is emphasized in Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that `` the child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name , the right to acquire a nationality and , as far as possible , the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents '' . United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) and a number of non-governmental organizations ( Plan International , Save the Children Fund , World Vision , etc. ) have particularly promoted the human rights aspects of registration , while the United Nations Statistics Division ( UNSD ) , United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) and World Health Organization ( WHO ) have focused more on the statistical aspects of civil registration . Countries which are signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are therefore expected to set up systems to register the births of all children . Non-registration of a child can have negative consequences on the wider enjoyment of a child 's fundamental rights to benefits such as identity , inheritance , education , health and other social services . Birth registration is also part of a broader strategy to ensure that children are less vulnerable to abuse and exploitation , especially if separated from their parents . In the absence of a functioning birth registration system , it is difficult to see how a country can enforce age-related legal concerns such as schooling , child labour , juvenile justice , early marriage , sexual exploitation and military recruitment . Recent natural disasters and calamities have also demonstrated the utility of a birth certificate for reuniting lost children with their families . Many civil registration systems also collect information on causes of death . Statistics based on these death records are of particular importance in public health for identifying the magnitude and distribution of major disease problems , and are essential for the design , implementation , monitoring , and assessment of health programmes and policies . Toronto scientist , professor Prabhat Jha argues that inexpensive recording of vital statistics in developing countries is the most effective means to improve global health and has outlined 5 options for expanding Cause of Death reporting . `` Despite the importance of tracking causes of death and the tradition since 1893 of standardisation of definitions and coding for causes of death in the International Classification of Diseases and Injuries ( ICD ) , global assessments of causes of death are a major analytical challenge . Vital registration systems that include medical certification of the cause of death captured about 18.8 million deaths of an estimated annual total of 51.7 million deaths in 2005 , which is the latest year for which the largest number of countries reported deaths from a vital registration system . Even for these deaths , the comparability of findings on the leading causes of death is affected by variation in certification skills among physicians , the diagnostic and pathological data available at the time of completing a death certificate , variations in medical culture in choosing the underlying cause , and legal and institutional frameworks for governing mortality reporting . For the remaining deaths that are not medically certified , many different data sources and diagnostic approaches must be used from surveillance systems , demographic research sites , surveys , censuses , disease registries , and police records to construct a consolidated picture of causes of death in various populations . Because of the variety of data sources and their associated biases , causes of death assessments are inherently uncertain and subject to vigorous debate . '' Lozano et all . Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 . The Lancet , V. 380 , Dec 2012 `` www.thelancet.com Vol 380 December 15/22/29 , 2012 '' . The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United States is the National Center for Health Statistics , a division of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) . Vital statistics for the US can be found here The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United Kingdom is the Office for National Statistics . Vital statistics for the UK can be found here",
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"text": "Stroke in China Recent epidemiologic studies confirm that stroke is the most frequent cause of death in the People 's Republic of China , with an incidence more than fivefold that of myocardial infarction . Intracerebral hemorrhage causes about one third of all strokes , nearly three times the frequency in North American stroke registries . A marked regional variation in stroke incidence exists , with a threefold higher stroke incidence in northern than in southern Chinese cities , suggesting important environmental or dietary influences . Stroke treatment often involves a combination of modern and traditional herbal medicine ; the latter may modify platelet aggregation and blood viscosity . Stroke , particularly intracerebral hemorrhage , is the most frequent and important vascular disorder in China . China reports more patients with stroke than anywhere else in the world . While there is still a great deal of unknown information , stroke research has been making great progress in recent years , such as in the areas of clinical research , population and genetic epidemiology , brain ischemia/reperfusion exploring , leukoencephalopathy ( CADASIL ) , neural stem cell and stroke , neuroprotective treatment for stroke , clinical therapy test in stroke , rehabilitation and prevention . Cities and towns in China have integrated systems for registering and investigating strokes . Chinese researchers have followed closely the international level of stroke treatment with a forward position in neural stem cell . Traditional Chinese drugs have featured effects on neuroprotective treatment for stroke which has also been investigated . Chinese scientists have suggested a new way of dividing neuroprotectors in stroke . The clinical therapy test with urokinase and defibrase for cerebral infarction in China is effective and relatively safe , yet the original papers published by Chinese researchers and clinical effects for patient treatment still need to be improved and updated .",
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"text": "Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism ( PE ) is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has traveled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream ( embolism ) . Symptoms of a PE may include shortness of breath , chest pain particularly upon breathing in , and coughing up blood . Symptoms of a blood clot in the leg may also be present such as a red , warm , swollen , and painful leg . Signs of a PE include low blood oxygen levels , rapid breathing , rapid heart rate , and sometimes a mild fever . Severe cases can lead to passing out , abnormally low blood pressure , and sudden death . PE usually results from a blood clot in the leg that travels to the lung . The risk of blood clots is increased by cancer , prolonged bed rest , smoking , stroke , certain genetic conditions , estrogen-based medication , pregnancy , obesity , and after some types of surgery . A small proportion of cases are due to the embolization of air , fat , or amniotic fluid . Diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms in combination with test results . If the risk is low a blood test known as a D-dimer will rule out the condition . Otherwise a CT pulmonary angiography , lung ventilation/perfusion scan , or ultrasound of the legs may confirm the diagnosis . Together deep vein thrombosis and PE are known as venous thromboembolism ( VTE ) . Efforts to prevent PE include beginning to move as soon as possible after surgery , lower leg exercises during periods of sitting , and the use of blood thinners after some types of surgery . Treatment is typically with blood thinners such as heparin or warfarin . Often these are recommended for six months or longer . Severe cases may require thrombolysis using medication such as tissue plasminogen activator ( tPA ) , or may require surgery such as a pulmonary thrombectomy . If blood thinners are not appropriate , a vena cava filter may be used . Pulmonary emboli affect about 430,000 people each year in Europe . In the United States between 300,000 and 600,000 cases occur each year , which results in between 50,000 and 200,000 deaths . Rates are similar in males and females . They become more common as people get older .",
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"text": "Child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse or child molestation is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation . Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child ( whether by asking or pressuring , or by other means ) , indecent exposure ( of the genitals , female nipples , etc. ) , child grooming , or using a child to produce child pornography . Child sexual abuse can occur in a variety of settings , including home , school , or work ( in places where child labor is common ) . Child marriage is one of the main forms of child sexual abuse ; UNICEF has stated that child marriage `` represents perhaps the most prevalent form of sexual abuse and exploitation of girls '' . The effects of child sexual abuse can include depression , post-traumatic stress disorder , anxiety , complex post-traumatic stress disorder , propensity to further victimization in adulthood , and physical injury to the child , among other problems . Sexual abuse by a family member is a form of incest and can result in more serious and long-term psychological trauma , especially in the case of parental incest . The global prevalence of child sexual abuse has been estimated at 19.7 % for females and 7.9 % for males . Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with their victims ; approximately 30 % are relatives of the child , most often brothers , fathers , uncles , or cousins ; around 60 % are other acquaintances , such as `` friends '' of the family , babysitters , or neighbors ; strangers are the offenders in approximately 10 % of child sexual abuse cases . Most child sexual abuse is committed by men ; studies on female child molesters show that women commit 14 % to 40 % of offenses reported against boys and 6 % of offenses reported against girls . The word pedophile is commonly applied indiscriminately to anyone who sexually abuses a child , but child sexual offenders are not pedophiles unless they have a strong sexual interest in prepubescent children . Under the law , child sexual abuse is often used as an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification . The American Psychological Association states that `` children can not consent to sexual activity with adults '' , and condemns any such action by an adult : `` An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act which never can be considered normal or socially acceptable behavior . ''",
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"docid": "2c8fa7adb19841777f01ab2152169521",
"text": "Consumer Product Safety Act The Consumer Product Safety Act ( CPSA ) was enacted on October 27th , 1972 by the United States Congress . The act should not be confused with an earlier Senate Joint Resolution 33 of November 20 , 1967 , which merely established a temporary National Commission on Product Safety ( NCPS ) , and for only 90-days ( at a pittance of $ 100 per day ) . Section 4 of the 1972 act established the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ) as a permanent ( non-temporary ) independent agency of the United States federal government and defined its basic authority . The act gives CPSC the power to develop safety standards and pursue recalls for products that present unreasonable or substantial risks of injury or death to consumers . It also allows CPSC to ban a product if there is no feasible alternative to an outright ban . CPSC has jurisdiction over more than 15,000 different consumer products . The CPSA excludes from jurisdiction those products that expressly lie in another federal agency 's jurisdiction , for example food , drugs , cosmetics , medical devices , tobacco products , firearms and ammunition , motor vehicles , pesticides , aircraft , and boats . These products may fall under the purview of agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , the U.S. Department of Agriculture , the U.S. Department of Transportation , the U.S. Environment Protection Agency , and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration . The CPSA is codified at . Federal regulations associated with the act are at Title 16 CFR parts 1101 through 1406 . These regulations are numerous and include such laws as the Poison Prevention Packaging Act ( PPPA ) , safety standards for such products as bicycle helmets and cigarette lighters , a ban on lead in paint , and a rule concerning size requirements for toys that could be choking hazards for young children .",
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"docid": "fae974d66178ff06f2b0cc61255f8e1e",
"text": "Porphyria Porphyria is a group of diseases in which substances called porphyrins build up , affecting the skin or nervous system . The types that affect the nervous system are also known as acute porphyria . Symptoms of acute porphyria include abdominal pain , chest pain , vomiting , confusion , constipation , fever , and seizures . These symptoms typically come and go with attacks that last for days to weeks . Attacks may be triggered by alcohol , smoking , stress , or certain medications . If the skin is affected , blisters or itching may occur with sunlight exposure . The disease is usually inherited from a person 's parents and is due to a mutation in one of the genes that make heme . Some types are autosomal dominant and others are autosomal recessive . One type , porphyria cutanea tarda , may also be due to increased iron in the liver , hepatitis C , alcohol , or HIV/AIDS . The underlying mechanism results in a decrease in the amount of heme produced and a build-up of substances involved in making heme . Porphyrias may also be classified by whether the liver or the bone marrow is affected . Diagnosis is typically by blood , urine , and stool tests . Genetic testing may be done to determine the specific mutation . Treatment depends on the type of porphyria and a person 's symptoms . The treatment of porphyria of the skin generally involves the avoidance of sunlight . The treatment for acute porphyria may involve giving intravenous heme or a glucose solution . Rarely a liver transplant may be carried out . The frequency of porphyria is unclear . It is estimated that it affects 1 to 100 per 50,000 people . Rates vary around the world . Porphyria cutanea tarda is believed to be the most common type . The disease was described at least as early as 370 BC by Hippocrates . The underlying mechanism was first described by Felix Hoppe-Seyler in 1871 . The name porphyria is from the Greek πορφύρα , porphyra , meaning `` purple '' , a reference to the color of the urine that may occur during an attack .",
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{
"docid": "5c51a7eed8e8bb14f0c693e5fbea8316",
"text": "One-child policy The one-child policy , a part of the family planning policy , was a population planning policy of China . It was introduced in 1979 and began to be formally phased out in 2015 . The policy allowed many exceptions - ethnic minorities were exempt . For example , in 2007 , 36 % of China 's population was subject to a strict one-child restriction , with an additional 53 % being allowed to have a second child if the first child was a girl . Provincial governments imposed fines for violations , and the local and national governments created commissions to raise awareness and carry out registration and inspection work . According to the Chinese government , 400million births were prevented . This claim has been called `` false '' by scholars , because `` three-quarters of the decline in fertility since 1970 occurred before the launching of the one-child policy ; and most of the further decline in fertility since 1980 can be attributed to economic development . '' Thailand and Iran , along with the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu , have had similar declines of fertility without a one-child policy . Although 76 % of Chinese people supported the policy in a 2008 survey , it was controversial outside of China . On October 29 , 2015 , it was reported that the existing law would be changed to a two-child policy , citing a statement from the Communist Party of China . The new law became effective on January 1 , 2016 , following its passage in the standing committee of the National People 's Congress on December 27 , 2015 .",
"title": ""
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"docid": "de2013946e9a0982bb2d294a6fbe4334",
"text": "Cardiovascular disease in China Cardiac disease in China is on the rise . Though incidences of heart disease have increased faster in the city than in the countryside , rural morbidity and mortality rates are now on the rise as well . Health statistics shows that the ischemic heart disease mortality rate in rural China has approximately doubled since 1988 . Unlike in developed countries , there is no preventive or primary health care system in place to stop the rise of cardiac disease . The real extent of heart disease in rural China is unknown because statistics are fraught with error and bias due to difficulties in ascertaining cause of death in places where 90 % die without seeing a doctor . Therefore , there is a need to ascertain the real incidence and prevalence of heart disease and to develop adequate preventive and primary care in the Chinese countryside .",
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"docid": "cd9f15910f30158da0e0544015b7ac08",
"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": "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act ( `` UCAPA '' ) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and submitted for enactment by jurisdictions within the United States in 2006 . This uniform law originated by the parents of internationally abducted children , and parents fearing their children would be abducted . In 2006 , NCCUSL promulgated the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act . The act provides States with a valuable tool for deterring both domestic and international child abductions by parents and any persons acting on behalf of the parents . Recognizing that most States have already developed substantial bodies of law regarding child custody determinations and enforcement , including specifically the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA ) , the NCCUSL drafted UCAPA to be compatible with and to augment existing state law . Under UCAPA , an action for abduction prevention measures may be brought either by a court on its own motion , by a party to a child-custody determination or an individual with a right to seek such a determination , or by a prosecutor or public attorney . The party seeking the abduction prevention measures must file a petition with the court specifying the risk factors for abduction as well as other biographical information including the name , age and gender of the child , the current address of the child and the person against whom the measures are sought , a statement regarding any prior actions related to abduction or domestic violence , a statement addressing any prior arrests for domestic violence or child abuse by either party , and finally any additional information required by existing State child custody law including the UCCJEA . UCAPA sets out a wide variety of factors that should be considered in determining whether there is a credible risk that a child will be abducted . These factors include overt signs such as previous abductions , attempts to abduct the child , or threats of abduction , as well as signs of general abuse including domestic violence , negligence , or refusal to obey a child-custody determination . The act also includes a wide range of activities that may indicate a planned abduction including abandoning employment , liquidating assets , obtaining travel documents or travel tickets , or requesting the child 's school or medical records . The act also addresses the special problems involved with international child abduction by including several risk factors specifically related to international abduction . In particular , the act requires courts to consider whether the party in question is likely to take a child to a country that is n't a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , or to a country that places the child at risk , has laws that would restrict access to the child , that is on the current list of state sponsors of terrorism , or is engaged in an active military action or war . In addition , a court will consider issues related to citizenship such as a recent change in citizenship status or a denial of United States Citizenship . If a court determines that a credible risk exists that the child will be abducted , it may then enter an order containing provisions and measures meant to prevent abduction . The act lists a number of specific measures that a court may order . These include imposing travel restrictions , prohibiting the individual from removing the child from the State or other set geographic area , placing the child 's name in the United States Department of State 's Child Passport Issuance Alert Program , or requiring the individual to obtain an order from a foreign country containing identical terms to the child-custody determination . An abduction prevention order is effective until the earliest of the order 's expiration , the child 's emancipation , the child 's 18th birthday , or until the order is modified , revoked , or vacated . If abduction appears imminent , a court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child , direct law enforcement officers to take steps to locate and return the child , or exercise other appropriate powers under existing state laws . A warrant to take physical custody is enforceable in the enacting state even if issued by different state . The court may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property , or even to make a forcible entry at any hour , if the circumstances so warrant . Nevertheless , the person on whom the warrant is being executed must be served with the warrant when or immediately after the child is taken into custody and the person must be afforded a hearing no later than the next judicial day or the next possible judicial day if the next day is impossible . Up to date legislative activity on UCAPA can be found here .",
"title": ""
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"docid": "e9838e0bd16c87b439ea8fdf5f5aee0e",
"text": "Child integration Child integration is the inclusion of children in a variety of mature daily activities of families and communities . This contrasts with , for example , age segregation ; separating children into age-defined activities and institutions ( e.g. , some models of organized schooling ) . Integrating children in the range of mature family and community activities gives equal value and responsibility to children as contributors and collaborators , and can be a way to help them learn . Children 's integration provides a learning environment because children are able to observe and pitch in as they feel they can . In the United States , child integration into `` adult '' life is not as common as it used to be . However , in other cultures social norms continue to incorporate children into the mature , productive activities of the family and community . In all cultures child integration is present in one way or another . For example , nearly all children 's first language learning seems to be supported through integration with a mature linguistic community . Children usually are not taught in a classroom how to speak , but instead learn by observing the language and pitching it when they can .",
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"docid": "3caeb374e1c5952c7ce71224dd24627e",
"text": "International Classification of Primary Care The International Classification of Primary Care ( ICPC ) is a classification method for primary care encounters . It allows for the classification of the patient 's reason for encounter ( RFE ) , the problems/diagnosis managed , primary or general health care interventions , and the ordering of the data of the primary care session in an episode of care structure . It was developed by the WONCA International Classification Committee ( WICC ) , and was first published in 1987 by Oxford University Press ( OUP ) . A revision and inclusion of criteria and definitions was published in 1998 . The second revision was accepted within the World Health Organization 's ( WHO ) Family of International Classifications . The classification was developed in a context of increasing demand for quality information on primary care as part of growing worldwide attention to global primary health care objectives , including the WHO 's target of `` health for all '' .",
"title": ""
}
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