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"docid": "Taiwan",
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"text": "Taiwan ( -LSB- taɪˈwɑːn -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ) , is a state in East Asia . Its neighbours include China ( officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and also possesses the largest economy of any state outside of the UN . The island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the 17th century , when Dutch and Spanish colonies opened the island to Han Chinese immigration . After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning , the island was annexed by the Qing dynasty , the last dynasty of China . The Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War . While Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the Republic of China ( ROC ) was established on the mainland in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty . Following the Japanese surrender to the Allies in 1945 , the ROC took control of Taiwan . However , the resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the ROC 's loss of the mainland to the Communists , and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949 . Although the ROC continued to claim to be the legitimate government of China , its effective jurisdiction since 1949 has been limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , with the main island making up 99 % of its de facto territory . As a founding member of the United Nations , the ROC continued to represent China at the United Nations until 1971 , when the PRC assumed China 's seat , causing the ROC to lose its UN membership . In the early 1960s , Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization , creating a stable industrial economy . In the 1980s and early 1990s , it changed from a one-party military dictatorship dominated by the Kuomintang to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system . Taiwan is the 22nd-largest economy in the world , and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy . It is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press , healthcare , public education , economic freedom , and human development . The country benefits from a highly skilled workforce and is among the most highly educated countries in the world with one of the highest percentages of its citizens holding a tertiary education degree . The PRC has consistently claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and asserted the ROC is no longer in legitimate existence . Under its One-China Policy the PRC refused diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC . Today only a few smaller nations recognize the ROC as the sole legal representative of China , but many other states maintain unofficial ties through representative offices and institutions that function as de facto embassies and consulates . Although Taiwan is fully self-governing , most international organizations in which the PRC participates either refuse to grant membership to Taiwan or allow it to participate only as a non-state actor . Internally , the major division in politics is between the aspirations of eventual Chinese unification or Taiwanese independence , though both sides have moderated their positions to broaden their appeal . The PRC has threatened the use of military force in response to any formal declaration of independence by Taiwan or if PRC leaders decide that peaceful unification is no longer possible ."
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"docid": "List_of_companies_of_Taiwan",
"title": "",
"text": "Taiwan , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ) , is a state in East Asia . Neighbors include the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . Taiwan is the most populous non-UN state and the largest economy outside the UN . Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of rapid economic growth and industrialization , which has been dubbed the Taiwan Miracle . Taiwan is one of the Four Asian Tigers and a member of the World Trade Organization and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation . The 21st-largest economy in the world , its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy . Taiwan is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press , health care , public education , economic freedom , and human development ."
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"docid": "Localization_and_Urbanization_Economies",
"title": "",
"text": "Localization and Urbanization Economies are two types of external economies of scale , or agglomeration economies . External economies of scale result from an increase in the productivity of an entire industry , region , or economy due to factors outside of an individual company . There are three sources of external economies of scale : input sharing , labor market pooling , and knowledge spillovers ( Marshall , 1920 ) ' Localization economies occur when an increase in the size of an industry in a city leads to an increase in productivity of a particular activity . Alfred Marshall ( 1920 ) introduced the idea that the localization of industry can increase productivity in his book Principles of Economics . The highly concentrated high tech industry in Silicon Valley exemplifies industrial localization . Although the cost of labor and land in Silicon Valley is very high , high tech firms continue to locate there because of the added benefit they receive from their proximity to a high-skilled labor pool . The size of the high tech industry , creates positive externalities for each firm located in Silicon Valley . Urbanization economies arise when the size of the city leads to an increase in productivity . Los Angeles exemplifies urbanization economies in that it has no single dominant industry , yet continues to grow . Firms which locate in Los Angeles benefit from the common resources and large labor pool found in the city . Common resources such as roads , buildings and power supply benefit firms in cities regardless of their industry . Also , firms have better access to labor by locating in cities . The urban environment creates positive externalities that benefit several different industries . Jane Jacobs is often credited with the idea that urban diversity and a city 's size leads to agglomeration economies . However , Marshall 's ( 1920 ) discussion of urban diversity predates her work ."
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"docid": "Kunming_High-tech_Industrial_Development_Zone",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kunming High-tech Industrial Development Zone ( KMHNZ ) , is a state-level high-tech industrial zone established in 1992 in Northwest Kunming , Yunnan Province , China . It is administratively under Kunming Prefecture . It covers an area of 9 square kilometers . KMHNZ is located in the northwest part of Kunming city , 4 kilometers from Kunming Railway Station and 5 kilometers from Kunming International Airport . Yunnan province has rich deposits of phosphorus , salt , aluminum , copper , lead , zinc , tin and is famous for its production of Yunnan tea , coffee , rubber , and tobacco . Kunming 's key industries draw on these resources to manufacture steel , non-ferrous metals , building materials , chemicals , diesel engines and machine tools . In the past few years , the traditional economy has diversified through growth of advanced technology industries such as biotech , optoelectronics , and information technologies . Many of these industries are located in the Kunming High-tech Industrial Development Zone . These key industries accounted for 80 % of the Kunming 's USD 9.3 billion gross industrial output value in 2004 , a 26 % increase over 2003 ."
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"docid": "Economy_of_Asia",
"title": "",
"text": "The Economy of Asia comprises more than 4.4 billion people ( 60 % of the world population ) living in 49 different states . Six further states lie partly in Asia , but are considered to belong to another region economically and politically . Asia is the fastest growing economic region and the largest continental economy by GDP PPP in the world . China and India are currently the first and third largest economies in the world , respectively . Moreover , Asia is the site of some of the world 's longest modern economic booms , starting from the Japanese economic miracle ( 1950 -- 1990 ) , Miracle of the Han River ( 1961 -- 1996 ) in South Korea and the economic boom ( 1978 -- 2013 ) in China . As in all world regions , the wealth of Asia differs widely between , and within , states . This is due to its vast size , meaning a huge range of different cultures , environments , historical ties and government systems . The largest economies in Asia in terms of PPP gross domestic product ( GDP ) are China , India , Japan , South Korea , Indonesia , Turkey , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Taiwan , Thailand , Pakistan , Malaysia and Philippines and in terms of nominal gross domestic product ( GDP ) are China , Japan , India , South Korea , Russia , Indonesia , Turkey , Philippines , Saudi Arabia , Taiwan , United Arab Emirates , Thailand , Iran , Malaysia , Bangladesh and Singapore . Wealth ( if measured by GDP per capita ) is mostly concentrated in the East Asia in territories of China , Japan , South Korea , Hong Kong , Macau , Singapore , and Taiwan , as well as in oil rich countries in West Asia such as Saudi Arabia , Qatar , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Iran , Kuwait , and Oman . Israel and , to a lesser extent Turkey are exceptions : both lie in the territory of Asia despite not often being counted as such . Israel ( entrepreneurship on diversified industries ) is a developed country , while Turkey ( founding member of OECD ) is an advanced emerging country . Asia , with the exception of Japan ( heavy industry and electrical sophistication ) , South Korea ( heavy industry and information and communication technology ) , Taiwan ( light industry and hi-tech parts manufacturing ) , Hong Kong ( financial industry and services ) and Singapore ( high-tech manufacturing , biotechnology , financial and business services ) , is currently undergoing rapid growth and industrialization , and China ( manufacturing and FDI-led growth ) and India ( commodities , outsourcing destination and computer software ) , the two fastest growing major economies in the world . East Asian and Southeast Asian countries generally rely on manufacturing and trade ( and then gradually upgrade to industry and commerce ) , and incrementally building on high-tech industry and financial industry for growth , countries in the Middle East depend more on engineering to overcome climate difficulties for economic growth and the production of commodities , principally Sweet crude oil . Over the years , with rapid economic growth and large trade surplus with the rest of the world , Asia has accumulated over US$ 4 trillion of foreign exchange reserves -- more than half of the world 's total , and adding Tertiary sector of the economy and Quaternary sector of the economy to expand in the share of Asia 's economy ."
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"docid": "Economy_of_Taiwan",
"title": "",
"text": "The economy of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , simply called Taiwan , is the 5th largest economy in Asia , and is included in the advanced economies group by the International Monetary Fund and gauged in the high-income economies group by the World Bank , and ranked 15th in the world by the Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum , has a developed capitalist economy that ranks as the 22th-largest in the world by purchasing power parity ( PPP ) , ranks as 18th in the world by gross domestic product ( GDP ) at purchasing power parity per capita ( person ) , and 24th in nominal GDP of investment and foreign trade by the Republic of China ( ROC ) government , commonly referred to as Taiwan . The economy of Taiwan ranks the highest in Asia for 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Index ( GEI ) for specific strengths . Most large government-owned banks and industrial firms have been privatized . With the technocracy-centered economic planning under martial law until 1987 , real growth in GDP has averaged about 8 % during the past three decades . Exports have grown even faster and since World War II , have provided the primary impetus for industrialization . Inflation and unemployment are low ; the trade surplus is substantial ; and foreign reserves are the world 's fourth largest . Agriculture contributes 3 % to GDP , down from 35 % in 1952 , and the service sector makes up 73 % of the economy . Traditional labor-intensive industries are steadily being moved off-shore and replaced with more capital - and technology-intensive industries . Economy of Taiwan is an indispensable partner in the Global Value Chains of Electronics Industry . Electronic components and personal computer are two areas of international strength of Taiwan 's Information Technology industry , which means the economy of Taiwan has the competitive edge on having the learning curve from advanced foreign technologies with lower cost to be produced and sold abroad . Institute for Information Industry with its international recognitions is responsible for the development of IT industry and ICT industry in Taiwan . Industrial Technology Research Institute with its global partners is the advanced research center for applied technology for the economy of Taiwan . Directorate-General of Budget , Accounting and Statistics and Ministry of Economic Affairs release major economic indicators of the economy of Taiwan . Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research provides economic forecast at the forefront for the economy of Taiwan and authoritatively researches on the bilateral economic relations with ASEAN by The Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center ( TASC ) . Taiwan Stock Exchange is the host to the listed companies of local industries in Taiwan with weighted financial exposures to the FTSE Taiwan Index and MSCI Taiwan Index . International Trade is officially assisted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council . Taiwanese investors and businesses have become major investors in mainland China , Vietnam , Thailand , Indonesia , the Philippines , and Malaysia . Because of the conservative and stable financial policy by the Central Bank of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) and the entrepreneurial strengths , Taiwan suffered little from the financial crisis of 1997-1999 compared to many economies in the region . Other two major banks in Taiwan are Bank of Taiwan and Mega International Commercial Bank . Unlike the neighboring Japan and South Korea , small and medium-sized businesses make up a significant proportion of the businesses in Taiwan . Taiwan is characterized as one of the Newly industrialized economy in the wake of the Ten Major Construction Projects since 1970 's . Since 1990 's , the economy of Taiwan has adopted economic liberalization with the successive regulatory reforms . London Metal Exchange , the largest metal stock exchange in the world , approved Kaohsiung , Taiwan as a good delivery point for primary aluminium , aluminium alloy , copper , lead , nickel , tin and zinc and as the LME 's ninth location in Asia on 17 June 2013 , for future contracts on metals and industrial production of the global integration of the economy of Taiwan . The economy of Taiwan has the world 's highest modern convenience store concentration density . The Indirect tax system of the economy of Taiwan comprises Gross Business Receipts Tax ( GBRT ) ( Gross receipts tax ) and Value-added tax . The economy of Taiwan is ranked 15th overall in the Global Top 20 Top Destination Cities by International Overnight Visitors ( 2014 ) by the MasterCard 2014 Global Destination Cities Index . Bubble Tea originated in Taiwan . Taiwan is a member of the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) . Taiwan is also an observer at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) under the name of `` Chinese Taipei '' , and a member of International Chamber of Commerce as `` Chinese Taipei '' . Taiwan signed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with People 's Republic of China on 29 June 2010 . Taiwan also signed free trade pact with Singapore and New Zealand . Taiwan is seeking to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership no later than 2020 if economic requirements are met . The economy of Taiwan also applied for the membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2015 . Taiwan 's top five trade partners in 2010 are China , Japan , USA , the European Union , and Hong Kong . The economy of Taiwan , compared with other major economies in the region , is `` at a crossroads '' , and facing economic marginalization in the world economy , in addition to de-internationalization , low-paid salary to employees and uncertain outlook for personal promotion of staff , which results in human resource talents seeking career opportunities elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region , and businesses in Taiwan suffer most from being the size of small and medium enterprises only with weaker-than-expected revenue of its hectic business operation for any consideration of further expansion , and overall impedes any attempts at economic transformation of Taiwan from the Taiwanese government . The World Trade Organization has also reviewed Chinese Taipei 's economic outlook in 2010 . The international industrial forecast of semiconductor manufacturing , which is the flagship industry of the economy of Taiwan , that faces immense competition ahead with its American counterparts . To conclude , facing the Market failure from Externality , the Taiwan government needs well-thought industrial policy urgently to adapt to the new economic landscape , and as an island economy with lack of natural resources and comparatively lower domestic aggregate demand , Taiwan 's highly educated human resources would contribute greatly to Value added Innovation management for expanding Taiwan 's international trade ."
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"docid": "Economy_of_Switzerland",
"title": "",
"text": "The economy of Switzerland is one of the world 's most stable economies . Its policy of long-term monetary security and political stability has made Switzerland a safe haven for investors , creating an economy that is increasingly dependent on a steady tide of foreign investment . Because of the country 's small size and high labor specialization , industry and trade are the keys to Switzerland 's economic livelihood . Switzerland has achieved one of the highest per capita incomes in the world with low unemployment rates and a balanced budget . The service sector has also come to play a significant economic role . The economy of Switzerland ranks first in the world in the 2015 Global Innovation Index ."
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"docid": "East_Asian_model_of_capitalism",
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"text": "The East Asian model ( sometimes known as state-sponsored capitalism ) is an economic system where the government invests in certain sectors of the economy in order to stimulate the growth of new ( or specific ) industries in the private sector . It generally refers to the model of development pursued in East Asian economies like Singapore , Japan , Taiwan and South Korea . In recent decades it has also been used to classify the contemporary economic system in mainland China . Key aspects of the East Asian model include state control of finance , direct support for state-owned enterprises in `` strategic sectors '' of the economy or the creation of privately owned `` national champions '' , high dependence on the export market for growth , and a high rate of savings . It is similar to dirigisme . This economic system differs from a centrally planned economy , where the state would mobilize its own resources to create the needed industries which would themselves end up being state-owned and operated . East Asian model of capitalism refers to the high rate of savings and investments , high educational standards , assiduity and export-oriented policy ."
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"docid": "John_Mathews_(professor)",
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"text": "John A. Mathews ( born 5 February 1946 ) is an Australian professor of competitive dynamics and global strategy . He currently holds the Eni Chair of Competitive Dynamics and Global Strategy at LUISS Guido Carli University , in Rome , and concurrently holds a Chair of Strategy at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management , Macquarie University , in Sydney . Mathews has pursued a varied career , focusing on the dynamics of technological catch-up by East Asian countries in such high-tech industries as semiconductors , flat panel displays and most recently in alternative energy industries , solar photovoltaics and LEDs . He has developed dynamic strategy frameworks for analyzing these processes , and formulated an original strategic synthesis in terms of the fundamental categories of resources , activities and routines . His most recent work applies this framework to explicating the reasons for success of industrial clusters , particularly those found in Taiwan , China and India . His book published in 2006 , Strategizing , Disequilibrium and Profit ( Stanford University Press ) , took these issues as framework to explore the evolution of industries and strategizing behaviors of firms theoretically . Strongly influenced by Joseph A. Schumpeter , Mathews viewed the disequilibrium and the dynamics of the economic system as both a setting and outcome of firms ' strategizing behaviours . Entrepreneurship plays a central role in creating the bundles of resources , activities and routines . His work ( in 2010/11 ) focuses on the intersection between the development of new low-carbon industries and renewable energies ; the rise of China and India and their pursuit of an East Asian model of development and highly-focused industrial clusters ; and the adaptation of the capitalist economic system with its enormous growth and innovation potential to the demands of operating within natural ecological limits -- such as within the framework of a ` Circular Economy ' as advanced in China ."
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"docid": "Cooperation_Consortium_of_Beijing_High_Technology_Universities",
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"text": "Cooperation Consortium of Beijing High Technology Universities ( known as Beijing Tech ) is an organization of research universities devoted to strengthen the interscholastic cooperation in researches and innovation . Founded in 2011 , Beijing Tech now have 12 member universities , all of which are well-known polytechnic research universities in China . The 12 member schools have good reputations in different fields , such as information technology , electric engineering , petroleum engineering , energy engineering , material science , transportation , telecommunication , nuclear physics , chemical engineering , environmental science , geology , forestry , shipbuilding and mining , which are key disciplines in industry and economy . The objective of this university alliance is to be the research and innovation leaders of those disciplines in China . Currently , the 12 members of Beijing Tech have totally 16 national key laboratories , 14 national laboratories of engineering and 14 `` Project 111 '' bases . They have been issued more than 300 national-level awards . 8 out of 12 member schools are located in Beijing , while the Yanshan University is located in Qinhuangdao ; the Xidian University ( aka Xi'an Electrical Technology University ) is in Xi'an ; the Harbin Engineering University is in Harbin ."
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"docid": "Economy_of_Lethbridge",
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"text": "The economy of Lethbridge is central to the commercial , distribution , financial and industrial sectors of the southern Alberta economy ( although Medicine Hat plays a significant role in southeastern Alberta ) . Lethbridge has a trading area population of 250,000 ( including parts of British Columbia and Montana ) . The city was founded in 1885 as a result of local coal mining and later was buoyed by local farming and ranching . Toward the end of the twentieth century , the local economy started diversifying by focusing more on service-based industries ."
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"docid": "Eastern_seaboard_of_Thailand",
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"text": "The eastern seaboard of Thailand is an emerging economic region that plays a key role in Thailand 's economy . It is Thailand 's center for export-oriented industries . High value goods , such as Japanese branded automobiles , which are manufactured there and shipped elsewhere , are among the many exports . The region comprises Chonburi Province , Chachoengsao Province , Samut Prakan Province , and Rayong Province ."
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"docid": "Four_Asian_Tigers",
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"text": "The Four Asian Tigers , Four Little Dragons or Four Asian Dragons , are the economies of Hong Kong , Singapore , South Korea and Taiwan , which underwent rapid industrialization and maintained exceptionally high growth rates ( in excess of 7 percent a year ) between the early 1960s ( mid-1950s for Hong Kong ) and 1990s . Most of their influence came from colonists , as they built on infrastructure and education . The `` little dragons '' benefited from overseas investments and free market economies by low labor costs and getting around the U.S. import restrictions . They benefited from the United States , which gave them electronics like radios and televisions . By the 21st century , all four had developed into advanced and high-income economies , specializing in areas of competitive advantage . For example , Hong Kong and Singapore have become world-leading international financial centers . One of the Earliest countries to adopt the Japanese models was South Korea and Taiwan and they became world leaders in information technology manufacturing . These two countries did this by promoting export-oriented industrializations which turned a poor agricultural economy into a thriving powerhouse . Their economic success stories have served as role models for many developing countries , especially the Tiger Cub Economies . A controversial World Bank report ( see The East Asian Miracle 1993 ) credited neoliberal policies with the responsibility for the boom , including maintenance of export-led regimes , low taxes , and minimal welfare states , institutional analysis also states some state intervention was involved . However , many have argued that industrial policy had a much greater influence than the World Bank report suggested . The World Bank report itself acknowledged benefits from policies of the repression of the financial sector , such as state-imposed below-market interest rates for loans to specific exporting industries . Other important aspects include major government investments in education , non-democratic and relatively authoritarian political systems during the early years of development , high levels of U.S. bond holdings , and high public and private savings rates . A period of liberalization did occur , and the first major setback experienced by the Tiger economies was the 1997 Asian financial crisis . While Singapore and Taiwan were relatively unscathed , Hong Kong came under intense speculative attacks against its stock market and currency necessitating unprecedented market interventions by the state Hong Kong Monetary Authority , and South Korea underwent a major stock market crash brought on by high levels of non-performing corporate loans . As a result , and in the years after the crisis , all four economies rebounded strongly . South Korea , the worst-hit of the Tigers , has managed to triple its GDP per capita in dollar terms since 1997 ."
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"docid": "Economy_of_Spokane,_Washington",
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"text": "The economy of Spokane plays a vital role as the hub for the commercial , manufacturing , and transportation center as well as the medical , shopping , and entertainment hub of the 80000 sqmi Inland Northwest region . Spokane 's economy has traditionally been natural resource based -- heavily dependent on extractive products produced from farms , forests , and mines -- however , the city 's economy has diversified to encompass other industries , including the high-tech , healthcare , and biotech sectors . The Spokane area is considered to be one of the most productive mining districts in North America . In the late 19th century , gold and silver were discovered in the Inland Northwest , leading to intensive development of mines in the region . The expansion and growth of Spokane abruptly stopped in the 1910s and was followed by a period of population decline due to economic factors . The first permanent European settlement in the Spokane area and Washington state came with the fur trade , with the westward expansion and establishment of the North West Company 's Spokane House in 1810 . The Spokane House was the center of the fur trade between the Rockies and the Cascades for 16 years ."
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"docid": "Economy_of_Guadeloupe",
"title": "",
"text": "The economy of Guadeloupe depends on agriculture , tourism , light industry , and services . It also depends on mainland France for large subsidies and imports . Tourism is a key industry ; an increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands . The traditional sugarcane crop is slowly being replaced by other crops , such as bananas ( which now supply about 50 % of export earnings ) , eggplant , and flowers . Other vegetables and root crops are cultivated for local consumption , although Guadeloupe is still dependent on imported food , mainly from France . Light industry features sugar and rum production . Most manufactured goods and fuel are imported . Unemployment is especially high among the young . Hurricanes periodically devastate the economy ."
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"docid": "Kulim_Hi-tech_Park",
"title": "",
"text": "Kulim Hi-Tech Park ( kHTP ) is a park for high technology enterprises located in Kulim , kedah . KHTP opened in 1996 and became Malaysia 's first high-tech industrial park . It was key component in the nation 's plan to be fully industrialized by 2020 . The park is operated by Kulim Technology Park Corporation Sdn Bhd , subsidiary of the Kedah State Development Corporation"
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"docid": "MATRIX:_Northern_Ireland_Science_Industry_Panel",
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"text": "MATRIX : Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel , is a panel of business and academic experts , launched in February 2007 by Department of Enterprise , Trade and Investment ( DETI ) with a remit to give advice to the Northern Ireland government on the commercial exploitation of R&D and science and technology . The panel represents the voice of Northern Ireland 's high tech industry and champions the role of science and technology as a key driver of economic growth in Northern Ireland . By working with industry and academia , the panel can identify new high technology market opportunities , IP and technologies for Northern Ireland companies to exploit and benefit from . MATRIX 's focus is on the demand-led view of what is needed for Northern Ireland to maximise the commercial potential of research , development , science , and technology capabilities . MATRIX identifies key areas of science , technology and innovation in which Northern Ireland has a lead over competitors , and advises on the policy required to exploit these strengths and deliver economic success . MATRIX hopes to make Northern Ireland a leading region in science and technology in the face of increasing competition from countries such as India and China . MATRIX launched its first report to more than 250 Northern Irish business leaders and academics . During the event they presented the recommendations outlined in the report and details on how to implement them . Currently , MATRIX is discussing its findings with local academics and business leaders . MATRIX comprises 14 experts from business and academia and its current Chair is Dr Bryan Keating ."
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"docid": "Bandung_High_Tech_Valley",
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"text": "Bandung High Tech Valley ( BHTV ) is an initiative to foster technology-based business and industries in Bandung region . It aims to be the Silicon Valley of Indonesia . The BHTV initiative was originated from Ministry of Industry and Trade of Indonesia as a mean to increase electronics export . It was started in 1986 , but was forgotten when Indonesia faced economy crisis in 1997 . It was then restarted by some people in Institut Teknologi Bandung ."
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"docid": "Markina-Xemein",
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"text": "Markina-Xemein is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay , Bizkaia , in the Basque Autonomous Community , also known as the Basque Country , located in northern Spain . The origin of the town 's name lies in its geographic location . The last town in the province of Bizkaia , Markina lies between Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia . Coming from the Spanish word `` marca '' meaning `` mark '' , Markina-Xemein marks the location where the Gipuzkoanos ( the people of Guipuzcoa province ) often battled the Bizkainos ( the people of Biscay province ) . The local economy is mostly based on the primary and secondary sectors , with particular relevance for agriculture and cattle herding , timber research and metal industry . The metal industry has in fact played an important role in the past , through the development of important weapons in the defense industry . Extraction of black marble , known as Nero Marquina ( Marmol Negro ) , also plays an important role in the local economy . The high quality of the stone has gained international recognition . It is one of the most important marbles from Spain . Markina-Xemein keeps a tight connection with Basque pelota sport ; in fact its two walled court or frontón is known as `` University of the Pelota '' , since it is the place where great Basket or Jai Alai pelotaris learnt to play . Markina-Xemein 's patron saint festival , consecrated to the Virgen del Carmen , takes place in the middle of July . Besides , the municipality hosts many fairs and markets all through the year . Among them , we 'd like to mention October 's main fair , showing typical products of the area ."
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"docid": "State_Development_&_Investment_Corporation",
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"text": "State Development & Investment Corporation ( SDIC ) is the largest state-owned investment holding company in China . It was established on 5 May 1995 , and by the end of 2008 , it had a workforce of more than 60,000 employees with registered capital of US$ 2.4 billion , total assets of US$ 25.7 billion and shareholders ' equity of US$ 8.3 billion . In 2008 , its operation revenue reached US$ 6.2 billion , its total volume of import and export exceeded US$ 1.2 billion and its total profit hit US$ 730 million . SDIC is playing an increasingly important role in the development of national economy and the restructuring of the state sector of the economy . Since its establishment , SDIC continuously improves its development strategy , optimizes its assets composition , and has built its unique tri-pillared business framework that integrates industrial investment , financial services and state-owned assets management . SDIC 's industrial investment mainly goes to power generation , coal mining , ports and shipping , chemical fertilizer production and other infrastructure or resource-oriented fields as well as high-tech projects ."
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"docid": "Silicon_Beach",
"title": "",
"text": "Silicon Beach is the Westside region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area that is home to over 500 tech startup companies , with emphasis on the coastal strip north of LAX to Santa Monica Mountains , but the term may be applied loosely or colloquially to refer to most anywhere in the LA Basin . Major technology companies have opened offices in the region including Google , Yahoo! , YouTube , BuzzFeed , Facebook , Salesforce , AOL , Electronic Arts , EdgeCast Networks , and MySpace . The region is considered the second - or third-largest tech hub in the world , according to various reports . Nevertheless , the headquarters of these established corporate tech titans tends to be elsewhere , though the region has had startups proliferation . Unlike the traditional definition of Silicon Valley ( Menlo Park to Santa Clara ) where the economy is overwhelmingly technology geared , Silicon Beach much like San Francisco tends to have a more diversified economy whereby tourism , finance , and/or other industries also play a major role ."
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"docid": "Economic_history_of_Taiwan",
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"text": "The recordkeeping and development of the economic history of Taiwan started in the Age of Discovery . In the 17th century , the Europeans realized that Taiwan is located on the strategic cusp between the Far East and Southeast Asia . Two main European empires that competed to colonize it were the Dutch and Spanish Empires . Taiwan also became an intermediate destination for trade between Western European empires and East Asia states . The history of Taiwan as a colony of the Dutch Empire , Kingdom of Tungning , Qing China , and Empire of Japan between 1630 and 1945 was based heavily on economics . In the 1950s , the Republic of China ( ROC ) government , retreated to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War , carried out land reform policies such as the 375 Rent Reduction . In the 1960s , the agrarian economy was replaced with light industry as small and medium enterprises started to form . From 1966 to 1980 , Taiwan 's economy was gradually stabilized as the Ten Major Construction Projects laid a foundation in further economic developments . After the 1980s , the role of government in the economy gradually lessened as many government-owned corporations were privatized ."
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"docid": "Information_economy",
"title": "",
"text": "Information economy is an economy with an increased emphasis on informational activities and information industry . Manuel Castells states that information economy is not mutually exclusive with manufacturing economy . He finds that some countries such as Germany and Japan exhibit the informatization of manufacturing processes . In a typical conceptualization , however , information economy is considered a `` stage '' or `` phase '' of an economy , coming after stages of hunting , agriculture , and manufacturing . This conceptualization can be widely observed regarding information society , a closely related but wider concept . There are numerous characterizations of the transformations some economies have undergone . Service economy , high-tech economy , late-capitalism , post-Fordism , and global economy are among the most frequently used terms , having some overlaps and contradictions among themselves . Closer terms to information economy would include knowledge economy and post-industrial economy ."
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"docid": "Visakhapatnam–Chennai_Industrial_Corridor",
"title": "",
"text": "Visakhapatnam -- Chennai Industrial Corridor ( VCIC ) , also Vizag -- Chennai Industrial Corridor , is a key part of the East Coast Economic Corridor ( ECEC ) , India 's first coastal corridor . VCIC is aligned with the Golden Quadrilateral and is poised to play a critical role in driving India 's Act East Policy and Make in India campaign . The nearly 800-kilometer corridor links India with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) and East Asian economies that form the bedrock of global manufacturing economy . The corridor traverses nine districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh . VCIC intends to complement the ongoing efforts of the Government of Andhra Pradesh ( GoAP ) to enhance industrial growth and create high quality jobs . VCIC supports Government of India ( GOI ) 's strategy to develop industrial corridors of international standards for expanding its manufacturing and services sectors , and creating modern urban centers connected by state-of-the-art infrastructure . GOI has selected the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) as the lead partner for developing the ECEC , which will run from Kolkata ( in West Bengal ) to Kanyakumari ( in Tamil Nadu ) . The conceptualization and development of VCIC has received major support from ADB , which carried out analytical work determining the kind of infrastructure and institutional investments necessary to drive manufacturing-led growth in consultation with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion , GOI ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_companies_of_Costa_Rica",
"title": "",
"text": "Costa Rica is a country in Central America , bordered by Nicaragua to the north , Panama to the southeast , the Pacific Ocean to the west , the Caribbean Sea to the east , and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island . It has a population of around 4.5 million , of whom nearly a quarter live in the metropolitan area of the capital and largest city , San José . Pharmaceuticals , financial outsourcing , software development , and ecotourism have become the prime industries in Costa Rica 's economy . High levels of education among its residents make the country an attractive investing location . Since 1999 , tourism earns more foreign exchange than the combined exports of the country 's three main cash crops : bananas , pineapples and coffee . Coffee production has played a key role in Costa Rica 's history and economy , and by 2006 , was the third cash crop export ."
},
{
"docid": "Commercial_Times",
"title": "",
"text": "Commercial Times is a Chinese language financial newspaper published in Taiwan . It is currently the biggest financial paper on the island . Because of its location in Taiwan , it is often a source for breaking news about the electronics and high-tech manufacturing industry ."
},
{
"docid": "Economy_of_China",
"title": "",
"text": "China 's socialist market economy is the world 's second largest economy by nominal GDP , and the world 's largest economy by purchasing power parity according to the IMF , although China 's National Bureau of Statistic denies this claim . Until 2015 China was the world 's fastest-growing major economy , with growth rates averaging 10 % over 30 years . Due to historical and political facts of China 's developing economy , China 's public sector accounts for a bigger share of the national economy than the burgeoning private sector . China is a global hub for manufacturing , and is the largest manufacturing economy in the world as well as the largest exporter of goods in the world . China is also the world 's fastest growing consumer market and second largest importer of goods in the world . China is a net importer of services products . China is the largest trading nation in the world and plays the most important role in international trade , and has increasingly engaged in trade organizations and treaties in recent years . China became a member of the World Trade Organization in 2001 . China also has free trade agreements with several nations , including Australia , South Korea , ASEAN , New Zealand , Switzerland and Pakistan . On a per capita income basis , China ranked 72nd by nominal GDP and 84th by GDP ( PPP ) in 2015 , according to the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) . The provinces in the coastal regions of China tend to be more industrialized , while regions in the hinterland are less developed . As China 's economic importance has grown , so has attention to the structure and health of the economy . To avoid the long-term socioeconomic cost of environmental pollution in China , it has been suggested by Nicholas Stern and Fergus Green of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment that the economy of China be shifted to more advanced industrial development with high-tech , low carbon emissions with better allocation of national resources to innovation and R&D for sustainable economic growth in order to reduce the impact of China 's heavy industry . This is in accord with the planning goals of the central government . Xi Jinping 's Chinese Dream is described as achieving the `` Two 100s '' : the material goal of China becoming a `` moderately well-off society '' by 2021 , the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party , and the modernization goal of China becoming a fully developed nation by 2049 , the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People 's Republic . The internationalization of the Chinese economy continues to affect the standardized economic forecast officially launched in China by the Purchasing Managers Index in 2005 . By 2009 , China became the sole Asian nation to have a GDP ( PPP ) above the $ 10-trillion mark ( along with the United States and the European Union ) . By the end of 2015 , China became the world 's first ever nation to have a GDP ( PPP ) above the $ 20-trillion mark , doubling its overall output in the fastest time possible ( 6 years ) . As China 's economy grows , so does China 's Renminbi , which undergoes the process needed for its internationalization . China initiated the founding of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2015 . China has been criticized by pro-US Western media for unfair trade practices , including artificial currency devaluation , intellectual property theft , protectionism , and local favoritism due to one-party oligopoly by the Communist Party of China and its socialist market economy . The rate of economic growth of the Chinese economy has started slowing with fears of an impending hard landing of the economy . The slowdown manifested in industrial regions as excess capacity in basic industries such as coal , steel , and cement , in the auto industry as reduced sales ."
},
{
"docid": "Chang_Li-sheng",
"title": "",
"text": "Chang Li-sheng ( ; 1901 -- 1971 ) was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Kuomintang from 1954 to 1959 . L.S. Chang as he was commonly known , played a key role in Republic of China ( ROC ) 's political , economic , financial , and foreign affairs as well as in Kuomintang affairs from the 1920s until his death in Taiwan in 1971 . Throughout his political life over four decades , Chang served in numerous important posts within both the KMT and the ROC 's local and central governments . He was a rare example of Chinese political virtues , noted for his integrity and honesty . He is remembered for numerous achievements and deeds , including his role in assisting Chen Cheng ( 1897-1965 ) , former Taiwan provincial governor , Premier , and Vice President , to launch Taiwan 's local autonomy , economic and land reforms ."
},
{
"docid": "Apparel_industry_of_Sri_Lanka",
"title": "",
"text": "The design , manufacture and export of textiles and apparel products is one of the biggest industries in Sri Lanka , and one which plays a key role in advancing the country 's economy . The apparel industry of Sri Lanka employs about 15 % of the country 's workforce , accounting for about half of the country 's total exports , and Sri Lanka is among the top apparel-producing countries in the world relative to its population ."
},
{
"docid": "Family_economy",
"title": "",
"text": "The term Family Economy can be used to describe the family as an economic unit . The early stages of development in many economies are characterized by family based production . In the early , pre-industrial stage , technology was limited and unchanging . Most economic activity took place within the household , and production and distribution were organized by custom and tradition . High mortality rates and low productivity meant that on the farms and in the towns life was short and living conditions were harsh -- an existence which was accepted fatalistically . In this society the family played a central role , since economic and social status was defined by birth , family ties , and local custom . Most importantly , the family was a productive unit , and physical strength -- typically a male attribute -- was an essential element in survival . The family economic unit has always been dependent on specialized labor done by family members . The family was a multi-generational producer with capital and land provided by older generations and labor provided by younger generations . Goods were produced not only for home consumption but to sell and trade in the market as well . Family production was not only limited to agricultural products but they also produced manufacturing goods and provided services . In order to sustain a viable family economy during the pre-industrial era labor was needed . The labor needed to operate the farm and provide old-age support came from family members , fertility was high . High fertility and guaranteed employment on the family farm made education , beyond the basic literacy needed to read the bible , expensive and unnecessary . During the post industrial stage the family as an economic unit changed.The family transformed from being a unit of production to being a unit of consumption . This new era of industrialization brought changes where farming can be done with less persons , therefore children were no longer to be viewed as economic assets but rather as liabilities . Industrialization further contributed to the demise of the family economy where the capitalist market encouraged production in large scale factories , farms and mines . Wage labor became common and family members no longer worked together but rather used the wages they had earned to buy goods which they consumed as a family unit . The industrial revolution , starting in the nineteenth and going into the twentieth century , is seen as the force that changed the economic family and is basically responsible for the `` modern family . ''"
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Taipei",
"title": "",
"text": "The recorded history of Taipei began with the Han Chinese settling of the Taipei Basin in 1709 , leading up to the formation of the national capital of Taiwan and high-tech industry hub and that is now Taipei City . Other notable dates include the 1895 annexation of Taiwan by Japan , during which Taipei began to grow more rapidly , and in the 1950s , the USA 's provision of financial assistance to the Republic of China government , after which the city continued on a path of fast structural and industrial growth ."
}
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London has an elected official.
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[
{
"docid": "London",
"title": "",
"text": "London -LSB- ˈlʌndən -RSB- is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it Londinium . London 's ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its 1.12 sqmi medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , `` London '' has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , See also : Independent city § National capitals . governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.The London Mayor is not to be confused with the Lord Mayor of London who heads the City of London Corporation , which administers the City of London . London is a leading global city in the arts , commerce , education , entertainment , fashion , finance , healthcare , media , professional services , research and development , tourism , and transportation . It is crowned as the world 's largest financial centre and has the fifth - or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world.Rankings of cities by metropolitan area GDP can vary as a result of differences in the definition of the boundaries and population sizes of the areas compared , exchange rate fluctuations and the method used to calculate output . London and Paris are of broadly similar size in terms of total economic output which can result in third party sources varying as to which is the fifth-largest city GDP in the world . A report by the McKinsey Global Institute published in 2012 estimated that London had a city GDP of US$ 751.8 billion in 2010 , compared to US$ 764.2 billion for Paris , making them respectively the sixth - and fifth-largest in the world . A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers published in November 2009 estimated that London had a city GDP measured in purchasing power parity of US$ 565 billion in 2008 , compared to US$ 564 billion for Paris , making them respectively the fifth - and sixth-largest in the world . The McKinsey Global Institute study used a metropolitan area with a population of 14.9 million for London compared to 11.8 million for Paris , whilst the PricewaterhouseCoopers study used a metropolitan area with a population of 8.59 million for London compared to 9.92 million for Paris . London is a world cultural capital . It is the world 's most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the world 's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic . London is the world 's leading investment destination , hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city . London 's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe . In 2012 , London became the first city to have hosted the modern Summer Olympic Games three times . London has a diverse range of people and cultures , and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region . Its estimated mid-2015 municipal population ( corresponding to Greater London ) was 8,673,713 , the largest of any city in the European Union , and accounting for 12.5 % of the UK population . London 's urban area is the second most populous in the EU , after Paris , with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census . The city 's metropolitan area is the most populous in the EU with 13,879,757 inhabitants , while the Greater London Authority states the population of the city-region ( covering a large part of the south east ) as 22.7 million . London was the world 's most populous city from around 1831 to 1925 . London contains four World Heritage Sites : the Tower of London ; Kew Gardens ; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster , Westminster Abbey , and St Margaret 's Church ; and the historic settlement of Greenwich ( in which the Royal Observatory , Greenwich marks the Prime Meridian , 0 ° longitude , and GMT ) . Other famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace , the London Eye , Piccadilly Circus , St Paul 's Cathedral , Tower Bridge , Trafalgar Square , and The Shard . London is home to numerous museums , galleries , libraries , sporting events , and other cultural institutions , including the British Museum , National Gallery , Natural History Museum , Tate Modern , British Library , and West End theatres . The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Mayor_of_London",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mayor of London is an elected politician who , along with the London Assembly of 25 members , is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London . The current mayor is Sadiq Khan , who took up office on 9 May 2016 . The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation of the role on 4 May 2000 , until he was defeated in May 2008 by Boris Johnson , who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan . The role , created in 2000 after the London devolution referendum in 1998 , was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom . The Mayor of London is the mayor of the entirety of Greater London , including the City of London , for which there is also the ceremonial Lord Mayor of the City of London . Each London Borough also has a ceremonial mayor or , in Hackney , Lewisham , Newham or Tower Hamlets , an elected mayor ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Gerard_Batten",
"title": "",
"text": "Gerard Joseph Batten ( born 27 March 1954 in London ) is a politician and Member of the European Parliament for London for the UK Independence Party ( UKIP ) . He was first elected in 2004 . He was a founding member of UKIP in September 1993 . He was the first Party Secretary from 1994 to 1997 . He has fought local elections , a by-election , a European election , and two general elections as a UKIP candidate . As well as his seat in the European Parliament he is a member of UKIP 's National Executive Committee . Batten was appointed a member of the European Parliament 's Subcommittee on Security and Defence in July 2004 , and shortly afterwards was also appointed UKIP 's official spokesman on Security and Defence . In this role , he has attacked the Labour government 's plans to introduce Identity Cards . He has been a vocal opponent of the European Arrest Warrant . Before becoming an MEP he was a salesman for British Telecom for 28 years . At the 2007 UK Independence Party conference , he was selected as the party 's candidate to contest the London mayoral election , 2008 . He stood in the 2009 UKIP leadership election , coming second ."
},
{
"docid": "Regional_assembly_(England)",
"title": "",
"text": "The regional chambers of England were a group of indirectly elected regional bodies that were created by the provisions of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 . There were eight regional chambers , one for each of the regions of England except Greater London , which had opted for an elected mayor and assembly in 1998 . All eight regional chambers had adopted the title `` regional assembly '' or `` assembly '' as part of their name , though this was not an official status in law . The chambers were abolished over a two-year period between 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2010 and some of their functions were assumed by newly established Local authority leaders ' boards . Greater London has a directly elected London Assembly , which was established by separate legislation and is part of the Greater London Authority ."
},
{
"docid": "Neeraj_Patil",
"title": "",
"text": "Cllr Dr. Neeraj Patil ( Kannada : ಡ . ನ ರಜ ಪ ಟ ಲ ) , a doctor of India origin , was the Mayor of Lambeth from 2010-2011 . He was the First Mayor of Asian origin in the London Borough . He is a consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine who completed his fellowship from the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was first elected as a Labour Councillor for the Larkhall ward in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 . He served as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Worthing Hospital and was an active member of KWASH campaign to save the Emergency services at Worthing General Hospital . He has been elected for the British Labour Party . The most important event during his mayoralty was to receive The Pope Benedict the XVI during his official visit to London on 18 Sept , 2010 . This was the first papal visit to the London Borough of Lambeth.He was shortlisted with Sadiq Khan and Tessa Jowell by the Labour party 's nomination to run for Mayor of London in May 2015 . Dr Patil is pitted as a Labour Party candidate against the Conservative Education secretary Justine Greening from the Putney for the 2017 Parliamentary elections . Dr. Patil is from the Indian state of Karnataka . In 2008 he was awarded the `` The Rajyotsava Award '' by the Government of Karnataka for promoting Accountable Democracy in India . Dr. Patil single handedly and successfully got the statue of the 12th century philosopher and founder of Indian Democracy , Lord Basavanna installed at the Albert Embankment Gardens in the London Borough of Lambeth with the support of London-based Pakistani-Muslim community and British Indian community of , South London . On 24 March 2015 The Hon Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi invited him to his official residence to congratulate him for his efforts in securing planning permission from the British Government for erecting the statue of Basaveshwara along the bank of River Thames in the back drop of British Parliament.He unveiled the statue of Basaveshwara on 14 November 2015 . Dr. Neeraj Patil has also spoken at the 2nd Kannada Vishwa Sammelana held on 11 March 2011 at Belagavi , Karnataka and mesmerized the audience by his famous quote `` You can take Indians out of India but you can not take India out of Indians , You can take Kannadigas out of Karnataka but you can not take Kannada and Karnataka out of the heart of Kannadigas . Dr Patil took the initiative to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of Ambedkar at the Basaveshwara statue in London because of the conceptual relationship between the two great men . Political positions held Mayor of `` The London Borough of Lambeth '' - 2010-2011 , Elected as Lambeth Councillor-2006-20 Re-elected as Lambeth Councillor-2010-2014 Governor of Kings College Hospital-2006-2007 , Governor of St Thomas Hospital - 2008-2010 , Member of National Policy Forum , Labour Party 2013-2015 , Member of National Executive BAME Labour 2009-2013 , Member of NRI Forum Karnataka 2007-2010 , Board member of American Academy for promoting Emergency Medicine in India 2013-2015 ,"
},
{
"docid": "Residents'_Association_of_London",
"title": "",
"text": "The Residents ' Association of London is a minor political party in the United Kingdom , based in the London Borough of Havering . It has contested seats in elections to Havering London Borough Council , the London Assembly and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom . It has not won any elections and has no elected representatives , although the party leader , Malvin Brown was elected as a councillor in 2002 prior to the creation of the party in 2004 , holding office until 2006 and Ron Ower , the candidate for Upminster constituency in 2005 , has been elected to Havering Council as a Havering Residents Association member ."
},
{
"docid": "London_Elects",
"title": "",
"text": "London Elects is the independent body in charge of organising the election of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . The previous election took place on 1 May 2008 . The London Elects team works directly for the Greater London Returning Officer ( GLRO ) , Anthony Mayer , under a separate budget and reporting lines from the Greater London Authority ( GLA ) . London Elects has two distinct functions -- operations and communications ."
},
{
"docid": "Barking_and_Dagenham_London_Borough_Council_election,_2006",
"title": "",
"text": "Elections for Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006 . The whole council was up for election . Barking and Dagenham is split up into 17 wards , each electing 3 councillors , so a total of 51 seats are up for election . The Labour Party retained control of the council winning 38 seats and 56 % of the popular vote . The BNP won 12 seats and formed the official opposition winning 14 % of the popular vote . The Conservatives won 1 seat ."
},
{
"docid": "Sir_Frederick_Banting_Secondary_School",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London , Ontario , Canada . It was officially opened in 1969 , and has history of excellence in the arts , in sports and in community service . Banting is recognized for having a strong French Immersion program and a music program . The school is named after Sir Frederick Banting , who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin in 1923 . The school participated in CBC 's mini-series , `` The Greatest Canadian '' , in which Sir Frederick Banting was nominated . Irene Mathyssen , the current Member of Parliament for London-Fanshawe , taught English at the school until she was elected in the 2006 federal election . Banting shares an almost exact floor plan with its sister school , Montcalm Secondary School ."
},
{
"docid": "Katharine_Ford",
"title": "",
"text": "Katharine Ellen Ford ( born 25 April 1986 ) in Glasgow , is a British ultra-cyclist and epilepsy campaigner . She is currently a Trustee of London disability sport charity Interactive , and former Trustee of the Herne Hill Velodrome Trust in London . To date Katharine is still the youngest British female to officially complete the Race Across America , across all its categories , in her 4 lady team , aged 22 years and 2 months while still an Undergraduate student . She graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in Sport , from Durham University in 2010 . In 2012 , she was nominated to carry the Olympic flame , which she did on the 26 July 2012 in the London Borough of Camden . Her nomination was for her achievement in cycling and in raising epilepsy awareness . She is the daughter of the Labour Party peer Baroness Ford . Politically , she has campaigned for election to local council office several times representing the Labour Party , without success , in both Durham and Glasgow . In 2008 , she contested the Elvet ward in the elections for Durham County Council , coming seventh of seven candidates . In 2015 , she contested a by-election in the Anderston/City ward of Glasgow City Council ."
},
{
"docid": "City_of_London_Corporation",
"title": "",
"text": "The City of London Corporation , officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London , is the municipal governing body of the City of London , the historic centre of London and the location of much of the UK 's financial sector . In 2006 the name was changed from Corporation of London to avoid confusion with the wider London local government , the Greater London Authority . The Corporation is probably the world 's oldest continuously-elected local government authority . Both businesses and residents of the City , or `` Square Mile '' , are entitled to vote in elections , and in addition to its functions as the local authority -- analogous to those undertaken by the 32 boroughs that administer the rest of the capital city of London -- it takes responsibility for supporting the financial services industry and representing its interests . The corporation 's structure includes the Lord Mayor , the Court of Aldermen , the Court of Common Council , and the Freemen and Livery of the City ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter_Hulme-Cross",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Hulme-Cross is a politician in the United Kingdom and a former One London party Member of the London Assembly . He was also a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority . He was one of the United Kingdom Independence Party 's first two members of the London Assembly , having been elected to that body in the 2004 Assembly elections on the UKIP party list . On 31 January 2005 it was announced that he was defecting to the breakaway Veritas , along with fellow UKIP Assembly member Damian Hockney , although Hulme-Cross did not leave UKIP . Later that year , following a disappointing showing for Veritas in the 2005 General Election , Hockney and Hulme-Cross renamed their group on the London Assembly `` Veritas-UKIP '' . However , UKIP complained that this had been done without their consent and refused to renew Hulme-Cross 's membership . Hulme-Cross and Hockney founded the One London Party on 1 September 2005 and renamed the London Assembly group One London . In November 2005 he was rapporteur on the London Assembly Transport Committee report into the Public Carriage Office entitled `` Where to , Guv ? '' In October 2006 he was rapporteur on the London Assembly Environment Committee report into the provision of allotments in London entitled `` A Lot to Lose - London 's disappearing allotments '' . He subsequently launched an official GLA website detailing all allotment provision in London . In March 2008 he was rapporteur on the London Assembly Transport Committee report into rogue minicabs entitled `` Tackling taxi touting in London '' . He and Hockney failed to keep their seats in the May 2008 elections ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Monckton_(town_clerk)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir John Braddick Monckton FSA ( 8 July 1832 -- 3 February 1902 ) was a British lawyer and civil servant , then Town Clerk of London for 30 years until his death . He was elected Town Clerk of London after the death of Frederick Woodthorpe on 17 July 1873 and served until 3 February 1902 , his death date . The `` Remembrancer '' officiated during vacancy until the next Town Clerk was elected on 1 May 1902 . He was educated at Rugby School and while living on King Street in 1851 he became a Solicitor 's Articled clerk for the City of London . He represented the ` Guild of Saddlers of the City of London ' in 1875 . He was a Master of ` Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London ' in 1893 & 1894 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lutfur_Rahman_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mohammad Lutfur Rahman ( মোহাম্মদ লুৎফুর রহমান born 12 September 1965 ) , better known as Lutfur Rahman , is a Bangladesh-born British former solicitor and politician , who was the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets , a Borough within London . He was elected to this office in 2010 as an Independent , having previously been the leader of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council from 2008 to 2010 for the Labour Party . He was re-elected at the 2014 mayoral election , but the result of this election was declared null and void on 23 April 2015 when the Election Court officially reported Rahman to be `` personally guilty '' of `` corrupt or illegal practices , or both '' ( electoral fraud ) under the Representation of the People Act 1983 . He was thus removed from his office with immediate effect and was also personally debarred from standing for elected office until 2021 ."
},
{
"docid": "Val_Shawcross",
"title": "",
"text": "Valerie Shawcross CBE is a Labour Co-operative politician and Deputy Mayor of London for Transport . She was a former member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark , between May 2000 and May 2016 , when she voluntarily stood down . Shawcross was the Labour Co-operative candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the 2010 general election . She was first elected to the Assembly in 2000 and retained her seat in 2004 and 2008 . In 2000 Ken Livingstone appointed her as Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority ( LFEPA ) a position she held until his defeat in 2008 . She was the Labour London Assembly Spokesperson for Transport and Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee . She also currently serves on the Assembly Budget Scrutiny Committee . She is a former Labour Party national women 's officer , and was a councillor for New Addington in Croydon from 1994 to 2000 , serving as Chair of Education , then Leader of Croydon Council . She was previously employed by the Inner London Education Authority , The World University Service , The UK Council for Overseas Students Affairs , The Commonwealth Secretariat , and the National Federation of Women 's Institutes . Shawcross was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in 2002 for her services to local government . She is married to Michael Anteney . On 7 December 2010 it was announced that Shawcross would be the running mate of the Labour Party 's official candidate for the 2012 London Mayoral election , Ken Livingstone . Shawcross narrowly failed in an attempt to become the Labour candidate for the safe Labour seat of Croydon North to Steve Reed for the 2012 Croydon North by-election after a meeting was held on 3 November 2012 of the local Croydon North Labour Association . In 2015 she announced that she would not seek re-election to the London Assembly at the 2016 elections . In May 2016 Sadiq Khan appointed her Deputy Mayor of London for Transport and Deputy Chair of Transport for London ."
},
{
"docid": "Alan_Tuffin",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Tuffin , CBE ( born 2 August 1933 ) is a British former trade union leader . Tuffin attended Eltham Secondary School , leaving at age 16 to work for the Post Office . He became active in the Union of Communication Workers , as its London Union Regional Official in 1957 , then taking a full-time post as National Official in 1969 , and becoming Deputy General Secretary ten years later . In 1982 , he was elected as General Secretary of the union . He and his wife , Jean Elizabeth Tuffin , have been married since 1957 ; they have one son and one daughter . From 1982 until his retirement in 1993 , Tuffin served on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress ( TUC ) , winning election as President of the TUC ( 1992-93 ) . In 1993 , he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) . In retirement , he has served on the Employment Appeal Tribunal , and as a director of Remploy ."
},
{
"docid": "Samuel_March",
"title": "",
"text": "Samuel `` Sam '' March ( 1861-10 August 1935 ) was a British trade union official and Labour Party politician active in the Poplar area of London . A member of Poplar Borough Council from 1906 until 1927 , he was Mayor of Poplar in 1920-21 . During his mayoral term he was jailed for taking part in the Poplar Rates Rebellion . He stood for parliament for the constituency of Poplar South at the 1918 general election but was not elected . At the next general election in 1922 he was elected to the House of Commons and held the seat at the next three elections , standing down in 1931 . He was also a member of the London County Council for Poplar South from 1919-1925 . He died at his home in East Ham aged 74 ."
},
{
"docid": "Francis_Jacobs",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Francis Geoffrey Jacobs ( born 8 June 1939 ) , is a British jurist who served as Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from October 1988 to January 2006 . He was educated at the City of London School , Christ Church , Oxford , where he read Mods and Greats , and Nuffield College , Oxford . He practised as a barrister from Fountain Court Chambers in London . Jacobs has served as an official with the Secretariat of the European Commission of Human Rights , Professor of European Law at the University of London and Director of the Centre of European Law for King 's College London School of Law . He is visiting professor at the College of Europe . He was appointed a Privy Councillor in December 2005 . On 4 December 2007 , Jacobs was elected President of Missing Children Europe , the European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children . He was President of the European Law Institute from 2011-2013 . He married in 1975 ( as his second wife ) Susan Cox , granddaughter of Michael Gordon Clark ; they have three daughters and one son . He has one son by an earlier marriage ."
},
{
"docid": "Police_and_crime_commissioner",
"title": "",
"text": "A police and crime commissioner ( PCC ) ( comisiynydd yr heddlu a throseddu ) is an elected official in England and Wales charged with securing efficient and effective policing of a police area . Commissioners replaced the now-abolished police authorities . The first incumbents were elected on 15 November 2012 to serve for three-and-a-half years , but subsequent Commissioners are to be elected for four-year terms . The most recent elections took place in May 2016 . Separate arrangements exist for London and for some combined authority areas which have adopted a directly elected mayor . Policing in Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly , respectively . In Scotland , the Scottish Police Authority serves in a similar capacity for Police Scotland while in Northern Ireland , the Minister of Justice fulfills a similar role for the Police Service of Northern Ireland . The post of police and crime commissioner should not be confused with the police rank of `` Commissioner '' , held by the chief police officers for the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police , which cover the two police areas in London ."
},
{
"docid": "Gavin_Brown_Clark",
"title": "",
"text": "Dr Gavin Brown Clark ( 1846 -- 5 July 1930 ) was the MP for Caithness from 1885 to 1900 . He was educated at the University of Glasgow , the University of Edinburgh and King 's College London . He was first elected in 1885 against an official Liberal candidate . He joined the Crofters Party parliamentary group and gave general support to the Liberal Party . He was re-elected as the official Liberal candidate in 1886 , 1892 and 1895 . He was the Honorary Secretary of the Transvaal Independence Committee , for which he wrote the pamphlet The Transvaal and Bechuanaland . For the 1900 General Election he was replaced as Liberal candidate and defeated . He unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party in Glasgow Cathcart in the 1918 general election ."
},
{
"docid": "Simon_Hughes",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes ( born 17 May 1951 ) is a British politician . Hughes was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2010 to 2014 , and from 2013 until 2015 was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice . He was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark ( and its predecessors ) from 1983 until 2015 . Until 2008 he was President of the Liberal Democrats ( the party president chairs a number of party committees and also represents the party at official functions ) . Hughes has twice run unsuccessfully for the leadership of the party and was its unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of London in the 2004 election . He is also Chair of the trustees for the Thames Festival , a weekend of events on London 's South Bank . He was appointed as a Privy Counsellor on 15 December 2010 . In December 2013 Hughes was appointed as a Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties and announced he would stand down as Deputy Leader upon the election of a successor ."
},
{
"docid": "Veemsen_Lama",
"title": "",
"text": "Veemsen Lama is a Nepali filmmaker based in London . He has directed an internationally award winning short film entitled Maya , which has been selected in prestigious film festivals such as : Raindance Film Festival London 2015 , Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2016 - `` Best Student Film Of The Year Nomination '' ; BKSTS Widrescreen Best Student Film Of The Year 2015 `` Winner '' London Independent Film Festival 2016 - `` Best International Short Film '' Screen Test Fest Student Film Festival 2016 - `` Best Drama Nominee '' One World Media Award 2016 `` Long listed '' Valletta Film Festival Malta 2016 - `` Nominated for Triton Award '' Wairoa Māori Film Festival New Zealand 2016 Official Selection Cine Fest Los Angeles Film Festival 2016 Official Selection Ouchy Film Awards Switzerland 2016 Official Selection Ouchy Film Awards Switzerland 2016 `` Nominated for Best Director '' Milan Online Film Festival 2016 Official Selection"
},
{
"docid": "Joanne_McCartney",
"title": "",
"text": "Joanne McCartney is a British Labour Co-operative Party politician and barrister . McCartney currently serves as the Deputy Mayor of London . Since 2004 she has also served as a member of the London Assembly . McCartney worked as a barrister specialising in employment law and helped to establish a local Chambers in Enfield in the early 1990s . She also worked as an adjudicator for the Housing Ombudsman dealing with disputes between landlords and tenants . McCartney was elected a councillor in the London Borough of Enfield in 1998 , for Edmonton , then Palmers Green , and stood down at the 2006 local elections . She was elected to the London Assembly for Enfield and Haringey in the 2004 assembly elections . She was a member of the Commission for Racial Equality . She won re-election in 2008 by around 1,400 votes . In the 2012 election , she increased her majority to 36,741 votes . McCartney has three children , and is chair of governors at her local primary school ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Whittaker_(UKIP_politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Whittaker ( born 7 June 1945 in Oldham , Lancashire ) is a former Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region , for the UK Independence Party . He was educated at Queen Mary University of London ( BSc Physics , 1966 ) and the University of Cape Town ( PhD Physics , 1980 ; BA Economics , 1982 ) . He is a senior lecturer in economics at Lancaster University . His main research and teaching interests are in monetary policy and macroeconomics , and recently he has taken a particular interest in the problems associated with the single currency . He stood for UKIP in the Littleborough and Saddleworth by-election in 1995 where he came 5th out of 10 candidates behind the Official Monster Raving Loony Party . Whittaker was the UKIP 's lead candidate in the North West for the European Parliament elections in 1999 . Though UKIP gained 6.5 % of the vote in the region , he fell short of being elected by about 0.5 per cent . However , in 2004 he was more successful , being one of 12 UKIP candidates to win a European seat in the big UKIP breakthrough of that year . He contested the 2005 general election for the constituencies of Ashton under Lyne , Crosby , Heywood and Middleton , Hyndburn , Manchester Central , Rochdale , Stalybridge and Hyde and Wigan . In 2005 , Whittaker became UKIP 's official spokesman on Economic and Monetary Affairs . In September 2006 , following the election of Nigel Farage as leader of UKIP , Whittaker was appointed party chairman ."
},
{
"docid": "Margaret_McDonagh,_Baroness_McDonagh",
"title": "",
"text": "Margaret Josephine McDonagh , Baroness McDonagh ( born 26 June 1961 ) is a British Labour Party politician and was General Secretary of the Labour Party from 1998 to 2001 . She now works as a management consultant . McDonagh was part of the New Labour leadership inner-circle for the 1997 general election campaign and was one of the inner-core deciding the official party position on specific issues . In 1998 , McDonagh became Labour 's first female general secretary , after serving as deputy general secretary the previous year . She was not always popular with the grassroots and parts of the Parliamentary Party due to her perceived ` control-freakery ' . She was considered to have badly mishandled the party 's London mayoral candidate selection process , which resulted in Ken Livingstone winning the election as an independent candidate , leaving the official Labour candidate Frank Dobson in third place , with subsequent disaffection amonsget the party members . McDonagh later apologised for the mayoral electoral loss . Her organisational skills came to the fore however in the delivery of a second landslide victory at the 2001 general election . After stepping down from the position of General Secretary following the 2001 general election , McDonagh took a short Harvard University business course and became General Manager of Express Newspapers . She has been a non-executive director of Standard Life , TBI plc and CareCapital Group plc. . She is Chair of the Standard Life Charitable Trust . She was created a life peer on 24 June 2004 taking the title Baroness McDonagh , of Mitcham and of Morden in the London Borough of Merton . In 2013 Margaret McDonagh was appointed chair of the Smart Meter Central Delivery Body , which then became Smart Energy GB , an independent organisation that aims to inform consumers about smart meters and their national rollout across Great Britain . Her sister is Siobhain McDonagh , MP for Mitcham and Morden ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_United_States_official_election_results_by_state",
"title": "",
"text": "Each of the United States has an official web site with election results , both for the current election and for historical elections ; they are listed here . Many counties also have their own official election results pages , which are not listed here . It is rare for a state to have a complete run of historical election records online ; many of the official documents are only available in paper format , especially for years prior to 1990 . Previous studies of election results data have noted that official records at the county level have been routinely archived , forgotten , or discarded . Official results may be in PDF , Excel , CSV , HTML , Election Markup Language , or plain text formats , and may be scans of the original paper documents . Not everything here is easily machine readable for further processing . There are a number of sources for this data where the original source documents have been keyed in and checked and turned into machine readable databases . A second table below illustrates with some examples of formats ."
},
{
"docid": "London_boroughs",
"title": "",
"text": "London boroughs are 32 of the 33 local authority districts of the Greater London administrative area ( the 33rd is the City of London ) and are each governed by a London borough council . The London boroughs were all created at the same time as Greater London on 1 April 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 and are a type of local government district . Twelve were designated as Inner London boroughs and twenty as Outer London boroughs . London boroughs have populations of around 150,000 to 300,000 . Inner London boroughs tend to be smaller , in both population and area , and more densely populated than Outer London boroughs . The London boroughs were created by combining groups of former local government units . A review undertaken between 1987 and 1992 led to a number of relatively small alterations in borough boundaries . London borough councils provide the majority of local government services , in contrast to the strategic Greater London Authority , which has limited authority over all of Greater London . The councils were first elected in 1964 and acted as shadow authorities until 1 April 1965 . Each borough is divided into electoral wards , subject to periodic review , for the purpose of electing councillors . Council elections take place every four years , with the most recent elections in 2014 and the next elections due in 2018 . The political make-up of London borough councils is dominated by the Conservative , Labour , and Liberal Democrat parties . Twenty-eight councils follow the leader and cabinet model of executive governance , with directly elected mayors in Hackney , Lewisham , Newham , and Tower Hamlets . The City of London is instead governed by the City of London Corporation and the Inner and Middle Temples ."
},
{
"docid": "Lift_London",
"title": "",
"text": "Lift London is a British video game developer located in London , England . The studio is part of Microsoft Studios EMEA division and is the first European studio to be built by Microsoft Studios from the ground up . The studio was established in August 2012 by Mike Rouse , Lee Schuneman , Mark Stanley and Jonathan Venables and official opened on 5 November 2012 with 8 members of staff . In January 2013 Lift London was officially announced by Phil Harrison and Lee Schuneman . The Studio will create F2P tablet and mobile games revealing at Develop Brighton that it has four titles in production . During Lift Londons official announcement Lee Schuneman outlined the studio 's desire to be an incubator for indie developers and announced that it had partnered with Dlala Studios to create a new IP . Lift London is part of the . london pioneers and is the first game studio to adopt the new London city domain . The Lift London logo uses an ambigram in its design ."
},
{
"docid": "Digby_Jacks",
"title": "",
"text": "Digby Jacks ( 16 May 1945 -- 21 October 2011 ) was a British student activist and trade union official . Jacks became the President of the UK 's National Union of Students in 1971 , serving until 1973 , and was subsequently an official for the Manufacturing , Science and Finance trade union . Jacks was raised in Charlton , south London , the son of a building surveyor , and read biology at King 's College , London , and gained a teaching diploma at the Institute of Education . He taught for a time at Holland Park Comprehensive School before his election to the NUS Executive in 1969 . A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain when elected NUS President , Jacks was the second candidate from the left , in this case the Radical Student Alliance , succeeding Jack Straw , also elected on the RSA ticket , to win since the beginning of the Cold War : national student politics having previously been dominated by an anti-Communist alliance . Proposals from Margaret Thatcher , then Education Secretary in the Heath government , which would have affected the union 's autonomy and finances , were dropped after Jacks led a successful campaign mixing protest and argument . After his term as NUS President , he wrote Student Politics and Higher Education ( ISBN 0853153264 ) , a book which examines the broad left 's political strategy in student politics . Retiring as a regional officer for the Amicus trade union in 2005 , he was a Labour councillor in the London Borough of Hounslow until 2006 and secretary of the lobbying group Alliance for Finance . Digby Jacks died in October 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Cities_of_London_and_Westminster_(UK_Parliament_constituency)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency returning a single Member of Parliament ( MP ) to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament . It is a borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer . As with all constituencies , the election is decided using the first past the post system of election . Since its creation at the 1950 general election , the constituency has always elected the candidate nominated by the Conservative Party . It has been represented since 2001 by Mark Field ."
},
{
"docid": "Fred_Degazon",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederick Eutrope Degazon ( 4 January 1913 -- 4 October 2008 in Greater London , UK ) , was the first President of Dominica . He was born in Castries , Saint Lucia , and from 1980 lived in exile in London . Degazon went to college in Saint Lucia and studied law in the University of London . In the 1940s he served as a civil servant in Dominica , Saint Lucia and Jamaica until his retirement in 1969 . He was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in 1977 and after declaration of independence in 1978 , parliament elected Degazon as first President of Dominica , the post is largely ceremonial . In June 1979 , during a constitutional crisis stirred by the desire for democratic socialist reforms , Degazon tried to leave the country and was eventually allowed to flee to England on 11 June . The House of Assembly initially elected as his replacement Louis Cools-Lartigue , who resigned the next day , and he was then replaced by Jenner Armour . Degazon officially resigned in February 1980 . He died on 4 October 2008 at the age of 95 ."
},
{
"docid": "Court_of_assistants",
"title": "",
"text": "A Court of Assistants is a council of members belonging to professional , trade , craft or livery organisations . The term originated among the London Livery companies , as ` certain senior members who manage the affairs of the City of London Companies ' , but may also be used by other trade associations . The Court of Assistants is usually the governing body of these organisations and may include the officials , as in the case of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers founded in 1631 : `` The governing body of the Company is the Court of Assistants , comprising the Master , three Wardens and not less than ten Assistants . '' Another example is the Honourable Artillery Company , which has an annual general court open to all members . It meets in March to elect 20 Assistants . The Company is governed in its civil and financial affairs by the court of assistants , which was first established in 1633 ."
}
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Bill Gates was the largest individual shareholder of Microsoft.
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[
{
"docid": "Bill_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "William Henry Gates III ( born October 28 , 1955 ) is the co-founder of Microsoft and is an American business magnate , investor , author and philanthropist . In 1975 , Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft , which became the world 's largest PC software company . During his career at Microsoft , Gates held the positions of chairman , CEO and chief software architect , while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014 . Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000 , but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself . In June 2006 , Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie . He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 , taking on a new post as technology adviser to support the then newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella . Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution . He has been criticized for his business tactics , which have been considered anti-competitive , an opinion that has in some cases been upheld by numerous court rulings . Later in his career , Gates pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors , donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , established in 2000 . Since 1987 , Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world 's wealthiest people . Gates is the richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US$ 88.5 billion . In 2009 , Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving Pledge , whereby they and other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Melinda_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "Melinda Ann Gates ( née French ; born August 15 , 1964 ) , DBE is an American philanthropist , former Microsoft employee , and wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates . She is co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . She worked at Microsoft , where she was project manager for Microsoft Bob , Encarta and Expedia ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Gates_(frontiersman)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Swiftwater '' Bill Gates ( died 1935 ) was an American frontiersman and fortune hunter , and a fixture in stories of the Klondike Gold Rush . He made and lost several fortunes , and died in Peru in 1935 pursuing a silver strike . In one famous Klondike story he presented Dawson dance hall girl Gussie Lamore her weight in gold . Gates was married briefly to Grace Lamore in 1898 ; he later married Bera Beebe , with whom he fathered two sons , Fredrick and Clifford . Gates subsequently abandoned her for 15-year-old Kitty Brandon , his niece . His biography `` The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates '' ( c. 1908 ) was authored by Iola Beebe , his mother-in-law . Swiftwater Bill was known to be at the gold fields of Nome , Alaska at the same time as William H Gates I , grandfather of the Microsoft founder . However , despite the similarity in name and coincidences of gold , there is no apparent family relationship between `` Swiftwater Bill '' and Microsoft founder Bill Gates ."
},
{
"docid": "BgC3",
"title": "",
"text": "bgC3 LLC is an American research company established by Microsoft founder , Bill Gates in 2008 . The name is an acronym for Bill Gates Catalyst 3 , with the appended number pointing to a third endeavor beyond Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . According to the company 's federal trademark registration , it is a think-tank , covering : Scientific and technological services . Industrial analysis and research . Design and development of computer hardware and software to combat poverty . The company has been described as a cross between a think tank , incubator and venture capital firm . bgC3 is managed by Larry Cohen , a former Microsoft executive , who serves as its managing partner ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Gates_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bill Gates ( born 1955 ) is co-founder of Microsoft Corporation . Bill Gates or William Gates may also refer to : William H. Gates , Sr. ( born 1925 ) , philanthropist and father of Bill Gates III Bill Gates ( frontiersman ) ( 1860 -- 1935 ) , American frontiersman and fortune hunter of the Klondike Gold Rush William Jeremiah Gates ( born 1947 ) , American canoer Pop Gates ( William Gates , 1917 -- 1999 ) , basketball player William Gates ( basketball ) ( born 1971 ) , protagonist from the 1994 movie Hoop Dreams William Thomas George Gates ( 1905 -- 1990 ) , British banker William E. Gates ( 1863 -- 1940 ) , linguist and archaeologist William Gates ( soldier ) ( 1788 -- 1868 ) , U.S. Army officer William E. Gates , publisher of Midnight Engineering computer magazine William `` Bill '' Gates , a character in the video game Mafia : The City of Lost Heaven `` Bill Gates '' , a song by American rapper Lil Wayne from the 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being Bill Gates , a Brisbane DJ and early promoter , and co-namesake , of the Bee Gees"
},
{
"docid": "Sellen_Construction",
"title": "",
"text": "Sellen Construction is a Seattle , Washington-based construction firm . It is the largest commercial construction firm in the Pacific Northwest . Its clients have included Microsoft , Amazon.com , AT&T , Russell Investments , The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , and Vulcan Inc. ."
},
{
"docid": "William_H._Gates_Sr.",
"title": "",
"text": "William Henry `` Bill '' Gates ( born William Henry Gates II ; November 30 , 1925 ) , also known publicly as Bill Gates Sr. is a retired American attorney and philanthropist and author of the book Showing Up for Life : Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime . He is the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates . One of a line of businessmen named William H. Gates , and sometimes called William Gates Jr. in his career , he is now generally known as William Henry Gates Sr. . due to the greater prominence of his son William H. Gates III ."
},
{
"docid": "Windows_Pioneers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Windows Pioneers are the seven individuals who received awards from Microsoft in 1994 in recognition of their contributions to Microsoft Windows . Bill Gates presented each pioneer with an award . The seven Windows Pioneers were : Alan Cooper -- Known as the father of Visual Basic . Lyle Griffin -- Created Micrografx Designer , the earliest graphics application for Windows . Joe Guthridge -- Led the development of Samna Amí , the first Windows word processor , later renamed Lotus Word Pro Ted Johnson -- Led the development of PageMaker desktop publishing software . Co-founder of Visio Corporation . Ian Koenig -- Led the development of the Reuters Terminal financial information software . Ray Ozzie -- Created Lotus Notes . Would later ( 2005-2010 ) serve as Microsoft 's Chief Software Architect . Charles Petzold -- Author of Programming Windows series from Microsoft Press , as well as many other classic programming books for Microsoft ."
},
{
"docid": "Barbarians_Led_by_Bill_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "Barbarians Led by Bill Gates : Microsoft from the Inside is a book that was jointly written by Jennifer Edstrom and Marlin Eller , an American programmer who was a manager and a software developer at Microsoft Corporation from 1982 -- 95 , and development lead for the Graphics Device Interface ( GDI ) of Windows 1.0 and also for Pen Windows . Written as a third-person account of Eller 's experiences at Microsoft , it goes into detail about the early years of Microsoft and its emergence as a massive corporation . Two chapters of the book deal specifically with the business contacts between Microsoft and GO Corporation . In April 2008 , as part of a larger federal court case , the gesture features of the Windows/Tablet PC operating system and hardware were found to infringe on a patent by GO Corp. concerning gesture interfaces in operating systems for portable computers ."
},
{
"docid": "Channel_9_(Microsoft)",
"title": "",
"text": "Channel 9 is a Microsoft community site for Microsoft customers created in 2004 . It hosts video channels , discussions , podcasts , screencasts and interviews . Channel 9 , launched in 2004 when Microsoft 's corporate reputation was at a low , was the company 's first blog . It was named after the United Airlines audio channel that lets airplane passengers listen in on unfiltered conversation in the cockpit , to reflect its strategy of publishing conversations among Microsoft developers , rather than its chairman Bill Gates who had previously been the `` face '' of Microsoft . This made it an inexpensive alternative to Microsoft 's Professional Developers Conference , then the main public platform where customers and outside developers could speak to Microsoft employees without the intervention of the company 's PR department . The Channel 9 team have produced interviews with Bill Gates , Erik Meijer and Mark Russinovich . Channel 9 formerly featured a wiki based on Microsoft 's own FlexWiki . The wiki had been used to provide ad hoc feedback to various Microsoft teams such as the Internet Explorer team as well as for teams such as Patterns & Practices to promote discussion , although some teams have migrated to CodePlex ."
},
{
"docid": "Bernard_Soriano",
"title": "",
"text": "Bernard Soriano ( born October 16 , 1962 ) is the Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) for the California Department of Motor Vehicles . Soriano served as the CIO for the California Secretary of State and also as the technology head for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 's California Performance Review . In 2004 , he was named one of the 50 most influential individuals in technology by Silicon.com , along with Apple 's Steve Jobs , Microsoft 's Bill Gates , and Google 's Eric Schmidt . The readers voted him the 3rd most influential person behind Jobs ( # 1 ) and Linus Torvalds ( # 2 ) , and ahead of Gates ( # 5 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Road_Ahead_(Bill_Gates_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Road Ahead is a book written by Bill Gates , co-founder and then-CEO of the Microsoft software company , together with Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold and journalist Peter Rinearson . Published in November 1995 , then substantially revised about a year later , The Road Ahead summarized the implications of the personal computing revolution and described a future profoundly changed by the arrival of a global information superhighway . Gates received a $ 2.5 million advance for his book and money from subsidiary rights sales ; all his proceeds were donated to `` encourage the use of technology in education administered through the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education , '' a foundation created by the National Education Association ."
},
{
"docid": "Gates_Millennium_Scholars_Program",
"title": "",
"text": "The Gates Millennium Scholars ( GMS ) Program is an academic scholarship award and program for higher education , available to high-achieving ethnic minority students in the United States . It was established in 1999 and funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Gates Millennium Scholars are provided with a full financial scholarship to attend any U.S. college or university , and are provided with leadership development opportunities , mentoring , as well as academic , financial and social support ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Raikes",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeffrey Scott `` Jeff '' Raikes ( born May 29 , 1958 ) was the chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Until early 2008 , Raikes was the President of the Microsoft Business Division and oversaw the Information Worker , Server & Tools Business and Microsoft Business Solutions Groups . He joined Microsoft in 1981 as a product manager . He retired from Microsoft in September 2008 , after a transitional period , to join the Gates Foundation . Raikes is credited with driving much of Microsoft 's early work in business applications . He also held roles managing the company 's sales force and services groups ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Gates_Building,_Cambridge",
"title": "",
"text": "The William Gates Building , or WGB , is a square building that houses the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge , on the University 's West Cambridge site in JJ Thomson Avenue south of the Madingley Road in Cambridge , England . Construction on the building began in 1999 and was completed in 2001 at a cost of # 20 million . Opened by Maurice Wilkes , it was named after William H. Gates Sr. , the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates . The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided 50 % of the money for the building 's construction ."
},
{
"docid": "Idea_Man:_A_Memoir_by_the_Cofounder_of_Microsoft",
"title": "",
"text": "Idea Man : A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft ( 2011 ) is the New York Times bestselling memoir by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen . Published in 2011 by Portfolio , a Penguin Group imprint , the book recounts how Allen became enamored with computers at an early age , conceived the idea for Microsoft , recruited his friend Bill Gates to join him , and launched what would become the world 's most successful software company . The book , reveals the often conflicted partnership between Allen and Gates , and how -- when Allen was recovering from cancer -- Gates unsuccessfully conspired to dilute Allen 's 36 percent share of Microsoft . Idea Man also explores Allen 's business and creative ventures following his 1983 departure from Microsoft , including his involvement in SpaceShipOne , his purchase of the Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Seahawks , his passion for music , and his ongoing support for scientific research . Described by critics as candid , profound and incendiary , Idea Man is a true story of ambition and ideas made real ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Mendlen",
"title": "",
"text": "David Mendlen is an American technologist and executive . Mendlen is a General Manager at Microsoft and is the Executive Producer of the Decoded Show . He earlier served as speechwriter for Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer and wrote Gates ' last speech and Ballmer 's first as CEO . Mendlen has keynoted conferences including DEVintersection ."
},
{
"docid": "Preston_Gates_&_Ellis",
"title": "",
"text": "Preston Gates & Ellis , LLP , also known as Preston Gates , was a law firm with offices in the United States , China and Taiwan . Its main office was in the IDX Tower in Seattle , Washington . In 2007 the firm ceased to exist , merging with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham to form K&L Gates . The `` Gates '' in the firm 's name is William H. Gates , Sr. , father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates . Gates retired from the firm in 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "Gatesian",
"title": "",
"text": "Gatesian is an eponymous adjective and may refer to : Bill Gates ( born 1955 ) , American businessman and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation Henry Louis Gates ( born 1950 ) , American critic and scholar"
},
{
"docid": "Microshaft_Winblows_98",
"title": "",
"text": "Microshaft Winblows 98 is a video game developed and released by Parroty Interactive . It parodies the then-popular Windows 98 operating system , as well as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates . Though released during the United States v. Microsoft Corp. case , the game does not address Microsoft 's monopoly issues and scandals , and only exists for the sake of mocking Microsoft . Ironically it was released for Windows as well as the Classic Mac OS ."
},
{
"docid": "Microsoft_Venus",
"title": "",
"text": "Microsoft Venus was an aborted venture by Microsoft into the low-end personal computing market in the People 's Republic of China . The product , a set-top operating system designed to work with low-end televisions ( somewhat similar to MSN TV in the United States ) , was announced by then-Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on March 10 , 1999 in Shenzhen , and was to be made available by January 2000 ; it never made it out of Microsoft 's lab however , slowly dying less than a year after its announcement ."
},
{
"docid": "Neil_Konzen",
"title": "",
"text": "Neil Konzen was one of Microsoft 's earliest employees . He was head of Microsoft 's Macintosh programs projects , including MultiPlan and Word for the Mac in 1984 . He was later tasked with leading the team that created the second version of Windows at Microsoft , after the failure of the original version . Konzen is also known for creating , with Bill Gates , the infamous DONKEY.BAS game for the IBM PC ."
},
{
"docid": "Cascade_Investment",
"title": "",
"text": "Cascade Investment , LLC is an American holding and investment company headquartered in Kirkland , Washington , United States . It is controlled by Bill Gates , and managed by Michael Larson . More than half of Gates ' fortune is held in assets outside his holding of Microsoft shares . Cascade is the successor company to Dominion Income Management , the former investment vehicle for Gates ' holdings , which was managed by Andrew Evans ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_&_Melinda_Gates_Foundation",
"title": "",
"text": "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ( or the Gates Foundation , abbreviated as BMGF ) is a private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates . It was launched in 2000 and is said to be the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world . The primary aims of the foundation are , globally , to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty , and in America , to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology . The foundation , based in Seattle , Washington , is controlled by its three trustees : Bill Gates , Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett . Other principal officers include Co-Chair William H. Gates , Sr. and Chief Executive Officer Susan Desmond-Hellmann . It had an endowment of US$ 44.3 billion . The scale of the foundation and the way it seeks to apply business techniques to giving makes it one of the leaders in venture philanthropy , though the foundation itself notes that the philanthropic role has limitations . In 2007 , its founders were ranked as the second most generous philanthropists in America , and Warren Buffett the first . As of May 16 , 2013 , Bill Gates had donated US$ 28 billion to the foundation ."
},
{
"docid": "Trusted_Email_Open_Standard",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trusted Email Open Standard ( TEOS ) is an anti-spam technique proposed by the ePrivacy Group in 2003 at the Federal Trade Commission Anti-Spam Summit . Edited by Stephen Cobb , CISSP , the 35-page white paper describing the standard was downloaded more than 30,000 times between publication in April 2003 and the end of that year . Many elements of TEOS later appeared in the letter that Microsoft CEO Bill Gates submitted to U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearings on anti-spam legislation . The letter outlined Microsoft 's position on how the spam crisis should be handled . At its most basic level , TEOS proposes a framework of trusted identity for email senders based on secure , fast , lightweight signatures in email headers , optimized with DNS-based systems for flexibility and ease of implementation . TEOS also provides a common-language framework for making trusted assertions about the content of each individual message . ISPs and email recipients can rely on these assertions to manage their email ."
},
{
"docid": "Midnight_Engineering",
"title": "",
"text": "Midnight Engineering was a bimonthly magazine that was published by William E. `` Bill '' Gates ( not to be confused with William Henry Gates III , the founder of Microsoft ) , from December 1989 to 2001 . The first issue appeared in January/February 1990 . The target audience was primarily hardware and software engineers running their own small businesses or holding `` day jobs '' and `` burning the midnight oil '' developing products or services to allow them to become independent entrepreneurs . The headquarters was in Rocky Ford , Colorado . There is still a conference associated with readers of the magazine , initially called ME SKI in 1992 , renamed to ENTCON ( Entrepreneurs Conference ) shortly thereafter , and transformed into EntConnect in 2003 . It is still held early each Spring in Denver , Colorado , and attended most years by the magazine 's founder , Bill Gates ."
},
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"docid": "Outline_of_Microsoft",
"title": "",
"text": "Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation based in Redmond , Washington , USA and founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen that develops , manufactures , licenses , and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing . Due to the scope and size of the company , it encompasses a broad range of topics mostly revolving around critical analysis and the company 's products and services ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Shewchuk",
"title": "",
"text": "John Shewchuk is an American technologist and executive . Shewchuk is a Technical Fellow at Microsoft , a position which he was chosen for by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates . He is the Host of the Decoded Show . Shewchuk was a co-founder of the Windows Communication Foundation ( WCF ) team and helped build the Common Language Runtime and ASP.Net technologies . He helped deliver the Internet Service Bus ."
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"docid": "Microsoft",
"title": "",
"text": "Microsoft Corporation ( -LSB- ˈmaɪkrəˌsɒft , _ - roʊ - , _ - ˌsɔːft -RSB- , abbreviated as MS ) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems , Microsoft Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup . As of 2016 , it is the world 's largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world 's most valuable companies . Microsoft was founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates on April 4 , 1975 , to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 . It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s , followed by Microsoft Windows . The company 's 1986 initial public offering ( IPO ) , and subsequent rise in its share price , created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires among Microsoft employees . Since the 1990s , it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions . In May 2011 , Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $ 8.5 billion , and in December 2016 bought LinkedIn for $ 26.2 billion . , Microsoft is market-dominant in the IBM PC-compatible operating system market and the office software suite market , although it has lost the majority of the overall operating system market to Android . The company also produces a wide range of other software for desktops and servers , and is active in areas including Internet search ( with Bing ) , the video game industry ( with the Xbox , Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles ) , the digital services market ( through MSN ) , and mobile phones ( via the operating systems of Nokia 's former phones and Windows Phone OS ) . In June 2012 , Microsoft entered the personal computer production market for the first time , with the launch of the Microsoft Surface , a line of tablet computers . With the acquisition of Nokia 's devices and services division to form Microsoft Mobile , the company re-entered the smartphone hardware market , after its previous attempt , Microsoft Kin , which resulted from their acquisition of Danger Inc. . The word `` Microsoft '' is a portmanteau of `` microcomputer '' and `` software '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Noël_Godin",
"title": "",
"text": "Noël Godin ( born 13 September 1945 ) is a Belgian writer , critic , actor and notorious pie thrower or entarteur . Godin gained global attention in 1998 when his group ambushed Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Brussels , pelting the software magnate with pies . After bombarding Gates , Godin allegedly said , `` My work is done here . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Mary_Maxwell_Gates",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Maxwell Gates ( July 5 , 1929 -- June 10 , 1994 ) was an American businesswoman , and served 18 years ( 1975 -- 1993 ) on the University of Washington board of regents . She was the first female president of King County 's United Way , the first woman to chair the national United Way 's executive committee where she served most notably with IBM 's CEO , John Opel , and the first woman on the First Interstate Bank of Washington 's board of directors . Her son Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft ."
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{
"docid": "Phalanx",
"title": "",
"text": "The phalanx ( φάλαγξ plural phalanxes or phalanges , φάλαγγες , phalanges ) was a rectangular mass military formation , usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed -RSB- s , pikes , sarissas , or similar weapons . The term is particularly ( and originally ) used to describe the use of this formation in Ancient Greek warfare , although the ancient Greek writers used it to also describe any massed infantry formation , regardless of its equipment , as does Arrian in his Array against the Alans when he refers to his legions . In Greek texts , the phalanx may be deployed for battle , on the march , even camped , thus describing the mass of infantry or cavalry that would deploy in line during battle . They marched forward as one entity . The word phalanx is derived from the Greek word phalangos , meaning finger . The term itself , as used today , does not refer to a distinctive military unit or division ( e.g. , the Roman legion or the contemporary Western-type battalion ) , but to the general formation of an army 's troops . Thus a phalanx does not have a standard combat strength or composition but includes the total number of infantry , which is or will be deployed in action in a single phalanx formation . Many spear-armed troops historically fought in what might be termed phalanx-like formations . The word has come into use in common English to describe `` a group of people standing , or moving forward closely together '' ; c.f. `` a phalanx of police '' . This article focuses on the use of the military phalanx formation in Ancient Greece , the Hellenistic world , and other ancient states heavily influenced by Greek civilization ."
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"docid": "Phalanx_CIWS",
"title": "",
"text": "The Phalanx CIWS ( pronounced `` sea-whiz '' ) is a close-in weapon system for defense against anti-ship missiles . It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation , Pomona Division ( now a part of Raytheon ) . Consisting of a radar-guided 20 mm Vulcan cannon mounted on a swiveling base , the Phalanx has been used by multiple navies around the world , notably the United States Navy on every class of surface combat ship with the exception of the San Antonio class LPD , by the British Royal Navy in its older escorts ( where weight limits the use of the heavier Dutch Goalkeeper 30 mm CIWS ) , by the United States Coast Guard aboard its and Legend-class cutters , and the navies of 16 allied nations . A land based variant , known as C-RAM , has recently been deployed in a short range missile defense role , to counter incoming rockets and artillery fire . Because of their distinctive barrel-shaped radome and their automated nature of operation , Phalanx CIWS units are sometimes nicknamed `` R2-D2 '' after the famous droid character from the Star Wars films ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The phalanx is a rectangular mass military formation . Phalanx may also refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Phalanx are a fictional cybernetic species in the . They have come in conflict with the X-Men and related groups on several occasions . They form a hive-mind , linking each member by a telepathy-like system . The Phalanx were co-created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Joe Madureira . They owe much in concept and appearance to the original Technarchy ( by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bill Sienkiewicz ) . Although appearing in prototype variations in earlier issues , the Phalanx first appeared in their full form in Uncanny X-Men # 312 ( May 1994 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Leukaspides",
"title": "",
"text": "The Leukaspides ( Λευκάσπιδες `` White Shields '' ) , may have made up one of the two probable corps of the Antigonid Macedonian phalanx in the Hellenistic period , with the Chalkaspides ( `` Bronze Shields '' ) forming the other . However , this conclusion is contested , as the Thracians at Pydna also had white shields ( as did many other Hellenistic thureophoroi or auxiliary infantry from the period ) so the reference may simply refer to these and there may not have been a corps of `` white shields '' within the phalanx at all . If this theory is correct , then it is likely that the term `` bronze shields '' applied only to the phalanx part of the Antigonid army . Possible supporting evidence for this claim can be drawn from the fact that the latter term in the 1st century BC Mithridatic army of Pontus is used by Plutarch to define its phalanx component against the other infantry . The Leukaspides were notably used by Antigonus Doson in his campaign against Cleomenes III of Sparta in the 220 's BC ( Plutarch , Cleom . 23.11 ) , and the shields of the Leukaspides are mentioned as spoils of war after the battle of Pydna in 168 BC ( Diodorus Siculus , 31.10 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Infantry_tactics",
"title": "",
"text": "Infantry tactics are the combination of military concepts and methods used by infantry to achieve tactical objectives during combat . The role of the infantry on the battlefield is , typically , to close with and engage the enemy , and hold territorial objectives ; infantry tactics are the means by which this is achieved . Traditionally infantry have made up the largest proportion of an army 's fighting strength , and consequently often suffer the heaviest casualties . Throughout history , infantrymen have sought to minimise their losses in both attack and defence through effective tactics . Infantry tactics are the oldest method of warfare , and span all eras . In different periods , the prevailing technology of the day has had an important impact on infantry tactics . In the opposite direction , tactical methods can encourage the development of particular technologies . Similarly , as weapons and tactics evolve , so do the tactical formations employed , such as the Greek phalanx , the Spanish tercio , the Napoleonic column , or the British ` thin red line ' . In different periods the numbers of troops deployed as a single unit can also vary widely , from thousands to a few dozen . Modern infantry tactics vary with the type of infantry deployed . Armoured and mechanised infantry are moved and supported in action by vehicles , while others may operate amphibiously from ships , or as airborne troops inserted by helicopter , parachute or glider , whereas light infantry may operate mainly on foot . In recent years , peacekeeping operations in support of humanitarian relief efforts have become particularly important . Tactics also vary with terrain . Tactics in urban areas , jungles , mountains , deserts or arctic areas are all markedly different ."
},
{
"docid": "Pike_(weapon)",
"title": "",
"text": "A pike is a pole weapon , a very long thrusting spear formerly used extensively by infantry . Unlike many similar weapons , the pike is not intended to be thrown . Pikes were used regularly in European warfare from the early Middle Ages until around 1700 , and were wielded by foot soldiers deployed in close quarters . The pike found extensive use with Landsknecht armies and Swiss mercenaries , who employed it as their main weapon and used it in pike square formations . A similar weapon , the sarissa , was also used by Alexander the Great 's Macedonian phalanx infantry to great effect . Generally , a spear becomes a pike when it is too long to be wielded with one hand in combat ."
},
{
"docid": "Albert_Brisbane",
"title": "",
"text": "Albert Brisbane ( August 22 , 1809 -- May 1 , 1890 ) was an American utopian socialist and is remembered as the chief popularizer of the theories of Charles Fourier in the United States . Brisbane was the author of several books , notably Social Destiny of Man ( 1840 ) , as well as the Fourierist periodical The Phalanx . He also founded the Fourierist Society in New York in 1839 and backed several other phalanx communes in the 1840s and 1850s ."
},
{
"docid": "Hackney_Phalanx",
"title": "",
"text": "Hackney Phalanx is a term now applied to a group of High Church defenders of Anglican orthodoxy prominent for around 25 years from 1805 . They consisted of both clergy and laymen , and filled many of the higher posts of the Church of England of the time . The Phalanx , also called the Clapton sect by analogy with the evangelicals of the Clapham sect , were active reformers within their common theological beliefs , and controlled the British Critic . One of the Phalanx leaders , Henry Handley Norris , was particularly influential in the church appointments made by Lord Liverpool ."
},
{
"docid": "Chalkaspides",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chalkaspides ( Χαλκάσπιδες `` Bronze Shields '' ) made up one of the two probable corps of the Antigonid-era Macedonian phalanx in the Hellenistic period , with the Leukaspides ( `` White Shields '' ) forming the other . Chalkaspides were found in other armies , too . The majority of the Seleucid phalanx was probably formed by the two corps that are mentioned in the Daphne Parade of 166 BC , namely the 10,000 Chrysaspides ( `` Golden Shields '' ) and the 5,000 Chalkaspides . Little else is known specifically about them , although they may have been present at the battle of Beth Zachariah in 162 . Antigonus Doson armed the citizens of Megalopolis as Bronze Shields for the Sellasia campaign in 222 BC . These units are mentioned by classical writers when describing the Antigonid army in battle , although these units most probably ceased to exist after the battle of Pydna in 168 BC , when the Antigonid kingdom was crushed by Rome . These names were not only limited to the Antigonid ( or Achaean ) phalanx though . Plutarch tells of Mithridates VI of Pontus fielding a corps of Chalkaspides against Sulla at the Battle of Chaeronea ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx is the first live album released by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl . It was recorded live at concerts at Bombay Rock Gold Coast , Queensland and at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in October , 1983 , during the ` Semantics ' tour . The album was initially released on vinyl in December 1983 and was re-released on CD in May 1995 . The album reached # 4 on the National Album Charts being released by EMI . The title of the album is derived from the name for the ancient Greek battle formation where long spears were presented from behind a wall of overlapping shields . The title can also refer more generally to a close-knit group of people , in this case the audience . The cover features distinctive cartoon images by Michael Leunig with the front depicting five sharks swimming towards a lone wader -- they are revealed to be five other swimmers with shark fin hair ( see infobox ) . The back cover cartoon depicts a stage manager warning `` Five Minutes Mr. Reyne '' at the dressing room door . Meanwhile , Reyne is combing his hair backwards with Brylcream liberally applied , a guitar and a half-full bottle are nearby . Phalanx was also released by Geffen Records in Europe but under a different title , Australian Crawl : Live , and with a different cover . `` Phalanx was the Crawl 's fourth album ... It yielded a rollicking single , in the form of the band 's raucous cover of The Kingsmen 's `` Louie Louie '' ... As this album lodged itself at the top of the charts , the Crawl were off to England for some pre-Christmas shows with Duran Duran . '' -- Glen A. Baker , 1983 ."
},
{
"docid": "Operation_Phalanx_(2010-2016)",
"title": "",
"text": "Operation Phalanx was a United States National Guard program to assist the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) in the security of the United States-Mexico Border . Beginning in 2010 , Phalanx was the successor operation to 2006-2008 program known as Operation Jump Start . In November 2016 , DHS indefinitely halted the National Guard 's aerial surveillance flights amid protests from U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar ( D-Texas , ) the Governor of Texas , Greg Abbott , and Senator John Cornyn , ( R-Texas ) , all of whom are pressing the Obama administration to restart the program in 2017 . Since the beginning of Operation Phalanx in 2010 , National Guard airmen flying UH-72 Lakota helicopters have been credited with stopping 64,000 illegal border crossings in the Rio Grande sector of the United States Mexico border , along with an additional 25,000 in the Laredo sector and 21,000 in the Tucson , Arizona area . More than 300,000 pounds of marijuana has also been seized in Phalanx operations ."
},
{
"docid": "Ancient_Macedonian_army",
"title": "",
"text": "The army of the Kingdom of Macedonia was among the greatest military forces of the ancient world . It was created and made formidable by King Philip II of Macedon ; previously the army of Macedon had been of little account in the politics of the Greek world , and Macedonia had been regarded as a second-rate power . The latest innovations in weapons and tactics were adopted and refined by Philip II , and he created a uniquely flexible and effective army . By introducing military service as a full-time occupation , Philip was able to drill his men regularly , ensuring unity and cohesion in his ranks . In a remarkably short time , this led to the creation of one of the finest military machines of the ancient world . Tactical improvements included the latest developments in the deployment of the traditional Greek phalanx made by men such as Epaminondas of Thebes and Iphicrates of Athens . Philip II improved on these military innovators by using both Epaminondas ' deeper phalanx and Iphicrates ' combination of a longer spear and smaller and lighter shield . However , the Macedonian king also innovated ; he introduced the use of a much longer spear , the two-handed pike . The Macedonian pike , the sarissa , gave its wielder many advantages both offensively and defensively . For the first time in Greek warfare , cavalry became a decisive arm in battle . The Macedonian army perfected the co-ordination of different troop types , an early example of combined arms tactics -- the heavy infantry phalanx , skirmish infantry , archers , light and heavy cavalry , and siege engines were all deployed in battle ; each troop type being used to its own particular advantage and creating a synergy of mutual support . The new Macedonian army was an amalgamation of different forces . Macedonians and other Greeks ( especially Thessalian cavalry ) and a wide range of mercenaries from across the Aegean and Balkans were employed by Phillip . By 338 BC , more than a half of the army for his planned invasion of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia came from outside the borders of Macedon -- from all over the Greek world and the nearby barbarian tribes such as the Illyrians , Paeonians , and Thracians . Unfortunately , most of the primary historical sources for this period have been lost . As a consequence , scholarship is largely reliant on the works of Diodorus Siculus and Arrian , plus the incomplete writings of Curtius , all of whom lived centuries later than the events they describe ."
},
{
"docid": "Royal_Phalanx",
"title": "",
"text": "The Royal Phalanx was a military body composed of veteran officers of the Greek War of Independence , established on 18 September 1835 . The Phalanx entailed military garrison duties , but mostly it was an honorific appointment , and a means to sustain veteran soldiers who had no other means of upkeep ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Astragalus_species",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of Astragalus '' species , including infraspecific taxa . They are listed according to subgenera ( for Old World species ) or informal groups called phalanxes ( for North American species ) . Subgenera and phalanxes are further subdivided into sections . Phylogenetic analyses have determined that many of these subgenera , phalanxes , and sections are not monophyletic ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Putnam_Phalanx",
"title": "",
"text": "The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford , Connecticut , United States , was a quasi-military unit , originally organized as ceremonial honor guard in 1858 . Functioning as a social club it attracted the great and the good of Connecticut to its ranks and was incorporated on March 9 , 1877 . The Putnam Phalanx was merged into the Connecticut National Guard in 1931 , and by 2007 was `` essentially defunct '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Hoplite",
"title": "",
"text": "Hoplites were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields . Hoplite soldiers utilized the phalanx formation in order to be effective in war with fewer soldiers . The hoplites were primarily represented by free citizens -- propertied farmers and artisans -- who were able to afford the bronze armour suit and weapons ( estimated at a third to a half of its able-bodied adult male population ) . Hoplites were not professional soldiers and often lacked sufficient military training . Although some states did maintain a small elite professional unit , hoplite soldiers were relied on heavily and made up the bulk of ancient Greek armies of the time . In the 8th or 7th century BC , Greek armies adopted a military innovation known as the phalanx formation . The formation proved successful in defeating the Persians when employed by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC during the First Greco-Persian War . The Persian archers and light troops who fought in the Battle of Marathon failed , because their bows were too weak for their arrows to penetrate the wall of Greek shields that made up the phalanx formation . The phalanx was also successfully employed by the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC and at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC during the Second Greco-Persian War . The word hoplite ( Greek : ὁπλίτης hoplitēs ; pl . ὁπλῖται hoplitai ) derives from hoplon ( ὅπλον , plural hopla ὅπλα ) , the name for the type of shield used by the soldiers . However , the shield was more commonly known as an aspis , so the word hopla may refer to the soldiers ' weapons or even their full armament . In the modern Hellenic Army , the word hoplite ( Greek : oπλίτης ) is used to refer to an infantryman ."
},
{
"docid": "Macedonian_phalanx",
"title": "",
"text": "The Macedonian phalanx is an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Persian Empire and other armies . Phalanxes remained dominant on battlefields throughout the Hellenistic period , although wars had developed into more protracted operations generally involving sieges and naval combat as much as field battles , until they were finally displaced by the Roman legions ."
},
{
"docid": "North_American_Phalanx",
"title": "",
"text": "The North American Phalanx was a secular Utopian socialist commune located in Colts Neck Township , Monmouth County , New Jersey . The community was the longest-lived of about 30 Fourierist Associations in the United States which emerged during a brief burst of popularity during the decade of the 1840s . The North American Phalanx was established in September 1843 and included the active participation of writer Albert Brisbane and newspaper publisher Horace Greeley , two of the leading figures of the Fourierist movement . The Association was disbanded in January 1856 , following a catastrophic fire which destroyed a number of the community 's productive enterprises . At the time of its termination it was the last of about 30 Fourierist Associations established during the 1840s still in existence and thus was the longest-lived . The main residential dwelling of the phalanx , a three-story wooden structure , stood vacant until it was itself destroyed by fire in November 1972 ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(art_group)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx was an association of artists formed in Munich in 1901 ."
},
{
"docid": "Coffin_bone",
"title": "",
"text": "The coffin bone , also known as the pedal bone ( U.S. ) , is the bottommost bone in the equine leg and is encased by the hoof capsule . Also known as the distal phalanx , third phalanx , or `` P3 '' . The coffin bone meets the short pastern bone or second phalanx at the coffin joint . The coffin bone is connected to the inner wall of the horse hoof by a structure called the laminar layer . The insensitive laminae coming in from the hoof wall connects to the sensitive laminae layer , containing the blood supply and nerves , which is attached to the coffin bone . The lamina is a critical structure for hoof health , therefore any injury to the hoof or its support system can in turn affect the coffin bone . Despite the protection provided by the hoof , the coffin bone can be injured and fractured . For example , inflammatory conditions such as laminitis may lead to rotation of the coffin bone and associated permanent damage due to the coffin bone pulling away from the hoof wall as the laminar layer tears apart . Pedal osteitis is another common inflammatory condition . Fractures can also occur to coffin bones and , depending on the fracture , can cause severe lameness . Other conditions linked to the conformation of the horse , such as flexural contractures may also affect the coffin bone . For example , the coffin joint can become deformed and lead to changes of the coffin bone within the hoof capsule if the horse has an untreated club foot . Contracted heels can also affect the shape of the coffin bone , making it grow away from its normal , healthy shape . X-rays can diagnose injury , determine the position of the bone , and verify the type of damage that may have been received . Once injured , remedial shoeing can help protect the coffin bone from further trauma . Treatment of assorted disorders may also involve use of shoe pads , anti-inflammatory medication , and management changes ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx,_Ohio",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx is an unincorporated community in Braceville Township , Trumbull County , in the U.S. state of Ohio ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx,_New_Jersey",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx is an unincorporated community located within Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County , New Jersey , United States . It is located near the Swimming River Reservoir and is across from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft . The community is named for the North American Phalanx , a communal agricultural community that existed in the 19th century . The community disbanded in 1854 following a fire but the main residence stood until November 14 , 1972 when another fire destroyed it . Homes began to replace the former farmland beginning in the late 1970s and is now the primary composition of the area ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_Biotech_Group",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx Biotech Group was founded in 2002 as a result of collaboration between Taiwan 's Industrial Technology Research Institute ( ITRI ) and several private companies and research institutes . It is a manufacturer of DNA microarrays and a provider of gene expression profiling and microRNA profiling services based in Hsinchu , Taiwan , San Diego , California , Shanghai , China , and in Beijing , China . The company sells its DNA microarrays and service platform under the registered trademark name OneArray . Phalanx Biotech Group is a member of the FDA-led Microarray Quality Control Project ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx is a 1991 space shooter video game developed by ZOOM Inc. and Kemco for the Sharp X68000 , Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance . The game was released for the X68000 in Japan in 1991 , for the SNES in Japan on August 7 , 1992 and in North America in October 1992 , and for the GBA in Japan on October 26 , 2001 , in Europe on November 23 , 2001 and in North America on December 27 , 2001 . Phalanx is infamous for the incongruous box art in its American release : it displays a bearded , elderly man dressed in overalls , wearing a fedora and playing a banjo while a futuristic spaceship flies in the background . The popular media site IGN named it their fifth `` Most Awesome Cover '' in a top 25 countdown on their website . The box art designers later admitted that they had deliberately chosen this theme in order to attract the customer with something original , considering there were many space shooters in the market that looked alike . The Game Boy Advance release redesigned the cover in favor of a prominent spaceship image . A mini version called Tiny Phalanx was featured in the ZOOM Inc. 1995 PlayStation fighting game Zero Divide ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(horse)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx ( 1944 -- 1971 ) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse . In 1947 , he won the Belmont Stakes and was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse ."
},
{
"docid": "Seleucid_army",
"title": "",
"text": "The Seleucid army was the army of the Seleucid Empire , one of the numerous Hellenistic states that emerged after the death of Alexander the Great . As with the other major Hellenistic armies , the Seleucid army fought primarily in the Greco-Macedonian style , with its main body being the phalanx . The phalanx was a large , dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called the sarissa . This form of fighting had been developed by the Macedonian army in the reign of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great . Alongside the phalanx , the Seleucid armies used a great deal of native and mercenary troops to supplement their Greek forces , which were limited due to the distance from the Seleucid rulers ' Macedonian homeland ."
},
{
"docid": "Phalanx_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phalanx was a jazz quartet featuring guitarist James `` Blood '' Ulmer , drummer Rashied Ali , tenor saxophonist George Adams , and bassist Sirone . They released three albums in the 1980s , two for DIW Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Abukuma-class_destroyer_escort",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ The Abukuma class destroyer escort ( or corvette ) is the general-purpose destroyer escort of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . It is the successor of the earlier . This class was planned to replace the earlier and possess both ASW capability as the successor of the and ASuW capability as the successor of the , but there are many enhancements as follows : Introduction of stealth technology . This class is the first combatant ship of the JMSDF with stealth technology . Their superstructure has traditional vertical surfaces , but their hulls are angled to reduce their radar cross section . Enhanced electronics . This is the first destroyer escort class with the Naval Tactical Data System and OYQ-7 combat direction system . It is also the first destroyer escort class which has ECM capability with the OLT-3 jammer . Modified weapon systems . The Short Range Air Defense system comprises the OPS-14 air-search radar , the OPS-28 surface search and target acquisition radar , one Otobreda 76 mm rapid-firing gun controlled by the FCS-2 fire-control system and Phalanx CIWS . The OPS-14 is the Japanese equivalent of the American AN/SPS -49 radar , and the OPS-28 is the equivalent of the American TAS Mk .23 . Phalanx CIWS has given the ships an improved self-defence capability against anti-ship missiles . Mk .31 RAM GMWS Point Defense Missile System was planned , but it is not installed yet . The ASW system comprises an OQS-8 hull-sonar ( Japanese equivalent of the American DE-1167 ) , ASROC anti-submarine rocket from the Type 74 octuple launcher ( Japanese license-built version of the American Mark 16 GMLS ) and lightweight ASW torpedoes from two HOS-301 triple 324 mm torpedo tubes . A Tactical Towed-Array Sonar System was planned but it is not installed yet . The JMSDF intended to build eleven ships of this class , but finally , only six were built because s started deploying in distinct forces . All six vessels of the class are named after World War II cruisers ."
},
{
"docid": "Sibolangit",
"title": "",
"text": "Sibolangit is a district or kecamatan in the Deli Serdang Regency in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra . As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 19,654 . It is the site of the Two Colors Sibolangit Waterfall . On September 26 , 1997 , Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed into woodlands in Sibolangit . On May 16 , 2016 , a total of 21 tourists were killed in Sibolangit when a flash flood struck them . 200 personnel were deployed by the Search and Rescue Agency ."
},
{
"docid": "Vincula_tendina",
"title": "",
"text": "Within each osseo-aponeurotic canal , the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus are connected to each other , and to the phalanges , by slender , tendinous bands , called vincula tendina . There are two sets of these : ( a ) the vincula brevia , which are two in number in each finger , and consist of triangular bands of fibers , one connecting the tendon of the flexor digitorum superficialis to the front of the first interphalangeal joint and head of the first phalanx , and the other the tendon of the flexor digitorum profundus to the front of the second interphalangeal joint and head of the second phalanx ; ( b ) the vincula longa , one which connects the flexor digitorum superficialis to the base of the first phalanx , and the other which connects the under surfaces of the tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus to those of the subjacent flexor digitorum superficialis after the tendons of the former have passed through the latter ."
}
] |
199466
|
Robbie Collin edited The Saint.
|
[
{
"docid": "Robbie_Collin",
"title": "",
"text": "Robbie Collin is a British film critic . Collin studied aesthetics and the philosophy of film at the University of St Andrews , Scotland , He edited the university 's student newspaper , The Saint . Collin is chief film critic at The Daily Telegraph . From 2007 to 2009 he wrote a weekly film column for the News of the World until the newspaper 's closure in July 2011 . That year he was shortlisted for Critic of the Year at the British Press Awards . He appeared on the Channel 4 Vue Film Show , presented by Edith Bowman , and contributed to the BBC Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman . In August 2013 he guest presented BBC Radio 4 's Film programme . In August 2014 , February 2015 , July -- August 2015 , February 2016 and in April 2016 he guest presented Kermode and Mayo 's Film Review , also with Edith Bowman ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Robbie_Middleton",
"title": "",
"text": "Robbie Middleton ( June 28 , 1990 -- April 29 , 2011 ) was an American man from Splendora , Texas , who on his eighth birthday in 1998 was tied to a tree , doused in gasoline , and set on fire . He suffered third-degree burns to 99 % of his body and endured 200 operations , before dying at age 21 from a cancer that doctors blamed on the original injuries . Just prior to his death , Robbie , the son of Bobby and Colleen Middleton , left a 27-minute video testimony on his deathbed naming the perpetrator who he believed had torched him as Don Wilburn Collins ( born 1985 ) , at the time a 13-year-old neighbor of the Middletons . Collins had allegedly raped Middleton in the same location of the torching just two weeks earlier and Collins 's attempt to murder Middleton was to ensure that Middleton would never reveal the secret . `` Don grabbed me by my shoulder and threw gas in my face , after that I do n't really remember anything '' said Middleton in the video statement . Though Collins was detained in connection with the assault , he was later released because of insufficient evidence . In 2001 , Collins , age 16 at the time , had been jailed for sexually assaulting another eight-year-old boy and served time in jail . He also served time for failing to register as a sex offender and was released from prison on September 5 , 2011 . In 2011 , Middleton died of a rare form of cancer which was linked to the more than 150 surgeries and skin grafts which he received over his lifetime . A coroner ruled Middleton 's death a homicide , and Collins was tried for the crime . On February 9 , 2015 , a jury convicted Collins of murder in the death of Robbie Middleton . Prosecutors say that Collins could serve up to 40 years in prison , but Collins ' defense attorneys pledged to appeal the conviction . In December 2011 the Middleton family was granted biggest compensation payout ever - $ 150 billion ( more than Florida tobacco verdict from 2000 of $ 145 billion , which was overturned ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Don_Collins_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Don Collins is an American former basketball player . Don Collins may also refer to : Don Collins ( baseball ) ( born 1952 ) , American baseball player Don Collins ( bowls ) ( 1927 -- 2010 ) , Australian lawn bowler Don Collins , alleged raper of Robbie Middleton who attempted to murder him by dousing petrol on him and setting him on fire"
},
{
"docid": "The_Jolt",
"title": "",
"text": "The Jolt were a Scottish band formed in ( Wishaw ) in 1976 . They started out playing 1960s covers and then sped up their music , playing a mix of punk rock and power pop . The lineup was Robbie Collins ( guitar , vox ) , Jim Doak ( bass , vox ) and Iain Shedden ( drums ) . The band built up its following playing at the Crown Hotel , Wishaw . They enjoyed moderate success during the punk and early new wave era . They moved to London , England and signed to Polydor Records . They opened for bands such as The Jam , The Saints , Generation X and The Motors . They were precursors to the mod revival , which came to fruition around 1979 , the year the band split . Plans are under way for a revival tour of Britain in 2016 , their first gigs in 26 years . An eponymously labelled album , released in 1978 on Polydor and produced by Vic Smith ( Vic Coppersmith-Heaven ) and Chris Parry , had the following track listing ( all songs by Collins , except where indicated ) : Side One : 1 . `` Mr. Radio Man '' ( Doak/Collins ) 2 . `` Whatcha Gon na Do About It '' ( Samwell/Potter ) 3 . `` I Ca n't Wait '' 4 . `` Chains '' 5 . `` No Excuses '' 6 . `` Decoyed '' Side Two : 1 . `` I 'm Leaving '' ( Shedden/Collins ) 2 . `` Everybody 's The Same '' 3 . `` In My Time '' 4 . `` Hard Lines '' 5 . '' ( Ca n't You Tell ) It 's Over '' ( Doak/Collins ) 6 . `` All I Can Do '' The album is dedicated `` to the memory of the Saturday lunch times at Wishaw '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Zeeteah_Massiah",
"title": "",
"text": "Zeeteah Silveta Massiah is a Barbadian-born British singer . She has recorded and toured with Michael Jackson , Tom Jones , Phil Collins , Sting , Leo Sayer , Robbie Williams and Michael Bolton . She is best known in the United States as the lead vocalist on the 1993 Arizona US No. 1 Billboard Dance Chart track Slide On The Rhythm . Massiah was born in Saint John , Barbados and grew up in London . In 2001 she moved to Germany , and in 2012 returned to England where she now lives with her husband Paul Caplin , with whom she writes and records music . She has released two albums since her return to London , both produced by Caplin ."
},
{
"docid": "Elizabeth_Lyle_Robbie_Stadium",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium is located in Falcon Heights on the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota . It is primarily used as the home of the Golden Gopher Women 's Soccer team . The stadium opened in 1999 and seats 1,000 . The stadium is named after Elizabeth Lyle Robbie , who was the wife of Joe Robbie , former owner of the Miami Dolphins . The Robbie family was originally from South Dakota , but lived a number of years in Minneapolis . Elizabeth was the first female owner of a professional sports franchise in the United States , as she owned the Miami Toros / Minnesota Strikers soccer team in the 1970s and 1980s . Prior to Robbie Stadium , the school played home games from 1993 to 1998 at the St. Paul Campus Soccer Field , also located in Falcon Heights ."
},
{
"docid": "We_Sing_Robbie_Williams",
"title": "",
"text": "We Sing Robbie Williams is the third game in the We Sing series for the Wii following on from We Sing Encore . Developed by Le Cortex , produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games , it is the latest singing game in the series to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone and the first in the series to feature an artist , which for this edition is Robbie Williams . We Sing Robbie Williams was announced on 22 July 2010 and mentioned that the game would be released in the conjunction with Robbie Williams ' new album In and Out of Consciousness : The Greatest Hits 1990 -- 2010 due for release in October ."
},
{
"docid": "Kim_Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "Kim Collins ( born 5 April 1976 ) is a track and field sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis . In 2003 , he became the World Champion in the 100 m . He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on six occasions , from 1996 to 2016 , and was the country 's first athlete to ever reach an event final . He has also competed at eight consecutive editions of the World Championships , beginning in 1997 and up to 2011 . He competed again in 2015 in Beijing . After falling out with his country 's Olympic officials for an unsanctioned meeting with his wife at a London hotel , Collins was dropped from the Saint Kitts and Nevis team before the 100m heats at the London 2012 Olympic Games . Collins was the bronze medallist over 200 m at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and became the 100 m champion at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with a run of 9.98 seconds , breaking the 10-second barrier . He won a silver medal over 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships , before going on to take his outdoor crown . He also won sprint medals at the 2005 World Championships , 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2011 World Championships . He set a new personal and national record for the 100m on 4 July 2013 with a time of 9.97 in Lausanne at the diamond league . At age 37 , the time equalled the masters M35 age division world record of Linford Christie , who was two years younger when he set the record . On 10 July 2013 he ran under ten seconds for the sixth time , clocking 9.99 in Budapest . A year later , on 20 July 2014 in London , Collins took the Masters record for his own , pending ratification , lowering the National record to 9.96 . While the 9.96 will remain as the M35 World Record , at age 40 years , 54 days , in a new age category , Collins improved his national record to 9.93 +1.9 at the NRW Gala in Bottrop , Germany . He is the first man over age 40 to break the 10 second barrier . This yet again extended his own record as the oldest man to run a sub 10 second 100m , which continues with each sub-10 performance . On 17 February 2015 , Collins ran the indoor 60 metres in 6.47 , improving upon his own Masters M35 World Record as well as improving on his own National Record . Collins competed in the 4x100m at the London anniversary games on 23 July 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tommy_Clark_(Heroes_Reborn)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tommy Clark ( born Nathan Bennet ) is a character in Heroes Reborn . Tommy is portrayed by Robbie Kay . Tommy and Luke Collins are the only characters to appear in all thirteen episodes ."
},
{
"docid": "Thrill_Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "Thrill Collins are a British acoustic trio formed in 2009 . The band consists of Robbie Pert on guitar and vocals , Andrew Lansley on double bass/vocals and Peter Harper on cajon/vocals . To date they have released three EPs recorded by producer George Shilling . The band are most noted for their application of the skiffle genre to modern music . Taking inspiration from the DIY ethics of the movement and artists such as Lonnie Donegan and The Quarrymen , the band have sought to replicate the style and humour that is closely associated with the genre . Using the trio set-up of guitar , upright bass the band substituted the traditional washboard percussion for the Peruvian cajon ."
},
{
"docid": "Collins_Crime_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "Collins Crime Club was an imprint of British book publishers William Collins , Sons and ran from 6 May 1930 to April 1994 . Throughout its 64 years the club issued a total of 2,025 first editions of crime novels and reached a high standard of quality throughout . In the field of crime book collecting , Collins Crime Club is eagerly sought , particularly pre-war first editions in dustwrappers with their vivid and imaginative images ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Third_Power",
"title": "",
"text": "The Third Power is a 1991 album by the New York based music group Material . The album mixes reggae . funk , dub and rap music . Engineer Martin Bisi claims the album began as a Sly and Robbie record but `` Bill really took over ... And then , before you know it , the record 's done and they 're staring at something that they do n't recognize ... suddenly -LSB- they -RSB- woke up and were like , ` This is not our record and we do n't want it to come out with our name on it , ' and Bill just ended up calling it a Material record , The Third Power '' . The Jamaican reggae rhythm section of Sly and Robbie write and perform , and there is a vocal by dancehall singer Shabba Ranks on the opening track . Bootsy Collins from the Parliament-Funkadelic collective is also prominent as a writer and performer , and others from the p-funk collective include Gary Mudbone Cooper , Bernie Worrell , Michael Hampton and Garry Shider , and the Horny Horns of Fred Wesley , Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis . From the world of jazz , Herbie Hancock and Henry Threadgill contribute . Rappers Baby Bam and Mike G from the Jungle Brothers provide vocals on one track , and The Last Poets ' Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin contributes vocals to two . `` Reality '' was issued as a CD single in 1993 ( Axiom/Island , AXMCD 2 ) with the album version , `` Virtual Reality Mix '' by Bill Laswell and `` Dancehall Mix '' by Sly Dunbar . The `` Virtual Reality Mix '' was included on Axiom Collection : Manifestation . `` Playin ' with Fire '' was issued as a 12 '' single in 1992 ( Axiom/Island , 422-866 499 -1 ) featuring mixes `` Ft. Greene Playground '' and `` Hip Brick Burnout Remix '' by Eric Sadler and Chris Champion , and `` Third Power Version '' and `` Praxis Edit '' by Bill Laswell and Jason Corsaro . The `` Praxis Edit '' was included on Axiom Collection : Manifestation . `` Cosmic Slop '' is a cover from Funkadelic 's 1973 song Cosmic Slop , which also appeared on Axion Funk : Funkcronomicon and Axiom Collection : Illuminations . `` Mellow Mood '' is a cover of Bob Marley and The Wailers 1967 single ."
},
{
"docid": "Denis_Collins_(footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Denis Collins ( 17 May 1953 -- 31 August 2011 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray , Carlton and Richmond in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . After arriving from Braybrook , Collins became a regular fixture in the Footscray side for six seasons . A pacy wingman , he was also used as a half forward and rover during his career . He averaged a career high 19 disposals from his 20 games in 1977 but it would be his final season at Footscray . While at Footscray he was joined briefly by his brother Daryl and the two of them played together in the opening round of the 1974 season . Collins made 21 appearances for Carlton in 1978 and took part in his second finals series , having played an elimination final with Footscray . In the last round of the home and away season he was famously felled by Robbie Muir . With Muir reacting angrily to being reported for striking Val Perovic , Collins came up behind him and ruffled his hair , to which the St Kilda player responded by flinging back his forearm and striking Collins on the jaw . In the Brownlow Medal count later that year , Collins was Carlton 's best performed with 12 votes . Dissatisfied after spending much of the 1979 season in the reserves and missing out on playing in Carlton 's 1979 premiership team , Collins was granted a clearance to Richmond in 1980 . Although he made 17 appearances in 1980 , including a qualifying final win over his former club Carlton , Collins was only an emergency for the VFL Grand Final , which Richmond won . Collins was set to be named on the bench for the Grand Final , but missed an appointment with the club psychologist the Thursday before the game . As a result , coach Tony Jewell dropped him from the side and played Daryl Freame instead . Collins retired from the VFL after the 1980 season and soon after moved to Western Australia where he played for East Perth in the West Australian Football League . He was the son of Essendon premiership player Jack Collins . Collins of a heart attack on 31 August 2011 in the Western Australian town of Hyden . He was 58 years old ."
},
{
"docid": "Axiidae",
"title": "",
"text": "Axiidae is a family of thalassinidean crustaceans . It includes the following genera : Acanthaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Allaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Ambiaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Anophthalmaxius de Man , 1905 Australocaris Poore & Collins , 2009 Axiopsis Borradaile , 1903 Axiorygma Kensley & Simmons , 1988 Axius Leach , 1815 Bouvieraxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Calastacus Faxon , 1893 Calaxiopsis Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Calaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Calocarides Wollebaek , 1908 Calocaris Bell , 1853 Coralaxius Kensley & Gore , 1981 Dorphinaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Eiconaxius Bate , 1888 Eucalastacus Sakai , 1992 Eutrichocheles Wood-Mason , 1876 Formosaxius Komai , Lin & Chan , 2010 Levantocaris Galil & Clark , 1993 Litoraxius Komai & Tachikawa , 2007 Lophaxius Kensley , 1989 Marianaxius Kensley , 1996 Michelaxiopsis Poore & Collins , 2009 Oxyrhynchaxius Parisi , 1917 Parascytoleptus Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989 Paraxiopsis de Man , 1905 Paraxius Bate , 1888 Pilbaraxius Poore & Collins , 2009 Planaxius Komai & Tachikawa , 2008 Platyaxius Sakai , 1994 Scytoleptus Gerstaecker , 1856 Spongiaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent , 1989"
},
{
"docid": "When_Angels_Fly",
"title": "",
"text": "When Angels Fly is a Canadian television film starring Jennifer Dale as Marta and Robin Ward as Sandy . For Dale , this was her first TV movie . The cast also included Patricia Collins , David Gardner , Robert Hawkins , Joan Fowler , and Robbi Baker ."
},
{
"docid": "One_on_One_(1977_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "One on One is a 1977 drama film starring Robby Benson and Annette O'Toole . It was written by Benson and his father Jerry Segal , and shot in 1975 , primarily at Colorado State University in Fort Collins , Colorado . The film features Seals and Crofts songs and was directed by Lamont Johnson ."
},
{
"docid": "Walk_Proud",
"title": "",
"text": "Walk Proud is a 1979 American drama film directed by Robert L. Collins and written by Evan Hunter . The film stars Robby Benson , Sarah Holcomb , Henry Darrow , Pepe Serna , Trinidad Silva and Ji-Tu Cumbuka . The film was released on June 15 , 1979 , by Universal Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Oh_Honey_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Oh Honey is an American indie pop band from Brooklyn , New York formed by singer-songwriters Mitchy Collins and Danielle Bouchard . Their touring live band consists of drummer Robbie Ernst . Oh Honey describes itself as a blend of folk pop , indie pop , and pop music ."
},
{
"docid": "Jed_Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "Jedidiah Gabriel `` Jed '' Collins ( born March 3 , 1986 ) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent . Collins was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . Collins played college football at Washington State . Collins played three seasons for the New Orleans Saints . Collins has also been a member of the Chicago Bears , Kansas City Chiefs , Arizona Cardinals , Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Collins_(rugby_union)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Collins ( born 3 July 1994 ) is an English rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints . Collins typically plays on the wing . After an impressive 2014/2015 season , Collins was made the LV Breakthrough Player of the Year ."
},
{
"docid": "Collins_Encyclopaedia_of_Scotland",
"title": "",
"text": "Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland is a reference work published by Harper Collins , edited by the husband and wife team , John and Julia Keay ."
},
{
"docid": "Disney_Magic_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Disney Magic was released by Walt Disney Records on September 20 , 2004 . The album includes various pop stars like Christina Aguilera , Sting , Phil Collins , Celine Dion and Robbie Williams performing popular Disney songs . These tracks also appeared in Disney movie soundtracks . It is a two-disc album with 22 songs on each CD ."
},
{
"docid": "Robbie_Morris",
"title": "",
"text": "Robbie Morris ( born 20 February 1982 in Hertford , England ) is a former rugby union player . His position of choice was as a prop , and he could play at tighthead or loosehead . Having started out at local club Hertford RFC , Morris went on to play for the Northampton Saints , starting in 2000 . While with the Saints , he made two appearances for the England team as part of their squad in the 2003 Six Nations Championship , before leaving to play for the Newcastle Falcons in 2005 . After two years there he moved abroad , joining Irish province Connacht . In 2010 , however , Morris retired early from rugby , aged only 28 . He was forced to retire due to an injury to his back ."
},
{
"docid": "Tricia_Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "Tricia Collins is an American art critic , art gallerist and curator of contemporary art . She was half of the curatorial team Collins & Milazzo , who co-published and co-edited Effects : Magazine for New Art Theory from 1982 to 1984 . She later ran the art galleries Grand Salon , Tricia Collins Grand Salon , and Tricia Collins Contemporary Art in New York City until the year 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Storyville_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Storyville is Robbie Robertson 's second solo album . It is focused on the famous jazz homeland section of New Orleans and on that part of the South in particular . He contributed one song ( `` Breakin ' the Rules '' ) to Wim Wenders ' soundtrack to his 1991 film , Until the End of the World . In 2005 the album was reissued together with Robbie Robertson as 2CD in an expanded edition , both with two bonus tracks ."
},
{
"docid": "Collins_COBUILD_Advanced_Dictionary",
"title": "",
"text": "The Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary ( CCAD ) from HarperCollins , first published in 1987 , is an dictionary that distinguished itself by providing definitions in full sentences rather than excerpted phrases . Example sentences are given for almost every meaning of every word , drawn from a large corpus of actual usage . Except for the 6th edition , it included phonetic transcriptions based on the International Phonetic Alphabet ( IPA ) . In some editions , a digital version on CD-ROM was included with the dictionary in book form . The CCAD seems to skimp on American English , but there is its equivalent titled Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American English ."
},
{
"docid": "Goody_Petronelli",
"title": "",
"text": "Guerino `` Goody '' Petronelli ( 12 October 1923 -- 29 January 2012 ) was an American boxing trainer and co-manager . With his brother Pasquale ( Pat ) , Petronelli managed and trained world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler . His other fighters included Robbie Sims , Steve Collins , and Kevin McBride . In 1983 , the Petronellis received The Al Buck Award for Manager of the Year by the International Boxing Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "James_E._Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "James E. Collins ( born 1953 , in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is an American veterinary physician and academic . He is the professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota and its Director of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory . Collins has written several research papers and articles in the field of veterinarian medicine ."
},
{
"docid": "Robbie_Leslie",
"title": "",
"text": "Robbie Leslie was one of a small group of popular and influential disc jockeys working in the New York area , Florida , and The Coast in the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s . Beginning his career at Fire Island 's disco The Sandpiper , he moved to New York City in 1979 . The list of clubs at which he regularly performed includes many well-known nightspots : Studio 54 , Palladium , Underground , The Red Parrot , The Saint , and 12 West . Leslie was one of the first major DJs to perform at multiple clubs weekly , at a time when management insisted on exclusive control of their artists . This freelance practice is still customary among DJs today . He was also the prototype of the modern `` circuit party DJ '' , travelling internationally to spin at special one-night party extravaganzas , events , and fund-raisers . He would continue as a circuit regular until 2002 . He was the last of 10 renowned disc jockeys performing at the marathon 40-hour closing party of New York 's private club , The Saint , 30 April-2 May 1988 . In 2005 , he celebrated thirty years in the night club business , and continues to perform in clubs around the country and internationally . He produces a weekly show on Sirius/XM Studio 54 Radio , `` Robbie Leslie Presents '' where he shares his classic recordings , current international shows , and legendary DJ showcases ."
},
{
"docid": "Tommy_Blaize",
"title": "",
"text": "Tommy Blaize ( born 5th March , 1963 ) is a vocalist , composer , pianist , and guitarist . He is best known as lead singer on BBC One 's Strictly Come Dancing . Blaize has been singing professionally since the age of 9 . He has worked with some of the world 's most renowned artists , including Stevie Wonder , Queen , The Beach Boys , Diana Ross , Amy Winehouse , Phil Collins , Robbie Williams , Joe Cocker , and more ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_CARIFTA_Games",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 CARIFTA Games took place between 3 and 6 April 2015 . The event was held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in Bird Rock , south-eastern suburb of Basseterre , Saint Kitts and Nevis . During the games , the stadium was officially renamed the `` Kim Collins National Athletic Stadium '' in honour of the country 's 2003 100m world champion Kim Collins . It was the second time after 2008 that the event was hosted by Saint Kitts and Nevis . A report of the event was given for the IAAF ."
}
] |
129469
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Christianity failed to spread to Australasia.
|
[
{
"docid": "Christianity",
"title": "",
"text": "ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός , Khristós ( Latinized as Christus ) , translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ , Māšîăḥ , meaning `` the anointed one '' , with the Latin suffixes - ian and - itas . is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ , who serves as the focal point for the religion . It is the world 's largest religion , with over 2.4 billion followers , or 33 % of the global population , known as Christians . Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as the Messiah ( the Christ ) was prophesied in the Old Testament . Christian theology is summarized in creeds such as the Apostles ' Creed and Nicene Creed . These professions of faith state that Jesus suffered , died , was buried , descended into hell , and rose from the dead , in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins . The creeds further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven , where he reigns with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit , and that he will return to judge the living and the dead and grant eternal life to his followers . His incarnation , earthly ministry , crucifixion and resurrection are often referred to as `` the gospel '' , meaning `` good news '' . `` Good news '' is a translation of the Ancient Greek term εὐαγγέλιον euangélion , from which the terms evangelical and evangelism derive . The term gospel also refers to written accounts of Jesus 's life and teaching , four of which -- Matthew , Mark , Luke and John -- are considered canonical and included in the Christian Bible . Christianity is an Abrahamic religion that began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the mid-1st century . Originating in Judea , it quickly spread to Europe , Syria , Mesopotamia , Asia Minor , Transcaucasia , Egypt , Ethiopia and India , and by the end of the 4th century had become the official state church of the Roman Empire . Following the Age of Discovery , Christianity spread to the Americas , Australasia , sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world through missionary work and colonization . Christianity has played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilization . Throughout its history , Christianity has weathered schisms and theological disputes that have resulted in many distinct churches and denominations . Worldwide , the three largest branches of Christianity are the Catholic Church , the Eastern Orthodox Church and the various denominations of Protestantism . The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches broke communion with each other in the East -- West Schism of 1054 ; Protestantism came into existence in the Reformation of the 16th century , splitting from the Catholic Church ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Australasia_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics",
"title": "",
"text": "Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , United Kingdom . It was the fourth appearance of Australia , which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games , and the first appearance of New Zealand . The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since . In 1908 there were three New Zealanders , Harry Kerr , Henry St Aubyn Murray and Albert Rowland ( a fourth New Zealander , hurdler Arthur Halligan , competed for Great Britain ) ; all other competitors were Australian . There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports . A further two competitors , who were to compete in tennis , did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers ."
},
{
"docid": "Parachute_Music",
"title": "",
"text": "Parachute Music is a Christian music organisation from New Zealand , that was formed in 1989 and operates in two main areas : Events and Artist Management . The organisation runs the annual Parachute Festival , which has grown to become a staple of the Kiwi summer and regularly attracts an audience of 25,000 + to the four-day festival . It also exists to train , upskill and partner with local musicians who are Christian , by providing Artist Management services that include : Parachute Records ( a record label , which has Parachute Band , Rapture Ruckus , and Juliagrace signed ) , Parachute Publishing ( representing songwriters from Australasia ) , bookings services ( which it does in Australasia for The Ember Days , and management ( which it does for Ruby Frost ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Reformers_Bookshop",
"title": "",
"text": "Reformers ( Reformers Bookshop ) is a non-profit Christian wholesaler and bookseller operating in Australasia , plus telephone , internet and mail order world-wide . Originally set up in 1983 as a faith-based book ministry by a married couple of Stanmore Baptist Church to sell Banner of Truth literature , Reformers expanded its range over the years and in 2007 became a Reformed Baptist/Presbyterian joint venture in partnership with the Theological Education Committee of , and ( from July 2009 ) the Trustees of , the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales . Its stated goal is to make available the best in historic and contemporary Christian literature , and its range reflects the theological stance of its various joint venture partners i.e. evangelical , reformed and conservative i.e. with a high view of the Bible as the ultimate authority in all things of which it speaks . Its senior staff are theologically trained to ministerial level . Since 2007 , it has grown to become the largest specialised seller of evangelical , reformed literature in Australasia , with a brochure mailing list stated to be over 20,000 copies . In contrast with the multi-store approach of Koorong and Word , Reformers appears to have adopted a single-distribution-centre-cum-internet strategy for sales and order fulfilment . Reformers is the sole Australian trade distributor for both The Good Book Company , with its well-known Christianity Explored and Discipleship Explored ranges ( by Rico Tice and Barry Cooper ) , and P&R Publishing ( formerly Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing ) . Reformers is also an Australasian trade distributor or reseller for the imprints of a number of other well-known evangelical and reformed publishing houses , including Christian Focus , Banner of Truth , Baker Book House , Good News Crossway , Day One , Eerdmans , Evangelical Press , Founders Press , Go Teach , Granted Ministries , Inter-Varsity Press UK , Ligonier Ministries , Matthias Media and Shepherd Press . Reformers trades under a number of other names throughout Australasia including Reformers Bookshop , Reformers Christian Bookshop , Great Christian Books and Advantage Plus . Reformers supplies the books , either directly or via third-party , to a number of significant Australian conferences , including the EQUIP Women 's Conferences , Katoomba Christian Convention , Sydney Anglican Conferences and Banner of Truth Conferences , a biennial conference of reformed speakers . Reformers also provides books for students of various reformed theological colleges , including the Presbyterian Theological Centre Sydney , the Queensland Theological College , the Presbyterian Theological College Melbourne and the Reformed Theological College Geelong , as part of the Geneva Foundation grants . It also supports Christian missions via its sale-or-return arrangements with congregations . Reformers is a member of the Christian Bookselling Association of Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Impact_of_women_in_the_early_Christian_church",
"title": "",
"text": "The influence and impact of women in the early Christian church has seen a recent increase in research and study . While the exact amount of effect that women had on Christianity can be debated , researches has shown that it is evident that women had a major impact in the spread of Christianity . During the mid first century , Christianity started to spread around Palestine and Jerusalem throughout the Near East . At this time , Judaism was the major religion for most of the eastern world but for reasons that will be discussed later on , women started converting ( amongst others ) . The impact done by women in Early Christianity can be divided into four sections : the help in the spread of early Christianity , the roles of women in the Christian religion , the debatably equal partnership between men and women , and Christianity in the home ."
},
{
"docid": "Western_thought",
"title": "",
"text": "The terms Western thought and Western values refer to the cultural tradition that traces its origins from a combination of Greek thought and the Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Judaism . ( See also Western culture ) Cornerstones in this tradition include : deductive reasoning the rule of law Monotheism Western society may be thought of as following an evolution that began with the philosophers of ancient Athens such as Socrates , Plato and Aristotle . It continued through the Roman Empire and , with the addition of Christianity ( which had its origins in the East ) , spread throughout Europe . During the colonial era , it became implanted in ( for example ) the Americas and Australasia . In the early 3rd century the Emperor Constantine the Great established the city of Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire . The Eastern Empire included lands east of the Adriatic Sea and bordering on the Eastern Mediterranean and parts of the Black Sea . These two divisions - the Eastern and Western Empires - were reflected in the administration of the Christian Church in Europe , with Rome and Constantinople debating and arguing over whether either city was the capital of Christianity ( see Great Schism ) . As the eastern and western churches spread their influence , the line between `` East '' and `` West '' can be described as moving , but generally followed a cultural divide that was defined by the existence of the Byzantine empire and the fluctuating power and influence of the church in Rome . This cultural division was and is long lasting ; it still existed during the Cold War as the approximate western boundary of those countries that were allied with the Soviet Union ( with the exception of Poland , the German Democratic Republic , Hungary , Czechoslovakia , Slovenia , Croatia and Albania ) . There are ideals that some associate with the West , and there are many who consider Western values to be universally superior . For example , the author Francis Fukuyama argues that Western values are destined to triumph over the entire world . Some point out that advocates of Western values are selective in what they include as Western ; for example , they usually include concepts of freedom , democracy , and human rights , but not totalitarianism , which was arguably created in the West . Therefore , by selecting what values are part of `` Western values '' , one can tautologically show that they are superior , since any inferior values by definition are not Western . See also : No true Scotsman fallacy A different attack on the concept of Western values comes from those who advocate Islamic values or Asian values . In this view , a coherent set of traits defines the West , but those traits are inferior and are usually associated with moral decline , greed , and decadence . Those who hold this view are concerned about the Westernization of the rest of the world . Since the countries in the `` West '' were generally those that explored and colonized outside of Europe and Siberia , the term Western became , to some people , associated with European colonialism . However , many other states have established colonial rules , so colonialism is not uniquely a Western phenomenon ."
},
{
"docid": "Early_Christian_sarcophagi",
"title": "",
"text": "Early Christians sarcophagi are those Ancient Roman sarcophagi carrying inscriptions or carving relating them to early Christianity . They were produced from the late 3rd century through to the 5th century . They represent the earliest form of large Christian sculpture , and are important for the study of Early Christian art . The production of Roman sarcophagi with carved decoration spread due to the gradual abandonment of the rite of cremation in favour of inhumation over the course of the 2nd century throughout the empire . However , burial in such sarcophagi was expensive and thus reserved for wealthy families . The end of the Christian persecutions desired by Gallienus in 260 began a period of peace for the Christians that lasted until the end of that century and allowed Christianity to spread in the army , in senior administrative posts and even the emperor 's circles . In the second half of the 3rd century , especially due to increased demand from this group of wealthy Christians , the use of sarcophagi spread widely , with plastic treatments following trends in contemporary sculpture ."
},
{
"docid": "Asher_Lämmlein",
"title": "",
"text": "Asher Lämmlein was a German born Jew who appeared in Istria , near Venice , in 1502 and , encouraged by the works of Isaac Abrabanel , proclaimed himself a forerunner of the Jewish Messiah . He declared that if the Jews showed great repentance and charity , the Messiah would not fail to appear in six months . He gained a troop of adherents who spread his prophesies though Italy and Germany , and his message met with such acceptance that the year became known as the `` year of penance . '' Existing institutions were willfully destroyed in the belief of coming redemption and a return to Jerusalem . However , Lämmlein died or suddenly disappeared and the extravagant hopes of his followers came to an end . Salo W. Baron suggests that disillusionment over the failed prophesies Lämmlein helped lead to the conversion of a few Jewish intellectuals to the Christian faith , including Victor von Carben and Johannes Pfefferkorn ."
},
{
"docid": "Descomyces",
"title": "",
"text": "Descomyces is a genus of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae . The genus contains five species formerly restricted to Australasia , but now more widespread due to having been spread with Eucalyptus . Descomyces was described in 1993 by mycologists Neale Bougher and Michael A. Castellano ."
},
{
"docid": "Lausanne_Covenant",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lausanne Covenant is a 1974 Christian religious manifesto promoting active world-wide Christian evangelism . One of the most influential documents in modern Evangelical Christianity , it was written and adopted by 2,300 evangelicals at the International Congress on World Evangelization in Lausanne , Switzerland , from which it takes its name . The original Lausanne conference brought together 2,700 Christian religious leaders from over 150 countries and was called by a committee headed by Billy Graham of the United States . The drafting committee for the document was chaired by John Stott of the United Kingdom . In addition to the signing of the covenant , the conference also created the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization . The covenant is in the form of an ecumenical confession , in which the signatories profess their shame at having failed to spread the Gospel of Jesus . The covenant specifically affirms the beliefs in the Nicene Creed . The signatories express their intention to be more committed to spreading Christianity throughout the world . It lists fifteen specific beliefs to which the signatories testify . The original document is in English and has been translated into at least twenty different languages . In 1989 , fifteen years after the original Lausanne conference , the Second International Congress on World Evangelization ( sometimes called `` Lausanne II '' ) convened in Manila , Philippines , and adopted the Manila Manifesto , an elaboration of the Lausanne Covenant . The introduction of the covenant is : We , members of the Church of Jesus Christ , from more than 150 nations , participants in the International Congress on World Evangelization at Lausanne , praise God for his great salvation and rejoice in the fellowship he has given us with himself and with each other . We are deeply stirred by what God is doing in our day , moved to penitence by our failures and challenged by the unfinished task of evangelization . We believe the Gospel is God 's good news for the whole world , and we are determined by his grace to obey Christ 's commission to proclaim it to all mankind and to make disciples of every nation . We desire , therefore , to affirm our faith and our resolve , and to make public our covenant ."
},
{
"docid": "Methodist_Church_of_Australasia",
"title": "",
"text": "The Methodist Church of Australasia was a Methodist denomination based in Australia . On 1 January 1902 , five Methodist denominations in Australia -- the Wesleyan Methodist Church , the Primitive Methodists , the Bible Christian Church , the United Methodist Free and the Methodist New Connexion Churches came together to found a new church . In polity it largely followed the Wesleyan Methodist Church . This Church established a General Conference , meeting triennially , for Australasia ( which then included New Zealand ) in 1875 , with Annual Conferences in the States . The church ceased to exist in 1977 when most of its congregations joined with the many congregations of the Congregational Union of Australia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia to form the Uniting Church in Australia . There are still independent Methodist congregations in Australia , including congregations formed or impacted by Tongan immigrants . The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia is derived from the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America and did not join the Uniting Church in Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Ceratitis_capitata",
"title": "",
"text": "Ceratitis capitata , the Mediterranean fruit fly , or medfly for short , is a species of fruit fly capable of causing extensive damage to a wide range of fruit crops . It is native to the Mediterranean area , but has spread invasively to many parts of the world , including Australasia and North and South America ."
},
{
"docid": "João_Cabral",
"title": "",
"text": "João Cabral was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary , who , along with Estêvão Cacella , were the first Europeans to enter Bhutan in 1627 . The following year he became the first European to visit neighboring Nepal and the Sikkim region of India . Cabral was born in Celorico da Beira , Portugal , in 1599 . In 1615 he joined the Society of Jesus , and in September 5 , 1626 he left for the Tibetan planes in the hopes of finding the mythic Kingdom of Shambala and spreading the Christian faith . After failing both his plans , he returned to India and continued his missionary career in Malaka , Macau and Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "Early_centers_of_Christianity",
"title": "",
"text": "Early Christianity ( generally considered the time period from its start to 325 ) , spread from the Eastern Mediterranean throughout the Roman Empire and beyond , reaching as far east as India . Originally , this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers , in the Holy Land and the Jewish diaspora . The first followers of Christianity were Jews or biblical proselytes , commonly referred to as Jewish Christians and Godfearers . The Apostolic Sees claim to have been founded by one or more of the Apostles of Jesus , who are said to have dispersed from Jerusalem sometime after the Crucifixion of Jesus , c. 26 -- 36 , perhaps following the Great Commission . Early Christians gathered in small private homes , known as house churches , but a city 's whole Christian community would also be called a church -- the Greek noun εκκλησια #Ancient Greek literally means assembly , gathering , or congregation but is translated as church in most English translations of the New Testament . Many of these Early Christians were merchants and others who had practical reasons for traveling to northern Africa , Asia Minor , Arabia , Greece , and other places . Over 40 such communities were established by the year 100 , many in Anatolia , also known as Asia Minor , such as the Seven Churches of Asia . By the end of the first century , Christianity had already spread to Rome , India , and major cities in Armenia , Greece and Syria , serving as foundations for the expansive spread of Christianity , eventually throughout the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Kobad_Ghandy",
"title": "",
"text": "Kobad Ghandy ( born 1951 ) is an Indian communist and Maoist-Naxalite leader . He is a member of the banned Communist Party of India ( Maoist ) . He was assigned the task of spreading Maoist influence in urban areas and running its propaganda wing . Ghandy was in charge of the South Western Regional Bureau ( SWRB ) coordinating the naxalite activity in Tamil Nadu , Karnataka , Kerala and Maharashtra , where their activity remained stagnant despite herculean efforts made by the Maoist party . Taking into consideration his ability to analyse the national and international developments , he was also entrusted with the job of building up the naxal movement in urban areas . Ghandy has admitted that despite the rapid spread of the naxalite movement in Central and North India , it failed to strike roots in other states . Even in Orissa , Jharkhand , Bihar and Chhattisgarh , the party failed to win over people in plain areas and in towns , while the movement was getting strengthened in tribal belts . With the Maoist party realising that it was consistently failing in garnering support from the middle class and the intellectual sections of society , it had asked Ghandy to devise strategies and identify issues that could win over these two sections . For this purpose , Maoists had formed a Sub-Committee on Mass Organisations ( SUCOMO ) and Ghandy was heading it . Though the violent naxalite movement began in Maharashtra in Gadchiroli division abutting Andhra Pradesh three decades ago , it had failed to spread to other areas . In Kerala also the naxalite party had failed to make much of an impact . Karnataka where the movement was relatively strong just a decade ago , had seen a split in the rank and file of Maoists after a section of leaders questioned the very principle of area wise seizure of power starting from forest areas . Ever since the split , the Maoist party failed to strike roots in this state . In Tamil Nadu , the self-styled Maoist think tank had been trying to get a foothold in districts abutting Andhra Pradesh and Kerala but instant response from the police agencies had halted the spread of the Maoist movement . The exchange of fire near Theni river in Tamil Nadu two years ago forced the Maoist party to slow down on its plans ."
},
{
"docid": "Approaches_to_evangelism",
"title": "",
"text": "Throughout history , Christians have used many different approaches to spread Christianity via the practice of evangelism . Christianity began with only a few different evangelistic approaches , but over the years , many different forms of evangelism have been employed by various groups to spread their faith . Many of these forms of evangelism are often employed in only certain parts of the world by Christians in different geographical areas . In particular , most new approaches to evangelism today have arisen out of Europe or the United States , especially when new technologies are used for the effort of evangelism . ."
},
{
"docid": "Cecil_Gribble",
"title": "",
"text": "Cecil Frank Gribble ( 12 June 190315 September 1995 ) was an Australian Christian minister who was President General of the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia 1964 -- 1966 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nový_Dvůr_Arboretum",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nový Dvůr Arboretum is an arboretum in Opava District , Czech Republic . The arboretum is part of the Silesian Museum in Opava , and includes 7,000 different species from five continents , spread over 23 hectares . There are also 200 square metres of greenhouse space , including both tropical and sub-tropical climates , allowing the arboretum to also include trees and plants that require the climates of Africa , Asia , America and Australasia ."
},
{
"docid": "Unreached_people_group",
"title": "",
"text": "In Christianity , an unreached people group refers to an ethnic group without an indigenous , self-propagating Christian church movement . Any ethnic or ethnolinguistic nation without enough Christians to evangelize the rest of the nation is an `` unreached people group '' . It is a missiological term used by Evangelical Christians . The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization defines a people group as `` the largest group within which the Gospel can spread as a church planting movement without encountering barriers of understanding or acceptance . '' `` Nation '' is sometimes used interchangeably for `` people group '' . The term is sometimes applied to ethnic groups in which less than 2 % of the population is Evangelical Christian . The Great Commission of Christianity is a Biblical mandate to make Christian disciples in every nation of the world . According to the Biblical books of Matthew , Mark and Luke , these were the final instructions of Jesus Christ before he is stated to have ascended into heaven . This is a basic tenet of Evangelical Christianity . Therefore , spreading Christianity to the remaining people groups without access to it is a goal of some adherents of the faith today ."
},
{
"docid": "Spread_trade",
"title": "",
"text": "In finance , a spread trade ( also known as relative value trade ) is the simultaneous purchase of one security and sale of a related security , called legs , as a unit . Spread trades are usually executed with options or futures contracts as the legs , but other securities are sometimes used . They are executed to yield an overall net position whose value , called the spread , depends on the difference between the prices of the legs . Common spreads are priced and traded as a unit on futures exchanges rather than as individual legs , thus ensuring simultaneous execution and eliminating the execution risk of one leg executing but the other failing . Spread trades are executed to attempt to profit from the widening or narrowing of the spread , rather than from movement in the prices of the legs directly . Spreads are either `` bought '' or `` sold '' depending on whether the trade will profit from the widening or narrowing of the spread ."
},
{
"docid": "Monastic_settlement",
"title": "",
"text": "Monastic settlements are areas built up in and around the development of monasteries with the spread of Christianity . These settlements are of historic interest as the development of a monastery typically spurred other settlement developments over many hundred of years which may be rich in historical artefacts enabling understanding of social orders and the spread of culture and technologies . Category : Christian monasticism"
},
{
"docid": "Wesleyan_Methodist_Church_of_Australia",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia is a Christian denomination with its origins in Wesleyan Methodism . It is the organisational name for contemporary The Wesleyan Church in Australia . ( The historic Wesleyan Methodist denomination in Australia up to 1 January 1902 merged into the Methodist Church of Australasia . )"
},
{
"docid": "Astacoides",
"title": "",
"text": "Astacoides is a genus of freshwater crayfish endemic to Madagascar . The first specimens were brought to Europe in 1839 , and seven species are now recognised , most of which are on the IUCN Red List . They are large and slow-growing , and are threatened by habitat loss , overexploitation by local people and by spread of introduced non-indigenous marbled crayfish ( Procambarus fallax f. virginalis ) . They are only found in a relatively small part of the island , mostly in undisturbed upland areas . They belong to the Gondwana-distributed family Parastacidae , but their nearest relatives live in Australasia , there being no native crayfish in mainland Africa or India ."
},
{
"docid": "Menegazzia",
"title": "",
"text": "Menegazzia is a genus of lichenized fungi containing roughly 70 accepted species . The group is sometimes referred to as the tree flutes , honeycombed lichens , or hole-punch lichens . The most obvious morphological feature of the genus is the distinctive perforations spread across the upper side of the thallus . This makes the group easy to recognise , even for those not particularly familiar with lichen identification . The genus has a sub-cosmopolitan distribution ( excluding Antarctica ) , but is concentrated in Australasia , Melanesia , and southern South America . Most species grow exclusively on trees , but some grow on rocks , moss , and/or soil ."
},
{
"docid": "Anglo-Saxon_Christianity",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Christianity in England from the Roman departure to the Norman Conquest is often told as one of conflict between the Celtic Christianity spread by the Irish mission , and Roman Christianity brought across by Augustine of Canterbury ."
},
{
"docid": "Religious_ministry",
"title": "",
"text": "Religious ministry may refer to : Minister ( Christianity ) Christian ministry , activity by Christians to spread or express their faith Ministry of Jesus"
},
{
"docid": "Christian_Democratic_Union_(Dominican_Republic)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Christian Democratic Union is a Christian Democratic political parties of the Dominican Republic . It first contested national elections in 2002 , when it received 0.2 % of the vote in the parliamentary elections that year , failing to win a seat . In the 2006 elections it was part of the victorious Progressive Bloc , but again failed to win a seat after receiving only 0.2 % of the vote . In the 2010 elections its vote share fell to 0.1 % ."
},
{
"docid": "Danvers_Statement",
"title": "",
"text": "The Danvers Statement is a statement of the complementarian Christian view of gender roles . It is not the product of any particular Christian denomination , but has been cited by the Southwestern Baptist Seminary , the Presbyterian Church in America , and the International Council for Gender Studies . It was first published by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood ( CBMW ) in Wheaton , Illinois in November 1988 . Work on the statement began with `` several evangelical leaders '' at a CBMW meeting in Danvers , Massachusetts in December 1987 . In 1989 , a paid advertisement center-spread appeared in the January 13 issue of Christianity Today accompanied with the Danvers Statement . In February 1989 , R.K. McGregor Wright put out `` Response to the Danvers Statement , '' an unpublished paper delivered to the Christians for Biblical Equality Conference , St. Paul , which was later revised and republished . In 1990 Christians for Biblical Equality published a statement `` Men , Women & Biblical Equality , '' in Christianity Today . Randall Balmer says that the Statement was an attempt to `` staunch the spread of biblical feminism in evangelical circles . '' Seth Dowland suggests that the authors of the statement `` framed their position as a clear and accessible reading of scripture . The Danvers Statement is included in readers such as Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism : A Documentary Reader ( NYU Press , 2008 ) and Eve and Adam : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender ( Indiana University Press , 2009 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Rural_Radio_Network",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rural Radio Network ( RRN ) was an interconnected group of six commercial FM radio stations spread across upstate New York and operated from Ithaca , NY -- the first all-radio , no-wireline network in the world . It began operation in 1948 as an innovative broadcast service to the agricultural community , but competition from television -- and a lack of affordable , well-performing FM receivers -- caused the founders ' original business plan to fail . The stations changed ownership , as well as Radio formats , several times in futile attempts to achieve profitability . Perhaps the group 's most notable owner was the Christian Broadcasting Network , headed by televangelist Pat Robertson , which acquired the stations through a corporate donation in 1969 . A decade later , Robertson decided to sell the stations and the licenses were gradually transferred to individual owners in 1981 and 1982 , thus dissolving one of the nation 's earliest FM networks ."
},
{
"docid": "Rift",
"title": "",
"text": "In geology , a rift is a linear zone where the Earth 's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics . Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression , called a graben , or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side . Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley , which may be filled by water forming a rift lake . The axis of the rift area may contain volcanic rocks , and active volcanism is a part of many , but not all active rift systems . Major rifts occur along the central axis of most mid-ocean ridges , where new oceanic crust and lithosphere is created along a divergent boundary between two tectonic plates . Failed rifts are the result of continental rifting that failed to continue to the point of break-up . Typically the transition from rifting to spreading develops at a triple junction where three converging rifts meet over a hotspot . Two of these evolve to the point of seafloor spreading , while the third ultimately fails , becoming an aulacogen ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Christianity",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion , Christendom , and the Church with its various denominations , from the 1st century to the present . Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity spread to all of Europe in the Middle Ages . Christianity expanded throughout the world during Europe 's Age of Exploration from the Renaissance onwards , becoming the world 's largest religion . Today there are more than two billion Christians worldwide ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(Mel_B_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feels So Good '' is a song by British recording artist Melanie B . It was written along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for her debut solo album Hot ( 2001 ) and released as the album 's second single on 19 February 2001 . In the United Kingdom , it peaked and debuted at number 5 , selling 55,000 copies in its first week and 140,331 altogether , thus becoming the 80th best seller of 2001 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "You_Make_Me_Feel_So_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You Make Me Feel So Good '' is the third single released by the American synthpop band Book of Love . The song was included on the band 's eponymous debut album Book of Love in 1986 . The song was written by band members Susan Ottaviano and Ted Ottaviano . Although `` You Make Me Feel So Good '' failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart , it became Book of Love 's first CHR radio hit . The song was remixed for the single by Jellybean and Ivan Ivan . For the 12 '' single , album track `` Lost Souls '' was remixed and extended by Mark Kamins . Also appearing on the 12 '' single is the ` Full Bloom Version ' of `` I Touch Roses '' which was remixed by Depeche Mode producer and Mute Records founder , Daniel Miller . A video was filmed for `` You Make Me Feel So Good '' and released to promote the album . ( See External links for video )"
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(composition)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feels So Good '' is the title of a 1978 instrumental by the American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione . It was both written and produced by Mangione and is the title track from his 1977 album . The album version of `` Feels So Good '' runs almost ten minutes , but an edit trimming the piece to 3 minutes 28 seconds was released as a single in early 1978 . The single reached # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June of that year after spending a week atop the Billboard easy listening chart in May . The recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the ceremony held in 1979 , losing out to Billy Joel 's `` Just the Way You Are '' . Mangione re-recorded the tune ( as a slow ballad , and with lyrics sung by Don Potter ) for his 1982 album 70 Miles Young . Mangione was quoted describing the editing of the original version of the track as `` major surgery . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Feel_So_Good_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feel So Good '' is a song by American hip-hop artist Mase . It was released in October 1997 as the lead single from his debut album , Harlem World , and it appeared on the Money Talks soundtrack . The song was produced by D-Dot and Sean `` Puffy '' Combs and featured R&B singer Kelly Price on the chorus . The single was the most successful of the three singles released from the album , having peaked at number 5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs , and number-one on the Hot Rap Singles chart . `` Feel So Good '' was certified gold just about a month after its release on November 12 , 1997 ; it was later certified platinum on January 7 , 1998 . Chris Tucker appears in the music video , which was directed by Hype Williams . The main sample the song uses is from Kool & the Gang 's `` Hollywood Swinging '' , and the chorus interpolates the Miami Sound Machine 's `` Bad Boy '' . Jay-Z interpolates the lyrics on the song `` BBC '' off his album Magna Carta Holy Grail ."
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(Xscape_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feels So Good '' is Xscape 's first single from their second studio album `` Off the Hook '' . The song reached number # 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number # 8 on Billboard 's Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks . It also charted in the United Kingdom at number # 34 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fallin'_Never_Felt_So_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Fallin ' Never Felt So Good '' is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Shawn Camp . It was released in July 1993 as the first single from the album Shawn Camp . The song reached No. 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . The song was written by Camp and Will Smith . Before Camp 's release , Dude Mowrey cut the song on his 1991 debut album Honky Tonk . Mark Chesnutt also released a version of the song from his 2000 album Lost in the Feeling , for MCA Nashville Records . Chesnutt 's version was also a single , reaching No. 52 on the same charts that year . Like Camp 's version , Chesnutt 's was produced by Mark Wright ."
},
{
"docid": "Sure_Feels_Real_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Sure Feels Real Good '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson . It was released in June 1999 as the second single from the album Being Human . The song reached # 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . The song was written by Peterson and Gene Pistilli ."
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Right_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feels So Right '' is a song written by Randy Owen , and recorded by American country music band Alabama . It was released in May 1981 as the second single and title track from the band 's album Feels So Right . It was the group 's fourth straight No. 1 single ( and first multi-week No. 1 ) on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart . `` Feel So Right '' was covered by Clay Walker as a duet with Randy Owen on his 2010 album She Wo n't Be Lonely Long ."
},
{
"docid": "Lina_Santiago",
"title": "",
"text": "Lina Santiago ( born September 5 , 1978 ) is an American singer and musician . She is best known for her 1996 single , `` Feels So Good ( Show Me Your Love ) '' , which peaked at # 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year . On the US dance chart , the single peaked at # 6 and spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart . She released one album , Feels So Good , in 1996 , which included the single of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(Chuck_Mangione_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Feels So Good is a 1977 jazz album released by Chuck Mangione . It contains his hit single , the title song `` Feels So Good '' , which in an edited form reached No. 4 on the U.S. charts . The song also reached the top of the Billboard adult contemporary chart . It was also frequently referenced on animated TV comedy King of the Hill , on which Mangione had a recurring voice role as himself . The album Feels So Good peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart in 1978 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lost_in_the_Feeling",
"title": "",
"text": "Lost in the Feeling is the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt . This album marked Chesnutt 's return to MCA after the dissolution of the Decca Records Nashville division in 1999 . The two singles from this album , which were the title track and `` Fallin ' Never Felt So Good '' , both failed to reach Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts , making this the first studio album of Chesnutt 's career not to have any Top 40 hits . Both `` Fallin ' Never Felt So Good '' and `` Confessin ' My Love '' were recorded and released as singles from Shawn Camp 's self-titled debut album in 1993 . The former was originally recorded by Dude Mowrey on his 1991 debut album Honky Tonk as well . `` Try Being Me '' was previously recorded by Larry Stewart on 1994 's Heart Like a Hurricane , and `` It Pays Big Money '' was later recorded under the title `` Big Money '' by Garth Brooks on his 2001 album Scarecrow . The title track is a Conway Twitty cover , and a cover of Gene Watson 's `` Love in the Hot Afternoon '' is included as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Real_Good_Feel_Good_Song",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Real Good Feel Good Song '' is a song written by Richard Fagan and Larry Alderman , and recorded by American country music artist Mel McDaniel . It was released in April 1988 as the third single from McDaniel 's album , Now You 're Talkin . It peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Be_with_You_(Atomic_Kitten_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Be with You '' is a song by British girl group Atomic Kitten . The song was written by Greg Wilson , Tracey Carmen and Martin Foster and is an adaptation of Electric Light Orchestra 's song `` Last Train to London '' , written by Jeff Lynne . It was released in 2002 as a double A-side with `` The Last Goodbye '' , the third single off their second UK album , Feels So Good . The song was not part of any UK release of Feels So Good but was included on international editions and eventually on the third album , Ladies Night , in 2003 . As a single , the song became a hit in Australia , peaking at number ten , and number 15 in New Zealand ."
},
{
"docid": "Still_Feels_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "Still Feels Good is the fifth studio album released by the American country music group Rascal Flatts . It was released September 25 , 2007 on Lyric Street Records . It sold 2,192,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009 and was certified 2 × Platinum by the RIAA . Target Corporation stores released a bonus five-track CD along with Still Feels Good which includes four songs written by the group , as well as a remix of their 2006 single `` My Wish '' . The album has produced five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts . The first of these singles , `` Take Me There '' , was co-written by Kenny Chesney , and reached Number One on the country charts in mid-2007 . Following it were `` Winner at a Losing Game '' and `` Every Day '' , both of which peaked at number 2 on the same chart , and `` Bob That Head '' which peaked at number 15 . `` Here '' , the album 's fifth single , was released in September 2008 which became their second Number One hit from the album ."
},
{
"docid": "You_Feel_Good_All_Over",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You Feel Good All Over '' is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton , and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard . It was released in April 1979 as the first single from the album 3/4 Lonely . The song reached # 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Feel_Good_Time",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feel Good Time '' is a song by Pink featuring William Orbit . It was released as the lead single on the international edition of her third studio album Try This . It was later used on the soundtrack of the 2003 film Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle . The single peaked at number sixty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart , and has been certified gold by the ARIA . The song was originally written by and recorded by Beck and William Orbit with the intention of being a Beck track , but after Pink wanted to cover the song , Beck gave the song to her . Beck 's vocals and a guitar were removed and replaced with Pink 's vocals . Beck 's original was later posted on Orbit 's website . Feel Good Time uses audio samples from Fresh-Garbage by Spirit . `` Feel Good Time '' was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Nancy and the Boys covered `` Feel Good Time '' on the 2003 happy hardcore compilation album Speed SFX ."
},
{
"docid": "Bodyheat_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bodyheat is the 47th studio album by American musician James Brown . The album was released in December 1976 , by Polydor Records . It includes the singles `` Bodyheat '' and `` Kiss in ' 77 '' . It was produced and arranged by James Brown . The cover and art work was by the Virginia Team . The back of the cover features a text written by James Brown titled Brand New Sound . `` Sometimes the serpent of the devil is so strong , it takes the bodyheat of God to keep him away . So do good , think good and you 'll be good to your fellow man - and to all humanity . Listen to this album . Not only will the spiritual feeling get to you , but the ` groove ' will , too . Undying Dedication To You , JAMES BROWN ( With the feeling of a new beginning ... A New Sound ! ) ''"
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(Show_Me_Your_Love)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feels So Good ( Show Me Your Love ) '' is a hit song by one-hit wonder artist Lina Santiago . It hit # 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 6 , 1996 . It was recorded and released in 1995 before she was even 17 years old . The song was her only hit , due to a series of bad decisions on her record label 's part when they suggested her first album consist almost entirely of ballads . She was eventually dropped by Universal in 1997 , after releasing only three singles and one album in her discography , all of which were released before she turned 18 years old ."
},
{
"docid": "Feel_So_Fine",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Feel So Fine '' is a song released in 1960 by Johnny Preston . The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , peaking at No. 14 , while reaching No. 9 in Australia , No 14 on Canada 's CHUM Hit Parade , No. 18 in the United Kingdom , and No. 6 in Flemish Belgium . The song was a reworking of the 1955 song `` Feel So Good '' by Shirley & Lee , with modified lyrics . Shirley & Lee 's `` Feel So Good '' reached No. 2 on Billboard 's Rhythm & Blues Records chart for `` Most Played in Juke Boxes '' ."
},
{
"docid": "I'm_Your_Baby_Tonight_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I 'm Your Baby Tonight '' is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston 's 1990 third studio album of the same name . The song was written and produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid . The single features a B-side , `` Feels So Good '' , which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album . While the original version , written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface , was released in the United States , the Yvonne Turner mix ( also known as the `` European Version '' or the `` International Version '' ) , was released in other countries . Houston was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance , Female with this track at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991 . The song became a huge hit for Houston , reaching the top 10 worldwide . It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , her eighth single to do so ; `` I 'm Your Baby Tonight '' is her fifth biggest hit in the US . A live performance was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release , Whitney Houston Live : Her Greatest Performances ."
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Right",
"title": "",
"text": "Feels So Right is the fifth studio album by American country band Alabama , released in February 1981 by RCA Records . It was their first # 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart . On the all-genre Billboard 200 the album peaked at # 16 and stayed for more than three years , longer than any other Alabama album . Feels So Right produced three Number One hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart : `` Old Flame '' , the title track and `` Love in the First Degree '' . The latter two also reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 . The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ."
},
{
"docid": "Never_Had_It_So_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Never Had It So Good '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter . It was released in September 1989 as the second single from the album State of the Heart . The song reached # 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . It was written by Carpenter and John Jennings ."
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(Grover_Washington_Jr._album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Feels So Good is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. , recorded and released in 1975 . The album topped both the soul and jazz albums charts and peaked at number ten on the pop album charts in the U.S."
},
{
"docid": "It_Feels_So_Good_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "It Feels So Good is the eighth studio album by American vocal group , The Manhattans , released in 1977 through Columbia Records ."
},
{
"docid": "She's_Kinda_Hot",
"title": "",
"text": "`` She 's Kinda Hot '' is a song by Australian rock band 5 Seconds of Summer . The song is the first single from the band 's second album Sounds Good Feels Good . The pop punk and pop rock song was co-written by band members Ashton Irwin and Michael Clifford , alongside Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and produced by John Feldmann . It was released worldwide on 17 July 2015 . The band followed up the single release with EP releases on 28 August 2015 featuring bonus tracks and physical editions on both CD and vinyl in certain countries ."
},
{
"docid": "We're_So_Good_Together",
"title": "",
"text": "`` We 're So Good Together '' is a song written by Bob DiPiero , John Scott Sherrill and Annie Roboff , and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire . It was released in September 2000 as the third single from the album So Good Together . The song reached # 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_and_It_Feels_So_Good",
"title": "",
"text": "Young and it Feels So Good is the full-length studio album released by the Long Beach , California band , Boris Smile . The album was self-released in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hot_(Mel_B_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hot is the debut album by British pop singer Melanie B , released on 9 October 2000 by Virgin . The album was not as successful as her albums with the Spice Girls or that of other members solo albums released around this time . It peaked at number twenty-eight in United Kingdom and sold over 60,000 copies , receiving a silver certification . The album had four singles : `` I Want You Back '' , featuring Missy Elliott , `` Tell Me '' , `` Feels So Good '' and `` Lullaby '' . The first three singles reached top 5 in United Kingdom . The single `` Word Up '' , previously released on the soundtrack of the film Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me , was included on the Japanese version . The album received mixed to negative reviews from critics ."
},
{
"docid": "So_Sad_(To_Watch_Good_Love_Go_Bad)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` So Sad ( To Watch Good Love Go Bad ) '' is a song written by Don Everly , which was released in 1960 by The Everly Brothers . The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , peaking at No. 7 , while reaching No. 4 on the United Kingdom 's Record Retailer and New Musical Express charts , No. 7 on New Zealand 's `` Lever Hit Parade '' , No. 15 in Flemish Belgium , No. 16 on Billboard 's Hot R&B Sides , No. 18 on Canada 's `` CHUM Hit Parade '' , and No. 19 in Australia . In 1968 , The Hombres included a cover on their only album Let It Out ( Let It All Hang Out ) . Jeff Lynne also recorded it on his album Long Wave in 2012 . In 1970 , a cover of `` So Sad ( To Watch Good Love Go Bad ) '' was released by Hank Williams , Jr. and Lois Johnson , which reached No. 12 on the Billboard `` Hot Country Singles '' chart and No. 10 on Canada 's `` Top 50 RPM Country '' chart . Connie Smith released a cover of the song in 1976 , which reached No. 31 on the Billboard `` Hot Country Singles '' chart . A cover was released by Steve Wariner in 1978 , which reached No. 76 on the Billboard `` Hot Country Singles '' chart . Emmylou Harris released a cover of the song in 1983 , which reached No. 28 on the Billboard `` Hot Country Singles '' chart and No. 14 on Canada 's RPM `` Country 50 Singles '' chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Leave_the_Pieces",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Leave the Pieces '' is a song written by Jennifer Hanson and Billy Austin , and recorded by American country music duo The Wreckers for their debut album Stand Still , Look Pretty for which it served as lead single with a February 7 , 2006 , release . The single entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 68 , : peaking at number 34 on the Hot 100 , `` Leave the Pieces '' rose as high as number 1 on Billboard '' 's Hot Country Songs chart , the first track by a first-time charting duo to top the Billboard country music chart since 1991 , and the first by a female duo since 1953 . ( The Wreckers had previously appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 with `` I 'm Feeling You '' a collaborative single with Santana ) . Branch said of the song 's success , `` To see our hard work in getting this project off the ground result in my first number-one as an artist could not be more meaningful '' , while Jessica Harp said `` It 's an amazing feeling to have our debut single go number one , especially getting to share it with my dear friend . The fact that we 've achieved such success is something I ca n't even comprehend yet . I just know that the stars have aligned , and it feels good to be a Wrecker . '' ( `` Leave the Pieces '' was not actually the Wreckers ' debut single : apart from their Santana collaboration `` I 'm Feeling You '' in 2005 the Wreckers had that year had a single release with `` The Good Kind '' which had bubbled under the Hot 100 with a number 115 peak . ) `` Leave the Pieces '' was used in the episode `` Homecoming and Coming Home '' of Hart of Dixie '' . On April 3 , 2012 , Michelle Branch performed `` Leave the Pieces '' in LA with Kelly Clarkson as part of Clarkson 's ` Stronger ' tour . The song has sold 1,034,000 copies as of April 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Feels_So_Good_(Atomic_Kitten_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Feels So Good is the second studio album by girl group Atomic Kitten and the first full original album featuring Jenny Frost . The style of the album is comparable with the first album and consists mainly of pop ballads , happy songs and one cover version . After releasing a cover version of `` Eternal Flame '' on the previous album , Susanna Hoffs from The Bangles was asked to write a track for the album called `` Love Does n't Have to Hurt '' . The girls teamed up with Rob Davis for the songwriting and production of several songs and as a result , Kylie Minogue with whom he frequently collaborated , donated the song `` Feels So Good '' to the album . Out of gratitude and because they felt it was a great title , the group decided to name the album after that song . As with debut album Right Now , OMD frontman and Atomic Kitten founder Andy McCluskey -- who parted ways with the group during recording -- made multiple songwriting contributions . The album received mixed to negative reviews , but fared well on the charts , reaching number one and selling 80,000 in its first week and the single `` The Tide Is High '' becoming number one the week before , selling 145,000 copies . Atomic Kitten became only the second girl band to have the number-one single and album at the same time after the Spice Girls . Following the release of the single `` The Last Goodbye '' / `` Be with You '' , the album climbed back to the top ten in for two weeks . The album was certified double platinum and the album was certified Platinum by the IFPI for selling more than one million copies in Europe . The album was further promoted with the simultaneous release of the book Atomic Kitten : So Good , So Far by Ian McLeish , in which the girl group gave an insight look into their early career ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Deadpool_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deadpool is a 2016 American superhero film directed by Tim Miller and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . It is the eighth installment and a spin-off in the X-Men film series , and stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular character , as well as Morena Baccarin , Ed Skrein , T. J. Miller , Gina Carano , Leslie Uggams , Brianna Hildebrand , and Stefan Kapičić . In the film , antihero Deadpool hunts the man who nearly destroyed his life while also trying to reunite with his lost love . Development began in February 2004 with New Line Cinema , but moved in March 2005 to 20th Century Fox who bought the film rights . In May 2009 , after Reynolds portrayed the character in X-Men Origins : Wolverine , to the general disappointment of fans , Fox lent the film to writers , and Miller was hired for his directorial debut in April 2011 . Enthusiastic acclaim for leaked CGI test footage by Miller in July 2014 led to Fox greenlighting the film in September . Additional casting began in early 2015 , and principal photography commenced in Vancouver from March to May . Deadpool premiered in Paris on February 8 , 2016 , and was released on February 12 in the United States in IMAX , DLP , D-Box , and premium large format . Critics praised Reynolds ' performance as well as the film 's style , faithful depiction of the titular character , and action sequences , but criticized its plot as formulaic . It received various awards and nominations , including two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy and Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , and a Producers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Theatrical Motion Picture . It also won two Critics ' Choice Movie Awards for Best Comedy and Best Actor in a Comedy . The film was also a significant commercial success , grossing over $ 783million worldwide and breaking numerous box-office records , becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of 2016 , the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time when unadjusted for inflation , and the highest-grossing X-Men film . Shortly after the film 's success , Fox ordered development of a sequel scheduled to be released on June 1 , 2018 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Dead_pool_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A dead pool is a game in which the object is guessing when someone will die . Dead Pool or Deadpool may also refer to : Deadpool , a character in the Marvel Comics universe Deadpool ( video game ) , 2013 Deadpool ( film ) , a 2016 American superhero film The Dead Pool ( 1988 ) , Last of the Dirty Harry series of films , starring Clint Eastwood . Dead Pool ( professional wrestling ) , a faction set up for World Championship Wrestling DEADPOOL , a common feature in the TechCrunch blog"
},
{
"docid": "T-Ray_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "T-Ray is a fictional supervillain , published by Marvel Comics and created by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuiness . A mercenary for hire , he played an important role in the series Deadpool ; T-Ray served to remind Wade Wilson , also known as Deadpool , what a failure he was . He is Deadpool 's archenemy for many issues and almost everything that happened to Deadpool was a part of an elaborate plan orchestrated by T-Ray ."
},
{
"docid": "Deadpool",
"title": "",
"text": "Deadpool ( Wade Winston Wilson ) is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by artist/writer Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza , the character first appeared in The New Mutants # 98 ( cover-dated February 1991 ) . Initially Deadpool was depicted as a supervillain when he made his first appearance in The New Mutants and later in issues of X-Force , but later evolved into his more recognizable antiheroic persona . Deadpool , whose real name is Wade Wilson , is a disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary with the superhuman ability of an accelerated healing factor and physical prowess . The character is known as the `` Merc with a Mouth '' because of his talkative nature and tendency to break the fourth wall , which is used by writers for humorous effect and running gags . The character 's popularity has seen him feature in numerous other media . In the 2004 series Cable & Deadpool , he refers to his own scarred appearance as `` Ryan Reynolds crossed with a Shar Pei '' . Reynolds himself would eventually portray the character in the 2009 film X-Men Origins : Wolverine and reprised the role in the 2016 film Deadpool ."
},
{
"docid": "X-Men_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name , who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel Comics . 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994 , and after numerous drafts , Bryan Singer was hired to direct X-Men ( 2000 ) and its sequel , X2 ( 2003 ) , while Brett Ratner directed X-Men : The Last Stand ( 2006 ) . After each film earned higher box office grosses than its predecessor , several spin-off films were released , including a trilogy focused on the character of Wolverine : X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2009 ) , The Wolverine ( 2013 ) and Logan ( 2017 ) . A prequel , X-Men : First Class , was released in 2011 , followed by sequels X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 , also a sequel to X-Men : The Last Stand ) and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . A spin-off film , Deadpool ( 2016 ) was also released . X-Men , X2 , X-Men : First Class , The Wolverine , X-Men : Days of Future Past , Deadpool and Logan were all met with positive reviews from critics . X-Men : The Last Stand and X-Men : Apocalypse were met with mixed reviews , while X-Men Origins : Wolverine received negative reviews . With ten films released , the X-Men film series is the eighth highest-grossing film series , having grossed over worldwide . It is set to continue in 2018 with the releases of New Mutants , Deadpool 2 and Dark Phoenix ."
},
{
"docid": "Cable_&_Deadpool",
"title": "",
"text": "Cable & Deadpool was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004 . The title characters , Cable and Deadpool , shared the focus of the book . The series was launched following the cancellation of the characters ' previous ongoing solo series . The book 's mix of humor , action , and intricate plotting have won it a devoted fanbase . Marvel Comics canceled the series with issue # 50 to make way for a new Deadpool ongoing series that began on September 10 , 2008 , and a new Cable ongoing series that was launched in March 2008 . Cable & Deadpool were ranked # 7 on Marvel.com 's list of `` The 10 Greatest Buddy Teams '' of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Deadpool_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deadpool is a 2016 American superhero film directed by Tim Miller and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . The film stars Ryan Reynolds as the title character , as well as Morena Baccarin , Ed Skrein , T.J. Miller , Gina Carano , Leslie Uggams , Brianna Hildebrand and Stefan Kapičić . In the film , antihero Deadpool hunts the man who nearly destroyed his life while also trying to reunite with his lost love . Deadpool , produced on a budget of $ 58 million , was released theatrically in the United States on February 12 , 2016 and grossed a worldwide total of over $ 783.1 million . The film has garnered numerous awards and nominations with most nominations recognising the film itself , the performances of the cast ( particularly Reynolds ) and the film 's visual effects . Deadpool was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards as well as four Critics ' Choice Movie Awards ( winning two ) , a Directors Guild of America Award , five Empire Awards , eight MTV Movie Awards ( winning two ) , a Producers Guild of America Award , four People 's Choice Awards ( winning two ) , six Teen Choice Awards ( winning two ) , and a Writers Guild of America Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Taylor_Hickson",
"title": "",
"text": "Taylor Hickson ( born December 11 , 1997 ) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter . Raised in Kelowna , British Columbia , Hickson began singing at talent shows at the age of 11 . After graduating from high school , she was granted an acting audition with a casting agent , who signed her the same day . Following a minor part in the movie Blackway , Hickson 's breakthrough role came in the 2016 feature Deadpool . In addition to several subsequent parts in films , she was later cast in the TV series Aftermath ."
},
{
"docid": "Wolverine_and_Deadpool",
"title": "",
"text": "Wolverine and Deadpool ( written as Wolverine & Deadpool from volume 3 onwards ) is part of Marvel UK 's ` Collector 's Edition ' line . It is being published by Panini Comics but reprints Marvel Comics from the United States . This title reprints stories of the characters Wolverine and Deadpool comics ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Deadpool_titles",
"title": "",
"text": "Deadpool is a comic book anti-hero in the . Since 1993 he has starred in several ongoing series , as well as a number of limited series and one-shots ."
},
{
"docid": "Weasel_(Marvel_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Weasel ( Jack Hammer ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Weasel is a friend , sidekick , information broker and arms dealer for Deadpool . Weasel is perhaps Deadpool 's best friend . However , because of his frequent mood swings and tenuous mental state , Deadpool still often abuses or mistreats him . Weasel has also displayed an opportunistic streak against his friend 's interests on occasions . Actor T. J. Miller portrays Weasel in the 2016 feature film Deadpool ."
},
{
"docid": "Deadpool_(Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deadpool ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) is the soundtrack to the 2016 film Deadpool , composed by Junkie XL , under his legal name Tom Holkenborg . Following the release , the soundtrack made the 30 mark on the Billboard 200 , and topped the soundtrack list also from Billboard ."
},
{
"docid": "Morena_Baccarin",
"title": "",
"text": "Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin ( -LSB- moˈɾenɐ ˈbakaɾĩ -RSB- ; born June 2 , 1979 ) is a Brazilian American actress . She is known for portraying Inara Serra in the series Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity , Adria in the series Stargate SG-1 and the follow-up film Stargate : The Ark of Truth , Anna in the 2009 version of the series V , Vanessa in the superhero comedy film Deadpool , and Jessica Brody in the Showtime series Homeland ( for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 ) . She plays the role of Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox television series Gotham ."
},
{
"docid": "Mrs._Deadpool_and_the_Howling_Commandos",
"title": "",
"text": "Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics ."
},
{
"docid": "Agent_X_(Marvel_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Agent X ( Nijo Minamiyori , alias Alex Hayden ) is a fictional mercenary appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He first appeared in Agent X # 1 ( Sept 2002 ) , by Gail Simone and UDON . The series , a pseudo-spin-off of Deadpool , continued the cynical , slapstick , and highly polished action which had characterized its parent series . Indeed , a central feature of Agent X was the question of the title character 's identity , sometimes implied to be Deadpool himself . Deadpool refers to Agent X as his `` Earth-2 Counterpart '' , a comedic reference to DC Comics ' designation of different Earths for different iterations of identical and similar characters ."
},
{
"docid": "Brianna_Hildebrand",
"title": "",
"text": "Brianna Caitlin Hildebrand ( born August 14 , 1996 ) is an American actress . She is known for appearing in the web series Annie Undocumented , and as Negasonic Teenage Warhead in the 2016 film Deadpool ."
},
{
"docid": "Karan_Soni",
"title": "",
"text": "Karan Soni is an American actor of Indian origin , known for his roles in the films Safety Not Guaranteed and Deadpool . He also starred in Betas , Yahoo Screen original series Other Space , and Blunt Talk ."
},
{
"docid": "Blind_Al",
"title": "",
"text": "Blind Al is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She is commonly depicted as a supporting character of Deadpool , an antihero . Al ( also known as Althea or Blind Alfred ) first appeared in Deadpool # 1 , living with him in `` The Deadhut '' , his house in San Francisco . At first her relationship with him was unclear , but over time it would reveal itself as highly complex and bizarre . Actress Leslie Uggams portrayed Blind Al in the 2016 feature film Deadpool ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhett_Reese",
"title": "",
"text": "Rhett Reese is an American film producer , television producer and screenwriter . As a screenwriter , his credits include Clifford 's Really Big Movie , Cruel Intentions 3 . He has collaborated with Paul Wernick , writing the films Zombieland , G.I. Joe : Retaliation , and Deadpool . Together they also created the reality series The Joe Schmo Show ."
},
{
"docid": "Deadpool_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deadpool is an antihero action comedy beat 'em up video game based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . The game was developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . Former Deadpool comic writer Daniel Way created the game 's plot , and Nolan North voiced the character . The game received mixed reviews , with plot elements commonly praised and gameplay elements found lacking . Deadpool , along with most other games published by Activision that had used the Marvel license , were de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts on January 1 , 2016 . As of July 15 , 2016 the game was made available to purchase again on Steam . The game was re-released on November 18 , 2015 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to coincide with the 2016 film of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Bob,_Agent_of_Hydra",
"title": "",
"text": "Bob is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and a sidekick of Deadpool . Bob has a cameo in the 2016 feature film Deadpool where he is portrayed by Rob Hayter ."
},
{
"docid": "Gwenpool",
"title": "",
"text": "Gwendolyn `` Gwen '' Poole is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , originating as an amalgam of Gwen Stacy and Deadpool from a variant cover of Deadpool 's Secret Secret Wars # 2 , one of twenty variant covers published due to the popularity of Spider-Gwen from June 2015 . As a result of the character becoming popular with fans , used as a basis for cosplay , Marvel produced two stories featuring Gwenpool as a character , a backup story in the series Howard the Duck , and a one-shot Gwenpool Holiday Special . Despite the name `` Gwenpool '' , the character has no relation to either Deadpool or Gwen Stacy . A retcon in the Howard the Duck # 1 backup revealed her name to actually be `` Gwen Poole '' . Following the publication of the one-shot , an ongoing series titled The Unbelievable Gwenpool by the same creative team was announced , which started in April 2016 . The Unbelievable Gwenpool # 0 , collecting Poole 's appearances from Howard the Duck & Gwenpool Holiday Special , was later released ."
},
{
"docid": "Josh_Brolin",
"title": "",
"text": "Josh James Brolin ( -LSB- ˈbroʊlᵻn -RSB- born February 12 , 1968 ) is an American actor . His first role was in the 1985 film The Goonies . Since then he has appeared in a wide number of films , and is best known for his work as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men , young Agent K in Men in Black 3 , George W. Bush in W. and Dan White in Milk , for which he received Academy Award and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor . Other roles include Hollow Man , In the Valley of Elah , American Gangster , True Grit , and Sin City : A Dame to Kill For . In 2015 , he appeared in Everest and Sicario . He has also made two appearances through motion capture and voice acting as the villain Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , a role he is slated to reprise in the upcoming films Avengers : Infinity War and the untitled Avengers film . In April 2017 , Brolin was cast as Nathan Summers / Cable as a part of a four-film contract in the X-Men film series , with his first appearance intended to be in Deadpool 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hulked_Out_Heroes",
"title": "",
"text": "Hulked Out Heroes is a 2-issue comic book crossover mini-series , written by Jeff Parker and published by Marvel Comics in June 2010 . It is part of the `` World War Hulks '' crossover storyline . The series stars Hulk , Red Hulk , and includes some of The Avengers in a `` Hulked '' form , including Wolverine , Captain America , Spider-Man and Thor . In addition , a `` Hulkified '' Deadpool called `` Hulkpool '' serves as the antagonist alongside Doc Samson and the Intelligencia ."
},
{
"docid": "Joe_Kelly_(writer)",
"title": "",
"text": "location Portland OR Joseph `` Joe '' Kelly is an American comic book writer , penciler and editor who has written such titles as Deadpool , Uncanny X-Men , Action Comics , and JLA . As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios , Kelly is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10 ."
},
{
"docid": "All-New_Wolverine",
"title": "",
"text": "All-New Wolverine is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in 2015 as part of a relaunch . The character X-23 becomes the new Wolverine in the series , succeeding Logan , with a new costume resembling the original Wolverine 's . The series is written by Tom Taylor with art by David López . The series began being reprinted in the UK in Panini 's Wolverine and Deadpool title beginning in August 2016 . The issues have been collected in a number of graphic novels , issues # 1-6 in The Four Sisters and issues # 7-12 in Civil War II , and issues # 13-17 in Enemy of the State II ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Leitch_(director)",
"title": "",
"text": "David Leitch is an American film director , stunt coordinator , second unit director , stuntman , producer and actor . He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski , though only Stahelski was credited . Leitch then went on to direct the 2017 film Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron . Leitch is set to direct Deadpool 2 the sequel to the 2016 hit film Deadpool . He was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and two times for Jean-Claude Van Damme . Leitch and his crew won two awards for The Bourne Ultimatum at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Shared a World Stunt Awards with Kai Martin . He wrote and starred in Confessions of an Action Star , a parody of action films and the action film industry released in 2009 . Leitch and Chad Stahelski opened an action design production company called 87Eleven in 1997 ."
},
{
"docid": "Andre_Tricoteux",
"title": "",
"text": "Andre Tricoteux is an actor and stuntman , known for playing Colossus in Deadpool and Orc War Captain in Warcraft . He has done stunt work on many TV and movies such as Once Upon a Time , Seventh Son , and See No Evil 2 . In the 2016 Marvel film Deadpool , he portrayed the Colossus character in a restricted on-set motion capture performance and stunt work , a role he shared with fellow stuntman T. J. Storm . Serbian actor Stefan Kapicic , who was cast at the last moment , provided the character 's voice , and the film 's motion capture supervisor Greg LaSalle provided the final facial performance . Tricoteux 's performance in the film has been blended by CGI with that of four other actors : the three aforementioned and stuntman Glenn Ennis for initial facial shapes ."
},
{
"docid": "Nathan_Massengill",
"title": "",
"text": "Nathan Massengill is an American comic book artist , most known for his work as a brush inker . His work includes Marvel Comics ' Deadpool and DC Comics ' the Justice Society of America . He is best known for inking Ed McGuinness , penciler on the Deadpool series . He is also known for his inking work over pencilers Mike Wieringo ( Image Comics ' Tellos ) , Dale Eaglesham ( DC Comics JSA ) , Steve Scott ( Marvel Adventures Hulk ) , and Sanford Greene ( Marvel Adventures Spider-Man ) ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Mutants",
"title": "",
"text": "The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series , which were spin-offs of the X-Men franchise . The first team of New Mutants characters was created by Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod . They first appeared in 1982 's Marvel Graphic Novel # 4 and are subsequently featured in their own title from 1983 until 1991 . Like its parent title , The New Mutants highlighted interpersonal and group conflict as well as action and adventure , and featured a large ensemble cast , including the introduction of cult figure Deadpool . With the end of the first series , the characters were relaunched as X-Force in a new , eponymous series . The second New Mutants series , launched in 2003 , featured a new group of teenage mutants . Unlike the original New Mutants , they were part of a huge cast of students at the Xavier Institute . In 2004 , it was relaunched as New X-Men : Academy X , after which the central group was formally dubbed the `` New Mutants . '' In the aftermath of the `` M-Day '' crossover storyline in late 2005 , the remaining students were merged into one junior team , the New X-Men . The third New Mutants series , reuniting most of the original team , was launched in May 2009 . A New Mutants film was announced in May 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dane_Allan_Smith",
"title": "",
"text": "Dane Allan Smith is a Canadian visual effects producer . He is known for his work on Deadpool ( film ) ( 2016 ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 2 ( 2011 ) and The Hunger Games : Catching Fire ( 2013 ) . His production company DANEIAM Inc , is based in Los Angeles and focuses on Post-production vendor management and client facing communication . -LSB- 2 -RSB-"
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{
"docid": "Sabrina_Carpenter",
"title": "",
"text": "Sabrina Ann Lynn Carpenter ( born May 11 , 1999 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . She had a recurring role as the young version of Chloe Goodwin in The Goodwin Games and starred as Maya Hart in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World . She is signed to Hollywood Records . Her debut EP Ca n't Blame a Girl for Trying was released in 2014 , and she has since released two full-length albums : Eyes Wide Open ( 2015 ) and Evolution ( 2016 )"
},
{
"docid": "Evolution_(Sabrina_Carpenter_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Evolution is the second studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter , released on October 14 , 2016 , by Hollywood Records . Carpenter began recording the album in 2015 after releasing her first studio album , Eyes Wide Open ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Evolutionism",
"title": "",
"text": "Evolutionism was a common 19th century belief that organisms inherently improve themselves through progressive inherited change over time , and increase in complexity through evolution . The belief went on to include cultural evolution and social evolution . In the 1970s the term Neo-Evolutionism was used to describe the idea `` that human beings sought to preserve a familiar style of life unless change was forced on them by factors that were beyond their control '' . The term is sometimes also colloquially used to refer to acceptance of the modern evolutionary synthesis , a scientific theory that describes how biological evolution occurs . In addition , the term is used in a broader sense to cover a world-view on a wide variety of topics , including chemical evolution as an alternative term for abiogenesis or for nucleosynthesis of chemical elements , galaxy formation and evolution , stellar evolution , spiritual evolution , technological evolution and universal evolution , which seeks to explain every aspect of the world in which we live . Since the overwhelming majority of scientists accept the modern evolutionary synthesis as the best explanation of current data , the term is seldom used in the scientific community ; to say someone is a scientist implies acceptance of evolutionary views , unless specifically noted otherwise . In the creation-evolution controversy , creationists often call those who accept the validity of the modern evolutionary synthesis `` evolutionists '' and the theory itself as `` evolutionism . '' Some creationists and creationist organizations , such as the Institute of Creation Research , use these terms in an effort to make it appear that evolutionary biology is a form of secular religion ."
},
{
"docid": "Hypermorphosis",
"title": "",
"text": "Hypermorphosis is a biological phenomenon related to the development time and rate of an organism . Hypermorphosis is a heterochronic process , i.e. a change in the timing or rate of development in an organism . In hypermorphosis , the rate of development of an organism is not altered , but the time of offset of the change in question is extended . For example , it is common knowledge that major physical changes in the human body are completed by the time someone is 18 years of age . In cases of hypermorphosis , however , the changes continue to take place after the normal time frame . Hypermorphosis may serve to explain evolution in certain cases . For instance , the occurrence of this phenomenon with respect to cognitive functions in apes may have resulted in a gradual increase in intelligence , the end result being intelligent human beings ."
},
{
"docid": "Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me",
"title": "",
"text": "Someone to Watch Over Me may refer to : `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( song ) , a 1926 song written by George and Ira Gershwin Someone to Watch Over Me ( album ) , a 2011 album by Susan Boyle Someone to Watch Over Me ( film ) , a 1987 film starring Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers Someone to Watch Over Me ( TV series ) , a 2016 Philippine television series Television episodes `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Ballykissangel ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Battlestar Galactica ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Born and Bred ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Crossing Jordan ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Frasier ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Goodnight Sweetheart ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Holby City ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Jake and the Fatman ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Nightingales ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Pretty Little Liars ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Star Trek : Voyager ) `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' ( Step by Step )"
},
{
"docid": "Dual_inheritance_theory",
"title": "",
"text": "Dual inheritance theory ( DIT ) , also known as gene -- culture coevolution or biocultural evolution , was developed in the 1960s through early 1980s to explain how human behavior is a product of two different and interacting evolutionary processes : genetic evolution and cultural evolution . Genes and culture continually interact in a feedback loop , changes in genes can lead to changes in culture which can then influence genetic selection , and vice versa . One of the theory 's central claims is that culture evolves partly through a Darwinian selection process , which dual inheritance theorists often describe by analogy to genetic evolution . ` Culture ' , in this context is defined as ` socially learned behavior ' , and ` social learning ' is defined as copying behaviors observed in others or acquiring behaviors through being taught by others . Most of the modelling done in the field relies on the first dynamic ( copying ) though it can be extended to teaching . Social learning at its simplest involves blind copying of behaviors from a model ( someone observed behaving ) , though it is also understood to have many potential biases , including success bias ( copying from those who are perceived to be better off ) , status bias ( copying from those with higher status ) , homophily ( copying from those most like ourselves ) , conformist bias ( disproportionately picking up behaviors that more people are performing ) , etc. . Understanding social learning is a system of pattern replication , and understanding that there are different rates of survival for different socially learned cultural variants , this sets up , by definition , an evolutionary structure : cultural evolution . Because genetic evolution is relatively well understood , most of DIT examines cultural evolution and the interactions between cultural evolution and genetic evolution ."
},
{
"docid": "Continuous_design",
"title": "",
"text": "Evolutionary design , Continuous design , Evolutive design , or `` Incremental design '' is directly related to any modular design application , in which components can be freely substituted if someone improved can ensure better performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Italians_in_the_United_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "Italians in the United Kingdom , also known as British Italians or colloquially Britalians , are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom of Italian heritage . The phrase may refer to someone born in the United Kingdom of Italian descent , someone who has emigrated from Italy to the United Kingdom or someone born elsewhere ( e.g. the United States ) , who is of Italian descent and has migrated to the UK . More specific terms used to describe Italians in the United Kingdom include : Italian English , Italian Scots , and Italian Welsh ."
},
{
"docid": "Spiritual_evolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Spiritual evolution is the philosophical , theological , esoteric or spiritual idea that nature and human beings and/or human culture evolve : either extending from an established cosmological pattern ( ascent ) , or in accordance with certain pre-established potentials . The phrase `` spiritual evolution '' can occur in the context of `` higher evolution '' , a term used to differentiate psychological , mental , or spiritual evolution from the `` lower '' or biological evolution of physical form . The concept of spiritual evolution is also complemented by the idea of a creative impulse in human beings , known as epigenesis . Within this broad definition , theories of spiritual evolution are very diverse . They may be cosmological ( describing existence at large ) , personal ( describing development of an individual ) , or both . They can be holistic ( holding that higher realities emerge from and are not reducible to the lower ) , idealist ( holding that reality is primarily mental or spiritual ) or nondual ( holding that there is no ultimate distinction between mental and physical reality ) . One can regard all of them as teleological to a greater or lesser degree . Philosophers , scientists , and educators who have proposed theories of spiritual evolution include Schelling ( 1775-1854 ) , Hegel ( 1770-1831 ) , Carl Jung ( 1875-1961 ) , Max Théon ( 1848-1927 ) , Helena Petrovna Blavatsky ( 1831-1891 ) , Henri Bergson ( 1859-1941 ) , Rudolf Steiner ( 1861-1925 ) , Sri Aurobindo ( 1872-1950 ) , Jean Gebser ( 1905-1973 ) , Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ( 1881-1955 ) , Owen Barfield ( 1898-1997 ) , Arthur M. Young ( 1905-1995 ) , Edward Haskell ( 1906-1986 ) , E. F. Schumacher ( 1911-1977 ) , Erich Jantsch ( 1929-1980 ) , Clare W. Graves ( 1914-1986 ) , Alfred North Whitehead ( 1861-1947 ) , Terence McKenna ( 1946-2000 ) , and P.R. Sarkar ( 1921-1990 ) . William Irwin Thompson ( born 1938 ) , Victor Skumin ( born 1948 ) , Ken Wilber ( born 1949 ) , and Brian Swimme ( born 1950 ) work in this field ."
},
{
"docid": "Someone_to_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "Someone to Love may refer to : Someone to Love ( film ) , a 1987 film directed by Henry Jaglom Someone to Love ( Fountains of Wayne song ) Someone to Love ( Jon B. song ) Someone to Love ( Sean Maguire song ) `` Someone to Love '' , a song by Moby from Animal Rights `` Someone to Love '' , a popular standard written by Bob Warren ( 1943 ) Your Song : Someone to Love , a story arc during Season 10 of the Filipino TV series Your Song"
},
{
"docid": "Someone_New",
"title": "",
"text": "Someone New may refer to : `` Someone New '' ( Eskobar song ) `` Someone New '' ( Hozier song ) `` Someone New '' , a song by Banks from Goddess"
},
{
"docid": "Someone_Else",
"title": "",
"text": "Someone Else may refer to : Someone Else ( film ) , a 2006 British film Someone Else ( album ) , a 2004 album by Ira Losco `` Someone Else '' , a song by The Rasmus from Into `` Someone Else '' , a song by Miley Cyrus from the album Bangerz ."
},
{
"docid": "Italo-Venezuelans",
"title": "",
"text": "Italian-Venezuelans are Venezuelan citizens of Italian descent . The word may refer to someone born in Venezuela of Italian descent or to someone who has emigrated to Venezuela from Italy . Among European Venezuelans , Italians are one of the largest groups of immigrants to settle in the country ."
},
{
"docid": "Italian_Peruvians",
"title": "",
"text": "An Italian Peruvian is a Peruvian citizen of Italian descent . The phrase may refer to someone born in Peru of Italian descent or to someone who has immigrated to Peru from Italy . Among European Peruvians , Italians were the second largest group of immigrants to settle in the country ."
},
{
"docid": "Someone_at_the_Door",
"title": "",
"text": "Someone at the Door may refer to : Someone at the Door ( play ) , a 1935 play by Campbell Christie and Dorothy Christie Someone at the Door ( 1936 film ) , a British drama film Someone at the Door ( 1950 film ) , a British mystery film"
},
{
"docid": "T._T._Martin",
"title": "",
"text": "T. T. Martin , in full Thomas Theodore Martin ( born 1862 in Smith County , Mississippi , died May 23 , 1939 ) was a Christian evangelist who became one of the most important figures of the anti-evolution movement in the 1920s . When the Anti-Evolution League of Minnesota founded by the dynamic William Bell Riley of the First Baptist Church , Minneapolis , Minnesota , blossomed into the Anti-Evolution League of America in 1923 , it was with Kentucky preacher Dr. J. W. Porter as president and Martin as field secretary and editor of the organization 's official organ , The Conflict . Martin would go on to become the secretary general of the North Carolina Anti-Evolution League , and an official of the Bible Crusaders ."
},
{
"docid": "Make_Someone_Happy",
"title": "",
"text": "Make Someone Happy may refer to : Make Someone Happy ( Sophie Milman album ) , 2007 Make Someone Happy ( We Five album ) , 1967 `` Make Someone Happy '' ( song ) , a song from the musical Do Re Mi"
},
{
"docid": "Speculative_evolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Speculative evolution , also called speculative biology and speculative zoology , is a genre of speculative fiction and an artistic movement , focused on hypothetical scenarios in the evolution of life . Works incorporating speculative evolution may have entirely conceptual species that evolve on a planet other than Earth , or they may be an alternate history focused on an alternate evolution of terrestrial life . With a strong connection to and basis in science , particularly biology , speculative evolution is often considered hard science fiction . Speculative biology and creature concepts are also a prevalent subject in concept art ."
},
{
"docid": "German_Peruvians",
"title": "",
"text": "German Peruvians are Peruvian citizens of full or partial German ancestry . In general , the term is also applied to descendants of other German-speaking immigrants , such as Austrians or Swiss . The phrase may refer to someone born in Peru of Austrian , German or Swiss descent or to someone who has immigrated to Peru from German speaking countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Like_Someone_in_Love_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Like Someone in Love '' is a popular song composed in 1944 by Jimmy Van Heusen , with lyrics by Johnny Burke . It may also refer to : Like Someone in Love , a 1945 album recorded by Bing Crosby Like Someone in Love ( Ella Fitzgerald album ) , a 1957 album recorded by Ella Fitzgerald Like Someone in Love ( Art Blakey album ) , a 1960 album recorded by Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers Like Someone in Love ( Horace Parlan album ) , a 1983 album recorded by Horace Parlan Like Someone in Love , a 2000 album recorded by Renato D'Aiello Like Someone in Love ( film ) , a 2012 Japanese-language film by Abbas Kiarostami"
},
{
"docid": "When_You_Love_Someone",
"title": "",
"text": "When You Love Someone may refer to : `` When You Love Someone '' ( Jake Owen song ) , from the 2016 album American Love `` When You Love Someone '' ( James TW song ) , from the 2016 EP First Impressions `` When You Love Someone '' ( Sammy Kershaw song ) , from the 1999 album Maybe Not Tonight"
},
{
"docid": "Creative_evolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Creative evolution may refer to : Theistic evolution Creative Evolution ( book ) , a book by Henri Bergson"
},
{
"docid": "Wook_Kundor",
"title": "",
"text": "Wook Kundor ( born 1902 ) is a Malaysian centenarian . She was born in Terengganu , Malaysia . She holds the record for largest age disparity in a legal marriage . She has been married 22 times . Her current marriage is to Muhammad Musa , who is 70 years her junior . However , Musa is currently in drug rehabilitation in Kuala Lumpur , and Kundor is currently seeking a new marriage , as she fears he may run off with someone younger , and that she needs someone to keep her company , saying `` I realise that I am an aged woman . I do n't have the body , nor am I a young woman who can attract anyone . I 'm not searching for a man as handsome as our Prime Minister , but someone to accompany in my twilight years '' . In February 2016 , 113 year old Kundor spoke to the press speaking of her desire to see her husband come home again ."
},
{
"docid": "Evolution_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Evolution is the change in heritable traits of biological organisms over successive generations due to natural selection and other mechanisms . Evolution , or Theory of Evolution , may also refer to : Evolution ( term ) , accumulation of change over time , or other technical usage of the term in biology as well as in other disciplines"
},
{
"docid": "Cultural_evolution_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cultural evolution is cultural change viewed from an evolutionary perspective . It may also refer to : Cultural selection theory , studies of cultural change modelled on evolutionary biology Dual-inheritance theory , a specific framework for studying cultural evolution Memetics , neo-Darwinist view of the transmission of cultural traits Social evolution , the evolution of social behaviour Sociocultural evolution , a historic theory of social change based on linear progress"
},
{
"docid": "Karl_W._Giberson",
"title": "",
"text": "Karl Willard Giberson ( born May 13 , 1957 ) is a physicist , scholar , and author specializing in the creation-evolution debate ( see Creation-evolution controversy ) . He has held a teaching post since 1984 , written several books , and been a member of various academic and scientific organizations . He formerly served as vice president of the BioLogos Foundation ."
},
{
"docid": "Recurrent_evolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Recurrent evolution is the repeated evolution of a particular character . Most evolution , or changes in allele frequencies from one generation to the next , is the result of drift , or random chance of some alleles getting passed down and others not . Recurrent evolution is when patterns emerge from this stochastic process when looking across populations . These patterns are of particular interest to evolutionary biologists as they can teach people about the underlying forces of evolution . Recurrent evolution is a broad term , but is usually used to describe recurring regimes of selection within or across lineages . While most commonly used to describe recurring patterns of selection , it can also be used to describe recurring patterns of mutation , for example transitions are more common than transversions . It encompasses both convergent evolution and parallel evolution and can be used to describe the observation of similar repeating changes through directional selection as well as the observation of highly conserved phenotypes or genotypes across lineages through continuous purifying selection over large periods of evolutionary time . The changes can be observed at the phenotype level or the genotype level . At the phenotype level recurrent evolution can be observed across a continuum of levels , which for simplicity can be broken down into molecular phenotype , cellular phenotype , and organismal phenotype . At the genotype level recurrent evolution can only be detected using DNA sequencing data . The same or similar changes in the genomes of different lineages indicates recurrent genomic evolution may have taken place . Recurrent genomic evolution can also occur within a lineage . An example of this would include some types of phase variation that involve highly directed changes at the DNA sequence level . The evolution of different forms of phase variation in separate lineages represent convergent and recurrent evolution toward increased evolvability . In organisms with longer generation times , any potential recurrent genomic evolution within a lineage would be difficult to detect . Recurrent evolution has been studied most extensively at the organismic level but with cheaper and faster sequencing technologies more attention is being paid to recurrent genomic evolution . Recurrent evolution can also be described as recurring or repeated evolution . The distinction between convergent and parallel evolution is somewhat unresolved in evolutionary biology . Some authors have claimed it is a false dichotomy while others have argued there are still important distinctions . These debates are important when considering recurrent evolution as their basis is in the degree of phylogenetic relatedness among the organisms being considered and convergent and parallel evolution are the major sources of recurrent evolution . While convergent evolution and parallel evolution are both forms of recurrent evolution they involve multiple lineages whereas recurrent evolution can also take place in a single lineage . As mentioned before , recurrent evolution within a lineage can be difficult to detect in organisms with longer generation times ; however paleontological evidence can be used to show recurrent phenotypic evolution within a lineage . The distinction between recurrent evolution across lineages and recurrent evolution within a lineage can be blurred because lineages do not have a set size and convergent or parallel evolution takes place among lineages that are all part of or within the same greater lineage . When speaking of recurrent evolution within a lineage , the simplest example is that given above , of the on-off switch used by bacteria in phase variation , but it can also involve phenotypic swings back and forth over longer periods of evolutionary history . These may be caused by environmental swings , for example the natural fluctuations in the climate or a pathogenic bacteria moving between hosts , and represent the other major source of recurrent evolution . Recurrent evolution caused by convergent and parallel evolution , and recurrent evolution caused by environmental swings , are not necessarily mutually exclusive . If the environmental swings have the same effect on the phenotypes of different species , they could potentially evolve in parallel back and forth together through each swing ."
},
{
"docid": "Chemical_evolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Chemical evolution may refer to : Stellar nucleosynthesis , the creation of chemical elements by stellar thermonuclear fusion or supernovae Abiogenesis , the transition from nonliving elements to living systems Molecular evolution , evolution at the scale of molecules Gas evolution reaction , the process of a gas bubbling out from a solution Oxygen evolution , the process of generating molecular oxygen through chemical reaction Cosmochemistry ( or astrochemistry ) , the study of the chemical composition of matter in the universe , including complex organics , and the processes that led to those compositions ."
},
{
"docid": "Agapism",
"title": "",
"text": "Agapism is belief in selfless , charitable , non-erotic ( brotherly ) love , spiritual love , love of the soul . It can mean belief that such love ( or `` agape '' ) should be the sole ultimate value and that all other values are derived from it , or that the sole moral imperative is to love . Theological agapism holds that our love of God is expressed by loving each other . As the ethics of love , agapism indicates that we should do the most loving thing in each situation , letting love determine our obligation rather than rules . Alternatively , given a set of rules , agapism indicates to follow those rules which produce the most love . In 1851 , the English journalist and social researcher Henry Mayhew , discussing means to `` a more general and equal division of the wealth of the country '' , characterized agapism as `` the voluntary sharing of individual possessions with the less fortunate or successful members of the community '' and as the alternative to communism ( `` the abolition of all rights to individual property '' ) . In 1893 , the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce used the word `` agapism '' for the view that creative love is operative in the cosmos . Drawing from the Swedenborgian ideas of Henry James , Sr. which he had absorbed long before , Peirce held that it involves a love which expresses itself in a devotion to cherishing and tending to people or things other than oneself , as parent may do for offspring , and as God , as Love , does even and especially for the unloving , whereby the loved ones may learn . Peirce regarded this process as a mode of evolution of the cosmos and its parts , and he called the process `` agapasm '' , such that : `` The good result is here brought to pass , first , by the bestowal of spontaneous energy by the parent upon the offspring , and , second , by the disposition of the latter to catch the general idea of those about it and thus to subserve the general purpose . '' Peirce held that there are three such principles and three associated modes of evolution : `` Three modes of evolution have thus been brought before us : evolution by fortuitous variation , evolution by mechanical necessity , and evolution by creative love . We may term them tychastic evolution , or tychasm , anancastic evolution , or anancasm , and agapastic evolution , or agapasm . The doctrines which represent these as severally of principal importance we may term tychasticism , anancasticism , and agapasticism . On the other hand the mere propositions that absolute chance , mechanical necessity , and the law of love are severally operative in the cosmos may receive the names of tychism , anancism , and agapism . '' -- C. S. Peirce , 1893"
},
{
"docid": "Sexual_evolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Sexual evolution may refer to : Evolution of sex Sexual selection"
},
{
"docid": "Visual_word_form_area",
"title": "",
"text": "The visual word form area ( VWFA ) is a functional region of the left fusiform gyrus and surrounding cortex ( right-hand side being part of the fusiform face area ) that is hypothesized to be involved in identifying words and letters from lower-level shape images , prior to association with phonology or semantics . Because the alphabet is relatively new in human evolution , it is unlikely that this region developed as a result of selection pressures related to word recognition per se ; however , this region may be highly specialized for certain types of shapes that occur naturally in the environment and are therefore likely to surface within written language . In addition to word recognition , the VWFA may participate in higher-level processing of word meaning . In 2003 , functional imaging experiments have also raised doubts about whether the VWFA is an actual region . This skepticism has largely disappeared , however there seems to be much variability in its size . An area that may fall within this mental organ in one person may fall outside it in someone else Anomalies in the activation of this region have been linked to reading disorders . If the area is subjected to a surgical lesion , the patient will suffer a clear impairment to reading ability but not to recognition of objects , names , or faces or to general language abilities . There will be some improvement over the next six months , but reading will still take twice as long as it had before surgery . Electrical brain stimulation to the VWFA causes reading-specific disruptions and can cause letter misperception ."
},
{
"docid": "Evolution_(term)",
"title": "",
"text": "The English noun evolution ( pronounced ˌ ; from Latin ēvolūtiō `` unfolding , unrolling '' ) refers to any kind of accumulation of change , or gradual directional change . It is the 3,117 th most commonly used word in English . While the term primarily refers to biological evolution , there are various types of chemical evolution and it is also found in economics , historical linguistics , and many other technical fields where systems develop or change gradually over time , e.g. stellar evolution , cultural evolution , the evolution of an idea , metaphysical evolution , spiritual evolution , etc. . The English term prior to the late 19th century was confined to referring to goal-directed , pre-programmed processes such as embryological development . A pre-programmed task , as in a military maneuver , using this definition , may be termed an `` evolution . '' The term evolution ( from its literal meaning of `` unfolding '' of something into its true or explicit form ) carries a connotation of gradual improvement or directionality from a beginning to an end point . This contrasts with the more general development , which can indicate change in any direction , or revolution , which implies recurring , periodic change . The term biological devolution is coined as an antonym to evolution , indicating such degeneration or decrease in quality or complexity ."
}
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Kmart has stores in operation in an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
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{
"docid": "Puerto_Rico",
"title": "",
"text": "Puerto Rico ( Spanish for `` Rich Port '' ) , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico , `` Free Associated State of Puerto Rico '' ) and briefly called Porto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea . It is an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones such as Mona , Culebra , and Vieques . The capital and most populous city is San Juan . Its official languages are Spanish and English , though Spanish predominates . The island 's population is approximately 3.4 million . Puerto Rico 's rich history , tropical climate , diverse natural scenery , traditional cuisine , and attractive tax incentives make it a popular destination for travelers from around the world . Originally populated by the indigenous Taíno people , the island was claimed in 1493 by Christopher Columbus for the Crown of Castile , and it later endured invasion attempts from the French , Dutch , and British . Four centuries of Spanish colonial government transformed the island 's ethnic , cultural and physical landscapes primarily with waves of African slaves , and Canarian , and Andalusian settlers . In the Spanish imperial imagination , Puerto Rico played a secondary , but strategic role when compared to wealthier colonies like Peru and Mexico . Such a distant administrative control continued right up until the end of the 19th century helping to produce a distinctive creole Hispanic culture and language that combined elements from the Natives , Africans , and Iberian people . In 1898 , following the Spanish -- American War , the United States appropriated Puerto Rico together with most former Spanish colonies under the terms of the Treaty of Paris . Puerto Ricans are considered natural-born citizens of the United States . However , Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the United States Congress , which governs the territory with full jurisdiction under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 . As a U.S. territory , American citizens residing on the island are disenfranchised at the national level and may not vote for president and vice president of the United States . However , Congress approved a local constitution , allowing U.S. citizens on the territory to elect a governor . A 2012 referendum showed a majority ( 54 % of those who voted ) disagreed with `` the present form of territorial status '' , with full statehood as the preferred option among those who voted for a change of status , although a significant number of people did not answer the second question from the referendum . A fifth referendum will be held in June 2017 , and `` Statehood '' and `` Independence/Free Association '' were initially the only available options . However , at the recommendation of the Department of Justice , a `` current territorial status '' option will be added . In early 2017 , the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis posed serious problems for the government . The outstanding bond debt had climbed to $ 70 billion at a time with 12.4 % unemployment . The debt had been increasing during a decade long recession . This was the second major financial crisis to affect the island after the Great Depression when the U.S. government , in 1935 , provided relief efforts through the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration . On May 3 , 2017 , Puerto Rico 's financial oversight board in the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico filed the debt restructuring petition which was made under Title III of PROMESA ."
},
{
"docid": "Kmart",
"title": "",
"text": "Kmart Corporation ( sometimes stylized as K-Mart ) is a chain of big box department stores headquartered in Hoffman Estates , Illinois , United States . The chain purchased Sears for $ 11 billion in 2005 , forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation . The Kmart name was incorporated in 1916 while the first store did n't open its doors until 1962 . At its peak in 2000 , Kmart operated 2,171 stores including 105 `` Super Center '' locations . For the 2005 fiscal year under the new company , the Kmart store count was at 1,416 with only 55 `` Super Center '' locations . Currently , the chain is operating 734 stores with only 1 `` Super Center '' location remaining ( Store # 4939 in Warren , OH ) . This number will decrease further due to the previously announced closings that will take place in Q1 2017 . It operates stores in 49 states , Puerto Rico , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and Guam ( which houses the world 's largest Kmart ) . It also used to operate stores in Canada , Mexico , and Eastern Europe . Kmart became known for its `` Blue Light Specials '' : they occurred at surprise moments when a store worker would light up a mobile police light and offer a discount in a specific department of the store , while announcing the discounted special over the store 's public address system . At the height of Kmart 's popularity , the phrase `` Attention Kmart shoppers ! '' entered into the American pop psyche , appearing in films and other media such as Troop Beverly Hills , Six Days Seven Nights , Rain Man , Beetlejuice , Madea Goes to Jail , and Dawn of the Dead . Kmart 's world headquarters were located in Troy , Michigan , in Metro Detroit , but since the purchase of Sears , it has been relocated to Hoffman Estates , Illinois , a suburb of Chicago . Kmart also exists in Australia and New Zealand ( see Kmart Australia ) , although it now has no relation to the American stores except in name , after U.S. equity in the Australian business was purchased in the late 1970s ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Kmart_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kmart may refer to : Kmart - a major chain of retail stores in the United States Kmart Australia - a chain of retail stores in Australia no longer connected with the American chain K-Mart , a character in the Resident Evil franchise Also , `` Kmart '' is the nickname of these athletes : Carlos Martínez - an MLB pitcher Kenyon Martin - an NBA player Kevin Martin an NBA player Kelvin Martin - an NFL player Kevin Martin - a curler"
},
{
"docid": "Sears_Holdings",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sears Holdings Corporation is an American holding company headquartered in Hoffman Estates , Illinois , a suburb of Chicago . It is the owner of retail store brands Sears and Kmart , and was founded after the latter purchased the former in 2005 . Sears Holdings also owns the brands Kenmore and DieHard . A sale of Craftsman is pending . Sears Holdings operates 1,503 retail locations under the mastheads of Sears , Kmart , and their subsidiaries , such as auto centers and pharmacies , in all 50 states , Puerto Rico , and Guam . As of 2014 , it is the 18th-largest retailing company in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States",
"title": "",
"text": "Under United States law , an unincorporated territory is an area controlled by the United States government which is not part of ( i.e. , `` incorporated '' in ) the United States . In unincorporated territories the U.S. Constitution applies only partially . In the absence of an organic law a territory is classified as unorganized . In unincorporated territories `` fundamental rights apply as a matter of law , but other constitutional rights are not available '' . Selected constitutional provisions apply depending on congressional acts and judicial rulings according to U.S. constitutional practice , local tradition and law . There are five inhabited US territories which are either organized or self-governing , but unincorporated . These are Puerto Rico , Guam , Northern Mariana islands , U.S. Virgin islands and American Samoa . There are also nine uninhabited US possessions , of which only Palmyra Atoll is incorporated . ( See Territories of the United States , Unorganized territory and insular area . )"
},
{
"docid": "Thrifty_PayLess",
"title": "",
"text": "Thrifty PayLess Holdings , Inc. was a pharmacy holding company that owned the Thrifty Drugs and PayLess Drug Stores chains in the western United States . The combined company was formed in April 1994 when Los Angeles-based TCH Corporation , the parent company of Thrifty Corporation and Thrifty Drug Stores , Inc. , acquired the Kmart subsidiary PayLess Drug Stores Northwest , Inc. . At the time of the merger , TCH Corporation was renamed Thrifty PayLess Holdings , Inc. and Thrifty operated 495 stores , PayLess operated 543 stores . In 1996 , Rite Aid acquired 1,000 West Coast stores from Thrifty PayLess Holdings , creating a chain with over 3,500 drug stores ."
},
{
"docid": "Unincorporated",
"title": "",
"text": "Unincorporated may refer to : Unincorporated area , land not governed by a local municipality Unincorporated entity , a type of organization Unincorporated territories of the United States , territories under U.S. jurisdiction , to which Congress has determined that only select parts of the U.S. Constitution apply Unincorporated association , also known as voluntary association , groups organized to accomplish a purpose"
},
{
"docid": "Kmart_Australia",
"title": "",
"text": "Kmart Australia Limited is an Australian chain of discount department stores ( low-price stores ) , owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 214 stores in Australia and 19 in New Zealand , with its head office located in Mulgrave , Melbourne ."
},
{
"docid": "Roses_(store)",
"title": "",
"text": "Roses Stores ( originally known as Rose 's 5 cents 10 cents 25 cents Stores ) is a regional discount store in the United States with its headquarters in Henderson , North Carolina . The chain has stores in fifteen states , primarily in the South . Roses was purchased by Variety Wholesalers Inc. in 1997 and the company 's Roses Division has approximately 175 stores which compete chiefly with Kmart and Wal-Mart . In 2010 , the Roses Division began expanding beyond its original base of stores in the South , opening stores in Pennsylvania , Ohio and Indiana ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Kennebec_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Kennebec County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables below differentiate between towns and cities . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties . Some southern and coastal counties , including Kennebec County , also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory , however . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Kennebec County does not currently contain any plantations , but it has included at least one plantation in the past . The unincorporated territory that currently exists within the county is unorganized . Separate sections with census totals for unincorporated areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations or unorganized entities , should yield the county total . The unincorporated territory in Kennebec County consists of a tract of land ( `` Unity Township '' ) which was originally a gore , later became an organized plantation , and is now unorganized territory . Except for Unity Township , all of Kennebec County is incorporated . ( During the period when Unity Township was a plantation , Kennebec County was entirely organized , but it has never been entirely incorporated . ) For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "Burwood_One",
"title": "",
"text": "Burwood One ( formerly known as Kmart Plaza and originally Kmart Burwood ) is a sub regional shopping centre located in the eastern suburb of Burwood East in the city of Melbourne , Australia . Owned and managed by Fitzroys , the centre is the site of the first Kmart to be built in Australia , opening on 30 April 1969 . The site originally consisted of the primary Kmart discount department store and an integrated Kmart Food supermarket . Over the years the complex has been redeveloped twice , with speciality stores added , more car parking and a relocated and expanded supermarket ."
},
{
"docid": "Parkway_Center_Mall",
"title": "",
"text": "Parkway Center Mall is a defunct enclosed shopping mall in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Opened in 1982 , the mall closed in 2013 after losing Kmart , its last anchor store . The only remaining store in operation is a Giant Eagle supermarket . In 2016 , the entirity of the mall was demolished , except for the Giant Eagle/Kmart building ."
},
{
"docid": "Problem_Solved",
"title": "",
"text": "Problem Solved is a controversial slogan on a t-shirt designed by Route 66 Attitude , a clothing line sold by major U.S. department store Kmart . The shirt depicts a male stick figure and a female stick figure arguing in the first frame ( captioned `` Problem '' ) , and in the second frame , the male pushes the female out of a window ( captioned `` Solved . '' ) Due to its encouragement of violence against women , the t-shirt generated protests and petitions for its removal from Kmart stores across the United States in late 2006 and early 2007 , including in Augusta , Maine , Oakland , California , Portland , Oregon , and Toledo , Ohio . While a spokesperson for Kmart 's parent company Sears Holdings Corporation said that the shirt was intended to be `` light hearted '' , Meijer reported that they had pulled the shirts immediately after a protest ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Knox_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Knox County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables below differentiate between towns and cities . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties . Some southern and coastal counties , including Knox County , also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory , however . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Knox County currently contains one plantation ( Matinicus Isle ) , as well as a small amount of territory that is entirely unorganized ( the former Criehaven Plantation ) . All of Knox County 's unincorporated area is on offshore islands . Separate sections with census totals for unincorporated areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations or unorganized entities , should yield the county total . Except for Matinicus and Criehaven , all of Knox County is incorporated ; except for Criehaven , all of the county is at least organized . ( For a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , Knox County was entirely organized , but it has never been entirely incorporated . ) For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "London_Springs,_Oregon",
"title": "",
"text": "London Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County , Oregon , United States . It lies 11.33 mi south-southwest of Cottage Grove at an elevation of 896 ft. London Springs is near the Coast Fork Willamette River , south of Cottage Grove Lake . The unincorporated community of London is less than a mile from London Springs . London post office ran from 1902 until 1919 . The office was formerly named `` Amos '' and was located two miles south of London , on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River . Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London . It was named for John Amos Sutherland , son of postmaster John Sutherland . Levi Geer developed a mineral spring here , and it is unknown why he named the place `` London '' , but when the post office moved to the community , it was renamed after the new location . Geer and Sutherland operated a general store in which the post office was located for a time . Geer opened the Calapooya Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904 . Territorial Seed Company has a 44 acre trial ground and organic research farm in London Springs ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Hancock_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Hancock County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables below differentiate between towns and cities . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties , including Hancock County . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Hancock County does not currently contain any plantations , but it has included plantations in the past . All of the unincorporated territory that currently exists within the county is unorganized . Due to the large extent of unincorporated territory in Hancock County , separate sections with detailed historical census totals for such areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations and unorganized entities , should yield the county total . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "Runnings",
"title": "",
"text": "Runnings is a retail chain in Minnesota , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , New York and New Hampshire . The stores sell farm supplies and parts , livestock equipment , hunting and fishing equipment , small appliances , housewares , automotive goods , plumbing , electrical , apparel , hardware , lawn and garden supplies , paint , pet supplies , sporting goods , and tools . The company is based in Marshall , Minnesota and its stores are affiliates of Do It Best Hardware and Mid-States Distributing . Runnings started as an Automotive Supply Store established in 1947 , Proprietor Norman A. `` Red '' Running , located at 422 W. Main St. , Marshall , Minnesota . Runnings Supply Inc. was incorporated in the state of Minnesota in 1973 . Currently Runnings operates 37 retail stores . Runnings has converted some old Kmart and big-box stores in Minnesota into fleet and farm stores . On April 7 , 2015 , the chain opened up a new store in Claremont , New Hampshire inside a former Lowe 's building that closed in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Territories_of_the_United_States",
"title": "",
"text": "Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions directly overseen by the United States federal government ( unlike U.S. states , which share sovereignty with the federal government ) . These territories are classified by whether they are incorporated ( part of the United States proper ) and whether they have an organized government through an Organic Act passed by the U.S. Congress . Currently , the United States has sixteen territories , five of which are permanently inhabited : Puerto Rico , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and American Samoa . They are classified as unincorporated territories . They are organized , self-governing territories with locally elected governors and territorial legislatures . Each also elects a non-voting member ( or resident commissioner ) to the U.S. House of Representatives . Eleven territories are small islands , atolls and reefs , spread across the Caribbean and Pacific , with no native or permanent populations . These are Palmyra Atoll , Baker Island , Howland Island , Jarvis Island , Johnston Atoll , Kingman Reef , Midway Islands , Bajo Nuevo Bank , Navassa Island , Serranilla Bank and Wake Island , which are claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856 . The status of some are disputed by Colombia , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Nicaragua , and the Marshall Islands . The Palmyra Atoll is the only territory currently incorporated . Historically , territories were created to govern newly acquired land while the borders of the United States were still evolving . Most territories eventually attained statehood . Other territories administered by the United States went on to become independent countries , such as the Philippines , Micronesia , Marshall Islands and Palau . Micronesia , Marshall Islands and Palau gained independence under the Compact of Free Association ( COFA ) , which allows the U.S. full authority over aid and defense in exchange for continued access to U.S. health care , government services such as the FCC and United States Postal Service , and the right for COFA citizens to work freely in the United States and vice versa . Many organized incorporated territories of the United States existed from 1789 to 1959 ( the first being the Northwest and the Southwest territories , the last being the Alaska Territory and the Hawaii Territory ) , through which 31 territories applied for and were granted statehood . In the process of organizing and promoting territories to statehood , some areas of a territory demographically lacking sufficient development and population densities were temporarily orphaned from parts of a larger territory at the time a vote was taken petitioning Congress for statehood rights . For example , when a portion of the Missouri Territory became the state of Missouri , the remaining portion of the territory , consisting of the present states of Iowa , Nebraska and the Dakotas , most of Kansas , Wyoming , and Montana , and parts of Colorado and Minnesota , effectively became an unorganized territory ."
},
{
"docid": "Insular_area",
"title": "",
"text": "An insular area is a territory of the United States of America that is neither a part of one of the fifty U.S. states nor the U.S. federal district of Washington , D.C. . Such areas are called `` insular '' from the Latin word insula ( `` island '' ) because they were once administered by the War Department 's Bureau of Insular Affairs , now the Office of Insular Affairs at the Department of the Interior . The term insular possession is also sometimes used . Congress has extended citizenship rights by birth to all inhabited territories except American Samoa , and these citizens may vote and run for office in any U.S. jurisdiction in which they are residents . The people of American Samoa are U.S. nationals by place of birth , or they are U.S. citizens by parentage , or naturalization after residing in a State for three months . Nationals are free to move around and seek employment within the United States without immigration restrictions but can not vote or hold office outside of American Samoa . Residents of insular areas do not pay U.S. federal income taxes but are required to pay other U.S. federal taxes such as import/export taxes , federal commodity taxes , social security taxes , etc. . Individuals working for the federal government pay federal income taxes while all residents are required to pay federal payroll taxes ( Social Security and Medicare ) . The U.S. State Department uses the term insular area to refer not only to these territories under the sovereignty of the United States , but also those independent nations that have signed a Compact of Free Association with the United States . While these nations participate in many otherwise domestic programs , they are legally distinct from the United States and their inhabitants are not United States citizens or nationals . U.S. insular areas can be incorporated territories ( i.e. , incorporated within all provisions of the U.S. Constitution ) or unincorporated territories ( areas in which the U.S. Constitution applies partially ) . From the organization of the Northwest Territory in 1789 , all areas not admitted as States were under the direct control of Congress as organized incorporated territories , with some political autonomy at the local level . Since the admission of Hawaii to the Union in 1959 , there have been no incorporated territories other than the uninhabited Palmyra Atoll ( formerly part of the Hawaii Territory , it was excluded from the act of admission ) . Several overseas unincorporated territories are now independent countries including the Philippines , the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau . Unlike within the states , sovereignty over insular areas rests not with the local people , but in Congress . In most areas , Congress has granted considerable self-rule through an Organic Act which functions as a local constitution . The Northwest Ordinance grants territories the right to send a non-voting delegate to the U.S. Congress . The United States government is part of several international disputes over the disposition of certain maritime and insular sovereignties some of which would be considered territories . See International territorial disputes of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Melville_Shoe_Corporation",
"title": "",
"text": "Melville Shoe Corporation of Harrison , New York was organized in 1894 and incorporated in 1916 . From its inception through 1923 the company never had an unprofitable year , and paid dividends on preferred stock from 1916 - 1923 . One of the firm 's subsidiaries , the Meldisco Company , operated shoe departments in Kmart stores in the early 1980s ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Harbour_Mall",
"title": "",
"text": "New Harbour Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Fall River , Massachusetts , United States , at the intersection of Route 24 and Route 81 . Opened in 1971 , the mall was noted for having once been the only shopping center in the United States to feature rival department store chains Kmart and Walmart as its anchor stores until 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Central_(home_improvement_store)",
"title": "",
"text": "Central , Your Partner In Home Improvement is a home improvement retailer that operates seven locations in Nova Scotia , Canada . The first store opened in Antigonish in 1976 under the name S&D Smith Central Supplies Limited . Since 1988 , Central has opened a number of new stores in the big box format , beginning when the New Glasgow store moved into a 70000 sqft . former Kmart location . The stores in both Sydney and Antigonish were also replaced with new 50000 sqft . stores in 2001 and 2005 respectively . The former Antigonish store has been converted into the distribution centre for the chain . From the mid-1990s until 2004 , the store was known as Central Home Improvement Warehouse ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Penobscot_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Penobscot County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables below differentiate between towns and cities . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties , including Penobscot County . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Penobscot County also contains an Indian reservation , which is considered to be a distinct entity independent from any municipality , although this has not always been the case in the past . Due to the large extent of unincorporated territory in Penobscot County , separate sections with detailed historical census totals for such areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations , unorganized entities and Indian reservations ( when recognized as independent entities ) , should yield the county total . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Washington_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Washington County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables below differentiate between towns and cities . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties , including Washington County . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Washington County also contains two Indian reservations , which are considered to be distinct entities independent from any municipality , although this has not always been the case in the past . Due to the large extent of unincorporated territory in Washington County , separate sections with detailed historical census totals for such areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations , unorganized entities and Indian reservations ( when recognized as independent entities ) , should yield the county total . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "Miller,_Oklahoma",
"title": "",
"text": "Miller is an unincorporated community in southwestern Pushmataha County , Oklahoma , 10 miles northwest of Antlers and a short distance west of Moyers . A United States Post Office was established at Miller , Indian Territory on June 22 , 1905 and operated until October 31 , 1954 . It was named for Dr. J.H. Miller , Sr. ( 1889-1924 ) , Antlers rancher . Miller is located in southern Impson Valley , and lies at the southern foot of Long Mountain , which is to its west . Ten Mile Creek rises on Long Mountain , and it , along with its tributaries , water the floor of the valley , causing Miller to be excellently suited for cattle operations . Originally called Warren 's Store , the community took its name from its first commercial establishment , a store operated by Major W.J. Warren , a Confederate Army veteran who was a prominent local citizen during the waning days of the Indian Territory . As Dr. Miller 's cattle operations came to define the area , its name gradually shifted to what it is known as today . Prior to Oklahoma statehood , Miller was located in Jack 's Fork County of the Choctaw Nation . Its county seat -- Many Springs , located at present-day Daisy -- was to the north of Miller . Miller is situated at the intersection of Miller-Jumbo Road , connecting to Jumbo on the north and Oklahoma State Highway 3 on the south , and M&M Road , connecting to Moyers to the east . Local landmarks formerly included the old Campton general store on the northwest corner , since razed , and the old Miller school , which burned and was replaced by the community center , on the southwest corner ."
},
{
"docid": "Territory_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A territory is a subdivision of a country having a legal status different from other regions of that country . Territory may also refer to : Box office territory Sales territory Territoriality ( nonverbal communication ) , how people use space to communicate ownership/occupancy of areas and possessions Subdivisions of a country having a legal status different from other regions of that country : British Overseas Territories Overseas territory ( France ) Provinces and territories of Canada , administrative subdivisions of Canada with fewer powers of self-government than provinces States and territories of Australia , administrative subdivisions of Australia Territoire de Belfort , a French département that retains its historical name from 1871-1999 Territories of the United States ( may be classified as incorporated organized territories , incorporated unorganized territories , unincorporated organized territories , and unincorporated unorganized territories ) Union territory , administrative subdivisions in India Unorganized area ( Canada )"
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Lincoln_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Lincoln County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables in the New England Historical U.S. Census Totals series differentiate between towns and cities ; however , there have never been any cities in Lincoln County . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties . Some southern and coastal counties , including Lincoln County , also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory , however . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Lincoln County currently contains one plantation ( Monhegan , which is located on offshore islands ) , as well as a small amount of territory that is entirely unorganized ( Hibberts Gore ) . Separate sections with census totals for unincorporated areas follows the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations or unorganized entities , should yield the county total . Except for Monhegan and Hibberts Gore , all of Lincoln County is incorporated ; except for Hibberts Gore , all of the county is at least organized . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Bunyan_Mall",
"title": "",
"text": "The Paul Bunyan Mall is a regional shopping mall in Bemidji , Minnesota . The mall is located off Paul Bunyan Drive in Bemidji just south of the `` Ridgeway '' development . It was first proposed in 1976 and opened in 1977 with JCPenney , Kmart and Bostwick 's as its anchor stores . Bostwick 's became Herberger 's in the mid-1990s . The Kmart store closed in 2012 and became a Hobby Lobby . In September 2016 , Kohl 's will open a store at the mall in the section of the former Kmart ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Aroostook_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Aroostook County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables below differentiate between towns and cities . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties , including Aroostook County . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Aroostook County also contains a very small amount of territory that is under the jurisdiction of an Indian reservation , which is considered to be a distinct entity independent from any municipality . Due to the large extent of unincorporated territory in Aroostook County , separate sections with detailed historical census totals for such areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations and unorganized entities , should yield the county total . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
},
{
"docid": "Warm_Springs,_Montana",
"title": "",
"text": "Warm Springs is an unincorporated community in Deer Lodge County , Montana , United States , operated by the state of Montana . It is the site of Montana State Hospital , the only long term psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Montana . The hospital was founded by the Territorial Government of Montana in 1877 . The `` warm springs '' are located on the hospital campus . Hot water seeps from a limestone cone that is about 40 feet high . The Native Americans called this the `` Lodge of the Whitetailed Deer '' giving the Deer Lodge Valley its name . There are no community services other than a bar and convenience store on the frontage road and a post office ( zip code 59756 ) on the hospital campus . Brown trout fishing can be found in the Clark Fork River just east of Warm Springs and in the ponds on the Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area ."
},
{
"docid": "Pharmacists_for_Life_International",
"title": "",
"text": "Pharmacists for Life International ( PFLI ) is an international pro-life organization advocating the rights of pharmacists who refuse to fill or dispense prescriptions for artificial , hormonal , or emergency contraception to `` protect the rights of employees who hold religious beliefs '' . PFLI holds that no `` employee should be forced to choose between their livelihood and their conscience '' . At least six states have such conscience clauses for personnel in medical-related fields . PFLI President Karen Brauer ( MS , RPh ) was fired in 1996 from a Kmart in Hamilton , Ohio . According to Brauer , a Roman Catholicshe was fired when she refused to sign an agreement that she would dispense all lawfully prescribed medications regardless of her feelings or beliefs . The American Center for Law and Justice ( ACLJ ) represented Brauer and filed suit against Kmart in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati in August 1999 . In January 2001 , the court refused to dismiss the suit at Kmart 's request and ruled that Brauer 's case could go forward under Ohio 's conscience law . On April 16 , 2001 in an appearance on Fox News ' The O'Reilly Factor , Brauer acknowledged that she did not directly decline or refuse to fill the prescription but , rather , lied to the customer by saying the pharmacy was out of stock of the contraceptive in question ( Micronor ) , which Brauer holds is designed to `` terminate a human life that has already begun '' . When the customer learned the truth she complained to the store 's management , which led to the incident which in turn resulted in Brauer 's lawsuit ."
},
{
"docid": "Historical_United_States_Census_totals_for_Oxford_County,_Maine",
"title": "",
"text": "This article shows U.S. Census totals for Oxford County , Maine , broken down by municipality , from 1900 to 2000 . There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine , towns and cities . The tables in the New England Historical U.S. Census Totals series differentiate between towns and cities ; however , there have never been any cities in Oxford County . Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities , with no unincorporated territory . In the three northern New England states , however , some unincorporated territory does exist , generally in areas that are very sparsely populated . Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states , with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties , including Oxford County . Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine , called a plantation ( considered to be `` organized '' , but not incorporated ) , while some is entirely unorganized . Due to the large extent of unincorporated territory in Oxford County , separate sections with detailed historical census totals for such areas follow the main tables below . For any census , adding up the totals for each town-level municipality , including any plantations or unorganized entities , should yield the county total . For more information on the New England municipal system , see New England town ."
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{
"docid": "Algeria",
"title": "",
"text": "Algeria ( الجزائر ; ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ , Dzayer ; Algérie ) , officially the People 's Democratic Republic of Algeria , is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast . Its capital and most populous city is Algiers , located in the country 's far north . With an area of 2381741 km2 , Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world , and the largest in Africa . Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia , to the east by Libya , to the west by Morocco , to the southwest by the Western Saharan territory , Mauritania , and Mali , to the southeast by Niger , and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea . The country is a semi-presidential republic consisting of 48 provinces and 1,541 communes ( counties ) . Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been President since 1999 . Ancient Algeria has known many empires and dynasties , including ancient Numidians , Phoenicians , Carthaginians , Romans , Vandals , Byzantines , Umayyads , Abbasids , Idrisid , Aghlabid , Rustamid , Fatimids , Zirid , Hammadids , Almoravids , Almohads , Spaniards , Ottomans and the French colonial empire . Berbers are the indigenous inhabitants of Algeria . Algeria is a regional and middle power . The North African country supplies large amounts of natural gas to Europe , and energy exports are the backbone of the economy . According to OPEC Algeria has the 16th largest oil reserves in the world and the second largest in Africa , while it has the 9th largest reserves of natural gas . Sonatrach , the national oil company , is the largest company in Africa . Algeria has one of the largest militaries in Africa and the largest defence budget on the continent ; most of Algeria 's weapons are imported from Russia , with whom they are a close ally . Algeria is a member of the African Union , the Arab League , OPEC , the United Nations and is the founding member of the Maghreb Union ."
}
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{
"docid": "Magonids",
"title": "",
"text": "The Magonids were a political dynasty of Ancient Carthage from 550 BCE to 340 BCE . The dynasty was first established under Mago I , under whom Carthage became preeminent among the Phoenician colonies in the western Mediterranean . Under the Magonids , the Carthaginian Empire expanded to include Sardinia , Libya , and for almost a decade much of Sicily ."
},
{
"docid": "Centers_of_power",
"title": "",
"text": "Centers of power are localized regions of the world where political , economic and cultural influence are dominant for a time , hence defining a particular era in a particular sphere of influence . Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia Ancient India Indus Valley Civilization Maurya Empire Pala Empire Chola Empire Mughal Empire Ancient China Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Tang Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty Ancient Iran and Persian Empire Achaemenid Empire Parthian Empire Sassanid Empire Ancient Mediterranean Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece and Macedonian Empire Carthage Ancient Rome and Roman Republic Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Arab Empire Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate and Caliphate of Córdoba Abbasid Caliphate Mongol Empire Yuan Dynasty French Empire French Colonial Empire British Empire Soviet Union American empire , United States of America Category : Civilizations Category : Cultural regions Category : International relations theory Category : Political history Category : Political realism"
},
{
"docid": "Ancient_Asian_history",
"title": "",
"text": "Ancient history in Asia is usually taken to include Southwest Asia The Ancient Near East History of Iran , from Elam to the Persian Empire South Asia Ancient India , from the Indus Valley Civilization to Iron Age India Middle kingdoms of India , from the Maurya Empire to the Gupta Empire East Asia Iron Age China , from the Spring and Autumn period and the early imperial period under the Han Dynasty History of China , from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty The Proto -- Three Kingdoms of Korea and Three Kingdoms of Korea The History of Japan from the Kofun period to the Heian period The Thục Dynasty to the Second Chinese domination in Vietnam Category : History of Asia Category : Prehistoric Asia"
},
{
"docid": "Parthian_language",
"title": "",
"text": "The Parthian language , also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlawānīg , is a now-extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language spoken in Parthia , a region of northeastern ancient Iran . Parthian was the language of state of the Arsacid Parthian Empire ( 248 BC -- 224 AD ) , as well as of its eponymous branches of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia , Arsacid dynasty of Iberia , and the Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania . This language had a huge impact on Armenian , a large part of whose vocabulary was formed primarily from borrowings from Parthian . Many ancient Parthian words preserved and now can be seen only in Armenian ."
},
{
"docid": "Twenty-fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt",
"title": "",
"text": "The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ( notated Dynasty XXV , alternatively 25th Dynasty or Dynasty 25 ) , also known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire , was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period that occurred after the Nubian invasion of Ancient Egypt . The 25th dynasty was a line of rulers originating in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush -- in present-day northern Sudan and southern Egypt -- and most saw Napata as their spiritual homeland . They reigned in part or all of Ancient Egypt from 760 BCE to 656 BCE . The dynasty began with Kashta 's invasion of Upper Egypt and culminated in several years of both successful and unsuccessful war with the Mesopotamian based Assyrian Empire . The 25th Dynasty 's reunification of Lower Egypt , Upper Egypt , and also Kush ( Nubia ) created the largest Egyptian empire since the New Kingdom . They assimilated into society by reaffirming Ancient Egyptian religious traditions , temples , and artistic forms , while introducing some unique aspects of Kushite culture . It was during the 25th dynasty that the Nile valley saw the first widespread construction of pyramids ( many in modern Sudan ) since the Middle Kingdom . After the Assyrian kings Sargon II and Sennacherib defeated attempts by the Nubian kings to gain a foothold in the Near East , their successors Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal invaded Egypt and defeated and drove out the Nubians . War with Assyria resulted in the end of Kushite power in Northern Egypt and the conquest of Egypt by Assyria . They were succeeded by the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt , initially a puppet dynasty installed by and vassals of the Assyrians , the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Bihar",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Bihar is one of the most varied in northern/eastern India . Bihar consists of three distinct regions , each has its own distinct history and culture . They are Magadh , Mithila and Bhojpur . Chirand , on the northern bank of the Ganga River , in Saran district , has an archaeological record from the Neolithic age ( about 2500 -- 1345 BC ) . Regions of Bihar -- such as Magadha , Mithila and Anga -- are mentioned in religious texts and epics of ancient India . Mithila is believed to be the centre of Indian Power in the later vedic period ( c. 1100-500 BCE ) . Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Videha kingdom . The Kings of the Videha Kingdom where called Janakas.A daughter of one of the Janaks of Mithila , Sita , is mentioned as consort of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana , written by Valmiki . The Videha Kingdom later became incorporated into the Vajji confederacy which had its capital in the city of Vaishali , which is also in Mithila . Magadha , another region of Bihar was the centre of Indian power , learning and culture for about a thousand years . One of India 's greatest empires , the Maurya empire , as well as two major pacifist religions , Buddhism and Jainism , arose from the region that is now Bihar . Magadha empires , most notably the Maurya and Gupta empires , unified large parts of South Asia under their rule . Their capital Pataliputra , adjacent to modern-day Patna , was an important political , military and economic centre of Indian civilisation during the ancient and classical periods of Indian history . Many ancient Indian texts , aside from religious epics , were written in ancient Bihar . The play Abhijñānaśākuntala was the most prominent . The present-day region of Bihar overlaps with several pre-Mauryan kingdoms and republics , including Magadha , Anga and the Vajji confederation of Mithila.The latter was one of the world 's earliest known republics and had existed in the region since before the birth of Mahavira ( c. 599 BCE ) . The classical Gupta dynasty of Bihar presided over a period of cultural flourishing and learning , known today as the Golden Age of India . The Pala Empire also made their capital at Pataliputra once during Devapala 's rule . After the Pala period , Bihar played a very small role in Indian history until the emergence of the Suri dynasty during the Medieval period in the 1540s . After the fall of the Suri dynasty in 1556 , Bihar again became a marginal player in India and was the staging post for the British colonial Bengal Presidency from the 1750s and up to the war of 1857 -- 58 . On 22 March 1912 , Bihar was carved out as a separate province in the British Indian Empire . Since 1947 independence , Bihar has been an original state in the Indian Union ."
},
{
"docid": "Centenaria,_Algeria",
"title": "",
"text": "Centenaria was an ancient civitas ( town ) extant during the Roman Empire . It is tentatively identified as ruins near El Hamel Algeria . The name Centenaria derives from the Centenaria style of fortified farm , around 2000 of which were built along the Limes Africanus in Roman North Africa . Many Centenaria grew to be prosperous and large settlements . The town of Centenaria was also the seat of an ancient bishopric , which ceased to effectively function in the 7th century . One bishop is known from antiquity , Flourentius ( fl .484 ) who attended the Council of Carthage ( 484 ) . chrétienne ( 303 -- 533 ) The bishopric was re-established in name during the 20th century and has had 6 titular bishops ( mostly from South America ) since . The current bishop is Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza who replaced Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nigizubi",
"title": "",
"text": "Nigizubi was a Roman -- Berber town in the province of Numidia . It was located in modern Algeria . It was also the seat of an ancient bishopric . The only known bishop of this diocese was the Donatist Bishop , Gaudenzio , who took part in the Council of Carthage ( 411 ) , between Catholic and Donatist bishops in Numidia . The diocese ceased to effectively function following the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in the 7th century . Today Nigizubi Diocese survives as titular bishopric and the current bishop is Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer , of Sucre . The location of the diocese seat and cathedra is not known but presumably was called Naratcatensis and was somewhere in today 's Algeria . Naratcata , was also the seat of an ancient episcopal see of the Roman province of Numidia . There are two known bishops of Naratcata : Fortunatianus attended the synod meeting in Carthage by the Vandal king Huneric in 484 after which Fortunatianus , was later exiled ; Colombo was among the fathers of another Carthaginian council , celebrated under Hilderic in 525 . The diocese ceased to function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb but was re-established in name at least in 1933 . Today Naratcata survives as a titular bishopric and the bishop is Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi , of Kinshasa . The location of the diocese seat and cathedra is not known but presumably was a place called Naratcatensis and was somewhere in today 's Algeria ."
},
{
"docid": "Volubilis",
"title": "",
"text": "Volubilis ( Walili , وليلي ) is a partly excavated Berber and Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes , and commonly considered as the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania . Built in a fertile agricultural area , it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as an Amazigh , then proto-Carthaginian , settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania . It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and expanded to cover about 42 ha with a 2.6 km circuit of walls . The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century , including a basilica , temple and triumphal arch . Its prosperity , which was derived principally from olive growing , prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors . The city fell to local tribes around 285 and was never retaken by Rome because of its remoteness and indefensibility on the south-western border of the Roman Empire . It continued to be inhabited for at least another 700 years , first as a Latinised Christian community , then as an early Islamic settlement . In the late 8th century it became the seat of Idris ibn Abdallah , the founder of the Idrisid dynasty and the state of Morocco . By the 11th century Volubilis had been abandoned after the seat of power was relocated to Fes . Much of the local population was transferred to the new town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun , about 5 km from Volubilis . The ruins remained substantially intact until they were devastated by an earthquake in the mid-18th century and subsequently looted by Moroccan rulers seeking stone for building Meknes . It was not until the latter part of the 19th century that the site was definitively identified as that of the ancient city of Volubilis . During and after the period of French rule over Morocco , about half of the site was excavated , revealing many fine mosaics , and some of the more prominent public buildings and high-status houses were restored or reconstructed . Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site , listed for being `` an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Persian_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "Persian Empire is any of a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia ( modern -- day Iran ) . The first of these was the Achaemenid Empire established by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC with the conquest of Median , Lydian and Babylonian empires . It covered much of the Ancient world when it was conquered by Alexander the Great . Several later dynasties `` claimed to be heirs of the Achaemenids '' . Persia was then ruled by the Parthian Empire which supplanted the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire , and then by the Sassanian Empire which ruled up until the mid-7th century . While many of these empires referred to themselves as Persian , they were often ruled by ethnic Medes , Babylonians , or Parthians . Iranian dynastic history was interrupted by the Arab conquest of Persia in 651 AD , establishing the even larger Islamic caliphate , and later by the Mongol invasion . The main religion of ancient Persia was the native Zoroastrianism , but after the seventh century , it was replaced by Islam . The Safavid Empire was the first Persian empire established after Arab conquest of Persia by the Shah Ismail I. Safavids ruled Persia independently from the Arab and Ottoman Sunni caliphates by making Shia Islam Persia 's official religion , who became Persia 's classical rival , like the pagan Romans and Christian Byzantines had been before . Since 1979 and the downfall of the Pahlavi dynasty during the Iranian Revolution , Persia has had a Shia Islamic theocratic government ."
},
{
"docid": "Arang",
"title": "",
"text": "Arang is a town and a Nagar Palika in Raipur District in the state of Chhattisgarh , India . It is situated near the eastern limits of Raipur City . Arang is an ancient town , which was ruled by the Haihayas Rajput dynasty . It is famous for its many Jain and Hindu temples which belong to the 11th and 12th centuries ; these are the Bhand Deval Jain temple , the Mahamsmaya temple , the Panchamukhi temple and the Hanuman temple . Archaeological finds of a copper plate inscription dated to the Gupta Empire , known as the Arang Plate of Bhimasena II of the clan of Rajarsitulya , has established the town 's ancient history as a Hindu and Jain religious centre , which was then under the rule of Hindu kings . The Bhand Deval Jain temple is the most ancient of these temples dated to the 11th century where three huge images of Digambara tirthankaras are deified in the sanctum sanctorum ; these are carved in black stone and polished . Economic activity in the town is mostly related to small scale industries of rice and pulse mills , and many types of forest products . Religious tourism is receiving attention ."
},
{
"docid": "Caesarea_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Caesarea in Israel is the modern town built on the site of ancient Caesarea Maritima . Caesarea , a city name derived from the first Roman imperial family , which later became a title `` Caesar '' , was given to numerous cities and locations in the Roman Empire proper and/or Byzantine Empire : in the Levant Caesarea Maritima , also known as `` Caesarea Palaestinae '' , an ancient Roman city near the modern Israeli town Caesarea in Palaestina ( diocese ) Caesarea , the modern Israeli town near ancient Caesarea Maritima Caesarea Philippi , also known as `` Caesarea Paneas '' , an ancient Roman city in the Golan Heights , Syria Caesarea Magna , formerly Larissa in Syria , modern Shaizar , an ancient Roman city and modern Syrian town in Turkey Caesarea in Bythinia , alias Germanicopolis ( in Bythinia ) , former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see Caesarea in Cappadocia , modern Kayseri , an ancient Roman and modern Anatolian city Caesarea in Cilicia , renamed Anazarbus , an ancient Cilician and Roman city in modern Turkey Caesarea Antiochia , also known as `` Antioch of Pisidia '' , an ancient Pisidian and Roman city Caesarea Germanica , modern Kahramanmaraş in southern Turkey , an ancient Roman and Byzantine town Caesarea , in southwest Anatolia , also named Kibyra Claudiocaesarea , modern Beyşehir , an ancient Roman city and modern Turkish town Elsewhere Caesarea Mauretaniae , capital Mauretania Caesariensis , an ancient Roman-Berber city , now Cherchell , in Algeria The island of Caesarea , modern Jersey , in the Channel Islands"
},
{
"docid": "3rd_century_BC",
"title": "",
"text": "The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC . It is considered part of the Classical era , epoch , or historical period . In the Mediterranean the first few decades of this century were characterized by a balance of power between the Greek Hellenistic kingdoms in the east , and the great mercantile power of Carthage in the west . This balance was shattered when conflict arose between Carthage and the Roman Republic . In the following decades , the Carthaginian Republic was first humbled and then destroyed by the Romans in the first and second Punic wars . Following the Second Punic War , Rome became the most important power in the western Mediterranean . In India , Ashoka ruled the Maurya Empire . The Pandya , Chola and Chera dynasties of the classical age flourished in the ancient Tamil country . The Warring States period in China drew to a close , with Qin Shi Huang conquering other nation-states and establishing the short-lived Qin dynasty , the first empire of China , which was followed in the same century by the long-lasting Han dynasty . The Protohistoric Period began in the Korean peninsula . The Xiongnu were at the height of their power in Mongolia ."
},
{
"docid": "Temple_of_Antas",
"title": "",
"text": "The Temple of Antas is an ancient Carthaginian-Roman temple in the commune of Fluminimaggiore , southern Sardinia , Italy . It is located in an area colonised by the Carthaginians and then by the Romans , attracted by its iron and lead deposits . It consists of a Roman temple , under whose steps are the remains of the Carthaginian one , which was dedicated to the god Sid Addir , a later incarnation of the local god Sardus Pater Babai , the main male divinity of the Nuragic civilization . The original temple had been built around 500 BC over a sacred limestone outcrop , and restored around 300 BC . The Roman temple was built by emperor Augustus ( 27 BC - 14 AD ) and restored under Caracalla ( 213-217 AD ) . Its remains were discovered in 1836 by general Alberto La Marmora , and rebuilt to the current status in 1967 . The fore section of the temple includes six columns , with a height of some 8 metres , with Ionic capitals . Originally a triangular pediment was also present . The cella was accessed through two side openings and had a mosaic-covered pavement , part of which has been preserved . The temple was provided with two square reservoirs , which housed the water for the sacred rites of purification . It is likely that a statue of the Sardus Pater was housed in the cella . According to the size of the only remain found , a finger , it has been estimated that it was some 3 metres high . The archaeological area of temple includes a small necropolis , remains of an ancient Nuragic village ( 13th-10th centuries BC ) , Roman quarries of limestone and an ancient path connecting the temple to a sacred cave where the water cult was practised ."
},
{
"docid": "Sino-Roman_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Sino-Roman relations comprised the mostly indirect contact , flow of trade goods , information , and occasional travellers between the Roman Empire and Han Empire of China , as well as between the later Eastern Roman Empire and various Chinese dynasties . These empires inched progressively closer in the course of the Roman expansion into the ancient Near East and simultaneous Han Chinese military incursions into Central Asia . Mutual awareness remained low , and firm knowledge about each other was limited . Only a few attempts at direct contact are known from records . Intermediate empires such as the Parthians and Kushans , seeking to maintain lucrative control over the silk trade , inhibited direct contact between these two Eurasian powers . In 97 CE , the Chinese general Ban Chao tried to send his envoy Gan Ying to Rome , but Gan was dissuaded by Parthians from venturing beyond the Persian Gulf . Several alleged Roman emissaries to China were recorded by ancient Chinese historians . The first one on record , supposedly from either the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius or his adopted son Marcus Aurelius , arrived in 166 CE . Others are recorded as arriving in 226 and 284 CE , with a long absence until the first recorded Byzantine embassy in 643 CE . The indirect exchange of goods on land along the Silk Road and sea routes included Chinese silk , Roman glassware and high-quality cloth . Roman coins minted from the 1st century CE onwards have been found in China , as well as a coin of Maximian and medallions from the reigns of Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius in Jiaozhi in modern Vietnam , the same region at which Chinese sources claim the Romans first landed . Roman glassware and silverware have been discovered at Chinese archaeological sites dated to the Han period . Roman coins and glass beads have also been found in Japan . In classical sources , the problem of identifying references to ancient China is exacerbated by the interpretation of the Latin term Seres , whose meaning fluctuated and could refer to several Asian peoples in a wide arc from India over Central Asia to China . In Chinese records , the Roman Empire came to be known as Daqin or Great Qin . Daqin was directly associated with the later Fulin in Chinese sources , which has been identified by scholars such as Friedrich Hirth as the Byzantine Empire . Chinese sources describe several embassies of Fulin arriving in China during the Tang dynasty and also mention the siege of Constantinople by the forces of Muawiyah I in 674 -- 678 CE . Geographers in the Roman Empire such as Ptolemy provided a rough sketch of the eastern Indian Ocean , including the Malay Peninsula and beyond this the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea . Ptolemy 's Cattigara was most likely Óc Eo , Vietnam , where Antonine-era Roman items have been found . Ancient Chinese geographers demonstrated a general knowledge of West Asia and Rome 's eastern provinces . The 7th-century CE Byzantine historian Theophylact Simocatta wrote of the contemporary reunification of northern and southern China , which he treated as separate nations recently at war . This mirrors both the conquest of Chen by Emperor Wen of Sui ( reigned 581 -- 604 CE ) as well as the names Cathay and Mangi used by later medieval Europeans in China during the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and Han-Chinese Southern Song dynasty ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Romer_(Egyptologist)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Lewis Romer ( born 30 September 1941 , Surrey , UK ) is a British Egyptologist , historian and archaeologist . He has created and appeared in many TV archaeology series , including Romer 's Egypt , Ancient Lives , Testament , The Seven Wonders of the World , Byzantium : The Lost Empire and Great Excavations : The Story of Archaeology . Romer is probably -- along with Michael Wood -- the best known television presenter of ancient history . His trademark style combines gentle humour , expressive hand gestures , expertise and respect for ancient peoples ."
},
{
"docid": "Daqin",
"title": "",
"text": "Daqin ( ; alternative transliterations include Tachin , Tai-Ch ` in ) is the ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empire or , depending on context , the Near East , especially Syria . It literally means `` Great Qin '' , Qin being the name of the founding dynasty of the Chinese Empire . Historian John Foster defined it as '' ... the Roman Empire , or rather that part of it which alone was known to the Chinese , Syria . '' In various texts its capitals were given as Antioch and Constantinople , with no clear descriptions of the city of Rome . Its basic facets such as laws , customs , dress , and currency were explained in Chinese sources . Its medieval incarnation was described in histories during the Tang dynasty ( 618-907 AD ) onwards as Fulin , which Friedrich Hirth and other scholars have identified as the Byzantine Empire . Daqin was also commonly associated with the Syriac-speaking Nestorian Christians who lived in China during the Tang dynasty . Chinese sources describe several ancient Roman embassies arriving in China , beginning in 166 AD and lasting into the 3rd century . These early embassies were said to arrive by a maritime route via the South China Sea in the Chinese province of Jiaozhi ( now northern Vietnam ) . Archaeological evidence such as Roman coins points to the presence of Roman commercial activity in Southeast Asia . Later recorded embassies arriving from the Byzantine Empire , lasting from the 7th to 11th centuries , ostensibly took an overland route following the Silk Road , alongside other Europeans in Medieval China . Byzantine Greeks are recorded as being present in the court of Kublai Khan ( 1260-1294 ) , the Mongol ruler of the Yuan dynasty in Khanbaliq ( Beijing ) , while the Hongwu Emperor ( r. 1368-1398 ) , founder of the Ming dynasty , sent a letter of correspondence to the ruler of the Byzantine Empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Culture_of_Tunisia",
"title": "",
"text": "Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethnic influx . Ancient Tunisia was a major civilization crossing through history ; different cultures , civilizations and multiple successive dynasties contributed to the culture of the country over centuries with a varying degrees of influence . Among these cultures were the Carthaginian - their native civilization , Roman , Vandal , Jewish , Christian , Arab , Islamic , Turkish , and French , in addition to native Amazigh . This unique mixture of cultures made Tunisia , with its strategic geographical location in the Mediterranean , the core of some great civilizations of Mare Nostrum . The history of Tunisia reveals this rich past where different successive Mediterranean cultures had a strong presence . After the Carthaginian Republic , the Roman Empire came and left a lasting effect on the land with various monuments and cities such the El-Jem Amphitheater and the archaeological site of the ancient city of Carthage , which is classified as a world heritage site . El Jem is just one of seven world heritage sites found in Tunisia . After a few centuries of the presence of Christianity , represented by the Church of Africa , the Arab Islamic conquest transformed the whole country and founded a new city called Al-Qayrawan , Al-Qayrawan is a renowned center for religious and intellectual pursuits . With the annexation of Tunisia by the Ottoman Empire , the center of power shifted from Tunis to Istanbul . This shift in power allowed the local government of the new Ottoman Province to gain more independence , which was maintained until the institution of the French Protectorate ( which was later seen as occupation ) . The protectorate introduced elements of Western -- French -- culture . The important elements of Tunisian culture are diverse and represent a unique , mixed heritage . This heritage can be experienced first-hand in : museums such as the Bardo Museum , the contrast and diversity of city architecture such as Sidi Bou Said or the medina of Tunis , cuisine such as cheeses and French croissants , music reflecting Andalusian and Ottoman influences , literature , cinema , religion , the arts , and sports and other areas of Tunisian culture ."
},
{
"docid": "Hammam_Essalihine",
"title": "",
"text": "Hammam Essalihine ( حمام الصالحين Ḥammām aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn , lit . `` The Bath of the Righteous '' ; Aquae Flavianae ) is an ancient Roman Bath situated in the Aurès Mountains in the El Hamma District in the Khenchela Province of Algeria . As the Latin name suggests , it dates from the time of the Flavian Dynasty . Category : Archaeological sites in Algeria Category : Ancient Roman baths Category : Former populated places in Algeria Category : Buildings and structures in Khenchela Province Category : Buildings and structures completed in the 1st century Category :1 st-century establishments in Africa"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Ancient_kingdoms_of_Anatolia",
"title": "",
"text": "Below is a list of Ancient kingdoms in Anatolia . Anatolia ( most of modern Turkey ) was the home of many ancient kingdoms . This list does not include the earliest kingdoms , which were merely city states , except those that profoundly affected history . It also excludes foreign invaders ( such as The Achaemenid Empire , the Macedonian Empire , Roman Empire etc ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Odessa_Archeological_Museum",
"title": "",
"text": "The Odessa Archaeological Museum is one of the oldest archaeological museums in Ukraine . It was founded in 1825 ; the current museum building was completed in 1883 . Since 1997 , the Odessa Archeological Museum has functioned not only as a museum but also as an institute for scientific research into the archeology of primitive society in the Northern Black Sea region and the archeology of the Middle Ages . The museum conducts expositions , restorations and publishing activities . The museums has a collection size of more than 160,000 : archeological finds from the northern Black Sea region , the largest collection in Ukraine of Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi , stone slabs with hieroglyphics and fragments of papyrus , Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman exhibits . The museum is also famous for its collection of coins and medals . There are over 50,000 coins in the museum treasury from Ancient Greece , Ancient Rome , the Byzantine Empire , Ancient Kievan Rus and coins of the Russian Empire from the Romanovs ' dynasty . A few years ago the Leventis Foundation of Cyprus funded the new Greek and Cypriote gallery at the museum ; because of the large number of Greeks in Odessa in the 19th century , the museum has rich collections of material from both areas . The museum 's address is 4 Lanzheronovskaya Street , 65026 , Odessa , Ukraine"
},
{
"docid": "Wanshou_Temple",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wanshou Temple is a temple located at the Suzhoujie ( Suzhou street ) in Haidian District , Beijing . In addition to being a Buddhist temple , the Wanshou Temple also houses the Beijing Art Museum . It was built in 1577 during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty to store Chinese Buddhist scriptures ; it also later became a permanent celebration place for the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties . The Wanshou Temple was known as one of Beijing 's most important temples , and it was declared as one of Beijing 's `` Key Cultural Heritage of Preservation '' in August 1979 . The Beijing Art Museum housed in the Wanshou Temple has also collected and preserved precious historical relics such as bronze and jade articles of Shang and Zhou dynasties ( 17th - 3rd centuries B.C ) , and ancient art treasures such as porcelains , earthenwares , enamels , carved lacquer ware , ivory carving , wood carving , and many relics from past dynasties ; it has a permanent collection of 70,000 items . Among the most important items displayed in the museum includes Chinese paintings and calligraphy from the Ming and Qing dynasties since 1368 , Chinese weavings and embroideries of the Ming and Qing dynasties , and ancient coins of China and other countries . Modern Chinese , Japanese and other Asian arts and crafts and paintings are also displayed in the museum ."
},
{
"docid": "Ancient_Carthage",
"title": "",
"text": "Carthage ( Punic : , Qart-ḥadašt `` new city '' ) was the Phoenician city-state of Carthage and during the 7th to 3rd centuries BC , included its sphere of influence , the Carthaginian Empire . The empire extended over much of the coast of North Africa as well as encompassing substantial parts of coastal Iberia and the islands of the western Mediterranean Sea . Carthage was founded in 814 BC . A dependency of the Phoenician state of Tyre at the time , Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established its political hegemony over other Phoenician settlements throughout the western Mediterranean , this lasting until the end of the 3rd century BC . At the height of the city 's prominence it served as a major hub of trade , with trading stations extending throughout the region . For much of its history , Carthage was on hostile terms with the Greeks in Sicily and with the Roman Republic , leading to a series of armed conflicts known as the Greek-Punic Wars ( -- 265 BC ) and the Punic Wars ( 264 -- 146 BC ) respectively . The city also had to deal with potentially hostile Berbers , the indigenous inhabitants of the area where Carthage was built . In 146 BC , after the third and final Punic War , Roman forces destroyed , redesigned , and then occupied Carthage . Nearly all of the other Phoenician city-states and former Carthaginian dependencies subsequently fell into Roman hands ."
},
{
"docid": "Pandyan_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pandyan or Pandiyan or Pandian dynasty was an ancient Tamil dynasty , one of the three Tamil dynasties , the other two being the Chola and the Chera . The Pandya King , along with Chera King and Chola King , were referred to as the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam . The dynasty ruled parts of South India from around 600 BCE ( Early Pandyan Kingdom ) to first half of 17th century CE . They initially ruled their country Pandya Nadu from Korkai , a seaport on the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula , and in later times moved to Madurai . Fish being their flag , Pandyas were experts in water management , agriculture ( mostly near river banks ) and fisheries and they were eminent sailors and sea traders too . Pandyan was well known since ancient times , with contacts , even diplomatic , reaching the Roman Empire . The Pandyan empire was home to temples including Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai , and Nellaiappar Temple built on the bank of the river Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli . The Pandya kings were called either Jatavarman or Maravarman Pandyan . From being Jains in their early ages , they became Shaivaites after some centuries of rule . Strabo states that an Indian king called Pandion sent Augustus Caesar `` presents and gifts of honour '' . The country of the Pandyas , Pandi Mandala , was described as Pandyan Mediterranea in the Periplus and Modura Regia Pandyan by Ptolemy . The early Pandyan Dynasty of the Sangam Literature faded into obscurity upon the invasion of the Kalabhras . The dynasty revived under Kadungon in the early 6th century , pushed the Kalabhras out of the Tamil country and ruled from Madurai . They again went into decline with the rise of the Cholas in the 9th century and were in constant conflict with them . The Pandyas allied themselves with the Sinhalese and the Cheras in harassing the Chola empire until they found an opportunity for reviving their fortunes during the late 13th century . The Later Pandyas ( 1216 -- 1345 ) entered their golden age under Maravman Sundara Pandyan and Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan ( c. 1251 ) , who expanded the empire into Telugu country , conquered Kalinga ( Orissa ) and invaded and conquered Sri Lanka . They also had extensive trade links with the Southeast Asian maritime empires of Srivijaya and their successors . The Pandyas excelled in both trade and literature . They controlled the pearl fisheries along the South Indian coast , between Sri Lanka and India , which produced some of the finest pearls in the known ancient world . Traditionally , the legendary Sangams were held in Madurai under their patronage , and some of the Pandya Kings were poets themselves . During their history , the Pandyas were repeatedly in conflict with the Pallavas , Cholas , Hoysalas and finally the Muslim invaders from the Delhi Sultanate . The Islamic invasion led to the end of Pandyan supremacy in South India . 1323 , Jaffna Kingdom in Sri Lanka declared its independence from the crumbling Pandyan Empire . The Pandyans lost their capital city Madurai to Madurai Sultanate in 1335 . However they shifted their capital to Tenkasi and continued to rule the Tirulnelveli , Tuticorin , Ramanad , Sivagangai regions . Meanwhile , Madurai sultanate was replaced by Nayaka governors of Vijayanagara in 1378 . In 1529 Nayaka governors declared independence and established Madurai Nayak dynasty ."
},
{
"docid": "Chandra_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chandra dynasty were a family who ruled over the kingdom of Harikela in eastern Bengal ( comprising the ancient lands of Harikela , Vanga and Samatala ) for roughly 150 years from the beginning of the 10th century CE . Their empire also encompassed Vanga and Samatala , with Srichandra expanding his domain to include parts of Kamarupa . Their empire was ruled from their capital , Vikrampur ( modern Munshiganj ) and was powerful enough to militarily withstand the Pala Empire to the north-west . They were replaced later by the Varman dynasty as rulers of Harikela ."
},
{
"docid": "Kanakachalapathi_Temple,_Kanakagiri",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kanakachalapathi temple is a 16th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu . It is located in the town of Kanakagiri , in the Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district in the Karnataka state , India . Kanakagiri , known in ancient times as `` Swarnagiri '' ( lit , `` Hill of Gold '' ) is about 3 km from the district headquarters Koppal city , 380 km north of Bangalore city and 200 km east of Belagavi city . Kanakagiri is known to get its present name from Kanaka Muni , a Hindu saint who performed penance there . The historically important Koppal city , known in ancient inscriptions as Kopana is also of archeological significance due to the discovery of two inscriptions from the rule of Emperor Ashoka ( 3rd ceneutry B.C.E. ) at the nearby villages Palkigundu and Gavimatha . After the end of the Maurya Empire rule over the region when Koppal had been a southern viceroyalty , Koppal passed into the hands of notable dynasties of the Deccan : the Satavahana dynasty , the Western Ganga Dynasty , the Hoysalas and the Chalukya dynasty . The earliest available Kannada classic , the Kavirajamarga of King Nrupatunga Amoghavarsha I ( r.814-878 A.D. ) , mentions Koppal in the sentence Viditha Maha Kopana Nagara . The Kanakachalapathi temple is an example of Dravidian architecture of the Vijayanagara era . It is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India . The temple was built by the ruling vassal polyagar ( Nayaka or feudal lord ) . The temple complex is a large one with spacious halls ( mantapa ) and massive Yali pillars . There a three well executed , tiered gopuras ( tower over entrance ) over as many entrances . Sculpture in the temple includes those of mythological figures in wood and pilaster , and that of kings and queens in black stone . The popularity of the temple is supported by a local saying : `` people with eyes must see Kanakagiri and those with legs , Hampi '' , an affirmation that the Kanakachalapathi temple is a delight to the eyes where as one needs to tread tirelessly to enjoy the architectural wonders of near by Hampi ( UNESCO World heritage cite ) , the royal centre of Vijayanagara , the capital of the Vijayanagara empire . In the months of February and March , during the Phalguna season , the temple hosts a popular fair called the `` Kanakachalapathi fair '' ( Jatra ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Passum",
"title": "",
"text": "Passum was a raisin wine ( wine from semi-dried grapes ) apparently developed in ancient Carthage and transmitted from there to Italy , where it was popular in the Roman Empire . The earliest surviving instruction constitutes the only known Carthaginian recipe . It is a fragment from the Punic farming manual by Mago ( agricultural writer ) in its Latin translation by Decimus Junius Silanus ( 2nd century BC ) . It survives because it was summarised by Columella ( 1st century AD ) :"
},
{
"docid": "Gisgo",
"title": "",
"text": "Gisgo ( Punic ` Ger-sakkun ' ) is the name of a number of men in the history of ancient Carthage . Gisgo , son of Hanno I the Great , was a notable general of the Sicilian campaigns of the First Punic War . In the Second Punic War , Hasdrubal Gisgo was one of the Carthaginian commanders at the Battle of Ilipa . Prior to the Battle of Cannae , a Carthaginian officer named Gisgo commented on how much larger the Roman army was . Hannibal replied , `` Another thing that has escaped your notice , Gisgo , is even more amazing -- that although there are so many of them , there is not one among them called Gisgo '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Argead_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Argead dynasty ( Greek : Ἀργεάδαι ) was an ancient Greek royal house . They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BC . Their tradition , as described in ancient Greek historiography , traced their origins to Argos , in southern Greece , hence the name Argeads or Argives . Initially the rulers of the homonymous tribe , by the time of Philip II they had expanded their reign further , to include under the rule of Macedonia all Upper Macedonian states . The family 's most celebrated members were Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great , under whose leadership the kingdom of Macedonia gradually gained predominance throughout Greece , defeated the Achaemenid Empire and expanded as far as Egypt and India . The mythical founder of the Argead dynasty is King Caranus ."
},
{
"docid": "Ancient_Chinese_coinage",
"title": "",
"text": "Ancient Chinese coinage includes some of the earliest known coins . These coins , used as early as the Spring and Autumn period ( 770 -- 476 BCE ) , took the form of imitations of the cowrie shells that were used in ceremonial exchanges . The Spring and Autumn period also saw the introduction of the first metal coins ; however , they were not initially round , instead being either knife shaped or spade shaped . Round metal coins with a round , and then later square hole in the center were first introduced around 350 BCE . The beginning of the Qin Dynasty ( 221 -- 206 BCE ) , the first dynasty to unify China , saw the introduction of a standardised coinage for the whole Empire . Subsequent dynasties produced variations on these round coins throughout the imperial period . At first , distribution of the coinage was limited to use around the capital city district but by the beginning of the Han Dynasty , coins were widely used for such as when paying tax , salaries and fines . Ancient Chinese coins are markedly different from coins produced in the west . Chinese coins were manufactured by being cast in molds , whereas western coins were typically cut and hammered or , in later times , milled . Chinese coins were usually made from mixtures of metals such copper , tin and lead , from bronze , brass or iron : precious metals like gold and silver were uncommonly used . The ratios and purity of the coin metals varied considerably . Most Chinese coins were produced with a square hole in the middle . This was used to allow collections of coins to be threaded on a square rod so that the rough edges could be filed smooth , and then threaded on strings for ease of handling . Official coin production was not always centralised , but could be spread over many mint locations throughout the country . Aside from officially produced coins , private coining was common during many stages of history . Various steps were taken over time to try to combat the private coining and limit its effects and making it illegal . At other times private coining was tolerated . The coins varied in value throughout the history . Some coins were produced in very large numbers -- during the Western Han , an average of 220 million coins a year were produced . Other coins were of limited circulation and are today extremely rare -- only six examples of Da Quan Wu Qian from the Eastern Wu Dynasty ( 222 -- 280 ) are known to exist . Occasionally , large hoards of coins have been uncovered . For example , a hoard was discovered in Jiangsu containing 4,000 Tai Qing Feng Le coins and at Zhangpu in Shaanxi , a sealed jar containing 1,000 Ban Liang coins of various weights and sizes , was discovered ."
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[
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Clinton Eastwood Jr. '' ' ( born May 31 , 1930 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , musician , and political figure . After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide , he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone 's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s , and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s . These roles , among others , have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity . For his work in the Western film Unforgiven ( 1992 ) and the sports drama Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ) , Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture , as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor . Eastwood 's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy Every Which Way But Loose ( 1978 ) and its sequel , the action comedy Any Which Way You Can ( 1980 ) , after adjustment for inflation . Other popular films include the Western Hang 'Em High ( 1968 ) , the psychological thriller Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ) , the crime film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 ) , the Western The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 ) , the prison film Escape from Alcatraz ( 1979 ) , the action film Firefox ( 1982 ) , the suspense thriller Tightrope ( 1984 ) , the Western Pale Rider ( 1985 ) , the war films Where Eagles Dare ( 1968 ) , Heartbreak Ridge ( 1986 ) , the action thriller In the Line of Fire ( 1993 ) , the romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ) , and the drama Gran Torino ( 2008 ) . In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles , Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear , such as the mystery drama Mystic River ( 2003 ) and the war film Letters from Iwo Jima ( 2006 ) , for which he received Academy Award nominations , and the drama Changeling ( 2008 ) . The war drama biopic American Sniper '' ( 2014 ) set box office records for the largest January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film . Eastwood received considerable critical praise in France for several films , including some that were not well received in the United States . Eastwood has been awarded two of France 's highest honors : in 1994 he became a recipient of the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , and in 2007 he was awarded the Legion of Honour medal . In 2000 , Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement . Since 1967 , Eastwood has run his own production company , Malpaso , which has produced all but four of his American films . Starting in 1986 , Eastwood served for two years as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea , California , a non-partisan office ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood ( born 1930 ) is an American filmmaker and actor . Clint Eastwood may also refer to : Clint Eastwood ( album ) , an album by The Upsetters Clint Eastwood ( musician ) , Jamaican reggae deejay `` Clint Eastwood '' ( song ) , a song by Gorillaz `` Clint Eastwood '' , an alias used by Marty McFly in the film Back to the Future Part III Eastwood , Clint"
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood is an American film actor , director , producer , and composer . After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances , his career has spanned more than 50 years . Eastwood has acted in several television series , most notably Rawhide . His role in the eight-season series led to his leading roles in A Fistful of Dollars , For a Few Dollars More , and The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . Eastwood has appeared in over 50 films and has starred in 42 films , including Hang 'Em High , Play Misty for Me , Dirty Harry , Escape from Alcatraz , Tightrope , The Bridges of Madison County , and Gran Torino . Eastwood started directing in 1971 , and in 1982 , his debut as a producer began with two films , Firefox and Honkytonk Man . Eastwood also has contributed music to his films , either through performing or composing . He has starred in western , action , comedy , and drama films . Eastwood has been a primary character in two film franchises : as the Man with No Name in the Dollars Trilogy and as Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry series . Other notable roles include Josey Wales in The Outlaw Josey Wales , th Stranger in High Plains Drifter , Philo Beddoe in Every Which Way but Loose and its sequel Any Which Way You Can , Preacher in Pale Rider , William Munny in Unforgiven , Frankie Dunn in Million Dollar Baby and Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino . Eastwood has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in the films Unforgiven , Mystic River , and Million Dollar Baby , among others . These awards include Academy Awards , Directors Guild of America Awards , Golden Globe Awards , and People 's Choice Awards . According to Box Office Mojo , a box office-revenue tracking website , films that Eastwood has acted in or directed have grossed a total of more than $ 2.7 billion . American Sniper was released on January 16 , 2015 . The film had the biggest opening weekend ever for a film released in the month of January and was also the biggest opening ever for an Eastwood film ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Clint_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood is an American film actor , director , producer , and composer . After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances , his career has spanned more than 50 years in both television and film productions . Eastwood appeared in several television series , most notably starring in Rawhide . His role in the eight-season series led to his leading roles in A Fistful of Dollars , For a Few Dollars More , and The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . Eastwood has starred in 42 films , including Hang 'Em High , Escape from Alcatraz , The Bridges of Madison County , and Gran Torino . Eastwood 's started directing in 1971 , and in 1982 , his debut as a producer began with two films , Firefox and Honkytonk Man . Eastwood also has contributed music to his films , either through performing , writing , or composing . He has appeared mainly in western , action , comedy , and drama films . Eastwood has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in the films Unforgiven , Mystic River , and Million Dollar Baby , among others . These awards include Academy Awards , Directors Guild of America Awards , Golden Globe Awards , and People 's Choice Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood , an audiophile , has had a strong passion for music all his life , particularly jazz and country and western music . He is a pianist and composer in addition to his main career as an actor , director , and film producer . He developed as a ragtime pianist early on , and in late 1959 he produced the album Cowboy Favorites , which was released on the Cameo label . Jazz has played an important role in Eastwood 's life from a young age and although he was never successful as a musician , he passed on the influence to his son Kyle Eastwood , a successful jazz bassist and composer . Eastwood has his own Warner Bros. . Records-distributed imprint , Malpaso Records , as part of his deal with Warner Brothers which has released all of the scores of Eastwood 's films from The Bridges of Madison County onward . Eastwood co-wrote `` Why Should I Care '' with Linda Thompson-Jenner and Carole Bayer Sager , which was recorded by Diana Krall for the film True Crime . `` Why Should I Care '' was also released on Krall 's 1999 album When I Look In Your Eyes . Eastwood composed the film scores of Mystic River , Million Dollar Baby , Flags of Our Fathers , Grace Is Gone , Changeling , Hereafter , J. Edgar , and the original piano compositions for In the Line of Fire . One of his songs can be heard over the credits of Gran Torino ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Stern_(cinematographer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Evans `` Tom '' Stern , ASC , AFC ( Association of French Directors of Photography ) ( born December 16 , 1946 ) is an American cinematographer best known for his work on films directed by Clint Eastwood . He has been Eastwood 's primary cinematographer since Blood Work in 2002 and has worked as a gaffer since 1977 ."
},
{
"docid": "Stephen_Campanelli",
"title": "",
"text": "Stephen Campanelli is a movie cameraman and film director . He has been a longterm member of Clint Eastwood 's film production crew . Campanelli can speak English and French ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_in_the_1980s",
"title": "",
"text": "The career of Clint Eastwood in the 1980s included several films , television direction , and a stint in politics ."
},
{
"docid": "Unforgiven",
"title": "",
"text": "Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples . The film portrays William Munny , an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming . The film stars Eastwood in the lead role , with Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris . Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else 's work . Eastwood dedicated the movie to deceased directors and mentors Don Siegel and Sergio Leone . The film won four Academy Awards : Best Picture and Best Director for Clint Eastwood , Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman , and Best Film Editing for editor Joel Cox . Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance , but he lost to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman . The film was the third Western to win the Oscar for Best Picture , following Cimarron ( 1931 ) and Dances with Wolves ( 1990 ) . In 2004 , Unforgiven was added to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_in_the_2000s",
"title": "",
"text": "In 2000 , Clint Eastwood directed and starred in Space Cowboys , which also starred Tommy Lee Jones , Donald Sutherland , and James Garner . Eastwood plays Frank Corvin , a retired NASA engineer called upon to save a failing Russian satellite . Space Cowboys was one of the year 's commercial hits and was generally well-received , with a 79 % rating at Rotten Tomatoes . The film received a moderately favorable review from Roger Ebert , who remarked , `` it 's too secure within its traditional story structure to make much seem at risk -- but with the structure come the traditional pleasures as well ... Eastwood as director is as sure-handed as his mentors , Don Siegel and Sergio Leone . We leave the theater with grave doubts that the scene depicted in the final feel-good shot is even remotely possible , but what the hell ; it makes us smile . '' In 2002 , Eastwood played an ex-FBI agent on the track of a sadistic killer ( Jeff Daniels ) in the thriller Blood Work , which was loosely based on the 1998 novel by the same name from Edgar Award-winning writer Michael Connelly . The film was a failure , grossing just $ 26.2 million on an estimated budget of $ 50 million and received mixed reviews , with many critics finding it well-made but marred by lethargic pacing . A. O. Scott of The New York Times believed that the film was too similar to many other Eastwood films , although he commented that , `` there is something comforting in seeing this old warhorse trot gamely out of the gate for yet another run on familiar turf . '' Despite the lackluster performance at the box office and mixed reception , Eastwood won the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the Venice Film Festival . In 2003 , Eastwood and Warner Brothers purchased the film rights to James R. Hansen 's First Man : The Life of Neil A. Armstrong , the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong . No production date was announced and the film has still not been made . Next , Eastwood directed the crime drama Mystic River , a film about murder , vigilantism , and sexual abuse written by Brian Helgeland , based on the novel by Dennis Lehane . Starring were Sean Penn , Kevin Bacon , Tim Robbins , and Laurence Fishburne . It was shot on location in Boston . Mystic River was received well by critics and viewers . The film won two Academy Awards , Best Actor for Penn and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins , and garnered nominations for Best Director and Best Picture . The film has an 88 % approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes . The film grossed $ 90 million domestically on a budget of $ 30 million . In 2005 , Eastwood found both critical and commercial success with Million Dollar Baby . The boxing drama won four Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actress ( Hilary Swank ) , and Best Supporting Actor ( Morgan Freeman ) . Eastwood received a nomination for Best Actor , and the trio was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . Eastwood also received a Grammy nomination for composing the film 's score . Million Dollar Baby was in theaters from late January to early June 2005 , and was his highest-grossing film at the time , with box office receipts of $ 216 million . In 2006 , Eastwood directed two films about the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II . The first one , Flags of Our Fathers , focused on the men who raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi . The second one , Letters from Iwo Jima , dealt with the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote to family members . Letters from Iwo Jima was the first American film to show a war issue completely from the view of an American enemy . Both films were highly praised by critics and garnered several Oscar nominations , including Best Director and Best Picture for Letters from Iwo Jima . In 2008 , Eastwood directed Changeling , which is based on a true story , and stars Angelina Jolie . After releasing in several film festivals , the film grossed over $ 110 million , the majority of which came from foreign markets . After four years away from acting , Eastwood ended his `` self-imposed acting hiatus '' with Gran Torino . It grossed close to $ 30 million during its wide release opening weekend in January 2009 , making Eastwood , at age 78 , the oldest leading man to reach number one at the box office . Eastwood directed , starred , held a producer role , and co-wrote the theme song for the film . Biographer Marc Eliot called Eastwood 's role `` an amalgam of the Man with No Name , Dirty Harry , and William Munny , here aged and cynical but willing and able to fight on whenever the need arose . '' Gran Torino grossed over $ 268 million worldwide in theaters and is the highest-grossing film of Eastwood 's career so far without adjustment for inflation . Andrew Sarris of the New York Observer stated that Eastwood '' ... caps his career as both a director and an actor with his portrayal of a heroically redeemed bigot of such humanity and luminosity as to exhaust my supply of superlatives . '' Eastwood has said that the role will most likely be the last time he acts in a film . In 2009 , Eastwood directed Invictus , with Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as rugby team captain François Pienaar . John Carlin , author of the book on which the film is based , sold the film rights to Freeman . Then in 2011 , Clint Eastwood collaborated with Brad Paisley to make the song `` Eastwood '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Scott_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Scott Eastwood ( born Scott Clinton Reeves ; March 21 , 1986 ) is an American actor , model , and professional skydiver . He has appeared in the films Flags of Our Fathers ( 2006 ) , Gran Torino ( 2008 ) , Invictus ( 2009 ) , The Forger ( 2012 ) , Trouble with the Curve ( 2012 ) , Texas Chainsaw ( 2013 ) , Fury ( 2014 ) , The Perfect Wave ( 2014 ) , The Longest Ride ( 2015 ) , Mercury Plains ( 2016 ) , Suicide Squad ( 2016 ) , Snowden ( 2016 ) and The Fate of the Furious ( 2017 ) . He has also been the model for the fragrance Cool Water by Davidoff . He is the youngest son of Academy Award-winning actor-director Clint Eastwood and second youngest of Jacelyn Reeves ."
},
{
"docid": "Eastwood_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eastwood is an English surname originally derived from the Old English words east and wudu , meaning `` eastwood '' . The family would have originally lived to the east of a wood , in an eastern wood or in a place called Eastwood . Notable people with the surname include : Alice Eastwood Alison Eastwood Arthur Eastwood , New Zealand rower Bob Eastwood Clint Eastwood , American film director , actor , producer , screenwriter , musician and composer Dina Eastwood Francesca Fisher-Eastwood Freddy Eastwood , Coventry City footballer Greg Eastwood , New Zealand rugby league footballer Jayne Eastwood Jim Eastwood , Northern Irish businessman John S. Eastwood Ken Eastwood Kyle Eastwood Mike Eastwood , NHL ice hockey player Paul Eastwood , British rugby league footballer Ralph Eastwood , British army general during World War II Scott Eastwood , American actor and son of Clint Eastwood Tom Eastwood ( 1922 -- 1999 ) , English composer Category : English toponymic surnames Category : English-language surnames Category : Surnames originating in England"
},
{
"docid": "Sudden_Impact",
"title": "",
"text": "Sudden Impact is a 1983 American action thriller and the fourth film in the Dirty Harry series , directed by Clint Eastwood ( making it the only Dirty Harry film to be directed by Eastwood himself ) , and starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke . The film tells the story of a gang rape victim ( Locke ) who decides to seek revenge on the rapists ten years after the attack by killing them one by one . A police detective ( Eastwood ) famous for his unconventional and often brutal crime-fighting tactics is tasked with tracking down the serial killer . As the detective investigates the killings , he becomes romantically entangled with the woman , and he is drawn deeper into the mystery surrounding the murders . The film is notable for the catchphrase , `` Go ahead , make my day '' , which is uttered by Clint Eastwood 's gun-wielding character in the beginning of the film as he stares down an armed robber who is holding a hostage . That phrase , although in its Italian localization `` Coraggio ... fatti ammazzare '' ( `` come on , let me kill you '' ) , was also chosen as the title for the Italian version of the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Stevens_(composer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Stevens is an American musician and composer . He has collaborated with friend Kyle Eastwood on numerous projects , including the film scores to Clint Eastwood 's films , Mystic River in 2003 , Million Dollar Baby in 2004 , Letters from Iwo Jima in 2006 , Gran Torino in 2008 and Invictus in 2009 . He was nominated with partner Kyle Eastwood for a 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Original Score ( Letters from Iwo Jima ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_bibliography",
"title": "",
"text": "A list of books and essays about Clint Eastwood : Eastwood Category : Clint Eastwood"
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_in_the_1990s",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood rose to prominence again in the early 1990s , starting with the film White Hunter Black Heart , an adaptation of Peter Viertel 's roman à clef about John Huston and the making of the classic film The African Queen . The film was shot on location in Zimbabwe in the summer of 1989 , with some interiors shot in and around Pinewood Studios in England . The small steamboat used in the whitewater scene is an exact replica of the boat Humphrey Bogart 's character captained in The African Queen . The film was closely based on the book , with outcome of the final elephant hunting expedition reflecting Huston 's assertion in his memoir An Open Book ( 1980 ) that he had never killed an elephant and believed it was `` a sin '' . The film received some critical attention but only had a limited release and earned just $ 8.4 million . Later in 1990 , Eastwood directed and co-starred with Charlie Sheen in The Rookie , a buddy cop action film . Raúl Juliá and Sônia Braga play German villains engaged in a luxury car theft operation . The film , shot in San Jose , California , features an unusual female-on-male rape scene . Critics found the macho jiving between Eastwood and Sheen unconvincing and scenario improbable , and believed that many of the actors were miscast . Vincent Canby of The New York Times described the film as `` astonishingly empty '' while Glenn Lovell of the San Jose Mercury News strongly criticized what he called `` blatant racial stereotyping '' of the Hispanic car thieves , the Puerto Rican with a comic German accent , and the Brazilian sex kitten bodyguard . Released in December of that year , the film was a commercial success , earning $ 43 million at the U.S. box office . 1991 was only the third year in Eastwood 's career where he did not have a film showing in the cinemas . The reason was an ongoing lawsuit filed by Stacy McLaughlin ; Eastwood had rammed her car while backing out of his parking space in the Malpaso parking lot . Eastwood won the suit , and agreed to pay McLaughlin 's court fees if she agreed not to appeal . In 1992 , Eastwood revisited the western genre in the self-directed film Unforgiven , where he played an aging ex-gunfighter long past his prime . The film was written by David Webb Peoples , who had written the Oscar-nominated film The Day After Trinity and co-wrote Blade Runner . The concept for the film dated as far back as 1976 under the titles The Cut-Whore Killings and The William Munny Killings . The project was delayed , partly because Eastwood wanted to wait until he was old enough to play his character and to savor it as the last of his western films . The film also starred Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman , and Richard Harris and then-girlfriend Frances Fisher . By re-envisioning established genre conventions in a more ambiguous and unromantic light , the picture laid the groundwork for later westerns such as Deadwood . Much of the cinematography for the film was shot in Alberta in August 1991 by director of photography Jack Green . Production designer Henry Bumstead , who had worked with Eastwood on High Plains Drifter , was hired to create the `` drained , wintry look '' of the western . Unforgiven was a great success at the box office and critically . Its earnings of over $ 15 million on its opening weekend was the best ever opening for an Eastwood film . It eventually earned $ 101 million in North American ticket sales . The film was hailed by many critics as one of the best of 1992 . Jack Methews of the Los Angeles Times described it as `` The finest classical western to come along since perhaps John Ford 's 1956 The Searchers . Richard Corliss in Time wrote that the film was `` Eastwood 's meditation on age , repute , courage , heroism -- on all those burdens he has been carrying with such grace for decades '' . The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards , including Best Actor for Eastwood and Best Original Screenplay for David Webb Peoples . It won four , including Best Picture and Best Director for Eastwood . Eastwood also garnered the Best Director Award from the National Society of Film Critics . As of 2012 , Unforgiven is the last of Eastwood 's westerns . In 1993 , Eastwood played Frank Horrigan , a guilt-ridden Secret Service agent in the CIA thriller In the Line of Fire , co-starring John Malkovich and Rene Russo and directed by Wolfgang Petersen . Eastwood 's character , Horrigan , is haunted by his failure to react in time to save John F. Kennedy 's life . Eastwood first received the script in the spring of 1992 and remarked that `` Its almost as if it 's written for me '' . As of 2012 , it is the last time he acted in a film he did not direct himself . The film was among the top 10 box office performers in that year , earning $ 102 million in North American ticket sales . Later in 1993 , Eastwood directed and co-starred with Kevin Costner in A Perfect World . Set in the 1960s , similar to Lonely Are the Brave , it relates the story of a doomed character pursued by state police using modern transportation and communication . It grossed $ 31 million in North American box office receipts , with an overseas gross of over $ 100 million , making it a financial success . The film received largely positive reviews , although some critics believed that the film , at 138 minutes , was too long . Janet Maslin of The New York Times remarked that the film was the highest point of Eastwood 's directing career : `` It gives real meaning to the subject of men 's legacies to their children '' . It has an 85 % score on Rotten Tomatoes . In the years since its release , the film has been acclaimed by critics as one of Eastwood 's most underrated directorial achievements . Cahiers du cinéma selected A Perfect World as the best film of 1993 . In May 1994 , Eastwood attended the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was presented with France 's medal of Comandeur de L' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Jeanne Moreau commented , `` Its remarkable that a man so important in European cinema has found the time to come here and spend twelve days watching movies with us '' . On the jury at Cannes that year were two people very familiar to Eastwood : Catherine Deneuve , with whom he had an affair back in the mid-1960s , and Lalo Schifrin , who had composed most of the jazz tracks to his Dirty Harry films . Eastwood continued to expand his repertoire by playing opposite Meryl Streep in the love story The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ) . Based on a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller , it relates the story of Robert Kincaid ( Eastwood ) , a photographer working for National Geographic , who has a love affair with a middle-aged Italian farm wife in Iowa named Francesca ( Streep ) . Eastwood and Streep got along famously during production and such was their on-screen chemistry that a number of people believed that the two were having an affair off-camera , although this was denied by both . The film was a hit at the box office and grossed $ 71 million in North America . The film , unlike the novel , surprised film critics and was warmly received . Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that Clint had managed to create `` a moving , elegiac love story at the heart of Mr. Waller 's self-congratulatory overkill '' , while Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal described The Bridges of Madison County as `` one of the most pleasurable films in recent memory '' . Eastwood then directed and starred in the well-received political thriller Absolute Power . The film 's ensemble cast featured Gene Hackman , Ed Harris , Laura Linney , Scott Glenn , Dennis Haysbert , Judy Davis , and E. G. Marshall . Eastwood played a veteran thief who witnesses the Secret Service cover up a murder the President was responsible for . Eastwood directed Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , which starred John Cusack , Kevin Spacey , and Jude Law , based on the novel by John Berendt . Several changes were made from the book . Many of the more colorful characters were eliminated or made into composite characters . The reporter , played by John Cusack , was based upon Berendt , but was given a love interest not featured in the book , played by Eastwood 's daughter , Alison Eastwood . The multiple Williams trials were combined into one on-screen trial . Jim Williams 's real life attorney , Sonny Seiler , appeared in the film in the role of Judge White , the presiding judge at the trial . The film received a mixed response from critics . Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times wrote , `` I enjoyed the movie at a certain level simply as illustration : I was curious to see the Lady Chablis , and the famous old Mercer House where the murders took place , and the Spanish moss . But the movie never reaches takeoff speed ; its energy was dissipated by being filtered through the deadpan character of Kelso . '' In 1999 , Eastwood directed True Crime . Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett , a journalist recovering from alcoholism , given the task of covering the execution of murderer Frank Beechum ( played by Isaiah Washington ) . Everett discovers that Beechum might be innocent , but has only a few hours to prove it and save Beechum 's life . The film was a box office bomb domestically , easily his worst performing film of the 1990s . It had an opening weekend gross of $ 5,276,109 in the United States and grossed $ 16,649,768 total domestically , out of a budget of $ 55 million . It received mixed reactions from critics , with a score of 51 % on Rotten Tomatoes . James Berardinelli wrote , `` True Crime has the potential to be a truly memorable film , and , for more than three-quarters of its running time , it is poised to live up to that potential . But then there are the final twenty minutes , which proffer the almost-painful experience of watching compelling drama devolve into mindless action . True Crime 's denouement is perplexing and exasperating , because , aside from generating some artificial tension , it contributes nothing to the story as a whole , and , consequently , serves only to cheapen it . ''"
},
{
"docid": "James_Fargo",
"title": "",
"text": "James Fargo ( born August 14 , 1938 ) is an American film director . He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998 . After serving as assistant director on many films starring Clint Eastwood , he was then given the chance to direct the third Dirty Harry film , The Enforcer , in 1976 . Later he also directed Eastwood in 1978 's Every Which Way but Loose . It would be his final film working with Eastwood . Fargo has also directed other films such as Caravans , A Game for Vultures , Voyage of the Rock Aliens , as well as two Chuck Norris films . Fargo has also directed television shows , such as The A-Team , Hunter , Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Beverly Hills 90210 ."
},
{
"docid": "Patrick_McGilligan_(biographer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Patrick McGilligan ( born 1951 ) is an Irish American biographer , film historian and writer . His biography on Alfred Hitchcock , Alfred Hitchcock : A Life in Darkness and Light was a finalist for the Edgar Award . He is the author of two New York Times Notable Books , and he lives in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . He is also noted for his biography on Clint Eastwood , Clint : The Life and Legend , which reveals much about Eastwood which his official biography by Richard Schickel left out . In addition to Hitchcock and Eastwood , he has written biographies on Robert Altman , James Cagney , George Cukor , Fritz Lang , Oscar Micheaux , Jack Nicholson , and Nicholas Ray . He is also an editor of Backstory , which features interviews of Hollywood screenwriters and is published by the University of California Press ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Maguire",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeff Maguire ( born in 1952 ) is an American screenwriter . Regarded for his talent for writing sports films , Jeff Maguire got his first screenwriting break with his script Escape to Victory , a film about soccer directed by John Huston in 1981 . His most recent contribution is Gridiron Gang , released in 2006 . Maguire 's most famous film is In the Line of Fire starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Wolfgang Petersen , for which he received a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for 1993 . In 1990 Maguire was approached by producer Jeff Apple to develop his Secret Service agent concept into a film treatment . Maguire was in debt to his relatives and about to have his utilities turned off when his script based on Apple 's concept , `` In the Line of Fire , '' went into a bidding war between Tom Cruise , Sean Connery , and Clint Eastwood . When he received a call from Eastwood congratulating him on the completed deal ( over $ 1,000,000.00 ) Jeff 's wife reportedly had to return a dress so they could afford to go out to dinner to celebrate . Prior to this , various moguls had rejected and almost destroyed the story . Dustin Hoffman cleverly added the hero 's guilt over failing to save JFK , then exited ; Tom Cruise 's people demanded this be deleted , because a 28-year-old hero would not have been around for JFK . The dead-broke writer spurned about $ 100,000 from Cruise , but wound up with Clint Eastwood and about $ 1,000,000 . Jeff Maguire is a graduate of Hampshire College , Amherst , Massachusetts . Raised in Greenwich , Connecticut , Maguire was once a railroad worker , a waiter , and a volunteer counselor with Mother Teresa 's group , Missionaries of Charity , in the Pico-Union section of downtown Los Angeles , working primarily with Hispanic gangs . In the 1980s and 90s , he also frequented the famous Manhattan Beach , California video store Video Archives , where future filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary were clerks . Today , Jeff Maguire is a follower of Meher Baba and has contributed to the Meher Baba journal , Glow International . Jeff Maguire appears in In the Line of Fire briefly as a secret service officer running alongside the president 's limousine ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Dead_Pool",
"title": "",
"text": "The Dead Pool is a 1988 American action film directed by Buddy Van Horn , written by Steve Sharon , and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector `` Dirty '' Harry Callahan . It is the fifth and final film in the Dirty Harry film series , set in San Francisco , California . The story concerns the manipulation of a dead pool game by a serial killer , whose efforts are confronted by the hardened detective Callahan . It co-stars Liam Neeson , Patricia Clarkson and Jim Carrey ( in his first action dramatic role ) , each of whom eventually went on to greater film fame . It is the only film in the series to not feature Albert Popwell , an actor who had played a different character in each of the previous four films . At 91 minutes , it is the shortest of the five Dirty Harry film series . Like those films , The Dead Pool is notable for coining catchphrases uttered by Clint Eastwood 's gun-wielding character , one of which is : `` Opinions are like assholes , everybody has one '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Firefox_Down",
"title": "",
"text": "Firefox Down is a 1983 novel by author Craig Thomas . It is a sequel to his novel Firefox . Craig Thomas dedicated the first edition of the novel to actor/director/producer Clint Eastwood , who starred as Mitchell Gant in the film adaptation of the first novel , stating , `` For Clint Eastwood -- pilot of the Firefox '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Frank_Stanley_(cinematographer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Frank Walter Stanley ( May 5 , 1922 in New York -- December 21 , 1999 in Sarasota , Florida ) was an American cinematographer . He is best known for four Clint Eastwood films in a row : Breezy ( 1973 ) , Magnum Force ( 1973 ) , Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 ) and The Eiger Sanction ( 1975 ) . During the filming of The Eiger Sanction , shot in Switzerland , which required a great deal of precarious mountain-climbing cinematography , Stanley fell during the shoot but survived . He used a wheelchair for some time and was taken out of action . Stanley , who later managed to complete filming after a delay under pressure from an unsympathetic Clint Eastwood , would later blame Eastwood for the accident due to a lack of preparation , describing him both as a director and an actor as `` a very impatient man who does n't really plan his pictures or do any homework . He figures he can go right in and sail through these things '' . Stanley was never hired by Eastwood or Malpaso Productions again . Bruce Surtees was Eastwood 's regular cinematographer before and after this period , on a total of twelve films . Later Stanley was the cinematographer on Blake Edwards 's 10 ( 1979 ) and Grease 2 ( 1982 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Fistful_of_Dollars",
"title": "",
"text": "A Fistful of Dollars ( Per un pugno di dollari , lit . `` For a Fistful of Dollars '' , titled on-screen as Fistful of Dollars ) is a 1964 spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role , alongside Gian Maria Volontè , Marianne Koch , Wolfgang Lukschy , Sieghardt Rupp , José Calvo , Antonio Prieto , and Joseph Egger . The film , an international co-production between Italy , West Germany , and Spain , was filmed on a low budget ( reported to be $ 200,000 ) , and Eastwood was paid $ 15,000 for his role . Released in Italy in 1964 and then in the United States in 1967 , it initiated the popularity of the spaghetti western film genre . It was followed by For a Few Dollars More and The Good , the Bad and the Ugly , also starring Eastwood . Collectively , the films are known as the `` Dollars Trilogy '' , or `` The Man With No Name Trilogy '' . All three films were later released in sequence in the United States in 1967 , catapulting Eastwood into stardom . The film has been identified as an unofficial remake of the Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo ( 1961 ) , which resulted in a successful lawsuit by Toho , the producers of Yojimbo . In the United States , the United Artists publicity campaign referred to Eastwood 's character in all three films as the `` Man with No Name '' . As few spaghetti westerns had yet been released in the United States , many of the European cast and crew took on American-sounding stage names . These included Leone himself ( `` Bob Robertson '' ) , Gian Maria Volontè ( `` Johnny Wels '' ) , and composer Ennio Morricone ( `` Dan Savio '' ) . A Fistful of Dollars was shot in Spain , mostly near Hoyo de Manzanares close to Madrid , but also ( like its two sequels ) in the Tabernas Desert and in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park , both in Almería province ."
},
{
"docid": "Diablo_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Diablo is a 2015 Canadian-American psychological western film co-written and directed by Lawrence Roeck and starring Scott Eastwood , Walton Goggins , Camilla Belle and Danny Glover . It was the first Western starring Eastwood , the son of Western icon Clint Eastwood ."
},
{
"docid": "For_a_Few_Dollars_More",
"title": "",
"text": "For a Few Dollars More ( Per qualche dollaro in più ) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood , Lee Van Cleef , and Gian Maria Volontè . German actor Klaus Kinski also plays a supporting role as a secondary villain . The film was released in the United States in 1967 , and is the second part of what is commonly known as the Dollars Trilogy , following A Fistful of Dollars and preceding The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . These three films catapulted Eastwood into stardom . Film historian Richard Schickel , in his biography of Clint Eastwood , believed that this was the best film in the trilogy , arguing that it was `` more elegant and complex than A Fistful of Dollars and more tense and compressed than The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . '' Director Alex Cox considered the church scene to be one of `` the most horrible deaths '' of any Western , describing Volontè 's Indio as the `` most diabolical Western villain of all time . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Dollar_for_the_Dead",
"title": "",
"text": "Dollar for the Dead is a 1998 TNT western television film . Film directed and written by Gene Quintano and starring Emilio Estevez . It is the third western film which Estevez stars . Film also stars William Forsythe , Joaquim de Almeida , Jonathan Banks , Ed Lauter and Howie Long . Actor Jordi Mollà nominated for Fotogramas de Plata award . Dollar for the Dead is often perceived as a tribute to the 1960s spaghetti westerns , with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in . Emilio Estevez portrays a `` man with no name '' role , stylistically akin to Clint Eastwood 's 1960s westerns . The film also portrays an atmosphere similar to those of the 60s , with numerous visual and character references to Sergio Leone 's Clint Eastwood films Per un pugno di dollari , The Good , The Bad And The Ugly , as well as non-Eastwood movies like Once Upon a Time in the West , The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , and so on ."
},
{
"docid": "Make_My_Day_(T.G._Sheppard_and_Clint_Eastwood_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Make My Day '' is a novelty song recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard featuring Clint Eastwood . It was released in February 1984 as the second single from the album Slow Burn . It describes the activities of Eastwood 's film character Harry Callahan , with a variation of Callahan 's trademark line `` Go ahead , punk . Make my day '' as the chorus . The song reached # 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . The song was written by Dewayne Blackwell ."
},
{
"docid": "Bruce_Surtees",
"title": "",
"text": "Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees ( July 23 , 1937 -- February 23 , 2012 ) was an American cinematographer , the son of Maydell and cinematographer Robert L. Surtees . He is best known for his extensive work on Clint Eastwood 's films , mostly westerns of the 1970s and early 1980s . His filming style has been compared to that of the Dollars trilogy of Sergio Leone . He began as a camera operator working on Eastwood 's films during the late 1960s , his credits including Coogan 's Bluff and Two Mules for Sister Sara . He became a main cinematographer in 1971 with The Beguiled in which he worked as director of photography . In 1971 he was director of photography on Dirty Harry . Surtees was nominated for an Academy Award for his cinematography on Lenny ( 1974 ) . He died in 2012 of complications from diabetes ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_(musician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood ( born Robert Brammer ) is a Jamaican reggae deejay , who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK deejay General Saint as the duo Clint Eastwood & General Saint ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Gauntlet_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Gauntlet is a 1977 American action film directed by Clint Eastwood , starring Eastwood and Sondra Locke . The film 's supporting cast includes Pat Hingle , William Prince , Bill McKinney , and Mara Corday . Eastwood plays a down-and-out cop who falls in love with a prostitute ( Locke ) whom he is assigned to escort from Las Vegas to Phoenix in order for her to testify against the mob ."
},
{
"docid": "Piano_Blues_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Piano Blues is a 2003 documentary film directed by Clint Eastwood as the seventh installment of the documentary film series `` The Blues '' produced by Martin Scorsese . The film features interviews and live performances of piano players Ray Charles , Dave Brubeck , Dr. John and Marcia Ball . In the documentary Eastwood explores his lifelong passion for piano blues and jazz . He interviews artists as Ray Charles , Dr. John , Marcia Ball , Pinetop Perkins , Dave Brubeck , Jay McShann , Henry Gray and shows archival performances of Fats Domino , Otis Spann , Art Tatum , Albert Simmons , Pete Johnson , Jay McShann , Big Joe Turner , Nat King Cole , Martha Davis , Professor Longhair , Charles Brown and Duke Ellington . Remarkable are two early performances of the Chess Records houseband with Otis Spann ( piano ) , Willie Dixon ( bass ) and , probably , Fred Below ( drums ) . Eastwood shows his interest in jazz music with an interview and performance of improvising musician Pete Jolly , who introduces Phineas Newborn . Also Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk are present in the film with several performances . Eastwood explains his love for piano playing because of how his mother brought many Fats Waller records home saying ; `` This is real piano playing ! '' . As Clint Eastwood in his documentary states : `` I 've always felt that jazz and blues were true American art forms . Maybe the only really original art forms that we have . ''"
}
] |
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Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is a wrestling promotion for women.
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[
{
"docid": "Gorgeous_Ladies_of_Wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling , also known as GLOW or G.L.O.W. , is a women 's professional wrestling promotion begun in 1986 ( the pilot was filmed in December 1985 ) and continued in various forms after it left television . Colorful characters , strong women and over-the-top comedy sketches were integral to the series ' success . Most of the performers were actresses , models , dancers and/or stunt women hoping to get into show business through wrestling ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Powerful_Women_of_Wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "Powerful Women of Wrestling ( also known as POWW ) is a defunct women 's professional wrestling promotion based out of Indianapolis , Indiana founded by David McLane , founder of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and Women of Wrestling ."
},
{
"docid": "Ladies_Professional_Wrestling_Association",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ladies Professional Wrestling Association ( LPWA ) was an women 's professional wrestling promotion which operated in the early 1990s ( ca. 1989 -- 1992 ) . It was considered a successor to such women 's promotions as Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling ( GLOW ) , but it differed in that , while GLOW slanted more toward WWF-style sports entertainment ( with wrestling playing a secondary role to music video clips and comedy skits ) , the LPWA treated its product seriously and put its primary emphasis on in-ring athletics ."
},
{
"docid": "Alere_Little_Feather",
"title": "",
"text": "Alere Little Feather ( born October 15 , 1978 ) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager . She has competed in North American independent promotions including Chikara , MXW Pro Wrestling , Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling , Jersey All Pro Wrestling , National Wrestling League , Pro Wrestling Unplugged , Women 's Extreme Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling . Among those she has managed on the independent circuit include Mana the Polynesian Warrior , The Great Samu and Sonjay Dutt ."
},
{
"docid": "Wrestlicious",
"title": "",
"text": "Wrestlicious was an American women 's professional wrestling promotion based in Tampa , Florida . The company was founded by Jonathan Vargas , who won a Powerball jackpot of $ 35.3 million in 2008 . It is known for its sketch comedy and has been often compared to Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling ."
},
{
"docid": "Trudy_Adams",
"title": "",
"text": "Trudy Adams is an American actress and retired female professional wrestler , who wrestled in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling as Amy the Farmer 's Daughter and in the Powerful Women of Wrestling , the Ladies Sports Club and the American Wrestling Association as Brandi Mae ."
},
{
"docid": "David_McLane",
"title": "",
"text": "David B. McLane is an American businessman , known primarily as a wrestling promoter and television producer . He was the creator of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and WOW ! Women of Wrestling , both nationally syndicated series . He also created the ESPN series of the World Roller Hockey League , Pro Beach Hockey and the Triple Crown of Polo . All of these programs are termed `` properties '' under his company banner David McLane Enterprises , Inc. ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeanne_Basone",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeanne Basone ( born May 19 , 1963 ) is an American female professional wrestler , actress , model and stuntwoman best known by her ring name Hollywood in the women 's wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling , founded by David McLane . She appeared as an on-screen character during the promotion 's four seasons , and pilot where she competed under the ring name Hollywood . She frequently worked as the tag team partner of Vine ( portrayed by Janet Bowers ) from 1986 to 1988 , then Vine quit GLOW and Broadway Rose replaced Vine as Hollywood 's tag team partner . After the cancellation of GLOW in 1989 , Basone continued to compete on the independent circuit as Hollywood . She appeared in several all-female wrestling promotions , including CRUSH and Hottest Ladies of Wrestling . Basone appeared in numerous television series and films as an actress and stuntwoman , including JAG , Days of Our Lives , Chuck , Married ... with Children , Saved by the Bell , The Larry Sanders Show , In Living Color , and Me , Myself & Irene . She also starred in the 1994 3DO Game Plumbers Do n't Wear Ties . Her first biography will release in 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Women_of_Wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "Women of Wrestling , aka WOW ! , is a women 's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane , previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling . It is based in Los Angeles , California and is owned by Los Angeles Lakers owner and president , Jeanie Buss and McLane . The promotion launched a series of syndicated programs in the 2000-01 television seasons in 102 TV markets using a similar format of character driven performers , with names befitting a comic book series , such as Jungle Grrrl , an inmate tag-team complete with orange jump suits named Caged Heat , a Hollywood starlet named Lana Star and the Persian Princess , WOW programs were able to stand out from other wrestling programs by offering television viewers and live event audience an all female troupe of performers who played campy villains and heroines in all sizes and nationalities . By being the only entertainment source of its kind , WOW captured a strong adult demographic following with its primary audience , the male television audience ( 18 -- 49 years of age ) generating 25 % higher ratings than its secondary audience of young women ( 18-24 ) , teens , and tweens ( 7-12 ) . In December 2014 , WOW ! announced their launch into digital media in 2015 . Marketed as `` WOW Superheroes '' its characters are empowered women from all different backgrounds and professions . Season 2 of the show premiered on March 1 , 2016 on YouTube . Its fourth season premiered February 28 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ivory_(wrestler)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lisa Mary Moretti ( born November 26 , 1961 ) is an American retired professional wrestler . She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE , previously the World Wrestling Federation ) between 1999 and 2005 under the ring name Ivory . Moretti began her career and first found national exposure in the independent promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling ( GLOW ) , where she performed as Tina Ferrari from the mid-to-late-1980s . Moretti debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in 1999 as the manager for the tag team of Nation of Domination . She won the WWE Women 's Championship twice , before becoming a part of the villainous Right to Censor , a storyline stable of characters with harshly conservative sociopolitical views . In her later years with WWE , she wrestled only sporadically . Moretti did , however , co-host WWE Experience , and served as one of the trainers on WWE Tough Enough . After Moretti left WWE in 2005 , she wrestled for Women Superstars Uncensored , winning two other titles , and was also inducted into the WSU Hall of Fame . Moretti also began working in the landscaping industry , and volunteered at her local animal shelter . In addition , Moretti opened an animal care and grooming facility named Downtown Dog , in her hometown in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mando_Guerrero",
"title": "",
"text": "Armando Guerrero ( born June 9 , 1950 ) , better known as Mando Guerrero , is a retired Mexican-born American professional wrestler . He also was the trainer for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling , an all-female professional wrestling promotion ."
},
{
"docid": "Ladies_Major_League_Wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "Ladies Major League Wrestling ( LMLW ) was an women 's professional wrestling company that operated from 1989-1992 . Their cards were promoted under the Wild Women of Wrestling ( WWOW ) name ."
},
{
"docid": "Caryn_Mower",
"title": "",
"text": "Caryn Lynn Mower ( born August 21 , 1965 ) is an American actress , stuntwoman , and former professional wrestler . Throughout her career , she performed for various professional wrestling promotions such as Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling under the ring name Carnidge . She also performed briefly for the World Wrestling Federation as Muffy , the on-screen personal trainer of Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley as part of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction . A longtime performer on stunt shows , most notably for Universal Studios Hollywood , she has also had extensive involvement in film and television as both a stunt performer and stunt coordinator during the 1990s and 2000s ."
},
{
"docid": "WLW_Ladies_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The World League Wrestling ( WLW ) Ladies Championship , is the top title contested for women 's professional wrestling wrestlers in the independent professional wrestling promotion World League Wrestling ."
},
{
"docid": "GLOW_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "GLOW is an upcoming American comedy-drama television series created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch . The series revolves around a fictionalization of the characters and gimmicks of the 1980s syndicated women 's professional wrestling circuit , the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling ( or GLOW ) . The first season will consist of 10 episodes . The first season will be released on Netflix on June 23 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lady_Warriors",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lady Warriors ( also formerly known as The American Sweethearts , and The All-American Girls ) is a women 's professional wrestling tag team stable and the tag team stable consisting of Amber Gallows , Santana Garrett , Chelsea Green , Gabi Castrovinci , and Taeler Hendrix also formerly Brandi Rhodes , Candice LeRae , Tessa Blanchard , and Rachael Ellering . The tag team stable best known for notably worked on Independent circuit promotions , Shine Wrestling , Shimmer Women Athletes , Queens of Combats , and Women of Wrestling also formerly Women of Honor , World Wonder Ring Stardom , Global Force Wrestling , and World Xtreme Wrestling ."
},
{
"docid": "WCPW_Ladies_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The WCPW Ladies Championship ( also called the WCPW Women 's Championship ) was a women 's professional wrestling championship in Windy City Pro Wrestling ( WCPW ) . Originally , WCPW was known as Windy City Wrestling ( WCW ) , however , a lawsuit brought by World Championship Wrestling forced the smaller promotion to change its name to `` Windy City Pro Wrestling '' in 1997 . The championship remained active until December 2010 , when WCPW merged with the Chicago Pro Wrestling Academy to form Dynasty Sports Entertainment . The women 's title has the distinction for being the `` most controversial '' championship in the promotion with three former champions being stripped of the title while a fourth , Dymond , abandoned the title to join a rival promotion . The inaugural champion was Candi Devine , who won the title at a live event in Chicago , Illinois on April 19 , 1988 to become the first WCW Women 's Champion . Lips Manson holds the record for most reigns , with three . `` Awesome '' Ondi Austin held the title four times , however , the promotion only officially recognizes two of her reigns . At 980 days , Cheeks Manson was the longest reigning champion in the title 's history . Maria Maceli 's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 29 days . Overall , there have been 21 reigns shared between 32 wrestlers , with nine vacancies , and 1 deactivation ."
},
{
"docid": "WWA_World_Women's_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The WWA World Women 's Championship ( Campeonato Mundial Femilin de WWA in Spanish ) is an inactive professional wrestling women 's professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion World Wrestling Association ( WWA ) . Being a professional wrestling championship , it is not won legitimately ; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline . The title was created in 1989 but not very often defended , from 1991 to 2003 and 2003 to 2014 no record of any title defenses have been found , the title may have been inactive in those periods . Lady Apache is the current champion ."
},
{
"docid": "Ladies_Legend_Pro-Wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling , also known as LLPW and currently as LLPW-X , is a Japanese independent women 's professional wrestling promotion founded in 1992 by Rumie Kazama and Shinobu Kandori ."
},
{
"docid": "WWP_World_Ladies_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The WWP World Ladies Championship is a women 's professional wrestling championship in the South African professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Professionals , contested exclusively among female wrestlers of any weight . It was created in November 2005 to coincide with WWP Thunderstrike 's second season ."
},
{
"docid": "Big_Egg_Wrestling_Universe",
"title": "",
"text": "The Big Egg Wrestling Universe was a professional wrestling event held by All Japan Women 's Pro-Wrestling ( AJW ) inside the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo , Japan on November 20 , 1994 and was attended by 32,500 fans . However , some sources claim the event was attended by over 42,000 fans . The event generated approximately $ 4 million in revenue from ticket sales , as well as $ 1.6 million in merchandise sales . The event featured representatives from joshi promotions GAEA Japan ( GAEA ) , JWP Joshi Puroresu ( JWP ) , and Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling ( LLPW ) , as well as puroresu promotions Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling ( FMW ) , Michinoku Pro Wrestling ( MPW ) and American wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . In addition to female wrestlers , the event also featured matches with male wrestlers , midget wrestlers , female amateur wrestlers , female kickboxers , and female shootboxers ."
},
{
"docid": "IWRG_Intercontinental_Women's_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The IWRG Intercontinental Women 's Championship ( Campeonato Intercontinental Feminil IWRG in Spanish ) is an inactive women 's professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) . Being a professional wrestling championship , it is not won legitimately ; it was instead won via scripted ending matches . The first champion was Ayako Hamada who won it on September 11 , 2003 in an elimination match against Flor Metalica , La Amapola , Lady Metal , Joseline , Marcela , Migala and La Diabólica . After the win Hamada began working in Japan more and more , thus never defending the title in Mexico . In 2005 La Amapola showed up at a wrestling event wearing the Women 's title , claiming to have won it in Japan , without any sources to support the claim . The title has not been defended or promoted since 2007 where when IWRG stopped working with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) , La Amapola 's employee . Amapola has not officially been stripped of the title ; it is inactive as the IWRG does not promote it or refer to it any more ."
},
{
"docid": "Fiji_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fiji is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean . Fiji may also refer to : Crown Colony class cruiser , Royal Navy class of light cruiser , the first eight vessels are known as Fiji-class HMS Fiji ( C58 ) , vessel of the above class Fiji , Saudi Arabia Phi Gamma Delta , North-American college fraternity also known as FIJI Fiji Water , a bottled water company Fiji ( software ) , image processing software Fiji , codename for some models of the AMD Radeon Rx 300 series of graphics processor by AMD Little Fiji , a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Mountain Fiji , a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling"
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Garvin",
"title": "",
"text": "James Williams ( born September 25 , 1952 ) is an American retired professional wrestler , better known by his ring name `` Gorgeous '' Jimmy `` Jam '' Garvin . A member of The Fabulous Freebirds , Garvin is best known for his appearances with promotions including the American Wrestling Association , World Class Championship Wrestling , and World Championship Wrestling ."
},
{
"docid": "Rikidozan_Memorial_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rikidozan Memorial Show was a professional wrestling event held in 1996 , and again in 2000 , as a tribute to `` the father of puroresu , '' Rikidozan ( also known as Mitsuhiro Momota ) . Both shows were considered major events in Japan and had involvement from virtually every major wrestling promotion at the time . The first show was held in Yokohama , Japan at the Yokohama Arena on June 30 , 1996 , with 16,000 in attendance . The show featured interpromotional matches of wrestlers from All Japan Pro Wrestling , Big Japan Pro Wrestling , Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling , IWA Kakutoshijuku , International Wrestling Association , Japan Pro Shooting , Kitao Dojo , Michinoku Pro , New Japan Pro Wrestling , Professional Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi , Samurai Project , UWFi , Wrestle Association R and joshi promotions GAEA Japan , JWP Joshi Puroresu and Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling . In the main event , Genichiro Tenryu and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Koki Kitihara and Riki Choshu in a tag team match . On the undercard , Keiji Mutoh & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata and a `` PWFG vs. UWFI '' match between Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Yoji Anjoh resulted in a double-countout . One of the largest wrestling events of the decade , the first show received some criticism for restricting FMW wrestlers to traditional puroresu as `` garbage wrestling '' was prohibited . Of the 15 promotions that participated , a noticeable gap between mainstream and independent promotions was also apparent . A second show was held four years later on March 11 , 2000 , again held in the Yokohama Arena , and attended by between 13,000 and 9,000 fans . The promotions involved included Battlarts , Big Japan Pro Wrestling , Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling , Go Gudan , Michinoku Pro , New Japan Pro Wrestling , Pancrase , Takada Dojo , Toryumon , Universal Fighting Arts Organization , WAR and joshi promotions All Japan Women 's Pro-Wrestling , JWP Project and Neo Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling . Genichiro Tenryu & BB Jones defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Naoya Ogawa in the main event . The undercard matches included Yoji Anjoh defeating Tarzan Goto as well as a tag team match which saw Team Big Japan ( Ryuji Yamikawa & Tomoaki Honma ) defeat Team FMW ( Naoki Yamazaki & H ) . Also on the card was a celebrity `` exhibition '' match which saw Japanese pop star Hideaki Takizawa pin Antonio Inoki . Both the first and second memorial shows were released on VHS in 2000 and on DVD in 2004 , the latter as part of a 6-part collection entitled Rikidozan - Puro Founder . A third show was held by Mitsuharu Misawa and Pro Wrestling Noah at Korakuen Hall on December 11 , 2003 . The event was headlined by Rikidozan 's son , Mitsuo Momota , who teamed with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi against KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji for the Global Honoured Champions Tag Team Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Stephanie_Bellars",
"title": "",
"text": "Stephanie Bellars ( born January 25 , 1976 ) , known by her ring name Gorgeous George , is an American professional wrestling valet . She began her career in wrestling in 1999 as manager to her then-boyfriend `` Macho Man '' Randy Savage . She has worked for World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , and Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) under the names Gorgeous George , George Frankenstein , and simply George ."
},
{
"docid": "Women_Superstars_Uncensored",
"title": "",
"text": "Women Superstars Uncensored ( WSU ) is an American , New Jersey based women 's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event in 2006 . Shows combine wrestling interspersed with both serious and comedic storylines . The company tapes two DVDs worth of material during weekend shows . Although many of the shows are promoted solely by WSU , they have also worked with National Wrestling Superstars . As of October 2009 , the promotion has a working agreement with Dragon Gate USA . WSU is considered one of the top women 's wrestling organizations in the United States . The company claims to be `` the leader in women 's wrestling in the northeast '' and to promote more cards than any other women 's wrestling company in the country ."
},
{
"docid": "Brittany_Brown",
"title": "",
"text": "Brittany Brown ( born August 31 ) is an American female professional wrestler , former promoter and current trainer . She competed in the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association , The Fabulous Moolah 's Ladies International Wrestling Association , as well as in Killer Kowalski 's International Wrestling Federation , National Wrestling Alliance , World Championship Wrestling , Empire Pro Wrestling , New England Wrestling Federation , World Wide Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Alliance during the 1990s and 2000s . In late 2010 , she resumed her career ."
},
{
"docid": "Women's_professional_wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport . As is the norm for this sport , women 's professional wrestling is organized by wrestling federations called promotions . Some promotions are exclusively for women , while others have separate divisions for women . Among the nations that have women 's professional wrestling are Australia , Bolivia , Canada , Japan , Mexico , the United Kingdom , and the United States . In the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship in Mexico , tag teams of one woman and one man compete ."
},
{
"docid": "NWL_Ladies_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The NWL Ladies Championship is the top women 's professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling League promotion . It was created when Bambi defeated Heidi Lee Morgan to become first champion in 1990 . The title was defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast , most often in Hagerstown , Maryland , but also in Pennsylvania and West Virginia . It was originally retired in 2003 , reinstated as the NWL/HoPWF Ladies Championship in 2005 and the NWL Ladies Championship in 2007 . There were 12 recognized known champions with a total of 21 title reigns ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States",
"title": "",
"text": "Professional wrestling in the United States , until the 1920s , was viewed as a legitimate sport . This view did not endure into the 1930s , as professional wrestling became identified with modern theatrics , or `` admitted fakeness '' ( `` kayfabe '' ) , moving away from being a showcase for true competition . The scripted nature of the art has made critics view it as an illegitimate sport , particularly in comparison to boxing , mixed martial arts , amateur wrestling , and the real sport itself , wrestling . No major promoter or wrestler denies that modern professional wrestling has predetermined match outcomes . Through the advent of television in the 1950s and cable in the 1980s , professional wrestling began appearing in powerful media outlets , reaching never before seen numbers of viewers . It became an international phenomenon with the expansion of the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . Throughout the 1990s , professional wrestling achieved highs in both viewers and financial success during a time of fierce competition among competing promotions , such as WWF , World Championship Wrestling , and Extreme Championship Wrestling . The nature of professional wrestling changed dramatically to better fit television , enhancing character traits and storylines . Television also helped many wrestlers break into mainstream media , becoming influential celebrities and icons of popular culture . In the United States , in the First Golden Age of professional wrestling in the 1940s -- 1950s , Gorgeous George gained mainstream popularity , followed in the Second Golden Age in the 1980s -- 1990s by Ric Flair , Andre the Giant , Hulk Hogan , Shawn Michaels , Bret Hart , Sting , The Undertaker , Stone Cold Steve Austin , The Rock , Kurt Angle , and Triple H."
}
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Gustave Eiffel made significant contributions to aerodynamics.
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[
{
"docid": "Gustave_Eiffel",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( born Bönickhausen ; -LSB- ˈaɪfəl -RSB- -LSB- ɛfɛl -RSB- ; 15 December 1832 -- 27 December 1923 ) was a French civil engineer and architect . A graduate of École Centrale Paris , he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network , most famously the Garabit viaduct . He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower , built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris , and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty in New York . After his retirement from engineering , Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics , and making significant contributions in both fields ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Lycée_Gustave_Eiffel",
"title": "",
"text": "Lycée Gustave Eiffel may refer to : Schools in France : Lycée Gustave Eiffel - Bordeaux Lycée Gustave Eiffel - Cachan Lycée Gustave Eiffel - Dijon Lycée Professionnel Gustave Eiffel - Massy - Reims Lycée Gustave Eiffel - Varennes-sur-Seine Schools outside France : Gustave Eiffel French School of Budapest"
},
{
"docid": "Théophile_Seyrig",
"title": "",
"text": "François Gustave Théophile Seyrig ( 19 February 1843 to 5 July 1923 ) was a German engineer , best known for designing bridges . On 6 October 1868 , he founded Eiffel and Company with Gustave Eiffel . Seyrig contributed to the Eiffel and Company project to build the Maria Pia Bridge in Porto , Portugal , which was finished in 1877 . Seyrig presented a paper on the bridge to the Société des Ingénieurs Civils in 1878 . Later he worked for the Belgian firm Société Willebroeck in Brussels , and won the competition to build the Dom Luís I Bridge ( also in Porto ) , beating out the project proposed by Eiffel . He began construction in 1881 and the bridge was finished in 1886 ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustave_Eiffel_French_School_of_Budapest",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustave Eiffel French School of Budapest ( Lycée Français Gustave Eiffel de Budapest , LFGEB , Gustave Eiffel Francia Óvoda Általános Iskola és Gimnázium ) , also known as the French School of Budapest ( Lycée Français de Budapest , LFB , Budapesti Francia Iskola ) is a French international school in Budapest , Hungary . It serves levels early childhood ( maternelle ) through high school ( lycée ) ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_the_72_names_on_the_Eiffel_Tower",
"title": "",
"text": "On the Eiffel Tower , seventy-two names of French male scientists , engineers , and mathematicians are engraved in recognition of their contributions . Gustave Eiffel chose this `` invocation of science '' because of his concern over the protests against the tower . The engravings are found on the sides of the tower under the first balcony , in letters about 60 cm high , and originally painted in gold . The engraving was painted over at the beginning of the twentieth century and restored in 1986 -- 1987 by Société Nouvelle d'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel , the company contracted by the city of Paris to operate the Tower . The repainting of 2010 -- 2011 restored the letters to their original gold colour . There are also names of the engineers who helped build the tower and design its architecture on the top of the tower on a plaque , where a laboratory was also built ."
},
{
"docid": "Eiffel_(company)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eiffel ( French Eiffel Constructions métalliques ) is part of the Eiffage group and the descendant of the engineering company Société des Établissements Eiffel founded by Gustave Eiffel , designer of the Eiffel Tower ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Eiffel_School_of_Management",
"title": "",
"text": "The Eiffel School of Management ( known as IAE Gustave Eiffel or Institut d'administration des entreprises Gustave Eiffel ) , is a public business school , part of the University of Paris Est-Créteil , Paris Est-Marne-La-Vallée and the IAE France Network , bringing together 33 business schools in France.The school offers both undergraduate ( Bachelor -- Licence ) and graduate ( Master and PhD -- Master et Doctorat ) programs in fields such as accounting , finance , management , marketing , and health management ."
},
{
"docid": "Lycée_Gustave_Eiffel_(Gagny)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lycée Gustave Eiffel is a senior high school/sixth-form college in Gagny , Seine-Saint-Denis , France , in the Paris metropolitan area ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Adolf_Wohlgemuth",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Adolf Wohlgemuth ( 1868 -- 1942 ) , known as A. Wohlgemuth in his publications , was a German/British businessman who lived in England and made significant contributions to psychology , conducting research into visual perception , memory , and imagery ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Roch",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Roch ( -LSB- ʀɔχ -RSB- ; December 9 , 1839 -- November 21 , 1866 ) was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to the theory of Riemann surfaces in a career that was prematurely curtailed when he died at the age of 26 ."
},
{
"docid": "IEEE_Gustav_Robert_Kirchhoff_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award is a Technical Field Award established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2003 . This award is presented for outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of any aspect of electronic circuits and systems that has a long-term significance or impact . The award may be presented to an individual or multiple recipients where all members of the group could be judged to have made a crucial contribution ( s ) to the overall outcome . Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal , certificate , and honorarium ."
},
{
"docid": "Jean-François_Cail",
"title": "",
"text": "Jean-François Cail ( 8 February 1804 -- 22 May 1871 ) was a French entrepreneur and industrialist who was a key figure in French industrialization . He started his career in 1824 as a factory worker making machinery for the sugar industry . The firm expanded and was renamed Derosne-Cail in 1832 . It manufactured a variety of industrial machines . In 1848 Mr. Cail licensed the patents of Thomas Russell Crampton and began manufacturing Crampton locomotives as well . Having become a wealthy man , Mr. Cail built a luxurious townhouse in Paris that is used today by the city government . A street in Paris is also named after him , Rue Cail . Additionally , his name is among in the 72 names engraved on the Eiffel Tower by Gustave Eiffel , in recognition of his contributions to the project ."
},
{
"docid": "Malleco_Viaduct",
"title": "",
"text": "The Malleco Viaduct ( Viaducto del Malleco ) is a railway bridge located in central Chile , passing over the Malleco River valley , south of Collipulli in the Araucania Region . It was opened by President José Manuel Balmaceda on October 26 , 1890 . At that time , it was the highest such bridge in the world . The Panamerican Highway passes right next to the viaduct . A popular myth claims that the bridge was designed by Gustave Eiffel . Eiffel made a bridge proposal , but it was rejected by the Chilean authorities . It was designed by Aurelio Lastarria and the construction of the bridge was awarded to Schneider et Cie. O Le Creusot , another French company . The bridge was declared a national monument in 1990 ."
},
{
"docid": "Eiffel_Tower",
"title": "",
"text": "The Eiffel Tower ( -LSB- ˈaɪfəl_ˈtaʊr -RSB- ; tour Eiffel , -LSB- tuʁ ‿ ɛfɛl -RSB- ) is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris , France . It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower . Constructed from 1887 -- 89 as the entrance to the 1889 World 's Fair , it was initially criticized by some of France 's leading artists and intellectuals for its design , but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world . The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world ; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015 . The tower is 324 m tall , about the same height as an 81 - building , and the tallest structure in Paris . Its base is square , measuring 125 m on each side . During its construction , the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world , a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was finished in 1930 . Due to the addition of a broadcasting aerial at the top of the tower in 1957 , it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 17 ft. Excluding transmitters , the Eiffel Tower is the second-tallest structure in France after the Millau Viaduct . The tower has three levels for visitors , with restaurants on the first and second levels . The top level 's upper platform is 276 m above the ground -- the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union . Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift ( elevator ) to the first and second levels . The climb from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps , as is the climb from the first level to the second . Although there is a staircase to the top level , it is usually accessible only by lift ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Peter_Bucky",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Peter Bucky ( September 3 , 1880Several sources list an 1899 birthdate , but this would mean that Bucky was in his early teens when he introduced the Bucky diaphragm . - February 19 , 1963 ) was a German-American radiologist who made early contributions to X-ray technique . The Bucky diaphragm and the subsequent Bucky-Potter grid , devices that prevent scattered X-ray particles from reaching the X-ray film , are named for him . Bucky spent significant portions of his career in both Germany and the United States . He was close friends with Albert Einstein and shared a patent with him for a self-adjusting camera ."
},
{
"docid": "Konak_Pier",
"title": "",
"text": "The Konak Pier is a pier in the Turkish city of İzmir . It was designed in 1890 by the famous French architect and construction engineer Gustave Eiffel , to function as a customs building . It was built close to historical Konak Square and adds significant value to the area even now . The building was constructed with stone masonry and covered with rough plaster . For the roof design wood trusses were added . Even though it was meant to be a customs building , its function changed several times . In 1960 it started to function as a fish market . With the restructuring efforts in 2003-2004 , Konak Pier gain its current look and function as upmarket shopping center ."
},
{
"docid": "Lucid_Absinthe",
"title": "",
"text": "Lucid Absinthe Supérieure is the first genuine absinthe made with real Grande Wormwood to be legally available in the United States after the repeal of the 95-year ban . Lucid is distilled in accordance with traditional French methods , in the historic Combier Distillery ( Loire Valley , France ) , founded in 1834 and designed by Gustave Eiffel . Lucid is distilled entirely from spirits and European whole herbs and uses no artificial additives , oils , or dyes ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Heinrich_Kirchenpauer",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer ( 2 February 1808 -- 3 March 1887 ) was a Jurist , Journalist and Natural history researcher . His zoological publications are considered to be a significant contribution to knowledge of hydroids and bryozoans . Kirchenpauer also contributed very considerably to the political and economic progress of his home city : between 1869 and 1887 he served seven times as the Mayor of Hamburg ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille",
"title": "",
"text": "The Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille is a scientific award by the - ( German Geological Society-Geological Association ) to an individual who has made outstanding contributions in the fields of geology and earth sciences . The award is named after the German geologist and paleontologist Gustav Steinmann ."
},
{
"docid": "Jet_damping",
"title": "",
"text": "Jet damping or thrust damping is the effect of rocket exhaust removing energy from the transverse angular motion of a rocket . If a rocket has pitch or yaw motion then the exhaust must be accelerated laterally as it flows down the exhaust tube and nozzle . Once the exhaust leaves the nozzle this lateral momentum is lost to the vehicle and thus serves to damp the lateral oscillations . The jet damping is stabilizing as long as the distance from the instantaneous spacecraft center of mass to the nozzle exit plane exceeds the instantaneous transverse radius of gyration . Most rocket or missile configurations meet this criteria and the jet damping has a dynamic stabilizing effect . The jet damping torque rotates at nutation frequency in the spacecraft frame . The jet damping contributes to the pitch and yaw damping coefficients , and , where is the rate of change of pitching moment with respect to pitch rate and is the rate of change of the yawing moment with respect to yaw rate . For jet airplanes in cruise , the contribution of jet damping is usually negligible because the external aerodynamic damping is large relative to the jet damping . Rockets at lift-off , however , have practically zero external aerodynamic damping and the jet damping becomes significant ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Mesmer",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Mesmer ( 1903 -- 1994 ) was a German inventor of experimental human-powered flying machines , often referred to in the press as `` the Icarus of Lautertal . '' He has been championed by curators as an outsider artist , while his theories about improving aerodynamics through wing and sail piercings have been of interest to scientists ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustave_Cloëz",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustave Cloëz ( born Cuincy , 1890 , died Paris , 1970 ) was a French conductor who was particularly active at the Paris Opéra-Comique in the mid-20th century , and made a significant number of recordings , often accompanying major singers of the time ."
},
{
"docid": "Ponte_de_São_João",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ponte de São João or St John 's Bridge , designed by engineer Edgar Cardoso is a railway bridge in Portugal . It replaced the functionality of the still standing Gustav Eiffel wrought iron Maria Pia Bridge in 1991 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jean-François_Batut",
"title": "",
"text": "Jean-François Batut ( 26 June 1828 in Castres - 21 May 1907 ) was a French painter known for his portraits , with subjects including Ferdinand de Lesseps and Gustave Eiffel . His son Léopold ( born 1856 ) was also a painter ."
},
{
"docid": "Bridge_of_Las_Tres_Fuentes",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bridge of Las Tres Fuentes ( the three fountains ) is a bridge pattern by disciples of Gustave Eiffel originally constructed in iron . In the 20th century it was covered with concrete . It is near Gil Marquez , Almonaster la Real . Tres Category : Railway bridges in Spain"
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Werther",
"title": "",
"text": "August Friedrich Gustav Werther ( 1 August 1815 , Roßla -- 29 June 1869 , Königsberg ) was a German chemist . He made contributions in both organic and inorganic chemistry , being known for his work in the field of analytical chemistry ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Preller",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Schoeman Preller ( 4 October 1875 in Klein Schoemansdal , Klipdrift , Pretoria -- 7 October 1943 in Pelindaba ) was a journalist , historian , writer and literary critic . He fought for the recognition of Afrikaans . Preller helped the Afrikaner to awake to the importance of the history of South Africa . He made great contributions to the writing of South African history , through his research and the literature . He also contributed greatly to making South Africans aware of the legacy of the Voortrekkers and also played an early part in planning the Voortrekker Monument ."
},
{
"docid": "Hector_Berlioz",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis-Hector Berlioz ( -LSB- ɛktɔʁ bɛʁljoːz -RSB- ( English : -LSB- ˈbɛərliouz -RSB- ) ; 11 December 1803 -- 8 March 1869 ) was a French Romantic composer , best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts ( Requiem ) . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation . He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works , and conducted several concerts with more than 1,000 musicians . He also composed around 50 songs . His influence was critical for the further development of Romanticism , especially in composers like Richard Wagner , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , Franz Liszt , Richard Strauss , and Gustav Mahler ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Elfving",
"title": "",
"text": "Erik Gustav Elfving ( June 25 , 1908 -- March 25 , 1984 ) was a Finnish mathematician and statistician . In statistics , he wrote pioneering papers about the optimal design of experiments . He made other notable contributions to the mathematical sciences and to Finnish universities ."
},
{
"docid": "Gustav_Heinrich_Johann_Apollon_Tammann",
"title": "",
"text": "Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann ( -- 17 December 1938 ) was a prominent chemist-physicist of Estonian and Baltic-German descent who made important contributions in the fields of glassy and solid solutions , heterogeneous equilibria , crystallization , and metallurgy ."
},
{
"docid": "Hôtel_Hermitage_Monte-Carlo",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo is a prestigious and luxurious palace style Belle Époque in the heart of Monaco on the French Riviera . It belongs to the Société des bains de mer de Monaco . It was built in 1890 and 1896 the architect Nicolas Marquet with the participation of Gustave Eiffel ."
}
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"docid": "Idris_Elba",
"title": "",
"text": "Idrissa Akuna `` Idris '' Elba , ( -LSB- ˈɪdrᵻs_ˈɛlbə -RSB- born 6 September 1972 ) is an English actor , musician , and DJ . He is known for playing druglord Russell `` Stringer '' Bell on the HBO series The Wire , Detective John Luther on the BBC One series Luther , and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom ( 2013 ) . He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film , winning one , and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award . Elba has appeared in films such as Ridley Scott 's American Gangster ( 2007 ) , Takers ( 2010 ) , Thor ( 2011 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , Pacific Rim ( 2013 ) , Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ) and Beasts of No Nation ( 2015 , for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor ) , and Star Trek Beyond ( 2016 ) . In 2016 , he also voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia , Shere Khan in The Jungle Book , and Fluke in Finding Dory . He will make his directorial debut with an adaptation of 1992 novel Yardie by Victor Headley . In addition to his acting work , Elba is a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis ( or Big Driis the Londoner ) and hip hop soul musician . In 2016 , he was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World ."
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"docid": "Luther_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Luther is a British crime drama programme starring Idris Elba as the title character , DCI John Luther . Written by Neil Cross , the first series , comprising six episodes , ran in May and June 2010 . A second series of four episodes aired on BBC One in June and July 2011 . A third series was commissioned in 2012 ; comprising four episodes aired in July 2013 . A two-episode fourth series was broadcast in December 2015 . Elba has received critical acclaim for the role of John Luther , and has been awarded a Critics ' Choice Television Award , Golden Globe Award , NAACP Image Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance . The series has also received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations in various categories , including four nominations of Elba for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Netflix",
"title": "",
"text": "| - style = `` background : #D 9E8FF ; '' | style = `` text-align : center ; '' colspan = `` 4 '' | Total number of wins , nominations and pending | - | | | | | - style = `` background : #D 9E8FF ; '' | colspan = `` 4 '' style = `` font-size : smaller ; text-align : center ; '' | Footnotes | -RCB- Netflix is an American on-demand internet streaming media provider . Netflix original programming has earned 146 awards of 707 nominations . TV series and documentary films have been awarded with Emmy , Golden Globe , SAG , NAACP , Peabody and other major accolades in the industry . Original programming has received Academy , British Academy and Grammy awards nominations . In 2013 , House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards . The first episode , `` Chapter 1 '' , received four nominations becoming the first webisode ( online-only episode ) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Eigil Bryld won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series , meanwhile David Fincher won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series . Both , Bryld and Fincher won for the episode `` Chapter 1 '' , making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode . The series has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series during the ceremonies of 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 . The first two seasons of House of Cards were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama . Initially , Orange is the New Black was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series . The following year , the series was submitted and nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards . Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Master of None have been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards . For the 74th Golden Globe Awards , both The Crown and Stranger Things were nominated for Best Drama series . For her work in House of Cards , Robin Wright won a Golden Globe and Satellite Award in the category Best Actress in a Drama Series . She was Netflix 's first awarded person in major acting categories . Wright 's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series . She also earned a Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 65th , 66th , 67th and 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . Wright co-star and producer of House of Cards , Kevin Spacey , was nominated for the Golden Globe in the 2014 and 2015 ceremony . During the 2015 , Spacey , won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama . He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times . Later this year , Spacey won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series . Orange is the new Black actress , Taylor Schilling , received Primetime Emmy , Golden globes , Satellite Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . Uzo Aduba became the first and only person from a Netflix original to win a major Primetime Emmy category , she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Orange is the New Black ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_House_of_Cards",
"title": "",
"text": "House of Cards is an American political drama web television series created by Beau Willimon . It is an adaptation of the BBC 's mini-series of the same name and is based on the novel by Michael Dobbs . All seasons have premiered on the streaming service Netflix . In 2013 , House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards . The first episode , `` Chapter 1 '' , received four nominations becoming the first webisode ( online-only episode ) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination . Eigil Bryld won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series , meanwhile David Fincher won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series . Both , Bryld and Fincher won for the episode `` Chapter 1 '' , making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode . The series has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series during the ceremonies of 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 . The first two seasons of House of Cards were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama . For her work in House of Cards , Robin Wright won a Golden Globe and Satellite Award in the category Best Actress in a Drama Series . She was Netflix 's first awarded person in major acting categories . Wright 's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series . She also earned a Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 65th , 66th , 67th and 68th Primetime Emmy Awards . Wright co-star and producer of House of Cards , Kevin Spacey , was nominated for the Golden Globe in the 2014 and 2015 ceremony . During the 2015 , Spacey , won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama . He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times . Later that year , Spacey won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Meryl_Streep",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of awards and nominations for Meryl Streep . Streep has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for her work in film , television , and music . She holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor , having been nominated 20 times since her first nomination in 1979 for her performance in The Deer Hunter ( sixteen for Best Actress and four for Best Supporting Actress ) . She holds eight more nominations than both Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson , who are tied in second place . With her third Oscar win for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady ( 2011 ) in 2012 , Streep became the fifth actor to win three competitive acting Academy Awards , after Walter Brennan , Katharine Hepburn ( who has four in total ) , Ingrid Bergman , and Jack Nicholson . Daniel Day-Lewis has since become the sixth actor to achieve this . In 2009 , Streep became the most-nominated performer in Golden Globe Awards history when her double lead actress nods for Doubt ( 2008 ) and Mamma Mia ! ( 2008 ) gave her 23 in total , breaking the tie with Jack Lemmon , who had received 22 lead nominations before his death in 2001 . The following year , Streep surpassed Jack Nicholson and Angela Lansbury , with six Golden Globe awards wins each , after receiving her seventh Globe for her performance as Julia Child in Julie & Julia ( 2009 ) . In 2012 , she broke her own record when she garnered her 26th nomination and overall eighth win for The Iron Lady at the 69th Golden Globe Awards . At the 74th Golden Globe Awards in 2017 , she was nominated for the 30th time and received the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award . Streep has received 15 BAFTA nominations with two wins . She received her second Best Actress award for The Iron Lady at the 65th ceremony in February 2012 , following her first win in 1981 for her performance in The French Lieutenant 's Woman ( 1981 ) . In 1983 , Yale University , from which Streep graduated in 1975 , awarded her an honorary degree , a Doctorate of Fine Arts . The first university to award her an honorary degree was Dartmouth College , where she spent time as a transfer student in 1970 , in 1981 . In 1998 , Women in Film awarded Streep with the Crystal Award , an honor for outstanding women who , through their endurance and the excellence of their work , have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry . The same year , she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 1999 , she was awarded a George Eastman Award , given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film . In 2003 , Streep was awarded an honorary César Award by the French Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma . In 2004 , at the Moscow International Film Festival , she was honored with the Stanislavsky Award for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of Stanislavsky 's school . Also in 2004 , she received the AFI Life Achievement Award . In 2008 , Streep was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame . In 2009 , she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by Princeton University . In 2010 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts , elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters , and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Harvard University . On December 4 , 2011 , Streep , along with Neil Diamond , Yo-Yo Ma , Sonny Rollins , and Barbara Cook , received the 2011 Kennedy Center Honor . On February 14 , 2012 , she received the Honorary Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival . In 2014 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom ."
},
{
"docid": "Loveleen_Tandan",
"title": "",
"text": "Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film director and casting director . She is the `` Co-Director : India '' of the four time Golden Globe , seven time BAFTA Award and eight Academy Award winning ( including best picture ) Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ) , for which she shared a New York Film Critics Online Award , Rotterdam International Film Festival Award and Amanda Awards , Norway , of `` Best Director '' with Danny Boyle . She has also been the Casting Director for several other films , including the Golden Lion winning and Golden Globe nominated Monsoon Wedding ( 2001 ) and the BAFTA Award nominated Brick Lane ( 2007 ) . She has been a Casting Consultant for the Gotham Award and Independent Spirit Award nominated film The Namesake ( 2007 ) . Loveleen has featured in the prestigious `` Annual Women 's Big Impact Report '' , an initiative of Hollywood 's Variety magazine , which profiles women that have made pathbreaking contributions in world entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Glenn_Close",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress Glenn Close . Among her numerous accolades for acting , Close is a three-time Emmy Award winner , a three-time Tony Award winner and has been nominated six times for an Academy Award . She has also earned two Emmy nominations as an executive producer and a Golden Globe nomination for her work as a songwriter ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature_Film",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded for the first time at the 64th Golden Globe Awards in 2007 . It was the first time that the Golden Globe Awards had created a separate category for animated films since its establishment . The nominations are announced in January and an awards ceremony is held later in the month . Initially , only three films are nominated for best animated film , in contrast to five nominations for the majority of other awards . The Pixar film Cars was the first recipient of the award . The award for best animated film has subsequently been presented to six other Pixar films : Ratatouille received the award in 2008 , WALL-E was the recipient in 2009 , Up received the award in 2010 , Toy Story 3 won in 2011 , Brave won in 2013 , and Inside Out won in 2016 . In 2012 , Cars 2 lost to The Adventures of Tintin , in 2014 , Monsters University was the first not to be nominated and also in 2016 , The Good Dinosaur lost to Inside Out . In 2017 , Finding Dory was also not nominated . The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been awarding Golden Globe Awards since 1944 . English-language films may be nominated in only one feature category . Therefore , films nominated in this category are ineligible to be nominated for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , Best Motion Picture -- Drama if their principal dialogue is in English . However , films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film are eligible for Best Animated Feature ; the only Golden Globe film awards for which they are ineligible are the two Best Motion Picture awards . This has led to much confusion leading many to believe animated films are snubbed in the Best Motion Picture categories , specifically Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy where animated films have won before , but in reality they simply are not eligible to be nominated ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Glee",
"title": "",
"text": "Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that has aired on Fox since May 19 , 2009 . It has been nominated for a variety of different awards including thirty-two Emmy Awards ( six wins ) , eleven Satellite Awards ( five wins ) , nine Golden Globe Awards ( four wins ) , thirty Teen Choice Awards ( fourteen wins ) , three Writers Guild of America Awards , and three Directors Guild of America Awards . Amongst the wins for the series are a Satellite Award for `` Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy '' , a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series '' , and a People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite New TV Comedy '' . The series has an ensemble cast and several different Glee actors have received acting award nominations . Jane Lynch , Matthew Morrison , Lea Michele and Chris Colfer have all won Satellite Awards and been nominated for Golden Globe and Emmy Awards . Lynch has been nominated for eighteen individual awards ( winning eight ) , the most of any cast members . Several crew members have also been nominated for awards , with series creator Ryan Murphy nominated for three Writers Guild of America Awards and two Directors Guild of America Awards . As of , Glee has been nominated for over 150 awards , of which it has won more than 70 . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Warren_Beatty",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry Warren Beatty ( née Beaty ; born March 30 , 1937 ) , better known as Warren Beatty , is an American actor and filmmaker . He has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards -- four for Best Actor , four for Best Picture , two for Best Director , three for Original Screenplay , and one for Adapted Screenplay -- winning Best Director for Reds ( 1981 ) . Beatty is the first and only person to have been twice nominated for acting in , directing , writing , and producing the same film -- first with Heaven Can Wait ( 1978 ) , which was co-written by Elaine May and co-directed by Buck Henry , and again with Reds , which he co-wrote with Trevor Griffiths . In 1999 , he was awarded the Academy 's highest honor , the Irving G. Thalberg Award . Beatty has been nominated for eighteen Golden Globe Awards , winning six , including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , which he was honored with in 2007 . Among his Golden Globe-nominated films are Splendor in the Grass ( 1961 ) , his screen debut , and Bonnie and Clyde ( 1967 ) , Shampoo ( 1975 ) , Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) , Bugsy ( 1991 ) , Bulworth ( 1998 ) and Rules Do n't Apply ( 2016 ) , all of which he also produced . Arthur Penn , who directed Bonnie and Clyde , described Beatty as `` the perfect producer '' , adding , `` He makes everyone demand the best of themselves . Warren stays with a picture through editing , mixing and scoring . He plain works harder than anyone else I have ever seen . ''"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Annette_Bening",
"title": "",
"text": "Annette Bening is an American actress who has received various awards and nominations , including two Golden Globe Awards , one BAFTA Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards . Additionally , she has been nominated for four Academy Awards and eight Golden Globe Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Glenn_Close",
"title": "",
"text": "Glenn Close ( born March 19 , 1947 ) is an American actress , singer and film producer . With an acting career spanning over 40 years , she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation . She has won three Emmy Awards , three Tony Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , and has received six Academy Award nominations . Close began her professional stage career in 1974 in Love for Love , and was mostly a New York stage actress through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s , appearing in both plays and musicals , including the Broadway productions of Barnum in 1980 and The Real Thing in 1983 , for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play . Her film debut was in The World According to Garp ( 1982 ) , which she followed up with supporting roles in The Big Chill ( 1983 ) and The Natural ( 1984 ) ; all three earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She would later receive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Fatal Attraction ( 1987 ) , Dangerous Liaisons ( 1988 ) and Albert Nobbs ( 2011 ) . She won two more Tony Awards in the 1990s , for Death and the Maiden in 1992 and Sunset Boulevard in 1995 , while she won her first Emmy Award for the 1995 TV film Serving in Silence : The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story . She starred as Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 2003 TV film The Lion in Winter , winning a Golden Globe Award . In 2005 , she starred in the drama series The Shield . Then , from 2007 to 2012 , she starred as Patty Hewes in the FX drama series Damages , a role that won her a Golden Globe and two Emmys . She has voiced the character of Mona Simpson in the animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1995 . She returned to Broadway in November 2014 , in a revival of Edward Albee 's A Delicate Balance . Her other films include Jagged Edge ( 1985 ) , Hamlet ( 1990 ) , Reversal of Fortune ( 1990 ) , 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) , Paradise Road ( 1997 ) , Air Force One ( 1997 ) , Cookie 's Fortune ( 1999 ) , Heights ( 2005 ) , Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) and The Girl With All The Gifts ( 2016 ) . Close is a six-time Academy Award nominee , tying the record for being the actress with the most nominations never to have won ( along with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter ) . As of 2016 , Close has more Oscar nominations without a win than any other living actor . In addition , she has been nominated for four Tonys ( three wins ) , fourteen Emmys ( three wins ) , thirteen Golden Globes ( two wins ) , two Drama Desk Awards ( one win ) and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards ( one win ) . She has also won an Obie award and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and a BAFTA . Close has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Lost",
"title": "",
"text": "Lost is an American drama series that has aired on ABC from September 22 , 2004 until May 23 , 2010 . It has been nominated for a variety of different awards including 54 Primetime Emmy Awards ( eleven wins for the series ) , 48 Saturn Awards ( thirteen wins ) , 33 Teen Choice Awards , 12 Golden Reel Awards ( five wins ) , eight Satellite Awards ( one win ) , seven Golden Globe Awards ( one win ) , six Writers Guild of America Awards ( one win ) , five Directors Guild of America Awards , two NAACP Image Awards ( one win ) , two Screen Actors Guild Awards ( one win ) and a BAFTA Award . Amongst the wins for the series are a Primetime Emmy Award for `` Outstanding Drama Series '' , a Golden Globe Award for `` Best Television Series -- Drama '' , a Screen Actors Guild Award for `` Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series '' and a Peabody Award . The series has an ensemble cast and several different Lost actors have received acting award nominations . Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson are the only actors to win Emmy Awards while Matthew Fox has been nominated for eighteen individual awards ( winning three ) , the most of any cast members , Evangeline Lilly is second with fifteen nominations . `` Pilot '' is the most nominated single episode of the series , receiving nominations for fifteen different awards , winning six , including four Emmy Awards . `` Through the Looking Glass '' is the second most nominated episode , with nine . `` The End '' received the most Emmy nominations for a single episode with eight , winning one . Lost has been nominated for over 250 awards and has won 57 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Laura_Linney",
"title": "",
"text": "This following is a list of awards and nominations received by Laura Linney . Linney , a three-time Academy Award nominated actress , has been nominated and won numerous awards throughout her career in film , television , and stage . During her career she has received four Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award . Additionally she has been the recipient of three Academy Award nominations and three Tony Award nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Joaquin_Phoenix",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Joaquin Phoenix . For his work as an artist , he has received nominations for three Academy Awards , three British Academy Film Awards , four Screen Actors Guild Awards , five Golden Globe Awards , three Critics Choice Awards , and has won a Golden Globe Award , a Independent Spirit Award , a Grammy Award and awards from the Cannes Film Festival , Venice Film Festival , Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review . He and his late brother River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the first and only brothers to get nominated for acting Academy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Kathy_Bates_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a comprehensive list of acting and directing credits from actress Kathy Bates . With over 200 acting and directing credits to her name , Bates is perhaps best known for her breakout role in the 1990 horror film Misery , based on the book of the same name by Stephen King . Her role as Annie Wilkes was met with much praise , she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama the following year . Since then she has acted in numerous other films , in both comedy and drama categories , earning two additional Academy Award nominations as well as seven total Golden Globe Award nominations . In 2011 , Bates starred as Harriet Korn on the NBC legal drama series Harry 's Law , her first starring role on television . The show ran for two seasons and Bates was nominated for two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards . However , in 2013 , she starred in the third season of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story , subtitled American Horror Story : Coven . Bates won her second Emmy Award for her role on the series . Bates has been a series regular on the show since its third season and has accumulated two more Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination ."
},
{
"docid": "Geoffrey_Rush",
"title": "",
"text": "Geoffrey Roy Rush ( born 6 July 1951 ) is an Australian actor and film producer . Rush is the youngest amongst the few people who have won the `` Triple Crown of Acting '' : the Academy Award , the Primetime Emmy Award , and the Tony Award . He has won one Academy Award for acting ( from four nominations ) , three British Academy Film Awards ( from five nominations ) , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards . Rush is the founding President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year . He is also the first actor to win the Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Critics ' Choice Movie Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for a single performance in film for his performance in Shine ( 1996 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Frances_Conroy",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Frances Conroy throughout her stage and acting career . During Conroy 's stage and acting career , she has been awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama in 2004 for her critically acclaimed drama series Six Feet Under , for which she starred in from 2001 to 2005 . She was also nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category , without winning . In 2012 , she nominated for a fifth Emmy for American Horror Story : Murder House , in the Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie category . In 2003 and 2004 , Conroy along with the cast of Six Feet Under won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Conroy also won the 2004 award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series . During her stage career , Conroy has been nominated for one Tony Award and four Drama Desk Awards , winning once ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Marlee_Matlin",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress Marlee Matlin won the Academy Award for Best Actress , as well as a Golden Globe Award , for her screen debut in the 1986 romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God . Since then , Matlin , who is deaf , has received a number of awards and nominations for her acting work , including two additional Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy Award nominations for her television appearances . In 2009 , she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Matlin has also received honors for her public service on behalf of the deaf , including a national Jefferson Award in 1988 . Gallaudet University , a private university that focuses on educating deaf and hard of hearing persons , awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1987 ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Director",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Director has been presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , an organization composed of journalists who cover the United States film industry for publications based outside North America , since 1943 . Having won all four of his nominations , Elia Kazan has been honored most often in this category . Martin Scorsese , Clint Eastwood , David Lean , Miloš Forman , and Oliver Stone tie for second place with three wins each . Steven Spielberg has had the most nominations ( eleven ) and has received the award twice . Barbra Streisand is the only woman to have won the award . In the following lists , the first names , listed in bold type against a blue background , are the winners , and the following names are the remaining nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which takes place in January of the following year . Notes : '' † '' indicates Academy Award-winning direction . '' § '' indicates Golden Globe Award-winning direction that was not nominated for an Academy Award . '' ‡ '' indicates Academy Award-nominated direction ."
},
{
"docid": "Matt_Damon",
"title": "",
"text": "Matthew Paige Damon ( -LSB- ˈdeɪmən -RSB- born October 8 , 1970 ) is an American actor , film producer , and screenwriter . He is ranked among Forbes magazine 's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time . Damon has received various accolades , including an Academy Award from five nominations , two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations , and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards . Born and raised in Cambridge , Massachusetts , Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions and he made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ) . He came to prominence in 1997 when he wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting alongside Ben Affleck , which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay , and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , a fallen angel in Dogma ( 1999 ) , an energy analyst in Syriana ( 2005 ) , and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in The Departed ( 2006 ) . Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise ( 2002 -- 16 ) and as a con man in the Ocean 's Trilogy ( 2001 -- 07 ) . For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus ( 2009 ) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian ( 2015 ) , Damon received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor , respectively . The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra ( 2013 ) and for producing the reality series Project Greenlight . He also received an Oscar nomination for producing Manchester by the Sea ( 2016 ) . In addition to acting in films , Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and has established two production companies with Affleck . He has been involved in charitable work , including the ONE Campaign , H2O Africa Foundation , Feeding America , and Water.org . Damon is married to Luciana Bozán Barroso , and they have three daughters together ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_House",
"title": "",
"text": "House is an American television medical drama that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons , from November 16 , 2004 to May 21 , 2012 . The show centers around Dr. Gregory House ( Hugh Laurie ) , a drug-addicted , unconventional , misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional hospital in New Jersey . Throughout its run , the show has been widely popular with audiences , and has been well received by the critics community . As a result , by the end of its run , the show had been nominated 169 times for awards presented by American organizations , including at least ten times each for the Primetime Emmy Awards , Teen Choice Awards , People 's Choice Awards , NAACP Image Awards , and Prism Awards . It won the awards a total of 56 times , which included multiple wins also at the Golden Globe Awards , Young Artist Awards , BMI Film & TV Awards , Satellite Awards , Golden Reel Awards , TCA Awards , Screen Actors Guild Awards , Humanitas Prizes , and WGA Awards . The show has been very successful internationally also , being aired in 2008 in a total of 66 countries , and with audience of over 81.8 million worldwide , it was the most watched television show on the globe that year . As a result , it received ten nominations for international awards , including once for a BAFTA TV Award ( U.K. ) and for a Golden Nymph ( won , Monaco ) . Hugh Laurie , who portrays the title character , has been nominated for an award 38 times , winning 14 of them . Omar Epps has been nominated eight times , winning three awards , while Olivia Wilde has been nominated five times for an award . Besides the show 's cast members , the writers and producers of the show have also been nominated for various awards ; writer , show-runner , executive producer and director David Shore , has received ten nominations for his work on the show , winning three times ."
},
{
"docid": "Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_–_Television_Series_Drama",
"title": "",
"text": "The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) . The award honors the best performance by an actress in a drama television series . It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5 , 1962 under the title Best TV Star - Female , encompassing performances in comedy and drama television series , to Pauline Frederick . The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963 . In 1969 , the award was split into the drama and comedy categories , presented under the new title Best TV Actress - Drama and in 1980 under its current title . Since its inception , the award has been given to 50 actresses . Angela Lansbury has won the most awards in this category , winning four times , and received ten nominations for the awards , the most in the category ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Amy_Adams",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Adams is an American actress who has received various awards and nominations , including two Golden Globe Awards , four Critics ' Choice Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award . Additionally , she has been nominated for five Academy Awards and six BAFTA Awards . In 2017 , Adams received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the motion picture industry . Adams ' breakthrough role in the 2005 acclaimed independent comedy-drama Junebug earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won her the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she starred in Walt Disney Pictures ' romantic musical Enchanted , for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , the Critics ' Choice Award for Best Actress and three MTV Movie Awards . Adams ' performances in the critically acclaimed dramas Doubt , ( 2008 ) , The Fighter ( 2010 ) and The Master ( 2012 ) garnered her several accolades , including nominations from the Oscar , Hollywood Foreign Press , BAFTA , SAG and Critics ' Choice award ceremonies . Since 2013 , Adams has received two People 's Choice and four Teen Choice Awards nominations for playing the DC Comics character Lois Lane in the DC Extended Universe . For her performance as a con artist in the 2013 crime comedy-drama American Hustle , Adams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy and received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination . The following year , she starred as Margaret Keane in the autobiographical drama Big Eyes , which won her a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , making her the fourth actress to achieve this feat . She also received her second nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal . In 2016 , Adams won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award , the SAG Award , the BAFTA Award and the Critic 's Choice Award for Best Actress for playing a linguist in the science fiction film Arrival ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Michelle_Williams_(actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Michelle Williams is an American actress who has received various awards and nominations , including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics ' Choice Award . Additionally , she has been nominated for four Academy Awards and four BAFTA Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_True_Detective",
"title": "",
"text": "True Detective is an American television crime drama that premiered on January 12 , 2014 on the HBO network . It was created and written by Nic Pizzolatto . Conceived as an anthology , each season will be engineered as a disparate , self-contained narrative , employing new cast ensembles and following various sets of characters and settings . True Detective was a candidate for television awards in a variety of categories recognizing its writing , acting , production , and direction . The show received eleven Primetime Emmy nominations heading into the 2014 Emmy season , scooping up five wins , among them being Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Cary Fukunaga . At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards , the show scored three Golden Globe nominations , including Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for Michelle Monaghan . Other substantial nominations include four TCA Awards ( two wins ) , three Satellite Awards , and a BAFTA ( one win ) . McConaughey is the most decorated of the show 's actors , with ten nominations . Pizzolatto earned two Writers Guild of America Awards ( WGAs ) for his work as a writer for the series . To date , True Detective has been nominated for 37 awards and has won 24 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_NYPD_Blue",
"title": "",
"text": "NYPD Blue is an American television police procedural drama series that aired on ABC from September 21 , 1993 to March 1 , 2005 . Created by Steven Bochco and David Milch , the show follows the cases of the fictional 15th Precinct of Manhattan , as well as the individual lives of its workers . Featuring a changing ensemble of actors , Dennis Franz and Gordon Clapp were among the longest lasting cast members , appearing in every season in a major capacity . NYPD Blue has garnered critical acclaim for its honest and gritty portrayal of the officers ' personal and professional lives . Since its debut , the series has been nominated for 84 Primetime Emmy awards ( winning 20 ) , 13 Golden Globe awards ( winning four ) , 23 SAG awards ( winning three ) , 8 Directors Guild of America awards ( winning two ) , 11 Satellite awards ( winning two ) and 11 TCA awards ( winning one ) among others . The series also garnered various industry and pop culture awards and nominations . Many of the actors and crew members were recognized for their individual work , winning several Emmy , Golden Globe , and SAG awards among others . Dennis Franz , the lead actor of the series , won 4 Emmy awards , a Golden Globe award , 3 SAG awards , and 5 Q awards , becoming the most decorated cast member of the series . Kim Delaney and Jimmy Smits won an Emmy award and a Golden Globe , respectively , for their performances on the series , in addition to receiving several nominations for Emmy awards , Golden Globe Awards , Golden Satellite awards and SAG awards ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Daniel_Day-Lewis",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a List of awards and nominations received by Daniel Day-Lewis throughout his career , his major acting awards include three Academy Award wins and five nominations , four BAFTA Award wins and six nominations , other significant awards include three Critics ' Choice Movie Award wins and five nominations , two Golden Globe Award wins and seven nominations , three Screen Actors Guild Award wins and five nominations and three Satellite Award wins and four nominations . His most award-winning performance is There Will Be Blood with 43 award wins out of a total of 50 nominations from varying critic circles . Overall in his career he has won 137 acting awards receiving 200 nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Tuesday_Weld",
"title": "",
"text": "Tuesday Weld ( born Susan Ker Weld ; August 27 , 1943 ) is an American actress . She began acting when she was a child , and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s . She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960 . Over the following decade she established a career playing dramatic roles in films . Her work , often as a featured performer in supporting roles , was acknowledged with nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Play It as It Lays ( 1972 ) , a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Looking for Mr. Goodbar ( 1977 ) , an Emmy Award for The Winter of Our Discontent ( 1983 ) , and a BAFTA for Once Upon a Time in America ( 1984 ) . Since the late 1980s , her acting appearances have been infrequent ."
},
{
"docid": "Kon-Tiki_(2012_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kon-Tiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg about the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition . The film was mainly shot on the island of Malta . The role of Thor Heyerdahl is played by Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen . The film is an international co-production between Norway , Denmark , Germany , Sweden , and the United Kingdom . It was the highest-grossing film of 2012 in Norway and the country 's most expensive production to date . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards . It is Norway 's fifth Academy Award nomination . The film was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards . It is the first time a Norwegian film has been nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Boston_Legal",
"title": "",
"text": "Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy that ran on ABC from October 3 , 2004 , to December 8 , 2008 . The show follows the cases and personal lives of the lawyers of law firm Crane , Pool and Schmidt . The show has been nominated for a variety of awards , including 26 Primetime Emmy Awards , eleven Screen Actors Guild Awards , six Satellite Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , two Producers Guild of America Awards and a Peabody Award . Most of these nominations are for acting , of the show 's ensemble cast numerous actors have received nominations . James Spader has received the most award nominations , 15 in total , while winning 3 . Spader is closely followed by William Shatner , who received a total of 14 nominations , winning 3 awards as well . The crew members with most award nominations are producer and director Bill D'Elia , with six nominations and zero wins , and show creator David E. Kelley , with five nominations and one win . In total Boston Legal has been nominated for 62 awards , and won 14 ."
}
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{
"docid": "Role_Models",
"title": "",
"text": "Role Models is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Wain and written by David Wain , Timothy Dowling , Paul Rudd and Ken Marino . It is about two energy drink salesmen who are ordered to perform 150 hours of community service as punishment for various offenses . For their service , the two men work at a program designed to pair kids with adult role models . The film stars Seann William Scott , Paul Rudd , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Bobb ' e J. Thompson , Jane Lynch and Elizabeth Banks ."
}
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{
"docid": "Paul_Rudd",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Stephen Rudd ( born April 6 , 1969 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , and producer . He studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy , before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC 's drama series Sisters . He is known for his starring roles in the film The Cider House Rules ( 1999 ) and the comedy films Clueless ( 1995 ) , Halloween : The Curse of Michael Myers ( 1995 ) , Wet Hot American Summer ( 2001 ) , Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( 2004 ) , The 40-Year-Old Virgin ( 2005 ) , Knocked Up ( 2007 ) , Role Models ( 2008 ) , I Love You , Man ( 2009 ) , Dinner for Schmucks ( 2010 ) , Our Idiot Brother ( 2011 ) , Wanderlust ( 2012 ) , This Is 40 ( 2012 ) , and Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues ( 2013 ) , and for playing the superhero Ant-Man in Marvel Studios ' Ant-Man ( 2015 ) and Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ) . In addition to his film career , Rudd has appeared in numerous television shows , including the NBC sitcom Friends as Mike Hannigan , along with guest roles on Tim and Eric and Parks and Recreation ( as businessman Bobby Newport ) , and hosting Saturday Night Live . Rudd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 1 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Preiss",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Preiss ( born in Port Huron , Michigan on 9 June 1980 ) is an American actor and model . After graduating from college , Paul Preiss moved to New York City and worked as a model for three years in USA and Europe . He was signed to IMG Models agency . Moving to Los Angeles , he aspired for an acting career and ended up playing lead role in three feature films , most notably in lead roles as Nate Merritt in Damion Dietz 's 2008 film Dog Tags and Ryan in The Legend of Bloody Mary . He resides in Venice , California . Preiss has also directed advertisements for Levi 's and Nike ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Touch_of_Class_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Touch of Class is a 1973 British romantic comedy film which tells the story of a couple having an affair , who find themselves falling in love . It stars George Segal , Glenda Jackson , Hildegarde Neil , Paul Sorvino and K Callan . It was adapted by Melvin Frank and Jack Rose from the story `` She Loves Me , She Told Me So Last Night '' by Frank , who also directed . However , it bears more than a passing resemblance to an earlier Frank film , The Facts of Life ( 1960 ) , which likewise dealt with a middle-aged couple trying to have an affair , centering on a disaster-laden trip to a place where they would n't be recognized . The lead role of Steve was originally offered to Cary Grant , with a promise by Frank to rewrite the script to play up the age difference between Steve and Vickie . However , Grant opted to remain in retirement from filmmaking , and he turned the role down . He did remain connected to the film , however , as it was produced by Fabergé 's Brut Productions , and Grant was on the board of directors for Fabergé . Glenda Jackson revealed that after appearing on the comedy sketch and variety program `` The Morecambe and Wise Show '' on the BBC in the United Kingdom in 1971 , in the `` Anthony and Cleopatra '' sketch , she was approached by the director Melvin Frank who had seen her appearance with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise and realized she could do comedy and offered her the role in this film which won her an Academy Award . Morecambe , after hearing that Jackson had won the Oscar , sent her a telegram reading , `` Stick with us and we will get you another one '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Barefoot_in_the_Park_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Barefoot in the Park is a 1967 American comedy film . The film stars Jane Fonda as Corie and Robert Redford as Paul . Based on Neil Simon 's 1963 play of the same name , it focuses on newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter and their adventures living in a minuscule sixth floor walk-up apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone . Stuffed-shirt Paul is a hard-working young attorney just starting his practice , while spontaneous bride Corie is determined to create a romantic environment in one room with no heat , a hole in the skylight , and oddball neighbors . The title refers to Paul becoming drunk , throwing caution to the wind and running barefoot in Washington Square Park in response to his wife 's repeated complaints about his sober and cautious demeanor . The film 's screenplay was written by Simon . Gene Saks directed Robert Redford , reprising his Broadway role of Paul , and Jane Fonda , who replaced the play 's Elizabeth Ashley . Mildred Natwick reprises her stage role as the bride 's mother , Charles Boyer is featured as the eccentric upstairs neighbor , and Herb Edelman reprises his stage role as a telephone installer . The lead female role had been offered to Natalie Wood who had already played opposite Robert Redford in two movies . Wood declined the offer because she wanted to take time off . Natwick was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , Fonda was nominated for a BAFTA as Best Foreign Actress , and Simon received a nod from the Writers Guild of America ."
},
{
"docid": "All_Is_Bright",
"title": "",
"text": "All Is Bright ( `` Almost Christmas '' in the UK ) is a 2013 comedy-drama film directed by Phil Morrison . It stars Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd , with Sally Hawkins and Amy Landecker in supporting roles . The film debuted at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival , with a video on demand release following on September 10 , 2013 . It was released in theaters on October 4 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dinner_for_Schmucks",
"title": "",
"text": "Dinner for Schmucks is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach . The film is the American adaptation of the 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons and was written by David Guion and Michael Handelman . It stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd , who had previously teamed up in Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy and The 40-Year-Old Virgin . The film was released theatrically on July 30 , 2010 . Zach Galifianakis won the Comedy Award for `` Best Comedy Actor -- Film '' for his role as Therman Murch in the film . The elaborate mouse dioramas and `` mouseterpieces '' were created by The Chiodo Brothers ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Rudd",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Rudd is a New Zealand performance poet . He won a number of poetry slams during the time he spent living in Australia , and was a finalist in the Poetry Olympics . Michael Rudd is also a prolific poetry-events organiser having established numerous poetry reading and open mic nights over the years , around Auckland in NZ and in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia . He is well known for his role in MCing the Going West Poetry Slam , which has been running annually in West Auckland since 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "Alexandra_Paul",
"title": "",
"text": "Alexandra Elizabeth Paul ( born July 29 , 1963 ) is an American actress , activist , health coach , and former model . Paul began her career modeling in New York before landing her first major role in John Carpenter 's horror film Christine ( 1983 ) . This was followed with prominent roles in American Flyers ( 1985 ) , 8 Million Ways to Die ( 1986 ) , and Dragnet ( 1987 ) . She is best known for her role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the television series Baywatch from 1992 -- 97 . She has performed in a total of over 100 movies and television programs ."
},
{
"docid": "Role_Class_Model",
"title": "",
"text": "In computer science , the role class model is a role analysis pattern described ( but not invented ) by Francis G. Mossé in his article on Modelling Roles . The role class pattern provides the ability for a class to play multiple roles and to embed the role characteristic in a dedicated class . In our society , as we built it , roles are everywhere . Anyone trying to work in a team to create something has a role . In cinematography , many different persons take part in the creation of a film : the film director , the producer , actors , play writer ( s ) , etc. . Even our State organisations are based on various roles . In a Republic , you have a President , Ministers , Deputies , etc. . Dealing with these situations is one of the problems encountered most during object-oriented analysis . Francis G. Mossé has identified 5 role analysis patterns that can be used to solve most role related problems : Role Inheritance , Association Roles , Role Classes , Generalised Role Classes and Association Class Roles . They all have various degrees of constraints , flexibility or power , which together offer a complete solution to most role-related problems . This article describes the topic Role Classes ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Shepard",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Howe Shepard , Jr. ( June 12 , 1925 -- July 27 , 1996 ) was an American environmentalist and author best known for introducing the `` Pleistocene paradigm '' to deep ecology . His works have attempted to establish a normative framework in terms of evolutionary theory and developmental psychology . He offers a critique of sedentism/civilization and advocates modeling human lifestyles on those of nomadic prehistoric humans . He explores the connections between domestication , language , and cognition . Based on his early study of modern ethnographic literature examining contemporary nature-based peoples , Shepard created a developmental model for understanding the role of sustained contact with nature in healthy human psychological development , positing that humans , having spent 99 % of their social history in hunting and gathering environments , are therefore evolutionarily dependent on nature for proper emotional and psychological growth and development . Drawing from ideas of neoteny , Shepard postulated that many humans in post-agricultural society are often not fully mature , but are trapped in infantilism or an adolescent state . He died of lung cancer on July 21 , 1996 in Salt Lake City ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Rudd_(DJ)",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Rudd ( born 15 September 1979 ) , also known professionally as DJ Paul Rudd , is an English House Music DJ , songwriter , record producer , recording artist , label owner and remixer . Starting as a radio DJ during the 1990s , he went on to DJ at venues around the world , before returning to the UK club scene . Rudd has released fourteen singles to date and his debut album , The Sound of London , came out in November 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Governali",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Vincent `` Pitchin ' Paul '' Governali ( January 5 , 1921 -- February 14 , 1978 ) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League . An All-American at Columbia University , he was the 1942 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year and the first runner-up for the Heisman Trophy . At quarterback , he passed for 1,442 yards in nine games that season , threw 19 passes for touchdowns , and completed 52 percent of his passes , all new collegiate records . He was also among the leading punters in the nation . He still holds the Columbia record for touchdown passes in one game ( five ) . After graduating in 1943 , he passed up offers from both professional baseball and football teams to enlist in the US Marines , where he served for three years . He went on to play for the National Football League 's Boston Yanks and New York Giants ( 1946-1948 ) . After a lackluster 1948 season , Governali retired from professional football and returned to Columbia , where he worked as an assistant coach while pursuing his doctorate in education , which he received in 1951 . He returned to coaching football at San Diego State University for five years from 1956 to 1960 . The Aztecs had a lackluster record during those years and Governali was succeeded by Don Coryell , who led them to their best years . Governali was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986 . Paul Governali also had a minor stint as an actor , portraying a professional football player in the 1948 movie titled , `` Triple Threat . '' Paul Governali was married to Edna Governali with whom they had 4 children : Paul , Jeannie , Nicole , and Sam ."
},
{
"docid": "Rudd_(Greyhawk)",
"title": "",
"text": "In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game , Rudd is the Oeridian goddess of Chance , Good Luck , and Skill . As the Great Gambler , she knows every card game invented . Rudd avoids completely cerebral games like Dragonchess , finding them too easy . Rudd 's holy symbol is a bull 's eye target ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Rudd_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Rudd ( born 1969 ) is an American actor known for comedies Paul Rudd may also refer to : Paul Ryan Rudd ( 1940 -- 2010 ) , American actor known for theater work Paul Rudd ( DJ ) ( born 1979 ) , English house music DJ"
},
{
"docid": "James_Redmond_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "James William Forbes Redmond ( born 24 November 1971 ) is an English actor , presenter and comedian . He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and lives in London . Redmond first rose to fame when he began modelling in Milan in April 1994 , after being spotted by fashion scout Calvin French . After working for the likes of Calvin Klein , Paul Smith , Harvey Nicholls and Haagen Dazs for four years , Redmond decided to pursue a career on the small screen . Following a string of commercials , he signed up for acting lessons , but before he could begin the course , was offered a part in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . Redmond played Rory Finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002 , before quitting the series to partner Cat Deeley presenting SMTV Live and CD : UK , replacing popular duo Ant & Dec. . Redmond 's stint at SMTV Live lasted just three months however , after show bosses decided he had not settled into the role leaving Redmond reportedly `` gutted '' . Meanwhile , Redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of Sky One 's steamy drama , Mile High . He is perhaps most noted for his role as Abs Denham in the BAFTA-winning medical drama Casualty , which he joined in 2003 . Redmond remained on the show for five years until he quit in 2008 , the character 's final episode airing 18 October . In 2010 , he appeared on Come Dine with Me with soap stars Adele Silva , Lorraine Chase and Brian Capron . Since then , Redmond has made a move into stand-up comedy , committing to an 18-month apprenticeship on the open-mic circuit , performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in February 2011 . Redmond joined the cast of ITV soap Emmerdale at the end of February 2014 . Redmond joined ITV soap Coronation Street in January 2015 for a three-week stint as Hamish , a character who will come between Steve and Michelle . Eight years following his departure from the show , Redmond will make a guest appearance in Casualty in a feature-length special to celebrate the show 's thirteith anniversary . Redmond made a guest appearance in The Coroner on BBC1 on 2nd December 2016 in The episode `` The Crash ''"
},
{
"docid": "Bruce_Hawker",
"title": "",
"text": "Bruce Hawker is an Australian political strategist , commentator and chairman of Campaigns & Communications Group , which he founded in January 2011 . Along with David Britton , he was the Chairman and founding member of Hawker Britton until his resignation in January 2011 . Hawker was the Chief of Staff to New South Wales Premier Bob Carr , a position he held for 9 years before resigning to establish Hawker Britton in April 1997 . Hawker has played a key role as a strategist on a series of election campaigns for Kevin Rudd ; New South Wales Premier Bob Carr ; South Australian Premier Mike Rann and Queensland Premiers Peter Beattie and Anna Bligh . In 2013 , he was appointed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd 's Political Director . He is the author of The Rudd Rebellion : The Campaign to Save Labor , published in November 2013 by Melbourne University Press ."
},
{
"docid": "Brandon_Routh",
"title": "",
"text": "Brandon James Routh ( born October 9 , 1979 ) is an American actor and former fashion model . He grew up in Iowa before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career , and subsequently appeared on multiple television series throughout the early 2000s . In 2006 , he gained greater recognition for his role as the titular superhero of the 2006 film Superman Returns . He also had a recurring role in the TV series Chuck , as Daniel Shaw . Following this , he had notable supporting roles in the films Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World . In 2014 , he began a recurring role on Arrow as Ray Palmer/Atom which spun off into a guest role on The Flash and a starring role on Legends of Tomorrow ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Satterfield",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Satterfield , Jr. ( born August 19 , 1960 ) is an American actor . Satterfield was born in Nashville , Tennessee , the son of Paul Satterfield a Nashville firefighter who was killed in the line of duty and Singer Songwriter Priscilla Coolidge . He began his credited career as a male model then went on to star in minor roles in films and television shows such as the popular teenage drama , Beverly Hills , 90210 . In 1991 he became the first actor to play the role of Paul Hornsby on the ABC soap opera , General Hospital , a part he portrayed until 1994 . He then starred along Jennifer Lopez in the short-lived television series , Hotel Malibu . His film appearances included Arena ( 1989 ) and Creepshow 2 ( 1987 ) After numerous appearances of the big and small screens , Satterfield returned to soap operas portraying Dr. Pierce Peterson on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1998 to 1999 and 2001-2002 . He then had guest roles on shows such as 7th Heaven , Will & Grace and the American version of the British sitcom , Coupling . He later appeared alongside Jim Carrey in the 2003 film , Bruce Almighty . Satterfield was often mistaken for Christopher Reeve because of their striking resemblance . He reminisced about the confusion from the press and public in a 2005 issue of ABC Soaps In Depth magazine , `` As soon as I would show up , I would get mobbed by the press and everybody thinking I was him because he was supposed to be there . '' The case of mistaken identity would continue throughout the night , where Satterfield would frequently have to tell the confused onlookers , `` I 'm sorry , I 'm sorry , I think the person you want to talk to is over there , '' only to overhear people later refer to him as `` Chris Reeve 's little brother . '' But Satterfield did meet the heroic actor a few times , and the two would joke about their eerie physical similarities . `` It was almost like when we would shake hands , it was like shaking my own hand . We had the same height - 6 ' 4 '' , the same build - you know , it was just unbelievable . '' Satterfield most recently portrayed Dr. Spencer Truman on the ABC soap opera , One Life to Live , a role he originated in June 2005 . His character was killed off on January 26 , 2007 , but Satterfield continued to make numerous appearances via flashbacks and dreams until August 2007 . He is the nephew of the singer Rita Coolidge . His stepfather was Booker T. Jones of Booker T and the MGs fame ."
},
{
"docid": "Christiane_Paul",
"title": "",
"text": "Christiane Paul ( born 8 March 1974 in Berlin-Pankow ) is a German film , television and stage actress . Paul first worked as a model for magazines such as Bravo . She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film Deutschfieber . Prior to her acting career ( she has no formal acting training ) , she studied medicine and successfully completed her studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin ; however , she gave up medicine in 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Holly_Fields",
"title": "",
"text": "https://www.google.com/search?q=holly+fields&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-dz&client=safari#imgrc=Rq8QGa6rbMuV1M: Holly Fields ( born October 11 , 1976 ) is an American actress , singer and voice artist . Fields was Molly Ringwald 's understudy when she was 10 years old in `` Through the Looking Glass '' . After touring the country in the national show , she joined the Broadway cast of Annie at age 11 . Following her success on stage , she transitioned to on screen in television , commercials and modeling . Within one week of landing in Los Angeles , Fields , then age 13 , was booked for the CBS pilot for CBS Summer Playhouse : Fort Figueroa ( 1988 ) and starred alongside Charles Haid . She then appeared in over 30 titles by the end of 1990 including such popular TV shows as MacGyver , A Brand New Life , ALF , and Growing Pains . For her extensive work during this time , she was presented with two Youth in Film awards for `` Best Newcomer '' and `` Best Female Guest Star . '' Christopher Guest then cast her in The Big Picture ( 1989 ) . She has had starring roles opposite Michael J. Fox , Christopher Walken , Jennifer Aniston , Paul Rudd , Julie Bowen , Joanna Kerns , Alyssa Milano , Drew Barrymore , Christopher Lloyd , Tobey Maguire and Burt Reynolds . She has voiced Cameron Diaz 's voice and singing in over 30 projects thus far , including Princess Fiona in Shrek . She voices Nadia Grell in Star Wars : The Old Republic , and stars in The Reel Deal alongside Eric Roberts , Don Wilson , Judy Norton , Dustin Diamond , and Tim Russ . Produced by Adryenn Ashley , the reality TV show pairs celebrities with up and coming actors , writers , directors and composers to make a movie in 4 days . When not acting , Holly sings with many bands and does vocal work on many albums , including 3 albums of her own . She 's a huge animal lover and advocate and does a lot of work for animal rescues . Humanitarian . Was the original pick for the role Piper in Charmed . Passed on starring in Stargate , 90210 , General Hospital , Halloween H20 . Great Granddaughter of Edward B. Gross and Grand Niece of Slim Hawks . A fixture of the young Hollywood actors of the 80 's and 90 's . Struck with Lyme disease after being bit by a tick in 2008 when filming in Connecticut and has been sick since 2012 with Lyme affecting her body and brain . She is now a huge Lyme disease advocate and educator ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Ryan_Rudd",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Ryan Rudd ( born Paul Kenneth Rudd ; May 15 , 1940 -- August 12 , 2010 ) was an American actor , director , and a professor . He appeared as the title character in a 1976 production of Shakespeare 's Henry V , opposite Meryl Streep as his love interest . Though best known for his live theatre performances , such as those on Broadway and the New York Shakespeare Festival , he also appeared in the 1978 film The Betsy and on television in the 1975 short-lived series Beacon Hill as Brian Mallory , the scheming Irish chauffeur ."
},
{
"docid": "Derius_Swinton_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Derius Swinton II ( April 26 , 1985 ) is an American football special teams coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Hampton University from 2003 to 2006 . He finished his college career with 103 tackles , 19 passes defensed and eight interceptions . In 2007 , Swinton became a defensive graduate assistant at Tennessee and would stay in that role all the way through the 2008 season . Swinton was offered a new job after the 2008 season and made his NFL coaching debut with the St. Louis Rams in 2009 as the special teams quality control coach , he maintained that role for three seasons , before being let go after the 2011 season . In 2012 , he had been offered another job in the same role by the Kansas City Chiefs . He worked with Kansas City 's newly hired offensive quality control coach , Jim Bob Cooter , who he was familiar with from his days at Tennessee . After one season , he left to join the Denver Broncos coaching staff in 2013 , this time as special teams assistant . He stayed with Broncos for two seasons ( 2013 -- 2014 ) . In 2015 , he followed John Fox , who was fired by the Broncos , to Chicago . He assigned to the same role , assistant special teams coach for the Chicago Bears . However , after the 2015 season , he was offered a higher position with the San Francisco 49ers by newly hired head coach Chip Kelly , to be the special teams coordinator and accepted on January 22 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Venables",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Venables ( born 3rd of February 1962 ) is a British actor who has appeared in film , television and theatre . Venables grew up in Devon and then trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama . His break through role was as Jamie Callender in the BBC TV series May to December . Additionally , he has had television roles in Wycliffe , Midsomer Murders , Blue Murder , Revelations , Silent Witness , Lewis , and Holby City as board member Toby Carr . Venables has played leading roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as in the West End . He is married to author Rachel Joyce , and resides in Gloucestershire with his family ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Desperate_Hours_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March . The movie was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on a novel and play of the same name written by Joseph Hayes which were loosely based on actual events . The original Broadway production had actor Paul Newman in the Bogart role but he was passed over for the movie because Bogart was a much bigger star . The character was made older in the script so Bogart could play the part . Bogart said he viewed the story as `` Duke Mantee grown up , '' Mantee having been Bogart 's breakthrough movie role in The Petrified Forest . Spencer Tracy was first cast to be in the film with Bogart , but the two friends both insisted on top billing and Tracy eventually withdrew . The role of Glenn Griffin was Bogart 's last as a villain.The Desperate Hours was the first black-and-white movie in VistaVision , Paramount 's wide-screen process . The house used in the final seasons of the television series Leave it to Beaver '' was used for exterior shots of the Hilliards ' home . In 1956 , Joseph Hayes won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Costello_(public_servant)",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael John Costello is a former senior Australian public servant and chief of staff to former Australian Labor Party politician Kim Beazley during Beazley 's tenure as Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 2001 . In 1992 Costello was appointed Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations , where he stayed until 1993 when he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ( DFAT ) . In this role , he took a proactive position on Asia . In 1996 he and five other Australian Government departmental secretaries were summarily dismissed by the newly elected Howard Government in 1996 in what journalist Paul Kelly described in 2005 as `` the greatest blood-letting upon any change of government since Federation '' . On leaving DFAT he became the CEO of ACTEW Corporation , the Australian Capital Territory 's electricity and water authority . In 2004 he was highly critical of Mark Latham for Labor 's federal election defeat to the Howard Government . In 2008 he wrote a weekly column for The Australian supportive of Beazley and Labor 's economic policies during the Hawke and Keating years . On 26 June 2010 Costello had a final column published in The Australian concerning the federal ALP 's dumping of Kevin Rudd in favour of Julia Gillard . Costello downplayed the role of the factions and unions , arguing that `` The truth is that the power of the factions and the unions has been steadily declining . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Kelly_(journalist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul John Kelly ( born 11 October 1947 ) is an Australian political journalist , author and television and radio commentator from Sydney . He has worked in a variety of roles , principally for The Australian newspaper , and is currently its Editor-at-large . Paul also appears as a commentator on Sky News and has written seven books on political events in Australia since the 1970s including on the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis . Recent works include , The March of Patriots , which chronicles the creation of a modern Australia during the 1991 -- 2007 era of Prime Ministers , Paul Keating and John Howard , and Triumph & Demise which focuses on the leadership tensions at the heart of the Rudd-Gillard Labor Governments of 2007-2011 . Kelly presented the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC ) TV documentary series , 100 Years -- The Australian Story ( 2001 ) and wrote a book of the same title . In 2006 , Kelly 's work was described by fellow Australian journalists , Toby Creswell and Samantha Trenoweth , '' -LSB- It -RSB- is distinguished for his broad and deep grasp of the inter-relationship of economics and political shifts , and his ability to place Australian domestic developments into an international and historical context '' ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Great_Gatsby_(2000_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Great Gatsby is a 2000 British-American romantic drama television film , based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald . It stars Toby Stephens in the title role of Jay Gatsby , Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan , Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway , Martin Donovan as Tom Buchanan , Francie Swift as Jordan Baker , Heather Goldenhersh as Myrtle Wilson and Matt Malloy as Klipspringer . The film on March 29 , 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ujjwal_Rana",
"title": "",
"text": "Ujjwal Rana is an Indian actor , producer , and film personality who is known for his roles in Saathiya , BHK [email protected], and television shows such as Meher ( 2004 ) , and Ghar Ek Sapnaa ( 2007 ) . He is a model-turned-actor who has appeared in various television commercials for some of the established brands . He appeared in Sathiya , which was directed by Mani Ratnam . He has worked with actors such as Tanuja , Rani Mukherjee , and Vivek Oberoi , and with Yash Raj Films . He got his share of attention by the entertainment industry , and he was offered several roles on television . He was seen in shows like Meher ( 2004 ) , in which he played the role of Zayed Khan , and Sawaare Sabke Sapne -- Preeto ( 2011 ) , in which he played the role of Bobby . He was appreciated a lot for his portrayal of Samman in the series called Ghar Ek Sapnaa . He was later replaced in the show . He has also produced a series called as Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabadwale ( 2010 ) . He also appears in a Gujrati film ."
},
{
"docid": "Debasement_Tapes",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Debasement Tapes '' is the seventeenth episode of the third season of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars , and the 61st episode overall . Written by John Enbom and directed by Dan Etheridge , the episode premiered on The CW on May 8 , 2007 . The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars ( Kristen Bell ) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective . In this episode , Piz ( Chris Lowell ) gets the chance to interview one of the members of his favorite band , a washed-up rock star named Desmond Fellows ( Paul Rudd ) . However , when Desmond 's backing tapes that he needs for the show the next night disappear , Veronica is called in to find them . Meanwhile , Logan ( Jason Dohring ) enlists Mac 's ( Tina Majorino ) help in creating a presentation for his business class . In addition , Keith ( Enrico Colantoni ) learns that Vinnie Van Lowe ( Ken Marino ) is challenging him in the upcoming Sheriff election . `` Debasement Tapes '' features a guest appearance by Paul Rudd . A friend of series creator Rob Thomas and Enbom , they had hoped that Rudd would guest star on the show since its inception in 2004 . Announced four months prior to the episode 's airing , his appearance was highly anticipated by Thomas , who had high hopes for the pairing of Rudd and Enbom . In its original broadcast , the episode received 1.85 million viewers and mostly positive reviews from television critics , with Rudd 's performance and the various subplots being generally well-received , although some disliked the main mystery ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_H._Taghert",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul H. Taghert is an Egyptian American chronobiologist known for pioneering research on the roles and regulation of neuropeptide signaling in the brain using Drosophila melanogaster as a model . He is a professor of neurobiology in the Anatomy and Neurobiology Department at Washington University in St. Louis ."
}
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The Twelfth Doctor is capable of superhuman abilities.
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{
"docid": "Twelfth_Doctor",
"title": "",
"text": "The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi . Within the series ' narrative , the Doctor is a time travelling , humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords . When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body , and in doing so gain a new physical appearance , and with it a distinct new personality ; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme 's inception in 1963 . Capaldi 's portrayal of the Doctor is a spiky , brusque , contemplative , and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions . Capaldi made his first , very brief appearance as the Doctor in the show 's fiftieth anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' ( 2013 ) , as one of the thirteen incarnations of the Doctor who are summoned to save Gallifrey from destruction . Capaldi 's first full appearance as the Doctor was at the end of the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . He is accompanied in the eighth and ninth series by companion Clara Oswald ( Jenna Coleman ) . He also appeared in `` For Tonight We Might Die '' , the first episode of the 2016 spin-off series Class . In the tenth series of Doctor Who , he is accompanied by two new companions : Nardole ( Matt Lucas ) and Bill Potts ( Pearl Mackie ) . On 30 January 2017 , Capaldi announced he would be leaving the programme , with the 2017 Christmas episode being his last ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Superhuman",
"title": "",
"text": "Superhuman qualities are qualities that exceed those found in humans . Superhuman abilities are found in some fictional characters , especially as superheroes in American comic books . Fictional characters have been portrayed as having psychic abilities , flying abilities , impossible strength , or exceptional proficiency beyond human capability . Superhuman can also mean something that is not human , but considered to be `` superior '' to humans in some way , e.g. a tiger may be described as having `` superhuman strength '' . Superhuman abilities may result from human enhancement by genetic modification , cybernetic implants , nanotechnology , radiation or from human evolution in the future ."
},
{
"docid": "Healing_factor",
"title": "",
"text": "A healing factor is the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate . Since the introduction of Wolverine by Marvel Comics in 1974 and inspired by the immense popularity of the character , superhuman healing has become a fairly common power featured in comic books , novels , television , film , and other mediums . The overall efficiency of a character 's healing factor often fluctuates due to various writers applying a very broad degree of artistic license . Weapon X has been established , on multiple accounts for having the fastest healing factor over all mutants , with the exception of external factors . As a result , especially concerning characters depicted in comic books , it has become a very common source of debate among fans . Over the years , it has also become common for healing factors to have an umbrella effect , serving as a partial source for multiple superhuman abilities ; various powers thus demonstrated include superhuman strength , speed , stamina , agility , reflexes , durability and/or senses , to name the most common . The source of a character 's healing factor , depending upon the medium , usually ranges from natural genetic mutation , accidental exposure to radioactive materials , artificially-induced genetic enhancement , cybernetic augmentation , magic or even a combination of different factors . Despite the ability to quickly recover from wounds , characters with a healing factor are still capable of feeling pain ."
},
{
"docid": "Ability",
"title": "",
"text": "Ability may refer to : Aptitude , a component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level Intelligence , logic , abstract thought , understanding , self-awareness , communication , learning , having emotional knowledge , retaining , planning , and problem solving Knowledge , a familiarity with someone or something , which can include facts , information , descriptions , or skills Skill , the learned ability to carry out a task with pre-determined results Power ( social and political ) , the ability to influence people or events Capability ( disambiguation ) Superpower ( ability ) , a popular culture term for a fictional superhuman ability Intellectual giftedness , an intellectual ability significantly higher than average Potential ( disambiguation )"
},
{
"docid": "Intelligence_explosion",
"title": "",
"text": "The intelligence explosion is a possible outcome of humanity building artificial general intelligence ( AGI ) . AGI would be capable of recursive self-improvement leading to rapid emergence of ASI ( artificial superintelligence ) , the limits of which are unknown . An intelligence explosion would be associated with a technological singularity . The notion of an `` intelligence explosion '' was first described by , who speculated on the effects of superhuman machines , should they ever be invented : Although technological progress has been accelerating , it has been limited by the basic intelligence of the human brain , which has not , according to Paul R. Ehrlich , changed significantly for millennia . However , with the increasing power of computers and other technologies , it might eventually be possible to build a machine that is more intelligent than humans . If a superhuman intelligence were to be invented -- either through the amplification of human intelligence or through artificial intelligence -- it would bring to bear greater problem-solving and inventive skills than current humans are capable of . Such an AI is referred to as Seed AI because if an AI were created with engineering capabilities that matched or surpassed those of its human creators , it would have the potential to autonomously improve its own software and hardware or design an even more capable machine . This more capable machine could then go on to design a machine of yet greater capability . These iterations of recursive self-improvement could accelerate , potentially allowing enormous qualitative change before any upper limits imposed by the laws of physics or theoretical computation set in . It is speculated that over many iterations , such an AI would far surpass human cognitive abilities ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_fictional_characters_with_plant_abilities",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a listing of fictional characters with the Chlorokinetic abilities to create , shape , and manipulate plants , including wood , vines , moss , and fungus , and parts of plants , such as leaves , seeds , fruits , and flowers . The character can cause plants to grow , move , attack , or rise from the soil and `` walk . '' The character can mutate plants by rearranging DNA structure , and revive withered or dead plants . This includes the ability to control the kinetic energy of atoms to create , generate , control , absorb , and manipulate plants . Characters who have vast powers ( such as access to magical spells or advanced technology ) who are in theory capable of this superhuman feature or ability , but have not necessarily provided an example of doing this or have not made regular use of this ability are not listed here ."
},
{
"docid": "Magik_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Magik ( Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina - typically anglicized to Rasputin ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , most often in relation to the X-Men . She first appeared in the comic book Giant-Size X-Men # 1 ( May 1975 ) . Magik is the younger sister of the Russian X-Man Colossus . She is a member of a fictional sub-species of humanity known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . Her natural mutant power is the ability to teleport . She also is a capable sorceress ."
},
{
"docid": "Superhuman_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A superhuman is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards . Superhuman , super-human or superhumanism may refer to : In philosophy : Transhumanism , a cultural movement supporting the use of science and technology to improve human characteristics and capacities Übermensch , sometimes translated as superhuman , a concept of Friedrich Nietzsche In culture : Superhumanism ( or Super Humanism ) , a late 20th-century art movement promoted by Nicholas Treadwell Stan Lee 's Superhumans , documentary television series about superhumans Super-Human , trade paperback of the Ultimates comic book series issues 1-6 In music : `` Superhuman '' ( song ) , by Chris Brown `` Superhuman '' , a song by Velvet Revolver from Contraband Superhuman ( music ) , a British song-writing duo established in 2012"
},
{
"docid": "The_Real_Superhumans",
"title": "",
"text": "The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic is a two-hour-long special from the Discovery Channel which aired in 2007 . It follows four people with what are described as `` real life superhuman abilities '' , a geneticist who created the first chimera of two very different species of rodents , and a scientist on a mission to become immortal . The show was done in a comic book format ending with the common slogan `` To be continued '' as to indicate that the people of the show and humanity itself is just beginning to venture into a new age , one where genetic manipulation and other technologies to obtain special abilities will be for sale to the general public ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction",
"title": "",
"text": "Many forms of fiction feature characters attributed with superhuman , supernatural , or paranormal abilities , often referred to as `` superpowers '' ( also spelled `` super powers '' and `` super-powers '' ) or `` powers . '' This tradition is especially rich in the fictional universes of various comic book stories . This is a list of many of those powers that have been known to be used . Some of these categories overlap ."
},
{
"docid": "Stan_Lee's_Superhumans",
"title": "",
"text": "Stan Lee 's Superhumans is a documentary television series that debuted from August 5 , 2010 to September 17 , 2014 on History . It is hosted by comic book superhero creator Stan Lee and follows contortionist Daniel Browning Smith , `` the most flexible man in the world '' , as he searches the globe for real-life superhumans -- people with extraordinary physical or mental abilities ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_psychic_abilities",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of alleged psychic abilities that have been attributed to real-world people . Many of these abilities are also known as extrasensory perception or sixth sense . Superhuman abilities from fiction are not included . * Thoughtography -- The ability to `` burn '' images from one 's mind onto surfaces such as photographic film by psychic means ."
},
{
"docid": "Wraith_(Image_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Spencer Bridges is a fictional comic book superhero , a member of the superhero team Dynamo 5 , which appears in the monthly series of the same name from Image Comics . Created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Mahmud A. Asrar , he first appeared in Dynamo 5 # 1 ( January 2007 ) . He is a half human , half extraterrestrial hybrid , the child of an alien woman and the Earth superhero , Captain Dynamo , from whom he inherited superhuman abilities . For the first 24 issues of the series , the character possessed shapeshifting abilities and went by the codename Myriad , though for a brief time he masqueraded as a female masked vigilante called Vigil , who exhibited superhuman strength , speed , and endurance , and expertise in martial arts and acrobatics . It was later revealed that for some time , he had been taking an illegal drug called Flex , that granted him his elevated strength , speed , and endurance , powers that remained permanently bonded to his half-alien physiology after he ceased taking the drug . In issue # 25 of the series ( October 2009 ) , the character , whose shapeshifting powers had been erased in the previous issue , obtained different powers , in addition to his superhuman strength , speed , and endurance . Now possessing telepathy , he goes by the name Wraith . With regard to his reasons for making the identity Vigil a female , Bridges has indicated that he is not gay , though not entirely heterosexual either , and that he chose to make the Vigil identity female as an experiment , as his former shapeshifting abilities presented `` opportunities '' ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Flash_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The Flash is an American action television series developed by Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg , and Geoff Johns , airing on The CW . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed crimefighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . It is a spin-off from Arrow , existing in the same fictional universe . The series follows Barry Allen , portrayed by Grant Gustin , a crime scene investigator who gains superhuman speed , which he uses to fight criminals , including others who have also gained superhuman abilities . The Flash was renewed in March 2016 for a third season , which premiered on October 4 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the series for a fourth season ."
},
{
"docid": "Toad_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Toad ( Mortimer Toynbee ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is most often depicted as an enemy of the X-Men , and was originally a weak , hunchbacked mutant , with a superhuman leaping ability . He was Magneto 's sniveling servant in the 1960s line-up of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants . He eventually led his own version of the Brotherhood , which was more involved in petty crime than mutant liberation . Ray Park played a significantly different version of Toad in 2000 's X-Men film . He was cocky and sarcastic and his superhuman leaping ability , agility , toxic saliva , prehensile tongue and wall-scaling abilities made him a match for several X-Men . Aspects of this Toad have since been implemented into the comic book version . Subsequently , most versions of Toad written or drawn after 2000 resemble the Ray Park version more closely than the original Toad . A younger Toad appears in the film X-Men : Days of Future Past , played by Evan Jonigkeit ."
},
{
"docid": "Time_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "In Marvel Comics stories , such as X-Men and Fantastic Four , the time ability to time dance is simply the ability to teleport in and out of time and/or through space . Characters with this ability Marvel Girl , member of the X-Men Nightcrawler , member of the X-Men Roma Franklin Richards Nocturne , member of the Exiles Scarlet Witch Quicksilver Magik Valeria Richards Category : Science fiction themes Category : Marvel Comics Category : Fictional superhuman features or abilities"
},
{
"docid": "Silver_Swan_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Silver Swan is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media . A major adversary of Wonder Woman , the Swan possesses the superhuman ability to fly , as well as the ability to generate a destructive sonic cry ."
},
{
"docid": "Northstar",
"title": "",
"text": "Northstar ( Ėtoile Nord ) ( Jean-Paul Beaubier ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne , the character first appeared in X-Men # 120 ( April 1979 ) as a member of the fictional Canadian superhero team , Alpha Flight . Northstar is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . The character possesses the ability to travel at superhuman speeds , fly , and project photonic energy blasts . His twin sister , Aurora , possesses similar abilities . Although the character was initially depicted as a member of Alpha Flight , he has appeared regularly as a member of the X-Men since joining the team of mutants in Uncanny X-Men # 414 ( December 2002 ) . The character is one of the first openly gay superheroes in American comic books , and the first openly gay character to come out in a book published by Marvel Comics . He married his husband , Kyle Jinadu , in Astonishing X-Men # 51 ( June 2012 ) , which was the first depiction of a same-sex marriage in mainstream comics ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Bolt",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Bolt ( Blackagar Boltagon ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the character first appears in Fantastic Four # 45 ( December 1965 ) . Black Bolt is the ruler of the Inhumans , a reclusive race of genetically altered superhumans . Black Bolt 's signature power is his voice , as his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain . Speaking triggers a massive disturbance in the form of a highly destructive shockwave capable of leveling a city . Due to the extreme danger posed by this power , the character has undergone rigorous mental training to prevent himself from uttering a sound , even in his sleep , and he usually remains completely silent and speaks through sign language or via spokesperson . The character of Black Bolt has featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as arcade and video games , animated television series , and merchandise such as trading cards ."
},
{
"docid": "Superpower_(ability)",
"title": "",
"text": "Superpower is a popular culture term for a fictional superhuman ability , most commonly used in the American comic book genre . When a character possesses multiple such abilities , the terms super powers or simply powers are used . It is most frequently used in pulp magazines , comic books , science fiction , television programs , and film as the key attribute of a superhero . The concept originated in American comic books and pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s , and has gradually worked its way into other genres and media ."
},
{
"docid": "Doctor_Who_Live:_The_Next_Doctor",
"title": "",
"text": "Doctor Who Live : The Next Doctor was a special live show made to promote the revelation of the Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who . It was broadcast live on 4 August 2013 on BBC One , BBC America , Space and ABC1 in the United Kingdom , United States , Canada and Australia , respectively . The special was hosted by Zoë Ball , and featured appearances from many Doctor Who stars , including Matt Smith , Peter Davison , Colin Baker and Bernard Cribbins Matt Smith , who portrayed the Eleventh Doctor , announced his departure from Doctor Who in June 2013 , which sparked speculation on who would portray the Twelfth Doctor . After the announcement of Doctor Who Live : The Next Doctor on 2 August 2013 , speculation widely continued . It was finally revealed that Peter Capaldi would become the Twelfth Doctor . The live show was watched by an average of 6.27 million in the UK , and was also simulcast in the United States , Canada and Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Supernatural_abilities_in_Scientology_doctrine",
"title": "",
"text": "In the Church of Scientology doctrine , supernatural or superhuman abilities are a recurring subject , appearing throughout Scientology and Dianetics materials , from the most basic introductory texts to the highest-level Operating Thetan information . Virtually all of these concepts were authored by the church 's founder , L. Ron Hubbard , and have not been subjected to testing outside the Church . The Church of Scientology have never offered any externally accepted , empirical , peer-reviewed evidence that Scientologists possess any of these abilities ."
},
{
"docid": "Touchless_knockout",
"title": "",
"text": "Touchless knockout or no-touch knockout is a supposed technique claimed by some martial arts practitioners , by which a person can be rendered unconscious solely by application of qi , kiai or similar methods , without making physical contact . This differs from pressure point techniques which involve light or slight contact to specific areas of the body causing unconsciousness . Skeptics believe apparent demonstrations of touchless knockout techniques to be hypnotism of , or acting ( collusion ) on the part of , the apparent victims of the technique . One notable practitioner of the touchless knockout is George Dillman ; he attempted to demonstrate the technique for a National Geographic Channel program about him and was unable to knock out volunteers previously unknown to him . Another martial artist who claimed but was unable to prove an ability to knock out without contact is Harry Thomas `` Tom '' Cameron , who was featured in episode eight of season one of Stan Lee 's Superhumans and , unusually for that program , judged not to have any superhuman ability whatsoever . Cameron was also debunked in a Fox news investigation . Other people who have claimed , but been unable to prove under controlled conditions , an ability to perform a touchless knockout include Yanagi Ryuken of Japan ( sometimes misidentified as Kiai Master Ryukerin ) ; Jukka Lampila of Finland ; and numerous practitioners of the Yellow Bamboo school of martial arts centered on Bali in Indonesia ."
},
{
"docid": "Kryptonian",
"title": "",
"text": "Kryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race of humanoids within the DC Comics universe that originated on the planet Krypton . The term originated from the stories of DC Comics superhero , Superman . The stories also use `` Kryptonian '' as an adjective to refer to anything created by or associated with the planet itself or the cultures that existed on it . Members of the dominant species of the planet Krypton are indistinguishable from humans in terms of their appearance ; their physiology and genetics , however , are vastly different-in some continuities Kryptonians are difficult to clone because their DNA is so complex that human science is not advanced enough to decipher it . The cellular structure of Kryptonians allows for solar energy to be absorbed at extremely high levels . On the planet Krypton , whose parent star has often been depicted as an ancient red supergiant with a relatively low energy output , their natural abilities were the same as humans . When exposed to a young yellow star like Earth 's Sun , which is much smaller than their own sun and with a vastly higher energy output , their bodies are able to absorb and process so much energy that it eventually manifests as vast superhuman powers ( such as superhuman strength , superhuman speed , invulnerability , flight , x-ray vision , heat vision , and superhuman senses ) . Almost all Kryptonians were killed when the planet exploded shortly after the infant Kal-El was sent to Earth . In some continuities , he is the planet 's only survivor ."
},
{
"docid": "Superhero_fiction",
"title": "",
"text": "Superhero fiction is a genre mainly originating in and most common to American comic books , though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works . The form is a type of speculative fiction examining the adventures of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes , who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains . Occasionally , this type of fiction is referred to as superhuman or super-powered fiction rather than superhero fiction in order to reflect that broader scope of both heroes and villains , as well as cover those characters with enhanced abilities that fall outside the classic superhero/supervillain dichotomy ."
},
{
"docid": "Hulkling",
"title": "",
"text": "Hulkling ( Dorrek VIII , also known as Theodore `` Teddy '' Altman ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character has been depicted as a member of the Young Avengers , a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe . Hulkling 's character is patterned on the Hulk . He has shapeshifting abilities that go far beyond the ability to mimic the Hulk , and superhuman strength ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_One_Piece_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The One Piece manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda . The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates , soldiers , revolutionaries , and other adventurers fight each other , using various superhuman and supernatural abilities . The series ' storyline follows the adventures of a group of pirates as they search for the `` One Piece '' treasure . Monkey D. Luffy is the series ' main protagonist , a young pirate who wishes to succeed Gol D. Roger , the deceased King of the Pirates , by finding his treasure , the `` One Piece '' . Throughout the series , Luffy gathers himself a diverse crew , named the Straw Hat Pirates , including : the three-sword-wielding Roronoa Zoro , the thief and navigator Nami , the cowardly marksman and inventor Usopp , the cook and martial artist Vinsmoke Sanji , the anthropomorphic reindeer and doctor Tony Tony Chopper , the archaeologist Nico Robin , the cyborg shipwright Franky , and the living skeleton musician Brook . Together they sail the seas in pursuit of their dreams , encountering other pirates , bounty hunters , criminal organizations , revolutionaries , secret agents and soldiers of the corrupt World Government , and various other friends and foes . The majority of the characters are human , but the cast also includes , among others , giants , mermen / mermaids , and humanoid fishmen Many of the characters possess supernatural abilities gained by eating so-called `` Devil Fruits '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Capability",
"title": "",
"text": "A capability is the ability to perform or achieve certain actions or outcomes . As it applies to human capital , capability represents the intersection of capacity and ability . Capability may also refer to : Capability ( systems engineering ) , used in the defense and private industries Capability approach in welfare economics Capability-based addressing in computing Capability-based security in computing Capability Brown , an English landscape artist Capability Development Group Capability management in the defence sector Capability Maturity Model , a development model Capability Maturity Model Integration , a process improvement training and appraisal program Dynamic capabilities theory in organizational sciences Business Capability expression or the articulation of the capacity , materials , and expertise an organization needs in order to perform core functions"
},
{
"docid": "The_New_Heroes",
"title": "",
"text": "The New Heroes ( US series title : Quantum Prophecy ) is a series of novels and short stories by Michael Carroll , first published in January 2006 by HarperCollins in the UK . The stories centre on realistic depictions of superhuman abilities manifesting in the world and the subsequent appearance of superheroes and villains . The first trilogy follows young adolescents as they become aware of their abilities and the danger that those powers may put them in . In December 2007 , the author published a collection of short stories entitled Superhuman , which expanded upon the mythology . The first in the original HarperCollins trilogy is titled The Quantum Prophecy ( ISBN 978-0007210923 , January 2006 ) , the second is Sakkara ( ISBN 978-0007210930 , October 2006 ) and the third Absolute Power ( ISBN 978-0007210947 , July 2007 ) . A prequel series has been completed , this series includes four novels , beginning with Super Human . The other three novels in the prequel series are : The Ascension , Stronger , and Hunter . Crossfire , released in October , 2015 , is the first book of a third and final series that will consist of Crossfire and at least one more novel all taking place after the original trilogy . See : Future of the series ."
},
{
"docid": "Supervillain",
"title": "",
"text": "A supervillain is a variant of the villainous stock character archetype commonly found in American comic books , sometimes possessing superhuman abilities . A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero . Supervillains are often used as foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero . In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman , mystical , or alien powers , the supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans can not . Other traits may include megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims . Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real world dictators , gangsters , and terrorists , with aspirations of world domination or universal leadership ."
},
{
"docid": "Hysterical_strength",
"title": "",
"text": "Hysterical strength , or superhuman strength , is a display of extreme strength by humans , beyond what is believed to be normal , usually occurring when people are in life and death situations . Common anecdotal examples include parents lifting vehicles to rescue their children . Such examples , however , have not been proven and have been dismissed by doctors across the world . The extra strength is commonly attributed to increased adrenaline production , though supporting evidence is scarce , and inconclusive when available ; research into the phenomenon is difficult , though it is thought that it is theoretically possible . Superhuman strength may occur during excited delirium ."
}
] |
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Happy Endings had Lisa Kudrow in it.
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[
{
"docid": "Lisa_Kudrow",
"title": "",
"text": "Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( -LSB- ` kuːdroʊ -RSB- born July 30 , 1963 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer and producer . She gained worldwide recognition for her ten-season run as Phoebe Buffay and Ursula Buffay on the television sitcom Friends , for which she received many accolades , including six Emmy Award nominations , winning once in 1998 , and twelve Screen Actors Guild Award nominations , winning twice in 1996 and 2000 . She went on to produce , write and star in the 2005 HBO series The Comeback , which was revived nine years later and began airing its second season in November 2014 . She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for both seasons , in 2006 and 2015 respectively . She also starred in Web Therapy , which aired for four seasons on Showtime . As a producer of the series , she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class -- Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program for the show in 2012 . She is also one of the executive producers of the TLC reality program Who Do You Think You Are and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Program for the series in 2012 and 2014 . Away from television , Kudrow has also appeared in many films , including Romy and Michele 's High School Reunion ( 1997 ) , The Opposite of Sex ( 1998 ) , Analyze This ( 1999 ) and its sequel Analyze That ( 2002 ) , Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ) , Wonderland ( 2003 ) , Happy Endings ( 2005 ) , P.S. I Love You ( 2007 ) , Bandslam ( 2008 ) , Hotel for Dogs ( 2009 ) , Easy A ( 2010 ) , Neighbors ( 2014 ) , its sequel Neighbors 2 : Sorority Rising ( 2016 ) and The Girl on the Train ( 2016 ) ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Happy_Endings_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Happy Endings is a 2005 American film written and directed by Don Roos and starring Tom Arnold , Jesse Bradford , Bobby Cannavale , Steve Coogan , Laura Dern , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Lisa Kudrow and Jason Ritter . The expression `` happy ending '' is a colloquial term for the practice of a masseuse offering sexual release to a client ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Web_Therapy_webisodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Web Therapy is a web series of Lstudio.com mainly based on improvisation . Lisa Kudrow appears as the self-absorbed therapist Fiona Wallice who offers three-minute therapy sessions via webcam over the internet . Each webisode stars Kudrow video chatting with one or more guest stars ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Comeback_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The Comeback is an American television comedy-drama series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles . It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King , a former executive producer of Sex and the City . Kudrow and King are also screenwriters and executive producers of the series , with King also serving as the director of some episodes . The series premiered on HBO on June 5 , 2005 and aired for a single , 13-episode season before being canceled . The series was revived nine years later and an eight-episode second season started airing on HBO on November 9 , 2014 . , 21 episodes of The Comeback have aired , concluding its second season ."
},
{
"docid": "Say_Hello_to_My_Little_Friend_(Scandal)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Say Hello to My Little Friend '' is the fourth episode of the third season of the American television series Scandal . It premiered on October 24 , 2013 on ABC . The episode was the first to feature Lisa Kudrow as Josie Marcus , a role which had been teased in the summer before the third season premiered ."
},
{
"docid": "Web_Therapy_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Web Therapy is an American comedy series that premiered on Showtime on July 19 , 2011 . It is based on the web series of the same name and stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who works with patients over the Internet . Web Therapy initially received mixed reviews from critics but has since received more positive reviews , with many critics praising Kudrow 's performance . On August 11 , 2015 , Showtime cancelled the series after four seasons ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Comeback_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Comeback is an American television comedy-drama series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles . It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King , a former executive producer of Sex and the City . Kudrow and King are also screenwriters and executive producers of the series , with King also serving as the director of some episodes . The series premiered on HBO on June 5 , 2005 and aired for a single , 13-episode season before being canceled . The series was revived nine years later and an eight-episode second season aired on HBO beginning on November 9 , 2014 . The show , a satirical , comedic look inside the entertainment television industry , is shot by a two-camera crew . Season 1 is presented as found footage shot for the fictional reality show within The Comeback , also called The Comeback . Season 2 is presented as found footage shot by a camera crew originally commissioned by Valerie to pitch a pilot to noted reality TV producer Andy Cohen , later repurposed as behind the scenes web content , and then into a full-scale documentary . Kudrow has said that she , King , and HBO are all interested in producing a third season of the series ."
},
{
"docid": "Romy_and_Michele's_High_School_Reunion",
"title": "",
"text": "Romy and Michele 's High School Reunion is a 1997 American comedy film directed by David Mirkin and starring Lisa Kudrow , Mira Sorvino , Janeane Garofalo , Camryn Manheim , and Alan Cumming . The plot revolves around two 28-year-old women who appear to have not achieved much success in life , and decide to invent fake careers to impress former classmates at their 10-year high school reunion . The characters are taken from the stage play Ladies Room , which also featured Kudrow ."
},
{
"docid": "Stanislava_Jachnická",
"title": "",
"text": "Stanislava Jachnická is a Czech stage and television actress . Czech voice of Lisa Kudrow ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Opposite_of_Sex",
"title": "",
"text": "The Opposite of Sex is a 1998 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Don Roos and stars Christina Ricci , Martin Donovan , and Lisa Kudrow ."
},
{
"docid": "Amy_Evans_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Amy Evans was a Welsh soprano and actress . Amy Evans may also refer to : Amy Burkhard Evans , American actress Amy Evans , Cougar Town character played by Lisa Kudrow"
},
{
"docid": "Lard_of_the_Dance",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Lard of the Dance '' is the first episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on August 23 , 1998 . Homer discovers he can make money by stealing and reselling grease , but eventually stops after negative encounters with Groundskeeper Willie and the Springfield Grease Company . Meanwhile , Lisa becomes jealous that a new student ( voiced by Lisa Kudrow ) is distracting all her friends by using her fashionable personality . The episode was written by Jane O'Brien and directed by Dominic Polcino ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Web_Therapy_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is an episode list for the television series Web Therapy . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy . ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_One_with_Ross's_Wedding",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The One with Ross ' Wedding '' is the two-part fourth season finale of the American television sitcom Friends , comprising the 96th and 97th episodes of the series overall . Originally broadcast by NBC on May 7 , 1998 , the episode features Ross , Monica , Joey , Chandler and later Rachel travelling to England to attend the wedding of Ross Geller ( David Schwimmer ) to his fiancée Emily ( Helen Baxendale ) in London . Ross and Emily 's wedding vows are ruined when Ross accidentally says `` I , Ross , take thee Rachel '' ; as the registrar asks Emily if he should continue , the episode ends on a cliffhanger until the season 5 premiere `` The One After Ross Says Rachel '' . The episode 's teleplay was written by Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Scott Silveri from a story by Michael Borkow ( part one ) and Jill Condon & Amy Toomin ( part two ) . The episode 's genesis came during the break between seasons three and four , when Channel 4 , the British first-run broadcaster of Friends proposed an episode set in the United Kingdom to the series producers . The proposal fitted neatly with a storyline already being planned , whereby the character of Ross would be married at the end of the fourth season . The episode was filmed in March 1998 under the direction of executive producer Kevin S. Bright on locations in London , and in front of a live studio audience at The Fountain Studios . Scenes featuring Lisa Kudrow 's character Phoebe Buffay were filmed on the show 's sets in Burbank , California , as Kudrow was too pregnant to fly to London with the rest of the cast . Kudrow gave birth to her son on the day of the episode 's original airing . `` The One with Ross 's Wedding '' features supporting roles from Tom Conti , Jennifer Saunders , Elliott Gould , Christina Pickles and Olivia Williams , and cameos by Richard Branson , Sarah , Duchess of York , Hugh Laurie and June Whitfield . The episode received good critical feedback in the US on its first broadcast , and is often cited as one of the series ' best episodes ; however , when it aired in the United Kingdom it was poorly received , with criticism focused on the one-dimensional portrayal of Britain and the British ."
},
{
"docid": "1999_MTV_Movie_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1999 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Lisa Kudrow . Musical performances included Kid Rock , Robbie Williams , and Will Smith with Dru Hill , Nine Inch Nails and Kool Moe Dee ."
},
{
"docid": "Web_Therapy",
"title": "",
"text": "Web Therapy is an improvised online series starring Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy , the titular `` web therapy '' . The series debuted on LStudio.com , on September 22 , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kabluey",
"title": "",
"text": "Kabluey is a 2007 comedy film written and directed by Scott Prendergast . It stars Prendergast , as well as Lisa Kudrow , Teri Garr , Christine Taylor , Jeffrey Dean Morgan , and Angela Sarafyan . Chris Parnell also appears in the film as a grocery store manager ."
},
{
"docid": "Bark!",
"title": "",
"text": "Bark ! is a 2002 film written by Heather Morgan , directed by Katarzyna Adamik ( the daughter of director Agnieszka Holland ) and starring Morgan , Lee Tergesen , and Lisa Kudrow . The film debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival , where it was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize . The `` extremely low-budget '' film , which had its origins in a 90-second comedy sketch , is about Lucy , a professional dogwalker ( played by Morgan ) , who gradually assumes the identity of a dog . Tergesen plays Peter , her embarrassed husband , and Kudrow plays their veterinarian . Variety , reviewing the film after its Sundance screening , said it `` seems to be a throwback to the craziness-as-higher-expression-of-individuality school that was in vogue between The King of Hearts and Harold and Maude , noting `` Lucy 's withdrawal does n't seem to spring from anything -- unless urban life 's everyday rudeness and an overbearingly suburban-banal family background count -- and scene by scene , Bark ! builds no discernible rhythm , viewpoint or mood apart from a faint , rudderless , shaggy-joke tenor . The film was screened at several film festivals , including the Moscow International Film Festival , the Munich Film Festival , the Warsaw International Film Festival , and the Cleveland International Film Festival , but never received a theatrical release . The film was eventually released on DVD in 2003 by TVA International ."
},
{
"docid": "Clockwatchers",
"title": "",
"text": "Clockwatchers is an American comedy-drama film released in 1997 . Directed by Jill Sprecher , it stars Parker Posey , Lisa Kudrow , Toni Collette and Alanna Ubach as temporary office staffers in an office complex . The four become misfit friends in an office environment where they are ignored and mistrusted by their co-workers ."
},
{
"docid": "Phoebe_Buffay",
"title": "",
"text": "Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan is a fictional character , portrayed by Lisa Kudrow , one of the six main characters from the American sitcom Friends . Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , the show 's creators , she appeared in each of the show 's 236 episodes , from its premiere on September 24 , 1994 to its finale on May 6 , 2004 . A masseuse and musician , notable for her offbeat and sometimes ditzy behavior , little is known as to how Phoebe was introduced to the group . She plays guitar and sings at Central Perk . During the show 's ninth season , Phoebe is introduced to Mike Hannigan , played by actor Paul Rudd , by Joey , and the two begin a romantic relationship . The two later get engaged , then married . For her portrayal of Phoebe Buffay , Kudrow received a Golden Globe Award nomination and won a Primetime Emmy Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , a Satellite Award , and an American Comedy Award ."
},
{
"docid": "2011_Webby_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 15th annual 2011 Webby Awards were held on June 13 , 2011 in New York City . The show was hosted by Lisa Kudrow and was streamed live via Facebook , The Huffington Post and Funny or Die . The Webby for lifetime achievement was awarded to former Motorola executive , Martin Cooper ."
},
{
"docid": "Marci_X",
"title": "",
"text": "Marci X is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin , written by Paul Rudnick , and starring Lisa Kudrow as Jewish-American Princess Marci Feld , who has to take control of a hip-hop record label , as well as the controversial rapper Dr. S , played by Damon Wayans ."
},
{
"docid": "The_One_with_the_Embryos",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The One with the Embryos '' is the twelfth episode of Friends fourth season . It first aired on the NBC network in the United States on January 15 , 1998 . In the episode , Phoebe ( Lisa Kudrow ) agrees to be the surrogate mother for her brother Frank Jr. ( Giovanni Ribisi ) and his older wife Alice Knight ( Debra Jo Rupp ) . Meanwhile , a display by Chandler ( Matthew Perry ) and Joey ( Matt LeBlanc ) of how well they know Monica ( Courteney Cox ) and Rachel ( Jennifer Aniston ) by guessing the items in their shopping bag leads to a large-scale bet on a quiz , for which Ross ( David Schwimmer ) acts as the gamemaster . The episode was directed by Kevin S. Bright and co-written by Jill Condon and Amy Toomin . The idea for Kudrow 's character Phoebe becoming a surrogate mother coincided with the actress ' real-time pregnancy . The producers wanted to find a way to use the pregnancy in a narrative for the fourth season and designated the task to the writers . Ribisi and Rupp reprised their recurring roles of Frank Jr. and Alice respectively which was initially difficult as both had filming commitments . In its original broadcast on NBC , `` The One with the Embryos '' acquired a 17.3 Nielsen rating , finishing the week ranked fourth . The episode received critical acclaim , is generally considered one of the best of the entire series , and is a favorite amongst the cast members and producers . In 2009 , `` The One with the Embryos '' was ranked # 21 on TV Guide 's list of `` TV 's Top 100 Episodes of All Time . ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_Other_Woman_(2009_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Other Woman ( released in the United Kingdom as Love and Other Impossible Pursuits ) is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Don Roos . The film is based on the Ayelet Waldman novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits , and distributed by Incentive Film Distribution in the US . The film stars Natalie Portman , Lisa Kudrow , Scott Cohen , and Charlie Tahan ."
},
{
"docid": "Web_Therapy_(season_1)",
"title": "",
"text": "The first season of the American Improvisational comedy television series Web Therapy premiered on July 19 , 2011 , and concluded on September 20 , 2011 on Showtime . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy '' . This season contains the webisodes from seasons one and two of the web series ."
},
{
"docid": "Web_Therapy_(season_2)",
"title": "",
"text": "The second season of the American Improvisational comedy television series Web Therapy premiered on July 2 , 2012 , and concluded on September 9 , 2012 on Showtime . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy '' . This season contains the webisodes from seasons three and four of the web series ."
},
{
"docid": "Web_Therapy_(season_3)",
"title": "",
"text": "The third season of the American Improvisational comedy television series Web Therapy premiered on July 23 , 2013 , and concluded on September 24 , 2014 , on Showtime . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy '' . This season contains the webisodes from season five of the web series ."
},
{
"docid": "Web_Therapy_(season_4)",
"title": "",
"text": "The fourth and final season of the American Improvisational comedy television series Web Therapy premiered on October 22 , 2014 , and concluded on January 28 , 2015 , on Showtime . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy '' . This season contains the webisodes from seasons five and six of the web series ."
},
{
"docid": "The_One_with_Rachel's_Date",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The One with Rachel 's Date '' is the fifth episode of Friends ' eighth season . It first aired on NBC in the United States on October 25 , 2001 . During the episode , Phoebe ( Lisa Kudrow ) begins dating Tim , a sous-chef from Monica 's ( Courteney Cox ) restaurant . When Phoebe decides to end the relationship , it coincides with Monica wanting to fire him , with both fighting over who is going to dump Tim first . In the subplot , Joey ( Matt LeBlanc ) introduces Rachel ( Jennifer Aniston ) to his Days of Our Lives co-star , Kash Ford , and they go out on a date , which bothers Ross ( David Schwimmer ) . Meanwhile , Chandler ( Matthew Perry ) blocks the promotion of a coworker , Bob , who has mistakenly been calling him Toby for the last five years . The One with Rachel 's Date was directed by Gary Halvorson and co-written by Brian Buckner and Sebastian Jones ."
},
{
"docid": "P.S._I_Love_You_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese . The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern . It stars Hilary Swank , Gerard Butler , Lisa Kudrow , Gina Gershon , James Marsters , Harry Connick Jr. and Jeffrey Dean Morgan . It was distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures and Momentum Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Table_19",
"title": "",
"text": "Table 19 is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Jeffrey Blitz , and co-written by Blitz , Jay Duplass , and Mark Duplass . The film stars Anna Kendrick , Craig Robinson , June Squibb , Lisa Kudrow , Stephen Merchant , Wyatt Russell and Tony Revolori . The film was released on March 3 , 2017 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures , receiving generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $ 5 million ."
}
] |
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Grace VanderWaal won the NBC TV competition show America's Got Talent.
|
[
{
"docid": "Grace_VanderWaal",
"title": "",
"text": "Grace Avery VanderWaal ( born January 15 , 2004 ) is an American singer-songwriter from Suffern , New York . In September 2016 , at age 12 , she won the eleventh season of the NBC TV competition show America 's Got Talent ( AGT ) . She soon signed a record deal with Columbia Records and released her first EP , Perfectly Imperfect , in December 2016 . VanderWaal also creates videos of her original songs and covers for YouTube and continues to perform . She won the 2017 Radio Disney Music Award for Best New Artist and is working on a full-length album to be released later in 2017 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_11)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season eleven of the reality competition series America 's Got Talent was ordered on September 1 , 2015 . The season premiered on NBC on Tuesday , May 31 , 2016 . Nick Cannon returned for his eighth and final season as host . Howie Mandel returned for his seventh season as a judge , while Mel B and Heidi Klum returned for their fourth season . Simon Cowell replaced Howard Stern as the fourth judge . The live shows began on July 26 , at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles instead of Radio City Music Hall in New York from previous years . Due to the 2016 Summer Olympics broadcast schedule on NBC , the show took a hiatus from August 9 -- 17 . Dunkin' Donuts sponsored the show for a second season , and this season again featured the golden buzzer for each judge and Cannon . Four guest judges joined the panel for the judge 's cuts : George Lopez , Reba McEntire , Ne-Yo , and Louis Tomlinson . Each judge was given a golden buzzer . Grace VanderWaal was announced as the winner on September 14 , 2016 , making her the second female act and the second child act to win the show since season 1 . Mentalist duo , The Clairvoyants , placed second , marking the first time that females placed in the top two positions . Magician Jon Dorenbos , the NFL Long Snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles , placed third . Comedian Tape Face was named the most memorable act of this season ."
},
{
"docid": "Perfectly_Imperfect_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Perfectly Imperfect is the debut EP by American recording artist Grace VanderWaal , the winner of America 's Got Talent ( AGT ) , season 11 . Released on December 2 , 2016 , it includes all four songs that VanderWaal wrote and performed on AGT and another original song by VanderWaal , `` Gossip Girl '' . Produced by Greg Wells , the EP debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 9 ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Justin_Crum",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Justin Crum ( born May 28 , 1988 ) is an American singer and stage actor from San Diego , California . In 2016 , he competed on the eleventh season of the NBC TV competition show America 's Got Talent , taking fourth place ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_12)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season twelve of the reality competition series America 's Got Talent was ordered on August 2 , 2016 and premiered on NBC on Tuesday , May 30 , 2017 . Howie Mandel , Mel B , Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell will return as judges for their respective eighth , fifth , fifth and second seasons . Supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks replaced long-time host Nick Cannon after eight seasons after a feud with NBC making her the first female host of the show . The live shows will return at the Dolby Theatre beginning August 15 , 2017 . Dunkin Donuts sponsors the show for a third consecutive season ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_5)",
"title": "",
"text": "The fifth season of America 's Got Talent , an American television reality show talent competition , premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada 's Global on June 1 , 2010 . Soul singer Michael Grimm was named the winner on September 15 , 2010 , beating 10-year-old classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho . Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne returned as judges . After four seasons on the show , David Hasselhoff left to host a new show and was replaced by Howie Mandel ."
},
{
"docid": "Got_Talent",
"title": "",
"text": "Got Talent is a British talent show television format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell 's SYCOtv company . A pilot was made in the United Kingdom in 2005 , hosted by Paul O'Grady , but after O'Grady 's split with ITV , the series was postponed , resulting in NBC 's America 's Got Talent -- the first full series of the format . It has spawned spin-offs in over 58 countries ( as of April 2014 ) , in what is now referred to as the ` Got Talent ' format , similar to that described by FremantleMedia of the Idol and The X Factor formats . Unlike those shows , Got Talent showcases several artistic disciplines in addition to singing . In April 2014 , the format was named the world 's most successful reality TV format ever by the Guinness World Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Maine's_Got_Talent",
"title": "",
"text": "Maine 's Got Talent is a talent show competition put on by the Miss Maine Scholarship Program , based on the American reality TV show America 's Got Talent . Maine 's Got Talent was started in the Spring of 2009 as a fundraiser for the Miss Maine America pageant . Performers from all over Maine are asked to fill out an audition form , and send it in with a two-minute recording of them performing their talent . Those auditioning can sing , act , dance , or any other perform any other talent . The Miss Maine Organization chooses the top performers to compete for a cash prize , a trophy , and performance opportunities including the spotlight at the Miss Maine America pageant and an audition with the talent agency Dolphin Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_2)",
"title": "",
"text": "The second season of America 's Got Talent , an American television reality show talent competition , premiered on the NBC network on June 5 , 2007 with a two-hour episode . Tabloid talk show host Jerry Springer succeeded Regis Philbin as host . Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff returned as judges , joined by newcomer Sharon Osbourne . Brandy Norwood voluntarily stepped down as judge after a wrongful death lawsuit was brought against her for her involvement in a fatal car collision . The second season of the show was originally announced to debut in January 2007 , with a timeslot of Sunday nights at 8 p.m. ; however , the network substituted another reality talent show , Grease : You 're The One That I Want . This season 's winner was a ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_4)",
"title": "",
"text": "The fourth season of America 's Got Talent , an American television reality show talent competition , premiered on the NBC network on June 23 , 2009 . Country singer Kevin Skinner was named the winner on September 16 , 2009 . This season is the first season to be broadcast in high definition . This season 's host is Nick Cannon , who replaced Jerry Springer . Springer had said that he could not host due to other commitments . David Hasselhoff , Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne returned judges , despite rumors that Osbourne would be leaving the show . Season four was Hasselhoff 's final season as a judge . This season started broadcasting live on August 4 , 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Simon_Cowell",
"title": "",
"text": "Simon Phillip Cowell ( -LSB- ˈkaʊəl -RSB- ) ( born 7 October 1959 ) is an English reality television judge and producer , entrepreneur , and philanthropist . He is most recognised as a judge on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol , The X Factor , and Britain 's Got Talent , and the American TV talent competition shows American Idol , The X Factor , and America 's Got Talent . Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco . As a judge , Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments , including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities . He combines activities in both the television and music industries . Cowell has produced and promoted singles and albums for various singers that he has taken under his wing . He is currently appearing on the eleventh Series of Britain 's Got Talent and , recently , the thirteenth series of UK 's The X Factor along with the eleventh series of America 's Got Talent . In 2004 and 2010 , Time named Cowell one of the 100 most influential people in the world . In 2008 The Daily Telegraph ranked him sixth in their list of the `` 100 most powerful people in British culture '' ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_3)",
"title": "",
"text": "The third season of America 's Got Talent , an American television reality show talent competition , premiered on NBC on June 17 , 2008 . Opera singer Neal E. Boyd was named the winner on October 1 , 2008 . Preliminary auditions were held in New York , Dallas , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Chicago , and MySpace from January to April . David Hasselhoff , Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne returned as judges . Jerry Springer also returned as host . It premiered in the United Kingdom on the channel ITV2 , 7 months after the United States premiere . It premiered in Singapore on Channel 5 in September 2008 , and in Hong Kong on channel TVB Pearl on May 23 , 2009 . This season , the audition stage became different . This season , the X on the stages ( above ) and judges table matched the ones from Britain 's Got Talent . After this season , Jerry Springer stepped down as host ."
},
{
"docid": "Celtic_Spring",
"title": "",
"text": "Celtic Spring is an Irish-American dance and fiddle band from California , United States . The family band combine Irish Traditional Music with Irish and Cape Breton step dancing . The members of Celtic Spring are all members of the Wood family . They appeared as finalists on NBC 's variety show , America 's Got Talent . In the finale of the show , Celtic Spring were in the Top 5 with the then 11-year-old solo singer and eventual winner Bianca Ryan , cloggers All That , music duo The Millers , and yodeler Taylor Ware ( then also 11 years old ) . Prior to appearing on America 's Got Talent , Celtic Spring appeared on EWTN 's Life on the Rock , Good Morning America , PBS , The Today Show , The Steve Harvey Show , and Nippon TV in Japan . In 2004 , the band completed a two-month European tour and released a debut album titled At The Source '' . In 2005 , they toured in Canada , and in 2009 the band toured extensively , including a noted appearance at World Youth Day in Sydney , Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Česko_Slovensko_má_talent",
"title": "",
"text": "Česko Slovensko má talent ( Czecho Slovakia 's Got Talent ) is a Czech and Slovak televised talent show competition which started in August 2010 and originated from the Got Talent franchise . The show is a Thames production ( formerly Talkback Thames ) distributed by FremantleMedia and is produced in association with Syco TV . The show is broadcast on TV JOJ and Prima family . Anyone of any age with any sort of talent can audition for the show . Acts compete against each other to gain audience support while trying to become `` the winner of Czecho Slovakia 's Got Talent '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Shenea_Booth",
"title": "",
"text": "Shenea Booth ( born August 21 , 1986 ) is an American acrobatic gymnast who represented the United States of America at the 2001 World Games , the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 World Championships in the Mixed Pair event , along with her partner , Arthur Davis . At the conclusion of their competitive careers , Booth and Davis formed the acrobatic gymnastics act Realis , which made it to the final round of competition in the 2006 season of the U.S. reality TV show , America 's Got Talent . During their career as Duo Realis they received offers to appear in Cirque Du Soleil 's : Amma Luna , La Nouba , Banana Shpeel , Mystere , and Kooza . Duo Realis was chosen by Cirque Du Soleil to represent Guy Laliberte at the famed World Entrepreneurship Awards in Monaco . Booth and Davis were both chosen for induction into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2009 . They were also inducted into the World Acrobatic Society Hall of Fame which honored their combined competitive and performance careers spanning over 20 years to the present . The pair won the all-around at the U.S. National Sports Acrobatic Championships in 2002 , 2003 and 2004 . During their career , Booth and Davis also won national awards for performance , skill difficulty and choreography . ) Prior to her partnership with Davis , Booth was the top in a mixed pair with acrobatic gymnast Julian Amaro ( now retired ) . Booth and Amaro won the all-around title at the 2001 U.S. Sports Acrobatic National Championships in Dayton , OH . Booth and Amaro were also the first American acrobats to win a medal at the World Games in 2001 in Akita , Japan . This being the Olympics for all non Olympic sports . An American team had never achieved this standing winning the silver medal . In 1999 , the women 's trio of Shenea Booth , Maria Navarro and Nicole Booth won the national women 's trio title at the 1998 , and 1999 Sports Acrobatic National Championships in Phoenix , Arizona . They also had a successful win at the 2000 National Championships . In 2000 , Booth , Booth , and Michelle Meier represented the United States at the World Championships in Warsaw , Poland . In 2012 Shenea was the Silver Medalist of the 8th Annual Izhevsk Circus Festival as Duo Maintenant . She also had the honor to perform at the CeBit ; with German Prime Minister Angela Merkel & Brazil 's President Dilma Rousseff as honorary guests in attendance . Her Duo Maintenant performance on YouTube has received over 10 million views . As a highlight to her career as Duo Maintenant , Shenea had the opportunity to perform at the Wedding of the High Commissioner for the Sochi Olympic Games . In 2015 , Shenea had the enormous pleasure of becoming the first ever African -- American female soloist to play a lead character in a Cirque Du Soleil production , by performing as '' The Promise '' in the classic spectacle Varekai . During 2015 , Shenea was also offered starring roles in Cirque Du Soleil 's : Zumanity ( Las Vegas ) , Amma Luna ( Tour ) , and Quidam ( Tour ) ! Shenea Booth currently performs worldwide and has appeared in The Palazzo Amsterdam , Palazzo Saarbrucken , The Wintergarten Funky Town ( Berlin ) & All Night Long , The Royal Carre with Hans Klock , Circus Knie in '' Ohlala '' , Beat the Best ( Dutch ) ( finalist ) , Germany 's Got Talent ( finalist ) , America 's Got Talent ( finalist ) , So You Think You Can Dance , Dancing with the Stars , Cascabel featuring Top Chef Rick Bayless , and Circus Roncalli Variete . As a coach and choreographer Shenea has had the amazing opportunity to work with Olympic Champions Chinese Figure Skaters Shen and Zhao , and U.S Ice Dance Olympic team members Madison Chock and Evan Bates . Television : 2003 Tylenol Pre -- Olympic Tour 2004 TJ Maxx Gymnastics Olympic Tour ( NBC ) 2005 Hilton Ice Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular ( NBC ) ( Bravo ) ( StyleChannel ) 2006 Tylenol Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular ( NBC ) Bravo ) 2007 & 2010 Tylenol Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular ( NBC ) ( Bravo ) 2007 '' El Gong '' Show in Spain The `` Today '' Show special appearance ( 3x ) Finalist on America 's Got Talent Season One 2008 '' Dancing with the Stars '' Special Performance with Diavolo 2008 '' So You Think You Can Dance Australia '' 2008 Argentinean spinoff of America 's Got Talent ( Special Guest Performance ) 2008 The Deaf Olympics Promotional Appearance for Cirque Du Soleil 2011 Chevy Commercial Featuring the cast of GLEE Principal Role 2012 Germany 's Got Talent 2012 Beat the Best ( Dutch Version ) 2013 GMC Capable Commercial Principal Role Cirque Du Soleil Special Events ( 7 years to current ) Cirque Dreams Productions Le Noir Cirque Singapore Cirque Mechanics Circus Roncalli 's Apollo Theater '' London Calling '' IPL Cricket League Closing Ceremonies ( Mumbai , India ) NBA Half-time Shows Special Performances Cirque Du Soleil 's Microsoft Event presentation of Natal Formula One Gala ( Monaco ) Le Ombre ' The Box Exclusive Nightclub Manhattan The San Diego Zoo ( 2 years ) Sea World San Diego Cirque De La Mer Acrobatic Show Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Specialty Performer NY Mercantile Exchange Event with the '' Guess Who '' WeSpark Cancer Benefit Hollywood Cirquewood Benefit Novicento Runway Event Dream Foundation : Valentino Runway Show Beijing Olympics Trade-Show Event Sponsored by Panasonic World Entrepreneurship Awards ( Monaco ) ( 2 years ) Hyundai Capital Gymnastics and Acrobatics Event ( Seoul , Korea ) Equality California Charity Event Imagination Entertainment Specialty Performances / Corporate Events '' Best Buddies '' Charitable Performance hosted by the Shriver Family Human Rights Campaign Corporate Event Cinespace in Hollywood New Years Event StreetCirque Visa Championships Performance ( Gymnastics ) Santa Monica Pier 100th Centennial Celebration Von Dutch Private Events Arnold Schwarzenegger Body Building Classic Daniel Pearl World Peace Event ( 3yrs ) All Star Opening Ceremonies Quixotic Special Events Resort World Casino Oakland Fire Arts Festival presents the '' Crucible '' '' Cascabel '' at the LookingGlass Theater in Chicago Featuring Top Chef Rick Bayless Model/Print Shenea has had the opportunity to model for many reputable photographers throughout the world as a result of her performances worldwide . She has had the pleasure of working with photographer Nigel Skeet ( noted for his Rollingstone publications ) over the past three years . She has been used for advertisement by Cirque Du Soleil , as well as America 's Got Talent . Her photos have been published in several sports magazines , Technique Magazine , USA Gymnastics Magazine , newspapers nationally , as well as internationally . 2009/10 ' Cycle - Kia Ad as '' Sock Monkey ''"
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_8)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season eight of the reality competition series America 's Got Talent premiered on June 4 , 2013 , and ended on September 18 , 2013 . Judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern returned for their respective fourth and second season . Sharon Osbourne was replaced by Mel B following her departure after six seasons on the show , while Heidi Klum became the fourth judge . Snapple continues to be the official beverage sponsor of America 's Got Talent and their products are featured on the show throughout the season , along with their cups on the judges ' desk . America 's Got Talent shot their live shows from Radio City Music Hall in New York , after moving from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center last year . The 2013 winner was Kenichi Ebina , the first mime to win the competition . The runner-up was comedian Taylor Williamson and singer/guitarist Jimmy Rose announced in third place ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Great_American_Road_Trip",
"title": "",
"text": "Great American Road Trip is a reality television competition series that aired on NBC . It follows seven families as they go on a road trip and compete against each other at different landmarks in and around U.S. Route 66 in the United States . The series is hosted by comedian Reno Collier . The show premiered on July 7 , 2009 as the lead-in to America 's Got Talent . However , due to poor ratings , NBC moved the show to Monday nights , with the next episode coming less than a week later . In the second week , ratings declined about 10 percent , as seen in the chart below ."
},
{
"docid": "Canada's_Got_Talent",
"title": "",
"text": "Canada 's Got Talent is a Canadian reality talent show series that debuted on the Citytv network on March 4 , 2012 , and part of the global Got Talent franchise . The logo used for Canada 's Got Talent does not follow the logo from America 's Got Talent , but instead follows the logo from Britain 's Got Talent '' . As with other series in the franchise , the program was a competition in which entertainers in various fields competed to win a cash prize of $ 100,000 and a Nissan GT-R , an opportunity to perform during Citytv 's New Year 's Eve special , and the possibility of performing at a venue in Las Vegas . The series only ran for one season , won by the Manitoba-based dance troupe Sagkeeng 's Finest ; in June 2012 , Rogers Media president , Scott Moore , announced that a second series would not be produced , after a `` careful consideration of all factors , including the current economic climate '' ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent",
"title": "",
"text": "America 's Got Talent ( sometimes abbreviated as AGT ) is an American reality television series on the NBC television network , and part of the global Got Talent franchise . It is a talent show that features singers , dancers , magicians , comedians , and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of one million dollars . The show debuted in June 2006 for the summer television season . From season three ( 2008 ) onwards , the prize includes the one million dollars , payable in a financial annuity over 40 years , and a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip . Among its significant features is that it gives an opportunity to talented amateurs or unknown performers , with the results decided by an audience vote . The format is a popular one and has often been reworked for television in the United States and the United Kingdom . This incarnation was created by Simon Cowell , and was originally due to be a 2005 British series called Paul O'Grady 's Got Talent but was postponed due to O'Grady 's acrimonious split with broadcaster ITV ( later launching as Britain 's Got Talent in 2007 ) . As such , the U.S. version became the first full series of the franchise . The original judging panel consisted of David Hasselhoff , Brandy Norwood , and Piers Morgan . Sharon Osbourne replaced Norwood in season two ( 2007 ) , and Howie Mandel replaced Hasselhoff in season five ( 2010 ) . Howard Stern replaced Morgan in season seven ( 2012 ) . Mel B replaced Osbourne in season eight ( 2013 ) , while Heidi Klum joined as a fourth judge . Simon Cowell replaced Stern for season eleven ( 2016 ) . Regis Philbin was the original host ( season one ) , followed by Jerry Springer for two seasons ( 2007 -- 2008 ) , followed by Nick Cannon for eight seasons ( 2009 -- 2016 ) . Supermodel and host Tyra Banks replaced Cannon for the twelfth season . On August 2 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series for a twelfth season , which premiered on May 30 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Grace_Bawden",
"title": "",
"text": "Grace Bawden ( born 7 October 1992 ) is an Australian classical crossover singer , who has been dubbed `` Australia 's greatest operatic discovery '' , after becoming the Judge 's Choice Grand Finalist on the TV talent show Australia 's Got Talent in 2008 . Despite an offer of contract by a major label , she remains an independent artist ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Zealand's_Got_Talent",
"title": "",
"text": "New Zealand 's Got Talent is a New Zealand reality television show which premiered in 2008 . The show is based on the Got Talent series format that originated from America 's Got Talent . The show originally screened on Prime for one series before being dropped . TV One later revived the show , with series produced in 2012 and 2013 . The original line-up on Prime included Andrew Mulligan and Jason Reeves as hosts , with Miriama Smith , Paul Ellis and Richard Driver as judges . After the show was revived in 2012 , the show was presented by Tamati Coffey , with Ali Campbell , Rachel Hunter , and Jason Kerrison on the judging panel . Choreographer Cris Judd replaced Campbell for the show 's 2013 series ."
},
{
"docid": "X_Faktor_(Slovenian_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Slovenian commercial TV channel POP TV had begun the new format of reality shows in Slovenia . After two successful seasons of Slovenija ima talent ( Slovenian version of the Talent show Got Talent ) , and due to huge viewership , POP TV aired a new version of singing competition reality show - called X Faktor ( Slovenian version of reality show X Factor ) . Anyone who was at least 14 years old could join alone , or in a group ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_6)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season six of America 's Got Talent , a reality television series , premiered on May 31 , 2011 , on NBC . The show was hosted by Nick Cannon , while Piers Morgan , Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel returned as judges . On September 14 , 2011 , Landau Eugene Murphy , Jr. was announced as the winner of season six . This season was the last with Morgan as a judge , as he did not return for season 7 , where Howard Stern replaced him ."
},
{
"docid": "Vania_Larissa",
"title": "",
"text": "Vania Larissa ( born November 18 , 1995 in Pontianak , West Kalimantan ) is an Indonesian singer and beauty queen . She is Indonesian Chinese , She won Indonesia 's Got Talent 2010 held in Jakarta Miss Indonesia 2013 held in Jakarta . This is the first time Miss West Kalimantan has been awarded the title . She represents Indonesia in Miss World 2013 in Bali , Indonesia in September 2013 . Vania is also a professional singer who sang since 9 years old . She was majoring seriosa music and won a local singing competition in 2010 and a national singing competition for students in 2008 . She is also a winner of the Indonesian ( variety ) talent show , Indonesia 's Got Talent on 2010 presented by Indosiar and Fremantlemedia , making her the only Indonesian woman who won both a national talent show , a national beauty pageant show and the talent show in Miss World 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Haspop",
"title": "",
"text": "Hassan El Hajjami ( born August 1,1977 ) , as known as Haspop , is a French Stage Director , Choreographer and Dancer . In solo performance and as a former member of the dancing group Pockemon Crew , he has won several contests , including standing as individual Champion in France and Europe for Popping ( 2003 and 2004 , respectively ) and , in 2004 , World Champion with the group . Hassan toured Latin America & Asia as a soloist dancer with Käfig Company . In 2005 , relocating to Las Vegas USA , he performed 1400 shows with the Cirque Du Soleil in the Beatles LOVE show in the lead role of the `` Walrus '' . In 2007 , Hassan was the 2nd runner-up duo at the most acclaimed Hip-Hop Competition `` Juste Debout '' In 2009 he stopped dancing for the show LOVE but continued working for Cirque du Soleil as an artist he toured Europe and as Artistic Director for special events such as the opening of `` Viva Elvis '' , opening of `` Zarkana '' , opening of MJ `` ONE '' , and the One Drop foundation in L.A & Hong-Kong . In Hollywood he began to be cast in Commercials and Music videos such as Reebok , David Guetta , and many more . Also for `` The Giant Mechanical Man '' a NYC Tribeca Festival movie as a choreographer and dance stunt . In 2010 , he became more widely known to American audiences when he was selected as one of the semi-finalists for the 5th season of the NBC television program America 's Got Talent . He is also one of the finalists for the 5th season of the French television program `` La France a un Incroyable talent '' airing on M6 . In 2011 & 2012 Haspop appeared on many Tv shows around the world such as `` Beat the Best '' , '' Arabs Got Talent '' , `` La Meilleure Danse '' , `` Istanbul Cabaret Show '' In 2012 Haspop started the 9th season of the french hit tv show `` Star Academy '' as the Choreographer . `` Star Academy '' is a 3 months competition in which Haspop had a pivotal role as a judge and teacher counselor . In early 2013 Haspop began the creation of the new Cirque Du Soleil Las Vegas project called `` LIGHT '' , as the Artistic director and choreographer . Until early 2015 Haspop worked with a cast of 20 dancers & aerialists creating new shows every other season , with the groundbreaking technology of 3D Mapping Led Screens & Interactive video , at LIGHT he worked closely with World famous DJ 's such as Alesso , Nicky Romero , Disclosure & Skrillex , former members of Swedish House Mafia : Axwell & Ingrosso , video content producers Moment Factory . Producing events for Iheart Radio , Beats by DRE , Dreamworks , Baauer Studio B. In 2015 until March 2016 took a vital role in addressing one of the world 's most important causes -- safe and sustainable water access -- by assuming the position of Conceptor and Creator for the 4th annual show One Night for ONE DROP imagined by Cirque du Soleil . The show `` Amanzi '' was based on his own personal story and was performed for 2 preview performances and one night only Gala on March 18th 2016 at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas . With more than 7000 spectators and more than 100 performing artists volunteering their time and artistry , the show event was a success , as US$ 6.5 million were raised for the One Drop organization ."
},
{
"docid": "Next_Persian_Star",
"title": "",
"text": "Next Persian Star is an Iranian TV show produced and broadcast by TV Persia -LSB- 1 -RSB- channel . It 's a talent finding show like American Idol or America 's got talent . Category : Iranian television series Category : Idols ( TV series )"
},
{
"docid": "America's_Got_Talent_(season_9)",
"title": "",
"text": "Season nine of the reality competition series America 's Got Talent premiered on May 27 , 2014 and was won by magician Mat Franco . Nick Cannon returned for his sixth season as host . This is Howie Mandel 's fifth season , Howard Stern 's third season , and Mel B and Heidi Klum both returned for their second season on the judging panel . The live shows were shot from Radio City Music Hall in New York . The season ended on September 17 , 2014 . Emily West took second place while Acro Army , a gymnastics group , took third place ."
},
{
"docid": "Tim_Leaton",
"title": "",
"text": "Tim Leaton ( born December 9 , 1983 ) is an American filmmaker , assistant editor , and editor . He won significant critical attention in 2006 when he was awarded the grand prize of the 2006 Film Your Issue competition , judged by President Barack Obama , George Clooney and the Dalai Lama , among others . Leaton presented his winning film Orphans in Africa and gave acceptance speeches , covered by the press , at three awards ceremonies : at the United Nations Headquarters where he was introduced by the President of USA Today , then again in Hollywood where he was introduced by the Mayor of Los Angeles , and finally during Sundance in Park City with Kevin Bacon and Mandy Moore . Leaton also received the 2006 grand prize Walt Disney Pictures paid internship . His mentors included some of the top executives , and he began getting hands-on experience on various Disney films . Years later when Lindsey Brookbank of the Collegiate Times asked him what his favorite memory was from his grand-prize internship , he replied `` Having dinner with Roy Disney on board the Queen Mary . '' According to Brookbank , this internship gave Leaton the connections and experience that would help him land jobs in Hollywood after finishing college . He returned to Film Your Issue as a member of the jury the following year , and has also judged other student film contests . Tim graduated from Virginia Tech in 2007 with the top academic honor of summa cum laude in each of his two separate degrees , and moved to Los Angeles on August 1 , 2007 . From 2007 to 2008 he worked with Ben Stiller at DreamWorks Pictures on the Academy Award-nominated film Tropic Thunder in the editing department , and received a letter of recommendation from Ben Stiller . In 2009 he moved up to become an assistant editor , and has since assistant edited dozens of TV shows for various studios such as Warner Brothers , ABC , and NBC . His recent credits include the theatrical feature Apartment 1303 3D , and the # 1 show of the summer , America 's Got Talent . Leaton has been assistant editing and editing America 's Got Talent since 2012 . In April 2014 , the show set the Guinness World Record for World 's Most Successful Reality TV Format . Leaton has been featured in many media outlets , including the United Nations Chronicle , distributed to leaders around the world in various languages . In 2011 , he was pictured in Life magazine ."
},
{
"docid": "Taylor_Ware",
"title": "",
"text": "Taylor Marie Ware ( born September 17 , 1994 ) is an American singer and yodeler from Franklin , Tennessee , a suburb of Nashville . Before Ware knew how to yodel , she performed at a county fair at age four . Her talent was singing and playing a violin . When she was six she decided to sing to seniors , so she started an Adopt-a-Grandparent program . According to Ware , she taught herself to yodel from an audiotape and instruction book when she was seven years old , after going to a convention with a friend . In 2003 , Ware won $ 10,000 in the Yahoo! Yodel Challenge . She beat eight other yodelers to receive her prize . She was later featured in a Yahoo commercial . She also participated in a challenge to beat a Guinness world record . Ware honed her yodeling skills while taking lessons from country music star Margo Smith who is known worldwide as the Tennessee Yodeler . Shortly after taking yodeling lessons from Smith , Ware was the runner-up on the NBC show America 's Got Talent in August 2006 . Ware performed on the Grand Ole Opry with Riders in the Sky when she was nine years old . At age eleven , she competed on NBC 's America 's Got Talent and was selected by the viewers on July 13 , 2006 to advance to the final competition ( which aired on August 16 , 2006 ) . She was one of the top five finalists but she lost to 11-year-old Bianca Ryan and Irish step-dancers/fiddlers , Celtic Spring . The million-dollar prize was later awarded to Ryan . When Ware was nine , she was given a dog as a gift by Wayne Brady after she appeared on his now defunct television show , The Wayne Brady Show . She named the dog Brady after him . Ware 's younger brother , Harrison , is also a singer and yodeler . He has performed onstage at the Tennessee State Fair . Ware released her self-titled debut album in 2004 . In 2007 , she released her second album , titled America 's Yodeling Sweetheart . She appeared in an episode of Laguna Beach as herself . Ware was an opening act at the Liberty Bowl for singer LeAnn Rimes in Memphis , Tennessee on December 29 , 2006 , performing the national anthem . She also has appeared in commercials for Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green , Kentucky ."
},
{
"docid": "Top_Talent_(Korea)",
"title": "",
"text": "Top Talent is a talent show competition for English speaking performers in South Korea . The competition features singers , dancers , magicians , comedians , rappers , beat-boxers and other performers age 12 and up competing for a cash prize and the opportunity to appear on stage at a festival and venues around Korea . The first competition was held over the course of three days in June and July 2013 . Among its significant features , Top Talent was the first talent competition in South Korea to provide amateur and professional English speaking performers with the opportunity to perform in a large scale talent search process with the winner ultimately being decided by an audience vote in the show 's finale . The show incorporates many of the characteristics seen in popular reality television talent competitions such as America 's Got Talent and The X-Factor . The show was created by C.J. Allen and will be produced as a web-series by Seconds2Impact Media set for release in August 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "America's_Most_Talented_Kid",
"title": "",
"text": "America 's Most Talented Kid is an American television series that originally aired on NBC on March 28 , 2003 . In each round , three age groups ( 3-7 , 8-12 , 13-16 ) of talented children would perform songs , dance numbers , magic , and other forms of entertainment in front of head judge Lance Bass and other guest celebrity judges , such as Sisqo , Maureen McCormick , Jermaine Jackson and Daisy Fuentes . Host Mario Lopez led the highest scorer from each round until only three children were left to compete in the grand finale . In the end , Cheyenne Kimball was crowned the grand champion . The final NBC episode featured senior citizens competing in a special `` America 's Most Talented Senior '' . A limited-run series on NBC to compete with the growing talent-show trend in reality television , it would later move to the PAX Network ( now renamed Ion Television ) , the title pluralised to `` Kids '' , with Dave Coulier as a host and judged by Daryl Sabara , Scarlett Pomers and Bobb ' e J. Thompson . Unlike the NBC version , however , each show would crown a $ 1,000 winner plus the chance to keep in the finale . The Grand Champion of this season of `` America 's Most Talented Kids '' was then 13-year-old rock violinist/singer/songwriter Antonio Pontarelli . Film actor Taylor Lautner made a memorable appearance in the show , putting on an exhibition of his Martial Arts skills . In addition , 2004 American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo , 2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks , plus American Idol season 9 contestant Aaron Kelly appeared on the show . Singer Tori Kelly performed on the show during the PAX run and won , beating out singer and accordionist , Hunter Hayes ."
}
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{
"docid": "Jennifer_Hudson",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Kate Hudson ( born September 12 , 1981 ) is an American singer , actress and spokesperson . She rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol , coming in seventh place . As an actress , she made her film debut portraying Effie White in Dreamgirls , for which she gained worldwide acclaim and won an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress . She has also appeared in such films as Sex and the City , The Secret Life of Bees and Black Nativity . She has made numerous television appearances , including guest roles on Smash , Empire and Inside Amy Schumer . In 2015 she made her Broadway debut in the role of Shug Avery in the 2015 revival of The Color Purple . As a singer , Hudson has released three studio albums . Her debut album Jennifer Hudson , released in 2008 , debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA , with sales exceeding a million copies worldwide . The record was nominated for four Grammy Awards , winning the 2009 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album . Her second album I Remember Me , released in 2011 , also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA . Her third and most recent album JHUD peaked in the top ten and featured the Grammy-nominated track `` It 's Your World '' . She also became the principal singer of The Color Purple musical album , which earned her the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program ( shared with the cast of The Color Purple ) . In October 2008 , after Hudson 's mother , brother and nephew were killed in a shooting , Hudson stepped out of the public eye for three months . Hudson resumed her public appearances in 2009 , with high-profile performances at Super Bowl XLIII , the Grammy Awards , American Idol , and The Oprah Winfrey Show . Hudson has been described as a friend of former President Barack Obama , who invited her to appear with him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills during his first term in May 2009 . She also performed at the White House at the `` Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement '' event . In 2013 , she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2016 , Hudson was announced as a coach on the 2017 Series of The Voice UK . The following year , Hudson was announced as a coach on the thirteenth season of The Voice ."
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"docid": "Jennifer_Hudson_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has released three studio albums , sixteen singles ( including two as a featured artist ) , five promotional singles and ten music videos . She has also made various contributions to other artist 's albums and has appeared on the soundtrack for the 2006 musical film , Dreamgirls . Hudson 's music incorporates a range of musical genres such as soul and R&B . Motown is often seen as an influence on Hudson 's music . Hudson rose to fame as a contestant on the third series of American Idol , however being eliminated at the `` Top 7 '' stage . Hudson went on to perform as `` Effie White '' in the 2006 film adaptation of the original production of Broadway musical , Dreamgirls . Hudson won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance , becoming one of the few people to win an award at the ceremony for a debut performance . The soundtrack of the film was again a huge success , reaching number one on the Billboard 200 . One of Hudson 's performances , `` Love You I Do '' , was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song , and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media . Following Hudson 's success on Dreamgirls , her self-titled debut album , Jennifer Hudson was released in 2008 , to commercial success , debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 . Hudson 's first single from the album , `` Spotlight '' was a success around the world , reaching number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 , as well as 11 on its British counterpart . The song also reached number-one on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . Jennifer Hudson has since been certified Gold in the U.S. Hudson was nominated for three Grammy Awards for Jennifer Hudson , collecting the award for `` Best R&B Album '' at the 51st Awards Ceremony . Her second album , I Remember Me ( 2011 ) , also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 165,000 copies in its first week . The first single , `` Where You At '' , was a R&B hit , reaching the top ten at the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs ."
},
{
"docid": "Siedah_Garrett",
"title": "",
"text": "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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"docid": "Jack_Splash",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Splash is an American recording artist , musician , songwriter , and record producer from the Los Angeles , California area . Splash 's works include writing and production on singles for artists such as Alicia Keys ( `` Teenage Love Affair '' ) , ( `` Wreckless Love '' ) , ( `` Savior '' ) , Kendrick Lamar ( `` Now or Never '' ) , John Legend ( `` P.D.A. ( We Just Do n't Care ) '' ) , Cee-Lo Green ( `` Fool for You '' ) , ( `` I Want You '' ) , Mayer Hawthorne , ( `` The Innocent '' ) , ( `` The Only One '' ) , ( `` Kaila '' ) , Goodie Mob , ( `` Valleujah '' ) , B.o.B , R. Kelly ( `` Be My # 2 '' ) , Pixie Lott ( `` Nasty '' ) , Christina Aguilera , Lupe Fiasco , T-Pain , Jazmine Sullivan , Jennifer Hudson , Melanie Fiona ( `` Wrong Side of A Love Song '' ) , Musiq Soulchild , K. Michelle , Keyshia Cole ( `` I Choose You '' ) , Anthony Hamilton , Dirt Nasty , Estelle ( `` Pretty Please ( Love Me ) '' ) , Elijah Blake ( `` Towers of Tokyo '' ) Groove Armada , Zap Mama , Solange ( `` T.O.N.Y. '' ) , Raheem DeVaughn , Natasha Bedingfield , Lemar , Kelis , Katy Perry , Missy Elliott , Mary J. Blige , and Sia . To date , Jack Splash has been nominated for ten Grammy 's and has won three . In 2008 Splash won a Grammy for Best R&B Album for Jennifer Hudson 's album Jennifer Hudson . That same year , the Jack Splash-produced song `` I 'm His Only Woman '' ( performed by Jennifer Hudson & Fantasia ) was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group . In 2009 , Splash was nominated for Best R&B Album for Jazmine Sullivan 's Fearless . In 2010 , Splash was again nominated for Best R&B Album for Anthony Hamilton 's The Point of It All . In 2011 , Splash 's production for Cee-Lo Green , `` Fool for You '' , featuring Melanie Fiona reached # 1 on the Billboard charts & took home two Grammy 's for Best R & B song and for Best Traditional R&B Performance . In 2012 Splash received another Grammy Nomination for Melanie Fiona 's ( `` Wrong Side of A Love Song '' ) for Best Traditional R&B Performance . In 2013 , the Jack Splash-produced song `` Now or Never '' ( written by Kendrick Lamar , Jack Splash & Jazmine Sullivan and performed by Kendrick Lamar & Mary J. Blige ) was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration . Also in 2013 , Splash was nominated for two additional Grammy 's for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for Kendrick Lamar 's Good Kid , M.A.A.D. City . Splash is also the frontman of the band PlantLife , which has released three LPs since 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Hudson_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Hudson is the debut studio album by American actress and recording artist Jennifer Hudson . It was first released in Australia , and it physically released in North America on September 27 , 2008 , by Arista Records and J Records . Jennifer Hudson has worked with a variety range of several producers and songwriters on the album ; including Rock City , Missy Elliott , Brian Kennedy , Ne-Yo , Salaam Remi , T-Pain , Tank , Timbaland and The Underdogs , among others . Three singles were released ; the `` Spotlight reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs and in the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart . Jennifer Hudson debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums charts , with first week sales of 217,000 copies . and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in the United States . Hudson promoted the album in a numerous live appearances ; including co-heading a North American concert tour , with Robin Thicke , from March to May 2009 . Hudson won three NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding New Artist , Outstanding Album and Outstanding Duo or Group for the album , and was nominated for four Grammy Awards , winning the Best R&B Album . A deluxe edition was released to iTunes on February 24 , 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Jennifer_Hudson",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Hudson is an American actress and singer who has received various awards and nominations , including an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Grainer",
"title": "",
"text": "Bill Grainer is a Grammy certified American songwriter and producer . He has written for such artists as Jai McDowall , Linda Eder , and Jennifer Hudson , with whom he co-wrote the song `` Stand Up '' for her Grammy Award-winning self-titled debut album ."
},
{
"docid": "Spotlight_(Jennifer_Hudson_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Spotlight '' is an R&B song written and produced by Ne-Yo , and Norwegian production duo Stargate for Jennifer Hudson 's self titled debut album . It was released digitally on June 10 , 2008 as the album 's first single , and reached the top thirty of the US Billboard Hot 100 . Outside the States , the track has reached the top twenty in Turkey and the United Kingdom . The song received two Grammy Award nominations at the 2009 ceremony for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance . The video was voted 12th on BET : Notarized Top 100 videos of 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_City_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of Rock City ( also known as R. City and Planet VI ) -- a songwriting and record production duo from Saint Thomas , U.S. Virgin Islands -- consists of one studio album , 16 mixtapes , eight singles ( including four as a featured artist ) and 21 music videos . Rock City is primarily known for their songwriting and production , having written or produced songs such as `` Pour It Up '' by Rihanna , `` Replay '' by Iyaz , `` Bow Down/I Been On '' by Beyoncé and `` We Ca n't Stop '' by Miley Cyrus . Many albums that Rock City has contributed to have won or been nominated for Grammy Awards . For instance , the duo wrote `` If This Is n't Love '' on Jennifer Hudson 's Grammy Award-winning self-titled album ."
},
{
"docid": "It's_Your_World_(Jennifer_Hudson_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` It 's Your World '' is a song by American recording artist Jennifer Hudson featuring fellow singer R. Kelly , recorded for her third studio album JHUD ( 2014 ) . It was written by R. Kelly and produced by DJ Terry Hunter . Released worldwide on July 8 , 2014 as the album 's third single , Hudson sang it for the first time at BET Awards 2014 on June 29 , 2014 . No music video was made for the single . The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Kyle_Townsend",
"title": "",
"text": "Kyle Townsend ( born September 21 , 1978 ) is an American record producer , musician and composer . He has produced songs for such acclaimed recording artists as 5-time GRAMMY Award winner Celine Dion , 8-time Academy Award nominated songwriter Diane Warren , as well as Mary J Blige , Lady Gaga , Jessie J , and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson among others . He has produced songs for five feature film releases including the 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Picture , and he produced and arranged music for the 2015 Academy Awards Ceremony . His contributions have earned 2 GRAMMY Award Nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_You_I_Do",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love You I Do '' is a song performed by American R&B singer Jennifer Hudson in the 2006 film Dreamgirls . The music for the song was written by Henry Krieger , composer of the original Broadway play , with lyrics by Siedah Garrett . It is one of the four songs featured in the film that are not present in the original Broadway play . It was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song , and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media ."
},
{
"docid": "JHUD",
"title": "",
"text": "JHUD is the third studio album by American singer Jennifer Hudson . It was released on September 23 , 2014 by RCA Records , it marks Hudson 's only album to be released by the label after the closure of Arista and J Records . After the album , Hudson signed onto the sister label of RCA , Epic Records . It serves as the follow-up to 2011 's I Remember Me . The 1970s-inspired album has already spawned the Pharrell-produced single `` I Ca n't Describe ( The Way I Feel ) '' featuring T.I. and the Timbaland-produced `` Walk It Out '' , for which she shot the music video in Chicago . On August 18 , 2014 , Hudson released the single , `` Dangerous '' , via her Vevo and SoundCloud accounts . The single `` It 's Your World '' featuring R. Kelly was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance . The single `` I Still Love You '' was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Message and the album was named the `` Best R&B / Soul Album '' by iTunes ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Walden",
"title": "",
"text": "Chris Walden ( born October 10 , 1966 in Hamburg , Germany ) is a German composer , arranger , and conductor living in the U.S. . He leads the Chris Walden Big Band , and was nominated six times for a Grammy Award . He has written big band and orchestral arrangements for Michael Bublé , Diana Krall , Jennifer Hudson , Paul Anka , and Christopher Cross . He has been an arranger for the TV series American Idol since 2007 and has worked for record producers David Foster , Phil Ramone , and Tommy LiPuma . Walden has composed for films and TV in Germany , including the long-running TV-series Dr. Stefan Frank ."
},
{
"docid": "Because_of_You_(Ne-Yo_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Because of You is the second studio album by American recording artist Ne-Yo , released on April 25 , 2007 by Def Jam Recordings in the United States . It features guest contributions from rapper Jay-Z on `` Crazy '' and singer Jennifer Hudson on `` Leaving Tonight '' . Because of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums charts , selling over 250,000 copies in its first week and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America , which makes this Ne-Yo 's second number one album , second platinum-selling album , and second top ten album in the United States following In My Own Words in 2006 . Upon its release , the album received generally positive reviews from most music critics , based on an aggregate score of 74/100 from Metacritic . It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Eric_Hudson",
"title": "",
"text": "Eric Hudson ( born October 15 , 1986 ) is an American and Grammy award-winning music producer . His father is Curtis Hudson , songwriter and producer , and most notably the co-writer of Madonna 's song `` Holiday '' , co-written with Eric 's mother , singer/songwriter Lisa Stevens . Hudson attended Columbia High School in South Orange , New Jersey , and graduated in 2004 . He is a multi-instrumentalist ( including piano , drums , bass , guitar , and organ ) , and honed much of his early music development playing in church and conducting his own jazz band called the Jazz Funk Project . Hudson has played at Carnegie Hall , and performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for the 2002 Democratic National Convention . His early introduction into the industry began by working alongside legendary hip hop producers Buckwild and DJ Kay Gee from Naughty by Nature . Hudson was an instrumentalist on two ground-breaking albums , The Game 's The Documentary and 50 Cent 's The Massacre , which helped take his career to the next level . Soon after , he produced the song `` Entourage '' by Omarion . Hudson has won three Grammy awards and has been a part of more than 60 million records sold worldwide , playing with artists includingWhitney Houston , Mariah Carey , Chris Brown , Ne-Yo , Leona Lewis , John Legend , Kanye West , Dr. Dre , Mary J. Blige , and Trey Songz ."
},
{
"docid": "And_I_Am_Telling_You_I'm_Not_Going",
"title": "",
"text": "`` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' ( also known in short as just `` And I Am Telling You '' ) is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls , with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger . In the context of the musical , `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' is sung by the character Effie White , a singer with the girl group The Dreams , to her manager , Curtis Taylor Jr. , whose romantic and professional relationship with Effie is quickly ending . The lyrics to `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' , often considered the show 's signature tune , describe Effie 's love for Curtis , both strongly devoted and defiant . She refuses to let Curtis leave her behind , and boldly proclaims to him , `` I 'm staying and you ... you 're gon na love me . '' In addition to its presence in the musical , `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' is also notable as the debut single of two women who portrayed Effie . Jennifer Holliday originated the role on Broadway in 1981 and won a Tony Award for her performance as well as the Grammy for Best R&B Performance , Female for its re-release in 1982 for which it became a number-one R&B hit for Holliday . Jennifer Hudson portrayed Effie in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls , winning an Oscar for the role . Hudson 's version became a Top 20 R&B single , and a number-one dance hit ."
},
{
"docid": "Clive_Davis",
"title": "",
"text": "Clive Jay Davis ( born April 4 , 1932 ) is an American record producer , A&R executive and music industry executive . He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer . From 1967 to 1973 , Davis was the president of Columbia Records . He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975 through 2000 until founding J Records . From 2002 until April 2008 , Davis was the chairman and CEO of the RCA Music Group ( which included RCA Records , J Records and Arista Records ) , chairman and CEO of J Records , and chairman and CEO of BMG North America . Currently Davis is the chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment . He currently plays a part in the careers of TLC , Rod Stewart , Air Supply , Alicia Keys , Barry Manilow , Christina Aguilera , Carlos Santana , Kelly Clarkson , Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson . Davis is also credited with bringing Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow to prominence ."
},
{
"docid": "Robyn_Troup",
"title": "",
"text": "Robyn Troup ( born February 11 , 1988 in Houston , Texas ) is an American singer who was the winner of the `` My Grammy Moment '' contest organized by NARAS and Yahoo! Music and announced at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on February 11 , 2007 . Through online and text message voting , she was placed in the top three along with 30-year-old Africa Miranda and 22-year-old Brenda Radney and attended the Grammy ceremony . Jennifer Hudson announced the winner and Robyn Troup immediately went onstage to perform `` Ai n't No Sunshine '' and `` My Love '' with Justin Timberlake . Troup attended Yates High School in Houston . She is currently enrolled at University of Southern California . She previously auditioned for American Idol Season 6 during Summer 2006 . She made it past the initial site auditions to the `` Hollywood '' selection phase later in 2006 , but was cut in the second ( group ) round . The episode showing this was first aired on February 13 , 2007 . Since winning the `` My Grammy Moment '' contest , Troup has recorded a cover of `` Back in Black '' with Carlos Santana and rapper Nas for Santana 's latest release , Guitar Heaven and is currently in the studio writing and recording her full-length debut ."
},
{
"docid": "Javier_Garza",
"title": "",
"text": "Javier Garza is an American sound engineer and mixer from Florida . Garza has done production work on a large number of successful major-label albums since 1990 , and has won two Grammy Awards and nine Latin Grammy Awards . Among the artists whose music Garza has mixed are Gloria Estefan , Ricky Martin , Madonna , Thalía , Shakira , Carlos Vives , Marc Anthony , Vic Damone , Jennifer Lopez , Jon Secada , Alejandro Sanz , Jaci Velasquez , Paulina Rubio . Los Claxons"
},
{
"docid": "Shame_(Tyrese_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Shame '' is a song by American singer Tyrese . It features background vocals from fellow American singer Jennifer Hudson . It was released on April 28 , 2015 as the second single off his sixth studio album Black Rose , on the record label Voltron Recordz . The song contains an interpolation of Atlantic Starr 's 1980 hit `` Send For Me '' . `` Shame '' was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 58th Grammy Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Remember_Me_(Jennifer_Hudson_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Remember Me '' is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Hudson taken from her upcoming fourth studio album ( 2017 ) . The song was released on March 3 , 2017 , by Epic Records . The song was written by Hudson and Jamie Hartman ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Voice_UK_(series_6)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent . The sixth series began airing on 7 January 2017 , with Emma Willis hosting the main show , and Cel Spellman presenting online spin-off show The V Room . It is the first series to air on ITV since its move from BBC One . will.i.am returned for his sixth series as a coach , Sir Tom Jones also returned to the show after a series hiatus , replacing Paloma Faith , and Jennifer Hudson and Gavin Rossdale joined as new coaches on the show , replacing Boy George and Ricky Wilson . Mo Adeniran won the competition and Jennifer Hudson was the winning coach and the first female coach to win the show ."
},
{
"docid": "India_Martínez",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Jessica Martínez Fernández better known as India Martínez ( born in Córdoba , Andalusia , Spain , on 13 October 1985 ) is a Spanish singer . She was nominated to Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist during Latin Grammy Awards of 2009 . She won Premio Cadena Dial 2012 award for the album Trece Verdades certified gold . She is signed to Sony Music Entertainment . She also won , in 2015 , the Goya for the song of the Spanish film El Niño ."
},
{
"docid": "Ric_Wake",
"title": "",
"text": "Ric Wake ( born London , England ) is an Anglo-American record producer who has won four Grammy Awards and two Oscar Awards . During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with large vocalists such as Whitney Houston , Lucero , Taylor Dayne , Mariah Carey , Jessica Simpson , Anastacia , Barry Manilow , Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez . He has worked with Greek composer Yanni to help produce Yanni Voices ."
},
{
"docid": "54th_Annual_Grammy_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12 , 2012 , at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS . LL Cool J hosted the show . It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host . Nominations were announced on November 30 , 2011 on prime-time television as part of `` The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live ! -- Countdown to Music 's Biggest Night '' , a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live . Kanye West received the most nominations with seven . Adele , Foo Fighters , and Bruno Mars each received six nominations . Lil Wayne , Skrillex , and Radiohead all earned five nominations . The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West 's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts . West 's album went on to win Best Rap Album . A total of 78 awards were presented following the Academy 's decision to restructure the Grammy Award categories . Paul McCartney received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10 , 2012 , at the Los Angeles Convention Center , two nights prior to the Grammy telecast . On February 8 , 2012 , the Academy announced that the 54th Grammy Pre-Telecast Ceremony would stream live internationally . The ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and was streamed live in its entirety internationally at Grammy 's official website and CBS Television Network . The ceremony was co-hosted by Dave Koz and MC Lyte . A total of 68 awards were presented in the Pre-Telecast ceremony . The official poster was designed by Architect Frank Gehry . The day before the ceremony , Whitney Houston died in Los Angeles , and the show 's producers quickly planned a tribute in the form of Jennifer Hudson singing Houston 's `` I Will Always Love You '' . The awards show began with a Bruce Springsteen performance followed by an LL Cool J prayer for Whitney Houston . Adele won all of her six nominations , equalling the record for most wins by a female artist in one night , firstly held by Beyoncé Knowles . Foo Fighters and Kanye West followed with five and four awards , respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "Walk_It_Out_(Jennifer_Hudson_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Walk It Out '' is a song by American singer Jennifer Hudson . It was written by Lyrica Anderson , Jacob Luttrell , Chris Godbey , Mike Tompkins , Jim Beanz , J-Roc , Hudson and Timbaland for her third studio album JHUD ( 2014 ) , while production was handled by the latter . The mid-tempo track was released worldwide on April 29 , 2014 as the second single from the album ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter_Wade_Keusch",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Wade Keusch , more commonly known as Peter Wade , is a Grammy Award winning record producer , recording engineer , mixer , songwriter and A&R . His artist development projects include MNDR , Party Nails and numerous songwriters and producers signed to his record label WonderSound and publishing company 120 Music . Wade 's production and writing credits include Kid Ink , Jennifer Lopez , Natasha Bedingfield , Kylie Minogue , and Flume . Wade has been a part of three Grammy winning albums with Marc Anthony ( two Latin ) and won a trophy for his participation on Valio La Pena . He has been a guest speaker at the ASCAP Paul Cunningham Songwriter Workshop and The Grammy Professional Development Series . In 2008 he was published in Bruce Swedien 's second book , In The Studio With Michael Jackson , and also contributed photography to Swedien 's first book Make Mine Music . Wade owns and operates a record label , WonderSound , and a music publishing company , 120 Music ."
},
{
"docid": "Tales_from_the_Hudson",
"title": "",
"text": "Tales from the Hudson is Michael Brecker 's fourth album as a leader . It was recorded at the Power Station in New York City . The album also won Brecker two Grammy awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ( for his solo on `` Cabin Fever '' ) and Best Jazz Instrumental Album , Individual or Group ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Holliday",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Yvette Holliday ( born October 19 , 1960 ) is an American actress and singer . Holliday started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls ( 1981 -- 83 ) , Your Arms Too Short to Box with God ( 1980 -- 81 ) and later became a successful recording artist . She is best known for her debut single , the Dreamgirls number and rhythm-and-blues/pop hit , `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' , which won her a Grammy award for Best Female Performance , Rhythm & Blues in 1983 . Holliday also won a 1982 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for Dreamgirls ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Decilveo",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Decilveo is an American Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles . She has written and produced for numerous artists including Melanie Martinez , Ryn Weaver 's The Fool and Andra Day on her critically acclaimed album Cheers to the Fall . The album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the album 's main single , `` Rise Up '' , was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards . Decilveo and Day are winners of BET 's 2016 Soul Train Music Awards The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter 's Award ."
}
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Marie Antoinette died in 1793.
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[
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette ( -LSB- ˈmæriˌæntwəˈnɛt -RSB- , -LSB- ˌɑ̃ːntwə - -RSB- , -LSB- ˌɑ̃ːtwə - -RSB- , -LSB- məˈriː - -RSB- -LSB- maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt -RSB- ; born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna ( 2 November 1755 -- 16 October 1793 ) was the last Queen of France and Navarre before the French Revolution . She was born an Archduchess of Austria , and was the fifteenth and second youngest child of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I , Holy Roman Emperor . In April 1770 , upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste , heir apparent to the French throne , she became Dauphine of France . On 10 May 1774 , when her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI , she became Queen of France and Navarre , a title she held until September 1791 , when , as the French Revolution proceeded , she became Queen of the French , a title she held until 21 September 1792 . After eight years of marriage , Marie Antoinette gave birth to a daughter , Marie-Thérèse Charlotte , the first of her four children . Despite her initial popularity , a growing number of the population eventually came to dislike her , accusing her of being profligate , promiscuous , and of harbouring sympathies for France 's enemies , particularly her native Austria . The Diamond Necklace affair damaged her reputation further . During the Revolution , she became known as Madame Déficit because the country 's financial crisis was blamed on her lavish spending and her opposition to the social and financial reforms of Turgot and Necker . During the Revolution , after the government had placed the royal family under house arrest in the Tuileries Palace in October 1789 , several events linked to Marie Antoinette , in particular the June 1791 attempted flight to Varennes and her role in the War of the First Coalition , had disastrous effects on French popular opinion . On 10 August 1792 , the attack on the Tuileries forced the royal family to take refuge at the Assembly , and on 13 August the family was imprisoned in the Temple . On 21 September 1792 , the monarchy was abolished . After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793 , Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason and executed by guillotine on the Place de la Révolution on 16 October 1793 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "HMS_Marie_Antoinette_(1793)",
"title": "",
"text": "HMS Marie Antoinette was a 10-gun two-masted sloop . She was built in France and was originally called Marie Antoinette . During the French Revolution , she was rerequisitoned and renamed Convention Nationale . A British squadron under Commodore Ford captured her in 1793 . The Royal Navy took her into service under her original name , Marie Antoinette . She took part in operations around Saint-Domingue until her crew mutinied in 1797 and carried her into a French port . Her subsequent fate is unknown ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette ( 1755 -- 1793 ) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France . Marie Antoinette may also refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_Murat",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette Murat , Marie Antoinette Murat , Princesse Murat ( 3 January 1793 , Labastide-Murat , Lot , French Republic -- 19 January 1847 , Sigmaringen , Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ) was a member of the House of Murat . Through her marriage to Charles , Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen , Marie Antoinette was also a member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen . Marie Antoinette was the niece of Joachim Murat , King of Naples from 1808 to 1815 and a brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte , through marriage to Napoleon 's youngest sister , Caroline Bonaparte ."
},
{
"docid": "Cultural_depictions_of_Marie_Antoinette",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette , Queen of France , is best remembered for her legendary extravagance and for her death : she was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror at the height of the French Revolution in 1793 for the crime of treason . Her life has been subject of many historically accurate biographies , as well as subject of romance novels and films ."
},
{
"docid": "Yolande_de_Polastron",
"title": "",
"text": "Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron , Duchess of Polignac ( 8 September 17499 December 1793 ) was the favourite of Marie Antoinette , whom she first met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775 , the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France . She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary society , but her extravagance and exclusivity earned her many enemies ."
},
{
"docid": "Countess_Lerchenfeld",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Walburge Gräfin Lerchenfeld , also known as Countess Lerchenfeld or Madame de Lerchenfeld , ( died 1769 ) served Maria Theresa in Vienna as the governess of several of her children . Marie Antoinette , future queen of France , was among her charges . She appears in the book Marie Antoinette : Princess of Versailles from The Royal Diaries . In the book , she is a wonderful dancer and a kind woman , whom Marie Antoinette affectionately calls `` Lulu '' . Category :1769 deaths Category : Austrian countesses Category : Year of birth unknown Category : Austrian governesses"
},
{
"docid": "Antoine_Barnave",
"title": "",
"text": "Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave ( 22 October 1761 -- 29 November 1793 ) was a French politician , and , together with Honoré Mirabeau , one of the most influential orators of the early part of the French Revolution . He is most notable for correspondence with Marie Antoinette in an attempt to set up a constitutional monarchy and for being one of the founding members of the Feuillants ."
},
{
"docid": "Louise-Charlotte_de_Duras",
"title": "",
"text": "Louise-Charlotte-Henriette-Philippine , Duchess de Duras , née de Noailles ( 1745-1832 ) , was a French courtier and memoirist . She served as lady in waiting to Marie Antoinette from 1770 to 1791 . Louise-Charlotte de Duras was the daughter of Philippe de Noailles and Anne d'Arpajon . She married Duke Emmanuel-Céleste-Augustin de Duras in 1760 . de Duras served as lady in waiting to queen Marie Leszczynska from 1767 to 1768 and was , as many of the courtiers of the late queen , appointed to serve Marie Antoinette upon her arrival to France in 1770 . Her mother , Anne d'Arpajon , served as the chief lady in waiting to Marie Antoinette . The duchess de Duras was described as very well educated , learned and verbal , and enjoyed respect for her reputation of being a scholar . When Victoire de Rohan was to be replaced as Governess of the Children of France in 1782 , de Duras , alongside Laure-Auguste de Fitz-James , Princess de Chimay , was commonly assumed to be the two most suitable candidates for the post : however , Marie Antoinette refused de Chimay because of her too severe religiosity and de Duras because she reportedly felt a certain academic inferiority toward her , and chose Yolande de Polastron for the position instead . Reportedly , Marie Antoinette felt a certain inferiority toward Louise-Charlotte de Duras because of de Duras ' greater learning and scholarly knowledge , and was therefore somewhat uncomfortable in her presence.Their relationship was therefore more professional than friendly . However , the queen also felt respect for her , and it was therefore often de Duras who was selected to correct the queen whenever she made a mistake , such as when Marie Antoinette wished to visit the theater just one day after the death of her close friend Thérèse-Lucy de Dillon , which gave her much bad publicity . During the visit of Joseph II , Holy Roman Emperor in France in 1777 , Marie Antoinette often selected de Duras to accompany her during his visits , because she expected the intellectual de Duras to make a more favorable impression upon Joseph than her more intimate friends among her courtiers , whom Joseph had been given harsh criticism . Louise-Charlotte de Duras remained in service at court after the outbreak of the French revolution , and the removal of the court from Versailles to Paris after the Women 's March on Versailles . She resigned in 1791 with a number of other court staff after the Flight to Varennes , when the government issued reforms in the household of the king which abolished several old court customs and privileges of etiquette such as the tabouret . de Duras settled with her parents at the chateau Mouchy-le-Châtel in Oise . In 1793 , she and her parents were imprisoned in accordance with the law of potential enemies of the state . Her parents were executed in Paris . She herself remained in prison and was liberated after the fall of Robespierre . Louise-Charlotte de Duras 's memoirs , depicting her life during the French revolution , has been published ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_(1938_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette is a 1938 film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starred Norma Shearer as Marie Antoinette . Based upon the 1932 biography of the ill-fated Queen of France by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig , it had its Los Angeles premiere at the legendary Carthay Circle Theatre , where the landscaping was specially decorated for the event . The film was the last project of Irving Thalberg who died in 1936 while it was in the planning stage . His widow Norma Shearer remained committed to the project even while her enthusiasm for her film career in general was waning following his death . With a budget close to two million dollars , it was one of the more expensive films of the 1930s , but also one of the bigger successes ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette:_The_Portrait_of_an_Average_Woman",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette : The Portrait of an Average Woman ( Marie Antoinette . Bildnis eines mittleren Charakters ) is a 1932 biography of the French queen Marie Antoinette by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig . The Viking Press published the first English-language edition , translated by Eden and Cedar Paul , in 1933 . The book was the basis for the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film , Marie Antoinette , starring Norma Shearer ."
},
{
"docid": "Pouf",
"title": "",
"text": "The pouf or pouffe also `` toque '' ( literally a thick cushion ) is a hairstyle and a hairstyling support deriving from 18th century France . It was made popular by the Queen of France , Marie Antoinette ( 1755 -- 1793 ) , when she wore it in June 1775 at the coronation of her husband Louis XVI , triggering a wave of young French women to wear their hair in the same manner ."
},
{
"docid": "Le_Chevalier_de_Maison-Rouge",
"title": "",
"text": "Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge ( translated as The Knight of Maison-Rouge : A Novel of Marie Antoinette or The Knight of the Red House ) was written in 1845 by Alexandre Dumas , père . It is related to a series referred to as the Marie Antoinette romances , though technically not part of that series as the characters of Joseph Balsamo ( also known as Cagliostro ) and Doctor Gilbert do not appear in the novel , and many of the other series protagonists have died by the start of this novel . The novel takes place shortly after the end of the series , following the death of Louis XVI . Set in Paris during the Reign of Terror , the novel follows the adventures of a brave young man named Maurice Lindey who unwittingly implicates himself in a Royalist plot to rescue Marie Antoinette from prison . Maurice is devoted to the Republican cause , but his infatuation with a beautiful young woman leads him into the service of the mysterious Knight of Maison-Rouge , the mastermind behind the plot . Alexandre Dumas based events in the novel on `` the affair of the carnation '' , an attempt by the Marquis Alexandre Gonsse de Rougeville to communicate with Marie Antoinette by hiding a secret message in the petals of a carnation . According to the biography La vie d'Alexandre Dumas père by J. Lucas-Dubreton , Dumas had originally titled the work Le Chevalier de Rougeville , but changed the title to Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge after receiving a complaint from the son of the Marquis de Rougeville ."
},
{
"docid": "Maria_of_Habsburg",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria of Habsburg may refer to : Mary of Austria ( 1505-1558 ) , queen consort of the king of Hungary and Bohemia Maria of Austria ( 1531-1581 ) , daughter of Ferdinand I Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria ( 1762-1770 ) , daughter of emperor Joseph II Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria ( 1684-1696 ) , daughter of emperor Leopold I Maria Anna of Austria ( 1718-1744 ) , archduchess of Austria Other people named Maria or Mary in the house of Habsburg : Maria of Spain ( 1528 -- 1603 ) , wife of emperor Maximillian II Maria Theresa of Austria ( 1717 -- 1780 ) , Archduchess of Austria Maria Christina of Austria ( 1858 -- 1929 ) , queen of Spain Marie Antoinette ( 1755 -- 1793 ) , queen of France"
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette,_the_Love_of_a_King",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette , the Love of a King ( Marie Antoinette -- Das Leben einer Königin ) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Diana Karenne , Maria Reisenhofer and Gustav May . The film depicts the life of Marie Antoinette , Queen of France , during the years leading up to and during the French Revolution in which she was executed ."
},
{
"docid": "Duchess_Marie_Antoinette_of_Mecklenburg",
"title": "",
"text": "Duchess Marie Antoinette of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , also Manette ( Marie Antoinette Margarethe Mathilde ; 28 May 1884 -- 26 October 1944 ) was the second daughter of Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg and the Austrian-born Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz ."
},
{
"docid": "Princess_Marie_Antoinette_of_Schwarzburg",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette , Princess of Schwarzburg ( Marie Antoinette Prinzessin zu Schwarzburg 7 February 18984 November 1984 ) was the eldest child of Sizzo , Prince of Schwarzburg ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie-Antoinette_Demagnez",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie-Antoinette Demagnez ( 1869 -- 1925 ) was a French sculptor who worked during the late 19th century and early 20th century . Demagnez was a frequent exhibitor at the annual Salon art exhibition in Paris , and was one of only a few women whose works were juried into the show at that time in history . She is best known for her stone statue called Source d'amour and her monumental war memorial statue at Saint-Chaptes that memorializes soldiers killed in both the First and Second World War . Demagnez died in Paris in 1925 ."
},
{
"docid": "Duchess_Marie_Gabrielle_in_Bavaria",
"title": "",
"text": "Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria ( Marie Gabrielle Mathilde Isabelle Therese Antoinette Sabine Herzogin in Bayern ) was born 9 October 1878 in Tegernsee in the Kingdom of Bavaria and died 24 October 1912 in Sorrento in the Kingdom of Italy ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Rosalie_Lamorlière",
"title": "",
"text": "Rosalie Lamorlière ( Rosalie Lamorliere in English ; March 3 , 1768 - February 2 , 1848 ) was the last servant of Marie Antoinette , while the queen was in the Conciergerie , awaiting her trial and execution . She was born on 19 March 1768 , in Breteuil , France , to a shoemaker and his wife ( who later died when Lamorlière was 12 ) , and was one of seven siblings . Although she never married , she had a child whose father is unknown . Lamorlière lived some part of her life in rue de Sèvres in Paris . Following the September Massacres , she was engaged for work by the Richards , up until 1799 . It is unknown what she looked like , as the only portrait known to be painted of her has been lost . Apart from that , the only other existing painting of Lamorlière is Marie-Antoinette , le matin de son exécution , painted by Tony Robert-Fleury during the 19th century , and he had never seen her . Her tomb was erected by her daughter at the Père Lachaise Cemetery . Rosalie Lamorlière , dernière servante de Marie-Antoinette by Ludovic Miserole , a book on Lamorlière , was published in 2010 . It is only available in French ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette is a 2006 historical drama film , written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Kirsten Dunst . It is based on the life of queen Marie Antoinette in the years leading up to the French Revolution . It won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design . It was released in the United States on October 20 , 2006 , by Columbia Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette:_The_Journey",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette : The Journey is a sympathetic 2001 biography of archduchess Marie Antoinette , the Queen of France ( 1774 -- 1792 ) by Antonia Fraser . It is the basis for the 2006 Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette . The book , which was relaunched to coincide with the release of the related film , has had considerable success . It has been translated into French and Italian , been awarded the Enid McLeod Literary Prize , received critical praise including being described `` definitive '' by British historian , Amanda Foreman , author of a bestselling biography of Georgiana , duchess of Devonshire . It is considered , by some modern historians , as the most thorough and balanced biography of the queen , though it naturally builds upon earlier biographies , first hand accounts , and even the infamous libelles which destroyed the queen 's reputation ."
},
{
"docid": "Florimond_Claude,_Comte_de_Mercy-Argenteau",
"title": "",
"text": "Florimond Claude , comte de Mercy-Argenteau ( 20 April 1727 -- 25 August 1794 ) was an Austrian diplomat . He was born in Liège , Belgium , to Antoine , comte de Mercy-Argenteau , and entered the diplomatic service of Austria in Paris in the train of Reichsfürst Kaunitz . He became Austrian minister in Turin at the court of King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia , in St. Petersburg at the court of Catherine the Great , and then Paris at the court of King Louis XV of France in 1766 . In Paris , his first work was to strengthen the alliance between France and Austria , which was cemented in 1770 by the marriage of the dauphin , afterwards Louis XVI , with Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria , youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa , afterwards known as Queen Marie Antoinette . When Louis and Marie Antoinette ascended the throne of France in 1774 , Mercy-Argenteau became one of the most powerful personages at the French court due to his influence over Marie-Antoinette , which made her unpopular with the French nobility and French people . He was in Paris during the turbulent years the heralded the French Revolution , and gave powerful aid to the finance ministers Loménie de Brienne and Necker . In 1792 , he became governor-general of the Austrian Netherlands , which had just been reduced to obedience by Austria . There , his ability and experience made him a very successful ruler . Although at first in favor of moderate courses , Mercy-Argenteau supported the action of Austria in making war upon his former ally after the outbreak of the French Revolution , and in July 1794 , he was appointed Austrian ambassador to Britain , but he died a few days after his arrival in London . He was played by Henry Stephenson in the 1938 film Marie Antoinette , and by Steve Coogan in the 2006 film of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_Queen_of_France",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette Queen of France ( Marie-Antoinette reine de France and also known as Shadow of the Guillotine ) is a French language motion picture historical drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer . The film stars Michèle Morgan and Richard Todd . It was nominated for the Golden Palm ( Jean Delannoy ) at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_Petersén",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Antonia `` Marie Antoinette '' Petersén née Crux , ( 1771 -- 1855 ) , was a Swedish musician ( violinist ) and singer . She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music . Marie Antoinette Petersén was born in Germany , possibly in Mannheim . In 1795 , she married the Swedish miniaturist Jacob Axel Gillberg and moved with him to Gothenburg . After one and a half year , she was abandoned by Gillberg . She supported herself by keeping a girl 's pension and by giving concerts . She was a singer and played the piano , but she was most admired as a violinist . In 1801 and 1802 , she performed for Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden during his visit to Gothenburg . In 1802 , she divorced Gillberg and remarried Johan Andreas Petersén , the son of a rich merchant in Gothenburg . Marie Antoinette Petersén was elected member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music in 1801 ."
},
{
"docid": "Marie_Antoinette_syndrome",
"title": "",
"text": "Marie Antoinette syndrome is a sudden whitening of the hair . The event that named the syndrome was the observation that the hair of Queen Marie Antoinette of France turned stark white after her capture after the ill-fated Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution . Witnesses have alleged that Antoinette 's hair suddenly turned white on three separate occasions . In the novel ` One hundred and One Dalmatians ' , by Dodie Smith , after the Dalmatians destroy Cruella de Vil 's stock of furs , the shock renders her black hair white ( and her white hair green ) . In Victor Hugo 's novel ` Les Miserables ' Jean Val-Jean 's hair also goes pure white after the trauma of appearing in court in Arras ."
},
{
"docid": "Rose_Marie_Antoinette_Blommers-Schlösser",
"title": "",
"text": "Rose Marie Antoinette Blommers-Schlösser ( Eindhoven , 1944 ) is a Dutch herpetologist and entomologist ."
},
{
"docid": "Geneviève_de_Gramont",
"title": "",
"text": "Geneviève de Gramont , marquise d'Ossun ( 1751-1794 ) was a French courtier . She served as dame d'atour to the queen of France , Marie Antoinette , from 1781 until 1790 , and as Première dame d'honneur from 1791 until 1792 . She was the niece of Étienne François de Choiseul and sister-in-law of Aglaé de Polignac and married marquis Charles d'Ossun in 1766 . She was described as a confidante of Marie Antoinette . She was executed during the French revolution judged guilty of neglect to rapport the crimes of which Marie Antoinette had been sentenced guilty ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_XVII_of_France",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis XVII ( 27 March 1785 in Versailles -- 8 June 1795 in Paris ) , from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles , Duke of Normandy ; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles , Dauphin of France ; and from 1791 to 1792 as Louis-Charles , Prince Royal of France , was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette . As the son of the king , he was a Fils de France ( Son of France ) . His older brother , Louis Joseph , died in June 1789 , a little over month before the start of the French Revolution . When his father was executed on 21 January 1793 , during the middle-period of the French Revolution , he became ( nominally ) King of France and Navarre in the eyes of the royalists . However , since France was by then a republic , and Louis XVII had been imprisoned from August 1792 until his death from illness in 1795 at the age of 10 , he was never officially king . His title was bestowed by his royalist supporters and acknowledged implicitly by his uncle 's later adoption of the regnal name Louis XVIII rather than Louis XVII , upon the Bourbon Restoration in 1814 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mary_Antoinette_Brown-Sherman",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Antoinette Brown Sherman ( October 27 , 1926 -- June 3 , 2004 ) was a Liberian educator , and the first woman to serve as president of a university in Africa ."
},
{
"docid": "Anne_d'Arpajon",
"title": "",
"text": "Anne d'Arpajon ( Anne Claude Louise d'Arpajon ; 4 March 1729 -- 27 June 1794 ) was a French aristocrat and dame d'honneur to Queens of France , Marie Leszczyńska and Marie Antoinette . She was called `` Madame Etiquette '' by Marie Antoinette for her insistence that no minutia of court etiquette ever be altered or disregarded ."
}
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The Uruguay national football team won two FIFA World Cups.
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[
{
"docid": "Uruguay_national_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association , the governing body for football in Uruguay . The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez . The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste ( The Sky Blue ) . The Uruguayan team recently won the 2011 Copa América . They have won the Copa América 15 times , being the team that has won the tournament on most occasions . The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice , including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts , defeating Argentina 4 -- 2 in the final . They won their second title in 1950 , upsetting host Brazil 2 -- 1 in the final match , which received an attendance higher than any football match ever . They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice , in 1924 and 1928 recognized by FIFA as World Cup , before the creation of the World Cup . Uruguay also won the 1980 Mundialito , a tournament among former World Cup champions . In total , Uruguay have won 20 official titles , a world record for the most international titles held by any country . Another unique achievement of Uruguay is that it ´ s the only nation in world football to organize multiple major international tournaments in own country and win them all . La Celeste won 7 Copa América tournaments , 1 World Cup and Mundialito , all staged in Uruguay . Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants ( 2011 est. ) . Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population , 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930 . The second-smallest country , by population , to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978 . Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals ; only five nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay 's have ever participated in any World Cup : Northern Ireland ( three times ) , Slovenia ( twice ) , Wales , Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "1930_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup , the world championship for men 's national association football teams . It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930 . FIFA , football 's international governing body , selected Uruguay as host nation , as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution , and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics . All matches were played in the Uruguayan capital , Montevideo , the majority at the Estadio Centenario , which was built for the tournament . Thirteen teams ( seven from South America , four from Europe , and two from North America ) entered the tournament . Few European teams chose to participate because of the difficulty of travelling to South America . The teams were divided into four groups , with the winner of each group progressing to the semi-finals . The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously , and were won by France and the United States , who defeated Mexico 4 -- 1 and Belgium 3 -- 0 , respectively . Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in World Cup history , while American goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas posted the first official `` clean sheet '' in the tournament . Argentina , Uruguay , the United States and Yugoslavia each won their respective groups to qualify for the semi-finals . In the final , hosts and pre-tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Argentina 4 -- 2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people , and became the first nation to win the World Cup ."
},
{
"docid": "Uruguay_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a record of Uruguay 's results at the FIFA World Cup . Uruguay has won two FIFA World Cups , including the first ever World Cup in 1930 as hosts , beating Argentina 4 -- 2 in the final . They won their second title in 1950 , upsetting hosts Brazil 2 -- 1 in the final match . The team has qualified for 12 World Cups , reaching the second round in all but three , the semifinals five times and the finals twice . They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice , in 1924 and 1928 , before the creation of the World Cup . They also won the 1980 Mundialito , a tournament among former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay in 1980 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup . Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world , having won 19 official titles : 2 FIFA World Cup , 2 Olympic Games and 15 Copa América . Uruguay refused to participate in 1934 and defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in 1930 held in Uruguay . And also Uruguay refused to enter in 1938 because FIFA 's decision during the celebration of the 1936 Summer Olympics to hold the tournament in France caused outrage in South America where it was believed that the venue would alternate between the two continents ."
},
{
"docid": "CONMEBOL",
"title": "",
"text": "The South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL , -LSB- ` kɒnmᵻbɒl -RSB- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol or CSF ) is the continental governing body of association football in South America ( apart from Guyana , Suriname and French Guiana ) and it is one of FIFA 's six continental confederations . The oldest continental confederation in the world , its headquarters are located in Luque , Paraguay , near Asunción . CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football 's major international tournaments . With 10 member football associations , it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA . CONMEBOL national teams have won nine FIFA World Cups ( Brazil five , Uruguay two and Argentina two ) , and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups . Argentina and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each , Brazil has won one Olympic gold medal . It is considered one of the strongest confederations in the world . The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the `` toughest qualifiers in the world '' , for their simple round-robin system , entry of some of the top national teams in the world , leveling of the weaker national teams , climate conditions , geographic conditions , strong home stands and passionate supporters . Currently , the Confederation is planning to create the first women 's qualification to the FIFA Women 's World Cup to replace the Copa América Femenina . Juan Ángel Napout was the president of CONMEBOL until December 3 , 2015 when he was arrested in a raid in Switzerland as part of the U.S. Justice Department 's widening bribery case involving FIFA . Wilmar Valdez ( Uruguay ) was interim president until January 26 , 2016 when Alejandro Domínguez ( Paraguay ) was elected president . The first and second vice-presidents are Ramón Jesurum ( Colombia ) and Laureano González ( Venezuela ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Football_in_Uruguay",
"title": "",
"text": "Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay . The Uruguay national football team has won two FIFA World Cup titles and reached three additional semifinals . The national team won the first edition of the tournament in 1930 , and won it again in 1950 . Also , the Uruguayan national football team won the football olympics games twice , in 1924 and 1928 , the Copa América in 15 times and the Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales in 1980-1981 ."
},
{
"docid": "Santos_Urdinarán",
"title": "",
"text": "Santos `` Vasquito '' Urdinarán ( March 30 , 1900 -- July 14 , 1979 ) , known as el Vasquito , was a footballer from Uruguay . He played for Nacional from 1919 to 1933 ( 318 matches and 124 goals ) , playing the position of right winger . He was born and died in Montevideo . He also played 20 matches and scored 2 goals for the Uruguay national football team . With the national team , he won the 1930 FIFA World Cup ( without playing the final ) , two Olympic titles ( 1924 and 1928 ) , and three Copa Americas ( in 1923 , 1924 and 1926 ) . Category :1900 births Category :1930 FIFA World Cup players Category :1979 deaths Category : Sportspeople from Montevideo Category : Uruguayan footballers Category : Club Nacional de Football players Category : Uruguay international footballers Category : Olympic footballers of Uruguay Category : Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Category : Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Category : Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay Category : FIFA World Cup-winning players Category : Olympic medalists in football Category : Copa América-winning players Category : Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Category : Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Category : Association football forwards"
},
{
"docid": "Argentina_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a record of Argentina 's results at the FIFA World Cup . Argentina is one of the most successful national football teams in the world , having won 2 World Cups in 1978 and 1986 . Argentina has been runners up three times in the 1930 , 1990 and 2014 . The team was present in all but four of the World Cups , being behind only Brazil , Italy and Germany in number of appearances . Argentina has also won the Copa América 14 times , one less than Uruguay . Moreover , Argentina has also won the Confederations Cup and the gold medal at the Olympic football tournament in 2004 and 2008 . Prior to that occasion Argentina had obtained two silver medals in the 1928 and 1996 editions . On other levels of international competition Argentina has won the FIFA U-20 World Cup a record six times . The FIFA U-17 World Cup is the only FIFA international competition yet to be obtained ."
},
{
"docid": "Mexico_national_under-17_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mexico U-17 national football team is one of the younger teams that represents Mexico in football , and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation ( Spanish : Federación Mexicana de Fútbol ) . A two time FIFA U-17 World Cup champion , the team has enjoyed recent success as it was crowned in the 2005 and 2011 editions of the tournament . In 2011 , Mexico hosted and subsequently won the tournament by defeating Uruguay , becoming the only time a host nation has ever won this tournament . Mexico has participated in 11 of 15 FIFA U-16 / U-17 World Cup events ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930 , when FIFA president Jules Rimet decided to stage an international football tournament . The inaugural edition , held in 1930 , was contested as a final tournament of only thirteen teams invited by the organization . Since then , the World Cup has experienced successive expansions and format remodeling to its current 32-team final tournament preceded by a two-year qualifying process , involving over 200 teams from around the world . The first official international football match was played in 1872 in Glasgow between Scotland and England , although at this stage the sport was rarely played outside Great Britain . By 1900 , however , football had gained ground all around the world and national football associations were being founded . The first official international match outside of the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902 . FIFA was founded in Paris on 22 May 1904 -- comprising football associations from France , Belgium ( the preceding two teams having played their first international against each other earlier in the month ) , Denmark , the Netherlands , Spain , Sweden and Switzerland , with Germany pledging to join . As football began to increase in popularity , it was contested as an IOC-recognised Olympic sport at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics , as well as at the 1906 Intercalated Games , before becoming an official FIFA-supervised Olympic competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics . Organised by England 's Football Association , the event was for amateur players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition . The England national amateur football team won the event in both 1908 and 1912 . There was an attempt made by FIFA to organize an international football tournament between nations outside of the Olympic framework in 1906 and this took place in Switzerland . These were very early days for international football and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been a failure . With the Olympic event continuing to be contested only between amateur teams , competitions involving professional teams also started to appear . The Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva , held in Turin in 1908 , was one of the first and the following year ; Sir Thomas Lipton organised the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy , also held in Turin . Both tournaments were contested between individual clubs ( not national teams ) , each one of which represented an entire nation . For this reason , neither was really a direct forerunner of the World Cup , but notwithstanding that , the Thomas Lipton Trophy is sometimes described as The First World Cup , at the expense of its less well-known Italian predecessor . In 1914 , FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a `` world football championship for amateurs '' , and took responsibility for organising the event . This led the way for the world 's first intercontinental football competition , at the 1920 Summer Olympics , won by Belgium . Uruguay won the tournaments in 1924 and 1928 ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_the_Argentina_national_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The first match ever recorded by an Argentina national football team was played on 16 May 1901 against Uruguay , although the one played by Argentina on 20 July 1902 ( also against Uruguay ) is considered its first official match , a 6 -- 0 defeat . Since its establishment , the Argentina national team has appeared in five FIFA World Cup finals , including the first final in 1930 , 1978 ( when the team won its first World Cup ) beating the Netherlands ) , the 1986 ( winning its second World Cup after defeating West Germany ) , 1990 and 2014 . Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América , winning it 14 times and also winning the `` extra '' South American Championships in 1941 , 1945 and 1946 . The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup , both in 1992 , and the Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals",
"title": "",
"text": "The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930 . It is contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , the sport 's global governing body . The tournament has taken place every four years , except in 1942 and 1946 , when the competition was cancelled due to World War II . The most recent World Cup , hosted by Brazil in 2014 , was won by Germany , who beat Argentina 1 -- 0 after extra time . The World Cup final match is the last of the competition , and the result determines which country is declared world champions . If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw , an additional 30-minute period of play , called extra time , is added . If such a game is still tied after extra time it is decided by kicks from the penalty shoot-out . The winning penalty shoot-out area team are then declared champions . The tournament has been decided by a one-off match on every occasion except 1950 , when the tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams ( Uruguay , Brazil , Sweden , and Spain ) . Uruguay 's 2 -- 1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match ( and one of the last two matches of the tournament ) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions . Therefore , this match is regarded by FIFA as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup . In the 20 tournaments held , 77 nations have appeared at least once . Of these , 12 have made it to the final match , and eight have won . With five titles , Brazil is the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have participated in every World Cup finals tournament . Italy and Germany have four titles . The other former champions are Uruguay and Argentina with two titles each , and England , France , and Spain with one each . The current champions , Germany , took their fourth title in 2014 , and it is the first title for the reunified German team . The 2014 German team also became the first European team to win in South America . The team that wins the finals receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy , and their name is engraved in the bottom side of the trophy . The 1970 and 1994 along with the 1986 , 1990 and 2014 games are to date the only matches competed by the same teams ( Brazil -- Italy and Argentina -- Germany respectively ) . As of 2014 , the 1934 final remains the latest final to have been between two teams playing their first final . The final match of the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia is scheduled to take place at the country 's biggest sports complex , the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow . The 1930 and the 1966 games are the only ones that did not take place on Sunday . The former did on a Wednesday and the latter on a Saturday . As of 2014 , only nations from Europe and South America have competed in a World Cup Final ."
},
{
"docid": "FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "The FIFA World Cup , often simply called the World Cup , is an international association football competition contested by the senior men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , the sport 's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930 , except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War . The current champion is Germany , which won its fourth title at the 2014 tournament in Brazil . The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase , which currently takes place over the preceding three years , to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase , which is often called the World Cup Finals . 32 teams , including the automatically qualifying host nation ( s ) , compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation ( s ) over a period of about a month . The 20 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams . Brazil have won five times , and they are the only team to have played in every tournament . The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy , with four titles each ; Argentina and inaugural winner Uruguay , with two titles each ; and England , France and Spain , with one title each . The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world , exceeding even the Olympic Games ; the cumulative audience of all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final match , a ninth of the entire population of the planet ."
},
{
"docid": "1934_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup , the world championship for men 's national association football teams . It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934 . The 1934 World Cup was the first for which teams had to qualify to take part . Thirty-two nations entered the competition , and after qualification , 16 teams participated in the finals tournament . Reigning champions Uruguay did not enter . Italy became the second World Cup champions , beating Czechoslovakia 2 -- 1 in the final ."
},
{
"docid": "Argentina_national_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The Argentina national football team ( -LSB- Selección de fútbol de Argentina , links = no -RSB- ) represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association ( AFA ) , the governing body for football in Argentina . Argentina 's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires . La Selección ( national team ) , also known as the Albicelestes ( sky blue and whites ) , has appeared in five World Cup finals , including the first final in 1930 , which they lost 4 -- 2 to Uruguay . Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978 , beating the Netherlands at extra time , 3 -- 1 . Argentina , led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986 , a 3 -- 2 victory over West Germany . They again made the World Cup finals in 1990 , and lost 1 -- 0 to West Germany following a controversial penalty call in the 87th minute . Argentina made their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014 , again losing to Germany , 1 -- 0 during extra-time . Argentina 's World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978 , and Carlos Bilardo in 1986 . Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América , winning it 14 times and also winning the ` extra ' South American Championships in 1941 , 1945 and 1946 . The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup , both in 1992 , and the Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 . Argentina , Brazil and France are the only national teams that have won the three most important men 's titles recognized by FIFA : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament . They have also won their respective continental championship ( Copa América for Argentina and Brazil , and UEFA European Championship for France ) . Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil , Uruguay , England and Germany due to historic occurrences with one another throughout football history ."
},
{
"docid": "2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL–OFC_play-off)",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL -- OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament , Australia , and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament , Uruguay . It still remains as the only match where a country has qualified for the FIFA World Cup Finals on a penalty shoot out . The games were played on 12 and 16 November 2005 in Montevideo and Sydney respectively . With the home team winning 1 -- 0 in both matches , the aggregate score was tied 1 -- 1 , and , with no away goal advantage , the play-off was decided by a penalty shootout , which Australia won 4 -- 2 in order to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since the 1974 tournament . It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup where the two sides had played each other for a place in the tournament . On the first occasion in 2001 , Uruguay won 3 -- 1 on aggregate . The draw for determining the order of the home and away legs was made at a FIFA congress on 10 September 2005 . Australia finally won a FIFA World Cup play-off after losing to Scotland ( 1986 ) , Argentina ( 1994 ) , Iran ( 1998 ) and Uruguay ( 2002 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "France_national_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The France national football team ( Équipe de France de football ) represents France in international football . The team 's colours are blue , white and red , and the coq gaulois its symbol . France are colloquially known as Les Bleus ( The Blues ) . France play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis , Paris , and the current manager is Didier Deschamps . They have won one FIFA World Cup , two UEFA European Football Championships , an Olympic tournament , and two FIFA Confederations Cups . France experienced much of its success in three major : in the 1950s , 1980s , and late 1990s/early 2000s respectively , which resulted in numerous major honours . France was one of the four European teams that participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and , although having been eliminated in the qualification stage six times , is one of only three teams that have entered every World Cup cycle . In 1958 , the team , led by Raymond Kopa and Just Fontaine , finished in third place at the FIFA World Cup . In 1984 , France , led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini , won UEFA Euro 1984 . Under the leadership of Didier Deschamps and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane , France won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 . Two years later , the team triumphed at UEFA Euro 2000 . France won the Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003 , and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup , which it lost 5 -- 3 on penalties to Italy . The team also reached the final of UEFA Euro 2016 , where they lost 1 -- 0 to Portugal in extra time . France , Argentina and Brazil are the only national teams that have won the three most important men 's titles recognized by FIFA : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament . They have also won their respective continental championship ( Copa América for Argentina and Brazil , and UEFA European Championship for France ) ."
},
{
"docid": "France_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a record of France 's results at the FIFA World Cup . France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 14 FIFA World Cups , tied for the fifth most of any country . The national team is one of eight national teams to have won at least one FIFA World Cup title . The France team won its first and only World Cup title in 1998 . The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3 -- 0 in the final match . In 2006 , France finished as runners-up losing 5 -- 3 on penalties to Italy . The team has also finished in third place on two occasions in 1958 and 1986 and in fourth place once in 1982 . The team 's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 2002 and 2010 . In 2002 , the team suffered an unexpected loss to Senegal and departed the tournament without scoring a goal , while in 2010 , France suffered defeats to Mexico and South Africa and earned a point from a draw with Uruguay ."
},
{
"docid": "Ernesto_Mascheroni",
"title": "",
"text": "Ernesto Mascheroni ( 21 November 1907 -- 3 July 1984 ) was a footballer from Uruguay . Born in Montevideo , Ernesto was a defender . He played as a left-back . He played 12 times for the Uruguay between 1930 and 1939 , including in the 1930 FIFA World Cup where Uruguay won the first ever World Cup tournament . In 1934 , he moved to Italy to play for Ambrosiana ( now Inter Milan ) until 1936 . During this period , he represented the Italy national football team twice , when the nationality rules were less strict than they now are . He later returned to Uruguay to play for C.A. Peñarol from 1936 to 1940 . By the time of his death in July 1984 , at the age of 76 , he was the last surviving member of Uruguay 's 1930 World Cup winning team ; though it would be another 26 years before the death of the last surviving participant of that World Cup ."
},
{
"docid": "Domingo_Tejera",
"title": "",
"text": "Domingo Tejera ( July 22 , 1899 in Montevideo - June 30 , 1969 ) was a football player from Uruguay . He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics , and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay . Tejera played club football for Montevideo Wanderers . He made over 200 appearances and won the Uruguayan league twice with Montevideo Wanderers . Tejera made 20 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1922 to 1932 ."
},
{
"docid": "Uruguay_national_under-17_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level . Uruguay has participated in 6 of 16 FIFA U-17 World Cup events ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial world championship for men 's national football teams organized by FIFA . It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014 , after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007 . It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition ( the first was in 1950 ) , and the fifth time that it was held in South America . Thirty-one national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament . A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues located in as many host cities across Brazil . For the first time at a World Cup finals , match officials used goal-line technology , as well as vanishing foam for free kicks . FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people , and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries . Every World Cup-winning team since the first edition in 1930 -- Argentina , Brazil , England , France , Germany , Italy , Spain and Uruguay -- qualified for this tournament . Spain , the title holders , were eliminated at the group stage , along with England and Italy . Uruguay were eliminated in the round of 16 , and France exited in the quarter-finals . Host nation Brazil , who had won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup , lost to Germany 7 -- 1 in the semi-finals and eventually finished in fourth place . In the final , Germany defeated Argentina 1 -- 0 to win the tournament and secure the country 's fourth world title , the first after the German reunification in 1990 , when as West Germany they also beat Argentina in the World Cup final . Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in the Americas , and this result marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three consecutive tournaments ( following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010 ) . As the winners , Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia ."
},
{
"docid": "Club_Nacional_de_Football",
"title": "",
"text": "Club Nacional de Football ( -LSB- kluβ nasjoˈnal de ˈfutbol -RSB- ) is a sports institution from Uruguay , founded on 14 May 1899 in Montevideo , as a result of the fusion between Uruguay Athletic Club and Montevideo Fútbol Club . Although its main focus is football , the club hosts many other activities including basketball , futsal , tennis , cycling , volleyball and chess . In the domestic league , Nacional won the championship 46 times , being the last the 2016 transition championship . Nacional is the most successful club in Uruguay in terms of number of league titles . At international level , Nacional has won 21 titles , nine of them recognised by FIFA and CONMEBOL that include three Copa Libertadores . In this tournament , Nacional is the all-time leader with 553 points . Nacional also won three Copa Intercontinental , becoming the first unbeaten three times world champion . In addition , Nacional is the only Uruguayan team that won the Copa Interamericana ( two times ) and the Recopa Sudamericana , competition in which is the first champion ( 1989 ) . Besides , Nacional won four Copa de Honor Cousenier , three Copa Aldao two Tie Cup , and one Copa Escobar-Gerona , all of them organized by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together . Nacional is identified with the white , blue and red colours inspired by the flag of Uruguay 's national hero José Gervasio Artigas . In spite of hosting some games at the Montevideo 's city property Estadio Centenario , Nacional plays most of its home matches at the Parque Central , located in the La Blanqueada neighbourhood and popularly known as El Parque , where on 13 July 1930 Belgium and the United States played one of the two opening games of the 1930 FIFA World Cup , and where Argentina and Brazil , among others , made their debut in FIFA World Cup . Besides , Parque Central was the only venue in the 1923 and 1924 edition of the Copa América . Nacional has fierce rivalries with many clubs , notably with cross-town team Peñarol , in clashes known as El clásico del fútbol uruguayo . According to CONMEBOL , Nacional was the Uruguayan team with the best international performance in the 2007 -- 2012 period . Also , according to IFFHS , it was the best Uruguayan team of the 2001 -- 2012 period and the tenth of the continent . In February 2013 , Nacional reached 60,000 associates"
},
{
"docid": "South_Africa_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a record of South Africa 's results at the FIFA World Cup . The FIFA World Cup , sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup , but usually referred to simply as the World Cup , is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , the sport 's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930 , except in 1942 and 1946 , due to World War II . The tournament consists of two parts , the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ) . The qualification phase , which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals , is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title , at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world , with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . South Africa have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasion 's in 1998 , 2002 , and 2010 . Although South Africa has made three appearances in the World Cup , they have not made it past the first round . The team 's first attempt to qualify as for the 1994 FIFA World Cup . The team finished second in their group , behind Nigeria , who went on to play at the World Cup . Their first appearance was in France 1998 , six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family . Despite a 3 -- 0 drubbing to France in their opening game , they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia , the team finished third and thus exited the tournament . Korea/Japan 2002 was expected to be an opportunity for Bafana Bafana to step up to the next level but they were eliminated at the group stage despite drawing to Paraguay and beating Slovenia 1 -- 0 for their first-ever World Cup win . The team finished third in their group , losing out to Paraguay on goal difference . The team failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup after finishing third in their qualifying group . Ghana won the group and progressed to the tournament , while Congo DR finished ahead of South Africa on head to head results . During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , they beat France 2 -- 1 and drew 1 -- 1 to Mexico , but lost 0 -- 3 to Uruguay . They lost out on progression to the round of 16 , on goal difference , for their second World Cup in a row ."
},
{
"docid": "Álvaro_Gestido",
"title": "",
"text": "Álvaro Antonio Gestido Pose ( 17 May 1907 -- 18 January 1957 ) was a footballer from Uruguay . He was born in Montevideo . From 1926 to 1942 , he played for C.A. Peñarol . He also played 25 matches for the Uruguay national football team , winning the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the 1928 Summer Olympics . His brother Óscar Diego Gestido was President of Uruguay in 1967 . Category :1907 births Category :1930 FIFA World Cup players Category :1957 deaths Category : Sportspeople from Montevideo Category : Uruguayan footballers Category : Peñarol players Category : Uruguay international footballers Category : Olympic footballers of Uruguay Category : Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Category : Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay Category : FIFA World Cup-winning players Category : Olympic medalists in football Category : Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Category : Association football midfielders"
},
{
"docid": "Clásico_centroamericano",
"title": "",
"text": "The Clásico centroamericano ( Central American classic ) is a rivalry between the Costa Rica national football team and the Honduras national football team . While also it presented at club level for having the most successful clubs in Central America in terms of the CONCACAF Champions League . Costa Rica in Honduras is considered one of the most important rivals , along with the Mexico national football team and the El Salvador national football team . Moreover , Honduras is considered in Costa Rica also as one of the most important rivals , along with the Mexico national football team and the United States men 's national soccer team . This rivalry is also accentuated by the selections that are higher amounts of account in the Copa Centroamericana trophies , most World Cup appearances and otherwise being the only teams to have achieved Aztecazo in World Cup qualifying . Also these two selections pride of power considered as the best in Central America compete globally . The Costa Rica national football team boasts the best in the area by being the only Central American to pass in a second round of a World Cup . This achievement was given twice , in addition to past round one in the World Cup by beating the former world champion Uruguay by 3 points to 1 and Italy for 1 against both 0 , ranking first in the so-called `` Group of Death '' the same way I remove two former world champions in a single party as a step Britain and Italy . Meanwhile the Honduras national football team supposed to be the best for being the only ones in Central America in order to liquidate two world powers in an official competition recognized by FIFA , an event that took place in the 2001 Copa America eliminating the powerful selection Brazilian football and 2 times defeating Uruguay national football team , with the tournament on 91 years of history biggest surprises . The Honduras national football team achievement take over third place in the Copa America , achieving obtained only part of a Central American team . For this brilliant participation , Honduras was ranked by FIFA as the `` Best Collective of Planet 2001 '' Award and won the Best Team of the Year 2001 awards have earned the Netherlands national football team , the Selection Spain football , the Argentina national football team , Germany national football team and football team Brazil .3 It can be considered a rivalry very even , since the number of wins in direct clashes selections levels from the first game in 1930 , has always remained relatively even ( with ups and downs for both teams at different times , but always showing enough equity ) . The history of fighting , a total of 57 games , has 21 wins to the Costa Rica national football team , 20 wins for the Honduras national football team and 19 draws , bringing equity in this rivalry is demonstrated ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_the_France_national_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of the France national football team dates back to 1904 . The national team , also referred to as Les Bleus , represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA . France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and was one of eight national teams to have won the competition , which they did in 1998 when they hosted the cup . They defeated Brazil 3 -- 0 in the final . France and England share the record of having one World Cup victory . France has also won two UEFA European Football Championships , first in 1984 , led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini , and then in 2000 , led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane . Following France 's 2001 Confederations Cup victory , they became , along with Argentina , the only national teams to win the FIFA World Cup , the FIFA Confederations Cup , and the Olympic Tournament ."
},
{
"docid": "Chile_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a record of the results of the Chilean national football team at the FIFA World Cup . The FIFA World Cup , sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup , but usually referred to simply as the World Cup , is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , the sport 's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930 , except in 1942 and 1946 , due to World War II . The tournament consists of two parts , the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ) . The qualification phase , which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals , is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title , at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world , with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . The Federación de Fútbol de Chile is the second oldest South American federation , with 112 years of existence . Its foundation dates back to June 19 , 1895 at the port city of Valparaiso . Its first President was David Scott . Chile is one of four founding member nations of CONMEBOL together with Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay . They established the South American footballing organization on July 9 , 1916 . The four original associations enacted and participated in the first ever South American Championship which would later be named the Copa America ."
},
{
"docid": "Uruguay_national_under-20_football_team",
"title": "",
"text": "Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "1998_FIFA_World_Cup",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup , the world championship for men 's national association football teams . It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 . The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament , defeating Morocco in the bidding process . It was the second time that France staged the competition ( the first was in 1938 ) , and the ninth time that it was held in Europe . Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997 . For the first time in the competition , the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32 , with eight groups of four . A total of 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums located across 10 different host cities , with the opening match and final staged at the Stade de France , Saint-Denis . The tournament was won by France , who beat Brazil 3 -- 0 in the final . France won their first title , becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup , and the sixth ( after Uruguay , Italy , England , West Germany and Argentina ) to win the tournament on home soil . Croatia , Jamaica , Japan and South Africa made their first appearances in the finals ."
},
{
"docid": "Football_in_Germany",
"title": "",
"text": "Football is the most popular sport in Germany . The German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund or DFB ) is the sport 's national governing body , with 6.6 million members ( roughly eight percent of the population ) organized in over 26,000 football clubs . There is a league system , with the Bundesliga and 2 . Bundesliga on top . The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champion . Additionally , there are national cup competitions , most notably the DFB-Pokal ( German Cup ) and DFL-Supercup ( German Supercup ) . The Germany national football team has won four FIFA World Cups ( 1954 , 1974 , 1990 , 2014 ) , being the second most successful nation in the tournament only surpassed by Brazil . It also holds a record ( tied with Spain ) three UEFA European Championships ( 1972 , 1980 , 1996 ) . The Germany women 's national football team has won two FIFA Women 's World Cups ( 2003 , 2007 ) and a record eight UEFA European Women 's Championships ( 1989 , 1991 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 , 2009 , 2013 ) . Germany is the only nation that has won both the men 's and women 's World Cup . In addition , Germany is the only nation to have won the applicable regional/continental championship ( which for Germany is the UEFA Euro championship ) for both the men 's and women 's team . No team has more combined men 's and women 's World Cup championships , and only the United States has won more combined men 's and women 's regional/continental championships ( USA 12 in CONCACAF , Germany 11 in UEFA Euro ) . Germany was the host of the 1974 FIFA World Cup , UEFA Euro 1988 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 1989 UEFA European Women 's Championship , 1995 UEFA European Women 's Championship , 2001 UEFA European Women 's Championship , and 2011 FIFA Women 's World Cup ."
},
{
"docid": "Estadio_Centenario",
"title": "",
"text": "Estadio Centenario is a stadium in the Parque Batlle neighborhood of Montevideo , Uruguay , used primarily for football . The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup , as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay 's first constitution . It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world 's classic stadiums , along with the likes of the Maracanã , old Wembley Stadium , the San Siro , the Estadio Azteca and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium . On July 18 , 1983 , it was declared by FIFA as the only historical monument of World Football , the only building of its kind ( worldwide ) . The Uruguay national team has always been a threat when playing in their home stadium , consistently beating top teams . Even the top ranked Brazil national football team has only managed three wins in 20 opportunities , although only one was an official match ."
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"docid": "Overwatch_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Overwatch is a team-based online multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment . It was released in May 2016 for Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One . Overwatch assigns players into two teams of six , with each player selecting one of 24 pre-defined characters , called heroes , each with unique movement , attributes , and abilities , whose roles are divided into four categories : Offense , Defense , Tank , and Support . Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map or escort a payload across the map in a limited amount of time . Players gain cosmetic rewards that do not affect gameplay , such as character skins and victory poses , as they play the game . The game was initially launched with casual play , with a competitive ranked mode , various ` arcade ' game modes , and a player-customizable server browser subsequently included following its release . Additionally , Blizzard has developed and added new characters , maps , and game modes post-release , while stating that all Overwatch updates will remain free , with the only additional cost to players being microtransactions to earn additional cosmetic rewards . Overwatch is Blizzard 's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of the ambitious massively multiplayer online role-playing game Titan . A portion of the Titan team came up with the concept of Overwatch , based on the success of team-based first-person shooters like Team Fortress 2 and the growing popularity of multiplayer online battle arenas , creating a hero-based shooter that emphasized teamwork . Some elements of Overwatch borrow assets and concepts from the canceled Titan project . After establishing the narrative of an optimistic near-future Earth setting after a global crisis , the developers aimed to create a diverse cast of heroes that spanned genders and ethnicities as part of this setting . Significant time was spent adjusting the balance of the characters , making sure that new players would still be able to have fun while skilled players would present each other with a challenge . Overwatch was unveiled at BlizzCon 2014 in a fully playable state and was in a closed beta from late 2015 through early 2016 . An open beta in May 2016 drew in more than 9.7 million players . The release of the game was promoted with short animated videos to introduce the game 's narrative and each of the characters . Upon official release , Overwatch received universal acclaim from critics , who praised the game for its accessibility , diverse appeal of its hero characters , bright cartoonish art style , and enjoyable gameplay . Considered one of the best games released in 2016 , the game received numerous accolades , including being awarded Game of the Year at The Game Awards , D.I.C.E. Awards , and Game Developers Choice Awards , as well as from numerous publications . Since its release , Overwatch has become recognized as an eSport , where in addition to sponsoring tournaments , Blizzard has announced plans to help support professional league play starting in 2017 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Overwatch",
"title": "",
"text": "Overwatch may refer to : Overwatch ( military tactic ) Bounding overwatch Overwatch ( video game ) , by Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch animated media , animated videos based on the characters featured in the game Overwatch ( digital comic series ) , comics based on the characters featured in the game Overwatch Battle Group ( West ) , a former Australian Army unit Overwatch , the forces of the Combine in the video game Half-Life 2 Overwatch , the alias of the DC Comics character Felicity Smoak in the television series Arrow Overwatch , a company owned by Textron Systems , now operating under the name `` Geospatial Solutions ''"
},
{
"docid": "Sombra_(Overwatch)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sombra is a character in the fictional universe of Overwatch , a 2016 video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment , and the subject of a related alternate reality game ( ARG ) . Throughout the game 's open beta , clues regarding Sombra were placed into a map called Dorado , a fictional town in Mexico . Hints about Ana Amari were placed into another map at the same time , and confusion over the two led initial speculation believed the two were a single character . The alternate reality game continued through November 2016 , spanning official Blizzard videos , the Battle.net forum , websites representing fictional entities in the Overwatch universe , the game itself , and the Overwatch subreddit ."
},
{
"docid": "Characters_of_Overwatch",
"title": "",
"text": "The team-based first person shooter video game Overwatch , developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in May 2016 , features 24 playable characters ( Heroes ) and a number of supporting characters as part of the game 's narrative , which is told through animated media and digital comics outside of the game . The story of Overwatch takes place on Earth in the `` near future '' in the years after the `` Omnic Crisis , '' a period in which robots ( called `` omnics '' ) rose up in rebellion worldwide , and the United Nations formed an elite group called Overwatch to combat them . Overwatch was disbanded years later under a cloud of suspicion , but its former members have returned to the fore in light of new threats to humanity . Blizzard wanted to create a diverse set of characters to reflect a positive outlook on this near future , incorporating non-human characters and non-standard character traits . The game was launched with 21 characters , with three more added since launch . As of April 2017 , Blizzard is `` very far along in development '' of Overwatchs 25th hero . Additionally , several other heroes are in early prototype stages . Five characters , Lúcio , Tracer , Zarya , Genji , and D.Va have also since appeared as playable heroes within Blizzard 's crossover game , Heroes of the Storm ."
},
{
"docid": "Tracer_(Overwatch)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tracer is a player character appearing in the 2016 video game Overwatch , a Blizzard Entertainment -- developed first-person shooter , and its related animated and literary media . Although Tracer is from the Overwatch universe , she was introduced in an update of Blizzard 's crossover multiplayer online battle arena game , Heroes of the Storm , in an April 2016 update . The character , who is of British origin , is known by her call sign `` Tracer '' , although her real name is Lena Oxton . In Overwatch , her gameplay mechanics are noted for being one of the fastest in terms of speed , but weakest in terms of health . It has also been noted that Tracer is a peppy and energetic character . She makes use of her speed through teleportation and time traveling abilities that are caused by an in-universe accident , which left her unable to maintain a physical form in the present time , until Winston invented a device allowing her to control her physical form . Tracer is one of the more recognizable Overwatch characters , having prominent roles in the game 's official media , including promotional works and the game 's cover art , as well as fan art . Her profile rose even more when the character was given additional media attention through online controversies -- one surrounding one of her victory poses , and another surrounding her prominence in fan-produced pornography that Blizzard has made efforts to remove . Apart from the video game , Tracer has also made appearances in related animated media , and the Overwatch digital comic series . In her comic debut , she was revealed as a lesbian , a depiction that was met with generally positive reception from media outlets and players alike ."
},
{
"docid": "Widowmaker_(Overwatch)",
"title": "",
"text": "Widowmaker is a player character appearing in the 2016 video game Overwatch , developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment . Introduced in November 2014 at BlizzCon , Widowmaker made her debut in Overwatch , released in May 2016 . Widowmaker is one of the more notable characters in the game . The character is of French origin , with her real name being Amélie Lacroix ."
},
{
"docid": "Overwatch_League",
"title": "",
"text": "Overwatch League is a professional esports league operated by Activision Blizzard , for the 2016 video game Overwatch . During the 2016 Blizzcon , Blizzard announced their plans for their Overwatch League , using an organization of permanent teams in league placements similar to more traditional physical sports , rather than the use of relegation and promotion used in a series like League of Legends Championship Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Winston_(Overwatch)",
"title": "",
"text": "Winston is a player character appearing in the 2016 video game Overwatch , a Blizzard Entertainment developed first-person shooter and its related media . Winston is one of the more prominent characters used by Blizzard in Overwatch media outside of the video game ; the character made an appearance in the game 's cinematic trailer and is the focus of an animated short released by Blizzard . The character is a genetically engineered gorilla that was part of a larger group of genetically engineered gorillas that was used by the in-universe Horizon Lunar Colony to test the effects of prolonged habitation in space ."
},
{
"docid": "Overwatch_World_Cup_2016",
"title": "",
"text": "The Overwatch World Cup 2016 was an Overwatch eSports tournament , organized by Blizzard Entertainment , the game 's developer . It was the first of the series , and took place at BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center from November 4 -- 5 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Overwatch_(digital_comic_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Overwatch is an American digital comic series published online by Blizzard Entertainment and republished by Dark Horse Comics ' digital service , featuring events surrounding the characters of the Overwatch universe . The title was launched on April 21 , 2016 , and has continued to be published with no set schedule . Blizzard uses the comic series , along with animated media , fictional news reports , and online character biographies , to develop the narrative of Overwatch , as the video game includes no traditional story or campaign mode ."
},
{
"docid": "Overwatch_World_Cup_2017",
"title": "",
"text": "The Overwatch World Cup 2017 is an upcoming Overwatch eSports tournament , organized by Blizzard Entertainment , the game 's developer . It will features 32 represented nations from around the world , and will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center from November 3-4 , 2017 . The tournament were organised in 4 different phases :"
},
{
"docid": "Hanzo_(Overwatch)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a playable character appearing in the 2016 video game Overwatch , a first-person shooter video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and its related media , which includes animated shorts and webcomics . The character is of Japanese origin and only goes by his given name in the game , Hanzo . In Overwatch , he is classified as a defense character and one with a high difficulty ranking . He is an archer whose arrows have the ability to show the location of his enemies or hit multiple targets . Hanzo has been well received by critics and fans alike , with praise being directed towards his character arc involving his brother , design and abilities , especially his ultimate ability . However , reviewers have also noted that he is a character who requires practice in order to be used effectively in matches ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercy_(Overwatch)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mercy is a player character appearing in the 2016 video game Overwatch , a Blizzard Entertainment -- developed first-person shooter , and its related animated and literary media . The character , who is of Swiss origin , is known in the game by her call sign `` Mercy '' , although her real name is Dr. Angela Ziegler . Mercy is one of the more popular characters in the game , being noted to be the most played support character during the game 's beta ."
},
{
"docid": "Tempo_Storm",
"title": "",
"text": "Tempo Storm is an American eSports professional video game team that has teams competing in Hearthstone : Heroes of Warcraft , Heroes of the Storm , World of Warcraft , fighting games , FIFA , and Overwatch . The TempoStorm website also has resources for learning how to play Hearthstone , Heroes of the Storm , and Overwatch . The website was launched by Hearthstone player and streamer Andrey `` Reynad '' Yanyuk on May 25 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Overwatch_animated_media",
"title": "",
"text": "Blizzard Entertainment released several computer-generated cinematic trailers and teasers , as well as animated shorts , to promote and develop the story for their 2016 first-person shooter video game , Overwatch . The shorts have been met with positive reception from fans and online publications alike ."
},
{
"docid": "OBG_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "OBG is an initialism for Ormeau Baths Gallery in Belfast , Northern Ireland . OBG may also refer to : OBG/OBGYN , surgical -- medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs OBG ( W ) , Overwatch Battle Group ( West ) , an Australian Army battlegroup OBG Ltd v Allan , a case on economic torts in English law Odessa Botanical Gardens , Ukraine Ofer Brothers Group , an Israeli family business Oprah 's Big Give , a reality television series hosted by Nate Berkus Operation Board Games , a 2003 federal fraud investigation"
},
{
"docid": "Overwatch_(military_tactic)",
"title": "",
"text": "In modern warfare , overwatch is a force protection tactic : the state of one small unit or military vehicle supporting another unit , while they are executing fire and movement tactics . An overwatching , or supporting unit has taken a position where it can observe the terrain ahead , especially likely enemy positions . This allows it to provide effective covering fire for advancing friendly units . The term `` overwatch '' was coined in U.S. military doctrine in the 1950s . An ideal overwatch position provides cover for the unit , and unobstructed line of fire . It may be on a height of ground or at the top of a ridge , where a vehicle may be able to adopt a hull-down position . If the overwatching unit is in a position to fire over advancing friendly units , great care must be taken not to let fire fall short . The friendly units should be within tracer burnout ( the range at which tracer rounds are visible ) . Overwatch can be performed by platoons during company fire and movement , by individual armoured fighting vehicles ( especially tanks ) or infantry sections , in platoon fire and movement , or even by fireteams or individual soldiers , in the final stages of an assault . Overwatch tactics and firing at the short halt were especially important in armoured warfare before modern tank gun stabilizers were developed , since moving tanks were unlikely to hit any target . Even in modern tanks , however , it is much easier to spot enemies at a halt ."
},
{
"docid": "Eichenwald",
"title": "",
"text": "'' ` Eichenwald may refer to : Eichenwald ( surname ) the German name ( 1936 -- 1945 ) of Dąbrowa Łużycka Eichenwalde , a map from the video game Overwatch ( video game )"
},
{
"docid": "Jeffrey_Kaplan_(game_designer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeff Kaplan is a video game developer and currently serves as Vice President of Blizzard Entertainment . He is known for his work in designing elements of World of Warcraft and is the lead designer on Overwatch ."
},
{
"docid": "H2k-Gaming",
"title": "",
"text": "H2k-Gaming is a professional eSports organization based in London , United Kingdom . It has teams competing in League of Legends , Overwatch , Hearthstone : Heroes of Warcraft , and Call of Duty and formerly had a team in Counter-Strike ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Game_Awards_2016",
"title": "",
"text": "The Game Awards 2016 took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 1 , 2016 , and streamed across several video sharing sites , including for the first time to audiences in China . The ceremony honored the best video game achievements of 2016 , with Overwatch named Game of the Year , Blizzard Entertainment as Best Studio , and game director Hideo Kojima honored with the Industry Icon Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Total_Mayhem",
"title": "",
"text": "Total Mayhem may refer to : Total Mayhem , the former name for the roller coaster The Joker ( Six Flags Great Adventure ) Total Mayhem , a weapon and a game mode in Overwatch ( video game ) Total Mayhem , also known as Total Mania , a video game by Domark Software Ultimate Spider-Man : Total Mayhem , a mobile video game for iOS and Android"
},
{
"docid": "Gosu",
"title": "",
"text": "Gosu is a Korean term used to refer to a highly skilled person . In computer gaming the term is usually used to refer to a person who dominated games like StarCraft , Counter-Strike , Warcraft III , Diablo II , DotA , League of Legends , Overwatch and others . The term was adopted by gaming communities in many countries because of a large South Korean presence in online gaming communities ."
},
{
"docid": "Luminosity_Gaming",
"title": "",
"text": "Luminosity Gaming is a professional esports video game organisation . It has teams competing in Call of Duty , Hearthstone : Heroes of Warcraft , World of Warcraft , Counter-Strike : Global Offensive , Smite , and Overwatch . The team was founded in Canada by Steve `` Buyaka '' Maida in 2015 but has since moved its headquarters to Los Angeles , California , United States ."
},
{
"docid": "D.Va",
"title": "",
"text": "D.Va is a fictional hero appearing in the 2016 video game Overwatch , a Blizzard Entertainment-developed first-person shooter video game , and its related media . The character , known by her call sign D.Va , is of South Korean origin , with her real name being Hana Song ."
},
{
"docid": "Bounding_overwatch",
"title": "",
"text": "Bounding overwatch ( also known as leapfrogging , moving overwatch , or `` The Buddy System '' ) is the military tactic of alternating movement of coordinated units to allow , if necessary , suppressive fire in support of offensive forward `` Fire and Movement '' or defensive `` Center Peel '' disengagement . As members of a unit ( element to platoon level ) take an overwatch posture , other members advance to cover ; these two groups continually switch roles as they close with the enemy . This process may be done by `` leapfrogging '' with fireteams , but is usually done within fireteams along a squad/platoon battle line to simulate an overwhelming movement towards the enemy and make it more difficult for the enemy to distinguish specific targets . This military tactic takes continuous training and focused coordination to be effectively practiced on the modern battlefield . It was first developed in World War II , when the prevalence of man-portable automatic weapons made suppressing fire possible ."
},
{
"docid": "Sombra",
"title": "",
"text": "Sombra ( Spanish for shadow ) may refer to : Sombra , Ontario , a village situated on the St. Clair River in Canada Sombra ( Overwatch ) , a character in the 2016 video game and the subject of a related alternate reality game ( ARG ) La Sombra , a Tejano band La Sombra ( wrestler ) , a luchador ( professional wrestler )"
},
{
"docid": "Misfits_(eSports)",
"title": "",
"text": "Misfits is a professional eSports organisation that has teams in various games , most notably in Counter Strike : Global Offensive , League of Legends and Overwatch ."
},
{
"docid": "OW",
"title": "",
"text": "OW or ow may refer to : Ow ! , an interjection that denotes pain ow ( digraph ) , an English digraph `` Ow ! '' , a Dizzy Gillespie Bebop jazz composition Obwalden , a canton of Switzerland Organization Workshop , a method of adult education Overwatch ( video game ) , a multiplayer first-person shooter video game . Executive Airlines ( IATA code OW )"
},
{
"docid": "Ellen_McLain",
"title": "",
"text": "Ellen McLain ( born December 1 , 1952 ) is an American opera singer and voice actress from Nashville , Tennessee . She is best known for providing the voice of GLaDOS , the computer antagonist of the Portal video game series . Her voice roles also include the Jaeger A.I. in Pacific Rim , the Combine Overwatch in Half-Life 2 and the Administrator , the narrator of the video game Team Fortress 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Heroes_of_the_Storm",
"title": "",
"text": "Heroes of the Storm ( HotS ) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS . The game features heroes from Blizzard 's franchises including Warcraft , Diablo , StarCraft , The Lost Vikings , and Overwatch . The game uses both free-to-play and freemium models and is supported by micropayments , which can be used to purchase heroes , visual alterations for the heroes in the game , and mounts . Blizzard does not call the game a `` multiplayer online battle arena '' or an `` action real-time strategy '' because they feel it is something different with a broader playstyle ; they refer to it as an online `` hero brawler '' . The game was released on June 2 , 2015 ."
}
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The Sopranos is a televised show.
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[
{
"docid": "The_Sopranos",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase . The story revolves around the fictional character , New Jersey-based Italian American mobster Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ) . The series portrays the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and his criminal organization . These are often highlighted during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi ( Lorraine Bracco ) . The series features Tony 's family members , mafia colleagues and rivals , in prominent roles and story arcs , most notably his wife Carmela ( Edie Falco ) and protégé Christopher Moltisanti ( Michael Imperioli ) . After the pilot was ordered in 1997 , the show premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10 , 1999 , and ran its six seasons with 86 episodes to June 10 , 2007 . The series then went through syndication and has been broadcast on A&E in the United States and internationally . The Sopranos was produced by HBO , Chase Films , and Brad Grey Television . It was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios , New York City , and on location in New Jersey . The executive producers throughout the show 's run were David Chase , Brad Grey , Robin Green , Mitchell Burgess , Ilene S. Landress , Terence Winter , and Matthew Weiner . The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time . The series also won a multitude of awards , including Peabody Awards for its first two seasons , 21 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards . A staple of 2000s American popular culture , the series has been the subject of critical analysis , controversy , and parody . It has spawned books , a video game , high-charting soundtrack albums , and a large amount of assorted merchandise . Several members of the show 's cast and crew who were previously largely unknown to the public have had successful careers after The Sopranos . In 2013 , the Writers Guild of America named The Sopranos the best-written TV series of all time , while TV Guide ranked it the best television series of all time ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "List_of_The_Sopranos_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sopranos , a television drama series created by David Chase , premiered on the premium television channel HBO in the United States on January 10 , 1999 , and ended on June 10 , 2007 . The series consists of a total of 86 episodes over six seasons . Each episode is approximately 50 minutes long . The first five seasons each consist of thirteen episodes , and the sixth season twenty-one . HBO broadcast the sixth season in two parts . The first twelve episodes ran from March to June 2006 , and the remaining nine episodes ran from April to June 2007 . HBO also released the two parts of the sixth season as separate DVD box sets . This effectively turns the second part into a short seventh season , though the show 's producers and HBO do n't describe it as such . All six seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 . Unlike most broadcast and cable networks that put their television programs on a four-month hiatus between seasons , The Sopranos took longer hiatuses between seasons . Season four , for example , premiered sixteen months after the third season finale , and the sixth season returned almost two years after the end of season five . The Sopranos stars James Gandolfini as the Italian-American New Jersey-based contemporary mobster Tony Soprano . Edie Falco plays his wife Carmela Soprano , and Lorraine Bracco as his psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi . The continuing story arc of The Sopranos is of how Tony Soprano deals with the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Churchills_(American_band)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Churchills are an indie pop/rock foursome from the New York/New Jersey area . They are probably most commonly known for their appearance on the television show Spin City , during season 3 in the episode titled `` Internal Affairs '' . They performed their song `` Everybody Gets What They Deserve '' at the end of the show in front of the Flatiron Building in Manhattan . This same song is also featured in the TV show Scrubs , in the episode titled My Lips Are Sealed . Meadow Soprano wears a band T-shirt in Episode 3 of Season 2 of The Sopranos , and again in Episode 3 of Season 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Patterson_(director)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Tiffin Patterson ( April 4 , 1940 -- February 7 , 2005 ) was a television director known for his work on drama series , who also made television films . He directed thirteen episodes of The Sopranos , including the first five season finales . Patterson was born in Buffalo , New York . Aged 19 , Patterson joined the United States Air Force where he navigated B-52 bombers for the Strategic Air Command . He resumed his college studies while a reservist and graduated from the University at Buffalo . He earned a master 's degree at Stanford University in 1970 , where he was a classmate of The Sopranos creator David Chase . He was nominated for the Emmy award in 2002 and 2003 for his work on The Sopranos and won The Directors Guild of America award for the show in 2002 . As a director , Patterson worked for several television studios , including HBO and CBS . He directed episodes of The Sopranos , Providence , The Practice , Carnivàle , Family Law , Six Feet Under , CSI , CHiPs , Magnum P.I. , Hill Street Blues , The Guardian , and the pilot episode of Law & Order . He also directed more than 12 television movies , usually thrillers and crime stories , including A Deadly Silence ( 1989 ) and Seduced By Madness ( 1996 ) . He was married to Casey Kelley , but they later divorced ; they had two children . Patterson died in Los Angeles , California of prostate cancer at the age of 64 . Episode 6.12 of The Sopranos , titled `` Kaisha '' , was dedicated to him ."
},
{
"docid": "Tony_Soprano",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony John `` Tony '' Soprano is a fictional character and the protagonist in the HBO television drama series The Sopranos , portrayed by James Gandolfini . The Italian-American character was conceived by Sopranos creator and show runner David Chase , who was also largely responsible for the character 's story arc throughout the show 's six seasons . The character is loosely based on real-life New Jersey mobster Vincent `` Vinny Ocean '' Palermo ( born 1944 ) , a former caporegime ( capo ) and de facto boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of New Jersey . Considered to be the model for the DiMeo crime family , several incidents involving the DeCavalcantes were incorporated into Sopranos scripts . Bobby Boriello portrayed Soprano as a child in one episode and Danny Petrillo played the character as a teenager in three episodes . In the first season , Tony is a capo in the DiMeo crime family . Between the first and second seasons , he is promoted to street boss , a position he retains until the sixth season ; his uncle Corrado `` Junior '' Soprano is the official boss up until early in the sixth season , but has little or no actual power . Throughout the series , Tony struggles to balance the conflicting requirements of his actual family wife Carmela , daughter Meadow , son A. J. , and mother Liviawith those of the Mafia family he controls . He often displays behavior traits characteristic of a violent sociopath , but also struggles with depression and is prone to panic attacks . He seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the first episode and remains in therapy on and off up until the penultimate episode of the series . Gandolfini garnered enormous praise for his portrayal of the character , winning three Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series , three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Male Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama as well as two additional SAG Awards for Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Sopranos_(pinball)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sopranos is a Stern pinball machine released in February 2005 . It is based on the television series of the same name . The game features the talking fish from the show , a safe that can be opened , Bada Bing ! dancers and the boat ( called Stugots ) from the show that locks balls for a mini-multiball . The main characters that died in the series ( up to the release date ) can be collected as bonus multipliers . If , after playing , the player activates the flippers in an LLRLLRLLRLLRLLR pattern , the words `` Secret Message '' and the number 742 ."
},
{
"docid": "Funhouse_(The_Sopranos)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Funhouse '' is the twenty-sixth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos . It is the thirteenth and final episode of the show 's second season . It was co-written by series creator/executive producer David Chase and co-producer Todd A. Kessler , and was directed by frequent The Sopranos director John Patterson . It originally aired in the United States on April 9 , 2000 , attracting about 9 million viewers . It was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Stage_5_(The_Sopranos)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Stage 5 '' is the 79th episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos . It is the second episode of the second half of the show 's sixth season , and the 14 episode of the season overall . It was written by Terence Winter , directed by Alan Taylor , and originally aired on April 15 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Alan_Taylor_(director)",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Taylor ( born c. 1959 ) is an American television and film director , television producer , and screenwriter . He is known for his work on TV shows such as Lost , The West Wing , Six Feet Under , Sex and the City , The Sopranos , Game of Thrones , Boardwalk Empire , Deadwood and Mad Men . He also directed films such as Palookaville , Thor : The Dark World and Terminator Genisys . In 2007 Taylor won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Sopranos episode `` Kennedy and Heidi '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Soprano_Home_Movies",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Soprano Home Movies '' is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos and seventy-eighth episode overall . It served as the midseason premiere to the second part of the show 's sixth season , the broadcast of which was split into two . It was written by supervising producers Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider , series creator/executive producer David Chase and executive producer Matthew Weiner ; it was directed by frequent series director Tim Van Patten . The episode first aired in the United States on April 8 , 2007 . `` Soprano Home Movies '' , which is set eight months after the preceding episode , details a weekend that series protagonist Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ) and his wife Carmela ( Edie Falco ) spend with his sister Janice ( Aida Turturro ) and brother-in-law Bobby ( Steve Schirripa ) at a lakefront vacation home in upstate New York and the complications that arise during this weekend . The scenes set at the vacation home were filmed in Putnam Valley , New York . `` Soprano Home Movies '' was watched by 7.66 million American viewers . Critical reception of the midseason premiere was mostly favorable ; critics praised the episode for its calm , contemplative storytelling . The episode garnered a number of award nominations and was the episode submitted to Emmy Award voters to represent the season , leading to a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series , an award the show subsequently won ."
},
{
"docid": "No-show",
"title": "",
"text": "No show or no-show or No Show may refer to : Aoife Keehan . No show , failure to turn up for a performance No-show ( airlines ) , clause of some airlines ' terms of service No-show ( professional wrestling ) , when a wrestler does not show up for a match No-show job , a job for which no work , or even attendance , is expected `` No Show '' , the forty-first episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos `` No Show '' , single by Regurgitator 2011"
},
{
"docid": "The_Second_Coming_(The_Sopranos)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Second Coming '' is the eighty-fourth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos . It is the seventh episode of the second half of the show 's sixth season , the nineteenth episode of the season overall . It was written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten . It originally aired in the United States on May 20 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "No_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "`` No Show '' is the forty-first episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos . It is the second episode of the show 's fourth season . It was written by David Chase and Terence Winter , and was directed by John Patterson . It originally aired on September 22 , 2002 ."
},
{
"docid": "Remember_When_(The_Sopranos)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Remember When '' is the eightieth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos . It is the third episode of the second half of the show 's sixth season , the fifteenth episode of the season overall . It was written by Terence Winter and was directed by Phil Abraham . It originally aired on April 22 , 2007 and was watched by 6.85 million viewers on its premiere ."
},
{
"docid": "Stephen_Brown_(television_producer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stephen R. Brown is a television producer who is best known for producing game shows and reality television . Brown has worked on numerous shows in association with Stone Stanley Entertainment , including Fun House , Shop 'til You Drop , Legends of the Hidden Temple , and The Mole . Brown has also executive-produced Law & Order , The Wire , and How Much Is Enough ? , as well as many episodes of The Sopranos final season . In 1995 , Brown was noted as Executive Producer for Legends of the Hidden Temple , winner of the CableACE Award for Best Game Show Special or Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Funaro",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Funaro ( born January 23 , 1959 ) is an American film and television actor . Funaro is best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the Emmy Award-winning television series The Sopranos . His last episode on The Sopranos , `` Members Only , '' in which he played a major role , won an Emmy award for Best Writing in a Drama Series in 2006 for producer/writer Terence Winter . He also appeared in the 2007 film American Gangster as Detective McCann and in 2012 appeared in `` Whistle Blower '' the 10th episode of the 2nd season of the CBS show Blue Bloods as NYPD Captain Browne ."
},
{
"docid": "Walk_Like_a_Man_(The_Sopranos)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Walk Like a Man '' is the 82nd episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos , the fifth episode of the second half of the show 's sixth season , the 17th episode of the season overall . It was written and directed by executive producer Terence Winter in his directorial debut , originally aired on May 6 , 2007 , and was watched by 7.16 million viewers upon its premiere ."
},
{
"docid": "Whitecaps_(The_Sopranos)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Whitecaps '' is the 52nd episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos , and the 13th and final episode of the show 's fourth season . It was written by series creator/executive producer David Chase , and executive producers Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess , and was directed by longtime series director John Patterson . It originally aired in the United States on December 8 , 2002 , attracting 12.5 million viewers ."
},
{
"docid": "Diane_Frolov",
"title": "",
"text": "Diane Frolov is an American television writer and producer . She has written for several television shows , including The Sopranos and Northern Exposure . She frequently co-writes episodes with her husband , Andrew Schneider ."
},
{
"docid": "Sarah_Walker",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarah Walker may refer to : Sarah Walker ( Australian author ) ( born 1965 ) , Australian author Sarah Walker ( badminton ) ( born 1989 ) , English badminton player Sarah Walker ( Brothers & Sisters ) , a character in the television series Brothers & Sisters Sarah Walker ( BMX rider ) ( born 1988 ) , BMX bike racer from New Zealand Sarah Walker ( Chuck ) , a character on the American television show Chuck Sarah Walker ( music broadcaster ) ( born c. 1965/66 ) , BBC classical music presenter Sarah Walker ( mezzo-soprano ) ( born 1943 ) , British mezzo-soprano singer Sarah Walker ( television presenter ) ( born 1974 ) , British presenter of the To Buy or Not to Buy television programme Sarah Woodruff Walker ( 1814 -- 1879 ) , wife of Supreme Court justice David Davis Madam C. J. Walker ( Sarah Breedlove , 1867 -- 1919 ) , American businesswoman"
},
{
"docid": "Lawrence_Konner",
"title": "",
"text": "Lawrence Konner is an American screenwriter and television writer of shows such as Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Bruestle",
"title": "",
"text": "Martin Bruestle is an American television producer best known for his work on Northern Exposure and The Sopranos . After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1987 , Martin Bruestle was selected to participate in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences College Internship Program on the television series Thirtysomething . He was hired as the post production coordinator for three seasons of the series . In 1990 , Bruestle began work on Northern Exposure as the associate producer/co-producer for 60 episodes through all six seasons of the series . He was responsible for selecting much of the music on the series and helped produce two soundtrack CDs for the program . He shared the Emmy nominations the show received in 1993 and 1994 with the other crew members , including David Chase , with whom he would work on The Sopranos in 1997 . Bruestle , a native of Bemidji , Minnesota , was president of the Minnesota Association of Student Councils in 1980-81 ."
},
{
"docid": "Suzanne_Nance",
"title": "",
"text": "Suzanne Nance is an American singer ( soprano ) , actress , and radio and television personality . She was a faculty member ( professor of voice ) of the Cappelli Institute of Music in Chicago , and simultaneously a host and a producer of the Aspen Public Radio in Aspen , Colorado . Since September 2007 , she became the music director of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network . She also hosts there the Morning Classical Music radio show . Nance , a soprano , also actively performs ."
},
{
"docid": "Opera_Babes",
"title": "",
"text": "The Opera Babes are a crossover classical music duo , consisting of Karen England ( born 1974 ) , mezzo-soprano , and Rebecca Knight ( born 1970 ) , soprano . The duo came to wide attention when they sang `` Un bel dì vedremo '' ( from the opera Madame Butterfly ) on television sports programmes , beginning in 2002 . In addition to performing with major orchestras in Britain and touring with their own shows , they released their first album , Beyond Imagination in 2002 and their second album , Renaissance , in 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Music_on_The_Sopranos",
"title": "",
"text": "The HBO television drama The Sopranos received considerable critical attention for effective use of an eclectic array of music . Series creator David Chase personally selected all the show 's music , with the producer Martin Bruestle and music editor Kathryn Dayak -- sometimes also consulting Steven Van Zandt , who portrays Silvio Dante on the show and is also a guitarist for Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band . They often selected music after completing an episode 's production and editing , but occasionally filmed sequences to match pre-selected pieces of music . Stylistically , the music on the show ranges from mainstream pop ( Britney Spears , The Bangles ) to oldies and classic rock artists ( The Beach Boys , The Rolling Stones , Pink Floyd ) , from classic jazz and soul ( Ella Fitzgerald , Ben E. King ) to hip-hop ( Xzibit , Time Zone ) , often within a single episode ."
},
{
"docid": "Darlene_Koldenhoven",
"title": "",
"text": "Darlene Koldenhoven ( born October 9 in Chicago ) is an American soprano , pianist , songwriter , arranger , composer , keyboardist , record producer , lyricist , author , actor , educational speaker , music industry consultant , and sonic therapist . Darlene has a Grammy Award and three Grammy Nominations as lead soprano in Clare Fischer 's 2 +2 . She is known globally as the featured soprano soloist in the PBS television special and DVD , `` Yanni , Live at the Acropolis . '' Darlene has an MVP award from the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ( The GRAMMYS ® ) for `` Best Studio Singer '' for singing on thousand of movies , television shows , CDs , commercials , live shows and more . She has a Platinum album for her vocal work on Pink Floyd 's '' A Momentary Lapse of Reason . '' She is also known worldwide as the tambourine-waving choir nun in both `` Sister Act '' films with Whoopi Goldberg and off-camera as the production vocal coach , vocal contractor , and music director . Darlene has two Telley Awards for her song/video , `` Love is an Action Word . '' Her albums have gone to # 1 on the ZMR Radio Charts and have been voted by Broadcasters worldwide for Best Vocal Album 2007 `` Infinite Voice , '' Best Holiday Album 2007 `` Heavenly Peace , '' a Nomination for Best Vocal Album 2011 `` Solitary Treasures , '' and a Nomination for Best Piano Album with Instrumentation 2014 `` Tranquil Times . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Cancellation_(television)",
"title": "",
"text": "In television , cancellation refers to the termination of a program by a network , typically because of low viewership , financial losses , or unfavourable critical reviews . Other potential reasons for canceling television programs include controversies involving the program 's cast , conflicts among the show 's staff members or to make room for new programming . Shows whose runs end due to a mutual creative decision by its producers , cast , and the network it airs on ( such as Seinfeld , The Sopranos , or The Cosby Show ) are not considered to be `` cancelled '' but rather `` concluded '' or `` ended '' , with a special last episode called its series finale . Even so , programs that end their runs in this manner are sometimes incorrectly stated to have been cancelled , even if the program was renewed for a final season ( such as with American Idol , by which the term was incorrectly applied upon the announcement of Fox , Fremantle Media and 19 Entertainment 's decision to renew the show for a 15th and final season in May 2015 to air in 2016 ) ; shows that are cancelled traditionally end their runs during the television season in which the program airs first-run episodes at the time , either effective immediately after the announcement is made by the network or until all remaining episodes are broadcast . The Friday night death slot is a perceived graveyard slot in American television , referring to the idea that a television program in the United States scheduled on Friday evenings is destined for imminent cancellation ."
},
{
"docid": "Soprano_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Soprano is the highest female singing voice or the highest voice part in a singing group . Soprano ( s ) may also refer to : Soprano ( KDE ) , a software library Soprano ( rapper ) , French rapper Soprano clarinet Soprano recorder Soprano saxophone The Sopranos , an American TV show The Sopranos ( novel ) , by Scottish writer Alan Warner Soprano ( company ) , a Finnish consulting company for information technologies"
},
{
"docid": "Face_the_Ace",
"title": "",
"text": "Face the Ace was a poker-themed game show on the NBC television network first airing August 1 , 2009 . The show is hosted by Steve Schirripa ( The Sopranos ) along with hostess/spokesmodel Megan Abrigo and features the commentary of Ali Nejad , who also commentates for NBC 's Poker After Dark . The show 's primary sponsor is Full Tilt Poker , which supplies the contestants and the professional poker players ( `` aces '' ) against whom they compete ."
},
{
"docid": "Salvatore_Stabile",
"title": "",
"text": "Salvatore `` Sal '' Stabile is an American television and feature film writer , director and producer . Born in Brooklyn , New York in 1974 , Sal directed his first feature film , Gravesend ( 1997 ) , when he was 19 years old . Stabile has gone on to write for numerous television shows , including The Sopranos ( 2001 ) and Rescue Me ( 2004 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Natalie_Coyle",
"title": "",
"text": "Natalie Coyle is a London-based , classically trained soprano . Coyle has sung in aid of many charities ; on television shows and has been asked to sing at a number of sporting events ."
}
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Babe Ruth was active in Major League Baseball from 1914-1935.
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[
{
"docid": "Babe_Ruth",
"title": "",
"text": "George Herman `` Babe '' Ruth Jr. ( February 6 , 1895 -- August 16 , 1948 ) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) spanned 22 seasons , from 1914 through 1935 . Nicknamed `` The Bambino '' and `` The Sultan of Swat '' , he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox , but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees . Ruth established many MLB batting ( and some pitching ) records , including career home runs ( 714 ) , runs batted in ( RBIs ) ( 2,213 ) , bases on balls ( 2,062 ) , slugging percentage ( .6897 ) , and on-base plus slugging ( OPS ) ( 1.164 ) ; the latter two still stand today . Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time . In , Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its `` first five '' inaugural members . At age seven , Ruth was sent to St. Mary 's Industrial School for Boys , a reformatory where he learned life lessons and baseball skills from Brother Matthias Boutlier of the Christian Brothers , the school 's disciplinarian and a capable baseball player . In 1914 , Ruth was signed to play minor-league baseball for the Baltimore Orioles but was soon sold to the Red Sox . By 1916 , he had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs , a feat unusual for any player in the pre-1920 dead-ball era . Although Ruth twice won 23 games in a season as a pitcher and was a member of three World Series championship teams with Boston , he wanted to play every day and was allowed to convert to an outfielder . With regular playing time , he broke the MLB single-season home run record in 1919 . After that season , Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth to the Yankees amid controversy . The trade fueled Boston 's subsequent 86 year championship drought and popularized the `` Curse of the Bambino '' superstition . In his 15 years with New York , Ruth helped the Yankees win seven American League ( AL ) championships and four World Series championships . His big swing led to escalating home run totals that not only drew fans to the ballpark and boosted the sport 's popularity but also helped usher in the live-ball era of baseball , in which it evolved from a low-scoring game of strategy to a sport where the home run was a major factor . As part of the Yankees ' vaunted `` Murderer 's Row '' lineup of 1927 , Ruth hit 60 home runs , extending his MLB single-season record . He retired in 1935 after a short stint with the Boston Braves . During his career , Ruth led the AL in home runs during a season twelve times . Ruth 's legendary power and charismatic personality made him a larger-than-life figure in the Roaring Twenties . During his career , he was the target of intense press and public attention for his baseball exploits and off-field penchants for drinking and womanizing . His often reckless lifestyle was tempered by his willingness to do good by visiting children at hospitals and orphanages . After his retirement as a player , he was denied a managerial job in baseball , most likely due to poor behavior during parts of his playing career . In his final years , Ruth made many public appearances , especially in support of American efforts in World War II . In 1946 , he became ill with cancer , and died two years later ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Babe_Ruth_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Babe Ruth ( 1895 -- 1948 ) was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , from 1914 to 1935 . Babe Ruth may also refer to : Babe Ruth ( band ) , an English band Babe Ruth Award , a baseball award"
},
{
"docid": "Majestic_Park_(baseball)",
"title": "",
"text": "One of the first spring training facilities , Majestic Park ( 1908 -- 18 ) was the original baseball facility , on a parcel at the corner of Belding Street and Carson Street in Hot Springs , Arkansas . The original Majestic Park was the spring training site of the Boston Red Sox ( and their star pitcher Babe Ruth ) , ( 1909-1910 , 1912 -- 18 ) , Cincinnati Reds ( 1910-1911 ) , Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1910 ) and St. Louis Browns ( 1911 ) . The location later became the site of Dean Field ( 1935-1947 ) and Jaycee Park ( 1947-Present ) . Dean Field served as home to the Rogers Hornsby Baseball College . The Hot Springs Bathers minor league team and the Chicago White Sox ( 1948 -- 51 ) minor league Spring Training were held at Jaycee Park , which also hosted the 1952 Negro League World Series and a 1953 exhibition game featuring Jackie Robinson . The site hosted many Major League Spring Training Games and can claim both Home Run record holders , Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron as among those who have played at the site . In 1914 , Babe Ruth was just beginning his career ( as a dominant left-handed pitcher ) for the Red Sox , while a young Aaron performed there in 1952 . There are four historical plaques at the site today , as part of the Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail as Majestic Field itself , Rogers Hornsby , Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron each have historical plaques on the site . Along with Babe Ruth , Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron , others who performed at the site include Ty Cobb , Honus Wagner , Jimmie Foxx , Gil Hodges , Harry Hooper , Cy Young , Rogers Hornsby , Grover Cleveland Alexander , Herb Pennock , Tris Speaker , and Walter Johnson . The Sporting News ( 1998 ) ranking of the greatest players ever listed : Babe Ruth ( 1 ) , Ty Cobb ( 3 ) , Walter Johnson ( 4 ) , Hank Aaron ( 5 ) and Rogers Hornsby ( 9 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Bivin",
"title": "",
"text": "James Nathaniel Bivin ( December 11 , 1909 -- November 7 , 1982 ) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball . He appeared in 47 games ( 14 starts ) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1935 . Afterwards , he went on to a lengthy career as a minor league baseball manager . He was the last major league pitcher faced by Babe Ruth , on May 30 , 1935 ."
},
{
"docid": "Babe_Ruth_League",
"title": "",
"text": "The Babe Ruth League is an international youth baseball and softball league based in Hamilton , New Jersey , named after George Herman `` Babe '' Ruth . The parent program , Babe Ruth League , Incorporated , is a non-profit , tax-exempt organization . Babe Ruth League has increased steadily from its first 10-team league in Hamilton Township , New Jersey , to its present combined size of well over one million players on some 60,000 + teams in more than 11,000 leagues and over 1.9 million volunteers . The Babe Ruth League consists of five divisions : Cal Ripken Baseball ( ages 4 -- 12 ) , Babe Ruth Baseball ( ages 13 -- 18 ) , Babe Ruth Softball ( ages 4 -- 18 ) , Bambino Buddy Ball ( ages 5 -- 20 ) , and Xtreme Fastpitch ( ages 6 -- 18 ) . Baseball Hall of Fame inductees who played Babe Ruth League include Carl Yastrzemski , Joe Morgan , Jim Palmer , Rod Carew , George Brett , Nolan Ryan , Cal Ripken , Jr. , Frank Thomas , Randy Johnson , John Smoltz , and Mike Piazza ."
},
{
"docid": "Babe_Ruth_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Babe Ruth Award , named in honor of the legendary player Babe Ruth , is given annually to the Major League Baseball ( MLB ) player with the best performance in the postseason ."
},
{
"docid": "Del_Gainer",
"title": "",
"text": "Dellos Clinton Gainer ( November 10 , 1886 -- January 29 , 1947 ) , nicknamed `` Sheriff , '' was an American baseball player . A native of West Virginia , Gainer played professional baseball , primarily as a first baseman , for 21 years from 1909 to 1929 , including 10 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers ( 1909 , 1911-1914 ) , Boston Red Sox ( 1914-1917 , 1919 ) , and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1922 ) . In his first full year in the major leagues , he drew praise for his fielding and was batting .302 when he was struck by a pitched ball and sustained a broken wrist . Gainer suffered from the wrist injury and other injuries over the next several seasons . In 1914 , Gainer was sold to the Boston Red Sox . He played for Boston teams that won the World Series in consecutive seasons in 1915 and 1916 . He had the third highest batting average on the Red Sox in 1915 ( a .295 average trailing only Tris Speaker and Babe Ruth ) and second highest in 1917 ( a .308 batting average second only to Ruth ) . He had the game-winning hit in the 14th inning of Game 2 of the 1916 World Series . He spent the 1918 season in the United States Navy during World War I and compiled a .251 batting average in two major league seasons following his discharge . In 10 major league seasons , Gainer appeared in 548 games , 444 of them at first base , and compiled a .272 batting average ."
},
{
"docid": "George_Twombly",
"title": "",
"text": "George Frederick `` Silent George '' Twombly ( June 4 , 1892 -- February 17 , 1975 ) was a Major League Baseball player . He played five seasons with the Cincinnati Reds ( 1914 -- 1916 ) , Boston Braves ( 1917 ) , and Washington Senators ( 1919 ) . He was the older brother of Clarence `` Babe '' Twombly , who played for the Chicago Cubs in the early 1920s . In 1911 , then minor league Baltimore Orioles manager Jack Dunn signed the 18-year-old Twombly out of a Boston high school and sent him to the B-League Scranton Miners . Appendicitis in 1914 , his spot in the opening lineup for Baltimore was taken by a 19-year-old Babe Ruth . Later , the Cincinnati Reds were given the opportunity to purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore , but instead took Twombly and shortstop Claud Derrick . Twombly made his first appearance in a major league game on July 9 , 1914 , going 1 -- for -- 1 with a triple and a run scored against the Brooklyn Robins . On February 8 , 1916 , Twombly was sold back to Baltimore . Twombly had an exceptional season from a power standpoint in the twilight years of the dead-ball era , leading the International League in home runs with 12 . He also amassed 10 triples , 21 doubles , and 158 hits for a .313 batting average in 131 games for the Orioles . Later in the 1916 season , despite majority opinion against it within the organization , Twombly was briefly brought back up to the Reds for three games as the season winded down and the team was clearly not going to make the World Series , garnering a regular season record of 60 -- 93 . Twombly made no impact , reaching base only once in six plate appearances on a walk before being sent back to Baltimore . After being released by the Boston Braves partway through June 1917 , Twombly announced his retirement from baseball . On August 13 , 1919 , Twombly was signed by George Weiss , then owner of the New Haven Weissmen of the Class A Eastern League . Twombly closed out his professional career with New Haven , hitting for a .309 average over 55 at-bats in 17 games ."
},
{
"docid": "Ban_Johnson_Park",
"title": "",
"text": "Ban Johnson Park was a baseball stadium located in Hot Springs , Arkansas , within the Whittington Park Historic District , a `` tree-shaded greenway '' that is located along Whittington Creek , which runs down the center island of Whittington Avenue . The location of the ballpark was across from the still active Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo ( built 1902 ) . Originally known as Whittington Park , the field served as a training site for many Major League Baseball teams , by hosting spring training games and serving as home for minor league teams . In 1918 , Babe Ruth hit a 573-foot home run at the park , while a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox . The park was also home to the ever first Umpire School . In 1935 , Ray Doan , the operator of a youth instructional camp at Whittington Park , renamed the park after Hall of Fame baseball pioneer Ban Johnson , founder of the American League ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Major_League_Baseball_progressive_career_home_runs_leaders",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a chronology of the top ten leaders in lifetime home runs in Major League Baseball . This includes any home runs hit by a player during official regular season games ( i.e. , excluding playoffs or exhibition games ) in the National Association ( 1871 -- 1875 ) , National League ( since 1876 ) , the American Association ( 1882 -- 1891 ) , the Union Association ( 1884 ) , the Players ' League ( 1890 ) , the American League ( since 1901 ) , and the Federal League ( 1914 -- 1915 ) . The list helps contextualize the evolution of one of the most prized achievements in United States sports . In the early 1930s , Babe Ruth had almost 400 more home runs than the next player , his longtime teammate Lou Gehrig ; when Joe DiMaggio retired in 1951 , he was fifth on the all-time list . Active players are marked in bold italics . Stats through 2017-05-31 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_slugging_percentage_leaders",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) players with a career .500 slugging percentage ( SLG ) . Babe Ruth holds the MLB record with .6897 . Listed are all MLB players with .500 slugging percentage with at least 3,000 plate appearances . Players in bold face are active as of the end of June 8 , 2015 ( including free agents ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Babe_Ruth_Home_Run_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Babe Ruth Home Run Award was an annual award presented to the previous season 's leading home run hitter in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . The award was named after the legendary Babe Ruth , who led the American League in homers 12 times . It was first awarded to Mark McGwire after his record-setting 1998 season . The award was a 21 lb , 20 in bronze statue of Ruth based on a 1920 photo of him following through on a tremendous swing . The Babe Ruth Home Run Award was developed by brothers Jim and Brian Sullivan . Jim was the sculptor , while Brian focused on the marketing of the award . The Sullivans originally wanted to create a life-size statue of Ruth as a tourist attraction similar to the Michael Jordan statue . Unable to secure a sponsor , they created the award to honor Ruth . The trophy was estimated to cost around $ 4,000 as of 2006 , and it was funded by the Sullivans and given on behalf of their company , Sullivan Artworks based in Weymouth , Massachusetts . MLB was not interested in sponsoring the award ; the American League already honored its home run champion with a nameless award , and the National League offered the Mel Ott Award . Both the awards received little publicity . The Babe Ruth Home Run Award was usually presented to the recipient by Ruth 's daughter , Julia Ruth Stevens , or her son , Tom Stevens ."
},
{
"docid": "George_Selkirk",
"title": "",
"text": "George Alexander Selkirk ( January 4 , 1908 -- January 19 , 1987 ) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball . In 1935 , Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees -- and also inherited Ruth 's fabled No. 3 uniform ( which was not retired until 1948 , the year of Ruth 's death ) . Over the next eight seasons , Selkirk batted over .300 five times , twice drove home more than 100 RBIs , played in five World Championships ( 1936 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 and 1941 ) , and made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1939 . George Selkirk was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 , its initial year , and was later inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "Babe's_Dream",
"title": "",
"text": "The Babe 's Dream is a bronze statue of Babe Ruth , by Susan Luery . It is located at West Camden Street and South Eutaw Street , at Oriole Park at Camden Yards , Baltimore . The statue contains an error in that Ruth is depicted with a right-handed fielder 's glove , for wear on the left hand . Ruth threw left-handed . In Baltimore , Maryland , at the Camden Yards baseball park , there is a statue of Babe Ruth , the famous New York Yankee player . Although he became famous as a Yankee , George Herman Ruth 's roots are from Baltimore . Babe Ruth was born and grew up in Baltimore , where he learned how to play baseball . The statue of Ruth portrays him as a young man , about the time he started out as a rookie . The statues name is `` Babe 's Dream , '' because the artist , Susan Luery , wanted to portray Babe 's longing for the big leagues , or at least an escape from his harsh childhood . Ruth was born on February 6 , 1895 , to hardworking parents , who could n't support a child that caused as much `` mischief '' as Babe . At age seven , his parents decided to `` straighten him out '' by sending him to Baltimore 's St. Mary 's Industrial School for Boys , where he could learn how to have more discipline . This turned out to be the beginning of the stars true love for the game of baseball . Babe Ruth is a legend in the world of baseball . He played baseball for 22 years , setting the records for home runs at 714 and holding that record until 1974 when Hank Aaron surpassed it . Ruth is credited with changing the game of baseball in America forever . He set the bar to new heights , naming him `` Baseball 's Greatest Player Ever . '' His hometown wanted to present his accomplishments and dedicate a truly remarkable stature , made by Susan Luery , to him and his legend . Susan Luery was born in Baltimore , Maryland , making her the perfect candidate for making the sculpture because of her sincere love for the city already . She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art where she learned how to refine her work . Luery spent much time researching him by reading books , and talking to people with both knowledge of Ruth and baseball so she could `` connect '' with character . She also had a look-alike model come into her studio while she worked on the statue . It took her seven months to form the 28-inch model statue before creating the large-scale version . She finally produced the 16 foot stature that stands today a year after . The statue was completed in 1994 , where it was placed in the Camden Yards on Babe 's 100th birthday in February 1995 . The statue was officially unveiled at an Oriole 's game where Luery and Ruth 's daughter , Julia Ruth Stevens , threw out the game ball for celebration . Luery portrayed Ruth as a fierce competitor as he is gazing out into the future . `` A man looking at his destiny , '' is how Susan Luery put it . `` His poise was in the sense of determination that he was a great player , '' she said . `` He 's facing out -- he had everything in front of him . Ruth 's career rose pretty much straight into the record books from there . '' Babe Ruth is an athlete that changed many lives and created many new dreams for young baseball fans . His life should be celebrated and his endeavors recognized for his high achievements ."
},
{
"docid": "Josh_Gibson",
"title": "",
"text": "Joshua Gibson ( December 21 , 1911 -- January 20 , 1947 ) was an American Negro league baseball catcher . Baseball historians consider Gibson to be among the very best power hitters and catchers in the history of any league , including Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . In 1972 , he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Gibson played for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to 1931 , moved to the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1932 to 1936 , and returned to the Grays from 1937 to 1939 and 1942 to 1946 . In 1937 , he played for Ciudad Trujillo in Trujillo 's Dominican League and from 1940 to 1941 , he played in the Mexican League for Rojos del Águila de Veracruz . Gibson served as the first manager of the Santurce Crabbers , one of the most historic franchises of the Puerto Rico Baseball League . Gibson was known as the `` black Babe Ruth '' , in fact , some fans at the time who saw both Ruth and Gibson play called Ruth `` the white Josh Gibson '' . Gibson never played in the major leagues because of an unwritten `` gentleman 's agreement '' that prevented non-white players from participating . He stood 6-foot-1 ( 185 cm ) and weighed 210 pounds ( 95 kg ) at the peak of his career ."
},
{
"docid": "Babe_Pinelli",
"title": "",
"text": "Ralph Arthur `` Babe '' Pinelli , born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli ( October 18 , 1895 -- October 22 , 1984 ) , was an American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball . Born in San Francisco , his playing career was mostly with the Cincinnati Reds from 1922 to 1927 . He also played with the Chicago White Sox ( 1918 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 1920 ) . After that he became a highly regarded National League umpire from 1935 to 1956 , officiating in 6 World Series : 1939 , 1941 , 1947 , 1948 ( outfield only ) , 1952 and 1956 ; he was crew chief for the final two Series . He also umpired in the All-Star game in 1937 , 1941 , 1950 and 1956 , working behind home plate for the second half of the last three games , and he worked in the 3-game series to determine the NL champion in . Pinelli wrote an article for The Second Fireside Book of Baseball , titled `` Kill the Umpire ? Do n't Make Me Laugh ! '' in which he told about his rookie year of 1935 , when he was told that he should not call a strike on Babe Ruth , who was winding up his career with the Boston Braves . Pinelli did not see it that way . When he was behind the plate and Ruth came to bat , and a close pitch went by at which Ruth did not swing , Pinelli deemed it a strike and so called it . Ruth turned to the umpire and bellowed , `` There 's forty thousand people in this park that know that was a ball , tomato-head ! '' Pinelli did not lose his cool . He replied calmly , `` Perhaps -- but mine is the only opinion that counts . '' Ruth had no answer for that . His final game as a home plate umpire provided an extraordinary capstone to his career . He was behind the plate for Don Larsen 's perfect Game 5 in the 1956 World Series . His final call as a plate ump presumably was `` Strike 3 ! You 're out ! '' to pinch-hitter Dale Mitchell . Pinelli later recalled that after the game , he returned to the umpires ' room and burst into tears . It has often been reported that that was Pinelli 's final game as an umpire , but that is incorrect ; Pinelli was a field umpire for the final two games of the Series , and then called it a career . In his book The Game of Baseball , Gil Hodges recounted a story of how , while dressing for a game , he and several other Brooklyn Dodgers debated which umpires were most likely and least likely to eject a player from a game . Hodges recalled that Pee Wee Reese expressed the opinion that Pinelli was the umpire least likely to throw a player out . Reese was indeed ejected from that day 's game -- by Pinelli . Pinelli died at age 89 in Daly City , California . He was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lefty_Stewart",
"title": "",
"text": "Walter Cleveland `` Lefty '' Stewart ( September 23 , 1900 in Sparta , Tennessee -- September 26 , 1974 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) was a professional baseball pitcher . He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1921 and 1935 . He played for the Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Browns , Washington Senators , and Cleveland Indians . Stewart gave up one of Babe Ruth 's record-setting 60 home runs during the 1927 New York Yankees season ."
},
{
"docid": "Pedro_Cepeda",
"title": "",
"text": "Pedro Cepeda , a.k.a. `` Perucho '' and `` The Bull '' ( January 31 , 1905 -- April 16 , 1955 ) was a Puerto Rican baseball player who was considered one of the best players of his generation . Called `` The Babe Ruth of Puerto Rico '' and `` Babe Cobb '' ( referring to his dominance as a hitter and his legendary hustle evocative of both Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ) , Cepeda was a Latin American baseball superstar . He was denied the chance to play in the major leagues because he was of African descent and played the bulk of his pro career ( which spanned the years 1928 to 1950 ) before the color line was broken by Jackie Robinson in 1947 . Known as `` Perucho '' and `` The Bull '' , Cepeda refused offers to play in the Negro Leagues in the mainland United States as he abhorred the racism endemic to American society at the time . He is now best known as the father of Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda ."
},
{
"docid": "King_Cole_(baseball)",
"title": "",
"text": "Leonard Leslie `` King '' Cole ( April 15 , 1886 in Toledo , Iowa -- January 6 , 1916 ) was a baseball player in the early 20th century . He started his baseball career as a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs in . In , he had a record of 20 -- 4 and helped win a National League pennant for the Cubs . On July 31 , 1910 , he became the first Cubs pitcher to throw a no-hitter , defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in a seven inning game . His 20 -- 4 record is the best winning percentage ( .866 ) for a Cub pitcher in the 20th century . Cole was traded to Pittsburgh , and then to the New York Yankees . On October 2 , 1914 , Cole gave up a double to Babe Ruth -- Ruth 's first hit in the major leagues . In 1915 , Cole was diagnosed with tuberculosis , and died shortly after the end of the 1915 season . Ring Lardner wrote about Cole in articles for The Sporting News . Lardner compiled the stories into the Alibi Ike stories ."
},
{
"docid": "Roger_Maris",
"title": "",
"text": "Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 , 1934 -- December 14 , 1985 ) was an American professional baseball player who played four seasons in the minor leagues and twelve seasons in the major leagues . Maris played right field on four Major League Baseball ( MLB ) teams , from 1957 through 1968 . Maris set the MLB record for home runs during the 1961 season with 61 , breaking Babe Ruth 's single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927 . This record was challenged by then-baseball commissioner Ford Frick ( who had been a friend of Babe Ruth ) , who said that Maris needed to break the record in 154 games instead of the current schedule of 162 games . His accomplishment of 61 home runs in a season came back to the forefront in 1998 , when the home run record was broken by Mark McGwire and later that same year by Sammy Sosa . Maris began playing in the minor leagues in 1953 . He reached the major leagues in 1957 playing for the Cleveland Indians . He was traded to the Kansas City Athletics during the 1958 season , and to the New York Yankees after the 1959 season . He finished his MLB career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 and 1968 . Maris was an American League ( AL ) All-Star from 1959 through 1962 , an AL Most Valuable Player in 1960 and 1961 , and an AL Gold Glove Award winner in 1960 . Maris appeared in seven World Series , five as a member of the Yankees and two with the Cardinals ."
},
{
"docid": "Providence_Grays_(minor_league)",
"title": "",
"text": "The minor league Providence Grays was the name of several minor league baseball teams between and . These teams were unconnected to the Major League Baseball Providence Grays . The first minor league Grays were members of the Eastern League in 1886 , playing at the Messer Street Grounds . The team folded in June . In , a team from Providence joined the Eastern League again , this time known as the Providence Clamdiggers . That team also lasted only one season . The third Providence team was a bit more successful , joining the EL in as the Clamdiggers , then changing its name to the Grays soon thereafter . That team remained in operation through , at which point the EL had become the International League . The team moved back to the new Eastern League in . Babe Ruth played for this version of the Grays in 1914 . The Grays returned to the Eastern League again in as the Providence Rubes before changing back to `` Grays '' in . This team lasted until . Finally , in , the Providence Chiefs were formed as members of the New England League , who also changed their name to the `` Grays '' in before folding after the season . Category : Defunct Eastern League baseball teams Category : Sports in Providence , Rhode Island Category : Professional baseball teams in Rhode Island"
},
{
"docid": "1935_Boston_Braves_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1935 Boston Braves season saw the Braves finish with the worst record in the National League and the majors , with a record of 38 wins and 115 losses . In an attempt to make his dream come true to manage , Babe Ruth came to the Braves in February 1935 . He was hired as vice president and assistant manager , and team owner Emil Fuchs promised Ruth a share of team profits ."
},
{
"docid": "Hal_Chase",
"title": "",
"text": "Harold Homer Chase ( February 13 , 1883 -- May 18 , 1947 ) , nicknamed `` Prince Hal '' , was a first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball , widely viewed as the best fielder at his position . During his career , he played for the New York Highlanders ( 1905 -- 1913 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1913 -- 1914 ) , Buffalo Blues ( 1914 -- 1915 ) , Cincinnati Reds ( 1916 -- 1918 ) , and New York Giants ( 1919 ) . No lesser figures than Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson named Chase the best first baseman ever , and contemporary reports described his glovework as outstanding . He is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees . In 1981 , 62 years after his last major league game , baseball historians Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time . Despite being an excellent hitter and his reputation as a peerless defensive player , Chase 's legacy was tainted by a litany of corruption . He allegedly gambled on baseball games , and also engaged in suspicious play in order to throw games in which he played ."
},
{
"docid": "Denison_Railroaders",
"title": "",
"text": "The Denison Railroaders were a baseball team based in Denison , Texas , USA that played from 1914 to 1917 . They were known as the Denison Champions in 1914 . They played in the Texas -- Oklahoma League in 1914 , but they joined the Western Association in 1915 . Multiple major league baseball players played for them , most notably Rogers Hornsby . They were managed by Babe Peebles ."
},
{
"docid": "1927_Major_League_Baseball_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1927 Major League Baseball season began in April 1927 and ended with the 1927 World Series in October . No no-hitters were thrown during the season . The New York Yankees , whose lineup featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig , dominated the American League with 110 wins . The Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Hank_Greenberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry Benjamin `` Hank '' Greenberg ( born Hyman Greenberg ; January 1 , 1911 -- September 4 , 1986 ) , nicknamed `` Hammerin ' Hank '' , `` Hankus Pankus '' or `` The Hebrew Hammer '' , was an American professional baseball player and team executive . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s . A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame , he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history . He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II , all of which took place during his major league career . Greenberg played the first twelve of his thirteen seasons in the major leagues on the Detroit team . He was an American League ( AL ) All-Star for four seasons and an AL Most Valuable Player in 1935 ( first baseman ) and 1940 ( left fielder ) . He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons , and he was a member of four Tigers World Series teams which won two championships ( 1935 and 1945 ) . He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx 's mark for the most in one season by anyone but Babe Ruth , and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth 's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris ' record 61 in 1961 . Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league , and remains the AL record-holder for most RBIs in a single season by a right-handed batter ( 183 in 1937 , a 154-game schedule ) . Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports . He attracted national attention in 1934 when he refused to play on Yom Kippur , the holiest holiday in Judaism , even though he was not particularly observant religiously and the Tigers were in the middle of a pennant race . In 1947 , Greenberg signed a contract with a $ 30,000 raise to a record $ 85,000 before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates where he played his final MLB season that year . He was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome Jackie Robinson that year to the major leagues ."
},
{
"docid": "Stark_Field",
"title": "",
"text": "Stark Field is a professional-size baseball field located in El Centro , California . It played host to the El Centro Imperials minor league baseball team of the Sunset League and Southwest International League from the 1947 to 1951 . It has served as a practice facility for the local Mid-Valley Babe Ruth Little League teams . The ballpark played host to four Golden Baseball League games as the Yuma Scorpions donned special replica uniforms of the Imperials honoring their history . The move in 2008 also had its criticism of `` possibly displacing about 100 Mid-Valley Babe Ruth little leaguers . '' Despite the controversy , over 300 fans attended the games and this prompted the GBL 's instructional Arizona Summer League to revive the Imperials as a member in 2009 . The Imperials are expected to play at Stark Field for the Arizona Winter League beginning in 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_bases_on_balls_leaders",
"title": "",
"text": "A base on balls ( BB ) , also known as a walk , occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls , and is turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out . The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball 's Official Rules , and further detail is given in 6.08 ( a ) . It is considered a faux pas for a professional player to walk to first base ; the batter-runner and any advancing runners normally jog on such a play . The following table lists the top 100 career base on balls leaders in Major League Baseball history . Barry Bonds holds the record for most career walks drawn with 2,558 . Ricky Henderson ( 2,190 ) , Babe Ruth ( 2,062 ) , and Ted Williams ( 2,021 ) are the only other players to draw more than 2,000 walks in their careers . The active leader in walks is Albert Pujols with 1,227 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nashville_Vols_all-time_roster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball franchise that played in Nashville , Tennessee , from 1901 to 1963 ; the team was inactive in 1962 due to declining attendance and the Southern Association ceasing operations after 1961 . After 62 seasons of play , 1,215 players had competed in at least one game for the Vols . Of those players , 546 also played in at least one game for a Major League Baseball team . Fourteen players also served in the position of manager concurrent with their on-field playing . The Nashville Baseball Club was formed as a charter member of the newly organized Class B Southern Association in 1901 . The team did not receive their official moniker , the Nashville Volunteers , until 1908 . However , the team was , and is , commonly referred to as the Vols . Their last season in the Southern Association was 1961 . After sitting out the 1962 season , the Vols returned for a final season as a part of the South Atlantic League in 1963 . Over their 62-year existence , the Vols competed at four class levels : Class B ( 1901 ) , Class A ( 1902 -- 1935 ) , Class A1 ( 1936 -- 1945 ) , and Double-A ( 1946 -- 1961 , 1963 ) . They served as a farm club for eight major league teams . Today , all minor league teams are affiliated with a Major League Baseball team . The purpose of a minor league club is to develop players for the major league team . However , it was n't until the 1930s that Nashville entered into such major league affiliations on a consistent basis . Nashville was affiliated with eight major league teams throughout its existence : the Cleveland Indians ( 1908 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1920 ) , New York Giants ( 1934 -- 1935 and 1952 -- 1954 ) , Cincinnati Reds ( 1936 -- 1937 and 1955 -- 1960 ) , Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1938 -- 1940 ) , Chicago Cubs ( 1943 -- 1951 ) , Minnesota Twins ( 1961 ) , and Los Angeles Angels ( 1963 ) . Two members of the Vols were later honored by being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Outfielder Kiki Cuyler , who played for the Vols in 1923 , was enshrined in 1968 . Pitcher Waite Hoyt , who played for the Vols in 1918 , was enshrined in 1969 . Twenty-three of the team 's players distinguished themselves by winning a Major League Baseball award or being named to a major league All-Star team . Jake Daubert and Bucky Walters have each won Most Valuable Player Awards . Dusty Rhodes won the Babe Ruth Award . Johnny Edwards won a Gold Glove Award . Twenty-one alumni were selected to play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game"
},
{
"docid": "Frank_Welch_(baseball)",
"title": "",
"text": "Frank Tiguer Welch ( August 10 , 1897 -- July 25 , 1957 ) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Athletics ( 1919 -- 1926 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1927 ) . Listed at 5 ' 9 '' , 175 lb. , Welch batted and threw right-handed . He was born in Birmingham , Alabama . In a nine-season career , Welch was a .274 hitter ( 634-for-2310 ) with 41 home runs and 295 RBI in 738 games , including 310 runs , 100 doubles , 31 triples , 18 stolen bases , and a .350 on-base percentage . On October 1 , 1921 , Welch became the last person to hit a home run off Babe Ruth in a major league game ; the homer was the 10th and last the Babe would ever allow as a pitcher . Welch died at the age of 59 in his hometown of Birmingham , Alabama ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of the top 300 Major League Baseball leaders in home runs hit . In the sport of baseball , a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play , without the benefit of a fielding error . This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory ( a conventional home run ) , or by an inside-the-park home run . Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762 . He passed Hank Aaron , who is currently second with 755 , on August 7 , 2007 . The only other player to have hit 700 or more is Babe Ruth with 714 . Alex Rodriguez ( 696 ) , Willie Mays ( 660 ) , Ken Griffey , Jr. ( 630 ) , Jim Thome ( 612 ) and Sammy Sosa ( 609 ) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more ; Albert Pujols is the active leader in home runs with 599 in his career . Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 214 or more home runs hit during official regular season ( i.e. , excluding playoffs or exhibition games ) . Players in bold face are active as of the 2017 Major League Baseball season ( including free agents ) , with the number in parentheses designating the number of home runs they have hit during the 2017 season . The last change in the cutoff for the top 300 occurred on April 22 , 2017 , when Giancarlo Stanton hit his 214th career home run , displacing Travis Hafner and Andy Pafko ."
}
] |
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Roger Federer plays a racket sport.
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[
{
"docid": "Roger_Federer",
"title": "",
"text": "Roger Federer ( born 8 August 1981 ) is a Swiss professional tennis player . Many players and analysts have called him the greatest male tennis player of all time . Federer turned professional in 1998 and was continuously ranked in the top 10 from October 2002 to November 2016 . He is currently ranked world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . Federer has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles , the most in history for a male tennis player , and held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record 237 consecutive weeks and a record total of 302 weeks . In majors , Federer has won seven Wimbledon titles , five Australian Open titles , five US Open titles and one French Open title . He is among the eight men to capture a career Grand Slam . He has reached a record 28 men 's singles Grand Slam finals , including 10 in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open . Federer 's ATP tournament records include winning a record six ATP World Tour Finals and playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments . He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and the Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games . Representing Switzerland , he was a part of the 2014 winning Davis Cup team . He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years from 2005 to 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tennis",
"title": "",
"text": "Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent ( singles ) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles ) . Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent 's court . The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return . The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point , while the opposite player will . Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages . The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket , including wheelchair users . The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham , England , in the late 19th century as `` lawn tennis '' . It had close connections both to various field ( `` lawn '' ) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport of real tennis . During most of the 19th century , in fact , the term `` tennis '' referred to real tennis , not lawn tennis : for example , in Disraeli 's novel Sybil ( 1845 ) , Lord Eugene De Vere announces that he will `` go down to Hampton Court and play tennis . '' The rules of tennis have changed little since the 1890s . Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times , and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s . A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point challenge system , which allows a player to contest the line call of a point , a system known as Hawk-Eye . Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport . The four Grand Slam tournaments ( also referred to as the `` Majors '' ) are especially popular : the Australian Open played on hard courts , the French Open played on red clay courts , Wimbledon played on grass courts , and the US Open played also on hard courts ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Squash_(sport)",
"title": "",
"text": "Squash is a ball sport played by two ( singles ) or four players ( doubles ) in a four-walled court with a small , hollow rubber ball . The players must alternate in striking the ball with their racket and hit the ball onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court . The game was formerly called squash rackets , a reference to the `` squashable '' soft ball used in the game ( compared with the harder ball used in its sister game rackets ) . The governing body of Squash , the World Squash Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee , but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games , despite a number of applications . Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program ."
},
{
"docid": "Rackets_(sport)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rackets or racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom , Ireland , United States , and Canada . The sport is infrequently called `` hard rackets , '' possibly to distinguish it from the related sport of squash ( formerly called `` squash rackets '' ) ."
},
{
"docid": "World_Squash_Federation",
"title": "",
"text": "The World Squash Federation ( WSF ) is the international federation for squash , an indoor racquet sport which was formerly called `` squash rackets . '' The WSF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) as the International Federation ( IF ) for squash , and is also a member of the SportAccord and the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations ( ARISF ) . It is based in Hastings in England . As of 2016 it has 149 member federations . It is bidding for squash to be added to the Olympic program for the 2024 Summer Olympics having failed with a bid for Tokyo 2020 . The first squash court was built in England in 1865 ; there are now around 50,000 courts in more than 185 nations worldwide . To harness this growth and to promote and co-ordinate the sport , the International Squash Rackets Federation ( ISRF ) was formed in 1967 , its name being changed in 1992 to the World Squash Federation ( WSF ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Racket",
"title": "",
"text": "Racket ( t ) may refer to : Racket ( crime ) , a systematised element of organized crime Racket ( sports equipment ) ( or racquet ) , a piece of equipment used to play tennis , badminton , squash , racquetball and other sports Rackets ( sport ) ( or racquets ) , a ball game a loud noise Racket , West Virginia The Racket ( 1951 film ) Howard Hughes RKO film with Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan Racket ( film ) ( 1997 ) with Michele Placido , Tanya Roberts and Franco Interlenghi Rackett , a Renaissance woodwind instrument Racket ( programming language ) , a multi-paradigm programming language formerly known as PLT Scheme Radne Racket 120 , an aircraft engine"
},
{
"docid": "Racket_(sports_equipment)",
"title": "",
"text": "A racket or racquet is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of strings or catgut is stretched tightly . It is used for striking a ball or shuttlecock in games such as squash , tennis , racquetball , and badminton . Collectively , these games are known as racket sports . This predecessor to the modern game of squash , rackets , is played with 30 +1 ⁄ 2 in wooden rackets . While squash equipment has evolved in the intervening century , rackets equipment has changed little . The frame of rackets for all sports was traditionally made of laminated wood and the strings of animal intestine known as catgut . The traditional racket size was limited by the strength and weight of the wooden frame which had to be strong enough to hold the strings and stiff enough to hit the ball or shuttle . Manufacturers started adding non-wood laminates to wood rackets to improve stiffness . Non-wood rackets were made first of steel , then of aluminium , and then carbon fiber composites . Wood is still used for real tennis , rackets , and xare . Most rackets are now made of composite materials including carbon fibre or fiberglass , metals such as titanium alloys , or ceramics . Catgut has partially been replaced by synthetic materials including nylon , polyamide , and other polymers . Rackets are restrung when necessary , which may be after every match for a professional ."
},
{
"docid": "Squash_at_the_2005_Southeast_Asian_Games",
"title": "",
"text": "Squash at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place in the Makati Sports Club in Makati City , Metro Manila , Philippines . The event was held from November 29 to December 1 . Squash is an indoor racquet sport which was , until recently , called `` Squash Rackets '' , a reference to the ` squashable ' soft ball used in the game ( compared with the harder ball used in its parent game Racquets or Rackets -- see below ) . The game is played by two players , with ` standard ' rackets ( or occasionally four players for doubles ) in a four-walled court with a small , hollow rubber ball ."
},
{
"docid": "Donnay_(sports)",
"title": "",
"text": "Donnay Sports is a sporting goods brand owned by the British retailer Sports Direct International . The company was founded in 1913 by Emile Donnay and was based in Couvin , Belgium . Donnay manufactured wooden tennis rackets from 1934 , and by the 1970s was the largest manufacturer of tennis rackets in the world . However , the company failed to adapt to the new market for graphite rackets , and entered administration in 1988 . After a succession of owners , the brand was eventually sold to Sports Direct , who continue to license the use of the brand worldwide . Donnay rackets were used professionally in Europe by Björn Borg from 1975 until his retirement in 1983 . Other professionals included Andre Agassi , Rod Laver and Greg Rusedski ."
},
{
"docid": "Basque_pelota",
"title": "",
"text": "Basque pelota ( pilota in the original Basque language also pelota vasca in Spanish , pelote basque in French ) is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one 's hand , a racket , a wooden bat or a basket , against a wall ( frontis or Fronton ) or , more traditionally , with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net . The roots of this class of games can be traced to the Greek and other ancient cultures . The term pelota probably comes from the Vulgar Latin term pilotta ( ball game ) . It is a diminutive form of the word pila which may relate to a hard linen or leather ball filled with pilus ( fur or hair ) or to the Latin words for strike or pelle #Latin and is related to the English word pellet . Today , Basque pelota is played in several countries . In Europe , this sport is concentrated in Spain and France , especially in the Basque Country . The sport is also played in Latin American countries such as Argentina , Chile , Uruguay , and Cuba . Operated as a gaming enterprise called Jai Alai , it is seen in parts of the U.S. such as Florida , Connecticut , Nevada , and Rhode Island . In Valencia , Valencian pilota is considered the national sport ; it is also played in Belgium , North of Italy , Mexico , and Argentina . Since its creation , the International Federation of Basque Pelota has standardised the different varieties into four modalities and fourteen disciplines , with fixed ball weights , rules and court sizes . The four modalities ( 30 m wall , 36 m wall , 54 m wall and trinquete ) admit fourteen disciplines , depending the use of bare hand , leather ball , rubber ball , paleta ( pelota paleta ) , racket ( frontennis ) and xare . Two of the fourteen disciplines are played by both men and women ( frontenis and rubber pelota in trinquete ) ; the other twelve are played only by men . This allows championship play at the international level , and allows the participation of players and teams from around the world using the same rules . There is , however , criticism about this , since purists might argue that some of the original traits of each particular modality could be lost . Even with protection , accidents do happen . With the ball easily travelling at 200 km/h pelota can kill if safety equipment is not used properly or at all and , though rare , deaths occasionally occur ."
},
{
"docid": "Ball_badminton",
"title": "",
"text": "Ball badminton is a sport native to India . It is a racket game , played with a yellow ball made of wool , on a court of fixed dimensions ( 12 by 24 metres ) divided by a net . The game was played as early as 1856 by the royal family in Tanjore , the capital of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu , India . It enjoys the greatest popularity in India . Ball badminton is a fast-paced game ; it demands skill , quick reflexes , good judgment , agility , and the ability to control the ball with one 's wrist . Games are usually played outdoors during the day . As a result , weather conditions wield a considerable influence , and ball badminton 's rules allow the effects of weather conditions to be distributed more-or-less evenly between both teams . More recently , indoor versions of the game have been played under artificial lighting . All-India tournaments are conducted regularly using floodlights in Tamil Nadu , Puducherry , Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Karnataka . Ball Badminton sport is managed by '' Ball Badminton Federation of India '' Now Ball badminton game is officially recognised game in India . Total 34 units are affiliated to `` Ball badminton federation of india '' in which 26 are States units , 5 Public sector units and 3 provisional affiliated units ."
},
{
"docid": "Hardbat",
"title": "",
"text": "Hardbat table tennis is the classical table tennis playing style that existed prior to the advent of sponge rubber in the 1950s . The main difference between hardbat and modern table tennis lies in the racket used , which greatly affects the dynamics and strategy of the game . Hardbat rackets use short outward `` pips '' with no sponge , resulting in decreased speeds and reduced spin compared to rackets using sponge rubber . This results in slower shots , and a more strategic game rather than the fast paced , heavy topspin attacking style that dominates regular table tennis . There has recently been a resurgence of hardbat play , with national championships contested yearly in the United States . A `` World Championship of Ping Pong '' , a table tennis tournament using standardised hardbats , was promoted by Matchroom Sports at Alexandra Palace in January 2013 . It was won by Maxim Shmyrev . The American Marty Reisman became the oldest person ever to win an open national competition in a racquet sport when he won the 1997 United States National Hardbat championship at age 67 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jon_Wertheim",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Jon Wertheim ( born November 11 , 1970 in Bloomington , Indiana ) is a sports journalist and author . He has been a full-time staff member for Sports Illustrated since 1997 and has covered tennis , the NBA , sports business and mixed martial arts . He is the author of the book , Strokes of Genius : Federer , Nadal , and the Greatest Match Ever Played , which gives a stroke by stroke analysis of the 2008 Men 's Singles Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal , and is a co-author ( along with Toby Moskowitz ) of the book Scorecasting : The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won , a wide-ranging statistical analysis of common misconceptions in American sports . He lives in New York City with his wife Ellie and their two children . He has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_racket_sports",
"title": "",
"text": "Racket sports are games in which players use rackets to hit a ball or other object . Badminton Ball badminton Basque pelota Frontenis Xare Beach tennis Fives Matkot Padel Paleta Frontón Pelota mixteca Pickleball Platform tennis Qianball Racketlon Racquetball Racquets Real tennis Soft tennis Speed-ball Speedminton Squash Hardball squash Squash tennis Stické Table tennis Tennis Category : Racquet sports"
},
{
"docid": "Philippine_Squash_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Philippine Squash Academy ( PSA ) is the governing body of squash in the Philippines . The PSA 's predecessor is the Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines ( SRAP ) which was established in 1975 . The SRAP was a regular member of Philippine Olympic Committee , Asian Squash Federation , and the World Squash Federation ( WSF ) . With consent from the WSF and POC , the PSA was named as the national sports association for squash in 2016 due to pending accountabilities related to SRAP ."
},
{
"docid": "Racketlon",
"title": "",
"text": "Racketlon is a combination sport in which competitors play a sequence of the four most popular racket sports : table tennis , badminton , squash , and tennis . It originated in Finland and Sweden and was modeled on other combination sports like the triathlon and decathlon ."
},
{
"docid": "Squash_in_India",
"title": "",
"text": "Squash is a popular recreational sport in India , and is gaining popularity as a competitive sport . The national governing body for squash in India is the Squash Rackets Federation of India . The India men 's national squash team has participated in three quarter finals of the World Team Squash Championships since 1967 . Dipika Pallikal is the topmost Indian squash player as of 2014 . She is the first Indian woman to break into the top 10 in the Women 's Squash Association rankings ."
},
{
"docid": "Prince's_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "The Prince 's Club was a socially exclusive gentlemen 's multisports club in London , England . The original ` Old Prince 's Club ' was founded in 1853 in Chelsea by George and James Prince and its main sports were rackets and real tennis . Cricket , croquet and lawn tennis were also played . After most of its ground was lost to building developments it closed in 1887 . Its successor , the ` New Prince 's Club ' , located in Knightsbridge , opened in 1888 and kept its focus on rackets and real tennis , but no longer had any outdoor sports . In 1896 the Prince 's Skating Club was opened . The Prince 's Club was in operation until the 1940s ."
},
{
"docid": "Argentina_Squash_Rackets_Association",
"title": "",
"text": "Argentina Squash Rackets Association ( `` Asociación Argentina de Squash Rackets '' in Spanish ) , is the governing body of squash federations and clubs in Argentina ."
},
{
"docid": "2012_ABN_AMRO_World_Tennis_Tournament",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men 's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts . It was the 40th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament , and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour . It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam , Netherlands , from 13 February through 19 February 2012 . First-seeded Roger Federer won the singles title . The field was led by 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer , 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro ."
},
{
"docid": "Tennis_and_Rackets_Association",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tennis and Rackets Association is the governing body for the sports of real tennis and ( hard ) rackets in the United Kingdom . Its first meeting was held in 1907 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bosworth_Tennis",
"title": "",
"text": "Bosworth Tennis , also known as Bosworth International , is a family business which specializes in stringing tennis rackets but also designs and alters other aspects of tennis rackets to match the personal preferences of the players . They have worked with many of the top tennis players , notably Ivan Lendl . The company was created by Warren Bosworth in 1975 . By 1992 his business moved from Glastonbury , Connecticut to Boca Raton . It is now led by his son Jay Bosworth , who joined the company in 1982 . It is one of a handful of highly specialized companies catering to the top professional players , compabarable to Roman Prokes ( Maria Sharapova , Andy Roddick ) and Nate Ferguson ( Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic ) , but they also provide similar services to amateur players . Warren M. Bosworth Jr. ( January 5 , 1935 - July 7 , 2010 ) was born in Providence , Rhode Island . After his studies of embalment at the New England Institute of Anatomy , Warren Bosworth had many jobs , including embalmer at his father 's Warren M. Bosworth Funeral Home , and investment banker , before starting around 1970 a company that maintained tennis court surfaces . He married Barbara Bedard in 1959 . They lived with their three children in Hartford , Connecticut . After he had bought and adapted a stringing machine in 1972 , he was asked to redesign the stringing machine at Ektelon Corp. . He started working for the Aetna World Cup tournament in Hartford , and by 1976 became the Floor General there , responsible for the stringing , the grounds and the ball courts . In 1975 , he was so well known as a stringer and qualified pro trainer that he retired from the investment banking and became a full-time stringer , touring the circuit with his Bosworth Racket Clinic . Most famous collaboration is the one with Lendl . Roscoe Tanner claims his streak at the US Open in 79 ( including wins against Lendl and Borg ) was caused by Bosworth adjusting his rackets . Working with many of the top professional players , he was nicknamed `` The Wizard of Boz '' and `` The Doctor '' . He also worked as chief technical consultant for Snauwaert . In 1980 , he designed his first full racket , the Snauwaert Dyno . His second design was a racket for Jimmy Connors . Warren Bosworth also invented new stringing patterns like the Bosworth Pattern , perfect squares surrounded by rectangles ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Racket",
"title": "",
"text": "The Racket may refer to : The Racket ( band ) , a Canadian folk rock band '' The Racket : A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe , a 2015 book by Matthew Kennard The Racket ( play ) , a 1927 American Broadway crime play written by Bartlett Cormack The Racket ( 1928 film ) , an American crime film directed by Lewis Milestone The Racket ( 1951 film ) , a remake of the 1928 film starring Robert Mitchum The Racket ( radio program ) , an Australian heavy metal radio program"
},
{
"docid": "Field_lacrosse",
"title": "",
"text": "Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor men 's sport played with ten players on each team . The sport originated among Native Americans , and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867 . Field lacrosse is one of three major versions of lacrosse played internationally . The other versions , women 's lacrosse ( established in the 1890s ) and box lacrosse ( which originated in the 1930s ) , are played under significantly different rules . The object of the game is to use a long handled racket , known as a lacrosse stick or crosse , to catch , carry , and pass a solid rubber ball in an effort to score by ultimately hurling the ball into an opponent 's goal . The triangular head of the lacrosse stick has a loose net strung into it that allows the player to hold the lacrosse ball . In addition to the lacrosse stick , players are required to wear a certain amount of protective equipment . Defensively the object is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact . The rules limit the number of players in each part of the field and require the ball to be moved continuously towards the opposing goal . It is sometimes referred to as the `` fastest sport on two feet '' . Lacrosse is governed internationally by the 52-member Federation of International Lacrosse , which sponsors the World Lacrosse Championships once every four years . A former Olympic sport , attempts by the international governing body to reinstate it to the Games have been hampered by insufficient international participation and by the existence of separate governing bodies for the men 's and women 's versions of the sport until 2008 . Field lacrosse is played professionally in North America by Major League Lacrosse . It is also played on a high amateur level by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States , the Australian Senior Lacrosse Championship series , and the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association ."
},
{
"docid": "Soccer_United_Marketing",
"title": "",
"text": "Soccer United Marketing is the for-profit marketing arm of Major League Soccer and the exclusive marketing partner of the United States Soccer Federation , which primarily both deal in the promotion and sanctioning of professional soccer in the United States . As well , in 2016 , Soccer United Marketing was chosen as the exclusive worldwide marketing partner of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL . CONMEBOL describes Soccer United Marketing as `` the preeminent commercial soccer enterprise in North America , overseeing the marketing , promotion and operational execution of the region 's most successful soccer entities . '' It goes on to describe Soccer United Marketing as the business that `` holds the exclusive commercial rights to Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation , as well as promotional , operational and marketing rights to Mexican National Team games played in the United States . '' Soccer United Marketing has also assisted in the organization of several international soccer events with North American involvement , including the North American SuperLiga , the Pan-Pacific Championship , and the CONCACAF Gold Cup . Affiliations with United States Soccer Federation and its Leadership Roger A. Pielke , Jr. , a noted author , professor , and chair of the Sports Governance Center in the Department of Athletics at the University of Colorado Boulder , confirms that Soccer United Marketing , as the marketing arm of Major League Soccer , is affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation . Regarding the relationship between Soccer United Marketing and United States Soccer Federation , Roger A. Pielke , Jr. writes that the United States Soccer Federation `` exempts from its conflict of interest policy ` any constituent or affiliated member entities of U.S. Soccer ' '' , which includes Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing . Roger A. Pielke , Jr. writes , sourcing the New York Daily news , that this conflict of interest exemption allowed Sunil Gulati to become President of the United States Soccer Federation while also being a `` founder , board member , and deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer , and a member of Soccer United Marketing 's Board of Directors . Describing the relationship between Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation , MLS Commissioner and Soccer United Marketing CEO told Sports Illustrated , '' `` Sunil and Dan ( Flynn ) had this view that as the governing body of the sport they would make commitments on the commercial side and on the competitive side to have MLS be the leader of the sport . '' He continued to say , `` That 's not something that exists in other parts of the world . I believe that Sunil could have made a different decision when he came in as president ( in 2006 ) , and had he made that decision MLS is n't what it is today . Because we are joined at the hip . '' Similarly describing the relationship between Soccer United Marketing and the United States Soccer Federation , USSF President Sunil Gulati said , `` The growth of the game goes hand in hand with what the league has done over the last 16 years , and the growth of so much of what 's going on in U.S. Soccer . The working relationship between the two is extraordinary and my guess is there are n't many in the world that are like that . We do n't have the sorts of conflicts you see between leagues and federations -- that 's a plus . '' Soccer United Marketing and the United States Soccer Federation have played an key role in cementing Major League Soccer as the first division of professional closed-league soccer in America , which the Professional Council of United States Soccer Federation describes as `` a unique ownership and operating structure , based on a ` single entity ' concept . '' The Professional Council goes on to explain that `` MLS ' ` single entity ' structure allows investors to own an interest in the league , as well as individual teams . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Severin_Lüthi",
"title": "",
"text": "Severin Lüthi ( born 5 January 1976 ) is a Swiss tennis coach and former player . He has coached the Swiss Davis Cup Team for many years and has also been a long-time coach of Roger Federer . Lüthi grew up in Stettlen , on the outskirts of Bern . He played tennis in his youth and once beat Gustavo Kuerten . He gave up tennis at the age of 20 and served a commercial apprenticeship with his father 's company . He briefly attended university , but found that it did not interest him . Instead , he got involved in sports , first soccer , then as assistant coach of the Swiss Davis Cup team in 2002 when Peter Carter was killed in an automobile accident in South Africa . After three years , he was promoted to team captain . He has toured with Federer since 2007 . He coached the team that won the Davis Cup for Switzerland in November 2014 , as Roger Federer beat Richard Gasquet ."
},
{
"docid": "Speed_badminton",
"title": "",
"text": "Crossminton is a racket game which is often associated with the brand speedminton because of their historical relation . From 1 January 2016 the name of the racket sport has been changed from Speed Badminton to Crossminton . The sport combines elements from different sports like badminton , squash and tennis . Today , Crossminton is played all around the world . There is no net in between and no prescribed playground , so it can be executed on tennis courts , streets , beaches , fields or gyms . The court consists of two squares of 5.50 m ( 18 ft ) length . They are fixed opposite to each other at a distance of 12.8 m ( 42 ft ) . Currently , there are tournaments all over the world which are organized in a growing number of clubs . In some countries , associations are already established , for example the German Crossminton Association ( DCV ) and the Swiss Speed Badminton ( SSB ) . On August 25 , 2011 the International Crossminton Organization ( ICO ) was founded under the name International Speed Badminton Organisation ( ISBO ) in Berlin ."
},
{
"docid": "Sport_in_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Sport in Belgium plays a prominent role in the society . As of 2010 , Belgium counted around 17,000 sport clubs with approximately 1.35 million members , thus 13 % of the Belgian population is involved in sport . Popular sports in Belgium are among others football , cycling , tennis , table tennis , athletics , swimming , basketball , badminton , judo , hockey , motocross , auto racing , volleyball and running . Belgium has organized the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp as well as the 1972 UEFA European Championship and the 2000 UEFA European Championship along with the Netherlands . The Belgium national football team best result was a 4th place at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and a second place of the 1980 UEFA European Championship . Belgian football clubs have won 3 times the UEFA Cup Winners Cup and twice the UEFA Cup , plus 3 times the UEFA Supercup . Belgium has won 38 gold medals at Summer Olympic Games as well as 1 medal at Winter Olympic Games for figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . Among the 37 gold medals at the Summer Olympics , 11 medals were won in archery , 6 in cycling , 4 in equestrian , 3 in athletics and fencing and 2 in sailing and judo . Well-known Belgian olympic champions are Hubert Van Innis and Edmond Cloetens ( archery ) , Gaston Roelants and Tia Hellebaut ( athletics ) , Patrick Sercu and Roger Ilegems ( track cycling ) , Robert Van de Walle and Ulla Werbrouck ( judo ) , Frédérik Deburghgraeve ( swimming ) and Justine Henin ( tennis ) . Other well-known Belgian sport champions are Roger Moens , Ivo Van Damme and Kim Gevaert ( athletics ) , Bart Veldkamp ( speed skating ) , Ingrid Lempereur ( swimming ) , Gella Vandecaveye , Heidi Rakels and Harry Van Barneveld ( judo ) , Eddy Merckx , Rik Van Looy , Roger De Vlaeminck , Lucien Van Impe , Johan Bruyneel , Johan Museeuw , Axel Merckx and Tom Boonen ( cycling ) , Raymond Ceulemans ( three-cushion billiards ) , Jacky Ickx and Thierry Boutsen ( Formula One ) , Stefan Everts and Gaston Rahier ( motocross ) and Jean-Michel Saive ( table tennis ) , Kim Clijsters ( tennis ) , Sven Nys ( cyclo-cross ) and Vincent Rousseau ( running ) . In team sports , well-known footballers include Jean-Marie Pfaff , Eric Gerets , Enzo Scifo , Michel Preud ` homme , Franky Van Der Elst , Luc Nilis and Jan Ceulemans and well-known basketball players include Ann Wauters , Éric Struelens , Axel Hervelle and D. J. Mbenga . Former International Olympic Committee president Count Jacques Rogge is a Belgian . As a sub-area of culture in Belgium , sport is now considered to fall under the responsibility of the 3 Belgian communities ( the Dutch-speaking Community , the French-speaking Community and the German-speaking Community ) . With the exception of football and field hockey , all other major sport federations in Belgium are split into 2 major federations ( a French-speaking federation and a Dutch-speaking federation ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Qianball",
"title": "",
"text": "Qianball is a racket sport similar to tennis or squash . The game can be described as a mix between tennis and squash or as squash without walls . The game can be played by two or four players , or used as practice by a single person . Qianball can be played on any flat hard surface , indoors or outdoors no matter the weather . The game is played on a court a little smaller than a tennis court with both players placed on the same side of the net . The player side of the net measures 7.6 * 7.8 m , and the other side of the net should be app . 10 * 12 m , but there are no exact rules for this . The name is derived from the Chinese Qianlongball , from where the game originates . The game involves : One court measuring 7.6 by 7.8 meters in the player zone and 10 by 12 meters in the ball zone Two or four players playing respectively single or double One ballbag with weight or floor embedded hook A qianball racket for each player A qianball ball with rubber band A net or similar at a height of 81 cm The game is played by placing the ball bag 2.1 m from the net in the so-called Qianball point . the end of the rubber band is attached to the turning rings or the floor embedded hook . The players are positioned on the same side of the net as in squash and takes turns to serve 2 consecutive serves before changing sides . The game is decided in three sets to 15 playing with a running score . The ball may not touch the ground in the player zone or the opposing player will score a point , and may only touch the ground once in the ball zone . Denmark was the first country in Europe where Qianball came to from China . In Denmark the game is organised under KFUM ( Danish branch of YMCA sport ) . In China there are roughly one million players . Category : Racquet sports Category : Forms of tennis Category : Sports originating in China"
},
{
"docid": "Calcutta_Racket_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "The Calcutta Racket Club is a squash and racquet club in Kolkata , India . It was founded in 1793 , making it one of the oldest rackets clubs in the world , and the first in the subcontinent . Of its seven squash courts , two are glass-backed international standard tournament courts . The Club is the administrative headquarters of The West Bengal Squash Racquet Association that is affiliated to the Squash Racket Federation of India . It has hosted the Kolkata International , an international squash tournament in 2005 and hosts all major squash activities and training in eastern India ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Rogers_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Irby Rogers III ( born October 2 , 1937 ) was an American politician in the state of South Carolina . He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1991 . He is an attorney . He served a stint as speaker pro tempore of the House . In 1991 , Rogers was indicted as a result of an FBI corruption sting operation . He pleaded guilty to a charge of racketeering in 1991 ."
},
{
"docid": "Grand_Prix_de_Tennis_de_Toulouse",
"title": "",
"text": "The Adidas Open de Toulouse is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1982 to 2000 . It was held at the Palais des Sports de Toulouse in Toulouse in France and was played on indoor carpet courts from 1982 to 1993 and on indoor hard courts from 1994 to 2000 . Roger Federer recorded the first match win of his career in Toulouse at the 1998 event ."
}
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{
"docid": "La_La_Anthony",
"title": "",
"text": "Alani Nicole `` La La '' Anthony ( née Vázquez ; born June 25 , 1979 ) is a television personality , New York Times best-selling author , business woman , producer and actress . In the early 2000s , La La came to prominence as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live . La La can be seen in the Starz original drama series , Power , executive produced by 50 Cent and starring Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton . In 2014 La La reprised her role as Sonia in the film Think Like a Man Too and in 2015 appeared in November Rule and Destined . In 2004 La La began dating NBA player Carmelo Anthony and they were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10 , 2010 at Cipriani 's in New York City before 320 guests . The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple , titled La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La and Carmelo Anthony 's son , Kiyan Carmelo Anthony , was born on March 7 , 2007 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "La_Perle,_Edmonton",
"title": "",
"text": "La Perle is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . The neighbourhood is named for a resident ( EJ LaPerle ) who operated a general store in the area in the early . 20th century . According to 2001 federal census , most residential development in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s and 1980s . One in four residences ( 26.0 % ) were built between 1971 and 1980 . Another six in ten ( 62.9 % ) residences were built between 1981 and 1990 . Residential development of the neighbourhood was substantially complete by 1995 . The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood , according to the 2005 municipal census , is the single-family dwelling . These account for approximately half ( 49 % ) of all the residences in the neighbourhood . Another one in five ( 22 % ) are rented apartments and apartment style condominiums in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories . One in six ( 16 % ) of all residences are row houses , while one in eight ( 13 % ) are duplexes . Approximately seven out of ten ( 69.9 % ) of residences are owner-occupied while three in ten ( 30.1 % ) are rented . There is one school in the neighbourhood , La Perle Elementary School , operated by the Edmonton Public School System . West Edmonton Mall is located to the south east of La Perle in the neighbourhood of Summerlea . The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Anthony Henday Drive , on the north by 100 Avenue , on the east by 178 Street , and on the south by 95 Avenue . The Anthony Henday provides access to destinations to the south of the city including the Edmonton International Airport . Access to the downtown core and MacEwan University is provided by 100 Avenue which passes through the neighbourhood ."
},
{
"docid": "Paris_'99:_\"Anthony,_Are_You_Around?\"",
"title": "",
"text": "Paris ' 99 : `` Anthony , Are You Around ? '' is a live album by the slowcore group Low , released in 2001 . It was recorded live at La Maroquinerie , Paris , on November 5 , 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority",
"title": "",
"text": "The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ( LVCVA ) is the official destination marketing organization for Southern Nevada . The LVCVA is a public-private partnership that owns and operates the Las Vegas Convention Center ( LVCC ) , Cashman Center , and Cashman Field and is responsible for the advertising campaigns for the Clark County , Nevada , area . The fourteen-member board is made up of eight elected officials appointed from each local municipality and six private-industry members appointed equally by the Nevada Resort Association and the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce . Funding is provided by a room tax on all hotels in the county and through building revenue from the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center . The Authority is responsible for `` attracting visitors by promoting Las Vegas as the world 's most desirable destination for leisure and business travel . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Anthony_de_la_Roché",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony de la Roché , born sometime in the 17th century , ( spelled also Antoine de la Roché , Antonio de la Roché or Antonio de la Roca in some sources ) was an English merchant born in London to a French Huguenot father and an English mother . During a commercial voyage between Europe and South America he was blown off course , and visited the Antarctic island of South Georgia , making the first ever discovery of land south of the Antarctic Convergence ."
},
{
"docid": "Anthony_of_the_Mother_of_God",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony of the Mother of God ( Antonio de la Madre de Dios ) , O.C.D. ( 1583 , Leon -- 27 November 1637 , Salamanca ) , was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite friar , who was notable as a professor of philosophy and theology , who initiated the complitation"
},
{
"docid": "La_Costa_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "La Costa may refer to : In music : La Costa , country music singer Places : La Costa Resort and Spa , a luxury destination hotel located in Carlsbad , California , United States La Costa , a residential area of Carlsbad , California , United States La Costa Partido , a department of Buenos Aires Province , Argentina"
},
{
"docid": "La_Paglia",
"title": "",
"text": "La Paglia or LaPaglia is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Anthony LaPaglia ( born 1959 ) , Australian actor , brother of Jonathan LaPaglia César La Paglia ( born 1979 ) , Argentine football player Jonathan LaPaglia ( born 1969 ) , Australian actor , brother of Anthony LaPaglia"
},
{
"docid": "Royal_Chapel_of_St._Anthony_of_La_Florida",
"title": "",
"text": "The Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida ( Real Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida ) is a Neoclassical chapel in central Madrid . The chapel is best known for its ceiling and dome frescoes by Goya . It is also his burial place ."
},
{
"docid": "Sandra_Laing",
"title": "",
"text": "Sandra Laing ( born 1955 ) is a South African woman notable for appearing as and being classified as `` Coloured '' by authorities during the apartheid era , due to her skin colour and hair texture , although she was the child of at least three generations of white ancestors . At the age of 10 , she was expelled from her all-white school , and the authorities ' decisions based on her anomalous appearance disrupted her family and adult life . Laing is the subject of the 2008 biographical dramatic film Skin , directed by Anthony Fabian , which has won numerous awards . In addition , she is the subject of the documentaries In Search of Sandra Laing ( 1977 ) , directed by Anthony Thomas for the BBC , which was banned by the apartheid government of the time , Sandra Laing : A Spiritual Journey ( 2000 ) , and Skin Deep : The Story of Sandra Laing ( 2009 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "La_Quinta,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "La Quinta is a resort city in Riverside County , California , United States , specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio . The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census , up from 23,694 at the 2000 census . The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the leading golf destination in the US . Among those destinations is the La Quinta Resort and Club , a resort dating to 1926 , where director Frank Capra wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon . The Tom Fazio-designed golf course at The Quarry at La Quinta is ranked among the top 100 golf courses in the United States . In January 2008 , the Arnold Palmer Classic Course at the city 's SilverRock Golf Resort became one of the four host golf courses for the annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA golf tournament ."
},
{
"docid": "Menceyato_of_Taoro",
"title": "",
"text": "Taoro was one of nine Guanche menceyatos ( native kingdoms ) in which the island of Tenerife ( Canary Islands ) was divided at the time of the arrival of the conquering Spaniards . It spanned the existing municipalities of Puerto de la Cruz , La Orotava , La Victoria de Acentejo , La Matanza de Acentejo , Los Realejos and Santa Úrsula . Its mencey ( King ) at the time of the Spanish arrival was Bencomo and the final mencey was Bentor , who ruled the kingdom from November 1495 until his suicide in February 1496 ."
},
{
"docid": "La_Nou_de_Berguedà",
"title": "",
"text": "La Nou de Berguedà is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà , Catalonia . Located on the left bank of the Llobregat River , it is most noted as a destination for outdoor activities . In particular , the mountain of Sobrepuny is a popular hiking destination ."
},
{
"docid": "La_Rochela_massacre",
"title": "",
"text": "The La Rochela massacre occurred on January 18 , 1989 , at La Rochela , Simacota municipality , Colombia . Fifteen judicial officials , who were investigating crimes committed in the area , were rounded up by a group of gunmen and shot . Twelve of the officials were killed , while three survived . This was the first of the long series of terror attacks that shook Colombia in 1989 , culminating with the November 27 bombing of Avianca Flight 203 and the December 6 DAS Building bombing in Bogotá . In November 1990 , nine civilians and two army personnel were sentenced to jail for their role in the La Rochela massacre . In 2007 , the State of Colombia was sentenced by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to pay damages to the relatives of the 12 victims . The international tribunal ruled that the Colombian government had failed to investigate the complicity of state agents in the massacre ."
},
{
"docid": "La_La's_Full_Court_Life",
"title": "",
"text": "La La 's Full Court Life is an American reality television series on VH1 . The series debuted on August 22 , 2011 , and is the follow up series to La La 's Full Court Wedding . La La 's Full Court Life chronicles the life of Alani Vasquez aka La La as she experiences married life with the professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony , evolving from being the fiancée of a basketball player to being a basketball wife and how she manages her life while keeping her career in check ."
},
{
"docid": "Augie_Sanchez",
"title": "",
"text": "Augustine Anthony Sanchez ( born November 17 , 1977 in Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. ) is a retired American featherweight boxer ."
},
{
"docid": "Contra_la_Corriente",
"title": "",
"text": "Contra la Corriente may refer to : Contra la Corriente ( Marc Anthony album ) , a 1997 salsa album Contra la Corriente ( Noriega album ) , a 2004 reggaeton album Contra la Corriente ( Janina album ) , a 2006 pop-rock album"
},
{
"docid": "La_Romana_Province,_Dominican_Republic",
"title": "",
"text": "La Romana ( -LSB- la ɾoˈmana -RSB- ) is a province of the Dominican Republic . The capital is also named La Romana , and is the third-largest city in the country . La Romana was elevated to the category of province in 1944 . La Romana is also home to Casa de Campo , one of the world 's largest resorts and top golfing destinations . The `` Teeth of the Dog '' golf course is world-renowned , and many international and local artists perform at `` Altos de Chavón '' , an artistic community and university ."
},
{
"docid": "Contra_la_Corriente_(Marc_Anthony_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Contra la Corriente ( Against the Current ) is the third studio album released by American singer Marc Anthony on October 21 , 1997 by RMM Records . The album was produced by Puerto Rican musician Angel `` Cucco '' Peña , with most of the songs written by Panamanian composer Omar Alfanno . The album was well received by critics who praised the vocals of Anthony as well as the songs . The album produced six singles , four of which peaked on the top ten on the Hot Latin Tracks chart . Promoted by a sold-out concert in Madison Square Garden , Contra la Corriente became the first salsa album reach number one on the Top Latin Albums chart and to chart on the Billboard 200 . Contra la Corriente received a Grammy Award and a Latin Billboard Award , and was named the eighth best album of 1997 by Time magazine . It has sold over 400,000 copies as of 2000 . The album received a gold certification for shipping of 500,000 copies in the United States . This was the last album that Marc Anthony recorded under RMM Records before switching over to Columbia Records to record his first self-titled English album ."
},
{
"docid": "Las_Vegas",
"title": "",
"text": "Las Vegas ( -LSB- lɑːs_ˈveɪɡəs -RSB- , Spanish for `` The Meadows '' ) , officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas , is the 28th-most populated city in the United States , the most populated city in the state of Nevada , and the county seat of Clark County . The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert . Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling , shopping , fine dining , entertainment , and nightlife . It is the leading financial , commercial , and cultural center for Nevada . The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World , and is famous for its mega casino -- hotels and associated activities . It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry , claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any city in the world . Today , Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world 's most visited tourist destinations . The city 's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City , and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for literature , films , television programs , and music videos . Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911 . At the close of the 20th century , it was the most populated American city founded within that century ( a similar distinction earned by Chicago in the 1800s ) . Population growth has accelerated since the 1960s , and between 1990 and 2000 the population nearly doubled , increasing by 85.2 % . Rapid growth has continued into the 21st century , and according to a 2013 estimate , the population is 603,488 with a regional population of 2,027,828 . `` Las Vegas '' is often used to describe areas beyond official city limits -- especially the areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip , which is actually located within the unincorporated communities of Paradise , Winchester , and Enterprise ."
},
{
"docid": "Transportation_in_Las_Vegas",
"title": "",
"text": "Transportation in the Las Vegas Valley including the cities of Las Vegas , North Las Vegas and Henderson is a multi faceted system . The street system is mostly laid out in a north-south/east-west system of roads . While most residents rely on cars , there is an extensive network of bus routes reaching many areas of the county . The Las Vegas Valley , being the one of the largest tourist destinations in the world , has a mass transportation system which favors the Las Vegas Strip . Many proposals have been made to expand the transportation system in the Las Vegas Valley including commuter rail and rapid transit ."
},
{
"docid": "La_Calera,_Cundinamarca",
"title": "",
"text": "La Calera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province , part of the department of Cundinamarca . La Calera is a common weekend destination , mainly for the many restaurants , as it is approximately 18 km over land from Bogotá , the capital city of Colombia . La Calera is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes , east of the capital and overlooking part of it . La Calera borders Guasca , Sopó and Chía in the north , Guasca in the east , Bogotá in the west and Choachí and Bogotá in the south ."
},
{
"docid": "Andorra–La_Seu_d'Urgell_Airport",
"title": "",
"text": "Andorra -- La Seu d'Urgell Airport ( Catalan : Aeroport Andorra -- La Seu d'Urgell , Spanish : Aeropuerto Andorra -- La Seu d'Urgell ) is a public airport owned by the Government of Catalonia and hosts general aviation and commercial flights . It is located in the municipality of Montferrer i Castellbò , in eastern Spain , and serves the city of la Seu d'Urgell and the microstate Principality of Andorra , which is 12 km north of the airport . The airport has a short runway which limits aircraft sizes and the distance to destinations ."
},
{
"docid": "Cueva_Las_Maravillas_Airport",
"title": "",
"text": "Cueva Las Maravillas Airport , is a new domestic airport located in San Pedro de Macorís , Dominican Republic . This airport was opened on February 7 , 2008 , it receives flights by Dominican carriers with regular domestic flights . Cueva Las Maravillas Airport has many flights from and to other internationals airports in the Dominican Republic , to bring tourists for the most popular destination in San Pedro , La Cueva de Las Maravillas , a natural big hole , that has many public attractions ."
},
{
"docid": "La_Selva_de_Mar",
"title": "",
"text": "La Selva de Mar is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia , Spain . It is quite small with a population of about 197 . The nearest town is El Port de la Selva , a common destination for beach-going tourists ."
},
{
"docid": "VEGAS.com",
"title": "",
"text": "VEGAS.com , LLC is a destination-specific Online Travel Agency ( OTA ) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Las Vegas , Nevada . VEGAS.com provides extensive travel content and books discounted travel products including hotel rooms , air-hotel packages , show tickets , tours , dining , golf , and other activities exclusively for the Las Vegas destination . VEGAS.com was one of The Greenspun Corporation 's family of companies ."
},
{
"docid": "Aerolíneas_Sosa",
"title": "",
"text": "Aerolíneas Sosa is an airline based in La Ceiba , Honduras . It was established in 1976 and operates domestic and international scheduled services to 10 destinations from La Ceiba , as well as charter flights . Its main hub is Golosón International Airport , La Ceiba ."
},
{
"docid": "Compagnie_Ordinaire_de_la_Mer",
"title": "",
"text": "In 1622 , Cardinal Richelieu created , under the denomination of Compagnies ordinaires de la mer , one hundred companies which were destined to form the garrisons of the various naval vessels ( vaisseaux de la marine ) . Four years later , these remaining sea companies were designated as `` Régiment de La Marine '' ( Regiment of the Navy ) , for which , the Cardinal is the Mestre de camp ."
},
{
"docid": "PAWA_Dominicana_destinations",
"title": "",
"text": "PAWA Dominicana currently serves the following destinations : Antigua & Barbuda Antigua St. John 's - V. C. Bird International Airport St. Marteen Philipsburg - Princess Juliana International Airport Aruba Oranjestad - Queen Beatrix International Airport Curaçao Willemstad - Hato International Airport Dominican Republic Santo Domingo - Las Américas International Airport - Main Hub Cuba La Habana - Jose Marti International Airport - Started Feb ,2016 Venezuela Caracas - Simón Bolívar International Airport ( Venezuela ) Operated for Aserca Airlines -LSB- Coming soon -RSB- Category : Lists of airline destinations"
},
{
"docid": "Las_Vegas–Paradise,_NV_MSA",
"title": "",
"text": "The Las Vegas -- Paradise , NV MSA , also known as the Las Vegas -- Henderson -- Paradise , NV Metropolitan Statistical Area ( 2013 ) , is in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada , coextensive since 2003 with Clark County , Nevada . A central part of the metropolitan area is the Las Vegas Valley , a 600 sqmi basin that includes the metropolitan area 's largest city , Las Vegas as well as the other primary city , Paradise , Nevada . The area contains the largest concentration of people in the state . Cities in the metropolitan area include Las Vegas , Henderson , North Las Vegas , and Boulder City . The metropolitan area is one of the top tourist destinations in the world , drawing over 40 million international and domestic visitors in 2013 with a GMP of US$ 103.3 billion ."
},
{
"docid": "Anthony_House",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony House or Anthony Farm may refer to : in the United States ( by state then town ) David Rinehart Anthony House , Eutaw , Alabama , listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) in Greene County Anthony House ( Little Rock , Arkansas ) , a former hotel Horace Anthony House , Camache , Iowa , listed on the NRHP in Clinton County Anthony House ( Adams , Massachusetts ) , listed on the NRHP in Berkshire County David M. Anthony House ( Fall River , Massachusetts ) , listed on the NRHP David M. Anthony House ( Swansea , Massachusetts ) , listed on the NRHP Harold H. Anthony House , Swansea , Massachusetts , listed on the NRHP Anthony-Corwin Farm , Long Valley , New Jersey , listed on the NRHP in Morris County Susan B. Anthony Childhood House , Battenville , New York , listed on the National Register of Historic Places Susan B. Anthony House , Rochester , New York , a U.S. National Historic Landmark Abraham Anthony Farm , Blackburn , North Carolina , listed on the NRHP in Catawba County Herman Anthony Farm , Canby , Oregon , listed on the NRHP in Clackamas County John Anthony House , La Grande , Oregon , listed on the NRHP in Union County Anthony-Buckley House , La Grande , Oregon , listed on the NRHP in Union County"
}
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The United States Naval Academy is in Maryland.
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[
{
"docid": "United_States_Naval_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Naval Academy ( also known as USNA , Annapolis , or simply Navy ) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy in Annapolis , Maryland , United States . Established on 10 October 1845 , under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft , it is the second oldest of the United States ' five service academies , and educates officers for commissioning primarily into the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps . The 338 acre campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Severn at the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County , 33 mi east of Washington , D.C. and 26 mi southeast of Baltimore . The entire campus is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites , buildings , and monuments . It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum , in Philadelphia , that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845 when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis . Candidates for admission generally must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination , usually from a Member of Congress . Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as midshipmen . Tuition for midshipmen is fully funded by the Navy in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation . Approximately 1,200 `` plebes '' ( an abbreviation of the Ancient Roman word plebeian ) enter the Academy each summer for the rigorous Plebe Summer , but only about 1,000 midshipmen graduate . Graduates are usually commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps , but a small number can also be cross-commissioned as officers in other U.S. services , and the services of allied nations . The United States Naval Academy has some of the highest paid graduates in the country according to starting salary . The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum that grades midshipmen 's performance upon a broad academic program , military leadership performance , and mandatory participation in competitive athletics . Midshipmen are required to adhere to the academy 's Honor Concept ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Naval_Academy,_Maryland",
"title": "",
"text": "Naval Academy is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Anne Arundel County , Maryland , United States , which covers the campus of the United States Naval Academy . The population was 4,802 at the 2010 census ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_Naval_Academy_Cemetery",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium is a cemetery at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland ."
},
{
"docid": "Pakistan_Naval_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pakistan Naval Academy ( formerly known as Pakistan Naval Station Rahbar ( PNS Rahbar ) is a four-year federal military academy located in Manora Island , Sindh Province , Pakistan . Established in Manora , under Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan , it is the one of the technologically advanced military training academy in Pakistan that offers professional academic degrees . Its functions and roles is similar to United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland , United States . And , it sends her students occasionally to United States Naval Academy for further advanced courses . Besides training its own officers , the academy has also provided basic training to about 2,000 officers of allied countries , including the Chief of Naval Staff of Qatar Emiri Navy . Its current commandant is Commodore ."
},
{
"docid": "Naval_Academy_Bridge",
"title": "",
"text": "The U.S. Naval Academy Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Severn River in Annapolis , Maryland . It is located downriver from the Severn River Bridge and adjacent to the United States Naval Academy . Its predecessor , a bascule bridge , once served as the main point of entry into Annapolis from both Ritchie Highway and the ferry to the Eastern Shore prior to the construction of the John Hanson Highway and the current Severn River Bridge . In 1994 , the deteriorating bascule bridge was replaced with the current crossing . The bridge 's design was the winning entry of a bridge design competition , and was officially named the U.S. Naval Academy Bridge in honor of the Naval Academy 's 150th anniversary . The Naval Academy Bridge is part of Maryland Route 450 and provides an alternative entrance to the Naval Academy , avoiding downtown Annapolis ."
},
{
"docid": "Dave_Smalley_(basketball)",
"title": "",
"text": "David P. Smalley ( November 29 , 1934 -- June 1 , 2007 ) was best known as a coach of the United States Naval Academy 's male and female basketball teams . He was born in 1934 in Baltimore , Maryland and graduated from the Naval Academy with six letters in basketball and baseball . Smalley captained the baseball team while at the Academy . After serving for five years in the United States Marine Corps , Smalley returned to the Naval Academy as an assistant coach of the basketball team . He took over from Ben Carnevale in 1966 and compiled a 94-130 record in his ten seasons as men 's coach . Smalley then coached the women 's team between 1977 and 1989 compiling a record of 179-119 . He had winning seasons as coach of the women 's team in 10 out of 12 years . Smalley continued to work in the athletic department of the Naval Academy following the end of his coaching career . In 2006 , the Academy named the basketball floor at the Academy after him . He was admitted to the Maryland State Hall of Fame in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_United_States_Naval_Academy_alumni",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis , Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps . The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846 . The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis , while sports media refer to the Academy as `` Navy '' and the students as `` Midshipmen '' ; this usage is officially endorsed . During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th , the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers , with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps . Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force . Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system . The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering . The list is drawn from graduates , non-graduate former Midshipmen , current Midshipmen , and faculty of the Naval Academy . Over 50 U.S. astronauts have graduated from the Naval Academy , more than from any other undergraduate institution . Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates , including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars . Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States , 2 Nobel Prize recipients , and 73 Medal of Honor recipients ."
},
{
"docid": "Navy_Midshipmen_baseball",
"title": "",
"text": "For information on all United States Naval Academy sports , see Navy Midshipmen The Navy Midshipmen baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland , United States . The team is a member of the Patriot League , which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division I. Navy 's first baseball team was fielded in 1893 . The team plays its home games at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium in Annapolis , Maryland . The Midshipmen are coached by Paul Kostacopoulos ."
},
{
"docid": "U.S._Naval_Academy_Museum",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Naval Academy Museum is a public maritime museum in Annapolis , Maryland , United States . Being part of the United States Naval Academy , it is located at Preble Hall within the Academy premises . The museum has an area of 12000 sqft with four galleries . The Museum is open seven days a week , from 9 am - 5 pm on Mondays through Saturdays , and 11 am - 5 pm on Sundays ; it is only closed on Thanksgiving Day , Christmas Day , and New Year 's Day . It is currently headed by Director LCDR Claude Berube , USNR"
},
{
"docid": "Allen_B._Worley",
"title": "",
"text": "Allen B. Worley of Roanoke , Virginia , Captain ( USN ) , Rear Admiral ( USMS ) , was the tenth Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point , New York . Retired career U.S. Navy and a 1974 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis , Maryland , Worley was Superintendent of the Texas Maritime Academy , one of the United States ' six state maritime academies prior to his being appointed Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2008 . In addition to his Naval Academy BS degree in physics , Webster University awarded him a MA degree in business administration and personnel management , and the United States Naval War College awarded him a MA degree in national security and strategic studies . Admiral Worley resigned from his position as Superintendent of the USMMA in 2009 , effective January 4 , 2010 , serving as the Academy 's Superintendent for just over a year ."
},
{
"docid": "John_H._Gibbons_(naval_officer)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Henry Gibbons ( January 7 , 1859 -- December 22 , 1944 ) was a captain in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from May 11 , 1911 to February 7 , 1914 . He was a 1879 graduate of the Naval Academy ."
},
{
"docid": "Virgil_L._Hill_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Virgil Lusk Hill Jr. ( born April 2 , 1938 ) is a retired a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from August 18 , 1988 to June 15 , 1991 . Hill attended Iowa State University , and the United States Naval Academy , graduating in 1961 . He was also a Rhodes scholar . He was later president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College after his retirement from the Navy in 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naval_Academy_Foreign_Affairs_Conference",
"title": "",
"text": "The Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference ( NAFAC ) is the an undergraduate foreign-affairs conference in the United States . Providing a forum for addressing pressing international concerns since 1961 , NAFAC seeks to explore current , demanding issues from both a civilian and military perspective . Held at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland , NAFAC brings together Naval Academy students and their civilian and military counterparts to share ideas and concerns relating to international affairs . Past speakers include : George H.W. Bush , Joseph Biden , Stephen Hadley , Madeleine Albright , Condoleezza Rice , Robert Gates , Wesley Clark , Charles Krauthammer , Sheryl Sandberg and Hillary Clinton ."
},
{
"docid": "Archibald_H._Scales",
"title": "",
"text": "Archibald Henderson Scales ( April 14 , 1868 -- February 16 , 1952 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from February 12 , 1919 to July 5 , 1921 . He was a 1887 graduate of the Naval Academy ."
},
{
"docid": "John_F._Davidson",
"title": "",
"text": "John Frederick Davidson ( May 3 , 1908 -- January 21 , 1989 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from June 22 , 1960 to August 18 , 1962 . He was a 1929 graduate of the Naval Academy ."
},
{
"docid": "John_R._Beardall",
"title": "",
"text": "John Reginald Beardall ( February 7 , 1887 -- January 4 , 1967 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from January 31 , 1942 to August 16 , 1945 . He was a 1908 graduate of the Naval Academy ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_B._Dashiell",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Brooke Dashiell was an officer in the United States Navy who was noted for his technical expertise . Dashiell , born near Woodville , Virginia , graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1881 and was commissioned as an ensign two years later . In 1889 , he received an honorary Master of Arts degree from St. John 's College in Annapolis , Maryland . After his appointment as Assistant Naval Constructor , Dashiell was dispatched by the Bureau of Ordnance to construct an ordnance center at Indian Head , Maryland . The resulting facility , the U.S. Navy 's first installation in Southern Maryland , has been in the forefront of naval ordnance development and testing for the United States . He served as Inspector in Charge of Ordnance there from 1890 to 1893 . An inventor of important ordnance mechanisms and an authority on dock construction , he was commissioned Assistant Naval Constructor and served in his specialty until his death in Washington , D.C. , ."
},
{
"docid": "William_R._Smedberg_III",
"title": "",
"text": "William Renwick Smedberg III ( September 28 , 1902 -- October 5 , 1994 ) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from March 16 , 1956 to June 27 , 1958 . He was a 1926 graduate of the Naval Academy ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Chiefs_of_Naval_Operations_educated_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chief of Naval Operations ( CNO ) is the highest-ranking active duty member of the United States Navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The CNO reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy for the command , utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the Navy . Of the 29 CNOs , 27 were graduates of the United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) . The Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis , Maryland , with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the Navy and Marine Corps . The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis , while sports media refer to the Academy as `` Navy '' and the students as `` Midshipmen '' ; this usage is officially endorsed . During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th , the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers , with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps . Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force . Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system . The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering . This list is drawn from graduates of the Naval Academy who became CNOs . The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846 . The first alumnus to graduate and go on to become a CNO was William S. Benson , who graduated from the Class of 1877 . The current CNO , Jonathan Greenert , is also an Academy graduate . Four graduates subsequently became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , three became ambassadors , three were recipients of the Navy Cross , and one was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross . Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates , including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars . Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States , 2 Nobel Prize recipients , 52 astronauts and 73 Medal of Honor recipients . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Naval_Academy_Chapel",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis , Maryland , is one of two houses of worship on the grounds of the Navy 's service academy . Protestant and Catholic services are held there . The Naval Academy Chapel is a focal point of the Academy and the city of Annapolis . The chapel is an important feature which led to the Academy being designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961 . Traditionally , new third-class midshipmen become `` Youngsters '' when they sight the chapel dome upon returning from their summer cruise ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_service_academies",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States service academies , also known as the United States military academies , are federal academies for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces . There are five U.S. service academies : The United States Military Academy ( USMA ) in West Point , New York , founded in 1802 The United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) in Annapolis , Maryland , founded in 1845 The United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA ) in New London , Connecticut , founded in 1876 The United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) in Kings Point , New York , founded in 1943 The United States Air Force Academy ( USAFA ) in Colorado Springs , Colorado , founded in 1954 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients_educated_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis , Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps . The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis , while sports media refer to the Academy as `` Navy '' and the students as `` Midshipmen '' ; this usage is officially endorsed . During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th , the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers , with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps . Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force . Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system . The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering . This list is drawn from alumni of the Naval Academy who are recipients of the Medal of Honor ( MOH ) , the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government . The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846 . The first alumnus to graduate and go on to receive the Medal of Honor was Harry L. Hawthorne ( class of 1882 ) . The most recent alumnus to receive the Medal of Honor was James Stockdale ( class of 1947 ) . Two alumni , Orion P. Howe ( class of 1870 ) and Henry Lakin Simpson ( class of 1882 ) , received the Medal of Honor before being appointed to the Academy . At the Naval Academy , in Bancroft Hall , twenty-one rooms are dedicated to each Academy graduate Medal of Honor recipient since the start of World War II . In addition to the 73 Medal of Honor recipients who are alumni of the Academy , over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates , including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars . Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States and 2 Nobel Prize recipients ."
},
{
"docid": "Hank_Hardwick",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Judson `` Hank '' Hardwick was the 22nd head football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen located in Annapolis , Maryland and he held that position for two seasons , from 1937 until 1938 . His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 8 wins , 7 losses , and 3 ties ."
},
{
"docid": "Navy_Midshipmen_women's_basketball",
"title": "",
"text": "For information on all United States Naval Academy sports , see Navy Midshipmen The Navy Midshipmen women 's basketball team is the women 's basketball team that represents the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland . The team currently competes in the Patriot League . The Midshipmen are currently coached by Stefanie Pemper ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_legislators_educated_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "Over 20 graduates of the United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) have served as members of the United States Congress as legislators in the United States Senate or United States House of Representatives or in their home nation . The Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis , Maryland , with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the Navy and Marine Corps . The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis , while sports media refer to the Academy as `` Navy '' and the students as `` Midshipmen '' ; this usage is officially endorsed . During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th , the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers , with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps . Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force . Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system . The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering . This list is drawn from graduates of the Naval Academy who became members of Congress or its equivalent in their native country . The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846 . The first alumnus to graduate and go on to become a member of Congress was John Buchanan Robinson , who graduated from the Class of 1868 . As of March 2009 , three alumni are members of Congress : Senator John McCain ( class of 1958 ) , Senator James H. Webb , Jr. ( class of 1968 ) , and Representative Joe Sestak ( class of 1974 ) . Roilo Golez ( class of 1970 ) served as a Congressman in his native country , the Philippines . Over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates , including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars . Additional notable graduates include one President of the United States , two Nobel Prize recipients , 52 astronauts and 73 Medal of Honor recipients . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "William_P._Mack",
"title": "",
"text": "William Paden Mack ( August 6 , 1915 -- January 15 , 2003 ) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from June 16 , 1972 to his retirement on August 1 , 1975 . He was a 1937 graduate of the Naval Academy . He was later a writer ."
},
{
"docid": "Swede_Larson",
"title": "",
"text": "Emery Ellsworth `` Swede '' Larson ( c. 1899 -- November 7 , 1945 ) was the 23rd head football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen located in Annapolis , Maryland and he held that position for three seasons , from 1939 until 1941 . His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 16 wins , 8 losses , and 3 ties ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_W._Moore_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles W. ( Willy ) Moore Jr. ( born May 24 , 1946 ) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy . He was an interim Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from June 5 , 2003 to his retirement on August 1 , 2003 . He is a 1968 graduate of the Naval Academy . He is also a former Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces , Central Command , commander of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain , and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations , Fleet Readiness and Logistics . In 2004 , he began to work with Lockheed Martin and in 2009 , he was named `` Chief Executive-United Arab Emirates for Lockheed Martin Global , Inc. . ''"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_astronauts_educated_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy",
"title": "",
"text": "Over 50 United States astronauts have graduated from the United States Naval Academy ( USNA ) , more than from any other undergraduate institution . The Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis , Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps . The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis . Sports media refer to the Academy as `` Navy '' and the students as `` Midshipmen '' ; this usage is officially endorsed . During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th , the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers , with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps . Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force ; known as cross-commissioning . Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system . The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering . Annapolis graduates who enter aviation and space-related fields have the opportunity to be selected for astronaut training by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) . This list is drawn from graduates of the Naval Academy who became astronauts . The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846 . The first alumnus to fly as an astronaut was Alan Shepard , class of 1945 . As of March 2009 , the most recent alumni to become an astronaut was Christopher Cassidy , class of 1993 . Two alumni were part of Project Mercury , three part of Project Gemini , seven part of the Apollo program , three have walked on the moon , one was part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project , and forty-two were part of the Space Shuttle program . In addition to the 52 astronauts who are alumni of the Academy , over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates , including 45 Rhodes Scholars and 16 Marshall Scholars . Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States , 2 Nobel Prize recipients , and 73 Medal of Honor recipients . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Lawrence_Heyworth_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Lawrence Heyworth Jr. ( February 10 , 1921 -- May 4 , 2003 ) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy . He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland from June 22 , 1968 to July 20 , 1968 . He was a 1943 graduate of the Naval Academy . His grandson is LCDR Lawrence Heyworth IV , who is currently the Commanding Officer of the USS SENTRY ( MCM-3 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Hubbard_Hall_(Annapolis,_Maryland)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hubbard Hall , often called `` The Boat House , '' is the historic home of the United States Naval Academys rowing teams in Annapolis , Maryland . Located on Dorsey Creek , off of the Severn River , it was completed in 1930 for the 40-man heavyweight rowing team . It supports the men 's lightweight and heavyweight teams and the womens team with over 200 members . The Academy is in the process of completing a new USD $ 20 million renovation of the entire building including the rowing tank . Hubbard Hall is named for Rear Admiral John Hubbard ( 1849-1932 ) , a member of the Naval Academys Class of 1870 who as oar stroke led a Navy crew to victory in 1870 . The Hall was the first building at the Academy to be named after a living person ."
}
] |
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Tom Welling was born November 26, 1977.
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[
{
"docid": "Tom_Welling",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Tom_Archia",
"title": "",
"text": "Ernest Alvin Archia , Jr. ( November 26 , 1919 -- January 16 , 1977 ) , known as Tom Archia , was an American jazz tenor saxophonist , sometimes billed as `` Texas Tom '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Carroll_(surfer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Victor `` Tom '' Carroll ( born 26 November 1961 , Newport , New South Wales , Australia ) is an Australian former professional surfer from Sydney . He won the Australian Junior Title in 1978 , the Pro Juniors in 1977 and 1980 , the 1983 and 1984 ASP World Tour , and the 1987 Pipe Masters . He became the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Smith_(footballer,_born_1876)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Smith ( 26 November 1876 -- 1937 ) was a professional footballer who played for Preston North End , Tottenham Hotspur and Carlisle United . Tom Smith 's Tottenham Hotspur 1901 FA Cup Winning Medal is up for Auction on 26 October 2015 at Graham Budd Auctions , London ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Savarese",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Savarese is a DJ best known for his role in the 1970s Disco music scene . He was born on April 26 , 1944 in New York City , and grew up in the Bronx neighborhood . He eventually attended Fordham University . Savarese began his career as a DJ in 1969 , playing apartment and house parties . Over time he became the full-time first professional Disco DJ in the US , and doing remixes for record labels in NYC . By the late-1970s Savarese was interviewed as an expert in the Disco music scene by major publications , including the New York Times and Billboard Magazine , calling Savarese the `` key New York Disco DJ '' in 1977 . Billboard Magazine named Savarese the New York DJ of the Year that year , as well as national DJ of the year in 1976 and 1977 . Savarese ' remixes also charted in the top 20 tracks of the New York Daily News Disco charts . The clubs Savarese played during this era included 12 west , and famously turned down the opportunity to become the first DJ to play and hold residence at the club Studio 54 . He was also one of the first DJs to play live during New York City fashion runway shows ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Ballard",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Colin `` Tom '' Ballard ( born 26 November 1989 ) is an Australian radio presenter and comedian ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Slater_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom L. Slater ( born November 5 , 1945 ) was an American politician in the state of Iowa . Slater was born in Templeton , Iowa . He attended Washburn University and Iowa State University and is a public relations consultant , designer , and businessman . He served in the Iowa State Senate from 1977 to 1985 , as a Democrat ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Wedberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Wedberg ( born 26 November 1953 , Stockholm ) is a Swedish chess Grandmaster ( 1991 ) . He is the son of Swedish philosopher Anders Wedberg ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Felleghy",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Felleghy ( born Tamás Fellegi ; 26 November 1921 ) is a Hungarian actor . He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1958 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Davey_(footballer,_born_1916)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Davey ( 15 November 1916 -- 26 March 1978 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaromír_Tarabus",
"title": "",
"text": "Jaromír Tarabus ( born 21 March 1977 ) is one of the Czech top rally drivers ( 3rd overall in Czech rally Championship in 2010 , 2012 and 2013 . Title in group N 2006 . Titles in class N2 in 2001 , 2003 , 2005 . Title in class N1 in 2000 ) . He used to race in the PWRC in the 2008 and 2009 season . Co-drivers : 2006-2010 , 2012-2013 : Daniel Trunkát ( born also 21 March 1971 ) . Daniel Trunkát also acts as main team manager ( 2006-2013 ) . Rally-crew Tarabus-Trunkát is well known also as `` T&T '' . 2000-2004 : Igor Norek ( born 26 November 1977 ) 2005 : Václav Vorel"
},
{
"docid": "Jerry_Sneva",
"title": "",
"text": "Jerry Sneva ( born May 23 , 1949 , Spokane , Washington ) , is a former off-road driver who also drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series . He raced in the 1977-1982 seasons , with 26 combined career starts , including the 1977-1980 and 1982 Indianapolis 500 and was named 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year . He finished in the top ten 5 times , with his best finish in 4th position in 1979 at Pocono . Jerry is the younger brother of 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_DeFalco",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom DeFalco ( born June 26 , 1950 ) is an American comic book writer and editor , well known for his association with Marvel Comics and in particular for his work with Spider-Man ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Sharp_(cricketer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Granville `` Tom '' Sharp ( born 7 November 1977 , Truro , Cornwall ) is an English cricketer currently playing for Unicorns . Before joining Unicorns during the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 competition , Sharp played 9 List A matches for Cornwall , for whom he also plays in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_White_(footballer,_born_1976)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom White ( born 26 January 1976 in Bristol ) is an English footballer , he plays as a defender . Tom started his career as a trainee at Bristol Rovers , later moving on loan to Hereford United , before signing permanently for Yeovil Town . While at Yeovil he won the FA Trophy in 2002 , and won promotion from the Football Conference in 2003 before being loaned to Woking . The end of his Yeovil career was ruined by knee injuries and was released at the end of the 2002-03 season . In November 2001 , Tom and his girlfriend Louis lost their daughter Olivia to a brain tumour after a yearlong battle ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Moriarty",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Moriarty ( born April 7 , 1953 , in Lima , Ohio ) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League . Moriarty played for the Atlanta Falcons from 1977 to 1979 and again in 1981 as well as playing one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1980 . Moriarty also played for the Michigan Panthers in the USFL ."
},
{
"docid": "Conrado_Walter",
"title": "",
"text": "Conrado Walter , S.A.C. ( born 19 June 1923 ) is a German-born Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church . Walter was born in Bichishausen , Germany and was ordained a priest on 2 December 1956 from the Religious order of Society of the Catholic Apostolate . Walter was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Jacarezinho on 1 December 1977 as well as Titular bishop of Lysinia and ordained on 3 February 1978 . Walter was appointed Coadjutor bishop of Jacarezinho on 26 November 1984 and succeeded as bishop on 10 August 1991 . Walter retired 5 July 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Linus_Nirmal_Gomes",
"title": "",
"text": "Linus Nirmal Gomes ( born 7 September 1921 ) is an Indian Jesuit priest , elected in 1977 bishop of the newly established diocese of Baruipur . He retired in 1995 . Gomes was born in Boro Golla ( India ) , joined the Society of Jesus on 26 June 1942 , and was ordained a priest on 21 November 1954 . Gomes was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Baruipur on 30 May 1977 and ordained bishop on 19 November 1977 . Gomes retired on 31 October 1995 as bishop of the Baruipur Diocese ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Cooper_(cricketer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Lexely William Cooper ( born 26 November 1986 ) is an Australian-born Netherlands cricketer who most recently played for South Australia . He is a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-spinner , has represented Australia Under-19s and is nicknamed Coops . He is the older brother of fellow Netherlands cricketer Ben Cooper ."
},
{
"docid": "James_and_Tom_Martin",
"title": "",
"text": "James David Martin and Thomas Richard Martin ( identical twins born 2 December 1977 in York , UK ) , are English musicians and songwriters . Thomas ( Tom ) plays guitar and James plays keyboards . As well as playing in several bands , they have co-written songs which have charted for other recording artists such as Do and Khymera"
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Baruch",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Baruch ( born November 26 , 1938 ) is an American businessman and venture capitalist ( VC ) based out of San Francisco , California . He was a founding partner of the VC funds CMEA Capital , Formation 8 and is now the Managing Director of his family office : Baruch Future Ventures ( BFV ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Cable",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Lee Cable , Jr. ( born November 26 , 1964 ) is an American football coach currently working as the offensive line and assistant head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at the University of Idaho and was on the replacement team for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1987 NFL players ' strike . After being an assistant coach for several college football teams , as well as head coach at Idaho , Cable became an offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders of the NFL before serving as head coach for the Raiders from 2008 to 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Colin_Hanks",
"title": "",
"text": "Colin Hanks ( born Colin Lewes Dillingham ; November 24 , 1977 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He is known for starring as characters in films such as Shaun Brumder in Orange County , Preston in King Kong , Oliver in The House Bunny , and Troy Gable in The Great Buck Howard . His television roles include Alex Whitman in Roswell , Henry Jones in Band of Brothers , Travis Marshall in Dexter , officer Gus Grimly in Fargo , Jack Bailey in The Good Guys , and Greg Short in Life in Pieces . He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks . In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series , he voices Talking Tom ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Banks_(Australian_rules_footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas `` Tom '' Banks ( 17 June 1867 -- 26 November 1919 ) , who was of West Indian descent , was born on the Maryborough goldfields . He was an Australian rules footballer who played 171 games with Fitzroy , and was captain of the club 's first premiership team in 1895 . After retirement , he served at the club as an administrator for many years ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_G._Barnes_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry George Barnes Jr. ( June 5 , 1926 -- August 9 , 2012 ) ( also known as the Black Falcon ) , born in St. Paul , Minnesota , was an American diplomat , a former Foreign Service Officer who served as US ambassador to Romania ( March 14 , 1974 -- November 10 , 1977 ) , India ( November 17 , 1981 -- June 27 , 1985 ) and Chile ( November 18 , 1985 -- ; November 26 , 1988 ) . Between December 22 , 1977 and February 8 , 1981 he served as Director General of the Foreign Service at the Department of State ."
},
{
"docid": "Lise_Thomsen",
"title": "",
"text": "Lise Thomsen ( 26 December 1914 -- 26 November 2003 ) was a Danish film actress . She appeared in 38 films between 1938 and 1977 . She was born in Florida and died in Denmark ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Cavanagh",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Patrick `` Tom '' Cavanagh ( born October 26 , 1963 ) is a Canadian actor and director best known for a variety of roles on American television , including starring roles in Ed ( 2000 -- 2004 ) , Love Monkey ( 2006 ) and Trust Me ( 2009 ) , and recurring roles on Providence and Scrubs . Since 2014 , Cavanagh has served as a series regular on The Flash , portraying various versions of the character Harrison Wells ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Neale",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Francis `` Tom '' Neale ( 6 November 1902 -- 27 November 1977 ) was a New Zealand bushcraft and survival enthusiast . He spent much of his life in the Cook Islands , and a total of 16 years -- in three sessions -- living alone on the island of Anchorage in the Suwarrow atoll , which was the basis of his popular autobiography An Island To Oneself ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Hughes_(Australian_politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Eyre Forrest `` Tom '' Hughes AO QC ( born 26 November 1923 ) is a former Australian politician and a prominent barrister practising at Blackstone Chambers in Sydney , who served as the 19th Attorney-General of Australia from 1969 to 1971 . He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972 , representing first the seat of Parkes and then ( when Parkes was abolished in 1969 ) the seat of Berowra ."
},
{
"docid": "Jane_Monheit",
"title": "",
"text": "Jane Monheit ( born November 3 , 1977 ) is an American jazz and pop vocalist . She has collaborated with John Pizzarelli , Michael Bublé , Ivan Lins , Terence Blanchard and Tom Harrell , and has received Grammy nominations for two of her recordings ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Alberghini",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Joseph Alberghini ( October 27 , 1920 -- November 26 , 2013 ) was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League . He was born in Peabody , Massachusetts ."
}
] |
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In the Heart of the Sea was released in cinemas.
|
[
{
"docid": "In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 adventure-drama film based on Nathaniel Philbrick 's non-fiction book of the same name , about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820 , an event that inspired the novel Moby-Dick . An international co-production between the United States and Spain , it was directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt . The film stars Chris Hemsworth , Benjamin Walker , Cillian Murphy , Tom Holland , Ben Whishaw and Brendan Gleeson . It premiered in New York City on December 7 , 2015 and was released in cinemas in the United States on December 11 , 2015 by Warner Bros. . Pictures . In the Heart of the Sea received mixed reviews from critics , and grossed $ 93 million against a $ 100 million budget , making it a box office bomb ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "The_I_Heart_Revolution:_With_Hearts_as_One",
"title": "",
"text": "The I Heart Revolution : With Hearts as One is the ninth album by Hillsong United and the first of the three-part `` I Heart Revolution '' project . With Hearts as One was recorded around the world across the span of two years , and contains thirty songs . The album was released in Australia on 8 March 2008 , and internationally on various later dates . It peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart . The album was initially released in both physical and digital formats , along with a USB release . A companion DVD was also released in September 2008 . The second part , The I Heart Revolution : We 're All in This Together , is a feature film documentary which was released in cinemas beginning November 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Murmur_of_the_Hearts",
"title": "",
"text": "Murmur of the Hearts is a 2015 Hong Kong-Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Sylvia Chang . It was released on April 10 , 2015 in Taiwan and April 30 , 2015 in China . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Penistone_Paramount_Cinema",
"title": "",
"text": "The Penistone Paramount Cinema is a community cinema and theatre in Penistone , near Barnsley , in the heart of the South Yorkshire Pennines . Besides the big film releases , there are live shows and monthly organ concerts . The cinema is also home to one of the few working theatre organs in the country . The Paramount Compton Organ has been recently rebuilt , and was the reason why the cinema was renamed from the Metro Cinema . The Compton Organ was built in 1937 by the John Compton Organ Company in London , especially for the Paramount Theatre in Birmingham . The organ was removed from there in 1988 when the cinema was refurbished and made into a multiplex . It was then moved to the Regal in Oswestry , where it stayed until the cinema closed in 1994 . In 2000 The Penistone Cinema Organ Trust purchased the organ , and all of the 1000 pipes were cleaned out as part of the organ restoration . The trust then made an agreement with the council for the organ to be based there . The cinema was then renamed as the Paramount in honour of the new resident . The building itself remains the property of Barnsley Metropolitan District Council , and is leased back to Penistone Town Council to keep it open as a cinema . The cinema was featured on the BBC Politics Show as an example of how a small provincial community cinema can survive . In 2016 it was used as the cinema setting for episode 2 of Brief Encounters ( TV series ) ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Leave_My_Heart_in_Lebanon",
"title": "",
"text": "I Leave My Heart In Lebanon is a 2016 Indonesian drama film directed by Benni Setiawan and starring Rio Dewanto , Yama Carlos , Boris Bokir , Revalina S Temat , Baim Wong , Dedy Mizwar , Tri Yudiman and Lebanese artist Jowy Khoury . It was released in Indonesian cinemas on December 15 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Heart_of_the_Sea",
"title": "",
"text": "Heart of the Sea may refer to : Heart of the Ocean , a fictional blue diamond from the 1997 film Titanic Heart of the Sea ( 1997 film ) , a 1997 documentary film about American surfer Rell Sunn In the Heart of the Sea : The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex , a 2000 nonfiction book In the Heart of the Sea ( film ) , a 2015 film by Ron Howard based on the book Heart of the Sea ( novel ) , a 2000 novel by Nora Roberts `` The Heart of the Sea '' , a song by Flogging Molly from their 2011 album Speed of Darkness"
},
{
"docid": "The_Achy_Breaky_Hearts",
"title": "",
"text": "The Achy Breaky Hearts is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Antoinette Jadaone , starring Ian Veneracion , Richard Yap , and Jodi Sta . Maria . The film was produced by Star Cinema and to be released on June 29 , 2016 in theaters nationwide . The film was inspired by the 1992 pop hit of the same title by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus . The film was also intended to cash-in from the success of two of Jodi Sta . Maria 's previous TV projects : Be Careful With My Heart , where she starred opposite Richard Yap , and Pangako Sa ` Yo remake where she starred opposite Ian Veneracion ."
},
{
"docid": "Puso_ng_Pasko",
"title": "",
"text": "Puso ng Pasko ( lit . means Heart of Christmas ) is a 1998 Filipino comedy fantasy film released by Star Cinema . The film was an official entry of the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Sea_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sea EP is the second EP from Doves . It was self-released on the band 's Casino Records label on 24 May 1999 on limited CD and 10 '' vinyl . The band dedicated the EP to Rob Gretton , who helped fund Doves ' early releases as well as when the band played as Sub Sub . Rob died of a heart attack only a few days before the EP was released . In the music video for `` Sea Song , '' the opening title card reads `` For Rob . ''"
},
{
"docid": "You_and_Your_Heart",
"title": "",
"text": "`` You and Your Heart '' is a song by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson and is the lead single from his fifth studio album , To the Sea . The song was released to radio in early April 2010 , and was released via download on April 6 . In Canada , the song premiered on CKOI-FM in Montreal on April 1 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Out_at_Sea",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Out At Sea '' is a song performed by Belgian singer-songwriter Tom Dice , released as the second single from his second studio album Heart for Sale . It was released on 4 May 2012 as a digital download in Belgium on iTunes . The song was written by Jeroen Swinnen , Tom Dice and Dazzled Kid ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_at_the_Rainbow_'74",
"title": "",
"text": "Live at the Rainbow '74 is a live album by the British rock band Queen . It was released in September 2014 in single CD , double CD , DVD , SD Blu-ray and quadruple vinyl formats , as well as a deluxe box set including reproduction tour memorabilia . The single disc and video editions contain a concert from the band 's Sheer Heart Attack Tour , recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 19 & 20 November 1974 , while the double CD and vinyl releases include this material plus a concert recorded at the Rainbow earlier in the year , on 31 March , as part of the Queen II Tour . The DVD and Blu-ray also include four bonus tracks from the earlier Queen II concert . The footage was previously released as Live at the Rainbow , a half-hour film containing footage from both November shows . It was shown in cinemas in the 1970s and 1980s as an opener to films , including longer concert films by Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd , as well as the release of Jaws 2 in British cinemas . More footage from the November shows was later released on VHS as part of the Box of Tricks box set in 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "Oka_Manasu",
"title": "",
"text": "Oka Manasu ( English : One Heart ) is a 2016 Telugu film written and directed by Rama Raju V Gottimukkala . It features Naga Shourya and Niharika Konidela in the lead roles , which marks Niharika debut in Telugu cinema . The film was released worldwide on 24 June 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Sea_Lion",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sea Lion is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee , and starring Hobart Bosworth , Bessie Love , and Emory Johnson . The same staff on this film produced Rowland Lee 's previous directed film Blind Hearts , released just before The Sea Lion ."
},
{
"docid": "By_the_Bluest_of_Seas",
"title": "",
"text": "By the Bluest of Seas ( -LSB- У самого синего моря , U samogo sinego morya -RSB- ) is a 1936 Soviet romantic comedy film by Russian director Boris Barnet . It is his second sound feature . Starring Yelena Kuzmina , Nikolai Kryuchkov , and Lev Sverdlin , the story centers on a love triangle between two castaways and a woman from a collective farm on a Soviet Azerbaijani island in the Caspian Sea . Modern critical reviews have hailed By the Bluest of Seas as a little known classic of Soviet cinema . Although some critics have noted that the story and characters are thinly written , high praise has been directed toward Barnet 's direction and cinematography , his innovative use of sound , and the film 's footage of the Caspian Sea . Some have perceived pro-communist propaganda within the film . However , many consider the film to be less politically overt than was common in Soviet cinema of the time . This , along with the film 's divergence from the era 's defining style of Socialist realism , has led many to view the film as unique . It has been reported that Barnet found himself in trouble with Joseph Stalin for these reasons . The film has long been elusive to Western audiences . It was never released on any home media format , until 2012 , at which point it was made available by the Russian publisher Ruscico and the UK publisher Mr. Bongo Films ."
},
{
"docid": "Heart_for_Sale",
"title": "",
"text": "Heart for Sale is the second studio album by Belgian singer-songwriter , Tom Dice . It was released on the May 3 , 2012 . The album reached number 11 in Belgium . The album includes the singles `` Utopia '' , `` Out At Sea '' , `` Drive Me to Paris '' and `` Let Me In '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Drown_Your_Heart_Again",
"title": "",
"text": "Drown Your Heart Again is the first full-length album by British indie rock band The Strange Death of Liberal England . It was released in September 2010 on the Republic of Music label . The album is not a concept album , but features a number of sea-related themes ."
},
{
"docid": "90125",
"title": "",
"text": "90125 is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Yes , released on 7 November 1983 by Atco Records . After the group disbanded in 1981 after touring their previous album , Drama ( 1980 ) , bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White formed Cinema with guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin and original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye who had left in 1971 . The group adopted a more commercial and pop-oriented direction as the result of their new material , with much of it derived from Rabin 's demos , with former Yes singer Trevor Horn as their producer . At the mixing stage , former Yes singer Jon Anderson returned to record the lead vocals , which led to Cinema changing their name to Yes . 90125 was released to a generally positive reception and helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans . It reached No. 5 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart , and remains their best selling album with over 3 million copies sold in the US . Of the album 's four singles , `` Owner of a Lonely Heart '' was the most successful and is their only song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts . `` Cinema '' earned the group a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance . Yes toured the album in 1984 and 1985 which included two headline shows at the inaugural Rock in Rio festival . The album was remastered in 2004 with previously unreleased bonus tracks ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Millionaire's_First_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "A Millionaire 's First Love is a 2006 South Korean romance film directed by Kim Tae-kyun , starring Hyun Bin and Lee Yeon-hee . The theme of the film is `` Nothing is more important than the true love of your heart . '' It was released in South Korean cinemas on February 9 , 2006 , and recorded 639,596 admissions during its run ."
},
{
"docid": "Metro_Cinema_(Kolkata)",
"title": "",
"text": "Metro Cinema or Metro Cinemas is a uniplex cinema hall and a heritage building located in Jawahar Lal Nehru Road ( Esplanade ) , Kolkata , West Bengal , India . This theatre was opened by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935 . It is currently owned by a Mumbai-based firm and is undergoing a renovation to be converted into a multiplex theater . The building is located in the posh Esplanade area of Kolkata , right at the heart of the city . It is a heritage structure and a very famous landmark of the city of Kolkata . And one of the many famous cinema halls in the Esplanade area of Central Kolkata ."
},
{
"docid": "Morning_Phase",
"title": "",
"text": "Morning Phase is the ninth official studio album and twelfth overall by American singer Beck . The album was released in February 2014 by his new label , Capitol Records . According to a press release , Morning Phase is a `` companion piece '' to Beck 's 2002 album Sea Change . Several of the musicians who recorded parts for Sea Change returned to record for Morning Phase . Upon release the album received critical acclaim and was nominated for five awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , winning three : Album of the Year , Best Engineered Album , Non-Classical and Best Rock Album . Along with winning the award , Chris Martin collaborated with Beck to sing `` Heart Is a Drum '' at the Grammys . The roots of the album are similar to Sea Change , as well as 1993 's Golden Feelings and 1994 's One Foot in the Grave . Most of the critics noted the change in sound from several previous recordings , and the genre being the same as Sea Change ."
},
{
"docid": "Between_Sea_and_Land",
"title": "",
"text": "Between Sea and Land is a 2016 Colombian drama film directed by Carlos del Castillo . It was shown in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting ( for Vicky Hernández and Manolo Cruz ) and the World Cinema Audience Award : Dramatic ."
},
{
"docid": "...In_Shallow_Seas_We_Sail",
"title": "",
"text": "... In Shallow Seas We Sail is the fourth studio album from post-hardcore band Emery that was released on June 2 , 2009 , through Tooth & Nail Records . The tracks `` The Smile , The Face '' and `` Edge of the World '' were previously released on Emery 's 2008 EP , While Broken Hearts Prevail . The first track off of the record , `` Cutthroat Collapse '' , was released as a digital download on April 7 , 2009 . The album debuted at number 50 on the Billboard 200 . On June 20 , 2009 , the album hit number 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart ."
},
{
"docid": "French_Syndicate_of_Cinema_Critics_Awards_2006",
"title": "",
"text": "2006 French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards January 30 , 2006 Best Picture : The Beat That My Heart Skipped The 2006 French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards , given on 30 January 2006 , honored the best in film for 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "Anar_Badalov",
"title": "",
"text": "Anar Badalov is a Massachusetts-based Azerbaijani-American singer-songwriter and guitarist who founded the indie rock duos Metal Hearts , with Flora Wolpert Checknoff , and Travels . Badalov now performs and records as a solo act under the New Dog moniker . Badalov and Checknoff formed the group Metal Hearts in 2005 and self-released Escapists . In 2006 , they recruited drummer Sam Lieber and released the album Socialize on Suicide Squeeze Records . In 2007 Badalov and Mona Elliott , from the band Victory at Sea , formed the group Travels . In 2013 , Badalov released his first solo album Lost Weekend , calling himself New Dog . In 2015 , his second album , Classic Ballroom Dances , was released by Kill Rock Stars . This was followed a year later by a third album , Teeth Marks ."
},
{
"docid": "Ghost_of_the_China_Sea",
"title": "",
"text": "Ghost of the China Sea is a 1958 American war film released by Columbia Pictures co-written by Charles B. Griffith set during World War II . It was the last movie directed by Fred F. Sears who died of a heart attack in 1957 ."
},
{
"docid": "Cinema_Jenin",
"title": "",
"text": "Cinema Jenin is a movie theater in the Palestinian city of Jenin , located in the West Bank . The new building features plush seating that can accommodating over 300 people , an outdoor café , art gallery space , a children 's park and playground , and a library that is sponsored by the German Goethe-Institut . The library and cinema will offer cultural exhibitions and German language classes . It replaced a cinema that closed in 1987 . The cinema is located in the heart of the city , next to the old church , the market ( suq ) and the main transportation routes . The old cinema had 250 seats on the first floor and another 200 on a balcony . The cinema is not without its critics . Many Palestinians boycotted the cinema , claiming that unmarried men and women slept together in the cinema 's guest house , and drank alcohol there . Audience numbers dwindled . Following death threats that were circulated in the mosques in early 2011 , many foreign nationals were evacuated from the Cinema Jenin project , at the request of their governments ."
},
{
"docid": "You're_Still_the_One_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "You 're Still The One is a 2015 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Chris Martinez starring Maja Salvador , Dennis Trillo , Richard Yap and Ellen Adarna . It was distributed by Star Cinema and Regal Entertainment and was released on May 27 , 2015 . This is also the last film appearance of actress Joy Viado , who died in a heart attack in Quezon City , Philippines on September 10 , 2016 at the aged of 57 ."
},
{
"docid": "Moods_of_the_Sea",
"title": "",
"text": "Moods of the Sea ( 1941 ) is a non-narrative experimental film by Slavko Vorkapich and John Hoffman , set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn known as the Hebrides ( Fingal 's Cave ) Overture . This 10-minute-long film has become well known as an early example of American avant-garde and experimental film , and was included in the 7-disc DVD collection Unseen Cinema : Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941 , released in October 2005 . The film was restored by film preservation expert David Shepard in 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "Perils_from_the_Sea",
"title": "",
"text": "Perils from the Sea is a collaborative studio album by American singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle , released on April 30 , 2013 on Caldo Verde Records . The track , `` You Missed My Heart '' , previously appeared on Kozelek 's live album , Live at Phoenix Public House Melbourne ( 2013 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Red_Cockroaches",
"title": "",
"text": "Red Cockroaches ( Spanish : Cucarachas Rojas ) is a Cuban film released in 2003 . This feature film was the debut production of Miguel Coyula and was the result of a two-year effort on a tiny budget of $ 2,000 . Shot entirely using a portable digital camcorder and edited on a home computer , Red Cockroaches is an example of DIY cinema . In its review , Variety called it a `` A triumph of technology in the hands of a visionary with know-how ... '' It is the first of a planned trilogy which continues with Corazon Azul ( Blue Heart ) ."
}
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{
"docid": "AC/DC",
"title": "",
"text": "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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{
"docid": "Ride_On_(AC/DC_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` 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 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_AC/DC_tribute_albums",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Are_You_Ready_(AC/DC_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Are You Ready '' is a song by AC/DC . It is featured on the band 's 1990 hit album The Razors Edge . A live version of the song recorded on the tour of the same name appeared on one of AC/DC 's two live albums of 1992 , Live : 2 CD Collector 's Edition . The music video to this song , directed by David Mallet , shows prisoners attending an AC/DC mini-concert at their prison . One prisoner is being dressed up to get ready for the band to play the song . Guards shave his head nearly bald , leaving hairs that make up AC/DC 's logo , the one similar to the cover of the band 's music video tape , Clipped . The song rose to number 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . The song was featured in the 2001 movie Rock Star . The prison venue in the video game Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock is nearly identical to the stage that the band appears on in the music video for `` Are You Ready '' . The song was played on the Big Ten Network for college basketball games in 2007 and 2008 . German football club 1 . FSV Mainz 05 plays the song during half time ."
},
{
"docid": "Cliff_Williams",
"title": "",
"text": "Clifford `` Cliff '' Williams ( born 14 December 1949 ) is a British musician who was a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC as their bassist and backing vocalist from 1977 to 2016 . He had started his professional music career in 1967 and was previously in the British groups Home and Bandit . His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978 . The band , including Williams , was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 . Williams 's playing style is noted for basic bass lines which follow the rhythm guitar . Williams ' side projects , while a member of AC/DC , include benefit concerts and playing with Emir & Frozen Camels on their album San ( 2002 ) and a European tour . In 2016 , Williams announced his retirement from the music industry after AC/DC 's Rock or Bust World Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Malcolm_Young",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hayseed_Dixie",
"title": "",
"text": "Hayseed Dixie is an American band which began in 2001 with the release of their first album , A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC . The band performs a mixture of cover versions of hard rock songs and original compositions in a style that is a unique fusion of bluegrass and rock music and they are acknowledged as the creators of the musical genre `` Rockgrass '' . The band 's name is a linguistic play on the name of the band AC/DC ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_AC/DC",
"title": "",
"text": "AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney , Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young . Although the band are considered pioneers of heavy metal , its members have always classified their music as `` rock 'n' roll '' . AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album , High Voltage , in 1975 . Membership remained stable until bassist Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977 . In 1979 , the band recorded their highly successful 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 briefly considered disbanding , but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott 's replacement . Later that year , the band released their best-selling album , Back in Black . The band 's next album , For Those About to Rock We Salute You , was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the United States . AC/DC declined in popularity soon after the departure of drummer Phil Rudd in 1983 . Poor record sales continued until the release of The Razors Edge in 1990 . Phil Rudd returned in 1994 and contributed to the band 's 1995 album Ballbreaker . Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well received by critics . The band 's new album Black Ice was announced in June 2008 and was released on October 20 , 2008 . The album 's first single , `` Rock 'N Roll Train '' , earned AC/DC a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Group or Duo with Vocals . Another Black Ice track , `` War Machine , '' gained AC/DC their first Grammy Award win , for Best Hard Rock Performance . From 1982 to 1991 , AC/DC have received several nominations from awards ceremonies for their music . The American Music Awards nominated the band for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group . The group received several nominations from the Grammy Awards , including Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for `` Blow Up Your Video '' in 1989 , and Best Hard Rock Performance for three songs in different years : `` The Razors Edge '' in 1991 , `` Moneytalks '' in 1992 , and `` Highway To Hell '' in 1994 . The band also received the nomination for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for `` Thunderstruck '' in 1991 from the MTV Video Music Awards . In 2009 AC/DC received four nominations for their 2008 album Black Ice in the ARIA Music Awards which included Best Rock Album , Highest Selling Album , Best Group and Best Album . They won the awards for Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album . Overall , AC/DC have received thirteen nominations and have won three awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_Ice_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Black Ice is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was the band 's fourteenth internationally released studio album and the fifteenth in Australia . Released internationally on 17 October 2008 , it was produced by Brendan O'Brien . It marked the band 's first original recordings since 2000 's Stiff Upper Lip , with the eight-year gap being the longest between AC/DC 's successive studio albums . Black Ice has the longest running time of any AC/DC studio album . The album 's development was delayed because bass guitarist Cliff Williams sustained an injury and the band changed labels from Elektra Records to Sony Music Entertainment . The first composing sessions between guitarists/brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were in London in 2003 . Recording happened during March and April 2008 at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . O'Brien tried to recapture the rock sound of the band 's early work , as opposed to the blues orientation of Ballbreaker and Stiff Upper Lip , with suggestions such as adding `` soul crooning '' to Brian Johnson 's singing . The songs were mostly recorded live in the studio ; engineer Mike Fraser used only sparse overdubs and effects to keep the tracks as close to the originals as possible . Black Ice was released exclusively in physical formats , as the group did not sell its music digitally at the time . Walmart got exclusive rights to distribute the album in North America . Its release was promoted with an extensive marketing campaign , which included displays of AC/DC memorabilia . The four singles issued from the album were , `` Rock 'N' Roll Train '' , `` Big Jack '' , `` Anything Goes '' , and `` Money Made '' . Black Ice peaked at number one in 29 countries , including Australia , Canada , the United Kingdom and the United States . It was the second best-selling record of 2008 , behind Coldplay 's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends and had shipped 6 million copies worldwide by December . Critical reviews were generally positive , praising the music and its resemblance to the classic AC/DC sound , although some critics found the work too long and inconsistent . The track `` War Machine '' won the Best Hard Rock Performance category at the Grammys . The album itself was nominated for many awards , including the Grammy , Brit , Juno and ARIA Music Awards ; and was supported by a world tour between 2008 and 2010 . Black Ice is the final album to feature the Back In Black era lineup of the band , with founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young leaving the band in September 2014 after being diagnosed with dementia ."
},
{
"docid": "Mondo_Kane",
"title": "",
"text": "Mondo Kane is a German rock band from Cologne . Their sound has been shaped by musical traditions of the 1970s . The influences of the band , according to their own statements , are heavy metal and hard rock bands such as AC/DC , Danko Jones , Rainbow and Black Sabbath ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Johnson",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Francis Johnson ( born 5 October 1947 ) is an English singer and songwriter . In 1980 , he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC after the death of their second lead singer Bon Scott . He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 . In March 2016 , Johnson stepped down from touring on the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems . On 20 May 2016 , Johnson stated in an interview `` I 've had a pretty good run '' in AC/DC and implied that he might not be returning by saying `` I 'm just thankful , really , that I came out of it in one piece . '' Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie formed in Newcastle in 1971 . After a few hit singles , including UK Top 10 `` All Because of You '' ( 1973 ) , the band split up in 1978 . Following the death of AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott on 19 February 1980 , Johnson was asked to audition for the band in London . AC/DC lead guitarist and co-founder Angus Young recalled : `` I remember Bon playing me Little Richard , and then telling me the story of when he saw Brian singing -LSB- with Geordie -RSB- . '' He says about that night : `` There 's this guy up there screaming at the top of his lungs and then the next thing you know he hits the deck . He 's on the floor , rolling around and screaming . I thought it was great , and then to top it off you could n't get a better encore they came in and wheeled the guy off ! ' '' Johnson was diagnosed with appendicitis later that night , which was the cause of his writhing around on stage . The band agreed immediately that Johnson 's performing style fit AC/DC 's music . Johnson 's first album with AC/DC , Back in Black , became the second all-time best-selling album worldwide according to some estimates . A native of Tyneside , northeast England , Johnson is known for his strong Geordie accent . In July 2014 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University in his home city Newcastle in recognition of his significant contribution to the music industry ."
},
{
"docid": "Floor_Thirteen",
"title": "",
"text": "Floor Thirteen is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Winnipeg in 1998 . The band has always classified their music as `` rock and roll '' and their 1960s and 1970s influenced yet modern sound have often been compared to bands such as AC/DC , Led Zeppelin , Mötley Crüe , Jet , and Wolfmother ."
},
{
"docid": "Satellite_Blues",
"title": "",
"text": "`` 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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"docid": "The_Bulletmonks",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bulletmonks are a hard rock band from Höchstadt an der Aisch in the Nuremberg region , Germany . Formed in 2008 , the band is currently signed to Deaf Shepherd . The current lineup consists of brothers Tyler Voxx ( vocals and guitar ) , ` Dangerous ' Dan ( lead guitar ) , Spreace Jackson ( bass ) , Shark Shooster ( lead guitar ) and ` Bristle Brush Johnson ' ( drums ) . The musical style of The Bulletmonks has been described as rock and metal mixed with blues . The press has referred to their music as `` Mosh 'n' Roll '' and they have been compared to Led Zeppelin , The Answer , Airbourne and AC/DC . Andy Powell from Wishbone Ash features as a guest guitarist in the song Under the Black Sun . The band received encouraging reviews for their debut album Weapons of Mass Destruction which was released on March 30 , 2009 . The Bulletmonks toured throughout 2010 and have supported bands like WASP , UFO , D-A-D and Volbeat and co-headlined Hamburgs Welt Astra Tag Festival in 2010 in front of an estimated crowd of 48,000 . On January 20 , 2012 , they released their second studio album Royal Flush on the Titanic . In winter 2012/2013 guitarist Shark Shooster joined the band , while Tyler Voxx decided to concentrate on singing . In summer 2013 the Bulletmonks recorded their 3rd album which was released in September 2014 . In the middle of the recording , the band parted ways with their drummer M.Dogg , and replaced him by L.A. Music Academy Student Bristle Brush Johnson , who played with Shark Shooster in Nürnbergs Willie Tanner before they split . The band went on extensive touring with the new material in the second half of 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Electric_Frankenstein",
"title": "",
"text": "Electric Frankenstein is an American band from Whippany , Clifton , and other areas of New Jersey , founded by Sal Canzonieri . Their music is generally considered punk rock , but includes elements of hard rock and heavy metal as well . Because of this , they have sometimes been referred to as AC/DC meets The Dead Boys - high energy punk rock & roll that combines the raw and energetic sounds of Punk Rock and Garage Punk ( Dead Boys , Ramones , Damned , Misfits , etc. ) with elements of hard rock played by bands like MC5 , Stooges , AC/DC , Kiss , Mott the Hoople , Alice Cooper , and so on . Releasing over 100 records all over the world since 1992 , Electric Frankenstein 's vinyl singles and albums , CDs , and posters proved to be highly influential , helping to spark a rock revival among the youth of the time throughout the world from the USA to Europe to Scandinavia to Japan , known as the New Rock Revolution . Many new bands soon played the Punk Rock & Roll style that began with Electric Frankenstein 's combining of Punk Rock , Hard Rock , and Heavy Metal , greatly influencing such bands as The Hellacopters , Gluecifer , Turbonegro , and many more . This revival was further aided by guitarist and founder Sal Canzonieri 's strong use of the internet early on to promote the band 's music . Electric Frankenstein is considered the first band to have had a website , albeit a one pager back in 1991 . Also , he strongly promoted all bands of the new Punk Rock & Roll genre in the newly emerging MP3 digital format , on the highly popular music site MP3.com , helping to develop a strong community of bands from many states in the USA and from many countries . Canzonieri later created the critically acclaimed series of compilations called `` A Fistful of Rock & Roll '' , which collected and highlighted all of the best of the new rock bands , collectively known as the New Rock Revolution . There have been 13 volumes of the series so far , published on various record labels ( Tee Pee Records , Victory Records , and Steel Cage Records ) . A second series is forthcoming , known as `` A Fistful More of Rock & Roll '' . Electric Frankenstein is also the first and only band so far to have a whole art book published of their record covers and concert posters , which was designed by most of the best known illustrative artists around , such as Coop , Kozik , Johnny Ace , Art Chantry , Dirty Donny , Peter Bagge , and many more . The book was titled , `` Electric Frankenstein - High Energy Punk Rock & Roll Poster Art '' and was published by Dark Horse Comics ( 2004 ) . The book chronicled every single poster and record cover of their first 10 years . The book `` Electric Frankenstein ! '' is featured in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame archives . A second book documenting their second decade of artwork has been published `` Son of Electric Frankenstein - More High Energy Rock Art '' ( published by Create Space ) ."
},
{
"docid": "For_Those_About_to_Rock_We_Salute_You",
"title": "",
"text": "For Those About to Rock We Salute You is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was the band 's seventh internationally released studio album and the eighth to be released in Australia . Released in 1981 , the album is a follow-up to their highly successful album Back in Black . For Those About to Rock has sold over four million copies in the US . It would be AC/DC 's first and only No. 1 album in the U.S. until the release of Black Ice in October 2008 . In their original 1981 review , Rolling Stone magazine declared it to be their best album . In Australia , the album peaked at No. 3 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart . The album , recorded in Paris , France , was the third and final produced for the band by Robert John `` Mutt '' Lange . The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC remasters series ."
},
{
"docid": "Top_Stripper",
"title": "",
"text": "Top Stripper is a Slovenian rock band , created in Ljubljana , 2009 . The group consists of Jaša Šaban ( lead singer ) , Jure Demšar ( lead guitar ) and Rok Rožmanec ( guitar , singer ) . Their first album Luck Do n't Come Cheap was released in 2016 . It also includes the most famous single Ca n't Hear You Cryin . It began in high school when they started playing rock and blues hits from famous rock bands such as Guns N ' Roses and AC/DC . Soon after that , they began writing their own music . As a support act , they have performed concerts to many famous bands such as Triggerfinger , H.I.M. , Morcheeba , Letz Zep , Guns2Roses and some others . First single `` Ca n't Hear You Cryin ' '' was soon followed by their first album Luck Do n't Come Cheap . Their motto is `` The Soul of Blues and the Heart of Rock 'n' Roll '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Big_Gun",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Big Gun '' is a song by AC/DC . It was released as a single in 1993 and can be heard on the soundtrack to the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Last Action Hero , as well as during reruns of the Savage Nation talk show as bumper music . It was later released on the 2009 box set Backtracks . It became the band 's first No. 1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1993 . AC/DC has played the song live only once during 1996 rehearsals but never at an official show ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Slade",
"title": "",
"text": "Chris Slade ( born Christopher Rees , 30 October 1946 ) is a Welsh rock musician and drummer . He is the current drummer for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC . He previously drummed for the band from 1989 to 1994 , performing on their 1990 album The Razors Edge along with their first live album with singer Brian Johnson , AC/DC Live . He returned to the band in February 2015 to replace Phil Rudd for the `` Rock or Bust World Tour . Slade has also played with Manfred Mann 's Earth Band , Tom Jones , Toomorrow , The Firm and Asia ."
},
{
"docid": "Riff_(Argentine_band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Riff was an heavy metal/hard rock band formed in 1980 in Argentina . After separation of Pappo 's Blues and Aeroblus , Norberto Napolitano formed in 1980 a new band called Riff . Influenced by AC/DC , Motörhead , Saxon and Black Sabbath imposed the heavy metal music in 1980s in Argentina ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_songs_recorded_by_AC/DC",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of songs known to have been recorded by AC/DC . Since 1974 they have released 16 studio albums ( 14 available worldwide and 2 released only in Australia ) , 2 soundtrack albums , 4 live albums , 11 video albums , and 2 box set albums . Although a large number of AC/DC singles have been released , the band always refused to release any greatest hits type packages ; Who Made Who ( which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King 's Maximum Overdrive ) , Iron Man 2 , and the band 's various live recordings are as close as the group have come to such a compilation . AC/DC albums are available to download from Verizon , but for several years the band refused to release their albums on iTunes , as iTunes normally allows downloading of individual tracks ; AC/DC publicly stated , `` Our ... reason is that we honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together . If we were on iTunes , we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album -- and we do n't think that represents us musically . '' However , the band finally released their entire discography to iTunes in November 2012 . Finally , they also released their music to Spotify in June 2015 , though they previously refused to do so . AC/DC was formed in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young , and released two albums in Australia before releasing their first international effort , High Voltage with vocalist Bon Scott , bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd . In 1980 , Bon Scott died less than a year after the release of the successful Highway to Hell , and was replaced by British singer Brian Johnson , with whom AC/DC released their best selling album , Back in Black . Their latest album to date , Rock Or Bust , was released in 2013 , selling 2.8 million copies in 2014 . In 39 years of their career , AC/DC sold over 200 million albums worldwide , roughly 71 million in the US . Back in Black alone sold 22 million ( 50 million worldwide ) , and is the second highest-selling album of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Who_Made_Who_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Who Made Who '' is a song and a single by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC , taken from their 1986 album , Who Made Who . The 12-inch single format of the single features an extended mix of the song and can be found in the Deluxe Edition of AC/DC 's Backtracks Boxset , on Disc 1 , Studio Rarities . It was one of only three new tracks on Who Made Who , because the album is not only a soundtrack to Stephen King 's Maximum Overdrive , but a compilation album featuring tracks from previous albums . The other two new tracks were instrumentals . In the video to this song , directed by David Mallet , filmed in the lobby of and onstage at the Brixton Academy music venue in London , fans and radio contest winners were dressed like Angus Young , and carried red cardboard guitars similar to Angus 's Gibson SG . The video 's plot features scientists replicating Angus by means of science fiction technology ; the lookalikes are shown en masse , marching in time to the song and raising their heads to chant the title phrase along with the chorus . A photo of Angus standing amid a group of his counterparts can be found inside the 2003 Digipak release of Who Made Who . A couple of AC/DC shows had some look alike Anguses on the stage with them , such as at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale , New York , where six were present . In addition to the song itself , `` Who Made Who '' has also been played live , mostly throughout the subsequent world tour and the Blow Up Your Video World Tour . It was also played live with replacement drummer Chris Slade throughout The Razors Edge World Tour , and with drummer Phil Rudd ( who returned to the band in 1994 after being fired from the group 11 years prior ) for only one gig at the opening night of the Ballbreaker World Tour in Greensboro , North Carolina , after which the song was dropped and has not been played live since . A live version was released on the 1992 album AC/DC Live ."
},
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"docid": "BuzzSaw",
"title": "",
"text": "BuzzSaw was a station that played a harder-than-normal blend of classic rock , including early heavy metal , Southern rock , glam metal and arena rock on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 19 and Dish Network channel 6019 . Artists played on the channel included Led Zeppelin , AC/DC , Ozzy Osbourne , Black Sabbath ( including both the Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio periods ) , Van Halen , Aerosmith , Rush , ZZ Top , Lynyrd Skynyrd , Queen , Metallica , Guns N ' Roses , Lizzy Borden , Mötley Crüe , The Black Crowes , and Jimi Hendrix . The channel entered the Sirius lineup in early 2004 . Prior to that time , there were three channels that played music that would later be played on BuzzSaw : The Rock , The Vault , and Big Rock . The Rock focused on the hits of classic rock ; The Vault on the `` deeper cuts '' of classic rock ; and Big Rock defined itself as `` stadium rock '' ( mostly glam metal with some arena rock ) . In that round of channel changes , The Rock was subdivided into Classic Vinyl and Classic Rewind while Big Rock was replaced with Hair Nation . BuzzSaw would have essentially been viewed as the other successor to Big Rock ; the arena rock that was n't played on Hair Nation was generally played on BuzzSaw . On November 12 , 2008 Sirius XM Radio has announced its new , shared channel lineup , with a number of channels being renamed or replaced in the wake of the satcasters ' merger . Sirius BuzzSaw channel 19 was removed and replaced with the previously XM-exclusive station The Bone Yard , which aired a limited engagement known as `` AC/DC Radio Takeover '' . AC/DC Radio 's limited run ended on January 14 , 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Razors_Edge_(AC/DC_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Razors Edge is an album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was the band 's eleventh internationally released studio album and the twelfth to be released in Australia . It was a major comeback for the band , featuring the hits `` Thunderstruck '' and `` Are You Ready '' , which reached # 5 and # 16 respectively on Billboard '' 's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart , and `` Moneytalks '' , which peaked at # 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album went multi-platinum ( 5 million copies sold ) and reached the US top ten . The album reached # 2 on the US Billboard 200 and # 4 in the UK , a smash commercial success that returned the band to the popularity of its glory years of the late 1970s and early 1980s . The album has been certified 5x platinum ( 5 million copies sold ) in the US , and was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters '' series . The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn ."
},
{
"docid": "Darediablo",
"title": "",
"text": "Darediablo is an instrumental rock trio from New York City . They are influenced by 1970s heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath and AC/DC , their bassist/guitarist often wearing an AC/DC T-Shirt . Their catalog of music have all been independent releases on Orchard starting in 2000 , with their latest being released on Southern Records main label ( 2003 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Moneytalks",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Moneytalks '' is a song written by Malcolm and Angus Young and produced by Bruce Fairbairn for the hard rock band AC/DC . Originally released on 21 September 1990 on the album The Razors Edge , it was later released as a single in December later that year . A live version of the song recorded on the band 's 1990-1991 Razors Edge World Tour appeared on AC/DC 's 1992 live album , Live . The song is one of AC/DC 's biggest hits , breaking the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 , the UK Singles Charts , and the Australian ARIA Singles Chart . It is still the band 's highest charting single in the United States , at number 23 ( no other AC/DC single has even cracked the top 30 ) . During their subsequent world tour , thousands of `` Angus Bucks '' were dropped on the audience during the song . A music video of the song , directed by David Mallet , was also released , featuring a live performance during the tour . The song appears in the trailer to the 2011 film , Moneyball ."
},
{
"docid": "AC/DC_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The following lists summarise the discography of the Australian hard-rock band AC/DC . AC/DC released 17 studio albums ( 15 available worldwide and 2 released only in Australia ) , 2 soundtrack albums , 4 live albums , 11 video albums , and 2 box-set albums . Although a large number of AC/DC singles have been released , the band always refused to release any greatest-hits type packages ; Who Made Who ( which served as the soundtrack to Stephen King 's Maximum Overdrive ) , Iron Man 2 , and the band 's various live recordings are as close as the group have come to such a compilation . Verizon makes AC/DC albums available to download , but for several years the band refused to release their albums on iTunes , as iTunes normally allows downloading of individual tracks ; AC/DC publicly stated , `` Our ... reason is that we honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together . If we were on iTunes , we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album -- and we do n't think that represents us musically . '' However , the band finally released their entire discography to iTunes in November 2012 . On June 30 , 2015 , their catalog appeared on Spotify for the first time . The brothers Angus and Malcolm Young formed AC/DC in 1973 . The band released two albums in Australia before releasing their first international effort , High Voltage with vocalist Bon Scott , bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd . In 1980 , less than a year after the release of the successful Highway to Hell , Bon Scott died and was replaced by British singer Brian Johnson , with whom AC/DC released their best-selling album , Back in Black . Their album Black Ice , released in 2008 , sold over 8 million copies worldwide . In 41 years of their career , AC/DC have sold over 200 million albums worldwide , roughly 71 million in the US . Back in Black alone sold 22 million copies ( 50 million worldwide ) , and went on to become the second highest-selling album in history ."
},
{
"docid": "Amazing_Rhythm_Aces",
"title": "",
"text": "The Amazing Rhythm Aces is an American country rock group , which has characterized its music as `` American music '' or `` roots music '' -- a blend of rock , country , blues , R&B , folk , reggae and Latino . The band is best known for its 1970s hit `` Third Rate Romance '' . It has released 18 albums over 30 years ( a period including a 15-year hiatus ) . The band 's music is distinguished by its eclectic scope , literate and often quirky lyrics , and distinctive vocals by lead singer and songwriter Russell Smith ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_or_Bust_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Rock or Bust '' is the second single and first track from the album of the same name by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It was written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young . It was released for downloads on 17 November 2014 , as a follow-up for the band 's first officially released single from the album titled `` Play Ball '' . AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was absent from the video shoot for the single , and was replaced by Welshman Bob Richards , who had previously played with Man , Adrian Smith , Asia and Shogun ."
},
{
"docid": "Phil_Carson",
"title": "",
"text": "Phil Carson is a former record label owner and London-based Senior Vice President of Atlantic Records from 1968 -- 85 . He is known for his association several rock bands , including Yes , AC/DC , and Twisted Sister . Born in London , he was playing bass guitar in a school band eventually being tapped to play bass for Dusty Springfield . Gravitating toward the business side of music , Carson started at Swedish record label Olga Records . Nesuhi Ertegun hired Carson to run Atlantic in the UK . He cites the Ertegun brothers as mentors , particularly Ahmet , eventually co-producing the Honey Drippers album with Ahmet Ertegun . Carson spent a great deal of time on the road with bands under his purview , most notably Led Zeppelin . He is one of only a handful of people to have jammed onstage with them and the only person to appear onstage with both Led Zeppelin and AC/DC . Carson 's deep connection to AC/DC can be underscored by the fact that he is the only record executive thanked by name on original pressings of `` Back in Black '' and `` For Those About to Rock '' . After leaving Atlantic records , he started a management company with clients who have included Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , Paul Rodgers , Yes , Motorhead , Bonham , Asia , Foreigner , Ben E. King , Bad Company , and others . This is where Carson assembled The Firm the super group featuring Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers . Carson moved to the US in 1989 to run JVC 's Victory Music . He then headed up the music department at The Shooting Gallery an independent film studio . Here Carson curated the soundtrack for some award-winning films . In the mid-90s Carson retired but kept a few clients in his management roster including Foreigner and Dee Snider ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_at_First_Feel",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love at First Feel '' is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC . It is the second track of the international version of their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap , released in November 1976 ( see 1976 in music ) , and was written by Angus Young , Malcolm Young , and Bon Scott . The international version was not released in the United States until April 1981 ( see 1981 in music ) . `` Love at First Feel '' was not included on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap '' 's original Australian edition , released in September 1976 , making it one of only two tracks from international AC/DC albums not available on the band 's Australian albums . ( The other is `` Cold Hearted Man '' , released on European pressings of Powerage ) Conversely , several songs that are available on Australian AC/DC albums did not see overseas release until more than thirty years later . However , `` Love at First Feel '' was released in Australia as a single in January 1977 , with `` Problem Child '' as its B-side , which peaked in the Kent Music Report Singles Chart Top 100 . Singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek does a cover of this track on his album of AC/DC covers entitled What 's Next to the Moon . French band Trust , who supported AC/DC on their Paris , France date in the fall of 1978 , re-worked `` Love At First Feel '' with French lyrics for their 1978 single , `` Prends Pas Ton Flingue '' b/w `` Paris By Night . '' The song later became the title track of their 1988 live album , Paris By Night '' ."
}
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{
"docid": "Naruto",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto . It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki , an adolescent ninja who searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage , the leader of his village . The story divided into two parts , the first set in Naruto 's preteen years , and the second in his teens . The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto . The first one , titled Karakuri , released in 1995 by Shueisha , earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha 's monthly Hop Step Award in 1996 . The second one , titled Naruto , published in the summer 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump . Naruto was serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from September 21 , 1999 , to November 10 , 2014 . Seventy-two tankōbon volumes were released . It currently is the third best-selling manga series in history , selling more than 220 million copies worldwide . The manga later adapted into an anime television produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex . It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations on October 3 , 2002 , and ended on February 8 , 2007 , with 220 episodes . The English adaptation of the series premiered on Cartoon Network 's programming block named Toonami on September 10 , 2005 , and concluded on January 31 , 2009 . Naruto : Shippuden , a sequel to the original series , aired from February 15 , 2007 , to March 23 , 2017 , with 500 episodes . The English adaptation was broadcast on Disney XD from October 28 , 2009 , to November 5 , 2011 , and on Adult Swim 's Toonami block in January 2014 . Besides the anime series , Studio Pierrot has developed eleven movies and several original video animations ( OVAs ) . Other types of merchandise include light novels , video games , and trading cards developed by several companies . Viz Media has licensed the manga and anime for North American production . Viz serialized Naruto in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine , publishing the individual volumes . The anime series began airing in the United States and Canada in 2005 , and in the United Kingdom and Australia in 2006 and 2007 , respectively . The films and most OVAs from the series were also released by Viz , with the first film premiering in movie theaters . Viz Media began streaming the two anime series on their streaming service Neon Alley in December 2012 . The story of Naruto continues with Naruto 's son , Boruto Uzumaki , in Boruto : Naruto Next Generations . Boruto wishes to create his own ninja way instead of following his father 's ."
}
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"docid": "Naruto:_Ultimate_Ninja",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : Ultimate Ninja , known in Japan as the , is a series of fighting video games , based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto , for the PlayStation 2 . They were developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai starting with Naruto : Ultimate Ninja in 2005 . It was followed by four more titles for the PlayStation 2 , as well as five spinoffs for the PlayStation Portable , and a follow-up title for the PlayStation 3 entitled Naruto : Ultimate Ninja Storm . The release of Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 marked the first game in the series to appear on a console outside the Sony PlayStation brand ( Xbox 360 ) in addition to being released on the PlayStation 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_Revolution",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution , known in Japan as , is a fighting video game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Games as part of the Naruto : Ultimate Ninja video game series , based on the manga Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto . It is a sequel to the 2013 game Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 . The game was released in September 2014 in Japan , North America , and Europe for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . The game features a revamped fighting system . It includes new ways of forming teams based on their skills as well as counterattacks and guard breaks . Masashi Kishimoto worked in the game by providing the new character Mecha Naruto as well as new designs for the characters belonging to the organization Akatsuki whose back-stories are being told in this game . The game also includes a tournament mode where the player can battle against three CPU fighters at the same time , in an all-out battle royale format . Players are also able to customize characters ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 , known in Japan as is the second installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series , is the sequel to Naruto : Ultimate Ninja Storm developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games . It is based on the popular anime and manga series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto , and it was released during 2010 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . It is also the very first Naruto game to be a multiplatform title . A sequel , called Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 , was released in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Clash_of_Ninja_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a 3-D cel-shaded fighting game developed by Eighting and published by D3 Publisher and Tomy . It is based on the popular anime and manga series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto , and the first installment of the Naruto : Clash of Ninja video game series . In the game , players pit two characters from the Naruto manga and anime series against each other , using basic attacks and special techniques to defeat their opponent in one of the game 's modes . Clash of Ninja was originally released in Japan on April 11 , 2003 , and the game was subsequently released in North America on March 7 , 2006 , with the only major difference being the voice-overs by the English voice actors from the Naruto anime . Critical opinions of the game have been mixed , with many praising the simple and easy-to-learn fighting system , with others lambasting the fighting system , and the lack of significant unlockable content ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : Ultimate Ninja Storm , known in Japan as is the first installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series , is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games . The game was released for the PlayStation 3 ( PS3 ) across North America , Europe and Australasia in November 2008 and in Japan on January 15 , 2009 . It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto , and the first installment of the Naruto : Ultimate Ninja series on the PS3 . A sequel titled Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was released in Japan , North America and Europe in October 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . Two more sequels , Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 and Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 were released in 2013 and 2016 respectively ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Naruto_video_games",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto video games have appeared for various consoles from Nintendo , Sony and Microsoft . Most of them are fighting games in which the player directly controls one of a select few characters based on their counterparts in the Naruto anime and manga . The player pits their character against another character controlled by the game 's AI or by another player , depending on the mode the player is in . The object is to reduce the opponent 's health to zero using basic attacks and special techniques unique to each character derived from techniques they use in the Naruto anime or manga . The first Naruto video game was Naruto : Konoha Ninpōchō , which was released in Japan on March 27 , 2003 , for the WonderSwan Color . Most Naruto video games have been released only in Japan . The first games released outside Japan were the Naruto : Gekitou Ninja Taisen series and the Naruto : Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu series , released in North America under the titles of Naruto : Clash of Ninja and Naruto : Ninja Council . In January 2012 , Namco Bandai announced that they have sold 10 million Naruto games worldwide ."
},
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"docid": "Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_3",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 , known in Japan as is the fourth installment of the UltimatStorm series , is a fighting game developed by CyberConnect2 as part of the Naruto : Ultimate Ninja video game series which is based on the successful Naruto manga by Masashi Kishimoto . It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Namco Bandai Games on March 5 , 2013 in North America , March 8 , 2013 in Europe , and April 18 , 2013 in Japan . A re-release , Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst was released on October 22 and 24 , 2013 in North America and Japan , respectively , while Europe saw release over three months later , on January 31 , 2014 . A sequel , called Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 , was released in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Clash_of_Ninja",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : Clash of Ninja , released in Japan as , is a series of 3D cel-shaded fighting games based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto . They are developed by Eighting and published by D3 Publisher and Tomy . Various installments of the series have appeared on both Nintendo 's GameCube , Wii and a pending platform . Four games are available for the GameCube , seven for the Wii and one speculated for the Wii U though its platform has not been confirmed yet . Naruto : Clash of Ninja , Clash of Ninja 2 , Revolution , Revolution 2 and Revolution 3 are available in the US . Naruto : Clash of Ninja 2 , Revolution and Revolution 2 are available in PAL regions . Naruto Shippuden : Clash of Ninja Revolution III was released in Europe on April 9 , 2010 . All installments , excluding the Revolution series , have been released in Japan . Each installment of the series has had numerous methods of play with varying types of modes . New games have introduced additional modes that appear in subsequent games . The player directly controls a character taken from the Naruto series , and uses their unique abilities to battle and defeat an opponent . New games in the series include more of the Naruto plotline in a `` story mode , '' and it tends to stay true to the source material . As a result , the character selection increases with each installment due to the inclusion of more of the Naruto plotline . With the newer games incorporating Naruto : Shippūden , the second part of the Naruto series , many of the characters have been substantially redesigned , and the selection correspondingly limited . Reactions to early installments were mixed , while later titles have been received more positively , with many praising the simple and easy-to-learn fighting system while others lambasting the fighting system , and the lack of significant unlockable content ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_4",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 , known in Japan as , is a fighting video game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and Steam in February 2016 . It is the sequel to Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution . Comprehensively built for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , a two year development schedule took place . It is the last installment in the Naruto : Ultimate Ninja '' series ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Storm_Generations",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations , known in Japan as is the third installment of the Ultimate Ninja Storm series , is a video game in the Naruto : Ultimate Ninja fighting game series , developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games . It is based on the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto . First revealed in June 2011 , it was released in Japan , Korea and the rest of Asia in February 2012 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and on March 13 in North America , in Europe on March 30 and Australia on March 29 , 2012 . This title features both characters from the previous installments Naruto : Ultimate Ninja Storm and Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 , thus featuring two incarnations from characters who noticeably changed across the series , alongside the newly introduced . The gameplay from its predecessors has been modified for faster battles while interaction between players was improved through a series of collectible cards that allows them to compete between each other to obtain new content . Additionally , the game shows original storylines produced by the group in charge of Narutos animated adaptations , Studio Pierrot . The game has been well received by video game publications and has sold over a million units worldwide as of July 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Shippuden:_Ultimate_Ninja_Blazing",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Blazing , known as in Japan , is the first mobile platform game in the Naruto : Ultimate Ninja game series published by Bandai Namco Entertainment . The game is based on the story line of Naruto . Players combat by moving their characters strategically . The game is free to play , and offers in-app purchase ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Ninja_Council_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : Ninja Council 2 ( known as in Japan ) is an action video game , released for Game Boy Advance and is the second installment in the Ninja Council series . It is based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto and is developed by Aspect and Tomy and published by D3 Publisher and Tomy ."
},
{
"docid": "Jutsu_(Naruto)",
"title": "",
"text": "In the manga and anime series Naruto , by Masashi Kishimoto , a refers to the supernatural abilities possessed by a ninja . The series occurs in a fictional universe in which different countries fight for power using ninja soldiers . The Naruto story-line follows a group of young ninjas from the village Konohagakure ( Hidden Leaf Village ) . In the series , the ninjas use their jutsu by manipulating a form of energy known as the chakra , which is a combination of the physical and mental energies into either of the other two main jutsus . Series creator Masashi Kishimoto developed the concept of jutsu to explain the supernatural feats that ninjas perform in the series and to provide an illustrative image of ninjas in manga . The incorporation of jutsu into the series has received both praise and criticism from several anime and manga publications . T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews asserted that jutsu were the primary focus of Naruto and the source of its `` highest accolades , '' but criticized the overly repetitive use of certain jutsu in fight scenes . Anime News Network agreed with this sentiment , calling the fights `` repetitive to a fault , '' but praised the visual presentation of jutsu in both the anime and manga ."
},
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"docid": "Ninja_World",
"title": "",
"text": "The Naruto manga and anime series takes place on a fictional universe known as the Ninja World , also most of the times known as the . The setting is a world with numerous countries and locations , including the main setting of the story , Konohagakure , a village part of the Land of Fire that the eponymous protagonist of the series , Naruto Uzumaki , was born in . The geography has a consist of nine countries , including the `` Five Great Shinobi Nations '' , the five countries that united during the Fourth Shinobi World War . This universe has many things that exist or no longer exist that has made it what the village is now . When being a ninja in these countries , there are 4 main levels of becoming an shinobi , and there are other ranks and organizations that a shinobi can participate in by choice if eligible ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Rise_of_a_Ninja",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : Rise of a Ninja is a fighting role-playing video game for the Xbox 360 , developed by Ubisoft Montreal , making it the first Naruto game to be developed by a non-Japanese company . The game is specifically based on the English dubbed version of the anime . The game was released in 2007 . A sequel titled Naruto : The Broken Bond was released in fall a year later ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Naruto_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Masashi Kishimoto . The series takes place in a fictional universe where countries vie for power by employing ninja who can use superhuman abilities in combat . The Naruto storyline is divided into two parts , simply named Part I and Part II , with the latter taking place two-and-a-half years after the conclusion of Part I . It is followed by the sequel series Boruto : Naruto Next Generations by Ukyō Kodachi , which continues where the epilogue of the first series left off . The series ' storyline follows the adventures of a group of young ninja from the village of Konohagakure . The titular character of the first series is Naruto Uzumaki , an energetic ninja who wishes to become Hokage , the leader of Konohagakure , and hold a monster called the Nine Tails in his body . During the early part of the series , Naruto is assigned to Team 7 , in which he meets his rival Sasuke Uchiha , a taciturn and highly skilled `` genius '' of the Uchiha clan ; Sakura Haruno , who is infatuated with Sasuke and has Naruto 's attention ; and Kakashi Hatake , the quiet and mysterious leader of the team . Over the course of the series , seeking out Sasuke when he ran away from the village , Naruto interacts with and befriends several fellow ninja in Konohagakure and other villages . He also encounters the series ' antagonists , including Orochimaru , a former ninja of Konohagakure scheming to destroy his former home , as well as the elite ninja of the criminal organization Akatsuki who seek out jinchuriki like Garra for the nine tailed beasts . The titular character of the second series is Boruto Uzumaki , the son of Naruto who is assigned to Team Konohamaru , which includes Sasuke and Sakura 's daughter Sarada Uchiha , Orochimaru 's artificially created son Mitsuki , and the group 's leader Konohamaru , the Third Hokage 's grandson whom Naruto befriended as a child . As he developed the series , Kishimoto created the three primary characters as a basis for the designs of the other three-person teams . He also used characters in other shōnen manga as references in his design of the characters , a decision that was criticized by several anime and manga publications . The characters that Kishimoto developed , however , were praised for incorporating many of the better aspects of previous shōnen characters , although many publications lamented the perceived lack of growth beyond such stereotypes . The visual presentation of the characters was commented on by reviewers , with both praise and criticism given to Kishimoto 's work in the manga and anime adaptations ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Uzumaki",
"title": "",
"text": "is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto , created by Masashi Kishimoto . The eponymous protagonist of the series , he is a teen ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure . The villagers ridicule Naruto on account of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox -- a malevolent creature that attacked Konohagakure -- sealed in his body ; despite that , he aspires to become the village 's leader , the Hokage . His carefree , optimistic and boisterous personality enables him to befriend other Konohagakure ninja , as well as ninja from other villages . Naruto appears in the series ' films and in other media related to the franchise , including video games and original video animations ( OVA ) , as well as the sequel Boruto : Naruto Next Generations . When creating Naruto for the initial part of the series , Kishimoto kept the character `` simple and stupid '' , while giving him many attributes of an ideal hero . Kishimoto gave Naruto a dark side by adding tragedy to the character 's past . He has revised Naruto 's image many times , providing the character with different clothes intended to appeal to Western audiences and to make him easier to illustrate . Kishimoto changed his design for Part II of the storyline , which starts two-and-a-half years after Part I. Naruto is voiced by Junko Takeuchi in the original animated series and Maile Flanagan in the English adaptations . Merchandise based on Naruto includes figurines and keychains . Naruto 's character development has been praised by anime and manga publications , and has drawn scholarly attention . Although some initially saw him as a typical manga and anime protagonist comparable to those in other shōnen manga , others have praised his personality and development as he avoids stereotypes ."
},
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"docid": "Naruto:_The_Broken_Bond",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : The Broken Bond is a fighting game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Xbox 360 . It was released worldwide in November 2008 . It is a sequel to the 2007 game Naruto : Rise of a Ninja . The Broken Bond picks up where Naruto : Rise of a Ninja left off , taking place between episodes 81-135 of the anime . It contains the Return of Itachi , Search for Tsunade , and the Sasuke Retrieval story arcs as well as some flashbacks of the previous game . There are 30 playable characters , a new tag-team system and original voice acting and music from the original Naruto anime ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto_Shippūden_3D:_The_New_Era",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto Shippūden 3D : The New Era ( known as Naruto Shippūden : Nin Rittai Emaki Saikyō Ninkai Kessen in Japan , and Naruto Shippuden : The New Era in Europe ) is a video game developed by Tomy and published by 505 Games for Nintendo 3DS . It is a side-scrolling adventure game with 3D image projections for the Nintendo 3DS platform . The game starts off with Naruto training on Mount Myōboku , soon after his training he is called back to Konoha by Kakashi Hatake , When he arrives Naruto finds out that Tsunade has cancelled the pact with Sunagakure and the hidden villages all seem to be about to go to war . The game features 2.5 3D Graphics like its predecessors the Ninja Council Series and Ninja Destiny Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Kana-Boon",
"title": "",
"text": "KANA-BOON is a Japanese rock band formed in 2008 . They made their major debut with Ki/oon Music in 2013 . Ever since , they 've had three albums reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart , with `` DOPPEL '' being their best-charting album , reaching the third place on the chart . They 've also had five singles reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart , with being their best-charting single , reaching the sixth place on the chart . Two of their singles have been used in the Naruto franchise , with `` Silhouette '' being used as the 16th Naruto Shippuuden opening theme , and `` Diver '' as the theme song for Boruto : Naruto the Movie . The b-side for `` Diver '' , `` Spiral '' was the theme song for Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game . This group also made a single for the anime Subete ga F ni Naru called `` Talking '' . In 2016 , their new single `` Fighter '' was chosen to be the fourth opening of Mobile Suit Gundam : Iron-Blooded Orphans ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Ninja_Council",
"title": "",
"text": "The Naruto : Ninja Council series , known in Japan as , is a series of action games based on the manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto . They are developed by Aspect Co. and published by Tomy . Various installments of the series have appeared on both Nintendo 's Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS , the first two games in the series available for the former while the rest are available on the latter ."
},
{
"docid": "Road_to_Ninja:_Naruto_the_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "Road to Ninja : Naruto the Movie is a 2012 Japanese animated film based on Masashi Kishimoto 's manga and anime series . It was released in Japan on July 28 , 2012 . The band Asian Kung-Fu Generation performed the theme song . Both the single CD and the film 's soundtrack were released on July 25 , 2012 . The first 1.5 million film was given for the Motion Comic : Naruto DVD ."
},
{
"docid": "Jiraiya_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jiraiya may refer to : Jiraiya , character in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari The hero or Ikazuchi-Maru , a fictional character in The Magic Serpent ( 1966 ) Jiraiya ( Naruto ) , a character from the manga and anime Naruto Jiraiya/Ninja Black , a character from the 1994 tokusatsu TV series Ninja Sentai Kakuranger ; Touha Yamaji/Jiraiya , the main character from the tokusatsu 1988 TV series Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya"
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Shippuden_(season_13)",
"title": "",
"text": "The episodes from the thirteenth season of the anime series Naruto : Shippuden are based on Part II of the setting of Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto . The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo . The season focuses on the Fourth Great Ninja War between Naruto and the Hidden Villages ' ninja against the forces under the masked ninja Tobi and Kabuto Yakushi . There is also a side story arc . The thirteenth season began airing on August 23 , 2012 on TV Tokyo and ended on January 10 , 2013 . On January 2 , 2009 Viz Media and Crunchyroll began providing subtitled Naruto : Shippuden . The English dubbed version of this season began on January 10 , 2015 , on Neon Alley . The season 's collection in DVD started on April 3 , 2013 under the title of . Director 's cuts of episodes 290 to 295 were released in two special edition DVDs titled and on July 3 , 2013 and August 7 , 2013 . This season contains four musical themes : two openings and two endings . The first opening theme , by The Cro-Magnons , is used from episode 276 to 281 . The second opening theme `` Moshimo '' by Daisuke is used from episodes 282 to 295 . The first ending theme , by AISHA , is used from episode 276 to 281 . The second ending theme , `` MOTHER '' by MUCC is used from episodes 282 to 295 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rock_Lee",
"title": "",
"text": "is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto . Kishimoto considers Lee his favorite character to draw , and at first designed Lee to symbolize human weakness . In the anime and manga , Lee is a ninja affiliated with the village of Konohagakure , and is a member of Team Guy , which consists of himself , Neji Hyuga , Tenten , and Might Guy -- the team 's leader . Unable to use most ninja techniques , Lee dedicates himself to using solely taijutsu , ninja techniques similar to martial arts . Lee dreams of becoming a `` splendid ninja '' despite his inabilities . Lee has appeared in several pieces of Naruto media , including the third and fourth featured films in the series , the third original video animation , and multiple video games . Numerous anime and manga publications have commented on Lee 's character . IGN compared Lee to Bruce Lee and Noel Gallagher , and Anime News Network called Lee the `` goofiest looking character '' in the series . Among the Naruto reader base , Lee has been popular , placing high in several popularity polls . Numerous pieces of merchandise have been released in Lee 's likeness , including figurines and plush dolls ."
},
{
"docid": "Tsunade",
"title": "",
"text": "This article is about Tsunade , the friend of the folk ninja Jiraiya . For the Tsunade featured in Naruto , see Tsunade ( Naruto ) . Tsunade , featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari ( 児雷也豪傑物語 , `` The tale of the gallant Jiraiya '' ) , was the wife of the ninja Jiraiya . She mastered slug magic and was able to summon an enormous snail or turn into one ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "Naruto : Shippuden is an anime series adapted from Part II of Masashi Kishimoto 's manga series , with exactly 500 episodes . It is set two and a half years after Part I in the Naruto universe , following the ninja teenager Naruto Uzumaki and his allies . The series is directed by Hayato Date , and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo . It began broadcasting on February 15 , 2007 on TV Tokyo , and concluded on March 23 , 2017 . On January 2 , 2009 , Viz Media and Crunchyroll provided eight uncut English subtitled Naruto : Shippuden episodes on the official Naruto website . Later on January 15 , Viz began providing subtitled versions of the latest Naruto : Shippuden episodes a week after they first air in Japan , with a new episode being added to the Naruto website each subsequent Thursday . The English dub of Naruto : Shippuden made its US premiere on Disney XD on October 28 , 2009 . On July 24 , 2009 , Viz Media announced that the series would be released on the iTunes Store . The first DVD release of the series in North America was released on September 29 , 2009 . While Naruto : Shippuden was cancelled on Disney XD on November 5 , 2011 after 98 episodes , DVD box sets generally containing thirteen dubbed episodes from episode 1 onward are being released quarterly in their uncut format . The English dub was streamed on Neon Alley from its launch in October 2012 and , beginning December 29 , 2012 with episode 98 , new episodes are released every week uncut . Toonami began airing the series from the beginning on January 4 , 2014 in an uncut format . In four regions , episodes from the series have been released on DVD and Blu-ray by single volumes and box sets . In North America , twelve single volumes and thirty box sets have been released . In the United Kingdom , twenty eight single volumes and six box sets have been released . In Japan , twenty six sets of volumes have been released based on which arc it represents . In Australia and New Zealand , twenty-eight collections have been released ."
},
{
"docid": "Naruto:_Shippuden_(season_18)",
"title": "",
"text": "The episodes for the eighteenth season of the anime series Naruto : Shippuden are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto 's manga series . The season continues the battle between the ninja alliance and Obito Uchiha . It also features two story arcs , one featuring Mecha Naruto from Naruto Shippuden : Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution , and the other detailing Hinata and Hanabi 's progress throughout the series . The episodes are directed by Hayato Date , and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo . The season aired from August to December 2014 . The DVD collection was released on April 1 , 2015 under the title of . The season contains four musical themes between two opening and two endings . The first opening theme , by DOES , is used from episode 373 to 379 . The second opening theme , by KANA-BOON , is used from episode 380 to 393 . The first ending theme , `` Never Change '' by SHUN and Lyu : Lyu is used from episode 373 to 379 . The second ending theme , by Shiori Tomita , is used from episode 380 to 393 ."
},
{
"docid": "Shikamaru_Nara",
"title": "",
"text": "is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto . In the anime and manga , Shikamaru is a ninja affiliated with the village of Konohagakure . He is a member of Team 10 , a group of ninja consisting of himself , Choji Akimichi , Ino Yamanaka , and team leader Asuma Sarutobi . Shikamaru is portrayed as a lazy character , unwilling to apply his prodigious intelligence ; Kishimoto has noted that he likes Shikamaru due to his easygoing nature . Outside of the Naruto anime and manga , Shikamaru has appeared in four of the feature films in the series , as well as several other media relating to the series , including video games and original video animations . Numerous anime and manga publications have commented on Shikamaru 's character . Many reviewers commented on his laziness and intelligence , and noted his transformation into a leader ; Anime News Network celebrated Shikamaru 's emergence as `` an unlikely hero '' in the Naruto storyline . Shikamaru has also been highly popular with the Naruto reader base , placing high in several popularity polls . Merchandise based on Shikamaru has been released , including action figures , key chains , and patches ."
},
{
"docid": "Masashi_Kishimoto",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese manga artist , well known for creating the manga series Naruto which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014 . As of October 2015 , Naruto manga has sold over 220 million copies worldwide . Besides the Naruto manga , Kishimoto also participated in the making of the anime films Road to Ninja : Naruto the Movie , The Last : Naruto the Movie , Boruto : Naruto the Movie , and has written several one-shot stories . A reader of manga ever since a young age , Kishimoto showed a desire to write his own manga , citing authors Akira Toriyama and Katsuhiro Otomo as his main inspirations . As a result , Kishimoto spent several years working to write his own shōnen manga for Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine which he was a fan of ."
}
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Marilyn Monroe is an actress.
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[
{
"docid": "Marilyn_Monroe",
"title": "",
"text": "Marilyn Monroe ( born Norma Jeane Mortenson ; June 1 , 1926 -- August 5 , 1962 ) was an American actress and model . Famous for playing comic `` dumb blonde '' characters , she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s , emblematic of the era 's attitudes towards sexuality . Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade , her films grossed $ 200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 . She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon . Born and raised in Los Angeles , Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married at the age of sixteen . While working in a factory in 1944 as part of the war effort , she was introduced to a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career . The work led to short-lived film contracts with Twentieth Century-Fox ( 1946 -- 1947 ) and Columbia Pictures ( 1948 ) . After a series of minor film roles , she signed a new contract with Fox in 1951 . Over the next two years , she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies , including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business , and in the dramas Clash by Night and Do n't Bother to Knock . Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photos before becoming a star , but rather than damaging her career , the story resulted in increased interest in her films . By 1953 , Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars , with leading roles in three films : the noir Niagara , which focused on her sex appeal , and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire , which established her star image as a `` dumb blonde '' . Although she played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career , she was disappointed at being typecast and underpaid by the studio . She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project , but returned to star in one of the biggest box office successes of her career , The Seven Year Itch ( 1955 ) . When the studio was still reluctant to change her contract , Monroe founded a film production company in late 1954 ; she named it Marilyn Monroe Productions ( MMP ) . She dedicated 1955 to building her company and began studying method acting at the Actors Studio . In late 1955 , Fox awarded her a new contract , which gave her more control and a larger salary . After a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop ( 1956 ) and acting in the first independent production of MMP , The Prince and the Showgirl ( 1957 ) , she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) . Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits ( 1961 ) . Monroe 's troubled private life received much attention . She struggled with substance abuse , depression , and anxiety . She had two highly publicized marriages , to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller , both of which ended in divorce . On August 5 , 1962 , she died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles . Although Monroe 's death was ruled a probable suicide , several conspiracy theories have been proposed in the decades following her death ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Marilyn_Monroe_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marilyn Monroe ( 1926 -- 1962 ) was an American actress . Marilyn Monroe may also refer to : `` Marilyn Monroe '' ( Nicki Minaj song ) `` Marilyn Monroe '' ( Pharrell Williams song ) `` Marilyn Monroe '' , a 1969 song by The Ian Campbell Folk Group `` Marilyn Monroe '' , a 1992 song by Brianna Perry `` Marilyn Monroe '' , a song by Phoebe Legere `` Marilyn Monroe '' , a song from Blood Brothers"
},
{
"docid": "The_Legend_of_Marilyn_Monroe",
"title": "",
"text": "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe is a 1966 American documentary film chronicling the life and career of actress Marilyn Monroe . Directed by Terry Sanders , and narrated by John Huston , the film was also released under the title The Marilyn Monroe Story in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "Norma_Jean_&_Marilyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Norma Jean & Marilyn is a 1996 made-for-TV biographical film produced by HBO and premiered on May 18 , 1996 . The film featured Ashley Judd as Norma Jean Dougherty and Mira Sorvino as Marilyn Monroe . It was partially based on Norma Jean : My Secret Life With Marilyn Monroe by actor Eddie Jordan ( played by Josh Charles ) , who claimed to have had a years-long relationship with Monroe . The tagline for the highly fictionalized film summarizes the plot : `` Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy . Norma Jean was her reality . '' In dream-like scenes , Monroe and her former self appear together , with Norma Jean sometimes taunting Marilyn . The original music score was composed by Christopher Young . It was nominated for five Emmy Awards , including for both lead actresses ."
},
{
"docid": "Susan_Griffiths",
"title": "",
"text": "Susan Griffiths is a TV actress and Marilyn Monroe look-alike . She has been a Marilyn Monroe impersonator in `` Legends in Concert '' ( 1991 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Week_with_Marilyn",
"title": "",
"text": "My Week with Marilyn is a 2011 British drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges . It stars Michelle Williams , Kenneth Branagh , Eddie Redmayne , Dominic Cooper , Julia Ormond , Emma Watson and Judi Dench . Based on two books by Colin Clark , it depicts the making of the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl , which starred Marilyn Monroe ( Williams ) and Laurence Olivier ( Branagh ) . The film focuses on the week during the shooting of the 1957 film when Monroe was escorted around London by Colin ( Redmayne ) , after her husband Arthur Miller ( Dougray Scott ) had returned to the United States . Principal photography began on 4 October 2010 , at Pinewood Studios . Filming took place at Saltwood Castle , White Waltham Airfield , and on locations in and around London . Curtis also used the same studio in which Monroe had shot The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956 . My Week with Marilyn had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on 9 October 2011 , and was shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival two days later . The film was released on 23 November 2011 , in the United States , and on 25 November in the United Kingdom . For her portrayal of Monroe , Williams was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical , and earned Best Actress nominations from the Academy Awards and British Academy Film Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Marilyn_Monroe_performances_and_awards",
"title": "",
"text": "Marilyn Monroe ( 1926 -- 1962 ) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961 . After a brief career in modeling she signed short-term film contracts , first with 20th Century Fox , then Columbia Pictures , and appeared in minor roles for the first few years of her career . In 1950 , she made minor appearances in two critically acclaimed films , The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve . The parts in the two films were against many of the roles into which she was typecast , that of the dumb blonde . Margot A. Henriksen , her biographer with the American National Biography , considers the typecast `` an unfair stereotype that bothered her throughout her career '' . Her major breakthrough came in 1953 , when she starred in three pictures : the film noir Niagara , and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire . Sarah Churchwell , Monroe 's biographer , notes that `` unconscious , rather than conscious , sexuality would become the Marilyn hallmark after 1953 '' , and the actress became one of the most popular and recognizable people in America . In 1955 Monroe appeared in the Billy Wilder -- directed comedy The Seven Year Itch , in which she becomes the object of her married neighbor 's sexual fantasies . In it , Monroe stands on a subway grate with the air blowing up the skirt of her white dress , which became one of the most famous scenes of her career . After appearing in Bus Stop ( 1956 ) , Monroe founded her own production company , Marilyn Monroe Productions , in 1955 ; the company produced one film independently , The Prince and the Showgirl ( 1957 ) . Monroe then appeared in Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) and The Misfits ( 1961 ) . She was suspended from the filming of Something 's Got to Give in June 1962 , and the film remained uncompleted when she died in August . Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade , her films grossed $ 200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 . Monroe won , or was nominated for , several awards during her career . Those she won included the Henrietta Award for Best Young Box Office Personality ( 1951 ) and World Film Favorite ( 1953 ) , and a Crystal Star Award and David di Donatello Award for The Prince and the Showgirl ( 1958 ) . She was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and a Golden Palm Star was dedicated at the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 1995 . In the 1999 American Film Institute 's list of AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Stars , she was ranked as the sixth greatest film star ; two of the films in which she appeared -- Some Like It Hot and The Asphalt Jungle -- have been added to the Library of Congress 's National Film Registry , and the former earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress . She continues to be considered a major icon in American popular culture ."
},
{
"docid": "Sunny_Thompson",
"title": "",
"text": "Sunny Thompson is an American singer , actress and recording artist best known for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the critically acclaimed , award-winning one-woman show `` Marilyn Forever Blonde , The Marilyn Monroe Story In Her Own Words & Music . '' She has recorded several albums , one of which , `` Te Necesito , '' earned her a gold record in South America . The Minnesota native began singing in church as a child and studied opera at Concordia College in Moorhead , Minnesota , before pursuing a career as an actress , singer , dancer , and comedian . She has starred in musical theater and in many major showrooms throughout the world including the HBO feature `` Showgirls '' at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Paradise , Nevada . She has appeared in her award-winning cabaret shows in major casino showrooms in Reno , Lake Tahoe , Laughlin , Tunica and San Diego as well as Las Vegas . From 1996 through 2000 she starred in the `` Great American Wild , Wild West Show '' in her own theatre in Branson , Missouri . Thompson has starred in the children 's television series `` Wonder World '' in Minneapolis , had her own radio show , `` The Branson Minute , '' syndicated on 79 radio stations throughout the country , and starred in an upcoming filmed version of `` Marilyn Forever Blonde , directed by Stephanie Shine , with the camera team of Karl Herrmann , DP , and Robin Buerki , SOC . '' Currently Lipstick Productions is working on a documentary film entitled `` Becoming Marilyn Monroe '' which will cover the creation , rehearsal and eight year tour that took `` Marilyn Forever Blonde '' all over the world . The documentary is expected to debut at film festivals in 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Linda_Kerridge",
"title": "",
"text": "Linda Kerridge ( born 18 November 1954 ) is an Australian former actress and model . She rose to notoriety for her impersonations of actress Marilyn Monroe , and her resemblance to the actress led to her casting in the horror film Fade to Black ( 1980 ) , in which she played a Monroe-lookalike character ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_My_Week_with_Marilyn",
"title": "",
"text": "My Week with Marilyn is a 2011 British drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges . The screenplay was adapted from two diary accounts by Colin Clark , which document his time on the set of the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl and the time he spent with Marilyn Monroe . Michelle Williams and Eddie Redmayne star as Monroe and Clark respectively . My Week with Marilyn had its world premiere at the 49th New York Film Festival on 9 October 2011 . The film then played at several film festivals including Mill Valley , Chicago and Philadelphia , Rome and Dubai . My Week with Marilyn was released on 23 November 2011 in the United States and two days later in the United Kingdom . As of May 2012 , the film has earned over # 20 million in its total worldwide gross at the box office . The film has gathered various awards and nominations following its release , with most nominations recognising the film itself and the cast 's acting performances , particularly those of Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh ( who plays Laurence Olivier ) . Both actors received nominations at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively . The actors also received nominations from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists , while the film was nominated for Best Picture at the African-American Film Critics Association . My Week with Marilyn received four nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association , with two nominations coming in the Best Costume Design and Best Make-up categories . The British Academy Film Awards handed the film seven nominations , including Best British Film , Best Actress for Williams , Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Judi Dench , Best Costume Design and Best Make-up and Hair . The cast received the Capri Ensemble Cast Award from the Capri , Hollywood International Film Festival in January 2012 . Williams won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress , while Curtis earned a nomination for Most Promising Filmmaker . My Week with Marilyn and Branagh garnered nominations from the 69th Golden Globe Awards , while Williams won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture award . The actress also earned the Best Actress award from the Hollywood Film Festival . The London Film Critics ' Circle awarded Kenneth Branagh the Supporting Actor of the Year accolade . Both Williams and Branagh gathered nominations at the Satellite Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremonies . The Toronto Film Critics Association awarded Williams for her portrayal of Monroe . The film 's casting crew , Deborah Aquila , Tricia Wood and Nina Gold earned a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Studio or Independent Drama from the Casting Society of America ."
},
{
"docid": "Marilyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Marilyn may refer to : Marilyn ( given name ) Marilyn ( singer ) ( born 1962 ) , British pop singer Marilyn ( hill ) , a type of mountain or hill in the British Isles 1486 Marilyn , a Main-belt asteroid Marilyn , an 1980 opera by Lorenzo Ferrero Marilyn ( 1953 film ) , directed by Wolf Rilla Marilyn ( 1963 film ) , a documentary film about Marilyn Monroe 's biography Marilyn ( 2011 film ) , a 2011 romance film Marilyn ( Mario character ) , a character in Paper Mario : The Thousand-Year Door Marilyn : An American Fable , a musical by Patricia Michaels , Jeanne Napoli , et al. . Marilyn ( biography ) , a biography of Marilyn Monroe by Norman Mailer `` Marilyn '' , a 2000 horror short story by Jack Dann My Week with Marilyn , a 2011 film about Marilyn Monroe"
},
{
"docid": "Olinka_Hardiman",
"title": "",
"text": "Olinka Hardiman ( born 16 January 1960 ) is a French model and actress . She is best known for looking like actress Marilyn Monroe and often portrayed her idol as a lookalike in the movies she appeared in , many of which were very adult in nature . She also did several adult magazine layouts . She was extremely supple and could perform contortions such as in Inside Marilyn ( 1985 ) where she performs the splits whilst standing on one leg , lifting the other leg up and pointing it at the ceiling ."
},
{
"docid": "Monroe_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Monroe is a surname of Scottish origin . Notable people with the surname include : Alan H. Monroe ( 1903 -- 1975 ) , professor , creator of Monroe 's motivated sequence Alexander W. Monroe ( 1817 -- 1905 ) , American politician and Confederate States Army officer Bill Monroe ( 1911 -- 1996 ) , American musician Burt Monroe ( 1930 -- 1994 ) , American ornithologist Christopher Monroe ( born 1965 ) , American physicist Craig Monroe ( born 1977 ) , American MLB baseball player Earl Monroe ( born 1944 ) , American Hall of Fame basketball player Greg Monroe ( born 1990 ) American professional basketball player James Monroe ( 1758 -- 1831 ) , the 5th U.S. president James Monroe ( 1799 -- 1870 ) , member of the U.S. House of Representatives and nephew of President Monroe James T. Monroe , professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature Jay R. Monroe , founder of the Monroe Calculator Company Jordan Monroe ( born 1986 ) , American glamour model Kristen Monroe ( born 1946 ) , American professor of Political Science Marilyn Monroe ( 1926 -- 1962 ) , American actress Mircea Monroe ( born 1982 ) , American actress Nick Monroe ( born 1982 ) , American tennis player Robert Monroe ( 1915 -- 1995 ) , author , founder of The Monroe Institute Rodney Monroe ( born 1968 ) American basketball player Rodrick Monroe ( born 1976 ) , American football player Vaughn Monroe ( 1911 -- 1973 ) , American baritone singer , trumpeter and big band leader"
},
{
"docid": "Marilyn_Monroe_(Nicki_Minaj_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Marilyn Monroe '' is a song by Trinidadian born recording artist Nicki Minaj . The song was written by Minaj , Daniel James , Leah Haywood , Ross Golan and J.R. Rotem , while production was handled by J.R. Rotem and Dreamlab . Musically , `` Marilyn Monroe '' is an introspective mid-tempo ballad that contains an upbeat piano , synth beats , and features influences of bubblegum pop . Lyrically , the song alludes to oneself questioning the status of their relationship . The song makes frequent references to pop icon Marilyn Monroe , with many of her quotes woven into the song . `` Marilyn Monroe '' was generally well received by music critics , with some noting its crossover potential , while others felt like the song was too similar to other artists . The song has received comparisons to the 2011 singles `` Disaster '' by JoJo and `` Stuttering '' by Fefe Dobson , as well as Minaj 's own 2010 single `` Your Love '' from her debut album Pink Friday . The album 's high digital sales led `` Marilyn Monroe '' to chart on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Barbara_Lang_(film_actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Barbara Lang ( March 2 , 1928 -- July 22 , 1982 ) was an American actress and singer . During the 1950s she was one of the many `` B '' - level blondes to be promoted as a Marilyn Monroe type ."
},
{
"docid": "Suzie_Kennedy",
"title": "",
"text": "Suzie Kennedy is a British actress , mostly known as lookalike and tribute artist to Marilyn Monroe ."
},
{
"docid": "Clash_by_Night",
"title": "",
"text": "Clash by Night is a 1952 American drama film with some film noir aspects , directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck , Paul Douglas , Robert Ryan , Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes . The movie was based on the play by Clifford Odets , adapted by writer Alfred Hayes . This was the first film in which Monroe was credited before the movie 's title , albeit with fourth billing . During the shooting , the now famous nude calendar photos of Monroe surfaced and reporters swarmed around and hounded the actress , creating considerable distraction for the film makers ."
},
{
"docid": "Marilyn:_A_Biography",
"title": "",
"text": "Norman Mailer 's 1973 biography of Marilyn Monroe ( usually designated Marilyn : A Biography ) The book is commonly referenced as Marilyn : A Biography , e.g. in Michael Lennon 's Critical essays ... and an Oxford reference book . But that is a dubitable title . The display type on the title page begins with `` Marilyn '' on the top line , `` a biography by '' on another , and `` Norman '' and `` Mailer '' on two more . was a large-format book of glamor photographs of Monroe for which Mailer supplied the text . Originally hired to write an introduction by Lawrence Schiller , who put the book package together , Mailer expanded the introduction into a long essay . The book was particularly controversial . The book 's final chapter states that Monroe was murdered by agents of the FBI and CIA who resented her supposed affair with Robert F. Kennedy . In his own 1987 autobiography Timebends , the playwright Arthur Miller , a former husband to Monroe , wrote scathingly of Mailer : '' -LSB- Mailer -RSB- was himself in drag , acting out his own Hollywood fantasies of fame and sex unlimited and power . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Marilyn:_Norma_Jean",
"title": "",
"text": "Marilyn : Norma Jean is a biography of Marilyn Monroe ( born Norma Jean Baker ) by feminist Gloria Steinem . Published in 1988 , the book features pictures by photographer George Barris and thus evokes Norman Mailer 's 1973 controversial biography Marilyn that also essentially is a long essay on Monroe added to a book of photographs . John Smothers , in his 1987 review in The Library Journal , wrote : `` Steinem admits that as a teenager she walked out on the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes because she was embarrassed at Monroe 's performance/persona . Now admiring of her subject , Steinem spends little time on Monroe 's films but instead concentrates on her personality , believing it , along with her appearance , to be responsible for her status as a cultural icon . Occasionally Steinem 's prose is too purple , but for the most part the book serves well as an even-handed introduction to the Monroe phenomenon . '' There was a hardcover reprint in 1997 but the book is now out of print ."
},
{
"docid": "Ladies_of_the_Chorus",
"title": "",
"text": "Ladies of the Chorus is a 1948 American musical romantic drama directed by Phil Karlson and starring Adele Jergens , Marilyn Monroe and Rand Brooks . The screenplay , written by Harry Sauber and Joseph Carole , was based on a story by Sauber . Released by Columbia Pictures , Ladies of the Chorus features Marilyn Monroe in the first major role of her career . Considered a B film at the time of its released , it quickly disappeared from theatres , and Monroe 's contract with Columbia Pictures was not renewed . Upon its original theatrical release , Adele Jergens was credited first while Marilyn Monroe was billed second . After Monroe became a star in the early 1950s , Ladies of the Chorus was reissued to capitalize on Monroe 's fame . Her name was placed before the title , not only in advertising but on the film itself , which remains today ."
},
{
"docid": "Marina_Orlova_(actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marina Orlova ( Марина Викторовна Орлова born 25 March 1986 ) is an award winning Russian actress who has starred in 40 major movies and TV shows in Moscow , Beijing and Rome . In the Russian speaking world she is known as the Russian Marilyn Monroe . She is in the top 10 most famous and recognized Russian young actresses . Marina currently resides in Los Angeles and is pursuing her career in Hollywood ."
},
{
"docid": "Strawhead",
"title": "",
"text": "Strawhead is a play by American writers Norman Mailer and Richard Hannum about Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe . The play is a stage adaptation of Mailer 's 1980 book , Of Women and Their Elegance , an imaginary memoir told in Monroe 's voice . Strawhead takes place in New York City during the last few days of Monroe 's life in August 1962 , a period in which she is alone with her memories , most of which revolve around the days when she lived in New York City . The play largely is composed of a fanciful collection of interviews that never took place between Monroe and Mailer during Marilyn Monroe 's last hours . The play made its Off Broadway debut in January 1986 , which included Mailer 's wife Norris Church in the cast and subsequently his daughter Kate Mailer in the Monroe role . Kate Mailer additionally appeared on the April 1986 Vanity Fair cover as the Marilyn Monroe character in Strawhead ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Secret_Life_of_Marilyn_Monroe",
"title": "",
"text": "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe is a 2015 American made-for-TV drama film on Marilyn Monroe . It stars Kelli Garner , Susan Sarandon , Emily Watson , Jeffrey Dean Morgan , and Eva Amurri Martino and was first aired on Lifetime on May 30 and May 31 , 2015 . The ( two-hour forty-seven minute ) miniseries is based on The New York Times bestseller of the same name by J. Randy Taraborrelli . It has been nominated for 3 Creative Arts Emmy Awards"
},
{
"docid": "Mamie_Van_Doren",
"title": "",
"text": "Mamie Van Doren ( born Joan Lucille Olander ; February 6 , 1931 ) is an American actress , model , singer and sex symbol who is known for being one of the first actresses to recreate the look of Marilyn Monroe . Van Doren is perhaps best remembered for the rock 'n' roll , juvenile delinquency , exploitation movie Untamed Youth ( 1957 ) , and other films of this calibre ."
},
{
"docid": "Sandra_Grant_Bennett",
"title": "",
"text": "Sandra Grant Bennett ( born 1940 ) is an American actress , most famous for marrying singing legend Tony Bennett and dating Joe DiMaggio for many years after he divorced Marilyn Monroe ."
},
{
"docid": "Catherine_Hicks",
"title": "",
"text": "Catherine Mary Hicks ( born August 6 , 1951 ) is an American television , film , and stage actress . She is known for her role as Annie Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven . Other notable roles have been : Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera Ryan 's Hope ( 1976 -- 78 ) , her Emmy Award-nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn : The Untold Story ( 1980 ) , Dr. Gillian Taylor in Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home ( 1986 ) , and Karen Barclay in Child 's Play ( 1988 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Forever_Marilyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Forever Marilyn is a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson . The statue is a representation of one of the most famous images of Monroe , taken from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch . Created in July 2011 , the statue has been displayed in a variety of locations in the United States as well as in Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Jayne_Mansfield_in_popular_culture",
"title": "",
"text": "Actress , singer , Playmate and stage show performer Jayne Mansfield , despite her limited success in Hollywood , had an enormous impact on popular culture of the late 1950s and has remained a popular subject in popular culture ever since . During a period between 1956 and 1957 , there were about 122,000 lines of copy and 2,500 photographs that appeared in newspapers . Dennis Russel , in an article on her in the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture ( 1999 ) , said that `` Although many people have never seen her movies , Jayne Mansfield remains , long after her death , one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity culture . '' In the 2004 novel Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott , a National Book Award winning writer , the 1950s is referred to as `` in those Marilyn Monroe/Jayne Mansfield days '' . R. L. Rutsky and Bill Osgerby has claimed that it was Mansfield along with Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot who made the bikini popular . M. Thomas Inge describes Mansfield , Monroe and Jane Russell as personification of the bad girl in popular culture , as opposed to Doris Day , Debbie Reynolds , Natalie Wood personifying the good girl . Mansfield , Monroe and Barbara Windsor have been described as representations of a historical juncture of sexuality in comedy and popular culture . Evangelist Billy Graham once said , `` This country knows more about Jayne Mansfield 's statistics than the Second Commandment . '' As late as the mid-1980s she remained one of the biggest TV draws . As an indication of her impact on popular culture today , more than two generations later , there are numerous cultural references to the Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate in recent films , books , TV and music . Numerous show biz people were dubbed Jayne Mansfield over the time , including Italian actress Marisa Allasio and professional wrestler Missy Hyatt ."
},
{
"docid": "Blonde_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Blonde is a 2001 American made-for-television film on the life of Marilyn Monroe , with Australian actress Poppy Montgomery in the lead role . The film was adapted from Joyce Carol Oates ´ s 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist novel of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Sheree_North",
"title": "",
"text": "Sheree North ( born Dawn Shirley Crang ; January 17 , 1932 -- November 4 , 2005 ) was an American film and television actress , dancer , and singer , known for being one of 20th Century-Fox 's intended successors to Marilyn Monroe ."
},
{
"docid": "Marilyn_Monroe_in_popular_culture",
"title": "",
"text": "Marilyn Monroe 's life and persona have been used in film , television , music , the arts , and by other celebrities ."
}
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Wyatt Earp was a constable and he was American.
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[
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19 , 1848 -- January 13 , 1929 ) was an American Old West gambler , a deputy sheriff in Pima County , and deputy town marshal in Tombstone , Arizona Territory , who took part in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral , during which lawmen killed three outlaw cowboys . He is often regarded as the central figure in the shootout in Tombstone , although his brother Virgil was Tombstone city marshal and Deputy U.S. Marshal that day , and had far more experience as a sheriff , constable , marshal , and soldier in combat . Earp lived a restless life . He was at different times a constable , city policeman , county sheriff , Deputy U.S. Marshal , teamster , buffalo hunter , bouncer , saloon-keeper , gambler , brothel keeper , miner , and boxing referee . Earp spent his early life in Iowa . In 1870 , Earp married his first wife , Urilla Sutherland Earp , who contracted typhoid fever and died shortly before their first child was to be born . During the next two years Earp was arrested for stealing a horse , escaped from jail , sued twice , and was arrested and fined three times during the course of 1872 for `` keeping and being found in a house of ill-fame '' . His third arrest was subject of a lengthy account in the `` Daily Transcript '' which referred to him as an `` old offender '' and nicknamed him the `` Peoria Bummer '' . By 1874 he had arrived in the cattle boomtown of Wichita , Kansas where his brother had opened a brothel . On April 21 , 1875 he was appointed to the Wichita police force , and developed a solid reputation as a lawman . In April 1876 he was dismissed from his position as a lawman following an altercation with a political opponent of his boss which led to him being fined $ 30 . In 1876 , he followed his brother James to Dodge City , Kansas , where he became an assistant city marshal . In winter 1878 , he went to Texas to track down an outlaw and met John `` Doc '' Holliday , whom Earp later credited with saving his life . Earp moved constantly throughout his life from one boomtown to another . He left Dodge City in 1879 and moved to Tombstone with his brothers James and Virgil , where a silver boom was underway . There , the Earps clashed with a loose federation of outlaws known as the Cowboys . Wyatt , Virgil , and their younger brother Morgan held various law enforcement positions that put them in conflict with Tom and Frank McLaury , and Ike and Billy Clanton , who threatened on several occasions to kill the Earps . The conflict escalated over the next year , culminating on October 26 , 1881 in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral , in which the Earps and Holliday killed three of the Cowboys . In the next five months , Virgil was ambushed and maimed , and Morgan was assassinated . Pursuing a vendetta , Wyatt , his brother Warren , Holliday , and others formed a federal posse that killed three of the Cowboys whom they thought responsible . Wyatt was never wounded in any of the gunfights in which he took part , unlike his brothers Virgil and James , or his friend , Doc Holliday , which only added to his mystique after his death . Earp was a lifelong gambler and was always looking for a quick way to make money . After leaving Tombstone , Earp went to San Francisco where he reunited with Josephine Earp . She became his common-law wife . They joined a gold rush to Eagle City , Idaho , where they owned mining interests and a saloon . They left there to race horses and open a saloon during a real estate boom in San Diego , California . Back in San Francisco , Wyatt raced horses again , but his reputation suffered irreparably when he refereed the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey boxing match and called a foul that led many to believe that he fixed the fight . They moved briefly to Yuma , Arizona before joining the Nome Gold Rush in 1899 . In partnership with Charlie Hoxie they opened a two-story saloon called the Dexter and made an estimated $ 80,000 ( about $ 2 million in 2017 dollars ) . Returning to the lower 48 , they opened another saloon in Tonopah , Nevada , the site of a new gold find . In about 1911 , Earp began working several mining claims in Vidal , California , retiring in the hot summers with Josephine to Los Angeles . Wyatt Earp died on January 13 , 1929 . He was known as a Western lawman , gunfighter , and boxing referee . He had a notorious reputation for both his handling of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fight and his role in the O.K. Corral gunfight . This only began to change after his death when an extremely flattering biography was published in 1931 . It became a bestseller and created his reputation as a fearless lawman . Since then , Earp has been the subject of and model for numerous films , TV shows , biographies , and works of fiction that have increased his notoriety . He did , however , live to see himself being portrayed in the film Wild Bill Hickok , released in 1923 . Long after his death , he has many devoted detractors and admirers . Earp 's modern-day reputation is that of the Old West 's `` toughest and deadliest gunman of his day . ''"
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Nicholas_Porter_Earp",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas Porter Earp ( September 6 , 1813 -- February 12 , 1907 ) was the father of well-known Western lawmen Virgil , Wyatt , and Morgan , and their lesser-known brothers James and Warren Earp . He was a justice of the peace , a farmer , cooper , constable , bootlegger , wagon-master , and teacher ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp was an Old West lawman . Wyatt Earp may also refer to : In ships : , an Australian survey vessel , a Royal Australian Navy vessel , a World War II American cargo ship In media : Wyatt Earp ( card game ) , a rummy-like card game Wyatt Earp ( film ) ( 1994 ) , an American film Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal , a biography of Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp comic book series published by Atlas Comics ( 1955 -- 60 )"
},
{
"docid": "Glenn_Boyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Glenn G. Boyer ( January 5 , 1924 - February 14 , 2013 ) was a controversial author who published three books and a number of articles about Wyatt Earp and related figures in the American Old West . He was the first person to reveal the existence of Wyatt Earp 's second wife , Mattie Blaylock . His publications were for many years regarded as the authoritative source on Wyatt Earp 's life . However , when other experts began to seek evidence supporting Boyer 's work , he would or could not prove the existence of documents that he said he owned and had cited as essential sources . In one case , an individual he cited as a key source was exposed as a complete fabrication . His reputation and the authenticity of his work was seriously damaged . Although he retained many supporters , his work became surrounded by controversy . One of his books , I Married Wyatt Earp , sold more than 35,000 copies and was the second-best selling book about Wyatt Earp . After many disagreements with University of Arizona press , who initially published the book , Boyer regained rights to the book and had it published by Longmeadow Press as a non-fiction autobiography . Boyer published over more than 30 years a number of books and articles . He was responsible for publishing the memoirs of Doc Holliday 's common-law wife Big Nose Kate , as well as the long-sought `` Flood Manuscript '' which had been written with Wyatt Earp 's direct input ."
},
{
"docid": "Frontier_Marshal_(1934_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Frontier Marshal is a 1934 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring George O'Brien . Produced by Fox Film and Sol M. Wurtzel , the film is the first based on Stuart N. Lake 's enormously popular but largely fictitious `` biography '' of Wyatt Earp , Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal . A second version of the film , also produced by Wurtzel , was made in 1939 , and a third interpretation by John Ford entitled My Darling Clementine was released in 1946 . He supposedly wrote the book with Earp 's input , i and it portrays Earp as a fearless lawman . But before the first movie was released , his widow Josephine Earp sued 20th Century Fox for $ 50,000 in an attempt to keep them from making the film . She said it was an `` unauthorized portrayal '' of Wyatt Earp . She succeeded in getting Earp 's name completely excised from the movie . His character was renamed `` Michael Wyatt , '' and the movie was released as Frontier Marshal ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp_(DJ)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp or DJ Wyatt Earp is a USA house DJ , producer , musician , Beatport LLC . Member and private record label owner . Wyatt Earp ( AK Wyatt Jenkins ) was a DJ at nightclubs and Raves in the U.S. . He was based in Denver , Colorado . In Denver , he was a resident DJ at Rock Island , The Church , 1082 Broadway , Beta Nightclub , 2AM , Funky Buddha Lounge , Vinyl , Amerika and others ."
},
{
"docid": "Fred_J._Dodge",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederick J. Dodge ( August 29 , 1854 -- December 16 , 1938 ) was an undercover Wells Fargo detective , a constable in Tombstone , Arizona , and Texas cattleman . He was born in Spring Valley in northern Butte County , California and was raised in Sacramento . He worked as undercover agent for Wells Fargo in California , Nevada and Arizona . In December 1879 , he was working in Tombstone , Arizona and recommended that Wyatt Earp be hired as a guard and messenger for the stage line . The two quickly became good friends and Dodge supported Wyatt and his brothers in their troubles in Tombstone that led up to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and afterward . He and Wyatt remained friends the rest of their lives ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp:_Frontier_Marshal",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal ( 1931 ) was a best-selling but largely fictional biography of Wyatt Earp written by Stuart N. Lake and published by Houghton Mifflin Company . It was the first biography of Earp , supposedly written with his contributions . It established the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the public consciousness and conveyed a mythic story about Wyatt Earp as a fearless lawman in the American Old West . Earp and his wife Josephine Earp tried to control the account , threatening legal action to persuade Lake to exclude Earp 's second wife from the book . When the book was published , neither woman was mentioned . Lake 's biography was adapted as the basis for at least three movies : Frontier Marshall ( 1934 ) ; Frontier Marshall ( 1939 ) ; and My Darling Clementine ( 1946 ) . The 1955 television series , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , was also based on Lake 's book ; its success made Lake into one of the first television moguls . A number of writers and researchers have been unable to document many of the stories found in the book , and it is now considered `` highly imaginative '' and `` largely fictional '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Darren_Benjamin_Shepherd",
"title": "",
"text": "Darren Benjamin Shepherd is an American screenwriter and film director . He was born in San Jose , CA and graduated with film and music degrees from San Jose State University . He most recently wrote the film The First Ride of Wyatt Earp now called Wyatt Earp 's Revenge with Val Kilmer starring in the lead role as Wyatt Earp , Jeffrey Schenck producing and Peter Sullivan co-producing . He also wrote and directed Bump City , a short film based on the life of an American singer who was convicted of triple murder , and wrote and co-directed New Hope Landing , a short film in the horror . Darren is currently a screenwriter for ARO Entertainment , an independent film production company in Beverly Hills , CA . In addition to Wyatt Earp 's Revenge , he also wrote Meteor Impact , Broken Engagement , Discipline and others , all films in various stages of development . Prior to his writing assignments for ARO Entertainment , he worked on films as an Assistant Director , Casting Associate and Production Assistant for such films as Casino , Con Air , Mars Attacks ! , Breakdown , Ed TV , The Grinch , High Crimes , The Cat in the Hat , The X-Files , Deadwood , and Monk . His background includes a short career as a professional musician in Las Vegas , NV ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Married_Wyatt_Earp",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1976 book I Married Wyatt Earp was believed to be a memoir of his widow Josephine Earp , but was many years later described as a fraud , creative exercise , and a hoax . Originally published by the respected University of Arizona Press , it is the second best-selling book about western Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp ever sold . It was regarded for many years as a factual account that shed considerable light on the life of Wyatt Earp and his brothers in Tombstone , Arizona Territory . It was cited in scholarly works , assigned as classroom work , and used as a source by filmmakers . Amateur Earp historian Glenn Boyer said that the retouched image on the cover of a scantily-clad woman was of Josephine in her 20s , and based on his statements , copies of the image were later sold at auction for up to $ 2,875 . Boyer had a long-term relationship with members of the Earp family . He claimed that he used two manuscripts written by Josephine Earp as the basis for the memoir . The first was an account , allegedly composed by Josephine with the help of former Tombstone Mayor and The Tombstone Epitaph publisher John Clum , known as the `` Clum manuscript '' . The second , supposedly written by Josephine with the assistance of two Earp cousins , was known as the `` Cason manuscript '' . Josephine fiercely protected details of her and Wyatt 's early life in Tombstone , including her own life there and the existence of Wyatt Earp 's second wife , Mattie Blaylock , even threatening litigation to keep some details private . Josephine was repeatedly vague about her and Wyatt 's time in Arizona , so much so that the Earp cousins gave up collaborating with her and publishers refused to publish the manuscript . In 1994 , other Western researchers and rival authors of new Earp books identified alleged discrepancies in the book and began to challenge the authenticity of what they called the `` Clum manuscript '' . They also claimed to have identified factual errors and inconsistencies in other books published by Boyer , leading to an increasing number of questions about the veracity of his work . The risque cover image was linked to a photogravure titled Kaloma that had been first published by a novelty company in 1914 . A 1998 investigative article in the Phoenix New Times revealed that Boyer could not prove the Clum manuscript existed and refused to allow the reporter access to the source documentation . The article also disclosed that the university press ' editor encouraged Boyer to embellish the account . During the interview , Boyer said that he had a responsibility to protect the reputation of the Earp brothers , and that he `` had a license to say any darned thing I please ... -LSB- to -RSB- lie , cheat , and steal . '' Boyer found another publisher and continued to publish the work , representing it as an authentic history of Wyatt Earp 's life ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp_(card_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp is a rummy-like card game first released in 2001 . The game is named after Wyatt Earp , a famous lawman , and is set in the American Old West . It is manufactured by Rio Grande Games and was created by Mike Fitzgerald and Richard Borg for Alea ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp's_Revenge",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp 's Revenge is a 2012 American Western film about the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp . It is a fictionalized account of an actual Old West event , the slaying of beautiful singer Dora Hand in Dodge City , Kansas , when Earp was a deputy there . In one of its many instances of dramatic license , the movie depicts Hand as Earp 's sweetheart . The film 's framing device is a reporter 's interview with an aging Earp , who reminisces about the tragedy . ( Val Kilmer plays the older Earp , while Shawn Roberts plays the younger one . ) The film was released on March 6 , 2012 , in the United States . The film was produced by Jeff Schenck and Barry Barnholtz and directed by Michael Feifer . The screenplay was written by Darren Benjamin Shepherd ."
},
{
"docid": "Damian_O'Flynn",
"title": "",
"text": "Damian O'Flynn ( January 29 , 1907 -- August 8 , 1982 ) was an Irish-American actor of film and television originally from Boston , Massachusetts . O'Flynn made his screen debut in Marked Woman ( 1937 ) , after which he was a freelance player for such studios as Warner Brothers , Paramount , and RKO Pictures . While serving in World War II , he was cast with several other actors-in-uniform in Winged Victory , a production of 20th Century Fox . O'Flynn appeared in many western films and television series . He was cast with Ben Cooper in Gunfight at Comanche Creek ( 1963 ) and had a bit part in The Far Country ( 1954 ) with Jimmy Stewart and Walter Brennan . He appeared in two secondary roles in sixty episodes of the American Broadcasting Company/Desilu series , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of Marshal Wyatt Earp . When the series was set in Dodge City , Kansas , O'Flynn played Judge Tobin ; when the locale was moved to Tombstone , Arizona , he became Dr. Goodfellow . In the `` Frontier Surgeon '' ( January 19 , 1960 ) episode of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , Dr. Goodfellow must obtain a truce with Marshal Earp who is apprehending a wounded outlaw . The man will die if moved after surgery , but he does not wait the three days to recuperate out of distrust of Earp and the protection of the $ 15,000 loot he and his gang have taken from Wells Fargo . His acting career ended in 1969 , and he died in 1982 in Los Angeles , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Doc_Holliday",
"title": "",
"text": "John Henry `` Doc '' Holliday ( August 14 , 1851 -- November 8 , 1887 ) was an American gambler , gunfighter , and dentist , and a good friend of Wyatt Earp . He is most well known for his role as a temporary deputy marshal in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral . At age 21 Holliday earned a degree in dentistry from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery . He set up practice in Atlanta , Georgia , but he was soon diagnosed with tuberculosis , the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15 , having acquired it while tending to her needs while she was still in the contagious phase of the illness . Hoping the climate in the American Southwest would ease his symptoms , he moved to that region and became a gambler , a reputable profession in Arizona in that day . Over the next few years , he reportedly had several confrontations . While in Texas , he saved Wyatt Earp 's life and they became friends . In 1880 , he joined Earp in Las Vegas , New Mexico and then rode with him to Prescott , Arizona , and then Tombstone . In Tombstone , local outlaw cowboys repeatedly threatened him and spread rumors that he had robbed a stage . On October 26 , 1881 , Holliday was deputized by Tombstone city marshal Virgil Earp . The lawmen attempted to disarm five cowboys , which resulted in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral . Following the Tombstone shootout , Virgil Earp was maimed by hidden assailants and Morgan Earp was murdered . Unable to obtain justice in the courts , Wyatt Earp took matters into his own hands . As the recently appointed deputy U.S. marshal , Earp formally deputized Holliday , among others . As a federal posse , they pursued the outlaw cowboys they believed were responsible . They found Frank Stilwell lying in wait as Virgil boarded a train for California and killed him . The local sheriff issued a warrant for the arrest of five members of the posse , including Holliday . The federal posse killed three others during late March and early April , 1882 , before they rode to the New Mexico Territory . Wyatt Earp learned of an extradition request for Holliday and arranged for Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin to deny Holliday 's extradition . Holliday spent the few remaining years of his life in Colorado , and died of tuberculosis in his bed at the Glenwood Springs Hotel at age 36 . Holliday 's colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by well-known actors in numerous movies and television series . Since his death , researchers have concluded that , contrary to popular myth-making , Holliday killed only one or two men ."
},
{
"docid": "O.K._Corral_hearing_and_aftermath",
"title": "",
"text": "The O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath was the direct result of the 30-second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone , Arizona Territory on October 26 , 1881 . During that confrontation , Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone Town Marshal Virgil Earp , Assistant Town Marshal Morgan Earp , and temporary deputy marshals Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shot and killed Billy Clanton , and Tom and Frank McLaury . Billy 's brother Ike , who had repeatedly threatened to kill the Earps for some time , had been present at the gunfight but was unarmed and fled . He filed murder charges against the Earps and Doc Holliday on October 30 . In an unusual preliminary hearing , Justice of the Peace Wells Spicer heard testimony from a large number of witnesses during the next 30 days . Friends of the Cowboys , most notably Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan , testified that the Cowboys had thrown up their hands or opened their coats and been shot in cold blood . Initially persuasive , his testimony motivated Spicer to jail Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday who had been free on bond . ( Virgil and Morgan were recuperating from their wounds . ) Friends of the lawman and several key neutral witnesses then testified that the Cowboys had drawn their guns and that Virgil Earp had called out , `` Hold , I do n't want that ! '' or words to that effect . In a lengthy ruling , Spicer concluded there was no basis for a trial . Although he criticized Virgil Earp 's use of Wyatt and Holliday as deputies , he concluded that no laws were broken by the lawmen . He said the evidence indicated that the Earps and Holliday acted within the law and that Holliday and Wyatt had been properly deputized by Virgil . He described Frank McLaury 's insistence that he would not give up his weapons unless the marshal and his deputies also gave up their arms as a `` proposition both monstrous and startling ! '' The Earps were freed from jail , but the blood feud between the lawmen and their friends and the Cowboys and their allies escalated . On December 14 , Judge Spicer received a threatening letter from `` a miner '' who threatened to kill him and told him to leave Tombstone . On the same day , someone tried to kill Tombstone Mayor John Clum , who was a member of the Citizens Safety Committee and publisher of The Tombstone Epitaph that had consistently supported the Earps . On December 28 , 1881 , Virgil Earp was ambushed and hit by a shotgun round that crippled his left arm . The Earps thought they knew who the perpetrators were , but witnesses provided alibis for them . On March 18 , Morgan was killed while playing billiards . An assassin shot him through the window of a door that opened up into an alley . A bullet intended for Wyatt struck close above his head . Once again , the Earps believed they knew the men responsible , but the testimony of a key witness was inadmissible and the Cowboys were not charged . Wyatt assumed Virgil 's duties as Deputy U.S. Marshal for eastern Pima County . He concluded that he could not rely on the courts for justice and decided to take matters into his own hands . He decided that the only way to deal with the Earp 's enemies was to kill them . He assembled a federal posse that intercepted Frank Stilwell laying in wait near the train station in Tucson and killed him . They then scoured the countryside looking for the others they believed responsible . During early April , 1882 , Wyatt and his posse tracked down and killed Florentino `` Indian Charlie '' Cruz , Curly Bill Brocius , and Johnny Barnes , three of the men they believed were responsible for their brothers ' ambush and murder . The ride for vengeance came to be called the Earp Vendetta Ride . Five of the Earp party was wanted on a warrant for killing Frank Stilwell , and they left Arizona Territory and never returned ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American semi-biographical Western film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and co-written by Kasdan and Dan Gordon . It stars Kevin Costner in the title role as lawman Wyatt Earp , and features an ensemble cast that includes Gene Hackman , Mark Harmon , Michael Madsen , Bill Pullman , Dennis Quaid , Isabella Rossellini , Tom Sizemore , JoBeth Williams , and Mare Winningham ."
},
{
"docid": "Virgil_Earp",
"title": "",
"text": "Virgil Walter Earp ( July 18 , 1843 -- October 19 , 1905 ) was both Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone , Arizona City Marshal when he led his brothers Morgan and Wyatt and Doc Holliday in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26 , 1881 . They killed brothers Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton . All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys who were upset by the Earps ' interference in their illegal activities . All four lawmen were charged with murder by Ike Clanton , who had run from the gunfight . During a month-long preliminary hearing , Judge Wells Spicer exonerated the men , concluding they had been performing their duty . But two months later on December 28 , friends of the slain outlaws retaliated , ambushing Virgil . They shot him in the back , hitting him with three shotgun rounds , shattering his left arm and leaving him permanently maimed . The Cowboys suspected were let off for lack of evidence . His brother Morgan Earp was assassinated in March 1882 . Charges against those suspected were dismissed on a technicality . Wyatt Earp concluded he could not rely on civil justice and decided to take matters into his own hands . Wyatt assembled a posse that included their brother Warren Earp and set out on a vendetta to kill those they felt were responsible . Virgil left Tombstone to recuperate from his wounds in Colton , California where his parents lived . Virgil married before he left to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War . When he returned , his wife and child had left . He held a variety of other jobs throughout his life , though he primarily worked in law enforcement . His younger brother Wyatt , who spent most of his life as a gambler , became better known as a lawman because of writer Stuart N. Lake 's fictionalized 1931 biography Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal and later portrayals of him in movies and fiction as Old West 's `` toughest and deadliest gunmen of his day . '' In 1898 , Virgil learned that his first wife Ellen Rysdam and their daughter were living in Oregon and reestablished contact with them . After suffering from pneumonia for six months , Virgil died on October 19 , 1905 ."
},
{
"docid": "Walter_Maslow",
"title": "",
"text": "Walter Maslow ( born January 16 , 1926 ) is an American film and television actor , originally from the Brooklyn borough of New York City . He appeared as Private Marty Green in the 1958 film Suicide Battalion and as Garnis in the 1961 motion picture Atlas . In 1958 , Maslow was cast as the outlaw Blackie Saunders in the first two episodes of the fourth season of the ABC/Desilu western television series , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , with Hugh O'Brian in the title role as deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp . In the story line , Earp in the episode `` The Hole Up '' goes into the badlands to capture Blackie , who is wanted for murder and armed robbery . While Earp is away from Dodge City , Kansas , apprehending Blackie , in the episode `` The Peacemaker '' , Curly Bill Brocius ( William Phipps ) and Johnny Ringo ( Donald Murphy ) take over the town and demand that Mayor James H. `` Dog '' Kelley ( Paul Brinegar ) fire Earp and denounce him in a written statement and pay a $ 20,000 ransom to prevent the town from being torched . Earp returns with his prisoner Blackie , along with his new deputy , Shotgun Gibbs ( Morgan Woodward ) , to restore order . Earlier at the end of the third season , Maslow appeared three times as Dick Averill on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , but only one episode was credited ."
},
{
"docid": "Warren_Earp",
"title": "",
"text": "Warren Baxter Earp ( March 9 , 1855 -- July 6 , 1900 ) was the youngest brother of Wyatt , Morgan , Virgil , James , and Newton Earp . Although he was not present during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral , after Virgil was maimed in an ambush , Warren joined Wyatt and was in town when Morgan was assassinated . He also helped Wyatt in the hunt for the outlaws they believed responsible . Later in life , Warren developed a reputation as a bully and was killed in an argument in 1900 ."
},
{
"docid": "Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral",
"title": "",
"text": "The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday , October 26 , 1881 in Tombstone , Arizona Territory . It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West . The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud , with Cowboys Billy Claiborne , Ike and Billy Clanton , and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Virgil Earp , Special Policeman Morgan Earp , Special Policeman Wyatt Earp , and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side . All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys , who objected to the Earps ' interference in their illegal activities . Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers were killed . Ike Clanton claimed that he was unarmed and ran from the fight , along with Billy Claiborne . Virgil , Morgan , and Doc Holliday were wounded , but Wyatt Earp was unharmed . The shootout has come to represent a period of the American Old West when the frontier was virtually an open range for outlaws , largely unopposed by law enforcement officers who were spread thin over vast territories . The gunfight was not well-known to the American public until 1931 , when Stuart Lake published the initially well-received biography Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal two years after Earp 's death . The book was the basis for the 1946 film My Darling Clementine , directed by John Ford , and the 1957 film Gunfight at the O.K. Corral , after which the shootout became known by that name . Since then , the conflict has been portrayed with varying degrees of accuracy in numerous Western films and books , and has become an archetype for much of the popular imagery associated with the Old West . Despite its name , the gunfight did not take place within or next to the O.K. Corral , which fronted Allen Street and had a rear entrance lined with horse stalls on Fremont Street . The shootout actually took place in a narrow lot on the side of C. S. Fly 's Photographic Studio on Fremont Street , six doors west of the O.K. Corral 's rear entrance . Some members of the two opposing parties were initially only about 6 ft apart . About 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds . Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton were killed . Ike Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and Doc Holliday . The lawmen were eventually exonerated by a local justice of the peace after a 30-day preliminary hearing and then by a local grand jury . The gunfight was not the end of the conflict . On December 28 , 1881 , Virgil Earp was ambushed and maimed in a murder attempt by the Cowboys . On March 18 , 1882 , Cowboys fired from a dark alley through the glass door of a saloon , killing Morgan Earp . The suspects in both incidents furnished alibis supplied by other Cowboys and were not indicted . Wyatt Earp , newly appointed as Deputy U.S. Marshal in Cochise County , then took matters into his own hands in a personal vendetta . He was pursued by county sheriff Johnny Behan , who had received a warrant from Tucson for Wyatt 's shooting of Frank Stilwell ."
},
{
"docid": "Johnny_Behan",
"title": "",
"text": "John Harris Behan ( October 24 , 1844 -- June 7 , 1912 ) was sheriff of Cochise County , Arizona Territory during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his opposition to the Earps . Behan was sheriff of Yavapai County from 1871 to 1873 . He was married , and had two children , but his wife divorced him , accusing him of consorting with prostitutes . He was elected to the Seventh Arizona Legislative Assembly , representing Yavapai County . In 1881 , Wyatt Earp served for about five months as undersheriff of the eastern half of Pima County . When Wyatt resigned , Behan was appointed to fill his place , which included the mining boomtown Tombstone . When Cochise County was formed in February 1881 , Behan was appointed as its first sheriff . Tombstone became the new county seat and Behan 's headquarters . Sadie Marcus was his mistress , possibly as early as 1875 in Tip Top , Arizona , and certainly from 1880 until she found him in bed with another woman and kicked him out in mid-1881 . After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral , Behan testified at length against the Earps . He supported the cowboys ' statements that they had raised their hands and offered no resistance , and that the Earps and Doc Holliday had murdered three cowboys . After the Earps were exonerated , Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp was maimed in an ambush on December 28 , 1881 , and assistant deputy Morgan Earp was killed by assassins on March 19 , 1882 . The outlaw cowboys named as suspects in both shootings were either let go on a technicality or were provided alibis by fellow cowboys . Wyatt Earp killed one of the suspects , Frank Stilwell , in Tucson . Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt and his federal posse set out after other suspects , pursued by Behan and his county posse composed mostly of cowboys . Behan 's posse never caught up with the much smaller federal posse . The Earps left Tombstone under a cloud of suspicion . Sadie left Tombstone for San Francisco in early 1882 , and Wyatt Earp followed her to San Francisco , where they began a lifelong relationship that lasted 46 years . Behan was arrested for graft and later failed to win reelection as Sheriff . He later was appointed as the warden of the Yuma Territorial Prison and had various other government jobs until his death in 1912 ."
},
{
"docid": "Frank_Stilwell",
"title": "",
"text": "Frank C. Stilwell ( ca. 1856 -- March 20 , 1882 ) was an outlaw Cowboy who killed at least two men in Cochise County during 1877 -- 82 . Both killings were considered to have been self-defense . For four months he was a deputy sheriff in Tombstone , Arizona Territory for Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan . Stilwell owned interests in several mines and various businesses , including a saloon , a wholesale liquor business , a stage line , and at his death livery stables in Charleston and Bisbee . He was also a partner in a Bisbee-area saloon with ex-Texas Ranger Pete Spence . He was closely involved in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26 , 1881 , and was suspected in the murder of Morgan Earp on March 18 , 1882 . Two days after Morgan 's death , Frank Stilwell was killed by Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp in a Tucson train yard . Arrest warrants were issued for Earp and four others in his gang suspected of murdering Stilwell . Murder indictments were issued at Pima County for Wyatt Earp , Doc Holliday , Warren Earp , Sherman McMaster and John Johnson . Earp agreed to turn himself in but instead fled the Arizona Territory for Colorado . Wyatt Earp admitted late in his life to killing Stilwell at close range with a shotgun ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Tannen",
"title": "",
"text": "William Tannen ( November 17 , 1911 -- December 2 , 1976 ) was an American actor originally from New York City , who was best known for his role of Deputy Hal Norton in fifty-six episodes from 1956 to 1958 of the ABC/Desilu western television series , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , with Hugh O'Brian as Deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp . Tannen was also cast as Gyp Clements in the 1955 episode `` The Buntline Special '' of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp . Beginning on September 11 , 1956 , in the second season of the series , with the setting moved from Wichita to Dodge City , Kansas , Tannen filled the Hal Norton role . His earliest episodes were `` Fight or Run '' , `` The Double Life of Dora Hand '' and `` Clay Allison '' , the latter two based on historical figures , the saloon singer and actor Dora Hand and the gunfighter Clay Allison . Some of his appearances were uncredited . His last credited role was `` Doc Holliday Rewrites History '' ( May 6 , 1958 ) , with Myron Healey as the frontier gunfighter and dentist Doc Holliday . His last uncredited roles aired thereafter in May and June 1958 , `` Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson '' , based on the historical figure Ben Thompson played by Denver Pyle , `` Frame-up '' , and `` My Husband '' . He was cast as Ike Clanton , not on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , but in the 1964 episode `` After the OK Corral '' of the syndicated western anthology series , Death Valley Days . Jim Davis portrayed Wyatt Earp in this particular episode . Tannen appeared twice , one role uncredited in Davis ' earlier syndicated western series , Stories of the Century , including the role of Dutch Charlie in `` Milt Sharp '' , the story of the stagecoach robber Milt Sharp ."
},
{
"docid": "Earp,_California",
"title": "",
"text": "Earp , California is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County in the Sonoran Desert close to the California/Arizona state line at the Colorado River in Parker Valley . The town , originally named Drennan in 1910 , was renamed Earp in 1929 . It was named for famed Old West lawman Wyatt Earp who with his common-law wife , Josephine Sarah Marcus , lived part-time in the area beginning in 1906 . Earp staked more than 100 copper and gold mining claims near the base of the Whipple Mountains . They bought a small cottage in nearby Vidal and lived there during the fall , winter and spring months of 1925 -- 1928 , while he worked his `` Happy Days '' mines in the Whipple Mountains a few miles north . It was the only permanent residence they owned the entire time they were married . They spent the winters of his last years working the claims but lived in Los Angeles during the summers , where Wyatt died on January 13 , 1929 . Though the town was never incorporated , the post office near Earp 's mining claims at the eastern terminus of Highway 62 near Parker , AZ was renamed `` Wyatt Earp , California '' after Earp 's death in 1930 with a ZIP code of 92242 . For amusement only there is a tiny cemetery showing the fake grave of Wyatt Earp ( his actual grave is in the Hills of Eternity Cemetery in Colma , near San Francisco ) . The post office is more than 220 mi from the county seat in San Bernardino , California ; further than any other in the county . The entire region on the California side falls under area code 760 . Unofficial alternate names of the area are listed as Drenna and Drennan ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Noel",
"title": "",
"text": "Jimmy Noel ( May 15 , 1903 -- January 31 , 1985 ) was a Massachusetts-born actor and stuntman who appeared in hundreds of largely uncredited roles in film and television between 1949 and 1975 . He appeared 202 times on CBS 's western series , Gunsmoke , starring James Arness , and in 144 episodes of the ABC/Desilu production , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp . Buddy Roosevelt made similar appearances in sixty-five Wyatt Earp episodes ."
},
{
"docid": "Earp_Vendetta_Ride",
"title": "",
"text": "The Earp Vendetta Ride was a search by Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp , leading a federal posse , for outlaw Cowboys they believed had ambushed and maimed Virgil Earp and killed Morgan Earp . The Earp brothers had been attacked in retaliation for the deaths of three Cowboys in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26 , 1881 . From March 20 to April 15 , 1882 , the federal posse searched southeast Cochise County , Arizona Territory for suspects in both Virgil 's and Morgan 's attacks . Several suspects had been freed by the court , owing in some cases to legal technicalities and in others to the strength of alibis provided by Cowboy confederates . Up to this point , Wyatt had relied on the legal system to bring the Cowboys to justice . Now he felt he had to take matters into his own hands . On March 20 , two days after Morgan 's murder , Wyatt , his brothers Warren and James , Doc Holliday , and two other deputies were escorting Virgil and his wife Allie to a California-bound train in Benson . They learned that suspects Ike Clanton and Frank Stilwell were already in Tucson . Wyatt changed plans and stayed with Virgil through to Tucson . After Virgil boarded the train that night , Wyatt spotted two men near the train that he thought were Clanton and Stilwell . He and several men chased Stilwell down and killed him . The other person got away . After Stilwell 's body was found the next morning , the Tucson Justice of the Peace issued warrants for the arrest of the five men suspected of shooting him . When the lawmen returned to Tombstone , Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan got a telegram notifying him of the Tucson warrants . He attempted to detain the five members of Earps federal posse sought by the warrants , but they ignored him . Carrying arrest warrants for Curly Bill Brocius and others , they left Tombstone to find the Cowboys implicated in the attacks . Behan formed a Cochise County sheriff 's posse consisting of deputies Phineas Clanton , Johnny Ringo , and about twenty other Cowboys and Arizona ranchers . Based on the local warrants , they followed the Earp posse and set out to arrest the five men . The large sheriff 's posse came close to but never engaged the much smaller Earp posse . The latter received help from local businessmen and ranchers , and at one point , published a letter in a Tombstone newspaper taunting Behan and his men . The federal posse ultimately killed four men . These deaths started with the shooting of Stilwell and ended with the killing of Brocius . On about April 15 the Earps and some of their associates rode out of Arizona Territory and headed for New Mexico Territory ."
},
{
"docid": "HMAS_Wyatt_Earp",
"title": "",
"text": "HMAS Wyatt Earp ( formerly known as FV Fanefjord , MV Wyatt Earp , and HMAS Wongala ) was a motor vessel commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) from 1939 to 1945 and again from 1947 to 1948 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rico_Alaniz",
"title": "",
"text": "Americo Zorilla `` Rico '' Alaniz ( October 25 , 1919 -- March 9 , 2015 ) was a Mexican-born American actor in film and television best known for his role of the peaceful Cheyenne informer `` Mr. Cousin '' in sixteen episodes from 1955 to 1959 of the ABC/Desilu western television series , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , with Hugh O'Brian in the title role as deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp . In eight episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , Alaniz appeared with Rodd Redwing in the part of `` Mr. Brother '' , who is killed the 1958 episode `` One '' by the Dry Gulch Gang . Several episodes of the series are spent as Marshal Earp hunts down the gang and makes sure that all four members are tried , and as it resulted , hanged . Alaniz was also cast in two other episodes of the series , as Esteban Morango in `` The Schoolteacher '' ( 1958 ) and as Joe Riva in `` Death for a Stolen Horse '' ( 1959 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Wyatt_Earp:_Return_to_Tombstone",
"title": "",
"text": "Wyatt Earp : Return to Tombstone is a 1994 independent film starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp , featuring new footage mixed with colorized sequences from O'Brian 's 1955-1961 television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp . The supporting cast for the new footage includes Bruce Boxleitner , Paul Brinegar , Harry Carey , Jr. , Bo Hopkins , and Don Meredith . The colorized flashback archival footage from the original television series features Douglas Fowley as Doc Holliday and Lloyd Corrigan as Ned Buntline . The movie was directed by Paul Landres and Frank McDonald ."
},
{
"docid": "Dan_Tipton",
"title": "",
"text": "Dan Tipton ( 1844 - February 25 , 1898 ) was an American sailor , miner , gambler , and member of a federal posse led by American Old West lawman Wyatt Earp . He participated in Earp 's vendetta during which four outlaw Cowboys were killed ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Johnson_(posseman)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Turkey Creek '' Jack Johnson ( c. 1847 -- c. 1887 ) was an American bookkeeper , lawyer , cowboy and lawman . He rode with Wyatt Earp as a member of the posse during the Earp Vendetta Ride ."
}
] |
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Israel hosts a population of asylum seekers including illegal migrants from Sudan.
|
[
{
"docid": "Israel",
"title": "",
"text": "Israel ( -LSB- ˈɪzreiəl -RSB- ; ) , officially the State of Israel ( -LSB- mediˈnat jisʁaˈʔel -RSB- دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل -LSB- dawlat ʔisraːˈʔiːl -RSB- ) , is a country in the Middle East , on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest . The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area . Israel 's economy and technology center is Tel Aviv , while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state 's sovereignty over East Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized.The Jerusalem Law states that `` Jerusalem , complete and united , is the capital of Israel '' and the city serves as the seat of the government , home to the President 's residence , government offices , supreme court , and parliament . United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 ( 20 August 1980 ; 14 -- 0 , U.S. abstaining ) declared the Jerusalem Law `` null and void '' and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from Jerusalem . The United Nations and all member nations refuse to accept the Jerusalem Law ( see ) and maintain their embassies in other cities such as Tel Aviv , Ramat Gan , and Herzliya ( see the CIA Factbook and Map of Israel ) . The U.S. Congress subsequently adopted the Jerusalem Embassy Act , which said that the U.S. embassy should be relocated to Jerusalem and that it should be recognized as the capital of Israel . However , the US Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel concluded that the provisions of the act `` invade exclusive presidential authorities in the field of foreign affairs and are unconstitutional '' . Since passage of the act , all presidents serving in office have determined that moving forward with the relocation would be detrimental to U.S. national security concerns and opted to issue waivers suspending any action on this front . The Palestinian Authority sees East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state . The city 's final status awaits future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority ( see `` Negotiating Jerusalem , '' Palestine -- Israel Journal ) . See Positions on Jerusalem for more information . In 1947 , the United Nations adopted a Partition Plan for Mandatory Palestine recommending the creation of independent Arab and Jewish states and an internationalized Jerusalem . The plan was accepted by the Jewish Agency for Palestine , and rejected by Arab leaders . Next year , the Jewish Agency declared `` the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Israel , to be known as the State of Israel . '' Israel has since fought several wars with neighboring Arab states , in the course of which it has occupied territories including the West Bank , Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip ( still considered occupied after 2005 disengagement ) . It extended its laws to the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem , but not the West Bank . Israel 's occupation of the Palestinian territories is the world 's longest military occupation in modern times . Efforts to resolve the Israeli -- Palestinian conflict have not resulted in peace . However , peace treaties between Israel and both Egypt and Jordan have successfully been implemented . The population of Israel , as defined by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , was estimated in to be people . It is the world 's only Jewish-majority state , with 74.8 % being designated as Jewish . The country 's second largest group of citizens are Arabs , at 20.8 % ( including the Druze and most East Jerusalem Arabs ) . The great majority of Israeli Arabs are Sunni Muslims , including significant numbers of semi-settled Negev Bedouins ; the rest are Christians and Druze . Other minorities include Arameans , Armenians , Assyrians , Black Hebrew Israelites , Circassians , Maronites and Samaritans . Israel also hosts a significant population of non-citizen foreign workers and asylum seekers from Africa and Asia , including illegal migrants from Sudan , Eritrea and other Sub-Saharan Africans . In its Basic Laws , Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state . Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system , proportional representation and universal suffrage . The prime minister is head of government and the Knesset is the legislature . Israel is a developed country and an OECD member , with the 35th-largest economy in the world by nominal gross domestic product . The country benefits from a highly skilled workforce and is among the most educated countries in the world with one of the highest percentage of its citizens holding a tertiary education degree . The country has the highest standard of living in the Middle East and the third highest in Asia , and has one of the highest life expectancies in the world ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Illegal_immigration_from_Africa_to_Israel",
"title": "",
"text": "Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel ( often also referred to as infiltration by the Israeli media and by Israeli government organizations ; however , this has been criticized ) refers to the act of African nationals entering Israel in violation of Israeli law . This phenomena began in the second half of the 2000s , when a large number of immigrants from Africa entered Israel , mainly through the fenced border between Israel and Egypt . According to the data of the Israeli Interior Ministry , the number of immigrants that arrived illegally amounted to 26,635 people to July 2010 , and over 55,000 in January 2012 . African asylum seekers comprise 0.5 % of Israel 's population . Most African migrants are generally regarded to be legitimate asylum seekers by various human rights organizations . Many of the migrants seek an asylum status under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of the United Nations . However , many of them , mostly citizens of Eritrea and Sudan , can not be forcibly deported from Israel . The Eritrea citizens ( who , since 2009 , form the majority of the undocumented workers in Israel ) can not be deported due to the opinion of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that Eritrea has a difficult internal situation and a forced recruitment and therefore the Eritrean immigrants are defined as a `` temporary humanitarian protection group '' . Despite the fact that a similar opinion does not exist in relation to citizens of Sudan , Israel does not deport them back to Egypt due to a real fear for their fate . Although the immigrants entered Israel from Egypt , Israel can not deport them back to Egypt because the Egyptians refuse to give an undertaking not to deport the immigrants to their countries of origin . Accordingly , the Israeli authorities grant a temporary residence permit to the undocumented workers , which need to be renewed every three months . Various authorities in Israel estimate that 80 -- 90 percent of the undocumented workers live primarily in two centers : Tel Aviv ( more than 60 percent ) and Eilat ( more than 20 percent ) , with a few in Ashdod , Jerusalem and Arad ."
},
{
"docid": "Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "Although it is difficult to measure how many people reside in the UK without authorisation , a Home Office study based on Census 2001 data released in March 2005 estimated a population of between 310,000 and 570,000 . The methods used are also much debated . Problems arise in particular from the very nature of the target population that is hidden and mostly wants to remain as such . The different definitions of ` illegality ' adopted in the studies also pose a significant challenge to the comparability of the data . More recently , a study carried out by a research team at LSE for the Greater London Authority , published in 2009 , estimated the illegal migrant population of the UK by updating the Home Office study . The LSE 's study takes into account other factors not included in the previous estimate , namely the continued arrival of asylum seekers , the clearance of the asylum applications backlog , further illegal migrants entering and leaving the country , more migrants overstaying , and the regularisation of EU accession citizens . The most significant change in this estimate is however the inclusion of children born in the UK to illegal migrants . For the LSE team illegal migrants oscillate between 417,000 and 863,000 , including a population of UK-born children ranging between 44,000 and 144,000 . Drawing on this and taking stock of the outcome of the recent Case Resolution Programme , a University of Oxford 's study by Nando Sigona and Vanessa Hughes estimate at end 2011 a population of illegal migrant children of 120,000 , with over half born in the UK to parents residing without legal immigration status ."
},
{
"docid": "Asylum_seeker",
"title": "",
"text": "An asylum seeker ( also rarely called an asylee ) is a person who flees his or her home country , ` spontaneously ' enters another country and applies for asylum , i.e. the right to international protection , in this other country . An asylum seeker may be a refugee , a displaced person or a migrant , such as an economic migrant . A person becomes an asylum seeker by making a formal application for the right to remain in another country and keeps that status until the application has been concluded . The relevant immigration authorities of the country of asylum determine whether the asylum seeker will be granted protection and becomes an officially recognised refugee or whether asylum is refused and the person becomes an illegal immigrant who has to leave the country again and may even be deported . The asylum seeker may be recognised as a refugee and given refugee status if the person 's circumstances fall into the definition of `` refugee '' according to the 1951 Refugee Convention or other refugee laws , such as the European Convention on Human Rights -- if asylum is claimed within the European Union . However signatories to the refugee convention create their own policies for assessing the protection status of asylum seekers , and the proportion of asylum applicants who are rejected varies from country to country and year to year . The terms asylum seeker and refugee are often confused : an asylum-seeker is someone who says he or she is a refugee , but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated . On average , about 1 million people seek asylum on an individual basis every year . Non-governmental organizations concerned with refugees and asylum seekers have pointed out difficulties for displaced persons to seek asylum in industrialized countries . As their immigration policy often focuses on the fight of illegal immigration and the strengthening of border controls it deters displaced persons from entering territory in which they could lodge an asylum claim . The lack of opportunities to legally access the asylum procedures can force asylum seekers to undertake often expensive and hazardous attempts at illegal entry . In recent years , the public as well as policy makers of many countries are focussing more and more on refugees arriving through third country resettlement and pay less and less attention to asylum seekers and those who have already been granted refugee status but did not come through resettlement . Asylum seekers may be even referred to as `` queue jumpers '' , because they did not wait for their chance to be resettled"
},
{
"docid": "Cisarua",
"title": "",
"text": "Cisarua is a location and district in the Bogor Regency , located in the province of West Java , with a population of 112,655 . The district is famous for its mild climate , tea fields , and stunning views , being located in a rather high altitude . Near the district is a mountain pass famed for housing villas , hostels , as well as a well-known `` heritage '' hotel known as the `` Puncak Pass '' , who 's building is built primarily back in the colonial era , in the year 1928 . Cisarua is also known for having a sizeable population of asylum seekers and refugees , mainly coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan , as well as ones coming from parts of Africa , mainly from Sudan , Egypt , and Somalia . The reason why many asylum seekers has seek refuge here is because of the relatively cool temperatures , as well as its location being close to the UNHCR offices in the capital Jakarta , which are located roughly about 72 kilometres north of the district . Other then that , Cisarua also attracts many tourists from the Middle East , many coming from Saudi Arabia , with reasons of coming similar to the ones with the asylum seekers . Because of the number of Arab migrants and tourists , the district is often called as the `` Kampung Arab '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Human_trafficking_in_Israel",
"title": "",
"text": "The U.S. State Department 's `` Trafficking in Persons Report , 2012 '' and `` Trafficking in Persons Report , 2013 '' raised Israel 's rank to Tier 1 after having ranked Israel Tier 2 between 2007 and 2011 . ( A Tier 1 ranking is the highest rating given to a government that `` has acknowledged the existence of human trafficking , has made efforts to address the problem . '' The State Department reports : `` The Government of Israel continued to improve its strong protection of trafficking victims over the reporting period . '' ) The State of Israel ratified the Protocol to Prevent , Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons , especially Women and Children on 23 Jul 2008 . Human trafficking in Israel includes the trafficking of men and women into the country for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation . Low-skilled workers from China , Romania , Africa , Turkey , Thailand , the Philippines , Nepal , Sri Lanka , and India migrate voluntarily for contract labor in the construction , agriculture , and health care industries . Some , however , subsequently face conditions of forced labor , such as unlawful withholding of passports , restrictions on movement , non-payment of wages , threats , and physical intimidation . Many labor recruitment agencies in source countries and in Israel require workers to pay recruitment fees ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 10,000 -- a practice that makes workers highly vulnerable to trafficking once in Israel , and in some cases , situations of debt bondage . Israel was also a destination country for women trafficked from Russia , Ukraine , Moldova , Uzbekistan , Belarus , China , South Korea and possibly the Philippines for the purpose of sexual exploitation . In 2008 , NGO had noted an increase in the internal trafficking of Israeli women for commercial sexual exploitation , and reported new instances of trafficking of Israeli women abroad to Canada , Ireland , and England . African asylum seekers entering Israel illegally are also vulnerable to trafficking for forced labor or prostitution . Large numbers of Eritreans had been trafficked into Israel . In 2007 , the government increased the number of convictions for sex trafficking offenses , and conducted a campaign to prevent forced labor . Israel also continues to provide victims of sex trafficking with shelter , legal aid and protection assistance . NGOs claim that `` the shelters are insufficient to treat the scale of trafficking victims who were not officially identified in Israel , particularly among migrants and asylum seekers arriving from the Sinai '' . In 2012 it was reported that `` the number of women affected continues to decline since the passage and implementation of Israel 's 2006 anti-trafficking law . '' The construction of the 245 mile Israel -- Egypt barrier in 2013 , is credited with further eliminating human trafficking into Israel , by closing the primary route by which trafficking of people into Israel had occurred ."
},
{
"docid": "African_Refugees_Development_Center",
"title": "",
"text": "The African Refugee Development Center ( ARDC ) , founded in 2004 , is a non-governmental organization founded by African asylum seekers and Israeli citizens in order to assist African asylum seekers in Israel . Its goals include : Promote humane , fair and effective policies on the reception , protection and integration of asylum-seekers and refugees in Israel ; Assist refugees and asylum-seekers towards self-sufficiency as independent , productive and contributing members of society ; Facilitate the participation and empowerment of refugees and asylum seekers through their inclusion in education possibilities , the labor market , and health care ; Empower local refugee communities through assisting in the development of training and capacity building programs , social and cultural activities , and refugee participation in civic decision-making processes as well as in general Israeli life . In early 2007 , the ARDC started to work towards a solution to the growing need for accommodation , humanitarian aid , and case management for newly arriving refugees and asylum seekers into Israel . The ARDC began to operate emergency shelters for new arrivals ."
},
{
"docid": "Sudanese_in_Israel",
"title": "",
"text": "Sudanese refugees in Israel refers to citizens of Sudan who have sought refuge in Israel due to military conflict at home , and to those who moved there illegally as migrant workers . In 2008 , there were 4,000 Sudanese in Israel , 1,200 from Darfur and the remainder Christians from South Sudan . The majority infiltrated through the Israeli-Egypt border . Most live in Tel-Aviv , Arad , Eilat and Bnei Brak ."
},
{
"docid": "European_migrant_crisis_(Finland)",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 migrant crisis in Finland relates to broader European migrant crisis of 2015 . On 13 September 2015 it was reported that the local authorities had estimated the flow of 300 asylum seekers per day entering via the northern land border from Sweden into Tornio , which is the main route of migration flow into Finland . The total number of asylum seekers for the year was reported to be over 2.6 times the total amount for the whole of the previous year . During October 2015 , 7,058 new asylum seekers arrived in Finland . In mid-October the number of asylum seekers entering Finland during 2015 reached 27,000 , which is , in relation to the country 's size , the fourth-largest in Europe . In late November , the number passed 30,000 , nearly ten-fold increase compared to the previous year . In September , The Finnish Immigration Service ( Migri ) estimated that processing time of an asylum application may be extended from normal six months up to two years . In late November , the reception centers were reported to be rapidly running out of space , forcing the authorities resorting to refurbished shipping containers and tents to house new asylum seekers . The Interior Minister Petteri Orpo estimated that two in three asylum seekers come to Finland in hopes of higher standard of living . In November , the Permanent Secretary of the Interior Ministry stated that approximately 60-65 % of the recent applications for asylum will be denied . More than 60 % of asylum seekers who arrived during 2015 came from Iraq . In late October , The Finnish Immigration Service ( Migri ) changed its guidelines about areas in Iraq which are recognized as safe by the Finnish authorities , putting Iraqi asylum seekers under closer scrutiny . In late November , it was reported that more than 700 Iraqis had voluntarily canceled their asylum applications during September and October . According to the officials of Migri , some of the Iraqi asylum seekers have had erroneous assumptions about the country 's asylum policy . On 22 November 2015 it was reported that Finland had appealed to Russia with a proposal to prohibit the crossings at some of the land borders by bicycle . On 27 December 2015 , it was reported that Finland had blocked access for people to cross over two Russian border crossings ( Raja-Jooseppi and Salla ) by bicycles . Many asylum seekers were reported to have earlier crossed the border by bicycles . On 3 December , the Interior Minister Petteri Orpo announced that special repatriation centers would be established . These centers would be inhabited by the asylum seekers whose applications were declined . While he stressed that these camps would not be prisons , he described the inhabitants would be under strict surveillance . On 4 December 2015 , Finland reportedly closed one of its northern border checkpoints before the scheduled time along the Finnish -- Russian border . According to Russian media , due to the closure , asylum seekers could not enter the country . On 12 December 2015 , Finnish Interior Minister Petteri Orpo announced that if the external borders of EU can not be fixed , then Schengen , Dublin and in a way whole EU is under serious threat . Further he noted that Finland has imprisoned two asylum seekers , suing them for 11 cases of murder . According to Orpo , because of the failure in registering asylum seekers on the external borders , they can travel all the way to Finland via northern Sweden . He noted that border controls have been improved in harbors , airports and on land border crossings with Sweden . On 2 January 2016 it was reported , that Finland had issued a command for the Finnlines ferry crossing from Germany to Finland to refuse boarding asylum seekers without visa . German NGOs criticized the decision , and it was still unclear how it could be enforced , especially as a direct visa from Germany to Finland is not available . On 23 January 2016 it was reported , that Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini concluded that `` closing the eastern border is possible '' . He stated that if an asylum seeker does not have need for protection , their money will be taken away and themselves deported . As Finland was struggling with a declining economy and increasing unemployment , he noted that the funding of police forces , border control and securing the people `` needs to be organized '' . On 23 February the Finnish press reported that the profile of national origin of asylum seekers had changed , with a rise of Indian and Bangladeshi asylum seekers , so that the third largest group of asylum seekers after Afghans and Iraqis were Indians , the fourth Syrians and the fifth Bangladeshis ."
},
{
"docid": "European_migrant_crisis",
"title": "",
"text": "The European migrant crisis , or the European refugee crisis , is a term given to a period beginning in 2015 when rising numbers of people arrived in the European Union ( EU ) , travelling across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through Southeast Europe . These people included asylum seekers , but the vast majority are economic migrants , and a small number of hostile agents including `` Islamic State militants '' according to some intelligence agencies . Most of the unauthorised foreign migrants came from Muslim-majority countries of regions south and east of Europe , including Western Asia , South Asia and Africa . By religious affiliation , the majority of entrants were Muslim ( usually Sunni Muslim ) , with a small component of non-Muslim minorities ( including Yazidis , Assyrians , Mandeans , etc. ) . According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , the top three nationalities of entrants of the over one million Mediterranean Sea arrivals between January 2015 and March 2016 were Syrian ( 46.7 % ) , Afghan ( 20.9 % ) and Iraqi ( 9.4 % ) . Of the unauthorised entrants arriving in Europe by sea in 2015 , 58 % were adult males over 18 years of age , 17 % were adult females over 18 years of age and 25 % were minors under 18 years of age . The number of deaths at sea rose to record levels in April 2015 , when five boats carrying almost 2,000 migrants to Europe sank in the Mediterranean Sea , with a combined death toll estimated at more than 1,200 people . The shipwrecks took place in a context of ongoing conflicts and refugee crises in several Asian and African countries , which increased the total number of forcibly displaced people worldwide at the end of 2014 to almost 60 million , the highest level since World War II . Amid an upsurge in the number of sea arrivals in Italy from Libya in 2014 , several European Union governments refused to fund the Italian-run rescue option Operation Mare Nostrum , which was replaced by Frontex 's Operation Triton in November 2014 . In the first six months of 2015 , Greece overtook Italy as the first EU country of arrival , becoming , in the summer 2015 , the starting point of a flow of refugees and migrants moving through Balkan countries to northern European countries , mainly Germany and Sweden . Since April 2015 the European Union has struggled to cope with the crisis , increasing funding for border patrol operations in the Mediterranean , devising plans to fight migrant smuggling , launching Operation Sophia and proposing a new quota system both to relocate asylum seekers among EU states for processing of refugee claims to alleviate the burden on countries on the outer borders of the Union , and to resettle asylum-seekers who have been determined to be genuine refugees . Individual countries have at times reintroduced border controls within the Schengen Area , and rifts have emerged between countries willing to allow entry of asylum-seekers for processing of refugee claims and others countries trying to discourage their entry for processing . According to Eurostat , EU member states received over 1.2 million first-time asylum applications in 2015 , more than double that of the previous year . Four states ( Germany , Hungary , Sweden and Austria ) received around two-thirds of the EU 's asylum applications in 2015 , with Hungary , Sweden and Austria being the top recipients of asylum applications per capita ."
},
{
"docid": "Refugee_kidnappings_in_Sinai",
"title": "",
"text": "Between 2009 and 2014 , there were large numbers of refugees who were kidnapped and held in Sinai . Refugees from various countries were transported to Sinai and held hostage by members of Bedouin tribes . Typically , the hostages were forced to give up phone numbers of relatives and were tortured with the relatives on the phone , in order to obtain ransoms in the range of $ 20,000 - $ 40,000 . If the families could n't pay , the hostages were killed . Many of the hostages , refugees from Sudan , Ethiopia or Eritrea , paid traffickers for transport to the Israeli border , hoping to cross into that country . They were instead taken hostage by those they had paid . Others were taken by force from refugee camps in Sudan , as reported by the United Nations Refugee Agency in January 2013 . Amnesty International published a report about numerous kidnappings in 2011-2013 in the Shagarab refugee camps in eastern Sudan , carried out by members of the Rashaida tribe , with victims being sold off to gangs in Sinai , where they would be brutally mistreated to extract ransoms . In 2012 Israel constructed a fence at its border to Sinai to keep out African migrants , causing the Rashaida to lose income from transporting refugees to the border ; they then started to concentrate on kidnappings instead . The phenomenon was first documented by Israeli organization Hotline for Refugees and Migrants in 2010 in a report entitled In the Dead of the Wilderness . The report was based on testimonies they collected from 60 asylum seekers , mostly Eritreans , who had been tortured for ransom in the Sinai desert . Staff and volunteers of the organisation mostly met the survivors in Israeli immigration detention centers where they were visiting recently arrived asylum seekers . Many people arrived with serious injuries , and some women arrived pregnant as a result of rape . Seriously injured people were immediately taken to hospital upon arrival in Israel . German journalist Michael Obert visited the region in 2013 , met a victim and a torturer and talked to an activist of the New Generation Foundation for Human Rights in Al-Arish . The organization has documented hundreds of cases of mutilated corpses of Africans found in the desert . Obert reported that some Islamist militants were using force to try to stop the kidnapper gangs . He described a lawless and impoverished region where children were looking forward to grow up to become kidnappers . A 2011 CNN documentary reported on Eritrean refugees who had paid Bedouin traffickers for transport to Israel but were instead held in bondage before their organs were harvested . In 2013 the Al-Arish activist presented photos of corpses from which organs had been professionally removed and claimed to have seen mobile operation units . In February 2011 , Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reported that some 190 Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees were being held hostage in Sinai , and that numerous refugee women reported having been raped on their trip to Israel . In 2013 , the same organization estimated that about 1,000 refugees were being held in Sinai hostage camps , and that in total about 7,000 refugees had been abused in these camps , resulting in more than 4,000 deaths . In a 2013 report , This American Life reported on the experiences of journalist Meron Estefanos , who has helped publicize the kidnappings , and helped get some hostages freed . The Egypt -- Israel Peace Treaty of 1979 limits the number of Egyptian forces that can be deployed in Sinai . After the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 , security forces largely abandoned the peninsula , but they returned in 2014 to fight unrelated terrorist networks , and the practice of kidnapping refugees moved to Libya and elsewhere ."
},
{
"docid": "Sudanese_in_the_United_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "Sudanese in the United Kingdom ( also British Sudanese ) including Sudanese-born immigrants to the UK and their British-born descendants are an extremely diverse national group , especially in terms of political and religious views . It is thought that the UK is home to the oldest Sudanese diaspora in the Western World , as well as one of the largest . Sudanese migrants to the UK have traditionally included professionals , business people and academics , and more recently have included asylum seekers fleeing Sudan 's second civil war . Sudanese people live in many of the UK 's largest cities and towns ."
},
{
"docid": "Migrant_Helpline",
"title": "",
"text": "Migrant Help UK is a nationwide non-campaigning charity , based in South East England , dedicated to offering advice and support to vulnerable migrants . It has more than 50 years of knowledge and experience in supporting asylum seekers , refugees , victims of modern-day slavery and other migrants . It operates a range of support services , including the Asylum Help telephone advice line and Clear Voice , an interpreting and translation service covering more than 80 languages ."
},
{
"docid": "Repatriation",
"title": "",
"text": "Repatriation is the process of returning an asset , an item of symbolic value or a person - voluntarily or forcibly - to its owner or their place of origin or citizenship . The term may refer to non-human entities , such as converting a foreign currency into the currency of one 's own country , as well as to the process of returning military personnel to their place of origin following a war . It also applies to diplomatic envoys , international officials as well as expatriates and migrants in time of international crisis . For refugees , asylum seekers and illegal migrants , repatriation can mean either voluntary return or deportation ."
},
{
"docid": "International_Detention_Coalition",
"title": "",
"text": "The International Detention Coalition ( IDC ) is an incorporated not-for-profit organization , forming a network of more than 250 non-governmental organizations , faith - based groups , academics and individuals that provide legal , social , medical and other services , carry out research and reporting , and undertake advocacy and policy work on behalf of refugees , asylum seekers and migrants . These groups and individuals from more than 50 countries , have come together to form the IDC to share information and promote good practices and the greater use of international and regional human rights standards and principles as they relate to the detention of refugees , asylum seekers and migrants . This includes advocating for greater respect for the human rights of detainees , preventing and limiting the use of , seeking alternatives to , and using the least restrictive forms of , immigration detention . The IDC Secretariat is based in Melbourne , Australia , with regional consultants based internationally ."
},
{
"docid": "Refugees_and_asylum_in_Russia",
"title": "",
"text": "The Russian Federation 's Law on Refugees defines who is a refugee for purposes of obtaining asylum in the country . The Law defines a refugee as a `` person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence ; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race , religion , nationality , membership in a particular social group or political opinion ; and is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country , or to return there , for fear of persecution . Upon receiving an asylum seeker 's application , the Russian Federal Migration Service ( `` FMS '' ) determines whether the asylum seeker meets the legislative definition of a `` refugee '' and should be granted asylum . As of year end 2006 , 1,020 people have been granted temporary asylum status and 405 people have been granted full refugee status by the Russian government . It is estimated , however , that there may be as many as one million `` undocumented foreigners '' on Russian soil awaiting initial access to the procedure of refugee status determination . The Russian authorities are notorious for denying refugee status to asylum seekers -- with the approval rate for refugee status at only 2-5 % of applicants . According to an April 2007 report , individuals from Afghanistan constitute the largest number of asylum seekers in Russia . According to Vladimir Rucheikov , head of asylum issues in the Citizenship Department of the Federal Migration Service of Russia , Afghanis make up over 70 % of all submitted applications . Additionally , Afghans make up the majority of those that actually gain refugee status ( as of 2006 , 962 Afghans have been granted temporary asylum status and 240 Afghans have been granted full refugee status ) . Asylum seekers in Russia also originate from various African and Middle Eastern countries . Given the significant difficulty in obtaining refugee status , many asylum seekers seek non profit legal representation ( such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( `` UNHCR '' ) , that help them consider the most durable and realistic solution for them and their family . Without legal assistance , the legal intricacies of the Law on Refugees are likely to be overlooked , and their application for asylum could be denied regardless of the legitimacy of their claim . The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was adopted at a special United Nations conference . The Soviet Union , however , never ratified the 1951 Convention , partly because it viewed the Convention as a treaty whose standards `` were dictated by the Western Countries '' . After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 , however , a large number of people from the former Soviet Union republics migrated into the Russian Federation . In direct response to the dramatic migration into the country , Russia , in 1992 , accepted the establishment of the UNHCR and established the Federal Migration Service ( `` FMS '' ) . A year after establishing the FMS , Russia acceded to the 1951 Convention ( and the 1967 Protocol ) and enacted specific legislation to address the increased migration . In 1993 , Russia adopted three laws to address the issue of migration . The first law , incorporated under the Russian Constitution , grants individuals the right to claim political asylum in Russia . The second law , the Law on Forced Migrants , addressed those asylum seekers who either already had Russian citizenship or were qualified to obtain it . These migrants were mainly people living in FSU republics , with or without Russian citizenship , that were forced to move to Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union for economic reasons . The Law on Forced Migrants allowed these individuals to freely and legally move to Russia . The third law , the Law on Refugees , addressed those asylum seekers coming from states other than the Former Soviet Union republics , or the `` far abroad '' . In effect , the laws enacted in 1993 were meant to offer protection first to former Soviet citizens , and second to citizens of all other countries . In fact , the dominant interpretation of the 1993 Law on Refugees was that refugee status was to be granted only to asylum seekers from the `` near abroad '' ( the former Soviet republics ) . However , as Russia began to develop in the mid 1990s , large numbers of individuals fearing persecution for various reasons in the Middle East , Africa , and Asia viewed Russia as a safe place to migrate to . In response , in 1997 , Russia amended and replaced the 1993 Law on Refugees to better address those individuals who have traveled to Russia in need of international protection ."
},
{
"docid": "Palagonia_double_homicide",
"title": "",
"text": "On 30 August 2015 , married couple Vincenzo Solano and Mercedes Ibáñez were found killed at their house in Palagonia , Sicily . An 18-year-old Ivorian illegal immigrant was arrested on their suspected murder ; the authorities stated that they had strong evidence against the migrant and expected that accomplices , likely to be Italian nationals , remained at large . The identity of the suspect as an asylum seeker added to the debate on immigration to Italy ."
},
{
"docid": "Voluntary_return",
"title": "",
"text": "Voluntary return or voluntary repatriation is the return of a displaced person , a rejected asylum seeker , a refugee , a victim of trafficking or a stranded migrant who is unable or unwilling to remain in the host country and who volunteers to return to their country of origin ."
},
{
"docid": "Iraqi_diaspora_in_Europe",
"title": "",
"text": "There have been many waves of refugees and emigrants from Iraq since the late 1970s until the present . Major events the modern history of Iraq resulted in the flight of what are now millions of Iraqis : more than three decades of repression and occasional violent attacks and massacres against the Kurdish population in the north and the Shi'a in the south perpetrated by Saddam Hussein 's regime , the Iran -- Iraq War of 1980 -- 1988 , the 1991 Gulf War , the economic sanctions that lasted from 1991 until the toppling of Saddam Hussein , and the 2003 US-led Invasion of Iraq . By 2008 , the continuous violence that unfolded since US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 has displaced a total of 4.7 million people : 2.7 millions are internally displaced persons ( IDPs ) , and the remaining 2 millions have fled the country in search of refuge . Iraqis have become the third largest refugee population after the Afghans and the Palestinians . `` That means that more than 15 per cent of Iraq 's population has been displaced , one out of every six . '' </font> The majority of these 2 million refugees have found haven in Jordan and Syria , which have kept their borders open for those Iraqis who want to flee the country . However , neither Syria nor Jordan have signed the 1951 Refugee Convention and address the Iraqis not as refugees , but as `` guests '' on the basis of Arab solidarity . Most Iraqis are not allowed to work and are pushed into the informal labor sector which comes with a host of legal problems and opens the door to exploitative labor practices . In addition , their access to public services is relative and under constant revision . Due to the large influx of Iraqis that were arriving to Syrian and Jordan in 2007 , the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) established that year a resettlement program in Damascus and Amman . By October 2009 , the UNHCR reported that it had referred more than 82,500 refugees for resettlement in industrialized countries , 75 per cent of which were resettled in the United States and the remaining 25 per cent in Canada , Australia and a lesser number in European countries . However , only 33,000 persons of the 82,500 cases mentioned above had completed the resettlement process by 2009 . Europe has hosted an important population of Iraqi exiles since the 1980s with the outbreak of the Iran -- Iraq War . In particular , the Iraqi diaspora has had a strong presence in the UK , Sweden , Norway and the Netherlands ( which has hosted refugees since the 1991 Gulf War ) . Nevertheless , Europe 's performance in addressing the refugee crisis that resulted from the US-led invasion of Iraq has been widely criticized by the UNHCR , which denounced the small number of asylum applicants accepted by the EU . By the end of 2008 , only 10 per cent of the Iraqi refugees resettled by the UNHCR were hosted by EU countries , mainly Sweden and the Netherlands . The UK -- a country that not only had historically hosted a large number of Iraqi refugees but one that had also participated in the invasion of Iraq -- granted refugee status or complementary protection to only 8.7 percent of the Iraqi asylum-seekers in 2005 , a significant decrease if considered that from 1997 to 2001 that rate averaged 44 percent . In 2007 , the UN called on western nations to accept more Iraqi refugees , signaling specifically the US and the UK and adding that the latter should `` take the lead in Europe by immediately announcing a program to resettle some of the Iraqi refugees currently living in the most difficult conditions '' . After 18 months of pressure by the UNHCR , the EU reached a ( non-binding ) agreement in November 2008 for accepting up to 10,000 Iraqi refugees , giving special treatment to those living in extreme conditions in Syria and Jordan . According to the UNHCR , every asylum-seeker than comes from the central and southern regions of Iraq should be granted refugee status . However , many European countries are not following these guidelines and argue that the post-war situation in these areas of Iraq is not enough for qualifying Iraqis as refugees . These discrepancies about the current situation of violence in Iraq -- which has important political connotations , especially for those countries that participated in the invasion -- and whether Iraqis are eligible for protection or not has enabled some countries not only to reject asylum applications , but also to repatriate asylum-seekers back to Iraq . The UNHCR has repeatedly condemned the UK , Sweden , the Netherlands and Norway , among other European countries , for forcibly repatriating Iraqis when the situation back in their homeland is still not safe for them . UNHCR 's spokesman in Geneva , Adrian Edwards , said in September 2010 that '' -LSB- w -RSB- e strongly urge European governments to provide Iraqis with protection until the situation in their areas of origin in Iraq allows for safe and voluntary returns . In this critical time of transition , we also encourage all efforts to develop conditions in Iraq that are conducive to sustainable and voluntary return '' . The EU does not have a unified system towards asylum-seekers . In 2000 Brussels announced the establishment of a Common European Asylum System that , however , has not been fully applied . A UNHCR research paper , `` Fortress Europe and the Iraqi ` intruders ' : Iraqi asylum-seekers and the EU , 2003 -- 2007 , '' points out that the only commonality among EU countries lies on their efforts for preventing refugees from reaching their territory in the first place . First , the EU does not accept the 'S ' series passport -- the most common one in Iraq -- , but require the ` G ' series one , which are only issued in one office situated in Baghdad . Second , if the valid series of passport is obtained , the step is obtaining a visa , a process that is `` virtually impossible '' . Third neither coalition troops based in Iraq nor embassies in Iraq accept petitions for asylum . Therefore , Iraqis who want to reach Europe are left with two options . They can either access the UN resettlement program by arriving to Damascus or Amman and wait indefinitely for being resettled ; or they can try to reach Europe illegally . The majority of Iraqis that enter the EU illegally do so through Greece , either by land crossing the Greco-Turkish border , or by reaching one of the numerous Greek islands by sea . Once in Greece , the majority travels to northern European countries and applies for refugee status rom there . The estimated cost of this second and illegal option is around $ 10,000 , an expensive alternative that only those with financial means can afford . In addition to the UNHCR , the European Council on Refugees and Exiles along with human rights groups have denounced the EU 's strict policies , which force many Iraqis to undertake long , dangerous and expensive journeys in order to find refuge in Europe . These tough policies executed by the EU result in a small number of asylum petitions : out of the many hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who sought resettlement in third countries from 2003 to 2007 , only 60,000 had applied for asylum in the EU ."
},
{
"docid": "Asylum_in_the_United_States",
"title": "",
"text": "The United States recognizes the right of asylum for individuals as specified by international and federal law . A specified number of legally defined refugees who either apply for asylum from inside the U.S. or apply for refugee status from outside the U.S. , are admitted annually . Refugees compose about one-tenth of the total annual immigration to the United States , though some large refugee populations are very prominent . Since World War II , more refugees have found homes in the U.S. than any other nation and more than two million refugees have arrived in the U.S. since 1980 . In the years 2005 through 2007 , the number of asylum seekers accepted into the U.S. was about 40,000 per year . This compared with about 30,000 per year in the UK and 25,000 in Canada . The U.S. accounted for about 10 % of all asylum-seeker acceptances in the OECD countries in 1998-2007 . The United States is by far the most populous OECD country and receives fewer than the average number of refugees per capita : In 2010-14 ( before the massive migrant surge in Europe in 2015 ) it ranked 28 of 43 industrialized countries reviewed by UNHCR . Asylum has three basic requirements . First , an asylum applicant must establish that he or she fears persecution in their home country . Second , the applicant must prove that he or she would be persecuted on account of one of five protected grounds : race , religion , nationality , political opinion , or social group . Third , an applicant must establish that the government is either involved in the persecution , or unable to control the conduct of private actors ."
},
{
"docid": "Migrant_Resource_Centre",
"title": "",
"text": "A Migrant Resource Centre or MRC is an Australian community-based organisation that provides settlement services for migrants and refugees . The main purpose of MRCs is to cater to the immediate and longer term needs of migrants and refugees to facilitate successful integration into their local community and enable them to reach their full potential . MRC 's provide information and referral services and assistance with finding and keeping employment to newly arrived migrants and refugees . MRCs also provide services for aged and disabled members of ethnic communities who prefer to access ethno-specific services . Many MRCs also conduct research and consultancy on a range of cultural and community issues . MRCs are limited by the terms of their funding and can only provide services to holders of certain categories of visa that allow them to access their services . Most asylum seekers are ineligible to access these services , along with most other government health , housing , community or employment services . There are a small number of specialist asylum seeker services that have been set up to cater to the needs of these highly marginalised people ."
},
{
"docid": "KISA_(NGO)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Movement for Equality , Support , Anti-Racism ( Κίνηση για Ισότητα , Στήριξη , Αντιρατσισμό , abbr . ΚΙΣΑ -- KISA ) , is a Cypriot Non-Governmental Organisation . It was founded in 1998 in response to changes in Cypriot society , which saw large waves of immigration from Eastern European and Third World countries . KISA has two main remits . Firstly , it is the leading charity to campaign against discrimination in all forms on the island , including racism and sex trafficking , including running the annual Action Week against Racism within the framework of the European Network Against Racism . Secondly , it operates Support Centres which provide free legal and social services , guidance and advice to migrants , refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus . KISA has frequently served to bring issues concerning third country migrants to national attention . Examples might include the suicide of a refugee in 2013 after his claim for asylum was mishandled , attacks on gay men and residents from other EU countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Refugees_in_South_Korea",
"title": "",
"text": "South Korea joined the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1992 and became the first country in East Asia to enact its own refugee law in 2012 . According to the Ministry of Justice in South Korea , there has been 12,208 asylum applicants since 1992 and it accepted 522 ( 4.2 % of the total applicants ) as refugees . The UNHCR categorized 44 industrialized countries in the world as refugees receiving countries . South Korea is one of the receiving countries in Asia-Pacific including Japan . The number of asylum applications in 2013 has increased by 85 % ; however , according to the Ministry of Justice in South Korea , the acceptance rate of refugees is 7.3 % at the end of 2014 . UNHCR said among the Parties relating to the Status of Refugees , 38 % of asylum seekers were accepted as refugees , which is Korea 's acceptance is much lower than international standards . The top nationality of asylum seekers in Korea is Pakistan ( 2,017 ) since 1994 . The top three nationalities of people accepted as a refugee are Myanmar ( 154 ) , Bangladesh ( 84 ) , and Ethiopia ( 73 ) . Refugees in Myanmar was accepted as a refugee because of political reason but the number has been decreased as the political situation in Myanmar getting better . The process of asylum applicants is very complicated in South Korea . Asylum seekers in South Korea are not allowed to get a job for the first 6 months , which prevent illegal stay for getting a job . There is no health insurance as well . Korean government support living expenses to asylum seekers , but for only 7 % of them because of lack of budget . It takes over a year to be decided as a refugee . The asylum seekers have to be permitted to extend their residence for every 6 months , a year for people who are staying under humanitarian grounds . However It is hard to be performed precisely because there is not enough human resources for status determination ."
},
{
"docid": "Refugees_in_Hong_Kong",
"title": "",
"text": "Refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong are a small part of the city 's population . Historically , waves of refugees have been accepted in the aftermath of war and crisis in the region . As of August 2015 , there are about 9,900 asylum seekers , mostly from South Asia , awaiting adjudication of their asylum claims . However , almost none are ultimately sustained as bona fide claims . A public debate surrounds the asylum system with criticism voiced about the high cost of supporting the living expenses of the asylum seekers and instances of process abuse by asylum seekers without a bona fide claim to torture or persecution risk ."
},
{
"docid": "Immigration_to_Greece",
"title": "",
"text": "The percentage of foreign populations in Greece is as high as 8.4 % in proportion to the total population of the country . Moreover , between 9 and 11 % of the registered Greek labor force of 4.4 million are foreigners . Migrants additionally make up 25 % of wage and salary earners . Migrants are so plentiful that in a society with negative natural population growth , immigration has become the sole source of population increase overall . As of 2012 , Albanian migrants constitute some 55 -- 60 % or more of the immigrant population . More recent immigrant groups , with more recent political asylum and/or illegal migration flows through Turkey of Afghans , Iranians , Iraqis , Somali and others . Since the 1990s , increases in such flows have led to the emergence of immigration as an increasingly important political issue in Greece . Immigrants fill roles mainly in the informal sector , and there are large numbers of undocumented immigrants in Greece today . As larger numbers of migrants entered Greece in the 1990s , the Greek government 's immigration policy began to be seen as lacking the control and legal framework to manage the situation . While the Greek government has made some changes in immigration policy , immigration reform remains a low priority . In 2015 , arrivals of refugees by sea have increased dramatically in Greece mainly due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War . There were 856,723 arrivals by sea in Greece , an almost fivefold increase to the same period of 2014 . An estimated 8 % of the arrivals applied for asylum in Greece , with others hoping to find asylum in Northern European countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Zimbabweans_in_the_United_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom are people who have migrated from Zimbabwe to the UK and their descendants . The Zimbabwean community in the UK is diverse , consisting of individuals of differing racial , ethnic , class , and political groups . There are asylum seekers , refugees , labour migrants , students , undocumented migrants , and others who have gained British citizenship ."
},
{
"docid": "Immigration_to_Italy",
"title": "",
"text": "Immigration to Italy occurs from a variety of countries . As of 1 January 2015 , there were 5,014,437 foreign nationals resident in Italy . This amounted to 8.2 % of the country 's population and represented an increase of 92,352 over the previous year . These figures include children born in Italy to foreign nationals ( who were 75,067 in 2014 ; 14.9 % of total births in Italy ) , but exclude foreign nationals who have subsequently acquired Italian nationality ; this applied to 129,887 people in 2014 . They also exclude illegal immigrants whose numbers are difficult to determine . In May 2008 , The Boston Globe quoted an estimate of 670,000 for this group . The distribution of foreign born population is largely uneven in Italy : 59.5 % of immigrants live in the northern part of the country ( the most economically developed area ) , 25.4 % in the central one , while only 15.1 % live in the southern regions . The children born in Italy to foreign mothers were 102.000 in 2012 , 99.000 in 2013 and 97.000 in 2014 . Many illegal immigrants from Africa make the dangerous boat journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy . This has led to numerous disasters such as the 2007 Malta migrant shipwreck , the 2009 Libya migrant shipwreck , the 2011 migrant shipwreck , the 2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck , and the 2015 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwrecks . Once in Italy , immigrants seeking asylum often are unable to leave due to the Dublin Regulation requirement that they stay in the first country where they are processed . Since the expansion of the European Union , the most recent wave of migration has been from surrounding European states , particularly Eastern Europe , and increasingly Asia , replacing North Africa as the major immigration area . About a million Romanians , around 10 % of them being Roma , are officially registered as living in Italy . As of 2013 , the foreign born population origin was subdivided as follows : Europe ( 50.8 % ) , Africa ( 22.1 % ) , Asia ( 18.8 % ) , America ( 8.3 % ) , and Oceania ( 0.1 % ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Children_Overboard_affair",
"title": "",
"text": "The Children Overboard affair was an Australian political controversy involving public allegations by Howard Government ministers in October 2001 , in the lead-up to a federal election , that seafaring asylum seekers had thrown children overboard in a presumed ploy to secure rescue and passage to Australia . The government 's handling of this and other events involving unauthorised arrivals worked to its advantage . The Tampa affair had led the government to adopt stricter border protection measures to prevent unauthorised arrivals from reaching Australia by boat . Polls indicated the measures had public support . The government was able to portray itself as `` strong '' on border protection measures and its opponents as `` weak '' . In November 2001 , the Liberal-National coalition was re-elected with an increased majority . The Australian Senate Select Committee for an inquiry into a certain maritime incident later found that no children had been at risk of being thrown overboard and that the government had known this prior to the election . The government was criticised for misleading the public and cynically '' ( exploiting ) voters ' fears of a wave of illegal immigrants by demonising asylum-seekers '' . Although reports indicated that the strain of being towed was the proximate cause of the asylum seeker boat eventually sinking , Australian Prime Minister John Howard asserted that the asylum seekers `` irresponsibly sank the damn boat , which put their children in the water '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Administration_of_Border_Crossings,_Population_and_Immigration",
"title": "",
"text": "The Administration of Border Crossings , Population and Immigration ( PIBA ) was established in July 23 , 2008 . It is responsible for administering population registries ( including identification cards and passports ) , the granting of citizenship , approval and supervision of entry and exit , inspection and licensing of firearms , and the treatment of foreigners staying in Israel , including Palestinian workers , illegal aliens , migrant workers and refugees . The Head of the Administration , Yaacov Ganot , was appointed in 2007 . At the time , Knesset members and human rights groups expressed concern . Ganot had served as prisons commissioner and prior to that as head of the Immigration authority , where his employees were known for engaging in violent altercations with migrant workers ."
},
{
"docid": "Hungarian_border_barrier",
"title": "",
"text": "In 2015 , Hungary built a border barrier on its border with Serbia and Croatia . The fence was constructed during the European migrant crisis ( see timeline ) , with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants from entering illegally , and enabling the option to enter through official checkpoints and claim asylum in Hungary in accordance with international and European law . The number of illegal entries to Hungary declined greatly after the barrier was finished . Following an increased influx of migrants into the Schengen Area despite the Dublin Regulation , Hungary stated that the EU was `` too slow to act '' , and started construction of the barrier in June 2015 . According to BBC News , `` many of the migrants currently in Hungary have been refusing to register there , in order to continue their journeys to Germany before seeking asylum '' , thus refusing to comply with European law . Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán commented : `` Our job is only to register them '' . The barrier was completed in September . Later , Hungary constructed barriers on minor sections of the Croatian border that are not separated by the Drava river ."
},
{
"docid": "Galia_Sabar",
"title": "",
"text": "Galia Sabar ( גליה צבר , born 1963 , Israel ) is a Professor of African Studies at Tel Aviv University . She is the Chair of African Studies at the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University , where she also serves as the Coordinator of African Studies at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies . Sabar has published seven books and dozens of articles in professional journals . In addition to her academic research , Sabar has been a leading social activist in Israel mainly in relation to Ethiopian immigrants as well as in partnership with various NGOs assisting African labor migrants and asylum seekers . In May 2009 , in recognition of her work combining academic rigor with social activism , Sabar received the Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award , sponsored by the international organization Wisdom in Action and delivered by the 14th Dalai Lama ."
}
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The American Broadcasting Company has a nickname.
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[
{
"docid": "American_Broadcasting_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney -- ABC Television Group , a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . The network is headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan , New York City . There are additional major offices and production facilities elsewhere in New York City , as well as in Los Angeles and Burbank , California . Since 2007 , when ABC Radio ( also known as Cumulus Media Networks ) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting , ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television . The fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the Big Three television networks , ABC is often nicknamed as `` The Alphabet Network '' , as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the English alphabet , in order . ABC originally launched on October 12 , 1943 , as a radio network , separated from and serving as the successor to the NBC Blue Network , which had been purchased by Edward J. Noble . It extended its operations to television in 1948 , following in the footsteps of established broadcast networks CBS and NBC . In the mid-1950s , ABC merged with United Paramount Theatres , a chain of movie theaters that formerly operated as a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures . Leonard Goldenson , who had been the head of UPT , made the new television network profitable by helping develop and greenlight many successful series . In the 1980s , after purchasing an 80 % interest in cable sports channel ESPN , the network 's corporate parent , American Broadcasting Companies , Inc. , merged with Capital Cities Communications , owner of several print publications , and television and radio stations . In 1996 , most of Capital Cities/ABC 's assets were purchased by The Walt Disney Company . The television network has eight owned-and-operated and over 232 affiliated television stations throughout the United States and its territories . Most Canadians have access to at least one U.S.-based ABC affiliate , either over-the-air ( in areas located within proximity to the Canada -- United States border ) or through a cable , satellite or IPTV provider , although most ABC programs are subject to simultaneous substitution regulations imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission that allow pay television providers to replace an American station 's signal with the feed of a Canadian broadcaster to protect domestic programming rights and advertising revenue . ABC News provides news and features content for select radio stations owned by Citadel Broadcasting , which purchased the ABC Radio properties in 2007 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Impact_Zone",
"title": "",
"text": "The Impact Zone , also known as the Impact Wrestling Zone is the professional wrestling nickname for a sound stage in Universal Studios Florida in Orlando , Florida . Its nickname was derived from Impact ! ( now known as Impact Wrestling ) , a weekly television series produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA , now also known as Impact Wrestling ) which broadcast from this venue . Between 2004 and March 2013 , TNA taped their broadcasts from Soundstage 21 before terminating their lease and began to tour nationally . TNA returned to Universal Studios on November 21 , 2013 in Soundstage 19 , which is smaller and holds fewer people than their original soundstage . Since then , the company has been taping most of its programming at the Universal Studios ( with occasional tapings at other venues ) , but there is no permanent venue for the tapings . The company switches between Soundstages 19 , 20 and 21 . As part of the agreement with Universal Studios , Impact Wrestling ( previously TNA ) are not allowed to charge general admission to events held at the Impact Zone , with the exception of VIP packages . This means the company sometimes look for alternative venues to host their large pay-per-view events ."
},
{
"docid": "Jamie_Geller",
"title": "",
"text": "Jamie Geller is an American-born Israeli food writer , celebrity chef , television producer and businesswoman . She is an author of several cookbooks and the founder of the Kosher Media Network , a media company that is organized into five business segments : Publishing , Broadcasting , Digital , Live and E-Commerce . In 2010 KMN launched Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller , which has become the # 1 Trusted Kosher Content Brand . Additionally , she hosts online cooking shows called the `` Joy of Kosher '' cooking series . Geller has received acclaim including being called `` The Kosher Rachael Ray '' by the Miami Herald . Nicknamed the Queen of Kosher , Geller rocketed towards international prominence ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Broadcasting_Companies",
"title": "",
"text": "American Broadcasting Companies ( 1949 - 1989 ) originally named United Paramount Theatres then American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres ( 1953-1965 ) with the final name of ABC Television ( 1986-1989 ) American Broadcasting Company , the TV network , formerly a division of the first American Broadcasting Companies from ( 1953-1986 ) American Broadcasting Companies , Inc. ( 1986 - ) a current subsidiary of some form of the Walt Disney Company that operates under the assumed name of KABC-TV Inc. ."
},
{
"docid": "WJJQ",
"title": "",
"text": "WJJQ and WJJQ-FM are a pair of full-service radio stations in Tomahawk , Wisconsin . They are owned by Albert Broadcasting , Inc. . The company 's FM service broadcasts a mixed adult contemporary and country music format , and the AM station is an ESPN Radio affiliate . The company is a family-owned community radio station . Their slogan is : `` Your information and entertainment station of the northwoods . '' It is a 25,000 watt station that broadcasts at 92.5 MHz . It uses the nickname `` The Big Q. '' . WJJQ ( AM ) , previously used the call letters WYYS , and before that , WELF in the early 1970s ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_production_companies_owned_by_the_American_Broadcasting_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "The Disney -- ABC Television Group , formerly American Broadcasting Companies and Capital Cities/ABC , has formed a number of production companies over the years . ABC Film Syndication , or ABC Films , was ABC 's syndication distribution arm from 1953 to 1971 when FCC passed the fin-syn rule . As a result , ABC Films was sold to 5 of its former executives becoming Worldvision Enterprises . ABC 's current primary production company is ABC Studios . A number of production companies were formed under Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises , or ABC Cable and International Broadcast Group : Capital Cities/ABC Video Productions , Ultra Entertainment , the Hemisphere Group and DIC Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Al_McCoy_(announcer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Al McCoy ( born April 26 , 1933 ) , sometimes nicknamed as The Voice of The Suns , is an American broadcaster and announcer . He has been the radio broadcast announcer for Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) games since 1972 , which makes him the longest tenured broadcaster in the NBA . In his entire tenure he has missed only one game due to illness ( December 31 , 2005 at the Chicago Bulls ) . With McCoy returning for the 2016 -- 17 season , he officially marks as the longest tenured NBA broadcaster of all-time , beating out Chick Hearn throughout his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers . McCoy is a resident of Arizona , and a native of Williams , Iowa . He is a graduate of Drake University ."
},
{
"docid": "Stretch_(nickname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stretch is the nickname of : Stretch Johnson ( 1915 -- 2002 ) , American tap dancer and social activist Campbell Miller ( 1910 -- 1972 ) , American baseball play-by-play broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals Stretch Murphy ( 1907 -- 1992 ) , American basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame Stretch Cunningham , a recurring character in the TV series All in the Family Category : Lists of people by nickname"
},
{
"docid": "American_Urban_Radio_Networks",
"title": "",
"text": "The American Urban Radio Networks ( AURN ) was created in October 1991 as the result of a merger between New York based National Black Network ( NBN ) , founded by Unity Broadcasting in 1973 , and Sheridan Broadcasting Networks ( SBN ) , founded by Pittsburgh based Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation . AURN provides a variety of programming to primarily African-American targeted radio stations . AURN is the only African-American controlled Radio & Ditigal network company in the country broadcasting 200 weekly news , entertainment , sports and information programs to more than 300 radio stations nationwide . American Urban Radio Networks reach an estimated 25 million listeners each week . AURN has offices and bureaus in New York , Pittsburgh , Atlanta , Chicago , Detroit , Los Angeles , Washington D.C. and is the only African-American broadcaster with a bureau in the White House . In May 2016 NBN parent company Access .1 Communications Corporation took over 100 % ownership of American Urban Radio Networks ."
},
{
"docid": "Georges_Collinet",
"title": "",
"text": "M'vam Georges Collinet ( born 1940 ? ) , also known in his early career by the nickname Maxi Voom Voom , is a Cameroonian-French-American broadcaster . He is known for hosting radio shows , such as the internationally distributed radio program Afropop Worldwide ; and for hosting and creating documentary television shows and films . From 1965 until the late 1990s , Collinet hosted a hugely popular morning show broadcast by Voice of America which had over 120 million daily listeners . He is widely considered the best-known and most famous broadcaster on the African continent . Most , if not all , of his work focuses on Africa . He has broadcast in French and English ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Broadcasting-Paramount_Theatres",
"title": "",
"text": "American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres , Inc. ( originally United Paramount Theatres , later the American Broadcasting Companies and ABC Television ) was the post-merger parent company of the American Broadcasting Company and United Paramount Theatres ."
},
{
"docid": "Mink_Building",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mink Building , located at 1361 Amsterdam Avenue between 126th and 128th Streets , is a five-story red brick structure in the Harlem/Manhattanville neighborhood of New York City . Towering over most of its neighbors , it is recognizable because of its historical German-American style . The Mink Building was built in 1905 as the main building for the Bernheimer and Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Company . It was their purpose to create a building that also served as a symbol for their business , and though their business is long gone , the building continues to broadcast its presence in the area . The Mink Building has undergone multiple transformations in use , although not form , over the last century . Its nickname comes from its use in the 1950s as a storage facility for fur coats , although it is now a mixed-use facility with few tenants . The Mink Building is currently playing an important role in efforts to revitalize business and commerce in Harlem . The real estate agency of Cushman and Wakefield along with the owner , the Janus Property Company , are pushing to lease more of the 137000 sqft to new tenants to achieve this goal ."
},
{
"docid": "Axis_Sally",
"title": "",
"text": "Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to female radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda for the European Axis Powers during World War II . These included : Mildred Gillars , German-American who broadcast for Germany Rita Zucca , Italian-American who broadcast for Italy"
},
{
"docid": "Garden_State_Life_Insurance_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "Garden State Life Insurance Company is a small direct life insurance company located in League City , Texas . It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Galveston , Texas based American National Insurance Company . The company celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2006 , but has not been located in New Jersey , nicknamed the garden state , in many years . The company was previously a subsidiary of GEICO but was bought by American National in the early 1990s and moved from Maryland to Texas . Garden State Life has made a name for itself over the years by featuring personalities Barry Van Dyke ( son of Dick Van Dyke ) , Mickey Rooney and his wife Jan , and most recently Meredith Baxter in its television commercials . It has also been featured in the United States Postal Service change of address packet since 1998 . Category : Insurance companies of the United States Category : League City , Texas Category : Life insurance companies Category : Companies based in Texas"
},
{
"docid": "ESPN_College_Football_on_ABC",
"title": "",
"text": "ESPN College Football on ABC is the branding used for broadcasts of National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) college football games that are produced by ESPN , and televised on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) in the United States . ABC first began broadcasting regular season college football games in 1950 and has aired them on an annual basis since 1966 . The network has first pick of games from The American , Atlantic Coast , Big Ten , Big 12 , and Pac-12 conferences . In addition , ESPN also produces a separate prime time regular-season game package for ABC , under the umbrella brand Saturday Night Football . ( ESPN and ABC are both owned by The Walt Disney Company ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Bermuda_Broadcasting",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bermuda Broadcasting Company is the largest broadcasting company in Bermuda . Sometimes abbreviated locally as `` BBC '' , it is not related to the BBC , a public broadcaster in the United Kingdom . A commercial , for-profit broadcasting company since its beginning in the 1950s , the chairman is Fernance B. Perry . The Bermuda Broadcasting Company owns radio stations and TV stations using the call letters `` ZFB '' and `` ZBM '' . The ZBM callsign in particular is one of the oldest in Bermuda - this callsign has been used since 1953 for an AM radio station , since 1962 for an FM radio station , and was also used , beginning in 1958 , for the first Bermudian television station , which gave Bermudians their own TV station after years of watching a TV channel intended for American servicemen stationed at Kindley Field . ZFB was originally the callsign for the radio and TV stations of the Capital Broadcasting Company from 1965 to 1984 . The BBC also maintains a website , http://www.bermudabroadcasting.com . In 2008 , in the wake of labour unrest and amidst a staff shake-up at the broadcasting company , Fernance Perry told the Royal Gazette that the firm 's future outlook is `` bright '' . The following year , a strike by 40 unionised employees in April 2009 , halted all programming at the company 's radio and television stations for four days . Perry said that changes in work rules and staff pay were needed `` to help a financially ailing company '' . The work stoppage was settled and normal operations resumed on April 21 , after government mediation ."
},
{
"docid": "Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation",
"title": "",
"text": "The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC ) is Australia 's national public broadcaster , owned and funded by the government . The ABC plays a leading role in the history of broadcasting in Australia . With a total annual budget of A$ 1.22 billion , the corporation provides television , radio , online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia , as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio Australia . Founded in 1929 as the Australian Broadcasting Company , it was subsequently made a state-owned corporation on 1 July 1932 as the Australian Broadcasting Commission . The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 changed the name of the organisation to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , effective 1 July 1983 . Although funded and owned by the government , the ABC remains editorially independent as ensured through the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 . The ABC is sometimes informally referred to as `` Aunty '' , originally in imitation of the British Broadcasting Corporation 's nickname ."
},
{
"docid": "Media_in_Manchester",
"title": "",
"text": "Media in Manchester has been an integral part of Manchester 's culture and economy for many generations and has been described as the only other British city to rival to London in terms of television broadcasting . Today , Manchester is second largest centre of the creative and digital industries in Europe . Most notable television exports include the longest running serial soap drama in the world in Coronation Street and the longest running documentary series in 7 Up ! , A wide array of award-winning British television programmes have originated from , and often been set in Manchester , such as Coronation Street , A Question of Sport , Dragon 's Den , The Royle Family , University Challenge , Mastermind , Songs of Praise , Top of the Pops , It 's a Knockout , World in Action , Seven Up ! , Jewel in the Crown , Brideshead Revisited , Stars in Their Eyes , The Krypton Factor , Red Dwarf , Life on Mars , Cold Feet , Cracker and The Street . In the BFI TV list of greatest British television programmes decided by industry professionals in 2000 , nine television programmes which were devised and produced in Manchester made the top 50 . Manchester was given the nickname ` Granadaland ' , as many of the city 's successful programmes were produced by Granada Television and its influential chairman Sidney Bernstein actively encouraged this nickname to promote Manchester and the North West . The company was based at Granada Studios in Manchester and was considered one of the best commercial television companies in the world by the Financial Times and The Independent . Granada had its own entertainment complex showcasing its television exports to the public . Eventually Granada took over eleven other franchisees through a series of hostile bids to form ITV in 2004 , and consequently a more unified ITV corporate brand appeared . The new MediaCityUK in Salford forms part of the major decentralisation of the BBC . The corporation opted to move to MediaCityUK in 2004 as a replacement for its ageing Mancunian studios at New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios . At the same time , BBC Television Centre was also coming to the end of its lifespan , so the BBC decided to split departments between existing facilities in London and Greater Manchester . The BBC currently has a major broadcast division business operating here under the BBC North Group it comprises the departments BBC Breakfast , BBC Sport , BBC Children 's , BBC Radio 5 Live , BBC Learning , BBC Research & Development and BBC Philharmonic presently broadcasting and producing . The Director-General of the BBC has indicated that a major BBC Channel such as BBC One or BBC Two would move by 2015 if the current operation is a success . ITV also has a major division of its business based here ITV Studios which is responsible for all UK and international production . The Guardian newspaper was founded in Manchester as the Manchester Guardian and the city 's regional newspaper , the Manchester Evening News is the second most popular regional newspaper in the UK after the Evening Standard ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_programs_broadcast_by_American_Broadcasting_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) is a commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney -- ABC Television Group , a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company . Headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan , ABC is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world . The network began its TV operations in 1948 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sarge_(nickname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarge is the nickname of : Paul Chambers ( footballer ) ( born 1982 ) , Australian rules footballer Norris Coleman ( born 1961 ) , American retired basketball player nicknamed `` The Sarge '' Sarge Ferris ( 1928-1989 ) , American poker player Gary Matthews ( born 1950 ) , former Major League Baseball player and coach , and current Phillies broadcaster Brad McCrimmon ( 1959-2011 ) , Canadian National Hockey League player and coach Orville Moody ( 1933-2008 ) , American golfer Charles Rangel ( born 1930 ) , American politician , lawyer and Korean War soldier Mitchell Sargent ( born 1979 ) , Australian former rugby league footballer Lewis Sargentich , professor at Harvard Law School Tony Schumacher ( drag racer ) ( born 1969 ) , American drag racer"
},
{
"docid": "Children's_programming_on_the_American_Broadcasting_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "For most of the network 's existence , in regard to children 's programming , the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) has aired mostly programming from Walt Disney Television or other producers ( most notably , Hanna-Barbera Productions and DIC Entertainment ) . This article outlines the history of children 's television programming on ABC including the various blocks and notable programs that have aired throughout the television network 's history ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Drebber",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Drebber ( born July 27 , 1950 ) is an American sportscaster currently working for SPEED . Drebber was born in Guam , Marianas Islands . Since 1978 , he has been a play-by-play , analyst , reporter , writer , and producer , covering eight Olympic , Pan American and Goodwill Games as well as world championships in 25 different sports including , aerobics , Drag boat racing , curling , cycling , and Nordic Events , for TNT , ESPN , ABC , CBS , and PBS . He currently broadcasts AMA Superbike , ARCA RE/MAX Series Racing , USAR Hooters Pro Cup , and Bike Week for SPEED . Brian got his start as a broadcaster/sports reporter by providing the stadium PA/Commentary at the Trexlertown Velodrome in the mid-1970s . As a rider there , his nickname was `` Dribbles . '' It was soon discovered that he was a far better announcer than a rider and his announcing style quickly became very popular at Trexlertown because he knew the sport and the riders very well and had a keen sense of humour . Category : Olympic Games broadcasters Category : Motorsport announcers Category : American sports announcers Category : American reporters and correspondents Category : Living people Category : Guam journalists Category : Curling broadcasters Category :1950 births"
},
{
"docid": "CBS",
"title": "",
"text": "CBS ( an initialism of the network 's former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center ) . CBS is sometimes referred to as the `` Eye Network '' , in reference to the company 's iconic logo , in use since 1951 . It has also been called the `` Tiffany Network '' , alluding to the perceived high quality of CBS programming during the tenure of William S. Paley . It can also refer to some of CBS 's first demonstrations of color television , which were held in a former Tiffany & Co. building in New York City in 1950 . The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc. , a collection of 16 radio stations that was purchased by Paley in 1928 and renamed the Columbia Broadcasting System . Under Paley 's guidance , CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States , and eventually one of the Big Three American broadcast television networks . In 1974 , CBS dropped its former full name and became known simply as CBS , Inc. . The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995 , renamed its corporate entity to the current CBS Broadcasting , Inc. in 1997 , and eventually adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation . In 2000 , CBS came under the control of Viacom , which was formed as a spin-off of CBS in 1971 . In late 2005 , Viacom split itself into two separate companies , and re-established CBS Corporation -- through the spin-off of its broadcast television , radio and select cable television and non-broadcasting assets -- with the CBS television network at its core . CBS Corporation is controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements , which also controls the current Viacom . CBS continues to operate the CBS Radio network , which now mainly provides news and features content for its portfolio of owned-and-operated radio stations in large and mid-sized markets , and affiliated radio stations in various other markets . The television network has more than 240 owned-and-operated and affiliated television stations throughout the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_Broadcasting",
"title": "",
"text": "Young Broadcasting , LLC was an American media company that owned or operated 12 television stations in 10 markets with a total U.S. television household coverage of 5.9 % . The company was formerly known as Young Broadcasting Inc. and was the outgrowth of the ad representation firm Adam Young Inc. , which was founded in 1944 by Adam Young . Previously a public company , Young Broadcasting voluntarily declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on February 13 , 2009 to restructure its debts . On June 24 , 2010 , the company emerged from bankruptcy as New Young Broadcasting Holding Co , Inc. , shedding $ 800 million in debt and becoming one of the most financially secure broadcasting companies in the country . Deborah A. McDermott was named President and CEO of the new company , in which Standard General L.P. , an American hedge fund , maintained a controlling interest . On November 12 , 2013 , privately held Young Broadcasting acquired a controlling interest in Media General through a reverse merger . Following the merger , the new company was owned 67.5 percent by Young shareholders and 32.5 percent by Media General shareholders . The newly merged company would continue to operate as Media General with headquarters in Richmond , Virginia and trade on the New York Stock Exchange ."
},
{
"docid": "Harold_Arlin",
"title": "",
"text": "Harold Wampler Arlin ( December 8 , 1895 -- March 14 , 1986 ) was an American engineer and foreman and was arguably the world 's first full-time and salaried announcer in broadcast radio . Arlin originally worked as an engineer and later foreman for the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company when he was hired as a part-time announcer by KDKA , the nation 's first commercially licensed radio station , in Pittsburgh in 1920 . On November 2 , 1920 , Arlin made history as the radio 's first announcer when he read over-the-air the returns to the 1920 presidential election between Senator Warren G. Harding and Governor James M. Cox . Arlin was soon hired full-time at KDKA . During his tenure at KDKA , Arlin became the first to announce radio broadcasts of a baseball game ( August 5 , 1921 ) , tennis match ( August 6 , 1921 ) , football game ( October 8 , 1921 ) , and a boxing match ( September 14 , 1923 ) . Arlin also interviewed many celebrities on the air , including Babe Ruth , Will Rogers , Lillian Gish and William Jennings Bryan . He spent five years at KDKA , where he was nicknamed the `` Voice of America '' . Listeners on several continents could hear KDKA and Arlin 's broadcasts , and The London Times called him `` the best known American voice in Europe '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Fred_McGriff",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederick Stanley McGriff ( born October 31 , 1963 ) is an American former professional baseball first baseman , who played for six Major League Baseball ( MLB ) teams from 1986 through 2004 . A power-hitting first baseman , he became a five-time All-Star and led both leagues in home runs in separate years -- the American League in 1989 and the National League in 1992 . McGriff finished his career with 493 home runs , tied with Hall of Fame player Lou Gehrig , and only seven homers away from joining the 500 home run club . He won a World Series title as a first baseman with the Atlanta Braves in 1995 . He currently works in the Atlanta Braves ' front office as Special Assistant to Baseball Operations . McGriff 's nickname , `` Crime Dog '' , one of the many humorous nicknames created by sports broadcaster Chris Berman , is a play on McGruff , a cartoon dog created for American police to raise children 's awareness on crime prevention . At first , McGriff stated he would prefer `` Fire Dog '' ( a reference to a fire in the press-box of Atlanta -- Fulton County Stadium the day the Braves acquired him from the Padres ; symbolically , the then-slumping Braves `` caught fire '' and ended up winning their division ) , but since has stated that he actually is fond of the `` Crime Dog '' nickname ."
},
{
"docid": "Broadcast_Alchemy",
"title": "",
"text": "Broadcast Alchemy was a radio broadcasting company that merged with Booth American Company in April 1994 to form Secret communications LP . Category : Defunct radio broadcasting companies of the United States"
},
{
"docid": "Inner_City_Broadcasting_Corporation",
"title": "",
"text": "The Inner City Broadcasting Corporation ( `` ICBC '' ) was an American media company based in New York City . It was one of the first broadcasting companies wholly owned by African-Americans ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Long",
"title": "",
"text": "For the 19th-century baseball player , see Jim Long ( baseball ) . Jim Long ( born Timothy John Moynihan , February 7 , 1943 , Worcester , Massachusetts ) is an Irish-American entrepreneur , whose pioneering marketing concepts and creative `` firsts '' are iconic in the broadcast music industry . Experienced in the development of intellectual properties , his business holdings have focused on music production , master recordings , music publishing , and broadcast licensing and syndication for the radio , television and film industries . Long founded/co-founded numerous broadcast and radio syndication companies , including Dallas-based TM Productions/Starr Broadcasting , FirstCom/Jim Long Music , Long-Pride Broadcasting , and a Nashville-based music and publishing group , OneMusic . At various times , he has also held owner interest in 19 radio and TV stations throughout the U.S. His record label , Honest Entertainment , has produced Grammy-nominated albums , and he has numerous awards from the advertising and broadcast industries . Today , Long is CEO of Los Angeles-based Telos Holdings , Inc. which owns Point Classics one of the world 's most extensive classical music catalogs , with over 3500 major compositions -- and is chairman of the internet-based music service company , Crucial Music Corporation , which he co-founded in Los Angeles . He also co-founded L.A.-based Elias Arts Music Library ."
},
{
"docid": "Multicultural_Broadcasting",
"title": "",
"text": "Multicultural Broadcasting is a media company based in New York City founded by Chinese-American businessman Arthur Liu . It caters mostly to the Asian American community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top markets in multiple languages . The company was founded as Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. ( MRBI ) in 1982 with an initial business in United States radio broadcasting industry . To this day , it remains the largest Asian American owned media group in the U.S."
},
{
"docid": "Timmons_&_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "Timmons & Company is an American lobbying firm based in Washington , D.C. . After William Timmons left the Ford White House in 1975 , he founded this company along with Tom Korologos , who had reported to Timmons as Nixon 's White House legislative liaison . Nicknamed the `` Rain Maker '' for his aptitude to spur change on Capitol Hill , Timmons has used his clout in a scrupulous fashion . It was reported in 1982 that throughout his years of work in Washington , Timmons had given an honorable name to lobbying ."
}
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{
"docid": "Cindy_McCain",
"title": "",
"text": "Cindy Lou Hensley McCain ( born May 20 , 1954 ) is an American businesswoman , philanthropist , and humanitarian , and the wife of long-time United States Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain of Arizona . She was born and raised in Phoenix , Arizona , as the daughter of wealthy beer distributor Jim Hensley . After receiving bachelor 's and master 's degrees from the University of Southern California , she became a special education teacher . She married John McCain in 1980 and the couple moved to Arizona in 1981 , where her husband would be elected to the United States Congress the following year and has been in office since then . The couple had three children together , in addition to adopting another . From 1988 to 1995 , she founded and operated a nonprofit organization , the American Voluntary Medical Team , which organized trips by medical personnel to disaster-stricken or war-torn third-world areas . During this time , she became addicted to painkillers for several years and resorted to having a physician write illegal prescriptions on her behalf . She reached an agreement with the government in which no charges were filed against her . Upon her father 's death in 2000 , she inherited majority control and became chair of Hensley & Co. , one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States . She participated in both of her husband 's presidential campaigns and , in 2008 , drew both positive and negative scrutiny for her appearance , demeanor , wealth , spending habits , and financial obligations . She continues to be an active philanthropist and serves on the boards of Operation Smile , Eastern Congo Initiative , CARE and HALO Trust , frequently making overseas trips in conjunction with their activities . During the 2010s she has become prominent in the fight against human trafficking ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "David_Weiner",
"title": "",
"text": "David Weiner is a Contributing Editor at the Huffington Post . He was formerly the New York Editor and Blog Editor for the site . As a Huffington Post blogger , Weiner broke the `` Recipegate '' scandal in which Senator John McCain 's wife , Cindy McCain , was found to have plagiarized `` family recipes '' for the McCain campaign website during the 2008 United States presidential election . Cindy McCain would later go on The View to defend herself . In 2009 , Weiner and Sarah Greenwalt launched National Fist Bump Day ."
},
{
"docid": "Meghan_McCain",
"title": "",
"text": "Meghan Marguerite McCain ( born October 23 , 1984 ) is an American columnist , author , Fox News host and contributor , and blogger . She is the daughter of 2008 presidential nominee and long-time U.S. Senator John McCain and Cindy Hensley McCain . McCain first received media attention in 2007 for her blog , McCain Blogette , on which she documented life on the campaign trail and mused about fashion , music , and pop culture . In 2009 , she became a contributing author for The Daily Beast , and in 2011 , began appearing as a contributor on MSNBC . In 2013 , she began hosting on the start-up Pivot channel and in 2014 assumed the co-host role on Pivot 's TakePart Live until that show was canceled later in the year . In July 2015 , McCain joined Premiere Networks as host of the nationally syndicated radio program America Now . McCain also signed on as a FOX News contributor in July 2015 , and was officially named a regular co-host of the afternoon talk program Outnumbered on November 14 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Early_life_and_military_career_of_John_McCain",
"title": "",
"text": "The early life and military career of John Sidney McCain III spans the first forty-five years of his life ( 1936 -- 1981 ) . McCain 's father and grandfather were admirals in the United States Navy . McCain was born on August 29 , 1936 , in the Panama Canal Zone , and attended many schools growing up as his family moved among naval facilities . McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958 . He married the former Carol Shepp in 1965 ; he adopted two children from her previous marriage and they had another child together . As a naval aviator , McCain flew attack aircraft from carriers . During the Vietnam War , he narrowly escaped death in the 1967 Forrestal fire . On his twenty-third bombing mission in October 1967 , he was shot down over Hanoi and badly injured . He subsequently endured five and a half years as a prisoner of war , including periods of torture . In 1968 , he refused a North Vietnamese offer of early release , because it would have meant leaving before other prisoners who had been held longer . He was released in 1973 after the Paris Peace Accords . Upon his return , McCain studied at the National War College , commanded a large training squadron in Florida , and was appointed the Navy liaison to the U.S. Senate . He divorced his wife Carol in 1980 and married the former Cindy Hensley shortly thereafter . He retired from the Navy in 1981 as a captain ."
},
{
"docid": "Cindy_Bortz",
"title": "",
"text": "Cindy Bortz is an American former figure skater . She is the 1987 World Junior champion . Bortz is now married ( her married name is Cindy Bortz-Gould ) . She teaches skating in Simi Valley , California . Bortz is Jewish , and was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 . Bortz-Gould appeared on TLC 's show Ice Diaries in 2006 , where one of her students , Danielle Kahle , was featured ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Hensley",
"title": "",
"text": "James Willis `` Jim '' Hensley ( April 12 , 1920 -- June 21 , 2000 ) was an American businessman in the beer industry . Hensley was born in Texas and moved to Arizona during his youth . He was a bombardier on B-17 Flying Fortresses during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross . After the war he was convicted of illegal distribution of liquor and was also involved in a racetrack operation that was investigated by authorities . He founded Hensley & Co. in 1955 . Headquartered in Phoenix , it grew to be one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributorships in the nation . One of Arizona 's richest men at the time of his death , Hensley was the father of Cindy Hensley McCain and the father-in-law of United States Senator and 2000 and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_McCain",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael H. McCain B.A. ( November 13 , 1951 Florenceville , New Brunswick , Canada ) is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Maple Leaf Foods , since January 1999 . Michael is listed on Canadian Business Magazine 's 100 richest Canadians . Born in Florenceville , New Brunswick , McCain is the son ( one of four siblings ) of Wallace McCain , a founder of McCain Foods , and Margaret McCain . McCain attended Mount Allison University and then Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario ( graduated in 1979 with a BA in Business Administration ) . In 1979 , he joined McCain Foods sales department and worked up into management . By 1986 , he was President of McCain Citrus Incorporated and appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of McCain Foods USA Incorporated in 1990 . In the 1990s a prolonged legal dispute between McCain co-founders and brothers Wallace and Harrison McCain over succession to the company leadership ended with the departure of Wallace and Michael from McCain Foods . McCain joined Maple Leaf Foods as President and Chief Operating Officer in April 1995 , and is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm . McCain is also the director of Maple Leaf Foods , McCain Capital Corporation and McCain Foods Group Inc. . McCain is also a member of the board of the Royal Bank of Canada , the American Meat Institute , and also serves on the board of trustees of the Hospital for Sick Children . He was also director of the American Frozen Food Institute and Bombardier Inc. . As CEO of Maple Leaf Foods , McCain 's handling of the 2008 listeria outbreak with frank and open communications made him a role model for crisis management . McCain was married to Christine McCain in 1981 and divorced in January 2013 . The court decree nullified a contract imposed on Christine at the time of marriage by Wallace McCain , Michael 's father , that waived her right to spousal support ."
},
{
"docid": "Wayne_Berman",
"title": "",
"text": "Wayne Lee Berman is an American businessman and former lobbyist . He currently works for the Blackstone Group . He was formerly the chairman of Ogilvy Government Relations , a division of Ogilvy & Mather . Berman is considered a key figure in Republican political advocacy who served as a senior advisor on the 2000 and 2004 Bush-Cheney campaigns , Finance Chairman of the 2008 John McCain presidential campaign , and Chairman of Marco Rubio 's 2016 presidential campaign . Berman , a native of Rochester , New York , is married to Lea Berman , who served as the Social Secretary and Special Assistant to the President under George W. Bush and prior to that , served as chief-of-staff for Dick Cheney 's wife , Lynne Cheney . Berman was a close friend of Senator John McCain and a supporter of his during his 2008 presidential campaign . In October 2008 , Berman made an anonymous comment to the press calling Sarah Palin , McCain 's vice presidential nominee , a `` diva '' . The quote received considerable media attention and infuriated Palin and others within the campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Black_McCains",
"title": "",
"text": "The family known in the media as the `` black McCains '' are the living descendants of Isom McCain ( 1831 -- btw 1888 and 1890 ) and Leddie McCain , African-American slaves owned in Teoc , Mississippi , by William Alexander McCain , a cotton plantation owner who was the great-great-grandfather of Senator John McCain . The black McCains trace their surname to this slave ownership and neither claim nor disclaim blood relationship with Senator McCain , as no DNA tests have been conducted . Among the black McCains , siblings Lillie McCain ( born 1952 ) , of Detroit , and Charles McCain , Jr. ( born 1948 ) and Mary Lou McCain Fluker , of Carrollton , Mississippi , are the living contemporaries of Senator McCain . Lillie McCain had in the past e-mailed Senator McCain to inform him about the black McCains after she heard him say on Meet the Press that his ancestors owned no slaves . John McCain had not known about the slaveholding past until it was discovered by reporters during his 2000 presidential campaign . The McCain plantation in Teoc , which was formally named Waverly , consisted of 2000 acre and existed from 1848 until 1952 . The plantation had slaves before the American Civil War and sharecroppers afterward ; influential blues guitarist Mississippi John Hurt was born on the plantation to one of the latter . According to The Wall Street Journal Atlanta Bureau Chief Douglas Blackmon , who researched the black McCains in 2008 , the black McCains `` resisted the Ku Klux Klan , led the civil rights movement and voter registration efforts in the 1960s '' , and `` integrated public schools '' in Mississippi . Lillie McCain 's father Charles `` Jack '' McCain , a World War II veteran , purchased 120 acre of land in Teoc and split it with his cousin , participating in the civil rights movement in the South , working with Stokely Carmichael when he came to Greenwood , Mississippi . Senator John McCain has never met any of the black McCains . Lillie McCain said that Senator John McCain has been invited to their biannual family reunion functions in Teoc ( the most recent having been held on July 24 , 2008 ) , but according to the McCain campaign , schedule conflicts have prevented Senator McCain from attending . Lillie McCain has met the brother of the Senator , Joseph `` Joe '' McCain , who has attended the Teoc reunions , and described him as `` very cordial , warm , extrovert ... really an energized personality '' . A statement by the McCain 2008 presidential campaign on the subject of the black McCains said , `` How the Teoc descendents have served their community , and by extension , their country , is a testament to the power of family , love , compassion , and the human spirit . ''"
},
{
"docid": "John_McCain_presidential_campaign,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 presidential campaign of John McCain , the longtime senior U.S. Senator from Arizona , was launched with an informal announcement on February 28 , 2007 during a live taping of the Late Show with David Letterman , and formally launched at an event on April 25 , 2007 . His second candidacy for the Presidency of the United States , he had previously ran for his party 's nomination in the 2000 primaries and was considered as a potential running mate for his party 's nominee , then-Governor George W. Bush of Texas . After winning a majority of delegates in the Republican primaries of 2008 , on August 29 , leading up to the convention , McCain selected Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate for Vice President . Five days later , at the 2008 Republican National Convention , McCain was formally selected as the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 2008 presidential election . McCain began the campaign as the apparent frontrunner among Republicans , with a strategy of appearing as the establishment , inevitable candidate ; his campaign website featured an Associated Press article describing him as '' -LSB- a -RSB- political celebrity '' . He made substantial overtures towards elements of the Republican base that had resisted his 2000 insurgency campaign . However , he soon fell behind in polls and fundraising ; by July 2007 his campaign was forced to restructure its size and operations . The tide of Republican sentiment against immigration reform legislation he sponsored also led to the erosion of his lead . Towards the end of 2007 , McCain began a resurgence , which was capped by his January 2008 wins in the New Hampshire , South Carolina , and Florida primaries . This made him the front-runner for the Republican nomination . On Super Tuesday , McCain won both the majority of states and delegates in the Republican primaries , giving him a commanding lead toward the Republican nomination . McCain clinched a majority of the delegates and became the presumptive Republican nominee with wins in several more primaries on March 4 . The following day , President George W. Bush endorsed McCain at the White House . In the general election , facing Democratic nominee , Senator Barack Obama of Illinois , McCain was trailing during most of the season , only gaining a lead in national polls for a period after the Palin announcement and the 2008 Republican National Convention . The dominant issue of the campaign became the financial crisis of 2008 . Unable to gain traction against Obama in presidential debates , the final stages of the campaign saw McCain criticizing Obama for being a `` redistributionist '' and adopting symbols such as Joe the Plumber . On November 4 , 2008 , McCain lost to Barack Obama in the general election , receiving 173 votes of the electoral college to Obama 's 365 and gaining 46 percent of the popular vote to Obama 's 53 percent . Had McCain been elected , he would have been the oldest President to take office at age 72 , succeeding Ronald Reagan , who did so at age 69 , and the first not born in the 50 states , as he was born in the Panama Canal Zone ( a U.S. Territory at the time of McCain 's birth ) . McCain would 've also been the first president from the state of Arizona , whereas Palin would have been the first female vice president , as well as the first vice president from Alaska and outside the mainland United States ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Dad,_John_McCain",
"title": "",
"text": "My Dad , John McCain is an illustrated children 's book based on the life of John McCain . Written by his daughter , Meghan McCain , and published through Aladdin Paperbacks , it was released on September 2 , 2008 . The book 's images were illustrated by Dan Andreasen . The book was intended to support John McCain 's candidacy for President of the United States in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_election,_2008,_for_Barack_Obama",
"title": "",
"text": "During the 2008 United States presidential election , newspapers , magazines , and other publications made general election endorsements . As of November 4 , 2008 , Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain ; in terms of circulation , the ratio was more than 3 to 1 , according to the detailed tables below . In summary : According to Editor & Publisher magazine , as of November 3 , 2008 , there were 273 newspapers endorsing Barack Obama compared to 172 for John McCain . By comparison , the magazine reported that before election day in 2004 , John Kerry received 213 endorsements compared to 205 for George W. Bush . UWIRE , in its Presidential Scorecard , reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 94 to 2 in college newspaper endorsements , as of November 4 . The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 57 to 0 in endorsements among its 123 member newspapers as of October 31 , 2008 . For a full list of newspapers that have endorsed John McCain , see Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election , 2008 , for John McCain . For a list of newspapers that have chosen not to endorse a candidate , see Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Tennessee,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Tennessee was won by Republican nominee John McCain by 15.06 percentage points . Prior to the election , 17 news organizations considered Tennessee a win for McCain . Early polling in Tennessee gave a solid edge to McCain over Democrat Barack Obama by up to a 20-point margin . The expected `` landslide '' by McCain in Tennessee meant there was little campaigning there . Most news organizations immediately called Tennessee for McCain as soon as all the polls in the state closed . McCain even improved upon George W. Bush 's performance in 2004 , a much better year nationally for the Republicans . This was the first time since 1960 when Tennessee did not back the overall winning candidate in a presidential election ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Alaska,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4 , 2008 , as part of the 2008 United States presidential election held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia . Voters chose 3 electors , or representatives to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Alaska was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 21.5 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered as a safe red state . Democratic nominee Barack Obama did , however , perform better in 2008 than Democratic nominee John Kerry did in 2004 . The presence of popular Governor Sarah Palin on the ticket as the Republican Party 's vice presidential nominee appeared to help . The McCain-Palin ticket received just a slightly smaller percentage of Alaskan votes than did Bush-Cheney in 2004 despite the nation 's swinging Democrat by nearly 5 % ( 48.3 % to 52.9 % ) . Polls from April until August indeed showed John McCain with a slim lead , with one poll taken in early August showing Obama five points ahead . However , from when Sarah Palin was announced as McCain 's running mate on August 29 , polls showed John McCain consistently ahead . RealClearPolitics gave the state an average of 55.8 % for McCain , compared to 41.3 % for Obama ."
},
{
"docid": "Democratic_and_liberal_support_for_John_McCain_in_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "Senator John McCain , the Republican Party nominee , was endorsed or supported by some members of the Democratic Party and by some political figures holding liberal views in the 2008 United States Presidential Election . McCain Democrat and McCainocrat are terms applied to Democrats who supported McCain . Democratic and liberal supporters of McCain included some elected officials , retired elected officials , journalists , and some supporters of Hillary Clinton 's unsuccessful primary campaign . According to exit polls on Election Day , 10 % of those who identified themselves as Democrats voted for John McCain , approximately the same percentage of Democratic votes that George W. Bush won in 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Arizona,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 10 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Arizona was won by Republican nominee John McCain with an 8.5 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , 16 of 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered as a red state . It was the home state of John McCain and has only been carried by a Democrat once since 1948 . However , polls taken near Election Day in 2008 showed Democrat Barack Obama closer than expected to winning the state . McCain carried all but four of the state 's 15 counties ."
},
{
"docid": "Kentucky_Republican_primary,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Kentucky Republican primary took place on May 20 , 2008 . The only Republican candidates that were still in the race were Senator John McCain and Congressman Ron Paul . McCain was the presumptive Republican nominee , having already won enough delegates to secure his eventual nomination . McCain won the primary ."
},
{
"docid": "Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_election,_2008,_for_John_McCain",
"title": "",
"text": "During the 2008 United States presidential election , newspapers , magazines , and other publications made general election endorsements . As of November 4 , 2008 , Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain ; in terms of circulation , the ratio was more than 3 to 1 , according to the detailed tables below . In summary : According to Editor & Publisher magazine , as of November 3 , 2008 , there was 273 newspapers endorsing Barack Obama compared to 172 for John McCain . By comparison , the magazine reported that before election day in 2004 , John Kerry received 213 endorsements compared to 205 for George W. Bush . UWIRE , in its Presidential Scorecard , reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 86 to 2 in college newspaper endorsements , as of November 4 . The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 57 to 0 in endorsements among its 123 member newspapers as of October 31 , 2008 . For a full list of newspapers that have endorsed Barack Obama , see Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election , 2008 , for Barack Obama . For a summary of endorsements and a list of newspapers that have chosen not to endorse a candidate , see Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "John_McCain_presidential_campaign",
"title": "",
"text": "John McCain has unsuccessfully run for president twice : John McCain presidential campaign , 2000 John McCain presidential campaign , 2008"
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 8 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Kentucky was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 16.2 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered it as a safe red state . In the primaries Hillary Clinton was slightly defeating McCain in the Bluegrass State . Once Obama secured the Democratic nomination , Kentucky was moved into the safe GOP category . In the end , Kentucky voted for McCain with over 57 % of the vote . This was the first time since 1960 when Kentucky did not vote for the winning candidate in a presidential election ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Georgia,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 15 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Georgia was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 5.2 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , 15 of 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered as a red state . It is situated in the Deep South , entrenched in the Bible Belt , and is normally a much more reliable Republican stronghold . The Peach State has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since Bill Clinton won the state in 1992 . Continuing on that trend , Republican John McCain was able to keep Georgia in the GOP column in 2008 despite the large African American turnout that kept the margin of victory within single digits . With its 15 electoral votes , Georgia was the second-largest prize for McCain in 2008 ( only behind Texas ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Cindy_Chiu",
"title": "",
"text": "Cindy Chiu ( born May 12 , 1980 ) is a Chinese-American actress born in Taiwan and raised in Texas . Her films include Coach Carter ( 2005 ) , Prison-A-Go-Go ! ( 2003 ) , Bring It On : All or Nothing ( 2006 ) , The Shanghai Hotel ( filmed 2006 and still not released ) , A Foundling ( 2010 ) , and the short film Interpretation ( 2008 ) which has won over 50 awards ( including the Cannes Film festival and Sundance ) . Her TV appearances include the final episode of The Shield ( FX ) , The Mentalist ( CBS ) , The Middleman ( ABC Family ) , Greek ( ABC Family ) , Heroes ( NBC ) and most recently The Forgotten ( ABC ) . Cindy was a cheerleader at Kingwood High School and graduated in May 1998 . She then left to attend Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches , Texas where she was also a cheerleader . She would later transfer to Texas Christian University where she continued cheerleading . Upon graduation from college she left for Hollywood , where she received her breakthrough role in Bring It On : All or Nothing . In August 2009 Cindy married Patrick Lewis of Kingwood , Texas ."
},
{
"docid": "Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_election,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "During the 2008 United States presidential election , newspapers , magazines , and other publications made general election endorsements . As of November 4 , 2008 , Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain ; in terms of circulation , the ratio was more than 3 to 1 , according to the detailed tables below . According to Editor & Publisher magazine , as of November 3 , 2008 , there were 273 newspapers endorsing Barack Obama compared to 172 for John McCain . By comparison , the magazine reported that before election day in 2004 , John Kerry received 213 endorsements compared to 205 for George W. Bush . UWIRE , in its Presidential Scorecard , reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 86 to 2 in college newspaper endorsements , as of November 4 . The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 57 to 0 in endorsements among its 123 member newspapers as of October 31 , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_John_McCain_presidential_campaign_staff_members,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "List of persons holding prominent positions within the John McCain presidential campaign of 2008 . McCain 's campaign manager , Rick Davis , said recently that his staff will eventually increase to about 450 . By early July , 2008 , it had opened 11 regional offices in key states and some 84 offices total across the country in a joint effort with the Republican National Committee ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Nebraska,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 4 , 2008 as part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 5 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . However , this state is one of the two states of the U.S. that , instead of giving all of its electors to the winner based on its statewide results , just 2 of them vote based on the statewide results , and the others vote based on their individual congressional district results . Nebraska , statewide , was not a swing state in 2008 . Located in the Great Plains of the United States , it is one of the most staunchly Republican states in the country . While some hypothetical general election match-up polls between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama showed the race to be seemingly close , they were largely regarded as outliers as more polls released showed McCain leading in double digits . McCain wound up carrying the popular vote in Nebraska by 14.93 points , taking in 56.53 % of the total statewide vote . However , Obama narrowly defeated McCain in Nebraska 's 2nd congressional district , which contains Omaha and the surrounding areas . Due to Nebraska 's system of allocating electoral votes to winners of Congressional Districts , Obama was able to win one electoral vote while John McCain received the state 's other four electoral votes ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 34 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Texas was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 11.8 % margin of victory despite `` failing to deliver written certification of their nominations '' on time to appear on the ballot . Barack Obama , the Democratic Party nominee and eventual President of the United States , made a similar error . Prior to the election , all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered as a safe red state . This is because although the state is very diverse and has a huge Latino population , Latinos in Texas - despite being fairly Democratic - make up only 20 % of the electorate . Polling throughout the state showed Republican John McCain consistently and substantially leading Democrat Barack Obama . On Election Day , McCain won the state , although his margin was less than native son George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 . This was the first election since 1996 in which the margin of victory was less than 1 million votes . Obama also received the most votes for a Democrat in Texas . With its 34 electoral votes , Texas was the largest prize for McCain in 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tennessee_Republican_primary,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 Tennessee Republican primary took place on February 5 , 2008 ( Super Tuesday ) , with 52 national delegates . </small> Mike Huckabee narrowly defeated John McCain to win the largest share of Tennessee 's delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention . Both McCain and the third-place candidate Mitt Romney received delegates along with Huckabee . At of 10:15 PM ET on February 5 , the Associated Press reported that with 44 % of precincts reporting Huckabee and McCain were tied with about one-third of the vote each . Earlier , with 31 % of precincts in , McCain had 34 % support , Huckabee 31 % , Romney 23 % and Paul 6 % support . The City Paper reported that voter turnout could beat the state 's record of 830,000 in 1988 when Al Gore was on the presidential ballot for the first time . AP exit polls showed that Huckabee did well with born-again Christians and conservatives ."
},
{
"docid": "Vice_presidential_candidacy_of_Sarah_Palin",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarah Palin 's candidacy for Vice President of the United States was publicly announced by then-presumptive Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain on August 29 , 2008 . As part of the McCain presidential campaign , Palin , then the incumbent Governor of Alaska , was officially nominated by acclamation at the 2008 Republican National Convention on September 3 . The McCain-Palin ticket lost the 2008 presidential election on November 4 to the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 3 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Montana was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 2.38 % margin of victory . Before the election , Montana was initially viewed as safe Republican , but was viewed as lean Republican or toss-up in the final weeks . Historically the state is a Republican stronghold , but polls during the 2008 election showed Democrat Barack Obama just narrowly trailing Republican John McCain . On election day , McCain narrowly carried Montana . Like 2004 , this state had a strong showing among third party and independent candidates , as Ron Paul received over 2 % of the vote , possibly taking away conservative votes from McCain . It was the fourth closest state in the nation , behind Missouri , North Carolina and Indiana ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_presidential_election_in_Wyoming,_2008",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election . Voters chose 3 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Wyoming was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 32.2 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win , or otherwise considered as a safe red state . Polling in the state gave a hefty and large lead to Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama . Because of Wyoming 's status as a safe red state , none of the major party candidates campaigned in the state . Despite McCain 's landslide victory , Obama did do significantly better than John Kerry in 2004 and even won one more county than Kerry ."
},
{
"docid": "John_McCain_lobbyist_controversy",
"title": "",
"text": "On February 21 , 2008 , in the midst of John McCain 's campaign in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries , both The New York Times and the Washington Post published articles detailing rumors of an improper relationship between John McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman . According to the New York Times story , McCain , who was a member of the Senate Commerce Committee during the period when Iseman was lobbying the committee , developed a close personal relationship with Iseman . The New York Times came under intense criticism for the article because of its use of anonymous sources and its timing . In December 2008 , Iseman filed a US$ 27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times , alleging that the paper falsely communicated an illicit romantic relationship between her and McCain . The Times said they `` fully stood behind the article '' and the story was `` true and accurate '' . The lawsuit was settled in February 2009 with no money changing hands between the parties . However , as a condition of the settlement the New York Times printed an unusual `` Note to Readers '' stating that the Times had not intended to allege any affair ."
}
] |
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Leonardo DiCaprio is a fish.
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[
{
"docid": "Leonardo_DiCaprio",
"title": "",
"text": "Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio ( -LSB- dᵻˈkæpri.oʊ -RSB- born November 11 , 1974 ) is an American actor , film producer , and environmental activist . DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the early 1990s , after which he had recurring roles in various television series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains . He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 ( 1991 ) . He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy 's Life ( 1993 ) , and was praised for his supporting role in What 's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ) . He gained public recognition with leading roles in The Basketball Diaries ( 1995 ) and the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet ( 1996 ) , before achieving international fame with James Cameron 's epic romance Titanic ( 1997 ) , which became the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron 's science fiction film Avatar ( 2009 ) overtook it . Since 2000 , DiCaprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres . DiCaprio 's subsequent films include The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) , the biographical crime drama Catch Me If You Can ( 2002 ) , and the epic historical drama Gangs of New York ( 2002 ) , which marked his first of many collaborations with director Martin Scorsese . He was acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller Blood Diamond ( 2006 ) , the neo-noir crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) , the espionage thriller Body of Lies ( 2008 ) , the drama Revolutionary Road ( 2008 ) , the psychological thriller Shutter Island ( 2010 ) , the science fiction thriller Inception ( 2010 ) , the biographical film J. Edgar ( 2011 ) , the western Django Unchained ( 2012 ) , and the period drama The Great Gatsby ( 2013 ) . DiCaprio 's portrayals of Howard Hughes in The Aviator ( 2004 ) and Hugh Glass in The Revenant ( 2015 ) won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , and his role as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) won him the award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . He also won his first Academy Award and BAFTA Award for his performance in The Revenant . DiCaprio is the founder of his own production company , Appian Way Productions ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Global_Fishing_Watch",
"title": "",
"text": "Global Fishing Watch is a website launched in September 2016 by Google in partnership with Oceana and Skytruth , `` to provide the world 's first global view of commercial fishing activities '' . At any moment , 200,000 vessels are publicizing their locations via the Automatic Identification System ( AIS ) . Global Fishing Watch enables users with Internet access to monitor fishing activity globally , and to view `` individual vessel tracks , exclusive economic zones , marine protected areas and other features '' . It is hoped that the initiative can help to reduce `` global overfishing , illegal fishing and habitat destruction '' . The technology was made publicly available at the Our Oceans Conference in Washington , D.C. . The project was partly financed by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation ."
},
{
"docid": "Martin_Scorsese_and_Leonardo_DiCaprio",
"title": "",
"text": "Film director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio have frequently collaborated , making a total of five feature films and one short film since 2002 . The pair 's films explore a variety of genres , including crime , thriller , biopic and comedy . Several have been listed on many critics ' year-end top ten and best-of-decade lists . The duo 's films have been nominated for thirty-one Academy Awards , winning nine . In 2013 , the duo was awarded National Board of Review Spotlight award for career collaboration . Scorsese 's work with DiCaprio is considered to be as vital as his work with Robert De Niro . Their movie The Wolf of Wall Street was included in the BBC 's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century ."
},
{
"docid": "George_DiCaprio",
"title": "",
"text": "George Paul DiCaprio ( born November 30 , 1943 ) is an American writer , editor , publisher , distributor , and former performance artist , known for his work in the realm of underground comix , where he collaborated with such notables as Timothy Leary and Laurie Anderson . He is the father of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio ."
},
{
"docid": "Blackadore_Caye",
"title": "",
"text": "Blackadore Caye is a small island in Belize , west of Ambergris Caye , in the Atlantic Ocean , not far from the Belize Barrier Reef . It has been bought by American actor Leonardo DiCaprio who intends to develop a highly sustainable eco-resort on the island . DiCaprio had originally discovered the island on a vacation in 2004 while staying at the ultra-luxury resort Cayo Espanto . DiCaprio purchased Blackadore Caye with Cayo Espanto owner Jeff Gram . DiCaprio 's plan for the island involves the restorative development of an eco-resort . The vision of the project is to increase the biological health of species on the island and surrounding waters while serving as a luxury eco-resort to island guests . Sustainability goals include the resort to be powered completely by renewable energy ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Audition_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Audition is a 2015 short film directed by Martin Scorsese . It stars Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio , playing fictionalized versions of themselves , who travel through Asia and compete against each other for a potential role in Scorsese 's next film . The short film was created as a promotional piece for the Studio City Macau Resort and Casino . It is Scorsese 's first film to feature both De Niro and DiCaprio . Both actors had individually worked with Scorsese several times in the past ( De Niro with eight films , DiCaprio with five ) , but the three had never collaborated together . Brad Pitt , also playing a fictionalized version of himself , makes a cameo appearance ."
},
{
"docid": "Jean-Louis_Rodrigue",
"title": "",
"text": "Jean-Louis Rodrigue ( born May 23 , 1951 ) is an American movement director and acting coach in film and theater . He is internationally recognized as a senior teacher of the Alexander Technique and a pioneer in applying the Technique to character movement in film and theatre . Rodrigue 's most notable successes in film and theatre includes coaching Leonardo DiCaprio for his performance in `` J. Edgar '' ( 2011 ) , Josh Brolin as George W. Bush in `` W '' ( 2008 ) , Mary McDonnell for her Oscar nominated role as a paraplegic actress in `` Passion Fish '' ( 1992 ) , and Pamela Gien 's award winning performance in her Off-Broadway and international tour of the play The Syringa Tree ( 2000 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Leonardo_DiCaprio_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and producer who started his career performing as a child on television . He appeared on the shows The New Lassie ( 1989 ) and Santa Barbara ( 1990 ) and also had long running roles in the comedy-drama Parenthood ( 1990 ) and the sitcom Growing Pains ( 1991 ) , before making his film debut in the 1991 direct-to-video release Critters 3 . Two years later , he played Tobias Wolff opposite Robert De Niro in This Boy 's Life ( 1993 ) . He followed this with a supporting role in What 's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ) , which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . In 1995 , DiCaprio played the American author Jim Carroll in The Basketball Diaries and the French poet Arthur Rimbaud in Total Eclipse . The following year he played Romeo Montague in the Baz Luhrmann-directed film Romeo + Juliet ( 1996 ) . DiCaprio starred opposite Kate Winslet in the James Cameron-directed film Titanic ( 1997 ) . The film became the highest grossing at the worldwide box-office , and made him famous globally . For his performance , he received the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance and his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama . In 2002 , DiCaprio played con-artist Frank Abagnale , Jr. opposite Tom Hanks in the Steven Spielberg-directed biographical crime-drama Catch Me If You Can and also starred in the Martin Scorsese-directed historical period drama Gangs of New York . He founded his own production company , Appian Way , in 2004 . The next two films he starred in were both directed by Scorsese : the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator ( 2004 ) and the crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) . For his portrayal of Hughes in the former , DiCaprio won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama and garnered his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . DiCaprio produced the environmental documentary The 11th Hour and the comedy-drama Gardener of Eden in 2007 . The following year , he reunited with Kate Winslet in the Sam Mendes-directed drama Revolutionary Road and appeared in the Ridley Scott-directed action film Body of Lies . DiCaprio reteamed with Scorsese in 2010 in the psychological thriller Shutter Island and also starred in the Christopher Nolan-directed science fiction heist thriller Inception . In 2011 , he portrayed J. Edgar Hoover , the first director of the FBI , in the biopic J. Edgar . The following year , he played a supporting role in the Quentin Tarantino-directed western Django Unchained . DiCaprio starred in two film adaptations of novels in 2013 ; he first appeared as Jay Gatsby in the Luhrmann-directed adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel The Great Gatsby , and later as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street , an adaptation of Belfort 's memoir of the same name . The latter earned him a third Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . In 2015 , DiCaprio played fur trapper Hugh Glass in the survival drama The Revenant , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor ."
},
{
"docid": "What's_Eating_Gilbert_Grape",
"title": "",
"text": "What 's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp , Juliette Lewis , Darlene Cates and Leonardo DiCaprio . The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert ( Depp ) , a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother and mentally impaired younger brother in a sleepy Midwestern town . Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay , adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name . The film was well-received ; DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Leonardo_DiCaprio",
"title": "",
"text": "American actor , Leonardo DiCaprio , has won 50 awards from 167 nominations , and was named runner-up for 4 of those nominations . He has been nominated for six Academy Awards , four British Academy Film Awards and nine Screen Actor Guild Awards , winning one award each from them and three Golden Globe Awards from eleven nominations . DiCaprio received three Young Artist Award nominations for his roles in television shows during the early 1990s -- the soap opera Santa Barbara ( 1990 ) , the dramedy Parenthood ( 1990 ) , and the sitcom Growing Pains ( 1991 ) . This was followed by his film debut in the direct-to-video feature Critters 3 ( 1991 ) . He played a mentally challenged boy in the drama What 's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ) , a role that earned him nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor . Three years later , he appeared in Romeo + Juliet , for which he earned a Best Actor award from the Berlin International Film Festival . DiCaprio featured opposite Kate Winslet in the romantic drama Titanic ( 1997 ) , the highest-grossing film to that point . For the film , he garnered the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination . For a role in The Beach , he was nominated in two categories at the 2000 Teen Choice Awards , including Film -- Choice Actor . However , the film also earned him a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor nomination . DiCaprio was cast in the role of con-artist Frank Abagnale , Jr. in the crime drama Catch Me If You Can , and starred in the historical drama Gangs of New York -- films that earned him two nominations at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards . DiCaprio was nominated for his first Academy Award , BAFTA Award and Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for his role as Howard Hughes in the biographical drama The Aviator ( 2004 ) ; he also won a Golden Globe Award in the same category . For his next appearances -- the crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) , the war thriller Blood Diamond ( 2006 ) , the drama Revolutionary Road ( 2008 ) and the biographical drama J. Edgar ( 2011 ) -- he garnered Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama nominations . DiCaprio earned nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his roles in the psychological thriller Shutter Island ( 2010 ) and the science fiction thriller Inception ( 2010 ) . He co-produced and played stockbroker Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . The film was nominated for several Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Actor , although it failed to win in any category . He won the Golden Globe Award , BAFTA Award , and Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in the 2015 film The Revenant ."
},
{
"docid": "Michal_Jagelka",
"title": "",
"text": "Michal Jagelka is a Czech stage , television actor and voice actor , the Czech dubbing voice of Brandon Call , David Faustino , Eric Szmanda and Leonardo DiCaprio ."
},
{
"docid": "Grace_Dove",
"title": "",
"text": "Grace Dove is a Canadian actress and television host , primarily known for her role as Hugh Glass ' wife in the 2015 film The Revenant , starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Glass ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Departed",
"title": "",
"text": "The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan . It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon , Jack Nicholson , and Mark Wahlberg , with Martin Sheen , Ray Winstone , Vera Farmiga , Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles . The film takes place in Boston . Irish Mob boss Francis `` Frank '' Costello ( Jack Nicholson ) plants Colin Sullivan ( Matt Damon ) as a mole within the Massachusetts State Police ; the two characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly , who grew up with Bulger . Simultaneously , the police assign undercover state trooper William `` Billy '' Costigan ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) to infiltrate Costello 's crew . When both sides realize the situation , Sullivan and Costigan both attempt to discover the other 's identity before their covers are blown . The film was a critical and commercial success and won several awards , including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing . Wahlberg was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_The_Revenant_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Revenant is a 2015 American survival drama film directed , co-produced and co-written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu . The screenplay by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith is based in part on Michael Punke 's novel of the same name , inspired by the experiences of frontiersman Hugh Glass in 1823 . It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Glass , and co-stars Tom Hardy , Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter . The film premiered at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16 , 2015 . 20th Century Fox released it theatrically in the United States on December 25 as a limited release , expanding on January 8 , 2016 . The film was a commercial success , grossing $ 533 million worldwide on a budget of $ 135 million . On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , The Revenant holds a rating of 81 % , based on 323 reviews . The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction , cinematography and the performances of DiCaprio and Hardy . The Revenant received twelve nominations at the 88th Academy Awards , including Best Picture . It won Best Director ( Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Actor ( DiCaprio ) . DiCaprio also received awards in the Best Actor category at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards , 69th British Academy Film Awards , and 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards . Iñárritu also won of Best Director at the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards , and at the 69th British Academy Film Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Mean_Business_on_North_Ganson_Street",
"title": "",
"text": "Mean Business on North Ganson Street is a 2014 crime thriller novel written by S. Craig Zahler and published by Thomas Dunne Books . The plot concerns a detective named Jules Bettinger who relocates to Victory , Missouri , a collapsed rustbelt city , where he and his new partner investigate a double homicide in which two policemen were killed -- an event that might be the beginning of a series of executions . Mean Business was nominated for the Spur and Peacemaker awards , and received a starred review for excellence by Booklist and praise from Kirkus Review . Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the novel to make it into a feature film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx . DiCaprio will also produce the film ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Revenant_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Revenant is a 2015 American semi-biographical western film directed and co-produced by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and co-written by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith , based in part on Michael Punke 's 2002 novel of the same name , describing frontiersman Hugh Glass 's experiences in 1823 . It stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Tom Hardy , Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter . Development began in August 2001 when producer Akiva Goldsman purchased Punke 's manuscript . Iñárritu signed on to direct in August 2011 and in April 2014 , after several delays due to other projects , Iñárritu confirmed that he was beginning work on The Revenant and that DiCaprio would play the lead role . Principal photography began in October 2014 . Location and crew concerns delayed the film from May to August 2015 . The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16 , 2015 and had a limited release on December 25 , expanding on January 8 , 2016 . It received positive reviews from critics , with the performances , direction and cinematography receiving praise . The Revenant won three Golden Globe Awards , five BAFTA Awards and at the 88th Academy Awards , Iñárritu , DiCaprio and Emmanuel Lubezki won the awards for Best Director , Best Actor and Best Cinematography , respectively . DiCaprio also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role , Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role ."
},
{
"docid": "Guntis_Sics",
"title": "",
"text": "Guntis Sics is an Australian sound engineer . He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Moulin Rouge ! He has worked on over 30 films since 1991 , including the 2013 adaptation of The Great Gatsby , starring Leonardo DiCaprio ."
},
{
"docid": "Mali_Finn",
"title": "",
"text": "Mali Finn ( March 8 , 1938 -- November 28 , 2007 ) , born Mary Alice Mann , was an American casting director and former English and drama teacher . She cast numerous actors in successful films , including Edward Furlong , Leonardo DiCaprio , and Russell Crowe ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonah_Blechman",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonah Ethan Blechman ( born February 8 , 1975 ) is an American actor . He has appeared in This Boy 's Life with Leonardo DiCaprio and stars in Another Gay Movie alongside Jonathan Chase and Michael Carbonaro and the sequel Another Gay Sequel : Gays Gone Wild ! ."
},
{
"docid": "Revolutionary_Road_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Revolutionary Road is a 2008 British-American romantic drama film directed by Sam Mendes . It was written by Justin Haythe and based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates . This is the second on-screen collaboration between Leonardo DiCaprio , Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates , who previously co-starred in Titanic . The performances of DiCaprio and Winslet earned them a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress respectively , and the film was nominated for a further three Golden Globes , four BAFTAs and three Oscars . The film premiered in Los Angeles on 15 December 2008 , followed by a limited U.S. release on 26 December 2008 and a wide U.S. release on 23 January 2009 . In most other countries it was released between 15 and 30 January 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Carroll",
"title": "",
"text": "James Dennis `` Jim '' Carroll ( August 1 , 1949 -- September 11 , 2009 ) was an American author , poet , autobiographer , and punk musician . Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries , which inspired the 1995 film of the same name , starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll ."
},
{
"docid": "Zelda_Tinska",
"title": "",
"text": "Milica Zelda Tinska ( Serbian Cyrillic : Милица Зелда Тинска ) is a Serbian actress who lives and works in London , UK . She has appeared in various TV series and films alongside Leonardo DiCaprio , Richard Madden , Paterson Joseph , Daniel Craig and many other renowned actors ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Devil_in_the_White_City",
"title": "",
"text": "The Devil in the White City : Murder , Magic , and Madness at the Fair That Changed America ( Crown Publishers , ISBN 0-609-60844-4 ) is a 2003 non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style . The book is based on real characters and events . Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights in 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Before_the_Flood",
"title": "",
"text": "Before the Flood may refer to : Antediluvian , the period in Christian and Jewish theology also known as `` Pre-Flood '' Before the Flood ( album ) , an album by Bob Dylan Before the Flood ( Doctor Who ) , an episode of Doctor Who Before the Flood ( film ) , a 2016 documentary film on climate change , co-produced by and starring Leonardo DiCaprio"
},
{
"docid": "Ryan_Simpkins",
"title": "",
"text": "Ryan Elise Simpkins is an American actress , known for her performance in films such as Pride and Glory , A Single Man and Revolutionary Road . She has worked with luminaries such as Russell Crowe , Leonardo DiCaprio , Kate Winslet and Colin Farrell . She is currently a freshman at the University of California , Berkeley , where she intends to major in film ."
},
{
"docid": "Delirium_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Delirium is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by Dennis Iliadis and written by Adam Alleca . It stars Topher Grace , Genesis Rodriguez and Patricia Clarkson . The film was produced by Jason Blum through Blumhouse Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio through Appian Way Productions . The film is going to be released by BH Tilt and High Top Releasing ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beach_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland , which was adapted for the film by John Hodge . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Virginie Ledoyen , Guillaume Canet , Robert Carlyle , Tilda Swinton , and Paterson Joseph . It was filmed on the Thai island Koh Phi Phi ."
},
{
"docid": "Shutter_Island_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Shutter Island is a 2003 novel by Dennis Lehane . Shutter Island may also refer to : Shutter Island ( graphic novel ) , a 2009 graphic novel based on Lehane 's novel , adapted by Christian de Metter . Shutter Island ( film ) , a 2010 film based on Lehane 's novel , directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beach_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland . Set in Thailand , it is the story of a young backpacker 's search for a legendary , idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism , and his time there in its small , international community of backpackers . In 2000 , it was adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio . In 2003 , the novel was listed on the BBC 's survey The Big Read ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Wolf_of_Wall_Street_(book)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Wolf of Wall Street is a non-fiction memoir book by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort . The text was initially published on September 25 , 2007 by Bantam Books . This is his debut book followed by Catching the Wolf of Wall Street , published in 2009 . It was adapted into the 2013 film of the same name , directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort ."
},
{
"docid": "Dear_Eleanor",
"title": "",
"text": "Dear Eleanor is a 2016 American film , directed by Kevin Connolly , and starring Isabelle Fuhrman , Josh Lucas , Liana Liberato , and Jessica Alba . Written by Cecilia Contreras and Amy Garcia , it is a coming of age story about two best friends traveling across the U.S. in 1962 to meet their childhood hero , Eleanor Roosevelt . The film was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio 's Appian Way Productions ."
}
] |
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T-Pain is the founder of a record label imprint established in 2005.
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[
{
"docid": "T-Pain",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ) ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Revolver_(T-Pain_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Revolver ( stylized as REVOLVEЯ ) , is the fourth studio album by American rapper T-Pain , released through Konvict Muzik , RCA Records and his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment on December 6 , 2011 . It is his first album released after the dissolution of his previous label , Jive Records . Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011 . T-Pain stated that the two R 's in the word , RevolveЯ have been capitalized so that in the middle , it says `` evolve '' , indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist , and as a person in the period from Thr33 Ringz up till RevolveЯ . He later stated that the R 's were put to show how people can be deceived , and precept incorrectly without looking at the inside of things , and he then said that this will be the scheme of the album . T-Pain announced that the album would be released on December 6 in the United States in an interview with Lady Jade on the F.A.M.E. tour bus , coincidentally this is the same release date of his first album , Rappa Ternt Sanga back in 2005 . At the end of 2009 , and throughout the early part of 2010 , several singles were released from the album ; however , the poor chart performance of these songs caused them to re-dubbed as promotional singles ."
},
{
"docid": "T_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "T Records was the record label imprint used solely by the Thompson Twins in the UK for their first 2 albums and corresponding singles . The band had previously released two 7 '' singles independently : `` Squares And Triangles '' ( RANK1 ) and `` She 's In Love With Mystery '' ( LATE1 ) . However , they are reissued on this label in 1981 . After the 2nd album , T Records was absorbed into Arista Records , where the band continued releasing albums & singles . UK reissues did not use the T Records imprint , and the singles and both albums were released under Arista Records & other imprints in other markets ."
},
{
"docid": "Epiphany_(T-Pain_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Epiphany is the second studio album by American record producer and recording artist T-Pain . It was released on June 5 , 2007 , by his record label Nappy Boy Entertainment , distributed by Akon 's label Konvict Muzik and Jive Records . The album marks as a first for T-Pain ; who launched his own record label Nappy Boy Entertainment . Critics gave the album positive reviews for T-Pain 's production and his use of various characters throughout its track listing . Epiphany debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and spawned three singles : `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' , `` Bartender '' and `` Church '' ."
},
{
"docid": "T-Pain_Presents_Happy_Hour:_The_Greatest_Hits",
"title": "",
"text": "T-Pain Presents Happy Hour : The Greatest Hits is a Greatest Hits album by American recording artist T-Pain 's . It was released on November 24 , 2014 on his Nappy Boy Record Label . The compilation was supported by two singles , `` Up Down ( Do This All Day ) '' and `` Drankin ' Patna '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Nappy_Boy_Entertainment",
"title": "",
"text": "Nappy Boy Entertainment is an American record label founded by Hip Hop and R&B artist T-Pain . The label is distributed by RCA Records , and formerly by Jive Label Group . The label 's roster of artists includes Tay Dizm , Gym Class Heroes front man Travie McCoy , Sophia Fresh , Shawnna , and Field Mob . In May 2008 , T-Pain announced that he would like to take Nappy Boy Entertainment to a new business venture which will turn his company digital , by releasing albums and songs online via iTunes , ringtones and other types of online distribution some time in the future . The new venture , Nappy Boy Digital , focuses on albums and songs released as downloads and ringtones , with few physical releases . Featured in the Nappy Boy logo , is the Florida State Capitol representing Tallahassee , Florida , where T-Pain was born ."
},
{
"docid": "Majordomo_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Majordomo Records is an indie record label formed as an imprint of Shout ! Factory , a Los Angeles-based audio/video label started by the founders of Rhino Records . The label 's products are distributed through Sony BMG in the United States , Universal Music in Canada and Pinnacle in Europe . The imprint specializes in indie rock , alternative and punk music ."
},
{
"docid": "Sony_Masterworks",
"title": "",
"text": "Sony Music Masterworks ( better known as Sony Masterworks ) is a record label , the result of a restructuring of Sony Music Entertainment 's classical music division . Before the acquisition of Bertelsmann 's shares in the former Sony BMG , the label was known as Sony BMG Masterworks . Its formation marked the merger of the Sony Classical and BMG Classics ( including RCA Red Seal ) product lines . Gilbert Hetherwick was the president of the label from January 2005 through November 2006 , displacing Peter Gelb who was the head of Sony Classical before the merger . Hetherwick claimed ( as of 2005 ) the label may reissue between one hundred and two hundred historical recordings per year . Hetherwick left in November 2006 , to be replaced by Alex Miller , a former BMG Employee . The label owns rights to famous recordings dating from the 20th century and late 19th century , by artists such as Enrico Caruso , Arturo Toscanini , Mario Lanza , Fritz Reiner , Artur Rubinstein , Jascha Heifetz , Vladimir Horowitz , Eugene Ormandy and Van Cliburn as well as from more recent performers such as Yo-Yo Ma , and Joshua Bell . It is also responsible for Sony BMG 's immense archives of film scores ( including scores for such films as Star Wars , The Phantom of the Opera , Memoirs of a Geisha and many others ) . It also maintains the archive of theater soundtracks , via its Masterworks Broadway imprint . It also issues jazz recordings through its Okeh Records imprint . Sony Masterworks also handles the Portrait Records and Flying Buddha Records imprints . The merged label 's name echoes the moniker used by Sony Classical 's predecessor , Columbia Masterworks ( later CBS Masterworks ) . The label 's name was changed after CBS sold its records division to Sony in the late 1980s . Sony Masterworks has several imprints , used primarily for newer recorded material for its imprints itself and compilations and reissues for its imprints in conjunction with Legacy Recordings ."
},
{
"docid": "Nashville_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Several record labels have included Nashville Records as part of their name : Nashville Records , an imprint of Starday Records operational in the 1960s and 1970s after Starday dissolved its partnership with Mercury Records Sony Music Nashville , the country music branch of Sony Music Entertainment , which includes the following subsidiaries Arista Nashville , a record label founded in 1989 Columbia Nashville , an imprint of Columbia Records formed in 2007 RCA Nashville , an imprint of RCA Records Universal Music Group Nashville , the country music subsidiary of Universal Music Group , which includes the following labels Capitol Records Nashville , a division of Capitol Records formerly known as Liberty Records EMI Records Nashville , a sister label of Capitol Records Nashville formed in 2010 MCA Nashville , an imprint of MCA Records originally known as Decca Nashville Mercury Nashville , the Nashville division of Mercury Records Republic Nashville , a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville ."
},
{
"docid": "Imprint_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Imprint Records , originally known as Veritas Music Entertainment , was an American record label established in July 1995 and specializing in country music . The label was disestablished in 1997 ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_Fyre",
"title": "",
"text": "Tramaine Winfrey ( born March 9 , 1986 ) , professionally known as Young Fyre , is an American record producer signed to T-Pain 's record label , Nappy Boy Entertainment . He has worked extensively with T-Pain and produced most of the album Revolver , T-Pain 's fourth studio album . Young Fyre has also worked with Britney Spears , Tech N9ne , Krizz Kaliko , Lil Wayne , Ace Hood , Chris Brown , Mario , Busta Rhymes , Big Time Rush , Nicholas RAS Furlong , Rico Love , The Writing Camp , and many others . Among the notable songs credited to him are T-Pain 's `` Best Love Song '' featuring Chris Brown , Britney Spears ' `` Private Show '' and `` What You Need '' , `` Rap Song '' featuring Rick Ross , and `` Booty Wurk ( One Cheek at a Time ) '' featuring Joey Galaxy ; Ace Hood 's `` King of the Streets '' featuring T-Pain ; and Lil ' Wayne 's `` How to Hate '' featuring T-Pain . He lives in Atlanta , Georgia and travels frequently between Atlanta , Miami , Los Angeles and New York City to record . His management , BRAG Media , is based in New York ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddah_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddah Records ( later known as Buddha Records ) was founded in 1967 in New York City . The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records , an MGM Records-distributed label , which remained a key imprint following Buddah 's founding . Buddah handled a variety of music genres , including bubblegum pop ( the Ohio Express and the 1910 Fruitgum Company ) , folk-rock ( Melanie ) , experimental music ( Captain Beefheart ) , and soul ( Gladys Knight & the Pips ) . In addition to the Buddah imprint , the company distributed many other independent labels , including Kama Sutra Records ( after Kama Sutra cut their distribution ties with MGM in 1969 ) , Curtom Records ( Curtis Mayfield ) , T-Neck Records ( the Isley Brothers ) , Charisma Records ( Genesis , Monty Python ) , Sussex Records ( Bill Withers ) , Hot Wax Records ( Holland-Dozier-Holland post-Motown productions ) and smaller subsidiaries ."
},
{
"docid": "Europa_Recordings",
"title": "",
"text": "Europa Recordings was a British Europop record label established in 2006 by Matt Jagger . It was an imprint of Universal-Island Records , part of the Universal Music corporation . Their first release `` From Paris To Berlin '' by Infernal was a number 2 hit in the British singles chart in May 2006 . Europa was run in conjunction with the Apollo Recordings imprint , but both were closed down by Universal in 2007 . Category : British record labels"
},
{
"docid": "N_of_tha_World",
"title": "",
"text": "N of tha World is the seventh studio album by Natas . Released in 2006 , it is the group 's first album released by Reel Life Productions since 1999 's WicketWorldWide.COM . Although there were claims that there was no newly recorded material by Natas , which broke up in 2002 . 5 songs on the album were newly recorded after Esham departed from Psychopathic Records in October 2005 . The rest of the album consists of material recorded by Esham and T-N-T was music original intended for an Esham album `` Club Evil '' that never came out . Despite being termed as a Natas album , the only track by the group is `` N of tha World '' . The rest of the album consists solely of collaborations between Esham and T-N-T recorded for Psychopathic Records during his time with the label . With the exception of 5 songs . The 5 new songs recorded for the release were World 's Apart , On My Own , Trouble & Pain , Niggaz Always Talkin ' Alot of Shit , and the final track Why You Got ta Lie which was a diss-track to Esham 's former employer as well as the internet ."
},
{
"docid": "Apollo_Recordings",
"title": "",
"text": "Apollo Recordings was a British dance music record label established in 2006 by Matt Jagger . It was an imprint of Universal-Island Records , part of the Universal Music corporation . Their first release `` Thunder in My Heart Again '' by Meck featuring Leo Sayer was a number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in February 2006 . Apollo was run in conjunction with the Europa Recordings imprint , but both were closed down by Universal in 2007 . Category : British record labels"
},
{
"docid": "TML_Entertainment",
"title": "",
"text": "TML Entertainment is a record label launched by Canadian rock band Triumph in 2003 . It is managed by Triumph 's members Gil Moore and Mike Levine . The label was previously known as TRC from 1995 until 2003 . The decision for Triumph to launch their own label came after the band 's 10 year/5 album contract with MCA Records expired at the end of 1994 . Subsequently , all of Triumph 's albums were re-released on the TRC imprint using the 1980s remasters . Then in 2003 , TRC changed its name to TML Entertainment with the release of Triumph 's live album and DVD Live at the US Festival . Over the last few years , TML has re-released the whole catalog with new remastered versions done in 2004/2005 and the concert DVD A Night with Triumph . Universal Music Group distributes the band 's label in Canada and ADA ( a small subsidiary of the Warner Music Group ) in the US . Category : Canadian independent record labels Category : Record labels established in 2003 Category : Rock record labels"
},
{
"docid": "ZYX_Music",
"title": "",
"text": "ZYX Music GmbH & Co. . KG is a German record label which was founded in 1971 by Bernhard Mikulski . It is one of the most successful German record labels of the 1980s and 1990s . Until 1992 , the label 's name was Pop-Import Bernhard Mikulski . The label specialized in disco , early house music & 90s techno . Founder Bernhard Mikulski is credited with coining the term Italo disco in the 1980s . Since the death of Bernhard , his wife Christa Mikulski took over in 1997 . ZYX Music is headquartered in Merenberg , Germany and has offices in the USA and several European countries . ZYX releases records in a number of different genres , including techno , electronica , hip hop , funk , rock and pop . Noteworthy is that ZYX nowadays holds many rights from some German Krautrock labels like Ohr , Pilz , and Kosmische Kuriere , and is also responsible for reissuing many albums from the free jazz/avant garde label ESP-Disk . Formerly , it held the manufacturing license for Fantasy Records in Europe , an arrangement which ceased at the end of 2005 . Under the imprint Zyx Classic , ZYX has also reissued on CD some important recordings of classical music , including a Beethoven edition ."
},
{
"docid": "Regal_Zonophone_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Regal Zonophone Records was a British record label formed in 1932 , through a merger of the Regal and Zonophone labels . This followed the merger of those labels ' respective parent companies -- the Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company -- to form EMI . At the merger , those records from the Regal Records catalogue were prefixed ` MR ' and those from the Zonophone Records catalogue were prefixed ` T ' . Record releases after the merger continued using only the ` MR ' prefix . Originally Regal Zonophone handled American releases from Okeh Records , Victor Records and Columbia Records , as well as offering home-grown recordings by artists such as Gracie Fields and George Formby . The label is also known for its releases of Salvation Army ( particularly brass band ) music . In the 1950s the Australian division of Regal Zonophone played an important role in the emerging Australian country music genre , signing several emerging country stars including Slim Dusty , Smoky Dawson , Reg Lindsay and Chad Morgan . Slim Dusty 's 1957 Regal Zonophone hit `` A Pub with No Beer '' became the biggest-selling Australian recording ever released up to that time . EMI revived the Regal Zonophone imprint in 1967 to handle the Essex Music/Straight Ahead producing account that had moved from Deram ( after one Procol Harum single and two singles by the Move ) and continued well into the early 1970s , with successful producers Denny Cordell and Tony Visconti both having production companies releasing records through the label . During this period the label had both album and single success with artists such as the Move , Joe Cocker , Tyrannosaurus Rex and Procol Harum . During the mid-1970s , many of these production deals ended and , despite a few sporadic releases by Blue Mink , Geordie , Dave Edmunds , and Grunt Futtock ( a one-off project featuring Roy Wood , Steve Marriott , Peter Frampton and Andy Bown ) , eventually EMI ceased to use the imprint as a major pop label . Many of the label 's artists moved to Fly Records or to the EMI imprint . Regal Zonophone was revived at the end of the 1990s as a reissue label curated by the UK band Saint Etienne . This incarnation of the label is no longer active , as EMI relaunched Regal and Zonophone as separate imprints of Parlophone . In 2013 , both Regal and Zonophone were taken over by Warner Music Group after Universal Music Group spun off Parlophone from EMI , at the request of international regulators ."
},
{
"docid": "Refuge_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Refuge Records was a Christian record label founded in 1980 by Greg Nelson , Jack Hafer and Ray Nenow . One imprint of Refuge was Pure Metal records , although Star Song Communications bought out that branch in 1990 . The label had Doug Mann , future founder of R.E.X. Records , as an employee ."
},
{
"docid": "Ill_Will_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Ill Will Records is an American vanity record label founded by Nasir `` Nas '' Jones . The label was named after Willie Graham , Nas ' childhood neighbor and best friend , who was shot dead on May 23 , 1992 when both were teenagers . He launched the imprint in autumn 1999 with his fourth studio album Nastradamus . Ill Will had distributed the Bravehearts through Columbia Records & former artist Quan through Atlantic Records . After signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2005 , Nas relaunched Ill Will by the name The Jones Experience as an imprint under Def Jam Recordings ."
},
{
"docid": "Below_Par_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Below Par Records is an Australian independent record label established in 2000 by three sixteen-year-old Sydney high-school students , Jai Al-Attas , Mark Catanzariti and Steven Chalker . In 2001 , Matt Hawkes replaced Steven Chalker as the third partner . Below Par Records won the Nescafe Big Break competition in 2002 and , in 2003 , Below Par Records went into a label development deal with Eleven owned by John Watson and Melissa Chenery . In 2005 Below Par Records started an imprint called OK!Relax in which they released records by The Scare and Die!Die!Die ! . Today , Below Par Records is home to gold-selling artist Kisschasy as well as Something With Numbers , The Scare and Teenage Fairytale Dropouts . Below Par Records is distributed by Virgin/EMI in Australia and New Zealand ."
},
{
"docid": "OK!Relax",
"title": "",
"text": "OK!Relax is an imprint label of Below Par Records . It was created in 2005 and so far has released records by Die ! Die ! Die ! , The Scare and Teenage Fairytale Dropouts . Category : Australian record labels"
},
{
"docid": "Those_Who_Fear",
"title": "",
"text": "Those Who Fear , also known as TWF , was an American Christian metal band hailing from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , who were established in 2005 . The groups ' current label imprint is Facedown Records . In 2013 , the band came out with a studio album called Unholy Anger . Their second studio album was issued in 2014 , titled Death Sentence ."
},
{
"docid": "Sceptre_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A sceptre is a symbolic staff . Sceptre or scepter may also refer to : Sceptre , Saskatchewan Scepter Records , a record label Sceptre Incorporated , a consumer electronics producer Sceptre ( horse ) , a racehorse Studebaker Sceptre ( car ) , a Studebaker prototype car for 1967 Humber Sceptre , a British car HMS Sceptre , the name given to five ships of the Royal Navy Scepter of Goth , early multiplayer game Sceptre ( imprint ) , an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton AT&T Sceptre , a graphics terminal made by AT&T from 1983 to 1986 Sceptre ( fusion reactor ) , a z-pinch fusion reactor SlipStream Scepter , kit aircraft Sceptre ( Russian band ) , a Russian heavy metal band Sceptre ( Indian band ) , an Indian thrash metal band Sceptre ( yacht ) , 12-metre class yacht"
},
{
"docid": "ASV_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "ASV Records was a London-based record label set up by Harley Usill , founder of Argo Records , Decca producer and former Argo general manager , Kevin Daly , and producer Jack Boyce , after Argo 's parent company Decca was bought by PolyGram in 1980 . ASV stands for `` Academy Sound and Vision '' . The label was bought by the Sanctuary Records Group in May 1999 . ASV , which was founded in London in 1981 , was mainly a classical label , but its catalogue included Bing Crosby , Cole Porter , The Ink Spots , and The Boswell Sisters . Starting in 1986 , ASV had an imprint called Living Era , created by Kevin Daly , which specialized in reissuing recordings ( particularly American jazz recordings ) that are in the public domain in the UK , which are all at least 50 years old . It also showcased American pop music , American country music , British dance bands , and British nostalgia . Much of ASV 's classical catalogue was reissued on Sanctuary 's Resonance budget label . Sanctuary 's UK recorded music business was shut down shortly after Universal Music Group bought the firm in 2007 . This also included the ASV and ASV/Living Era imprints ."
},
{
"docid": "Pink_and_Black_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Pink and Black Records is an imprint record label of Fat Wreck Chords created to distribute albums from female-fronted bands . The first record released on this label was the Dance Hall Crashers album Purr in 1999 . Pink & Black is named for the two favorite colors of Erin Burkett , ex-wife of Fat Mike , and one of the founders of Fat Wreck Chords ."
},
{
"docid": "Axtone_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Axtone Records is a Swedish record label , founded in 2005 by Swedish DJ and record producer Axwell . It originally began in 2005 as an imprint to release Axwell 's own material , however in recent years has expanded and signed many producers ."
},
{
"docid": "BluesWay_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "BluesWay Records was a subsidiary label of ABC-Paramount Records , begun by Bob Thiele in 1966 . Artists such as John Lee Hooker , Jimmy Reed , Jimmy Rushing , Otis Spann , and T-Bone Walker were among those who signed for the label . BluesWay released B. B. King 's 1969 Live and Well and Completely Well albums , the latter containing his hit `` The Thrill is Gone '' . The label also released the James Gang 's first album , 1969 's Yer ' Album . BluesWay ceased operations in 1970 , with Hooker , King and James Gang being transferred to the parent ABC Records label . The imprint was briefly revived in 1973-74 . The BluesWay masters , along with the rest of ABC Records ' assets , were sold to MCA Records in 1978 ."
},
{
"docid": "RedOne_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "RedOne Records is an international record label founded by Moroccan-Swedish record producer RedOne in 2014 . He is the label 's main producer . In 2010 , RedOne had established 2101 Records . Previously an imprint under Universal Republic , RedOne now distributes music under Capitol Music Group ."
},
{
"docid": "Gutter_Snypes",
"title": "",
"text": "Gutter Snypes are a British hip hop group who formed in 1993 . The group was composed of Cel One , Sigher ( Russell Paine ) and Prime Cuts . Previously the Cel One had recorded under the name Most Dominant for the Kold Sweat Records label , with DJ First Rate and DJ Renegade ( Son of Noise ) . Prior to this , Cel One and First Rate had been part of the First Down Crew in Kent . In 1993 , the group met Johnny F and started recording with Liberty Grooves . This union would lead to the Trials Of Life EP in 1994 . Three versions of the EP were recorded ( regular , radio edits and instrumental ) and it even gained the attention of Nellee Hooper who sampled it on the track Inside Of Me for the 1994 LP Bedtime Stories by Madonna . Gutter Snypes performed alongside many other UK rap groups including Sniper and Principal Mark ( Prime Rhyme Masters ) . In 2005 Cel One returned to music alongside Prime Cuts with their Dog London imprint and subsequent single Watchamindsay/Code Red , while Sigher returned to the game in 2009 with his Keep On Pushing/Hitman Harry single on his Elcal label . The Gutter Snypes have now reassembled in 2013 and are recording an Album yet to be titled with an addition to the group in Mista Dexter ( DJ with The Brotherhood ) . They are developing 10 tracks with collaborations from the likes of Audessy and Oxygen from SoundSci and Grand Wizard Ghettosocks . The Album should be released later in 2013 on the Slice of Spice record label based in Brooklyn NYC . Over the years , Prime Cuts has remained prolific as part of the Scratch Perverts , winning the DMC Team championships in 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "Perfect_Game_(Thompson_Twins_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Perfect Game '' is the third single released by the Thompson Twins and the first taken from their debut album , A Product Of ... ( Participation ) . It was released in January 1981 on the T Records imprint , a label created by the band and distributed through the Fame/EMI label . The B-side to the single is the single mix of `` Politics '' ."
}
] |
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Beyoncé was given a music award.
|
[
{
"docid": "Beyoncé",
"title": "",
"text": "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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{
"docid": "MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Editing",
"title": "",
"text": "The MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in a Video is a craft award given to the artist , the artist 's manager , and the editor of the music video . was first given out in 1984 , at the inaugural ceremony . The biggest winners Jarrett Fijal and Ken Mowe with three wins each . Jim Haygood , Eric Zumbrunnen , and Robert Duffy follow closely behind with two wins each . The most nominated editors are Robert Duffy and Jarrett Fijal with seven nominations each . Closely following them is Jim Haygood with six nominations . The performer whose videos have won the most awards is Beyoncé . Likewise , Beyoncé 's videos have received the most nominations with five . Beyoncé is also the only performer to have won a Moonman in this category for her work co-editing 7/11 in 2015 . However , three other performers have been nominated for their work co-editing videos : George Michael ( `` Freedom ! ' 90 '' ) , Jared Leto ( `` Hurricane '' ) , and Ryan Lewis ( `` Ca n't Hold Us '' )"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Beyoncé",
"title": "",
"text": "Beyoncé is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and entrepreneur . Throughout the course of her solo career , Beyoncé has won 24 MTV Video Music Awards , making her the most-awarded artist in the award show history . Beyoncé is also the most-awarded artist at the BET Awards and the Soul Train Awards . With a total of 22 awards and 62 nominations from the Grammy Awards for her music ( as a solo artist and with Destiny 's Child ) , she is the most nominated woman and the second most-awarded woman in Grammy history . In 2007 , Beyoncé received the International Artist of Excellence award by the American Music Awards . The following year , she received the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts at the World Music Awards . At the 2011 Billboard Music Awards , Beyoncé received the inaugural Billboard Millennium Award . Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and the CFDA Fashion Icon Award in 2016 . In 2017 , Beyoncé won a Peabody Award for Entertainment . Although music is her primary source of accomplishment she has also received nominations and awards for other successes in retail , image , philanthropy , film , and television , including four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy for her role in the movie Dreamgirls ."
},
{
"docid": "MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_R&B_Video",
"title": "",
"text": "The MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video was first awarded in 1993 , and was given every year until 2006 , as the following year MTV revammped the VMAs and eliminated all of the genre categories . The following year , though , when MTV returned the Video Music Awards to their previous format , Best R&B Video did not return despite four other genre awards doing so . Now , R&B artists and videos are instead eligible for nominations in Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Pop Video ( such as Mary J. Blige in 2008 and Beyoncé in 2015 ) . En Vogue , Destiny 's Child , Beyoncé , and Alicia Keys are tied as this award 's biggest winners , each having won it twice ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Jackson_Video_Vanguard_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Video Vanguard Award , also known as the Lifetime Achievement Award , is given to musicians who have made a profound effect on the MTV culture , honoring an artist 's body of work . The award was renamed in 1991 as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award . The honor is also given to music video directors who have created some of the most acclaimed music videos in pop culture . The first Vanguard awards were presented in 1984 at the inaugural Video Music Awards , although it 's not an annual award . Recent recipients of the accolade include Justin Timberlake , Beyoncé , Kanye West and Rihanna ."
},
{
"docid": "Billboard_Music_Award_for_Top_Female_Artist",
"title": "",
"text": "The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Female Artist : . This award has been given to noteworthy artists such as Destiny 's Child , Ashanti , Alicia Keys , Beyoncé , Rihanna , Taylor Swift , Adele , and Alanis Morissette ."
},
{
"docid": "BET_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year",
"title": "",
"text": "The BET Award for Video of the Year is given to the most popular music video released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out . The award is only given to the performing artist ( s ) or group in the video . The award is not handed out to the video directors and producers . Beyoncé is the most nominated artist with 14 nominations ( 1 with Destiny 's Child ) , 5 of which she has won ."
},
{
"docid": "Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R&B/Soul_Female_Artist",
"title": "",
"text": "This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B / Soul Female Artist , which was first given in 2009 . Beyoncé holds the record of most wins in this category , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_Song",
"title": "",
"text": "The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song is the main award of the EMA 's . It was first awarded in 1994 , when `` 7 Seconds '' won it , and has been given out since . Lady Gaga , Pink and Beyoncé have been the big winners with two awards . In 2007 and 2008 the category was named Most Addictive Track , but in 2009 called again Best Song ."
},
{
"docid": "Beautiful_Liar",
"title": "",
"text": "`` 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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"docid": "Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Sammy_Davis_Jr._–_Entertainer_of_the_Year",
"title": "",
"text": "This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Sammy Davis Jr. . Award for Entertainer of the Year . At times the award was given out twice in a year , honoring male and female artists separately . Beyoncé was the only artist to have won this award twice in the show 's history ( once solo and once with Destiny 's Child ) until 2009 , when Michael Jackson was posthumously awarded his second Entertainer of the Year ."
},
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"docid": "B'Day_(Beyoncé_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "B'Day is the second studio album by American singer Beyoncé . It was released to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4 , 2006 , by Columbia Records , Music World Entertainment , and Sony Urban Music . The record was originally planned as a 2004 follow-up to Beyoncé 's debut studio album Dangerously in Love ( 2003 ) , although it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny 's Child 's final studio album Destiny Fulfilled ( 2004 ) and her starring role in the film Dreamgirls ( 2006 ) . While on vacation after filming Dreamgirls , Beyoncé began contacting various producers ; she rented Sony Music Studios , and completed B'Day in three weeks . Most of the lyrical content of the album was inspired by Beyoncé 's role in the film . The album 's musical style ranges from 1970s -- 80s funk influences and balladry to urban contemporary elements such as hip hop and R&B . Live instrumentation was employed in recording most of the tracks as part of Beyoncé 's vision of creating a record using live instruments . Upon its release , B'Day received generally positive reviews from most music critics and has since earned Beyoncé several accolades , including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 541,000 copies in its first week , the second-highest debut-week sales for Beyoncé . The album has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . It was also successful in international music markets and yielded six singles , including three commercial hits : `` Déjà Vu '' , `` Irreplaceable '' and `` Beautiful Liar '' . B'Day Anthology Video Album , which features thirteen music videos to accompany the songs , was released alongside the deluxe edition of B'Day . Beyoncé then embarked on her second solo concert tour in 2007 , which she titled The Beyoncé Experience . A live album , The Beyoncé Experience Live , was released which featured footage from the tour . As of June 2015 , B'Day has sold 8 million copies worldwide ."
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"docid": "Irreplaceable",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Irreplaceable '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album , B'Day ( 2006 ) . The song was written by Shaffer `` Ne-Yo '' Smith , Tor Erik Hermansen , Mikkel , S. Eriksen , Espen Lind , Amund Bjørklund , Beyoncé and produced by Stargate and Beyoncé . `` Irreplaceable '' was originally a country record ; it was re-arranged as a mid-tempo ballad with pop and R&B influences by modifying the vocal arrangements and instrumentation . During the production and recording sessions , Beyoncé and Ne-Yo wanted to create a record which people of either gender could relate to . The song 's lyrics are about the breakdown of a relationship with an unfaithful man and the song contains a message about female empowerment . Following the moderate chart performances of `` Déjà Vu '' and `` Ring the Alarm '' , `` Irreplaceable '' was released internationally on October 23 , 2006 as the album 's second single , and the third in the United States on December 5 , 2006 . The single was released through Columbia Records . Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone placed it on their lists of Best Songs of the 2000s . `` Irreplaceable '' won several awards , including Best R&B / Soul Single at the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards . It was nominated for the Record of the Year award at the 50th Grammy Awards . The single became Beyoncé 's fourth number-one in the U.S. , was B'Days most successful release , and remained at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' was the twenty-fifth most successful song of the 2000s ( decade ) in the U.S. , and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . It became Beyoncé 's second single to achieve 200 million audience impressions in 2006 . She is the second singer to achieve this feat in the U.S. , the first having been Mariah Carey in 2005 . `` Irreplaceable '' peaked at number one in Australia , at number four in the United Kingdom , and reached the top twenty in several European countries . `` Irreplaceable '' was 2007 's tenth best-selling digital single with over 4.6 million copies sold worldwide . The single 's accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and served as the debut performance of Beyoncé 's all-female band , Suga Mama . The video was included on the 2007 B'Day Anthology Video Album , and a video edit was produced for `` Irreemplazable '' , the Spanish version of the song . It won the Video of the Year award at the 2007 Black Entertainment Television ( BET ) Awards , and was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year at the 2007 Awards . `` Irreplaceable '' has regularly featured in Beyoncé 's tours and live performances since 2006 . The American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) recognized the song as one of the most performed of 2007 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards ."
},
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"docid": "Naughty_Girl_(Beyoncé_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Naughty Girl '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé from her debut studio album , Dangerously in Love ( 2003 ) . It was written by Robert Waller , Angela Beyincé , Scott Storch and Beyoncé , and produced by the Storch and Beyoncé . The song was released by Columbia Records as the fourth and final single from the album to US radios on March 14 , 2004 , and was available as a physical release the next month . An official remix featuring Lil ' Kim was released in the following month , as well . Musically , `` Naughty Girl '' is an R&B and disco song that interpolates from the Donna Summer 's song , `` Love to Love You Baby '' ( 1975 ) . Influenced by Arabic music , dancehall and reggae , the song contains lyrics that reference to a celebration of sexual lust and conquest , leading up to a desire for a one-night stand . `` Naughty Girl '' was received with positive reviews by music critics , who praised Beyoncé 's assertive vocals and the song 's sensual vibe . However , opinions about how convincingly Beyoncé was able to portray a naughty girl were polarized . The song was nominated in the category Best R&B / Soul Single by a Female Artist at the 2005 Soul Train Music Awards . `` Naughty Girl '' peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Beyoncé 's fourth consecutive release from the album to reach the top five on that chart . The single reached the top ten in New Zealand , Australia , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom . `` Naughty Girl '' was certified gold by the American and Australian trade associations of record producers . It was also certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . The single 's accompanying music video was directed by Jake Nava and was inspired by the dancing of Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire in the 1953 musical comedy film , The Band Wagon . In it , Beyoncé flirtatiously and seductively dances with R&B singer Usher to portray a naughty girl . The video received four nominations at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards and eventually won the Best Female Video accolade . The song was included on Beyoncé 's set lists on her tours . The American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) recognized `` Naughty Girl '' as one of the most performed songs of 2005 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards . `` Naughty Girl '' has been covered by singer-songwriter Roesy and band Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine ."
},
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"docid": "Love_On_Top",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Love On Top '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album 4 ( 2011 ) . Inspired from her state of mind while playing Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic Cadillac Records , Beyoncé wrote the song alongside Terius Nash , Belle Nuru , and Shea Taylor ; its production was handled by Taylor and Beyoncé . A throw-back to 1980s music , the uptempo R&B song exhibits style similar to that of Stevie Wonder , Whitney Houston and The Jackson 5 , among others . While incorporating four key changes , Beyoncé adopts a high range when repeating the song 's chorus towards the end of the song . She sings about a man whom she can always call , even after facing grief and hard work , finally earning his love and respect . The song 's musical composition , as well as Beyoncé 's vocals and versatility , positively surprised critics . Beyoncé sang `` Love On Top '' live at 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , announcing her pregnancy at the end of her performance . This caused the upsurge of the song on several charts worldwide . It reached the top ten in Hungary and South Korea , and the top twenty in Australia , Italy , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . It also debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and became the second highest debut of Beyoncé 's career as a solo artist . `` Love On Top '' remained at number one on the US Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven consecutive weeks , and has sold over one million copies . At the 55th Grammy Awards , Beyoncé won her 17th Grammy Award with Best Traditional R&B Performance for `` Love On Top '' . Mainly inspired by the work of the American band New Edition , the accompanying music video for `` Love On Top '' shows Beyoncé along with five male dancers , performing choreographed moves in a penthouse studio in New York City overlooking the Hudson River towards New Jersey . Critics generally commended the simplicity of the video , the wardrobe changes with every key change , and Beyoncé 's youthful exuberance throughout the clip . The song was part of the singer 's set lists on the residency shows 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé ( 2011 ) and Revel Presents : Beyoncé Live ( 2012 ) , as well as The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour ( 2013 -- 14 ) and The Formation World Tour ( 2016 ) . Critics noted that the song was even more impressive in person and that going through the last four key changes while performing it live remains a difficult task ."
},
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"docid": "Drunk_in_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Drunk in Love '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé featuring her husband , rapper Jay Z . The duo along with Detail , Andre Eric Proctor , Rasool Ricardo Diaz , Brian Soko , Timbaland , Jerome Harmon , and Boots composed the song for Beyoncé 's self-titled fifth studio album ( 2013 ) . Columbia Records released `` Drunk in Love '' as one of the two lead singles from Beyoncé on December 17 , 2013 . The song is dominated by trap beats in chunks and bass . Its lyrics , which depict female sexuality , are sung by Beyoncé in a sensual and confident way . Many music critics called the song a follow-up to Beyoncé 's and Jay-Z 's song `` Crazy in Love '' ( 2003 ) . `` Drunk in Love '' peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , spending eight weeks in the top ten . It also reached the top ten in France , Ireland , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . At the 57th Grammy Awards , `` Drunk in Love '' won Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance . The song 's music video was directed by Hype Williams and shot in black-and-white in Golden Beach , Florida at a beach front manse . The visual features scenes of the pair singing the song together . `` Drunk in Love '' was performed by Beyoncé and Jay-Z at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards . It was later added to the set lists of the second European leg of Beyoncé 's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013 and the pair 's joint On the Run Tour in 2014 . Numerous remixes and cover versions of the song were made , most notably the official rework by rapper Kanye West . The music video won Best Collaboration and was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Listen_(Beyoncé_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Listen '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé . The song was written by Henry Krieger , Scott Cutler , Anne Preven , and Beyoncé , and produced by The Underdogs , Matt Sullivan and Randy Spendlove for the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls , in which Beyoncé 's character Deena Jones sings the song in an expression of independence from her controlling husband . Columbia Records released `` Listen '' as the lead single from the Dreamgirls : Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack album on December 5 , 2006 . It additionally appeared as a hidden track on international editions , and on the deluxe edition of Beyoncé 's second solo studio album , B'Day . The Spanish version of the song , `` Oye '' , was released on the EP , Irreemplazable , and the Spanish deluxe edition of B'Day . One of four new songs written for the feature version of Dreamgirls ( originally a 1981 Broadway musical ) `` Listen '' is a soul-R & B song ; its lyrics make reference to tenacity , love , the refusal to defer dreams and finally rise towards fame . Its instrumentation includes bass , drums , guitars , keyboards , percussion , and violins , among others . Contemporary music critics complimented the strong and emotional vocals of Beyoncé , and added that the lyrics perfectly elaborate on Deena Jones 's life . `` Listen '' won Best Original Song at the 2007 Critics ' Choice Awards . It was nominated in the same category at the 2006 International Press Academy Satellite Award , at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards , and at the 2007 Academy Awards , for songwriters Krieger , Cutler and Preven . `` Listen '' peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and generally peaked inside the top 20 positions in European countries . It fared better in the United Kingdom where it reached number eight thanks to a live duet performance of Beyoncé and Alexandra Burke at The X Factor , where Burke emerged as the winner after singing `` Listen '' during the finale . The song was also covered by Charice during the second season premiere of Glee and Melanie Amaro during the finale of the first season of the The X Factor in the US , where she emerged as the winner . Two accompanying music videos were filmed for `` Listen '' ; the performance version was directed by Diane Martel , and the second one , being Vogue Shoot Version , was directed by Matthew Rolston . `` Listen '' was also a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience ( 2007 ) and I Am ... Tour ( 2009 -- 10 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jealous_(Beyoncé_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Jealous '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fifth studio album , Beyoncé ( 2013 ) . The song was written by Beyoncé , Detail , Andre Eric Proctor , Brian Soko and its additional producers Rasool Diaz and Boots . Musically inspired by Hanni El Khatib 's `` Roach Cock '' , the song is a power ballad with a slow tempo exploring different styles and music genres . Lyrically , `` Jealous '' is a self-referential song discussing feelings of jealousy , suspicion , and revenge directed at a present love interest . A music video for the song was directed by Beyoncé along with Francesco Carrozzini and Todd Tours and filmed in New York City in November 2013 . It was released through the iTunes Store on December 13 , 2013 on the album itself . The visual was shot as a sequel to the previous song on the album , `` Partition '' and it shows Beyoncé in different sets -- alone at home waiting for her partner to come to dinner , at a party , and out in the streets in search for him . Beyoncé performed `` Jealous '' live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards during a medley consisting of songs from her self-titled album ."
},
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"docid": "Me,_Myself_and_I_(Beyoncé_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Me , Myself and I '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé . It was written by Beyoncé , Scott Storch and Robert Waller for her debut solo album Dangerously in Love ( 2003 ) . The recording was produced by Storch with guitars performed by musician Aaron Fishbein . Beyoncé decided that she wanted a deeper and more personal song for the third single ; the song was sent by Columbia Records to US radio on October 19 , 2003 . `` Me , Myself and I '' is an R&B song about dealing with a philandering boyfriend and learning from the consequences . The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance , and earned Beyoncé , Storch and Waller an American Society of Composers , Authors , and Publishers Pop Music Award . `` Me , Myself and I '' peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , and became Beyoncé 's fourth consecutive US top five single . It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The single reached the top 20 in Australia , the UK and in some European countries . Directed by Johan Renck , the accompanying music video follows the plot of the song 's theme and the events in the video are played in reverse . `` Me , Myself and I '' was part of Beyoncé 's set list on the Verizon Ladies First Tour , the Dangerously in Love Tour , The Beyoncé Experience , the I Am ... Tour and the Formation World Tour ."
},
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"docid": "Run_the_World_(Girls)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Run the World ( Girls ) '' is a song recorded by American recording artist Beyoncé , from her fourth studio album 4 ( 2011 ) , released as the lead single from the album on April 21 , 2011 . It was written by Terius `` The-Dream '' Nash and Beyoncé , while heavily sampling `` Pon de Floor '' by Major Lazer written by Nick `` Afrojack '' van de Wall , Wesley `` Diplo '' Pentz , David `` Switch '' Taylor and Adidja Palmer . Production was handled by Switch , The-Dream , Beyoncé , and Shea Taylor . The song 's development was motivated by the fact that Beyoncé wanted something different : a mixture of different cultures and eras , a new sound , and a message which would give women strength . An unedited demo of the song , then thought to be titled `` Girls ( Who Run the World ) '' , was leaked on the internet on April 18 , 2011 . `` Run the World '' premiered on US radio on April 21 , 2011 , and was digitally released the same day . `` Run the World '' is a electropop and R&B song that heavily samples `` Pon de Floor '' by Major Lazer . The song 's title and lyrics comprise an unapologetically aggressive message promoting female empowerment . `` Run the World '' initially divided critics ; some complimented the song 's sample , its musical direction , and Beyoncé 's aggressiveness , while others criticized the continuation of past themes and stated that they wanted to see Beyoncé covering new topics . Several critics compared `` Run the World '' to Beyoncé 's other singles with similar themes such as `` Independent Women '' ( 2000 ) -- with Destiny 's Child , and `` Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) '' ( 2008 ) among others , stating that `` Run the World '' takes a more direct and assertive approach towards female empowerment . The single peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , and reached the top 10 in Australia , Japan , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Norway , and Scotland . `` Run the World '' was a top 20 hit in Canada , France , Ireland , Italy , and the United Kingdom . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Francis Lawrence and was filmed in California over a three-day span . The video won Best Choreography at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Dance Performance at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards . Beyoncé promoted `` Run the World '' with high-profile live performances , notably at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards and on the French X Factor . Although her performance at the Billboard Music Awards was well received by critics , it ignited controversy surrounding the production due to visual similarities to a performance by Italian pop star Lorella Cuccarini in February 2010 at the 60th Sanremo Music Festival in Italy . `` Run the World '' was used to awaken the crew of the final mission of the US Space Shuttle Atlantis and was dedicated to Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus . Heather Morris covered `` Run the World '' for the American television show Glee episode `` Asian F '' ."
},
{
"docid": "XO_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` XO '' is a song by American singer Beyoncé from her fifth studio album , Beyoncé ( 2013 ) . Columbia Records released the song as the lead contemporary hit radio single from the album in the US and Italy on December 16 , 2013 . Ryan Tedder co-wrote and co-produced `` XO '' with Terius `` The-Dream '' Nash and Beyoncé , with additional production handled by Chauncey `` Hit-Boy '' Hollis and HazeBanga Music . A pure midtempo pop love song , `` XO '' is complete with electronic musical instrumentation , synthesizers and drums . Musically , it was compared to Beyoncé 's own song `` Halo '' and was noted for having several music hooks including its call and response chorus . The usage of an audio sample from Space Shuttle Challenger disaster at the beginning of the song was criticized by the families of the lost crew , NASA , and some media . Beyoncé released a statement saying that the song was intended to help people who have lost loved people in their lives and that the sample was included as a tribute to the Challenger crew . `` XO '' managed to appear on many music charts across Europe and Oceania and it peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . A music video for the song directed by Terry Richardson was filmed in Coney Island in late August 2013 . It was made available on iTunes with the release of the album on December 13 , 2013 and was released online three days later . Beyoncé performed the song during the last stops of the North American leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in December 2013 and later during the tour 's second European leg in early 2014 . To further promote `` XO '' , she performed it at the 2014 BRIT Awards and later at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . Haim and John Mayer covered the song in 2014 , with the latter releasing it as a single ."
},
{
"docid": "Flawless_(Beyoncé_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Flawless '' ( stylized as '' *** Flawless '' ) is a song recorded by American recording artist Beyoncé from her self-titled fifth studio album , Beyoncé ( 2013 ) . It was co-written by Beyoncé together with Terius `` The-Dream '' Nash , Chauncey Hollis and Raymond DeAndre Martin , with production handled by Hit-Boy , Beyoncé , Rey Reel Music HazeBanga and Boots . An early version of the song , titled `` Bow Down / I Been On '' , was released onto the Internet by Beyoncé in March 2013 . Musically , `` Flawless '' consists of two parts -- `` Bow Down '' and `` Flawless '' , divided by a speech titled `` We Should All Be Feminists '' delivered by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TEDxEuston conference . It is a trap-influenced song , with a dirty groove and a clattering beat . After being released as a radio single , the song peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 , in addition to charting on several of the magazine 's component charts . A music video for the song was directed by Jake Nava , and includes choreography by Les Twins and Chris Grant . It was released on the iTunes Store through Beyoncé itself on December 13 , 2013 . `` Flawless '' was performed live by Beyoncé during the last , European leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour and her co-headlining On the Run Tour with Jay-Z . It was also performed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards where the singer sang a medley of songs from her fifth studio album ."
},
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"docid": "2014_MTV_Video_Music_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 24 , 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood , California . It was the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards . Beyoncé and Iggy Azalea led the nominees with eight nominations each , while Eminem followed them with seven . Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award , following a 16-minute medley of her self-titled fifth studio album . The show had an audience of 8.3 million viewers , while 10.1 million cumulative with the other three Viacom networks that simulcast the presentation ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Me_Bodied",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Get Me Bodied '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album , B'Day ( 2006 ) . It was written by Beyoncé , Kasseem `` Swizz Beatz '' Dean , Sean Garrett , Makeba Riddick , Angela Beyincé , and Solange Knowles , while the production was handled by Dean , Beyoncé Knowles and Sean Garrett . Beyoncé was inspired by her sister , Solange , and former Destiny 's Child band-mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for the writing process . Columbia Records released `` Get Me Bodied '' as the album 's seventh and final single in the US on July 10 , 2007 . `` Get Me Bodied '' is an R&B and bounce song with dancehall and reggae influences . It features Beyoncé as the female protagonist going out an evening in the right dress and the right hair , to steam up any dance floor and make sure her call to `` get her bodied '' is irresistible . The song was generally well received by contemporary music critics , who complimented its party sound and Beyoncé 's vocals . The American Society of Composers , Authors , and Publishers ( ASCAP ) recognized it as the best R&B and Hip-Hop song of 2007 . `` Get Me Bodied '' initially reached number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2007 , but due to a viral video reached a new peak of 46 in 2013 . Its accompanying music video was co-directed by Beyoncé and Anthony Mandler , and inspired by The Frug from Bob Fosse 's film adaptation of the Broadway musical Sweet Charity . Solange , Rowland , and Williams make cameo appearances . The clip was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2007 VH1 Soul Vibe Awards . `` Get Me Bodied '' was promoted by Beyoncé with live performances on her world tours and at the 2007 BET Awards . In April 2011 , Beyoncé re-recorded the song and re-titled it as `` Move Your Body '' for the Let 's Move ! Flash Workout campaign . An instructional video of the exercise routine was filmed for distribution to participating schools ."
},
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"docid": "MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Choreography",
"title": "",
"text": "The MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography in a Video is a craft award given to the artist , the artist 's manager , and choreographer of the music video . The biggest winner is Frank Gatson with six wins . Michael Rooney follows closely behind with five wins . Frank Gatson is also the most nominated choreographer with eleven nominations . He is followed by Tina Landon with nine nominations ( and yet only one win ) . The performers whose videos have won the most awards are Janet Jackson and Beyoncé , garnering a total of four Moonmen for choreography . Madonna 's videos have received the most nominations with twelve . Seven performers have won a Moonman in this category for their work choreographing or co-choreographing their own videos : Michael Jackson ( `` Thriller '' ) , Prince ( `` Raspberry Beret '' ) , Paula Abdul ( `` Straight Up '' ) , Janet Jackson ( `` Rhythm Nation '' ) , Madonna ( `` Ray of Light '' ) , Shakira ( `` Hips Do n't Lie '' ) , Bruno Mars ( `` Treasure '' ) , and OK Go ( `` I Wo n't Let You Down '' ) . An additional nine other performers/groups have been nominated for their work choreographing their own videos : Toni Basil , Morris Day , Bobby Brown , MC Hammer , Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch , Quad City DJ 's , Jason Kay , Janelle Monáe , and Beyoncé . Actor Christopher Walken won this award in 2001 for helping choreograph the video for Fatboy Slim 's `` Weapon of Choice , '' in which he appears dancing . Similarly , Spike Jonze ( as Richard Koufey ) won this award in 1999 for his own dancing in Fatboy Slim 's video `` Praise You '' ."
},
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"docid": "MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Female_Video",
"title": "",
"text": "The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 . In 2007 , however , the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Year , and it awarded the artist 's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video . In 2008 , though , the award returned to its original name . Madonna , Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are the biggest winners with three wins each , while the former also holds the record for most nominations with 12 . Meanwhile , Beyoncé , Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga are the only artists to win the award for two consecutive years ."
},
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"docid": "Pretty_Hurts",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Pretty Hurts '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her eponymous fifth studio album ( 2013 ) . It impacted mainstream radio in the United States on June 10 , 2014 , as the fourth single from the album . The song was written by Sia , Beyoncé and Ammo , and its production was handled by the former two . `` Pretty Hurts '' was initially written for Katy Perry and then offered to Rihanna ; both artists failed to record the track and as a result it was sent to Beyoncé instead . It is a power pop , soul ballad , instrumentally complete with a sparse background honed with the use of synths , minor chords and a `` booming '' drum beat . The track 's lyrical content deals with subjects of third-wave feminism , self-empowerment and body image . Additionally , the song 's lyrics deal with the consequences of society 's high standards of beauty , and in `` Pretty Hurts '' eating disorders are depicted as one of the subjected results . `` Pretty Hurts '' won in the category for Best Song with a Social Message at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards and was named the best track of 2014 by the Associated Press . Following the release of Beyoncé , the track charted in the lower regions internationally . It failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart . However , the song became Beyoncé 's 21st number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart , and was placed at number four on its 2014 year-end chart . The accompanying music video for `` Pretty Hurts '' was directed by Melina Matsoukas , and features Beyoncé competing in a beauty pageant . The clip was made available at iTunes Stores as part of the album 's release on December 13 , 2013 . It won in the categories for Best Video with a Message and Best Cinematography at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . Rolling Stone included the clip in their year-end list of the 10 best music videos of 2014 . Beyoncé performed `` Pretty Hurts '' during her co-headlining On the Run Tour ( 2014 ) ."
},
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"docid": "Flaws_and_All",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Flaws and All '' is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé , included on the 2007 deluxe edition of her second studio album , B'Day ( 2006 ) . It was composed by Ne-Yo , Shea Taylor , Beyoncé and Solange Knowles , while Beyoncé Knowles and Taylor produced it . In the R&B song , Beyoncé shows appreciation for the love given by her man , who sees through all of her flaws and loves her unconditionally . `` Flaws and All '' received positive reviews from critics , who lauded Beyoncé 's emotion and vulnerability on the track . Some critics also noted that the song was better than some of the songs on the standard edition of B'Day . The music video was directed by Cliff Watts and Beyoncé for B'Day Anthology Video Album ( 2007 ) . It features clips of a B'Day promotional ad by Wal-Mart pieced together , in which Beyoncé does not lip-sync the words of the song , but instead acts as if it were an everyday scenario . Beyoncé explained the concept for the video was to show a different side to her , that the paparazzi does not show and that fans would not normally see . Beyoncé performed `` Flaws and All '' on The Beyoncé Experience ( 2007 ) , and the song was included on the live album The Beyoncé Experience Live ( 2007 ) . It was also sung live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2008 and during Beyoncé 's show Revel Presents : Beyoncé Live in May 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Crazy_in_Love",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Crazy in Love '' is the lead single from American singer Beyoncé 's 2003 debut solo album , Dangerously in Love . It features a guest verse from rapper Shawn `` Jay-Z '' Carter , who later married Knowles . The artists wrote and composed the song in collaboration with Rich Harrison and Eugene Record ; the former also produced it with Beyoncé . Using samples from The Chi-Lites 's 1970 song `` Are You My Woman ( Tell Me So ) , '' `` Crazy in Love '' is an R&B and pop love song that incorporates elements of hip hop , soul , and 1970s-style funk music . Its lyrics describe a romantic obsession that causes the protagonist to act out of character . Columbia Records released `` Crazy in Love '' on May 18 , 2003 , as the lead single from Dangerously in Love . It was a number-one hit in the United States and United Kingdom , and achieved top-ten peaks on several other countries 's record charts . With global sales of 6.7 million . Music critics praised `` Crazy in Love 's '' hook , Jay Z 's contribution , and Beyoncé 's assertive delivery of the lyrics . VH1 declared it the greatest song of the 2000s decade , while Rolling Stone ranked it as the 118th best song of all time in 2010 . At the 46th Grammy Awards , `` Crazy in Love '' won Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration . The song 's accompanying music video features Beyoncé in various dance sequences . It won three awards at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards , and its director , Jake Nava , won the Music Video Production Association award for Best R&B Video in 2004 . Since 2003 , `` Crazy in Love '' has been a staple in Beyoncé 's live performances and concert tours . The American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) recognized `` Crazy in Love '' as one of the most performed songs of 2004 . Artists including David Byrne have covered the song , and it has been used in various television shows and other media ."
},
{
"docid": "Halo_(Beyoncé_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Halo '' is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her third studio album , I Am ... Sasha Fierce ( 2008 ) . Included on the I Am ... disc , it was intended to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Beyoncé 's life , stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings . Columbia Records released the song , the album 's fourth single , to mainstream radio in the United States on January 20 , 2009 , and to international markets from February 20 . Inspired by Ray LaMontagne 's 2004 song `` Shelter '' , `` Halo '' was composed by Ryan Tedder , Evan Bogart and Beyoncé . It was conceived by Tedder and Nealante specifically for Beyoncé , although there was media speculation that it had been intended for Leona Lewis . `` Halo '' is a pop power ballad , the lyrics of which describe a sublime love . It features drum , piano , keyboard , string , synthesizer , and percussion instrumentation . Kelly Clarkson claimed that Tedder reused the musical arrangement in her 2009 song `` Already Gone '' . `` Halo '' received positive reviews from music critics , who made comparisons with Lewis ' 2007 song `` Bleeding Love '' . Its production and Beyoncé 's emotional vocals also received critical praise . `` Halo '' was nominated for Record of the Year and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards . It won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards . `` Halo '' topped the singles charts of Brazil , Norway and Slovakia , and reached the top five on the singles chart of Australia , Germany , Ireland , Italy , New Zealand , Switzerland , the United Kingdom and the US . It was certified quadruple-platinum in Australia , and double-platinum in Spain and the US . Philip Andelman directed the ballad 's accompanying music video , which features American actor Michael Ealy . It portrays a romantic relationship between Beyoncé 's and Ealy 's characters . Critics complimented Beyoncé 's looks in the clip . An alternative music video , which shows Ealy 's character being chased by police through a forest at night , was posted on the Internet in May 2010 . The lyrics to `` Halo '' were changed for two of Beyoncé 's special live performances : in a tribute to Michael Jackson following his death , and in a tribute to the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake . The song has been covered by many artists , including Florence and the Machine , Harper Blynn , and Westlife . It was performed on the television show Glee , and was added to the international soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera India -- A Love Story ."
},
{
"docid": "Dangerously_in_Love_2",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Dangerously in Love 2 '' is a song written and produced by Beyoncé and Errol McCalla , Jr. . The ballad was first recorded by Destiny 's Child for their third studio album Survivor ( 2001 ) , under the title `` Dangerously in Love '' . The song later became the title track to Beyoncé 's debut album with some minor adjustments instrumentally . `` Dangerously in Love 2 '' is an R&B and soul ballad , the lyrics of which detail romantic obsession . `` Dangerously in Love 2 '' received generally positive response from music critics , who wrote that the song effectively shows the vocal capabilities of Beyoncé . It won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards . Though not released as a single , `` Dangerously in Love 2 '' charted at number 57 the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number 17 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . Beyoncé performed the ballad at the 46th Grammy Awards , the Verizon Ladies First Tour , the Dangerously in Love Tour , The Beyoncé Experience and the I Am ... Tour . Beyoncé has earned a number of positive reviews for her live performances of the song on her tours ."
}
] |
46715
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Alan Ladd failed to become television producer.
|
[
{
"docid": "Alan_Ladd",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3 , 1913 -- January 29 , 1964 ) was an American actor and film and television producer . Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s , particularly in Westerns such as Shane ( 1953 ) and films noir in which he was often paired with Veronica Lake , such as This Gun for Hire ( 1942 ) , The Glass Key ( 1942 ) and The Blue Dahlia ( 1946 ) . Other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast ( 1946 ) , Whispering Smith ( 1949 ) and The Great Gatsby ( 1949 ) . His popularity diminished in the late 1950s , though he continued to appear in popular films until his accidental death due to a lethal combination of alcohol , a barbiturate , and two tranquilizers ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Alan_Ladd_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. ( born October 22 , 1937 in Los Angeles , California , USA ) is an American film industry executive and producer . He is the son of actor Alan Ladd and Ladd 's first wife Marjorie Jane ( née Harrold ) , whom Ladd had met in high school . He started in films as an agent in 1963 . In 1969 , Ladd moved to London to produce , making nine films , including The Walking Stick , A Severed Head , Villain , The Nightcomers , and X Y & Zee . He returned to the States in 1973 to become Head of Creative Affairs at 20th Century Fox . He came to Fox President Gordon Stulberg to request consideration for making George Lucas ' Star Wars . Stulberg approved the production and they remained as Lucas ' support at times when the Board of Directors of 20th Century Fox wished to shut down production . The production was plagued by location difficulties , story problems and budgetary disagreements for a project that was mainly considered a pending embarrassment before the studio likely closed its doors . However , when Ladd saw first hand the audience 's rapturous appreciation of the film at its first public screening at the Northpoint Theatre in San Francisco in early May 1977 , he was moved to tears at seeing the unlikely production he and Stulberg had supported against all odds become a spectacular validation of their efforts . During three very successful years Ladd was President of Fox . Star Wars and Alien were a few of the classics during his tenure . But in 1979 Ladd left his position to found his own production company , The Ladd Company . He enjoyed great successes with comedies like Night Shift and Police Academy , Oscar Winners The Right Stuff and Best Picture , Chariots of Fire , and Gone Baby Gone that won many Film Critics awards . The company also produced the cult classic Blade Runner . In 1985 , Ladd joined MGM/UA , eventually becoming Chairman and CEO of MGM-Pathé Communications . During his tenure MGM/UA enjoyed hits like A Fish Called Wanda , Moonstruck , and Thelma & Louise . Ladd reformed the Ladd Company with Paramount Pictures in 1993 where he produced the hits The Brady Bunch Movie and Best Picture Winner Braveheart . Ladd is now producing independently with The Ladd Company . Ladd received the 2,348 th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday , September 28 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ladd_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ladd Company was an American film production company founded by Alan Ladd , Jr. , Jay Kanter , and Gareth Wigan in 1979 . Prior to the company 's formation , Ladd was President of 20th Century Fox , and Kanter & Wigan also served as Fox executives . As the alleged results of quarreling between Ladd and the studio higher-ups , the trio announced their intents to leave Fox when their contracts expired in December 1980 and form a production company to be financed by Warner Bros. . Fox subsequently cut their contracts short , ending on October 1 , 1979 . The day after the contracts expired , the trio placed ads for the newly named `` Ladd Company '' in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety . Under Warner Bros. , it distributed Chariots of Fire , which won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Picture , and produced the space epic The Right Stuff , the space western Outland , Ridley Scott 's sci-fi film Blade Runner , neo-noir film Body Heat and the first two Police Academy movies , amongst others . Even with the phenomenal success of Police Academy , the good business could n't outweigh the bad , as the box-office failures of The Right Stuff , the edited version of Sergio Leone 's Once Upon a Time in America and the animated Twice Upon a Time ( co-produced with Lucasfilm ) sent the company towards oblivion . On April 18 , 1984 , Alan Ladd , Jr. and Warner Bros. parted ways , even though the former still had three years left on the studio 's contract . From that point on , `` the Ladd Company -LSB- would -RSB- become a non-exclusive production organization . '' During a brief partnership with Paramount Pictures in the mid-1990s , it produced the Best Picture Oscar winner Braveheart , and A Very Brady Sequel . Ladd 's most recent releases are the 2005 Lasse Hallström drama , An Unfinished Life and the 2007 Ben Affleck drama Gone Baby Gone , both distributed by Miramax Films ."
},
{
"docid": "Ladd_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ladd is the surname of : Alan Ladd ( 1913 -- 1964 ) , American film actor Alan Ladd , Jr. ( b. 1937 ) , American film industry executive and producer Andrew Ladd ( b. 1985 ) , Canadian ice hockey player Azel P. Ladd ( 1811-1854 ) , American educator Cheryl Ladd ( b. 1951 ) , American actress and singer Diane Ladd ( b. 1932 ) , American actress Donna Ladd ( b. 1961 ) , American journalist Edwin F. Ladd ( 1859-1925 ) , American politician George Ladd ( Medal of Honor recipient ) , American Civil War soldier George Eldon Ladd ( 1911-1982 ) , American minister and professor George Trumbull Ladd ( 1842-1921 ) , American philosopher and psychologist Herbert W. Ladd ( 1843-1913 ) , American politician Ernie Ladd ( 1938-2007 ) , American football player and wrestler Jean Ladd ( 1923-2009 ) , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Jim Ladd ( b. 1948 ) , American radio personality Jordan Ladd ( b. 1975 ) , American actress Joseph Onesimus Ladd ( 1818 -- 1882 ) , founder of Ladd 's cordials in Adelaide , South Australia Kate Macy Ladd ( 1863-1945 ) , American philanthropist Margaret Ladd ( b. 1942 ) , American actress Mike Ladd , American musician Mike Ladd ( poet ) ( b. 1959 ) , Australian poet PJ Ladd ( b. 1983 ) , American skateboarder William Ladd ( 1778-1841 ) , American philanthropist and peace advocate William S. Ladd ( 1826-1893 ) , American banker and politician"
},
{
"docid": "David_Ladd",
"title": "",
"text": "David Alan Ladd ( born February 5 , 1947 ) is an American producer and former actor ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaguar_Productions_(1950s_company)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jaguar Productions was a short-lived production company established by actor Alan Ladd in the 1953 . It produced several movies , most of them starring Ladd . The majority of the films were distributed through Warner Bros. . . `` The principal difficulty , whether you take a salary from a studio or are in business for yourself , is finding the right story , '' said Ladd . `` Once the story is set , the rest of the operation follows a pattern , so you may as well own a piece of the negative - even if you have to beg , borrow or steal to get your hands on it . '' In 1957 Ladd claimed his movies usually cost $ 800,000 to $ 1 million and grossed around $ 3.5 million . That year Jaguar signed a contract with Warners to make ten films in three years with Ladd to appear in at least six . George Berthelon was his associate producer . Albert J Cohen later became executive producer . `` Ladd and I know that we 'll probably spend from nine to twelve million dollars on these films , '' says Cohen . `` We know that the foundation of a successful film is its story values . And we 're anxious to acquire properties that will give Ladd material that differs drastically from the type of script that has been his lot lately . ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_Adventures_of_Alan_Ladd",
"title": "",
"text": "Adventures of Alan Ladd was a nine-issue series of comic books published by DC Comics from 1949 to 1951 . The stories featureded the film actor Alan Ladd in a variety of adventurous situations . The first six issues feature photos of the actor on their covers ."
},
{
"docid": "Veronica_Lake",
"title": "",
"text": "Veronica Lake ( born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman ; November 14 , 1922 -- July 7 , 1973 ) was an American film , stage , and television actress . Lake won both popular and critical acclaim , most notably for her role in Sullivan 's Travels and for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd , during the 1940s . She was also well known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle . Lake 's career had begun to decline by the late 1940s , in part due to her alcoholism . She made only one film in the 1950s but appeared in several guest-starring roles on television . She returned to the screen in 1966 with a role in the film Footsteps In the Snow , but the role failed to revitalize her career . Lake released her memoirs , Veronica : The Autobiography of Veronica Lake , in 1970 . She used the money she made from the book to finance a low-budget horror film Flesh Feast . It was her final onscreen role . Lake died in July 1973 from hepatitis and acute kidney injury at the age of 50 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fred_Ladd",
"title": "",
"text": "Fred Ladd ( born Fred Laderman in 1927 ) , is an American television and film writer and producer . He is notable as one of the first to introduce Japanese animated cartoons to North America . Ladd , a Toledo , Ohio native , graduated from Scott High School in 1945 and from Ohio State University in 1949 with degrees in radio and speech . Upon moving to the New York City area , Ladd got a year-long job at an FM radio station and then was employed at Cayton , Inc. , an advertising agency that dabbled in film production . The agency acquired several nature documentaries , and Ladd was given the job of repackaging them into a feature film . Rather than an outright sale , the film was offered in trade to European distributors ( cash exports being limited in post-war Europe ) , in exchange for marketable local film productions . The deal resulted in the acquisition of animated cartoons , and Ladd was given the job of repackaging and dubbing the films for the American market . Ladd became the house specialist in the `` Westernizing '' of overseas animated programming . A 1937 German short film on the future of space travel Weltraumschiff 1 startet was acquired , and the special effects sequences were excised by Ladd . His re-edited footage was augmented by new animated sequences and became part of a series entitled The Space Explorers which was syndicated to local TV stations from the late 1950s through the early 1960s . Producer Norm Prescott employed Ladd to help reformat a 1965 Belgian animated feature Pinocchio dans le space , which was released theatrically by Universal in late 1965 as Pinocchio in Outer Space . Prescott later brought Ladd in as co-writer and co-producer on his home-grown 1972 Filmation feature , Journey Back to Oz . But it was an earlier involvement with NBC-TV that helped open a new and enduring market to North America . In 1963 , the network 's distribution division , NBC Enterprises , had acquired the rights to a Japanese animated series entitled Tetsuwan Atomu , and consulted with Ladd on how to market it . Ladd took the footage and created a pilot episode , eventually leading to the long-running series Astro Boy -- the inaugural appearance of anime on Western shores . Ladd continued his involvement in early anime imports with Gigantor for Trans-Lux and Kimba the White Lion for NBC Enterprises . Later , Ladd was creative consultant for the 90 's English dub of Sailor Moon for DiC Entertainment . Ladd was also responsible for having various black-and-white cartoons such as Looney Tunes , Betty Boop and Popeye be redrawn colorized in South Korea during the 1960s , 1970s , and 1980s . Ladd currently resides in Los Angeles ."
},
{
"docid": "Santiago_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Santiago , also known as The Gun Runner , is a 1956 film starring and co-produced by Alan Ladd set in 1898 Cuba against the background of the Cuban War of Independence . Martin Rackin wrote the screenplay , based on his unpublished novel , as well as producing the film ."
},
{
"docid": "This_Gun_for_Hire",
"title": "",
"text": "This Gun for Hire is a 1942 film noir , directed by Frank Tuttle and based on the 1936 novel ( published in America with the same title , and in Britain with the title A Gun for Sale ) by Graham Greene . The film stars Veronica Lake , Robert Preston , Laird Cregar , and Alan Ladd . The movie made a star of Alan Ladd ."
},
{
"docid": "Drum_Beat",
"title": "",
"text": "Drum Beat is a 1954 CinemaScope western film in WarnerColor written and directed by Delmer Daves and co-produced by Daves and Alan Ladd in his first film for his Jaguar Productions company . Ladd stars along with Audrey Dalton , Charles Bronson as Captain Jack , and Hayden Rorke as President Ulysses S. Grant . Filmed in Sedona , Arizona , the story uses elements of the 1873 Modoc War in its narrative , with Ladd playing a white man asked by the U.S. Army to attempt negotiations with Native Modocs who are about to wage war . An early role for Charles Bronson ( originally Buchinsky ) , who plays Captain Jack as a memorable villain wearing the coat of a deceased US Cavalry Captain . After murdering General Edward Canby ( Warner Anderson ) during a peace negotiation , Bronson puts on the late General 's coat and announces to the audience `` Me GENERAL Jack now ! ''"
},
{
"docid": "Calcutta_(1947_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Calcutta is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by John Farrow , and written and produced by Seton I. Miller . The drama features Alan Ladd , Gail Russell and William Bendix ."
},
{
"docid": "Diane_Ladd",
"title": "",
"text": "Diane Ladd ( born November 29 , 1935 ) is an American actress , film director , producer and author . She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles . For the 1974 film Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore , she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice ( 1980 -- 81 ) , and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart ( 1990 ) and Rambling Rose ( 1991 ) . Her other film appearances include Chinatown ( 1974 ) , Ghosts of Mississippi ( 1996 ) , Primary Colors ( 1998 ) , 28 Days ( 2000 ) , and American Cowslip ( 2008 ) . Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern , with her ex-husband , actor Bruce Dern ."
},
{
"docid": "Paper_Bullets",
"title": "",
"text": "Paper Bullets is a 1941 American film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Joan Woodbury . It was the first film produced by the King Brothers , launching their career . The film was re-released by Eagle Lion as Gangs , Inc. giving top billing to Alan Ladd , who has a supporting role ."
},
{
"docid": "Farewell_to_Kennedy",
"title": "",
"text": "Farewell to Kennedy is an episode of General Electric Theater . It starred Alan Ladd who made it hoping that the show would lead to a regular TV series . This did not happen . The episode was directed by Frank Tuttle and starred Ladd ."
},
{
"docid": "Box_13",
"title": "",
"text": "Box 13 was a syndicated radio series about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holliday , played by film star Alan Ladd . Created by Ladd 's company , Mayfair Productions , Box 13 premiered on December 31 , 1947 , over Mutual 's New York flagship , WOR ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Iron_Mistress",
"title": "",
"text": "The Iron Mistress is a 1952 film drama directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie . It ends with Bowie 's marriage to Ursula de Veramendi and does not deal with his death at the Battle of the Alamo . It was the first film Ladd made at Warner Bros. after spending a decade at Paramount Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Jay_Kanter",
"title": "",
"text": "Jay Ira Kanter ( born December 12 , 1926 ) is an American film producer . He is best known for his long association with Alan Ladd , Jr. . He was a talent agent at MCA for a number of years . He is known for his biographical works such as Grace Kelly : The American Princess ( 1987 ) and Brando ( 2007 ) . His most recent work is Marlon Brando : An Actor Named Desire ( 2014 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Black_Knight_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Black Knight is a 1954 film starring Alan Ladd as the title character and Peter Cushing and Patrick Troughton as two conspirators attempting to overthrow King Arthur . It is the last of Ladd 's trilogy with Warwick Films , the others being The Red Beret and Hell Below Zero based on Hammond Innes ' book The White South ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_I'm_Alan_Partridge_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "I 'm Alan Partridge is a BBC situation comedy starring Steve Coogan , of which two series of six episodes each were produced -- the first in 1997 and the second in 2002 . The series followed the titular Alan Partridge , a failed television presenter whose previous exploits had featured in the chat-show parody Knowing Me , Knowing You with Alan Partridge , and who is now presenting a programme on local radio in Norwich . Both series were written by Peter Baynham ( who also appears in one episode ) , Coogan and Armando Iannucci ; supporting Coogan were Felicity Montagu as his faithful but timid personal assistant , Lynn Benfield ; Simon Greenall as Geordie Travel Tavern handyman/BP garage attendant Michael ; and Phil Cornwell as disc jockey Dave Clifton . It has been well received by both critics and fans , and was nominated for three BAFTAs ( winning two ) , two British Comedy Award ( winning both ) , and a Royal Television Society award . Series one was first released on DVD in the UK in 2002 and in the United States on 24 October 2006 . The DVD features additional scenes and two commentary tracks . One featuring standard commentary from the writers whilst the second features Coogan and Montagu ` in character ' as Alan & Lynn discussing the events in the episodes and frequently arguing with each other ."
},
{
"docid": "Saigon_(1948_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Saigon is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Leslie Fenton starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake . in their fourth and final film together . It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was one of the last films Veronica Lake made under her contract with the studio . Ladd and Lake made four films together ; This Gun for Hire and The Glass Key , both in 1942 , The Blue Dahlia in 1946 and Saigon . While the earlier films all proved to be big box office successes , Saigon did not do as well financially . Ladd continued to remain one of Paramount 's top male stars , while Lake 's career was in decline . By the end of 1948 her contract with Paramount had expired and the studio chose not to renew it . For Ladd , Saigon was one of a series of globe-trotting adventure tales he made , starting with Two Years Before the Mast ( 1946 ) and Calcutta ( 1947 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Joan_of_Paris",
"title": "",
"text": "Joan of Paris is a 1942 war film about five Royal Air Force pilots shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II and their attempt to escape to England . It stars Michèle Morgan , Paul Henreid , Thomas Mitchell and Laird Cregar . Joan of Paris marked the U.S. screen debuts of Austrian Henreid and Frenchwoman Morgan . Henreid had previously appeared in some British-American co-productions made in England and had starred on Broadway in the play Flight to the West as Paul von Hernreid . When he was signed with RKO in 1942 , the studio changed his surname , dropping the `` von '' and changing his last name to `` Henreid '' , the name he used for the rest of his film career . Cregar was borrowed from 20th-Century Fox . Alan Ladd , who played one of the downed airmen , would soon become a star later that year . After his breakthrough starring role in This Gun for Hire ( 1942 ) , Joan of Paris was re-released with Ladd more prominently featured . This film also features May Robson 's last role ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Cry_in_the_Night_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Cry in the Night is a 1956 film-noir , dramatic , and thriller film starring Edmond O'Brien , Brian Donlevy , Natalie Wood and Raymond Burr . The film was produced and narrated by Alan Ladd . A Cry in the Night was directed by Frank Tuttle . The film also has Richard Anderson , Irene Hervey , Anthony Caruso , and Peter Hansen in supporting roles . A Cry in the Night was based on the 1955 novel by Whit Masterson titled All Through the Night ."
},
{
"docid": "Cheryl_Ladd",
"title": "",
"text": "Cheryl Ladd ( born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor ; July 12 , 1951 ) is an American actress , singer , and author . Ladd is best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the ABC television series Charlie 's Angels , hired amid a swirl of publicity prior to its second season in 1977 to replace the departing Farrah Fawcett-Majors who played Jill Munroe , the sister of Ladd 's character . Ladd remained with the show until its cancellation in 1981 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hell_on_Frisco_Bay",
"title": "",
"text": "Hell on Frisco Bay is a 1955 American Warnercolor film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle , starring Alan Ladd , Edward G. Robinson and Joanne Dru . It was made for Ladd 's own production company , Jaguar . The film featured an early Hollywood appearance by Australian actor Rod Taylor . His part was written especially by Martin Rackin , who worked with Taylor on Long John Silver ( 1954 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Alan_Scott",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Ladd Wellington Scott is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern . He was created by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell first appearing in the comic book All-American Comics # 16 , published in 1940 . Alan Scott fights evil with the aid of a magic ring that grants him a variety of supernatural powers ."
},
{
"docid": "Darrell_Ware",
"title": "",
"text": "Darrell Ware ( 1906-1944 ) was an American screenwriter and film producer . Ware and Karl Tunberg were nominees for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 14th Academy Awards for their film Tall , Dark , and Handsome . Ware wrote and contributed to the writing of several films starring Shirley Temple while he was under contract to 20th Century Fox . Ware joined Paramount Studios in 1942 , where he wrote for film stars including Bing Crosby , Alan Ladd , and Paulette Goddard ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Deep_Six",
"title": "",
"text": "The Deep Six is a 1958 Warner Bros. . World War II drama film directed by Rudolph Maté , loosely based on a novel of the same name by Martin Dibner . The story depicts the conflicts of a naval officer in combat with his shipmates and conscience over values instilled in him by his Quaker upbringing . The film stars Alan Ladd , who co-produced it , William Bendix , Dianne Foster , Keenan Wynn , James Whitmore , and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. . It also marked the film debut of Joey Bishop ."
},
{
"docid": "13_West_Street",
"title": "",
"text": "13 West Street is a 1962 American black-and-white drama film starring Rod Steiger and Alan Ladd . It was based on the novel The Tiger Among Us ( 1957 ) by Leigh Brackett , who called the film `` very , very dull '' . This was the last leading role in a film for Ladd before his death at age 50 . He appeared in only one more movie , The Carpetbaggers in 1964 , in a supporting role . This was also Kenneth MacKenna 's last film ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_Guns_of_Texas",
"title": "",
"text": "Young Guns of Texas is a 1962 CinemaScope DeLuxe Color Western directed by Maury Dexter , starring James Mitchum , Alana Ladd , Jody McCrea and Chill Wills . This movie was filmed in Big Bend National Park , Texas . Saguaro cacti which is seen throughout the film only grow in Arizona . None grow in Big Bend in Texas . It is known for featuring the offspring of Robert Mitchum , Alan Ladd , Joel McCrea and Chill Wills , the last also appearing in the film ."
}
] |
136742
|
VHS was released in late 1976 in Japan.
|
[
{
"docid": "VHS",
"title": "",
"text": "The Video Home System ( VHS ) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes . Developed by Victor Company of Japan ( JVC ) in the early 1970s , it was released in Japan in late 1976 and in the USA in early 1977 . From the 1950s , magnetic tape video recording became a major contributor to the television industry , via the first commercialized video tape recorders ( VTRs ) . At that time , the devices were used only in expensive professional environments such as television studios and medical imaging ( fluoroscopy ) . In the 1970s , videotape entered home use , creating the home video industry and changing the economics of the television and movie businesses . The television industry viewed videocassette recorders ( VCRs ) as having the power to disrupt their business , while television users viewed the VCR as the means to take control of their hobby . In the 1980s and 1990s , at the peak of VHS 's popularity , there were videotape format wars in the home video industry . Two of the formats , VHS and Betamax , received the most media exposure . VHS eventually won the war , dominating 60 percent of the North American market by 1980 and emerging as the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period . Optical disc formats later began to offer better quality than analog consumer video tape such as standard and super-VHS . The earliest of these formats , LaserDisc , was not widely adopted . However , after the introduction of the DVD format in 1997 , VHS 's market share began to decline . By 2008 , DVD had replaced VHS as the preferred low-end method of distribution ."
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{
"docid": "JVC_HR-3300",
"title": "",
"text": "The JVC HR-3300 VIDSTAR is the world 's first VHS-based VCR to be released to the market , introduced by the president of JVC at the Okura Hotel on September 9 , 1976 . Sales started in Japan under the name Victor HR-3300 on 31 October 1976 . Foreign sales followed in 1977 with the HR-3300U in the United States , and HR-3300EK in the United Kingdom . In 2008 , the HR-3300 became the first VCR to be registered with the National Museum of Nature and Science , based in Tokyo , Japan . It was noted as one of the 85 most disruptive ideas by Business Week in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mowgli's_Brothers_(TV_special)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mowgli 's Brothers is a 1976 television animated special directed by American animator Chuck Jones . It is based on the first chapter of Rudyard Kipling 's The Jungle Book . The special was narrated by Roddy McDowall , who also performs the voices of all the male characters in the film . June Foray was the voice of Raksha , the Mother Wolf . It originally aired on CBS on February 11 , 1976 . The special was released on VHS , Betamax , and Laserdisc by Family Home Entertainment in 1985 , and it was released on VHS again on VHS in 1999 and on DVD in 2002 and 2007 by Lionsgate . Jones also directed adaptations of two other The Jungle Book stories , `` Rikki-Tikki-Tavi '' and `` The White Seal '' , in 1975 ."
},
{
"docid": "Dragon_Century",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese two-episode OVA anime series that was created by Ryuukihei and produced and animated by the Anime International Company . It was originally released on VHS and laserdisc in Japan in 1988 and then it was eventually subtitled in English by : U.S. Renditions and released in VHS format in the United States/Canada on October 1 , 1996 . Both OVA episodes were later released on DVD in Japan on January 26 , 2006 . The opening and ending theme was performed by Jpop singer Midori Karashima ."
},
{
"docid": "Japan_Live_'94",
"title": "",
"text": "Japan Live '94 ( also known as Live in Japan ) a live album that was recorded by Savatage . The show that was recorded for the release was held in Kawasaki , Kanagawa , Japan on November 12 , 1994 and was the last show on the short Handful of Rain tour . Due to a lack of time on the CD , the entire show was not released onto CD . Missing songs on the CD include `` Conversation Piece '' , `` Stare Into the Sun '' , `` Damien '' and `` Hall of the Mountain King '' . However , when the concert was released to VHS , these songs were included . The release also has two covers . One featuring both Johnny Lee Middleton and Zachary Stevens ( Live in Japan ) , whilst the other features Zak Stevens on his own ( Japan ` Live 94 ) . Despite the CD jacket of the latter record depicting Zak wearing a T-shirt with a red and white circle and cross , Zak , in fact , wore a Corrosion of Conformity T-shirt at the concert , and it was likely `` censored '' due to label issues . The show is noted for featuring Jon Oliva in a prominent role , his first since `` leaving '' the band in 1992 . Jon has an extended piano intro on `` Gutter Ballet '' and shares lead vocals with Stevens , making it his first performance as a lead vocalist with the band for 2 years . Oliva also performs rhythm guitar for `` Hall of the Mountain King '' . The show was originally released on VHS in 1996 in Japan and in 1998 in North America . In 2000 , plans were revealed for the show to be released onto DVD with a possibility of bonus content . A release date of October 2000 was publicised by the band , but possibly due to Nuclear Blast being bought by Century Media , the band were unable to release the DVD . Since then , there has not been an announcement of an official DVD release , although copies of the concert have been circulated on DVD . March 2010 , a greatest hit compilation called Still The Orchestra Plays : Greatest Hits Vol . 1 & 2 will be released , with the '94 concert included on a bonus DVD . The quality has n't improved much from the VHS-version ."
},
{
"docid": "They_Were_Eleven",
"title": "",
"text": "is a manga by Moto Hagio which ran in Shōjo Comic for three issues from September through November 1975 . It was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1976 , and a sequel Horizon of the East , Eternity of the West was produced in 1976 . It was published in English as part of the anthology Four Shōjo Stories . The anime film was licensed and released in North America by Central Park Media . It was first released on subtitle VHS in the early 1990s , then later re-released on VHS in 1996 with a newly produced English Dub . It was later re-released on DVD in 2004 ( with both language tracks ) . It is now out of print . The manga was adapted as a one-episode , 40-minute television drama broadcast on 1977-01-02 as part of the Shōnen Drama Series on NHK . Ten years later , it was adapted as a theatrical anime movie , released November 1986 . In 2004 , a theatrical stage adaptation was produced ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Poke_in_the_Eye..._With_a_Sharp_Stick_(PIG_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "This article is about the 1988 indie album by the industrial rock band `` PIG '' For the unrelated live album of the 1976 benefit show for Amnesty International -- see : A Poke In The Eye ( With A Sharp Stick ) A Poke in the Eye ... With a Sharp Stick is a 1988 album by Raymond Watts under the moniker PIG . It was reissued in Japan in 1998 by Blue Noise . An extremely low-budget promotional video for `` Shit for Brains '' exists , and was released on the Best Of Berlin Independence Days ' 88 '' compilation VHS ."
},
{
"docid": "Betamax",
"title": "",
"text": "Betamax ( also called Beta , as in its logo ) is a consumer-level analog-recording and cassette format of magnetic tape for video . It was developed by Sony and was released in Japan on May 10 , 1975 . The first Betamax introduced in the United States was the LV-1901 console , which included a 19 in color monitor , and appeared in stores in early November 1975 . The cassettes contain 0.50 in videotape in a design similar to that of the earlier , professional 0.75 in , U-matic format . Betamax is obsolete , having lost the videotape format war to VHS . Production of Betamax recorders ceased in 2002 ; new Betamax cassettes were available until March 2016 , when Sony stopped making and selling them . Like the rival videotape format VHS ( introduced in Japan by JVC in October 1976 and in the United States by RCA in August 1977 ) , Betamax has no guard band and uses azimuth recording to reduce crosstalk . According to Sony 's history webpages , the name had a double meaning : beta is the Japanese word used to describe the way in which signals are recorded on the tape ; and the shape of the lowercase Greek letter beta resembles the course of the tape through the transport . The suffix - max , from the word `` maximum '' , was added to suggest greatness . In 1977 , Sony issued the first long-play Betamax VCR , the SL-8200 . This VCR had two recording speeds : normal , and the newer half speed . This provided two hours ' recording on the L-500 Beta videocassette . The SL-8200 was to compete against the VHS VCRs , which allowed up to 4 , and later 6 and 8 , hours of recording on one cassette . Sanyo marketed a version as Betacord , which also was casually called `` Beta '' . In addition to Sony and Sanyo , Beta-format video recorders were manufactured and sold by Toshiba , Pioneer , Murphy , Aiwa , and NEC . The Zenith Electronics Corporation and WEGA Corporations contracted with Sony to produce VCRs for their product lines . The department stores Sears ( in the United States and Canada ) and Quelle ( in Germany ) sold Beta-format VCRs under their house brands , as did the RadioShack chain of electronic stores . Betamax and VHS competed in a fierce format war , which saw VHS win in most markets ."
},
{
"docid": "Phoenix_Rising_(Deep_Purple_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Phoenix Rising is a combo CD/DVD live album by the Mark IV of Deep Purple . It includes the concert film Rises Over Japan , directed by Tony Klinger , and was released in 2011 . It also includes a new documentary about the 1975/1976 tour . The concert film was made at Budokan Hall on 15 December 1975 . The concert was released on LP in an incomplete form as Last Concert in Japan in 1977 and the whole concert was issued in 2001 as This Time Around : Live in Tokyo . The footage was shot professionally with multiple cameras on 16mm film , despite this , for many years only very poor quality bootleg copies from an obscure Japanese VHS release circulated among fans and collectors . Finally , after over 36 years the concert was restored from the original 31 minute print and released as a bonus feature on the `` Deep Purple : Phoenix Rising '' Blu-ray Disc in 2011 , complete with the original stereo sound mix and a new 5.1 surround sound mix . In May 2012 `` Phoenix Rising '' won German Leserwahl award as the Best Music Blu-ray ."
},
{
"docid": "JVC_GR-C1",
"title": "",
"text": "The JVC GR-C1 was a camcorder released in March 1984 by JVC and was notable as the first all-in-one VHS camcorder , as opposed to earlier portable systems where the camera and recorder were separate units linked by cable . It used a 30-minute analogue VHS-C video tape , which could be played back in a standard VHS VCR using an adapter . The camera was also capable of playback in the viewfinder or through a composite video cable . A separate RF modulator was available to enable connection to the aerial socket of domestic televisions . By comparison , the camera 's nearest competitor at the time , Sony 's Betamovie , could record but not play back . JVC invented the VHS format and released the first VCR of that type , the JVC HR-3300 , in 1976 . Unlike later CCD-based camcorders , the GR-C1 's image sensor was still based on the older ( and less sensitive ) video camera tube technology ."
},
{
"docid": "Pokémon:_Mewtwo_Returns",
"title": "",
"text": "Pokémon : Mewtwo Returns , released in Japan as , is a special hour-long episode of the Pokémon anime series , and is the direct follow-up to Pokémon : The First Movie . It was first broadcast in Japan on December 30 , 2000 and was released on VHS and DVD in Japan on March 21 , 2001 . It went direct-to-video in Australia on August 17 , 2001 then in the United States and Canada on December 4 , 2001 and in the UK on February 11 , 2002 . In the American dubbed version , the DVD ( but not the VHS ) features a second mini-feature in addition to the movie feature named The Uncut Story of Mewtwo 's Origin . This 10-minute segment was originally part of Mewtwo Strikes Backs running length in the Japanese version , but it was cut from the U.S. release of that movie because it was deemed too dark and morose for the film 's American `` G '' rating . The German DVD release also includes the English language track . However , the DVD is now out of print across the world as the distribution rights for Warner Bros. ' Pokémon movies and specials appear to have expired ."
},
{
"docid": "Noel's_Fantastic_Trip",
"title": "",
"text": "is a 1983 Japanese animated film directed by Tsuneo Maeda and produced by Kazuo Kambe and Iwao Takagi . The film was originally released on both LaserDisc and VHS format in Japan in 1983 . It was dubbed in English and released on VHS in 1985 by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video and Magic Window . The soundtrack for the film was originally produced by IRUKA but was rerecorded by Charlotte Russe Music for the English dub ."
},
{
"docid": "Crackle_of_Death",
"title": "",
"text": "Crackle of Death is a 1976 film , the fourth produced in the Night Stalker film series . It combined the Kolchak : The Night Stalker episodes `` Firefall '' and `` The Energy Eater '' with additional narration by Darren McGavin as Kolchak . It also contains new dialogue by McGavin , Oakland and Grinnage , as well as new `` scenes '' , such as a newspaper on a desk and the image of the Doppelganger being inserted into old footage ( for example , when Kolchak looks at the sky , he sees the Doppelganger 's giant face ) . The new material was put together in late March of 1976 . Before Crackle of Death was a third movie entitled The Demon and The Mummy that combined two more episodes in a similar manner ; namely , `` Demon In Lace '' and `` Legacy of Terror '' . All four episodes comprising these films were subsequently withdrawn from the original television syndication package . They were not made available in their entirety again until a Columbia House VHS video release in the 1990s . The TV-edited films have never been released on home video ."
},
{
"docid": "Final_Fantasy:_Legend_of_the_Crystals",
"title": "",
"text": "is an anime OVA based on the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games . It was released in Japan in 1994 and distributed by Urban Vision in 1997 in North America on VHS . Urban Vision have since lost the distribution license and to date the series has n't been released in any other format , such as DVD , following its initial video release . Legend of the Crystals takes place 200 years after the events of Final Fantasy V . It is divided into four thirty-minute OVA episodes spanning two VHS tapes ."
},
{
"docid": "S-VHS",
"title": "",
"text": ", the common initialism for Super VHS , is an improved version of the VHS standard for consumer-level video recording . Victor Company of Japan introduced S-VHS in Japan in April 1987 with their JVC-branded HR-S7000 VCR , and in certain overseas markets soon afterward ."
},
{
"docid": "Transformers:_Zone",
"title": "",
"text": ", also known as , is a 1990 one-shot OVA exclusive to Japan in the fictional Transformers universe . It was released on July 21 , 1990 on VHS and on April 21 , 2004 on DVD in Japan . An unofficial fan-made English dub was released on TFCog.com in March 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "Starkers_in_Tokyo",
"title": "",
"text": "Starkers in Tokyo is a live acoustic album by Whitesnake released only in Japan on 9 September 1997 . It is performed in the style of the Unplugged series and simply features David Coverdale on vocals and Adrian Vandenberg on acoustic guitar . The performance was recorded at the EMI studios in Japan for a small audience of fans . This recording was also released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan Only . This CD was released outside Japan almost 1 year later in June 1998 . The album includes an acoustic version of Whitesnake 's biggest hit `` Here I Go Again '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Eyes_of_Fire_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eyes of Fire is a horror film written and directed by independent filmmaker Avery Crounse , originally circulated in theaters in 1983 through the company Elysian Pictures , though the film had no official contract for VHS release until 1987 with Vestron Incorporated . Currently , there are DVD editions available through Brazilian and Thailand markets . Though the film was unsuccessful in theaters , the film received positive reviews and was moderately more successful during the VHS release in the late 1980s ."
},
{
"docid": "Street_Fighter_II_V",
"title": "",
"text": ", is an anime series produced by Group TAC based on the fighting game Street Fighter II . Directed by Gisaburo Sugii ( who also directed the earlier Street Fighter II : The Animated Movie ) , the series first aired in Japan in 1995 , from April 10 to November 27 , on YTV . An English adaptation of the series was produced by the dubbing group Animaze and Manga Entertainment in 1996 , and was released in Australia and the USA as a series of VHS tapes in 1997 − 1998 . In 1997 , ADV Films produced an English dub exclusively for the UK market , also released on VHS . The Animaze/Manga dub had a DVD release on April 29 , 2003 in a four disc set in North America and was then released on DVD in Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Dancouga_–_Super_Beast_Machine_God",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Super Robot anime television series . The English-language name chosen by its Japanese producers is God Bless The Machine Dancougar ; its US VHS release uses the literal translated title . The show , from Ashi Productions , ran for 38 episodes from 5 April 1985 to 27 December 1985 . The TV anime was licensed by Central Park Media under their Software Sculptors label in 1995 , and was released on subtitled VHS . After the series ended , four original video animations were released . A sequel series , Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova ( directed by Dancouga staff member and design supervisor Masami Ōbari ) , aired in Japan in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Queen_Kong",
"title": "",
"text": "Queen Kong is a 1976 British comedy adventure film spoofing King Kong . The film was never released theatrically in the United Kingdom , due to legal action by Dino De Laurentiis , producer of the 1976 King Kong remake and RKO copyright holder of King Kong at the time . It got a limited release in Italy and Germany . The film has since resurfaced on DVD . It was released on 10 December 1976 in West Germany . The film has a cult following in Japan . In the late 1990s , a troupe of Japanese comedians produced their own Japanese dialogue for the film , in a similar spirit to Woody Allen 's What 's Up , Tiger Lily ? A version of the film with the new Japanese dialogue was released on DVD in 2001 . The film was novelized by James Moffat and published by Everest Books in 1977 ."
},
{
"docid": "Maple_Town",
"title": "",
"text": "Maple Town , also known as , is a 1986 Japanese slice of life anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato . The series is animated by Toei Animation , consisting of 52 half-hour episodes , which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January 19 , 1986 to January 11 , 1987 . It focuses on the adventures of Patty Rabbit , Bobby Bear , and their families , in a small utopian anthropomorphic city named Maple Town . The series gave way to a 50-episode sequel , New Maple Town Stories : Palm Town Chapter , which made Patty Rabbit ( and her voice actor , Maya Okamoto ) the only ongoing member from both series , although Maple Town 's citizens made cameos from time to time . To date , this has not seen an official English release . The program spawned collectible figurines with changeable clothing as well as houses , furniture , and vehicles ; Tonka was the licensee and manufacturer in the US market . VHS compilations of Maple Town appeared in North America , Europe and Japan during the late 1980s and early 1990s . As of 2013 , official DVDs of the show have only surfaced in Japan , Spain , and Hungary , with no release plans announced for other territories , including the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_1976",
"title": "",
"text": "Live 1976 is a live video by the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult , released in 1991 in Europe by Castle Communications on VHS , 15 years after the recording that is on the tape . It was recorded at the Capital Centre in suburban Maryland ( The Washington , DC Metro area ) during the tour for their Agents of Fortune album and included the same lineup that was featured on that album . The concert was also released as a live album on CD , with the same track listing ."
},
{
"docid": "On_the_Verge_of_Destruction_1992.1.7_Tokyo_Dome_Live",
"title": "",
"text": "On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live may refer to : On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live ( album ) , a live album released by X Japan on January 1 , 1995 On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live ( video ) , a live VHS/LD released by X Japan on November 1 , 1992"
},
{
"docid": "The_Videos_2",
"title": "",
"text": "The Videos 2 is a VHS release by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue . The music video collection was released in November 1989 in the United Kingdom , Australia and Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "Kylie:_The_Videos",
"title": "",
"text": "Kylie : The Videos is a VHS release by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue . The music video collection was released in November 1988 in the United Kingdom , Germany , France and Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "On_the_Go:_Live_in_Japan",
"title": "",
"text": "On the Go : Live in Japan is a video album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue . It was released by ALFA International and Video Collection International in Japan and in the UK on VHS and Laserdisc formats on 8 April 1990 , and contains mixed footage from all concerts of the Disco in Dream concert tour , plus a documentary inserted between tracks ."
},
{
"docid": "X_Japan_Clips_II",
"title": "",
"text": "X Japan Clips II '' is a compilations DVD/VHS released by X Japan on October 24 , 2001 . It consists of several music videos and concert excerpts from the band 's later years . The live portions were recorded at the Tokyo Dome , all on December 31 of various years ( see track listing ) ."
},
{
"docid": "We're_All_Devo",
"title": "",
"text": "We 're All Devo ! is the second home video release by new wave band Devo . Released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1984 , We 're All Devo ! is a collection of Devo music videos from 1976 to 1983 ."
},
{
"docid": "Halber_Mensch_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Halber Mensch ( also known as 1/2 Mensch ) is a 1986 film by Japanese director Sogo Ishii with German band Einstürzende Neubauten . It was originally released on VHS , and re-released on DVD in 2005 . The film 's title comes from the album of the same name . The one-hour film documents Einstürzende Neubauten 's visit to Japan in 1985 . It includes concert footage along with scenes of the band performing in an industrial building . Several songs from the `` Halber Mensch '' album are presented as music videos , some with accompanying Butoh dancers . According to DVDManiacs , the DVD was originally mastered from a VHS tape , and the quality is therefore not as high as a usual DVD . The band , due to disputes with the manager of the label involved , have since released a remastered DVD on their own label ."
},
{
"docid": "Images_–_The_Best_of_Jean_Michel_Jarre",
"title": "",
"text": "Images -- The Best of Jean Michel Jarre is a compilation album by Jean-Michel Jarre originally released in 1991 . Unlike previous Jean Michel Jarre compilation albums , this album is n't just a collection of separate tracks . Instead , the most of the tracks appear in edited form and segué together . Apart from Jarre 's best known tracks , the album also contains two previously unreleased tracks composed for the canceled Teotihuacan solar eclipse concert scheduled for July 11 , 1991 , one rare track ( `` Moon Machine '' ) and three new versions of older work . At the time of release two versions were issued with different track listings . In 1997 a new version was released with both track listings combined and a few extra tracks added . The compilation was also released in VHS format in 1991 . The VHS contains all Jarre 's videos from 1976 to 1991 ."
}
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{
"docid": "Steve_Jobs",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Paul Jobs ( -LSB- ˈdʒɒbz -RSB- February 24 , 1955 -- October 5 , 2011 ) was an American entrepreneur , businessman , inventor , and industrial designer . He was the co-founder , chairman , and chief executive officer ( CEO ) of Apple Inc. ; CEO and majority shareholder of Pixar ; a member of The Walt Disney Company 's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar ; and founder , chairman , and CEO of NeXT . Jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are widely recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s . Jobs was born in San Francisco to Syrian parents who had to put him up for adoption at birth ; he was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s . Jobs briefly attended Reed College in 1972 before dropping out . He then decided to travel through India in 1974 seeking enlightenment and studying Zen Buddhism . Jobs 's declassified FBI report stated that an acquaintance knew that Jobs had used the illegal drugs marijuana and LSD while he was in college . Jobs once told a reporter that taking LSD was `` one of the two or three most important things '' he did in his life . Jobs and Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 to sell Wozniak 's Apple I personal computer . The visionaries gained fame and wealth a year later for the Apple II , one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers . In 1979 , after a tour of PARC , Jobs saw the commercial potential of the Xerox Alto , which was mouse-driven and had a graphical user interface ( GUI ) . This led to development of the unsuccessful Apple Lisa in 1983 , followed by the breakthrough Macintosh in 1984 . In addition to being the first mass-produced computer with a GUI , the Macintosh introduced the sudden rise of the desktop publishing industry in 1985 with the addition of the Apple LaserWriter , the first laser printer to feature vector graphics . Following a long power struggle , Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1985 . After leaving Apple , Jobs took a few of its members with him to found NeXT , a computer platform development company specializing in state-of-the-art computers for higher-education and business markets . In addition , Jobs helped to initiate the development of the visual effects industry when he funded the spinout of the computer graphics division of George Lucas 's Lucasfilm in 1986 . The new company , Pixar , would eventually produce the first fully computer-animated film , Toy Story -- an event made possible in part because of Jobs 's financial support . In 1997 , Apple merged with NeXT . Within a few months of the merger , Jobs became CEO of his former company , reviving Apple at the verge of bankruptcy . Beginning in 1997 with the `` Think different '' advertising campaign , Jobs worked closely with designer Jonathan Ive to develop a line of products that would have larger cultural ramifications : the iMac , iTunes and iTunes Store , Apple Store , iPod , iPhone , App Store , and the iPad . Mac OS was also revamped into OS X ( renamed `` macOS '' in 2016 ) , based on NeXT 's NeXTSTEP platform . Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in 2003 and died on October 5 , 2011 , of respiratory arrest related to the tumor ."
},
{
"docid": "Pixar",
"title": "",
"text": "Pixar ( -LSB- ˈpɪksɑr -RSB- ) , also referred to as Pixar Animation Studios , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville , California that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company . Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group , part of the Lucasfilm computer division , before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 , with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs , who became the majority shareholder . Disney purchased Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $ 7.4 billion , a transaction that resulted in Jobs becoming Disney 's largest single shareholder at the time . Pixar is best known for CGI-animated feature films created with RenderMan , Pixar 's own implementation of the industry-standard RenderMan image-rendering application programming interface , used to generate high-quality images . Pixar has produced seventeen feature films , beginning with Toy Story ( 1995 ) , which was the first-ever computer-animated feature film , and its most recent being Finding Dory ( 2016 ) . All 17 of its films have debuted with CinemaScore ratings of at least an `` A − , '' indicating positive receptions with audiences . The studio has also produced several short films . , its feature films have earned approximately $ 10.8 billion at the box office worldwide , with an average worldwide gross of $ 634 million per film . Finding Dory , along with its predecessor Finding Nemo ( 2003 ) , as well as Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time , with the lattermost film being the third all-time highest-grossing animated film with a gross of $ 1.063 billion . Fourteen of Pixar 's films are also among the 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time . The studio has earned sixteen Academy Awards , seven Golden Globe Awards , and eleven Grammy Awards , among many other awards and acknowledgments . Many of Pixar 's films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature since its inauguration in 2001 , with eight winning ; this includes Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3 , along with The Incredibles ( 2004 ) , Ratatouille ( 2007 ) , WALL-E ( 2008 ) , Up ( 2009 ) , Brave ( 2012 ) , and Inside Out ( 2015 ) . Monsters , Inc. ( 2001 ) and Cars ( 2006 ) are the only two films that were nominated for the award without winning it , while Cars 2 ( 2011 ) , Monsters University ( 2013 ) , The Good Dinosaur ( 2015 ) , and Finding Dory have not been nominated . Up and Toy Story 3 were also the respective second and third animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture , the first being Walt Disney Animation Studios ' Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) . Luxo Jr. , a character from the studio 's 1986 short film of the same name , is the studio 's mascot . On September 6 , 2009 , Pixar executives John Lasseter , Brad Bird , Pete Docter , Andrew Stanton , and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement by the biennial Venice Film Festival . The award was presented by Lucasfilm 's founder George Lucas ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Harley_Jessup",
"title": "",
"text": "Harley Jessup is an American production designer and visual effects art director who has been nominated for two visual effects Academy Awards , and won once . Currently working at Pixar Animation Studios , Jessup has served as production designer for Monsters , Inc. ( with Bob Pauley ) , Ratatouille , Cars 2 , Presto , The Good Dinosaur and an upcoming Pixar feature . Before coming to Pixar , Jessup was production designer on Walt Disney Pictures ' James and the Giant Peach . Jessup was a visual effects art director at Industrial Light & Magic from 1987 to 1994 . From 1991 to 1994 he served as ILM art department creative director . Jessup 's visual effects art direction credits include , Innerspace ( for which he won an Academy Award ) , Hook ( nominated for an Academy Award ) , The Hunt for Red October ( with Steve Beck ) , Ghostbusters II , Joe Versus the Volcano and Fire in the Sky . In 1985 , Jessup won an Emmy Award for best visual effects for The Ewok Adventure , produced by Lucasfilm , Ltd. for ABC Television . Harley Jessup began his career at Korty Films designing animated short films for Sesame Street , including The Adventures of Thelma Thumb . He served as art director on John Korty 's animated feature Twice Upon a Time . Jessup has written and illustrated three children 's books , What Alice Up to ? and Grandma Summer for Viking Children 's Books and Welcome to Monstropolis for Disney/Egmont . He studied graphic design at Oregon State University ( BFA ) and Stanford University ( MFA ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Gobelins_School_of_the_Image",
"title": "",
"text": "Gobelins L'École de L'Image or Gobelins , the school of visual communication is a Parisian school of the visual arts , with its main location near the Latin Quarter . A consular school funded by the Parisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry , it provides several programs at a range of fees . It is best known for the Cinéma Department of Animation , founded in 1975 by Pierre Ayma , who brought the school into the spotlight . It has an international reputation , producing numerous talented individuals and teams hired by the world 's leading animation studios , including Disney , Universal , Hanna Barbera , Pixar , DreamWorks and Warner Bros. . Its former students include many strip cartoonists and animation artists such as Didier Cassegrain , Cromwell , Jean-François Miniac , and Pierre Coffin . The faculty includes world-class industry leaders such as Michel Bouvet . Over the years , Gobelins has introduced major innovations in multimedia content , developing products for the web , CD ROM , Interactive DVD , and public installations . The video department , created by Daniel Boullay and Guy Chevalier for the training of adult students , has since 1985 been prominent in the French technical audio-visual landscape . Led by Daniel Desmoulins , the video department allows professionals to create or analyze techniques , keeping current with the rapid evolution of industry technologies . Gobelins also offers instruction in photography and graphic design ."
},
{
"docid": "Pixar_Photoscience_Team",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pixar Photoscience Division was founded in 1979 at Lucasfilm for the express purpose of designing and building a laser recorder/scanner system to input and output film to a computer for compositing and color correction of special effects . In the early years of Pixar 's history , the team was responsible for the design of color monitoring instrumentation to control the color gamut and gamma of the digital images onto 35mm film using a more advance laser recorder system called PixarVision . In later years at Pixar , the team was responsible for transforming the artists computer animated images onto film master negatives . Today the team manages all digital content to a variety of delivery media , film , DVD , and digital cinema projection . The team has won Engineering and Technical Academy Awards and patents for their work in Motion Picture Sciences ."
},
{
"docid": "Pixar_Image_Computer",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pixar Image Computer is a graphics designing computer originally developed by the Graphics Group ; the computer division of Lucasfilm , later renamed Pixar . Aimed at commercial and scientific high-end visualization markets , such as medicine , geophysics and meteorology , the original machine was advanced for its time but did not sell in quantity ."
},
{
"docid": "Marionette_(software)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marionette is the proprietary software developed and used in-house by Pixar Animation Studios in the animation of their feature and short films . Marionette is not available for sale and is only used by Pixar . As a result , little is known outside Pixar about the detailed workings of this software . Pixar claims that Marionette is designed to be intuitive and familiar to animators who have traditional cel animation experience . Pixar chooses to use a proprietary system in lieu of the commercial products available and used by other companies because it can edit the software code to meet their needs . One example of this editing is shown in extra features of The Incredibles DVD ; it is explained that previous versions of Marionette were not able to stretch models in the ways needed to correctly animate Elastigirl so the in-house Marionette development team created a new version that included this feature ."
},
{
"docid": "Day_&_Night_(2010_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Day & Night is a Pixar animated short film , directed by Teddy Newton and produced by Kevin Reher . It was packaged to be shown in theaters before Toy Story 3 , and has been released to purchase on iTunes in the United States . Unlike most other Pixar shorts , the animation style combines 2D and 3D elements , and Up production designer Don Shank says it is `` unlike anything Pixar has produced before '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Loren_Carpenter",
"title": "",
"text": "Loren C. Carpenter ( born February 7 , 1947 ) is a computer graphics researcher and developer . He is co-founder and chief scientist of Pixar Animation Studios . He is the co-inventor of the Reyes rendering algorithm and is one of the authors of the PhotoRealistic RenderMan software which implements Reyes and renders all of Pixar 's movies . Following Disney 's acquisition of Pixar , Carpenter became a Senior Research Scientist at Disney Research . He retired in early 2014 . In around 1967 Carpenter began work at Boeing Computer Services ( a part of aircraft maker Boeing ) in Seattle , Washington . During his time there Carpenter studied for a B.S. in Mathematics ( 1974 ) and an M.S. in Computer Science ( 1976 ) , both from the University of Washington . Some of his work concerned using computer technology to improve Boeing 's mechanical design processes , which were still entirely done by hand on paper . In 1980 he gave a presentation at the SIGGRAPH conference , in which he showed `` Vol Libre '' , a 2-minute computer generated movie . This showcased his software for generating and rendering fractally generated landscapes , and was met with a standing ovation , and ( as Carpenter had hoped ) he was immediately invited to work at Lucasfilm 's Computer Division ( which would become Pixar ) . There Carpenter worked on the `` genesis effect '' scene of Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , which featured an entire fractally-landscaped planet . He and his wife Rachel founded Cinematrix , a company that researches computer-assisted interactive audience participation . Carpenter invented the A-buffer hidden surface determination algorithm . The PXR24 compression scheme used in Industrial Light & Magic 's Open EXR file format is based on Carpenter 's work . In 2006 made improvements to the popular Mersenne Twister random number generator . Carpenter is a grandnephew of Charles Schmidt , the creator of Sgt. Pat of Radio Patrol , a nationally syndicated police comic strip which ran in the 1930s and 1940s ."
},
{
"docid": "Ralph_Eggleston",
"title": "",
"text": "Ralph Eggleston ( born October 18 , 1965 ) is an American animator , art director , storyboard artist and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios . Born in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , Eggleston began his career at Kroyer Films working on projects such as Computer Warriors and FernGully : The Last Rainforest . He was hired by Pixar in 1992 during the development of Toy Story , his work on which won him the Annie Award for Best Art Direction . Eggleston also directed the Oscar-winning Pixar short film For the Birds ."
},
{
"docid": "Red's_Dream",
"title": "",
"text": "Red 's Dream is a 1987 American computer-animated short film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter . The short film , which runs four minutes , stars Red , a unicycle . Propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night , Red dreams about a better place . Red 's Dream was Pixar 's second computer-animated short following Luxo Jr. in 1986 , also directed by Lasseter . Red 's Dream is more strongly character-driven than Luxo Jr. . The short was designed to demonstrate new technical innovations in imagery . The short was created by employing the company 's own Pixar Image Computer , but the computer 's memory limitations led the animation group to abandon it for further projects . Space was growing tight at the company , and as a result Lasseter and his team worked out of a hallway during production , where Lasseter sometimes slept for days on end . The short premiered at the annual SIGGRAPH conference in Anaheim in July 1987 and received general enthusiasm from its attendants . Red 's Dream was never attached to any later Pixar feature unlike many other early Pixar shorts . The film was released for home video as part of Tiny Toy Stories in 1996 and Pixar Short Films Collection , Volume 1 in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bud_Luckey",
"title": "",
"text": "William `` Bud '' Luckey ( born 1934 ) is an American animator , cartoonist , singer , musician , designer , composer , artist and voice actor . He is best known for his work at Pixar as a character designer for Toy Story , Boundin ' , Toy Story 2 , A Bug 's Life , Monsters , Inc. , Finding Nemo , Cars , The Incredibles , Ratatouille and Toy Story 3 . As a voice for animated characters Luckey is known as the voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles , Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and as the Winnie the Pooh character Eeyore . Luckey is beloved by generations of Sesame Street viewers for over a dozen short animated films he made for that program -- many of which were co-produced/created with his longtime friend and creative collaborator writer/lyricist Don Hadley ( 1936-2007 ) . At age 69 , Luckey wrote , directed , composed and performed as the solo singer/narrator on the Pixar 2004 Animated Short film Boundin ' which won the Annie Award as well as an Academy Award ( Oscar ) nomination in the Best Animated Short Film category . Luckey semi-retired from Pixar in 2008 but continues to work with the studio from time to time and with the parent Disney organization , primarily as a performer of character voices . Luckey is the father of animator/director/producer Andy Luckey who , in turn , is best known as a producer of the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series and the creator , writer and designer of the Spin & Sparkle children 's book series . Following his retirement from Pixar , Bud Luckey has served as an Advisor to Greater Family , LLC , of which his son Andy is co-founder and President ."
},
{
"docid": "Association_of_Indian_Design_Industry",
"title": "",
"text": "The Association of Indian Design Industry , also known by its acronym AIDI is a professional not-for-profit body for designers and design organizations in India . It is an official national representative of all interest groups concerned with design in India ."
},
{
"docid": "Textile_Growth_Programme",
"title": "",
"text": "The Textile Growth Programme is a programme in the United Kingdom funded by the European Union Regional Development Fund , designed to support and create jobs in the textile industry through grant aid . It is aimed at all businesses within the textiles sector , and covers manufacturers from carpets to clothing , as well as industry suppliers , such as textile machinery manufacturers and designers ."
},
{
"docid": "Indian_Institutes_of_Information_Technology",
"title": "",
"text": "Indian Institutes of Information Technology ( IIITs ) are a group of institutes of higher education in India , focused on information technology . They are established , funded and managed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development . Indian Government is likely to approve the The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill , 2014 | Indian Institute of Information Technology ( IIIT ) Bill that seeks to give IIITs administrative autonomy and uniformity and set up 20 more such schools on a public-private partnership ( PPP ) model . Admissions into undergraduate programmes in IIITs are through the Joint Entrance Examination JEE/GATE . Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2016 ( JoSAA 2016 ) conducted the joint admission process for a total of 20 IIITs.The technical education system in the country can be broadly classified into two categories -- Centrally funded by MHRD , institutions jointly funded by State Government & I.T industry ."
},
{
"docid": "Indian_Institute_of_Information_Technology_Tiruchirappalli",
"title": "",
"text": "Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli ( IIITT ) is one among the 20 IIITs proposed under the non-profit Public-Private Partnership ( PPP ) Model by MHRD . IIITT is an academic and research institute fully funded by Govt . of India , Govt . of Tamil Nadu and Indian industry partners in the ratio of 50:35:15 . Industry partners include Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ) , Cognizant Technology Solutions ( CTS ) , Infosys , Ramco Systems , ELCOT , and Navitas ( Take Solutions ) . The Focus is to address the challenges faced by the Indian IT industry and growth of the domestic IT market , the Ministry of Human Resource Development ( MHRD ) , Government of India has established Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli on a Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership ( N-PPP ) basis like 19 other IIITs ."
},
{
"docid": "Saurabh_Srivastava",
"title": "",
"text": "Saurabh Srivastava is an Indian entrepreneur , investment professional , institution builder and a former chairman of NASSCOM , a non-profit trade organization for the promotion of Indian IT industry . A master 's degree holder from Harvard University , he founded Infinity Venture , reportedly the first venture capital fund in India and is a recipient of Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award , the IT Industry Award from the Prime Minister of India and Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology , Kanpur . The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri , in 2016 , for his contributions to trade and industry ."
},
{
"docid": "Mount_Pleasant_Indian_Industrial_Boarding_School",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School and many like it across the country were established by an act of the United States Congress in 1891 that provided funding for the creation of an education system of off-reservation boarding schools and vocational training centers to educate Native American children ."
},
{
"docid": "Oo-za-we-kwun_Centre",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oo-za-we-kwun Centre at Rivers , Manitoba , Canada , was a vocational training center for Canadian First Nations people located on the abandoned Canadian Forces Base Rivers . The Centre was designed to be a unique and innovative experiment to improve the well-being of Canada 's poorest demographic group . The Air Force base provided a 2,500-acre site and the Centre had a maximum population of 3,000 people . It included an industrial park with four industries , a day care centre , a school , a recreation program and counseling services . The Centre opened in 1971 and was closed in 1980 when the then Department of Indian Affairs removed its funding . The land had some continued military use until 1982 when Federal Government then offered the base for sale to the public ."
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Purcell",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Ross Purcell ( born 1961 ) is an American cartoonist , animator , director and game designer . He is most widely known as the creator of Sam & Max , an independent comic book series about a pair of anthropomorphic animal vigilantes and private investigators , for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007 . Since being a comic , the series has grown to incorporate an animated television series and several video games . A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft , Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter . He performed freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987 . Purcell was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 , working on several titles within the company 's adventure games era . Purcell collaborated with Nelvana to create a Sam & Max television series in 1997 , and briefly worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic after leaving LucasArts . He is currently employed in the story development department at Pixar . His main work for the animation studio has been with the 2006 film Cars , the 2012 film Brave and spin-off materials such as shorts and video games . Alongside his employment with Pixar , Purcell has continued to work with comic books and came together with Telltale Games in 2005 to bring about new series of Sam & Max video games ."
},
{
"docid": "Hedge_Fund_Standards_Board",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hedge Fund Standards Board ( HFSB ) is non-profit international group of hedge funds which was established in 2007 , based in London , England . It is a standard setting organisation for the hedge fund industry and sets the voluntary standard of best practice principles and practices endorsed by its members . Known as the Hedge Fund Standards these are designed to create a `` ... framework of transparency , integrity and good governance '' in the way the hedge fund industry operates . The board was established in 2007 by 14 leading hedge fund managers and chaired by Sir Andrew Large to develop the standards . By 2016 it had almost 200 hedge fund managers and institutional investors as members who between them manage or invest US$ 3tn . In 2014 the board became an affiliate membership of International Organization of Securities Commissions and in 2016 established mutual observer relationship with the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds ."
},
{
"docid": "Pixar_Canada",
"title": "",
"text": "Pixar Canada was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios . It was located in Vancouver , British Columbia . The studio was tasked to produce short films based on Pixar 's feature film characters . In October 2013 , Pixar Animation Studios permanently closed Pixar Canada and laid off its approximately 100 employees , to refocus Pixar 's efforts at its main headquarters in Emeryville , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Code:_Debugging_the_Gender_Gap",
"title": "",
"text": "CODE : Debugging the Gender Gap is a 2015 documentary by Robin Hauser Reynolds . It focuses on the lack of women and minorities in the field of software engineering . It premiered on April 19 , 2015 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York . The film focuses on inspiring young girls to pursue careers in computer science by profiling successful women in computer programming , such as , Danielle Feinberg of Pixar , Aliya Rahman of Code for Progress , and Julie Ann Horvath of & Yet . By profiling and displaying the careers of these women , the film makers hope to show that computer science can be creative , lucrative , and rewarding . The film traces the history of women in the U.S. technology industries , from the work of Ada Lovelace , Grace Hopper , and the women of ENIAC . It then follows the decline of women graduates in mathematics and computer science during the 1980s , linking the phenomenon to the release of the 1983 film WarGames , and a cultural shift that depicted men and boys as technology workers , and increasing hostility for women and girls in the tech industries . Additionally , the film highlights the work of women in the field , by featuring interviews with women in the tech industry , such as Kimberly Bryant ( founder of Black Girls Code ) , Debbie Sterling ( founder of GoldieBlox ) , Maria Klawe ( president of Harvey Mudd College ) , and Danielle Feinberg ( director of photography at Pixar ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Adventures_of_André_and_Wally_B.",
"title": "",
"text": "The Adventures of André and Wally B. , or simply André and Wally B. , is a 1984 American animated short film produced by The Graphics Group , then a division of Lucasfilm which was later renamed Pixar before being spun off as a separate company in 1986 . The animation in the film was by John Lasseter , who was then working on his first computer animated project with Lucasfilm and as a result of the success of this project and others would become an important executive at Pixar . The animation was groundbreaking by the standards of the time and helped spark the film industry 's interest in computer animation . The film was released on July 25 , 1984 , at SIGGRAPH in Minneapolis ."
},
{
"docid": "Common_Entrance_Examination_for_Design",
"title": "",
"text": "The Common Entrance Examination for Design ( CEED ) is a joint entrance exam for post-graduate studies in the field of technological design held annually jointly at all IITs and Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) . The examination is hosted by the Industrial Design Centre , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on behalf of Ministry of Human Resource Development , Government of India . It is a descriptive test covering a student 's logical , creative , observation and drawing skills , tested in particular for admission to various design courses in the fields of product design , industrial design , visual communication , animation graphics , vehicle design and mobility ."
},
{
"docid": "Industrial_Design_Centre",
"title": "",
"text": "Industrial Design Centre ( IDC ) is one of the oldest design school in India , established in 1969 by the Government of India at the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay . It offers the following academic programs : an integrated Bachelor of Design degree ( B Des ) program , an interdisciplinary Master of Design program in Industrial Design , Communication Design , Animation , Interaction Design and Mobility & Vehicle Design , as well as a Ph.D program in Design ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Pixar_shorts",
"title": "",
"text": "Beginning with Pixar 's second film A Bug 's Life , all subsequent Pixar feature films have been shown in theatres along with a Pixar-created short . Other Pixar shorts , released only on home media , were created to showcase what Pixar can do ( either technologically or cinematically ) , or were created specifically for a client . Pixar 's ideas and technical capabilities have developed by producing shorts since the 1980s . The first shorts were made while Pixar was still a computer hardware company , when John Lasseter was the only professional animator in the company 's tiny animation department . Starting with Geri 's Game , after Pixar had turned into an animation studio , all later shorts have been produced with a larger crew and budget . In 1991 , Pixar made four CGI shorts produced for the TV series Sesame Street . The shorts illustrates different weights and directions starring Luxo Jr. and Luxo -- Light and Heavy ( 1990 ) , Surprise ( 1991 ) , Up and Down ( 1993 ) , and Front and Back ( 1994 ) . Also , beginning with A Bug 's Life , Pixar has created extra content for each of their films that is not part of the main story . For their early theatrical releases , this content was in the form of `` movie outtakes '' and appeared as part of the film 's credits . For each of their films , this content was a short made exclusively for the DVD release of the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Lightning_McQueen",
"title": "",
"text": "Lightning McQueen , typically referred to by his surname McQueen , is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film Cars ( 2006 ) , its sequels Cars 2 ( 2011 ) , Cars 3 ( 2017 ) , and TV shorts known as Cars Toons . The character is not named after actor and race driver Steve McQueen , but actually Pixar animator Glenn McQueen , who died in 2002 . His design is inspired by a stock car and `` a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer , '' with `` some Lola and some Ford GT40 . '' During the scene where he helps restore Radiator Springs to its 50 's heyday , he is painted much like a 1950 's Chevrolet Corvette C1 , once again hinting at his Corvette lineage . His number was originally set to be 57 , Lasseter 's birth year , but was changed to 95 , the release year of Pixar 's first film Toy Story ."
},
{
"docid": "Ronnie_del_Carmen",
"title": "",
"text": "Ronnie del Carmen ( born December 31 , 1959 ) is a Filipino animation writer , story artist , story supervisor and production designer . He co-directed the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . He was the story supervisor on Pixar 's tenth full-length computer-animated film , Up , and directed its accompanying short film , Dug 's Special Mission ."
},
{
"docid": "Parth_Jindal",
"title": "",
"text": "Parth Jindal is an Indian businessman . He is the heir to the JSW Group of companies , with interests in steel , energy , cement , infrastructure , and sports . He is the Managing Director of JSW Cement , he is currently spearheading JSW Cement 's rapid growth so as to emerge as a key-player in the sector by 2020 . Parth has also headed the special team formed to resolve challenges in the implementation of the Coke Oven Battery as well as the Pellet Plant at JSW 's Dolvi unit in Maharashtra . He was instrumental in overcoming these challenges and the plant was commissioned in early 2014He is also the CEO of Bengaluru FC , the I-League franchise based out of Bengaluru , Karnataka . He is also the Director of JSW Sport , the JSW Group 's sporting venture . He is also heading the JSW Venture Fund , a venture capital fund designed to invest in star-ups in the early stages in the technology and internet industries ."
},
{
"docid": "Sanjay's_Super_Team",
"title": "",
"text": "Sanjay 's Super Team is a computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios . Written and directed by Sanjay Patel , and based on his childhood , it premiered on June 15 , 2015 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France , and accompanied the theatrical release of Pixar 's The Good Dinosaur on November 25 , 2015 . Inspired by Patel 's own childhood when he felt conflicted by the modern world and the Hindu traditions of his family , Sanjay 's Super Team follows the daydream of a young Indian boy , bored with his father 's religious meditation , who imagines Hindu gods as superheroes ."
},
{
"docid": "Lacey_Act_of_1907",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lacey Act of 1907 , authored by Rep. John F. Lacey , an Iowa Republican , revised federal Indian Law to provide for the allotment of tribal funds to certain classes of Indians . These provisions were proposed after the passage of the Burke Act and the Dawes Act , both of which provided for the allotment of reservation lands to individual Indians , but not to communally owned trust funds . After much debate and several opposing arguments , President Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill into law on March 2 , 1907 . The Lacey Act is made of two sections , Sec . 1 and Sec . 2 . Section 1 states the general guidelines for those Indians wishing to claim his or her share of the tribal funds to which he is entitled . This first section stipulates that : `` The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized , in his discretion , from time to time , to designate any individual Indian belonging to any tribe or tribes whom he may deem to be capable of managing his or her affairs , and he may cause the apportioned and allotted to any such Indian his or her pro rata of any tribal or trust funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the Credit of such Indian on the books of the Treasury . '' The above-mentioned stipulations will be met under the conditions that each individual Indian files an application for allotment of funds . Section 1 also states that : These claims must be pending for settlement at the time of such apportionment and allotment by judicial determination in the Court of Claims or the Executive Departments of the Government . Section 2 of the Lacey Act allows the Secretary of the Interior to pay any Indian who is blind , crippled , decrepit , or helpless due to old age , disease , or accident their share of the tribal trust funds . Included in the conditions of Section 2 , in the case that the previous requirements are met , is the organization for the allotment of funds placed into the Treasury , after the time of the initial allotment , which are intended for the credit of the individual 's tribe . The Act explains :"
}
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The Chernobyl disaster ultimately involved more than 500,000 workers.
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{
"docid": "Chernobyl_disaster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chernobyl disaster , also referred to as the Chernobyl accident , was a catastrophic nuclear accident . It occurred on 26 April 1986 in the No. 4 light water graphite moderated reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat , in what was then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union ( USSR ) . During a late night safety test which simulated a station blackout power-failure and in which safety systems were deliberately turned off , a combination of inherent reactor design flaws , together with the reactor operators arranging the core in a manner contrary to the checklist for the test , eventually resulted in uncontrolled reaction conditions that flashed water into steam generating a destructive steam explosion and a subsequent open-air graphite fire.Although most reports on the Chernobyl accident refer to a number of graphite fires , it is highly unlikely that the graphite itself burned . According to the General Atomics website < http://gt-mhr.ga.com/safety.php > : `` It is often incorrectly assumed that the combustion behavior of graphite is similar to that of charcoal and coal . Numerous tests and calculations have shown that it is virtually impossible to burn high-purity , nuclear-grade graphites . '' On Chernobyl , the same source states : `` Graphite played little or no role in the progression or consequences of the accident . The red glow observed during the Chernobyl accident was the expected color of luminescence for graphite at 700 ° C and not a large-scale graphite fire , as some have incorrectly assumed . '' Similarly , nuclear physicist Yevgeny Velikhov , < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4918742.stm > noted some 2 weeks after the accident that `` Until now the possibility of a catastrophe really did exist : A great quantity of fuel and graphite of the reactor was in an incandescent state '' That is , all the nuclear-decay heat that was generated inside the uranium fuel ( heat which would normally be extracted by back-up coolant pumps , in an undamaged reactor ) was instead responsible for making the fuel itself and any graphite in contact with it , to glow red-hot . This is contrary to the oft cited interpretation , which is that the graphite was red-hot chiefly because it was chemically oxidizing with the air . This fire produced considerable updrafts for about 9 days , that lofted plumes of fission products into the atmosphere , with the estimated radioactive inventory that was released during this very hot fire phase , approximately equal in magnitude to the airborne fission products released in the initial destructive explosion . Practically all of this radioactive material would then go on to fall-out/precipitate onto much of the surface of the western USSR and Europe . The Chernobyl accident dominates the Energy accidents sub-category , of most disastrous nuclear power plant accident in history , both in terms of cost and casualties . It is one of only two nuclear energy accidents classified as a level 7 event ( the maximum classification ) on the International Nuclear Event Scale , the other being the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011 . The struggle to safeguard against scenarios which were , at many times falsely , perceived as having the potential for greater catastrophe and the later decontamination efforts of the surroundings , ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles . During the accident , blast effects caused 2 deaths within the facility and later 29 firemen and employees died in the days-to-months afterward from acute radiation syndrome , with the potential for long-term cancers still being investigated . The remains of the No. 4 reactor building were enclosed in a large sarcophagus ( radiation shield ) by December 1986 , at a time when what was left of the reactor was entering the cold shut-down phase ; the enclosure was built quickly as occupational safety for the crews of the other undamaged reactors at the power station , with No. 3 continuing to produce electricity into 2000 . The accident motivated safety upgrades on all remaining Soviet-designed reactors in the RBMK ( Chernobyl No. 4 ) family , of which eleven continued to power electric grids as of 2013 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Individual_involvement_in_the_Chernobyl_disaster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chernobyl disaster , Chornobylʹsʹka katastrofa , was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( then part of the Soviet Union ) , now in Ukraine . The following is the individual involvement in the accident . Notice : Most of the information here is based on Grigoriy Medvedev 's work . In the night from 25 to 26 April , in the two power plant complexes , there were 160 people on duty , including technicians and maintenance personnel of the various departments . Three hundred more workers were present at the building site of the third complex of the blocks 5 and 6 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster_casualties",
"title": "",
"text": "The was a series of equipment failures , nuclear meltdowns , and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant , following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011 . Although it was the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 , and the radiation released exceeded official safety guidelines , there were no casualties caused by radiation exposure , but 34 people died as a result of the evacuation . A few of the plant 's workers were severely injured or killed by the disaster conditions resulting from the earthquake . Furthermore , at least six workers have exceeded lifetime legal limits for radiation and more than 175 ( 0.7 % ) have received significant radiation doses . Workers involved in mitigating the effects of the accident do face minimally higher risks for some cancers . Predicted future cancer deaths due to accumulated radiation exposures in the population living near Fukushima have ranged in the academic literature from none to hundreds . On 16 December 2011 , Japanese authorities declared the plant to be stable , although it would take decades to decontaminate the surrounding areas and to decommission the plant altogether . The Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami killed over 15,000 people from effects unrelated to destruction of the reactors at Fukushima ."
},
{
"docid": "Voices_from_Chernobyl",
"title": "",
"text": "Chernobyl Prayer : A Chronicle of the Future ( UK title ) / Voices from Chernobyl : The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster ( US title ) is a book by Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich . Alexievich was a journalist living in Minsk , the capital of Belarus , in 1986 at the time of the Chernobyl disaster . ( At the time Belarus was part of the Soviet Union as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic . ) Alexievich , then in her 30s , interviewed more than 500 eyewitnesses , including firefighters , liquidators ( members of the cleanup team ) , politicians , physicians , physicists and ordinary citizens over a period of 10 years . The book relates the psychological and personal tragedy of the Chernobyl accident , and explores the experiences of individuals and how the disaster affected their lives . Chernobyl Prayer was first published in Russian in 1997 as Чернобыльская молитва and a revised , updated edition came out in 2013 . The American translation was awarded the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award for general non-fiction ."
},
{
"docid": "Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chernobyl disaster ( Чорнобильська катастрофа , Chornobylʹsʹka katastrofa , Chernobyl accident ) , was considered the worst nuclear disaster in history . It occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , then part of the Soviet Union ) , now in Ukraine . The scientific consensus on the effects of the disaster has been developed by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ( UNSCEAR ) . In peer-reviewed publications UNSCEAR has identified 49 immediate deaths from trauma , acute radiation poisoning , a helicopter crash and cases of thyroid cancer from an original group of about 6,000 cases of thyroid cancers in the affected area A United Nations study estimates the final total of premature deaths associated with the disaster will be around 4000 , mostly from an estimated 3 % increase in cancers which are already common causes of death in the region . Some non-governmental organizations , many with staunch positions on the spectrum of the nuclear power debate , have claimed numbers up to a million excess deaths caused by the nuclear disaster . UN and other international agencies such as the Chernobyl Forum and the World Health Organization state that such numbers are wildly over-estimated . The Chernobyl Forum also acknowledges an increase in psychological problems amongst those exposed to radiation , which may be attributed in part to poor communication of radiation effects and disruption to their way of life , but is also likely affected by other events surrounding the breakup of the Soviet Union . Complicating the conflict is the fact that , with the exception of diagnoses of Acute Radiation Syndrome , obvious industrial accidents on site , and a detailed analysis of thyroid cancers among children , assignment of causes of death is a statistical rather than a deterministic process . Although non-peer-reviewed publications allege a variety of cancers , heart and other organ diseases , birth defects in children and grandchildren of nearby residents and other ailments , for the majority of these conditions radiation exposure is not even a recognized cause and , in any case , the incidence of such conditions in the relevant population has actually fallen since the Chernobyl incident . On the other hand , the effects of radiation are becoming better known as experience gathers and formerly disconnected illness may actually be the result of long-term , unseen damage during the exposure event . During mid-1986 the official Soviet death toll rose from 2 to 31 , a figure that has often been repeated . Following the disaster itself , the USSR organized an effort to stabilize and shore up the reactor area , still awash in radiation , using the efforts of 600,000 `` liquidators '' recruited from all over the USSR . Some organizations claim that deaths as a result of the immediate aftermath and the cleanup operation may number at least 6,000 , but that exceeds the number of workers believed , by the National Committee for Radiation Protection of the Ukrainian Population , to have died from all causes ( including , for example , old age and traffic accidents ) . The UNSCEAR report cites only evidence for thyroid cancers among children and teens ( adults are quite resistant to iodine-131 poisoning ) and some small amount of leukemia and eye cataracts among the most irradiated of the workers ; no evidence for hard cancers has been found , despite waiting beyond the elapse of the usual ten year latency period . For further information on the indirect health implications , see Chernobyl disaster 's effects on human health ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Truth_About_Chernobyl",
"title": "",
"text": "The Truth About Chernobyl is a 1991 book by Grigori Medvedev . Medvedev served as deputy chief engineer at the No. 1 reactor unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the 1970s . At the time of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 , Medvedev was deputy director of the main industrial department in the Soviet Ministry of Energy dealing with the construction of nuclear power stations . Since Medvedev knew the Chernobyl plant well , he was sent back as a special investigator immediately after the 1986 catastrophe . In his book , Medvedev provides extensive first-hand testimony , based on many interviews , describing minute by minute precisely what was and was not done both before and after the explosion . It has been described as a tragic tale of pervasive , institutionalized , bureaucratic incompetence leading up to the accident ; and heroic , heartbreaking sacrifice among those who had to deal with the emergency afterwards . The book is the single prime source for much of the actions of the operators , managers , firemen and others who are the actors in the Chernobyl disaster . It is , for example , the prime source for the article Individual involvement in the Chernobyl disaster . The book is written not in a documentary style but in a very personal style , often speaking in the first person . While it includes extensive direct quotes from some of those who survived the disaster , it does not include references beyond a bare seven footnotes . In 1991 it was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize , Science and technology ."
},
{
"docid": "Effects_of_the_Chernobyl_disaster",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1986 Chernobyl disaster triggered the release of substantial amounts of radioactivity into the atmosphere in the form of both particulate and gaseous radioisotopes . It is one of the most significant unintentional releases of radioactivity into the environment to present day . The work of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment ( SCOPE ) , suggests that the Chernobyl incident can not be directly compared to atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons through a single number , with one being simply x times larger than the other . This is partly due to the fact that the isotopes released at Chernobyl tended to be longer-lived than those released by the detonation of atomic bombs , thus producing radioactivity curves that vary in shape as well as size ."
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Chernobyl is the name of a Ukrainian city , the location for the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear disaster . Chernobyl may also refer to : Chernobyl disaster , a catastrophic nuclear disaster Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant , where the disaster took place Chernobyl ( Hasidic dynasty ) CIH ( computer virus ) , sometimes known as Chernobyl Chernobyl ( Ukrainian : чорно́биль or Russian : чёрнобы́ль ) - Slavic names referring to the plant Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort )"
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl",
"title": "",
"text": "Chernobyl or Chornobyl ( IPA -LSB- tʃɜːrˈnoʊbᵻl -RSB- Чорнобиль , -LSB- tʃɔrˈnɔbɪlʲ -RSB- ; Чернобыль , -LSB- tɕɪrˈnobɨlʲ -RSB- , Czarnobyl -LSB- tʂarˈnɔbɨl -RSB- , טשערנאבל -LSB- tʃɛrnɔbl -RSB- , Чарнобыль ) is a city in the restricted Chernobyl Exclusion Zone situated in Ivankiv Raion of northern Kiev Oblast , Ukraine , near the border with Belarus . The city was the administrative center of Chernobyl Raion ( district ) from 1923 until it was disestablished in 1988 . The city currently has the population of 688 people in 2017 . Chernobyl is about 90 km northeast of Kiev , and approximately 140 km southwest of the Belarusian city of Gomel . The city was evacuated on 27 April 1986 , 30 hours after the Chernobyl disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant , located 14.5 km north-northwest , the most disastrous single nuclear accident in history . The power plant was within Chernobyl Raion , but the city was not the residence of the power plant workers . When the power plant was under construction , Pripyat , a city larger and closer to the power plant , had been built as home for the power plant workers . After the accident the Chernobyl Raion administration was transferred to the neighboring Ivankiv Raion . Though the city today is mostly a ghost town , a small number of people reside in houses marked with signs stating that the `` Owner of this house lives here '' . Workers on watch and administrative personnel of the Zone of Alienation are stationed in the city on a long-term basis . There are two general stores and a hotel for tourists . Before its evacuation , the city had about 14,000 residents . The city of Slavutych , specifically built for those evacuated from Pripyat , also received the population relocated from Chernobyl ."
},
{
"docid": "Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents",
"title": "",
"text": "A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) as `` an event that has led to significant consequences to people , the environment or the facility . '' Examples include lethal effects to individuals , large radioactivity release to the environment , or reactor core melt . '' The prime example of a `` major nuclear accident '' is one in which a reactor core is damaged and significant amounts of radioactivity are released , such as in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 . The impact of nuclear accidents has been a topic of debate since the first nuclear reactors were constructed in 1954 , and has been a key factor in public concern about nuclear facilities . Technical measures to reduce the risk of accidents or to minimize the amount of radioactivity released to the environment have been adopted , however human error remains , and `` there have been many accidents with varying impacts as well near misses and incidents '' . As of 2014 , there have been more than 100 serious nuclear accidents and incidents from the use of nuclear power . Fifty-seven accidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster , and about 60 % of all nuclear-related accidents have occurred in the USA . Serious nuclear power plant accidents include the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster ( 2011 ) , Chernobyl disaster ( 1986 ) , Three Mile Island accident ( 1979 ) , and the SL-1 accident ( 1961 ) . Nuclear power accidents can involve loss of life and large monetary costs for remediation work . Nuclear-powered submarine core meltdown and other mishaps include the K-19 ( 1961 ) , K-11 ( 1965 ) , K-27 ( 1968 ) , K-140 ( 1968 ) , K-429 ( 1970 ) , K-222 ( 1980 ) , and K-431 ( 1985 ) . Serious radiation accidents include the Kyshtym disaster , Windscale fire , radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica , radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza , radiation accident in Morocco , Goiania accident , radiation accident in Mexico City , radiotherapy unit accident in Thailand , and the Mayapuri radiological accident in India . The IAEA maintains a website reporting recent accidents ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Chernobyl-related_charities",
"title": "",
"text": "This is an incomplete list of Chernobyl-related charities and charitable organisations that were created in response to the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 , or whose work involves supporting those suffering the ongoing effects : Aid Convoy ( based in the United Kingdom ) American Belarussian Relief Organization ( based in the United States ) Chabad 's Children of Chernobyl ( based in Israel ) Chernobyl Children Life Line Chernobyl Children 's Project ( UK ) ( based in the UK ) Chernobyl Children 's Project International ( based in the United States and Ireland ) Friends of Chernobyl 's Children ( based in the United Kingdom )"
},
{
"docid": "RBMK",
"title": "",
"text": "The RBMK ( Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный Reaktor Bolshoy Moshchnosti Kanalnyy , `` High Power Channel-type Reactor '' ) is a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor designed and built by the Soviet Union . The RBMK is an early Generation II reactor and the oldest commercial reactor design still in wide operation . Certain aspects of the RBMK reactor design , such as the active removal of decay heat , the positive void coefficient properties , the graphite-tipped control rods and instability at low power levels , contributed to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster , in which an RBMK exploded during a mishandled test , and radioactivity was released over a large portion of Europe . The disaster prompted worldwide calls for the reactors to be completely decommissioned ; however , there is still considerable reliance on RBMK facilities for power in Russia . The imperfections in the design of RBMK-1000 reactors were eliminated soon after the Chernobyl accident , and for more than twenty years a dozen of RBMK reactors have been operating without noteworthy accidents . While nine RBMK blocks under construction were cancelled after the Chernobyl disaster , and the last of three remaining RBMK blocks at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was finally shut down in 2000 , as of 2013 there were still 11 RBMK reactors operating in Russia -- though all 11 have been retrofitted with a number of safety updates ."
},
{
"docid": "Comparison_of_Chernobyl_and_other_radioactivity_releases",
"title": "",
"text": "This article compares the radioactivity release and decay from the Chernobyl disaster with various other events which involved a release of uncontrolled radioactivity ."
},
{
"docid": "Bakhytzhan_Kanapyanov",
"title": "",
"text": "Bakhytzhan Musakhanuli Kanapyanov ( October 4 , 1951 ) is a Kazakhstani poet and writer . Kanapyanov is a poet and a lyricist . He was born in Kokshetau , a descendant of Genghis Khan . He was a winner of the Kazakhstan 's boxing cup for two consecutive years ( 1968 -- 1969 ) . Liquidator of Chernobyl disaster . Member of the Russian and the Kazakh PEN clubs . Kanapyanov writes in Kazakh and Russian and is widely recognised for multicultural approach . Kanapyanov collected folk songs from across Kazakhstan and translated them into Russian , often revising and adopting them . One of the most famous translation -- is the Kazakh national epic song Kyz-Zhibek . His translations into Russian include Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet , French poet Paul Valéry and others . Among Kazakh poets translated and adopted by Bakhytzhan are Abay Qunanbayuli , Jambyl Jabayev , Kenen Azerbayev , Shakarim Qudayberdiuli , Magjan Jumabayev and others . In 1984 he became the editor-in-chief of one of the largest publishing house in Kazakhstan Zhalyn . He kept this position until the year 1991 when the USSR , communist party and all censoring mechanisms collapsed . This allowed him to founder first independent publishing house in Kazakhstan -- Zhibek Zholy ( Silk Road ) . Now Zhibek Zholy is famous for its ongoing support to young authors and especially poets in Kazakhstan , Russia and worldwide . Zhibek Zholy publishes a lot on education , folklore , philosophy , linguistics and history studies . Bakhytzhan was an active member of Nuclear disarmament movement and together with Olzhas Suleimenov was one of the founders of `` Nevada-Semei '' movement which ultimate aim was to close the nuclear test centers in Semipalatinsk and Nevada . He was a volunteers in Chernobyl trying to raise worldwide awareness of the tragedy - Chernobyl disaster . These efforts resulted in a book of verses `` Stork on the Pripyat River '' later translated in many languages . Kanapyanov 's books were translated in more than 20 languages , including English , Finnish , Georgian , German , Korean , Polish , Malay , Yakut ."
},
{
"docid": "Leonid_Telyatnikov",
"title": "",
"text": "Leonid Petrovich Telyatnikov ( Леонид Петрович Телятников ; January 25 , 1951 , in Vvedenka , Kostanai Province , Kazakhstan -- December 2 , 2004 , in Kiev , Ukraine ) was the head of the fire department at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and led the team of firefighters to the fire at reactor number 4 which became the Chernobyl disaster . Despite the radiological dangers , they had no radiation suits , no respirators , and no working dosimeters . From results of a blood test it was estimated he received 4 grays of radiation . According to one source , Telyatnikov headed the fire fighting effort at Chernobyl Reactor Unit 4 after the explosion on April 26 , 1986 . At that time Telyatnikov was the chief of military fire prevention at the Chernobyl nuclear-power station . Telyatnikov and his subordinates ascended the badly damaged and heavily radiation contaminated roof of Reactor Unit 4 more than once in order to prevent the fires from spreading and endangering Reactor Unit 3 . Another source gives a slightly different account : Major Leonid Telyatnikov , the commander of Fire Station No. 2 , was on holiday , but he lived in Prypiat and had received the alarm signal by telephone . He arrived at the reactor site about 10 minutes after the firemen had begun their battle and he then took overall command . He climbed onto the roof of Reactor Unit 3 . Although there were at least five fires on the roof , the reactor was still operating . The priorities of the firemen were clear -- they had to extinguish the fires on the roof of the undamaged reactor and in the machine hall . They used mainly water to do this . Despite their efforts , they could not prevent the fire from spreading before the Kiev fire brigade arrived to replace them . In 1987 Telyatnikov was named a Hero of the Soviet Union . Two of his subordinates , Vladimir Pravik and Viktor Kibenok , were given the award posthumously , as they died from acute radiation sickness soon after the disaster . Telyatnikov continued his service in the Ministry of the Interior of the USSR , and , following the collapse of the Soviet Union , in Ukraine . In 1998 , Telyatnikov headed the volunteer fire department of Kiev , and designed the `` Junior Firefighter '' program . He died of cancer at the age of 53 . His death has been attributed to radiation exposure , and he is listed as a casualty of the Chernobyl disaster . On April 25 , 2006 , the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster , a monument was dedicated to him at the Baykove cemetery in Kiev where he is buried ."
},
{
"docid": "Chornobyl.3828",
"title": "",
"text": "Chornobyl .3828 or Chernobyl .3828 is a 2011 Ukrainian documentary film about the Chernobyl disaster . Directed by Sergei Zabolotnyy , it is dedicated to the `` liquidators '' who were involved in cleaning the most dangerous areas of the plant roof , the `` M '' zone . The film is named for the 3,828 people who worked in this area ."
},
{
"docid": "Kyshtym_disaster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kyshtym disaster was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on 29 September 1957 at Mayak , a plutonium production site for nuclear weapons and nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the Soviet Union . It measured as a Level 6 disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale ( INES ) , making it the third most serious nuclear accident ever recorded , behind the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the Chernobyl disaster ( both Level 7 on the INES ) . The event occurred in the town of Ozyorsk , Chelyabinsk Oblast , a closed city built around the Mayak plant , and spread hot particles over more than 20,000 square miles where at least 270,000 people lived , with 300 immediate deaths among the villagers nearby . Since Ozyorsk/Mayak ( named Chelyabinsk-40 , then Chelyabinsk-65 , until 1994 ) was not marked on maps , the disaster was named after Kyshtym , the nearest known town ."
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl_Heart",
"title": "",
"text": "Chernobyl Heart is a 2003 documentary film by Maryann DeLeo . The film won the Best Documentary Short Subject award at The 76th Academy Awards . In the film , DeLeo travels through Ukraine and Belarus with Adi Roche , the Irish founder of the Chernobyl Children 's Project International , observing the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on the health of children in the area . Many children developed a previously unknown cardiac degradation condition known in the area as `` Chernobyl heart '' , in addition to other severe radiation poisoning effects DeLeo explored the Chernobyl disaster again in 2008 with the film White Horse ."
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl_New_Safe_Confinement",
"title": "",
"text": "The New Safe Confinement ( NSC or New Shelter ) is a structure intended to contain the remains of the No. 4 unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat , Ukraine , which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 , and the temporary `` sarcophagus '' built immediately after the disaster . A part of the Shelter Implementation Plan funded by the Chernobyl Shelter Fund , the NSC was designed with the primary goal of containing the radioactive remains of Chernobyl Unit 4 and the sarcophagus for the next 100 years , preventing the reactor complex from leaking radioactive material into the environment . It is also intended to allow a future partial demolition of the sarcophagus . The sarcophagus was hastily constructed by Chernobyl liquidators after a `` beyond design-basis accident '' destroyed reactor 4 on April 26 , 1986 . The word confinement is used rather than the traditional containment to emphasize the difference between the `` containment '' of radioactive gases that is the primary focus of most reactor containment buildings , and the `` confinement '' of solid radioactive waste that is the primary purpose of the New Safe Confinement . The NSC is designed and built by the French consortium Novarka with 50/50 partners Vinci Construction Grands Projets and Bouygues Travaux Publics and is scheduled to be completed in late 2017 . In 2015 , the London-headquartered European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) also said that there is a $ 100 million funding gap which the international community , whose contributions the EBRD is administering as manager of the Chernobyl decommissioning funds , is aiming to close . The total cost of the Shelter Implementation Plan , of which the New Safe Confinement is the most prominent element , is estimated to be around $ 2.15 billion ( US$ 2.3 billion ) . The New Safe Confinement alone accounts for $ 1.5 billion ."
},
{
"docid": "Minoru_Kamata",
"title": "",
"text": "Minoru Kamata ( 鎌田 實 Kamata Minoru , born June 28 , 1948 ) is a Japanese physician , writer , and humanitarian . Throughout his medical career he has been an advocate of patient-centered care , and he has also been actively involved in international medical and humanitarian aid . As a founding member of the Japan Chernobyl Foundation , Kamata has been particularly active in promoting medical aid programs for victims of the Chernobyl disaster , and subsequently for victims of other international and domestic disasters and conflicts . His book Gambaranai , which became a best seller in Japan in 2000 , was dramatized for Japanese television . Kamata has been the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to medicine , publishing and broadcasting , as well as for his overseas aid work and peace efforts ."
},
{
"docid": "All_That_is_Solid_Melts_into_Air",
"title": "",
"text": "All That is Solid Melts into Air is the debut novel by the Irish writer Darragh McKeon . Using the Chernobyl disaster as a backdrop , the novel chronicles the collapse and ultimate end of the Soviet Union . McKeon was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year award at the 2014 Irish Book Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Katsumi_Furitsu",
"title": "",
"text": "has a doctorate in medical genetics and radiation biology from Japan 's Osaka University and currently works in the genetics department of the Hyogo College of Medicine . She became involved in peace and anti-nuclear movement activities as a student in 1980 , helping radiation victims . From 1986 to 2000 , Furitsu was a member of the `` Investigation committee of A-bomb survivors '' at Osaka 's Hannan Chuo Hospital . She visits the Chernobyl disaster area every year and is a founder of Osaka 's `` Chernobyl Relief Group of Kansai '' . In 1992 , Katsumi Furitsu attended the `` World Uranium Hearing '' in Salzburg . In 1996 , she testified to the Permanent People 's Tribunal , Chernobyl Session in Vienna . Since 2004 Furitsu has been a member of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons . In 2012 , Furitsu won a Nuclear-Free Future Award . Furitsu regularly visits areas affected by the radiation and other impacts of the `` nuclear supply chain '' , including uranium mining sites in native people 's land in the United States , the downwind area of the Nevada Test Site , and the polluted Hanford Site . She is also helping with the health impacts of the Fukushima disaster ."
},
{
"docid": "Children_of_Chernobyl_Benefit_Concert",
"title": "",
"text": "The Children of Chernobyl Benefit Concert was held at the Dynama Stadium in Minsk , BSSR on April 23 and 24 , 1991 , five years after the nuclear reactor 's meltdown . The event featured bands from around the world and served to raise awareness of the terrible legacy of Chernobyl disaster as representatives from the United Nations and AEA met to discuss the causes and effects of the disaster with government officials . A documentary called Playing for Time ( Let the Requiem Begin ) about the concert and related issues was produced by Ian Stewart and narrated by Glenda Jackson . Russian DJ Dimitri Korziouk became concerned about the aftermath of Chernobyl after visiting relatives in 1989 . He solicited the help of Liverpool 's Katharine Watford Cook , and together they came up with the idea to hold a benefit concert . As UK Production Manager , Cook contacted a colleague who managed Guy Pratt and Gary Wallis of Pink Floyd ( post Roger Waters era ) ; in return they went to Belarus with Korziouk to present the idea to Stanislav Shushkevich , an official head of the Supreme Soviet of BSSR . Later an agreement was signed between MAAP International and the Belarus Ministry of Culture . At the same time , MAAP International and the Daily Express Newspaper began administering the UK 's Children of Chernobyl Charity . David A. Stewart from Eurythmics served as the charity 's chairman , and the UK artists involved included Echo & The Bunnymen , China Crisis , Lindisfarne band , Martin Chambers ( The Pretenders ) , Sian , The Big Still and The Real East . Bands from South Africa and the USA also participated , along with Russian stars , including Boris Grebenshchikov , DDT and Igor Talkov . Religious charities from the United States were also present ."
},
{
"docid": "Friends_of_Chernobyl's_Children",
"title": "",
"text": "Friends of Chernobyl 's Children ( UK ) is a charity founded in 1995 that brings children , who are at risk , from Belarus to the United Kingdom for a month every year . The charity is named after the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 . It is one of the oldest of the 20 Chernobyl-named charities registered with the Charity Commission . Each year over 1,000 children come over to Britain from orphanages or disadvantaged homes . They are also given a full year 's supply of vitamins and medicine for them and , if money allows , other members of their family . The founder and director of the charity , Olwyn Keogh , was awarded an MBE in 2007 `` For services to child victims of the Chernobyl disaster in Belarus '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Chornobyl_Raion",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chornobyl Raion or Chernobyl Raion ( Чорнобильський район , Chornobyl 's ' kyi raion ) was one of 26 administrative raions ( districts ) of Kiev Oblast in northern Ukraine . After the Chernobyl disaster , the majority of the raion was contaminated , and many of its populated places were included into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone , which is an officially designated exclusion area around the site of the disaster ."
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl_Recovery_and_Development_Programme",
"title": "",
"text": "Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme ( CRDP ) is developed by the United Nations Development Programme and aims at ensuring return to normal life as a realistic prospect for people living in regions affected by Chernobyl disaster . The Programme provides continuing support to the Government of Ukraine for elaboration and implementation of development-oriented solutions for the regions . The CRDP , part of the United Nations Development Programme activities in Ukraine , has been launched based on the recommendations of `` The Human Consequences of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident . A strategy for Recovery '' , the joint report by UN agencies initiated in February 2002 . Since 2003 the CRDP is constantly working to mitigate long-term social , economic and environmental consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe , to create more favorable living conditions and to promote sustainable human development in the Chernobyl-affected regions . In partnerships with international organizations , oblast , rayon and state administrations , village councils , scientific institutions , non-governmental organizations and private business , CRDP supports community organizations and helps them to implement their initiatives on economic , social development and environmental recovery . In addition , the CRDP distributes information about the Chernobyl catastrophe internationally and within Ukraine ."
},
{
"docid": "Cultural_impact_of_the_Chernobyl_disaster",
"title": "",
"text": "This article is about the Chernobyl disaster , which occurred on April 26 , 1986 , and was the world 's largest nuclear accident ."
},
{
"docid": "Japan_Chernobyl_Foundation",
"title": "",
"text": "The Japan Chernobyl Foundation ( JCF ) is an officially-approved Japanese non-profit organization , dedicated to providing humanitarian aid , largely through medical care to children with leukemia and other illnesses . Established in 1991 , the foundation initially provided medical support to Ukrainian and Belarusian victims of the Chernobyl disaster . JCF has also been active in providing medical and humanitarian aid in Iraq since 2004 , as well as in Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011 . The headquarters of the Japan Chernobyl Foundation are in Matsumoto , Nagano , Japan . The current JCF Chairman is Dr. Minoru Kamata ."
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl_necklace",
"title": "",
"text": "A Chernobyl necklace is the horizontal scar left on the base of the neck after a surgery to remove a thyroid cancer caused by fallout from a nuclear accident . The scar has come to be seen as one of the most graphic demonstrations of the impact of the Chernobyl disaster . The term takes its name from the increased rate of thyroid cancer after the Chernobyl disaster . The scar has also been referred as the Belarus necklace or the Belarusian Necklace , in reference to the large number of thyroid cancer occurrences in the nation caused by the nuclear fallout from neighboring Ukraine . The use of the word necklace indicates its visual resemblance to the horizontal scar around the neck , but also contrasts the negative connotations of the scar with the beauty of an actual necklace ."
},
{
"docid": "Chernobyl:_The_Final_Warning",
"title": "",
"text": "Chernobyl : The Final Warning is a 1991 made for television movie . The film chronicles the Chernobyl disaster ."
},
{
"docid": "Temporary_foreign_worker_program_in_Canada",
"title": "",
"text": "The Temporary foreign worker program or TFWP is a program of the Government of Canada to allow employers in Canada to hire foreign nationals . When the program started in 1973 , most of the workers brought in were high-skill workers such as specialist doctors . In 2002 a `` low-skilled workers '' category was added ; this category now makes up most of the temporary foreign workforce . In 2006 , the program was expanded and fast-tracking introduced for some locations . It was revised again in 2013 , raising wages , charging employer fees , and removing the accelerated applications . The total number of TFW more than doubled between 1993 and 2013 , to 338,189 workers . Between 2006 and 2014 , more than 500,000 workers ( referred to under the program as Temporary Foreign Workers or TFWs ) were brought into Canada under the program . In 2013 there were 338,000 foreign workers in Canada . Some temporary foreign workers have said they can be treated worse than Canadian co-workers , because of the way in which the Canadian residence of a temporary foreign worker is tied to an employer . Apart from their temporary status , temporary foreign workers have the same employment rights as Canadian workers , and can phone a free 1-800 number for help . It is against Canadian federal rules to bring in temporary foreign workers if Canadian workers are available ."
}
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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a painter.
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{
"docid": "Frédéric_Auguste_Bartholdi",
"title": "",
"text": "Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( -LSB- fʁedeʁik oɡyst baʁtɔldi -RSB- ; 2 August 1834 -- 4 October 1904 ) was a French sculptor who is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World , commonly known as the Statue of Liberty ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Fontaine_Bartholdi",
"title": "",
"text": "The Fontaine Bartholdi is a fountain sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and realised in 1889 by Gaget & Gautier . It was erected at the Place des Terreaux , in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon , in September 1892 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bartholdi_Park",
"title": "",
"text": "Bartholdi Park is a public park named after French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi , who is known primarily for designing the Statue of Liberty . It is located at the corner of Independence Avenue and Washington Avenue . Bartholdi Park is part of the United States Botanic Garden located on the grounds of the United States Capitol ."
},
{
"docid": "Bartholdi_Fountain",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bartholdi Fountain is a monumental public fountain , designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi , who later created the Statue of Liberty . The fountain was constructed by Nikhanj Constructions . The fountain was originally made for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , and is now located at the corner of Independence Avenue and First Street , SW , in the United States Botanic Garden , on the grounds of the United States Capitol , in Washington D.C. ."
},
{
"docid": "Bartholdi",
"title": "",
"text": "Bartholdi is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Frédéric Bartholdi ( 1834 -- 1904 ) , sculptor best known for the Statue of Liberty Joe Bartholdi ( born 1980 ) , poker player"
},
{
"docid": "Lycée_Bartholdi",
"title": "",
"text": "Lycée Frédéric Bartholdi may refer to the following French schools : Lycée Bartholdi in Barentin in Colmar Lycée Bartholdi in Saint-Denis , Seine-Saint-Denis ( Paris area )"
},
{
"docid": "Frédéric",
"title": "",
"text": "Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick . They may refer to : In artistry : Frédéric Back , Canadian award-winning animator Frédéric Bartholdi , French sculptor Frédéric Bazille , Impressionist painter best known for his depiction of figures Frédéric Mariotti , actor In politics : Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira , 1st Vice-President of Burundi Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro , Vice-President of Burundi from 11 November 2004 to 26 August 2005 Frédéric Bastiat , political economist and member of the French assembly In literature : Frédéric Beigbeder , French writer , commentator critic and pundit Frédéric Berat , French poet and songwriter Frédéric Mistral , French poet In science : Frédéric Cailliaud , French mineralogist Frédéric Joliot-Curie , French physicist and Nobel laureate In sport : Frédérick Bousquet , French swimmer Frédéric Delcourt , French swimmer Frédéric Demontfaucon , French judoka Frédéric Havas , French volleyball player Frédéric Herpoel , Belgian football goalkeeper Frédéric Kanouté , French-Malian footballer Frédéric Kuhn , French hammer thrower Frédérick Michalak , French rugby union footballer who plays for his hometown team , Stade Toulousain Frédéric Piquionne , French football player who plays in the forward position Frédéric Serrat , French boxer In music : Frédéric Chopin , Polish composer Frédéric Leclercq , the bassist for extreme power metal band DragonForce In other fields : Frédéric Dumas , one of the first two diving companions of Jacques-Yves Cousteau Frédérick Lemaître ( born Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître ) , French actor and playwright Frédéric Lepied , French computer engineer Frédéric Monod , French Protestant pastor Frédéric Ozanam , French scholar Frédéric Passy , French economist Frédérick Raynal , French videogame designer and programmer Frédéric Rossif , French film and television director See also : Federico Fred ( disambiguation ) Freddie ( disambiguation ) Freddo Freddy ( disambiguation ) Frederic ( given name ) Frederick ( given name ) Frederico Fredrik Fredro Friedrich ( disambiguation ) Fryderyk ( disambiguation ) Category : French masculine given names"
},
{
"docid": "Marquis_de_Lafayette_(Bartholdi)",
"title": "",
"text": "Marquis de Lafayette is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Gilbert du Motier , Marquis de Lafayette by artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi , located at Union Square Park in Manhattan , New York . Donated by French residents of New York and dedicated on September 6 , 1876 , the portrait statue rests on a Quincy granite pedestal . In 1991 , it was conserved by the Municipal Art Society and the New York City Art Commission 's joint Adopt-A-Monument Program ."
},
{
"docid": "Lycée_Bartholdi_(Saint-Denis,_Seine-Saint-Denis)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lycée Professionnel Frédéric Bartholdi is a vocational senior high school in Saint-Denis , Seine-Saint-Denis , France , in the Paris metropolitan area . it has 800 students ."
},
{
"docid": "Egypt_Carrying_the_Light_to_Asia",
"title": "",
"text": "Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia aka Progress Carrying the Light to Asia or pedestal committee ; was a plan for a colossal neoclassical sculpture . Designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi , a French sculptor , the project was to be a statue of a robed female figure bearing a torch at the entryway of the Suez Canal ."
},
{
"docid": "Arthus-Bertrand",
"title": "",
"text": "Arthus-Bertrand , a maker of medals and decorations , was founded in Paris in 1803 by Claude Arthus-Bertrand , an army officer during the French Revolution . Artists who have designed for the firm include Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( sculptor of the Statue of Liberty ) and Fernand Léger . They employ nearly 300 people . Arthus-Bertrand has had many distinguished clients to include the French government . It is the official manufacturer of the French Legion of Honor and has made insignia for the Society of the Cincinnati and the Order of Lafayette ."
},
{
"docid": "Lion_of_Belfort",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lion of Belfort is a monumental sculpture by Frédéric Bartholdi , sculptor of the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ) in New York , located in Belfort , France ."
},
{
"docid": "Conservation-restoration_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty",
"title": "",
"text": "The conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty spanned from 1984 to 1986 . The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ) is a colossal monument on Liberty Island in New York Harbor and is a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument . Much of the restoration effort was based on unprecedented restorative methods , owing largely to the fact that metallurgical repair work on such a scale had never been attempted before . Many professional scientists and engineers , government organizations and various consultants were called in to evaluate and deal with the various problems and tasks facing the restoration effort . After the statue was restored , it was reopened during Liberty Weekend , on July 3 -- 6 , 1986 ."
},
{
"docid": "Medal_of_Liberty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Medal of Liberty was awarded in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan to twelve outstanding individuals chosen as representative of the most distinguished naturalized citizens of the United States of America . David L. Wolper , producer of ABC 's television 's 1986 Independence Day Weekend media event , came up with the idea to have the President present awards to a select group of naturalized citizens as an essential part of the ceremonial festivities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor . The awarding of this medal took place only once by design , as it was linked to a centennial celebration event . No other Medals of Liberty have been awarded since Liberty Weekend in 1986 , although it is always possible more may be awarded when Lady Liberty turns 200 . The Medal of Liberty is a circular , bronze medallion , seven inches in diameter , hand finished and patinated by Alex Shagin . On the obverse of the medal is the bust of Frédéric Bartholdi , facing slightly to the right and holding in his right hand his small bronze sculpture of Liberty Enlightening the World , his template for the construction of the Statue of Liberty National Monument at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor . Bartholdi 's name appears vertically , his middle name , Auguste , to the left of his bust and his surname to the right . Medal recipients were announced by Ted Koppel of ABC News ."
},
{
"docid": "Columbus_(Providence,_Rhode_Island)",
"title": "",
"text": "Columbus is a historic statue in Providence , Rhode Island , United States on Elmwood Avenue in Columbus Square . Columbus is a bronze cast of a sterling silver statue which was created by Rhode Island 's Gorham Manufacturing Company for the 1892 Columbian Exposition in Chicago . The original silver statue was not meant for permanent exhibition , but rather as a demonstration of the skills of the Gorham Company , and was later melted down . The bronze cast was dedicated November 8 , 1893 as a gift from the Elmwood Association to the City of Providence . It stands upon a granite base at the center of a grassy triangle at the intersection of Reservoir Avenue and Elmwood Avenue . The statue features Christopher Columbus , was created in 1893 by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_people_on_the_postage_stamps_of_Vatican_City",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of people on stamps of Vatican City . Frédéric Chopin , composer ( 2010 ) Robert Schumann , composer ( 2010 ) Louis Braille , inventor of braille ( 2009 ) George Frideric Handel , composer ( 2009 ) Joseph Haydn , composer ( 2009 ) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , composer ( 2009 ) Pope Benedict XVI , Pope ( 2005 ) Vatican"
},
{
"docid": "Léon_Frédéric",
"title": "",
"text": "Léon Frédéric ( August 26 , 1856 -- January 27 , 1940 ) was a Belgian Symbolism painter . His earlier paintings joined Christian mysticism , pantheistic , and natural themes , while his later works increasingly reflected social themes . Frédéric 's work reflects influences of fifteenth and sixteenth century Flemish , as well as Renaissance painting styles . Two of his works , The Four Seasons and The Source of Life are currently on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art ."
},
{
"docid": "Mendelssohn_family",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mendelssohn family are the descendants of the German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn , and include his grandson , the composer Felix Mendelssohn and his granddaughter , the composer Fanny Mendelssohn . Moses Mendelssohn was a significant figure in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany . Mendelssohn had ten children , of whom six lived to adulthood . Of those six children , only Recha and Joseph retained the Jewish faith . Abraham Mendelssohn , because of his conversion to Christianity , adopted the surname Bartholdy at the suggestion of his wife 's brother , Jakob Salomon Bartholdy , who had adopted the name from a property owned by the Salomon family . Mendelssohn 's wife , Fromet ( Frumet ) Guggenheim , was a great-granddaughter of Samuel Oppenheimer . In 1795 the eldest son Joseph Mendelssohn established the bank Mendelssohn & Co. in Berlin , and his brother Abraham joined the company in 1804 . Many members of the family worked for the bank until it was forced to shut down in 1938 . In 2004 relatives of the banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1875 -- 1935 ) , led by his great-nephew Julius H. Schoeps ( born 1942 ) , tried to reclaim paintings once owned by him and later sold in the 1940s by his widow , in breach of his will . The family members include : Moses Mendelssohn ( 1729 -- 1786 ) , philosopher , married Fromet Guggenheim ( 1737 -- 1812 ) ; 6 children Dorothea Mendelssohn ( 1763 -- 1839 ) , married ( i ) Simon Veit , ( ii ) Friedrich von Schlegel Jonas Veit ( 1790 -- 1854 ) Philipp Veit ( 1793 -- 1877 ) Recha Mendelssohn ( 1767 -- 1831 ) Joseph Mendelssohn ( 1770 -- 1848 ) , banker Benjamin ( Georg ) Mendelssohn ( 1794 -- 1874 ) , geographer Alexander Mendelssohn ( 1798 -- 1871 ) , banker Marie Mendelssohn ( 1822 -- 1891 ) , married Robert Warschauer ( 1816 -- 1884 ) , banker Anna Warschauer ( 1841 -- 1866 ) , married Ludwig Passini ( 1832 -- 1903 ) , painter Marie Warschauer ( 1855 -- 1906 ) , married Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1846 -- 1909 ) see below ( A ) Margarete Mendelssohn ( 1823 -- 1890 ) , married Otto Georg Oppenheim ( 1817 -- 1909 ) , jurist Hugo Oppenheim ( 1847 -- 1921 ) , banker , married Anna Oppenheim ( 1849 -- 1931 ) Else Oppenheim ( 1873 -- 1945 ) , married Josef Block ( 1863 -- 1943 ) , painter Anna Luise Block ( 1896 -- 1982 ) , publicist ; married : ( ii ) Heinrich Hauser ( 1901 -- 1955 ) , writer ; ( iii ) Alfred Winslow Jones ( 1900 -- 1989 ) , hedge fund pioneer Robert Hugo Oppenheim ( 1882 -- 1956 ) , banker married ( i ) Charlotte Simon ; ( ii ) Ehrentraut Margaret Von Ilberg 4 children Hugo Oppenheim , Alexander Oppenheim , Imogene Oppenheim , Roberta Marielouise Oppenheim Franz Oppenheim ( 1852 -- 1929 ) , chemist Clara Oppenheim ( 1861 -- 1944 ) , married Adolf Gusserow ( 1836 -- 1906 ) , gynecologist Franz von Mendelssohn ( 1829 -- 1889 ) , banker Robert von Mendelssohn ( 1857 -- 1917 ) , banker , married Giulietta Gordigiani , pianist Eleonora von Mendelssohn ( 1900 -- 1951 ) , actress , married Martin Kosleck , actor Francesco von Mendelssohn ( 1901 -- 1972 ) , cellist , theatre director Franz von Mendelssohn ( 1865 -- 1935 ) , banker , married Maria Westphal ( 1867 -- 1957 ) , see below ( B ) Lilli von Mendelssohn ( 1897 -- 1928 ) , violinist , married Emil Bohnke , violist and composer Robert-Alexander Bohnke ( 1927 -- 2005 ) , pianist Robert von Mendelssohn ( 1902 -- 1996 ) , banker Clara Mendelssohn ( 1840 -- 1927 ) , married Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal ( 1833 -- 1890 ) , psychiatrist Alexander Carl Otto Westphal ( 1863 -- 1941 ) , neurologist Anna Westphal ( 1864 -- 1943 ) , married Eduard Sonnenburg ( 1848 -- 1915 ) , doctor Marie Westphal ( 1867 -- 1957 ) , married Franz von Mendelssohn ( 1865 -- 1935 ) , see above ( B ) Henriette ( Maria ) Mendelssohn ( 1775 -- 1831 ) Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1776 -- 1835 ) , banker , married Lea Salomon , granddaughter of Daniel Itzig ; 4 children Fanny Mendelssohn ( 1805 -- 1847 ) married Wilhelm Hensel ( 1794 -- 1861 ) Sebastian Ludwig Felix Hensel ( 1830 -- 1898 ) married Julie von Adelson Cécile Hensel ( 1858 -- 1928 ) married Friedrich Leo ( 1851 -- 1914 ) Erika Leo ( 1887 -- 1949 ) married Walther Brecht Ulrich Leo ( 1890 -- 1964 ) , Literary scientist Paul Leo ( 1893 -- 1958 ) , Lutheran pastor and theologian , married 1. : Anna Siegert ( † 1931 ) , 2. : Eva Dittrich ( 1901 -- 1998 ) Anna Leo ( born 1931 ) , Children 's author Christopher Leo ( born 1941 ) , political scientist Monica Leo ( born 1944 ) , puppeteer Paul Hensel ( 1860 -- 1930 ) , philosopher Kurt Hensel ( 1861 -- 1941 ) , mathematician Albert Hensel ( 1895 -- 1933 ) , law professor Ruth Hensel ( 1888 -- 1979 ) Charlotte Hensel ( 1896 -- 1990 ) , married Werner Bergengruen ( 1892 -- 1964 ) , novelist Felix Mendelssohn ( Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ) ( 1809 -- 1847 ) , composer married Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud ( 1817 -- 1853 ) Karl Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1838 -- 1897 ) , historian Cécile von Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1870 -- 1943 ) , married Otto von Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1868 -- 1949 ) , see below ( C ) Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1874 -- 1936 ) , law professor , married Dorothea Wach ( 1875 -- 1949 ) , see below ( D ) Marie Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1839 -- 1897 ) Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1841 -- 1880 ) , chemist Otto von Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1868 -- 1949 ) , banker , married Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1870 -- 1943 ) , see above ( C ) Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1879 -- 1956 ) , chemist Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1843 -- 1850 ) Elisabeth Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1845 -- 1910 ) married Adolf Wach Felix Wach ( 1871 -- 1943 ) Joachim Wach ( 1898 -- 1955 ) Dorothea Wach ( 1875 -- 1949 ) married Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( 1874 -- 1936 ) , see above ( D ) Rebecka Mendelssohn ( 1811 -- 1858 ) married Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet ( 1805 -- 1859 ) , mathematician Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1812 -- 1874 ) , banker Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1846 -- 1909 ) , banker , married Marie Warschauer ( 1855 -- 1906 ) , see above ( A ) Katharine von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1870 -- 1943 ) Charlotte von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1871 -- 1961 ) Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1875 -- 1935 ) , banker Enole Marie von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1879 -- 1947 ) , married Albert Constantin , Graf von Schwerin ( 1870 -- 1956 ) , diplomat , had issue Marie Busch ( 1881 -- 1970 ) , married Felix Busch ( 1871 -- 1938 ) , state official Dorothea Busch ( 1915 -- 1996 ) , married Hans-Joachim Schoeps ( 1909 -- 1980 ) , theologian Julius H. Schoeps ( born 1942 ) , historian Alexander von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1889 -- 1917 ) Nathan Mendelssohn ( 1781 -- 1852 ) instrument maker , married Henrietta Itzig , cousin of Lea Soloman and granddaughter of Daniel Itzig Arnold Mendelssohn ( 1817 -- 1854 ) , a political follower of Ferdinand Lassalle Ottilie Mendelssohn ( 1819 -- 1848 ) married Ernst Kummer ( 1810 -- 1893 ) , mathematician Marie Elisabeth Kummer ( 1842 -- 1921 ) married Hermann Schwarz ( 1843 -- 1921 ) , mathematician Wilhelm Mendelssohn ( 1821 -- 1866 ) married Louise Aimee Cauer ( sister to Bertha Cauer ) Arnold Mendelssohn ( 1855 -- 1933 ) composer , married Maria Cauer"
},
{
"docid": "Frédéric_Samuel_Cordey",
"title": "",
"text": "Frédéric Samuel Cordey ( 1854 -- 1911 ) was a French landscape painter who was a part of the Impressionist movement . He was a close friend of Auguste Renoir , and had a personal fortune that allowed him to work according to his taste , regardless of the publicity and support provided by art dealers ."
},
{
"docid": "Musée_Bartholdi",
"title": "",
"text": "The Musée Bartholdi is a museum dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi and is situated at 30 rue des Marchands in Colmar , at the artist 's birthplace . The museum has the `` Musée de France '' label . In 2011 , the building is labeled `` Maisons des Illustres '' by the Ministry of Culture and Communication . In the courtyard there is a statue named Statue des grands soutiens du monde . Two doors of the 17th century were registered as a monument historique on 18 June 1926 . In 2012 , the museum numbered over 16,000 visitors ."
},
{
"docid": "Statue_of_Liberty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ; -LSB- La Liberté éclairant le monde , links = no -RSB- ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City , in the United States . The copper statue , a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States , was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel . The statue was dedicated on October 28 , 1886 . The Statue of Liberty is a robed female figure representing Libertas , the Roman goddess . She holds a torch above her head , and in her left arm carries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals with `` JULY IV MDCCLXXVI '' ( July 4 , 1776 ) , the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence . A broken chain lies at her feet . The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States , and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad . Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de Laboulaye , who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised to U.S. independence would properly be a joint project of the French and U.S. peoples . Due to the post-war instability in France , work on the statue did not commence until the early 1870s . In 1875 , Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the U.S. would provide the site and build the pedestal . Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed , and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions . The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 , and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882 . Fundraising proved difficult , especially for the Americans , and by 1885 work on the pedestal was threatened due to lack of funds . Publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World started a drive for donations to complete the project that attracted more than 120,000 contributors , most of whom gave less than a dollar . The statue was constructed in France , shipped overseas in crates , and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe 's Island . The statue 's completion was marked by New York 's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland . The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War ; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service . Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch has been barred for safety reasons since 1916 ."
},
{
"docid": "Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer",
"title": "",
"text": "Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France . It neighbours La Ciotat to the west , Bandol to the east and La Cadière-d'Azur to the north . In addition to Saint-Cyr itself , the commune includes the villages of Les Lecques , a port and beach resort , and La Madrague , a small port . The town square of Saint-Cyr contains a replica of the Statue of Liberty donated by Frédéric Bartholdi , sculptor of the original . It is also the Team Base Camp for the Turkish national football team for the UEFA Euro 2016"
},
{
"docid": "Jakob_Bartholdy",
"title": "",
"text": "Jakob Bartholdy may refer to : Jakob Salomon Bartholdy , Prussian diplomat Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , composer better known as Felix Mendelssohn ( nephew of Jakob Salomon Bartholdy )"
},
{
"docid": "Frédéric_Bonin-Pissarro",
"title": "",
"text": "Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro or Frédéric Pissarro ( born in 1964 in Paris ) is a French painter . He is since 2002 a citizen of the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Mendelssohn_Bartholdy",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( born Paul Felix Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy ; 18 January 1841 , Leipzig -- 17 February 1880 , Berlin ) was a German chemist and a pioneer in the manufacture of aniline dye . He co-founded the Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation ( AGFA ) , a German chemical company . He is not to be confused with his uncle , the banker Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy , who was the son of his grandfather Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy ."
},
{
"docid": "Wacław_Szymanowski",
"title": "",
"text": "Wacław Szymanowski ( 23 August 185922 July 1930 ) was a Polish sculptor and painter . He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw 's Royal Baths Park ( Łazienki Park ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Frédéric_Studer",
"title": "",
"text": "Frédéric Studer ( 1926 -- 2005 ) was a Swiss painter ."
},
{
"docid": "Frédéric_Soulacroix",
"title": "",
"text": "Frédéric Soulacroix ( -LSB- fʁedeʁik sulakʁwa -RSB- ; 1858 - 1933 ) was a French-Italian painter ."
},
{
"docid": "Georges_Frédéric_Ziesel",
"title": "",
"text": "Georges Frédéric Ziesel ( 1756 -- 1809 ) , was a Flemish flower and still life painter ."
},
{
"docid": "Henri_Frédéric_Boot",
"title": "",
"text": "Henri Frédéric Boot ( 1877 , Maastricht -- 1963 , Haarlem ) , was a Dutch painter and printmaker mostly active in Haarlem ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis-Frédéric_Schützenberger",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis-Frédéric Schützenberger ( Strasbourg September 8 , 1825 , Strasbourg April 17 , 1903 ) was a French painter ."
}
] |
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The Beatles were formed in London.
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[
{
"docid": "Liverpool",
"title": "",
"text": "Liverpool ( -LSB- ˈlɪvərpuːl -RSB- ) is a city in North West England , with an estimated population of 478,580 in 2015 . With its surrounding areas it is the fifth largest metropolitan area in the UK , with over 2.24 million people in 2011 . The local authority is Liverpool City Council , the most populous local government district within the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the largest within the Liverpool City Region . Liverpool sits on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary , and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the south west of the county of Lancashire . It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880 . In 1889 , it became a county borough independent of Lancashire . Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution . Along with general cargo , freight , raw materials such as coal and cotton , the city was also involved in the Atlantic slave trade . Liverpool was home to both the Cunard and White Star Line , and was the port of registry of the ocean liner RMS Titanic , the RMS Lusitania , Queen Mary and Olympic . The popularity of The Beatles and other groups from the Merseybeat era contributes to Liverpool 's status as a tourist destination . Liverpool is also the home of two Premier League football clubs , Liverpool and Everton , matches between the two being known as the Merseyside derby . The city 's namesake club is the sole British club to win five European Cups . The world-famous Grand National horse race takes place annually at Aintree Racecourse on the outskirts of the city . The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007 , and was European Capital of Culture together with Stavanger , Norway , in 2008 . Several areas of the city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004 . The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City includes the Pier Head , Albert Dock , and William Brown Street . Liverpool 's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population , which , historically , was drawn from a wide range of peoples , cultures , and religions , particularly from Ireland and Wales . The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe . Natives of the city of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians , and colloquially as `` Scousers '' , a reference to `` scouse '' , a form of stew . The word `` Scouse '' has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect . Another term for denizens of the city is Liverpolitan , although Liverpolitan may also be used for residents of the wider Liverpool City Region ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . Rooted in skiffle , beat and 1950s rock and roll , the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles , ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock , often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as `` Beatlemania '' , and as the group 's music grew in sophistication in subsequent years , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s . The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960 , with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player . The core of Lennon , McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers , including Pete Best , before asking Starr to join them in 1962 . Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act , and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings , greatly expanding their popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit , `` Love Me Do '' , in late 1962 . They acquired the nickname `` the Fab Four '' as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year , and by early 1964 became international stars , leading the `` British Invasion '' of the United States pop market . From 1965 onwards , the Beatles produced increasingly innovative recordings , including the albums Rubber Soul ( 1965 ) , Revolver ( 1966 ) , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band ( 1967 ) , The Beatles ( commonly known as the White Album , 1968 ) and Abbey Road ( 1969 ) . After their break-up in 1970 , they each enjoyed successful musical careers of varying lengths . McCartney and Starr , the surviving members , remain musically active . Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980 , and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001 . The Beatles are the best-selling band in history , with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide . They have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act . According to the RIAA , the Beatles are also the best-selling music artists in the United States , with 178 million certified units . In 2008 , the group topped Billboard magazine 's list of the all-time most successful `` Hot 100 '' artists ; , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with twenty . They have received ten Grammy Awards , an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards . The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 , and all four were inducted individually from 1994 to 2015 . They were also collectively included in Time magazine 's compilation of the twentieth century 's 100 most influential people ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Ultimate_Beatles",
"title": "",
"text": "Ultimate Beatles is a UK Beatles tribute band/tribute act based in London/greater London . The band was formed in 2001 and since then has performed over 1,000 shows to audiences across the UK and internationally , including performances in Holland , Ireland , France , Latvia , and Beirut . The band performs using authentic instruments , equipment , and costumes to represent the Beatles ' key eras , and draws from a large repertoire of hits by the Beatles when tailoring gigs for audiences ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles_Winter_1963_Helen_Shapiro_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles first UK nationwide tour lasted from 2 February 1963 until 3 March 1963 . The Beatles were fourth on an eleven-act bill headed by 16-year-old Londoner , Helen Shapiro . Other acts on the tour were the Red Price Band , The Kestrels , The Honeys ( UK ) , Dave Allen , Kenny Lynch and Danny Williams . They were also joined briefly by Billie Davis during the latter part of the tour . The tour was organised by the Arthur Howes Agency . This was the first time that the Beatles had worked with Howes ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles_Tapes_from_the_David_Wigg_Interviews",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles Tapes from the David Wigg Interviews is an audio album of interviews with each of the four members of The Beatles : John Lennon ( with his second wife , Yoko Ono ) , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr . British journalist David Wigg interviewed the individual Beatles at various points from December 1968 or January 1969 to December 1973 , and excerpts from some of these recordings constitute the album 's spoken words . Although he was a columnist ( `` Young London '' ) for the London newspaper The Evening News , the interviews were intended for broadcast on BBC Radio 1 's Scene and Heard . Interspersed among the interview excerpts are instrumental performances of Beatles songs , played by other musicians . The Beatles tried to prevent the album 's publication , but it was released in the United Kingdom on 30 July 1976 under the Polydor label ( catalogue number 2683 068 ) and in the United States in 1978 ."
},
{
"docid": "Apple_Corps",
"title": "",
"text": "Apple Corps Ltd ( informally known as Apple ) is a multi-armed multimedia corporation founded in London in January 1968 by the members of the Beatles to replace their earlier company ( Beatles Ltd ) and to form a conglomerate . Its name ( pronounced `` apple core '' ) is a pun . Its chief division is Apple Records , which was launched in the same year . Other divisions included Apple Electronics , Apple Films , Apple Publishing and Apple Retail , whose most notable venture was the ill-fated Apple Boutique , on the corner of Baker Street and Paddington Street in central London . Apple 's headquarters in the late 1960s was at the upper floors of 94 Baker Street , after that at 95 Wigmore Street , and subsequently at 3 Savile Row . The latter address was also known as the Apple Building , which was home to the Apple Studio . From 1970 to 2007 , Apple 's chief executive was former Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall , although he did not officially bear that title until Allen Klein had left the company . The current CEO is Jeff Jones . In 2010 , Apple Corps ranked number 2 on the Fast Company magazine 's list of the world 's most innovative companies in the music industry , thanks to the release of The Beatles : Rock Band video game and the remastering of the Beatles ' catalogue ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles'_Christmas_records",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles ' Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from English rock group The Beatles that were posted out on flexi disc at Christmas time to members of their official fan-clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States . One such record was issued each year from 1963 to 1969 and an LP compilation of all seven in 1970 . Conceived as a means to appease fan-club members whose letters , due to their sheer volume , were not always being answered in a timely manner , the records included the Beatles ' messages of thanks to `` loyal Beatle people '' , along with skits , Christmas carols , and original compositions . None of the original recordings has ever been subject to general release , though a version of `` Christmas Time ( Is Here Again ) '' , an original composition which appeared in edited form on the 1967 record , eventually gained an official release in 1995 , as part of The Beatles Anthology project ."
},
{
"docid": "Cultural_impact_of_the_Beatles",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles were an English rock band , formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . In the early 1960s , their enormous popularity first emerged as `` Beatlemania '' , but as the group 's music grew in sophistication , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s . Their continued commercial and critical success assisted many cultural movements -- including a shift from American artists ' global dominance of rock and roll to British acts ( British Invasion ) , the proliferation of young musicians in the 1960s who formed new bands , the album as the dominant form of record consumption over singles , the term `` Beatlesque '' used to describe similar-sounding artists , and several fashion trends . At the height of their popularity , Lennon controversially remarked that the group had become `` more popular than Jesus '' . The Beatles were still challenged for record sales and artistic prestige , mainly by the Beach Boys , Bob Dylan , and the Rolling Stones . Many of the Beatles ' music experiments were also not without precedent . However , no other acts provoked as many changes in the pop mainstream than the Beatles or Dylan , having opened new spaces for creative advancement and exploiting them to an exceeding degree . Some of the Beatles ' unusual production techniques later became part of normal recording practice . As of 2009 , the Beatles are the best-selling band in history , with estimated claimed sales of over 600 million records worldwide . They have had more number-one albums on the British charts , fifteen , and sold more singles in the UK , 21.9 million , than any other act . They ranked number one on Billboard magazine 's list of the all-time most successful Hot 100 artists , released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart 's 50th anniversary . , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , with twenty . They 've also had myriad cover versions from a variety of artists , while `` Yesterday '' is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music . In 1999 , the Beatles were collectively included in Time magazine 's compilation of the twentieth century 's 100 most influential people ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles'_rooftop_concert",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles ' rooftop concert was the final public performance of the English rock band the Beatles . On 30 January 1969 , the band , with keyboardist Billy Preston , surprised a central London office and fashion district with an impromptu concert from the roof of the headquarters of the band 's multimedia corporation Apple Corps at 3 Savile Row . In a 42-minute set , the Beatles were heard playing nine takes of five songs before the Metropolitan Police Service asked them to reduce the volume . Footage from the performance was later used in the 1970 documentary film Let It Be ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles'_Decca_audition",
"title": "",
"text": "On 1 January 1962 , before they reached international stardom , the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead , north London . In what is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music industry history , Decca rejected the band , selecting instead Brian Poole and the Tremeloes . After being available only on `` bootleg '' recordings , some of the songs recorded for the audition were officially released on the Beatles rarities compilation Anthology 1 in 1995 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles'_1966_tour_of_Germany,_Japan_and_the_Philippines",
"title": "",
"text": "The English rock group the Beatles toured Germany , Japan and the Philippines between 24 June and 4 July 1966 . The thirteen concerts comprised the first stage of a world tour that ended with the band 's final tour of the United States , in August 1966 . The shows in what was then West Germany represented a return to the country where the Beatles had developed as a group before achieving fame in 1963 . Those in Japan and the Philippines marked the only live performances that the band ever gave in Asia . The return flight to England included a stopover in Delhi in India . There , the Beatles indulged in two days of sightseeing and shopping for musical instruments while still under the attention of the press and local fans . The concerts were well attended yet , typical of the band 's increasing disinterest in the Beatlemania phenomenon , provided the Beatles with little in the way of artistic fulfilment . No songs from their recently completed album , Revolver , were attempted in concert , such was the division between what the group could achieve when performing as a four-piece with inadequate amplification to combat the sound of thousands of screaming fans , and the more complex music they were able to create in a studio environment . Concerts at the Circus-Krone-Bau in Munich and the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo were filmed and broadcast on local television networks . The Asian concerts proved especially controversial . The bookings at the Budokan , a venue reserved for martial arts , offended many traditionalists in Japan , resulting in death threats to the Beatles and a heightened police presence throughout their stay . In Manila , their nonattendance at a social engagement hosted by the Marcos regime led to a hostile reaction from Philippine citizens , government officials and army personnel . The Beatles and their entourage were manhandled while attempting to leave the country and forced to surrender much of the earnings from the group 's two shows at the Rizal Memorial Stadium . On their return to London , the Beatles were outspoken in their condemnation of the Philippines . The events in Manila also caused the band to lose faith with their longtime manager , Brian Epstein , and make the decision to end their career as live performers ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Oliver_(record_executive)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Oliver ( born London , England ) , a successful entertainment executive and entrepreneur , is best known as the former president of the Beatles ' Apple Records label ( 1969-1971 ) . Oliver got his start in the music industry at Chappell Music Publishing on Bond Street , London . After two years at Chappell , he formed a band with UK songwriter , Gary Osborne called The Chocolate Watch Band . Not to be confused with the American band with the same name . The UK band signed with Decca Records and released two singles in the late 60s - `` The Sound Of Summer '' and `` Requiem . '' Both were well received and became minor hits in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "Religious_views_of_the_Beatles",
"title": "",
"text": "The religious views of the English rock band the Beatles evolved over time and differed between members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr . Although all four Beatles were associated with either Protestantism or Roman Catholicism in their childhood , they had all abandoned their religious upbringings by 1964 . In 1965 , while filming for Help ! in the Bahamas , a Hindu gave each of them a copy of a book on reincarnation . This encounter is widely regarded as having sparked the band 's interest in Indian culture . In March 1966 , Lennon had remarked to the London Evening Standard that the Beatles had become `` more popular than Jesus '' . The remark went unnoticed until in August the same year , the American magazine Datebook published it , inciting protests against the Beatles . The band was threatened , their records were publicly burned , and radio stations refused to play their songs . After The Beatles ' 1966 US tour , Harrison broadened his interest of Indian culture to Hinduism . He and his wife Pattie Boyd went on a pilgrimage to Mumbai to meet gurus . In 1968 , all four Beatles went to Rishikesh in northern India to study meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . Although the Beatles did not continue their relationship with the Maharishi , Harrison became involved in the Hare Krishna tradition until his death in 2001 . After the break-up of the Beatles , Lennon continued to reject religion and his single , `` Imagine '' , is regarded as an `` atheist anthem '' . In 2010 , Starr said he had recently returned to monotheism , while McCartney , in 2012 , said he has a `` personal faith '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Rain:_A_Tribute_to_the_Beatles",
"title": "",
"text": "Rain : A Tribute to the Beatles , styled RAIN , is a Beatles tribute and later a theatrical production . Rain gives audiences the experience of seeing Beatles ' songs performed live that were never done so by the band itself . The longest-running Beatles tribute act , it predates the popular Broadway show Beatlemania by several years . Rain has played Broadway , and toured for years . The show takes the form of a roughly chronological history of The Beatles via their music . About 30 songs are performed during the show . Other than some onstage banter , there is very little dialogue during the production , which consists mostly of exact re-enactments of the Beatles ' music . The multimedia production uses high-definition backdrops that feature psychedelic effects , vintage television commercials , and video footage of Rain cast members recreating iconic Beatle moments . For legal reasons , Rain never calls its performers the names of the actual members of The Beatles . Each production of Rain features two performers for each member of the Beatles , who alternate shows ; plus an off-stage keyboardist to replicate the studio sounds familiar from later Beatles records ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles_Complete_On_Ukulele",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles Complete On Ukulele is a music project by David Barratt that incorporates re-recording and re-creating all original songs The Beatles ever recorded . Each week ( until 2012 ) , TBCOU will upload a rerecorded version of an original song by The Beatles along with a comprehensive essay discussing matters pertinent to the recording . An ukulele is included in the arrangement of every song . Each song is performed by a different guest artist and released every Tuesday . Artists featured so far include : Samantha Fox , Wang Chung , Nicki Richards , Victoria Vox , Gerald Ross , Jim Boggia and many unsigned artists . `` Let It Be '' has been performed by a gospel choir with samples taken from some of President Barack Obama 's speeches pasted together to form the lyrics of the song . The project begun on January 20 , 2009 ( the date of the inauguration of Barack Obama ) and will conclude on July 31 , 2012 ( the eve of the London Olympics ) . Across the world the project has received press which is as follows : Actu24.be ( Belgium ) Ben Walker Bepguu ( Ukraine ) Blogdopimentel ( Spain ) BoingBoing CityScoops Daily Finance Everything Warren Buffett FDR ( Ukraine ) Girls Inc. . Metro London UK Music Radar New York Post Omaha World Herald Showcase Ukehunt Ukuleia Ukulele Underground"
},
{
"docid": "Around_the_Beatles",
"title": "",
"text": "Around the Beatles was a 1964 television special featuring the Beatles , produced by Jack Good for ITV/Rediffusion London . It was taped in Wembley Park Studios and are now known as Fountain Studios in London on 19 April 1964 , and broadcast internationally , with its initial airing on 6 May 1964 , and in the US on the ABC network on 15 November . The show featured other performers as well , with the Beatles providing backing vocals for some of them ."
},
{
"docid": "Fab_Four_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fab Four is a nickname for The Beatles . Fab Four may also refer to : The Fab Four ( tribute ) , a Beatles tribute band The Fab 4 , a Dell Comics superhero group The Fab Faux , a Beatles tribute band The Revols , a Stratford , Ontario band formed in 1957 ( the `` original '' Fab Four ) The Monkees , who were nicknamed the `` Pre-Fab Four ''"
},
{
"docid": "Apple_Records_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "This is the discography of Apple Records , a record label formed by the Beatles in 1968 . During its early years , the label enjoyed a fair degree of commercial success , most notably with Mary Hopkin and Badfinger , as well as discovering acts such as James Taylor and Billy Preston who would go on to greater success with other labels . However , by the mid-1970s , Apple had become little more than an outlet for the Beatles ' solo recordings ( although , as the solo Beatles were actually still under contract to EMI , the Apple label was , in truth , only a cosmetic addition to their releases ) . After EMI 's contract with the Beatles ended in 1976 , the Apple label was finally wound up . The label was reactivated in the 1990s with many of the original Apple albums being reissued on compact disc , and the company now oversees new Beatles releases such as the Anthology and 1 albums as well as the 2009 Beatles remastering programme . In 2010 , Apple set about remastering and reissuing its back catalogue for a second time . For convenience , releases are divided into UK and US releases . However , some releases which were designated a UK-sequence catalogue number were only issued in certain mainland European countries . Additionally , with the Beatles still being under contract to EMI , all of the group 's records ( and the majority of their UK solo releases ) retained the numbering systems of Parlophone ( for the UK , New Zealand and South Africa ) , Capitol ( for the US ) and EMI ( for Australia ) . The Republic of Ireland released eight Apple singles in 1970 − 71 , six of which had unique catalogue numbers ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles'_North_American_releases",
"title": "",
"text": "The Beatles experienced huge popularity on the British record charts in early 1963 , but record companies in the United States did not immediately follow up the Beatles ' successes in the United Kingdom with releases of their own , and even once they began to do so , the Beatles ' commercial success in the US continued to be hampered by other obstacles including issues with royalties and public derision toward the `` Beatle haircut '' . It was nearly a year before a five-minute news story about Beatlemania in the UK , shown on the CBS Evening News on 10 December 1963 , led to a teenage girl making an airplay request to a local radio station , which in turn sparked a sequence of events leading to the rush-release of the single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' and the group 's commercial breakthrough . In the United States , Capitol Records modified the Beatles ' albums from their original configurations , altering track listings and artwork . This was done because albums released in the US contained fewer tracks , typically no more than 11 or 12 , compared to albums released in the United Kingdom due to differences in the method that publishing royalties were calculated in the two countries . Also , in the American market it was expected for albums to include the current hit single , whereas British albums typically did not duplicate songs released as singles . This resulted in 11 albums being released by Capitol from 1964 to 1966 , culled from seven UK albums and various singles . This trend in the Beatles ' American discography continued until 1967 when a new recording contract with EMI was signed . Dissatisfied with how Capitol in the US and other companies around the world were issuing their work in almost unrecognizable forms , beginning in 1967 the Beatles gained full approval of album titles and cover art , track listing and running order in North America . Starting with Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band the Beatles ' albums were released unmodified . Capitol stopped production of the US versions in the early 1980s and after the remaining inventory was sold off , the original UK LPs were released in the US in 1987 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Pleasers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pleasers are an English power pop group , founded in 1977 in West London/Surrey , consisting of Stephen Benham , Steve McNerney , Nick Powell and Dave Rotchelle , they released five singles ; one on Solid Gold Records ( released on Ariola Records in West Germany ) , and four on Arista Records , however none of the singles entered the UK Singles Chart , they contributed two tracks ( Billy and Rock & Roll Radio ) to the Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival LP record , songs from their 1977 and '78 Studio recordings were eventually released in the United Kingdom on Compact disc in 1996 , and a version with extra tracks was released in Japan in 2009 . The Pleasers were managed by Chips Chipperfield ( born circa-1943 -- died 13 August 2008 ) , who would go on to win two Grammy Awards for Best Long Form Music Video as co-producer with Neil Aspinall in 1997 for The Beatles Anthology , and in 2000 for Band of Gypsys - Live at Fillmore East featuring Jimi Hendrix . The Pleasers ' records were produced by experienced record producers ; Ron Richards ( The Beatles , Gerry and the Pacemakers , The Hollies , P.J. Proby ) , Geoff Haslam ( J. Geils Band , The Velvet Underground , Cactus , MC5 , Bette Midler , Herbie Mann , Yes ) , and Tommy Boyce ( The Monkees , Iggy Pop , Darts , Del Shannon , Meat Loaf ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Lingasong_Records",
"title": "",
"text": "Lingasong Records was a record label formed by Paul Murphy of Buk Records for the sole purpose of producing and marketing The Beatles ' live album Live ! at the Star-Club in Hamburg , Germany ; 1962 . The album was released in 1977 after The Beatles lost a court case to block it . Lingasong teamed up with other record labels for distribution of the album in various countries , and the songs themselves were later licensed to other record companies . In 1996 , Lingasong released the album on CD , prompting another Beatles lawsuit ; Lingasong lost the case in 1998 , and agreed to stop all sales of the album and surrender the original tapes to The Beatles ."
},
{
"docid": "Yellow_Submarine_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Yellow Submarine is the tenth studio album by English rock band the Beatles , released on 13 January 1969 in the United States and on 17 January 1969 in the United Kingdom . It was issued as the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name , which premiered in London in July 1968 . The album contains six songs by the Beatles , including four new songs and the previously released `` Yellow Submarine '' ( 1966 ) and `` All You Need Is Love '' ( 1967 ) . The remainder of the album was a re-recording of the film 's orchestral soundtrack by the band 's producer , George Martin . The project was regarded as a contractual obligation by the Beatles , who were asked to supply four new songs for the film . Some songs were written and recorded specifically for the soundtrack , while others were unreleased tracks from other projects . The album was issued two months after the band 's self-titled double LP ( also known as the `` White Album '' ) and was therefore not viewed by the band as a significant release . Yellow Submarine has since been afforded a mixed reception from music critics , some of whom consider that it falls short of the high standard generally associated with the Beatles ' work . It reached the top 5 in the UK and the US , and has been reissued on compact disc several times ."
},
{
"docid": "Ticket_to_Ride",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ticket to Ride '' is a song by the English rock group the Beatles , written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon -- McCartney . Issued as a single in April 1965 , it became the Beatles ' seventh consecutive number 1 hit in the United Kingdom and their third consecutive number 1 hit in the United States , and similarly topped national charts in Canada , Australia and Ireland . The song was also included on their 1965 studio album Help ! Recorded at EMI Studios in London in February that year , the track marked a progression in the Beatles ' work through the incorporation of drone and harder-sounding instrumentation relative to their previous releases . Among music critics , Ian MacDonald describes the song as `` psychologically deeper than anything the Beatles had recorded before '' and `` extraordinary for its time '' . `` Ticket to Ride '' appears in a sequence in the Beatles ' second feature film , Help ! , directed by Richard Lester . Live performances by the band were included in the Beatles at Shea Stadium concert film , on the live album documenting their concerts at the Hollywood Bowl , and on the 1996 Anthology 2 box set . In 1969 , `` Ticket to Ride '' was covered by the brother and sister pop duo the Carpenters , who reached number 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number 54 on the Hot 100 chart with their version ."
},
{
"docid": "Yellow_Submarine_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Yellow Submarine ( also known as The Beatles : Yellow Submarine ) is a 1968 British animated musical fantasy comedy film inspired by the music of the Beatles , directed by animation producer George Dunning , and produced by United Artists and King Features Syndicate . Initial press reports stated that the Beatles themselves would provide their own character voices ; however , aside from composing and performing the songs , the real Beatles participated only in the closing scene of the film , while their cartoon counterparts were voiced by other actors . The film received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike , in contrary to some of the Beatles ' previous film ventures . It has also been credited with bringing more interest in animation as a serious art form . Time commented that it `` turned into a smash hit , delighting adolescents and esthetes alike '' ."
},
{
"docid": "In_the_Beginning_(Circa_1960)",
"title": "",
"text": "In the Beginning ( Circa 1960 ) is the first consolidated American packaging of the 1962 German album by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles ( credited as The Beat Brothers ) , called My Bonnie . In the Beginning ( Circa 1960 ) was released by Polydor Records in 1970 ( catalogue number 24-4504 . ) It was recorded in Hamburg in 1961 . This album was originally released as The Beatles ' First in Germany in 1964 and in the United Kingdom in 1967 . Previous American releases of this material in LP form was split in 1964 between MGM Records and Atco Records . Polydor ( which eventually absorbed MGM ) established its United States branch in 1969 which explains why this package was released much later in The Beatles ' history . Most of the tracks feature vocals by Sheridan . The album was released only four days before Let It Be , The Beatles ' final studio album . This is therefore the last Beatles compilation album released whilst the band were still releasing studio albums . All subsequent releases of Sheridan/Beatles/Beat Brothers material are simply repackages of the same tracks . This album is available in a slightly altered CD by Polydor without the inaccurate ( Circa 1960 ) subtitle and with both parts of `` Ya Ya '' . Only part one of that track was released on this LP . In the Beginning ( Circa 1960 ) '' was also the only Beatles album not owned by EMI though Universal 's purchase of Polydor and the Beatles ' main catalogue put them under the same ownership . For a time , this was one of the only Beatles albums available on the iTunes Store until the full catalogue of the Beatles was made available in 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Freeman_(photographer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Freeman ( born 1936 ) is a photographer and designer , most famous for his album cover photos for The Beatles and his design work on the end credit sequences of their first two films and the related film posters and advertising materials . He was the Beatles ' most favoured photographer during the years 1963 to 1966 and shot arguably the most well known images of them . He photographed and designed the covers for five consecutive album covers of the Beatles-sanctioned UK album releases on the Parlophone label . Most of those images were also adapted by Capitol Records for the US releases they compiled from the Beatles ' UK recordings . He also directed the rarely seen Swinging London cult film The Touchables in 1968 , which starred Judy Huxtable and David Anthony , and featured music by the original Nirvana . Freeman first came to prominence as a photo journalist working for the British newspaper The Sunday Times -- for which he photographed a variety of subjects including Nikita Khrushchev in the Kremlin . He had also become noted for his black-and-white photographs of several jazz musicians including John Coltrane . It was these photographs that impressed the Beatles ' manager Brian Epstein and the Beatles themselves and led to his first commission in August 1963 to photograph the group . He was selected to photograph the entirety of the first-ever Pirelli Calendar -- shot in 1963 for the year 1964 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Aerovons",
"title": "",
"text": "The Aerovons were an American psychedelic rock music group . They were formed in 1966 in St Louis , Missouri by Tom Hartman . A 1967 demo record was heard by a representative of Capitol Records . In spite of an offer to record in Los Angeles , the group held out hope that they could record in London , the recording home of their heroes , The Beatles . In 1968 they travelled to London twice , receiving offers from both EMI and Decca . In 1969 , the band returned to London and recorded an album at Abbey Road studio . Guitarist Bob Frank , a longtime member of the group , left the group just before they went to London to record , due to personal issues . Despite blogs and rumors to the contrary , Bob was never `` let go '' and was always missed , according to leader Tom Hartman . Only once in England did the band realize that his replacement , Phil Edholm , and the group had differences that proved insurmountable . He left shortly after they began recording . Once the album was finished , the band returned to St. Louis where more personal problems between a group member and his family caused the group to splinter . EMI decided not to release the album . EMI invited Tom Hartman to come to England and reload , so to speak , but Hartman felt moving to England was too great a step at his age , and the partnership with EMI was dissolved . The album was not released until a CD release in 2003 by RPM ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Beatles_in_India",
"title": "",
"text": "In February 1968 , the Beatles travelled to Rishikesh , in northern India , to attend an advanced Transcendental Meditation ( TM ) training session at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . Amid widespread media attention , their visit was one of the band 's most productive periods . Led by George Harrison 's commitment , the Beatles ' interest in the Maharishi changed Western attitudes about Indian spirituality and encouraged the study of Transcendental Meditation . The Beatles first met the Maharishi in London in August 1967 and then attended a seminar in Bangor , Wales . They had planned to attend the entire ten-day session , but their stay was cut short by the death of their manager , Brian Epstein . Wanting to learn more , they kept in contact with the Maharishi and made arrangements to spend time with him at his teaching centre located near Rishikesh , in `` the Valley of the Saints '' at the foothills of the Himalayas . Along with their wives , girlfriends , assistants and numerous reporters , the Beatles arrived in India in February 1968 and joined the group of 60 people who were training to be TM teachers , including musicians Donovan , Mike Love of the Beach Boys , and flautist Paul Horn . While there , John Lennon , Paul McCartney and Harrison wrote many songs and Ringo Starr finished writing his first . Eighteen of those songs were recorded for The Beatles ( `` the White Album '' ) , two songs appeared on the Abbey Road album , and others were used for various solo projects . Starr and his wife left on 1 March , after a ten-day stay ; McCartney left after one month due to other commitments ; while Lennon and Harrison stayed about six weeks , then left abruptly following financial disagreements and rumours of inappropriate behaviour by the Maharishi . Harrison later apologised for the way he and Lennon had treated the Maharishi , and in 1992 gave a benefit concert for the Maharishi-associated Natural Law Party . In 2009 , McCartney and Starr performed at a benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation , which raises funds for the teaching of Transcendental Meditation to at-risk students ."
},
{
"docid": "Live!_at_the_Star-Club_in_Hamburg,_Germany;_1962",
"title": "",
"text": "Live ! at the Star-Club in Hamburg , Germany ; 1962 is a double album featuring live performances by the English rock group the Beatles , recorded in late December 1962 at the Star-Club during their final Hamburg residency . The album was released in 1977 in two different versions , comprising a total of 30 songs by the Beatles . The performances were recorded on a home tape machine using a single microphone , resulting in a low fidelity recording . Ted `` Kingsize '' Taylor began to investigate possible marketing of the tapes in 1973 . The tapes were eventually bought by Paul Murphy and subjected to extensive audio processing to improve the sound , leading to the 1977 album . Although the poor sound quality limits its commercial appeal , the album provides historic insight into the group 's club act in the period after Ringo Starr joined but before the emergence of Beatlemania . The Beatles were unsuccessful in legally blocking the initial release of the album ; the recordings were reissued in many forms until 1998 , when the group were awarded full rights to the performances ."
},
{
"docid": "Radha_Krsna_Temple",
"title": "",
"text": "This article discusses the London Radha Krsna Temple , or more commonly Radha Krishna Temple , the headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON ) in the United Kingdom from the late 1960s . It was founded by six devotees from San Francisco 's Radha Krishna Temple , who were sent by ISKCON leader A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to establish a UK branch of the movement in 1968 . The Temple came to prominence through George Harrison of the Beatles publicly aligning himself with Krishna consciousness . Among the six initial representatives in London , devotees Mukunda , Shyamsundar and Malati all went on to hold senior positions in the rapidly growing ISKCON organisation . As Radha Krishna Temple ( London ) , the Temple devotees recorded an album of devotional music with Harrison , which was issued on the Beatles ' Apple record label in 1971 . Among these recordings was `` Hare Krishna Mantra '' , an international hit single in 1969 that helped popularise the Maha Mantra in the West . With Harrison 's financial support , the Radha Krishna Temple secured its first permanent premises , at Bury Place in central London , before acquiring a country property in Hertfordshire , known as Bhaktivedanta Manor ."
},
{
"docid": "Is_This_What_You_Want?",
"title": "",
"text": "Is This What You Want ? is the debut album by English rock and soul singer Jackie Lomax , released in 1969 on the Beatles ' Apple record label . It was produced by George Harrison and features contributions from Harrison 's Beatles bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr . The album includes Lomax 's debut single for Apple , the Harrison-written `` Sour Milk Sea '' , while the US version added `` New Day '' , which was produced by Lomax and released as a non-album single in Britain . The recording sessions for Is This What You Want ? began in London in June 1968 . The majority of the songs were recorded in Los Angeles in October -- November that year , after Harrison had completed work on the Beatles ' White Album . Among the other guest musicians on the album were members of the Wrecking Crew , Eric Clapton , Nicky Hopkins , Klaus Voormann and John Barham . Although the album received favourable reviews , it failed to achieve commercial success . The 2010 reissue includes bonus tracks covering the rest of Lomax 's output while on Apple Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band",
"title": "",
"text": "Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Beatles . Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom and 2 June 1967 in the United States , it was an immediate commercial and critical success , spending 27 weeks at the top of the UK albums chart and 15 weeks at number one in the US . On release , the album was lauded by the vast majority of critics for its innovations in music production , songwriting and graphic design , for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and legitimate art , and for providing a musical representation of its generation and the contemporary counterculture . It won four Grammy Awards in 1968 , including Album of the Year , the first rock LP to receive this honour . In August 1966 , the Beatles permanently retired from touring and began a three-month holiday from recording . During a return flight to London in November , Paul McCartney had an idea for a song involving an Edwardian era military band that would eventually form the impetus of the Sgt. Pepper concept . Sessions for what was to become the Beatles ' eighth studio album began on 24 November in Abbey Road Studio Two with two compositions inspired from their youth , `` Strawberry Fields Forever '' and `` Penny Lane '' , but after pressure from EMI , the songs were released as a double A-side single and were not included on the album . In February 1967 , after recording the `` Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band '' song , McCartney suggested that the Beatles should release an entire album that would represent a performance by the fictional Sgt. Pepper band . This alter ego group would give them the freedom to experiment musically . During the recording sessions , the band furthered the technological progression they had made with their 1966 album Revolver . Knowing they would not have to perform the tracks live , they adopted an experimental approach to composition and recording on songs such as `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' , `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds '' and `` A Day in the Life '' . Producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick 's innovative recording of the album included the liberal application of sound shaping signal processing and the use of a 40-piece orchestra performing aleatoric crescendos . Recording was completed on 21 April 1967 . The cover , depicting the Beatles posing in front of a tableau of celebrities and historical figures , was designed by the British pop artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth . Sgt. Pepper is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the use of extended form in popular music while continuing the artistic maturation seen on the Beatles ' preceding releases . It has been described as one of the first art rock LPs , aiding the development of progressive rock , and credited with marking the beginning of the Album Era . An important work of British psychedelia , the album incorporates a range of stylistic influences , including vaudeville , circus , music hall , avant-garde , and Western and Indian classical music . In 2003 , the Library of Congress placed Sgt. Pepper in the National Recording Registry , honouring the work as `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . That same year , Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number one in its list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . As of 2011 , it has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide , making it one of the best-selling albums in history . Professor Kevin J. Dettmar , writing in the Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature , described it as `` the most important and influential rock and roll album ever recorded '' ."
}
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Kumail Nanjiani has declined to act in any movies.
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{
"docid": "Kumail_Nanjiani",
"title": "",
"text": "Kumail Nanjiani ( born February 21 , 1978 ) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian , actor , writer , and podcast host . Nanjiani is best known for being a main cast member on HBO 's Emmy Award-nominated series Silicon Valley , as well as for providing the voice of Prismo on the Emmy Award-winning animated series Adventure Time . He starred on the TNT series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders . Nanjiani also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail . In addition to his television and film work , he hosts two podcasts : The Indoor Kids and The X-Files Files . In 2017 , Nanjiani starred in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick , which he wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon ."
}
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{
"docid": "The_Meltdown_with_Jonah_and_Kumail",
"title": "",
"text": "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail is a stand-up comedy television series that currently airs on Comedy Central in the United States . It is hosted by stand up comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani . It is filmed in the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles . It first aired on July 24 , 2014 . On February 17 , 2015 , Comedy Central announced that it had picked up The Meltdown for a second season . On November 20 , 2015 , Comedy Central renewed The Meltdown for a third season consisting of eight episodes . On September 23 , 2016 , it was announced that the third season will be its final season ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Lego_Ninjago_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lego Ninjago Movie is an upcoming 2017 Danish-American 3D computer-animated action-comedy martial arts film that is being directed by Charlie Bean and written by Dan and Kevin Hageman , Hilary Winston , Bob Logan and Paul Fisher . Based on the Lego Ninjago toy line , the film is the second spin-off installment from the 2014 film The Lego Movie , following The Lego Batman Movie , which was released earlier in 2017 . The film will star the voices of Dave Franco , Justin Theroux , Michael Peña , Kumail Nanjiani , Abbi Jacobson , Zach Woods , Fred Armisen , Olivia Munn , and Jackie Chan . The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 22 , 2017 , in 3D , 2D and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. . Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Big_Sick",
"title": "",
"text": "The Big Sick is an American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter , from a screenplay by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon . It stars Nanjiani , Zoe Kazan , Holly Hunter , and Ray Romano . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20 , 2017 . It is scheduled to be released on June 23 , 2017 , by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate"
},
{
"docid": "Thundershorts",
"title": "",
"text": "Thundershorts is a short-form comedy website founded in June 2014 . It features comedians such as Michael Showalter , Jim Gaffigan , Michael Che , Janeane Garofalo , Kumail Nanjiani , David Wain and Ted Alexandro ."
},
{
"docid": "Gotham_Independent_Film_Awards_2009",
"title": "",
"text": "The 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held on November 30 , 2009 . The nominees were announced on October 19 , 2009 . The ceremony was hosted by Kumail Nanjiani ."
},
{
"docid": "31st_Independent_Spirit_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Independent Spirit Awards announced its nominees on November 24 , 2015 . The winners were announced on February 27 , 2016 at Santa Monica Beach . The ceremony was hosted by Kate McKinnon and Kumail Nanjiani ."
},
{
"docid": "Bunk_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bunk was a comedy game show hosted by Kurt Braunohler on IFC in 2012 . The show featured a rotating panel of three comedian contestants responding to comedic game show prompts in an improvised way . Notable contestants included Dana Gould , Kumail Nanjiani , Eugene Mirman , and Alex Borstein . During an appearance on The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling Braunohler announced that Bunk had been canceled ."
},
{
"docid": "Treegasm",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Treegasm '' is the fifth episode of the first season of the American animated television series Ugly Americans . which aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 14 , 2010 . In the episode , Mark meets a pair of tree creatures who are expected to participate in a public mating ritual sanctioned by New York City as a festival . Meanwhile , Callie demands to have sex with Mark to ease the pain from her shedding , and Randall loses his penis after visiting a movie theater . Written by Daniel Powell and Greg White and directed by Aaron Augenblick and Lucy Snyder , `` Treegasm '' was inspired by funny-looking trees , such as trees that appear to have genitalia or are having sex . The episode also marked a milestone with the staff , as it was the first episode to feature creatures they came up with themselves , as opposed to common creatures such as werewolves or zombies . Stand-up comic and actor Kumail Nanjiani guest stars in the episode as the tree Neel . According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode was watched by 2.05 million viewers in its original airing , an increase in viewership compared to the previous episode , `` Blob Gets Job '' . `` Treegasm '' and six other episodes from the season were released on DVD in the United States on October 5 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "TripTank",
"title": "",
"text": "TripTank is an American adult animated television series which premiered April 2 , 2014 on Comedy Central . The show is made up of various sketches , portrayed by multiple animation styles and writers . Although no direct correlation exists between the different stories , a continued theme of dark satire prevails throughout . Voicing talent includes Carlos Alazraqui , Bill Oakley , Wayne Brady , Bob Odenkirk , Curtis Armstrong , Nat Faxon , Tom Kenny , Rachel Butera , Larry David , Yotam Perel , Rob Yulfo , Zach Galifianakis , Kumail Nanjiani , Brett Gelman , Kyle Kinane , John DiMaggio , Duncan Trussell , Joey Diaz , among others ."
},
{
"docid": "Harmontown",
"title": "",
"text": "Harmontown is a weekly live comedy podcast that began airing on June 6 , 2012 . It is hosted by writer Dan Harmon , best known as the creator of the sitcom Community , and actor Jeff B. Davis , best known for his work on the improvisational comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway ? Harmontown began as a monthly live comedy show in Los Angeles , California at the NerdMelt Showroom on May 23 , 2011 , but the show became weekly after Harmon was fired from Community . Since the summer of 2012 , each episode of Harmontown has been recorded and released as a podcast by Feral Audio . The podcast has featured many guest appearances , including Kumail Nanjiani , Greg Proops , Aubrey Plaza , Bobcat Goldthwait , Rob Schrab , Curtis Armstrong , Patton Oswalt , Jason Sudeikis , Dana Carvey , Robin Williams , Mitch Hurwitz , Rob Corddry , Eric Idle , Logic , and Steve Agee . On March 8 , 2014 , a documentary about the podcast , also called Harmontown , premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Is_That_You?_(Adventure_Time)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Is That You ? '' is the nineteenth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time . The episode was written and storyboarded by Jesse Moynihan , from an outline by Pendleton Ward , Adam Muto , Kent Osborne , and Jack Pendarvis . The episode debuted on November 25 , 2014 , the second episode to air as part of Cartoon Network 's `` Corn-Ooo-Copia '' , a week of new Adventure Time episodes . It guest stars both Kumail Nanjiani as Prismo and Ron Perlman as The Lich . The series follows the adventures of Finn ( voiced by Jeremy Shada ) , a human boy , and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake ( voiced by John DiMaggio ) , a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will . In this episode , Jake begins acting strangely following a memorial service for Prismo . Finn soon realizes that the real Jake has been transported into Prismo 's alternate dimension . After recreating the elaborate ritual that triggered the events , Finn is also transported to the dimension , wherein he runs into a program of Prismo . This program explains an elaborate plan that will allow Prismo to be resurrected . Both Finn and Jake follow Prismo 's instructions , and are successful in reviving their friend . The episode was the second installment of the series to have been solo-storyboarded by Moynihan . He noted that the episode that started to wear down his mental defenses , which resulted in some of his best and `` weirdest '' writing in the latter half of the show 's sixth season . The episode , which received largely positive reviews from both The Atlantic and The A.V. Club , was viewed by 1.76 million viewers ."
},
{
"docid": "Wake_Up_/_Escape_from_the_Citadel",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Wake Up '' and `` Escape from the Citadel '' are the first two episodes of the sixth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time . `` Wake Up '' was written and storyboarded by Andy Ristaino and Cole Sanchez , whereas `` Escape from the Citadel '' was storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Steve Wolfhard . Both episodes ' stories were developed by Kent Osborne , Pendleton Ward , Jack Pendarvis , and Adam Muto . The two episodes originally aired on Cartoon Network on April 21 , 2014 . The episodes guest star Kumail Nanjiani as Prismo , M. Emmet Walsh as the Cosmic Owl , Miguel Ferrer as Death , Ron Perlman as the Lich , and Stephen Root as Martin . The series follows the adventures of Finn ( voiced by Jeremy Shada ) , a human boy , and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake ( voiced by John DiMaggio ) , a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will . In `` Wake Up '' , Finn and Jake try to commit a cosmic crime in order to gain access to a multiverse prison called the Citadel to meet Finn 's father is trapped . Prismo ( voiced by Nanjiani ) offers to help them , but he is murdered by the Lich ( voiced by Perlman ) . In `` Escape from the Citadel '' , Jake , Finn , and the Lich are transported to the Citadel , where Finn and Jake meet Martin ( voiced by Root ) , Finn 's father , who is not what Finn expected . The three are forced to run from the Lich , as he begins to destroy the Citadel . At this time , Martin flees , and Finn tries to give chase , but his grass sword takes over his entire arm , causing Finn to lose it . Despite Finn 's loss of his father and limb , Finn and Jake are vindicated when the Lich is turned into a giant baby . Both `` Wake Up '' and `` Escape from the Citadel '' , were met with critical acclaim . Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times felt that the episode was exciting , whereas Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club applauded the episode 's use of humor as a way of balancing out the heavier aspects of the plot . Many of the reviews also praised Nanjiani 's return as Prismo . Reviews were also complimentary towards the darker nature of `` Escape from the Citadel '' . Both episodes were watched by 3.321 million viewers ."
},
{
"docid": "HarmonQuest",
"title": "",
"text": "HarmonQuest is an American adult animation/live improvisation television show created by Dan Harmon . The show is part animated , part live action . Dan Harmon and comedians Erin McGathy , Jeff B. Davis , along with game master Spencer Crittenden , perform a fantasy roleplaying campaign in front of a live audience at Victory Studios in Glendale , CA . Each episode of the show also features a special guest player . The content of their stories is then animated by Starburns Industries , and the episodes feature a mix of live and animated footage akin to The Ricky Gervais Show which Harmon cited as an influence during a Facebook Live tour of Starburns Industries . On October 19 , 2016 , Seeso renewed HarmonQuest for a second season . Season 2 will premiere July 27 and is set to feature guests including Kumail Nanjiani , Janet Varney , Jason Mantzoukas , Gillian Jacobs , Rory Scovel , Aparna Nancherla , Paul Scheer , Elizabeth Olsen , Rob Corddry and Patton Oswalt ."
},
{
"docid": "Crossover_(Adventure_Time)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Crossover '' is the twenty-third episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series Adventure Time . The episode was written and storyboarded by Sam Alden and Jesse Moynihan , from an outline by showrunner Adam Muto , Jack Pendarvis , and head writer Kent Osborne . The episode , which debuted on January 28 , 2016 on Cartoon Network , guest stars Kumail Nanjiani as Prismo , Lou Ferrigno as Bobby , and James Kyson as Big Destiny . The series follows the adventures of Finn ( voiced by Jeremy Shada ) , a human boy , and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake ( voiced by John DiMaggio ) , a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will . In this episode , Finn and Jake crossover into Farmworld ( i.e. the dimension that was first created in the episode `` Finn the Human '' ) to stop Farmworld-Finn and the Jake-Lich from using an alternate reality of the Enchiridion to open up doorways into all dimensions . After a long and drawn-out battle , Finn , Jake , and Ice Finn team up to stop the Jake-Lich , and Finn and Jake are able to use a magical device given to them by Prismo to remove the essence of the Lich from Farmworld Jake , returning Farmworld to normal . `` Crossover '' was the first of several seventh-season episodes that Moynihan and Alden would work on ; the two had previously collaborated on the sixth-season episode `` The Mountain '' . Moynihan focused part of his attention on making sure that this episode would line up with the logic established in the fifth-season episode `` Finn the Human '' regarding alternate realities . Upon its airing , the episode was seen by 1.13 million viewers . It received largely positive reviews from critics , with several praising Nanjiani 's voice work , as well as the aesthetic and design of the episode itself ."
},
{
"docid": "Irreligion_in_Pakistan",
"title": "",
"text": "Irreligion and atheism are present among a minority of mainly young people in Pakistan . In 2005 , about 1 % of the population was estimated to be atheist , and by 2012 , the figure rose to about 2 % according to Gallup . Atheists in Pakistan face discrimination , persecution and prejudice in society . Pakistan is reported by some sources to be among the seven countries where atheism can attract capital punishment , but according to the Library of Congress of the United States , ' `` there is no specific statutory law that criminalizes apostasy in Pakistan . '' Internet groups such as Atheist and Agnostic Alliance Pakistan website have emerged which received over 17,000 hits within 48 hours of their launch . Pakistani blogger Ayaz Nizami , the Vice President of the website and founder of realisticapproach.org , an Urdu website about atheism , is currently detained under the charges of blasphemy and could face the death penalty . This happened shortly after that Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif supported a crackdown on blasphemous material posted on social media and described blasphemy as an `` unpardonable offence '' in March 2017 . Some known atheists of Pakistani origin are Kumail Nanjiani , Tariq Ali , and Fauzia Ilyas ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Late_Bloomer",
"title": "",
"text": "The Late Bloomer is an American comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Pollak and written by Gary Rosen , Joe Nussbaum , Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove , and Kyle Cooper & Austyn Jeffs . It is based on journalist Ken Baker 's autobiographical Man Made : A Memoir of My Body . It stars Johnny Simmons , Maria Bello , Brittany Snow , Jane Lynch , J. K. Simmons , Kumail Nanjiani , Beck Bennett and Paul Wesley . The film had its world premiere at the San Diego Film Festival on September 30 , 2016 . The film was scheduled to be released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 7 , 2016 , by Momentum Pictures . The film was met with general dislike , the Hollywood Reporter saying that while Johnny Simmons fits his role perfectly , many secondary actors such as J.K. Simmons , Jane Lynch , Laraine Newman , Illeana Douglas , Maria Bello and Brian Doyle-Murray have fun in their stereotypical roles , but J.K. Simmons and Maria Bello , in particular , seem severely overqualified for their roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Not_the_White_House_Correspondents’_Dinner",
"title": "",
"text": "Not the White House Correspondents ' Dinner was an event part of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to rival the traditional White House Correspondents ' Dinner in 2017 . The event was announced on January 30 , 2017 , and took place at the DAR Constitution Hall , on April 29 , 2017 at the same time as the planned WHCA event . It aired on TBS the same evening at 10:00 p.m. EST , followed by an encore uncensored broadcast at 11:00 p.m. on Twitter . The event , hosted by Samantha Bee , featured pre-recorded appearances by Alison Janney reprising her West Wing role as C.J. Cregg , Jake Tapper , Billy Eichner , Robin Thede , Norman Lear , Bridget Everett , Patton Oswalt , Rhea Butcher , Cameron Esposito , Kumail Nanjiani , Carl Reiner , Janelle Reeves , Paula Pell , Jordan Carlos , and Retta . Also appearing live were Peaches performing the theme song from Full Frontal , `` Boys Wan na Be Her '' , and special guest Will Ferrell reprising his imitation of George W. Bush . The event raised $ 200,000 for the Committee to Protect Journalists ( CPJ ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Glued,_Where's_My_Bob?",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Glued , Where 's My Bob '' is the 19th episode and season finale of the sixth season of the American animated comedy series Bob 's Burgers . Written by Steven Davis and Kelvin Yu , the episode features guest appearances from actors Rob Huebel , Kumail Nanjiani , and Keegan-Michael Key , as well as appearances by recurring guest stars Pamela Adlon , Ken Jeong , Tim Meadows , and Jenny Slate . Its main plot sees Gene Belcher ( Eugene Mirman ) , Louise Belcher ( Kristen Schaal ) , and Tina ( Dan Mintz ) getting into a normal fight which causes Bob to end up in a sticky situation , where he learns that a journalist is coming to the restaurant to do a story on it , and the whole town ends up getting involved . Although the episode was the 107th in airing order , `` Glued , Where 's My Bob ? '' was the 100th in production order ; since 100 episodes is a milestone for any television series , Fox promoted the episode as the series ' 100th . Creator Loren Bouchard did n't want to make the episode anything too special , or rather different . Instead , he and the show 's creative team decided they wanted to make what seemed like a `` quintessential '' episode . The episode originally aired on May 22 , 2016 on Fox , drawing an audience of 2.04 million viewers , and was met with critical acclaim from both critics and fans , who have praised it for its plot , character development , and the overall quality of the shows success . Due to the high praise that the episode received , this episode was submitted for , and received , two nominations at the 44th Annie Awards for Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production and Outstanding Achievement , Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production ."
},
{
"docid": "Insurance_Law_Reform_Act_1977",
"title": "",
"text": "The `' ' Insurance Law Reform Act -LSB- 1977 -RSB- '' ' was the first of several such named Acts that regulated certain aspects of the Insurance industry in New Zealand . Section 4 and 5 prohibits any insurance claim declined due to any misstatement by the applicant that was not substantially incorrect as well as being not immaterial as well Section 7 prohibits any life policy being declined solely due to any misstatement of age , and where such instances occur , requires the insurance company to readjust the policy as if the correct age had been given . Section 8 prohibits any compulsory arbitration clause in an insurance contract ."
},
{
"docid": "Shereen_Nanjiani",
"title": "",
"text": "Shereen Nanjiani ( born 4 October 1961 ) is a Scottish radio presenter with BBC Radio Scotland . Before launching her radio career in 2006 , Nanjiani was the chief news anchor at STV Central , having presented the news programme , Scotland Today since 1987 . She is the first Scots Asian presenter in Scotland and the longest serving female news presenter at STV ."
},
{
"docid": "Tomasz_Mędrzak",
"title": "",
"text": "Tomasz Mędrzak ( born December 18 , 1954 in Łódź , Poland ) , was a teenage star of the 1973 In Desert and Wilderness movie and miniseries ( 1973 ) , where he played Staś Tarkowski , having Monika Rosca as young partner . He is the son of Stefania Mędrzak . He later did acting studies and has played a few movie roles . But he has always been focused rather on theatre . In 1996 , he has been an art director of the Ochota theater in Warsaw . He did n't really want to play Staś . He went to the auditions because he was interested in technical aspects of cinematography . Some time after being chosen , he wanted to decline , but the wife of the movie 's director persuaded him to stay ."
},
{
"docid": "Mulder_and_Scully_Meet_the_Were-Monster",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster '' is the third episode of the tenth season of The X-Files . Written and directed by Darin Morgan , it aired on February 1 , 2016 , on Fox and guest stars Rhys Darby as Guy Mann , Kumail Nanjiani as Pasha , and Tyler Labine as Stoner # 1 . The show centers on FBI special agents who work on unsolved paranormal cases called X-Files ; this season focuses on the investigations of Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) , and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) after their reinstatement in the FBI . In this episode , Mulder and Scully investigate mysterious killings seemingly perpetrated by a were-monster . Eventually , Mulder meets said `` monster '' ( Darby ) , a lizard-creature , who , after having been bitten by a human , turns into a human during the day . `` Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster '' can trace its origin back to a script entitled `` The M Word '' that Morgan had written for Frank Spotnitz 's short-lived show , Night Stalker . Once it was decided that The X-Files would be revived , Morgan heavily modified his script so that it could work as an episode involving Mulder and Scully . This also allowed Morgan to add in various easter eggs . The episode was met with glowing critical reception , with most reviewers calling it the best episode of the tenth season ; for instance , Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , awarded the episode a 100 % approval rating with an average score of 9.5 out of 10 based on 22 reviews . Ratings-wise , the episode was watched by 8.37 million viewers , and scored a 2.7 Nielsen rating in the 18 - to 49-year-old demographic ."
},
{
"docid": "Act_structure",
"title": "",
"text": "Act structure explains how a plot of a film story is composed . Just like plays ( staged drama ) have ` acts ' , critics and screenwriters tend to divide films into acts ; though films do n't require to be physically broken down as such in reality . Whereas plays are actual performances that need ` breaks ' in the middle for change of set , costume , or for the artists ' rest ; films are recorded performances shown mechanically and therefore do n't need actual breaks . Still they are divided into acts for reasons that are in aesthetic and structural conformation with the original idea of Act in theatre . Act breaks in a film are usually very obscure for lay audience , and only a trained person can detect the ending of one act and the beginning of another in the progression of a movie , although learned people can typically mark it by a ` plot point ' in writing process or film appreciation . The idea of act structure is of more value in screenwriting ( i.e. while writing a screenplay ) than watching a film , though the act breaks are never actually written in the final copies of screenplays , unlike in play scripts , where they are clearly mentioned as such ; e.g. Act 1 Scene 3 , etc. . However , in television scripts called teleplays , clear denotations about act breaks are almost always included , usually to coincide with commercial breaks . Act is the broadest structural unit of enacted stories . The most common paradigm in theatre , and so in films , is that of the three-act structure proposed by Aristotle . Simply put , it means that any story has a ` beginning ' , a ` middle ' and an ` end ' . Playwrights and screenwriters divide their stories into three major parts viz . ` Set up ' , ` Confrontation ' ( alternatively called ` conflict ' or ` complication ' ) and ` Resolution ' . These form the basic three acts of any performance -- staged or screened . Though various theories have been proposed and debated , the three-act structure stands as the most popular one . Also , this is what Hollywood has discovered and proved as the most successful in commercial movie making ."
},
{
"docid": "Jyothi_Lakshmi",
"title": "",
"text": "Jyothi Lakshmi ( 2 November 1948 -- 8 August 2016 ) was an Indian film actress who appeared in more than 130 movies . In the early 1970s , she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies . She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a trained dancer . She predominantly worked in Telugu , Tamil , Kannada , and Malayalam movies . In the early 1980s , her popularity gradually declined due to her sister Jayamalini 's entry into the movie industry . Her debut was in the film Periya Idathu Penn in 1963 . Her daughter Jyothimeena was also an actress cum dancer.She is best remembered for her supporting roles in Thedi Vandha Mapillai and Periya Edathu Penn. ."
},
{
"docid": "Kanti_Shah",
"title": "",
"text": "Kanti Shah is a Bollywood director , producer and writer of B grade and C grade Hindi movies specially Horror and Adult movies . He is best known for directing Mithun Chakraborty and Dharmendra in later half of the nineties , like Gunda in 1998 , Loha in 1997 and the most popular `` Kanti Shah ke Angoor '' . Gunda has achieved a near cult-film status due to its hilariously bad plot , acting and general lack of any aesthetic value and is rated 8.3 on IMDB . His movies mostly star his wife , Sapna Tanveer . He lives in Dosti Acres , Wadala East , a ghetto suburb of Mumbai . Veteran B-grade movie producer Sudeep Mukherjee has served as his casting director in almost all of his films . He also made a cameo in his hit film ` Fauji Fauj Mein Padosi Mauj Mein ' ."
},
{
"docid": "No_Oil_Producing_and_Exporting_Cartels_Act",
"title": "",
"text": "The No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act ( NOPEC ) was a U.S. Congressional bill , never enacted , known as H.R. 2264 ( in 2007 ) and then as part of H.R. 6074 ( in 2008 ) . NOPEC was designed to remove the sovereign immunity shield and to allow the international oil cartel , OPEC , and its national oil companies to be sued under U.S. law for anti-competitive attempts to limit the world 's supply of petroleum and the consequent impact on oil prices . Despite popular sentiment against OPEC , legislative proposals to limit the organization 's sovereign immunity have so far been unsuccessful . `` Varied forms of a NOPEC bill have been introduced some 16 times since 1999 , only to be vehemently resisted by the oil industry . '' The NOPEC Act was initially sponsored and introduced by Representative John Conyers , D-MI , in May 2007 and then as H.R. 6074 by Representative Steve Kagan , D-WI . In the U.S. House of Representatives , the 2007 bill had 12 bipartisan co-sponsors , which included Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich . H.R. 2264 also had strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate . Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy , D-VT , said : `` It is long past time for this to become law . '' H.R. 2264 was passed by the House of Representatives in May 2007 as a stand-alone bill by a vote of 345-72 . That same month , it also passed the Senate by a vote of 70-23 as part of its energy measure . As part of the Gas Price Relief Act , NOPEC ( H.R. 6074 ) was then passed in the House of Representatives , in May 2008 , by a vote of 324-84 . President George W. Bush reiterated his previous promise to veto the bill . Under a continued veto threat , a team of senators reintroduced the bill just a week before President Bush left office . However , NOPEC/H . R. 6074 did not then come to a final Senate vote and has not gone beyond its introduction subsequently . NOPEC has been the Congressional effort to address the issue that , under federal law , foreign governments can not be sued for predatory pricing or failing to comply with federal antitrust laws . Thus , the purpose of the bill was to extend similar Sherman Antitrust consumer protection , so as to include protection against collusion and predatory pricing by foreign governments and international cartels , such as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) . As written and passed , H.R. 2264 : `` Amends the Sherman Act to declare it to be illegal and a violation of the Act for any foreign state or instrumentality thereof to act collectively or in combination with any other foreign state or any other person , whether by cartel or any other association or form of cooperation or joint action , to limit the production or distribution of oil , natural gas , or any other petroleum product ( petroleum ) , to set or maintain the price of petroleum , or to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for petroleum , when such action has a direct , substantial , and reasonably foreseeable effect on the market , supply , price , or distribution of petroleum in the United States . '' It also summarizes enforcement parameters as follows : `` Denies a foreign state engaged in such conduct sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction or judgments of U.S. courts in any action brought to enforce this Act . States that no U.S. court shall decline , based on the act of state doctrine , to make a determination on the merits in an action brought under this Act . Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action in U.S. district court to enforce this Act . Makes an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state in an action brought under this Act . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Tennis_Krishna",
"title": "",
"text": "Tennis Krishna is a popular Kannada actor and comedian . He has acted in several Kannada movies and is identified by his typical voice and mannerisms . Tennis Krishna has acted in over 350 movies and has a record of acting in 100 movies with comedy actress Rekha Das . His background is from Kannada theatre . Krishna was a tennis coach and hence got the name `` Tennis Krishna '' to make it easier to identify him from other Krishna 's in the industry including Honnavali Krishna . He has acted with Legend of Kannada film industry like Dr. Rajkumar in the movie Jeevanachaitra and others . ."
},
{
"docid": "Federal_drug_policy_of_the_United_States",
"title": "",
"text": "Use of heroin peaked between 1969 and 1971 , marijuana between 1978 and 1979 , and cocaine between 1987 and 1989 . A major decline in the use of opium started after the Harrison Act of 1914 was initiated . An overarching effort to impose mandatory penalties for federal drug crimes took place in the 1980s . This caused many drug crimes that were common at the time to carry mandatory minimum sentences of 5 to 10 years in a federal prison . In 1996 , California voters passed Proposition 215 , legalizing the growing and use of marijuana for medical purposes . This created significant legal and enforcement conflict between federal and state government laws . Courts have since decided that a state law in conflict with a federal law concerning cannabis is not valid . Cannabis is restricted by federal law ( see Gonzales v. Raich ) . In 2010 California Proposition 19 ( also known as the Regulate , Control & Tax Cannabis Act ) was defeated with 53.5 % ` No ' votes , and 46.5 % ` Yes ' votes . Pursuant to regulations required by the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 ( codified at ) , as a condition of receiving funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program , an institution of higher education must certify that it has adopted and implemented a drug prevention program which adheres to regulations in . It has recently gained renewed attention due to Colorado Amendment 64 ."
},
{
"docid": "Teddy_(dog)",
"title": "",
"text": "Teddy was one of the first dog actors . Teddy was a great dane who often acted in Paramount 's Mack Sennett comedies . According to his colleagues , he behaved as professionally as any actor . He has been in almost 60 movies . He was known also known as Keystone Teddy ."
},
{
"docid": "Movie_theaters_in_Stockholm",
"title": "",
"text": "The first attempts in building permanent movie theaters in Stockholm were made in the end of the 1890s when the cinematograph had been demonstrated at General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm in 1897 . Prior to the demonstration , only travellers demonstrated the concept of the movie theater as a form of entertainment . In 1905 , the city had ten movie theaters , and by the end of 1909 the number had risen to 25 permanent movie theaters . The highest number of movie theaters operating at the same time in Stockholm City was 110 . In 2009 , the number of movie theatres had declined to a dozen or less . The highest number of people visiting movie theaters in Stockholm was 16,8 million , which was noted in 1956 . The city 's oldest movie theater , which still operates today is Zita , which opened under the name Vinter-Palatset ( the Winter Palace ) in 1913 . The most beautiful movie theater is the Skandia Theater , which opened in 1923 and was built according to architect Gunnar Asplunds plans . It was described by art experts at the time as a masterpiece , and is one of the few remaining movie theaters in the city that can only show one film at a time . The Skandia Theater was renovated to its original condition in 2001 , and is protected under the Cultural Environment Protection Act ."
}
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Hacksaw Ridge made money.
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[
{
"docid": "Hacksaw_Ridge",
"title": "",
"text": "Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film about the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss , an American pacifist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian , refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any kind . Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor , for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Okinawa . The film was directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan , based on a 2004 documentary about Doss , and stars Andrew Garfield as Doss , with Sam Worthington , Luke Bracey , Teresa Palmer , Hugo Weaving , Rachel Griffiths and Vince Vaughn in supporting roles . It was released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 , received positive reviews and grossed $ 175.3 million worldwide . Hacksaw Ridge was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of its top ten Movies of the Year , and has received numerous awards and nominations . The film received six Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Garfield and Best Sound Editing , winning the awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing . It also received Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture , Best Director and Best Actor , and 12 AACTA Awards nominations , winning the majority , including Best Film , Best Direction , Best Original Screenplay , Best Actor for Garfield , and Best Supporting Actor for Weaving ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Terry_Benedict",
"title": "",
"text": "Terry Benedict is an American film producer . He is the founder and CEO of The Shae Foundation . Terry is most well-known for co-producing Hacksaw Ridge , nominated for six Academy Awards . Hacksaw Ridge is based on Benedict 's documentary , The Conscientious Objector ; a film about Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss , who refused to carry a weapon in World War Two . Doss is the only conscientious objector to ever receive a Medal of Honor ."
},
{
"docid": "Hacksaw",
"title": "",
"text": "A hacksaw is a fine-toothed saw , originally and principally made for cutting metal . They can also cut various other materials , such as plastic and wood ; for example , plumbers and electricians often cut plastic pipe and plastic conduit with them . There are hand saw versions and powered versions ( power hacksaws ) . Most hacksaws are hand saws with a C-shaped frame that holds a blade under tension . Such hacksaws have a handle , usually a pistol grip , with pins for attaching a narrow disposable blade . The frames may also be adjustable to accommodate blades of different sizes . A screw or other mechanism is used to put the thin blade under tension . Panel hacksaws forgo the frame and instead have a sheet metal body ; they can cut into a sheet metal panel further than a frame would allow . These saws are no longer commonly available , but hacksaw blade holders enable standard hacksaw blades to be used similarly to a keyhole saw or pad saw . Power tools including nibblers , jigsaws , and angle grinders fitted with metal-cutting blades and discs are now used for longer cuts in sheet metals . On hacksaws , as with most frame saws , the blade can be mounted with the teeth facing toward or away from the handle , resulting in cutting action on either the push or pull stroke . In normal use , cutting vertically downwards with work held in a bench vice , hacksaw blades should be set to be facing forwards . Some frame saws , including Fret Saws and Piercing Saws , have their blades set to be facing the handle because they are used to cut by being pulled down against a horizontal surface ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Hacksaw_Ridge",
"title": "",
"text": "Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film , directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan . Starring Andrew Garfield , the film focuses on the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss , an American pacificist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian , refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any kind . He became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor , for service above and beyond the call of duty . It was released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 . The film was released to positive reviews , with a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 87 % , based on 223 reviews , and an average rating of 7.2 / 10 . Metacritic lists a score of 71 out of 100 , based on 47 reviews . Hacksaw Ridge won Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Garfield and Best Sound Editing at the Academy Awards . The film won Best Editing and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Garfield , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Sound and Best Makeup and Hair at the British Academy Film Awards . The film won Best Action Movie and Best Actor in an Action Movie for Garfield and was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor for Garfield , Best Editing and Best Hair and Makeup at the Critics ' Choice Awards . The film received three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards , including Best Motion Picture -- Drama , Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Garfield and Best Director . The film won Best Actor for Garfield , Best Film Editing and Best Sound and was nominated for Best Film , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Original Score and Best Art Direction and Production Design at the Satellite Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Conscientious_Objector",
"title": "",
"text": "The Conscientious Objector is a 2004 documentary film about the life of Desmond Doss , a conscientious objector who received a Medal of Honor for service in World War Two . His religious faith , Seventh-day Adventism , did not permit him to carry a weapon . For his stance he at first faced opposition and sometimes persecution from commanding officers and ridicule from fellow soldiers , but ultimately won their admiration while demonstrating enormous courage and saving many lives as a combat medic . In 2016 , the best picture Oscar nominated movie , Hacksaw Ridge was made about the life of Desmond Doss ."
},
{
"docid": "Hacksaw_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A hacksaw is a fine-tooth saw used for cutting materials such as metal or plastics . Hacksaw may also refer to : Hacksaw ( Transformers ) , a fictional character , member of the Dinobots Jim Duggan , an American professional wrestler known by his ring name `` Hacksaw '' Jim Duggan Butch Reed , an American professional wrestler also known by the `` Hacksaw '' nickname and Duggan 's partner and rival Lee Hamilton ( sports ) , an American sportscaster known as Lee `` Hacksaw '' Hamilton"
},
{
"docid": "Teresa_Palmer",
"title": "",
"text": "Teresa Mary Palmer ( born 26 February 1986 ) is an Australian actress , writer , producer and model who made her film debut in the suicide drama 2:37 . She starred in the 2013 film Warm Bodies as a young woman who falls in love with a zombie , and as Rebecca in the 2016 horror film Lights Out . She has further appeared in films such as December Boys , The Sorcerer 's Apprentice , I Am Number Four , Take Me Home Tonight , Love and Honor , The Ever After ( which she co-wrote and co-produced with her husband , Mark Webber ) , Kill Me Three Times , the 2015 remake of Point Break , Triple 9 , The Choice , and the Mel Gibson-directed war film Hacksaw Ridge ."
},
{
"docid": "Kevin_O'Connell_(sound_mixer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kevin O'Connell is a sound re-recording mixer . He held the record for most Academy Award nominations without a win at 20 , until he finally won his first Academy Award for Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter_Grace_(sound_engineer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Grace is an Australian production sound mixer . He is best known for his work on critically acclaimed war-drama film Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 89th Academy Awards , sharing with Robert Mackenzie , Kevin O'Connell and Andy Wright ."
},
{
"docid": "Andy_Wright_(sound_engineer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Andy `` Frank '' Wright is an Australian supervising sound editor . He is known for his work on critically acclaimed war-drama film Hacksaw Ridge , for which he received two Academy Award nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing ( both shared with Robert Mackenzie ) ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Gilbert_(film_editor)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Gilbert is a film editor who works primarily in New Zealand . Gilbert has edited 17 feature films as well as television shows and short films . He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing , among several honors , for the war drama Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) . Gilbert had earlier received various accolades for his work on Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ) , including the Satellite Award for Best Editing and nominations for an Academy Award , a BAFTA Award and the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film -- Dramatic . John Gilbert 's first position in film was with Government filmmaking body The National Film Unit , in his native New Zealand . Gilbert was taking a break from history and anthropology studies at the time , but never returned to university , moving on to Television New Zealand , where he worked as an assistant editor and editor . Gilbert also spent time freelancing as a sound editor . Gilbert 's first credit as an editor on a full-length feature was for the film Crush ( 1992 ) , which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival . Gilbert received a `` Best Editing '' award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards for comedy drama film Via Satellite ( 1998 ) . He received a New Zealand Screen Award for editing The World 's Fastest Indian ( 2005 ) . He reunited with Hacksaw Ridge director Mel Gibson on the upcoming historical drama The Professor and the Madman . Gilbert has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw_and_the_Hun_Hangár_Ensemble",
"title": "",
"text": "A Hawk and A Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble is an EP by A Hawk and a Hacksaw and The Hun Hangár Ensemble released in 2007 on The Leaf Label . A 20-minute bonus DVD was released with the CD , titled An Introduction to A Hawk and a Hacksaw . The DVD documents two years of touring by original band members Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost with live footage ( by director Dave Herman ) , as well as a behind-the-scenes look at their travels across Europe ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Permut",
"title": "",
"text": "David A. Permut ( born March 23 , 1954 ) is an American film and television producer . In 1979 he was the producer of Richard Pryor : Live in Concert ( the first theatrical live comedy concert ) , and Dragnet ( 1987 ) , an early example of remaking a television series into a motion picture . He also produced the World War II Desmond Doss biopic Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) . He is owner and president of Permut Presentations , Inc. of Los Angeles . Since 1999 he has maintained a second home in Palm Springs , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Mackenzie_(sound_engineer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Mackenzie is an Australian supervising sound editor . He is best known for his work on Animal Kingdom ( 2010 ) , The Hunter ( 2011 ) , Lore ( 2012 ) , Felony ( 2013 ) , The Grandmaster ( 2013 ) , The Rover ( 2014 ) , Deadline Gallipoli ( 2015 ) , Partisan ( 2015 ) , Lion , and critically acclaimed war-drama film Hacksaw Ridge , for which he received two Academy Award nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing ( both shared with Andy Wright ) ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Hawk and a Hacksaw is the eponymous debut album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw released in July 2002 on Cloud Recordings and re-released in June 2004 on The Leaf Label . The album provided the soundtrack for the documentary Zizek ! , directed by Astra Taylor , wife of Neutral Milk Hotel founder Jeff Mangum ( former bandmate of Jeremy Barnes ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Bay_Ridge_and_Annapolis_Railroad",
"title": "",
"text": "The Bay Ridge and Annapolis Railroad was a 4.5-mile long short line railroad in central Maryland . It ran 4.5 miles from a junction with the Annapolis , Washington and Baltimore Railroad to the resort town of Bay Ridge , Maryland . It mainly provided transportation between Annapolis and the resort , but also connected with a carferry and steamer service to the Eastern Shore . A small connection was eventually made to the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line . Shortly after opening it fell under the control of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . It was never able to make money so it was shut down in 1904 and the tracks were removed in 1918 . Very little sign of it remains today ."
},
{
"docid": "Darkness_at_Noon_(A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Darkness at Noon is the second studio album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw , released in 2005 on The Leaf Label ."
},
{
"docid": "6th_AACTA_International_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 6th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards ( commonly known as the AACTA International Awards will be 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 . Awards will be handed out for the best films of 2016 regardless of the country of origin , and are the international counterpart to the awards for Australian films . The awards will be presented on 6 January 2017 at The Avalon in Hollywood , Los Angeles with Australian actor Daniel MacPherson hosting the event . The ceremony will be broadcast on Foxtel Arts in Australia on 8 January . The nominees were announced on 13 December 2016 with Hacksaw Ridge , La La Land and Lion receiving nominations in all seven categories ."
},
{
"docid": "Sam_Worthington",
"title": "",
"text": "Samuel Henry John Worthington ( born 2 August 1976 ) is a British-born Australian actor . He played the main character role of Alex Mason in the Call of Duty : Black Ops series . He portrayed the protagonist Jake Sully in the 2009 film Avatar ; Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation ; and Perseus in Clash of the Titans and its sequel , Wrath of the Titans ; before transitioning to more dramatic roles , in Everest ( 2015 ) and Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) . In 2004 , Worthington received Australia 's highest film award for his lead role in Somersault . He performed predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget films before moving to major studio films , ranging from romantic drama and comedy-drama to science fiction and action ."
},
{
"docid": "Andrew_Garfield",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrew Russell Garfield ( born 20 August 1983 ) is a British-American actor . Born in Los Angeles and raised in Epsom , Surrey , Garfield began his career on the UK stage and in television productions . He made his feature-film debut in the 2007 ensemble drama Lions for Lambs . Garfield first came to international attention in 2010 with supporting roles in the drama films The Social Network , for which he received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for his portrayal of Eduardo Saverin , and Never Let Me Go , for which he received a Saturn Award and another BAFTA nomination . Garfield subsequently received praise for his performance as the title character in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man . He has also performed on stage , playing Biff in the 2012 Mike Nichols directed Broadway revival of Arthur Miller 's Death of a Salesman , which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play . In 2015 , he co-produced and starred in the thriller-drama 99 Homes . In 2016 , Garfield starred in two critically acclaimed historical dramas , Mel Gibson 's Hacksaw Ridge and Martin Scorsese 's Silence . His portrayal of Desmond T. Doss in the former earned him nominations for the Academy Award , Golden Globe Award , BAFTA and SAG Award for Best Actor ."
},
{
"docid": "Tourniquets,_Hacksaws_and_Graves",
"title": "",
"text": "Tourniquets , Hacksaws and Graves is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Autopsy . It was released in April 2014 . As with all Autopsy albums , it was released through Peaceville Records , and as with all albums since the band 's 2009 reunion , it is produced by Adam Munoz alongside the band ."
},
{
"docid": "Lee_Hamilton_(sports)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lee `` Hacksaw '' Hamilton is an American sportscaster and radio talk show host based in San Diego , California . He was co-host of the `` Hacksaw and Hayworth '' show on from 6:00 am -- 9:00 am Pacific Time Monday through Friday on XEPRS-AM , known on-air as `` San Diego 's Sports Leader , The Mighty 1090 '' and he worked alongside producers Bobby Wooldridge and Alex Padilla . Hacksaw is also a regular contributor to SanDiego.com . Born as Paul Mahon , he grew up in Northport , NY on Long Island . Hamilton is also a host on Sirius XM Satellite Radio 's MLB Network Radio channel . He began calling play-by-play for the NFL on Compass Media Networks in 2009 . Hamilton had been the afternoon drive-time host on KLSD , `` XTRA Sports 1360 '' in San Diego , from its launch in November 2007 until September 3 , 2008 , when his contract with parent company Clear Channel Communications expired and Clear Channel wanted better ratings so they let him walk . The expiration also ended a job he had at KLAC in Los Angeles . Prior to 2007 , he worked 17 years at XETRA-AM `` XTRA Sports 690 '' , a station that was operated by the current American operator of XEPRS , John Lynch . In July 2014 , Hamilton left XEPRS-AM but continues daily sports commentary and connects with fans on his website `` Lee Hacksaw Hamilton.com '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Simon_Duggan",
"title": "",
"text": "Simon Duggan ( born 13 May 1959 ) is a New Zealand-born Australian cinematographer . Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios . His first feature film was 1998 's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving . Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman , acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days , I , Robot , Underworld : Evolution , Live Free or Die Hard and Knowing . Other credits include The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Killer Elite . Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann 's The Great Gatsby . This was Luhrmann 's first experience filming with 3D . After Gatsby , Duggan worked on 300 : Rise of an Empire , Duncan Jones ' Warcraft , and Hacksaw Ridge , which marked Mel Gibson 's return to directing after 2006 's Apocalypto ."
},
{
"docid": "37th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 37th Golden Raspberry Awards was an awards ceremony that honors the worst the film industry had to offer in 2016 . The Golden Raspberry Awards , also known as the Razzies , are awarded based on votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation . The pre-nomination ballots were revealed on the week of January 2 , 2017 , with the nominations being revealed on January 23 , 2017 . The `` winners '' were announced on February 25 , 2017 . Hillary 's America : The Secret History of the Democratic Party became the first documentary film to be awarded Worst Picture , also winning Worst Director , Worst Actor , and Worst Actress ; Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice also won four awards , including Worst Prequel , Remake , Rip-off or Sequel and Worst Screenplay . Misconduct and Zoolander 2 won one award each , while Mel Gibson was awarded The Razzie Redeemer Award for directing Hacksaw Ridge ."
},
{
"docid": "Luke_Bracey",
"title": "",
"text": "Luke Bracey ( born 26 April 1989 ) is an Australian actor . Bracey was born in Sydney , Australia . He appeared in the 2011 film Monte Carlo , and played Aaron on Dance Academy . Bracey played Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe : Retaliation ( 2013 ) , replacing Joseph Gordon-Levitt from the first film , and starred in lead roles in the 2014 films The November Man and The Best of Me , the latter based on a novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks . In 2015 , he starred as FBI Agent Johnny Utah in Point Break , a remake of the 1991 film . In March 2013 , Bracey signed on for the male lead role in the ABC drama pilot Westside produced by McG and developed by Ilene Chaiken . Bracey is known to Australian audiences for his starring role in the drama series Home and Away . He also starred in 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge He is currently dating Swedish singer/rapper Elliphant ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw",
"title": "",
"text": "A Hawk and a Hacksaw is an American folk duo from Albuquerque , New Mexico , currently signed to L.M. Dupli-cation . The band consists of accordionist Jeremy Barnes , who was previously the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel and Bablicon , and violinist Heather Trost . The music is inspired by Eastern European , Turkish and Balkan traditions , and is mostly instrumental . They have released six albums and have toured internationally . The first four albums and an E.P. were released on The Leaf Label and afterwards on their own label L. M. Duplication ."
},
{
"docid": "89th_Academy_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2016 , and took place on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , at 5:30 p.m. PST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss . Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time . In related events , the Academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12 , 2016 . On February 11 , 2017 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts John Cho and Leslie Mann . Moonlight won three awards , including Best Picture , and La La Land won the most awards of the ceremony with six after receiving a record-tying 14 nominations . In an event unprecedented in the history of the Oscars , La La Land was incorrectly announced as the Best Picture ; after a few minutes the error was corrected and Moonlight was declared the winner . Moonlight became the first film with an all-black cast and the first LGBT-themed film to win Best Picture . Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea won two awards each . Winners with one award include Arrival , Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , Fences , The Jungle Book , O.J. : Made in America , Piper , The Salesman , Sing , Suicide Squad , The White Helmets , and Zootopia ."
},
{
"docid": "Made_of_Money",
"title": "",
"text": "Made of Money may refer to : `` Made of Money '' , a song from Adam Ant 's 1982 album Friend or Foe `` Made of Money '' , a song from The Promise ( T'Pau album ) , 1991 `` Made of Money '' , a song from !!! 's 2010 album Strange Weather , Is n't It ?"
},
{
"docid": "Red_Ezra",
"title": "",
"text": "David Lockard , aka Red Ezra , is an American director , producer , editor , writer and photographer . He has directed over 30 adult videos since 2000 , for companies such as Club Jenna , Vivid Entertainment , Wicked Pictures , Metro and New Sensations . He runs the film production company , Red Ezra Productions , and the post-production company , Hacksaw Post . Lockard initially entered the adult industry as an editor , working under the name Hacksaw . He has also written scripts for several videos under the name Joe Ezrahaus . Lockard has directed several mainstream music videos , such as `` Dimevision Vol . One '' and `` Pantera Home Video Part 3 '' , which both reached No. 1 on the Billboard video sales chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Hugo_Weaving",
"title": "",
"text": "Hugo Wallace Weaving ( born 4 April 1960 ) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor . He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy ( 1999 -- 2003 ) , Elrond in The Lord of the Rings ( 2001 -- 2003 ) and The Hobbit ( 2012 -- 2014 ) film trilogies , V in V for Vendetta ( 2006 ) , Red Skull in Captain America : The First Avenger ( 2011 ) and Tom Doss in Hacksaw Ridge ( 2016 ) . Weaving 's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline , where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine . In film , he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof ( 1991 ) . Weaving played Anthony `` Tick '' Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla , Queen of the Desert ( 1994 ) ; and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . His roles as a voice actor include Rex in Babe , Noah in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two , and Megatron in the Transformers film series . Weaving 's awards for acting include a Satellite Award , MTV Movie Award and six Australian Film Institute Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Spice_Williams-Crosby",
"title": "",
"text": "Spice Williams-Crosby ( born Marceline Ann Williams , April 26 , 1952 ) is an American actress and stunt performer , with a career in film and television which spans over twenty years . Williams-Crosby was born in North Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . Her more notable roles include the Klingon officer Vixis in Star Trek V : The Final Frontier , and the assassin Patrice in Buffy the Vampire Slayer story `` What 's My Line '' . Originally involved in music and dance , she switched to acting , focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork , making use of her martial arts and athletic skills . She has also worked as a stunt coordinator , choreographing fight scenes for television and film , including Miller Lite 's controversial 2002 commercial `` Catfight '' . Williams-Crosby took up personal fitness at the age of 26 , including bodybuilding and nutrition . She is a PhD , third-degree blackbelt , a noted vegan , and has written a book and several articles on the subject . She is married to screenwriter/film producer Gregory Crosby ( `` Hacksaw Ridge '' ) , grandson of Bing Crosby ; the couple have one son , Luke Gregory ."
}
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In 2010, Kick-Ass was released.
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[
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass is a 2010 British-American superhero black comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita , Jr. . The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn , who produced with Brad Pitt and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman . Its general release was on 25 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 16 April 2010 in the United States . It is the first installment of the Kick-Ass film series . It tells the story of an ordinary teenager , Dave Lizewski ( Aaron Johnson ) , who sets out to become a real-life superhero , calling himself `` Kick-Ass '' . Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy ( Nicolas Cage ) , a former cop who , in his quest to bring down the crime boss Frank D'Amico ( Mark Strong ) and his son ( Christopher Mintz-Plasse ) ( Red Mist ) , has trained his eleven-year-old daughter ( Chloë Grace Moretz ) to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl . Despite having generated some controversy for its profanity and violence performed by a child , Kick-Ass was well received by both critics and audiences . In 2011 it won the Empire Award for Best British Film . The film has gained a strong cult following since its release on DVD and Blu-ray . A sequel , written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and produced by Vaughn , was released in August 2013 , with Johnson , Mintz-Plasse , and Moretz reprising their roles ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Kick_Ass_(We_Are_Young)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Kick Ass ( We Are Young ) '' is a song by British singer Mika and Moroccan-Swedish record producer RedOne released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Kick-Ass . It was released on 2 May 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick Ass : Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name . It was released in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2010 , and in the United States on iTunes on 30 March 2010 . The title song is sung by Mika , co-written by Jodi Marr and produced by RedOne . The video for the single shows Mika as a helpless individual left in an alleyway after being mugged . He begins to sing and as he does , the words of empowerment in the lyrics and his finding of an issue of the Kick-Ass comic inspire him to run for the rooftops and wail the chorus to the sky . The video also features intercut scenes from the film . The song `` Stand Up '' by The Prodigy is featured in both the teaser trailer and the red band trailer . A song featured in the film , but not on the soundtrack is `` Crazy '' , by Gnarls Barkley . This song is played in the Mistmobile while Kick-Ass and Red Mist cruise around town together . Also , the version of `` Bad Reputation '' used in the film was by Joan Jett but the version on the soundtrack is by a band called `` The Hit Girls '' . The song `` Hey Little World '' by The Hives , which played in the theatrical trailers was also not included ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_2:_The_Game",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass 2 : The Game is a beat em ' up video game based on the movie Kick-Ass 2 . It was released on August 14 , 2014 , for PC , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . The game is a sequel to the game based on the original movie , Kick-Ass : The Game . The game was heavily criticized by critics , for its technical glitches and lack of originality . The game 's plot is extremely similar to that of the movie upon which it is based ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick_Some_Ass",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Kick Some Ass '' is a song recorded by the American rock band Stroke 9 . It was a single released from their 2002 album Rip It Off . The song peaked at # 36 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart on September 1 , 2001 . `` Kick Some Ass '' was featured in the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_2_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass 2 is a 2013 superhero comedy film based on the comic book of the same name and Hit-Girl , both by Mark Millar and John Romita , Jr. , and is the sequel to the 2010 film Kick-Ass . The film was written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and co-produced by Matthew Vaughn , who directed the first film . Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloë Grace Moretz reprise their roles from the first film as Dave Lizewski , Chris D'Amico , and Mindy Macready , respectively . Other returning actors include Clark Duke , Yancy Butler , Garrett M. Brown , Lyndsy Fonseca and Sophie Wu . The film was released on August 14 , 2013 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and on August 16 in the United States . Matthew Vaughn 's production company Marv Films produced the film alongside Plan B Entertainment , Dentsu and Universal Pictures . The film earned $ 60.7 million on a $ 28 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "My_Ass-Kicking_Life",
"title": "",
"text": "My Ass-Kicking Life is an album by the Cedar Falls , Iowa band House of Large Sizes . It was released in 1993 on Columbia Records . It was the band 's only release on a major label ."
},
{
"docid": "Red_Hot_Patriot:_The_Kick-Ass_Wit_of_Molly_Ivins",
"title": "",
"text": "Red Hot Patriot : The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins is a 2010 play written by twin sisters Margaret Engel and Allison Engel . Kathleen Turner portrayed Ivins in the play 's 2010 debut , the play was directed by David Esbjornson ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_(character)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass ( real name David `` Dave '' Lizewski ) is a title character and the protagonist of the Kick-Ass series , published by Marvel Comics under the company 's imprint Icon Comics . The character was created by artist John Romita , Jr. and writer Mark Millar . Prior to the series , Dave Lizewski is a high school student and comic book fan whose dreams inspire him to become a real life superhero , going by the name `` Kick-Ass '' , with no superpowers or training of any kind . He is portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the feature film adaptations Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass 2 may refer to : Kick-Ass 2 ( comics ) Kick-Ass 2 ( film ) , the sequel based on the comics"
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_(comic_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita , Jr. . It is published by Marvel Comics under the company 's Icon imprint . It is the story of Dave Lizewski , a teenager who sets out to become a real life superhero . His actions are publicized on the Internet and inspire other people . He gets caught up with ruthless vigilantes Hit-Girl and Big Daddy who are on a mission to take down the gangster John Genovese . The comic was adapted into a 2010 film of the same name directed by Matthew Vaughn , starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Chloë Grace Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Mark Strong and Nicolas Cage . A sequel , directed by Jeff Wadlow , was released in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass:_The_Game",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass : The Game is a beat 'em up video game developed and published by Frozen Codebase ( published by WHA Entertainment for the PSN version ) for iOS and PlayStation Network . It is based on the movie and comic book Kick-Ass , and later spawned a sequel , Kick-Ass 2 : The Game ."
},
{
"docid": "Garrett_M._Brown",
"title": "",
"text": "Garrett M. Brown ( born November 7 , 1948 ) is an American actor . He is best known for portraying Bob Russell in Uncle Buck ( 1989 ) and James Lizewski in Kick-Ass ( 2010 ) and Kick-Ass 2 ( 2013 ) . He also played the titular lead role in Hello , My Name Is Frank ( 2014 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass , Kick Ass or Kickass may refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_3",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass 3 is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics ' Icon Comics imprint . Created by writer Mark Millar and penciler John Romita Jr. , it is a sequel to the Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2 and the spinoff miniseries Hit-Girl . It premiered in July of 2013 and ran until October of 2014 with a total of eight issues"
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_2_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass 2 is a comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. . It takes place chronologically after the Hit-Girl comic book series . The story follows the main character , Kick-Ass , who is trying to form a team of `` real life '' superheroes , while concurrently preparing for the arrival of The Red Mist ( now known as The Motherfucker ) an enemy character who has been gathering a team of `` supervillains '' in order to defeat both Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass is a British-American superhero comedy film series , based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita , Jr. . Its premise is that teenager Dave Lizewski sets out to become a real-life superhero , calling himself `` Kick-Ass '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick-Ass_2_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick-Ass 2 : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a compilation album of various artists ' music from the 2013 film Kick-Ass 2 . Though the song `` I Hate Myself for Loving You '' by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts is featured in the film , it does not appear on the soundtrack ."
},
{
"docid": "Hit-Girl",
"title": "",
"text": "Hit-Girl ( Mindy McCready ) is a fictional character appearing in the Kick-Ass series , published by Marvel Comics under the company 's imprint Icon Comics . The character was created by artist John Romita , Jr. and writer Mark Millar . She is a young but effective vigilante , trained by her father Damon McCready ( a.k.a. Big Daddy ) from an early age to be a costumed superhero and assassin . In Kick-Ass , she is introduced as a supporting character . She featured in her own self-titled comic book series , Hit-Girl , which was first published on 27 June 2012 . She is portrayed by Chloë Grace Moretz in the feature film adaptations Kick-Ass and Kick Ass 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Can't_Go_Back_(Primal_Scream_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ca n't Go Back '' is a song by the band Primal Scream . It was released as a single on 14 July 2008 , and was the first and only single to be released from the band 's ninth album , Beautiful Future . The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 48 on 26 July 2008 . The song was featured in the video for the 2008 British Grand Prix at the Formula One website . The song is also featured in the 2010 film Kick-Ass , its soundtrack album , and trailers for the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn ."
},
{
"docid": "America_Kicks_Ass",
"title": "",
"text": "`` America Kicks Ass '' is a song by avant-garde band King Missile . It was the only single from the band 's 2004 album Royal Lunch ."
},
{
"docid": "Chloë_Grace_Moretz",
"title": "",
"text": "Chloë Grace Moretz ( -LSB- mɒrˈɛts -RSB- born February 10 , 1997 ) is an American actress and model . She began her acting career in 2004 at the age of seven , and received her first award nomination the following year for The Amityville Horror . Her other film credits include ( 500 ) Days of Summer , The Poker House , Diary of a Wimpy Kid , Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2 , Let Me In , Hugo , Dark Shadows , Carrie , If I Stay , The Equalizer , and The 5th Wave . Moretz provided the voice of Hit-Girl for Kick-Ass : The Game and Emily Kaldwin in Dishonored . Her stage work includes her performance in the off-Broadway production of The Library at The Public Theater in 2014 . Her modeling career has included cover and feature shoots for publications such as Vogue , Marie Claire and Elle ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick_Ass_(Hiaasen_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick Ass is the first of two books which highlight some of Carl Hiaasen 's best columns in the newspaper Miami Herald . It was published in 1999 , and followed by Paradise Screwed : Selected Columns ( 2001 ) . Category :1999 books Category : Non-fiction crime books"
},
{
"docid": "Christopher_Mintz-Plasse",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Mintz-Plasse ( -LSB- mɪnts_ˈplæs -RSB- born June 20 , 1989 ) is an American actor , comedian and musician who has performed roles such as Fogell ( better known as `` McLovin '' ) in Superbad , Augie Farcques in Role Models , and as Chris D'Amico in Kick-Ass and its sequel Kick-Ass 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kick_Your_Ass_in_17_Minutes",
"title": "",
"text": "Kick Your Ass in 17 Minutes . is the debut studio album by Los Angeles rock band The Drills , fronted by Canadian guitarist , singer and songwriter Phil X . It is the only album to feature the first Drills line-up . The last track is a medley of vocals taken from the rest of the album ."
},
{
"docid": "Hit-Girl_(comic_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hit-Girl is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita , Jr. . The series is published by Marvel Comics under the company 's Icon imprint . It takes place chronologically between the Kick-Ass comic book series and the Kick-Ass 2 comic book series ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Crudelli",
"title": "",
"text": "Chris Crudelli is a martial artist , television presenter and author . He is best known as the host of BBC television programmes about the martial arts of far eastern countries , Mind , Body & Kick Ass Moves , Kick Ass Miracles , and Kick Ass in a Crisis all shown on BBC Three . He is a developed kung fu artist . He was born in Birmingham , England , the son of Italian and Irish parents . He started learning martial arts when he was eight , and as a teenager lived with a Chinese family who taught him . When Crudelli was 17 , he moved to China , training in martial arts for 10 years . Crudelli 's BBC series ' have been broadcast in at least 119 countries ( as of 2004 ) worldwide . His first 10-part documentary series concentrated on the more exotic , elaborate systems of far eastern martial arts , and was broadcast on BBC television , Discovery Channel . The series was filmed in China , Japan , the Philippines and Taiwan ."
},
{
"docid": "Omari_Hardwick",
"title": "",
"text": "Omari Hardwick ( born January 9 , 1974 ) is an American actor , known for his roles in the TV series Saved and Dark Blue , in Spike Lee 's Miracle at St. Anna ( 2008 ) , and , The A-Team ( 2010 ) , Kick-Ass ( 2010 ) , in Tyler Perry 's For Colored Girls ( 2010 ) and as Andre in BET Network 's Being Mary Jane . He currently stars as James `` Ghost '' St. Patrick in Starz 's Power ."
},
{
"docid": "CLiNT",
"title": "",
"text": "CLiNT was a monthly British comic magazine launched in September 2010 by Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar , and published by Titan Magazines . As well as comics from Millar it also includes those written by celebrities like Jonathan Ross and Frankie Boyle ."
},
{
"docid": "Barefoot_Confidential",
"title": "",
"text": "Barefoot Confidential is a long running , award-winning pornographic film series produced by Kick Ass Pictures . The series is focused on foot fetishism . The first volume was released in 1998 . The series has 90 parts ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Off_Your_Ass_and_Jam",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Get Off Your Ass and Jam '' is a song by Funkadelic , track number 6 to their 1975 album Let 's Take It to the Stage . It was written by George Clinton , although the lyrics are made up entirely of repetitions of the phrase , `` Shit ! Goddamn ! Get off your ass and jam ! '' , interspersed with lengthy guitar solos . Critic Ned Raggett reviewed the song as one that `` kicks in with one bad-ass drum roll and then scorches the damn place down '' ."
}
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Harry Potter confronts someone in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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[
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final novel of the Harry Potter series , written by British author J. K. Rowling . The book was released on 21 July 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing in the United Kingdom , in the United States by Scholastic , and in Canada by Raincoast Books , ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone . The novel chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ( 2005 ) , and the final confrontation between the wizards Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort , as well as revealing the previously concealed back story of several main characters . The title of the book refers to three mythical objects featured in the story , collectively known as the `` Deathly Hallows '' -- an unbeatable wand , a stone to bring the dead to life , and a cloak of invisibility . Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January 2007 . Before its release , Bloomsbury reportedly spent # 10 million to keep the book 's contents safe before its release date . American publisher Arthur Levine refused any copies of the novel to be released in advance for press review , although two reviews were submitted early . Shortly before release , photos of all 759 pages of the U.S. edition were leaked and transcribed , leading Scholastic to look for the source that had leaked it . Released globally in 93 countries , Deathly Hallows broke sales records as the fastest-selling book ever , a record it still held in 2012 . It sold 15 million copies in the first 24 hours following its release , including more than 11 million in the U.S. and UK alone . The previous record , 9 million in its first day , had been held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . The novel has also been translated into over 120 languages . The title proved difficult to translate and was often rendered closer to `` Harry Potter and the Relics of Death '' in other languages . Major themes in the novel are death and living in a corrupted society , and critics have compared them to Christian allegories . Generally well-received , the book won the 2008 Colorado Blue Spruce Book Award , and the American Library Association named it a `` Best Book for Young Adults '' . A two-part film adaptation began showing in November 2010 when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 was released ; Part 2 was released on 15 July 2011 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Deathly_Hallows_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deathly Hallows or Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a novel by J. K. Rowling . Deathly Hallows may also refer to : Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , a 2010 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( video game ) , a game based on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , a 2011 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( video game ) , a game based on the film Deathly Hallows ( objects ) , fictional magical objects in the novel"
},
{
"docid": "HP7",
"title": "",
"text": "HP7 or variant , may refer to : HP7 , the postcode for Amersham , see HP postcode area hP7 , a Pearson symbol Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the seventh Harry Potter novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , the seventh Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , the second part of the seventh Harry Potter film Schreder HP-7 , a glider Handley Page Type G a.k.a. H.P. 7 , an airplane Historic name for AA battery in the United Kingdom"
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_1",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling . The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films , beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( 2001 ) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( 2011 ) . A spin-off prequel series will consist of five films , starting with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) . The Fantastic Beasts films mark the beginning of a shared media franchise known as J. K. Rowling 's Wizarding World . The series was mainly produced by David Heyman , and stars Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint , and Emma Watson as the three leading characters : Harry Potter , Ron Weasley , and Hermione Granger . Four directors worked on the series : Chris Columbus , Alfonso Cuarón , Mike Newell , and David Yates . The screenplays were written by Steve Kloves , with the exception of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( 2007 ) , which was written by Michael Goldenberg . Production took over ten years to complete , with the main story arc following Harry Potter 's quest to overcome his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort . Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the seventh and final novel in the series , was adapted into two feature-length parts . Part 1 was released in November 2010 , and Part 2 was released in July 2011 . Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) is the only film in the series not among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time , with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 30 films to gross over $ 1 billion , ranking at number 8 . Without inflation adjustment , it is the second highest-grossing film series with $ 8.5 billion in worldwide receipts ."
},
{
"docid": "Thomas_Bergersen_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "This is the discography of Thomas J. Bergersen , a composer whose music has been used in trailers of Hollywood blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 1 , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 2 , Star Trek , Star Trek Into Darkness , Interstellar and many others ."
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Harry_Potter:_Years_5–7",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Harry Potter : Years 5 -- 7 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . Released on 11 November 2011 in North America and 18 November in Europe , the game is based on the Lego Harry Potter line and is based on the final three books and four films in the Harry Potter series : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 . The game was released for the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita , Wii , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , Microsoft Windows , iOS and Android . The first trailer of three trailers was released 6 October 2011 , and the demo was released on 1 November . The game was released on Steam on 5 January 2012 . The OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on 7 March 2012 . The game was released for the PlayStation 4 on October 21 , 2016 , as part of the Lego Harry Potter Collection , which bundles the game with its predecessor , Lego Harry Potter : Years 1 -- 4 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_2_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 is the second part of a two-part third-person shooter video game developed by EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts . It was released on July 12 , 2011 in North America and July 15 , 2011 in Europe . It is based on the film of the same name . The game continues to follow Harry Potter , Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on their quest to defeat Lord Voldemort by destroying his remaining Horcruxes , items which contain part of his soul ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_1_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows − Part 1 is a motion picture soundtrack to the 2010 film of the same name , written and conducted by the French film composer Alexandre Desplat . The soundtrack was nominated for the 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy Film and the 2010 Satellite Award for Best Original Score ."
},
{
"docid": "Stuart_Craig",
"title": "",
"text": "Norman Stuart Craig ( born 14 April 1942 ) is a noted British production designer . He has also designed the sets , together with his frequent collaborator set decorator , the late Stephenie McMillan , on all of the Harry Potter films to date . At Potter author J. K. Rowling 's request , he worked with Universal Creative team to design the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal 's Islands of Adventure theme park . Rowling said in a December 2007 interview on the Potter podcast PotterCast , `` The key thing for me was that , if there was to be a theme park , that Stuart Craig ... would be involved . ... More than involved , that he would pretty much design it . Because I love the look of the films ; they really mirror what 's been in my imagination for all these years '' . He has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards , and has won three : in 1982 for Gandhi , in 1988 for Dangerous Liaisons , and in 1996 for The English Patient . He has been nominated for a BAFTA award fourteen times , including for first six and last Potter film , and has won twice : in 1980 for The Elephant Man and in 2005 for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . Stuart Craig has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for consecutive six films in a row , viz . for consecutive first six Harry Potter films . For his work on The English Patient , Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2 , Craig was nominated for an Art Directors Guild award and won the same for The English Patient and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 . The Guild has also honored Craig with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards ceremony on 16 February 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "HP8",
"title": "",
"text": "HP8 or variant , may refer to : HP8 , the postcode for Chalfont St Giles , see HP postcode area hP8 , a Pearson symbol Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , the eighth Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - a stage play following the seventh Harry Potter novel Schreder Airmate HP-8 , a glider"
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 is a 2011 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the second of two cinematic parts based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film , which is the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman , David Barron , and Rowling . It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 . The story continues to follow Harry Potter 's quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort 's Horcruxes in order to stop him once and for all . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry 's best friends , Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . Principal photography began on 19 February 2009 , and was completed on 12 June 2010 , with reshoots taking place in December 2010 , more than ten years after filming started on the first instalment of the series . Part 2 was released in 2D , 3-D and IMAX cinemas worldwide from 13 -- 15 July 2011 , and is the only Harry Potter film to be released in 3-D . The film became a financial success and was one of the best-reviewed films of 2011 . The film received praise for its visual effects , cinematography , Alexandre Desplat 's musical score , the action sequences , David Yates ' direction , and the performances . At the box office , Part 2 claimed the worldwide opening weekend record , earning $ 483.2 million , as well as setting opening day and opening weekend records in various countries . As of 2016 , the film is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time . It became the highest-grossing film of 2011 , the highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series , and the ninth film to gross over $ 1 billion . The Blu-ray and DVD sets were released on 11 November 2011 in the United States and on 2 December 2011 in the United Kingdom . The film was also released in the Harry Potter : Complete 8-Film Collection box set on DVD and Blu-ray , which included all eight films and new special features . Part 1 and Part 2 were released as a combo pack on DVD and Blu-ray on 11 November 2011 in Canada . The film won several awards and was nominated for many more , including three nominations at the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction , Best Visual Effects , and Best Makeup and Hairstyling ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( released in some countries as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone ) is a 2001 British-American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The film was the first instalment in the long-running Harry Potter film series , and was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman . Its story follows Harry Potter 's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he is a famous wizard and begins his education . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter , with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley , and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger . Warner Bros. bought the film rights to the book in 1999 for a reported # 1 million . Production began in the United Kingdom in 2000 , with Chris Columbus being chosen to create the film from a short list of directors that included Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner . Rowling insisted that the entire cast be British or Irish , and the film was shot at Leavesden Film Studios and historic buildings around the United Kingdom . The film was released in theatres in the United Kingdom and the United States on 16 November 2001 . It received a very positive critical reception , earned more than $ 970 million at the box office worldwide , and was nominated for many awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Score , Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design . It was followed by seven sequels , beginning with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002 and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 in 2011 , nearly ten years after the first film 's release . , it is the 31st-highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film in the series behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Potter_(series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The James Potter series is an unofficial sequel-series of J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter universe , written by G. Norman Lippert . The novel series centers around the character of James Sirius Potter , Harry Potter 's son , a character who makes a fleeting appearance in the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . The series starts with his first year at Hogwarts , set one year before the end of the Harry Potter series . The first book in the series was intended to be released for free on Lippert 's website in December 2007 . J.K. Rowling threatened legal action against the book 's publication in November 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_1_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 is the first part of a two-part action-adventure video game developed by EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts . It was released on November 16 , 2010 in the United States , November 18 , 2010 in Australia and on November 19 , 2010 in Europe and India and is based on the film of the same name . Part 2 was released to coincide with the second film . The game was released on the Microsoft Windows , Nintendo DS , Wii , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and Mobile platforms . There was also going to be PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions of the game , but they got cancelled . The game follows protagonists Harry Potter , Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger who set out to destroy the seven Horcruxes , which will help them to defeat Lord Voldemort , the game 's antagonist ."
},
{
"docid": "Production_of_Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the 2010/2011 two-part finale of the Harry Potter film series . Both Part 1 and Part 2 were directed by David Yates , written by Steve Kloves , and form the screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling . The picture was produced by Rowling , alongside David Heyman and David Barron . It was originally scheduled for a single theatrical release , but Warner Bros. . Pictures divided the film into two parts due to financial and creative reasons . Both parts were shot back-to-back ; principal photography began on and was completed on , with reshoots in December 2010 marking the series ' closure of ten years of filming . Part 1 was released in 2D and IMAX on 19 November 2010 , and Part 2 was released in 3D , 2D and IMAX on ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_–_Part_2_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows − Part 2 '' is a motion picture soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name written and conducted by the French film composer Alexandre Desplat . The soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award , Satellite Award , Houston Film Critics Society Award , Denver Film Critics Society Award , and an IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy Film . The soundtrack won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score ."
},
{
"docid": "Melissa_Anelli",
"title": "",
"text": "Melissa Anelli ( born December 27 , 1979 ) is an American author and webmistress . She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Harry , A History , which chronicles the Harry Potter phenomenon with exclusive interview material and a foreword written by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling . Anelli is also the full-time webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron , a commercial fansite devoted to the Harry Potter franchise for fans . Anelli also is one of three hosts of the Leaky Cauldron 's official podcast PotterCast , which talks about various aspects of the Harry Potter books , movies , video games and more . The podcast conducted a two-episode interview with Rowling in late December 2007 , after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ."
},
{
"docid": "Georgina_Leonidas",
"title": "",
"text": "Georgina Leonidas ( born 28 February 1990 ) is an English actress best known for playing Molly in The Basil Brush Show , and Katie Bell in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "38th_Saturn_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 38th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film and television in 2011 , were held on July 26 , 2012 in Burbank , California . The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films . The six Best Film Award categories were respectively won by Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( Science Fiction ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( Fantasy ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Horror or Thriller ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( Action or Adventure ) , The Skin I Live In ( International ) and Puss in Boots ( Animated ) . Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 led the winners with three each . In the television categories , Breaking Bad won three of its six nominations , including Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series . Fringe , The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards . Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 became the first Harry Potter film to win Best Fantasy Film , for which the seven previous Harry Potter films were nominated , and only the second film of the series to win a Saturn Award , following The Philosopher 's Stone which won Best Costume in 2001 . Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol also became the first Mission : Impossible film to win Best Action or Adventure Film , following the nominations of the first and third installments ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Cursed_Child",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne , J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany . Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre , London on 7 June 2016 , and it officially premiered on 30 July 2016 . As the first brand-new Wizarding World story in nearly a decade , it became the official eighth Harry Potter story . The rehearsal script , which was not a novelisation of the play , was published . The story begins nineteen years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and follows Harry Potter , now a Ministry of Magic employee , and his younger son Albus Severus Potter , who is about to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry . At the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards , the London production received a record-breaking eleven nominations and an again record-breaking nine awards , including Best New Play , Best Actor , Best Actor in a Supporting Role , Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Director ."
},
{
"docid": "Alfie_McIlwain",
"title": "",
"text": "Alfie McIlwain ( born 18 January 1998 ) is an English actor who portrayed eleven-year-old James Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Quidditch",
"title": "",
"text": "In the world of the Harry Potter novels and movies , Quidditch -LSB- ˈkwɪdɪtʃ -RSB- is a magical competitive sport involving flying contestants . Matches are played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks , using four balls : a Quaffle , two Bludgers , and a Golden Snitch . Six ring-shaped goals are situated atop poles of different heights , three on each side of the pitch . It is an extremely rough but very popular semi-contact sport , played by wizards and witches . In the wizarding world , Quidditch has a fervent fan following . Harry Potter plays an important position for his house team at Hogwarts : he is the Seeker and becomes the team captain in his sixth year at school . Regional and international Quidditch competitions are mentioned throughout the series . In Goblet of Fire , Quidditch at Hogwarts is cancelled for the Triwizard Tournament , but Harry and the Weasleys attend the Quidditch World Cup . In addition , Harry uses his Quidditch skills to capture a golden egg from a kind of dragon called the Hungarian Horntail ( in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament ) , to capture a flying key in Philosopher 's Stone , and on two vital occasions in Deathly Hallows -- getting hold of Ravenclaw 's diadem and during the final fight with Voldemort -- Harry 's Quidditch skills prove extremely useful . Harry has owned two broomsticks , the Nimbus 2000 and the Firebolt , both of which are lost by the series ' end . His Nimbus 2000 is destroyed by the Whomping Willow in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and his Firebolt is lost in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when he leaves Privet Drive for the last time . Aspects of the sport 's history are revealed in Quidditch Through the Ages , a book published by J.K. Rowling in 2001 to benefit Comic Relief . A modified version of the game ( without magic ) has been created and is played in the real world in a number of countries . In this game the players have brooms but run instead of flying . Nevertheless , the basic rules are the same ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series , written by British author J. K. Rowling . Set during protagonist Harry Potter 's sixth year at Hogwarts , the novel explores the past of Harry 's nemesis , Lord Voldemort , and Harry 's preparations for the final battle against Voldemort alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus Dumbledore . The book was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury and in the United States by Scholastic on 16 July 2005 , as well as in several other countries . It sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours after its release , a record at the time which was eventually broken by its sequel , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . There were many controversies before and after it was published , including the right to read the copies delivered prior to the release date in Canada . Reception to the novel was generally positive and it won several awards and honours , including the 2006 British Book of the Year award . Reviewers noted that the book took on a darker tone than its predecessors , though it did contain some humour . Some considered the main themes to be love and death , and trust and redemption . The character development of Harry and several other teenage characters was also remarked upon . The film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released 15 July 2009 by Warner Bros. ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Very_Potter_Musical",
"title": "",
"text": "A Very Potter Musical ( originally titled Harry Potter : The Musical and often shortened to AVPM '' ' ) is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes and a book by Matt Lang , Nick Lang and Brian Holden . The story is a parody based on several of the Harry Potter novels , particularly Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling , as well as their film counterparts.A Very Potter Musical tells the story of Harry Potter 's return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , his participation in the House Cup Championship , the trials and tribulations of adolescence , and the return of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort and the Golden Trio 's attempts to destroy the Horcruxes . The musical was performed in April 9 -- 11 , 2009 on the University of Michigan campus and is currently available to watch online . It was produced by StarKid Productions and directed by Matt Lang . The musical starred Darren Criss as Harry Potter , Joey Richter as Ron Weasley , Bonnie Gruesen as Hermione Granger , Jaime Lyn Beatty as Ginny Weasley , Lauren Lopez as Draco Malfoy , Brian Rosenthal as Quirinus Quirrell and Joe Walker as Lord Voldemort . In late June 2009 , the group put the entire musical up on YouTube and it became a viral video , obtaining millions of views . The musical allowed StarKid to create subsequent musicals , as Me and My Dick ( 2009 ) , A Very Potter Sequel ( 2010 ) , Starship ( 2011 ) , Holy Musical B@man! ( 2012 ) and Twisted : The Untold Story of a Royal Visier ( 2013 ) . A third installment called A Very Potter Senior Year '' premiered at LeakyCon on August 11 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 British-American fantasy film directed by Mike Newell 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 fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series , was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman . The story follows Harry Potter 's fourth year at Hogwarts as he is chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the Triwizard Tournament . 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 Prisoner of Azkaban and is followed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . Filming began in early 2004 . The Hogwarts scenes were shot at the Leavesden Film Studios . Five days after its release , the film had grossed over US$ 102 million at the North American box office , which is the third-highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 and Part 2 . Goblet of Fire enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office , earning $ 896 million worldwide , which made it the highest-grossing film of 2005 and the eighth-highest-grossing film of all-time at that time . , it is the 44th highest-grossing film worldwide and the sixth-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction , and won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design . Goblet of Fire was the second film in the series to be released in IMAX . The film is one of the best reviewed instalments within the series , being praised for the higher level of maturity and sophistication of its characters , plotline , writing , and performances of the lead actors ."
},
{
"docid": "MuggleNet",
"title": "",
"text": "MuggleNet is a Harry Potter fansite founded by Emerson Spartz . The site is composed of news , editorials , and synopses of the Harry Potter books and films , an encyclopedia of the books , an IRC network , in which the fans of Harry Potter can discuss predictions and share thoughts , a discussion forum , and media such as screenshots , theatrical trailers , and book covers . There is also a fan fiction section , a weekly caption contest , and other occasional contests and polls . On August 9 , 2005 , it launched a podcast , dubbed MuggleCast , as well as its own line of clothing , toy wands , and other merchandise . In 2006 , MuggleNet released a best-selling reference book on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the final book in the series . As of 2008 , MuggleNet is owned by Spartz , Inc. , an Indiana corporation registered by Emerson Spartz in 2007 . On May 29 , 2010 , MuggleNet 2.0 , an updated version of the site , went live . On April 1 , 2014 , MuggleNet 3.0 was launched to the public ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Pond_in_the_Deathly_Shallows",
"title": "",
"text": "James Pond and the Deathly Shallows is a 2011 video game released for the iPhone , iPod and iPad iOS service , developed and published by HPN Associates . It is the fifth game in the series and the first James Pond title to be released for the franchise in eighteen years . The title is a pun based on Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows ."
},
{
"docid": "Legal_disputes_over_the_Harry_Potter_series",
"title": "",
"text": "Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s , the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes . Rowling , her various publishers and Time Warner , the owner of the rights to the Harry Potter films , have taken numerous legal actions to protect their copyrights , and also have fielded accusations of copyright theft themselves . The worldwide popularity of the Harry Potter series has led to the appearance of a number of locally produced , unauthorised sequels and other derivative works , sparking efforts to ban or contain them . While these legal proceedings have countered a number of cases of outright piracy , other attempts have targeted not-for-profit endeavours and have been criticised . Another area of legal dispute involves a series of injunctions obtained by Rowling and her publishers to prohibit anyone from distributing or reading her books before their official release dates . The sweeping powers of these injunctions have occasionally drawn fire from civil liberties and free speech campaigners and sparked debates over the `` right to read '' . One of these injunctions was used in an unrelated trespassing case as precedent supporting the issuance of an injunction against a John Doe . Outside these controversies , a number of particular incidents related to Harry Potter have also led , or almost led , to legal action . In 2005 , a man was sentenced to four years in prison after firing a replica gun at a journalist during a staged deal for stolen copies of an unreleased Harry Potter novel , and attempting to blackmail the publisher with threats of releasing secrets from the book . Then in 2007 Bloomsbury Publishing contemplated legal action against the supermarket chain Asda for libel after the company accused them of overpricing the final Harry Potter novel , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . A comprehensive list of intellectual property and speech lawsuits involving Harry Potter , Harry Potter Lawsuits and Where to Find Them , was compiled by attorney David Kluft in 2015 for the Trademark and Copyright Law Blog ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Khanna",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Khanna is a British actor in the two-part Warner Bros. film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ."
},
{
"docid": "Loch_Eilt",
"title": "",
"text": "Loch Eilt is a freshwater loch in Lochaber , in the West Highlands of Scotland . It is between the villages of Glenfinnan and Lochailort , 30 km west of Fort William . The A830 road runs along the north shore , while the West Highland Line railway follows the south shore . Loch Eilt separates the traditional districts of Morar , to the north , and Moidart , to the south . The loch has a number of small islands , including Eilean Mòr , Eilean an Tighe , Eilean Gaineamhach , Eilean nan Corra-ghriodhach and Eilean na Mòine . Loch Eilt has been used as a location in several films . These include Local Hero ( 1980 ) , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 ( 2010 ) . The famous island used for Harry Potter in Loch Eilt , is called Eilean na Moine . It is used as Dumbledore 's grave , which was later , digitally placed on Loch Arkaig ."
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{
"docid": "Sophie_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Turner ( born 21 February 1996 ) is an English actress . Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones ( 2011 -- present ) , which brought her international recognition and critical praise . For her performance , she has received four nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series , as well as a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series . Turner has also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale ( 2013 ) and she made her feature film debut in Another Me ( 2013 ) . She has also starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal ( 2015 ) and played Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series ."
}
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"docid": "Sophie_Turner_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Turner is an English actress . Sophie Turner may also refer to : Sophie Turner ( model ) ( born 1984 ) , Australian model and reality television personality Sophie Turner Laing ( born 1960 ) , British businesswoman"
},
{
"docid": "Sophie_Turner_Laing",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Turner Laing ( born 7 September 1960 ) is a British businesswoman and media executive . She has been Chief Executive Officer of global content creator , producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group since December 2014 . Prior to taking up her current role , she held a number of senior positions at Sky in the UK , including Director of Movies and Managing Director of Content . She had previously worked for the BBC as Acting Director of Television and , along with Peter Orton , was a founder of HiT Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Sophie_Falkiner",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Falkiner ( born 20 March 1974 , in Melbourne ) is an Australian television presenter . Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series Confidential on Fox8 . She was also a presenter on The Great Outdoors and letter-turner on Wheel of Fortune . Falkiner 's big break on Wheel of Fortune came after completing a Bachelor of Media Studies ( majoring in journalism ) at Macquarie University . In addition to hosting Sydney Weekender , she also hosted Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge . She also worked as a research assistant for Today Tonight . Sophie also works as a spokesmodel , having represented Berlei and Wonderbra in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines . She also featured in a series of ads for Neutrogena . Falkiner has appeared on Sunrise and filled in for Kerri-Anne Kennerley on Kerri-Anne . She was married to Tony Thomas and has one daughter Isabella Grace Thomas , born on 28 March 2005 and one son Jack Aston Thomas born on 28 January 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sophie_Turner_(model)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Turner ( born 30 April 1984 ) is an Australian model , reality television personality and lawyer who first came to prominence as a contestant on the Australian television series Search for a Supermodel ."
},
{
"docid": "Sophie_Monk",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Charlene Akland Monk ( born 14 December 1979 ) is an English-born Australian singer , songwriter , actress , model and radio personality . Monk was a member of the girl group Bardot and released a solo album called Calendar Girl ( 2003 ) . She has appeared in films such as Date Movie ( 2006 ) , Click ( 2006 ) , and Spring Breakdown ( 2009 ) . In 2015 , Sophie was declared the winner of the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia ."
},
{
"docid": "Innocence_(2013_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Innocence is a 2013 American horror drama film directed by Hilary Brougher , who co-wrote the film with Tristine Skyler . The movie is based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Jane Mendelsohn . It had its world premiere on 26 October , 2013 at the Austin Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 5 September , 2014 . The movie stars Sophie Curtis , Kelly Reilly , Graham Phillips , Linus Roache , Sarah Sutherland and Stephanie March ."
},
{
"docid": "Katarina_Čas",
"title": "",
"text": "Katarina Čas ( born 23 September 1976 ) is a Slovenian actress . Čas was born in Slovenj Gradec , Slovenia , then part of Yugoslavia . Her first appearance on television was a 1988 commercial for Cockta , a Slovene carbonated soft drink company , directed by Jaka Judnič . Her first movie was Peklenski načrt ( Inferno Plan ) , Slovene youth film from 1989 . She started to appear on TV more often from 1997 , as a host of music program for younger generations called Atlantis which was broadcast on Kanal A . Since 2005 she has hosted a music program called Aritmija on RTV Slovenija . Her international career began with the role of Gabriella in the 2011 Irish movie The Guard by John Michael McDonagh . Her most prominent role so far was 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street , in which she portrayed Chantalle . Later , she portrayed Sophie in the 2015 film Danny Collins about a man who realizes that he received a letter from John Lennon ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Fairly_Odd_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "A Fairly Odd Christmas ( also known as A Fairly Odd Movie 2 ) is a 2012 television film that is the sequel to the 2011 live-action TV film A Fairly Odd Movie : Grow Up , Timmy Turner ! and the second live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon animated television series The Fairly OddParents . This was Drake Bell 's second appearance in a Christmas-themed Nickelodeon film , the first being Merry Christmas , Drake & Josh . The Nickelodeon Original Movie was first announced on March 14 , 2012 . The film aired on Nickelodeon on November 29 , 2012 , and received 4.473 million viewers on its premiere date . The film was released on DVD December 17 , 2013 . The television film was released on Blu-ray on December 15 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Welcome_to_Temptation",
"title": "",
"text": "Welcome to Temptation is a contemporary romance written by Jennifer Crusie and released in 2000 . The novel explores the love story between Sophie Dempsey , a screenwriter making a movie in the small town of Temptation , and the mayor , Phinneas `` Phin '' Tucker . Over the course of the story , they solve a murder and deal with conflict around Sophie 's movie , which is alternately a documentary or a porn flick . The lead characters appear in supporting roles in the sequel , Faking It , which centers on Sophie 's brother , a secondary character in Welcome to Temptation . Crusie , who has often defended the romance genre against critics , wrote the novel to deconstruct the complaints levied against the genre . The novel examines perceptions of reality versus fantasy and concludes that embracing a fantasy may lead to greater self-awareness . Through imagery and plot points , Crusie shows the shift in the power dynamics between the couple change as their relationship progresses , resulting in a more equal balance of power . Sophie 's movie , which includes scenes taken from her courtship with Phin , provides an opportunity to explore the boundaries between private acts and public events . Using a protagonist who is also a con artist , Crusie highlights the inherent con in romance novels - that two extremely different people who have known each other for only a short time could live happily ever after . The book was well-received ; reviewers highlighted its humor , dialogue , and more daring sex scenes . It was a New York Times besteller and was number two on Amazon.com 's list of top contemporary romances of 2000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sophie_Galibert",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Galibert is a French screenwriter , film director and writer . Her first comics Le crabe et la princesse ( The crab and the princess ) was published in 2016 . In 2014 , Galibert produced Crevette ( Shrimp ) , a short-movie nominated in numerous festivals around the world and won twenty-two awards , including the Audience Award for Best International Short at the Spokane International Film Festival . In 2013 , she received the public award at the International Screenwriters Festival of Valence for 50 's Fever . The same year , she won the prize for best screenplay at the San Giò Verona Video Festival for A/K , co-written by Belgian movie producer Olivier Van Hoofstadt , and screened during the 2016 Cannes Festival ."
},
{
"docid": "Sophie's_Revenge",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie 's Revenge is a 2009 Chinese-Korean film starring Zhang Ziyi , So Ji-sub , Fan Bingbing , Ruby Lin , Peter Ho , and Yao Chen . This movie is a co-production between Beijing Perfect World Co. with South Korean company CJ Entertainment . Sound and effects help also came from South Korea through Seoul-based postproduction houses Blue Cap and HFR . According to the news , China Film Group released `` Sophie 's Revenge '' on 14 August in China on more than 1,000 screens nationwide . A prequel titled My Lucky Star starring Zhang Ziyi and Wang Leehom was produced in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Travis_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Travis Turner ( born May 9 , 1987 ) , also known as `` Little T '' , is a Canadian actor , rapper , songwriter , singer . Turner began his career at the age of 6 . Turner was born in the small town of Oliver , British Columbia . He is also a business owner and entrepreneur in Vancouver , British Columbia . Travis Turner as a child loved watching movies . His passion for watching movies became a passion for him to act . Turner 's first role was a recurring role in the science-fiction drama Caprica . Later he got a role in the film Confined , alongside Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan . In 2005 , Turner got an award for outstanding male performance in a supporting role at the Alberta One Act Festival . Since moving to Vancouver , Turner has appeared in some short films , including Scars , Henchin and Snow Tramp , which were shown at various festivals , including the Tao New Mexico Mountain , New Zealand Mountain , Vancouver International MidForms , New Media Festival 2009 , Made in Vancouver and the highly regarded Hollywood North Showcase . His first feature was in Easter Bunny Blood Bath , and he booked a commercial to star in a Mattel games advertisement . Turner also had a role in Teletoon 's Tower Prep . He also had a roles in the series Fairly Legal and Supernatural . His biggest and most important role was when he acted in Marley & Me : The Puppy Years , the direct-to-video followup to the 2008 feature film Marley & Me . In Romania , he worked on the TV movie A Princess for Christmas . He landed a starring role in Nickelodeon 's sequel to The Fairly OddParents , alongside Drake Bell and Daniella Monet . Currently , Turner plays the character Aster in the Netflix and YTV series Some Assembly Required . In 2016 , he voiced Tender Taps in the My Little Pony : Friendship is Magic season six episode `` On Your Marks '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Tyrin_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Tyrin Turner ( born July 17 , 1971 ) is an American actor from South Central , Los Angeles who has appeared in movies since 1989 . Turner is best known for playing the main character , Kaydee `` Caine '' Lawson , in the 1993 film Menace II Society . He also has made guest appearances on television shows such as Chicago Hope and Hangin ' with Mr. Cooper and has made several cameos in music videos throughout the 90s . In 1998 , Turner signed to Rap-a-Lot Records as Caine and was featured on the Geto Boys album Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly and Scarface 's My Homies album . He was a part of a group and a solo album was expected but one never surfaced . Rumors surfaced that he was also shot in the face due to swelling of his cheeks but it was merely from an altercation in LA. . He is currently writing sketch comedies for Affion Crocket and Jamie Foxx ."
},
{
"docid": "Turner_Classic_Movies_(Asia)",
"title": "",
"text": "Turner Classic Movies is a digital television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies , mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries , which include many MGM , United Artists , RKO and Warner Bros. titles , mainly classic films ( e.g. . The Wizard of Oz and Citizen Kane ) . It is the Asian iteration of the US Turner Classic Movies ."
},
{
"docid": "Sophie_Ramsay",
"title": "",
"text": "Sophie Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours , played by Kaiya Jones . The actress was cast in the role following a competitive audition process . Jones began filming her first scenes in February 2009 . She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 18 May 2009 . The character was created as part of a new generation of the Ramsay family , along with her brother Harry ( Will Moore ) and sister Kate ( Ashleigh Brewer ) . Sophie is the youngest of three siblings introduced to the show . Sophie departed on 29 March 2013 , after Jones decided to leave to concentrate on her schooling . The actress briefly reprised the role for two episodes from 7 April 2014 ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Angela_Bassett",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Angela Bassett . Bassett is an American film , television , and stage actress who garnered critical acclaim for portraying Tina Turner in the film What 's Love Got to Do with It , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . Throughout her career , Bassett has appeared in several motion pictures portraying real-life women , most recently as Coretta Scott King in the television movie Betty and Coretta . This role gave Bassett her second Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie nomination . While mainly acting in film , she has appeared in numerous guest roles on television . She began acting in her first regular role on television during the final season of the long-running series ER . And in 2013 , Bassett co-starred in American Horror Story : Coven , portraying Voodoo high priestess Marie Laveau ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Fairly_OddParents_(season_9)",
"title": "",
"text": "The ninth season of The Fairly OddParents premiered on March 23 , 2013 with the episode `` Fairly OddPet '' which aired after the 2013 Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards if you were tuned to Nickelodeon while the Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards was airing . Nickelodeon renewed this season on March 14 , 2012 during its upfront . A sequel to the live action movie A Fairly Odd Movie : Grow Up , Timmy Turner ! called A Fairly Odd Christmas premiered on November 29 , 2012 , as part of the season ."
},
{
"docid": "Hawk(e):_The_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "Hawk ( e ) : The Movie is an independent comedy film co-directed by Phil Baker and Tom Turner and written by Phil Baker . The film was produced by Genepool Records with Paramore Productions and is set for a summer 2013 release . The film is to be distributed by Genepool in the UK and Continuum Motion Pictures in North America ."
},
{
"docid": "Philip_I._Kent",
"title": "",
"text": "Philip I. Kent is an American media executive . He was the Chief Executive Officer of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. , from March 2003 to December 2013 . Mr. Kent was responsible for TBS , TNT , Cartoon Network , Turner Classic Movies , Turner South , Boomerang , TNT Latin America , Cartoon Network Latin America , TCM & Cartoon Network in Europe , TCM & Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific , Cartoon Network Japan , CNN News Group , which includes CNN/U . S. , CNN Headline News , CNN International , CNNfn , CNN Radio , CNN Newsource , CNN Airport Network and CNN.com . Mr. Kent had overall responsibility for all news and entertainment advertising and distribution , as well as for all corporate administrative functions , Turner Sports , the Atlanta Braves and Turner Field . He began his career in 1975 at Blair Television ."
},
{
"docid": "Product_(Sophie_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Product is the debut compilation album by British electronic music producer Sophie . It was released by Numbers on 27 November 2015 . Four of the eight songs on Product have appeared on singles released by Numbers from 2013 to 2015 . The album was made available in `` silicon bubble cases '' , and its release coincides with the launch of a line of apparel and a `` silicon product '' resembling a sex toy ."
},
{
"docid": "Maidel_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Maidel Turner ( May 12 , 1888 -- April 12 , 1953 ) was an American movie actress featured in almost 60 films between 1913 and 1951 , beginning as the leading lady of The Angel of the Slums ( 1913 ) and becoming a comical character actress as she aged . Prominent sound films in which she appeared include The Raven ( 1935 ) , Palm Springs ( 1936 ) , and State of the Union ( 1948 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Chester_Novell_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Chester Novell Turner is an African-American filmmaker known for his blaxploitation horror films Black Devil Doll From Hell and Tales from the QuadeaD Zone . Since their release in the 1980s Turner 's movies have developed cult followings and are considered to be much sought after collector 's items . A copy of one the films , Black Devil Doll From Hell , is currently archived by the Yale University Library and Turner 's other movie was featured as part of a horror film symposium hosted by Yale University in 2016 . Turner has expressed interest in creating sequels to both of his movies ."
},
{
"docid": "Turner_Classic_Movies_(UK_and_Ireland)",
"title": "",
"text": "Turner Classic Movies ( TCM ) is a subscription digital television channel featuring classic movies , mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries , which include many MGM , United Artists , RKO and Warner Bros. titles ."
},
{
"docid": "Preaching_to_the_Perverted_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Preaching to the Perverted is a 1997 British comedy film written and directed by Stuart Urban . The film stars Guinevere Turner as Tanya Cheex , a New York dominatrix . Tom Bell plays Henry Harding MP and Christien Anholt plays Peter Emery . In addition , several well-known BDSM performance artists appear : Chaos Clowns Luci the Axle Grinder , also known as `` Lucifire '' Miss Kimberly The Fetisnonn Suzi Woodroffe Tutu The film was originally developed by the BBC , but they later dropped the script , believing it would never be suitable for broadcast on UK TV . However , in April 2004 the movie was shown on terrestrial TV in the UK on BBC One . The film was banned in Ireland by then film censor Sheamus Smith . In 2013 the film became the first European feature film to be restored and remastered on crowd-funding site Kickstarter by its fans . The remastered Blu-ray became available in August 2013 . The film also inspired the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Show `` Darkest Fantasy '' , based on the character Tanya 's wedding fantasy ."
},
{
"docid": "RKO_Proctor's_Theater,_New_Rochelle",
"title": "",
"text": "RKO Proctor 's Theater is a historic movie theater located on Main Street in New Rochelle in Westchester County , New York . Herbert J. Krapp designed the brick structure using a Renaissance motif with retail stores housed under two-story `` blind arches '' , a feature borrowed from Stanford White 's Madison Square Garden . Completed in 1927 , this movie palace and vaudeville house featured a luxurious 2,800 seat interior with 4 screens . A Wurlitzer organ was installed in the theater in 1927 and was used to accompany silent movies and for intermissions and shows . After the invention of talking movies the organ was abandoned and later sold . The theater hosted numerous performances by performers and celebrities such as Randy Orton and Gracie Allen , as well as Sophie Tucker , Eddie Cantor , and Georgie Jessel . In 1950 Bela Lugosi appeared at the theater and performed his Horror and Magic Show . Jerry Lewis appeared onstage on July 12th , 1961 for the opening of his second feature film as a director , The Ladies Man . In 1962 the Three Stooges appeared at the theater to promote their film The Three Stooges Meet Hercules . The building is included on the Historic Theater Inventory of the League of Historic American Theatres and is also recognized as part of the New York State Movie Theater Corridor , a statewide listing of 122 historically significant theaters ."
},
{
"docid": "George_Spartels",
"title": "",
"text": "George Spartels ( born 25 April 1954 ) is an Australian actor of Greek descent on his father 's ancestry , and Irish/English on his mother 's . He remains best known for his role on the television soap opera Neighbours , playing Benito Alessi . He was married to actress Elizabeth Alexander . George remarried in April 2013 to now Mary Spartels and is happily living in Sydney . Spartels appeared on the ABC 's Play School between 1985 and 1999 and has produced a number of children 's videos . He also appeared in Prisoner in 1979 , Punishment in 1981 , and played the role of Blackfinger in the movie Mad Max : Beyond Thunderdome in 1985 , alongside Mel Gibson and Tina Turner . Spartels has guest starred in many other Australian television series from the 1970s to the present , and has appeared in a number of episodes of the medical drama series All Saints and Packed to the Rafters as Carbo 's father . He is now touring in Canada , LA and Australia in the `` The Last Confession '' alongside David Suchet ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Lewis_(Canadian_actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "David Lewis ( born David Fouts , 4 August 1976 ) ) is a Canadian actor . Lewis is best known for playing Kevin Mitchum on the PAX series Hope Island in the 1999 to 2000 television season . He played Walt Lawson in the 1999 film Lake Placid . He also worked in The Butterfly Effect 2 . Lewis played Richard Allen on CBS 's Harper 's Island . His next movie will be the Dolph Lundgren directed Icarus in which he will play Mr. Graham . David has had a role in almost 100 movies and shows . In 2005 , he appeared on Criminal Minds . He won a Cannes Film Festival award in 2000 for Best short film in the movie Shoes Off . He also played Mr. Crocker in the 2011 television film A Fairly Odd Movie : Grow Up , Timmy Turner , the 2012 TV movie , A Fairly Odd Christmas , and the 2014 TV movie , A Fairly Odd Summer . Among his television appearances were roles in the series Smallville ."
},
{
"docid": "Get_Yourself_a_College_Girl",
"title": "",
"text": "Get Yourself a College Girl , also released as The Swinging Set , is a 1964 Metrocolor film comedy in the style of a beach party movie . The plot involves a college co-ed who tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her . It was directed by Sidney Miller and written by Robert E. Kent , and filmed at Sun Valley , Idaho , United States . Turner Classic Movies critic Mel Neuhaus calls it `` A curious 1964 hybrid of teen movie musical with pre-feminist overtones as well as a parody of moralistic anti-rock message films . '' It is notable for the appearance of Astrud Gilberto , the Brazilian singer who sang the international hit song `` The Girl from Ipanema '' , appearing as herself in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Claramae_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Claramae Turner ( née Haas , October 28 , 1920 -- May 18 , 2013 ) was an American operatic contralto , perhaps best known for her appearance in the film Carousel ( 1956 ) , adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Turner_Broadcasting_System_Europe",
"title": "",
"text": "Turner Broadcasting System Europe is the company managing the collection of cable and satellite networks around Europe , Middle East and Africa . Turner Broadcasting System Europe operates the following brands : CNN International , Boomerang , Turner Classic Movies , TNT , Cartoon Network , Boing , truTV , HLN , Toonami and Cartoonito . The availability of these brands depends on what country in Europe the viewer is from . The most available brands include Cartoon Network , Boomerang ( TV channel ) , CNN and Turner Classic Movies ."
}
] |
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Farrah Fawcett was the subject of an NBC documentary.
|
[
{
"docid": "Farrah_Fawcett",
"title": "",
"text": "Farrah Fawcett ( born Ferrah Leni Fawcett ; February 2 , 1947 -- June 25 , 2009 ) was an American actress and artist . A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee , Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster -- which became the best selling pin-up poster in history -- and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 1977 ) . In 1996 , she was ranked No. 26 on TV Guide `` 50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time '' . Fawcett began her career in 1968 in commercials and guest roles on television . During the 1970s , she appeared in numerous television series , including recurring roles on Harry O ( 1974 -- 1976 ) , and The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1974 -- 1978 ) with then husband , film and television star Lee Majors . Her breakthrough role came in 1976 , when she was cast as Jill Munroe in the ABC series Charlie 's Angels , alongside Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith . The show propelled all three to stardom , but especially Fawcett ( then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors ) . After appearing in only the first season , Fawcett decided to leave the show which led to legal disputes . Eventually she signed a contract requiring her to make six guest appearances in the show 's third and fourth seasons ( 1978 -- 1980 ) . For her role in Charlie 's Angels she received her first Golden Globe nomination . In 1983 , Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities . She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination . She received two Emmy Award nominations for her roles in TV movies , as a battered wife in the 1984 film The Burning Bed and as real-life murderer Diane Downs in the 1989 film Small Sacrifices . Her 1980s work in TV movies also earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations . In 1997 , she gained some negative press for a rambling appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman , but also garnered strong reviews for her role in the film The Apostle with Robert Duvall . She continued in numerous TV series , including recurring roles in the sitcom Spin City ( 2001 ) and the drama The Guardian ( 2002 -- 2003 ) . For the latter , she received her third Emmy nomination . Her film roles include , Love Is a Funny Thing ( 1969 ) , Myra Breckinridge ( 1970 ) , Logan 's Run ( 1976 ) , Sunburn ( 1979 ) , Saturn 3 ( 1980 ) , The Cannonball Run ( 1981 ) , Extremities ( 1986 ) , The Apostle ( 1997 ) , and Dr. T & the Women ( 2000 ) . Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006 ; the 2009 NBC documentary Farrah 's Story chronicled her battle with the disease . She posthumously earned her fourth Emmy nomination for her work as a producer on the documentary ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Chasing_Farrah",
"title": "",
"text": "Chasing Farrah is an American reality television series starring Farrah Fawcett , which aired on TVLand in early 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Great_American_Beauty_Contest",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ The Great American Beauty Contest is a 1973 American satirical comedy-drama TV film , starring JoAnna Cameron and featuring Eleanor Parker , Robert Cummings , Louis Jourdan and Farrah Fawcett in an early film appearance . It was directed by Robert Day and was originally shown on the ABC TV network in the United States on February 13 , 1973 . Allmovie characterizes the film as `` An unsubtle but effective TV-movie satire of the ` Miss America ' syndrome '' , and calls the belly dance performed by Farrah Fawcett `` endearingly ridiculous . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Man_of_the_House_(1995_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Man of the House is a 1995 American comedy film starring Chevy Chase , Farrah Fawcett and Jonathan Taylor Thomas . The film is about a boy ( Thomas ) who must come to terms with his potential stepfather ( Chase ) , a well-meaning lawyer who is unknowingly the subject of a manhunt by relatives of a man he helped land in prison . It was shot in Los Angeles and Vancouver ."
},
{
"docid": "Good_Sports",
"title": "",
"text": "Good Sports is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS network in 1991 , starring Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal . It was Fawcett 's only scripted TV series after Charlie 's Angels ."
},
{
"docid": "Extremities_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Extremities is a 1986 American thriller film starring Farrah Fawcett , Alfre Woodard , Diana Scarwid and James Russo . It was adapted from the successful , yet controversial , 1982 off-Broadway play of the same name by William Mastrosimone , focusing on a woman who captures her stalker and rapist in her home and exacts revenge on him with her housemates . Both Fawcett and Russo had appeared in the stage play ( Fawcett taking over a role originated by Susan Sarandon ) , and Fawcett received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Dalva",
"title": "",
"text": "Dalva is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film starring Farrah Fawcett and Carroll Baker . Although Fawcett is n't the movie 's only star , she is the only performer to be billed in the opening credits . However , on DVD and VHS cases Baker and Powers Boothe garner direct below-the-title billing ."
},
{
"docid": "Fawcett_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Fawcett as a surname may refer to : Benjamin Fawcett ( 1808 -- 1893 ) , English woodblock colour printer Brian Fawcett ( born 1944 ) , Canadian poet and novelist Cesar Fawcett , Colombian footballer Charles Fawcett ( historian ) , British historian Charles Bungay Fawcett ( 1883-1952 ) , British geographer Charles Fernley Fawcett ( 1915 -- 2008 ) , U.S. soldier , actor , and co-founder of the International Medical Corps David Fawcett ( born 1963 ) , Australian politician Eric Fawcett ( 1927 -- 2000 ) , British-Canadian physicist Farrah Fawcett ( 1947 -- 2009 ) , U.S. actress Henry Fawcett ( 1833 -- 1884 ) , British economist and politician James Farish Malcolm Fawcett ( after 1918 ) , English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera Joan Fawcett ( 1937 -- 2015 ) , Canadian politician John Fawcett ( actor ) ( 1768 -- 1837 ) , English actor and playwright John Fawcett ( of Bolton ) ( 1789 -- 1867 ) , English composer Joseph Fawcett ( 1758-1804 ) , English Presbyterian minister and poet Joy Fawcett ( born 1968 ) , American soccer player Millicent Fawcett ( 1847 -- 1929 ) , British feminist Norman Fawcett ( 1910 -- 1997 ) , Canadian politician Percy Fawcett ( 1867 -- ) , British archaeologist and explorer Philippa Fawcett ( 1868 -- 1948 ) , British mathematician and educator Quinn Fawcett , pen name of a pair of authors , Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Bill Fawcett Ron Fawcett ( born 1955 ) , English rock climber Ruth Fawcett ( born 1961 ) , Canadian physicist Taylor Fawcett ( born 1993 ) , British actor Theodore Fawcett ( 1832 -- 1898 ) , Australian settler and politician Wilford Hamilton `` Captain Billy '' Fawcett ( 1885 -- 1940 ) , American publisher ( Fawcett Publications , Fawcett Comics ) William Fawcett ( author ) ( 1902 -- 1941 ) , English writer on horses and hunting William Fawcett ( disambiguation )"
},
{
"docid": "The_Chopping_Block_(U.S._TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chopping Block is an American reality television series , based on the Australian reality television series of the same name . The series aired on the NBC network and followed participants in an attempt to open a restaurant . It is hosted by British celebrity chef Marco Pierre White . The first episode premiered on March 11 , 2009 to low ratings . Two more episodes aired , each with worse ratings than the last . On March 26 , 2009 , NBC canceled the series , choosing to run repeats of Law & Order : Criminal Intent in the timeslot . The series completing `` airing '' on NBC.com and Hulu , releasing one a week . On April 24 , 2009 , NBC announced the series would return to television in Friday , June 19 , despite airing on the internet already . After the fourth episode aired on the 19th , it was pre-empted on June 26 by television coverage surrounding the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson the day before . The show returned Friday , July 3 . It then proceeded to air until Friday , July 24 , the day the final episode aired on NBC . On April 27 , 2009 , British TV began showing the series on ITV2 , immediately following the finale of Hell 's Kitchen , also hosted by Marco Pierre White , on ITV1 of which 6 of the episodes being aired , although episode 7 was not shown on Monday at 8 o clock as would be expected , and there has been no explanation as to what has happened to the series in the UK or why the episode was not shown . On May 19 , 2009 , it was confirmed that NBC had canceled the series and would not be ordering a second season ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Substitute_Wife_(1994_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Substitute Wife is a 1994 television movie , starring Farrah Fawcett , along with Lea Thompson and Peter Weller ."
},
{
"docid": "Poor_Little_Rich_Girl:_The_Barbara_Hutton_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Poor Little Rich Girl : The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987 television biographical drama starring Farrah Fawcett . The film chronicles the life of Barbara Hutton , a wealthy but troubled American socialite . Released as both a television movie and a mini series , the film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film . Fawcett earned her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination , for Best Actress in a Miniseries of Television Film ."
},
{
"docid": "Baby_(2000_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Baby is a 2000 made-for-television drama film starring Farrah Fawcett , Keith Carradine and an early performance from Alison Pill ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Red-Light_Sting",
"title": "",
"text": "The Red-Light Sting is a 1984 made-for-television movie , starring Farrah Fawcett , Beau Bridges , Harold Gould , and Paul Burke ."
},
{
"docid": "Silk_Hope",
"title": "",
"text": "Silk Hope is a 1999 made-for-TV romantic-drama film that starred Farrah Fawcett , along with Brad Johnson , Ashley Crow , and Scott Bryce ."
},
{
"docid": "Farrah_Forke",
"title": "",
"text": "Farrah Rachael Forke , sometimes credited as Farrah R. Forke ( born January 12 , 1968 ) , is an American actress known for her role as Alex Lambert on the NBC sitcom Wings , and Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark : The New Adventures of Superman . She also voices the character Big Barda on the animated television series Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited ."
},
{
"docid": "Between_Two_Women_(1986_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Between Two Women is a 1986 television film that starred Farrah Fawcett and Colleen Dewhurst ; in a twisted story about a relationship between a lady and her mother-in-law ."
},
{
"docid": "Jay_Bernstein",
"title": "",
"text": "Jay Bernstein ( June 7 , 1937 -- April 30 , 2006 ) was an American producer and manager to actors like Sammy Davis Jr. and Michael Landon , and to actresses Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers ."
},
{
"docid": "Murder_in_Texas",
"title": "",
"text": "Murder in Texas is a 1981 television film starring Katharine Ross , Sam Elliott , Farrah Fawcett , and Andy Griffith . The film was directed by William Hale , and was based on a true story ; that was written for the TV screen by John McGreevey ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Cookout",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cookout is a 2004 comedy film , directed by Lance Rivera . It is co-written by and features Queen Latifah , and is also the feature film debut for her mother Rita Owens . This was the last film for Farrah Fawcett before her death in 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Murder_on_Flight_502",
"title": "",
"text": "Murder on Flight 502 is a 1975 American television film directed by George McCowan . The film stars Robert Stack , Sonny Bono and Farrah Fawcett-Majors , along with an all-star ensemble television cast in supporting roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Nazi_Hunter:_The_Beate_Klarsfeld_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Nazi Hunter : The Beate Klarsfeld Story is a 1986 made-for-TV biographical drama film , starring Farrah Fawcett in the title role , and Tom Conti . The film also stars Geraldine Page and Catherine Allégret ."
},
{
"docid": "Jaclyn_Smith",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacquelyn Ellen `` Jaclyn '' Smith ( born October 26 , 1945 ) is an American actress and businesswoman . She is known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie 's Angels ( 1976 -- 81 ) , and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run . She reprised the role with a cameo appearance in the 2003 film Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle . Her other films include Nightkill ( 1980 ) and Déjà Vu ( 1985 ) . Beginning in the 1980s , she began developing and marketing her own brands of clothing and perfume . Smith began her career in 1969 in television commercials . In 1976 , she was cast in Charlie 's Angels , alongside Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett ( then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors ) . The show propelled all three to stardom , including an appearance on the front cover of Time magazine . She was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film for the title role in the TV film Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy ( 1981 ) , and went on to star in numerous TV films and miniseries over the next 20 years , including Rage of Angels ( 1983 ) , George Washington ( 1984 ) , Kaleidoscope ( 1990 ) and Nightmare in the Daylight ( 1992 ) . She had a recurring role from 2002 to 2004 in the drama series The District and appeared as Olivia Hodges in two episodes of CSI : Crime Scene Investigation in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Somebody_Killed_Her_Husband",
"title": "",
"text": "Somebody Killed Her Husband is a 1978 American comedy-mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose . It starred Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges . Also in the cast were John Wood , Tammy Grimes and John Glover ."
},
{
"docid": "Bobbi_Boland",
"title": "",
"text": "Bobbi Boland is a play by Nancy Hasty which premiered Off-Broadway at the Arclight Theatre , running from March 1 to July 10 , 2001 . In 2003 , an attempt was made to mount a Broadway production starring Farrah Fawcett . However , the show closed during previews ."
},
{
"docid": "See_You_in_the_Morning_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "See You in the Morning is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Alan J. Pakula , and starring Jeff Bridges , Alice Krige and Farrah Fawcett . It features music by Nat `` King '' Cole and Cherri Red . The original music score was composed by Michael Small ."
},
{
"docid": "Pro_Arts",
"title": "",
"text": "Pro Arts Inc was a poster company founded in Ohio , United States that would create the top selling poster in the world , the Farrah Fawcett swimsuit poster . The poster sold over 12 million copies but the company could n't survive and in a controversial series of events the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1981 and was liquidated in 1984 ."
},
{
"docid": "Sunburn_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sunburn is a 1979 British-American comedy film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by James Booth , John Daly and Stephen Oliver . It is based on the novel The Bind by Stanley Ellin . The film stars Farrah Fawcett , Charles Grodin , Art Carney , Joan Collins , William Daniels and John Hillerman . The film was released on August 10 , 1979 , by Paramount Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Andrea_Jaffe",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrea Jaffe ( died on August 24 , 2016 ) was a prominent Hollywood publicist in the 1980s and early 1990s . Jaffe initially worked as an assistant at marketing and public relations agency Rogers & Cowan before working for PMK and establishing her own publicity company , Andrea Jaffe and Associates . Her clients included Tom Cruise , Farrah Fawcett , Oliver Stone , and Dustin Hoffman ."
},
{
"docid": "Saturn_3",
"title": "",
"text": "Saturn 3 is a 1980 British science fiction horror-thriller film , produced and directed by Stanley Donen , and starring Farrah Fawcett , Kirk Douglas , and Harvey Keitel . The screenplay was written by Martin Amis , from a story by John Barry . Though it was a British production ( made by Lew Grade 's ITC Entertainment and shot at Shepperton Studios ) , the film has an American cast and director ."
},
{
"docid": "Small_Sacrifices",
"title": "",
"text": "Small Sacrifices is a 1989 American made-for-TV movie written by Joyce Eliason and based on the best-selling true crime book by Ann Rule of the same name . The film is about Diane Downs and the murder and attempted murder of her three children . It stars Farrah Fawcett , Ryan O'Neal , Gordon Clapp , John Shea and Emily Perkins . The film premiered on ABC on 12 November 1989 ."
},
{
"docid": "Feathered_hair",
"title": "",
"text": "Feathered hair was a hairstyle popular in the 1970s and the early 1980s with men and women . It was designed for straight hair . The hair was layered , with either a side or a center parting . The hair would be brushed back at the sides , giving an appearance similar to the feathers of a bird . The haircut gained phenomenal popularity in the early 1970s . Many celebrities wore this style at some time or another including Farrah Fawcett , Princess Diana , John Travolta , and Rob Lowe ."
}
] |
29436
|
Tiger Woods has not competed in a golf tournament.
|
[
{
"docid": "Arnold_Palmer_Invitational",
"title": "",
"text": "The Arnold Palmer Invitational is a professional golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour . It is played each March at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge , a private golf resort owned since 1974 by Arnold Palmer in Bay Hill , a suburb southwest of Orlando . The event was founded in 1979 as a successor to the Florida Citrus Open Invitational , which debuted in 1966 and was played at Rio Pinar Country Club , east of Orlando , through 1978 . It has had a number of different names since then , most of them including `` Bay Hill , '' but has played under the Palmer name since 2007 . On March 21 , 2012 , the Arnold Palmer Invitational and MasterCard Worldwide announced an extension to MasterCard 's `` Presented by '' sponsorship until the 2016 tournament . As a restricted field event , only the first 70 players on the previous year 's money list are guaranteed invitations . Tiger Woods won four years in a row at Bay Hill , from 2000 to 2003 , one of only four occasions that an event was won four consecutive times on the PGA Tour . In 2004 , he was one shot off the lead after opening with a 67 , but followed up with consecutive 74s on Friday and Saturday , and tied for 46th place . Woods also won the 2008 and 2009 tournaments , both times with birdie putts on the final hole . He then won the tournament in 2012 by five shots , his first official PGA Tour win in 924 days and his seventh win at the event . Woods repeated in 2013 for his eighth victory at the tournament . He withdrew two days before the 2014 event , citing a bad back , and underwent surgery shortly after ."
},
{
"docid": "Hero_World_Challenge",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hero World Challenge is a golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods , which takes place each December . It features a small number ( currently 18 ) of top-ranked golf pros . The tournament is a benefit for the Tiger Woods Foundation ."
},
{
"docid": "Tiger_Woods",
"title": "",
"text": "Eldrick Tont `` Tiger '' Woods ( born December 30 , 1975 ) is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time . He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years . Following an outstanding junior , college , and amateur career , Woods turned professional at the age of 20 , at the end of the summer in 1996 . By April 1997 he had already won his first major , the 1997 Masters . Woods won this tournament in a record-breaking performance , winning by 12 strokes while pocketing $ 486,000 . He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997 , after less than a year as a professional . Throughout the 2000s , Woods was the dominant force in golf ; from August 1999 to September 2004 ( 264 weeks ) and from June 2005 to October 2010 ( 281 weeks ) , Woods was the top-ranked men 's golfer in the world . From December 2009 to early April 2010 , Woods took leave from professional golf to focus on his personal life after he admitted infidelity . Despite attempts at reconciliation , he and his wife Elin Nordegren eventually divorced . His many alleged extramarital indiscretions were revealed by several women , through many worldwide media sources . This was followed by a loss of golf form , and his ranking gradually fell to a low of No. 58 in November 2011 . He ended a career-high winless streak of 107 weeks when he triumphed in the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011 . After winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 25 , 2013 , he ascended to the No. 1 ranking once again , holding the top spot until May 2014 . Woods had back surgery in April 2014 and September 2015 and has struggled since to regain his dominant form . By March 29 , 2015 , Woods had fallen to # 104 , outside of the top 100 for the first time since 1996 . In May 2016 , Woods dropped out of the world top 500 for the first time in his professional career . Woods has broken numerous golf records . He has been World Number One for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any golfer . He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record eleven times , the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times , and has the record of leading the money list in ten different seasons . He has won 14 professional major golf championships , the second-highest of any player ( Jack Nicklaus leads with 18 ) , and 79 PGA Tour events , second all time behind Sam Snead , who had 82 wins . He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer . He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam , and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour . Additionally , Woods is only the second golfer ( after Nicklaus ) to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times . Woods has won 18 World Golf Championships , and won at least one of those events in each of the first 11 years after they began in 1999 . Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only golfers to win both The Silver Medal and The Gold Medal at The Open Championship ."
},
{
"docid": "Grand_Slam_(golf)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Grand Slam in professional golf is winning all of golf 's major championships in the same calendar year ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Professional_golf_career_of_Tiger_Woods",
"title": "",
"text": "American professional golfer Tiger Woods has enjoyed one of the most successful golfing careers of all time . After competing in amateur events since he was a toddler , and representing Stanford University on a golf scholarship , Woods left college after two years to turn professional at the age of 20 ."
},
{
"docid": "Cheyenne_Woods",
"title": "",
"text": "Cheyenne Nicole Woods ( born July 25 , 1990 ) is an American professional golfer . Woods was born in Phoenix , Arizona . She is a daughter of Susan Woods and Earl Dennison Woods Jr. , who is golfer Tiger Woods ' half-brother , making Cheyenne Tiger 's niece . Her paternal grandfather Earl Woods ( Tiger 's father ) was her first coach . In an interview with Golf Digest , Woods stated that her mother was White and her father African-American with some Asian and Native American . She played for the Xavier College Preparatory golf team and won back-to-back Arizona 5A State Championships in 2006 and 2007 . She graduated from Wake Forest University ( 2012 ) where she played golf for the Demon Deacons . She has won more than 30 amateur tournaments . In 2009 , she received a sponsor 's exemption to play in an LPGA tournament , the Wegmans LPGA . She missed the cut by four strokes . In April 2011 , she won the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) championship . In 2012 , Woods turned professional after graduating from Wake Forest . She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women 's Open by finishing as co-medalist at her qualifier and made her professional debut at the 2012 LPGA Championship . She had her first professional win on the SunCoast Ladies Series in late August 2012 . In 2013 , Woods became a member of the Ladies European Tour and finished 78th on the Order of Merit . In 2014 , Woods had her second professional win ( and first on a major tour ) at the Volvik RACV Ladies Masters . In December 2014 , Woods finished T-11th in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament , thereby earning Category 12 membership , which entitled her to entry in most full-field events apart from the more prestigious events . In the 2015 season , she made only eight cuts and had to go through qualifying again . By finishing T-13th in the Final Qualifying Tournament , she earned her LPGA tour card for 2016 . Woods is the sixth African-American to play on the LPGA Tour . In an interview Woods said `` An African American woman has never won on the LPGA , so in general I just feel that golf needs to be more accessible and more inclusive . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Sunnehanna_Amateur",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sunnehanna Amateur , officially the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions , is a men 's amateur golf tournament . Founded in 1954 , it is hosted annually at the Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown , Pennsylvania , United States . It is considered to be one of the top amateur golf tournaments held in the United States and is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur Golf Rankings . The Sunnehanna Amateur is played in stroke play format ; 72 holes ( four rounds ) held over four days . Many current and former PGA Tour , Champions Tour , Walker Cup and Ryder Cup players have competed in the tournament . Tiger Woods played in the tournament twice , finishing 5th in 1992 and tied for 12th in 1993 ."
},
{
"docid": "LSU_Tigers_golf",
"title": "",
"text": "The LSU Tigers golf team represents the Louisiana State University in the sport of golf . The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . They play their home matches on the University Club of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge , Louisiana and are currently coached by Chuck Winstead . The LSU Tigers golf program has won five NCAA national tournament championships and sixteen SEC championships ."
},
{
"docid": "Tiger_Woods_Design",
"title": "",
"text": "Tiger Woods Design , or TWD , is the name of Tiger Woods 's golf course design company . The stated mission of TWD is `` to utilize Tiger 's world-renowned experience , his boundless pursuit of excellence and his love of golf to create a unique collection of amazing courses around the world . '' The company currently has three golf courses under construction . Woods has stated that he and the Company are content with one or two select projects at a time ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Steinberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark Steinberg is a sports agent who has been representing top golfers since 1992 . He is a partner at Excel Sports Management where he heads the professional golf division . Established in 2002 , Excel Sports Management is a full-service sports management and marketing agency representing top athletes in professional basketball , baseball and golf . On June 6 , 2011 , Tiger Woods announced he would be going to Excel with Steinberg . Since that announcement , Steinberg has continued to build his division , including signing three-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar and Danielle Kang . Previously , he led the global golf division of the large corporate sports agency IMG . While there , Steinberg shaped the careers of many golfers , including Tiger Woods , Steve Stricker and Annika Sörenstam . Steinberg has represented Tiger Woods since 1998 . As the agent for Tiger Woods , Steinberg has been described as `` the de facto chief executive of ( Tiger 's ) golf and endorsement empire '' and among the `` three or four most powerful people in golf '' . Steinberg has described Mr. Woods as `` one of my best friends '' . Steinberg parted with IMG in May 2011 . Steinberg sits on the following boards ; Tiger Woods Foundation Board of Governors , Annika Sörenstam Foundation Board and Cleveland Sports Commission ."
},
{
"docid": "World_Golf_Final",
"title": "",
"text": "The Turkish Airlines World Golf Final was a golf tournament that was played on the 9 -- 12 October 2012 in Turkey . This tournament took place at the Antalya Golf Club , Sultan course , in Belek , on the Turkish riviera . It featured four of the five top ranked players : Rory McIlroy , Tiger Woods , Lee Westwood and Justin Rose in an eight-player field . They competed for a first prize of $ 1.5 million from a total purse of $ 5.2 million . This tournament was not sanctioned by any tour . It was only staged once in 2012 . It was replaced by the Turkish Airlines Open in 2013 which was part of the European Tour . Because the event conflicted with the PGA Tour 's Frys.com Open , all eight players had to be granted releases by the PGA Tour , in exchange for which they agreed to play the Frys.com Open at least once in the next three years ."
},
{
"docid": "2010_WGC-CA_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament held March 11 -- 14 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral , Florida , a suburb west of Miami . It was the eleventh WGC-CA Championship tournament , and the second of four World Golf Championships events staged in 2010 . The only players eligible to compete who did not enter were six-time champion Tiger Woods ( on an indefinite break from golf ) and Ryo Ishikawa ( graduating from high school ) . Ernie Els , the 2004 champion , won his second WGC title with a bogey-free 66 ( -- 6 ) in the final round , four strokes ahead of runner-up Charl Schwartzel , the 54-hole co-leader with Els ."
},
{
"docid": "2005_WGC-American_Express_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2005 WGC-American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament held October 6 -- 9 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco , California . It was the sixth WGC-American Express Championship tournament , and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2005 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to capture his fourth WGC-American Express Championship and his tenth World Golf Championships title . Woods defeated John Daly on the second hole of a playoff when Daly missed a two-foot ( 0.6 m ) putt for par ."
},
{
"docid": "1999_World_Cup_of_Golf",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1999 World Cup of Golf took place 18 -- 21 November at the Mines Resort and Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . It was the 45th World Cup . The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event ( 32 teams ) with each team consisting of two players from a country . The combined score of each team determined the team results . Individuals also competed for the International Trophy . The prize money totaled $ 1,500,000 with $ 400,000 going to the winning pair and $ 100,000 to the top individual . The American team of Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods won by five strokes over the Spanish team of Santiago Luna and Miguel Ángel Martín . Woods also took the International Trophy by nine strokes over Frank Nobilo of New Zealand ."
},
{
"docid": "Junior_World_Golf_Championships",
"title": "",
"text": "The IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships are held in San Diego , California , United States each year , currently in July . They include tournaments for six age groups ranging from under-6 to 15 -- 17 and for both boys and girls . Each age group plays at a separate course , ranging from a par-3 course for the youngest to Torrey Pines for the 15 -- 17s , which is also the venue for the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour and the site of the 2008 U.S. Open . The event was founded in 1968 . The inaugural tournament numbered 475 entrants from 20 U.S. States and six other countries . By 2003 there were 1,040 participants from 43 U.S States and 45 other countries . Qualifying events are held in the U.S. and elsewhere . However , European golf has largely opted out of participation ; of around 30 countries that hold qualifying events , not one is in Europe , though a few European compete by other means . In 2005 the top 10s of the 15 -- 17 boys ' and girls ' tournaments featured golfers from 10 different countries between them . The most notable trend in the results in recent years is a dramatic increase in the number of wins and top-10 finishes by boys and girls from East Asia . This trend has already translated to LPGA Tour level , but not so much onto the PGA Tour . Past boys ' champions include Notah Begay III , Ernie Els , Phil Mickelson , Corey Pavin , Nick Price , Craig Stadler , David Toms and Tiger Woods . 1984 was a vintage year , with David Toms winning the 15 -- 17 event , Ernest `` Ernie '' Els the 13 -- 14s ( with Mickelson finishing second ) , and Eldrick `` Tiger '' Woods the 9 -- 10s ( despite still being age 8 ) . Past girls ' champions include Amy Alcott , Brandie Burton , Lorena Ochoa , and Jennifer Rosales ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_WGC-Cadillac_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament played March 7 -- 10 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral , Florida , a suburb west of Miami . It was the 14th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament , and the second of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2013 . Tiger Woods won with a score of 19-under-par , two strokes ahead of runner-up Steve Stricker . It was the seventh time Woods had won the event and was his 17th WGC victory ."
},
{
"docid": "2008_WGC-CA_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2008 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 20 -- 23 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral , Florida . It was the ninth WGC-CA Championship tournament , and the second of three World Golf Championships events held in 2008 . Geoff Ogilvy won the tournament to capture his second World Golf Championships title . Tiger Woods was the 3-time defending champion but finished in 5th place ."
},
{
"docid": "1999_WGC-American_Express_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1999 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 4 -- 7 November 1999 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande , San Roque , Spain . It was the first WGC-American Express Championship tournament , and the third and final event in the inaugural year of the World Golf Championships . World number 1 , Tiger Woods won the tournament after defeating Miguel Ángel Jiménez in the first extra hole of a playoff . Woods held a four stroke lead going into the 17th hole but hit it into the water on the tough par 5 and ended up scoring a triple bogey that allowed Jiménez to get back in it ."
},
{
"docid": "2001_WGC-NEC_Invitational",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2001 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 23 -- 26 , 2001 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron , Ohio . It was the third WGC-NEC Invitational tournament , and the second of three World Golf Championships events held in 2001 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to complete a hat-trick of victories at the WGC-NEC Invitational and claim his fourth World Golf Championships title . Woods defeated Jim Furyk on the 7th hole of a sudden death playoff after both men had tied at 268 ( 12 under par ) at the end of regulation play ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_WGC-Bridgestone_Invitational",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 2 -- 5 , 2007 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron , Ohio . It was the ninth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament , and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2007 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament for a second hat-trick at the Invitational in his career , and claimed his fourteenth World Golf Championships title , which was his sixth Invitational title . He won over Justin Rose and Rory Sabbatini by eight strokes , with Woods shooting an 8-under par 272 ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_WGC-CA_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 22 -- 25 over the Blue Monster Course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral , Florida . It was the eighth WGC-CA Championship tournament , and the second of three World Golf Championships events held in 2007 . It was the first tournament under the sponsorship of CA , Inc. and took the place of the Ford Championship at Doral on the PGA Tour schedule . World number 1 Tiger Woods was the two-time defending champion and won the tournament to capture his third consecutive and sixth overall WGC-CA Championship and his 13th World Golf Championships title . This was the second time Woods captured three consecutive titles at the same WCG event ( he also won NEC Invitational from 1999 − 2001 ) . Later in 2007 , Woods would win a third consecutive WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title ( formerly known as the NEC Invitational ) . Geoff Ogilvy and Dustin Johnson are the only other players in WGC history to win at least three WGC titles ."
},
{
"docid": "2009_WGC-Bridgestone_Invitational",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 6 -- 9 , 2009 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron , Ohio . It was the eleventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament , and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2009 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament , and claimed his 16th World Golf Championships title , which was his seventh Invitational title . This was his 4th non-consecutive Invitational title as he won the 2005 , 2006 , and 2007 titles before skipping the 2008 edition . He won over Robert Allenby and Pádraig Harrington by four strokes , and Woods shot a 12-under par 268 . This was Woods 's 10th Invitational appearance with his worst finishes being 2nd in 2004 , and 4th place finishes in 2002 and 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "2006_WGC-American_Express_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 28 September -- 1 October 2006 at The Grove Golf Course in Hertfordshire , England . It was the seventh WGC-American Express Championship tournament , and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2006 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament with a record aggregate score of 261 , to capture his fifth WGC-American Express Championship and his twelfth World Golf Championships title ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_WGC-Bridgestone_Invitational",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament played August 1 -- 4 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron , Ohio . It was the 15th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament , and the third of the World Golf Championships ( WGC ) events held in 2013 . Aided by a second round 61 ( − 9 ) , Tiger Woods won the event for the eighth time , seven strokes ahead of runners-up Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson . It was Woods ' 18th WGC victory . The win was also the 79th , and most recent , Tour title for Woods ."
},
{
"docid": "Mike_Cowan",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Thomas `` Fluff '' Cowan ( born 1948 ) is a professional golf caddy on the PGA Tour . He is a 40-year tour veteran and one of its best-known caddies . Cowan has caddied for Ed Sabo ( 1976 -- 78 ) , Peter Jacobsen ( 1978 -- 96 ) , Tiger Woods ( 1996 -- 99 ) , and Jim Furyk ( 1999 -- present ) . In 2003 , he caddied for then-13-year-old amateur ladies ' golfing sensation Michelle Wie for one tournament while Furyk was off due to injury . The Ryder Cup in 2012 was Cowan 's eleventh , carrying for four different players : Jacobsen , Fred Couples , Woods , and Furyk . Cowan earned his nickname `` Fluff '' from his resemblance to professional golfer and broadcaster Steve Melnyk , also nicknamed `` Fluff . '' Although he worked with Jacobsen for over 18 years , Cowan 's public profile reached its peak while partnered with emerging superstar Woods as his first PGA Tour caddy . Their first tournament together was Woods ' professional debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open in September 1996 . Cowan was also on Woods ' bag for his first major title at the Masters Tournament in 1997 , their only major victory working together . Following the Nissan Open in Los Angeles in February 1999 , Cowan was released by Woods in early March for undisclosed reasons , replaced by Steve Williams of New Zealand . However , according to the Washington Post , Cowan was fired by Woods because of a 1999 Golf Magazine interview in which he publicly revealed his salary ( $ 1,000 a week and bonuses up to 10 percent of Woods 's winnings ) . In spite of his dismissal by Woods , they remain friends . After Woods and Cowan parted ways , he was hired by Furyk , who had just dismissed his previous caddy . Their first tournament working together was the 1999 Masters , and Cowan was Furyk 's caddy for his major tournament win at the 2003 U.S. Open ."
},
{
"docid": "Tournament_of_Hope",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tournament of Hope was a proposed South African golf tournament which was planned to start in 2013 . It was originally scheduled to be the fifth World Golf Championship event ( WGC ) event , but that status was revoked in September 2012 . When first announced , the tournament was to have a purse of US$ 10 million , which would have been richer than any other golf event . This was later reduced to $ 8.5 million . The proposed week of the tournament was the first week of December ( summer in South Africa ) . However that week conflicted with the Chevron World Challenge ( hosted by Tiger Woods and sponsored by the United States PGA Tour ) and the Nedbank Golf Challenge ( sponsored by the Sunshine Tour ) . The tournament was unable to secure sponsorship and the tournament was postponed indefinitely ."
},
{
"docid": "2004_WGC-American_Express_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2004 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 30 September to 3 October 2004 at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown , Kilkenny , Ireland . It was the fifth WGC-American Express Championship tournament and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2004 . Ernie Els won the tournament for his first of two WGC titles , which lifted him to second in the Official World Golf Ranking . Tiger Woods was the 2-time defending champion but finished in 9th place ."
},
{
"docid": "2002_WGC-American_Express_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2002 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 19 -- 22 September at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown , Kilkenny , Ireland . It was the third WGC-American Express Championship tournament , following the cancellation of the 2001 edition in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks , and the third of four World Golf Championships events in 2002 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament , to capture his second WGC-American Express Championship and his fifth World Golf Championship . He set the tournament record for score to-par at 25 under ."
},
{
"docid": "Triple_Crown_(golf)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Triple Crown of Golf is the winning of three major golf championships in the same year . This feat has been accomplished only twice in modern golf history : In 1953 , Ben Hogan won the Masters , the U.S. Open , and The Open Championship , which was touted as the Triple Crown . The dates of the PGA Championship overlapped with The Open that year , which made winning the Grand Slam impossible . The PGA Championship was also a match play event during that era . After winning The Open ( the third major of the year ) , Hogan was honored with a ticker tape parade in New York . In 2000 , Tiger Woods won the last three majors ( the U.S. Open , The Open , and the PGA Championship ) , which was called `` Tiger 's Triple Crown . '' Woods also held the PGA Tour 's Triple Crown that year ( see below ) and would win the 2001 Masters , which was the next major , for a non-calendar year Grand Slam , the first time it has happened in the modern professional game . The Triple Crown has also been referred to : Winning the PGA Tour 's three oldest events in the same year : The Open Championship ( 1860 ) , the U.S. Open ( 1895 ) , and the Canadian Open ( 1904 ) . This combination of wins has been called the Triple Crown of the PGA Tour . There have been two holders of this Triple Crown : Lee Trevino in 1971 and Tiger Woods in 2000 . Winning the world 's three oldest golf tournaments in the same year : The Open Championship ( 1860 ) , the U.S. Open ( 1895 ) , and the South African Open ( 1903 ) . No one has won this Triple Crown . In South Africa : Winning the three major domestic championships in the same year : the South African Open , the South African Masters , and the South African PGA Championship . This Triple Crown has been held by Gary Player in 1979 and Ernie Els in 1992 . In Australia : Winning the three major domestic championships in the same year : the Australian Open , the Australian Masters , and the Australian PGA Championship . This Triple Crown was held by Robert Allenby in 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "2001_Masters_Tournament",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2001 Masters Tournament was the 65th Masters Tournament , held April 5 -- 8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Tiger Woods won his second Masters and sixth major championship , two strokes ahead of runner-up David Duval . This championship marked the completion of the `` Tiger Slam , '' with Woods holding all four major titles , having won the U.S. Open , Open Championship , and PGA Championship in 2000 . This was the first major to award a seven-figure winner 's share ; the first major with a six-figure winner 's share was the ."
},
{
"docid": "Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_2003",
"title": "",
"text": "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 is a 2002 golf video game released by EA Sports . Among the features in the game is the Tiger Challenge , in which the player is matched against real or fantasy golfers one at a time . There is also a scenario mode with 50 scenarios , challenging the players ' skills in a variety of realistic settings . The game also includes a tournament mode that simulates a season on the PGA Tour ."
},
{
"docid": "2003_WGC-American_Express_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2003 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from October 2 -- 5 , 2003 over the Capital City Club 's Crabapple Course in Woodstock , Georgia . It was the fourth WGC-American Express Championship tournament and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2003 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to capture his third WGC-American Express Championship and his seventh World Golf Championships title ."
},
{
"docid": "The_International_(golf)",
"title": "",
"text": "The International ( styled as The INTERNATIONAL ) was a professional golf tournament in Colorado on the PGA Tour . It was played for 21 seasons , from 1986 to 2006 , at the Castle Pines Golf Club at Castle Pines Village in Castle Rock , south of Denver . It had the distinction of being one of two PGA Tour events not conducted at traditional stroke play , the only other exception is the match play event , the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship . The International was the only tournament to use the Modified Stableford scoring system , enacted because of the significant elevation of the venue , which averages 6300 ft above sea level . Beginning in 2007 , The International was scheduled to change dates to be played during the first full weekend of July ( July 5-8 , 2007 and July 4-7 , 2008 ) , midway between the U.S. Open and the British Open . Tournament officials hoped this new date would draw even more top-ranked players , such as Tiger Woods , as it would no longer be contested the week before ( or after ) a major championship ( PGA Championship ) . Even with the change in dates , both tournament founder Jack Vickers and the Castle Pines GC membership were apparently not happy with the overall direction the PGA Tour was taking . Also ( according to the ticker on the FSN Final Score ) , the tourney has not generated sufficient sponsorship money to pay the purses . The last presenting sponsor ( as shown below ) was Qwest , in 2002 ; the last title sponsor was Sprint , in 1999 . On February 8 , 2007 , the PGA Tour announced the permanent cancellation of the International . This tournament was replaced by the AT&T National , hosted by the Tiger Woods Foundation , and held in the Washington , D.C. area . The new tournament uses standard stroke play rather than the Stableford scoring that the International had used . The scoring system returned to the PGA Tour in 2012 at the Reno -- Tahoe Open , also at high elevation ."
},
{
"docid": "2005_WGC-NEC_Invitational",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2005 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 18 -- 21 , 2005 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron , Ohio . It was the seventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament , and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2005 . World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to claim his ninth World Golf Championships title , which was his fourth Invitational title . He won by one shot over Chris DiMarco , at 6-under par 274 ."
}
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Brian Eno was born in England.
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"docid": "Suffolk",
"title": "",
"text": "Suffolk ( -LSB- ˈsʌfək -RSB- ) is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England . It has borders with Norfolk to the north , Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south . The North Sea lies to the east . The county town is Ipswich ; other important towns include Lowestoft , Bury St Edmunds , Newmarket and Felixstowe , one of the largest container ports in Europe . The county is low-lying with very few hills , and is largely arable land with the wetlands of the Broads in the north . The Suffolk Coast and Heaths are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Eno",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , RDI ( -LSB- ˈiːnoʊ -RSB- born 15 May 1948 and originally christened Brian Peter George Eno ) is an English musician , composer , record producer , singer , writer , and visual artist . He is best known for his pioneering work in rock , ambient , pop , and electronic music . A self-described `` non-musician '' , Eno has helped to introduce a variety of unique conceptual approaches and recording techniques into contemporary music , advocating a methodology of `` theory over practice '' throughout his career . He has been described as one of popular music 's most influential and innovative figures . Born in Suffolk , Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971 . After recording two albums with the band , he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums , contributing to and ultimately coining the concept of ambient music with works such as Another Green World ( 1975 ) , Discreet Music ( 1975 ) , and Music for Airports ( 1978 ) . He took part in frequent collaborations with artists such as Robert Fripp , Harold Budd , Cluster , David Bowie on his `` Berlin Trilogy '' , and David Byrne on 1981 's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts . During the 1970s , Eno would also begin a parallel career as a producer , which included work on albums by Talking Heads and Devo , the no wave compilation No New York ( 1978 ) , and recordings by avant-garde artists such as John Cale , Jon Hassell , Laraaji , and Harold Budd , among others . In subsequent decades , Eno continued to record solo albums , collaborate , and produce for other artists , including U2 , Coldplay , Laurie Anderson , James , Grace Jones , and Slowdive . Dating back to his time as a student , he has also pursued a variety of multimedia projects in parallel with his music career , including sound installations and his mid-70s co-development of Oblique Strategies , a deck of cards featuring cryptic aphorisms intended to spur creative thinking . He continues to release music , produce , and write , and maintains a regular column in Prospect Magazine ."
}
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{
"docid": "Brian_Enos",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Enos ( born in Park Layne , Ohio ) is an American sport shooter who took silver in the Standard division at the 1993 IPSC Handgun World Shoot and has two silver medals from the IPSC US Handgun Championship . He also has two silver medals from the World Steel Challenge Championship and has won the U.S. National Steel Challenge Championship two times in the Limited division . Based on ten years of active shooting he in 1990 published the book `` Practical Shooting , Beyond Fundamentals '' . He retired from active competition in 2000 , and started building the The Brian Enos forum . While he considers himself `` an IPSC shooter at heart '' , he has also performed well at shooting matches such as The Masters and the Sportsman 's Team Challenge , and won the 1983 and 1984 Bianchi Cup ."
},
{
"docid": "Discreet_Music",
"title": "",
"text": "Discreet Music ( 1975 ) is the fourth studio album by the British musician Brian Eno . While his earlier work with Robert Fripp on ( No Pussyfooting ) and several selections from Another Green World feature similar ideas , Discreet Music marked a clear step toward the ambient aesthetic Eno would later codify with 1978 's Ambient 1 : Music for Airports . It is also Eno 's first album to be released under his full name `` Brian Eno '' as opposed to his previous rock albums released simply under the name `` Eno '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Cluster_&_Eno",
"title": "",
"text": "Cluster & Eno is a collaborative album by the German electronic music group Cluster and English ambient musician Brian Eno . The style of this album is a collection of gentle melodies : a mixture of Eno 's ambient sensibilities and Cluster 's avant-garde style . In June 1977 , the duo of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius joined with Brian Eno for recording sessions at Conny Plank 's studio . The first release from those sessions on Sky Records was Cluster & Eno . Guest musicians on the album included Can bassist Holger Czukay and Asmus Tietchens on synthesizer . The association with Eno , already well known for involvement with pop acts like Roxy Music , brought Cluster a much wider audience than previous albums and international attention . Sky records issued the album on CD in 1989 , shuffling the running order . The American Gyroscope label reissued Cluster & Eno on CD in 1996 . The album was also reissued in the United States by the San Francisco-based Water label in 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "Songs_of_David_Byrne_and_Brian_Eno_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour is a 2008 -- 2009 promotional concert tour of music co-written by David Byrne and Brian Eno with performances by Byrne . In addition to being a retrospective of the duo 's collaborations , the tour promoted the album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today . The musical performers were accompanied by dancers who were choreographed to several songs . Performances were held across the world and later documented on a tour EP and a concert film ."
},
{
"docid": "Roger_Eno",
"title": "",
"text": "Roger Eugene Eno was born in Woodbridge , England in 1959 . He is known primarily as an ambient music composer . He began euphonium lessons at 12 , and at 16 entered Colchester Institute to study music . On graduating , and after a period of busking in London ( where he briefly shared a house with artists Mark Wallinger and Andy Dog ) , he returned to Colchester to run a music therapy course at a local hospital for the mentally handicapped . His first recording experience was in 1983 with his brother Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois for the album Apollo at Lanois ' Grant Avenue Studios in Canada . His first solo album , Voices , was released in 1985 . Although mainly regarded as a pianist , Roger Eno is in fact a multi-instrumentalist and keen singer , as demonstrated on his later solo albums and collaborations . He has worked with several key artists apart from his brother including Bill Nelson , No-Man , Lol Hammond , Mads Arp , Peter Hammill , Tim Bowness , and Michael Brook , the most successful of which was probably his co-written album , The Familiar , with Kate St John . Eno performs live on occasion and continues to write soundtracks . Much of his music has been used in films , including For All Mankind , Nine and a Half Weeks , Warm Summer Rain , and The Jacket , while tracks have been used in advertisements , including for Nissan and for Japan Railways . Eno has recently recorded solo albums for , and established an online shop via , the UK-based internet label Burning Shed . In 2007 , he contributed to the Mid/Air LP by Dive Index , a collaborative music project of composer/producer Will Thomas . In 2013 Eno released a new album , Endless City / Concrete Garden , under the name Roger Eno / Plumbline . A collection of Eno 's work from 1988 to 1998 , Little Things Left Behind , was released in November 2013 . In 2015 , Eno featured playing piano on two tracks ( `` A Boat Lies Waiting '' & `` Beauty '' ) on David Gilmour 's solo album , Rattle That Lock ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Eno_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Eno is an English electronic musician , music theorist and record producer ."
},
{
"docid": "Reflection_(Brian_Eno_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Reflection is the twenty-sixth solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno , released on 1 January 2017 on Warp Records . It is a single piece of ambient music produced by Eno that runs for 54 minutes in length . Released on CD , vinyl , and digital download , a generative version of the album is available as an app that changes the music at different times of the day ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Drop_(Brian_Eno_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Drop is the fifteenth solo studio album by British musician Brian Eno . The album continues in the same style as much of his work of the period exploring impressionistic , ambient instrumental soundscapes rather than more conventional songwriting . The 2014 reissue includes the 77 Million Paintings album as a bonus disc and edits the track `` Iced World '' from its original 32 minutes down to 18 minutes -- the same duration on both vinyl and CD . `` Originally titled Unwelcome Jazz : `` jazz that nobody asked for '' , and many did not care for '' : David Sheppard in On Some Faraway Beach The Life and Times of Brian Eno ."
},
{
"docid": "Randall_Enos",
"title": "",
"text": "Randall Enos is an American illustrator and cartoonist . Enos was born in New Bedford , Massachusetts . Throughout his career , which began in the 1960s , Enos has worked mostly in linocuts . Enos 's work has appeared in the National Lampoon ( where he produced the monthly strip Chicken Gutz in the 1970s ) , The Nation , the New York Times , Playboy , Time , Sports Illustrated , The Atlantic , Rolling Stone and other publications . Enos has taught at colleges and art schools including Parsons School of Design , Philadelphia University of the Arts , RISD , Syracuse University , and others and has illustrated many books , including children 's books . Enos , who ( being from New Bedford ) is interested in whaling history and collects whaling memorabilia , collaborated with Brian Heinz on the 2014 book Mocha Dick , contributing his abstract-folkish visual interpretations to the picture-book , a depiction of the historical whale which inspired the novel Moby Dick . Enos was nominated for the 2010 Advertising Illustration Award given by the National Cartoonist Society for his artwork promoting a revival of The Norman Conquests . He lives on a horse farm in Connecticut with his wife Leann ."
},
{
"docid": "Eno_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eno is a 1973 documentary short film directed by Alfons Sinniger . The subject of the film is musician Brian Eno ( shortly after his departure from Roxy Music ) , and features the recording sessions for Eno 's record Here Come the Warm Jets ."
},
{
"docid": "More_Dark_Than_Shark",
"title": "",
"text": "More Dark Than Shark is a 1986 book by Brian Eno and Russell Mills . It features the lyrics to Eno 's songs , each accompanied by an artwork inspired by the song 's lyrics by Mills . Most of the lyrics and artworks are accompanied by notes by Eno and Mills on the lyrics and the interpretation of them as used for the artwork . The book is arranged chronologically , with songs arranged according to the album on which they appeared . Each album forms a chapter , and is introduced by a commentary by Rick Poynor , these commentaries largely formed through interviews with Eno . The commentaries cover Eno and Mills 's influences , working methods , biography and philosophies , and are illustrated with excerpts from Eno 's working notebooks . The chapters -- and the albums which they precede -- are : The Prepared Observer ( Here Come the Warm Jets ) ; The Painted Score ( Taking Tiger Mountain ( By Strategy ) ) ; The Dynamics of the System ( Another Green World ) ; The Hidden Intention ( Before and After Science ) ; and The Words I Receive ( this last chapter accompanies various collaborative songs ) . The book was published by Faber and Faber , London , in association with Opal Records Ltd. . It was issued concurrently with the compilation album More Blank Than Frank/Desert Island Selection . Category : Brian Eno Category :1986 books Category : Faber and Faber books"
},
{
"docid": "Lux_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lux is the twenty-fourth solo studio album from Brian Eno , released through Warp on 13 November 2012 . The album is a collection of ambient soundscapes that have been installed in art galleries and airport terminals . Critical reception has positively compared it with Eno 's previous ambient work and noted that it is both relaxing as well as challenging music for those who engage it critically . In 2013 , Brian Eno created a number of limited edition prints featuring the cover artwork from Lux made available only from his website ."
},
{
"docid": "Ott_(record_producer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ott ( born 12 April 1968 in London , England ) is a British record producer and musician who has worked with Sinéad O'Connor , Embrace , The Orb , and Brian Eno , and has achieved recognition since 2002 for his own psychedelic dub tracks and his collaborations with Simon Posford ( Hallucinogen / Shpongle ) . He has released two albums on Twisted Records : Blumenkraft ( 2003 ) , Skylon ( 2008 ) and two albums on Ottsonic : Mir ( 2011 ) and Fairchildren ( 2015 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Taking_Tiger_Mountain_(By_Strategy)",
"title": "",
"text": "Taking Tiger Mountain ( By Strategy ) is the second solo album by English musician Brian Eno . Produced by Eno , it was originally released by Island Records in November 1974 . Unlike his previous album Here Come the Warm Jets , Eno used a core band of five instrumentalists ( keyboards , guitars , bass , drums and percussion ) and used fewer guest musicians . Also participating was guitarist and co-writer Phil Manzanera , who had played with Eno in Roxy Music . To help guide production of the album , Eno and Peter Schmidt developed instruction cards called Oblique Strategies to use through the creative process of the album . Taking Tiger Mountain ( By Strategy ) is a loose concept album with topics ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist revolution . The album 's music has an upbeat and bouncy sound but with dark lyrical themes . The album did not chart in the United Kingdom or United States , but received greater attention from the rock press . It was re-issued in a remastered version in 2004 by Virgin Records . The album has received critical attention , with varying opinions on its style and quality compared to Here Come the Warm Jets . Like on his previous album , and following album Another Green World , Brian Eno names himself only as `` Eno '' on the sleeve and in the credits ."
},
{
"docid": "Fripp_&_Eno",
"title": "",
"text": "Fripp & Eno is an ambient musical side project composed of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp . The duo have released four studio albums . The album Headcandy was also essentially a collaboration between the two , though credited just to Eno . The music created by this pair is entirely instrumental and has earned mixed critical acclaim . Each release has made extensive use of Frippertronics ( a tape looping technique ) combined with Fripp 's electronic guitar ( with subsequent sound treatments by Eno ) along with Eno playing various keyboards and synthesizers ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Wootton",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeffrey Wootton ( born 12 May 1987 ) is an English guitarist and songwriter from Manchester . He released his debut solo album , The Way the Light on 26 February 2016 , featuring a unique collaboration with British artist Damien Hirst . He has played lead guitar with Damon Albarn in Gorillaz alongside Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash and played lead guitar with Damon Albarn on his solo project . He has also collaborated with Brian Eno , Massive Attack , Nick Zinner , Noel Gallagher , Liam Gallagher and Damo Suzuki from Can . In 2013 Wootton joined Damon Albarn , Brian Eno , Nick Zinner and several other musicians and producers on a trip to Mali , in West Africa to record an album as part of Africa Express . On 24 November 2014 , Jeff along with composer Andre de Ridder , Nick Zinner , Brian Eno and Damon Albarn released a 41-minute African version of Terry Riley 's iconic 1964 minimalist piece In C with local Mali musicians through Transgressive Records . It was featured in Rolling Stone 's '20 Best Avant Albums of 2014 ' They premiered it live at the Tate Modern in London . In January 2016 he contributed Guitar 's on Massive Attack 's Ritual Spirit featuring Roots Manuva and Young Fathers ."
},
{
"docid": "Voices_and_Instruments",
"title": "",
"text": "Voices and Instruments is a 1976 album by saxophonist Jan Steele and composer John Cage . The album was the fifth release on Brian Eno 's Obscure Records . This release had the catalogue number Obscure no. 5 . In common with most of the releases on Obscure it was recorded at Basing Street Studios in London , produced by Brian Eno and engineered by Rhett Davies ."
},
{
"docid": "Someday_World",
"title": "",
"text": "Someday World is a collaboration album by British musician Brian Eno and Karl Hyde , of British electronic group Underworld released on 5 May 2014 . The album features a number of supporting musicians , including Coldplay 's Will Champion , John Reynolds and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music , and was produced by Brian Eno with 20-year-old Fred Gibson ."
},
{
"docid": "Music_for_Films_III",
"title": "",
"text": "Music for Films III is the third entry in Brian Eno 's `` Music for Films '' series . It features tracks by Brian Eno , Roger Eno , Michael Brook , and Harold Budd among others . Three different versions of this album exist . The record and cassette release featured 15 tracks , while the original CD release contained the same tracks in a different playing order . In 2005 , an updated CD , featuring two extra tracks , new artwork , a different playing order and sequencing by the group Marconi Union was released . Various tracks from Music for Films III were incorporated into the soundtrack for Al Reinert 's 1989 documentary For All Mankind ."
},
{
"docid": "Mandy_Parnell",
"title": "",
"text": "Mandy Parnell is a British audio mastering engineer , founder and senior mastering engineer at Black Saloon Studios in London , England . Parnell has worked on projects with a wide variety of artists including The XX , Feist , Sigur Ros , Bjork , The Knife , Frightened Rabbit , Brian Eno ."
},
{
"docid": "Big_Ship",
"title": "",
"text": "Big Ship or The Big Ship may refer to : Big Ship ( Freddie McGregor album ) , 1982 Big Ship ( Cardiacs album ) , 1986 `` Big Ship '' ( Cliff Richard song ) , 1969 `` The Big Ship '' ( Brian Eno song ) , a song from the album Another Green World by Brian Eno `` The Big Ship '' , a nickname of Australian cricketer Warwick Armstrong ( 1879 -- 1947 )"
},
{
"docid": "Serpent_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Serpent is the fortieth album by Finnish experimental rock band Circle . It was recorded on 19 October 2011 at The Croft , Bristol , England . The core four-piece Circle line-up is joined by the guitarist Julius Jääskeläinen . It contains a cover of the Brian Eno song `` Here Come the Warm Jets '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Henry_Lane_Eno",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry Lane Eno was born in New York City on July 8 , 1871 ; he died at Montacute House , Somerset , on September 28 , 1928 . A member of the Eno real estate and banking family , he was the son of Henry Clay Eno and his wife Cornelia , the daughter of George W. Lane of New York . Eno , a member of the circle of Mary Seney Sheldon , built the Fifth Avenue Building on the site of his grandfather 's Fifth Avenue Hotel facing Madison Square ; an unpaid researcher at Princeton University with the courtesy title of `` Professor '' , he was better known as a psychologist , author and poet . Having graduated from Yale College in 1894 , and gaining an L.L.B. from Columbia ( though he never practiced ) , in 1898 he married his first wife Edith Marie Labouisse . On the death of his father in 1914 , Enos inherited a fortune estimated at over $ 15,000,000 ; this was considerably increased when in 1919 , he successfully contested the $ 10 million will of his unmarried uncle , Amos F. Eno , a son of the builder and owner of the Fifth Avenue Hotel , for decades New York 's grandest and most fashionable , the engine of the Eno fortune , founded in textile merchandising ; Amos Eno was a founder of the Second National Bank of New York . The nephew claimed he needed the money for the education of his children , Amos and Alice . Eno was the principal donor of Princeton 's Eno Hall . Completed in 1924 , it was described at the time as `` The first laboratory in this country , if not in the world , dedicated solely to the teaching and investigation of scientific psychology . '' Eno 's wife died in February 1922 at Princeton ; in September 1923 , he remarried in England , and settled there with his much younger English wife , Flora Napier . The couple rented one of England 's finest Elizabethan mansions , Montacute House in Somerset . His daughter , Juliet ( later Princess Alexei Melikoff ) was born there in 1925 . Eno 's widow Flora married , on August 1 , 1931 , ( Ernest ) Rupert Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford , son of the 1st Baron Redesdale , and became the mother of the 5th Baron Redesdale . She died on December 20 , 1981 ."
},
{
"docid": "Eno_Collaboration",
"title": "",
"text": "Eno Collaboration is a 1996 EP released in both vinyl and CD formats by the indie band Half Man Half Biscuit . It comprises the following tracks : `` Eno Collaboration '' ( 4:07 ) `` C.A.M.R.A. Man '' ( 3:12 ) `` Get Kramer '' ( 3:33 ) `` Hair Like Brian May Blues '' ( 3:15 ) The songs `` Eno Collaboration '' ( in a different mix ) and `` C.A.M.R.A. Man '' were subsequently included on the 1997 album Voyage to the Bottom of the Road . The music writer Paul Du Noyer has called Half Man Half Biscuit 's song titles ` surreal ' and ` addictive ' , citing `` Eno Collaboration '' as one example ."
},
{
"docid": "77_Million_Paintings",
"title": "",
"text": "77 Million Paintings is a digital art software/DVD combination by British musician Brian Eno , released in 2006 . The release consists of two discs , one containing the software that creates the randomized music and images that emulate a single screen of one of Eno 's video installation pieces . The other is a DVD containing interviews with the artist . The title is derived from the possible number of combinations of video and music which can be generated by the software , effectively ensuring that the same image/soundscape is never played twice . An accompanying booklet includes a piece by Nick Robertson describing the intention behind the software , and an article by Brian Eno ( `` My Light Years '' ) describing his experiments with light and music . The software was developed by Jake Dowie for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems ."
},
{
"docid": "New_and_Rediscovered_Musical_Instruments",
"title": "",
"text": "New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments is a 1975 album by Max Eastley and David Toop . The album was the fourth release on Brian Eno 's Obscure Records . Toop was a music writer , broadcaster and a member of the London Musicians Collective with a particular interest in ethnic percussion and homemade wind instruments . Eastley was a kinetic sculptor who had created unusual new instruments such as the Centriphone and a Hydraphone . Toop and Eastley used these instruments to create the album . The album was one of the first four releases on Eno 's Obscure Records when they were simultaneously released in a limited edition of 2,000 copies each on December 5 , 1975 . This release had the catalogue number Obscure no. 4 . In common with most of the releases on Obscure it was produced by Brian Eno ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ship_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ship is the twenty-fifth solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno , released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records . It was announced on Eno 's website on 24 February 2016 . The album is Eno 's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005 's Another Day on Earth . The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and became Eno 's highest-charting album since My Life in the Bush of Ghosts . The album received critical acclaim ."
},
{
"docid": "Machine_Music",
"title": "",
"text": "Machine Music is a 1978 album by John White and Gavin Bryars . The album was the eighth release on Brian Eno 's Obscure Records . This release had the catalogue number Obscure OBS 8 . In common with most of the releases on Obscure it was recorded at Basing Street Studios in London , produced by Brian Eno and engineered by Rhett Davies . The Bryars ' composition The Squirrel and the Ricketty Racketty Bridge features four guitarists , each playing two guitars simultaneously ."
},
{
"docid": "(No_Pussyfooting)",
"title": "",
"text": "( No Pussyfooting ) is the debut studio album by the British musicians Robert Fripp and Brian Eno ( credited as Fripp & Eno ) . The album was released in 1973 . ( No Pussyfooting ) was the first of three major collaborations between the musicians , growing out of Eno 's early tape recording loop experiments and Fripp 's `` Frippertronics '' electric guitar technique . ( No Pussyfooting ) was recorded in three days over the course of a year . Its release was close to that of Eno 's own debut solo album Here Come the Warm Jets ( 1974 ) , and it constitutes one of his early experiments in ambient music ."
},
{
"docid": "After_the_Heat",
"title": "",
"text": "After the Heat is a 1978 album by Brian Eno , Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius ( the latter two being the core members of Cluster ) , credited to `` Eno Moebius Roedelius '' . The album represents the second collaboration by the trio , the first being 1977 's Cluster & Eno . As with the previous album , After the Heat was created in collaboration with the influential `` krautrock '' producer Conny Plank ."
}
] |
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Portugal does not share a border with Spain.
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[
{
"docid": "Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "Portugal ( Portuguese : -LSB- puɾtuˈɣaɫ -RSB- ) , officially the Portuguese Republic ( -LSB- República Portuguesa , links = no -RSB- ) ( Portuguese : -LSB- ʁɨ ` publikɐ puɾtu ' ɣezɐ -RSB- ) In recognized minority languages of Portugal : República Pertuesa is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe . It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe . To the west and south it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and north by Spain . The Portugal -- Spain border is 1214 km long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union . The republic also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira , both autonomous regions with their own regional governments . The territory of modern Portugal has been continuously settled , invaded and fought over since prehistoric times . The Pre-Celts , Celts , Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples . Portugal as a country was born in the aftermath of the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD and occupied most of it ever since . Precipitated by the seminal event for its foundation , the Battle of São Mamede , where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother Theresa of Portugal and her lover Fernão Peres de Trava , which established the nation 's sovereignty against rival neighbor kingdoms . Following São Mamede , the future king styled himself Prince of Portugal . He would be proclaimed King of Portugal in the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such by neighbouring kingdoms in 1143 . In the 15th and 16th centuries , Portugal established the first global empire , becoming one of the world 's major economic , political and military powers . During this time , Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration in the Age of Discovery , notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King João II , with such notable discoveries as Bartolomeu Dias 's reach of the Cape of Good Hope ( 1488 ) , the Vasco da Gama 's sea route to India ( 1497 -- 98 ) and the discovery of Brazil ( 1500 ) . Portugal monopolized the spice trade during this time , and the Portuguese Empire expanded with military campaigns led in Asia . But the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake , the country 's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars , the independence of Brazil ( 1822 ) , and the Liberal Wars ( 1828 -- 34 ) , all left Portugal crippled from war and diminished in its world power . After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy , the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established , later being superseded by the Estado Novo right-wing authoritarian regime . Democracy was restored after the Portuguese Colonial War and the Carnation Revolution in 1974 . Shortly after , independence was granted to almost all its overseas territories . The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of the longest-lived colonial empire . Portugal has left a profound cultural and architectural influence across the globe and a legacy of over 250 million Portuguese speakers today . Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and a high living standard . It is the 5th most peaceful country in the world , maintaining a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government . It has the 18th highest Social Progress in the world , putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France , Spain and Italy . A founding member of NATO and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , it is also a member of numerous other international organizations , including the United Nations , the European Union , the eurozone , and the OECD . Portugal is a pioneer when it comes to drug decriminalization , as the nation decriminalized the possession of all drugs for personal use in 2001 . LGBT rights in Portugal have improved substantially in the past two decades and are now among the best in the world . Moreover , after years of investment and cooperation , Portugal marked a climax on renewable energy worldwide in 2016 , when it was powered for 107 consecutive hours exclusively by wind , sun , and water , which advocates say further shows fossil fuels are indeed replaceable ."
},
{
"docid": "Spain",
"title": "",
"text": "Spain ( España -LSB- esˈpaɲa -RSB- ) , officially the Kingdom of Spain ( -LSB- Reino de España , links = no -RSB- ) , is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe , with two large archipelagoes , the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands off the North African Atlantic coast , two cities Ceuta and Melilla in the North African mainland and several small islands in the Alboran Sea near the Moroccan coast . Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay of Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean . It is the only European country to have a border with an African country ( Morocco ) and its African territory accounts for nearly 5 % of its population , mostly in the Canary Islands but also in Ceuta and Melilla . With an area of 505990 km2 , Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe , the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union , and the fourth largest country in the European continent . By population , Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union . Spain 's capital and largest city is Madrid ; other major urban areas include Barcelona , Valencia , Seville , Bilbao and Málaga . Modern humans first arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 35,000 years ago . Iberian cultures along with ancient Phoenician , Greek and Carthaginian settlements developed on the peninsula until it came under Roman rule around 200 BCE , after which the region was named Hispania , based on the earlier Phoenician name Span or Spania . In the Middle Ages , the area was conquered by Germanic tribes and later by the Moors . Spain emerged as a unified country in the 15th century , following the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs and the completion of the eight centuries-long reconquest , or Reconquista from the Moors in 1492 . In the early modern period , Spain became one of history 's first global colonial empires , leaving a vast cultural and linguistic legacy that includes over 500 million Spanish speakers , making Spanish the world 's second most spoken first language , after Mandarin Chinese . Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy . It is a middle power and a major developed country with the world 's fourteenth largest economy by nominal GDP and sixteenth largest by purchasing power parity . It is a member of the United Nations ( UN ) , the European Union ( EU ) , the Eurozone , the Council of Europe ( CoE ) , the Organization of Ibero-American States ( OEI ) , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and many other international organisations ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Ribeira_de_Cuncos",
"title": "",
"text": "Ribeira de Cuncos is a Portuguese ravine that marks the southern point of the disputed section of the Portugal-Spain border , ( Arroyo de Cuncos in Spanish ) . Portugal does not recognise the border between Caia and Ribeira de Cuncos River deltas , since the beginning of the 1801 occupation of Olivenza by Spain . This territory , though under de facto Spanish occupation , remains a de jure part of Portugal , consequently no border is henceforth recognised in this area . The Castle of Cuncos situated nearby dates from pre-Roman time ( specifically , the Iron Age ) . Today is completely submerged under the man made Alqueva reservoir created by the Alqueva dam . In the area , ancient foundations and remains belonging to the era have been discovered . It runs into the Guadiana river . Category : Portugal -- Spain border Category : Guadiana"
},
{
"docid": "Geography_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "Portugal is a coastal nation in southwestern Europe , located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula , bordering Spain ( on its northern and eastern frontiers : a total of 1214 km ) . The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean ( the Azores and Madeira ) , which are strategic islands along the North Atlantic . The extreme south is not too far from the Strait of Gibraltar , leading to the Mediterranean Sea . In total , the country occupies an area of 92090 km2 of which 91470 km2 is land and 620 km2 water . Despite these definitions , the Portugal-Spain border remains an unresolved territorial dispute between the two countries . Portugal does not recognise the border between Caia and Ribeira de Cuncos River deltas , since the beginning of the 1801 occupation of Olivenza by Spain . This territory , though under de facto Spanish occupation , remains a de jure part of Portugal , consequently no border is henceforth recognised in this area ."
},
{
"docid": "Caia_(river)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Caia is a river in the Iberian Peninsula , a tributary to the Guadiana . It is one of the main water courses in the Portalegre District , Portugal . Portugal does not recognise the border between the Caia and Ribeira de Cuncos River deltas , since the beginning of the 1801 occupation of Olivenza by Spain . This territory , though under de facto Spanish occupation , remains a de jure part of Portugal , consequently no border is henceforth recognised in this area ."
},
{
"docid": "Convention_of_Limits_(1926)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Convention of Limits ( 1926 ) was a convention signed between Portugal and Spain , signed on 29 of June 1926 , in Lisbon . Portugal and Spain signed an agreement demarcating the border from the confluence of Ribeira de Cuncos with the Guadiana , just south of Olivenza , to the estuary of the Guadiana River , on the far South . The border between Portugal and Spain from the confluence of the Caia ( river ) to the confluence of the Ribeira de Cuncos is not demarcated and remains so nowadays , with the Guadiana River being the de facto border . Category :1926 in Portugal Category :1926 in Spain Category : Portugal -- Spain border Category :1926 treaties Category : Boundary treaties"
},
{
"docid": "Portugal–Spain_border",
"title": "",
"text": "The Portugal -- Spain border is the international boundary between Portugal and Spain . Referred to as `` la Raya '' in Spanish and `` A Raia '' in Portuguese ( the stripe ) , the current demarcation is almost identical to that defined in 1297 by the Treaty of Alcañices . It is one of the oldest borders in the world . The Portugal -- Spain border is 1,214 km ( 754 miles ) long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union . The border is not defined for 18 km ( 11 miles ) between the Caia river and Ribeira de Cuncos , because of the disputed status of Olivenza , which has been disputed between the two countries for two hundred years . A microstate existed previously on the border called Couto Misto ."
},
{
"docid": "Ardila",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ardila is a river of Spain and Portugal and a tributary of the Guadiana . Its length is 166 km . A portion of the river forms the Portugal -- Spain border . Category : Rivers of Spain Category : Rivers of Portugal Category : International rivers of Europe Category : Portugal -- Spain border Category : Guadiana"
},
{
"docid": "Guadiana_International_Bridge",
"title": "",
"text": "The Guadiana International Bridge ( Puente Internacional Ponte Internacional ) is a bridge that crosses the Guadiana River connecting southern Spain ( town of Ayamonte ) and Portugal ( town of Castro Marim ) . It is the southernmost land crossing on the Portugal -- Spain border . It is not split evenly between the two countries , a greater share of it situated in Portugal . Completed in 1991 , its structural type is a cable-stayed bridge , with a deck of prestressed concrete . The bridge was designed by the Portuguese Structural Engineer Professor José Luis Câncio Martins on behalf of Huarte S.A. ( now Obrascón Huarte Lain ) and Teixeira Duarte . The bridge is open to vehicles only . It is the third longest bridge in Portugal and one of the longest in Spain . The bridge is 666 metres long with the central span between the towers being 324 metres . The deck stands 20 metres above the river , allowing the navigation of ships of deep draft . The two towers of the bridge are 95 and 96 metres tall , respectively . The Spanish side tower rests on an artificial island built on the riverbed , while the pillar on the Portuguese side is on land . The bridge connects the Via do Infante de Sagres A22 motorway ( Portugal ) to the Autopista del Quinto Centenario A-49 Motorway ( Spain ) , and is part of the European route E01 ."
},
{
"docid": "European_Portuguese",
"title": "",
"text": "European Portuguese ( português europeu , -LSB- puɾtuˈɣez ewɾuˈpew -RSB- ) , also known as Lusitanian Portuguese ( português lusitano ) and Portuguese of Portugal ( português de Portugal ) in Brazil , refers to the Portuguese language spoken in Portugal . Standard Portuguese pronunciation , the prestige norm based on European Portuguese , is the reference for Portugal , the Portuguese-speaking African countries , East Timor and Macau . The word `` European '' was chosen to avoid the clash of `` Portuguese Portuguese '' ( `` português português '' ) as opposed to Brazilian Portuguese . The language is the same with different accents in many countries . It is a Latin based language , with Greek and Arabic influence . Was spoken in Iberia before as Galicean-Portuguese . With the formation of Portugal as a country in the 12th century , the language evolved to Portuguese . A small province of Spain in the Northern border of Portugal called Galicia , the native language is Galego . Both Portuguese and Galego are very similar and natives can understand each other as they share the origin . Portuguese and Spanish are different languages , although they share some similar words ."
},
{
"docid": "Alcañices",
"title": "",
"text": "Alcañices is a small town in the province of Zamora , Spain . It is very close to the Portugal-Spain border , not far from the Portuguese town of Bragança . On September 12 , 1297 the Treaty of Alcañices was signed in Alcañices between Portugal and Castile . This treaty established the border between Portugal and Spain which is one of the oldest borders in Europe ."
},
{
"docid": "GR_14_(Portugal)",
"title": "",
"text": "The GR 14 is a Percurso pedestre de grande rota ( long distance footpath with standard waymarking ) in Portugal , which connects with a corresponding path into Spain . In Portugal , it is known as the Rota dos Vinhos da Europa ( European Wine Route ) , and Portuguese tourist mapsMap of the São João da Pesqueira section , published by the municipal tourist office mark it as continuing through wine-growing areas of Spain and France to terminate at Strasbourg . As of 2015 it is not included in the list of `` E-paths '' ( international routes ) published by the European Ramblers ' Association ; however , a long-distance route of the same number ( GR 14 ( Spain ) , known as the Senda del Duero does continue the route into Spain from the border at Salto de Saucelle In Portugal , the route is designated from the Atlantic coast at Vila Nova de Gaia in Oporto eastward to the Spanish border . Generally the path follows the course of the River Douro , though remaining slightly to the south of the river and at substantially greater altitudes , rising to almost 900m as against the approximately 150m of the upper Douro valley . The extent to which the path is waymarked along the whole of its length is not clear . As of 2013 , only the section in the municipality of Armamar is included in the list of GR footpaths in Portugal in the National Register of Walking Routes published by the body responsible for these , the Federação de Campismo e Montanhismo de Portugal , but there is evidence that it is also waymarked at least in the municipalities of Tabuaço , São João da Pesqueira ( 45 km ) and Vila Nova de Foz Côa at the eastern end of the route . In those areas , the route follows well used tracks or quiet country roads , between small towns and villages where accommodation and food are readily available . River crossings on footpath sections are either by bridges ( e.g. across the River Távora ) , or stepping stones ( e.g. across the River Torto ) . In accordance with the name of the route , it frequently passes through vineyards . It descends to the Douro at Ferradosa in the São João da Pesqueira section ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_companies_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe . It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe . To the west and south it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and north by Spain . The Portugal -- Spain border is 1214 km long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union . Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and a high living standard . It is the 5th most peaceful country in the world , maintaining a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government . It has the 18th highest Social Progress in the world , putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France , Spain and Italy . A founding member of NATO and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , it is also a member of numerous other international organizations , including the United Nations , the European Union , the eurozone , and the OECD . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Portugal '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Guadiana",
"title": "",
"text": "The Guadiana River ( -LSB- ɡwaˈðjana -RSB- , -LSB- ɡwɐðiˈɐ̃nɐ -RSB- ) , or Odiana , is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border , separating Extremadura and Andalucia ( Spain ) from Alentejo and Algarve ( Portugal ) . The river 's basin extends from the eastern portion of Extremadura to the southern provinces of the Algarve ; the river and its tributaries flow from east to west , then south through Portugal to the border towns of Vila Real de Santo António ( Portugal ) and Ayamonte ( Spain ) , where it flows into the Gulf of Cádiz . With a course that covers a distance of 829 km , it is the fourth-longest in the Iberian peninsula , and its hydrological basin extends over an area of approximately 68000 km2 ( the majority of which lies within Spain ) ."
},
{
"docid": "N-432_road_(Spain)",
"title": "",
"text": "The N-432 is a road in Extremadura and Andalusia , Spain . It starts in Badajoz near the Portugal border and heads southeast crossing Autovía A-66 after passing Zafra . The road exits Extremadura and enters Andalucía through Sierra Morena , passing Peñarroya . Then it crosses a reservoir in Embalse de Puente Nuevo before crossing Córdoba . It then follows Río Guadajoz passing Castro del Río and Baena . The road does a short incursion into the Province of Jaén before reaching its end in Granada . N-432"
},
{
"docid": "Terra_de_Miranda",
"title": "",
"text": "Terra de Miranda ( Tierra de Miranda in Mirandese , Terras de Miranda in Portuguese , the historical name of a 500 km ² mesa in northeastern Portugal , lying on the border of Spain . It used to be an administrative division , and although it does not correspond to a modern-day region 's borders , there are some cultural characteristics particular to Terra de Miranda that keep the name in use to the present day . It has been a border region between different administrative areas of the Roman Empire , the kingdoms of the Visigoths and the Suevi , the Arabs and the Christians . Although the etymology of the word Miranda is still debated , it is believed to mean `` border '' . Among the best known cultural features particular to this area there is the Mirandese language , the Pauliteiros , the pagan rituals practiced from Christmas to Easter , namely the farandulo , and the bagpipe music ."
},
{
"docid": "Treaty_of_Lisbon_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Treaty of Lisbon is a 2007 treaty between member states designed to reform the European Union . Treaty of Lisbon may also refer to : Treaty of Lisbon ( 1661 ) , a Peace Treaty and renewed Alliance , where Portugal ceded to England Tangiers and Mumbai as part of the dowry of Queen Catherine of Braganza to Charles II of England Treaty of Lisbon ( 1667 ) , Franco-Portuguese alliance during the Portuguese Restoration War Treaty of Lisbon ( 1668 ) , a Peace Treaty that ended the 26-year-long Portuguese Restoration War between Portugal and Spain , granting independence to Portugal after 60 years ( 1580-1640 ) of Iberian Union Treaty of Lisbon ( 1859 ) , a treaty between Portugal and the Netherlands that decided the border between Portuguese Timor and the Dutch East Indies Treaty of Lisbon ( 1864 ) , a treaty between Spain and Portugal on the border between the two countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Autovía_A-49",
"title": "",
"text": "The Autovía A-49 is a major highway in Andalusia , Spain . It connects Seville with the border of Portugal . It is also European route E1 . It starts on the ring road of Seville and heads east with a spur south A-483 to Almonte , the Costa de la Luz and the Parque Nacional de Doňana . The road crosses the Rio Tinto and the Odiel river north of Huelva . The road crosses the Portuguese-Spanish border 133 km west of Seville and connects to the A22 motorway ( Portugal ) on the Guadiana International Bridge over the Guadiana River . From Spain A-49 to Portugal A-22 A-49 A-49"
},
{
"docid": "Spanish–Portuguese_War",
"title": "",
"text": "Spanish -- Portuguese War may refer to one of the following conflicts between Portugal and Spain ( or between Portugal and Castile before 1492 ) : 1383 -- 85 Crisis , when Castile intervened unsuccessfully in a Portuguese civil war War of the Castilian Succession ( 1475 -- 79 ) , when Portugal intervened in a Castilian civil war , which ended with a Portugueses naval victory and a Castilian land victory War of the Portuguese Succession ( 1580 -- 83 ) , when Portugal passed under the rule of the Spanish Monarchy Portuguese Restoration War ( 1640 -- 68 ) , when Portugal regained its full sovereignty War of the Spanish Succession ( 1701 -- 13 ) Spanish -- Portuguese War ( 1735 -- 37 ) , fought over the Banda Oriental ( Uruguay ) Spanish -- Portuguese War ( 1762 -- 63 ) , known as the Fantastic War Spanish -- Portuguese War ( 1776 -- 77 ) , fought over the border between Spanish and Portuguese South America War of the Oranges in 1801 , when Spain and France defeated Portugal in the Iberian Peninsula , while Portugal defeated Spain in South America Invasion of Portugal ( 1807 ) , a French invasion initially supported by Spain"
},
{
"docid": "Olivenza",
"title": "",
"text": "Olivenza ( -LSB- oliˈβenθa -RSB- ) or Olivença ( -LSB- oliˈvẽsɐ -RSB- ) is a town situated on a disputed section of the Portugal -- Spain border . It is administered de facto by Spain , as part of the autonomous community of Extremadura . Portugal holds a claim on the town and its surrounding territory . As Olivença , the town was under Portuguese sovereignty between 1297 ( Treaty of Alcañices ) and 1801 when it was invaded by the Spanish during the War of the Oranges and then ceded to Spain under the Treaty of Badajoz . Spain has since administered the territory ( now split into two municipalities , Olivenza and Táliga ) , whilst Portugal invokes the self-revocation of the Treaty of Badajoz , plus the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 , to claim the return of the territory . In spite of the territorial dispute between Portugal and Spain , the issue has not been a sensitive matter in the relations between these two countries . Olivenza and other neighbouring Spanish ( La Codosera , Alburquerque and Badajoz ) and Portuguese ( Arronches , Campo Maior , Estremoz , Portalegre and Elvas ) towns reached an agreement in 2008 to create a euroregion ."
},
{
"docid": "Gecko_Turner",
"title": "",
"text": "Gecko Turner ( born Fernando Gabriel Echave Pelaez , 1966 ) is a Spanish musician and singer-songwriter . Based near the border between Spain and Portugal , he has fronted several bands in his native Spain . Guapapasea , his first CD released in the U.S. , incorporates bossa nova , soul , funk , reggae , jazz and electronica . Gecko Turner grew up in Spain , learning English from the blues artists he loved . After a long musical journey , he started composing in a style that combined jazz , blues , samba , reggae , hip-hop , and more into something all his own . Journalists in Spain dubbed it ` Afromeño ' ( rough translation : African and Extremeño , being Extremadura the region where he comes from ) , but the sound owes as much to North and South America , the Caribbean and Europe , as it does to Africa . All of his work has been published by Lovemonk Records , in cd and vinyl . Also , Californian label Quango Music Group has published in the United States an American edition of the album `` Guapapaséa '' , as well as several singles ."
},
{
"docid": "Romani_people_in_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "The Romani people in Portugal are known by non-Romani ethnic Portuguese as ciganos ( -LSB- siˈɣɐnuʃ -RSB- ) , but are also alternatively known as calés , calós , and boémios . As implied by some of their most common local names , the native Portuguese Romani belong to the Iberian Kale ( Kalos ) group , like most of the fellow Lusophone Brazilian -LSB- Romani people in Brazil , ciganos -RSB- , and the Spanish Romani people , known as gitanos , that share their same ethnic group . Their presence in the country goes back to the second half of the 15th century when they crossed the border from neighbouring Spain . Early on , due to their sociocultural differences , race and nomadic lifestyle , the ciganos were the object of fierce discrimination and persecution . The number of Romani people in Portugal is difficult to estimate , since it is forbidden to collect statistics about race or ethnic categories in the country . According to data from Council of Europe 's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance there are about 40,000 to 50,000 spread all over the country . According to the Portuguese branch of Amnesty International , there are about 30,000 to 50,000 ."
},
{
"docid": "Águeda_(river)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Águeda is a river tributary of the Douro River , that springs from the Serra das Mesas in Spain , in the autonomous community of Castile and León . It flows 130 km until it reaches the Douro River near Barca de Alva , Portugal . The Portugal -- Spain border follows the Águeda for much of its course ."
},
{
"docid": "A28_motorway_(Portugal)",
"title": "",
"text": "A28 is a motorway ( freeway ) in Portugal . It connects Porto to Viana do Castelo , further extending to Valença , on the border with Galicia ( Spain ) . It crosses with the A27 , A7 , A11 , and A41 motorways . Category : Motorways in Portugal"
},
{
"docid": "Ludeiros",
"title": "",
"text": "Ludeiros is a village located in northwestern Spain in the Ourense Province and the autonomous region of Galicia . Ludeiros is in the municipality of Lobios and is located on the hills of the Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês and overlooks the Lindoso Reservoir with the Rio Limia being the main river that drains into the Embalsa . Ludeiros is located less than 500 meters from the Spain and Portugal border . The village is home to 35 residents , with no stores in Ludeiros the residents shop either in the town of Lobios or Ponte da Barca in Portugal . Category : Towns in Spain"
},
{
"docid": "Melilla_border_fence",
"title": "",
"text": "The Melilla border fence forms part of the Morocco -- Spain border in the area of Melilla . Constructed by Spain , its stated purpose is to stop illegal immigration and smuggling . Morocco has objected to the construction of the barrier since it does not recognise Spanish sovereignty in Melilla . Melilla is an integral part of Spain , and therefore of the European Union ; its border and its equivalent in Ceuta are the only two land borders between the European Union and an African country ."
},
{
"docid": "Outline_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Portugal : The Portuguese Republic , commonly known as Portugal , is a sovereign country principally located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe . Portugal is the westernmost country of continental Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east . The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira ( including the Savage Islands ) are also part of Portugal . The land within the borders of today 's Portuguese Republic has been continuously settled since prehistoric times . Some of the earliest civilizations include Lusitanians and Celtic societies . Incorporation into the Roman Republic dominions took place in the 2nd century BC . The region was ruled and colonized by Germanic peoples , such as the Suebi and the Visigoths , from the 5th to the 8th century . From this era , some vestiges of the Alans were also found . The Muslim Moors arrived in the early 8th century and conquered the Christian Germanic kingdoms , eventually occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula . In the early 12th century , during the Christian Reconquista , Portugal appeared as a kingdom independent of its neighbour , the Kingdom of León and Galicia . In a little over a century , in 1249 , Portugal would establish almost its entire modern-day borders . During the 15th and 16th centuries , with a global empire that included possessions in Africa , Asia and South America , Portugal was one of the world 's major economic , political , and cultural powers . In the 17th century , the Portuguese Restoration War between Portugal and Spain ended the sixty-year period of the Iberian Union ( 1580 -- 1640 ) . In the 19th century , armed conflict with French and Spanish invading forces and the loss of its largest territorial possession abroad , Brazil , disrupted political stability and potential economic growth . In 1910 , the last Portuguese king was overthrown and a republic was proclaimed . In 1926 , a coup d'état established a military dictatorship that would be replaced by a fascist regime called Estado Novo in 1933 . After the Portuguese Colonial War ( 1961-1974 ) and the Carnation Revolution coup d'état in 1974 , the ruling regime was deposed in Lisbon , a democracy was established and the country handed over its last overseas provinces in Africa . Portugal was accepted as a member of the European Economic Community in 1986 . Portugal 's last overseas territory , Macau , was handed over to China in 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "Monfortinho_Airport",
"title": "",
"text": "Monfortinho Airport is an airstrip near the Portugal-Spain border serving Monfortinho , in the Castelo Branco municipality of Portugal . The runway is 3 km southwest of the village ."
},
{
"docid": "Limia_(river)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Limia River ( Lima in Portuguese , -LSB- ˈɫimɐ -RSB- ) is in Galicia , Spain , and Portugal , with a length of 108 km . The source of the Limia is Talariño Mountain at 975 m above sea level , close to the Paradiña village in the Sarreaus municipality ( Ourense , Spain ) . It crosses the border into Portugal close to the Lindoso village , and reaches the Atlantic near Viana do Castelo . The Romans identified the Limia with the mythical Lethe ."
},
{
"docid": "Treaty_of_Badajoz_(1801)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Treaty of Badajoz ( also known as the Peace of Badajoz ) was signed in Badajoz on 6 June 1801 between the representatives of Prince Regent John of Portugal and representatives from the Kingdom of Spain . Based on the terms of the accord , the Kingdom of Portugal agreed to cede Olivença ( along with paying an indemnity to Spain ) . Moreover , Portugal was required to close all ports to the British . On a sidenote , Prince John was forced to sign the accord as a result of the Spanish army ( along with a French auxiliary corps ) having been dispatched across the Portuguese frontier . The treaty was reinforced and slightly altered during a special convention ( i.e. Treaty of Madrid ) that was held on 29 September 1801 whereby Portugal was forced to pay France a total of 20 million francs . Portugal has to this day disputed the Spanish claim and thus does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over Olivença , on the grounds that the conditions under which this treaty was signed make it void ; and that after the end of the French invasions , Spanish occupation of that territory contradicts the Treaty of Vienna ."
},
{
"docid": "Portugal_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics",
"title": "",
"text": "Portugal competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , Spain . 90 competitors , 68 men and 22 women , took part in 71 events in 14 sports . These Olympics saw Portugal listing the biggest share of competitors in the athletics , but also debuting in the tennis and badminton events , recently elevated to Olympic sports , as with the women 's judo . Portugal also participated in the roller hockey tournament ( demonstration sport ) , as current world champions , but finishing just outside the podium ."
},
{
"docid": "Montenegro_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Montenegro is a surname of Galician origin , later spreading to other parts of Spain and Portugal . Approximately 8010 people in Spain share this surname , making it the 598th most common surname in the country ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Steven_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Knight ( born 1959 ) is a British screenwriter and film director . He read English at University College London ( UCL ) . Knight has written the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit , Dirty Pretty Things and Eastern Promises , and also directed as well as written the films Locke and Hummingbird ( a.k.a. Redemption ) . Knight is also one of three creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? , a game show that has been remade and aired in around 160 countries worldwide , and has written for BBC 's Commercial Breakdown , The Detectives , Peaky Blinders and Taboo ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Steve_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Steve , Steven or Stephen Knight is the name of : Steve Knight ( politician ) ( born 1966 ) , U.S. Representative from California Stephen Knight ( martyr ) ( died 1555 ) , English Protestant martyr Steve Knight ( musician ) ( 1935 -- 2013 ) , American jazz/rock keyboardist Stephen Knight ( author ) ( 1951 -- 1985 ) , British author Steven Knight ( born 1959 ) , British writer and co-creator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? Stephen Thomas Knight ( born 1940 ) , British academic Steve Knight ( jockey ) , winner of the 1987 Grand National Steve Knight ( pool player ) , British Mosconi Cup pool player Steve Knight ( cyclist ) , British National Champion Cyclo-cross rider Stephen Knight ( rugby ) ( born 1948 ) , former representative Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer Stephen Knight ( poet ) ( born 1960 ) , Welsh writer Stephen Knight ( politician ) , London Assembly Member"
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Stevens",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeff Stevens may refer to : Jeff Stevens ( baseball ) ( born 1983 ) , American baseball pitcher Jeff Stevens ( singer ) ( born 1959 ) , American country music singer , songwriter and record producer Jeff A. Stevens ( born 1963 ) , American businessman in the oil industry"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_White",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven White may refer to : Steven A. White ( born 1928 ) , US admiral Steven Edward White , Abolitionist Party of Canada candidate Steven R. White ( born 1959 ) , professor of physics at the University of California at Irvine Steven V. White ( 1928-1988 ) , American chairmen"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Wolf_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven ( or Stephen ) Wolf ( or Woolfe , Wolff ) may refer to : Stephen Wolf ( born 1941 ) , American businessman Steven Wolf ( active since 1989 ) , American musician and music producer Steven Woolfe ( born 1967 ) , British politician Steven J. Wolfe ( born 1959 ) , film producer Stephen Wolff , computer scientist"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Wright_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Wright ( born 1955 ) is an American comedian and actor . Steven or Steve Wright may also refer to : Steve Wright ( American football , born 1942 ) , former American football offensive tackle Steve Wright ( American football , born 1959 ) , former American football offensive lineman and Survivor contestant Steven Wright ( baseball ) ( born 1984 ) , American baseball player Steve Wright ( DJ ) ( born 1954 ) , British radio broadcaster Steve Wright ( serial killer ) ( born 1958 ) , British serial killer Steve Wright ( bassist ) ( died 2017 ) , bassist with the Greg Kihn Band Steve Wright ( footballer ) ( born 1959 ) , English footballer Steve Wright , English singer , member of Juveniles , Fiat Lux , Camera Obscura and Hoi Poloi Steve Wright ( wrestler ) , British professional wrestler , father of German wrestler Alex Wright"
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Knight is the name of : Michael E. Knight ( born 1959 ) , American actor known for work in daytime soap operas Michael Knight ( Australian politician ) ( born 1952 ) , former Australian politician Michael Knight ( Knight Rider ) , the fictional main character of Knight Rider , a popular U.S. television show from the 1980s Michael Muhammad Knight ( born 1977 ) , American novelist and journalist Michael Knight ( writer ) , American writer of fiction Michael Knight ( RAF officer ) ( born 1932 ) , British air marshal Michael T. Knight ( 1832 -- 1916 ) , official and politician in Newfoundland"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Davis_(executive)",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Dale Davis ( born 1959/1959 ) is an American business executive from Milwaukee , Wisconsin , formerly the CEO of Bob Evans Restaurants , and former president of Long John Silver 's and A&W Restaurants ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Stevens",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark or Marc Stevens or Mark Stephens may refer to : Mark Stevens ( writer ) ( born 1947 ) , American author of marketing books Mark Stevens ( actor ) ( 1916 -- 1994 ) , American actor Mark Stevens ( American football ) ( born 1962 ) , NFL quarterback who played for the San Francisco 49ers Mark Stevens ( footballer ) ( born 1975 ) , Australian-rules footballer Marc Stevens ( pornographic actor ) ( 1943 -- 1989 ) , American erotic performer Mark Stevens ( film critic ) , New York magazine film critic , author and 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Stevens ( film editor ) , American film editor Mark Stevens ( venture capitalist ) , venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park , California Mark Stephens ( solicitor ) ( born 1957 ) , British media & human rights lawyer , mediator & broadcaster Marc Stevens ( fighter ) , American mixed martial arts fighter Robert X. Cringely ( born 1953 ) , pen name of technology journalist Mark Stephens Mark Stevens ( cricketer ) ( born 1959 ) , former English cricketer Marc Stevens ( cryptology ) cryptology researcher , author of HashClash"
},
{
"docid": "Nick_Knight_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nick Knight ( born 1969 ) is a former England international cricketer Nick Knight may also refer to : Nick Knight ( film ) , a television movie released in 1989 Nick Knight ( Forever Knight ) , a fictional character in the TV series Forever Knight Nick Knight ( photographer ) ( born 1958 ) , British fashion photographer , documentary photographer , and web publisher Nick Knight ( professor ) , Professor of Asian Studies Nick Knight ( born 1959 ) , stage name of American pornographic actor Mickey G. Nick & Knight , a 2014 eponymous album by American singing duo Nick Carter and Jordan Knight"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Deans",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Deans ( born 18 June 1982 ) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Canberra Knights in the Australian Ice Hockey League ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Hayes",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Hayes may refer to : Steve Hayes ( businessman ) , English businessman and former owner of rugby union side London Wasps Steve Hayes ( basketball ) ( born 1955 ) , American basketball player Steve Hayes ( footballer ) ( born 1985 ) , Australian soccer player Steve Hayes ( soccer ) ( born 1959 ) , American soccer player and coach Steven Hayes , perpetrator of the Cheshire , Connecticut , home invasion murders Steven C. Hayes ( born 1948 ) , psychologist"
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Knight may refer to : Richard Knight ( MP ) ( by 1518 -- 1555 or later ) , English MP for Chichester Sir Richard Knight ( 1639 -- 1679 ) , English MP for Lymington Richard Knight ( footballer ) ( born 1979 ) , English footballer Richard Payne Knight ( 1750 -- 1824 ) , classical scholar , connoisseur , archaeologist and numismatist Richard of the Knight Brothers , a soul music duo Richard Knight ( speedway rider ) ( born 1959 ) , former motorcycle speedway rider"
},
{
"docid": "Stephen_Harper_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stephen Harper ( born 1959 ) was the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada , and former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada . Stephen Harper may also refer to : Stephen Harper ( designer ) , British car designer Steve Harper ( born 1975 ) , English footballer Steve Harper ( footballer , born 1969 ) , English footballer Steven C. Harper ( born 1970 ) , American professor at Brigham Young University Steven Piziks ( pseudonym Steven Harper ) , American author of science fiction and horror fiction Steven Harper ( Boston Public ) , high school principal on the American TV series Boston Public Steven Harper , a character in The Alphabet Killer"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Chapman",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven , Steve or Stephen Chapman may refer to : Stephen Chapman ( British Army officer ) ( 1776 -- 1851 ) , British Army officer and colonial official Steve Chapman ( chemist ) ( born 1959 ) , university vice-chancellor Steve Chapman ( ice hockey ) , ice hockey executive Steven Chapman ( cricketer ) ( born 1971 ) , English cricketer Steven Curtis Chapman ( born 1962 ) , American musician Stephen Chapman , producer of The Tube Steve Chapman , Chicago Tribune columnist and editorial board member"
},
{
"docid": "Austin_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Austin Knight may refer to : Austin M. Knight ( 1854 -- 1927 ) , admiral in the United States Navy Austin Knight ( comedian ) ( born 1959 ) , British comedian and actor"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Parker",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Parker may refer to : Steven J. Parker ( died 2009 ) , Boston pediatrician and co-author of the 7th and last edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Steve Parker ( defensive end , born 1956 ) , American football player Steve Parker ( defensive end , born 1959 ) , American football player Steve Parker ( writer ) , British science writer ( 1952 -- ) Steven Parker , businessman , husband of Shirley MacLaine ( 1954 -- 1982 ) and father of Sachi Parker Steven Parker , military police officer whose actions were the subject of the U.S. Supreme Court case Saucier v. Katz Steven Parker , co-creator of the website Neowin Steven Christopher Parker , actor As a fictional character , Steven Parker may refer to : Steve Parker , a character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours"
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Knight_(footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Knight ( 16 March 1961 -- 24 February 2009 ) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Stevens_(singer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeffery David `` Jeff '' Stevens ( born June 15 , 1959 in Alum Creek , West Virginia ) is an American country music singer , songwriter and record producer . He recorded two albums on Atlantic America Records with his brother Warren Stevens and Terry Dotson as Jeff Stevens and the Bullets , and later as a solo artist on the Atlantic label . Since the early 1990s , Stevens has largely worked as a songwriter and producer for other artists ."
},
{
"docid": "Mark_Stevens_(venture_capitalist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark Stevens ( born 1959/1960 ) is a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Biegler",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Robert Biegler ( born March 22 , 1959 ) is an American priest of the Catholic Church and will serve as bishop for the Diocese of Cheyenne in 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Hedley",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Hedley ( born 12 September 1959 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Walters_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Steve Walters ( born 1965 ) is an Australian rugby league player . Steve or Steven Walters may also refer to : Steven Walters ( US politician ) , town supervisor of Hamburg , New York Steve Walters ( footballer ) ( born 1972 ) , English footballer Steve Walters ( rugby league played 1988 ) , Australian rugby league player associated with Newcastle Knights See also : Stephen Walters , English actor"
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Carter",
"title": "",
"text": "Steve or Steven Carter may refer to : Steve Carter ( Indiana politician ) ( born 1954 ) , Attorney General of Indiana , U.S. Steve Carter ( footballer , born 1953 ) , English footballer who played for Notts County , Derby County , Torquay United and Minnesota Kicks Steve Carter ( footballer , born 1972 ) , English footballer who played for Scarborough Steve Carter ( playwright ) ( born 1929 ) , American playwright Steve Carter ( rugby league ) ( born 1970 ) , Australian professional rugby league player Steve Carter ( baseball ) ( born 1964 ) , American former Major League Baseball player Steve Carter ( Louisiana politician ) ( born 1943 ) , Louisiana State Representative Steven Carter ( novelist ) , American author of short stories and novels Steven A. Carter ( born 1958 ) , American author of non-fiction and humor Steven V. Carter ( 1915 -- 1959 ) , U.S. Representative from Iowa Steve Carter ( American football ) ( born 1962 ) , American football player Steven R. Carter , American literary critic , and academic"
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Hall",
"title": "",
"text": "Steve , Steven or Stephen Hall may refer to : Steve Hall ( Canadian football ) ( born 1960 ) , Canadian football player Steve Hall ( politician ) ( born 1956 ) , member of the Tennessee House of Representatives Steve Hall ( rugby league ) ( born 1979 ) , English rugby league player Steve Clark Hall ( born 1953 ) , retired United States Navy submarine officer and documentary film maker Steven Hall ( author ) ( born 1975 ) , British author Steven Hall ( rugby union ) ( born 1972 ) , French rugby union player Steven Ray Hall ( born 1959 ) , professor of aeronautics and astronautics Stephen Holmes ( CIA ) , CIA officer who used Steven Hall as alias Stephen Hall ( actor ) ( born 1969 ) , Australian actor and writer Stephen Hall ( Bahá ' í ) , member of the Universal House of Justice Stephen Hall ( judge ) , justice with the Supreme Court of Western Australia Stephen Hall ( politician ) ( 1941 -- 2014 ) , American police officer , realtor and politician Stephen G. Hall ( born 1953 ) , British economist and academic"
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Knight_(Australian_politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Steven Knight AO ( born 21 September 1952 in , New South Wales ) is a former Australian politician . He was member for Campbelltown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1981 and 2001 . He served as Minister for the Olympics between 1995 and 2001 in the Carr Labor government ."
},
{
"docid": "Steve_Katz",
"title": "",
"text": "Stephen , Steven or Steve Katz may refer to : Steve Katz ( entrepreneur ) ( born 1987 ) , Design and Marketing Specialist Steve Katz ( writer ) ( born 1935 ) , American writer Steve Katz ( musician ) ( born 1945 ) , American musician Steven T. Katz , Jewish philosopher Steven A. Katz ( born 1959 ) , writer of the screenplay Shadow of the Vampire Steve Katz ( politician ) ( born 1953 ) , veterinarian and member of the New York State Assembly Stephen Katz ( writer ) ( 1946 -- 2005 ) , American teacher and screenwriter Stephen Katz ( real name Matthew Angerer ) , traveling companion of travel writer Bill Bryson Stephen M. Katz ( cinematographer )"
},
{
"docid": "Danny_Stevens_(Australian_footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel `` Danny '' Stevens ( born 10 November 1976 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) during the 1990s . Although he played his early football at St Marys Greensborough , it was from the Northern Knights that Stevens was recruited from in the 1994 AFL Draft . The brother of Nick Stevens , he played his football as a wingman and half forward flanker . After playing just once in North Melbourne 's premiership year of 1996 , Stevens made his way back into the side late in the 1997 season and participated in two finals . He could however only manage six games over the next two seasons and was delisted . Stevens was a member of the first Central District SANFL premiership team in 2000 . Since his stint at Tatura in the Goulburn Valley Football League , Stevens has been heavily involved in coaching throughout New South Wales . He was the assistant coach of the NSW/ACT Rams at the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships ."
},
{
"docid": "Austin_Knight_(comedian)",
"title": "",
"text": "Austin Knight ( born July 5 , 1959 ) is a comedian and actor from Manchester ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_A._Klein",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Klein ( born April 20 , 1959 ) is the CEO of Burlen Co. . He has worked for the company , where his father , Burton Klein , was the previous CEO , for more than 25 years . Burlen Co. is a manufacturer of women 's underwear and sleepwear with sales offices in Midtown Manhattan and the original factory in Tifton , GA. . Category : American chief executives of manufacturing companies Category :1959 births Category : Living people Category : American chief executives of fashion industry companies Category :20 th-century American businesspeople"
},
{
"docid": "Dodie_Stevens",
"title": "",
"text": "Dodie Stevens ( born Geraldine Ann Pasquale , February 17 , 1946 ) is an American rock and pop singer . She is best known for her 1959 song `` Pink Shoe Laces '' , which she performed at 13 years old ."
}
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{
"docid": "Suits_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh . The series premiered on June 23 , 2011 , on the cable network USA , and is produced by Universal Cable . Suits is set at a fictional law firm in New York City . The focal point of the show follows talented college dropout Mike Ross ( Patrick J. Adams ) , who initially works as a law associate for Harvey Specter ( Gabriel Macht ) , despite never actually attending law school . The show focuses on Harvey and Mike managing to close cases while maintaining Mike 's secret . Suits has been nominated for several awards since 2012 , with Gina Torres and Patrick J. Adams receiving individual praise for their roles as Jessica Pearson and Mike Ross respectively . On top of two nominations recognizing her role as a supporting actress , Torres was awarded Outstanding Performance in a Television Series at the 2013 NHMC Impact Awards . Adams was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards , and the show itself has been nominated for two People 's Choice Awards . In August 2016 , the series was renewed for a 16-episode seventh season , which is set to premiere on July 12 , 2017 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Copenhagen_convention_(bridge)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Copenhagen convention is a conventional overcall which shows a two-suited hand . It was first devised by Mr. John Trelde and Mr. Gert Lenk , both of Copenhagen , Denmark . While it is rarely used in North America ( where Michaels cuebids are most popular ) , it is fairly popular in Europe , especially Denmark . The requirement for a bid in the Copenhagen convention is a two-suited hand with at least five cards in each suit and typically an opening hand . Point count requirements vary , but it is commonly agreed that an overcall using this convention is constructive and should be made on hands that hold the prospect of winning the auction . When made on very weak hands , the chances are the opponents will win the auction and will have been warned about the unbalanced holding , leading to games that would not have been bid otherwise . Given that a bid using the Copenhagen convention is forcing for one round , most partnerships apply no upper limit to its high card strength . To use the convention , when the opponents make a one level opening , you make one of three bids . To show the bottom two unbid suits , bid 2 NT . To show the top and bottom unbid suits , bid 3 . To show the top two unbid suits , bid 3 . If the opponents have bid two suits , both at the one level , then the only overcall is 2 NT , which shows the two unbid suits . As opposed to Michaels cuebids , the 3 and 3 jump overcalls are n't available as natural bids . Bids at the two level ( barring 2 NT ) are natural . The Copenhagen convention is more precise in terms of uniquely defining the specific suits denoted than standard Michaels cuebids . However , the lowest level the hand can be played at is the three level , and rarely will a nine card trump suit fit be found . This goes against the Law of Total Tricks , which states the three level should have at least a nine card fit ."
},
{
"docid": "Showing_Suite",
"title": "",
"text": "Showing Suite is web-based software that real estate agents , brokers , and home sellers use to automate the showing feedback process and schedule showing appointments . Located in San Diego , California , Showing Suite was incorporated in 2001 under the name HomeFeedback by founders Rick Bengson and Alan Shafran . Currently , Showing Suite is active in the United States and Canada . Showing Suite has produced a suite of software for real estate professionals including HomeFeedback , Home Followup , Showing Sync , Showing Calendar , Foreclosure Feedback ."
},
{
"docid": "Suction_convention",
"title": "",
"text": "Suction is a contract bridge bidding convention used to intervene over an opponent 's 1NT opening . Using the suction convention , a suit overcall of a 1NT opening is conventional and denies the suit actually bid . It shows either : a one-suiter in the next higher ranking suit or a two suiter in the other two suits . The overcall bids are summarized as follows : If responder passes , advancer is required to bid the next higher ranking suit . If overcaller has the one-suited hand , he passes . Otherwise , he bids yet the next higher suit , showing that suit plus the remaining , unbid suit . Advancer then takes a preference by passing or bidding the remaining suit . Optionally additional overcalls are available to show the two non-touching suit pairs in the foregoing table -- namely clubs with hearts and diamonds with spades . The first pair are referred to as the ` rounded ' suits and the other as the ` pointed ' suits owing to the shape of the tops of their pips . A call of ` Double ' would show clubs and hearts ( the rounded suits ) and a call of 2NT would show diamonds and spades ( the pointed suits ) . This requires the penalty double to be abandoned ; if not abandoned , 2NT would show both non-touching pairs , requiring identification ."
},
{
"docid": "Brozel",
"title": "",
"text": "Brozel is a contract bridge bidding convention used to intervene after an opposing one notrump ( 1NT ) opening bid . It features the following calls : Double -- shows any single suit ; advancer bids 2 , after which intervenor corrects to his actual suit ( or passes with clubs ) . This was originally played as requiring either a solid suit or a very good suit and an entry , leaving advancer the opportunity to pass with a couple of side-suit stoppers , though many partnerships now allow a weaker suit . 2 -- shows clubs and hearts 2 -- shows diamonds and hearts 2 -- shows hearts and spades 2 -- shows spades and an unspecified minor suit 2NT -- shows clubs and diamonds The convention is named loosely after its creator , Bernard Zeller ."
},
{
"docid": "Susan_M._Moss",
"title": "",
"text": "Susan M. Moss ( born May 26 , 1969 ) is a Partner at the Law Firm Chemtob Moss Forman , & Talbert LLP ; a firm devoted to the practice of family law , divorce , pre-nuptial agreements and paternity suits . She was born in New York City , NY and grew up in Oceanside , New York . Moss specializes in matrimonial law and is experienced in negotiating settlements and in litigating cases through trial and appeal . Moss received her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania ( B. S.E. , B.A. , 1991 ) . She graduated with the Ivan Berg Award and the Brownlee Award . She attended law school at the University of Chicago ( J. D. , 1994 ) , where she was the Managing Editor of the University of Chicago Roundtable Law Journal . Moss graduated in 1994 with the Ann Watson Barber Award . Susan Moss is currently a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers , a Fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers , and the Chairperson of the Matrimonial Committee of the Woman 's Bar Association of the State of New York . On numerous occasions Moss has been appointed as a Law Guardian in the Supreme Court of the State of New York , New York County . Moss has appeared as a legal analysis on NBC 's The Today Show and as a guest expert on the cable television show Families in Transition , where she spoke about `` double dipping '' in child support . Other appearances include CNN Headline News , Nancy Grace , and Fox News . She has commented on Matrimonial Law in various New York based newspapers . In 2008 , Moss was listed on Crain 's 40 Under 40 List ."
},
{
"docid": "Splinter_bid",
"title": "",
"text": "In the card game `` contract bridge '' , a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support for partner 's major-suit opening bid ( at least four cards ) , a singleton or void in the side-suit ( but not the ace or king ) and interest in slam . The idea was developed independently in 1963 by David Cliff , the first to write about it , and Dorothy Hayden Truscott ; it grew out of two earlier bidding tools , the Fragment bid and the Void-Showing bid ."
},
{
"docid": "Blackout_convention",
"title": "",
"text": "Blackout is a bridge convention for responding to a reverse bid after a one-over-one beginning , whereby the responder can show whether or not he has better than a minimum response . Responder makes the cheapest bid from either the fourth suit or 2NT to show a hand that has no game interest . All other bids show reasonable hands , generally in the eight point range and are game-forcing . The objective of Blackout is to allow the constructive game-going hands to keep the bidding level low and give more room for the strong auctions that may lead to slams . The convention is also known as Wolff Over Reverses . Responder then rebids as follows : A rebid of his own suit shows five or more cards in the suit and is for one round , but does not promise any extra strength . The cheapest bid of the fourth suit is forcing and 2NT shows exactly four cards in his own suit and a minimum hand for his . The non-cheapest bid of the fourth suit is forcing and 2NT shows exactly four cards in his own suit , forcing to game but not suitable for any higher bid . A preference back to the opening suit or raising the reverse-suit are both natural , game-forcing with mild slam-try or better ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Monkey_Suit",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Monkey Suit '' is the twenty-first episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 14 , 2006 . In the episode , Ned Flanders is shocked after seeing a new display at the museum about evolution . Together with Reverend Lovejoy , he spreads the religious belief of creationism in Springfield , and at a later town meeting , teaching evolution is made illegal . As a result , Lisa decides to hold secret classes for people interested in evolution . However , she is quickly arrested and a trial against her is initiated . J. Stewart Burns wrote `` The Monkey Suit '' , for which he received inspiration from the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial . The episode features a few references to this legal case , as well as several references to popular culture . Many analysts have commented on the episode 's treatment of the creation -- evolution controversy , a dispute about the origin of humanity between those who support a creationist view based upon their religious beliefs , versus those who accept evolution , as supported by scientific evidence . Critics have given the episode generally positive reviews , praising it for its satire of the creation -- evolution debate . `` The Monkey Suit '' has won an award from the Independent Investigations Group ( IIG ) for being `` one of those rare shows in the media that encourage science , critical thinking , and ridicule those shows that peddle pseudoscience and superstition . '' In 2007 , a scene from the episode was highlighted in the scientific journal Nature ."
},
{
"docid": "Ghestem",
"title": "",
"text": "In the game of bridge , Ghestem is a conventional overcall structure , using 2NT , 3 , and the ( non-jump ) cuebid over an opposing opening at the one level to denote two-suited hands in two of the remaining three suits . This convention was devised by the French bridge and checkers player Pierre Ghestem . When playing Ghestem , after an opposing one-level opening , the three overcalls mentioned denote the three possible two-suited hands in the suits excluding the opened suit : 2NT : shows the two lowest-ranking unbid suits 3 : shows the two highest-ranking unbid suits Cuebid : shows the top - and bottom-ranking unbid suits"
},
{
"docid": "Strong_two_bid",
"title": "",
"text": "In contract bridge , a strong two-bid ( also known as a forcing two-bid ) is an opening bid of two in a suit , i.e. 2 , 2 , 2 or 2 . It is a natural bid , used to show a hand that is too strong to open at the one level . Commonly used in the early days of bridge , most expert players converted after World War II to the now more common weak two bid retaining only 2 as a strong opening suit-bid and changing its meaning to artificial and forcing holding any suit . This was done on the basis that the weak two-bid would occur much more frequently . In Standard American bidding , Charles Goren advocated that a strong two-bid should indicate a five-card suit with 25 high card points ( HCP ) , a six-card suit with 23 HCP , or a seven-card suit with 21 HCP and is to game . In Acol , the main bidding system in the United Kingdom , strong two bids are still used by many players . The 2 , 2 and 2 opening bids show hands which are so strong that if partner passed an opening one-bid with less than 6 points , game might be missed , but which are not strong enough to force to game if partner has nothing at all . They are based on one or two long strong suits with some outside strength , with eight or nine playing tricks , and typically have about four losers and at least 16 points , usually more . The 2 bid is retained for an even stronger hand which is game forcing . Modern Acol players frequently use both weak twos and strong twos , by adopting Benjamin two-bids or the Multi 2 diamonds ."
},
{
"docid": "Fit_showing_jump_bid",
"title": "",
"text": "Fit showing jump bid is a contract bridge convention usually played only in competitive bidding situations ( i. e. where both sides are bidding ) . After a player has opened in a suit or overcalled and opponents are also bidding , his partner 's jump in a new suit shows length in the suit bid plus support for his partner 's suit , normally 5-4/4 -5 or better in the two suits . The bid is pre-emptive/competitive in nature , and shows a playing-strength for which you would otherwise have jumped to the next higher bid in your partners suit . The idea is to describe your hand more in order to help your partner judge whether to compete or not , in case opponents continue to bid ."
},
{
"docid": "Michaels_cuebid",
"title": "",
"text": "The Michaels cuebid is a conventional bid used in the card game contract bridge . First devised by Michael Michaels of Miami Beach , FL , it is an 's cuebid in opponent 's opening suit and is normally used to show a two-suited hand with at least five cards in each suit and eight or more points . After the opponents have opened at the one-level , the overcaller bids the same suit at the two-level ; the two normal cases are : Over an opponent 's minor opening , a cuebid shows both majors . For example , 1 -- 2 shows hearts and spades . Over an opponent 's major opening , a cuebid shows the other major and a minor suit . For example , 1 -- 2 shows hearts and either clubs or diamonds . Partner can make a 2NT relay bid to request partner to bid his minor suit . Partnerships who have incorporated Michaels cuebid amongst their agreements usually also play the unusual notrump convention ."
},
{
"docid": "Raptor_convention",
"title": "",
"text": "The Raptor 1NT overcall over an opposing 1-level suit opening is a contract bridge convention that indicates a two-suited hand with exactly four cards in the unbid major and a longer suit in an unbid minor . The idea of utilising a 1NT overcall to denote a 5-4 two suiter seems to have originated independently in Sweden and Poland in the early eighties of the twentieth century . The name , however , comes from Ron Sutherland and his son who re-invented this approach and published it in a Toronto magazine in 1993 under the acronym `` wRAP around TORonto '' style . When playing Raptor , an overcall of 1NT shows a 4 card major and a longer ( 5 + ) card minor . One of these suits will be known . For example : ( 1 ) -- 1NT shows 5 + diamonds and a 4 card major . ( 1 ) -- 1NT shows 4 spades and a 5 card minor . Strength is a matter for partnership agreement . Compared with a natural 2-level overcall , the Raptor 1NT may be safe with fewer points , as it promises two places to play , and it may have a wider range , as it is forcing . Followups : A bid of the known suit is to play . If the major suit is known , then advancer 's cue bid shows a limit raise of the major ( or better ) If the major suit is unknown , then advancer 's cue bid requests that opener bid his major , and may be weak . If the minor suit is unknown , 2 asks overcaller to pass ( with clubs ) or correct to 2 . Other bids tend to show values in the suit , and suggest it as trump even if the overcaller is short ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Hammond's_5_O'Clock_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Hammond 's 5 O'Clock Show was a television programme shown every weekday on the British channel ITV from 3 January until 10 February 2006 . The show was presented by Richard Hammond and Mel Giedroyc , and featured a variety of reports on popular and unusual topics . They talked about things that matter to the public , and test claims like `` an unstainable suit '' or `` unbreakable crockery '' . The show was first aired in 2006 replacing The Paul O'Grady Show , which had moved to Channel 4 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Adventures_of_Brisco_County,_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "The Adventures of Brisco County , Jr. , often referred to as just Brisco or Brisco County , is an American Western/science fiction television series created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse . It ran for 27 episodes on the Fox network starting in the 1993 -- 94 season . Set in the American West of 1893 , the series follows its title character , a Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-bounty hunter hired by a group of wealthy industrialists to track and capture outlaw John Bly and his gang . Bruce Campbell plays Brisco , who is joined by a colorful group of supporting characters , including Julius Carry as fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler and Christian Clemenson as stick-in-the-mud lawyer Socrates Poole . While ostensibly a Western , the series routinely includes elements of the science fiction and steampunk genres . Humor is a large part of the show ; the writers attempted to keep the jokes and situations `` just under over-the-top '' . A large number of episodes involve the Orb , a powerful device from the future . John Astin plays Professor Wickwire , an inventor who assists Brisco with anachronistic technology including diving suits , motorcycles , rockets , and airships . The search for new technology and progressive ideas , what the writers of the show called `` The Coming Thing '' , is a central theme throughout the series . Brisco was developed by Boam and Cuse at the request of Fox executive Bob Greenblatt . Impressed by the duo 's work on the script for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , Greenblatt suggested they develop a series that bore the tone and style of vintage movie serials . The initial ideas and proposals from the show 's writers were more often suited for film than television and had to be scaled down . Brisco was one of the last television shows to be filmed on the Warner Bros. . Western backlot . Randy Edelman composed the distinctive theme music , which has been reused by the National Broadcasting Company during its coverage of the Olympic Games . During its broadcast run , The Adventures of Brisco County , Jr. , garnered a small but dedicated following and was well received by critics . The series earned high ratings at the beginning of its season , but later episodes failed to attract a substantial number of viewers . Fox canceled the show at the end of its first and only season . In 2006 , Warner Home Video released a DVD set containing all 27 episodes . The series has been remembered fondly by critics , who praise its humor and unique blend of genres ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Lawyer_Walks_into_a_Bar",
"title": "",
"text": "A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar ... is a 2007 independent film about lawyers , law school , the California Bar exam , and the obsession America has with its legal system . The film has garnered many positive reviews including coverage from The Wall Street Journal , The Dallas Morning News , Premiere.com and on nationally syndicated television show At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper ."
},
{
"docid": "Gift_suite",
"title": "",
"text": "A gift suite is a location where companies give products to celebrities in exchange for the celebrity taking a photo with the product or on a red carpet while standing in front of a press wall displaying company logos Companies that are trying to build brand recognition or maintain a premier position in the market like to be associated with celebrities and other persons with significant social status . Fans of a celebrity are likely to look favorably on products or services associated with that person , therefore products and services associated with a celebrity have the ability to grow their customer base by simply associating their brand with the celebrity . Most gifting suites take place in Hollywood during award weeks . The primary awards shows are the Oscars , Emmys and Grammys . During the week before these shows , there are often up to ten gifting suites . During other award weeks like the Golden Globes , Screen Actors Guild awards and the VMAs there will also be gifting suites , but they are typically fewer and with fewer products for the celebrities . Official gifting suites are contracted by award shows and Hollywood events and exist in a location on-site and backstage . They work in an official capacity with the show 's production and talent . Events like the Oscars , Screen Actors Guild Awards , and Golden Globes do not currently host any official gifting suites at their events . Red carpet photos from various gifting suites can be found online on CelebrityConnected , Getty Images , Wire Image and Daily Celeb . It 's proved that nowadays gift suite is a successful marketing trick ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter_F._Paul",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Franklin Paul ( born September 2 , 1948 ) is a former lawyer and entrepreneur who was convicted for conspiracy and drug dealing , and later for securities fraud in connection with his business dealings with Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee . He has repeatedly brought suit against Hillary Clinton , accusing her of lying about donations he solicited on behalf of her 2000 senatorial campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Bridge_convention",
"title": "",
"text": "Calls made during the auction phase of a contract bridge game convey information about the player 's card holdings . Calls may be `` natural '' ( that is , are based on a holding of the suit bid , or a balanced distribution in the case of a notrump bid ) or `` artificial '' ( show a feature unrelated to the named denomination ) . A bridge convention is an agreement about an artificial call or a set of related artificial calls . Contract bridge is a trick-taking card game played by four players in two competing partnerships in which a sequence of bidding , also known as the auction , precedes the play of the cards . The purpose of this bidding is for players to inform their partners of the content of their hand and to arrive at a suitable contract at which to play the hand ( or to prevent the opponents from arriving at a suitable contract ) . Although bidding is often `` natural '' ( describing a hand by simple reference to possession , shape , and strength of the named suit ) players may also bid using conventions , which assign more specific information to certain calls , particularly at the more advanced levels of competitive play . Bill Root defines `` convention '' as , `` A specific agreement between partners to give an unusual meaning to a bid '' . However , some conventions , for example , Stayman , are very widely used and can not be said to be unusual . Conventions are often named after their ostensive author ( the Drury convention ) , their promulgator ( the Stayman convention ) , or something about the methodology itself ( the strong two clubs convention ) . The term conventional is also used to describe certain opening leads , discards and signals that have specific agreed meanings . Conventions to be played must be agreed by partners before play begins and must be disclosed to their opponents , either in advance by the use of or by alerts , announcements , and answers to questions about one 's partner 's bids once bidding has begun . Generally , this disclosure also must include the negative implications of choosing the bid over another alternative . Failure to reveal fully the existence and meaning of a convention generally constitutes an illegal communication of information between partners . Perhaps the most widely known and used conventions are Blackwood , which asks for and gives information about the number of aces and kings held , Stayman convention , used to discover a 4-4 fit in a major suit following an opening no trump bid , Jacoby transfers , used to find a 5-3 fit in a major suit , and strong two clubs to show a very strong hand ( usually at least 22 HCP ) . It could be argued that takeout doubles are conventional but their usage is so widespread that they may be considered a natural call ."
},
{
"docid": "Astro_convention",
"title": "",
"text": "Astro is a contract bridge bidding convention used to intervene over an opponent 's one notrump ( 1NT ) opening bid . The name is derived from the initials of the surnames of its inventors - Paul Allinger , Roger Stern and Lawrence Rosler . Astro employs a 2-level overcall in a minor suit when holds an unbalanced hand with at least nine cards in two suits , at least one of which is a major ; hand strength should be unsuitable for , or not strong enough for a penalty double , typically no more than 15 points . The minor suit overcalls are artificial and carry the following meanings : 2 shows at least 5-4 or 4-5 length in hearts and a minor suit , and 2 shows at least 5-4 or 4-5 length in spades and another suit . When playing Astro but not holding the prescribed two-suited hand , the following calls are available over the 1NT opening by the opponents : an overcall of 2 or 2 is natural showing a single-suited hand Double is for penalties"
},
{
"docid": "Unusual_notrump",
"title": "",
"text": "In the card game of bridge , the unusual notrump is a conventional showing a two-suited hand . It was originally devised by Al Roth in 1948 with Tobias Stone , to show the minor suits after the opponents opened in a major . The convention concept is now generally extended to show the `` two lowest unbid '' suits . Thus , over 1 , 2NT shows diamonds and hearts ; and over 1 , it shows clubs and hearts . In addition to succinctly describing the hand to the partner , it also deprives the opponents of bidding space , i.e. it has a preemptive effect ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeux_d'enfants_(Bizet)",
"title": "",
"text": "( `` Children 's Games '' ) Op. 22 , is a suite of twelve miniatures composed by Georges Bizet for piano four hands in 1871 . The entire piece has a duration of about 23 minutes . The movement titles are as follows : ( The swing ) ( The top ) ( The doll ) ( The hobby-horses ) ( Battledore and shuttlecock ) ( Trumpet and drum ) ( Soap bubbles ) ( Puss in the corner ) ( Blind Man 's Bluff ) ( Leap-frog ) ( Little husband , little wife ) ( The ball ) Bizet orchestrated five of these ( Nos. 6 , 3 , 2 , 11 , 12 ) as the Petite Suite . The remaining movements were later orchestrated by Roy Douglas ( 5 numbers ) and Hershy Kay ( 2 numbers ) and the complete orchestral suite has been recorded as Jeux d'enfants . Bizet himself made an orchestral version of No. 8 which he did not include in the suite . It has been recorded by Michel Plasson . Sigfrid Karg-Elert wrote his orchestral suite after Bizet 's Jeux d'enfants , Op. 21 , in 1902 . In 1955 , George Balanchine choreographed the entire suite as the ballet Jeux d'enfants . In 1975 he made a new ballet , The Steadfast Tin Soldier , using only four of the movements . A version for woodwind quintet of the final movement , `` Le Bal , '' is the opening and closing theme music for the long-running syndicated Weekend Radio show , carried on many public radio stations ."
},
{
"docid": "Game_try",
"title": "",
"text": "A game try ( also called a game trial bid ) in the card game of bridge is a bid that shows interest in bidding a game and asks partner to help in making the decision . For example , ( using Acol or Standard American bidding ) if opener , with around 16-17 HCP , bids 1 and partner responds 2 ( showing 6 -- 9 support points ) opener is in a quandary : if responder has a maximum strength hand , with well-positioned high cards , then game will probably make ; but the information revealed so far is not accurate enough for either partner to decide whether to play in game or only part score . Originally , opener would make a game try by bidding 3 ( inviting game ) and responder would then bid game with maximum ( 8-9 ) points or pass with minimum ( 6-7 ) points . Modern game try bids permit more accurate decision-making . Following a simple raise by partner ( e.g. 1 -- 2 ) , opener bids a new suit to show extra values . By partnership agreement , this can be a long suit , short suit , or help suit game try . Whichever method has been adopted , responder will evaluate the additional information and make one of the following choices : sign off in three of the agreed suit ; jump to game in the agreed suit ; jump to game in notrump if the suit is a minor ; or make a counter try in yet another new suit ."
},
{
"docid": "Aspro_convention",
"title": "",
"text": "Aspro is a contract bridge bidding convention devised by Terence Reese as a British variant on the Astro convention to intervene over a 1NT opening bid . Like Astro , Aspro is initiated by a 2-level overcall in a minor suit when the overcaller or intervenor holds an unbalanced hand with at least nine cards in two suits ( i.e. 5 in one and 4 in the other ) , at least one of which is a major . 2 shows hearts and another suit , and 2 shows spades and a minor suit ."
},
{
"docid": "Flight_of_the_Aquanaut",
"title": "",
"text": "The Flight of the Aquanaut ( 1993 ) is a short Canadian documentary movie about an aquanaut with an atmospheric diving suit which shows the submarine world to the viewers in an entertaining way . The movie is characterized by a lot of different sceneries and the sound of vision ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Casey_(lawyer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Casey ( 1895 -- 1952 ) was an Irish lawyer and judge . He was born in Dublin in 1895 and educated at Castleknock College . During World War I he served in the 16th ( Irish ) Division . He was called to the Bar in 1923 and made a Senior Counsel in 1941 . John A. Costello chose him as Attorney General in 1950 to replace Cecil Lavery . The following year he was made a judge of the High Court ; but he died after only a few months . Casey , like Lavery , continued to take private work while Attorney General , with the approval of Costello , himself a former Attorney General . He did show questionable judgment in appearing for a private party in Re Tilson , infants -LSB- 1951 -RSB- I.R. 1 since while still Attorney General he was required to urge the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution in the way which suited his client 's argument . While it was never suggested he had acted improperly , such cases fully justify the present rule that the Attorney General takes no private cases ."
},
{
"docid": "Your_Honour_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Your Honour is a TV show that aired on Sony TV and Doordarshan in 2000 . The show was made by Kavita Chaudhary and was about aspiring lawyers , Kaushalya ( Kavita Chaudhary ) and Vikas ( Ali Raza Namdar ) , as well as police inspector Sooraj ( Sachin Khedekar ) ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Ducey",
"title": "",
"text": "John Joseph Ducey ( born January 21 , 1969 ) is an American actor who has appeared in over 20 television shows , mainly sitcoms . He was a series regular on Oh , Grow Up ( Alan Ball 's ABC sitcom prior to Six Feet Under ) , playing the role of Ford , and had recurring roles as Leonard on the WB 's Sabrina , the Teenage Witch ( in addition to a guest appearance several years earlier ) , and Jack 's station manager Jamie on Will & Grace . Ducey made a brief appearance on Malcolm in the Middle , in episode Nol .119 as a lawyer giving Hal the will to the Wilkerson 's neighbors . Since 2003 , he has appeared on According to Jim , Scrubs , Joey , Freddie , Hot Properties , My Name Is Earl , Desperate Housewives , How I Met Your Mother , Rules of Engagement and Hot in Cleveland . He played Tom Lucas , the brothers ' dad on the Disney show Jonas in season one of the show . He has worked on Drake & Josh as the husband of a couple who has stayed in the Drake and Josh Inn . He also played Dr. Donald Spaulding in The Suite Life Movie ."
},
{
"docid": "Fourth_suit_forcing",
"title": "",
"text": "Fourth suit forcing ( also referred to as fourth suit artificial ; abbreviated as FSF or 4SF ) is a contract bridge convention that allows responder to create , at his second turn to bid , a forcing auction . A bid by responder in the fourth suit , the only remaining unbid suit , is artificial indicating that responder has no appropriate alternate bid , remains interested in the potential for a game contract and asks opener to bid again to show additional features . Opener responds to the fourth suit forcing by ( in prioritised order ) : Raising responder 's first bid suit with 3-card support , Bidding notrump with values in the fourth suit , Raising the fourth suit with four cards in that suit , Making the most natural rebid possible , lacking any of the above . Fourth suit forcing is minimally forcing for one round and usually forcing to game - partnership agreement is required . Whether or not the convention is applicable if the fourth-suit bidder is a passed hand is also a matter of partnership agreement ; there is no consensus amongst experts on the options as to its use being non-forcing , forcing , or forcing only after a reverse . It requires an invitational hand with at least 10 points , or 12-13 upwards if it is game-forcing and opener has not shown any extra strength . The convention was introduced by the British bridge author Norman Squire and is adopted by the majority of partnerships playing at competitive levels . Useful with strong game-going hands where responder has no natural forcing rebid , it is a type of game try bid . Corollary to fourth suit forcing One of the negative inferences of fourth suit forcing is that all other simple jumps by responder at his second turn are invitational and not game forcing . In the unopposed sequence 1 club -- 1 heart -- 1 spade : a jump by responder to two no-trumps , three clubs , three hearts or three spades are all invitational and not forcing . They suggest 10-12 HCP . Conversely , going through 2 diamonds , the fourth suit , lets you make any of those calls at your next turn and have the call be forcing . Fourth suit by a passed hand Entirely different considerations apply when the fourth suit bidder is a passed hand . Since the bidder is limited in strength through failure to open , he can not force his partner to keep bidding , but the fact that opener has rebid at all says that opener is either very shapely or has more than minimum values for an opening bid . Opener may pass a bid of the fourth suit . If opener continues with 2NT , which will show values , responder is expected to raise to 3NT with nothing more , by way of shape , to show . Opener will generally pass a rebid in responder 's second suit , knowing the hand opposite is very shapely and weak . With ill-fitting hands , lacking game going values , a bid in the fourth suit will often allow the partnership to subside in a playable contract in a reasonable fit , at the two-level . See example 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Piano_Suite_No._2_(Enescu)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Suite No. 2 for piano , Op. 10 , is the second composed by George Enescu between 1901 and 1903 , being written in 1903 in Paris . It was published in 1904 , and is dedicated to Louis Diémer . The Toccata was written starting in 1901 and completed by three other movements for presentation at a competition in 1903 , in which it won first prize . The judges included , notably , Claude Debussy and Vincent d'Indy . It is a composition that shows a French-style neoclassicism , the musician himself recognizing the influence of Debussy , but Enescu 's Romanian folklore is not absent , rather , unobtrusive . Divided into four parts , a performance requires about twenty minutes . Toccata Sarabande Pavane Bourrée"
}
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{
"docid": "Tom_Hanks",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Jeffrey Hanks ( born July 9 , 1956 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles , including Splash ( 1984 ) , Big ( 1988 ) , Turner & Hooch ( 1989 ) , A League of Their Own ( 1992 ) , Sleepless in Seattle ( 1993 ) , Philadelphia ( 1993 ) , Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) , Apollo 13 ( 1995 ) , Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , You 've Got Mail ( 1998 ) , The Green Mile ( 1999 ) , Cast Away ( 2000 ) , Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) , and The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ) , as well as for his voice work in the animated films The Polar Express ( 2004 ) and the Toy Story series . Hanks ' films have grossed more than $ 4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $ 9.0 billion worldwide , making him the third-highest-grossing actor in North America . Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career . He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia , as well as a Golden Globe , an Academy Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , and a People 's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump . In 2004 , he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) . In 2014 , he received a Kennedy Center Honor and , in 2016 , he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama , as well as the French Legion of Honor . Hanks is also known for his collaborations with film director Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan , Catch Me If You Can ( 2002 ) , The Terminal ( 2004 ) , and Bridge of Spies ( 2015 ) , as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers , which launched Hanks as a successful director , producer , and screenwriter . In 2010 , Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries The Pacific ( a companion piece to Band of Brothers ) ."
}
] |
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"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Tom_Hanks",
"title": "",
"text": "Actor , producer and director Tom Hanks has been honored with numerous awards and nominations , including two consecutive Oscars for Philadelphia ( 1993 ) and Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Sleigh",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Sleigh ( -LSB- sleɪ -RSB- ) is an American poet , dramatist , essayist and academic , who lives in New York City . He has published eight books of original poetry , one full-length translation of Euripides ' Herakles and a book of essays . At least five of his plays have been produced . He has won numerous awards , including the 2008 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award , worth $ 100,000 , an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters , The Shelley Award from the Poetry Society of America , and a Guggenheim Foundation grant . He currently serves as director of Hunter College 's Master of Fine Arts ( MFA ) program in Creative Writing . He is the recipient of the Anna-Maria Kellen Prize and Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin for Fall 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rick_Elias",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Robert `` Rick '' Elias is a Nashville-based singer and songwriter . From 1993 to 2002 , Elias was a member of Rich Mullins ' A Ragamuffin Band . Rick was a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band . Today Rick spends his time writing and producing music in Nashville TN , and continues to perform solo throughout the U.S. and internationally . His music was featured in the 1996 movie That Thing You Do ! ( which was written and directed by Tom Hanks ) , Dawsons Creek , `` My Big Fat Greek Wedding '' , as well as numerous other albums , independent films , and TV shows . Rick has also produced artists such as Rich Mullins , Amy Grant , Aaron Neville , Michael W. Smith , and many others . Along with all this , he has written , performed , and produced three solo projects over the last decade , and is currently working on a fourth project . Rick 's work has been nominated and awarded by the GMA , UCMVA , and the Nashville Music Awards , and his first solo record was voted as one of the top 100 greatest albums in Christian music by CCM Magazine . His former label indicated that Elias is working on a new album , his first in ten years , to be released independently in late 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Catena",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas ( Tom ) Catena is an American physician who has been practicing in Gidel in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan since 2008 . On May 28 , 2017 he was awarded the second annual Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity , receiving a $ 100,000 grant and an additional one million dollars for him to distribute to three humanitarian organizations ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Reasoner",
"title": "",
"text": "James Reasoner ( 5 June 1953 ) is an American writer . He is the author of more than 150 books and many short stories in a career spanning more than thirty years . Reasoner has used at least nineteen pseudonyms , in addition to his own name : Jim Austin ; Peter Danielson ; Terrance Duncan ; Tom Early ; Wesley Ellis ; Tabor Evans ; Jake Foster ; William Grant ; Matthew Hart ; Livia James ; Mike Jameson ; Justin Ladd ; Jake Logan ; Hank Mitchum ; Lee Morgan ; J.L. Reasoner ( with his wife ) ; Dana Fuller Ross ; Adam Rutledge ; and Jon Sharpe . Since most of Reasoner 's books were written as part of various existing Western fiction series , many of his pseudonyms were publishing `` house '' names that may have been used by other authors who contributed to those series ."
},
{
"docid": "Daniel_C._Striepeke",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel C. Striepeke ( born October 8 , 1930 ) is an American makeup artist who has been nominated for two Academy Awards , who has well has often done make-up on Tom Hanks films . With a 40 year career he did makeup on over 100 films . He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards in 2004 . He also worked on TV shows such as Lost in Space ."
},
{
"docid": "Autumn_Reeser",
"title": "",
"text": "Autumn Reeser ( born September 21 , 1980 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles as Taylor Townsend on the Fox series The O.C. , Lizzie Grant on HBO 's Entourage , Katie Andrews on ABC 's No Ordinary Family , and Kylie Sinclair on ABC 's Last Resort . Since 2006 , she has also been one of the leading members of The Thrilling Adventure Hour , a popular staged comedy show . From 2012-16 , she has been the heroine of five romantic comedies for the Hallmark Channel . She appeared in Clint Eastwood 's film Sully , headlined by Tom Hanks ."
},
{
"docid": "Cloud_Atlas_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cloud Atlas is a 2012 German-American science fiction film written and directed by The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer . Adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by David Mitchell , the film has multiple plots set across six different eras , which Mitchell described as `` a sort of pointillist mosaic . '' The official synopsis describes it as `` an exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past , present and future , as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero , and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution . '' Tom Hanks , Halle Berry , and Jim Broadbent lead an ensemble cast . The film was produced by Grant Hill , Stefan Arndt , the Wachowskis , and Tykwer . During four years of development , the project met difficulties securing financial support ; it was eventually produced with a $ 102 million budget provided by independent sources , making it one of the most expensive independent films of all time . Production began in September 2011 at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam-Babelsberg , Germany . It premiered on 8 September 2012 at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival and was released on 26 October 2012 in conventional and IMAX cinemas . It polarized critics , and has been included on various Best Film and Worst Film lists . It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Tykwer ( who co-scored the film ) , Johnny Klimek , and Reinhold Heil . It received several nominations at the Saturn Awards including Best Science Fiction Film , winning for Best Editing and Best Make-up ."
},
{
"docid": "Californication_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Californication is an American comedy-drama television series created by Tom Kapinos , which aired for seven seasons on Showtime from August 13 , 2007 , to June 29 , 2014 . The show follows New Yorker Hank Moody ( David Duchovny ) , a troubled novelist who moves to California and suffers from writer 's block . His drinking , womanizing , and drug abuse complicate his relationships with his longtime lover Karen ( Natascha McElhone ) and their daughter Becca ( Madeleine Martin ) . Hank struggles to find purpose in his life as he passes up multiple opportunities , but eventually makes the right decision for happiness . The show 's other main characters are Hank 's best friend and agent , Charlie Runkle ( Evan Handler ) , and Charlie 's wife , Marcy ( Pamela Adlon ) . Recurring themes are sex , drugs , and rock and roll , all of which are featured regularly , as well as the seedier side of Los Angeles . The show has been nominated for many awards and won several , including winning two Emmy Awards ( nominated for two others ) and one Golden Globe Award ( nominated for five others ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Dayne_Ogilvie_Prize",
"title": "",
"text": "The Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers is a Canadian literary award , presented annually by the Writers ' Trust of Canada to an emerging Canadian writer who is part of the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender community . The award was originally established by artist Robin Pacific as the Dayne Ogilvie Grant in memory of Dayne Ogilvie , a book editor , writer , arts manager and former managing editor of Xtra ! who died in October 2006 . The award was renamed from a grant to a prize in 2012 . Established in 2007 , the prize is presented for the writer 's body of work . It is the only prize of its kind in Canada serving the LGBT community . Any self-identifying writer is eligible . To qualify , writers must have published at least one book of fiction or poetry . The winner is selected by an independent jury of three members , and presented annually during Toronto 's Pride Week celebrations . Beginning in the prize 's second year , the award also presents an Honour of Distinction worth to one or to two additional writers . Authors who are awarded the Honour of Distinction remain eligible for the primary award in future years , although to date no writer who has been awarded an Honour of Distinction has subsequently been named the primary winner ."
},
{
"docid": "Mid-American_Conference_Men's_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year",
"title": "",
"text": "'' Not to be confused with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ( MAAC ) Men 's Basketball Player of the Year . The Mid-American Conference Men 's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men 's basketball player in the Mid-American Conference ( MAC ) . The award was first given following the 1967 -- 68 season . Four players have won the award multiple times : Tom Kozelko , Ron Harper , Gary Trent and Bonzi Wells . Trent is the only player to have been honored as player of the year three times ( 1993 -- 95 ) . There have been no ties , nor has any player from the MAC ever won any of the national player of the year awards . Through 2017 , Ohio has the most all-time winners with eleven . Miami is second with six winners . All current members of the MAC have had at least one winner ."
},
{
"docid": "Tip_O'Neill_Award",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tip O'Neill Award is given annually to a Canadian baseball player who is `` judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball . '' The award was created by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and first presented in 1984 . It is named after James `` Tip '' O'Neill , one of the earliest Canadian stars in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . Larry Walker , Jason Bay , Joey Votto , and Justin Morneau are the only players to win the Tip O'Neill Award at least three times . Walker has won the award nine times , and Votto has won it six times . Three winners -- Walker , Terry Puhl , and Rob Ducey -- are members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame . The award has been presented to one amateur player , Daniel Brabant . Walker , Votto , and Justin Morneau won the MLB Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award alongside the Tip O'Neill Award ; the trio are the only Canadians to win the MLB MVP Award . Éric Gagné , the 2002 and 2003 recipient , compiled a major league record of 84 consecutive save opportunities converted from 2002 to 2004 and won the Cy Young Award in 2003 . He and John Axford went on to win the Rolaids Relief Man Award in the same year as the Tip O'Neill Award . Bay became the first Canadian to win the Rookie of the Year Award , which he won the same year he won his first Tip O'Neill Award . Votto is the only award winner to also win the Hank Aaron Award . Initially , the award was presented annually at either Rogers Centre in Toronto or Olympic Stadium in Montreal , depending on which venue the award winner 's team was scheduled to play at during the MLB season . However , as the Montreal Expos moved to Washington , D.C. , and the Toronto Blue Jays do not host all the National League teams on an annual basis , the award has also been presented at the home park of the winning player . Votto of the Cincinnati Reds is the most recent recipient of the award ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_Tom_Hanks_performances",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Hanks is an American actor and producer who has had an extensive career in films , television and on the stage . Hanks made his professional acting debut on the stage playing Grumio , in the Great Lakes Theater production of The Taming of the Shrew ( 1977 ) . He made his film debut with a minor role in the horror film He Knows You 're Alone ( 1980 ) . In the same year , Hanks appeared in the television series Bosom Buddies . His role in the show led to guest appearances on a variety of long running television shows including Happy Days . Hanks ' appearance on the show led film director Ron Howard to cast him in his first leading role in the fantasy romantic comedy Splash ( 1984 ) . He went on to host Saturday Night Live for the first time in 1985 ( a show he has since hosted nine times as of 2016 ) , star in films such as Nothing in Common ( 1986 ) and Dragnet ( 1987 ) before playing his breakthrough role in the age-changing comedy Big ( 1988 ) . For his performance in the film , Hanks garnered his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . In 1993 , he starred opposite Meg Ryan in the Nora Ephron-directed romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle . Later that year , he played the role of a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS , fighting discrimination in his law firm in the drama Philadelphia . For his performance , Hanks earned his first Academy Award for Best Actor . For his next film , the romantic comedy-drama Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) , he received a consecutive second Academy Award for Best Actor which made Hanks the first actor since Spencer Tracy in 1938 to achieve this feat . In 1995 , he played astronaut Jim Lovell , in Howard-directed historical drama , Apollo 13 , and voiced Sheriff Woody in the animated film Toy Story . Hanks made his debut as a director and screenwriter in the 1996 musical comedy That Thing You Do ! Later in the same year , he founded with Gary Goetzman , his own film and television production company called Playtone . In 1998 , Hanks executive produced the Emmy Award-winning docudrama miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and starred in Steven Spielberg-directed epic war film , Saving Private Ryan , which earned him his fourth nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards . Later that year , he reunited with Meg Ryan in another Ephron directed-romantic comedy , You 've Got Mail . He also reprised his role in Toy Story , for its sequel , Toy Story 2 . In 2000 , Hanks starred in Cast Away , which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama and a fifth nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor . In 2001 , he executive produced Emmy Award-winning World War II mini-series Band of Brothers and the romantic comedy , My Big Fat Greek Wedding . The following year at the age of 45 , he became the youngest person to receive the lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute . This was followed in 2004 , by BAFTA Los Angeles awarding him the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film . In 2006 , he played Professor Robert Langdon in the Howard-directed adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name , The Da Vinci Code . Two years later he executive produced musical comedy Mamma Mia ( 2008 ) and Emmy Award-winning mini-series John Adams ( 2008 ) . In 2010 , he reprised his role in Toy Story in its second sequel , Toy Story 3 and also executive produced the Emmy Award-winning mini-series The Pacific . He made a return in 2011 to directing in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne . The following year he starred in The Wachowskis-directed film adaptation of the novel of the same name Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) and executive produced the Emmy Award-winning mini-series Game Change ( 2012 ) . Hanks made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Ephron 's play , Lucky Guy , which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_McNeal",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom McNeal ( born Santa Ana , California November 1947 ) is an American novelist and short story writer . Tom McNeal was educated at the University of California and Stanford University , where he was a Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer . He spent parts of boyhood summers at the Nebraska farm where his mother was born and raised , and later taught school in the nearby town that was the inspiration for his first novel , Goodnight , Nebraska , which won the James A. Michener Prize and the California Book Award . To Be Sung Underwater , his second novel , is set in both in California and Nebraska , and was named one of the 5 Best Novels of the Year by USA Today . His short fiction has been included in Best American Short Stories , The O. Henry Prize Collection and The Pushcart Prize Collection , and `` What Happened to Tully , '' which first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly , was made into the movie Tully . Additionally , with his wife , Laura Rhoton McNeal , he has co-authored four YA novels ( Crooked ; Zipped ; Crushed ; The Decoding of Lana Morris ) , all published by Knopf . Far Far Away , his newest book for younger readers , was published in 2013 and was a National Book Award Finalist , Edgar Award Finalist , winner of the California Book Award , winner of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Award , a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year , a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year , a Horn Book Fanfare Best book of the Year , and an ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults . Tom lives in Coronado , California with his wife , Laura , their sons , Sam and Hank , and their mini-dachshund , Link ."
},
{
"docid": "Playtone",
"title": "",
"text": "Playtone is an American film and television production company and record label established in 1998 by actor Tom Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman . It was named after the fictional record company `` Play-Tone '' in That Thing You Do ! , written and directed by Hanks ; it also uses the same company logo . The success of the film served as a spring-board to launch an actual Playtone Records label . Playtone has had an exclusive television development deal with HBO since the company was formed . Over the course of that time , Playtone 's projects for HBO have won 52 Emmy Awards , while garnering 107 Emmy Award nominations ."
},
{
"docid": "Nashville_Sounds_all-time_roster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team has played in Nashville , Tennessee , since its inception in the 1978 season . As of the completion of the 2016 season , 1,166 players had competed in at least one regular season game for the Sounds . Of those players , 825 have also played in at least one game for a Major League Baseball team . The team was established as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League in 1978 , in which it competed through 1984 . While at that class level , Nashville was affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds ( 1978 -- 79 ) and New York Yankees ( 1980 -- 84 ) . The Sounds moved to the Triple-A American Association in 1985 and then to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1998 . At this class level , the team has been affiliated with the Detroit Tigers ( 1985 -- 86 ) , Cincinnati Reds ( 1987 -- 92 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1993 -- 97 ) , Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1998 -- 2004 ) , and Milwaukee Brewers ( 2005 -- 14 ) . Nashville has been the Triple-A farm team of the Oakland Athletics since 2015 . Players Steve Balboni , Brian Dayett , and Magglio Ordóñez have each won minor league Most Valuable Player awards . Ordóñez also won the American Association Rookie of the Year award in 1997 . League Pitcher of the Year honors have been awarded to Bruce Berenyi , Geoff Combe , Andy McGaffigan , Jamie Werly , Stefan Wever , Chris Hammond , Scott Ruffcorn , Jeff Abbott , R.A. Dickey , Johnny Hellweg , and Jimmy Nelson . Sixty-three of the team 's players have distinguished themselves by winning a Major League Baseball award , being named to a major league All-Star team , or being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Ryan Braun , Barry Larkin , Don Mattingly , and Willie McGee have each won Most Valuable Player Awards . Doug Drabek and R.A. Dickey have won the Cy Young Award . Jason Bay , Ryan Braun , and Chris Sabo have won Rookie of the Year Awards . Bob Melvin and Buck Showalter have each won the Manager of the Year Award . Hoffman , Larkin , and Mattingly have won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award . Larkin also won the Roberto Clemente Award . Prince Fielder and Aramis Ramírez have won the Hank Aaron Award . José Rijo is the only former Sounds player to win a World Series MVP Award . John Axford , Keith Foulke , Trevor Hoffman , and Jeff Montgomery have won the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award . Fielder also won the Comeback Player of the Year Award . Eleven alumni have won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award , and thirteen have won a Silver Slugger Award . Fifty-nine alumni have been selected to play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game . Larkin and Tim Raines have both been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "José_Bautista",
"title": "",
"text": "José Antonio Bautista Santos ( born October 19 , 1980 ) is a Dominican professional baseball right fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles , Tampa Bay Devil Rays , Kansas City Royals , and Pittsburgh Pirates . His professional career began when the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 20th round of the 2000 first year player draft . In 2010 , Bautista became the 26th member of the 50 home run club while leading the major leagues in home runs for the first of two consecutive seasons , and , from 2010 -- 15 , has hit more home runs than any player in the major leagues . An MLB All-Star selection six consecutive times , he has won three Silver Slugger Awards and two Hank Aaron Awards . In addition , he has received the American League Player of the Month Award five times and the Player of the Week four times . Before being traded to the Blue Jays , Bautista primarily played third base . Although major league scouts initially noted Bautista while in junior college for his batting skills -- including power hitting potential -- and a strong throwing arm , his career took detours until realizing his potential in 2010 . He made his MLB debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004 , and , that year , became the first player ever to appear on five MLB rosters in one season . The last of those clubs were the Pirates , where he played at five different positions as a utility player until being traded to the Blue Jays in 2008 . After making adjustments to his swing , Bautista broke through with ten home runs in September 2009 . He has since been voted in the top ten in the AL Most Valuable Player Award four times and is a leader or among the top ten in numerous offensive single-season and career categories in Blue Jays ' franchise history . Since 2010 , Bautista has hit at least 20 home runs each year , and in four of those seasons , has hit at least 35 home runs , has both scored and driven in at least 100 runs , and has drawn at least 100 bases on balls , including twice leading the AL. . In 2015 , while playing in the playoffs for the first time , his bat flip in the American League Division Series caused a sensation that became a symbol of Toronto 's first playoff appearance in 22 years . In 2011 , he set up a program that assists athletes from the Dominican Republic to attend universities in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Hank_Williams_on_Stage",
"title": "",
"text": "Hank Williams on Stage is the title of a posthumous live album of Hank Williams released by his record label , MGM in 1962 ( see 1962 in country music ) . The performance is officially credited to Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys with Hank 's first wife Audrey Williams , who sings back-up vocals . It was recorded as part of the `` Health and Happiness Broadcasts '' at the old Castle Recording Studio at Eighth and Church Streets in Nashville in October 1949 . Long-time WSM announcer Grant Turner hosted the event and wrote the album 's liner notes . This release has long since been supplanted by the complete `` Health and Happiness '' recordings . The album art differs between the U.K. and U.S. releases ."
},
{
"docid": "Dave_Fanning",
"title": "",
"text": "Dave Fanning ( born 30 December 1955 ) is an Irish rock journalist , DJ , film critic and broadcaster . Fanning currently hosts The 11th Hour on RTÉ Two and two radio shows : Drivetime with Dave on RTÉ Radio 1 and The Dave Fanning Show on RTÉ 2fm . He also fills in for other presenters on RTÉ Radio , including acting as a surrogate for Ryan Tubridy in June 2009 . Likewise , John Creedon has worked as a surrogate for Fanning . Due to his much celebrated friendship with U2 , Fanning has for three decades been granted the first airing of any of the band 's new singles before anyone else in the world , with band members often calling Fanning to tell him what they are doing . He has presented more than twenty different series for RTÉ Television , including 2TV , The Movie Show and documentaries on Cambodia and Ethiopia . He also hosted RTÉ 's live television coverage of Live 8 in Hyde Park , London ( July 2005 ) , and Live Earth in Wembley Stadium , London ( July 2007 ) . He claims to have conducted around 200 interviews with global rock stars . Fanning is the receiver of several awards and nominations , the first of which was a Jacob 's Award in 1980 . He won numerous IRMA awards and has won Best DJ at the Meteor Music Awards a total of three times , and been nominated at least twice more in 2008 and 2009 , this after being granted the Industry Award in 2004 . Hot Press regards Fanning as `` one of the most familiar faces and voices in Irish broadcasting '' . Rob Sharp of UK newspaper The Independent has referred to him as a `` legendary Irish DJ '' . BP Fallon commented in 2008 : `` Without Dave Fanning on the radio , music in Ireland would have had a poorer face . Dave changed things , opened up ears '' . The Sunday Tribunes Eithne Tynan has defined his style as a `` thousand words a minute , start a whole new sentence before you 've finished the previous one '' . Fanning is parodied by Oliver Callan ."
},
{
"docid": "11th_Academy_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 11th Academy Awards were held on February 23 , 1939 , at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , California . It was the first Academy Awards show without any official host . This was also the first ceremony in which a foreign language film ( Jean Renoir 's Grand Illusion ) was nominated for Best Picture . Frank Capra became the first person to win three Best Director awards , to be followed by John Ford ( who would go on to win four ) and William Wyler . This was the first of only two times in Oscar history that three of the four acting awards were won by repeat winners ; only Fay Bainter was a first time award winner . The only other time that this happened was at the 67th Academy Awards in 1994 . Fay Bainter also was the first actress in the history of the Oscars to receive two acting nominations in the same year . In addition , Spencer Tracy became the first of only two lead actors to win two years in a row ; the other one , Tom Hanks , also did so in 1994 . Radio coverage was banned at the 1939 ceremony . A reporter from KNX , Los Angeles , which had been reporting from the Academy Awards since 1930 , locked himself into a booth and was able to broadcast for a few minutes before security guards broke down the door . Partial radio coverage was permitted again at the 1942 ceremony ."
},
{
"docid": "Irrfan_Khan",
"title": "",
"text": "Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan ( born 7 January 1967 ) , credited as Irrfan Khan or simply Irrfan , is an Indian film actor known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema . He is also known for his works in British films and Hollywood . Film critics , contemporaries , and other experts consider him to be one of the finest actors in Indian cinema for his versatile and natural acting . In 2011 , Khan received the Padma Shri , India 's fourth highest civilian honour for his contribution to the field of arts . Khan has garnered the National Film Award for Best Actor in the 60th National Film Awards 2012 , for his performance in Paan Singh Tomar . Khan has won the 2014 Asian Film Award for Best Actor , three International Indian Film Academy Awards , three Filmfare Awards , an Independent Spirit Award nomination , and various international honours . Irfaan Khan is recently endorsing Treebo Hotels . He also hosted a television show and commercials . As of 2015 , he had appeared in more than 50 Indian films in Bollywood , and a few international films , such as Life of Pi , New York , I Love You , The Amazing Spider-Man and Jurassic World , with a featured role alongside Tom Hanks in the 2016 adaptation of Dan Brown 's novel Inferno . In September , 2015 , he was appointed as the brand ambassador for `` Resurgent Rajasthan '' , a campaign by the state government of Rajasthan ."
},
{
"docid": "Darwin_Medal",
"title": "",
"text": "The Darwin Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every alternate year for `` work of acknowledged distinction in the broad area of biology in which Charles Darwin worked , notably in evolution , population biology , organismal biology and biological diversity '' . First awarded in 1890 , it was created in memory of Charles Darwin and is presented with a # 2000 prize ( as of 2016 ) . As with most of the Royal Society 's medals , the award is open for candidates from the Commonwealth of Nations or of the Republic of Ireland , with the requirement that they be either a citizen of such a nation or have lived in such a nation for at least three years before the nomination . Since its creation the medal has been awarded over 60 times , the recipients including Francis Darwin , Charles Darwin 's son , and two married couples , Jack and Yolande Heslop-Harrison in 1982 and Peter and Rosemary Grant in 2002 . The medal was first awarded to Alfred Russel Wallace , a noted biologist and naturalist who had independently developed the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection ."
},
{
"docid": "World_Fantasy_Award—Novel",
"title": "",
"text": "The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year . The awards have been described by book critics such as The Guardian as a `` prestigious fantasy prize '' , and one of the three most prestigious speculative fiction awards , along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards ( which cover both fantasy and science fiction ) . The World Fantasy Award -- Novel is given each year for fantasy novels published in English or translated into English . A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novel if it is 40,000 words or longer ; awards are also given out for pieces of shorter lengths in the Short Fiction and Long Fiction categories . The Novel category has been awarded annually since 1975 . World Fantasy Award nominees and winners are decided by attendees and judges at the annual World Fantasy Convention . A ballot is posted in June for attendees of the current and previous two conferences to determine two of the finalists , and a panel of five judges adds three or more nominees before voting on the overall winner . The panel of judges is typically made up of fantasy authors and is chosen each year by the World Fantasy Awards Administration , which has the power to break ties . The final results are presented at the World Fantasy Convention at the end of October . Winners were presented with a statue in the form of a bust of H. P. Lovecraft through the 2015 awards ; future ceremonies will present a different , unannounced statuette . During the 42 nomination years , 147 authors have had works nominated ; 42 of them have won , including ties . Five authors have won twice : Gene Wolfe , out of eight nominations ; Tim Powers , out of five ; Patricia McKillip , out of four ; Jeffrey Ford , out of three ; and James K. Morrow for both of his nominations . Wolfe has the most nominations for an author who has won at least once , while Stephen King has the most nominations without winning , at nine , followed by Charles L. Grant at six and Jonathan Carroll at five ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_J._McAlister",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael J. McAlister is a special effects artist . He has been nominated in at least eleven different occasions for different special or visual effects awards and has won at least three of such awards : an Oscar , a BAFTA and an Emmy ."
},
{
"docid": "Philadelphia_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS , homosexuality , and homophobia . It was written by Ron Nyswaner , directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington . Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Andrew Beckett in the film , while the song `` Streets of Philadelphia '' by Bruce Springsteen won the Academy Award for Best Original Song . Nyswaner was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Jane Campion for The Piano ."
},
{
"docid": "Toshiaki_Karasawa",
"title": "",
"text": "( real name Kiyoshi Karasawa ( 唐澤 潔 Karasawa Kiyoshi ) ) is a Japanese theatre and film actor . He made his theatrical debut in the play Boy 's Revue Stay Gold ( ボーイズレビュー ・ ステイゴールド Bōizu Rebyū Sutei Gōrudo ) in 1987 . He specialises in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting . He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the Toy Story series , and The Polar Express . He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards , and was named Best Newcomer in 1992 . He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15 , 1995 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mandy_Hager",
"title": "",
"text": "Amanda `` Mandy '' Hager ( born 26 July 1960 , Levin ) is a New Zealand writer and author . Mandy Hager is a writer of fiction , predominately for young adults . In 2015 her book `` Singing Home The Whale '' ( pub Random House NZ ) won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and the Young Adult Fiction Category in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults , as well as a Notable Book Award and was a finalist in the LIANZA Book Awards . She has won the LIANZA Book Award for YA fiction three times ( ` Smashed ' 2008 , ` The Nature of Ash ' 2013 , ` Dear Vincent ' 2014 ) , the NZ Post Book Award for YA fiction ( ` The Crossing ' 2010 ) , an honour award in the 1996 Aim Children 's Book Awards ( Toms Story ) , Word Weavers Excellence Award ( 2002 ) , Golden Wings Award ( 2003 ) and five Notable Book awards . Her ` Blood of the Lamb ' trilogy has been published in the US by Pyr Books . She has also been awarded the Beatson Fellowship ( 2012 ) , the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship ( 2014 ) and Writer In Residence at Waikato University ( 2015 ) . She has a Teaching Diploma ( Wellington College of Education ) , an Advanced Diploma in Applied Arts ( Whitireia ) and an MA in Creative Writing ( Victoria University . ) She also writes adult fiction , short stories , non-fiction , educational resources , blogs and articles , and currently tutors the Novel for Whitireia 's Creative Writing Programme . On 7 November 2013 , it was announced Mandy had been awarded the 2013 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship . The prize provides for a NZD$ 75,000 award and the opportunity to take up residency for at least six months in Menton , a port town on the French Riviera and is one of New Zealand 's most long-standing and prestigious literary awards . She is a sister to Nicky Hager , a prominent investigative writer and journalist ."
},
{
"docid": "Nancy_Grant",
"title": "",
"text": "Nancy Grant is a French-Québécois Canadian film producer . She was born in the small village of Petit-Matane on the Gaspé Peninsula in the north of Quebec , Canada . She has produced multiple projects with several Quebec filmmakers including Maxime Giroux , Xavier Dolan , Denis Côté , and Anne Émond . Some of her productions are Mommy ( 2014 ) , Félix et Meira ( 2014 ) , and Tom at the Farm ( Tom à la ferme ) ( 2013 ) , which have received numerous awards at institutions including the Toronto International Film Festival , Alfred Bauer Berlin International Film Festival , Academy Awards , and Cannes Film Festival . In 2014 , she was awarded Best Motion Picture for Mommy at the Canadian Screen Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Tom_Myers_(sound_engineer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Myers is an American sound engineer . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards ; one for Best Sound and two for Best Sound Editing . He has worked on more than 100 films since 1990 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Hanks",
"title": "",
"text": "Jim Hanks ( born June 15 , 1961 ) is an American actor , voice actor and filmmaker . He has played numerous minor roles in film and guest appearances on television , and often substitutes doing voice work for his older brother Tom Hanks . He has produced , directed , and filmed several short films ."
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{
"docid": "Dwyane_Wade",
"title": "",
"text": "Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( -LSB- dweɪn -RSB- ; born January 17 , 1982 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league . Wade had the top-selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years , leading the league in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA Playoffs , until the midpoint of the 2006 -- 07 season . After a successful college career at Marquette , Wade was drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Miami Heat . He was named to the All-Rookie team and the All-Star team the following twelve seasons . In his third season , Wade led the Heat to their first NBA championship in franchise history and was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP . At the 2008 Summer Olympics , Wade led the United States men 's basketball team , commonly known as the `` Redeem Team '' , in scoring , and helped them capture gold medal honors in Beijing , China . In the 2008 -- 09 season , Wade led the league in scoring and earned his first NBA scoring title . With LeBron James and Chris Bosh , Wade guided Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014 , winning back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013 . In 2016 , Wade departed the Heat in free agency to play for the Chicago Bulls ."
}
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"docid": "2010–11_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 -- 11 Miami Heat season was the 23rd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . In the regular season , the Heat finished first in the Southeast Division with 58 -- 24 record , and made the NBA Playoffs for the 3rd consecutive year as the Eastern Conference 's No. 2 seed ( behind the Chicago Bulls ) . With the acquisition of free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh in the off season , the Heat opened up the season with extraordinarily high expectations , with many expecting a championship in the first year of the new lineup , and with team stars Chris Bosh , Dwyane Wade and LeBron James predicting an NBA championship in their first season together . However , they fell just short by losing to the Dallas Mavericks in 6 games in the NBA Finals , in a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals , in which the Heat won in 6 games , as well as their first championship . Even though the Heat 's season ended in disappointing fashion , they enjoyed a successful season , despite a slow 9 -- 8 start to the regular season . They finished the regular season with 58 wins , won the Southeast Division , and were second in the Eastern Conference . Pat Riley was named NBA Executive of the Year . Dwyane Wade , LeBron James , and Chris Bosh were all selected to the 2011 NBA All-Star Game , the most Heat players in an All-Star game in franchise history . LeBron James earned All-NBA First Team honors , while Dwyane Wade earned All-NBA Second Team honors . In the NBA Playoffs , Miami defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round , Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals , and Chicago Bulls in the Conference Finals all in 5 games ; however , they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals in 6 games ."
},
{
"docid": "2003–04_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2003 -- 04 Miami Heat season is the 16th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The season saw the team draft future All-Star and 3-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft , while acquiring forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers . Before the season began , head coach Pat Riley resigned , but he would later return midway in the 2005 -- 06 season and help guide the Heat to their first ever NBA championship . Behind Wade 's stellar rookie season , and despite winning only 42 games , the Heat entered the playoffs as the Number 4 seed in the Eastern Conference . The first round series pitted the Heat against the defunct New Orleans Hornets , their first meeting since 2001 . At that time , the Hornets were in Charlotte and they swept the Heat in three straight games . The Heat would go on to defeat New Orleans in seven games . They advanced to Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2000 . However , they went no further as they fell to the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in six games . Following the season , Odom , second-year forward Caron Butler , and Brian Grant were all traded to the Los Angeles Lakers , and John Wallace retired ."
},
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"docid": "List_of_career_achievements_by_Dwyane_Wade",
"title": "",
"text": "This page details the career achievements of American basketball player Dwyane Wade ."
},
{
"docid": "2016–17_Chicago_Bulls_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 -- 17 Chicago Bulls season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Former 2011 MVP and 2009 Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose was traded from his hometown team to the New York Knicks . This will be the first season without Rose since the 2012 -- 13 season . Dwyane Wade , who played for the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2016 , decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown team , the Chicago Bulls . The Bulls traded Tony Snell to the Milwaukee Bucks for Michael Carter-Williams on October 17 , 2016 . The Bulls finished the regular season with a 41 -- 41 record , securing the 8th seed . In the playoffs , they faced off against the Boston Celtics in the First Round , where they lost in six games ."
},
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"docid": "2010_NBA_All-Star_Game",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game between players selected from the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) 's Western Conference and the Eastern Conference that was played on February 14 , 2010 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas United States . This game was the 59th edition of the NBA All-Star Game and was played during the 2009 -- 10 NBA season . This was the second time that the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area had hosted the All-Star Game ; the area had previously hosted the event in 1986 . Dallas was awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on October 30 , 2008 . The All-Star Weekend began on Friday , February 12 , 2010 with the Celebrity Game and the Rookie Challenge , a game between the league 's best rookies and second-year players . On Saturday , the event continued with the All-Star Saturday Night , which featured the Shooting Stars Competition , Skills Challenge , Three-Point Shootout , Slam Dunk Contest and H -- O -- R -- S -- E Competition . The D-League All-Star Game and the second D-League Dream Factory Friday Night , the latter of which was modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night , also took place during the All-Star Weekend . The D-League Dream Factory Friday Night was held on Friday and the D-League All-Star Game was held on Saturday . The Eastern Conference All-Star team defeated the Western Conference All-Star team 141 -- 139 . The East 's Dwyane Wade , who recorded 28 points on 75 % shooting , 11 assists , 6 rebounds and 5 steals was named as the game 's MVP . In the Rookie Challenge , the Rookies defeated the Sophomores for the first time since 2002 , with Rookies ' Tyreke Evans named as the game MVP . In the All-Star Saturday Night events , Nate Robinson won his third Slam Dunk Contest while Paul Pierce and Steve Nash won the Three-Point Shootout and Skills Challenge respectively . Team Texas , the home team , won the Shootings Stars Competition . Kevin Durant repeated as champion in the H -- O -- R -- S -- E Competition . The announced attendance for the game was 108,713 , the all-time attendance record for the sport . The previous verified record for attendance at a basketball game was 78,129 , set in a December 13 , 2003 game between Kentucky and Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit . The final of the 1968 European Cup Winners ' Cup between AEK Athens and Slavia Prague at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens is believed to have had an attendance of 80,000 , but that total was not verified at the time . The previous record attendance for an NBA All-Star Game was 44,735 , set at the Houston Astrodome for the 1989 All-Star Game . This event also broke the record for the single largest attendance for an indoor event , previously held by WrestleMania III in 1987 . This marked the first All-Star game where neither team wore a white uniform . The East wore blue uniforms with silver trim , while the West wore red uniforms with gold trim ."
},
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"docid": "2003_NBA_draft",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2003 NBA draft was held on June 26 , 2003 , at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City , New York . The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2003 NBA draft . The Cleveland Cavaliers , who had a 22.50 percent probability of obtaining the first selection , won the NBA draft lottery on May 22 , and Cleveland chairman Gordon Gund said afterward his team would select LeBron James . The Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets were second and third respectively . The 2003 draft is known for having one of the most talented draft pools in draft history . Four of the top five picks are NBA All-Stars and `` Redeem Team '' Olympic Gold Medalists : Carmelo Anthony , Chris Bosh , Dwyane Wade , and LeBron James . Many players have been in the starting line-ups of their respective teams ; nine have already participated in an All-Star Game , Dwyane Wade was named NBA Finals MVP in 2006 and won the NBA All Star Game MVP in 2010 , Boris Diaw won the Most Improved Player Award in 2006 , Jason Kapono won the three point shootout back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008 , James Jones won the three point shootout in 2011 , Leandro Barbosa won the Sixth Man Award in 2007 , Kyle Korver set the NBA record for three point shooting percentage in 2010 ( 53.6 % ) , and in the 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , and 2013 seasons LeBron James won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award , and the NBA Finals MVP in 2012 , 2013 and 2016 . Carmelo Anthony won the 2013 NBA Scoring Title and is the only player in NBA history to win at least three Olympic gold medals . Chris Bosh left Toronto in 2010 as its all-time leader in points , rebounds , blocks , double doubles , free throws made and attempted , and minutes played . The 2003 draft class has drawn comparisons to the 1984 and 1996 NBA draft classes , but is also known for the Detroit Pistons making the controversial selection of Darko Miličić with the second pick over other prospects . Four of the first five picks have won an NBA Championship : Darko Miličić with the Pistons in 2004 ; Dwyane Wade with the Heat in 2006 , 2012 and 2013 ; Chris Bosh also with the Heat in 2012 and 2013 ; LeBron James with the Heat in 2012 and 2013 and in 2016 with the Cavaliers . Out of the entire draft , only Nick Collison has played his entire career for the team that drafted him , although Kirk Hinrich , after being traded twice , returned to the Bulls team that drafted him and holds the team record for most career 3-point field goals and is third all-time in games played , behind only Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen . LeBron James , who was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 , left for the Miami Heat in 2010 , but re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 11 , 2014 ."
},
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"docid": "Big_Three_(Miami_Heat)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Big Three were a trio of professional basketball players for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) from the 2010 -- 11 NBA season to the 2013 -- 14 NBA season . The `` Big Three '' consisted of LeBron James , Dwyane Wade , and Chris Bosh . All three of those players were selected within the first five picks of the 2003 NBA draft . James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 and announced his free agent move to the Miami Heat on his TV special called The Decision . Wade was selected fifth by the Miami Heat . Bosh was selected by the Toronto Raptors and then signed a free agency contract to play for the Heat . Each of the players from the Miami Heat 's `` Big Three '' was the franchise scoring leader for the franchise that drafted them . They led the Heat to the NBA Finals in each of their four seasons playing together . Both Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh continued to play for the Heat for two more seasons after LeBron James left to return to Cleveland before Wade would sign with the Chicago Bulls and Bosh would consider medical retirement due to continuous blood clots before the start of the 2016 -- 17 NBA season ."
},
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"docid": "Attack_Athletics",
"title": "",
"text": "Attack Athletics is a 60,000 sqft training center that includes four NBA regulation courts , and a 1,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago , Illinois . It is owned by Michael Jordan 's personal trainer , Tim Grover . The facility was designed by Cornerstone Architects Ltd. in Itasca , Illinois . Attack Athletics serves as the off-season training facility to NBA players , including Dwyane Wade , Devin Harris , Gilbert Arenas , Will Bynum , Juwan Howard , Michael Finley , Jermaine O'Neal , and many others . Former Attack Athletics ' clients include Michael Jordan , Scottie Pippen , Charles Barkley , and Hakeem Olajuwon . Owner and CEO Tim Grover first started as Michael Jordan 's personal trainer in 1989 , and continued to do so for the remainder of his career . Grover has built an impressive resume of injury prevention and rehabitilitation , most notably his work with Dwyane Wade after surgeries on his shoulder and knee in 2007 . Players including Gilbert Arenas , Shaun Livingston , Tracy McGrady , Darius Miles , and Jermaine O'Neal have all worked with Grover to rehabilitate and regain strength and explosiveness following knee surgeries . The Attack Athletics facility was the home of the PBL 's Chicago Throwbacks basketball team . It was also the location where President Barack Obama played on Election Day ."
},
{
"docid": "2010–11_Toronto_Raptors_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 -- 11 Toronto Raptors season is the 16th season of the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The season began after a much anticipated off-season as All-Star Chris Bosh became a free agent . Bosh would eventually sign with the Miami Heat teaming up with fellow NBA Superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade causing the Raptors to start rebuilding . They finished with a 22-60 record missing the playoffs for a third-straight year ."
},
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"docid": "Miami_Heat_all-time_roster",
"title": "",
"text": "The Miami Heat is an American professional basketball team based in Miami . They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team joined the NBA in 1988 as an expansion team , and won the NBA championship in 2006 , 2012 and 2013 . The team played its home games at the Miami Arena until 2000 , and have played its home games at the American Airlines Arena since then . The Heat is owned by Micky Arison . Its current staff consists of Pat Riley as team president and Erik Spoelstra as head coach . The Heat started building their roster by playing selecting players in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft and 1988 NBA draft . Since then , 217 players have appeared in at least one game for the franchise . Dwyane Wade is the most successful player in Heat history . His achievements include Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2006 , All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award in 2010 , 11 consecutive All-Star Game selections and eight All-NBA Teams selections . Alonzo Mourning , the franchise 's first ever All-Star , won two Defensive Player of the Year Awards and was selected to five All-Star Games and two All-NBA Teams . LeBron James , who played four years with the Heat , won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2012 and 2013 , the Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2012 and 2013 , and was selected to four consecutive All-Star Games and four consecutive All-NBA Teams . Tim Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal are the only other Heat players who have been selected to both the All-Star Game and the All-NBA Team . Anthony Mason and Chris Bosh are the only other Heat players who have been selected to the All-Star Game . Two Heat players have won the NBA Most Improved Player Award : Rony Seikaly in 1990 and Isaac Austin in 1997 . Ten Heat players were selected to the All-Rookie Team . Mourning , Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton , who played two seasons for the Heat and was part of the Heat championship team in 2006 , have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame . Udonis Haslem and Wade , who have played for the Heat since they entered the league in 2003 , are the franchise 's longest-serving players . Haslem has recorded more rebounds than any other Heat players . Wade has played more games , more minutes , scored more points , recorded more assists and more steals than any other Heat players . He also led the franchise in field goals made and free throws made . Mourning , who played 11 seasons with the Heat , is the franchise 's second longest-serving player . He has blocked more shots than any other Heat players . Hassan Whiteside is the starting center . The Heat have three retired jersey numbers : the number 33 jersey worn by Alonzo Mourning , the number 10 jersey worn by Tim Hardaway and the number 23 jersey worn by Michael Jordan , who has never played for the Heat . The Heat retired Jordan 's number 23 jersey in April 2003 to honor Jordan 's achievements and contributions in basketball . The Heat is the only NBA team other than the Chicago Bulls to have retired the number 23 jersey in honor of Jordan . Mourning had his number 33 jersey retired in March 2009 , a year after he retired . Hardaway , who played six seasons with the Heat , had his number 10 jersey retired in October 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "2011–12_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2011 -- 12 Miami Heat season is the franchise 's 24th season in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . They came into the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions , the second season playing with the `` Big Three '' of Dwyane Wade , LeBron James , and Chris Bosh , and the fourth season under head coach Erik Spoelstra . Prior to the beginning of the season , they looked to bounce back from their disappointing finish to the previous year where they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals . Following the 2011 NBA lockout the Heat played only 66 games this season . They won their division for the 9th time and appeared in the Eastern Conference Finals for the 5th time . For the second year in a row , Dwyane Wade , LeBron James , and Chris Bosh were all selected to the NBA All-Star Game , tying the record for the most Heat players in an All-Star game in franchise history . On June 9 , 2012 , the Heat beat the Boston Celtics to advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in franchise history . On June 21 , the Miami Heat won the NBA Championship at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder , 4 -- 1 , following their 121 -- 106 Game 5 victory to become the 2012 NBA Champions , the 2nd Championship for the franchise . LeBron James was awarded the 2012 NBA Finals MVP ."
},
{
"docid": "2004–05_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2004 -- 05 season was the 17th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of Superstar center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers and finished in first place in both their division and Conference . The 59 -- 23 season record was the franchise best since 1996 -- 97 . The Heat were eventually eliminated in seven games during the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2005 NBA Playoffs by the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons . Following the season , Steve Smith retired . Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game . This was Wade 's first All-Star Game appearance ."
},
{
"docid": "2006–07_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 -- 07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Despite injuries to several players , including Dwyane Wade , the Heat repeated as Southeast division champions . With a record of 44 -- 38 , it was clear that the Heat was not the same team of years past . The Heat ended the season with a four-game playoff sweep to the Chicago Bulls in the first round . Following the season , Gary Payton retired ."
},
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"docid": "2016–17_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 -- 17 Miami Heat season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . After a tumultuous negotiation process , Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with the Chicago Bulls in the offseason . This was the first season without Wade since the 2003 . Furthermore , Chris Bosh missed the entire season and had thought about potentially retiring altogether due to his continuous blood clots . The team got off to an 11 -- 30 start . However the Heat rallied to an 30 -- 11 finish , only to be eliminated all the same on their last game of the season . They entered game 82 needing a loss from either the Pacers or the Bulls and a victory over the Wizards . However , despite a 110 -- 102 win over the Washington Wizards , both the Pacers and the Bulls won their games . The Heat finished tied with the Chicago Bulls with identical 41 -- 41 records but the Bulls won the head-to-head tie breaker against the Heat 2 -- 1 . As a result , the Heat missed the playoffs for the second time in three years . Hassan Whiteside earned praise for being the NBA 's leading rebounder after ending his previous season as the leading shot blocker of the NBA ."
},
{
"docid": "Micah_Lancaster",
"title": "",
"text": "Micah Lancaster ( born February 20 , 1984 ) is an American former professional basketball player and current athletic trainer , specializing in basketball skill development . He has worked with players at all levels including Kobe Bryant for an event with the London School of Basketball and most recently worked with Dwyane Wade , Mario Chalmers , Kyrie Irving , Evan Turner and Nolan Smith . He is the founder of I 'm Possible Training , a training company based in Raleigh-Durham , North Carolina ."
},
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"docid": "Gary_Wade_Finley",
"title": "",
"text": "Gary Wade Finley Jr. a multiple time champion at Huntsville ( AL ) Speedway . Finley won the 1989 NASCAR Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series championship . Finley won the Daytona 200 event that year for the series . Gary Wade Finley Jr. arrived at Nashville Speedway USA in 1999 to compete in the NASCAR SuperTruck division at Nashville Speedway USA . The speedway was promoted by Alabama 's Bob Harmon . Finley at season end claimed the rookie title and the championship title for the 1999 season . Gary Wade Finley Jr. is married to Misty Rose Finley and for the 2016 season heads up the teams of his two sons . Garrett Finley currently driving the open wheel modified division and actively competes at Huntsville ( AL ) Speedway . The younger son Austin , competes at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville in the limited late model division . The 2016 season is his rookie season ."
},
{
"docid": "2007_Orange_Bowl",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl game was a college football Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) bowl game following the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The game was played on January 2 , 2007 , at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens , Florida . The game matched the No. 15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons versus the No. 6 Louisville Cardinals and was televised on Fox . Each of the teams selected an honorary captain . Wake Forest chose golf great Arnold Palmer , a Wake alumnus , and Louisville chose boxing legend Muhammad Ali , a Louisville native . Dwyane Wade of the hometown Miami Heat presented the coin for the coin toss . The officiating team was provided by the Southeastern Conference ."
},
{
"docid": "2009–10_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2009 -- 10 Miami Heat season was the 22nd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The Heat made the playoffs for the second straight year under Spoelstra . They failed to make it out of the first round once again as they were overpowered by a Boston Celtics squad that featured Kevin Garnett , Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in five games . Boston eventually lost in seven games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals . Following the season , the Heat would bring in LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join team captain Dwyane Wade ."
},
{
"docid": "Hudson_Valley_Renegades",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hudson Valley Renegades are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays . The team is a member of the New York -- Penn League , a Class A Short Season league . The Renegades play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill , New York . The team was founded as the Erie Sailors and was originally affiliated with the Texas Rangers . They moved to the Hudson Valley in 1994 and became part of the Tampa Bay organization in 1996 . The Renegades won the New York -- Penn League championship in 1999 and then again in 2012 . The organization has produced major leaguers such as Scott Podsednik , Jorge Cantu , Ryan Dempster , Joe Kennedy , Craig Monroe , Matt Diaz , Evan Longoria , Josh Hamilton , John Jaso , Wade Davis and Toby Hall . Doug Waechter threw the only no-hitter in Renegades history on August 10 , 2000 against the Pittsfield Mets . Scott Podsednik became the first former Renegade to win a World Series with the Chicago White Sox , defeating a Houston Astros club which included former Renegades Brandon Backe and Dan Wheeler . On August 14 , 2007 , The Renegades hosted the 3rd annual New York -- Penn League All-Star Game at Dutchess Stadium . Team promotions include a `` Fun Team '' that promotes between-inning entertainment . Marvin Goldklang is the team 's majority owner . Goldklang also has stakes in several other minor league baseball teams , including the Charleston RiverDogs and St. Paul Saints . Ex-manager Matt Quatraro coined the name Gades in 2000 . Their mascots are raccoons : Rookie ( the Renegade ) Raccoon , Rookie 's wife Rene Gade , Rascal ( Rookie & Rene 's son ) , and occasionally , Rookie 's father Roofus ."
},
{
"docid": "2005–06_Dallas_Mavericks_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2005 -- 06 Dallas Mavericks season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The season saw Dallas go to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history . However , it was not to be as they lost to the Miami Heat , who were led by Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade , in six games . Dallas and Miami would meet again in the 2011 NBA Finals , where the Mavericks would get revenge , defeating the favored Heat in six games to win their first ever NBA championship ; teammates Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry are the only members of both 2006 and 2011 Finals teams ."
},
{
"docid": "2002–03_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_men's_basketball_team",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2002 -- 03 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men 's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2002 -- 03 season . Led by head coach Paul Hewitt and freshman forward Chris Bosh , the Jackets finished the regular season with a 14 -- 13 record , before losing to North Carolina State in the 2003 ACC Tournament . Bosh averaged 15.6 points and 9 rebounds per game . After accepting an invitation to the 2003 National Invitation Tournament , the Jackets made their way to the quarterfinals , where they fell to Texas Tech . Following the season , Bosh was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft , which also included future teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Grant",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Wade Grant ( born March 5 , 1972 ) is a retired American basketball player . He played the power forward and center positions for five teams during 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association . He was known for his tenacious rebounding and blue-collar defense . During his career , he played with the Sacramento Kings ( where he made First Team All-Rookie in the 1994 -- 95 season ) , Portland Trail Blazers , Miami Heat , Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns ."
},
{
"docid": "Mike_Deane",
"title": "",
"text": "Mike Deane ( born September 27 , 1951 ) is an American college basketball coach who most recently was an assistant men 's coach at James Madison University . He retired at the end of the 2017 basketball season . He was previously head basketball coach at Wagner College and was relieved of his duties on March 1 , 2010 , after which he took a two-year hiatus from the game . He had also held the head coach position at Siena College , Marquette University , and Lamar University . Deane is from Rockland County , New York , and attended Potsdam State University , where he was a small college All-American and began his career as a coach in 1974 . He later coached at Oswego State and had his first Division 1 position at Michigan State University and his first job as head coach at Siena , from 1986 to 1994 . He recorded his 400th career victory on December 15 , 2007 against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore . He has coached three different Division I schools to the NCAA Tournament ( Siena , Marquette , and Lamar ) . His Siena team upset Stanford in the 1989 NCAA Tournament in the first round of the East Region . Deane has produced two NBA products in his career ( both at Marquette : Chris Crawford and Amal McCaskill ) . He also recruited Dwyane Wade at Marquette , but left the program a year before Wade came to Marquette ."
},
{
"docid": "Darko_Miličić",
"title": "",
"text": "Darko Miličić ( Дарко Миличић , -LSB- ˈdarko ˈmilit͡ʃit͡ɕ -RSB- ; born June 20 , 1985 ) is a Serbian former professional basketball player . He is , and played center . He was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft after LeBron James , and ahead of players such as Carmelo Anthony , Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade . However , Miličić never received significant playing time during his seasons with the team and was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2006 . After stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks , Miličić was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010 , then signed a four-year contract in the off-season . However , he was released by Minnesota in 2012 . He signed with Boston later that year , but was released after playing one regular-season game . He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally ."
},
{
"docid": "1997_NBA_All-Star_Game",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1997 NBA All-Star Game was the 47th edition of the All-Star Game and commemorated the 50th anniversary of NBA . The game was played on February 9 , 1997 , at Gund Arena ( now known as Quicken Loans Arena ) in Cleveland , Ohio , United States . The winner of the MVP award was Glen Rice of the Charlotte Hornets who played 25 minutes and scored 26 points while breaking two records in the process , 20 points in the third quarter and 24 points in the second half . Rice 's 20 points in the period broke Hal Greer 's record ( 19 ) , set in 1968 . Rice 's 24 points in a half surpassed the previous mark of 23 , owned by Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Chambers . Michael Jordan 's 14 points , 11 rebounds , and 11 assists were the first and , until the 2011 NBA All-Star Game , the only triple-double in NBA All-Star Game history ( LeBron James ( 2011 ) , Dwyane Wade ( 2012 ) , and Kevin Durant ( 2017 ) have also achieved this ) . Five players ( Charles Barkley , Alonzo Mourning , Patrick Ewing , Clyde Drexler , Shaquille O'Neal ) who were voted or selected for the team opted out due to injury , opening the doors for the annually neglected and the new stars -- Joe Dumars , Detlef Schrempf , Chris Webber , Chris Gatling and 20-year-old second-year man Kevin Garnett took their spots ."
},
{
"docid": "2010–11_Philadelphia_76ers_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2010 -- 11 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 72nd season of the franchise , 62nd in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , and the 48th in Philadelphia . The Sixers 41-41 record earned them 7th in the Eastern Conference . They lost to the Miami Heat , who added LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join Dwyane Wade in five games ."
},
{
"docid": "2006_NBA_Finals",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005 -- 06 National Basketball Association season . The Miami Heat won the title in six games over the Dallas Mavericks , becoming the third team -- after the 1969 Celtics and the 1977 Trail Blazers -- to win a championship after trailing 0 -- 2 in the series . Heat guard Dwyane Wade was named Most Valuable Player of the series . This series marked the first time since 1971 that the Finals featured two teams playing in their first NBA Finals series . The two teams met again five years later in 2011 , the second Finals appearance for both franchises , with the Mavericks winning the rematch over the Heat This was the second NBA Finals matchup of teams from Florida and Texas , after the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic contested the 1995 NBA Finals . Until the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals , it was the last Finals loss by a team from Texas ( the Rockets lost in 1981 and 1986 ) against seven championships ( four by the Spurs , two by the Rockets , and one by the Mavericks , who won a rematch of this Finals in ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Bosh",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Wesson Bosh ( born March 24 , 1984 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . A high school `` Mr. Basketball '' in Texas , Bosh left college at Georgia Tech after one season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men 's basketball team to enter the 2003 NBA draft . He was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in a draft class that included multiple future NBA superstars such as LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony . While at Toronto , Bosh emerged as one of the young stars in the league ; he became a five-time NBA All-Star , was named to the All-NBA Second Team once , appeared for the U.S. national team ( with whom he won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics ) , and supplanted former fan-favorite Vince Carter as the face and leader of the Raptors franchise . In the 2006 -- 07 season , Bosh led the Raptors to their first NBA Playoffs berth in five years , and their first ever division title . He left Toronto for the Heat in 2010 as its all-time leader in points , rebounds , blocks , double doubles , free throws made and attempted and minutes played . Bosh won his first NBA title after Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4 -- 1 in the 2012 NBA Finals . He won his second title in 2013 as the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals . Bosh was nicknamed `` CB4 '' by then-Toronto Raptors play-by-play commentator Chuck Swirsky , a combination of Bosh 's initials and then jersey number . Seeking to promote sports and education amongst youths in Dallas and Toronto , Bosh set up the Chris Bosh Foundation and regularly speaks to youths about the benefits of reading ."
},
{
"docid": "Erik_Spoelstra",
"title": "",
"text": "Erik Jon Spoelstra ( -LSB- ` spoʊlstrə -RSB- ; born November 1 , 1970 ) is an American professional basketball coach and the current head coach of the National Basketball Association 's Miami Heat . Of Filipino descent from his mother 's side , he is the first Asian American head coach in the history of the four major North American sports leagues and the first Asian American head coach to win an NBA championship . From 2001 to 2008 , he served as assistant coach and director of scouting for the team . Thereafter he was promoted to head coach . Prior to the 2010 -- 11 season , team President Pat Riley assembled a superstar trio of free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining Dwyane Wade . While he was head coach , the Heat , led by LeBron James , made four consecutive finals appearances including trips to the 2011 , 2012 , 2013 and 2014 NBA Finals , winning the championship in both 2012 and 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "2007–08_Miami_Heat_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2007 -- 08 Miami Heat season was their 20th season in the National Basketball Association . To commemorate the anniversary , the Heat jerseys bear a XX on the rightmost part . However , the season turned out to be disastrous as they finished 15 -- 67 , which was , ironically , the same record the team posted in their inaugural season . This was Pat Riley 's final season as head coach of the Heat before resigning for a second time following the season . He did , however , remain as team president . It was also Alonzo Mourning 's final season in the NBA as he suffered a season-ending and a possible career-ending knee injury in a December game in Atlanta . After sitting out half of next season , Mourning retired in January . After his retirement , Mourning did stay with the Heat as an executive . Mid-season , Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks . Before the trade , the Heat acquired Penny Hardaway , who was O'Neal 's teammate with the Orlando Magic from 1993 until 1996 . This move reunited the duo . However , Hardaway was waived after a few games and he would never play in the NBA again . Dwyane Wade , after recovering from off-season shoulder and knee surgeries , battled knee injuries and missed the final 21 games of the season after undergoing OssaTron treatment on his left knee . Wade recovered in time to play in the 2008 Summer Olympics ."
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{
"docid": "The_Homesman",
"title": "",
"text": "The Homesman is a 2014 French-American historical period drama set in the 1850s Midwest , directed and co-produced by Tommy Lee Jones and co-written with Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver , based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout . The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep , Hailee Steinfeld , John Lithgow , and James Spader . The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and received a North American limited release on November 14 , 2014 by Roadside Attractions . The Homesman has received mostly positive reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating average of 7.1 / 10 . The title refers to the task of taking immigrants back home , which was typically a man 's job to carry out ."
}
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"docid": "John_Lithgow_on_screen_and_stage",
"title": "",
"text": "American actor and voice actor John Lithgow made his film debut in the comedy-drama Dealing : Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues ( 1972 ) . He has since then appeared in over 50 films , countless television projects and on stage . Lithgow 's first appearance on stage came in 1973 , in a Broadway production of The Changing Room by David Storey , for which he won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play and a Drama Desk Award . Some of his other theater work he performed in were My Fat Friend ( 1974 ) , Trelawny of the ` Wells ' ( 1975 ) and the 1976 plays A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton , Secret Service and Boy Meets Girl . Lithgow subsequently acted in films such as Obsession ( 1976 ) , The Big Fix ( 1978 ) , the 1979 films All That Jazz with Roy Scheider and Rich Kids , Blow Out ( 1981 ) starring John Travolta and I 'm Dancing as Fast as I Can ( 1982 ) . Lithgow 's breakthrough came after playing a former football player turned transsexual Roberta Muldoon in a supporting role in the comedy-drama The World According to Garp ( 1982 ) with Robin Williams . Lithgow was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role . He then portrayed an airplane passenger who suffers from aviophobia in Twilight Zone : The Movie ( 1983 ) . Later the same year , Lithgow went on to play a science professor in the television disaster film The Day After , which won him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special . As 1983 came to a close , he also featured in Terms of Endearment , where he played the role of a banker with Shirley MacLaine , Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson , thus earning Lithgow his second Academy Award nomination in the same category . In addition , Lithgow had a string of main and supporting roles during the 1980s , notably in the 1984 films Footloose , The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension , 2010 , Santa Claus : The Movie , The Manhattan Project ( 1986 ) and Harry and the Hendersons ( 1987 ) . The 1990s saw Lithgow continue to appear in various Hollywood films , namely Ricochet ( 1991 ) opposite Denzel Washington , Raising Cain ( 1992 ) , Cliffhanger ( 1993 ) starring Sylvester Stallone and The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ) , where he was reunited with Washington . He was cast in a main role in the 1996 television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun , where he played a high-ranking commander of an alien unit of four who have been sent to Earth to retrieve information under the disguise as a university professor . The show spanned over 100 episodes , during which Lithgow won one Golden Globe and three Emmy Awards for his role , before ending in 2001 . That same year , he became the character of Lord Farquaad in the animated fantasy-comedy film Shrek ( 2001 ) and later Shrek the Third ( 2007 ) . Other roles Lithgow appeared in during the 2000s were The Life and Death of Peter Sellers ( 2004 ) with Geoffrey Rush , where he portrayed the famed director , screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards , Kinsey ( 2004 ) and Dreamgirls ( 2006 ) . Lithgow also starred in the short-lived sitcom Twenty Good Years ( 2006 ) . In 2009 , he joined the cast of crime show Dexter as Arthur Mitchell , a family man who lives a double life as a serial killer . He appeared in a total of twelve episodes as the main antagonist on the fourth season , and for his performance , he won his second Golden Globe and fifth Emmy Award . Lithgow 's later roles during the 2010s includes the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( 2011 ) , the sitcom How I Met Your Mother ( 2005 -- 14 ) , where he performed as a guest star in four episodes in the role as the father of executive Barney Stinson , as the voice of Percy the White Rabbit in ABC 's fantasy-drama and spin-off program Once Upon a Time in Wonderland ( 2013 -- 14 ) , and the 2014 films Love Is Strange , alongside fellow co-star Alfred Molina , The Homesman , and Interstellar . Lithgow can be seen as Winston Churchill in the television drama series The Crown ( 2016 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Lithgow_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Lithgow is an American character actor , musician , and author . John Lithgow may also refer to : John Lithgow ( New Zealand politician ) ( 1933 -- 2004 ) John T. Lithgow , former acting Commissioner of Yukon"
},
{
"docid": "Arthur_Lithgow",
"title": "",
"text": "Arthur Washington Lithgow III ( September 9 , 1915 -- March 24 , 2004 ) was an American actor and director . Lithgow , the father of actor John Lithgow , helped pioneer the regional theater movement and founded two Shakespeare festivals ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_John_Lithgow",
"title": "",
"text": "John Arthur Lithgow ( -LSB- ˈlɪθɡoʊ -RSB- ; born , 1945 ) is an American actor , musician , singer , comedian and author . He has received two Tony Awards , five Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , an American Comedy Award , four Drama Desk Awards and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards . Lithgow has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Lithgow",
"title": "",
"text": "John Arthur Lithgow ( -LSB- ˈlɪθɡoʊ -RSB- ; born , 1945 ) is an American actor , musician , singer , comedian , voice actor , and author . He has received two Tony Awards , five Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , an American Comedy Award , four Drama Desk Awards and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards . Lithgow has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame . Lithgow is well known for his television roles as Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun , Arthur Mitchell in Dexter and Sir Winston Churchill in The Crown as well as for his roles in films Blow Out , Twilight Zone : The Movie , Footloose , Harry and the Hendersons , Raising Cain , Shrek , Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Interstellar . His performances in The World According to Garp and Terms of Endearment each earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor . On the stage , he has appeared in many Broadway productions including the musical adaptation of Sweet Smell of Success and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels . In 2007 , he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Malvolio in Neil Bartlett 's production of Twelfth Night . He has also recorded music , such as the 1999 album of children 's music , Singin ' in the Bathtub , and has written poetry and short stories , such as Marsupial Sue , for children . His work for children has earned him Grammy Award nominations and two Parents ' Choice Silver Honor Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Ian_Lithgow",
"title": "",
"text": "Ian David Lithgow ( born 3 February 1972 ) is an American actor , best known for his work as Leon in the NBC 's series 3rd Rock from the Sun ( 1996 -- 2001 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Changing_Room",
"title": "",
"text": "The Changing Room is a 1971 play by David Storey , set in a men 's changing room before , during and after a rugby league football game . It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 9 November 1971 , directed by Lindsay Anderson . The 1973 Broadway production , directed by Michael Rudman , won several awards including the New York Drama Critics ' Circle award for Best Play and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for John Lithgow ."
},
{
"docid": "Steven_Boyer",
"title": "",
"text": "Steven Boyer is an American stage and television actor . He is best known for originating the role of Jason/Tyrone in Hand to God Off-Broadway and in the Broadway production . This role earned him a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play . He plays the role of Dwayne Reed in the NBC sitcom Trial & Error , with John Lithgow . He played a minor role in Martin Scorsese 's The Wolf of Wall Street alongside Leonardo DiCaprio . He has also played several small parts in television , including Law & Order and Orange Is the New Black ."
},
{
"docid": "The_World_According_to_Garp_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The World According to Garp is a 1982 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by George Roy Hill , written by Steve Tesich , and starring Robin Williams in the title role . It is based on the novel of the same title by John Irving . For their roles , John Lithgow and Glenn Close were respectively nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 55th Academy Awards . The movie adaptation was filmed mostly in the Leewood Estates neighborhood of Eastchester , New York in the spring and summer of 1981 . Many scenes were filmed at the town 's high school , as well as Rutgers University ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Lithgow_(Auditor_General_of_New_South_Wales)",
"title": "",
"text": "William Lithgow ( 1 January 1784 -- 11 June 1864 ) was educated at the University of Edinburgh , graduating as a Licentiate of the Church of Scotland . William Lithgow was the Auditor General of the colony of New South Wales in Australia . Lithgow was born in Scotland . He was an appointed member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 30 January 1829 to 20 June 1848 . He was Auditor General from 8 November 1824 to 30 April 1852 . The city of Lithgow in New South Wales was named in honour of William Lithgow by his friend , Surveyor-General John Oxley . Lithgow died in St Leonards , New South Wales ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeffrey_Weissman",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeffrey Weissman ( born October 2 , 1958 ) is an American actor . He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and TV shows , most notably as George McFly in Back to the Future Part II and III with Michael J. Fox , and as Teddy Conway in Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood , with John Lithgow in Twilight Zone : The Movie , guest star spots on Scarecrow and Mrs. King , Max Headroom , Dallas , The Man Show , and with Dick Van Dyke on Diagnosis : Murder and as Screech 's Guru on Saved by the Bell . He continues to act , on stage , film & television . He coaches and teaches , from the art of commedia dell ` arte to film technique , with students including both professionals and newcomers to the arts . He recently got rave reviews as OCD winemaker Gerry Hannon in the feature mockumentary Corked ! . He co-stars in dozens of indies since 2005 . And he teaches acting for film , directing , writing and improv at San Francisco School of Digital Film Making ."
},
{
"docid": "Ricochet_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ricochet is a 1991 American crime thriller film , directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Denzel Washington , John Lithgow , Ice-T , Kevin Pollak , and Lindsay Wagner . The film details a struggle between a Los Angeles attorney ( Washington ) and a vengeful criminal ( Lithgow ) he arrested and caused to be convicted when he was previously a cop ."
},
{
"docid": "Lithgow,_New_South_Wales",
"title": "",
"text": "Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales , Australia and is the administrative centre of the City of Lithgow local government area . It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow 's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow , the first Auditor-General of New South Wales . Lithgow is on the Great Western Highway , about 150 km or two hours drive west of Sydney , or via the old mountain route , Bells Line of Road , from Windsor . Geographically , it is situated on the far western side of the Sydney basin . At June 2015 Lithgow had an estimated urban population of 13,035 . Lithgow is surrounded by a varied landscape which includes national parks , one of which , the Blue Mountains National Park , is a World Heritage Area . The Wollemi National Park is home to the Jurassic-age tree the Wollemi Pine , which was found growing in a remote canyon in the park ."
},
{
"docid": "Don_Quixote_(2000_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Don Quixote is a 2000 television film made by Hallmark Entertainment and distributed by TNT . It was directed by Peter Yates , and the teleplay , by John Mortimer , was adapted from Miguel de Cervantes ' classic novel Don Quixote . The film was shown in three parts in Europe but in one installment in the U.S. The film was produced by Dyson Lovell , with Robert Halmi Sr. and John Lithgow as executive producers , and cinematography by David Connell . The original music is by Richard Hartley . The film stars John Lithgow as Don Quixote de La Mancha ( Quixote 's real name is Alonso Quijano ) , and Bob Hoskins as Sancho Panza , and features Isabella Rossellini , Vanessa Williams , Lambert Wilson , Amelia Warner , Tony Haygarth , Peter Eyre , Lilo Baur , James Purefoy , and Trevor Peacock ; it completed a decades-old goal of Yates ' -- his original intent was to cast Richard Burton in the lead role ."
},
{
"docid": "Brian_Jacobs_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Brian Jacobs is an American actor who has appeared extensively on television shows and national commercials . Originally from New York City , he now resides in Los Angeles . He is known for his starring role on FOX-TV 's `` Mr. Potato Head show '' , as well as guest starring on Star Trek , Lincoln Heights , LAX ( with Heather Locklear ) , Will & Grace , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , Sunset Beach , Time of Your Life ( with Jennifer Garner , Jennifer Love Hewitt ) , The Nightmare Room ( with Shia LeBouf ) , Martial Law , 3rd Rock From the Sun ( with John Lithgow ) and for comedy skits on The Tonight Show . Film appearances include The Golden Age , Woke , The Last Spin , Amazon Warrior and Ghost World '' ( with Thora Birch , Steve Buscemi and Scarlett Johansson ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Life_and_Death_of_Peter_Sellers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 British-American television film about the life of English comedian Peter Sellers , based on Roger Lewis 's book of the same name . It was directed by Stephen Hopkins and stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers , Miriam Margolyes as his mother Peg Sellers , Emily Watson as his first wife Anne Howe , Charlize Theron as his second wife Britt Ekland , John Lithgow as Blake Edwards , Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick . The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Rush won Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film . It also won nine Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Rush ."
},
{
"docid": "Terms_of_Endearment",
"title": "",
"text": "Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American comedy-drama film adapted from Larry McMurtry 's eponymous 1975 novel , directed , written , and produced by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine , Debra Winger , Jack Nicholson , Danny DeVito , Jeff Daniels , and John Lithgow . The film covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway ( MacLaine ) and her daughter Emma ( Winger ) . The film received eleven Academy Award nominations and won five . Brooks won the Academy Awards for Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Writing ( Adapted Screenplay ) while MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Nicholson won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . In addition , it won four Golden Globes : Best Motion Picture -- Drama , Best Actress in a Drama ( MacLaine ) , Best Supporting Actor ( Nicholson ) , and Best Screenplay ( Brooks ) ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Lithgow_(New_Zealand_politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Lancelot Lithgow ( 13 July 1933 -- 1 March 2004 ) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party who later joined ACT ."
},
{
"docid": "John_T._Lithgow",
"title": "",
"text": "John T. Lithgow ( died after 1907 ) was the acting Commissioner of Yukon from January to May 1907 . Earlier he had served as Controller of the Currency for Yukon , in 1898 to at least 1904 . He was a member of the Conservative party ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Hewlett",
"title": "",
"text": "David Ian Hewlett ( born 18 April 1968 ) is an English-born Canadian actor , writer , director , and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay on the Canadian-American science fiction TV shows Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe . Younger television viewers may know him best from his two 1993 guest appearances on Shining Time Station , portraying nosy journalist Ted Typo . Hewlett first gained fame for his roles as Grant Jansky in the Canadian TV series Traders ( 1996 -- 2000 ) and as David Worth in the Canadian psychological horror film Cube ( 1997 ) . He had earlier appeared in the horror film Pin ( 1988 ) and the science-fiction film Scanners II : The New Order ( 1991 ) . More recently , Hewlett had a prominent supporting role in Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( 2011 ) , portraying bad-tempered airplane pilot Douglas Hunsiker opposite John Lithgow and Andy Serkis ."
},
{
"docid": "James_S._Lithgow",
"title": "",
"text": "James Smith Lithgow ( November 29 , 1812 -- February 21 , 1902 ) was an American politician , and the sixteenth Mayor of Louisville , Kentucky from January 2 , 1866 to February 14 , 1867 . He was born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and apprenticed as a coppersmith there . He moved to Louisville in 1832 and worked various jobs before starting Wallace & Lithgow , a metals company on Market Street in 1836 . The business was successful , and made Lithgow wealthy . After the death of Wallace in 1861 , the company became J.S. Lithgow and Co. and built its headquarters at what became the Board of Trade Building , initially one of the largest and most expensive buildings in Downtown Louisville . This building was designed by Henry Whitestone , a prominent Louisville architect whose firm exists today as Luckett & Farley , who also still possess the original drawings . Lithgow lost both the building and his business in the Panic of 1873 , but he regained his fortune with a new company , Lithgow Manufacturing Co. . . A Democrat , Lithgow was elected to the City Council in 1849 , and was a member of the convention to draft a new city charter in 1866 . After Philip Tomppert was impeached by the city council in 1866 , that same body elected Lithgow mayor . He resigned when a state appeals court reinstated Tomppert on February 14 , 1867 . He had eight children with wife Hannah Cragg , and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery ."
},
{
"docid": "Lord_Farquaad",
"title": "",
"text": "Lord Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film , Shrek , as well as Shrek 4D . He is voiced by John Lithgow . He does not appear in William Steig 's original picture book of the same name , but he does appear in Shrek The Musical ."
},
{
"docid": "Distant_Thunder_(1988_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Distant Thunder is a 1988 American drama film directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring John Lithgow and Ralph Macchio ."
},
{
"docid": "Daddy's_Home_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Daddy 's Home 2 is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Sean Anders , from a screenplay by Anders and John Morris . It stars Will Ferrell , Mark Wahlberg , Linda Cardellini , John Cena , John Lithgow and Mel Gibson . It is a sequel to the 2015 film Daddy 's Home . It is scheduled to be released on November 10 , 2017 , by Paramount Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Twilight_Zone:_The_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "Twilight Zone : The Movie is a 1983 American anthology science-fiction fantasy horror film produced by Steven Spielberg and John Landis as a theatrical version of the 1959 -- 64 TV series The Twilight Zone , created by Rod Serling . The film stars Vic Morrow , Scatman Crothers , Kathleen Quinlan and John Lithgow with Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks in the prologue segment . Burgess Meredith , who starred in four episodes of the original series , took on Serling 's position as narrator . In addition to Meredith , six actors from the original series ( William Schallert , Kevin McCarthy , Bill Mumy , Murray Matheson , Peter Brocco , and Patricia Barry ) had roles in the film . The film is a remake of three classic episodes of the original series and includes one original story . Landis directed the prologue and the first segment , Spielberg directed the second , Joe Dante the third , and George Miller directed the final segment . Dante recalled that in the film 's original conception the three stories would be interwoven with characters from one segment appearing in another segment , but later problems with the film precluded this . The film garnered notoriety before its release for the tragic stunt helicopter crash which took the lives of Vic Morrow and two child actors , Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen , during the filming of the segment directed by Landis . The two child actors were hired illegally . Their deaths led to a high-profile legal case , although at the end of the trial no one was found to be criminally culpable for the accident ."
},
{
"docid": "Homegrown_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Homegrown is a 1998 American comedy-drama thriller film . It was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starred Billy Bob Thornton , John Lithgow , and Hank Azaria ."
},
{
"docid": "Love,_Cheat_&_Steal",
"title": "",
"text": "Love , Cheat & Steal is a 1993 American thriller film written and directed by William Curran and starring John Lithgow , Eric Roberts and Mädchen Amick ."
},
{
"docid": "Redwood_Curtain",
"title": "",
"text": "Redwood Curtain is a 1995 American dramatic TV movie created by Hallmark Hall of Fame , and directed by John Korty based upon the 1993 Broadway play of the same name by Lanford Wilson . Starring Jeff Daniels , Lea Salonga , Debra Monk and John Lithgow , the film debuted on ABC on April 23 , 1995 ."
},
{
"docid": "Trial_&_Error_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Trial & Error ( formerly known as Trial or The Trial ) is an American sitcom television series that airs on NBC . The series was commissioned by NBC in May 2016 , and premiered on March 14 , 2017 . It stars Nicholas D'Agosto , Jayma Mays , Steven Boyer , Krysta Rodriguez , and Sherri Shepherd , with John Lithgow also starring in the first season . The series , set in a fictional small town in South Carolina called East Peck , follows northeastern lawyer Josh Segal ( portrayed by D'Agosto ) and his local associates as he represents accused local citizens . On May 20 , 2017 , NBC renewed the series for a 10-episode second season , with the entire cast , outside Lithgow , returning . It is scheduled to premiere in 2018 of the 2017 -- 18 season ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Crown_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Crown is a biographical drama television series , created and written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix . The show is a biographical story about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom . The first season covers the period between the Queen 's marriage to Philip , Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 to the disintegration of her sister Princess Margaret 's engagement to Peter Townsend in 1955 . A second season has been commissioned , which is intended to cover the Suez Crisis in 1956 through the retirement of the Queen 's third Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan , in 1963 following the Profumo affair political scandal . The Crown evolved out of Morgan 's 2006 film The Queen and 2013 stage play The Audience . The series is intended to last 60 episodes over six seasons , with 10 one-hour episodes per season , covering the Queen 's entire life , and with new actors being cast every two seasons . Claire Foy portrays the Queen in the first two seasons , alongside Matt Smith as Prince Philip and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret . Filming for the series takes place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire , with location shooting at various locations throughout the United Kingdom . The entire first season was released on Netflix November 4 , 2016 . Its reception was overwhelmingly positive , with critics praising cast performances , direction , writing , cinematography , production values , and the relatively accurate historical accounts of Queen Elizabeth 's reign . Significant praise was directed towards the performances of Foy in the leading role and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill , and Foy received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress and Lithgow the Best Actor at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards , among other accolades , including at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and the 7th Critics ' Choice Television Awards ."
}
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Star Wars' soundtrack was recorded in England.
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[
{
"docid": "Star_Wars_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars ( later retitled Star Wars : Episode IV -- A New Hope ) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas . The first installment in the Star Wars film series , it stars Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Peter Cushing , and Alec Guinness . David Prowse , James Earl Jones , Anthony Daniels , Kenny Baker , and Peter Mayhew co-star in supporting roles . The film 's plot focuses on the Rebel Alliance , led by Princess Leia ( Fisher ) , and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire 's space station , the Death Star . This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmhand Luke Skywalker ( Hamill ) , who inadvertently acquires a pair of droids that possess stolen architectural plans for the Death Star . When the Empire begins a destructive search for the missing droids , Skywalker accompanies Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Guinness ) on a mission to return the plans to the Rebel Alliance and rescue Leia from her imprisonment by the Empire . Star Wars was released theatrically in the United States on May 25 , 1977 . It earned $ 461 million in the U.S. and $ 314 million overseas , totaling $ 775 million . It surpassed Jaws ( 1975 ) to become the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ( 1982 ) . When adjusted for inflation , Star Wars is the second-highest-grossing film in North America , and the third-highest-grossing film in the world . It received ten Academy Award nominations ( including Best Picture ) , winning seven . It was among the first films to be selected as part of the U.S. Library of Congress ' National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . At the time , it was the most recent film on the registry and the only one chosen from the 1970s . Its soundtrack was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry in 2004 . Today , it is often regarded as one of the best films of all time , as well as one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures . It launched an industry of tie-in products , including TV series spinoffs , novels , comic books , and video games , and merchandise including toys , games and clothing . The film 's success led to two critically and commercially successful sequels , The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) . Star Wars was reissued multiple times at Lucas ' behest , incorporating many changes including modified computer-generated effects , altered dialogue , re-edited shots , remixed soundtracks , and added scenes . A prequel trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 , followed by a sequel trilogy beginning in 2015 . In 2016 , Rogue One was released as a direct prequel to the original Star Wars film ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Star_Wars_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Williams ' score for Star Wars was recorded over eight sessions at Anvil Studios in Denham , England on March 5 , 8 -- 12 , 15 and 16 , 1977 . The score was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with Williams himself conducting . The score was orchestrated by Williams 's frequent associate Herbert W. Spencer , who also orchestrated The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . The score was recorded by engineer Eric Tomlinson and edited by Kenneth Wannberg , and the scoring sessions were produced by Star Wars director George Lucas and supervised by Lionel Newman , head of 20th Century Fox 's music department . The film premiered on May 25 , 1977 and by late summer a disco version of the film 's theme by Meco became America 's number one song . In 2005 , the American Film Institute named the original Star Wars soundtrack as the most memorable score of all time for a U.S. film . In 2004 , it was preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry , calling it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . '' In 2016 , the album was re-released by Sony Classical Records on vinyl , CD , and digital formats alongside Williams ' other Star Wars soundtracks . The vinyl release is pressed on 180g vinyl , and features the original 20th Century Records logo . Unlike all of Sony Classical 's previous releases , however , the vinyl version is a remastered version of the original 1977 release , not the Special Edition ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars : The Force Awakens -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2015 film of the same name composed by John Williams with Williams and William Ross conducting , and Gustavo Dudamel appearing as a `` special guest conductor '' . The album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 18 , 2015 in both digipak CD and digital formats ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Empire_Strikes_Back_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The score from The Empire Strikes Back , composed by John Williams , was recorded in eighteen sessions at Anvil Studios over three days in December 1979 and a further six days in January 1980 with Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra . Between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back , Williams had also worked with the London Symphony Orchestra for the scores to the films The Fury , Superman and Dracula . The score earned another Academy Award nomination for Williams . Again , the score was orchestrated by Herbert W. Spencer , recorded by engineer Eric Tomlinson and edited by Kenneth Wannberg with supervision by Lionel Newman . John Williams himself took over duties as record producer from Star Wars creator George Lucas . The soundtrack was first released in the United States as a 75-minute double LP five days before the film 's premiere but the first Compact Disc release ran only half the length of the 2-LP set . Re-recordings of the score even included music that was not on the original CD soundtrack ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars:_Episode_III_–_Revenge_of_the_Sith_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2005 film of the same name released by Sony Classical on May 3 , 2005 , more than two weeks before the film 's release . The music was composed and conducted by John Williams , and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices . The score was Williams ' sixth score in the saga . Shawn Murphy recorded the score . Ramiro Belgardt and Kenneth Wannberg served as music editors ; Wannberg served as music editor for the previous Star Wars scores . A music video titled A Hero Falls was created for the film 's theme , `` Battle of the Heroes '' , featuring footage from the film . In the U.K. , `` Battle of the Heroes '' was released as a CD-single and reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2005 . The soundtrack also came with a collectors ' DVD , Star Wars : A Musical Journey '' , that features 16 music videos set to remastered selections of music from all six film scores , set chronologically through the saga . This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com 's Top 100 Editor 's Picks of 2005 ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars:_Episode_II_–_Attack_of_the_Clones_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The soundtrack to Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones was released by Sony Classical on April 23 , 2002 . The music was composed and conducted by John Williams , and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices . Shawn Murphy recorded and mixed the score . Peter Myles and Kenneth Wannberg served as music editors . Williams himself produced the recording sessions . Four different album covers were featured with Anakin and Padme , Jango Fett , Yoda , and the theatrical poster . For a limited time , the CD shipped with a bonus CD-ROM featuring a PC screensaver and a total of four alternative covers ( each sold separately ) . A Target-exclusive edition featured the bonus track `` On the Conveyor Belt '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Superman_Returns_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Superman Returns is the soundtrack album for the 2006 film of the same name . The score is composed and conducted by John Ottman with musical themes by John Williams , particularly `` Superman March '' from the Superman : The Movie . Originally , director Bryan Singer contacted Williams on scoring the film , but Williams declined due to being busy scoring Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith and Steven Spielberg 's War of the Worlds . In 2013 , La-La Land Records released a 2-disc limited edition of the soundtrack with an expanded track list ."
},
{
"docid": "High_Adventure_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "High Adventure is an American rock band based in Connecticut . Since 2008 , they have gathered a worldwide following of fans with their passionate music about comic books , movies , video games and fandom . The band has been featured on NPR , `` The Force-Cast , '' `` The Indy-Cast , '' `` Fanboy 's Guide To The Galaxy , '' `` The Star Wars Report , '' `` The Star Wars Talk Show , '' `` TechnoRetro Dads '' and have played such high-profile shows as New York Comic Con , Star Wars Celebration , ComiCONN , TerrifiCon , Rhode Island Comic Con and New England Super MegaFest . High Adventure 's music has been featured in the soundtrack to the Star Wars documentary The Force Within Us and The Walking Dead documentary The Walkers Among Us ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars_Theme/Cantina_Band",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band '' is a disco single recorded by Meco , taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk . It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1 , 1977 , holding on to the spot for two weeks and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart , remaining in the charts for nine weeks . To date it is the biggest-selling instrumental single in the history of recorded music , having sold two million units , being the only one ever to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . In the late 1970s CBS Sports used the song as opening music for its NFL coverage . `` Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band '' is one of two songs which became hits featuring music from the Star Wars movie . The other is `` Star Wars ( Main Title ) , '' which is original music from the movie soundtrack by John Williams . The song reached the Top 10 concurrently with Meco 's more popular version . Meco again jousted with Williams a few months later , with both artists issuing competing versions of music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind , both reaching the US and Canadian Top 40 , but with Williams ' version being more successful than Meco 's ."
},
{
"docid": "Princess_and_I_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Princess and I , marketed as Love Songs from Princess and I , is the soundtrack album for the ABS-CBN Philippine drama of the same name . It was released in late June 2012 from Star Records . The soundtrack features songs performed by the series stars Kathryn Bernardo , Daniel Padilla , Khalil Ramos and Enrique Gil . Princess and I Soundtrack is the third teleserye soundtrack released by Star Records in 2012 after the success of Walang Hanggan and Dahil Sa Pag-ibig ."
},
{
"docid": "Return_of_the_Jedi_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Return of the Jedi is a film in the Star Wars saga . It may also refer to : Return of the Jedi ( novel ) , the novelization of the film Return of the Jedi ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack to the film Star Wars : Return of the Jedi ( 1984 video game ) Star Wars : Return of the Jedi ( 1988 video game ) Super Star Wars : Return of the Jedi , a 1994 side-scrolling action game for the Super NES Return of the Jedi ( radio ) , a radio adaptation of the film , produced in 1996 sv : Return of the Jedi"
},
{
"docid": "Ungod",
"title": "",
"text": "Ungod is the debut album released in 1994 on Columbia Records by the American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward . The album was recorded in six weeks of 1993 in Chiswick , England , and released on February 15 , 1994 . With adequate album sales and touring with the likes of Depeche Mode a second album was warranted , Wither Blister Burn & Peel . The guitar line in the chorus of the song `` Ungod '' was later used in Filter 's song `` Hey Man , Nice Shot . '' Stuart Zechman , who was also playing guitar for Filter at the time , took the riff and showed it to Stabbing Westward who ended up using it as well . The song `` Nothing '' appeared in the Bad Boys movie starring Will Smith , Martin Lawrence and Téa Leoni , but was not featured on the official soundtrack album . The song also accompanied the credits of the film Johnny Mnemonic and was included on the film 's soundtrack , along with the song `` Lost '' . `` Lost '' , `` Lies '' and `` Ca n't Happen Here '' were used in the film Mortal Kombat '' , but Stabbing Westward refused to include it in the official soundtrack . The `` Thread Mix '' of `` Violent Mood Swings '' was included in the Clerks soundtrack ."
},
{
"docid": "Godzilla:_Final_Wars_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Godzilla : Final Wars - Music from the Motion Picture is the film score to the 2004 film Godzilla : Final Wars composed by Keith Emerson , Nobuhiko Morino , and Daisuke Yano . The soundtrack was released on December 22 , 2004 through Victor Records . In 2010 , Toho Music released a 3-disc expansion of the soundtrack ( as part of their 50th Anniversary Godzilla Soundtrack Perfect Collection Box Set ) which included material not featured in the Victor Records release such as demos , extensions , remasters , complete compositions , and rejected tracks ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Empire_Strikes_Back_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Empire Strikes Back is a film in the Star Wars saga . It may also refer to : Star Wars media : The Empire Strikes Back ( novel ) , the novelization of the film , written by Donald F. Glut The Empire Strikes Back ( soundtrack ) , the film 's soundtrack The Empire Strikes Back ( radio ) , a 1983 radio adaptation of the film Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back ( 1982 video game ) , an Atari 2600 game Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back ( 1985 video game ) , an arcade game Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back ( 1992 video game ) , a 1992 side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Super Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back , a 1993 side-scrolling action game for the Super NES Other : The Empire Strikes Back ( Country Teasers album ) , 2006 The Empire Strikes Back : A Posttranssexual Manifesto , an essay by American academic theorist Sandy Stone The Falklands War , as popularly dubbed by American media outlets"
},
{
"docid": "Return_of_the_Jedi_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Return of the Jedi score was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in January and February 1983 . Again , John Williams conducted the London Symphony Orchestra and served as producer . Orchestrator Herbert W. Spencer , engineer Eric Tomlinson , music editor Kenneth Wannberg , and record supervisor Lionel Newman again reprised their respective duties . The score won another Academy Award nomination for Williams . Return of the Jedi , which is the original trilogy 's longest score , was only released on a single-LP instead of a double-set like the Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back soundtracks before it . The 1983 original version was remastered by Sony Classical and released on LP in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Trek_Into_Darkness_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Trek Into Darkness : Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the 2013 film , Star Trek Into Darkness , composed by Michael Giacchino . The score was recorded over seven sessions at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City , California , on March 5 -- 9 and April 2 and 3 , 2013 . It was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony in conjuncture with Page LA Studio Voices . The soundtrack album was released in physical form on May 21 , 2013 , through Varèse Sarabande , as the follow-up to the critically successful 2009 soundtrack album Star Trek ."
},
{
"docid": "Pinocchio_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Pinocchio is the soundtrack to the 1940 Walt Disney film of the same name , first released on February 9 , 1940 . The album was described as being `` recorded from the original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio '' . According to Walt Disney Records , `` this is the first time the phrase ` original soundtrack ' was used to refer to a commercially available movie recording '' . The soundtrack won an Academy Award for Best Original Score . `` When You Wish Upon A Star '' won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song ."
},
{
"docid": "Dark_Star_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dark Star is a soundtrack by John Carpenter for the 1974 film of the same name . It was released in 1980 through Citadel Records . A limited expanded edition was released in 2016 through We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records ."
},
{
"docid": "Phenomenon_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Phenomenon soundtrack is a compilation album by various artists released for Reprise Records , who contributed to the music score of the 1996 American romantic fantasy drama film Phenomenon , starring John Travolta . The soundtrack features performances by international music stars including Eric Clapton , Bryan Ferry and Peter Gabriel , and went on to be a high-selling soundtrack release . The single `` Change the World '' , performed by Eric Clapton , which was released off the album became a global hit and helped to promote the soundtrack 's sales figures ."
},
{
"docid": "Rushmore",
"title": "",
"text": "Rushmore may refer to : Places Mount Rushmore , South Dakota , in the United States Rushmore , Minnesota , a small city in the United States Rushmore , Ohio , an unincorporated community Rushmore Cave , southeast of the mountain Rushmore ( hundred ) , a former hundred ( geographic division ) in Dorset , England Ships USS Rushmore ( LSD-14 ) , a US Navy dock landing ship of World War II USS Rushmore ( LSD-47 ) , a US Navy dock landing ship Entertainment Rushmore ( film ) , a 1998 motion picture directed by Wes Anderson Rushmore ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack album to the film Rushmore Records , a record label Other Charles E. Rushmore , namesake of the mountain Rushmore University , an unaccredited institute of higher learning on the Cayman Islands Rushmore Mall , a shopping mall in Rapid City , South Dakota Rushmore Memorial Library , Highland Mills , New York"
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars:_Episode_I_–_The_Phantom_Menace_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 1999 film of the same name released by Sony Classical on May 4 , 1999 , two weeks before the film 's theatrical release . The music was composed and conducted by John Williams , and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices . In anticipation of the long-awaited film , the soundtrack was certified Platinum in the United States and Gold in the United Kingdom , where it entered the UK album charts at number eight . Three formats were available , and a new one was released in February 2012 : The original album released on compact disc to accompany the film ( May 4 , 1999 ) . This release is a single disc containing 17 tracks from the score . Each track is edited by Williams to present the score as one would hear it in a concert suite . This album was also available on a two disc vinyl LP set through specialized retailers such as Star Wars Insider . The Two-Disc Ultimate Edition released by popular demand ( November 14 , 2000 ) . This set presents the score predominately as heard in the film ( with most of the edits , loops , tracked music , and post-production changes in place ) . Although not exactly what is heard in the film , this set was meant to be listened to as one would hear the score in the film , but is not the complete score ( although it is falsely stated on the back of the set as being ` every note recorded . ' ) A special re-issue of the original album to celebrate the film 's 3D re-release on February 6 , 2012 . This version is to contain the `` Duel of the Fates ( Dialogue Version ) '' bonus track originally included on the Ultimate Edition . None of the releases contain the entire score . Currently , no complete release has been made . The Album and Ultimate Edition each contain music not featured on the other release . Both sets also contain alternate takes of cues , while neither present some of the alternate takes only heard in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Way_We_Were:_Original_Soundtrack_Recording",
"title": "",
"text": "The Way We Were : Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name by American vocalist and composer Barbra Streisand and Marvin Hamlisch , respectively . It was released by Columbia Records on January 1 , 1974 . The soundtrack comprises twelve songs , three of which are different versions of `` The Way We Were '' performed by Streisand . Critically , the staff behind AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars . It fared well commercially , peaking at numbers 20 and 23 in the United States and Canada , respectively . It has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 500,000 copies ."
},
{
"docid": "Edit_Music_for_a_Film:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack_Reconstruction",
"title": "",
"text": "Edit Music for a Film : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction is a two-disc UNKLE remix album/sound collection mixing together various musical styles , movie soundbites and UNKLE production . This was done for the ` After Dark ' event in the ICA , London . James Lavelle put together a mix of soundtracks from films that inspired him the most . As the album notes point out : 2001 : A Space Odyssey , Dune , Dog Day Afternoon , Kill Bill , Sexy Beast , Training Day , and Blade Runner amongst others . The first disc Widescreen Edit -- A New Hope , which is taken from the first original Star Wars film Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope , and mainly focuses on inventive usage of film dialogue and scores . The second disc Bonus Material Edit -- Strikes Back , which is likely a contraction of the second made Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back , focuses more on rhythm and long stretches of film-inspired `` dance '' music without the heavy inventiveness of the previous disc ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Last_Dragon_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Last Dragon : Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album for the 1985 movie The Last Dragon starring Taimak , Julius J. Carry III , Vanity and Christopher Murney . The music soundtrack album was supervised by executive producer Berry Gordy , the founder of Motown Records . The soundtrack features the DeBarge 's hit song , `` Rhythm of the Night '' , written by Diane Warren . The song reached top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles . Also included is new music by singers ' Stevie Wonder , Smokey Robinson , and Vanity ; as well as various artists from the Motown label . The soundtrack also features songwriting from Norman Whitfield , who had left Motown in 1975 and set up his own record company , Whitfield Records ( which had collapsed in 1982 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Thirst_(1979_film)_original_soundtrack_recording",
"title": "",
"text": "Thirst : Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack album from the acclaimed Australian horror film , Thirst . The film score is conducted by Brian May and features members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra . This excellent minor horror film stars David Hemming , who gives a very understated performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Grease_2_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Grease 2 : Original Soundtrack Recording is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1982 film Grease 2 starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer . It was originally released by RSO Records . Like the film , the soundtrack failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor . The album peaked at # 71 on the Billboard album chart . The lead single , `` Back to School Again '' by the Four Tops , peaked at # 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and at # 62 on the UK Singles Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Breed_Apart_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Breed Apart is the soundtrack album for the film A Breed Apart , all of the songs performed by Maurice Gibb , the instrumentals was composed also by him , All of the instrumentals were recorded in 1984 but `` Hold Her in Your Hand '' and `` On Time '' were recorded in 1983 . This soundtrack was the very last recording session at the famous Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles in 1984 , Maurice attended even though he did not play on the soundtrack , Jimmie Haskell said years later that he was very impressed by Maurice 's demos , especially his sensitive playing of the flute parts , Jimmie mixed the synthesizer flute into the finished recordings because he liked the sound . `` Hold Her in Your Hand '' was released as a single in 1984 ."
},
{
"docid": "Garry_Mills",
"title": "",
"text": "Garry Mills ( also Gary Mills ) ( born 13 October 1941 in West Wickham , Kent , England ) , was a British pop singer . Mills had three hits on the UK Singles Chart in the early 1960s . Released on Top Rank Records in 1960 were `` Look for a Star '' ( charted at # 7 ) and `` Top Teen Baby '' ( # 24 ) . `` I 'll Step Down '' , released on Decca in 1961 , charted at # 39 . In the United States , `` Look for a Star '' reached # 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 . `` Look for a Star '' also made the Hot 100 in versions by Deane Hawley , Billy Vaughn and Garry Miles , the latter a pseudonym for Buzz Cason . The song , composed by Tony Hatch , appeared in the soundtrack to the horror film , Circus of Horrors ( 1960 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_N_Soundtrack",
"title": "",
"text": "The N Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the American television channel , The N , featuring songs from the shows that were airing at the time . The series ' were Degrassi : The Next Generation ( season 5 ) , Beyond the Break ( season 1 ) , South of Nowhere ( season 1 ) , Instant Star ( season 1 ) , and Whistler ( season 1 ) . It was released as a digital download on August 1 , 2006 , and as a CD on August 29 , 2006 . Degrassi : The Next Generation , Instant Star , and Whistler were also airing on the CTV Television Network in Canada ; however , it was not released in Canada . The N Soundtrack contains the first recording by Drake ."
},
{
"docid": "Star_Wars_and_Other_Galactic_Funk",
"title": "",
"text": "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk is a disco album by Meco released in 1977 . The album uses various musical themes from the Star Wars soundtrack arranged as instrumental disco music . A single from the album , `` Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band '' , reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1 , 1977 , holding to that position for two weeks . The album was released on compact disc with two additional versions of the single ."
},
{
"docid": "Green_Ice_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "Green Ice is the soundtrack to the 1981 United Kingdom science fiction film Green Ice starring Ryan O'Neal . The soundtrack was recorded by Bill Wyman and contains 18 original songs ."
}
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The cast of The Playboy Club includes Leah Renee.
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[
{
"docid": "The_Playboy_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "The Playboy Club is an American historical crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 19 to October 3 , 2011 . Set in 1961 , the series centers on the employees ( known as Bunnies ) of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago . The Playboy Club stars Eddie Cibrian , Laura Benanti , Amber Heard , Jenna Dewan Tatum , Naturi Naughton , Leah Renee , Wes Ramsey , Jenifer Lewis , and David Krumholtz . The Playboy Club was canceled on October 4 , 2011 , after three episodes aired , due to its low ratings . It was the first cancellation of the 2011 -- 12 television season . NBC continued to film the series until October 10 , 2011 , hoping to sell the series to another network . Both Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner and show creator Chad Hodge have expressed hope that the series will be picked up by Bravo . When production wrapped on October 10 , 2011 , Hodge and Laura Benanti both confirmed that they had finished seven episodes , including the pilot . Benanti further stated that the seventh episode has two endings , one of which is more final to the series ."
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"docid": "Leah_Renee_Cudmore",
"title": "",
"text": "Leah Renee Cudmore ( born October 1 , 1985 ) , often credited as Leah Cudmore or Leah Renee , is a Canadian actress and singer ."
},
{
"docid": "Heather_Rene_Smith",
"title": "",
"text": "Heather Rene Smith ( born January 8 , 1987 ) is an American model . Smith was the Playboy Playmate for February 2007 . She also appeared on the cover of the October/November 2006 issue of Playboy Lingerie and as Co-ed of the Week at Playboy Cyber Club . She was previously billed as simply `` Heather Rene . '' Prior to her Playboy appearances , Smith ran the non-nude amateur website , `` Lovely Heather . '' Smith appeared in an episode of The Hills as one of the Playmate `` sluts '' hanging out with Heidi 's boyfriend , Spencer . She also appears in an episode of Playboy TV 's `` Hot Babes Doing Stuff Naked '' ( Camping - Episode 18 ) , where she goes camping with three other Playmates ( Lindsay Wagner - Miss November 2007 , Sara Jean Underwood - 2007 Playmate of the Year , & Nicole Voss - Miss August 2006 ) . Smith was born in Salinas , California . She is a student at Sierra College studying criminology & forensic psychology ."
},
{
"docid": "Tanyka_Renee",
"title": "",
"text": "Tanyka Renee ( born January 18 , 1986 ) is an American health and fitness journalist , author , Playboy Model , former pro-athlete and holistic nutritionist ."
},
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"docid": "Vince_Leah_Trophy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Vince Leah Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League during the regular season . Previously , this award was the Gordon Petrie Memorial Trophy , starting in 1967 . Vince Leah Born in Winnipeg , `` Uncle Vince '' Leah was a sportswriter with both The Winnipeg Tribune and Winnipeg Free Press for over 60 years . For more than three decades his dedication made it possible for youngsters to play hockey . Vince Leah founded the Excelsiors Hockey Club ; 40 of those players went on to pro hockey . Vince Leah authored books on football and hockey including A History of Hockey in Manitoba ."
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{
"docid": "Playboy_Cyber_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "The Playboy Cyber Club was a subscription-based premium service portion of Playboy Online ( Playboy.com ) that served as an online complement to Playboy magazine . It debuted in 1995 as part of Playboy Online . It had several features that were similar to the print edition of the magazine , but also produced a large amount of original content such as archived photoshoots , videos and live chats . In addition , the site provided interactive features , including member votes to select featured models . It accepted amateur photos for publication and also featured cell phone photos called `` Sex Cells '' which were taken by the Playboy models themselves ."
},
{
"docid": "Leah_MacRae",
"title": "",
"text": "Leah MacRae is a British actress , known throughout the United Kingdom . She is best known for her roles in Gary Tank Commander , River City and Grownups . She is also known for starring in theatrical productions all around Scotland , most notably at King 's Theatre , Glasgow . MacRae married on 30 August 2012 to husband Paul McElroy at Carnbooth House Hotel in front of family and friends including the cast of Gary Tank Commander and comedian Jane McCarthy ."
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{
"docid": "Playboy_Club_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Playboy Club may refer to : Playboy Club , a chain of nightclubs operated by Playboy Enterprises between 1960 and 1991 Playboy Club ( Las Vegas ) , a revival of the chain at the Palms Casino Resort The Playboy Club , an American television series broadcast on NBC"
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"docid": "Playboy_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "The Playboy Club was initially a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises . The first club opened at 116 E. Walton Street in downtown Chicago , Illinois , United States , on February 29 , 1960 . Each club generally featured a Living Room , a Playmate Bar , a Dining Room , and a Club Room . Members and their guests were served food and drinks by Playboy Bunnies , some of whom were featured in Playboy magazine . The clubs offered name entertainers and comedians in the Club Rooms , and local musicians and the occasional close-up magician in the Living Rooms . Starting with the London and Jamaica club locations , the Playboy Club became international in scope . In 1991 , the club chain became defunct . On October 6 , 2006 a new club was opened in Las Vegas , and in 2010 new clubs were opened as well in Macao and Cancun . In time the Las Vegas club closed on June 4 , 2012 , the Macao club closed in 2013 and the Cancun club closed in 2014 . In May 2014 the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles opened a Playboy themed lounge consisting of gaming tables and Playboy Bunny cocktail waitresses ."
},
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"docid": "Susan_Gibney",
"title": "",
"text": "Susan Gibney is an American actress who is best known as Assistant District Attorney Renee Walcott on Crossing Jordan , as Dr. Leah Brahms on Star Trek : The Next Generation and as Commander Erika Benteen on Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ."
},
{
"docid": "Renee_Tenison",
"title": "",
"text": "Reneé Tenison ( born December 2 , 1968 ) is an American model , actress , and the first African-American selected to be the Playboy Playmate of the Year ( 1990 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Playboy_Cyber_Girl",
"title": "",
"text": "A Playboy Cyber Girl is any Playboy model who has posed for Playboy 's online Cyber Club as a Cyber Girl of the Week . Each weekly Cyber Girl is entered into an online election by Playboy Cyber Club members for Cyber Girl of the Month . Each Cyber Girl of the Month is entered into an online election by Playboy Cyber Club members for Cyber Girl of the Year ."
},
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"docid": "Playboy_Playmate",
"title": "",
"text": "A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month ( PMOM ) . The PMOM 's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster , along with a pictorial biography and the `` Playmate Data Sheet '' , which lists her birthdate , measurements , turn-ons , and turn-offs . At the end of the year , one of the twelve Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year ( PMOY ) . Currently , Playmates of the Month are paid US$ 25,000 and Playmates of the Year receive an additional US$ 100,000 plus a car and a motorcycle . In addition , Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine . Playboy encourages potential Playmates to send photos with `` girl next door '' appeal for consideration ; others may submit photos of Playmate candidates , and may be eligible for a finder 's fee if their model is selected . In addition , `` casting calls '' are held regularly in major US cities to offer opportunities for women to test for Playboy . The Playboy photographers and Hugh Hefner then select which models become Playmates . The Playmate of the Year is chosen personally by Hugh Hefner , taking into account an annual readers ' poll . According to Playboy , there is no such thing as a former Playmate because `` Once a Playmate , always a Playmate '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Playboy_Club_(Las_Vegas)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Playboy Club was a nightclub formerly located on the 52nd floor of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise , Nevada , which is located in the Las Vegas Valley . The club was a Playboy-themed casino and the first official Playboy Club in the United States since 1988 . The club opened in October 2006 and closed in June 2012 ."
},
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"docid": "Playboy_Bunny",
"title": "",
"text": "A Playboy Bunny is a waitress at a Playboy Club . Bunnies at the original Playboy Clubs that operated between 1960 and 1988 were selected through auditions , received a standardized training , and wore a costume called a `` bunny suit '' inspired by the tuxedo-wearing Playboy rabbit mascot , consisting of a strapless corset teddy , bunny ears , black pantyhose , a collar , cuffs and a fluffy cottontail . More recent Playboy Clubs have also featured Bunnies , in some cases with redesigned costumes based on the original bunny suit ."
},
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"docid": "A_Snow_Capped_Christmas",
"title": "",
"text": "A Snow Capped Christmas ( American title : Falling For Christmas ) is a 2016 Canadian made-for-television Christmas romantic drama film directed by Christie Will Wolf and starring Leah Renee , Niall Matter , Michael Teigen Lisa Whelchel and Gracyn Shinyei . It premiered in Canada on W Network on November 6 , 2016 and in the United States on Up Network on November 26 , 2016 ."
},
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"docid": "Josh_Ryan",
"title": "",
"text": "Josh Ryan is an American photographer who specializes in fashion and glamour photography . He has worked since 2006 for Playboy , where he shoots for the Playboy Girls Network , Special Editions and Cyber Club . Ryan also photographs celebrities , supermodels and fashion campaigns for a wide variety of clients . Josh Ryan is originally from Sacramento , California and moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to run a night club . He started shooting photographs as a hobby . Ryan 's company has seen growth in the recent years from himself to crew of professionals surrounding him including makeup artists , lighting assistants and wardrobe stylists all putting forth their efforts and talents into his ideas and vision . Photographs shot by Josh Ryan are regularly submitted to Playboy 's editors . A photoshoot with Ashley Mattingly led to her becoming Playboy 's Miss March 2011 Playmate of the Month ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Last_International_Playboy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Last International Playboy ( also known as Frost ) is a 2008 American independent film directed by Steve Clark and written by Steve Clark and Thomas Moffett . The cast includes Jason Behr , Monet Mazur , Krysten Ritter , Mike Landry , India Ennenga , Lydia Hearst , Lucy Gordon , and Carlos Velazquez . Shooting began in May 2007 . The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2008 . The film was also screened and well received at the 2008 Genart Film Festival , Newport Beach Film Festival , and Oxford International Film Festival ."
},
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"docid": "Adrianna_Kroplewska",
"title": "",
"text": "Adrianna Kroplewska ( born January 14 , 1980 ) is a Polish American model , whose photos were featured in several publications , such as Playboy , FHM and Maxim . Kroplewska was born in Rytel , Poland , and currently she resides in the area of Chicago , together with her husband Steve , and two children , daughter Gianna and son Alexander . Adrianna was featured in Maxim Magazine ( January 2006 ) , as well as Coors Light and Budweiser promotions and commercials . She also was Babe of the Day ( 105.9 The-Edge Classic Rock ) , Hot Chick of the Day ( 93X Rocks ) , Girl of the Day ( Rock 105i ) , and FHM Hometown Honey Search . Her other credits include cameos in the The Break-Up , in a night club scene with Vince Vaughn , and in Transformers : Age of Extinction ( 2014 ) , in which she played a stewardess . Kroplewska has frequently been featured in different Playboy publications , such as : Playboy 's Vixens Mag . ( Oct/Nov 2005 , Feb/March 2006 , April/May 2006 ) , Playboy 's Hot Shots ( 2006 ) , Playboy 's Sexy 100-collector 's edition , Playboy catalog-cover girl ( Summer 2006 ) , Playboy 's Sexy Wives ( September 2007 ) , Playboy 's Busty Babes ( September 2007 ) , Playboy Magazine ( December 2007 ) , Playboy Cyber Girl Xtra ( August 2009 ) ."
},
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"docid": "Renee_Valente",
"title": "",
"text": "Renée Valente ( c. 1928 -- February 20 , 2016 ) was an American film and television producer , as well as casting executive . Valente produced more than 70 films and television movies , including A Storm in Summer , which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award in 2001 . She also received an Emmy nomination 1979 as the producer of the Blind Ambition , a television miniseries which starred Martin Sheen and Rip Torn . Valente became the first female President of the Producers Guild of America ( PGA ) during the 1980s . She also served as the female Vice President of Screen Gems & Columbia Pictures Television , the first woman to hold that position . Valente , who was from New York , began her career as a part-time secretary for producer David Susskind at his production company , Talent Associates . She was eventually promoted to Talent 's head of production . Valente departed Talent Associates to become a producer at NASA , where she produced a series of specials for the space agency . She then joined Screen Gem as the executive of talent and casting . Her credits as a television casting executive during the 1970s and 1980s included Circle of Fear , The Partridge Family and Police Woman . In 1985 , the Casting Society of America ( CSA ) honored Valente at the first annual Artios Awards . She also received a Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Award from Women in Film in 1987 . Renee Valente died at her home in Studio City , California , on February 20 , 2016 , at the age of 88 . Her husband , art director Burr Smidt , died in 2000 after 40 years together . Valente and Smidt had originally met on the set of the 1961 television film , The Power and the Glory , which starred Laurence Olivier , Julie Harris and George C. Scott ."
},
{
"docid": "Renee_Griffin",
"title": "",
"text": "Renee Griffin , Renee Allman or Renee Ammann ( born May 30 , 1968 in Long Beach , California ) , is an American actress . Renee Griffin is married to actor James Marshall . She was a regular cast member on the now-defunct ABC soap Port Charles , playing the part of Danielle Ashley from 1997-1998 . In 2001 she appeared on the TV series Black Scorpion as the villain Aerobicide . Griffin is best known for her role as Lanie in the cult favorite stoner film , The Stoned Age ( 1994 ) , and as Angel who was decapitated in the 1991 action movie Showdown in Little Tokyo . Renee has guest-starred on High Tide , Dangerous Women , Eye on L.A. , and on the CBS hit CSI : Crime Scene Investigation . She studied drama at Fullerton College , where she appeared on stage in such plays as Crime of the Heart , Philadelphia Story , and The Star-Spangled Girl . Before that she attended Kennedy High School in La Palma California ."
},
{
"docid": "Renee_Mallett",
"title": "",
"text": "Renee Mallett ( born June 9 , 1979 ) , is an author of poetry and short fiction . She is a book critic for the New York Times website About.com , Fantastica Daily , Bookpleasures.com , and Kira 's Eye as well as writing a monthly art section for the music magazine , Skratch . Renee Mallett has published articles on topics ranging from travel essays and celebrity interviews , to fashion reporting . As a freelance writer Renee has done everything from spend the night at the scene of the infamous Lizzie Borden murders to interviewing some of the cast of the Harry Potter movies . Renee Mallett is also the owner and art director of Nolia Gallery , a fine art gallery located in Amherst , New Hampshire . She travels extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad . She attended Emerson College for creative writing and currently lives in southern New Hampshire with her family ."
},
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"docid": "Bada_Bing",
"title": "",
"text": "Bada Bing ! is a fictional strip club from the HBO drama television series The Sopranos . It was a key location for events in the series , named for the catchphrase `` bada bing '' , a phrase popularized by James Caan 's character Sonny Corleone in The Godfather . The popularization of the fictional club benefited the real-life go-go bar where scenes were filmed . The Bada Bing is loosely based on Wiggles , a strip club owned by New Jersey mobster Vincent Palermo before it was shut down . Strippers at the Bada Bing were portrayed by extras including Elektra , Justine Noelle , Kelly Madison Kole , Luiza Liccini , Marie Athanasiou , Nadine Marcelletti , Rosie Ciavolino and Sonia Ortega . The `` Bada Bing Girls '' appeared in a photo spread in the August 2001 issue of Playboy magazine . Michelle Eileen , another frequently portrayed Bada Bing extra , also appeared in Playboy Fall 2002 with photo spreads over 3 separate Playboy Special Edition magazines ."
},
{
"docid": "Shelly_Jamison",
"title": "",
"text": "Shelly Leah Jamison aka Shelly Jamison ( born July 10 , 1962 ) is a former television news reporter from Phoenix , Arizona , who appeared as a Playboy magazine cover model and the sideline reporter on the 1989-1990 souped-up roller derby TV series RollerGames . Jamison majored in broadcast journalism at Arizona State University . She worked as a news producer , reporter and occasional anchor on KTSP-TV in Phoenix , until she appeared clothed on the cover and nude inside the July 1989 issue of Playboy magazine . In the accompanying article , she predicted that she would most likely be fired from her job at KTSP-TV ( CBS 10 and now KSAZ-TV FOX 10 ) . She rationalized that her pay for the appearance ( over US$ 100,000 ) was more than five years ' pay at the station : she did leave her job at the station after the magazine appearance . She was hired as a sideline reporter for RollerGames in May 1989 , after producers David Sams and Michael Miller saw her picture in a USA Today story about the controversial Playboy appearance . Since 1998 , Jamison has been a firefighter in various capacities , currently serving at the rank of Captain and position of Battalion Chief of the Phoenix Fire Department ."
},
{
"docid": "Playboy_Radio",
"title": "",
"text": "Playboy Radio is an Internet radio station . Playboy Radio was originally launched on XM Satellite Radio in September 2002 . Included were programs such as Night Calls Radio originally hosted by adult film star Juli Ashton and Playboy TV star Tiffany Granath and Playboy 's Sexcetera with reporter Kira Reed . Hall of Fame porn star Christy Canyon was brought in as a replacement when Ashton left to pursue other ventures in April/May 2005 . The channel also featured programs such as Playboy TV 's Sex Court , The Weekend Flash and Sexy Stories . It was XM 's first premium station -- offered à la carte on top of the base XM subscription price . Playboy Radio gained a healthy following , including a dedicated group of Night Calls fans that established a strong online presence , although many complained the station offered too little content for the monthly price . On August 20 , 2005 , the XM Radio website informed customers that as of September 1 , 2005 , XM would no longer offer the Playboy Radio channel . The removal of Playboy Radio brought the end of XM 's premium stations as High Voltage was made available free of charge to all subscribers earlier in the year . In January 2006 , XM 's competitor Sirius Satellite Radio announced they were picking up Playboy Radio and would be offering more content than the XM days . Playboy Radio debuted on Sirius Satellite Radio in March 2006 on channel 198 . Unlike on XM , Playboy Radio was free of charge on Sirius , though subscribers could `` opt-in '' to receive the stream of the channel . It moved to channel 102 on both services on May 4 , 2011 . Following the Sirius / XM merger , Playboy Radio returned to XM on September 30 , 2008 as part of its `` Best of Sirius '' package and broadcast on channel 99 . In 2010 , the Playmate Club radio show launched , featuring Patrice Hollis and DJ Colleen Shannon . On March 9 , 2013 , Kevin Klein and Andrea Lowell announced on the Playboy Morning Show that Playboy will no longer be featured on SiriusXM and instead will become available via an online site , http://www.playboyradio.com . Five days later , on March 14 , 2013 , SiriusXM discontinued the channel . Since leaving the satellite radio networks , Playboy Radio has expanded its content to add over a dozen new shows . It remains advertising free and broadcasts 24 hours a day via their web site ."
},
{
"docid": "There_Goes_the_Motherhood",
"title": "",
"text": "There Goes the Motherhood is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on April 20 , 2016 . The show features six mothers who go on an eight-week parent education course guided by parenting expert Jill Spivack . The cast include Beth Bowen , Jen Bush , Meghan Conroy-Resich , Stefanie Fair , Leah Forester , and Alisa Starler ."
},
{
"docid": "Victor_Lownes",
"title": "",
"text": "Victor Aubrey Lownes III ( April 17 , 1928 -- January 11 , 2017 ) was an executive for HMH Publishing Company Inc. , later known as Playboy Enterprises , from 1955 through the early 1980s . Soon after he met Hugh Hefner in 1954 , Hefner founded Playboy magazine , and Lownes eventually joined his publishing company , serving as vice president . Lownes was a close confidant of Hefner and gained a reputation for dating Playboy Playmates . Lownes headed Playboy Europe and the UK Playboy Clubs from the mid-1960s until his dismissal in the early 1980s . Lownes oversaw Playboy Enterprises 's move into casino gambling in the UK in the 1960s , which became Playboy 's most successful business other than its publishing until the advent of cable television . He oversaw the most successful part of Hefner 's attempt to diversify out of publishing and into motion pictures , hotels and casino gambling . During his time as head of Playboy Europe , he was Britain 's highest paid executive , drawing a large salary and eventually becoming Playboy Enterprises 's second biggest shareholder . Lownes is credited with creating Playboy Clubs in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Spice_Networks",
"title": "",
"text": "The Spice Networks are a group of adult pay-per-view channels first launched in March 1994 . The services are available via cable , IPTV , and satellite services , and available in more than 72 countries including the United States and New Zealand . The networks broadcast adult content or pornography content . Originally built and owned by Playboy Enterprises , the Spice Networks , along with the namesake Playboy TV channel and the operating rights to Playboy 's websites ( excluding the Playboy Cyber Club , which was later shut down ) were sold to Manwin ( now MindGeek ) in late 2011 . The Playboy.com domain was later bought back from Manwin , while the Spice networks were rebranded with the names of brands owned by Manwin . Spice Networks operate Adult Channel ( United Kingdom and Ireland ) and Spice TV ( Korea ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Latinologues",
"title": "",
"text": "Latinologues is a play written by Rick Najera and directed by Cheech Marin . It is structured as a series of monologues that highlights stereotypes about . The long running play has performed throughout the US , including Los Angeles , San Diego , Denver , Miami and Chicago . Its cast has included Esai Morales , María Conchita Alonso , Fernando Carrillo , Jacob Vargas , and soap actress Cynthia Klitbo . It opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on October 23 , 2005 . The opening night cast consisted of Eugenio Derbez , Rene Lavan , Rick Najera and Shirley A. Rumierk . Lighting design by Kevin Adams , assisted by Aaron Sporer . Costume Design by Santiago , assisted by Jonathan Solari . The Stage Manager was Arabella Powell . Latinologues closed on Broadway on December 31 , 2005 after 93 performances and 34 previews ."
},
{
"docid": "Laura_Lyons",
"title": "",
"text": "Laura Lyons ( born October 22 , 1954 ) is an American model . She was Playboy magazine 's Playmate of the Month for its February 1976 issue . Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Mario Casilli . Sherlock Holmes fans speculated that Lyons was named after a character in The Hound of the Baskervilles , but Hugh Hefner confirmed it was indeed her real name in an interview in the Baker Street Journal . Lyons was born in Los Angeles , California . She worked as a Playboy Bunny in the Chicago Playboy Club prior to becoming a Playmate , and led a protest and brief strike seeking improved work privileges such as the freedom to date customers and socialize at the club when not working , which were granted . She landed a few acting roles in the 1970s , including a slot in 1977 's British-Mexican shark thriller Tintorera and an uncredited spot in The Godfather Part II . Her daughter is Victoria 's Secret model Lily Aldridge . Her other daughter , Ruby Aldridge is also a model ."
},
{
"docid": "Sherie_Rene_Scott",
"title": "",
"text": "Sherie Rene Scott ( born February 8 , 1967 ) is an American actress , singer , writer and producer . She is a co-founder of Grammy Award-winning Sh-K-Boom Records and Ghost light Records . She has also been seen in multiple Off-Broadway and Broadway musicals/plays , and appears on numerous solo and original cast recordings ."
}
] |
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The Portuguese Empire was an empire in world history.
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[
{
"docid": "Portuguese_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Portuguese Empire ( Império Português ) , also known as the Portuguese Overseas ( Ultramar Português ) , was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance . It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002 . The first era of the Portuguese empire originated at the beginning of the Age of Discovery . Initiated by the Kingdom of Portugal , it would eventually expand across the globe . Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418 -- 19 , using recent developments in navigation , cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel , in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade . In 1488 , Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope , and in 1498 , Vasco da Gama reached India . In 1500 , either by an accidental landfall or by the crown 's secret design , Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast . Over the following decades , Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia , establishing forts and factories as they went . By 1571 , a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa , the Middle East , India and South Asia . This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth ( 1500-1800 ) , when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal 's per capita income . When Philip II of Spain , I of Portugal , inherited the Portuguese crown in 1580 , this began a 60-year union between Spain and Portugal that has since been given the historiographic term of the Iberian Union . Though the realms continued to be administered separately , the Council of Portugal ruled the country and its empire from Madrid . As the King of Spain was also King of Portugal , Portuguese colonies became the subject of attacks by three rival European powers hostile to Spain : the Dutch Republic , England , and France . With its smaller population , Portugal was unable to effectively defend its overstretched network of trading posts , and the empire began a long and gradual decline . Eventually , Brazil became the most valuable colony of the second era until , as part of the wave of independence movements that swept the Americas during the early 19th century , it broke away in 1822 . The third era represents the final stage of Portuguese colonialism after the decolonization of the Americas of the 1820s . The colonial possessions had been reduced to the African coastline ( expanded inland during the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century ) , Portuguese Timor , and enclaves in India ( Goa ) and China ( Macau ) . The disastrous 1890 British Ultimatum led to the contraction of Portuguese ambitions in Africa . Under António Salazar , the Second Portuguese Republic made some ill-fated attempts to hold on to its last remaining colonies and overseas provinces after the 1961 Indian annexation of Goa , embarking on the Portuguese Colonial War in Africa which lasted until the final overthrow of the regime in the Carnation Revolution of 1974 . Macau was returned to China in 1999 ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "A._J._R._Russell-Wood",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthony John R. Russell-Wood ( 1940 - August 13 , 2010 ) was a leading historian of colonial Brazil , the Portuguese Empire , and the broader Luso-Brazilian world . Russell-Wood was born in Wales . He was educated at Rossall School and Oxford University and became a member of the faculty of the Department of History at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , Maryland , in 1971 ; at the time of his death , he was the Herbert Baxter Adams Professor of History . His first book , Fidalgos and Philanthropists : The Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Bahia , 1550-1755 ( 1968 ) , was an ambitious study covering two centuries of the operation and impact of a key , royally chartered and privately financed social-welfare institution of the Portuguese Empire . It was awarded the 1969 Herbert Eugene Bolton Prize ( now the Bolton-Johnson Prize ) by the Congress of Latin American Historians . His second book was a path-breaking work on the Afro-Brazilian experience , The Black Man in Slavery and Freedom in Colonial Brazil ( 1982 ) ; it paid particular attention to regional particularities within Brazil and the importance of brotherhood societies in Afro-Brazilian history . World on the Move : The Portuguese in Africa , Asia , and America , 1415-1808 ( 1992 ) explored the Portuguese Empire as the world 's first truly global empire , though one often overshadowed in the public imagination by the Spanish Empire ; Russell-Wood was intrigued by how the Portuguese made sense of their exposure to the once unimaginable vastness of the world , its people , languages , culture , flora , and fauna . He died , aged 70 , in Baltimore , Maryland ."
},
{
"docid": "Captaincies_of_the_Portuguese_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire ( Capitanias do Império Português ) were the socio-administrative territorial divisions and hereditary lordships established initially by Henry the Navigator , as part of the Donatário system in order to settle and developed the Portuguese overseas Empire . Pioneered on the island of Madeira and institutionalized in the archipelago of the Azores , the captaincy system was eventually adapted to the New World ."
},
{
"docid": "Afonso_de_Albuquerque",
"title": "",
"text": "Afonso de Albuquerque , Duke of Goa ( -LSB- ɐˈfõsu dɨ aɫbuˈkɛɾk -RSB- ; 1453 -- 16 December 1515 ) ( also spelled Aphonso or Alfonso ) , was a Portuguese general , a `` great conqueror '' , a statesman , and an empire builder . Afonso advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam , spreading Christianity , and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire . Among his achievements , Afonso was the first European of his Renaissance to raid the Persian Gulf , and he led the first voyage by a European fleet into the Red Sea . His military and administrative works are generally regarded as among the most vital to building and securing the Portuguese Empire in the Orient , the Middle East , and the spice routes of eastern Oceania . Afonso is generally considered a military genius , and `` probably the greatest naval commander of the age '' given his successful strategy -- he attempted to close all the Indian Ocean naval passages to the Atlantic , Red Sea , Persian Gulf , and to the Pacific , transforming it into a Portuguese mare clausum established over the opposition of the Ottoman Empire and its Muslim and Hindu allies . In the expansion of the Portuguese Empire , Afonso initiated a rivalry that would become known as the Ottoman -- Portuguese war , which would endure for many years . Many of the Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts in which he was directly involved took place in the Indian Ocean , in the Persian Gulf regions for control of the trade routes , and on the coasts of India . It was his military brilliance in these initial campaigns against the much larger Ottoman Empire and its allies that enabled Portugal to become the first global empire in history . He had a record of engaging and defeating much larger armies and fleets . For example , his capture of Ormuz in 1507 against the Persians was accomplished with a fleet of seven ships . Other famous battles and offensives which he led include the conquest of Goa in 1510 and the capture of Malacca in 1511 . He became admiral of the Indian Ocean , and was appointed head of the `` fleet of the Arabian and Persian sea '' in 1506 . During the last five years of his life , he turned to administration , where his actions as the second governor of Portuguese India were crucial to the longevity of the Portuguese Empire . He pioneered European sea trade with China during the Ming Dynasty with envoy Rafael Perestrello , Thailand with Duarte Fernandes as envoy , and with Timor , passing through Malaysia and Indonesia in a voyage headed by António de Abreu and Francisco Serrão . He also aided diplomatic relations with Ethiopia using priest envoys João Gomes and João Sanches , and established diplomatic ties with Persia , during the Safavid dynasty . He became known as `` the Great '' , `` the Terrible '' , `` the Caesar of the East '' , `` the Lion of the Seas '' , and `` the Portuguese Mars '' ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_colonialism",
"title": "",
"text": "The historical phenomenon of colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time . Modern state global colonialism , or imperialism , began in the 15th century with the `` Age of Discovery '' , led by Portuguese and Spanish exploration of the Americas , the coasts of Africa , the Middle East , India and East Asia . The Spanish and Portuguese empires were the first global empires because they were the first to stretch across different continents , covering vast territories around the globe . The phrase `` the empire on which the sun never sets '' was first used for the Spanish Empire in the 16th century . During the late 16th and 17th centuries , England , France and the Dutch Republic also established their own overseas empires , in direct competition with each other . The end of the 18th and early 19th century saw the first era of decolonization , when most of the European colonies in the Americas gained their independence from their respective metropoles . Spain was irreversibly weakened after the loss of their New World colonies , but the Kingdom of Great Britain ( uniting Scotland with England and Wales ) , France , Portugal , and the Dutch turned their attention to the Old World , particularly South Africa , India and South East Asia , where coastal enclaves had already been established . The second industrial revolution , in the 19th century , led to what has been termed the era of New Imperialism , when the pace of colonization rapidly accelerated , the height of which was the Scramble for Africa , in which Belgium , Germany and Italy were also participants . During the 20th century , the colonies of the losers of World War I were distributed amongst the victors as mandates , but it was not until the end of World War II that the second phase of decolonization began in earnest . In 1999 , Portugal gave up the last of Europe 's colonies in Asia , Macau , to China , ending an era that had lasted six hundred years ."
},
{
"docid": "Vijayanagara_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Vijayanagara Empire ( also called Karnata Empire , and the Kingdom of Bisnegar by the Portuguese ) was based in the Deccan Plateau region in South India . It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty . The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the 13th century . It lasted until 1646 , although its power declined after a major military defeat in 1565 by the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates . The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara , whose ruins surround present day Hampi , now a World Heritage Site in Karnataka , India . The writings of medieval European travelers such as Domingo Paes , Fernão Nunes , and Niccolò Da Conti , and the literature in local languages provide crucial information about its history . Archaeological excavations at Vijayanagara have revealed the empire 's power and wealth . The empire 's legacy includes many monuments spread over South India , the best known of which is the group at Hampi . The previous temple building traditions in South India came together in the Vijayanagara Architecture style . The mingling of all faiths and vernaculars inspired architectural innovation of Hindu temple construction , first in the Deccan and later in the Dravidian idioms using the local granite . Efficient administration and vigorous overseas trade brought new technologies such as water management systems for irrigation . The empire 's patronage enabled fine arts and literature to reach new heights in Kannada , Telugu , Tamil , and Sanskrit , while Carnatic music evolved into its current form . The Vijayanagara Empire created an epoch in South Indian history that transcended regionalism by promoting Hinduism as a unifying factor ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Africa",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Africa begins with the emergence of Homo sapiens in East Africa , and continues into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states . The recorded history of early civilization arose in the Kingdom of Kush , and later in Ancient Egypt , the Sahel , the Maghreb and the Horn of Africa . During the Middle Ages , Islam spread west from Arabia to Egypt , crossing the Maghreb and the Sahel . Some notable pre-colonial states and societies in Africa include the Kingdom of Nri , Nok culture , Mali Empire , Songhai Empire , Benin Empire , Ashanti Empire , Ghana Empire , Mossi Kingdoms , Mutapa Empire , Kingdom of Mapungubwe , Kingdom of Sine , Kingdom of Sennar , Kingdom of Saloum , Kingdom of Baol , Kingdom of Cayor , Kingdom of Zimbabwe , Kingdom of Kongo , Empire of Kaabu , Ancient Carthage , Numidia , Mauretania , Aksumite Empire , Ajuran Sultanate , and the Adal Sultanate . From the mid-7th century , the Arab slave trade saw Muslim Arabs enslave Africans following an armistice between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Kingdom of Makuria after the Second Battle of Dongola in 652 AD . They were transported , along with Asians and Europeans , across the Red Sea , Indian Ocean , and Sahara Desert . From the late 15th century , Europeans joined the slave trade , with the Portuguese initially acquiring slaves through trade and later by force as part of the Atlantic slave trade . They transported enslaved West , Central , and Southern Africans overseas . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries , European colonization of Africa developed rapidly in the Scramble for Africa . It is widely believed that Africa had up to 10,000 different states and autonomous groups with distinct languages and customs before it was colonized . Following struggles for independence in many parts of the continent , as well as a weakened Europe after the Second World War , decolonization took place , culminating in the 1960 Year of Africa . Africa 's history has been challenging for research in the field of African studies because of the scarcity of written sources in large parts of the continent , particularly with the destruction of many of the most important manuscripts from Timbuktu . Disciplines such as the recording of oral history , historical linguistics , archaeology and genetics have been crucial ."
},
{
"docid": "Armed_Forces_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil",
"title": "",
"text": "The Armed Forces of the Empire of Brazil were the overall unified military forces of the Empire of Brazil . The Brazilian military was first formed by Emperor Dom Pedro I to defend the new nation against the Portuguese in the Brazilian War of Independence . The Army and Armada ( as the Navy was called ) were commissioned in 1822 with the objective of defeating and expelling the Portuguese troops from Brazilian soil . From the time of its inception , the military played a decisive role in the history of the Empire of Brazil . A sense of national unity and identity was forged out of the victorious Paraguayan War . The Emperor was commander-in-chief of the military , with the Ministries of War and Navy as the main organs by which military policy was carried out ."
},
{
"docid": "Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ottoman -- Portuguese or Turco-Portuguese conflicts refers to a series of different military encounters between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire , or between other European powers and the Ottoman Empire in which relevant Portuguese military forces participated . Some of these conflicts were brief , while others lasted for many years . Most of these conflicts were in the Indian Ocean , in the process of the expansion of the Portuguese Empire . These conflicts also involved regional powers , after 1538 the Adal Sultanate , with the aid of the Somali Ajuran Empire and the Ottoman Empire , fought against the Ethiopian Empire . The Ethiopians were supported by the Portuguese , under the command of Cristóvão da Gama , the son of the famous explorer Vasco da Gama . This war is known as the Ethiopian -- Adal war . The different conflicts were the following : Turkish Crusade ( 1481 ) Siege of Diu ( 1531 ) Conquest of Tunis ( 1535 ) Siege of Diu Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts ( 1538 -- 57 ) Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts ( 1558 -- 66 ) Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts ( 1580 -- 89 ) Ottoman -- Venetian War ( 1714 -- 18 )"
},
{
"docid": "15th_century",
"title": "",
"text": "The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian years 1401 to 1500 . In Europe , the 15th century is seen as the bridge between the Late Middle Ages , the Early Renaissance , and the Early modern period . Many technological , social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the `` European miracle '' of the following centuries . In religious history , the Roman Papacy was split in two parts in Europe for decades ( the so-called Western Schism ) , until the Council of Constance . The division of the Catholic Church and the unrest associated with the Hussite movement would become factors in the rise of the Protestant Reformation in the following century . Constantinople , in what is today Turkey , then the capital of the Christian Byzantine Empire , falls to the emerging Muslim Ottoman Turks , marking the end of the tremendously influential Byzantine Empire and , for some historians , the end of the Middle Ages . The event forced Western Europeans to find a new trade route , adding further momentum to what was the beginning of the Age of Discovery , which would lead to the global mapping of the world . Explorations by the Spanish and Portuguese led to European sightings of the Americas ( the New World ) and the sea passage along Cape of Good Hope to India , in the last decade of the century . These expeditions ushered in the era of the Portuguese and Spanish colonial empires . The fall of Constantinople led to the migration of Greek scholars and texts to Italy , while Johannes Gutenberg 's invention of the mechanical movable type began the Printing Press . These two events played key roles in the development of the Renaissance . The Spanish Reconquista leads to the final fall of the Emirate of Granada by the end of the century , ending over seven centuries of Muslim rule and returning Spain back to Christian rulers . The Hundred Years ' War end with a decisive French victory over the English in the Battle of Castillon . Financial troubles in England following the conflict results in the Wars of the Roses , a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England . The conflicts ends with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field , establishing the Tudor dynasty in the later part of the century . In Asia , under the rule of the Yongle Emperor , who built the Forbidden City and commanded Zheng He to explore the world overseas , the Ming Dynasty 's territory reached its pinnacle . Tamerlane established a major empire in the Middle East and Central Asia , in order to revive the Mongol Empire . In Africa , the spread of Islam leads to the destruction of the Christian kingdoms of Nubia , by the end of the century leaving only Alodia ( which was to collapse in 1504 ) . The formerly vast Mali Empire teeters on the brink of collapse , under pressure from the rising Songhai Empire . In the Americas , both the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire reach the peak of their influence ."
},
{
"docid": "Lusophone",
"title": "",
"text": "Lusophones ( lusófonos ) are people who speak the Portuguese language , either as native speakers or as learners . Similarly , the Lusosphere or Lusophony ( Lusofonia ) is a community of people who are culturally and linguistically linked to Portugal , either historically or by choice . The idea of a Lusosphere is free of ethnic connotations , in that a Lusophone may not have any Portuguese ancestry at all . The Lusophone world is mainly a legacy of the Portuguese Empire , although Portuguese diaspora and Brazilian diaspora communities have also played a role in spreading the Portuguese language . Even after the collapse of the empire , the corresponding countries continue to exhibit both cultural and political affinities , expressed in the existence of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries ( CPLP ) , created in 1996 ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Bombay_under_Portuguese_rule_(1534–1661)",
"title": "",
"text": "Bombay , now called Mumbai , Bombaim in Portuguese , is the financial and commercial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world . At the time of arrival of the Portuguese , current Bombay was an archipelago of seven islands . Between the third century BCE and 1348 , the islands came under the control of successive Hindu dynasties . The Muslim rulers of Gujarat , who had been ruling current Thane and Vasai for a few decades , annexed the islands in 1348 , that were later governed by the Gujarat Sultanate from 1391 to 1534 . Growing apprehensive of the power of the Mughal emperor Humayun , Sultan Bahadur Shah of the Gujarat Sultanate was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese Empire on 23 December 1534 . According to the treaty , the seven islands of Bombay , the nearby strategic town of Bassein and its dependencies were offered to the Portuguese . The territories were later surrendered on 25 October 1535 . The Portuguese were actively involved in the foundation and growth of their Roman Catholic religious orders in Bombay . They called the islands by various names , which finally took the written form Bombaim . The islands were leased to several Portuguese officers during their regime . The Portuguese Franciscans and Jesuits built several churches in the city , prominent being the St. Michael 's Church at Mahim , St. John the Baptist Church at Andheri , St. Andrew 's Church at Bandra , and Gloria Church at Byculla . The Portuguese also built several fortifications around the city like the Bombay Castle , Castella de Aguada ( Castelo da Aguada or Bandra Fort ) , and Madh Fort . The British were in constant struggle with the Portuguese vying for hegemony over Bombay , as they recognized its strategic natural harbour and its natural isolation from land-attacks . By the middle of the 17th century the growing power of the Dutch Empire forced the British to acquire a station in western India . On 21 May 1662 , the marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza , daughter of King John IV of Portugal , placed Bombay in possession of the British Empire , as part of dowry of Catherine to Charles . Even after the treaty , some villages in Bombay remained under Portuguese possession , but many were later acquired by the British ."
},
{
"docid": "Guinea-Bissau",
"title": "",
"text": "Guinea-Bissau ( -LSB- ˈɡɪni_bɪˈsaʊ -RSB- , ) , officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( República da Guiné-Bissau , -LSB- ʁeˈpublikɐ dɐ ɡiˈnɛ biˈsaw -RSB- ) , is a country in West Africa . It covers 36125 km2 with an estimated population of 1,704,000 . Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Gabu , as well as part of the Mali Empire . Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century , while a few others were under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century . In the 19th century , it was colonized as Portuguese Guinea . Upon independence , declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974 , the name of its capital , Bissau , was added to the country 's name to prevent confusion with Guinea ( formerly French Guinea ) . Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence , and no elected president has successfully served a full five-year term . Only 14 % of the population speaks noncreolized Portuguese , established as both the official and national language . Portuguese exists in creole continuum with Crioulo , a Portuguese creole spoken by half the population ( 44 % ) and an even larger number speaks it as second tongue , the remainder speak a variety of native African languages . There are diverse religions in Guinea-Bissau with no one religion having a majority . The CIA World Factbook ( 2018 ) states there are about 45 % Muslims , 22 % Christians , 15 % Animists and 18 % unspecified or other The country 's per-capita gross domestic product is one of the lowest in the world . Guinea-Bissau is a member of the United Nations , African Union , Economic Community of West African States , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Community of Portuguese Language Countries , La Francophonie and the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone , and was a member of the now -- defunct Latin Union ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Iran",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Iran , commonly also known as Persia in the Western world , is intertwined with the history of a larger region , also to an extent known as Greater Iran , comprising the area from Anatolia , the Bosphorus , and Egypt in the west to the borders of Ancient India and the Syr Darya in the east , and from the Caucasus and the Eurasian Steppe in the north to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south . Iran is home to one of the world 's oldest continuous major civilizations , with historical and urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC . The southwestern and western part of the Iranian Plateau participated in the traditional Ancient Near East with Elam , from the Early Bronze Age , and later with various other peoples , such as the Kassites , Mannaeans , and Gutians . Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel names the Persians as the first Historical People . The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC . The Achaemenid Empire ( 550 -- 330 BC ) , founded by Cyrus the Great , was the first of the Persian empires to rule from the Balkans to North Africa and also Central Asia , spanning three continents , from their seat of power in Persis ( Persepolis ) . It was the largest empire yet seen and the first world empire . The First Persian Empire was the only civilization in all of history to connect over 40 % of the global population , accounting for approximately 49.4 million of the world 's 112.4 million people in around 480 BC . They were succeeded by the Seleucid , Parthian and Sasanian Empires , who successively governed Iran for almost 1000 years and made Iran once again as a leading power in the world . Persia 's arch-rival was the Roman Empire and its successor , the Byzantine Empire . The Persian Empire proper begins in the Iron Age , following the influx of Iranian peoples . Iranian people gave rise to the Medes , the Achaemenid , Parthian , and Sasanian Empires of classical antiquity . Once a major empire of superpower proportions , having conquered far and wide , Iran has endured invasions too , by the Greeks , Arabs , Turks , and the Mongols . Iran has continually reasserted its national identity throughout the centuries and has developed as a distinct political and cultural entity . The Muslim conquest of Persia ( 633 -- 656 ) ended the Sasanian Empire and was a turning point in Iranian history . Islamization of Iran took place during the eighth to tenth centuries and led to the eventual decline of Zoroastrianism in Iran as well as many of its dependencies . However , the achievements of the previous Persian civilizations were not lost , but were to a great extent absorbed by the new Islamic polity and civilization . Iran , with its long history of early cultures and empires , had suffered particularly hard during the late Middle Ages and the early modern period . Many invasions of nomadic tribes , whose leaders became rulers in this country , affected it negatively . Iran was once again reunified as an independent state in 1501 by the Safavid dynasty , which converted Iran to Shia Islam as the official religion of their empire , marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam . Functioning again as a leading power , this time amongst the neighboring Ottoman Empire , their arch-rival for centuries , Iran had been a monarchy ruled by an emperor almost without interruption from 1501 until the 1979 Iranian Revolution , when Iran officially became an Islamic republic on April 1 , 1979 . Over the course of the first half of the 19th century Iran lost many of its territories in the Caucasus ( which it had been ruling intermittently encompassed for millennia ) , comprising modern-day Eastern Georgia , Dagestan , Azerbaijan , and Armenia , to its rapidly expanding and emerged neighboring rival the Russian Empire , following the Russo-Persian Wars between 1804 -- 13 and 1826 -- 8 ."
},
{
"docid": "Praça_do_Império",
"title": "",
"text": "The Praça do Império ( Portuguese for Empire Square ) is a city square in Lisbon , Portugal . It measures about 280 m by 280 , plus adjacent areas , and is the largest square in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the largest in Europe . Around the square are the Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Cultural Center , the former being a UNESCO World Heritage Site . In the center of the square is a 3.300 m ² garden with large fountain in the middle . The square commemorates the Portuguese Empire and was built for the Exhibition of the Portuguese World in 1940 . The roads around the square were used as a special stage in the 2011 to 2014 Rally de Portugal . Category : Squares in Lisbon Category : National squares"
},
{
"docid": "Indian_maritime_history",
"title": "",
"text": "Indian maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus Valley initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia . The Roman historian Strabo mentions an increase in Roman trade with India following the Roman annexation of Egypt . By the time of Augustus up to 120 ships were setting sail every year from Myos Hormos to India . As trade between India and the Greco-Roman world increased spices became the main import from India to the Western world , bypassing silk and other commodities . Indians were present in Alexandria while Christian and Jew settlers from Rome continued to live in India long after the fall of the Roman empire , which resulted in Rome 's loss of the Red Sea ports , previously used to secure trade with India by the Greco-Roman world since the Ptolemaic dynasty . The Indian commercial connection with South East Asia proved vital to the merchants of Arabia and Persia during the 7th -- 8th century . Indians were the first settlers in Australia . 4230 years before they sailed from India to Australia with their dingoes . 11 percent of Aboriginal DNA is of Indian descent . On orders of Manuel I of Portugal , four vessels under the command of navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope , continuing to the eastern coast of Africa to Malindi to sail across the Indian Ocean to Calicut . The wealth of the Indies was now open for the Europeans to explore . The Portuguese Empire was the first European empire to grow from spice trade ."
},
{
"docid": "Spanish_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Spanish Empire ( Imperio español ) was one of the largest empires in history . It reached the peak of its military , political and economic power under the Spanish Habsburgs , through most of the 16th and 17th centuries , and its greatest territorial extent under the House of Bourbon in the 18th century , when it was the largest empire in the world . The Spanish Empire became the foremost global power of its time and was the first to be called the empire on which the sun never sets . The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery after the voyages of Christopher Columbus . It comprised territories and colonies of the Spanish monarch in the Americas , Asia , Oceania and Africa , as the Greater Antilles , most of South America , Central America , and part of North America ( including present day Florida , the Southwestern , and Pacific Coastal regions of the United States ) , as well as a number of Pacific Ocean archipelagos including the Philippines ; and it lasted until the early 19th century Spanish American wars of independence , which left only Cuba , Puerto Rico , and the Philippines and various territories in Africa still under Spanish rule . Following the Spanish -- American War of 1898 , Spain ceded its last colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific to the United States . Its last African colonies were granted independence or abandoned during Decolonisation of Africa finishing in 1976 . The dynastic union between the Crown of Castile ( which included the kingdom of Navarre after 1515 ) and the Crown of Aragon by the Catholic Monarchs initiated a political , religious and social unity to become the first modern state in Europe , known as Catholic Monarchy . During this period , the Spanish sovereign acted as monarch in a unitary manner over all his territories through a polisynodial system of Councils , although his power as king or lord varied from one territory to another , since each territory retained its own particular administration and juridical configuration . The unity did not mean uniformity . Therefore , under this political configuration , irrespective of the denominations given to the `` dynastic union '' existing from 1580 to 1640 , the Portuguese realm kept its own administration and jurisdiction over its territory , as did the other kingdoms and realms ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs . Nevertheless , some historians assert that Portugal was part of the Spanish monarchy at the time , while others draw a clear distinction between the Portuguese and Spanish empires ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "American Empire may refer to : American imperialism American Empire , a fictional country in the world of Ghost in the Shell series American Empire , a fictional country in the works of Chinese political theorists Tingyang Zhao and Qiao Liang ( writer ) . American Empire ( film ) American Empire ( Harry Turtledove ) , series of alternate history novels American Empire style"
},
{
"docid": "Military_history_of_Turkey_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Military history of Turkey and extends centuries which is covered under pages : Military of the Sultanate of Rûm ( Sultanate of Rum ) ( 1077 -- 1307 ) Military of the Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman Empire ) ( 1299 -- 1922 ) Based on periods : Rise , Classical Age , Transformation , Stagnation and reform , Decline and modernization , Defeat and dissolution Based on regions : European ( Byzantine Bulgarian Serbian Hungarian Venetian Albanian Croatian Polish Portuguese Habsburg Russian ) , Near East ( Persian ) , Asia , Africa Based on Armed Forces : Ottoman Navy , Ottoman Modern Army , Aviation '' ` Military history of the Republic of Turkey"
},
{
"docid": "Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1538–59)",
"title": "",
"text": "The second Ottoman-Portuguese War ( 1538 -- 1559 ) was an armed military conflict between the Portuguese Empire , the Kingdom of Hormuz and the Ethiopian Empire against the Ottoman Empire , Ajuran Sultanate , and Adal Sultanate , into the Horn of Africa , the Indian Ocean , the Red Sea and in East Africa ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_during_World_War_I",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ottoman Empire participated in World War I as one of the Central Powers . The Ottoman Empire entered the war by carrying out a surprise attack on Russia 's Black Sea coast on 29 October 1914 , with Russia responding by declaring war on it on November 1 , 1914 . Ottoman forces fought the Allies in the Balkans and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I . The Ottoman Empire 's defeat in the war in 1918 was crucial in the eventual dissolution of the empire in 1921"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_French_possessions_and_colonies",
"title": "",
"text": "This is an historical article . For current French possessions see French overseas departments and territories During the 19th and 20th centuries , the French colonial empire was one of the largest in the world , just behind the Spanish Empire and later the British Empire ; it extended over 12,898,000 km2 of land at its height in the 1920s and 1930s . The French colonial empire was the second largest empire in the 17th century and the second largest empire in 1929 after Spain and Britain respectively . Including metropolitan France , the total amount of land under French sovereignty reached 13,018,575 km ² ( 5,020,000 sq. miles ) in 1929 , which is 8.7 % of the Earth 's total land area . In terms of population however , France and her colonial empire totaled only 110 million inhabitants on the eve of World War II , compared to 330 million for British India alone . France began to establish colonies in North America , the Caribbean and India , following Spanish and Portuguese successes during the Age of Discovery , in rivalry with Britain for supremacy . A series of wars with Britain during the 18th century and early 19th century , which France finally lost , almost ended its colonial ambitions in these regions , and without it what some historian term the `` first '' French colonial empire . In the 19th century , France established a new empire in Africa and South East Asia . Most of these colonies lasted beyond the invasion and occupation of France by Nazi Germany during World War II . At present , France possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world , just after the United States ; it measures approximately 11,351,000 km2 . Here is a list of all the countries that were part of the French colonial empires in the last 500 years , either entirely or in part , either under French sovereignty or as mandate ."
},
{
"docid": "Architecture_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "Architecture of Portugal refers to the architecture practiced in the territory of present-day Portugal since before the foundation of the country in the 12th century . The term may also refer to buildings created under Portuguese influence or by Portuguese architects in other parts of the world , particularly in the Portuguese Empire . Portuguese architecture , like all aspects of Portuguese culture , is marked by the history of the country and the several people that have settled and influenced the current Portuguese territory . These include Romans , Suebians among other related Germanic peoples , Visigoths and Arabs , as well as the influence from the main European artistic centres from which were introduced to the broad architectural styles : Romanesque , Gothic , Renaissance , Baroque and Neoclassicism . Among the main local manifestations of Portuguese architecture are the Manueline , the exuberant Portuguese version of late Gothic ; and the Pombaline style , a mix of late Baroque and Neoclassicism that developed after the Great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 . In the 20th century , Portuguese architecture has produced Fernando Távora , Eduardo Souto de Moura and Álvaro Siza ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Equatorial_Guinea",
"title": "",
"text": "The History of Equatorial Guinea is marked by centuries of colonial domination by the Portuguese , British and Spanish empires , and by the local kingdoms"
},
{
"docid": "Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1558–66)",
"title": "",
"text": "The third Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts ( 1558 -- 1566 ) was an armed military conflict between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire in the Indian Ocean . Portugal had been victorious in the second Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts ( 1538 -- 57 ) , however the Ottomans went on with a new war , given the continuous expansion of the Portuguese Empire in the Indian Ocean , which threatened the Ottoman monopoly of the spice trade through the Middle East . At the behest of Suleiman the Magnificent the Ottoman fleet attacked and plundered Portuguese ships , fortifications and settlements in the Indian Ocean , Asia and in East Africa . The Portuguese forces were commanded by Estêvão da Gama , as in the previous war . By the time Suleiman died ( 1566 ) , the conflict ended ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_the_Jews_in_Mozambique",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of the Jews in Mozambique , until 1975 , was closely connected with the history of Judaism through the former Portuguese empire , particularly those elements of it operating on the coastlines of the Indian Ocean . By the time the first Portuguese ships entered this ocean in the late 15th century , Jewish merchants and persons connected with sea work had lived on , and next to , this ocean for many centuries . As a European presence deepened by the late 19th century in the Portuguese East African colonial capital then called `` Lourenço Marques '' , a cluster of Jews of diverse backgrounds were living there ."
},
{
"docid": "Versova,_Mumbai",
"title": "",
"text": "Versova is an upmarket neighbourhood in the north western Mumbai . It is known for its beach and the Versova Fort . It was part of the Portuguese empire up to 1739 , when the Portuguese lost this part of their empire to the Maratha Empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Conquistador",
"title": "",
"text": "Conquistadors -LSB- kɒN ` kIstə , dɔrz -RSB- ( from Portuguese or Spanish conquistadores `` conquerors '' ; -LSB- koŋkistaˈðoɾes -RSB- , -LSB- kũkiʃtɐˈdoɾis -RSB- , -LSB- kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ -RSB- ) is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish Empire or the Portuguese Empire in a general sense . During the Age of Discovery , conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas , Oceania , Africa and Asia , conquering territory and opening trade routes . They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 16th , 17th and 18th centuries ."
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{
"docid": "Achaemenid_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Achaemenid Empire ( -LSB- əˈkiːmənɪd -RSB- , from Old Persian ð ð § ð ð ¶ ð ´ ð ¡ ð ð ¡ ð ¹ Haxāmanišiya , ) , also called the First Persian Empire , was an empire based in Western Asia , founded by Cyrus the Great . Ranging at its greatest extent from the Balkans and Eastern Europe proper in the west to the Indus Valley in the east , it was one of the largest empires in history , spanning 5.5 million square kilometers , and was larger than any previous empire in history . It is equally notable for its successful model of a centralised , bureaucratic administration ( through satraps under the King of Kings ) , for building infrastructure such as road systems and a postal system , the use of an official language across its territories , and the development of civil services and a large professional army . The empire 's successes inspired similar systems in later empires . It is noted in Western history as the antagonist of the Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars and for the emancipation of the Jewish exiles in Babylon . The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus , one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World , was built in a Hellenistic s By the 7th century BC , the Persians had settled in the southwestern portion of the Iranian Plateau in the region of Persis , which came to be their heartland . From this region , Cyrus the Great advanced to defeat the Medes , Lydia , and the Neo-Babylonian Empire , establishing the Achaemenid Empire . Alexander the Great , an avid admirer of Cyrus the Great , conquered most of the empire by 330 BC . Upon his death , most of the empire 's former territory came under the rule of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Seleucid Empire , in addition to other minor territories which gained independence at that time . The Iranian population of the central plateau reclaimed power by the second century BC under the Parthian Empire . The historical mark of the Achaemenid Empire went far beyond its territorial and military influences and included cultural , social , technological and religious influences as well . Many Athenians adopted Achaemenid customs in their daily lives in a reciprocal cultural exchange , some being employed by or allied to the Persian kings . The impact of Cyrus 's edict is mentioned in Judeo-Christian texts , and the empire was instrumental in the spread of Zoroastrianism as far east as China . The empire also set the tone for the politics , heritage and history of modern Iran ."
},
{
"docid": "Victoria's_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "Victoria 's Empire is a three-part British travel series that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2007 . It was written and presented by comedian and actress Victoria Wood . Wood travelled around the world in search of the history , cultural impact and customs which the British Empire placed on the parts of the world it ruled . The documentary was called Victoria 's Empire after the presenter , as Wood herself is named after the ruler of the British Empire , Queen Victoria . Wood specifically looked at places named after the monarch ."
},
{
"docid": "Military_history_of_Somalia",
"title": "",
"text": "The military history of Somalia encompasses the major conventional wars , conflicts and skirmishes involving the historic empires , kingdoms and sultanates in the territory of present-day Somalia , through to modern times . It also covers the martial traditions , military architecture and hardware employed by Somali armies and their opponents . Ancient sources refer to a major military alliance between the Kingdom of Kush and one of its allies , the Kingdom of Punt , against the armies of Ancient Egypt . In the early Middle Ages , the Ajuran Sultanate expanded its territories and established its hegemonic rule through a skillful combination of warfare , trade linkages and alliances , and fought the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean . The Kingdom of Ifat successfully conquered the Kingdom of Shewa in the same time-period . A hundred years later a major conventional war would commence during the Conquest of Abyssinia pitching the Kingdom of Adal allied by the Ottoman Empire against the Solomonic Dynasty supported by the Portuguese Empire . The conflict is the earliest example of cannon and matchlock warfare on the continent . The early modern period saw the rise and fall of the Gobroon Dynasty , a southern military power that successfully subdued the Bardera militant 's and forced the Omanis to pay tribute . This period also saw an increased focus by Global Empires on colonial expansion . The three major imperial powers of Britain , Italy and France consequently sought and signed various protectorate treaties with the ruling Somali Sultans , such as Mohamoud Ali Shire of the Warsangali Sultanate , Osman Mahamuud of the Majeerteen Sultanate and Yusuf Ali Kenadid of the Sultanate of Hobyo . Supplied with military hardware by the European powers , the Ethiopian Empire also sought to expand its own influence in the Horn region . These competing influences gave birth to the Dervish State , a polity established by the religious leader Mohammed Abdullah Hassan ( `` The Mad Mullah '' ) . The Dervish forces successfully repulsed the British Empire in four military expeditions and forced it to retreat to the coastal region , remaining independent throughout World War I . After a quarter of a century of holding the British at bay , the Dervishes were finally defeated in 1920 , when Britain for the first time in Africa used airplanes to bomb the Dervish capital of Taleh . World War II saw many Somali men join British , Italian and local Somali forces during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War , the East African Campaign and the Pacific War . After independence , the Somali Republic adopted an irrendentist foreign policy with the intention to reconstruct the pre-colonial borders and establish an all-encompassing Greater Somalia . This culminated in several conventional wars and border skirmishes in the form of the 1964 Border War , the Shifta War , the Ogaden War , the Rhamu Incident , and the 1982 Border war , which pitched the Somali military against other forces . The fallout from these various conflicts also forged new partnerships . By the end of the 1980s , Somalia 's initial friendship with the Soviet Union and subsequent partnership with the United States enabled it to build the largest army on the continent . The armed forces largely disbanded with the onset of the civil war in the early 1990s , but were later gradually reconstituted in the 2000s ( decade ) with the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government ."
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{
"docid": "Chris_Froome",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Clive Froome , ( born 20 May 1985 ) is a British professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam , who competed for Kenya until 2008 . A three-time winner of the Tour de France , and three-time runner-up in the Vuelta a España , he is seen as one of the most successful stage-racing riders of the recent era . Froome , who was brought up in Kenya and South Africa , has ridden under a British licence since 2008 on the basis that both his parents are British . In 2007 , at the age of 22 , Froome turned professional with Team Konica Minolta . He moved to Europe to further his career , joining team . In 2010 , he moved to and has become one of the team 's key cyclists . Froome made his breakthrough as a Grand Tour contender during the 2011 Vuelta a España where he finished second overall . At the 2012 Tour de France , riding as a super-domestique for Bradley Wiggins , Froome won stage seven and finished second overall , behind only Wiggins in the same race as the best British performance in the race 's history . In the same year , he also won the bronze medal in the time trial event at the Olympic Games and finished fourth in the Vuelta a España . His first multi-stage race win came in 2013 , in the Tour of Oman , followed by wins in the Critérium International , the Tour de Romandie , the Critérium du Dauphiné , and the Tour de France . As a defending champion , he began 2014 by again winning the Tour of Oman , followed by a repeat victory in the Tour de Romandie . After retiring from the 2014 Tour de France , he came back to place second in the Vuelta a España . In 2015 , he won his second Critérium du Dauphiné and his second Tour de France . In 2016 , he won a third Tour title , and became the first man since Miguel Indurain in 1995 to defend his title ."
}
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{
"docid": "Froome",
"title": "",
"text": "Froome may refer to : Chris Froome ( born 1985 ) , British road racing cyclist Keith Froome ( 1920 -- 1978 ) , Australian rugby league player"
},
{
"docid": "Froom",
"title": "",
"text": "Froom may refer to : People Le Roy Froom ( 1890 -- 1974 ) , Seventh-day Adventist minister and historian Mitchell Froom ( 1953 -- ) , musician and record producer Charlotte Froom ( 1986 -- ) , guitarist of The Like Other River Froom , a river in Bristol , England , now generally spelt Frome"
},
{
"docid": "2013_Tour_of_Oman",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Tour of Oman was the fourth edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race . It was rated as a 2 . HC event on the UCI Asia Tour , and was held from 11 to 16 February 2013 , in Oman . The race was won by Britain 's Chris Froome , of . Froome 's winning margin over runner-up Alberto Contador was 27 seconds , and Australian Cadel Evans completed the podium , twelve seconds behind Contador and 39 seconds down on Froome . In the race 's other classifications , Froome also won the points classification , France 's Kenny Elissonde of won the white jersey for the youth classification , by placing eighth overall in the general classification , and finished at the head of the teams classification ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Herald_Sun_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Herald Sun Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Victoria , Australia , between 3 and 7 February 2016 . The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Oceania Tour . The race included five stages : the first was a prologue individual time trial ; the remaining four stages were road stages , including a summit finish at Arthurs Seat on the final day . The champion of the 2015 Herald Sun Tour , Cameron Meyer , did not take part , as his new team was not invited to the race . Will Clarke won the prologue for the second consecutive year and was the first rider to lead the race . He lost the lead on the second stage , when the riders Chris Froome and Peter Kennaugh broke away to cross the line 17 seconds ahead of the field ; Kennaugh won the stage and took the lead . The following two stages ended in sprints ( won by 's Caleb Ewan and 's John Murphy respectively ) , during which Kennaugh increased his lead . On the final stage , Froome attacked on the penultimate ascent of Arthurs Seat , then attacked again on the final climb to win the stage and take the overall victory . Kennaugh was second , 29 seconds behind , with Damien Howson third , more than a minute behind Froome . Froome also won the mountains classification and Team Sky won the team classification . Chris Hamilton ( Australia ) was the best young rider , with Benjamin Hill taking the sprints classification ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 3360.3 km-long race started in Utrecht , the Netherlands , on 4 July 2015 , and concluded with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris , on 26 July . A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race , which was won by Chris Froome of . The second and third places were taken by the riders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde , respectively . 's Rohan Dennis won the first stage to take the race leader 's yellow jersey . rider Fabian Cancellara claimed it on the second , only to lose it after crashing out on the following stage . This put Froome in the lead , after the Tour 's first uphill finish . He lost the position to 's Tony Martin at the end of the fourth stage , but Martin 's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of the sixth stage put Froome back into the lead . He extended this lead during the stages in the Pyrenees and defended it successfully against attacks from Quintana during the final stages that took place in the Alps . Froome became the first British rider to win the Tour twice , after his 2013 victory . Peter Sagan of won the points classification . Froome also won the mountains classification . The best young rider was Quintana , with his team , Movistar , the winners of the team classification . Romain Bardet of was given the award for the most combative rider . André Greipel won the most stages , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "2012_Team_Sky_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Tour of Beijing . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour . The team took a total of 47 victories in the season with the most notable being Bradley Wiggins ' overall victory in the Tour de France . Wiggins ( 2 ) , Mark Cavendish ( 3 ) and Chris Froome also took stage victories in the event , with Froome finishing second to Wiggins in the overall standings ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Tour_of_Oman",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Tour of Oman was the fifth edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race . It was rated as a 2 . HC event on the UCI Asia Tour , and was held from 18 to 23 February 2014 , in Oman . For the second year in a row , the race was won by rider Chris Froome -- becoming its first repeat winner -- after he won the queen stage of the race , to Jabal al Akhdar , on the penultimate day and held the race leader 's red jersey to the finish , the next day , at the Matrah Corniche . Froome 's winning margin over runner-up Tejay van Garderen of the was 26 seconds , and 's Rigoberto Urán completed the podium , 5 seconds down on van Garderen and 31 seconds in arrears of Froome . In the race 's other classifications , André Greipel won the points classification for , after winning three stages during the race , while the young rider classification was won by Romain Bardet , as he was the best placed rider under the age of 25 , in thirteenth overall . The combative classification -- to which points from mountains and sprints were awarded towards -- was won by Preben Van Hecke of the team , while won the teams classification , after also placing Sergio Henao inside the top ten overall , as well as Froome ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Tour_de_Romandie",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Tour de Romandie was the 67th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race . The race consisted of six stages , beginning with a prologue stage in Le Châble on 23 April and concluded with another individual time trial , in Geneva , on 28 April . It was the fourteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season . The race was won by Great Britain 's Chris Froome of , who led the race from start to finish -- the first time that a rider had led from start-to-finish -- after winning the opening prologue in Le Châble , extending his advantage towards the end of the race . Ultimately , Froome won the general classification by 54 seconds over runner-up Simon Špilak , who was the winner of the race 's queen stage -- the fourth stage -- to Les Diablerets , ahead of Froome . The podium was completed by Rui Costa of the , who finished third for the second year in a row . Costa finished 55 seconds behind Špilak , and one minute 49 seconds behind Froome . In the race 's other classifications , 's Wilco Kelderman was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later , finishing in fifth place overall after taking the jersey from 's Thibaut Pinot during the final time trial . Matthias Brändle of won the green jersey for the most points gained in intermediate sprints , while the pink jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to Marcus Burghardt of the . The teams classification was won by for the second year in a row , after placing Richie Porte inside the top ten overall as well as Froome ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Vuelta_a_Andalucía",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Vuelta a Andalucía ( also known as the Ruta del Sol ) was the 61st running of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycling stage race . It was rated as a 2.1 event on the 2015 UCI Europe Tour and was held from 18 to 22 February 2015 , in the Andalusia region of southern Spain . Although the race lasted five days , there were six stages , with the first day split between two stages . The previous three editions of the Vuelta a Andalucía had been won by Alejandro Valverde , but he chose to begin his season at the 2015 Tour of Oman instead . Chris Froome and Alberto Contador both chose to begin their 2015 seasons in Andalusia . Nairo Quintana also intended to start his season at this race , but he pulled out following a crash . The race was closely contested by Contador and Froome . Contador took the lead in the race after the split first stage , beating Froome by eight seconds in the individual time trial . He then increased his lead in the general classification by winning the summit finish on stage 3 . Froome , however , won the second summit finish on stage 4 to take the lead of the race by a two-second margin . He was able to defend this lead to the end of the race , so winning his first stage race since the previous May . Froome also won the points classification , and his team won the team classification , with four of their riders in the top 10 overall . The mountains classification was won by Pello Bilbao on the final stage . Three stages of the race were won by the , two of them for Juan José Lobato and one for Javier Moreno , with the remaining stage won by Pim Ligthart ."
},
{
"docid": "2012_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July . The Tour consisted of 21 race stages , including an opening prologue , and covered a total distance of 3496.9 km . As well as the prologue , the first two stages took place in Belgium , and one stage finished in Switzerland . Bradley Wiggins won the overall general classification , and became the first British rider to win the Tour . Wiggins 's teammate Chris Froome placed second , and Vincenzo Nibali was third . The race leader 's yellow jersey was worn for the first week by Fabian Cancellara , who won the prologue . Wiggins , second in the prologue , took the leadership of the race on stage seven , the first mountainous stage , which was won by Froome , and maintained his lead for the remainder of the race , winning the two longest time trials , and not losing time to his main challengers for the overall title in the mountains . Froome came second in both the long time trials , and was alongside Wiggins on the mountainous stages . The points classification was won by Nibali 's teammate Peter Sagan , who won three stages . André Greipel of and rider Mark Cavendish also won three stages . 's Thomas Voeckler , winner of two mountain stages , won the mountains classification . 's Tejay van Garderen , in fifth place overall , won the young rider classification . The team classification was won by , and Chris Anker Sørensen was given the award for the most combative rider ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Critérium_du_Dauphiné",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné was the sixty-fifth running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race ; a race , organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation , rated as a World Tour event on the UCI calendar , the highest classification such an event can have . The race consisted of eight stages , beginning in Champéry on 2 June -- the first such start for the race in Switzerland -- and concluding in Risoul on 9 June , and was the sixteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season . The Dauphiné was viewed as a great preparation for July 's Tour de France and a number of the contenders for the general classification of the Tour participated in the Dauphiné . It featured mountainous stages as well as an individual time trial similar in length to the Tour . The race was won by Great Britain 's Chris Froome of -- the third successive year that the squad had won the race , after Bradley Wiggins ' victories in 2011 and 2012 . Froome took the overall lead of the race after winning the fifth stage , and maintained his advantage to the end of the race to win his fourth stage race of the 2013 season . Ultimately , Froome won the general classification by 58 seconds over runner-up and team-mate Richie Porte , a domestique for Froome in the mountainous stages on the route . The podium was completed by Daniel Moreno of , who finished 74 seconds in arrears of Porte , and two minutes 12 seconds behind Froome . In the race 's other classifications , 's Rohan Dennis was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later , finishing in eighth place overall . Despite not winning any stages during the race , Gianni Meersman of won the green jersey , for the winner of the points classification -- gained at intermediate sprints and stage finishes -- while the red and white polka-dotted jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to rider Thomas Damuseau . The teams classification was comfortably won by for the second year in a row ; they were over twelve minutes clear of the next best team , ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Critérium_International",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Critérium International , was the 82nd running of the Critérium International cycling stage race . It took place on the island of Corsica and was won by Chris Froome of ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . It started on the island of Corsica on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July . The Tour consisted of twenty-one race stages and covered a total distance of 3403.5 km . The race was won by Chris Froome of . Second and third respectively were Nairo Quintana and the rider , Joaquim Rodríguez . Marcel Kittel was the first rider to wear the race leader 's yellow jersey after winning stage one . He lost the lead the next day to Jan Bakelants of , who managed to obtain a one-second lead from a late solo attack . Simon Gerrans gained the race lead after his team , , won the stage four team time trial . Gerrans passed the lead on to teammate Daryl Impey after the fifth stage . Froome took the lead from Impey after the eighth stage , the first classified as mountainous . Froome maintained his lead for the remainder of the race by consolidating his lead through solid performances in the individual time trials and in the high mountains . Froome became the second consecutive British cyclist to win the Tour de France , after Bradley Wiggins accomplished the feat the year before . In the race 's other classifications , rider Quintana won the mountains classification and also finished as the best young rider in the general classification , finishing in second place overall ; Peter Sagan of the team was the winner of the points classification , with finishing as the winners of the team classification . Christophe Riblon was given the award for the most combative rider . Kittel won the most stages , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 3529 km-long race started in Mont Saint-Michel , Normandy , on 2 July 2016 , and concluded with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris , on 24 July 2016 . A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race , which was won by Chris Froome of . The second and third places were taken by Romain Bardet and Nairo Quintana , respectively . Mark Cavendish of won the opening stage to take the race leader 's yellow jersey . rider Peter Sagan won the second stage to claim yellow and held onto it until the fifth stage when Greg Van Avermaet took the stage and the yellow jersey . Van Avermaet lost ground in the mountainous eighth stage , finishing over 25 minutes behind the stage winner Froome , who took the yellow jersey . Froome retained the yellow jersey through to stage 17 and extended his lead further following a strong performance in the stage 18 's mountain time trial . Bardet won the mountainous 19th stage and moved into second place overall and despite crashing in the rain , Froome was able to extend his lead . He then held the lead into the finish in Paris . The points classification was won by Sagan , who won three stages . 's Rafał Majka won the mountains classification . rider Adam Yates , in fourth place overall , won the young rider classification . The team classification was won by and Sagan was given the award for the most combative rider . Cavendish won the most stages , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_2015_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The race took place from 4 July to 26 July 2015 , starting in Utrecht in the Netherlands and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris . All seventeen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race . In January 2015 , five UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race by the race organisers -- Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ) -- to complete the 22-team peloton . Among the wildcard teams was , the first African trade team to participate in the Tour . As each team was entitled to enter nine riders , the peloton on the first stage consisted of 198 riders . These came from 32 countries . 41 riders -- approximately a fifth of the peloton -- were French ; no other nation had more than 20 riders in the race . Merhawi Kudus and Daniel Teklehaimanot were the first ever Eritrean riders to participate in the Tour . 160 riders completed the final stage in Paris , with 38 of the riders failing to finish the race . The race was won by Chris Froome , the champion from the 2013 Tour . Froome first took the lead of the race following the third stage -- the first uphill finish of the race . He lost the yellow jersey of the race leader to Tony Martin at the end of the fourth stage , but Martin 's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of the sixth stage put Froome back into the lead . He extended this lead during the stages in the Pyrenees and defended it successfully against attacks from Nairo Quintana during the final stages that took place in the Alps . Quintana finished second , 1 minute and 12 seconds behind Froome , with Quintana 's teammate Alejandro Valverde in third . Quintana won the competition for the best young rider . The points classification was won for the fourth consecutive year by Peter Sagan , although he failed to win any stages during the race . As well as winning the general classification , Froome won the mountains classification , while Movistar won the team classification ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Tour_de_Romandie",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Tour de Romandie was the 68th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race . The race consisted of six stages , beginning with a prologue stage in Ascona on 29 April and concluding with another individual time trial , in Neuchâtel , on 4 May . It was the fourteenth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season . In exactly the same podium positions as the 2013 edition , Great Britain 's Chris Froome of won the race for a second successive year , after winning the final time trial stage in Neuchâtel . Having trailed rider Simon Špilak by a single second going into the stage , Froome turned the deficit into a 28-second race-winning margin over the 18.5 km stage . Špilak finished second , having won the race 's third stage -- the queen stage into Aigle -- by beating Froome in a two-up sprint , after the pair had attacked towards the end of the stage . The podium was completed again by Rui Costa , now riding for , who finished third for the third year in a row . Costa finished 64 seconds behind Špilak , and one minute 32 seconds behind Froome . In the race 's other classifications , the 's Jesús Herrada was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later , finishing in ninth place overall , 16 seconds ahead of nearest rival , 's Thibaut Pinot . Martin Kohler of the won the green jersey for the most points gained in intermediate sprints , while the pink jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to Johann Tschopp of . The teams classification was won by the , after the squad placed three riders -- Beñat Intxausti ( sixth ) , Jon Izagirre ( eighth ) and Herrada -- inside the top ten overall ."
},
{
"docid": "Wahoo_Fitness",
"title": "",
"text": "Wahoo Fitness is a fitness technology company based in Atlanta , Georgia . Its CEO is Chip Hawkins . As of August 2014 Wahoo Fitness had 35 employees . Wahoo is the official indoor trainer of Team Sky , with athletes including Chris Froome as users of their KICKR trainer ."
},
{
"docid": "Something_So_Strong",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Something So Strong '' is a rock song written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom and performed by the band Crowded House for their eponymous debut album ( June 1986 ) . The track was released as the album 's fifth and final single in April 1987 . The single peaked at No. 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart , No. 3 in New Zealand , No. 7 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 , and No. 10 on the Canadian RPM 100 . The track lends its title to the book , Crowded House : Something So Strong ( 1997 ) , by Australian biographer Chris Bourke , which details the band 's career from forming to just after their breakup in 1996 . According to Bourke , `` Something So Strong '' , was the first song written by Finn specifically for Crowded House . However while in the studio , producer , Froom , and Finn reworked parts of the song and as such , Froom is credited as a co-writer . Demos of this song have been linked to Finn 's earlier band Split Enz , from the 1984 See Ya ` Round period , potentially making the timeline earlier on this track . The song , though in a different version by Crowded House , plays during the end credits of the 1999 Bryan Brown film , Dear Claudia . The track is included in the various artists ' 3 × CD , Flood Relief : Artists for the Flood Appeal ( January 2011 ) , which raised money for victims of the Queensland floods . A sample of `` Something So Strong '' plays during a TV spot of Flood Relief ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_British_cyclists_who_have_led_the_Tour_de_France_general_classification",
"title": "",
"text": "Since the establishment of the competition in 1903 , seven British riders have led the general classification in the Tour de France , a total of 70 stages , at the end of a stage during one of the 103 editions of the Tours de France , as of the end of stage 21 of the 2016 Tour . One of the three Grand Tours of professional road bicycle racing , the Tour de France is the most famous road cycling event in the world , and is held annually around the month of July . Although all riders compete together , the winners of the Tour are divided into classifications , each best known by the coloured jersey that is worn by the leader of it ; the general classification ( GC ) , represented by the yellow jersey ( French : maillot jaune ) , is for the overall leader in terms of the lowest time . The other individual classifications in the Tour are the points classification , also known as the sprinters ' classification ( green jersey ) , the mountains classification ( polka dot jersey ) , and the young rider classification ( white jersey ) . The first British rider to wear the yellow jersey was Tom Simpson in 1962 , after he finished in the leading group of riders on stage twelve from Pau to Saint-Gaudens . He lost the lead in the following stage 's mountain time trial . Thirty-two years later , at the 1994 Tour , Chris Boardman won the opening prologue in Lille . He wore yellow for the next three stages until the end of the team time trial on stage three . On the sixth stage from Cherbourg to Rennes , Sean Yates then took the lead of the race , holding yellow for one stage . In 1997 , Boardman again took the yellow jersey after he won the prologue in Rouen . He lost it in the following stage that , although finished in a bunch sprint , awarded a time bonus to the winner . He came back the next year to win the prologue in Dublin . He held it until stage two when he crashed out of the race . In 2000 , David Millar won the opening individual time trial in Futuroscope to hold yellow until stage four 's team time trial . The next British rider to led the general classification was Bradley Wiggins in 2012 , after he placed second behind compatriot and teammate Chris Froome on stage seven 's summit finish at the La Planche des Belles Filles ski station . Wiggins held the yellow jersey until the end of the Tour to become the first Briton to win the race . Froome came in second overall , and the following year went one better and won the Tour after gaining and holding the lead to the end after his victory on stage eight 's mountain course from Castres to Ax 3 Domaines . After he was forced to retire due to an injury in 2014 , Froome came back in 2015 , and on stage three 's summit finish at Huy claimed the yellow jersey , although he lost it the following day after a solo win from German rider Tony Martin . Froome took the yellow jersey back from Martin after he retired from the Tour after stage six . No rider wore yellow for the seven stage as Martin had finished the stage , so Froome held it after the seventh ; he defended it until the conclusion of the race to win his second Tour . He also claimed the mountains classification , the first time a rider had won both since Eddy Merckx in 1970 . In 2016 , Mark Cavendish won the opening stage 's bunch sprint at Utah Beach to become the seventh British rider to wear yellow . He lost the jersey after the next stage 's uphill sprint finish . Froome 's solo victory the descent into Bagnères-de-Luchon saw him take the race led , which he held to the end of the Tour and win his third title ."
},
{
"docid": "Osymetric",
"title": "",
"text": "Osymetric is a French make of ovoid bicycle chainring which has a non-circular shape whose angle is tailored to the pedal stroke of the individual cyclist . These were designed by engineer Jean-Louis Talo who claims that this improves cycling performance . Such chainrings were used by professional cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome for their Tour de France victories ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Vuelta_a_España",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Vuelta a España took place between 23 August and 14 September 2014 and was the 69th edition of the race . It featured eight mountain stages , five hill stages , five flat stages , and three time trials ( one team and two individual ) , two of which appeared at the beginning and end of the race . Jerez de la Frontera , on the Spanish south coast , hosted the opening stage . The Vuelta then went counterclockwise , through the south-east and east of the country before crossing the north and finishing in Santiago de Compostela . This was the first time in 21 years that the race has finished outside Madrid . The race was won for the third time by Spanish rider , Alberto Contador , of . Contador went into the race uncertain of his form after crashing out of the Tour on the 10th stage , breaking his tibia . However , Contador found his form in the race earlier than expected , taking the red jersey on the 10th stage individual time trial and taking two key mountain stage wins on his way to victory . He won the race by 1 ' 10 '' over runner-up , Chris Froome of . Like Contador , Froome also went into the race uncertain of his form after he crashed three times in two days during the Tour , leading to his withdrawal . However , Froome came to life during the third week , finishing second in three key mountain stages and taking time to move into second place overall . Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of the completed the podium , finishing 40 seconds behind Froome and 1 minute and 50 seconds behind Contador . Valverde also took the sixth stage of the race going to La Zubia , the race 's first mountain stage . In the race 's other classifications , John Degenkolb of won the green jersey for the points classification . Degenkolb took four stage wins , the most by any rider in the race . The blue polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification was taken by Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez of . Aside from taking the red jersey , Contador also won the white jersey for the combination classification . He took the first place in the general classification , third place in the points classification and second place in the mountains classification . took the team classification for accumulating the lowest time from their three best cyclists ."
},
{
"docid": "Team_Sky",
"title": "",
"text": "Team Sky ( UCI team code : SKY ) is a British professional cycling team that competes in the UCI World Tour . The team is based at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester , England , UK , with a logistics base in Deinze , Belgium and an operational base in Quarrata , Italy . The team is managed by British Cycling 's former performance director Dave Brailsford . Team Sky 's initial aim in 2010 was to `` create the first British winner of the Tour de France within five years '' . Though later cut back to just aiming to `` win the Tour de France within five years '' , Sky achieved their initial goal within just three years when Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France , becoming the first British winner in its history , while teammate and fellow Briton Chris Froome finished as the runner up who then went on to win the 2013 Tour de France , thereby achieving Team Sky 's primary aim twice over within the original five-year time period . Froome won Sky 's third Tour de France title in 2015 and fourth in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Team_Konica_Minolta–Bizhub",
"title": "",
"text": "Team Konica Minolta -- Bizhub ( UCI team code : KON ) , was a South African cycling team that participated in the UCI Continental Circuits , primarily in the UCI Africa Tour , from 2005 until the end of the 2009 season . The team 's main sponsor was Japanese technology company Konica Minolta . Notable former riders include three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome , who rode for the team in 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_2016_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the race , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 21-stage race took place from 2 July to 24 July 2016 , starting in Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris . All eighteen Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race . In March 2016 , four UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race by the organiser -- Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ) -- to complete the 22-team peloton . As each team was entitled to enter nine riders , the peloton on the first stage consisted of 198 riders from 35 countries . France , Spain , the Netherlands , Belgium , Italy and Germany all had ten or more riders competing in the race . The final stage in Paris was contested by 174 riders , with 24 of the riders failing to finish the race , a record low number of withdrawals . The race was won by Chris Froome , the champion from both the 2013 Tour and the 2015 Tour . Froome first took the lead of the race following the eighth stage after attacking on the descent into Bagnères-de-Luchon . He extended his lead on stages 11 and 13 before further extending his lead in the Alps to win his third Tour de France . Frenchman Romain Bardet finished second , 4 minutes and 5 seconds behind Froome , with Nairo Quintana third . Adam Yates won the competition for the best young rider . The points classification was won for the fifth consecutive year by Peter Sagan , who also won the combativity award . Rafal Majka of Poland won the mountains classification , while Movistar won the team classification . In the lists below the teams are listed in order of the race number worn by its cyclists ."
},
{
"docid": "2012_Vuelta_a_España,_Stage_1_to_Stage_11",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 Vuelta a España began on 18 August , and stage 11 occurred on 29 August . The 2012 edition began with a team time trial stage -- where each member of a team started together racing against the clock -- in Pamplona , Navarre with the race remaining in Spain until the finish to the eighth stage , with a summit finish at the Collada de la Gallina in Andorra . After the ninth stage , the race 's first rest day saw the riders travel across Spain by air from Barcelona to Ponteareas ; a road stage was followed by the only individual time trial of the race , where each remaining member of the starting peloton of 198 riders competed against the clock . The were the winners of the race-opening team time trial , recording a time ten seconds quicker than any other squad ; their first rider to cross the line , Jonathan Castroviejo , became the first race leader as a result . He maintained his lead through the first mass-start stage the following day -- the first of four stage victories for German sprinter John Degenkolb , who also won stages 5 , 7 and 10 -- but lost the lead following the first summit finish of the race in Eibar . The rojo jersey remained within the team however , as Alejandro Valverde picked up the race lead after pipping Joaquim Rodríguez in a photo-finish at the stage end . Valverde gave up the lead the following day , after crashing with several other members of his team just as the peloton 's pace was being increased by the team on the front , . As a result , Valverde apportioned blame to , while his team manager , at one point , pulled alongside his opposite number from for discussions . Rodríguez assumed the lead of the race then , but held a marginal one-second lead ahead of Chris Froome . There were no changes in the classification until another summit finish on the sixth stage , when Rodríguez and Froome were the two contenders for the stage victory . Froome had attacked to bring himself and Rodríguez , but a second attack from Rodríguez brought him clear , and with time bonuses on the line , extended his lead to ten seconds . In Andorra , it again came down to the main favourites for the race ; for a time , Alberto Contador attacked off the front and maintained a lead of around ten seconds -- looking for his first victory since his return from a doping ban -- before tying up and Valverde and Rodríguez beat him to the line , with Froome having cracked further back . Rodríguez put another twenty seconds into his lead the following day after attacking on the final climb , and his advantage of around a minute prior to the individual time trial was sufficient for him to maintain the lead after the stage ; he put in the seventh-fastest time on the stage to keep the leader 's jersey , but by only a second from Contador , who moved ahead of Froome in the classification . As a result , Rodríguez topped the overall standings with the more mountainous second half of the Vuelta still to race ."
},
{
"docid": "Flandrien_of_the_Year",
"title": "",
"text": "The Flandrien of the Year ( Dutch : Flandrien-Trofee ) is an annual award presented by the Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad to the best Belgian cyclist of the year . The prize has been awarded since 2003 and was originally awarded based on a vote by the public , and open to any nationality . Since 2008 , people from within the world of cycling choose the winner from a jury 's list of nominees , with only Belgian riders eligible to win the award . The first winner of the award was the Italian Paolo Bettini , and the current holder is Greg Van Avermaet . There are also separate awards for the best international cyclist , and best female cyclist . The award is seen as prestigious in the world of cycling , especially since it is voted on by fellow cyclists . It is also seen as rewarding the cyclist who most embodies the tough and hard-working values of the Flandrien cyclists of years gone by , such as Briek Schotte . International Flandrien of the Year 2013 Chris Froome summed up these sentiments when he accepted the award , saying : `` A Flandrien is to me someone , no matter how tough the conditions are , never gives up . Someone who has the character of a fighter . ''"
},
{
"docid": "2016_Vuelta_a_España",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 20 August and 11 September 2016 . The race was the 71st edition of the Vuelta a España and the final Grand Tour of the 2016 cycling season . The race included 21 stages , beginning with a team time trial that started in Ourense . The subsequent stages included 10 summit finishes . The race ended in Madrid . The overall winner was Nairo Quintana of team Movistar , with Chris Froome ( Team Sky ) second and Esteban Chaves ( Orica -- BikeExchange ) third ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicolas_Portal",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicolas Portal ( born April 23 , 1979 in Auch ) is a French directeur sportif and former professional road bicycle racer . He missed much of the 2009 season because of problems with cardiac arrhythmia and retired as a professional cyclist following the 2010 season . He stayed with his final professional team , Team Sky , as a manager from the 2011 season . Following the retirement of Sean Yates , Portal was appointed directeur sportif of Team Sky for 2013 . At the 2013 Tour de France , he was the youngest directeur sportif at the race , but guided Chris Froome to overall victory ."
},
{
"docid": "Mitchell_Froom",
"title": "",
"text": "Mitchell Froom ( born June 29 , 1953 ) is an American musician and record producer ."
},
{
"docid": "2011_Team_Sky_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2011 season for the cycling team began in January at the Bay Classic Series and ended in October at the Noosa Grand Prix . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour . Improving upon 20 victories in the 2010 season , Team Sky managed 28 victories during the season , including four Grand Tour stage wins , two each at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España . Also at the Vuelta , the team achieved their best Grand Tour showing to date with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins finishing the race in second and third places -- behind 's Juan José Cobo -- having both held the red jersey for the general classification lead at some stage of the race . Outside of the Grand Tours , the team achieved stage victories at four other World Tour events and the overall victory at two , with Wiggins winning the pre-Tour warmup event , the Critérium du Dauphiné and Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed victory at the Eneco Tour held in Belgium and the Netherlands . The team were not as successful in single-day races , with three wins taken by Christopher Sutton , Boasson Hagen and Mathew Hayman . With the performances of Froome , Wiggins and Boasson Hagen , Team Sky made a substantial leap up the World Tour rankings ; having finished fifteenth in the 2010 UCI World Ranking , Team Sky finished as runners-up in the 2011 rankings , just 40 points behind overall winners ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Shueisha",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese book and video game publisher headquartered in Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan . The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan . The following year , Shueisha became a separate , independent company . Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump , Weekly Young Jump , Non-no and Ultra Jump . Shueisha , along with Shogakukan , owns VIZ Media , which publishes manga from all three companies in North America ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Hitotsubashi_Group",
"title": "",
"text": "The is a keiretsu publishing group in Hitotsubashi , Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan . It is composed of Shogakukan , Shueisha , Hakusensha and related publishing companies . The name of the group is derived from the location of its major members ' headquarters in the Hitotsubashi area of Tokyo . The group companies are mostly run by the Ōga family , whose influence in the companies is still strong today . It was started when Shogakukan , which was focused mainly on educational magazines and other related publishing at the time , decided to spin off a company ( Shueisha ) to produce entertainment magazines . Eventually , Shogakukan moved into the entertainment business as well , and became a rival of Shueisha , and the group was formed to help each one grow . The headquarters buildings for Shogakukan and Shueisha are right next to each other ."
},
{
"docid": "Young_You",
"title": "",
"text": "was a Japanese josei manga magazine published by Shueisha , aimed at young women . The magazine was first published in 1986 . The headquarters was in Tokyo . It ran for almost twenty years until its discontinuation in October 2005 . On its closure , Shueisha moved several series being serialized in Young You into its sister magazines , Chorus and YOU ."
},
{
"docid": "Viz_Media",
"title": "",
"text": "VIZ Media LLC is a Japanese-American manga , anime , and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco , California . It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC . In 2005 , VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC , which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shueisha , Shogakukan , and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions ( ShoPro ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Non-no",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese women 's fashion magazine published by Shueisha . The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo ."
},
{
"docid": "You_(Japanese_magazine)",
"title": "",
"text": "You is a Japanese josei manga magazine published by Shueisha . The magazine was established in 1982 and has its headquarters in Tokyo ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Shaman_King_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The chapters of the Japanese manga series Shaman King were written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei . They were serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1998 to 2004 . The series follows the story of Yoh Asakura , a shaman who enters into a worldwide tournament of shamans in which the winner would become the savior of the world . The 285 chapters , identified as `` Reincarnations , '' were collected into 32 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha . The first volume was published on December 3 , 1998 , and volume 32 on January 5 , 2005 . The first 31 volumes were published once the serialization ended , but the publishing of volume 32 ( meant to be published on December 3 , 2004 ) was delayed as Shueisha reported they would only publish it if they receive evidence of demand from approximately 50,000 people . An anime adaptation of the series 64 episodes long was directed by Seiji Mizushima and developed by Xebec . The episodes first aired on TV Tokyo from July 4 , 2001 , to September 25 , 2002 . During Jump Festa 2008 , Shueisha announced a kanzenban reprint of the entire series . The series is called Shaman King Kanzen-Ban , or Perfect Edition . This release reprinted the entire series in 27 volumes , complete with new , clear image overlays on the covers , and concluding with an alternative ending . Without the original chapter 285 , the kanzenban has sixteen additional chapters and 300 chapters in total . The first volume was published on March 3 , 2008 , and volume 27 was published on April 3 , 2009 . During late 2011 , Takei started writing Shaman King Zero which is a one-volume prequel involving the main characters ' backstories . A sequel titled Shaman King Flowers , focused on Yoh 's son , Hana Asakura , started serialization in Shueisha 's Jump X in April 2012 . Shaman King is licensed in North America by Viz Media for an English-language adaptation , with some chapters initially serialized in its Shonen Jump magazine . The series first appeared in Shonen Jumps third issue from 2003 , and last in its September 2007 issue . Viz Media published also the Shaman King volumes : the first was published on September 3 , 2003 , and the last on January 4 , 2011 . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "TVM_Comics",
"title": "",
"text": "TVM Comics is a publisher in Vietnam , headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City . The company was founded in 2007 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Vietnamese media corporation TVM Corp. . TVM Comics is the first and only private company in Vietnam to publish manga for the Vietnamese audience , with rights secured from publishers from Japan such as Kodansha , Shogakukan , Shueisha , Akita Shoten , MediaWorks and Hakusensha ."
},
{
"docid": "Pinky_(magazine)",
"title": "",
"text": "Pinky was a Japanese fashion magazine published by Shueisha . Launched in 2004 as a sister magazine of Seventeen , Pinky was targeted at teenagers and young women in their early 20s or early 30s . The headquarters of the magazine was in Tokyo . The indy rock band 0.8 Syooogeki were signed to a contract with the magazine in 2008 . Pinky officially ended publishing on 22 December 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Shogakukan",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries , literature , manga , non-fiction , DVDs , and other media in Japan . Shogakukan founded Shueisha , which also founded Hakusensha . These are three separate companies , but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group , one of the largest publishing groups in Japan . Shogakukan is headquartered in the Shogakukan Building in Hitotsubashi , Chiyoda , Tokyo , and the other two companies are located in the same ward ."
},
{
"docid": "Sakura_Press",
"title": "",
"text": "Sakura Press is a Russian licensor and publisher of manga with headquarters in Moscow . The company was established in 2002 . It is headed by general director Sergei Kharlamov . According to their official website , it is the first Russian company who started to publish manga ( Ranma 1/2 ) . The first two volumes of Ranma 1/2 were released on April 2005 . Sakura Press reverse the pages ( so called `` flopping '' ) in all releases , for which it was criticized by fandom . According to RBK Daily the company is currently carries on negotiations with Kodansha , Shogakukan and Shueisha ."
},
{
"docid": "Shōnen_Book",
"title": "",
"text": "was a manga magazine by Shueisha , which debuted March 1958 and ended in April 1969 . Shōnen Book was originally a spin-off of Shueisha 's . Shōnen Book is famously known in Japan for being the predecessor to the company 's famous Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine . The Shōnen Book tankōbon manga volumes are published under the manga imprint . Shōnen Book was a part of Shueisha 's former leading magazine line , Book , now Jump . Shōnen Book was created in 1958 as a male version of the short lived Shōjo Book . Omoshiro Book became an offshoot of the magazine , and eventually faded away in the middle of the Shōnen Book timeline . Shōnen Book also served as a root to many other magazines published by Shueisha ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Maria-sama_ga_Miteru_light_novels",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria-sama ga Miteru is a light novel series written by Oyuki Konno and illustrated by Reine Hibiki . Shueisha published 39 light novel volumes from April 1998 to April 2012 under their Cobalt imprint . Also listed are short stories published in Shueisha 's Cobalt magazine , which were included in later volumes of the novels . Konno also wrote the spin-off light novel series Oshaka-sama mo Miteru , which is also illustrated by Hibiki . Shueisha published 10 volumes of the spin-off from August 2008 to November 2013 . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Cobalt_(magazine)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a bimonthly anthology of shōjo fiction , published in Japan by Shueisha since May 1976 . Shueisha also publish light novels under their Cobalt imprint , many of which were originally serialized in the magazine ."
},
{
"docid": "Ichigensan",
"title": "",
"text": "is Swiss author David Zoppetti 's debut novel . Written in Japanese , in 1996 it won the 20th Subaru Prize , awarded to new works by Subaru Novel Magazine ( published by Shueisha ) and was published by Shueisha that year . It was made into a film in 1999 , and an English translation by Okinawan professor Takuma Sminkey was published by Ozaru Books in 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Nisekoi_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": ", released in English as Nisekoi : False Love , is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Komi . It was first published as a one-shot manga in Shueisha 's seasonal Jump NEXT ! magazine before being serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump . In December 2011 , Shueisha published the first chapter in English online . Viz has since published several volumes , first digitally ( up to volume 13 ) and then in print ( up to volume 14 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Weekly_Playboy",
"title": "",
"text": ", also known as or WPB , is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966 . Although the magazine publishes a variety of news and special interest articles , columns , celebrity interviews , and comics , it is considered an adult magazine . The target demographic is heterosexual men , and each issue features several nude pictorials of female models . This magazine is not a regional edition of the American Playboy magazine ; the Japanese edition of that magazine was published as Monthly Playboy ( MPB ) by Shueisha until its cancellation in January 2009 ."
},
{
"docid": "Weekly_Young_Jump",
"title": "",
"text": ", launched in 1979 , is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various seinen manga in each issue . It is published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines . The chapters of series that run in Weekly Young Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the `` Young Jump Comics '' imprint every four months . The manga series within the magazine target mature male readers and tend to consist of heavy levels of violence , transgressive subject matter , and a fair amount of ecchi and gambling . The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo . Weekly Young Jump has a two special issues , called Miracle Jump ( serializing monthly ) and Aoharu ( serializing irregurlarly ) . And Weekly Young Jump also has a sister magazines called Ultra Jump , Grand Jump ( created after the fall of Super Jump and Business Jump ) , and Jump X."
},
{
"docid": "81diver",
"title": "",
"text": "is a manga written by Yokusaru Shibata . It was serialized in Weekly Young Jump , published by Shueisha . It is aired as a drama series from May 3 , 2008 starring Junpei Mizobata and Riisa Naka . The title refers to the main character 's shogi nickname , which comes from the words of his former teacher who once told him to dive into the 9 by 9 ( 81 ) squares of the shogi board ."
},
{
"docid": "Pietà_(manga)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese josei yuri manga by Nanae Haruno . It was originally serialized in the manga magazine Young You , published by Shueisha . The chapters were collected into two tankōbon volumes , the first released on April 19 , 2000 and the second on May 19 , 2000 . The second volume also contains a sequel short story , `` A Week at the Beach , '' showing the main characters at a later time . The word `` pietà '' is Italian for `` pity '' or `` mercy '' ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Gantz_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The chapters of the Japanese manga Gantz are written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku , and have been published in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Young Jump since its issue 32 published in 2000 . The plot follows a teenager named Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous game in which they , and several other recently deceased people , are forced to hunt down and kill aliens . Gantz is divided into three main story arcs referred to as `` phases '' . After the completion of Phase 1 , the author put the series on hiatus for a short time to work on Phase 2 , which is also known as `` Catastrophe '' . Phase 1 consists of the first 237 chapters . On November 22 , 2006 , the first chapter of Phase 2 , chapter 238 , was released . As of chapter 303 , the series was put in hiatus once again in order to let Oku prepare in the making of the final arc of the series . The series continued serialization in October from 2009 . The individual chapters are collected by Shueisha in tankōbon format ; the first volume was released on December 11 , 2000 . 37 volumes have been released by Shueisha . An anime adaptation , produced by Gonzo and directed by Ichiro Itano , aired in Japan on Fuji Television and AT-X . Publishing company Dark Horse Comics acquired the licensing rights for the release of English translations of Gantz on July 1 , 2007 during the Anime Expo . The first English volume was released on June 25 , 2008 . While the first three were being published quarterly , the following volumes are being released on a bimonthly basis . As of July 2015 , 36 volumes have been released by Dark Horse Comics . The series is published by Glénat in Spain , by Editorial Vid in Mexico , by Tonkam in France and by Planet Manga in Germany , Italy , Brazil and by Editorial Ivrea in Argentina ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Kinnikuman_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The Japanese manga series Kinnikuman was written and illustrated by Yudetamago . The series follow Kinnikuman , a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku . The manga was first published in Shueisha 's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump as a two one-shots in December 1978 and March 1979 . The regular serialization started with the publication of the first chapter in the May 28 , 1979 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump , where it was serialized weekly until its conclusion in March 1987 . The 387 chapters were collected and published into 36 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha starting on December 20 , 2002 ; the last volume was released on October 2 , 2009 . The manga was adapted into a 137-episode anime series produced by Toei Animation that aired in Japan on Nippon Television ( NTV ) from April 3 , 1983 to October 1 , 1986 . Also , a 46-episode series was produced by Toei and aired on NTV from October 6 , 1991 to September 27 , 1992 . After 24 years , the series returned to be published on November 28 , 2011 in Shū Play News , Shueisha 's web version of Weekly Playboy . The collected editions for the revived serial resumed the numbering from the original series , starting with the 37th volume published on January 29 , 2010 . As of March 3 , 2017 , 58 volumes were released ."
},
{
"docid": "Mayu_Sakai",
"title": "",
"text": "is a female Japanese manga artist who once worked as an assistant to Miho Obana . Her works were initially serialized in Ribon before being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha . She has also been featured in one of Shueisha 's shōnen publications , Jump SQ. ."
},
{
"docid": "Cookie_(manga_magazine)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cookie is a Japanese Josei , and Shōjo manga magazine published bimonthly by Shueisha . As of 2008 , the circulation was about 175,000 , which by 2015 had declined to 56,000 , part of an industry-wide trend . Cookie is related to Ribon . Ribon Comic , a monthly magazine which was a sister magazine of Ribon , changed its title to Bouquet in 1978 . Bouquet stopped publication in March 2000 . In 1996 , the Ribon editing department at Shueisha began publishing a manga magazine called Ribon Teens which featured a mixture of both the then-new and popular Ribon manga artists like Ai Yazawa , Miho Obana , and Mihona Fujii , and classic Ribon manga artists like Jun Hasegawa , Koi Ikeno , and Aoi Hiiragi . This magazine was published a couple of times in 1996 and 1997 before folding . In 1999 , Shueisha revived the Ribon Teens concept in a new magazine which soon received the title Cookie . The first issue of Cookie was soon published and the second issue followed in 2000 and being published on the 26th of each month . At that time , the former Bouquet editing department was made into the Cookie editing department . The editor-in-chief had been a former editor-in-chief of Ribon . Cookie began being published monthly starting from the May 2000 issue , and switched to being published bimonthly in July 2012 . Today , the manga artists featured in Cookie are a mixture of former Bouquet manga artists ( some series that ran in Bouquet , such as Toriko Chiya 's Clover and Yumi Ikefuji 's Zoccha no Nichijou , were transferred to Cookie ) and former Ribon manga artists such as Miho Obana and Ai Yazawa . There are also some new manga artists as well . Perhaps the most popular manga in Cookie is Nana . It was one of the first manga to run in Cookie and still continues today , and is also being published in many other countries around the world ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Captain_Tsubasa_volumes",
"title": "",
"text": "The manga Captain Tsubasa is written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi . The series focuses on the development of a young football ( soccer ) player Tsubasa Oozora . The series was serialized in Shueisha magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1981 and 1988 for a total of 37 tankōbon volumes . A direct sequel titled Captain Tsubasa : World Youth was released between 1994 and 1997 by Shueisha . Others sequels were serialized in the same publisher Weekly Young Jump magazine since 2001 : Road to 2002 ( 2001 -- 2004 ) , Golden-23 ( 2005 -- 2008 ) , and Kaigai Gekito Hen ( 2009 -- 2012 ) . Since 2013 , Rising Sun is serialized in Shueisha 's Grand Jump magazine ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_City_Hunter_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "In Japan , the City Hunter manga ran for six years in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from Issue 13 of 1985 to Issue 50 of 1991 . The first compiled City Hunter collections were published under the Jump Comics imprint from 1985 to 1992 , and totaled 35 volumes . The second edition was from Shueisha Editions , who published an 18 book version between 1996 and 1997 . Bunch World published a 39 volume edition between 2001 and 2002 . Most recently , Tokuma Comics published a `` Complete Edition '' of 32 books , each with bonus material between 2004 and early 2005 . The North American version of the manga , published by Gutsoon ! Entertainment and serialized in Raijin Comics , is only available up to volume 5 . The series has also been translated into Chinese , French , German , Italian , Vietnamese , Spanish , and Indonesian . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Kuroko's_Basketball_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The manga series Kuroko 's Basketball is written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki . It has been published in Shueisha shōnen magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since 2008 and concluded on its 40th issue on September 1 , 2014 . The individual chapters are published in tankōbon by Shueisha . The first volume published on April 3 , 2009 , and as of October 3 , 2014 , 29 volumes have been released . The final volume will be released on December 4 , 2014 . A sequel is set to be released on December 29 , 2014 , on the magazines Jump Next imprint . Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American and will publish the manga in 2-in-1 editions beginning in 2016 . The manga was adapted into an anime series by Production I.G , which aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System , with the first episode shown on April 7 , 2012 . The series ran for three seasons . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Yu-Gi-Oh!_Arc-V_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of chapters for Yu-Gi-Oh ! Arc-V and Yu-Gi-Oh ! Arc-V : Saikyō Duelist Yuya !! , two Yu-Gi-Oh ! manga spin-off titles . Yu-Gi-Oh ! Arc-V is written by Shin Yoshida and illustrated by Naohito Miyoshi . It was published by Shueisha and serialized by V-Jump from August 2015 . Yu-Gi-Oh ! Arc-V Saikyō Duelist Yuya !! is written by Akihiro Tomonaga . It is published by Shueisha and serialized by Saikyō Jump from April 3 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Medaka_Box_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The manga series Medaka Box is written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki . Medaka Box was published in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between May 2009 and April 2013 . As of June 4 , 2013 , Shueisha has compiled its chapters into 22 bound volumes . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Famicom_Jump:_Hero_Retsuden",
"title": "",
"text": "is a 1989 role-playing video game for the Family Computer published by Bandai . The game commemorates the 20th anniversary of Shueisha 's manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump . The game is set in a world that brings together many of the long-running titles , which include stories of the past and present at the time of their release , that had appeared in the magazine . The game consists of a main character wandering and encountering the many Jump heroes as they try to save the world from an alliance of many of the most powerful and evil of the Jump villains ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Gin_Tama_chapters",
"title": "",
"text": "The chapters of the Japanese manga series Gin Tama are written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi . They have been serialized for the manga anthology book Weekly Shōnen Jump from Shueisha since December 8 , 2003 . It is set in an Edo which has been conquered by aliens named Amanto . The plot follows the life from the samurai Gintoki Sakata who works as a free-lancer along his friends , Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura , in order to pay the monthly rent from where he lives . Over five-hundred chapters identified as a `` Lesson '' have been serialized . Viz Media licensed Gin Tama for publication in North America . A 55-page preview from the series was first featured in the January 2006 Shonen Jump issue . Viz acquired the license to publish chapters from the series in the Shonen Jump during the San Diego Comic-Con International from 2006 . The chapters were serialized in Shonen Jump from January to May 2007 at a rate of one chapter a month . Shueisha is also publishing the first chapters of Gin Tama online on their Weekly Shōnen Jump official website . On April 4 , 2006 , an anime adaptation from the series , developed by Sunrise and directed initially by Shinji Takamatsu and later by Yoichi Fujita , premiered on TV Tokyo . Shueisha has been collecting the chapters in tankōbon volumes with the first being published on April 2 , 2004 . sixty-three volumes have been released in Japan . In North America tankōbon were published in under Viz 's `` Shonen Jump Advanced '' imprint . The first volume was published on July 3 , 2007 , and publication ended with the twenty-third on August 2 , 2011 ."
}
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{
"docid": "Friendship",
"title": "",
"text": "Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people . Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association . Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as communication , sociology , social psychology , anthropology , and philosophy . Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed , including social exchange theory , equity theory , relational dialectics , and attachment styles . A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier . Although there are many forms of friendship , some of which may vary from place to place , certain characteristics are present in many types of bond . Such characteristics include affection ; sympathy ; empathy ; honesty ; altruism ; mutual understanding and compassion ; enjoyment of each other 's company ; trust ; and the ability to be oneself , express one 's feelings , and make mistakes without fear of judgment from the friend . While there is no practical limit on what types of people can form a friendship , friends tend to share common backgrounds , occupations , or interests and have similar demographics ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Ethnohistory_(journal)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ethnohistory is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1954 and published quarterly by Duke University Press on behalf of the American Society for Ethnohistory . It publishes articles and reviews in the fields of ethnohistory , historical anthropology and social and cultural history . Like its sponsoring professional society , Ethnohistory has represented a meeting ground between scholars in the disciplines of history and anthropology . Geography and other disciplines have been increasingly represented in its pages over time . Founded by scholars focused primarily on studies of Native North America , the journal has , over its history , progressively become more global in scope ."
},
{
"docid": "Performance_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Performance studies is an interdisciplinary field that studies performance and uses performance as a lens to study the world . The term ` performance ' is broad , and can include artistic and aesthetic performances like concerts , theatrical events , and performance art ; sporting events ; social , political and religious events like rituals , ceremonies , proclamations and public decisions ; certain kinds of language use ; and those components of identity which require someone to do , rather than just be , something . Consequently , performance studies is interdisciplinary , drawing from theories of the performing arts , anthropology and sociology , literary theory , and legal studies . Performance Studies has been challenged as an emerging discipline . Many academics have been critical of its instability . As an academic field it is difficult to pin down ; either that is the nature of the field itself or it is still too young to tell . There are , however , numerous degree-granting programs that train researchers being offered by universities . Some have referred to it as an `` inter discipline '' or a `` post discipline . '' Performance Studies tends to concentrate on a mix of research methods . The application of practice-led or practice-based research methods has become a widespread phenomenon not just in the anglophone world . As such research projects integrate established methods like literature research and oral history with performance practice , i.e. artistic autoethnographic approaches and verbatim theatre . The documentation of Practice-as-Research in Performance ( PARIP ) , a devoted research project conducted at the University of Bristol between 2001 and 2006 , offers a number of inspiring articles and portraits of such research projects and was key for a breakthrough of using creative thinking within this subject field ."
},
{
"docid": "Hawaiian_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Hawaiian studies is an academic discipline dedicated to the study of Hawaiians . It evolved in the second half of the 20th century partly in response to charges that traditional disciplines such as anthropology , history , English language , ethnology , Asian Studies , and orientalism were imbued with an inherently eurocentric perspective . Ethnic Studies has mostly been a study of minority settler cultures although Hawaiian Studies shares with Ethnic Studies attempts to remedy problems with other academic disciplines by trying to study Hawaiian culture and people on their own terms , in their own language , acknowledging their own values ."
},
{
"docid": "Academic_study_of_new_religious_movements",
"title": "",
"text": "The academic study of new religious movements is known as ` new religions studies ' ( NRS ) . The study draws from the disciplines of anthropology , psychiatry , history , psychology , sociology , religious studies , and theology . Eileen Barker noted that there five sources of information on NRMs : the information provided by such groups themselves , that provided by ex-members as well as the friends and relatives of members , organisations that collect information on NRMs , the mainstream media , and academics studying such phenomena . The study of new religions is unified by its topic of interest , rather than by its methodology , and is therefore interdisciplinary in nature . A sizeable body of scholarly literature on new religions has been published , most of it produced by social scientists . Among the disciplines that NRS utilises are anthropology , history , psychology , religious studies , and sociology . Of these approaches , sociology played a particularly prominent role in the development of the field , resulting in it being initially confined largely to a narrow array of sociological questions . This came to change in later scholarship , which began to apply theories and methods initially developed for examining more mainstream religions to the study of new ones . The majority of research has been directed toward those new religions which have attracted a greater deal of public controversy ; less controversial NRMs have tended to be the subject of less scholarly research . It has also been noted that scholars of new religions have often avoided researching certain movements which tend instead to be studied by scholars from other backgrounds ; the feminist spirituality movement is usually examined by scholars of women 's studies , African-American new religions by scholars of Africana studies , and Native American new religions by scholars of Native American studies ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddhist_ethics_(discipline)",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddhist ethics as an academic discipline is relatively new , blossoming in the mid-1990s . Much like Critical Buddhism and Buddhist modernism , it is a result of recent exchanges of Eastern and Western thought . While generally thought of as a sub-field of Buddhist studies , the discipline of Buddhist ethics draws together history , philosophy , religious studies , anthropology , and more in an attempt to understand what may be the fundamental question of Buddhism : how ought man live ? Specific work has been produced on Buddhist ethics dating back to the 1920s . Early descriptive accounts of Buddhist ethics include Tachibana 's Ethics of Buddhism ( 1926 ) , focused on Theravādin ethics , and Poussin 's La Morale Bouddhique ( 1927 ) , based on Mahāyāna texts . Other early authors that expressed interest in Buddhist ethics include Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids and Isaline Blew Horner . In 1979 the Journal of Religious Studies featured a section devoted to the study of Theravādin ethics . featuring four prominent scholars in Buddhist studies ."
},
{
"docid": "Critical_military_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Critical Military Studies is a new academic sub-discipline which brings critical theory to the study of military institutions and practices . It intersects with many academic disciplines , such as international relations , political science , gender studies , human geography and anthropology . Academic conferences in 2013 and 2014 have included panels on Critical Military Studies . The sub-discipline also has a new academic journal published by Taylor and Francis . Scholarship on Critical Military Studies includes issues such as military recruitment and military landscapes . Critical Military Studies is particularly concerned with how understandings of gender and sexuality shape military practices and research on the military ."
},
{
"docid": "State_formation",
"title": "",
"text": "State formation is the process of the development of a centralized government structure in a situation where one did not exist prior to its development . State formation has been a study of many disciplines of the social sciences for a number of years , so much so that Jonathan Haas writes that `` One of the favorite pastimes of social scientists over the course of the past century has been to theorize about the evolution of the world 's great civilizations . '' The study of state formation is divided generally into either the study of early states ( those that developed in stateless societies ) or the study of modern states ( particularly of the form that developed in Europe in the 17th century and spread around the world ) . Academic debate about various theories is a prominent feature in fields like Anthropology , Sociology , Economics and Political Science ."
},
{
"docid": "Community_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Community studies is an academic field drawing on both sociology and anthropology and the social research methods of ethnography and participant observation in the study of community . In academic settings around the world , community studies is variously a sub-discipline of anthropology or sociology , or an independent discipline . It is often interdisciplinary and geared toward practical applications rather than purely theoretical perspectives . Community studies is sometimes combined with other fields , i.e. , `` Urban and Community Studies , '' `` Health and Community Studies , '' or `` Family and Community studies . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Buddhist_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddhist studies , also known as Buddhology ( although the latter term is sometimes reserved for the study of Buddhas rather than that of Buddhism as a whole ) , is the academic study of Buddhism . The term applies especially to the modern academic field , which is a subset of religious studies , and is distinct from Buddhist philosophy or Buddhist theology . Scholars of Buddhist studies represent a variety of disciplines including history , anthropology , and philosophy . In contrast to the study of Judaism or Christianity , the field of Buddhist studies has been dominated by `` outsiders '' to Buddhist cultures and traditions . However , Japanese universities have also made major contributions , as have Asian immigrants to Western countries , and Western converts to Buddhism ."
},
{
"docid": "Transpersonal_disciplines",
"title": "",
"text": "Transpersonal disciplines are academic fields of interest that study the Transpersonal . Among these disciplines we find Transpersonal psychology , Transpersonal psychiatry , Transpersonal anthropology , Transpersonal sociology , and Transpersonal ecology . According to Walsh & Vaughan , who conducted an extensive review on transpersonal definitions , transpersonal disciplines are those disciplines that focus on the study of transpersonal experiences and related phenomena . These phenomena include the causes , effects and correlates of transpersonal experiences and development , as well as the disciplines and practices inspired by them . The question of whether transpersonal psychology should be considered one of a number of transpersonal disciplines appears to be answered affirmatively by Boucouvalas . Boucouvalas discusses how sociology , anthropology , business studies , law , art , acting and ecology may all gain benefits from a transpersonal focus . A 2005 edition of the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology has discussed transpersonal aspects of cinema , suggesting grounds for a merge between media studies and transpersonal psychology . This journal includes a seminal paper by Gaylinn , arguing that the media is almost inherently transpersonal insofar as it involves addressing a wider community , therefore helping people to transcend their individuality . Gaylinn also discusses how aspects of films can be transpersonal ."
},
{
"docid": "Humanities",
"title": "",
"text": "Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human culture . In the Middle Ages , the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics , the main area of secular study in universities at the time . Today , the humanities are more frequently contrasted with natural , and sometimes social , sciences as well as professional training . The humanities use methods that are primarily critical , or speculative , and have a significant historical element -- as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences , yet , unlike the sciences , it has no central discipline . The humanities include ancient and modern languages , literature , philosophy , religion , art and musicology . Scholars in the humanities are `` humanity scholars '' or humanists . The term `` humanist '' also describes the philosophical position of humanism , which some `` antihumanist '' scholars in the humanities refuse . The Renaissance scholars and artists were also called humanists . Some secondary schools offer humanities classes usually consisting of English literature , global studies and art . Human disciplines like history and cultural anthropology study subject matters that the experimental method does not apply to -- and instead mainly use the comparative method and comparative research ."
},
{
"docid": "Arab_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Arab studies or Arabic studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Arabs and Arab World . It consists of several disciplines such as anthropology , sociology , linguistics , historiography , archaeology , Anthropology , Cultural studies , Economics , Geography , History , International relations , Law , Literature , Philosophy , Psychology , Political science , Public administration and Sociology . The field draws from old Arabic chronicles , records and oral literature , in addition to written accounts and traditions about Arabs from explorers and geographers in the Arab World ( Middle East-North Africa ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Harvard_Irish_Mission",
"title": "",
"text": "Between the years 1932 and 1936 a team of American academics from Harvard University , Massachusetts , led by Earnest Hooton conducted a pioneering anthropological study of Ireland , north and south , which was called the Harvard Irish Mission . The Mission comprised three strands ; social anthropology , physical anthropology and archaeology . The results of the study were published in a series of academics papers and monographs between in 1936 and 1955 . The Mission had a major influence on the development of academic knowledge in and about Ireland and many of the publications continue to be cited by modern scholars across a wide range of disciplines"
},
{
"docid": "Outline_of_academic_disciplines",
"title": "",
"text": "An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of knowledge that is taught and researched as part of higher education . A scholar 's discipline is commonly defined and received by the university faculties and learned societies to which he or she belongs and the academic journals in which he or she publishes research . However , no formal criteria exists for defining an academic discipline . Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and publications . A discipline may have branches , and these are often called sub-disciplines . There is no consensus on how some academic disciplines should be classified ( e.g. , whether anthropology and linguistics are discipline of social sciences or fields within the humanities ) . More generally , the proper criteria for organizing knowledge into disciplines are also open to debate . The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to academic disciplines ."
},
{
"docid": "American_studies_in_the_United_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "American studies as an academic discipline is taught at some British universities and incorporated in several school subjects , such as history , politics and literature . While the United States of America is the focus of most study , American Studies can also include the study of all the Americas , including South America and Canada . The methods of study are interdisciplinary , and students and researchers come from many fields , including anthropology , cultural studies , history , literature , film studies , gender studies and economics . Because of Britain 's long association with the Americas , there is also a history of comment and analysis of the geography , culture and peoples of America , from Sir Walter Raleigh and Charles Dickens to Rudyard Kipling and Alistair Cooke . American Studies in Britain is closely related to the discipline in America , and many degree programmes also involve a period of study in the U.S. or Canada , ranging in time from a month to an academic year . However , an ` outsider 's ' view of a foreign culture , a variety of intellectual trends , such as the Birmingham school of cultural studies , and institutional arrangements often lead to a different approach to that pursued in the U.S. . The support of the U.S. Embassy and other official U.S. bodies and awards also shows that American Studies has also been used to promote closer ties and greater understanding between the two countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Anthropology_of_food",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthropology of food is a sub-discipline of anthropology that connects an ethnographic and historical perspective with contemporary social issues in food production and consumption systems . Although early anthropological accounts often dealt with cooking and eating as part of ritual or daily life , food was rarely regarded as the central point of academic focus . This changed in the later half of the 20th century , when foundational work by Mary Douglas , Marvin Harris , Arjun Appadurai , Jack Goody , and Sidney Mintz cemented the study of food as a key insight into modern social life . Mintz is known as the `` Father of food anthropology '' for his work Sweetness and Power ( 1985 ) , which linked British demand for sugar with the creation of empire and exploitative industrial labor conditions . Research has traced the material and symbolic importance of food , as well as how they intersect . Examples of ongoing themes are food as a form of differentiation , commensality , and food 's role in industrialization and globalizing labor and commodity chains . Several related and interdisciplinary academic programs exist in the US and UK ( listed under Food studies institutions ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Four_field_approach",
"title": "",
"text": "The four field approach in anthropology sees the discipline as composed of the four subfields of Archaeology , Linguistics , Physical Anthropology and Cultural anthropology . The approach is conventionally understood as having been developed by Franz Boas who developed the discipline of anthropology in the United States . A 2013 re-assessment of the evidence has indicated that the idea of four-field anthropology has a more complex 19th-century history in Europe and North America . For Boas , the four field approach was motivated by his holistic approach to the study of human behavior , which included integrated analytical attention to culture history , material culture , anatomy and population history , customs and social organization , folklore , grammar and language use . For most of the 20th century , U.S. Anthropology departments housed anthropologists specializing in all of the four branches , but with the increasing professionalization and specialization , elements such as linguistics and archaeology came to be regarded largely as separate disciplines . Today , physical anthropologists often collaborate more closely with biology and medicine than with cultural anthropology ."
},
{
"docid": "Legal_anthropology",
"title": "",
"text": "Legal anthropology , also known as the anthropology of laws , is a sub-discipline of anthropology which specializes in `` the cross-cultural study of social ordering '' . The questions that Legal Anthropologists seek to answer concern how is law present in cultures ? How does it manifest ? How may anthropologists contribute to understandings of law ? Earlier legal anthropological research focused more narrowly on conflict management , crime , sanctions , or formal regulation . Bronisław Malinowski 's 1926 work , Crime and Custom in Savage Society , explored law , order , crime , and punishment among the Trobriand Islanders . The English lawyer Sir Henry Maine is often credited with founding the study of Legal Anthropology through his book Ancient Law ( 1861 ) , and although his evolutionary stance has been widely discredited within the discipline , his questions raised have shaped the subsequent discourse of the study . This ethno-centric evolutionary perspective was pre-eminent in early Anthropological discourse on law , evident through terms applied such as ` pre-law ' or ` proto-law ' and applied by so-called armchair anthropologists . However , a turning point was presented in the 1926 publication of Crime and Custom in Savage Society by Malinowski based upon his time with the Trobriand Islanders . Through emphasizing the order present in acephelous societies , Malinowski proposed the cross-cultural examining of law through its established functions as opposed to a discrete entity . This has led to multiple researchers and ethnographies examining such aspects as order , dispute , conflict management , crime , sanctions , or formal regulation , in addition ( and often antagonistically ) to law-centred studies , with small-societal studies leading to insightful self-reflections and better understanding of the founding concept of law . Legal anthropology remains a lively discipline with modern and recent applications including issues such as human rights , legal pluralism , Islamophobia and political uprisings ."
},
{
"docid": "Ethnic_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Ethnic studies , in the United States , is the interdisciplinary study of difference -- chiefly race , ethnicity , and nation , but also sexuality , gender , and other such markings -- and power , as expressed by the state , by civil society , and by individuals . An academic field that spans the humanities and the social sciences , it emerged as an academic field in the second half of the 20th century partly in response to charges that traditional disciplines such as anthropology , history , literature , sociology , political science , cultural studies , and area studies were conceived from an inherently Eurocentric perspective . Its origin , then , lies in the civil rights era , when ethnic studies was originally conceived to re-frame the way that specific disciplines had told the stories , histories , struggles and triumphs of people of color on what was seen to be their own terms . In more recent years , it has broadened its focus to include questions of representation , racialization , racial formation theory , and more determinedly interdisciplinary topics and approaches ."
},
{
"docid": "Name_calling",
"title": "",
"text": "Name calling is abusive or insulting language referring to a person or group , a verbal abuse . This phenomenon is studied by a variety of academic disciplines from anthropology , to child psychology , to politics . It is also studied by rhetoricians , and a variety of other disciplines that study propaganda techniques and their causes and effects . The technique is most frequently employed within political discourse and school systems , in an attempt to negatively impact their opponent ."
},
{
"docid": "Nematollah_Fazeli",
"title": "",
"text": "Nematollah Fazeli ( born 23 August 1964 ) is an Iranian anthropologist , author , and translator . Fazeli received his Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies . He received a masters in cultural anthropology from Tehran University . He is currently associate professor of cultural anthropology and cultural studies at The Institute of Humaties and Cultural Studies . He has been a Research Associate of SOAS since 2005 . Fazeli 's formal academic training was in anthropology and the social sciences but he concurrently continued his studies of cultural studies and sociology of literature and art at a professional academic level . He is predominantly an ethnographer whose written works are on Iranian contemporary society , higher education studies , education , and urban studies . Fazeli 's main research undertaking has been the demonstration of modernity and the modernisation process in Iran . `` Modernization or Contemporization of the Iranian Culture '' ( original title in Persian : `` مدرن یا امروزی شدن فرهنگ ایران '' ) , is a collection of his ethnographic case studies narrating the process of Iran 's modernization through the prism of cultural studies . The book consists of two sections : `` Reinvention or Contemporization of Traditions '' and `` Culture 's Mediazation and Technologization '' , with nine chapters aiming to cast a look on the process of Iran 's modernization , with his focus mainly on the 1380s ( 2001 -- 2011 ) . Fazeli has written more than one hundred articles for scholarly journals and dozens editorials for venues such as `` Sharq Newspaper '' . In Iran he has appeared in public forums and the media ."
},
{
"docid": "Anthropology",
"title": "",
"text": "Anthropology is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present societies . Social anthropology and cultural anthropology study the norms and values of societies . Linguistic anthropology studies how language affects social life . Biological or physical anthropology studies the biological development of humans . Archaeology , which studies past human cultures through investigation of physical evidence , is thought of as a branch of anthropology in the United States , while in Europe , it is viewed as a discipline in its own right , or grouped under other related disciplines such as history ."
},
{
"docid": "Bibliography_of_anthropology",
"title": "",
"text": "This bibliography of anthropology lists some notable publications in the field of anthropology , including its various subfields . It is not comprehensive and continues to be developed . It also includes a number of works that are not by anthropologists but are relevant to the field , such as literary theory , sociology , psychology , and philosophical anthropology . Anthropology is the study of humanity . Described as `` the most humanistic of sciences and the most scientific of the humanities '' , it is considered to bridge the natural sciences , social sciences and humanities , and draws upon a wide range of related fields . In North America , anthropology is traditionally divided into four major subdisciplines : biological anthropology , sociocultural anthropology , linguistic anthropology and archaeology . Other academic traditions use less broad definitions , where one or more of these fields are considered separate , but related , disciplines ."
},
{
"docid": "Time_discipline",
"title": "",
"text": "In sociology and anthropology , time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules , conventions , customs , and expectations governing the measurement of time , the social currency and awareness of time measurements , and people 's expectations concerning the observance of these customs by others . The concept of `` time discipline '' as a field of special attention in sociology and anthropology was pioneered by E. P. Thompson in Time , Work-Discipline , and Industrial Capitalism , published in 1967 . Coming from a Marxist viewpoint , Thompson argued that observance of clock-time is a consequence of the European industrial revolution , and that neither industrial capitalism nor the creation of the modern state would have been possible without the imposition of synchronic forms of time and work discipline . The new clock time imposed by government and capitalist interests replaced earlier , collective perceptions of time that Thompson believed flowed from the collective wisdom of human societies . While in fact it appears likely that earlier views of time were imposed instead by religious and other social authorities prior to the industrial revolution , Thompson 's work identified time discipline as an important concept for study within the social sciences ."
},
{
"docid": "Elizabeth_Brumfiel",
"title": "",
"text": "Elizabeth M. Brumfiel ( born Elizabeth Stern ; March 10 , 1945 -- January 1 , 2012 ) was an American archaeologist who taught at Northwestern University and Albion College . She had been a president of the American Anthropological Association . Brumfiel conducted an archaeological project at the site of Xaltocan in Mexico starting in 1987 . Before that , she participated with Richard Blanton at Monte Alban in Mexico and directed research at the Mexican sites of Xico and Huexotla . Her publications focused on gender , political economy , and the relationship between these areas of scholarship . She also worked to show how archaeology , as an academic discipline , is connected to other fields of anthropology and to other disciplines such as gender studies and political science . In 2006 , conservative author David Horowitz listed her among America 's 100 most dangerous professors because of her strong voice on social justice and human rights . She died at a Skokie , Illinois hospice in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Medical_Anthropology_Quarterly",
"title": "",
"text": "Medical Anthropology Quarterly ( MAQ ) is an international peer-reviewed academic journal published for the Society for Medical Anthropology by the American Anthropological Association . It publishes research and theory about human health and disease from all areas of medical anthropology . The purpose is to stimulate important ideas and debates in medical anthropology and to explore the links between medical anthropology , the parent discipline of anthropology , and neighboring disciplines in the health and social sciences . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 0.607 , ranking it 31st out of 37 journals in the category `` Social Sciences , Biomedical '' . The current Editor is Clarence C. Gravlee , who began a four-year term on January 1 , 2013 . Outgoing editors Mark Luborsky and Andrea Sankar will continue to participate ( through June 30 , 2013 ) in peer review of manuscripts that were originally submitted in 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Native_American_studies",
"title": "",
"text": "Native American studies ( also known as American Indian , Indigenous American , Aboriginal , Native , or First Nations studies ) is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history , culture , politics , issues , and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America , or , taking a hemispheric approach , the Americas . Increasingly , debate has focused on the differences rather than the similarities between other Ethnic studies disciplines such as African American studies , Asian American Studies , and Latino/a Studies . In particular , the political sovereignty of many indigenous nations marks substantive differences in historical experience from that of other racial and ethnic groups in the United States and Canada . Drawing from numerous disciplines such as anthropology , sociology , history , literature , political science , and gender studies , Native American studies scholars consider a variety of perspectives and employ diverse analytical and methodological tools in their work . Two key concepts shape Native American studies , according to Crow Creek Lakota scholar Elizabeth Cook-Lynn , indigenousness ( as defined in culture , geography , and philosophy ) and sovereignty ( as legally and historically defined ) . Practitioners advocate for decolonization of indigenous peoples , political autonomy , and the establishment of a discipline dedicated to alleviating contemporary problems facing indigenous peoples ."
},
{
"docid": "Insects_in_culture",
"title": "",
"text": "The roles of insects in culture span different aspects of human life , whether analysed academically or more generally . Academically , the interaction of insects and society has been treated in part as cultural entomology , dealing mostly with `` advanced '' societies , and in part as ethnoentomology , dealing mostly with `` primitive '' societies , though the distinction is weak and not based on theory . Both academic disciplines explore the parallels , connections and influence of insects on human populations , and vice versa . They are rooted in anthropology and natural history , as well as entomology , the study of insects . Other cultural uses of insects , such as biomimicry , do not necessarily lie within these academic disciplines . More generally , people make a wide range of uses of insects , both practical and symbolic . Practical uses include as food ( entomophagy ) , in medicine , for the valuable textile silk , for dyestuffs such as carmine , in science , where the fruit fly is an important model organism in genetics , and in warfare , where insects were successfully used in the Second World War to spread disease in enemy populations . One insect , the honey bee , provides honey , pollen , royal jelly , propolis and an anti-inflammatory peptide , melittin ; its larvae too are eaten in some societies . Medical uses of insects include maggot therapy for wound debridement . Over a thousand protein families have been identified in the saliva of blood-feeding insects ; these may provide useful drugs such as anticoagulants , vasodilators , antihistamines and anaesthetics . Symbolic uses include roles in art , in music ( with many songs featuring insects ) , in film , in literature , in religion , and in mythology . Insect costumes are used in theatrical productions and worn for parties and carnivals ."
},
{
"docid": "Fragments_of_an_Anarchist_Anthropology",
"title": "",
"text": "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology is one of a series of pamphlets published by Prickly Paradigm Press in 2004 . With the essay , anthropologist David Graeber attempts to outline areas of research that intellectuals might explore in creating a cohesive body of anarchist social theory . Graeber posits that anthropology is `` particularly well positioned '' as an academic discipline that can look at the gamut of human societies and organizations , to study , analyze and catalog alternative social and economic structures around the world , and most importantly , present these alternatives to the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Faculty_of_Human,_Social,_and_Political_Science,_University_of_Cambridge",
"title": "",
"text": "The Faculty of Human , Social , and Political Science at the University of Cambridge was created in 2011 out of a merger of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Faculty of Politics , Psychology , Sociology and International Studies . The Faculty houses 3 departments : Department of Archaeology and Anthropology , Department of Politics and International Studies and Department of Sociology . Each of these departments has a worldwide reputation for teaching and research , and the undergraduate curriculum ( Tripos ) is designed to serve both students who have a clear disciplinary commitment at the time of application as well as those who want a broader multidisciplinary degree . Students with a passion for politics can take advantage of links with such departments as Economics and History , those with interests in Sociology can draw on Anthropology and Geography , while those dedicated to pursuing an archaeology career can specialise from the first year or combine this with Biological and Social Anthropology . Undergraduate students study several disciplines in their first year and then specialise in one or two disciplines in their second and third years . Clearly specified tracks ( Archaeology , Biological Anthropology , Politics , Psychology , Social Anthropology , Sociology , or a combination of disciplines ) ensure that students graduate with appropriate intellectual and professional skills . Assyriology and Egyptology are also possible specialisations , within the Archaeology track . At the postgraduate level , there are established one-year M.Phils in Archaeology ( including Assyriology and Egyptology ) , Biological Anthropology , International Studies , Social Anthropology and Sociology . A new M.Phil in Politics was launched in 2008 . Ph.D students conduct research within a wide range of subjects within Archaeology , Assyriology , Egyptology , Biological and Social Anthropology , Politics & International Studies and Sociology . The Faculty is currently spread across several sites . The SPS Library ( now affiliated with the University Library ) and the Department of Sociology are on Free School Lane at the New Museums Site . The Department of Politics & International Studies is currently located at the Alison Richard Building on the Sidgwick Site . The Department of Archaeology & Anthropology is spread across the Downing Site , New Museums Site , and Henry Wellcome Building ."
}
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{
"docid": "Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Belgium ( -LSB- ˈbɛldʒəm -RSB- België -LSB- ˈbɛlɣijə -RSB- ; Belgique -LSB- bɛlʒik -RSB- ; Belgien -LSB- ˈbɛlɡi̯ən -RSB- ) , officially the Kingdom of Belgium , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of 30528 km2 and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch-speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French-speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German-speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . Historically , Belgium , the Netherlands and Luxembourg ( along with parts of Northern France and Western Germany ) were known as the Low Countries ; it once covered a somewhat larger area than the current Benelux group of states . The region was called Belgica in Latin , after the Roman province of Gallia Belgica . From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century , the area of Belgium was a prosperous and cosmopolitan centre of commerce and culture . From the 16th century until the Belgian Revolution in 1830 , when Belgium seceded from the Netherlands , the area of Belgium served as the battleground between many European powers , causing it to be dubbed the `` Battlefield of Europe , '' a reputation strengthened by both world wars . Today , Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance . It is divided into three regions and three communities , that exist next to each other . Its two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia . The Brussels-Capital Region is an officially bilingual ( French and Dutch ) enclave within the Flemish Region . A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia . Belgium 's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its political history and complex system of governance , made up of six different governments . Belgium participated in the Industrial Revolution and , during the course of the 20th century , possessed a number of colonies in Africa . The second half of the 20th century was marked by rising tensions between the Dutch-speaking and the French-speaking citizens fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal economic development of Flanders and Wallonia . This continuing antagonism has led to several far-reaching reforms , resulting in a transition from a unitary to a federal arrangement during the period from 1970 to 1993 . Despite the reforms , tensions between the groups have remained , if not increased ; there is significant separatism particularly among the Flemish ; controversial language laws exist such as the municipalities with language facilities ; and the formation of a coalition government took 18 months following the June 2010 federal election , a world record . Belgium is one of the six founding countries of the European Union and hosts the official seats of the European Commission , Council of the European Union , and European Council , as well as a seat of the European Parliament in the country 's capital , Brussels . Belgium is also a founding member of the Eurozone , NATO , OECD and WTO , and a part of the trilateral Benelux Union . Its capital , Brussels , hosts several of the EU 's official seats as well as the headquarters of many major international organizations such as NATO.Belgium is a member of , or affiliated to , many international organizations , including ACCT , AfDB , AsDB , Australia Group , Benelux , BIS , CCC , CE , CERN , EAPC , EBRD , EIB , EMU , ESA , EU , FAO , G-10 , IAEA , IBRD , ICAO , ICC , ICRM , IDA , IDB , IEA , IFAD , IFC , IFRCS , IHO , ILO , IMF , IMO , IMSO , Intelsat , Interpol , IOC , IOM , ISO , ITU , MONUC ( observers ) , NATO , NEA , NSG , OAS ( observer ) , OECD , OPCW , OSCE , PCA , UN , UNCTAD , UNECE , UNESCO , UNHCR , UNIDO , UNMIK , UNMOGIP , UNRWA , UNTSO , UPU , WADB ( non-regional ) , WEU , WHO , WIPO , WMO , WTrO , ZC . Belgium is also a part of the Schengen Area . Belgium is a developed country , with an advanced high-income economy and is categorized as `` very high '' in the Human Development Index ."
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{
"docid": "Communities,_regions_and_language_areas_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities , three regions , and four language areas . For each of these subdivision types , the subdivisions together make up the entire country ; in other words , the types overlap . The language areas were established by the Second Gilson Act , which entered into force on August 2 , 1963 . The division into language areas was included in the Belgian Constitution in 1970 . Through constitutional reforms in the 1970s and 1980s , regionalisation of the unitary state led to a three-tiered federation : federal , regional , and community governments were created , a compromise designed to minimize linguistic , cultural , social , and economic tensions ."
},
{
"docid": "Herne,_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Herne ( -LSB- ˈɦɛrnə -RSB- ; Hérinnes-lez-Enghien ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant , in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . The municipality comprises the towns of Herfelingen , Herne proper and Sint-Pieters-Kapelle . On January 1 , 2006 , Herne had a total population of 6,407 . The total area is 44.63 km ² which gives a population density of 144 inhabitants per km ² ."
},
{
"docid": "Municipalities_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Belgium comprises 589 municipalities ( gemeenten communes Gemeinden ) grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region , the Brussels-Capital Region , comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province . In most cases , the municipalities are the smallest administrative subdivisions of Belgium , but in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants , on the initiative of the local council , sub-municipal administrative entities with elected councils may be created . As such , only Antwerp , having over 500,000 inhabitants , became subdivided into nine districts ( districten ) . The Belgian arrondissements ( also in French as well as in Dutch ) , an administrative level between province ( or the capital region ) and municipality , or the lowest judicial level , are in English sometimes called districts as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Dilbeek",
"title": "",
"text": "Dilbeek ( -LSB- ˈdɪlbeːk -RSB- ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant , in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper , Groot-Bijgaarden , Itterbeek ( with Sint-Anna-Pede ) , Schepdaal ( with Sint-Gertrudis-Pede ) , Sint-Martens-Bodegem , and Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle . Dilbeek is located just outside the Brussels-Capital Region , in the Pajottenland , hence the local name Poort van het Pajottenland ( Gate to the Pajottenland ) . Even though Dilbeek is located in the Dutch language area of Belgium , there is a French-speaking minority represented by 4 members ( 5 in 2000 ) on the 33-seat local council . It is a mostly residential community with largely preserved rural areas and some industrial zones ."
},
{
"docid": "Brasschaat",
"title": "",
"text": "Brasschaat ( -LSB- brɑˈsxaːt -RSB- ) is a municipality located in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium , and in the Flemish province of Antwerp . The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper . In November 2006 , Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 2006 for the most liveable municipality in the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Rhenish_Republic",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rhenish Republic ( Rheinische Republik ) was proclaimed at Aachen ( Aix-la-Chapelle ) in October 1923 during the occupation of the Ruhr by troops from France and Belgium ( January 19231925 ) . It comprised three territories , named North , South and Ruhr . Their regional capitals were , respectively , Aachen , Koblenz and Essen ."
},
{
"docid": "Geography_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Belgium is a federal state located in Western Europe , bordering the North Sea . Belgium shares borders with France ( 556 km ) , Germany ( 133 km ) , Luxembourg ( 130 km ) and the Netherlands ( 478 km ) . Belgium comprises the regions of Flanders , Wallonia and Brussels ."
},
{
"docid": "Limburg_(Belgium)",
"title": "",
"text": "Limburg ( -LSB- ˈlɪmbʏrx -RSB- ) is a province in Belgium . It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders , one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium . Limburg is located west of the river Meuse ( Maas ) , upon which it borders the similarly named Dutch province Limburg . It also borders on the Wallonian province of Liège to the south , with which it also has historical ties . To the north and west are the old territories of the Duchy of Brabant , the Flemish provinces of Flemish Brabant and Antwerp to the west , and the Dutch province of North Brabant to the north . The province of Limburg has an area of which comprises three arrondissements ( arrondissementen in Dutch ) containing 44 municipalities . Among these municipalities are the current capital Hasselt , the early medieval capital Borgloon , Genk , Diepenbeek ( home to Hasselt University ) , and Tongeren , the only Roman city in the province and regarded as the oldest city of Belgium . The municipality of Voeren is geographically detached from Limburg and the rest of Flanders , with the Netherlands to the north and the Walloon province of Liège to the south . This municipality was established by the municipal reform of 1977 and on 1 January 2008 with its six villages had a total population of 4,207 . Its total area is ."
},
{
"docid": "Nieuwpoort,_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Nieuwpoort ( -LSB- ˈniupoːrt -RSB- ) ( West Flemish : Nieuwpôort ) ( French : Nieuport ) is a municipality located in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium , and in the Flemish province of West Flanders . The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris . On January 1 , 2008 , Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062 . The total area is 31.00 km ² which gives a population density of 350 inhabitants per km ² . The current mayor of Nieuwpoort is Rolland Crabbe ( CD&V ) In Nieuwpoort , the Yser flows into the North Sea . It is also the home of a statue created by Jan Fabre called Searching for Utopia ."
},
{
"docid": "Cinema_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Cinema of Belgium refers to the film industry based in Belgium . Belgium is essentially a bi-lingual country divided into the Flemish ( Dutch-speaking ) north and the French-speaking south . There is also a small community of German speakers in the border region with Germany . Belgium is further a federal country made up of three regions ( the Flemish Region , the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region ) and three language communities ( the Flemish Community ( Dutch-speaking ) , the French ( i.e. , French-speaking ) Community and the German-speaking Community ) . Due to these linguistic and political divisions it is difficult to speak of a national , unified Cinema of Belgium . It would be more appropriate to talk about Flemish or Dutch-language cinema of Belgium and Walloon or French-language cinema of Belgium ."
},
{
"docid": "Borsbeek",
"title": "",
"text": "Borsbeek ( -LSB- ˈbɔrzbeːk -RSB- ) is a municipality located in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium , and in the Flemish province of Antwerp . The municipality only comprises the town of Borsbeek proper . On January 1 , 2006 Borsbeek had a total population of 10,257 . The total area is 3.92 km ² which gives a population density of 2,617 inhabitants per km ² ."
},
{
"docid": "Hoegaarden",
"title": "",
"text": "Hoegaarden ( -LSB- ˈɦuɣaːrdə ( n ) -RSB- ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant , in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . The municipality comprises the villages of Hoegaarden proper , Meldert and Outgaarden . On January 1 , 2006 , Hoegaarden had a total population of 6,225 . The total area is 33.93 km ² which gives a population density of 183 inhabitants per km ² ."
},
{
"docid": "Kraainem",
"title": "",
"text": "Kraainem ( -LSB- ˈkraːinɛm -RSB- ; sometimes spelt Crainhem in French , -LSB- kʁeˈnɛm -RSB- ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant , in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper . On January 1 , 2006 , Kraainem had a total population of 13,150 . The total area is 5.80 km ² which gives a population density of 2,266 inhabitants per km ² . Kraainem is a municipality with language facilities within Flanders , where the sole official language is Dutch . However , in 1963 , special ` language facilities ' were given to French-speaking inhabitants , when those were still a minority . They can request official documents from the local administration in French . Today , a majority of the inhabitants are French-speaking . Kraainem is one of the most affluent municipalities in Belgium ."
},
{
"docid": "Flemish_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Flemish is synonym of ` the Flemish people ' and the modern group term for plural ` the Flemings ' , inhabitants of Flanders , the Western part of Belgium . Flemish is the adjective according to context referring to either of the above or to : Flanders , an area of which history has brought the borders currently mainly at the Flemish Region Flemish Region , a constitutional region , the northern half of Belgium without the Brussels enclave Flemish Community , a constitutional , institutionalized community comprising the majority of Belgians Flemish is also often used incorrectly for the Belgian Dutch spoken in Flanders ."
},
{
"docid": "Sint-Genesius-Rode",
"title": "",
"text": "Sint-Genesius-Rode ( -LSB- sɪnt ʝeˌneːzijʏs ˈroːdə -RSB- ; Rhode-Saint-Genèse , -LSB- ʁɔd sɛ̃ ʒəˈnɛːz -RSB- ) is a municipality located in Flanders , one of three regions of Belgium , in the province of Flemish Brabant . The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only , and lies between Brussels and Waterloo in Wallonia . On January 1 , 2008 , the town had a total population of 18,021 . The total area is 22.77 km2 , which gives a population density of 791 / km2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hageland",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hageland is a landscape in the Flemish Region of Belgium , situated in the eastern part of the Province of Flemish Brabant and extending into a western tip of the Province of Limburg . It is mainly comprised between the cities of Aarschot , Leuven , Tienen and Diest , and largely coincides with the historical County of Leuven . The French Government that controlled the area that later became Belgium in the last years of the 18th and early 19th century , had extended Limburg , which since then comprises the minor part of the Hageland at the city of Halen . The name refers to land with dense ( low ) forest and/or undergrowth . Its earliest attestation ( spelled as Hagelant ) dates from 1528 ."
},
{
"docid": "Flemish_literature",
"title": "",
"text": "Flemish literature is literature from Flanders , historically a region comprising parts of present-day Belgium , France and the Netherlands . Until the early 19th century , this literature was regarded as an integral part of Dutch literature . After Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 , the term Flemish literature acquired a narrower meaning and refers to the Dutch-language literature produced in Belgium . It remains a part of Dutch-language literature ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_municipalities_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "The list of municipalities of Belgium is a survey of the following lists because Belgium is divided in three regions : Brussels-Capital Region or Brussels , see List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region ( 19 municipalities ) Flemish Region or Flanders , see List of municipalities of the Flemish Region ( 308 municipalities ) Walloon Region or Wallonia , see List of municipalities of the Walloon Region ( 262 municipalities )"
},
{
"docid": "Flemish_Region",
"title": "",
"text": "The Flemish Region ( Dutch : ; Région flamande ) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium -- alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region . Colloquially , it is usually simply referred to as Flanders . It occupies the northern part of Belgium and covers an area of 13,522 km2 ( 44.29 % of Belgium ) . It is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe with around 470 inhabitants per square kilometer ."
},
{
"docid": "Lovendegem",
"title": "",
"text": "Lovendegem ( -LSB- ˌloːˈvɛndəɣɛm -RSB- ) is a municipality located in Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium , and in the province of East Flanders . The municipality comprises the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute . On January 1 , 2006 , Lovendegem had a total population of 9,358 . The total area is 19.48 km ² which gives a population density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometer . The name of the town was first recorded as Lovendenghiem in 1150 , but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age . The Ghent-Bruges Canal crosses the municipality , with the town of Lovendegem to the north of the canal , and Vinderhoute to the south ."
},
{
"docid": "Melle,_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Melle ( -LSB- ˈmɛlə -RSB- ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders . The municipality comprises the villages of Gontrode and Melle proper . On January 1 , 2011 , Melle had a total population of 10,873 . The total area is 15.21 km ² which gives a population density of 715 inhabitants per km ² . Melle is already being mentioned in documents of the year 830 , although the archeological findings prove the region was inhabited long before that date . The name Melle has two possible meanings : the Celtic word Melina means `` Brown Water '' , on the other side the prehistoric name Melinos means `` Honey Yellow '' . The village Melle consists of three regions : Melle-Centre , Melle-Vogelhoek and Gontrode ( since the fusion in 1976 ) . One of its famous products is the Delirium Tremens beer , bottled by the Huyghe brewery . This beer is exported worldwide and has been elected as `` Best beer in the world '' in 1998 at the World Beer Championships in Chicago , Illinois , USA . Miss Belgium 2000 , Joke Van De Velde grew up and went to highschool in Melle . The College van de paters Jozefieten , founded in 1837 by canon Constant Van Crombrugghe is known all around the country . At this school different Belgian and international celebrities went to school ( e.g. Cédric Van Brantegem ( runner ) , a brother of Princess Mathilde , ... ) . This was the first school in Belgium where a commercial science and an industrial science course were offered . An Irish student brought along a football in 1863 . This was the first football to reach the European continent ."
},
{
"docid": "Science_and_technology_in_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Science and technology in Belgium is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes . As Belgium is a federal state , science is organized at several levels . At the national level , there is the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office ( BELSPO ) and each of the three regions , Brussels-Capital Region , Flanders and Wallonia have their own regional science and technology development : Science and technology in Brussels Science and technology in Flanders Science and technology in Wallonia Belgium is known for its science and technology ."
},
{
"docid": "Antwerp_(province)",
"title": "",
"text": "Antwerp ( Antwerpen -LSB- ˈɑntʋɛrpə ( n ) -RSB- ) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region , also called Flanders , and of Belgium . It borders on ( clockwise from the North ) North Brabant province of the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg , Flemish Brabant and East Flanders . Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp . It has an area of and with 1.8 million inhabitants it is the country 's most populous province . The province consists of 3 arrondissements : Antwerp , Mechelen and Turnhout . The eastern part of the province comprises the main part of the Campine region ."
},
{
"docid": "SaarLorLux",
"title": "",
"text": "SaarLorLux or Saar-Lor-Lux ( also SarLorLux in French ) , a portmanteau of Saarland , Lorraine and Luxembourg , is a euroregion of five different regional authorities located in four different European states . The term has also been applied to cooperations of several of these authorities or of their subdivisions , administrations , organisations , clubs and people . Member regions represent different political structures : the sovereign state of Luxembourg ; Belgium 's Walloon region , comprising the French and German speaking parts of Belgium ; Lorraine , a region of France ; the French départements Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle ; and the German federal states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate . There is no well-defined structure of SaarLorLux nor even an exclusive definition of its size . Instead , there exist multiple forms of cooperation and contractual relations among all or several members . Sometimes instead of SaarLorLux , the term Greater Region is used , short for the more formal `` Greater Region of Saarland , Lorraine , Luxembourg , Wallonia and ( Western - ) Rhineland-Palatinate '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Provinces_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "The country of Belgium is divided into three regions . Two of these regions , the Flemish Region or Flanders , and Walloon Region , or Wallonia , are each subdivided into five provinces . The third region , the Brussels-Capital Region , is not divided into provinces , as it was originally only a small part of a province itself . Many of the provinces evolved from earlier duchies and counties of the same name and similar location , albeit often with significant shifts of boundaries . At the time of the creation of Belgium in 1830 , only nine provinces existed , including the province of Brabant , which held the city of Brussels . In 1995 , Brabant was split into three areas : Flemish Brabant , which became a part of the region of Flanders ; Walloon Brabant , which became part of the region of Wallonia ; and the Brussels-Capital Region , which became a third region . These divisions reflected political tensions between the French-speaking Walloons and the Dutch-speaking Flemish ; the Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual . The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution . The provinces are subdivided into 43 administrative arrondissements , and further into 589 municipalities ."
},
{
"docid": "Eupen-Malmedy",
"title": "",
"text": "Eupen-Malmedy or Eupen-Malmédy is a predominantly German-speaking region in eastern Belgium . It consists of three cantons around the small cities of Eupen , Malmedy , and Sankt Vith and measures approximately 730 km2 . Eupen-Malmedy is often known as the East Cantons ( Cantons de l'Est , Oostkantons , link = no ) within Belgium . Part of the Kingdom of Prussia following the Congress of Vienna , and later the German Empire , the region was allocated to Belgium as part of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I . It was placed under a transitional administration to prepare for its full incorporation in Belgium , culminating in a controversial plebiscite vote in 1920 . In 1925 , the territory officially became part of Belgium 's Province of Liège . Annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II , the territory returned to Belgium in 1945 and is still part of Belgium today where much of the region is today part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium ."
},
{
"docid": "Brussels",
"title": "",
"text": "Brussels ( Bruxelles , -LSB- bʁysɛl -RSB- ; Brussel , -LSB- ˈbrɵsəl -RSB- ) , officially the Brussels-Capital Region ( Région de Bruxelles-Capitale , Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ) , is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities , including the City of Brussels which is the capital of Belgium . The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community , but is separate from the region of Flanders ( in which it forms an enclave ) or Wallonia . The region has a population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan area with a population of over 1.8 million , the largest agglomeration in Belgium . Brussels is also part of a large conurbation which extends between Brussels , Antwerp , Ghent , Leuven and Walloon Brabant and is home to over 5 million people . Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe . Since the end of the Second World War , Brussels has been a major centre for international politics and has become the home of numerous international organizations , politicians , diplomats and civil servants . Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions ( the other administrative centres are Luxembourg and Strasbourg ) . The secretariat of the Benelux and the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) are also located in Brussels . Today , it is considered an Alpha global city . Historically a Dutch-speaking city , Brussels has seen a language shift to French from the late 19th century onwards . Today , the majority language is French , and the Brussels-Capital Region is an officially bilingual enclave within the Flemish Region . All road signs , street names , and many advertisements and services are shown in both languages . Brussels is increasingly becoming multilingual with increasing numbers of migrants , expatriates and minority groups speaking their own languages ."
},
{
"docid": "Belgian_literature",
"title": "",
"text": "Because Belgium is a multilingual country , Dutch , French and German are legally the three official languages in Belgium , see : Belgium , European Union Belgian literature is divided into two main linguistic branches following the two most prominently spoken languages in the country - Dutch and French . And therefore usually discussed under French and Dutch literature German is the third language in Belgium and is spoken by a small community of about 70,000 German-speakers of the German-speaking Community of Belgium bordering on Germany . Some literature also exists in the regional languages of Belgium , with published works in both the Walloon language , which is related to French , and also in various regional Flemish or Dutch-related dialects ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_windmills_in_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of windmills in Belgium . <br/ > Belgium is divided into three regions , two of which are subdivided into five provinces each ."
},
{
"docid": "Energy_policy_of_Belgium",
"title": "",
"text": "Energy policy of Belgium describes the politics of Belgium related to energy . Energy in Belgium describes energy and electricity production . consumption and import in Belgium . Electricity sector in Belgium is the main article of electricity in Belgium . Belgium is a federal state . The energy policy is mainly set by the three regions . Belgian federal government , if in place , have jurisdiction in some areas . The federal government have responsibility of the nuclear policy - and closing the nuclear plants . Belgium is a member of the European Union compling the energy policy of the European Union ."
}
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{
"docid": "Apple_Inc.",
"title": "",
"text": "Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino , California that designs , develops , and sells consumer electronics , computer software , and online services . The company 's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone , the iPad tablet computer , the Mac personal computer , the iPod portable media player , the Apple Watch smartwatch , and the Apple TV digital media player . Apple 's consumer software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems , the iTunes media player , the Safari web browser , and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites . Its online services include the iTunes Store , the iOS App Store and Mac App Store , Apple Music , and iCloud . Apple was founded by Steve Jobs , Steve Wozniak , and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell personal computers . It was incorporated as Apple Computer , Inc. in January 1977 , and sales of its computers saw significant momentum and revenue growth for the company . Within a few years , they had hired a staff of computer designers and had a production line . Apple went public in 1980 to instant financial success . Over the next few years , Apple shipped new computers featuring innovative graphical user interfaces , and Apple 's marketing commercials for its products received widespread critical acclaim . However , the high price tag of its products and limited software titles caused problems , as did power struggles between executives at the company . Jobs resigned from Apple and created his own company . As the market for personal computers increased , Apple 's computers saw diminishing sales due to lower-priced products from competitors , in particular those offered with the Microsoft Windows operating system . More executive job shuffles happened at Apple until then-CEO Gil Amelio in 1997 decided to buy Jobs ' company to bring him back . Jobs regained position as CEO , and began a process to rebuild Apple 's status , which included opening Apple 's own retail stores in 2001 , making numerous acquisitions of software companies to create a portfolio of software titles , and changed some of the hardware technology used in its computers . It again saw success and returned to profitability . In January 2007 , Jobs announced that Apple Computer , Inc. would be renamed Apple Inc. to reflect its shifted focus toward consumer electronics , and announced the iPhone , which saw critical acclaim and significant financial success . In August 2011 , Jobs resigned as CEO due to health complications , and Tim Cook became the new CEO . Two months later , Jobs died , marking the end of an era for the company . Apple is the world 's largest information technology company by revenue , and the world 's second-largest mobile phone manufacturer after Samsung . In February 2015 , Apple became the first U.S. company to be valued at over US$ 700billion . The company employs 116,000 full-time employees and maintains 496 retail stores in 21 countries . It operates the iTunes Store , which is the world 's largest music retailer . , more than one billion Apple products are actively in use worldwide . Apple 's worldwide annual revenue totaled $ 215billion for the 2016 fiscal year . The company enjoys a high level of brand loyalty and has been repeatedly ranked as the world 's most valuable brand . However , it receives significant criticism regarding the labor practices of its contractors and its environmental and business practices , including the origins of source materials ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Outline_of_Apple_Inc.",
"title": "",
"text": "The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Apple Inc. : Apple Inc. ( previously Apple Computer , Inc. ) -- American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics , computer software , and personal computers . The company 's best-known hardware products are the Macintosh line of computers , the iPod , the iPhone and the iPad . Its best-known software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems , and the iTunes media browser . , Apple has 425 retail stores in 16 countries ( consisting of 254 in the US and 171 elsewhere ) , and an online store ( available in 39 countries ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Apple_Maps",
"title": "",
"text": "Apple Maps is a web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. . It is the default map system of iOS , macOS , and watchOS . It provides directions and estimated times of arrival for automobile , pedestrian , and public transportation navigation . Apple Maps also features the unique Flyovers mode , a feature that enables a user to explore densely populated urban centers in a 3D landscape composed of models of buildings and structures . On September 19 , 2012 , Apple released its mapping service in iOS , replacing Google Maps as the default mapping service for Apple operating systems . In the initial launch , it received large amounts of criticism from users and newspapers for incorrect directions , a lack of support for public transportation users and various other bugs and errors . Since its introduction , further software development has addressed many of those criticisms ."
},
{
"docid": "IOS_version_history",
"title": "",
"text": "iOS is a mobile operating system , developed by Apple Inc. for iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch . Updates for iOS are released through the iTunes software , and , since iOS 5 , via over-the-air software updates . With the announcement of iOS 5.0 on June 6 , 2011 , a USB connection to iTunes was no longer needed to activate iOS devices ; data synchronization can happen automatically and wirelessly through Apple 's iCloud service . Major new iOS releases are announced yearly during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC ) , and are usually released in September of the same year , usually coinciding with the release of new iPhone models . The most recent stable release , iOS 10.3.2 , was released on May 15 , 2017 . The most recent beta release , iOS 10.3.3 Beta 2 , was released on May 30 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Siri",
"title": "",
"text": "Siri ( pronounced -LSB- ˈsiːri -RSB- ) is a computer program that works as an intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator , part of Apple Inc. 's iOS , watch OS , macOS , and tvOS operating systems . The feature uses a natural language user interface to answer questions , make recommendations , and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of Web services . The software , both in its original version and as an iOS feature , adapts to the user 's individual language usage and individual searches ( preferences ) with continuing use , and returns results that are individualized . Siri was originally introduced as an iOS application available in the App Store by Siri Inc. , which was acquired by Apple on April 28 , 2010 . Siri , Inc. had announced that their software would be available for BlackBerry and for phones running Android , but all development efforts for non-Apple platforms were cancelled after the acquisition by Apple . There are several accent and gender combinations for the voice of Siri . Siri has been an integral part of iOS since iOS 5 and was introduced as a feature of the iPhone 4S on October 14 , 2011 . Dictation powered by Siri was added to the third generation iPad with the release of iOS 5.1.1 in May 2012 ; full Siri support was added with iOS 6 . Siri has been included on all mobile Apple hardware manufactured during or after October 2012 . Siri is also integrated into Apple Watch 's watchOS , where the feature can be activated by holding down the Digital Crown or by saying `` Hey , Siri . '' Siri is additionally integrated into Apple TV 's tvOS , where the feature can be activated using a button on the included Siri Remote . Since 2014 Siri has been available in some cars via CarPlay , a system that enables the vehicle audio system to be a display and controller for an iPhone . It is available on all iPhones from iPhone 5 with at least iOS 7.1 . Siri was added to the Macintosh with the release of macOS Sierra on September 20 , 2016 . On October 8 , 2016 , Bloomberg reported that Apple was moving Siri , along with other Apple services , to a new system codenamed Pie . Pie gives Apple more control over the system , thus enabling potentially faster and more reliable services . Siri was first launched as an application available on Apple 's App Store in the United States by Siri , Inc. . It integrated with services such as OpenTable , Google Maps , MovieTickets and TaxiMagic . Using voice recognition technology from Nuance and their service partners , users could make reservations at specific restaurants , buy movie tickets or get a cab by dictating instructions in natural language to Siri . Siri was acquired by Apple on April 28 , 2010 , and the original application ceased to function on October 14 , 2011 . A key feature both of the research and development behind the original Siri , Inc. application , and behind its function as an iOS application , is its artificial intelligence programming aimed to allow it to adapt to the user 's individual language usage and individual searches ( preferences ) with continuing use , with return of results that are therefore individualized ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Apple",
"title": "",
"text": "Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products . It was established in Cupertino , California , on April 1 , 1976 , by Steve Jobs , Steve Wozniak , and Ronald Wayne , and was incorporated on January 3 , 1977 . The company 's hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers , the iPod line of portable media players , the iPad line of tablets , the iPhone line of smartphones , the Apple TV line of digital media players , and the Apple Watch line of smartwatches . Apple 's software products include the OS X operating system , the iOS mobile operating system , the iTunes media browser , and the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software . As of , Apple is publicly known to have acquired 70 companies . The actual number of acquisitions is possibly larger as Apple does not reveal the majority of its acquisitions unless discovered by journals . Apple has also purchased stakes in two companies , as well as made two divestments . Apple has not released the financial details for the majority of its mergers and acquisitions . Apple 's business philosophy is to acquire small companies that can be easily integrated into existing company projects . For instance , Apple acquired Emagic and its professional music software , Logic Pro , in 2002 . The acquisition was incorporated in the creation of the digital audio workstation software GarageBand , now part of the iLife software suite . The company made its first acquisition on March 2 , 1988 , with its purchase of Network Innovations . In its two divestments , both of which were during the 1990s , parts of the company were sold to other companies . In 2013 , Apple acquired thirteen companies -- more than it has in any other year so far . Apple 's largest acquisition was that of Beats Electronics in August 2014 for US$ 3 billion . Of the companies Apple has acquired , 49 were based in the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "Macintosh_operating_systems",
"title": "",
"text": "The family of Macintosh operating systems developed by Apple Inc. includes the graphical user interface-based operating systems it has designed for use with its Macintosh series of personal computers since 1984 , as well as the related system software it once created for compatible third-party systems . In 1984 , Apple debuted the operating system that is now known as the `` Classic '' Mac OS with its release of the original Macintosh System Software . The system , rebranded `` Mac OS '' in 1996 , was preinstalled on every Macintosh until 2002 and offered on Macintosh clones for a short time in the 1990s . Noted for its ease of use , it was also criticized for its lack of modern technologies compared to its competitors . The current Mac operating system is macOS , originally named `` Mac OS X '' until 2012 and then `` OS X '' until 2016 . Developed between 1997 and 2001 after Apple 's purchase of NeXT , Mac OS X brought an entirely new architecture based on NeXTSTEP , a Unix system , that eliminated many of the technical challenges that faced the classic Mac OS . The current macOS is preinstalled with every Mac and is updated annually . It is the basis of Apple 's current system software for its other devices , iOS , watchOS , and tvOS . Prior to the introduction of Mac OS X , Apple experimented with several other concepts , releasing different products designed to bring the Macintosh interface or applications to Unix-like systems or vice versa , A/UX , MAE , and MkLinux . Apple 's effort to expand upon and develop a replacement for its classic Mac OS in the 1990s led to a few cancelled projects , code named Star Trek , Taligent , and Copland . Although they have different architectures , the Macintosh operating systems share a common set of GUI principles , including a menu bar across the top of the screen ; the Finder shell , featuring a desktop metaphor that represents files and applications using icons and relates concepts like directories and file deletion to real-world objects like folders and a trash can ; and overlapping windows for multitasking . The Macintosh is credited with having popularized this concept ."
},
{
"docid": "IOS_7",
"title": "",
"text": "iOS 7 is the seventh major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. , being the successor to iOS 6 . It was announced at the company 's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10 , 2013 , and was released on September 18 , 2013 . It was succeeded by iOS 8 on September 17 , 2014 . iOS 7 introduced a completely redesigned user interface , a design credited to a team led by Apple 's senior vice president of design , Jony Ive . The new look , featuring flatter icons , a new slide-to-unlock function , and new animations , was described by Ive as `` profound and enduring beauty in simplicity '' . The new design was implemented throughout the operating system , including the Notification Center , which was updated with three tabs offering different views of information ; notifications visible on the lock screen ; a redesigned Siri voice assistant offering visual indicators ; and a Control Center offering easy access to the most commonly used features . iOS 7 also introduced AirDrop , a wireless sharing technology ; CarPlay , phone and car integration ; and automatic app updates in the App Store . Reception of iOS 7 was mixed . The new design language was criticized , with critics noting the implementation of design changes rather than actual productivity improvements , and citing examples such as animations delaying access , lack of icon consistency , and buttons being hidden as negative aspects of the user experience . The addition of the Control Center was praised , as were updates to Siri and multitasking . Shortly after release , there were reports of the new design causing sickness , a trend explained as being caused by animations with similar effects as car sickness . User adoption of iOS 7 was fast . Its iOS market share was reported to be as high as 35 % after one day , and installed on 200 million devices within 5 days , which Apple claimed was `` the fastest software upgrade in history . ''"
},
{
"docid": "IOS_5",
"title": "",
"text": "iOS 5 is the fifth major release of the iOS mobile operating system designed by Apple Inc. . New features of the software include iCloud , Notification Center , new apps , over-the-air software updates , and many others . It was announced at the company 's Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC ) on June 6 , 2011 , and was released on October 4 , 2011 . It had the fewest updates out of all the major iOS versions . It was preceded by iOS 4 ( final version was 4.3.5 ) and succeeded by iOS 6 , which was released on September 19 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Messages_(software)",
"title": "",
"text": "Messages is an instant messaging software application developed by Apple Inc. for its macOS , iOS and watchOS operating systems . The desktop Messages application replaced iChat as the native OS X instant messaging client with the release of OS X Mountain Lion in July 2012 . While it inherits the majority of iChat 's features , Messages also brings support for iMessage , Apple 's messaging service for iOS , as well as FaceTime integration . The mobile version of Messages on iOS used on iPhone and iPad also supports SMS and MMS due to replacing the older text messaging Text app since iOS 3 . Users can tell the difference between a message via SMS and one sent over iMessage as the bubbles will appear either green ( SMS ) or blue ( iMessage ) ."
},
{
"docid": "TvOS",
"title": "",
"text": "tvOS is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for the fourth-generation Apple TV digital media player . tvOS was announced on September 9 , 2015 at the Apple September 2015 event , alongside the 4th generation Apple TV . On October 26 , 2015 , 4th generation Apple TV pre-orders began , and shipments began the following week . At the Apple September 2015 Event , Hipster Whale 's Andy Sum demoed Crossy Road for the Apple TV , available via the tvOS App Store . Apple also announced that other apps ( such as Netflix and HBO Now ) would be coming to the Apple TV running tvOS . tvOS is based on iOS heavily rather than just the stripped-down versions of iOS that the operating systems for the 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TV are . The 4th generation Apple TV , with support for third-party software via an App Store , was rumored prior to the Apple September 2015 Event held on September 9 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": ".pkg",
"title": "",
"text": "The OS X and iOS operating system made by Apple use . pkg extensions for Apple software packages . Sony PlayStation 3 - Used for DLC on the PlayStation Network Solaris , or SunOS operating system ( OS ) and illumos - Denotes software packages that can be installed , removed and tracked using the pkgadd , pkgrm , and pkginfo commands . Solaris is a derivative of the AT&T UNIX OS , and the . pkg extension was also used on AT&T UNIX System V OS . AT&T UNIX System V . pkg files are cpio archives that contain specific file tree structures . Symbian use . pkg files to store configuration information used to generate . sis installer packages . BeOS Used . pkg files in the 90 's as part of their software package platform . Be Inc. bought Starcode Software Inc. and acquired their packaging tools . Apple Newton operating system used files ending in . pkg for Newton applications and software . As a result , when seen from the Mac OS X Finder , Newton applications appear the same as Mac OS X Installer packages , however they do not share their file format . PTC/CoCreate 3D Modeling application use . pkg files to store model files . This . pkg file uses the zip file format . Microsoft is said to use . pkg files for profile storage on Xbox Live ."
},
{
"docid": "Cocoa_Touch",
"title": "",
"text": "Cocoa Touch is a UI framework for building software programs to run on iOS ( for the iPhone , iPod Touch , and iPad ) , watchOS for the Apple Watch , and tvOS for the fourth-generation Apple TV , from Apple Inc. . Cocoa Touch provides an abstraction layer of iOS , the operating system for the iPhone , iPod Touch , and iPad . Cocoa Touch is based on the macOS Cocoa API toolset and , like it , is primarily written in the Objective-C language . Cocoa Touch allows the use of hardware and features that are not found in macOS computers and are thus unique to the iOS range of devices . Just like Cocoa , Cocoa Touch follows a Model-View-Controller ( MVC ) software architecture . Cocoa Touch contains a different set of graphical control elements to Cocoa . Tools for developing applications based on Cocoa Touch are included in the iOS SDK ."
},
{
"docid": "IPhone_OS_1",
"title": "",
"text": "iPhone OS 1 is the first major release of iOS , Apple 's mobile operating system . iPhone OS 1.1.5 is the latest and final version of iPhone OS 1 . This version of iOS was the first iteration of their touch-centric mobile operating system . No official name was given on its initial release ; Apple marketing literature simply stated that the iPhone runs a version of Apple 's desktop operating system , macOS , then known as OS X. On March 6 , 2008 , with the release of the iPhone software development kit ( iPhone SDK ) , Apple named it iPhone OS ( they later went on to rename it `` iOS '' on June 7 , 2010 ) . The update to iPhone OS 1.1.3 cost $ 19.95 for iPod Touch users ."
},
{
"docid": "OS_X_Mountain_Lion",
"title": "",
"text": "OS X Mountain Lion ( version 10.8 ) is the ninth major release of OS X ( now named macOS ) , Apple Inc. 's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers . OS X Mountain Lion was released on July 25 , 2012 for purchase and download through Apple 's Mac App Store , as part of a switch to releasing OS X versions online and every year . Named to signify its status as a refinement of the previous Mac OS X version , Lion , Apple 's stated aims in developing Mountain Lion were to allow users to more easily manage and synchronise content between multiple Apple devices and to make the operating system more familiar . Mountain Lion is also the final version of OS X to be developed under the supervision of then-OS X head Scott Forstall . The operating system gained the new malware-blocking system Gatekeeper and integration with Apple 's online Game Center and iCloud services , while the Safari web browser was updated to version 6 . As on iOS , Notes and Reminders became full applications , separate from Mail and Calendar , while the iChat application was replaced with a version of iOS 's Messages . Mountain Lion also added a version of iOS 's Notification Center , which groups updates from different applications in one place . Integrated links allowing the user to rapidly transfer content to Twitter were present in the operating system from launch . Facebook integration was also planned but unfinished at launch date . It was released as a downloadable update later . OS X Mountain Lion received positive reviews , with critics praising Notification Center , Messages , and speed improvements over Mac OS X Lion , while criticizing iCloud for unreliability and Game Center for lack of games . Mountain Lion sold three million units in the first four days , and has sold 28 million units as of June 10 , 2013 , making it Apple 's most popular OS X release ."
},
{
"docid": "Mail_(Apple)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mail ( also known as Apple Mail or Mail.app ) is an email client included with the operating systems macOS , iOS and watchOS by Apple Inc. . Originally developed by NeXT as NeXTMail , a part of their NeXTSTEP operating system , it eventually became Mail after apple 's acquisition of NeXT . The current version of Mail utilizes SMTP for message sending , POP3 , Exchange and IMAP for message retrieval and S/MIME for end-to-end message encryption . It is also preconfigured to work with popular email providers , such as Yahoo! Mail , AOL Mail , Gmail , Outlook and iCloud ( formerly MobileMe ) and it supports Exchange . iOS features a mobile version of Mail with added Exchange ActiveSync support , though it notoriously missed the functionality of attaching files to reply emails until the release of iOS 9 . The iOS version of Mail is the most popular email client in the world by market share ."
},
{
"docid": "Jay_Freeman",
"title": "",
"text": "Jay Freeman ( born November 27 , 1981 ) is an American businessman and software engineer . He is known for creating the Cydia software application and related software for jailbroken iOS -- a modified version of Apple 's iOS ( where OS stands for operating system ) that allows for the installation and customization of software outside of the regulation imposed by the App Store system ."
},
{
"docid": "XNU",
"title": "",
"text": "XNU is the computer operating system kernel developed at Apple Inc. since December 1996 for use in the macOS operating system and released as free and open-source software as part of the Darwin operating system . It is also used as the kernel for the iOS , tvOS , and watchOS operating systems . XNU is an abbreviation of X is Not Unix . Originally developed by NeXT for the NeXTSTEP operating system , XNU was a hybrid kernel combining version 2.5 of the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University with components from 4.3 BSD and an Objective-C API for writing drivers called Driver Kit . After Apple acquired NeXT , the Mach component was upgraded to 3.0 , the BSD components were upgraded with code from the FreeBSD project , and the Driver Kit was replaced with a C++ API for writing drivers called I/O Kit ."
},
{
"docid": "IOS_6",
"title": "",
"text": "iOS 6 is the sixth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc , being the successor to iOS 5 . It was announced at the company 's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11 , 2012 , and was released on September 19 , 2012 . It was succeeded by iOS 7 on September 18 , 2013 . iOS 6 added a new Apple Maps app , replacing Google Maps as the default mapping service for the operating system ; a dedicated Podcasts app , as a central location for podcasts ; and a Passbook app , for managing different types of tickets , boarding passes , coupons , and loyalty cards . The App Store received a visual overhaul , bringing a card-based app layout as well as tweaks to search algorithms . Facebook was integrated into the operating system , incorporating status messages , like buttons , and contact and event synchronization to several of Apple 's apps . New privacy controls allow users more fine-grained app permissions , as well as an option to prevent targeted advertising . Siri was added to more devices , and updated with more functionality , including the ability to make restaurant reservations , launch apps , retrieve movie reviews and sports statistics , and read items from the Notification Center . Reception of iOS 6 was positive . Critics noted that the operating system did not offer any significant speed improvements or major redesigned elements , but instead focused on refinements , with a general consensus that Apple `` is n't overhauling things for the sake of it '' . iOS 6 did n't `` completely change the way you use your device '' , but `` each of the tweaks -LSB- ... -RSB- will make many daily smartphone actions easier across the board '' , and critics noted that refinement of `` something that already works extremely well '' is `` something other companies would do well to emulate '' . The release of Apple Maps , however , attracted significant criticism , due to inaccurate or incomplete data . The issues prompted an open letter of apology from Apple CEO Tim Cook , and the departure of Scott Forstall , an Apple executive ."
},
{
"docid": "Lingvosoft",
"title": "",
"text": "LingvoSoft is the software division of Ectaco , Inc. , a New York-based company that designs and manufactures handheld translation devices . Using various machine assisted translation technologies , the company has released software for more than 40 languages and for most major operating systems and platforms including Windows , Windows Mobile , Android OS and Apple iOS . LingvoSoft applications typically contain a combination of the company 's own technology and that of other companies ."
},
{
"docid": "Apple_Productivity_Experience_Group",
"title": "",
"text": "Apple Productivity Experience Group ( known as APEX ) is an operating unit of Microsoft that , as of 2009 , is the largest software developer outside of Apple Inc. for the OS X and iOS operating systems . Formed as Macintosh Business Unit on January 7 , 1997 , it was initially composed of over 100 individuals from the existing cross platform Word , Excel , and PowerPoint teams in Microsoft 's Office Division , and grew to 180 people the next year , with the addition of the Internet Explorer for Mac and Outlook Express for Mac teams . In 2000 , it moved from the Office Division to the Specialized Devices and Applications Group inside the Entertainment and Devices Division , and is now back inside the Microsoft Office division ."
},
{
"docid": "IPhone_OS_3",
"title": "",
"text": "iPhone OS 3 ( renamed iOS 3 when support for the iPad was added in iOS 3.2 ) is the third major release of the iOS mobile operating system designed by Apple Inc. . iPhone OS 3.0 became available with the iPhone 3GS . It was released on June 17 , 2009 . It added features such as copy and paste , and MMS . Not all features were available on the original iPhone . Devices running iPhone OS 2.x were upgradeable to this software . The final release supported on the original iPhone and iPod Touch is iPhone OS 3.1.3 . The iPad was introduced with iOS 3.2 . iOS 3.2 was the first version to be called `` iOS . '' iOS 3.2.2 was the final version of iOS 3 ."
},
{
"docid": "Outline_of_iOS",
"title": "",
"text": "The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to iOS : iOS -- mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc. . Originally released in 2007 for the iPhone and iPod Touch , it has since been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPad and Apple TV . Unlike Windows CE ( Mobile and Phone ) and Android , Apple does not license iOS for installation on non-Apple hardware ."
},
{
"docid": "Darwin_(operating_system)",
"title": "",
"text": "Darwin is an open-source Unix operating system released by Apple Inc. in 2000 . It is composed of code developed by Apple , as well as code derived from NeXTSTEP , BSD , Mach , and other free software projects . Darwin forms the core set of components upon which macOS ( previously OS X and Mac OS X ) , iOS , watchOS , and tvOS are based . It is mostly POSIX-compatible , but has never , by itself , been certified as compatible with any version of POSIX . Starting with Leopard , macOS has been certified as compatible with the Single UNIX Specification version 3 ( SUSv3 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Apple_community",
"title": "",
"text": "The Apple community are people interested in Apple Inc. and its products , who report information in various media . Generally this has evolved into a proliferation of websites , but latterly has also expanded into podcasts ( both audio and video ) , either speculating on rumors about future product releases , simply report Apple-related news stories , or have discussions about Apple 's products and how to use them . Such stories and discussions may include topics related to physical products like the Macintosh and iOS devices ( e.g. the iPhone , iPod , and iPad ) ; software and operating systems , like Final Cut Pro , iWork , iOS , and macOS ; or even services Apple offers like iCloud , iTunes Store , or Apple Music . Apple enjoys a cult-like following for its platforms , especially following the massive increase in popularity for the brand brought about by the huge increase in sales for all its products that started around the time the company introduced the original iPod in late 2001 . The mass usage of computing devices in everyday life , mixed with Apple 's vertical integration of its products and services , has helped to bring about this increase in popularity , and combined with a tight-lipped corporate policy about future products , helped foster an interest in the company 's activities ."
},
{
"docid": "Mach_(kernel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mach ( -LSB- mʌk -RSB- ) is a kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University to support operating system research , primarily distributed and parallel computing . Mach is often mentioned as one of the earliest examples of a microkernel . However , not all versions of Mach are microkernels . Mach 's derivatives are the basis of the modern operating system kernels in GNU Hurd and Apple 's operating systems macOS , iOS , tvOS and watchOS . The project at Carnegie Mellon ran from 1985 to 1994 , ending with Mach 3.0 , which is a true microkernel . Mach was developed as a replacement for the kernel in the BSD version of Unix , so no new operating system would have to be designed around it . Experimental research on Mach appears to have ended , although Mach and its derivatives exist within a number of commercial operating systems . These include NeXTSTEP and OpenStep , upon which macOS is based -- all using the XNU operating system kernel which incorporates an earlier , non-microkernel , Mach as a major component . The Mach virtual memory management system was also adopted in 4.4 BSD by the BSD developers at CSRG , and appears in modern BSD-derived Unix systems , such as FreeBSD . Mach is the logical successor to Carnegie Mellon 's Accent kernel . The lead developer on the Mach project , Richard Rashid , has been working at Microsoft since 1991 in various top-level positions revolving around the Microsoft Research division . Another of the original Mach developers , Avie Tevanian , was formerly head of software at NeXT , then Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple Inc. until March 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "Craig_Federighi",
"title": "",
"text": "Craig Federighi ( born May 27 , 1969 ) is Apple 's senior vice president of Software Engineering . Federighi oversees the development of iOS , macOS and Apple 's common operating system engineering teams . His teams are responsible for delivering the software at the heart of Apple 's products , including the user interface , applications and frameworks ."
},
{
"docid": "Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems",
"title": "",
"text": "There are a number of Unix-like operating systems based on or descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution ( BSD ) series of Unix variants . The three most notable descendants in current use are FreeBSD , OpenBSD , and NetBSD , which are all derived from 386BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite , by various routes . Both NetBSD and FreeBSD started life in 1993 , initially derived from 386BSD , but in 1994 migrating to a 4.4BSD-Lite code base . OpenBSD was forked in 1995 from NetBSD . Other notable derivatives include DragonFly BSD , which was forked from FreeBSD 4.8 , and Apple Inc. 's iOS and macOS , with its Darwin base including a large amount of code derived from FreeBSD . Most of the current BSD operating systems are open source and available for download , free of charge , under the BSD License , the most notable exceptions being macOS and iOS . They also generally use a monolithic kernel architecture , apart from macOS , iOS , and DragonFly BSD which feature hybrid kernels . The various open source BSD projects generally develop the kernel and userland programs and libraries together , the source code being managed using a single central source repository . In the past , BSD was also used as a basis for several proprietary versions of UNIX , such as Sun 's SunOS , Sequent 's Dynix , NeXT 's NeXTSTEP , DEC 's Ultrix and OSF/1 AXP ( now Tru64 UNIX ) . Parts of NeXT 's software became the foundation for macOS which , together with iOS , is among the most commercially successful BSD variants in the general market ."
},
{
"docid": "Operating_system",
"title": "",
"text": "An operating system ( OS ) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs . All computer programs , excluding firmware , require an operating system to function . Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time , mass storage , printing , and other resources . For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation , the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware , although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardware and frequently makes system calls to an OS function or is interrupted by it . Operating systems are found on many devices that contain a computer from cellular phones and video game consoles to web servers and supercomputers . The dominant desktop operating system is Microsoft Windows with a market share of around 83.3 % . macOS by Apple Inc. is in second place ( 11.2 % ) , and the varieties of Linux is in third position ( 1.55 % ) . In the mobile ( smartphone and tablet combined ) sector , according to third quarter 2016 data , Android by Google is dominant with 87.5 percent and a growth rate 10.3 percent per year , followed by iOS by Apple with 12.1 percent and a per year decrease in market share of 5.2 percent , while other operating systems amount to just 0.3 percent . Linux distributions are dominant in the server and supercomputing sectors . Other specialized classes of operating systems , such as embedded and real-time systems , exist for many applications ."
},
{
"docid": "IOS",
"title": "",
"text": "iOS ( formerly iPhone OS ) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware . It is the operating system that presently powers many of the company 's mobile devices , including the iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch . It is the second most popular mobile operating system globally after Android . iPad tablets are also the second most popular , by sales , against Android since 2013 . Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone , iOS has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touch ( September 2007 ) and the iPad ( January 2010 ) . , Apple 's App Store contains more than 2.2 million iOS applications , 1 million of which are native for iPads . These mobile apps have collectively been downloaded more than 130 billion times . The iOS user interface is based upon direct manipulation , using multi-touch gestures . Interface control elements consist of sliders , switches , and buttons . Interaction with the OS includes gestures such as swipe , tap , pinch , and reverse pinch , all of which have specific definitions within the context of the iOS operating system and its multi-touch interface . Internal accelerometers are used by some applications to respond to shaking the device ( one common result is the undo command ) or rotating it in three dimensions ( one common result is switching between portrait and landscape mode ) . Apple has been significantly praised for incorporating thorough accessibility functions into iOS , enabling users with vision and hearing disabilities to properly use its products . Major versions of iOS are released annually . The current version , iOS 10 , was released on September 13 , 2016 . It is available for the iPhone 5 and later iPhone models , the fourth-generation iPad , the iPad Air and iPad Air 2 , the iPad Pro , the iPad Mini 2 and later iPad Mini models , and the sixth-generation iPod Touch . In iOS , there are four abstraction layers : the Core OS , Core Services , Media , and Cocoa Touch layers ."
},
{
"docid": "Carbon_(API)",
"title": "",
"text": "Carbon is one of Apple Inc. 's C-based application programming interfaces ( APIs ) for the Macintosh operating system . Carbon provided a good degree of backward compatibility for programs that ran on the now-obsolete Mac OS 8 and 9 . Developers could use the Carbon APIs to port their `` classic '' Mac software to the Mac OS X platform with far less effort than a port to the entirely different Cocoa system , which originated in OPENSTEP . Carbon was an important part of Apple 's strategy for bringing Mac OS X to market , offering a path for quick porting of existing software applications , as well as a means of shipping applications that would run on either Mac OS X or the classic Mac OS . As the market has increasingly moved to the Cocoa-based frameworks , especially after the release of iOS , the need for a porting library was diluted . Apple did not create a 64-bit version of Carbon while updating their other frameworks in the 2007 time-frame , and eventually deprecated the entire API in OS X 10.8 , which was released on July 24 , 2012 ."
}
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Kris Wu starred in a Chinese film called Journey to the West.
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[
{
"docid": "Kris_Wu",
"title": "",
"text": "Wu Yifan ( , pronounced -LSB- - cmnu2-i4fan4 -RSB- , ; born November 6 , 1990 ) , professionally known as Kris Wu or Kris , is a Chinese-born Canadian actor , singer , and model . He is active as a solo artist and actor in China and has starred in several # 1 box office hits including Mr. Six and Journey to the West : The Demons Strike Back , which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China . He made his Hollywood debut in xXx : Return of Xander Cage ( 2017 ) ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Journey_to_the_West_(Zhang_Jinlai_version)",
"title": "",
"text": "Journey to the West is an upcoming 3D Chinese-American action fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng ` en . The film will be directed by Zhang Jinlai and produced by Mark Johnson . It stars Zhang Jinlai , Ma Dehua , Chi Zhongrui , Liu Dagang , and Kris Wu . The film has no release date despite some media reports suggesting 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Chinese_Odyssey",
"title": "",
"text": "A Chinese Odyssey is a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow . The first part is titled A Chinese Odyssey Part One : Pandora 's Box while the second one is called A Chinese Odyssey Part Two : Cinderella . The film is very loosely based on the Wu Cheng ` en novel Journey to the West . A third film , A Chinese Odyssey Part Three , was released in China on September 14 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Wu_Cheng'en_and_Journey_to_the_West",
"title": "",
"text": "Wu Cheng ` en and Journey to the West is a Chinese television series about the life of Wu Cheng ` en and his inspiration for writing the novel Journey to the West . The series was directed by Kan Weiping and consists of a total of 45 episodes shot in high definition , each 45 minutes long and containing 10 minutes of 3-D effects . The original lead actors of the 1986 television series Journey to the West starred in Wu Cheng ` en and Journey to the West and reprised their roles : Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong , Chi Chongrui as Tang Sanzang and Ma Dehua as Zhu Bajie . Sha Wujing , however , was portrayed by Liu Dagang because the original actor , Yan Huaili , died in April 2009 . It was broadcast by Shandong Qilu TV in July 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Monkey_King_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Monkey King is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese action-fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist . Yen also serves as the film 's action director . Production began in Beijing on 18 October 2010 and was filmed in 3D . The plot is based on an episode of Journey to the West , a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng ` en . It was released on 31 January 2014 . A sequel titled The Monkey King 2 was released in February 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Journey_to_the_West:_Conquering_the_Demons",
"title": "",
"text": "Journey to the West : Conquering the Demons is a 2013 fantasy comedy film co-written , produced , and directed by Stephen Chow . The movie was first announced in July 2011 and was released on February 10 , 2013 in China . The film is a loose comedic re-interpretation of the novel Journey to the West , a Chinese literary classic often believed to be written by Wu Cheng ` en . A sequel , Journey to the West : The Demons Strike Back , written and produced by Chow and directed by Tsui Hark , was released on January 28 , 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Painted_Skin:_The_Resurrection",
"title": "",
"text": "Painted Skin : The Resurrection is a 2012 Chinese fantasy action film directed by Wu Ershan , starring Zhao Wei , Chen Kun , Zhou Xun , Yang Mi , Feng Shaofeng , Kris Phillips and Chen Tingjia . The film reunites most of the original cast of the 2008 film Painted Skin ."
},
{
"docid": "Sweet_Sixteen_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sweet Sixteen ( , literally combining the names of the main characters ) is a 2016 Chinese-South Korean romance film directed by Jo Jin-kyu and starring Kris Wu , Han Geng , Joo Won and Lu Shan . It was released in China by Heng Ye Film Distribution on August 5 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Monkey_King_3",
"title": "",
"text": "The Monkey King 3 : Land of Beauty is an upcoming Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng ` en . The film is the third installment of the Monkey King series , after The Monkey King ( 2014 ) and The Monkey King 2 ( 2016 ) . Directed by Cheang Pou-soi , it stars Aaron Kwok , Feng Shaofeng , Zanilia Zhao , Xiaoshenyang and Him Law . The film will be released in February 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Never_Gone_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "So Young 2 : Never Gone , commonly known as Never Gone , is a 2016 Chinese romantic drama film based on the popular novel by Xin Yiwu . The film is directed by Zhou Tuoru , produced by Zhang Yibai and stars Kris Wu and Liu Yifei . Though the stories are unrelated , the film was promoted as the sequel to 2013 youth romance film So Young , and released in China on July 8 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Wu_Zetian_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wu Zetian ( 624 -- 705 ) , also romanized as Wu Ze Tian or Wu Tse-Tien , was a Chinese empress of the Zhou dynasty ( 690 -- 705 ) . Wu Zetian may also refer to : The Empress Wu Tse-tien , 1939 Chinese film starring Violet Koo Empress Wu Tse-Tien , 1963 Hong Kong film starring Li Li-hua Empress Wu , or Wu Zetian , 1984 Hong Kong television series The Empress of the Dynasty , 1985 Taiwanese television series starring Angela Pan Wu Zetian , 1995 Chinese television series Wu Zi Bei Ge : Wu Zetian Zhuan , 2006 Chinese television series starring Siqin Gaowa The Shadow of Empress Wu , also known as Riyue Lingkong , 2007 Chinese television series starring Liu Xiaoqing Secret History of Empress Wu , 2011 Chinese television series The Empress of China , 2016 Chinese television series Also see https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/武則天_ and the Category : Works about Wu Zetian Category : Works about Wu Zetian"
},
{
"docid": "The_Monkey_King_2",
"title": "",
"text": "The Monkey King 2 is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng ` en . The film was shot in 3D and is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit The Monkey King with Cheang Pou-soi returning as director and Sammo Hung as action director , who replaces Donnie Yen 's role from the previous installment . The film stars Aaron Kwok , who portrayed the main antagonist in the previous installment , as the film 's titular protagonist , who also replaces Yen from the previous installment . It was released in the United States on 5 February , in Hong Kong on 6 February and in China on 8 February 2016 , the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period ."
},
{
"docid": "Iron_&_Silk_(1990_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Iron & Silk is a 1990 movie based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman . It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu , better known in the west as kung fu , and to teach English . Though not trained as an actor , Salzman starred as himself , as did Pan Qingfu , who claimed no one else could portray him on film . Salzman 's experiences occurred in Changsha , Hunan , though the film was shot in Hangzhou , Zhejiang . The film was directed by Shirley Sun , and was the editorial debut for Geraldine Peroni ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_media_adaptations_of_Journey_to_the_West",
"title": "",
"text": "Journey to the West , one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature , was written in the 16th century and attributed to Wu Cheng ` en . Stories and characters were widely used , especially in Beijing opera , and has been adapted many times in modern film , television , stage , and other media ."
},
{
"docid": "Xiao_Wu",
"title": "",
"text": "Xiao Wu also known as The Pickpocket is a 1997 Chinese movie directed by Jia Zhangke . The film was the directorial debut of Jia Zhangke , one of the major figures of the so-called Sixth Generation of Chinese cinema and stars Wang Hongwei in the titular role along with Hao Hongjian and Zuo Baitao . Xiao Wu was filmed in the city of Fenyang in 16 mm ."
},
{
"docid": "Journey_to_the_West_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature attributed to Wu Cheng ` en . Journey to the West may also refer to :"
},
{
"docid": "Mr._Six_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mr. Six ( previously known as Fading Wave ) is a 2015 Chinese crime drama film directed by Guan Hu and written by Dong Runnian . It stars Feng Xiaogang , Zhang Hanyu , Xu Qing , Li Yifeng and Kris Wu . The film closed the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening . Mr. Six was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . Mr. Six was released on December 24 , 2015 in China . On November 22 , 2015 , Feng Xiaogang , won the Best Actor Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in Mr. Six ."
},
{
"docid": "Monkey:_Journey_to_the_West",
"title": "",
"text": "Monkey : Journey to the West is a stage adaptation of the novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng ` en . It was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng along with British musician Damon Albarn and British artist Jamie Hewlett ."
},
{
"docid": "Dayyan_Eng",
"title": "",
"text": "Dayyan Eng , known as Wu Shixian in China ( Born in Taiwan in 1975 ) , is a Chinese-American filmmaker . He studied film arts at the University of Washington and transferred to the Beijing Film Academy , where he finished his undergraduate studies in directing . In 2001 , he wrote and directed Bus 44 starring Chinese film star Gong Beibi . The film premiered and won awards at the 2001 Venice Film Festival and 2002 Sundance Film Festival , and was invited to 2002 Cannes Film Festival `` Directors ' Fortnight '' - becoming the first Chinese short film to be invited in all three festivals ' history . The film was covered extensively in the Chinese media and was critically acclaimed in both China and Europe and gained TV and theatrical distribution in territories worldwide . In 2005 , Eng wrote and directed a Chinese independent feature film Waiting Alone , starring an ensemble cast of Chinese stars including Xia Yu , Gong Beibi , Li Bingbing , and featuring cameos from some of Asia 's most well-known actors including Chow Yun-fat . The film has been called one of 2005 `` best films '' by over 50 media . Waiting Alone became a hit after its September 2005 domestic China wide-release , and went on to receive 3 nominations ( including Best Picture ) at the Chinese Academy Awards ( Golden Rooster Awards ) -- the first ever in the history of the awards by a foreign director . Eng , most recently , wrote and directed Inseparable starring Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey , Daniel Wu , Gong Beibi , Yan Ni , and Peter Stormare . The quirky dramedy debuted at the Busan International Film Festival in 2011 to positive reviews and was released in China in May 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Due_West:_Our_Sex_Journey",
"title": "",
"text": "Due West : Our Sex Journey is a 2012 Hong Kong 3-D erotica film directed and written by Mark Wu , starring Justin Cheung , Gregory Wong , Celia Kwok , Jeana Ho , and Daniella Wang . It is based on the erotic novel entitled Dongguan Wood , first published as a series of online stories by pseudonymous author Xiang Xi Murakami Haruki . The film premiered in Hong Kong on September 20 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Wu_Cheng'en",
"title": "",
"text": "Wu Cheng ` en ( , c. 1500 -- 1582 or 1505 -- 1580 ) , courtesy name Ruzhong , was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty , and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West , one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature ."
},
{
"docid": "Monkey_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": ", also known by its English title Monkey , also commonly referred to as `` Monkey Magic '' ( the show 's title song ) , is a Japanese television drama based on the Chinese novel , Journey to the West , by Wu Cheng ` en . Filmed in north-west China and Inner Mongolia , the show was produced by Nippon Television ( NTV ) and International Television Films in association with NHK , and broadcast from 1978 to 1980 on Nippon Television ."
},
{
"docid": "Daniel_Wu",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel Wu Yin-cho ( ; jyutping : ng4 jin6zou2 ; born September 30 , 1974 ) is an American actor , director and producer based in Hong Kong , and as of 2015 , starring as Sunny in the AMC martial arts drama series Into the Badlands . Since his film debut in 1998 , he has been featured in over 60 films . Wu has been called `` the young Donnie Yen , '' and is known as a `` flexible and distinctive '' leading actor in the Chinese-language film industry ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Four_Journeys",
"title": "",
"text": "The Four Journeys is a collection of four shenmo novels consisting of : Journey to the North , Journey to the South , Journey to the East , and Journey to the West . The Journey to the North ( composed during the Ming dynasty ) is on the apotheosis of True-Warrior ( Chen-wu , Zhen-wu ) as Mysterious-Heaven Supreme-Emperor ( Hsuan-t ` ien Shang-ti , Xuan-tian Shang-di ) . The Journey to the South was composed by Yu Xiangdou . The Journey to the East was composed by Wu Yuan-tai ( fl . 1522-1526 ) . The Journey to the West is composed by Yang Zhihe , and is based on the same subject , but distinct from Wu Cheng ` en 's epic novel Journey to the West ."
},
{
"docid": "Kris_(name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kris is both a given name and a surname . It was originally more common for females ( mainly short for Kristina , Kristin , or Kristine ) , but since the 1970s it has become more common for males ( mainly short for Kristopher ) due in large part of the increased usage of names such as Kristi , Kristy and Krissy among younger women . Notable people with the name include : Given name : Kris Allen ( born 1985 ) , American musician and winner of season eight of American Idol Kris Aquino ( born 1971 ) , a Philippine actress and host Kris Boyd ( born 1983 ) , Scottish footballer Kris Commons ( born 1983 ) , English-born Scottish footballer Kris Jenner ( born 1955 ) , American television personality Kris Johnson ( baseball ) ( born 1984 ) , American baseball player Kris Johnson ( basketball ) ( born 1975 ) , American basketball player Kris Kristofferson ( born 1936 ) , American country music singer , songwriter and actor Kris Marshall ( born 1973 ) , English film and TV actor Kris Trindl , ( born 1987 ) , American DJ Kris Wu ( born 1990 ) , an ex-member of the Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO Surname : David S. Kris ( born 1966 ) , American lawyer Ernst Kris ( 1900 -- 1957 ) , American psychoanalyst and art historian"
},
{
"docid": "The_Empress_Wu_Tse-tien_(1939_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Empress Wu Tse-Tien is a 1939 Chinese historical film based on the life of Wu Zetian , the only female emperor in Chinese history . Directed by Fang Peilin , the film starred Gu Lanjun as the titular character ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Life_of_Wu_Xun",
"title": "",
"text": "The Life of Wu Xun is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Sun Yu and starring Zhao Dan . A black and white movie , it was produced by Kunlun Film Studio . It deals with a true story of a figure in Chinese history , Wu Xun , who spent years collecting money as a beggar to eventually found a school for indigent children free of charge . It was initially well received as one of the ten best films of the year , but was soon severely criticized by Chinese authorities . It was rehabilitated in 1986 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Cave_of_the_Silken_Web_(1927_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cave of the Silken Web ( 盘丝洞 , Pan Si Dong ) a.k.a. Journey to the West - the Spiders Cave a.k.a. Spiders is a 1927 Chinese film directed by Dan Duyu and starring Yin Mingzhu as the first spider spirit . It is based on an episode of the shenmo fantasy novel Journey to the West , a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty . The ten-reel silent film was produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company . It was thought to be a lost film , until 2013 , when an original copy of The Cave of the Silken Web was discovered in the archives of the National Library in Mo i Rana , Norway . The film was presented at the Films from the South 2013 festival in Oslo . Roughly three quarters of the film is preserved , the first reel and a section in the middle is lost . The Norwegian copy has retained the original Chinese intertitles , but includes additional jokes in Norwegian written for the local audience ."
},
{
"docid": "Wu_Yue_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Wu Yue ( born 25 April 1976 ) is a Chinese actor best known for playing heroes in various films and television series . Some of his more notable roles in television include : Chen Zhen in Huo Yuanjia and Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen ( 2001 ) ; Di Yun in Lian Cheng Jue ( 2004 ) ; Yan Qing in Langzi Yan Qing ( 2004 ) ; Zhang San in Zuixia Zhang San ( 2006 ) ; Xia Shijie in Fankang Zhi Zhenxin Yingxiong ( 2008 ) ; Sun Wukong in Journey to the West ( 2011 ) ; Ariq Böke in The Legend of Kublai Khan ( 2013 ) . Wu was enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama in 1997 and graduated in 2001 . Apart from acting , he practises martial arts and holds a National Martial Arts Championship grade in wushu . He is currently a member of the National Theatre Company of China . He also wrote lyrics and performed songs for some of the films and television series he acted in ."
},
{
"docid": "Call_of_Heroes",
"title": "",
"text": "Call of Heroes , previous known as The Deadly Reclaim , is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese action film produced and directed by Benny Chan , with action direction by Sammo Hung , and starring Sean Lau , Louis Koo , Eddie Peng , Yuan Quan , Jiang Shuying , with a special appearance by Wu Jing . Filming began in June 2015 and the film was released on 18 August 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Old_Cinderella",
"title": "",
"text": "The Old Cinderella ( Chinese : 脱轨时代 ) is a 2014 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Wu Bai and starring Zhang Jingchu , Pan Yueming and Kenji Wu . A large portion of the film was shot in Israel ."
}
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Super Metroid is a movie sequel.
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[
{
"docid": "Virtual_Console",
"title": "",
"text": ", sometimes abbreviated as VC , is a specialized section of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo eShop online services that allows players to purchase and download retro games ( mostly unaltered ) for Nintendo 's Wii and Wii U home gaming consoles and the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console . The Virtual Console lineup consists of titles originally released on past home and handheld consoles . These titles are run in their original forms through software emulation ( excluding GBA titles on 3DS ) , and can be purchased for between 500 and 1200 Wii Points ( Wii ) , US$ 2.99 and US$ 6.99 ( 3DS ) and US$ 4.99 and US$ 9.99 ( Wii U ) depending on system , rarity , and/or demand . Virtual Console 's library of past games currently consists of titles originating from the Nintendo Entertainment System , Super NES , Game Boy , Game Boy Color , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy Advance , Nintendo DS , and Wii , as well as Sega 's Master System and Genesis/Mega Drive , NEC 's TurboGrafx-16 , and SNK 's Neo Geo AES . The service for the Wii also includes games for platforms that were known only in select regions , such as the Commodore 64 ( Europe and North America ) and MSX ( Japan ) , as well as Virtual Console Arcade , which allows players to download video arcade games . Virtual Console titles have been downloaded over ten million times . The distribution of past games through the Virtual Console is one of Nintendo 's attempts at preventing software piracy ."
},
{
"docid": "Characters_in_the_Metroid_series",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of notable fictional characters in Metroid , a series of video games developed by Nintendo ."
},
{
"docid": "Super_Metroid",
"title": "",
"text": "Super Metroid is a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994 . It is a third game in the Metroid series . The story takes place after the events of the 1991 Game Boy game , Metroid II : Return of Samus . The player takes on the role of an intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she travels to planet Zebes in an attempt to retrieve an infant Metroid stolen by the Space Pirate leader Ridley . Super Metroid was directed and written by Yoshio Sakamoto , and produced by Makoto Kano , with Gunpei Yokoi serving as general manager . It was developed over the course of two years , with a year prior to gain approval for the inital idea , as the developers wanted to make a good action game , and to set the stage for Samus 's reappearance . The gameplay focuses on exploration , with the player searching for power-ups that are used to reach previously inaccessible areas . It features new concepts to the series , such as the inventory screen , an automapping facility , and the ability to fire in all directions . Super Metroid received acclaim from critics , who praised its atmosphere , gameplay , music and graphics . It is often described as one of the best video games of all time . While the game did not sell well in Japan , it fared better in North America , and had shipped 1.42 million copies worldwide by late 2003 . Super Metroid became popular among players for speedrunning , and its gameplay and design influenced other games . The game , along with Konami 's Castlevania : Symphony of the Night , also popularized the Metroidvania genre . The game was followed by the 2002 release of Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime , ending the series ' eight-year hiatus . Since 2007 , Super Metroid has been released for the Virtual Console service on the Wii , the Wii U , and the New Nintendo 3DS ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Super_Mario_128",
"title": "",
"text": "Super Mario 128 refers to a series of development projects that were originally to be used only to create a sequel to Super Mario 64 . As debuted at Nintendo 's Space World trade show in 2000 , the demonstrated graphics and physics concepts were gradually incorporated into various games across many years . This includes the rapid object generation in Pikmin , the `` sphere walking '' technology used in The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy , and the physics of Metroid Prime ."
},
{
"docid": "Kenji_Yamamoto_(composer_born_1964)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo , where he is notable for composing music in many titles of the Metroid series , mainly Super Metroid and the Prime trilogy . Yamamoto also plays a role as a music director at Nintendo , overseeing the audio for several of their games . He frequently collaborates with fellow composers Minako Hamano and Masaru Tajima . In development of Super Metroid , Yamamoto came up with some of the game 's themes by humming them to himself while riding his motorcycle to work . He was asked to compose the music for Metroid Prime to reinforce the series ' continuity . Metroid Primes Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound was mixed by a member of Dolby Digital . Developers from Retro Studios noted how the process of fitting all the sound effects for a world in Metroid Prime into 6 MB of space was crucial in producing a quality aural experience , as each sound had to be of very high quality to be included . Yamamoto utilizes heavy drums , piano , voiced chants , clangs of pipes , and electric guitar . Metroid Prime 3 took advantage of the increase in the amount of RAM that took place when the series switched from the GameCube to the Wii ; this allowed for higher quality audio samples to be used and thus a better overall audio quality . The music from Metroid and other games have been played by ensembles and concerts . An orchestral arrangement of his music is included in PLAY ! A Video Game Symphony that toured the United States and Europe and made its Asian debut at the 2007 Singapore Arts Festival . In an interview with Music4Games , Yamamoto detailed his experience working on the Metroid Prime trilogy . He described his thoughts on the inclusion of themes from Super Metroid as well as his composition process and sources of inspiration . He intends to continue working on the Metroid series into the future ."
},
{
"docid": "Mother_Brain",
"title": "",
"text": "is a fictional character created by Nintendo for the Metroid series . She is one of the most prominent antagonists within the series , serving as the main antagonist of Metroid and Super Metroid . A similarly named yet unrelated boss character also appears in the games Blaster Master and Phantasy Star II . Mother Brain has been killed multiple times by series protagonist Samus Aran . Her Super Metroid design was originally milder than its final version , resembling an `` old lady living in an apartment complex '' when designed by Toru Osawa . This design was altered by Tomomi Yamane , who gave her an overall more monstrous appearance . She takes the form of a large brain that sits within a jar , from which she controls the Space Pirates on the fictional planet Zebes . Since Super Metroid ( 1994 ) , she has had a single large eye . Mother Brain has made several appearances in other media , most notably in the cartoon , Captain N : The Game Master . Since appearing in the Metroid series , she has received positive reception , but her alterations in Captain N were far less well received ."
},
{
"docid": "Lvl._1",
"title": "",
"text": "Lvl . 1 is the 2007 debut album by the band Last Chance to Reason . The album heavily references video games , especially Super Metroid . Song titles include `` Escape From Brinstar '' , `` Kraid Ai n't Got Shit On Me '' , and `` Destroy Mother Brain '' ( references to Nintendo 's Super Metroid ) , and `` Maddens for Noobz '' ( referencing the John Madden series of video games ) . The album cover features artwork based on Super Metroid , with a male character on the cover showing some appearance similarities to that of Samus . Producer Jamie King commented on how `` the album sounds like the group is playing Metroid across each song . '' King likened the sound to `` aliens taking over the world , '' and the band embraced the theme . A video was released for `` Get Awesome '' on 2008"
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_Dread",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid Dread was a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure video game by Nintendo , intended for release on the Nintendo DS handheld game console . It was to be the next entry in the Metroid series of video games , and a sequel to the 2002 Game Boy Advance title Metroid Fusion . It was first seen in an official internal software list made by Nintendo in 2005 and a reveal at the Electronic Entertainment Expo convention in 2005 and 2006 was anticipated ; it was not revealed in either year , and is the only title to date on the list that has not been revealed . A message in the 2007 video game Metroid Prime 3 : Corruption was believed to contain a reference to Metroid Dread , but Corruption director Mark Pacini denied this and said that it was a coincidence . Metroid series designer Yoshio Sakamoto was questioned on the status and history of Metroid Dread from video game journalists , and confirmed that the game existed at one point , but stated that the staff would start from scratch if development resumed . Critics have expressed an interest in seeing the game or a similar 2D side-scrolling Metroid game released , and listed Metroid Dread in their most wanted lists as of 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid II : Return of Samus is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld game console . The second installment and the first handheld title in the Metroid series , it was released in North America in November 1991 , and in Japan and Europe the following year . The story follows the protagonist and playable character Samus Aran , who is sent on a mission to exterminate the Metroid creatures from their home planet SR388 before the antagonistic Space Pirates obtain and use them . The gameplay involves killing a fixed number of Metroids before the player can advance deeper through the planet 's tunnels . The developer and producer of the original Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System -- Nintendo Research & Development 1 ( Nintendo R&D 1 ) and Gunpei Yokoi -- returned to develop Metroid II . The developers of the game added round metal shoulders on Samus ' Varia Suit to differentiate it from her Power Suit , since both looked similar on the Game Boy 's limited greyscale display . The updated suit has since been a staple of the series , appearing in all subsequent games . A unique color palette for Metroid II was added to the Game Boy Color console , a successor to the original Game Boy with a color screen . The game was given generally favorable reviews . Critics praised it for its story and settings , while other reviews criticized its graphics and audio . By late 2003 , the game had shipped 1.72 million copies worldwide . A follow-up , Super Metroid , was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994 . Metroid II became available as a Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console title in 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "2002_in_video_gaming",
"title": "",
"text": "The year 2002 in video gaming saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Battlefield 1942 , Dungeon Siege , Kingdom Hearts , Mafia : The City of Lost Heaven , Ratchet & Clank , Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus , SOCOM : U.S. Navy SEALs , Tom Clancy 's Splinter Cell , Metroid Prime and Super Mario Sunshine ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid",
"title": "",
"text": "is a science fiction action-adventure video game series created by Nintendo . The series is primarily produced by the company 's first-party developers , although some installments were handled by other developers , including Fuse Games , Team Ninja , and Next Level Games . The series chronicles the missions of space-faring bounty hunter Samus Aran , who protects the galaxy from the depredations of the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the eponymous Metroids . Metroid combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the exploration aspect of The Legend of Zelda with a decidedly darker atmosphere and a greater emphasis on nonlinear gameplay . The series consists of twelve games that were released on almost every Nintendo video game console . It is one of Nintendo 's most successful franchises , and the games have received varying levels of critical acclaim . , the Metroid series sold over 17.44 million copies . The series has been represented in other Nintendo media , including the Super Smash Bros. series . Additional media for the Metroid series has also been released , including soundtracks , comic books and manga adaptations ."
},
{
"docid": "Retro_Studios",
"title": "",
"text": "Retro Studios , Inc. is an American first-party video game developer and division of Nintendo based in Austin , Texas . The studio is best known for its work on the Metroid Prime series and the Donkey Kong Country series , and has contributed to several other Nintendo game projects , such as Metroid Prime Hunters and Mario Kart 7 . Retro was founded in 1998 as an alliance between Nintendo and former Iguana Entertainment founder Jeff Spangenberg , hoping to create titles for the then-upcoming GameCube aiming at an older demographic . The company began working on four different titles , all of which were finally cancelled once Retro focused their resources on Metroid Prime , the first Metroid title developed outside Japan . The success of Metroid Prime led Retro to work on two sequels , and later to become involved with reviving the Donkey Kong series with Donkey Kong Country Returns ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_Prime",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid Prime is a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo for the GameCube video game console . It was released in North America on November 17 , 2002 , and in Japan and Europe the following year . Metroid Prime is the fifth main installment in the Metroid series , and the first Metroid game to use 3D computer graphics . Because exploration takes precedence over combat , Nintendo classifies the game as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter . On the same day as its North American release , Nintendo also released the Game Boy Advance game Metroid Fusion , marking the return of the Metroid series after an eight-year hiatus following Super Metroid ( 1994 ) . Metroid Prime is the first of the three-part Prime storyline , which takes place between the original Metroid and Metroid II : Return of Samus . Like previous games in the series , Metroid Prime has a science fiction setting in which players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran . The story follows Samus as she battles the Space Pirates and their biological experiments on the planet Tallon IV . The game was a collaboration between Retro 's staff in Austin , Texas , and Japanese Nintendo employees , including producer Shigeru Miyamoto , who suggested the project after visiting Retro 's headquarters in 2000 . Despite initial backlash against the game 's first-person perspective , the game garnered critical praise and commercial success , selling more than a million units in North America alone . It won a number of Game of the Year awards , and it is considered by many critics and gamers to be one of the greatest video games ever made , remaining one of the highest-rated games on Metacritic . In 2009 , an enhanced version was released for the Wii as a standalone game in Japan , and as part of the Metroid Prime Trilogy compilation internationally ."
},
{
"docid": "Makoto_Kano_(video_game_designer)",
"title": "",
"text": ", also credited as Makoto Kanoh pre-1995 , is a Japanese game designer and supervisor . He was born in Kyoto , Japan . Kano began working for Nintendo in 1974 . He was one of the original designers in Nintendo 's creative department . Originally , he designed toys and board games before working on the Nintendo Beam Gun series . Kano eventually became one of the lead designers of the Game & Watch series . By 1984 , he was heavily involved in several Nintendo R&D 1 games , including Hogan 's Alley , Gyromite , and more specifically the Metroid , Kid Icarus , and Famicom Wars series . Some other projects he has worked on at Nintendo include Super Metroid , the Super Scope for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , and Mario & Wario . Kano is credited with creating several early Nintendo characters during the 1980s . Ultimately , his best known achievement may have been creating the concepts of the Metroid , Famicom Wars , and Kid Icarus universe ."
},
{
"docid": "Hiroyuki_Kimura",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese video game director and producer who works for Nintendo . Kimura joined the company as a trainee in 1988 , and designed the characters of Super Mario Bros. 3 . After that , he was originally assigned to Gunpei Yokoi and the Nintendo R&D 1 team . Kimura designed a variety of games for Nintendo including several of the NES Zapper software and the Metroid series . Shortly after working on Super Metroid , Kimura was transferred to Shigeru Miyamoto and the Nintendo EAD group ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Metroid_media",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid is a video game series published by Nintendo and primarily produced by the company 's first-party developers , though second-party Fuse Games and third-party Team Ninja have also developed for the series . It debuted in Japan with on August 6 , 1986 , and was later released in North America ( August 1987 ) and PAL regions ( January 15 , 1988 ) . All Metroid video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds , dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the current generation of video game consoles . The franchise consists of eleven video games , the latest of which is Metroid : Other M for the Wii . Comics and manga adaptations , and video game soundtracks released on audio CDs are also available and occasionally figurines . The series revolves around Samus Aran , a bounty hunter who protects the galaxy from the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of fictional organisms , especially the eponymous Metroids . The series ' gameplay contains elements from shooter , platforming , and adventure games . It is known for its non-linear progression and solitary exploration . The 2D Metroid games are side-scrollers , and the 3D Metroid Prime series gives the player a first-person perspective , while Other M is a third-person shooter with the ability to switch to first-person view . Metroid is one of Nintendo 's most successful franchises , with over 17.44 million units sold by September 2012 . The games have received varying levels of critical acclaim , while the most recent game Other M has met with polarizing reviews . A side-story to the Metroid Prime trilogy , Metroid Prime : Federation Force , has been announced for a 3DS release in 2016 , and is confirmed to be optimized for the New 3DS in a similar manner to The Legend of Zelda : Majora 's Mask 3D and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS . Shinya Takahashi , the general manager of the Nintendo Software Planning & Development , previously stated that Nintendo has plans for 2D and 3D Metroid titles `` in the near future '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Samus_Aran",
"title": "",
"text": "is the protagonist of the Metroid science fiction action-adventure game series by Nintendo . She was introduced in the 1986 video game Metroid . Samus Aran is an ex-soldier of the Galactic Federation who turned into a galactic bounty hunter , usually fitted with a powered exoskeleton that is equipped with weapons such as directed-energy weapons and missiles . Throughout the series , she executes missions given to her by the Galactic Federation while hunting the antagonistic Space Pirates and their leader Ridley , along with the parasitic energy-draining organisms called Metroids . Samus has appeared in every Metroid video game and has also been featured in media outside of the series , including in the Super Smash Bros. series and in the comic book version of Captain N : The Game Master . She is well known as one of the earliest female protagonists in video game history and has remained a popular character over thirty years after her first appearance ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid:_Zero_Mission",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid : Zero Mission is an action-adventure video game published by Nintendo , and developed by its Research & Development 1 ( R&D 1 ) division for the Game Boy Advance . It is a remake of the 1986 game Metroid -- the first installment in the Metroid video game series , and is designed to retell that entry 's story with Super Metroid-like gameplay . It was released in North America in February 2004 , with other territories later . Like the other titles in the series , the player controls space-faring bounty hunter Samus Aran , who travels to planet Zebes after learning that Space Pirates are experimenting with Metroids in an attempt to duplicate them and use them for their own gain . The gameplay focuses on exploration , with the player searching for power-ups that are used to reach previously inaccessible areas . The remake also features new items , additional areas , mini-bosses , difficulty levels , and a rewritten story which explores Samus 's backstory . Reviews were generally positive towards the game . Praise focused on the new content , while criticism targeted the game 's short length . Metroid : Zero Mission received several honors , including a 46th-place ranking in a list of the Top 200 Games compiled by Nintendo Power . It was also chosen as the 9th Best Game Boy Advance Game by IGN . The game has sold over 439,000 units in the United States and 69,000 in Japan as of February 2005 . The Wii U 's Virtual Console version was released in Japan on June 19 , 2014 ; in Europe on March 12 , 2015 ; and in North America on January 14 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_Fusion",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid Fusion is an action-adventure video game published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console . The fourth installment in the Metroid series , it was developed by the company 's Research & Development 1 ( R&D 1 ) divisionthe same team that previously developed the 1994 game Super Metroid , to which Fusion bears heavy resemblance . It was released in North America , Europe , and Australia in November 2002 , and in Japan in February 2003 . The game 's story follows bounty hunter Samus Aran , who is sent by the Galactic Federation to investigate the Biologic Space Laboratories space station , where it is swarming with organisms infected with virions known as the X Parasites . Like in previous Metroid games , Fusion is played from the side-scrolling perspective . It introduces mission-based gameplay that aids the player to explore areas . The game consists of objectives , which are flexible in how they can be accomplished . Fusion was released simultaneously with the GameCube game Metroid Prime in North America . The bonus features in Prime can be unlocked by linking between the game and Fusion via the Nintendo GameCube -- Game Boy Advance link cable . Metroid Fusion was praised by critics for its action-oriented gameplay . Fusion received several awards , including Handheld Game of the Year at the 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards , Best Game Boy Advance Adventure Game from IGN , and Best Action Game on Game Boy Advance from GameSpot . The game was released as a Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console title in December 2011 , as part of the `` 3DS Ambassadors '' program . The Wii U Virtual Console version was later released in April 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes is a first person action-adventure video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console . It is the seventh published game in the Metroid series , a sequel to Metroid Prime , and the first game in the series with a multiplayer feature . Echoes was released in North America , Europe , and Australia in 2004 ; and in Japan in May 2005 . The story of Echoes follows bounty hunter Samus Aran after she is sent to rescue Galactic Federation Marines from a ship near Aether , a planet inhabited by a race known as the Luminoth . There , she discovers that the troops were slaughtered by the Ing , a race that came from an alternate dimension of Aether . Samus must travel to three temples to ensure the destruction of the Ing , while battling Space Pirates and her mysterious doppelgänger called Dark Samus . Retro decided to make the game different from its predecessor by adding more focus on storyline and including new gameplay elements . Nintendo launched a viral marketing campaign to promote the game that included several websites written as if taking place in the Metroid universe . Echoes single player mode and graphics were praised by critics , while its steep difficulty level and multiplayer components were met less positively . Since its release , Echoes has received several video game industry awards , as well as spots on `` top games '' lists by Nintendo Power and IGN . Over 800,000 copies of the game were sold worldwide . In 2009 , an enhanced version was released for Wii as a standalone game in Japan and as part of Metroid Prime : Trilogy internationally ."
},
{
"docid": "Dragon_Ball_Z:_Broly_–_Second_Coming",
"title": "",
"text": "Dragon Ball Z : Broly -- Second Coming , known in Japan as , is the tenth Dragon Ball Z feature movie . It was released in Japan on March 12 , 1994 at the Toei Anime Fair alongside Dr. Slump and Arale-chan : Hoyoyo !! Follow the Rescued Shark ... and the first Slam Dunk movie . It is the sequel to Dragon Ball Z : Broly -- The Legendary Super Saiyan . The second sequel is Dragon Ball Z : Bio-Broly . It was released in North America on April 5 , 2005 . In 2007 , Funimation re-released this movie and Broly -- The Legendary Super Saiyan on Blu-ray . Both feature full HD 1080p ( or 720p ) resolution with digitally remastered animation , and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix . It was re-released to DVD and Blu-ray on March 31 , 2009 in a triple feature with the original Broly film , as well as Bio-Broly . It was re-released in a movie 4-pack on January 3 , 2012 , containing the final four original DBZ films ."
},
{
"docid": "Kamen_Rider_×_Super_Sentai_×_Space_Sheriff:_Super_Hero_Taisen_Z",
"title": "",
"text": "is a 2013 tokusatsu superhero film which features a crossover between the Kamen Rider , Super Sentai , and the Space Sheriff Series , representing the Metal Heroes series as a whole . It is also a sequel to the 2012 film Kamen Rider × Super Sentai : Super Hero Taisen . The protagonists of Space Sheriff Gavan : The Movie , Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters , and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger are featured , but the casts of Kamen Rider Wizard , Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger , and Kamen Rider Fourze also participate in the film as well as the return of Kamen Rider Super-1 . The version of Inazuman from Movie War Ultimatum also appears ."
},
{
"docid": "2010_in_video_gaming",
"title": "",
"text": "2010 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games , including several new titles such as Ace Attorney , Alien vs. Predator , Army of Two , Assassin 's Creed , Battlefield , BioShock , Call of Duty , Castlevania , Civilization , Crackdown , Donkey Kong , Dead Rising , Fable , Fallout , God of War , Gran Turismo , Halo , Just Cause , Kane and Lynch , Lost Planet , Mafia , Mass Effect , Medal of Honor , Mega Man , Metroid , Need for Speed , Pokémon , Prince of Persia , Red Steel , Red Dead , Skate , StarCraft , Star Wars : The Force Unleashed , Super Mario , Tom Clancy 's H.A.W.X , Tom Clancy 's Splinter Cell and Total War . In addition , it saw the release of many new intellectual properties , such as Alan Wake , Darksiders , Deadly Premonition , Heavy Rain and Metro 2033 . Many awards went to games such as Red Dead Redemption , Mass Effect 2 , God of War III and Super Mario Galaxy 2 . Kinect from Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 was also released this year ."
},
{
"docid": "Max_Goof",
"title": "",
"text": "Maximilian `` Max '' Goof is a fictional character who is the son of the popular Disney character Goofy . He first appeared in the 1992 television series Goof Troop as a preteen . He later appeared as a teenager in the spin-off movie A Goofy Movie ( 1995 ) and its direct-to-video sequel An Extremely Goofy Movie ( 2000 ) . He appeared as a child in the direct-to-video film Mickey 's Once Upon a Christmas ( 1999 ) and as a young adult in its sequel Mickey 's Twice Upon a Christmas ( 2004 ) . He also appeared in the 2001 TV series House of Mouse as a teenage parking valet . Max has also appeared as a playable character in video games such as Goof Troop ( 1994 ) for the Super NES , Disney Golf ( 2002 ) for the PlayStation 2 , and Disney 's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding ( 2001 ) for PC CD ."
},
{
"docid": "Kyaa_Super_Kool_Hain_Hum",
"title": "",
"text": "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum ( English : How Super Cool we are ! ) is a 2012 Bollywood sex comedy film directed by Sachin Yardi and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor . The film is a sequel to the 2005 sleeper hit , Kyaa Kool Hai Hum and the second installment of Kyaa Kool Hain Hum film series . The movie stars Ritesh Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor from the original cast . It released on 27 July 2012 , and received mostly positive response . With good box office collections , the film was declared as a `` semi-hit '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid ( 1986 ) is a video game . Metroid may also refer to : Metroids , a fictional alien predator species introduced in the 1986 game Metroid series , a series of video games that was started with the 1986 game"
},
{
"docid": "Metroid:_Other_M",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid : Other M is an action-adventure video game developed by `` Project M '' , a team consisting of members from Nintendo , Team Ninja and D-Rockets , and published by Nintendo for the Wii console . It is part of the Metroid series , and was released in North America on August 31 , 2010 . This was shortly followed by the release in Japan , Australia and Europe in September 2010 . The game is set between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion . The player assumes the role of bounty hunter Samus Aran , who investigates a derelict space station along with a Galactic Federation platoon , which includes her former commanding officer , Adam Malkovich . Other M is played from a third-person perspective using only the Wii Remote , and focuses on exploration and combat . The game introduces melee attacks which could only be executed when an enemy 's health was reduced to a certain degree . Impressed with the 2004 action game Ninja Gaiden , series co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto approached Team Ninja to develop Other M , while D-Rockets was brought in to handle the in-game cutscenes . The development team employed a simple control scheme to make the game more intuitive and attractive , and gave significant focus on plot and characterization , with extensive usage of cinematics and voice acting . Upon release , Other M received favorable reviews , with much praise to its gameplay , music , graphics and overall atmosphere . Some journalists , however , criticized its plot and Samus ' characterization in the game , which was considered negative deviation from how she was depicted elsewhere in the series . The game also received honors and distinctions from several journalistic sites and magazines , including Entertainment Weekly , Game Informer , Wired , GameTrailers , and IGN . Other M was the third best-selling video game in Japan during its week of release , and the ninth best-selling game in North America during September 2010 . The game 's long-term sales numbers were far below Nintendo 's expectations , as a half a million copies were sold in North America by November 2010 . Other M was re-released in Japan and Europe on the Wii U 's Nintendo eShop in March 2016 and in North America in December 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Super_Smash_Bros._(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Super Smash Bros. is a fighting video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 home video game console . It was released in Japan on January 21 , 1999 ; in North America on April 26 , 1999 ; and in Europe on November 19 , 1999 . Super Smash Bros. is the first game in the Super Smash Bros. series ; its successor , Super Smash Bros. . Melee , was released for the GameCube in 2001 . The game is a crossover between many different Nintendo franchises , including Mario , The Legend of Zelda , Star Fox , Donkey Kong , Metroid , Mother , F-Zero , Yoshi , Kirby , and Pokémon . It received mostly positive reviews from the media and was commercially successful , selling over 5 million copies worldwide by 2001 , with 2.93 million sold in the United States and 1.97 million copies sold in Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "Puzzle_Productions",
"title": "",
"text": "First 4 Figures is a United Kingdom - and Hong Kong-based toy and model company . First 4 Figures produces merchandise statues of well-known licenses , such as The Legend of Zelda , Super Mario , Metroid and Sonic the Hedgehog ."
},
{
"docid": "Super_Robot_Mach_Baron",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese tokusatsu series that aired from October 7 , 1974 , to March 31 , 1975 . It was a sequel to Super Robot Red Baron . Somewhere in Asia , the series was adapted into an 86-minute feature film which used footage from the original series . That movie was also released in Spain ( under the title `` Mazinger Z - El robot de las estrellas '' , even though it bore no relation to Mazinger Z ) and Germany ( `` Roboter der Sterne '' ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Metroid_Prime_Pinball",
"title": "",
"text": "Metroid Prime Pinball is a pinball video game themed after the Metroid series . The game uses the graphical style and various story elements from Metroid Prime . It was developed by Fuse Games for the Nintendo DS handheld game console , and released by Nintendo in North America and Australia in 2005 , in Japan in 2006 , and in Europe in 2007 . Metroid Prime Pinball uses the basic mechanics of pinball , along with typical pinball items . New mechanics are introduced , such as wall jumping and the ability to fire weapons . The Nintendo DS 's touchscreen can be nudged with a finger to alter the pinball 's trajectory while in motion . The initial idea for a video game that presented the Metroid series in a pinball setting came to Kensuke Tanabe after he learned that Fuse Games had previously worked on Mario Pinball Land , another pinball video game . Recalling that the series ' protagonist , Samus , can morph into a ball , Tanabe was convinced that the Metroid universe could be adapted to a pinball setting . The game was sold with a Rumble Pak accessory for the Nintendo DS , marking the first time the accessory was available for the Nintendo DS . Metroid Prime Pinball received generally positive reviews . Critics praised the game 's transposition of the Metroid series into a pinball video game , but criticized its lack of variety . Metroid Prime Pinball sold 6,228 copies during its debut month of October 2005 in the United States , and over 15,000 units in Japan as of May 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "First4Figures",
"title": "",
"text": "First 4 Figures is a United Kingdom and Hong Kong based toy and model company . First 4 Figures produces merchandise statues of well-known licenses , such as Dark Souls , The Legend of Zelda , Super Mario , Metroid and Sonic the Hedgehog ."
},
{
"docid": "Godzilla:_Monster_War",
"title": "",
"text": "( literally translated Godzilla : Strange Beast Great War ) is a two-dimensional fighting game for the Super Famicom , released in 1994 . The game was developed by Alfa System and published by Toho . It was the sequel to Godzilla : Battle Legends , and the second Godzilla game released for the Super Famicom platform , the other being Super Godzilla . In the game , players select from one of eight different monsters from the Godzilla movies and battle in a variety of locations . The game was released in Japan only . According to Nintendo Power , the game was planned to be released in North America in April 1995 under the title Godzilla : Destroy All Monsters . However , it was never released ."
}
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{
"docid": "One_America_News_Network",
"title": "",
"text": "One America News Network ( abbreviated as OANN ) , commonly referred to as One America News ( abbreviated as OAN ) , is an American cable news television channel that is owned by Herring Networks , Inc. . The network is headquartered in San Diego , California , and operates a news bureau in Washington , D.C. and New York City . Originally envisioned as a conservative-oriented news network , OAN 's stated focus is delivering a credible source of national and international news 24/7 . OAN features news programming and political talk shows , along with network special documentary-style reports . OAN states a goal of delivering objective news coverage and political talk shows that illustrate a strong conservative view . The channel was launched on July 4 , 2013 . One America has national carriage on DirecTV , Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse , along with a number of regional cable providers , including Frontier Communications , CenturyLink PRISM TV , Consolidated Communications , Buckeye Broadband , and GCI . On April 5 , 2017 , DirecTV started carrying OAN on channel 347 . As of April 2017 , One America News Network is available in 35 million homes ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Corey_Lewandowski",
"title": "",
"text": "Corey R. Lewandowski ( -LSB- luːənˈdaʊski -RSB- born September 18 , 1973 ) is an American political operative and political commentator . He is a political commentator for One America News Network ( OANN ) and Fox News Channel ( FNC ) and a former political commentator for the Cable News Network ( CNN ) , as well as a former campaign manager of Donald Trump 's 2016 campaign for President of the United States from January 2015 to June 2016 . Prior to joining Trump 's campaign , Lewandowski worked for several campaigns and was a lobbyist . He worked for Americans for Prosperity advocacy group in a variety of roles , and led its national voter registration effort for 11 months . Lewandowski himself has run unsuccessfully for office twice , once in Massachusetts and once in New Hampshire . On December 21 , 2016 Lewandowski co-founded Avenue Strategies , a political consulting firm in an office overlooking the White House . Citgo Petroleum Corporation and Puerto Rico were among their first clients . In May Public Citizen called for an U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Lewandowski 's alleged lobbying activities without having formally registered . By early May , Lewandowski exited the lobbying firm ."
},
{
"docid": "Oannes",
"title": "",
"text": "Oannes may refer to : Oannes ( bug ) , an insect genus in the tribe Coreini Oannes ( mythology ) , another name of Adapa , a Babylonian mythical being"
},
{
"docid": "VOA-PNN",
"title": "",
"text": "VOA-PNN ( Abbreviation of Voice of America-Persian News Network ) is a governmental international broadcaster of the United States of America in Persian language . Its headquarter is in Washington D.C. . It started to broadcast its programs on 18 October 1994 with a one-hour television program . Its radio programs started on 22 November 1979 with 30 minutes broadcasting per day ."
},
{
"docid": "Abe_Sapien",
"title": "",
"text": "Abraham `` Abe '' Sapien is a fictional character introduced in the comic book series Hellboy , created by Mike Mignola . He takes his name from `` Ichthyo sapien '' , the fanciful species designation chosen for him by his colleagues in the 19th-century Oannes Club , and from Abraham Lincoln , on whose assassination date the Oannes Club abandoned Abe 's body , leaving only a cryptic note as explanation , in a suspended animation tank beneath a Washington D.C. hospital . He is occasionally referred to as a fishman , or merman . As well as regular appearances in Hellboy and B.P.R.D. , Sapien has also starred in his own one-shot comic , Abe Sapien : Drums of the Dead by Brian McDonald and Derek Thompson , and the mini-series Abe Sapien : The Drowning by Mike Mignola ."
},
{
"docid": "Liberal_Network_for_Latin_America",
"title": "",
"text": "The Liberal Network for Latin America ( Red Liberal de América Latina ) , ( Rede Liberal da América Latina ) , abbreviated to RELIAL , is a network of 39 liberal institutions from 18 Latin American countries . Members of RELIAL include political parties as well as think tanks , foundations and research institutes . Most of the members tend to market liberalism . RELIAL is the regional organization for Latin America of the Liberal International . It was founded in 2003 with the official launch taking place in Costa Rica November , 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "One_America",
"title": "",
"text": "One America may refer to : One America Committee One America Initiative One America News Network"
},
{
"docid": "PlayStation_Store",
"title": "",
"text": "The PlayStation Store ( also abbreviated as PSN Store ) is a digital media store available to users of Sony 's PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable game consoles via the PlayStation Network . The store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge . Available content includes full games , add-on content , playable demos , themes and game/movie trailers . The PlayStation Store is updated with new content each Tuesday in North America and South America , and each Wednesday in PAL regions ."
},
{
"docid": "Univision_America",
"title": "",
"text": "Univision America ( stylized as Univision AMerica ) was a Spanish-language talk radio network produced and distributed by Univision Communications . It was launched on July 4 , 2012 on 9 U.S. AM radio stations in California , Texas , Illinois , Nevada , and Florida . As of March 2014 , it added one FM station in New York . The stations are all owned and operated by Univision Radio . The network featured local , national and international news , weather and traffic updates , as well as shows focused on the issues that matter most to Hispanics . In 2015 , Univision America 's roster of programs were gradually cancelled in a restructuring effort . The AM network was deemed unprofitable and was retooled to a music and paid programming format . The network 's website redirected to a local website of a lone Univision America affiliate in Los Angeles . While the former affiliates in Texas switched to a Spanish-language Contemporary Christian music format under the `` Amor Celestial '' branding , many other affiliates opted to keep the News/Talk format with local headlines , weather , and sports scores as well as remnants of this network 's programming . All the stations that previously broadcast this network will be affiliated with Univision Deportes Radio , which will launch sometime in early 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "NNM",
"title": "",
"text": "NNM can stand for : the IATA code for the Naryan-Mar Airport Network Node Manager , a component of HP OpenView Network for New Music , founded by Joseph Waters and Linda Reichert in Vehicle registration plates of Japan , the abbreviation for Matsumoto , in the Nagano prefecture in Vehicle registration plates of Poland , the abbreviation for Nowe Miasto Lubawskie net new money , in the field of Assets under management Nordic Network Meeting , a conference in the Erasmus Student Network #Northern European Platform NASDAQ National Market , a stock market"
},
{
"docid": "American_Independent_Network",
"title": "",
"text": "The American Independent Network was one of the first major attempts at building a commercial television network consisting of low-powered television stations . Started by Don Shelton , Randy Moseley , and Lynn Synder , it was similar to the older Channel America ( and its successor , America One ( A1 ) ) , and was the foundation for Urban America TV ( UATV ) . In 2000 , several stations sold by USA Networks to Univision carried AIN for about a year while Univision got their second network , Telefutura , ready to launch on the stations . AIN merged with Hispano Television Ventures in early 2000 , forming Hispanic Television Network ( HTVN ) . The new company operated both HTVN and AIN , but the majority of the company 's attention was focused on HTVN . HTVN went off the air in 2003 , and the AIN went off the air at 6am December 3 , 2001 and turned into Urban America Television , with most AIN affiliates either going independent or switching to other networks , like A1 or UATV ."
},
{
"docid": "America_One",
"title": "",
"text": "America One was an American television network established in 1995 by USFR Media Group through its America One Television subsidiary . The network served over 170 LPTV , Class A , full-power , cable and satellite affiliate stations . It was one of the first TV stations to have online live video streaming of their station before the tech bubble burst in 2000 . At least twenty of the stations carried America One 's complete 168-hour weekly transmission . In 2003 , the network went through a restructuring , being placed within USFR Media Group 's VOTH Network , Inc. subsidiary . In 2009 , the network came under the ownership of America One Television Network , Inc. as a result of a shareholder buyout from USFR Media Group . In 2010 , America One Television Network merged with B2 Broadcasting to create the holding company One Media Corp , Inc. , which America One & B2 Broadcasting then became subsidiaries of , while retaining their respective brand identities . According to its press release in 2013 , it broadcast `` 5500 live and exclusive events , over 100 U.S. Colleges , 70 professional sports teams and hundreds of top professional leagues from Asia and Europe . '' It was reported in September 2014 that One Media Corp had sold America One to Center Post Networks , LLC , owner of Youtoo TV . The sale was finalized sometime in Spring 2015 , with Center Post Networks merging the two networks , resulting in both networks being replaced by Youtoo America ."
},
{
"docid": "Mosaic_Outdoor_Clubs_of_America",
"title": "",
"text": "Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America ( often abbreviated MOCA or Mosaic ) is an international non-profit network of Jewish outdoor clubs in the United States , Canada , and Israel ."
},
{
"docid": "Air_America_(radio_network)",
"title": "",
"text": "Air America ( formerly Air America Radio and Air America Media ) was an American radio network specializing in progressive/liberal talk radio . It was on the air from March 2004 to January 2010 . The network featured discussion and information programs and specialized in presentations and monologues by on-air personalities , guest interviews , calls by listeners , and news reports . Several shows had million plus audiences , and multiple weekday presenters continued on in radio , television , or politics after their time on Air America . For example , in 2008 , The Thom Hartmann Program had 1.5 -- 2 million unique listeners a week and The Lionel Show had 1.5 -- 1.75 million unique listeners a week . Hartmann , Randi Rhodes , and Mike Malloy still have shows on other networks . Marc Maron started his WTF podcast by trespassing in Air America 's studios after the network 's demise , before moving to Los Angeles . Al Franken went from his show to the United States Senate , and Rachel Maddow moved her show to television on the MSNBC network . The network was financially troubled , however . A scandal involving nearly a million dollars in loans from a Boys and Girls Club in New York secretly transacted by Evan Cohen came out in 2005 and was a source of negative publicity . The loans were repaid , and in October 2006 , mounting debts forced Air America Radio to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy . The company was bought by Green Family Media , made up of New York real estate investor Stephen L. Green and his brother Mark J. Green , who bought the network in March 2007 for US$ 4.25 million . The company eventually changed its name from Air America Radio to Air America Media and lastly to just Air America , an effort to establish itself as a broadcaster on multiple media sources including television and the Internet , and one not merely relegated to radio . Always primarily a radio network , on January 21 , 2010 , Air America went off the air citing difficulties with the current economic environment , and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidated itself . Bennett Zier was the company 's last CEO including through the bankruptcy and liquidation ."
},
{
"docid": "United_States_cable_news",
"title": "",
"text": "Cable news refers to television channels devoted to television news broadcasts , with the name deriving from the proliferation of such networks during the 1980s with the advent of cable television . In the United States , early networks included CNN in 1980 , Financial News Network ( FNN ) in 1981 and CNN2 ( now HLN ) in 1982 . CNBC was created in 1989 , taking control of FNN in 1991 . Through the 1990s and beyond , the cable news industry continued to grow , with the establishment of several other networks , including , Fox News Channel ( FNC ) , MSNBC , and specialty channels such as Bloomberg Television , Fox Business Network , and ESPN News . More recent additions to the cable news business are CBSN , Newsmax TV , TheBlaze , Fusion , One America News Network , part-time news network RFD-TV , and -- for a time -- Al Jazeera America . As the highest rated and most widely available cable news channels , FNC , CNN , and MSNBC are sometimes referred to as the `` big three '' with Fox News having the highest viewership . While the networks are usually referred to as 24-hour news networks , reruns of news programs and analysis or opinion programming are played throughout the night , with the exception of breaking news . Regional 24-hour cable news television channels that are primarily concerned with local programming and cover some statewide interest have included Spectrum News North Carolina ( which operates out of North Carolina ) , NY1 ( which operates from New York City ) , News 12 Networks , FiOS1 , and the former Northwest Cable News ( NWCN ) ( which operated from Seattle ) . New England Cable News covers the six-state region of New England , while the primary core of Spectrum News covers the numerous regions of Upstate New York ."
},
{
"docid": "Government_News_Network",
"title": "",
"text": "The Government News Network ( commonly abbreviated GNN ) was a UK Government press and public relations agency based in each of the nine English Government regions as well as in sub offices in Edinburgh , Cardiff and Plymouth and was renamed COI News & PR in April 2008 . It is one part of the Central Office of Information which focuses on Government departmental and agency communication issues in the United Kingdom such as health , environment , transport , local government , heritage , health & safety and a multitude of other areas . COI was set up in 1946 to aid communication between government departments and the press and public as well as to manage government-media relations ."
},
{
"docid": "AM_America",
"title": "",
"text": "AM America was a morning news program produced by ABC in an attempt to compete with the highly rated Today on NBC . The show never found an audience after its premiere on January 6 , 1975 . Lasting just under ten months , its final installment aired on October 31 . The program 's concept was based on Ralph Story 's AM , the local morning show on the network 's owned-and-operated Los Angeles station KABC-TV . Like Today , AM America employed two hosts and a news anchor . ABC chose Bill Beutel , who was co-anchor of Eyewitness News on the network 's New York City flagship station WABC-TV , and Stephanie Edwards from Ralph Story 's AM to host the program . Peter Jennings , who at the time was ABC 's Washington correspondent , provided the news reports . One notable episode of AM America aired on April 25 , 1975 , when members of the British comedy troupe Monty Python ( with the exception of John Cleese , who had temporarily left the group ) made one of their earliest appearances on American television . Edwards quit the show by the end of May , and Beutel followed her out a few months later . On November 3 , the Monday following its final broadcast , it was replaced with a more well-known , more successful effort , Good Morning America ."
},
{
"docid": "Lansing_Trade_Group,_LLC",
"title": "",
"text": "Lansing Trade Group , LLC ( abbreviated as LTG ) is an agribusiness originally established as Lansing Grain Company in 1931 , largely owned today by two public entities , The Andersons and Macquarie Group , and New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd , one of the largest meat processors in China . LTG is one of America 's Largest Private Companies according to Forbes . The company focuses on the movement of physical commodities within North America and internationally ."
},
{
"docid": "Germany's_Next_Topmodel_(cycle_1)",
"title": "",
"text": "Germany 's Next Topmodel Cycle 1 is the first season of Germany 's Next Topmodel ( often abbreviated to GNTM ) that aired on German television network ProSieben . The show started airing on January 25 , 2006 with twelve girls in the competition . 18-year-old Lena Gercke came off as this season 's winner . She became a successful model after the show and the host of Austria 's Next Topmodel . IMG Models manages the winner and also managed first runner-up and second runner-up for one year . The first season copied many photo shoot ideas from America 's Next Top Model , especially from the first season . It has also gone with almost three episodes with a double-elimination for the models . The show was hosted by top model Heidi Klum . The international destinations for this cycle were New York City , Los Angeles and Paris ."
},
{
"docid": "PCN",
"title": "",
"text": "PCN may refer to : Stock symbol for PIMCO , corporate income fund of Allianz , Germany Partido de Conciliación Nacional , former name of the National Coalition , a political party in El Salvador Partidul Comuniştilor ( Nepecerişti ) , the Communist Party ( Nepecerişti ) , a political party in Romania Pavement classification number , a code classifying types of surface at airports Pecked curvilinear nucleated , in archaeology , a form of prehistoric rock carving Penalty charge notice , a fixed penalty notice issued by parking attendants Penicillin ( abbreviation ) Pennsylvania Cable Network , non-profit cable television network of Pennsylvania , United States Personal communications network , mobile telephone system , Europe Personal Computer News , a defunct computer magazine Polychlorinated naphthalene , an organic pollutant Potato cyst nematode , an agricultural pest Program Composition Notation , a language for parallel programming Process control network , a communications network that transmits instructions and data between control and measurement units and SCADA equipment Putnam City North High School Pcn , the abbreviation for orchid genus Polycycnis Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm , sometimes abbreviated as PCN p.C.n. , a modern Latin abbreviation for Post Christum Natum ( `` After the Birth of Christ '' ) used when writing in Latin Personnel Certification in Non-Destructive Testing , maintain by the BINDT in the United Kingdom . Product Change Notification , document issued by a manufacturers to inform customers about a product change"
},
{
"docid": "American_Society_of_Golf_Course_Architects",
"title": "",
"text": "The American Society of Golf Course Architects ( abbreviated as ASGCA ) is a professional organization of golf course designers in America . Founded in 1946 , its members are actively involved in the design of new courses and the renovation of existing courses in the United States and Canada . One of its founders was noted golf course architect Robert White . The abbreviation is typically referenced at the end of a person 's name when documenting or discussing golf course architecture ."
},
{
"docid": "Network_One",
"title": "",
"text": "Network One was a small `` independent '' network , consisting of mostly low-powered television stations , scattered across the Continental United States , similar to Urban America Television , America One , or the better-known Ion ( formerly PAX ) . The network was started in the mid-1990s , around the same time as Channel America and the American Independent Network , but shut down in 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "One_Day,_All_Children",
"title": "",
"text": "One Day , All Children : The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way ( ISBN 1586481797 ) is the first book by Wendy Kopp , CEO and Founder of Teach For America . It was published by PublicAffairs in April 2003 , thirteen years after the launch of Teach For America . A new edition with a new afterword by the author was issued in early 2011 to coincide with the organization 's 20th anniversary . The title is drawn from Teach For America 's vision statement : `` One day , all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education . '' In One Day , All Children , Kopp shares the story of Teach For America , from its beginnings as a one-person startup to a successful large nonprofit organization , with more than 8,000 corps members teaching during the 2010-2011 school year , and a network of over 20,000 alumni ."
},
{
"docid": "Knowledge_Is_Power_Program",
"title": "",
"text": "The Knowledge is Power Program ( KIPP ) is a nationwide network of free open-enrollment college-preparatory schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States . KIPP schools are usually established under state charter school laws and KIPP is America 's largest network of charter schools . The head offices are in San Francisco , Chicago , New York City , and Washington , D.C. . KIPP was founded in 1994 by Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin , two Teach For America corps members . In 1995 , they opened two KIPP middle schools , one in Houston and one in New York City . Both schools were among the highest-performing schools in their communities by 1999 . KIPP was one of the charter school organizations to help produce the Relay Graduate School of Education for teacher training ."
},
{
"docid": "AVN",
"title": "",
"text": "AVN may refer to : AVN ( magazine ) , Adult Video News , a trade magazine for the pornographic industry AVN Award , their movie awards AVN Adult Entertainment Expo , their annual convention AVN ( Albania ) , a television network The Australian Vaccination Network , ( now called the `` Australian Vaccination-Skeptics Network '' ) , an Australian anti-vaccination lobby group Avascular necrosis , a medical condition The Atrioventricular node , a special region of conducting tissue in the heart Air Vanuatu , from its ICAO code Avonmouth railway station , from its National Rail code FK AVN , a former Latvian football club An abbreviation for Audio , Visual and Navigation systems in motor vehicles An abbreviation for aviation An abbreviation for the 2010 Japanese film Alien vs Ninja Agencia Venezolana de Noticias , a Venezuelan state-run news agency known as Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias until June 2010 Avination , a virtual world simulation game modeled after Second Life . Runs on open source software , OpenSimulator , and has its own economy with many of the top creators from Second Life selling their products to Avination Residents ."
},
{
"docid": "WNCE-CD",
"title": "",
"text": "WNCE-CD channel 31 is a Class-A LPTV television Station in Glens Falls , New York . Formerly an affiliate of Network One & America One , WNCE switched to Youtoo America after A1 discontinued service . Known as TV8 , WNCE also airs locally produced programming , including a live music program called 8 Trax Live , and a nightly news program called `` North News 8 '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Strong_Memorial_Hospital",
"title": "",
"text": "Strong Memorial Hospital ( SMH ) is an 830-bed medical facility , part of the University of Rochester Medical Center complex ( abbreviated URMC ) , in Rochester , New York . Opened in 1926 , it is a major provider of both in-patient and out-patient medical services . SMH is owned and operated by the University of Rochester and serves as its primary teaching hospital . It offers programs toward medical , dental , or graduate degrees through the School of Medicine and Dentistry . The hospital anchors the University 's health care delivery network in the Rochester area . It serves as a primary community hospital and a regional trauma center for the Rochester area . Also part of the network are Golisano Children 's Hospital , and URMC affiliate Highland Hospital . SMH offers care in 40 different specialties and is ranked as one of `` America 's Best Hospitals '' by U.S. News & World Report , and has won the Consumer Choice Award for the best hospital in the area for 12 consecutive years . Strong has signature programs in cardiac care , cancer care , neurology , orthopedics and pediatrics . As an affiliated academic research hospital , patients have access to the latest treatments before they are widely available elsewhere . SMH is composed of a series of attached buildings . The different sections of the facility range from 3 to 11 floors , although not all areas are accessible to the public . The hospital offers 739 patient beds . Strong provides emergency medical services . SMH is a teaching hospital and patients may expect to interact with faculty , residents , fellows , interns and/or medical students ."
},
{
"docid": "Tigo_Guatemala",
"title": "",
"text": "TIGO , Comunicaciones Celulares , S.A. or just COMCEL is a mobile phone service provider company owned by the international mobile phone company Millicom or just MIC . In 2004 COMCEL changed their name to TIGO introducing their GSM Technology , new mobile phone sources , new mobile phones , more coverage , new fresh look and also new plans . At this time it is by a small margin the number one mobile phone provider in Guatemala . There are also other TIGO 's in Latin America in the Central American countries of El Salvador , Honduras , and also in the South American nations of Colombia , Paraguay , and Bolivia . TIGO Guatemala is the biggest subsidiary of TIGO in Central America with a base of more than 8 million subscribers In Guatemala , Tigo 's competitors are : The Spanish movistar The Mexican Claro On August 29 , 2008 TIGO launched their 3.5 G data network operating on the HSDPA 850 MHz band , and is currently the only 3.5 G network in Guatemala , as well as the one with least speed caps ( a cap of 3.6 Mbit/s has been set ) while other networks ( such as Claro ) cap their network at around 1.5 Mbit/s . TIGO offers the following cellphone brands . Alcatel i-mate LG Motorola Nokia SAMSUNG Siemens Sony Ericsson Treo VK Mobile"
},
{
"docid": "Axcess_News",
"title": "",
"text": "Axcess News ( stylized as AXcess News ) is a Web-based publisher of daily news articles , columns , features , and publicity . Founded in 2002 , Axcess News is one of the largest web-only news publishers . It is owned by NetAct America , Inc. , which also owns 92 other news web sites that collectively comprise the single largest network of closely held city news sites in the USA . Axcess News serves as the parent site of this network ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonathan_Toup",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonathan Oannes Toup ( December 1713 -- 19 January 1785 ) was an English philologist , classical scholar and critic ."
},
{
"docid": "Persian_Broadcasting_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "Persian Broadcasting Company `` TAPESH '' is a Persian television company in the United States . It has two channels : Tapesh and T2 , a magazine , and a record company . It was founded by Persian TV personality Alireza Amirghassemi and Masoud Jamali . Tapesh TV Network is rapidly becoming the most watched Persian-language television network with more than 2.5 million viewers in North America and more than 65 million around the world . Programming consists of news and talk shows as well as soaps , music concerts , sitcoms , movies , variety shows , sports , entertainment , mini-series , drama , music videos , red carpet events and children 's programs . Tapesh TV Network serves as one of the largest and highest rated bi-lingual television stations in the world . Tapesh TV Network offers the latest in entertainment news as well as exclusive coverage of world news , movies , celebrities , music , fashion , sports , and much more . Tapesh TV Network has been covering Hollywood red carpets and major celebrity events . Tapesh TV Network broadcasts in North America , Europe , North Africa , Australia , New Zealand , Far East , and the Middle East . In fact Tapesh TV Network is the only Persian channel in New Zealand and Australia . Statistic shows that Tapesh TV Network is the most watched Persian TV on Internet among its competitions with a ratio of 7 to 1 . Tapesh TV Network world headquarters and production facilities are located in Los Angeles , California with satellite offices in New York , Vancouver , London , Dubai , Kuala Lumpur and Sidney . Tapesh TV Network is constantly creating new , fresh and groundbreaking programs to have some of the world 's leading advertisers as members of its global family . In Europe & Middle East Tapesh TV Network broadcasts through YahSat , our viewers in Australia & New Zealand can see us on UBI , in USA & Canada on galaxy19 and our Southern Californian viewers can also watch Tapesh TV Network through Time Warner Cables ."
}
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Jennifer Garner is a board member of Save the Children.
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[
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Garner",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Anne Garner ( born April 17 , 1972 ) is an American actress . Her breakthrough film debut was in the comedy Dude , Where 's My Car ( 2000 ) . Following a supporting role in Pearl Harbor , Garner gained recognition for her performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller Alias , which aired from 2001 to 2006 . For her work on the series , she won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award and received four Emmy Award nominations . While working on Alias , Garner gained a cameo role in Catch Me if You Can ( 2002 ) , followed by a praised leading performance in the romantic comedy film 13 Going on 30 ( 2004 ) . Garner has appeared in supporting as well as lead film roles including the superhero films Daredevil ( 2003 ) and Elektra ( 2005 ) , the comedy-drama Juno ( 2007 ) , and the fantasy romantic comedy The Invention of Lying ( 2009 ) . In the 2010s , she appeared in the romantic-comedy film Valentine 's Day , the fantasy comedy-drama film The Odd Life of Timothy Green ( 2012 ) , the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club ( 2013 ) , and the comedy Alexander and the Terrible , Horrible , No Good , Very Bad Day ( 2014 ) . Garner works frequently as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children . She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities . Garner had a five-year relationship with Scott Foley from 1998 to 2003 , during which they married . Garner married Ben Affleck in 2005 , with whom she has three children ; they separated in 2015 and filed for divorce in April 2017 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Ken_Johnston_(politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ken Johnston ( born 1950 in Vancouver ) is a politician in British Columbia , Canada . He is currently a member of the Richmond city council , having previously sat on council from 1993 to 2001 , and representing the Vancouver-Fraserview riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 . Ken graduated from Killarney Secondary School in 1968 . He attended the University of British Columbia , and , upon earning his Certified General Accountant designation in 1976 , worked as a public practice accountant before moving into private business in 1980 . From 1986 , Ken was a director of Richmond Savings Credit Union , and from 1995 to 1998 , he served as board chair . He is a past director of Coast Capital Savings . Before becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly ( MLA ) , Ken was serving the City of Richmond in his third term as a City councillor . As an MLA , Ken served as a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Government Operations . He also served on Legislative Standing Committees : Parliamentary Reform , Ethical Conduct , Standing Orders and Private Bills , Legislative Initiatives , and he was a member of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act . He previously served on the Health and Crown Corporations committees . Ken and Diane Johnston married in 1972 in Fraserview and have two grown children , Scott and Jennifer ."
},
{
"docid": "Rädda_Barnen",
"title": "",
"text": "Rädda Barnen ( Save the Children Sweden ) is the name of the Swedish section of the Save the Children International . The Swedish section was founded on November 19 , 1919 , by Ellen Palmstierna ( chairman ) together with writer Elin Wägner and Gerda Marcus ( both active board members ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Abigail_Garner",
"title": "",
"text": "Abigail Garner ( born 1975 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American author and advocate for children with LGBT parents . Gamer is the author of Families Like Mine , a complication of interviews from more than 50 children of GLBT parents , and discusses a breadth of issues including AIDS , divorce and homophobia . She is the creator of a companion website to the book , FamiliesLikeMine.com , a resource for LGBT families . Her writing has appeared in a number of publications including a commentary in Newsweek . Garner served on the board of the Minnesota/St . Paul chapter of PFLAG ( Parents , Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays ) . In addition , for six years she was on the board for the Twin Cities chapter of COLAGE . Garner popularized the term `` Queerspawn '' , a term children with gay parents call themselves , coined by Stefan Lynch , first director of COLAGE . She is a graduate of Wellesley College . Garner identifies as heterosexual , her father came out as gay when she was five years old ."
},
{
"docid": "Marianne_Borgen",
"title": "",
"text": "Marianne Borgen ( born 2 June 1951 ) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party , the current Mayor of Oslo . She finished her secondary education at Sofienberg Upper Secondary School in 1975 , graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag . degree in 1975 and the cand.sociol . degree in 1979 . While studying she was a journalist in Universitas from 1976 to 1978 . She worked as a consultant in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1979 to 1985 , for the Ombudsman for Children in Norway from 1985 to 1995 , for the County Governor of Oslo and Akershus from 1995 to 1997 and then in Save the Children in Norway . Here she has been responsible for the `` Norway program '' . She has represented Save the Children in the Forum for Children and Families in the Council of Europe . As a politician , Borgen was a member of her borough council from 1973 to 1976 , and of Oslo city council from 1979 to 1983 and from 1995 to present . She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the terms 1989 -- 1993 , 1993 -- 1997 , 1997 -- 2001 and 2001 -- 2005 . In total , she met during eighteen days of parliamentary session . In 2007 , she was the Socialist Left Party 's candidate to become Mayor of Oslo , without succeeding . She was elected mayor in 2015 . Borgen was a board member of Lovisenberg Hospital from 1992 to 1994 and a deputy board member of Norwegian Social Research from 1996 to 2001 . She has also co-administered research projects for the Research Council of Norway . From 1994 to 1996 and since 2006 she is a board member of Aker Hospital ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Rudolph_Walsh",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is a Board Member at WME and runs the agency 's Worldwide Literary Department . Walsh 's department publishes over 200 books a year , half of those landing on the New York Times Best Seller List . The sole female member of WME 's board , Walsh has been named to the Hollywood Reporter 's Women in Entertainment list for five years running . She created WME 's first Women 's Summit in 2011 , which assembled 120 female execs from the agency 's offices around the world . She joined the William Morris Agency in 2000 when the agency acquired The Writers Shop , of which she was Co-Owner and Co-President . In 2001 , Walsh founded the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award . Established in 2001 , this annual award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly , making a difference in their lives as they continue to build their careers . Walsh also sits of the board of Room to Grow . She lives in Manhattan with her husband and their three children ."
},
{
"docid": "Save_the_Children_Australia",
"title": "",
"text": "Save the Children Australia is an aid and development agency dedicated to helping children in Australia and overseas . It is an independent , not-for-profit and secular organisation . Save the Children Australia is a member of the Save the Children Association ( registered in Geneva , Switzerland ) , a group of 30 organisations sharing a global vision and strategy for improving the lives of children worldwide . Save the Children Australia , and the other members of the Save the Children Association , focus on responding to humanitarian emergencies , reducing infant and child mortality , protecting children from violence , and ensuring all children have access to a quality basic education . In 2014 , Save the Children Australia responded to 18 humanitarian emergencies , and ran 149 projects that reached 12 million people in 29 countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Society_for_Preventing_Parents_from_Naming_Their_Children_Jennifer",
"title": "",
"text": "The Society for Preventing Parents from Naming Their Children Jennifer ( SPPNTCJ ) was a popular and sometimes controversial website that contributed to early web culture , online from 1996 to 2000 . The SPPNTCJ home page was created and updated by Jennifer Farwell , one of the three founding members of the SPPNTCJ . Other founding members were Jennifer Rich and Jennifer Ang . The SPPNTCJ began as an inside joke on an email discussion list that both Farwell and Rich subscribed to , which included five or more Jennifers who actively posted at that time . One of the Jennifers tossed out the comment that there should be `` a society for preventing parents from naming their children Jennifer . '' The idea took off , and Farwell created the SPPNTCJ 's website . It welcomed more than 2 million visitors while online . During its run , the SPPNTCJ was noted by the Richmond Times-Dispatch , Yahoo! Internet Life magazine , Thunder Bay Television News , 580 CKPR radio program Tech Talk , California State University , Chico , SignsOnSanDiego.com , WebMD and more . It received several Internet `` cool site '' acknowledgments , from Cool Central , Seven Wonders , Twoeys , Fallen Thinkers , and Secret Einstein ."
},
{
"docid": "Men,_Women_&_Children_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Men , Women & Children is a 2014 American drama film dealing with online addiction . It is directed by Jason Reitman , co-written with Erin Cressida Wilson , based on a novel of the same name written by Chad Kultgen , and starring Rosemarie DeWitt , Jennifer Garner , Judy Greer , Dean Norris , Adam Sandler , Ansel Elgort , and Kaitlyn Dever . The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 , 2014 . The film was released on October 1 , 2014 , by Paramount Pictures ."
},
{
"docid": "Save_the_Children",
"title": "",
"text": "The Save the Children Fund , commonly known as Save the Children , is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children 's rights , provides relief and helps support children in developing countries . It was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 in order to improve the lives of children through better education , health care , and economic opportunities , as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters , war , and other conflicts . In addition to the UK organisation , there are 29 other national Save the Children organisations who are members of the Save the Children Alliance , a global network of nonprofit organisations supporting local partners and Save the Children International in more than 120 countries around the world . Further , Save the children has been involved in other innitiatives through partners such as Bernard Arnault Africa Relief ( BAAR International ) which has operations in various parts of Kenya such as Elgeyo Marakwet , Kajiado , Homa Bay , Narok , Makueni and Machakos , as well as Southern Sudan . The organization promotes policy changes in order to gain more rights for young people especially by enforcing the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child . Alliance members coordinate emergency-relief efforts , helping to protect children from the effects of war and violence . Save the Children has general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council ."
},
{
"docid": "Save_the_Children_International",
"title": "",
"text": "Save the Children International , formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance , is a worldwide non-profit organisation which aims to improve the living of children . There are 30 Save the Children member organisations around the world ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Sullivan",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Sullivan may refer to : Jennifer Sullivan ( writer ) , Welsh children 's author and former literary critic Jennifer Sullivan ( politician ) , member of the Florida House of Representatives Jenny Sullivan , American actress"
},
{
"docid": "Maria_Patrizia_Grieco",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Patrizia Grieco ( born February 1 , 1952 ) is an Italian corporate executive . She is currently the chairman of Enel , the director of Anima Holding and CNH Industrial , and a board member of Save the Children ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Elkins",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Elkins is a Democratic politician from Michigan who served one term in the Michigan House of Representatives , in 2003 and 2004 , until being unseated by Tim Moore . Prior to her election to the House , Elkins was a member of the Clare County Board of Commissioners . Elkins was passionate about youth and social services , serving as a member of the executive committee of the Mid-Michigan Community Action Agency , as vice chair of the Human Services Coordinating Body during her tenure on the county board , as a member of the Michigan Association of Counties ' Human Services Committee , and with numerous other area and community organizations ."
},
{
"docid": "Children_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "CHILDREN is a Los Angeles-based band with five members : Tom Gil , Jeff Steiskal , Mark Yates , Graham Walker , and Trevor Wallace . The group initially began playing together informally in 2013 , out of a warehouse practice space in Long Beach , California . Their early endeavors culminated with the release of their first album , Feel Time , in March 2014 . While not garnering much attention outside of the LA area , Feel Time propelled the band into over 40 local performances , and in May 2014 , CHILDREN was voted The Deli Magazine - Los Angeles 's artist of the month . Music from the Feel Time album was played on the radio in both Atlanta , Georgia and Los Angeles , California . In October 2014 , all five members of the band travelled to a house in Mississippi to record their sophomore album , Great River . Prior to the album 's release on April 24 , 2015 on Future Force Records , CHILDREN 's Great River was featured on Los Angeles music blogs Free Bike Valet and Buzzbands LA. . Their song Incantation was played on AM radio in Montreal , Canada by the independent music radio show Killer Baby Tomatoes . Following the April 24 , 2015 release of Great River , the album received a favorable review from Girl Underground Music : `` In the midst of the revival of 60 's psychedelic sounds currently on the music market , it can become difficult breaking away from primarily being thrown under this genre . The bands that are capable of standing out and defining a sound of their own will be the ones to rise above the sea line . Children is one of these bands '' . Their song Incantation was chosen as the soundtrack to a time-lapse video of Oakland , California artist Jennifer Lugris Park 's `` Forgiven '' series . In May 2015 , Great River was featured as one of LAist.com 's top 5 albums of the month ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_A._Daly",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert A. Daly ( born , 1936 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American business executive who has led organizations such as CBS Entertainment , Warner Bros. , Warner Music Group , and the Los Angeles Dodgers . Did you mean bass player ? Bob Daly is a bass player boy in the Old Prospectors , noted funk rock and roll band in Milwaukee . Bob can also be found in Colorado , where he is learning the heady art of Rolfing . Daly currently serves as a non-executive advisor to Paramount Pictures where he provides counsel on a number of strategic areas . Daly completed his term as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the children 's charity Save the Children in February 2010 . In addition , Daly serves as President of Rulemaker , Inc. , an investment consulting company . He is also Chairman of DonorsChoose.org , a public schools assistance program . Daly also serves as Chairman of the Board for the American Film Institute . Additionally , he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the UCLA School of Theater , Film and Television 's Dean 's Advisory Board and the UCLA Executive Board for the Medical Sciences . In 2006 , he joined the board of the USC Annenberg School for Communication ."
},
{
"docid": "Jade_Mills",
"title": "",
"text": "Jade Mills is an American real estate agent , president of Jade Mills Estates , and the International Ambassador for Coldwell Banker Previews . In 2012 Mills became the # 1 real estate agent worldwide for Coldwell Banker , with over $ 360 million in sales . Mills ' clients include Hollywood celebrities like Britney Spears , Jennifer Aniston , Charlie Sheen , and Sela Ward . Mills ' first sale was a home for $ 42,000 in Van Nuys . I . She has appeared on Bloomberg TV and Fox News as a real estate expert . She serves as a board member for the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of Governors at Cedars Sinai Hospital . Mills is the daughter of a dairy farmer from Alamo , California . She has been married three times ; her third husband , Adam Mills , works for her . , she has four children and five grandchildren ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Rosanne_States",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Rosanne States was a black Canadian child who died at age three in September 1968 and made national headlines when she was refused burial in an all-white cemetery . States had been very ill from soon after birth . Her parents , with six other young children , were unable to care for her and sent her to a white foster family in Windsor , Nova Scotia . When she died this family tried to have her buried in the St. Croix Cemetery . However , the managing board cited a 1907 bylaw banning blacks and natives from the cemetery . States was instead buried in a traditionally black cemetery nearby . The incident came to the attention of the national media and caused a general outcry . The cemetery board quickly backed down and deleted the offending bylaw ."
},
{
"docid": "Fattigauktion",
"title": "",
"text": "Fattigauktion ( Poor Auction ) , was an historical practice within Swedish poor relief during the 19th-century , in which a pauper were auctioned of to a bidder among the parishioners willing to house them in exchange for the lowest amount of money for their keep from the parish poor care board . In accordance with the 1847 års fattigvårdförordning , every parish was responsible for the support of the poor within their parish , a help financed by every member of the parish through the church fund , and distributed and organized through the poor care board . Paupers were divided in two classes . The first class consisted of a pauper unable to support themselves , usually meaning old people , orphans , and the physically or mentally disabled . The second class consisted of people being temporary supported by poor relief . The paupers of the first class were , according to law , to be placed in a poor house , an orphan or a hospital . In reality , however , many parishes in the country side neglected to build such institutions within their parish because of the costs . The law stipulated , that if there was not poor house in the parish , the parish poor care board was by law responsible for providing economic support for the pauper and pay for food , clothing , housing , medical care and funeral . Because of this , the Fattigauktion became a preferred choice for a parish wishing to save money . Every year , a plate was placed in the church stating the paupers of the first class . The last Sunday before Christmas , the `` auction '' was held in the community house after church service . The parish poor care board held action of the first class paupers to the members of the parish , who were to make bids for them . Despite the name , this was not an actual auction , nor were the paupers actually bought . The bidders made a `` bid '' stating what amount of money they would demand from the poor care board in exchange for taking care of the pauper for a period of one year . As the parish poor care board wished to save money , the person making the lowest `` bid '' won the auction . As the bidders had the support of the law to demand that the pauper contributed with chores in the household to their ability , the bidders could acquire cheap work force through this custom . When one year was up , the pauper ( unless he or she was able to support themselves by then ) , was auctioned of again . The Fattigauktion was related to the traditional practice of rotegång . Rotegång , however , had been banned for children in 1847 , so the Fattigauktion became especially common for children , while Rotegång were often used for adult paupers . The practice was condemned as humiliating and abusing , and there were reports of abuse , especially of pauper children , who were auctioned off and used as slave labor for the lowest cost possible . Legally , neither the fattigauktion nor the rotegång were a part of the official poor care law , but neither was it forbidden , and it continued as a common practice in rural parishes which did not have a poor house , as late as the early 20th-century . Fattigauktion , as well as a number of other outdated practices within poor care such as rotegång and poor houses , was abolished by the reformed Poor Care Law of 1918 ."
},
{
"docid": "Federal_Retirement_Thrift_Investment_Board",
"title": "",
"text": "The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986 . It has 256 employees . It was established to administer the Thrift Savings Plan , which is a retirement savings and investment plan for Federal employees and members of the uniformed services , including the Ready Reserve . The Thrift Savings Plan is a tax-deferred defined contribution plan similar to a private sector 401 ( k ) plan . The Thrift Savings Plan is one of the three parts of the Federal Employees Retirement System , and is the largest defined contribution plan in the world with over 4.8 million participants and assets worth over $ 450 billion . The board members and its chairman are nominated by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate . The current chairman is Michael Kennedy . Governance of the agency is carried out by a five-person , part-time board of presidential appointees and by a full-time executive director selected by those appointees . Each of these persons is required by FERSA to have `` substantial experience , training , and expertise in the management of financial investments and pension benefit plans . '' 5 U.S.C. 8472 ( d ) . The board members collectively establish the policies under which the TSP operates and furnish general oversight . The executive director carries out the policies established by the board members and otherwise acts as the full-time chief executive of the agency . The board and the executive director convene monthly in meetings open to the public to review policies , practices , and performance . The first chairman of the board was Roger W. Mehle , who was appointed on October 1 , 1986 . In 1988 he was reappointed and served continuously until January 31 , 1994 . President Clinton appointed James H. Atkins to replace him , and the board named Mehle the agency 's executive director . Clinton named Atkins to another term in 1997 , and to a third term via a recess appointment in 2000 . He was succeeded by Andrew Saul , who named Gary Amelio executive director in 2002 , replacing Mehle . The current executive director is Gregory Long ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Shahade",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Shahade ( born December 31 , 1980 ) is a United States chess player , poker player , commentator and writer . She is a two-time United States Women 's Champion and has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster . Jennifer is the author of the books ` Chess Bitch ' and ` Play Like a Girl ' and co-author of ` Marcel Duchamp : The Art of Chess . ' She is also the online editor at uschess.org , MindSports Ambassador for PokerStars and a board member of the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis ."
},
{
"docid": "Kevin_Weldon",
"title": "",
"text": "Kevin Ernest Weldon AM ( born 1933 ) is an Australian book publisher , businessman , aviator and philanthropist . In the field of science and education he is a founder of Earthwatch Australia , a voluntary organisation supporting scientific research expeditions as well as promoting Indigenous education through the establishment of Gwinganna , located on the Gold Coast hinterland , as a study centre . He has served on variety of committees and boards , including Powerhouse Museum ( Sydney ) and the Institute of Aboriginal Studies ( Canberra ) . He is the founding president of World Lifesaving organisation and is currently an active member of the President 's Board of National Council of Surf Lifesaving Association of Australia . On 10 June 1994 , Weldon was honoured as a member of the Order of Australia for his philanthropy , contribution to water safety as president of World Life Saving , and service to the publishing industry . Weldon is married with three children ."
},
{
"docid": "Leo_Mackay,_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Leo Sidney Mackay , Jr. ( born August 15 , 1961 ) is an American businessman , and a former deputy secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs . As of 1 August 2016 , he is Senior Vice President , and an elected officer , of Lockheed Martin Corporation . Currently , he is Senior Vice President - Internal Audit , Ethics and Sustainability serving as the corporate audit executive ( CAE ) as well as leading the offices of Ethics and Business Conduct and serving as Chief Sustainability Officer . He reports to the CEO , the Audit Committee , and the Ethics and Sustainability Committee of the board of directors . He is an independent director of Cognizant Technology Solutions . He is also a director of the Federal Savings Bank of USAA and a strategic advisor of Pegasus Capital Advisors . He was U.S. Black Engineer magazine 's 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Awardee for Career Achievement , and the 2014 Lincoln-Douglass Award winner from the Republican National Committee . He is a member of the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological Seminary . Previously , Mackay chaired the Board of Visitors at the Graduate School of Public Affairs of the University of Maryland ( 2008 -- 14 ) . He was a board member , and chair of the Audit Committee , of the Center for a New American Security in Washington , DC ( 2007 -- 15 ) , and continues on its Board of Advisors . He was Chair of the Lutheran Housing Support Corporation ( 2006-2011 ) ; Chair of the Secretary of Health and Human Services ' Advisory Committee on Minority Health ( 2004 -- 2005 ) ; and a board member of Cook 's Children 's Hospital in Fort Worth , Texas ( 1998 -- 2001 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Mapplethorpe",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Mapplethorpe is a fictional character from the Australian television drama City Homicide , played by Nadine Garner . She made her debut screen appearance in the pilot episode `` In The Hands Of Giants Pt 1 '' , which was broadcast on 28 August 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Porter",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Porter is the current tribal chair of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho . She was born in Navajo Nation in Fort Defiance and is half Navajo and half Kootenai . She replaced her uncle on the Kootenai Tribal Council when she was 23 . Porter has promoted educational and cultural programs , including a computer program to teach students words from the Kutenai language . She has three children , two of whom attend the Boundary County School District public school . Porter has been active in efforts to save the Kootenai River white sturgeon . In 2009 , she signed an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection `` to develop an enhanced tribal card for the purpose of crossing the border with the U.S. and Canada '' . In January 2012 , the Kootenai Enhanced Tribal Card ( ETC ) was designated `` as a travel document acceptable for entering into the United States through a land or sea port of entry '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Nils_Thedin",
"title": "",
"text": "Nils Emil Thedin ( born 10 March 1911 in Stockholm , died 1 February 1989 ) was a Swedish businessman and civic leader . He served as Chairman of UNICEF at the international level from 1970 to 1972 . He was also Chairman of Sveriges Radio from 1967 . He was Vice President of the Swedish branch of Save the Children International from 1951 , a board member of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency from 1963 and Chairman of the publishing company Liber from 1964 ."
},
{
"docid": "Franklin_Sands",
"title": "",
"text": "Franklin Sands ( born July 12 , 1940 ) is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives . Sands was born in Brooklyn , New York and attended Brooklyn College , studying the culinary arts . After college , Sands bought a mail-order jewelry company , which he operated successfully . Upon selling the company , he invested in a minor league basketball franchise as well as in hotels and a casino before moving to Florida with his family in 1982 . Sands , currently a businessman , lives in Weston , Florida . He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 98 ( encompassing parts of Broward County , Florida ( portions of the cities of Sunrise , Plantation , and Weston ) in 2004 and subsequently reelected in 2006 , 2008 , and 2010 . Sands served as the ( minority ) Democratic Whip from 2004 to 2006 and served as the Democratic Leader until 2010 . Sands lost much of his life savings in the Madoff investment scandal . After serving the maximum 8 years in the Florida House , Sands ran for the Broward County School Board and was defeated by Donna Korn . Sands is a prominent advocate for biomedical research , especially embryonic stem cell research . He serves on the Broward County Children 's Services Board ; the Broward County Coordinating Board for Transportation Disadvantaged Services ; the Broward County School Board 's Facilities Task Force ; and the City of Weston 's Charter Review Board . Sands is Jewish and is married to Leslie Sands . The couple have eight children -- Rob , Roger , Stephanie , David , Dana , Charlie , Alexander , and Jacqueline ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Gilbert",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Gilbert ( born December 24 , 1968 ) is an American entrepreneur and TV personality . She is the founder and chief visionary officer of Save the Date , a New York -- based special events company . She was named one of the entrepreneurs of the year by Ernst & Young for her event planning company , Save the Date in 1998 . She has also appeared on the TV series Real Housewives of New York City ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Walden",
"title": "",
"text": "Jennifer Lee Walden is an American plastic surgeon , media commentator , academic , and founder of Jennifer L. Walden , M.D. , PLLC and Walden Cosmetic Surgery Center , PLLC , a private plastic surgery practice and ambulatory surgery center based in Austin , Texas with a satellite office in Marble Falls , Texas . She began her career in Manhattan at the Manhattan Eye , Ear and Throat Hospital where she was mentored by Dr. Sherrell Aston . Walden was listed as one of Harper 's Bazaar 's 24 Best Beauty Surgeons in 2014 . Walden has been featured as an expert commentator on plastic surgery by ABC News , Fox News , VH1 , E! , Dr 90210 , and other outlets . She is also a member of Modern Aesthetics ' and Plastic Surgery Practice 's Editorial Board of Directors and one of the few women to be elected to serve on the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Board of Directors . She co-authored the textbook Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ."
},
{
"docid": "Jennifer_Guinness",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Jennifer Guinness ( née Hollwey ; 22 August 1937 -- 23 January 2016 ) , was an English-born Irish socialite and member of the Guinness family . She married John Henry Guinness on 9 April 1959 and they had three children : Ian Richard Guinness ( b. 15 March 1961 ) , Gillian Sarah Guinness ( b. 8 July 1962 ) and Tania Caroline Guinness ( b. 10 February 1966 ) . She was a keen sailor and had been a member of Howth Yacht Club ."
},
{
"docid": "Patricia_A._Edwards",
"title": "",
"text": "Patricia A. Edwards , a member of the Reading Hall of Fame , is a Distinguished Professor of Language and Literacy in the Department of Teacher Education and a Senior University Outreach Fellow at Michigan State University . She is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in parent involvement , home-school-community partnerships , and multicultural , early , and family/intergenerational literacy with a focus on poor and minority children . She served on the International Literacy Association ( formerly International Reading Association ) Board of Directors from 1998 -- 2001 , as the first African American President of the Literacy Research Association ( formerly the National Reading Conference ) from 2006 -- 2007 , and as President of the International Literacy Association from 2010 -- 2011 . Edwards also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Educational Research Association 's ( AERA ) Family , School , and Community Partnerships Special Interest Group ( SIG ) from 2014 -- 2016 and was elected to serve as its President-Elect/President from 2016 -- 2020 . Edwards has authored two family literacy programs ( published in English and Spanish ) titled Parents as Partners in Reading : A Family Literacy Training Program ( 1990 , 1993 ) and Talking Your Way to Literacy : A Program to Help Nonreading Parents Prepare Their Children for Reading ( 1990 ) that have garnered national and international recognition . She has also authored , co-authored , and edited numerous books , peer-reviewed articles , and book chapters focusing on home-school-community partnerships , family literacy , and multicultural literacy . She has served on several editorial boards for publications such as Educational Researcher , Journal of Literacy Research , The Reading Teacher , Language Arts , Research in the Teaching of English , International Race and Education , and the School Community Journal . Edwards has received many awards and honors for her research and public service related to families and literacy ."
}
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The Portuguese Empire existed during the Renaissance.
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[
{
"docid": "Portuguese_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Portuguese Empire ( Império Português ) , also known as the Portuguese Overseas ( Ultramar Português ) , was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance . It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002 . The first era of the Portuguese empire originated at the beginning of the Age of Discovery . Initiated by the Kingdom of Portugal , it would eventually expand across the globe . Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418 -- 19 , using recent developments in navigation , cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel , in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade . In 1488 , Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope , and in 1498 , Vasco da Gama reached India . In 1500 , either by an accidental landfall or by the crown 's secret design , Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast . Over the following decades , Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia , establishing forts and factories as they went . By 1571 , a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa , the Middle East , India and South Asia . This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth ( 1500-1800 ) , when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal 's per capita income . When Philip II of Spain , I of Portugal , inherited the Portuguese crown in 1580 , this began a 60-year union between Spain and Portugal that has since been given the historiographic term of the Iberian Union . Though the realms continued to be administered separately , the Council of Portugal ruled the country and its empire from Madrid . As the King of Spain was also King of Portugal , Portuguese colonies became the subject of attacks by three rival European powers hostile to Spain : the Dutch Republic , England , and France . With its smaller population , Portugal was unable to effectively defend its overstretched network of trading posts , and the empire began a long and gradual decline . Eventually , Brazil became the most valuable colony of the second era until , as part of the wave of independence movements that swept the Americas during the early 19th century , it broke away in 1822 . The third era represents the final stage of Portuguese colonialism after the decolonization of the Americas of the 1820s . The colonial possessions had been reduced to the African coastline ( expanded inland during the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century ) , Portuguese Timor , and enclaves in India ( Goa ) and China ( Macau ) . The disastrous 1890 British Ultimatum led to the contraction of Portuguese ambitions in Africa . Under António Salazar , the Second Portuguese Republic made some ill-fated attempts to hold on to its last remaining colonies and overseas provinces after the 1961 Indian annexation of Goa , embarking on the Portuguese Colonial War in Africa which lasted until the final overthrow of the regime in the Carnation Revolution of 1974 . Macau was returned to China in 1999 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Portuguese_Renaissance",
"title": "",
"text": "The Portuguese Renaissance refers to the cultural and artistic movement in Portugal during the 15th , 16th , and 17th centuries . Though the movement coincided with the Spanish and Italian Renaissances , the Portuguese Renaissance was largely separate from other European Renaissances and instead was incredibly important in opening Europe to the unknown and bringing a more worldly view to those European Renaissances , as at the time the Portuguese Empire spanned the globe . As the pioneer of the Age of Discoveries , Portugal flourished in the 15th , 16th , and 17th centuries , with voyages to India , the Orient , the Americas , and Africa . This immense trade network would create an incredibly wealthy Portuguese nobility and monarchy , that would become patrons for an incredible flourishing of culture , arts , and technology in Portugal and all over the world ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Portugal_(1415–1578)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kingdom of Portugal in the 15th century was one of the first European powers to begin building a colonial empire . The Portuguese Renaissance was a period of exploration during which Portuguese sailors discovered several Atlantic archipelagos like the Azores , Madeira , and Cape Verde , explored and colonized the African coast , discovered an eastern route to India that rounded the Cape of Good Hope , discovered Brazil , explored the Indian Ocean and established trading routes throughout most of southern Asia , and sent the first direct European maritime trade and diplomatic missions to Ming China and to Japan . The Portuguese Renaissance produced a plethora of poets , historians , critics , theologians , and moralists , for whom the Portuguese Renaissance was their golden age . The Cancioneiro Geral by Garcia de Resende ( printed 1516 ) is taken to mark the transition from Old Portuguese to the modern Portuguese language ."
},
{
"docid": "Afonso_de_Albuquerque",
"title": "",
"text": "Afonso de Albuquerque , Duke of Goa ( -LSB- ɐˈfõsu dɨ aɫbuˈkɛɾk -RSB- ; 1453 -- 16 December 1515 ) ( also spelled Aphonso or Alfonso ) , was a Portuguese general , a `` great conqueror '' , a statesman , and an empire builder . Afonso advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam , spreading Christianity , and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire . Among his achievements , Afonso was the first European of his Renaissance to raid the Persian Gulf , and he led the first voyage by a European fleet into the Red Sea . His military and administrative works are generally regarded as among the most vital to building and securing the Portuguese Empire in the Orient , the Middle East , and the spice routes of eastern Oceania . Afonso is generally considered a military genius , and `` probably the greatest naval commander of the age '' given his successful strategy -- he attempted to close all the Indian Ocean naval passages to the Atlantic , Red Sea , Persian Gulf , and to the Pacific , transforming it into a Portuguese mare clausum established over the opposition of the Ottoman Empire and its Muslim and Hindu allies . In the expansion of the Portuguese Empire , Afonso initiated a rivalry that would become known as the Ottoman -- Portuguese war , which would endure for many years . Many of the Ottoman -- Portuguese conflicts in which he was directly involved took place in the Indian Ocean , in the Persian Gulf regions for control of the trade routes , and on the coasts of India . It was his military brilliance in these initial campaigns against the much larger Ottoman Empire and its allies that enabled Portugal to become the first global empire in history . He had a record of engaging and defeating much larger armies and fleets . For example , his capture of Ormuz in 1507 against the Persians was accomplished with a fleet of seven ships . Other famous battles and offensives which he led include the conquest of Goa in 1510 and the capture of Malacca in 1511 . He became admiral of the Indian Ocean , and was appointed head of the `` fleet of the Arabian and Persian sea '' in 1506 . During the last five years of his life , he turned to administration , where his actions as the second governor of Portuguese India were crucial to the longevity of the Portuguese Empire . He pioneered European sea trade with China during the Ming Dynasty with envoy Rafael Perestrello , Thailand with Duarte Fernandes as envoy , and with Timor , passing through Malaysia and Indonesia in a voyage headed by António de Abreu and Francisco Serrão . He also aided diplomatic relations with Ethiopia using priest envoys João Gomes and João Sanches , and established diplomatic ties with Persia , during the Safavid dynasty . He became known as `` the Great '' , `` the Terrible '' , `` the Caesar of the East '' , `` the Lion of the Seas '' , and `` the Portuguese Mars '' ."
},
{
"docid": "United_Kingdom_of_Portugal,_Brazil_and_the_Algarves",
"title": "",
"text": "The United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil with the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of the Algarves , constituting a single state consisting of three kingdoms . The United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and the Algarves was formed in 1815 , following the transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil during the Napoleonic invasions of Portugal , and it continued to exist for about one year after the return of the Court to Europe , being de facto dissolved in 1822 , when Brazil proclaimed its independence . The dissolution of the United Kingdom was accepted by Portugal and formalized de jure in 1825 , when Portugal recognized the independent Empire of Brazil . During its period of existence the United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and the Algarves did not correspond to the whole of the Portuguese Empire : rather , the united kingdom was the transatlantic metropolis that controlled the Portuguese colonial empire , with its overseas possessions in Africa and Asia . Thus , from the point of view of Brazil , the elevation to the rank of a kingdom and the creation of the United Kingdom represented a change in status , from that of a colony to that of an equal member of a political union . In the wake of the Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Portugal , attempts to compromise the autonomy and even the unity of Brazil , led to the breakdown of the union ."
},
{
"docid": "Colonial_empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The colonial empires began with a race of exploration between the then most advanced maritime powers , Portugal and Spain , during the 15th century . The initial impulse behind these dispersed maritime empires and those that followed was trade , driven by the new ideas and the capitalism that grew out of the European Renaissance . Agreements were also made to divide the world up between them in 1479 , 1493 , and 1494 . European imperialism was born out of competition between European Christians and Ottoman Muslims , the latter of which rose up quickly in the 14th century and forced the Spanish and Portuguese to seek new trade routes to China ."
},
{
"docid": "Byzantine_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Byzantine Empire , also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire , was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages , when its capital city was Constantinople ( modern-day Istanbul , which had been founded as Byzantium ) . It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 . During most of its existence , the empire was the most powerful economic , cultural , and military force in Europe . Both `` Byzantine Empire '' and `` Eastern Roman Empire '' are historiographical terms created after the end of the realm ; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire ( Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων , tr . ; Imperium Romanum ) , or Romania , and to themselves as `` Romans '' . Several signal events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the period of transition during which the Roman Empire 's Greek East and Latin West divided . Constantine I ( r. 324 -- 337 ) reorganised the empire , made Constantinople the new capital , and legalised Christianity . Under Theodosius I ( r. 379 -- 395 ) , Christianity became the Empire 's official state religion and other religious practices were proscribed . Finally , under the reign of Heraclius ( r. 610 -- 641 ) , the Empire 's military and administration were restructured and adopted Greek for official use instead of Latin . Thus , although the Roman state continued and Roman state traditions were maintained , modern historians distinguish Byzantium from ancient Rome insofar as it was centred on Constantinople , oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture , and characterised by Orthodox Christianity . The borders of the Empire evolved significantly over its existence , as it went through several cycles of decline and recovery . During the reign of Justinian I ( r. 527 -- 565 ) , the Empire reached its greatest extent after reconquering much of the historically Roman western Mediterranean coast , including North Africa , Italy , and Rome itself , which it held for two more centuries . During the reign of Maurice ( r. 582 -- 602 ) , the Empire 's eastern frontier was expanded and the north stabilised . However , his assassination caused the Byzantine -- Sasanian War of 602 -- 628 , which exhausted the Empire 's resources and contributed to major territorial losses during the Muslim conquests of the seventh century . In a matter of years the Empire lost its richest provinces , Egypt and Syria , to the Arabs . During the Macedonian dynasty ( 10th -- 11th centuries ) , the Empire again expanded and experienced the two-century long Macedonian Renaissance , which came to an end with the loss of much of Asia Minor to the Seljuk Turks after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 . This battle opened the way for the Turks to settle in Anatolia . The Empire recovered again during the Komnenian restoration , such that by the 12th century Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest European city . However , it was delivered a mortal blow during the Fourth Crusade , when Constantinople was sacked in 1204 and the territories that the Empire formerly governed were divided into competing Byzantine Greek and Latin realms . Despite the eventual recovery of Constantinople in 1261 , the Byzantine Empire remained only one of several small rival states in the area for the final two centuries of its existence . Its remaining territories were progressively annexed by the Ottomans over the 15th century . The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 finally ended the Byzantine Empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Royal_Palace_of_Évora",
"title": "",
"text": "The Royal Palace of Évora ( Portuguese : Paço Real de Évora ) , also known as the Royal Palace of São Francisco ( Paço Real de São Francisco ) and the Palace of King Manuel I ( Palácio de D. Manuel ) , is a former royal residence of the Kings of Portugal , in Évora , capital of the Alentejo . The palace has its origins in a convent built in the 13th century . During the 14th century , the convent came under royal use when the royal family was in the Alentejo , but only became a proper palace under the reign of King John I , who used it as a personal retreat from the court . It became a royal palace during King Afonso V 's reign , though it was the successive reigns of King John II and Manuel I that turned the originally ordinary palace into a grandiose renaissance palace , truly fit for a king . Over the centuries , the palace fell prey to war , decay , and urban redevelopment , which destroyed nearly all of the palace , with only a few segments of the palace still existing . The Royal Palace of Évora was one of the centers of the Portuguese Renaissance , under King Manuel I , where playwrights , like Gil Vicente , and explorers , like Vasco da Gama , sought audiences with the king . During this time , the palace was constantly being added to and worked on , a never ending piece of art during the time of Évora 's cultural and political golden age ."
},
{
"docid": "Portuguese_people",
"title": "",
"text": "Portuguese people are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Portugal that share a common Portuguese culture and speak one of the native languages of Portugal , including most numerously Portuguese , as a primary language , with Mirandese and Galician being the other languages respectively . Their predominant religion is Christianity , mainly Roman Catholicism . The Roman Republic conquered Iberia during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC . As a result of Roman colonization , the majority of local languages , stem from the Vulgar Latin . Due to the large historical extent of the Portuguese Empire and the colonization of territories in Asia , Africa and the Americas , as well as historical and recent emigration , Portuguese communities can be found in many diverse regions around the globe , and a large Portuguese diaspora exists . Portuguese people were a key factor to the Age of Exploration , discovering several lands unknown to the Europeans in the Americas , Africa , Asia and Oceania , helping to pave the way for Globalization ."
},
{
"docid": "Portuguese_literature",
"title": "",
"text": "Portuguese literature is , generally speaking , literature written in the Portuguese language , particularly by citizens of Portugal ; it may also refer to literature written by people living in Portugal , Brazil , Angola and Mozambique , as well as other Portuguese-speaking countries . An early example of Portuguese literature is the tradition of a medieval Galician-Portuguese poetry , originally developed in Galicia and northern Portugal . The literature of Portugal is distinguished by a wealth and variety of lyric poetry , which has characterized it from the beginning of its language , after the Roman occupation ; by its wealth of historical writing documenting Portugal 's rulers , conquests , and expansion ; by the then considered Golden Age of the Renaissance period of which it forms part the moral and allegorical Renaissance drama of Gil Vicente , Bernardim Ribeiro , Sá de Miranda and especially the great 16th-century national epic of Luís de Camões , author of national and epic poem Os Lusíadas ( The Lusiads ) . The seventeenth century was marked by the introduction of the Baroque in Portugal and is generally regarded as the century of literary decadence , despite the existence of writers like Father António Vieira , Padre Manuel Bernardes and Francisco Rodrigues Lobo . The writers of the eighteenth century tried to counteract a certain decadence of the baroque stage by making an effort to recover the level of quality attained during the Golden Age , through the creation of academies and literary Arcadias - it was the time of Neoclassicism . In the nineteenth century , the neoclassical ideals were abandoned , where Almeida Garrett introduced Romanticism , followed by Alexandre Herculano and Camilo Castelo Branco . In the second half of the nineteenth century , Realism ( of naturalistic features ) developed in novel-writing , whose exponents included Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão . Literary trends during the twentieth century are represented mainly by Fernando Pessoa , considered as one of the greatest national poets together with Camões , and , in later years , by the development of prose fiction , thanks to authors such as António Lobo Antunes and José Saramago , winner of the Nobel prize for Literature ."
},
{
"docid": "Sundem",
"title": "",
"text": "Sundem was a feudal state that existed in the Indian state of Goa . The kings were called ` Sonda Raja ' or ` Soundekar Raja ' . They were feudatory vassals at various times to the Vijayanagara Empire , Maratha Empire and the Bijapur Sultanate . Finally they became vassals of the Portuguese Empire . They were called the ` Rei de Sundem ' in Portuguese ."
},
{
"docid": "Despotate_of_the_Morea",
"title": "",
"text": "The Despotate of the Morea or Despotate of Mystras was a province of the Byzantine Empire which existed between the mid-14th and mid-15th centuries . Its territory varied in size during its existence but eventually grew to include almost all the southern Greek peninsula known as the Peloponnese , which was known as the Morea during the medieval and early modern periods . The territory was usually ruled by one or more sons of the current Byzantine emperor , who were given the title of despotes ( in this context it should not be confused with despotism ) . Its capital was the fortified city of Mystras , near ancient Sparta , which became an important centre of the Palaiologan Renaissance ."
},
{
"docid": "Diogo_de_Teive_(humanist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Diogo de Teive ( Braga , c. 1514 - after 1569 ) was a Portuguese humanist during the Renaissance . Diogo de Teive was a humanist , a latinist and a typical scholar of his day : a traveller , who spent most of his formative years abroad , in Europe . He would return to Portugal with André de Gouveia , George Buchanan and João da Costa , thanks to the initiative of King John III of Portugal . Buchanan , João da Costa and Diogo de Teive were accused of Protestantism by the Portuguese Inquisition , and sentenced to imprisonment in 1550 . Nonetheless , Teive did not leave the country , and he remained close to the Portuguese royal family and to the court , as a scholar and a clergyman . He died after 1569 . Diogo de Teive wrote tragedies and diverse tests of historical and philosophical interpretation , always in Latin . Category : Portuguese Renaissance writers Category : Portuguese Renaissance humanists Category : University of Coimbra Category : People from Braga Category :1510 s births Category :16 th-century deaths Category :16 th-century Portuguese people"
},
{
"docid": "Lusophone",
"title": "",
"text": "Lusophones ( lusófonos ) are people who speak the Portuguese language , either as native speakers or as learners . Similarly , the Lusosphere or Lusophony ( Lusofonia ) is a community of people who are culturally and linguistically linked to Portugal , either historically or by choice . The idea of a Lusosphere is free of ethnic connotations , in that a Lusophone may not have any Portuguese ancestry at all . The Lusophone world is mainly a legacy of the Portuguese Empire , although Portuguese diaspora and Brazilian diaspora communities have also played a role in spreading the Portuguese language . Even after the collapse of the empire , the corresponding countries continue to exhibit both cultural and political affinities , expressed in the existence of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries ( CPLP ) , created in 1996 ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_the_Byzantine_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD . Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the Roman Empire 's east and west divided . In 285 , the emperor Diocletian ( r. 284 -- 305 ) partitioned the Roman Empire 's administration into eastern and western halves . Between 324 and 330 , Constantine I ( r. 306 -- 337 ) transferred the main capital from Rome to Byzantium , later known as Constantinople ( `` City of Constantine '' ) and Nova Roma ( `` New Rome '' ) . Under Theodosius I ( r. 379 -- 395 ) , Christianity became the Empire 's official state religion and others such as Roman polytheism were proscribed . And finally , under the reign of Heraclius ( r. 610 -- 641 ) , the Empire 's military and administration were restructured and adopted Greek for official use instead of Latin . Thus , although it continued the Roman state and maintained Roman state traditions , modern historians distinguish Byzantium from ancient Rome insofar as it was oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture , and characterised by Orthodox Christianity rather than Roman polytheism . The borders of the Empire evolved significantly over its existence , as it went through several cycles of decline and recovery . During the reign of Justinian I ( r. 527 -- 565 ) , the Empire reached its greatest extent after reconquering much of the historically Roman western Mediterranean coast , including north Africa , Italy , and Rome itself , which it held for two more centuries . During the reign of Maurice ( r. 582 -- 602 ) , the Empire 's eastern frontier was expanded and the north stabilised . However , his assassination caused a two-decade-long war with Sassanid Persia which exhausted the Empire 's resources and contributed to major territorial losses during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century . In a matter of years the Empire lost its richest provinces , Egypt and Syria , to the Arabs . During the Macedonian dynasty ( 10th -- 11th centuries ) , the Empire again expanded and experienced a two-century long renaissance , which came to an end with the loss of much of Asia Minor to the Seljuk Turks after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 . This battle opened the way for the Turks to settle in Anatolia as a homeland . The final centuries of the Empire exhibited a general trend of decline . It struggled to recover during the 12th century , but was delivered a mortal blow during the Fourth Crusade , when Constantinople was sacked and the Empire dissolved and divided into competing Byzantine Greek and Latin realms . Despite the eventual recovery of Constantinople and re-establishment of the Empire in 1261 , Byzantium remained only one of several small rival states in the area for the final two centuries of its existence . Its remaining territories were progressively annexed by the Ottomans over the 15th century . The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 finally ended the Roman Empire ."
},
{
"docid": "Architecture_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "Architecture of Portugal refers to the architecture practiced in the territory of present-day Portugal since before the foundation of the country in the 12th century . The term may also refer to buildings created under Portuguese influence or by Portuguese architects in other parts of the world , particularly in the Portuguese Empire . Portuguese architecture , like all aspects of Portuguese culture , is marked by the history of the country and the several people that have settled and influenced the current Portuguese territory . These include Romans , Suebians among other related Germanic peoples , Visigoths and Arabs , as well as the influence from the main European artistic centres from which were introduced to the broad architectural styles : Romanesque , Gothic , Renaissance , Baroque and Neoclassicism . Among the main local manifestations of Portuguese architecture are the Manueline , the exuberant Portuguese version of late Gothic ; and the Pombaline style , a mix of late Baroque and Neoclassicism that developed after the Great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 . In the 20th century , Portuguese architecture has produced Fernando Távora , Eduardo Souto de Moura and Álvaro Siza ."
},
{
"docid": "Council_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "The Council of Portugal , officially , the Royal and Supreme Council of Portugal ( Portuguese : Real e Supremo Conselho de Portugal ; Spanish : Real y Supremo Consejo de Portugal ) , was the ruling body and a key part of the government of the Kingdom of Portugal during the Iberian Union . The council was founded in 1582 by Philip I of Portugal following the model of the Council of Castile . It provided Portugal with a large degree of autonomy from the king in Madrid . Apart from administering the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves , the council administered Portugal 's colonial empire . The council ceased to exist after the Portuguese Restoration War ."
},
{
"docid": "Duchy_of_Modena_and_Reggio",
"title": "",
"text": "The Duchy of Modena and Reggio ( Ducato di Modena e Reggio , Ducatus Mutinae et Regii ) was a small northwestern Italian state that existed from 1452 to 1859 , with a break during the Napoleonic Wars ( 1796 -- 1814 ) when Emperor Napoleon I reorganized the states and republics of renaissance-era Italy , then under the domination of his French Empire . It was ruled from 1814 by the noble House of Este , of Austria-Este ."
},
{
"docid": "Cancioneiro_de_Paris",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cancioneiro de Paris ( in English : Paris Songbook ) is one of the four Renaissance songbooks of Portuguese music from the 16th century . It is one important source of secular music of the Iberian Renaissance and the largest one of Portuguese secular Renaissance music . It contains 130 secular villancicos and cantigas . Out of them , 55 works are polyphonic ( 2 , 3 and 4 voices ) , while the other 75 works have only their melody copied . All works are anonymous , but it is known that some of them were composed by the Portuguese composer Pedro de Escobar . Category :16 th-century books Category :16 th century in music Category :16 th century in Portugal Category : Portuguese music history Category : Renaissance music Category : Renaissance music manuscript sources"
},
{
"docid": "Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1580–89)",
"title": "",
"text": "The fourth Ottoman-Portuguese Conflicts ( 1580 -- 1589 ) was an armed military conflict between the Portuguese Empire against the Ottoman Empire and the Ajuran Empire , in the Indian Ocean . The Ottoman Navy , from 1580 to 1584 for the first time attacked only the Portuguese ships in the Indian Ocean . In 1585 Mir Ali Bey successfully repelled a Portuguese attempt to capture harbors controlled by the Somalis in the Horn of Africa ( Barawa , Jumbo and Mogadishu ) but failed to do so . In 1586 the Portuguese army repelled the Ottomans in Kilifi , Paté and Melinde . Mombasa was seized by the Ottomans , but the African tribe of Zimba joined the Portuguese and retook the city . The city lost most of her population during the massacre that followed her fall , and had to be rebuilt and repopulated by the Portuguese . On 30 January 1589 , a Portuguese fleet sent from Goa in Portuguese India , with two galleass , five galleys , six galliots , seven other ships and with 900 soldiers , was able to recapture the lost cities and capture the Turkish admiral , Mir Ali Bey ."
},
{
"docid": "15th_century",
"title": "",
"text": "The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian years 1401 to 1500 . In Europe , the 15th century is seen as the bridge between the Late Middle Ages , the Early Renaissance , and the Early modern period . Many technological , social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the `` European miracle '' of the following centuries . In religious history , the Roman Papacy was split in two parts in Europe for decades ( the so-called Western Schism ) , until the Council of Constance . The division of the Catholic Church and the unrest associated with the Hussite movement would become factors in the rise of the Protestant Reformation in the following century . Constantinople , in what is today Turkey , then the capital of the Christian Byzantine Empire , falls to the emerging Muslim Ottoman Turks , marking the end of the tremendously influential Byzantine Empire and , for some historians , the end of the Middle Ages . The event forced Western Europeans to find a new trade route , adding further momentum to what was the beginning of the Age of Discovery , which would lead to the global mapping of the world . Explorations by the Spanish and Portuguese led to European sightings of the Americas ( the New World ) and the sea passage along Cape of Good Hope to India , in the last decade of the century . These expeditions ushered in the era of the Portuguese and Spanish colonial empires . The fall of Constantinople led to the migration of Greek scholars and texts to Italy , while Johannes Gutenberg 's invention of the mechanical movable type began the Printing Press . These two events played key roles in the development of the Renaissance . The Spanish Reconquista leads to the final fall of the Emirate of Granada by the end of the century , ending over seven centuries of Muslim rule and returning Spain back to Christian rulers . The Hundred Years ' War end with a decisive French victory over the English in the Battle of Castillon . Financial troubles in England following the conflict results in the Wars of the Roses , a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England . The conflicts ends with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field , establishing the Tudor dynasty in the later part of the century . In Asia , under the rule of the Yongle Emperor , who built the Forbidden City and commanded Zheng He to explore the world overseas , the Ming Dynasty 's territory reached its pinnacle . Tamerlane established a major empire in the Middle East and Central Asia , in order to revive the Mongol Empire . In Africa , the spread of Islam leads to the destruction of the Christian kingdoms of Nubia , by the end of the century leaving only Alodia ( which was to collapse in 1504 ) . The formerly vast Mali Empire teeters on the brink of collapse , under pressure from the rising Songhai Empire . In the Americas , both the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire reach the peak of their influence ."
},
{
"docid": "Kingdom_of_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kingdom of Portugal ( Regnum Portugalliae , Reino de Portugal ) was a monarchy on the Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of modern Portugal . It was in existence from 1139 until 1910 . After 1248 , it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves and between 1815 and 1822 , it was known as the United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and the Algarves . The name is also often applied to the Portuguese Empire , the realm 's extensive overseas colonies . The nucleus of the Portuguese state was the County of Portugal , established in the 9th century as part of the Reconquista , by Vímara Peres , a vassal of the King of Asturias . The county became part of the Kingdom of León in 1097 , and the Counts of Portugal established themselves as rulers of an independent kingdom in the 12th century , following the battle of São Mamede . The kingdom was ruled by the Alfonsine Dynasty until the 1383 -- 85 Crisis , after which the monarchy passed to the House of Aviz . During the 15th and 16th century , Portuguese exploration established a vast colonial empire . From 1580 to 1640 , the Kingdom of Portugal was in personal union with Habsburg Spain . After the Portuguese Restoration War of 1640 -- 1668 , the kingdom passed to the House of Braganza and after to the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . From this time , the influence of Portugal declined , but it remained a major power due to its most valuable colony , Brazil . After the independence of Brazil , Portugal sought to establish itself in Africa , but was ultimately forced to yield to the British interests , leading to the collapse of the monarchy in the 5 October 1910 revolution and the establishment of the First Portuguese Republic . Portugal was a decisive absolute monarchy before 1822 . It rotated between absolute and constitutional monarchy from 1822 until 1834 , and was a decisive constitutional monarchy after 1834 ."
},
{
"docid": "Spanish_Empire",
"title": "",
"text": "The Spanish Empire ( Imperio español ) was one of the largest empires in history . It reached the peak of its military , political and economic power under the Spanish Habsburgs , through most of the 16th and 17th centuries , and its greatest territorial extent under the House of Bourbon in the 18th century , when it was the largest empire in the world . The Spanish Empire became the foremost global power of its time and was the first to be called the empire on which the sun never sets . The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery after the voyages of Christopher Columbus . It comprised territories and colonies of the Spanish monarch in the Americas , Asia , Oceania and Africa , as the Greater Antilles , most of South America , Central America , and part of North America ( including present day Florida , the Southwestern , and Pacific Coastal regions of the United States ) , as well as a number of Pacific Ocean archipelagos including the Philippines ; and it lasted until the early 19th century Spanish American wars of independence , which left only Cuba , Puerto Rico , and the Philippines and various territories in Africa still under Spanish rule . Following the Spanish -- American War of 1898 , Spain ceded its last colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific to the United States . Its last African colonies were granted independence or abandoned during Decolonisation of Africa finishing in 1976 . The dynastic union between the Crown of Castile ( which included the kingdom of Navarre after 1515 ) and the Crown of Aragon by the Catholic Monarchs initiated a political , religious and social unity to become the first modern state in Europe , known as Catholic Monarchy . During this period , the Spanish sovereign acted as monarch in a unitary manner over all his territories through a polisynodial system of Councils , although his power as king or lord varied from one territory to another , since each territory retained its own particular administration and juridical configuration . The unity did not mean uniformity . Therefore , under this political configuration , irrespective of the denominations given to the `` dynastic union '' existing from 1580 to 1640 , the Portuguese realm kept its own administration and jurisdiction over its territory , as did the other kingdoms and realms ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs . Nevertheless , some historians assert that Portugal was part of the Spanish monarchy at the time , while others draw a clear distinction between the Portuguese and Spanish empires ."
},
{
"docid": "Ordenanças",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ordenanças ( meaning literally `` Ordinances '' in Portuguese and sometimes misspelled Ordenanzas in English language literature ) were a militia-type traditional military territorial organization that existed in Portugal and in some parts of the Portuguese Empire ( especially in Brazil ) , between the 16th and the 19th centuries . In the 17th century , the Ordenanças became organized as a kind of third line and territorial recruitment reserve of the Portuguese Army ."
},
{
"docid": "Carolingian_Renaissance",
"title": "",
"text": "The Carolingian Renaissance was the first of three medieval renaissances , a period of cultural activity in the Carolingian Empire occurring from the late eighth century to the ninth century which took inspiration from the Christian Roman Empire of the fourth century . During this period , there was an increase of literature , writing , the arts , architecture , jurisprudence , liturgical reforms , and scriptural studies . The Carolingian Renaissance occurred mostly during the reigns of Carolingian rulers Charlemagne and Louis the Pious . It was supported by the scholars of the Carolingian court , notably Alcuin of York . Charlemagne 's Admonitio generalis ( 789 ) and Epistola de litteris colendis served as manifestos . The effects of this cultural revival were mostly limited to a small group of court literati . According to John Contreni , `` it had a spectacular effect on education and culture in Francia , a debatable effect on artistic endeavors , and an unmeasurable effect on what mattered most to the Carolingians , the moral regeneration of society '' . The secular and ecclesiastical leaders of the Carolingian Renaissance made efforts to write better Latin , to copy and preserve patristic and classical texts , and to develop a more legible , classicizing script . ( This was the Carolingian minuscule that Renaissance humanists took to be Roman and employed as humanist minuscule , from which has developed early modern Italic script . ) They also applied rational ideas to social issues for the first time in centuries , providing a common language and writing style that enabled communication throughout most of Europe ."
},
{
"docid": "Renaissance_architecture_in_Portugal",
"title": "",
"text": "The architecture of the Portuguese Renaissance intimately linked to Gothic architecture and gradual in its classical elements . The Manueline style ( circa 1490-1535 ) was a transitional style that combined Renaissance and Gothic ornamental elements to buildings that were architectonically closer to Gothic architecture , as is the Isabelline style of Spain . Manueline was succeeded by a brief Early Renaissance phase ( c. 1530-1550 ) , closer to Classical canons , followed by the adoption of Mannerist ( late Renaissance ) forms . Portuguese Mannerism , specially in secular architecture , is characterised by simplicity in the organisation of façades and relative lack of decoration , being often referred to as Estilo Chão ( plain style ) . Even with the arrival of Baroque architecture in the late 17th century , Portuguese architecture continued to use Mannerist forms well into the 18th century ."
},
{
"docid": "Reception_of_Islam_in_Early_Modern_Europe",
"title": "",
"text": "There was a certain amount of cultural contact between Europe in the Renaissance to Early Modern period and the Islamic world ( at the time primarily represented by the Ottoman Empire and , geographically more remote , Safavid Persia ) , however decreasing in intensity after medieval cultural contact in the era of the crusades and the Reconquista . European contact with Islam has been mostly limited with the military effort opposing the expansion of the Ottoman Empire . There was limited direct interaction between the two cultures even though there was plenty of trade between Europe and the Middle East at this time . Merchants would often deal through an intermediary , a practice common since the time of the Roman Empire . Historians have noted that even during the 12th and 14th centuries the two parties had little interest in learning about each other . The history of the Ottoman Empire is intimately connected to the history of Renaissance and Early Modern Europe . The European Renaissance was significantly triggered by the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 ( resulting in a wave of Byzantine scholars fleeing to Italy ) . The Ottoman Empire reached its historical apogee in 1566 , coinciding with the beginning of the scientific revolution in Europe , which would lead to the political dominance of emerging modern Europe over the course of the following century ."
},
{
"docid": "Imperial_Brazilian_Navy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Imperial Brazilian Navy ( Portuguese : Armada Nacional , commonly known as Armada Imperial ) was the navy created at the time of the independence of the Empire of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil and the Algarves . It existed between 1822 and 1889 during the vigency of the constitutional monarchy . The Navy was formed almost entirely by ships , staff , organizations and doctrines proceeding from the transference of the Portuguese Royal Family in 1808 . Some of its members were native-born Brazilians , who under Portugal had been forbidden to serve . Other members were Portuguese who adhered to the cause of separation and German and Irish mercenaries . Some establishments created by King João VI were used and incorporated . Under the reign of Emperor Pedro II the Navy was greatly expanded to become the fifth most powerful navy in the world and the armed force more popular and loyal to the Brazilian monarchy . The republican coup d'état in 1889 , led by army men , put an end to the Imperial Navy that fell into decay until the new century ."
},
{
"docid": "Portuguese_Ceylon",
"title": "",
"text": "Portuguese Ceylon ( Ceilão Português , Sinhala : ප ත ග ස ල ක ව Potugisi Lankava ) refers to the control of the Kingdom of Kotte by the Portuguese Empire , in present-day Sri Lanka , after the country 's Crisis of the Sixteenth Century and into the Kandyan period . Portuguese presence in the island lasted from 1505 to 1658 . Their arrival was largely accidental , seeking control of commerce over territorial conquest . Their appearance coincided with the political upheaval of the Wijayaba Kollaya and they were drawn into the internal politics of the island as they sought to establish control over the lucrative cinnamon trade that originated there . The Portuguese used these internal divisions to their advantage during the Sinhalese -- Portuguese War . Direct Portuguese rule inside the island did not begin until after the death of Dharmapala of Kotte , who died without an heir and who by 1580 bequeathed the Kingdom of Kotte to the Portuguese monarch . This allowed the Portuguese sufficient claim to the Kingdom of Kotte upon Dharmapala 's death in 1597 . Portuguese rule began with much resistance by the local population . Eventually , the Kingdom of Kandy sought help from the Dutch Empire in their efforts to rid the island of the Portuguese . The Dutch Empire initially entered into agreement with the Kingdom of Kandy . After the collapse of the Iberian economy in 1627 , the Dutch -- Portuguese War saw the Dutch conquest of most of Portugal 's Asian colonies . Eventually , Portugal 's Ceylonese territories were ceded to the Netherlands . Nevertheless , there remain elements of Portuguese culture in Sri Lanka today from this colonial period ."
},
{
"docid": "PIDE",
"title": "",
"text": "The PIDE or International and State Defense Police ( Polícia Internacional e de Defesa do Estado ) , was a Portuguese security agency that existed during the Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar . Formally , the main roles of the PIDE were the border , immigration and emigration control and the internal and external State security . However , it became more known by its political police activities . The agency that would latter became the PIDE was established by the Decree-Law 22992 of August 1933 , as the Surveillance and State Defense Police or PVDE . It resulted from the merger of two former agencies , the Portuguese International Police and the Political and Social Defense Police . The PVDE was transformed in the PIDE in 1945 . PIDE was itself transformed in the Directorate-General of Security or DGS in 1968 . After the 25 April 1974 Carnation Revolution , DGS was disbanded in Portugal , but continued to exist transitionally in the Portuguese overseas territories as the Military Information Police or PIM , being finally completely disbanded in 1975 . Although the acronym PIDE was only formally used from 1945 to 1969 , the set of successive secret polices that existed during the 40 years of the Estado Novo regime are commonly referred to as the PIDE . Historically , this set of police agencies is also often referred as PIDE/DGS , from the acronyms of its two last designations . It is referred in this last way in the article 293rd of Portuguese Constitution , which states the criminalization and judgment of its former officers . During its existence , the organization was known for its actions during the Spanish Civil War , its role as a political police , its counter-espionage activities during World War II and its counter-insurgency operations in the Portuguese Colonial War ."
},
{
"docid": "Princess_of_Brazil",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of Princesses of Brazil , from 1645 to 1815 , both by marriage and birth . The title was preceded by the titles Princess of Portugal and succeed by Princess Royal of Portugal . The title was created by King John IV of Portugal on 27 October 1645 in favor of his eldest son and heir Infante Teodósio , soon after Portugal had gotten rid of its Spanish rulers . During the 1645 -- 1815 , `` Prince of Brazil '' was always conferred on the heir apparent of the throne , who also received the title of Duke of Braganza . The title was abolished when Brazil became independent and joined the United Kingdom of Portugal . Brazil would later break from the United Kingdom and become the independent Empire of Brazil . The heirs presumptive of Brazil were known as Prince Imperial of Brazil or Princess Imperial of Brazil , with the style of Imperial Highness . Other members of the Brazilian Imperial Family were known by the title of Prince or Princess prefixed to their given names , with the style of Highness . The Portuguese title of Prince of Brazil , that existed as a title of the Portuguese heir apparent only while Brazil was still a possession of Portugal , should therefore not be confused with the later ranks of Brazilian Prince or Brazilian Princess , that stem from the era of the Empire of Brazil ."
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One actor is Scott Eastwood.
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{
"docid": "Scott_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Scott Eastwood ( born Scott Clinton Reeves ; March 21 , 1986 ) is an American actor , model , and professional skydiver . He has appeared in the films Flags of Our Fathers ( 2006 ) , Gran Torino ( 2008 ) , Invictus ( 2009 ) , The Forger ( 2012 ) , Trouble with the Curve ( 2012 ) , Texas Chainsaw ( 2013 ) , Fury ( 2014 ) , The Perfect Wave ( 2014 ) , The Longest Ride ( 2015 ) , Mercury Plains ( 2016 ) , Suicide Squad ( 2016 ) , Snowden ( 2016 ) and The Fate of the Furious ( 2017 ) . He has also been the model for the fragrance Cool Water by Davidoff . He is the youngest son of Academy Award-winning actor-director Clint Eastwood and second youngest of Jacelyn Reeves ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Eastwood_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eastwood is an English surname originally derived from the Old English words east and wudu , meaning `` eastwood '' . The family would have originally lived to the east of a wood , in an eastern wood or in a place called Eastwood . Notable people with the surname include : Alice Eastwood Alison Eastwood Arthur Eastwood , New Zealand rower Bob Eastwood Clint Eastwood , American film director , actor , producer , screenwriter , musician and composer Dina Eastwood Francesca Fisher-Eastwood Freddy Eastwood , Coventry City footballer Greg Eastwood , New Zealand rugby league footballer Jayne Eastwood Jim Eastwood , Northern Irish businessman John S. Eastwood Ken Eastwood Kyle Eastwood Mike Eastwood , NHL ice hockey player Paul Eastwood , British rugby league footballer Ralph Eastwood , British army general during World War II Scott Eastwood , American actor and son of Clint Eastwood Tom Eastwood ( 1922 -- 1999 ) , English composer Category : English toponymic surnames Category : English-language surnames Category : Surnames originating in England"
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_in_the_2000s",
"title": "",
"text": "In 2000 , Clint Eastwood directed and starred in Space Cowboys , which also starred Tommy Lee Jones , Donald Sutherland , and James Garner . Eastwood plays Frank Corvin , a retired NASA engineer called upon to save a failing Russian satellite . Space Cowboys was one of the year 's commercial hits and was generally well-received , with a 79 % rating at Rotten Tomatoes . The film received a moderately favorable review from Roger Ebert , who remarked , `` it 's too secure within its traditional story structure to make much seem at risk -- but with the structure come the traditional pleasures as well ... Eastwood as director is as sure-handed as his mentors , Don Siegel and Sergio Leone . We leave the theater with grave doubts that the scene depicted in the final feel-good shot is even remotely possible , but what the hell ; it makes us smile . '' In 2002 , Eastwood played an ex-FBI agent on the track of a sadistic killer ( Jeff Daniels ) in the thriller Blood Work , which was loosely based on the 1998 novel by the same name from Edgar Award-winning writer Michael Connelly . The film was a failure , grossing just $ 26.2 million on an estimated budget of $ 50 million and received mixed reviews , with many critics finding it well-made but marred by lethargic pacing . A. O. Scott of The New York Times believed that the film was too similar to many other Eastwood films , although he commented that , `` there is something comforting in seeing this old warhorse trot gamely out of the gate for yet another run on familiar turf . '' Despite the lackluster performance at the box office and mixed reception , Eastwood won the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the Venice Film Festival . In 2003 , Eastwood and Warner Brothers purchased the film rights to James R. Hansen 's First Man : The Life of Neil A. Armstrong , the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong . No production date was announced and the film has still not been made . Next , Eastwood directed the crime drama Mystic River , a film about murder , vigilantism , and sexual abuse written by Brian Helgeland , based on the novel by Dennis Lehane . Starring were Sean Penn , Kevin Bacon , Tim Robbins , and Laurence Fishburne . It was shot on location in Boston . Mystic River was received well by critics and viewers . The film won two Academy Awards , Best Actor for Penn and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins , and garnered nominations for Best Director and Best Picture . The film has an 88 % approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes . The film grossed $ 90 million domestically on a budget of $ 30 million . In 2005 , Eastwood found both critical and commercial success with Million Dollar Baby . The boxing drama won four Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actress ( Hilary Swank ) , and Best Supporting Actor ( Morgan Freeman ) . Eastwood received a nomination for Best Actor , and the trio was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . Eastwood also received a Grammy nomination for composing the film 's score . Million Dollar Baby was in theaters from late January to early June 2005 , and was his highest-grossing film at the time , with box office receipts of $ 216 million . In 2006 , Eastwood directed two films about the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II . The first one , Flags of Our Fathers , focused on the men who raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi . The second one , Letters from Iwo Jima , dealt with the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote to family members . Letters from Iwo Jima was the first American film to show a war issue completely from the view of an American enemy . Both films were highly praised by critics and garnered several Oscar nominations , including Best Director and Best Picture for Letters from Iwo Jima . In 2008 , Eastwood directed Changeling , which is based on a true story , and stars Angelina Jolie . After releasing in several film festivals , the film grossed over $ 110 million , the majority of which came from foreign markets . After four years away from acting , Eastwood ended his `` self-imposed acting hiatus '' with Gran Torino . It grossed close to $ 30 million during its wide release opening weekend in January 2009 , making Eastwood , at age 78 , the oldest leading man to reach number one at the box office . Eastwood directed , starred , held a producer role , and co-wrote the theme song for the film . Biographer Marc Eliot called Eastwood 's role `` an amalgam of the Man with No Name , Dirty Harry , and William Munny , here aged and cynical but willing and able to fight on whenever the need arose . '' Gran Torino grossed over $ 268 million worldwide in theaters and is the highest-grossing film of Eastwood 's career so far without adjustment for inflation . Andrew Sarris of the New York Observer stated that Eastwood '' ... caps his career as both a director and an actor with his portrayal of a heroically redeemed bigot of such humanity and luminosity as to exhaust my supply of superlatives . '' Eastwood has said that the role will most likely be the last time he acts in a film . In 2009 , Eastwood directed Invictus , with Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as rugby team captain François Pienaar . John Carlin , author of the book on which the film is based , sold the film rights to Freeman . Then in 2011 , Clint Eastwood collaborated with Brad Paisley to make the song `` Eastwood '' ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_accolades_received_by_Suicide_Squad",
"title": "",
"text": "Suicide Squad is a 2016 American superhero film written and directed by David Ayer . The film stars Will Smith , Jared Leto , Margot Robbie , Joel Kinnaman , Viola Davis , Jai Courtney , Jay Hernandez , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Ike Barinholtz , Scott Eastwood and Cara Delevingne . In the film , a secret government agency led by Amanda Waller recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions and save the world from a powerful threat , in exchange for leaner sentences . Suicide Squad , produced on a budget of $ 175 million , was released theatrically in the United States on August 5 , 2016 , following a strong debut that set new box office records , the film grossed over $ 745 million worldwide , making it the 10th highest-grossing film of 2016 . It received generally negative reviews from critics , who criticized the plot , directing and characters , though Leto and Robbie 's performances received praise . The film has garnered numerous awards and nominations with most nominations recognising the film itself and the performances of the cast . Suicide Squad was nominated for three Grammy Awards as well as one Critics ' Choice Movie Awards ( winning one ) , seven People 's Choice Awards ( winning one ) and received multiple Teen Choice Awards nominations , including `` Choice AnTEENcipated Movie '' , `` Choice Movie Actor : AnTEENcipated '' for Will Smith and Scott Eastwood , and `` Choice Movie Actress : AnTEENcipated '' for Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne . It won in both the former and latter categories . The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at 89th Academy Awards , making it the first film in the DC Extended Universe to be win an Academy Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Unforgiven",
"title": "",
"text": "Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by David Webb Peoples . The film portrays William Munny , an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had turned to farming . The film stars Eastwood in the lead role , with Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris . Eastwood stated that the film would be his last Western for fear of repeating himself or imitating someone else 's work . Eastwood dedicated the movie to deceased directors and mentors Don Siegel and Sergio Leone . The film won four Academy Awards : Best Picture and Best Director for Clint Eastwood , Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman , and Best Film Editing for editor Joel Cox . Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance , but he lost to Al Pacino for Scent of a Woman . The film was the third Western to win the Oscar for Best Picture , following Cimarron ( 1931 ) and Dances with Wolves ( 1990 ) . In 2004 , Unforgiven was added to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood ( born 1930 ) is an American filmmaker and actor . Clint Eastwood may also refer to : Clint Eastwood ( album ) , an album by The Upsetters Clint Eastwood ( musician ) , Jamaican reggae deejay `` Clint Eastwood '' ( song ) , a song by Gorillaz `` Clint Eastwood '' , an alias used by Marty McFly in the film Back to the Future Part III Eastwood , Clint"
},
{
"docid": "Diablo_(2015_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Diablo is a 2015 Canadian-American psychological western film co-written and directed by Lawrence Roeck and starring Scott Eastwood , Walton Goggins , Camilla Belle and Danny Glover . It was the first Western starring Eastwood , the son of Western icon Clint Eastwood ."
},
{
"docid": "American_Sniper",
"title": "",
"text": "American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall . It is loosely based on the memoir American Sniper : The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History ( 2012 ) by Chris Kyle , with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice . The film follows the life of Kyle , who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War , 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense . While Kyle was celebrated for his military successes , his tours of duty took a heavy toll on his personal and family life . The film was produced by Eastwood , Robert Lorenz , Andrew Lazar , Bradley Cooper , and Peter Morgan . It stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya , with Luke Grimes , Jake McDorman , Cory Hardrict , Kevin Lacz , Navid Negahban , and Keir O'Donnell in supporting roles . The world premiere was on November 11 , 2014 , at the American Film Institute Festival , followed by a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25 , 2014 and a wide release on January 16 , 2015 . The film became a major success , with a worldwide gross of over $ 547 million , making it the highest-grossing film of 2014 in the United States ( $ 350 million ) , the highest-grossing war film of all time unadjusted for inflation , and Eastwood 's highest-grossing film to date . The film received mostly positive reviews from critics , with the majority of praise directed towards Cooper 's lead performance and Eastwood 's direction , though it attracted some controversy over its portrayal of both the War in Iraq and of Chris Kyle . At the 87th Academy Awards , American Sniper received six nominations , including Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Actor for Cooper , ultimately winning one award for Best Sound Editing ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Gran_Torino_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of significant characters who feature in the 2008 film Gran Torino , directed by Clint Eastwood . Casting calls were held in Fresno , California , Detroit , Michigan , and Saint Paul , Minnesota , from which Eastwood selected ten Hmong American lead actors and supporting actors . Of them , only one was not a first time actor . Of the Hmong cast , five , including Bee Vang , one of the principal actors , were from the state of Minnesota . Ahney Her comes from Lansing , Michigan . The casting agency Pound & Mooney recruited thirty actors and over 500 extras . The firm recruited many Hmong actors from a Hmong soccer tournament in Macomb County , Michigan . Sandy Ci Moua , a Hmong actress based in the Twin Cities , assisted with the film 's casting of Hmong actors . One actor who auditioned praised how the casting avoided the typical Asian stereotypes in favor of authenticity , saying `` They could have walked down Hollywood and looked for some Korean , Chinese , whatever , Asian-American actors , and say , ` Hey , can we teach you a few Hmong ( words ) , ' like they do in other movies , just mimic the words . But no , they said , ` We want real Hmong-speaking actors . ' Asian Americans , we can tell , `` That guy 's not Chinese ! That guy 's not Korean ! ' So , stop trying to fool us . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Mrs._Eastwood_&_Company",
"title": "",
"text": "Mrs. Eastwood & Company is an American reality documentary television series that premiered May 20 , 2012 , on E! . The show chronicled the lives of Dina Eastwood , the then wife of actor/director Clint Eastwood , and their daughters , Francesca and Morgan . Mrs. Eastwood manages the six-person a cappella group Overtone , who also live with the Eastwoods in their Carmel-by-the-Sea , California , mansion ."
},
{
"docid": "Eastwood,_Essex",
"title": "",
"text": "Eastwood is a town four miles west of Southend-on-Sea in Essex , England . It is a suburb of Southend and part of the Southend-on-Sea unitary district . Eastwood is sometimes called Eastwood Park , particularly for local elections . It is bordered by Rayleigh to the west , Rochford to the north-east , and Belfairs , part of Leigh-on-Sea , to the south . To the north lies Edwards Hall Park , a large area of open countryside , part of which is farmland . This green space extends all the way to Hockley Woods , and Hockley . There are also several play parks throughout Eastwood . Eastwood has good bus links to both Southend and the surrounding areas , with popular services including Arriva Southend 's route 9 service , and First Essex 's route 20 service . The nearby Southend Airport operates a range of European passenger flights . The nearest railway station is Southend Airport station on the Great Eastern Main Line with services to London Liverpool Street operated by Abellio Greater Anglia . There are currently no buses connecting the north side of Eastwood ( north of the A127 ) with the south side and its administrative town of Leigh-on-Sea . It is a mainly residential area with housing and small clusters of independent local shops scattered throughout . There are several pubs , including The Oakwood , The Brookside Tavern , The Bellhouse , and The Loyal Toast . Along Western Approaches there is a supermarket ( Morrisons ) a doctor 's clinic ( Scott Park Surgery ) and a community centre . There is also a larger clinic at Kent Elms corner , with a pharmacy and library . The parish is served by the Grade I listed medieval St. Laurence and All Saints Church , Eastwood which sits at the end of the main runway for Southend Airport . There is some light industry , mainly centered about the A127 dual carriageway and Progress Road industrial estate . A large number of car dealerships also lie along the A127 . Eastwood has many infant and junior schools . There is also one secondary school , The Eastwood Academy , a mixed school with about 850 pupils ( in 2004 ) . The Eastwood Academy is home to the Eastwood Theatre , which puts on several theatrical productions , as well as other events such as battle of the bands . Eastwood used to have its own small police station , which is now closed due to cut back in funding . Eastwood Cricket Club play at Belfairs Recreation Ground , Leigh on Sea . They field four sides in the T-Rippon Mid Essex League and a number of youth teams . Current chairman is Graham Fletcher and the club secretary is Kevin Robinson . According to figures from Southend Borough Council , Eastwood has only half the national average of people having degree level qualifications , but the number of home-owners is above average ."
},
{
"docid": "Bar_Room_Buddies",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Bar Room Buddies '' is a song written by Milton Brown , Cliff Crofford , Steve Dorff and Snuff Garrett , and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and actor Clint Eastwood . It was released in April 1980 and is featured on the soundtrack for the film Bronco Billy starring Eastwood . The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the Billboard country charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood , an audiophile , has had a strong passion for music all his life , particularly jazz and country and western music . He is a pianist and composer in addition to his main career as an actor , director , and film producer . He developed as a ragtime pianist early on , and in late 1959 he produced the album Cowboy Favorites , which was released on the Cameo label . Jazz has played an important role in Eastwood 's life from a young age and although he was never successful as a musician , he passed on the influence to his son Kyle Eastwood , a successful jazz bassist and composer . Eastwood has his own Warner Bros. . Records-distributed imprint , Malpaso Records , as part of his deal with Warner Brothers which has released all of the scores of Eastwood 's films from The Bridges of Madison County onward . Eastwood co-wrote `` Why Should I Care '' with Linda Thompson-Jenner and Carole Bayer Sager , which was recorded by Diana Krall for the film True Crime . `` Why Should I Care '' was also released on Krall 's 1999 album When I Look In Your Eyes . Eastwood composed the film scores of Mystic River , Million Dollar Baby , Flags of Our Fathers , Grace Is Gone , Changeling , Hereafter , J. Edgar , and the original piano compositions for In the Line of Fire . One of his songs can be heard over the credits of Gran Torino ."
},
{
"docid": "Dina_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Dina Eastwood ( born Dina Marie Ruiz ; July 11 , 1965 ) is an American reporter and TV news anchor . She is the ex-wife of actor/director Clint Eastwood . In 2012 , she starred in a reality television series about her life , Mrs. Eastwood & Company , on the E! network ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_in_the_1990s",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood rose to prominence again in the early 1990s , starting with the film White Hunter Black Heart , an adaptation of Peter Viertel 's roman à clef about John Huston and the making of the classic film The African Queen . The film was shot on location in Zimbabwe in the summer of 1989 , with some interiors shot in and around Pinewood Studios in England . The small steamboat used in the whitewater scene is an exact replica of the boat Humphrey Bogart 's character captained in The African Queen . The film was closely based on the book , with outcome of the final elephant hunting expedition reflecting Huston 's assertion in his memoir An Open Book ( 1980 ) that he had never killed an elephant and believed it was `` a sin '' . The film received some critical attention but only had a limited release and earned just $ 8.4 million . Later in 1990 , Eastwood directed and co-starred with Charlie Sheen in The Rookie , a buddy cop action film . Raúl Juliá and Sônia Braga play German villains engaged in a luxury car theft operation . The film , shot in San Jose , California , features an unusual female-on-male rape scene . Critics found the macho jiving between Eastwood and Sheen unconvincing and scenario improbable , and believed that many of the actors were miscast . Vincent Canby of The New York Times described the film as `` astonishingly empty '' while Glenn Lovell of the San Jose Mercury News strongly criticized what he called `` blatant racial stereotyping '' of the Hispanic car thieves , the Puerto Rican with a comic German accent , and the Brazilian sex kitten bodyguard . Released in December of that year , the film was a commercial success , earning $ 43 million at the U.S. box office . 1991 was only the third year in Eastwood 's career where he did not have a film showing in the cinemas . The reason was an ongoing lawsuit filed by Stacy McLaughlin ; Eastwood had rammed her car while backing out of his parking space in the Malpaso parking lot . Eastwood won the suit , and agreed to pay McLaughlin 's court fees if she agreed not to appeal . In 1992 , Eastwood revisited the western genre in the self-directed film Unforgiven , where he played an aging ex-gunfighter long past his prime . The film was written by David Webb Peoples , who had written the Oscar-nominated film The Day After Trinity and co-wrote Blade Runner . The concept for the film dated as far back as 1976 under the titles The Cut-Whore Killings and The William Munny Killings . The project was delayed , partly because Eastwood wanted to wait until he was old enough to play his character and to savor it as the last of his western films . The film also starred Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman , and Richard Harris and then-girlfriend Frances Fisher . By re-envisioning established genre conventions in a more ambiguous and unromantic light , the picture laid the groundwork for later westerns such as Deadwood . Much of the cinematography for the film was shot in Alberta in August 1991 by director of photography Jack Green . Production designer Henry Bumstead , who had worked with Eastwood on High Plains Drifter , was hired to create the `` drained , wintry look '' of the western . Unforgiven was a great success at the box office and critically . Its earnings of over $ 15 million on its opening weekend was the best ever opening for an Eastwood film . It eventually earned $ 101 million in North American ticket sales . The film was hailed by many critics as one of the best of 1992 . Jack Methews of the Los Angeles Times described it as `` The finest classical western to come along since perhaps John Ford 's 1956 The Searchers . Richard Corliss in Time wrote that the film was `` Eastwood 's meditation on age , repute , courage , heroism -- on all those burdens he has been carrying with such grace for decades '' . The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards , including Best Actor for Eastwood and Best Original Screenplay for David Webb Peoples . It won four , including Best Picture and Best Director for Eastwood . Eastwood also garnered the Best Director Award from the National Society of Film Critics . As of 2012 , Unforgiven is the last of Eastwood 's westerns . In 1993 , Eastwood played Frank Horrigan , a guilt-ridden Secret Service agent in the CIA thriller In the Line of Fire , co-starring John Malkovich and Rene Russo and directed by Wolfgang Petersen . Eastwood 's character , Horrigan , is haunted by his failure to react in time to save John F. Kennedy 's life . Eastwood first received the script in the spring of 1992 and remarked that `` Its almost as if it 's written for me '' . As of 2012 , it is the last time he acted in a film he did not direct himself . The film was among the top 10 box office performers in that year , earning $ 102 million in North American ticket sales . Later in 1993 , Eastwood directed and co-starred with Kevin Costner in A Perfect World . Set in the 1960s , similar to Lonely Are the Brave , it relates the story of a doomed character pursued by state police using modern transportation and communication . It grossed $ 31 million in North American box office receipts , with an overseas gross of over $ 100 million , making it a financial success . The film received largely positive reviews , although some critics believed that the film , at 138 minutes , was too long . Janet Maslin of The New York Times remarked that the film was the highest point of Eastwood 's directing career : `` It gives real meaning to the subject of men 's legacies to their children '' . It has an 85 % score on Rotten Tomatoes . In the years since its release , the film has been acclaimed by critics as one of Eastwood 's most underrated directorial achievements . Cahiers du cinéma selected A Perfect World as the best film of 1993 . In May 1994 , Eastwood attended the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was presented with France 's medal of Comandeur de L' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Jeanne Moreau commented , `` Its remarkable that a man so important in European cinema has found the time to come here and spend twelve days watching movies with us '' . On the jury at Cannes that year were two people very familiar to Eastwood : Catherine Deneuve , with whom he had an affair back in the mid-1960s , and Lalo Schifrin , who had composed most of the jazz tracks to his Dirty Harry films . Eastwood continued to expand his repertoire by playing opposite Meryl Streep in the love story The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ) . Based on a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller , it relates the story of Robert Kincaid ( Eastwood ) , a photographer working for National Geographic , who has a love affair with a middle-aged Italian farm wife in Iowa named Francesca ( Streep ) . Eastwood and Streep got along famously during production and such was their on-screen chemistry that a number of people believed that the two were having an affair off-camera , although this was denied by both . The film was a hit at the box office and grossed $ 71 million in North America . The film , unlike the novel , surprised film critics and was warmly received . Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that Clint had managed to create `` a moving , elegiac love story at the heart of Mr. Waller 's self-congratulatory overkill '' , while Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal described The Bridges of Madison County as `` one of the most pleasurable films in recent memory '' . Eastwood then directed and starred in the well-received political thriller Absolute Power . The film 's ensemble cast featured Gene Hackman , Ed Harris , Laura Linney , Scott Glenn , Dennis Haysbert , Judy Davis , and E. G. Marshall . Eastwood played a veteran thief who witnesses the Secret Service cover up a murder the President was responsible for . Eastwood directed Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , which starred John Cusack , Kevin Spacey , and Jude Law , based on the novel by John Berendt . Several changes were made from the book . Many of the more colorful characters were eliminated or made into composite characters . The reporter , played by John Cusack , was based upon Berendt , but was given a love interest not featured in the book , played by Eastwood 's daughter , Alison Eastwood . The multiple Williams trials were combined into one on-screen trial . Jim Williams 's real life attorney , Sonny Seiler , appeared in the film in the role of Judge White , the presiding judge at the trial . The film received a mixed response from critics . Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times wrote , `` I enjoyed the movie at a certain level simply as illustration : I was curious to see the Lady Chablis , and the famous old Mercer House where the murders took place , and the Spanish moss . But the movie never reaches takeoff speed ; its energy was dissipated by being filtered through the deadpan character of Kelso . '' In 1999 , Eastwood directed True Crime . Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett , a journalist recovering from alcoholism , given the task of covering the execution of murderer Frank Beechum ( played by Isaiah Washington ) . Everett discovers that Beechum might be innocent , but has only a few hours to prove it and save Beechum 's life . The film was a box office bomb domestically , easily his worst performing film of the 1990s . It had an opening weekend gross of $ 5,276,109 in the United States and grossed $ 16,649,768 total domestically , out of a budget of $ 55 million . It received mixed reactions from critics , with a score of 51 % on Rotten Tomatoes . James Berardinelli wrote , `` True Crime has the potential to be a truly memorable film , and , for more than three-quarters of its running time , it is poised to live up to that potential . But then there are the final twenty minutes , which proffer the almost-painful experience of watching compelling drama devolve into mindless action . True Crime 's denouement is perplexing and exasperating , because , aside from generating some artificial tension , it contributes nothing to the story as a whole , and , consequently , serves only to cheapen it . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Gran_Torino",
"title": "",
"text": "Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood , who also starred in the film . The film co-stars Christopher Carley , Bee Vang and Ahney Her . This was Eastwood 's first starring role since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby . The film features a large Hmong American cast , as well as one of Eastwood 's younger sons , Scott . Eastwood 's oldest son , Kyle , provided the score . Gran Torino opened via a limited theatrical release in North America on December 12 , 2008 , and later to a worldwide release on January 9 , 2009 . Set in Detroit , Michigan , it is the first mainstream American film to feature Hmong Americans . Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975 . The story follows Walt Kowalski , a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world . Walt 's young neighbor , Thao Vang Lor , is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt 's prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino for his initiation into a gang . Walt thwarts the theft with his M1 Garand rifle and subsequently develops a relationship with the boy and his family . Gran Torino was a critical and commercial success , grossing nearly $ 270 million worldwide ( making it Eastwood 's second highest-grossing film to date ) . Within the Hmong community in the United States , the film received both praise and criticism ."
},
{
"docid": "Mystic_River_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mystic River is a 2003 American mystery drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood . It stars Sean Penn , Tim Robbins , Kevin Bacon , Laurence Fishburne , Marcia Gay Harden , and Laura Linney . The screenplay by Brian Helgeland was based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane . The film was produced by Robert Lorenz , Judie G. Hoyt and Eastwood . It is the first film on which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score . The film opened to widespread critical acclaim . It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Supporting Actress , and Best Supporting Actor . Sean Penn won Best Actor and Tim Robbins won Best Supporting Actor , making Mystic River the first film to win both awards since Ben-Hur in 1959 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Rookie_(1990_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rookie is a 1990 American buddy cop film directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Howard G. Kazanjian , Steven Siebert and David Valdes . It was written from a screenplay conceived by Boaz Yakin and Scott Spiegel . The film stars Charlie Sheen , Clint Eastwood , Raúl Juliá , Sônia Braga , Lara Flynn Boyle , and Tom Skerritt . Eastwood plays a veteran police officer teamed up with a younger detective played by Sheen ( the rookie ) , whose intent is to take down a German crime lord in downtown Los Angeles following months of investigation into an exotic car theft ring . Shot entirely on location in California during the spring of 1990 , the film is distinctly remembered for its elaborate pyrotechnics and extravagant stunt work . The film crew 's reliance on expensive sets and elaborate stunt equipment outweighed the need for utilizing extensive CGI special effects during production . Because of this , it is generally considered the most over-the-top film directed by Eastwood . The Rookie premiered in theaters nationwide in the United States and Canada on December 7 , 1990 , grossing $ 21,633,874 in ticket receipts , just over twice its budget of $ 10 million . The film was overshadowed by the continuing success of Home Alone , which opened in theaters three weeks earlier and ended up being one of the top 100 highest-grossing films of all time . Although considered a mild financial success , The Rookie was met with generally lackluster reviews . Critics considered it formulaic and shallow , and expressed bewilderment at the casting of the Puerto Rican Juliá and the Brazilian Braga as Germans ; a scene in which Eastwood is raped by Braga also generated some controversy . There was , however some praise for the stunts and special effects ."
},
{
"docid": "Mercury_Plains",
"title": "",
"text": "Mercury Plains is a 2016 American action drama film directed by Charles Burmeister and starring Scott Eastwood , Angela Sarafyan , and Nick Chinlund . Grindstone Entertainment Group acquired the US rights to the film , and it was distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment . Eastwood stars as an American drifter hired in Mexico to fight drug cartels ."
},
{
"docid": "For_a_Few_Dollars_More",
"title": "",
"text": "For a Few Dollars More ( Per qualche dollaro in più ) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood , Lee Van Cleef , and Gian Maria Volontè . German actor Klaus Kinski also plays a supporting role as a secondary villain . The film was released in the United States in 1967 , and is the second part of what is commonly known as the Dollars Trilogy , following A Fistful of Dollars and preceding The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . These three films catapulted Eastwood into stardom . Film historian Richard Schickel , in his biography of Clint Eastwood , believed that this was the best film in the trilogy , arguing that it was `` more elegant and complex than A Fistful of Dollars and more tense and compressed than The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . '' Director Alex Cox considered the church scene to be one of `` the most horrible deaths '' of any Western , describing Volontè 's Indio as the `` most diabolical Western villain of all time . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Clinton Eastwood Jr. '' ' ( born May 31 , 1930 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , musician , and political figure . After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide , he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone 's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s , and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s . These roles , among others , have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity . For his work in the Western film Unforgiven ( 1992 ) and the sports drama Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ) , Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture , as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor . Eastwood 's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy Every Which Way But Loose ( 1978 ) and its sequel , the action comedy Any Which Way You Can ( 1980 ) , after adjustment for inflation . Other popular films include the Western Hang 'Em High ( 1968 ) , the psychological thriller Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ) , the crime film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 ) , the Western The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 ) , the prison film Escape from Alcatraz ( 1979 ) , the action film Firefox ( 1982 ) , the suspense thriller Tightrope ( 1984 ) , the Western Pale Rider ( 1985 ) , the war films Where Eagles Dare ( 1968 ) , Heartbreak Ridge ( 1986 ) , the action thriller In the Line of Fire ( 1993 ) , the romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ) , and the drama Gran Torino ( 2008 ) . In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles , Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear , such as the mystery drama Mystic River ( 2003 ) and the war film Letters from Iwo Jima ( 2006 ) , for which he received Academy Award nominations , and the drama Changeling ( 2008 ) . The war drama biopic American Sniper '' ( 2014 ) set box office records for the largest January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film . Eastwood received considerable critical praise in France for several films , including some that were not well received in the United States . Eastwood has been awarded two of France 's highest honors : in 1994 he became a recipient of the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , and in 2007 he was awarded the Legion of Honour medal . In 2000 , Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement . Since 1967 , Eastwood has run his own production company , Malpaso , which has produced all but four of his American films . Starting in 1986 , Eastwood served for two years as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea , California , a non-partisan office ."
},
{
"docid": "Keith_Scott",
"title": "",
"text": "Keith Scott may refer to : Keith Lamont Scott , an African-American fatally shot by police in 2016 in North Carolina Keith Scott ( musician ) , Canadian guitarist best known for playing with Bryan Adams Keith Scott ( voice actor ) ( born 1957 ) , Australian voice-over actor Keith Scott ( One Tree Hill ) , character from American TV series One Tree Hill Keith Scott ( footballer ) ( born 1967 ) , English football player"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Clint_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "Clint Eastwood is an American film actor , director , producer , and composer . After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances , his career has spanned more than 50 years in both television and film productions . Eastwood appeared in several television series , most notably starring in Rawhide . His role in the eight-season series led to his leading roles in A Fistful of Dollars , For a Few Dollars More , and The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . Eastwood has starred in 42 films , including Hang 'Em High , Escape from Alcatraz , The Bridges of Madison County , and Gran Torino . Eastwood 's started directing in 1971 , and in 1982 , his debut as a producer began with two films , Firefox and Honkytonk Man . Eastwood also has contributed music to his films , either through performing , writing , or composing . He has appeared mainly in western , action , comedy , and drama films . Eastwood has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in the films Unforgiven , Mystic River , and Million Dollar Baby , among others . These awards include Academy Awards , Directors Guild of America Awards , Golden Globe Awards , and People 's Choice Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Political_life_of_Clint_Eastwood",
"title": "",
"text": "American actor and director Clint Eastwood has long shown an interest in politics . He won election as the nonpartisan mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea , California in April 1986 and in 2001 , Governor Gray Davis appointed the Oscar-winner to the California State Park and Recreation Commission . Eastwood endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election and delivered a prime time address at the 2012 Republican National Convention , where he delivered the Barack Obama Empty Chair Speech ."
},
{
"docid": "Sultan_Rahi",
"title": "",
"text": "Muhammad Sultan Khan , known as Sultan Rahi ( -LSB- ) , was a Pakistani actor . Some of his films include Maula Jatt , Sher Khan , Chan Veryam , Kaley Chore , and The Godfather , Basheeraa and Wehshi Gujjar . He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema , , and received a reputation as Pakistan 's `` Clint Eastwood '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Daniel_Scott",
"title": "",
"text": "Daniel Scott may refer to : Daniel Scott ( actor ) , Australian actor Daniel Scott ( harbour-master ) ( 1800-1865 ) First Chair of Fremantle Town Daniel Scott ( writer ) ( born 1963 ) , American fiction writer Daniel Scott ( lexicographer ) ( 1694 -- 1759 ) , English nonconformist minister , theological writer and lexicographer Daniel Scott ( soccer ) ( born 1986 ) , American soccer player Dan Scott , One Tree Hill character"
},
{
"docid": "James_Garner",
"title": "",
"text": "James Garner ( born James Scott Bumgarner ; April 7 , 1928 -- July 19 , 2014 ) was an American actor , producer , and voice artist . He starred in several television series over more than five decades , including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files , and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films , including The Great Escape ( 1963 ) with Steve McQueen , Paddy Chayefsky 's The Americanization of Emily ( 1964 ) , Grand Prix ( 1966 ) , Blake Edwards ' Victor/Victoria ( 1982 ) , Murphy 's Romance ( 1985 ) , for which he received an Academy Award nomination , Space Cowboys ( 2000 ) with Clint Eastwood , and The Notebook ( 2004 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Scott_Parker_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Scott Parker ( born 1980 ) is an English footballer . Scott Parker may also refer to : Scott Parker ( ice hockey ) ( born 1978 ) , retired American ice hockey right winger Scott Parker ( motorcyclist ) ( born 1961 ) , American motorcycle dirt track racer Scott Parker ( actor ) , American actor , director , and screenwriter Scott Parker ( wrestler ) , one half of the professional wrestling tag team 3.0"
},
{
"docid": "Frankie_and_George_McLaren",
"title": "",
"text": "Frankie McLaren and George McLaren ( born in ) are English twin actors , known for Hereafter ( 2010 ) , a film directed by Clint Eastwood , and a minor role in one episode of the series Casualty ( 2011 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Clint_Eastwood_at_the_2012_Republican_National_Convention",
"title": "",
"text": "On Thursday , August 30 , 2012 , American actor and director Clint Eastwood gave a speech at the Republican National Convention . Eastwood had endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 United States presidential election earlier that month , and spent much of his speech 's running time on a largely improvised routine in which he addressed an empty chair that represented President Barack Obama . The speech , broadcast in a prime time slot , was viewed live by around 30 million Americans . It generated many responses and much discussion ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Dirty_Harry_cast_members",
"title": "",
"text": "List of actors who have appeared in any of the five `` Dirty Harry '' films like Dirty Harry , Magnum Force , The Enforcer , Sudden Impact , and The Dead Pool . Note that this does not account for every single actor/actress . Marc Alaimo Carmen Argenziano DeVeren Bookwalter Ann Bowen George Burrafato Joy Carlin Jim Carrey Anthony Charnota Patricia Clarkson Bill Couch Michael Currie Paul D'Amato Jana D'Amico Tyne Daly Tony Dario Diane Darnell Diana Davidson Bradford Dillman Paul Drake Dick Durock Clint Eastwood Max Gail Michael V. Gazzo Louis Giambalvo Harry Guardino Pat Hingle Hal Holbrook Kevyn Major Howard David Hunt ( actor ) Will Hutchins Evan C. Kim John Larch Richard Lawson Sondra Locke Camryn Manheim Tim Matheson Bob McClurg Terry McGovern ( actor ) Audrie J. Neenan Liam Neeson Woodrow Parfrey Nancy Parsons Felton Perry Albert Popwell Rob Reiner Andrew Robinson Mitchell Ryan Reni Santoni Debralee Scott Don Siegel Suzanne Somers Josef Sommer David Soul Joe Spano Robert Urich John Vernon Justin Whalin Adele Yoshioka Cast members Dirty Harry"
}
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Tall Story is a romantic comedy club.
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{
"docid": "Tall_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Tall Story is a 1960 American romantic comedy film made by Warner Bros. , directed by Joshua Logan and starring Anthony Perkins with Jane Fonda , in her first screen role , at the age of 22 . It is based on the 1957 novel `` The Homecoming Game '' by Howard Nemerov , which was the basis of a successful 1959 Broadway play , called Tall Story , by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . The film was a considerable departure from Logan 's previous two projects , the drama Sayonara , which won multiple Academy Awards , and the blockbuster South Pacific and was Robert Redford 's first film ever , where he played an uncredited basketball player . Tall Story is a farcical social satire of American campus life , making fun of the way college life can become a marriage market for some students . Fonda portrays a character who is the complete opposite of the independent liberated woman she later personified ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Romantic_comedy_film",
"title": "",
"text": "Romantic comedy films ( also known as the portmanteaus romedy or romcom ) are films with light-hearted , humorous plotlines , centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles . One dictionary definition is `` a funny movie , play , or television program about a love story that ends happily '' . Another definition states that its `` primary distinguishing feature is a love plot in which two sympathetic and well-matched lovers are united or reconciled '' . Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films , and may also have elements of screwball comedies . However , a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres not a single new genre . Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies . In a typical romantic comedy the two lovers tend to be young , likeable , and apparently meant for each other , yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance ( e.g. , class differences , parental interference ; a previous girlfriend or boyfriend ) until , surmounting all obstacles , they are finally wedded . A wedding-bells , fairy-tale-style happy ending is practically mandatory ."
},
{
"docid": "L.A._Story",
"title": "",
"text": "L.A. Story is a 1991 American satirical romantic fantasy comedy-drama film written by and starring Steve Martin , and directed by Mick Jackson . Set in Los Angeles , California , it relates a series of episodes in the romantic life of an L.A. TV weather forecaster . It includes surreal sequences in which he is offered romantic advice flashed to him by a freeway sign . The movie blends romantic comedy with fantasy and satire elements that both satirize and celebrate L.A. culture . The soundtrack includes three songs by Enya , `` On Your Shore '' and `` Exile '' ( from Watermark ) and `` Epona '' ( from Enya ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_Com",
"title": "",
"text": ", also known as Lovely Complex , is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara . It was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 tankōbon volumes . The series is about the romance between a tall girl and a short boy who are treated as a comedy duo by their classmates . In 2004 , it received the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo . The story has been adapted as a live-action movie released in 2006 , a 24-episode anime television series broadcast in 2007 , and an adventure game released for PlayStation 2 released in 2006 . Two drama CDs have also been produced . The manga and the live-action movie are licensed in North America by Viz . A sequel series called Love Com D ( or Lovely Complex Deluxe or `` Lovely Complex Two '' ) began serialization in the May 2009 issue of the bimonthly shōjo manga magazine Deluxe Margaret , focusing on Risa 's younger brother ."
},
{
"docid": "Best_Friends_(1982_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Best Friends is a 1982 American romantic comedy film starring Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn . It is loosely based on the true story of the relationship between its writers , Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin . The film is directed by Norman Jewison and is a drama as well as a romantic comedy ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Tall_Guy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Tall Guy is a 1989 British romantic comedy and the feature film debut of screenwriter Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith . It was produced by London Weekend Television for theatrical release and stars Jeff Goldblum , Emma Thompson , and Rowan Atkinson . Curtis 's script draws from his experiences as straight man to long-time collaborator Rowan Atkinson ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_Story_with_Cramps",
"title": "",
"text": "Love Story with Cramps ( Storie d'amore con i crampi ) is a 1995 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Pino Quartullo ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Tom_Hanks_performances",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom Hanks is an American actor and producer who has had an extensive career in films , television and on the stage . Hanks made his professional acting debut on the stage playing Grumio , in the Great Lakes Theater production of The Taming of the Shrew ( 1977 ) . He made his film debut with a minor role in the horror film He Knows You 're Alone ( 1980 ) . In the same year , Hanks appeared in the television series Bosom Buddies . His role in the show led to guest appearances on a variety of long running television shows including Happy Days . Hanks ' appearance on the show led film director Ron Howard to cast him in his first leading role in the fantasy romantic comedy Splash ( 1984 ) . He went on to host Saturday Night Live for the first time in 1985 ( a show he has since hosted nine times as of 2016 ) , star in films such as Nothing in Common ( 1986 ) and Dragnet ( 1987 ) before playing his breakthrough role in the age-changing comedy Big ( 1988 ) . For his performance in the film , Hanks garnered his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . In 1993 , he starred opposite Meg Ryan in the Nora Ephron-directed romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle . Later that year , he played the role of a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS , fighting discrimination in his law firm in the drama Philadelphia . For his performance , Hanks earned his first Academy Award for Best Actor . For his next film , the romantic comedy-drama Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) , he received a consecutive second Academy Award for Best Actor which made Hanks the first actor since Spencer Tracy in 1938 to achieve this feat . In 1995 , he played astronaut Jim Lovell , in Howard-directed historical drama , Apollo 13 , and voiced Sheriff Woody in the animated film Toy Story . Hanks made his debut as a director and screenwriter in the 1996 musical comedy That Thing You Do ! Later in the same year , he founded with Gary Goetzman , his own film and television production company called Playtone . In 1998 , Hanks executive produced the Emmy Award-winning docudrama miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and starred in Steven Spielberg-directed epic war film , Saving Private Ryan , which earned him his fourth nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards . Later that year , he reunited with Meg Ryan in another Ephron directed-romantic comedy , You 've Got Mail . He also reprised his role in Toy Story , for its sequel , Toy Story 2 . In 2000 , Hanks starred in Cast Away , which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama and a fifth nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor . In 2001 , he executive produced Emmy Award-winning World War II mini-series Band of Brothers and the romantic comedy , My Big Fat Greek Wedding . The following year at the age of 45 , he became the youngest person to receive the lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute . This was followed in 2004 , by BAFTA Los Angeles awarding him the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film . In 2006 , he played Professor Robert Langdon in the Howard-directed adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name , The Da Vinci Code . Two years later he executive produced musical comedy Mamma Mia ( 2008 ) and Emmy Award-winning mini-series John Adams ( 2008 ) . In 2010 , he reprised his role in Toy Story in its second sequel , Toy Story 3 and also executive produced the Emmy Award-winning mini-series The Pacific . He made a return in 2011 to directing in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne . The following year he starred in The Wachowskis-directed film adaptation of the novel of the same name Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) and executive produced the Emmy Award-winning mini-series Game Change ( 2012 ) . Hanks made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Ephron 's play , Lucky Guy , which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Bedtime_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "A Bedtime Story is a 1933 Franco-American Pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Maurice Chevalier ."
},
{
"docid": "Date_Movie",
"title": "",
"text": "Date Movie is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Aaron Seltzer . Much of the story line is based on that of the romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Meet the Fockers . It stars Alyson Hannigan , Adam Campbell , Sophie Monk , Jennifer Coolidge , Mauricio Sanchez , Eddie Griffin , Jack Cortes , and Fred Willard . The film was heavily panned by film critics and retains a 7 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes , although it was a box office success ."
},
{
"docid": "Joan_Cusack",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Girls_for_the_Summer",
"title": "",
"text": "Girls for the Summer ( Racconti d'estate or US title : Love on the Riviera ) is a 1958 Italian romantic comedy drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini , based on story by Alberto Moravia . The film stars Alberto Sordi , Michèle Morgan , Marcello Mastroianni , Sylva Koscina , Gabriele Ferzetti , Dorian Gray , Franca Marzi , Franco Fabrizi and Jorge Mistral . It tells the five romantic and funny stories in the Tigullio Gulf ( Liguria , Italy ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Romantic_comedy_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A romantic comedy film is a genre of romance films and comedy films Romantic Comedy may also refer to : Romantic Comedy ( play ) , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade Romantic Comedy ( 1983 film ) , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen Romantic Comedy ( 2010 film ) , a 2010 Turkish film , also known as Romantik Komedi"
},
{
"docid": "Switch_Girl!!",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese teen comedy shōjo manga series with story and art by Natsumi Aida . It was serialized on Margaret by Shueisha . It was adapted into a romantic comedy television drama series ."
},
{
"docid": "Pretty_Woman",
"title": "",
"text": "Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton . The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts , and features Hector Elizondo , Ralph Bellamy ( in his final performance ) , Laura San Giacomo and Jason Alexander in supporting roles . Its story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood hooker Vivian Ward , who is hired by Edward Lewis , a wealthy businessman , to be his escort for several business and social functions , and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him . Originally intended to be a dark cautionary tale about class and sex work in Los Angeles , the film was reconceived as a romantic comedy with a large budget . It was widely successful at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing films of 1990 . The film saw the highest number of ticket sales in the US ever for a romantic comedy , with Box Office Mojo listing it as the # 1 romantic comedy by the highest estimated domestic tickets sold at 42,176,400 , slightly ahead of My Big Fat Greek Wedding ( 2002 ) at 41,419,500 tickets . The film received positive reviews , with Roberts 's performance being praised , for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . In addition , screenwriter J. F. Lawton was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Milly_Johnson",
"title": "",
"text": "Milly Jane Johnson ( born 23 February 1964 ) is an award-winning British author of romantic fiction . Writer of 12 best selling novels with over 1 million sales worldwide . Nominated for Melissa Nathan award for Romantic Comedy in 2012 . Winner of RoNA Award for Comedy Romance in 2014 and 2016 . Winner of Channel 4 's Come Dine With Me - Barnsley edition She is also an after-dinner speaker , poet , professional joke writer , short-story writer and newspaper columnist ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Cinderella_Story_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Cinderella Story or Cinderella Story may refer to : A Cinderella Story , a 2004 American teen romantic comedy film and first in series Another Cinderella Story , a 2008 and second in sequel of films A Cinderella Story : Once Upon a Song , a 2011 film and third in the series of the sequel . A Cinderella Story : If the Shoe Fits , a 2016 film and the fourth in series"
},
{
"docid": "The_Broken_Hearts_Club:_A_Romantic_Comedy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Broken Hearts Club : A Romantic Comedy is a 2000 American film written and directed by Greg Berlanti . It follows the lives of a group of gay friends in West Hollywood , centered on a restaurant owned by the fatherly Jack ( John Mahoney ) and the softball team he sponsors . The friends rely on each other for friendship and support as they search for love , deal with loss , and discover themselves . The Broken Hearts Club was Berlanti 's first feature film , based around his circle of friends at the time . The movie was met with generally favorable reviews from critics , receiving praise for portraying homosexuality as normal and its characters as average gay men . The film focuses on `` the universal themes of romance , acceptance and family '' , as opposed to AIDS , coming out , and sex , which are more controversial and stereotypical topics commonly covered in LGBT films ."
},
{
"docid": "Rebecca_Corry",
"title": "",
"text": "Rebecca Corry ( born March 23 , 1971 ) is an Animal Rights Activist . She has her own Comedy Central Presents show . She is 4 ' 11 '' tall . She released her first album , My Story , in 2012 . Corry was born in Kent , Washington . She is a 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry as a writer/actress and comedian . She has performed stand up comedy from NBC to Comedy Central to clubs and theaters around the country . She has guest starred on several TV shows , appeared in movies , written and produced . In 2014 , she organized the first ever One Million PIBBLE March On Washington DC in an effort to end BSL ( Breed Specific Legislation ) and dog fighting and by doing so , create safe and humane communities for humans and animals . Corry is the founder of the Stand Up For Pits Foundation which fights against abuse and discrimination towards pit bulls ."
},
{
"docid": "SRO_Cinemaserye",
"title": "",
"text": "SRO Cinemaserye ( SRO : Standing Room Only ) is the second season title of GMA Network drama anthology Obra , with each stories consisting of 8 episodes . It is set to premiere on March 26 with Ganti , a story about deceit , revenge and love , followed by the suspense-thriller Suspetsa . After Suspetsa , it is The Eva Castillo Story , a Documentary / Drama explaining the life of Eva Castillo . Afterwards , it was followed by four light topics depicting transgenderism , Rowena Joy , a Cinderella comedy story , Reunion and a romantic comedy story Carinderia Queen . SRO Cinemaserye was no longer aired by the said network with the 10th and final installment , Hot Mama on April 8 , 2010 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_One_and_Only_(1999_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The One and Only ( Den Eneste Ene ) is a 1999 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier . The film starred Sidse Babett Knudsen , Niels Olsen , Rafael Edholm , and Paprika Steen in story about two unfaithful married couples faced with becoming first-time parents . The film was considered to mark a modern transition in Danish romantic comedies , and became the third biggest box-office success of the 1990s in Denmark . The film earned both the Robert Award and Bodil Award as the Best Film of 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Story_of_My_Life_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Story of My Life ( Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités ... ) is a 2004 French romantic comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Chinese_Ghost_Story_II",
"title": "",
"text": "A Chinese Ghost Story II ( 倩女幽魂 II ： 人間道 ) is a 1990 Hong Kong romantic comedy-horror film directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark . It is the sequel to A Chinese Ghost Story and is followed by A Chinese Ghost Story III ."
},
{
"docid": "Another_Cinderella_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Another Cinderella Story is a 2008 teen romantic comedy musical dance film directed by Damon Santostefano , starring Selena Gomez , Drew Seeley and Jane Lynch and a sequel to the 2004 film A Cinderella Story . The film was released on DVD on September 16 , 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "East_Side_Story_(2006_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "East Side Story is a 2006 romantic comedy film written , produced , and directed by Carlos Portugal ; and starring Rene Alvarado , Steve Callahan , and Gladise Jimenez ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Union_Club_Mysteries",
"title": "",
"text": "The Union Club Mysteries is a collection of mystery short stories by American author Isaac Asimov featuring his fictional mystery solver Griswold . It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1983 and in paperback by the Fawcett Crest imprint of Ballantine Books in 1985 . The book collects thirty stories by Asimov , most reprinted from magazines and a few previously unpublished , together with a foreword and afterword by the author . Each story is set at a club known as the Union Club , in which a conversation between three members prompts a fourth member , Griswold , to tell about a mystery he has solved . These are often tall stories , and often based on his time in US intelligence . The format is based on that utilized by P. G. Wodehouse in recounting his golf stories . According to reviewer John H. Jenkins , these stories are not rated particularly well by Asimov fans , and are less well regarded than his better known Black Widowers mysteries . He does regard a few of them more highly , particularly `` No Refuge Could Save '' and `` Hide and Seek , '' but feels the brevity and format of the stories allows the author little scope . It is also open to question whether they are supposed to be serious mysteries or tall stories . Asimov wrote a total of 55 Union Club stories . As well as the 30 in this book , three more were collected in The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov ( Doubleday , 1986 ) . The other 22 have never been collected in any of Asimov 's books . One of these 22 , `` Getting Even , '' is also part of Asimov 's Azazel series of fantasy stories ."
},
{
"docid": "I_Heart_You,_Pare!",
"title": "",
"text": "I ♥ You , Pare ! or I ♥ You , Bro ( international title ) ( known usually as I Heart You , Pare ! , lit . I Heart You , Man ! ) is a Philippine romantic comedy directed by Andoy Ranay and Joyce E. Bernal for GMA Network . It premiered on February 7 , 2011 , starring Regine Velasquez and Dingdong Dantes . The love story contains pseudo-homosexuality elements , where a heterosexual man does not initially know of the woman pretending to be a homosexual man 's true gender . The show premiered on February 9 , 2011 , two days after its original premiere , on GMA Pinoy TV . Some of the musical sequences , particularly songs sung in `` Club Love '' in the story are being dubbed out on GMA Pinoy TV . It ended on May 27 , 2011 , and was replaced by Amaya ."
},
{
"docid": "Brainsmasher..._A_Love_Story",
"title": "",
"text": "Brainsmasher ... A Love Story is a 1993 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Albert Pyun . It stars Andrew Dice Clay as Ed `` Brainsmasher '' Molloy and Teri Hatcher as Samantha Crain ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Million_to_Juan",
"title": "",
"text": "A Million to Juan is a 1994 romantic comedy film starring comedian Paul Rodriguez . It was also his directorial debut . The story is a modern spin on Mark Twain 's story `` The Million Pound Bank Note '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Banana_Club",
"title": "",
"text": "Banana Club is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Sin Chi-Wai . Banana Club is a romantic comedy about 3 radio DJs who search for love within their own radio station ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Young_Man_in_a_Hurry",
"title": "",
"text": "A Young Man in a Hurry is a collection of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers . A collection of light romantic tales in which Chambers ' love of fishing and hunting and natural scenery prevails . The stories are set in America . The title story is a comedy of coincidence which has an atmospheric setting of nocturnal snow in New York ."
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{
"docid": "X-Men:_Days_of_Future_Past",
"title": "",
"text": "X-Men : Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters that appear in Marvel Comics . Directed by Bryan Singer , it is the seventh installment of the X-Men film series and acts as a sequel to both 2006 's X-Men : The Last Stand and 2011 's X-Men : First Class . The story , inspired by the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline `` Days of Future Past '' by Chris Claremont and John Byrne , focuses on two time periods , with Wolverine traveling back in time to 1973 to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants . The film features an ensemble cast , including Hugh Jackman , James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence , Halle Berry , Anna Paquin , Ellen Page , Peter Dinklage , Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart . Simon Kinberg wrote the screenplay from a story conceived by Jane Goldman , himself , and Matthew Vaughn . Vaughn had directed First Class and was set to return in Days of Future Past before leaving for Kingsman : The Secret Service . Thus Singer , who had directed the first two X-Men films , made his return as a director , and brought along most of the crew from those productions . With a budget of $ 200 million , principal photography began in Montreal , Quebec in April 2013 and concluded in August the same year , with additional filming and pick-ups taking place in November 2013 and February 2014 . Twelve companies handled the visual effects . X-Men : Days of Future Past premiered in New York City on May 10 , 2014 , and was theatrically released on May 23 . It became the best-reviewed film in the X-Men film series released thus far ( surpassed only by Logan in 2017 ) , being praised for its story , visual effects , action scenes , acting and thematic elements . During its theatrical run , the film earned over $ 747 million worldwide , making it the 6th highest grossing film of 2014 , as well as the second highest-grossing film in the series behind Deadpool . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects , making it the first X-Men film to be nominated for an Oscar . A sequel , X-Men : Apocalypse , was released on May 27 , 2016 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Days_of_Future_Past_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Days of Future Past is an X-Men comic book storyline . Days of Future Past may also refer to : `` Days of Future Past '' ( TV episodes ) , the X-Men TV cartoon storyline based on the comics storyline X-Men : Days of Future Past , the 2014 science-fiction superhero film co-written , produced and directed by Bryan Singer , also based on the comics storyline . Days of Future Passed , a 1967 album by the Moody Blues"
},
{
"docid": "X-Men_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name , who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel Comics . 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the characters in 1994 , and after numerous drafts , Bryan Singer was hired to direct X-Men ( 2000 ) and its sequel , X2 ( 2003 ) , while Brett Ratner directed X-Men : The Last Stand ( 2006 ) . After each film earned higher box office grosses than its predecessor , several spin-off films were released , including a trilogy focused on the character of Wolverine : X-Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2009 ) , The Wolverine ( 2013 ) and Logan ( 2017 ) . A prequel , X-Men : First Class , was released in 2011 , followed by sequels X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 , also a sequel to X-Men : The Last Stand ) and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . A spin-off film , Deadpool ( 2016 ) was also released . X-Men , X2 , X-Men : First Class , The Wolverine , X-Men : Days of Future Past , Deadpool and Logan were all met with positive reviews from critics . X-Men : The Last Stand and X-Men : Apocalypse were met with mixed reviews , while X-Men Origins : Wolverine received negative reviews . With ten films released , the X-Men film series is the eighth highest-grossing film series , having grossed over worldwide . It is set to continue in 2018 with the releases of New Mutants , Deadpool 2 and Dark Phoenix ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_X-Men_films_cast_members",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of cast members who have portrayed characters appearing in the X-Men film series , based upon the comic books of the same name . Hugh Jackman appeared in the first seven films : he played James `` Logan '' Howlett / Wolverine in the original trilogy ( X-Men , X2 - X-Men United , and X-Men : The Last Stand ) and reprised his role in the prequel films X-Men Origins : Wolverine and X-Men : First Class , the latter in a cameo appearance . He again starred in The Wolverine and X-Men : Days of Future Past . He appeared in photographic form in Deadpool and reprised his role as Wolverine in X-Men : Apocalypse and one last stand-alone Wolverine film . Patrick Stewart , Ian McKellen , Famke Janssen , Halle Berry , Anna Paquin , James Marsden and Shawn Ashmore have also appeared in the original trilogy and Days of Future Past , with Stewart also making a cameo appearance in Origins : Wolverine and The Wolverine , and Janssen and McKellen in The Wolverine . Rebecca Romijn also appeared in the original trilogy and made a cameo appearance in First Class ."
},
{
"docid": "Days_of_Future_Past_(TV_episodes)",
"title": "",
"text": "Days of Future Past is a two-part episodes from the animated TV series X-Men Animated Series , based on the comic book story of the same name and X-Men vol .2 Issue # 8 . This episode has Bishop assuming Kitty Pryde 's role from the comic version of this tale and his role from the comics to find a traitor within the ranks of the X-Men . Storyboards from the episode have been published ."
},
{
"docid": "Sunspot_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sunspot ( Roberto `` Bobby '' da Costa ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is most commonly associated with X-Men-related groups the New Mutants and X-Force . A Brazilian mutant , Sunspot possesses the ability to absorb and channel solar power . He is idealistic and impulsive , but is considered a close friend of many of his teammates . He was an important member of the X-Men 's 1980s-era junior team and its reincarnation X-Force . Sunspot made his cinematic debut in the 2014 feature film X-Men : Days of Future Past , played by Adan Canto ."
},
{
"docid": "Days_of_Future_Past",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Days of Future Past '' is a storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book The Uncanny X-Men issues # 141 -- 142 , published in 1981 . It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps . An adult Kate Pryde transfers her mind into her younger self , the present-day Kitty Pryde , who brings the X-Men to prevent a fatal moment in history that triggers anti-mutant hysteria . The storyline was produced during the franchise 's rise to popularity under the writer/artist team of Chris Claremont , John Byrne and Terry Austin . The dark future seen in the story has been revisited numerous times , and was the basis for the 2014 similarly-titled feature film X-Men : Days of Future Past , wherein Wolverine is sent back in time . In 2001 , fans voted the first issue of this storyline the 25th greatest Marvel comic . The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe : Alternate Universes 2005 gave the numerical designation for the original `` Days of Future Past '' timeline as Earth-811 in the Marvel Multiverse ."
},
{
"docid": "Colossus_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Colossus ( Russian : Пётр Николаевич Распутин , Pyotr Nikolayevich Rasputin ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Len Wein and illustrator Dave Cockrum , he first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men # 1 ( May 1975 ) . A Russian mutant , he is a member of the X-Men . Colossus is able to transform himself into metallic form , making him the physically strongest of the team . Even when his powers are not engaged , he is still a physically imposing figure of 6 ft. He is portrayed as quiet , honest and virtuous . He has had a fairly consistent presence in X-Men-related comic books since his debut . A talented artist , he only reluctantly agrees to use his powers in combat , feeling it is his responsibility to use his abilities for the betterment of human - and mutant-kind . Actor Daniel Cudmore portrayed Colossus in X2 , X-Men : The Last Stand , and X-Men : Days of Future Past , and Stefan Kapičić provided the voice of a CGI Colossus in the 2016 film Deadpool . Wizard ranked Colossus at 184 on the Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time . In 2006 , IGN placed Colossus in the 10th spot of their list of `` The Top 25 X-Men '' . In 2013 , ComicsAlliance ranked Colossus as # 22 on their list of the `` 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Kitty_Pryde",
"title": "",
"text": "Katherine Anne `` Kitty '' Pryde is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the X-Men . The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men # 129 ( January 1980 ) and was co-created by writer-artist John Byrne and Chris Claremont . A mutant , Pryde possesses a `` phasing '' ability that allows her , as well as objects or people she is in contact with , to become intangible . This power also disrupts any electrical field she passes through , and lets her simulate levitation . The youngest person to join the X-Men , Kitty received her first codename , Sprite , from Storm . Professor X also suggested the codename Ariel , which Kitty adopted for a short time prior to becoming Shadowcat , undergoing many notable costume changes for each codename until settling for her trademark black and gold costume . After joining the Guardians of the Galaxy , she replaced her fiancé and became part of the legend of the Star-Lord . During her early years , she was portrayed as a `` kid sister '' to many older members of the X-Men , filling the role of literary foil to the more established characters . In the years since her introduction , she has aged and matured , developing into a main character in her own right . In the X-Men film series , Kitty was portrayed by young actresses in cameos : Sumela Kay in X-Men ( 2000 ) and Katie Stuart in X2 ( 2003 ) . Ellen Page portrayed the character in X-Men : The Last Stand ( 2006 ) and X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) . She is ranked # 47 in IGN 's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes ."
},
{
"docid": "Mystique_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mystique ( Raven Darkhölme ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the X-Men . Created by artist David Cockrum and writer Chris Claremont , she first appeared in the comic book Ms. Marvel # 16 , published in 1978 . Mystique is a member of a subspecies of humanity known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . Mystique is a shapeshifter who can mimic the appearance and voice of any person with exquisite precision , and her natural appearance includes blue skin and yellow eyes . She is typically portrayed as a foe of the X-Men . Throughout most of her history , Mystique has been a supervillain , founding her own Brotherhood of Mutants and assassinating several important people involved in mutant affairs . She has commented that she is over 100 years old . Mystique is the mother of the villain Graydon Creed , the X-Men hero Nightcrawler , and adoptive mother of the heroine Rogue . She is forced to abandon Nightcrawler , but raises Rogue for a number of years , and the two women have mixed feelings towards one another . Mystique appears in six of the X-Men films : she was portrayed by actress Rebecca Romijn in the first three installments , while Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence portrayed a younger version of the character in X-Men : First Class ( in which Romijn has a cameo ) , X-Men : Days of Future Past , and X-Men : Apocalypse . In 2009 , Mystique was ranked as IGN 's 18th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Classic_X-Men",
"title": "",
"text": "Classic X-Men , later retitled as X-Men Classic , is the Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise that reprints classic X-Men stories . The first issue was a partial reprint of Giant-Size X-Men # 1 of the All-New All-Different X-Men era ( originally published in 1975 ) , and the other issues reprinted Uncanny X-Men # 94-206 , with the exceptions of # 106 , # 110 , and the `` Days of Future Past '' story from issues # 141 and # 142 . Classic X-Men initially printed additional back-up stories further delving into and explaining the original stories . The series lasted 110 issues ."
},
{
"docid": "Havok_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Havok ( Alexander `` Alex '' Summers ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the X-Men . He first appears in Uncanny X-Men No. 54 ( March 1969 ) , and was created by writer Arnold Drake and penciller Don Heck . Havok generates powerful `` plasma blasts '' , an ability he has had difficulty controlling . One of the sons of Corsair , he is the younger brother of the X-Men 's Cyclops , and the older brother of Vulcan . He often resents Cyclops ' authoritarian attitude and reputation as a model X-Man . In contrast , Havok and his longtime love interest Polaris have had a love-hate relationship with the team , often finding themselves roped into it . Both were also members of the 1990s-era Pentagon-sponsored mutant team X-Factor . After X-Factor disbanded , Havok starred in Mutant X , a series in which he explored a strange alternate reality . He has since returned to the X-Men , later taking over his father 's role as leader of the Starjammers to bring Vulcan 's reign over the Shi'ar to an end . In 2013 , ComicsAlliance ranked Havok as # 44 on their list of the `` 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics '' . Lucas Till played Havok , as a member of the X-Men , in 2011 's superhero film X-Men : First Class . Till returned as Havok in the 2014 film , X-Men : Days of Future Past , and reprised the role again in 2016 film , X-Men : Apocalypse ."
},
{
"docid": "Sentinel_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sentinels are a fictional variety of mutant-hunting robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . They are typically depicted as antagonists to the X-Men . The Sentinels played a large role in the 1990s X-Men animated series and have been featured in several X-Men video games . Additionally , a simulated version made a brief appearance in the beginning of the 2006 film , X-Men : The Last Stand seen in the Danger Room . They are featured prominently in the 2014 film X-Men : Days of Future Past and also appear at the end of the 2016 film X-Men : Apocalypse in the training simulator at Xavier 's school . In 2009 , the Sentinels were ranked by IGN as the 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time ."
},
{
"docid": "Days_of_Future_Present",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Days of Future Present '' is a storyline published by Marvel Comics , appearing in the 1990 annuals of Fantastic Four , X-Factor , New Mutants and Uncanny X-Men . Centered on the appearance of an adult version of the powerful mutant Franklin Richards , it is a sequel to the popular `` Days of Future Past '' story arc from Uncanny X-Men # 141-142 ( January -- February 1981 ) . The storyline unites the Fantastic Four , X-Factor , the New Mutants , and the remnants of a then-disbanded X-Men against a common foe from a dystopian alternate future . It features the first appearance of Gambit , Although Gambit 's first full story appeared in Uncanny X-Men # 266 ( Late August 1990 ) , which is set before the events of `` Days of Future Present '' , his appearance in Uncanny X-Men Annual # 14 was published weeks earlier . and the first encounter between Jean Grey and her alternate future daughter Rachel Summers . Cyclops ' baby son Nathan Christopher Charles Summers and the full-grown mutant antihero Cable are depicted in this story as two separate individuals , although they are subsequently revealed to be one and the same ."
},
{
"docid": "Beast_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Beast ( Henry Philip `` Hank '' McCoy ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men . Originally called `` The Beast '' , the character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility , oversize hands and feet , a genius-level intellect , and an otherwise normal appearance . Eventually being referred to simply as `` Beast '' , Hank McCoy underwent progressive physiological transformations , permanently gaining animalistic physical characteristics . These include blue fur , both simian and feline facial features , pointed ears , fangs , and claws . Beast 's physical strength and senses increased to even greater levels . Despite Hank McCoy 's inhuman appearance , he is depicted as a brilliant , well-educated man in the arts and sciences , known for his witty sense of humor . He is a world authority on biochemistry and genetics , the X-Men 's medical doctor , and the science and mathematics instructor at the Xavier Institute ( the X-Men 's headquarters and school for young mutants ) . He is also a mutant political activist , campaigning against society 's bigotry and discrimination against mutants . While fighting his own bestial instincts and fears of social rejection , Beast dedicates his physical and mental gifts to the creation of a better world for man and mutant . One of the original X-Men , Beast has appeared regularly in X-Men-related comics since his debut . He has also been a member of the Avengers and Defenders . The character has also appeared in media adaptations , including animated TV series and feature films . In X2 , Steve Bacic portrayed him in a very brief cameo in his human appearance , while in X-Men : The Last Stand he was played by Kelsey Grammer . Nicholas Hoult portrays a younger version of the character in X-Men : First Class . Both Hoult and Grammer reprise their roles in X-Men : Days of Future Past . Hoult also reprised the role in X-Men : Apocalypse ."
},
{
"docid": "Bishop_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lucas Bishop is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , particularly titles associated with the X-Men . He first appears as a member of Xavier 's Security Enforcers ( initially called the Xavier School Enforcers ) , a mutant police force from a dystopian future of the Marvel Universe . He travels to the 20th century and joins the X-Men , a team he knew only as legends . An example of 1990s anti-authority antiheroes , Bishop experiences difficulty adjusting to the norms of the time period . In the mid-2000s , Bishop took on an antagonistic role over the course of several storylines . Bishop made frequent appearances in the X-Men animated series of the 1990s . Bishop is portrayed by Omar Sy in the 2014 film X-Men : Days of Future Past ."
},
{
"docid": "Quicksilver_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Quicksilver ( Pietro Maximoff ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in the comic book X-Men # 4 ( March 1964 ) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series , and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title The Avengers . Quicksilver has the superhuman ability to move at great speeds . In most depictions , he is a mutant , a human born with natural superhuman powers . In comic book stories beginning in 2015 , he is the product of genetic experimentation by the High Evolutionary . Quicksilver most commonly appears in fiction associated with the X-Men , having been introduced as an adversary for the superhero team . In later stories , he became a superhero himself . He is the twin brother of the Scarlet Witch and , in most depictions , the son of Magneto and the half-brother of Polaris . Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books , Quicksilver has featured in several decades of Marvel continuity , starring in the self-titled series Quicksilver and as a regular team member in superhero title the Avengers . The character has also appeared in a range of movie , television , and video game adaptations . Two separate live-action versions of the character have been adapted by two different film studios . Aaron Taylor-Johnson portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise , appearing in Captain America : The Winter Soldier ( 2014 ) and Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) , while Evan Peters portrays Quicksilver in the Fox films X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . In 2006 , IGN named Quicksilver # 23 on their list of `` The Top 25 X-Men Of All Time '' commenting that `` Quicksilver was the shining example of a villain turned good '' , and as # 44 on their list of the `` Top 50 Avengers '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Claremont",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher S. `` Chris '' Claremont ( -LSB- ˈklɛərˌmɑːnt -RSB- born November 25 , 1950 ) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist , known for his 1975 -- 1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men , far longer than that of any other writer , during which he is credited with developing strong female characters as well as introducing complex literary themes into superhero narratives , turning the once underachieving comic into one of Marvel 's most popular series . During his tenure at Marvel , Claremont co-created numerous X-Men characters , such as Rogue , Psylocke , Shadowcat , Phoenix , Mystique , Lady Mastermind , Emma Frost , Siryn , Jubilee , Rachel Summers , Madelyne Pryor , Sabretooth , Strong Guy , Mister Sinister , Captain Britain , and Gambit . Claremont scripted many classic stories , including `` The Dark Phoenix Saga '' and `` Days of Future Past '' , on which he collaborated with John Byrne . He developed the character of Wolverine into a fan favorite . X-Men # 1 , the 1991 spinoff series premiere that Claremont co-wrote with Jim Lee , remains the best-selling comic book of all time , according to Guinness World Records . In 2015 , Claremont and his X-Men collaborator John Byrne were entered into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_X-Men_limited_series_and_one-shots",
"title": "",
"text": "The X-Men are a group of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe . The X-Men first appeared in the self-titled X-Men comic , cover dated September 1963 . Due to the X-Men 's immense popularity , Marvel has launched dozens of spin-off limited series . Like Uncanny X-Men , most X-books feature mutants , humans born with extraordinary powers due to a genetic mutation . Some X-Books feature mutant superhero teams while others feature solo adventures of characters who became popular in Uncanny X-Men or another X-Book . Occasionally , X-Books use mutants as a metaphor for racial , religious and other minorities oppressed by society . For the purpose of this list , `` X-Men miniseries '' will be defined by the following criteria : The series was not meant to continue indefinitely . For ongoing titles , see List of X-Men comics . One-shot issues are included ( `` minus one '' issues do not count ) . Graphic novels with original content are included . Reprints are not . The series featured mostly characters associated with and/or concepts originating in Uncanny X-Men or another X-book ; thus The Defenders and The Champions , which featured both X-Men-related and non-X-Men-related characters will not be counted , and neither will series which occasionally featured X-Men characters , such as Marvel Comics Presents , Marvel Team-Up , and What If ? . __ NOTOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Professor_X",
"title": "",
"text": "Professor Charles Francis Xavier ( also known as Professor X ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is the founder and leader of the X-Men . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in The X-Men # 1 ( September 1963 ) . Xavier is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . The founder of the X-Men , Xavier is an exceptionally powerful telepath who can read and control the minds of others . He runs a private school in Westchester County , New York to both shelter and train mutants from around the world . Xavier also fights to serve a greater good by promoting peaceful coexistence and equality between humans and mutants in a world where zealous anti-mutant bigotry is widespread . Throughout much of the character 's history in comics , Xavier is a paraplegic variously using either a wheelchair or a modified version of one . One of the world 's most powerful mutant telepaths , Xavier is a scientific genius and a leading authority in genetics . Furthermore , he has shown noteworthy talents in devising equipment to greatly enhance psionic powers . Xavier is perhaps best known in this regard for the creation of a device called Cerebro , a technology that serves to detect and track those individuals possessing the mutant gene , at the same time greatly expanding the gifts of those with existing psionic abilities . From a social policy and philosophical perspective , Xavier deeply resents the violent methods of those like his former close friend and occasional enemy , the supervillain Magneto . Instead , he has presented his platform of uncompromising pacifism to see his dream to fruition - one that seeks to live harmoniously alongside humanity , just the same as it desires full-fledged civil rights and equality for all mutants . Xavier 's actions and goals in life have therefore often been compared to those of Martin Luther King , Jr. for his involvement with the American civil rights struggle , whereas Magneto is often compared with the more militant civil rights activist Malcolm X. The character 's creation and development occurred simultaneously with the civil rights struggle , taking place in the 1960s , while Xavier 's first appearance dates to 1963 . The fictionalized plight in the comics of mutantkind faced with exceptional intolerance and prejudice was done in large part to better illustrate to audiences of the day what was transpiring across the United States , just the same as it also served to further promote ideals of tolerance and equality for all . Patrick Stewart portrayed the character in seven films in the X-Men film series and in various video games , while James McAvoy portrayed a younger version of the character in the 2011 prequel X-Men : First Class . Both actors reprised the role in the film X-Men : Days of Future Past . McAvoy continued the role in X-Men : Apocalypse , and Stewart appeared in Logan ."
},
{
"docid": "All-New_X-Men",
"title": "",
"text": "All-New X-Men is an ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in November 2012 , with the launch of Marvel NOW ! . The series centers on the five original X-Men , brought from the past to the present to confront their future counterparts . The series replaces Uncanny X-Men vol . 2 as the flagship book of the X-Men franchise ."
},
{
"docid": "X-Men:_Apocalypse",
"title": "",
"text": "X-Men : Apocalypse is a 2016 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters that appear in Marvel Comics . It is the ninth installment in the X-Men film series and a sequel to X-Men : Days of Future Past . Directed by Bryan Singer , with a screenplay by Simon Kinberg from a story conceived by Singer , Kinberg , Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris , the film stars James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence , Oscar Isaac , Nicholas Hoult , Rose Byrne , Tye Sheridan , Sophie Turner , Olivia Munn and Lucas Till . The ancient mutant En Sabah Nur awakens in 1983 and plans to wipe out modern civilization and take over the world , leading the X-Men to try to stop him and defeat his team of renegade mutants . The film was announced by Singer in December 2013 , with Kinberg , Dougherty , and Harris attached to develop the story . Casting began in October 2014 , while principal photography commenced in April 2015 in Montreal and ended in August of the same year . X-Men : Apocalypse premiered in London on May 9 , 2016 , and was released in North America on May 27 in 3D and 2D , and in IMAX 3D in select international markets . Upon its release , the film garnered a mixed critical reception by film critics who criticized the film for its script , runtime and portrayal of villain , although it was particuarly praised for its visual style , music , action sequences , humor , acting performances , effects and stunts . Despite mixed reviews , the film was a box office success with grossing over $ 543 million worldwide against budget of $ 178 million . A sequel titled X-Men : Dark Phoenix is set for release on November 2 , 2018 ."
},
{
"docid": "Warpath_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Proudstar , known first as Thunderbird and then as Warpath , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the X-Men . Proudstar first appeared as the second Thunderbird in New Mutants # 16 ( June 1984 ) . Originally blaming the X-Men for the death of his brother , Thunderbird , he joined the villainous Hellions group to get revenge . He later reconsidered his views and became a longtime member of the militant X-Men offshoot X-Force . After a long journey to the Shi'ar Empire with the Uncanny X-Men , Warpath became a member of the new incarnation of X-Force , but he left after the events of Necrosha . An Apache Native American , Proudstar possesses mutant superhuman strength and speed . His powers resemble those of his older brother , the short-lived X-Men member Thunderbird , although Warpath 's power-levels are much higher . Warpath is one of the few mutants to retain his powers after the Decimation . Warpath appeared in the 2014 film , X-Men : Days of Future Past , portrayed by Booboo Stewart ."
},
{
"docid": "X-Men:_First_Class",
"title": "",
"text": "X-Men : First Class ( stylized onscreen as X : First Class ) is a 2011 American superhero film , based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics . It is the fifth installment in the X-Men film series . A prequel to the franchise , the film was directed by Matthew Vaughn and produced by Bryan Singer . The story is set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis , and focuses on the relationship between Professor Charles Xavier ( James McAvoy ) and Erik Lensherr / Magneto ( Michael Fassbender ) , and the origin of their groups -- the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants , respectively , as they deal with the Hellfire Club led by Sebastian Shaw ( Kevin Bacon ) , who is bent on world domination . The film co-stars Rose Byrne , January Jones and Oliver Platt . The film also introduces new actors to the series including Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence who , like McAvoy and Fassbender , reimagine popular characters from the franchise ( Beast and Mystique ) that have already been established in previous films , namely the original trilogy . Producer Lauren Shuler Donner first thought of a prequel based on the young X-Men during the production of X2 , and later producer Simon Kinberg suggested to 20th Century Fox an adaptation of the comic series X-Men : First Class , though the film does not follow the comic closely . Singer , who had directed both X-Men and X2 , became involved with the project in 2009 , but he could only produce and co-write First Class due to other projects . Matthew Vaughn , who was previously attached to both X-Men : The Last Stand and Thor , became the director , and also wrote the final script with his writing partner Jane Goldman . First Class overtook a planned Magneto prequel that entered development hell and the Writer 's Guild of America arbitration gave a story credit to Magneto writer Sheldon Turner . First Class entered production in August 2010 , with principal photography concluding in December and additional filming finishing in April 2011 , just a few weeks before the film 's premiere in June 2011 . The tight schedule proved a challenge to the six companies responsible for the extensive visual effects , which included computer-generated sets and digital doubles for the actors . Locations included Oxford , the Mojave desert and Georgia , with soundstage work done in both Pinewood Studios and the 20th Century Fox stages in Los Angeles . The depiction of the 1960s drew inspiration from the James Bond films of the period . First Class was a box-office success , becoming the seventh highest-grossing in the film series , and received positive reviews from critics and audiences , who praised the fresh revival of the franchise as well as the acting , writing , directing , action , visual effects , and Henry Jackman 's score . A sequel titled X-Men : Days of Future Past , also serving as a resolution to the original trilogy 's storyline , was released in May 2014 , with Singer returning as director and Vaughn as co-writer . Another sequel , X-Men : Apocalypse , was released on May 27 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Junkpile",
"title": "",
"text": "Junkpile is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character appeared in Marvel Comics 's 2099 universe , a look at superheroes in the year 2099 . He was one of the main antagonists of a future incarnation of the X-Men called X-Men 2099 , and briefly was affiliated with both the X-Men and SHIELD ."
},
{
"docid": "Spike_(Marvel_Comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Spike is the name of several fictional characters in Marvel Comics . They are not to be confused with Spyke from X-Men : Evolution , nor with Spike Freeman , another character in the groups X-Statix and X-Force . Spike ( Darian Elliott ) is a character in the series X-Statix from Marvel Comics . Spike ( Gary Walsh ) is a character from New X-Men , who first appeared in issue # 126 of that title . He was a student at the Xavier Institute before M-Day . A similar character appeared in the film X-Men : The Last Stand , played by Lance Gibson ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_X-Men_comics",
"title": "",
"text": "The X-Men are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by the Marvel Comics . The X-Men first appeared in the self-titled X-Men comic , cover dated September 1963 . Due to the X-Men 's immense popularity , Marvel has launched dozens of spin-off series , called `` X-Books , '' throughout the years . Like Uncanny X-Men , most X-books feature mutants , humans born with extraordinary powers due to a genetic mutation . Some X-Books feature mutant superhero teams while others feature solo adventures of characters who became popular in Uncanny X-Men or another X-Book . Occasionally , X-Books use mutants as a metaphor for racial , religious and other minorities oppressed by society . For the purpose of this list , `` X-Men Comics '' will be defined by the following criteria : The series was meant to continue indefinitely , was not a limited series . For limited series , see List of X-Men limited series . The series featured mostly characters associated with and/or concepts originating in Uncanny X-Men or another X-Book , thus The Defenders and The Champions , which featured both X-Men-related and non-X-Men related characters will not be counted and neither will series which occasionally featured the X-Men characters , such as Marvel Comics Presents , Marvel Team-Up and What If ? __ NOTOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Nimrod_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nimrod is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men # 191 ( March 1985 ) , and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita , Jr. . Hailing from the `` Days of Future Past '' timeline , Nimrod is a powerful , virtually indestructible descendant of the robotic mutant-hunting Sentinels . His name is derived from the biblical figure described in Genesis as `` a mighty hunter '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Cyclops_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cyclops ( Scott Summers ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in the comic book The X-Men # 1 ( September 1963 ) . Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants , who are born with superhuman abilities . Cyclops can emit powerful beams of energy from his eyes . He can not control the beams without the aid of special eyewear which he must wear at all times . He is typically considered the first of the X-Men , a team of mutant heroes who fight for peace and equality between mutants and humans , and one of the team 's primary leaders . Cyclops is most often portrayed as the archetypal hero of traditional American popular culture -- the opposite of the tough , anti-authority antiheroes that emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War ( e.g. , Wolverine , his X-Men teammate ) . One of Marvel 's most prominent characters , Cyclops was rated # 1 on IGN.com 's list of Top 25 X-Men from the past forty years in 2006 , and the 39th in their 2011 list of Top 100 Comic Book Heroes . In 2008 , Wizard Magazine also ranked Cyclops the 106th in their list of the 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time . In a 2011 poll , readers of Comic Book Resources voted Cyclops as 9th in the ranking of 2011 Top Marvel Characters . James Marsden has portrayed Cyclops in the first three and the seventh X-Men films , while in the 2009 prequel film , X-Men Origins : Wolverine , he is portrayed as a teenager by actor Tim Pocock . In 2016 's X-Men : Apocalypse , he is portrayed by Tye Sheridan ."
},
{
"docid": "Pyro_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Pyro ( St. John Allerdyce ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is a recurring enemy of the X-Men and later becomes an agent of the U.S. government . He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne and introduced in Uncanny X-Men # 141 ( January 1981 ) as part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants . Pyro had the mutant ability to control fire . Pyro and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are the main antagonists in the Days of Future Past in the X-Men comics as they attempt to assassinate Senator Robert Kelly , which in an alternate timeline leads to a dystopic future where Mutants are hunted , killed or captured by the Sentinels robots . Through time travel the assassination was thwarted . At a later date the Brotherhood becomes agents of the US government in exchange for a full pardon and the team becomes known as the Freedom Force . While working for the government the team confronts both the X-Men and the Avengers . During a mission to Kuwait Pyro is captured by the enemy . Pyro contracted the Legacy Virus , fatal to all mutants , moments before his death Pyro saved Senator Kelly from another assassination attempt , changing Kelly 's anti-mutant stance . Pyro was later resurrected by the Transmode Virus , existing as a techno-organic being under Selene 's control ."
},
{
"docid": "Toad_(comics)",
"title": "",
"text": "Toad ( Mortimer Toynbee ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is most often depicted as an enemy of the X-Men , and was originally a weak , hunchbacked mutant , with a superhuman leaping ability . He was Magneto 's sniveling servant in the 1960s line-up of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants . He eventually led his own version of the Brotherhood , which was more involved in petty crime than mutant liberation . Ray Park played a significantly different version of Toad in 2000 's X-Men film . He was cocky and sarcastic and his superhuman leaping ability , agility , toxic saliva , prehensile tongue and wall-scaling abilities made him a match for several X-Men . Aspects of this Toad have since been implemented into the comic book version . Subsequently , most versions of Toad written or drawn after 2000 resemble the Ray Park version more closely than the original Toad . A younger Toad appears in the film X-Men : Days of Future Past , played by Evan Jonigkeit ."
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{
"docid": "Richard_Eyre",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre ( born 28 March 1943 ) is an English film , theatre , television and opera director ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Richard_Eyre_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Eyre ( born 1943 ) is an English director . Richard Eyre may also refer to : Richard Eyre ( author ) , American author Richard Eyre ( footballer ) ( born 1976 ) , English football player Richard Eyre ( priest ) ( 1929 -- 2012 ) , Anglican priest"
},
{
"docid": "Eyre_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Eyre is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Alan Eyre , British-born Jamaican geographer Alan Eyre ( diplomat ) , Persian-language spokesperson of the United States Department of State Charles Petre Eyre , Archbishop of Glasgow Chris Eyre , film director and producer Damian Eyre , Australian police officer murdered in 1988 Edward John Eyre , Australian explorer and Jamaican Governor Ella Eyre , British singer-songwriter George Eyre ( d. 1839 ) , Royal Navy officer Harry Giles Eyre ( 1908-1972 ) , Australian Cartoonist Ivan Eyre , Canadian artist James Eyre ( disambiguation ) Jehu Eyre , figure of the American Revolution Sir John Eyre , English diplomat Les Eyre , former Norwich City F.C. footballer Manuel Eyre , figure of the American Revolution and powerful business leader in the early American Republic Mary Eyre ( 1923 -- 2013 ) , British sportswoman and administrator M. Banning Eyre , Canadian writer and guitarist , Afropop Worldwide public radio reporter and editor Richard Eyre , English film , theatre and TV director Scott Eyre , Major League Baseball relief pitcher Tommy Eyre , English rock musician William Eyre ( disambiguation ) Willie Eyre , Major League Baseball relief pitcher"
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Eyre_Lloyd",
"title": "",
"text": "Major-General Richard Eyre Lloyd CB , CBE , DSO ( 1906-1991 ) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence ."
},
{
"docid": "Ronald_Eyre",
"title": "",
"text": "Ronald Eyre ( 13 April 1929 -- 8 April 1992 ) was an English theatre director , actor and writer . Eyre was born at Mapplewell , near Barnsley , Yorkshire and he taught at Queen Elizabeth 's Grammar School , Blackburn and Giggleswick School . He became a leading director for the cinema , opera , television and the theatre . He was nominated for Broadway 's 1975 Tony Award as Best Director ( Dramatic ) for London Assurance . He presented the BBC television documentary series , The Long Search ( 1977 ) , a survey of various world religions , which won a Red Ribbon at the American Film Festival . Eyre was the godfather of British actress Emma Thompson ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Warwick",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Warwick ( 29 April 1945 -- 16 December 1997 ) was an English actor . He was born Richard Carey Winter , the third of four sons , at Meopham , Kent , and made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli 's 1968 production of Romeo and Juliet in the role of Gregory . Subsequent films included If ... , Nicholas and Alexandra and the first film by Derek Jarman , Sebastiane . On television , he was best known for his roles in the sitcom Please Sir ! , as one of the main character 's teaching colleagues , and in the London Weekend Television comedy A Fine Romance , as the brother-in-law of Judi Dench 's character . He also played Uncas in the television series The Last of the Mohicans ( 1971 ) . His last role before his AIDS-related death was as John ( the servant ) in Zeffirelli 's 1996 adaptation of Jane Eyre . He died in 1997 aged 52 . In an obituary , The Daily Telegraph quoted If ... director Lindsay Anderson : `` I never met a young actor like Richard ! Without a touch of vanity , completely natural yet always concentrated , he illumines every frame of the film in which he appears . ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_Imitation_Game_(play)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Imitation Game is a television play written by Ian McEwan and directed by Richard Eyre , a BBC Play for Today , broadcast on 26 April 1980 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicholas_Wright_(playwright)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas Verney Wright ( 1940 , Cape Town , South Africa ) is a British dramatist . He was born in Cape Town , attended Rondebosch Boys ' School and from the age of six was a child actor on radio and on the stage . He came to London in 1958 to train as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA ) and subsequently worked as a floor-assistant in BBC Television and as a runner in film , notably John Schlesinger 's `` Far From the Madding Crowd . '' He started work at the Royal Court in 1965 as Casting Director and became , first , an Assistant Director there and then the first Director of the Royal Court 's Theatre Upstairs , where for several years he presented an innovatory programme of new writing . From 1975 - 1977 he was joint artistic director of the Royal Court and he was subsequently a member of the Royal Court Theatre 's Board . He is former literary manager and associate director of the Royal National Theatre , and a former member of the National Theatre Board . In 2015 and 2016 he will be the judge of the Yale Drama Series competition for playwrights . His publications include 99 Plays , a survey of drama from Aeschylus to the present day , and Changing Stages , co-written with Richard Eyre ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_E._Turley_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Eyring `` Rick '' Turley Jr. ( born February 18 , 1956 ) is an American historian and genealogist , and an Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) . On April 26 , 2016 , the church announced that he would succeed Michael Otterson as the managing director of the church 's Public Affairs Department , effective September 1 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Eyre,_1st_Baron_Eyre",
"title": "",
"text": "John Eyre , 1st Baron Eyre ( -- 30 September 1781 ) , was an Irish politician . Eyre was the son of the Very Reverend Giles Eyre , Dean of Killaloe , by Mary Cox , granddaughter of Sir Richard Cox , 1st Baronet , Lord Chancellor of Ireland and was educated at Trinity College , Dublin . He was the grandson of John Eyre , Member of Parliament for Galway County , and the great-grandson of John Eyre , Mayor of Galway . His uncle John Eyre also represented Galway County in the Irish Parliament . Eyre was returned to the Irish House of Commons for Galway Borough in 1748 , a seat he held until 1768 . The latter year he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Eyre , of Eyrecourt in the County of Galway . Lord Eyre married Eleanor Staunton , daughter of James Staunton , in 1746 . He died in September 1781 . Eyre had no surviving sons and the barony died with him ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_and_Linda_J._Eyre",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard M. Eyre ( born 1944 ) is a consultant , speaker , and author of many books . He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for Utah Governor in 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare 's history plays . The first cycle is an adaptation of Shakespeare 's second historical tetralogy , the Henriad : Richard II , Henry IV , Part I and Henry IV , Part II and Henry V , starring Ben Whishaw , Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston . Olivier Award winners Rupert Goold , Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock directed the telefilms , which were produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges for BBC Two and executive produced by Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris under Neal Street Productions in association with NBCUniversal . The first series , which aired in the United Kingdom in 2012 , received positive reviews from critics . Ben Whishaw and Simon Russell Beale won British Academy Television Awards for Leading actor and Supporting actor for their performances , and Jeremy Irons was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor for his role as Henry IV . The first episode , Richard II , was nominated for the Best Single Drama at the BAFTAs . The BBC aired the concluding cycle in 2016 as The Hollow Crown -- The Wars of the Roses , a reference to Wars of the Roses . The plays were produced in 2015 by the same team that made the first series of films but were directed by the former artistic director of Royal Court Theatre and Olivier Award winner , Dominic Cooke . They are based on Shakespeare 's first tetralogy : Henry VI , Part I , Henry VI , Part II , Henry VI , Part III and Richard III . The adaptation presents Henry VI in two parts , incorporating all three Henry VI plays . In April 2014 , BBC Two announced that Benedict Cumberbatch would play King Richard III ."
},
{
"docid": "Articles_of_Eyre",
"title": "",
"text": "The office of coroner was formally established in England by Article 20 of the `` Articles of Eyre '' in September 1194 to `` keep the pleas of the Crown '' ( Latin , custos placitorum coronae ) from which the word `` coroner '' is derived . The eyre of 1194 was initiated under Hubert Walter 's justiciarship to restore royal justice following the anarchy of Prince John 's rebellion , begun when Richard I was detained in transit from the Third Crusade . Within two months , justices on eyre had visited every shire in England . Local knights were appointed coroners to record crown pleas to be presented to the justices . The motivation for this administrative reform was the need to raise money for King Richard 's reconquest of Normandy . The coroners were also required to account for the wealth forfeited by the rebels and list the financial resources of each shire ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Eyre_(priest)",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Montague Stephens Eyre ( 16 May 1929 - 12 December 2012 ) was an Anglican priest . He was the Dean of Exeter from 1981 to 1995 . Eyre was educated at Charterhouse School and Oriel College , Oxford . He was ordained as an angelic preist in 1957 and began his ministry as a curate at St Mark 's Portsea , Portsmouth . After this he was a tutor at Chichester Theological College then a chaplain at Eastbourne College . From 1965 to 1973 he was the Vicar of Arundel and from 1975 to 1981 the Archdeacon of Chichester before his appointment as the Dean of Exeter ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Levett",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Richard Levett ( also spelled Richard Levet ) ( died 1711 ) , Sheriff , Alderman and Lord Mayor of London , was one of the first directors of the Bank of England , an adventurer with the London East India Company and the proprietor of the trading firm Sir Richard Levett & Company . He had homes at Kew and in London 's Cripplegate , close by the Haberdashers Hall . A pioneering British merchant and politician , he counted among his friends and acquaintances Samuel Pepys , Robert Blackborne , John Houblon , physician to the Royal Family and son-in-law Sir Edward Hulse , Lord Mayor Sir William Gore , his brother-in-law Chief Justice Sir John Holt , Robert Hooke , Sir Owen Buckingham , Sir Charles Eyre and others ."
},
{
"docid": "Femi_Elufowoju,_jr",
"title": "",
"text": "Femi Elufowoju , jr ( born 31 October 1962 ) is a British-born Nigerian actor , performer , and director . He is the first theatre director of African descent to establish a national touring company in the UK . His stage work has been featured at the Royal Court Theatre , the Royal National Theatre , the West Yorkshire Playhouse , Manchester 's Royal Exchange , the Theatre Royal , Stratford East and the Soho Theatre , and he has worked under such notable theatre directors as Sir Richard Eyre , Nicholas Hytner , Yvonne Brewster , John Retallack , Annabel Arden , Jude Kelly and Annie Castledine ."
},
{
"docid": "Christopher_Bowen",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Bowen ( born 20 October 1959 ) is a British actor . Bowen was educated at the Cathedral School , Llandaff , Radley College , and Magdalene College , Cambridge University . He trained at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol and spent three years with the RSC in the 1980s . Other theatre credits include the title role in `` Macbeth '' at the Southwark Playhouse , Laertes in `` Hamlet '' at the Young Vic , Veit Kunz in `` Franziska '' at the Gate Theatre , Oberon in `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' for the City of London Festival , Maecenas in `` Antony and Cleopatra '' at the Haymarket Theatre . His television credits include : Mr Briggs in `` Jane Eyre '' for the BBC , Alastair Campbell in `` Why We Went to War '' for C4 , Ant Johnson in `` Holby City '' , Richard Carey in `` Murder in Mesopotamia '' ( Poirot ) , Dempsey and Makepeace , Knights of God , John Dexter in Tanamera -- Lion of Singapore , Mordred in Doctor Who , Little Lord Fauntleroy , Waiting for God , Castles , Peak Practice , Heartbeat , Doctors and Rosemary & Thyme . His film credits include : Commander Day in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies , Charles Fairford in `` Cold Comfort Farm '' directed by John Schlesinger , the Prince of Wales in `` Richard III '' , Hamilton in `` Gaudi Afternoon '' director : Susan Seidelman ."
},
{
"docid": "Performance_(UK_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Performance is a UK television anthology series produced by Simon Curtis for the British Broadcasting Company ( BBC ) . Twenty-six episodes aired on the BBC from 1991 -- 98 , almost all of which were productions of classic and contemporary plays , including Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov , A Doll 's House and Hedda Gabbler by Henrik Ibsen , Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello , King Lear by William Shakespeare , and The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan . Among its directors were Karel Reisz , Anthony Page , Richard Eyre , Simon Curtis , and Harold Pinter . Its high-profile cast included Colin Firth , Kenneth Branagh , Elizabeth McGovern , Jeremy Irons , Judi Dench , Hugh Grant , Alec Guinness , Tom Wilkinson , Miranda Richardson , Ian Holm , Bill Nighy , John Gielgud , and Juliet Stevenson ."
},
{
"docid": "Sir_Richard_Eyre_Cox,_4th_Baronet",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir Richard Eyre Cox , 4th Baronet was an Irish baronet . The son of The Ven . Sir Michael Cox , 3rd Baronet , Archdeacon of Cashel from 1767 to 1772 , he married Mary O'Brien , great granddaughter of William O'Brien , 3rd Earl of Inchiquin . He was drowned on 17 September 1783 ."
},
{
"docid": "Eyre's_Tunnel",
"title": "",
"text": "Eyre 's tunnel or Lisson Grove Tunnel is a short canal tunnel on the Regent 's Canal that passes under Lisson Grove in St John 's Wood , north London and opened in 1816 . It is only 48 metres long . The two other tunnels on the Regent 's Canal are Islington Tunnel and Maida Hill Tunnel . Unlike the other tunnels , Eyre 's Tunnel has a ( now fenced ) towpath . The tunnel was originally known as Eyre 's Tunnel due to its passing beneath land belonging to Richard Eyre , a local landowner . Lisson Grove is a more recent usage clearly following the renaming of the road that passes above the tunnel ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Gage_(director)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Gage was an American film and television director . Gage began his career in 1942 as a dialogue director for films ; his credits in that capacity include I Married a Witch , Double Indemnity , A Stolen Life , Sister Kenny , and Mourning Becomes Electra , the latter two films starring Rosalind Russell . After directing the feature The Velvet Touch , also starring Russell , Gage turned to the emerging medium of television . His small-screen credits include an adaptation of Jane Eyre for Studio One , the comedy series The Egg and I , the drama series Foreign Intrigue , Schlitz Playhouse of Stars , the documentary series You Are There , and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan ."
},
{
"docid": "Henry_IV,_Part_I_and_Part_II_(film_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry IV , Part I and Henry IV , Part II are 2012 British television films based on the plays of the same name by William Shakespeare . They are the second and third films in the series of television films called The Hollow Crown produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two covering the second set of plays in Shakespeare 's Henriad . They were directed and adapted by Richard Eyre and star Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV , Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff and Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal . Much of the two films ' cast and crew overlap and the plot flows directly from the first to the second . Henry IV , Part 1 and Henry IV , Part 2 are the second and third plays in Shakespeare 's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II , Henry IV , and Henry V. Simon Russell Beale won the 2013 British Academy Television Award ( BAFTA ) for Supporting actor for his performance as Falstaff ."
},
{
"docid": "Mia_Wasikowska",
"title": "",
"text": "Mia Wasikowska ( -LSB- ˌvɑːʃiˈkɒfskə -RSB- ; -LSB- vaɕiˈkɔfska -RSB- ; born October 1989 ) is an Australian actress . She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama All Saints in 2004 , followed by her feature film debut in Suburban Mayhem ( 2006 ) . She first became known to a wider audience following her critically acclaimed work on the HBO television series In Treatment and she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for That Evening Sun ( 2009 ) . She gained worldwide prominence in 2010 after starring as Alice in Tim Burton 's $ 1 billion-grossing Alice in Wonderland and appearing in the comedy-drama film The Kids Are All Right , a role for which she received the Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Actress Award . In 2011 , Wasikowska portrayed the title character in Cary Fukunaga 's adaptation of Jane Eyre , and starred in Gus Van Sant 's drama Restless and Rodrigo Garcia 's drama Albert Nobbs . She also starred in John Hillcoat 's crime drama Lawless ( 2012 ) , Park Chan-wook 's psychological thriller Stoker ( 2013 ) , Richard Ayoade 's critically acclaimed black comedy thriller The Double ( 2013 ) , David Cronenberg 's satirical drama Maps to the Stars ( 2014 ) , and Guillermo del Toro 's dark fantasy Crimson Peak ( 2015 ) . She has received British Independent Film Award nominations for her performances in Jane Eyre and The Double , as well as a Saturn Award nomination for Stoker and a Gotham Independent Film Award nomination for her leading performance in Tracks ( 2013 ) . As a director , she received a nomination for AACTA Award for Best Direction for her work on the 2013 anthology film The Turning . Wasikowska reprised her role as Alice Kingsleigh in Alice in Wonderland 's sequel , Alice Through the Looking Glass , which was released on 27 May 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Eyre_(footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Paul Eyre ( born 15 September 1976 ) is an English former footballer who played 62 league games in the Football League for Port Vale and Macclesfield Town between 1995 and 2001 . The midfielder then went on to play non-league football for Kidsgrove Athletic , Hyde United , Leek Town , and Congleton Town . He helped Kidsgrove to top the North West Counties Football League in 2001 -- 02 ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Eyres",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard `` Richie '' Eyres ( born ) is an English born professional rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 1990s playing representative rugby league ( RL ) for Great Britain , England , and Wales , and at club level for Widnes St. Maries ARLFC , Widnes ( twice ) , Leeds , Warrington Wolves , Sheffield Eagles , and Swinton Lions , as a , or , i.e. number 11 or 12 , or 13 , and playing club level rugby union ( RU ) for Neath RFC , and Coventry R.F.C. ."
},
{
"docid": "Frederick_Trench_(MP_for_Galway)",
"title": "",
"text": "Frederick Richard Trench ( 1681 -- 3 October 1752 ) was an Irish politician . He was the eldest son of Frederick Trench and his wife Elizabeth Warburton , daughter of Richard Warburton , a Member of Parliament for Ballyshannon . Trench was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway in 1703 and colonel of the Galway Militia . He sat for Galway County in the Irish House of Commons from 1715 until his death in 1752 . On 7 September 1703 , he married Elizabeth Eyre , daughter of John Eyre . They had ten children , four sons and six daughters . His second son Richard represented the same constituency and was ancestor of the Earls of Clancarty ."
},
{
"docid": "Private_Lives",
"title": "",
"text": "Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward . It concerns a divorced couple who , while honeymooning with their new spouses , discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel . Despite a perpetually stormy relationship , they realise that they still have feelings for each other . Its second act love scene was nearly censored in Britain as too risqué . Coward wrote one of his most popular songs , `` Some Day I 'll Find You '' , for the play . After touring the British provinces , the play opened the new Phoenix Theatre in London in 1930 , starring Coward , Gertrude Lawrence , Adrianne Allen and Laurence Olivier . A Broadway production followed in 1931 , and the play has been revived at least a half dozen times each in the West End and on Broadway . The leading roles have attracted a wide range of actors ; among those who have succeeded Coward as Elyot are Robert Stephens , Richard Burton , Alan Rickman and Matthew Macfadyen , and successors to Lawrence as Amanda have included Tallulah Bankhead , Elizabeth Taylor , Maggie Smith , Kim Cattrall and Lindsay Duncan . Directors of new productions have included John Gielgud , Howard Davies and Richard Eyre . The play was made into a 1931 film and has been adapted several times for television and radio ."
},
{
"docid": "Damian_Eyre_(cricketer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Damian Richard Eyre ( born 8 October 1967 ) is a former English cricketer . Eyre was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox . He was born at Glossop , Derbyshire . Eyre represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in List A cricket . His debut List A match came against the Netherlands in the 1999 NatWest Trophy . From 1999 to 2001 , he represented the Board in 4 List A matches , the last of which came against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy . In his 4 List A matches , he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 35.66 , with best figures of 2/9 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jane_Eyre_(1970_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jane Eyre is a 1970 television film directed by Delbert Mann starring George C. Scott and Susannah York . It is based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë . The film had its theatrical debut in the United Kingdom in 1970 and was released on television in the United States in 1971 . A popular Mandarin Chinese dubbed version of the film was released in China both as a video film and as an audio-only cassette tape ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Ploughman's_Lunch",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ploughman 's Lunch is a 1983 film written by Ian McEwan and directed by Richard Eyre which features Jonathan Pryce , Tim Curry and Rosemary Harris . The film looks at the media world in Margaret Thatcher 's Britain during the time of the Falklands War . It was a part of Channel 4 's `` Film on Four '' strand , enjoying a successful and critically lauded theatrical release prior to its television screenings ."
},
{
"docid": "Jane_Eyre_(1910_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jane Eyre is a 1910 American silent short classic drama produced by the Thanhouser Film Corporation . Adapted from Charlotte Brontë 's 1847 novel , Jane Eyre , the film mirrors the events and plot of the original book . The writer of the scenario is unknown , but Lloyd Lonergan probably adapted the work . The film 's director is often and erroneously claimed to be Theodore Marston , but Barry O'Neil or Lloyd B. Carleton are possible candidates . The cast of the film was credited , an act rare and unusual in the era . This was the first American , first English language and second or third worldwide movie adaptation , of at least 27 film and television versionsof the novel . Such repeated dissemination has made the Brontë sisters ' two major works ubiquitous . The single reel film , approximately 1000 feet long , was released on May 6 , 1910 . It was later credited by Edwin Thanhouser as marking the assured success of the company . The popularity of the production resulted in the production of additional copies , so the Thanhouser company had more orders than could be filled . Critical reception to the film was generally positive , but with some minor criticisms . The film is presumed lost ."
}
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{
"docid": "Furious_7",
"title": "",
"text": "Furious 7 ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Fast 7 ) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan . It is the seventh installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Dwayne Johnson , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris ` Ludacris ' Bridges , Jordana Brewster , Djimon Hounsou , Kurt Russell , and Jason Statham . Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) , Brian O'Conner ( Walker ) , and the rest of their team , who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in Fast & Furious 6 ( 2013 ) , until Deckard Shaw ( Statham ) , a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother , puts the team in danger once again . With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2 Furious ( 2003 ) and The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) , Furious 7 is the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift . The film also marks the final film appearance of Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 with filming only half-completed . Following Walker 's death , filming was delayed for script rewrites , and his brothers , Caleb and Cody , were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes . These script rewrites completed the story arcs for both Walker and Brewster 's characters ( Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto , respectively ) , causing both to be retired . As a result , it is also the final installment in the franchise to star Brewster . Plans for a seventh installment were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production on the film would begin after the completion of Fast & Furious 6 . In April 2013 , Wan , predominantly known for horror films , was announced to direct the film in place of Justin Lin , who left the franchise after directing the previous four installments . Casting began in the same month with the re-signing of Diesel and Walker , and an initial release date was set . Principal photography began in Atlanta , Georgia , in September 2013 , resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014 , with other filming locations including Los Angeles , Colorado , Abu Dhabi , and Tokyo . Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3 , 2015 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D , and 4DX internationally . Upon release , the film became a critical and commercial success , with praise being aimed at the film 's action sequences and its tribute to Walker . The film grossed $ 397.6 million worldwide during its opening weekend , which is the sixth highest-grossing opening of all time . The film has grossed over $ 1.5 billion worldwide -- more than the franchise 's first five installments combined -- making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise after just twelve days , the third highest-grossing film of 2015 and the sixth highest-grossing film of all time . A sequel , The Fate of the Furious , was released on April 14 , 2017 ."
}
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{
"docid": "Fast_&_Furious_6",
"title": "",
"text": "Fast & Furious 6 ( alternatively known as Furious 6 or Fast Six ) is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan . It is the sixth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Dwayne Johnson , Michelle Rodriguez , Jordana Brewster , Tyrese Gibson , Chris Bridges , Sung Kang , Luke Evans , Gina Carano , and John Ortiz . Fast & Furious 6 follows a professional criminal gang led by Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) who have retired following their successful heist in Fast Five ( 2011 ) , but remain wanted fugitives . U.S. Diplomatic Security Service ( DSS ) agent Luke Hobbs ( Johnson ) offers to clear the group 's criminal records and allow them to return home in exchange for helping him to take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw ( Evans ) , one member of which is Toretto 's presumed-dead lover Letty Ortiz ( Rodriguez ) . Fast & Furious 6 was in development by February 2010 as the first film in the series to move away from the underground car-racing theme of the series ' previous films which was considered to have placed a barrier on audience numbers . Pre-production had begun by April 2011 , and principal photography began in London , England in July 2012 . Filming locations also included the Canary Islands , Glasgow , and Los Angeles . The film was first released in the United Kingdom , on May 17 , 2013 , followed by an international release on May 24 , 2013 . A sequel was released on April 3 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Fate_of_the_Furious",
"title": "",
"text": "The Fate of the Furious ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 8 and Fast 8 , and often stylized as F8 ) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan . It is the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Dwayne Johnson , Jason Statham , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris ` Ludacris ' Bridges , Scott Eastwood , Nathalie Emmanuel , Elsa Pataky , Kurt Russell and Charlize Theron . The Fate of the Furious follows Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) , who has settled down with his wife Letty ( Rodriguez ) , until cyberterrorist Cipher ( Theron ) coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team , forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher . The Fate of the Furious marks the first installment in the franchise since The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) not to star both Paul Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 while filming Furious 7 ( 2015 ) , and Jordana Brewster ; following script rewrites to the seventh installment after Walker 's death which completed the story arcs for both of their characters ( Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto , respectively ) , both characters were retired . Plans for an eighth installment were first announced in March 2015 when Diesel appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! and announced that the film would be set in New York City . Preparations for the film began immediately after the release of Furious 7 , with Diesel , Morgan and producer Neal H. Moritz re-signing . After setting an initial release date in the same month , casting took place between April and June 2015 . In October 2015 , Gray was announced to direct the film in the place of James Wan , who had directed the previous installment . Principal photography began in March 2016 in locations such as Mývatn , Havana , Atlanta , Cleveland and New York City , continuing the franchise 's tradition of filming in exotic locations around the world . The Fate of the Furious premiered on April 4 , 2017 in Berlin , and was theatrically released in the United States on April 14 , 2017 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D and 4DX internationally . The film received mixed reviews from critics , who praised the action sequences and performances , while criticizing the storyline . The film has grossed over $ 1.2 billion worldwide , making it the thirtieth film ( and the second in the franchise , after Furious 7 ) to gross over $ 1 billion , the second highest-grossing film of 2017 and the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time . The film grossed $ 532 million worldwide during its opening weekend , setting the record for the highest-grossing opening of all time , ahead of Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( $ 529 million ) . A sequel is scheduled to be released on April 19 , 2019 ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Walker",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul William Walker IV ( September 12 , 1973 -- November 30 , 2013 ) was an American actor . Walker began his career guest-starring in several television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel . Walker gained prominence with breakout roles in coming of age and teen films such as She 's All That and Varsity Blues ( 1999 ) . In 2001 , Walker gained international fame for his portrayal of Brian O'Conner in the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) , and would reprise the role in five of the next six installments but died in the middle of the filming of Furious 7 ( 2015 ) . He also starred in films such as Joy Ride ( 2001 ) , Timeline ( 2003 ) , Into the Blue ( 2005 ) , Eight Below , and Running Scared ( 2006 ) . Besides acting , Walker was the face of The Coty Prestige fragrance brand Davidoff Cool Water for Men , and starred in the National Geographic Channel series , Expedition Great White . He also founded the charity `` Reach Out Worldwide '' ( ROWW ) , an organization providing relief efforts for areas affected by natural disasters . He was often praised for his off-screen charity work , and as a performer . Walker died in a single-vehicle collision on November 30 , 2013 , alongside friend Roger Rodas . Three films that he was involved in at the time were released posthumously : Hours ( 2013 ) , Brick Mansions ( 2014 ) , and Furious 7 ( 2015 , which he had not completed filming ) . The song `` See You Again '' by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth , which appeared on the Furious 7 soundtrack , is a tribute to Walker . The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Alan_Partridge:_Alpha_Papa",
"title": "",
"text": "Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa ( released as Alan Partridge in the United States ) is a 2013 British action comedy film starring Steve Coogan reprising his role as Alan Partridge , a fictional presenter he has played on various BBC radio and television shows since 1991 and Colm Meaney as Pat Farrell . The film was directed by Declan Lowney and written by Coogan , Armando Iannucci , Peter Baynham , Neil Gibbons , and Rob Gibbons . Principal photography began on 7 January 2013 in Norwich and Mitcham , and the film premiered on 24 July 2013 . The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 7 August 2013 by StudioCanal UK , where it opened at number one in the box office . Magnolia Pictures distributed the film in America . The film received a positive reception and grossed $ 9.8 million on a # 4 million budget . It also received a Grand Marnier Fellowship Award nomination for Best Film . A book of the screenplay was published on 21 November 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Natholi_Oru_Cheriya_Meenalla",
"title": "",
"text": "Natholi Oru Cheriya Meen Alla ( English : Anchovy is n't a small fish ) is a 2013 Malayalam romance comedy film directed by V. K. Prakash . The film is produced by Aji Medayil , Joe Kaithamattam & Christi Kaithamattam under the banner Angel Works , and starring Fahadh Faasil in a dual role and Kamalinee Mukherjee in the lead roles . Principal photography began on 22 November 2012 . Filming began in December 2012 and was expected to wrap-up by February 2013 . The film is scripted by Shankar Ramakrishnan . Film released on February 8 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Unlawful_Justice_Squad",
"title": "",
"text": "The Unlawful Justice Squad is an upcoming Legal , Crime , Detective , Superhero television drama created by Lam Chi-wah and TVB . It began principal photography in October 2016 , and is slated for a summer or fall 2017 release on TVB Jade ."
},
{
"docid": "Dominic_Toretto",
"title": "",
"text": "Dominic `` Dom '' Toretto or is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The Fast and the Furious franchise , the other being Brian O'Conner . He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and was created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson . Dom is introduced in the first film of the series The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) . He later appears in Fast & Furious ( 2009 ) , Fast Five ( 2011 ) , Fast & Furious 6 ( 2013 ) , Furious 7 ( 2015 ) , and The Fate of the Furious ( 2017 ) , as well as the short film , Los Bandoleros ( 2009 ) and a cameo appearance at the end of The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) . 2 Fast 2 Furious ( 2003 ) is the only film in the franchise not to feature the character . The role put Diesel on Hollywood 's A-list , and won him the 2002 and 2014 MTV Movie Awards for Best On-Screen Team with Paul Walker . Diesel 's portrayal of the character has been given much of the credit for the longevity of the film series , and the actor has become strongly identified with the character ."
},
{
"docid": "Jacques_Haitkin",
"title": "",
"text": "Jacques Adam Haitkin , ( born August 29 , 1950 , in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American cinematographer . He is well known as the cinematographer for A Nightmare on Elm Street Series 1 and 2 . He studied at the film school of New York University , and American Film Institute , and graduated in 1975 . He is well-known mainly as a horror film cinematographer , especially Wes Craven and Jack Sholder films . He also worked as additional or second unit director of photography on The Expendables , X-Men : First Class , X-Men : The Last Stand , Furious 7 , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows , Captain America : Civil War , Kong : Skull Island and The Fate of the Furious ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Fast_and_the_Furious_(2001_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jane_Got_a_Gun",
"title": "",
"text": "Jane Got a Gun is a 2016 American action western film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Brian Duffield , Joel Edgerton , and Anthony Tambakis . The film stars Natalie Portman , Joel Edgerton , Noah Emmerich , Rodrigo Santoro , Boyd Holbrook , and Ewan McGregor . Principal photography began on March 21 , 2013 . The film was released on January 29 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lykan_HyperSport",
"title": "",
"text": "The Lykan Hypersport is a Lebanese limited production hypercar built by W Motors , a U.A.E. based company , founded in 2012 in Lebanon with the collaboration of Lebanese , French and Italian engineers . It is the first supercar to be produced in the Middle East , and is featured in the film Furious 7 , and the video games Project CARS , Driveclub , Asphalt 8 : Airborne , Asphalt Nitro , Forza Motorsport 6 , and GT Racing 2 : The Real Car Experience , Forza Horizon 3 , CSR Racing and CSR Racing 2 . The Lykan can also be briefly seen in the second Fate of the Furious trailer , however , the Lykan does not make an appearance , the footage is from the seventh movie , Fast and Furious 7 . It is the first car to be designed and produced indigenously in the Arab World . W Motors plan to produce only seven units of the car . The first pre-production Lykan HyperSport was launched at the Qatar Motor Show in February 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Pool_Boys",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pool Boys , also known as American Summer , is a 2011 comedy film directed by James B. Rogers . It stars Matthew Lillard , Brett Davern , Rachelle Lefèvre , Efren Ramirez and Tom Arnold . Principal photography began in late April 2007 , with filming taking place throughout the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . Since wrapping at the end of the following month , the film struggled to find a wide release . The film was later released to home media on December 27 , 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "Naayak",
"title": "",
"text": "Naayak ( Leader ) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language masala film written by Akula Siva and directed by V. V. Vinayak . The film was jointly produced by DVV Danayya and S. Radhakrishna under the banner Universal Media . The film features Ram Charan , Kajal Aggarwal and Amala Paul in the lead roles . S. Thaman composed the film 's soundtrack and background score . Chota K. Naidu undertook the cinematography and Gautham Raju was the film 's editor . The film features Ram Charan in dual roles : Cherry , a software engineer in Hyderabad , and Siddharth Naayak , an inspiring young leader in Kolkata fighting against an evil politician named Rawat . The film revolves around Cherry assisting Siddharth in the triumph of good over evil after their paths cross . Production began on 9 November 2011 , and principal photography began on 7 February 2012 . The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad and Kolkata , while a couple of the songs were shot in Dubai , Iceland , and Slovenia , making Naayak the first Indian film to be shot in Slovenia . Filming ended on 29 December 2012 . Released during the season of the Makar Sankranti festival on 9 January 2013 , on 1600 screens worldwide , the film received generally positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful . The film was dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam with the same title . It was also dubbed in Hindi under the title Double Attack by Goldmines Telefilms in the same year . The film was loosely remade into Bengali ( Bangladesh ) as Hero : The Superstar in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Main_Tera_Hero",
"title": "",
"text": "Main Tera Hero ( translation : I 'm Your Hero ) is a 2014 Indian romantic action comedy film , directed by David Dhawan and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor for Balaji Motion Pictures.This film was tribute to Govinda . The film stars Varun Dhawan , Ileana D'Cruz , and Nargis Fakhri in the lead roles . Principal photography for the movie began on 30 May 2013 , filming started on 5 July 2013 and was completed by 15 October . The film released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics , though managed to earn the verdict of Hit at the box office . It is a remake of the 2011 Telugu film Kandireega ."
},
{
"docid": "City_of_Tiny_Lights",
"title": "",
"text": "City of Tiny Lights is a British crime thriller film directed by Pete Travis and written by Patrick Neate , based on his own 2005 novel of same name . The film stars Riz Ahmed , James Floyd , Billie Piper , Cush Jumbo , Roshan Seth and Antonio Aakeel . Principal photography began on 27 April 2015 in London . It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Chennai_Express",
"title": "",
"text": "Chennai Express -LSB- tʃᵻˈnaɪ -RSB- -LSB- ɪkˈsprɛs -RSB- is a 2013 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty , and produced by Gauri Khan for Red Chillies Entertainment . The film features Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles ; it is the second collaboration between Khan and Padukone after Om Shanti Om ( 2007 ) . The film is about a man 's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram , and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a local don . Principal photography began on 27 September 2012 , filming began in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013 . Chennai Express was released in the overseas markets on 8 August 2013 , and a day later in India . Extensive paid previews were held in India on 8 August as well . Although the film received mixed reviews from critics , it broke several box office records in India and abroad , becoming the quickest film to collect net domestically at that time . The film currently ranks as the eighth highest grossing Indian film of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Ilha_dos_Amores",
"title": "",
"text": "Ilha dos Amores is a Portuguese telenovela produced by TVI , that began on 26 March 2007 and , ultimately ended on 9 December 2008 , authored by Maria João Mira and Diogo Horta . Apart from its theme of finding love , its principal theme was emigration . The action centered principally in the Azores , but also included segments in Canada and continental Portugal . Principal photography began in January 2007 , and filming in the Azores continued until August 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Middle_School:_The_Worst_Years_of_My_Life_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Middle School : The Worst Years of My Life is a 2016 American live-action/animated family comedy film directed by Steve Carr and written by Chris Bowman , Hubbel Palmer and Kara Holden , based on the 2011 novel of the same name by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts . The film stars Griffin Gluck , Lauren Graham , Rob Riggle , Retta , Thomas Barbusca , Andy Daly , and Adam Pally , and follows a middle school student who sets out to break every one of the many rules made by his domineering principal . Principal photography began on November 21 , 2015 in Atlanta , Georgia . Lionsgate released the film on October 7 , 2016 . It received mixed reviews and has grossed over $ 23 million ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Equalizer_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Equalizer is a 2014 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk , nominally based on the television series of the same name . It stars Denzel Washington , Marton Csokas , Chloë Grace Moretz , David Harbour , Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo . Principal photography began in June 2013 on location and took place in different cities of Massachusetts . This was the first film to have Village Roadshow Pictures co-finance the deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment since Saving Silverman in 2001 . The film had its world premiere at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2014 , and was released worldwide on September 26 . The film received mixed reviews from critics , who highly praised the visual style , acting , soundtrack and action sequences but criticized its violence , script and plot . Nonetheless , it became a commercial success with a worldwide box office gross of over $ 192 million . A sequel has been confirmed , with Washington reprising his role ."
},
{
"docid": "Lodde",
"title": "",
"text": "Lodde is a 2015 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film directed by S. V. Suresh Raj and written by Shrinath . It stars Komal Kumar and Akanksha Puri in the lead roles . The film is produced by Manjunath . The music is composed by Charan Banzo , who had worked in Telugu films under the name Chinni Charan . The film marks the Kannada debut for the lead actress Akanksha Puri who featured before in Tamil film Alex Pandian ( 2014 ) . The principal photography of the film began in 2013 and took a long period to complete ."
},
{
"docid": "Lost_River_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lost River is a 2014 American fantasy-neo-noir film written , produced and directed by Ryan Gosling , in his directorial debut . The film stars Christina Hendricks , Saoirse Ronan , Iain De Caestecker , Matt Smith , Ben Mendelsohn , Barbara Steele , and Eva Mendes . Principal photography began in Detroit on May 6 , 2013 . The film premiered in competition in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival , and was released in the United States on April 10 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Billionaire_Boys_Club_(2017_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Billionaire Boys Club is an upcoming American biographical crime-drama film directed by James Cox and co-written with Captain Mauzner . The film stars Ansel Elgort , Taron Egerton , Kevin Spacey , Jeremy Irvine , Cary Elwes , Emma Roberts , Suki Waterhouse , Judd Nelson and Billie Lourd . Principal photography began on December 7 , 2015 in New Orleans . It is based on the real-life Billionaire Boys Club active in Southern California during the 1980s ."
},
{
"docid": "Basketball_at_the_2013_Summer_Universiade_–_Men's_tournament",
"title": "",
"text": "The men 's tournament of basketball at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan began on July 7 and end on July 16 . Russia won the tournament after beating Australia in the final ."
},
{
"docid": "Manam_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Manam ( Us ) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language fantasy drama film written and directed by Vikram Kumar and produced by Akkineni Family under the Annapurna Studios banner . Nagarjuna appears alongside Akkineni Nageswara Rao , Naga Chaitanya , Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Shriya Saran . Amitabh Bachchan , Amala , and Nagarjuna 's younger son Akkineni Akhil made cameo appearances along with other personalities . The film is set in various time periods , over the course of a hundred years up until 2013 , and deals with the concepts of rebirth and eternal love . The plot features a wealthy businessman , Nageswara Rao , attempting to bring a young couple together resembling his deceased parents and the elderly Chaitanya 's attempts to bring the businessman and a doctor together . They resemble Chaitanya 's deceased parents who died because of a mistake committed by him in his childhood . The film was made with a budget of 280 million . Harsha Vardhan wrote the film 's dialogues , while Anup Rubens composed the film 's music . P. S. Vinod handled the film 's cinematography . Production began on 3 June 2013 . Principal photography began on 7 June 2013 and was shot in and around Hyderabad , Coorg and Mysore till mid April 2014 . Manam was the last film of Nageswara Rao , who died on 22 January 2014 during the film 's production phase . The film was promoted as a `` befitting send off '' and a tribute from his son , Nagarjuna . The film was released worldwide on 23 May 2014 to positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful , collecting 365 million in its lifetime . The film was screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India in the Homage to ANR section on 29 November 2014 . The film garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu ."
},
{
"docid": "Shravani_Subramanya",
"title": "",
"text": "Shravani Subramanya is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Manju Swaraj and produced by K . A Suresh under his home production banner Suresh Arts Productions . The film features Ganesh and Amulya in lead roles . This is the second collaboration of both stars after the 2007 blockbuster hit Cheluvina Chittara . Amulya makes her comeback after a hiatus through this film . The film features the score and soundtrack composed by V. Harikrishna . The principal photography of the film began at Mysore around the Lalit Mahal palace and has been progressing at a brisk pace in the same city . The first teaser of the film was released on YouTube website by the producer on 29 June 2013 . Amulya won Best Actress Award at 61st Filmfare Awards South for her Performance ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Dies_at_the_End_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Dies at the End is a 2012 American dark fantasy science fiction horror film written and directed by Don Coscarelli , based on David Wong 's novel of the same name . Principal photography began in October 2010 , and by January 2011 , the project had entered post-production for a planned theatrical 2013 release . The film stars Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes , with Paul Giamatti , Clancy Brown , Glynn Turman , Daniel Roebuck , and Doug Jones . Despite its mixed critical response , Variety and Wired magazines named it a cult film ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Unholy_Alliance_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Unholy Alliance ( ; literally `` Alliance '' ) is an upcoming action crime-thriller television drama created by Jazz Boon and TVB . Principal photography began in Hong Kong in September 2016 , and continued in Taiwan in December 2016 . It is slated for a summer or fall 2017 release on TVB Jade . Boon has described The Unholy Alliance as a Mission : Impossible-style action thriller that features modern martial arts , such as MMA , Brazilian jiu-jitsu , Krav Maga and gun fu . The story chronicles a modern Hong Kong crime family , led by the matriarch Ling Hung ( Paw Hee-ching ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Rise_of_the_Legend",
"title": "",
"text": "Rise of the Legend ( Chinese : 黃飛鴻之英雄有夢 ) is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese kung-fu action film directed by Roy Chow and written by Christine To . The film stars Sammo Hung , Eddie Peng , Wang Luodan and Jing Boran . It was released on 21 November 2014 in China . Principal photography on the film began on 20 August 2013 in China . Edko Films , Irresistible Films , and Universal Pictures International are producing the film , while Edko Films will release the film in China and Universal will distribute the film Internationally . The action director is Corey Yuen ."
},
{
"docid": "Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Guardians of the Galaxy ( retroactively referred to as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 1 ) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was directed by James Gunn , who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman , and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt , Zoe Saldana , Dave Bautista , Vin Diesel , Bradley Cooper , Lee Pace , Michael Rooker , Karen Gillan , Djimon Hounsou , John C. Reilly , Glenn Close , and Benicio del Toro . In Guardians of the Galaxy , Peter Quill forms an uneasy alliance with a group of extraterrestrial misfits who are fleeing after stealing a powerful artifact . Perlman began working on the screenplay in 2009 . Producer Kevin Feige first publicly mentioned Guardians of the Galaxy as a potential film in 2010 and Marvel Studios announced it was in active development at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012 . Gunn was hired to write and direct the film that September . In February 2013 , Pratt was hired to play Peter Quill / Star-Lord , and the supporting cast members were subsequently confirmed . Principal photography began in July 2013 at Shepperton Studios in England , with filming continuing in London before wrapping up in October 2013 . Post-production was finished on July 7 , 2014 . The film premiered in Hollywood on July 21 , 2014 . It was released in theaters on August 1 , 2014 in the United States in the 3D and IMAX 3D formats . The film became a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 773.3 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing superhero film of 2014 , as well as the third highest-grossing film in North America of 2014 . The film garnered praise for its humor , action , soundtrack , visual effects , direction , musical score , and acting . A sequel , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , was released on May 5 , 2017 , with a third film , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , planned ."
},
{
"docid": "Han_Lue",
"title": "",
"text": "Han Lue first appeared in The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift as the mentor of Sean Boswell , dying in a collision in the film 's climax . Han 's status as a member of Dominic Toretto 's crew was shown in the subsequent films Fast & Furious , Fast Five , Fast & Furious 6 , and Furious 7 ."
}
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Prakash Jha is an actor.
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[
{
"docid": "Prakash_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Prakash Jha ( born 27 February 1952 ) is an Indian film producer , actor , director and screenwriter , mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul ( 1984 ) , Mrityudand ( 1997 ) , Gangaajal ( 2003 ) , Apaharan ( 2005 ) , including multistarrer hit movies Raajneeti ( 2010 ) , Aarakshan ( 2011 ) Chakravyuh ( 2012 ) , and Satyagraha ( 2013 ) . He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like , Faces After The Storm ( 1984 ) and Sonal ( 2002 ) . Jha runs a production company , Prakash Jha Productions . Jha also owns the P&M Mall in Patna ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Raajneeti",
"title": "",
"text": "Raajneeti ( -LSB- राजनीति , trans = Rājnīti -RSB- Politics ) , a 2010 Indian political thriller-crime drama film co-written , directed and produced by Prakash Jha , with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha , and starring Ajay Devgn , Nana Patekar , Ranbir Kapoor , Katrina Kaif , Arjun Rampal , Manoj Bajpayee and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead roles . It was originally produced by Prakash Jha Productions and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and Walkwater Media . It was shot in Bhopal . The title translates literally as `` Politics '' and contextually as `` Affairs of State . '' The draws parallels to the epic Mahabharata where shades of Krishna ( Nana Patekar ) , Arjuna ( Ranbir Kapoor ) , Yudhishthira ( Arjun Rampal ) , Duryodhana ( Manoj Bajpai ) , Karna ( Ajay Devgan ) , and Draupadi ( Katrina Kaif ) can be seen in the characters portrayed . Raajneeti was released in theatres worldwide on 4 June 2010 , after some controversies regarding similarities between real-life people and the characters in the film , as well as issues about the national anthem . Rajneeti was declared SuperHit by Box Office India . A sequel of Rajneeti has been confirmed by Prakash Jha . The movie cast Katrina Kaif as a powerful politician ."
},
{
"docid": "Kranti_Prakash_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Kranti Prakash Jha is a Bollywood actor and model from Darbhanga , Bihar , best known for his role of Santosh Lal in the2016 Indian biographical sports film M.S. Dhoni : The Untold Story . Kranti studied at Hindu College , University of Delhi . He has done his schooling from Purnia , Bihar . His father was a bureaucrat and was posted as RDDE at Purnia . He began his career by appearing in ads . He has featured in numerous TV commercials and music videos . He debuted in the lead role in the award-winning Maithili film Mithila Makhaan , and in the Bhojpuri films Deswa and Once Upon a Time in Bihar in lead roles . His recent portrayal of a young migrant Bihari in the viral Chhath video sung by Sharda Sinha has brought many laureals and appraisals from fans ."
},
{
"docid": "Turning_30",
"title": "",
"text": "Turning 30 !!! is a 2011 Bollywood film produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Alankita Srivastav - a longtime assistant of Jha . The movie features Gul Panag , Siddharth Makkar and Purab Kohli , with music composed by the music director duo of Sidharth-Suhas , whose past works include Dil Dosti and Bhram.The film is a young urban love story and women centric film and for the first time a non-political story by Prakash Jha ."
},
{
"docid": "Chetan_Pandit",
"title": "",
"text": "Chetan Pandit is an Indian bollywood film and television actor . Chetan played the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in Prakash Jha directed film Loknayak in 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hip_Hip_Hurray_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hip Hip Hurray was a 1984 Indian Hindi film directed by Prakash Jha with screenplay by Gulzar , it had Raj Kiran , Deepti Naval as leads and debut film of Nikhil Bhagat . The film was the directorial debut of Prakash Jha ."
},
{
"docid": "Prakash",
"title": "",
"text": "Prakash is a common given name in Asian , Hindu , Sanskrit names and widely used in Nepal , India and Sri Lanka . Prakash , is generally used as a masculine name . It is pronounced pruh-KAHSH . The word Prakash is derived from the Sanskrit word `` prakāśa '' , literally meaning `` Bright light '' or `` Sun light '' or `` Moon light '' or simply `` Light '' . Metaphorically , it designates the person as a source of enlightenment or wisdom . From the Sanskrit ` pra ' meaning `` forth '' and ` kāśa ' meaning `` shining . '' Hence the meaning `` luminous ; shining forth '' . Hindu given names are from Sanskrit . Given names derive from a number of sources including Religion , Nature , family names and Sanskrit vocabulary words . Sacred Hindu texts are the source of most names . And these names generally contain a given name followed by some Number of secondary names . Secondary names are often patronyms , names derived from the Father , grandfather or other paternal ancestor , village names , occupation names , or names of Gods . Notable persons with this name include : Prakash ( film director ) , Kannada film director Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar ( born 1954 ) , Indian politician from Maharashtra Prakash Amritraj ( born 1983 ) , Indian tennis player Prakash Amte , Indian medical doctor and social worker Parkash Singh Badal ( born 1927 ) , Indian politician from Punjab Prakash Bare , Indian Malayalam actor Prakash Bhandari ( born 1935 ) , Indian cricketer Prakash Dahake , Indian politician from Maharashtra Prakash Javadekar ( born 1951 ) , Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh Prakash Jha ( born 1952 ) , Indian film producer-director-screenwriter Prakash John ( born 1947 ) , Canadian rock bassist Prakash Karat ( born 1948 ) , Indian communist politician Prakash Mehra ( 1939 -- 2009 ) , Indian Hindi film producer and director Prakash Munda , Indian cricketer Prakash Padukone ( born 1955 ) , Indian badminton player Prakash Raj ( born 1965 ) , Indian film actor , director , producer and televisionprakash 9054998173 Prakash Vir Shastri ( 1923 -- 1977 ) , Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh"
},
{
"docid": "Loknayak_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Loknayak is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of Bharat Ratna Jayaprakash Narayan ( JP ) . It was directed by Prakash Jha in 2004 . Actor Chetan Pandit enacted the role of Jayaprakash Narayan and Tisca Chopra played role of Prabhavati Devi , wife of JP Narayan ."
},
{
"docid": "Fraud_Saiyyan",
"title": "",
"text": "Fraud Saiyyan ( English : Fraud Husband ) is an upcoming Indian Bollywood Comedy film directed by Sourabh Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha , Disha Jha . It stars Arshad Warsi and Sara Loren in lead roles . The supporting cast includes Saurabh Shukla . Shooting locations include Obedullaganj , Raisen , Bhopal and Mumbai . Music of the film is composed by Sohail Sen. The art has been managed by Udai Prakash Singh ."
},
{
"docid": "Manyata_Dutt",
"title": "",
"text": "Manyata Dutt ( born Dilnawaz Sheikh ) is a former Indian actress and the current C.E.O. of Sanjay Dutt Productions . She is the wife of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt . She is best known for her item number in Prakash Jha 's 2003-hit Gangaajal . She is the CEO of production house Sanjay Dutt Productions ."
},
{
"docid": "Harshvardhan_deo",
"title": "",
"text": "'' Harshvardhan Deo '' ( born 11 May 1989 ) is an Indian film actor made his debut with Jigariyaa produced by Wave Cinemas and Vinod Bachchan . He started his career as an assistant director to Prakash Jha on ` Chakravyuh ' . Before making his debut on silver screen he was seen in sudhir Mishra 's critically acclaimed short film ` Kirchiyaan '"
},
{
"docid": "Mrityudand",
"title": "",
"text": "Mrityudand ( The Death Sentence ) is an Indian Hindi drama film released in 1997 . It was directed and produced by Prakash Jha and stars Madhuri Dixit , Shabana Azmi , Ayub Khan , Mohan Agashe and Om Puri . The film is a commentary on social and gender injustice . As in his other movies , filmmaker Prakash Jha has focussed on the social problems that plague his native state of Bihar , India , and like his other movies this one straddles the boundary between art film and commercial film . The film also boasted of some semi-classical music , tuned by Anand-Milind and Raghunath Seth and worded by Javed Akhtar ."
},
{
"docid": "Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Bihar",
"title": "",
"text": "Once Upon A Time In Bihar is an Indian political/social drama film directed by Nitin Chandra , Produced by Neetu Chandra and Samir Kumar starring Ashish Vidyarthi , Kranti Prakash Jha , Ajay Kumar , Arti Puri , Pankaj Jha and Deepak Singh . The film is released on 30 October 2015 . This film was earlier released in Bhojpuri in November 2011 under the name Deswa ."
},
{
"docid": "Jai_Gangaajal",
"title": "",
"text": "Jai Gangaajal ( Hail the Water of the Ganges ) is a 2016 Indian Hindi crime drama film , directed by Prakash Jha . It is a follow-up to the 2003 crime film Gangaajal , and stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role with Jha appearing in a supporting role . It also features Manav Kaul , Rahul Bhat , and Queen Harish . The film was released worldwide on 4 March 2016 . The Government of Madhya Pradesh declared Jai Gangaajal tax-free on 9 March 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Yash_Pathak",
"title": "",
"text": "Yash Pathak also known as Master Yash Pathak is a child actor who has acted in films like Tathastu ( 2006 ) as Gaurav R. Rajput in Baghban ( 2003 ) as Rahul Malhotra , in Parwana ( 2003 ) as Master Yash Pathak , in Gangaajal ( 2003 ) as Boy Ravi , in Rahul ( 2001 ) as Rahul Sharma and in Bhoot Unkle ( 2006 ) as Suraj . Yash Pathak is a child artist in Bollywood . Prakash Jha introduced him to Bollywood with the film Rahul . He played the title role in that film , most of which revolves around this child . Yash Pathak has also hosted Sahara TV 's popular children 's show Just Kids ! ."
},
{
"docid": "Parinati",
"title": "",
"text": "Parinati ( English : The Inevitable ) is a 1989 Hindi film directed by Prakash Jha . The film is based on a novel written by Vijaydan Detha ."
},
{
"docid": "Surendra",
"title": "",
"text": "Surendra may refer to : Surendra ( actor ) Surendra Babu Surendra Bhave Surendra Chaturvedi Surendra Dubey Surendra Gambhir Surendra Hiranandani Surendra Jain Surendra Jha ` Suman ' Surendra Kumar Datta Surendra Kumar Kataria Surendra Kumar Sinha Surendra Lal Surendra Lath Surendra Mishra Surendra Mohanty Surendra Motilal Patel Surendra Nath Mitra Surendra Nath Surendra of Nepal Surendra Pal Surendra Pandey Surendra Poonia Surendra Prakash Goyal Surendra Ramachandran Surendra Sai Surendra Seeraj Surendra Sharma Surendra Sheodas Barlingay Surendra Singh ( disambiguation ) , several people Surendra Verma ( science writer ) Surendra Verma"
},
{
"docid": "Rahul_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rahul is an Indian film directed and produced by Prakash Jha . The film stars Neha , Neena Kulkarni and Gulshan Grover are in lead roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Mithila_Makhaan",
"title": "",
"text": "Mithila Makhaan is a Maithili language film directed by Nitin Chandra that stars Anurita Jha , Kranti Prakash Jha and Pankaj Jha . Udit Narayan has provided playback voice for all songs in the movie . The movie has won Best Maithili Film in the 63rd National Film Awards under the language section . It is the first ever Maithili film from Bihar and Jharkhand to get a national award . Apart from winning Best Film in Maithili , `` Mithila Makhaan '' was also officially selected for International Film Festival of South Asia ( IFFSA ) in Toronto in May , 2016 , Jagran Film Festival - 2016 and National Film Festival - 2016 organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in New Delhi and NFAI , Pune . The film is high budget production with filming in US , Canada , India and Nepal . It was shot in a temperature of -35 ° C in Canada and +45 ° C in India and Nepal ."
},
{
"docid": "Dil_Kya_Kare",
"title": "",
"text": "Dil Kya Kare is a 1999 Hindi drama film , directed by Prakash Jha and produced by Veeru Devgan and Veena Devgan . The film was acclaimed critically and was an average at the box office ."
},
{
"docid": "Mungerilal_Ke_Haseen_Sapne",
"title": "",
"text": "Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne was a popular Hindi TV comedy serial directed by Prakash Jha that revolved around the life of Mungerilal , played by Raghubir Yadav . The serial was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi"
},
{
"docid": "Poonam_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Poonam Jha is a Kolkata-based casting director , acting workshop director who has cast several actors in Bojhena Se Bojhena Jha has bagged numerous awards for styling ."
},
{
"docid": "Damul",
"title": "",
"text": "Damul ( English : Bonded until Death ) is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Prakash Jha , based on the story Kaalsootra by Shaiwal , a native of Gaya district of Bihar. , and Annu Kapoor , Sreela Mazumdar , Manohar Singh , Deepti Naval , Ranjan Kamath and Pyare Mohan Sahay in lead roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Ravi_Prakash_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ravi Prakash may refer to : Ravi Prakash ( Tamil actor ) , a Tamil actor who played supporting roles in Tamil films like Alaipayuthey and Mayakkam Enna Ravi Prakash ( Telugu actor ) , a Telugu actor who acted in both Tamil and Telugu films"
},
{
"docid": "Natasa_Stankovic",
"title": "",
"text": "Nataša Stanković is a Serbian model , dancer and actress , working in Bollywood . She was part of a dance performance in Prakash Jha 's 2013 Hindi film Satyagraha . Stankovic was born in Serbia . She attended Ballet Dance School for seventeen years , then she started modeling in Serbia . She came to Mumbai in 2012 and started advertisements for Johnson and Johnson . She has appeared in various advertisements including one for Durex with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh . Stankovic came to India as a model , then she did various television advertisements . She participated in the eighth season of Indian reality show Bigg Boss 8 . Due to some Bigg Boss house rules , Stankovic started to learn Hindi language to stay at Bigg Boss house . On 19 October she got evicted from Bigg Boss 8 . And in 2015 she appeared in a song as model dancer dj wale babu by Badshah ."
},
{
"docid": "Gangaajal",
"title": "",
"text": "Gangaajal ( Devnagari : गंगा - जल English : Ganges ' Waters or literally means Holy Waters ) is a 2003 Bollywood crime film directed by Prakash Jha , starring Ajay Devgan , Gracy Singh and Mukesh Tiwari . The movie as a sidetrack also mentions the blinding incident at Bhagalpur . Gangaajal was a hit at the Indian box-office ."
},
{
"docid": "Inkaar",
"title": "",
"text": "Inkaar may refer to : Inkaar ( 1943 film ) , starring Jagdish Sethi Inkaar ( 1978 film ) , produced by Raj Sippy and directed by Romu Sippy , starring Vinod Khanna and Vidya Sinha Inkaar ( 2013 film ) , produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Sudhir Mishra , starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh"
},
{
"docid": "Apaharan",
"title": "",
"text": "Apaharan ( English : `` Abduction '' ) is a 2005 Indian Hindi crime drama film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgan and Nana Patekar in the lead roles . It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the eastern state of Bihar , India . Apaharan was declared Above Average at the Indian box-office ."
},
{
"docid": "Kudiattam",
"title": "",
"text": "Kudiattam is a 1986 documentary film on 2000-year-old Sanskrit drama tradition of Kerala state of India , Kutiyattam . The film is directed by Prakash Jha . The film features greatest Kutiyattam maestro of modern times Guru Natyacharya Māni Mādhava Chākyār . The film has won Indian government 's National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film in 1987 ."
},
{
"docid": "Deswa",
"title": "",
"text": "Deswa ( Country ) is an Indian Bhojpuri language film written and directed by Nitin Chandra . The film is a social drama - crime thriller Bhojpuri genre . The first film to be produced by actress Neetu ChandraThe film introduces new actors Ajay Kumar , Deepak Singh and Kranti Prakash Jha in lead roles along with critically acclaimed actor Pankaj Jha and very known Ashish Vidyarthi . In 2010 Neetu Chandra had expressed a hope that it would move beyond the limited release that is common for Bhojpuri films and instead be seen throughout India and perhaps also abroad . She intends that the film would employ multilingual dialogue - Bhojpuri , English , Telugu and Hindi - as well as being dubbed into Tamil and Marathi in order to extend its appeal . She believ that `` With Deswa , we would be redefining the very face of Bhojpuri cinema . '' Deswa is the first bhojpuri film in 50 years to get selected at Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of India , which was enough to support the vision of Neetu Chandra . Deswa was also invited by IIM - A and had selection at South Asian Film Festival , Habitat World Film Festival , Montage Film Festival , International Film Festival of Fiji , Bhojpuri Film Festival and latest was International Film Festival of South Asia ( IFFSA ) , Toronto , Canada and it is still being invited at several National and International Film Festivals . This film is a part of inagural bhojpuri film festival 2017 at shiri fort auditorium delhi . Director Nitin Chandra is also taking part in this festival . The film was screened in Patna , Bihar on 20 November 2011 . This was attended by the cast and by state luminaries such as Nitish Kumar , the Chief Minister of the state . It received favourable reviews from critics at film festivals , such as the International Film Festival of India in Goa . It was also screened in South Asian Film Festival of India , Montage Film Festival , Habitat World Film Festival and International Film Festival of Fiji . The Hindi-language variant of this film was released in October 2015 under the name Once Upon A Time In Bihar ."
},
{
"docid": "Prakash_Raj_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Prakash Raj ( born Prakash Rai on 26 March 1965 ) is an Indian film actor , film director , producer and television presenter who mainly works in the South Indian film industry . He acted in back-to-back stage shows for 300 a month in the initial stages of his career when he joined Kalakshetra , Bengaluru , and he has 2,000 street theatre performances to his credit . After working in the Kannada television industry and Kannada cinema for a few years , he made his debut in Tamil cinema through Duet ( 1994 ) by K. Balachander and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil . In remembrance , he named his production company Duet Movies . Prakash has also worked in a number of Bollywood films . Apart from his mother tongue Kannada , Prakash 's fluency in Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , Marathi , Hindi and English has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema . He has played a variety of roles , most notably as the antagonist and , of late , as a character actor . Prakash , as an actor has won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam 's Iruvar and a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2009 for his role in Kanchivaram , a Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan , and as a producer has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for Puttakkana Highway directed by his long-time theatre friend B. Suresh in 2011 . Prakash was also the host of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi during the shows second season . This following is a complete list of all the films Prakash Raj is associated with so far ."
}
] |
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Splatoon 2 is the only game in its franchise.
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[
{
"docid": "Splatoon_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Splatoon 2 is an upcoming third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch . It is the sequel to the 2015 Wii U title , Splatoon , and is a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in online four-versus-four matches . The game was announced in January 2017 , and will be released worldwide in July 2017 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Splatoon",
"title": "",
"text": "Splatoon is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U , which released worldwide in May 2015 . The game centers around characters known as Inklings -- beings that can transform between humanoid and squid forms , and hide or swim through colored ink sprayed on surfaces using gun , bucket , or brush-based weaponry . Splatoon features several game modes , including 4-on-4 online multiplayer and a single player campaign . Splatoon was developed by Nintendo 's Entertainment Analysis & Development division . The game 's concept originated from having a competitive multiplayer ink-based territory control game , which was later expanded to include squid and the ability to swim through the ink . The idea was created by Shintaro Sato , a member of the Animal Crossing team , and was composed mostly of the younger employees of the company . Splatoon received positive reviews upon its unveiling and release , with critics praising Nintendo 's decision to enter the genre with a new franchise , the game 's overall style and presentation , gameplay mechanics , and its soundtrack . Criticism was directed at the exclusion of voice chat and private lobbies , the small number of multiplayer maps at launch , and issues with online matchmaking . Nintendo provided extensive post-release support for the game by adding new maps and weapons to the game , adding a feature to allow users to create private lobbies and holding time-limited events called `` Splatfests '' . Splatoon was awarded and nominated for several year-end accolades from several gaming publications . A sequel , Splatoon 2 , will be released for the Nintendo Switch in 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Alien,_Predator_and_Alien_vs._Predator_games",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a chronological list of games in the Alien , Predator and Alien vs. Predator science fiction horror franchises . There have been thirty-eight officially licensed video games , one trading card game , and one tabletop miniatures game released as tie-ins to the three franchises . The first video game of the Alien franchise was released in 1982 , based on the 1979 film Alien . Subsequent games were based on that film and its sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) , and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . The first video game in the Predator franchise was released in 1987 , the same year as the Predator film on which it was based . Subsequent Predator games were based on that film and its sequels Predator 2 ( 1990 ) and Predators ( 2010 ) . The first game to cross the two franchises was Alien vs Predator , released in September 1993 and based on an earlier comic book series . Since then the characters and storylines of the two franchises have been officially crossed over in comic books , video games , and the feature films Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) . To date , there have been seventeen officially licensed video games released in the Alien franchise , six in the Predator franchise , and fourteen in the Alien vs. Predator franchise . These have been created by various developers and released for a variety of platforms including video game consoles , handheld game consoles , personal computers , and mobile phones . The Aliens vs. Predator Collectible Card Game published in 1997 and the Alien vs. Predator themed sets for HorrorClix released in 2006 are the only non-video games in the franchises . The stories of the games are set in a fictional universe in which alien races and species have dangerous conflicts with humans and with each other . The games pit human , Alien , and Predator characters against one another in various fights for survival . The settings of the games vary , with most of the stories taking place far in the future ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seasons",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pittsburgh Steelers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) North division . Founded in 1933 , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC ; seven franchises in the National Football Conference ( NFC ) have longer tenures in the NFL . The team struggled to be competitive in its early history , posting winning records in just 8 of its first 39 seasons . Since the AFL -- NFL merger in 1970 , however , it has appeared in eight Super Bowls and is the only team to have won the Super Bowl six times . The six championships place the Steelers fourth in the league in terms of total championships ( including those prior to the first Super Bowl ) , trailing only the Green Bay Packers ( 13 championships ) , the Chicago Bears ( 9 ) and the New York Giants ( 8 ) . The club 's 15 AFC Championship Game appearances are a record . In addition , they have hosted more conference championship games ( 11 ) than any franchise in either conference , and are tied with the Dallas Cowboys , New England Patriots and Denver Broncos with eight Super Bowl appearances . From to the franchise became the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowl titles in six seasons , a feat which is yet to be matched . The 2005 team was the first sixth-seeded team to advance to a conference championship game since the playoff field was expanded to 12 teams in ; the same team also became the first sixth-seed to win the Super Bowl . The Steelers are 6 -- 2 in Super Bowls , winning Super Bowl IX , Super Bowl X , Super Bowl XIII , Super Bowl XIV , Super Bowl XL , Super Bowl XLIII and losing Super Bowl XXX and Super Bowl XLV . Notes : The Finish , Wins , Losses , Ties and Pct columns include only regular season results . Postseason results are shown only within the `` Playoffs '' column . Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the table . Tied for this position with at least one other team For the purposes of calculating winning percentage ties count as 1/2 win and 1/2 loss The Playoff Bowl ( a.k.a. Bert Bell Benefit Bowl ) is regarded as an unofficial post-season exhibition for third place Ranked by conference rather than division ( strike shortened season ) ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_in_video_gaming",
"title": "",
"text": "The year 2015 saw releases of numerous video games , including new installments for some well-received franchises , such as Anno , Assassin 's Creed , Batman : Arkham , Battlefield , Call of Duty , Disgaea , Dirt , Fallout , Fatal Frame , Five Nights at Freddy 's , Forza Motorsport , Guitar Hero , Halo , Heroes of Might and Magic , Hotline Miami , Just Cause , King 's Quest , Kirby , Magicka , Mario Party , Mario vs. Donkey Kong , Metal Gear , Minecraft , Mortal Kombat , Need for Speed , OlliOlli , Resident Evil , Rock Band , StarCraft , Star Wars : Battlefront , Tales , The Witcher , Tomb Raider , Tom Clancy 's Rainbow Six , Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater , Total War , Toy Soldiers , Xenoblade Chronicles , Yakuza and Yoshi . In addition , it saw the release of many new intellectual properties , including Dying Light , Evolve , Life Is Strange , Bloodborne , `` Until Dawn '' and Splatoon , and indie titles such as Her Story , Ori and the Blind Forest , Rocket League , and Undertale . Many awards went to games such as Bloodborne , The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt , Metal Gear Solid V : The Phantom Pain , Fallout 4 , Rocket League , Ori and the Blind Forest and Rise of the Tomb Raider ."
},
{
"docid": "1970_Atlanta_Falcons_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1970 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise 's fifth year in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The team failed to improve on their previous season 's output of 6 -- 8 , winning only four games . They failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth straight season . The team began its season by winning two of its first three games . However , following their 21 -- 20 win over the San Francisco 49ers the Falcons went 2 -- 7 -- 2 in their final 11 games . Their tied games , 10 -- 10 with the Los Angeles Rams and 13 -- 13 with the Philadelphia Eagles , occurred in back-to-back weeks . The Falcons are the last team in NFL history to have two tied games in two straight weeks , as overtime was added to the NFL game in 1974 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ultra_Machine",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ultra Machine is a batting toy made by Nintendo and designed by Gunpei Yokoi in 1967 . It is part of Nintendo 's Ultra toy series , which includes the Ultra Hand and the Ultra Scope . It launches soft balls that are to be hit with a bat . It sold over a million units . It was released elsewhere as the Slugger Mate . The Ultra Machine appears in both WarioWare , Inc. : Mega Microgame $ for the Game Boy Advance and WarioWare : Smooth Moves for the Wii , as a boss fight in the former and a regular microgame in the latter . It appears in some Mario Party games such as Mario Party 5 . It also makes an appearance as a piece of furniture in Animal Crossing : New Leaf for 3DS . The Ultra Machine also makes a major appearance in the 3DS game Rusty 's Real Deal Baseball . The game features characters with Ultra Machine shaped heads , and , in a few instances , flat out Ultra Machines . In the upcoming Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch , one of the special weapons also resembles the Ultra Machine ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Cleveland_Browns_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise 's 68th season as a professional sports franchise , its 64th as a member of the National Football League and its first under head coach Hue Jackson and de facto general manager Sashi Brown . The Browns failed to improve upon their 3 -- 13 record from their previous season , finishing 1 -- 15 , their worst record in franchise history . They started the season 0 -- 14 , their worst 14-game start in franchise history , and in so doing , clinched a losing record for a franchise record ninth straight season , failed to make the playoffs for a franchise record 14th straight season , finished in fourth place in the AFC North for the sixth straight season , went 0 -- 6 within the division , failed to win a road game in a season for only the second time in franchise history ( first occurred during the 1975 season ) , and set a franchise record for most consecutive losses , losing 17 straight games going back to their final three games of the previous season . They also extended their road losing streak to 13 games , a streak that began in Week 7 of the 2015 season , when they lost their final five road games . The Browns were also the first team to start 0 -- 14 since the Detroit Lions went winless during 2008 , the first team to finish with a 1 -- 15 record since 2009 , and only the 10th team in NFL history to finish with 15 losses . The Browns ' lone victory was a 20 -- 17 win over the San Diego Chargers in Week 16 . Despite all of the teams ' performances , history was made as OT Joe Thomas became one of only five players in the NFL to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 10 seasons ."
},
{
"docid": "Catfish_Hunter's_perfect_game",
"title": "",
"text": "On May 8 , 1968 , Jim `` Catfish '' Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game in Major League Baseball history , defeating the Minnesota Twins 4-0 at Oakland -- Alameda County Coliseum . Hunter struck out 11 batters , including the last two batters he faced : Bruce Look and pinch-hitter Rich Reese . He also struck out Harmon Killebrew all three times the two future Hall-of-Famers faced each other . Only two batters got to a three-ball count : Tony Oliva in the second inning , who reached a 3-0 count before striking out , and pinch hitter Rich Reese , who fouled off five consecutive 3-2 pitches before striking out to end the game . Hunter relied mostly on his fastball during the game , only disagreeing with catcher Jim Pagliaroni 's pitch-calling decisions twice . As a measure of his appreciation for his catcher 's contribution to the perfect game , Hunter rewarded Pagliaroni with a gold watch that he had inscribed on back . Despite Hunter 's performance , only 6,298 fans showed up for the evening contest . The perfect game was the American League 's first regular season perfect game since Charlie Robertson 's perfect game in 1922 , as well as the first no-hitter in the Athletics ' Oakland history , which was in only its 25th game after the franchise had moved from Kansas City , Missouri , its home from 1955 to 1967 . Bill McCahan had pitched the Athletics ' last no-hitter in 1947 ; the franchise was then based in Philadelphia . One of the best hitting pitchers of his time , Hunter also helped his own cause by batting in three of the four Oakland runs . In the bottom of the seventh inning , his bunt single scored Rick Monday to break a scoreless tie . One inning later , with the Athletics leading 2-0 , he singled to score Pagliaroni and Monday . As of 2017 , Hunter is the youngest pitcher to pitch a modern-era perfect game , at 22 years , 30 days old ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_longest-running_video_game_franchises",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of the longest-running video game franchises . To qualify for this list , a franchise must have seen regular releases for at least twenty years , from a franchise 's first title to its most recent release . Only franchises that started out as a video game are listed ; therefore , video games based upon other media are not listed . Ports , downloadable content , re-releases , and compilations are not considered new entries . Remakes ( i.e. , games with significant differences in graphics or gameplay ) and expansion sets which received retail releases are considered new entries in a series ."
},
{
"docid": "Shiho_Fujii",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese video game music composer who works for Nintendo . She is best known for writing music for New Super Mario Bros. . Wii , The Legend of Zelda : Skyward Sword , Mario Kart 8 , and Splatoon ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_head_coaches",
"title": "",
"text": "The Oklahoma City Thunder is an American professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . It plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . It was known as the Seattle SuperSonics from 1967 to 2008 . The team plays its home games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena . As of October 2008 , the Thunder is currently owned by Professional Basketball Club LLC and coached by Billy Donovan , with Sam Presti as its general manager . The team was formed in 1967 . After spending 41 seasons in Seattle , Washington , the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City . Owner Clay Bennett , who purchased the team in 2006 , sought to get public funding for a new arena in Seattle , or a major renovation of the KeyArena in 2007 . After failing to do so , he decided to move the team to Oklahoma City . Seattle sued Bennett 's group to enforce the lease that required the team to stay until 2010 . The two sides reached a $ 45 million settlement to pay off the team 's lease with KeyArena in July 2008 . There have been 16 head coaches for the Thunder franchise . The franchise won its only NBA championship in the 1979 NBA Finals while coached by Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens . Wilkens is the only member of the franchise to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach . He is also the franchise 's all-time leader in regular-season games coached , regular-season games won , playoff games coached , and playoff games won . Wilkens , Nate McMillan and Bob Weiss formerly played for the team in Seattle . Former head coach Scott Brooks is the only coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award with the franchise . __ FORCETOC __"
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Milwaukee_Bucks_head_coaches",
"title": "",
"text": "The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball franchise based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . They are a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team has played their home games at the Bradley Center since 1988 . The Bucks are owned by Herb Kohl , with John Hammond as their general manager . Since the team was formed in , there have been 14 head coaches for the Bucks franchise . The franchise won its only NBA championship in the 1971 NBA Finals under the leadership of its first coach , Larry Costello . Don Nelson is the franchise 's all-time leader for the most regular season games coached ( 884 ) , most regular season games won ( 540 ) , most playoff games coached ( 88 ) , the highest winning percentage in the regular season ( .611 ) , and most playoff games won ( 42 ) . Nelson is also the only Bucks coach to win an NBA Coach of the Year Award and to be one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history . Larry Krystkowiak is the only person to have spent his entire coaching career with the Bucks . Mike Dunleavy , Krystkowiak , and Scott Skiles have played and coached for the Bucks . Skiles has been the head coach of the Bucks since 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Slayers_Royal_2",
"title": "",
"text": "is a tactical role-playing game developed by Onion Egg and published by Entertainment Software Publishing and Kadokawa Shoten in 1998 for the Sega Saturn and in 1999 for the PlayStation , exclusively in Japan . It is a follow-up to 1997 's Slayers Royal but is a standalone story in the Slayers franchise and not a direct sequel . The game sold well , but its reviews were mostly only moderately positive ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_San_Francisco_49ers_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 67th season in the National Football League , the 71st overall , the third playing its home games at Levi 's Stadium , and the only season under head coach Chip Kelly . The season saw the 49ers attempting to rebound from their 5 -- 11 record the previous year . However , this season would prove to be even worse than the previous , as the 49ers finished 2 -- 14 , with their only wins coming against their arch-rival Los Angeles Rams . The 49ers ' record is their worst since 2004 , when they also finished 2 -- 14 , and when both wins were against the Arizona Cardinals . The 49ers ' 1 -- 7 home record tied the worst home record in franchise history ( not including the strike shortened 1982 season ) . As a result , the 49ers fired head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke . The 49ers defense also set an NFL record by allowing a 100 yard rusher in seven straight games and easily finished last in the league in rush defense . The season was notable when Colin Kaepernick sat during the National Anthem in a preseason game against San Diego . Despite the distraction , Kaepernick was named starter for Week 6 ."
},
{
"docid": "Pokémon_Puzzle_Challenge",
"title": "",
"text": "Pokémon Puzzle Challenge , originally released in Japan as , is a video game for the Game Boy Color . It is based on Panel de Pon , only with characters from the Pokémon franchise . The characters in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge are based on those in the Gold and Silver games , while those in Pokémon Puzzle League -- its Nintendo 64 equivalent -- were based more on the anime characters . However , the game is also focused around beating the Johto leaders in a puzzle challenge in Johto region . The game play mode is divided into 1 Player , 2 Player , and Training ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Brooklyn_Nets_head_coaches",
"title": "",
"text": "The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in Brooklyn , New York . They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team plays its home games at the Barclays Center . The franchise was founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967 , and was one of the eleven original American Basketball Association ( ABA ) teams . In its second ABA season , Arthur Brown , the team owner , moved the team to Long Island and renamed it the New York Nets . The team won ABA championships in 1974 and 1976 . When the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976 , the Nets were one of four ABA teams admitted into the NBA . The team was moved to the Rutgers Athletic Center in New Jersey ; after the 1976 -- 77 NBA season , the team was renamed the New Jersey Nets . Since they joined the NBA , the Nets have won 4 divisional championships , 2 conference championships and appeared in the playoffs 16 times . The Nets moved to Brooklyn in 2012 , and now play as the Brooklyn Nets . There have been 23 head coaches for the Nets franchise . The franchise 's first head coach was Max Zaslofsky , who led the team for two seasons . Kevin Loughery is the only Nets coach to have led the team to a championship ; the Nets won ABA championships in 1974 and 1976 during his tenure . Loughery is the franchise 's all-time leader in regular-season games coached ( 615 ) and wins ( 297 ) ; P. J. Carlesimo is the franchise 's all-time leader in regular-season winning percentage ( .648 ) . Byron Scott is the franchise 's all-time leader in playoff games coached ( 40 ) and wins ( 25 ) , as well as playoff-game winning percentage ( .625 ) . Chuck Daly and Bill Fitch were selected as two of the top 10 coaches in NBA history . Daly , Brown and Lou Carnesecca are the only Nets coaches to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches . Zaslofsky , York Larese , Lou Carnesecca , Dave Wohl , Butch Beard , John Calipari , Tom Barrise , and Kiki Vandeweghe spent their entire coaching careers with the Nets/Americans ."
},
{
"docid": "Super_Robot_Wars",
"title": "",
"text": "is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto , which is now a Japanese division of Bandai Namco Entertainment . Starting out as a spinoff of the Compati Hero Series , the main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime , manga and video games , allowing characters and mecha from different titles to team up or battle one another . The first game in the franchise was released for the Nintendo Game Boy on April 20 , 1991 . Later spawning numerous games that were released on various consoles and handhelds . Due to the nature of crossover games and licensing involved , only three games have been released outside Japan , these games only feature Banpresto 's own original characters and mecha . The franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Washington_Wizards_head_coaches",
"title": "",
"text": "The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C. . They are a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team plays its home games at the Verizon Center . The franchise was established in Chicago , Illinois as the Chicago Packers in 1961 ; after one season , its name was changed to the Chicago Zephyrs . In 1963 , the franchise moved to Baltimore , Maryland and was renamed the Baltimore Bullets . It moved to Landover , Maryland in 1973 and changed its name to the Capital Bullets . After one season , the team became the Washington Bullets . In 1978 , the Bullets won the 1978 NBA Finals in seven games for the franchise 's only championship . In 1997 , the team became the Washington Wizards , which is the team 's current name . Since their formation , the Wizards have won six divisional championships , four conference championships , one league championship and have appeared in the playoffs twenty-three times . There have been 23 head coaches for the Wizards franchise . The franchise 's first coach was Jim Pollard , who led the team for one season . Dick Motta is the only Wizards coach to have led the team to a championship ; the team won the 1978 NBA Finals as the Washington Bullets during his tenure . Gene Shue is the only Wizards coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award ; he won it twice , in 1969 and 1982 . No Wizards coach has been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach , but four have been elected into the Hall of Fame as a player : Jim Pollard , Buddy Jeannette , K. C. Jones and Wes Unseld . Shue is the franchise 's all-time leader in regular-season games coached ( 1027 ) and wins ( 522 ) ; Jones is the franchise 's all-time leader in regular-season winning percentage ( .630 ) . Dick Motta is the franchise 's all-time leader in playoff games coached ( 51 ) and wins ( 27 ) , as well as playoff-game winning percentage ( .529 ) . Five Wizards coaches have spent their entire NBA head coaching career with the team : Mike Farmer , Bob Staak , Jim Brovelli , Leonard Hamilton and Ed Tapscott . Randy Wittman is the current coach ."
},
{
"docid": "Inkling_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Inkling is a US company Inkling may also refer to : Inklings , an Oxford literary discussion group . The inklings , the protagonists of the 2015 video game Splatoon The Inkling , album by Nels Cline Inkling ( programming language ) , programming language for AI and for training AI , from Bonsai ."
},
{
"docid": "Slayers_Royal",
"title": "",
"text": "is a 1997 tactical role-playing game developed by Kadokawa Shoten and published by Entertainment Software Publishing only in Japan . It was originally released for the Sega Saturn on July 25 , 1997 , and its PlayStation port by Japan Art Media was released on April 23 , 1998 . Slayers Royal was the third video game adaptation on the Slayers franchise and the first that featured the full motion video cut scenes and voice actors from the anime versions . This well-received game was followed by a non-sequel Slayers Royal 2 in 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "1936_American_Football_League_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1936 American Football League season is the first season of the second American Football League , the formation of which was announced by Harry March , former personnel director of the NFL 's New York Giants , on December 15 , 1935 . Fifteen cities bid for charter franchises ; on April 11 , 1936 , franchises were awarded to eight cities : Boston , Cleveland , Jersey City , New York , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Providence , and Syracuse . By mid-summer , Jersey City , Philadelphia , and Providence withdrew ; soon afterwards , Rochester was given a franchise , only to have it relocated to Brooklyn , despite the lack of availability of a home stadium at the time . The league began its existence by raiding NFL rosters for its players , with a new New York Yankees team signing members of the New York Giants , the Cleveland Rams taking Chicago Bears star Damon Wetzel as their coach , and the Pittsburgh Americans snaring members of the crosstown Pirates . On the other hand , eventual AFL champions Boston Shamrocks pretty much ignored the roster of the crosstown Boston Redskins , while the Brooklyn Tigers and Syracuse Braves opted for `` home grown '' talent . The race to the 1936 AFL championship quickly narrowed down to three teams ( Boston , Cleveland , and New York ) as the Syracuse team was moved to Rochester after a deafening lack of fan support while it lost almost every game . The former Syracuse Braves became the Rochester Braves in early October 1936 -- and folded after their game on November 1 . Two weeks later , the Brooklyn Tigers moved to Rochester and became the Rochester Tigers . The two Rochester teams finished in the bottom of the league standings . In contrast to the following year , the majority of the AFL had winning records in 1936 ( the two Rochester teams had one win combined ) . The Pittsburgh Americans finished with a 3-2-1 record despite averaging only 2500 fans in the Forbes Field stands ; the Boston Shamrocks ( 8-3-0 ) won the title by defeating both the Cleveland Rams ( 5-2-2 ) and the New York Yankees ( 5-3-2 ) in the season 's final weeks ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Chicago_Cubs_no-hitters",
"title": "",
"text": "The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Chicago . They play in the National League Central division . Also known in their early years as the `` Chicago White Stockings '' ( 1876 -- 89 ) , `` Chicago Colts '' ( 1890 -- 97 ) , and `` Chicago Orphans '' ( 1898 -- 1902 ) , pitchers for the Cubs have thrown 15 no-hitters in franchise history . A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only `` when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) allows no hits during the entire course of a game , which consists of at least nine innings '' . No-hitters of fewer than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official ; however , several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form . No Cubs pitcher has yet pitched a perfect game . The closest performance came on September 2 , 1972 , when Milt Pappas lost his perfect game bid against the San Diego Padres with two outs in the ninth by allowing a walk to Larry Stahl on a 3 -- 2 count ; he retired the next batter to finish the no-hitter . During that at-bat , he was ahead of the batter with a 0 -- 2 count before throwing four straight close pitches to allow the walk . Larry Corcoran threw the first no-hitter in Cubs history on August 19 , 1880 ; the most recent no-hitter was thrown by Jake Arrieta on April 21 , 2016 . Two left-handed pitchers have thrown no-hitters in franchise history while nine were by right-handers . Corcoran , Arrieta , and Ken Holtzman are the only pitchers in Cubs history to throw more than one no-hitter . Corcoran threw three and Arrieta and Holtzman threw two . Ten no-hitters were thrown at home and five on the road . Two occurred in April , two in May , two in June , one in July , five in August , and three in September . The longest interval between no-hitters was between the games pitched by Jimmy Lavender and Sam Jones , encompassing 39 years , 8 months , and 12 days from August 31 , 1915 , until May 12 , 1955 . The shortest interval in days between no-hitters was between the games pitched by Burt Hooton and Milt Pappas , encompassing four months and sixteen days from April 16 , 1972 , until September 2 , 1972 . The shortest interval in games between no-hitters was between the games pitched by Jake Arrieta on August 30 , 2015 , and April 21 , 2016 , 49 regular-season games . ( The Cubs also played nine postseason games in October 2015 , between these two no-hitters . ) Cubs pitchers have thrown two no-hitters against the Atlanta Braves and their predecessors -- one by Corcoran in 1880 and one by Holtzman in 1969 . They also threw two no-hitters against the Cincinnati Reds : Holtzman in 1971 , Arrieta in 2016 . The Cubs have not allowed a single run in any of their no-hitters . The most baserunners allowed in a no-hitter was seven each by Jones ( in 1955 ) and Hooton ( in 1972 ) . Of the fifteen no-hitters , four have been won by a score of 4 -- 0 , more than any other score . The largest margin of victory in a no-hitter ( and the largest margin of victory in an MLB no-hitter since 1900 ) was a 16 -- 0 win by Arrieta in 2016 . The smallest margin of victory was a 1 -- 0 win by Holtzman in 1971 . A different umpire presided over each of the franchise 's 15 no-hitters . Nine different managers led the team during the franchise 's 15 no-hitters ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Miami_Heat_head_coaches",
"title": "",
"text": "The Miami Heat is an American professional basketball team based in Miami . They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team joined the NBA in 1988 as an expansion team with the Charlotte Hornets , and won its first NBA championship in 2006 . The team played its home games at the Miami Arena until 2000 , and have played its home games at the American Airlines Arena since then . The Heat is owned by Micky Arison . There have been six head coaches for the Heat franchise . The franchise 's first head coach was Ron Rothstein , who served for three seasons with the Heat . Pat Riley , having coached the Heat for eleven seasons , is the franchise 's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached ( 849 ) , the most regular-season game wins ( 454 ) , the most playoff games coached ( 50 ) , and the most playoff-game wins ( 26 ) ; Erik Spoelstra is the franchise 's all-time leader for the highest winning percentage in the regular season ( .707 ) . Riley is the only Heat head coach to be named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history , to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award , having won it in the and to have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach , having been elected into the Hall of Fame in 2008 . Erik Spoelstra is the only Heat head coach to have spent his entire NBA coaching career with the Heat , and has been the head coach of the Heat since 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "2002_NECBL_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2002 NECBL season was the ninth season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League . The league expanded to twelve franchises with the addition of the North Adams SteepleCats of North Adams , Massachusetts and the Sanford Mainers of Sanford , Maine , the league 's first franchise in the New England state of Maine . Also , the league 's Willimantic , Connecticut franchise changed its name from the Eastern Tides to the Thread City Tides Tides . In the quarterfinal playoff rounds , Danbury defeated Middletown 2 -- 0 , Newport defeated North Adams 2 -- 1 , Keene defeated Torrington 2 -- 1 , and Mill City defeated Concord 2 -- 1 . In the semifinal rounds , Newport defeated Danbury 2 -- 0 , and Keene defeated Lowell 2 -- 1 , setting up a championship series between the Newport Gulls and the Keene Swamp Bats . In game 1 , Newport defeated Keene 8 -- 4 , and in game 2 , Newport defeated Keene 3 -- 2 to win the NECBL championship ."
},
{
"docid": "1985_Buffalo_Bills_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1985 Buffalo Bills season was the 26th season for the club and its 16th in the National Football League ( NFL ) . It was Buffalo 's second-consecutive 2 -- 14 season . Head coach Kay Stephenson was fired after an 0 -- 4 start . Defensive coordinator Hank Bullough took over , going 2 -- 10 for the remainder of the season . The Bills ' offense was anemic : its 200 points scored is the lowest total in the 1980s , and the lowest total in team history for a 16-game schedule . Bills quarterbacks Vince Ferragamo and Bruce Mathison only produced 9 passing touchdowns all season , while combining for a league-high 31 interceptions . Buffalo scored fewer than 10 points in seven of its 16 games . The team 's point-differential of negative-181 points is the third-worst in franchise history ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Dallas_Mavericks_head_coaches",
"title": "",
"text": "The Dallas Mavericks are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas , Texas . They play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team joined the NBA in 1980 as an expansion team , and won their first Western Conference championship in 2006 . The Mavericks have played their home games at the American Airlines Center since 2001 . The Mavericks are owned by Mark Cuban , and Donnie Nelson is their general manager . There have been nine head coaches for the Mavericks franchise . The franchise 's first head coach was Dick Motta , who served for two non-consecutive stints , and coached for nine seasons with the Mavericks . Motta is the franchise 's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached ( 738 ) ; Don Nelson , Donnie Nelson 's father , is the franchise 's all-time leader for the most regular-season game wins ( 339 ) ; Avery Johnson is the franchise 's all-time leader for the most playoff games coached ( 47 ) , the most playoff-game wins ( 23 ) , and the highest winning percentage in the regular season ( .735 ) . Nelson is also named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history . Johnson led the Mavericks to the franchise 's first Finals appearance in 2006 , only to lose to the Miami Heat in six games . Johnson is also the only Mavericks coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award , having won it in the . Quinn Buckner and Jim Cleamons have spent their entire NBA coaching careers with the Mavericks . Only one of the Mavericks coaches , Don Nelson has been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach . Rick Carlisle has been the head coach of the Mavericks since 2008 . Carlisle led the Mavericks to the franchise 's first NBA Championship in its second Finals appearance , defeating the Miami Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals ."
},
{
"docid": "1961_Washington_Senators_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1961 Washington Senators season was a season in American baseball . The team was in its inaugural season , having been established as a replacement for the previous franchise of the same name , which relocated to the Twin Cities of Minnesota following the 1960 season , becoming the Minnesota Twins . The Senators finished in a tie for ninth place in the American League with a record of 61 wins and 100 losses , 47 1/2 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees . It was also the team 's only season at Griffith Stadium before moving its games to D.C. Stadium for the following season ."
},
{
"docid": "1967–68_Anaheim_Amigos_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1967 -- 68 Anaheim Amigos season was the first and only season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) . On February 2 , 1967 , a charter franchise in Anaheim , California was awarded to Art Kim and James Ackerman for $ 30,000 . They participated in the first ever ABA game , losing 134-129 to the Oakland Oaks . The team ended up losing their first five games of the season , winning their first game 13 days later . The team only played 12 games at home in the calendar year of 1967 , while playing on the road ( or at a neutral site ) for the other 25 . The team failed to garner much interest from the locale , along with having to deal with working around the Convention Center 's busy schedule due to being across the street from Disneyland . Three of the home games for the Amigos were played in Honolulu , Hawaii . The team lost $ 500,000 over the course of the season . They led the league in turnovers with 1,516 , averaging over 19 a game , with the highest being 36 against the Denver Rockets . After the Amigos lost on December 27th , Harry Dinnel took over as coach before they played the next day on the 28th . The team never won more than three games in a row , with their highest winning streak being 2 games , which they did 7 times . From January 7th to January 21st , they lost 8 straight games . After the season , the team moved to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Stars . Jim Hardy , the newly hired general manager for the Stars stated that `` This is a brand-new franchise . We will have new players , new uniforms , new management , as well as a new home . The Amigos have been buried , and we burned their uniforms after the final game . ''"
},
{
"docid": "2015–16_Boston_Bruins_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 -- 16 Boston Bruins season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1 , 1924 . The season began its regular games on October 8 , 2015 against the Winnipeg Jets with a 6 -- 2 loss . One all-time franchise achievement the Bruins attained this season is shared by only their greatest rival , the Canadiens - a total of 3,000 wins in the team 's existence , achieved by the Bruins on January 8 , 2016 in a 4 -- 1 road victory against the New Jersey Devils . However , the Bruins missed the playoffs for the second straight season ."
},
{
"docid": "Destiny_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision . It was released worldwide on September 9 , 2014 , for the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One consoles . Destiny marked Bungie 's first new console franchise since the Halo series , and it is the first game in a ten-year agreement between Bungie and Activision . Set in a `` mythic science fiction '' world , the game features a multiplayer `` shared-world '' environment with elements of role-playing games . Activities in Destiny are divided among player versus environment ( PvE ) and player versus player ( PvP ) game types . In addition to normal story missions , PvE features three-player `` strikes '' and six-player raids . A free roam patrol mode is also available for each planet and features public events . PvP features objective-based modes , as well as traditional deathmatch game modes . Players take on the role of a Guardian , protectors of Earth 's last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the City from different alien races . Guardians are tasked with reviving a celestial being called the Traveler , while journeying to different planets to investigate and destroy the alien threats before humanity is completely wiped out . Bungie released four expansion packs , furthering the story , and adding new content , missions , and new PvP modes . Year One of Destiny featured two small expansions , The Dark Below in December 2014 and House of Wolves in May 2015 . A third , larger expansion , The Taken King , was released in September 2015 and marked the beginning of Year Two , changing much of the core gameplay . In December 2015 , Destiny shifted to an event-based model , featuring more limited-time events . A new , large expansion called Rise of Iron was released in September 2016 , beginning Year Three . Rise of Iron was only released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ; PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 clients subsequently stopped receiving updates . A full sequel , Destiny 2 , is scheduled for September 2017 . Upon its release , Destiny received mixed to positive reviews with criticism centered mostly around the game 's storyline and post-campaign content . The game was praised for maintaining lineage from the Halo franchise , particularly in regards to its competitive experiences . On day one of its release , it sold over US$ 500 million at retail , making it the biggest new franchise launch of all time . It was GamesRadar 's 2014 Game of the Year and it received the BAFTA Award for Best Game at the 2014 British Academy Video Games Awards ."
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Nepal was ruled by the Shah dynasty until 2008.
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{
"docid": "Shah_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Shah dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Gorkha until 1768 and of the Kingdom of Nepal from 1768 to 28 May 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "fi Nepal ( -LSB- Nepālhelp = no -RSB- -RCB- -RCB- -LSB- neˈpal -RSB- ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . Nepal is divided into 7 provinces and 75 districts and 744 local units including 4 metropolises , 13 sub-metropolises , 246 municipal councils and 481 villages . It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . Neither does it border Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world 's ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation 's capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . The territory of Nepal has a recorded history since the Neolithic age . The name `` Nepal '' is first recorded in texts from the Vedic Age , the era which founded Hinduism , the predominant religion of the country . In the middle of the first millennium BCE , Gautama Buddha , the founder of Buddhism , was born in southern Nepal . Parts of northern Nepal were intertwined with the culture of Tibet . The Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal became known as Nepal proper because of its complex urban civilisation . It was the seat of the prosperous Newar confederacy known as Nepal Mandala . The Himalayan branch of the ancient Silk Road was dominated by the valley 's traders . The cosmopolitan region developed distinct traditional art and architecture . By the 18th century , the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal . The Shah dynasty established the Kingdom of Nepal and later formed an alliance with the British Empire , under its Rana dynasty of premiers . The country was never colonised but served as a buffer state between Imperial China and Colonial India . In the 20th century , Nepal ended its isolation and forged strong ties with regional powers . Parliamentary democracy was introduced in 1951 , but was twice suspended by Nepalese monarchs in 1960 and 2005 . The Nepalese Civil War resulted in the proclamation of a republic in 2008 , ending the reign of the world 's last Hindu monarchy . Modern Nepal is a federal secular parliamentary republic . It has seven states . Nepal is a developing nation , ranking 144th on the Human Development Index ( HDI ) in 2016 . The country struggles with the transition from a monarchy to a republic . It also suffers from high levels of hunger and poverty . Despite these challenges , Nepal is making steady progress , with the government declaring its commitment to elevate the nation from least developed country status by 2022 . Nepal also has a vast potential to generate hydropower for export . Nepal 's foreign relations expanded after the Anglo-Nepal Treaty of 1923 , which was recognised by the League of Nations . After a Soviet veto in 1949 , Nepal was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 . Friendship treaties were signed with the Dominion of India in 1950 and the People 's Republic of China in 1960 . Nepal hosts the permanent secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) , of which it is a founding member . Nepal is also a member of the Non Aligned Movement and the Bay of Bengal Initiative . The military of Nepal is the fifth largest in South Asia and is notable for its Gurkha history , particularly during the world wars , and has been a significant contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations ."
}
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{
"docid": "Kingdom_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "The Kingdom of Nepal , also known as the Kingdom of Gorkha , was a kingdom formed in 1768 by the unification of Nepal . Founded by King Prithvi Narayan Shah , a Gorkhali monarch of Rajput origin , it existed for 240 years until the abolition of the Nepalese monarchy in 2008 . During this period , Nepal was formally under the rule of the Shah dynasty , which exercised varying degrees of power during the kingdom 's existence . After invasion of Tibet and plundering of Digarcha by Nepali forces under Prince Regent Bahadur Shah in the 1792 , the Dalai Lama and Chinese Ambans reported to Chinese administration for military support . The Chinese and Tibetan forces under Fu Kang An attacked Nepal but went for negotiation after failure at Nuwakot . During the early-nineteenth century , however , the expansion of the East India Company 's rule in India led to the Anglo-Nepalese War ( 1814 -- 1816 ) , which resulted in Nepal 's defeat . Under the Sugauli Treaty , the kingdom retained its independence , but in exchange for territorial concessions making Mechi River to Mahakali River its boundary under Nepalese rule , sometimes known as `` Greater Nepal '' . Forces sent by Jung Bahadur Rana defeated the Tibetan forces on 1855 to force the Tibetan side to sign treaty favouring Nepal . Political instability following the war resulted in the ascendancy of the Rana dynasty of Khas Chhetri Rajput origin , which made the office of Prime Ministers of Nepal hereditary in their family for the next century , from 1843 to 1951 . Beginning with Jung Bahadur , the first Rana ruler , the Rana dynasty reduced the Shah monarch to a figurehead role . Rana rule was marked by tyranny , debauchery , economic exploitation and religious persecution . In July 1950 , the newly independent republic of India signed a friendship treaty in which both nations agreed to respect the other 's sovereignty . In November of the same year , India played an important role in supporting King Tribhuhvan , whom the Rana leader Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana had attempted to depose and replace with his infant grandson King Gyanendra . With Indian support for a new government consisting largely of the Nepali Congress , King Tribhuvan ended the rule of the Rana dynasty in 1951 . Unsuccessful attempts were made to implement reforms and a constitution during the 1960s and 1970s . An economic crisis at the end of the 1980s led to a popular movement which brought about parliamentary elections and the adoption of a constitutional monarchy in 1990 . The 1990s saw the beginning of the Nepalese Civil War ( 1996 -- 2006 ) , a conflict between government forces and the insurgent forces of the Communist Party of Nepal ( Maoist ) . The situation for the Nepalese monarchy was further destabilised by the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre , in which Crown Prince Dipendra reportedly shot and killed ten people , including his father King Birendra , and was himself mortally wounded by what was allegedly a self-inflicted gunshot . As a result of the massacre , King Gyanendra returned to the throne . His imposition of direct rule in 2005 provoked a protest movement unifying the Maoist insurgency and pro-democracy activists . He was eventually forced to restore Nepal 's House of Representatives , which in 2007 adopted an interim constitution greatly restricting the powers of the Nepalese monarchy . Following an election held the next year , the Nepalese Constituent Assembly formally abolished the kingdom in its first session on 28 May 2008 , declaring the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in its place . Until the abolition of the monarchy , Nepal was the world 's only country to have Hinduism as its state religion ; the country is now formally a secular state ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "The history of Nepal has been influenced by its position in the Himalaya and its two neighbours , modern day India and Tibet Due to the `` arrival of disparate settler '' groups from outside through the ages , it is now a multiethnic , multiracial , multicultural , multi religious , and multilingual country . Central Nepal ( Currently Kathmandu Valley ) was split into three kingdoms from the 15th century until the 18th century , when it was re-unified under the Shah rule . The most spoken language of Nepal is Nepali followed by other various national languages . Nepal had experienced a struggle for democracy at times in the 20th century and early 21st century . During the 1990s and until 2008 , the country was in a civil strife . A peace treaty was signed in 2006 and elections were held in the same year . In a historical vote for the election of the constituent assembly , Nepalese parliament voted to oust the monarchy in June 2006 . Nepal became a federal republic and was formally renamed the ` Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ' ending the 200 year old Shah dynasty ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Malla_Kings_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "The Malla Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal , from the 12th to the 18th century . At that time only the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding region was known as Nepal or Nepal Mandala and the citizens were known as Nepa : mi ( in Newari ) . In the late 15th century , the Kathmandu Valley was divided into three kingdoms of Bhaktapur ( Bhadgaon ) , Kathmandu ( Kantipur ) and Patan ( Lalitpur ) . The Malla dynasty came to an end in 1769 when Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha invaded the valley , thus inaugurating the Shah dynasty of Nepal ."
},
{
"docid": "Chaubisi_rajya",
"title": "",
"text": "Chaubisi rajya ( चौबिसी राज्य , literally `` 24 principalities '' ) were sovereign and intermittently allied petty kingdoms in the Gandaki River Basin , a major Himalayan tributary of the Ganges . The 24 principalities were : Gorkha Lamjung Tanahun Kaski Nuwakot Dhor Satahun Garahun Rishing , Ghiring Paiyun Parbat Galkot Palpa Gulmi Argha Khanchi Musikot Isma , Dhurkot Bajhang Bhirkot Piuthan Butwal Prithvi Narayan Shah ascended the throne of Gorkha in 1743 , then proceeded to build modern Nepal by conquest , treachery and treaty . He unified about half the 24 principalities , the entire Kathmandu Valley around the present capital Kathmandu and additional principalities further east before dying in 1775 . Annexation of the rest of the 24 proceeded under his son Pratap Singh Shah ( ruled 1775-77 ) and grandson Rana Bahadur Shah ( ruled 1777-1799 ) . The Shah dynasty was outmaneuvered by another Chaubisi family , the Rana or Kunwar family of Kaski and Lamjung , in 1846 and reduced to figureheads until 1953 . A parallel group of 22 small kingdoms , Baise Rajya , existed to the west of the Gandaki Basin . These were also annexed by the Shah dynasty before 1799 . Category : History of Nepal"
},
{
"docid": "Republic_Day_(Nepal)",
"title": "",
"text": "Republic Day is a public holiday in Nepal that commemorates the creation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal on May 28 , 2008 . The establishment of the republic put an end to civil strife that had lasted for years . Modern Nepal was created in 1768 , when Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the Kathmandu Valley and formed a unified country from a number of small independent states . In 1846 , maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana founded the Rana dynasty that ruled the country until 1951 . Prime Minister and other government positions were made hereditary and the monarch had no real power . Dissatisfaction with the Rana regime led to the 1951 revolution which ended the Rana oligarchy . Initially Nepal was a constitutional monarchy , but in 1960 King Mahendra suspended the constitution and became an absolute monarch . When his son Birendra ascended to the throne , he carried out some democratic reforms . In 1991 , the first elected government of Nepal in 32 years was formed . However , the new government 's policy led to an economic crisis . Civil strife of the early 1990s eventually transformed into a full-scale civil war . As a result of the war , Nepal was proclaimed a republic on May 28 , 2008 . This put an end to the 240-year-old monarchy ."
},
{
"docid": "Unification_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "Before Shah dynasty took over Nepal , Nepal was limited to Kathmandu valley and surrounding territories which consist many kingdoms . After conquering the valley in the mid-eighteenth century , King Prithvi Narayan Shah moved his ruling state to Nepal from Gorkha . He then started his conquering campaign with the banner of Nepal than Gorkha . With this conquer , Nepal was expanded covering more area forming the shape of modern Nepal ."
},
{
"docid": "Nepal_Mandala",
"title": "",
"text": "Nepal Mandala ( Devanagari : नेपाल मण्डल ) is an ancient confederation marked by cultural , religious and political boundaries which lies in present-day central Nepal . It consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding areas . The rule of the indigenous Newars in Nepal Mandala ended with its conquest by the Gorkha Kingdom and the rise of the Shah dynasty in 1768 . According to the Outline History of Nepal , Nepal consisted of three kingdoms during the early medieval period : Khas in the west , Karnatak in the south and Nepal Mandala in the center and Kirat in the east.ref > Page 2 . </ref> Bhaktapur was the capital of Nepal Mandala until the 15th century when three capitals , including Kathmandu and Lalitpur , were established ."
},
{
"docid": "Battle_of_Bhaktapur",
"title": "",
"text": "The Battle of Bhaktapur was the final campaign in the Gorkha conquest of Nepal . It took place in Bhaktapur in 1769 , and resulted in the victory of the Gorkhali king Prithvi Narayan Shah , giving him control of the entire Kathmandu Valley and adjoining areas . Shah thus established the Shah dynasty in Nepal , and the rule of the indigenous Newars came to an end . The defeated king of Bhaktapur , Ranajit Malla , was sent into exile in India ."
},
{
"docid": "Battle_of_Kathmandu",
"title": "",
"text": "The Battle of Kathmandu occurred during the Gorkhali conquest of Nepal . It was fought in Kathmandu in 1768 , and resulted in the defeat of its king Jaya Prakash Malla by Prithvi Narayan Shah , king of the adjoining Gorkha Kingdom . Shah 's victory marked the establishment of the Shah dynasty in Nepal and the end of the rule of the indigenous Newars . The peaceful Newars , more inclined towards culture and trade , lost to the warlike Gorkhalis who had made expansion and plunder their state policy ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "The position of Prime Minister of Nepal ( नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री , Nēpālkō Pradhānmantrī ) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history . At the time of of the Shah dynasty , the Mul-Kajis served the function of Prime Ministers . In 1806 , the position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur Shah , and the title was subsequently adopted . `` Mukhtiyar '' is formed from two words : ` Mukhya ' and ` Akhtiyar ' . Mukhya means Chief and Akhtiyar means Authority . Altogether it means the `` Executive Head of the State '' . During the Rana Dynasty , the Prime Minister was also Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski , Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal and Grand Master of the Royal Orders of Nepal . Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to be referred to as Prime Minister by the British . However , the first Mukhtiyar to title himself as Prime Minister , as per the British convention , was Bhimsen 's nephew , Mathabar Singh Thapa . Few of Nepalese Prime Ministers have carried a democratic mandate . The first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala , in 1959 . After he was deposed and imprisoned , Nepal did not have a democratic government until 1990 , when the country became a constitutional monarchy . The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Constituent Assembly . The current Prime Minister is shar bahadur deuba , since 24 may 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rana_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "Rana dynasty is a Rajput dynasty which ruled the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951 , reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary . This changed in 1951 with the promulgation of a new constitution , when power shifted back to the monarchy of King Tribhuvan . The dynasty is descended from Bal Narsingh Kunwar who was the son-in-law of Thapa Kaji Nain Singh Thapa of powerful Thapa dynasty . The Kunwar family ( now Rana dynasty ) came to power being relatives powerful Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa . The founder of this dynasty Jung Bahadur Rana murdered his own maternal uncle Prime Minister Mathabarsingh Thapa and consolidated power after Kot Parva ( Kot massacre ) and Bhandarkhal Parva ."
},
{
"docid": "Thapa",
"title": "",
"text": "Thapa ( थापा pronunciation : -LSB- t̪ʰāpā -RSB- ) is the surname commonly used by Nepali people belonging to the Chhetri caste of Khas group , an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group and Magar people , a Sino-Tibetan ethno-linguistic group . Kshetri Thapa of Kshatriya Varna are addressed as Thapa Kaji while Thapa Magar are addressed as general Magar . Kshatriya Thapa dynasty were one of the four noble family to be involved in active politics of Nepal together with Shah dynasty , Basnyat/Basnets and Pandes before rise of Rana dynasty . and ruled between 1806 to 1837 and 1843 to 1845 . Thapas played important role in Unification of Nepal and had held many prestigious post in the Malla Court and Bijayapur Court . This family grew prominent during the rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah and were established as dominant faction during reign of King Rana Bahadur Shah . After the assassination of King Rana Bahadur Shah , Bhimsen Thapa rose to the event killing all his enemies and catapulting the Thapa family as most dominant faction in the Royal Court of Nepal . Thapa family were strengthened in the Royal court by including family members of the another Thapa Bharadar Amar Singh Thapa . Bada ( Elder ) Kaji Amar Singh Thapa was a legendary military commander and National Hero of Nepal . Thapas have important role in Anglo-Nepalese War where Colonial Power British India Company had major loss at First Campaign . Colonel Ujir Singh Thapa was sector commander at Jitgadh , Kaji Ranajor Singh Thapa at Jaithak , Sardar Bhakti Thapa at Deuthal , Colonel Ranabir Singh Thapa at Makawanpurgadhi and Bada Kaji ( Elder Kaji ) Amar Singh Thapa at Malaon . Bhimsen 's nephew PM Mathabarsingh Thapa was known for his charisma from whom Jung Bahadur Rana rose to power . Thus , the state of administrative Thapa rule in Nepal is politically termed as Thapadom . Kshetri Thapa was divided into clans ( subgroups ) like Bagale Thapa , Godar Thapa , Deoja Thapa , Thakuryal Thapa , Mugali ( Lamichhane ) Thapa , Kalikote Thapa , Suyal Thapa , Punwar Thapa , Khulal Thapa , Sonal Thapa , Bhandare Thapa , Achhami Thapa , Ghimire Thapa , Maharaji Thapa , Patkheti Thapa , Gaunle Thapa and others . Modern day Thapas are prominent in wide professions . Manjushree Thapa , an English language author is known for Forget Kathmandu : An Elegy for Democracy ( 2005 ) , was shortlisted for the Lettre Ulysses Award in 2006 . Gagan Thapa , a popular 40-year-old minister is in the Nepalese cabinet . Ujwal Thapa , the President of Bibeksheel Nepali is a leading youth activist and entrepreneur ."
},
{
"docid": "King_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "The King of Nepal , traditionally known as the Mahārājādhirāja , was Nepal 's head of state and monarch from 1768 to 2008 . He served as the head of the Nepalese monarchy -- Shah Dynasty . The monarchy was founded in 1768 and was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly . The subnational monarchies in Mustang , Bajhang , Salyan , and Jajarkot were also abolished in October ."
},
{
"docid": "Thapa_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "Thapa dynasty or Thapa aristocratic family ( थापा वंश / थापा खलक -LSB- t̪ʰāpā bəmsə -RSB- / -LSB- t̪ʰāpā kʰələk -RSB- ) is a Kshatriya Thapa dynasty that ruled Nepali administration affairs between 1806 and 1837 A.D. and 1843 to 1845 A.D. as Mukhtiyar ( Prime Minister ) . This dynasty/family was one of the four noble family to be involved in active politics of Nepal together with Shah dynasty , Basnyat family and Pandes before rise of Rana dynasty . The dynasty was established by leading patron Bhimsen Thapa of the Bagale Thapa clan . This dynasty was connected to Rana dynasty through Ganesh Kumari , daughter of Kazi Nain Singh Thapa and to Pande aristocratic family through wife of Nain Singh Thapa , Rana Kumari Pande who was daughter of once Chief Kazi Ranajit Pande . Pande and Thapa families were the two rival Kshatriya families who contested for political power in the Royal court of Nepal ."
},
{
"docid": "Raees_Dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "Raees Dynasty , founded by Shah Nadir Raees , ruled the princely state of Chitral from 1320 to 1660 . The Raees family was of Eastern Turkistan or Chinese Turkistan origin . Shah Nadir Raees gained control of the state by subjugating the Kalash tribes reigning the south and Sumaleki rulers of Northern Chitral . A number of ruler succeeded one after the other during the Raees dynasty and a few of them known in history of the area like Shah Nasir , Shah Tahir Raees , Shah Mahmood and Shah Abdul Qadir . In the late period of Raees rule its power greatly weakened due to internecine fights over succession which was taken advantage of by the Katoors . While the Raees were busy fighting each other the Katoors mounted an attack on the ruling family with the help of other prominent tribes and took over the reigns of the state . The prominent features of Raees rule were the unification of Upper Chitral and Lower Chitral into a single state , spread of Islam , introduction of Islamic system , introduction of taxation and a good administrative system . The dynasty ruled over Chitral till 1590 uninterruptedly when Muhtaram Shah Kator overthrew Shah Mehmood Raees in 1590 . However Shah Mehmood Raees regained his power in 1630 . The Raees rule lingered on till 1698 when Shah Alam Katoor replaced the last Raees ruler Shah Abdul Qadir Raees who ruled from 1697-98 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kunwar_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kunwar is a surname of Nepalese people belonging to Chhetri caste . Notable Kunwars include : Ram Krishna Kunwar , Nepalese Warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah Balbhadra Kunwar ; One of the National heroes of Nepal Bal Narsingh Kunwar , Nepalese Kazi Jung Bahadur Rana ( Kunwar ) ; Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of 104 years old Rana dynasty in Nepal Bam Bahadur Kunwar , Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal Ranodip Singh Kunwar ; Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal . Fifth Brother of Shree 3 Jung Bahadur Rana Ramjee Kunwar , Nepalese politician"
},
{
"docid": "Hussain_Shahi_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hussain Shahi dynasty ruled from 1494-1538 . Alauddin Husain Shah , considered as the greatest of all the sultans of Bengal for bringing a cultural renaissance during his reign . He conquered Kamarupa , Kamata , Jajnagar , and Orissa and extended the sultanate all the way to the port of Chittagong , which witnessed the arrival of the first Portuguese merchants . Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah gave refuge to the Afghan lords during the invasion of Babur though he remained neutral . However , Nasrat Shah made a treaty with Babur and saved Bengal from a Mughal invasion . The last Sultan of the dynasty , who continued to rule from Sonargaon , had to contend with rising Afghan activity on his northwestern border . Eventually , the Afghans broke through and sacked the capital in 1538 where they remained for several decades until the arrival of Mughal dynasty ."
},
{
"docid": "History_of_Limbuwan",
"title": "",
"text": "The History of Limbuwan ( Nepali : लिम्बुवानको ईतिहास ) is characterized by the close interaction of Limbuwan with its neighbours ; independent and semi-independent rule characterized by autonomy for most of its time . Limbuwan and her history have never had much coverage in the government of Nepal 's textbooks , in which the focus has been on the history of the Kathmandu valley ( also called the Nepal valley or simply Nepal ) . Although Limbuwan is now part of Nepal , it was independent until 1774 ; even now , the history of Limbuwan remains unknown to many of its people . People of Limbuwan and Nepalese citizens in the present context of federalism and autonomy in Nepal do not understand that of all the territories annexed by the kings of Gorkha , Limbuwan was the only territory that was actually incorporated to the Kingdom of Nepal by the means of collective Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty with the kings of ten kingdoms of Limbuwan and their ministers . Under the terms of the treaty , Limbuwan and her kings would accept the King of Nepal as their overlord and stay under the same Nepalese flag , but Limbuwan and her people were supposed to be completely autonomous with non-interference from the Kingdom of Nepal . However , over the period of the Shah dynasty , Limbuwan was gradually stripped of its original treaty rights . Therefore , the people of Limbuwan today are the most vocal proponents of federalism with autonomy in Nepal ."
},
{
"docid": "Basnet",
"title": "",
"text": "Basnet/Basnyat is the surname of a particular Hindu family of Nepal . Basnets were part of Thar Garh aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of Gorkha Kingdom . Basnets are also considered as one of the four noble Kshatriya families who were involved in direct politics together with Shah dynasty , Pande and Thapa before the rise of Rana dynasty . Basnyat family , the last Kshatriya political family was wiped out by PM Jung Bahadur Rana during the Bhandarkhal Massacre . Basnyat of Shreepali clan rose during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah in the Gorkha Kingdom . Senapati Badabir Shivaram Singh Basnyat was the son of Jayaram Singh Basnyat , a Shreepali Basnyat of Gorkha . There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal : The Shreepali ( Sripali ) Jumli Basnets of Jumla , later Gorkha . The Khaptari ( Khaptadi ) Basnet of Khaptad , later Gorkha.Kaushik gotriya Basnyats The Khulal Basnets ; Dhananjay gotriya Basnyats The Lamichhane ; Garga gotriya Basnets The Balami Basnets"
},
{
"docid": "Hotak_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hotak dynasty or the Hotaki dynasty was an Afghan monarchy of the Ghilji Pashtuns , established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak after leading a successful revolution against their declining Persian Safavid overlords in Kandahar . It lasted until 1738 when the founder of the Afsharid dynasty , Nader Shah Afshar , defeated Hussain Hotak during the long siege of Kandahar , and started the reestablishment of Iranian suzerainty over all regions lost decades before against the Iranian archrival , the Ottomans , and the Russians . At its peak , the Hotak dynasty ruled very briefly over an area which is now Afghanistan , western Pakistan , and large parts of Iran . In 1715 , Mirwais died of a natural cause and his brother Abdul Aziz succeeded the monarchy . He was quickly followed by Mahmud who ruled the empire at its largest extent for a mere three years . Following the 1729 Battle of Damghan , where Ashraf Hotak was roundly defeated by Nader Shah , Ashraf was banished to what is now southern Afghanistan with Hotak rule being confined to it . Hussain Hotak became the last ruler until he was also defeated in 1738 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ahmad_Shah",
"title": "",
"text": "Ahmed Shah or Ahmad Shah is the name of : Several rulers of that name : Ahmad Shah Durrani ( r. 1722 -- 1772 ) , founder of the Durrani dynasty and also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali Ahmad Shah Bahadur ( r. 1748 -- 1775 ) , a Mughal emperor of northern India Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang ( r. 1974 -- ) , 5th Sultan of Pahang and one of the heads-of-state of Malaysia Ahmad Shah Qajar ( r. 1898 -- 1930 ) , last ruler of Iran 's Qajar dynasty Ahmad Shah ( Sultan of Malacca ) Ahmed Shah I , ( 1411-1442 ) was a sultan of Gujarat during the rule of Muzaffarid dynasty . Other individuals of that name : Ahmad Shah ( Constitutional Loya Jirga , committee five ) a delegate to Afghanistan 's Constitutional Loya Jirga Hajji Ahmad Shah ( Constitutional Loya Jirga , committee eight ) a delegate to Afghanistan 's Constitutional Loya Jirga Ahmad Shah ( Taliban ) ( nom de guerre Mohammad Ismail , died 2008 ) , Taliban leader in northeastern Afghanistan ; the focus of Operation Red Wings Ahmad Shah Khan , claimant to the abolished throne of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Massoud ( 1953 -- 2001 ) , leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance"
},
{
"docid": "Pahlavi_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Pahlavi dynasty was the ruling house of Imperial State of Iran from 1925 until 1979 , when the monarchy was overthrown and abolished as a result of the Iranian Revolution . The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925 , a former Brigadier-General of the Persian Cossack Brigade , whose reign lasted until 1941 when he was forced to abdicate by the Allies after the Anglo-Soviet invasion . He was succeeded by his son , Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi , the last Shah of Iran . The Pahlavis came to power after Ahmad Shah Qajar , the last ruler of the Qajar dynasty , proved unable to stop British and Soviet encroachment on Iranian sovereignty , had his position extremely weakened by a military coup , and was removed from power by the parliament while in France . The National Assembly , known as the Majlis , convening as a Constituent Assembly on 12 December 1925 , deposed the young Ahmad Shah Qajar , and declared Reza Shah the new monarch of the Imperial State of Persia . In 1935 , Reza Shah asked foreign delegates to use the term Iran , the historical name of the country , used by its native people , in formal correspondence and the official name Imperial State of Iran ( کشور شاهنشاهی ایران Keshvar-e Shāhanshāhi-ye Irān ) was adopted . Faced with growing public discontent and popular rebellion throughout 1978 , Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi went into exile with his family in January 1979 , sparking a series of events that quickly led to the dissolution of the state on 11 February 1979 , officially ending the 2,500-year-old tradition of monarchy in Iran . At the death of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi on 27 July 1980 , his son Reza Pahlavi became the head of the Pahlavi royal family ."
},
{
"docid": "Khwarazmian_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Khwarazmian dynasty ( -LSB- kwəˈræzmiːən -RSB- ; also known as the Khwarezmid dynasty , the Anushtegin dynasty , the dynasty of Khwarazm Shahs , and other spelling variants ; from ( `` Kings of Khwarezmia '' ) was a Persianate Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin . The dynasty ruled large parts of Central Asia and Iran during the High Middle Ages , in the approximate period of 1077 to 1231 , first as vassals of the Seljuqs and Qara-Khitan , and later as independent rulers , up until the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia in the 13th century . The dynasty was founded by commander Anush Tigin Gharchai , a former Turkish slave of the Seljuq sultans , who was appointed as governor of Khwarezm . His son , Qutb ad-Din Muhammad I , became the first hereditary Shah of Khwarezm ."
},
{
"docid": "Sayyid_dynasty",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate from 1414 to 1451 . They succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and ruled that sultanate until they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty . They claimed to belong to the family of Sayyids or the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and son-in-law and cousin Ali who belonged to the Banu Hashim Clan of the Quraish Tribe . After Timur sacked Delhi and ended the Delhi Sultanate in 1398 , he appointed these Sayyids as the governor of Delhi . Their 37-year period of dominance witnessed the rule of four different members of the dynasty . The dynasty was established by Sayyid Khizr Khan , deputised by Timur to be the governor of Multan ( Punjab ) . Khizr Khan took Delhi from Daulat Khan Lodi on May 28 , 1414 and founded the Sayyid dynasty . But he did not take up the title of sultan and nominally , continued to be a Rayat-i-Ala ( vassal ) of the Timurids , initially of Timur and after his death , his successor Shah Rukh , grandson of Timur . Khizer Khan was succeeded by his son Sayyid Mubarrak Khan after his death on May 20 , 1421 , who styled himself as Muizz-ud-Din Mubarak Shah in his coins . A detailed account of his reign is available in the Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi written by Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi . After the death of Mubarak Shah , his nephew Sayyid Muhammad Khan ascended the throne and styled himself as Sultan Muhammad Shah . Just before his death , he called his son Sayyid Ala-ud-Din from Badaun and nominated him as his successor . The last ruler of this dynasty , Sayyid Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah voluntarily abdicated the throne of the Delhi sultanate in favour of Bahlul Khan Lodi on April 19 , 1451 , and left for Badaun . He continued to live there till his death in 1478 ."
},
{
"docid": "Shamsuddin_Ilyas_Shah",
"title": "",
"text": "Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the first Sultan of Bengal and founder of the Ilyas Shahi dynastyfor nearly one hundred and fifty years A Sunni Muslim of Sistani Turkic origin , he unified the Bengal region into an Islamic kingdom during the 14th century . Popularly known as Ilyas Shah , he waged military campaigns across the eastern Indian subcontinent and defeated the rulers of Delhi , Sonargaon , Satgaon , Nepal , Orissa and Assam . Based in Pandua , his conquests reached as far as the Kathmandu Valley , Varanasi , Gorakhpur , Champaran and Cuttack . His campaigns were considered `` world-conquering '' in the context of medieval India . Ilyas Shah has been described as the Bengali equivalent of Alexander or Napoleon . The Bengal Sultanate established by Ilyas Shah emerged as one of the leading diplomatic , economic and military powers in the subcontinent . The dynasty founded by him ruled Bengal for 125 years . Ilyas Shah and his successors embraced Indo-Aryanization and adapted themselves to Bengali culture and society . Their kingdom was a melting pot for migrants from across the Muslim world . It played a key role in the development of Bengali Muslim society . He formed an inclusive and pluralistic administration . His most important legacy is that of the first independent unified Bengali kingdom under Muslim rule ."
},
{
"docid": "Bam_Shah",
"title": "",
"text": "Sri Chautaria Bam Shah or Brahma Shah was an administrator of Nepal . He belongs to Shah Dynasty of Gorkha . He was Governor of Kumaun Province during Anglo-Nepalese war ."
},
{
"docid": "Pratap_Singh_Shah",
"title": "",
"text": "Pratap Singh Shah , King of Nepal ( 1751 -- 1777 ) was the second King of Nepal . He was the eldest son of Prithvi Narayan Shah , the king who first unified Nepal . He became King at the age of 24 in 1775 . Pratap Singha Shah rules only up to 1777 for 36 months and died of natural causes at the age of 26 . He was succeeded by his two-year-old son Rana Bahadur Shah . He did not actively participate in the unification campaign led by his father , and the boundaries of Nepal kept extending as his brother Prince Bahadur Shah continued the unification campaign during his reign . He was more involved in the Royal luxuries rather than the unification campaign ."
},
{
"docid": "Hari_Bhakta_Kandel",
"title": "",
"text": "Hari Bhakta Kandel a.k.a. Prateek ( born September 24 , 1954 ) is a communist politician and one of the senior most leaders of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal ( Maoist ) . He currently holds the rank of senior leader in the politburo of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal ( Maoist ) , the largest political party in Nepal , according to the results of the 2008 election . As a revolutionary communist party , the UCPN ( M ) waged the `` Nepalese People 's War '' in 1996 against the feudal and totalitarian regime of Shah Dynasty of Nepal under the framework of constitutional monarchy . And , with the rise of People 's War and the gaining of popularity of its agendas among the Nepalese Mass , the UCPN ( M ) along with other political parties of Nepal was successful overthrowing the 238-year-old Monarchy with the Federal Democratic Republic ."
},
{
"docid": "Prince_Hridayendra_of_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "Prince Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal ( born 30 July 2002 ) was a member of the Nepalese Royal Family ( now abolished ) and was the second in line to the then Nepal 's royal throne . The monarchy was officially abolished on 28 May 2008 . Until the abolition of the monarchy he was known in Nepal by the title Nava Yuvaraj ."
},
{
"docid": "Rastriya_Prajatantra_Party_Nepal",
"title": "",
"text": "Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal ( राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी नेपाल translation : National Democratic Party Nepal ) is a Hindu right-wing , cultural conservative and royalist political party in Nepal -- a splinter group of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party . Rastriya Prajatantra Party was established on May 29 , 1990 with an objective of providing an alternative democratic force to the nation . Nationalism , democracy and liberalism have remained as the three main ideological pillars of the party . The party supports the restoration of the Hindu kingdom in Nepal under the Shah dynasty . The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election . Ahead of the election , the party sought to form a front of royalist parties . In the most recent elections , the RPP-N emerged as the fourth largest party in the Constituent Assembly winning 24 out of 575 seats ."
}
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{
"docid": "Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun . It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System . Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune , and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn . For this reason , scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as `` ice giants '' to distinguish them from the gas giants . Uranus 's atmosphere is similar to Jupiter 's and Saturn 's in its primary composition of hydrogen and helium , but it contains more `` ices '' such as water , ammonia , and methane , along with traces of other hydrocarbons . It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System , with a minimum temperature of 49 K , and has a complex , layered cloud structure with water thought to make up the lowest clouds and methane the uppermost layer of clouds . The interior of Uranus is mainly composed of ices and rock . Uranus is the only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology , from the Latinised version of the Greek god of the sky Ouranos . Like the other giant planets , Uranus has a ring system , a magnetosphere , and numerous moons . The Uranian system has a unique configuration among those of the planets because its axis of rotation is tilted sideways , nearly into the plane of its solar orbit . Its north and south poles , therefore , lie where most other planets have their equators . In 1986 , images from Voyager 2 showed Uranus as an almost featureless planet in visible light , without the cloud bands or storms associated with the other giant planets . Observations from Earth have shown seasonal change and increased weather activity as Uranus approached its equinox in 2007 . Wind speeds can reach 250 m/s ."
}
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{
"docid": "Outline_of_Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical Uranus -- seventh planet from the Sun . It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System . Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune , and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn . For this reason , scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as `` ice giants '' to distinguish them from the gas giants . Uranus 's atmosphere is similar to Jupiter 's and Saturn 's in its primary composition of hydrogen and helium , but it contains more `` ices '' such as water , ammonia , and methane , along with traces of other hydrocarbons . It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System , with a minimum temperature of 49 K , and has a complex , layered cloud structure with water thought to make up the lowest clouds and methane the uppermost layer of clouds . The interior of Uranus is mainly composed of ice and rock ."
},
{
"docid": "Giant_planet",
"title": "",
"text": "A giant planet is any massive planet . They are usually primarily composed of low-boiling-point materials ( gases or ices ) , rather than rock or other solid matter , but massive solid planets can also exist . There are four known giant planets in the Solar System : Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus and Neptune . Many extrasolar giant planets have been identified orbiting other stars . Giant planets are also sometimes called jovian planets , after Jupiter . They are also sometimes known as gas giants . However , many astronomers apply the latter term only to Jupiter and Saturn , classifying Uranus and Neptune , which have different compositions , as ice giants . Both names are potentially misleading : all of the giant planets consist primarily of fluids above their critical points , where distinct gas and liquid phases do not exist . The principal components are hydrogen and helium in the case of Jupiter and Saturn , and water , ammonia and methane in the case of Uranus and Neptune . The defining differences between a very low-mass brown dwarf and a gas giant are debated . One school of thought is based on formation ; the other , on the physics of the interior . Part of the debate concerns whether `` brown dwarfs '' must , by definition , have experienced nuclear fusion at some point in their history ."
},
{
"docid": "Gas_giant",
"title": "",
"text": "A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium . Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants of the Solar System . The term `` gas giant '' was originally synonymous with `` giant planet '' , but in the 1990s it became known that Uranus and Neptune are really a distinct class of giant planet , being composed mainly of heavier volatile substances ( which are referred to as `` ices '' ) . For this reason , Uranus and Neptune are now often classified in the separate category of ice giants . Jupiter and Saturn consist mostly of hydrogen and helium , with heavier elements making up between 3 and 13 percent of the mass . They are thought to consist of an outer layer of molecular hydrogen surrounding a layer of liquid metallic hydrogen , with probably a molten rocky core . The outermost portion of their hydrogen atmosphere is characterized by many layers of visible clouds that are mostly composed of water and ammonia . The layer of metallic hydrogen makes up the bulk of each planet , and is referred to as `` metallic '' because the very large pressure turns hydrogen into an electrical conductor . The gas giants ' cores are thought to consist of heavier elements at such high temperatures ( 20,000 K ) and pressures that their properties are poorly understood . The defining differences between a very low-mass brown dwarf and a gas giant ( estimated at about 13 Jupiter masses ) are debated . One school of thought is based on formation ; the other , on the physics of the interior . Part of the debate concerns whether `` brown dwarfs '' must , by definition , have experienced nuclear fusion at some point in their history ."
},
{
"docid": "Atmosphere_of_Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "The atmosphere of Uranus is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium . At depth it is significantly enriched in volatiles ( dubbed `` ices '' ) such as water , ammonia and methane . The opposite is true for the upper atmosphere , which contains very few gases heavier than hydrogen and helium due to its low temperature . Uranus 's atmosphere is the coldest of all the planets , with its temperature reaching as low as 49 K. The Uranian atmosphere can be divided into three main layers : the troposphere , between altitudes of − 300 and 50 km and pressures from 100 to 0.1 bar ; the stratosphere , spanning altitudes between 50 and 4000 km and pressures of between and the hot thermosphere ( and exosphere ) extending from an altitude of 4,000 km to several Uranian radii from the nominal surface at 1 bar pressure . Unlike Earth 's , Uranus 's atmosphere has no mesosphere . The troposphere hosts four cloud layers : methane clouds at about 1.2 bar , hydrogen sulfide and ammonia clouds at 3 -- 10 bar , ammonium hydrosulfide clouds at 20 -- 40 bar , and finally water clouds below 50 bar . Only the upper two cloud layers have been observed directly -- the deeper clouds remain speculative . Above the clouds lie several tenuous layers of photochemical haze . Discrete bright tropospheric clouds are rare on Uranus , probably due to sluggish convection in the planet 's interior . Nevertheless , observations of such clouds were used to measure the planet 's zonal winds , which are remarkably fast with speeds up to 240 m/s . Little is known about the Uranian atmosphere as to date only one spacecraft , Voyager 2 , which passed by the planet in 1986 , has studied it in detail . No other missions to Uranus are currently scheduled ."
},
{
"docid": "Ice_giant",
"title": "",
"text": "An ice giant is a giant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium , such as oxygen , carbon , nitrogen , and sulfur . There are two known ice giants in the Solar System , Uranus and Neptune . Ice giants consist of only about 20 % hydrogen and helium in mass , as opposed to the Solar System 's gas giants ( Jupiter and Saturn ) , which are both more than 90 % hydrogen and helium in mass . In the 1990s , it was realized that Uranus and Neptune are a distinct class of giant planet , separate from the other giant planets . They have become known as ice giants because their constituent compounds were ices when they were primarily incorporated into the planets during their formation , either directly in the form of ices or trapped in water ice . The amount of solid volatiles within the ice giants today is , however , very small ."
},
{
"docid": "Volatiles",
"title": "",
"text": "In planetary science , volatiles are the group of chemical elements and chemical compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet 's or moon 's crust or atmosphere . Examples include nitrogen , water , carbon dioxide , ammonia , hydrogen , methane and sulfur dioxide . In astrogeology , these compounds , in their solid state , often comprise large proportions of the crusts of moons and dwarf planets . In contrast with volatiles , elements and compounds with high boiling points are known as refractory substances . Planetary scientists often classify volatiles with exceptionally low melting points , such as hydrogen and helium , as gases ( as in gas giant ) , whereas those volatiles with melting points above about 100 K are referred to as ices . The terms `` gas '' and `` ice '' in this context can apply to compounds that may be solids , liquids or gases . Thus , Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants , and Uranus and Neptune are ice giants , even though the vast majority of the `` gas '' and `` ice '' in their interiors is a hot , highly dense fluid that gets denser as the center of the planet is approached . The Moon is very low in volatiles : its crust contains oxygen chemically bound into the rocks ( in , for example , silicates ) , but negligible amounts of hydrogen , nitrogen , or carbon ."
},
{
"docid": "Neptune",
"title": "",
"text": "Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System . In the Solar System , it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter , the third-most-massive planet , and the densest giant planet . Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus , which is 15 times the mass of Earth and slightly larger than Neptune.Neptune is denser and physically smaller than Uranus because Neptune 's greater mass gravitationally compresses the atmosphere more . Neptune orbits the Sun once every 164.8 years at an average distance of 30.1 AU . It is named after the Roman god of the sea and has the astronomical symbol ♆ , a stylised version of the god Neptune 's trident . Neptune is not visible to the unaided eye and is the only planet in the Solar System found by mathematical prediction rather than by empirical observation . Unexpected changes in the orbit of Uranus led Alexis Bouvard to deduce that its orbit was subject to gravitational perturbation by an unknown planet . Neptune was subsequently observed with a telescope on 23 September 1846 by Johann Galle within a degree of the position predicted by Urbain Le Verrier . Its largest moon , Triton , was discovered shortly thereafter , though none of the planet 's remaining known 14 moons were located telescopically until the 20th century . The planet 's distance from Earth gives it a very small apparent size , making it challenging to study with Earth-based telescopes . Neptune was visited by Voyager 2 , when it flew by the planet on 25 August 1989 . The advent of the Hubble Space Telescope and large ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics has recently allowed for additional detailed observations from afar . Neptune 's composition can be compared and contrasted with the Solar System 's other giant planets . Like Jupiter and Saturn , Neptune 's atmosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium , along with traces of hydrocarbons and possibly nitrogen , but it contains a higher proportion of `` ices '' such as water , ammonia , and methane . However , its interior , like that of Uranus , is primarily composed of ices and rock , which is why Uranus and Neptune are normally considered `` ice giants '' to emphasise this distinction . Traces of methane in the outermost regions in part account for the planet 's blue appearance . In contrast to the hazy , relatively featureless atmosphere of Uranus , Neptune 's atmosphere has active and visible weather patterns . For example , at the time of the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989 , the planet 's southern hemisphere had a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter . These weather patterns are driven by the strongest sustained winds of any planet in the Solar System , with recorded wind speeds as high as 2100 km/h . Because of its great distance from the Sun , Neptune 's outer atmosphere is one of the coldest places in the Solar System , with temperatures at its cloud tops approaching 55 K. Temperatures at the planet 's centre are approximately 5400 K. Neptune has a faint and fragmented ring system ( labelled `` arcs '' ) , which was first detected during the 1960s and confirmed by Voyager 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Climate_of_Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "The climate of Uranus is heavily influenced by both its lack of internal heat , which limits atmospheric activity , and by its extreme axial tilt , which induces intense seasonal variation . Uranus 's atmosphere is remarkably bland in comparison to the other gas giants which it otherwise closely resembles . When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986 , it observed a total of ten cloud features across the entire planet . Later observations from the ground or by the Hubble Space Telescope made in the 1990s and the 2000s revealed bright clouds in the northern ( winter ) hemisphere . In 2006 a dark spot similar to the Great Dark Spot on Neptune was detected ."
},
{
"docid": "Mini-Neptune",
"title": "",
"text": "A mini-Neptune ( sometimes known as a gas dwarf or transitional planet ) is a planet of up to 10 Earth masses , less massive than Uranus and Neptune , which have about 14.5 and 17 , respectively . Mini-Neptunes have thick hydrogen -- helium atmospheres , probably with deep layers of ice , rock or liquid oceans ( made of water , ammonia , a mixture of both , or heavier volatiles ) . These planets have small cores made of low-density volatiles . Theoretical studies of such planets are loosely based on knowledge about Uranus and Neptune . Without a thick atmosphere , it would be classified as an ocean planet instead . An estimated dividing line between a rocky planet and a gaseous planet is around two Earth radii . In fact , empirical observations are showing that planets larger than approximately 1.6 Earth-radius ( more massive than approximately 6 Earth-masses ) contain significant amounts of volatiles or H -- He gas ( such planets appear to have a diversity of compositions that is not well-explained by a single mass -- radius relation as that found in rocky planets ) . Similar results are confirmed by other studies . As for mass , the lower limit can vary widely for different planets depending on their compositions ; the dividing mass can vary from as low as one to as high as 20 . Several exoplanets have been discovered that are possibly gas dwarfs , based on known masses and densities . For example , Kepler-11f has a mass of 2.3 , yet its density is the same as that of Saturn , implying that it is a gas dwarf with a hydrogen -- helium ( or water vapor ) atmosphere and only a small rocky core . The even smaller Kepler-138d , having only roughly Earth 's mass , is also suspected to be a gas planet due to its relatively large diameter ( ~ 20,500 km ) and therefore low density . Such planets are not found orbiting too close to their parent stars , where their thick atmospheres would be evaporated by heat or blown away by stellar winds . It is demonstrated that the inner planets of the Kepler-11 system have higher densities than planets farther away ."
},
{
"docid": "Sudarsky's_gas_giant_classification",
"title": "",
"text": "Sudarsky 's classification gas giants for the purpose of predicting their appearance based on their temperature was outlined by David Sudarsky and colleagues in the paper Albedo and Reflection Spectra of Extrasolar Giant Planets and expanded on in Theoretical Spectra and Atmospheres of Extrasolar Giant Planets , published before any successful direct or indirect observation of an extrasolar planet atmosphere was made . It is a broad classification system with the goal of bringing some order to the likely rich variety of extrasolar gas-giant atmospheres . Gas giants are split into five classes ( numbered using Roman numerals ) according to their modeled physical atmospheric properties . In the Solar System only Jupiter and Saturn are within the Sudarsky classification , and both are Class I. The appearance of planets that are not gas giants can not be predicted by the Sudarsky system , for example terrestrial planets such as Earth , HD 85512 b ( 3.6 Earth masses ) and OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb ( 5.5 Earth masses ) , or ice giants such as Uranus ( 14 Earth masses ) and Neptune ( 17 Earth masses ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Oberon_(moon)",
"title": "",
"text": "Oberon , also designated , is the outermost major moon of the planet Uranus . It is the second-largest and second most massive of the Uranian moons , and the ninth most massive moon in the Solar System . Discovered by William Herschel in 1787 , Oberon is named after the mythical king of the fairies who appears as a character in Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Its orbit lies partially outside Uranus 's magnetosphere . It is likely that Oberon formed from the accretion disk that surrounded Uranus just after the planet 's formation . The moon consists of approximately equal amounts of ice and rock , and is probably differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle . A layer of liquid water may be present at the boundary between the mantle and the core . The surface of Oberon , which is dark and slightly red in color , appears to have been primarily shaped by asteroid and comet impacts . It is covered by numerous impact craters reaching 210 km in diameter . Oberon possesses a system of chasmata ( graben or scarps ) formed during crustal extension as a result of the expansion of its interior during its early evolution . The Uranian system has been studied up close only once : the spacecraft Voyager 2 took several images of Oberon in January 1986 , allowing 40 % of the moon 's surface to be mapped ."
},
{
"docid": "MUSE_(spacecraft)",
"title": "",
"text": "MUSE ( Mission to Uranus for Science and Exploration ) is a European proposal for a dedicated mission to the planet Uranus to study its atmosphere , interior , moons , rings , and magnetosphere . It is proposed to be launched with an Ariane 6 in 2026 , travel for 16.5 years to reach Uranus in 2044 , and would operate until 2050 . The European Space Operations Centre would monitor and control the mission , as well as generate and provide the raw data sets . In 2012 , the cost was estimated at $ 1.8 billion . The mission addresses the themes of the ESA Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 . This was designed as an L-Class flagship level mission . However , it is constrained by the need for RTGs . MUSE was also analyzed in the USA as an Enhanced New Frontiers class mission in 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rings_of_Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "The rings of Uranus are a system of rings around the planet Uranus , intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune . The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10 , 1977 , by James L. Elliot , Edward W. Dunham , and Jessica Mink . William Herschel had also reported observing rings in 1789 ; some modern astronomers are skeptical that he could have seen them , as they are very dark and faint -- others are not . By 1978 , nine distinct rings were identified . Two additional rings were discovered in 1986 in images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft , and two outer rings were found in 2003 -- 2005 in Hubble Space Telescope photos . In the order of increasing distance from the planet the 13 known rings are designated 1986U2R / ζ , 6 , 5 , 4 , α , β , η , γ , δ , λ , ε , ν and μ . Their radii range from about 38,000 km for the 1986U2R / ζ ring to about 98,000 km for the μ ring . Additional faint dust bands and incomplete arcs may exist between the main rings . The rings are extremely dark -- the Bond albedo of the rings ' particles does not exceed 2 % . They are probably composed of water ice with the addition of some dark radiation-processed organics . The majority of Uranus 's rings are opaque and only a few kilometers wide . The ring system contains little dust overall ; it consists mostly of large bodies 0.2 -- 20 m in diameter . However , some rings are optically thin : the broad and faint 1986U2R / ζ , μ and ν rings are made of small dust particles , while the narrow and faint λ ring also contains larger bodies . The relative lack of dust in the ring system may be due to aerodynamic drag from the extended Uranian exosphere . The rings of Uranus are thought to be relatively young , and not more than 600 million years old . The Uranian ring system probably originated from the collisional fragmentation of several moons that once existed around the planet . After colliding , the moons probably broke up into many particles , which survived as narrow and optically dense rings only in strictly confined zones of maximum stability . The mechanism that confines the narrow rings is not well understood . Initially it was assumed that every narrow ring had a pair of nearby shepherd moons corralling them into shape . However , in 1986 Voyager 2 discovered only one such shepherd pair ( Cordelia and Ophelia ) around the brightest ring ( 11 rings ) ."
},
{
"docid": "ODINUS",
"title": "",
"text": "ODINUS ( Origins , Dynamics , and Interiors of the Neptunian and Uranian Systems ) is a space mission concept proposed to the European Space Agency 's Cosmic Vision programme , consisting on two twin spacecraft . The ODINUS mission concept proposes to expand the Uranus orbiter and probe mission to twin orbiters -- dubbed Freyr and Freyja , the twin gods of the Norse pantheon . Their primary mission would be to study Neptune and Uranus with one orbiter each . If selected ODINUS would launch in 2034 ."
},
{
"docid": "Miranda_(moon)",
"title": "",
"text": "Miranda or Uranus V is the smallest and innermost of Uranus 's five round satellites . Like the other large moons of Uranus , Miranda orbits close to its planet 's equatorial plane . Because Uranus orbits the Sun on its side , Miranda 's orbit is perpendicular to the ecliptic and shares Uranus 's extreme seasonal cycle . At just 470 km in diameter , Miranda is one of the smallest objects in the Solar System known to be in hydrostatic equilibrium ( spherical under its own gravity ) -- only Saturn 's moon Mimas is smaller . Miranda has one of the most extreme and varied topographies of any object in the Solar System , including Verona Rupes , a 5 - to 10-kilometer-high scarp that is the tallest cliff in the Solar System , and chevron-shaped tectonic features called coronae . The origin and evolution of this varied geology , the most of any Uranian satellite , are still not fully understood , and multiple hypotheses exist regarding Miranda 's formation . Miranda was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 16 February 1948 at McDonald Observatory , and named after Miranda from William Shakespeare 's play The Tempest . The only close-up images of Miranda are from the Voyager 2 probe , which made observations of Miranda during its Uranus flyby in January 1986 . During the flyby , Miranda 's southern hemisphere pointed towards the Sun , so only that part was studied ."
},
{
"docid": "Titania_(moon)",
"title": "",
"text": "Titania is the largest of the moons of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System at a diameter of 1578 km . Discovered by William Herschel in 1787 , Titania is named after the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Its orbit lies inside Uranus 's magnetosphere . Titania consists of approximately equal amounts of ice and rock , and is probably differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle . A layer of liquid water may be present at the core -- mantle boundary . The surface of Titania , which is relatively dark and slightly red in color , appears to have been shaped by both impacts and endogenic processes . It is covered with numerous impact craters reaching up to 326 km in diameter , but is less heavily cratered than Oberon , outermost of the five large moons of Uranus . Titania probably underwent an early endogenic resurfacing event which obliterated its older , heavily cratered surface . Titania 's surface is cut by a system of enormous canyons and scarps , the result of the expansion of its interior during the later stages of its evolution . Like all major moons of Uranus , Titania probably formed from an accretion disk which surrounded the planet just after its formation . Infrared spectroscopy conducted from 2001 to 2005 revealed the presence of water ice as well as frozen carbon dioxide on the surface of Titania , which in turn suggested that the moon may have a tenuous carbon dioxide atmosphere with a surface pressure of about 10 nanopascals ( 10 − 13 bar ) . Measurements during Titania 's occultation of a star put an upper limit on the surface pressure of any possible atmosphere at 1 -- 2 mPa ( 10 -- 20 nbar ) . The Uranian system has been studied up close only once , by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in January 1986 . It took several images of Titania , which allowed mapping of about 40 % of its surface ."
},
{
"docid": "Ariel_(moon)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ariel is the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus . Ariel orbits and rotates in the equatorial plane of Uranus , which is almost perpendicular to the orbit of Uranus , and so has an extreme seasonal cycle . It was discovered in October 1851 by William Lassell , and named for a character in two different pieces of literature . As of 2012 , much of the detailed knowledge of Ariel derives from a single flyby of Uranus performed by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986 , which managed to image around 35 % of the moon 's surface . There are no active plans at present to return to study the moon in more detail , although various concepts such as a Uranus orbiter and probe are proposed from time to time . After Miranda , Ariel is the second-smallest of Uranus ' five major rounded satellites , and the second-closest to its planet . Among the smallest of the Solar System 's 19 known spherical moons ( it ranks 14th among them in diameter ) , it is believed to be composed of roughly equal parts ice and rocky material . Its mass is approximately equal in magnitude to Earth 's hydrosphere . Like all of Uranus ' moons , Ariel probably formed from an accretion disc that surrounded the planet shortly after its formation , and , like other large moons , it is likely differentiated , with an inner core of rock surrounded by a mantle of ice . Ariel has a complex surface consisting of extensive cratered terrain cross-cut by a system of scarps , canyons , and ridges . The surface shows signs of more recent geological activity than other Uranian moons , most likely due to tidal heating ."
},
{
"docid": "Super-Earth",
"title": "",
"text": "A super-Earth is an extrasolar planet with a mass higher than Earth 's , but substantially below the masses of the Solar System 's ice giants , Uranus and Neptune , which contain 15 and 17 Earth masses respectively . The term super-Earth refers only to the mass of the planet , and so does not imply anything about the surface conditions or habitability . The alternative term gas dwarfs may be more accurate for those at the higher end of the mass scale , as suggested by MIT professor Sara Seager , although mini-Neptunes is a more common term ."
},
{
"docid": "Chrysoritis_uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "Chrysoritis uranus , the Uranus opal , is a lycaenid butterfly that is found only in South Africa . The wingspan is 24 -- 30 mm for males and 25 -- 32 mm for females . Flight period has several broods from October to April . The larvae feed on Centella , Aspalathus , and Zygophyllum species . They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants ."
},
{
"docid": "Solar_eclipses_on_Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "Solar eclipses on Uranus occur when any of the natural satellites of Uranus passes in front of the Sun as seen from Uranus . Eclipses can occur only near a solar ring plane-crossing of Uranus ( equinox ) , occurring approximately every 42 years , with the last crossing being in 2007/2008 . For bodies that appear smaller in angular diameter than the Sun , the proper term would be a transit . For bodies that are larger than the apparent size of the Sun , the proper term would be an occultation . Twelve satellites of Uranus -- Cressida , Desdemona , Juliet , Portia , Rosalind , Belinda , Puck , Miranda , Ariel , Umbriel , Titania and Oberon -- are large enough and near enough to eclipse the Sun . All other satellites of Uranus are too small or too distant to produce an umbra . At its distance from the Sun , the Sun 's angular diameter is reduced to a tiny disk about 2 arcminutes across . The angular diameters of the moons large enough to fully eclipse the sun are : Cressida , 6 -- 8 ' ; Desdemona , 6 -- 7 ' ; Juliet , 10 -- 12 ' ; Portia , 9 -- 13 ' ; Rosalind , 4 -- 5 ' ; Belinda , 6 -- 8 ' ; Puck , 6 -- 8 ' ; Miranda , 10 -- 15 ' ; Ariel , 20 -- 23 ' ; Umbriel , 15 -- 17 ' ; Titania , 11 -- 13 ' ; Oberon , 8 -- 9 ' ."
},
{
"docid": "Uranus_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun Uranus may also refer to : Uranus ( mythology ) , a Greek sky deity , namesake of the planet Uranus ( astrology ) , the astrological aspects of Uranus Uranus ( film ) , a 1990 film starring Gérard Depardieu Operation Uranus , the successful Soviet offensive to win the Battle of Stalingrad Nicephorus Uranus , the Byzantine strategos of Antiocheia from 999 to c. 1010 Uranus Hill/Uranus Quarter , in Bucharest , Romania Club Uranus , a Bay Area dance club , a vorpostenboot briefly in service in 1940"
},
{
"docid": "Cupid_(moon)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cupid ( -LSB- ˈkjuːpɪd -RSB- ) is an inner satellite of Uranus . It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter and Jack J. Lissauer in 2003 using the Hubble Space Telescope . It was named after a character in William Shakespeare 's play Timon of Athens . It is the smallest of inner Uranian satellites , crudely estimated to be only about 18 km in diameter . This and the dark surface made it too dim to be detected by the Voyager 2 cameras during its Uranus flyby in 1986 . The orbit of Cupid differs only by 863 km from the orbit of the larger moon Belinda . Unlike Mab and Perdita , Uranian satellites also discovered in 2003 , it does not seem to be perturbed . Following its discovery , Cupid was given the temporary designation S/2003 U 2 . It is also designated Uranus XXVII . It should not be confused with the asteroid 763 Cupido ."
},
{
"docid": "Generational_planet",
"title": "",
"text": "In the field of astrology , generational planets are planets that affect an entire generation of people . The generational planets are the outer planets Uranus , Neptune , Pluto , Sedna , and Quaoar . Uranus was discovered by amateur astronomer William Herschel on 13 March 1781 . Uranus exhibits the ideals of the 18th century , where people such as Benjamin Franklin endeavoured to use their inventive mind to move man into a more enlightened era . It has an orbit of 84 years , staying in each sign of the zodiac for approximately 7 years . Uranus is considered to be a higher octave of Mercury , which means that as people develop within their selves , their character and means of communication will exhibit more influences of the sign and house of Uranus . In essence , Uranus can be seen as a person 's higher self . Because it takes Uranus 84 years to travel through the zodiac , transiting Uranus just might conjoin the natal Uranus within a person 's lifetime . Neptune was discovered on 23 September 1846 . Neptune is a 19th-century planet in that it heralded in many of the varied assortment of Protestant religions , as well as spiritualism , took hold . Visionaries such as Edgar Cayce and Rudolf Steiner were born in the second half of the 19th century , and their psychic abilities are indicative of the Neptunian themes of this time . It has an orbit of 165 years , which is approximately twice the time of Uranus . Neptune is considered to be the higher octave of Venus because both planet 's are gaseous and both strive to achieve the higher ideals of mankind ; Venus through the adoption of beauty and Neptune through unconditional love . Because Neptune has such a long orbit , an individual may see transiting Neptune form an opposition to their natal Neptune . Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh on 18 February 1930 . When Pluto was first discovered , it was initially known as Planet X. Astronomers had been searching for another planet past Neptune , hoping to solve the dilemma of its rather irregular orbit . It is now known , however , that the perceived irregular orbit of Neptune was the result of a mathematical error because Pluto , being a planetoid smaller than our own Moon , was far too small to affect any type of gravitational pull on the gas giant . Pluto is very much a 20th-century planet and refers to the two world wars , and weapons of mass destruction , nuclear power , and a desire to totally control the world we live in . It is a planet that reveals to us the extremes we are capable of if we do not set necessary boundaries in our lives . This planet governs the compulsions in our life : those things we are compelled to do but know we should not , such as murder , rape , drug addiction , and even overeating if it is of such an extent that it threatens our health . Pluto is considered to be a higher octave of Mars , and this is evidenced by the fact that both planets co-rule Scorpio . Pluto , circling the Sun in 248 years , has a rather elliptical orbit , which means that it stays in the sign it rules , Scorpio , for a mere 9 years , and the sign of its fall , Taurus for 30 ! With this in mind , some astrologers believe that Pluto should rightfully rule Taurus , but for the time being it still rules Scorpio . As other trans-Neptunian object planets are discovered , however , this placement just might have to be reconsidered . Quaoar was discovered on 4 June 2002 and is considered to be a trans-Neptunian object . Although a planetoid , it is considered by many to be more of a planet than Pluto because its orbit is more circular in nature , being 286 years . When a person is around 71 years old , transiting Quaoar will form a square aspect to his natal placement . Since this is a recently discovered object , not much is yet known about its astrological significance and what part it plays in the universe . Sedna was discovered by a team using the Samuel Oschin telescope on 14 November 2003 and is a trans-Neptunian object . It has an orbit of 11,250 years , so stays in a sign for approximately a millennium . Because this planet has recently been discovered , not much is yet known about it ."
},
{
"docid": "Margaret_(moon)",
"title": "",
"text": "Margaret ( -LSB- ˈmɑːrɡrᵻt -RSB- ) is the only prograde irregular satellite of Uranus . It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard , et al. in 2003 and given the provisional designation S/2003 U 3 . Confirmed as Uranus XXIII , it was named after the servant of Hero in William Shakespeare 's play Much Ado About Nothing ."
},
{
"docid": "Uranus_(EP)",
"title": "",
"text": "Uranus is Shellac Record # 2 , a two song 7 '' on Touch and Go Records . It was released in 1993 on vinyl format only . It is believed that it was recorded at the same time as their first release , The Rude Gesture : A Pictorial History . As their first release had printed liner notes listing the microphones used during the recording , this release listed details about the recording tape , tape machines , and mastering equipment used ."
},
{
"docid": "Live_from_Uranus",
"title": "",
"text": "Live from Uranus is a live EP by Less Than Jake . The release is only available in Japan . The album was recorded October 1 , 1997 , at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester , New York , and features songs from Losing Streak , Pezcore , and Losers , Kings and Things We Do n't Understand . The EP features a note from the band , which reads : `` This stuff was recorded in Rochester , New York during our `` Race Around Uranus '' tour with blink-182 and Frenzal Rhomb . Anyway , everyone in LTJ is in love with Japan and ca n't wait until we can visit and play for you . Our shows are about silliness and free stuff . Tons and tons of thank yous go out to everyone who supports us and got our record ! Hugs & Kisses , LTJ ''"
},
{
"docid": "NASA_Uranus_orbiter_and_probe",
"title": "",
"text": "A Uranus orbiter and probe is a mission proposal for study of the planet Uranus . It was recommended to NASA in 2011 by its Planetary Science Decadal Survey 2013 -- 2022 . A mission study was conducted which also considered a Neptune orbiter , however , for feasibility reasons Neptune was dropped in favor of Uranus . Two white papers on Uranus exploration were also submitted to the Decadal Survey . The survey listed the Uranus orbiter and probe as the third priority for a Flagship mission class after the MAX-C rover and the JEO component of the Europa Jupiter System Mission . Although a chemical propulsion mission to Uranus is possible , solar electric propulsion ( ion engine ) is preferred because it allows a larger spacecraft mass . If funded , the proposed mission would launch in 2020 -- 2023 with launch-windows of 21 days every year ; travel time to Uranus with solar-electric propulsion would be 13 years , with one Earth flyby for gravity assist . In early 2012 , because of the FY2013 budget proposal , NASA Flagship-class planetary missions were put on hold . There is also a study that recommended a medium-class concept for the New Frontiers program to develop such an orbiter for Uranus ."
},
{
"docid": "Uranus_Pathfinder",
"title": "",
"text": "Uranus Pathfinder was a mission concept for the Uranian system evaluated in the 2010s by the ESA . Scientists from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the United Kingdom proposed the joint NASA -- ESA Uranus Pathfinder mission to Uranus . It would be a medium-class ( M-class ) mission to be launched in 2022 , and was submitted to the ESA in December 2010 with the signatures of 120 scientists from around the globe . The ESA caps the cost of M-class missions at $ 470 million . In the baseline concept , UP is an ESA-NASA bilateral and will launch on an Atlas V 551 in January 2025 on an VEE interplanetary transfer to Uranus and will become the first spacecraft to enter into orbit around Uranus in November 2037 after a cruise phase lasting 12.8 years . It will orbit Uranus in a highly eccentric 45-day polar science orbit , with close periapsis distances to Uranus in order to make high fidelity measurements of Uranus ' gravity and magnetic fields . The scientific payload has a strong heritage in Europe and beyond and includes : narrow angle camera , visible/near-IR imaging spectrometer , thermal IR bolometer , radio science , magnetometer , radio and plasma wave detector , and a plasma detector . The spacecraft will use MMRTG technology to provide electrical power ."
},
{
"docid": "Uranus_(mythology)",
"title": "",
"text": "Uranus ( -LSB- ˈjʊərənəs -RSB- or -LSB- jʊˈreɪnəs -RSB- Ancient Greek Οὐρανός , Ouranos -LSB- - grcoːranós -RSB- meaning `` sky '' or `` heaven '' ) was the primal Greek god personifying the sky . His name in Roman mythology was Caelus . In Ancient Greek literature , Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia , Mother Earth . According to Hesiod 's Theogony , Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone , but other sources cite Aether as his father . Uranus and Gaia were the parents of the first generation of Titans , and the ancestors of most of the Greek gods , but no cult addressed directly to Uranus survived into Classical times , and Uranus does not appear among the usual themes of Greek painted pottery . Elemental Earth , Sky and Styx might be joined , however , in a solemn invocation in Homeric epic ."
},
{
"docid": "(472651)_2015_DB216",
"title": "",
"text": "is a centaur and Uranus co-orbital discovered on February 27 , 2015 , by the Mount Lemmon Survey . It is the second known centaur on a horseshoe orbit with Uranus , and the third Uranus co-orbital discovered after 2011 QF99 ( a Trojan ) and 83982 Crantor ( a horseshoe librator ) . A second Uranian Trojan , , was announced in 2017 . An early orbital calculation of the asteroid with an observation arc of 10 days suggested an extremely close MOID to Neptune , but further observations on March 27 refined the orbit to show that the asteroid passes no less than several astronomical units away from Neptune , and show the orbit instead being that of a typical centaur , with a perihelion near that of Saturn , and traveling near to Uranus and Neptune . Later , observations suggested a distant orbit traveling extremely distant from the Sun , but now this too has been shown to be incorrect with later observations . However , it does have a semimajor axis near that of Uranus , making it a Uranus co-orbital . However it is not a Trojan , as it stays near the opposite side of the Sun from Uranus . A paper , submitted on July 27 , 2015 , analyzed 's orbital evolution , and suggested that it may be more stable than the other known Uranus co-orbitals due to its high inclination , and that many more undiscovered Uranus co-orbitals may exist . Precovery images from 2003 were located soon after 's discovery , giving it an 11-year observation arc ."
}
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Sriti Jha plays the lead role in a TV show.
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[
{
"docid": "Sriti_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Sriti Jha ( born February 26 , 1986 ) is an Indian television actress , who appears in the Indian soap opera . She made her debut with the role of Malini Sharma in the Disney India 's teen drama Dhoom Machaao Dhoom . Jha rose to prominence with the serial Jyoti on NDTV Imagine as Sudha Sharma . She is a currently playing the lead role of Pragya in Zee TV 's show Kumkum Bhagya ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Dil_Se_Di_Dua..._Saubhagyavati_Bhava?",
"title": "",
"text": "Dil Se Di Dua ... Saubhagyavati Bhava ? is an Indian television which was produced by UTV Software Communications and Trishula Productions and was broadcast on Life OK . The show had its run of about a year and went off air on 18 January 2013 . Sriti Jha , Karanvir Bohra and Harshad Chopra were the leads of the show . The show focussed on struggle of a woman to save herself from her obsessive , abusive husband . The Times Of India stated that Bohra 's performance brought higher TRPs to the show ."
},
{
"docid": "Kumkum_Bhagya",
"title": "",
"text": "Kumkum Bhagya ( English : Vermillion In My Fate ) is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera which premiered on 15 April 2014 . and is broadcast on weeknights on Zee TV . The show is loosely based on the novel Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen . Kumkum Bhagya is its Indian interpretation , which follows the life of a Hindu-Punjabi matriarch , Sarla Arora , who runs a marriage hall . Sarla lives with the hope of seeing her two daughters Pragya and Bulbul , happily married some day . The pivotal characters of this show are strong , feisty women , living together in an all-female matriarchal family . The series stars Sriti Jha , Shabbir Ahluwalia with Mrunal Thakur , Arjit Taneja/Vin Rana , Shikha Singh and Leena Jumani in supporting roles . The series is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner Balaji Telefilms . Continuing her tradition , Ekta Kapoor has named the series starting with the letter `` K '' because she feels it is lucky . The show is directed by Sameer Kulkarni and developed by Ekta Kapoor ."
},
{
"docid": "Meethi_Choori_No_1",
"title": "",
"text": "Meethi Choori No 1 was a 2010 Indian reality show aired on Imagine TV , hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Shabbir Ahluwalia starring actresses Yami Gautam , Sukirti Kandpal , Abigail Jain , Karishma Tanna , Rakshanda Khan , Vibha Anand , Sanaya Irani , Ragini Khanna , Gauri Pradhan Tejwani , Narayani Shastri , Rupali Ganguly , Sriti Jha and Mona Singh . The show was a chat show which includes 8 actresses , from among whom a few actresses are changed per episode . The show worked on a structure that followed a panel-based judgment ranking on the actresses ' submitted videos or pictures about a particular subject ( usually including s the sex appeal factor ) and then the ladies were asked to rate their fellow contestants on a scale of 1 to 8 for a given question . Where it was emphasized that `` Acquiring rank 1 is not a good deal here ! '' . The same question was also held as a survey among 100 men and if the ranking of any of the actresses match with the survey ranking then she won Rs . 5 lakh . The show also shot a special episode with 8 married actresses . The show had about 10 episodes . Category :2010 Indian television series debuts Category : Celebrity reality television series Category : Indian reality television series"
},
{
"docid": "Anuranjan_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Anuranjan Jha ( born 1 March 1977 ) is an Indian Journalist who covers topics which deals with Indian politics , society , art & culture . He was the one who conducted several news programmes , shows for leading channels and most importantly some significant sting-operations including a sting against Aam Aadmi Party in Nov 2013 . Jha , who also launched India 's first matrimonial television channel , Shagun TV , is a sting specialist of sorts . His career in journalism spans 20 years . He has primarily been a reporter specializing in investigations . Before launching Shagun TV , Jha has worked with Cobra Post , Zee News , Aaj Tak , BAG Films , India News and Jansatta , and was most recently chief operating officer ( COO ) of the news channel CNEB ."
},
{
"docid": "Kranti_Prakash_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Kranti Prakash Jha is a Bollywood actor and model from Darbhanga , Bihar , best known for his role of Santosh Lal in the2016 Indian biographical sports film M.S. Dhoni : The Untold Story . Kranti studied at Hindu College , University of Delhi . He has done his schooling from Purnia , Bihar . His father was a bureaucrat and was posted as RDDE at Purnia . He began his career by appearing in ads . He has featured in numerous TV commercials and music videos . He debuted in the lead role in the award-winning Maithili film Mithila Makhaan , and in the Bhojpuri films Deswa and Once Upon a Time in Bihar in lead roles . His recent portrayal of a young migrant Bihari in the viral Chhath video sung by Sharda Sinha has brought many laureals and appraisals from fans ."
},
{
"docid": "Daljeet_Kaur_Bhanot",
"title": "",
"text": "Daljeet Kaur ( also known as Daljeet Bhanot prior to her divorce ) is an Indian television actress . She played the protagonist in Sony TV 's Kulvaddhu and also won Nach Baliye 4 with her partner Shaleen Bhanot . She is well known for playing the role of Anjali Jha in the popular show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon ? which aired on Star Plus Channel ."
},
{
"docid": "Mansi_Srivastava",
"title": "",
"text": "Mansi Srivastava is an Indian television actor . She is well known for playing the role of Heer in Zee TV 's show Rab Se Sohna Isshq and the lead role of Shivani in Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se on Zee TV . She also played a role of Shatabdi in Peterson Hill on Sab TV . Currently she is playing the parallel lead role of Dr. Prerna in '' Sasural Simar Ka '' . She is also playing the role of Bhavya inStar Plus popular show Ishqbaaz and also in its spin off series Dil Boley Oberoi ."
},
{
"docid": "24_Hrs_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "24 Hrs is a 2010 Malayalam action thriller film directed by debutant Aditya Sam Abraham . The movie stars debutant Komal Jha and Kuldeep with Manoj K. Jayan in the lead roles . The film is based on a story by the director Aditya Sam Abraham himself . The director roped in acclaimed young composer Rahul Raj for the promo song . The story is about a man who is mistakenly taken for another man who has killed a Mafia don 's brother . The don who vows revenge sets his men after the youngster and demands that he be killed within 24 hours . Unarmed and untrained , the youngster fights frantically for his life , as the clock starts ticking away . Debutante actor Kuldeep was cast in the lead role while Manoj K. Jayan plays the Mafia don . Mumbai based Actress Komal Jha plays the female lead . Shammi Tilkan who plays a cop , and an honest one for a change . Devan , Vinaya Prasad , Anil Murali , Jagathy Sreekumar , Jameel Khan and Irshad play other major roles ."
},
{
"docid": "Komal_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Komal Jha ( Hindi : कोमल झा , Telugu : కోమల్ ఝా , Kannada : ಕ ಮಲ ಝ , Tamil : கோமல் ஜா , Malayalam : ക മള ജാ ) , born 15 March 1987 is an Indian movie actress and writer . Jha has established a career in Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam and now Hindi film industries and is known for her career transformation from being a civil engineer to an actress , and for her roles in Chinna Cinema . In addition acting , Jha participates in stage shows and endorses a few brands , predominantly in South India . Jha made her acting debut with the 2009 Bollywood movie 3 Idiots while attending college and her first Malayalam movie release in 2010 , 24 Hrs . In the same year Jha left for Dubai and took the job with an international construction firm located in Dubai , UAE . In 2011 , Jha was back to India for Nimbe Huli and Ramachari . Jha was also appearing in television commercials and print ads for some brands such as Axis Bank , BNP Paribas Mutual Funds and Moti Soap during this time . Jha subsequently starred in several films such as Chinna Cinema ( 2013 ) , Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama ( 2013 ) , Eduruleni Alexander ( 2013 ) . In the year 2014 , Jha was seen in Billa Ranga and Maine Pyar Kiya both in Telugu again . Jha was later cast in a Bollywood movie called Mr. MBA , which is going to be her debut nationwide in India as a lead in the Hindi film industry alias Bollywood ."
},
{
"docid": "Varun_Sharma_(TV_actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Varun Sharma is an actor from New Delhi . He was born on 3 June 1988 . He is the lead in the show Bhagyalakshmi on And TV . He started his acting career as a lead in the show Neem Neem Shahad Shahad on Sahara One . After that he went on to do cameos in shows like Balika Vadhu , Saraswatichandra and Doli Armaanon Ki . He garnered audiences attention as negative ` Sameer ' in Channel V show Sadda Haq . In 2015 he signed on the role of Anshumaan Prajapati in the show Bhaghyalakshmi . He plays the lead role of Aditya Rawat in Udaan in 2016 . He is currently playing the lead role of Piyush Prem Bharaddwaj in Sasural Simar Ka . He was previously a model in Delhi . His parents and sister reside in Noida , Uttar Pradesh . ."
},
{
"docid": "Saurabh_Pandey",
"title": "",
"text": "Saurabh Pandey ( born 11 May 1988 ) is an Indian Television and Bollywood actor . His debut TV show as lead was Siddharth Basu 's first Fiction TV show Jiya Jale for 9X TV in ( 2007 ) . He later played the role of Shaurya in his second TV show titled `` Shaurya aur Suhani '' for Star Plus channel . He also played the role of protagonist in shows like Tere Mere Sapne , Ganga Kii Dheej and Razia Sultan ."
},
{
"docid": "Shweta_Munshi",
"title": "",
"text": "Shweta Munshi is an Indian television actress , played the leading role of Avani in Maayke Se Bandhi Dor on Star Plus TV channel . Previously , she played the role of Arpita in the most famous Zee TV show , Punar Vivah . Currently Shweta Munshi is playing the character of Aditya Redij 's wife Prabha in Zee TV show Bandhan"
},
{
"docid": "Kanwar_Dhillon",
"title": "",
"text": "Kanwar Dhillon ( born 15 March 1993 ) is an Indian television actor . He is the son of film and television actor Deep Dhillon . Dhillon made his television debut with the negative role of Aditya `` Addu '' Bhatnagar in the second season of Colors TV show Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha He has appeared in shows like Do Dil Ek Jaan on Life OK and The Buddy Project on Channel V India . He had also played the lead role of Bunty in Sony TV show Hum Hai Na , opposite Pratyusha Banerjee . He was last seen in the Life OK show Piya Rangrezz playing the Lead role of Arjun Singh ."
},
{
"docid": "Harshad_Chopra",
"title": "",
"text": "Harshad Chopra ( born May 17 , 1983 ) is an Indian soap opera actor . His works include the TV shows Humsafars , Dharampatni , Left Right Left ( TV series ) , Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil , Tere Liye ( TV series ) , Mamta ( TV series ) and Amber Dhara . Chopra started his career with the role of Akash in Mamta ( TV series ) . After he played in Left Right Left as Ali , he appeared in Amber Dhara . He played lead role of Prem in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil followed by the programs Tere Liye ( TV series ) , Dharampatni , Dil Se Di Dua ... Saubhagyavati Bhava ? as Raghav and the lead role of Sahir in Humsafars ."
},
{
"docid": "Narendra_Jha",
"title": "",
"text": "Narendra Jha ( born in Madhubani , Bihar ) is a well-known actor . His continues display of excellence in acting with the memorable characters he played on screen like Dr. Hilal Meer in Vishal Bharadwaj 's `` Haider '' and the journey continues with Mr. Jha 's recent played Musa in Rahul Dholakia 's Raees . Also seen as Raj Bansal the main antagonist in the movie Ghayal Returns , which is the sequel of Ghayal released in 1990 . Flims like Hamaari Adhuri Kahani , Mohenjodaro Shorgul and up coming projects like My Father Iqbal , Force 2 . Kaabil is an other epic in his bag with a release on the corner 2016 The End . Narendra Jha 's acting journey began in 1992 when he enrolled in SRCC acting diploma course after his post graduation in history from JNU , New DelhiJawaharlal Nehru University , Delhi . When he came to Mumbai , he was flooded with modeling offers and he became the popular face of the ad world . Having done more than 20 TV serials , he was finalized to play an important role in the 2002 realised movie Funtoosh . The next year he was cast to play Habibur Rahman in the film Neta Ji Shubhash Chandra Bose , The Last Hero directed by Shyam Benegal . However , this association with Shyam babu continued and Shyam Babu again cast him to play Mohammed Ali Jinnah in Samvidhaan ."
},
{
"docid": "Buddha_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Buddhaa-Rajaon Ka Raja ( titled as Buddhaa - The King of Kings ) is a Historical drama on Zee TV and Doordarshan , produced by B. K. Modi , under the banner Spice Global . The creative producer of the show is Ridwana Khan . The show first aired on Sunday , 8 September 2013 at 11:00 am on Zee TV and Doordarshan . The programme stars Kabir Bedi in a cameo role as Asita Muni , the sage who announces the coming of Gautama Buddha . The story of the serial is based on the life of Buddha that shows how a prince , Siddhartha , became a Buddha . The role of Mayadevi was earlier scheduled to be played by Samiksha Singh , was replaced with Deepika Upadhyay . Himanshu Soni is playing the lead role of Buddha , while 2010 Miss India top ten finalist , Kajal Jain is playing role of Siddhartha Gautama 's wife Yasodharā . Earlier , Ashutosh Gowariker wanted to collaborate with Shekhar Kapur for a television series on Buddha ."
},
{
"docid": "Ann_Flood",
"title": "",
"text": "Ann Flood ( born Maryanne Ott , on November 12 , 1934 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as journalist/author Nancy Pollock Karr in the soap opera The Edge of Night , a role she began in 1962 . Flood portrayed the show 's heroine for 22 years , witnessing the show 's transition from live to taped broadcasts and its move from CBS to ABC . Flood was born in Jamaica , New York . She enjoyed notable roles on Broadway , making her debut in 1954 's Kismet and going on to play opposite Don Ameche in 1957 's Holiday for Lovers . Her television debut came earlier , in a 1952 live production of the W. S. Gilbert play , The Fortune Hunter , for WOR-TV . She became a regular performer on golden age live TV shows , including Sergeant Bilko , Armstrong Circle Theatre , Kraft Theatre , and The Philco Television Playhouse . She was also known for roles in various commercials , including those for Good Seasons salad dressing . Before starting on The Edge of Night , she played the leading role of another journalist , Elizabeth `` Liz '' Fraser Allen in the short-lived soap opera From These Roots from 1958-61 . In The Edge of Night , Nancy 's marriage to Mike Karr remains as one of the longest in soap history . Nancy and Mike had no children of their own , but the character of Laurie ( Mike 's daughter by his first wife Sara ) came to consider Nancy as her mother . Flood continued in the role through the series ' finale in 1984 , by which time she was the show 's longest-serving cast member . For her work on the show , Flood was twice nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , in 1982 and 1984 . After Edge of Night , Flood continued to act in daytime dramas . She was cast in a succession of shorter-term and recurring roles , playing Ella Hobbs , a villain on Search for Tomorrow , who tried to kill the show 's leading character , Joanne , and played a variety of society matrons on Another World ( Rose Livingston , 1986-1987 ) , One Life to Live ( Mrs. Guthrie , 1991 ) , and As the World Turns , recurring from 1992-1993 as business executive Ruth Mansfield . In 1987 , she joined the cast of All My Children playing the recurring role of Bitsy Davidson , Cecily 's snooty mother , and was briefly under contract to the show . Her last appearance aired in January 1990 . Other work included guest-starring roles in prime-time TV programs such as The Cosby Show , and a role in the 1988 feature film , Mystic Pizza , playing opposite Annabeth Gish , Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor . Flood has enjoyed a long marriage of over 60 years to TV & cable network media mogul Herb Granath , the two having met when they were both working as pages for NBC , then married in 1952 . They are the parents of three sons and one daughter . She has now retired from acting ."
},
{
"docid": "Sarlahi_District",
"title": "",
"text": "Sarlahi ( : ne : सर्लाही ) , a part of Province No. 2 , is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal . The district , with Malangwa as its district headquarters , covers an area of 1,259 km ² and had a population of 635,701 in 2001 and 769,729 in 2011 . It is bordered to the west by the Bagmati River , to the east by Mahottari District , to the north by the Sivalik Hills , and to the south by Bihar State of india , a country in Asia . Actor Nikhil Upreti , actress Saranga Shrestha and famous Indian Tele actress Sriti Jha are from Sarlahi.Haripurwa is a long municipality of sarlahi district which was declared on 2073 B.S."
},
{
"docid": "Yash_Pathak",
"title": "",
"text": "Yash Pathak also known as Master Yash Pathak is a child actor who has acted in films like Tathastu ( 2006 ) as Gaurav R. Rajput in Baghban ( 2003 ) as Rahul Malhotra , in Parwana ( 2003 ) as Master Yash Pathak , in Gangaajal ( 2003 ) as Boy Ravi , in Rahul ( 2001 ) as Rahul Sharma and in Bhoot Unkle ( 2006 ) as Suraj . Yash Pathak is a child artist in Bollywood . Prakash Jha introduced him to Bollywood with the film Rahul . He played the title role in that film , most of which revolves around this child . Yash Pathak has also hosted Sahara TV 's popular children 's show Just Kids ! ."
},
{
"docid": "Vinay_Rohrra",
"title": "",
"text": "Vinay Rohrra ( born 15 March 1988 ) is an Indian television actor . He is well known for playing the lead role of Ranbir in TV show Ranbir Rano on Zee TV and male lead role also Sharad on Badi Door Se Aaye Hai ."
},
{
"docid": "Dam_Dama_Dam",
"title": "",
"text": "Dam Dama Dam was a television show aired in 1998 on Zee TV . The plot of the show was loosely based on William Shakespeare 's Comedy of Errors . The actors Shekhar Suman and Laxmikant Berde played the double roles at the start . Later on , the show modified and added the lead actor 's twin sons , there by making Suman and Berde play four roles each . The show was directed by Arun Frank , who later went on to direct the popular show Zindagi ... Teri Meri Kahani . Suman went on to praise the roles he played on the show ."
},
{
"docid": "Sonali_Nikam",
"title": "",
"text": "Sonali Nikam is an Indian television actress . She is best known for playing the lead role Jassi in her show Aadhe Adhoore , which explored infidelity in rural India . Before her breakthrough role as Jassi , she has essayed supporting roles in many hit TV series such as Geet Hui Sabse Parayee and Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara . Sonali Nikam is currently starring as Suman Parmar as the female lead in the & TV show Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi which premiered on February 6th 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Aditi_Rathore",
"title": "",
"text": "Aditi Rathore is an Indian television actress . She firstly appeared in Zee TV 's Long Running Show Kumkum Bhagya as Rachna opposite Ankit Mohan . She also played the role of Preeti Tiwari in Sony TV 's Romantic Drama Series Ek Duje Ke Vaaste . Currently She is Playing the Lead Role of Avni In Star Plus 's Show Naamkaran opposite Zain Imam ."
},
{
"docid": "Man_with_a_Camera",
"title": "",
"text": "For other uses , see Man with a Movie Camera ( disambiguation ) . Man with a Camera is an American 1950s television crime drama starring Charles Bronson . Throughout the 1950s , Bronson spent most of his early acting career performing in TV shows as well as small parts in films , until he landed the lead in this ABC series . This is the only series in which he played the lead role . He would go on to have supporting roles either as a guest star or a recurring character in dozens of TV shows after this series was cancelled ."
},
{
"docid": "Mohit_Raina",
"title": "",
"text": "Mohit Raina is an actor who works in Indian television and Bollywood . Raina played the lead role of the Hindu god Shiva in the TV series , Devon Ke Dev -- Mahadev and Mahabharat ( 2013 TV series ) , prior to which he had acted in TV soap operas including Chehra ( 2009 ) and Ganga Kii Dheej ( 2010 ) . He started his acting career with a sci-fi TV show called Antariksh ( 2004 ) and later went on to play a role in Don Muthu Swami ( 2008 ) , that starred Mithun Chakraborty . He now plays the role of Emperor Ashoka in the Colors historical drama `` Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Poonam_Narula",
"title": "",
"text": "Poonam Narula ( born 3 June 1976 ) started her career on small screen after taking acting lesson from Ashok Kumar 's acting academy of Mumbai . She was seen in Doodarashan TV show Shararat where she played one of the female lead roles in this daily soap . Within a short span of her entry , Indian actress Poonam Narula won the hearts of TV audiences and then she was offered TV shows by Balaji Telefilms ' Itihaas , Kasautii Zindagii Kay , Mano Ya Na Mano , Kaahin Kissii Roz , Kkusum and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii were some of the shows in which she made her presence felt in lead roles . Actress Poonam Narula married actor Manish Goel and has a son and a daughter where son is now a teenager . She is thinking to start her own show , which will be based on a social subject ."
},
{
"docid": "Krystle_D'Souza",
"title": "",
"text": "Krystle D'Souza is an Indian television actress . She portrayed the lead role of Jeevika Viren Singh Vadhera in the show Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai . Later she played Sakshi in Ek Nayi Pehchaan . She was playing the lead role as Raina in the Zee TV show Brahmarakshas . D'Souza was ranked No. 1 in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye . She considers herself deeply religious ."
},
{
"docid": "Chandralekha_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Chandralekha is a 2014 Indian-Tamil language soap opera that airs on Sun TV . The show premiered on 6 October 2014 . It airs Monday through Saturday at 2:00 PM IST . The show stars Shwetha Bandekar , Nagashree GS , Arun Kumar Rajan , Meenakumari , Jai Dhanush , Rajesh , Baby Athina , Saakshi Siva , and Niharika in the lead roles . The show is produced by Saregama and is directed by Shiva.K and Nimesh . Shwetha Bandekar and Nagashree GS played the female lead . . The show completed its 700th episode on 1st February 2017 ."
},
{
"docid": "Mishal_Raheja",
"title": "",
"text": "Mishal Raheja , born in Mumbai , India , is an Indian television actor . He made his TV debut after completing his postgraduate studies in business management , from the United States . He made his debut on the small screen with MTV show Pyar Vyar and All That and He 's well known for portraying the role of Datta bhao in Laagi Tujhse Lagan and a loverboy Akash in Love Story . Currently , he is playing the lead role in TV series Ishq Ka Rang Safed which airs on Colors TV The show revolves around widows and their problems where Mishal plays the character of Viplav , a lawyer who comes forward to help them ."
},
{
"docid": "Jai_Gangaajal",
"title": "",
"text": "Jai Gangaajal ( Hail the Water of the Ganges ) is a 2016 Indian Hindi crime drama film , directed by Prakash Jha . It is a follow-up to the 2003 crime film Gangaajal , and stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role with Jha appearing in a supporting role . It also features Manav Kaul , Rahul Bhat , and Queen Harish . The film was released worldwide on 4 March 2016 . The Government of Madhya Pradesh declared Jai Gangaajal tax-free on 9 March 2016 ."
}
] |
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There is a film called Absolute Beginners.
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[
{
"docid": "Absolute_Beginners_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Absolute Beginners is a 1986 British rock musical film adapted from Colin MacInnes ' book of the same name about life in late 1950s London . The film was directed by Julien Temple , featured David Bowie and Sade , and Patsy Kensit in one of her first mainstream roles . The film was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival . Upon release , Absolute Beginners received immense coverage in the British media . At the time , the British film industry was perceived as being on the point of collapse ( with the recent failure of the film Revolution ) . However , the film was panned by critics and became a box office bomb . Some of the criticisms included stylistic anachronisms , such as the mini-skirt and decidedly 1980s music from the likes of The Style Council and Sade , the bowdlerisation of Kensit 's character ( Crepe Suzette had been depicted as a promiscuous `` negrophile '' in the book ) , and the casting of Bowie , who made it a condition of his musical contribution . Although the film was not a success , Bowie 's theme song was very popular in the UK and reached number two in the charts . The commercial failure of Absolute Beginners and another film released about the same time , The Mission , led to the collapse of Goldcrest , a major British film studio ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Absolute_Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "Absolute Beginners may refer to : Absolute Beginners ( novel ) , a 1959 novel by Colin MacInnes Absolute Beginners ( film ) , a 1986 rock musical film based on the novel Absolute Beginners : The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , the soundtrack album to the 1986 film Absolute Beginners `` Absolute Beginners '' ( David Bowie song ) , a 1986 single by David Bowie , title song from the above film `` Absolute Beginners '' ( The Jam song ) , a 1981 single by The Jam"
},
{
"docid": "Absolute_Beginners_(David_Bowie_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Absolute Beginners '' is a song written and recorded by David Bowie . It was the theme song to the 1986 film of the same name ( itself an adaptation of the book Absolute Beginners ) . Although the film was not a commercial success , the song became one of Bowie 's most successful 1980s singles . It was released on 3 March 1986 and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart . It also reached the top ten on the main singles charts in 12 other countries , his last song to accomplish that . It was less successful in the US , peaking at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Bowie performed it live on his Glass Spider and 2000 tours ."
},
{
"docid": "Absolute_Beginners_(The_Jam_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Absolute Beginners '' was a single released by The Jam on 16 October 1981 . Although it did not appear on any of the band 's studio albums , it reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart . The song was named after the Colin MacInnes novel of the same name . The book was one of songwriter Paul Weller 's favourites , being chosen by him when he appeared on Desert Island Discs . Tales From The Riverbank appeared as the B-side . The band 's record company Polydor later stated that they believed Tales From The Riverbank should have been released as the A-side . The music video to the song was filmed in the vicinity of Nomis studios , Shepherd 's Bush . The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the 1997 film Grosse Pointe Blank ."
},
{
"docid": "Richard_Burridge",
"title": "",
"text": "Richard Burridge , born in 1951 in Rothbury , Northumberland , is a film screenwriter and author . His credits include Absolute Beginners ( 1986 ) . With his family he is an owner of several racehorses , including the late Desert Orchid . He has two daughters called Gracie and Mattie Burridge and a wife . They live on a farm and Gracie is now 13 years old and attends Yarm Senior school ."
},
{
"docid": "Absolute_Beginners_(novel)",
"title": "",
"text": "Absolute Beginners is a novel by Colin MacInnes , written and set in 1958 London , England . It was published in 1959 . The novel is the second of MacInnes ' London Trilogy , coming after City of Spades ( 1958 ) and before Mr. Love and Justice ( 1960 ) . These novels are each self-contained , with no shared characters ."
},
{
"docid": "Julien_Temple",
"title": "",
"text": "Julien Andrew Temple ( born 26 November 1952 ) is an English film , documentary and music video director . He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols , and has continued with various off-beat projects , including The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle , Absolute Beginners and a documentary film about Glastonbury ."
},
{
"docid": "Beginner_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Beginner ( formerly Absolute Beginner ) is a German rap group from Hamburg , consisting of Jan Delay ( aka Eizi Eiz/Ei ßfeldt ) , Denyo and DJ Mad . Their fourth album , Advanced Chemistry , was released in August 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Ray_Williams_(producer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Ray Williams , ( born 1947 , London , England ) , is an A&R music producer/publisher . He is well known as the man who discovered Elton John and introduced him to lyricist Bernie Taupin . Williams has been a prominent figure of the music and film industry for many years as a press agent , A&R head , artist manager , film music producer , and publisher . He was the music supervisor of films including The Last Emperor , Absolute Beginners , and Naked Lunch ."
},
{
"docid": "Jonas_Hurst",
"title": "",
"text": "Jonas Hurst is a British singer , television presenter , trainer and theatrical producer . He performed on Minipops and in the 1986 movie Absolute Beginners ( credited as `` Jonas '' ) . He is the son of producer Mike Hurst . Together with television presenter Sally Gray he runs a company called Presenters Inc , specializing in television presenter training and is a theatrical producer running The Hurst Children 's Theatre Group in Harpenden . Together with Adrian Plunkett he forms a band called Jonas and Plunkett . Jonas has six siblings and is a father of three ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Rhys",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Rhys ( born 19 December 1963 ) is a Welsh television , film and theatre actor . Rhys was born in Neath , Glamorgan , and studied at RADA , leaving with the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1985 . After graduating , he obtained his first major screen role , in Absolute Beginners ( 1986 ) . Since then he has seldom been off the stage and screen . His first US exposure was when American film director Robert Altman cast Rhys , who was then still a student , as Theo van Gogh in Vincent and Theo opposite Tim Roth as Vincent ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Mission_(1986_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mission is a 1986 British period drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th century South America . Written by Robert Bolt and directed by Roland Joffé , the film stars Robert De Niro , Jeremy Irons , Ray McAnally , Aidan Quinn , Cherie Lunghi , and Liam Neeson . It won the Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography . In April 2007 , it was elected number one on the Church Times '' ' Top 50 Religious Films list . Furthermore , it is one of fifteen films listed in the category `` Religion '' on the Vatican film list . The music , scored by Italian composer Ennio Morricone , ranked 1st on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's ( ABC ) Classic 100 Music in the Movies . Following mixed to positive reviews from critics , the film ( along with Absolute Beginners '' ) bombed at the box office and caused the deterioration of Goldcrest Films ."
},
{
"docid": "Uknowhowwedu",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Uknowhowwedu '' is a song co-written and performed by American hip hop musician Bahamadia , issued as the second single from her debut studio album Kollage . In 1995 , the song peaked at # 17 on the Billboard rap chart but it fared better on the dance chart , where it peaked at # 15 . `` Uknowhowwedu '' contains samples of `` The Chase , Part II '' by A Tribe Called Quest and `` Gucci Time '' by Schoolly D . Since the song 's release , it has been sampled in `` Crush on You '' by Lil ' Kim , `` Pumpin ' '' by Novy vs. Eniac , `` Lyrical Terrorists '' by Nujabes and `` Rock On '' by Absolute Beginner ."
},
{
"docid": "Beginner",
"title": "",
"text": "Beginner may refer to : Beginners ( Raymond Carver ) , title given to the manuscript version of Raymond Carver 's 1981 short story collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Beginners , a 2010 drama film written and directed by Mike Mills Beginner ( band ) , a German rap group `` Beginner '' ( song ) , a song by Japanese idol girl group AKB48"
},
{
"docid": "Maine_Media_Workshops",
"title": "",
"text": "The Maine Media Workshops ( formerly the Maine Photographic Workshops ) is an international non-profit educational organization offering year-round workshops for photographers , filmmakers , and media artists . Students from across the country and around the world travel to the harbor village of Rockport , Maine to attend courses at all levels , from absolute beginner and serious amateur to working professional . The Young Artists Program offers creative course opportunities for high school students . Professional certificate and MFA programs in photography , film , and multimedia are available through Maine Media College . The school 's curriculum honors historical forms and practices of image making while embracing new technologies and modes of creative expression ."
},
{
"docid": "Gary_Beadle",
"title": "",
"text": "Gary Beadle ( born 1965 ) is a British actor , best known for playing Paul Trueman in EastEnders and Gary Barwick in Operation Good Guys . Beadle was raised in as one of five children in Bermondsey , South London , where he was baptised a Roman Catholic . As children , he and his elder brother Rikki produced a version of the 1976 youth musical-gangster film Bugsy Malone for Southwark London Borough Council . Directed by Rikki who starred as Talula , Gary played janitor Fizzy . Rikki tried to invite the original film 's director Alan Parker to the performance , but his assistant did come , and used her connections to get Rikki , Gary and their younger sister into the community-based Anna Scher Theatre school . After developing a love of hip hop , and especially Run-D.M.C . and the Sugarhill Gang , Beadle he moved to New York City in his early twenties . On return to London , he formed a rap group called the City Limits Crew . He also worked as a comedian , one half of an act called Swift + 2 Club Bouncers . He also started to work as an actor , and appeared in The Young Ones ( BBC 1984 ) ; the 1986 film Absolute Beginners ; Jerusalem , the 1987 short film starring the Style Council pop group ; Making Out in 1989-91 as Simon ; the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous , where he played the gay lover of Eddie 's ( Jennifer Saunders ) ex-husband ; the TV series Born to Run in 1997 ; the ITV police drama The Bill ; BBC medical dramas Casualty ( 2001 ) . In 2001 he won the role of Paul Trueman in EastEnders . A loveable rogue , Beadle left the role when his contract was due to terminate , as he had not appreciated the director and script writers wanting his character to become a drug dealer . He therefore agreed upon an exit where his character was killed-off . In 2004 he presented the UMA Awards with singer , ex-EastEnder Michelle Gayle . Immediately after completing filming of EastEnders , Beadle playing the Evil Queen 's henchman in the Qdos Entertainment production of Snow White at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend-on-Sea , opposite Linda Lusardi . Since leaving EastEnders , Beadle has roles in Holby City ( 2005 ) , Doctors ( 2006 ) and the Jean-Claude Van Damme film Til Death , released in 2007 . In 2007 , he appeared in BBC Three comedy Thieves Like Us . His brother is actor , writer and performer Rikki Beadle-Blair . In 2008 he appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures series 2 as Clyde Langer 's father , Paul . In 2010 he appeared in the Royal Court Theatre 's Sucker Punch by Roy Williams . In 2012 he appeared in Hustle as a police officer . In 2015 he played Docker in BBC One drama The Interceptor and also featured in the Ron Howard-directed movie In the Heart of the Sea which was released in December 2015 . In 2016 , he starred as Abioseh , an ex-tribesman in the Royal National Theatre 's production of Les Blancs . He also starred in an episode of the BBC 's Death in Paradise , and as a Detective Chief Inspector in Silent Witness ."
},
{
"docid": "Puccini_for_Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "Puccini for Beginners is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Maria Maggenti . The film debuted at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival , and was released to DVD in the United States on July 3 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Italian_for_Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "Italian for Beginners ( Italiensk for begyndere ) is a 2000 Danish romantic comedy film written and directed by Lone Scherfig . The film stars Anders W. Berthelsen , Lars Kaalund and Peter Gantzler , together with Ann Eleonora Jørgensen , Anette Støvelbæk and Sara Indrio Jensen . The film was made by the austere principles of the Dogme 95 movement , including the use of hand held video cameras and natural lighting , and is known as Dogme XII . However , in contrast to most Dogme films which are harsh and serious in tone , Italian for Beginners is a light-hearted comedy . Made on a low budget of $ 600,000 , the film ranks as the most profitable Scandinavian film in history . In May 2010 , it was officially revealed that writer-director Scherfig `` borrowed '' part of her plot from the Irish novel Evening Class by Maeve Binchy . Zentropa agreed to pay a non-disclosed compensation to Binchy ."
},
{
"docid": "Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills . It tells the story of Oliver , a man reflecting on the life and death of his father , Hal , while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman , Anna , dealing with father issues of her own . The film is based on the true-life coming out of Mills 's father at the age of 75 , five years before his death . Beginners premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival , where the Los Angeles Times heralded it as a `` heady , heartfelt film '' with a cast who have `` a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts '' . Christopher Plummer received numerous accolades , including the 2011 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , for his performance ."
},
{
"docid": "Peter-Hugo_Daly",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter-Hugo Daly ( born 1956 in Islington , London ) is an actor and musician . In the late 1970s and early 1980s , he was a member of new wave band the Cross along with fellow actor Phil Daniels . The band released a 1979 single , `` Kill Another Night '' , on RCA Records . In 1980 , Daly appeared with Daniels as drummer Mick `` Lethal '' in the Hazel O'Connor film Breaking Glass . Extensive television appearances include Minder , Bergerac , The Bill , Foyle 's War , Martin Chuzzlewit , Silent Witness , New Tricks , Midsomer Murders , Between the Lines , Little Dorrit , The History Man , Lark Rise to Candleford , Alan Bleasdale 's G.B.H. and as Dave Morris in McLibel ! . He appeared in two of the Sharpe television films : Sharpe 's Gold ( 1995 ) and Sharpe 's Challenge ( 2006 ) . Film appearances include Julian Temple 's Absolute Beginners , Martin Scorsese 's Gangs of New York , Woody Allen 's Cassandra 's Dream and Made in Dagenham . Theatre credits include Strawberry Fields at Royal National Theatre , Crass in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists , Saved at Royal Court Theatre and Class Enemy ."
},
{
"docid": "Graded_absolutism",
"title": "",
"text": "Graded absolutism is a theory of moral absolutism in Christian ethics which resolves the objection to absolutism that in moral conflicts we are obligated to opposites . Moral absolutism is the ethical view that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong regardless of other contexts such as their consequences or the intentions behind them . Graded absolutism is moral absolutism but qualifies that a moral absolute , like `` Do not kill , '' can be greater or lesser than another moral absolute , like `` Do not lie '' . Also called contextual absolutism or the greater good view , is an alternative to the third alternative view and the lesser evil view , both discussed below , regarding moral conflict resolution . According to graded absolutism , in moral conflicts , the dilemma is not that we are obligated to opposites , because greater absolutes are not opposites of lesser absolutes , and evil is not the opposite of good but is instead the privation of good . Since evil is the privation of good , only the privation of the greater good counts as evil , since whenever there is a moral conflict , we are only obligated to the greater good . The real dilemma is that we can not perform both conflicting absolutes at the same time . ` Which ' absolutes are in conflict depends on the context , but which conflicting absolute is ` greater ' does not depend on the context . That is why graded absolutism is also called ` contextual absolutism ' but is not to be confused with situational ethics . The conflict is resolved in acting according to the greater absolute . That is why graded absolutism is also called the ` greater good view ' , but is not to be confused with utilitarianism ."
},
{
"docid": "Beginner's_Luck_(2001_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Beginner 's Luck is a 2001 British drama film directed by James Callis and Nick Cohen and starring Julie Delpy , Steven Berkoff , Christopher Cazenove , Fenella Fielding and Jean-Yves Berteloot ."
},
{
"docid": "French_for_Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "French for Beginners ( Französisch für Anfänger ) is a German-French romantic comedy film made in 2006 and directed by . The theme of the film is young love during a school exchange in France , complicated by language barriers and cultural differences ."
},
{
"docid": "Adult_Beginners",
"title": "",
"text": "Adult Beginners is a 2014 American comedy drama film directed by Ross Katz and written by Jeff Cox and Liz Flahire based on a story by Nick Kroll . The film stars Kroll , Rose Byrne , Bobby Cannavale , and Joel McHale . RADiUS-TWC acquired the North American distribution rights of the film during its premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival . The film was released in a limited release in theatres and VOD on April 24 , 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "City_of_Spades",
"title": "",
"text": "City of Spades is a novel written by Colin MacInnes published in 1957 and the first book in what is described as MacInnes 's `` London Trilogy '' , the other two titles being Absolute Beginners ( 1959 ) and Mr Love & Justice ( 1960 ) . Following the adventures of Johnny Fortune , a recently arrived Nigerian immigrant , the novel bears witness to the emergent black culture in London in the late 1950s ."
},
{
"docid": "Absolute_Zero_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Absolute zero is the temperature at which entropy reaches its minimum value . Absolute Zero may also refer to : Absolute Zero ( novel ) , a 1978 children 's novel by Helen Cresswell Absolute Zero ( video game ) , a 1995 computer game for MS-DOS and Macintosh Absolute Zero ( film ) , a 2006 American science fiction film Absolute Zero , a 2000 compilation album released by UK record label Charrm Absolute Zero , a 2013 album by Little Green Cars `` Gone Sovereign '' / `` Absolute Zero '' , a song by Stone Sour Absolute Zero , a shisha tobacco flavour by Social Smoke Absolute Zero , a hero in the card game Sentinels of the Multiverse Absolute Zero , a webcomic prequel to the film Interstellar"
},
{
"docid": "Dick_Fontaine",
"title": "",
"text": "Dick Fontaine is an English documentary filmmaker , currently head of documentary direction at the National Film and Television School ( UK ) . Fontaine graduated with an MA in Moral Sciences from Cambridge University , and in 1962 he joined Granada Television as a researcher , going on to become one of the founders of Granada 's World in Action series . He has made numerous films on African-American music and other closely related topics , including Beat This : A Hip-Hop History ( 1984 ) and Bombin ' ( 1988 ) . In all , he has made more than 40 documentaries . Among the wide range of subjects he has profiled in film are figures such as James Baldwin , Norman Mailer and Jean Shrimpton , as well as many musicians : Kathleen Battle , Betty Carter , John Cage , Johnny Rotten , Sonny Rollins , Ornette Coleman , Art Blakey and others . By his wife , the African-American actress Pat Hartley ( who appeared in several Andy Warhol films , as well as Rainbow Bridge and Absolute Beginners ) , Fontaine is the father of writer , music critic and editor Smokey Fontaine . In 1993 Dick Fontaine started a film production course at New York 's School of Visual Arts , and since 1995 he has run the prestigious Documentary Department at the postgraduate National Film and Television School ( NFTS ) , where graduates he has worked with include Nick Broomfield , Kim Longinotto , as well as a younger generation of documentarists such as Simon Chambers , Sandhya Suri and George Amponsah ."
},
{
"docid": "Jan_Delay",
"title": "",
"text": "Jan Delay ( born Jan Phillip Eißfeldt ; 25 August 1976 ) is a German singer , songwriter , and producer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop , reggae , dub and funk . An accomplished solo artist , he became known to the public as a member of the German bands Absolute Beginner and La Boom . He performed with his group ` Disko No. 1 ' at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf , Germany ."
},
{
"docid": "Karel",
"title": "",
"text": "Karel may refer to : Karelians or Karels , a Baltic-Finnic ethnic group Karel ( given name ) Karel ( surname ) Charles Karel Bouley , talk radio personality known on air as Karel 1682 Karel , an asteroid Karel ( programming language ) , an educational programming language for absolute beginners Karel Electronics , a Turkish electronics manufacturer Karel ( Fanuc programming language ) , High-level language based on PASCAL for industrial robots ja : カール"
},
{
"docid": "A_Beginner's_Guide_to_Endings",
"title": "",
"text": "A Beginner 's Guide to Endings is a 2010 film directed by Jonathan Sobol and starring Harvey Keitel , Scott Caan , and J.K. Simmons ."
},
{
"docid": "(I've_Got)_Beginner's_Luck",
"title": "",
"text": "'' ( I 've Got ) Beginner 's Luck '' is a song composed by George Gershwin , with lyrics by Ira Gershwin , written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance , it was introduced by Fred Astaire ."
}
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Qatar borders London.
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{
"docid": "United_Kingdom",
"title": "",
"text": "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain , the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland.Although Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state , two of its Overseas Territories also share land borders with other sovereign countries . Gibraltar shares a border with Spain , while the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia share borders with the Republic of Cyprus , the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the UN buffer zone separating the two Cypriot polities . Apart from this land border , the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west , giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of 242500 km2 , the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe . It is also the 21st-most populous country , with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union ( EU ) . The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance . The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . The capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city is London , a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million , the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union . Other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the conurbations centred on Birmingham , Leeds , Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester . The United Kingdom consists of four countries -- England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . The last three have devolved administrations , each with varying powers , based in their capitals , Edinburgh , Cardiff and Belfast , respectively . The nearby Isle of Man , Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom , being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation . The relationships among the countries of the UK have changed over time . Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 . A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in 1707 in a unified Kingdom of Great Britain , which merged in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922 , leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921 to resolve the Irish War of Independence . When it took effect one year later , it established the Irish Free State as a separate dominion within the Commonwealth . The UK 's current name was adopted to reflect the change . There are fourteen British Overseas Territories . These are the remnants of the British Empire which , at its height in the 1920s , encompassed almost a quarter of the world 's land mass and was the largest empire in history . British influence can be observed in the language , culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies . The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world 's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity . The UK is considered to have a high-income economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index , ranking 16th in the world . It was the world 's first industrialised country and the world 's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries . The UK remains a great power with considerable economic , cultural , military , scientific and political influence internationally . It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is seventh in military expenditure in the world . The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946 . It has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor , the European Economic Community ( EEC ) , since 1973 . However , on 23 June 2016 , a national referendum on the UK 's membership of the EU resulted in a decision to leave , and its exit from the EU is currently being negotiated . The UK is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , the Council of Europe , the G7 finance ministers , the G7 forum , the G20 , NATO , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar ( -LSB- ˈkætɑːr -RSB- , -LSB- kəˈtɑːr -RSB- قطر -LSB- ˈqɑtˤɑr -RSB- Local vernacular pronunciation : -LSB- ˈɡɪtˤɑr -RSB- ) , officially the State of Qatar , is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Following Ottoman rule , Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971 . Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century . Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar . Qatar is a hereditary monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . Whether it should be regarded as a constitutional or an absolute monarchy is a matter of opinion . In 2003 , the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum , with almost 98 % in favour . In early 2017 , Qatar 's total population was 2.6 million : 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates . Qatar is a high income economy , backed by the world 's third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves . The country has the highest per capita income in the world . Qatar is classified by the UN as a country of very high human development and is the most advanced Arab state for human development . Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world , supporting several rebel groups during the Arab Spring both financially and through its globally expanding media group , Al Jazeera Media Network . For its size , Qatar wields disproportionate influence in the world , and has been identified as a middle power . Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup , becoming the first Arab country to do so ."
},
{
"docid": "England",
"title": "",
"text": "England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period , but takes its name from the Angles , one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries . England became a unified state in the 10th century , and since the Age of Discovery , which began during the 15th century , has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world . The English language , the Anglican Church , and English law -- the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world -- developed in England , and the country 's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations . The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England , transforming its society into the world 's first industrialised nation . England 's terrain mostly comprises low hills and plains , especially in central and southern England . However , there are uplands in the north ( for example , the mountainous Lake District , and the Pennines ) and in the southwest ( for example , Dartmoor and the Cotswolds ) . The capital is London , which is the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union.According to the European Statistical Agency , London is the largest Larger Urban Zone in the EU , a measure of metropolitan area which comprises a city 's urban core as well as its surrounding commuting zone . London 's municipal population is also the largest in the EU . England 's population of over 53 million comprises 84 % of the population of the United Kingdom , largely concentrated around London , the South East , and conurbations in the Midlands , the North West , the North East , and Yorkshire , which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century . The Kingdom of England -- which after 1535 included Wales -- ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707 , when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year , resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain . In 1801 , Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland through another Act of Union to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom , leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ."
},
{
"docid": "London",
"title": "",
"text": "London -LSB- ˈlʌndən -RSB- is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it Londinium . London 's ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its 1.12 sqmi medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , `` London '' has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , See also : Independent city § National capitals . governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.The London Mayor is not to be confused with the Lord Mayor of London who heads the City of London Corporation , which administers the City of London . London is a leading global city in the arts , commerce , education , entertainment , fashion , finance , healthcare , media , professional services , research and development , tourism , and transportation . It is crowned as the world 's largest financial centre and has the fifth - or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world.Rankings of cities by metropolitan area GDP can vary as a result of differences in the definition of the boundaries and population sizes of the areas compared , exchange rate fluctuations and the method used to calculate output . London and Paris are of broadly similar size in terms of total economic output which can result in third party sources varying as to which is the fifth-largest city GDP in the world . A report by the McKinsey Global Institute published in 2012 estimated that London had a city GDP of US$ 751.8 billion in 2010 , compared to US$ 764.2 billion for Paris , making them respectively the sixth - and fifth-largest in the world . A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers published in November 2009 estimated that London had a city GDP measured in purchasing power parity of US$ 565 billion in 2008 , compared to US$ 564 billion for Paris , making them respectively the fifth - and sixth-largest in the world . The McKinsey Global Institute study used a metropolitan area with a population of 14.9 million for London compared to 11.8 million for Paris , whilst the PricewaterhouseCoopers study used a metropolitan area with a population of 8.59 million for London compared to 9.92 million for Paris . London is a world cultural capital . It is the world 's most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the world 's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic . London is the world 's leading investment destination , hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city . London 's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe . In 2012 , London became the first city to have hosted the modern Summer Olympic Games three times . London has a diverse range of people and cultures , and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region . Its estimated mid-2015 municipal population ( corresponding to Greater London ) was 8,673,713 , the largest of any city in the European Union , and accounting for 12.5 % of the UK population . London 's urban area is the second most populous in the EU , after Paris , with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census . The city 's metropolitan area is the most populous in the EU with 13,879,757 inhabitants , while the Greater London Authority states the population of the city-region ( covering a large part of the south east ) as 22.7 million . London was the world 's most populous city from around 1831 to 1925 . London contains four World Heritage Sites : the Tower of London ; Kew Gardens ; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster , Westminster Abbey , and St Margaret 's Church ; and the historic settlement of Greenwich ( in which the Royal Observatory , Greenwich marks the Prime Meridian , 0 ° longitude , and GMT ) . Other famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace , the London Eye , Piccadilly Circus , St Paul 's Cathedral , Tower Bridge , Trafalgar Square , and The Shard . London is home to numerous museums , galleries , libraries , sporting events , and other cultural institutions , including the British Museum , National Gallery , Natural History Museum , Tate Modern , British Library , and West End theatres . The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "List_of_companies_of_Qatar",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940 , in Dukhan Field . The discovery transformed the state 's economy . Now , the country has a high standard of living for its legal citizens . With no income tax , Qatar ( along with Bahrain ) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world . The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1 % . Corporate law mandates that Qatari nationals must hold 51 % of any venture in the Emirate ."
},
{
"docid": "Embassy_of_Qatar,_London",
"title": "",
"text": "The Embassy of Qatar at 1 South Audley Street in Mayfair , London is the diplomatic mission of Qatar in the United Kingdom . The embassy is housed in a Grade II listed three storey house designed by the architect Frederick Pepys Cockerell and completed after his death by George Aitchison . The exterior of the house is richly decorated with a terracotta freize depicting putti . Qatar also maintains a Cultural and Military Section at 21 Hertford Street , Mayfair and a Health Section at 30 Collingham Gardens , South Kensington . In 2013 there was a protest outside the embassy against the alleged mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar_Airways_Flights_15_and_16",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar Airways Flight 15 ( IATA : QR15 , ICAO : QTR15 ) and Qatar Airways Flight 16 ( IATA : QR16 , ICAO : QTR16 ) , sometimes marketed as the Qatar Airways Business One service , were all business class flights operated by Qatari airline Qatar Airways between Hamad International Airport in Doha and Heathrow Airport in London . The flights were operated with Airbus A319LR aircraft in a 40-seat all business class configuration from 15 May 2014 to 15 November 2015 . It was the first all-business class service from London Heathrow to the Persian Gulf area ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar–United_Arab_Emirates_relations",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar -- United Arab Emirates relations are the relations between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) . The UAE has an embassy in Doha while Qatar maintains an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate in Dubai . Both countries share a naval border and are part of the Arabic-speaking Persian Gulf region . They are both members of the GCC ."
},
{
"docid": "Geography_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates",
"title": "",
"text": "The United Arab Emirates is situated in Middle East/southwest Asia , bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf , between Oman and Saudi Arabia ; it is on a strategic location along northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz , a vital transit point for world crude oil . The UAE lies between 22 ° 50 ′ and 26 ° north latitude and between 51 ° and 56 ° 25 ′ east longitude . It shares a 19-kilometer border with Qatar on the northwest , a 530-kilometer border with Saudi Arabia on the west , south , and southeast , and a 450-kilometer border with Oman on the southeast and northeast . The land border with Qatar in the Khawr al Udayd area is a source of ongoing dispute ( in fact , whether it even shares a land border with Qatar is in dispute ) . The total area of the UAE is approximately 83,600 square kilometers . The country 's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf , because of the lack of precise information on the size of many of these islands , and because most of its land boundaries , especially with Saudi Arabia , remain undemarcated . The largest emirate , Abu Dhabi , accounts for 87 percent of the UAE 's total area ( 72,732 square kilometers ) . The smallest emirate , Ajman , encompasses only 259 square kilometers ."
},
{
"docid": "Treaty_of_Jeddah_(1974)",
"title": "",
"text": "The 1974 Treaty of Jeddah was a treaty between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates . The treaty intended to resolve the Saudi Arabia -- United Arab Emirates border dispute . Saudi Arabia ratified the treaty in 1993 , but the UAE has not yet ratified it . The legal validity of the treaty has been questioned , since Qatar was not included in the negotiations , and the proposed settlement affects the Qatari border . However , Qatar had already reached a separate agreement on its border with Saudi Arabia in December 1965 ."
},
{
"docid": "Saudi_Arabia–United_Arab_Emirates_border_dispute",
"title": "",
"text": "The Saudi Arabia -- United Arab Emirates border dispute was apparently resolved with the Treaty of Jeddah , which was signed at Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , on 21 August 1974 . The provisions of the treaty were not publicly disclosed until 1995 , when it was lodged with the United Nations . However , the United Arab Emirates never ratified the agreement . The Jeddah Agreement granted Saudi Arabia a 25 km corridor eastwards from Khawr al Udayd , thus giving the Saudis an outlet to the Persian Gulf on the eastern side of Qatar . In return , the UAE was to keep six villages in the area of Al Buraimi , including al-Ain , and most of al-Zafra desert . Article 3 of the agreement stated that `` all hydrocarbons in the Shaybah-Zarrara field shall be considered as belonging to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia '' and provided for exploration and development of the whole field by Saudi Arabia . Article 4 stipulated that Saudi Arabia and the UAE `` each undertake to refrain from engaging in and from permitting the exploitation of hydro-carbons in that part of its territory to which the hydrocarbon fields primarily located in the territory of the other state extend . '' In 2005 , there were concerns that the border dispute might flare up again . Some maps published in the UAE still reportedly show the country stretching as far westwards as Qatar . The UAE publicly reopened the dispute in 2006 , claiming some lost territory . It might be argued that the 1974 agreement is of questionable validity in terms of international law . It has been neither published nor ratified by the UAE Federal National Council , a crucial step to make the agreement binding on the parties . Qatar , which suddenly discovered it no longer had a land border with the UAE , was not even a party to the negotiations , </blockquote> but Qatar had , in fact , made a separate agreement on its border with Saudi Arabia in 1965 ."
},
{
"docid": "Outline_of_Qatar",
"title": "",
"text": "The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar : The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula . It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south ; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state ."
},
{
"docid": "Abu_Samra",
"title": "",
"text": "Abu Samra is a settlement in Qatar , located in the municipality of Al Rayyan ( 90 km away from Doha ) . It used to be part of the Jariyan al Batnah municipality before the municipality was incorporated into Al Rayyan . The area consists of a border post , separating the southern part of the municipality from Saudi Arabia , and a well . It is Qatar 's only land border crossing to Saudi Arabia ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . This was the nation 's eighth appearance at the Olympics . Following the 2008 Summer Olympics , Qatar , along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei , was one of only three countries never have sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games . In 2010 , however , the Qatar Olympic Committee announced that it `` hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting and fencing '' to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . In early 2012 , it was reported that Qatari female swimmer Nada Arkaji and sprinter Noor Al-Malki had each received a wildcard invitation from the International Olympic Committee to compete at the Olympics . Qatar later announced , it would be including four female competitors in its delegation : Nada Arkaji , Noor Al-Malki , Bahiya Al-Hamad in rifle shooting ; and Aya Majdi in table tennis . Bahiya Al-Hamad set the nation 's historic record as the first Qatari female flag bearer at the opening ceremony . This was Qatar 's most successful Olympics after 12 years , winning a total of two Olympic medals . Skeet shooter Nasser Al-Attiyah , and high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim both claimed bronze medals for the first time in their respective sporting events ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar_and_state-sponsored_terrorism",
"title": "",
"text": "The small Arab country of Qatar , bordered only by Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf , has long been accused of allowing terror financiers to operate within its borders . The country has been called `` the Club Med for Terrorists '' and `` most two-faced nation in the world , backing the U.S.-led coalition against the militants of the Islamic State while providing a permissive environment , in the words of one top American official , for terrorist financiers to operate with impunity . '' Accusations come from a wide variety of sources including intelligence reports , government officials , and journalists . The Telegraph , a British newspaper , even started a `` Stop the Funding of Terror '' journalism campaign . At the official level , the Qatari government pledged support for Hamas , the Palestinian group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States , Israel , Egypt and Canada . In response to these allegations , on September 25 , 2014 , the Emir of Qatar , Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani , went on American television to defend his country against claims that it harbors terrorist financiers . In an interview on CNN , the Emir stated that Qatar is committed to fighting ISIS for the long-term . The Qatari government has a designated terrorist list . As of 2014 , the list contained no names . In general , in spite of its official commitment to a number of domestic and international initiatives centered on countering terrorist finance , Qatar remains non-compliant with international sanctions designating terrorists based on its territory , many of which still live with impunity on Qatari soil ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar_at_the_Olympics",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar has competed in 9 Summer Olympic Games . They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games . They have so far won one silver and four bronze medals . Following the 2008 Summer Olympics , Qatar was , along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei , one of only three countries to never have sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games . The International Olympic Committee in 2010 announced it would `` press '' these countries to allow and facilitate women 's participation , and shortly thereafter the Qatar Olympic Committee announced that it `` hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting and fencing '' to the 2012 Summer Games in London . The country ultimately included four female athletes in its delegation . The Qatar Olympic Committee was formed in 1979 and recognized by the IOC in 1980 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fauna_in_Qatar",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar is a peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula bordering Saudi Arabia to the south and surrounded elsewhere by the Persian Gulf . A strait separates Qatar from the island kingdom of Bahrain . The geography of Qatar has a population of approximately 2 million . Al Wabra Wildlife Preserve was created to provide sanctuary for various species and is also a site for breeding programs . Species at the preserve include : Spix 's macaw , beira antelope , golden-headed lion tamarin , dibatag , Encephalartos , Sudan cheetah and North African ostrich . Protected areas of Qatar include : Al Shahaniyah Park in Al-Shahaniya Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation Khor Al Udeid Fish Sanctuary Al Reem Biosphere Preserve ( designated in 2007 ) is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States Ras Ushairij Gazelle Conservation Park Al Thakira Nature Reserve in Al Thakhira Khor Al Adaid in Khor Al Adaid Ras Abrouq Nature Reserve ( also known as Bir Zekreet ( Zekreet Beach ) in Ras Abrouq ) Umm Tais National Park"
},
{
"docid": "London1_novel_CoV/2012",
"title": "",
"text": "London1_novel CoV/2012 is the name of the novel coronavirus isolated from a Qatari man in London in 2012 who was one of the first patients to come down with what has since been named Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus . The Qatari patient had traveled to Saudi Arabia from Qatar . He returned to Qatar , but when he fell ill , he traveled to London for treatment . The United Kingdom 's Health Protection Agency ( HPA ) named the virus ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar_at_the_2012_Summer_Paralympics",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , United Kingdom , from August 29 to September 9 . The country was represented by a single athlete , Abdulrahman Abdulqader Abdulrahman , in field events : the discus , the javelin and the shot put ."
},
{
"docid": "Qatar_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , from 5 to 21 August 2016 . This was the nation 's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics . The Qatar Olympic Committee ( QOC ) sent the nation 's largest ever delegation to the Games . A total of 38 athletes , 36 men and 2 women , were selected to the Qatari team across ten different sports , roughly more than a triple of its full roster size at London 2012 . Twenty-three of them were born outside of Qatar , including eleven handball players , two boxers , a table tennis player , and a beach volleyballer . In addition to three aforementioned sports , Qatar marked its Olympic debut in equestrian jumping and judo , as well as its return to weightlifting after 12 years . The Qatari team was highlighted by two of its prominent athletes and Olympic bronze medalists from the previous Games : high jumper and current Asian record holder Mutaz Essa Barshim , and skeet shooter Nasser Al-Attiyah , who attended his sixth Games as the oldest and most experienced competitor ( aged 45 ) . Other notable athletes on the Qatari delegation also included Asia 's fastest sprinter Femi Ogunode , table tennis legend Li Ping , freestyle swimmer Nada Arkaji , and equestrian rider Sheikh Ali Al-Thani , who eventually served as the nation 's flag bearer in the opening ceremony . Qatar left Rio de Janeiro with a historic silver-medal feat by Barshim , upgrading his bronze from London four years earlier . Meanwhile , Al-Thani and hammer thrower Ashraf Amgad Elseify narrowly missed out of the podium to join with Barshim on the nation 's medal tally , finishing among the top six in their respective sporting events ."
},
{
"docid": "Geography_of_Qatar",
"title": "",
"text": "Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia , bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia , in a strategic location near major petroleum deposits . Qatar occupies 11,437 km2 on a peninsula that extends approximately to 160 km north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula . Varying in width between 55 and , the land is mainly flat ( the highest point is 103 m ) and rocky . Notable features include coastal salt pans , elevated limestone formations ( the Dukhan anticline ) along the west coast under which lies the Dukhan oil field , and massive sand dunes surrounding Khawr al Udayd , an inlet of the Persian Gulf in the southeast known to local English speakers as the Inland Sea ."
},
{
"docid": "Commercialbank_Plaza",
"title": "",
"text": "Commercialbank Plaza is a 22-storey office building on the North Shore of Doha , Qatar , built as a new head office by the Commercial Bank of Qatar . The building was opened on May 13 , 2009 by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani , Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar . The building is 148m high and provides 120,000 sqm of floor space . It is the ninth tallest building in Qatar . Commercialbank Plaza was designed by LOM architecture and design , an architectural practice based in London . The building is the first in the Middle East with a fully transparent glass facade , achieved with the use of a triple skin of glass and blinds which track the sun . The building design has been described in the press as ` Transparency writ large ' Tenants of the Commercialbank Plaza include the US law firm Squire Patton Boggs and Sotheby 's"
},
{
"docid": "Hind_bint_Hamad_bin_Khalifa_Al-Thani",
"title": "",
"text": "Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani ( born 15 August 1984 ) serves as Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education , Science and Community Development ( QF ) , a private non-profit organization founded in 1995 by His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani , and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser , Co-Founder and Chairperson of Qatar Foundation . Sheikha Hind is actively involved in the delivery of high-quality education across Qatar . She has played an important role in launching and supporting various national projects , with a particular focus on educational initiatives and the teaching profession . In addition to her work at Qatar Foundation , Sheikha Hind serves as Co-Chairperson of the Joint Advisory Board of Northwestern University in Qatar , a partner of Hamad Bin Khalifa University ( HBKU ) ; Vice Chair of Qatar Foundation Board of Directors ; Member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Foundation ; and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Teach For Qatar , an organization that aims to develop the quality of education in Qatar . During the years 2008 to 2013 , Sheikha Hind served as Director of His Highness the Amir 's Office . Concurrently , she held the posts of Chairperson of the Joint Oversight Board and Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the College of the North Atlantic Qatar . Sheikha Hind has also served as Vice Chairperson and Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Education Council ( now the Ministry of Education and Higher Education ) , and as a member of the Governing Council of Interpeace , an international organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to building peace . Sheikha Hind holds a master 's degree in Human Rights from University College London in the United Kingdom , and a bachelor 's degree from Duke University in the United States . She married in the Al-Wajbah Palace , Doha , on 2 April 2010 , Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani ."
},
{
"docid": "ACS_International_Schools",
"title": "",
"text": "ACS International Schools is a group of four private schools , three in England and one in Qatar . Until 2005 , the organisation was known as American Community Schools . The four campuses are in Cobham and Egham in Surrey and in the London Borough of Hillingdon and Doha , Qatar which has opened in September 2011 . The head office is in Heywood House in Cobham ."
},
{
"docid": "Eastern_Arabia",
"title": "",
"text": "Eastern Arabia was historically known as Bahrain until the 18th century . This region stretched from the south of Basra along the Persian Gulf coast and included the regions of Bahrain , Kuwait , Al-Hasa , Qatif , United Arab Emirates , Qatar , Southern Iraq , and Northern Oman . The entire coastal strip of Eastern Arabia was known as `` Bahrain '' for ten centuries . Until very recently , the whole of Eastern Arabia , from southern Iraq to the mountains of Oman , was a place where people moved around , settled and married unconcerned by national borders . The people of Eastern Arabia shared a culture based on the sea ; they are seafaring peoples . The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are solely Eastern Arabia , the borders of the Arabic-speaking Gulf do not extend beyond Eastern Arabia . The modern-day states of Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar and UAE are the archetypal Gulf Arab states . Saudi Arabia is often considered a Gulf Arab state although most Saudis do not live in Eastern Arabia ."
},
{
"docid": "Center_for_Advanced_Materials",
"title": "",
"text": "The Center for Advanced Materials ( CAM ) is an umbrella organization institute that hosts faculty members and researchers involved in materials research . It provides the opportunities for collaborative research projects between academic and industry experts as well between faculty members and students . The Center for Advanced Materials ( CAM ) works under Qatar University 's Office of Vice President for Research . The Center continues to expand its research profile both nationally and internationally through the establishment of a variety of research programs . In order to facilitate this type of high-profile research , its facilities , are constantly upgraded with the installation of major new equipment having the latest technology . It intends to have brighter , border-less innovations in the fields of Material Science and Engineering to help build a sustainable society in accordance with Qatar National Vision 2030 and to contribute to economic progress by developing advanced materials for new technologies , lowering the cost and enhancing the performance of more established technologies . The center addresses the problems , challenges , and opportunities facing the state of Qatar 's gas processing industry . The center is focused on two main themes which are Asset Management/Process Optimization and Sustainable Development . The services provided by the center have been designed to address the necessities and challenges of both Qatar University and the Qatari Industry . These services include : Applied Research Projects/Consulting Professional Training and Seminars Bi-annual Gas Processing Symposium Information Management/Library"
},
{
"docid": "Al_Sakhama",
"title": "",
"text": "Al Sakhama is a settlement in Qatar , located in the municipality of Al Daayen . It is situated near the border with Umm Salal Municipality ."
},
{
"docid": "Madinat_ash_Shamal",
"title": "",
"text": "Madinat ash-Shamal is a municipality in the state of Qatar . Its capital is called Al Shamal City and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar . The name means `` City of the north '' - although the population is barely over 5,000 . Ash Shamal will be home to the proposed 45,330-seat Al-Shamal Stadium , one of 12 venues used in the 2022 FIFA World Cup . Madinat ash Shamal includes Ras Rakan , the northernmost point of the Qatari peninsula , and as such is surrounded by the Persian Gulf in all directions except for the south . It borders the municipality of Al Khor . The municipality is divided into three primary zones ."
},
{
"docid": "Sheraton_Skyline_Hotel_at_London_Heathrow",
"title": "",
"text": "Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow is a 4-star hotel in London , England . It is located at Bath Road in Hayes Middlesex , near Heathrow Airport . The hotel , built in 1971 , is operated by the Sheraton hotel group and has 350 rooms . The hotel was purchased in 2015 by Qatar Airways , the first such hotel to be branded under the airline 's Oryx brand ."
},
{
"docid": "Doha_Bay",
"title": "",
"text": "Doha Bay is the bay bordering Qatar 's capital city of Doha . Doha was established on the south bank of the bay . Landfill has been used to extend and expand the city to the north around the edge of the bay . Doha Port , Corniche Street and the Doha Corniche , Al Bidda Park , Al Rumaila Park and Sheraton Park border the bay . Palm Tree Island is located in the center of the bay ."
},
{
"docid": "Chelsea_Barracks",
"title": "",
"text": "Chelsea Barracks was a British Army barracks located in the City of Westminster , London , adjacent to Chelsea and Belgravia , on Chelsea Bridge Road . Today , Chelsea barracks is owned by Project Blue Ltd and is the flagship London development of Qatari Diar , a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority ( QIA ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Garrard_&_Co",
"title": "",
"text": "Garrard & Co. Limited , formerly Asprey & Garrard Limited , designs and manufactures luxury jewellery and silver . George Wickes founded Garrard in London in 1735 . Garrard is headquartered at Albemarle Street in Mayfair , London . Garrard also has a presence in Harrods , London , Geneva , Lebanon , Qatar , Dubai , Moscow and Hong Kong . Garrard was the Crown Jeweller of the UK , charged with the upkeep of the British Crown Jewels , from 1843 to 2007 . The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy was designed and produced in 1999 in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co. ."
},
{
"docid": "Sainsbury's",
"title": "",
"text": "Sainsbury 's is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom , with a 16.9 % share of the supermarket sector in the United Kingdom . Founded in 1869 , by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane , London , the company became the largest grocery retailer in 1922 , was an early adopter of self-service retailing in the United Kingdom , and had its heyday during the 1980s . In 1995 , Tesco overtook Sainsbury 's to become the market leader , and Asda became the second largest in 2003 , demoting Sainsbury 's to third place for most of the subsequent period until January 2014 , when Sainsbury 's regained second place . The holding company , J Sainsbury plc , is split into three divisions : Sainsbury 's Supermarkets Ltd ( including convenience stores ) , Sainsbury 's Bank and Sainsbury 's Argos . The group 's head office is in the Sainsbury 's Store Support Centre in Holborn Circus , City of London . The group also has interests in property . As of May 2011 , the largest Sainsbury family shareholders are Lord Sainsbury of Turville with 4.99 % , with Judith Portrait the trustee of various Sainsbury settlements and charitable trusts holding 3.92 % . The largest overall shareholder is the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar , the Qatar Investment Authority , who hold 25.999 % of the company . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index ."
},
{
"docid": "Barnaby_Phillips",
"title": "",
"text": "Barnaby Phillips ( born 1968 ) , is UK Correspondent for Al Jazeera English , the 24-hour international television news channel based in Doha in Qatar , and owned by the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network . He was based in the Greek capital of Athens , and has recently moved to Al Jazeera 's main European base in London . He was formerly with the BBC for 15 years and from 2001 was its Southern Africa Correspondent . He has extensive experience in several continents , having reported on major news stories since the early 1990s . His first book , ` Another Man 's War ' was published in September 2014 ."
}
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{
"docid": "The_Amanda_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Amanda Show is an American live action sketch comedy and variety show created by Dan Schneider that aired on Nickelodeon in April 4 , 1999 as a pilot , then as a regular series from October 16 , 1999 to September 21 , 2002 . It starred Amanda Bynes , Drake Bell and Nancy Sullivan , and featured John Kassir , Raquel Lee , and Josh Peck . The show was a spin-off from All That , in which Bynes had co-starred for several years . The show was cancelled at the end of 2002 . Writers for the show included Schneider , John Hoberg , Steven Molaro , and Andrew Hill Newman . Two years after the end of The Amanda Show , Dan Schneider created a new series , called Drake & Josh , featuring Drake Bell , Josh Peck and Nancy Sullivan ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "List_of_The_Amanda_Show_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is an episode list for the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series The Amanda Show . The series premiered on October 16 , 1999 and ended on September 21 , 2002 . Six additional `` Best of ... '' episodes aired after 40 episodes were produced in total . Amanda Bynes and Drake Bell were the only actors to appear in every episode ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Highlander:_The_Raven_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "This is a list of television episodes from the American fantasy series Highlander : The Raven , a spin-off of Highlander : The Series and part of the Highlander franchise . The only season of the show aired between September 21 , 1998 and May 22 , 1999 and consisted of 22 episodes . It has been released on DVD in Region 1 on June 14 , 2005 . The series features flashbacks , sword fights and quickenings which are typical of the Highlander franchise , as well as guest appearances of Highlander : The Series recurring actors Jim Byrnes ( as Watcher Joe Dawson ) , Philip Akin and Valentine Pelka . Dates shown are original air dates on syndication . Highlander : The Raven follows the adventures of Amanda ( Elizabeth Gracen ) , a 1200-year-old immortal woman who can only die if she is beheaded . The first episode , `` Reborn '' , introduces Amanda 's lover and pre-Immortal Nick Wolfe ( Paul Johansson ) . The subsequent episodes focus on Amanda and Wolfe 's dealings with other Immortals and mortals , especially Amanda 's friends Lucy Becker ( Patricia Gage ) and Father Liam Riley ( Robert Cavanah ) , Wolfe 's former boss Carl Magnus ( Michael Copeman ) and Wolfe 's employer Bert Myers ( Hannes Jaenicke ) . The last episode , `` Dead on Arrival '' depicts Wolfe 's accession to immortality ."
},
{
"docid": "Me,_Myself_&_I_(Vitamin_C_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Me , Myself & I '' is a single by pop singer Vitamin C released in 1999 . It was the second single released from her Platinum debut album Vitamin C . The single was written by Gregg Rolie , Michael John Carabello and Thomas Coke Escovedo . The chorus contains a sample from the Santana song , `` No One to Depend On '' , from their Santana III album . </small> </small> `` Me , Myself & I '' was performed by Vitamin C on The Amanda Show which aired on Nickelodeon ."
},
{
"docid": "Screen_Gems_Network",
"title": "",
"text": "Screen Gems Network ( SGN ) was an American television program which ran in syndication from 1999 to September 9 , 2002 , launched by Columbia TriStar Television Distribution and produced by Evolution . The concept for the program was announced on January 11 , 1999 and it aired on September 20 , 1999 . SGN was the first broadcast-based service airing classic shows from the Columbia Pictures Television vault airing shows with an resource base of 58,000 episodes of 350 television series from the 1950s to 1980s from those by Columbia Pictures Television , Tandem Productions , and ELP Communications . The announcer of the program was Billy West . He was tapped by CTTD to be the announcer for the program on August 11 , 1999 . Programs were creatively grouped for theme weeks such as `` Love is in the Air , '' `` Pilots , '' `` Best Music Videos '' and `` Before They Were Stars . '' Holiday based theme weeks include promotions for Halloween , Christmas , Mother 's Day and Father 's Day , among others ."
},
{
"docid": "TEENick",
"title": "",
"text": "TEENick was a teen-oriented television programming block that aired on Nickelodeon . The block launched on March 4 , 2001 and lasted until December 14 , 2008 . TEENick aired on Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. ET/PT and , beginning in 2004 , began to also air on Saturday nights from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT ( replacing the popular SNICK block that started in 1992 ) . It was originally hosted by Nick Cannon , and then by Jason Everhart ( a.k.a. `` J. Boogie '' ) . `` TEENick '' and `` The N '' had a programming block called TEENick on The N . It aired on January 16 , 2007 , and then lasted until May 12 , 2007 , but then returned on March 1 , 2008 . The block included shows such as All That , The Amanda Show , Drake & Josh , Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide , Unfabulous , Mr. Meaty , Zoey 101 , H2O : Just Add Water , SpongeBob SquarePants , My Life as a Teenage Robot and All Grown Up ! . On August 3 , 2009 , TEENick was dropped from The N again . The TEENick name was discontinued on February 1 , 2009 , to give a separation of time between the block 's end and the September 28 , 2009 launch of TeenNick , the replacement name for `` The N '' , a 24-hour network which had progressed from taking half of the broadcasting day on Noggin from 2002-2009 to eventually becoming its own network at the end of 2007 under the former 1999-2007 ( 2009 on Dish Network ) channel space of Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids . Nickelodeon continued to air new episodes of live-action series on Saturday nights like iCarly , Victorious , Big Time Rush , How to Rock , You Got ta See This , Supah Ninjas and Bucket and Skinner 's Epic Adventures without any theme branding . In Fall 2012 , the final episodes of iCarly and Victorious , new episodes of Big Time Rush , How to Rock and You Got ta See This was branded as part of Nick 's newest Saturday block Got ta See Saturdays , which airs Saturday mornings and nights ."
},
{
"docid": "Phred_on_Your_Head_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "Phred on Your Head Show is an American children 's television series starring Doug Preis . The series aired from July 26 , 1999 to March 31 , 2002 on Noggin ( now Nick Jr. ) . When aired on Saturdays and Sundays , the show ran for thirty minutes ; on weekdays , it ran for one hour ."
},
{
"docid": "Saloon_(band)",
"title": "",
"text": "Saloon was an English indie musical group from Reading , who formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2004 . The band included Adam Cresswell ( bass/synthesisers ) , Michael Smoughton ( drums ) , added Alison Cotton ( viola ) , Amanda Gomez ( lead vocal ) and Matt Ashton ( guitars ) . Their first gig at The Fox and Hounds in Caversham . In 1999 , Saloon came to the attention of DJ John Peel , who featured the band on his radio programme . The band recorded three Peel sessions ; aired 4 July 2001 , 7 August 2002 and 19 April 2003 ."
},
{
"docid": "Miami_7",
"title": "",
"text": "Miami 7 is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7 . Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 During each episode , the members would perform one of the songs from their album S Club . All seven members of the group starred as fictionalized versions of themselves . It was created and partially written by Kim Fuller , who also created and wrote the Spice Girls ' film Spiceworld : The Movie . Following a breakdown that happened on the CBBC 's Channel launch day , 11 February 2002 , at around 6.25 pm , the show had to be stopped indefinitely . Renamed S Club 7 in Miami , the show was taken to America where it aired on Fox Family - which later became ABC Family - between 6 November 1999 and 5 February 2000 . It also aired on MusiquePlus . The show was watched by 90 million viewers in over 100 different countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Jungle_Run",
"title": "",
"text": "Jungle Run is a British children 's television series which aired on CITV as part of the ITV network from 10 September 1999 to 29 November 2006 . It was a game show similar to Fort Boyard and The Crystal Maze . The show has had three presenters , referred to as the `` Jungle Guide '' : Dominic Wood from 1999 to 2000 , Chris Jarvis from 2001 to 2002 and Michael Underwood from 2003 to 2006 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Nick_Cannon_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nick Cannon Show is an American television comedy spin-off of All That . It aired on Nickelodeon 's SNICK block 2002-2003 along with All That , The Amanda Show and Taina . The premise of the semi-scripted show was that its star , Nick Cannon , a former cast member on All That , would come across a situation he thought needed changing and then `` take over '' to make things better , or at least funnier . After production and crew changes occurred in the second season , the program suffered from low ratings and was canceled in February 2003 . On November 11 , 2013 , iTunes release volumes 1 and 2 of The Nick Cannon Show with a total of 19 episodes . Guest stars on the show included Usher , Mary J. Blige , Britney Spears , Eddie Murphy , Willy Santos , Lil ' Romeo , Kenan Thompson , Kel Mitchell and girl group 3LW . Although a spin-off of All That , frequent collaborator Dan Schneider was not involved with The Nick Cannon Show ."
},
{
"docid": "Amanda_Bynes",
"title": "",
"text": "Amanda Laura Bynes ( born April 3 , 1986 ) is an American former actress . After appearing in commercials and in plays , Bynes rose to prominence as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s on the Nickelodeon series All That and The Amanda Show . From 2002 to 2006 , she starred in the sitcom What I Like About You on The WB . She has also starred in several films , including What a Girl Wants ( 2003 ) , She 's the Man ( 2006 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) , Sydney White ( 2007 ) , and Easy A ( 2010 ) . In 2012 , Bynes announced that she was retiring from acting ."
},
{
"docid": "Jessica_Bennett_(Passions)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jessica Bennett is a fictional character from the American soap opera Passions , which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2007 and DirectTV from 2007 until its conclusion in 2008 . Created by the soap 's creator and head writer James E. Reilly , Jessica was portrayed by three actresses during the show 's run : Mary Elizabeth Winstead ( July 5 , 1999 to January 15 , 2000 ) , Jade Harlow ( March 16 , 2000 to July 8 , 2001 ) and Danica Stewart ( July 10 , 2002 to July 17 , 2008 ) . She was also played by model Michelle Holgate for two episodes in 2002 when Jade Harlow was unavailable but then she left the show and then was replaced by Danica Stewart from 2003-2008 . Jessica is a member of the Bennett family ."
},
{
"docid": "Across_Canada",
"title": "",
"text": "Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network . The segment ran from early 1999 until mid-2002 . The show ran from 3:00 PM ET until 7:00 PM ET . Category : Canadian television news programs Category :1999 Canadian television series debuts Category :2002 Canadian television series endings Category :1990 s Canadian television series Category :2000 s Canadian television series"
},
{
"docid": "Mastermind_India",
"title": "",
"text": "Mastermind India is an Indian television quiz show based on the British quiz show Mastermind . It originally aired on BBC World 's `` Made in India '' series between 1998 and 2002 . Each round saw four contestants taking the black chair one by one , and facing rapid fire questions on subjects of their own choosing in the first half , and on general knowledge in the second half . One of the hallmarks of the Indian show was the staging of the contest at heritage sites across the country . For example , in 1999 the semi-finals were held at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi , and the finals were held at the City Palace , Jaipur . Mastermind India was hosted by Siddhartha Basu and had five seasons , the last one being in 2002 . The winners in each year were : 1998 - Dayita Datta , schoolteacher from Welham Girls ' School , Dehra Dun , 1999 - Ajai Banerji - also a schoolteacher from The Doon School , Dehra Dun , 2000 - K.E. Priyamvada , copy editor from Delhi , 2001 - Archana Garodia , businesswoman from Noida , 2002 - Ramanand Janardhanan , software engineer from Pune . A Champion of Champions round was held in mid-2002 to launch the fifth series , pitting the first four title holders together , which was won by Archana Garodia ."
},
{
"docid": "Champoy",
"title": "",
"text": "Champoy is a 1980s comedy gag television show from the Philippines . The show starred Subas Herrero , Tessie Tomas , and Noel Trinidad , and featured Mitch Valdez , Cherie Gil , and Gary Lising . It aired on RPN-9 from 1980 to 1985 . The show aired every Thursdays from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM during its run . Popular segments of the show were Mr. Boom Boom , Walang Sisihan , and Tessie Tomas spoofing the great PAGASA weatherman Amado Pineda as Amanda Pineda . In 1985 , the show was rumored to have been cancelled by RPN , which was then owned by President Ferdinand Marcos ' crony , Roberto S. Benedicto . Some of the show 's gags were allegedly not amusing to the administration ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_All_That_episodes",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is an episode list for All That . All That is a sketch comedy , variety series that aired on Nickelodeon 's SNICK ( 1994 -- 2004 ) and TEENick ( 2001 -- 05 ) . All That is created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin . Nickelodeon first aired All That as a special premiere on April 16 , 1994 , but officially began on December 24 , 1994 . All That is one of the first original live action series to air on Nick , and ended up being the start of new shows on Nickelodeon . The first six seasons of All That are considered The Old All That ( 1994 -- 2001 ) , or otherwise known as The `` Golden Era '' . The 2nd run of All That , which contained the next 4 seasons , are famously known as The New All That , or just titled The `` Relaunch Era '' ( 2002 -- 05 ) . After the end of All That 's sixth season , Nickelodeon cancelled The `` Golden Era '' continuity . Nickelodeon postponed airing new episodes of All That , so they had to skip the 2000 -- 01 Season , which they can prepare for the Relaunch Era of All That in 2002 . Ending Season 8 , Nickelodeon aired the finals of R U All That ? : Nickelodeon 's Search for the Funniest Kid in America . The finals aired on Saturday , July 26 , 2003 , with former cast Nick Cannon ( via satellite ) and Amanda Bynes were the judges . The winner ended up being the new cast member of All That . Nickelodeon 's All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special was a 10-year anniversary reunion that aired on April 23 , 2005 . It featured crossover sketches , numerous guest celebrities , the cast members from the past and present , and was hosted by Frankie Muniz . In 2005 , after Season 10 of All That , Nickelodeon and Dan Schneider , executive producer of All That , decided to cancel the show , after the past ten years ( 12 years of airing on Nickelodeon ) . In 2008 , sister network The N aired reruns until September 2008 ."
},
{
"docid": "Amanda_Perez",
"title": "",
"text": "Amanda Nicole Perez is an American female R&B singer-songwriter and record producer of Mexican descent . Amanda Perez was raised in Fort Wayne , Indiana and now lives in Coachella , Ca . She grew up in the Waynedale community of Fort Wayne , where she attended North Side High School . She spent her teenage years selling drugs in order to raise money for her family . She also grew up boxing with boys , helping to mold her tough street persona . Amanda was discovered in Ft. Wayne , Indiana by a talent scout and signed to the independent record label `` Powerhowse/Silverstone Records '' in 2001 . Her debut album `` Where U At ? '' was released in 2002 and included the singles `` Never '' and `` Angel '' . `` Never '' peaked at # 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 sales chart , but the album itself did not see much success until it was re-released by Virgin Records to a wider distribution area under the new title `` Angel '' . Perez 's most popular single to date `` Angel '' peaked at # 20 on the Hot 100 sales chart and # 3 at Top 40 Radio . Mighty Mike Quinn of Silverstone/Powerhowse Records directed and produced four music videos for Perez which all aired on MTV , VH1 and BET . The album was produced by Mike Quinn and co-produced by Powerhowse produced/DJ Tony Palacios , from Texas . DJ Tony P. was Amanda 's touring DJ during her initial rise to popularity and a former radio employee-friend of Quinn . Perez notably charted at # 7 on the popular MTV viewer request show `` Total Request Live . '' Perez has had moderate success since departing from the original producers in 2005 . Subsequently , she took time off to care for her mother who was diagnosed with cancer . In 2004 Quinn 's Silverstone/Powerhowse label partnered to released her second album , this time with Virgin Records , as a joint effort . `` I Pray '' the title track was the first single off the album , and would prove to be the last time writer-producer Mike Quinn would work with the Star from Fort Wayne on an album . The second single `` Dedicate ( Remix ) '' featuring Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs under the direction of Quinn . Shortly after its release , Perez parted ways with her original label and the writer-producer . Amanda 's next album , `` The Hand of Fate '' was to be released on Virgin under Amanda 's direction , but she was soon released from her contract due to legal conflicts and Virgin 's unwillingness to effect Quinn 's original agreements . In 2007 Upstairs Records released a special album , dedicated to Amanda 's mother 's death . The lone single from that album , `` Candy Kisses , '' did not break any records , but it had success on the Top 40/Rhythmic Chart peaking at # 17 . In 2013 , Amanda Perez and A-Hype Records released the single `` Freak For The Weekend '' , the first single from the album `` Unexpected '' . On October 21 , 2016 , Amanda Perez announced that she is working on her 6th studio album in an interview with Power 98.3 & 101.9 . Perez intended for a December 2016 release but the album has since been announced to be released in early 2017 . She has posted many clips of material she is working on via her official Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram pages . In February of 2017 Perez announced that she is releasing a Greatest Hits album entitled 15 Years of Greatest Hits that will only be available for purchase at her live shows ."
},
{
"docid": "Esperanza_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Esperanza is a Filipino primetime television drama that was aired by ABS-CBN from February 17 , 1997 to July 30 , 1999 replacing the 4-year run Mara Clara . It was re-aired in Studio 23 and Kapamilya Channel , which are both an ABS-CBN subsidiaries . The show posted the country 's highest rating of a single episode in a TV series which is 67 % . Its finale episode rating of 59.8 % is the second highest rated finale episode of all time , behind the 2002 finale episode of Pangako Sa ` Yo ( also aired by ABS-CBN ) . A film adaptation was subsequently made in 1999 by Star Cinema with the same title . The series was delayed in 1997 on its international channel TFC due to late broadcasting . It was aired on June 2 , 1997 to November 12 , 1999 with current broadcasts of Mula sa Puso ."
},
{
"docid": "Jam_Zone",
"title": "",
"text": "Jam Zone was a 3-hour long Video block that was created in 1997 on BET . It aired Monday to Fridays during the midday . In 1999 , A virtual reality character became the hostess of the show , her name was Cita . In 1999 , the show 's name was changed to Cita 's World . It stayed on the air until 2002 . Category : Black Entertainment Television shows Category :1990 s American television series Category :2000 s American television series Category :1997 American television series debuts Category :2000 American television series endings"
},
{
"docid": "The_New_Woody_Woodpecker_Show",
"title": "",
"text": "The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an American animated comedy television series based on the characters created by Walter Lantz , produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and aired from 1999 until 2002 on Fox Kids ( United States ) and CBBC ( UK ) . It is an updated version of The Woody Woodpecker Show with characters from the original series and a few new ones appearing in their own segments . This series is rated TV-Y7 ."
},
{
"docid": "Hot_Property",
"title": "",
"text": "Hot Property is a Channel 5 show originally broadcast from 1997 to 1998 and hosted by Sandy Mitchell . It was then revived from 5 November 2001 to 11 July 2003 in two formats ; originally hosted by Tris Payne in 2001 but then replaced by Alice Beer from 2002 , when the series was retooled into a game show . An Australian version of the show began on 1 January 1999 , hosted by Michael Caton . A 14th season was aired on Nine Network in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Eureeka's_Castle",
"title": "",
"text": "Eureeka 's Castle is an American children 's television series which aired on Nickelodeon 's Nick Jr. block from September 4 , 1989 until June 30 , 1995 . The program featured various puppet characters who live in a Giant 's wind-up music box . The show was a joint development by Nickelodeon , animators Kit Laybourne and Eli Noyes of Noyes & Laybourne Enterprises , and the puppeteers at 3/Design Studio . R.L. Stine developed the characters and was the Head Writer for the episodes . Reruns of the show aired on Noggin from 1999 to 2002 ."
},
{
"docid": "Family_Feud",
"title": "",
"text": "Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson where two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes . It is considered a spin-off of Match Game , whose panel included original host Richard Dawson . The program premiered on ABC on July 12 , 1976 , and ran as part of its daytime schedule until June 14 , 1985 . The program was re-launched by CBS on July 4 , 1988 , and ran until September 10 , 1993 . Three separate editions for syndication were also produced . The first aired from September 19 , 1977 to September 6 , 1985 . The second aired from September 19 , 1988 to September 8 , 1995 . The current syndicated series premiered on September 20 , 1999 . The ABC network version of the show and the first syndicated series were hosted by Richard Dawson . Ray Combs hosted the CBS series and the first six seasons of the accompanying syndicated version , then was replaced by Dawson for the final season . The 1999 syndicated series has been hosted by Louie Anderson ( 1999 -- 2002 ) , Richard Karn ( 2002 -- 06 ) , John O'Hurley ( 2006 -- 10 ) , and Steve Harvey ( 2010 -- present ) . Announcers for the series have included Gene Wood ( 1976 -- 85 , 1988 -- 95 ) , Burton Richardson ( 1999 -- 2010 ) , Joey Fatone ( 2010 -- 15 ) , and Rubin Ervin ( 2015 -- present ) . The program has spawned multiple regional adaptations in over 50 international markets outside the United States . Within a year of its debut , the original version became the number one game show in daytime television ; however , as viewing habits changed , the ratings declined . Harvey 's takeover in 2010 increased Nielsen ratings significantly and eventually placed the program among the top five most popular syndicated television shows in the country . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked Family Feud third in its list of the 60 greatest game shows of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Catchphrase_(U.S._game_show)",
"title": "",
"text": "Catch Phrase is an American game show which ran from September 16 , 1985 through January 10 , 1986 in syndication . The object of the show was to solve `` catch phrases '' , which were animated picture puzzles designed to represent objects or sayings . Art James was the host of the show , his last game show hosting job before he retired from television , and John Harlan was the announcer . The program was created by Steve Radosh and produced by Pasetta Productions , with Telepictures distributing . Although Catch Phrase did not succeed in its American run , the format found success in other countries . The British Catchphrase premiered two days after the American series came to an end in 1986 and aired weekly until 2002 on the ITV network , which brought the series back in 2013 . In Australia , the show premiered in 1997 on Nine with former Aussie Wheel of Fortune host John Burgess presiding , and was known as Burgo 's Catch Phrase from 1999 until it ended in 2002 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Herd_with_Colin_Cowherd",
"title": "",
"text": "The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a sports talk radio show hosted by Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1 . The show features commentary on the day 's sports news , perspective on other news stories , and interviews with celebrities , sports analysts and sports figures . The program was originally carried by ESPN Radio and simulcast most recently on ESPNU until July 24 , 2015 as a result of Cowherd 's exit from the network . After Cowherd joined Fox Sports , The Herd moved to the Premiere Networks-distributed Fox Sports Radio network , airing from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET . Its television simulcast also moved to FS1 . Fox Sports 1 airs a daily highlight show , The Best Thing I Herd , and YouTube also airs a weekly highlight show , The Best Thing I Herd This Week , hosted by Kristine Leahy , or Joy Taylor . During its run on ESPN , Cowherd was joined by on-air by producers Vincent Kates , David Fisch and Tom Wassell . ESPN Radio SportsCenter updates during the show were performed by Dan Davis . On his March 5 , 2010 show , Colin announced that Amanda Gifford would be leaving The Herd to become a `` suit '' . Additionally , the show was cut back one hour , airing three hours , from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m."
},
{
"docid": "Providence_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Providence is an American television drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes . The show ran for five seasons from January 8 , 1999 until December 20 , 2002 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rove_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rove , formerly Rove Live , was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999 , before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November , 2009 . The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus , and featured an ensemble cast , who presented various segments throughout the course of the show . The show won the Logie Award for `` Most Popular Light Entertainment Program '' five times ( 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 and 2009 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Dr._Zitbag's_Transylvania_Pet_Shop",
"title": "",
"text": "Dr. Zitbag 's Transylvania Pet Shop ( known as Dr. Globule in France ) was an animated television series created by Tony Barnes and produced by Philippe Mounier PMMP Philppe Mounier Marketing Production and Fairwater Films and distributed by The Sleepy Kids Company Ltd ( who also produced Potsworth & Co. and Budgie the Little Helicopter ) which was later changed to SKD Media and Entertainment Rights and then dissolved into Classic Media ( now DreamWorks Classics ) . The show originally aired on TF1 and it was later dubbed for English audiences as well ; even the show 's title got a name change . It aired in the United Kingdom on ITV ; starting 13 June 1994 and finishing 21 August 1997 , the show ran for four seasons . A comic strip version of the show was included in Buster magazine from September 1994 to November 1996 . The series was later repeated on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s until 2004 , and had sporadic reruns on ordinary TV from 1999 until 2001 ( it was put on hiatus in 2002 ) . It was also aired on cable television in Australia first airing on Nickelodeon and later on Cartoon Network ."
},
{
"docid": "Wimzie's_House",
"title": "",
"text": "Wimzie 's House is a half-hour Canadian preschool television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996 , and in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) from October 1 , 1997 to September 28 , 2001 . The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late 1990s on CBC Television , and on Radio-Canada ( as La Maison de Ouimzie ) . Reruns of the show aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Kids Network block . The series was produced by Cinar ( now Cookie Jar Entertainment ) , with the PBS telecasts presented by Maryland Public Television from 1997 to 2002 . The show 's puppetry is in the style of Sesame Street , which led to some legal troubles with The Jim Henson Company , in 1999 ."
},
{
"docid": "Pamela_Wallin_Live",
"title": "",
"text": "Pamela Wallin Live was a Canadian interview series which aired on CBC Newsworld from 1995 to 1999 . It was hosted by Pamela Wallin . Following her highly publicized firing from the CBC 's Prime Time News in 1995 , Wallin formed her own production company and launched the series . Instead of reporting or anchoring the news , Pamela Wallin Live featured Wallin interviewing newsmakers , celebrities and other figures in a format similar to CNN 's Larry King Live . The show quickly proved to be one of Newsworld 's most popular offerings , and in some seasons was repeated the following afternoon on the CBC 's main network as well . In 1998 , Newsworld moved the series to a different time slot , and the show no longer aired live . Its title was changed at that time to simply Pamela Wallin . In 1999 , Wallin moved the series to CTV 's new specialty channel TalkTV , where it became Pamela Wallin 's TalkTV . It aired there until 2002 , when Wallin accepted a diplomatic posting as Canada 's Consul General in New York City ."
}
] |
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Brock Lesnar is signed to a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion.
|
[
{
"docid": "Ultimate_Fighting_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) is an American mixed martial arts-focused company , based in Las Vegas , Nevada , owned and operated by parent company William Morris Endeavor . It is the largest MMA promotion in the world and features the top-ranked fighters of the sport . Based in the United States , the UFC produces events worldwide that showcase ten weight divisions and abide by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts . As of 2017 , the UFC has held over 300 events . Dana White serves as the president of the UFC . He has held that position since 2001 ; under White 's leadership the UFC has grown into a globally popular multibillion-dollar enterprise . The first event was held on November 12 , 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver , Colorado . The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a fight , with minimal rules , between competitors of different fighting disciplines , including boxing , Brazilian jiu-jitsu , Sambo , wrestling , Muay Thai , karate , judo , and other styles . In subsequent competitions , fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline , which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts . In 2016 , it was sold to William Morris Endeavor ( WME-IMG ) for $ 4 billion . With a TV deal and expansion in Europe , Australia , the Middle East , Asia , and new markets within the United States , the UFC has gained in popularity , along with greater mainstream media coverage . As of 2017 , viewers can access live UFC fights and fight replays on their subscription network UFC Fight Pass at a cost of $ 7.99 -- $ 9.99 USD per month via devices like Apple TV , iPhone , Android , Xbox , Roku , and Google Chromecast as well as on pay-per-view in the U.S. , Brazil , Australia , Canada , New Zealand , and Italy . On network TV , UFC content is available on Fox , Fox Sports 1 , and Fox Sports 2 in the U.S. , on ESPN in the Caribbean , on BT Sport in the United Kingdom and Ireland , as well as in 150 countries and 22 different languages worldwide . MMA journalists and fans have criticized the UFC for putting on too many shows and thus diluting the quality of their product ."
},
{
"docid": "Brock_Lesnar",
"title": "",
"text": "Brock Edward Lesnar ( -LSB- ˈlɛznər -RSB- born July 12 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist , amateur wrestler , and professional American football player . He is signed with WWE , where he performs on the Raw brand and is the current WWE Universal Champion in his first reign . After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota , Lesnar signed with WWE ( then the World Wrestling Federation ) in 2000 . He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , where he was a three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin . After debuting on WWE 's main roster in 2002 , he won the WWE Championship on three separate occasions with victories over The Rock and Kurt Angle ( twice ) . Lesnar won the then WWE Undisputed Championship five months after his main roster debut at the age of 25 , becoming the youngest champion in the title 's history . He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner , making him the youngest King of the Ring and Royal Rumble winner as well . Following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX , Lesnar left the WWE and pursued a career in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was named a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings , but was cut prior to the start of the 2004 -- 2005 season . In 2005 , Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling ( NJPW ) , where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match . After a contractual dispute with NJPW , he also wrestled as IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation ( IGF ) . In 2006 , Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts ( MMA ) , as he signed with Hero 's and won his first fight , against Min-Soo Kim , in June 2007 . He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) the following October . Lesnar lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir and then won his second fight against Heath Herring . In November 2008 , Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion . Shortly after a successful title defense in a rematch with Mir , Lesnar was sidelined due to diverticulitis . He would return at UFC 116 to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships , becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in the process . Lesnar then lost the championship to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 . In 2011 , he was once again sidelined due to diverticulitis and underwent surgery . Lesnar returned at UFC 141 in December , losing to Alistair Overeem and promptly retiring from MMA . Lesnar was a box office sensation in UFC , as he took part in a some of the best selling pay-per-view events in UFC history , including UFC 100 and UFC 116 . In April 2012 , Lesnar once again returned to professional wrestling , rejoining WWE after an eight-year hiatus . Two years later , at WrestleMania XXX , Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at WrestleMania . He achieved world champion status twice since his return , having won the then WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2014 and the WWE Universal Championship in 2017 . Lesnar has been managed by Paul Heyman throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career . In June 2016 at UFC 199 , the UFC announced that Lesnar would return to MMA to fight at UFC 200 . His opponent was later revealed to be Mark Hunt . Lesnar would defeat Hunt via unanimous decision . However , after Lesnar tested positive for clomiphene , a banned substance on the UFC 's anti-doping policy , he was suspended from competing in the UFC by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for one year , fined $ 250,000 and his victory over Hunt was overturned to a no-contest . Lesnar then retired from MMA for a second time in 2017 . Lesnar is a five-time world champion in WWE , a one-time heavyweight champion in the UFC , a one-time heavyweight champion in NJPW , and a one-time heavyweight wrestling champion in the NCAA , the only person in history to win a championship in each of those organizations . He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for both the WWE and UFC , including WrestleMania XIX , WrestleMania 31 , UFC 100 and UFC 116 . In 2015 , an ESPN.com article referred to Lesnar as `` the most accomplished athlete in professional wrestling history '' ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Kim_Min-soo_(judoka)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kim Min-soo ( born January 22 , 1975 ) is a South Korean former judoka , professional mixed martial artist and K-1 kickboxer . He is best known for becoming a K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Finalist and also winning the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta earning a Silver Medal in Judo . He is best known for his fights with current WWE professional wrestler and former UFC Heavyweight Champion and veteran Brock Lesnar , former WWE wrestler and K-1 fighter Sean O'Haire and former NFL football player turned K-1 kickboxer and New Japan Pro Wrestling contender Bob Sapp . Min-soo holds a notable kickboxing win over former UFC fighter Scott Junk . He announced his retirement from contact sports in 2011 with brief stints as color commentator for Japanese and Korean mixed martial arts and professional wrestling events . Kim is also the Judo head coach for Korean Top Team ."
},
{
"docid": "Cain_Velasquez",
"title": "",
"text": "Cain Velasquez ( born July 28 , 1982 ) is an American mixed martial artist . He is a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion , with victories over Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos . As of April 19 , 2017 , he is the 2nd ranked heavyweight in the UFC 's official rankings ."
},
{
"docid": "Dream_(mixed_martial_arts)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dream ( styled DREAM in capitals ) was a Japanese mixed martial arts ( MMA ) organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group . DREAM replaced FEG 's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series , Hero 's . The series retained many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC broadcasts , including fight introducer Lenne Hardt . In America , the promotion is aired on HDNet . They promoted over 20 shows highlighting some of the best Japanese and international MMA talent , establishing or enhancing the careers of top ranked fighters such as Shinya Aoki , Tatsuya Kawajiri , Ronaldo Jacaré , Eddie Alvarez , Jason Miller , Kazushi Sakuraba , Gegard Mousasi and Alistair Overeem ."
},
{
"docid": "Valkyrie_(mixed_martial_arts)",
"title": "",
"text": ", sometimes styled VALKYRIE in capitals , was a women 's mixed martial arts ( MMA ) promotion . It was the sister of Japanese MMA promotion Cage Force , both operated by Greatest Common Multiple ( GCM ) Communication . Contrary to other Japanese women MMA promotions at the time , it featured a cage instead of a ring and used the same venues as Cage Force ."
},
{
"docid": "Rodrigo_Medeiros",
"title": "",
"text": "Rodrigo `` Comprido '' Medeiros ( born January 11 , 1977 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt . His nickname , Comprido , is Portuguese for `` long '' - a reference to his tall stature . Rodrigo began BJJ at the age of sixteen . He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie student , Romero `` Jacaré '' Cavalcanti , he also trained under Fernando ` Magrao ' Gurgel and is one of a select group of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious World Jiu-Jitsu Championship openweight titles twice . Rodrigo has also been a Jiu-Jitsu instructor to mixed martial arts fighters such as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar , former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad , Pat Barry , and Chris Tuchscherer ."
},
{
"docid": "Mixed_Martial_Arts_Pakistan",
"title": "",
"text": "Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan ( or PAK MMA ) is the premiere mixed martial arts ( MMA ) and martial arts promotion based in Pakistan that was created in December 2007 by Bashir Ahmad to promote martial arts ( and martial sports such as boxing and wrestling ) styles in Pakistan with a particular focus on mixed martial arts competition . From organizing seminars all around Pakistan to having the first mixed martial arts event in the country , Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan has had a huge amount of success in being the first organization to promote MMA in Pakistan . Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan covers everything from the training of students , promoting events , sponsoring of fighters and the organization also reaches out to the community as well ."
},
{
"docid": "Megumi_Yabushita",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese female mixed martial artist , kickboxer , professional wrestler and judoka . She has participated in several Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotions . She is a Japanese national judo champion and a former Smackgirl open weight champion and tournament winner ."
},
{
"docid": "Stipe_Miocic",
"title": "",
"text": "Stipe Miocic ( -LSB- ˈstiːpe_miˈotʃɪtʃ -RSB- born August 19 , 1982 ) is an American professional mixed martial artist and fireman currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) . He is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion . As of April 2017 , he is ranked # 5 pound for pound in the UFC . Miocic has defended the belt twice , and by doing that he tied the record for most title defenses with Cain Velasquez , Brock Lesnar , Tim Sylvia and Randy Couture . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time ."
},
{
"docid": "Heiwa",
"title": "",
"text": "Heiwa , the Japanese word for peace , may refer to : Heiwa , Aichi , a town in Aichi Prefecture , Japan Heiwa ( album ) , an album by jazz fusion band Greetings From Mercury Heiwa Corporation , a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko machines DREAM ( Mixed Martial Arts ) ( HEIWA DREAM ) , a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion run by Fighting and Entertainment Group ( owners of K-1 ) and co-produced with the former PRIDE executives from Dream Stage Entertainment"
},
{
"docid": "Dream_Stage_Entertainment",
"title": "",
"text": "Dream Stage Entertainment ( DSE ) was a Japanese company that promoted various wrestling and mixed martial arts events , most notably mixed martial arts Pride Fighting Championship and Hustle professional wrestling events ."
},
{
"docid": "Art_of_War_Fighting_Championship",
"title": "",
"text": "The Art of War Fighting Championship ( 英雄榜 / Art of War/AOW ) is a Chinese professional mixed martial arts promotion based in Beijing , China . The Chinese title '' 英雄榜 '' literally translated means `` Gathering of Heroes . '' Art of War FC has no relation to the defunct US MMA promotion Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship . Art of War I was held at the Beijing Sports University on November 6 , 2005 . The inaugural event made it the first professional mixed martial arts contest in the People 's Republic of China . To date , AOW has held 15 events in mainland China . Its largest event was Art of War 12 - Invincible , held at the National Olympic Sports Center Auditorium in Beijing on May 23 , 2009 to an audience of around 6,000 fans . The event attracted many international guests , including former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia , renowned ring announcer Michael Buffer , and experienced referee `` Big '' John McCarthy . The Art of War Fighting Championship has featured some of China 's top mixed martial arts athletes , including IKF World Champion and 2002 King of Sanda champion , Bao Li Gao ; 1996 Chinese Olympian and China national judo champion , Ao Te Gen Ba Tar ; and 2004 Chinese Olympian and China national Greco-Roman wrestling champion , Sai Yin Ji Ya . In addition , Art of War FC has featured some of the world 's top fighters including WKN European Muay Thai champion Filippo Cinti of Italy , DEEP veteran Jeong Ho Lee of Korea , and Japanese Karate and ju-jutsu expert , Setsuma Takeda . Art of War is the first mixed martial arts organization to be broadcast by CCTV-5 , China 's largest sports broadcasting platform with over 1 billion audience coverage in China and internationally . Art of War IV , broadcast on December 29 , 2006 set a record as the single largest mixed martial arts tournament broadcast in the world . In March 2008 , Art of War Fighting Championship signed a China nationwide broadcasting agreement which will bring the tournament into the homes of over 200 million viewers around the country on a weekly basis , including regions of Hong Kong , Macau , Australia , and New Zealand ."
},
{
"docid": "Kazuyuki_Fujita",
"title": "",
"text": "( born October 16 , 1970 ) is a Japanese professional wrestler , mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler . He has fought in mixed martial arts promotions including Pride Fighting Championships , K-1 and World Victory Road . He competes in mixed martial arts , shoot style wrestling and puroresu , and holds notable victories over Ken Shamrock , Gilbert Yvel , Mark Kerr , Bob Sapp , Karam Gaber , Peter Graham , and James Thompson ."
},
{
"docid": "Real_Japan_Pro_Wrestling",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese professional wrestling and martial arts promotion founded in 2005 by Satoru Sayama . It runs shows every two or three months , and feature both pro wrestling activities and a variety of martial arts bouts , like mixed martial arts , kickboxing and Seikendo-style competitions . It uses top wrestlers from other promotions as well as its own talent , and has had working agreements with Toryumon Mexico , Battlarts and Dradition ."
},
{
"docid": "Masakazu_Kuramochi",
"title": "",
"text": "Masakazu Kuramochi ( born February 7 , 1972 ) is a Japanese mixed martial artist . He competed in the Lightweight division . Kurmochi was a veteran of every major Japanese mixed martial arts promotion with the exception of PRIDE . In 2008 Kuramochi later retired from contact sports and opened up his own video game arcade in Tokyo ."
},
{
"docid": "Fighting_Network_Rings",
"title": "",
"text": "Fighting Network Rings , trademarked as RINGS , is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods : puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995 , mixed martial arts promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment , and the revived mixed martial arts promotion from 2008 onward . RINGS was founded by Akira Maeda on May 11 , 1991 , following the dissolution of Newborn UWF . At that time , Maeda and Mitsuya Nagai were the only two people to transfer from UWF , wrestlers such as Kiyoshi Tamura , Hiromitsu Kanehara and Kenichi Yamamoto would later also transfer from UWF International ."
},
{
"docid": "Frank_Mir",
"title": "",
"text": "Francisco Santos `` Frank '' Mir , III ( born May 24 , 1979 ) is an American mixed martial artist , who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) . A former UFC Heavyweight Champion , he currently holds the record for most fights , victories , and submissions in UFC Heavyweight history , and is tied for 4th most UFC victories overall . The only person to win a UFC bout by toe hold , Mir possesses the longest uninterrupted tenure of any fighter in UFC history . He is the first man to knock out and submit Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira . He also holds notable wins over Brock Lesnar , Tim Sylvia , and Mirko Filipovic ."
},
{
"docid": "UFC_91",
"title": "",
"text": "UFC 91 : Couture vs. Lesnar was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) on November 15 , 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada ."
},
{
"docid": "Yasuko_Tamada",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese female mixed martial arts ( MMA ) fighter . She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion . She later fought for Jewels and now competes for Deep . Tamada is currently ranked as the # 6 female atomweight ( 96-106 lb ) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women 's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings ."
},
{
"docid": "M-1_Global",
"title": "",
"text": "M-1 Global ( Mixfight-1 ) or MMA-1 ( Mixed martial arts-1 ) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg , Russia which organizes between 100 and 200 competitions per year . The public faces of M-1 Global are President , Vadim Finkelstein and part-owner Fedor Emelianenko . It hosted its first major show ( rather than co-promoting with other organizations ) entitled M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough on August 28 , 2009 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City , Kansas . M-1 , in 2009 , signed a contract to co-promote with Explosion Entertainment ."
},
{
"docid": "Jewels_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jewels is another name for gemstones . Jewels may also refer to : Jewels ( Waylon Jennings album ) , 1968 Jewels ( ballet ) , a 1967 American ballet by George Balanchine Jewels ( Einstürzende Neubauten album ) , 2007 Jewels ( mixed martial arts ) , a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused on female fighters `` Jewels '' ( song ) , a 2007 song by the Japanese rock band Alice Nine Jewels ( novel ) , by Danielle Steel Jewels ( video ) , compilation album of English rock-band Queen The Jewels , a girl group from Washington , D.C."
},
{
"docid": "Bill_Goldberg",
"title": "",
"text": "William Scott Goldberg ( born December 27 , 1966 ) is an American professional wrestler , actor , former professional football player and former mixed martial arts color commentator known for his time in WWE and WCW under the ring name Goldberg . Regarded as one of the more popular professional wrestlers of the late 1990s , Goldberg was the top star and public face of World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) at the peak of the Monday Night Wars . Goldberg is best known for his time in WCW , where he performed between 1997 and 2001 . Goldberg rose to fame in WCW with a lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition from 1997 to 1998 , which is considered the longest winning streak in professional wrestling . During this time , he became WCW United States Champion and WCW World Heavyweight Champion . He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion ( with Bret Hart ) , making him along with Hart the fifth WCW Triple Crown winner . Following WCW 's closure in 2001 , Goldberg wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling ( AJPW ) between 2002 and 2003 , and for WWE between 2003 and 2004 , becoming a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in the latter . Goldberg headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWE , including closing WCW 's premier annual event , Starrcade , on two occasions ( 1998 and 1999 ) . After twelve years away from the company , he returned to WWE in 2016 and headlined Survivor Series against Brock Lesnar , and Fastlane against Kevin Owens where he won the WWE Universal Championship , his third world title , thus making him the only person to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship , WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Universal Championship . Before he was a professional wrestler , Goldberg was a professional football player . After first retiring from professional wrestling , he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure . He hosted 26 episodes of Garage Mahal on the DIY Network from 2009 to 2011 ."
},
{
"docid": "UFC_141",
"title": "",
"text": "UFC 141 : Lesnar vs. Overeem was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday December 30 , 2011 , at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada ."
},
{
"docid": "Hatsu_Hioki",
"title": "",
"text": "( -LSB- çioki hatsu͍̥ -RSB- , born July 18 , 1983 ) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist competing in the featherweight division . He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion , Sengoku Featherweight Champion , and TKO Featherweight Champion . Hioki is a long time Shooto veteran and has fought most of his fights in Japanese promotions including the largest Mixed Martial Arts organization at the time , Pride Fighting Championships ."
},
{
"docid": "Masakatsu_Funaki",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler , who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling , PWFG , UWF and Wrestle-1 . He is also the co-founder of Pancrase , one of the first mixed martial arts organizations and non-rehearsed shoot wrestling promotions ( following five years after the inception of Shooto but predating America 's Ultimate Fighting Championship ) . Funaki was also Pancrase 's biggest star ; Josh Barnett described him as the `` symbol of Japan '' , Frank Shamrock labeled Funaki `` the golden boy '' of Pancrase , and Guy Mezger called Funaki `` hands down the smartest and most skilled fighter in Pancrase next to Ken Shamrock '' . Not only the organization 's co-founder , Funaki was also one of Pancrase 's most successful fighters to date , scoring submission victories over numerous MMA champions such as Ken Shamrock , Frank Shamrock , Guy Mezger , Yuki Kondo , Minoru Suzuki and Bas Rutten through the course of his 50-fight career . He is the only fighter in mixed martial arts to hold wins over both Shamrock brothers and Bas Rutten , and was the first man to win the King of Pancrase title twice . Funaki is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese fighters in mixed martial arts history . Sherdog.com ranked him as the # 1 mixed martial artist in the world for the years 1996 and 1997 , and also had him ranked as a top 4 pound for pound fighter from 1993 to 1998 ."
},
{
"docid": "WSOF",
"title": "",
"text": "WSOF may refer to World Series of Fighting , a mixed martial arts promotion , based in the United States World Series of Fighting : Canada , a mixed martial arts promotion , based in Canada World Series of Fighting : Central America , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Central America WSOF ( FM ) , a radio station ( 89.9 FM ) licensed to serve Madisonville , Kentucky , United States"
},
{
"docid": "World_Victory_Road",
"title": "",
"text": "World Victory Road ( WVR ) is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts ( MMA ) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship ( SRC ) in Japan . The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa . It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation ( JMM ) . The Sengoku championship was broadcast on Fuji TV and pay-per-view in Japan , and on HDNet in United States . Beginning with the December 31 show , Sengoku was known as Sengoku Raiden Championship . `` Raiden '' means `` thunder and lightning '' and refers to a legendary 18th century sumo . WVR exec Kokuho said they hoped the initials `` SRC '' will be more palatable to international audiences . On March 12 , 2011 , it was reported that Don Quijote , a Japanese discount store chain serving as the primary sponsor of the promotion , had ceased all funding to WVR . That same day , WVR officials issued a press release stating that barring the sudden emergence of a new primary sponsor , the promotion was effectively finished ."
},
{
"docid": "Katsuhiko_Nagata",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist , who won the silver medal in 63 -- 69 kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics . He is also the brother of professional wrestler Yuji Nagata . He is currently a competitor in DREAM , a major mixed martial arts promotion out of Japan ."
},
{
"docid": "Bubba_Jenkins",
"title": "",
"text": "Bubba Jenkins ( born February 5 , 1988 ) is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler . He grew up in Virginia Beach , Virginia and is well known for winning the 2011 NCAA Division I Championship at 157 lbs . for Arizona State University . Jenkins formally fought for the mixed martial arts promotion Bellator Fighting Championships in the featherweight division , after signing a long-term promotional agreement with the organization in May 2013 . Jenkinsis currently fights in the lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut ."
},
{
"docid": "Naho_Sugiyama",
"title": "",
"text": ", also known by her nickname or Sugi Rock , is a Japanese female mixed martial arts ( MMA ) fighter . She has competed professionally since 2009 . In 2011 , she became the first Jewels featherweight champion . Besides Jewels , Sugiyama has also competed in MMA promotions Valkyrie and Invicta Fighting Championships . As of , Sugiyama is ranked as the number four female atomweight ( 96-106 lb ) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women 's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings ."
},
{
"docid": "Ikuhisa_Minowa",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently competing in IGF as . He was a longtime veteran of PRIDE and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 Hero 's , Cage Rage , UFC , DREAM , and DEEP . He is the former DREAM Openweight Grand Prix Champion ( Super Hulk ) ."
}
] |
191899
|
The Hangover Part III includes Justin Bartha.
|
[
{
"docid": "The_Hangover_Part_III",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hangover Part III is a 2013 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the third and final installment in The Hangover trilogy . The film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Justin Bartha , and Ken Jeong . The supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor , Heather Graham , Mike Epps , Melissa McCarthy and John Goodman with Todd Phillips directing a screenplay written by himself and Craig Mazin . The film follows the `` Wolfpack '' ( Phil , Stu , Doug , and Alan ) as they try to get Alan the help he needs after facing a personal crisis . However , things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them . The Hangover Part III was announced days before the release of The Hangover Part II and Mazin , who co-wrote Part II , was brought on board . In January 2012 , the principal actors re-signed to star . In March 2012 , Warner Bros. announced a U.S. Memorial Weekend release . The supporting roles were cast between June and September 2012 . Principal photography began in September 2012 in Los Angeles , California before moving to Nogales , Arizona and Las Vegas , Nevada . The film was released on May 23 , 2013 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "The_Hangover_Part_II",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hangover Part II is a 2011 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the sequel to the 2009 film The Hangover and the second installment in The Hangover trilogy . Directed by Todd Phillips , who co-wrote the script with Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong , the film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Ken Jeong , Jeffrey Tambor , Justin Bartha , and Paul Giamatti . It tells the story of Phil , Stu , Alan , and Doug as they travel to Thailand for Stu 's wedding . After the bachelor party in Las Vegas , Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe , subdued pre-wedding brunch . Things do not go as planned , resulting in another bad hangover with no memories of the previous night . Development began in April 2009 , two months before The Hangover was released . The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film . Production began in October 2010 , in Ontario , California , before moving on location in Thailand . The film was released on May 26 , 2011 and became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy during its theatrical run . A third and final installment , The Hangover Part III , was released on May 23 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Justin_Bartha",
"title": "",
"text": "Justin Lee Bartha ( born July 21 , 1978 ) is an American actor , known for his roles as Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series , Doug Billings in The Hangover trilogy , and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series The New Normal ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hangover",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips , co-produced with Daniel Goldberg , and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore . The film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Heather Graham , Ken Jeong , Rachael Harris , Mike Epps , Justin Bartha , and Jeffrey Tambor . It tells the story of Phil Wenneck , Stu Price , Alan Garner , and Doug Billings , who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug 's impending marriage . However , Phil , Stu and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night 's events , and must find the groom before the wedding can take place . Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender 's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club . After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $ 2 million , Philips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser , and also including boxer Mike Tyson . Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days , and during filming , the three main actors ( Cooper , Helms , and Galifianakis ) formed a real friendship . The Hangover was released on June 5 , 2009 , and was a critical and commercial success . The film became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009 , with a worldwide gross of over $ 467 million . The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , and received multiple other accolades . It is the tenth-highest-grossing worldwide film of 2009 , as well as the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States , surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years . Out of all R-rated films , it is the six-highest-grossing ever in the U.S. , behind only The Passion of the Christ , The Matrix Reloaded , Ted , American Sniper , and Deadpool . A sequel , The Hangover Part II , was released on May 26 , 2011 , and a third and final installment , The Hangover Part III , was released on May 23 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bartha",
"title": "",
"text": "Bartha is a Hungarian name that may refer to : Given name Bartha Knoppers ( born 1951 ) , Canadian lawyer Bartha van Crimpen ( 1754 -- 1818 ) , Dutch patriot Surname Albert Bartha ( 1877 -- 1960 ) , Hungarian military officer and politician Andrea Bartha , Hungarian visual artist , set and costume designer Aranka Szabó-Bartha ( born 1926 ) , Hungarian sprinter Ferenc Bartha ( 1943 -- 2012 ) , Hungarian economist Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha ( born c. 1904 -- 1905 ) , Hungarian long-distance motorcycle riders John Bartha ( born c. 1920 ) , Hungarian film actor Justin Bartha ( born 1978 ) , American actor László Bartha ( born 1987 ) , Hungarian football player Károly Bartha ( disambiguation ) -- multiple people Rezső von Bartha ( 1912 -- 2001 ) , Hungarian fencer and modern pentathlete Richard Bartha Hungarian-born American microbiologist"
},
{
"docid": "Sticky_Notes_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sticky Notes is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Amanda Sharp , and produced by Katie Mustard . The film features Ray Liotta , Rose Leslie , Gina Rodriguez and Justin Bartha ."
},
{
"docid": "Calophasia_barthae",
"title": "",
"text": "Calophasia barthae is a moth of the Noctuidae family . It is found in the southern part of the Balkans , Turkey and the Middle East . Adults are on wing in March . There is one generation per year ."
},
{
"docid": "Cartoon_Hangover",
"title": "",
"text": "Cartoon Hangover ( stylized as CARTOOИ HAИGOVER ) is a Frederator Studios ' television channel and adult animation division , part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative , launched in February 2012 . Frederator is producing two animated series exclusively for the Internet : Bravest Warriors , created by Pendleton Ward and Bee and PuppyCat , created by Natasha Allegri . Previously , they produced SuperFuckers , created by James Kochalka . Frederator also produced its fifth cartoon shorts incubator for Cartoon Hangover , dubbed Too Cool ! Cartoons , which was planned to feature 39 shorts but ended up releasing only 11 shorts . The sixth Frederator cartoon laboratory , Go ! Cartoons , is a joint venture with Sony Pictures Animation and Channel Frederator 's Cartoon Hangover , and begins in 2016 . Cartoon Hangover , Cartoon Hangover 2 , Cartoon Hangover ESP and Cartoon Hangover Uncensored are part of the Channel Frederator Network . Cartoon Hangover is now available on VRV"
},
{
"docid": "Lauren_Price_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lauren Price is a boxer . Lauren Price may also refer to : Lauren Price ( footballer ) in Wales women 's national football team Lauren Price , fictional character in The Hangover Part III"
},
{
"docid": "Dark_Horse_(2011_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Dark Horse is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz . It stars Justin Bartha , Selma Blair , Mia Farrow , Jordan Gelber , Donna Murphy , Christopher Walken , Zachary Booth and Aasif Mandvi . The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5 , 2011 , and was released on June 8 , 2012 , by Brainstorm Media ."
},
{
"docid": "Holy_Rollers_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Holy Rollers is a 2010 independent film written by Antonio Macia , directed by Kevin Asch , and starring Jesse Eisenberg , Justin Bartha , Ari Graynor , Danny Abeckaser , Q-Tip and Jason Fuchs . Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Rebound",
"title": "",
"text": "The Rebound is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Bart Freundlich , starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha . It was released in theaters in several countries in late 2009 . It was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25 , 2010 , but was cancelled due to the film 's distributor shutting down . It ended up going direct-to-DVD in the United States on February 7 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Károly_Bartha",
"title": "",
"text": "Károly Bartha may refer to : Károly Bartha ( Minister of Defence ) ( 1884 -- 1964 ) , Hungarian soldier and politician Károly Bartha ( swimmer ) ( 1907 -- 1991 ) , Hungarian Olympic swimmer"
},
{
"docid": "White_Girl_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "White Girl is a 2016 American film written and directed by Elizabeth Wood in her directorial debut . It stars Morgan Saylor , Brian Marc , India Menuez , Adrian Martinez , Anthony Ramos , Ralph Rodriguez , Annabelle Dexter-Jones , Chris Noth and Justin Bartha . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23 , 2016 . The film was released on September 2 , 2016 by FilmRise ."
},
{
"docid": "Hangover",
"title": "",
"text": "A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following the consumption of ethanol , as found in wine , beer and distilled spirits . Hangovers can last for several hours or for more than 24 hours . Typical symptoms of a hangover may include headache , drowsiness , concentration problems , dry mouth , dizziness , fatigue , gastrointestinal distress ( e.g. , vomiting ) , absence of hunger , depression , sweating , nausea , hyper-excitability and anxiety . While the causes of a hangover are still poorly understood , several factors are known to be involved including acetaldehyde accumulation , changes in the immune system and glucose metabolism , dehydration , metabolic acidosis , disturbed prostaglandin synthesis , increased cardiac output , vasodilation , sleep deprivation and malnutrition . Beverage-specific effects of additives or by-products such as congeners in alcoholic beverages also play an important role . The symptoms occur typically after the intoxicating effect of the alcohol begins to wear off , generally the morning after a night of heavy drinking . Though many possible remedies and `` folk cures '' have been suggested , there is no compelling evidence to suggest that any are effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover . Avoiding alcohol or drinking in moderation are the most effective ways to avoid a hangover . The socioeconomic consequences and health risks of alcohol hangover include workplace absenteeism , impaired job performance , reduced productivity and poor academic achievement . A hangover may also compromise potentially dangerous daily activities such as driving a car or operating heavy machinery ."
},
{
"docid": "National_Treasure:_Book_of_Secrets",
"title": "",
"text": "National Treasure : Book of Secrets ( released on home video as National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets ) is a 2007 mystery adventure film directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . It is a sequel to the 2004 film National Treasure and is the second part of the National Treasure franchise . The film stars Nicolas Cage , Diane Kruger , Justin Bartha , Jon Voight , Harvey Keitel , Ed Harris , Bruce Greenwood , and Helen Mirren . It was stated in the first film 's commentary that there were no plans for a sequel , but due to the first film 's impressive box-office performance ( earning $ 347.5 million worldwide ) , a sequel was given the go-ahead in 2005 . The film premiered in New York City on December 13 , 2007 , and was released in North America by Walt Disney Pictures on December 21 , 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_New_Normal_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "The New Normal is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 10 , 2012 , to April 2 , 2013 . The series was created and principally written by Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler . The storyline follows wealthy gay couple Bryan ( Andrew Rannells ) and David ( Justin Bartha ) , who are living in Los Angeles . Deciding to have a child , they choose a surrogate mother , Goldie Clemmons ( Georgia King ) , who moves into their home with her 9-year-old daughter Shania ( Bebe Wood ) . The series aired Tuesdays at 9:30 pm Eastern/8 :30 pm Central after the new comedy series Go On , as part of the 2012 -- 13 United States network television schedule . On October 2 , 2012 , NBC commissioned a full season of The New Normal . The New Normal was officially canceled on May 11 , 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Károly_Bartha_(Minister_of_Defence)",
"title": "",
"text": "Vitéz Károly Bartha de Dálnokfalva ( 18 June 1884 -- 22 November 1964 ) was a Hungarian military officer and politician , who served as Minister of Defence between 1938 and 1942 . During World War I he had several high commander offices in Budapest and Trieste . In 1919 he fought against the armies of Czechoslovakia and Romania . After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic Bartha joined the National Army led by Miklós Horthy . Béla Imrédy appointed him as Minister of Defence and Bartha kept his position in the ensuing governments until 1942 . While he was in office , there were lot of significant events : the First and Second Vienna Awards , the occupation of Bácska and Muravidék , the bombing of Kassa whereby Hungary entered the Second World War ( 1941 ) . He had big role in the unfortunate occasions of Vojvodina massacres . Horthy fired the government because of its Germanophila . Bartha was retired . Károly Bartha did undertake neither political nor military role after his retirement . After the war the People 's Tribunal considered him a responsible for entering the war . The Military Court downgraded him and later they fired Bartha from the Magyar Honvédség . After the communist takeover he was harassed by the police services , so he emigrated to Venezuela , where he worked as railway constructing engineer . He died in 1964 during a visit to Linz , Austria ."
},
{
"docid": "Oscar_Torre",
"title": "",
"text": "Oscar Torre is an actor , film director and Producer . He is known for the role of Santo in the CBS TV series Cane ( TV series ) , as one of the leads ( Miguelito ) in the LIONSGATE film To Rob a Thief ( Spanish : Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón ) and The Hangover Part III , and in 2014 directed Pretty Rosebud , which starred his wife Chuti Tiu ."
},
{
"docid": "Down_in_Mexico",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Down in Mexico '' is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and released by The Coasters on their album , The Coasters . The song reached # 8 on R&B chart in 1956 . The song has appeared in the film Death Proof , directed by Quentin Tarantino . The version used is a re-recording done in 1973 . The song also appears in The Hangover Part III , directed by Todd Phillips ."
},
{
"docid": "National_Treasure_(franchise)",
"title": "",
"text": "National Treasure is a series of political theatrical adventure mystery films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Gates , a treasure hunter who , with the help of his father , Patrick Henry Gates ( Jon Voight ) , his girlfriend , Abigail Chase ( Diane Kruger ) and his loyal sidekick , Riley Poole ( Justin Bartha ) , uncovers hidden troves and secrets from America 's past . The films were distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . There are also a series of novels detailing the ancestors of Ben Gates , all written by Catherine Hapka ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hangover_Part_II:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hangover Part II : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack to the comedy film of the same name . It was released on May 23 , 2011 by WaterTower Music ."
},
{
"docid": "Lela_Loren",
"title": "",
"text": "Lela Maria Loren Avellaneda Sharp ( born May 7 , 1980 ) , known professionally as Lela Loren is an American television actress , best known for her leading role as Angela `` Angie '' Valdes on the Starz television series Power . She rose to prominence in 2006 when she appeared in numerous television shows such as Cold Case , The Shield , CSI : Miami , CSI : NY and Ghost Whisperer . She has also made numerous film appearances such as The Hangover Part III and Reign Over Me ."
},
{
"docid": "Jesse_Moynihan",
"title": "",
"text": "Jesse Moynihan ( born January 4 , 1978 ) is an American artist , composer and director who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time as well as being the creator of the graphic novel Forming . He also released the animated short Manly exclusively through Cartoon Hangover , made with his brother Justin ."
},
{
"docid": "Haejang-guk",
"title": "",
"text": "Haejang-guk or hangover soup refers to all kinds of guk or soup eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine . It means `` soup to chase a hangover '' and is also called sulguk . It usually consists of dried Napa cabbage , vegetables and meat in a hearty beef broth . One type of haejangguk , Seonjiguk , includes sliced congealed ox blood ( similar to black pudding ) and another type , Sundaeguk includes a kind of blood sausage made with intestine stuffed with pig 's blood and other ingredients ."
},
{
"docid": "Andrea_Bartha",
"title": "",
"text": "Andrea Bartha is a Hungarian set - and costume-designer , visual artist ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Big_Hangover",
"title": "",
"text": "The Big Hangover is a 1950 comedy film released by MGM . The film starred Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor and was written and directed by Norman Krasna . Supporting players include Percy Waram , Fay Holden , Leon Ames , Edgar Buchanan , Selena Royle , Gene Lockhart , and Rosemary DeCamp . The Big Hangover was one of Elizabeth Taylor 's first films to feature her in an `` adult character '' role , the first being the 1949 British thriller Conspirator . Despite being released with high hopes , The Big Hangover was a critical and box office disappointment . Home video releases are scarce in any format , as the movie remains largely unknown ."
},
{
"docid": "Gigli",
"title": "",
"text": "Gigli ( -LSB- ˈdʒiːli -RSB- , ) is a 2003 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Martin Brest and starring Ben Affleck , Jennifer Lopez , Justin Bartha , Al Pacino , Christopher Walken , and Lainie Kazan . Popular media gave attention and interest to the film during production , primarily because Affleck and Lopez , the film 's stars , were romantically involved at the time . After release , however , critical reaction was universally negative , and in the years since its release Gigli has been considered one of the worst films of all time . The film was also one of the most expensive box office bombs in history , grossing $ 7.2 million against a $ 75.6 million budget . As of 2017 , it is the last film Brest has directed , making it his longest hiatus between projects ."
},
{
"docid": "Aranka_Szabó-Bartha",
"title": "",
"text": "Aranka Szabó-Bartha ( born 9 October 1926 ) is an Hungarian sprinter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics . Szabó-Bartha competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki , Finland , in the 100 metres she ran in the second heat where she was beaten into third place so did n't qualify for the next round , a few days later she was back on the track with teammates Olga Gyarmati , Ibolya Tilkovszky and Ilona Tolnai-Rákhely in the 4 × 100 metres relay and although they came last in there heat they were eventually disqualified ."
},
{
"docid": "László_Bartha",
"title": "",
"text": "László Bartha ( born 9 February 1987 in Komló ) is a Hungarian football player who currently Paksi SE ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_Barthas",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis Barthas ( July 14 , 1879 -- May 4 , 1952 ) was a cooper , author , socialist , and a veteran of the First World War ."
}
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Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated the 35th President of the United States.
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[
{
"docid": "John_F._Kennedy",
"title": "",
"text": "John Fitzgerald `` Jack '' Kennedy ( May 29 , 1917 -- November 22 , 1963 ) , commonly referred to by his initials JFK , was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963 . Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War , and much of his presidency focused on managing relations with the Soviet Union . He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president . Kennedy was born in Brookline , Massachusetts to Joseph P. Kennedy , Sr. and Rose Kennedy . A scion of the Kennedy family , he graduated from Harvard University in 1940 before joining the United States Naval Reserve the following year . During World War II , Kennedy commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service . After the war , Kennedy represented Massachusetts 's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 until 1953 . He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior Senator from Massachusetts from 1953 until 1960 . While serving in the Senate , he published Profiles in Courage , which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography . In the 1960 presidential election , Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon , who was the incumbent Vice President . Kennedy 's time in office was marked by high tensions with Communist states in the Cold War . He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over President Dwight D. Eisenhower . In April 1961 , he authorized a failed joint-CIA attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs Invasion . He 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 , U.S. spy planes discovered that Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba ; the resulting period of tensions , termed the Cuban Missile Crisis , nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict . Domestically , Kennedy presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps and supported the Civil Rights Movement , but he was largely unsuccessful in passing his New Frontier domestic policies . Kennedy continues to rank highly in historians ' polls of U.S. presidents and with the general public . His average approval rating of 70 % is the highest of any president in Gallup 's history of systematically measuring job approval . On November 22 , 1963 , Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas , Texas . Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime , but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby two days later . Pursuant to the Presidential Succession Act , Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president later that day . The FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin , but various groups believed that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy . After Kennedy 's death , many of his proposals were enacted , including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Revenue Act of 1964 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lee_Harvey_Oswald",
"title": "",
"text": "Lee Harvey Oswald ( October 18 , 1939 -- November 24 , 1963 ) was an American former U.S. Marine who was arrested for the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 . According to four federal government investigations and one municipal investigation , These were investigations by : the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( 1963 ) , the Warren Commission ( 1964 ) , the House Select Committee on Assassinations ( 1979 ) , the Secret Service , and the Dallas Police Department . Oswald shot and killed Kennedy as the President traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas , Texas . Oswald was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959 . He lived in the Belarusian city of Minsk until June 1962 , at which time he returned to the United States with Marina , his Russian-born wife , eventually settling in Dallas . Following Kennedy 's assassination , Oswald was initially arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit , who was killed on a Dallas street about 45 minutes after Kennedy was shot . Oswald was later charged with the murder of Kennedy . He denied shooting anybody , saying that he was a `` patsy '' . Two days later , while being transferred from the city jail to the county jail , Oswald was fatally shot by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby in full view of television cameras broadcasting live . In September 1964 , the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone in assassinating Kennedy by firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository . This conclusion was supported by previous investigations carried out by the FBI , the Secret Service , and the Dallas Police Department . Despite forensic , ballistic , and eyewitness evidence supporting the lone gunman theory , public opinion polls taken over the years have shown that most Americans believe that Oswald did not act alone , but conspired with others to kill the president . The assassination has spawned numerous conspiracy theories ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "John_F._Kennedy_assassination_rifle",
"title": "",
"text": "In March 1963 , Lee Harvey Oswald , using the alias `` A. Hidell , '' purchased by mail order a 6.5 × 52mm Carcano Model 91/38 infantry rifle ( described by the President 's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy as a `` Mannlicher -- Carcano '' ) rifle with a telescopic sight . He also purchased a revolver from a different company , by the same method . The Hidell alias was determined from multiple sources to be Oswald . It is officially accepted that the rifle was fired by Oswald from the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas , Texas , to assassinate United States President John F. Kennedy as his motorcade drove by on November 22 , 1963 . Photographs of Oswald holding the rifle , a palmprint found upon examination of the rifle , and detective work tracing its sale , all eventually led to Oswald . Marina Oswald later testified she was told by Lee that the rifle was also used before in an attempt to assassinate retired U.S. Army General Edwin Walker in Dallas ."
},
{
"docid": "Marina_Oswald_Porter",
"title": "",
"text": "Marina Nikolayevna Oswald Porter ( née Prusakova ; Марина Николаевна Прусакова on July 17 , 1941 ) is the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald , the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy . She married Oswald during his temporary defection to the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States with him . She was not implicated in the assassination and remarried two years following Oswald 's death ."
},
{
"docid": "Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy",
"title": "",
"text": "John F. Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , was assassinated on Friday , November 22 , 1963 at 12:30 p.m Central Standard Time in Dallas , Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza . Kennedy was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald while he was riding with his wife , Jacqueline , Texas Governor John Connally , and Connally 's wife , Nellie , in a presidential motorcade . A ten-month investigation by the Warren Commission from November 1963 to September 1964 concluded that Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy , and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial . Kennedy 's death marked the fourth ( following Lincoln , Garfield , and McKinley ) and most recent assassination of an American President . Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President upon Kennedy 's death . In contrast to the conclusions of the Warren Commission , the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations ( HSCA ) concluded in 1979 that Kennedy was `` probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy '' . The HSCA agreed with the Warren Commission that the injuries sustained by Kennedy and Connally were caused by Oswald 's three rifle shots , but they also determined the existence of an additional gunshot based on analysis of an audio recording and therefore '' ... a high probability that two gunmen fired at -LSB- the -RSB- President . '' The Committee was not able to identify any individuals or groups involved with the possible conspiracy . In addition , the HSCA found that the original federal investigations were `` seriously flawed '' with respect to information-sharing and the possibility of conspiracy . As recommended by the HSCA , the acoustic evidence indicating conspiracy was subsequently re-examined and rejected . In light of the investigative reports determining that `` reliable acoustic data do not support a conclusion that there was a second gunman , '' the Justice Department has concluded active investigations , stating `` that no persuasive evidence can be identified to support the theory of a conspiracy in ... the assassination of President Kennedy . '' However , Kennedy 's assassination is still the subject of widespread debate and has spawned numerous conspiracy theories and alternative scenarios . Polling in 2013 showed that 60 % of Americans believe that a group of conspirators was responsible for the assassination . As of 2017 , Kennedy is the most recent president to die in office ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Paine",
"title": "",
"text": "Michael Ralph Paine ( born June 25 , 1928 ) is a retired engineer . He became notable after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , because he was an acquaintance of the President 's purported assassin Lee Harvey Oswald . His wife , Ruth Hyde Paine , housed Lee 's estranged wife , Marina Oswald , in her home for several months before the assassination until the day after it ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Trial_of_Lee_Harvey_Oswald_(1964_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is a 1964 American film from Larry Buchanan . It is the first speculative trial drama to be produced about Lee Harvey Oswald only a few months after the assassination of John F. Kennedy along with the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald himself . The film was made in Dallas , and served as an idea of what the trial would have been like had it occurred , if Oswald had n't been killed by Jack Ruby . In the film , the prosecution asserts Oswald committed the crime for political reasons due to his Marxist beliefs , while Oswald 's attorney presents an insanity defense , claiming he suffered from untreated paranoid schizophrenia since adolescence . Since the viewer acts as a juror , no verdict is given . Dallas criminal defense attorney Charles W. Tessmer appears after the film to summarize its contents and encourages viewers to debate among themselves ."
},
{
"docid": "Gus_Russo",
"title": "",
"text": "Gus G. Russo ( born 1950 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American author and researcher of the assassination of John F. Kennedy . Russo was part of a team of researchers that worked on the 1993 Frontline Lee Harvey Oswald documentary , Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald ? , for PBS . He is the author of Live by the Sword : The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK , a book which states that Lee Harvey Oswald alone killed the president in retribution for Kennedy 's policies toward Fidel Castro and Cuba . Russo has also written books about the Chicago Outfit and mob lawyer Sidney Korshak . In The Outfit , Russo points out that while the Mafia is responsible for heinous crimes , they are n't the only `` business '' that engages in destructive and illegal activities . The Mafia 's `` upper world '' counterparts , big business , has been responsible for many crimes themselves ( white collar crime ) , have escaped punishment , and still operate without being prosecuted . Co-authored by Stephen Molton , Brothers In Arms : The Kennedys , the Castros , and the Politics of Murder states that Castro 's regime employed Oswald in retaliation for plots against the Cuban leader ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_J._Groden",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert J. Groden ( born November 22 , 1945 ) is an American author who has written extensively about conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy . His books include The Killing of a President : The Complete Photographic Record of the JFK Assassination , the Conspiracy , and the Cover-up ; The Search for Lee Harvey Oswald : A Comprehensive Photographic Record ; and JFK : The Case for Conspiracy ( shorter version than his 1975 co-authored book ) . Groden is a photo-optics technician who served as a photographic consultant for the House Select Committee on Assassinations . A harsh critic of the Warren Commission , he also testified at the 1975 United States President 's Commission on CIA activities within the United States ( sometimes referred to as the Rockefeller Commission ) ."
},
{
"docid": "David_Ferrie",
"title": "",
"text": "David William Ferrie ( March 28 , 1918 -- February 22 , 1967 ) was an American pilot who was alleged by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy . Garrison also alleged that Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswald . Ferrie denied any involvement in a conspiracy and said he never knew Oswald . Decades later , photos emerged establishing that Ferrie had been in the same Civil Air Patrol unit as Oswald in the 1950s , but critics have argued this does not prove that either Ferrie or Oswald was involved in an assassination plot ."
},
{
"docid": "Warren_Commission",
"title": "",
"text": "The President 's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy , known unofficially as the Warren Commission , was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson through on November 29 , 1963 to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22 , 1963 . The U.S. Congress passed Senate Joint Resolution 137 authorizing the Presidential appointed Commission to report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , mandating the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence concerning the infraction occurring in Dallas , Texas on November 22 , 1963 . Its 888-page final report was presented to President Johnson on September 24 , 1964 and made public three days later . It concluded that President Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald and that Oswald acted entirely alone . It also concluded that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald two days later . The Commission 's findings have proven controversial and have been both challenged and supported by later studies . The Commission took its unofficial name -- the Warren Commission -- from its chairman , Chief Justice Earl Warren . According to published transcripts of Johnson 's presidential phone conversations , some major officials were opposed to forming such a commission and several commission members took part only reluctantly . One of their chief reservations was that a commission would ultimately create more controversy than consensus ."
},
{
"docid": "Carlos_Bringuier",
"title": "",
"text": "Carlos Jose Bringuier ( born June 22 , 1934 ) is a Cuban exile in the United States of America who campaigned against Fidel Castro 's government . Bringuier is principally known for his brief connection with Lee Harvey Oswald , the assassin of President John F. Kennedy ."
},
{
"docid": "Ruth_Paine_Home",
"title": "",
"text": "The Ruth Paine Home at 2515 W. 5th Street in Irving , Texas , United States , is the location where Lee Harvey Oswald spent the night before assassinating President John F. Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 . It was from the house 's garage that he removed the rifle he used for the assassination , which he had previously concealed there . The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16 , 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories",
"title": "",
"text": "Numerous conspiracy theories have been put forward to explain the circumstances surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 . These include accusations of involvement of the CIA , the Mafia , sitting Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson , Cuban President Fidel Castro , the KGB , or even some combination thereof . Some conspiracy theories further claim that the United States government covered up crucial information in the aftermath of the assassination . Former Los Angeles District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi estimated that a total of 42 groups , 82 assassins , and 214 people had been accused at one time or another in various conspiracy scenarios . In 1964 , the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the only person responsible for assassinating Kennedy . In 1979 , the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations ( HSCA ) concluded that Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy , although it did not identify any individuals or groups . The HSCA reasoned that a second gunman other than Oswald probably also fired at Kennedy , but acoustic evidence which the HSCA accepted in reaching its conclusions was later discredited by experts . Other federal and municipal investigations have been conducted , most of which support the conclusions reached in the Warren Commission report . Nonetheless , a significant percentage of Americans polled still indicate a belief in some sort of conspiracy ."
},
{
"docid": "Oswald's_Tale",
"title": "",
"text": "Oswald 's Tale : An American Mystery is a 1995 non-fiction book by Norman Mailer , ISBN 0-679-42535-7 . It amounts to a detailed biography of Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1939 -- 1963 ) , the assassin of US President John F. Kennedy ."
},
{
"docid": "Lee_Harvey_Oswald_Rooming_House",
"title": "",
"text": "The house at 1026 N. Beckley in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas , TX , was the temporary residence of Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of the John F. Kennedy assassination . Oswald rented a room here for $ 8 a week , beginning October 14 , 1963 , under the name O.H. Lee The building is approximately 2 miles from the Texas School Book Depository where Oswald began working on October 16 ."
},
{
"docid": "James_P._Hosty",
"title": "",
"text": "James Patrick Hosty , Jr. ( August 28 , 1924 -- June 10 , 2011 ) was an American FBI agent assigned to investigate Lee Harvey Oswald upon Oswald 's June 1962 return to the United States after his defection to the Soviet Union . After Hosty made contact with Marina Oswald ( a Soviet citizen ) in order to interview her about her recent entry into the United States , Oswald wrote him a letter to protest the `` harassment '' of his wife Marina , and had Hosty 's name and phone number in his address book . After the Kennedy assassination , Hosty did not disclose Oswald 's letter about Marina to the Warren Commission and destroyed it on his superior 's order . Because of this , Hosty attracted speculation as a possible conspirator in several conspiracy theories . Hosty was transferred to the FBI 's Kansas City office until his mandatory retirement in 1979 . Hosty later wrote a memoir about the Kennedy assassination , titled Assignment : Oswald ."
},
{
"docid": "George_de_Mohrenschildt",
"title": "",
"text": "George Sergius de Mohrenschildt ( ; April 17 , 1911 -- March 29 , 1977 ) was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswald 's death , two days after the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy . His testimony before the Warren Commission investigating the assassination was one of the longest of any witness ."
},
{
"docid": "Ruth_Paine",
"title": "",
"text": "Ruth Hyde Paine ( born September 3 , 1932 ) was a friend of Marina Oswald , who was living with her at the time of the JFK assassination . According to five government investigations , Lee Harvey Oswald stored the 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle that he used to assassinate U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Ruth Paine 's garage , unbeknownst to her and her husband , Michael Paine ."
},
{
"docid": "Reclaiming_History",
"title": "",
"text": "Reclaiming History : The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy is a book by attorney Vincent Bugliosi ( Norton , 2007 ; 1,632 pages ; ISBN 0-393-04525-0 ) that analyzes the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy , focusing on the lives of Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby . The book is drawn from many sources , including the Warren Report . Bugliosi 's 1,632-page , 1,535,791-word book ( with a CD-ROM containing an additional 1,000 + pages of footnotes ) analyzes all aspects of the assassination and the rise of the conspiracy theories about Kennedy 's assassination in the years subsequent to the event . Bugliosi argues that the Warren Commission 's conclusion that Lee Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy is correct . The book won the 2008 Edgar Award for the Best Fact Crime category ."
},
{
"docid": "Raymond_Lee_Harvey",
"title": "",
"text": "Raymond Lee Harvey was an Ohio-born unemployed American drifter . He was arrested by the Secret Service after being found carrying a starter pistol with blank rounds , ten minutes before President Jimmy Carter was to give a speech at the Civic Center Mall in Los Angeles on May 5 , 1979 . Although he had a history of mental illness , police investigated his claims that he was part of a four-man operation to assassinate the president . He claimed that he had been approached by three Latino men staying at the Alan Hotel who gave him the starter pistol , and asked him to shoot it into the ground to create a diversion , so they could then shoot the president from their hotel room during the distraction . According to Harvey , he fired seven blank rounds from the starter pistol on the hotel roof on the night of May 4 , to test how much noise it would make . He then spent the night in a room taken by one of the men , whom he knew as `` Julio '' , but who was later identified as a 21-year-old illegal Mexican alien who gave the name Osvaldo Espinoza Ortiz . At the time of his arrest , Harvey had eight spent rounds in his pocket , as well as 70 unspent blank rounds for the gun . The names `` Lee Harvey '' and `` Osvaldo '' ( Osvaldo is the Spanish equivalent to `` Oswald '' ) drew comparisons to Lee Harvey Oswald , who assassinated President John F. Kennedy . This led conspiracy theorists to claim that the incident was set up to scare Carter into submission . Although originally dismissed as `` a tale spun by an intoxicated man , '' police investigating the claims found a room in the Alan Hotel rented under the name `` Umberto Camacho , '' the name of an alleged conspirator given by Ortiz , containing a shotgun case and three unspent rounds of ammunition . The occupant had checked out of the hotel room the day of the alleged assassination attempt . Harvey was jailed on a $ 50,000 bond , given his transient status , and Ortiz was alternately reported as being held on a $ 100,000 bond as a material witness or held on a $ 50,000 bond being charged with burglary from a car . Charges against the pair were ultimately dismissed for a lack of evidence . His age at the time of the event has been alternately given as 34 or 35 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Running_Man_(1963_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Running Man is a 1963 British drama film directed by Carol Reed , starring Laurence Harvey as a man who fakes his own death in a glider accident , then runs into trouble when an insurance investigator starts taking a close interest . It was filmed in San Roque , Cádiz , Spain , Gibraltar and Ireland . The film opened at the Odeon Leicester Square in London 's West End on 1 August 1963 . Lee Remick and Alan Bates co-starred with Harvey . The film briefly came to the attention of the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because of a viral marketing campaign which placed personal ads in the Dallas Morning News asking the `` Running Man '' to please call `` Lee '' . Investigators thought that they might be coded messages placed by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald until they discovered the source of the advertisements . In Hollywood , an urban legend arose claiming that the film was a flop because it starred actors named Lee and Harvey ."
},
{
"docid": "Eddie_Barker",
"title": "",
"text": "Edmund Asa `` Eddie '' Barker Jr. ( August 18 , 1927 -- July 23 , 2012 ) was a television reporter in Dallas , Texas , perhaps best known for being the first newsman to report the death of John F. Kennedy , and his interview with Marina Oswald . Barker was born in San Antonio , Texas , and began his radio career in 1943 . He later went to Dallas ' KRLD ( now KDFW ) , where in 1963 , he was covering the visit of President Kennedy to Dallas . After the assassination , he was first to report the president 's death on CBS , 5 minutes before the network feed , and Walter Cronkite 's famous flash . Later , he secured the first interview with Marina Oswald , the wife of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald . Barker died in 2012 in Dallas , of natural causes ."
},
{
"docid": "H._Louis_Nichols",
"title": "",
"text": "H. Louis Nichols ( 7 November 1916 - 25 April 2010 ) was an attorney who resided in Dallas , Texas . He is the only known attorney who visited Lee Harvey Oswald , while Oswald was in custody by the Dallas Police Department after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ."
},
{
"docid": "Hugh_Aynesworth",
"title": "",
"text": "Hugh Grant Aynesworth ( born August 2 , 1931 ) is an American journalist , investigative reporter , author , and teacher . Aynesworth has been reported to have witnessed the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza , the capture and arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater , and the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters . In a 1976 Texas Monthly article , William Broyles , Jr. described Aynesworth as `` one of the most respected authorities on the assassination of John F. Kennedy '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Allan_Grant",
"title": "",
"text": "Allan Grant ( October 23 , 1919 -- February 1 , 2008 ) was an American photojournalist for Life magazine . He had the last photo shoot with actress Marilyn Monroe and took the first photos of Marina Oswald , Lee Harvey Oswald 's wife , following U.S. President John F. Kennedy 's assassination ."
},
{
"docid": "Clay_Bertrand",
"title": "",
"text": "Clay Bertrand is an alleged alias associated with two people connected to various investigations regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 . New Orleans attorney Dean Andrews Jr. testified to the Warren Commission on July 21 , 1964 that he received a call from `` Clay Bertrand , '' the day after the assassination of Kennedy , asking him to fly to Dallas to represent the suspected assassin , Lee Harvey Oswald . The FBI had reported two weeks after the assassination that Andrews , who had been hospitalized with pneumonia , said he was under heavy sedation and had concluded that the call had been a `` figment of his imagination '' . Nearly three years later on March 2 , 1967 , the New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison asserted that `` Clay Bertrand '' was actually New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw who had conspired with Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie to kill Kennedy . Shaw , who had been arrested and booked with conspiracy to commit murder , denied that he had ever used the name . An FBI document to President Lyndon Johnson 's advisor W. Marvin Watson at the time of this development indicated that they had been unable to locate an individual with name `` Clay Bertrand . '' Shortly after appearing before the Orleans Parish grand jury , Andrews stated in an interview on June 28 , 1967 that `` Bertrand '' was not Shaw but was Eugene Davis , his friend and client . Davis denied in an affidavit that he was `` Bertrand '' or the person who suggested that Andrews go to Dallas to help Oswald . Andrews was subsequently convicted on three counts of perjury for lying to the grand jury on August 14 , 1967 . On February 25 , 1969 , Andrews testified during the trial of Clay Shaw that the name '' ` Clay Bertrand ' was a figment of -LSB- his -RSB- imagination '' and that he had been `` carrying on a farce '' in order to prevent `` bring -LSB- ing -RSB- a lot of heat and trouble to someone who did n't deserve it . '' On March 1 , 1969 , the 34-day trial concluded when the jury acquitted Shaw after deliberating less than an hour ."
},
{
"docid": "J._D._Tippit",
"title": "",
"text": "J.D. Tippit ( September 18 , 1924 -- November 22 , 1963 ) was an American police officer who was an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department . On a Dallas street , about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 , Tippit was shot to death in a residential neighborhood in Oak Cliff . Lee Harvey Oswald was initially arrested as a suspect in Tippit 's murder but later also became a suspect in the shooting of President Kennedy . Oswald was charged with both crimes shortly after his arrest . However , Oswald denied involvement in either of the cases . Before Oswald could be prosecuted for either crime , he was shot and killed , while in police custody , by strip club owner Jack Ruby on November 24 , 1963 ."
},
{
"docid": "Directorio_Revolucionario_Estudiantil",
"title": "",
"text": "Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil ( DRE ) , or Student Revolutionary Directorate , was a Cuban student group which in opposition to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista from 1954 to 1957 played a role in the Cuban Revolution , which came to power in 1959 . In 1960 the Directorio was relaunched in opposition to Fidel Castro and moved its base to the United States , where it soon developed links with the Central Intelligence Agency . In August 1962 it carried out an attack on a beachfront Havana hotel . As of 1963 it was the largest anti-Castro student group in Miami ; it also had a chapter in New Orleans , where it had contact with Lee Harvey Oswald in mid-1963 . Immediately after the 22 November 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy , it launched a campaign asserting that Lee Harvey Oswald had been acting on behalf of the Cuban government . The group lost its CIA support in December 1966 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Trial_of_Lee_Harvey_Oswald",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald refers to : The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1964 film ) The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1977 film ) The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald ( play )"
},
{
"docid": "The_Trial_of_Lee_Harvey_Oswald_(1977_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is an American two-part television film shown on ABC-TV in September 1977 . The film starred Ben Gazzara , Lorne Greene and John Pleshette in the title role . It is an example of alternative history . The hypothesis is what might have happened if Lee Harvey Oswald had not been killed by Jack Ruby and had stood trial for the murder of President John F. Kennedy ."
},
{
"docid": "Revilo_P._Oliver",
"title": "",
"text": "Revilo Pendleton Oliver ( July 7 , 1908 -- August 20 , 1994 ) was an American professor of Classical philology , Spanish , and Italian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . After World War II , he published in the American Opinion , becoming known as a polemicist for white supremacist and right-wing causes . Oliver also briefly attracted national notoriety in the 1960s when he published an article after the President John F. Kennedy assassination , suggesting that Lee Harvey Oswald was part of a Soviet conspiracy against the United States . He was called to testify before the Warren Commission investigating the murder ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "In_&_Out_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "James_Cameron's_unrealized_projects",
"title": "",
"text": "The following is a list of unproduced James Cameron projects in roughly chronological order . During his long career , Canadian film director James Cameron has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction . Some of these projects , fell into development hell or are officially cancelled ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Cameron ( born 1954 ) is a Canadian film director . James Cameron may also refer to : James Cameron ( activist ) ( 1914 -- 2006 ) , American civil-rights activist James Cameron ( American football ) ( 1938 -- 1995 ) , American College football coach James Cameron ( footballer ) ( 1868 -- 1934 ) , Scottish footballer James Cameron ( journalist ) ( 1911 -- 1985 ) , British journalist James Cameron ( missionary ) ( 1800 -- 1875 ) , Scottish artisan missionary James Cameron ( scientist ) ( 1930 -- 2003 ) , British forensic scientist involved in the Lindy Chamberlain case James Cameron ( South African cricketer ) ( born 1979 ) , former South African cricketer James Cameron ( Union colonel ) ( 1800 -- 1861 ) , American Union Army colonel James Cameron ( Victorian politician ) ( 1846 -- 1922 ) , Australian politician James Cameron ( Zimbabwean cricketer ) ( born 1986 ) , Zimbabwean cricketer J. Donald Cameron ( 1833 -- 1918 ) , American politician James R. Cameron ( born 1929 ) , American historian and educator James W. Cameron ( 1913-2010 ) , American professor and citrus breeder Jim Cameron ( footballer ) ( 1881 -- 1941 ) , Australian rules footballer Jim Cameron ( politician ) ( 1930 -- 2002 ) , Australian politician Jim Cameron ( water polo ) , former water polo representative from New Zealand Jimmy Cameron ( 1923 -- 1994 ) , Jamaican cricketer James Clephane-Cameron ( born 1985 ) , British poet"
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "James Cameron is a Canadian director , screenwriter , and producer who has had an extensive career in film and television . Cameron 's debut was the 1978 science fiction short Xenogenesis , which he directed , wrote and produced . In the early part of his career , he did various technical jobs such as special visual effects producer , set dresser assistant , matte artist , and photographer . His feature directorial debut was the 1981 release Piranha II : The Spawning . The next film he directed was the science fiction action thriller The Terminator ( 1984 ) . It starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg assassin , and was Cameron 's breakthrough feature . In 1986 , he directed and wrote the science fiction action sequel Aliens starring Sigourney Weaver . He followed this by directing another science fiction film The Abyss ( 1989 ) . In 1991 , Cameron directed the sequel to The Terminator , Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( with Schwarzenegger reprising his role ) , and also executive produced the action crime film Point Break . Three years later he directed a third Schwarzenegger-starring action film True Lies ( 1994 ) . In 1997 , Cameron directed , wrote , and produced the epic romantic disaster film Titanic which grossed over $ 1.84 billion at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time . He received the Academy Award for Best Director , the Academy Award for Best Film Editing , and shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with the other producers . It had a total of 14 Oscar nominations ( tying the record set by the 1950 drama All About Eve ) and won 11 ( tying the record set by the 1959 epic historical drama Ben-Hur ) . Cameron also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and shared the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama with the other producers . He followed this by directing , and producing two underwater documentaries : Ghosts of the Abyss ( 2003 ) , and Aliens of the Deep ( 2005 ) . He returned to directing features in 2009 with the 3D science fiction film Avatar . It grossed over $ 2.78 billion at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time breaking the record set by Titanic , and still holds this record as of 2014 . Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three in technical categories . Cameron also earned a second Golden Globe Award for Best Director , and Best Motion Picture -- Drama . He followed this by executive producing two 3D films , Sanctum ( 2011 ) and Cirque du Soleil : Worlds Away ( 2012 ) , as well as the documentary Deepsea Challenge 3D ( 2014 ) . Cameron made his television debut in 1998 playing himself in the sitcom Mad About You . Two years later he executive produced the science fiction television series Dark Angel ( 2000 ) starring Jessica Alba . In 2005 , he appeared in two documentaries about the sinking of the RMS Titanic : Last Mysteries of the Titanic , and Tony Robinson 's Titanic Adventure . He also made appearances as himself on the comedy-drama television series Entourage that same year . Cameron followed this by executive producing two biblical documentaries , The Exodus Decoded ( 2006 ) and Lost Tomb of Jesus ( 2007 ) . He executive produced and appeared in a third Titanic related documentary , Titanic : Final Word with James Cameron , in 2012 . Two years later , Cameron executive produced the climate change documentary television series Years of Living Dangerously ( 2014 ) which received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series ."
},
{
"docid": "Lightstorm_Entertainment",
"title": "",
"text": "Lightstorm Entertainment is an American film production company . The company was founded by Canadian filmmaker James Cameron and film producer Larry Kasanoff in 1990 and is best known for producing the films Terminator 2 : Judgment Day , Titanic and Cameron 's latest film Avatar . Cameron has also employed other filmmakers to produce and direct films under Lightstorm 's production banner ."
},
{
"docid": "Expedition:_Bismarck",
"title": "",
"text": "Expedition : Bismarck is a 2002 documentary film produced for the Discovery Channel by Andrew Wight and James Cameron , directed by James Cameron and Gary Johnstone , and narrated by Lance Henriksen . The film follows an underwater expedition to the German battleship Bismarck and digitally reconstructs events that led up to the ship 's sinking during World War II . In 2003 the film was honored with an Emmy award for Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming ."
},
{
"docid": "Alita:_Battle_Angel",
"title": "",
"text": "Alita : Battle Angel is an upcoming American science fiction film based on Yukito Kishiro 's Battle Angel Alita manga , set to be released on July 20 , 2018 . The film is produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau , and Robert Rodriguez has signed on to direct the film based on a script written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis . Production and release were repeatedly delayed due to Cameron 's work on Avatar and its sequels ."
},
{
"docid": "Aliens_of_the_Deep",
"title": "",
"text": "Aliens of the Deep is a 2005 documentary film , directed in part by James Cameron alongside fellow cameraman and friend Steven Quale , who would go on to direct Final Destination 5 six years later , and filmed in the IMAX 3D format . It was produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures . Cameron teams with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridges , submerged chains of mountains in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that are home to some of the planet 's more unusual forms of life ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron",
"title": "",
"text": "James Francis `` Jim '' Cameron ( born August 16 , 1954 ) is a Canadian filmmaker , director , producer , screenwriter , inventor , engineer , philanthropist , and deep-sea explorer . He first found major success with the science-fiction action film The Terminator ( 1984 ) . He then became a popular Hollywood director and was hired to write and direct Aliens ( 1986 ) ; three years later he followed up with The Abyss ( 1989 ) . He found further critical acclaim for his use of special effects in Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( 1991 ) . After his film True Lies ( 1994 ) Cameron took on his biggest film at the time , Titanic ( 1997 ) , which earned him Academy Awards for Best Picture , Best Director and Best Film Editing . After Titanic , Cameron began a project that took almost 10 years to make : his science-fiction epic Avatar ( 2009 ) , which was in particular a landmark for 3D technology , and for which he received nominations for the same three Academy Awards . Despite Avatar being his only movie made to date in 3D , Cameron is the most successful 3D film-maker in terms of box-office revenue . In the time between making Titanic and Avatar , Cameron spent several years creating many documentary films ( specifically underwater documentaries ) and co-developed the digital 3D Fusion Camera System . Described by a biographer as part scientist and part artist , Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies . On March 26 , 2012 , Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench , the deepest part of the ocean , in the Deepsea Challenger submersible . He is the first person to do this in a solo descent , and is only the third person to do so ever . In total , Cameron 's directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$ 2 billion in North America and US$ 6 billion worldwide . Not adjusted for inflation , Cameron 's Titanic and Avatar are the two highest-grossing films of all time at $ 2.19 billion and $ 2.78 billion respectively . Cameron also holds the achievement of having directed two of the three films in history to gross over $ 2 billion worldwide . In March 2011 , he was named Hollywood 's top earner by Vanity Fair , with estimated 2010 earnings of $ 257 million . In October 2013 , a new species of frog Pristimantis jamescameroni from Venezuela was named after him in recognition of his efforts in environmental awareness , in addition to his public promotion of veganism ."
},
{
"docid": "Under_Pressure_(Modern_Family)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Under Pressure '' is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 108th overall . It was aired on January 15 , 2014 . The episode was written by Elaine Ko and directed by James Bagdonas . In the episode , Alex suffers a meltdown during her birthday party due to the pressure she is always under and she finds herself a therapist . At the school 's open day , Jay and Phil have fun taking Luke and Manny 's lessons while Claire finally realizes how much pressure Alex must feel every day . Luke and Manny go out on a double date . While gym coach Cameron presents to a group of parents , Gloria fights with another mother and the three of them , including Cameron , end up at the principal 's office . Mitchell and Lily meet their new neighbor Asher who is environmentalist and passionate about ecology . `` Under Pressure '' received positive reviews from the critics ."
},
{
"docid": "J._Michael_Muro",
"title": "",
"text": "James Michael Muro , Jr. ( born 1966 ) is an American BAFTA Award-nominated cinematographer and director . He is known primarily for his Steadicam work . In the late 1980s and 1990s , he was James Cameron 's Steadicam operator of choice , working on Cameron 's hit films The Abyss , Terminator 2 : Judgment Day , True Lies , and Titanic . Throughout his career , he has been credited as Jimmy Muro , James Muro , Jim Muro , and J. Michael Muro . Muro also did Steadicam and B-camera operating on Kevin Costner 's Academy Award-winning epic Dances with Wolves , contributing to cinematographer Dean Semler 's win of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography . He has also worked on Costner 's Open Range , making his debut as a director of photography . In 1986 , Muro began his career by directing the low-budget cult horror movie Street Trash . He has gone on to direct several episodes of the Warner Bros. . Television series Southland ."
},
{
"docid": "Avatar_(2009_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Avatar ( marketed as James Cameron 's Avatar ) is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed , written , produced , and co-edited by James Cameron , and starring Sam Worthington , Zoe Saldana , Stephen Lang , Michelle Rodriguez , and Sigourney Weaver . The film is set in the mid-22nd century , when humans are colonizing Pandora , a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system , in order to mine the mineral unobtanium , a room-temperature superconductor . The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na ` vi -- a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora . The film 's title refers to a genetically engineered Na ` vi body with the mind of a remotely located human that is used to interact with the natives of Pandora . Development of Avatar began in 1994 , when Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film . Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron 's 1997 film Titanic , for a planned release in 1999 , but according to Cameron , the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film . Work on the language of the film 's extraterrestrial beings began in 2005 , and Cameron began developing the screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006 . Avatar was officially budgeted at $ 237 million . Other estimates put the cost between $ 280 million and $ 310 million for production and at $ 150 million for promotion . The film made extensive use of new motion capture filming techniques , and was released for traditional viewing , 3D viewing ( using the RealD 3D , Dolby 3D , XpanD 3D , and IMAX 3D formats ) , and for `` 4D '' experiences in select South Korean theaters . The stereoscopic filmmaking was touted as a breakthrough in cinematic technology . Avatar premiered in London on , 2009 , and was internationally released on and in the United States and Canada on , to positive critical reviews , with critics highly praising its groundbreaking visual effects . During its theatrical run , the film broke several box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time , as well as in the United States and Canada , surpassing Titanic , which had held those records for twelve years ( and was also directed by Cameron ) . It also became the first film to gross more than and the best-selling film of 2010 in the United States . Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , and won three , for Best Art Direction , Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects . Following the film 's success , Cameron signed with 20th Century Fox to produce three sequels , making Avatar the first of a planned tetralogy . On April 14 , 2016 , Cameron confirmed that there were now plans for four sequels . Avatar 2 was scheduled for release in December 2018 before being delayed , with the sequels following in December 2020 , 2022 , and 2023 , respectively . The sequels are scheduled for release in 2020 , 2021 , 2024 and 2025 ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_bibliography",
"title": "",
"text": "A list of books and essays about James Cameron : Cameron , James"
},
{
"docid": "Shocking_Dark",
"title": "",
"text": "Shocking Dark ( also known as Terminator II , Terminator 2 , Alienators , and Contaminator ) is a 1989 Italian science-fiction film written by Claudio Fragasso , produced by Franco Gaudenzi and directed by Bruno Mattei . Although the film was promoted as a rip-off of James Cameron 's The Terminator , it is actually mostly a rip-off of Aliens , also by Cameron ."
},
{
"docid": "I_See_You_(Theme_from_Avatar)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` I See You ( Theme from Avatar ) '' ( also referred to as `` I See You '' ) is the official theme song recorded by British singer Leona Lewis for the 2009 film Avatar , directed by James Cameron , and its accompanying soundtrack ( 2009 ) . It was written by James Horner and Kuk Harrell , with production done by Simon Franglen . A pop inspired ballad , the lyrics , which reflect the story line of the film , are about love , emotion and power . The song received multiple comparisons to Celine Dion 's `` My Heart Will Go On '' , which is the official theme song written by Horner for another film directed by Cameron , Titanic ( 1997 ) . Lewis has performed the song on So You Think You Can Dance and Today , and it was included on the set list of her debut concert tour , The Labyrinth ( 2010 ) . It peaked at number 47 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 24 on the US Adult Contemporary chart ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_(journalist)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mark James Walter Cameron ( 17 June 1911 -- 26 January 1985 ) was a prominent British journalist , in whose memory the annual James Cameron Memorial Lecture is given ."
},
{
"docid": "Terminator_3:_Rise_of_the_Machines",
"title": "",
"text": "Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines ( also referred to as Terminator 3 and T3 ) is a 2003 American science-fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , Nick Stahl , Claire Danes , and Kristanna Loken . It is the third installment in the Terminator film series , following Terminator 2 : Judgment Day . It does not involve James Cameron , who directed and wrote the first two films . The plot follows the events of the second installment . After Skynet fails to kill Sarah Connor before her son is born and to kill John himself as a child , it sends back another Terminator , the T-X , in an attempt to wipe out as many Resistance officers as possible . This includes John 's future wife , but not John himself as his whereabouts are unknown to Skynet . John 's life is placed in danger when the T-X finds him ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_(Union_colonel)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Cameron ( March 1 , 1800 -- July 21 , 1861 ) was a Pennsylvanian who served as colonel of the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the early days of the American Civil War ( Civil War ) . He was the brother of Simon Cameron , United States Senator and first United States Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln . At the age of 61 , James Cameron was killed in action at the First Battle of Bull Run , the first large battle of the war , on July 21 , 1861 ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Clephane-Cameron",
"title": "",
"text": "James Edward Clephane-Cameron ( born 10 October 1985 ) is a poet from Surrey , UK . He is the son of the historian Neil Clephane-Cameron ."
},
{
"docid": "Samuel_James_Cameron",
"title": "",
"text": "Samuel James Cameron ( 7 January 1878 -- 29 October 1959 ) was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow from 1934 until 1942 . The son of Caesarean Section pioneer Prof Murdoch Cameron , S.J. Cameron was a foundation Fellow of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1929 , and for many years a member of the Gynaecological Visiting Society . A lifelong champion of the reputation of the founder of professional midwifery in the British isles , William Smellie , Cameron both named a maternity hospital at Lanark , Scotland , after him and saved Smellie 's library from permanent loss ."
},
{
"docid": "Killpoint",
"title": "",
"text": "Killpoint is a 1984 American action film directed by Frank Harris that stars Richard Roundtree , Cameron Mitchell , Leo Fong , Stack Pierce , Hope Holiday , and Diane Stevenett . A psychopathic illegal arms dealer , Joe Marks , played by Cameron Mitchell , and his gang headed by Nighthawk , played by Stack Pierce , rob a National Guard armory with the intent of selling arms to gangs and criminals in Los Angeles . Lt. James Long , played by Leo Fong , and FBI agent Bill Bryant , played by Richard Roundtree , go after Marks ."
},
{
"docid": "Frank_Cameron",
"title": "",
"text": "Francis James Cameron , ( born 1 June 1932 in Dunedin , Otago ) , is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 19 Tests for New Zealand as a fast bowler . He took three five-wicket-hauls in an innings during his Test career for New Zealand , two of them during his first tour against South Africa in 1961 -- 62 , where New Zealand drew 2 -- 2 in the 5 -- Test series . During that series , he was dismissed once in nine innings , and finished with a batting average of 17 . In 30 Test innings , he ended up not out in two thirds of them , which might have contributed to his career batting average of 11.6 -- he only made it into double figures three times with the bat . However , after bowling figures of 32 -- 5 -- 122 -- 0 in a tour match against Warwickshire , Cameron was left out of the team to play the third Test . He did play the last three tour matches against Scotland , Ireland and Netherlands , taking 19 wickets , but was never selected again for Test cricket , and retired after the 1966 -- 67 season ."
},
{
"docid": "La_Totale!",
"title": "",
"text": "La Totale ! is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi . The film was the basis for director James Cameron 's 1994 action comedy True Lies ."
},
{
"docid": "Avatar:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture",
"title": "",
"text": "Avatar : Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album of the 3-D science fiction epic film Avatar , directed by James Cameron . The original score and songs were composed , co-orchestrated and conducted by James Horner . The album 's deluxe edition , featuring six bonus tracks , was released on April 19 , 2010 to promote the DVD release of the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Film_Review_(magazine)",
"title": "",
"text": "Film Review was a magazine which first appeared in 1950 , initially for a 3-issue trial run , and continued until 2008 . It was originally titled `` ABC Film Review '' , being tied in with ABC Cinemas . At the time it was just 20 pages and cost 3 Old Pence . It was published by Associated British in association with Pathé and produced by Axtell Publications Ltd. of London , and the only credited contributor was James McCrossan . After the trial 's success it became a full monthly magazine from January 1951 costing 4d until Dec 1951 . Price was increased in Jan 1952 to 6d and stayed at 6d until August 1968 , which was a complete run except for the issues for August and September , 1959 , which were not published owing to a national printers strike in the UK that summer ( a fate that befell many magazines and newspapers at the time ) . Price from Sept 1968 was 9d until Sept 1970 , when decimalisation came in and price changed to 5p ( 1 / - ) in Oct 1970 . Price changed again in May 1972 , when it increased to 10p . At this time , the name changed to just Film Review ; the ABC was dropped from then on . It continued to appear as a monthly magazine until 2008 . The next to last edition , a double-issue , number 699/700 , for August / September 2008 , edited by Nikki Baughan , had 220 pages and was priced at # 4.99 . The last edition was issue number 701 issued in November and dated December 2008 , had 148 pages and was priced at # 3.99 . Contributors have included Peter S Haigh , Vincent Firth , Norman Taylor , David Richardson , Tony Crawley , Marianne Gray , Judy Sloane , Alan Jones , Tom Hutchinson , Nigel Robinson , Jason Caro , Roald Rynning , Howard Maxford , James Cameron-Wilson , Michael Darvell , Stephen Applebaum , Anwar Brett , Lorien Haynes and James Mottram . There was a readers ' Q&A page with questions answered originally by Peter Noble and later on David McGillivray . James Cameron-Wilson , a commissioning editor of the magazine , also eventually took over this section . Having started out as a promotional magazine for the ABC circuit , Film Review became a very good popular film monthly , packed with news and information , literate reviews and an emphasis on the pictorial as well as the written word . For nearly sixty years it never lost its initial and essential aim of appealing to film fanatics . Its position was taken over by other more successful film publications which forced it off the shelves . Film Review ceased printed publication by Visual Imagination Ltd in 2009 . It has no connection with the Film Review annual which was launched in 1944 and was last published by Signum Books . Originally edited by F. Maurice Speed , it was taken over by James Cameron-Wilson and was then jointly edited by Michael Darvell and Mansel Stimpson with Cameron-Wilson serving as executive editor . Its 70th edition appeared on 2 November 2015 . In December 2015 the Annual was launched as a website , Film Review Daily , edited by Cameron-Wilson and with regular contributors including Cameron-Wilson , Stimpson , Darvell and George Savvides ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_(South_African_cricketer)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Cameron ( born 20 September 1979 ) is a former South African cricketer . Cameron was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium . He was born in Johannesburg , Transvaal Province . Cameron represented the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2000 NatWest Trophy . In his only List A match he scored 6 runs and bowled 4 wicket-less overs ."
},
{
"docid": "James_R._Cameron",
"title": "",
"text": "James Reese Cameron ( born 1929 ) is an educator and historian ."
},
{
"docid": "True_Lies",
"title": "",
"text": "True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy film written , co-produced and directed by James Cameron , starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , Jamie Lee Curtis , Tom Arnold , Art Malik , Tia Carrere , Bill Paxton , Eliza Dushku , Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston . It is a loose remake of the 1991 French comedy film La Totale ! . The film follows U.S. government agent Harry Tasker , who balances his life as a spy with his familial duties . True Lies was the first Lightstorm Entertainment project to be distributed under Cameron 's multimillion-dollar production deal with 20th Century Fox , as well as the first major production for the visual effects company Digital Domain , which was co-founded by Cameron . For her performance , Curtis won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Saturn Award for Best Actress , while Cameron won the Saturn Award for Best Director . The film ultimately grossed $ 378 million worldwide at the box-office and was also nominated at the Academy Awards and BAFTAs in the Best Visual Effect category , and also for seven Saturn Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "Aliens_(soundtrack)",
"title": "",
"text": "The score to the 1986 James Cameron film Aliens was composed by James Horner . The score itself includes musical references to Gayane 's Adagio from Aram Khachaturian 's Gayane ballet suite , which had been used in Stanley Kubrick 's 2001 : A Space Odyssey ( 1968 ) . The score also uses musical motifs , sound treatments and excerpts from Jerry Goldsmith 's original soundtrack to Alien ( 1979 ) . Additional cues taken from Jerry Goldsmith 's Alien score were used in the climax of the film when Horner was unable to finish some cues to Cameron 's satisfaction . The film 's editors also reportedly altered the score 's chronological flow , sometimes looping , truncating or removing the music and placing it in fragmented form in the film out of context . Despite production issues , it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1986 . It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra . The soundtrack album was released the following year , in 1987 ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_(footballer)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Cameron ( 1868 -- 1934 ) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Cameron_Mackenzie",
"title": "",
"text": "James Cameron Mackenzie ( 1852 -- 1931 ) was an American educator , born in Aberdeen , Scotland ."
}
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Tom Felton is a person.
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[
{
"docid": "Tom_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Thomas_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Thomas Felton may refer to : Thomas Felton ( martyr ) ( 1567 -- 1588 ) , English martyr Sir Thomas Felton , 4th Baronet ( 1649 -- 1709 ) , English politician Tom Felton ( born 1987 ) , English actor and musician"
},
{
"docid": "Felton_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Felton is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Alfred Felton , Australian philanthropist Charles N. Felton , American politician Cornelius Conway Felton , American university president Eric Felton , American football player Felix Felton , British actor George E. Felton , British Computer Scientist Harold F. Felton , American writer John Felton ( assassin ) , English assassin of George Villiers , 1st Duke of Buckingham John Felton ( martyr ) , English Catholic martyr John B. Felton , Mayor of Oakland , California ( 1869 -- 1970 ) Katharine Felton , American social service innovator Leo Felton , American white supremacist Lindsay Felton , American actress Nicholas Felton ( graphic designer ) , American graphic designer Nicholas Felton ( bishop ) , English academic and bishop Raymond Felton , American basketball player Rebecca Latimer Felton , American teacher , writer and U. S. Senator for one day Samuel Morse Felton , Sr. , American railroad executive Samuel Morse Felton , Jr. , American railroad executive Terry Felton , American baseball player Tom Felton , actor notable for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films Verna Felton , American actress William Harrell Felton , American politician William Felton ( composer ) , British composer Fictional characters : Beau Felton , fictional character from Homicide : Life on the Street"
},
{
"docid": "Beau_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Det. Beauregard Donald ` Beau ' Felton is a fictional character on the television drama series Homicide : Life on the Street portrayed by Daniel Baldwin for seasons 1-3 . He was loosely based on Det. Donald Kincaid , from David Simon 's nonfiction book , Homicide : A Year on the Killing Streets , on which the series was based . Beau Felton was born on October 22 , 1960 . He is a hardheaded tough guy from Billytown , in the southwest area of Baltimore . His main squad partner in the series is Det. Kay Howard . The two of them are friends , and their discussions that there is no sexual tension between them is later affirmed when he stays at her place as a purely platonic roommate , after his marriage breaks down . Felton is married to Beth Felton , though by the beginning of the series their marriage is on the rocks . They have three young children - a boy , Zack ; a girl , Alley ; and an unnamed baby - to whom Beau is very close . Beth , who is emotionally unstable , eventually empties out their house in the third season , disappears with the children , and does as much as she can to prevent him from seeing his children . When Lt. Megan Russert is introduced in the first episode of the third season , Felton is already having an affair with her , although she breaks it off very soon after . After Beth leaves , Felton begins to drink heavily and his police work suffers as a result ; Howard becomes disgusted with him following a binge in which he loses crucial evidence for a seemingly unsolvable case , assigned to her from the late Steve Crosetti 's caseload . In spite of an office dress code , Felton never wears a tie unless required to for a special occasion like testifying in court ; Homicide executive director Barry Levinson said this was a `` big character point '' for Felton . During a raid in the third season episode `` The City That Bleeds '' , Felton is shot , along with Det. Howard and Det. Bolander . Beau is wounded in the neck and leg , but the bullets miss all major organs and arteries ; Howard and Bolander , meanwhile , are far more seriously injured . Felton is the first to recover , though he carried a lot of the guilt over Howard being hit . He is the first to go back on duty , but his recovery , coupled with Beth leaving him for good , worsens his drinking problem . After Felton loses his temper over a minor incident , and blames it on his recovery , Lt. Al Giardello bluntly tells him he had never been good enough for Homicide , even before he was shot , citing Felton 's drinking and personal problems . Due to unsuccessful contract negotiations with actors Daniel Baldwin and Ned Beatty , Felton and Bolander were written out of the series after Season 3 . The narrative reason for the characters ' absence is given in the Season 4 premiere , in which Giardello reveals that Felton and Bolander got drunk and engaged in embarrassing and grossly inappropriate behavior while attending a police/firefighter convention in New York City . Both are suspended for 22 weeks without pay , a reference to the then-standard length of a network drama 's TV season . Bolander chooses to retire when his suspension is up , while Felton drops out of sight . During Season 5 , Giardello often complains about Felton 's unknown whereabouts , and rumors began to spread that he had resigned in disgrace following his suspension . In the two part season finale of Season 5 ( `` Partners and Other Strangers '' and `` Strangers and Other Partners '' ) , Felton is found dead in his house , a shotgun blast having destroyed most of his skull . The evidence first points to suicide , but M.E. Julianna Cox soon determines that he had been murdered with a pistol shot to the back of the head ; the killer then used the shotgun to stage the suicide . He was murdered on May 9 , 1997 . Giardello soon learns that Felton had actually returned from his long suspension to an offer to work undercover for Internal Investigations Division ( IID ) , under the direction of Detective Stuart Gharty . Felton had been undercover for six months helping IID and the FBI build a case against a massive auto theft ring , but an information leak led to his cover being blown . He was personally murdered by the auto kingpin , who managed to evade capture . Beth wants nothing to do with Beau 's funeral , so Kay Howard and Megan Russert handle the arrangements . A memorial for Felton is established in the police headquarters , and attended ( on screen ) by then-Maryland Governor Parris Glendening and then-Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke . The investigation of Felton 's murder leads the detectives to remember moments with Felton , although most of these memories prove unpleasant . The episode illustrates these memories with flashbacks consisting of brief clips from the first three seasons ; these clips are Felton 's only appearance on the series after Season 3 . The last appearance of Felton was in the 2000 TV movie Homicide : The Movie , where he and ( Season 3 deceased ) Detective Crosetti are seen in the afterlife playing cards in the squad room and waiting for the next `` arrival '' - who turns out to be Al Giardello ."
},
{
"docid": "Cornelius_Conway_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Cornelius Conway Felton ( November 6 , 1807 -- February 26 , 1862 ) was an American educator . He was regent of the Smithsonian Institution , as well as professor of Greek literature and president of Harvard University . Felton was born in West Newbury , Massachusetts . He graduated from Harvard University in 1827 , having taught school in the winter vacations of his sophomore and junior years . During his undergraduate years , he was also a member of the Hasty Pudding . After teaching in the Livingstone High School of Geneseo , New York , for two years , he became tutor at Harvard in 1829 , university professor of Greek in 1832 , and Eliot professor of Greek literature in 1834 . In 1860 he succeeded James Walker as president of Harvard , which position he held until his death , at Chester , Pennsylvania . He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1854 . Dr. Felton edited many classical texts . His annotations on Wolf 's text of the Iliad ( 1833 ) are especially valuable . Greece , Ancient and Modern ( 2 vols. , 1867 ) , forty-nine lectures before the Lowell Institute , is scholarly , able and suggestive of the author 's personality . Among his miscellaneous publications are the American edition of Sir William Smith 's History of Greece ( 1855 ) ; translations of Menzel 's German Literature ( 1840 ) , of Munk 's Metres of the Greeks and Romans ( 1844 ) , and of Guyot 's Earth and Man ( 1849 ) ; and Familiar Letters from Europe ( 1865 ) . Felton was the brother of Samuel Morse Felton , Sr. and John B. Felton and the uncle of Samuel Morse Felton , Jr. . He died of `` disease of the heart '' while en route to a Smithsonian meeting in Washington ."
},
{
"docid": "Felton_Snow",
"title": "",
"text": "Felton Snow ( October 23 , 1905 -- July 1974 ) was a Negro League professional baseball player who played for the Nashville Elite Giants that later became the Columbus Elite Giants , the Washington Elite Giants , and the Baltimore Elite Giants . Mr. Snow played on the West Squad in the East-West All-Star games of 1935 and 1936 . In 1940 , he became a player-manager for the Baltimore Elite Giants . Felton Snow was born in Alabama in 1905 and moved to Louisville , Kentucky as a youngster . In 1929 , he began playing for different Louisville ballclubs and eventually joined Tom Wilson 's Nashville Elites . Felton Snow was known as a solid hitter , a good fielder and baserunner . Eventually , Mr. Snow became the Elite Giants ' stand out third baseman . He would bat .301 in 1939 and he played in two Negro League All-Star games . In the 1935 All-Star game , he batted .670 . His 1936 West All-Star team included such stars as Satchel Paige , Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell . During the 1940s he did double duty by managing and playing for the Baltimore Elite Giants . In seven seasons as manager-player he batted .333 , .227 , .269 , .200 , .270 , .245 , and .306 . Felton Snow retired from baseball in 1950 with over 21 years of playing time . After he retired from baseball , Mr. Snow returned to Louisville , Kentucky and worked for the local armory . Following a work injury , he took a job at the Hubbard 's Lane Barber Shop where he worked until his death in 1974 at the age of 69 . Since 1987 , there has been a Felton Snow baseball team in the St. Matthews , Kentucky Little League Baseball program ."
},
{
"docid": "Felton_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Felton is a masculine given name . Notable people with the name include : Felton Gale , Football coach Felton Hervey , English politician , and member of the British royal household Felton Hervey-Bathurst , English soldier Felton Holt , English general Felton Huggins , Football player Felton Jarvis , Record producer Felton Legere , Canadian politician Felton Messina , Martial arts instructor Felton Perry , Actor Felton Pilate , Singer , songwriter , record producer Felton Spencer , Basketball player Felton Stratton , Baseball player Felton Turner , Crime victim Felton T. Wright , Football coach Category : Masculine given names"
},
{
"docid": "The_Disappeared_(2008_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Disappeared is a British thriller/horror film directed by Johnny Kevorkian and starring Harry Treadaway , Greg Wise , Tom Felton , and Ros Leeming ."
},
{
"docid": "13Hrs",
"title": "",
"text": "13Hrs is a 2010 British horror film directed by Jonathan Glendening . The film stars Isabella Calthorpe as the main female lead , and also features Gemma Atkinson , John Lynch , Joshua Bowman , Antony De Liseo and Tom Felton ."
},
{
"docid": "Against_the_Sun",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "William Felton may refer to : William Felton ( coachmaker ) , 18th century London coachmaker , 36 Leather Lane , Holborn William Harrell Felton ( 1823 -- 1909 ) , American politician William Felton ( composer ) Billy Felton , footballer William Bowman Felton ( 1782 -- 1837 ) , British naval officer and political figure William Locker Pickmore Felton ( 1812 -- 1877 ) , Canadian lawyer and politician"
},
{
"docid": "Tom_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Tom is mostly used as a diminutive of Thomas . In Germanic countries and Scandinavia , and various other countries like New Zealand , `` Tom '' is in use as a formal given name . The name Tôm also exists as an independent Aramaic name . Notable people who use the diminutive include : Tom Anderson ( disambiguation ) Tom Baker ( disambiguation ) Tom Bell , multiple people Tom Bergeron , American television personality and game show host Tom Bosley , American actor Tom Brady , American football player for the New England Patriots Tom Brokaw , American anchor for NBC Tom Cassell , British Youtuber Tom Chaplin , British singer of band Keane Tom Clancy , American author Stompin ' Tom Connors , Canadian singer/songwriter Tom Cotter ( disambiguation ) Tom Cruise ( disambiguation ) Tom Cutler , Australian rules footballer Tom Daly ( disambiguation ) Tom DeLay , American politician Tom DeLonge , American musician Tom Dwan , American poker player Tom Felton , English actor and singer Tom Fletcher ( disambiguation ) Tom Gamboa , American baseball coach and manager Tom Gilson , American actor Tom Gilson ( American football ) , American football player Tom Green ( disambiguation ) Tom Hanks , American film actor Tom Hardy ( disambiguation ) Tom Hiddleston , English actor Tom Hopper , English actor Tom Humble , Australian Rugby League player Tom Jobim , Brazilian singer-songwriter Tom Jones ( disambiguation ) Tom Kenny ( disambiguation ) Tom Kingston , Australian rugby union player Tom Kingston ( rugby league ) , Australian rugby league player Tom Konyves , Canadian poet , pioneer of video poetry Tom Leppard , English surfer Tom Mix , American cowboy actor Tomm Moore , Irish illustrator , comics artist and filmmaker Tom Morello , American guitarist from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave Oswald ` Tom ' Mosley , English politician , known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists Tom Odell , British singer Tom Parker ( disambiguation ) Tom Pratt ( American football ) , American football coach Tom Petty , American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Poston , American actor Tom Rehder , American football player Tom Riddle , fictional Harry Potter series villain Tom Rockliff , Australian rules footballer Tom Selleck , American actor and film producer Tom Simpson ( disambiguation ) Tom Smothers , American comedian , composer , and musician Tom Stolhandske , American football player Tom Symonds , Australian Rugby League player Tom Thumb , A character of English folklore Tom Tsuchiya , American sculptor Tom Verlaine , American guitarist for the punk band Television Tom Vu , Vietnamese-American poker player , real estate investor and speaker Tom Waits , American singer-songwriter , composer , and actor Tom Welling , American actor best known for playing Clark Kent on Smallville Tom Zé , Brazilian singer‐songwriter Notable people with Tom as given name include : Tom Boonen , Belgian cyclist Tom Kaulitz , guitarist of band Tokio Hotel Tom Segev , Israeli historian , author , and journalist Tom Tykwer , German film director Tom Veen , Dutch politician"
},
{
"docid": "Nicholas_Felton_(graphic_designer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas Felton is an infographic designer . He is the author of Personal Annual Reports that weave measurements into a tapestry of graphs , maps and statistics to reflect the year 's activities . He is the co-founder of Daytum.com , and was a member of the product design team at Facebook . His work has been profiled in publications including the New York Times , Wall Street Journal , Wired and Good Magazine and has been recognized as one of the 50 most influential designers in America by Fast Company . He is credited for influencing the design of Facebook 's timeline ."
},
{
"docid": "Henry_Felton_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry Felton was a churchman and academic . Henry Felton may also refer to : Sir Henry Felton , 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Felton , 1st Baronet ( died 1624 ) , of the Felton baronets"
},
{
"docid": "The_Sunny_South_(painting)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Sunny South is a 1887 painting by the Australian artist Tom Roberts . The painting depicts a group of boys swimming naked at Ricketts Point at Beaumaris , Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne . The painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria in 1940 with funds from the Felton Bequest ."
},
{
"docid": "John_B._Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "John Brooks Felton ( born 1827 in Saugus , Massachusetts , died May 2 , 1877 in Oakland , California ) was an American jurist and politician who served as the 14th Mayor of Oakland , California . Felton was the son of an almshouse superintendent in Cambridge , Massachusetts and brother of Cornelius Conway Felton , a classics scholar at Harvard University and Samuel Morse Felton , Sr. , a railroad executive . He graduated from Harvard in 1847 and briefly served as a Greek tutor before pursuing the law . He studied the Napoleonic code in Paris for one year and became fluent in both French and Spanish . In 1854 , Felton moved to San Francisco to open a law practice with Harvard classmate , E.J. Pringle . The firm , which was later joined by A. C. Whitcomb , was successful in litigating land claims and their clients included Kelsey Hazen , José Yves Limantour , and James Lick Future Congressman Binger Hermann apprenticed under Felton before moving to Oregon . Felton was a legal advisor to Levi Parsons of the San Francisco Dock and Wharf Company during Parsons ' attempt to have the `` Bulkhead Bill '' passed . Felton campaigned unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1867 and 1874 . He was Mayor of Oakland from 1869-1870 and a Presidential Elector for California during the 1868 , 1872 , and 1876 Presidential Elections . Felton was the first President of the Board of Trustees of Toland Medical College ( Now University of California , San Francisco ) and was tasked with obtaining the school 's charter , which he failed to do . He was a regent of the University of California from its inception in 1868 until his death . Felton also served as the President of the San Francisco and Oakland Railroad . The town of Felton , CA is named after John Brooks Felton ."
},
{
"docid": "Samuel_Morse_Felton,_Sr.",
"title": "",
"text": "Samuel Morse Felton , Sr. ( 1809 -- 1889 ) was a civil engineer and railroad executive . He was the Superintendent and engineer of the Fitchburg Railroad 1843-1851 and president of the Philadelphia , Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad from 1851-1865 . Felton left the PWBRR to become President of the Pennsylvania Steel Company . While at Pennsylvania Steel , Felton also served as a director of several railroads , including the Philadelphia , Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad , the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company , the Northern Pacific Railway , and the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad . In 1869 he was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as a Commissioner to inspect Pacific Railroads . Felton was the brother of Harvard University president Cornelius Conway Felton and attorney John B. Felton and the father of Samuel Morse Felton , Jr. , who was also involved with engineering and railroading ."
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Felton ( born September 25 , 1984 in Houston , Texas ) is a former American football guard . He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks . Felton started 42 games while he played for the Razorbacks . Felton also was awarded 1st team All-SEC honors 2007 , 2nd Team AP All-American Honors 2007 , and is a member of the Arkansas Razorback All-Decade Team 2010 . Felton has degrees in sociology and criminal justice . Felton has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders . Recently Robert Felton has been featured on an ESPN Radio Show in Fayetteville , Ar where he still lives"
},
{
"docid": "Nathaniel_Felton_Houses",
"title": "",
"text": "The Nathaniel Felton Houses are a pair of historic houses at 43 and 47 Felton Street in Peabody , Massachusetts . The Peabody Historical Society owns and operates the homes as historic house museums . The house of Nathaniel Felton , Sr. , at 47 Felton Street , was built in 1644 , and is the oldest house in Peabody . The house of his son , Nathaniel Felton , Jr. , was built in 1683 at a different location , and moved to its present location by his grandson . The houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 ."
},
{
"docid": "West_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "West Felton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire , England . At the 2001 census the parish , which also includes the settlements of Rednal , Grimpo and Haughton , had a population of 1,380 , increasing to 1,475 at the 2011 Census . The village originally grew around a Norman castle , whose motte lies next to the church . It was recorded in the Domesday Book as Feltone , and as `` Felton by le Knokyn '' in 1303 . The name Felton probably represents a combination of Old English feld , `` open land '' , and tun , `` settlement '' . The old ecclesiastical parish of West Felton contained the townships of West Felton , Sutton , Rednall , Haughton , Teddesmere , Woolston ( now in Oswestry Rural ) , Sandford and Twyford . The modern civil parish has similar , though not identical , boundaries . The parish church , which has a 12th-century nave , is dedicated to St Michael , and has a chapel of ease at Haughton ."
},
{
"docid": "Nicholas_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Nicholas Felton may refer to : Nicholas Felton ( bishop ) ( 1556 -- 1626 ) , English academic and bishop Nicholas Felton ( graphic designer ) , infographic designer"
},
{
"docid": "Raymond_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Raymond Bernard Felton , Jr. ( born June 26 , 1984 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Felton played college basketball at the University of North Carolina under head coach Roy Williams . At North Carolina , Felton led the Tar Heels to a national championship before declaring for the NBA draft . Felton was drafted 5th overall in the 2005 NBA draft . Over his career , Felton has been a member of the Charlotte Bobcats , New York Knicks ( twice ) , Denver Nuggets , Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers . He plays the point guard position ."
},
{
"docid": "New_Orleans_Crescent_Stars",
"title": "",
"text": "The New Orleans Crescent Stars was an independent Negro league baseball club that existed from 1933 to 1934 . The New Orleans team helped produce several players as Pepper Bassett , Gene Bremer , Lloyd Davenport , Harry Else , Barney Morris , Tom Parker , Red Parnell , Hilton Smith and Felton Snow , who managed them at one point ."
},
{
"docid": "Stratton_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Stratton is an upcoming British action thriller film directed by Simon West , based on the novel series of same name by Duncan Falconer . The series ' lead character John Stratton is played by Dominic Cooper , while the rest of the cast includes Gemma Chan , Austin Stowell , Tyler Hoechlin , and Tom Felton . Principal photography on the film began on 15 July 2015 in Brindisi , Italy ."
},
{
"docid": "Felton_Township,_Clay_County,_Minnesota",
"title": "",
"text": "Felton Township is a township in Clay County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 108 at the 2000 census . Felton Township was named for S. M. Felton , a railroad official ."
},
{
"docid": "Katharine_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "Katharine Conway `` Kitty '' Felton ( 1873 -- 1940 ) was a head of Associated Charities in San Francisco at the turn of the 19th century . Felton was born in Oakland , California , on July 7 , 1873 , the daughter of a prominent San Francisco Bay Area family . Her father John Brooks Felton , was a judge and mayor of Oakland and has the Santa Cruz County town of Felton , California named for him . She was called `` the conscience of the city '' because of her dedication to social work according to History of FSA by Dan Kelly , Director of Planning for the Human Services Agency of San Francisco . In 1901 , at the age of 28 , Felton was appointed director of Associated Charities ( now the Felton Institute -- formerly the Family Service Agency of San Francisco ) . In the crucible of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire , she became the head of the social service efforts to restore the life of the people of the city and developed innovative solutions that are common practice today . She created the first employment agency in the United States , developed mental health counseling to deal with the traumatized , became an advocate for foster care , and by combining private and public funds made it possible for widowed and single mothers to remain at home with their children . She also was responsible for emptying the refugee camps and finding placements for the dispossessed , all of which she accomplished within one year . These innovations became known as the `` San Francisco Model '' by 1907 . Felton drafted nearly all of the State 's early legislation covering welfare and relief according to the Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work , Volume 13 , 1901 . In 1928 , with the help of her friend architect Bernard Maybeck , she built what is today the office building of Family Service Agency at 1010 Gough Street in San Francisco . In 2006 , the Felton Institute for Excellence in Clinical Training was named for Kitty Felton ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Harrell_Felton",
"title": "",
"text": "William Harrell Felton ( June 19 , 1823 -- September 24 , 1909 ) was an American politician , army surgeon , and Methodist minister . Felton was elected to three terms of office to the United States House of Representatives as an Independent Democrat , where he served as a sharp critic of commercial and financial interests and the return to the gold standard . Felton 's wife was Rebecca Latimer Felton , who became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate , albeit for only one day ."
},
{
"docid": "In_Secret",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Felton,_Pennsylvania",
"title": "",
"text": "Felton is a borough in York County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 506 at the 2010 census . The borough is located within the Red Lion Area School District . Local services include the Felton Fire Company and the Felton US Post Office ."
},
{
"docid": "Risen_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Risen is a 2016 American biblical drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds ; it was conceived from a screenplay written by Reynolds and Paul Aiello . The film stars Joseph Fiennes , Tom Felton , Peter Firth , and Cliff Curtis , and details a Roman soldier 's search for Jesus ' body following his Resurrection . Columbia Pictures released the film to theaters nationwide in the United States on February 19 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Felton_Little_Park",
"title": "",
"text": "Felton Little Park ( originally Auburn City Park ) is a municipal park in Auburn , Alabama , United States . Felton Little Park is the oldest park in Auburn . From 1949 until 1968 , the park was the home stadium of the Auburn High School Tigers football team , and from 1949 through 1967 , the Auburn High School baseball team . Today , Felton Little Park has three softball fields for youth leagues . The park is named for Felton Little , an Auburn city councilman who donated the land for the park ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "Fat_Friends",
"title": "",
"text": "Fat Friends is a British drama that aired on ITV from 12 October , 2000 to 24 March , 2005 , consisting of 25 episodes over four seasons . Set in Leeds , the series explores the lives of several slimming club members , with a focus on the various ways their weight has impacted them . The series was created by Kay Mellor and made by Rollem Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions and Yorkshire Television . Four of the cast -- Ruth Jones , James Corden , Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman -- went on to appear in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey ."
},
{
"docid": "Louis_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "Louis William Tomlinson ( born Louis Troy Austin ; 24 December 1991 ) is an English singer-songwriter and actor . He is known as a member of the pop boy band One Direction . Tomlinson began his career as an actor , initially appearing in ITV drama Fat Friends as an extra . He also went on to appear in another ITV drama film If I Had You and the BBC drama Waterloo Road . In 2010 , he became a founding member of One Direction after auditioning as a solo artist on The X Factor . Following the band 's hiatus , Tomlinson released the single `` Just Hold On '' with Steve Aoki in December 2016 . In 2013 , he was signed as a footballer by Doncaster Rovers of the Football League Championship on a non-contract basis . The same year he also formed his own record label , Triple Strings Ltd. . He appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK ."
},
{
"docid": "ITV_(TV_network)",
"title": "",
"text": "ITV is a commercial TV network in the United Kingdom . Launched in 1955 as Independent Television under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority ( ITA , then after the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972 , Independent Broadcasting Authority , now Ofcom ) to provide competition to the long established BBC , it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK . Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990 its legal name has been Channel 3 , to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time , namely BBC 1 , BBC 2 and Channel 4 . In part , the number 3 was assigned as television sets would usually be tuned so that the regional ITV station would be on the third button , with the other stations being allocated to the number within their name . ITV is a network of television channels that operate regional television services as well as sharing programmes between each other to be displayed on the entire network . In recent years , several of these companies have merged so currently the fifteen franchises are in the hands of two companies . The ITV network is to be distinguished from ITV plc , the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004 and which holds the Channel 3 broadcasting licences in England , Wales , southern Scotland , the Isle of Man , the Channel Islands and Northern Ireland . With the exception of Northern Ireland , the ITV brand is the brand used by ITV plc for the Channel 3 service in these areas . In Northern Ireland , ITV plc uses the brand name UTV . STV Group plc , uses the STV brand for its two franchises of central and northern Scotland ."
},
{
"docid": "If_I_Had_You_(TV_drama)",
"title": "",
"text": "If I Had You is a one-off British television crime drama , starring Sarah Parish , Poppy Miller , and Paul McGann . Parish stars as police detective Sharon Myers , who moves from the big city back to her small hometown to investigate a murder . If I Had You was first broadcast on May 7 , 2006 on ITV . It was also broadcast in the United States on BBC America on July 25 , 2006 . Future member of One Direction , Louis Tomlinson , makes a blink-and-you 'll - miss-it cameo appearance as a member of a group of boys who discover a body in the river ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Inel_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "Inel Tomlinson is a TV personality and stand-up comedian from London , best known for being one half of Johnny and Inel , the UK 's first black comedy double act . As part of Johnny and Inel , the duo are well known on Kids TV for their hit CBBC TV comedy show ` The Johnny & Inel Show ' and Junior Vets on Call . In 2015 , the pair joined the Fubar Radio team and took over the airwaves with their Thursday afternoon ` Live & Loud ' show . After a successful year at Fubar Radio , the duo were invited to join the all-new Virgin Radio UK lineup in a prime Friday night 7pm-11pm slot . As a voiceover artist , Tomlinson has recently brought to life the energetic fun ` Rex ' in CBeebies ` Footy Pups ' and has voiced Agent A Gent in the new CBBC Zig & Zag cartoon released in April 2016 . Tomlinson has also appeared on Videogame Nation and is a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit performing around the country at gigs for Jongleurs , The Glee Club and many more . His stand-up comedy experience led him to set up Kinetic Comedy , a lively multicultural monthly event that showcases the best up and coming comedy acts interspersed with games , competitions and music . Since 2015 , Tomlinson has appeared twice in the CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework . In April 2017 , he appeared in a promotional video for the return of PaRappa the Rapper ."
},
{
"docid": "Pauline_Fleming",
"title": "",
"text": "Pauline Fleming is an English actress . Born in 1960 in the Sefton Park area of Liverpool , Lancashire , Fleming trained at the Elliot Clarke School of Dance and Drama . Since leaving drama school her theatre appearances include Alan Ayckbourne 's Chorus of Disapproval for Theatr Clwyd . She played both Maria and Antonio in Kaboodles Production of Twelfth Night , which opened at the Liverpool Everyman then did an international tour . Pauline also spent many years touring Children 's Theatre productions performing the UK , Ireland and Europe . She went on to read English at Liverpool University . Her motivation was a fear of Shakespeare , which she finally overcame : she now regularly co-tutors on many workshops for Liverpool University . Fleming 's TV credits include ` Heartbeat ' , ` Doctors ' , and BBC 's ` Nice Guy Eddie ' with Ricky Tomlinson , she played Val Walker in Mersey TV 's Brookside but in Coronation Street she played Penny King . She completed a run in ` The Vagina Monologues ' and went on tour playing Sarah in ` The Naked Truth ' . Fleming lives in Liverpool with her two cats , two dogs and daughter Cornelia . She also does much work for charity , particularly Pets As Therapy and recently lent her support and attended the re-launch of Birkenhead Royal British Legion branch , the first British Legion branch in the world . In 2013 , she played Margie in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen ."
},
{
"docid": "Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "Tomlinson may refer to : Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council , an English court case in Occupiers ' Liability As a surname , Tomlinson may refer to : Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson , founder of the Church of God of Prophecy Bob Tomlinson , English professional footballer Charles Tomlinson ( 1927 -- 2015 ) , British poet and translator Charles Tomlinson ( scientist ) Christopher Tomlinson , British long jumper Claire Tomlinson , presenter for Sky Sports Craig Tomlinson , Jamaican soccer player David Tomlinson , English actor Denis Tomlinson , South African cricketer Eleanor Tomlinson , English actress Eric Arthur Tomlinson , music recording engineer Ernest Tomlinson ( 1924-2015 ) , English composer Frank Tomlinson , English footballer Fred Tomlinson ( singer ) 1927-2016 , singer G. A. Tomlinson , British physicist after whom the Tomlinson model is named G. H. Tomlinson , Canadian inventor of the chemical pulp process recovery boiler George Tomlinson ( 1890-1952 ) , British Labour politician , Member of Parliament , Minister of Works and Minister of Education George Tomlinson ( bishop ) , ( 1794 -- 1863 ) an English cleric who served as Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar Gerald Tomlinson , New Jersey author Gideon Tomlinson , of the Tomlinson Bridge of Fair Haven Graeme Tomlinson , English footballer Harold Tomlinson , British architect Henry Major Tomlinson ( 1873 -- 1958 ) , a British writer and journalist Ian Tomlinson , a British newspaper vendor who died in central London after being beaten by police during the 2009 G-20 protests * Ian Tomlinson ( athlete ) , an Olympic athlete from Australia Ike Tomlinson ( 1910 -- 2000 ) , head coach of the Arkansas State college football program Isaac Tomlinson ( 1880 -- 1970 ) , English footballer with Chesterfield , Southampton and Portsmouth James Tomlinson , English cricketer Jane Tomlinson , British campaigner and fund raiser for cancer charities Jeff Tomlinson , Canadian-German ice hockey coach Jimmy Tomlinson , English footballer John Tomlinson John Tomlinson ( educationalist ) ( 1932 -- 2005 ) , British educationalist John Tomlinson ( singer ) ( born 1946 ) , English opera singer John Tomlinson , Baron Tomlinson ( born 1939 ) , Lord Tomlinson of Walsall , former MP and MEP John Tomlinson ( comics ) , comics writer for 2000 AD Kerry-Anne Tomlinson ( born 1990 ) , New Zealand cricketer Kenneth Tomlinson , American government official LaDainian Tomlinson , American football player Laken Tomlinson , American football player Louis Tomlinson , member of the boy band One Direction LeShay Tomlinson , American actress Michael Tomlinson , British Conservative Party politician , MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2015 Paul Tomlinson , English footballer P.B. Tomlinson , British botanist Ray Tomlinson ( 1941-2016 ) , American inventor , originator of the ' @ ' separator used in e-mail addressing Reg Tomlinson ( 1914 -- 1971 ) , English footballer with Grimsby and Southampton Richard Tomlinson , former British MI6 officer Richard Allan Tomlinson ( born 1932 ) , British archaeologist Richard H. Tomlinson , Canadian philanthropist Ricky Tomlinson , British actor Roger Tomlinson , originator of the Geographic Information Systems Sandra Tomlinson ( born 1947 ) , Australian basketball player Stuart Tomlinson ( born 1985 ) , English footballer Theresa Tomlinson ( or Thomlinson ) , children 's author Tommy Tomlinson , Pennsylvania State Senator Tommy Tomlinson ( musician ) , American rockabilly guitarist Trent Tomlinson , American country music singer-songwriter Tomlinson as a first name : Tomlinson Holman , American film theorist and educator"
},
{
"docid": "The_Great_American_Beauty_Contest",
"title": "",
"text": "__ NOTOC __ The Great American Beauty Contest is a 1973 American satirical comedy-drama TV film , starring JoAnna Cameron and featuring Eleanor Parker , Robert Cummings , Louis Jourdan and Farrah Fawcett in an early film appearance . It was directed by Robert Day and was originally shown on the ABC TV network in the United States on February 13 , 1973 . Allmovie characterizes the film as `` An unsubtle but effective TV-movie satire of the ` Miss America ' syndrome '' , and calls the belly dance performed by Farrah Fawcett `` endearingly ridiculous . ''"
},
{
"docid": "LeShay_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "LeShay Tomlinson , also known as Leshay Tomlinson and Leshay N. Tomlinson , is an American actress , best known for her role as Cathy in R. Kelly 's hip hopera , Trapped in the Closet . Cathy is noteworthy as the woman whose tryst with Kelly 's character sets in motion the many revelations and cliffhangers which provide the hiphopera 's dramatic skeleton . A Hebrew Israelite , Tomlinson had filled small roles in a number of motion pictures prior to her work with R. Kelly ; including the Princess Monique short `` The Call '' with Closet co-star Cat Wilson , folk music parody A Mighty Wind and the Brosnan/Hayek crime drama After the Sunset ."
},
{
"docid": "James_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "James Andrew Tomlinson ( born 12 June 1982 ) is a former English cricketer . A left-arm medium pace bowler , capable of producing swing at a brisk pace , Tomlinson first appeared in senior cricket for the Hampshire Cricket Board in List A cricket in the 2000 NatWest Trophy . He first appeared for Hampshire in first-class cricket in 2002 , at this stage of career he had to work his cricket career around his studies at Cardiff University . In 2003 he was Hampshire 's recipient of the NBC Denis Compton Award . His early career with Hampshire was beset by injury , which limited his appearances for the county . By 2008 , Tomlinson had established himself in the Hampshire team , mostly as a specialist first-class player . It was in this season that he became the first Hampshire bowler since Malcolm Marshall to end the season as the leading wicket taker in the County Championship , finishing with 67 wickets ."
},
{
"docid": "Just_Hold_On",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Just Hold On '' is a song by American DJ Steve Aoki and English singer and songwriter Louis Tomlinson , released as the latter 's debut single on December 10 , 2016 , by Ultra Music . It was written by Tomlinson , Aoki , Eric Rosse , Sasha Sloan and Sir Nolan and produced by Aoki , Sir Nolan and Jay Pryor . Aoki and Tomlinson performed the song for the first time on the series finale of The X Factor ( UK ) . The song debuted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart , and number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , making it Aoki 's highest-charting song in both countries ."
},
{
"docid": "Lie_With_Me_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lie With Me is a British television crime drama series first broadcast on ITV from 15 to 16 November 2004 . The two-part serial stars Andrew Lincoln and Eve Best as Will Tomlinson and Roselyn Tyler , a police officer and a victim drawn together during the course of a murder investigation . The serial received good viewing figures at the time of broadcast , but was critically panned , many blaming the poor ending as a reason for ITV not to renew it as an ongoing series . The DVD of the serial was released on 15 January 2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Nate_Haden",
"title": "",
"text": "Nathaniel `` Nate '' Richard Haden ( born March 9 , 1976 ) is an American actor who appeared in several TV shows . His most well known role is `` Louis Thomas '' in the TV drama series Desire ( TV series ) . Haden grew up in Lincoln , Nebraska as the oldest of four children . He attended private schools from elementary through high school and then went on to study Business Administration at Nebraska Wesleyan University . Haden currently resides in the Los Angeles , California area with his wife . His most recent spots include short television features on Summerland , C.S.I. Miami & Over There . On September 26 , 2003 Haden married Toni Haden . On November 11 , 2006 , Haden 's wife gave birth to a baby girl ."
},
{
"docid": "Michael_Imperioli",
"title": "",
"text": "James Michael Imperioli ( born March 26 , 1966 ) is an American actor , writer and director best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos , for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004 . He also appeared in the TV drama series Law & Order as NYPD Detective Nick Falco . Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of Life on Mars . He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7 until its cancellation . He wrote and directed his first feature film , The Hungry Ghosts , in 2008 . In 2015 , he starred in Mad Dogs , a dark-comic thriller television series available for viewing on Amazon 's Amazon Prime subscription service in the U.S and on Shomi in Canada ."
},
{
"docid": "Carol_Ann_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "Carol Ann Tomlinson is an American educator , author and speaker . She is known for her work with techniques of differentiation in education . Tomlinson is a reviewer for eight journals and has authored over 200 articles , books , and other professional development materials . Her books on differentiation , translated into twelve languages , include How to Differentiate Instruction in a Mixed Ability Classroom , The Differentiated Classroom : Responding to the Needs of All Learners , and Leadership for Differentiated Schools and Classrooms . She has recently co-authored a book with noted educational expert Jay McTighe titled Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design : Connecting Content and Kids . Carol also participates in several web-related professional development services , including webinars with EdWeek.org and an online Differentiated Instruction course with Knowledge Delivery Systems Tomlinson has a background in German , English , education , technological studies in youth education and drama , reading , speech pathology , gifted education , and curriculum and instruction for creative and critical thinking ."
},
{
"docid": "Jimmy_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "James '' `` Jimmy '' Tomlinson '' ' was a professional football centre half who made one appearance in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers ."
},
{
"docid": "Mama_Drama",
"title": "",
"text": "For the TV series Mama Drama ( TV series ) . For The Cleveland Show episode , see Mama Drama ( The Cleveland Show ) . Mama Drama is the third studio album released by American rapper Mia X , which was released on October 27 , 1998 , on No Limit Records , distributed by Priority/EMI Records , and featured production from Master P and Beats By the Pound . Many of the guests who appeared on the previous album returned for guest appearances on the album including Fat Joe and Charlie Wilson ."
},
{
"docid": "Paul_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "Paul Tomlinson ( born 4 February 1965 ) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United , Birmingham City ( on loan ) and Bradford City . Bradford City signed Tomlinson for a club record # 47,500 from Sheffield United in June 1987 , replacing Peter Litchfield in goal for the 1987 -- 88 season . He holds the record for number of games played by a Bradford City goalkeeper with 293 appearances , previously held by Jock Ewart for 67 years ."
},
{
"docid": "Tomlinson's_Cyclopaedia_of_Useful_Arts",
"title": "",
"text": "Tomlinson 's Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts is a multi-volume encyclopedia focusing on manufacturing , mining , and engineering . It was edited by Charles Tomlinson , a Fellow of the Royal Society , and a lecturer at King 's College School , London . The original was published between 1852 and 1854 . . It was published in 1852 in two volumes ( vol . 1 , 832pp , vol . 2 , 1052pp ) with 40 steel engravings and 2,477 woodcuts . A supplement was published in 1862 , which was published by James S. Virtue , London and New York City . A new edition was published no earlier than 1866 with the intent of `` keeping pace with the varied subjects of the Useful Arts and Manufactures , which are always enlarging their boundaries . '' Internally the new edition is organized into three volumes of 935 , 956 , and 740 pages ( making it 38 % larger than the original edition ) , but it was sold in various formats , including an eight-volume set . It has 63 full-page steel engravings and 3063 wood engravings ( a few of which are a half page ) , for which the publishing companies of James Sprent Virtue were noted . It was printed by Virtue & Company , of London , and then also of New York . Authors and illustrators are not credited , however Tomlinson appears to have been strongly involved in writing and editing , stating in the introduction that he `` did not attempt to make his descriptions appear easy '' and that `` most of the processes described in the work the Editor himself witnessed . '' Tomlinson 's has no articles specifically on people , places , or historical events . Its emphasis can be gauged by comparing articles on `` Anemometer . '' Tomlinson 's New Cyclopaedia ( 1866 ) : About 4,300 words , six figures Encyclopædia Britannica , 11th Edition ( 1911 ) : About 1,800 words , two figures Encyclopædia Britannica 15th Edition ( 1986 ) : About 500 words , one figure The work is an valuable source of information about the ` how ' , of handicraft , industry and manufacturing , since it contains numerous illustrated articles describing the techniques . It was devised to celebrate the Great Exhibition , and the monograph-length introduction ( 160 pp ) is a valuable illustrated account of the antecedents of the Exhibition with material on earlier ones , on the construction of the building , the arrangement of the displays and accounts of the highlights of the exhibits . The articles in Tomlinson cover a range of topics from a British perspective , and the woodcuts portray people in a workshop context . As this was published before the days of photography , this is a useful source for images not otherwise available . Neither the original or the newer edition of Tomlinson 's is restricted by copyright ."
},
{
"docid": "Making_the_Grade_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Making the Grade was an American sitcom which aired on CBS from April 5 until May 10 , 1982 . It starred James Naughton , Graham Jarvis , Alley Mills , Steven Peterman , and boasted the first TV series roles for Philip Charles MacKenzie and George Wendt . It was set at Franklin High School in St. Louis , and aired as a part of CBS ' Monday night comedy lineup . The theme song was a modified version of Tom Scott 's Heading Home , which appeared on his Street Beat album three years earlier . Among those shown were Harry Barnes , the Dean of Boys , Assistant Principal Jack Felspar , Drama teacher Sara Conover , and Physical education teacher Gus Bertoia ."
},
{
"docid": "Don't_Let_Me_Down_(Disney_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Do n't Let Me Down '' by Robert & Richard Sherman is a song from the 1971 Walt Disney musical film , Bedknobs and Broomsticks . It is sung by Angela Lansbury in reply to David Tomlinson 's `` sales pitch '' song , `` Eglantine '' where Tomlinson begs Lansbury to join his magic act . The song is often cut from TV presentations of the film ."
},
{
"docid": "Gerald_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "For the Louisiana rockabilly musician , see Gerald `` Tommy '' Tomlinson . Gerald Arthur Tomlinson ( January 24 , 1933 -- June 24 , 2006 ) was a crime writer and editor . He wrote about sports , crime and New Jersey topis . Over twenty-five of his stories appeared in Ellery Queen 's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock 's Mystery Magazine . He became a member of Mystery Writers of America in 1993 . He was a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and he served on the Publications Committee from 1990 through 1991 ."
},
{
"docid": "Rush_TV_(TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Rush TV is a 2009 Australian television show which focuses on music , fashion and sports . The show is produced by the Australian Broadcasting Company for their then new channel ABC3 . The show features two main hosts Hannah Wang and Mitchell Tomlinson ."
},
{
"docid": "Stuart_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "Stuart Charles Tomlinson ( born 22 May 1985 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League North side Altrincham . As a footballer , Tomlinson progressed from the Crewe Alexandra youth team to turn professional in 2003 . He spent the next six years with the club , spending part of 2004 on loan at Stafford Rangers , and playing once on loan for Burton Albion in 2008 . He spent the 2009 -- 10 campaign at Conference club Barrow , where he shared goalkeeping responsibilities with Tim Deasy . He then signed with Port Vale , and was favoured ahead of Chris Martin for the 2010 -- 11 and 2011 -- 12 campaigns , before choosing to leave the club in July 2012 . He signed with Burton Albion in September 2012 , but retired through injury in July 2013 . In December 2013 , Tomlinson began training as a professional wrestler on a developmental contract with WWE . In November 2014 , he made his debut at a WWE NXT live event , under the ring name Hugo Knox . In September 2016 , he was released from his contract , without making an official televised appearance . In March 2017 , Tomlinson returned to football to play for Altrincham ."
},
{
"docid": "Maryam_Fatima",
"title": "",
"text": "Maryam Fatima ( -LSB- ) is a Pakistani Model and Television Drama Actress . She made her acting debut in January 2016 with a leading role in Hum TV drama serial Lagao alongside Zainab Qayyum , Adnan Jaffar and Sania Shamshad . Lagao remained a top rated show for several weeks on Hum TV according to UK ratings . Maryam 's second appearance is in Hum TV 's drama serial Udaari which is a co-production of Momina Duraid Productions and Kashf Foundation . Here she is acting with Urwa Hocane , Farhan Saeed , Bushra Ansari , Samiya Mumtaz , Rehan Sheikh and Ahsan Khan . She appeared as vocalist with Farhan Saeed singing for Udaari OST before Urwa Hocane took over her in the band ."
},
{
"docid": "Lesley_Nicol_(actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Lesley Nicol ( born c. 1953 in Manchester ) is an English actress and three-time SAG Award-winner who is best known for her starring role as Beryl Patmore in the ITV and PBS drama TV series Downton Abbey . She is also known for her roles as Mrs. Beaver in the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe and as the Queen Giant in The Silver Chair ( 1990 ) . Nicol graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in the early 1970s . On stage , Nicol appeared as Rosie in the second and third years of the original West End production of the international hit musical Mamma Mia ! from 2000 to 2002 . She also starred as Auntie Annie in East is East at London 's Royal Court Theatre , and later reprised her role in the hugely popular BAFTA Best British Film of 1999 award-winning version of the play , also titled East Is East '' . Subsequently , she appeared in the film sequel , West is West . Nicol has guest-starred on numerous British and American TV series . She made a guest appearance on an episode of The CW 's Supernatural , playing a German child-eating witch . She also appeared as a guest star on CBS-TV 's reboot of The Odd Couple ( 2015 TV series ) and multiple episodes of ABC-TV 's The Catch ( TV series ) , in a recurring role playing the matriarch of a vicious London gangland family . Nicol began writing an original one-woman musical with pop songwriter Mark Mueller in 2016 and its first performance was given in 2017 at London 's Guildhall School of Music and Drama , her alma mater ."
},
{
"docid": "Love_Nest",
"title": "",
"text": "Love Nest is a 1951 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Newman and starring June Haver , William Lundigan , Frank Fay , Marilyn Monroe , and Jack Paar . The post-World War II comedy features an early supporting role for Monroe . It is one of the few films Paar made prior to his television career , and the last film appearance by Fay , who had been a popular stage comedian in 1920s and revived his career starring in the long-running Broadway comedy Harvey . It was also the last appearance by silent star Leatrice Joy . The film borrows its name from the popular old song Love Nest with music by Louis Hirsch and lyrics by Otto A. Harbach . The song is sung by a chorus over the opening credits and was used as a theme song for The Burns and Allen Show on both radio and TV ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Tomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "John Tomlinson may refer to : John Tomlinson ( footballer ) ( born 1934 ) , English footballer John Tomlinson ( educationalist ) ( 1932 -- 2005 ) , British educationalist John Tomlinson ( bass ) ( born 1946 ) , English opera singer John Tomlinson , Baron Tomlinson ( born 1939 ) , Lord Tomlinson of Walsall , former MP and MEP John Tomlinson ( comics ) , comics writer for 2000 AD John Tomlinson ( cricketer ) ( born 1926 ) , cricketer John Tomlinson ( football coach ) ( 1910 -- 2000 ) , known as Ike John Tomlinson ( sport shooter ) ( born 1933 ) , British Olympic shooter"
},
{
"docid": "Naheed_Shabbir",
"title": "",
"text": "Naheed Shabbir ( or Naheed Shabeer ) is a Pakistani television actress and model . Shabbir has appeared in PTV television dramas , Geo TV dramas and Hum TV dramas . The programs include Bint-e-Adam Be Zuban , Bichrein ge ab kaisay , Yadain and Khawab toot jaty hain ."
},
{
"docid": "Dave_Thomlinson",
"title": "",
"text": "David N. Thomlinson ( born October 22 , 1966 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues , Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings . Drafted 43rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft , he went on to play a total of 42 regular season games , scoring one goal and three assists for four points , collecting 50 penalty minutes . He played in 9 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues during the 1990-91 NHL Playoffs , scoring 3 goals and 1 assist for four points , and collected 4 penalty minutes . David N. Thomlinson is now a lawyer with the law firm of Miller Thomson LLP . David N. Thomlinson is often mistaken for and confused with another former professional hockey player with a very similar name - Dave Tomlinson , who is now a radio personality on Vancouver local sports station , the Team 1040 . Dave Tomlinson is usually co-hosting with fellow Vancouver-DJ , Blake Price on the radio show , the Canucks lunch"
},
{
"docid": "John_Tomlinson_(bass)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sir John Rowland Tomlinson , CBE ( born 22 September 1946 ) is an English bass . He was born in Oswaldtwistle , Lancashire , England , UK . Tomlinson trained as a construction engineer before deciding on a career in opera at age 21 . He studied with Patrick McGuigan at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Otakar Kraus . Whilst studying at the RNCM , he was a member of the Manchester Universities Gilbert and Sullivan Society ( MUGSS ) . He sings regularly with the Royal Opera and English National Opera , and has appeared with all the major British opera companies . He has sung at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany every year from 1988 to 2006 , as Wotan , the Wanderer , King Marke , Titurel , Gurnemanz , Hagen and the Dutchman . In 2008 , he created the title role in Harrison Birtwistle 's opera The Minotaur at the Royal Opera House . Tomlinson was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in 1997 for his services to music and was knighted in the 2005 Queen 's Birthday Honours List . In 2014 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society ."
},
{
"docid": "William_Tomlinson_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "William Tomlinson was a cricketer . William Tomlinson may also refer to : Sir William Tomlinson , 1st Baronet ( 1838 -- 1912 ) , English lawyer , colliery owner and Conservative politician William Rae Tomlinson ( 1902 -- 1979 ) , Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons William Weaver Tomlinson ( 1858 -- 1916 ) , historian Bill Tomlinson , informatics researcher Bill Tomlinson ( footballer ) ( 1927 -- 2000 ) , Australian rules footballer Will Tomlinson ( born 1986 ) , boxer"
},
{
"docid": "Julian_Lewis_Jones",
"title": "",
"text": "Julian Lewis Jones ( born 21 August 1968 ) is a Welsh actor . He has appeared largely in British television in shows such as Where the Heart Is and Caerdydd . In 2009 , he starred in Clint Eastwood 's drama film Invictus , as the head of Nelson Mandela 's bodyguard team . Originally from Anglesey , Julian Lewis Jones currently lives in Nantgaredig . A fluent Welsh speaker , he has appeared on various productions on the Welsh-language channel S4C , including as a presenter of a popular fishing programme ` Sgota . In 2010 , he appeared in the TV series The Tudors as Mr. Roper ( the park keeper ) in Season 4 , Episode 1 . Also in 2010 he appeared on British TV series Spooks ( US title MI-5 ) as Russian spy Viktor Barenshik in Season 9 , Episode 3 . From 2012 onwards he appeared in the Sky1 drama-comedy series Stella as Karl Morris , and in 2012 in an episode of the BBC Two drama-comedy series Ambassadors . Jones has been cast in a mystery role in Justice League ( 2017 ) ; a film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name ."
},
{
"docid": "Specialist_(2016_TV_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on TV Asahi on 14 January 2016 . It was previously aired as Saturday Night drama from 2013 to 2015 . In this drama , Tsuyoshi Kusanagi , a member of SMAP , played the lead role , Kaho Minami , Yūta Hiraoka and Natsuna appeared in supporting roles . The first episode received a viewership rating of 17.1 % , and it 's overall average was 12.0 % ."
}
] |
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Kalpana Raghavendar is an artist.
|
[
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Raghavendar",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Raghavendar is an Indian playback singer , dubbing voice-actor , songwriter and actor . She started her career as a playback singer at the age of five , and as of 2013 had recorded 1,500 tracks and performed in 3,000 shows in India and abroad . In 2010 she was the winner of the south Indian singing show Star Singer season 5 , conducted by the Malayalam TV channel Asianet ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(Malayalam_actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Priyadarshini ( 13 October 1965 -- 25 January 2016 ) , known mononymously as Kalpana , was an Indian film actress best known for her work in South Indian films , primarily Malayalam and Tamil films . Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages . Kalpana started off her career as a child artist in the late-1970s . Although she came into the industry with the intention of being a lead actress , she turned out to be popular for her comic roles among the audiences . At the 60th National Film Awards , she won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Thanichalla Njan ( 2012 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana is a Sanskrit word that means `` creativity '' and `` imagination '' in Hindi , Telugu , Marathi and Nepali . It is also a popular female Hindu name and Hindi for chimera . It may also refer to : Kalpana ( imagination ) , a Vedantic view Kalpana ( supercomputer ) , at NASA 's Ames Research Center Kalpana ( company ) , inventor of the first Ethernet network switch Kalpana-1 , an Indian meteorological satellite"
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(company)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana , a computer-networking equipment manufacturer located in Silicon Valley , operated during the 1980s and 1990s . Its co-founders , Vinod Bhardwaj , an entrepreneur of Indian origin , and Larry Blair named the company after Bhardwaj 's wife , Kalpana , whose name means `` imagination '' in Sanskrit . Charles Giancarlo was Kalpana 's vice president of products and corporate development , became its General Manager , and went on to roles at Cisco Systems and Silver Lake Partners . In 1989 and 1990 , Kalpana introduced the first multiport Ethernet switch , its seven-port EtherSwitch . The invention of Ethernet switching made Ethernet networks faster , cheaper , and easier to manage . Multi-port network switches became common , gradually replacing Ethernet hubs for almost all applications , and enabled an easy transition to 100-megabit Fast Ethernet and later Gigabit Ethernet . Kalpana also invented EtherChannel , which provides higher inter-switch bandwidth by running several links in parallel . This innovation , more generally called link aggregation , was also widely adopted throughout the industry . Cisco Systems acquired Kalpana in 1994 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Saxena",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Saxena is a senior officer with the Indian Police Service . She is from the IPS batch of 1990 . She currently holds the rank of Deputy Commissioner in the IPS . On 3 September 2010 she was dragged by her subordinates Ravinder Kumar , Manoj Singh and Ravendra Singh in Bareilly by her collar from a moving car in full public view . The officers later tried to run the car over Kalpana Saxena , trying to kill her . The three officers were notorious in the area and had previously been suspended multiple times from service . They had been reinstated as officers with help from influential senior officers . The trio was known as criminal police . These officers were known by various wicked nicknames - Ravinder Kumar - Tiger , Manoj - Sultan , Ravendra Singh as Nakatiya . They used to extort money from Lucknow-Bareilly Highway . There was a fourth accomplice by the name of ` Dharmendra ' . Kalpana Saxena reached the highway on hearing complaints that the trio extort money with her driver and gunner . The trio tried to run from the spot . Kalpana Saxena caught hold of one of them . However they tried to flee and in the process dragged the police officer by over 1.5 kilometers . Then they threw her on the road and tried to run the car over her . Kalpana Saxena suffered some injuries and in the incident , but managed to escape ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(2012_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana is a 2012 Kannada comedy horror film that stars Upendra , Saikumar and Lakshmi Rai in the lead roles . Film maker Rama Narayanan directed and produced this movie under his banner Sri Thenaandal Films . The film is a remake of the 2011 Tamil film Kanchana . Saikumar reprises the role of a transgender Kalpana , originally played by Sarath Kumar in the Tamil and Telugu versions . Shruti and Umashri play supporting roles originally played by Devadarshini and Kovai Sarala . The film was released across Karnataka on 28 September 2012 and opened to positive response from critics and audiences . The performances of Sai Kumar and Upendra have been critically acclaimed . The film did well at the box office and was a ` Super Hit ' in Mysore , Northern Karnataka , Chitradurga , Bellary districts , while a ` Hit ' in other parts of Karnataka . Kalpana was the Sixth Highest Grossing Kannada film of 2012 . Upendra won the Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor for his performance in the film . A sequel to the film is being made and titled as Kalpana 2 which is a remake of Tamil film Kanchana 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_2",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana 2 is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language horror comedy film directed by R. Anantha Raju and produced by Dr. Rajendra along with Shilpa Srinivas and Swamee . It is the second installment after Kalpana ( 2012 ) and a remake of the Tamil film Kanchana 2 . The film features Upendra , Priyamani and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles . The film 's musical score is by Arjun Janya ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Datta",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Datta ( 27 July 1913 -- 8 February 1995 ) ( later Kalpana Joshi ) was an Indian independence movement activist and a member of the armed independence movement led by Surya Sen , which carried out the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930 . Later she joined the Communist Party of India and married Puran Chand Joshi , then General Secretary of the Communist Party of India in 1943 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Chakma",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Chakma is an indigenous rights activist and feminist of Bangladesh who held the position of Organizing Secretary of the Hill Women 's Federation . She and her two brothers were abducted on 12 June 1996 from her home at Lallyaghona village by the members of the Bangladesh Army . Kalpana Chakma is still missing . No one has been tried for her disappearance . She is presumed to have been killed after her abduction ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(supercomputer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana was a supercomputer at NASA Ames Research Center operated by the NASA Advanced Supercomputing ( NAS ) Division and named in honor of astronaut Kalpana Chawla , who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and had worked as an engineer at Ames Research Center prior to joining the Space Shuttle program . It was built in late 2003 and dedicated on May 12 , 2004 . Kalpana was the world 's first single-system image ( SSI ) Linux supercomputer , based on SGI 's Altix 3000 architecture and 512 Intel Itanium 2 processors . It was originally built in a joint effort by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , Ames Research Center ( AMC ) , and Goddard Space Flight Center to perform high-res ocean analysis with the ECCO ( Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean ) Consortium model . The supercomputer was `` used to develop substantially more capable simulation models to better assess the evolution and behavior of the Earth 's climate system , '' said NASA 's Deputy Associate Administrator for Earth Science , Ghassem Asrar in 2004 . It served as one of several testbed systems NASA purchased to determine what architecture to proceed with for new supercomputing projects and lead to the purchase and construction of the Columbia supercomputer , named in honor of the STS-107 crew lost in 2003 . In July 2004 the Kalpana system was integrated , as the first node , into the 20-node supercomputer ."
},
{
"docid": "Athipookal",
"title": "",
"text": "Athipookal is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language television soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012 at 2:00 PM IST for 1272 episodes . The show starred Devadarshini , Chetan , Sathish , Santhiya , Venkat , Raani , Vietnam Veedu Sundaram , Thilakshi , T. S. Raghavendar , Premi , V.R. Thilakam and among others , produced by Saregama and is directed by K. Shanmugam , R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Morparia",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Morparia is an Indian banker . She was associated with ICICI Bank for thirty three years . Presently she is the Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan India , the Indian extension of a 2.1 trillion dollar American company . Kalpana serves as an independent Director on the Boards of several leading Indian companies . A graduate in law from Bombay University , Morparia has served on several committees constituted by the Government of India . She is ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the fifty most powerful women in international business ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(Kannada_actress)",
"title": "",
"text": "For the other given names see Kalpana Kalpana ( ಕಲ ಪನ 8 July 1943 -- 12 May 1979 ) , born Sharat Lata , was a Kannada film actress . She was affectionately referred to as Minugu Taare ( `` A Shining Star '' ) among the film fraternity . She was widely recognised as one of the greatest actresses of Kannada cinema who enjoyed both fan following and critical acclaim . She made her screen debut as a lead actress in the 1963 release Saaku Magalu directed by veteran B.R. Pantulu . During a career that spanned from the early 1960s to the late 1970s , Kalpana appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically appreciated films , many of which featured her alongside actor Rajkumar . She worked in few Tamil , Tulu , Malayalam and Telugu films as well . Many of her successful films were female-centric that gave ample scope for her performance . One of her best-known roles was that of ` Kaveri ' in the multi-award-winning film Sharapanjara released in 1971 , a performance that won her Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for that year . Her portrayal of a highly spirited and complex woman who fights her mental trauma won her the largest fan following ever for a Kannada actress . Her association with the veteran film maker Puttanna Kanagal both professionally and personally became the talk of the town back in the 1970s . They both went on to work in many commercially and critically successful films until they grew apart . In her career Kalpana received Filmfare award for Best Actress once and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress three times . Kalpana committed suicide at the age of 35 on 12 May 1979 after her alleged failed romance with Gudigeri Basavaraj . Her career was in decline at the time of her death . A film based on her life , titled Abhinetri , was released in 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(1960_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana is a 1960 Bollywood film starring Ashok Kumar , Padmini etc. ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Legacy_of_Bhikhari_Thakur",
"title": "",
"text": "The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur is a Bhojpuri language documentary folk album by Assamese Bhojpuri singer Kalpana Patowary , originally written by Bhikhari Thakur . It was released by London-based music label EMI/Virgin records on 14 May 2012 by the Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius Anil Bachoo and Arts and Cultural Minister Mookhesswur Choonee in the Prime Minister 's office in Mauritius . The album comprises nine tracks , all of which were written by Bhikari Thakur and Kalpana Patowary using minimal acoustics . The album starts with Bhikari parichay , an autobiographical narrative rendered by Kalpana . On the track Kalyug prem , Bhikhari Thakur talks about the anguish of women whose husbands have become addicted to alcohol . The song relates , `` Born into a family of barbers , he , like many of his fellow natives , moved to Calcutta for work '' . Although he later wrote songs questioning the redundant ways and customs of the society , Bhikhari was initially illiterate . `` It was a baniya in Calcutta who taught him to read and write , '' Kalpana said . He then returned to his village and formed the Bhikari Thakur Natak Mandali ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Chawla_Government_Medical_College",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College ( KCGMC ) is a co-educational Medical College located in Karnal Haryana , India ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Devi",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Devi Thoudam ( born 24 December 1989 ) is an Indian judoka . She won the bronze medal in the women 's 52 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow , Scotland ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_House",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana House is a 1989 Indian Malayalam film , directed by P Chandrakumar . The film stars Kapil Dev , Divya , Abhilasha and Shafeeq in lead roles . The film had musical score by Anu Malik ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Ramesh_Narhire",
"title": "",
"text": "Narhire Kalpana Ramesh ( born 25 October 1969 ) is a Shiv Sena politician from Osmanabad district . She was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing Osmanabad constituency of Maharashtra ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(1970_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film , directed by KS Sethumadhavan and produced by . The film stars Prem Nazir , Sathyan , Sheela and Sheela in lead roles . The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Nagar",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Nagar is a residential area in Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh . It is one of the major residential areas around the BHEL Township in Bhopal . It is part of the Ward 64 of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation . It was set up in 1982 , as an extension of Sonagiri ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_(1948_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana ( English title : Imagination ) is a Hindi film featuring a dance-drama , written and directed by noted dancer , Uday Shankar , in 1948 . It is his only film . The story revolves around a young dancer 's dream of setting up a dance academy , a reflection Shankar 's own academy , which he founded at Almora . It starred Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar as leads and 17-year-old actress Padmini making her screen debut . Kalpana was the first film to present an Indian classical dancer in the leading role , and was entirely shot as a dance ballet and a fantasy . It was shown at the International Film Festival of India ( IFFI-Goa ) ( 2008 ) , as a part of the section ` Treasures from NFAI ' ( National Film Archive of India ) with other `` rare gems '' from the archives ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Kartik",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Kartik ( born Mona Singha ) is a retired Hindi film actress . She starred in six films in the 1950s . She is the wife of Hindi film actor and film maker Late Dev Anand . Mona Singha was a beauty queen while studying at St. Bede 's College , Shimla . She was introduced to films by Chetan Anand of Navketan Films with the film Baazi in 1951 . She co-starred with Dev Anand , whom she worked with in all her subsequent films . Her screen name - Kalpana Kartik - was given to her by Chetan Anand during this period . Her other films were Aandhiyan ( 1952 ) , Humsafar ( 1953 ) , Taxi Driver ( 1954 ) , House No. 44 ( 1954 ) and Nau Do Gyaraah ( 1957 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Rai",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Rai ( 9 May 1950 -- 6 February 2008 ) was an Indian actress from Andhra Pradesh who predominately appeared in Telugu films . She acted in more than 430 films . She was born in Kakinada ."
},
{
"docid": "Ideachi_Kalpana",
"title": "",
"text": "Ideachi Kalpana is a Marathi film released on 31 December 2010 . Produced and directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar . The movie is a laughter riot revolving around a lie , a lawyer who begins the lie and a whole bunch of people who wants answers ."
},
{
"docid": "Mohan_Kalpana",
"title": "",
"text": "Mohan Kalpana ( Original name : Mohan Bulchand Lala ) was born on 22 November 1930 , in Kotri , Sindh . He was one of the foremost writers of fiction in the post-independence era of Sindh and India . He died on 19 June 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "Venkatacher_Kalpana",
"title": "",
"text": "Venkatacher Kalpana ( born 18 July 1961 ) is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India . She is a right hand batsman and wicket-keeper . She has played three Tests and eight ODIs ."
},
{
"docid": "Ravi_Kalpana",
"title": "",
"text": "Ravi Venkateswarlu Kalpana ( born May 5 , 1996 in Krishna , Andhra Pradesh ) is an Indian cricketer . She started her national-level career as a wicket-keeper and right hand batsman in the India women 's national cricket team ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Saroj",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Saroj is a female Indian entrepreneur born in Roperkheda village in Maharashtra , India . She is the Chairperson of Kamani Tubes in Mumbai , India . Described as the original `` Slumdog Millionaire '' , she bought the distressed assets of Kamani Tubes Company and successfully steered the company back to profits ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Swaminathan",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Swaminathan ( born 1956 ) is an Indian writer from Mumbai . She also writes with Ishrat Syed as Kalpish Ratna . Swaminathan and Syed are both surgeons . Swaminathan won the 2009 Vodafone Crossword Book Award ( Fiction ) for Venus Crossing : Twelve Stories of Transit ."
},
{
"docid": "Kalpana_Kannabiran",
"title": "",
"text": "Kalpana Kannabiran is an Indian sociologist and lawyer . She is the current Director of Council for Social Development , Hyderabad . She is also a co-founder of the ASMITA Resource Centre for Women , a women 's rights group . She is a daughter of notable human rights activist , K. G. Kannabiran ."
}
] |
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Luke Evans had his Hollywood breakthrough role starring in a play.
|
[
{
"docid": "Luke_Evans_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "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 ."
},
{
"docid": "Clash_of_the_Titans_(2010_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Clash of the Titans is a 2010 British-American fantasy adventure film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by MGM ( the rights to which had been acquired by Warner Bros. in 1996 ) . The story is very loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus . Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Sam Worthington , the film was originally set for standard release on March 26 , 2010 . However , it was later announced that the film would be converted to 3D and was released on April 2 , 2010 . Clash of the Titans grossed $ 493 million worldwide , though it received generally negative reviews from critics and received two Golden Raspberry Awards nominations . The film 's success led to a sequel , Wrath of the Titans , released in March 2012 . A third film titled Revenge of the Titans was in development but then later cancelled due to Wrath disappointing box office performance ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Van_Hansis",
"title": "",
"text": "Van Hansis ( born Evan Vanfossen Hansis on September 25 , 1981 in North Adams , Massachusetts ) is an American actor . Hansis portrayed Luke Snyder on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from December 14 , 2005 until the show 's final episode September 17 , 2010 . The son of long running characters on the series , Luke is known for a gay romantic storyline cited as one of the first in American daytime television . Hansis has had guest roles on several television series and starred in the 2011 thriller film Occupant . In December 2012 , he began playing the role of Thom in the dark comedy web series EastSiders . Hansis later played Jess Gibson in the 2013 horror film Devil May Call , and starred as Dusty in the 2015 LGBT mystery film Kiss Me , Kill Me . Hansis was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007 , 2008 and 2009 for his As the World Turns role , and was nominated again in 2016 for his role on EastSiders ."
},
{
"docid": "AnnaLynne_McCord",
"title": "",
"text": "AnnaLynne McCord ( born July 16 , 1987 ) is an American actress and former model . Known for playing vixen-type roles , McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming Eden Lord on the FX television series Nip/Tuck , and as the pampered Loren Wakefield on the MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress . In 2008 , she was the second actress to be cast in the CW series 90210 , portraying antiheroine Naomi Clark . Initially , the part of Clark was conceived as a supporting role . By the end of the first season , however , various media outlets had begun referring to McCord as the series ' lead . For the role of Naomi Clark , she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award and received the Hollywood Life Young Hollywood Superstar of Tomorrow award in 2009 . In 2010 , she won a Breakthrough of the Year Award in the category of `` Breakthrough Standout Performance '' . Apart from acting , she has also contributed to charities in her free time . In 2009 , she was labeled by the Look to the Stars organization as `` one of the strongest young female philanthropists standing up in Hollywood and fighting for the charities she believes in . '' In 2011 , she was nominated for VH1 's `` Do Something '' Award in the category of `` TV Star '' . Her turn as a disturbed and delusional teenager in the 2012 film Excision was widely acclaimed . For her role in Excision , McCord won `` Best Actress '' at the Malaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema in 2012 . Also for her role in Excision , she earned second place for `` Best Actress '' at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards in 2013 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lou_Taylor_Pucci",
"title": "",
"text": "Lou Taylor Pucci ( born July 27 , 1985 ) is an American actor who first appeared on film in Rebecca Miller 's well-received Personal Velocity : Three Portraits in 2002 . Pucci had his breakthrough leading role in the critically acclaimed Thumbsucker ( 2005 ) , for which he won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival . Pucci went on to star in a multitude of indie films , including The Chumscrubber ( 2005 ) , Fast Food Nation ( 2006 ) , The Go-Getter ( 2007 ) , Explicit Ills ( 2008 ) , and Carriers ( 2009 ) . Most recently , Pucci had starring roles in the 2013 Evil Dead remake , as well as The Story of Luke ( 2013 ) and Spring ( 2014 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Irving_Pincus",
"title": "",
"text": "Irving Pincus ( March 14 , 1914 -- May 13 , 1984 ) was a film and television writer and producer who created the ABC and CBS situation comedy , The Real McCoys , which aired in prime time from 1957 to 1963 and subsequently in rebroadcasts over many years . Though The Real McCoys did not air until 1957 , Pincus had already coined the title and in 1955 was shopping the prospective series with NBC . Irving Pincus and his brother , Norman Pincus ( 1906-1978 ) , wrote many of the scripts for The Real McCoys , which landed two years later on the ABC schedule . Irving Pincus joined the series star , Walter Brennan , in the formation of Brennan-Westgate Productions , with filming of the series at Desilu Studios . Pincus produced ninety-one episodes from 1957 to 1961 and wrote scripts of eighty-five segments spread throughout the duration of the program , from the third episode `` The Egg War '' to the series finale `` Pepino 's Mama . '' Hy Averback , a former actor , was the principal director of The Real McCoys , but versatile co-star Richard Crenna , in the role of Luke McCoy , later assumed duties as a director along with two others . Kathleen Nolan , one of the last two living members of the cast of The Real McCoys , recalls how the Pincus brothers discovered singer and bandleader Tony Martinez , the Puerto Rican native selected to play the Mexican farmhand Pepino Garcia . Martinez was playing at a club in Hollywood , California , which the Pincuses visited . Nolan , who played housewife Kate McCoy in the first five years of the series , said that Martinez first failed to contact the Pincus brothers because he thought that their interest in his services was merely a joke , but the producers pursued Martinez and signed him to the cast . Nolan , who was also the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1975-1980 , called Martinez 's selection as Pepino `` a major breakthrough in terms of minority representation on television . It may not have been the representation that we are seeking now , but it certainly was a breakthrough to have a major character on television that was not white ... '' After The Real McCoys , Pincus did not produce again until the 1971 television movie Eddie and the 1972 theater film To Find a Man , starring Pamela Sue Martin . Pincus 's first directing had occurred in 1950 and 1951 in two episodes of the original Dumont network version of The Adventures of Ellery Queen . Even earlier , he was the creator of the 1940 musical comedy at the Schubert Theatre on Broadway , Higher and Higher , with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics of Lorenz Hart . The play was made into a film of the same name in 1943 . It is unclear how Pincus , formerly of New York City , spent most of the remainder of his life from 1963 until his death in 1984 at the age of seventy in Los Angeles , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Amber_Heard",
"title": "",
"text": "Amber Laura Heard ( born April 22 , 1986 ) is an American actress . She made her film debut in 2004 in the sports drama Friday Night Lights . After small roles in North Country and Alpha Dog , Heard played her first leading role in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane ( 2006 ) and appeared in The CW television show Hidden Palms ( 2007 ) . Heard 's breakthrough came in 2008 with roles in Never Back Down and Pineapple Express . She received the Breakthrough Award at Young Hollywood Awards . Her appearance in films such as The Informers , The Stepfather , Zombieland and The Joneses brought her further attention . She next starred in John Carpenter 's The Ward , alongside Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry , and alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary , for which she won a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival . In 2014 she appeared in 3 Days to Kill , and in 2015 in Magic Mike XXL and The Danish Girl . She will play Mera in Zack Snyder 's upcoming superhero film , Justice League ."
},
{
"docid": "Jack_O'Connell_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack O'Connell ( born 1 August 1990 ) is an English actor . Born and brought up in Derby , he trained in acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in nearby Nottingham , which led to roles in film , television , and theatre . His film debut as a teenaged skinhead , in the coming-of-age drama This Is England ( 2006 ) , heralded his propensity for playing angry , troubled youth . O'Connell first found fame as the hard-living James Cook on the E4 teen series Skins ( 2009 -- 10 ) , which was followed by other lead roles in the television dramas Dive ( 2010 ) and United ( 2011 ) . His breakthrough came when he gave critically acclaimed performances in the independent films Starred Up ( 2013 ) and '71 ( 2014 ) . O'Connell subsequently starred as war hero Louis Zamperini in his first major Hollywood picture , Angelina Jolie 's Unbroken ( 2014 ) , for which he received the BAFTA Rising Star Award . In 2016 , he co-starred with George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Money Monster , a film directed by Jodie Foster ."
},
{
"docid": "Philip_Anthony-Rodriguez",
"title": "",
"text": "Philip Anthony-Rodriguez ( born March 10 , 1968 ) is an American actor and voice actor known for his roles on Jake 2.0 as Kyle Duarte and the voice of disc jockey Maurice Chavez in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto : Vice City . In November 1990 , Philip originated the role of Ritchie Valens in the musical Buddy : The Buddy Holly Story . He provided the voice of the male version of protagonist SPARTAN-B312 in the 2010 video game Halo : Reach . He is the voice of Jetstream Sam in Metal Gear Rising : Revengeance . He also played Dr. Evans in Madea 's Big Happy Family . He recurred for six seasons as Ruben Enriquez in the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager . He played Nelson in film The Ode and had a guest role on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana in 2009 and played Michael Grant in Castle in 2010 . In 2011 , he guest-starred on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up ( season 1 , episode 18 : `` Model It Up '' ) as designer Napoleon Fontaine and in 2013 on Modern Family in the episode `` The Big Game '' , and in 2014 as Mr. Eloquence on Real Husbands of Hollywood . Anthony-Rodriguez voices the role of Nick Mendoza in the video game Battlefield Hardline . In 2015 , he was announced as the voice of the Imperial Inquisitor , the Fifth Brother on the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels ."
},
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"docid": "Art_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Arthur James `` Art '' Evans ( born March 27 , 1942 ) is an American actor who has made multiple film and television program appearances over the span of three decades . Evans was born in Berkeley , California . His acting career , spanning almost 40 years , started with Frank Silvera 's Theater of Being in Los Angeles . He took a starring role in The Amen Corner which transferred to Broadway in 1965 . His first uncredited acting performance in film was Claudine in 1974 . His first credited role was in Chico and the Man as Bubba in the episode `` Too Many Crooks '' which aired in 1976 , and his talents for many instruments came in handy when playing Blind Lemon Jefferson in the movie Leadbelly ( 1976 ) . In 1984 , Evans co-starred in the all-star African-American drama A Soldier 's Story as the memorable brown-nosing character Wilkie . He is probably best known for his role as Leslie Barnes in the action film Die Hard 2 ( 1990 ) in which he played an air traffic control tower employee at Dulles International Airport that helps LAPD detective John McClane , played by Bruce Willis , stop terrorists from crashing planes . His other film credits include Big Time ( 1977 ) , The Cracker Factory ( 1979 ) , National Lampoon 's Class Reunion ( 1982 ) , Into the Night ( 1985 ) , Fright Night ( 1985 ) , Jo Jo Dancer , Your Life Is Calling ( 1986 ) , Ruthless People ( 1986 ) , Native Son ( 1986 ) , White of the Eye ( 1987 ) , School Daze ( 1988 ) , The Mighty Quinn ( 1989 ) , Downtown ( 1990 ) , Trespass ( 1992 ) , CB4 ( 1993 ) , Bitter Harvest ( 1993 ) , Tales from the Hood ( 1995 ) and Metro ( 1997 ) . He has also made many appearances in a variety of television shows such as M * A * S * H , Hill Street Blues , Monk , The X-Files , and Family Matters on which he played a man claiming to be Santa Claus . Evans also starred in the music video for Stevie Wonder 's `` Go Home '' . In 2010 , Art Evans was seen in Anderson 's Cross playing the grandfather of the lead character Nick Anderson . In 2011 , Art had a guest appearance on the sitcom Last Man Standing in the episode titled `` Grandparents Day '' ."
},
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"docid": "Kenny_Vadas",
"title": "",
"text": "Ken `` Kenny '' Vadas is a Canadian actor . In his early career Vadas acted in several commercials ; he was a regular on the television series `` Eric 's World '' and had guest roles on television series such as Are You Afraid of the Dark ? , Goosebumps , and `` The Adventures of Sinbad '' which filmed in South Africa . He acted in several made-for-television movies and is famous for his role as the E.L.F.S 2nd in command lead in the Disney blockbuster The Santa Clause with Tim Allen in which he saved Santa and his son Charlie and is quoted frequently for his line in the movie ; `` We 're your worst nightmare , Elves with attitude '' . Vadas also played the lead role of Harvey Cheyne in the remake of Captains Courageous starring Robert Urich , receiving a Family Film Award nomination in Hollywood and winning a Young Artist Award also in Hollywood . Ken received his third Hollywood nomination for his role as Prince Cosimo in the HBO television movie `` Galileo : On The Shoulders of Giants '' that filmed on location in Venice , Italy in which he co-starred with Michael Moriarty ."
},
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"docid": "Tina_Louise",
"title": "",
"text": "Tina Louise ( born Tina Blacker ; February 11 , 1934 ) is an American actress , singer , and author . She began her career on stage during mid-1950s , before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film God 's Little Acre for which she received Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year . Louise had starring roles in a number of Hollywood movies , including The Trap , The Hangman , Day of the Outlaw , and For Those Who Think Young . From 1964 to 1967 , she starred as the movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy , Gilligan 's Island . Louise later returned to film , appearing in The Wrecking Crew , The Happy Ending , and The Stepford Wives ."
},
{
"docid": "Billy's_Hollywood_Screen_Kiss",
"title": "",
"text": "Billy 's Hollywood Screen Kiss is a 1998 American independent , gay-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Sean P. Hayes , Brad Rowe , and Meredith Scott Lynn . The film was a breakthrough performance for Hayes , who would go from this film to his role as Jack McFarland on the hit television show Will & Grace . This film is a remake of writer/director O'Haver 's earlier short film Catalina ."
},
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"docid": "Breakthrough_role",
"title": "",
"text": "A breakthrough role , also known as breakout role , is a term in the film industry to describe the performance of an actor or actress in a film or television show which contributed significantly to the development of their career and beginning of critical recognition . Such a moment in an actor 's career may often occur some time after they begin acting as their roles become more substantial . Often a breakthrough role is a significant increase in importance in the actor 's part in the film moving up from a minor character or extra to one of the leading cast , or a `` high impact '' role in a film which has mainstream success and results in the widespread recognition or popularity of the actor . Martin Shingler defines a breakthrough performance as one which `` attracts the attention of film critics , or receives rave reviews and is subsequently nominated for a major film award . '' Most of the top actors and actresses in Hollywood or in the world film industry can pinpoint such a landmark which marked the beginning of commercial success . For example , the Dollars trilogy marked the breakthrough role of Clint Eastwood and Dr. No in 1962 marked the moment in Sean Connery 's career , despite both actors having appeared in several films prior to this . James Mason 's breakthrough performance has been cited as that of the `` sadistic Lord Rohan '' in The Man in Grey ( 1943 ) . Gideon 's Trumpet has been referenced as Lane Smith 's breakthrough role , despite only being a television film , in which he played Henry Fonda 's attorney . Similarly , the BBC series Pennies from Heaven ( 1978 ) has been highlighted as the breakthrough of Bob Hoskins . Brandon Lee 's final film The Crow ( 1994 ) has been cited as his breakout role . Margot Robbie 's `` big breakout role '' came in The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) by `` slapping Leonardo DiCaprio across the face '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Geoffrey_Scott_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Geoffrey Scott ( born February 22 , 1942 in Hollywood , California ) is an American actor and stuntman best known for appearing on the television series Dynasty for two seasons ( 1982 to 1984 ) as Mark Jennings , the first husband of Krystle Carrington ( played by series star Linda Evans ) . Scott also appeared on numerous daytime soap operas ; playing Sky Rumson on Dark Shadows in 1970 , Jeffrey Jordan on Where The Heart Is in 1972 , David McAllister on General Hospital in 1989 , and Billy Lewis on Guiding Light in 1994 . Scott also had a leading role in the HBO sitcom 1st & Ten in the 1980s . Scott married Tanya Thompson , his high school sweetheart . They had a daughter , Shannon , and later divorced . Scott married producer Carol Engelhart Scott in 1975 ; they were later divorced . In 1988 , he was involved in a serious accident when he was struck by a car while cycling . Both his legs were crushed , but he went on to make a full recovery . He presently lives in Louisville , Colorado , with his wife , Catherine ( whom he married in 1993 ) and their sons Christopher and Matthew ."
},
{
"docid": "Lotus_Long",
"title": "",
"text": "Lotus Long ( July 18 , 1909 -- September 14 , 1990 ) was an American actress . She was born Lotus Pearl Shibata in New Jersey , to a father of Japanese ancestry and a mother of Hawaiian ancestry . She came to Southern California during the 1920s to act in Hollywood films , and usually portrayed ethnic Asian female characters in supporting roles . She used the name `` Lotus Long '' for stage and film . Because of her adopted surname , people generally assumed that she was of Chinese ancestry -- something she later relied on to avoid mass incarceration in American internment camps with other persons of Japanese ancestry , both legal permanent residents and American citizens , during World War II . She appeared in the MGM docudrama Eskimo ( 1933 ) as wife of the main character . Under the stage name Lotus Long as Moonflower in the 1934 film The Mysterious Mr. Wong and as the murder victim , Princess Lin Hwa , in 1939 's Mr. Wong in Chinatown . She also starred alongside Keye Luke in Phantom of Chinatown as Win Len , Dr. Benton 's secretary , whereas Keye Luke played Mr. Wong , this time known as Detective James Lee Wong . She was also credited under the name Karen Sorrell in the films Flight to Nowhere ( 1938 ) starring Jack Holt and Mysterious Mr. Moto ( 1938 ) starring Peter Lorre . She was uncredited as a `` native girl '' in the film The Real Glory ( 1939 ) starring Gary Cooper and David Niven . One of her more infamous roles would be as Tokyo Rose in Lew Lenders ' film , Tokyo Rose ( 1946 ) , which also starred Keye Luke , Edwin Luke , Richard Loo , Byron Barr , and Osa Massen . Long had one writing and producing credit , for the film The Tahitian ( 1956 ) made with her husband , James Knott . The Tahitian was filmed on location with a largely native cast . In Timothy Tau 's short film bio-pic Keye Luke , Lotus Long is portrayed by Mei Melancon , who is also of mixed ancestry ( Japanese , Chinese and French ) , and who was inspired by the real-life figure of Tokyo Rose ( Iva Toguri ) to get into acting ."
},
{
"docid": "Luke_Evans_(cricketer)",
"title": "",
"text": "Luke Evans ( born 26 April 1987 , Sunderland ) is an English professional cricketer who played for Durham and Northamptonshire . He is primarily a right-arm fast medium bowler . Measuring at a giant 6 ' 7 '' , Evans is a product of the Durham academy , whom he went on to make his first class debut for in 2007 against a Sri Lanka A side . He first joined Northamptonshire on a 1-month loan on 15 April 2010 , but stayed at the county for only 16 days before being recalled . At the end of the 2010 season Evans was released and was immediately snapped up by David Capel at Northants . Evans 's Northants career had been blighted by injuries , but he returned at the end of the 2012 season gaining 12 wickets in total against Gloucestershire and Hampshire , this prompted coach David Ripley to offer him a new one-year contract . He was unable to break into the first team the following season , and was released by Northants . Since then , he has played club cricket for Kibworth , in the Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket League ."
},
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"docid": "James_Jordan_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "James Jordan ( born March 14 , 1979 ) is an American actor . He has had roles in series such as Veronica Mars - playing two different characters ( Lucky , a janitor at Neptune High , and Tim Foyle ) , and has also appeared in Without a Trace , Seraphim Falls , Just Legal , Cold Case , Close to Home and CSI : Crime Scene Investigation among other prime-time television dramas . As of 2011 , Jordan has been a guest star on TNT 's The Closer , Fox 's 24 opposite Kiefer Sutherland , and he had a guest star role on FX 's Elmore Leonard-inspired series Justified starring Timothy Olyphant . Jordan was also cast as the mentally disturbed former Marine `` Ray Brennan '' in TNT 's adaptation of April Smith 's thriller novel Good Morning , Killer . The film aired as part of TNT 's Movie Mystery Night in December 2011 . In 2012 , Jordan played one of the `` Obamas '' on HBO 's hit series , True Blood . He played `` Ray '' , the anti-vampire bigot that takes Jessica Hamby hostage . He also played a role in Best Night Ever , a comedy from the creators of the Scary Movie franchise , which was released in 2014 . He guest starred on CBS ' The Mentalist in the winter of 2012 . Guest starring in season three of the critically acclaimed Hulu series Blue starring Julia Stiles . Season three premiered in late March 2014 . Jordan was cast in two independent feature films in March 2015 : Message from the King starring Chadwick Boseman , Luke Evans , Alfred Molina , directed by Fabrice Du Welz , and in the Kelly Reichardt directed ensemble piece about life in small town Montana with Kristen Stewart , Laura Dern , and Michelle Williams . Both films are slated for release in 2016 . He graduated from UCLA School of Theater , Film and Television with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting ."
},
{
"docid": "Antwone_Fisher_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Antwone Fisher is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington in his feature film directorial debut . He also stars in the film as the psychiatrist Jerome Davenport , alongside Hollywood newcomer Derek Luke , who plays the title role ( and personally knew the real Antwone Fisher ) , and ex-model Joy Bryant , as Fisher 's girlfriend . The film is inspired by a true story , with the real Antwone Fisher credited as the screenwriter , and is based on his autobiographical book Finding Fish . The film was produced by Todd Black , Randa Haines , and Washington and features a soundtrack by Mychael Danna . Black was first inspired to make the film upon hearing the story from Fisher , who was then working as a security guard at Sony Pictures Studios ."
},
{
"docid": "Meryl_Streep_on_screen_and_stage",
"title": "",
"text": "Meryl Streep is an American actress who has had an extensive career in film , television , and stage . She made her stage debut in 1975 with The Public Theater production of Trelawny of the Wells . She went on to perform several roles on stage in the 1970s , garnering a Tony Award nomination for her role in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton ( 1976 ) . In 1977 , Streep starred in the television movie The Deadliest Season , and made her film debut with a brief role alongside Jane Fonda in Julia . A supporting role in the war drama The Deer Hunter ( 1978 ) proved to be a breakthrough for Streep and she received her first Academy Award nomination for it . She won the award the following year for playing a troubled wife in the top-grossing drama Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ) . Also in 1978 , Streep played a German married to a Jew in Nazi Germany in the television miniseries Holocaust , which earned her the Emmy Award for Best Actress . Streep established herself as a leading Hollywood actress in the 1980s . She played dual roles in the period drama The French Lieutenant 's Woman ( 1981 ) , and starred as a Polish holocaust survivor in Sophie 's Choice ( 1982 ) . She was awarded the Best Actress Oscar for the latter . Streep portrayed the real-life character of Karen Silkwood in Mike Nichols ' drama Silkwood ( 1983 ) , before starring in her most financially successful release of the decade , the romantic drama Out of Africa ( 1985 ) , in which she played the Danish writer Karen Blixen . Despite intermittent successes , Streep 's career went through a period of decline post-1985 , with several commentators criticizing her for her inclination towards melodramatic roles . The criticism continued despite her attempts to actively star in commercial comedies ; her roles that parodied women 's beauty and aging in the films She-Devil ( 1989 ) and Death Becomes Her ( 1992 ) were panned . In 1995 , Streep starred opposite Clint Eastwood as an unhappily married woman in The Bridges of Madison County , her biggest critical and commercial success of the decade . Although her dramas of the late 1990s received a mixed reception overall , she was praised for her role as a cancer patient in One True Thing ( 1998 ) . She had acclaimed roles in the 2002 films Adaptation and The Hours , and won a second Emmy Award for the television miniseries Angels in America a year later , though she failed to replicate her earlier success . This changed in 2006 , with an Academy Award-nominated role as a ruthless fashion magazine editor in the comedy-drama The Devil Wears Prada . This late-period success led to starring roles in several high-profile films , including the US$ 609 million-grossing romantic comedy Mamma Mia ! ( 2008 ) , her highest-grossing release , and the comedy-drama Julie & Julia ( 2009 ) , in which she played Julia Child . These roles re-established Streep 's stardom in Hollywood . Her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the biopic The Iron Lady ( 2011 ) earned her another Academy Award for Best Actress . The starring role of Florence Foster Jenkins in the 2016 comedy-drama film of the same name garnered Streep her 20th Oscar nomination , more than any actor or actress in history ."
},
{
"docid": "Berik_Aitzhanov",
"title": "",
"text": "Berik Aitzhanov is a Kazakh actor and film producer . As an actor , he has been named The Best Actor of 2011 for his performance in `` The Liquidator '' and `` Returning to the A '' , which hit the Oscar 's Long List . Born in Kzyl-Orda , Berik raised in Almaty , south capital of Kazakhstan . His father is a police officer and mother is an educator in kindergarten . Berik 's career began with performance in the theater . His debut theater role was in William Shakespeare 's play `` Hamlet '' , in which he played Laertes the son of Polonius . Berik made his big screen breakthrough in 2005 , when he took a part in Rymbek Alpiyev 's `` Wolf Hour '' . Later in 2005 , Berik starred in `` Zastava '' and `` Mahambet '' followed by `` Mustafa Shokai '' , which was filmed in Prague . In 2008 Berik starred in `` Brothers '' , TV Series created and directed by Akhan Satayev , well known Kazakh film director . Berik continued his run with Akhan in 2010 action-drama film `` The Liquidator '' co-starring Vinnie Jones and Karlygash Muhammedzhanova . Berik is a close friend of Dauren Kamshibaeff , film director and producer , whom he met while taking acting courses in Hollywood ."
},
{
"docid": "Yvonne_De_Carlo",
"title": "",
"text": "Yvonne De Carlo ( born Margaret Yvonne Middleton ; September 1 , 1922 -- January 8 , 2007 ) was a Canadian-American actress , dancer , and singer . A beautiful brunette with blue-gray eyes , she became an internationally famous Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s , made several recordings , and later acted on television and stage . Born in Vancouver , British Columbia , De Carlo was raised in the home of her Presbyterian maternal grandparents . Her mother enrolled her in a local dance school when she was three . By the early 1940s , she and her mother had moved to Hollywood , where De Carlo participated in beauty contests and worked as a dancer in nightclubs . In 1942 , she signed a three-year contract with Paramount Pictures , where she was given uncredited bit parts in important films and was intended to replace Dorothy Lamour . Paramount loaned her out to Republic Pictures for her first credited role in a feature film , Wah-Tah in the independent production Deerslayer ( 1943 ) . She obtained her breakthrough role in Salome , Where She Danced ( 1945 ) , a Universal-International release produced by Walter Wanger , who described her as `` the most beautiful girl in the world . '' The film 's publicity and success turned her into a star , and she signed a five-year contract with Universal . From then on , Universal starred her in B movies , usually westerns , adventures , or musicals in Technicolor . Cameramen voted her `` Queen of Technicolor '' three years in a row . Tired of being typecast as exotic women , her first efforts to become a serious dramatic actress came with her performances in two film noirs , Brute Force ( 1947 ) and Criss Cross ( 1949 ) . She received further recognition as an actress when she starred in the British comedies Hotel Sahara ( 1951 ) and The Captain 's Paradise ( 1953 ) . Her film career reached its peak when eminent producer-director Cecil B. DeMille cast her as Moses ' Midianite wife , Sephora , her most prominent role , in his biblical epic The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ) , which was immensely successful at the box office . Her last notable leading roles were Rosalind Dee in Flame of the Islands ( 1956 ) , Bridget Kelly in Death of a Scoundrel ( 1956 ) , Amantha Starr in Band of Angels ( 1957 ) , and Mary Magdalene in the Italian biblical epic The Sword and the Cross ( 1958 ) . As her film career went into decline , she accepted supporting roles in McLintock ! ( 1963 ) , with John Wayne , and A Global Affair ( 1964 ) , with Bob Hope . She played Lily Munster , the wife of Herman Munster , in the CBS sitcom The Munsters ( 1964 -- 1966 ) and reprised the role in a Technicolor feature film , Munster , Go Home ! , and a television film , The Munsters ' Revenge ( 1981 ) . De Carlo died of heart failure in 2007 . For her contributions to motion pictures and television , she was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ."
},
{
"docid": "Joan_of_Paris",
"title": "",
"text": "Joan of Paris is a 1942 war film about five Royal Air Force pilots shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II and their attempt to escape to England . It stars Michèle Morgan , Paul Henreid , Thomas Mitchell and Laird Cregar . Joan of Paris marked the U.S. screen debuts of Austrian Henreid and Frenchwoman Morgan . Henreid had previously appeared in some British-American co-productions made in England and had starred on Broadway in the play Flight to the West as Paul von Hernreid . When he was signed with RKO in 1942 , the studio changed his surname , dropping the `` von '' and changing his last name to `` Henreid '' , the name he used for the rest of his film career . Cregar was borrowed from 20th-Century Fox . Alan Ladd , who played one of the downed airmen , would soon become a star later that year . After his breakthrough starring role in This Gun for Hire ( 1942 ) , Joan of Paris was re-released with Ladd more prominently featured . This film also features May Robson 's last role ."
},
{
"docid": "Russell_Collins",
"title": "",
"text": "Russell H. Collins ( October 11 , 1897 in Indianapolis , Indiana -- November 14 , 1965 in West Hollywood , California ) was an American actor . Collins first appeared on stage in 1922 . He had roles in a few early Group Theatre productions with Success Story being his Broadway debut . Probably his most noted Broadway role was as the star of the 1935 musical play Johnny Johnson . He enjoyed a long career on Broadway , in films and television . By the 1950s he often appeared in many of the television live play-like dramas and was in high demand as a character actor in many TV series to the end of his career . His 1957 appearance in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode `` The Night the World Ended '' was a typical TV role . He played Doc in the 1950 London production of Mr. Roberts at the Coliseum Theatre with Tyrone Power as Mr. Roberts and Jackie Cooper as Ensign Pulver . He died of a heart attack on November 14 , 1965 in West Hollywood , California ."
},
{
"docid": "Shawn_Michael_Howard",
"title": "",
"text": "Shawn Michael Howard ( born July 31 , 1969 ) is an American film , television and theater actor . Howard was born in Newark , New Jersey , the son of Olivia C. and Frank Howard , Jr. , brother of Brad Howard and Tyrone Scott Howard . Father of Elijah Howard Shawn moved to Manhattan at age 19 to study acting at New York University . He began working off-Broadway while still in school , in Mac Wellman 's Crowbar , which won the obie for Best Play . He worked in character roles on episodic television in New York City , and his first film role came opposite Tupac Shakur in Above the Rim . In 1994 he moved to Hollywood and starred in Sunset Park with Terrence Howard . A succession of recurring television roles led to his breakthrough role as Russell on the NBC sitcom The Single Guy in 1995 . He has been a featured guest voice on many animated shows , including American Dad ! , Family Guy , and Robot Chicken . He voiced the character `` Smokey '' on the animated series The PJs with Eddie Murphy ."
},
{
"docid": "Thor_Kristjansson",
"title": "",
"text": "Thor Kristjansson , birth name Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson , was born in Reykjavík , Iceland . Kristjansson 's first found fame as the voice of Simba in the Icelandic language version of Disney 's Lion King . Subsequent voiceovers include appearances in Toy Story and Happy Feet . Kristjansson has performed in many of Iceland 's most theaters , including The Icelandic National Theater and Reykjavik City Theater . He moved to New York in 2007 to pursue a BFA in The Juilliard School 's Drama Division , where he graduated in 2011 as a member of Group 40 . His education was fully funded by scholarships and through the personal assistance of the Academy Award winner and former Juilliard alumni Robin Williams . Kristjansson had his first leading role , in the feature film Black 's Game , a year after his graduation from The Juilliard School . When Black 's Game opened in Iceland it become the biggest box office hit in 2012 and the 2nd highest grossing Icelandic movie in history . Kristjansson is based in Reykjavik and Los Angeles and is currently represented by Creative Arists Agency and Untitled Entertainment . Kristjansson 's first Hollywood studio film was Dracula Untold , produced by Universal Pictures , Legendary Pictures and Michael De Luca . It was directed by Gary Shore . Kristjansson appeared with Luke Evans , Dominic Cooper , Sarah Gadon and Samantha Barks . Kristjansson played Bright Eyes , an Eastern European taken as a slave as a young boy who became a vicious assassin in the Ottoman Army ."
},
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"docid": "Samuel_L._Jackson_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor and film producer . In 2009 , the collective total of all box office receipts for films that Jackson has starred in ( including minor roles and cameos ) is the highest of any on-screen actor . As of December 2015 , Jackson appeared in over one hundred films with a worldwide box office gross of approximately $ 16 billion to date . Jackson 's film career started in 1972 with a role in the film Together for Days . Over the next nineteen years Jackson was cast in multiple films as minor characters up until his breakthrough role as Gator , a crack addict , in the 1991 Spike Lee film Jungle Fever , for which he won a special jury prize for best supporting actor at the Cannes International Film Festival . Later , Jackson was cast in starring roles in Amos & Andrew , Pulp Fiction , The Great White Hype , A Time to Kill and The Negotiator . In 1999 , Jackson started playing the recurring character Mace Windu in both the Star Wars prequel trilogy and in the animated film Star Wars : The Clone Wars In 2000 , he has been cast as the lead in the remake of Shaft , S.W.A.T. , Coach Carter , Snakes on a Plane and Lakeview Terrace , among other films . Jackson played Marvel Comics character Nick Fury in the films Iron Man , Iron Man 2 , Thor , Captain America : The First Avenger , The Avengers , and Captain America : The Winter Soldier , the first six of a nine-film commitment as the character for Marvel Studios . He reprised the role again in Avengers : Age of Ultron . For his role in Pulp Fiction , Jackson won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award . In 1994 , he was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a miniseries for Against the Wall . Jackson also received Golden Globe nominations in 1996 for A Time to Kill and in 1997 for Jackie Brown . In 2000 , Jackson was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and in 2006 put his hand and footprints outside Grauman 's Chinese Theatre ."
},
{
"docid": "Evan_Peters",
"title": "",
"text": "Evan Thomas Peters ( born January 20 , 1987 ) is an American actor . He made his acting debut in the 2004 drama film Clipping Adam and starred in the ABC science fiction series Invasion from 2005 to 2006 . From 2004-10 , Peters starred in numerous national commercials for established brands such as Kelloggs , Papa John 's Pizza and Playstation , during this time he also had recurring roles on Disney Channel 's Phil of the Future and The CW 's One Tree Hill . In 2010 , he had a supporting role in the superhero film Kick-Ass . He is known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story , of which he has been a main cast member since its debut in 2011 , and his role as the mutant Quicksilver in the superhero films X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Luke_Benward",
"title": "",
"text": "Luke Aaron Benward ( born May 12 , 1995 ) is an American actor and singer . He is known for his first starring role as Billy Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms ( 2006 ) , and as Charlie Tuttle in Minutemen ( 2008 ) . He played the role of Dillon in Ravenswood and also played the role of Will Cloud in the film Cloud 9 ( 2014 ) . He recurred as Teddy 's boyfriend , Beau , on the final season of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie ."
},
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"docid": "Luke_Duke",
"title": "",
"text": "Lucas K. `` Luke '' Duke was born on November 6th 1951 , Luke is a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard which ran from 1979 to 1985 . Luke was played by Tom Wopat . Luke , and his younger cousin Bo Duke live in an unincorporated area of the fictional Hazzard County , in Georgia . Luke and Bo own a 1969 Dodge Charger , nicknamed The General Lee , which is painted orange , with the Confederate Flag on top , and 01 painted on the sides . Luke and Bo evade the corrupt politicians of Hazzard County , such as Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane along with his deputy ( s ) . The Duke family , including cousin Daisy Duke and Uncle Jesse Duke , is well known for their role in the moonshine business among other interests . Bo and Luke had both been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of moonshine . As a result , neither was permitted to use firearms , instead preferring to use bow and arrows . It should also be noted that the terms of Bo and Luke 's probation included staying within the boundaries of Hazzard County ( unless given special permission by their Probation Officer , who happened to be Boss Hogg ) . Of the two Duke boys , Luke was considered to be the more intelligent , `` cool-headed '' one . Where Bo was the one known to get the two into trouble , Luke was the one who usually got them out of it . Luke was older , and more mature than his younger cousin Bo . He usually thought his way through situations that arose , in contrast to Bo , whose actions were much more precarious . In one episode , Bo mentions that Luke had served in the U.S. Marine corps . His service in the Marines is confirmed in the episode titled `` Mason Dixon Girls '' where Luke explains he learned to hang glide in the Marines , in season two 's `` Follow that Still '' where Luke mentions that he drove an APC in the Marines , and also in `` Sittn ' Dukes '' where two convicts break out of prison and head to the nearby Dukes farm because one remembers Luke as his sergeant from the Marines who busted him and as payback forces the Dukes to help them escape across the state line . However , when it came to fisticuffs , Luke was by far the more skilled fighter of the two , and was an amateur boxer in the Corps . Luke was also the more physical one , often performing stunts like jumping onto moving cars during high speed chases and rescuing Bo from sticky situations . Luke 's famous `` hood slide '' ( as seen in the opening credits , originating from the second episode , `` Daisy 's Song '' ) is the trick most commonly associated with the character . In a subsequent TV interview , Tom Wopat admitted that the move was actually a mistake ; it originated when he was trying to vault over the car to get to the passenger side and his foot accidentally caught the edge of the hood , causing his leg to slide across it . They actually reshot it without the stumble , but for some unknown reason the show aired the slide with the stumble . The move eventually caught on and became the character 's hallmark . Additionally , in this initial slide , Wopat caught his hand on the hood radio aerial , leading to the aerial being removed from all later examples of the car to avoid risk of injury . Despite being quite a skilled driver , Luke rarely ever drove The General Lee ; he usually preferred to ride shotgun because the General Lee had too much horsepower , which was why Bo drove the General Lee in almost every episode -- however , Bo was also an ex-stockcar driver , so he was used to driving cars with a lot of horsepower . In the pilot episode of the series , Bo commented ( possibly just as a joke ) that Luke 's probably the father of at least two of the children who live at the Hazzard County Orphanage . Luke later left Hazzard County , along with his cousin Bo , to join the NASCAR circuit which means they got a long probation permission from Boss Hogg for a while ( they both returned the following year ) . His cousin Vance replaced him during that time . According to the 1997 Reunion movie , Luke eventually would leave Hazzard for good , and put his military training to good use by becoming a fire jumper for the U.S. Forest Service . During training in Montana , he met and fell in love with a woman named Anita Blackwell , who was a talented singer . He convinced her to leave to pursue her dreams , and she became a successful country music star . Luke met her again in the 2000 Hazzard in Hollywood movie , although by then she was married to another man . Luke Duke was later played by Johnny Knoxville in the subsequent cinematic version and Randy Wayne in the direct-to-DVD prequel , The Dukes of Hazzard : The Beginning ."
},
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"docid": "Eugenio_Siller",
"title": "",
"text": "Eugenio Siller Margain is a Mexican actor , singer , and model who is best known for starring in popular novelas Rebelde , Código Postal , Al Diablo con los Guapos , Mi Pecado , Aurora , Una Maid en Manhattan , ¿ Quién es quién ? '' and Reina de Corazones . Eugenio Siller began his career as an actor in multiple commercials , as well as a player in musical comedies and theatrical productions . In 1998 , Eugenio became part of a singing group called Klishé , along with his older brother , Mundo , and two friends . They later formed an eponymous duo named Canela , later had a modelling career in Italy . He became interested in acting in 2005 . He graduated from CEA , an acting school in mexico , . In 2006 , he had a breakthrough role in Rebelde , a mexican telenovela , playing the part of Luciano . He then was cast in the hit teen series , Código Postal , playing the role of a blind man named Rafael Rojas Alonso . His first leading role came in 2007 , in the hit telenovela Al Diablo con los Guapos , in which he played Alejandro Belmonte , a rebellious rich-boy who falls in love with Allison Lozz 's character Milagros . In 2009 , Siller starred in the telenovela Mi Pecado in the main role of Julian Huerta Almada , the love interest of Lucrecia Córdoba , played by his former CEA classmate and friend , Maite Perroni . From November 2010 to May 2011 , he played the lead role of Martín Lobos on Telemundo-produced telenovela , Aurora . He starred in Telemundo 's telenovela Una Maid en Manhattan '' as Cristóbal Parker Salas ( Main Hero ) along with Litzy and the telenovela aired between 2011-2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Reese_Witherspoon",
"title": "",
"text": "Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon ( -LSB- ˈriːs_ˈwɪðərspuːn -RSB- born March 22 , 1976 ) is an American actress , producer , and entrepreneur . Born in New Orleans and raised in Tennessee , she began her career as a child actress , making her professional screen debut in The Man in the Moon ( 1991 ) , for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award . Following breakout roles in Desperate Choices : To Save My Child ( 1992 ) and Jack the Bear , she starred in the comedy-drama Pleasantville ( 1998 ) , for which she won the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance . Her leading role of Tracy Flick in Election ( 1999 ) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Witherspoon 's breakthrough role was playing Elle Woods in the 2001 film Legally Blonde , for which she received her second Golden Globe nomination . The following year , she starred in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama , which emerged as her biggest live-action commercial success . In 2005 , she portrayed June Carter in Walk the Line , which earned her the Academy Award , Golden Globe Award , BAFTA Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , and Critics Choice Award for Best Actress . Other notable films of hers include Legally Blonde 2 : Red , White & Blonde ( 2003 ) , Monsters vs. Aliens ( 2009 ) , Water for Elephants ( 2011 ) , and Sing ( 2016 ) . In 2014 , Witherspoon produced the thriller Gone Girl and received critical acclaim for portraying Cheryl Strayed in Wild , for which she earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and a fourth Golden Globe nomination . In 2017 , she produced and starred in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies . Witherspoon owns a production company , Pacific Standard , and she is actively involved in children 's and women 's advocacy organizations . She serves on the board of the Children 's Defense Fund ( CDF ) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007 , serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation . She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 ."
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Emily Ratajkowski was visible in the "Blurred Lines" music video.
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{
"docid": "Emily_Ratajkowski",
"title": "",
"text": "Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski ( -LSB- ˌrɑːtaɪˈkɒfski -RSB- born June 7 , 1991 ) is an American actress and model . Born to American parents in London and raised primarily in California , she rose to prominence in 2013 after appearing in the music video for Robin Thicke 's `` Blurred Lines '' , which became the number one song of the year in several countries and attracted controversy over its purportedly sexist content . Ratajkowski 's modeling career has progressed from retail ad work to art house erotica and high fashion . She appeared on the cover of the March 2012 issue of the erotic magazine treats ! , which led to her being asked to appear in two music videos -- `` Blurred Lines '' and Maroon 5 's `` Love Somebody '' . She appeared in the 2014 and 2015 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues . Ratajkowski made her professional runway modeling debut for Marc Jacobs at New York Fashion Week in 2015 and has since walked on the Paris Fashion Week runway for Miu Miu . She appeared in a Buick Super Bowl commercial during Super Bowl 50 . Ratajkowski began acting as a child in the San Diego area before she gained a recurring role on iCarly and later roles in major films . Her feature film debut was as the mistress of Ben Affleck 's character in the 2014 film Gone Girl . Ratajkowski 's 2015 roles included the films Entourage and We Are Your Friends ( her first leading role ) as well as the miniseries The Spoils Before Dying . Ratajkowski is an advocate for women 's health issues as a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood and supports the right of women to express their sexuality . Her claim to being a feminist has been both supported and disputed ."
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"docid": "Blurred_Lines",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Blurred Lines '' is a single written and performed by American recording artists Robin Thicke , T.I. , and Pharrell Williams . Produced by Pharrell , it serves as the lead single from Thicke 's album of the same name . It was released on March 26 , 2013 through Pharrell 's label Star Trak Recordings . Recorded in 2012 , the song was primarily inspired by the Marvin Gaye song `` Got to Give It Up '' , and apart from T.I. 's rap was entirely the work of Williams . However , Thicke clearly laid claim to writing credits on the track according to a Reuters article . The song became the subject of a bitter legal dispute with the family of Gaye and Bridgeport Music as to whether the song infringed copyrights to `` Got to Give It Up '' . Thicke and Williams were found liable for copyright infringement by a federal jury in March 2015 , and Gaye was awarded posthumous songwriting credit based on the royalties pledged to his estate . The song 's music video was released in two versions , with one featuring models Emily Ratajkowski , Jessi M'Bengue , and Elle Evans being topless , while the other censored nudity . The uncut version of the video was at one time removed from YouTube for violating the site 's terms of service regarding nudity ; it was later restored , but with an age restriction . The song 's lyrics and music video have proven controversial with some groups , with claims that it is misogynistic and promotes date rape . This has led to the song being banned at universities and other institutions in the United Kingdom and prompted a rebuttal from Thicke . `` Blurred Lines '' peaked at number one in at least 25 countries and becoming the number one song of 2013 in several of them . It became Thicke 's first , T.I. 's fourth , and Pharrell 's third number-one single in the US , where it was also the longest running number one single of 2013 . The song subsequently became one of the best-selling singles of all time , with sales of 14.8 million , simultaneously breaking the record for the largest radio audience in history . The single was nominated for two Grammys at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards , including Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance . The song has been parodied and covered numerous times ."
},
{
"docid": "We_Are_Your_Friends_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "We Are Your Friends is a 2015 drama film directed by Max Joseph ( in his directorial debut ) and written by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer , from a story by Richard Silverman . The film stars Zac Efron , Emily Ratajkowski and Wes Bentley , and follows a young Los Angeles DJ trying to make it in the music industry and figure out life with his friends . The film was released in the United States by Warner Bros. on August 28 , 2015 . Its financier , StudioCanal , distributed it in France , the United Kingdom , Germany , the Netherlands , Australia and New Zealand . The film received mixed reviews and grossed $ 11 million ."
},
{
"docid": "Fyre_Festival",
"title": "",
"text": "Fyre Festival was a music festival scheduled to take place on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma over two weekends in April and May 2017 . Organized by Fyre Media founder Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule as a luxury music festival to promote the Fyre music booking app , the event was promoted on Instagram by `` social media influencers '' like Kendall Jenner , Bella Hadid , Emily Ratajkowski , and other models . The event experienced problems related to security , food , accommodations and artist relations , and was indefinitely postponed after some festival-goers had already arrived . As a result , the organizers are the subject of eight lawsuits , one seeking more than $ 100 million in damages . The suits accuse the organizers of defrauding ticket buyers . The festival is under investigation by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for possible mail , wire , and securities fraud ."
},
{
"docid": "Elle_Evans",
"title": "",
"text": "Elle Evans ( born Lindsey Gayle Evans ; December 9 , 1989 ) is an American model and actress who lives and works in Los Angeles , California . She is most notable for her bare-breasted appearance in Robin Thicke 's music video `` Blurred Lines '' featuring Pharrell Williams . She is also one of the faces of NYX Cosmetics ."
},
{
"docid": "Emily_Kai_Bock",
"title": "",
"text": "Emily Kai Bock ( born 1983 or 1984 ) is a Canadian writer and director . She has directed music videos for Arcade Fire , Lorde , Grizzly Bear , and Grimes . She won the 2014 Prism Prize for her video for the Arcade Fire song Afterlife and was nominated for Director of the Year at the 2014 Much Music Video Awards . Her film A Funeral for Lightning was included in the list of `` Canada 's Top Ten '' shorts of 2016 , selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF ."
},
{
"docid": "Blur_discography",
"title": "",
"text": "The discography of English alternative rock band Blur consists of eight studio albums , five live albums , five compilation albums , one remix album , two video albums , four extended plays , twenty-nine singles , eight promotional singles and thirty music videos . Formed in London in 1988 , the group consists of singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn , guitarist/singer Graham Coxon , bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree . Three years later their debut release , the Madchester and shoegazing-tinged Leisure ( 1991 ) , peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart . With Modern Life Is Rubbish ( 1993 ) inaugurated the Britpop phase of their career . Its multi-Platinum follow-ups Parklife ( 1994 ) and The Great Escape ( 1995 ) helped the band achieve mainstream popularity in Britain ; every Blur studio album from Parklife onwards has topped the British charts ."
},
{
"docid": "Blur:_The_Best_Of",
"title": "",
"text": "Blur : The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur , first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records . It was released on CD , cassette tape , MiniDisc , double 12 '' vinyl record , DVD and VHS . The CD album includes 17 of Blur 's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000 , plus non-single , `` This Is a Low '' . A special edition of the CD version included a live CD . The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur 's first 22 singles . The tracks ` Beetlebum ' and ` Song 2 ' appears in the same order and tracklist of Blur ( 1997 ) where it originally appeared . The album , which has had enduring sales , hit number 3 in the band 's native UK in the autumn of 2000 , while denting the US charts at number 186 . The cover is by artist Julian Opie . The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London , England . The album 's cover bears some similarity to that of Queen 's 1982 Hot Space . The album received a positive critical response . Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic , the album holds an overall approval rating of 88 % . On the chart ending 7 March 2009 , it was reported by Music Week that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom . A proposed title for the album was Best Blur Album in the World Ever , in reference to the compilation album series The Best ... Album in the World ... Ever ! ( which often contained songs by Blur ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Music_Is_My_Radar",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Music Is My Radar '' is a song by British band Blur . As a single , it reached Number 10 in the UK . It was released in support of the band 's greatest hits compilation , Blur : The Best Of , on which it was the only song that had n't previously appeared on another album . A line from this song , `` Tony Allen got me dancing '' , was the inspiration for Damon Albarn and Allen to work together recording an album . This project eventually ended up as The Good , the Bad and the Queen . This song is notable for being Blur 's last single with guitarist Graham Coxon before he left the band for over eight years before the 2009 reunion . Coxon 's debut promotional solo single `` Oochy Woochy '' was released the month after `` Music is My Radar '' The version that appears on the `` Best Of '' is 5:21 , but the single versions are edits ( 4:21 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Image_stabilization",
"title": "",
"text": "Image stabilization ( IS ) is a family of techniques used to reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera or other imaging device during exposure . Generally , it compensates for pan and tilt ( angular movement , equivalent to yaw and pitch ) of the imaging device , although electronic image stabilization can also be used to compensate for rotation . It is used in image-stabilized binoculars , still and video cameras , astronomical telescopes , and also smartphones , mainly the high-end . With still cameras , camera shake is particularly problematic at slow shutter speeds or with long focal length ( telephoto or zoom ) lenses . With video cameras , camera shake causes visible frame-to-frame jitter in the recorded video . In astronomy , the problem of lens-shake is added to by variations in the atmosphere over time , which will cause the apparent positions of objects to change ."
},
{
"docid": "Emily_Osment_videography",
"title": "",
"text": "American actress , singer , and songwriter Emily Osment has appeared in music videos , films , and television series . Since 2014 , Osment has starred as Gabi Diamond in the show Young & Hungry . In 2011 , Osment starred in the movie Cyberbully , whose soundtrack includes the song Drift . Her other films include the role of Lilly Truscott in the Disney Hannah Montana : The Movie ( 2009 ) , Dadnapped ( 2009 ) , Kiss Me ( 2014 ) ; among others . In 2014 , her song `` In Case Of Fire '' was part of the soundtrack of the film A Daughter 's Nightmare , in which she is the protagonist . In 2009 , Osment released her first official music video for the first single `` All The Way Up '' from her EP All the Right Wrongs . Her second music video was `` You Are The Only One '' , the second single from her EP . On October 5 , 2010 she released her debut album Fight or Flight , Osment released music videos for the singles `` Let 's Be Friends '' and `` Lovesick '' . Osment has been a guest artist for songs such as `` If I Did n't Have You '' ( 2007 ) with Mitchel Musso , ex co-star of Hannah Montana in which Osment appeared in the music video , and `` Hush '' ( 2011 ) with Josh Ramsay . She also made a guest appearance in the music video `` Midnight Romeo '' ( 2009 ) by the pop and rock band Push Play ."
},
{
"docid": "Give_It_2_U",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Give It 2 U '' is a song by American recording artist Robin Thicke , featuring a guest appearance from American rapper Kendrick Lamar . The song was serviced to mainstream radio on August 27 , 2013 as the third single from Thicke 's sixth studio album Blurred Lines ( 2013 ) . The song was written by Thicke and Lamar alongside will.i.am , and produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut . It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 41 on the ARIA chart in Australia . The song originally leaked online featuring a verse from American rapper 2 Chainz , after Thicke gave the green light to premiere the song on Shade 45 's radio show Sway In The Morning . The song was later dubbed as the remix and is included on the deluxe edition as a bonus track . The Diane Martel-directed music video also includes 2 Chainz 's verse . Thicke , Lamar and 2 Chainz all performed the song at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_MTV_Video_Music_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 25 , 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York . Marking the 30th installment of the award show , they were the first to be held in New York City not to use a venue within the borough of Manhattan . Nominations were announced on July 17 , 2013 . Leading the nominees were Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with six , followed by Bruno Mars , Miley Cyrus , and Robin Thicke with four . Justin Timberlake was the big winner on the night with four awards , including Video of the Year for `` Mirrors '' and the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award . Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift were also among the winners of the night . The ceremony drew a total of 10.1 million viewers . The show featured Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke 's raunchy and sexually-driven performance for the medley of their songs `` We Ca n't Stop '' and `` Blurred Lines '' , which received negative reactions from critics and mixed reactions from fans and fellow celebrities . The most watched performance of the night was Justin Timberlake 's 15-minute medley number , which included a mini-reunion with 'N Sync , leading up to his acceptance speech for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award ."
},
{
"docid": "Compassion_(Forest_Swords_album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Compassion is the second studio album by British electronic music artist Forest Swords , released on 5 May 2017 . The album is Forest Swords ' second , following 2013 's Engravings . The first single from the album , `` The Highest Flood '' , was released on 7 March 2017 . Compassion was announced on 30 March 2017 , and accompanied by another track from the album , `` Arms Out '' , featuring a video directed by Sam Wiehl and Forest Swords himself . On 26 April 2017 , a third track , `` Panic '' , was released , again with a video directed by the artist . In an interview with Fact , Barnes talked about the hybrid of digital and analog sounds used to create the record , noting that computer-generated instruments and digital processing on recordings blur the lines between `` real and fake '' on the record , drawing parallels between his music making techniques and the current affairs trend of ` fake news ' in the media . Barnes cited `` communication '' as a central theme of the record , claiming `` It 's what I like exploring musically as well , sometimes you can say quite a lot with an instrumental part that you maybe ca n't say with language or lyrics that are prescriptive . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Blurred_Lines_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "Blurred Lines Tour is the second concert tour by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke , in support of his fifth studio album , Blurred Lines ( 2013 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Blur_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Blur ( stylized as blur ) is an arcade racing video game for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Activision in North America and Europe . It features a racing style that incorporates real world cars and locales with arcade style handling and vehicular combat ."
},
{
"docid": "Song_2",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Song 2 '' ( sometimes mistakenly titled as `` Woo Hoo '' ) is a song by English rock band Blur , the second track from their 1997 eponymous fifth studio album . The hook features Damon Albarn yelling `` woo-hoo ! '' as the distorted bass comes in . Released in April 1997 , `` Song 2 '' appropriately reached number two in the UK Singles Chart , number four on the Australian ARIA Charts , and number six on US Billboard Alternative Songs ( previously called Billboard Modern Rock Tracks ) . At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards , `` Song 2 '' was nominated for Best Group Video , and Best Alternative Video . At the 1998 Brit Awards the song was nominated for Best British Single , and Best British Video . In December 1998 , BBC Radio 1 listeners voted `` Song 2 '' the 15th Best Track Ever . In October 2011 , NME placed it No. 79 on its list `` 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years '' . Blur intended `` Song 2 '' to be a parody of grunge . The song was nonetheless their biggest hit in the United States . The song has often featured in popular culture , and first appeared in the hit video game FIFA : Road to World Cup 98 ."
},
{
"docid": "DNA_Model_Management",
"title": "",
"text": "DNA Model Management is a modeling agency in New York City , established in 1996 by Jerome and David Bonnouvrier , and is one of the top-three agencies in the world . DNA represents numerous notable models in the industry , including : Linda Evangelista , Natalia Vodianova , Saskia de Brauw , Doutzen Kroes , Nadja Auermann , Anja Rubik , Eva Herzigova , Stella Tennant , Laetitia Casta , Emily Ratajkowski , Kirsty Hume , Edie Campbell , and Raquel Zimmermann . Actors Matthew Gray Gubler , Gabriel Mann , Shemar Moore , and Ian Somerhalder , alongside Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek , are managed under DNA Model Management 's Men Celebrity division . The agency also hosts six of Models.com 's `` The Hot List '' faces , which track `` the most in-demand newcomers in the business '' : Imaan Hammam , Mica Arganaraz , Julia Bergshoeff , Larissa Hofmann , Ine Neefs , and Waleska Gorczevski ."
},
{
"docid": "Vegas_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Vegas '' is the fourth single by English Britpop band Sleeper , written by the band 's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener . It was the fourth and final single to be released from their debut album Smart in March 1994 ( see 1994 in British music ) . The single peaked at # 33 on the UK Singles Chart . The single version , also used in the video , is a completely re-recorded version of the song originally featured on the album . This version features saxophone credited to Morgan C. Hoax - an anagram of Graham Coxon from Blur who recorded his contribution after Sleeper supported Blur on tour ."
},
{
"docid": "Now_That's_What_I_Call_Music!_85_(UK_series)",
"title": "",
"text": "Now That 's What I Call Music ! 85 or Now 85 is a double-disc compilation album which was released in Ireland on 19 July 2013 and in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2013 . It is the 85th edition of the UK Now ! series and available on CD and downloadable formats . The Official Charts Company reported the album as the fastest selling album in 2013 , selling 317,376 copies in its first week of sales . Now 85 features nine songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart : `` Get Lucky '' , `` Blurred Lines '' , `` Mirrors '' , `` La La La '' , `` I Love It '' , `` Love Me Again '' , `` Let 's Get Ready to Rhumble '' , `` Waiting All Night '' and `` Need U ( 100 % ) '' . The version of the Robin Thicke song Blurred Lines is the `` no-rap '' version instead of the main version featuring T.I. that reached number one on the UK Singles Chart ."
},
{
"docid": "Britpop",
"title": "",
"text": "Britpop is a UK based music and culture movement in the mid 1990s which emphasised `` Britishness '' , and produced bright , catchy pop music partly in reaction to the US led grunge music and the UK 's own shoegazing music scene . The most successful bands associated with the movement are Oasis , Blur , Suede and Pulp ; those groups would come to be known as its `` big four '' . The timespan of Britpop is generally considered to be 1993-1997 , with 1994-1995 , and a chart battle between Blur and Oasis dubbed `` The Battle of Britpop '' , being the epicentre of activity . While music was the main focus , fashion , art , and politics also got involved , with artists such as Damien Hirst being involved in creating videos for Blur , and being labelled as Britart or Britpop artists , and Tony Blair and New Labour aligning themselves with the movement . Though Britpop is viewed as a marketing tool , and more of a cultural moment than a musical style or genre , there are musical conventions and influences the bands grouped under the Britpop term have in common , such as showing elements from the British pop music of the Sixties , glam rock and punk rock of the Seventies , and indie pop of the Eighties in their music , attitude , and clothing . An influence they shared in particular was the Smiths . Britpop was a media driven focus on bands which emerged from the independent music scene of the early 1990s -- and was associated with the British popular cultural movement of Cool Britannia which evoked the Swinging Sixties and the British guitar pop music of that decade . In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom by American grunge bands , new British groups such as Blur and Suede launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces , referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns . These bands were soon joined by others including Oasis , Pulp , The Verve , Supergrass , Cast , Placebo , Space , Sleeper and Elastica . Britpop groups brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British cultural movement called Cool Britannia . `` The Battle of Britpop '' brought Britpop to the forefront of the British press in 1995 . By 1997 , however , the movement began to slow down ; many acts began to falter and break up . The popularity of the pop group the Spice Girls `` snatched the spirit of the age from those responsible for Britpop '' . Although its more popular bands were able to spread their commercial success overseas , especially to the United States , the movement largely fell apart by the end of the decade ."
},
{
"docid": "Word_Crimes",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Word Crimes '' is a song by American musician `` Weird Al '' Yankovic from his fourteenth studio album , Mandatory Fun ( 2014 ) . The song is a parody of the 2013 single `` Blurred Lines '' by Robin Thicke , featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. . The song spoofs misuse of proper English grammar and usage , reflecting Yankovic 's own rigor for proper syntax and semantics . Yankovic chose a topic that would be distinct from those used in many pre-existing parodies , and that would avoid the misogyny issues which had arisen from the source material . `` Word Crimes '' received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics , with some describing it as a highlight of Mandatory Fun . The song 's music video utilizes kinetic typography , and was compared to the earlier educational Schoolhouse Rock ! musical cartoons . The song landed at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 , granting Yankovic his fourth Top 40 hit , making him only the third artist in history ( alongside Michael Jackson and Madonna ) to have a top 40 hit in every decade since the 1980s ."
},
{
"docid": "Majestic_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "Majestic was one of the first alternate reality games ( ARGs ) , a type of game that blurs the line between in-game and out-of-game experiences . It debuted on July 31 , 2001 . While noted for its unusual concept , it did not fare well commercially ."
},
{
"docid": "Drive_By_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Drive By is the eleventh album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks first released on the Fish of Milk label in 2003 and later on the ReR label internationally . The album features a single hour-long track , titled `` Drive By '' , performed by Chris Abrahams , Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck . The Guardian review likened the album to `` an hour-long ride through William Gibson territory in a sleek limo , blurred shapes barely visible through the tinted windows '' and that The Necks `` have created a method of performing that transcends style while retaining meaning - in the most stylish way possible '' . The album won the ARIA Music Awards Best Jazz album in 2004 ."
},
{
"docid": "Fight_Like_a_Girl_(Emilie_Autumn_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Fight Like a Girl '' is the first single released by Emilie Autumn from her third studio album , Fight Like a Girl . A music video ( Autumn 's first ) was released , directed by Darren Lynn Bousman , the director of Repo ! The Genetic Opera ."
},
{
"docid": "Salomé_Breziner",
"title": "",
"text": "Salomé Breziner or Salome Breziner is a film director , screenwriter , and script supervisor , best known for directing and writing Fast Sofa . Has written and directed and produced hundreds of award-winning music videos and has close musical collaborations with among others : Lisa Loeb , Butch Walker , Jack White , Blur , Marilyn Manson , The Nymphs ."
},
{
"docid": "Go_Out_(song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Go Out '' is a song by English rock band Blur . It is the lead single from their eighth studio album The Magic Whip . A music video for the song was released on YouTube on 19 February 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "VH1's_Top_40_Videos_of_the_Year",
"title": "",
"text": "On VH1 's Top 40 Videos of the Year , the best videos of the year are counted down . Since 2002 , twelve videos have been named Video of the Year : `` Soak Up the Sun '' by Sheryl Crow , `` Unwell '' by Matchbox Twenty , `` Yeah ! '' by Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil ' Jon , `` We Belong Together '' by Mariah Carey , `` Buttons '' by the Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg , `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' by Fergie , `` Bleeding Love '' by Leona Lewis , `` Poker Face '' by Lady Gaga , `` Hey , Soul Sister '' by Train , `` Rolling in the Deep '' by Adele , `` Somebody That I Used to Know '' by Gotye featuring Kimbra , `` Blurred Lines '' by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams and `` All of Me '' by John Legend"
},
{
"docid": "Hush_(Emily_Osment_and_Josh_Ramsay_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Hush '' is a song written by American singer Emily Osment and Canadian singer Josh Ramsay . They decided to collaborate when Osment went on a trip to Canada to film a movie , and met Ramsay . They immediately hit it off , and decided to write a song together . It officially premiered on Much Music on April 26 , 2011 . The song was sent to Canadian radio on May 10 , 2011 , and released to Canada 's iTunes Store on the same day . Osment confirmed on her official Twitter that there will be a music video for the song to be released in September ."
},
{
"docid": "SSX_Blur",
"title": "",
"text": "SSX Blur is a snowboarding and skiing video game , published by EA Sports Big and developed by EA Montreal for the Wii video game console . It is the fifth installment in the SSX series . The game was released in the United States on February 27 , 2007 . The soundtrack was created by Junkie XL ."
},
{
"docid": "Bokeh",
"title": "",
"text": "In photography , bokeh ( originally -LSB- ˈboʊkɛ -RSB- , -LSB- ˈboʊkeɪ -RSB- -- also sometimes pronounced as -LSB- ˈboʊkə -RSB- , -LSB- boke -RSB- ) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens . Bokeh has been defined as `` the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light '' . Differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause some lens designs to blur the image in a way that is pleasing to the eye , while others produce blurring that is unpleasant or distracting -- `` good '' and `` bad '' bokeh , respectively . Bokeh occurs for parts of the scene that lie outside the depth of field . Photographers sometimes deliberately use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions . Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights , such as specular reflections and light sources , which is why it is often associated with such areas . However , bokeh is not limited to highlights ; blur occurs in all out-of-focus regions of the image ."
}
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[
{
"docid": "John_Gallagher_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "John Howard Gallagher Jr. ( born June 17 , 1984 ) is an American actor and musician known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater 's rock musical Spring Awakening , which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical . He also played Johnny in Green Day 's Broadway musical , American Idiot , Lee in the 2011 Broadway production of Jerusalem , and Edmund in the 2016 Broadway revival of Long Day 's Journey Into Night . He portrayed Jim Harper in Aaron Sorkin 's drama series The Newsroom , starred in the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge , and played Emmett DeWitt in 10 Cloverfield Lane ."
},
{
"docid": "10_Cloverfield_Lane",
"title": "",
"text": "10 Cloverfield Lane is a 2016 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg , produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber and written by Josh Campbell , Matthew Stucken and Damien Chazelle . The film stars John Goodman , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , and John Gallagher , Jr. , and is the second film in the Cloverfield franchise . The film was developed from a script titled The Cellar , but under production by Bad Robot , it was turned into a spiritual successor of the 2008 film Cloverfield . The film follows a young woman who , after a car crash , wakes up in an underground bunker with two men who insist that an event has left the surface of Earth uninhabitable . The film is presented in a third-person narrative , in contrast to its predecessor 's found-footage style . It was released in the United States on March 11 , 2016 , in conventional and IMAX format . The film received positive reviews from critics , with many praising the performances of the cast , as well as the film 's tense and suspenseful atmosphere , and grossed $ 110 million worldwide ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Cloverfield_(franchise)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cloverfield is an American anthology media franchise created and produced by J. J. Abrams consisting of three films , viral marketing websites linking the films together and a tie-in manga to the first film titled Cloverfield/Kishin ( 2008 ) . Cloverfield is a found footage monster horror film released on January 18 , 2008 , which was well-received by critics . 10 Cloverfield Lane , a spiritual sequel to the first film , is a psychological thriller film that was released on March 11 , 2016 , and like its predecessor received positive reviews from critics . A third film in the series , God Particle , is currently scheduled for a 2017 release . In March 2016 , Abrams talked about having come up with an idea of what they could do next with the Cloververse franchise , and that if they have the chance to make it , `` could be really cool that connects some stories . '' Trachtenberg said he considers the ideas of doing a direct sequel to 10 Cloverfield Lane or another standalone Cloverfield movie as equally valid ."
},
{
"docid": "Bad_Robot_Productions",
"title": "",
"text": "Bad Robot Productions ( more commonly known as Bad Robot ) is an American film and television production company owned by J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk . It is responsible for the television series Alias , Lost , Fringe , Person of Interest , Revolution and Westworld alongside the feature-length films Cloverfield , Star Trek , Super 8 , Star Trek Into Darkness , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol , Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , Star Wars : The Force Awakens , 10 Cloverfield Lane and most recently , Star Trek Beyond ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_Cloverfield_characters",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cloverfield universe refers to various fiction revolving around the J. J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield , which includes the 2008 film itself , the manga prequel Cloverfield/Kishin , and the 2016 sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane . The films were subject to notably heavy viral marketing campaigns ; in fact , Cloverfield was first publicized with a two-minute teaser trailer that did not advertise the film 's title , only its release date : `` 01 · 18 · 08 . '' Elements of the viral marketing campaign included MySpace pages created for fictional characters , unusually intense secrecy over the film 's plot , and websites created for fictional companies alluded to in the film ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Miseducation_of_Cameron_Post_(film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Miseducation of Cameron Post is an upcoming American-British drama film directed by Desiree Akhavan , from a screenplay by Akhavan and Cecilia Frugiuele . It is based upon the novel of the same name by Emily M. Danforth . It stars Chloë Grace Moretz , Sasha Lane , John Gallagher , Jr. , Forrest Goodluck , Jennifer Ehle and Quinn Shephard ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Gallagher",
"title": "",
"text": "John Gallagher may refer to : John Gallagher , Jr. ( born 1984 ) , American actor and musician John Gallagher III , American astronomer John Gallagher ( athlete ) ( 1890 - ? ) , American long-distance runner John Gallagher ( baseball ) ( 1892 -- 1952 ) , Major League Baseball player John Gallagher ( basketball ) ( born 1977 ) , head men 's basketball coach at the University of Hartford John Gallagher ( cartoonist ) , American cartoonist John Gallagher ( geologist ) ( 1916 -- 1998 ) , Canadian geologist and businessman John Gallagher ( golfer ) ( born 1981 ) , Scottish professional golfer John Gallagher ( ice hockey ) ( 1909 -- 1981 ) , professional ice hockey player John Gallagher ( barrister ) , member of the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation John Gallagher ( rugby league ) ( born 1964 ) , rugby league player for Batley John Anthony Gallagher ( born 1964 ) , British-born New Zealand rugby union , and rugby league player John Andrew Gallagher ( 1919 -- 1980 ) , British historian John E. Gallagher , American television director John S. Gallagher ( 1849 - ? ) , Ontario merchant and political figure John Gallagher , vocalist/guitarist for the American death metal band Dying Fetus John Gallagher , vocalist/bassist for the English heavy metal band Raven ( band ) John Gallagher ( fl . 1830s ) , American naval commander , in command of USS Vandalia ( 1828 ) John Gallagher ( bishop ) ( 1846-1923 ) , Irish-born bishop of the Australian Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn John Gallagher ( fiddler ) , Donegal fiddler"
},
{
"docid": "John_Goodman",
"title": "",
"text": "John Stephen Goodman ( born June 20 , 1952 ) is an American actor . Early in his career , he was best known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC TV series Roseanne ( 1988 -- 1997 ) , for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993 . He is also a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers on such films as Raising Arizona ( 1987 ) , Barton Fink ( 1991 ) , The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ) , O Brother , Where Art Thou ? ( 2000 ) , and Inside Llewyn Davis ( 2013 ) . Goodman 's voice roles in animated films include Pacha in Disney 's The Emperor 's New Groove ( 2000 ) , and Sulley in Pixar 's Monsters , Inc. ( 2001 ) , and Monsters University ( 2013 ) . His other film performances include lead roles in The Babe ( 1992 ) , The Flintstones ( 1994 ) and 10 Cloverfield Lane ( 2016 ) and supporting roles in Coyote Ugly ( 2000 ) , The Artist ( 2011 ) , Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ( 2011 ) , Argo ( 2012 ) , Flight ( 2012 ) , The Hangover Part III ( 2013 ) , and Patriots Day ( 2016 ) . On television , he has had regular roles on Amazon Studios ' Alpha House and on the first season of HBO 's Treme and has been one of the most frequent hosts of Saturday Night Live , as well as guest roles on series such as Community . John Heilpern of Vanity Fair has called him `` among our very finest actors '' ."
},
{
"docid": "Mat_Vairo",
"title": "",
"text": "Mat Vairo is an American actor originally from Huntington Beach , California . He can be seen as a series regular on the A&E television series The Returned in the role of Simon Moran . He was also seen portraying the role of Connor Bennett on the NBC series Revolution . Additional television credits include CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , Switched at Birth and 10 Cloverfield Lane . Vairo 's theater credits include Spring Awakening and Disney 's Aladdin ! A Musical Spectacular ."
},
{
"docid": "Cloverfield",
"title": "",
"text": "Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves , produced by J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk , and written by Drew Goddard . It is the first film in the Cloverfield franchise . Before settling on an official title , the film was marketed as 01-18-08 . The film , which is presented as found footage shot with a home camcorder , follows six young New York City residents fleeing from a gigantic monster and various other smaller creatures that attack the city while they are having a farewell party . The film was well received by critics and it earned $ 170.8 million at the box office against a $ 25 million budget . While a proper sequel to the film has not yet materialized , despite years of rumors and consideration , the film did serve as the first in a series of pictures set in a common universe , which also consists of 2016 's 10 Cloverfield Lane and the upcoming 2017 film God Particle ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Belko_Experiment",
"title": "",
"text": "The Belko Experiment is a 2016 American horror film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn . The film stars John Gallagher Jr. , Tony Goldwyn , Adria Arjona and Melonie Diaz . Filming began on June 1 , 2015 , in Bogotá , Colombia . The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10 , 2016 and was released in the United States on March 17 , 2017 , by BH Tilt and Orion Pictures . The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $ 10 million worldwide , against its $ 5 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "Patrick_Gallagher",
"title": "",
"text": "Patrick Gallagher may refer to : Patrick Gallagher ( actor ) ( born 1968 ) , Canadian actor Patrick Gallagher ( footballer ) , soccer player Patrick Gallagher ( politician ) ( born 1946 ) , former Irish politician with Sinn Féin the Workers ' Party , Workers Party of Ireland and Democratic Left Patrick D. Gallagher ( born 1963 ) , 18th Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh , physicist , and 14th director of National Institute of Standards and Technology Patrick J. Gallagher ( born 1949 ) , President of San Francisco Giants Enterprises Paddy Gallagher ( boxer ) ( born 1989 ) , Northern Irish boxer Patrick Gallagher ( racehorse trainer ) , American racehorse trainer Patrick Gallagher ( drummer ) , Drummer of Secret Eyes Patrick Gallagher ( writer ) , British TV writer of Round the Bend Paddy `` the Cope '' Gallagher ( 1873 -- 1966 ) , founder of The Cope , or the Templecrone Agricultural Co-operative Society J. Patrick Gallagher Jr , American chief executive"
},
{
"docid": "Megan_Gallagher",
"title": "",
"text": "Megan Gallagher ( born February 6 , 1960 ) is an American theater and television actor . Having studied at the Juilliard School under the supervision of John Houseman , Gallagher began her career on stage , and has appeared in several Broadway theatre productions , winning a Theatre World Award for her role in A Few Good Men . From there , Gallagher moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting in film and television ; after making a screen debut in George Washington , she graduated to recurring roles in Hill Street Blues and China Beach , and starring roles in The Larry Sanders Show and Millennium . The role of Catherine Black in the latter series had specifically been written with Gallagher in mind ."
},
{
"docid": "J._Patrick_Gallagher_Jr",
"title": "",
"text": "J. Patrick Gallagher Jr is President , Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. , the US-based global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm headquartered in Itasca , Chicago , Illinois . The company was founded by his grandfather , Arthur James Gallagher , in 1927 , who later brought his three sons , Robert , John and James , into the business at the end of World War II . The Gallagher family owns approximately 1 % of the company , but continues to hold numerous leadership positions ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Drew_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "John Drew Jr. ( November 13 , 1853 -- July 9 , 1927 ) was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy , society drama , and light comedies . He was the eldest son of John Drew , who had given up a blossoming career in whaling for acting , and Louisa Lane Drew , and the brother of Louisa Drew , Georgiana Drew and Sidney Drew . As such , he was also the uncle of John , Ethel , and Lionel Barrymore and also great-great uncle to Drew Barrymore . He was considered to be the leading matinee idol of his day , but unlike most matinee idols Drew 's acting ability was largely undisputed . John Drew Jr. was educated at a fine academy in Philadelphia , but the life of the theater would become his primary focus at a young age . His first role as a boy was `` Plumper '' in Cool as a Cucumber at the family 's Arch Street Theater . Drew had a long association with Charles Frohman and leading lady Maude Adams . In these years under Frohman , John Drew 's stardom was established . His first play with Frohman was The Masked Ball , a comedy adapted from a French play . This show was primarily a vehicle to establish Drew 's stardom under Frohman , and it succeeded in that . Drew was associated originally with the company of Augustin Daly in the 1880s , a man known for managing and training with grim efficiency . Under Daly 's management , John Drew developed his reputation for versatility , appearing in many varieties of plays , but especially in contemporary works that are rarely performed or remembered today . His frequent leading lady with Daly was Ada Rehan . His memoirs , titled My Years on the Stage , were published in 1922 . His final Broadway play was The Circle co-starring fellow veteran star Mrs. Leslie Carter and proved to be a popular comeback for the two Victorian actors . The Circle was made into a silent film in 1925 by MGM directed by Frank Borzage . Highly esteemed by his fellow actors , John Drew was elected lifetime president of New York City 's Players ' Club . The abbreviation `` Jr. '' , distinguishing him from his long deceased actor father , is usually dropped . He died in San Francisco on July 9 , 1927 shortly after having been visited by his nephews John and Lionel Barrymore both of whom had taken time off from movie making on the West Coast . After cremation his remains were taken to Philadelphia and interred at Mount Vernon Cemetery . Drew and his wife Josephine ( nee Baker ) had one daughter , Louise Drew ( 1882 -- 1954 ) . Louise married Broadway actor Jack Devereaux and they had a son John Drew Devereaux ."
},
{
"docid": "Mary_Elizabeth_Winstead",
"title": "",
"text": "Mary Elizabeth Winstead ( born November 28 , 1984 ) is an American actress and singer , best known for her scream queen roles in the horror films Final Destination 3 ( 2006 ) , Black Christmas ( 2006 ) , Death Proof ( 2007 ) , The Thing ( 2011 ) , Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter ( 2012 ) , and 10 Cloverfield Lane ( 2016 ) . She appeared as John McClane 's daughter Lucy in the fourth and fifth films in the Die Hard franchise ( 2007 , 2013 ) , Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ( 2010 ) , and Kate Hannah , an alcoholic struggling with sobriety in the Sundance drama Smashed ( 2012 ) . Her singing career started in 2013 , with her formation of the music duo Got a Girl with Dan the Automator ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Cellar",
"title": "",
"text": "The Cellar may refer to : The Cellar ( novel ) , a 1980 horror novel by Richard Laymon The Cellar ( marketing ) , a marketing concept The Cellar ( teen dance club ) , 1960s-70s , Arlington Heights , Illinois The Cellar ( film ) , a 1989 horror film directed by Kevin S. Tenney 10 Cloverfield Lane , a 2016 thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenburg , previously known as The Cellar"
},
{
"docid": "Jack_Gallagher",
"title": "",
"text": "Jack Gallagher may refer to : Jack Gallagher ( comedian ) ( born 1953 ) , American comedian , actor and writer Jack Gallagher ( composer ) ( born 1947 ) , American composer and college professor Jack Gallagher ( oilman ) ( 1916-1998 ) , Canadian oil and gas executive Jack Gallagher ( wrestler ) ( born 1990 ) , British professional wrestler Jack Gallagher , character in And Millions Will Die John Andrew Gallagher , also called Jack"
},
{
"docid": "Dan_Trachtenberg",
"title": "",
"text": "Dan Trachtenberg is an American filmmaker and podcast host . He directed the 2016 film 10 Cloverfield Lane . Trachtenberg was one of three hosts of The Totally Rad Show and a former co-host of Geekdrome . Both programs were hosted at Revision3 . Trachtenberg is also the director of the 2011 short film Portal : No Escape , an episode of Black Mirror entitled `` Playtest '' and the director of various television commercials and public service announcements ."
},
{
"docid": "Hush_(2016_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Hush is a 2016 American horror film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan , starring Kate Siegel , and written by both . The film co-stars John Gallagher Jr. , Michael Trucco , Samantha Sloyan , and Emilia `` Emma '' Graves . The film was produced by Trevor Macy , through Intrepid Pictures , and Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner . The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12 , 2016 , and was released on April 8 , 2016 , by Netflix ."
},
{
"docid": "Sean_Gallagher_(actor)",
"title": "",
"text": "Sean Campbell Gallagher ( born 2 September 1965 ) is a British actor , trained at the Poor School in London . From 1992 he has appeared in many theatre productions , television series and films . Gallagher was born in Luton , Bedfordshire , to Desmond and Margaret Gallagher . He worked at Stanley 's Casino in Luton as a croupier in order to assist with drama school tuition . Gallagher appeared in EastEnders from 1992-1993 playing a playboy called Clive who had an affair with then-married Sam Mitchell . In 2006 he played the part of Chip in the second new series of Doctor Who opposite David Tennant in the episode `` New Earth '' . In late summer 2006 Gallagher signed up to Coronation Street to play the part of Paul Connor , one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld , the local knicker factory . In early 2007 , Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles , eventually leaving Coronation Street in June 2007 . On 2 July 2007 , it was announced that Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series , Rock Rivals , produced by Shed Productions . He starred alongside former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins who played his wife , Karina Faith . He appeared in a production of Mary Stuart for the Traverse Theatre , Edinburgh , with David Oakes and Penny Layden . He performed in The Black Album at the Cottesloe Theatre/National Theatre in London , South Bank , in 2009 and then started a national UK tour with the cast throughout the UK in October/November 2009 . He also voiced one of the characters in The Happy Prince , a stop-animation film , produced by Skatedog Films Ltd and directed by John Horabin in 2009 . This newly released adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde short story was featured at the BFI in London in autumn 2009 . He also appeared in the ITV dramas Eternal Law and Leaving and BBC drama Our Girl . Gallagher is known to support animal welfare societies . In August 2008 , Gallagher appeared as a celebrity contestant on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , raising funds for World Animal Protection project to end bear dancing in India , `` an issue that he feels strongly about . ''"
},
{
"docid": "John_Battles",
"title": "",
"text": "John Battles ( August 10 , 1921 -- September 22 , 2009 ) was a musical and dramatic theater actor and a native of New York City . Battles 's breakout role and career highlight came in 1944 as Gabey in the original Broadway production of the hit musical comedy On the Town . In 1947 , he debuted as the lead ( Joseph Taylor , Jr. ) in Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Allegro . He last starred in Thirteen Daughters in 1961 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jim_Gallagher_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "James Thomas Gallagher Jr. ( born March 24 , 1961 ) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster . Gallagher was born in Johnstown , Pennsylvania . His father , a career club pro , started him in golf at age 6 . He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville . Gallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined the PGA Tour in 1984 . Gallagher won five events on the PGA Tour . His first win came in 1990 at the Greater Milwaukee Open . In 1993 , he won twice : the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and The Tour Championship . He repeated his two-win performance in 1995 by winning the KMart Greater Greensboro Open and the FedEx St. Jude Classic . Gallagher 's best finishes in a major championship were a 3rd-place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship , and a T-2 at the same tournament the following year . He was a member of the victorious 1993 Ryder Cup team and the 1994 Presidents Cup team . Gallagher , who works as a golf analyst for Golf Channel , has appeared in a limited number of events on the Champions Tour since reaching age 50 in 2011 . He had two top-10 finishes in this venue in both 2011 and 2013 . Gallagher comes from a golfing family : his father a career club pro in Marion , Indiana , his wife Cissye is a former LPGA Tour player , sister Jackie and brother Jeff are both touring professionals . He and Cissye have four children , Mary Langdon , Thomas , Kathleen , and Elizabeth , and live in Greenwood , Mississippi . Kathleen plays golf at LSU ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Hostage_(1967_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Hostage is a 1967 Crown International low-budget motion picture starring Don O'Kelly , James Almanzar and Joanne Brown , with Leland Brown , John Carradine , and Harry Dean Stanton . The film was directed by Russell S. Doughten Jr. . It was adapted for the screen by Robert Laning , based on the 1959 novel The Hostage by Henry Farrell . When it was made , Don O'Kelly was a TV actor . His career was cut short when he died shortly after making this movie . This was one of Harry Dean Stanton 's earliest films . The plot centers on a young boy who becomes a hostage after he is accidentally closed inside a moving van ."
},
{
"docid": "Mills_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mills is a male given name which may refer to : Mills Darden ( 1799 -- 1857 ) , alleged to have been one of the largest men in history Mills Gardner ( 1830 -- 1910 ) , American attorney , politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio Mills E. Godwin , Jr. ( 1914-1999 ) , American politician and 60th and 62nd Governor of Virginia Mills Lane ( born 1936 ) , American judge and star of the TV show Judge Mills Lane , boxer and boxing referee Mills Lane ( banker ) ( 1912-1989 ) , American banker , uncle of the above Mills Watson ( born 1940 ) , American actor"
},
{
"docid": "John_Cherry_Monks_Jr.",
"title": "",
"text": "John Cherry Monks Jr. ( February 24 , 1910 -- December 10 , 2004 ) was an author , actor , playwright , screenwriter , director , and a U.S. Marine ."
},
{
"docid": "How_Come_(Ronnie_Lane_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` How Come '' is a song co-written by Ronnie Lane and Kevin Westlake , and recorded by Lane as his first single in 1973 after he left The Faces . Featuring a band of constantly changing personnel called Slim Chance , including Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle , who later had considerable success as a performing and songwriting duo in their own right , it reached No. 11 in the UK . Gallagher played piano accordion and Lyle mandolin on the A-side , both also contributing back-up vocals . `` Done This One Before '' , on the B-side , featured Gallagher on Hammond organ and Lyle on harmonica . In 1996 the song was used as the first track of The Pogues seventh and last studio album Pogue Mahone . Category :1973 singles Category : Songs written by Ronnie Lane"
},
{
"docid": "Peter_Gallagher",
"title": "",
"text": "Peter Killian Gallagher ( born August 19 , 1955 ) is an American actor , musician and writer . Since 1980 , Gallagher has played roles in numerous Hollywood films . He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007 , and a recurring role as Deputy Chief William Dodds on Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ."
},
{
"docid": "Main_Street_Bridge_(Jacksonville)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Main Street Bridge , officially the John T. Alsop Jr. . Bridge , is a bridge crossing the St. Johns River in Jacksonville , Florida . It was the second bridge built across the river . It carries four lanes of traffic , and is signed as US 1/US 90 ( SR 5/SR 10 ) . A lift bridge , it opened in July 1941 at a cost of $ 1.5 million . In 1957 it was named after Mayor John T. Alsop , Jr. , but continues to be known , even on road signs , as the Main Street Bridge . It remains one of the most recognizable features of the Downtown Jacksonville skyline ."
},
{
"docid": "Gallagher_and_Lyle",
"title": "",
"text": "Gallagher and Lyle are a Scottish musical duo , comprising singer-songwriters Bernard Joseph `` Benny '' Gallagher ( born 10 June 1945 , Largs , Ayrshire ) and Graham Hamilton Lyle ( born 11 March 1944 , Bellshill , Lanarkshire ) . Their style consists mainly in pop , soft and folk rock oriented songs . Their first recognition came in 1968 , when they were signed by The Beatles to write for Apple Records ' artists . They were founding members of the band McGuinness Flint and wrote the 1970 UK chart hit `` When I 'm Dead and Gone '' . In 1972 they formed the duo Gallagher and Lyle , whose fifth album Breakaway charted well and included the hit songs `` Heart on My Sleeve '' and `` I Wan na Stay with You '' . Don Williams took their song `` Stay Young '' to No. 1 on the US Country charts . The duo split in 1980 , but re-formed in 2010 . Gallagher and Lyle have worked , jointly and individually , on records with , among others , Paul McCartney , Eric Clapton , Pete Townshend , Ronnie Lane , Ronnie Wood , Joan Armatrading , Ralph McTell , Sandy Denny , Fairport Convention and Jim Diamond . Artists who have released Gallagher and Lyle songs include Bryan Ferry , Elkie Brooks , Fairport Convention , Art Garfunkel and Joe Brown ."
},
{
"docid": "Kurt_Marshall",
"title": "",
"text": "Kurt Marshall ( birth name James Allen Rideout , Jr. ) ( November 13 , 1965 -- October 10 , 1988 ) was a model and an actor who performed in gay pornographic films in the mid-1980s . Although he appeared in only four films , the gay pornographic industry trade publication Unzipped named him one of the top 100 gay porn stars of all time in 2006 , author Leigh Rutledge listed him as the ninth most influential gay porn star of all time in 2000 , and adult film magazine editor John Erich called him one of the `` most beautiful '' gay adult film stars of the 1980s ."
},
{
"docid": "Kirk_Alyn",
"title": "",
"text": "Kirk Alyn ( born John Feggo , Jr. , October 8 , 1910 -- March 14 , 1999 ) was an American actor , best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman , as well as Blackhawk from the Blackhawk movie serial in 1952 , and General Sam Lane in 1978 's Superman : The Movie ."
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{
"docid": "Chris_Froome",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Clive Froome , ( born 20 May 1985 ) is a British professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam , who competed for Kenya until 2008 . A three-time winner of the Tour de France , and three-time runner-up in the Vuelta a España , he is seen as one of the most successful stage-racing riders of the recent era . Froome , who was brought up in Kenya and South Africa , has ridden under a British licence since 2008 on the basis that both his parents are British . In 2007 , at the age of 22 , Froome turned professional with Team Konica Minolta . He moved to Europe to further his career , joining team . In 2010 , he moved to and has become one of the team 's key cyclists . Froome made his breakthrough as a Grand Tour contender during the 2011 Vuelta a España where he finished second overall . At the 2012 Tour de France , riding as a super-domestique for Bradley Wiggins , Froome won stage seven and finished second overall , behind only Wiggins in the same race as the best British performance in the race 's history . In the same year , he also won the bronze medal in the time trial event at the Olympic Games and finished fourth in the Vuelta a España . His first multi-stage race win came in 2013 , in the Tour of Oman , followed by wins in the Critérium International , the Tour de Romandie , the Critérium du Dauphiné , and the Tour de France . As a defending champion , he began 2014 by again winning the Tour of Oman , followed by a repeat victory in the Tour de Romandie . After retiring from the 2014 Tour de France , he came back to place second in the Vuelta a España . In 2015 , he won his second Critérium du Dauphiné and his second Tour de France . In 2016 , he won a third Tour title , and became the first man since Miguel Indurain in 1995 to defend his title ."
}
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{
"docid": "Froome",
"title": "",
"text": "Froome may refer to : Chris Froome ( born 1985 ) , British road racing cyclist Keith Froome ( 1920 -- 1978 ) , Australian rugby league player"
},
{
"docid": "2012_Team_Sky_season",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Tour of Beijing . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour . The team took a total of 47 victories in the season with the most notable being Bradley Wiggins ' overall victory in the Tour de France . Wiggins ( 2 ) , Mark Cavendish ( 3 ) and Chris Froome also took stage victories in the event , with Froome finishing second to Wiggins in the overall standings ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 3360.3 km-long race started in Utrecht , the Netherlands , on 4 July 2015 , and concluded with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris , on 26 July . A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race , which was won by Chris Froome of . The second and third places were taken by the riders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde , respectively . 's Rohan Dennis won the first stage to take the race leader 's yellow jersey . rider Fabian Cancellara claimed it on the second , only to lose it after crashing out on the following stage . This put Froome in the lead , after the Tour 's first uphill finish . He lost the position to 's Tony Martin at the end of the fourth stage , but Martin 's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of the sixth stage put Froome back into the lead . He extended this lead during the stages in the Pyrenees and defended it successfully against attacks from Quintana during the final stages that took place in the Alps . Froome became the first British rider to win the Tour twice , after his 2013 victory . Peter Sagan of won the points classification . Froome also won the mountains classification . The best young rider was Quintana , with his team , Movistar , the winners of the team classification . Romain Bardet of was given the award for the most combative rider . André Greipel won the most stages , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Tour_of_Oman",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Tour of Oman was the fifth edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race . It was rated as a 2 . HC event on the UCI Asia Tour , and was held from 18 to 23 February 2014 , in Oman . For the second year in a row , the race was won by rider Chris Froome -- becoming its first repeat winner -- after he won the queen stage of the race , to Jabal al Akhdar , on the penultimate day and held the race leader 's red jersey to the finish , the next day , at the Matrah Corniche . Froome 's winning margin over runner-up Tejay van Garderen of the was 26 seconds , and 's Rigoberto Urán completed the podium , 5 seconds down on van Garderen and 31 seconds in arrears of Froome . In the race 's other classifications , André Greipel won the points classification for , after winning three stages during the race , while the young rider classification was won by Romain Bardet , as he was the best placed rider under the age of 25 , in thirteenth overall . The combative classification -- to which points from mountains and sprints were awarded towards -- was won by Preben Van Hecke of the team , while won the teams classification , after also placing Sergio Henao inside the top ten overall , as well as Froome ."
},
{
"docid": "2014_Tour_de_Romandie",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2014 Tour de Romandie was the 68th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race . The race consisted of six stages , beginning with a prologue stage in Ascona on 29 April and concluding with another individual time trial , in Neuchâtel , on 4 May . It was the fourteenth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season . In exactly the same podium positions as the 2013 edition , Great Britain 's Chris Froome of won the race for a second successive year , after winning the final time trial stage in Neuchâtel . Having trailed rider Simon Špilak by a single second going into the stage , Froome turned the deficit into a 28-second race-winning margin over the 18.5 km stage . Špilak finished second , having won the race 's third stage -- the queen stage into Aigle -- by beating Froome in a two-up sprint , after the pair had attacked towards the end of the stage . The podium was completed again by Rui Costa , now riding for , who finished third for the third year in a row . Costa finished 64 seconds behind Špilak , and one minute 32 seconds behind Froome . In the race 's other classifications , the 's Jesús Herrada was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later , finishing in ninth place overall , 16 seconds ahead of nearest rival , 's Thibaut Pinot . Martin Kohler of the won the green jersey for the most points gained in intermediate sprints , while the pink jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to Johann Tschopp of . The teams classification was won by the , after the squad placed three riders -- Beñat Intxausti ( sixth ) , Jon Izagirre ( eighth ) and Herrada -- inside the top ten overall ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Tour_of_Oman",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Tour of Oman was the fourth edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race . It was rated as a 2 . HC event on the UCI Asia Tour , and was held from 11 to 16 February 2013 , in Oman . The race was won by Britain 's Chris Froome , of . Froome 's winning margin over runner-up Alberto Contador was 27 seconds , and Australian Cadel Evans completed the podium , twelve seconds behind Contador and 39 seconds down on Froome . In the race 's other classifications , Froome also won the points classification , France 's Kenny Elissonde of won the white jersey for the youth classification , by placing eighth overall in the general classification , and finished at the head of the teams classification ."
},
{
"docid": "2012_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July . The Tour consisted of 21 race stages , including an opening prologue , and covered a total distance of 3496.9 km . As well as the prologue , the first two stages took place in Belgium , and one stage finished in Switzerland . Bradley Wiggins won the overall general classification , and became the first British rider to win the Tour . Wiggins 's teammate Chris Froome placed second , and Vincenzo Nibali was third . The race leader 's yellow jersey was worn for the first week by Fabian Cancellara , who won the prologue . Wiggins , second in the prologue , took the leadership of the race on stage seven , the first mountainous stage , which was won by Froome , and maintained his lead for the remainder of the race , winning the two longest time trials , and not losing time to his main challengers for the overall title in the mountains . Froome came second in both the long time trials , and was alongside Wiggins on the mountainous stages . The points classification was won by Nibali 's teammate Peter Sagan , who won three stages . André Greipel of and rider Mark Cavendish also won three stages . 's Thomas Voeckler , winner of two mountain stages , won the mountains classification . 's Tejay van Garderen , in fifth place overall , won the young rider classification . The team classification was won by , and Chris Anker Sørensen was given the award for the most combative rider ."
},
{
"docid": "Team_Sky",
"title": "",
"text": "Team Sky ( UCI team code : SKY ) is a British professional cycling team that competes in the UCI World Tour . The team is based at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester , England , UK , with a logistics base in Deinze , Belgium and an operational base in Quarrata , Italy . The team is managed by British Cycling 's former performance director Dave Brailsford . Team Sky 's initial aim in 2010 was to `` create the first British winner of the Tour de France within five years '' . Though later cut back to just aiming to `` win the Tour de France within five years '' , Sky achieved their initial goal within just three years when Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France , becoming the first British winner in its history , while teammate and fellow Briton Chris Froome finished as the runner up who then went on to win the 2013 Tour de France , thereby achieving Team Sky 's primary aim twice over within the original five-year time period . Froome won Sky 's third Tour de France title in 2015 and fourth in 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_British_cyclists_who_have_led_the_Tour_de_France_general_classification",
"title": "",
"text": "Since the establishment of the competition in 1903 , seven British riders have led the general classification in the Tour de France , a total of 70 stages , at the end of a stage during one of the 103 editions of the Tours de France , as of the end of stage 21 of the 2016 Tour . One of the three Grand Tours of professional road bicycle racing , the Tour de France is the most famous road cycling event in the world , and is held annually around the month of July . Although all riders compete together , the winners of the Tour are divided into classifications , each best known by the coloured jersey that is worn by the leader of it ; the general classification ( GC ) , represented by the yellow jersey ( French : maillot jaune ) , is for the overall leader in terms of the lowest time . The other individual classifications in the Tour are the points classification , also known as the sprinters ' classification ( green jersey ) , the mountains classification ( polka dot jersey ) , and the young rider classification ( white jersey ) . The first British rider to wear the yellow jersey was Tom Simpson in 1962 , after he finished in the leading group of riders on stage twelve from Pau to Saint-Gaudens . He lost the lead in the following stage 's mountain time trial . Thirty-two years later , at the 1994 Tour , Chris Boardman won the opening prologue in Lille . He wore yellow for the next three stages until the end of the team time trial on stage three . On the sixth stage from Cherbourg to Rennes , Sean Yates then took the lead of the race , holding yellow for one stage . In 1997 , Boardman again took the yellow jersey after he won the prologue in Rouen . He lost it in the following stage that , although finished in a bunch sprint , awarded a time bonus to the winner . He came back the next year to win the prologue in Dublin . He held it until stage two when he crashed out of the race . In 2000 , David Millar won the opening individual time trial in Futuroscope to hold yellow until stage four 's team time trial . The next British rider to led the general classification was Bradley Wiggins in 2012 , after he placed second behind compatriot and teammate Chris Froome on stage seven 's summit finish at the La Planche des Belles Filles ski station . Wiggins held the yellow jersey until the end of the Tour to become the first Briton to win the race . Froome came in second overall , and the following year went one better and won the Tour after gaining and holding the lead to the end after his victory on stage eight 's mountain course from Castres to Ax 3 Domaines . After he was forced to retire due to an injury in 2014 , Froome came back in 2015 , and on stage three 's summit finish at Huy claimed the yellow jersey , although he lost it the following day after a solo win from German rider Tony Martin . Froome took the yellow jersey back from Martin after he retired from the Tour after stage six . No rider wore yellow for the seven stage as Martin had finished the stage , so Froome held it after the seventh ; he defended it until the conclusion of the race to win his second Tour . He also claimed the mountains classification , the first time a rider had won both since Eddy Merckx in 1970 . In 2016 , Mark Cavendish won the opening stage 's bunch sprint at Utah Beach to become the seventh British rider to wear yellow . He lost the jersey after the next stage 's uphill sprint finish . Froome 's solo victory the descent into Bagnères-de-Luchon saw him take the race led , which he held to the end of the Tour and win his third title ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . It started on the island of Corsica on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July . The Tour consisted of twenty-one race stages and covered a total distance of 3403.5 km . The race was won by Chris Froome of . Second and third respectively were Nairo Quintana and the rider , Joaquim Rodríguez . Marcel Kittel was the first rider to wear the race leader 's yellow jersey after winning stage one . He lost the lead the next day to Jan Bakelants of , who managed to obtain a one-second lead from a late solo attack . Simon Gerrans gained the race lead after his team , , won the stage four team time trial . Gerrans passed the lead on to teammate Daryl Impey after the fifth stage . Froome took the lead from Impey after the eighth stage , the first classified as mountainous . Froome maintained his lead for the remainder of the race by consolidating his lead through solid performances in the individual time trials and in the high mountains . Froome became the second consecutive British cyclist to win the Tour de France , after Bradley Wiggins accomplished the feat the year before . In the race 's other classifications , rider Quintana won the mountains classification and also finished as the best young rider in the general classification , finishing in second place overall ; Peter Sagan of the team was the winner of the points classification , with finishing as the winners of the team classification . Christophe Riblon was given the award for the most combative rider . Kittel won the most stages , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Herald_Sun_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Herald Sun Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in Victoria , Australia , between 3 and 7 February 2016 . The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Oceania Tour . The race included five stages : the first was a prologue individual time trial ; the remaining four stages were road stages , including a summit finish at Arthurs Seat on the final day . The champion of the 2015 Herald Sun Tour , Cameron Meyer , did not take part , as his new team was not invited to the race . Will Clarke won the prologue for the second consecutive year and was the first rider to lead the race . He lost the lead on the second stage , when the riders Chris Froome and Peter Kennaugh broke away to cross the line 17 seconds ahead of the field ; Kennaugh won the stage and took the lead . The following two stages ended in sprints ( won by 's Caleb Ewan and 's John Murphy respectively ) , during which Kennaugh increased his lead . On the final stage , Froome attacked on the penultimate ascent of Arthurs Seat , then attacked again on the final climb to win the stage and take the overall victory . Kennaugh was second , 29 seconds behind , with Damien Howson third , more than a minute behind Froome . Froome also won the mountains classification and Team Sky won the team classification . Chris Hamilton ( Australia ) was the best young rider , with Benjamin Hill taking the sprints classification ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Tour_de_Romandie",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Tour de Romandie was the 67th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race . The race consisted of six stages , beginning with a prologue stage in Le Châble on 23 April and concluded with another individual time trial , in Geneva , on 28 April . It was the fourteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season . The race was won by Great Britain 's Chris Froome of , who led the race from start to finish -- the first time that a rider had led from start-to-finish -- after winning the opening prologue in Le Châble , extending his advantage towards the end of the race . Ultimately , Froome won the general classification by 54 seconds over runner-up Simon Špilak , who was the winner of the race 's queen stage -- the fourth stage -- to Les Diablerets , ahead of Froome . The podium was completed by Rui Costa of the , who finished third for the second year in a row . Costa finished 55 seconds behind Špilak , and one minute 49 seconds behind Froome . In the race 's other classifications , 's Wilco Kelderman was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later , finishing in fifth place overall after taking the jersey from 's Thibaut Pinot during the final time trial . Matthias Brändle of won the green jersey for the most points gained in intermediate sprints , while the pink jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to Marcus Burghardt of the . The teams classification was won by for the second year in a row , after placing Richie Porte inside the top ten overall as well as Froome ."
},
{
"docid": "2015_Vuelta_a_Andalucía",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Vuelta a Andalucía ( also known as the Ruta del Sol ) was the 61st running of the Vuelta a Andalucía cycling stage race . It was rated as a 2.1 event on the 2015 UCI Europe Tour and was held from 18 to 22 February 2015 , in the Andalusia region of southern Spain . Although the race lasted five days , there were six stages , with the first day split between two stages . The previous three editions of the Vuelta a Andalucía had been won by Alejandro Valverde , but he chose to begin his season at the 2015 Tour of Oman instead . Chris Froome and Alberto Contador both chose to begin their 2015 seasons in Andalusia . Nairo Quintana also intended to start his season at this race , but he pulled out following a crash . The race was closely contested by Contador and Froome . Contador took the lead in the race after the split first stage , beating Froome by eight seconds in the individual time trial . He then increased his lead in the general classification by winning the summit finish on stage 3 . Froome , however , won the second summit finish on stage 4 to take the lead of the race by a two-second margin . He was able to defend this lead to the end of the race , so winning his first stage race since the previous May . Froome also won the points classification , and his team won the team classification , with four of their riders in the top 10 overall . The mountains classification was won by Pello Bilbao on the final stage . Three stages of the race were won by the , two of them for Juan José Lobato and one for Javier Moreno , with the remaining stage won by Pim Ligthart ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_J._Russell",
"title": "",
"text": "Chris J. Russell ( born December 3 , 1980 in Cheverly , Maryland ) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey . He grew up with no horse racing background . He did not get on a horse till the age of 18 . He learned to ride in South Carolina breaking babies for Frank `` Gorrie '' Smith . After spending two years there he returned to California . Chris Russell obtained his jockey 's license in December 2003 and began riding in California ( where he won his first race at Santa Anita on February 23 , 2005 ) before heading to the East Coast of the United States where he rode at Monmouth Park Racetrack in New Jersey for a short time before ending up at Laurel Park Racecourse ( where he was involved in a November 2005 collision that sent both him and Rosie Napravnik to the hospital ) . In 2007 , he returned to a base in Southern California and the following year began riding at Los Alamitos Race Course . In June 2009 he left to ride the Northern California Fairs . After the 2010 racing fairs ended in October Chris returned to Los Alamitos Race Course and has done well . Russell won the top jockey award at the 2011 Humboldt County Fair meet in Ferndale , California after having taken second place at the previous year 's meet ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Critérium_du_Dauphiné",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné was the sixty-fifth running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race ; a race , organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation , rated as a World Tour event on the UCI calendar , the highest classification such an event can have . The race consisted of eight stages , beginning in Champéry on 2 June -- the first such start for the race in Switzerland -- and concluding in Risoul on 9 June , and was the sixteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season . The Dauphiné was viewed as a great preparation for July 's Tour de France and a number of the contenders for the general classification of the Tour participated in the Dauphiné . It featured mountainous stages as well as an individual time trial similar in length to the Tour . The race was won by Great Britain 's Chris Froome of -- the third successive year that the squad had won the race , after Bradley Wiggins ' victories in 2011 and 2012 . Froome took the overall lead of the race after winning the fifth stage , and maintained his advantage to the end of the race to win his fourth stage race of the 2013 season . Ultimately , Froome won the general classification by 58 seconds over runner-up and team-mate Richie Porte , a domestique for Froome in the mountainous stages on the route . The podium was completed by Daniel Moreno of , who finished 74 seconds in arrears of Porte , and two minutes 12 seconds behind Froome . In the race 's other classifications , 's Rohan Dennis was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later , finishing in eighth place overall . Despite not winning any stages during the race , Gianni Meersman of won the green jersey , for the winner of the points classification -- gained at intermediate sprints and stage finishes -- while the red and white polka-dotted jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to rider Thomas Damuseau . The teams classification was comfortably won by for the second year in a row ; they were over twelve minutes clear of the next best team , ."
},
{
"docid": "2013_Critérium_International",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2013 Critérium International , was the 82nd running of the Critérium International cycling stage race . It took place on the island of Corsica and was won by Chris Froome of ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Opie",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher `` Chris '' Opie ( born 22 July 1987 ) is a British professional cyclist from Cornwall . He rides for British continental team ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Robins",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Michael `` Chris '' Robins ( born 2 January 1954 ) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider . Born in Newton Abbott , Devon , Robins was a boxer as a schoolboy , and competed in the English Schoolboy Championships . He took up speedway in late 1974 , gaining his early experience riding on a beach near Barnstaple , and after riding in second half heats at Exeter , rode for Weymouth Wizards in the National League in 1975 , averaging over five points in his first season . In 1976 he averaged over seven for Weymouth which led to a transfer in 1977 to British League Leicester Lions , also riding in the National League on loan to Newport Dragons . He moved on to Workington Comets and then Furness Flyers in 1978 before riding for Milton Keynes Knights . He retired in 1980 after only one match for the Knights ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 3529 km-long race started in Mont Saint-Michel , Normandy , on 2 July 2016 , and concluded with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris , on 24 July 2016 . A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race , which was won by Chris Froome of . The second and third places were taken by Romain Bardet and Nairo Quintana , respectively . Mark Cavendish of won the opening stage to take the race leader 's yellow jersey . rider Peter Sagan won the second stage to claim yellow and held onto it until the fifth stage when Greg Van Avermaet took the stage and the yellow jersey . Van Avermaet lost ground in the mountainous eighth stage , finishing over 25 minutes behind the stage winner Froome , who took the yellow jersey . Froome retained the yellow jersey through to stage 17 and extended his lead further following a strong performance in the stage 18 's mountain time trial . Bardet won the mountainous 19th stage and moved into second place overall and despite crashing in the rain , Froome was able to extend his lead . He then held the lead into the finish in Paris . The points classification was won by Sagan , who won three stages . 's Rafał Majka won the mountains classification . rider Adam Yates , in fourth place overall , won the young rider classification . The team classification was won by and Sagan was given the award for the most combative rider . Cavendish won the most stages , with four ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_2015_Tour_de_France",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the race , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The race took place from 4 July to 26 July 2015 , starting in Utrecht in the Netherlands and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris . All seventeen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race . In January 2015 , five UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race by the race organisers -- Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ) -- to complete the 22-team peloton . Among the wildcard teams was , the first African trade team to participate in the Tour . As each team was entitled to enter nine riders , the peloton on the first stage consisted of 198 riders . These came from 32 countries . 41 riders -- approximately a fifth of the peloton -- were French ; no other nation had more than 20 riders in the race . Merhawi Kudus and Daniel Teklehaimanot were the first ever Eritrean riders to participate in the Tour . 160 riders completed the final stage in Paris , with 38 of the riders failing to finish the race . The race was won by Chris Froome , the champion from the 2013 Tour . Froome first took the lead of the race following the third stage -- the first uphill finish of the race . He lost the yellow jersey of the race leader to Tony Martin at the end of the fourth stage , but Martin 's withdrawal from the race after a crash at the end of the sixth stage put Froome back into the lead . He extended this lead during the stages in the Pyrenees and defended it successfully against attacks from Nairo Quintana during the final stages that took place in the Alps . Quintana finished second , 1 minute and 12 seconds behind Froome , with Quintana 's teammate Alejandro Valverde in third . Quintana won the competition for the best young rider . The points classification was won for the fourth consecutive year by Peter Sagan , although he failed to win any stages during the race . As well as winning the general classification , Froome won the mountains classification , while Movistar won the team classification ."
},
{
"docid": "Froom",
"title": "",
"text": "Froom may refer to : People Le Roy Froom ( 1890 -- 1974 ) , Seventh-day Adventist minister and historian Mitchell Froom ( 1953 -- ) , musician and record producer Charlotte Froom ( 1986 -- ) , guitarist of The Like Other River Froom , a river in Bristol , England , now generally spelt Frome"
},
{
"docid": "SoX",
"title": "",
"text": "Sound eXchange ( SoX ) is a cross-platform audio editing software . It has a command-line interface , and is written in standard C . It is free software , licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 , with libsox licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 , and distributed by Chris Bagwell through SourceForge.net ."
},
{
"docid": "Wahoo_Fitness",
"title": "",
"text": "Wahoo Fitness is a fitness technology company based in Atlanta , Georgia . Its CEO is Chip Hawkins . As of August 2014 Wahoo Fitness had 35 employees . Wahoo is the official indoor trainer of Team Sky , with athletes including Chris Froome as users of their KICKR trainer ."
},
{
"docid": "Something_So_Strong",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Something So Strong '' is a rock song written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom and performed by the band Crowded House for their eponymous debut album ( June 1986 ) . The track was released as the album 's fifth and final single in April 1987 . The single peaked at No. 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart , No. 3 in New Zealand , No. 7 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 , and No. 10 on the Canadian RPM 100 . The track lends its title to the book , Crowded House : Something So Strong ( 1997 ) , by Australian biographer Chris Bourke , which details the band 's career from forming to just after their breakup in 1996 . According to Bourke , `` Something So Strong '' , was the first song written by Finn specifically for Crowded House . However while in the studio , producer , Froom , and Finn reworked parts of the song and as such , Froom is credited as a co-writer . Demos of this song have been linked to Finn 's earlier band Split Enz , from the 1984 See Ya ` Round period , potentially making the timeline earlier on this track . The song , though in a different version by Crowded House , plays during the end credits of the 1999 Bryan Brown film , Dear Claudia . The track is included in the various artists ' 3 × CD , Flood Relief : Artists for the Flood Appeal ( January 2011 ) , which raised money for victims of the Queensland floods . A sample of `` Something So Strong '' plays during a TV spot of Flood Relief ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Elephant_Ride",
"title": "",
"text": "`` The Elephant Ride '' is a song by the British new wave band Squeeze . It was written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook , and it appeared on their 1982 album Sweets from a Stranger ."
},
{
"docid": "2016_UCI_World_Tour",
"title": "",
"text": "The 2016 UCI World Tour was a competition that included 27 road cycling events throughout the 2016 men 's cycling season . It was the eighth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) in 2009 . The competition started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 19 January , and concluded with Il Lombardia on 1 October . Spain 's Alejandro Valverde was the two-times defending champion . Valverde was unable to defend his title , as he finished fourth in the individual rankings . The title was won for the first time by Slovakian rider Peter Sagan for the team , scoring 669 points over the course of the season . This included victories at Gent -- Wevelgem , the Tour of Flanders and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec . Second place went to Valverde 's team-mate Nairo Quintana , 60 points behind Sagan ; Quintana also won three races overall : the Volta a Catalunya , the Tour de Romandie and the season 's final Grand Tour , the Vuelta a España . Third place in the individual rankings went to Chris Froome , 45 points behind Quintana and 105 in arrears of Sagan . Froome took two wins on French soil during the World Tour campaign , winning the Critérium du Dauphiné as well as the Tour de France . Two other sub-classifications were also contested . In the teams ' rankings , finished top for the fourth year running , with a total of 1471 points . Second place went to , 110 points behind , while finished in third position . The nations ' rankings was headed by Spain , with a points advantage of 29 over Colombia , with Great Britain over 400 points adrift of Spain in third place ."
},
{
"docid": "Osymetric",
"title": "",
"text": "Osymetric is a French make of ovoid bicycle chainring which has a non-circular shape whose angle is tailored to the pedal stroke of the individual cyclist . These were designed by engineer Jean-Louis Talo who claims that this improves cycling performance . Such chainrings were used by professional cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome for their Tour de France victories ."
},
{
"docid": "Chris_Holder",
"title": "",
"text": "Christopher Robert `` Chris '' Holder ( born 24 September 1987 in Sydney , New South Wales ) is an Australian speedway rider currently riding for Piraterna Motala in the Swedish Elitserien and for Unibax Toruń in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga . He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , and 2014 ( he was runner up in 2009 ) as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005 , 2006 , 2007 and 2008 . He finished as runner-up in the Under-21 World Championship in 2007 and 2008 . He is 2012 World Speedway Champion . His brother , James , also rode in the UK with the Plymouth Devils in the Premier League and little brother Jack also rides in the Premier League ."
},
{
"docid": "Ride_On,_Baby",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Ride On , Baby '' is a song by the British rock band The Rolling Stones . It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1965 . It was first released as a single by Chris Farlowe in October 1966 and reached # 31 on the British charts . The Rollings Stones ' own version appeared a few months later on Flowers , an album released only in the US in June 1967 . It was recorded during the Aftermath sessions in December 1965 ."
},
{
"docid": "Germain_Burton",
"title": "",
"text": "Germain Burton ( born 29 January 1995 ) is an English racing cyclist from London , who currently rides for De Ver Cycles . Germain Burton is the son of Mia and Maurice Burton , who was the first black British champion in cycling . He rides for a team sponsored by his father 's bike shop , De Ver Cycles , based in Streatham , South London . He began cycling at the age of 12 , joining in with the weekend club runs , and soon decided to take the sport seriously after some encouragement from his father . He won the under 16 British National Circuit Race Championships in 2010 . Burton represented Britain at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in 2012 , finishing 36th . On 8 August 2013 , at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow , Burton competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships . He was part of Britain 's Team Pursuit squad which also included Ollie Wood , Jake Ragan and Tao Geoghegan Hart . They finished fourth , losing the bronze medal to Russia in the final . In May 2016 British Cycling confirmed that Burton had decided to leave their Olympic Development Programme ."
}
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{
"docid": "Olivia_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Lisa Olivia Munn ( born July 3 , 1980 ) is an American actress and model . She was credited as Lisa Munn in her early career , but since 2006 , she has used the name Olivia Munn . Munn began her professional career in television journalism before becoming an actress . In 2006 , Munn starred as Mily Acuna on the series Beyond the Break . She co-hosted Attack of the Show ! from 2006 to 2010 and was a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2010 to 2011 . Munn has also had supporting roles in various films and television series since 2004 . She played the character Sloan Sabbith on the television series The Newsroom from 2012 to 2014 and appeared in the film X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) as Psylocke ."
}
] |
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{
"docid": "Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Munn as a surname may refer to : Allison Munn ( born 1974 ) , American actress Clarence Munn ( 1908 -- 1975 ) , college football player and coach Geoffrey Munn ( born 1953 ) , jewellery expert on the BBC 's Antiques Roadshow Gurnee Munn ( died 1960 ) , American businessman Jack Munn , Australian rugby league footballer John Munn ( disambiguation ) , several people Kathleen Munn ( 1887 -- 1974 ) , Canadian artist Louise Munn ( born 1983 ) , Scottish field hockey player Mancel Thornton Munn ( 1887 -- 1956 ) , American agronomist and botanist Meg Munn ( born 1959 ) , British politician Olivia Munn ( born 1980 ) , American actress and TV personality Robert Stewart Munn ( 1829 -- 1894 ) , Newfoundland merchant and politician Robert Edward Munn ( 1919 -- 2013 ) , Canadian climatologist and meteorologist H. Warner Munn ( 1903 -- 1981 ) , American writer Munn may also refer to : Munn Run , a stream in Ohio"
},
{
"docid": "Robert_Stewart_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Robert Stewart Munn ( August 23 , 1829 -- December 17 , 1894 ) was a Scottish-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland . He represented Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland House of Assembly as a Reform Party member from 1889 until his death in 1894 . The son of Dugald Munn , a banker , and Elizabeth Stewart , he was born in Bute and came to Newfoundland in 1851 to join the firm of Punton and Munn , which was then owned by his uncle John Munn . In 1862 , Munn became manager of the firm 's operation in Harbour Grace . In the same year , he married Elizabeth Munden . In 1872 , Munn and his cousin William Punton Munn became partners in the business , now known as John Munn and Company . When William went to England due to poor health in 1881 , Munn became the sole manager . He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1889 and reelected in 1893 . A decline in the price of fish had resulted in accumulating debt for John Munn and Company during the 1890s . The Union Bank in St. John 's , which held most of that debt , failed in 1894 . Munn died of pleurisy in Harbour Grace at the age of 65 . His estate was declared insolvent and the company went bankrupt soon afterwards ."
},
{
"docid": "Orson_Desaix_Munn_II",
"title": "",
"text": "Orson Desaix Munn II ( 1883-1958 ) was an editor and publisher of Scientific American magazine . He was the son of Henry Norcross Munn and his wife Annie E. Elder , the nephew of Charles Allen Munn , and the grandson of the original publisher of Scientific American , Orson Desaix Munn . Munn married twice . His first wife was actress Margaret Lawrence . They married in 1911 and had two daughters , Elizabeth Munn and Louisine Elder Munn , before divorcing in 1922 . Margaret Lawrence subsequently married actor Wallace Eddinger , and died in a murder-suicide in 1929 . Munn 's second wife was born Caroline Nunder . They married in 1924 and had one son , Orson Desaix Munn III . The second Mrs. Munn was a well known dress designer in the 1940s and 1950s under the name Carrie Munn . Munn sold his interest in Scientific American magazine in 1950 , and became senior partner of the law firm of Munn , Liddy , Daniels & March . He died on 22 December 1958 in Southampton , Long Island ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Munn_(Newfoundland_politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Munn ( 1807 -- September 29 , 1879 ) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland . He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1848 and Harbour Grace from 1869 to 1873 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Conservative . Mann was born at Port Bannatyne near Rothesay in Scotland , the son of Stewart Munn and Isabella Fisher , and came to St. John 's in 1825 . He worked there as a bookkeeper until 1833 , when he moved to Harbour Grace and opened a business with Captain William Punton . The company became involved in the seal trade and shipbuilding . Munn married Naomi Munden in 1838 . In the 1870s , Munn 's company purchased Thomas Ridley 's assets . He helped found the Union Bank and served as a director . He also owned the Harbour Grace Standard newspaper . Munn was named to the Legislative Council in 1855 ; he served until 1869 . Munn died in England in 1879 , in Southport , Lancashire . After his death , his company was taken over by his son , William Punton Munn , and nephew , Robert Stewart Munn . William Munn 's son , John Shannon Munn ( John Munn 's grandson ) , was also prominent in Newfoundland business circles until his death in the wreck of the SS Florizel in 1918 . In 2016 , John Munn was named a National Historic Person ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "John Munn may refer to : John Munn ( Manitoba politician ) ( 1882 -- 1941 ) , Manitoba veterinarian and politician John Munn ( shipbuilder ) ( 1788 -- 1859 ) , shipbuilder and politician in Lower Canada John Munn ( Newfoundland politician ) ( 1807 -- 1879 ) , Newfoundland businessman and politician John C. Munn - United States Marine Corps general officer John Shannon Munn ( 1880 -- 1918 ) , Newfoundland businessman and first-class cricketer"
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Munn may refer to : Charles Munn ( politician ) ( 1887 -- 1973 ) , politician from Minnesota Charles A. Munn III ( born 1954 ) , American conservationist Charles Allen Munn ( 1859-1924 ) , editor of Scientific American"
},
{
"docid": "Abraham_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Abraham Munn ( 1818 -- 1910 ) was the founder of the city of Lakeland , Florida . Hailing originally from New Jersey , Munn gained notoriety as a producer of agricultural implements , through Munn & Company , in Louisville , Kentucky . This company was incorporated into Brennan & Co. . Southwestern Agricultural Works when Thomas Brennan became a partner in 1882 . In 1884 , at the Munn property that is now part of Lakeland , the South Florida Railroad passed through , connecting Kissimmee to Tampa . Munn provided local amenities and a railroad station to supplement the line , as well as plots of land adjacent to the line . In 1885 , the area was incorporated as Lakeland , Florida . The central park of Lakeland is named Munn Park in honor of the city 's founder ."
},
{
"docid": "Deliver_Us_from_Evil_(2014_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Deliver Us from Evil is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . The film is officially based on a 2001 non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool , and its marketing campaign highlighted that it was `` inspired by actual accounts '' . The film stars Eric Bana , Édgar Ramírez , Sean Harris , Olivia Munn , and Joel McHale in the main roles and was released on July 2 , 2014 . Despite mixed reviews from critics , the film was a box office success , grossing $ 87.9 million against a $ 30 million budget ."
},
{
"docid": "Munn_Run",
"title": "",
"text": "Munn Run is a stream located entirely within Scioto County , Ohio . Munn Run was named for James Munn , a veteran of the American Revolutionary War ."
},
{
"docid": "Munn_semigroup",
"title": "",
"text": "In mathematics , the Munn semigroup is the inverse semigroup of isomorphisms between principal ideals of a semilattice ( commutative semigroup of idempotents ) . Munn semigroups are named for the Scottish mathematician Douglas Munn ( 1929 -- 2008 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Hugh_Ian_Macgarvie-Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Hugh Ian McGarvie-Munn ( 22 September 1919 in Jamadoba , India -- 4 January 1981 in Entrecasteaux , France ) . He was a captain in the Seaforth Highlanders , artist , naval architect and also served as a Guatemalan diplomat . His father was born in Scotland and was chief consultant engineer to the Viceroy of India . In 1947 he married Carmen Atala Maria Ydígoras Laparra , the daughter of María Teresa and General and engineer Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes . Following the murder of Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas , McGarvie-Munn 's father-in-law Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes was elected , on 2 March 1958 , Constitutional President of Guatemala . Fuentes was incensed by illegal fishing by Mexicans on Guatemala 's Pacific coast , and two Mexican fishing boats were sunk by the Guatemalan Air Force . He challenged the Mexican president to a duel on the border to settle the matter , and decided that Guatemala needed a navy . McGarvie-Munn was at that time an artist and member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects , an association of naval architects . Fuentes founded the Guatemalan Navy and made McGarvie-Munn briefly the Commander in Chief of the Navy . In 1974 McGarvie-Munn acquired the seventeenth-century Château of Entrecasteaux in Var , southeast France , which became his principal residence . Hugh Ian McGarvie-Munn and his son Iain Lachlan McGarvie-Munn immediately began the restoration of this château which had fallen into ruin and opened it to the public . Upon McGarvie-Munn 's death his son continued the restoration . It was largely due to their efforts that Entrecasteaux has become a popular destination for artists and tourists ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_Allen_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles Allen Munn ( 1859-1924 ) , the son of Orson Desaix Munn , publisher of Scientific American , and his wife Julia Augusta Allen , was the editor of Scientific American . His nephew Orson Desaix Munn II succeeded him as editor of the magazine ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_L._Munns",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles L. Munns , retired as a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy . Munns held several posts including Commander , United States Submarine Forces ( COMNAVSUBFOR ) and Commander , Submarine Force Atlantic ( COMSUBLANT ) . Munns served as commander of the U.S. submarine force from 2004-2007 ."
},
{
"docid": "Geoffrey_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Geoffrey Charles Munn , OBE , FSA , FLS , FRSA ( born in Hastings on 11 April 1953 ) is a British jewellery specialist , television presenter and writer . He is best known as one of the experts on the BBC 's Antiques Roadshow . However , his first television appearance was in 1963 when he , and his brother , Roger Munn , featured with their pet fox cubs on Johnny Morris 's Animal Magic . He was brought up in Henfield in Sussex and educated at Shoreham College and Steyning Grammar School , but , unlike many of his peers , did not attend university . Now Munn is the managing director of London jewellers Wartski , where he has worked since the age of 19 ; his specialisation is jewellery , especially that of Fortunato Pio Castellani , Carlo Giuliano and Fabergé . Wartski are jewellers by appointment to HM the Queen and HRH the Prince of Wales . The firm made the Welsh gold wedding rings for the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles , and Catherine Middleton when she married Prince William in 2011 . Munn has a keen interest in every aspect of history and has a collection of ancient flint tools he has found in the Southwold area of Suffolk . He has appeared in several television sequences of `` mudlarking '' in the Thames at Westminster . Munn is fascinated by both literature and art and has written a number of books , including Southwold , an Earthly Paradise , a pictorial history of his home town . ( Antique Collectors ' Club 2006 , revised and republished 2017 ) . He has written on the drawings of D G Rossetti , Edward Lear and J.M.W. Turner . In July 2015 , Munn conducted the first in a series called Tate Britain BP Walks Through British Art in which there was an emphasis on jewellery and botanical decoration from the Renaissance to the present day . Munn has curated many exhibitions , including Tiaras at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2002 . He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries , the Linnean Society of London and The Royal Society of Arts . Munn is a Freeman of the City of London and is Fourth Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths . He is also a member of the Garrick Club , The Arts Club , the Chelsea Arts Club and the Sailor 's Reading Room , Southwold . Munn is the author of four books about jewellery : Castellani and Giuliano : revivalist jewellers of the nineteenth century ( Office du Livre 1984 ) , Artist 's Jewellery ; Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts with Charlotte Gere ( Antique Collectors ' Club 1989 ) , The Triumph of Love : jewellery 1530-1930 ( Thames and Hudson 1993 ) , Tiaras : a history of splendour ( Antique Collectors ' Club , 2003 ) . Geoffrey Munn has also written a history of his firm called `` Wartski - The First One Hundred and Fifty Years '' ( Antique Collectors ' Club 2015 ) . He has also made a survey of the work of the contemporary Italian jeweller and goldsmith Giovanni Corvaja . In 2007 Munn played himself in Joe 's Palace a film by Stephen Poliakoff . In Who 's Who he lists his recreations as `` mudlarking '' , metal detecting , Bonsai , running , cooking , museums and art galleries . In 2016 Geoffrey Munn was appointed Chairman of the Friends of The British Antique Dealers ' Association Trust . Munn is an Ambassador for the Samaritans and patron of the Lowestoft branch ; he ran the Flora London Marathon for the charity raising # 80,000 in sponsorship . Munn is also an Ambassador for the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK and patron of The Brain Tumour Charity , the National Osteoporosis Society and Sotterley Chapel Preservation Trust . He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2011 New Years Honours list for services to charity in the United Kingdom ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Munn_(Manitoba_politician)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Alfred Munn ( April 13 , 1882 -- January 25 , 1942 ) was a politician in Manitoba , Canada . He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 until his death . Munn was born in Minnedosa , Manitoba , the son of John Munn and Catherine Patterson , and was educated at the Ontario Veterinary College and the McKillop Veterinary College of Chicago . He worked in Manitoba as a veterinarian . In 1911 , Munn married Hazel Smith . He was mayor of Carman from 1919 to 1921 . He served as secretary of the Dufferin Agricultural Society from 1923 to 1939 and was president of the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture in 1939 and 1940 , retiring due to poor health . He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1927 provincial election in the constituency of Dufferin . A Progressive , Munn served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken 's government . He was re-elected in the 1932 provincial election over Conservative candidate A.B. Roblin . The Progressives contested the 1932 election in an alliance with the Manitoba Liberal Party . This alliance was consolidated after the election , and government members became known as `` Liberal-Progressives '' . Munn was re-elected until this banner in the provincial elections of 1936 and 1941 . He was returned by acclamation in the 1941 election , but died from a stroke at home in Carman the following year ."
},
{
"docid": "Clarence_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Clarence Lester `` Biggie '' Munn ( September 11 , 1908 -- March 18 , 1975 ) was an American football player , coach , and college athletics administrator . He was the head football coach at Albright College ( 1935 -- 1936 ) , Syracuse University ( 1946 ) , and most notably Michigan State College ( 1947 -- 1953 ) , where his 1952 squad won a national championship . Munn retired from coaching in 1953 to assume duties as Michigan State 's athletic director , a position he held until 1971 . Each year , the Michigan State Spartans football team hands out the `` Biggie Munn Award '' to the team 's most motivational player . MSU 's Munn Ice Arena , built in 1974 , is named in his honor . Munn was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959 , and , in 1961 , he became Michigan State 's first inductee into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame . He authored the coaching textbook Michigan State Multiple Offense in 1953 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jeff_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Jeff Munn is an American public address announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Munn began his broadcasting career as a senior at Phoenix Carl Hayden High School , then later announced games at Phoenix College in the late 1970s . After this he served as the stadium voice of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl for 13 years . Munn has announced at several major events . He served as an announcer for the 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships , the 1995 NBA All-Star Game , the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game , and the 2001 World Series . In 1996 , he was selected as one of four announcers for the basketball competition at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta and handled the announcing duties for the Men 's Gold Medal Game . . In 2004 , Munn was hired as the play-by-play voice for the Arizona State University women 's basketball team . Munn , who served as the arena voice for the Suns for 12 seasons , is also the fill-in radio play-by-play voice of the Diamondbacks ."
},
{
"docid": "Insanitarium",
"title": "",
"text": "Insanitarium is a 2008 American direct-to-video horror-thriller film starring Jesse Metcalfe , Kiele Sanchez , Kevin Sussman , Olivia Munn , Carla Gallo and Peter Stormare . The film is directed by Jeff Buhler ."
},
{
"docid": "Margaret_Munn-Rankin",
"title": "",
"text": "Joan Margaret Munn-Rankin ( 29 July 1913 -- 28 July 1981 ) , known as Margaret Munn-Rankin and published as J. M. Munn-Rankin , was a British archaeologist , historian , and academic , who specialised in the ancient Near East . From 1949 until her death in 1981 , she was a Fellow of Newnham College , Cambridge , and a lecturer in the Faculty of Oriental Studies , University of Cambridge . In addition to her extensive teaching , she was also a field archaeologist and was involved in a number of excavations including Nimrud and Tell Rifaat ."
},
{
"docid": "Henry_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Henry Munn is a writer and poet who studied the use of hallucinogenic plants by the Conibo Indians of eastern Peru and also the Mazatec Indians of the mountains of Oaxaca . He made numerous contributions to the field of ethnopoetics , a vaguely defined movement of twentieth century experimental poetry aiming to build upon and preserve the writings and traditions of so-called `` deep cultures -- those surviving in situ as well as those that had vanished except for transcriptions in books or recordings from earlier decades ... '' Munn 's writings on psychedelics , specifically his widely read essay `` The Mushrooms of Language '' , have influenced the prolific proponent of hallucinogens Terence McKenna , as cited in his book Food of the Gods . He translated `` The Life of Maria Sabina , '' written by Alvaro Estrada , the brother of Munn 's wife Natividad Estrada , into English . Natividad was a Mazatec speaking resident of Huautla de Jimenez . Henry Munn died in February 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "E._Harold_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Earle Harold Munn ( November 29 , 1903 -- June 6 , 1992 ) , also known as E. Harold Munn , was a United States politician and a longtime leader of Prohibition Party , for which he was Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominee ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Munn_(shipbuilder)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Munn ( March 12 , 1788 -- March 20 , 1859 ) was a Scottish-born shipbuilder and political figure in Lower Canada . He was born in Irvine , Scotland in 1788 , the son of a sailor , also named John Munn , and came to Quebec City in 1801 , where he began his career as a shipbuilder . In 1814 , he went to Montreal , where he manufactured ships for the government . He set up his own shipbuilding business at Quebec in 1815 . Many of the ships that he built were transported to Britain for sale . Munn , well known as a master craftsman , also trained a number of shipbuilders . He also helped found Queen 's College at Kingston . In 1837 , he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the Lower Town of Quebec in a by-election held after George Vanfelson resigned his seat . He served on the city council for Quebec from 1840 to 1842 . In 1845 and 1846 , he built steamships for the People 's Line of Steamers ; when this company was unable to pay , Munn was forced to take back ownership of the ships . Because he had borrowed heavily from the Bank of British North America to finance their construction , this left Munn in a bad financial position and he was later forced to sell his shipyard and other properties . He died at Quebec in 1859 ."
},
{
"docid": "Charles_A._Munn_III",
"title": "",
"text": "Charles A Munn III ( born in Baltimore , Maryland on 3 December 1954 ) is an American conservation biologist , ecotourism entrepreneur . Munn is the founder and owner of SouthWild , a conservation-based ecotourism company that offers high-end photo safaris throughout South America . In 2013 , Condé Nast Traveller chose him as one of worlds 's three leading experts on wildlife tourism , and the only one for South America . From 1984-2000 he was a conservation field biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society . He also founded Peru Verde Conservation Group , the BioBrasil Foundation , and Tropical Nature Conservation Group . Munn is an American citizen but spends most of his time in Brazil and Chile . In 2005 , Munn issued the world 's first and only jaguar guarantee ( in north Pantanal , Brazil ) , and in 2011 he did the same for pumas ( in Torres del Paine , Chile ) . No one else has ever issued such a guarantee , and these guarantees still stand . He is based in the Mato Grosso state ."
},
{
"docid": "Hernan_Lander",
"title": "",
"text": "Hernán Lander is a New York City based Dominican Republic fashion designer . His designs have been featured in Model Latina and worn by celebrities such as Olivia Munn . He was selected as 2010 's `` Breakout Designer '' by Time Out magazine ."
},
{
"docid": "Munn_Park_Historic_District",
"title": "",
"text": "The Munn Park Historic District is a U.S. historic district ( designated as such on November 3 , 1997 ) located in Lakeland , Florida . It is named in honor of the city 's founder , Abraham Munn . The district is bounded by East Bay Street , North Florida Avenue , East Orange Street , and East Main Street . It contains 48 historic buildings and 1 object . The central feature of the district is Munn Park . It is one of the few parks in the United States that is specifically dedicated to soldiers who fought for the Confederate States of America . In the center of the park is the Confederate monument . The organization , United Daughters of the Confederacy , were present during the dedication on June 3 , 1910 ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Banner_of_Joan",
"title": "",
"text": "The Banner of Joan is an epic poem by H. Warner Munn . It was first published in 1975 by Donald M. Grant , Publisher , Inc. in an edition of 975 copies in honor of Munn 's appearance as Guest of Honor at the first World Fantasy Convention . The poem concerns Joan of Arc and may be seen as an epilogue to Munn 's Merlin novels ."
},
{
"docid": "Mancel_Thornton_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Mancel Thornton Munn ( January 31 , 1887 , Plainwell , Michigan - November 16 , 1956 , Arcadia , California ) was a New York State botanist , an agronomist , and an expert in crop seed testing who pioneered some of the early American legislative efforts to regulate the import of seeds from other countries . He was also an Emeritus Professor of Seed Investigations at Cornell University . Munn attended the Michigan Agricultural College , graduating in June 1911 , and studied seed samples in accordance with the provisions of Michigan 's Pure Seed Law during his final two years there . Following graduation , he accepted a position as an Assistant in Research at `` the New York Experiment Station at Geneva , where he will have charge of the seed work '' . Munn rose through the ranks at the Agricultural Experiment Station , being promoted to Assistant Botanist in 1918 , Associate Botanist in 1929 , and finally becoming Professor and Head of the present Department of Seed Investigation in 1936 . From 1936 through1952 Munn was head of the Department of Seed Investigations , New York State Agricultural Experiment Station , Geneva , New York . He is known for developing early techniques to test seeds for viability of germplasm , and he had an interest in mycology ."
},
{
"docid": "Reginald_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald George Munn , ( 20 August 1869 -- 12 April 1947 ) was a British Indian Army officer and English cricketer who played a single first-class game , for Worcestershire against MCC in 1900 ; he was bowled by Dick Pougher for 2 in his only innings . Munn was born in Madresfield , Worcestershire . He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Derbyshire Regiment on 23 March 1889 , and promoted to lieutenant on 1 November 1890 . The following year , he was admitted to the Indian Staff Corps in September 1891 , and attached to the 36th Sikhs . He served with the Chitral Relief Force in 1895 , and on the North West Frontier of India in 1897 -- 98 . He was promoted to captain on 23 March 1900 , and from November 1901 served as Aide-de-camp to Colonel Charles Egerton , Commander of the Punjab Frontier Force . He was mentioned in a despatch from Egerton dated 4 July 1902 , following operations against the Mahsud Waziris . Munn served through the First World War , and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ( CMG ) in the 1919 New Year Honours . Munn died aged 77 in Virginia Water , Surrey ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Babymakers",
"title": "",
"text": "The Babymakers is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar , and starring Paul Schneider , Olivia Munn and Kevin Heffernan . Chandrasekhar and Heffernan are both members of Broken Lizard . The film received a limited release on August 3 , 2012 in theaters and on video on demand services . It received a DVD and Blu-ray release September 18 , 2012 ."
},
{
"docid": "Jason_Munn",
"title": "",
"text": "Jason Munn is an American Graphic and Poster Artist . He is best known for creating posters for many Indie-Rock bands . His posters can be found online and at many music festivals around the United States , in modern art museums , and as well as the covers of CD albums . In 2010 , Chronicle Books published a book called `` The Small Stakes '' that focuses on Munn 's poster work from 2002-2009 ."
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{
"docid": "Batman_(1966_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman ( often promoted as Batman : The Movie ) is a 1966 American superhero film based on the Batman television series , and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character Batman . Released by 20th Century Fox , the film starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin . The film hit theaters two months after the last episode of the first season of the television series . The film includes most members of the original TV cast , with the exception of Lee Meriwether as Catwoman , the character previously played by Julie Newmar in two episodes of the series ' first season ."
}
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{
"docid": "Batman_(album)",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman . It was released on June 21 , 1989 by Warner Bros. . Records . As a Warner Bros. stablemate , Prince 's involvement in the soundtrack was designed to leverage the media company 's contract-bound talent as well as fulfill the artist 's need for a commercial ( if not critical ) revival . The result was yet another multi-platinum successful cross-media enterprise by Warner Bros. , in the vein of Purple Rain . The album was No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart for six consecutive weeks . It has sold over eleven million copies worldwide . In 2016 , film critic Matt Zoller Seitz praised Prince 's songs and music videos for Batman , more so than the film itself , stating that his songs `` suggest a goofy , perverse , sensuous , somewhat introverted Batman film that so far we 've never gotten from anyone '' , and arguing that Prince 's music videos `` are more psychologically perceptive than any of the Batman films . ''"
},
{
"docid": "The_Batman_Chronicles_(trade_paperback)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Batman Chronicles is a series of trade paperbacks published by DC Comics , intended to reprint all Batman stories from Detective Comics , Batman , World 's Finest Comics , and other titles throughout the character 's history , chronologically ( based on publication date ) , starting with his earliest appearances . Whether or not the series will collect the post-Crisis version of Batman as well remains to be seen . They are priced significantly lower than the Batman Archives series in order to be more affordable for the reader . Each volume is typically priced at $ 14.99 USD . 11 volumes have been produced so far . After a 2-year hiatus , The Batman Chronicles returned with volume 11 in December 2012 . No further volumes have been announced yet . As of 2016 , DC is currenty re-publishing these stories in the same chronological format in two series with matching trade dress . Each trade paperback volume of Batman : The Golden Age contains the same material as two of The Batman Chronicles . There are four Chronicles worth of comics in each oversized hardcover Batman : The Golden Age Omnibus ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Arkham_Origins",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Arkham Origins is a 2013 action-adventure video game developed by WB Games Montréal and released by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and the PlayStation 3 , Wii U and Xbox 360 video game consoles . Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman , it is the successor to the 2011 video game Batman : Arkham City and is the third main installment in the Batman : Arkham series . It was released worldwide on October 25 , 2013 . Written by Corey May , Ryan Galletta and Dooma Wendschuh , the game 's main storyline is set five years before that of 2009 's Batman : Arkham Asylum and follows a younger , less-refined Batman . A bounty is placed on him by crime lord Black Mask , drawing eight of the world 's greatest assassins to Gotham City on Christmas Eve . The villains , including the Joker and Anarky , take advantage of the chaos to launch nefarious schemes , while Gotham City police try to apprehend Batman . The game , played from a third-person perspective , focuses on Batman 's combat and stealth abilities , detective skills , and gadgets for combat and exploration . Aside from the main story , Batman can help the police deal with crimes , and confront other supervillains terrorizing the city . Arkham Origins introduces the ability for Batman to virtually recreate crimes , allowing him to investigate the scene and identify the culprit . The game is the first in the series with multiplayer capability . WB Games Montréal took over development duties for Arkham Origins from series creators Rocksteady Studios . While the game received generally positive reviews , it was criticized for replicating previous Arkham games ' content and unnecessarily modifying it , while the multiplayer aspect was considered an unnecessary addition to the series . A companion game , Batman : Arkham Origins Blackgate , was released with Arkham Origins for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita , and a spin-off mobile game for the iOS and Android platforms was released in October 2013 . An animated sequel , Batman : Assault on Arkham , was released in 2014 , and a successor game , Batman : Arkham Knight , was released in June 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Return_of_the_Joker",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Return of the Joker , known in Japan as , is a 1991 platform video game , the follow-up to Sunsoft 's first Batman game on the Nintendo Entertainment System . Unlike that game , which was based on the 1989 Batman film directed by Tim Burton , Return of the Joker is entirely self-contained and based more on the modern comic book iteration of Batman . However , Batman mans the Batmobile from the 1989 film . A remake of Return of the Joker , titled Batman : Revenge of the Joker , was released on the Sega Genesis by Ringler Studios in 1992 . A Super NES version of Revenge of the Joker was in development but never released . A completely different version of the game was released on the Game Boy in 1992 ."
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Batman:_The_Videogame",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Batman : The Videogame is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment , released in 2008 for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Nintendo DS , OS X and Wii video gaming platforms . It is the first Lego Batman video game . The game is based on the comic book character Batman and the Lego Batman toy line , who also handled marketing and financial aspects of the game . The game is similar to the Lego Star Wars series and Lego Indiana Jones : The Original Adventures , in that it is both a game based on a licensed property , and has environments , objects , and creatures made out of Lego . However , Lego Batman is the first to have an original story . The Mac OS X version of the game was released in April 2009 by Feral Interactive . A stand-alone sequel titled Lego Batman 2 : DC Super Heroes was released on 19 June 2012 , and a follow-up titled Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham was released on 11 November 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Bat-Manga!:_The_Secret_History_of_Batman_in_Japan",
"title": "",
"text": "Bat-Manga ! : The Secret History of Batman in Japan is a 2008 book published by Pantheon Books , subsidiary of Random House , in the United States . The book was designed by Chip Kidd with the assistance of photographer Geoff Spear . It collects a Japanese shōnen manga adaptation of the American comic book series Batman by Jiro Kuwata simply entitled and also includes photographs of vintage Batman toys from Japan . The Batman manga included in Bat-Manga ! was created during a Batman craze in Japan , being serialized from April 1966 to May 1967 ; the series ended when the craze ended . The manga was released in paperback and at the same time a limited hardcover was released on October 28 , 2008 , with an additional manhua bootleg and an extra Batman story by the creator . On October 28 , 2013 , the entire 53 chapter run of the series was released in Japan as a three volume-box set . In July 2014 , DC Comics started to release the entire Japanese Batman manga in English through ComiXology as a Digital First series The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga , with a new chapter going online each week . The digital run will be followed by a complete three-volume release in both print and digital form some time during or after the run ."
},
{
"docid": "Lego_Batman_2:_DC_Super_Heroes",
"title": "",
"text": "Lego Batman 2 : DC Super Heroes is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales , for the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita , Nintendo 3DS , Wii U , Wii , Nintendo DS , Xbox 360 , Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , and iOS . The game is a standalone sequel to Lego Batman : The Videogame and the second Lego Batman video game . Numerous DC characters within the Batman continuity and outside it are playable characters . Lego Batman 2 : DC Super Heroes also featured dialogue and an open world to explore , the first in the Traveller 's Tales 's Lego series to do so . The game was released in North America on 19 June 2012 . The Mac OS X version of the game , published by Feral Interactive , was released on 6 September 2012 . The Wii U version was released on 21 May 2013 . A direct sequel titled Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham was released in November 2014 ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Arkham_City",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Arkham City is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios and released by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles , and Microsoft Windows . Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman , it is the sequel to the 2009 video game Batman : Arkham Asylum and the second installment in the Batman : Arkham series . It was released worldwide for consoles , beginning in North America on October 18 , 2011 , with a Microsoft Windows version following on November 22 . Written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini with Paul Crocker and Sefton Hill , Arkham City is based on the franchise 's long-running comic book mythos . In the game 's main storyline , Batman is incarcerated in Arkham City , a huge new super-prison enclosing the decaying urban slums of fictional Gotham City . He must uncover the secret behind the sinister scheme , `` Protocol 10 '' , orchestrated by the facility 's warden , Hugo Strange . The game 's leading characters are predominantly voiced by actors from the DC Animated Universe , with Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill reprising their roles as Batman and the Joker , respectively . The game is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Batman 's combat and stealth abilities , detective skills , and gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration . Arkham City expands Batman 's arsenal of gadgets and combat attacks and offers a more open world structure , allowing the player to complete side missions away from the primary storyline . The game received critical acclaim , particularly for its narrative , character and world designs , soundtrack , and Batman 's combat and navigation abilities . It was tied for the highest-rated video game of 2011 according to review aggregator Metacritic , and was the recipient of several awards including : Game of the Year , Best Action Game , Best Action Adventure Game , Best Adventure Game , and Best Original Score from various media outlets , and it is considered one of the best games ever made . Arkham City was followed by several additional releases : a spin-off mobile game , Batman : Arkham City Lockdown , on December 7 , 2011 ; a Game of the Year edition containing all of the game 's downloadable content on May 29 , 2012 ; and Wii U and OS X versions in November and December 2012 , respectively . A remastered version was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2016 . A successor , Batman : Arkham Origins , was released in October 2013 , and a narrative sequel , Batman : Arkham Knight , was released in June 2015 ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_Beyond:_Return_of_the_Joker",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman Beyond : Return of the Joker ( also known as Batman of the Future : Return of the Joker in Europe and Australia ) is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman and his archenemy , the Joker . It is set in the continuity of the animated series Batman Beyond , in which Bruce Wayne has retired from crime fighting , giving the mantle of Batman to high-school student Terry McGinnis , and serves as a sequel to both Batman : The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures . As in the TV series , Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy star as Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne , respectively . Mark Hamill , who played the Joker opposite Conroy in Batman : The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures , reprises his role . Before its release , the film was heavily edited to remove scenes of extreme violence , and some dialogue was altered , thus creating the `` Not-Rated '' version of the film . The original version was subsequently released on DVD following an online petition to have the original version released . It received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) for violence , the first animated Batman film and from Warner Bros. . Family Entertainment to do so . Mephisto Odyssey and Static-X contributed the song `` Crash ( The Humble Brothers Remix ) '' on the film 's soundtrack , along with a music video directed by Len Wiseman featured on the DVD ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_in_film",
"title": "",
"text": "The fictional superhero Batman , who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics , has appeared in various films since his inception . Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger , the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s , Batman and Batman and Robin . The character also appeared in the 1966 film Batman , which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward , who also starred in the film . Toward the end of the 1980s , the Warner Bros. studio began producing a series of feature films starring Batman , beginning with the 1989 film Batman , directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton . Burton and Keaton returned for the 1992 sequel Batman Returns , and in 1995 , Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman . Schumacher also directed the 1997 sequel Batman & Robin , which starred George Clooney . Batman & Robin was poorly received by both critics and fans , leading to the cancellation of Batman Unchained . Over the course of seven years , Warner Bros. commissioned Darren Aronofsky for an adaptation of Batman : Year One and Wolfgang Petersen for Batman vs. Superman before deciding to reboot the film franchise in 2005 with Batman Begins , directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale . Nolan returned to direct two further installments in the trilogy , The Dark Knight in 2008 and The Dark Knight Rises in 2012 with Bale reprising his role in both films . The two sequels both earned over $ 1 billion worldwide , making Batman the second film franchise ( and to date one of only five , the others being Pirates of the Caribbean , the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Transformers and Jurassic Park ) to have two of its films earn more than $ 1 billion worldwide . Ben Affleck became the newest actor to portray Batman in 2016 with Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , which began a sequence of DC Comics adaptations that Warner Bros. refers to as the `` DC Extended Universe '' , including Justice League , a crossover film featuring other DC Comics characters , in 2017 , and a stand-alone Batman film starring Affleck and directed by Matt Reeves that is set for release in 2018 . Batman has also appeared in multiple animated films , both as a starring character and as an ensemble character . While most animated films were released direct-to-video , the 1993 animated feature Batman : Mask of the Phantasm , based on the 1990s Batman : The Animated Series , was released theatrically . Having earned a total of U.S. $ 1,900,844,295 , the Batman series is the fifth-highest-grossing film series in North America ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_(score)",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Original Motion Picture Score is the score album for the 1989 film Batman by Danny Elfman . According to the Batman DVD Special Edition , Elfman said that producer Jon Peters was not sure about him as a composer until Tim Burton made him play the main titles . Elfman admitted he was stunned when Peters announced that the score would be released on its own album , as releasing a separate score album for a film was something that was rarely done in the 1980s . Elfman 's `` The Batman Theme '' went on to become an iconic piece . It served as the basis for the theme music of Batman : The Animated Series , which premiered in 1992 , although this was later changed . Some parts of the Elfman score are also heard in Lego Batman : The Videogame , Lego Batman 2 : DC Super Heroes and Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham . Parts are also played in the queue , and on the station platform of Batman the Ride at various Six Flags theme parks ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_The_Caped_Crusader",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : The Caped Crusader is an action adventure game developed by Special FX Software ( Jonathan Smith , Zach Townsend , Charles Davies , and Keith Tinman ) and published by Ocean Software in 1988 . It was licensed by Data East and Erbe Software for release in North American and Spain . It was the second of three unrelated Batman games released by Ocean , after Batman in 1986 and preceding Batman : The Movie in 1989 ."
},
{
"docid": "Not_Yet,_He_Ain't",
"title": "",
"text": "Not Yet , He Ai n't ! is an episode of the 1960s Batman television series , first airing on ABC March 24 , 1966 . It was the 22nd episode in the series . It guest starred Burgess Meredith as the villain The Penguin ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman!_(Jan_and_Dean_song)",
"title": "",
"text": "`` Batman ! '' is a song recorded by Jan and Dean . The song , heavily inspired by Neal Hefti 's 1966 `` Batman Theme '' was from a Batman tribute album called Jan and Dean meet Batman . Released in January 1966 , this was the last Jan & Dean single ( as well as the accompanying album ) released before Jan 's car accident three months later . Both songs of the single were later covered by The Who ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_and_Robin_(serial)",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman and Robin ( sometimes called The New Adventures of Batman and Robin or New Adventures of Batman and Robin , the Boy Wonder ) is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures . It is a sequel to the 1943 serial Batman , although with different actors . Robert Lowery played Batman , while Johnny Duncan played Robin . Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon . The serials were re-released as Video On Demand titles by Rifftrax , the alumni project of Mystery Science Theater 3000 's - Michael J. Nelson , Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett . As of September 2014 , they have released the entire serial series . Turner Classic Movies has broadcast the film serial from June to November 2015 in a weekly half-hour slot on Saturday mornings ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Arkham_Asylum",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure video game based on the DC Comics superhero Batman . It was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles , and Microsoft Windows . It was released worldwide for consoles , beginning in North America on August 25 , 2009 , with a Microsoft Windows version following on September 15 . Written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini , Arkham Asylum is based on the long-running comic book mythos . In the game 's main storyline , Batman 's archenemy , the Joker , instigates an elaborate plot to seize control of Arkham Asylum and trap Batman inside with many of his incarcerated foes . With Joker threatening to detonate hidden bombs around fictional Gotham City , Batman is forced to fight his way through the asylum 's inmates and put an end to the Joker 's plans . Most of the game 's leading characters are voiced by actors who have appeared in other media based on the DC Animated Universe ; Kevin Conroy , Mark Hamill , and Arleen Sorkin reprised their roles as Batman , the Joker , and his sidekick Harley Quinn respectively . The game is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Batman 's combat and stealth abilities , detective skills , and gadgets that can be used in combat and exploration . The game received critical acclaimparticularly for its narrativeand won several awards , including Best Action Adventure game , Best Game , and Game of the Year from different media outlets . It held the Guinness World Record for `` Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever '' . A Game of the Year edition was released on March 26 , 2010 , and an OS X version was released in November 2011 . A remastered version was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2016 . Arkham Asylums success launched a series of Batman : Arkham sequels , beginning in October 2011 with Batman : Arkham City ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Arkham_Origins_Blackgate",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2013 2.5 D video game developed by Armature Studio and released by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita handheld game consoles . Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman , it is a companion to the 2013 video game Batman : Arkham Origins , and is a part of the Batman : Arkham series . It was released worldwide on October 25 , 2013 , with the Nintendo 3DS version releasing in Europe on November 8 , 2013 . The game was released in Japan on December 5 , 2013 , same date as Arkham Origins for home consoles , exclusively for the PlayStation Vita . A deluxe edition was announced and released for the Wii U eShop , PlayStation Network , Microsoft Windows and Xbox Live Arcade on April 1 , 2014 in North America and April 2 , 2014 in Europe . It features new maps , enemy encounters , difficulty levels , batsuits , and enhanced visuals from the original ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Mask_of_the_Phantasm",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Mask of the Phantasm ( also known as Batman : The Animated Movie ) is a 1993 American animated neo-noir superhero mystery film feauring the DC Comics character Batman . Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm , it is based on the hit TV series Batman : The Animated Series and was distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . The film was written by Alan Burnett , Paul Dini , Martin Pasko and Michael Reaves and stars the vocal talents of Kevin Conroy , Mark Hamill and Efrem Zimbalist , Jr. ( all reprising their roles from The Animated Series ) , in addition to Dana Delany , Hart Bochner , Stacy Keach , and Abe Vigoda . It revolves around Batman attempting to apprehend a mysterious vigilante who 's murdering Gotham City 's crime bosses . The film was originally thought of as a direct-to-video release . Warner Bros. ultimately decided for a theatrical release , giving the filmmakers a strenuous eight-month schedule . Mask of the Phantasm was released on December 25 , 1993 to widespread acclaim from critics , who praised the animation , voice performances , storyline and music , among others . However , due to the decision to release the film in theaters on such short notice , it failed at the box office . After its release on home video , the film found cult success and over the years developed a cult following . The film 's success led to two direct-to-video standalone sequels , Batman & Mr. Freeze : SubZero in 1997 and Mystery of the Batwoman in 2003 . In recent years , many publications including Time , IGN and WhatCulture , have ranked it as one of the best Batman films ever made and among the best animated films ever made ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Adventures_of_Batman_&_Robin_(video_game)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Adventures of Batman & Robin is a series of video game adaptations released between and featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin based on Batman : The Animated Series ( which had been retitled The Adventures of Batman and Robin for its second season ) . The games were released for numerous platforms , with the Genesis , Game Gear , and Sega CD versions published by Sega while the Super NES version was published by Konami ( who also produced an earlier Game Boy video game based on the show ) ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Batman_vs._Dracula",
"title": "",
"text": "The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 animated movie based on The Batman television series . It premiered on television and was later released on home video . It has a much darker tone than the show , and features Vicki Vale ( in her first animated appearance , voiced by Tara Strong , who voiced Barbara Gordon / Batgirl on The New Batman Adventures ) . The movie was released to DVD on October 18 , 2005 and made its television debut on Cartoon Network 's Toonami block on October 22 , 2005 . It was released on DVD as a tie-in with the live action Batman Begins . When the film was first aired on TV , the TV rating given was TV-Y7-FV as it was assumed that it was going to be in the same tone as the kids TV series . Subsequent airings have carried a TV-PG-V rating ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Return_of_the_Caped_Crusaders",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Return of the Caped Crusaders is a 2016 American animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. . Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . Based on the 1960s Batman TV series , the film stars Adam West , Burt Ward , and Julie Newmar reprising their roles of Batman , Robin , and Catwoman from the series . Originally intended to be released directly on home media , the film premiered at the New York Comic Con on October 6 , 2016 , and had a simultaneous release in theaters on October 10 , 2016 , a digital release on October 11 , 2016 , and a physical home media release on DVD and Blu-ray on November 1 , 2016 ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Dark_Tomorrow",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Dark Tomorrow is an action-adventure video game developed by HotGen and published by Kemco for the Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox consoles . It is based on the DC Comics ' character Batman and his iteration from the DC Universe source material . Initially announced in 2001 as a GameCube exclusive , Batman : Dark Tomorrow was envisioned as being an open-ended , faithful , and realistic approach to the Batman franchise . However , as development progressed , the game was scaled back and slated for release on multiple consoles . The game was a critical failure upon release , being criticized for its poor controls and camera ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_War_Crimes",
"title": "",
"text": "`` War Crimes '' is a comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics . The event ran during the month of August 2005 in the Batman and Detective Comics series , and is the sequel to another Batman crossover , War Games . While originally released by itself in trade paperback format , the later trade paperback release in 2016 would have this event as part of Batman : War Games Vol . 2 ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_&_Dracula_trilogy",
"title": "",
"text": "The Batman and Dracula trilogy is a group of American comics stories which began with Batman & Dracula : Red Rain , a 1991 graphic novel by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones , in DC Comics ' Elseworlds line of alternate reality stories . It spawned two sequels by the same creative team ; Batman : Bloodstorm and Batman : Crimson Mist . DC Comics later released The Batman and Dracula trilogy in a trade paperback collection , entitled Tales of the Multiverse : Batman - Vampire ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman:_Arkham_Knight",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman : Arkham Knight is a 2015 action-adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and Microsoft Windows . Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman , it is the successor to the 2013 video game Batman : Arkham Origins , and the fourth main installment in the Batman : Arkham series . Arkham Knight was released worldwide on June 23 , 2015 . Written by Sefton Hill , Ian Ball and Martin Lancaster , Arkham Knight is based on the franchise 's long-running comic book mythos . Set one year after the events of 2011 's Batman : Arkham City , the game 's main storyline follows Batman as he confronts Scarecrow , who has launched an attack on Gotham City , causing a citywide evacuation . Scarecrow , with the help of the mysterious Arkham Knight , is also able to unite Batman 's greatest foes in an attempt to finally destroy Batman . The game is presented from a third-person perspective , with a primary focus on Batman 's melee combat , stealth abilities , detective skills , and gadgets . Arkham Knight also introduces the Batmobile as a playable vehicle , which is used for transportation , puzzle solving and combat . The game expands Batman 's arsenal of gadgets and combat attacks and offers a more open world structure , allowing the player to complete side missions away from the primary storyline . The console versions of Arkham Knight received positive reviews , particularly for its narrative , visuals , gameplay , combat , and world designs , with most criticism given to the emphasis on the Batmobile . The Windows version , however , became the subject of intense criticism due to major performance problems , even on high-end graphics hardware , prompting Warner Bros. to temporarily withdraw it from sale . Upon its release , the game was the fastest selling game of 2015 , and the fastest selling game in the Arkham series , reaching over 5 million units sold globally by October 2015 . Rocksteady released additional content for the game , including story-driven missions , challenge maps , and skins for Batman and his allies , as well as new Batmobiles from Batman 's history and custom racetracks for them ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_vs._Robin",
"title": "",
"text": "Batman vs. Robin is a direct-to-video animated superhero film which is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies . The film is partially based on the Batman : The Court of Owls story arc written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion , and serves as a sequel to 2014 's Son of Batman . The film was shown during WonderCon on April 3 , 2015 . The film was released for downloading on April 7 , 2015 and was released on Blu-ray and DVD formats on April 14 , 2015 . Stuart Allan , Jason O'Mara , David McCallum , and Sean Maher reprise their respective roles from '' Son of Batman ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_serials",
"title": "",
"text": "There were two serials released in the 1940s pertaining to the character Batman : Batman ( serial ) from 1943 Batman and Robin ( serial ) from 1949"
},
{
"docid": "Superman/Batman:_Apocalypse",
"title": "",
"text": "Superman/Batman : Apocalypse is a 2010 direct-to-video animated superhero film based on the Superman/Batman comic storyline `` The Supergirl from Krypton '' and is a sequel to Superman/Batman : Public Enemies . The art style is partly based on that of Michael Turner , who penciled the Superman/Batman comic book arc . The film is the ninth in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line released by Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. . Animation and the first sequel in the line . It was released on September 28 , 2010 . The film stars Andre Braugher , Kevin Conroy , Tim Daly and Summer Glau . Despite the title , the film focuses primarily on the introduction of Supergirl and her relationship with Superman . Batman plays a supporting role . The two-disc special edition and Blu-ray also includes an animated short featuring Green Arrow ."
},
{
"docid": "Alyas_Batman_en_Robin",
"title": "",
"text": "Alyas Batman en Robin ( lit : `` Alias : Batman and Robin '' ) is a 1991 Filipino musical-comedy film produced by Regal Films spoofing the 1960s Batman television series . It stars comedian Joey de Leon as Batman , his son Keempee as Robin ( the logo on his costume is actually the logo of Viva 's rival film studio Regal Films instead of the robin logo ) and Dawn Zulueta as Wonder Woman . Several villains are also featured such as the Joker and the Penguin ( here Tyo-p-a-enguin , literally `` Blowjob-guin '' in Spanglish , as well as a pun on `` Tiyo Paeng '' ) , portrayed respectively by the late comedians Rene Requiestas and Panchito Alba . The film was initially an unauthorized production , set to capitalize on the then in-production 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton . Warner Bros. threatened legal action and the release of the film was delayed until legal entanglements could be sorted out . The film was released in 1991 , two years later than the intended 1989 release . A sequel was planned , launching Thursday group member and popular matinee teen idol and heartthrob Hector Chua . Unfortunately , plans did not materialize ."
},
{
"docid": "Batman_(serial)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Batman is a 1943 black-and-white 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures , produced by Rudolph C. Flothow , directed by Lambert Hillyer , that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin . J. Carrol Naish played the villain , an original character named Dr. Daka , a secret agent of the Japanese Imperial government . Rounding out the cast are Shirley Patterson as Linda Page , Bruce Wayne 's love interest , and William Austin as Alfred the Wayne butler . The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman , first published in Detective Comics # 27 , the May 1939 issue . The serial 's storyline involves the Batman , a secret U. S. government agent , attempting to defeat the sabotage schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Gotham City at the height of World War II . Serving Daka are his traitorous American henchmen . Batman is notable for being the first appearance on film of Batman and for debuting serial story details that quickly became permanent parts of the Batman comic 's mythos : the Bat 's Cave and its secret entrance through a grandfather clock inside Wayne Manor . The serial also changed the course of how Alfred Pennyworth 's physical appearance was depicted in Batman stories . At the time Batman was released in theaters , Alfred was a portly gentleman in the comics . Subsequent issues suddenly portrayed Alfred as trim and sporting a thin mustache , following actor William Austin 's portrayal . The serial was commercially successful and in 1949 , four years after World War II , spawned another Columbia chapter serial , Batman and Robin . The entire first Batman serial was re-released theatrically in 1965 as An Evening with Batman and Robin , and proved very popular . ( Some theatres showed the chapters as a Saturday matinee . ) Its success inspired the action-comedy lampoon series Batman ( and its 1966 theatrical feature film spin-off ) starring Adam West and Burt Ward ."
}
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Marlon Brando is an actor who was in Mutiny on the Bounty.
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[
{
"docid": "Marlon_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "Marlon Brando , Jr. ( April 3 , 1924 -- July 1 , 2004 ) was an American actor , film director and political activist . He is credited with bringing realism to film acting . He helped to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting , studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s . Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather ( 1972 ) , as well as his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) , Julius Caesar ( 1953 ) , The Wild One ( 1953 ) , Guys and Dolls ( 1955 ) , Sayonara ( 1957 ) , Reflections in a Golden Eye ( 1967 ) , Last Tango in Paris ( 1972 ) , and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) . Brando was also an activist for many causes , notably the Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements . He initially gained acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire , a role that he had originated successfully on Broadway . He received further praise for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront , and his portrayal of the rebel motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One proved to be a lasting image in popular culture . Brando received Academy Award nominations for playing Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata ! ; Mark Antony in Joseph L. Mankiewicz 's 1953 film adaptation of Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar ; and Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver in Sayonara ( 1957 ) , an adaption of James Michener 's 1954 novel . Brando was included in a list of Top Ten Money Making Stars three times in the 1950s , coming in at number 10 in 1954 , number 6 in 1955 , and number 4 in 1958 . The 1960s proved to be a fallow decade for Brando . He directed and starred in the cult western film One-Eyed Jacks , a critical and commercial flop , after which he delivered a series of box-office failures , beginning with the 1962 film adaptation of the novel Mutiny on the Bounty . After 10 years , during which he did not appear in a successful film , he won his second Academy Award for playing Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather , a role critics consider among his greatest . The Godfather was then one of the most commercially successful films of all time . With that and his Oscar-nominated performance in Last Tango in Paris , Brando re-established himself in the ranks of top box-office stars , placing sixth and tenth in the Money Making Stars poll in 1972 and 1973 , respectively . Brando took a four-year hiatus before appearing in The Missouri Breaks ( 1976 ) . After this , he was content with being a highly paid character actor in cameo roles , such as in Superman ( 1978 ) and The Formula ( 1980 ) , before taking a nine-year break from motion pictures . According to the Guinness Book of World Records , Brando was paid a record $ 3.7 million ( $ million in inflation-adjusted dollars ) and 11.75 % of the gross profits for 13 days ' work on Superman . He finished out the 1970s with his controversial performance as Colonel Kurtz in another Coppola film , Apocalypse Now , a box-office hit for which he was highly paid and which helped finance his career layoff during the 1980s . Brando was ranked by the American Film Institute as the fourth-greatest movie star among male movie stars whose screen debuts occurred in or before 1950 . He was one of only three professional actors , along with Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe , named in 1999 by Time magazine as one of its 100 Most Important People of the Century . He died of respiratory failure on July 1 , 2004 , at age 80 ."
}
] |
[
{
"docid": "Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(1962_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film starring Marlon Brando , Trevor Howard and Richard Harris , based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall . The film retells the 1789 real-life mutiny aboard HMAV Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against the ship 's captain , William Bligh . It is the second American film to be made from the novel , the first being Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 ) . It was directed by Lewis Milestone , who replaced Carol Reed early in the production schedule , and it turned out to be Milestone 's final film . The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer ( with uncredited input from Eric Ambler , William L. Driscoll , Borden Chase , John Gay and Ben Hecht ) . The score was composed by Bronisław Kaper . Mutiny on the Bounty was filmed in the Ultra Panavision 70 widescreen process , the first motion picture so credited . It was partly shot on location in the South Pacific . Behind the scenes , Marlon Brando effectively took over directing duties himself and caused it to become far behind schedule and over budget -- resulting in director Carol Reed pulling out of the project and being replaced by Lewis Milestone who is credited as director of the picture . The film was heavily panned , and was considered a box office bomb , having lost over $ 6 million . A replica of the Bounty was constructed for the film . Fifty years after the release of the film , the vessel sank in Hurricane Sandy with loss of life ."
},
{
"docid": "Movita_Castaneda",
"title": "",
"text": "Maria Luisa `` Movita '' Castaneda ( April 12 , 1916 -- February 12 , 2015 ) was an American actress best known for having been the second wife of actor Marlon Brando . She was eight years older than Brando . In films , she played exotic women/singers , such as in Flying Down to Rio ( 1933 ) and Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 ) , of which she was the last surviving cast member . She is the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando ( b. 1961 ) and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky ( b. 1966 ) . __ TOC __"
},
{
"docid": "Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(disambiguation)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny that occurred 1789 . It may also refer to : Literature A Narrative of the Mutiny on board His Majesty 's Ship `` Bounty '' , the account of the 1789 mutiny , by William Bligh `` The Mutineers of the Bounty '' , an 1879 short story , by Jules Verne Mutiny on the Bounty ( novel ) , a 1932 novel , by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall Mutiny on the Bounty , a 2008 novel by John Boyne Film The Mutiny of the Bounty , a 1916 film , a film directed by Raymond Longford , starring John Storm In the Wake of the Bounty , a 1933 film , a film directed by Charles Chauvel , starring Errol Flynn and Mayne Lynton Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 film ) , a film directed by Frank Lloyd , starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1962 film ) , a film directed by Lewis Milestone , starring Marlon Brando , Trevor Howard and Richard Harris The Bounty ( 1984 film ) , a 1984 film , a film directed by Roger Donaldson , starring Anthony Hopkins , Mel Gibson , Laurence Olivier , Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis"
},
{
"docid": "Cheyenne_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "Tarita Cheyenne Brando ( 20 February 1970 -- 16 April 1995 ) was a Tahitian model and the daughter of Marlon Brando by his third wife Tarita Teriipaia , a former Tahitian actress whom he met while filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962 ."
},
{
"docid": "Brando_(surname)",
"title": "",
"text": "Brando is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Marlon Brando ( 1924 -- 2004 ) , American actor Christian Brando , Marlon 's eldest son Cheyenne Brando , Marlon 's daughter Miko Brando , Marlon 's son Jocelyn Brando , Marlon 's older sister Frédéric Brando , French footballer Tim Brando , CBS Sports reporter and announcer Tuki Brando , model , Marlon 's grandson by Cheyenne Marlon Brando ( rapper ) ( 1979 -- 2001 ) , American rapper"
},
{
"docid": "Lewis_Milestone",
"title": "",
"text": "Lewis Milestone ( born Leib Milstein ; September 30 , 1895 -- September 25 , 1980 ) was a Moldovan-born American motion picture director . He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights ( 1927 ) and All Quiet on the Western Front ( 1930 ) , both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director . He also directed The Front Page ( 1931 -- nomination ) , The General Died at Dawn ( 1936 ) , Of Mice and Men ( 1939 ) , Ocean 's 11 ( 1960 ) , and received the directing credit for Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1962 ) , though Marlon Brando largely appropriated his responsibilities during its production ."
},
{
"docid": "Listen_to_Me_Marlon",
"title": "",
"text": "Listen to Me Marlon is a 2015 documentary film written , directed and edited by Stevan Riley about the movie star and iconic actor Marlon Brando . The Village Voice calls it `` a masterpiece '' and David Edelstein lists it as `` the greatest , most searching documentary of an actor ever put on film . '' According to Vanity Fair , it `` is a compelling documentary about Marlon Brando compiled entirely from private audio tapes the actor recorded at home , in business meetings , during hypnosis , in therapy , and during press interviews . '' In July 2015 , Listen to Me Marlon was released theatrically in the United States ; screening in over 140 cities during a ten-week run . The film has also recently been nominated for a Gotham Award . Variety writes Brando 's `` complexity is limned as well as a documentary possibly could manage ... Made with the full cooperation of the Brando estate , the pic is a superbly crafted collage whose soundtrack is as complexly textured as the curation and editing of visual elements . '' As Rolling Stone magazine summed it up , `` You want Brando Confidential ? Fine , you 've got it . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Roxy_Theatre_(Atlanta)",
"title": "",
"text": "The Roxy Theatre in Atlanta , Georgia was one of the great movie palaces of the city . It was notable for showcasing the original Atlanta runs of such films as Spartacus , the 1962 The Music Man , the Technicolor Mutiny on the Bounty with Marlon Brando , , and My Fair Lady . It was torn down in 1972 to make way for the Westin Peachtree Plaza , the hotel that was prominently featured in the 1981 film Sharky 's Machine . It should not be confused with the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre , originally the Buckhead Theatre , a different building in Buckhead . The Buckhead Theatre subsequently became the Capri Theatre and later closed , re-opening in 2010 under its original name Buckhead Theatre . In July 2016 , LiveNation and the Atlanta Braves Announced that a theatre with the name Roxy will reside at the new Suntrust Park as part of The Battery Atlanta , the development surrounding the new stadium ."
},
{
"docid": "List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Marlon_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "This list includes the awards and nominations of film actor Marlon Brando ."
},
{
"docid": "Songs_My_Mother_Taught_Me_(Marlon_Brando_book)",
"title": "",
"text": "Songs My Mother Taught Me an autobiography by Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey as co-author in 1995 . Brando writes of his memories as a struggling actor and of his various relationships with other actors , producers and directors . The book has been translated into several languages , including a Persian version translated by Niki Karimi in 1999 . The book is not so much a collection of described chronological events as it is a medium for Brando 's thoughts and beliefs , all voiced through a diverse array of topics . Particularly later on in the book , he intersperses stories from both his youth and his older years . Brando does n't delve into himself more than he needs to , rather the people who shaped his life ; notably , little to no mention is made of his wives or children . Specific mention is made of figures such as Marilyn Monroe , Laurence Olivier , John F. Kennedy , David Niven , Richard Burton , Elizabeth Taylor , John Huston , amongst many others . His actual coverage of his films tends to be succinct , characterised more by anecdotes than step-by-step descriptions of production ."
},
{
"docid": "Michaela_Clavell",
"title": "",
"text": "Michaela Clavell is a British actress . She is the daughter of April Stride and author James Clavell . She is also the half-sister of Petra Brando-Corval , her father 's daughter from a different relationship who was adopted by actor Marlon Brando ."
},
{
"docid": "Tuki_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "Tuki Brando ( born 26 June 1990 ) is a French Polynesian fashion model from Tahiti , and the face of Versace menswear . The son of Cheyenne Brando and Dag Drollet , he is the grandson of Academy Award-winning American actor Marlon Brando and Golden Globe-nominated Tahitian actress Tarita Teriipaia ."
},
{
"docid": "Joseph_Brutsman",
"title": "",
"text": "Joseph Brutsman is an actor , director , producer and writer . He is currently the post producer of the reality series Guntucky ( 2013 ) and currently the Story Producer on the TLC reality series My 600-lb Life . Brutsman has also been a professional artist for 30 years . Brutsman 's October Three , a social drama about the O.J. Simpson trial , received numerous awards , including Best Film awards at The South Beach Film Festival and Houston Worldfest . Brutsman completed many projects with Marlon Brando , included editing Brando 's final personal project : Lying for a Living - Brando 's video examination of acting . He also co-wrote with both his wife and Marlon Brando the TV-film Saint Jimmy , for CBS ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_(1951_film)",
"title": "",
"text": "A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 American drama film , adapted from Tennessee Williams 's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play of the same name . It tells the story of a southern belle , Blanche Dubois , who , after encountering a series of personal losses , leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a dilapidated New Orleans tenement . The Broadway production and cast was converted to film with only minor changes . True to the play , the film is both lyrical and gritty , with complex and contradictory characters . Chief among these was Blanche Dubois , who has become a legendary and iconic figure in film history . Tennessee Williams collaborated with Oscar Saul and Elia Kazan on the screenplay . Kazan , who directed the Broadway stage production , also directed the black and white film . Marlon Brando , Kim Hunter , and Karl Malden were all cast in their original Broadway roles . Although Jessica Tandy originated the role of Blanche DuBois on Broadway , Vivien Leigh , who had appeared in the London theatre production , was cast in the film adaptation for her star power . Upon release of the film , Marlon Brando , virtually unknown at the time of the play 's casting , rose to prominence as a major Hollywood movie star . The film marked the first of Marlon Brando 's four consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and earned an estimated $ 4,250,000 at the US and Canadian box office in 1951 , making it the fifth biggest hit of the year . In 1999 , A Streetcar Named Desire was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' ."
},
{
"docid": "John_Fryer_(Royal_Navy_officer)",
"title": "",
"text": "John Fryer RN ( 15 August 1753 -- 26 May 1817 ) was the sailing master on HMAV Bounty , a British vessel made famous by the Mutiny on the Bounty . He had the interesting position of being a strong critic of both Lieutenant William Bligh and mutiny leader Fletcher Christian , even at one time accusing Bligh of favoring Christian . Despite his anger at Bligh , he did not support the mutiny . Fryer was born at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . After his naval service , he returned to Wells , and his grave in the churchyard is now clearly identified . In 1787 , Fryer was appointed Master of the HMAV Bounty , with Fletcher Christian as Master 's Mate . The Bounty '' 's Captain William Bligh on 10 January 1788 put his crew on three watches , giving one of them to Christian ; and on 2 March 1788 promoted Christian to Acting Lieutenant . Some have speculated that this was the source of the ill-will that later developed between Fryer and Bligh . However , as a Master , Fryer would never have been promoted to lieutenant at sea . Indeed , he never did become a lieutenant . Fryer remained loyal , and accompanied Bligh in reaching Timor . Bligh 's account of the Mutiny vilified Fryer , but Fryer gave fair evidence at Bligh 's court-martial . Edward Christian , Fletcher 's brother , was assisted by Fryer in publishing a counterweight to Bligh 's version . Fryer never received promotion , but served in the Royal Navy until 1812 . Fryer has been portrayed by three actors in various film portrayals of the Mutiny on the Bounty . In the 1935 film , he was played by DeWitt Jennings while Eddie Byrne portrayed him in the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty . Daniel Day-Lewis portrayed him in the 1984 film The Bounty . A biography of Fryer was edited by Owen Rutter in 1939 : John Fryer of the Bounty '' ( Golden Cockerel Press ) ."
},
{
"docid": "Marlon_Brando_filmography",
"title": "",
"text": "The filmography of Marlon Brando :"
},
{
"docid": "Christian_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "Christian Devi Brando ( May 11 , 1958 -- January 26 , 2008 ) was the only child of American actor Marlon Brando and his first wife , Anna Kashfi . On May 16 , 1990 , Christian Brando fatally shot Dag Drollet , the boyfriend of his half-sister Cheyenne , at his father 's residence on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills . The family drama and trial were heavily publicized that year . He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to prison in 1991 . He was released in 1996 . In 2004 , information introduced at the trial of Robert Blake for the 2001 murder of his wife , Bonnie Lee Bakley , exposed Brando 's relationship with Bakley and his possible involvement in her murder . In 2005 , Brando pleaded no contest to spousal abuse of his then wife Deborah and was given probation . He died of pneumonia on January 26 , 2008 , aged 49 ."
},
{
"docid": "Carmelita_Pope",
"title": "",
"text": "Carmelita Pope ( born April 15 , 1924 , in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American stage , film , and television actor . Pope became friends with another aspiring actor , Jocelyn Brando , and also became friends with her brother , Marlon Brando . The two developed a close bond . Brando frequently stayed at Pope 's home , where they played bocce ball together . Pope 's break as an actor came when she was cast by George Abbott as the lead , Corliss Archer , first as a replacement in the Chicago cast and subsequently in the U.S.O. production of his play Kiss and Tell that was to tour Italy and Northern Africa in 1945 . Upon her return stateside , Pope replaced Cecily De Lucas in the role of Daisy Belle in the comedy Maid in the Ozarks at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway It was Pope 's performance as anointed saint Mother Cabrini in the 1947 film Citizen Saint ( under her stage name , Carla Dare ) that drew the attention of director Elia Kazan . He subsequently cast her as Kim Hunter 's understudy in the Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire . She was reunited with childhood friend Marlon Brando , who was playing Stanley . After the announcement that a large portion of the original cast ( including Kim Hunter ) would be leaving A Streetcar Named Desire in 1949 , the producers put out a casting call for actors to replace them . Hunter , who had never missed a performance , told Pope that she would fake an illness and miss a day so that Pope could perform for the producers . Surprising even Pope herself , Hunter did call out sick one day , and Pope went on . She signed her contract to play Stella the next day . Pope remained with the production until it closed . Pope married Chicago ad man Howard Charles Ballenger II in April 1949 , and the pair moved to Chicago , where they raised two sons . She starred as a panelist on the television show Down You Go in the 1950s , did numerous radio spots , and was also the spokeswoman for Pam Cooking Spray . Following the death of her husband in 1986 , Pope moved to Los Angeles , where she served as the director of the Hollywood office of the American Humane Association . She remarried in 1988 and retired to Stuart , Florida . Pope now lives in Boise , Idaho , where she volunteers at the Warhawk Air Museum ."
},
{
"docid": "Big_Bug_Man",
"title": "",
"text": "Big Bug Man is an American animated movie starring Brendan Fraser and Marlon Brando . The movie is a Studio-Free Studios Production , and it was originally supposed to be released in between 2006 and 2008 , but there is now no news on its release or distribution . The movie is Marlon Brando 's last known film work . The movie is written by Bob Bendetson who also wrote episodes for the TV show The Simpsons . It is directed by Bendetson and Peter Shin ."
},
{
"docid": "Jay_Kanter",
"title": "",
"text": "Jay Ira Kanter ( born December 12 , 1926 ) is an American film producer . He is best known for his long association with Alan Ladd , Jr. . He was a talent agent at MCA for a number of years . He is known for his biographical works such as Grace Kelly : The American Princess ( 1987 ) and Brando ( 2007 ) . His most recent work is Marlon Brando : An Actor Named Desire ( 2014 ) ."
},
{
"docid": "27th_Academy_Awards",
"title": "",
"text": "The 27th Academy Awards honored the best films produced in 1954 . The Best Picture winner , On the Waterfront , was produced by Sam Spiegel and directed by Elia Kazan . It had twelve nominations and eight wins , matching two other films , Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and From Here to Eternity ( 1953 ) , even though those two each had thirteen nominations . The low-budget , black and white On the Waterfront was filmed entirely on location in Hoboken and told the gritty story of New York dock workers , brutality , corruption , and embroilment with a gangster union boss . It provided an expose of union racketeering while showcasing the murder of an innocent longshoreman . Kazan and screenwriter Budd Schulberg justified their own naming of names ( blacklisting-testimony against alleged Communists ) as friendly witnesses before the House Un-American Activities Committee ( HUAC ) in the early 1950s with the film 's story of heroic longshoreman informant Terry Malloy ( Marlon Brando ) who stood alone and turned witness against the corrupt and intimidating union bosses and became a marked ` pigeon ' . A `` rematch '' occurred in the category of Best Actor , where Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart were competing again for the first time since Bogart beat him three years earlier . In a surprise win ( Bing Crosby was the favored nominee ) , Brando received his first Oscar for his performance in On the Waterfront , which is now seen as one of the most justified upsets in Oscar history . The win was a culmination of four consecutive Best Actor nominations for Brando ( starting with A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951 ) , a record that remains unmatched to this day . Grace Kelly won Best Actress for The Country Girl in another upset . Judy Garland , who was heavily tipped to win Best Actress for the movie A Star Is Born could not attend the ceremony as she had only recently given birth to her third child . Cameras were set up in her room so she could express her thanks in the likely case of her winning . Groucho Marx later sent her a telegram expressing that her loss was `` the biggest robbery since Brink 's . '' Dorothy Dandridge became the first African American actress to receive a nomination for Best Actress ."
},
{
"docid": "Truckline_Cafe",
"title": "",
"text": "Truckline Cafe was the title of a 1946 Broadway play written by Maxwell Anderson , directed by Harold Clurman , produced by Elia Kazan , and starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden . The short-lived play ran only 13 performances and is best remembered today for the fact that each night Brando would run up and down a flight of stairs prior to an entrance to induce an effectively frenzied demeanor for one of the scenes . The cast also included David Manners , to whom Brando has attributed much of his subsequent success , and Kevin McCarthy . The play is noted for Brando 's first major appearance on Broadway , during which he garnered attention for an unusually intense performance which presaged his later work on A Streetcar Named Desire . Truckline Cafe is also notable for being the first collaboration between Brando and Kazan , who later made A Streetcar Named Desire , Viva Zapata , and On the Waterfront together . The play also remains notable for being the first time Brando and Malden worked together , prior to co-starring in A Streetcar Named Desire , On the Waterfront , and One Eyed Jacks . From the May 1 , 2007 issue of Slate Magazine , Troy Patterson notes in a review of a Turner Classic Movies documentary about Brando : The film spends a happily ample sum of time on Truckline Café , which was Brando 's Broadway breakthrough , and contextualizes the triumph of Streetcar better than Brando 's own autobiography . From the July 7 -- 13 , 2004 edition of The Villager : In `` Broadway : The Golden Age , '' a stirring documentary film by Rick McKay , that fine actor Charles Durning says of his first sight of Brando ( in `` Truckline Cafe '' ) : `` I thought -LSB- he was a -RSB- guy they pulled in off the street . Too good to be an actor . '' Time Magazine reported that the reviews were so lacerating ( the New York Daily News '' ' John Chapman called it `` the worst play I have seen since I have been in the reviewing business '' ) that Clurman and Kazan took out and ad in the New York Times stating in part : `` Our theater is strangled in a bottleneck ... made up of a group of men who are hired to report the events of our stage and who more and more are acquiring powers which , as a group , they are not qualified to exercise -- either by their training or their taste ... . No opposition point of view is ever expressed . There is a blackout of all taste except the taste of these men . '' Meanwhile , playwright Anderson mounted an ad in the New York Herald Tribune '' : `` It is an insult to our theater that there should be so many incompetents and irresponsibles among -LSB- the reviewers -RSB- . ... Of late years all plays are passed on largely by a sort of Jukes family of journalism . ''"
},
{
"docid": "Peer_Schmidt",
"title": "",
"text": "Peer Eugen Georg Schmidt ( 11 March 1926 ; Erfurt , Weimar Germany -- 8 May 2010 ; Berlin ) was a German actor and voice actor . He is best known as the German voice of Gérard Philipe , Marlon Brando and Jean-Paul Belmondo ."
},
{
"docid": "Marlon_Brando's_Corset",
"title": "",
"text": "Marlon Brando 's Corset is a dark comedy play by Guy Jones , which takes a sideswipe at celebrity culture and the obsession with stardom and fame . The play premiered at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe , and embarked on a UK tour thereafter ."
},
{
"docid": "Manqué",
"title": "",
"text": "Manqué ( feminine , manquée ) is a term used in reference to a person who has failed to live up to a specific expectation or ambition . It is usually used in combination with a profession : for example , a career civil servant with political prowess who nonetheless never attained political office might be described as a `` politician manqué '' . It can also be used relative to a specific role model ; a second-rate method actor might be referred to as a `` Marlon Brando manqué '' ."
},
{
"docid": "The_Love_of_Captain_Brando",
"title": "",
"text": "The Love of Captain Brando ( El amor del capitán Brando ) is a 1974 Spanish drama film written and directed by Jaime de Armiñán , starring Ana Belén , Fernando Fernán Gómez and Jaime Gamboa . It was shot in Pedraza , a medieval village in the province of Segovia , renamed Trescabañas in the film . The plot follows the relationship of Aurora , a young school teacher , with two men of opposite generations who fall in love with her : Fernando , a middle age republican exile , and Juan , a thirteen-year-old boy who enjoys playing acting in Westerns , and his imitation of Marlon Brando gives the film its title . The Love of Captain Brando was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.The film was a critical and commercial success ."
},
{
"docid": "Claus_Biederstaedt",
"title": "",
"text": "Claus Biederstaedt ( born 28 June 1928 in Stargard , today Poland ) is a German actor and voice actor . He studied in Hamburg and began his career working with Joseph Offenbach . Among the actors for whom he has dubbed have been Yves Montand , Peter Falk , Marlon Brando , Vittorio Gassman , and James Garner ."
},
{
"docid": "Cheyenne_(given_name)",
"title": "",
"text": "Cheyenne is the given name of : Cheyenne Brando ( 1970-1995 ) , Tahitian model , daughter of Marlon Brando Cheyenne Campbell ( born 1986 ) , New Zealand-born rugby union player for Australia Chey Dunkley ( born 1992 ) , English footballer Cheyenne Haynes , American actress , dancer , singer , and model Cheyenne Jackson ( born 1975 ) , American actor and singer Cheyenne Kimball ( born 1990 ) , American singer/songwriter who has her own MTV reality program Cheyenne Marie Mize , American folk singer-songwriter Cheyenne Parker ( born 1992 ) , American WNBA basketball player Cheyenne Tozzi ( born 1988 ) , Australian model Cheyenne Woods ( born 1990 ) , American golfer Category : Unisex given names"
},
{
"docid": "John_Pinette",
"title": "",
"text": "John Paul Pinette ( -LSB- pᵻˈnɛt -RSB- ) ( March 23 , 1964 -- April 5 , 2014 ) was an American actor , Broadway performer , and stand-up comedian . He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television . Besides stand-up , Pinette did impressions of The Chipmunks , Elvis Presley , Gollum from The Lord of the Rings , Hervé Villechaize ( Tattoo from Fantasy Island ) , an Ewok , actor Marlon Brando ( notably Brando 's role in The Godfather ) , as well as various ethnic accents . He occasionally sang , for example `` Over the Rainbow '' from The Wizard of Oz , and `` Do n't Cry For Me Argentina '' in stand-up routines ."
},
{
"docid": "A_Dry_White_Season",
"title": "",
"text": "A Dry White Season is a 1989 American drama-historical film directed by Euzhan Palcy and starring Donald Sutherland , Jürgen Prochnow , Marlon Brando , Janet Suzman , Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon . It was written by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy , based upon André Brink 's novel of the same name . Robert Bolt also contributed uncredited revisions of the screenplay . It is set in South Africa in 1976 and deals with the subject of apartheid . Brando was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ."
}
] |
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